TTC a 2012 baby, this is our year !!!

[weimy]

I am about to start cycle 5 and wondered if there were any fellow sex pests out there who wanted to join me in regular swi, not so regular poas and plenty of , , and [chocolate emoticon].

hi bravegirl, just curious, but did we chat last year when our babies were due, with them being day apart its possible, i have changed my name from homebirthmummy4 and was 18 days overdue. hoping it goes better this time

Weimy, thanks for your reply. My cycle is around 28 days and have tested between day 9 and 19.

Jamaican, why are you having to pay for Clomid?

Hiya Jamaican stats explained:
Carlitawantsababy (29) TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 30 days AF due 20th June
Name: carlitawantsababy
Age (29)
Trying to Concorde baby number 1: TTC#1
How many cycles you have been trying to conceive for: Cycle 2
Usual cycle length: UCL 30 days, you asked the importance of this, as far as I know it just helps others to understand your situation, some people (like you) have very unpredictable and/or very long cycles so symptom spotting for them is a whole different ball game. People may ask advice and refer to their long or crazy cycle and it gives others the opportunity to check the specifics. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
Period due: AF due 20th June

Acronyms and abbreviations then:
AF - aunt flo, period
ERTD - evil red tide of doom, period
The witch - period
OV - ovulate
PG - pregnant (yes please!)
DPO - days past ovulation
SWI - shagging with intent (ttc)
BD - baby dance (ttc)
DD, DS, DC, DP, DH - dear daughter, son, children, partner, husband
CD - cycle day. ie. I'm on CD 20 of a 30 day cycle. CD 1 is the day you start your period.
POAS - piss/ pee on a stick, do a pregnancy test (or ov test but the person will normally specify)
MC, MMC - miscarriage or missed miscarriage
BFN - big fat negative, negative pregnancy test result
BFP - big fat positive, what each of us will have on this thread very very soon!

Let me know if there's anything I've missed! :)

Happy what time of day do you test? best to test in the afternoon apparently.

Carlita, thanks for writing out all those abbreviations. It makes more sense to me now.

Trying to Concorde baby number 1! Ha! I love iPhone autocorrect at times!
So, just got the free mumsnet app! it's amazing! Any iphone users get it now! It is a lot easier to use, probably also means I'll be on here twice as much though!
Jamaican I didn't see your post before (as was using web version! ) you managed your stats just fine without me!

Hi all, back from some time away thinking things through with DP (or rather, some time away talking about anything but how risky this is all getting...) After ignoring the issue, carrying on having sex without protection and totally burying our heads in the sand we eventually had a talk and decided that neither of us can face stopping after all this time, so for now we're still TTC!

We've made some decisions about how we're going to handle things if I do end up with pre-eclampsia, which hospital we want to use, what we want to do if I develop it very early on (20+ weeks onwards it can start) etc which makes me feel more comfortable with the prospect of sprogging.. Also decided to probably try and stay on my immunosuppressant meds for longer as they should help reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia (although I don't currently have a consultant for my arthritis as the hospital have totally stuffed up with mine leaving, am putting in a formal complaint about it all next week).

TBH it all feels completely unreal, but I think i'm happy to still be trying.

Rather brilliantly my cycle has gone loopy this month; active arthritis and endless colds have messed my temp chart right up, my CM isn't like it usually is and I didn't get the usual ovulation pains... However, FF has finally (as of today) settled on CD15 as my ovulation date (although I think it could really be anywhere from CD11 based on other symptoms) and I am currently CD20 (5DPO). I'm trying very very hard to not symptom spot (but I am peeing all the bloody time!) and just relax and not stress about it all. We SWId twice near CD15 so it's possible this month, despite us not really trying/thinking about when we did it, just did it when we actually wanted to!! Am due to test on CD29 (a week sunday).

One thing I remembered from my appt with the obstetrician that I wanted to share, was that she wanted us to be SWIing every 2-3 days throughout the cycle, not just around ovulation. Apparently that gives you the best odds; i'd heard the 2-3days figure before, but not in the context of all month, just around ovulation.

Anyways - as DP is out the house for 12+ hours a day Mon-Fri we're going to have to start booking lunchtimes in hotel rooms in london if we want to manage that!! (He's waaaaay too tired most weeknights and I can't say I blame him!)

Weimy I am keeping everything crossed for you - really hope that this is your month! Sore boobs sounds promising - got to be the only time in our lives when we're happy to have sore boobs eh!! :)

Right. Major issue with app...have composed two messages which have failed to post..the app does not save them, they disappear so will have to copy each message before attempting to post

Here goes again:

trope that's great news! As long as you have a plan for those things you can predict that's as prepared as you can be! I'm also testing on CD29, Sunday 19th June (father's day, wouldn't that be nice?) so good luck to both of us! I have no symptoms whatsoever though! Wish I was peeing all the time! (or had sore boobies like Weimy)!

Glad the abbreviations helped!

