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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.

Whether icing, twotting, or in need of a dip in the pity paddling pool, come stroke the friendly orange cave unicorn with us. (Chocolate pretzels are on the house). It's JUST SHAGGING THREAD 17!

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EssieSaysRelax · 26/07/2013 22:14

Ladies, Fred title says it all; we are the ones who shag as much as our men can cope with in order to get upduffed without the stress of scientific whatnots!

Fred rules (copied from previous Fred)

  1. Thou shalt shag as much as humanly possible in order to get upduffed.
  2. Thou shalt not partake of OPKs, temping, or charting.
  3. Thou shalt keep symptom spotting to a minimum.
  4. Thou shalt share and with your fredmates where needed.

JSing lingo;

ERTD = Evil Red Tide of Dooooooommmmmmm. Or AF to most others.

Pant snot = Egg white cervical mucus.

Doing a kitten = Getting upduffed soon after joining (warning: may induce Envy in other posters).

Viroid = This is you, dear poster. This is from the first JS thread when someone tried to type 'ladies' and it autocorrected to 'Viroids' - so there you go!

POAS = Pee On A Stick (of the pregnancy detecting kind, not from a tree). Also known as PIAR (Pee In A Ramekin - cos we're posh birds innit). Or PIATLH (Tea light holder) PIAWG (Wine glass) or anything else you care to pee in!

Shagging like something = JSing like a teenage nymphomaniac.

Giving a hooya = Giving a much needed slap to a fellow poster in danger of slipping into ttc obsession.

Contraband = Of COURSE none of us EVER partake of any silly OPKs or temp charting. They are Contraband.

The link to Part 16 is here

The link to the latest grads thread is here

Happy shagging shaggers!

OP posts:
Curly86 · 12/08/2013 13:28

Could be implantation pizza woop woop!

EssieSaysRelax · 12/08/2013 15:41

viroids... dumb question alert....

I've been logging in my app when I get ewcm for the last few cycles, and looking at the stats today, generally for me it last 2 days, but actually its then another 18 days on average til ERTD. So, does this mean I have an 18 day literal phase, or, does it mean that actually by the time I ov, my EWCM has gone? Whats the point of ewcm if its gone by the time the egg drops?

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ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 15:44

thanks for fx and support, time to untangle yourselves - it's a no on the house.

Someone bid more than 20k above asking price. Can't compete with that. grrrrr never mind

how's everyone today? Smile

EssieSaysRelax · 12/08/2013 15:55

oh no! :( sorry to hear that Zing, same thing happened to us last year, and we were gutted, but then it all fell through and we got a second chance... we live there now! Hope it either falls through or you find something better. x

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ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 16:10

thanks Essie!

interesting question re your ov.
the ewcm is present when you are at your most fertile.
you are still fertile a bit before and definitely after, but ewcm is the optimum as it is designed to help carry the sperm

it is before or same time as egg is actually realeased or reached fallopian tube.

so as soon as ewcm appears you have to shag, even if egg is not yet been released as the sperm that reached the fallopian tubes will be nourished there and will survive up to 3-4 days, waiting for egg to arrive!

does that answer your question? Smile

ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 16:14

btw it takes about 24 hrs for the strongest sperms t reach the fallopian tube!

think of ewcm as the gates being opened early at a concert so the fans (sperm) can pour in the arena and get near the stage waiting for the band (egg) to arrive.

roodles84 · 12/08/2013 16:23

Aww bad luck Zing - hopefully something even better will come up.

lil1ady - I ov'd on 27th July, based on when I got my usual twinge (it was a left hand egg this month). Still no AF. Trying not to get too excited yet, but it is looking good (2 days late now)...

EssieSaysRelax · 12/08/2013 16:24

haha! love the gig analogy! hope security will keep the gates open at this particular concert for a while though since dh is away, though a change of plan means back tomorrow night though instead of Weds! hurrah!

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roodles84 · 12/08/2013 16:26

Love the analogy Zing. Are VIP passes available?

