**********March 2010 Bus*********** TTC for March 2010, Join me....

Yes I do tlc! I never used to before being on the pill, but since coming off it they are agony around when I ovulate.

Morning everyone, anyone testing today?

I am feeling dog rough today, migraine and feeling sick, have had a good sign though think my sex drive may be coming back, it is usually zero when I am BFing, maybe it's a sign (clutching at straws emoticon?)

I don't have any signs that I am pregnant at first, don't feel any different but in some ways I just "know" I am. At OV I get ov pain and loads of EWCM and the raging horn

Does anyone else get really sore nipples mid cycle, or is it just me I am wondering if it's linked to ov?

Good morning everybody!
I am constantly cramping so let's hope it is a good sign (it was for DS) and i have mild heartburn (which might be from my poor eating though).... But boobs are normal (they werent for DS)

Lots of baby dust for everybody!!!

NewMember I totally feel for you as am in a similar boat, I too am TTC#1 and cycle 3, although annoyingly I am CD14 and don't think i've ovulated yet (just going on EWCM at tho mo).

I am 30 and DP is 41, we've been together 10 years and have been using withdrawal for 7 years. We both thought we'd have had an 'accident' by now but realised we'd better stop pretending we weren't bothered and start trying!

I hope AF doesn't get you, maybe you can give me some CBFM tips in a few months if I have no joy. I think we are just going to have to stay positive and try to be patient.[moral support emoticon]

newmember - it took me 9 months to get pregnant the first time around I had been on the pill for 12 years, next 3 times I have been pregnant it was at first month of ttc, lucky I know but I think it takes your body a while to wake up and start things up again IYSWIM.

nancypreg - sorry to hear about your mcs, even when you have DC it's still hard, I couldn't believe how hard it was and how much it affected me, will keep everything crossed this is your month, I know what you mean I too have leart BFP does not always = baby

We will all get there I am sure!

Positive thinking = Success !!!

oh what about me , I've had three mc in quick succession (Oct, Feb and earlier this month) but I won't bore you with the gory details! However, we do have two dcs for which we are eternally grateful. I have just been referred to a gynaecologist (appt is in 5wk's time) so it'll be interesting to see what tests she will do/what she will discover, etc. Because we have two kids, I am fairly relaxed about ttc#3 though this could also be due to the fact that I now longer see a bfp as equating to a baby, as I did in my innocent pre-mc days.

But no more doom and gloom on this bus! This bus is bursting with fertility and we will have some graduates soon!

Yea I bought the Clear Blue Fertility Monitor 3 months ago now - so thats been great getting to know my cycle etc! I was on the pill for 9 years, I am thinking that is playing a part in it taking a while. I stopped the pill last October tho, so wwould imagine its out my system now! Although the past few weeks I have had spots on my face - which I never get! Could be stress tho! lol

Ouch - who said TTC was fun

What about you?

New - you are still very young in ttc terms so your age is very much in your favour. I'm not sure if GPs still prefer a couple to ttc for 2yrs before agreeing to refer them for tests but you could always set yourselves a deadline by which you're either pg or you see your GP? You could then relax a little bit knowing that you've got a plan and in the meantime, you could gather together some data: cycle length, ovulation day, luteal phase length and so on.

I really hope AF does not arrive Nancy. I am 27 and DP is 33

I'm on CD13 today, rather than CD14!

SAEJ: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL3O CD30
Dlamis: TTC#3 Cycle1 UCL28-35 CD29
Lizkin: TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28-32 CD28
Newmember: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL24-25 CD26
Tostaky: TTC#2 Cycle1 UCL3Oish CD26
Liahgen: TTC#6 Cycle4 UCL26 CD25
ApuskiDusky: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL31 CD25
BellasYummyMummy TTC#2 cycle 2, CD24 with peak from CBFM
Rtuff: TTC#2 Cycle13 UCL3O CD23
donttrythisathome: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL28-32 CD23
ilove2shop: TTC#1 Cycle6 UCL28 CD22 (opk+ CD13)
LittleOneMum: TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL32-33 CD23
FloweringCurrent: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL27 CD22
skihorse: TTC#1 Cycle8 UCL26 CD20
Shopna: TTC#2 Cycle2 UCL28 CD19
TakeLovingChanges: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL26-31 CD19
Trigger: TTC#1 Cycle1-post-MC UCL? CD19 incl day of mc
oscarsmumm: TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL 25 CD 18
potatofactory: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL25 CD18
opsocks: TTC#3 Cycle3 UCL28 CD18
KayCadburyButton: TTC#1 Cycle12 UCL29-3O CD15
Summer2OO8 TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL34 CD14
MissieK TTC#1 Cycle4 UCL28 CD14
teenycalls TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL30 CD14
NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle1 UCL26-7 CD13
Cosmosis TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL? CD11
Hobnob TTC#2, cycle 8, UCL 26-28, CD9
Nanoo TTC 2, Cycle 12, UCL random, CD 6
sweetkitty TTC#4, waiting for cycle 3

liaghen, I would say that 9dpo is a little bit early to be testing...so I don't think you should think it's all over just yet. No more testing until 14dpo! Ditto Dlamis! BYM: my dh doesn't seem at all concerned that we bd mainly when I'm ovulating, apart from the odd joke about being a sperm donor

hobnob: so will you follow your consultant's advice and throw away the ovulation paraphernalia? I like my OPKs too much to discard them . Good luck with your tests/results.

new: fingers crossed it's not af. Depending on your age, you could either wait a few more months before seeing your GP or you could make an appt and say that you've been ttc for [insert lengthy number of months here]. I had a friend who did that; she had been ttc for 9mths and knowing that her GP would not refer her for tests until they'd been ttc for 2yrs, she told him that she had been ttc for that length of time and duly got a referral. In her case, she hedged her bets because she did get pg shortly afterward seeing her GP.

sweetkitty: in your case, I hope af comes knocking really soon!

