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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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Anyone else on CD1 who wants to join me?

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nelix2000 · 17/08/2008 11:42

Hi....cycle 2 just started so back to the begining....just wandered if anyone esle was back at the start of their cycle who wants to join me?

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Jools1 · 24/10/2008 09:43

Funtime - you'll find a lot more threads in the antenatal forum, where there are monthly threads, ie due June 09 and due July 09 - you started your new bit in the pregnancy forum

I was hoping we'd have a thread for graduates of this one !

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 09:52

VillageMum Would love the company unless by some miracle I am pg but I doubt it. I am on a 28 day cycle, so not long for AF to arrive and then to try again. Like you I MC so its best that I have a gap before being pg again.

Have about three weeks to start exercising and am going to start weightwatchers.

I am going to start temperature testing next month, anyone have a good site I could try. Do I need any fancy equipment or will a temperature thingy be okay, I can plot my numbers on a spreadsheet. Any tips?

smileycat · 24/10/2008 10:27

c1ndy FF fertility friend is free & gives you a free month of VIP membership which includes the BBT graph, when the month is up you go onto basic membership unless you pay for the vip bit, my free month runs out in 3 days & I don't know if I should pay for the vip extra..has anyone on here done it? is it worth it? I found a site that does a nice BBT graph that you can download & print to record yourself, its on www.contracept.info & called natural family planning chart
My temp rose 0.2 this morn so hoping that I have now OV'd & I'm on the 2WW but cervix still high & still some CM & tummy cramps so might get DH to try again tonight seeing as he had a night off last night just incase yellow only 3 more days till Monday fingers crossed for you that this is your month baby dust to all

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 10:46

Smileycat I am using FF fertility friend but am very new to it all, thought it was free forever!! I think I only need the calendar, its nice to see when they think is my fertile period. I will check ou tthe website, thanks for that . Do you use any fancy stuff to check your temperature? or are you just using a temperature thingy (can't think of the name! sorry dimwit here!!)

Goush, I am thinking will get so good at all these techniques I may become a Pg Consultant!! lets hope I get something at the end of it for all my efforts

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nelix2000 · 24/10/2008 10:51

hey everyone....I will start an ante natal thread for GFJ drinkers anonymous!...when you all get BFPS this month do drop by! how long do we have this thread?is it 999 messages? if so I hope someone starts a new one on here so i can pop in and see you! for those with BFPs already come on the ante natal board....goodluck all!

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wasabipeanut · 24/10/2008 10:53

I stopped using Fertility Friend when the free bit ran out!

I'm not sure what do to going forward because temping was interesting but only tells you when you have ov'd as opposed to telling you before the event. I found it useful combined with OPK's because I established I was oving later than I thought. Am too lazy do do it every month though.

I am still feeling optimistic for this month though - I am CD10 with OPK's at the ready! AF STILL doesn't seem to have completely finished - got a bit of brown blood this morning. WILL IT NEVER END???

yellowflowers · 24/10/2008 11:09

I use FF and am VIP - I love being able to look back at previous cycles and see predictions for ovulation time. Haven't made most use of charts because not been temping but am about to do it properly.

Temp dipped today for second day running (have only temped for last 3 days) - Today was 36.52 down from 36.63 (Tues) and 36.60( Wed) so perhaps heading back down and period about to come.

Also we did lots of BD I am pretty convinced not pregnant this month - just don't feel it.

Yes - can test Mon... but reckon period will turn up mon/tues.

Have been in foul mood past few days - picking fights with dh, bursting into tears etc. Also waking up at 5am every morning - don't know why.

Jools1 · 24/10/2008 11:16

Have joined you Nelix

Re FF - I bought 6 months of VIP access that I don't really need now !!! It is really really cheap though - can't remember details but I think it was around £10 ? Good value I think.

Heebychick · 24/10/2008 12:54

Hi ladies,

bye bye jools nelix and funtime sorry to see you but please come back and check in on us won't you! and yes we'll all be over with you in a few weeks so save us all a seat! Have to say tho, you guys have been such a huge support i am kinda sad to see you go (but obviously in a totally selfish way!!)

