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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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Starting a new cycle for anyone that would like company on this TTC journey!

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elle18310 · 28/06/2023 09:02

Morning everyone,

I am in cycle 6 of this weird and wonderful TTC journey.

I'm starting this thread for anyone that needs a safe place to rant, share, ask question or anything else. Hopefully we can support each other.

This is cycle day 3 for me. My AF wasn't actually due until 30th June but decided to show up a whole 6 days early so here we are!

And as hippy as this sounds, I had a reading at the beginning of the year and the lady was adamant July was my month so we'll see I guess! xx

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SnookyPook · 14/07/2023 00:21

@Knock123 back to CD4 for me... Gearing up for fertile week again. Tww and pms hit me hard last cycle so just enjoying some respite from the madness while AF visits... 😂

Myna13 · 13/07/2023 18:35

@Knock123 it's definitely such a strange thing! I feel tons more in tune with my body suddenly 😂
Don't worry about the OPK test.
Won't be long and you'll be able to poas soon. 🤞

Knock123 · 13/07/2023 18:32

I did an OPK as I read a strong positive can be a pregnancy sign and it was high but not positive so not sure that means anything!

Knock123 · 13/07/2023 18:31

It's so funny ttc, so easy to analyse every weird feeling

Myna13 · 13/07/2023 18:30

@Knock123 keeping my fingers crossed for a BFP for you!
I'm 4DPO today and been feeling really strange. Been cramping towers my left side and been very nauseous all day. It's definitely too early to test, and possibly even too early for be feeling these symptoms. But it's how I feel! Can't wait until it's testing time

Knock123 · 13/07/2023 18:04

Probably nothing but I'm now 10dpo, my nipples are really sensitive, been having really vivid dreams and have had a dazed feeling the last couple of days. Foggy thoughts and feeling a bit dazed have always been my first symptom when I've been pregnant!

Definitely too early for me to test though as I've never had a positive before my period is due so need to wait for Saturday or Sunday.

Hope we start getting some positives soon. Where is everyone else in their cycle?

SnookyPook · 13/07/2023 15:42

@satellitesunshine I'd say yes, especially if it's since gone down again. If you get the PreMom app, you can take photos of your opks and it gives you a reading and then detects your peak one for you. It sometimes gives the highest one as different to what I'm seeing - it contrasts the ratios of the lines somehow. Attaching an example from mine. It can be interesting and fun to log but saying that, I never used this app previously and just went on looks and I'd have taken your attached one as a positive. As long as you DTD plenty around your higher readings you'll hopefully be ok! 👍🏻

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satellitesunshine · 13/07/2023 13:56

is this a positive opk? it’s getting fainter a few hours later :’)

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Myna13 · 12/07/2023 22:23

@elle18310 thank you! It's so lovely to have the support of all you lovely ladies. Makes the whole process a lot less lonely. I'm going to see if I can wait until the weekend! Fingers crossed. Will keep you all posted xx

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elle18310 · 12/07/2023 21:25

@Myna13 it really varies for each person, if you can hold out until your period is due, that would be best. But I’m an early tester so if you do it we’ll all be line eyes with you xx

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Myna13 · 12/07/2023 17:41

Looking for some advice - what day is a good day to test? Do I need to wait until my period or will I possibly get a positive a few days before?

SnookyPook · 12/07/2023 17:17

@elle18310 ah great news! Well done! 😃

FinallyMrsT · 12/07/2023 16:54

@elle18310 what great news! Here's hoping for bfp in a few weeks for you!

Myna13 · 12/07/2023 14:19

@elle18310 YAY! That is such good news ❤Wishing you all the luck, and hoping for +ve pregnancy tests later in a couple of weeks time. Fingers crossed xx

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elle18310 · 12/07/2023 13:50

@Myna13 welcome xx
sorry to hear about your loss. It appears a few of us have had similar experiences so we can all support each other xx
@Knock123 that book sounds good, I might take a look at that!

