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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.

Thread 20 TTC #1 - We. Want. Babies.

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AlexiaB · 20/10/2016 10:06

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (AF) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself you're pregnant in the tww. That is paramount! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier.

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We like it when the grads stick around too. No question is too daft. We have opk experts, temp experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

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AlexiaB · 04/11/2016 18:05

And fx for those follies Kwick! Let us know how it goes.

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Starmist · 04/11/2016 18:09

Geeup how did your interview go the other day?

Skipper bless you, hope you feel better soon.

Nicky good luck with the test, let us know how it goes.

Mrs good luck for tomorrow eek.

Sorry for AF Winging Flowers

Kwick good luck for tomorrow, hope it goes well.

I get home tonight & DH is moaning that he's tired & he seems grumpy. If DTD doesn't happen tonight I'll lose my shizzle Angry

YouOweMeATenner · 04/11/2016 18:10

Good thing you checked today alexia, you may start dtd!

And yes kwick, teach me your ways, share all your poas knowledge!

kwick · 04/11/2016 18:37

Femara sounds interesting Alexia - hope it works out for you. If I am reading your OPK right I do believe you should start shagging immediately and not stop for a week or two!!!

starmist I hope you are currently LSFX... do not want you to lose your shizzle... whatever that is Hmm

tenner in my experience, and lets face it after more than a year of TTC I should know, FRER are the most reliable HPTs.
My usual modus operandi is to use a cheapy HPT (strip one) from IUI/IVF procedure day (dpo for you) 12, then when I get to official test date dpo 16 I use a FRER. I did digress from this protocol when I got my BFP - then I felt I was within my rights to test 4 times a day, one of which was a FRER....Grin
Anyway FRER are super sensitive and usually catch even low levels of HCG. I promise you I do not have shares in said company but wish I did

LondonJem · 04/11/2016 18:42

Good luck with the scan kwick
Femara sounding really promising alexia - giving you back some control by the sounds of it

Fx tenner mrsg and all testers

WineChocolate for anyone with AF

The NHS has my 21 day blood and another vial of DH swimmers today. Fingers so tightly crossed for how they do...

Have a lovely weekend everyone Wine

WingingIt83 · 04/11/2016 18:59

Alexia this cycle isn't the shortest I've had -have had an 8/9dayluteal before but got to 13 days last cycle taking EPO in first half, AC for whole cycle and really concentrating on the diet in tww. This cycle I cut out EPO as it messed with my cm (stopped ewcm instead of increasing it) and didnt move my ov date forward. And also only took AC after ovulation.

Def now going to book appointment with GP

MouseLove · 04/11/2016 19:17

Alexia thank you. Your input is soooo helpful. Gonna set my alarm for 5am this weekend and lump it. Going to really try and not have any wake ups. I wonder if it would be worth me discarding all the crappy temps, getting a screen cap and using that as a guide. I think it's erratic because of my body coming off the pill and the overactive thyroid too. So it's probably useless me temping really but helpful to see it if that makes sense.

Absolutely nothing to report over here either. Gonna POAS Sunday-Wednesday just in case a crazy miracle has happened. Confused

InspectorPenguin · 04/11/2016 19:56

DP brought my blood results back from the hospital today. My progesterone was 0.7 which shows I haven't ovulated. It's also very low even for the pre-ovulation phase.

Oh well. I guess I'm not surprised but it is disappointing. I'm going to keep on using the cheap OPKs and then if I get a positive he'll do another test.

On the upside I have supremely healthy liver and kidneys :)

Thank goodness it's Friday. We have opened the champagne and are off to a gig. Not going to give this headspace tonight.

Enjoy your weekends all.

sk1pper · 04/11/2016 20:30

Sorry been a long day so only just caught up...

Mouse - just been looking at your epic 50 day chart. I'm no expert but I'd say you definitely ovulated on CD14/15, that massive sudden increase in temp is very typical of ovulation. Not too sure on the rest of your chart though, as its a bit all over the place. I hope you get to some form of normality soon but well done for taking all those temps - very impressive.

MrsG - alcohol definitely causes temperature peaks, that's why on a lot of the apps you can record where you have been drinking. Good luck for your test tomorrow, we're all rooting for you.

Tenner - glad you're feeling better, maybe your emotional ups and downs are a pregnancy symptom?

Alexia - Yours MIL sounds like an awesome woman, she must really understand how much this means to you. I can't believe you got enough for 20 months, that's incredible. Take it easy though, don't go taking crazy amounts from the word go, ease your body into it carefully.

Winging - sorry about AF Flowers, is 27 days bad? My cycles are always 27 days and I haven't really thought about it to be honest.

Jem - sounds like your testing is going well, I've got my swabs on Monday and my 21 days bloods a week on Tuesday. Are you getting results as you go, or just waiting for the whole lot to be done?

Penguin - sorry to hear you haven't ovulated but enjoy your champagne and gig, its always worth getting your mind off this crap once in a while.

WingingIt83 · 04/11/2016 20:54

sk1p 27 is bad for me as I consistently ovulate around day 17/18 hence the short luteal phase.

