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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!

OP posts:
nuttymum1 · 20/09/2006 19:09

whats ewcm?

Babymad4num3 · 20/09/2006 19:32

desperate2bmum here you go: printed temp charts for you

How are you doing chick?

desperate2bmum · 20/09/2006 19:52

yeah im ok thanks hun just trying to keep busy and wish this month away to try again..been having bad problems sleeping though lately which is very draining.

Babymad4num3 · 20/09/2006 20:00

I was feeling down to, last month couldn't stop crying, couldn't eat or sleep but it passed and i will for you to you'll see, hope you feel better v.soon! Thinking of you! I'm in between OV and AF now, it's a waitting game, hate that part!

MrsMcJnr · 21/09/2006 10:06

Morning ladies, CD13 for me, temps are low, OPKs are negative and the BD marathon has begun (with a little help from Monsieur Le Pre Seed!! TMI, sorry ) EWCM seems to have disappeared again, very confusing!

It was a bit odd last night actually as DH came back from watching football late and I was in bed, waiting! I subtly tried to ask him to "dance" and he said he was tired to which I had a complete huff and told him he was letting me down and that we'd agreed etc etc. He said sorry and things became more positive but I felt really odd about the whole thing because he kept asking TTC questions which made it all seem a bit contrived! Now that the first official attempt at trying is over, hopefully things will go back to being less mechanical! Sorry to divulge so much but I thought you'd all understand and make me feel less odd about it all!

How are you all today? Babymad - I am glad you are feeling better and have had a good run at things this cycle, fingers crossed for you. When will you be testing?

Desperate - posted for you on Sept thread but just wanted to say hi again.

Nuttymum - hello, EWCM = Egg White Cervical Mucus (I like the abbreviation better don't you!)

Hey RachelRose - is Superdrug now sold out of OV tests? . I bought tons off the Access Diagnostics website but they are the dip in ones rather than the midflow ones so they are not exactly handy to take to work. I had not realised either that you should test for LH between 10am and 8pm and that first pee is not good for OV tests! How much of the day are we expected to spend in the loo! You have mail!

DD1ofcolandgerry · 21/09/2006 10:23

Mrsmcjnr,

LOL, my dh has done the same on a few occaisions, and it does soooooo make it mechanical. Im glad Im not the only one with a dh who talks about ttc while bding. Good luck with the preseed, Im now a firm believer that it works as last month when I got my bfp it was the 1st time I used it. I was on accessdiagnostics yesterday ordering some more!!! Hopefuly it will do some magic again

dd1

Natty1806 · 21/09/2006 10:33

At least you got some last night Mrs, my OH could not be bothered CD11 and tonight he is out getting drink so that is another day out my temp went up this morning by 0.2 C but no cm, have got pains (i think) so does this mean i will in a few days????? I will keep doing my OPK's in the hope that i will get a positive. Think my temp jumped because i kept waking up to go to the toilet.

Am going to use pre seed as soon as i get a OPK positive.

coggy · 21/09/2006 10:35

How annoying is it when they 'can't be bothered'.....

I say that I'm hardly high maintainence......only need it 2 days a months!!!!!
Not that hard surely!!!???!!!!

(Obviously it's better to BD more than that....but I was trying to make a point!!! )

Natty1806 · 21/09/2006 10:43

i just have a fear at the moment that i will miss it and then it will be so disappointing at least if you have done it at all the right times you have some hope.x

DD1ofcolandgerry · 21/09/2006 10:44

LOL Coggy. my dh calls me high maintainence, but for other reasons. Im going to start saying Im high maintainence from a bd perspective and look for his reaction. Should be funny

dd1

DD1ofcolandgerry · 21/09/2006 10:47

Natty,

once I had a +ve ovulation test, we had daily bding last month and it worked. Dont let him out the door!!!!!!!!!!
.....they love it really

dd1

nuttymum1 · 21/09/2006 11:01

morning all how are you all? i had ewcm yesterday so bd last night so fingers crossed! ladies i think we should all try to make bd fun not all about making babies althou thats what we all want! dp and me agreeed that i would stop my pill at the start of this month and we said no more about it (apart from when we had a huge bill through and dp said maybe we shouldbt ttc as we couldnt afford it but then the next day we had confermation that the re-morgage was going through so he soon changed his mind!) if your men are moaning that you only want them for making babies put on some sexy underwear nad they will be putty in your hands!!!!

coggy · 21/09/2006 11:04

Sadly...it doesn't work like that in my house!!
Not after 75 cycles and only one BFP!!!!!!!

It now comes down to THE days....anything else is a bonus!!

coggy · 21/09/2006 11:06

Natty....the 'missing it' thing has been an issue this month.
It seems like DH is most up for it just before AF is due....but he doesn't know anything about my cycles so it's not because he doesn't want another baby.

