The August Bus

Morning all,

Just wanted to add in my opinion on TTC. I think that like Eskarina TTC is just one part of your life, so I wouldnt be putting everything else on hold. If nothing else, being so focussed on having a baby might in fact make it harder to conceive, relaxing about it might just be the right thing, plus you will then have time out with your friends and have other things to think about rather than just making babies.

I havent given up drinking, caffiene, soft cheese etc, only had those things in moderation anyway and I guess that I am enjoying them until I have to give them up for months and months and months.....

It's so hard when other people are having babies all round but I try hard to be excited for them and look forward till it might be my time :o

mslk I wouldn't have survived the last 7 months ttc without a few drinks along the way.. everytime i get a bfn, i have a glass of wine to cheer me up! Maybe I will ease up on the drinking after chrimbo!

Eskarina i read that as 'you should put ttc before anything else' , then i realised that you meant.. ttc comes with normal life... because i have to keep it in perspective. It was just hard when one of my friends last night was saying to another friend 'there is only 2 days a month when you can get pregnant' - and i wanted to get up grab my bag and say, i have to go, because it is one of those days!! The realisation, that i should be at home, hopping on DH! and not sat chattering away about 'wanting another baby'!

Fingers crossed for everyone testing this weekend :-)

sillybillymummy I know what you mean, but I'm taking the view that TTC comes on top of normal life. It could take a while to conceive (it is taking a while...) and I don't want to put my whole life on hold possobly indefinitely.
Also, if you ov'd yesterday and had DTD 2 days before that then you've quite possibly hit the window anyway - sperm can last several days on the inside.

I've got a date for my initial investigations, but not until 9th December. It feels both ages away and too close all at the same time. It seems like it's taking a while to get the ball rolling, but if there is more of a problem there than my GP is expecting then I'm not ready to know about it yet. [sigh]

Also it should be prime SWI time this weekend, but my parents are coming to stay. If I get a positive OPK we might just have to find a way of getting it done quietly though

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies, and for adding my stats GetDown.

Sending you positive vibes for testing tomorrow QOTCW, sorry you?re having to wait though. I can only imagine how frustrating and upsetting it is.

Hi Level and you?re right Aurorasky, it is nice here.

Congrats Pixie, but understand your concerns over timing

CMD83 ? I?m telling myself that feeling sick earlier is more to do with a bug going round than anything else, as I?m only a few Days PO too I believe.

SillyBillyMummy ? Good question, and something to think about. Not the same but of a similar ilk. Do I/we, carry on going out and possibly drinking and alike while TTC or do I/we be good and try and dodge the funny looks and questions if we don?t have a glass in our hand?!

This bus moves so fast - just giving everyone a sunny smile (i have nearly done all my xmas shopping today, so feeling rather smug)

A question for fellow bus ladies...
Its out swi-ing time, but i have had to go out a couple of nights in a row.. and Dh been asleep when got home - i found myself feeling really miffed as i'm sure i OV'd yesterday and haven't SWI'd for 3 days :-(

I actually started feeling like i shouldn't have gone last night.. and we should be putting our want for a baby first - Should i just start keeping that 'time of the month' free??? Its gettign ridiculous that we can't even attempt to ttc because we are both always so busy, yet we are upset every month when AF turns up.. - does anyone else have this issue?

Wow, this bus moves fast! Really glad to see the BFP's.
Im now on my 9th day of EWCM and 6th consecutive day of SWI!! Exhausted, but happy to have an equally determined DH.
mslk, glad you jumped on, I'm also new, it's nice here :)

Klou I'll buy Take That - better than that daft bird song and no doubt better that whatever the X-factor lot trot out. Never Forget reminds me of my last year at high school and our very emotional good-byes as we all went our own way in the world. Awww!

Good stuff for pixie. I like a good start to a bus ride, BFP-wise. I noticed rugbywidow on the Sept bus so AF must have got her.

