I've just plotted out my 'fertile days' according to one of the online ovulation calenders and placed it against my dh's rotation of home & away - we are only together for the five fertile days four times in the whole of 2008 (March, April Oct & Dec)

I really am going to need to some extra

Yet, I have a cousin who works 8 weeks away and 2 home, and guess what -his wife is expecting. They can't even control their five year old either

I shouldn't complain, we have a good life and I know it will happen when the time is right, 8 months isn't that long to be trying and I've not suffered the agony of a m/c but arrghh its just so soul destroying sometimes.

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Thanks Diva. Why is it I can be rational with everyone else but not with myself when it comes to ttc?

Lots of for you!!

Know how you feel, love. My OH is away a lot. For the first 2 months we were trying we missed more or less every possible fertile day, only managing to BD on ovulation day one month.

I resent his job sometimes.

Wishing you all the luck in the world x

Good luck hun.. but dont rely on those calculators.. they arent reliable neither accurate..

I hope not Suzan. I'm trying to see a 'silver lining'. If we don't get anywhere in the next cycle then really we don't have the opportunity to 'try' and maybe if we stop trying..... it's what everyone seems to say? But I think I might be kidding myself!

Hi Nic

I guess you cant go and visit your OH whilst he is away?

Nic as Suzan said those date may not be reliable, theres still every chance each month as long as you keep BDing