The First Time Frolickers leave The Three Follicles to go home and "Do their homework!" The one where all our minutes come at once.

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Ok ladies, here's the new thread, let's hope it's a lucky one!

Sorry about ertd Tomboy giraffe and late :( I am due a visit on fri but hav already had some spotting and cramps :(

Sorry to Tomboy and LateToTheTTCParty

Afraid ERTD got me as well today

Oh no, not you too Fingers sorry (hugs)

We're not having much luck are we!

Wow, a mass of ERTDs of late ladies

Still waiting for my letter from the local NHS, but to be fair it has only been 3 working days since my appointment

ERTD started for me yesterday too

We seem to be synchronising, where's that full moon?

Hello all

Sorry about the mass ERTD attack. I'm in the irritating first 2 weeks of cycle so can't entertain myself with symptom spotting yet.

Toria good luck with the doc's appt tomorrow - hope she's supportive of you.

The kitchen design is taking shape - even if it won't be another year or so before we can afford it. Good distraction though.

Have a nice evening all.

Wow, sorry for all of the ERTD arrivals frolickers - here are some strong V&Ts all round.

Raspberry if you are still about I'm sorry you are leaving but am sending you lots of love for a fabulous wedding to start a long and happy marriage for you. Am wishing hard that you have to get your dress taken out to accommodate your bump

Cave sorry you are feeling down about things but hopefully the 'nothing wrong' diagnosis is positive and your referral will get things sorted.

Florin it sounds like your surgery went really well so fingers crossed that was your miracle cure!

Hi to everyone else, it feels like I've been away for yonks even though it's been less than a week. Goodness knows what I'll be like when holiday time comes round

Wow, I thought synchronising cycles was an olfactory thing. Can you smell through the internet?

Oooo are we all cycle buddies nearly I'm a week behind, wait for meeeee.....

Well I haven't felt any implantation signs today

ERTD def got me :(

But I can go horse riding on Fri so I suppose there is an up side :)

Sorry for ERTD weimy but yay for being able to ride

I'm a bit crampy this morning but can't decide if I should get my hopes up or if I just need the loo

Sorry about ERTD weimy. Seems we're all at it.

I'm a bit confused...this is my third cycle I think and each ERTD has arrived on the 28th day which is nice and regular but this time, without giving TMI, there's hardly anything, it's really light and the last two times it's been quite heavy.

I POAS just in case but to no avail. Does anyone know why this could be or is it just one of those things?

Afternoon ladies, well my appointment came through yesterday - 17 March.

To say I was upset is an understatement - I spent an hour sobbing down the phone to DH last night.
I know 2 months is not a massive wait, but I feel like I've been waiting so long already.
I think I also feel bad because I turn 30 in May and had always assumed I'd be a mum, or at the very least pregnant, by the age of 30

Aw cave, so sorry you have to wait. When it's something this important two months feels like a very long time. I hope it flies over for you (hugs)

oh Cave that sucks! :(

Crap for waiting time Cave but you never know, you could do a FCFU and be pregnant by your 30th. If it's any consolation, I still thought I was happy to remain childfree at the age of 30 so you're further down the road of discovery than me

Thanks ladies, it is so good to know there are people out there that understand.

Cave I'm 36 this year and only just realised what I want, Truff is right you still could be xxxxxxxx

I hope the wait doesn't feel too long Cave.

Me, I was 34, gearing up for TTC, and thinking, "Well, we shouldn't wait too long, I defo want to be pregnant by the time I turn 35." I'm 36 now.

CD3 here and my boobs are still a little bit sore, which is very unusual. DH thinks ERTD's ridiculously early arrival was my body forcibly ejecting a fertilised but unviable egg. I have no idea if this is likely or not -- has anyone heard of a chemical pregnancy causing ERTD to be early?

Isn't it strange how you make these little plans in your mind and then freaking TTC baby fail ruin them for you? First of all I thought, ooh we could conceive on our wedding anniversary then it moved onto being 12 weeks for Christmas and how lovely it would be to tell our families then, then I thought it would be nice to get a BFP on Boxing day and now I'm thinking maybe a winter baby wouldn't be so bad after all (my birthday is January 2nd and I hate hate hate it!) Seriously, it messes with your mind!

