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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.

TTC Feb 2025

559 replies

sjwx · 27/01/2025 11:25

Hi everyone, I'm on CD 7 (I think.. last month was a very weird cycle for me) and going to start ovulation testing with the easy @ home strips and use the app they have.

I've used the clear blue smiley face tests the past 3 cycles but wanted to try something different this month.. but I'm worried I'm going to read them wrong as the clear blue ones were very straightforward!

If anyone has used these strips, what time of day did you test? I've read not to use the FMU so plan to test at 6pm (due to work) until I get a line and then try and test at 12pm too..

And did you not drink/wee for 2 hours before doing the test? With clear blue I left it 4 hours but struggled!

Would be great to chat to anyone who's also hoping this will be the month🤞🏼

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LuckyDuck93 · 07/02/2025 10:54

@Mama09876 I'm feeling a bit irritable, sore boobs and crampy stomach, but that could alllll be that AF is due next week, NC says i'm only 5DPO, but I think i'm actually 7/8, temp still high today too, i've looked back and it's higher than usual, but i'm sure i've thought that before 😅

How is everyone else doing?

Mama09876 · 07/02/2025 10:21

@PoppyGirl222 i feel like it’s going quick though don’t you think? 8dpo already? Maybe just me 😂 I’m feeling very hungry today and very moody! But I think that’s tiredness or could be gearing up for af to arrive to be honest. How you feeling today?

@TTCRach @LuckyDuck93 how you both feeling?

@SCK2024 with my first I had my positive at 13dpo it was very strong, I didn’t test before then though. I think if you’ve still got 3-5 days till af though you’ve still got time.

SCK2024 · 07/02/2025 10:13

12DPO today,
No symptoms
weeing a lot during the night
AF due within the next 3-5days
BFN this morning ☹️

anyone else had no symptoms and bfn at 12dpo then a bpf 😩✨✨✨

LuckyDuck93 · 07/02/2025 09:06

@TTCRach YES, absolutely. Soo irritable! 😆

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 20:54

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 19:50

@PoppyGirl222 You’re absolutely not out, in fact I’d say it looks promising 😬 I thought maybe if you spot normally then it would just be you’re normal body cycle but if you’ve never before then I’d be thinking it’s a good sign!
I’m all ok, apart from full of snot 😂 but literally nothing to report ‘symptom wise’, 7dpo as well and honestly feel no different. I normally starting to symptom spot by now!

@TTCRach i didn’t realise you’ve started testing! 🤞🏻 it begins! I’m actually excited for us all now. It seems like everyone is due 14th!! Let’s hope for lots of positives. Keep up updated on your daily tests, gutted we can’t see pictures any more!

I hope you feel better soon 🤧. Nearly everyone has some sort of cold or bug it’s wild atm. I’m sneezing heaps & my nose is either running constantly or completely bunged up. Awk i hope it is a positive sign. The only thing i have is the spotting & the wee crampy pains…and the odd boob twinge lol but all that could be pms. I never thought the tww would be as bad as it is but it actually is lol it does something to me like i have zero patience when i usually am quiet ok at waiting. I literally think everything is a symptom 🙈.

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 20:48

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 17:47

@PoppyGirl222 no no absolutely not out!! Sorry, I was trying to say that I test from 7DPO but that’s because I’m too impatient !! A lot of people don’t get a positive until well after their period is due. Sorry if my message came across in the wrong way !! Xx

No no it didn’t don’t worry 🙂 it’s me just thinking out loud lol. It’s like i prepare myself for the worst so i can kid myself that i wasn’t that bothered anyway. The tww is s#%t!!!! I have cramps and the tiniest pale pink stain on the toilet paper when i wipe. I feel too a bit lost because i’m not long started ttc so feel like i’m always googling because i don’t know something. I’m so thankful for this group 🙌🏼💛

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 19:52

Is anyone else ragey?! Or just me 😆
I am so irritable today !!!!!

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 19:50

@PoppyGirl222 You’re absolutely not out, in fact I’d say it looks promising 😬 I thought maybe if you spot normally then it would just be you’re normal body cycle but if you’ve never before then I’d be thinking it’s a good sign!
I’m all ok, apart from full of snot 😂 but literally nothing to report ‘symptom wise’, 7dpo as well and honestly feel no different. I normally starting to symptom spot by now!

@TTCRach i didn’t realise you’ve started testing! 🤞🏻 it begins! I’m actually excited for us all now. It seems like everyone is due 14th!! Let’s hope for lots of positives. Keep up updated on your daily tests, gutted we can’t see pictures any more!

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 17:47

@PoppyGirl222 no no absolutely not out!! Sorry, I was trying to say that I test from 7DPO but that’s because I’m too impatient !! A lot of people don’t get a positive until well after their period is due. Sorry if my message came across in the wrong way !! Xx

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 17:32

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 17:28

@SCK2024 we’re all pretty much due 14th as well! It’s going to be a big day for testing! 😆

@Babydust99 that’s so annoying about photos! I wonder why it’s banned? Loved looking at the tests!

@PoppyGirl222 i don’t think you’re out yet! Do you normally get spotting before your period? The timings would suggest it could be implantation? My friend had implantation bleeding the week before af! 🤞🏻

No it usually just comes when it comes boom like “I have arrived to ruin your plans 💥” lol. There’s always a couple of days where you feel like rubbish and bloated but no bleeding from one period to the next. You reckon then it might still be ok yea? How are you?

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 17:28

@SCK2024 we’re all pretty much due 14th as well! It’s going to be a big day for testing! 😆

@Babydust99 that’s so annoying about photos! I wonder why it’s banned? Loved looking at the tests!

