Im trying for an August baby

Hello all (am stepping away from the telly and posting between parts 1 and 2 of X Factor). Babybump, I agree with Olivo and thought any line, however faint, is still a positive. A BFP (Big Faint Positive) instead of a Fat one. As I understand it, OPKs have to have obvious lines to mean you're ovulating but PKs only need faint ones to mean you're PG - a line is a line. Test tomorrow to be sure. Hell, test in the middle of the night, even!

Issy, great to hear from you and best of luck with the IUI and here's hoping no need for IVF. You are v strong going through it - there's me moaning about having to BD when I'm not in the mood and there's you doing this all on your own. It makes me realise I shouldn't be complaining at all. Although, you haven't seen my FIL (father in law?) snoring on our sofa with his fly undone! Heh heh. Headfairy, I'm sure it's not ectopic - googling is the worst thing to do sometimes, although I'm a hypocrite to say so as I've scared myself so many times. I feel sure we're gonna have some more BFPs on here soon. Here's to a big fat bag of babydust scattered over us all with a great big turbo-charged hairdryer (soz, have had 2 glasses of wine tonight - it's CD11 after all )

You're welcome babybump2b... and don't they say a line is a line? Go and fork out for a digital one tomorrow... no squinting at silly little lines on those

Congrats btw After feeling so hurt by your dh's comments yesterday this could be the perfect comeback

babybump2be - isn't any line a positive? I rhought it was. if so, i think congratulations are on order!

Oh headfairy thanks for the kind words - its just what I needed to hear.

Ok - so... I need some MN expert opinions.

I just peed on another pg test, its one of the + or - ones. Ok the minus line is really prominent but there is an incredibly faint line crossing it. The line crossing it is the same strength as the test line but it is really, really, really faint.

Thoughts?

OK, i've just googled ectopic pregnancy symptoms and my shoulder pain is nothing like the shoulder pain you get with an EP.. Phew!

Now I'm going to STEP AWAY FROM GOOGLE

Hi all,

Wishing, congrats at getting this far without symptom spotting, now you can go mad symptom spotting like a good 'un

Issy, good luck with IUI this month. I don't know much about fertility treatment, so I don't know if what you posted is good news or not, but here's hoping it's good news. I have a friend who's on her third run of IVF, I haven't spoken to her for ages, and in a way I'm a little scared to just in case it didn't go well. It must be rotten telling people it didn't work again. She works at a women's hospital and knows all the consultants too, which she does feel a bit awkward about, but it also means they are extra kind to her, and she gets to see much more information than you normally would. Don't know if that's a good thing or not!

Babybump2b, don't worry about people telling you to relax, being stressed doesn't stop you getting pg. I tell this story all the time... my grandmother's always reminding me how she got pg in an air raid shelter during the Blitz. Now how stressful can that be? My grandparents had just got married, and my grandad only had 2 days leave before he was going back to his base again, they were staying at a friend's house as their "honeymoon" and there was an air raid warning. My grandmother was bricking it because a bomb dropped at the end of the street when they were in the shelter. They felt the ground shake. So to cheer themselves up, guess what they did? Conceive my mum

Oh and another thing, who's to say those people who try and try and try for 40 cycles then give up and get pg on the 41st cycle, wouldn't have got pg on the 41st cycle even if they were still temping and charting etc etc? So it's just coincidence IMO when that happens.

Well I'm not one to practice what I preach really, I've been stressing all day, totally irrationally, about ectopic pregnancies. Last cycle I was convinced I was pg, had milk let down sensations and tingly nips, but when AF came I obv accepted I wasn't. AF wasn't very long though, only a day and a half, and on about cd6 I took a pg test, just out of curiosity. Of course it was a BFP. However, for the past couple of days I've had quite sharp pains low down and to one side. For a while I thought they were ov pains, but then I started getting paranoid that the BFN was wrong and I had an ectopic pregnancy, esp as I started to get some shoulder pain. However, this shoulder pain feels more muscular, and it's the shoulder I carry my (far too heavy) bag on, and the arm I always use to carry ds around. Plus it's a bit on and off, and the pain in my abdomen is now more like lower back pain, wrapping around my waist. So I think it must be a postural thing (I have terrible posture). But I have been really working myself up thinking it might be an ectopic pregnancy about to rupture. Paranoid or what? Note to self, go and do something more important than worry about something that's highly unlikely!

