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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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December Bus #2

591 replies

MrsG280516 · 12/12/2016 12:48

Hi everyone, we've maxed out the other thread so I've set up a new one. I really hope this one is just as lucky as the other!!

Updated list:

Pebble82 07/12
DichotoMous 09/12
RoseValleyRambles 09/12
lynseyc83 10/12
ThirdThoughts 10/12
Callie85 11/12
Kskifred 11/12
12345Claire 12/12
StephyJane 14/12
Carlotta82248 15/12
Jellybabie3 15/12
DixieChick1991 16/12
Ttcnovice 16/12
Bertiebotts 17/12
charley2016 17/12
Bows85 18/12
HellsBellsK 20/12
Tinkerbell2319 20/12
JeNeBaguetteRien 21/12
Bluesdetoi 22/12
Miwelaisjacydo 22/12
88claire 24/12
Minime2016 25/12
MrsBarnettsBaby 25/12
Missmagpie 27/12
MrsCummings 28/12
Motherhippy16 28/12
Usernamegone 28/12
Janipop 29/12
Binkybunny 29/12
Lovechild2016 30/12
Powerpuffer 31/12
0hb0llocks 31/12
MotherOfUnicorns 31/12
Londonexhile 01/01
Harrypotternerd
Isthisusernamefree
DrRBannerx
Gracie17
voxnihili
Fourbyfour
Flutterby89
Crusading
Kirsty8333

Grads:
MrsG
FlaminFlamingo99
Oggy88 (BFP 9/12)
Writerwannabe83

I think the lovely pebble82 is going to kindly take over updating the list Smile GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

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Kirsty8333 · 15/12/2016 14:06

Hi everyone I'm interested in charting my temperature but not sure how to do it? Can anyone help?

Ohb0llocks · 15/12/2016 13:35

I think ov has been, here's my testS.

First is yesterday (I think), second is top this morning and bottom just after dinner?

Any guesses when ov might have been?

We DTD Sunday, Tues and last night.

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Kskifred · 15/12/2016 10:58

Bluebell that is exactly what happened to me this cycle, my clear blue test was similar to your pic, i also had a heavyish bleed and tests were still saying bfp on clear blue only though (only had ic ones no frer) got bfn on cheapies. Frer yesterday concluded whatever was there isn't anymore, bfn.

I personally won't buy clear blue again as not sure if i trust them but it does look like a bfp, i would go to the drs and maybe get a frer, to confirm? Hope it is still sticky for you x

bluebell17 · 15/12/2016 09:21

Lovechild....twins?! Eeeek! Hehe.

Bertiebotts - thanks, I hope it is positive!

I've just done a Morrisons cheapie and it shows negative, but that was my second time trying today and close after FMU used on the CB. Have been and bought a digital so will wait a day or two (or as long as I can hold out) and test again. I am a little scared as the bleeding was the worst I've ever experienced, and I thought implantation was meant to be just spotting?

If I counted the bleed last week as not AF then this would make me on cycle day 23..... so I guess it's possible.... but we only DTD once between my 11 day AF and my recent 4 day bleed. So chances are slim.

Trying not to get my hopes up. If it was an evap line I've read it would've appeared outside of the time window but this came up fairly soon? Also, it's still there, exactly the same.hmmmm.....
Fingers crossed and....
Good luck to you all!

Lovechild2016 · 15/12/2016 09:09

Sounds very much like implantation bleeding and a BFP bluebell congratulations. My friend who had IVF had a massive bleed about 10 days after embryo transfer and was really worried but is now 6 months with twins! X

Jellybabie3 · 15/12/2016 09:07

Thanks Smile no idea when i should test. Got BFN yesterday. TBH im not hopeful. I had so many times this month i thought AF was coming (first full month off pill) i wasnt feeling inclined to dtd as much. In hind sight we should have..... I guess im having a long cycle Confused had a beer at xmas do yesterday. Hope i know one way or the other and if AF is coming she arrives soon so i wont have it over xmas atleast.

BertieBotts · 15/12/2016 08:45

I am going into town today... really tempted to buy a test Blush Should I?! I don't even know when I'll get time to do it! And have a stressful week coming up so might be better not to know Confused

Though... secret santa meal Friday. I suppose I had better test before that just in case.

ThirdThoughts · 15/12/2016 08:37

Sorry to here that Loxy, good luck for the future Flowers and in the meantime, have a festive drink on me!

Bluebell, I'm sorry, I hope things settle down into more of a pattern for you soon and you get lucky.

Fingers crossed Jellybabie3 and BertieBotts (I've long admired your MN username, I'm a big Potter fan, though mine is an obscure Pratchett reference!)

Welcome IntelligentPutty it has been a very lucky bus so far, I hope you are lucky too.

BertieBotts · 15/12/2016 08:35

No that looks positive to me. You don't normally get evaporation lines on blue tests. Sometimes you get a bit of flooding but that should fade.

It's normal to bleed a little when your period would have been due and doesn't necessarily mean something's wrong.

I bet you'd get a clearer positive on another test :)

bluebell17 · 15/12/2016 08:30

Erm..... following my last few messages I decided to do a CB.... and got this faint pos. Problem is there is a dark patch around the bottom of the test screen too so I don't know if it's just an evap line  I don't know what my cycles are doing so don't know when I should be testing, and am now worried that if I am pg what that bleed was this weekend. Any advice welcome. Please tell me if I'm going crazy! 

