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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.

All aboard the May bus! We will be using the bank holidays to make our BFPs :)

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nightandthelight · 29/04/2015 21:04

April was a lucky month, let's make May even better :) BFPs ahoy!

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MiissMartiin · 02/05/2015 19:11

welcome everyone new Grin ..
i still having a shag-a-thon ... dtd now 7days running!! ive abandoned temping.. opks and anything else this month... i keep forgetting to temp! AngryConfused
views everyone's back holiday weekend?? i just done a full day workSad feel sorry for myself hehe

louwn · 02/05/2015 19:28

I have been tracking my periods (been off the pill for a few months now) but not much else...what are OPKS and EWCM ...maybe I should know this stuff Blush

nightandthelight · 02/05/2015 19:34

OPKs are ovulation prediction kits and EWCM is egg white cervical mucus, the most fertile type :)

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sarah1391 · 02/05/2015 19:37

Hi lazy amy and louwn think we're all in the same boat as i've recently came off the pill too (took last pill end of feb but waited for first real period before ttc). Hoping as i've had a period means i'm ovulating? Been on the pill for 9 years! Btw louwn hope u have a great time in barbados!!

MissMrsMummy · 02/05/2015 19:37

Hope you are feeling better boris

I'm 5 weeks wishiwas so still very early. Scan in 3 weeks.

woolly I'm fine thanks, hope you are doing ok too!

Woolly84 · 02/05/2015 19:43

night the book raves about EWCM - I'll be keeping a much closer eye on it this month! dizzym you're right it's hard to put down! I do wish I'd started temping earlier but never mind.

oddly those sound like promising signs! Wink

miis blimey well done on the shagathon!! Hope you get some rest tonight!

nightandthelight · 02/05/2015 19:45

I haven't had any yet woolly! Going to try EPO next cycle :)

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Woolly84 · 02/05/2015 19:52

Good idea night, I read somewhere else that drinking loads of water helps too so am making sure I am having enough, this week especially in the run up to ovulation x

Woolly84 · 02/05/2015 19:53

missmrs I am good too thanks lovely! Smile

DizzyMerry · 02/05/2015 21:10

I drink loads of water but I still don't get enough ewcm so will try epo next cycle.

I wish I'd started temping sooner too woolly but at least we've made a start now.

Yay for the temp rise oddly fx for you.

Louwn I've heard lots of good things about Barbados. Hope you have a fab holiday.

DizzyMerry · 02/05/2015 21:12

Missmrs wishing you well. All the best for your scan.

wishiwaspregnant · 02/05/2015 21:50

EWCM for me today too! Temp rising (only taken it twice tho as thermometer ordered late) dtd 4 days now (not counting today... Working on that- cringe tmi) lots of promising statuses on here! This is going to be a lucky bus!!!

wishiwaspregnant · 02/05/2015 21:54

Ps lazy my DH is finding it all a bit weird too! Had stage fright a few times at the beginning! It's a whole new world to these men who are not used to being pounced on day after day!!! Pa haaa ha!

oddlyinpatient · 03/05/2015 05:17

well I think I'm on the way out. Temp has dropped to my coverline - so now I'm just waiting for af to show :-(

Anyone testing today? Good luck!

Rememberallball · 03/05/2015 05:58

Good morning all, read the thread this morning and jumping on the bus if I may.

A bit of a long background for me along with our STATS.

Rememberallball age 43, DP age 46. Came to decision we would ttc in September last year so didn't have Depo when due. Regular practicing but no return of AF by Christmas so saw GP for advice and told thst, due to age, need to be trying for 6 months before any investigations (know known as Ix) would happen. Went away and waited. Nothing by mid January so took 7 days of norethisterone to see if it would kick start things.

Around that time DF sadly passed away suddenly. I finished the 7 days of tablets and, within 2 weeks, had a withdrawal bleed. 2 weeks later AF visited again which confused us but guessed it was connected to norethisterone. After that AF I started using OPKs to see if my body was returning to normal. No positives that month.

