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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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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.

Conception

TTC #2 and turning into a nut job!

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gemmeg · 18/02/2013 07:13

Ladies, bring me back down to Earth before it's too late! I'm TTC #2 and its only the 2nd cycle and I'm already doing my own head in not to mention my OH.....we're not the kind of couple to have regular sex when not TTC (much to my disappointment ) so it's a real effort for DS to, erm, pull his finger out as it were and DTD every other day. With DS1 I had no idea about CM and OPKs and just used an ovulation calendar for timing but this time round I'm in danger of falling into the OPK trap! I'm aware of my constant whittling and DH even said that he hopes I get pregnant this month so he doesn't have to listen to me begging for him to do it just one more time! Anyone in the same boat?

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nomoreminibreaks · 27/02/2013 23:07

Welcome chocoloulou! Yes we're building up a lovely little nut job club over here! Obsess away in the knowledge we're all just as crazy

pegster · 28/02/2013 11:46

Not told DH - I haven't actually seen him (he works in Germany) or spoken to him since I tested, just a few emails so easy to keep quiet. Roll on tomorrow

winterpansy · 28/02/2013 14:56

How exciting peg! That will be a lovely moment tomorrow then.

So pleased for you!

pegster · 28/02/2013 21:02

DH is now in the know and slightly shocked but excited. Surreal experience sharing watching a pregnancy test develop over FaceTime!!

nomoreminibreaks · 28/02/2013 21:17

That's lovely pegster! Hope you did a good surprised face

gemmeg · 01/03/2013 13:03

So pleased for you pegster . I POAS this morning.....BFN . AF isn't officially late yet though as I'm actually due today (i think!), no sign yet but I'm not holding my breath.

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pegster · 01/03/2013 15:03

Oh Gemmeg that's disappointing but not over for this cycle yet. Do you have any preg symptoms?

Tinyflutterby · 01/03/2013 15:44

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone and congrats on your BFP Peg!

Nomore - I sometimes find my cycles are really long after ovulation as I get so worked up, stressed and/or convinced that I'm preg that I'm sure I actually make af delayed just by the power of thought! If you ovulated later then your cycle will be longer. Its the first part of the cycle that generally predicts how long it will be as the second part is usually pretty constant (unless you do what I just described I do!)

Have decided I will definetly use the OPK's this cycle as they're all over the place and DH is working lots and very stressed so dtd isn't going to happen other than at ovulation I'm afraid.

2beornot · 01/03/2013 16:25

Boo gemmeg! I've got my fingers crossed for you - you could still be our second BFP!

Dtd starts in earnest from tonight! DH knows its every other night (at least ) for the next week!

nomoreminibreaks · 01/03/2013 18:47

Thanks Tiny - if it is possible to affect things by being a nut job then I probably did. I took it to levels I didn't know existed! Am determined to chill out a bit this cycle (famous last words).

AF so far has been pretty standard apart from starting suddenly without the spotting for a few days before, so hopefully it's not an early MC.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you gemmeg!

gemmeg · 01/03/2013 19:53

Thanks all....no sign of AF today but then my cycles have only really been regular the past 3 months so maybe they haven't fully settled yet and I still have a day or 2 to go til the witch arrives or maybe I've got myself worked up like tinyflutterby said. Also, DS has started BFing a bit more the past week so don't know if that'll affect things. It makes things a bit more difficult to work out though for the next cycle if AF does show up later.....so it's the LP that stays the same each month? So if you're not sure when your nxt AF will begin it's impossible to count backwards to ovulation day, right? (Sorry to ask such dumb questions just want to be sure I've understood right!).

pegster I had really sore nipples at about 4dpo which isn't normal for me. It lasted a couple of days along with the O cramps so i just put the soreness down to O. Had a few strange stabbing pains sporadically in my boobs but they don't really feel heavy or sore. Today and yesterday I felt nauseous at around the same time each day but it went away after half an hour or so. Apart from that I've been tired but not so much so that I've nodded off on the sofa. I've still got CM but don't know if that's normal for me or not just before AF....all very vague.

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chocoloulou33 · 02/03/2013 00:03

Hello fellow nut jobs. Just had a catch up on all the posts. No more bfp's yet then tut tut lol. I tested thurs & got bfn, gonna test again in morning as af due 2day & I'm never late so wanna be sure as going out to a party 2moro night x

nomoreminibreaks · 02/03/2013 09:06

Ooh sounds like there might be one or two more BFPs on the way!

Keep us posted!

pegster · 03/03/2013 09:32

Anybody else POAS yet?

chocoloulou33 · 03/03/2013 09:56

Got my af this morning :'( onto month 7 then ...

nomoreminibreaks · 03/03/2013 11:39

Booo! Lucky number 7 choco

gemmeg · 03/03/2013 15:35

Still no sign of AF....POAS this morning but BFN. Will just have to wait and see....still have CM and also feel run-down- have cold sore on and up my nose , a swollen gland in my neck and a MASSIVE spot on my chin (I'm a spotty person anyway but this is a proper hormonal spot). DS has been BFing a lot more....perhaps this has delayed things.....

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2beornot · 03/03/2013 21:02

Chcolou - hope you enjoyed your party. I find alcohol a very poor consolation, but a hint of a silver lining anyway!

Gemmeg - fingers crossed for you still. Our last hope of a BFP this month.

chocoloulou33 · 03/03/2013 23:52

Thanks ladies. Feeling a lot more positive than I was this time last month so onwards & upwards! X

gemmeg · 04/03/2013 10:26

AF just arrived

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pegster · 04/03/2013 14:31

Sorry to hear that Gemmeg, BF must still be messing with your cycle. Fingers crossed march is still your month

2beornot · 04/03/2013 14:54

I'm sorry to hear that too, gemmeg. I hope you get a nice Easter BFP!

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gemmeg · 04/03/2013 17:05

Thanks guys...I must say I was getting my hopes up a little. DS has really been feeding a lot the past week so I guess it must be down to that. Still, I think DH has been a bit complacent about this TTC malarkey and thinks it'll be all as easy as last time round. Maybe he'll try harder this month . Here's to a spring conception for all of us!

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nomoreminibreaks · 04/03/2013 20:22

Sorry to hear that gemmeg. I know how you feel. I consoled myself with G&T and I'd recommend it

pettyprudence · 04/03/2013 20:48

can I come and join the nut job club please? only on cycle 1 of ttc dc2 but I already have opk sticks (cheap ebay ones) armed and ready! It took 6-ish cycles to conceive DS but it was the month I used opks EVERY day and dtd 5 days running ('twas exhausting!) that it finally happened. We normally only dtd once a week so do feel I need the help of those sticks as I am useless at tracking my cycle (although I have an app now but my cycle varies a bit each month)

I think I ovulated around 23rd feb, which happened to be my birthday and was in Paris (possibly just outed myself there!) so it would be a nice birthday present but not entirely convinced it happened. I made sure I drank loads of wine and ate lots of pate just in case it was my last chance

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