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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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Anyone else on CD1 who wants to join me?

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nelix2000 · 17/08/2008 11:42

Hi....cycle 2 just started so back to the begining....just wandered if anyone esle was back at the start of their cycle who wants to join me?

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nelix2000 · 26/08/2008 11:47

I just figure I can sacrifice my morning coffee...though i do have a cup of regular tea in the morning but thats it.....so a v low amount. I just want to eliminate all possible factors I guess.....but there are so many do's and don'ts!!! when I conceived DS i drank coffee ALL the time, so don't know why I am being so pedantict this time round!

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makingafamily · 26/08/2008 11:38

I've been told that low amonuts of caffeine are ok?? ARGHH there is so much conflicting info out there

I guess a healthy diet is one

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nelix2000 · 26/08/2008 11:07

Hi becky sorry about your situation, it cant have been easy....but we all understand the urge to jump right back in! What is a regular period anyway? I have not met any woman who have an exact cycle....they all vary a few days in either direction, being shorter or longer one month to the next. i think your body will tell you when its right for you.... Grapefruit juice is supposed to increase teh amount od CM you get during your cycle, thus makeing FM more visable when you are ready to conceive. Fot me this literally happens for one day in my cycle making it very important for me to watch mince hence the expert status I seem to have acheived lol!
Not sure if there is anything you should be eating, but def cut out caffine (it reduces chances of conception by up to 50% so I have heard) green tea is a good switch!.....and alcohol obviously......anyone else know????

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BeckyMcG · 26/08/2008 10:37

Have just read back through whole thread.......v. interesting & amusing! any good news from anyone btw?

BeckyMcG · 26/08/2008 10:10

The nurse said to wait till I'm regular again but the waiting's difficult. Hmm, it's so strange having your life on hold. I've spent my whole life convinced that if I had unprotected sex even once I'd end up pregnant and I now realise how hard this is proving! I just want to feel reassured that I'm ovulating again. Anyway - what's the grapefruit juice significance?? Any other foods I should be eating?

makingafamily · 26/08/2008 10:03

Hey ladies

CD14 here and no sign of any +OPK's yet although CB Fertility Monitor is saying High but Not peak. Small amount of CM but as Nelix said maybe thats enough, am gonna pop out in a bit to get some Grapefruit Juice. Nelix is def our CM expert

Hi Becky and Welcome and so sorry about your MC

Good luck ladies for lots of BFP's this month.

Sending lots of yoghurt pots and baby dust all round

SparkyMalarky · 26/08/2008 09:54

Hi Becky - am so sorry to hear about your MC. Quite a few of us here have been there so we know what it's like. And welcome

Did your doctors give you any advice on when to start again? I waited to get AF back - just so I knew things were slightly more back to normal, but the advice seems to vary dramatically!

I've used OPKs this month (didn't both last month, but clearly didn't get PG!) but not sure whether they will work as well if your hormones are still levelling out after the mc... You could try looking out for other signs of ovulation? Nelix is our CM expert which she swears by

BeckyMcG · 26/08/2008 09:38

Ok ladies, this is my first message on this board but thought I'd contribute as I had a miscarriage last week (at 6 weeks) and this site gave me some support - I felt quite alone really. I have now stopped bleeding and am feeling back to myself again (almost) although of course disappointed. Am wondering how long I should wait to try again - am keen to get started asap really. Of course now I don't know where I am in my cycle so am thinking maybe ovulation sticks might be useful to pinpoint when I'm ovulating. Any thoughts / words of wisdom on any of the above?

Jools1 · 26/08/2008 09:09

I've been doing grapefruit juice for just over a week - will be interested to see if it makes any difference to me

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nelix2000 · 26/08/2008 08:49

wow this is the biggest thread I ever started!!!!how exciting!

I have my donor provisionally booked for the 4th sept! lol.....Actually heeby it was he who told me all about FM etc before my son was conceived which then led to me doing my own research!

I read that thread makingafamily! was about to get some myself, informed my donor who put me off the idea. He said even if FM is in a small amount its all the sperm need, anything else is an added barrier for them to swim through. I figure I will try it this way this month and see! Grapefruit juice is totally doing its thing with reagrd to normal CM, I def have more production! is anyone else doing it???

Maybe we should make an AF due date list being that CD lists change daily!!

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AbstractMouse · 25/08/2008 22:59

Can I be added, only CD4 mind, and who knows with this cycle)

Jools1 · 25/08/2008 21:04

Funtime CD12, DTT 13 Sep
Sparky CD 18 AF due 5 Sep
MyLittleBubble CD15 AF due 10th Sept
Jools1 CD5, AF due 17/18 Sept

Never done one of these before - hope it looks OK Of course, the CD's will be out of date tomorrow, ...

