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Hop aboard the March 2012 bus!

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Liliana1 · 30/05/2011 18:03

Well I fell off another bus and rather than wait around for the next one I thought I would get another going myself. So have stocked it up with cake, Wine - for the first 2 weeks and Brew - for the 2ww'ers :)

Hoping it will be a lucky bus for lots of us - and I might have a birthday baby :)

Liliana (31) ttc#1 ucl 28 af due 26th March

(I have left out the CD as it is never up to date and all we really want to know is when are people testing!)

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stuffthenonsense · 30/06/2011 08:30

i used the amazon cheeapies, about £5ish? bought 60, used 6, i oved on day 12 , first month of using them.

March BFPs
babycarmen ttc#2 BFP!
Melliebobs (26) ttc#1 BFP!
Setara (27) ttc#2 BFP!
Reallea (36) ttc#2 BFP!
Pommedechocolat (30) ttc#2 BFP!
sanity (28) ttc#1 BFP!
Gymdodger ttc #? BFP!
MrsCog (27) Ttc#1 BFP!
skjifox (24) ttc#3 BFP!
beewi (30) ttc #1 BFP
stuffthenonsense (38) ttc #5 BFP

March TTCers
pandamoaningmum(45) ttc#4 ucl 28 af due 15th June
Acceber (30) ttc#2 ucl 28 (I think ) af 17 June (I think)
Mygoldennotebook (29) ttc#2 ucl 28 AF dur 18th June
Shelbelle (31) ttc#1 ucl 27-28 AF due June 26
Liliana (31) ttc#1 ucl 28 af due 26th June - Devon
Flippingebay TTC #2 UCL 28 days AF due 28th of June
M4z (30) ttc#1 ucl 28 af due 29 June
Sukie 1971 (39) ttc #2 ucl32, AF due 29 June
Ingo (24) ttc#1 ucl ? af due end of june?
ShaggingWithIntent (28) ttc#1, cycle 3, UCL 26-28, AF due 1st/3rd July
mrsshears ttc#3 cycle3 post mc af due 3 july(ish)
Vegasmum ttc#3 cycle3 post mc ucl 33-35 af due 3/4th of july
MorningCoffee TTC#3 UCL 28 (roughly) AF due 4th July
lilyrose82 ttc# ? cycle 1 post MMC UCL 28 AF due 4th July*
Karbea(37) ttc#1 cycle 9 ucl 25 af due 4thjuly
Byrnsie30 (30) ttc #1 cycle 6 cd5, AF due 6th/7th July ish
twolittlemonkeys (30) ttc #3 ucl (Clomid) 30-35 days, otherwise months! AF due 5-10 July?
Poppyjen (29) ttc#2 cycle 1 post mc ucl (? last was 55 days) AF due 8th July
MyCatLikesToHideInboxes (37) ttc#2, UCL 23-33 days, AF due 8-18 July
AmandaCooper (33) ttc#1 ucl 30 days AF due 10 July
Nandrin (23) ttc#2 ucl 28-30 days AF due 9th-11th July
dreamalittle (31) ttc#2 ucl 28 days AF due 11 July
Imustbecrazy (26) ttc#2 fcl 38 days AF due 11July (maybe?)
Rots (38) ttc#3 ucl none, due to BFing DS2 (11 months)
Horseygirl (39) ucl 28days AF due 12th July
Thischarmingmum (35) ttc#3 ucl 28 days AF due around 12th July Cheshire
gimmegimmegimme (33) ttc#3 ucl 29-34 days AF due around 14th July??
Jebel (35) TTC#1, ucl 26 days, AF due 14th July
minipie (30) ttc#1, ucl ?40 days [hope not], AF due ?15 July
MeconiumHappens (28) ttc#1 Ucl 27-31 AF due latest 16th July
Pixiepops (35) ttc#1 ucl 25-30 days af due 17th-22nd July Liverpool
Mrsbullseye (37) ttc#1 ucl 26, cycle 3 after m/c, AF due 20th July
Bridgieboo (35) ttc#2,ucl 32days,AF due 23rd July ish
Readynow (34) ttc#1 UCL 25-28 days AF due 20th July (ish)

Imustbecrazy26 · 30/06/2011 08:14

Wowo congratulations!!! an any body tell me which ovultion sticks are the best ones to use am looking on amazon but there loads of different ones and have never used them before??

