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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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jobobpip08 · 23/08/2010 21:14

Oh no! I used up the last comment, I think! Here goes, hope this works, industrial strength babydust to one and all!

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boba82 · 19/11/2010 16:11

Hi all

Hope you're feeling better broken?

Welcome Luce

Well I'm not feeling v positive that Clomid's worked for me this month. POAS yesterday for first time in months and BFN plus don't feel like AF's coming either, pretty down Sad. Didn't want to get my hopes up but it's hard isn't it?

reallygrumpy · 21/11/2010 08:24

Hello all,

I'd been feeling a bit rubbish and stupidly got my hopes up. POAS this am and BFN Sad. I'm supposed to be taking DD to a birthday party this pm where over half the other mums there are pg and I'm not sure I can face spending the afternoon surrounded by bumps and baby talk.

Brokenbits · 21/11/2010 08:45

Welcome Luce.

boba and grumpy have we synchronised cycles? Sounds like we are all roughly in the same place. Spooky.

grumpy I also had a BFN this morning, but I shouldn't really be testing as early as 13dpo anyway. Don't know why I do it to myself to be honest. I still hold out until AF arrives before I believe BFN's. If I were you, I'd get someone else to take DD to the party. Events like that are just hideous when you want to stick your head under a duvet.

boba yes it is so hard and also impossible not to get your hopes up.

Waves to everyone else!

I've got rid of the sick bug, but we now have the horrible cold. DS is absolutely full of it and I just feel lousy. The spotting that I had for the last 4 days dwindled away to nothing and then stopped, so I'm trying very hard not to think about potential implantation. I don't feel remotely pregnant, so I'm guessing AF will arrive soon.

popsy1 · 21/11/2010 19:33

Just a quick post to wish lady lots of luck for tomorrow. I'll be keeping everything crossed for you Hun.

Welcome Luce

Hello to everyone else xx

confu3ed · 21/11/2010 19:57

Ladybird - I have no idea if IUI is something that they will offer me. Did you get it on the NHS? Did it work first time?

Bully Wow all that on the NHS sounds amazing! Hope my PCT is that good! How many months of clomid have you had in total?

Broken Great news about ovulation. Rubbish about being sick though hope you are feeling better soon :)

Hi Luce and welcome. There are loads of great girls on this thread and we all know too well the ups and downs of TTC.

Really how did it go? I hate the fact everyone is pg or have just had babies, it just seems so unfair :(

I am on day 21 and don't feel at all pg so cannot see that it has worked again for me this month. But trying to stay positive but not getting my hopes up as they have been shattered far too many times now. Next month will be month 6 on clomid!!

A big Hi to everyone else x

jobobpip08 · 21/11/2010 21:26

lady good luck tomorrow, fingers crossed all is well with a nice long cervix! xxx

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reallygrumpy · 22/11/2010 08:30

Morning all,

boba and broken sorry about your BFNs, it's crap isn't it? It seems so terribly unfair that there are people who get pg so easily and others (who would be such brilliant parents) who struggle so much.

confused the party was ok thanks, DD had a lovely time, we left just as she was starting to get over-tired and grumpy after lots of excitment and too much sugar. Next month's month 5 on clomid for me and I'm going to be scanned so at least I'll know if it works, I used OPKs this month but never got a positive.

lady good luck.

nonu · 22/11/2010 08:51

hi all, lady good luck for tomorrow, will keep fingers crossed for you

Sorry about all your BFN and confu3ed i am also around cd-20 and no signs as of now but i know it is too early too tell, hope this month gets alot of BFP in our group......

boba82 · 22/11/2010 11:57

Hello all

grumpy sorry about the BFN. Totally empathise there are smug pregnant people EVERYWHERE just now!

broken sorry you're still not well' the weather doesn't help does it?

lady hope your scan goes ok. Are you going to find out the sex?

