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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.

Join The First Time Frolickers, trying to conceive their first child. Plenty of moral support, fun, dietary advice and most importantly, BFPs!!

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raspberrytipple · 15/12/2011 07:45

New thread..... let's get going!!

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CaveMum · 07/07/2012 09:47

evil you really ought to come and join the BESH, we're all a bit mad but we're all in the same boat of having struggled with TTC. Insta-differs are not allowed Grin

Sorry for all the BFNs lovelies, and hope you get an answer either way Ratata.

No news here, currently 6dpo and trying to ignore everything in case I interpret it as a symptom! I've got my appointment with the fertility consultant in Tuesday, so we'll see what the next plan of action is after the Clomid failed.

fl0b0t · 07/07/2012 10:52

Minor rant. Having severe babycrack when SIL is whinging about how "disgusting" her bump looks made me cry this week.

alwyn · 07/07/2012 13:00

Tell her to stop being so bloody ungrateful.

I went to visit my v. heavily pregnant friend last weekend for her baby shower. Her bump looked amazing :(

fl0b0t · 07/07/2012 17:18

Would absolutely love to. She's 5 months pregnant. Has been skinny (not thin, but SKINNY) her whole life and is now complaining. Refuses to have any photos of her bump and she lives abroad so we're missing out on the whole thing. Bah.

Fairygodmother1 · 08/07/2012 08:36

Hi Rasperry - sorry I haven't been around in months. How are you?

CaveMum · 08/07/2012 11:11

Hi fairy how are you?

fl0b0t, sorry about the insensitive SIL, some people really don't know how good they've got it do they?

I've been lurking on the Grads thread and it looks like we'll have some lovely news from Flick soon, she went in for an induction on Thursday Grin

Ratata · 08/07/2012 17:23

Fingers crossed for you this month evilgiraffe I think when you've been TTC for so long that sex may feel like a chore sometimes. X

Cavemum I hope all goes well at the clinic and that you get a plan in place.

fl0b0t I can imagine that was really difficult when someone moans about their bump and you want one of your own! I would be the same.

alwyn bumps do look amazing, I think the whole process is amazing. It will be our days soon I hope.

Feeling a bit sorry for myself. I know I've not been TTC for as long as others here (7 months - wow that feels weird to say...) but I just thought it would be different. No heartbreaking miscarriages. Blah. Still not started bleeding but I don't feel at all pregnant anymore. I did at the time but it's worn off now so still convinced of chem pg. Too many photos of newborn babies on Facebook at the moment as well.

Ratata · 08/07/2012 17:27

raspberry sorry to hear that, it's no hard not to symptom spot isn't it x

Ratata · 10/07/2012 17:05

Sorry that was meant to be 'so hard' not 'no hard

Well I started bleeding today so I guess that's it over. Sucks but I'm glad it should hopefully be over before we go on holiday and can get back down to it.

I read the thread about self insemination (turkey baster method) and was pretty interested. The amount of people who have commented on that thread saying that it worked for them first time. Me and DH are weekend shaggers so I wondered if self insemination during week could up the chances a bit... Just don't know what DH would think! Interested because seems to have a good success rate on th thread!

CaveMum · 13/07/2012 08:18

Arghh, this thread keeps falling off my active threads!

We need to decide whether we are going to have a new thread soon. I don't think we'll be getting any newbies for the FTF as there seems to be a very active new "TTC first baby", which I am avoiding as it seems to be full of baby dust [boak] [bitter]

As expected, I have been referred on for ovulation induction, which involves daily injections of FSH and lots of internal scans Sad.
I'm on a waiting list to start, so god knows how long it will be before we get going with the treatment. I get 3 cycles before a review and if that fails it is IVF.

evilgiraffe · 16/07/2012 16:58

I think we could perhaps start a sort of FTF/BESH hybrid - most of the regular posters have been here for a year or more, and I for one am getting increasingly bitter! It'd be a shame if this thread died completely though, I'm scared of abandoning it and going over to the established BESH group.

I have my fingers crossed for you, Cave, hopefully all the jabs and scans will (a) work, and (b) not be too hideous.

AF arrived here today, which tips me from trying for two and a half years into MORE THAN two and a half years. It's just shitty, it really is.

Ratata · 16/07/2012 19:56

Ahh can I join you in bitterness? I know we have only been trying 7 months but the missed miscarriage and chemical pregnancy are getting me down. Stupid body needs to learn to stay pregnant.

cavemum the injections and scans don't sound fun but I hope it works for you, I really do.

evilgiraffe hugs. Big big hugs. Sometimes it really is just shit, I know I haven't been trying as long but it sucks and I can only imagine how you are feeling x

Karstan · 18/07/2012 18:51

Wasn't sure whether to post here or start a new thread but thought I'd end this one on a high

Got a BFP a little over a week ago Grin
So around 6 weeks now, fingers cross baby due round March.

Early days yet but never had so much as a sniff of a bfp up until this point so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Will probably name change as no need to be quite so incognito now and don't want the link made between new name and my TTC journey.

I'd love to be able to share the secret of my success with you lovely ladies but as I'm sure you're all aware there is no magic wand. Sad Although in my case some birthday sperm played a part!

Oh, and no 2ww symptoms, stopped the meticulous planning sometime ago so wasn't even keeping track so the lack of period arriving was something of a surprise.

evilgiraffe · 18/07/2012 19:33

Oh, that's fabulous, Karstan! Congratulations!

evilgiraffe · 18/07/2012 19:44

I thought this might be a good moment to start that new thread too :)

CaveMum · 18/07/2012 20:15

Great news Karstan Grin

And well one in the new thread evil, I shall head over there now.

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