QOTCW TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL27 AF due 16 Nov
Valbona TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 35ish AF due 20 Nov-ish
Level TTC#1 Cycle 12(ish) UCL32 AF due 23 Nov
Teds77 TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 26-27 AF due 24 Nov
Buttonmoon78 TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL 28-35 AF due 21-29 Nov
ravenlocks TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 25 Nov
CMD83 TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 29 AF due 26 Nov
BabsH TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30 AF due 27 Nov
Whywait TTC#1 Cycle3 AF due 27 Nov
Spirita TTC #1 Cycle 1, UCL 28-30 AF due 27ish Nov
MSLK TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 28-32 AF due 27 Nov-1 Dec
kat2504 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 26-28 AF due 29 Nov
KLou111 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 30 Nov
Gobolino TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 32-33 AF due 30 Nov
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 26-30 AF due 30 Nov ? 4 Dec
AlpinePony TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1 Dec
sillybillymummy TTC#3 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 1 Dec
Broodywantcoilout TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1-28 Dec
aurorasky TTC#1 Cycle 3 (post MMC)UCL 25-30 AF due 2 Dec
passthechocs TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 28-30 AF due 2 Dec
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 28-45 AF due 30 Nov
Bexxaa TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 31-33 AF due 3 Dec
kayjayel TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 25-28 AF due 3ish Dec
MrsP81 TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 3 Dec
100years TTC#1 cycle 2 AveCL 34 AF due 28 Nov - 5 Dec
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL31 AF due 4 Dec
Mrsden TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30ish AF due 4 Dec
Jilko TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL35 AF due 4 Dec
littlemisslozza TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 1-7 Dec
DoFliesHaveKnees TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL27 AF due 5 Dec
jaggythistle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 AF due 6 Dec
Lindy100 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28-30 AF due 9 Dec
Eskarina TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-41 AF due 11ish Dec
Queenrollo TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL 33 AF due 12 Dec
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2 Cycle 4 (round 3) UCL 25-30 AF due 13 Dec
emsiedoodle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ?? AF due mid-ish Dec
MorayRose TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28-32 AF due 20-22 Dec

Graduates

ddas - BFP 17 Nov
PixieOnaLeaf - BFP 18 Nov

Moved on to catch next bus, do keep chatting to us though, gets all quiet and lonely at the end otherwise!

RugbyWidow7

OOOPS!
Please excuse the rubbish spelling x

I think I have gone nuts? only 4/5 DPO heavy slightly achey boob, felt a little nausus all day and was also so emotionally unstable all day too felt like I could burst into tears at any point for no damm reason. Iknow this can't possibly be symptoms of pregnancy yet? So is it new pmt? i've never had any before. So confused DP thinks I'm psycho!!!! You'd think that having done this before I'd know the signs, but truth be told just don't trust my body theese days.
Sorry to ramble just had to clear my chest.
Hello to all the new passengers!

Well done all the graduates!!

Knitter not had anything unusual to eat or drink, or any massage etc.

passthechocs think too early for implantation, think that is around 7DPO if you have it. AF due 30/11. Would be great though if it was :)

Hello to everyone joining the bus - see you soon Terry?

Brilliant news for Pixie - fingers crossed for sticky beans and more BFPs

Sorry its taking a while level and knitter - and for the ectopic and MC knitter. We are only on cycle 6 and it feels like an age.

KLou thats not implantation bleeding is it? I think I remember reading that it happens before AF would be due. Not sure how long implantation takes though if you ov'ed monday?

KLou111 Have you eaten or drunk something that has a detoxing effect? Or had reflexology or a massage or similar? I get a bit of brown when I wipe if I've done any of these sometimes....

Hi all
Went to loo earlier and wiped and had discharge with brown streaks in it. Not sure what it is as supposedly only OV'd Monday, so only 3DPO.
Any ideas what it could be??

oooh and congratluations Pixie. Looks like this is a VERY fertile bus :)

Welcome level. FWIW I've been trying for 12 cycles too but have had an ectopic and a miscarriage in that time....

Hopefully 12 will be our lucky number...

Your bus has another BFP

here

Want to join but don't want to... not ready yet.

There you go level, have added you in.

