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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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TTC and still breastfeeding? Thread # 5 - Positive Vibes!

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peardrop2 · 18/07/2015 23:42

Peardrop - age 33, TTC cycle #9, DS is 26 months (stopped bf soon to be 4 months ago). Af returned when DS 14months, currently on CD14 and have had 4 flashing smileys. Praying for a static smiley tomorrow! Dangling legs in air!

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DougalTheCheshireCat · 01/10/2015 22:12

wow baby shower for a second! that is good going. I didn't have one for my first, they're not really my thing. Though maybe we should have one when we are pregnant this time, Pear, just to celebrate it.

Also needing someone to look after DS gives you your perfect excuse, if you feel at the time you can't face it.

'Oh no the sitter has let me down! so sorry not to make it. Hope you have a fab time. Lots of love Pear' etc

Good luck with DTD Pear, those symptoms sound promising. My LH came up yesteday, so DH and i DTD last night. Think we will go every other day for the next few days, too. We've been trying the warm up, then every day for three days around ovulation thing, but that has meant sometimes DTD four days in a row, which is hard work.

I feel like I'm having this cycle off, as I'm skipping the gynae, so feeling relaxed about it all for now - let's hope it lasts!

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 00:11

So, I did an OV test this afternoon and the second line was fainter which has me worried. Have I missed my surge?! I can't have though as I spotted ewcm this morning and it's still not a lot and it's not time yet! I really hope not as apart from tonight we dtd 5 days a go. Whoops! I'm just hoping the sample wasn't strong enough to test and I'll test again in the morning Hmm

On another note...received a text from friend who has booked wedding venue. If I am pregnant this month then she is getting married 3 weeks before I would be due. Thinking back to how I felt last time I was big but still able and not actually that big. I think I would prefer to be pregnant then breastfeeding a newborn! Fx I'm pregnant this month and don't have baby early ha!!!

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 00:12

Dougal - good luck to you too lovely!! Just keeping everything crossed that we can both shout for joy soon!!

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 00:15

That's - someone else on this thread got lucky at their parents house. FX their luck passes on to you!! Smile Sorry to hear you're in teething hell. It's just the worst. I still always wonder whether Amber necklaces would have worked for my DS!! I don't miss those days!!

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 09:01

Phew...did another opk ic test this morning and got my second faint line back!

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Leamice · 02/10/2015 11:21

I hate my body! AF is on its way, spotting pink tinted cm :( Why did I get blazing positive opk and loads of ewcm on mon? just a cruel joke I think :(

enjoy your month off Dougal

And good luck Pear sounds like you're gearing up to ov like you thought

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 13:42

Lea I'm sorry Sad It does feel very much like a cruel joke. So that's a very short LP then? Have you considered taking Agnus Cactus?

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Leamice · 02/10/2015 16:41

already taking it pear

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peardrop2 · 02/10/2015 16:44

Oh Sad You must be pleased that you have a gyni appointment around the corner!

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Leamice · 02/10/2015 17:48

yes, can't wait for my appointment, hoping they can help get me fertile again. Only 3 weeks left to wait now. Im going to be having some wine and chocolate fingers to cheer myself up tonight :)

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peardrop2 · 03/10/2015 00:38

Lea - I think it will help loads that you've been tracking and can tell them about your short LP. Others seem to get quick help from professionals on the matter so it sounds hopeful to me! I hope you enjoyed your fingers and wine. I kind of have to admit to eating a whole box to myself this week. Oops Blush

So, I've got 1 ic opk left, 2 pink Clearblue sticks and 1 purple Cb stick. I don't know what to use in the morning! Today (sat) is CD20 and my apps are saying I could ovulate in the next 3 days. I dtd again tonight so it looks like we will have 3 days, 1 day break, Monday dtd and possibly Tuesday if we can manage it. Anyway, I only care about my sticks because of the doctors appointment. I should have maybe taken my temps this month! Frustrating Confused

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peardrop2 · 03/10/2015 00:52

Ahh I've got an idea. Maybe I should assume that I ovulate on Tuesday and make the test for the following Tuesday! Or Monday. TMI alert...I've got a lot of ewcm so I am definitely close to detecting something trying to happen!

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peardrop2 · 03/10/2015 09:40

Did the pink smiley test this morning...no smiley face Sad

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ThatsNotEvenAWord · 03/10/2015 11:50

Sorry I'm not that familiar with opk's, but sorry you didn't get the right result :( how many days before ov would you expect to see the smiley?

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peardrop2 · 03/10/2015 12:46

That's - with the pink sticks you get a smiley on your two most fertile days. With the purple sticks you get flashing smileys days (average is 4) before your two day static smiley. I'll use my last pink stick on Monday

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peardrop2 · 04/10/2015 22:54

CD 21 and less sign of ovulation but I did peak on CD25 last month so who knows Sad Fed up of waiting now. Cd 25 is Thursday...aggggeeesss away!!

