Charter's Anonymous: Volume 5, those BFPs are ours!!

[Iwish]

Well here we are on volume 5!! Plenty of room for growing bumps and stashes of Thermometers and pee sticks!!

This thread WILL bring BFPs, everything crossed ladies apart from your legs!!

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Oh battery honey that's crap! I know how you feel, the last couple of months I have found myself saying the same thing. But you will be a mum, it's just a stupid waiting game. ((hugs))

Woohoo jaggy for your crosshairs :)

My chart here, up a little but not holding my breath.

battery sorry about AF, you will be a mum, but this journey is hard and full of emotions. Concentrate on your next trip to see DH

Glad you got your crosshairs jaggy, 2ww for you!

Temp dipped again this morning so following same pattern as non-PG cycle but was taken after only 2 hours sleep (I read somewhere that that makes it lower but not getting my hopes up (??) as I also have AF style cramps. Expect her tomorrow or wed depending on true OV day.

Happy mondays all.

Sorry your temps dropped battery. I really sympathise as I remember feeling pregnancy was for other people when I was ttc DD. I would think back to all the times in my early 20s when I took a bit of a risk when shagging and never got caught and think, well that was cos I can't conceive.

But it did happen for me and it is very unlikely NEVER to happen for you. Damn frustrating though.

Hi everyone , hope you all had a lovely weekend...

battery (((hugs))) for the dip this morning. You will be a mum. I know there aren't any words that will make you feel much better today but I just want you to know that I'm thinking about you xx

MrsA hope the SWI is going well. It sounds like your acupuncture is really working well too, I'm very tempted to give that a go. Have started on pineapple juice and brazils for the 2ww but next month (and it's looking like there will be one) I might try factoring in some of those vits too. Do you take them instead of a pregnancy multivit or as well as?

Iwish looks like we're cycle buddies (as well as both ttc#1!), I'm just one day behind you but my chart's looking far less hopeful than yours. FX for your implantation dip. Will be stalking your chart now! Good luck x

terrys hopefully the lack of sleep will be behind that temp dip and it'll be back up again tomorrow. 2 hours isn't much and could def make a difference.

MrsP hope the hairchop went well and you're delighted with your new look!

Hooray for crosshairs jaggy, it's so nerve-wracking waiting for them to appear isn't it?

digi FX for the 2ww!

izzy so sorry about AF arrival. Sending you (((hugs)))

My chart is a bit of a mess, it went against everything we thought for a cd20 ov and chose cd18 instead, which has given me a ridiculously high coverline and therefore a very depressing chart now. Rose a bit but dipped the last two days so not looking very promising. Not that that's stopping me mentalling up all kinds of sore boob/stomach symptoms that are near-impossible at a mere 7dpo!

Waves to weimy, spilt, raven, karbea, mslk, auntied, terrys and anyone I've missed x

sorry your temp is down, i missed your post there this morning battery

think i had less than 3 hours sleep last night so am barely functioning today!

Sorry about your temp dip Terrys hope the witch doesn't show. :)

How are you doing MrsA? I'm in my mid 20s and still having trouble ttc! I was the same in my late teens/ early 20s, took a few risks but never caught.

Strawberry ooh thanks for stalking me, I feel special now . I will be stalking you too. I think your chart is looking ok, I would have thought OV on cd20 too but FF knows more than me lol. Fingers crossed this is our month and there are little beans in there xx

Now that I am in the 2ww I should mention that I am definitely not touching the HPTs until the unlikely event that AF is seriouly late. I am determined not to annoy myself this month.

If you see me even hinting about POAS, please give me a virtual smack with a wet fish, or whatever is to hand.

That is all.

Thank you.

strawberry if you had ewcm or even wet cm on cd19 and 20 you should fill it in as I think based on your opk it's much more likely that you ov'ed on CD20 too.

battery sorry temps down today, each down temp is like a slap in the face no matter how much you're expecting. You know you can get that BFP and we're all rooting for you to get it again and for it to be the ONE.

My temp climbed again today, it's an all time high since the last miscarriage which is very reassuring. So hopefully body is baby-friendly right now, just hope a good swimmer found the egg. Ov cramps have stopped, I am officially officially on the 2ww. At feckin' last.

Hey digitalgirl - you're just one DPO ahead of me, hope this is a quick 2ww.

Going to have to keep myself busy.

