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I will do I can't cope with a bfn om a friday morning haha! Have a nice day ladies nearly weekend!!

Hold out until Sat with me Wood!

That is one side to TTC for so long, the baby fund is ok, Although its only really to cover the costs of maternity leave.

I was tempted to POAS today but I resisted. I have a weekend only rule! No sign of AF anyway.

Just read back, sorry wood I see about your lent thing, good idea! Saves a bit of cash too, all proceeds can be placed in the baby fund

Morning all

Vicky, glad to hear your bean is well and getting bigger, so long as she keeps growing you'll be fine and it's a v good thing they are keeping an eye on you. Try to be reassured by that and not worry too much (easier said than done I am only too well aware!!). And if you feel something isn't right seek help straight away, otherwise try to sit back and relax as best you can, and see it as an excuse to eat more cake

Excellent idea about giving up alcohol for lent Broody! Except I have a very good friends wedding end of the month so thinking it's not going to work (but if by some miracle I get my bfp before then that is so going to be my excuse for not drinking!!!) wood, what are you giving up? I haven't done anything last few years, trying to think what I've not had past couple of days that I could do....

Hello mrsb and welcome. Good luck!

Will be keeping my fingers crossed for you all for the Sat poas party!!

Ahh thanks ladies! I've ordered some off eBay so Saturday won't harm

Haha its the thought that counts though with your DP sounds like hes really cutting down though.

Hi and good luck MrsW. Feel free to join in POAS with me and Broody Saturday morning!

Hello Mrs W. Good luck!

hi ladies hope you dont mind me joining!
I am currently CD 25, 5 days until AF due. This is our first cycle of trying so its most probably wishful thinking but I feel different - cramping since sunday and generally a bit sickly..... Im normally regular as clockwork and only start with cramp the day before AF... so F firmly C!! I have caved and POAS which was bfn so going to leave it til mon/tues and if AF not arrived will do another then.
Good luck to all of us TTC xxxxxx

Vicky fingers crossed for you. I bet she's just growing at her own pace and will have a spurt! I've given up alcohol for lent! started early and haven't had anything this month... dp also not drinking this week! He won't make lent though

I have no symptoms of af or bfp so who knows what's happening this month!!

Vicky obviously some very good signs there just got to keep positive till you get your results im sure shes just trying to scare you! Or maybe she just wants to say hello with all the scans!!

Will you phone them for results or will they come to you? Sending positive thoughts your way!!

Has anyone gave anything up for lent? No cutting out food for you vicky. Maybe you should add some for lent!! Im not going to buy anything I dont need for lent!!

Yey, love that you two are POAS buddies :)

Best of luck for Friday wood hope you get the job.

broody 5 apps is a bit mental, but sounds like the sort of thing I would do too....I feel a little trumped now with my 3 apps ;)

one good plan, hoping and wishing that whilst you are sat on those hands your letter will come through your letter box when you least expect it.

Well, appointment went sort of ok. Baby is still teeny but has grown steadily over the last 4 weeks, so she's bigger than she was but the same level of teeny on the scale if that makes sense. I now have to have consultant scans every 3 weeks and have had some extra blood tests done to check that her small size is not due to any nasties (infections etc). I'm now v scared about the blood test results but should get them back within a week.

So, we're in a bit of limbo really. I'm pleased she's continuing to grow on her own little trajectory, that is very promising, but it's worrying that it could be due to other reasons than just her being a bit small.

I hate all the unknowns, it's so hard when everything is out of your control.

She's wriggling away like mad though so hopefully that's all part of the growing process. Hoping she has a bit of a growth spurt in the next few weeks.

So it's count down to blood results and then to next scan on 25th March for me.

yay Wood! Defo poas buddies x

Ooh im on cd 29 fancy being saturday test buddies if no AF for us?

They are going to tell me about the job friday. They are still interviewing! !

I know what you mean about being in control with the apps at least its doing something!

wood glad you think interview went well fingers crossed for you. Do you know when you will hear?

one no I haven't seen that thread. I'll search for it to get some info Thanks.

Vicky hope it went well today

I know 5 apps is mental. But by nature I'm the kind of person that likes lists and notes etc and I guess it just helps me feel in control of something I'm not in control of! plus when one app say something I don't think is right I check the others! so the my days app always says I'm due to Ov approx 3 days after I normally do and another app always gets it spot on but isn't as good for putting in when we've dtd etc! But mainly it is a bit obsessive I know!

I'm on CD 28 13dpo wood good idea I'll google it.. Hope I haven't missed an ovulation seems like a waste of a month!

xx

Hello ladies,

Yeay you're all back!!

Wood, glad you were happy with your interview, how long have you got to wait to find out? Letter wise, I am sitting on my hands!! But have decided if still nothing by the end of this week I'll be right on it first thing next week!!! Fertility friend wise, if you've only just joined think you get three months 'free' use of their privilege bit, which analyses your cycles more and tells you info about your cycle. Once that expires you move on to the 'free' but, which lets you temp, and chart your cycle, still predicts ov etc. but doesn't 'analyse' further than that. Sorry, that's not a great explanation, I tired from work!! I'm happy with the free bit as it tells me what I need to know.

Vicky, hope your scan went ok? Best to get her checked out and nice that you'll have seen her again today. You may find they want to keep an eye on you as that happened to a friend of mine, never a bad thing in my book.