By this time it was March and we went back to GP who accepted our 6 months timings and sent me off for blood tests. (Results given to me about 10 days later but waited to this week for discussion with GP about results.) AF appeared a week after bloods and approx 29 days after previous AF. This was useful for plotting point in cycle at which bloods were taken.

April 2015 we used OPKs again and got +ve result at cd13; dtd few days round then and seemed to have some symptoms that could have been indicative of success but AF put in an appearance at cd25. Was shorter and lighter than usual but bfn all the way. Saw GP gor blood results and, all acceptable for being d21 except for progesterone which was showing as being much earlier in the cycle and probably indicated I didn't ovulate in that cycle. So was in line with my OPKs. I'm to have repeat d21 progesterone levels on May 14th so hope they'll be much improved.

Started OPKs on Friday (cd8) and got faint line immediately and, after reading about it on another thread, I started to poa-opk twice a day. Yesterday late pm got a much stronger line - almost as strong as the control line - so we're going to make the most of it and dtd whenever possible while the OPKs show we're in the window!!

Summary : me 43, DP 46; ttc #1; confirmed cycle 3 but ttc for 8/12; cd10; bfp/AF due around 21/05.

Hairstylisttoboris · 03/05/2015 07:27

Welcome remember sounds like you are making progress towards your bfp :)

Woolly84 · 03/05/2015 08:54

Oh dear oddly, you never know though until AF arrives!

remember sorry to hear about your DF. Flowers welcome to the bus and I hope it's not too long a wait for that BFP!Smile

How are you boris - guests still there?

CD7 here, "cleaned the pipes" last night and started OPKs today, let's see when that egg decides to drop...!

MiissMartiin · 03/05/2015 09:13

welcome remember Grin Grin

  • nothing happening me at the moment so nothing yo report! 3 days until the 2ww the most stressful time waiting to test...
woolly cleaned the pipes make me 'lol' Grin get on a shagathon with me. . its amazing. .ConfusedGrin
DizzyMerry · 03/05/2015 10:23

Welcome remember. Sorry to heat about your DF.

I'm in the most boring part of ttc, the tww. Yawn!!!

MaybeMrsMum2016 · 03/05/2015 10:29

Welcome remember. Good luck with your ttc journey, hope you won't be with us for long!

I didn't poas this morning. I need to decided whether to poas tomorrow morning (AF due date) or day after (i.e. AF late) or even the day after that (would definitely be suspicious if AF is a no-show by then!)

My FRER's came in the post yesterday, so I'll be keeping those safe for now. I know they're meant to be good but being a tight-arse I probably won't want to pee on something that cost so much! Blush

AmyFlame1986 · 03/05/2015 10:30

Morning Miiss shagathon has started here.... It's like when we first got together although I have a feeling in about 3 days I will prefer a bath and an early night!!!! I have no idea about my cycle but think AF is due about 22nd/ 23rd May! It's going to be a long month!

MiissMartiin · 03/05/2015 10:53

maybe welldone for holding off you have much more patience than me. .. Grin
amy oh my goodness dp has these 2 days off with me which is rare..so guess what... yep you guessed > dtd again this morning! arghhhh 8 days .. well FF predicts that between the 2nd and 5th is my most fertile ... go go gooo amy! Grin Grin Grin

Hairstylisttoboris · 03/05/2015 10:58

maybe blooming heck girl, that's excellent will power.

woolly visitors still here. One of them has just spent the last 35 mins in our only bathroom. I really need the loo. Driving me nuts. Love them to pieces obviously. but as the Scandinavians say, visitors are like fish, after 2 days they start to go off.

Woolly84 · 03/05/2015 10:59

Yes miis shagathon begins! i don't think we'll manage 8 consecutive days though haha Shock

dizzym keeping fx crossed for you lovely x

maybe well done on your patience! Fx for you

Woolly84 · 03/05/2015 11:02

Oh dear boris, it's so annoying when people aren't considerate with things like that!! Hmm they just here for the long weekend?

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