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LastOneDancing · 13/07/2015 19:05

Welcome to the thread for TTCers who track too much, spot to much and use most of our expendable income in Internet Cheapies.

Cycle 5 or 55 we don't care this is a place for your hopeful twaddle and necessary pre-conception ranting.

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MrsPCR · 15/07/2015 14:24

Fingers cross Fattyfish. I got a bfn 12dpo if that gives you some hope. I had no symptoms this month either this month other than tiredness but I'm a tired person so for me it wasn't a symptom, just a sign end of term is near. I'm so glad that by the time I go back to work inseptember I'll be almost 11 weeks. At the moment I have no idea how I'll keep this to myself for 8 weeks!!

Glad I'm off on holiday on Saturday for 2 and half weeks as don't want to tell the parents just yet but don't know how I'll be able to see them and not say. When do others plan to tell parents/in laws? My MIL is going to be over the moon and back. More excited about telling her than my mum!

I hate this time of year as well. We are weeks off of 5 years since my dad passed away and I can't even think about that right now or I will cry. Looking forward to telling him first when I go to his grave on Friday. You have every right to be emotional anyways and now you're in the middle of the 2ww!!

There is still hope! My chart had a probable implantation dip 11 dpo so no wonder it was a bfn 12dpo. Keeping everything crossed for you. It's a lucky thread remember!

FattyFishwife · 15/07/2015 14:01

haha, i did 2 internet cheapies yesterday (different sellers/different brands - not that they have a brand but they were different colours!!) and a FRER this morning with FMU.....all 3 BFNs...im currently 10dpo

im uber emotional with AF being due on sunday, plus my dad would have been 75 today (he died when he was 53 from MRSA, just after his first grand child was born) and it always brings it home to me that my kids have never had a grandad :(

plus I have a job interview tomorrow for my first paid job in almost 15 years, and im wondering am i doing the right thing...and...blah blah blah

i need a good kick up the 'arris...anyone wanna do the honours!!

sorry for the rant....

steps down of the me soapbox

congrats on the BFP's rick and MrsP, its all very exciting in here, and quite uplifting!

Fuba · 15/07/2015 13:40

Congratulations everyone lots of BFP's ... I have some FR tests waiting for me ... I am waiting until Friday to test... Fingers crossed for lots more BFP's Grin

Rickalicious · 15/07/2015 12:44

A cottage sounds lovely! Some lovely walking with the pup or snuggling days and nights in if the weather is crap.

Our wedding is a week on Saturday, the 25th July. Go on honeymoon the 27th for 2.5 weeks to Vegas and California so i'll be 10 weeks (8.5 really) when we get back... the scan would be in no time after that so the honeymoon is a good distraction! We have booked a Grand Canyon helicopter ride and kayaking tour along the coast but am sure it's fine to still do those.

Some of my friends were shocked we were going to try before the wedding as i'd have to stay sober at the wedding and honeymoon..... I'd much prefer my baby :-)

MrsPCR · 15/07/2015 12:37

How exciting and weddings too! This is a v lucky thread. The only reason I decided I wouldn't post last night was I was convinced i wasn't after a BFN 12dpo and was jealous of all the BFP on the thread. Looks like we've all probably got due dates of around 23/3/16. How weird is that. What was so special about the time around 1st July? (which is when I ov'd). Something in the water??

chelle792 · 15/07/2015 12:26

When's the wedding rik? I'm going to be 21 weeks at our wedding and we were planning Peru. Cottage in the Norfolk broads now with the dog, I think

Rickalicious · 15/07/2015 11:55

Thank you, i'm still in shock! DP wants the test line to be the same colour as the control line before he believes me.... idiot :-p

NHS calculator based on my LMP gives a due date of 14 March 2016, but as I ovulated 9 days later than the norm I think it will be adjusted to 23 march at a dating scan.

Now I have to come to terms that there is no point in a Nappa Valley tour on our honeymoon, ha!

soontobemrslizzy · 15/07/2015 11:18

Sorry, here's my stats.
Age 27
TTC number 1
Bfp 14/7/15
Edd 26 or 28 March 2016

chelle792 · 15/07/2015 11:02

rik that's amazing, I'm so happy for you Grin Flowers

chelle792 · 15/07/2015 11:02

This is a very lucky thread. How many BFP's this month?!

This is the list as it stands in alphabetical order based on what info I've been given...

