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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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The Grapefruit drinking knicker checking ttc brigade

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yellowflowers · 27/10/2008 17:35

Hello,

As Nelix has a bfp (yay!) and she started the last one I thought I'd start this one as a continuation of this thread

Here's hoping we all get BFPs this month but if not then let's continue the thread until we all graduate

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Elliegant · 03/11/2008 17:33

Hi spats welcome.

Pezz thanks for news about offer at boots, i haven't bought any yet and didn't realise how expensive it can be, i get pretty bad ov pains so usually don't bother testing but think if i am going to do Deanna plan i should probably start.

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yellowflowers · 03/11/2008 17:47

Hello! Couldn't get online all day and got back to loads of messages. Big hugs to village, big hope to heeby, and yes c1ndy, in full throes of trying again this month (cd9 today). Grapefruit juice should be in my supermarket delivery I am expecting later...
xxxxx

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VillageMum · 03/11/2008 18:19

Hi spats, welcome from the October thread! ((waves)) If you've conceived 2 ds without any trouble I'd say your luteal phase is probably just fine... best of luck for number 3!

whitebeachesandcoconutoil · 03/11/2008 18:36

hey all heeby got everything crossed for you and whoever added me to the list thanks
so i have skimmed thru the threads what is this about 'cycling' i've raised my legs in air but never 'cycled' does it jiggle em further down or maybe that should be for my ignorance.
i think i got a peak on opk stix yesterday [they ebay ones so a bit confusing] so am on my second day of bd. and i had pain in my side pos ov? pain?

Heebychick · 03/11/2008 19:21

Ok ....

so ... it's faint, very

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yellowflowers · 03/11/2008 19:30

OMG!!!!!!!! Heeby, a line is a line is a line. Wooohoooooo. You ARE pregnant. So very very pleased. Please stick around on list though so we can follow your little bean. And you can be our good luck symbol for this month.Woooooohoooooooo!

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Heebychick · 03/11/2008 20:09

Hmm, thank you yellow i'm not letting myself get too excited, it is very very faint but we both saw it and didn't have to strain our eyes etc.

We have another test in the pack so will wait a few days and do it again.

I really hope i can be your good luck symbol!

The things i did differently this month is:

Gave up coffee
Gave up all alcohol
BD more! (Deanna plan!)

I'm sure the no alcohol + GFJ made a massive difference on the CM front and this can only of helped, i hope.

Eeeek.

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yellowflowers · 03/11/2008 20:14

In that case no more alcohol for me this month, and less caffeine (had lots of coffee today, will stop tomorrow). And def more bd.
I understand not being too excited yet but still - a line is a line. Maybe do one tomorrow with fmu?

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C1NDY · 03/11/2008 20:14

Spats Everyone is welcom!!

Pezzina thanks for the tip, I will pop in to Boots to stock up.

C1NDY · 03/11/2008 21:15

Heeby a line... goush ((Hugs)) :0) You better keep in touch and let us know how your getting on. Whahwoo!! You've graduated... Well done!!

LJ29 · 03/11/2008 22:26

Huge congrats heeby!!!!

Does anyone know if we should be drinking fresh grapefruit juice and why or is from concentrate ok? i just had my first glas and couldn' stand the stuff so mixed it with lemonade which was much more pleasant1

whitebeachesandcoconutoil · 04/11/2008 08:17

omg omg heeby huuuge congrats to you and youe dh .
well done you but as everyone else has said keep in touch tis official you are our mascot
i am so pleased for you

Elliegant · 04/11/2008 08:22

Heeby Congrats Honey, so very happy for you keep us posted

smileycat · 04/11/2008 08:25

heeby I couldn't wait to log on this morning to see your news as I was out last night wow I'm so happy for you, you must know in yourself now that you have a faint line & are now offically late, you said at the beginning of this month that we are linked so I'm hoping thats true & I'll be the next one to follow in your footsteps
My temp was still up this morning so feeling hopefull today AF according to last month is due tomorrow but I wont be DPO15 till Saturday so will have to wait till then to test as probably wont show up till then
My poor ds is in pain he has shingles & has a band of blisters round his middle, I feel so helpless as I can't do anything for him except lots of mummy cuddles, bless him