PixieOnaLeaf TTC#6 Cycle 4 UCL 28ish AF due 15 Nov
RugbyWidow7 TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 29 AF due 15 Nov
QOTCW TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL27 AF due 16 Nov
Valbona TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 35ish AF due 20 Nov-ish
Level TTC#1 Cycle 12(ish) UCL32 AF due 23 Nov
Teds77 TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 26-27 AF due 24 Nov
Buttonmoon78 TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL 28-35 AF due 21-29 Nov
ravenlocks TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 25 Nov
CMD83 TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 29 AF due 26 Nov
BabsH TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30 AF due 27 Nov
Whywait TTC#1 Cycle3 AF due 27 Nov
Spirita TTC #1 Cycle 1, UCL 28-30 AF due 27ish Nov
MSLK TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 28-32 AF due 27 Nov-1 Dec
kat2504 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 26-28 AF due 29 Nov
KLou111 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 30 Nov
Gobolino TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 32-33 AF due 30 Nov
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 26-30 AF due 30 Nov ? 4 Dec
AlpinePony TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1 Dec
sillybillymummy TTC#3 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 1 Dec
Broodywantcoilout TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1-28 Dec
aurorasky TTC#1 Cycle 3 (post MMC)UCL 25-30 AF due 2 Dec
passthechocs TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 28-30 AF due 2 Dec
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 28-45 AF due 30 Nov
Bexxaa TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 31-33 AF due 3 Dec
kayjayel TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 25-28 AF due 3ish Dec
MrsP81 TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 3 Dec
100years TTC#1 cycle 2 AveCL 34 AF due 28 Nov - 5 Dec
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL31 AF due 4 Dec
Mrsden TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30ish AF due 4 Dec
Jilko TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL35 AF due 4 Dec
littlemisslozza TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 1-7 Dec
DoFliesHaveKnees TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL27 AF due 5 Dec
jaggythistle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 AF due 6 Dec
Lindy100 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28-30 AF due 9 Dec
Eskarina TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-41 AF due 11ish Dec
Queenrollo TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL 33 AF due 12 Dec
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2 Cycle 4 (round 3) UCL 25-30 AF due 13 Dec
emsiedoodle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ?? AF due mid-ish Dec
MorayRose TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28-32 AF due 20-22 Dec

Graduates
ddas - BFP 17 Nov

I've been to the bridal shop today. I have a vintage wedding dress but can hardly get it on and off so took it to see if she can alter it. She can't do what i want but is going to take the dress apart, remake the skirt for me (shorter) and if she can't salvage the top half she is going to use the pattern to make me a jacket in the same style but in a completely contrasting colour. It's going to cost a bit more than i planned but as i don't really spend money on myself i figured I should treat myself as it's for such a special occasion. Well two occasions technically as we're having a legal ceremony soon and then a pagan one when we can afford it!

My new batch of medicine came from my herbalist today with some minor tweaking (so she says) after a long chat about my last cycle. Of course.....if i get pregnant this month i'll have to be careful about how my wedding dress is made.....or it might be a bit tight come the wedding

Please can someone add me to the next posting of the list.
I'm guessing the cycle part is the number of months you've been trying (mine seems depressingly longer than most)
TTC#1 Cycle 12(ish) UCL32 AF due 23 Nov

QOTCW I know I know!! It's been circulating Facebook for a while now.

I've got a lot of work to do if I want to beat it, but I'll be happy with a number 2 or 3 :)

Just want X-Factor off, it totally ruins the Xmas charts!

Hi MSLK and welcome aboard x

Congratulations ddas and Welcome mslk

My AF is heading off so it'll be time to start leaping on the DH again soon. After having a couple of months of half hearted trying this month DH is going to be knackered and I'm going to be upduffed :)

Welcome to mslk No need to lurk, you are very welcome aboard!! I have added you to the stats. Sounds like you timed it right so hopefully you will get a BFP!

Have also moved myself up the list, as looks like I ov'd yesterday (hurrah - finally!) so that makes my AF due on 30th Nov.

Hope we are all ok today.

How frustrating QOTCW that you can't get a test until tomorrow! Keep us posted!"

