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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 November baby

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NatGee · 02/02/2023 16:34

I'm already out of the October 2023 window so if anyone is in the same boat, join along

CD2 of cycle 10 DC#1 let's go!

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TunnocksTCake · 14/02/2023 15:26

Oh I forgot I also wanted to ask a question....
So, We are trying to follow SMEP where you dtd EOD then when you reach peak DTD 3 days in a row, skip a day then try once more. It worked last time for our DD.
However, this month we dtd CD 10, 12, 14 then peak happened CD 15 so we DTD CD 15, 16, and today is CD 17... should I go again tonight even though we are knackered?! I dont knwo the science behind carrying on for so long after peak, anyone know the chgances of conception AFTER a peak OPK?

Floralsandsmiles · 14/02/2023 15:26

TunnocksTCake · 14/02/2023 15:10

@Floralsandsmiles How long are your cycles, and what day are you on? I wouldnt trust the apps predicted ovulation day - they put day 14 as that is 'average' but not many of us are average. I was also wondering this month if my ovulation day would move as I had the opposite - a short 3 day period - and it hasnt moved at all, and actually checking back through my cycles I have had long periods too and it hasnt affected O by more than 1 day.
try not to worry, Im sure everything is fine and you ovulate later than the 'average'
I am now in my tww after the most obvious LH rise I've had in a looong time. I am usually a quick peaker and dont think I have ever seen a true positive, but this month it was more gradual and definite positive which is reassuring. I have been taking extra good care of myself so maybe its working :) Think I am going to have to test early on 10 DPO next friday as I am going away that weekend and want to know if I can drink! Goign to try and be less crazy about it all this month, I have been really obsessive and its just not worth it.

@TunnocksTCake thank you so much for your reply!
It says my cycles are usually 27 days on average and I'm currently on CD8, where I am still bleeding!! For some reason it's longer the last 2 months! Anyways the predicted ovulation date is CD14, so who knows if that will be the date or not.. however I am carefully tracking ovulation tests and bbt now! I am just so concerned about missing it and what if its short and when I'm only testing in the mornings, it's an evening and I miss it? So stressful! 😒
Great to hear you got an obvious LH rise! And I'm crossing my fingers for you testing early on Friday! Sending you positive thoughts and baby dust! Xxx

TunnocksTCake · 14/02/2023 15:50

@Floralsandsmiles Thank you :) CD 14 does sound about right for your cycle length to be fair, if youre worried about missing it I guess you could just DTD EOD throughout from hen your period ends then you will be covered!
Fingers crossed you get a noticeable peak though, its so annoying when you cant pinpoint it.

Floralsandsmiles · 14/02/2023 16:00

TunnocksTCake · 14/02/2023 15:50

@Floralsandsmiles Thank you :) CD 14 does sound about right for your cycle length to be fair, if youre worried about missing it I guess you could just DTD EOD throughout from hen your period ends then you will be covered!
Fingers crossed you get a noticeable peak though, its so annoying when you cant pinpoint it.

OK, thank-you @TunnocksTCake ! Will keep tracking and doing what I'm doing xxx

Fallulah · 14/02/2023 16:19

I’m off to the doctor tomorrow for a routine appointment to discuss my ‘day 21’ blood tests. I posted up the thread about how these were actually done at the wrong time and gave the impression I’m not ovulating but I’m pretty sure I am.

Any key questions I should ask?

I’m pretty sure she’s just going to tell me to lose weight but we’ve been TTC since Easter 2021 so surely something else is in order? We won’t qualify for fertility help in terms of ivf because I’m 42 and my partner has an 18 year old.

Tophy124 · 14/02/2023 16:30

@Superstorefan123 thank you!! Already my brain is like ‘do it and you can get pregnant the next month!’

Im terrified the HSG will show IVF is the only option as I have a 2yr old and my husband doesn’t want to pay for or go through IVF. I’d be willing to consider it. So it will make my marriage really rocky to be honest.

Tophy124 · 14/02/2023 16:31

@Fallulah I haven’t had cd 21 bloods done, but have that done an internal ultrasound or a HSG? I’d ask about those next and if the bloods can be repeated on the correct day xx

Fallulah · 14/02/2023 16:57

@Tophy124 Yes to the ultrasound. Done in the summer of 2022 with a day 3 blood test and all normal. I’ll do some research into HSG, thanks!

is it worth taking a timeline, printing out my cycles from Flo or will they think I’m over prepared/ weird?

Tophy124 · 14/02/2023 17:17

@Fallulah i would!! My fertility dr wanted to know as much info as I could give her. A HSG is a type of test that checks your tubes for any blockages xx

Babydustthisyear · 14/02/2023 20:13

Hi everyone, I was on last thread, Cycle Day 15 Cycle 2 Ttc, I am waiting for Smiley on ovulation test I think it will be tomorrow I was two days late last cycle and my ovulation seems to have moved as I ovulated CD15 last month. Last month I had no EWCM, this month Iv had it a lot. Baby dust for all of us x

SaltedChoco · 14/02/2023 20:31

Hello everyone. Day 5 of flashing... I am sick of seeing that little flashy face... just give me a static already! 😫

I had an appointment with my psychiatrist today to discuss my meds and the potential impact on pregnancy. That's a worry for another day, but one of them (olanzapine) can cause you to not ovulate (due to increasing levels of prolactin). I had all my bloods done last week, I have a scan on Friday, then will see my gynae the following week for all the results. Feel quite sick about it all now, if I don't see a static smiley soon I guess we can assume I'm not ovulating then. And that's really upsetting as I don't feel able to come off my meds.

