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Conception

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.

Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs! Jump aboard for the ladies hoping the Easter Bunny will bring a very special egg.

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Pipbin · 28/05/2012 20:03

Well the witch has caught up with me at last. So I have decided its time to start a new thread as I think our christmas reindeer need a rest.
So step aboard ladies and join me for a hunt for the golden egg.

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Pipbin · 05/07/2012 21:29

CBFM has arrived, and the extra sticks. I'm day 5 today so I can set it to day 5 tomorrow and be just about right.

Really struggled to tell DH about it. Not sure why.

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SilentMammoth · 05/07/2012 22:31

Is it something to do with the extra kind of "trying", if that made any kind of sense Confused

I know my DH wasn't best pleased when he found my stash of OPKs; I think it's the pressure.

Crazytictac · 05/07/2012 22:54

What did your DH say pipbin?

I've sort of agreed with my DH not to use mine this month as he thinks am putting too much pressure on myself. However, I know I will and I'm def not telling him that I'm about to embark on charting

SilentMammoth · 05/07/2012 23:14

Grin at Crazy

Damnblowblastandbloodyhell. Just poaopk and +!!! Guys, help! DH back tomorrow, do you think egg will hold off til thenConfused CD11 and don't normally ov til CD14 at the earliest. Am getting ov pain though. DTD last night. Is ov pain a sign I've ov'd or about to? Argh!!!

Squirrel77 · 06/07/2012 08:07

Don't worry Silent! Your egg should be fine! OPKs usually signal ovulation in 12-36 hours time. Just jump him as soon as he gets home!!!

Squirrel77 · 06/07/2012 08:57

Well I have now signed up with the Clearblue study - I love free stuff! Is anyone else signing up? I think they picked me as I have endo but maybe they want all sorts?

I asked the lady on the phone if there were still spots available and she said only a few so if you want a free shag dictator CBFM (or Pip just more free sticks??) you should get cracking....

blackcatsdancing · 06/07/2012 09:19

thanks for that squirrel. i've submitted my details but i think my age will rule me out . once i turned 44 the small online questionnaire 'it is suitable for me?' said i should speak to an adviser before buying the product, it didn't say that when i did the questionnaire at 43.
i've been so busy and had lots of stressful crap to deal with in my life so can't keep up with things. My only news is that i've had a really weird cycle this month- no doubt party due to stress. OPks showing weird stuff, temps not doing what they should so instead of analysing my chart anymore am just going to keep temping but wait and see what happens, i'm pretty certain am on 2WW. DP under same stress so not much sex, unlikely i'd get preggers this month. ah well, hopefully things will improve once next week is out of the way.

Flyingwithoutwings · 06/07/2012 09:54

Day 29 today (or day 1 if when AF arrives).
No symptoms of anything really (except evidence of chest infection Wink)

Desperately tired due to DS waking at 1, DH's snoring keeping me awake, DS waking at 2 (luckily I was still trying to get back to sleepHmm)
Up until 3 to make sure DS slept Sad
Up 3 hrs later Sad

Yawn... And now I need to remove the one inch layer of grim in my bathroom... But it's ok, I've got Flash wipes and Cillit Bang Wink

Pipbin · 06/07/2012 17:56

I think the problem with me telling DH is that we are just not a highly sexed couple. It wasn't ever a big part of out relationship.
TCCing has forced us to have it more than we really want to and has put a strain on us really.
He was happy with it though. I'll show him how it works so he can check if it's a peak day himself.

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Wiggy29 · 06/07/2012 21:02

Pip- hopefully he will just see it as a cool little gizmo. I think it's better as you don't have to dtd as much (or at least, we didn't). I didn't realise at forst that two bar meant we should dtd see only did it on peak days- and we got pregnant first month. It allowed us to dtd because we wanted too. For me, the idea of ttc just isn't that sexually appealing so removing this element made it more spontaneous and fun. The best of luck.