Curly86 · 12/08/2013 17:24

Aw lil sounds like a BFP is on its way, I'm 7dpo way to early but I POAS anyway...so tempting all the sticks just looking at me in the bathroom willing me to wee on them, BFN as I suspected! I think I want it too much this month knowing my luck it will be bloody November that sticks the month I don't want it to happen!

ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 17:27

roodles

there are VIS passes for sure

Very
Important
Sperm

Grin
EssieSaysRelax · 12/08/2013 21:27

Hehe! VIS Grin

Ok, another dumb question.... So I might have used contraband today. Had a fairly dark line, but I usually get the darkest line about 48 hours after ewcm...so will try again tomorrow. Shouldn't I get the dark line before ewcm? Thought dark line = LH surge, which happened before ov?

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Curly86 · 12/08/2013 21:41

Essie its so complicated isn't it! I also have no idea I randomly wee on things and then my body contradicts science!

I think dtd every other day for 5 days before and 5 days after should pretty much cover any eventuality! :-)

ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 21:43

I don't know what contraband isShock (mascot failure)

Alohomora · 12/08/2013 21:53

Zing Contraband are naughty naughty things like thermometers, charts and ovulation tests - we should just hold our banner high and shag merrily away, but sometimes a girl just has to pee on an opk stick and hide the evidence.....

Essie that's why I ended up buying a digital clearblue thing - those opk sticks were driving me nuts. But I thought the darkest line meant you were ovulating right there and then!

ERTD has arrived, it's slow but at least it's HERE. Cramps, filthy filthy mood, headaches. Can't wait for this week to be over, getting the cape out for the weekend, and then we'll see. I'm running with SMEP this month, will have to make sure we get plenty of rest and less distractions so dtd actually works out!

fifi669 · 12/08/2013 22:08

With my OPKs it's will ovulate in the next 24-36 hours....

lil1ady · 12/08/2013 23:55

hi everyone. Essie everyone is different. u just have to work out what is normal for u. I get ewcm from about 2days after AF exits right up until the day I ov. so pretty much cd8-cd17. if you really want to know how close to ewcm you are ov u will have to temp, naughty I know but Its nice knowing uv definitely ov, then u know exactly when AF is due. not that I would ever do that of course

Redshoes56 · 13/08/2013 02:50

Hi all! Congrats on all the newly minted BFPs! Exciting. (And condolences for all those suffering through ERTD.) I'll take some VIS passes, please! I am back in the swing of things after a fun-filled mother-daughter weekend in both NYC and Philadelphia including both Broadway and a Black Sabbath concert. What a blast. It was nice to not think about anything except eating, drinking and shopping for a few days.

pizzaqueen · 13/08/2013 10:43

wow redshoes that sounds amazing! I am jealous!

I'm still Twotting here and going slightly crazy with the symtom spotting trying to wait til friday to poas.

pizzaqueen · 13/08/2013 11:00

posted too soon, I think the witch has caught up with me Sad more spotting but I think too much for implantation. only 11dpo so that's a really short literal phase...

I'm gutted had convinced myself I was preggers another month with the cape on I guess.

EssieSaysRelax · 13/08/2013 11:11

Sorry to hear that pizza. Brew and Flowers for you. x

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UnitedZingDom · 13/08/2013 12:27

sorry to hear that pizza Thanks

btw it's me Zing, but NC failure prevents me to get back my name, so had to get a temporary one. like?

Minion · 13/08/2013 12:30

pizza, bugger, sorry to hear that. Now get thee to the fridge and crack open the Pinot!

Well girls, I'm in Orlando, currently lazing in my bed, the FW has started and I'm home tomorrow morning, and I'm looking forward to seeing my hub. We had a lovely weekend last wek and hopefully this week too, anything to take my mind of this bleedin house, surveys are starting next week,
Eeeekkkk

roodles84 · 13/08/2013 18:26

Sorry to hear that pizza. Have a Wine to help cheer yourself up.

I have a question for all you frequent poas-ers: do you find it easier to pee on the stick or to catch it and dip? I'm poas for the first time tomorrow and I don't want to end up covered in wee!

fifi669 · 13/08/2013 18:37

roodles I always catch and dip. Could also be because I'm too tight and buy tiny cheap OPKs pregnancy tests