Beanies, bumps and bikinis (all by next August please) :)

[homemama]

New, combined thread. Welcome all!

sorry about all the afs. Have a nice drinking season homemama.

Ive done the pillow under the bum during and after and legs in the air after and nothing. Given up now

Got my blood tests back (fron cd 5-10, although everyone else on here seems to have had them done at cd3) and they are fine. Got a cd 21 one nexy week and dh has to do his bit.

Think I actually ahd ov pain this time, unless it was just trapped wind!

hi everyone, sorry about af homemama!

yeah party is really stressing us out!!!

dd's nappy rash has drastically reduced itself with just the salt water bath/bum change and an airy day with bare bum! hehe, so a lot better and no thrush, thanks for asking tho!!! she still having real problems with her teeth, she has a routine, every 3 months she gets a new lot, first 2 at 6 month, extra 4 at 9 months now has 3 huge lumps in her gums and shes 1 tomo, so better start enjoying my peace inbetween then really!!!

well on cd14 (i think) so we are trying to bd (after i convinced i didnt just want dh for his little soliders, [hmmmm ]) as much as pos but with the stress from the party and the fact dh's family want to bring alcohol (its a 1yr olds birthday party ffs!!) and his mum decides tonight (when the party is tomo) she doesnt wanna do the food anymore, and dd is screaming all day with her teeth, so not much is happening!!!

doubt itl be this month!!!!

hope everyone is ok and in high spirits, we can all do this and we will have our beanies!!!!!

Hope the party goes/went well Stacey!

I'm sure the beanies are waiting in the wings somewhere...ready to spring on us and surprise us next month/cycle!

Has anyone tried pre-seed lubricant? We started using last time when bd - obviously didn't help me conceive this time, but the bd was fantastic and felt different to using other brands. It's a bit expensive but well worth it!
Re ovulation tests and pg test strips, they're much cheaper if you buy online (go to either Medisave, which we've ordered other stuff from in the past, or for even cheaper there's www.accessdiagnostics.com (haven't tried yet so don't know how reputable they are.) Am using ov sticks cos although AF is always same time after ov, ov doesn't always follow AF at same time, has varied for up to a week the last few times!
Am in reasonable spirits today now AF cramps are under control with mefanamic acid - great stuff!!

I've ordered OV tests from accessdiagnostics, and they were fine. Going to need to order more for this month I think

Hugs,
Artoo.

Oh dear - committed that really bad sin this morning! Used a HPT and obviously it was a BFN! SHould know better! AF not due until Tuesday, but it had been calling me from the bathroom cupboard for days! There is still the hope that it was a bit early, but more than likely BFN is right! Should have waited until Wednesday - won't do it again - promise!!!

Hope everyone else is ok - and AF's are staying away!

Andyrobo your not the only one i have comitted that sin this morning with the same results, i also am due for af on tues, I have alot of pg symptons but have spotted two or three times since yesterday aft, this spotting was very very light and was only when i wiped sorry for tmi, cramping also.

Stacey how did the party go? hope your dd had a good time

hope everyones ok

pupx

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I have some in my house as I got a cheap lot from ebay but the disappointemnt at the bfns was so great and worse than getting af I haven't been tempted since.

I have a clearblue still in the cellophane in my bedside drawer. It is usually DH who persuades me to test, it doesn't take much persuasion!
Am trying to resist until next Sunday. AF due tomorrow and I am clueless. I seem to get sore boobs every month now, and AF.
BTW my Persona has been rubbish this second month. It has been red since day 6...and only turned green today (CD28). Had to rely on CM as I got no other help at all.

HI AF finished yesterday and finally got a thermometer on friday so temping now as well to see if I am ovulating again after finishing the pill.

Fingers crossed DS is sleeping through as well now so things are looking up.

Good luck everyone.

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Hope your nice meal went well norms. Good luck with the temping everyone else. I still haven't got one.

Got a more reasonable offer on our house today which we acepted so hopefully that should lessen one cause of stress, although house hunting and surveys and lawyers might make it just as worse. Still got to wait a week for af but will drink tonight anyway.

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Snap normsnockers, they are right about children and contraceptives. We had 2 nights of our DS sleeping through and then just when you think you have cracked it, he wakes up again! But, we didn't give in and he eventually went back to sleep in his cot.

On cd7 I think and bd last night although way to early, but you never know. Don't know when I ovulate or even if I am yet so temping at the moment. Finger's crossed.

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I think so Normsnockers, I'm working on the principal of whenever possible and hope for the best xxx

I'm recording my temps on fertility friend this time so hoping that will tell me if and when I am ovulating, giving us a better chance next month. Don't really expect anything to happen this month.

A girl next would be nice, but as long as the baby is healthy we don't mind girl or boy!

Oh well AF arrived today - I know waht you all mean about children being best contraceptive - there is always some reason why can'd BD at the correct time! This month will be last and then have a break for 2 months - dd starts school next spetember, so too much going on then! Obviously I will end up pg then when I don't want to be but won't be using opk's!! LOL!! Hope everyones days are going well!

Sorry about af arriving andyrobo,

Af has arrive here too despite all pg symptons i even was sickly on a morning and had bad taste and my veins on my chest was like a road map! , DH thinks i am m/cing again as i started spotting at the weekend,its not like one of my normal afs its like last time i m/c maybe hes right but not going to bother with the drs or do a test, will have fun trying again though.

I also know what you mean about children being a contraceptive, No probs with ds 3yrs but its dsd 15yrs thats the thing here, she stays up watching films in her room on a night till 10.00, and does it sneakly passed that so its hard to relax as i always wonder will she hear us

thought id already posted but obv not (strange half memory i have) well.........

party went fine and now we'[r all a lot less stressed and now the bding has commence but seeing as i am on day.......17 dunno if it'l do much good.

well anyway dd is now 1 so the gap wont be too close together, but we are moving out from my parents in feb so if i fall now i wont have to help move the heavy bits! lol and it would be born 3 months before dd, which would be a good enough gap between birthdays.

am talking shite now, am so bored as dh is watching football and just wanna know if i am or if im gunna be pg or if its ever gunna happen (only been trying 2 month but i am really impaitient!)

Can anyone remember when drinking Grapefruit juice to increase CM do you drink it everyday for the whole of your cycle, or just until ovulation?

I've been drinking it every day, but then I like Grapefruit juice

Hugs,
Artoo.

We seem to have gone quite again, are we all syncranised (can't spell) on our cycles?

Is anyone out their due to test soon???

i drink a glass every day- just so i dont forget really! and im like artoo - i like it!

currently on cd10 and waiting to ov!

I'm close to you milosmum on cd8 and waiting to see if I am ovulating as first cycle after stopping the pill.

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