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Leamice · 05/10/2015 10:30

Waiting is the worst pear! Are you dtd eod? Good luck, hope it's your bfp month, I'm sure we are due some more on this lucky thread!

I'm still spotting on and off, tmi- beige/ very light brown colour, not a lot just sometimes when I wipe.... Google tells me could be low progesterone causing spotting, or could be that I haven't ovulated and it's just a bit of breakthrough instead of AF? Who knows really, at this point all my hopes are in the gyno appointment only 2 weeks (ish) to go

espresso14 · 05/10/2015 13:34

So, cycle 2 and clearly not back to "normal". DD now 20 months.

Morning feed cut with no protest at all 3 weeks ago, and I have now night weaned as of 3 nights ago (it was clearly the right time, completed with only a little protest on 1st night, hardly any protest on 2nd night, and no protest at all on night 3). No requests at all upon waking up, so it was the right time to make the change - which makes me feel better. Just the bedtime one left, I don't think I'm going to be able to ditch that any time soon.

21 days into my cycle, and only a small amount of EWCM yesterday. But, the infertile pattern of cm I had before AF returned isn't back.

On the plus side, got offered a new job. Although ideally I wouldn't take it, as I'd like a bfp soon, this could take some time - so I'm viewing it as something to throw myself into, in case it takes ages (although I'll feel guilty for job if I get a bfp in the next couple of months!).

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peardrop2 · 05/10/2015 13:58

Lea - thanks Smile We dtd 3 days in a row and then had yesterday off. Back again dtd tonight and then EOD for the rest of the week. Can you hear my enthusiasm? It's hard to keep up momentum when deep down you know it is just a small chance I may fall pregnant etc. the odds are so annoyingly small! I've only got the two OPk sticks left so I really am in limbo land today. I don't think anything is happening though because they amount of ewcm spotted this morning is very small, it's still there though. I will use one ic opk tomorrow and one Clearblue pink opk on Thursday.

Lea - how frustrating! I absolutely hate the unknown cycles...so random and unexplained! I've got my fx that you see a very understanding gyni at the clinic! One that moves things along quickly would be good too! I have read about sporting being related to low progesterone. I'm not convinced your description fits spotting though?!

Espresso - Congratulations on the new job! Don't feel guilty. Your company will expect you to fall pregnant soon enough even if they don't like it or want to admit it's happening soon Wink If it wasn't you it would be someone else, just remember that and it will work out. I think focusing on work is a positive thing to do. Anything that takes your mind off TTC is positive!!! Grin

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Leamice · 05/10/2015 20:59

Well done on the new job esspresso, I think they'd understand you getting pregnant however long you've been there, it's something they expect from employing women of child bearing age.

Yes it's spotting pear like at the very start/very end of AF no red blood or clots at all, 1st day was light pink tinged cm now its brown tinged (white) cm so looks beige iykwim? I'm being mega gross describing haha! I feel like AF could spring up at any time... though as I said might not be an actual AF just breakthrough bleeding from wonky hormones/ no ovulation...

ThatsNotEvenAWord · 05/10/2015 21:15

espresso maybe the new job will be a welcome distraction during ttc? Congratulations anyhow, I know how you feel about feeling bad about getting pregnant and how it will affect work but it's our life after all.

Leamice I actually have come on to ask about spotting as well. I noticed it since cd15 which according to my app was when I was due to ovulate. It sounds very similar to yours. Don't know if it's a coincidence that DS has ramped up the feeds recently?

ThatsNotEvenAWord · 05/10/2015 21:18

Pear I hope this is your lucky cycle too Smile

Clara101 · 05/10/2015 21:57

Hello ladies, not been posting much recently but still here and hoping for bfps all round. Dougal, I liked your recent post with the links and great answers to those questions. I'm on cd 32 and was wondering (?hoping against hope) if I cd be pregnant as felt bit queasy over the w/e. But then got spotting so thought it was pmt and don't want to get my hopes up only for them to be dashed... So just waiting to see and trying to be realistic that probably not my time yet.

Congrats on the job espresso, agree with all that great news and good distraction!

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peardrop2 · 05/10/2015 23:32

Ahh I feel a bit dumb now... I don't think I saw tinged cm as spotting Blush I always thought it was actual light spots on pad Blush I guess that's the same and I was just being a silly mare!

Lots of ewcm to report tonight. Dangling legs at present. Come on egg... You can do it!!!!

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Leamice · 06/10/2015 05:45

Thats - sounds like ovulation spotting if it's around ov time. Do you have ewcm with it?

clara- did you test this cycle? Could still be bfp if you are having preg symptoms?

Not dumb pear, if your spotting is enough for a pad then why would you think any different, it's not like we openly discuss vaginal secretions in RL BlushShock ha!