TTC a 2012 baby, this is our year !!!

ooh white choc & raspberry for me mmmm! ta!

molly good luck for your talk! Your SWI plan sounds perfect - hope your DP is feeling better by Sunday!

boogies well I just spent a while on google and although I can find references to waiting a day or two between sessions and not just having constant sex on various baby related sites, I cannot find any info on actual scientific research. What I do know from my googling, is that sperm refreshes constantly and there is a sizable supply at any given time - not just one orgasms worth. So i'm guessing there isn't likely to be a problem with daily shagging in the run up to ovulation. (Runs off to tell DP that next month is going to be knackering, but fun!!) However if anyone else has links to recent research / info that would be awesome, the more you know and all that!

I'm having an odd cycle. Have had lots of what I initially presumed to be ovulation pain, but it's continued on well past ovulation. I'm 4DPO and it's eased off a bit, but i'm still bloated and sore/crampy in my lower abdomen. I've got a massive appetite (pass us another muffin would you?) and am peeing all the bloody time! I even had sore boobs yesterday evening, which I never, ever get. Having tortured myself reading sites like this one I am starting to wonder if something rather exciting could be happening... but obviously don't want to get my hopes up, could just be my body having a funny and readjusting still from stopping the pill after 15 odd years... Spoke to my sister yesterday and she said she got implantation pain when she got pregnant... so .... who knows!

I'm sure i'll probably end up thinking/hoping like this every month - which is daft really, but it passes the time, eh!

Weekend plan is to spend as much time with DP as possible - he's off to NY again for work Mon-Thursday, so just want to spend time alone with him. We hardly ever have time apart (we've gone years in the past without so much as a night apart) so we're dreading him being on the other side of the world again... On the bright side, I'm heading up to Morecambe to visit my sister while he is away - and will get to see my gorgeous niece for the first time in months! (she's coming up on 10 months & is so cute!)

Morning ladies, any news from shobbs & obe this morning?

Good luck with your talk molly - and sounds like you've got plenty of swi going on, fx for you.

carlita so much going on for you at the mo! Are you all sorted for your wedding? Thats fab news about your sister too!

I'm not feeling too good this morning - very sore boobs, a dull ache in my lower abdomen and a banging headache... af is due within the next few days though so I'm fully expecting her to make an appearance - doesn't look good for us this month I'm afraid Just want af to hurry up and get here now so we can crack on with the next cycle.

Hi all! Molly I absolutely feel your anxiety (but very jealous you are going to the Galway book festival!) - DH has not been well this week either which means that we only managed SWI on CD10 (today is CD13). He is leaving for a conference tomorrow morning but has promised he'll be well enough to SWI tonight (and I'm also hoping for tomorrow morning)! I think the big day is Sunday (CD15) so we'll get down to it when he's back that night. I am a little disappointed our best laid plans went out the window but, as people always say, it only takes one time and stressing will only make it worse.

On a related point I notice lots of people are having SWI on alternate days but I thought that latest research said that you only need to leave 24hours to let the swimmers regenerate - am I wrong? Perhaps more experienced people could let me know!

Welcome orange it's great to have you with us!!

carlita I am from south Down, and know Baloo well - I was a bridesmaid at the inn there and have great memories! Congratulations to your sister - what a relief and I hope that it all goes well for her. How wonderful if you could be pregnant together!

I really hope we have more BFPs impending!!

Morning all! Happy Friday! I'm off to Galway this evening, to talk at a book festival there - apparently the airline I'm flying with uses propeller planes, so I'm really quite nervous
It would be nice to have a weekend away, but I think I'm due to ov on Sunday, and DP isn't able to come with me. He's come down with a horrid cold (probably the one I had last weekend), and is feeling pretty sorry for himself, but is valiantly readying himself for some shagging before I fly this evening. I'll get home about midnight on Sunday, and we'll SWI then, so I really hope this covers me for my fertile period...
Anyone have fun plans for the weekend?

obe I have everything crossed for you! A lovely BFP would brighten the weekend for the thread nicely! :o
Molly pmsl at your grapefruit/ heartburn story! Just the sort of thing I would do!
Welcome orange
weimy glad you survived sausage incident!
Sorry if I've missed anyone out, I will endeavour to be more attentive (I thought it would move more slowly!) at least for the 2 weeks until my wedding (eek!) after which I will be absent for 3 weeks. In other news, I am awaiting arrival of last AF before TTC which feels like a bit of a milestone and in very exciting news my big sister is 4 weeks pg after 2.5 years of trying, 3 rounds of IUI and 1 round of ICSI! She has a scan at beginning of may and will be able to see if it's one peanut or two! Have a great Friday all and here's to a shag filled weekend for you all!

