The March Bus is rolling through Spunkland stopping for BFPs only!

I don't know if it's arrogance or naiveté that allows some women to believe they can organise conception, pregnancy and birth like some kind of project management I guess that's how they are used to organising their lives

I adore Ben & Jerry's caramel chew chew.

Just been to feed the ducks with t'tot and th'usband. Being unemployable has its upsides

I think I've been counting the day of ovulation and thought I was 10 dpo and now I think I might only be 9dpo!!!

watsit 8 dpo perhaps? On the grounds that you'd ovulate the day after your last peak day? Others may have a better calculation tool....

Thanks spinning. I'm sad to hear that - I hope the tests go well for her & she gets her bfp v soon.

Haha spinning a whole tub of peanut butter cup!! We have 2 tubs in our freezer atm... V dangerous!

Boris hope this is a lucky month for you x

Bugger. Just had a thought... If I ovulated on Sunday the 22nd of Feb (got my clear blue static smiley that day)... How many dpo am I now?? HELP!

I went out for lunch today with a colleague. She told me how she was going to time pregnancy around some stuff going on and how she would take her mat leave at a really specific point in her career.

If only.

In May last year I thought that too. I wanted my baby to be born in March this year. And now it's March, no hint of even a bfp. Gah.

Temping and ff and ovia all confuse me. Haven't attempted any of them! Agree with the use of the word 'intercourse' though. Very archaic.

Ooh that peanut butter cup flavour is amazing!!!!!! I once ate a whole tub in one sitting I don't buy it now as it's not safe for it to be in my vicinity

Thanks ladies

Mum, yes I remember Mama31, she set up a new thread called 'trying for over 10months' or similar but she hasn't been around for quite sometime now. I last 'saw' her before Xmas and I think they were undergoing tests as she still doesn't have her bfp

knit I use ovia, and have the same issue. I might now follow smep but without the final shag 2 days later.... Did you know you have different rights of undergoing Ivf and tell your employer? You are classified as pregnant even before the embryo implants. Pain in the ass as an employer....

As an aside. I am losing patience with Ovia and its jolly, sorority house, 'hey girlfriend!' tone

Also, it calls sex 'intercourse' which always makes me think of intercourse in the archaic sense of genteel 1800s drawing room conversation. Which is a passion killer

Thanks purdey better get poor DH back in the game tonight (I think he was rather hoping for a break...)

Childless, lovely friend who I've confided in IRL said to me 'I bet you're having fun trying' the other day. Erm, not so much. If I had to sum up our sex life right now, 'fun' is not the word I'd go for. 'Military precision' would be the term I'd use. Possibly 'shock and awe'

Aurora, what's 'employment'?

Knit, I reckon SMEP is right. If you look at Sparkly, for example, who only ov's three days after her initial surge, she would have to keep having sex up to four days after when you take into consideration the egg is capable of being fertilised up to twelve hours after its release

Ugh, what an idiot Juney Men like that put me right off the species. Did you reply to him? Hope you told him to jog on....

juney what a dick what is wrong with people, honestly???

Does anyone use Ovia? It seems to give the fertile window as only up to the day AFTER you get a positive ov test - but I've also heard you should dtd for several days after a pos ov test (as advised by SMEP etc)

I got a positive ov test on Monday. So according to Ovia I am now out of my fertile period, but according to SMEP et al I should still be shagging away today and then again friday as could still not have ov'd yet.

Any thoughts?

Fyi radio4 now on your employment rights as expectant parent. So most of us don't have our bfps yet but obviously we're all getting them in the next two months, so very relevant!

Yes spinning, good luck with the scan.

This is a bit of a random question for spinning &/or any other old timers on the bus but do any of you remember mama31? I only mention it as she was on the buses when I tried for my dc1 & I remember she used to always host the poas parties! She was so lovely, does anyone know if she got her bfp? Hope so x

Spinning... Good luck with the scan!

Thanks sparkly!

Peanut butter cup is my fave flavour

Oh Juney, what a dick although I'm pleased he mentioned this before he arrived at your house! Uni students are a great idea as they're all struggling for cash and should have excellent sperm.

Yes sparkly, internal scan to show everything's ok. I hope this will be ok as I'll be approx 7 dpo .

mumof1 good luck with the dtd-athon!

Yes... What flavour was it Baby?! I love phish food!!!

Sorry to hear about af mummy, Creme, babybump & anyone else.

Dojo sorry for the spotting. fx af stays away!

Tallulah sorry to hear about your mc. Fx for you.

Juney what a creep! Love aurora's suggestion though.

Cd10 here so I'm gearing up for a shagathon over the next week

Baby what flavour b&j was it?? X

BabyBump How awful that you left B&J out! But I am more shocked that you eat your tub in thirds?

Oh juney, sweetheart I'm sorry you are being met with such horrid suggestions from these arseholes. Aurora's suggestion is such a good one. Will you do it? Please think about starting a thread on mn asking for ideas re donors. Mumsnet is brilliant for just this kind of thing..and there's an LGBT Parenting forum too.