TTC a 2012 baby, this is (still) our year!!!

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New thread as Weimy's original thread is about to go BOOM!

We have coffee & cake for all, plus a small mountain of chocolate brownies and a stash of for when AF comes a calling.

New passengers very welcome, especially those with sugary treats for all!

morningcoffee bravegirl Shonajg - any updates? :)

I've moved some people we've not heard from for a while into MIA - please shout if i've put you there incorrectly though and you're still about!

Stats!

MorningCoffee (29) TTC#3 cycle 1 UCL 28 days AF due 4th July
BraveGirl (37) TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 39 daysish (if the last was anything to go by) AF due 9th July
Shonajg (36) TTC#2 Cycle 11 UCL 28 days AF due 11th july
Freedom2011 (33) TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 32-45 days AF due 15th July
Carlitawantsababy (29) TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL 30 days AF due 17th July
Lugsie (26) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 30-32days AF due 18th July
Babybrain3 (28),TTC #3, Cycle 3, UCL 28 days, AF due 20th July
Tw1nkle (34) TTC#2 Cycle 17 UCL 32 days AF due 24th July
Peapop (28) TTC #1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-35 AF due 24 July ish
Eurochick (35) TTC#1 Cycle 8, UCL 25-30 days, AF due 29-30 July(ish)
Toddle (20) TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL 20 days AF due 30th July
Wouldbemum (32) TTC#1 Cycle 7 UCL 26-34 days AF due 28th-30th July(ish)
Trope (32) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 27 days-ish AF due 6th August ish

Not Counting

Summerbird73 TTC#2 Awaiting next AF after recent MC - will then update
Levana (31) TTC#1
Vegasmum ttc#3 cycle 3 (post mc in feb)
Weimy 35 TTC#1
RosyRosie?

MIA

JustShaggingForNow (28) TTC#1, Cycle -1 UCL 29/30 days, AF due 15th April
EsmeWeatherwax (39) ttc #3, cycle 1, ucl 31 days, AF due 19th April.
MickyLee TTC#3 Cycle2 UCL-28days AFdue-22nd April
BabysadeTTC#1 cycle 4,UCL 31-33 days, AF is due 24th april (ish).
Kittycat(25) TTC#3, cycle 1, UCL ?, AF due 24h April
75sarah (35) ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 28 days AF dues 27th April
Byrnsie30 (30) TTC #1, AF due 28thcle 4, ucl 26-39, AF due April 30th??
Liliana (31) TTC#1 Cycle 5 ucl 28 (ish) AF due 1st May
Naynay80(30)ttc baby 2 circle 2 ucl28 days AF due 3rd ma
Dreamingofabump (28) TTC#1 Cycle1 ucl27days Af due 5th May
Woody17 TTC#1 UCL36days AF due 7th May
Orangehead (33) TTC#3 cycle 4 UCL 25-27 AF DUE 10th May
Fr00tbat TTC#1, Cycle ? ucl 31-38 due 12th May.
Treaclechops (25) TTC #1 Cycle 2 UCL GOD KNOWS AF due 25th May (as i have noticed luteal phase, i think!)
BoogiesBunny (28) TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 30 days AF due 2nd June
Emmaloupolman (28) TTC#2 Cycle 21 UCL 28 - 45 day due 19th June
JamaicanSunshine (?) TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL 30-60days AF due 1st July
Gonerogue TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL-28 days AFdue-?
Shobbs (24), TTC#1, 33DY Cycle,
Molly Defoe (31), TTC#1, Cycle 3, UCL 32 days, AF due ?
Poppyjen (29) TTC#2 Cycle 1 post mc UCL ? AF due ? (will update later)
Mememummy (23) TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL ? AF due ASAP

Graduates

Poulette
D0gface
Ghosteditor
Tanif
UtterlyMonkey
Bun
Dizzy
TiredTrout
Worldgonemad
Stuffthenonsense

Ha! Well done on the gold star impatient.

thanks freedom

Just have to wait and see if it's enough! I'm sure that staring at pregnancy charts on FF is guaranteed to help implantation isn't it?

Yes that should definitely help impatient I spend ages staring at the app I have on my phone, its hard not to get obsessed!

freedom we don't manage every day either but I'm sure that every other day should be enough.

Hi girls, could I join you? I have one DS who will be 2 in May so am TTC #2. We have only been TTC for one month so I know it is early days but before I had DS I had a mc so am a bit paranoid about symptom spotting etc. Got pg first month after we started trying after mc so had fingers crossed for this month but af arrived yesterday so a bit depressed (+ usual pmt!). After mc I found these message boards really supportive for finding like minded people trying to pretend they're not obsessed about TTC! :o I have followed this thread and you guys seem like a nice bunch and I would love a 2012 baby.

