The Grapefruit drinking knicker checking ttc brigade

Thanks smileycat and pezzina

Its so nice to have people who dont judge you for wanting to scream and shout about this whole trip we are all on.

Dont feel foolish i think that there is always the thought in the back of our minds that we might be one of those who gets pg staright away.

When i went on the clomid i thought i would be a lucky one and get pg in the first cycle, no such luck.

Anyway thank you - i've got a question for everyone, if we have a 25% chance per month then surely those odds should mean that in 4 months we are at 100% ??? any thoughts anyone. why is this not the case ?? anyone, anyone.

wow strange mood today.

pinkie I've just seen your post on another thread.

I know its hard not to feel despondent some days. Especially when you're doing everything you possibly can to conceive.

I am ttc #1 and stupidly thought I would fall pregnant as soon as I came off the pill. So you're not the only one to feel foolish

pinkie thats what we are here for, rant as much as you like we all do it. If you are not due till Friday it could be an implantation bleed? don't want to get your hopes up but AF doesn't arrive it could be a positive sign ((big hugggg))

Hi Pezzina thank you for answering its so nice when someone else is on line at the same time.

I know what your saying but just dont "feel" pg either.

I am ttc#2 (first with my husband) my dd is 8 and from a previous marriage. Around the conception of her was recurrent miscarriages beforehand. and then blessed with her.

I think i just hoped that it would be easier this time foolish girl i am.

Been ttcing since beginning of the year and am on clomid due to no ovulation. Just a bit despondent with it today sorry dont mean to put a downer on anyone

XX

Hi pinkie don't dispair yet - its only spotting at the mo which doesn't count as the dreaded AF.

How long have you been TTC and will this be your first child?

** meant girl

Hi all,

heeby amazing congrats lets hope there are lots more joining you soon.

in the mean time i am due on Friday but had a splodge on red when wiping just before so am sure no good news for me.

Will let you know when it comes properly but really depressed about the whole thing.

I really dont know what else to do.

I drink grapefruit juice, do acupuncture, am on clomid and follow the deanna plan. what more is a grild to do

sorry to moan will stop now.

Baby dust to all

Heeby Huge congratulations, so pleased for you!

Spats Very interesting to hear about the effects of anti-histimines which I had to take this summer as got the worst hayfever I have ever had - thought it was a really bad cold at first but then it just didn't shift, was having lemsips etc to no effect at all!! I also use a nasal spray (pollenase) at night as otherwise snore like a fat pig, but I'm think I may need to stop this too, although DH will definitely not be happy about this!

I have updated this list (again!) as although I did it yesterday I seem to have been put back to the top? . Fingers crossed more of us will gradually joine Heeby at the bottom with some BFPs!!

Smileycat AF due 5th-8th Nov cheapy test on 6th/clearblue on 8th
Pinkie08 AF due 7th Nov
Wasabi AF 12th Nov
Mylittlebubble AF due 10th - 15th Nov
Becky AF due 11th November
Wanabemum AF due 17th Nov DP
VillageMum AF due 17th Nov
Whitebeaches AF due 17th - 21st
Yellowflowers AF due 23rd Nov
Pezzina AF due 24th Nov DP
Elligant AF due 27th Nov DP
JClaire AF due 28th Nov
BoosieBoo AF due 30th Nov DP
Cindy AF due 1 December DP

Heebychick BFP

Spooky even . Maybe I need to lay off the booze for bit too!

Congratulations Heeby, I had a spokky feeling that you'd be next . The sober Christmas will be worth it!

Good luck to everyone else.

Congratualtions Heeby!!!!!!!!!!!! must say i had a feeling
Positive vibes for everyone patiently waiting to test, and everyone still in the middle of BD-ing!!!!!!!!

Been looking through FF graphs for the charts that have the implantation dip that I had & most of the ones that got a BFP got it on day 4, which for me will be Thursday if the witch hasn't arrived by then. I have 2 tests left, one cheapy one that I may do on Thurs to keep my mind sane, then if no AF do the clearblue on Sat, I was determined to wait but now have heebys BFP on my mind & am wishing away the days, what are we like this time of the month Have updated the list to show this & put heeby as BFP yeh

JClaire AF
Smileycat AF due 5th-8th Nov cheapy test on 6th/clearblue on 8th
Pinkie08 AF due 7th Nov
Wasabi AF 12th Nov
Mylittlebubble AF due 10th - 15th Nov
Becky AF due 11th November
Wanabemum AF due 17th Nov DP
VillageMum AF due 17th Nov
Whitebeaches AF due 17th - 21st
Yellowflowers AF due 23rd Nov
Pezzina AF due 24th Nov DP
Elligant AF due 27th Nov DP
BoosieBoo AF due 30th Nov DP
Cindy AF due 1 December DP

Heebychick BFP

Sorry that should have read Heeby!! Wonderful news!

