December Bus 2

I'll be joining this bus. We're not actively trying till next year but we had an 'oops' moment last night and I'm at the beginning of my fertile window. It's a small chance but it could mean I'll be testing around Christmas day. What a present that would be.

@Foreverretro I'm due 17th so if you get a BFP 15th I'll probably end up testing on the 16th 🙈 x

Same here @foreverretro
It will be devasting to get a bfn just before Xmas aswell

I’m due to test 17th, but think I’m going to try a FRER on 15th (which would only be 10DPO, I seem to have a short luteal phase... 😕) I have a few things planned for next weekend so it would be nice to know and I’ll have friends staying at mine in the morning of 17th! I’m kind of lucky as I always drive everywhere so my friends have stopped expecting me to drink, but it would be nice to have a few if I’m not pg.

Really trying not to gets my hopes up this month. Really really trying...

Loella99 Im also planning to test on 23rd, af due boxing day but think i'll test 23rd because i have works xmas party so i will then decide if i'm going to get hammered, drown my sorrows and make a fool of myself or find an excuse to not drink!

@louella99 I’m due to test 19th according to ovia however I haven’t ovulated yet will prob do tomorrow so testing could be pushed back to 21st

Interesting about the cervix moving. Maybe I'll have to try and locate mine. I just don't think I'd be able to find it haha!

I'm on cd 15 today, still getting negative opks but hoping to get a positive in the next couple of days. Hope I'm not the last one left on this bus! Not due to test til 23rd Dec

Although I do hope there are some BFPs before then x

@LookingAtTheStars89 omg same!!

Got what I think is another pos opk again today, never had multiple posivites, guess I usually catch the end of my surge and this time I’ve caught the beginning.

🤞

Argh feeling antsy today! Everytime I go to the loo I'm like "Please don't let there be blood"

Ahh ok thanks Honey I'll add cervix checking to my list of things to obsess about

@soph You might be more likely to get a false positive it they're that sensitive I tested my first pregnancy with a pound shop one though I was still pregnant the cost of my test obviously has no impact your either pregnant or your not I suppose x

Thats ok hun you didnt sound shitty nah merrz its said that its supposed to go higher but mine goes the opposite, goes very low. I think its better to just check your cervix throughout the cycle and get to know what it does, cos all women are different xx

I have a question about ICs. So it says on the pack that they're sensitive to 10mlU which is much more sensitive than the FRERs which are 25mlU but everyone says the ICs are rubbish. I don't get it! Which is more reliable?

Or just have a couple on your TWW? I don’t mean binge drink, but if you are pregnant it’s too early to harm the baby. I’d go mad if I couldn’t have a couple of glasses for the last few months!

Good idea. I've also seen some alcohol free wine/prosecco/cider around. No-one else drinks prosecco so maybe I can sneak it into the fridge

My family are pretty tactful, but my husband's have been asking about babies non-stop since our wedding in June. They will definitely say something if I don't drink!

Af is due 30th Dec so hopefully I either have the all clear to drink, or some good news...

@RDW1989 say you went out the night before any can't even think about more 🤢 x

You could also say you have something on the next day so you're driving because you can't have a hangover?! I think as soon as you make excuses for not drinking people get suspicious though, pretending to drink might draw less attention

RDW1989 Hi, my sister-in-law went to a family party and pretended to drink, she took alcoholic drinks when she was offered and pretended to sip them then either passed them to her dh or left them lying on a table somewhere and on her own round or dh she either missed herself out or bought coke so it looked like she was actually drinking, no-one suspected. I think it was an expensive night for her dh though haha.

@LookingAtTheStars89 I wish it was just more black & white! I hate the guesswork about it

P.S. How do you conceal the fact that you are TTC in December?

I don't normally drink often, but I have lots of events coming up this month (e.g. Christmas parties) as well as a family party on New Year's Eve, where it will look odd if I don't drink - people will automatically assume I'm pregnant. Argh.

I don't really want people know, as it creates additional pressure. Any ideas?

Morning sorry about you BFN @sophherts. I'm annoyed with myself this morning as I caught myself symptom spotting at 5DPO 🙄 had to have a word with myself x

@HoneyCake86 thanks for that...thats a great read!!! Sorry, I didn't mean to sound shitty in that last message, I find it totally fascinating reading about what others experience!! Xxx

Hi! First post

First month TTC, CD6. We have been waiting a while to start trying, so so excited now!

According to the Glow app I'll ovulate on 15th December, but planning to DTBD every/every other day throughout this first cycle just incase