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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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Hoping for a positive in October!

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BBWBabeLisa · 28/08/2006 16:24

Hi, I'm not sure if theres already a thread for those hoping for a +ive October. I'm on the +ive Sept one but my fertile window for this month has just passed without being able to try (got to get blood sugars stable before we can try) so next chance to try will be towards end of September (32ish cycle), which means I won't be in a position to test til October. If theres already an October thread please point me in that direction, if not, here we go!

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Babymad4num3 · 08/09/2006 11:08

Rubles Hi there someone to talk to fab, Cd1 together thats great, soz about your AF!!

mad4girls · 08/09/2006 11:24

hello everyone

hope everyone is ok cd7 today af looks like itscoming to an end but i glad im getting to a regular cycle

just bought cough mixture(robbitsun?) and ov tests which i will start using tomrrow as i think i ovulate earlier in the month as i think i missed it last month (either that or not ovulating)

and plot all of it in my fertility diary

hope your are ok babymad your in my thoughts today keep your chin up girl were all here for you

rubles · 08/09/2006 11:24

oh well in 10 days time we'll both be feeling all hopeful again that we'll do it for October. It's the hamster's wheel of TTC.

feedmenow · 08/09/2006 20:37

Well, having been hanging around on MN for the past few weeks I can now confirm that I have had my coil removed and am officially TTC. No longer am I just reading what everyone else is going through and occasionally butting in with a comment! Feels really weird though, the thought that I'll be having "unprotected liaisons"
I have obsolutley no idea when I ovulate so guess I'll just have to get in lots of practice!

Babymad4num3 · 08/09/2006 20:40

feedmenow hope this help's www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007015.htm copy and paste this should tell you what to look for!!

RachelRose · 08/09/2006 21:32

Hi all, Can I join you on here... CD1 today, same as rubles and babymad. I was really hoping this was the month because felt all the usual signs (4th pregnancy, but only one to term - DS1), but af arrived. Bugger - I think i was just imagining feeling sick because I wanted it so much! crazy eh.

Good Luck everyone - hope there's many success stories this month

Babymad4num3 · 09/09/2006 00:11

RachelRose no not crazy i did the same thing, and it's so upsetting you tell yourself "not getting my hope's up" but for some reason we still do and your very welcome in here. How long have you been TTC and how long are your cycle's if you dont mind me asking?

NattyandThomas · 09/09/2006 00:54

hello?

Babymad4num3 · 09/09/2006 10:30

Morning All!

Cd2 today nothing much to report, Doing lots of planning and getting advice, plus test results on Monday, feeling like Cr*p! How is everyone? Hope every one is fine and well!
Mad4girls how are you today!

RachelRose · 09/09/2006 16:00

Hi, dont mind you asking at all Babymad... Been trying for 3 months which I know is not long compared to some, but all other pregnancies happened really quick. This is the first time I'm monitoring my cycles and yet its the time thats taking the longest. I did wonder whether I was stressing myself by being so focused on it. My cycles are normally 27 or 28 days although they were really irregular until I gave birth to my son in 2004 - V strange. So, am counting the days before can try again this month but am going to use ovulation sticks for the first time to see if that makes a difference. I'd just been using the 14-day rule but have read on here that that is often mis-leading. Does anyone else use Ovu tests or persona? Do you think they are worth the money?

Hope everyone is well and enjoying a sunny weekend!

mad4girls · 09/09/2006 20:01

hi RachelRose and morning babymad and others

hope were all ok this morning been bored today hoping to get some BDing in tonight have bought strawberries and evrything to try to seduce my DP

wish me luck also started cough medicine and ov testing today (fingers crossed)no sign of ov yet though willl keep you posted

RachelRose · 09/09/2006 21:08

Hi, Can someone remind me what cough syrup does, and when it should be taken to do what it needs to do... Had a good fun day today - saw a couple of mates who have got a 4 week and a 5 week old. They were very very cute. Fingers crossed!!!

vix5 · 09/09/2006 21:14

Hello all am a newbie. Have been TTC for 3 months not long but the others happened so quick.I do have a tip,if your cycle is regular just count 14 days back from the first day of your period. The only thing to be relied on in your cycle is that exactly 14 after you ovulate you will get your period. Its the bit before you ovulate that can vary and make our cycles differ.I have long cycle 40 plus days and am waiting for wednesday before i can do a test!