Silent- I think (though I'm not as savy as many on here) that you'll be home. It'll be a nice 'welcome home' for him!

In other news, DS's chicken pox on it's way out, I got half (don't ask) a promotion at work and I told work I'm expecting and they were great. Hope you're all ok.

Flyingwithoutwings · 06/07/2012 21:10

Well done wiggy Smile
But do explain the "half" Confused

AF isn't here yet but, after Bristol-gate, I'm not getting excited.

Dillydollydaydream · 07/07/2012 11:30

Thanks for the link, I have submitted the form. Fingers crossed i am accepted I was contemplating buying a cbfm anyway :)

Pipbin · 07/07/2012 11:46

Is it wrong of me to get excited that my new exciting CBFM asked me to POAS today?
I think that a lot of these conception aids are like hiccup cures. All they are for is to distract you from the problem while nature takes its course. However, it doesn't stop me doing it and hoping they work.

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Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 13:02

Day 30, no AF (due yesterday)... Hmmm....

Pipbin · 07/07/2012 13:55

Sounds exciting flying when are you testing?

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Squirrel77 · 07/07/2012 13:56

Oooooh - are you testing tomorrow?

I think I will test tomorrow even though I will be only 11 DPO. I have been freaking myself out by Googling low estrogen and miscarriage - apparently estrogen supplementation in early pregnancy is recommended for people with low estrogen. As I'm going overseas for two and a half weeks on Tuesday (when AF is due), I want to know what's happening so if necessary I can get to the hospital and get prescribed something. It's doing my head in!

Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 15:28

Not sure, just had some cramps in Sains so I'll leave it at least another day although I've just had a poo so it might have been that Blush
Might test tomorrow if I can find my one remaining test Smile

SilentMammoth · 07/07/2012 15:34

Flying I've got loads a spare, do you want it Smile.

Eciting stuff Pip!

Dilly, will you let me know if you get accepted? Everyone seemds to have heard really quickly and I didn't get a call on Fri Sad

Very confused today. On CD11 I got a pos OPK as you know. Neg CD 12, really quite faint second line. DTD anyway as DH home. Todat is CD13 and I've got EWCM and a bit twingey Confused. Oh yes, and my temp zoomed (but did sleep in quite significantly so am tempted to strike that one out)

Must admited I'm wondering if I was "surging" my LH rather than actually gearing up to ov. I tested at 1500 this pm, so will test again before bed to see if it's turned pos as this afternoon's OPK was a fair bit darker than yesterday's.

Right, am off to "put away laundry" in attempt to hide from outlaws.

Pipbin · 07/07/2012 15:50

I've had nearly positive opks early in my cycle, cd15 is early for me, then not actually got a strong positive until cd20 with it fading out in between.

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Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 17:57

Would love it silent but I'm going to leave it as my last 2 cycles were fucked up strange with the 5 week one followed by 3.5 weeks Confused
Should I wait until I'm a week late, just for fun? Wink

Pipbin · 07/07/2012 20:41

Do you know when you ov'd Flying?

I've had a real downer today. No real reason for it TBH. I think it's just that pregnant women are bloody everywhere.
There is someone who is pregnant in the book I'm reading, two friends on fscebook have posted and I'm chatting via text to another friend who is due in a week.
It's been so long now, I'm just fed up with it all, I'm not sure I can face another month of this. Even with my new CBFM toy.

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Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 20:43

Ov'd on day 14 / 15, used opk this month. Can't remember the day but I wrote it on here... Let me check..

Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 20:44

23rd June Wink

Flyingwithoutwings · 07/07/2012 20:48

Day 16...
Thank god for this thread!!! Blush

Guess AF could still arrive tomorrow or Monday.
I was 4 days late when I tested with DS so maybe I should wait until Wednesday to be sure.

Pipbin · 07/07/2012 21:20

I guess if you don't have an HPT in the house then you can't POAS.
How many DPO are you then?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who checks past posts to confirm cycle details.

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