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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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claireb7rg · 12/10/2020 18:45

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M4v3r1ck · 11/01/2021 19:51

@Sleeeeeepy that makes sense! We're always here, lovely! Look after yourself! 😘

@SS123456 I missed your earlier message! Sorry you're worried! I hope tomorrow goes well! 🤞🏻

@Kitekat81 it's so hard when you feel that way! I've heard some announcements recently and it's such mixed emotions! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for lots of sticky BFPs for the group soon!

I finally got my BFN this morning and bleeding is close to being gone! It's awful wanting the opposite, but hopefully now we can get back TTC and have a healthy BFP soon! 🤞🏻😃 We also just started CoQ10 tablets yesterday, so hopefully that will help!

Hope everyone is doing good! Anyone in the TWW?! 😃

GuessHowMuch · 11/01/2021 20:02

I’m 8DPO today I think. I’ve had some mid-cycle bleeding so got to have an extra smear test and an ultrasound. Trying not to worry but no idea what to think.

So sorry to all who have had sad news lately; got my fingers crossed for some sticky BFPs soon.

MgW1 · 11/01/2021 21:23

Is this thread still going or have yoy started a new one ? X

MgW1 · 11/01/2021 21:23

Ignore my comment , i couldnt see anything from last few days and then your messages appeared!

MgW1 · 11/01/2021 21:26

Iv had 3 tests like this with a vv.faint line but negative frer so dont know what to think. They are easy@home tests - i thought frer where the most sensitive you could get so wondering if its a faulty batch of the strip tests xx

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Loladoodle · 12/01/2021 09:34

@MgW1 what dpo are you? I’m vowing not to use cheap tests early anymore as I’d some horrid evaps last cycle 😞 hopefully yours get stronger and show on a frer 🙏

TTCat39 · 12/01/2021 13:55

Hello! I'm new to this so just joining your thread. So grateful to discover there's a place like this where people are going through something similar. Hoping for some good news one day, but finding this really helpful in the meantime. Thanks

Loladoodle · 12/01/2021 16:29

Welcome @TTCat39 👋

MgW1 · 12/01/2021 16:59

@Loladoodle
Im 12dpo and it was very negative on frer , slight evap line. Ordered more tests but not doing one til the weekend if af does not arrive on thursday

TTCat39 · 12/01/2021 17:10

Thanks @loladoodle
Driving my husband bananas with constant talk of TTC. We're in our 2nd cycle, mine are 26 days and I think i'm 8dpo, but haven't been testing - received OPK today so that's next month's obsession if we're not successful this time!

selina37 · 12/01/2021 17:30

Hey @TTCat39 welcome!

MgW1 · 12/01/2021 18:23

@TTCat39
Welcome , i am definately going to try opk next time if unsuccessful this time too, which ones did you get? xx

TTCat39 · 12/01/2021 18:42

Thanks @selina37 !

Hi @MgW1 - I went for the pink Clearblue ones. I had read some reviews that suggested the newer (purple?) Clearblue ones which give 4 days as high/peak had been less reliable for some people, and some found the flashing 'high' while waiting for steady 'peak' to be too stressful. So I went for the simpler, earlier version. Ordered through Amazon.
I used one this morning, even though I was sure I would be past ovulation date by now. Partly because I wanted to be sure what I was doing next month and partly because I just wanted to pee on a stick! Grin Seemed straightforward, and came back with the predictable 'O' (no smiley face) after a few mins. So I told my husband he could have the day off!

M4v3r1ck · 12/01/2021 22:03

@GuessHowMuch sorry I missed what happened! Was this during a routine smear and you need another one?

@MgW1 🤞🏻 AF doesn't arrive for you!

@TTCat39 welcome! Is this your first time TTC? Honestly I've learned so much from this group! We're all in this together, so ask away! 😘

M4v3r1ck · 12/01/2021 22:03

@SS123456 did you have your scan today? I hope all went well!

