Trying to concieve 11 thread for October!! For us Unlucky ones on 10

I had real trouble with temping - I'm not the best morning person as it is.

I kept falling asleep with the thermometer in my mouth and then waking up wondering what the bloody hell was going on when it beeped.

Neadless to say I'll be sticking with the OPK's

Hello this morning, for those of you thinking about temping, can I recommend using Fertility Friend? Hulababy recommended it and I am finding it fairly straightforward to use - it keeps track of your temp, predicts when you OV, suggests the best times for BDing and lots more. And it's free (I like that price!) here it is

I'm having a weight watchers microwave meal - I can't face any more salad!!!!!!!!

Tessie, you did that for the same reason we're all doing crazy things right now. Don't try and rationalise it - you'll end up thinking your a nut case (just like me)

I'm not sane either Tessiebear (did the same thing on CD26) so I can't help you, sorry!

BTW - will some sane person (i exclude myself from this) tell me why i spent £8.49 this morning on a First Response HPT when i an possibly only on CD25. It was of course negtive and a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY with myself for being sooooo stupid. Feeling really stressed out about ttc - am in such a bad mood today - with DH (for spending the night of our wedding anniversary in front of the computer last night - we wernt actually talking anyway because my credit card bill was v. high this month - no money spent on me i hasten to add!!) and with everyone (except you lot )

Moving on to a much happier topic, what are we all having for lunch today then????

Thanks Tessiebear - I'm glad I don't have a computer at home - I would have been so upset to read that last night. I'm always felt somewhat in the background on MN - these messages of support are really special to me because it makes me relise I have made some brilliant friends here.

Runtus, I'm sorry to have hyjacked your "feeling sad day"

The thread is the one called christmas gift for a girl that has everything. It got quite nasty and I've gone past the crying bit now (well nearly) to just feeling bloody angry!!!

Anyway, let's all get back to the matter in hand of ttc.

Welcome LipstickMum - most of the people on MN are lovely (unfortunalty you occasionally come accross a few tosser aswell)
To add to Mrs Wed list

cm - Cervical Mucas
Ov - Ovulation

Sweetheart - i wasnt on MN last night but i have just read the whole thread about the Xmas present thing. (((((((Hugs))))))) to you - this would have reduced me to tears too. I have totally lost respect for certain MN members and i think the comments relating to whether your DD has any siblings was utterly DESPICABLE! I feel so cross that MN which is a supporting website could let a member down in this way and i feel so sad for you - you should not have to feel so sad about a thread you started which was purely to get some ideas for your DD's Xmas present. BTW - great response from you this morning, but at the same time you SHOULD NOT HAVE TO JUSTIFY YOURSELF TO ANYONE ... feel really angry now

Sorry, forgot to say hello to lipstick mum!

Some of the abbrieviations I've picked up from here are:

BFN - big fat negative refering to a pregnancy test.
BFP - big fat positive. Here's to lots of them on here
bd - baby dancing i.e. making babies
CD1 - cycle day one (i.e. the first day of your period)
AF - period.

Is there any more you need to know? Sorry, I can't think of any more!

Sweetheart, I thought your reply to all the horrible messages was spot on - what happened on that thread was completely unnecessary and mean and you really put them in their place. I hope a few of them feel a bit ashamed of themselves.

(((((((hugs)))))))) I'm really sorry they upset you, it upset me reading it so I can imagine how you must feel. Don't let them get to you.

S/heart which thread are you talking about? Email me direct of you want to have a chat [email protected]#

Don't cry!

morning,

First of - Runtus, I'm so sorry about the BFN - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you simply tested too early.

Secondly - Jeddah, I'm glad to see you've taken the plunge and come accross to the thread. I hope you will find it as comforting as I do

Thirdly - Tania2, dinner last night was great thanks. Had loads to eat and even more to drink. I'd only lost 1/2 Ib but that took me to my 1 Stone so I felt like splashing out.

Lastly - Hulababy, Miaou, Roisin. I hadn't any intention of looking back on that thread until I saw your messages this morning. I have been back and read it and sadly have been reduced to tears by some of the comments.
I have posted a rather long message that hopefully the people in question will take the time to read. Thankyou so much for your support - I would have felt 100 times worse if ther had been no-one fighting my corner. Thank you so much - I'm off to have another cry now.

Mudda, I found one in Wilkinsons for 3.99.....

Hi girls, I have been skulking around in the shadows since thread 10, wondering whether to join or not

I am a bit weirdly, paranoid that if I hop on the 'ttc' thread it will take ages to happen. However, it's still good to have support and be supportive, so I am going to lurk and join in a bit too, if that's ok..?

I am a bit unfamiliar with all the abbreviations though, can someone give me a quick rundown on them? They seem to be a bit too specialised to be on the acronym list! Things like bfn and bfp, negative and positive something?

We are ttc our 2nd, my dd is 16 months old.

Still no AF! 4 days late! I've never been late in my life. Expcept of course when I was pg.

First pg I had a missed miscarriage - D&C at 10 wks. Then pg with ds - no problems. If I am pg, I don't seem to have any symptoms apart from dropping off in the afternoon! I'm a bit panciky cos with hindsight I had no symptoms with my m/c either.

I still haven't tested yet - couldn't find the cheap tests in Poundland and I really can't afford the pricey ones in the chemist. Do supermarkets do their own brand?

We're also meant to be moving house on Monday, but barring a huuuge miracle from God (and I'm still hopeful) that's going to be delayed big time. ARRRRRRGH!

The daft thing is, since I had the chat with my friend at the weekend and she mentioned the lenght of my cycles, in my head now I am already feeling like I know I don't ov. Truth be told, it could just be that we have been unlucky so far.

Part of me really wants to come on so I can start ov testing to find out.....

runtus. Good luck with the dr, hope they are helpful. I like the idea that the positive thinking might help! Makes me feel better about all the money I've spent on testing

So sorry Runtus . Do you know when you ov'ed? Is there any chance you could have tested too early? Will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Any news muddaofsuburbia?

Welcome Jeddah - sorry, forgot to say hello yesterday.

No AF yet for me, but I definitely don't have any pg symptoms so I'm not getting my hopes up.

runtus

oh runtus poor you, it's horrid isn't it. You never know though, it could still happen for you this month. x (I'm on 5 months - awful isn't it)

Lets hope so, coming up to the 6 month stage and I really really don't want to feel like this for another 6 months......

Oh Runtus - I'm so sorry. Here's hoping the doc can clear things up for you And there's never anything wrong with a bit of hope in our lives, so don't worry about having felt positive this month - positive thinking releases those endorphins - and they must make us more fertile!

Well, did the test and guess what, of course it was a BFN . I was more upset than ever before becuase for some reason it really felt possible this month. My Dh even sent me back upstairs to re-check the test and make sure it hadn't created a second line in the time it took me to come downstairs! So I guess it wasn't just me that thought maybe this month.......

Still not come on though so I said I would re-test in a week if still nothing. Nothing like clutching at straws now is there?! Will def go ahead with the temping and dr's appointment if and when I do come on, really want to know if I am oving now.

boo hoo

Hi All,
Hope you are all ok. Welcome Jeddah - hope this thread is lucky for you!
MommyD - the friend of mine we were talking about had a girl!!!!! (her first child was a boy!)

Good luck Runtus!!!

Me CD - 20 something - feeling fed up this month now - got more stretchy CM last night but no chance of BDing as me and DH were not really talking (always happens when my credit card bill arrives!)

Is there any other cause for increased/stretchy CM as i am sure that this was late for OVing? (thought i was due this weekend) Anyway got sore boobs and feel generally AFish