Christmas is here but it's not the turkey that's getting basted... with symptoms to spot and festive cheer, Prty and the gang are getting BFPS this year!!

Ooh! And say for the smiley face glitter!

Angst!!

Hi all!
I've had such a horrid stressed weekend! Remind me, I am sworn off pregnancy tests now until a definite missed period! I could have saved myself so much hormonal anxd (ooh, how do you spell that) if I'd just waited for AFs arrival. Looks like the witch is here now. Getting spots when I wipe, and as I know it's 13dpo I know it can't be ovulation spotting! At least that horrid cycle is over now!
As I said before kitten and flowers I really recommend Accupuncture! It's not got me my BFP, but my temps have settled down hugely, and it's so good to have somebody to talk to. And good to feel you're doing something proactive. And I heard it can take 3-4 cycles for the Accupuncture to regulate things, so am crossing my fingers for next cycle!
I also really recommend The Baby Making Bible as something to read alongside Accupuncture, to help you understand a bit more about it!
Neetie hope you're doing OK!
kitten good luck at the docs tomorrow!
Prty and Snowy take my advice and stick your head in the sand, say la-la-la-la-etc with your fingers in your ears for the next DBAFDs until you are actually late or not! There's one thing I've learnt this cycle is that symptom spotting and speculation only makes you feel bad.
I've just thought, maybe it's the full moon that's made our end of cycles so weird neetie, kitten, flowers? (Told you I was a hippybird !)

Thanks kitten.. Yes I know, anyone would have thought it was a BFP with how excited I got with the static smiley on the OPK!
Hope everything goes ok with the DR's tomorrow for you.

Yey glitter! That's great you're ovulating , fingers crossed- at least you know you can test in a couple of weeks now too!

Hi everyone, well finally got my positive OPK today on my CB digital.. Finally the static smiley face on CD124!!! although a ridiculously long cycle, at least I know I'm ovulating! Managed to DTD today and will also do it tomorrow.. Haven't done it for the past 3 days as DH has been working stupid shifts!

I'm thinking about that too.... Decisions, decisions.......

Whoop!! I am also debating on buying Hippy's Baby Making Bible... It is currently sat in my Amazin basket...

mrs - I should be sensible too about money but am in such a huff about ttc I've thought sod it I'm doing it now! I'm excited about trying it though and have found somewhere near me

Oh Neetie, it's probably just starting out light. Sucks I know. This rollercoaster is just horrible and gets our hopes up and brings us down again.

Kitten I have been researching a few places but (if I'm being sensible) need to wait until end of Feb. I have a loan which I want to pay off and then I'm going to treat myself to a course!

neetie - my af does that to me some months too, it plays with your mind, just another cruel trick by our bodies I think. This ttc lark is horrible.
mrs - I'm going to try acupuncture too. I did reflexology last year which was really relaxing but didn't help me get a bfp but I've heard great things about acupuncture!

Well I'm about as confused as you can get. When I got up this morning and went to the loo there seemed quite a bit of blood, however the rest of the day there has been barely any at all. The cramps have all but gone but there is nowhere near the blood I would expect for a chemical or even a period to be quite honest. Very odd indeed.

Hey Hippy. I think I probably did OV late but in that case I am out as we only DTD a couple of times in the week it could now be. Not holding out any hope, I think it has gone too far now esp with the negative tests, I want AF so I can feel normal again!

Funny you say that - I have decided to be more positive in my actions. I am not going to temp because it is just another thing for me to obsess over and I do not think it would make me any calmer - that is the aim of the game this year! Non tracking, no monitoring, no obsessing! So I am going to look at acupuncture and maybe some reflexology. I feel like my mind is pretty calm (most of the time!) but clearly my body is not a zen like place! Time to make everything aligned!

I also have a Drs app tomorrow AM but considering how out of whack my body is I am sure I went for bloods too early.

I hope AF does stay away and that you still have a BFP! xxx

So sorry Neetie!

Flowers how weird! You must have ovulated late. Have you been DTD regularly? You might not be out yet, weird as that sounds. If you DTD in your (late) fertile window after late ovulation, there's still a chance!

Well I'm due tomorrow, but really feeling like it will come today. Am bloated, backache, funny warm feeling 'down there'. All classic PMT symptoms for me. And coupled with my BFNs yesterday, am pretty sure I'm out now! It's very disappointing, because apparently, with my dip, I am twice as likely (or at least more likely) to be preggers!

To all of you that are not temping, I really would recommend it. A.) it tells you if you've ovulated or not, and B.) how high or low your temps are can tell you a lot about your fertility health. For example, if I don't conceive this month, it is most likely because my temps were so high in my follicular phase, meaning I couldn't make very good fertile eggs! I'm going to talk to my acupuncturist about it this week.

I would also recommend Accupuncture. I know it's expensive, and I've not conceived (yet! It's been 4 cycles), but it's been SO good to have somebody to talk to about it all. And my temps have stabilized a lot more since I started, apart from being very high at the beginning, which hopefully we can work on...

Anyway, I suspect this will be another long hippybird post. Apols!!

Sorry Neetie

No AF still and BFN. Not surprised. Just want AF to hurry up now. It's CD38 FFS! Panicking

Sorry to hear about af neetie - it's so hard when you have got your hopes up - I was exactly the same this cycle. It's really unfair. Look after yourself lovely

Well she is here and my god is it painful , the pain hasn't stopped since yesterday. Waiting to see if it starts to clot so I know that it's another chemical

Well totally confused now no more blood on pad for a few hours now still have tight crampy feel in belly but even when I wipe it's clear.. .

So sorry Neetie!! for you! And a big glass of wine/slice of cake! Stay positive. It will happen! Xxxx

hippy just feels imminent - have been cramping on and off since Wednesday and their getting slightly stronger tonight

Just swabbed and its red blood so thinking this is a chemical or very late (never later than day 27 ever) af so poss early miscarriage ....cramps are subsiding thankfully .
So cross, angry, frustrated , heartbroken and more until Friday was certain af would pop up but today esp when I was feeling sick all day and dizzy I thought hang on this could be it. Just feel a bit numb.

Snowy has it come? Or are you just feeling it's imminent?

That came out wrong, I haven't tested this month, i just meant another month without the need to test

Good idea Flowers! I might join you tonight! I feel I need to just get a grip on my hormones and relax a bit! I think it's my hormones which made me go a bit test crazy today. Will calm down now, and wait like a sane person!
Weird about your late AF! When did you last test? And when will you test again? X

Awww Neetie so sorry you are going through this Spotting always only ever means one thing for me but keeping FX crossed for you that it stays away! xxx

Hippy and Snowy don't test anymore!!! Wait until you are late!

Although that said still NOTHING OVER HERE so living proof that even if you are late you will still be driven mental!!

Also, I am having a glass of wine. I know that might be dreadful but I am feeling really worried something is wrong now and generally pissed off with it all. Sure AF will come so thinking what's the point if it's just one glass?