Always seems to be work/ course/ stress just on the important days!!!
WHY IS THAT?????!!!!!!

Maybe I'm more relaxed at the end of the month cos I know it doesn't matter if we BD or not.....but it's hard when you're SO aware of the right and wrong times isn't it? [frustated face needed now!!]

Babymad4num3 · 21/09/2006 11:30

Hi everyone, hope everyone is having a Fab day!
CD14 of cycle 15 today and I'm between OVed and AF, hate waiting but at least I have a Fab chance this cycle. My AF is due about 5/6 oct, temp was still up this morning, so I OVed on CD12, cant believe it went from 36.1 to 36.8 . That's me all going good, and I'm go to start swimming 2-3 days a week next week, cant wait!

MrsMcJur testing in about 10 days as some test will work, then test again 3 days later if neg! And how are you today, I had a confrontation with DH about OV, egg and stuff like that last night LOL, must be something in the air!

Desperate2bmum how are you today did you get some sleep last night? hope you did, and I hope your feeling loads better!

RachelRose are you doing a Ov test today? hope your BD is going well! I'm trying to do it every other day too, chance are very good if you do it that way, so some people have told me!

Rubles how are you? Are you still taking the DQ stuff? I found a Website about how to abort a baby with the aid of DQ, I felt sick when I read it didn't take a single one after that! I'm only taking it from AF to OV then taking Royal Jelly from OVed to AF

Coggy and Natty1806 how are you today!?

Babymad4num3 · 21/09/2006 11:33

Please plaese Anyone thinking about taking "Dong Quai" pleae please get as much information about it first! It's not to be used if your PG!

Babymad4num3 · 21/09/2006 11:48

NattyandThomas I hope your little man getting better and sorted very soon! And how are you? and how is the new job going??

Natty1806 · 21/09/2006 12:38

Hi babymad i am fine thanks you are sounding very positive today

Ciggy - just did my OPK and negative so does that mean even though my temp jumped up 0.2c that i have not missed the window of opportunity?

Think i will have to use my pre seed this month only cream CM at the mo, think i am having pains / twinges on my sides (trying not to think too much into it) could this be ovulation? If anyone else gets these how many days after do they normally ovulate?

Natty1806 · 21/09/2006 12:39

sorry coggy my typing always goes crap when i am on here.

RachelRose · 21/09/2006 14:54

Afternoon!! Good to hear from you all. Working from home today so having a nice relaxing day . Was out last night with the girls I met in my NCT class (from DS1) and one of them told us all she was pregnant again. Really pleased for her but does anyone else have that slightly tummy churning feeling when told that? Sounds so mean, but dont mean it badly. Just wish it was us too!!!!

MrsMcJ - Aha... So maybe I've been using the wrong pee-time for testing!! Maybe that explains another negative on CD14. I'll try a little later tomorrow - just after I watch the Superdrug truck go past re-supplying them with OV tests

I know what you mean Coggy about circumstances conspiring against us at OV time. DH always seems to be on a late shift with his work when its good OV time for me!!

Really keeping fingers crossed for you this month Babymad - all sounds so good!!

Take care all!

Babymad4num3 · 21/09/2006 15:48

ggrrrrrrrrrr Been using "ovulation calculator tool" on baby websites and all of them say I was most fertile days were 20-23 of September, when if fact as it's turned out I was most fertile at days 17-20 September! useless! Good job i dont go by them isn't it!

desperate2bmum · 21/09/2006 16:29

mrsmcjnr - oh dear i have been testing at the wrong time them mine are the dip in ones and i test at approx 5:30am as i have to be at work for 6amso maybe thats why i have missed the boat on ov

coggy · 21/09/2006 18:04

Natty......thought you were having a sly fag earliet with all that ciggy business!!!

I think you're mind will be put at rest when you go for your scan....it'll show you how big your follicles are and you can ask then roughly when they think you will ov.
That'll give you a good indication for future months too.

If your CM is still 'milky' you probably have a few days to go.
Most people have 2 - 3 days of EWCM prior to ov I believe.

Go for it now in the lead up to ov and then see what they say on Fri but I don't think you've missed it yet this month.
X

coggy · 21/09/2006 18:06

Babymad...I suspect they work on a bog-standard formula (which most people aren't!).

You need to put in your own data to fertility software to help it understand your cycles eg. CM, temps etc.

After 3 cycles mine works out the most fertile days based on my average length b't'n AF and ov as well as my CM notes.
HTH.

Natty1806 · 21/09/2006 18:10

Thanks coggy, not had bd since sat so i really hope i have not oved yet, won't get chance to do it again till tomorrow so really hope these pains are them growing nice and big. Like you say at least it will give me a good understanding in months to come.

x