Aiming for August 2012 BFP!!

kitty that's reassuring, thanks :)

My periods returned ages ago. They came back at 5 months, but we're doing extended BFing, DS is 3.5!

I can't remember if mine were regular when they came back. I just remember being disappointed it was only 5 months

Auf it only acts as a contraceptive in so far as it stops your cycles, if you have got your period back it shouldn't affect fertility at all, my doctor said it was only really effective if you exclusively bf I.e before they were wiened aswell but even then I know people have been caught before then, when did your cycles return and have they been the same as before since? I only ask as I've only had 1 proper af since and wondered if I should expect the same length etc as last time

Does anyone know anything about BF and fertility? I understand that when you're exclusively BF it can work as a contraceptive, but those days are in the distant past now. I feed DS when it's my turn for bedtime (about every other night) and most mornings. None in the day - except on the (thankfully fairly rare) occasions that he's poorly.

Could that be affecting fertility at all? I thought not, but that's just my best guess! Does anyone know anything about it?

No worries DulcetMoans :)

Thanks Newbie :)

Hopefully I can pass them on to someone else next month then! Not getting my hopes up too much though as I've been doing this for a bit.

The sticks have given me a bit of hope though, that we're at least DTD at the right time.

My nipples felt strange yesterday. Like they did when I was pregnant last time. But at just 4 days past the +ve on the stick that would be impossibly early, wouldn't it? Just my body playing tricks on me I guess :)

Thanks aufanaie!!

Do people generally carry on testing for OV after getting a +ve? I got a +ve after two days of POASing so I've got plenty of sticks left for next month (hopefully won't need them of course!)

Hi all, Have added DulcetMoans to the list as she was posting from her phone upthread.

Have also deleted one version of me as I started as Aranrhod, but namechanged to Aufaniae. Both are fertility godess names. Not superstitious in any way, but I like that they're apt :) Sorry to be confusing!

Frustrated pants - Cycle 2 - BFP due 1st Aug
limesoakedmad - Cycle 1 - BFP due 1st Aug
TheQueensD - Cycle 1 - BFP due 2nd Aug
Letsdothisthing -Cycle 1 - BFP due 4th Aug
Bodi - Cycle 1 - BFP due 4th Aug
Miarosemum - Cycle 12 due 4th Aug
Aufaniae - Cycle 5 - BFP due 5th Aug
Newbie2 - Cycle 3 - BFP due 6th Aug
LisaC2611 - Cycle 4 - BFP due 7th Aug
weechops - Cycle 2 - BFP due 7th Aug
babyjames - Cycle 4- BFP due 10th July
NicolaHazel - Cycle 3 - BPF due 11th Aug
Resipsa ? Cycle 3 ? BFP due 13th Aug
YikesHereWeGo - Cycle 3 - BFP due 14th Aug
MightBeMad - Cycle 1 - BFP due 15th Aug
WhenSheWas - Cycle 4 - BFP due 15th Aug
HariboHeaven - Cycle 5 - BFP due 16th Aug
Polkadotmoon - Cycle? - BFP due 18th Aug
Dulcetmoans, cycle 3, BFP due 18 Aug
SunshineOut - Cycle? - BFP due 19th Aug
Zeuxippe - Cycle 1 - BFP due 21st Aug
Sheep2345 - Cycle 1 - BFP due 25th Aug
Frustratedpants - Cycle 3 - BFP due 29th Aug
Woody17 - Cycle 7 - BFP TBC
Guntie - Cycle 1 - BFP end of Aug

That's great news babyjames. Enjoy the dtd.

Frustrated pants - Cycle 2 - BFP due 1st Aug
limesoakedmad - Cycle 1 - BFP due 1st Aug
TheQueensD - Cycle 1 - BFP due 2nd Aug
Letsdothisthing -Cycle 1 - BFP due 4th Aug
Bodi - Cycle 1 - BFP due 4th Aug
Miarosemum - Cycle 12 due 4th Aug
Aufaniae - Cycle 5 - BFP due 5th Aug
Aranrhod - Cycle - BFP due 5th Aug
Newbie2 - Cycle 3 - BFP due 6th Aug
LisaC2611 - Cycle 4 - BFP due 7th Aug
weechops - Cycle 2 - BFP due 7th Aug
babyjames - Cycle 4- BFP due 10th July
NicolaHazel - Cycle 3 - BPF due 11th Aug
Resipsa ? Cycle 3 ? BFP due 13th Aug
YikesHereWeGo - Cycle 3 - BFP due 14th Aug
MightBeMad - Cycle 1 - BFP due 15th Aug
WhenSheWas - Cycle 4 - BFP due 15th Aug
HariboHeaven - Cycle 5 - BFP due 16th Aug
Polkadotmoon - Cycle? - BFP due 18th Aug
SunshineOut - Cycle? - BFP due 19th Aug
Zeuxippe - Cycle 1 - BFP due 21st Aug
Sheep2345 - Cycle 1 - BFP due 25th Aug
Frustratedpants - Cycle 3 - BFP due 29th Aug
Woody17 - Cycle 7 - BFP TBC
Guntie - Cycle 1 - BFP end of Aug