Tophy124 · 14/02/2023 22:20

@SaltedChoco Have you had any smileys? I’m new to the thread. Hopefully your appointment will go well! xx

Tophy124 · 14/02/2023 22:21

@SaltedChoco oh just clicked what you are saying!! I only use the clear blue ovulation kit that shows smileys on the 2 days you have a surge as I had issues with the ones that flash xx

Sierra26 · 15/02/2023 07:12

@SaltedChoco good timing, I was about to jump on and ask about prolactin. I’m also hoping for static smiley today!!

i had some tests last month to investigate my pre-AF spotting. Have appt tomorrow to discuss, but I got my lab results through yesterday ahead of that.

Most looks good, and my internal ultrasound was all clear, but I have very high prolactin levels (530ish) and think I will be referred for macroprolactin test (whatever that is).

google tells me high prolactin can contribute to fertility issues and can unbalance estrogen and progesterone. So I wonder if this is the root of my problem. I’m not on any medication but do a lot of high intensity exercise which can apparently contribute…

Anyone have any experience of that…? I’m hoping it’s mild and that I’m still ovulating :/

AL1424 · 15/02/2023 07:52

@Fallulah i had my day 21 bloods done yesterday to measure progesterone to check I am ovulating- let us know how you get on? I have been making notes on my phone like a crazy woman of all my symptoms, cycle dates and ovulation test results as flo for me is abit too average with its predictions (it says I ovulate CD14- this month was CD21!) I’ve found it’s worth taking as much info as possible to help move things along quicker - hope it goes okay 💕

@SaltedChoco if it’s any consultation I had 6 days of flashing smileys and nearly threw the stick out the window!! I got my static about 7 days in but I’ve read somewhere on here it can take a lot longer - I think CB recommend to only do 9 days of flashing before giving up but I saw a previous poster on another thread get her static after 20 days of trying so worth giving it a go! Wishing you good luck and your peak arrives soon xxx

Sierra26 · 15/02/2023 07:56

@AL1424 omg Flo is driving me nuts - I’ve never logged ovulation on CD14, but despite that and the fact I’ve logged consecutive negative ovulation tests on CD13&14, I’m on CD15 now and it’s still saying I ovulated yesterday. Annoying when I’m literally spoon feeding it the test data 😂

AL1424 · 15/02/2023 08:00

@Sierra26 how annoying - it drove me mad too!! Not to mention the premium ad coming up every time i log into it 😂 I use my Fitbit as well and the two seemed to have synced so has evened out abit, when I log a positive ovulation test in Fitbit it moves the fertile window which is much easier to make sense of! I have made lots of notes though which I think have been most helpful! Wishing you lots of luck for a BFP soon xxx

Fallulah · 15/02/2023 10:45

I’m back from the GP. Bit surprised how it went!

As usual it was a GP I haven’t seen before and it was at a different practice because mine is part of an ever-expanding group.

I explained that I was there because I was not pregnant. He asked how long I had been trying so I whipped out my colour coded list of notes that shows we’ve been trying since I came off the pill Easter 2021. At this he nearly exploded that I had been trying two years and not been referred to the fertility clinic. I explained that I’d had various blood tests and scans but that nobody seemed to follow
anything up and I felt like nothing was planned. He agreed and told me I should have been referred after six months because of my age. We discussed how they might well say I’m too old and fat, but we need to hear it from them so that we can move forward. He was really lovely and has asked me to put in a complaint about wasting two years of my
life with no answers (his words). He told me he has lots of patients that have had healthy pregnancies in their 40s.

So I will put in the complaint. It won’t benefit me but it might help someone else.
I’ve got to have my day 1-4 bloods done again and the ultrasound because it’s almost a year since the last one and he said the fertility service will want something more up to date.
My partner has to speak to his GP (different group/practice) about semen analysis. And then once we have all the results this doctor can do the referral to the fertility service. As I said, they may refuse to see me at 42 but at least that will be an answer.
And I will continue to try and lose weight although nothing seems to work!

SnookyPook · 15/02/2023 11:03

@Fallulah so glad you had such an understanding and proactive GP - it can make all the difference can't it. So frustrating though to hear how much time has been wasted for you. Everything crossed that this gets the ball rolling with some positive results.

SaltedChoco · 15/02/2023 11:21

@Sierra26 I don't know anything about prolactin at all and how to fix it. Will you have an appointment with dr to discuss?

Another flashing for me. 6th day in a row. Now CD17.

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NatGee · 15/02/2023 11:39

@Fallulah thanks for the update - how reassuring that the GP you now saw seems to have taken a more proactive approach. Fingers crossed things will be followed up properly and good luck with your DPs SA. If you have £150 to spare, just book yourselves in a private clinic for that - that's what we did as we didn't want to wait around. You get the results the next day

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Dragonfly91 · 15/02/2023 12:36

Argh so frustrated, second cycle after mc using the CB ovulation tests, I'm on CD 14 and it's still blank!

Making me miserable, usually I am like clockwork on CD15/16

Having a bit of a downer to be honest about it, no one in real life to talk about it to.

Hugs and baby dust to everyone!

Babydustthisyear · 15/02/2023 12:43

@Dragonfly91 hang in there I got my smiley today and I usually get it on CD14 try not to worry 🥰🥰

Dragonfly91 · 15/02/2023 13:41

@Babydustthisyear thank you lovely, it's so annoying to not know where you're at isn't it? I think I'm just getting a bit stressed and down x

SnookyPook · 15/02/2023 14:08

@Dragonfly91 sorry to hear that you're down. It's so tough keeping positive sometimes isn't it and like you say, any uncertainty etc just makes it all worse. I'm sure you will ovulate soon! It's just all so difficult to navigate - especially when you don't have anyone to talk to irl! At least we are here for you and all going through similar! Big hugs