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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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BFP in 2013

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RedRobin1 · 26/01/2013 10:02

Hello - starting a new one as the old one filled up.....

Didn't want to start another...but I really hope this is the last thread for all of us.

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Alexandra6 · 05/03/2013 21:29

winkle great news it's clear, apparently it can be like a spring clean so you may be super fertile!

red that sounds really promising! Come on strong swimmers, you can do it!

I had some amazing news today (was for me anyway), I got my first smiley face on an OPK!!! Was so excited I nearly fell off the loo seat! After my clomid scan yesterday when he said I have a mature follie, it's looking good right? I dtd last night and tonight again. However, I don't have much cm and haven't noticed any EWCM...is it possible to ovulate without noticing that?!?

Kittenkatzen · 05/03/2013 21:31

Great news red, fx for you

res I'm good thanks, knackered and hungry about sums it up so far Smile. So sorry to hear you're considering ivf...but very glad you're feeling positive about it.

weechops · 05/03/2013 21:38

Red and winkle its all looking hopeful for you. Spring clean :) think I could do with a total body mot this month.

Kitten yeah sil is a bit of a bitch :)

Alex I've had a couple of months when I definitely ov and didn't notice any ewcm

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RedRobin1 · 05/03/2013 21:41

Yay for the smiley on the opk alex
I have heard clomid dries up CM so maybe why no ewcm. But yes you can still most def OV without ewcm.

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Alexandra6 · 05/03/2013 21:48

res our next door neighbours had IVF, now they have a lovely little baby, first time round Smile

Thanks wee and red maybe I should try preseed next month? Seriously though, I really hope it was ovulation, after 13 months with no sign of ov, that smiley face was brilliant to see!

kittykatsforever · 05/03/2013 22:28

Glad to see the apps went well red and winkle, when you have the hycosy thing do you get to watch it on a screen yourself??
Red what's the difference between iui and ivf? Are they very different?
Alex great news on the Grin I love those things

twinklestar2 · 05/03/2013 23:59

Hi kitten good to hear from you!

red - great news that you got answers to your questions. The consultant said the same thing to me ? that we would go straight to IVF. Your husbands results are brilliant now (I scrolled back to read them) FX FX FX for you.

Kitty ? IUI is when wash the sperm and squirt the good ones up you; IVF is one sperm and one egg in a dish. That?s what I think it is anyway? Yes you get to see your insides on the screen and they tell you straight away if they can obviously see anything wrong.

I remember my first smiley face alex I was so happy to see it!

I feel ok to DTD but OH is worried so I?m going to ring the clinic tomorrow and double check. This is the perfect time for us tho. I?m CD13 and I usually OV on CD16 so I need to be dtd NOW!

KerryJewels · 06/03/2013 03:02

Congrats on the :) Alex...hope miracle happens for you this month!!!

KerryJewels · 06/03/2013 03:03

*a miracle

kittykatsforever · 06/03/2013 12:17

Thanks winkle I thought it may be that, I know of one couple who have had iui then, not direct friends but its been very sucsessful for them, 3 children all conceived that way, I know 2 who have had ivf ( well one was icsi) they have just about every problem going, low sperm endemitriosis , pre cancerous cells and pcos and there's was the one that worked, my other poor friend is still battling conception but is going to a special place in London this month for another round
I'd say if you feel ok I'm sure the docs will say its fine ( I'd tell dh that anyway Wink) after all officially I should have waited a month after mc to try again but I didn't want to waste the apparent increase in fertility chance and well I wouldn't be pregnant now if I had!

Thingymajigs · 06/03/2013 12:21

Great news about the Smile alex. It is exciting to see that for the first time.
Glad the appointment went well red. Everyone seems to come back in a much more positive mood after seeing a fertility specialist for the first time. Fingers crossed that it happens within those 6 months.

resipsa · 06/03/2013 13:32

Wow, this place has suddenly got v chatty!

Red we've being trying for DC2 since DD was about 8 months old and she's just turned two so quite a while, albeit with one failed pregnancy early last year meaning we've been at it with NOTHING GOING ON AT ALL since May 12. It's not that long in the scheme of things particularly as DD took nearly 12 months but age (and the age gap) is not on my side hence IVF decision...