Hi everyone!

Oops, have missed an awful lot!
poulette how exciting! Congratulations!
babysade oooh, where in thailand did you go? How was it?
boogies I love NI, always have a good time when I'm there! I go every other month to see my friend. H2B from Baloo area, down, how about you? Totally agree re the combo of you and OH, magic!
Welcome dogface, shobbs and kittycat
TBC...

cycle day 7 -i have an app for that ;)
getting near to baby making attempt number one! EXCITING!
am thinking about hitting the ground running by doing something like the egg meets sperm plan ie swi on days 10 12 14 16 17 18 and 20 (assuming i ov about day 16 again) my OH thinks it sounds like an awesome plan, i think he's just in it for the shagging!

still no AF, and still no BFP :((

OBeSomeOtherName (23) TTC #2 Cycle1 UCL 28(?)days AFdue 8th April(ish)
Poulette ttc1, cycle 2, UCL 28?days, BFP
fragglerocks,27 ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 33days AF due 14th April
shobbs 24, TTC 1, 33DY cycle, AF due 14th April
JustShaggingForNow (28) TTC#1, Cycle -1 UCL 29/30 days, AF due 15th April
carlitawantsababy (29) TTC#1, cycle 0, UCL 30, AF due 17th April
Whitegold ttc#1 cycle2 ucl 30days AF due 19th April
EsmeWeatherwax (39) ttc #3, cycle 1, ucl 31 days, AF due 19th April.
TreacleChops TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL god knows! estimated AF 20th April (ish- will be able to up date stats once i've noticed Luteal phase)
Toddle ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 24days AF due 20th April
weimy (35) ttc#1 cycle5 ucl 28days AF due 21st April
MickyLee TTC#3 Cycle2 UCL-28days AFdue-22nd April
babysadeTTC#1 cycle 4,UCL 31-33 days, AF is due 24th april (ish).
kittycat(25) TTC#3, cycle 1, UCL ?, AF due 24h April
trope, (32) ttc#1 cycle1 ucl 23-28(!)days AF due 25th April (ish!)
MollyDefoe (31) TTC#1, Cycle 2 UCL 31 days, AF due 29th April (ish)
Levana (31) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30days AF 30 April
wgm72 (34) TTC#3 cyle 2 ucl 28days AF due 30th april
BoogiesBunny (28) TTC#1 cycle2 UCL28days AF due 2nd May
Poppyjen (29) TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ? AF due 2nd May (ish)
eurochick (35) ttc#1 Cycle 5, UCL 25-30 days, AF due 2-7 May
Naynay80(30)ttc baby 2 circle 2 ucl28 days AF due 3rd may
Dreamingofabump (28) TTC#1 Cycle1 ucl27days Af due 5th May
Woody17 TTC#1 UCL36days AF due 7th May
ghosteditor (27) ttc#1 cycle 4 ucl 26-28 days due 7th May
Tanif (25) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30 days AF due 8th May
orangehead TTC#3 cycle 4 UCL 25-27 AF DUE 10th May
Summerbird73 TTC#2 Awaiting next AF after recent MC - will then update stats
gonerogue TTC#2 Cycle1 UCL-28days AFdue-?
D0gface(24)ttc#1 Had an early mc late last month, so not sure when af will arrive.

hey toddle, not a silly question at all! weimy beat me to it though, I was indeed referring to the crosshairs you get once fertility friend has decided that you have ovulated! (In my case, it took a few days to decide it had happened as my temperature rise was a gentle one over three days).

