Is there a January bus yet?!!

Barmy, that's a good excuse actually. I haven't been overly cautious about drinking but I know that with this group of friends in particular it's always a big night out. There's always lots of cocktails and plenty of wine, so I want to avoid getting trollied. With it being Christmas it's been an excuse to eat all my favourite cheeses and pate which I know you have to avoid if you're pregnant.

Choccy, tell me more about baby asprin, what does it do and when do you have take it? Sorry to hear about your chems, fx for you.

Going to test again tomorrow. After that try and sit tight til end of week. Depending on that try and get quantitative blood test done.

I'm drinking away as normal this month its Christmas and my honeymoon so I figure I should enjoy myself. Just entering my 2ww now so depending on symptom I may stop before ad is due just in case.

If I don't get pregnant this month I will be very disappointed. We have been dtd as often as possible! I work away from home mid week so I don't know when we will have such a good sex month again.

Thanks everyone. It helps to have somewhere safe to chat about these things! spinning and sazzle, I'm sorry to see you in similar situations. That must get very hard as more people announce pregnancies!

Bump, someone mentioned saying you were giving blood the next day as an excuse not to drink if out. Might work for the odd get out clause? I've decided not to worry about drinking during 2ww, as long as it's not in excess, I think it's fine and don't want life to stop whilst we wait as I think it'll be too stressful. Would you prefer not to drink or is it telling people which concerns you more?

Ginger, will you test again soon?

SMF sit by me. So sorry you've had to go through this, it's truly awful. I'm not on here often and I'm keeping quite quiet as after 2 chems in a row I don't want to get my hopes up etc, however my body is being nice to me again and ovulating more or less on time. This month I've been taking baby aspirin to hope I get pg and it sticks.

Belated merry Christmas everyone!
Haven't read back since I was last on, but have a question for you.
So, I'm ovulating again after my 2nd chem and only 1 day late too . However since yesterday I've had really uncomfy cramps, no appetite, and diarrhoea (sorry if tmi). I've never had this before, so am wondering if anyone else has had this??

Lovecuppy.....time off definitely helps! When I got my bfp we had just come back from 2 weeks holiday, just the 2 of us so plenty of time to have fun!! Sadly I mc'd but it just shows what happens when you're relaxed!

We all need to go on holiday!!

Pebble....my dp really wants me to be pregnant, he doesn't have any dc and this would be my 3rd. He just doesn't like to dtd on demand and it's not made easier with him working shifts!!

I did have a chat to him about it when I saw him briefly earlier and he laughed and said 'I'll do my best'.....can't ask for more than that!

On the whole though I think men are more laid back about the whole thing. Its different for women with all our hormones running riot!!

My DP is the same and I worry if I push him he'll put a stop to the whole thing. He's very scared about his life changing (I.e. not being able to go out with the boys/play on the PlayStation/go on spontaneous holidays)but knows he wants children. We are both 31 but sometimes I think he still thinks he's a teenager. He'll be a great dad, I just wish he was as into conceiving as I was. He's just sort of agreeing to it right now because it makes logical sense. Life will change but it'll be amazing. Maybe men just don't have the instinct as much as women.

None Bump. Although I don't think I had any with DD until around 5-6 weeks pregnant. Just hoping so so bad. Getting married in mid Jan and would love to tell DP the news on the big day.

*day... Stupid phone!

Spinning my DP is the same and won't do it on demand! So find it really difficult around ovulation to not get stressed. Luckily this month we were off work and managed to DTD the say before ovulation I hope so fingers crossed!!!

Please may I hop aboard?! I'm TTC #2, cycle 4, currently on cd 14 and ov according to the almighty cbfm so shall work my magic again tonight. So hoping for a bfp 11th Jan (though AF is due on the 8th due to shorter cycles.

Scary stuff!

Any symptoms Punky? I'm 5 doo and my boobs are so so sore.

Come on BFP, come and get me. I'm waiting for youuuuuuu... 8dpo or so and starting to get twitchy!

SMF, sorry to hear about the mc. Feel free to ask me any questions. I conceived DD on cycle after mc.

Hi everyone joining from the December bus, I was lurking there last month and learnt so much from you all. Hope you have a successful month.

I'm meeting my friend tomorrow and she's just announced her pregnancy. I'm so happy for her and I really want to talk to her about ttc and ask her for all the insider information but I'm scared that if we take a while I'll feel a bit vulnerable.

I'm in the 2ww and have refused a couple of nights out. The friends who have invited me are big drinkers and I really don't know what to do about a big night out during the 2ww. Doctor have a fad night and enjoy! hope you've got something sparkly and lovely to wear.

Penultimate drinking session before new year/alcohol free era begins! Going to enjoy it.

Barmy it's hard isn't it, especially with your friend being due the same week you would have been

We also found out this week that some friends are expecting, of course I'm happy for them but I do find it difficult.

Hoping you get your bfp soon and you can enjoy your pregnancies together.

Agh am I the only one that gets stressed out at ov time?!!

I'm on cd8 and will probably ov on cd11.....if it was up to me I'd dtd every day now but dp doesn't like to dtd on demand!! So now I'm wondering whether to tell him it's the right time or leave it and hope for the best!!

Thing is he's worked all day and also working tonight so no chance tonight!

Hmmm now that I've written this I'm thinking I'll just have to try and stay calm and wait until tomorrow night!

It's tough isn't it, trying to dtd at the right time!!

Can I hop on please. Came off pill 3 weeks ago, got first positive opk yesterday so dtding as much as we can in a holiday house with the in-laws!
I know we'd be very lucky and I'm trying not to get excited but there is a chance for BFP On 12th Jan (although FF says test on the 16th).
Feels like a long time to wait...

Test was a dud :(

ahh Barmy it is hard isn't it the bittersweet feeling. A friend of mine just fell pregnant in the first month of trying and just sort of dtd around the right time and hey presto preggo straight away...SO happy for her as I thought they may not have another and pleased they decided to go for it, but did leave me with a slight pang of jealousy when after 13 months I have had no luck! Oh well...fx 2014 is the lucky year!

SMF - I am SO sorry to see you on here. Please do come sit next to me and help me drink my venos i bought today in your honour. Hope you get a sticky bean very soon.

Friends visiting, and as I thought, she is expecting. Very early days, but obviously thrilled. Feels a bit bittersweet for dh and I as if my bfp from earlier this month had stuck, I would have been due in the same week as she is. Fingers crossed it all goes well for them!

Hi Hope you don't mind me joining. I've been a bit lost A.F turned up for a day on 28 Nov. I must have spent a fortune on tests. A.F Turned up again on 16-20 December. We don't make love on demand as only get to see each other on set days, well I suppose in that way it is in demand so far in this cycle we have made love 20th 21st 22cd last night and this morning. He's going away on for new year for a week so I wont see him now untill 10th January. We'll just have to make up for our lost baby making time when he comes home, untill then I'll climb the walls. Good luck to everyone. xxx

I'm saving up pee to go buy a frer or asda depending on money only another couple of hours to go and I'm bursting already