Jamaican maybe you should join Trope and I testing on CD 29, that way you will be playing to your shortest cycle. As your cycle varies so much if BFN you could then test every day every week until you get a BFP (or AF) though positive thoughts for a lovely BFP!

How are our lovely graduates doing? Let us know how it is on the other side! :)

Afternoon all, welcome newbies!

Carlita I think I'll join you and trope testing on Father's Day - thats my CD30, which is how long my cycles usually are, but my iphone app says I'm going to have a 32 day cycle this month with af due on the 22nd (was slightly late last month so its thrown my average off!) Like you say, it'd be so nice to get a BFP on Father's Day (I'm already imagining giving the positive test to DH as a Father's Day gift but then I'm sad like that )

FX weimy - any more symptoms to report?

carlita Yay! Good luck to you too! 29th / fathers day testing - I hadn't realised it was fathers day I'd be testing - that is SO cool. Now I really really want a BFP for DP!!

Lugsie Not sad at all, am imagining the exact same thing for my DP! Would be so amazing!! Good luck for you too!

Ooh, we're getting a father's day testing gang together! So exciting! Can we get matching hair slides and nailpolish and be a cool girl gang? Admittedly, with all this SWI we're all going to have to be the slutty one, but that's OK - they have more fun anyways! (I'm getting real life and "Grease" confused again aren't I? ;) and I don't even like musicals! but what you see aged 11 really stays with you eh!)

weimy - hoping you still have sore boobs, have spent the day constantly dashing to the loo for a wee and are suffering from an overwhelming feeling of fatigue! ;)

Hi everyone!! Sorry I've not been back for a while (or maybe I should be sorry I'm back... ), things have been busy. We're moving house soon so have had all the fun that has to offer. We're renting (booo!) and currently waiting to hear back from the agents to see if we've got a lovely place down on the sea front or not. FX!
Had my first appointment with my midwife on wednesday which was lovely all apart from the blood test nightmare I get everytime - my veins are very deep so nobody has managed to get blood from them before, but of course they all insist on trying and I end up not being able to bend my arms for two days! This midwife is lovely though, she tried once and then booked me in to see the phlebotomist(sp?) so they can take it from my hand - ouch!
Horrible morning all day sickness though (there's always something ay?)

So, apart from the whining (sorry!) everything's great

So excited about the Father's Day tests! How lovely. Good luck to you all, I'll be thinking of you and checking back expecting lots of good news!

Trope I'm so happy you and DP have been able to decide to carry on TTC! Equally that the hospital have messed you around, just when you'd managed to get a good consultant too!

Good luck everyone!!

Hi all!

Busy marking exams so a bit swamped at the mo, still got sore boobs but have also had period cramps, no spotting yet but we shall see!!!

Glad you have a plan Trope

hugs to everyone!!!!

Excellent idea about the testing girl gang trope! If we're going for a Grease theme does this mean we get to wear the pink jackets??

Welcome back bun! Glad everything is going well for you (apart from the nasty sickness ). Poor you with the vein thing - mine are similar, I always end up with massive bruises up my arms for days afterwards and its awful so I completely sympathise! FX you get your new house, a house on the sea front would be a lovely place to bring up your new baby

x-posts weimy! FX the cramping has nothing to do with af. When are you due?

Yay for the testing club!

Bun have you tried a speed walk/jog to your appointments? Getting warm should raise up your veins.

bun glad all is well in your oven! Apart from your sickness of course!

Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend so far! I had soft boiled eggs for breakfast and soft cheeses for lunch just in case this is the last chance or a while (FX!)

Bun glad all is well!!!

Lugsie I'm due on Wed ish as my cycle varies, still got cramps and sore boobs :(

Hello everyone, hope your all doing well, just a quick update i got my first af on 6/6, i thought this would hap[pen as we were on holiday, good timing lol, so is cd1 from the first day of af? exciting now we can finally start from somewhere instead of being in limbo.

yes first day of red is cd1 xxx

Thank you Weimy CD6 for me then.

I had cramps yesterday, and have been feeling really queasy with a strange taste in my mouth all day, really tired too... Fingers x!!!! For those who have already had their bfp, how soon after ov did you start getting symptoms??

meh!!! Spotting and cramping the bitch is on her way. Going to start looking for a horse on part loan soon I think!!

Trope-hope you enjoyed the wedding.

Babybrain, last time I was pregnant (in fact two times) I got the symptoms pretty much immediately though everyones different. With my last baby I knew very well that I was pregnant but got at least one bfn before I got the bfp-with her I had some odd symptoms too-diarrhoea, thrush, peeing,metallic mouth, heightened sense of smell and weirdest of all I could feel my uterus contracting. I would take ANYTHING out of the ordinary as a sign.

Had DD4s first birthday party today, it was meant to be in the garden but it poured down, and she is running a teething induced temperature so pretty much just cried and clung for the whole time , but we enjoyed it anyway.