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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 testing around the 22nd?

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carriedababi · 14/10/2011 21:28

anyone want to join meSmile

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PopcornMouse · 15/10/2011 12:37

Meeeee! :)

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carriedababi · 15/10/2011 17:14

oh hello popcorn mouseSmile
what ay are you planning on testing on?

i think i'll be testing on sat, although i should probably wait till on/tue.

i do have 3 cheap tests in ready

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witchyhills · 15/10/2011 17:54

That's me too!
Day 28 on Sat, not sure I will be able to wait til then!
I ovulated early this month, so the wait seems longer!

LittleDragon · 15/10/2011 19:42

I'm due to test on the 23rd. I'm already symptom spotting and not sure whether they're true symptoms or whether i'm making more of them than they actually are.

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carriedababi · 15/10/2011 20:52

hi witch and lildragon.
Smile

oh yeah ive been sympotm spotting too, the last 3 months ive been convinced that i'm pg, so this month ive been trying to tell myself to forget all about it, but its nearly impossible.

been tired and aching.

oddly just did an ovulation test this evening, early on around 5, and it had a very faint line, so thats got me thinking.
pretty sure i ovulated around monday just gone.

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ilikeyoursleeves · 15/10/2011 22:25

I'm due to test around the 22nd, I just had a frozen embryo transfer on tue & I have a hospital test on the 24th so I could test at home on 22nd. Though I might test on wed 19th instead cos I'll be 11 dpo by then, I got a bfp with ds1 by then...

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carriedababi · 15/10/2011 23:11

oh how exciting ilikeyoursleeves, is this your first go at ivf?

are you having to anything special during this waiting time?

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PopcornMouse · 16/10/2011 07:57

carrie I understand that we always have hcg in our bodies so it's no unusual to get a faint +OPK, this is why the line has to be as strong as the control line to be a proper +OPK :)

I am due AF on 23rd which is Sunday. If I can manage it I'd like to not test til the Monday as if because I'm fed up of being disappointed :(

PopcornMouse · 16/10/2011 07:57

I am going out on the Sunday which will help distract me :o

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carriedababi · 16/10/2011 08:36

Oh yes distraction tha t a good idea, what can we all do to distract ourselves until next week? Where are you going on Sunday popcorn?

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ilikeyoursleeves · 16/10/2011 09:15

We had ivf in 2007 after 5 years ttc, our ds1 arrived in oct 07 then we amazingly & unexpectedly got pg naturally with ds2 who is now 2.3 years old. We were fortunate enough to get frozen embryos from our original ivf so this recent FET is using one of our frozen babies from the same batch as when ds1 was created! So it will be so weird if it works as it will be ds1's ' twin' if you know what I mean?

The great thing about a fet is that it's been completely natural, medication wise. They have just followed my natural cycle & all I needed was a few blood tests. Unlike last time when I was pumped full of hormones & was a crazy woman!

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carriedababi · 16/10/2011 09:31

Oh wow, really really hope it works for you. That will be fasinating seeing what the baby would look like./ be like considering they would be siblings from the same batch. Bit like. Child frozen in time. Very interesting. Do you have to rest a lot or try andcarry on as normal? How many Fe do you have?

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ilikeyoursleeves · 16/10/2011 09:44

My current ds's look like twins 2 years apart so it would be funny if this one looks similar too! Yes it's weird to think it's a child frozen in time, just chance that ds1 was implanted 4 years shop rather than this one. We have another 4 frozen embryos so we could theoretically try another 2 times iud this one fails (they are frozen in batches of 2).

Re rest, I went to bed for a few hours after the fet on tue, then was off work on wed as I usually am but I still had to look after the boys. Then I was working thu & fri so I'm just carrying on as normal really. Was doing hoovering & everything yesterday. I reckon if it's going to happen it will happen as so many women get pg & do all sorts of activity before they get their bfp.

Re symptom spotting, I have been quite tired & yest I noticed a lot of twinges in my lower abdomen. Anyone else having symptoms yet?

ilikeyoursleeves · 16/10/2011 09:46

typing on my phone so apologies for typos!

PopcornMouse · 16/10/2011 10:08

wow sleeves that's fascinating. Yes, plenty of women get pg and still partake of their hoovering duties darnit!

I'm going to London for the day with a friend =_=
This week will be mad at work too, so only Saturday to worry about lol

witchyhills · 16/10/2011 12:02

Yes sleeves that really fascinating, fingers crossed for you. We are just starting on ivf route, had some basic tests, no results yet, so not sure what the problem could be.
But I had happy faces with the opk's and lots of other ovulating symptoms, so you never know
I'm not sure I have the strength/patience for ivf

I have some lower pelvic pain, think that's a bad sign really. Nothing else
I hate not knowing what my body is doing

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carriedababi · 16/10/2011 15:02

sleeves, are you allowed to have baths while on this waiting period?
or do you have to just have showers.

ive been gettign tummy pains but highup under the ribs nowhere near the uterus.

not feeling tired or achey today, seriously tempted to do a test, by it would proabably be a total waste as im not due on for another week!

this waiting is really hard work

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ilikeyoursleeves · 16/10/2011 16:33

Witchyhills, how long have you been ttc? Hopefully you wont need to have ivf, but dont be scared if you do, I had a fairly good experience. If theres anything you want to ask about it please do!

Carrie, I've not had any baths since my fet though I had a lovely hot one the night before it cos I heard hot baths aren't good in pregnancy. Showers are fine, otherwise i' d be honking by now lol. Resist the temptation to test today, far too early yet! Hold off a bit longer, we can do it! I've had more twinges today but nothing else. Though I have been really narky too.

LittleDragon · 16/10/2011 19:12

I do voluntary work 7 days a week to keep me busy and plus don't do home test as gets too expensive. I have to wait till i'm at least 7 days past my af date for docs tho so might persuade DP to get a test this week

ilikeyoursleeves · 16/10/2011 20:00

Little dragon, I just bought 2 tests off ebay for £2 or something. Can't believe I've never bought them online before

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carriedababi · 16/10/2011 22:40

bodycare sell them cheap too. 3 for 99p

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LittleDragon · 16/10/2011 23:33

don't have a bodycare near. i'll see if he'l get me some online. all the money goes in his account atm so it has to be him that does it

witchyhills · 17/10/2011 09:46

Been trying for 3 years, 2 miscarriages, we have one DS (4) who was conceived first month of trying!

If I ovulated a couple of days earlier do you think that means I have a better chance of an earlier bfp?

I shouldn't be thinking about this. I'm just setting myself up for more disappointment.

ilikeyoursleeves · 17/10/2011 10:21

If you didnt know when you ov'd then you'd just be putting yourself through more mental torture if you get a bfn today. I keep telling myself that too, I am 9 dpo today with 2 tests during at me from the bathroom argh! I nearly poas earlier but I know if it's a bfn it would be worse cos I'd think i'd tested too early. So I'll help you not test if you help me lol! I think I will test on wed, eek

ilikeyoursleeves · 17/10/2011 10:22

Shouting at me even, d'oh

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