Well I'm at work all evening to midnight, so I'm here if anyone else is posting. I'm very bored so I'll be all over active convos like a rash.

Have a great evening everyone x

I'm in the same position as Wishing - no AF! And I'm usually like clockwork.

Not sure what to do as the test was a def BFN.

Need to rant for a minute. Went and saw some friends last night and she's pregnant. First try! We are now officially taking the longest out of everyone we know.

So we're there - and while I am incredibly happy for her I would also trade places with her in a heartbeat - and DH starts going on about it all has to do with the fact that I'm not relaxed and tracking cycles and he knows all these people who tried for years and then gave up and got pregnant. I could have killed him. I know he was a bit drunk but it kills me that he had no idea as to how hurtful he was being. Prat!

Wish AF would just show up and put me out of my misery! Sorry I'm a big downer this morning ! It sometimes just gets to me...

hi all!! still no af, but i ave some very bad cramps and loads of ewcm today??? im not spotting owt else except that the min Sleeves!! like you say sunnydale cant believe this time has come round again already so not becoming obsessed as certaily helped!!!

goodluck to anyone testing - this is judst a quick post i cant castch up like izzy any more it moves too fast!! hahahahaha but lovely to read where we are all at!!

hello to anyone new, love and hugs to anyone who the red witch has got and izzy i have everything crossed for you!!

xxx

Hi wishing this month is sounding very promising for you! Would your AF not be due today? What symptoms have you spotted then? It ain't over til it's over!

Issy I do hope this months IUI works out and you won't need to go down the IVF route. Good luck!

Suzibhoy sorry you got a BFN this morning but AF still isn't here which is something to hold on to. Fingers crossed for you!

Good luck to all

wow issy im impressed with your catching up... i always miss something lol! i hope your little ones grow and that you dont have to go gor IVF. how long do you have to wait before you know? thinking of you.

This thread moves so fast I've had to take notes to catch up with you all before I can post and by the time I got to the end there were 5 more . I'm sure I will cross post too and apologies if I've missed anyone and for the exceptionally long post.

Sorry that AF arrived verykeen, sans04, aideesmum and bexaa, that you got temp drop evie and that you got BFNs bubblebell, Suzi and 2manychips . Passing you all a large glass of wine, a big bar of chocolate and a huge sprinkling of babydust for your new cycle. Hoping the wait goes quickly for you RipMacWinkle and lillypie and that there are BFPs for you all at the end. Good luck smileycat (that was spooky, hope it's a sign), BabyBump2B, wishing and others at the top. Hope when you test it brings a BFP for you. Enjoy the bding sunnydale, girlwithacurl, olivo and everyone else at that stage. Welcome to August ellsbellzie, but sorry July didn't happen for you .

Headfairy lol at the home scanning machine . Re the boy/girl thing, I read on ff that girl sperm is better able to cope with more hostile cm but boy sperm swims faster, so if bd as or after egg released more likely to be a boy and if bd a day or two before egg released more likely to be a girl. Would be interesting if someone researched whether IUI babies are more often boys. So with your timing you could be on for a girl.

Lollysmum - I'm taking pregnacare conception for the first time this cycle, so will see in next few days if any difference.

smallone - hope the car survived the long drive. My mum sells her wares at craft fairs too, what is it you sell? You must be starting the 2ww about now, hope it goes quickly for you too.

Thanks for asking after me Sunnydale. Lol at not wanting to bd. As a single girl I'd be quite happy to, much more romantic than a catheter, a syringe and a nurse . I got through the week OK. Had a wobble when got a panicky call from someone at work about me not going to a meeting at the fertility clinic (not sure whether I mentioned here that I was asked to go to a meeting about fertility nurse pay at work) and thought I might have to go, but I explained that wasn't part of my team's work so would be dealt with operationally. Even more of a conflict of interest as I may have to transfer to that clinic soon. Having my last IUI attempt next week. Scan yesterday showed a 1.5 and lots of 1.2/1.1, so hoping everything waits til Monday. Good news is that after 7 failed attempts, they are not going to cancel me no matter how many follicles I have over 1.4, so grow little ones grow! Temp was up this morning but hoping just a Saturday lie in blip as OPK still -ve. If this one fails, then nurse has suggested I go for IVF, which means transfer to the other clinic (but same consultant and donor). Not sure how much it costs though as can't tell what's included in IVF price and what's extra. Looks like around £3000-£3500. If I use up all my savings and penny pinch hugely I could just about afford one attempt but then would have to save up for a second by which time my chances of success would be much lower and even later to have chance of meeting someone and doing it all the normal way. Decision, decisions.