On a more positive note, I have been catching up with 'Got 2 Dance' this evening and have been weeping my head off at the little kids on there. Especially one little boy who had been bullied at school because he takes dancing lessons and he got through to the semi finals, which was lovely.

I can't even muse on the weepiness being a symptom as I'm still pre-ovulation this month oh well, nothing like a good cathartic cry sometimes! DH is on his way home from his work night out and a little merry so I'm off to warm the bed up but JFF (see pre-ov note above)

Truffkin I know what you mean about the plans you make. When I came off the Pill last May we were planning to start actively trying from September onwards for a Summer 2011 baby. Naturally you assume that it will happen all so quickly, after all you always hear of women falling pregnant accidentally! I'm beginning to think that people who claim to have had "an accident" are bluddy fibbing!!!
I even, stupidly, thought "perhaps we shouldn't ttc in March as I don't fancy a December baby" (my dad and brother both have birthdays in December, not to mention Christmas). Now I'd happily spend all of Christmas Day in labour because the only thing that matters is the baby, not when he/she is born.

It is nice to know that everyone else makes similar plans.

We planned for me to come off the pill in une after our wedding, but as we had a lot of money to save up to cover maternity pay, we decided to be careful until three months later, and then I could have the baby before best mate's wedding. Well, we started straight away and I'm glad we did as it's taking so bloody long! If I got pg this cycle I'd be 6 months at mate's wedding, not how I wanted it at all but I don't really care anymore as long as I get pg at some point!

Not to make everyone miserable but I was when I read somewhere that with a woman who ovulates regularly and a healthy man with a normal sperm count, you have a 20% chance each month Neither wonder it takes so long

June

Hello girls. Sorry for the radio silence my end. Been a bit of a weird week or so (I know, I have a lot of those)

Thank you for the wishes Imps the appt went really well. She was understanding and easy to talk to, and she's referred us to the "Sub Fertility Clinic" (Is there a worse name in the world?) I'm going for a Day 21 blood test in just under two weeks and OH has to jizz in a cup and send it in for an SA. I then have another blood test same time next month. After that we come back together and go from the results. OH is back on board with SWI every other day, and if all goes to plan I should ovulate on Tuesday/Wednesday when he will actually be here!

Meanwhile, in a land far far away, while we were at the Dr OH's best friend and his wife were holding their newborn son. Irony is a cow. He was almost four whole weeks early but is healthy and they're all happy so that's all that matters.

Truff I'm going through exactly the same, something seems to come up each month that I think "It would be great this month cos it would coincide with..." anf then I can always think of a good reason for ERTD arriving when she does. And Cave OH once asked me when I wanted our children to be born, I think he's regretting that question lol. I also think people who say they fall pregnant accidentally are lying. Just about everyone I know who says "It just happened." are lying to some degree, the majority of them had at least made the conscious decision not to use contraception so knew it was a possibility. Sorry your appt is so far away. Fingers crossed your body takes umbrage and you get your BFP before then!

Fingercrossed Mine went like that for a few months, I think on my part I was so concerned that I wasn't ovulating that I was making myself not ovulate, then I became so worried that my ERTD was light that they became lighter. I'm currently employing some of Emma Cannon's methods and a wonderful reflexologist and they're getting heavier, I'm also taking bee pollen but not sure if that's doing anything or just making me think I have some input lol.

Raspberry I know you were leaving, but if you're lurking anywhere then sorry to see you go, but I understand your need for a break. Do come back with any news and to tell us all about the wedding!

Right girls, must dash, have a free haircut this afternoon!

Toria interesting that you had light periods too.

I went to the doctors about something completely different and totally forgot to ask her all the questions I had?suppose I?m just concerned that if my period was light it means I didn?t ovulate? I wish I understood more details about how it all works. I can see how worrying makes it worse though.