Yes think we have 999 posts allowed so must start to think of a new title soon ladies,

smiley we are totally copy cats this month! i had lots of CM yesterday which seemed stretchy and tummy cramps, and boobs hurt a lot still but there was no way on earth i'd of got DH into bed!! but will try again tonight just to finish off the week then he can rest easy.

yellow fingers crossed here still honey, i will be hoping to see that big grin on monday or tues!

village and c1ndy how are you both today?

Heebychick · 24/10/2008 12:55

ps c1ndy i will start temps too next month so shall we be confused together!

funtimewincies · 24/10/2008 12:56

Oops, hadn't spotted the seperate antenatal thread .

Anyway, you'll have to count me out I'm afraid as I started bleeding last night and mc properly this morning . 3 in a row now (fill in swearword of your choice).

Jools1 · 24/10/2008 13:02

What a blardy nightmare Funtime

Get thee down to a GP and give em hell till they work out how to help you ((hugs))

funtimewincies · 24/10/2008 13:13

Thanks, Jools ((returns hug)). I'm beginning to wonder whether fairies came in the night and left ds behind the winter spinach, as it really does now seem that his birth is an even more miraculous event than I had fully appreciated!

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 13:42

Funtimewincies oh so sorry to hear (hugs)

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 13:42

Funtimewincies oh so sorry to hear (hugs)

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 13:50

Heeby It will be U this month... positive thoughts... positive thoughts...

By the way, I ovulated on Sunday... had no CUM until this morning Friday... thought I would just check and have a milky CUM... my AF arrives on 28th Oct... now am I still fertile or could it be a sign of pg?? or could it be something else all together? I can do a pg test 6 days before period, shall I do one tomorrow morning? or shall I wait till Tuesday?

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 13:51

Is this milky stuff a sign of pg or am I longing for it to be true! I have one pg test left, so may test early (something I said I would never do but the expense is killing me!!!)

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 13:55

What I am trying to say... think what I wrote does not make sense, even to me!!

I did the OPK sticks, which turned positive on Sunday. Had Bd on Saturday... then no more.

The CUM stopped on Tuesday but when I went to check this morning have a milky white... egg like substance... little stretchy... AF is due on Tuesday... now does that mean i could be pg ... perhaps a small chance or am i still fertile for bding or AF is on its way.

VillageMum · 24/10/2008 14:05

funtime, I'm so very sorry...

Cindy, good luck, whatever you decide about testing! Let us know!
I use FertilityFriend (started straight after mc) and haven't updated to VIP; just use the basic chart now (the VIP gimmicks didn't help my obsessiveness!)

yellowflowers, not long to go till Monday...

Heeby and wasabi, I also got pg effortlessly twice before, and entering the whole realm of ttc is daunting! I'm on tenterhooks for next cycle once this 'waiting' one is over.

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 14:11

VillageMum I think its just me ... wishful thinking. Next month seems like a good month to get pg and I have great company :0)

I am going to read up on the Basal temperature thingy and then look at FF..

Yellowflowers good luck... loads of baby dust being floated your way ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

yellowflowers · 24/10/2008 14:15

Thanks for the babydust C1ndy - but I think I have just started spotting . Pretty sure not implantation as has the strongy skin like stuff too (tmi?)

VillageMum · 24/10/2008 14:16

Cindy, you will need a digital BBT thermometer; you can buy them at Boots or order online from sites like accessdiagnostics or Babymad. They make a beeping sound when activated that drives DH nuts... x

wasabipeanut · 24/10/2008 14:26

Oh funtime I am so very, very sorry. I agree with Jools - it's time to take this to the GP and ask for a referral.

Yellow I have my fingers crossed for you - not long to wait!

C1ndy if your OPK was positive on Sat then you are unlikely still to be fertile if what I understand is correct. You would have ov'd on Sunday probably and the egg is only good for 24 hours. YOu never know though - you could test towards the end of next week perhaps?

C1NDY · 24/10/2008 14:27

yellowflowers look on the bright side you will be joining me and VillageMum next month... . How long have you been trying for. This is my second cycle... got pg on the first cycle of trying but MC. So it is kind of my first cycle of trying.

yellowflowers · 24/10/2008 14:30

Hi C1ndy - not used contraception since we got together nearly 14 months ago, been counting days and making sure we do it on right nights since getting married 5 months ago, so officially 5 months but to me seems far longer. I know this is still less time than lots of people.

But yes, will be good to see you and villagemum on here and to go through this next month together.