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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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Whose trying to conceive baby no2 this year?

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Mummysparrow · 11/07/2023 20:01

I have a 2 year old and looking to start TTC later year. I made great friends on here last time when trying to conceive in 2020 so thought I would start a thread for anyone who is trying to conceive whilst looking after another child (in my case a toddler ekkk)

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Bells3032 · 07/08/2023 16:37

@Mummysparrow how many weeks would that make you at the wedding?? I would be too anxious to travel post 26 weeks myself. One of my in laws friends is coming to the wedding next week and she's gonna be 34 weeks and I am sat that in awe and terror as I had my daughter at that gestation and wouldn't even dream of being more than like an hour from home (I also had a very fast labour lol so even more so).

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Mummysparrow · 07/08/2023 16:31

@Bells3032 yeah I am. I have a wedding to go in June in Cyprus so its one of the maint reasons I am holding off until October to start trying so I can still go to the wedding 😂

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RichTeaCheddars · 07/08/2023 14:22

I had prochlorperazine and cyclizine. They didn't completely get read of the nausea but it did reduce how much I was sick. I struggled to get any food and drink down. Admitted to hospital at 7 weeks and fortunately not again after that although I'm sure I would have been close in the early weeks.
I'm going to have to keep pushing for different meds next time otherwise I just won't get through it. I was off work sick from 9 weeks to 20 weeks last time and didn't have a toddler to look after!

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 14:02

@RichTeaCheddars thats so early! Did anything help you? I eventually gave up on anti sickness they made me so drowsy and constipated and didn’t completely get rid of the sickness or nausea

RichTeaCheddars · 07/08/2023 13:59

@2020newbie congratulations!
I had HG too, it started before my period was even due so I hadn't even taken a test yet. I hope you aren't as bad this time.

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 13:58

@RedRobyn2021 right now fine! I had hg last time and if this one’s the same I have approximately 10 days until I’ll be feeling rubbish so I’m almost planning ahead for it to hit now

RedRobyn2021 · 07/08/2023 13:27

@2020newbie congratulations! How are you feeling?

Bells3032 · 07/08/2023 13:13

@2020newbie congrats. Is this the first positive of the group. That's very strong for 9dpo?? High HCG!!!

I am sitting here excited to start my first month of actively TTC!! Anyone else sitting there working out when their due date would be if they got pregnant this month?? I realised I would be induced when my sister is in Orlando and be 37 weeks the day she went away. My daughter was born at 34 weeks when my sister was in...Orlando!! So hopefully it would be a sign I'd carry to term this time haha. Or I'll conceive next month and end up having another 34 weeker. 🤔

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Mummysparrow · 07/08/2023 10:15

Sorry I have been AWOL, work is just a nightmare at the moment so I have just gone into a hole of doing nothing most evenings for some reason. Period started yesterday which completely threw me as since having my daughter my cycles have been longer and coming around day 34 instead of 27 and this cycle it turned up day 29.
I have had some upd and downs recently about whether I can cope with a second child but it comes down to is that I would regret it if we didn't try for another child.
I am going to start taking pre conception vitamins soon. Not sure if anyone will know this but I take iron supplements as I have had an iron deficiency ever since I had my c section. Can I take iron supplements as well as the pre conception vitamins as the iron levels aren't high enough for me in the tablets x

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Mariex1989 · 07/08/2023 09:49

@2020newbie awww congratulations! Wishing you a happy healthy pregnancy 😊.

@deliwoman1 I have thought about potential cysts! I had a scan yearsssss ago and they mentioned them, but nothing was done or ever mentioned again.
I feel horrific today, sickly and as though I’m coming down with something. So I think it could be a coincidence that I’ve picked something up around ovulation 🙄

xx

PerfectPairOfPlums · 07/08/2023 09:44

@deliwoman1 it's horrible when AF isn't the same and messes with us

PerfectPairOfPlums · 07/08/2023 09:43

Congratulations @2020newbie

deliwoman1 · 07/08/2023 09:33

Wow @2020newbie Just saw your post! Congratulations!! 🎉

deliwoman1 · 07/08/2023 09:30

@2020newbie congrats! That looks like a great start for 9DPO!

@ReginaPhalange12 sorry AF showed. At least you're on to the next cycle now though. There's nothing worse than being in limbo. Fingers crossed for this month!

@Mariex1989 If you're worried about ovulation pain, it might be worth a scan? Is it debilitating, like you can't straighten up? I ask because I have the same thing and I've got a cyst.🙄

Ladies, I have no idea what's going on with my AF. I had literally one cramp and spotting two days early (prob because we DTD), full flow a day early. It lasted only two days (normally AF is 3 full days for me), nothing for a day and now I'm spotting again. I also had wicked nausea Saturday night and it definitely wasn't food poisoning. Felt very pissed off knowing it wasn't pregnancy. I'm so hoping I'm not entering peri-menopause. 😩

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 09:04

@Bubblesandtroubles @PerfectPairOfPlums

Whose trying to conceive baby no2 this year?
Bubblesandtroubles · 07/08/2023 08:44

@2020newbie I can definitely see something!! 💕🥰 Xx

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 08:42

@PerfectPairOfPlums i haven’t got any, I’ve just ordered one off the internet

PerfectPairOfPlums · 07/08/2023 08:25

Oh @2020newbie that definitely looks like a line. I reckon you would get quite a strong line on a frer

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 08:08

@PerfectPairOfPlums only 9dpo so feeling quite hopeful

Whose trying to conceive baby no2 this year?
PerfectPairOfPlums · 07/08/2023 07:23

Exciting @2020newbie , can you show us?

Yes @ReginaPhalange12 fingers crossed I can keep myself busy. I go away in 3 weeks so if we don't catch this month then I think we will be out next month anyway as little one will be sharing a bed with us for the week (roughly when I will ovulate)

2020newbie · 07/08/2023 06:54

9dpo with fmu I think I have my bfp 🤞🏻

Mariex1989 · 06/08/2023 22:01

@Throwawy thank you for replying 😊. That’s interesting! I’ve never really noticed it before. I don’t recall it with my first pregnancy either. I forgot what a whirlwind this ttc journey is 😂 x

Throwawy · 06/08/2023 21:53

@Mariex1989 Also the two times we've conceived was from dtd 48 hours/2 days before so I'd say you've got a good chance :)

Throwawy · 06/08/2023 21:51

Mariex1989 · 06/08/2023 21:49

Does anyone here get bad ovulation pains? I usually just have a few twitches but today it’s been awful and as though I’m about to come on AF.
We only managed to DTD Friday night/Saturday morning (ovulation today) so not convinced of a conception this month, but the pains are kinda worrying me 😣 x

I do, it's worse on one side than the other and I've only been successful conceiving on the bad side. So that might be a good sign for you? (2 pregnancies from the bad side but one child)

Mariex1989 · 06/08/2023 21:49

Does anyone here get bad ovulation pains? I usually just have a few twitches but today it’s been awful and as though I’m about to come on AF.
We only managed to DTD Friday night/Saturday morning (ovulation today) so not convinced of a conception this month, but the pains are kinda worrying me 😣 x