Jump on the Polar Express to August / early September 2012

Sorry to hear that Cherrypie

Although just worked out my next cycle and if I conceived this month I would still be due in September so will stay on this bus till the next stop.

getovaryit (36) TTC#1 cycle 7 years on and off! CD22, AF due 8/9th Dec
Mrsmellow (33) TTC#1, cycle 3, CD19, AF due ? 16th Dec
LauraM20 (25) TTC#? cycle 7, AF due dec 16th
OptiMumPrime (37), TTC #2, cycle 6, AF due 19 Dec
Chuckaluck (29) TTC #1, cycle 4 number 1 using ov sticks, AF due 21 Dec
secretsparkle (26) TTC #1, Cycle 2, CBFM Cycle 1, Af Due 21st Dec
JNO18 (31) TTC#1 Cycle 8. CD2. AF due 24th December
MyDaydream (23) TTC #1, cycle 2, AF due 24th December
MrsC (25) TTC#2 cycle 4 AF Due 23-25 Dec
VeniVidiVino TTC#1 Cycle 1, AF Due ? 25th
Squirrel77 (34), TTC#1,cycle 3, AF 25th Dec
Signet (28) TTC #1 cycle 11, AF due 25th Dec
Minshu (37) TTC#2 cycle 9 AF due 26th Dec
Whysoserious (31) TTC#1 cycle 4 (3rd using CBFM) AF due 27th Dec
Elizadoesdolittle (37) TTC#2 cycle 1 AF due st Jan
northeastofeden (30) TTC #1, cycle 1, Af due?
Teapig ( ) TTC#?, Cycle ?, Af Due hopefully soon so she can't start again :-)
Flamingo (34) TTC#1, cycle 8 AF overdue by several days but no blue line
Winkly (30) TTC#1 cycle 1, AF due 3rd Dec
83Bumblebee (28), TTC #1, cycle 1, AF 31st Dec
FloydieDoydie (32) TTC1, cycle 1 after MC, AF due 24 Dec
Ilovehenryboy ttc no.2 (Ds 1 is 3 and a half).. cycle 1, af due?
piggyboo (29) TTC#2, 1st cycle, AF due 12th Dec
flipflopper (32) TTC#3, 1st cycle, af due 4th Jan
Zara1984 (27) TTC#1, cycle 1, AF due around 5 Jan
Spellcheck (38) TTC#4 cycle 1, AF due 22nd/23rd Dec
Jencd (29) TTC #1 cycle 4, AF due some time soon....
penguinpenguin (25) TTC#2, cycle 1, AF due around dec 12th???
cherrypiew3 (30) TTC#4 cycle 3, AF due 6th Jan

I am out AF showed up this evening

I wish you all lots of luck and that santa brings you all those much wanted BFP very soon .

Thanks for indulging my madness and sorry for hijacking the thread with it. I'm going to try and seduce DH in a low key way (hmmm, not great at that - it's more like a shark attack) but try for tomorrow otherwise.

Cherrypie that sounds promising - fingers crossed! And MrsMellow I hope AF has stayed away from you as well!

Squirrel I think Mrsmellow is right don't think it will hurt if you miss dtd tonight if you did it last night the sperm will still be alive and kicking in there.

Well AF due today and so far she has not turned up.

why didn't my smile work? - well you get the gist!

Hey squirrel
From what I understand, sperm lasts for up to 3 days in the womb, so if it is there, it will still be there tonight and you don't have to dtd on the day of ovulation. I think you should take it easy tonight and have a lazy morning in bed tomorrow and one thing may well lead to another - and the sperm tomorrow will also have another chance. In fact from what I understand, even if you don't have sex until tomorrow night, the egg should still be wandering down the fallopian tube looking for something fun to do and you should still have the possibility of fertilisation. It isn't a 'now or never' thing.
And having sex on demand is a bit miserable, despite what porn films try to portray!

I hope that helps!

Hi all,

Congrats to the BFPs and commiserations to those for whom AF has paid an unwelcome visit...

Does anyone have any advice?

DH and I SWI-ed on last night and the night before, but still no clear signs of ovulation, although I have a feeling it might happen tomorrow. I think he's completely worn out from all the shagging (as am I, TBH!). I thought I would ovulate today and said to him last night that doing it tonight might be too late...so I think he thinks it's all done for the month...

How can I seduce him for one last time tonight? Last night's session was decidedly un-romantic. He is on late shift and doesn't get home til 11:30, but which time I'm pretty tired. I just don't know what to do, as I don't want to miss out on the egg!

As you can see I've gone a bit completely mad! I don't want him to feel like he's a sperm donor but want him to get the message it's really important that the timing is right....arrghhh - advice welcome....

I think the 2ww is from when you ov (if you know when that is!)

