Still here and now hoping for a OCTOBER baby!!! Everyone welcome please join me :)

Thanks for the reply girlwitha curl. STupidly it feels like a significant decision - deciding which day to count as CD1 - as if my body is going to think 'ah she picked the 30th, better hang on a day then!'
Not sure I can cope with following Bubble - sounds a bit sore!

Dancingqueen, you can see I'm not the expert here but from what I've read the egg lasts about 12 hrs too. Are you sure that you absolutely ovulated today. I've heard that the cm method is a bit tricky to be exact about because some people produce it for several days before and some for a shorter period etc... sure it's worth a try on Sunday

i think eggs last 12 hours so maybe not... or is it 24 hours? worth a shot anyway?

sorry I mean dh, only recently married, still getting used to calling him my husband!

please can I ask what is probably a v dim question?
pretty sure i'm ovulating today... not doing sticks put based on cm. h2b probably won't be back until sunday evening, I'm guessing It'll be too late for this month by then?? is that right?? how long do you have from ovulating?

Hi catz with a 28-30 cycle its unlikley that you ovulate earlier than day 12, probably any day from day 14, I would start as soon as you can and keep going, see if you can keep up with the likes of bubble ... I have no hope, but will give it a good go!

No idea about your first question, i would probably count the next day, so that would put you on CD11

and yes, it cen get obsessive very quickly.

Hello, I've been lurking on this thread a bit I hope you don't mind if I 'delurk' for a moment! We've decided to 'see what happens' for a DC2 (DD is 17 months) so not officially TTC in the sense of charting, doing OV sticks etc but I'm going to keep an eye on the calendar and try to be aware of my body's signs. I'll start the more 'serious' approach if things don't happen in the first couple of months. We were really lucky and conceived DD straight away so even thought this is the second time I've a lot of dumb questions, also feel that we've probably used our luck up first time and this one will take ages! Could I just ask some of my dumb questions...

1. My last period started just before I went to bed on the 29th Dec but was 'full on' from the start (hope that's not TMI!) so do I count the 29th as day 1 (making today day 12) or the 30th which was the first full day (making today day 11)?

1. My cycle was always dead on 28 days pre-DD but has been 30 days a couple of times whilst I was bf (stopped last month) Is it possible to ovulate earlier than day 12 in a 28 day cycle? I'm just wondering whether we might have already missed the boat this month already. Have told DH to expect a busy weekend!

Thanks and sorry this is a bit long.. can see this can get obsessive very quickly!

yes i did

bubble good luck with the marathon hope you dont wear your DH out

mummy2get your self on the couch,but easier said than done sometimes,good luck

mensayou will get there i'm sure ,it defo can be done
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pavlov welcome and good luck

sorry again if i have missed anyone else ...I just cant keep up

hello ladies
well exam out of the way ,bit gutted did not have the chance to BD last night as DS2 woke and ended up in the middle of us ,we have managed to BD every night apart from 2 since the 29th dec ,my test's arrived this morning and I'm already eyeballing them

even though i know there is no chance for a BFP,It's just because i know they are there

Ruby sorry to hear that ,fingers crossed for next time for you

Trixie sending you positive vibes>>>

idream I'm on the same CD as you ,so we wil 2WW together

littlemiss fingers crossed for your lottery
sorry if i have missed anyone ,i will check but there are so many of us now

Thanks guys I'm hoping for a sticky bean lol too! We have been BDing everyday for the last week so we're def. opening the door for lady luck...

I am certainly learning alot on these threads and everyone has a story - it is not often plain sailing and it's not something we can even control (except for the BDing . The only thing we can seemingly do is create the conditions and then everything has to fall into place...

I'd never heard of problems with Sainsbury's either - have only used clearblue...

Good Luck Bubble with your marathon - you go lady!

beanie the weather drags you down doesn't it. I'm on first cyle since mmc so all over the show, in theory i suppose i'm now on cd19 but i don't think it works quite like that after miscarriage. Anyways stay positive - if you've never won anything then you are due something about now (wouldn't you agree???)

i've been BDing every night since new years day, i guess you've just gotta keep trying - its not over until AF arrives!!

sorry trixievix - cross posted. Sorry you are feeling blue but we definitely all understand on this thread so feel free to come and have a wee moan when you need to. Good luck with the temping. Sending you back some positive vibes!

