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Jump on the Polar Express to August / early September 2012

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Whysoserious · 24/11/2011 17:59

TOOT TOOOOOOOT!!

All aboard the very festive Polar Express to Ausgust / early September. Come aboard for some mulled wine, Christmas cheer and lots of festive fun to get us all relaxed and up the duff by the end of 2011.

I shall be your conductor aka Tom whysoserious Hanks so tickets please! Dress code is snuggle PJs or Christmas jumpers.

As well as lots of TTC support we can share in Christmas fun, gift and decoration ideas. We need to be good though to Saint nick brings us our BFPs!

Who's with me?

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Spuddybean · 26/12/2011 12:26

Hi all, i did a early response test on Weds (as i was having an xray) 5 days early - and it was BFN. I was due on xmas day.

Anyway, still no AF so i just did a cheapy boots test and it was BFP! i am very excited but wondering if it is true. Are these accurate and would the fact i had quite a few drinks yesterday have affected the outcome?!

I just called my parents who kindly told me it was probably a false alarm. They also insisted i drink throughout my pregnancy if it is true and shouted at me that i was 'going to be one of THOSE' people etc if i didn't.

I came off the phone feeling pretty shit :(

I should be happy but i've convinced myself it wasn't true so now i don't know what to believe.

Whysoserious · 26/12/2011 11:58

Jenni I've heard the Maldives is rife with pregnant women having their last relaxing holiday before all hell breaks loose. I'm sure it'll be absolutely fine.

MrsC keep us updated - no AF is good news and false negatives are fairly common.

I'm 10/11dpo today and went to bed last night with fairly strong cramps. Felt confident that I would wake up this morning to spotting and sure enough that is exactly what has happened. Sad

So far it's been one small bit on wiping and nothing since then. This seems to have happened every month for the last few months and so I know it's not a good sign. I am gutted :( and all the signs seem to point to low progesterone which is scaring me a bit. A friend of the family announced they were pregnant yesterday and my mum started saying 'it's not fair. I want grandchildren' (sort of jokingly but still that upset me because I knew what was coming)

The thing I hate about this spotting is, if it was full blown AF I would just relax, have a bottle glass of wine and eat goats cheese whilst taking a ridiculously hot bath, but it kind of leaves me in no-mans land because I'm 95% sure that I know what's coming but I still have at thought in the back of my mind 'what if I was PG and still had the spotting anyway?' so I'll end up testing anyway.

Grrrrr.... Sorry about the rant

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jennilondon · 26/12/2011 11:26

mrsC fingers crossed for you! How many dpos are you?

jennilondon · 26/12/2011 11:24

Merry Christmas all!

Optimum - sorry for AFs visit... Hope you'll get a BFP next time!

Whysoserious - keep your head up until AF visits! You never know! Fingers crossed for you!

Hope there are more BFPs coming our way on this thread!

I'm only dpo4. This 2ww really is not easy, especially over Xmas, would really love some wine!

Have been thinking about a winter sun holiday. Quite tempted to go to Maldives to have some heavenly romantic moments with just the two of us before any babies, however most resorts need speedboat or seaplane transfer, would that be ok if pg?

TheNewMrsC · 26/12/2011 11:13

Morning all and Merry Christmas !!Smile

Hope you all had a lovey day !

Sorry opti hope it didn't spoil the festivities too mug for youSad

Well , still no sign of af and 4 POAS later still no BFP SadSad no idea what is going on . Rather frustrated if truth be told . Anyway I think if they are not here by the time the dr open back up on wed I will make a wee appointment .

How is everyone else ? X

Whysoserious · 25/12/2011 21:16

Evening Polar Expressers! Merry Christmas to you all.

Have popped on here to see if there are any updates (Christmas Day BFPs!!) but none as yet Sad

I am having strong cramps again today and am anticipating the pre-AF spotting to start tomorrow so am pretty confident that this isnt my month. For the last 3 months the spotting has started on 11dpo. Boo to that!!

Have had a lovely Christmas day though and have managed to forget about the whole TTC thing GrinGrin

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Whysoserious · 24/12/2011 19:05

Sorry to hear that OptiMum Sad I think I'm heading the same way. Enjoy Christmas Day wine and relax.

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OptiMumPrime · 24/12/2011 18:52

AF just arrived, gutted. :(

Whysoserious · 24/12/2011 18:10

Happy Christmas eve all! Im hoping to log on here tomorrow and hear about some very exciting BFPs from you ladies that are late.

I'm not holding out much hope. Definite cramps today at 8/9dpo. Feeling very sorry for myself as I had really got my hopes up. Ive been vile to be around today too - very very irritable. Expecting pre-AF spotting to start in the next couple of days. SadSad

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TreacleChops · 24/12/2011 14:32

tested this morning ladies and got a BFN Confused

going to leave it for a few days and see whats happening then!

merry christmas to all xxx

OptiMumPrime · 24/12/2011 13:59

Well, AF is late, but I am not testing for a few days as I have been late before.

Polar Express in tv now, enjoying chilling out, lovely. Merry Christmas, all of you, hope there are lots of BFPs to report soon.

TheNewMrsC · 24/12/2011 09:51

I'm only going by ewcm but think I am 14dpo .
Yeah stomach cramps are a good sign - ovulation pain !! Grin

jennilondon · 24/12/2011 09:12

MrsC and Treacle - how many dpos are you? You might be testing too early! Be patient! And fingers crossed for you! Xmas Grin

Took my temp today, second day of 36.8 and above while it was more like 36.6 earlier this week, so I think I might have ovulated! I can feel slight stomach cramps, is that a good thing or not?Hmm(or psychological?)