Got my urine results back. My last sample which was done Mon last week shows that egg was ready so prob have ovulated but 10 days later than I was expecting so didn't really SWI when meant to. We only did it twice last week so I'm most likely out this month. Hope AF shows up next week so I can get cracking again. 1 step forward 2 steps back AGAIN!

Brokenbits · 22/11/2010 20:44

I almost don't want to post this as, after the last 2 years, I dislike pg announcements quite a lot. However, I just wanted to thank you all massively for all your support up to this point. Now I'm starting down another road of worry as it would seem I finally got my BFP. Never did I ever think I would be saying that rather than hearing it - and trying not to stick twos up at yet another bloody pg announcement.

I am stunned and shocked beyond belief and am fully expecting to wake up tomorrow morning with full-blown AF, or to find out that this has all been a dream.

I have everything crossed for all of us that Clomid brings us successful, sustainable pregnancies. I just hope this little bean is a sticky one.

stac14 · 22/11/2010 23:15

congrats brokenbits thats great news

lady how did it go today?

popsy how was the glucose test?

Sorry bout bfn grumpy and boba you'll get there

confu3ed and nonu it aint over till af sings try and stay positive

Waves at everyone, hope your all well x

confu3ed · 23/11/2010 07:12

Really the ovp are not 100% on clomid my consultant told me not to bother with them but I did this mnth and had a positive 2 days in a row is that even possible? He did say that you get false readings so who knows. It is so frustrating not knowing if you are ov or not, I went for day 22 blood yesterday and the stupid nurse couldn't do it!!! Nightmare as away on business for the next 2 days so that's another month of not knowing!!
Nonu fingers crossed for both of us! Finding it harder the longer this goes on with no bfp!

Broken congratulations you must be so pleased! :)

Stac trying to stay positive but after such a long time it's really hard! Keeping my fingers tossed though just in case!!!

Hello to everyone else x

nonu · 23/11/2010 08:37

Broken congratulations, really happy for you, atleast somebody has got what they wanted........

boba82 · 23/11/2010 10:07

Congratulation broken Smile

confu3ed I'd heard that too but they're too tempting aren't they?

Thanks stac how are you?

MissFlick · 23/11/2010 10:23

Hello, I am an absent member of this thread I know and I'm sorry! I do lurk and just wanted to come back and say huge congratulations to broken- what wonderful news!

All is well here, I had my first cycle of Clomid and my monitoring scans showed that it appeared to work Had a HCG shot to trigger ovulation on day 15 and am now waiting to see if AF arrives. Had a progesterone test on Saturday which showed that I had ovulated by my levels were lower than they would have like so I am now on progesterone suppositories which are making me feel pretty grotty.

Am off back to catch up with you all :)

highheelsandequations · 23/11/2010 16:40

Broken huge congratulations to you, I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you're dreaming, I still feel like that! Really fantastic news and hoping you have a wondeful pregnancy.

reallygrumpy · 23/11/2010 19:23

broken that's really wonderful news, I hope your bean is a sticky one. I usually hate pg announcements but on threads like this where I know what people have gone through I just feel v pleased. Plus it gives me hope that sooner or later it will be my turn for a BFP. On the subject of which, I'm still feeling very odd so I'm going to test again in a few days.

Brokenbits · 23/11/2010 21:17

Thank you all so much for the congratulations and for being so lovely. I truly understand how hard it is for some of you, so it just makes your kind words all the more thoughtful. I never thought it'd be my turn and am still waiting for it all to go horribly wrong!
If nobody minds, I'd like to stick around for a bit and see if I can't offer bits of advice here and there that I've picked up over my ridiculously long TTC journey. I know I wasn't a Clomid buddy for very long, but I don't feel as if I'm remotely safe yet and I also want to be able to congratulate everyone here WHEN you all get your BFPs. It WILL happen. I've put a Karmic order in. Grin

grumpy I've heard that OPKs can be a bit out on Clomid too. I guess it largely depends on how high a dose you are on, but I was advised that provided you don't use them until at least 3 days after you finish the course of tablets that month, they shouldn't interfere. This may present problems for women who ovulate early and, obviously, there are always ladies out there who they don't work for regardless of ovulation, which just adds further fuel to the fire. Oddly enough, they did work for me this month. I found them quite useful in terms of correlating fertility signs and doing a bit for myself without the doctor's interference, but, like everything else, they aren't 100% accurate all of the time.
I have eyes, fingers and toes crossed that this is your month.

