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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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Trying to Conceive Thread . . . .3!!

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Mum2Ela · 23/01/2004 14:30

Right oh.

I thought the TTC Thread no. 2 was getting a bit depressing and we all need cheering up with extra sprinkles of babydust, so I thought I would start a new thread.

I also have a motive - having looked back at the last 4 ttc threads I have noticed (being the sad person I am) that the thread originators all became pg during the life of the thread.

So . .

Here's me:

24 years old, DD 16 months, ttc since September.

Anyone joining me on this nw, happy thread?

OP posts:
Quackers · 29/01/2004 17:20

Fertiltiy friend is great. Well worth trying VIP membership for first month!! I got pg using it first month and OPKs! The handbook is very useful!

hana · 29/01/2004 17:59

Bunny - had my second set of blood taken today, there was a bit of concern as to whether the blood would get to the lab at 'room temp' as it was being sent via courier......it's very cold here today......but they said it was all well packaged up. Will know in another week or so if it's still elevated and I have APS. I was tested for lupus and that was negative, and was told they usually go hand in hand? At this point it will be great to have an answer and take it from there.

Have just got AF....and of course first thought (somewhat absurdly) was 'maybe this is an implantation bleed' what do I do to myself?!??!
You really do have to laugh at that! Feeling better though. DH and I away on the w/e without dd

hana · 29/01/2004 18:04

fisil - 'just because we love each other'
you make me laugh! We've been bd'ing (but taking a break from the b in the bd) just because we love each other lately too. It's quite nice without the pressure of not moving for 20 minutes, or putting legs in the air or all those other things you think are necessary to fertilize that egg!!!
Happy Birthday to you

bunny2 · 29/01/2004 19:24

Happy birthday Fisil. Hope you get the pressie you wish for. Bxx

Sex without legs in the air and ovulation charts? I am embarassed to admit itbut we havent really had a fun shag for a couple of years, I dont want dh to use up his fab sperm at the wrong time. Maybe we should do it "because we love each other"... there's a thought See you later

bunny2 · 29/01/2004 19:25

Hana,
I hope you get the results you want. I am still not convinced even though everything came back neg. good luck.

Quackers · 30/01/2004 09:28

lol!!!!

bunny2 · 30/01/2004 20:47

Anyone else on clomid? I feel pre-menstrual and cant stop eating chocolate. I'm on day 10 of my cycle and wondering if it is the clomid at work.
Also, has anyone who is temping had a significant dip just before ov?

ermentrude · 30/01/2004 20:52

This might sound very strange, but I am a new to TTC so bear with me.
I have the thermometer and the instruction booklet and have afew questions.

  1. It says to start taking temperature from the first day of your period - is there any harm in starting before that? What is the reason for this?
  2. What do you count as 'my period has started'? Mine always takes a few days to 'get going' properly....

Sorry if these questions seem odd!

bunny2 · 30/01/2004 22:44

Hi Ermentrude
The idea is to start a chart on day 1 of your cycle so you can map an entire cycle out from beginning to end to get the whole picture. Starting at day 1 will give you a clear picture of the different phases of your cycle.

In answer to your second question, the first day of your period is the first day you have bright red blood flow, not spotting or brown blood. Mine always takes a few days to get going due to a luteal phase defect.

HTH

Quackers · 31/01/2004 16:30

Hi Nunny! Yes I generally get a dip before ov. Apparantly Fertility Friend put that as actually as my day of ov and then I got the rise the day after to confirm I had ovulated the day before. They say about a third of women get 'the dip' and it's grt when you do as you know to have a good session that night!!!!!!!

Quackers · 31/01/2004 16:30

OOOPS! Sorry Bunny, I of course meant BUNNY!!

Kay1 · 31/01/2004 19:22

i only started charting using the fertility friend site this month but i had the dip before ov. I can't believe its taken me this long to start charting as it gives a really amazing insight into what's actually going on. I've been ttc for over a year and for the last few months had been following the GP's advice of 'trying not to think about it'- yeah right!!

My first chart (and using OPK) has shown an ov dip, huge temp shift after ov and the site also shows the exact date when you ov'd. i had problems working out what was day 1 too as i seem to have spotting for 1-2 days before AF kicks in properly.........i usually spend these convincing myself that this is just implantation spotting and generally becoming very obsessive about the whole thing!

my chart shows that temps are doing what they're supposed to and we seem to have bd'd at all the right times, so now am hoping that the temp doesn't fall, AF doesn't come on monday as expected and yippeeee......