Wow it's taken me an hour and three quarters to read all the posts and post back, can't you tell I'm avoiding the housework .

sunnydale pmsl at your FIL in pjs and vest, i had to stay at PIL once and bumped into the dad in the hall during the night in his pants and vest, lol, so know exactly what you mean. I hate the on demand bd, its just so not spontaneous at all.

Hello all, haven't posted for a while but been reading avidly. Wishing, can't believe it's that time of the month for you again (I feel I know your cycle almost as well as my own!) - you have full permission to symptom spot, and sending you loads of babydust along with everyone else who's due to test. Issy, how are you doing? Hope all is well, let us know xxx

Well, after deciding to follow the Deanna plan, it is now CD11 and we've STILL not BD'd... the reason? My in-laws are staying! Honestly, it's a passion killer! Every time I look at DH's dad in his pyjamas and vest... well, it kills it, let me tell you. Also, we went to see The Changeling last night - definitely not the sort of film to get you in the mood. Tonight, I know we'll have to get busy but I am the only woman on here that hates doing it "on demand"? I suppose a sense of humour is what's needed in lieu of spontaneous passion. Er. Hee hee hee?

sorry ells, you posted your UCL an all that as i was typing

Hi ellsbellzie

sorry you got your BFN, but i will add you to the list and hopefully you have luck this time!

beckyjamie, TTC#1, UCL 30-34, cd39
bubblebell TTC#3, UCL 28-30, cd35
LittleCheese TTC#2, UCL 28-32, cd34
LJ29 TTC #3, UCL 28-40, cd33
Ilovebeingamummy TTC#3, UCL 30-34, cd31
liahgen TTC#6, UCL 4 calendar weeks, cd30
Peachespaige ttc#3, UCL 27-30, cd30
Evie2000 ttc #2, UCL 29-32, CD30
Wishing TTC#1, UCL 29, CD29
trying4tallulah TTC#3, UCL 32, CD28
BabyBump2B TTC#1, UCL 26, CD28
forcessweetheart TTC#2,UCL 28, CD27
Homeinthesun TTC#2, UCL 27-34, CD27
WarmSeaBreeze TTC#2, UCL 31, CD26
Ripmacwinkle TTC#2, UCL 28-30, CD24
Pinkie08 TTC#2, UCL 28, CD23
Smileycat TT#2, UCL 25-28, CD23
Spats ttc#3, UCL ?, CD19
lillypie ttc#4, UCL 28, CD19
Lollysmum1 ttc#2, UCL 28-38, CD18
HeadFairy TTC #2, UCL 26-28, CD17
Smallone ttc#2,UCL 26-28, CD17
Girlwithcurl TTC #1, UCL 30-32, CD14
NewhereHelp TTC#3, UCL 28, cd13
ellsbellzie TTC# , UCL , CD12
Issy TTC#1, UCL 26-28, cd11
Sunnydale TTC#3, UCL 30-32, cd11
Rainbowdays ttc#4, UCL 27, cd11
olivo TTC#2, UCL ?, CD8
neevyweevy TTC#2, UCL 27-30, CD8
VeryKeenForAbean TTC#1, UCL 37, cd8
aideesmum TTC #2, UCL 28-32, cd6
SuziBhoy TTC #1, CD4
2manychips TTC#2, UCL 26-28, cd3
bexaa TTC#2, UCL 27-30, cd2

August BFPs....so far
Bluesatinsash SpecialOffer Noodle12 BellaHarr Ilickyoursleeves

Wow just looked at how may people are on this thread! I see some familiar faces from the July thread!! Congrtas to all those who have a BFP! please would someone mind adding me to the list im not sure how to - TTC 2 usl 28-32 days cycle day 12! many txs

Hi can I join you all? Ive been on the July thread! Im on cycle day 12 havent been on mumsnet for a few weeks i just didnt have the heart to type 'Im out' I so wanted to be one of those who say ive got a BFP, lets hope for all of us this is the luckey thread, Im Sprinkling magic baby dust to us all

hey everyone, thought i would let you all know whats happenin....... its driving me nuts.

