Temping buddies 9 - New year, new start, new bfp's please

Ooh get you and Reigate Now you must be posh Nappy - tis only the people who move to South London who are posh. The ones who were born and bred there are common as muck ROFL about Catford - I actually did live there for 4 years My favourite landmark was the big black cat on top of the Catford Broadway shopping centre - and am overjoyed that I get to drive past it each day on my way to work. It's such a nostalgic moment

Welcome Flum. What age are your other 2? I really do believe if it is meant to be ....(although I am not against using the medical profession to increase your chances!! )

LadyLush - well you MUST be posh unless you are from Catford!! It is all up and coming round there (says the girl who grew up in Reigate, Surrey)

DS up at 6.20 this morning so no temping here!

Welcome Flum I didn't know about LP before either - it's luteal phase, which is the phase between ovulation and your period.

PMSL too at Rah's "bet you are posh" I'm soooooo not. South London girl me To tell you the truth, that previous nickname was a bit tongue in cheek

Thanks Rah and Ready for info on temp rises. I was 36.2 today, same as yesterday, previous was 36.1 so a wee bit of a pattern. I suppose I should be looking for a rise around day 12-14 ish. That's if my body is going to behave this month. I didn't ovulate last month and I had two periods

I'm not in the same league as you guys only just started trying and already have two dds.

However as first month trying and then having a wobbler a week or so ago about not being able to cope with a third, am now totally obsessing about could I be /couldn't i be this month.

What does LP mean?

CD23 (Jan 15th now isn't it eh!)

I'm due on on from 22nd so only a week or so to wait to find out and that might be the end of it as DH not as keen as me.

Practically another baby would be bonkers. But you know I reeeeeeallly want one. I just do. Course I do, we all do.

and I've had this Grenache a few times before

They all taste lovely

oops Zinfandel

www.gallofamily.co.uk/thewines/gfv/whitezinfandel.htmlZinfandel

Chenin Blanc

OK I don't really think about what is good wine. Not sure I would know to taste it either. I like white wine, and rosé, and I always get the Gallo wines. Chenin Blanc, or the Zinfandel. Are they good?

oh and double triple grrr about the rain.

bother meant to press preview not post!!

try great wine from here

Hi girls sorry been a bit flaky. But soo good to see rah back on line and welcome back rattling , welling up at supportive DH. Got get that egg.

ready sorry to hear you are down, sometimes it does all get too much and you feel your heart will just break with all the grief. BUt remember there are good days too.

OK so I might have exaggerated the amount I drink, as I too am a total light weight. But I am a little and often! That night I managed half a bottle and no hangover. It was lovely wine I was sent for my birthday. So good I am going to plug the shop (are we allowed to do that?) [www.therealwineco.co.uk great wine from here]

Life is pottering along, business growing etc and toddler deciding that 6am really is the time to get up is not going down well with him or me!!

Thanks for all the top tips on short LP. Caffine did make a difference to my EWCM and I have been slipping in a bit extra. Might try and cut out all together this cycle.

probably going on clomid next cycle it looks like.

OK time for sleep.

Right, now time to catch up with this thread properly

Rah, you already know what I think about you being back online, but I will say it again ? YAY!! When can you officially test? Fingers and toes crossed PMSL at you saying that ladylush is posh

Rattling, I am so pleased you are back. Of course I am sorry to hear of a funding crisis at work, but if it means that you can chat more on here, then I am all for it ? did you get your cats?? . Am I right in thinking that you had an HSG appointment this month? Fingers crossed for it, sweets Sounds like you had a lovely NY, bless your dh for his resolution. and by the way thank you for channelling your optimism my way (and Rah?s)

Ladylush, for me, the coverline can vary each month (not massively, normally) ? but when I was charting, I would draw my coverline once there were 3 temps 2 degrees C higher than the previous 6 (if that makes sense?) ? are you using fertilityfriend?

Minxi, how are you babe? What happens after a peak on the monitor? Does it tail off? Or just go from peak to nothing? Curious about it, I might be tempted to get one ? if you think they are worth the investment. I thought we were on the same cycle? Number 17?

Nappy, how are you doing? You feeling a bit better? How?s the new business going? Hard work I guess, I presume that is why you haven?t been around. You are right, I need more practise at this drinking malarkey I am a total light-weight

FP, I tried opk?s for two months, and the first month was a disaster, I stopped testing too soon, and the second month I ran out of OPKs and ovulated later than normal. So if I was going to do it again then I would probably bulk buy and test 4-5 times a day. I know it sounds excessive, but I have heard that people can miss their surge through only testing at a certain point in the day.

FYM, How?s it going?

Rainbowdays, thank you so much for popping in to see how we are doing. It?s lovely to hear from you. Hope all is well, and the time is flying by for you. Thinking of you.

Sorry if I have missed anyone. Hope everyone is just grand.

You most certainly do get brownie points for remembering Rah, you really are an angel. I hope with all my heart that you get a bfp with this shot at the IUI. xxxx

Plus do I get brownie points for remembering your cosmetics brand!

Hi there Ready... I have read your email... big Hugs...It makes me feel so sad that you feel so low, but your right, we all feel like it every sodding month when its obvious it has not happened. I will email you back ASAP....

