january bus!..anyone for the long journey to bfp!

Thanks mama & cn

Hi guys! Can I jump on!
Ttc #1 came off the mini pill after 3 years. 11th Nov had a withdrawal bleed from 14th - 17th had positive opk on the 30th 1st Dec, but AF has shown her head today [santa] hoping to ov end of the month again and catch the January Bfp bus!
How is everyone and good look for 2016 least we can all have a merry Christmas xxx

Welcome Celen. It's a shame you had to join us but help yourself to a mulled wine and a boozy mince pie

Grumpily boarding as AF just arrived

Started the year getting over an MC, fell pregnant, then had a MMC and had to have two ERPCs to deal with it, so 2016 best be a kinder year to me

Yes I luuurrrrrve my GP. She's receptive to everything, quick to refer and you can always get an appointment within 2/3 days.

I actually suspect my low progesterone isn't sudden onset or age related as I've had hormonal imblances all my adult life with lots of menorragia etc. I just never did these blood tests before.

But if my age gets me an earlier appt then pass me the Zimmer frame!

annarose you're totally not ancient! That's really good though that your gp is pushing the referral quickly.

bindi ooh fx for you!

I POAS on an OPK too soda but not a sausage. I only did it for fun really, no EWCM yet so O is probably a good week away for me yet.

Positive OPK today bit earlier than expected. DTD yesterday and will be as soon as I get in tonight. Hope I catch this eggy!!

So i'm being referred to a consultant for my low progesterone. Ugh!

In the meantime I'll carry on as normal but its a bit disheartening for this month knowing I quite possibly won't ovulate.

My GP is going to ask for a quick appt given my ancientness. Hope it'll be Jan or Feb. But she said that plenty of people have gotten pregnant whilst waiting on an appt so I guess I have to keep up my spirits!

Morning, bleurgh to Monday's!

I'm CD11 today and my fertility monitor gave me a 'low' reading so looks like I'll be ovulating late again this month. Quite glad really as DH and I are socialising a lot this week and will struggle to DTD a lot. Will be much easier over the weekend and into next week when we're on holiday.

Hope everyone is ok and had nice weekends xx

I agree with well that it's early days. I felt really unsure about trying again after my MC in Oct. My pregnancies are awful and I struggle function, I felt hugely guilty for DS. A few weeks on and I was so gutted when AF arrived again.

Only CD5 today...gosh it's going slowly! Have used Amazon cheapies a too and found them reliable. I have a CBFM which is a bit ancient but still ongoing strong. How is everyone?

Hi all. I was on the December bus but I've realised I'll be testing round about January 2nd doh!!
havetobe I'm ttc #4 too. I'm sorry about your mc. It definitely takes time to 'get over' that. I mc before my first baby and ttc straight away. I think it helped me.
I am so so excited this morning. Dh works abroad and wasn't due home til Thursday night but he changed his flight and he's getting back Wednesday afternoon now yay!
cd11 today so I'm going to start using my cheapy ov sticks later.

Have to be crazy what is 'wrong' with you is that you had a mc last month and no one - not even superwoman recovers emotionally from that so quickly. There are bound to be up and down days and you are bound to have doubts. Be kind to yourself and your family and take your time. Now please excuse me while I go and look for my black kettle and teapot and see if I can take some of my own advice 😆😆

Hi everyone. On CD9 now and starting to get real nervous. After my mc last month I have felt really sure I still want to ttc but have started to have serious doubts the past few days. Me and DH are knackered, we both work ft, next week is packed with plays, school discos and meetings, every weekend is packed. I am constantly grumpy with the kids, starting to think 4th would be a really bad idea. Sorry I feel so lucky to have 3 already let alone the chance to consider a 4th. Need a lot longer than a week off this Chirstmas. What is wrong with me?

Yes Mini! Bummer for both of us! Hoping for a more successful time this month but as family staying in my fertile time might be difficult to get enough BD in!