confu3ed so sorry about your blood test. I would have been fuming. This is hard enough without the added annoyance of them not doing their job properly. FWIW, it is absolutely possible to get a positive OPK two days running and it's quite comforting that you get such a good warning! A positive OPK signifies that you're going to ovulate sometime within the next 12-48 hours, so get SWI as soon as you get the first one and hopefully, that should do the trick.

MissFlick That all sounds really positive and I'm impressed that they are giving you progesterone as opposed to just telling you you're out for this month because of low levels. Can I ask, did they tell you a number for your level of ovulation? They don't tend to be very forthcoming with this information (in case you start reading about it and self-diagnosing!), but I doubt they would have bothered with the progesterone unless they thought you were in with a fighting chance, so I have everything crossed for you.

Lady How did your scan go?

Waves (and thanks) to boba, popsy, nonu, highheels and stac and anyone else I may have missed.

MissFlick · 24/11/2010 06:22

Morning All,

broken has it started sinking in yet?! Hope you are doing well :) My level was 19.4 for my progesterone test which I thought was way too low. However, my gynae told me that anything over 10 indicates ovulation but in a medicated cycle where the goal is pregnancy they like the levels to be around 25 so the progesterone was given to boost my levels.

Fingers crossed that your feeling odd develops into a nice BFP in the next few days reallygrumpy

popsy1 · 24/11/2010 19:14

Congrats Broken Its always tricky announcing your pg. But everyone knows that those of us on here who are pregnant have been through a hell of alot and certainly dont begrudge fellow posters, even if we shed a tear or two :) Wishing you lots of luck.

Glucose test today Stac and get results on Monday. How are you?

Hope you are ok lady
ho to every else

|Its soooo cold brrr
xxx

confu3ed · 25/11/2010 16:12

Aaaaahhhhh really bad day! Feel so tired and emotional to the point of tears and awful headache! Feel like this will never work for me. Everywhere I look pregnant women or others pushing new born babies! Af due in 2 days and must be on it's way with all this emotion, and sore boobs(sorry tmi)! just feel like giving up. I know this is a roller coaster but I have ridden it for too long already :(

Sorry for the rant and doom and gloom ladies I am sure I will be better in a few days!

confu3ed · 25/11/2010 16:14

Sorry again just read that and al me me me and misery x

MissFlick · 26/11/2010 01:25

Sorry you're feeling down confu3ed :( I think we all have times when we feel like it will never happen for us. I know there is nothing I can say to make you feel better but didn't want to leave you unanswered. Have you been on Clomid this cycle? I've heard lots of people say that their first signs of pregnancy were feeling emotional and PMTish and certain that their period was about to arrive. I have everything crossed that this is your month xxx

nonu · 26/11/2010 09:43

Sorry confu3ed, i can just know what you feeling, it happened to me last month, when i was 13 days late, at a point in time it just makes you feel that you want to give up and get on with your life, but it will pass with time, but your symptoms seem to be promising, fingers crossed for you and really hope its a BFP......hi to everyone else and now i am on cd-24

stac14 · 26/11/2010 21:58

hey ladies, confu3ed sending virtual {{hugs}} for you and nonu we all know how shit this is, please dont worry bout ranting thats what we're here for

popsy i got mine at the app, how you feeling? Have you heard from lady? I'm good thanks, getting down about being fat and dont know what to do

How is everyone else? broken and high how are you? baby dust to you all * xxxxx