TCOYF - follow on chart spotters thread

Xmassy what a lovely thing to do, that was really kind and selfless of you. One of my new year's resolutions is going to give more back to people, don't feel I do enough for those less fortunate than me.

DH is watching footbal so I thought I'd sneak on here for 10 mins or so. I'm feeling very bloated and gassy today but that could be Christmas food, I am hoping that it is not a sign that the old bag is on her way, I would so like a BFP as a birthday present later in the week

I hope you are wrong about AF. Is the CM more creamy than sticky now then? what a question! I am exactly the same about the boobs this cycle, feel nothing - odd isn't it!!

PS: Temps are looking good MrsMcClaus!

Hi MrsMc - glad to hear you had a lovely Xmas Day etc... for a change, we spent the day in Battersea helping out at this event for all the local old people that takes place every year. It was amazing... haven't ever done anything like that before and it was prompted by not really having any family around on Christmas Day, for once. A very grounding experience.

I am almost 100% sure that AF is around the corner - I have TEXTBOOK symptoms of her arrival. Am feeling very short-tempered, getting slight cramping, CM (as you mentioned the other day!!) is no longer sticky/sticky type. It's so interesting actually being aware of my body each month now - last month I had sore boobs/cramping for about 10 days before AF; this month nary a thing.

Hope everyone's doing okay and surviving Chrimbo!! xxx

Hello ! Hope you are all having a lovely day (know you will be BBW ) We had a party for 9 on 24th and 6 for Christmas dinner yesterday, the whole family (in laws) are still sleeping and I just can?t be bothered to tidy up the chaos that is my entire house yet! feel like that and cook is all I?ve done for the last few days but it?s been fun! I?ve been taking it easy on the booze front just in case. 8dpo today and not a symptom to speak of!

Xmassy ? The crosses on my chart; I know that my temps don?t fluctuate much if I get up early or late so I have my preferences set to always ask me before it re-calculates any temps. If I say no, it crosses them out and ignores them but I can still see them and the time they were taken so I find that useful. It is different from Rule of Thumb because that is the software considering the temp to be a rouge one for the point in the cycle. What a lovely surprise about NY!!! wasn?t telling you off for predicting ahead hon, we all do it! By the way, your BDing was fine, up to 5 days before and 2 days after OV is perfect timing, try not to worry and stay positive!!

Natty ? OV on 24th?! Hope you are making the most of being on holiday

Geek ? wonder how you are hon, any symptoms? 10dpo aren?t you? Wishing you tons of babydust.

Sparkly ? thinking bout you and sending baby vibes too

Snowy and Greedy how are you both?

Oh, and MrsMc - I'm considering myself well and truly told off!!

Have gone back and Mass Deleted the relevant days!

Hello all..! Hope everyone's almost ready for the big day on Monday. Went Xmas shopping today with dp and it was surprisingly quiet in London; I was expecting mayhem.

Liking the new colours MrsMc - had a look at your chart... now, one question: how come you've got all those crosses through temps that the software is ignoring... I don't have any of those on my chart..? Not sure if you've got a setting set that I don't know about!! I do have the box ticked that mentions overriding unusual high temps, etc (hence my 'rule of thumb' thumb before).

I have absolutely no symptoms of anything at the moment. Don't think we BDd at the right time, especially since the s/w pushed OV back a day. My two most fertile days were my two quietest on the BD front!

Last month though I had sore boobs for 10 days, cramps for 4-5 days... it was hell! So at least am pleased I'm not having to deal with that. Trying to take it easy on the booze front over Christmas too; which is never easy. Here I am, the Saturday night before Christmas and I'm sat on MNet at 9.30pm! Turned down drinks at a friend's because I just KNOW it's going to be a very messy affair. Sat here with my glass of wine trying to maintain an air of civilisation .

Will miss all those who are off for a few days over the festive season - we're staying put for most of it, although I've been surprised with a trip to New York early in January by DP. He's got a lot to make up for these days!! Still, should be great and I'm trying to control my shopping mania already by not getting too excited.

3cats - sorry to hear about AF But here's to enjoying Christmas itself; I have a feeling I'll be joining the others in the January thread before the end of this month.

Will be thinking of everyone testing between now and the end of the month... geek, sparklytreeangel, mrsmc, and anyone else!!

Yeah i have taken clomid but nothing else not even folic acid - naughty natty.

Have re-done my chart to show this.

have a nice Christmas everyone and fingers crossed for some BFP's xxx

Morning ladies - feeling a bit sad and lonely posting so much on here alone!

No Clomid this cycle Natty?

Sparkly ? going to be looking out for good news from you when you come back on 28th, fingers crossed hon x

Xmassy ? I know what you have been up to! You need to go into mass delete in edit and clear out the days you posted on and then deleted as it could distort things, for some reason, just deleting the info from the day itself is not enough, I know this because your chart shows up to 7dpo when you have only in-putted for 4dpo.

Sparkly - have a great time at Christmas and a lovely time over New Year in Mull! (it was Mull or was it Arran grr my memory!) I'm here at home until 28th and then I'll be in Spain so most likely there'll be radio silence until 8th Jan unless of course I get my BFP and then I'll HAVE to find an internet cafe!!

Helooooo everyone am off soon and will be able to post until the 28th and then off to remote Scotland romantic but citychic will pine MN access!

Geek I am really hoping for you and hope everything works out!

MrsMC thanks for your kind words

Everyone I am running out of time and dh is getting really irate over packing but I really hope all your christmas days are fun

PS The chart spotting software does a great print out to take away which I dh discovered. I mentioned I lost the paper one and he logged on and sorted a blank CD one. Fingers crossed next months data even when away will now be accurate

Xmassy Charlotte how are you doing. Big hugs for Christmas hoping its a good relaxing time for you and dp

Sorry and you Xmassy

Greedy, nice to know you care about me!

