August - first month of TTC? Join me!

klou i wont drink alcohol but do have tea and coffee. dh and i are going to a awards night on the 18th which is going to turn into apub crawl round a freezing skegness not looking forard to it one bit

You do need to take it easy now Lizand keeping your bun cooking well :)

Still no AF here, will test again Tuesday if not here cos that will be 35 days and that's been my longest cycle so far.

Went to friends last night, there was 6 of us (3 couples) and one of the girls said to me quietly (after I had told a very convincing story about my 'ear infection') 'So when's the baby coming?' I had to say, 'ugh, don't bloody say that! Bloody hope not.'
Felt like total shit, but DH said it's cos I wasn't drinking, it's probably the first thing people think of.
It's really hard trying this time of year isn't it as you do look odd if you don't drink at least 1. I haven't had alcohol or caffeine for a month, and that's the way it will stay unless AF turns up, then will have a pint of tea :) but hoping it doesn't come to that!

bout as sensitive as mine then!

Lol yeh let me know if he does f. At least you will get a bit longer in bed, you will need the rest.

Sometimes men need to learn how to zip it - got up to the loo this morning and my bloody dp as soon as I got back into bed said 'are the painters in yet?' as it happened yes af arrived and I was quite gutted. He said he just knew by the look on my face and I was ready for a nice big cry after that lol!

put f at the start, so fgrin for

if my dd is up that early tomorrow dh has said he will get up with her. she is a total mummys girl and will wail for me to be with her, but i told him to just put his foot down, take her into the living room and get her breakfast as if its the most natural thing in the world i will let yoo knpw if he pulls it off!

Hi Liz. Tired oooh your first symptom?! Can't believe your DD had you up at 6:30, bless :)

Hi Lou I'm still keeping everything crossed for you, hope you get your bfp soon. It is hard lying to them, you just want to share it with your friends but fingers crossed you won't have to for much longer :)

We have just put our Christmas tree up, my dp is like a child lol. Brought a little tear to my eye - hoping this time next year we will have our own little DD or DS to share Christmas with.

Oooh how do you do the face with the hat on?

Hi ladies.

So sorry the evil witch got you Iwish, flaming AF!!

Nothing to report here. Did test this morning, still BFN and still no AF. All confusing, just want to get on either way, am sick of waiting!!

Out tonight to some friends, had to tell her not to get any wine for me as taking antibiotics for an ear infection, seemed to work!! Very hard lying to our nearest and dearest :(

i am starting to feel more tired, i was just sat on the sofa with dd and could have just closed my eyes and had a kip, but i was like that before anyway! dd has started to get up at 6.30 just to open her advent calendar

Thanks Liz hopefully we will be lucky and get pregnant just before Christmas. Ive already been looking at my calendar (mrs impatient)and based on an average of my cycles af would be due new years eve. What a nice new years gift if I were pregnant. . I'll b keeping everything crossed apart from my legs of course lol.
How are you feeling?

for you iwish but like you say at least you can get on and look to next month.

fingers corssed for you

Morning all. Well just a little update AF arrived this morning. Had a feeling it would eventually turn up but still gutted :(

Hope everyone else is ok today? Any exciting news to tell?

lol. I'm not testing yet. FF says AF due on Tuesday next week so am just waiting. Will probably next late next week if no AF shows. Feeling very crampy tonight though, could be either.

sorry, getting mixed up. its klou who said about testing tomorrow

are you testing again tomorrow madkatz?

talking about symptoms, you hear of women who just 'know' they are pg but i am def not one of them. IF i am 7 weeks, and symptoms kick in around now, i have got no sickness and only abit more tired than usual. certainaly nothing thats knocking me off my feet. YET! but may have spoke too soon

Hi madkatz. You aren't out yet :). I think most people don't feel any different in early pg, think symptoms kick in about 6 weeks.

How is everyone else? Anything to report?
Cd32 here. Nothing to report. Still no af.

This is our 6 month of trying for #1. I don't feel any different, would love a BFP but think it will just be AF in the near future

Hi toomany this is our 4th month, I know not too long but I think this silly cycle (now on cd31 of a usually 25-27 day cycle with only bfn) is just making me feel bad because I don't know what's going on :(
How long have u been trying? When is your af due?

liz that is great news

Iwish not sure how long you have been trying but isn't 6 -12 months average so don't feel as if all hope has gone

I'm in 2 week wait, but not hopeful as I've been ill

Thanks Lou I really hope so and I hope so for you too. Sorry for putting a downer on the conversation but I just feel like I want to cry, stupid hormones!
Thanks Liz, I do try to tell myself not to lose hope and I know there are people who have tried for far longer than I have but I'm clearly not listening to myself lol. Like you said its awful not knowing if there's something wrong or if it's just not our time yet.
A chart is emailed to me with the thermometer so I'll be trying it out. Ive also signed up to fertiliy friend so I can record it on there too.

iwish dont lose hope. keep thinking positive. but i do remember what i was ttc dd, it took 6 months and when i got my af in the 5th month, i had to go home from work cause i just couldnt hold the tears back. i remember just laying on the living room floor (on a big pillow cause it was comfy) and watching old sex and the citys feeling so sorry for myself. it was horrible not knowing if something was wrong.

have you printed a chart off the internet?

Oh Iwish keeping fingers crossed for you. I've got 10miu tests (ultra early) but they are still neg, but just hoping OV'd late. Maybe the same for you :)

Lou your symptoms do sound promising :) fingers crossed for you. Bless your dh, Sounds like he's getting a little excited.
I have absolutely 0 faith that I will get a bfp. I had ordered some opks, ultra early pg tests and a basal thermometer which came this morning. So I thought I'd try one with them being ultra sensitive and bfn!! They cant be wrong :(. Not happy today at all. Sorry girls I just needed a rant. Just keep thinking I'll never be a mum :( :(

I knew what you meant lol1 Think your hormones making your brain funny

sorry that sounds all wrong, mean hope your body produces the hormones you want!

klou i have never been slim so thats not a worry

your symptoms sound very promising, just hope your body chucks out the hormones you need!