Kitekat81 · 12/01/2021 22:36

Welcome @TTCat39 and good luck with your TTC journey! I think most of us are here because we don't have anyone else to talk to about this stuff, if my other half knew how much of my day I spend thinking about / reading about / worrying about TTC he would think I was completely mad! 😄

SS123456 · 12/01/2021 23:15

@M4v3r1ck thanks for thinking of me 😊. Yes I did and thankfully all was fine! I was dated as 7 weeks 5 days and got to see a little blob with a flickering heart ❤️

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GuessHowMuch · 12/01/2021 23:36

Love the scan picture; how exciting. Congratulations!!

@M4v3r1ck just some random mid-cycle bleeding. Hoping it’s nothing to worry about and they are just being super cautious. Extra smear this week and an ultrasound next week.

Is anyone testing soon? Anymore symptoms to report? I’ve got all the normal PMS symptoms (I’ve been a grouchy nightmare today 😅) so expecting AF to turn arrive unceremoniously in the next few days.

TTCat39 · 13/01/2021 09:09

Hi @M4v3r1ck - Yes, this is my first time TTC, and his. So it's all very unknown and makes me feel very anxious! My latest obsession / concern (besides our advancing ages) is that my cycle is only 25 days long. It always has been, not a new thing. Interested to see what OPK tells me about my luteal phase, as i've read that a short one can further complicate things.

Hi @Kitekat81 - Yes, otherwise i've only my husband to talk to, as i'd feel the pressure too much from friends and family.

First cycle of TTC last month and by the time I got to this point I felt thoroughly ill. I wasn't sure if anything was a sign of pregnancy, but I felt so nauseous I couldn't get in a car (even as the driver). Constant headaches for the week before AF and sore boobs. But sure enough, AF arrived right on schedule. Husband was convinced it was my body 'getting ready'. I think I might have caught a bug or something.

This cycle, after what I have assumed is ovulation, my boobs have been even worse. I usually get a bit of tenderness before AF, but I can't sleep on my front and even in my best and comfiest sports bra running is really painful! I had strange heart palpitations, like a fluttering, around day 16/17. I think most of this is probably due to anxiety and being more aware of my body. I need to chill, but it's really difficult to take that advice!

M4v3r1ck · 13/01/2021 09:27

@SS123456 omg absolutely delighted for you!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

@GuessHowMuch that's great that they're being cautious! 🤞🏻 it's nothing - please keep us posted! 😘

@TTCat39 don't worry you've come to the right place! As @Kitekat81 says this is where we can talk, vent, share our journeys, and ask all the crazy questions about this crazy world of TTC! 🤪 I'm TTC#1 too, so you're not alone as there are a few of us! 😘 I sadly had an MC at Christmas, but on the plus side that shows we can get pregnant and that was after 5 months TTC! I'm about 26-27 days, so I wouldn't say your cycle is short! Annoyingly the world of Google puts the fear into you re: age, but as I always say, it's biological and not chronological age that's important! Some of us are healthier and fitter than many girls in their 20s! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 I occasionally get heart palpitations, so I feel your pain! Stress and hormones are a biggie for me, so I wouldn't worry about them, and try and breathe through them! Obviously keep an eye in case it becomes a regular occurrence! 😘

Oops wrote an essay here! Hope everyone's doing good! I can't be bothered working today! 🤪

TTCat39 · 13/01/2021 09:37

@M4v3r1ck - Thank you, and i'm so sorry about your MC. At Christmas too, that's so very sad. You're right though - you now know that you can, which is fantastic. I've everything crossed for you going forward.
RE biological age - I do take care of myself and hope that might be in my favour. My mum had my brother at age 36, so i'm not a million miles away from there. Here's hoping.

LittleAurora · 13/01/2021 09:38

13dpo and bfn
Period due from tomorrow :(

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MgW1 · 13/01/2021 09:40

@LittleAurora
@Loladoodle
I am same boat! I agress the cheapy tests are rubbish! I have actually complained to amazon and got a refund!!! X

LittleAurora · 13/01/2021 09:43

@MgW1
I don't want to waste my frer tests 🤣
If period doesn't show up in a couple days then I'll break open the frer'ers
What did you say to Amazon to get a refund lol 😂

Loladoodle · 13/01/2021 10:08

@SS123456 fabulous news!! 🎉 what a relief for you, absolutely brilliant!