FWIW, I think the way you're feeling is totally understandable, a MC is a big deal, no matter how early it was. It would be far stranger if you didn't have some mixed emotions about TTC if you ask me! As hard as it is now, I'm sure it will get easier with time and in the meantime you have all of us to talk to. :)

She is indeed

Is there room fr one more. Just been throw off december bus,af arrived today.
OBeSomeOtherName (23) TTC #2 Cycle1 UCL 28(?)days AFdue 8th April(ish)
Poulette ttc1, cycle 2, UCL 28?days, BFP
fragglerocks,27 ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 33days AF due 14th April
JustShaggingForNow (28) TTC#1, Cycle -1 UCL 29/30 days, AF due 15th April
carlitawantsababy (29) TTC#1, cycle 0, UCL 30, AF due 17th April
Whitegold ttc#1 cycle2 ucl 30days AF due 19th April
EsmeWeatherwax (39) ttc #3, cycle 1, ucl 31 days, AF due 19th April.
TreacleChops TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL god knows! estimated AF 20th April (ish- will be able to up date stats once i've noticed Luteal phase)
Toddle ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 24days AF due 20th April
weimy (35) ttc#1 cycle5 ucl 28days AF due 21st April
MickyLee TTC#3 Cycle2 UCL-28days AFdue-22nd April
babysadeTTC#1 cycle 4,UCL 31-33 days, AF is due 24th april (ish).
kittycat(25) TTC#3, cycle 1, UCL ?, AF due 24h April
trope, (32) ttc#1 cycle1 ucl 23-28(!)days AF due 25th April (ish!)
MollyDefoe (31) TTC#1, Cycle 2 UCL 31 days, AF due 29th April (ish)
Levana (31) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30days AF 30 April
wgm72 (34) TTC#3 cyle 2 ucl 28days AF due 30th april
BoogiesBunny (28) TTC#1 cycle2 UCL28days AF due 2nd May
Poppyjen (29) TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ? AF due 2nd May (ish)
eurochick (35) ttc#1 Cycle 5, UCL 25-30 days, AF due 2-7 May
Naynay80(30)ttc baby 2 circle 2 ucl28 days AF due 3rd may
Dreamingofabump (28) TTC#1 Cycle1 ucl27days Af due 5th May
Woody17 TTC#1 UCL36days AF due 7th May
ghosteditor (27) ttc#1 cycle 4 ucl 26-28 days due 7th May
Tanif (25) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30 days AF due 8th May
orangehead TTC#3 cycle 4 UCL 25-27 AF DUE 10th May
Summerbird73 TTC#2 Awaiting next AF after recent MC - will then update stats
gonerogue TTC#2 Cycle1 UCL-28days AFdue-?
D0gface(24)ttc#1 Had an early mc late last month, so not sure when af will arrive.

fx on not being sick weimy. trope what are these cross hairs you talk about :L it may be a silly question but i actually have no idea.

well i got a positive OPK so i guess im lucky that ive ovulated so soon after MC just 13 days ago. messed my head up slightly as i was so gutted about the MC i told the mr we would be SWI everyday untill i got a BFP. so we have pretty much been doing that and ive been fine. however now i no i have or will very soon ovulate its scaring my sh*tless incase i do get pregnant so much so last night i told him i didnt want to get pregnant he used a condom . TMI but when we had finished i practically cried because i felt like his little swimmers had been wasted and should be on their way to socalising with my egg.

so well sorry for ranting i dont feel like he quite understands hardly suprising as i dont understand myself i want a BFP but then id be petrified if we got one.

Weimy Hope you're OK. At a Christmas party last year, a group of my friends and I were clustered around a tray of cocktail sausages in the kitchen, and polished off about 5 each (some ate 10!). And then the host came back in, screamed, and grabbed the tray from our hands - they'd only been in the oven for 5 minutes (they were supposed to have 30 minutes). I'm such a hypochrondriac at the best of times, and was terrified I was going to spend the night vomiting - but not one of us were ill. Good old M&S! I hope you've had the same luck...

Woo - got crosshairs on FF! Ovulation dated to monday 11th! Which means I'm moving my AF due to the 25th, on the assumption of a 14 day luteal phase.

