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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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TTC any which way DP CM BT OPK Grapefruit drinking ....

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C1NDY · 22/04/2009 08:44

Hi All,

Hope you like our new home!

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iggypiggy · 09/06/2009 15:29

Yay for the sickness wasabi - although sympathy too. Can imagine must be a relief to have those bloods back. when is your first scan going to be, do you know? xx

You are so right I think about hormones... have been quite all over the place this month and I do think my hormones haven't settled down yet...

pinky am finding is so much worse after the MC - i was never this bad before...

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C1NDY · 09/06/2009 14:39

Iggy AF has arrived but sorry for the TMI its very light... and normally... it would be getting quite heavy by now. Oh well, at least it is only a day late but I am scared to speak too soon just in case it stops!!!

I am doing temping this month.. so I guess this is CD1 and I will take my temperature tomorrow morning. Lets hope AF sticks around and that I get a BFP by the end of the month - as then I will not need to worry about AF ever again!!!

Yellow am sorry AF has shown its ugly head again... here I am wishing AF to arrive and there you are wishing for it not to appear. I would get it checked out as if you get a HCG line on the pg sticks then this should be looked into. Are you using any medication? as sometime this can affect the test result on a stick.

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wasabipeanut · 09/06/2009 14:30

Hello everyone,

You won't get rid of me that easily

Yellow I'm sorry you seem to have had a false alarm/CP. It's so cruel. I would def mention it next time you have a clinic appt. I hope your anniversary brings good tidings!

Jools Sorry to hear that things are tough. All I can do is echo Yellows advice about initiating sex outside of fertile windows. I think that was the only thing that kept DH and I sane.

C1ndy Fab stuff re Paul McKenna! It has clearly inspired you so that's great- I hope you are happy with the results and also that your AF gets a move on so you can crack on with the baby mking efforts!

Iggy Symptom spotting now is so dangeous. I did it the cycle after the first mc one and there were loads as my hormone levels were still high. You might well be one of the lucky ones and I really hope you are but I can also remember how I felt when my AF got me and it wasn't pretty. I wouldn't wish that one anyone x

Pinkie your trip tp the US sounds a fab idea! Do it do it! It will do you good to have some time with your dh away from the kids - ttc or not.

Well I am starting to feel pretty grim. Getting sicker now but main issue is crippling tiredness and loads of dizziness. Every time I pick up something after ds (which is a lot) or go from sitting to standing my head just spins. I am so exhausted all the time just getting through the day with an active toddler is pretty hard work.

I have had some real panics but got my 2nd bloods back yesterday and the hormones are rising as they should do and the pregnancy was dated at 44-45 days last Friday which is about right.

Its a good start but there is still a lot of time left yet but I am trying to take one day at a time.

Pinkyblue123 · 09/06/2009 13:19

Yellow sorry AF appears to have got going again. Perhaps you have had a very early MC this is definately something to report back to your fertility clinc.

iggy it is so difficult not to symptom spot, I have found myself doing it today and I am only 4DPO so ity is total madness, I dread to think what I am going to be like next week!

yellowflowers · 09/06/2009 12:22

Hi. Another faint faint line last night but bleeding has stepped up a gear today - heavy flow and clots. Ah well, was expected...

Am sure this is not just in mind though and has happened quite a few times - very faint lines and symptoms and then heavy af. Could I be conceiving but failing at implantation phase? Guess blood tests will show up any reasons for this.

Feel remarkably ok though - maybe an anniversary conception this month...

iggypiggy · 09/06/2009 10:25

How are you today Yellow any news?

Pinky am driving myself crazy with symptom spotting... am feeling bit sick - but prob not really as much as I did before the BFP - so am thinking might be all in the mind

Yes - how are wasabi and funtime? C1ndy has AF arrived yet?

Hello all!

Pinkyblue123 · 09/06/2009 10:14

Any updates Yellow?

How is the tww going Iggy driven yourself insane yet?

How are you Wasbai ?

Hello to everyone else!

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C1NDY · 09/06/2009 08:56

Yellow If your anything like me your use the whole darn batch you have!! A line is a line... so you never know but the bleeding is a concern.

Jools This is my second cycle, my first one after MC came on time and lasted a little over 6 days... normally mine are 5 days but days 4 and 5 are very light. I have had a smear of bleeding today so I am hoping AF will arrive perhaps today. It is very frastrating!

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yellowflowers · 08/06/2009 15:47

Thanks - not leaving house again today but may buy one tomorrow if bleeding still light. Anyone's guess how many internet cheapies I pee on before then (unit price about 20p a stick).

Jools - one thing I have fond has made a difference for BD is to ensure I do it with my dh during non fertile times - that way he doesn't feel it's just for a baby. And the other day (TMI ALERT) for the first time in ages I gave him oral with no expectation of having sex after (though in the end we did) as I want him to know it's not just for a baby.

Cindy - so annoying for you. Hope everything sorts itself out.

Joolsiam · 08/06/2009 15:43

Cindy - my first AF 35 days after the later MC started was bright red / pink spotting that barely stained a panty liner and went on for 8 days - presumably decidual bleeding from an anovulatory cycle.

I then went on to have a normal cycle but ov'ed a few days later - and I could really really feel it. Maybe the same is happening to you ?

Joolsiam · 08/06/2009 15:41

Yellow - I have had implantation bleeding at 6 and 14DPO before - same pregnancy ....