Heres hoping!

ermentrude · 31/01/2004 20:10

Reading all your stories about temping, I am getting quite excited!

Got to wait another 2 weeks or so before I can start though.

Thanks again for all your advice.

bunny2 · 31/01/2004 22:31

Quacks, when I saw Nunny, I thought "great, a new joinee to this thread". Isnt nunny a euphamism for a woman's bits? That would be appropriate.

KAy1, good lcuk for Monday. I have my fingers crossed for you.

Temping is exciting, I love my dip and keep looking at my chart (must get a life).

Kay1 · 01/02/2004 11:59

Well Af has come already! In fact shortly after my last post i got cramps - still convincing myself it was ok - and then woke up in middle of night with really bad pains and yep its now here! I think its my age (i'm now 38) but AF has been getting worse over last few months - very painful and heavy.

i ended up watching tv at 5am this morning upside down on sofa with hot water bottle - countdown proved helpful in keeping my brain occupied - i even got a 7 letter word and managed to do the numbers!!

I was feeling quite devastated actually as i had really hoped it would work out this month, but have now started new chart and hopefully even if it still doesn't work, they may begin to show some sort of pattern to help work out why.

Quackers · 01/02/2004 18:56

Kay, all the best for next cycle then if this one hasn't been successful. The temping is fab as you say and won't take you long given the insight you get!!!
Hry Bunny, that's your new nickname - Nunny!!!! I just called Boots 'Botts' on the other thread!!!

fisil · 01/02/2004 19:03

Kay I think af's are worse when ttc. I keep saying I wish someone would do some research on it, see if I'm right!

Very exciting all this temping - sounds very technical. I've just got to grips with the ovulation sticks this month. I'll give them 3 or so months before I move onto the temping, I think.

Good luck ladies.

fisil · 01/02/2004 19:04

And I looove Nunny!!!

bunny2 · 01/02/2004 22:57

Perhaps I should change my name then!

Kay1, sorry this wasnt your month. You just have to swallow the disappoitment and look forward. Its bloody hard thoug isnt it?

bluestar · 02/02/2004 09:32

Feel a bit down this morning. Have been doing my temps and had a dip just before ov, got high temps, then got a dip on day 7 past ov, then really high temps and still a high temp this morning, however, have also had some spotting this morning too. BD took place at the right time. Have been weeing a lot, sore boobs, don?t particularly feel that af is on the way but why the spotting? Af would be due tomorrow and it will probably come and that makes me feel down as temp chart has looked so good. Will I ever get pg again?

Azure · 02/02/2004 09:46

Kay1 and (hopefully not) Bluestar, it's so disappointing when AF comes, isn't it. My last AF was only 10 days ago and yesterday bleeding started again. What is going on with my body? It's useless trying to use Persona with my cycles all over the place.

Quackers · 02/02/2004 10:06

Bluestar, now I don't want to get anyone's hopes up but a dip around day 7 after your ov rise 'generally' signifies an implantation dip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I stress generally as for most this is exactly what it means but I know my friend had a dip and got AF a week later. A dip can also mean a restless night or too much alcohol. If you had neither then it's looking promising! Any chance of posting your temps and I can plot them here and see what I think????

Quackers · 02/02/2004 10:06

OOH spotting too!!

CountessDracula · 02/02/2004 15:10

Hi all, I'm back from holiday and back on the case! Glandular Fever seems to have gone, we have had a lovely week away with lots of BDing!

Am now wondering if I may be pg already, I originally booked the week away for last week and remember looking at the calender and thinking that was the ideal time to be BDing. Had to change the week and forgot, but looking at dates I should have had AF last weekend oooooerrrrr! Also got all hormonal and weird on the plane and cried because I was tired and the food took so long to arrive. However have not got sore boobs etc. Think it's pissy stick time!

bluestar · 02/02/2004 15:24

Quackers, temps have been plotted on FF and ovulation marked. Big dip just before ov, ov actually occurred 3 days after dip, but temps did rise. Also had other symptoms I get with ov, cramps etc and right side throbbing (mc happened on left side so please all pain this month has been from right side). Dropped on day 7, then rose to a third higher level of temps (triphasic is it??) and still high today. Can't really call it spotting, just a very small amount of brown staining, that is not always there. No other reason for dip on day 7, no alcohol, restless night etc. Too scared to believe might be pg, sure af will happen, but usually feel that it will come but this time I don't. Guess will see what happens overnight/tomorrow. Can't face wasting more money on a test. Thanks for support.

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