PixieOnaLeaf TTC#6 Cycle 4 UCL 28ish AF due 15 Nov
RugbyWidow7 TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 29 AF due 15 Nov
QOTCW TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL27 AF due 16 Nov
Valbona TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 35ish AF due 20 Nov-ish
Teds77 TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 26-27 AF due 24 Nov
Buttonmoon78 TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL 28-35 AF due 21-29 Nov
ravenlocks TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 25 Nov
CMD83 TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 29 AF due 26 Nov
BabsH TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30 AF due 27 Nov
Whywait TTC#1 Cycle3 AF due 27 Nov
Spirita TTC #1 Cycle 1, UCL 28-30 AF due 27ish Nov
MSLK TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 28-32 AF due 27 Nov-1 Dec
kat2504 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 26-28 AF due 29 Nov
KLou111 TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 30 Nov
Gobolino TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 32-33 AF due 30 Nov
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 26-30 AF due 30 Nov ? 4 Dec
AlpinePony TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1 Dec
sillybillymummy TTC#3 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 1 Dec
Broodywantcoilout TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 AF due 1-28 Dec
aurorasky TTC#1 Cycle 3 (post MMC)UCL 25-30 AF due 2 Dec
passthechocs TTC#3 Cycle 4 UCL 28-30 AF due 2 Dec
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 28-45 AF due 30 Nov
Bexxaa TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 31-33 AF due 3 Dec
kayjayel TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 25-28 AF due 3ish Dec
MrsP81 TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 29 AF due 3 Dec
100years TTC#1 cycle 2 AveCL 34 AF due 28 Nov - 5 Dec
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL31 AF due 4 Dec
Mrsden TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL30ish AF due 4 Dec
Jilko TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL35 AF due 4 Dec
littlemisslozza TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29-35 AF due 1-7 Dec
DoFliesHaveKnees TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL27 AF due 5 Dec
jaggythistle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 AF due 6 Dec
Lindy100 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 28-30 AF due 9 Dec
Eskarina TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-41 AF due 11ish Dec
Queenrollo TTC#2 Cycle 9 UCL 33 AF due 12 Dec
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2 Cycle 4 (round 3) UCL 25-30 AF due 13 Dec
emsiedoodle TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ?? AF due mid-ish Dec
MorayRose TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28-32 AF due 20-22 Dec

Graduates
ddas - BFP 17 Nov

Okay AF is now 3 days late and I can't get myself a test until I get paid tomorrow. I'm driving myself crazy as no-one in RL knows this yet!! Thank you MN for giving me somewhere to vent!

Oh, KLou111 this is the next Xmas No 1.

Room for a little one?

Have watched the bus pass by on its normal route for a few days now, too scared to stick out my hand and jump on. Very naughty of me, sorry.

But today I?m feeling brave and wondered if I could join?

Sorry if I have missed anyone?s news:

Congrats 100years, enjoy every min of being engaged, planning and the big day.

Sorry to hear about your DH buttonmoon, fingers crossed a new job will come up soon.

QOTCW ? hope you get a BFP with your re-test

Getdown ? great news on your positive OPK, hope your SWI proves successful

Ddas - Congrats

Sorry to hear of those who have MC, fingers crossed for this month.

As for me, I?m very new to this. I?m a newly wed and TTC#1.

Stats:
MSLK TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 28-32 AF due 27 Nov-1 Dec

Please would someone mind adding me to the list, I don?t want to mess it up.

Not been doing temps or sticks and didn?t know about EWCM until reading it here. Think I had it, or something like it over the weekend and made sure we DTD. I think I?m now on TWW. Have had gurglings down below like I get the day before AF shows up but I?m not sure if I always get that about this time and have never noticed before, if it?s my mind/body playing tricks on me or if it means something.

Anyway this has turned into a long post sorry. Wishing good luck to everyone. x

FANTASTIC news ddas and it's lovely that we can all share a little bit of your joy. I hope it's a really happy journey for you.

I'm pretty certain that I'll be leaving his bus over the weekend. AF due Sat/Sun and I'm pretty sure it's going to be bang on time.

Looking forward to getting down to the nitty gritty straight afterwards though!