Charters Anonymous Volume 6. Charting and shagging our way to victory!

[MrsArchchancellorRidcully]

Volume 6 ladies. Come join us, new and old, and worship at the temple of EWCM, TCOYF, +ve OPKs and BBTs!

No I've not had any spotting, didn't temp this morning as I stayed at a friends.. So we will see... Fx!!!

fingers crossed karbea!

didn't get a temp today as a certain small person woke up just at temp time so i forgot. actually pondering whether to take a week or so off temp taking. maybe once i get crosshairs...

might make it easier to almost forget about the 2ww.

Lol Dishy Dale!

We've got NN bedding that the devil pup has just chewed a hole in because I have been away for the weekend!

jaggy I am in the 2ww and am not temping, it is bliss!!!! I am 9dpo :)

fx Karbea!!!!

Hello! Hope you've all had lovely sunny weekends :)

We had a great day out with some of our NCT friends today at a park and nature centre and then went to the pub for tea!

CD12 so just started SWI (I usually ovulate around CD17). DH away Tues and wed nights this week though

Good luck to all those in the 2ww!

I need a good old virtual shake, Ive had a rotten day and allegedly been really snappy with DH (though I didnt think so lol) - I gave into temptation and tested this morning at 9 DPO, BFN. , Ive now convinced myself Im out and my moods and reaction to this are getting worse every morning and longer to adjust to.

I know what everyone will say - its too early to tell - but the problem is I had a BFP with my last DS at only 9 DPO so I cant help but keep comaring it to that.

Newgold - (followed by a sneaky hug, but don't let on!)
I got my BFP with DS at 9dpo too and so know how you feel. Every month, I think if I'm going to have a successful pregnancy, surely I'd get a BFP then. It just doesn't work like that though.

As for your moods, I don't know whether you have been snappy but, do you know what, you're human and ttc and entitled to be a bit snappy from time to time. I get very impatient with everything in life in week 2 of 2ww every month. (It's a good job I don't need DH for sex at that time of the month!)

My DH wanted to know the other month why it takes 2 weeks to know if I'm pg or not. Don't get me wrong, I understand the biology and all that, but couldn't God have made that bit of ttc, just that little but quicker? Like 2 days hours?!

Hello everyone,

Back from holiday and had a great time even though AF turned up early on the second day. Typical. I felt a bit tearful for a day but refused to let it spoil my holiday. I haven't temped yet for this cycle as didn't want to obsess when I was supposed to be relaxing. I might start again tomorrow.

How is everyone else? What have I missed? Any BFPs?

ok, got my crosshairs. going to step away from the thermometer for at least a week.

i will find it hard as i like my chart to look all tidy and complete, i am ever so slightly pedantic!

good luck for all the SWI and 2ww. :)

sorry about af Mrsden, glad it didn't stop you having a good time.

newgold and SES, i got a Bfp last time at 11 dpo so i was testing early the first couple of cycles too. i am having another Poas free month.

devil pup indeed weimy, not the NN bedding I was informed by my friend that my celeb crushes on harry hill and harry potter were not cool at all but then she admitted she quite fancies ron weasly - now they are older obviously

mrsden, good to see you back, hope you had a nice time!

good for you jaggy, I have no willpower to not temp or test though have promised myself no testing for at least 10 more days

newgold I think we all have a right to get a bit moody from time to time, this is a stressful business.

i am 4dpo bossy and the temps between now and 12dpo are pretty meaningless in reality. I'd quite like all the hours back that I've spent frantically comparing my current chart to my pg one, or half the FF chart gallery.

i have done ok at not Poas willpower, just got to crack this!

it can only help my 2ww stress levels by not giving me any reason to log onto FF.

I've got a thing for patrick stewart and Bruce willis

I wont poas AF is late this month either jaggy, because I ov'd later I think I'm due on later?

my absolute favourite (though he's a bit short) is jason done aka Mr Clarkson off waterloo road though I think gary barlow has got better as he's got older

I have decided all my charts are rubbish and that I don't ovulate and can't help but feel bored at the thought of more tests next cycle (repeated day 21 test and hsg) oh and that my temps are too low and must have thyroid troubles and never in a million years will I need to wear my maternity clothes again unless I keep going with the chocolate therapy

Hello,

AF hasn't arrived yet, but based on this I think it's pretty clear it's on it's way...

Bossy... have some chocolate, it'll be fine!

xx

bossy

karbea it does look like pre af charts I have had, will keep fx xx

Hello all
Freshly back from hols. Having another disappointing cycle when it comes to lack of EWCM, but plenty watery stuff, so hopefully ok Plenty alcohol was consumed too, not to mention caffeine. Ahh, bliss!