RachelRose · 09/09/2006 21:52

Hi Vix5 - sounds like you are in the same boat as me - previously had quick pregnancies but not this time (although I know 3 months isn't long from what I've seen here). I've learnt so much from this site - thanks for your tip!

JennT · 09/09/2006 21:55

Hi Folks. This is really weird. For dd it sort of happened by accident, but not really.... We have decided to try for number 2 but we are 'stabbing' in the dark no pun intended.

I haven't had a period for 17 months. I am still breastfeeding so might not actually be ovulating! Anyway we are having fun trying. Don't suppose there is anybody else mad enough to be in the same situation as me?

Natty1806 · 10/09/2006 09:00

Morning All

CD1 for me today but unlike all of you am happy she has arrived as i means finally i can start taking my clomid tablets which will hopefully make me ovulate.

Feel crappy in my body but happy in my head if that makes sense. Anyway off to walk the dog and clean the inside of the car.

Would love it if i had a cycle buddy so if anyone else AF arrived today would be nice to team up. LOl

x

Uki · 10/09/2006 09:53

HELLO ALL
I'D LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR OCTOBER TOO, IF I MAY AS YES FINALLY af ARRIVED ON SAT. Not sure why i am talking in capitals probably coz a telephone is holding the key down.

I had been waiting 38 days since m/c for af

anyway shall have fun getting to know you all this month.

Babymad4num3 · 10/09/2006 10:29

Morning everyone and welcome any newbie's your very welcome in here!

CD3 of cycle 15 I hoped it would happen for me sooner than it has but oh well, Blood test results tomorrow see if I've been OVing and/or weather I have this dam PCOS, But other than that nothing to report, woke up this morning feeling unwell so all I need! Still doing temp going to start using ov-test on CD5 as last cycle I got a pos on CD7 don't know what's going on there!

Mad4girls how are you today, how is that temp "thing" going, or have you started the new one!? Hope you are okay didn't get to talk to you yesterday, Dh dragged me off to in-law's, joys!

RachelRose I don't know weather they are worth the money these persona kits/things as I've never had one myself, doctor did tell not to bother with them she said there was a waste of money, but people do like using them and also help's most people, so I don't really know there is a tread on them on here somewhere, maybe it's worth a read! I use just plain OV-test-stick I buy them off ebay a normally pay between £5 and £7 for 10, I also check CM, CP and temp, since doing all these things I felt more in control!

Uki so sorry about your M/C your very Welcome in here!

Morning Natty1806 so sorry your AF came, yes I felt the same this time body and head, I think for me it's feeling in control with it now! Where as before cycle came and went and just so sad, now I think I've got the information when I OVed last month I'll use it for this month, so each time I will feeling like, yes AF is here but I've got more information for the next, Iyswim!

Babymad4num3 · 10/09/2006 10:43

Mad4girls I'm buying some OV-test today let me know if you want any and how many! See ya l8er chick!

RachelRose · 10/09/2006 13:21

Afternoon ladies,

Can I ask for the details on how to monitor CM and what it all means. I know I saw something on one of the threads that gave a summary of it all, but I can't find it again. Any help would be great - Its amazing, I feel like a TTC novice at the age of 34!!!

edie123 · 10/09/2006 13:59

Rachel Rose

You could test CM as it's consistency changes when you ovulate, can't remember details without looking in my book called Getting Pregnant. But you could just buy an OV kit which tells you when you ovulate anyway. That's all the mucous test will tell you and to be honest if you do an OV kit then you can test your mucous at same time and then subsequent months you will have a better idea of how it should be as you will know from the time you did the OV kit too, does that make sense?

RachelRose · 10/09/2006 14:00

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense Edie - Thanks!

Babymad4num3 · 10/09/2006 16:50

RachelRose go to this website it will also tel you at you need to know about identifying fertile days!

Here you go

Babymad4num3 · 10/09/2006 16:52

try again

Here you go

RachelRose · 10/09/2006 20:32

You are a gem - Thanks babymad... Just what I needed to know.