Huge Congratulations Heeby - another graduate of the original thread yay !!

I was convinced it was your month (have been lurking on here but guessed you guys didn't want too much PG chat as you didn't copy over the BFP list) and sending you testing vibes all of yesterday !!

Come join us in antenatal when its sunk in

Ellie it is fab your DH is entering into the spirit of things . My DH is being super supportive too - he woke me up super early with a twinkle in his eye this morning and reminded me that I we had to BD "every other day" .

Heeby big congrats sweetie! I'm am so very pleased for you and your DH. You are now officially the threads lucky mascot . I am definitely cutting alcohol out and reducing my tea intake to just one cup. Did you 'feel' any different this month compared to other months?

Good luck to Smiley too - you must be the next in line to test then?

Wow Heely!! No AF plus line (even if faint) = pg, definitely! Congratulations, you're an inspiration! x

heeby I knew you would do it! i have been following the thread and am SO happy for you!.....I agree no alcohol/coffee too! go you!!!

oh I nearly forgot, wanted to share this with you all ....

so last night I asked dh to read Deanna plan link, which he did, but he went even further, he devised a colour coded chart (which he has named scuttledays!), red for bd days, green for rest days, I had to ask what the yellow days were and he grinned from ear to ear before he told me 'they are for BJ's it does say in the plan to release sperm during the gap', he thought he was very funny bless him. But at least he is entering into the spirit of things and he did manage to really cheer me up

lol smiley at tampons just in case. Hope your ds is feeling better soon shingles is horrible.

spats I didn't know about antihistamines drying up CM, I suffer with bad hayever and used them right through the summer, could kick myself but at least I am off them now.

So heeby tell us all. What symptoms did you have this month different from last? sore (.)(.), cramps etc.
Welcome Spats this is a very positive thread you will enjoy yourselve here.
I felt sure I was getting my AF last night, lots of that kind of cramps, but no sign of her this morning & if FF is correct with my temp staying high I shouldn't see her today. I'll be interested to see if she does appear if my temp drops that morning the way FF says it should. If that does happen It will be a great tool to use for future months to let me know when to expect the witch I don't know about you but I waste soooo many tampons leading up to AF thinking that it 'could be today'& put one in 'just in case'

heeby congrats on bfp LJ29, i am only going on what people said on other threads and 1 said she used the not from concentrate so i got tropicana. i do like grapefuit so am lucky but think another mumsnetter said mixed it with lemonade. Otherwise evening primrose oil was said to increase cevical mucus. There was a good thread which had tons of stuff on it. Oh and if you use antihistamines like i do everyday its a big no noas it dries up the cervical mucus, which obviuolsy hasn't helped me!! now i am just putting up witht he itching without my daily antihistamine but its a small price to pay. Oh the evening primrose was 1500mg, quite high strenth. sorry if i have just told you things you know but if it helps anyone that doesn't know maybe we will get dome more bfp on this thread. have good day girls - i am off to get legs waxed - ouch!!! xx

heeby I couldn't wait to log on this morning to see your news as I was out last night wow I'm so happy for you, you must know in yourself now that you have a faint line & are now offically late, you said at the beginning of this month that we are linked so I'm hoping thats true & I'll be the next one to follow in your footsteps
My temp was still up this morning so feeling hopefull today AF according to last month is due tomorrow but I wont be DPO15 till Saturday so will have to wait till then to test as probably wont show up till then
My poor ds is in pain he has shingles & has a band of blisters round his middle, I feel so helpless as I can't do anything for him except lots of mummy cuddles, bless him

Heeby Congrats Honey, so very happy for you keep us posted

omg omg heeby huuuge congrats to you and youe dh .
well done you but as everyone else has said keep in touch tis official you are our mascot
i am so pleased for you