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/Scrummybumb

But I think it's time we had another BFP here! Anyone??

newgold do you have someone you can talk to in RL? I take it's taking longer this time than for the last 3? How quickly did you get your BFP with them?

Hello,

Temps still dipping so AF definitely on her way...

I feel pretty ok to be honest, as at least this month I got to DPO12 which means my lutual phase wasnt short.

When the graph was getting higher and higher I was getting really excited, but as soon as it dropped I knew I was out... so it was a consolidation to see AF has waited a while to turn up...[thinkingpositive]

I'm with you on finding a bright side karbea you have to don't you, I do think your temps are good though, mine are never as high as that, so that is definitely a bright side too, a great thermal shift

I had mega ewcm, there had been no swi since af so no questioning what it was but now 9 days later it's watery and stretchy which makes me think it's just the norm that I get later in the cycle but then again the cervix is high, but does it remain high until af anyway??? - just having a have I ovulated haven't I ovulated dilemma which always brings me back round to the thought that I am not even ovulating at all - what happened to just starting the day with breakfast

Although I'm no expert yet on the cervix stuff, I defo notice that it's lower and firmer after ovulation. Just not sure about whether it's open during ovulation. Oh well, let's hope I don't have to become an expert either!

Eagerly waiting for my temps to rise tomorrow. If not, I'll join on the confusion bus...

karbea it aint over till it' over :)

bossy I think the cervix goes back to firm & low after ov. What CD are you on now?

Scrummy hope you enjoyed your jollies and fx you get your temp rise

Hi everyone else!

CD11 and had some slippy stuff today (wouldnt describe it as ewcm, or watery), but we gave it a go anyway! I definately think the grapefruit juice is working, as I never have any decent CM to get excited about. PLUS,when I got pg in October last year, that was the first month that I was on grapefruit juice in the first two weeks!!

Spotting Meh! :(

AF on her way, I am thinking about taking a break.

good luck with the grapefruit juice IfAtFirst! I am either on CD16 or CD20 CD16 based on heavy red af, CD20 based on red spotting that then turned brown for 4 days before the heavy af. My chart has me down as CD16 with dotted crosshairs, last months chart was up and down with multiple ewcm which is why I am not totally convinced I have ovulated yet. The ewcm has gone now but cervix still high, no idea about open and closed as I have cervical erosion.

Oh weimy, know the feeling

Morning

Karbea - how was your temp today, still dipping? Thats how I knew AF came for me to, in some ways a few days of preparing I suppose as I had 2 big dips.

HotcrossES- thanks for those hugs . I dont know how I am going to get out of this mind set though if its negative at 9 DPO then Im not pregnant. Obviously up to now its bee true though

jaggy - good on you resisting POAS, wish I had your restraint.

bossyboop - thanks, how are things with you?

weimy - any sign of AF yet, hopefully not.

scrummybomb - thanks so much for your message, Im actually feeling a lot more negative and lower than I post here tbh, sometimes I feel as if compared to others I know I have nothing to moan about really, because I have got 3 boys but it doesnt help me feel any better although I try. Dont get me wrong I am eternally gratefull for them and know Im lucky but when you want something else so badly Im scared it never going to happen. So knowing that most people here are ttc No1 makes me feel I cant say anything without sounding selfish if that makes sense, stupid, stupid all these thoughts that go through our heads.

It actually took me approx 18 months with a chemical pregnancy in the middle to conceive DS2 so not as long this time (been trying since August), but I was only 30 then and Im now 40 so time is most def not on my side.

I email my best pal a lot and have arranged for her to come up in a few weeks so wil have a good old girly moan chat then - thank you.

sorry about spotting weimy and for low temps karbea. I'm on cycle 10 now so I do know how awful it is every month when all hope vanishes. I would say it gets easier but it doesn't really except I now don't have so much hope so it's not so much of a disappointment. I actually don't expect to be pregnant, and have begun to think about what it would me for me and DH and our future if we can't have children.

newgold please don't think that you are being selfish. It doesn't matter if you have no children or 20 but if you want something so badly then it is devastating when it is not happening. You can moan here as much as you like. I sometimes think that I moan too much on here, you must all think that I am a total misery but I'm really not in real life. I am a very happy, optimistic person but ttc is an exhausting and emotional experience for me and I only have you guys and DH to talk to about it.

She got me, in class, I was totally unprepared and couldn't leave the class anyway, eugh

mrsden I am re-thinking things, probably just trying to protect myself, and wondering if it really is what I want. I'm going to stop charting for a while and see if I can chill and sort myself out x

Hello people. I am still here. Just very busy... and nothing exciting to report on my chart at the moment.

On the positive side, DH's semen analysis came back all normal which was a relief :)