Your temp is way up today!

jaggy at slap with a wet fish!! I hope I can hold off testing too and think if I do test I'll wait till day before af is due.

Yey to digi finally in the 2ww!! Fingers crossed the little swimmer found the eggy x

Wish I wasn't at work today, I'm so flippin tired - suppose it keeps my mind off 2ww. You guys also stop me obsessing too much and keep me from going crazy lol thanks ladies :)

Strawberry, based on the kind opinions of ladies here (who have now moved onto antenatal threads), I take EPO (500mg) in the pre-ov days, plus Vit B complex every day, omega 3, 6 and 9 oil tablets every day plus a Sanatogen pre natal tablet every day.
I have also been drinking grapefruit juice and will change to pineapple juice once ov confirmed. With my +opk yesterday (and it went postive within seconds - never had that before, always had to wait) I am hoping I ov today or tomorrow.

Luckily, I can get all of my vitamins and tablets from asda or morrisons for a pound or so each, except the pre natal which are, gulp, about £8 a bottle.
I took them throughout my pg with DD too, but nothing else.

Iwish I'm OK. I envy your time left before the clock starts ticking. I'm 38 and so don't have much time left to conceive really.
I was married at 24, divorced at 30 (no kids) and didn't meet DP till I was 32, so we didn't even start TTC DD until I was almost 35. It then took us over a year to conceive.

One of my oldest school friends has just posted on fb that she has had a second baby girl (her first is 5).
I lost touch with her, so didn't even know she was pg.
I could only post here that deep down, I am very envious of her and wish it were me. On fb, I've sent her huge congrats.

On the positive side, DD has just had her 27month check at the clinic and the health visitor said if all the children were like DD, she'd be out of a job [proud mummy emoticon]

Hey Big huge weimy pack hugs to all!

Sorry about af Battery Terrys :(

Jaggy I have a wet fish to hand and am not afraid to use it!

No sign of spotting today(Yet),but have bought grapefruit juice and OH says he will take the zinc supplements so I got that too. Am buying EPO as soon as AF gets here.

Battery I think we all have that worry about not being a mum, it will happen though :)

heres my chart

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/weimy

Aggghhh the end of 2ww has got to be the most frustrating: can't drink, can't SWI, can't OPK.

And the turmoil of emotions are shocking - am I, aren't I, this is what is currently going round my head:

"I'm not am I"
"well I could be couldn't I"
"last month I had no cramps but this month I do"
"CM has dried up so that means AF is on her way"
"FF says I have 65 points"
"but FF says I only have 65 points"

Aaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Come on AF - I know you are on your way so put me out of my misery so I can crack open some champagne and commiserate!!

Thanks MrsA that's a huge help, have been taking the Sanatogen pregnancy tablet for a while (apart from at mc time when I was in such a huff with myself I decided I couldn't be bothered) but the extras sound like a big help - thanks for the tip on getting them cheaply too, I'll make sure I look for them in the supermarket first. I'm totally with you on the 'is this why I didn't accidentally get pregnant in my younger days' thoughts, I thought I was the only one who had them! And well done on your exceptional DD, you sound very proud and rightly so.

Thanks for the advice digi, I've gone back and put in my watery cm (ewcm was barely there this month now I'm actually looking for it), still no change on the ov date but hopefully a couple more temps will push it to where it should be. Well done on the fab high temp, sounds like you're lovely and baby-friendly as can be and it would be rude of the egg/swimmers to not take advantage!

Hope the end of work's in sight Iwish, when you finally leave for the day just think it's almost another day crossed off the 2ww. I've never symptom-spotted before quite the way I am now (now I actually have some (brief) experience of pregnancy signs to go on), last time sore nipples were one of the first things I noticed and I'm now trying to convince myself that they are again, although realistically it's all the prodding that's made them that way!

Awww terrys, it's a nightmare isn't it? I know it's easier said than done, but try and distract yourself with some nice things that you can still do, like eating lots of chocolate / cake / crisps (delete as applicable) or having a nice bath with candles, facemask etc. I know none of that's what you want - a BFP is what you want! - but hopefully if there is a little bean in there this will help them to relax before the stress of the actual BFP kicks in!

Get glugging that grapefruit juice weimy (hope you actually like the stuff?)

Jaggy good luck on staying off the hpts, we'll be waiting here to remind you if you don't! (but of course I won't be taking my own advice if af happens to be late here...)

