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

Sorry AF got you golden. I'm a natural worrier / obsesser as well and I find OPKs really useful. I've got a clear blue advanced fertility monitor so I use that too - useful for giving me 'high' days as well as peak days. I use cheap OPKs (you can get loads from Amazon for about a fiver) and I use them alongside the monitor and i get the same results so the cheap ones work fine. I find using OPKs helps calm me rather than stress me. Hope that helps!

Thanks mini. I'm glad this forum is here, it's nice to not feel so alone with feeling these big feelings. I will have a go with the cheap OPKs, I'd never even heard of them til I came on here a couple of days ago! Agree it's good to know exactly when to dtd, although it can feel like added pressure. Last month we just tried to go with every other day, but it does start to feel like a chore doesn't it?! Anyway, yes fingers and toes crossed for all of us for luck in 2016!

Sorry to hear AF got you golden I have been using the cheapest OPKs that I could get from eBay. I was taking one every couple of days for about a month while I was waiting for my first AF after having DS (once I stopped breastfeeding). I got 2 days of really strong positive readings. 2 weeks later AF arrived! So they do work for me. DH and I don't have a very high sex drive so makes it easier for us (me) so know when we really MUST dtd. Fx this is our month!

Hello, can I hop onboard too? Just got AF this morning. Absolutely gutted as I was convinced, utterly convinced I was pg. Isn't is crazy what our bodies and minds can get up to whilst ttc?!

Just ordered some OPKs - who uses them and would you recommend - do you think it makes it less or more stressful? Are posh ones better than cheap ones?! I'm a big worrier, used to suffer badly with anxiety - and this ttc stuff is really triggering it again - I'm only on my 4th cycle and I already feel pretty bonkers.

Yes they were 12.6 & They're meant to be 30.

What I suspect happened is that the +opk showed the pre-ov hormonal surge......but then the actual ovulation never followed.

GP told me on the phone just to keep on with what we're doing, but I'll be 41 in a couple of months so I don't feel like I have a huge amount of time to just cross fingers & hope I'll ovulate each month!

Should I press for more help? Does anyone know what the GP can prescribe without a referral? That'd take months.

Ladies, I just had a HUGE glass of white wine lunch which I fully recommend. We might as well take advantage of party season while we still can. I'm on CD8 now and tapping my fingers.... Come on EWCM! ( it will probably be another 5+ days away though).

Welcome Anna sorry AF arrived. I suspect I have a progesterone issue too as my luteal phase is only 7-10 days. Did the GP do the bloods?

Feeling a bit flat today but have a full day of social stuff planned so sure I'll perk up later. Nice to have some company on the bus

Oh annarose it's just rubbish isn't it? It must seem so much worse when it was so easy the first time round

Morning all, I think I should hop on as its not going so well and I think I need a bit of cheerleading as AF arrived this morning.

Trying since Sept and I really thought this was it! I got a positive OPK and we were shagging EOD. So quite glum!

DS was conceived about 5 mins after I got my Mirena removed but am starting to think that it was a fluke caused by the perfect hormonal cocktail the Mirena produced.

This month I got blood tests and my progesterone isn't high enough. So now I'm contemplating having to be referred for progesterone suppositories or similar. Ugh!

Morning all, I've decided that I'm actually on cd3 not 7, I think the first few days were just spotting. I think. I'd forgotten how complicated it seems to be - with me at least! Curly wurly, I've sort of given up caffeine. I'm on decaff tea and the occasional coffee or coke. I did the same last time and I don't think it helped really. How are you doing?

Very surreal Well, hope your doing ok.

Not much to report here either. Only CD 4 so feels like a long way to go. Has anyone else given up caffeine?

Hello new people! I guess it is a bit quiet at the moment on this bus but not a huge amount to report really. I'm CD8 so just... Waiting....

wellthat what an awful time for you. I just don't have the right words.

Hope everyone has something nice planned this weekend. I'm looking forward to a bit of Christmas shopping xx

Mama I recognise you from a previous bus, hi! I also conceived on the first month with DS, so I didn't really get a chance to track my cycles last time. Feels weird to be able to properly this time!
WellThat glad to hear you are (physically) ready to get going again. Sorry to hear about your stillbirth next time you get a positive test should be a happy time then.

Just had the slightly surreal experience of being pleased by a negative pregnancy test. Thought I'd better make sure that all the hormones or whatever from my stillbirth were out of my system before we started ttc next week. Bittersweet - glad that we are good to start but so sad that she is gone. I'm on cd7 now - I think! Cycle still wierd

Hi mini . I'm TTC #2 as well, cycle 3. I conceived on cycle 1 last time so am finding the TTC rollercoaster a whole new experience. AF is next due around 4/5th Jan (cycles vary though so that's a guess). I'm waiting for my EWCM now but it'll probably be a few days yet. In the meantime - prosecco and coffee for me!

Hi everyone, AF has just got me so I'm hopping on to the January bus.
My stats:
MiniLop
Age 27
TTC #2 (DS 10 months old)
Cycle 2
CD1
ETD 8th Jan

What's everyone else up to? Looks quiet on this bus! Who's next to POAS? I'm off to order some OPKs, I ran out last month and didn't want to order more in case I didn't need them (wishful thinking!)

Yes, sorry epo is Evening Primrose oil. It apparently helps to increase fertile cervical mucus.

Evening Primrose Oil? Just guessing...

Sorry about your* loss too Have.*

It's really tough going from pregnant to grieving, I still feel very sad about mine but also feel lucky to have fallen pregnant easily before. Lots of mixed emotions, and AF doesn't help.

I was secretly hoping AF was some kind of implantation bleeding (silly I know) but it's in full flow this morning. CD2 today, at least this month should go by quickly!

Hello all! Im still waiting for AF and getting a bit fed up! What is epo? Seen it mentioned but not sure what this is....

Hi, coming over from the previous buses (October - December).

Fell pg straight away after coming off pill in October but sadly had mc in Nov. Just finished AF (CD5) and not sure if ready to ttc again but next AF is due Jan 1st so anything could happen over Christmas. So sorry for those of you who've had losses, I am only just coming to terms with not being pg after all and have been so lucky with my previous pregnancies. Hoping it will be a lucky thread for everyone

Sorry everyone for your losses, what a tough time you've all had in last few months. I'm trying to look on the bright side - we can all enjoy a few drinks over Christmas and hopefully get our BFPs in January. Then it'll be easy to hide pregnancy because we're detoxing after a heavy Christmas! Positive thinking

Can I join too? So sorry Well and Chat for your losses, my heart goes out to you both

Faybells sorry for your losses too. We sound similar, been TTC #2 since May. Had a chemical pregnancy at 4 weeks, then a mmc at 11 weeks in October. AF arrived today which was a downer.

Fingers crossed for lots of BFP in the new year!

A lot of us seem to be similar cycle wise! At least our craziness will sync up on this bus haha!

CD5/6 for me here too. Not sure which day to count from as I had streaky red CM but not proper 'flow' on Friday. Next AF is due around 5th Jan depending on how my cycle pans out. It feels very far away.