Am quite enjoying not having to think about anything much TTC-related at the mo - just drinking the grapefruit juice, getting back to the gym and looking forward to a BD Fest next weekend

I hope everyone had a good bank hol

Heebychick · 25/08/2008 20:36

Hi, had to laugh about your CM knowledge nelix aren't we lucky to have mumsnet! can you imagine over dinner with your friends. hey did you know .... tee hee!

Well according to my recent cycles (and if eveything is working properly) i should be CD10 and AF due 10th Sept.

So yes if any one knows how to put a list together please do so and add me to it (not that i'm actively TTC and totally relaxed and not even thinking about it, no no not me)...

BTW have weird tummy pains today, and still feeling sicky, i'll be glad to get past all this and focus on something lovely. Even passed up on a homemade ice cream today!

Well i'm off to drink more grapefruit juice! Top me up on the wine front tho funtime (heeby pulls up a cushion to be an ear for any grumbles - lord knows she did enough last month!)

Mylittlebubble · 25/08/2008 20:12

CD15 AF 10th Sept - Add me to the list x

SparkyMalarky · 25/08/2008 20:03

I'll take that top up Funtime! And grumble away...

So, the list so far...

Funtime CD12, DTT 13 Sep
Sparky CD 18 AF due 5 Sep (so due to test anytime soon ...actually, not sure I'll bother after all that fuss I made last month! )

Makingafamily let us know if that stuff works (I saw that thread too...)

How's everyone else?

funtimewincies · 25/08/2008 19:32

By the way, someone was talking about a list.

I'm on CD12 (oh hubbeeeee ), due to test on 13th September.

funtimewincies · 25/08/2008 19:30

No bad, thanks Sparky. I know exactly what you mean about dwelling on the 'this time now' of miscarriage. I had a mmc in January (found at a scan) and find myself thinking about what I would be doing if all had been well. I's nearly a year since I conceived that time and that's a really depressing milestone.

Sorry, I didn't mean that to turn into a grumble .

More wine needed. Top up anyone ?

makingafamily · 25/08/2008 18:18

nelix i read on another thread about something called preseed which makes our ladies places more swimmer friendly Needless to say i've ordered some

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nelix2000 · 25/08/2008 10:09

Hi everyone, thats me back!.....heeby so glad you are getting answers at last....you must feel somewhat relieved!.....
Grapefruit juice update.....CM is definatley more...if you follow so hoping it will produce more FM for when we do the insem. It only takes once!....plus I read that multiple insems only increase chances of conception bu 1-2% because if FM is not present, then the sperm will die anyway, due to acidity....god I know too much about CM for this time of day!!!...

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SparkyMalarky · 24/08/2008 19:44

How is everyone? I just had a big moan on MC avengers which has me feel slightly better!!

funtimewincies · 23/08/2008 19:26

Pleased to hear that you might be getting talk sense with someone now, Heeby and I hope that you told the nice doctor how pants his/her locum was!

Sparky - disappointed to hear that you weren't BD'ing at full volume for MIL's delectation . Sending some more dust your way.

Abstract - you could get a research grant for that!

Heebychick · 23/08/2008 18:39

sparky i had read that seeing as sperm can live for up to 7 days and they need a bit of time to make their journey, a day or so before is usually best! so you could of been spot on ... fingers crossed!

Yes i'll be pleased to get a scan done, i have symptoms again now (not much whilst AF was here) and have pains in my tummy as well as feeling light headed, sicky and sore boobs again ... this way i won't know the difference between PG symptoms and those i've had for months now! still might stop me testing early!!

abstract good luck BDing, get those legs on the wall after girl!

SparkyMalarky · 23/08/2008 18:00

Dammit Abstract - had ov pains yesterday (the stick was right!) and I had MIL staying and managed to have an argument with DH about being to tired to BD . Hope doing it before and after will be enough

Heeby - an answer at last (at least sort of one!) And it doesn't stop the BD-ing in the meantime!!

Potty training is good....so far!

Mylittlebubble · 23/08/2008 12:55

AbMouse - i'll take your advice on board as having ov pains today i think! DH is not gonna know whats hit him when he gets home today x

Heebychick · 23/08/2008 11:07

Hello ladies, how are we all, nelix sorry about your DS, have been there too, all the way down! it is awful and i was def more upset than DD but i felt awful watching her fall and nothing i could do! eek!

I have a bit of an update for everyone who remembers my heavy symptoms and no BFP saga! well i went back for my 2 week check at Dr (nice Dr this time) and she thinks i might actually have an ovarian cyst, so is sending me for a scan next week ... which would explain alot! she said to kee BDing though as it won't make any difference apparently, i think we should be OVing tues to thurs next week (if my new cycles are sticking at 26 days) so will be busy this weekend just in case!

Happy weekend everyone, xxx