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

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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.

Thank you everyone for the support. It's not that I don't have lots of support in the rw, just that people don't really know what to say (I can't say I blame them, I mean it is an awkward subject), so they end up telling you it'll all be grand when really, who knows?

I was feeling like a giant pile of poop the other day after hospital visit BUT yesterday on my cbfm I got three bars and the egg logo which means I'm probs ovulating today! I'm so pleased I invested in cbfm, I never had a positive on other opk and temping/ checking cm was just making me more paranoid/ stressed. I found it difficult to temp at the same time each day and I don't get ewcm until just before my af (strange, I know). There is no way we would have dtd yesterday normally as I had a slight hang over BUT because of that lovely little machine we dtd in the morning and at night, we even tried again this morning but after a lot of good fun, it wasn't going to happen for dp so we've vowed to try again tonight. I know it's expensive and it's not for everyone and (phew) it is good to temp etc to understand your cycle better etc BUT in terms of ease and convenience it was defo the right choice for me.

So, after today I'll be in the 2 (or sometimes 3)ww period but at least I'm going into it knowing that we dtd around the right time and that if we want to dtd it's because we're in the mood and not because we feel we have too.

So, the sun is shining, we're off to my mum's for a party tea for the jubilee (joins Silent Mammoth's mutterings) so life seems a little better and for all we know, there may be a few of us on here already with tiny beans in our tummy- here's hoping!

Squirrel- I don't normally, do you think it makes a difference? I'm not a heavy drinker so just drink for occasions but when I do I tend to have 6 double gins (ish). I could easily do it the next two weeks as have nothing planned that involves alcohol except wedding on Saturday. I will drink there but probs take it easy as I want to remember everything clearly as it's one of my best friend's and don't want hangover to spoil last day of half term.x

squirrel I actually try to be booze free between the end of AF and ov, rather than 2ww. For a couple of reasons, I read once that this period is the most significant in terms of cutting out alcohol (I'm not saying it's correct, just that I read it) and I find it easier than during 2ww. Before ov it feels like you are building up to something and it makes sense in terms of being well hydrated for good CM. The 2ww is enough of a hell without denying myself a glass of wine.

Went to Boots yesterday and bought conceive plus and pregnacare vitamins.
I fear that I am turning into one of those women who will pay anything for something that may help.

Pip, this cycle I have invested in FF VIP membership and multivits. Also stopped bf and aiming to consistently eat my 5 per day. Was it you Squirrel who takes a lot of supplements? Any other suggestions for moving it up a gear?

Oh, who would like to hear my bedroom drawer inventory?

x7 OPKs (internet cheapies)
x2 HPTs (again, ICs)
x1 Tesco own brand HPT
x2 CB digis (only to be used when all 9 of aforementionaed HPTs have been positive!
x2 BBThermom (one plus spare)

Silent- that sounds like you're prepared in case of a nuclear fall out!

I have a few Internet cheapie testers off sis in law in my cupboard at the moment and a jar jar that I use to wee in if do a preg test! I'm tempted to have a cb in like you so it's there if I get a positive but I'd probably use it with next af as curiosity would get the better of me! There's a 24 hour supermarket 5 mins away so that'll do if I should need it.

I don't really take any supplements but if people could advise which ones/ why I'd defo try some.

Jam jar, not jar jar.

Haha about the nuclear stockpiling!

I have about

• 30 internet cheapy OPKs
• 10 internet cheapy HPTs
• 1 random digi HPT someone gave me - expires this month so hope this is the month!
• various jars to wee in
• digital thermometer and about 10 spare batteries!
• a dodgy looking half tube of pre-seed

Wiggy I have just researched supplements for low estrogen, but have ben reading a book called the 'Wise Woman for the Childbearing Year' which recommends that all women who are TTC drink raspberry leaf tea and nettle tea, so I have added that to the arsenal. Evening Primrose Oil is said to be good for producing EWCM. I am also eating Nigerian Yams...

squirrel i read that babies do not share the mother's blood supply until they have a placenta so a few drinks shouldn't hurt?

Raspberry leaf, I remember I drank that loads at the end of pregnancy with ds but I can't even remember what for now! I remember that I used to take arnica too, I think that was for pain relief after but it seems like a life time ago now so my memory is a bit hazy. Did you just get these things from holland&barrett?

Squirrel- I'm glad it's not just me who has a jar! The things we do eh?