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bluebell17 · 15/12/2016 07:24

Oh and I should probably say that I'm really worried that the recent AF wasn't actually AF at all, as it was a tiny bit of (TMI ALERT!) brown blood to start and then full on with red blood and clots for a day, and then back to a tiny bit of brown blood. It's bothered me a lot. Can't stop thinking about it all.

bluebell17 · 15/12/2016 07:18

Some of you may remember me with my funny cycles, so I had a 34 day cycle, with AF that lasted 11 days, then a 16 day cycle (so only 5 days between each AF!!!). On the 16 day cycle, AF only lasted 4 days but the second day was the worst I've ever experienced. I actually called 111 because I was worried about the amount of bleeding. Horrific.

MWe also had DTD on one of the days in between the two cycles. So now I'm CD7 of that cycle, and I've had all sorts of cramps and twinges and feeling dizzy yesterday and day before. But I can't work out why. Feeling so confused. Cycles are all over the place and haven't done OPKs so no idea if/when I'm ovulating in all of this. Arghhhh.

IntelligentPutty · 15/12/2016 07:15

Joining the bus if thats OK.
Age 37 9I think, I loose count of the years now!)
TTC #2
Cycle.. not sure 3 or 4
Af Due 23/12

Had ectopic in July and lost a tube. DTD 2 times in fertile week, probably not enough, and I reckon this months egg was from the side with no tube..

Hoping for lots of BFP's (Wouldn't that be good xmas present!).

BertieBotts · 15/12/2016 07:15

Goodness you've all been busy! Grin

AF due any time over the weekend... I am really not sure when I ovulated. some time between CD 17-20. So AF due any time from CD 30-35. On CD29 now. No signs of AF, so far. Temp staying up. Cautiously hopeful here (though it would be a Christmas miracle with all the stress!)

Loxy4527 · 15/12/2016 07:08

Looks like this is my stop! AF woke me up at 3am this morning (how rude!) Hey ho, it's been lovely seeing all the positives with you ladies, makes it seem possible Smile dont mind if I have all your shares of the xmas champers to do? Wink will stick around to see who else gets lucky this month but probably won't do another bus in the new year. Good luck everyone!

Jellybabie3 · 15/12/2016 06:58

Congrats all that got your BFP! Amazing news. Grin

Im now cd29 and despite days of aches and cramps AF has yet to arrive.

powerpuffer · 15/12/2016 00:08

Wow, lots of BFPs! Fantabulous news!

I'm still flu-y but am convincing DH that I'm well enough to DTD. I'd be devastated to have to miss this month - I never knew a month was so long until we started TTC.

Bows85 · 14/12/2016 23:14

Thanks kski Smile

That's encouraging to hear that LP can increase. I guess it's just a waiting game to see what happens next month...

Here's to a boozy Christmas, eh?! Wine

Kskifred · 14/12/2016 22:49

Bows i'm sorry AF got you, it's so bloody crushing. Hope you are ok look after yourself Flowers

Luteal phases can lengthen, mine lengthened about 1/2 a day a cycle since the summer, cycle in general used to be about 22 days but managed to get hormones balanced through a bit of a lifestyle change and cycles are now 26 days. I also am looking to lengthen my lp as it's still borderline short if you were to be a late implanter, my guess is you wouldn't get the chance before af. I might be talking rubbish but that's my own body theory anyway x

MotherofUnicorns · 14/12/2016 22:47

Ok I'm going to order some pregnacare now kski! I've been taking the seven seas ones for months now. I think you can take b6 alongside - I don't think too much is a problem.....
I weirdly think I ovulated super early this month as well - like cd7.... so unsure what on earth is happening. Great.

Bows85 · 14/12/2016 22:23

I'm out for this month Sad AF arrived this evening so I'm feeling totally gutted.

I'm now worried, as today was 10 dpo so stressing that my lp is going to be too short to have a good chance of implantation.

Doesn't help that DH is still away so can't get a much needed hug. His time away has dragged! He's back on Friday morning thank god.

This has been the shortest cycle at 31 days since coming off the pill though. Is there a chance my body might just be getting back into the swing of things and I could have a longer lp next month (she says hopefully!)?

Kskifred · 14/12/2016 22:20

Mother yes looking to lengthen it - with a suspected chemical pregnancy this month and a fairly short lp anyway, my guess is that if you implant late (12dpo) then you're stuffed?!

I read a lot of things about pregnacare balancing hormones and lengthening lp's, might look at b6 too although don't know if you can take alongside or not?

Argh why is it all so complicated! Feeling pretty pissed off today and all my festive cheer has gone too...tomorrow is a new day though and all that BrewCakeXmas Confused

Mummyme87 · 14/12/2016 22:14

Hi all,
My stats...
29yrs
TTC#2
Cycle#1
CD9
AF due 31/12

Yesterday I got a 'not fertile' on ovulation stick, today I got a flashing face 'high fertility'. Very excited

Lovechild2016 · 14/12/2016 21:44

Congrats carlotta and Lynseyc wonderful BFPs! blinky and mrscummings I am thinking of testing Christmas morning as although I'm only on CD13 today I was away at weekend (didn't take OPK) but was horny as hell and had EWCM and as my OPK have all been negative since I think I might have ovulated then (could be wrong?). My cycle is only about 26 days so would fit and I think that might be why it's not worked in last two months as wasn't able to dtd until CD 12 at earliest. We can have a little poas xmas party with a win win outcome, booze or baby haha.

MotherofUnicorns · 14/12/2016 21:30

Yes carlotta!!
kski in terms of progesterone supplements - are you trying to lengthen your luteal phase? I've started thinking that a short lp might be my issue - its about 10 days I think which is on the brink of officially short. ...
I have just started on some supplements called Agnus castus and also vit b6. I have some progenelone cream too but I'm not starting this yet. ....
We'll see how we go!

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