@PoppyGirl222 i don’t think you’re out yet! Do you normally get spotting before your period? The timings would suggest it could be implantation? My friend had implantation bleeding the week before af! 🤞🏻

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 17:24

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 13:29

@PoppyGirl222 well…. A stuffy nose and congestion can be a sign of implantation, due to hormonal changes (or as google tells me 😆) but I’m so unwell that I don’t think mine is linked xx

Praying this is why I’ve got the flu but realistically I’ve caught the nursery germs my daughters brought home! 😂

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 16:00

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 15:07

@PoppyGirl222 this is my second cycle this time round … and I totally got ovulation wrong last month but I didn’t realise and tested everyday from 7DPO 😆😆
I’ll probably do the same - I’ll be 7DPO on Saturday. I found out I was pregnant at 8dpo with my daughter, but appreciate that’s really early.

oh nooo @Babydust99 we love a line eye test! How are we all going to be scrutinising tests if we can’t upload photos!!!!

Awww so yea then i’m more than likely out? Hopefully you’ll be lucky this month 🤞🏼 you can only do your best and we learn from our mistakes don’t we 💛 can’t ask for more x

@Babydust99 yip i posted on here about photos this morning. They’ve stoped them for some reason 🤷🏼‍♀️.

Mrsttcno1 · 06/02/2025 15:22

Hi ladies, I’m tentatively rejoining the world of TTC this cycle and loved the support of a thread in my last pregnancy last year! Fingers crossed for everyone x

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 15:07

@PoppyGirl222 this is my second cycle this time round … and I totally got ovulation wrong last month but I didn’t realise and tested everyday from 7DPO 😆😆
I’ll probably do the same - I’ll be 7DPO on Saturday. I found out I was pregnant at 8dpo with my daughter, but appreciate that’s really early.

oh nooo @Babydust99 we love a line eye test! How are we all going to be scrutinising tests if we can’t upload photos!!!!

Babydust99 · 06/02/2025 14:53

Oh! That's so strange. Wanted some advice on a possible bfp. Darn it

SCK2024 · 06/02/2025 14:51

Babydust99 · 06/02/2025 14:47

Has MN stopped allowing us to post photos or am I just being silly?

I read this n another thread it’s banned for now

Babydust99 · 06/02/2025 14:47

Has MN stopped allowing us to post photos or am I just being silly?

Babydust99 · 06/02/2025 14:44

Hi everyone ☺️ hope its ok to join

SCK2024 · 06/02/2025 13:54

Hi girls 🌸
Could I jump on!
Also due AF valentines 💌
BFN yesterday DPO 11 today ✨✨

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 13:41

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 13:29

@PoppyGirl222 well…. A stuffy nose and congestion can be a sign of implantation, due to hormonal changes (or as google tells me 😆) but I’m so unwell that I don’t think mine is linked xx

Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼👶🏼. You never know. I’m out but i really want some good news from the group, it gives you hope for the next try 💪🏼. When do you start testing properly, like regularly? x

TTCRach · 06/02/2025 13:29

@PoppyGirl222 well…. A stuffy nose and congestion can be a sign of implantation, due to hormonal changes (or as google tells me 😆) but I’m so unwell that I don’t think mine is linked xx

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 13:25

I have cramps, like little electric shocks and when i wiped at the bathroom there now it was ever so slightly pink but with a couple of red flecks throughout like pen dot… so small but there all the same. I think i’m out more than likely. I’m 8dpo today and cd19, period due next Friday (14th) so my period must be getting ready for a comeback 🤷🏼‍♀️ cycle is 26/27 days all the time. There’s always next month. Wee but down but hey only trying since December. I really hope there’s some good new somewhere in this wee group 💛🤞🏼. Going to put some tan on and paint my nails to cheer me up hahaha it works wonders

LuckyDuck93 · 06/02/2025 11:33

@Mama09876 I must admit I have wondered whether to just stop taking my temp after ovulation is confirmed, it's another thing to worry about isn't it, definitely not convinced it was on Sunday, think the app must be having an off day!

PoppyGirl222 · 06/02/2025 10:41

Mama09876 · 06/02/2025 10:24

@LuckyDuck93 that’s really strange? I can’t imagine ovulation 4 days after peak feels a lot doesn’t it. Did you sleep differently last night I wonder if your temp today isn’t right. But I mean temp spike is good news though isn’t it!

I haven’t been taking my temperature so no idea if mines still high or not. With me being ill I thought it’s pointless and I’ve been up and down every other hour at night.
hoping I feel better by next week to start temping again to see if I can predict is period will arrive or not.

@PoppyGirl222 I wonder if that implantation? I mean it sounds promising! I’ve read there’s always some LH hormone in our system at all points of our cycle so it should show at any point. I think you can get 2 peaks as well. So a false one first of all then the 2nd. That’s another reason I BBT so that confirms the temp increase as well.
It’s all crazy confusing. But some good charts on Google! This is a good read…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.inito.com/false-lh-surge-before-real-one/%3famp

That was such a good article thank you, i’m keeping that tab open for next month (i love information lol). Isn’t it weird how we count ourselves out before it’s even happened 🙄. I think i’m a gradual riser with a quick’ish peak. It definitely came down after the peak because i kept testing for a few days. My upload photo button has disappeared so i can’t upload anything which is strange. I’m on safari not the app. I’m gonna look into bbt but from what i’ve read i’ll be rubbish at it. I hope you’re feeling at least a little bit better 💛. It’s weird we all have colds to some degree.

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