AF still not here, but tested this morning and got a BFN. I will leave myself on the list and change it when i know whats happening.

TMI warning........ okay so the day when i thought i had AF was strange as "it" was lighter and pink, with alot of mucas stuff, and it disappeared the same day...... the same thing happened today so thought it was AF, but it has disappeared again. really not sure whats happening. I know i wont be pg as the test would show at this stage?! its never simple is it lol

good luck to all testing soon and sorry to those who met AF again.

Morning ladies
My temp is still up this morning but its at about the same temp as last month so doesn't mean alot at the mo. It started to fall from tomorrow last month so fingers crossed for me that its different in the morning
hows everyone else doing

morning - i'm with you on the sleep deprived front Rip! we're off to town in a bit, going to give dh a sleep on as today is cd8 and we're starting the bding in earnest today! the things you have to do!!
Bexxa, there is a sept thread, but some of us are staying on this one or both, so why not stay?
wishing, permission to symptom spot granted! - good luck, may the baby dust be with you!
I have to say,i didnt think that bding time would come around so quickly, time since AF arrived seems to have gone fast. probably due to the support here;it really helps to be able to share things on here.
anyone testing this weekend? good luck if so!

Morning all

Just adding the list for today with a wee bit o' jazz. (I've been up for aaagggggessss with DS and I'm bored) I've tried to tidy and update but let me know if I've mucked it up. I'm sleep deprived

Good luck to everyone/anyone testing today

x

beckyjamie, TTC#1, UCL 30-34, cd39
bubblebell TTC#3, UCL 28-30, cd35
LittleCheese TTC#2, UCL 28-32, cd34
LJ29 TTC #3, UCL 28-40, cd33
Ilovebeingamummy TTC#3, UCL 30-34, cd31
liahgen TTC#6, UCL 4 calendar weeks, cd30
Peachespaige ttc#3, UCL 27-30, cd30
Evie2000 ttc #2, UCL 29-32, CD30
Wishing TTC#1, UCL 29, CD29
trying4tallulah TTC#3, UCL 32, CD28
BabyBump2B TTC#1, UCL 26, CD28
forcessweetheart TTC#2,UCL 28, CD27
Homeinthesun TTC#2, UCL 27-34, CD27
WarmSeaBreeze TTC#2, UCL 31, CD26
Ripmacwinkle TTC#2, UCL 28-30, CD24
Pinkie08 TTC#2, UCL 28, CD23
Smileycat TT#2, UCL 25-28, CD23
Spats ttc#3, UCL ?, CD19
lillypie ttc#4, UCL 28, CD19
Lollysmum1 ttc#2, UCL 28-38, CD18
HeadFairy TTC #2, UCL 26-28, CD17
Smallone ttc#2,UCL 26-28, CD17
Girlwithcurl TTC #1, UCL 30-32, CD14
NewhereHelp TTC#3, UCL 28, cd13
Issy TTC#1, UCL 26-28, cd11
Sunnydale TTC#3, UCL 30-32, cd11
Rainbowdays ttc#4, UCL 27, cd11
olivo TTC#2, UCL ?, CD8
neevyweevy TTC#2, UCL 27-30, CD8
VeryKeenForAbean TTC#1, UCL 37, cd8
aideesmum TTC #2, UCL 28-32, cd6
SuziBhoy TTC #1, CD4
2manychips TTC#2, UCL 26-28, cd3
bexaa TTC#2, UCL 27-30, cd2

August BFPs....so far
Bluesatinsash SpecialOffer Noodle12 BellaHarr Ilickyoursleeves

hey ladies!

well af hasnt come!! can i start symptom spotting yet?? i cant believe how chilled ive been!! i know im not though deep down, cnt see it happening for me anytime soon - i had no idea this ttc was going to be so hard!!

love to all - i hate this!!! !!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all,

Just wanted to wish loads of good luck to everyone who is due to test! And big hugs for those who have been caught up by AF this month, hopefully next month with be your month.

xxx

olivo lh is always in your body opks just detect the surge.... that was on ff somewhere

bex im on a sept thread too but im gonna stay here aswell coz ur all so luvly