Sado that I am the Friday night before Christmas getting my MN fix but I have missed been able to ponder at my leisure over the last two weeks

I have been playing with my chart - do you like my new colours?! I changed my preferences to ignore my CM this cycle because it is totally haywire and low and behold, it changed my OV date to Mon which is what I think.

I've been chart spotting too.

Natty - great time to be OVing

BBW - take it your DH is home

Sparkly and Geek - will be thinking about you both at the end of the month.

.......i was just worried you were symptom spotting already and getting carried away. i suppose i knew you were far too sensible for that really!

really sorry about af 3 cats.....have a lovely boozy xmas and enjoy the kids you already have!

Sorry Greedy and Natty, suddenly thought, maybe you meant my comments about the CM rather than the puking! if you did, don't worry, I'm cool

Really sorry about AF 3Cats - hope you are feeling well enough to enjoy the mulled wine! I am still feeling very delicate after last night's excesses!

No, no, no! my puking etc is NOTHING to do with TTC - give me some credit, I'm ony 3 or 4dpo!! p It's all 'cos I had a very late night last night at the office night out, then 4 1/2 hours sleep before heading into work and although I didn't have much wine, it seemed to really effect me, probably because I haven't been out for a while! I'm fine, not stressed at all about TTC, my BFP is due 29/30 and I certainly don't want to wish Christmas away so as far as I am concerned, this will be the easiest 2ww ever!

SOrry about AF 3 cats.

I agree with greedy Mrs - relax. x

Afternoon all.

AF arrived first thing .

I shall be enjoying the mulled wine over Christmas - one of the only positives I can think of.

I think with me feeling so rundown and all these annoying ailments it was unlikely to happen this month.

Perhaps once the stresses of Christmas are over it might be easier.

Only another 14 days to go until Ov

I'll probably stop taking my temp during AF just to help me destress a bit.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and a wonderful Christmas. I look forward to coming on here after Christmas and seeing some good news .

Big Hugs and Babydust to you all.

mrsmcspink! you still have over a week left till you know so dont go working yourself up yet girl! get a grip!!!!!! try and chill out over xmas, and stop symptom spotting! it wont do you any good. ok?

Wishing all the TCOYF Charters a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. All the best for 2007!! I may have to invest in the software if I am not pg by Feb!!!!

x

LOL about the drinking - certianly don't want a drink at the mo! I am feeling steadily worse as the morning goes on, have had to make myself sick and go for a walk around the block as thought I was going to pass out! all good practice at concealing puking for possible MS in the future! I know what you mean about the guilt, I only had a few glasses of wine but if I feel like this how would a rice grain sized nipper feel

Re the CM, that's what I'm worried about, it is far too early to start breaking down - might be worrying about nothing though!

Argh, I hate that Having To Sit Around Pretending To Do Stuff At Work lark. Although when Christmas (and time off) is round the corner, it's not too bad. Especially with a hangover

I wouldn't worry too much about the CM at this stage though... isn't it a bit early for it to have started the process of breaking down..? Ohh what do I know!?? I'd have to go and look at the squillions of pg charts on ovusoft to see whether there was a pattern in their post-ov CM readings!

Felt a bit guilty this morning, as I woke up with my hangover. I really hope if/when I get pg that I'll be able to handle the giving up booze thing. I know everyone says it's really easy and you just don't want to drink but I really want to get pg and even so drank loads yesterday. Must have had 4-5 glasses red wine, plus a couple of cocktails, plus shared a bottle of champagne . My only defence is that that was over a whole afternoon/evening of boozing!

Swore I wouldn't do this but feeling so tired and have nothing at all to do and have to sit here for another 1 1/2 hours so thought coming on here would help

Alcohol doesn't normally effect my temps much but lack of sleep does. I feel so tired and like I'm going to faint, it's so hot in here. Nearly thrown up a few times, not great for a new girl.

CM at this stage can mean that the lining of the uterus is aleady starting to break down

Morning all...
My temp is up to 37.2 this morning! BUT I wasn't as good as you MrsMc - I drank a LOT of alcohol yesterday... met a friend for lunch and it turned a bit messy . No idea whether that means much in terms of the high temp!

I don't know how long my LP is MrsMc - this is my first month of properly charting. I'm hoping of course that it's longer than it originally looked on my chart. The s/w has pushed my OV date back to the Monday, so now the Fertility Planner has just given me two Goods and no Best And the Goods were what DP was able to manage at the end of a 4 day marathon effort so there might not have been too much there!

Are there some early signs in terms of CM that a BFP or AF is on the way? I know I've read that somewhere but can't remember.

Morning ladies My temp hiked up to 36.7 today but I only got 4 1/2 hours sleep as we had our Christmas night out last night. I only had a few glasses of wine though. Trying to be very good just in case . I've started that dangerous day dreaming about being pregnant again, I was walking down the street, imagining waking up on my birthday and gettting my BFP (it does look like AF sorry, my BFP, is due on my birthday)and realised I had tears of joy rolling down my face!! I don't think I have ever wanted anything so much in my life. That said, the creamy CM is returning like it always does and I don't think that's a good sign. I am onl 3 or 4dpo but no hint of sore boobs this cycle which is a relief as they were agony last cycle.

Xmassy - congratulations on the temp hike and the disappearance of Mr Thumb. I really hope this is a lucky cycle for you, how long is your LP? It's nice to know we are at exactly the same stage in the cycle

3Cats - sorry you are still feeling awful hope you feel better soon.

Hello Geek, Greedy and Natty