Broody, your poor cat, so sorry Cbfm wise, yes mine has detected peaks, although I have read so many people who have only had highs. Are you on the Cbfm user club thread? Can't remember, sorry if you are, but if not it may be worth checking that out, although it may have zombied but still got the info on there to look at. I'm not using my monitor this cycle, using up old pack of cb opks instead, then deciding what to do, it's so expensive all this!!! 5 apps???! Ha, love it!! I struggle keeping my 1 up to date, I would take my hat off to you if I was wearing one!!

broody 5 apps?! are you mental?? I would be so confused haha. Your going to be on day 20 odd aren't you? I can imagine you might have skipped one, Did you google it?

Awaiting the news of your scan Vicky fingers crossed!

Still no letter one id be going a bit hulk on them now I think!!

Interview went as well as I could have hoped but im still the only one that isn't from that department already with the background knowledge so trying not to get my hopes up too much!

Will be thinking of you at 10 xx

Sorry for the radio silence wood I was ok after my fall, apart from a huge hole in my knee. Baby got checked out and was fine, luckily they are well protected in there.

Just realised I completely forgot to ask about your interview , how did it go?

Good to have you back broody

Any news one?

Will let you know how appointment goes, it's at 10:00

Ok I've read.

One I can't believe you still have to wait for your letter. That sucks. I would be running up to meet the postie too. You sound like you are being remarkably patient to me! Also I've had the same hair style for 3 years and don't have any plans to change!

Vicky that sounds totally crappy and like something that would happen to me about your post holiday car troubles. Hate that you fell over to.. hope that seeing as I've been very slow with my catch up you are long over it now.

Wood hope your interview went BRILLIANTLY. I use 5 different apps. obsessive they all have a different idea on when I'll ov and get period and like to check them all in my 2/3ww. good luck temping I've been thinking about it but I'm worried if I add it to the list of things I'm doing ttc I'll finally go nuts!

Vicky good luck with consultant appointment. thinking of you and mini V keeping my fingers crossed you just need more cake

Wood. ooh I hadn't even thought about Thrush delaying Ov. I was just lying here thinking I could feel Ov like twinges.. but it would be so late?? Hope AF turns up and surpises you in a way so you don't need to take meds again. it must be tough never really knowing what's going on. .

One have you had any luck with a peak on a cbfm?

phew I think that's everything! Nice to be back with you all xx

Do you know what the difference is with the paid fertility friend app is onelife ive only got the free one and it seems thorough enough. If it can take my temp without waking me up though ill consider it!!

Vicky Glad to have you back, I was going to PM you today, I think the last we had heard from you is you had a fall so I was starting to panic!!

What time is your appointment tomorrow? Im sure everything will be fine and its good that they are checking it out either way but hopefully it just turns out to be a cheeky free scan!

broody Sounds like things have been non stop for you!! Im really sorry about your cat. Both of my cats have been ran over before and its horrible, They were both ok but its horrible to go through! Im currently being squashed into the corner of the sofa by a big ginger fluff ball!

Do you think the thrush could have stopped your Ov this month? If I remember right onelife has a CBFM so may be able to help with using it?

According to my app im due on the 6th I think I will leave it till the 10th CD 35) and if no AF ill restart my meds, I had a crappy period last month and unsure on the OPKs if I actually got a high so will wait and see!!

So sorry to hear about your cat broody :(

Hello ladies. sorry for being totally absent. I have just been consumed by RL. Work has been crazy.. My cat got run over.. :( dp's birthday/engagement party, & best friend leaving do have alk kept me very busy.

This month I have used ic opks & the cbfm for first month. I don't know if I Ov as I never got a positive opk or a peak on cbfm just high all the way from cd6 to yesterday when i had fed it 20 sticks and I got a low. Dtd a few times around when my app says and if I did Ov then I'm on 12dpo. Since wed I've had terrible thrush which is very unusual for me.. Apart from that nothing even remotely like a symptom. AF due on 9th.

so that's where I am! I'm now going to read back and see what I've missed xx

Morning Ladies, sorry, lost you all for a bit there but I have relocated you!

So sorry AF got you one and that you don't have your letter yet. At least it is March now and so you appointment is this month. I'd keep pestering them, it's the only way.

Wood, hoping those OPKs were positive for you. I never did the ones with lines so can't really offer any advice re darkness of lines etc, but hoping it was.

We spent the weekend in Belfast with friends which was great, but that's it now, no more trips booked. Am slightly bricking it cos have a special consultants appointment tomorrow because they think baby is a bit too small (how can she be with all the cake?!?!). Hopefully nothing to worry about but it concerned me that midwife referred us to the consultant - but we get a looksy inside via the ultrasound again. Just so hoping there's no problems and she's just a bit little. Belly is definitely growing so that's a good sign I think.

Can't believe it's March already, how did that happen??!

Hope your chinese was scrummy wood We've had a friend to stay so it's all been go but had a nice time, curled up on sofa now as knackered from two late nights, can't hack the pace these days!!!

Apps wise I'm using fertility friend. Not paying for it though, just using it to chart my cycles. Like it for that, it's helped me see my luteal phase and for the last two cycles it's been spot on when af would arrive (barring the ridiculous 10mins after midnight thing last time!!) I gave up on temping after two cycles, didn't get on with it, found it made me keep waking up early as when I even stirred in the mornings my first thought was 'Ooo I need to do my temp' then I'd look at the clock and it was always something ridiculous starting with a 5 then I couldn't get back to sleep!! But think it is a good thing in terms of allowing you to see ov day if you can master it so good luck!!