Is amazing how excited you can get over a couple of lines on a chart!! We managed to SWI on the day of ovulation, so fingers, toes and everything else crossed! Keeping up with the SWI for another day or two just in case FF isn't right about Monday.

OBeSomeOtherName (23) TTC #2 Cycle1 UCL 28(?)days AFdue 8th April(ish)
Poulette ttc1, cycle 2, UCL 28?days, BFP
fragglerocks,27 ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 33days AF due 14th April
JustShaggingForNow (28) TTC#1, Cycle -1 UCL 29/30 days, AF due 15th April
carlitawantsababy (29) TTC#1, cycle 0, UCL 30, AF due 17th April
Whitegold ttc#1 cycle2 ucl 30days AF due 19th April
EsmeWeatherwax (39) ttc #3, cycle 1, ucl 31 days, AF due 19th April.
TreacleChops TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL god knows! estimated AF 20th April (ish- will be able to up date stats once i've noticed Luteal phase)
Toddle ttc#1 cycle3 ucl 24days AF due 20th April
weimy (35) ttc#1 cycle5 ucl 28days AF due 21st April
MickyLee TTC#3 Cycle2 UCL-28days AFdue-22nd April
babysadeTTC#1 cycle 4,UCL 31-33 days, AF is due 24th april (ish).
kittycat(25) TTC#3, cycle 1, UCL ?, AF due 24h April
trope, (32) ttc#1 cycle1 ucl 23-28(!)days AF due 25th April (ish!)
MollyDefoe (31) TTC#1, Cycle 2 UCL 31 days, AF due 29th April (ish)
Levana (31) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30days AF 30 April
wgm72 (34) TTC#3 cyle 2 ucl 28days AF due 30th april
BoogiesBunny (28) TTC#1 cycle2 UCL28days AF due 2nd May
Poppyjen (29) TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL ? AF due 2nd May (ish)
eurochick (35) ttc#1 Cycle 5, UCL 25-30 days, AF due 2-7 May
Naynay80(30)ttc baby 2 circle 2 ucl28 days AF due 3rd may
Dreamingofabump (28) TTC#1 Cycle1 ucl27days Af due 5th May
Woody17 TTC#1 UCL36days AF due 7th May
ghosteditor (27) ttc#1 cycle 4 ucl 26-28 days due 7th May
Tanif (25) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30 days AF due 8th May
Summerbird73 TTC#2 Awaiting next AF after recent MC - will then update stats
gonerogue TTC#2 Cycle1 UCL-28days AFdue-?
D0gface(24)ttc#1 Had an early mc late last month, so not sure when af will arrive.

weimy oh no! No idea how food poisoning would affect things, but bear in mind that you won't definitely get sick, is a question of luck / whether any bacteria present were harmful and in enough quantities to make you ill. FX you are OK!

ooh, cake! I'll try the unamed french one please boogies

although after weimys tick story I may have to wait till later to eat it - that sounds thoroughly gross!

obe how frustrating! I'd be a gibbering wreck of frustration by now in your shoes, really hope you get a BFP soon!

Now, what's this talk of juices?? Is there some magic pant snot increasing ingredient in juice that I didn't know about? Someone, please enlighten me!!

To update where i'm at, I'm CD13, plenty of egg white but no crosshairs on FF yet for me either. My temp has been annoyingly low and flat, although it's finally gone up 0.1 for two days running, so I'm hoping ovulation may finally be here! I'm guessing that this means that my cycle has gotten longer again, but will just have to wait and see.

In other news, I do have masses of crampy pains, which I imagine are the wizened husks that are my ovaries slowly creaking back into life! (15 odd years on the pill can't have done them any good! ) Never had anything like it before though - feeling really very sore! Just what you want when you're TTC eh!

Still nothing!! Haven't tested since Monday and won't be until the weekend now (if there's no AF by then) in an attempt to keep the disapointment of that lineless little window to a minimum.

Sorry, haven't had the chance to catch up properly, ds is ill atm so not had much time to spend on mn and am pooped by the end of the day.
I hope everything's going well for everyone x

woops :) my stats are as follows:

(25) TTC#3, cycle 0, UCL unknown was 28 but still irregular, AF due 24h April