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yeah, that's the thing, it does all cost so much.

I'm a researcher and I just cant help looking up any and every possible symptom and finding stats and likelihoods and reasons and I drive myself crazy!!

Have genuinely only been trying tc for a couple of days but we have been pretty casual about babies for a few months which is why I have been through a few am I/aren't I situations!

Lots of people on here say not thinking about it too much is the best way so hopefully after September you will find that a bit easier.

Just realised I sounded like an old fart just then, sorry

Thanks Millie and Toomuch, it does feel like forever at the momnet but after new term starts in Sept I'll be so busy that hopefully won't have time to stress about it.

Don't worry about your enthusiamsm its not annoying, its how it should be . I would try and say don't get too carried away but I remember that its not really possible!!!
I also got really obsessed about implantation bleeds, not sure why, think its because I had never heard of it before and was searching for any sign that I might be pg. Apparently its not that common though not sure of statstics.

I don't even do pg tests now until I'm at least a week late, been disappointed so many times and it gets really expensive!!

Woo hoo!

Don't worry Millie - I'm just the same - lets hope the giddiness lasts until we actually get our BFPs!!

Graysongirl - Sorry to hear about how long you have to wait for your tests - a day feels like a year when you're TTC so November must feel like a lifetime away!! Hopefully it will happen for you before November anyway - you hear all about people who get their bfp while they are waiting for an appointment.. fingers crossed!

Hi graysongirl, that's great that the nurse thinks you could get pg before Nov!

I know you are right about being giddy, it will last until my period starts, then it'll be paranoia and obsession with implantation bleeding vs real period and why do my boobs hurt so much, must be a baby, which i had a couple of months ago and first wrote on here about.

Sorry, hope Im not being too annoying - none of my friends are into babies at all so really love MN for being able to share

Hi all

Sorry for lack of chat yesterday, stupid broadband went down just after I posted, typical...

Thanks for your advice though nomore its always good to hear about other stories, we are not alone (although don't mean that in an alien kind of way).

Hi Millie Glad to hear your all giddy about ttc, I remember the halycon days well .
Hi toomuch and anyone else who i've missed out.

Well been to clinic today, lovely nurse specialist who took lots of details and have got to have day 3, 23 and 27 bloods taken on my next cycle (as GP only took Day 23 which are neither use nor ornament without Day 3, stupid GP.)
DH having SA anaylisis on 29th August and then all results back for next clinic appointment with consultant together on... wait for it....
19th NOVEMBER!!!!. WTF???
Will def be on phone asking for cancellations asap.

Anyway nurse did say she thinks I might get pg naturally before Nov as my cycles only just settled down in Feb after crazy 8 months of long then short cycles and then a whopping 11 week cycle. Have been fairly regular since Feb so will see how it goes. My self diagnosis is that I don't always ovulate and have a short luteal phase so Clomid maybe the answerf or me.
Nurse asked me if I was medically trained as was being V knowlegable, I am not at all its just thanks to MN!

Won't be posting much as am away over the next 2 weeks altough not abroad so might lurk and see how you are all doing x x

Why is that nomore? Is it bad after ovulation?

yeah....I never want to eat another bagel in my life, ha!

Looking forawrd to reading some tips! X

So funny - physically laughing at the thought of trying to freeze 16 packs of bagels!!

I haven't tried any of the grapefruit and other remedies people keep mentioning - so I may try that this month! So come on girls - other than a healthy overall diet - what are your tips for me this month?

I know that some people find that temping and doing opks etc stresses them out but I find it quite therapeutic as it means I feel like I'm doing something and also i feel like i know exactly what's going on!

Oh wow, that sounds really hi tech - I want one You are mega organised with all of that, I feel inspired.

Have been advised to drink grapefruit juice but, like you toomuch, also dont want bf (boyfriend not best friend) to think that I am obsessive so subtley introducing "grapefruit with raspberry" and "grapefruit with orange" into the fridge.

He's like, "why have you bought grapefruit juice? (looks at receipt) Three pound twenty??? (looks at me as if I have just turned into a pumpkin) Is this from the joint account??".

Can tell the next few months are going to be joyous

PS - Shouldnt make bf out to be a big meany, he is really lovely. He is disproportionately anal about the joint account though. Could be from that time I bought 16 packs of (freezable) Food Doctor bagels because they were buy one get one free and then only had enough money left for a bag of unwashed rocket.

p.s. my temp only goes up .2 degrees celcius so you need a thermometer which is quite sensitive. I have a digital one which beeps when it is ready so I can do it whilst half asleep (you need to do it first thing in the morning) and it stores the temp and I can go back to sleep and then check it later! It irritates Dh though because it sounds like his alarm

I keep a secret note of everything - LH surges, sex, CM and temps (I haven't told DH as it feels very obsessive and clinical and I don't want anyone in real life to know what a maniac I am!)

Your temperature rises after you ovulate (so no good for knowing when to have sex - hence I use ovulation predictions kits) however your temperature stays high for 10-14 days depending on your LH period and then if you're not pregnant it drops back down just before AF arrives - therefore if it stays high and you are late then you are likely to get a bfp!!

ooo...spooky - we must be psychic! Soes the temp go up when you conceive?

Haha, well done dh! Oo I'm crossing my toes for third time lucky for you.

I've started to keep a diary for when we have sex (v romantic) and also what cd Im on. Really desperate for period to come so I can start again. Grr.

Do you guys keep track too in any way? What other info do you think is useful? People seem to take their temperature a lot - can you do that with a normal thermometer?

Not so much my stamina as poor DH's think he's getting a bit sick of it being a requirement though so I need to come up with a more targeted plan this month I think..

TTC no one - AF has just arrived so I'm CD1 on cycle 3 - hoping it's going to be third time lucky!!

Just to let you know ladies that temping is quite good as it means that you're almost let down gently by a low temp in the morning rather than by AF arriving.. it also means that I'm not kidding myself that early AF is implantation bleeding - like I did last month - I was a woman possessed!!

Toomuch I admire your stamina!

I'll try and step it up a bit. Might even lose some weight...

Are you ttc your first too? Have you been trying for long?

Hi Millie - yeah sex is different now isn't it! I never know how much it enough and how muh is too much... if you see what I mean! I've been trying ever other day for most of the month and then every day for about 6 days when I think I'm ovulating.. although tbh we get a bit tired towards the end of the month and often have a week off before AF..

Not sure if what we are doing is the right way forward though.. especially since I have no BFP yet..

hello and hello toomuch!

Only been ttc for two days and already seeing babies and pergnant people everywhere plus our sex life is completely different. Slightly feeling like we are supposed to be having rampant sex all the time.

Someone on another thread said to have sex every other day - every other day???! Baby making is quite a lot of effort isnt it?

will keep popping back i expect im on antenatal April too if you want to see me!

MT - he's lucky to have such a talented and supportive mam! Maybe a pair of earplugs for the early days may be called for though

yes scorpio - don't forget us!!

Scorpio - well done at results - you can breathe a sigh of relief on 2 counts now!

Hope all goes well, keep in touch (can't remember if I've already said that)