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Conception

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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How long could you not poas?

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Refoca · 16/08/2013 18:21

Hi, Refoca here. Still fairly new, mostly a lurker, nearly ttc. I'm late 20s with one DS. waves hello

Anyway, enough intros...

With DS1, I delayed POAS...we were ttc, temping, knew AF was at least 2 weeks late and more likely 4 weeks late (irregular periods, and two temp peaks), but wanted to find out on our terms.

If/when I suspect we're pg this time round, can I hold out longer? I love a good secret, and I loved that my body had a secret I could guess at but didn't know for sure...

Am I just a bit nuts? Or would anyone else join me in not POAS until you're well beyond any logical doubt? Think of the money and stress you could save, no faint positives, no BFN followed by AF the next day, just an instant very BFP when you're already 4, 5, 6 (or more?!?) weeks pg.

Who's with me?

OP posts:

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 18:29

What a great and calm approach! Would love to do that but don't know if I could... I have at least a week until af is due but wanna leave it a bit longer than that before I test.

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 20:43

haha - I was testing up to twice a day for a week before my AF was even due

I'm clearly a crazy woman!!!

I bow down to you in admiration Refoca

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 20:46

Writer - how long did it take for your bfp to appear after conception?

internationallove985 · 16/08/2013 20:53

Hi Refoca. Good luck on your journey. I was due to come on my period on 1st August. I hadn't came on by 2cd so I tested but sadly it was a B.F.N. I came on on 3rd. so by that statement you can see I've got no patience.
I'm off to get a quick bath now as I'm going to work on hopefully creating my adorable bungle of joy tonight and tommorow morning. I'm in my fertile period! It's amazing to think I could have new life growing inside me this time tommorow. xx

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 20:54

I got it the day before my AF was due which was approximately 14 days after my predicted ovulation.

Nobody can predict exactly when conception took place until the dating scan.

I predicted I ovulated on the 8th July (based on my cycle length and CM) but I have had 2 scans so far and one suggested I conceived on the 6th July and the other suggested the 7th July So who knows??

I got my BFP on the 22nd July, so 14-15 days after conception.

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 20:59

Ah right, so strictly speaking I would need to test in about 10 days.

ichoochoochooseyou · 16/08/2013 21:00

Waving hello back!

I waited until I was 2 weeks late even though my cycle was really regular so I was quite certain I was pg.

My reasoning was that if it wasn't a sticky bean I would rather have seen it as a late period rather than getting a bfp then knowing I'd miscarried.
I eventually gave in and got a very strong line so there was no denying it!

Good luck!

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:00

Have you been tracking your ovulation then?

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:02

I've been trying. Started using opks on cd9 and got faint lines on cd10 and 11, and negative since then. So I don't actually know!!

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:07

With OPK sticks the test line which would indicate you are preparing to ovulate has to be the same colour, or a darker colour than the control line. And remember that you actually don't ovulate until 12-36 hours after the positive result. Don't know if that changes anything?

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:09

They were faint, so that means every opk I've done from cd9 until today (cd15) has been negative. Doesn't fill me with hope!

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:12

Well, I'm no expert, never having used them, but that was my general understanding - I could be wrong though! Maybe you see if there are any threads specifically about OPKs and see what other women have experienced with them?

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:13

FWIW - when I did ovulate I was on CD16.
CD9 (and in that area) would be very early for ovulation I would think.....

You tend not to ovulate until 2 weeks prior to your period being due.

BikeRunSki · 16/08/2013 21:14

I waited a full month since LMP both times, to.be certain. Uncertain results would have doe my head in. But I didi get pg straight away both times. Don' t know if I would have had the patience if it had ever taken longer.

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:14

I suppose if I am pg, I may have ov before cd9 or I could have missed my LH surge eg. By testing at the wrong time of day.

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:16

Writer - that would be early, yes, but I had just come off the pill so that could have had an effect. I guess I need to admit I've probably got a wee infection and not pg!!

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:17

CD9 would mean your period had not long finished though?

Or did you have a very short period?

Were your periods normally regular? Mine were always 30 days long, so I predicted I would predict on CD16 as that would be 14 days before the expected date of my next period.

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:18

I meant I predicted I would ovulate on the CD16

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:19

My period lasted three days. I don't remember how long or regular my periods were before I went on the pill but sometimes coming off the pill can cause the body to release an egg.

FraterculaArctica · 16/08/2013 21:21

I didn't test until 6+6. Admittedly I was overseas between 3+6 and 5+0, and put late period down to that. But like ichoo, I thought I'd save a lot of worry by not testing 'too early'. Meant I had time to get used to the idea there was something going on & BFP wasn't a big surprise! (Am 9+4 today).

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:21

Oh right - I took the pill about 14 years ago for a brief stint so my in-depth knowledge on it is very minimal

Have you been regularly been DTD??

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:24

Yes, every one or two days.

Writerwannabe83 · 16/08/2013 21:27

Well I really hope it happens soon for you - just prepare yourself that it can take some time to conceive after having been on the Pill. All you can do is keep trying with the OPK sticks and DTD when you can.

Have you been charting your temperature and CM too?

When I started TTC I went out and bought thermometers, OPK sticks, basal charts for plotting etc - I went a bit overboard actually.

Thankfully I didn't need it but I was preparing for the long haul!!

VJONES1985 · 16/08/2013 21:30

Mo, haven't been temping. Have looked at cm but only had clear stuff until about cd8 and nothing since.

DontCallMeDaughter · 16/08/2013 21:30

Oh man... I'm only 9dpo and I've been testing for 2 days already (bfn). I wish I had the strength to wait until AF was due never mind actually late... You're amazing!!

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