They have a champagne bar and an ice cream parlor in the Selfridge in Birmingham...Lets indulge!

oooh Selfridges, one of my favourites

Ladylush - thats day 8ish of your LP. (sorry was a bit confusing)

Hi all... Can you believe the blinking rain! GRRR rain makes me feel worse about life, I hate the rain! So wet and cold...

ladylush - hi there, I can remember you as plummymummy, nice to catch up again. I bet you are a bit posh! Hows tricks?
FP is right your temp will rise just after you ovulated and will stay above your coverline until just before your period is due. My temp often starts decreasing about 2 days prior to my AF starting, occassionally it will be high on the day I come on (just to do my head in). Or if your pregnant it will remain high, some people who are pregnant experience a dip and then a rise again, this is around day 8ish when implantation takes place. I think there is some information on FF about it.

rattling - hooray for the funding crisis! Welcome back and so glad you had a good holiday. ARRRRR at your DH for his new years resolution. I'm sure he will keep to it and it will come true! But must admit since we had our IUI my DH has been very supportive, wonder how long he will last though?

Ready - wish I could cheer you up... If I could give you a hug in RL I would and chocolates and flowers and Liz Earle and a day out with me in Selfridges!

minxi - uncross your self,, I don't want you hurting just for me! Hope all is well in the Minxi household.

FP - any joy with the OPK? It is purely trial and error.

NappyValley - have you put the wine down yet, or you still enjoying yourself!

Hello to everyone else, hope everyone is in good health and OK.

Thank you and if it doesn't go up I suppose I haven't ovulated.

Nappy - ° cd4 LP7 (20th cycle)
Ladylush 36.2° cd7 (5th cycle)
Rattling - 36.4° cd10 (26th cycle)
FP - 36.16° cd15 LP13 (5th cycle)
FYM - ° cd15 LP13 (1st cycle)
Rah - cd16 4dpinsem??(IUI cycle)
Minxi - 36.63° cd21 7DPO LP14 (18th cycle)
Ready - ° cd26 LP12 (17th cycle ttc#1)

Hi Ladylush - I think that your temperature will go up after you've ovulated and remain above your cover line until your period starts (if it does ). If you're using the Fertility Friend software to chart, it normally waits until you've had three consecutive high temperatures before giving you a cover line and an ovulation date. HTH!

I have a question - when would one expect their tpr to go above the cover line? Before ovulation or after? Is it supposed to stay higher until period starts?

Nappy - ° cd4 LP7 (20th cycle)
Ladylush 36.2° cd7 (5th cycle)
Rattling - 36.4° cd10 (26th cycle)
FP - ° cd15 LP13 (5th cycle)
FYM - ° cd15 LP13 (1st cycle)
Rah - cd16 4dpinsem??(IUI cycle)
Minxi - 36.63° cd21 7DPO LP14 (18th cycle)
Ready - ° cd26 LP12 (17th cycle ttc#1)

Didn't notice my cd had got bumped up one somewhere along the line. Only 26 for me at the mo, wish it was 27

Nappy - ° cd4 LP7 (20th cycle)
Ladylush 36.2° cd7 (5th cycle)
Rattling - 36.4° cd10 (26th cycle)
FP - ° cd15 LP13 (5th cycle)
FYM - ° cd15 LP13 (1st cycle)
Rah - cd16 4dpinsem??(IUI cycle)
Minxi - 36.63° cd21 7DPO LP14 (18th cycle)
Ready - ° cd27 LP12 (17th cycle ttc#1)

Rah, hope all goes well with the IUI - sounds very exciting. I think we might have been on a thread before (conception or m/c)- I used to be called plummymummy (cos I like plums-not cos I'm posh )and before that I was called expecting.

Nappy - ° cd4 LP7 (20th cycle)
Ladylush ° cd7 (5th cycle)
Rattling - 36.4° cd10 (26th cycle)
FP - ° cd15 LP13 (5th cycle)
FYM - ° cd15 LP13 (1st cycle)
Rah - cd16 4dpinsem??(IUI cycle)
Minxi - 36.63° cd21 7DPO LP14 (18th cycle)
Ready - ° cd27 LP12 (17th cycle ttc#1)

Slight funding crisis at work means there is very little I can do here - so must return to MN just to keep myself occupied

Hello to everyone I haven't formerly met yet (though I've been lurking and eavesdropping on your conversations a bit)

Had a fabulous holiday - I know, seems like ages ago already. Released the reins on DH to go out and drink as he wanted - binge drinking by government standards, but he still restrained himself a little, so I was proud. I'm back to counting units for us both again now

Almost burst into tears when DH said (as fireworks exploded overhead and all around Edinburgh - last year's disaster meant they pulled out all the stops) his NY resolution was to get me pregnant

I do have great hopes for us all this year, at the moment I am channelling my optimism to Rah and Ready.

NappyValley - I've had contistent 11 day LP since taking evening primrose oil (cd1-ov) and cutting way back on caffeine. Before that it was 8/9 days. Did both together, don't know which helped (if either) now have to stick with them both. Vit B6 didn't help me at all.