ShaggingWithIntent · 30/06/2011 06:59

Wow!!! Another BFP!!!
Massive congratulations stuff :)

Looks like I'll be updating the list when I get into work. I'm testing torrow so really hope that I'm going to keep the flow of BFPs going!!!

stuffthenonsense · 30/06/2011 06:37

Aagh phone button so sensitive it posted twice

stuffthenonsense · 30/06/2011 06:36

Morning.

AF due tuesday, but I am impatient, bought first response early

Just took test

BFP

I am in shock

I am shaking

Even hubby can see the faint line

(I can't update stats on my phone so will do it later)

Hope for more bfps on this lucky lucky bus.

stuffthenonsense · 30/06/2011 06:36

Morning.

AF due tuesday, but I am impatient, bought first response early

Just took test

BFP

I am in shock

I am shaking

Even hubby can see the faint line

(I can't update stats on my phone so will do it later)

Hope for more bfps on this lucky lucky bus.

MeconiumHappens · 29/06/2011 23:33

massive congrats to all those on the BFP list, seems we were waiting for aaages for one, then a bunch come all at once- typical for a bus!!!!

swi...

Liliana1 · 29/06/2011 21:35

Thanks reallea, yep am spending the summer with DH so will be SWI all month :) Going to use okp's again and hopefully will work out what is going on.

So hope everything goes well for you, I'm sure it will x

Have hopped on the April bus but you're such a friendly bunch I don't want to leave!

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Reallea · 29/06/2011 19:59

Congrats for more BFPs but Lil I am sooooo sorry AF came. I guess you were right about the late ovulation. Back to the OPKs next month? I saw you've been trying for a good while. The chemical pregnancy must have been extremely hard for you. I guess that's the real down-point of testing early, I'm still freaking out and gusset checking every couple of hours... Sorry if TMI! AF was due today so every twinge is scaring me, have had a few cramps today too which is making me petrified.

But thinking about the OKPs, I was thinking about my good friend who was trying for 2years (having miscarried in the middle of that sadly, at 10 weeks, but that pregnancy was the one with the late BFP on clearblue digital). Anyway, nearing the end she decided to get really serious on the OKPs, saying, 'to hell with the expense' (as a baby is priceless, right?) and after a few months with them she not only discovered that her ovulation was just all over the place but that she was obviously occasionally ovulating unpredictably extremely early. She discovered because she randomly tested a week earlier than she expected to ovulate just because her DH was there and was due to be going away for 10 days, and she discovered a really early LH surge.... So anyway they got busy and a few weeks later discovered she was UTD with what is now an absolutely adorable 5 week old DD (who is prob to blame for my deciding to get serious myself about the ttc lark).

So maybe go back to them as this month was so different from your last that you can't really be sure what's going to happen next month... Or maybe even invest in a fertility monitor? I investigated before buying the clearblue digital OKPs, the clearblue fertility monitors are about half price on amazon.

You say your DH works away but am I right in thinking you're a teacher and have summer hols coming up? Can you stay with him during the week over your summer break? Then you could really get your timing down to a T! You'd be aiming for a April/may baby then....def the best months to have a new baby- that's when DS was born (now 13 months).

Anyway masses and masses of luck to all, to those who are still trying and to those who've had the result they wanted.

eyethangyou · 29/06/2011 18:49

It might be that I'm hailing the bus at the last stop before the depot, but please can I hop on anyway? Or shall I wait for the clean shiny new April bus that doesn't have cake wrappers shoved behind the seats?

Imustbecrazy26 · 29/06/2011 17:59

Wow congratulations to all the BFP's again this really is a lucky bus!!!!

Sorry to all thoses that got af!!!! I actually think ive got no chance of being pregnant this month so the 2ww isnt actully bothering me so much this have finally started taking folic acid and told dp to cut down the drinking as think i am going to take it a bit more seriously next month not going as far as ovulation sticks yet.

