Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

Sorry to hear that Captain.

I have used the cheap Amazon ones for a while. I also have a Clear Blue Monitor. I found that the Amazon cheap ones took a while to get used to but I now trust them over anything else.
What I suggest you do is start by testing every wee around the time when you think you might be OVing. That way you will get to know which time is right for you. For example, the received wisdom is that you should test mid afternoon. I did for ages and missed it every time, eventually I found it needed to be the second wee of the day.

captain sorry and better luck next month - I actually got my BFP 3 days after my birthday.

thanks guys - I've decided to go with a cheapy pack from amazon this time round, and went for some conceive plus as well - will splash out next month on the clear blue if this cycle brings no joy. It's my birthday over the next cycle so I am hoping the universe gives me a nice present

Ps commiserations moll

Good work aquarius - combined with more action tonight, and maybe even tomorrow, you never know, this might be your month. Then the dreaded 2ww...

(which turned out to be a 10-11 day wait for me thanks to first response!)

I'm sorry . It's such a depressing feeling

I used the clearblue one, and had enough sticks in one pack for two months (waited a couple of days after end of AF before testing).
not cheap at £26 from amazon here, but cheaper than £39.99 in boots!
It was useful to know when to expect the smiley face - so last month (ie the month it worked) we 'got to it' before and upon seeing that reassuring smile...

Hi all thanks for the sound advice last night which I dutifully followed had another on the clearblue test today and by a stroke of luck dh now doesn't have to go away til tomorrow he does say he now feels like a sperm bank but isn't protesting too much!
captainmoll I recommend the clearblue digital tests if you can stomach the cost- worked for me even in the evening

Right, so I'm out for the count on this round. Evil red tide of doom turned up today. I am going to be going the whole hog this cycle. I don't care how knackered DH is. I'm getting OPKs, special lube, and I'll be shaking him awake and pouncing as soon as the smiley face appears! I cannot face the thought of dandling one more friend's baby without knowing I have one on the way too. (7! 7 in the last 2 months!! I hang out with a fertile bunch..).
Any recommendations of good OPKs?

You're a few weeks ahead of me though, I think I'm just being a wuss. Really don't remember this from the first 12 weeks last time. Hoping that's a good sign.

Also OK in the day which is good as work is a nightmare at the moment - perhaps also partly explains why I'm so tired...

Same here Janey, I've been going to bed at 9 for the whole week and my normal bed time is midnight. Yesterday tried to be sociable and at least watch some CSI with DH, fell asleep on the sofa. Luckily I'm fine during the day, it's just the evenings that are getting shorter and shorter.

Ha last time my midwives weren't interested at all - my booking in appointment was going to be after my scan, at 13 weeks!

I think I might be having a symptom - ridiculous tiredness. Went out for dinner in soho last night and DP paid for us to get a cab home, and I was soooo tired and saying I literally could not wait to get into bed. Then I looked at the clock and it was 9.19pm. Ridiculous. Got home, went to bed, was apparently talking in my sleep by 10pm (about there being horses in the bedroom?!). This is from the girl who this time last year used to be out drinking until 3am at least once a week....

The waking up several times a night thing isn't helping, so to be fair I'm not sure if it's a symptom or the result of me not having had a decent night's sleep for a week.

Purple I don't think Midwives are interested in us pregnant ladies until we're about 8 weeks. I've got my booking appointment in 2 weeks when I will be 7+6.

Amazon..... Really! Right off to look right now and spend some money!!

Stupid laptop!

So I went to the doctor and he told me to make a midwife appointment and that was it so it still feels pretty unreal and the first free appointment with the midwife isn't until the end of November. I still don't

Bleedin ell, I turn my back for five minutes and come back to a gazillion pages of new posts to catch up on. Did I miss anything good?

I can't understand how being housebound is stopping you buying sticks Bad, that is what Amazon is for surely!

I meant NO more typing... Argh, bad advice there!

Aquarius and bad - more typing, get to it! You see the and as far as I'm aware it's prime DTD time.

FWIW I DTD the day before, and day of my on ov kit (and not mych mire around that time for various reasons) and less than two weeks later got my BFP. It's weird - but oddly kinda fascinating - that it was one of those two times that 'worked'....

Oh and welcome bad, and welcome back Aquarius - we all know that feeling, hopefully it will be your time very very soon

I work with both her and the sister. She is not a slender woman, but how she could be pregnant to full term and not know I just don't know.

I also know one of those ladies who didn't know they were pregnant. A good friend of mine was 7 months gone when she found out. Her daughter will be 16 in December. She is a teacher and was around 26 at time so not someone you would think wouldn't know. She had no real signs of pregnancy either.

Ahhh got it but admit had to look up what primigravida meant!!

I hope it doesn't take too long either. I peed on a left over ovulation stick and got positive so hubbie might get jumped on shortly!

Welcome Badleg and welcome back Aquarius who we hope is off shagging

Pipbin no matter how hard I try I just cannot fathom how that could happen in real life. I'm a bit jealous that you know one of these mythical women and can hear it from the horse's mouth.

The mind boggles - although I suppose for us we are so tied up with scrutinising what our internals are doing the thought of someone being unaware they were many months pregnant is just incomprehensible!