Chelle Age 28, TTC#1, BFP on 9/7/15, EDD: 21/3/16
Fatty, Age 44, TTC#9, AF due 19/7/15
Fuba, Age 26, TTC#1, Cycle 14
Kez, age 28, TTC#1, Cycle 11
Lod, Age 36, TTC#2, BFP on 10/7/15, EDD 24/3/16
MrsPCR, Age 28, TTC#1, BFP 14/7/15, EDD 23/3/16
Rik, Age 31, TTC #1, BFP on 14/7/15
Vap, Age 33, TTC #1, Cycle 22, AF due 30/7/15
Villy, Age 35, TTC#3, Cycle 3, AF due 20/7/17

Rickalicious · 15/07/2015 10:39

Well I retested this morning, no need to squint on this one!

Congrats mrsPCR, this is a lucky thread :-)

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Achm · 15/07/2015 07:02

mrsPCR that is deffo a line!! Congrats!!! Fab news! Xx

soontobemrslizzy · 15/07/2015 06:58

Thanks Fuba and FattyFishwife! And good advice Lod! I'm a terrible worrier but I'm trying not to because you can't really do much can you.

Chelle, thanks! Yeah, I see what you mean! I have to say, the clearblue one was really nice because it just says pregnant or not!

Mrs PCR, looks like a line to me! Congratulations! I think this group is good luck!

MrsPCR · 15/07/2015 06:08

Thanks Chelle and congrats to you too! I've done another one since and it's not quite as strong due to it not being fmu but line was definitely there 4 mins in!

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chelle792 · 15/07/2015 05:59

You can see such a crazy ridiculously light line

chelle792 · 15/07/2015 05:58

mrspcr it's a good positive. Congratulations Flowers

lizzy my first test pic as promised from last Thurs...

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MrsPCR · 15/07/2015 04:37

Just so scared and anxious I've got it wrong, which is why I can't sleep!

MrsPCR · 15/07/2015 04:35

I planned on joining this thread last night. Today at 3.30am I got a very faint BFP, 14dpo, AF due Friday! I couldn't sleep having been dreaming about negative tests.

I was about to chuck it in the bin after about 4 mins bc wanted to go to bed and I thought there was a line. Commence squinting and tilting. Photo is from 10 minutes, probably about 5 mins after first noticed line. These tests are valid up to 10 minutes. It's stronger than it was at first. Now just hoping I brew enough for another test at 7.30.

I cannot sleep!! Symptoms wise, I didn't have any this month!

Me: 28 and DH 28
TTC #1, cycle 4
BFP? 14/07/14
EDD 23/03/16, which is v close to a couple of the others!

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Fuba · 14/07/2015 23:07

Congratulations Lizzy Flowers

FattyFishwife · 14/07/2015 22:51

this site needs a like button!!!

im a FBaholic and i spend ages on here reading stuff that makes me smile or feel happy, looking for the damn like button, so I can let people know Im happy with them or for them!

congrats Lizzy!

LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 22:18

When I got pregnant first time around Lizzy I decided to enjoy it from the very start as much as I possibly could, so even if - god forbid - something went wrong, it would have been a happy time IYKWIM?

I know that way of thinking doesn't work for everyone, but if you want to enjoy this amazing day, go for it Smile

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soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 18:19

I know I shouldn't get too excited before twelve weeks but I'm so excited!

LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 17:25

Oh brilliant news Lizzy!

I'm so pleased for you Thanks

And also an interesting unofficial consumer test on pregnancy tests for everyone else Grin

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soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 17:18

No, you were totally right to mention it Lod! Thank you, it's much better to be realistic. But I went and bought three other brands, took them all. The internet cheap one was negative this time, but frer, superdrug and clearblue digital were positive! 1-2 weeks pregnant, according to clearblue!!! I'm so so excited! And maybe a bit foolish to have worried we wouldn't get pregnant but the doctor did say when he told me I had pcos that we could always use IVF!

LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 17:12

lizzy! Sorry don't panic my lovely. I didn't mean to make you worry Thanks I feel awful xxx

If you go back to a test after a while you sometimes get an evap line. I meant (and should have said) 'just checking - you didn't go back after 30 minutes and see the line did you?'

You were there and saw it appear well within the test that you use time so don't give it a second thought.

Do not listen to interferring internet nobheads (me).

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