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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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TWW BUDDIES

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Tophy124 · 10/03/2023 15:29

Hi anyone else in the dreaded waiting weeks?

Im having a crazy cycle this month so I think I’m 6 DPO but could be 2 DPO as I had 2 LH surges on my Premom OPKs. Trying to not get my hopes up!

Symptoms: back ache, lower belly cramps with aching around upper thighs, sore and full breasts, fatigue.

Not due AF till next Sunday so I have a wait to go!

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 13/03/2023 16:05

@Tophy124 almost identical to us. I haven't been on pill since 2020 but started to try Jan and started SMEP this month x

suz2285 · 13/03/2023 15:57

@Tophy124 yeah it's hard when you do everything right! I use fertility friend app and it gives you a 'score' based on timing around ovulation which i find helpful...

I also read a lot of stuff about how it's only around 25-30% chance of a pregnancy even if you do everything right each cycle

And then obv In my case once you get pregnant that doesn't mean it's fine after that! Such a mine field... I'm really glad there's places like this online to chat to others as I'm not speaking to anyone in real life about any of this!

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 15:40

@suz2285 It’s slightly complicated, as I’ve been off contraception since I had my toddler in 2020 but we were actively avoiding trying until around Christmas as I had major surgery last year. So I’d say since December we have been trying but this was the first month we tried the SMEP method.

I think the months where you tried really hard and it still doesn’t work are the hardest!

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suz2285 · 13/03/2023 15:24

@Tophy124 how long have you been TTC number 2?

My early symptoms last time were extremely sore boobs, really strong sense of smell and headaches!
Definitely also had cramps that felt exactly like I was about get AF but then it never appeared. I had cramps for a few weeks after that too! felt like AF was about to arrive for a good 2-3 weeks!

I did another OPK today and it's very low, so I def had a peak on Sat, so i'm assuming i've ovulated just waiting for the BBT to rise (hopefully tomorrow) if not then i'll keep OPK again to see if there's any other peaks! it's a lot of confusion isn't it! Even if you do everything right you might not get that BFP.... messes with your mind!

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 14:29

So I have a 2 1/2 year old so thought I’d try and remember symptoms I have before I found out I was having him.
-vivid dreams
-weird metallic taste especially with plain water
-extremely fatigue, like coming home from work and having dinner and then straight to bed
-cramps at the time of AF but she never showed! Each day it felt like yes today AF is definitely coming but then nothing

We used preseed back then as I don’t produce enough EWCM but right now we are using conceive plus so I hope it works the same!! My endo has got worse the past 2 years and so I’m not sure if that is hindering us

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 14:27

@suz2285 I had a weird month this month too with lots of mini peaks! Very strange. And usually I ovulate around day 15-16 but this month was 3 days earlier. Will be interesting to see if AF shows up earlier or on time! I don’t ‘feel pregnant anymore’

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 14:26

Hi Everyone! Interesting so many of us are having the vivid dreams. I usually don’t remember dreams at all but have had a few this week that I can recall. Lots of dreams about exes! No idea what that means lol.

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suz2285 · 13/03/2023 11:03

Morning all

I'm a bit confused today cos I was expecting a temp shift this morning after getting a positive opk on Saturday, but it's still low, so I've no idea if I'm still waiting for ovulation or what, none of my signs pointing to actually ovulating yet, hopefully not a long confusing cycle coming up 😂

So more dtd for us later again.. I'm sure hubby isn't too sad about that!

How's everyone doing?

My cars in the garage today so just waiting to hear what's going on with that and how much it'll be to hopefully fix it! And work is busy so just same old over here!

Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 13/03/2023 10:38

How are you?

Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 13/03/2023 10:38

Morning, 6DPO today and had an insanely vivd dream last night. Can still totally remember it all now x

KIWI2023 · 13/03/2023 09:41

Morning lovelies!

How are we feeling today?🤍

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 21:19

Hopefully these cramps are good news!

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 12/03/2023 19:52

@Emmamoo89 I am also getting these since 3/4DPO x

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 19:38

@Emmamoo89 how bizarre!! I’m trying to not get my hopes up but they feel weird!

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 00:04

@Emmamoo89 ive been having cramps since around 3dpo…really weird!! Are you only having them today? Fingers crossed for implantation cramps!

Had them since 5dpo. So uncomfortable

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 17:06

Thank you @Tryingtoconceivenumber2 and @suz2285.

Im back to the funny tummy cramps again today, but maybe I just have wind and think I’m pregnant! Lol. My boobs aren’t quite so sore. Hopefully in a weeks time I will know!! Will try and stay busy this week if I can and am now out of tests which gets ride of the snap decisions to use them!

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suz2285 · 12/03/2023 15:48

@Tophy124 hope you're ok. It feels like a forever wait... agree that 9dpo is still really early... sorry you've got more waiting to do 🤞🤞

Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 12/03/2023 13:40

@Tophy124 sorry to hear your feeling rubbish.

I am doing ok it's just going a bit slowly. I have some cramps on the right side which I'm 99% sure I ovulated from but I did have cramps on this same side last month after ovulating from the left and no BFP then so who knows.

I think we DTD as much as we could have around the right date so got my fingers crossed. Month 1 I didn't use OPKs and I'm fairly sure we missed the right date x

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 13:17

@Tryingtoconceivenumber2 I don’t know if I can stomach waiting another week to get another BFN or AF to show up! I felt really hopeful at the start of the week but that has quickly faded

How are you doing?

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 12/03/2023 13:16

@Tophy124 might be a bit early yet I didn't get a positive with my first until day after AF was due and that was faint. Fingers crossed for you x

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 13:10

@Tryingtoconceivenumber2 9dpo and cd 20 if I truly did ovulate on cd13th

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 12/03/2023 13:03

@Tophy124 how many DPO are you again? X

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 12:44

Took a test this morning and BFN!! I have a gut feeling I’m out for this month and that the weird OPKs meant I missed ovulation or that I didn’t actually ovulate and so my body kept trying to restart the process

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 12/03/2023 06:56

@TwistedCherry welcome. I can't see the lines on those but like @Tophy124 says it's early yet. I didn't even get a faint line until day after AF was due last time.

@Sootycat99 I can see all your lines but have never experienced a chemical myself but I would definitely get back in touch with docs to check xx

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Tophy124 · 12/03/2023 01:07

@Sootycat99 yes so with my CP I tested BFP and then lines never progressed and my AF came a few days after. If this continues I’d definitely get in touch with a Dr so they can check if your HCG is rising and if it is hopefully for a scan to check things are all where they should be. A friend just had an ectopic and her HSG was skyrocketing and so they could use blood tests to help track. Fingers crossed he’s not that x

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