I am making mulled wine and brandy laced mince pies this afternoon to make up for AF being here!
I am finding the temping helpful to keep track of my cycle and using an old style fertility monitor. I found OPK really hard to use with work but the monitor easy as I POAS first thing.

Hi kitty sorry to see you here on the Jan bus. Fx we both have a successful cycle 2!

soda I'm not temping atm although I am familiar with it as I used it as contraception for a few months after I had my coil taken out and before we got married. So I'm pretty familiar with my cycle - and I find it such a pain to remember taking the reading at the same time every day that I don't know if I could do it again. It is very interesting though isn't it, and can see why it would help with ttc.

first and mama good to see more votes for the cheapies! fx they arrive in time through the silly christmas post! totally with you on just having a stick to pee on (could you ever have imagined yourself saying this pre-ttc?!)

hi nutty - snap! i've also been ttc my first since september and been with my now husband nearly 13 years. sorry to hear af got you too. it seems like such a long time already doesn't it. so frustrating. imagine long cycles make it seem even more of a wait.

kitty oh no, at least now you know you can have a festive drink and fx for 2016.

I'm using cheapy OPKs too. I can't decide if they're a help or a hinderance though. I think I just like having a stick to pee on. I'm trying not to do any early HPTs so doing OPKs fulfils the need! I don't start them until I get EWCM though then do 2 (or more!) a day. I'm a bit of a planner control freak like soda. I also find it absolutely fascinating understanding my cycle better and watching how my body works so am enjoying it from that point of view. My DS alarm wakes me anytime from five AM so I keep forgetting to temp. Took my first one today and probably last for another week.

Just fell off the Dec bus with a low temp. Had our Christmas party last night and didn't touch a drop! Typical!!!! I am TTC no 2. I have a 14mth DD and this will by cycle 2 trying.

Another vote for cheap opk sticks. When I actually got a positive it was veru obvious. Confirmed it with a clear blue digital too (which I had previously spent a fortune on in my 60+ cycle I am on!)

Sorry not been around much, life has a tendency of getting in the way at times. I'm CD26 today so expecting arrival of af at any time. No point in poas this month as I had HyCoSy on Nov 30th, so no dtd until after that meaning I probably missed my ov window - unless I ov'd 7-10 days late (which I don't think I did)!!
Strange to know I'm not waiting for the lack of af this month but hoping it arrives so we can start planning next cycle!!

golden - pretty sure you count cd1 as proper AF flow. I also have pretty light periods. The main reason I find OPKs reassuring (and temping - do you do that? That's been the best thing for me) is that I then know when to expect AF and when to do pregnancy tests. At first I was obsessing that I was 'late' because I was CD29 but actually I probably didn't ovulate on CD14 that month so I had a longer cycle etc. Last month I ovulated on CD19 and if I didn't know that I would have been really excited and testing loads and getting bfn but as it was AF arrived bang on time the bitch!! I have a 14 day luteal phase. Basically as a worrier / planner / basket case I find it helpful to know I'm doing all I can to try and help things along.

Thanks soda. In a way its the uncertainty thats the worst, so its almost a relief that AF is here - although obvs would a million times rather be pg. Its the waiting and not knowing and hoping. Good to know from a fellow worrier that you find OPKs useful. I too tend to gather as much information on something as possible to try and make me feel better - just not sure it always works! I'm worried about getting too obsessed, although frankly I think I've already crossed that line. Oh dear - worrying about worrying....

Anna thanks for another vote for amazon cheapies. Temptation to buy more expensive ones in hope of better result resisted!

I have another question - do you count spotting as CD1? I have fairly light periods and always have brown spotting for a day or so before a proper flow. Which always gives me hope that maybe its not AF. But it always is.

Hope you're all having lovely weekends and beginning to feel festive.

Cheapie ones from amazon here too. I do find them v useful to know your cycle better.