Alex that's fab. I too love the smiley faces! Still makes me laugh when DH asks if I "got a smiley".

Winkle hope you've good the green light!

twinklestar2 · 06/03/2013 13:37

I've got the green light! You know what I'll be doing over the next few nights then!! The monitor is still on high so OV should be in the next few days.

weechops · 06/03/2013 14:21

Yay winkle get bonking Mrs! :)

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RedRobin1 · 06/03/2013 17:04

fx res you get that bfp before the IVF process starts. For what its worth, I always wanted children with a 3-4 year age gap. But seeing as how its taken us this long to conceive even the first, we have decided not to wait for ttc no. 2 and just see if it happens.

I am not rushing into IUI or IVF. even 6 months seems to soon. Knowing that we have been ttc the last 10 months, another 6 months will come and go so soon, I am not sure yet if I am ready to go for IUI. So we have just decided to assess the situation when it comes to that milestone.

Winkle get shagging... :)

I am in a boring old hotel room, i hate working away. just miss DH and miss home. Thankfully AF is here to keep me company :(

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Thingymajigs · 06/03/2013 18:27

Aww red that does sound miserable. I always try to cheer myself up by imagining its my last period for 9 months. I will be equally as fed up tomorrow; I have my Uncle's funeral to attend and AF is due.
Good luck this cycle winkle. Well, that goes to all of you really! Smile

kittykatsforever · 06/03/2013 18:59

Red that sounds sensible with assessing as you go along, in reality while ill never underestimate how long each month feels 10 months isn't that long especially as there has been your cp aswell and healthy couples can take up to 2 years, it took me over 18 months for dd with no problems with us ( I now know) then having the same idea as you as not waiting I got pregnant without trying before my periods even returned, luckily as I was bf dd was 8 months but don't underestimate what weird curve balls life throws at you, fx you won't get to 6 months anyway!

kittykatsforever · 06/03/2013 19:00

Jump your hubbie winkle Grin

Mytwobeautifulgirls · 06/03/2013 19:02

oooooooohhhh can I join please????
fxd for is all 2013 start of a great year Wink

twinklestar2 · 06/03/2013 23:33

Welcome mytwo!

Red - I wanted a 3-4 year gap too but will now have to take what I can as I'll be 35 next year and hopefully have a baby then. If I wait 3-4 years I'll be 39 and if I'm having problems conceiving now (we started ttc when I was 32 :() god knows how long it will take at 39!

Alexandra6 · 07/03/2013 07:29

I'm planning to never use contraception again and the sooner the better for my next one if I'm lucky enough to have more than one! (let's see if I say that straight after childbirth!) Wink

Thingymajigs · 07/03/2013 07:55

Welcome mytwo. Smile
My children are going to have a huge age gap. I don't think there is an ideal gap though as its all down to personality.
AF is due today. Can't sense any signs of it yet (no cramps) but I'm preparing myself.

Alexandra6 · 07/03/2013 09:10

I was never fussed about having a tight age gap, didn't ever think about that, but I've heard that for some people (not all) pcos and ovulation can be kickstarted by having one so that's the main reason I won't be leaving a gap. Listen to me being all positive today and talking about more than one Smile

thingy fingers crossed she doesn't turn up. And hello mytwo

WhenSheWasBadSheWasHopeful · 07/03/2013 09:49

mytwo hello and welcome.

winkle how is dtd going?

thingy hoping af stays away and the funeral is ok.

twinklestar2 · 07/03/2013 10:57

Fx she stays away thingy!

I'll be the same as you Alex I think. Won't ever use contraception again and start trying soon afterwards. A friend of mine has two lovely children - her first was 6 months when she fell again! She had problems getting pregnant so I think she had the same idea in mind!

Hi when! Dtd last night for first time this cycle. I'm on cd15 and generally OV cd16 so timing wise it's perfect. But I ran out of bloody sticks for the monitor today grrrrr.

Sometimes I don't feel desperate for a child anymore I just want to get off this bloody rollercoaster!! If time was on my side I would have stopped trying for a while.