Very blue and grumpy today (pretty sure AF is on her way, usually have mood dips for that)... On the upside, will be able to drink over Christmas making family more tolerable

Haha bumblebee, I do that as well. Makes a nice surprise when you realise you aren't as old as you thought. Need all the help when you get to my age!

Penguin, I think it's from ov but am sure someone else who is a bit more tuned into these things than me can confirm.

Can anyone clarify this for me - when does 2WW start??? Is it from when you DTD or from OV?

Thanks for any replies

Welcome Newbies

Af is due tomorrow is anybody else due over the weekend if so when are you thinking of testing.

On the christmas shopping topic so far I have not done very much and really need to get a move on with it.

Hope all you Ladies are having a lovely evening.

Doh! Im not 29! Im 28! Sorry, i have a bad habit of saying my next age a few months before my birthday and then i automatically think im that age! Oops!

Hey ladies, alright to hop aboard?

Im new to all this and told myself i was going to stay calm and relax for the first few months but ive gone a bit baby mad and could really do with some peeps to talk to!

Details are (29) TTC#1, 1st cycle, AF due 31st Dec.

Thanks ss I'm not worried yet -come March (the cut off in my head!) I might make an appointment..
Wow waiting so exciting - have a wonderful wedding weekend and then it's Christmas - what an exciting time for you!
eliza I finished my Christmas cards yesterday (virtuous ) - but have some way to go on the Christmas shopping. My sis lives in the US and is coming home so I've ordered some stuff for her to carry - may need to pay her excess baggage too, but will still have saved some cash !
Just always find men harder to shop for -my Dad has everything already!

Cannot wait for end of tomorrow...

Huge congrats on your BFP Maccy.

Welcome waitingfor me and have a wonderful wedding. Very exciting!

Well not much news my end. I'm slowly starting to drive myself mad with this ttc business and we've not really been trying too long! I think it's cos I feel so out of control with it all. Feeling totally convinced that I won't get a BFP this month considering DH and I have hardly seen each other due to work things/xmas do's and doesn't help that he will be away most of next week.

But not to put a dampner on things I am getting into the xmas spirit. Put our tree up today and been writing xmas cards. Am pretty much done with my xmas shopping so am going to start wrapping presents. I love doing that. I am very lucky I have my DD to run me ragged keep my spirits up so just going to concentrate on making this xmas a special one for her and partake in a few cherrys for myself

I think I'm gong to treat myself to a CBFM next cycle so hopefully that will help me feel like I'm taking charge a bit more and may also join the irregular's amongst us in going to the doctors.

Have a great weekend all.

Welcome, Mistress, and Waiting, and congratulations on the wedding for the weekend. How exciting! Are you going on honeymoon straight after? Often a good time to get pregnant!

Huge congratulations to Maccy, wow!

< Jumps on after running after train for half a mile >

I've next to no chance of conceiving this cycle as I'm ovulating now but get married at the weekend (we're TTC as of then) but I thought I'd say hi before starting on earnest next month unless sperm was living in me waiting for my coil to come out on Tues and made a dash for an egg and I'm actually pregnant now

WaitingForMe (29) TTC#1, 1st cycle, af due 22nd Dec

Congrats to the bfp ers...

I'm cycle day 32, last two cycles were 43 and 39 days so no idea what to expect, and really have only been off the pill since August, so very early days... but just want someone to tell me it is normal and will be alright - or that it isn't but there is something that can be done!
I don't know whether to test or not, DH thinks we should wait until 6 weeks if AF doesn't come, but he's clearly not as obsessed as I am! I gave myself the date of the 16th December to wait until, but it's driving me nuts.. only another 8 days...

jencd - let us know what the Doctor says, I think I'm following in your footsteps! Cherrys ahoy...

On a more positive note, tomorrow is Friday - we're having a non-alcoholic Christmas lunch at work and then it is the weekend...

lol - just saw i wrote a festive 'cherry!' deffo will be having something a little bit stronger than a glazed red berry!

feel great for booking the appointment... positivity is the key!

I have started a chart and booked an appointment, its the day after yours jen, will feed back too. Thanks all for advice.

jencd I imagine we will get the same 'relax' message. I considered bending the truth a little too... I'm only 3 months off the 'we'll pay serious attention now' time and cherrypie I'm sure you're right and they'll be great - in fairness to GP I have chosen not to go rather than had any negative experience.

squirrel77 knee high elf socks? I've got to get a pair of those!

So then, a small pre-Chrimbo sherry for those who have just had AF...a blackforest hot choc for those on the dreaded 2ww...and a round of 'tis the season to be jolly' echoes out around the carriage.

Am feeling very festive today - may even haul the old decorations out of the loft this weekend.

appointment booked for 19th Dec! will let you know how it goes!

It's lovely having the forum to discuss these things with, I don't really want to tell my friends and family we're trying yet but it's driving me nuts these things!