so quick update, before I fell pregnant last October I wasn’t ovulating and needed progesterone prescribed.
I’ve been taking ovulation tests for the past 6 months and I’ll share a pic below of a typical cycle. They look like they get dark near ovulation so I was happy. I had bloody work and the doctor wants to do it again because it doesn’t fit right with the days even though I track my cycle really well, so who knows?
anyway the last 2 cycles I have ditched caffeine, included seed cycling and been on a relatively high protein diet. Still having carbs but all Wholemeal etc and not much. I have had my proper first dark ovulation kit!!!!!!!! Yay! I don’t know if it’s connected but I’m happy! Xx
the second pic is my test from this morning xx

Starting a new cycle for anyone that would like company on this TTC journey!
Starting a new cycle for anyone that would like company on this TTC journey!
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Myna13 · 12/07/2023 09:30

@Knock123 I'm so sorry to hear that you went through a miscarriage twice. Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll pick it up today! My period is due on 21/07. I'm currently only 3 days post ovulation now.

Knock123 · 11/07/2023 23:41

@Myna13 so sorry about your miscarriage. I had 2 before I had my daughter and it really changed me as a person. There's a great book called Pregnancy After Loss that kind of holds your hand once you get pregnant again. When is your period due?

Myna13 · 11/07/2023 10:14

Hi!
Can I join this pls?
It's taken me ages looking up the different acronyms you have all been using. I'm very very new to this. We're TTC. No kids yet. We had a miscarriage last year and it's taken me this long to be back at a place where we're trying again. I think I might be an anxious tester. I want to test ASAP! 😂But I know I should wait for a few more days at least.
Any help / advice is appreciated.
Good luck to all you lovely ladies! And I hope we all get our positives very soon :)

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elle18310 · 11/07/2023 07:18

@Knock123 hou never know! And the window can change by quite a bit. I use flo and pre mom
as a guide and they both predict different days this month?! And I also know someone purposely not trying to get pregnant by tracking cycles etc and it still
happened. So you just gotta have a bit of hope and who knows xx my fingers are tightly crossed for you ❤️

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elle18310 · 11/07/2023 07:16

@Naomi2023 ahhh I know the feeling! I’m 1dpo today and I already feel it dragging. Trying to be really optimistic! I was chatting to a friend who is TTC this weekend and we did laugh about how crazy it makes us! And every single normal symptom must lead to us being actually pregnant. So this month I’m really going to try to not spot anything and just wait for AF and then test if she doesn’t show up. (I really hope I can do this!) because I’m reality, last time I was pregnant I had zero symptoms that early on! And tested days after AF was due. That’s my goal this month! I wonder if it actually happens 😂😂 keep
Keep me posted on how you are xx

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Knock123 · 10/07/2023 20:19

I'm 7dpo but planning to try to wait another week to test but pretty sure I missed my ovulation window while trying to figure out what was going on! But you never know, got to have hope!

Naomi2023 · 09/07/2023 20:41

Hey @elle18310 I'm doing good thanks, hope you are too? Back in the tww as of tomorrow and dreading the time going so slowly 😣 going to try and keep myself busy this week x

FinallyMrsT · 07/07/2023 08:16

So I'm 1dpo... so just at the start of the tww again
I've never checked my temp. I don't think I even have a thermometer. Ha I may need to invest in one if nothing this month. Since I had my IUD out in march (didn't ttc until may) I have the worst hot flushes on my cd1.my cycles also now vary from 28-32days... I had periods all through having the iUD which were like clockwork but I had the mirena for 10 days (2) so it's been a while since I was au natural 😅 it's been a learning curve.

Maybebaby12345 · 06/07/2023 15:55

@Knock123 I recently read online that a high number of women suffer with low estrogen after a c section which I had no idea about and I feel so silly for not going to my gp sooner. I'm looking forward to getting some answers and I know Google isn't reliable but I do have a lot of the symptoms that sound like it could be that. It makes me think it's very certain this month wont be a bfp but gives me hope for the coming months

Knock123 · 06/07/2023 15:52

@Maybebaby12345 I have been having various period probs since having my baby almost 2years ago as well. Dr will prob do hormone tests on day 3 of your next period. In the meantime best thing is to do your temps so you can pinpoint when you're ovulating. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of it.
I was told a month ago that I'm probably going into early menopause and then the following month that everything is normal so I've no idea what's going on and just hoping for the best!