Hop aboard the Santa sleigh for a festive baby (late Dec /early Jan)

I'm not even sure I can join this. AF due 09/04, Cycle 1, trying to concieve DC number 2 after a 7 year gap and DS 1 was not planned- I feel very clueless!

Hey everyone
Trying to update my stats but can't stupid iPhone can someone add me

Asianbabe (35) Cycle 11 TTC no 3 Af due 20th April

Just realized its going to be nearly a whole year since I started TTC

Pinkie I really recommend the book 'Taking Charge of your Fertility' for information on how to chart. Even if you use Fertility Friend it is still really useful read. I bought it from amazon but I'm sure you could get it in the library if you didn't want to pay until you were sure you'd use it.

I made up a chart in Excel to record my info.

Hi pinkie, welcome. Essentially you need to get a basal body thermometer and take your temp at the same time every morning as soon as you wake up before doing anything else at all. Make a note of your temperature and plot it on a chart. I use "fertility friend" on my phone (most smart phones have it as an ap or you can do it online), i just sit back and let the fertility friend do all the calculating for me. It calculates your average temp over the last 6 days and plots a "cover line" once you have 3 temperatures above that line you know you have ovulated and it plots ovulation on your graph.

Can anyone give any help/advice on temping? I've just started today but am unsure exactly what I'm looking for and what it's supposed to show? x

Morning everyone, been off line for a few days just updating my stats.

Roxy31 TTC #1, cycle 9, AF due 6 April
YaYa OC TTC #1, cycle #2 AF due around 7th of April
Cejay8 TTC #?, cycle ?, AF due 10 April
LimeleafLizard TTC #4, cycle 2 or 4, CD 9, AF due 10 April
FrenchLimeBlossom (35) TTC #2, cycle 3, CD 5, AF due 18 April
Crazytictac (31) TTC # 2, cycle 6, CD 4, AF due possibly from 17 - 24 April
Combatqueen (30) TTC # 1, cycle 4, AF due around 9th April
Asianbabe TTC # 3, cycle, CD 1
Happilymarried cycle 12, CD 6
Debeez TTC # 2, cycle 3
Pandawatch TTC # 1, cycle 4, CD 11
Treats TTC #3, cycle 3, CD 2
Pipbin TTC#1, cycle 10*
Pinkie29 TTC #1, cycle 3, CD1
Olivetti TTC #2, cycle 1, cycle day 13

Thanks Lime, DH and I are moving out of the area we are in now so that we can afford a house, it?s a 60's build 3 bed semi-detached. It has a lovely big living area thanks to a great big single story extension and a lovely garden. It been lived in since new by this couple who are now in 80's so as you can imagine the decor isn't exactly to our taste. So lots of decorating to do, which will be fun whilst suffering from early pregnancy symptoms.

crazy i hope you are right about these things coming in 3's; DH is waiting to find out about a new job and a BFP would round it all off nicely.

crazy I charted for a few cycles without temping and still found it useful as a way to track AF and bd'ing.
I tend to wake up in the night too, however I understand that it only a problem if you get up.

Glad you got the broadband working again treats. Yes I'm charting using my homemade chart in MS Excel, all based on Taking Charge of your Fertility. It is really useful to understand more about my body.

I think you're doing really well to have your cycle settling down so quickly after being pregnant. I hope this is your month. My very lovely friend lost her first daughter at birth and then went on to have her second exactly a year later. This little girl is now 7 years old and she has a younger sister and brother too.

Hey French that's funny, it obviously took us both a while to type up all the stats! Agree it is better to put AF due date, gives an idea when we'll be testing, too. I guess the number after your name is your age, right? I am 36...

I am enjoying a glass of tonight too. I have given up chocolate for lent (although I broke it when AF was visiting ).

Had a good weekend - busy in the garden and SWI when we have a moments peace. DH put the trampoline up for the kids again... good to have summer on the way.

hope you all have a (ahem) productive week!

No broadband for two days so haven't been able to get back on (spent most of Friday on the phone to broadband people, doing my best to fix it. DH just looks at the router and it suddenly starts working again. Clearly it malfunctioned once it couldn't detect any testosterone....)

Congrats debeez and Strawberry! Obviously we're a lucky thread. Hope everything goes well for you.

Panda - if you're going somewhere with a good local vineyard, suggest a trip out to do a tasting session. Oh, no - wait - you'll be the only person able to go!

AF all done and dusted now - thank goodness. It wasn't as heavy as last time, which I think is a good sign. I'm not sure that things had totally settled down after the pregnancy during my last cycle, so a more 'normal' period suggests that we're getting back on track.

Is anyone else charting by the way? I've got my copy of Taking Charge of your Fertility and revived my membership of Fertility Friend. It's really helpful for knowing what's going on in your cycle - if I hadn't been charting I wouldn't have known that I ov'd really late last time round, and would have driven myself crazy when my period was late as well, if I hadn't already known.

Ooops sorry Lime cross posts!

Hello all, thanks for the invite Lime good to see a familiar face. But in the nicest way sorry to see you and Pipbin here.....

Have updated the stats list but it might be easier to keep up to date if we put in when AF is due instead of CD 'cos that gets out of date quickly...... feel free to update your own stats!!

