TTC No.17 - Heres hoping for a very fertile New Year!

hope u feel relieved about results.

Sallie u are another lucky one.wow!!! a wonderful new year present.so happy for you and you make this thread lucky!! WELL DONE!!!

after that post i am more confused.but think i will trust persona since u all use it and get pretty good results!!??!

what do u think of this?
put a post on babycenter and asked what they thought about some advice.now this is the response i got.thought it would be interesting.

Hi,

that's not exactly correct. Clear plan fertility monitor will tell you when to bd for getting pg. Persona will tell you what days you def can't get pg. That's a big difference.

Also, only 20% of all perfectly planned and bd-d cycles will result in a pgcy. You can do everything right for months and nothing happens ... ACK!

babble as long as u like lassie.its good to hear u all that way and makes me think i am not going mad!!! hehe .why do we have to be so desperate and cant take it easy? dont know.cheers for explaining persona and the other one.
i cant wait to get pg and stop this rot.

Well done Tania and best of luck with making those twins , Hester - stop talking about your trendy boots already! Lol, Hester, Jeds and Sparkly - nearly at testing time! Good luck to you all! Good luck to Rudy And cockenzie for the big O too

Help meeeee I'm on cd 27 of a normally 29-31 day cycle, I'm suuuure I'm 15 dpo...aargh! But since my periods like to arrive on the same day each month because my AF is a total weirdo does this mean I have to wait until the 11th to test?! I can't I tell you I can't!....I also don't dare go to superdrug to buy more tests because I think they'd just laugh this time! Although I absolutely have to go because we're down to the last baby wipe...

I've been so odd this week I haven't been out at all, I could have gone swimming with ds but I decided not to because I've never been before and didn't want to be embarrassed while wearing barely anything and then I suddenly thought af might come... and today I've missed out on going to an adventure playground with my friends and ds because I just felt really nervous, even though I've been there loads! I'm going mad! Sorry for the babble.

(sorry it was so long)

clear blue is the american version of persona isn't it? (it's also a lot more expensive when I looked at it cos it's in $ and the sticks have to be shipped in as well as far as I know)

i know exactly how u feel sparkly and it drives u mad,bonkers!!!!

right, my god u girls can talk! DH is soo puttin dial up on the comp when he's home, cos I can't handle no MN in the evenings! lol, (i actually have to tidy the house now - shudders at the thought!) lol. still once BB is sorted back to that - I hate dial up! lol. right then.

LIttle weed/Nelli - Hiya and a big welcome, hope you're not hear too long with us (in the nicest way).

Hester - LMAO@ my body is my temple! who u kiddin hon! lol, choc = good, detox = bad! lol, and as for the blisters, well what can I say hon! see even posh shoes have their down falls! lol, a cheap pair from new look/ shoe express is far better! lol (faith if it's in the sale)

Jeds - he's home next fri - Yay! lol. lots of BD that week I think (we'll AF should show up 2 days after he arrives, so I don't know... hmmm.) howe long does the spearm survive for inside? Fingers crossed for u this month hon, any signs yet?

Greenbug - Hiya as well to u, Persona I think is fab, I tried all the OV test kits, and thought I was OV but could never be sure which day, besides which I wasn't sure i'd read it right. but persona it's excellent pin pints the day and all.

Tania - TWins i've always wanted twins - I know mad. Keep ur chin up thou hon, just think, ur sis may be PG now, but she'll be heavy PG in the summer - actually scrap that cos it's ur summer now isn't it? er, ok then, u can have the little bundle as a christmas surprise for next year, (look to the positives hon, at the mo that's all I can think of but i'm sure another one will pop along shortly) ooh it will give u more time to spilt DS.

Rudy - normally when I O the test line is very dark, and Persona does the O but the line gradually gets darker. Last check DH was home for 2 weeks, then back out for 2 months somewhere else, but then back for good - thank god, this whole army lark is really interin with my TTC plans!

DH won't come to the gyno with me either, something about if he sees another man go near my 'box' (his words there) he'll punch him, and it doesn't matter he's a dr and it's his job! bloomin men! lol.

Cockenzie - yes it's me JB (now it's MB like the games!)

what is the difference between clear plan fertility monitor and persona?

Thanks, RD. Have realised that I'm going to be upset if AF does arrive. I did this for years - the waiting each month etc and have forgotten just how bad it can.

totally understand sparkly. try and wait if you can and in the meantime distract yourself by posting on here! Fingers crossed for you!

I never used to have a cycle because of pco but somehow since having my daughter they are 28-30 days all the time (v bizarre - well, it is for me!). So have only assumed that O was on day 13-15 but haven't been using an opk at all - this is the first month of trying so didn't want to get caught up in all that from day 1 so to speak.

I should probably wait until the day AF is due but that seems so far away - it's stupid, I know! I just want to know!! I know it's unlikely to happen the first month but it doesn't stop me from wishing it would!

hey munnzieb - happy new year to you! Hope you had a good one. Your DH must be nearly home now - you must be very excited!! Do you know how long he's back for?

cockenzie - I'm just using persona and tbh i won't really trust it until I get the big 'O' flashing at me but in the absence of that am trying to make sense of anything! It doesn't really matter as we decided to bd all through the month anyway but I'd hate to miss it just for a matter of a day or 2.

just gonna catch up, tan - sorry if I sounded ruide yesterday, was worried all day I did, but didn't have time to chat to you then, can do it now thou, once i'm up to speed again.

cheers rudy for explanantion LP

so CD13 for me.tomorow CD14 and wondering if i am ov (which i should do if my calcul is correct)

rudy - u doing ur BBT as well as ur persona? i am asking cos u are questioning the faint line on the persona (as i got a faint line on my stik but not the big rise of temp that i am expecting, so i am taking that i havent ov yet).

tania,
Brill news you must be over the moon that you don't have to wait another month.. Wishing you all the very best and baby dust xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

RudyDudy,
My dp had a look once!!! he said its no wonder men don't understand women, He could'nt figure out the acronym's at all... I nearly wet myself laughing at him.. CD = cooking dinner!!!!! hello!!

sparkly,
You should leave it till you AF is due (i know easy to day) Fingers crossed for a BFP xxxx

what's your usual cycle sparkly? and how many dpo are you? fingers crossed...

cockenzie - CD is from first day of AF. I don't have a technical description but LP is the time between O and AF and is important for starting the growth of a fertilised egg. Ideally I think it is 12-16 days and not any less than 10 (but I'm no expert - that's just what I've picked up from the MN fountain of knowledge!)

Tania that is great news about the IVF. I remember doing the injections and the daily monitoring for follicles so can totally understand any hormonal moments!

It's now day CD25 for me - don't have the telltale signs that AF is about to visit but don't have much else either. How early can I test??? Should I leave it till Monday or could I do it this weekend??

Going slightly mad thinking about the possibilities!