We're Gonna Need A Bigger Sleigh!!! December Hopeful's say AYE!

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of course we remember you firststar! (well i do anyway!)...you are grouped in my head with chooster, bodkin, kyte and bubble! you lucky things! congrats on the scan, why did you have one so early? no problems i hope. i had one at 6 weeks with ds and he looked like a kidney bean! i was AMAZED by the difference at the 12 wk scan, he had turned from a kidney bean to a baby!

factsandfigures.....how can you resist testing? go for it! it sounds promising!

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Hi babylove123 - Thanks for your reply and sorry to hear that you had upsetting news last month.

I'm now 4 days late still no sore boobs or funny tastes! I did have some cramping this morning and thought AF was on her way but so far no sign!

Hi all hope everyone is okay today.

Hi Greedy I know, I had a good feeling about both of us too! Maybe next time we won't get too excited - yeah right

Actually I am feeling pretty low this afternoon Ithink I may have caught but it's not stuck AF was three days late I had loads of weird cramps from a few days past OV and TMI ALERTI have had so much blood today including lots of clotty stuff and the most awful cramps ever. I guess I won't know exactly what happened but it sounds a bit like what babylove mentioned elsewhere and I knew something was going on down there.

sorry honeyapple, i thought you had said previously that your 2 were close together, and i got it completely wrong! it must have been someone else who said that but i cant remember who! i think i am just trying to find something to worry about with the whole age gap thing! at least i will have a break from nappies for a while the last 3.5 years have been one pooey nappy after another!

how is everyone today then? i think its good you are feeling positive sparkly! its more fun than being miserable during the 2ww isn't it!
i am hoping this month will fly by with xmas and everything and my fertile window will get here really quickly! i know its not always advised but i am going to try agnus castus this month. my friend took it and ended up with twins after 2 miscarriages. i might chicken out though once it arrives!

Snowydiva - good luck to you. You're safe to say what you like on here, we're all on the emotional rolleroaster with you.

Angel - how are you cycle buddy? Did you make the most of the weekend? I do hope so - fingers crossed for you. I'm on the long old road of the 2ww which feels endless at the moment

Babylove123 - thats such sad news. Sometimes I wish the GP wouldn't tell you things like that as its so upsetting. Good luck to you

Oh diva it is hard. Some say that a break can help relax couples and bingo BFP. It certainly is stressful and emotional but worth it in the end hopefully
Let us know how you get on on Thursday

thanks sparklytreeangel,
last month i was 5days late, i was almost sure i was bfp.i have quite regular af, but since we ttc, its gone all mad. hoping for this time although we did it only 3times
if no luck this month, we decided to stop ttc. as its getting hard. last couple months, i have i been really miserable and depressed. dh blames me being too emotional. prob he is right.
sorry writing this on hopefully ttc thread.
but all the best wishes to others and it will decide me on thursday.
diva

snowdivaflakes fingers crossed for you.. have you been trying anything to track or help with ttc? It's hard waiting... let us know how you get on

hi all, im new to this thread. af due on thursday. ttc since summer, still no luck.
hopefully i will have my xmas prsent early.
congratulations to those who had bfp

BabyLove that's so tough big hugs

Chooster Happy Christmas how are you getting on in bump world?

MincePieShu hang in there, I hope you have a relaxing holiday and come back refreshed for the new year

Hey honeyapple I think it could be nice for a gap. There is one between me and my sibling and it meant we each got more time with Mum
Good luck for number 3

Snowyowlet good luck. It's hard waiting isn't it... temps sound positive

FestiveFettle that's really hard. Having never had BFP it must be a real blow after all the excitement.
Big Hugs to you

Greedy I don't have any nipple tassles... need to get some... how are your
It is tough having a good feeling. My dh noticed how excited I am this month is trying to stop me getting my hopes up

Ready and Snowy days hope your break is helping

D2b Hope you're feeling better and looking forward to Christmas. When do you OV?

MrsMC are you away with the new job fairies? How's it going... How is dh?

Who have I missed? Who is next to test? Anyone else testing on Xmas day?

Just wanted to wish everyone luck for this month! Hopefully all of us will be getting the news we want! To anyone who feels bad and as if they're wallowing in self pity....dont. I've done it/do it and i've had docs say "oh you're young....it'll happen". Well i hope they never have to go through the upset caused and experience ie because they'd soon have a different approach to it! sorry, rant over

Hi Facts & figures...

Last month i was 3 days late and had those sensations. I did bleed in the end but on my 3rd day and i am always like clockwork! Spoke to doc and he said it was likely i had caught but had not kept it (upsetting slightly).

Good luck on yours tho, its a good sign!

Hi, Just popping on to say Congratulations to DD1, Uki and Endless - Thats fab news. Thats a real run of BPF's isn't it!!! Fingers crossed there'll be some more and you'll have a bumper xmas month

Hi All,

Been a bit busy, unable to get to a pc (too busy to post from work and DH needing to use this one at home) and generally just lurking in the background. Got horribly hammered at the work Christmas do on Friday, to drown my sorrows, I suppose..., and spent most of Saturday recovering - what a waste. Due to ttc I hardly drink anything any more, even during AF, normally.

Congrats on the BFPs, Uki, Endless, DD1 Commiserations on the AFs Decorative, hope you will start to feel more positive again soon.

Minxpie - thanks for asking after me - that's stirred me from my silent lurking. I'm hoping that being on holiday from next week will be enough to relax me a bit and, more importantly, mean that DH and I spend enough time together to get round to BDing at all, let alone at the right time. So, probably won't be around much until the end of my 2ww, around 5th/6th Jan. Hope that this is your month!!