Roxy31 TTC #1, cycle 9, AF due 6 April
YaYa OC TTC #1, cycle #2 AF due around 7th of April
Cejay8 TTC #?, cycle ?, AF due 10 April
LimeleafLizard TTC #4, cycle 2 or 4, CD 9, AF due 10 April
FrenchLimeBlossom (35) TTC #2, cycle 3, CD 5, AF due 18 April
Crazytictac (31) TTC # 2, cycle 6, CD 4, AF due possibly from 17 - 24 April
Combatqueen TTC # 1, cycle 4, CD 7
Asianbabe TTC # 3, cycle, CD 1
Happilymarried cycle 12, CD 6
Debeez TTC # 2, cycle 3
Pandawatch TTC # 1, cycle 4, CD 11
Treats TTC #3, cycle 3, CD 2
Pipbin TTC#1, cycle 10*
Pinkie29 TTC #1, cycle 3, CD1
Olivetti TTC #2, cycle 1, cycle day 13

Here's hoping for many BFPs and lots of mulled on the way. I am doing my bit with some G&Bs hazelnut and raisin and a glass of Pinot. Sunday evening is nice with wine.

Hope you've all had an ok weekend!

Welcome YaYa

Thought I'd update the stats since we have quite a few additions. Add your details if you'd like to...
Crazy feel free to reclaim them whenever you want!

Seat reserved but not yet boarded:
sticklebricksuk
Pipbin TTC # 1 cycle 10

Flying high:
Roxy31 TTC # 1 cycle 9 AF due 6 April
YaYaOC TTC # 1 cycle 2 AF due 7 April
LimeleafLizard TTC # 4 cycle 4 AF due 10 April
Cejay8 TTC #? cycle? AF due 10 April
Crazytictac TTC # 2 cycle 6 AF due 17 - 24 April
Combatqueen TTC # 1 cycle 4 AF due?
Asianbabe TTC # 3 cycle? AF due?
Happilymarried TTC #? cycle 12 AF due?
Pandawatch TTC # 1 cycle 4 AF due?
Treats TTC # 3 cycle 3 AF due?
PurpleBlue TTC #? cycle? AF due?
Pinkie29 TTC # 1 cycle 3 AF due?
Rudawakening TTC # 1 cycle 3 AF due?
Olivetti TTC # 2 cycle 1 AF due?

BFPs:
Debeez TTC # 2 cycle 3 AF due 27 March
StrawberrytallCAKE

Someone keep my seat for me.

AF is still sitting outside waiting. However, she has been notable by her absence today! I got a BFN but it's only 10dpo. There is still hope.

I'm jumping on board too! Definitely seems like a lucky one!
TTC #1, cycle #2 AF due around 7th of April (only came off the pill two months ago so cycles are sorting themselves out!)
Lets hope Santa takes note!
Have been SWI every day/other day this month so far, am bloody exhausted but surely it cant all be in vain and I will get my BFP!

Hi Cejay, my AF is due 10 April too, so maybe we can test at the same time.

Sorry AF arrived Pinkie.

That's ttc no 1 not sure why the hash doesn't work in my phone!

Can I join the race please? Just had the horrible old witch arrive!

Ttc %231 third cycle cd1

I'm ready to join the sleigh please! AF due April 10th.

I used to think we'd take a break from TTC in April/may as didn't really want a dec/jan baby. How silly is that!

Well i think I might be heading this way. AF is standing on the doorstep shaking the snow off her boots and I think she'll have arrived properly by morning.

Crazytictac (31) TTC # 2, cycle 6, CD 4, AF due possibly from 17 - 24 April!
LimeleafLizard TTC #4, cycle 2 or 4, CD 9
Combatqueen TTC # 1, cycle 4, CD 7
Asianbabe TTC # 3, cycle, CD 1
Happilymarried cycle 12, CD 6
Debeez TTC # 2, cycle 3
Pandawatch TTC # 1, cycle 4, CD 11
Treats TTC #3, cycle 3, CD 2
Pipbin TTC#1, cycle 10*

Hi everyone
I'm back to see what 'presents' arrive for us on this festive sleigh! Crazy thanks for steering and big wave to all the new girls!

Lime with all our opks and Internet tests I bet we could decorate tons of trees! Ha.

So with my short cycle Im on cd 13 already, no doubt the next 2 weeks will drag though - cue my spot here with you all to keep me sane!! :)

Roxy31: cycle 9 ttc#1 af due 6th April

This will be a very unusual Christmas tree Limeleaf :o

Ho ho ho... Santa has been giving out bfp pressies on this thread already... congratulations ladies!

Panda I really feel for you considering your holiday companions! Bitter irony there. I think you have to look at it like Crazy said, it is definitely your turn next! Is it you going to Florida? (sorry I remember it was someone on the last thread!)

Welcome purple and pinkie... getting colourful here, isn't it?!

I am so impressed with our Christmas tree. In addition to the reindeer fertility charm, maybe we need to decorate with a few spare sticks ready for the coming POAS-fest?! Not sure how pretty that would be!

Hope those of you mid-cycle are SWI-ing away this weekend. DH is back from his travels so we can again!