spats · 04/11/2008 08:38

heeby congrats on bfp LJ29, i am only going on what people said on other threads and 1 said she used the not from concentrate so i got tropicana. i do like grapefuit so am lucky but think another mumsnetter said mixed it with lemonade. Otherwise evening primrose oil was said to increase cevical mucus. There was a good thread which had tons of stuff on it. Oh and if you use antihistamines like i do everyday its a big no noas it dries up the cervical mucus, which obviuolsy hasn't helped me!! now i am just putting up witht he itching without my daily antihistamine but its a small price to pay. Oh the evening primrose was 1500mg, quite high strenth. sorry if i have just told you things you know but if it helps anyone that doesn't know maybe we will get dome more bfp on this thread. have good day girls - i am off to get legs waxed - ouch!!! xx

smileycat · 04/11/2008 09:21

So heeby tell us all. What symptoms did you have this month different from last? sore (.)(.), cramps etc.
Welcome Spats this is a very positive thread you will enjoy yourselve here.
I felt sure I was getting my AF last night, lots of that kind of cramps, but no sign of her this morning & if FF is correct with my temp staying high I shouldn't see her today. I'll be interested to see if she does appear if my temp drops that morning the way FF says it should. If that does happen It will be a great tool to use for future months to let me know when to expect the witch I don't know about you but I waste soooo many tampons leading up to AF thinking that it 'could be today'& put one in 'just in case'

Elliegant · 04/11/2008 09:28

lol smiley at tampons just in case. Hope your ds is feeling better soon shingles is horrible.

spats I didn't know about antihistamines drying up CM, I suffer with bad hayever and used them right through the summer, could kick myself but at least I am off them now.

Elliegant · 04/11/2008 09:36

oh I nearly forgot, wanted to share this with you all ....

so last night I asked dh to read Deanna plan link, which he did, but he went even further, he devised a colour coded chart (which he has named scuttledays!), red for bd days, green for rest days, I had to ask what the yellow days were and he grinned from ear to ear before he told me 'they are for BJ's it does say in the plan to release sperm during the gap', he thought he was very funny bless him. But at least he is entering into the spirit of things and he did manage to really cheer me up

nelix2000 · 04/11/2008 09:55

heeby I knew you would do it! i have been following the thread and am SO happy for you!.....I agree no alcohol/coffee too! go you!!!

VillageMum · 04/11/2008 10:06

Wow Heely!! No AF plus line (even if faint) = pg, definitely! Congratulations, you're an inspiration! x

Pezzina · 04/11/2008 10:07

Heeby big congrats sweetie! I'm am so very pleased for you and your DH. You are now officially the threads lucky mascot . I am definitely cutting alcohol out and reducing my tea intake to just one cup. Did you 'feel' any different this month compared to other months?

Good luck to Smiley too - you must be the next in line to test then?

Pezzina · 04/11/2008 10:13

Ellie it is fab your DH is entering into the spirit of things . My DH is being super supportive too - he woke me up super early with a twinkle in his eye this morning and reminded me that I we had to BD "every other day" .

Jools1 · 04/11/2008 10:13

Huge Congratulations Heeby - another graduate of the original thread yay !!

I was convinced it was your month (have been lurking on here but guessed you guys didn't want too much PG chat as you didn't copy over the BFP list) and sending you testing vibes all of yesterday !!

Come join us in antenatal when its sunk in

VillageMum · 04/11/2008 10:24

Sorry that should have read Heeby!! Wonderful news!

smileycat · 04/11/2008 10:26

Been looking through FF graphs for the charts that have the implantation dip that I had & most of the ones that got a BFP got it on day 4, which for me will be Thursday if the witch hasn't arrived by then. I have 2 tests left, one cheapy one that I may do on Thurs to keep my mind sane, then if no AF do the clearblue on Sat, I was determined to wait but now have heebys BFP on my mind & am wishing away the days, what are we like this time of the month Have updated the list to show this & put heeby as BFP yeh

JClaire AF
Smileycat AF due 5th-8th Nov cheapy test on 6th/clearblue on 8th
Pinkie08 AF due 7th Nov
Wasabi AF 12th Nov
Mylittlebubble AF due 10th - 15th Nov
Becky AF due 11th November
Wanabemum AF due 17th Nov DP
VillageMum AF due 17th Nov
Whitebeaches AF due 17th - 21st
Yellowflowers AF due 23rd Nov
Pezzina AF due 24th Nov DP
Elligant AF due 27th Nov DP
BoosieBoo AF due 30th Nov DP
Cindy AF due 1 December DP

Heebychick BFP