Ruby that is awful - I'm so sorry. Hope you have a very sticky little bean this month. I hadn't heard about the problems with Sainsburys own tests. MIne are from tesco - any problems with those?

littlemiss I had a faint line for 3 days on my ovulation sticks then got a really strong positive yesterday (CD15) so I'm not sure those faint lines mean anything. Maybe you will just ovulate later - what day are you on?

Wow bubblebell, that is going for it! Good luck, I hope you get lucky this month.

Well we are going to get in lots of BDing tonight and tomorrow (DP was away last night but BDd in the morning before he left ) then I'm starting the dreaded 2ww. I'm not feeling very hopeful for some reason which isn't like me at all. It's just that it all seems to come down to luck in the end and I've never thought of myself as a very lucky person. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean I have really bad luck or bad things happen in my life it's just that I've never so much as won a raffle prize and hate leaving things to chance. Sorry, this probably all sounds very stupid. I think I'm just feeling the effects of a gloomy dark and wet Friday morning !

EVERYDAY!!!

Good luck Bubble - I know I don't have the stamina for that!

Hi all - sorry for my negative post last night - just feel like it's getting on top of me a bit at the moment. I so want to be pg and I think because we didn't 'try' last time, I thought it would happen instantly!

Have had a bit of a stomache bug this week - not been or felt sick, but had a bad tum (if you know what I mean!!) again - TMI....why is it ok to share this with you?!

This morning I've got the most peculiar taste in my mouth - definitely not metallic, but a kind of flowery taste if that makes sense?! (the floral variety not the baking one!) and have got a huge amount of saliva too....am I just talking myself into it, or could they be signs of something?

Bubble - did make an appointment for Tuesday this week, but ended up being ill off work and so didn't make it. Will deffo rearrange it though.

Sending you all positive thoughts and vibes - send some back will you?!!!

gosh Bubble at everyday from 8-25, that is some going!

Hi stealth - do sainsbury's tests do false positives then? This was clearblue...

Hi Bubble, I used clearblue and it was a definite big fat blue line pretty quickly too. I felt pregnant too - had every symptom, felt sick, starving, sleepy, sore boobs, lots of discharge (sorry tmi!) lots of saliva and a really odd taste in my mouth. I was quite ill though with a nasty cough and it did go through my mind that my body was doing too much and could it cope?, and then AF arrived, although it was different to normal. Heavy initially and then really light and I passed something too!

I was really gutted and cried and cried while it was happening, which I think helped it pass! with all the shaking and weeping... It was a bit of a rollercoaster though so I would def. advise not testing early until sure AF is totally late.

I am ok now after being able to realise that it is nature's way - survival of the fittest and all that, and if there was something dodgy then I am kind of thankful that my body said a big fat no to it. It is just the rollercoaster aspect that was a bit stressful!

Anyway, here we go again - good luck everyone!!!

morning all! feeling a bit annoyed with my body, had that weak line on ov test and then nothing since, can't tell if i've ovualted or not - think this month is going to be a bit of a lottery!!

BUT... am quite excited to see who graduates this month - so who's the first to test then? and when can we start crossing fingers for them??

Thanks theboob thats good to hear, gives me a bit of hope I have so many questions - its not like you can ask them face to face to people lol, does anyone else find sex hurts during or just after ovulation? The last week or so has been tender inside just where my pubic bone would be (i think) and has generally been slightly uncomfortable. I've been trying to check cm but i don't seem to have much which is probably due to the Clomid. Hows everyone else doing?

Thanks for adding me to the list bubble and hello to all! and good luck everyone ttc this month!

i dont know about that myself MR but i have friends who are in a same sex marriage and she has just got her BFP first month after insemination with a doner.....so it does work

i have had cramps all evening dont know whats going on but its annoying,well BD again tonight as FF says so,but not temping just checking CM? and i dont know if thats right ,not really sure how long my cycle is as i really dont pay attension and implanon messed it all up anyway....do you think i would be best to test on CD 28? i really have no clue and know as soon as these tests arrive i will be a nightmare

take care all and happy ttc

Does anyone know if we have less chance than 'normal' because we self inseminate? I always lie with my hips up afterwards but it can't really be as successful as the traditional method can it