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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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Juno231 · 31/08/2020 09:43

June BFPs - 24
July BFPs - 10
August BFPs - 18

September testing dates:
@mrsbear1122 - August 31st
@Juno231 - September 4th
@LV1987- September 4th
@franklydear September 4th
@frolicmum - September 4th
@florence13 - September 6th
@2020mission - September 8th
@mrsi2020 - September 12th
@vil10 - September 13th
@notyetamumbuttrying - September 14th
@Katao - September 19th
@Laceymermaid - September 29th
@minster2012 - October 9th

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Florence13 · 03/09/2020 11:39

@Juno231 sorry to hear about the BFN but it is still early days. No news here I was dying to POAS this morning but didn’t as I only have digitals but I’m desperately trying to hold off until Sunday. Feeling less hopefully today as my sore boobs have disappeared.

2020mission · 03/09/2020 11:41

@ER20 what different CM do you have? I'm not sure if it was unrelated but last month when I got the BFP I was getting very stretchy CM around when AF would be due, similar to what I get around ovulation but not as clear in colour. Usually I'm pretty dry in the run up to AF. That was one of the only symptoms I had other than breast pain at the underarm area which was new.

notyetamumbuttrying · 03/09/2020 12:03

Not yet @Katao I've told him to call them as it turns out they said 10 days not two weeks so they shoulda called already! Our gp does test results after 2 so I will be hounding him to call after lunch 😂
How are you doing today?
Welcome newbies! You'll have fun here 😜

Ladybird345 · 03/09/2020 12:17

Hi ladies, just a quick one from me. I can't get my head around these ovulation tests. Is this positive? Close to positive? Or not at all? I got this (27th August) and then they started to go really faint again. Only been testing once a day? Thanks in advance. Sorry for the questions? 😳

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Louisa199 · 03/09/2020 12:34

@Vil10 do you have regular cycles? the app predicts cycle based on the historical data, I noticed the predicted cycle is an average length of all my previous cycles.

LT103 · 03/09/2020 12:40

@Ladybird345 that’s not a positive. The line on left needs to be darker than the one on the right. That’s mine if that helps at all? Once you start to see an increase you are best to test 3 times a day so you don’t risk missing the peak. If you only test once a day it could have peaked and then fallen back by your next test.

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Louisa199 · 03/09/2020 12:41

@Katao it is hard to tell if the top one is close to positive now since the test line will be darker when the test is dry. I think you should keep testing, maybe the true peak have not appeared yet.

Ladybird345 · 03/09/2020 12:54

@LT103 thank you. I wonder if I missed the positive test? Out of interest what times should I be taking these? I've been testing at 3pm each day. My cycle is really long this time so it was a long shot checking the ovulation strips anyway xx

LT103 · 03/09/2020 13:14

@Ladybird345 just whatever fits in with your day. I check in morning (not fmu), mid afternoon and again about 8. Just try to limit intake of fluids couple hours before test which is the hardest but cos I drink water all day long!! I think once a day is fine til you start to see some colour. I like the Femometer app. It’s free and has a bit where you can take pic of the strips and it interprets them for you

Vil10 · 03/09/2020 13:15

@Louisa199 hey, yeah I've always had regular cycles, 30 days on the dot and ovulating CD17 or 18! The flo app is always bang on for me the premom is all over the place even when I put my data in!

Katao · 03/09/2020 14:03

Hope you get results today so @notyetamumbuttrying. I'm good. In fw I think but not stressing too much as cycles have been all over the placeso hard to tell what will happen when 🤪
Thanks @Louisa199. I tested earlier and it was lighter than the top one but darker than yesterday evening's so not sure yet. I have had cycles with multiple peaks/very highs so not ruling that out.

notyetamumbuttrying · 03/09/2020 14:40

He called @Katao and they're not in yet! All the excitement and for nothing lol!

notyetamumbuttrying · 03/09/2020 14:41

And enjoy FW @Katao 😜

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Juno231 · 03/09/2020 14:49

@Katao ha your OPK saga reminds why I added BBT tracking to the mix! That confusion was doing my head in, not knowing if you've missed you peak or not.

Just saw someone on reddit with a BFP at 12DPO despite nothing at 11DPO so I now I have a glimmer of hope again...

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Katao · 03/09/2020 14:58

@Juno231 oh I hope so, I'd love to see you get your bfp 🤞 haha I'm the opposite, I'm thinking of ditching the opks 😂 I said I'd do them this cycle just to give me an indication of cycle lenght as i was nervous I wouldn't get as far as my day 21 bloods before af arrived. Cd14 now and either just had peak or haven't quite had peak yet so should be ok I think.

Franklydear · 03/09/2020 15:49

Omg @2020mission that's the cm I have, I first tested at I think 16 dpo but on a digital, I thought I would be far along enough, but doc thinks I might have ovulated later than I think, first spotted on Friday, so 5 days ago

notyetamumbuttrying · 03/09/2020 16:22

Gosh just got the dreaded scan pic thrust onto my phone lol! I used to love seeing them, now I can't stand them cos they're not mine 😫 really struggling to ever see if it will be mine! 😢

2020mission · 03/09/2020 16:55

@Franklydear ohh that sounds promising 😃 I've actually started getting the stretchy CM again too today, but I'm only about 7 DPO so feels too early to be a symptom for me. Have you tried an OPK to check it's not ovulation? Even though it wouldn't make sense for ovulation at this point in your cycle... we all know how screwed up our bodies can get!

Franklydear · 03/09/2020 17:54

@2020mission unfortunately I don't do opk, ovulation would be really messed up, I started having this cm about last Thursday, hate the waiting game...

Newbie0818 · 03/09/2020 18:02

@Runnergirl1 so sorry about your MC, I've been offline a while so think I missed that 💕

Newbie0818 · 03/09/2020 18:05

On a different note... any healthy lunch ideas for a work packed lunch anyone? I'm a bit of a fussy eater so anything veggie. I've been having salads but I don't want it to get samey...

Franklydear · 03/09/2020 18:23

@Newbie0818 I take a tapper with pasta or rice and put different things in it, I usually freeze them when I cook dinner and just defrost overnight, if you don't have a microwave, you can do pasta salad

Katao · 03/09/2020 18:50

@notyetamumbuttrying oh no! Did they say when?

Busybee143 · 03/09/2020 20:01

@Runnergirl1 I found each miscarriage I've had has done something new to my cycle, it's like it's changed a little part of me it's weird so your cm might be a permanent thing now. Just a thought.

Ladybird345 · 03/09/2020 20:15

@LT103 thank you for your help. I've been using the Premom app but it has marked everything as low so far even when it was a lot darker? I'll use them once a day and then start to go to two/three if they go dark again. Will be interesting to see if they do anything at all with me been on cycle day 61 x