AlexiaB · 04/11/2016 21:47

skipper She is. I'm really lucky to have her. She's always sending me gifts and has never been anything but amazing to me, especially since I'm not from her country/culture. Lol don't worry I won't go crazy! You can only take 5 or 10 per month on cd3-7. I'll start on 5x2.5mg and then double it to 10x2.5mg (2 per day) if I need to. I was surprised at the quantity too! It's two small boxes with 5 strips of 10 in each.

Not sure if I'm going crazy but I don't see any temps for Mouse on cd14/15? I also don't see a sustained temp shift to indicate O. Mouse yes your thyroid could be causing havoc, I'd forgotten about that. Hope your weekend temps go wellGrin

Starmist hope you can work your charm on DH. Maybe let him sleep for a bit then wake him up?

Jem fx for your bloods and MrJem's SA. Yes it feels great to have some control back.

Inspector sorry about no ovulation but enjoy your evening with DH.

Hope everyone's having a nice evening Smile

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MouseLove · 04/11/2016 22:02

I started temping on day 19, but had a lot of EWCM around that time. Maybe Sk1pper meant 40. X

sk1pper · 04/11/2016 22:26

winging - ah I understand!

Sorry mouse I meant cd 22/23. Think I got confused as you had good cm around cd 13/14 and was looking at that too. But it's hard to judge without the previous temps.

Feel like I'm getting really confused today ha ha :)

LondonJem · 04/11/2016 22:56

Sorry about your result penguin that must have been a shock. It's a step to setting it right though. Hope you enjoyed your evening.

sk1pper · 05/11/2016 00:29

Have you ladies seen this Stork thingamijig:
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3900948/The-100-condom-4-900-cheaper-IVF-just-effective-helped-hundreds-couples-conceive.html

Very very tempted...

kwick · 05/11/2016 05:46

Will keep my FX for you jem. When will you get the results?

Sorry anout the progesterone inspector I always get a low result after IVF and they give me loads to take: injections, gel, suppositories... but I wonder if itvis my body knowing what is in there is not viable...

Now I will try and go back to schleep...

kwick · 05/11/2016 05:51

You guys should all try the Stork thing that sk1pper shared.... i really want to go to the fertility show now!!!! But then I think why? I am not about to change my clinic so what for?

sk1pper · 05/11/2016 07:09

Kwick - had no idea there was a fertility show, just been looking at the exihibitors. If I'm still babyless this time next year, I'm going to go.

Bleh, woke up to temp and now can't get back to sleep.

YouOweMeATenner · 05/11/2016 07:47

Me too sk1pper Angry

Musicgrrl · 05/11/2016 07:49

One week into my TWW and AF has just started. Means I had an 8 day LP. Time before that it was 19 days, then 8 days before that and 5 days before that. What do I do?! I've read that doctors think that LP length has no significance to whether/how easily you conceive but surely that can't be right if it can take 7-10 days for an egg to implant? But I don't want to go and just be dismissed. We've only been ttc for six months but it feels like there's definitely a problem here. Sorry for the moan Confused

MrsG280516 · 05/11/2016 07:52

BFN for me this morning on a cheapie and a FRER. Not even a sniff of a line so onto cycle 2!

geeup · 05/11/2016 07:55

I'm the same girls. Woke up at 6.30 to temp and can't get back to sleep. Grrr.
Music - Sorry about AF. I tried to speak to my NHS consultant about my short luteal phase (but not as short as yours) and he did say the NHS don't recognise it as an issue. Private clinics will prescribe you progesterone though.
Starmist - thanks for asking. The interview went well and they've asked me to come back to them with the package I want. Quite scary. I need some HR advice because it's a 12mth FTC and I need to understand what will happen if I get pregnant (please god!) during that time. I believe I'm eligible for their enhanced mat leave as long as I've done 24 weeks service before EDD but want to be sure. Anyone here in HR - kwick might you know?!
I'm CD8 so just psyching myself up for fertile week next week. Will be dong preseed and softcups again (think softcups do pretty much the same as the stork by holding the sperm at the cervix?).

geeup · 05/11/2016 07:56

I mean I would have done 24 weeks by EDD - obviously haven't yet!

YouOweMeATenner · 05/11/2016 07:57

Sorry for AF music I'm of no help to you, I'm sure one of the others will be along soon with advice!

mrsg you're not out just yet! Not until AF arrives.

My temp has dropped to the coverline, good chance I'm out this cycle.

Thread 20 TTC #1 - We. Want. Babies.
LondonJem · 05/11/2016 08:52

Morning Brew

That stork thing is interesting! Went straight to Amazon and it's got 37% 5** star reviews but 47% 1 star. An awful lot of people say it's terrible and a waste of money.

But it has convinced me to get some soft cups! Sounds as you say gee they do the same thing but much cheaper. So if I'm rolling onto cycle 12 next week as least I have a new trick to try.

Sorry about AF music definitely sounds worth looking into the LP length I think

Mrsg tenner still rooting for you, not out until you're out

Is moose still around how are things?

Kwick I get blood results Tuesday and DH sperm result Friday. Is it your scan today?

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