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C1NDY · 08/06/2009 15:39

My AF hasn't arrived, just spotted and nothing! bl*dy pssed off... gone home in a huff!! Speak to you all tomorrow Cindy x

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C1NDY · 08/06/2009 15:38

Yellow do you what you feel right to do... a digital one will take the guessing game out of it

Jools I understand where your coming from, routine etc... my DH got quite fedup with it... I use to wait for him, with one thing on my mind... gettting the deal 'done'. But I had to explain to him that this is what we both want and to get there this is what we must do... like it or not he needs to understand... its pressure for us too! I do try and dressed up a little and wear a different negligee, so it didn't feel that it was only a quick slap and tickle!! heehhee It is annoying we can't have it on tap when we want it!!

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yellowflowers · 08/06/2009 15:34

just looked at my chart jools - if it was implantation bleeding then it is 14 days after I think I ovulated, though remember I did also have a positive opk a week after that as well though by then my temp had already been above cover line for a week.

yellowflowers · 08/06/2009 15:18

silly me - thatwas of course meant to read in last post that I think I am not pregnant, not that think I am. IU mean temp dip and bleeding right - that means not pregnant. Having been out for an hour and back home now though the cheapie test is def still showing a faint line, darker than it was before I left though still very faint.

So why didn't I buy a digital... er, I am scared maybe? I don't know...

Pinkyblue123 · 08/06/2009 14:34

Yellow you could try one of the whizz bang digital tests and see what result that has, I have everything crossed!

Joolsiam · 08/06/2009 14:03

Implantation dip ? and implantation bleeding perhaps ??

yellowflowers · 08/06/2009 14:02

Thanks pinkie. I think on balance I am probably can't get to gp for next few days and then going on holiday but I guess I'll know soon enough won't I as line would get darker tomorrow and temp would have to go back up.

Pinkyblue123 · 08/06/2009 13:42

Wow Yellow I really don't know, I am not sure what a chemical pregnancy is. A line is a line and so it does suggest you are PG, but that does not fit with the temp drop, unless your progesterone levels are low....I would get yourself down to oyur GP and see if they can shed light on it.
Some women do have period like bleeding and are still PG

I really hope that it means you are Pregnant, I have eveything crossed for you xx

yellowflowers · 08/06/2009 13:15

okay I maybe going mad but boobs hurt and period still light so I just peed on a cheapie and there was within a couple of mins the faintest of faint lines on it.

Does this mean that it was a chemical pregnancy and the bleeding is it ending?Or could it mean I am pregnant and one of those women who bleeds? The first of these is most likely isn't it, especially as temp now way below cover line?

All a bit confusing though. Going out later - may have to bite the bullet and buy a digital

iggypiggy · 08/06/2009 12:52

Jools - must have x-posted! Was just wondering - might there be other things you could try? Am not sure if this is a silly suggestion - and am v. sorry if seems rude - am meaning it in helpful way... but could you try a kind of 'turkey baster' approach? ie. without actually having sex?

sorry - that doesn't read well - but someone on another thread was doing this... can't remember where/ why? But could at least take the pressure off for a month?

Pinkyblue123 · 08/06/2009 12:05

Inspiring stuff Cindy jools I definately think TTC can have an adverse affect on your sex life, as it seems less spontenious. It is a difficult one trying to find the balance, especially if you have been TTC for a while.

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C1NDY · 08/06/2009 11:37

Jools his seminar was brilliant... I have not thought of food since Saturday... I know that is not long but normally i eat and eat and eat and now I don't seem to be. I can EAT when I am hungry and then EAT what I want, I must remember to eat consciously and then STOP when I am full! easy eh! he did hypnotise etc.. but it was words of encouragement and he gives techniques to strengthen you against the times you are weak and want to eat for the sake of changing an emotion. I am never going to diet again... I honestly believe that diets are not the way to go...they make me fatter than I was before and also make me miserable... I feel liberated (probably brain washed) but I met so many people who have come back after losing loads of weight for another top up session... really it is so easy and such a good way as it makes you in tune with your body. But like I say it is early days for me but I will stick to the system (this is not a diet plan! its a way of life). Wish someone had told me long ago, I would be thin now. Go out and buy the book and give it a go... I know I am going to be amazed like you will be!!

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iggypiggy · 08/06/2009 11:28

Hi all!

Sorry AF came yellow I thought this might be your month.

c1ndy good that Paul Mckenna was inspiring I do know someone who used his method sucessfully. And it is alway a good thing to ditch the diets

pinky weekend away sounds fab! very jealous!

No news from me - except that I keep thinking I am spotting symptoms - but I don't think I can be PG this month - but am 100 times worse than I was before the MC in rems of looking for things - especially as I remember what the signs were

Anyway - I don't even know how long this cycle will be - but am CD24 today... Am hoping it will be approx 30 days... Hating this waiting thing...

anyway - big wave to you all xx

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C1NDY · 08/06/2009 11:25

Pinky and Yellow its early days but I am really am positive about PM, I am know that his system make sense and that I have been stupid for dieting for so long. But as they say the proof is in the pudding... so I will bore you all and share the results. The system is great because if I get pg I can still use the principles but to remember to listen to my body (i.e. if the body needs to eat more!)

kitty get his book on amazon with his CD, and have a read, the book is now about £6 -£10 pounds so its fairly cheap. Read the book, give it a go and hopefully you will be inspired like 'Me'

I think AF has arrived... sorry for tmi, I have started to spot again... can't wait for it to start proberly, so that I can start counting the days to bd!!

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