MrsA it's hard to give congratulations when you are so desperate for a baby yourself. My heart quietly sinks when I hear friends announcements.
I admit I may have time on my side but am so frustrated that I'm on month 6 and not even a sniff of a bfp, just keep thinking there's something wrong with the fact I'm young and can't get pg. It's taken my friends just couple of months or even just happy accidents.
And bless your little DD being in tip top health :)

weimy keeping my fx that the witch stays away

Terrys 2ww is frustrating isn't it! We just need that time machine. I hope it is your month, and hope its a sticky one xx

Hello,

How are we all?

I was expecting my temp to go up this morning but it went down... was pretty sure I was OV yesterday...

Thank you for all your messages - I pulled myself together. Had a little cry and then shook myself off. I am seeing my gynae Dr next month for recurrent MCs so I may mention my light periods since ERPC - it has been worrying me.

I told DP how upset I was and he said 'Don't worry we will have a little baby and we can take turns nibbling its chunky arms and legs and blowing rasberries on its tummy'. Made me cry even more :(

Also when I am depressed I shop. I am now the proud owner (when it arrives) of a Clear Blue Fertility Monitor. Whether I need it or not.

er weimy just looked at your chart and you are so NOT out of the game yet. Keep chuffing the pineapple juice before you switch to grapefruit.

battery aw, your DH sounds so lovely. I haven't seen your chart so I can't comment on whether you're being prematurely disappointed. However, it's good to have things like Gynae appointments and CBFM deliveries to keep you looking forward.

Despite being very relieved to finally be on the 2ww I'm not looking forward to the end of it...an AF would be extremely disappointing given the amount of SWI. A BFP would be equally terrifying, given that we've still not found a reason for the recurrent miscarriage. All tests (bar chromosome) have come back normal. I'm still wondering whether to shell out for private NK Cells tests.

jaggy meant to confirm your comment that we read the same books. I have every single one and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them all.

Also, just to say to those asking about supplements, DP is taking Wellman Conception tablets from Boots. I've only seen them in larger stores and they are specifically for conception for men (IYSWIM!!). They are pricey - about £12 for 30 tablets.
My acupuncturist said it takes about 3 months from start to finish to make a sperm.

And Terrys, not to lead you off the straight and narow but I do have a little drink on the 2ww. It's only really when the placenta takes over that it really matters i believe.
Plus when i conceived DD it was Xmas 2007 and I had had so many bfns and we had an appt at the fertility clinic coming up, that I thought sod it, and drank myself silly over xmas (whispers - even shared a bottle of wine the night before my bfp) - so convinced was I that i couldn't get pg. It was possibly the relaxation I needed.

Suppose I'm trying to say - relax and don't get so worried about the odd infringement of the 'rules'

Hi all, my BFP was short lived. Back to CD1. Gutted but accepted it quite quickly (last 12 hours have been an emotional rollercoster) and am picking myself up and moving on despite being so sad and disappointed. Bean wasn't meant to be, so back to charting and SWI'ing and all the associated madness.

Will do some catching-up on the tread too.

Oh raven I am so so sorry for you . Welcome back to us and this is certainly the place to be for a supportive journey.

Hi everyone, I'd like to introduce myself if I may..

I'm 29, TTC first baby for five months (four cycles). Have done really well on the SWI front except for one of the months where we just didn't manage it due to a work trip. I am reasonably sure that there is something "wrong" with us/me conception wise - I have all the symptoms of PCOS bar the irregular periods and a sneaky day 21 blood test I did a couple of months back showed my progesterone was 23, so unlikely to have ovulated that month. Plus just a gut feeling.

I'm currently on CD31 of a 35 day cycle and having cramps and a little brown discharge on Friday, so I know AF is coming. Have decided to chart from now on - played with it a couple of months ago but decided that if you have enough sex it wouldn't be helpful - however I think the reassurance that I have ovulated as well as knowing the exact day should I decide to do any more sneaky blood tests will be helpful.

I have already decided we will visit the doctor in four cycles time which takes us to mid-June - I did have my coil out last June so could say we have been trying since then rather than September (the truth!).

Sorry for the essay. Looking forward to stalking some charts and offering mine up for inspection!

raven :( So sorry.

Welcome new person. Am on bb so can't scroll to see yoyr name. Just putting DD to bed.