TheNewMrsC · 24/12/2011 08:03

Sooo treacle did you POAS this morning ??? GrinGrin

Well , I was so sure af would have been here this morn when I woke up so when I got up and there was no sign of her (not even spotting) done an eBay cheapie and got bfnSadSad gutted I think af is just going to show up later in the day Sad

TreacleChops · 23/12/2011 17:09

and - i hope that you get your bfp pritty soon :P

TreacleChops · 23/12/2011 17:08

Aww thanks Mrs C, it's exciting news isn't!

Been walking round all day in a complete daze, as i have had so many bfn's i was beginning to think it was never going to happen!

it's amazing how weird i feel in myself too :/

however, bloody rotten time - cant enjoy a drip of alcohol, or pate, or soft cheese all over the festive period now!!! haha!

TheNewMrsC · 23/12/2011 16:19

Ooh treacle that sounds like a BFP to me !!! POAS first thing tomorrow using FMU and you should get a clearer line . If not I'd make a dr appointment - but a line is a line however faint !!!GrinGrin

Well I have changed my mind and I can now absolutely definitely feel af coming . She will be here tomorrow morning I'm sure

TreacleChops · 23/12/2011 16:09

hey ladies,

everyone sorted for xmas yet?!

i've been feeling quite funny recently, and i did notice some bleeding on the 5th for about 5 days, but it was only when i wiped (sorry if TMI)

Well, i tested on the 9th - negative

tested again on the 16th - negative

tested this morning and i had a faint line of a BFP - totally in ore of the situation as myself and dp have been trying for 16 months :P

However, because it was only a faint line i don't want to take it as gospel. What do you think?

Lexie1970 · 23/12/2011 15:00

Hello ladies,

Well I got period last night bang on 28 days woo hoo - my first proper 4 week cycle in almost 15 months - I was getting kind of pissed off with a period every 20 days or so :).

So although I am not preggers hopefully it means that I have something concrete to look at re charting etc. Have got a stinking cold which has bollocked up the temping as I can't breathe through my nose so basically did not temp the past couple of days. However I did do internal temping this morning but do wonder how accurate it is when a tampax is also sharing residence - sorry grim thought I know.

squirrel I just can't be ferreting around with my bits feeling for CP and CM as luckily I know I can get pregnant - sticking a thermometer up there makes me squirm!!!! I just seem to take years for it to happen..... DP and I used no protection for years before I fell for DS then last year we SWI with military precision to conceive baby that was not meant to be.

So this month of TTC I am going to take my temp at the same time each morning and use fanjo instead of oral and keep on with CBFM. I have an appointment with nurse on 4th Jan to go over history and start ball rolling with fertility referral.

Hope everybody has a great Xmas as I will now not log on until after the event.

x

jennilondon · 23/12/2011 14:08

Fuzzy Gucci feeling. Hahaha lol Grin

TheNewMrsC · 23/12/2011 12:01

Ps everyone whyso is having a Gucci babyyyyy GrinGrinGrin

TheNewMrsC · 23/12/2011 12:00

Ahahaha whyso made me laugh there !! Grin

Well af should arrive at any point from now until Christmas day so I'm constant knicker checking Blush

Yip whyso I did realise !! Havent been on since I left that message I have been soooo busy !! So when I saw your messages I had to jump on the laptop haha (iPhone wouldn't let me postConfused) didn't wana leave you hanging any longer haha !!Smile

I kinda wana test today i am too impatient . Who wants to talk me into just waiting until Christmas day as I gad planned !! Grin

Whysoserious · 23/12/2011 11:22

That was supposed to say a warm fuzzy feeling haha!! Gucci???? Clearly I must be pregnant with a chavvy designer baby GrinGrin

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Whysoserious · 23/12/2011 11:21

Yay MrsC I've been desperate for you to come back and update (as you can probably tell haha!)

Interesting symptoms - hope it's a Christmas Day BFP for you! You could wrap the HPT up and give it to your parents Wink

I'm trying to decide if i'm getting AF cramps or not. I had cramping for a couple of days and then it went yesterday and the day before. Today I'm getting sharp pains in my, errr...how can I put this...umm.. undercarriage? What's that all about then?! I also have a warm Gucci feeling in my lower abdomen. And I felt knackered when I walked upstairs - but that's probably standard because I'm way unfit at the mo.

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TheNewMrsC · 23/12/2011 11:10

hi guys Xmas Smile

well here are some of my symptoms that i seem to be having that have been making my imagination run away with itself !! yesterday i was thinking to myself should we tell our parents on christmas day or just wait a few weeks ?? wtf not even got bfp yet !!!!! anyway ive been feeling super tired , moody (fell out with dh last night for not eating his pizza !! wft ??!! haha ) , have been having strange and random bouts of nausea and heartburn (only ever get heartburn when i drink certain alcohol) and been quite Xmas BlushcontstipatedXmas Blush the past few days. and in the pst 7 days i have had 3 very weeeeeird dreams !!

to be honest whyso i think any symptoms up to implantation are probably imaginary anyway so you are probably better with no symptoms you are less likely to drive yourself crazy wondering what they mean.

good luck to everyone else testing over the christmas weekend !! Xmas Smile

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