Hi all. Have re-posted as my date had got lost. I got my first smiley today on OPK which was nice to see especially as our anniversary tomorrow :)

Sorry to those of you having tough times at the moment. Here's hoping for some good luck for us all this month.

Hi everyone, bet some of you are coming up to ov time now and some already on 2ww???

winkle I'm glad to hear af came.... I was 42 days last cycle and it's annoying being late but at least you can start again now. I had quite a depressed spell at first but now feel ready to try again but feel a bit more relaxed about it this month.

Zeux im sorry to hear about job uncertainties. I don't really know your full situation but personally I wouldn't stop ttc. My feeling is it could take one month or it could take 5 years, you just don't know.... and you could have got pg and then been given the news, either way you'd deal with it. Any number of things could happen while you're pg or once you've had kids, but I reckon you'll be fine

I've not posted for a bit as I got a bit pissed off with the bfn last month but I'm getting over it now.... just had a read through the thread... I hate that although July seemed really productive there's lots of posters I recognise on here.

Thanks everyone for the messages of support!! Found out we will go through one month of consultation and selection, then the dismissals will take effect. I wouldn't get much money, just a month's pay in lieu of notice and a month's redundancy money, even though I've been there nearly 5 years... . Really p*ed off. It feels like sod's law given decision to ttc. And would you believe it will be the second time I've been through a redundancy process in under 6 months!

Sorry to rant.

Anyway, back to ttc. How early are people thinking of testing? bodi, are you planning to test at 10 dpo??

Sorry to hear that zeux did they give you an idea of when you would know for certain? What do you do?

It's hard not to symptom spot, isn't it bodi

bad news zeux! I think sometimes if you look at all the facts then there's never a good time to have a baby but if you're lucky enough to conceive then you will always find a way around problems! Fx for you for good news about work though.

Still driving myself crazy with ov sticks and no sign of a positive. If my ambiguous +ve was actually right then i'm 8DPO and convincing myself that my boobs hurt and i'm feeling really tired! might have to crack out the hpt at the end of the week.

Oh zeux that's really shit news. Would you get a good payout if it happened? It is so hard when ttc, something always comes up to knock you off your stride.

Hope you keep your job. Actually if you get knocked up quickly it could protect you, employers are often terrified of sacking / making pregnant women redundant. Fx

Just been put at risk of redundancy at work this morning, talk about bad timing!!!

Feeling bloody-minded enough to still ttc in August, not sure whether that's wise though...

It was a non-hormanal coil and the GP said my fertility would return straight away so I'm not sure if this should have an affect on my ovulation.
My cycles are pretty regular at 28 days, I have had a few 30 days and a few 26 days over the last 18 months but I alwyas work to 28 days as thats what it averages out at.
I'm assuming I wont have a long enough LP if the OPK only showed +ve on Saturday and I ovulated 24-36 hours after that.
I wasnt expecting to SWI until next month so I suppose I've not lost or gained anything. Just hope I don't always ovulate on CD20 of a 28 day cycle as then I might encounter problems!

Ok thanks. I think I'll do what you do bodi some cheap internet ones and then the cb digital ones to confirm. I think I am going to be testing a lot over the next few weeks, as I have no idea when af is due because of mc. Am really hoping I can get pg before af comes back.

i am very irregular so using the internet cheapies otherwise i would spend a fortune but i do have clear blue digis aswell to confirm a positive.

I like the clearblue digis

Hi woody & bodi not sure about what sticks to buy. I did have some Internet cheapies. During the chemical preg thing they came up completely negative but there was definitely a line on a clearblue test.

I know what you mean about the opk obsession, I use 4 a day sometimes.

Hi Woody,

I have been using the one step ones off Amazon which generally seemed to have good reviews. I am currently driving myself a bit crackers with the ov sticks though. Doing them twice a day and have now managed to convince myself that I ov'd last sunday (cd15) but only thought this in hindsight so have still been POASing. I am getting a faint line everyday but last couple of days line has been stronger - no idea what is going on so will keep POASing until get a +ve of AF comes.