Things are juicing up here atm [TMI!] so I've got my dh on standby

Yea I really hope so - I just pray it happens sooner rather than later!

hey nm, they say most couples will fall pregnant within a year, though if it were me i'd pop along to the doc to see what they say. It took us nearly 2 years to conceive our DD, its not easy for some of us. we've been ttc for number 2 for 6 months now (well, we havent used protection since she was about 3 months old which would mean 9 months, but i guess properly for 6).

youll get there, just try and be patient

Oh its just SO frustrating! So in total this is our 7 month of trying (going into my 4th month of using the CBFM)

The question I have is :

When should I go to the Doctor?

newmember - oh no

I think the earliest I have tested and got a very faint postive is 9dpo

I am so bored of waiting in this limbo land of no periods, well last one was 8th May.

oh no NM, could be implantation bleeding??? trying to be positive!!! hope its not the witch

oh new hugs for you ((((())))) not very mnty but hey ho. Will keep fingers cross3ed for you

Hi Ladies ...

Having AF feelings - also tiny browish discharge when i wipe (TMI - sorry)!

Dont think its my month after all

Gutted!

Fingers crossed for you liahgen. I don't have much hope for this month either, i've just started with raging PMT and one of the first symptoms with ds1 and ds2 was not turning into an imcompetant bumbling psycho just before af. Ho hum.

Welcomen Nanoo, have added you to the list

SAEJ: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL3O CD30
Dlamis: TTC#3 Cycle1 UCL28-35 CD29
Lizkin: TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28-32 CD28
Newmember: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL24-25 CD26
Tostaky: TTC#2 Cycle1 UCL3Oish CD26
Liahgen: TTC#6 Cycle4 UCL26 CD25
ApuskiDusky: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL31 CD25
BellasYummyMummy TTC#2 cycle 2, CD24 with peak from CBFM
Rtuff: TTC#2 Cycle13 UCL3O CD23
donttrythisathome: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL28-32 CD23
ilove2shop: TTC#1 Cycle6 UCL28 CD22 (opk+ CD13)
LittleOneMum: TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL32-33 CD23
FloweringCurrent: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL27 CD22
skihorse: TTC#1 Cycle8 UCL26 CD20
Shopna: TTC#2 Cycle2 UCL28 CD19
TakeLovingChanges: TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL26-31 CD19
Trigger: TTC#1 Cycle1-post-MC UCL? CD19 incl day of mc
oscarsmumm: TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL 25 CD 18
potatofactory: TTC#2 Cycle3 UCL25 CD18
opsocks: TTC#3 Cycle3 UCL28 CD18
KayCadburyButton: TTC#1 Cycle12 UCL29-3O CD15
Summer2OO8 TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL34 CD14
MissieK TTC#1 Cycle4 UCL28 CD14
teenycalls TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL30 CD14
NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle1 UCL26-7 CD14
Cosmosis TTC#1 Cycle3 UCL? CD12
Hobnob TTC#2, cycle 8, UCL 26-28, CD9
Nanoo TTC 2, Cycle 12, UCL random, CD 6
sweetkitty TTC#4, waiting for cycle 3

i think 9dpo is a bit too early if i'm honest. i tested at 9dpo and got a bfn, then had a very slight positive on 10 dpo, i wouldnt test earlier than 10dpo really.
liahgen i really wouldnt get disheartened just yet, just wait a couple of days x
welcome nanoo!!

Do you think DPO 9 is enough to give a positive? Im DPO 7

ok, BFN from me today, sorry ladies

Am just hoping I am like you dlamis only on DPO 9 today so still chance I guess but have lost my postitive feeling from earlier in the month.

Oh well, there's always next month, maybe it'll be a holiday baby, (we go away 28th JunE)

Hi Girls - just wondering if I'm too late to catch this bus...? It's CD6, so would that push me into April 2010?? I'm taking puregon, so am all drugged up, so SHOULD do a text book ovulation on day 14 (thus says the doc - has never happened yet though!). Would love to join in if there's room on the bus :-)

Nanoo TTC 2, Cycle 12, UCL random, CD 6

Back from the consultant... Next stop: having my tubes checked to see if they are blocked... After that, and DP's sperm analysis, we should have an idea of what's going on, if anything.

Consultant said to BD twice a week - three max - otherwise it compromises sperm quality. A friend's consultant, though, said to BD three times a day when she's ovulating. Who knows what's for the best! My consultant also said to throw the charts and OPKs away, as the stress can affect hormone balances.

Good luck with those test results, everyone!