Also just one question has every one cut down their caffine intake as i do drink alot of coffee at work?

Liliana1 · 29/06/2011 17:35

Wow Beewi congratulations! So pleased for you - let me know when the wedding is and I'll have a drink for you!! Wink

mrsshears sorry you fell off too, but at least we can keep each other company.

You're not the only one stuff who find it wrong to do both, but it is genuine. FX for you and Byrnsie, try not to drive yourselves too mad

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mrsshears · 29/06/2011 17:01

congrats to all the BFP's!!!

really sorry about AF lilliana,this is my stop too, AF came today 4 days early!!
good luck to everyone who is left

Byrnsie30 · 29/06/2011 14:44

Heya Beewii congratulations and thanks for the pick-me-up re: symptomless PG! It has given me hope!

Morningcoffee it is so tempting to test, but I usually convince myself to wait on the premiss that the longer I wait the more accurate the test will be (especially if you're not going digital at this early stage!) I am combatting the need to purchase an early test by ordering CB digital from Amazon (£7.99 for 2 tests!!) and selecting the slowest possible delivery option (my tests should arrive on the latest date I would expect AF to be due (7th July!)
This way I can't test early, but I do feel like I have a plan!! Geeky and probably won't work, but I've tried!

stuffthenonsense · 29/06/2011 14:36

congratulations Bee
commiserations Liliana

am i the only one who doesnt like congratulating and commiserating all in one post? it seems a bit dismissive to both, but really i honestly am very happy for Bee and so sympathetic to liliana, dont give up!

the 2ww is getting to me, i just went out and bought frer, and i WILL NOT USE IT TILL TOMORROW! AF due next tuesday so it will be 5 days before AF.....or should i leave it longer????
i used a cheapy this afternoon and i am imagining a shadow......heat+2ww=uttermadness Blush

MorningCoffee · 29/06/2011 14:01

it's just so tempting, probably best not to buy any tests untill the day, then the temptation is not there as much, will do my best, will let you know how i get on.

HorseyGirl1 · 29/06/2011 13:54

I tested a lot (blush-makingly too many!) and I know I did it too soon when we started TTC again in March and all it did was depress me so try to wait until the day your AF is due if you can. x

MorningCoffee · 29/06/2011 13:39

Thank you Horseygirl, yes it is very difficult but surly it's to early? maybe i will test at weekend as af is due monday i believe. argghhhh

HorseyGirl1 · 29/06/2011 13:25

It's hard not to isn't it - hope you get a nice result anyway! x

MorningCoffee · 29/06/2011 13:19

Thanks horseygirl, we don't have a poundland here, i will buy some off ebay then, af not due till next week so need to try and be patient and not test yet!

HorseyGirl1 · 29/06/2011 13:08

You probably know this already but Poundland do 3 for a £1 and yes, they do work very well. I think if you are pregnant it will show up no matter what the price the tests are.

MorningCoffee · 29/06/2011 12:57

Hello all, just a quick question, does anyone use those cheapo pregnancy tests off ebay and do they work?

bridgieboo · 29/06/2011 12:14

BeeWi huge congratulations on the BFP!!! When is your wedding - hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones who doesn't get bad morning sickness.

Sorry about AF Liliana

Byrnsie When I found out I was pg with DS,I didn't feel pg at all in fact felt exactly like I do pre AF...

BeeWi · 29/06/2011 10:21

Liliana - sorry to hear AF came along. As you say though, can now move forward and look forward to lots more lovely baby making next week.

Byrnsie - yeah, today, in fact.

Got home from work today having managed to get a CB digi (rare as rocking horse shit in this backwater). Anyways, no real pregnancy symptoms AF was due today. Was just taking the test to put my mind at rest and so I could act all nonchalant about stuff when DP got home- I was a bit of a mental cow last month- and it came up with a BFP . Very unexpected - only symptom was a spot on my forehead where as I've usually got clear skin.

Liliana - you set up such a lucky bus. I think it's your turn next time; you deserve it.

Byrnsie30 · 29/06/2011 09:06

Oh, dear - several typos above - sorry!