I have:

• 30 or so OPKs
• 1 x first response
• 1 x cb digi
• 3 x superdrug tests.
• 3 packets of pregacare vits
• b complex
• evening primrose oil
• conceive plus

wee jar lives on the window sill and the thermometer lives by the bed.

Now ladies, we know each other well, can I ask you all a personal question?
Am I alone in having saucy dreams at night that result in a, well, personal result shall we say?

Just me?

Pipbin- defo had them but not in a long time. Used to get them more when I was single& hadn't dtd in a while.

I'm wanting to head to bed to dtd now but not at all in the mood&bit worried as he could (tmi warning) get it up but couldn't produce the required goods. He didn't seem that bothered& said it was just cos we'd dtd twice day before. I'm sure it'll be fine but still a little night all.

any ideas?
have used internet cheap ovulation sticks and since friday poitive faint lines now gradually got darker and today dark? so when do i ovualate? if its today thats day 19 in cycle which means a very short luteal phase?! ARRRGGGGHHHHH! stressed.com#
enough of me hope you are all well and we getsome lovely juicy BFP's here soon. I am catching up daily silently xx

Hellokitty- there are others on here who know a lot more than me but from what I can gather, most try to dtd every other day from when they get a faint line& every day when they get a line as dark as/ darker than control line. Your cycle sounds like mine, I use a cbfm& got 3 bars (same as a dark positive on opk) on day 18-19& went down again today, so I think I ovulated day 19 as on instructions it says it gives 3 bars day before&day of ovulation. Was surprised it was this early as last cycle was 36 days so I assumed I ovulated later.

Ps- managed to dtd last night so really have done all we can this month. Now just time to cross fingers/toes etc & settle in for the seemingly never ending 2/3 ww. Who is next to test, if memory serves somebody was testing around the 5/6th.

Morning all,

Not feeling jubilant at all today... On Cd3 of cycle 9 now, gutted that AF arrived as I had convinced myself not for the first time that this was our month. Oh well. On the upside my cycle phases were 18days and 17 days where they had previously been 22 days and 10 days so I'm happy about that. Think I will invest in raspberry leaf tea though, I'm taking everything else going!

pip we had two pregnancy announcements as well and a 12 week scan on Facebook. I repeated the mantra 'you will 'like' the scan photo, you will 'like' the scan photo' ad infinitim. I don't know when I became this horrible jealous person!

Re the drinking, I gave up for 6 weeks and didn't get pregnant so I'm back on the bandwagon although I'm trying not to overindulge too much.

Hello as far as I understand you should ov around 24 to 36 hours after your positive opk.
I use opks and take my temperature which seems to show that I ov one to two days after my positive opk.
Have a look at my chart here

Oh and Hello don't forget that the time leading up to ovulation can vary, your LP rarely does. So even if you are due on on day 28 if you have ov'd late in your cycle you will get a late AF. She won't just turn up on day 28 uninvited.

Howdie ladies, you've been busy on this thread!

Just dipping in to say hi and will post again when I've caught up properly.

Think limeleaf is due today / tomorrow

And yep, I've turned into quite a jealous person too at the Facebook pregnancy announcements etc and I'm not normally like this. Glad it's not just me!

Unpacking and washing to do now, urghh.

Yes you are right crazy we are waiting for lime back from her long weekend. I would have been testing with her, but I'm out. meh. No surprise but it's a long road for some. Hoping for good news from lime. x

Are you going to hang round here though Purple?

Anyone else here listen to The Archers?
There is a woman on there who is TTCing and was mighty pissed off because she had had a positive OPK but her husband had to go to work that night,
She'd even gone to the effort of getting a bottle of wine and making his favourite dinner.

Hi everyone!

I'm not keen on the Archers (shudder) but the story sounds very funny! My aunt tells me I'm too young to listen to Radio 4 in any event (I'm 34, so that is a bit weird)

Sorry to hear you are out Purple and fingers crossed for LimeLeaf...

Anyone else ever caved and POAS at 8 DPO? I think I might...there is a free stash of HPTs at my work which I keep raiding, people must wonder where on earth they all go

I'm 6dpo and am not buying any tests until AF is late, well that's the plan! If I have no tests I can't cave in and test early :)

Stop stop stop. Dpo 8! you know who you are.

dilly yes that's my method. Doesn't mean I am not batshit crazy. But it's a method.