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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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POAS girls: Fertility super slueths 🔎

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TheBirdintheCave · 28/02/2023 10:52

A new thread for our little gang :) Tag anyone I managed to forget!

@MrsJGrealish @happinessandrainbows @calimc83 @pangolin84 @theblueflowers @bringmearainbow @monsteramunch @bunnykins123 @curliegirlie @LuckyMoonstone @Indianna2006 @FfoxRedN

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FfoxRedN · 24/03/2023 14:02

@TheBirdintheCave I know it's a daunting process but I am super excited for you aswell. I hope it doesn't get that far but you've got a plan in place if this last month of trying isn't the one xx
Yeah I am all good thank you 😊 xx

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TheBirdintheCave · 24/03/2023 13:59

@FfoxRedN I only had the two so yup I am out of tests 😂 I have no willpower when they're in the house so I didn't want to get a box of cheapies this time.

We'll be going for the last cycle with all guns blazing I think and then IVF from around April 28th. Egg collection will be around day 13/14 and then embryo transfer (if we get any good ones) will be on day 18/19 with a test 11 days later.

How are you feeling today? :)

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FfoxRedN · 24/03/2023 13:37

@bringmearainbow haha yeah but if it does come early it's such a relief aswell!! When do you think you'll O?

@TheBirdintheCave oh you don't have any tests left 🫣. If you implanted on day 10, it may not have shown on the test you did yet? I still have everything crossed for you and hope AF stays away. If she does come are you going to try naturally next cycle aswell as progressing the IVF?
xx

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TheBirdintheCave · 24/03/2023 12:32

@bringmearainbow You FORGOT to POAS? 😯😂 I am shocked, haha. SMEP sounds like a good shout. That's kind of what we do I think, without actually realising.

We have to buy the meds after our baseline scan which will be some time between CD18-25 we have to call to book it when I get my AF. I won't be able to know if I'm pregnant beforehand. We'll just have to take the gamble I think :/

@FfoxRedN It is on an upward trend but I think if I were pregnant I would have had an obvious line on the test I took yesterday. Just going to wait it out now rather than waste more money 😅 I should have saved the tests for today/tomorrow but never mind 😂

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bringmearainbow · 24/03/2023 12:08

@FfoxRedN ngl looking at all the times we have to dtd makes me feel tired 😂 luckily i have a couple of tricks to make it quick a few times 😆 we will dtd tonight, Sunday, tues thurs fri Sat & sun I kind of want to O earlier which might happen coz you never know but also I don't incase it messes up the stupid schedule and I miss getting in enough before O 🙄

FfoxRedN · 24/03/2023 12:00

@TheBirdintheCave your chart looks super promising though. Are you going to test again in the morning? xx

@bringmearainbow haha the old SMEP method, good decision to hold off, it is knackering but it's pretty much worked for us each time (so long as DH gets there each time 😂) xx

bringmearainbow · 24/03/2023 11:51

@TheBirdintheCave oooh that's annoying can you not hold off buying them until you know for sure you're not pregnant? Or do you have to start them as soon as AF comes? Opks are low and CM has reverted back to creamy so think it's probably still on track for end of next week. Can you believe I actually forgot to do an opk yesterday 🤣 I got in bed and thought oh I didn't poas 🙈 decided to try the smep this cycle but I started it a bit later or I knew we would be pooped 😅 still no guarantee we won't be pooped by the end of next week but we will have tried 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think O will be around next Saturday

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TheBirdintheCave · 24/03/2023 11:22

@bringmearainbow Either Sunday or Monday. Nothing much to report really. My boobs are getting more sore but that's not out of the ordinary. Temps are still high though they don't tend to crash out until the day of AF.

All the IVF stuff has been cleared up now. I know what protocol I'm on and it's the one I wanted so that's good :) The main quandary now is when to buy the medication... Once we purchase it there's no refunds it we get pregnant next cycle so we'd lose £1k if we do manage it :/

How are your OPKs looking? :)

POAS girls: Fertility super slueths 🔎
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bringmearainbow · 24/03/2023 10:42

@Alexis7890 ahhh 2 that's amazing I've got everything crossed for you 🤞🏼 come on eggies 🥳

@TheBirdintheCave any updates? When is AF due?

Alexis7890 · 23/03/2023 15:41

@TheBirdintheCave @bringmearainbow two follicles ready to go so I’d like to hope a reasonable chance, best chance we’ve had in this last year of treatment anyway!

bringmearainbow · 23/03/2023 15:39

@Alexis7890 ooh that's very exciting! Did they say how many eggs had grown?

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TheBirdintheCave · 23/03/2023 15:28

@Alexis7890 That's really exciting :D

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Alexis7890 · 23/03/2023 15:16

@TheBirdintheCave im still hoping for your miracle!

saw my consultant again this afternoon, I’m good to trigger tomorrow morning! Then the 2ww from Saturday and knowing I can’t test too early just in case I still get the trigger shot positive

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TheBirdintheCave · 23/03/2023 12:10

@LuckyMoonstone Yeah, it sucks. I keep hoping for a miracle but I know realistically that we screwed up this cycle 🙄

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LuckyMoonstone · 23/03/2023 12:03

@TheBirdintheCave oh no 😞 I thought it looked promising

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TheBirdintheCave · 23/03/2023 11:58

@curliegirlie I already dismantled it and put it in the bin. It was definitely an indent though.

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curliegirlie · 23/03/2023 11:51

@TheBirdintheCave can you post it so we can double check your line eyes?

I've found this past year in particular I've become a bit of an expert at spotting the indents - no reflection of the tests concerned, more an indication of how much I stare at the bloody things and tested way too early. With FRERs I think proper lines are a lot more defined (if you're seeing an indent it's a lot fuzzier and card to distinguish from shadow), with ics indents tend to be, if anything, whiter than the rest of the strip...

bringmearainbow · 23/03/2023 11:19

@TheBirdintheCave ahhh rubbish I had never had an indent line with frer until last cycle I had a very obvious line so I dipped another in the same sample and that was very negative. The line was mega obvious but it just didn't look like the positive lines I'd had previously if that makes any sense 🙄

I've got clear stretchy CM today wonder if I'm in for another long stint of fertile CM like last cycle 🤔

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TheBirdintheCave · 23/03/2023 09:14

@MrsJGrealish We'll miss you but I hope you have some much needed R&R away from MN :) xx

Got the same crappy line this morning so it's definitely an indent. I'll just wait for AF to arrive on Sunday now then one more cycle until IVF 😬

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Indianna2006 · 23/03/2023 09:11

@MrsJGrealish no one would judge you at all. You want a 4th DC that’s entirely your choice 🙂 have a nice break away and hopefully provides some clarity

curliegirlie · 23/03/2023 08:53

Lots of love to @MrsJGrealish and I hope your daughter gets well soon.

@TheBirdintheCave hmmmm, undecided about that test. Hopefully you'll get more clarity in the next few days xxx

LuckyMoonstone · 23/03/2023 08:24

@MrsJGrealish you know where we are if you need anything ❤️

FfoxRedN · 23/03/2023 07:49

Same from me too 🥰. I hope they can offer you something to sort the issue out, as it's the same each time 🤞🏼. xx

bringmearainbow · 23/03/2023 07:44

@MrsJGrealish sending lots of love your way ❤️

MrsJGrealish · 22/03/2023 23:10

@calimc83 I'm ok..did you pick a name yet for gorgeous baby girl?? I'm sure it'll be as fab as she is 💗

Gonna take a wee break from mumsnet for a couple of days til I sort my head out ❤️