Wishing you all loads of babydust, in case I don't get much chance to post this week.
xx

Oh and big hugs and congrats for BFPs .

Hi greedy-
Well, I have a surprise for you... my two DC are not close together... DS is 8 next month and DD just turned 4. So a 4 year gap. I am looking at a 5 yr gap if i ever get PG this time around!
It wasnt really planned this way- My kids have different biological fathers. My DP however is "daddy" to both of them. (We became a couple when DS was 2.)
It has taken me 3 years to convince DP that we should have another baby! So typically, since he's agreed and now got really into the idea... i cant get a BFP!

So, having experience of biggish age gap already, I would say that actually it is really nice. My two DC get on very well. DD is very proud of her big brother, and he is very kind and helpful to her (most of the time!).
In an ideal world i would have kids closer in age, but that wasnt what happened, and now i wouldnt change it. Perhaps I will have 2 more babies a bit closer together in the future... mmmm 4 kids....

Thanks Greedy!xxx

festive......i would SO LOVE you to get your bfp! i know everone on here deserves it , but i REALLY REALLY feel like you do. fingers and everything crossed for you, try not to test early and risk getting disapointed.
where's that clearblue fairy when you need her hey!

Oh my god! Well spotted Merrykitkatxmas and so sorry AnnieA yes did mean BFP was sleepy so will not post so late next time! Great to hear about the BFP's - Im still in waiting - Wed is the big day.. had a strange lift in temps today and stomach cramps - but trying not to read into this too much. Fingers crossed for all of you ladies in waiting....

Hey Greedy - glad you came back!!! And glad you sounding happier - was worried about you earlier.

I hope Ready is around willing me not to test tomorrow!

MrsMC - glad job sounds good, now all you need is a BFP! I got my first one after 2 years, within 6 weeks of starting a new job - so everything crossed for you now!!!

D2BM - I'm so sorry you are feeling down. I do know how you feel. I had a mc back in Feb and the start of this year was on top of the world, as we finally had a BFP after 10months of trying. Made all these plans to have them crash down again. I really wanted to be pg by my due date in Sept, but I wasn't. And to be honest, the build up the due date was worse than the actual day. I felt a huge weight lift from my shoulders when it has passed - but I still have low days, when I wonder "what if!" So big {{{HUGS}}} and wishing you lots of luck for this next cycle

Annie - the grass is alwasy greener isn't it?. I hope the blood test tomorrow gives you some helpful insight. Take care

Take care all

x

decorative - i am so sorry you have had such a crappy few days....losing your card and af, poor you. and you feel as sorry for yourself as you want.....(did you read my 'self absorbed, poor poor me' post on friday!? makes me cringe now, but hey we are all allowed to be dissapointed and sad cos when af arrives it is a really big deal when you are ttc, so i hope the wine is going down well)

factsandfigures - do a test....i would! how can you resist? i REALLY hope its good news for you!

kittiwake - sorry about af, i had a good feeling about you too....but then i had a good feeling about me (secretly!) and that was wrong so what do i know!

sparklyangel - you are sounding positive and sparkly? are you wearing nipple tassles?

honeyapple - i wanted to ask you something, it should probably be a whole other thread....but....do you worry about age gaps? your first 2 must be quite close and do you worry that a third one would get left out at all? my 2 are 17 months apart and IF i have a third it will be at least 2 years 10 months younger than my youngest. my 2 get on so well at the moment it just worries me that another one might get left out. i sort of wonder how much longer we will carry on ttc before we give up cos i dont want the gap to be too big.

SORRY ABOUT MASSIVE LONG POST!!!!!

WAKEY WAKEY!!!!!EVERYONE!!!!!

HEY FESTIVE!!!!!! - get old annie hey!? did you hear what she said? she needs a longer cycle!!!!! shall we offer her a swap!!!! do you want my 42 day cycle annie or festive's 52 day cycle? i would go for festives at the moment cos she may have a bfp just round the corner! (fingers crossed festive)
.......HOW CRAP AM I by the way!!!!????? i said i was taking a break and i only lasted 3 days! hopeless! i was feeling SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for myself when af arrived and i was wallowing in self pity, but now on cd3 i have got my head round the fact that there is no way i can have a baby before next september now! and i think once you get your head round the fact that you are onto the next cycle you just have to kind of get on with it! SO.....that is what i am going to do!
another thing......i was determined NOT to even think about when i would ovulate this month, but its something you just kind of calculate without thinking, so i know when i should ovulate and DH will be in bloody New york all week so i reckon it will be next xmas before i get pg at this rate!
i have so much to say to you all
firstly.........CONGRATS on the bfps!!!!!! i am so happy/ jealous!!! i hope you all have fantastic pregnancies and gorgeous little babies that dont look at all like winston churchill!
READY and SNOWYDAYS- you are obviously better at taking a break than me, do you lurk and not post???????? i bet you BOTH do! its too addictive isn't it? but you feel slightly more in control when you resist posting a message dont you!
PERVE - so sorry about your car, some people are complete twats aren't they. i hope you are better rested and feeling happier now. are you still doing relaxed squirting? or secret back of the car under a blanket squirting? i would LOVE to know where you live so i could come and bang on the car window to scare you one night!!!!! dont stress too much about your weird cycle, you have probably had loads in the past and just never noticed before. you tend to notice everything when you are ttc dont you?
MrsMcSpink - hows your new job then? are the people nice? hows your dh and dc?

this message is getting huge! i am going to post it and then continue!