My stats are: becky78 (33) TTC #2 cycle 2 UCL 29 AF now, due again 20 March.

Sorry I can't add to the list myself but I'm rubbish at doing that on my phone.

BTW we definitely don't manage to swi every day, every other day in the key weeks is the best we can manage - we're not as young as we used to be!!

Hi becky and welcome

AF is currently here for me too (CD4) so know the feeling of feeling down/PMT! But looking forward to getting on with the rest of the month. Will add you to the stats - your next AF due date is the same as mine

SleepyCaz (32) TTC#3 Cycle 18 (but have had 2 MC's in that time, so Cycle 7 since last one) AF due in 6 days time MIA
eversomuch (39) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 08th Feb
bella2012 (28) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 10th feb update needed
HeartyBoom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 26 AF due 22-26 Feb
ImpatientOne (31) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 27 days AF due 24 Feb
freedom2011 (33) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 41 days AF due 10 March
RedRobin36 (20) TTC#1 Cycle 13 UCL roughly 31 days, AF due 1st March (my birthday!)
Lugsie (27) TTC#1 Cycle 10 UCL 31 days AF due 20th March
becky78 (33) TTC #2 cycle 2 UCL 29 AF now, due again 20 March

Hello becky and thanks Lugsie for keep stats up to date and feeding my OCD

I am doing early nesting today :) I have made 2 different soups, roasted a stack of Mediterranean veg and fried loads of aubergines to make my DH's favourite meal. We will now eat healthily for a few days at least!

Must get on with some work this afternoon! after watching a but of Pointless then checking FF again

Just a quick update from me: still no AF, which means I'm three weeks late as of tomorrow. Haven't tested since last week, but have had no symptoms, so am assuming my hormones are still out of whack. Planning to test again next week if no AF or other change.

I guess I could cut back on the BFing if I wanted to increase my chances, but I love that time with DD so much that I don't really want to. DD (11 months) has between two and four feeds a day now (depending on whether she wakes during the night), but they're all pretty short, around 15 mins max, and I did get a period last month, so my body must be adjusting, right? I just wish it would get a move on! Before my first pg, AF was as regular as clockwork, so this unreliability is really something to get used to.

Regarding SWI ... um, we pretty much try for at least once a day between AFs. Don't always manage it, but I figure that's the best way to not miss our chance.

Sorry to hear AF arrived Lugsie. Fx for next time, and for everyone else approaching their window.

Thanks for the update ever and well done on your SWI everyday and with BFing and DD!!! You put me to shame with your organisational skills

Are you still here Hearty? Any news?

I'm just about staying sane in the TWW but not long to go for me now :)

Wow - I am also impressed with the every day swi ever! Theres no way we could manage that and we don't even have any kids yet! Sorry to hear that you're a bit in limbo at the moment, even though its disappointing when AF arrives its still nice to know either way isn't it? Sounds like you're doing everything you can swi-wise though so fx it won't be long till you get that BFP

impatient - isn't your AF due today? Any news?!

Yes Lugsie it is, well according to FF yesterday actually I'm a bit nervous of saying anything in case AF arrives - as if me posting here will make it happen

No news really, am trying very hard not to get excited but struggling as usual. Something positive is happening tho as I haven't had my usual pre-AF spotting which I would have expected from Weds, so at worst I seem to have managed to extend my LP with the B vits.

I did POAS this morning but BFN - but because of my funny cycles I am only 9dpo so it was early to test.

Hi, can I join please?
Have been staring at various iPhone aps and sharing with my closest and bestest friend but need to give them a break I think!

Me(28) TTC#, Cycle 3, UCL 32days, AF 8th Feb (I know - now really late...

but not overexcited due to abnormalities that may be TMI for now.

Hi bugoven sorry you have had a long wait and some other issues but glad to hear of another iPhone app junkie There are many servers containing information about my cycles out in the cyber world! This week I am favouring FF :)

Have added you to the stats;

SleepyCaz (32) TTC#3 Cycle 18 (but have had 2 MC's in that time, so Cycle 7 since last one) AF due in 6 days time MIA
eversomuch (39) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 08th Feb
bugoven (28) TTC#, Cycle 3, UCL 32days, AF 8th Feb I know - now really late...
bella2012 (28) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 10th feb
HeartyBoom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 26 AF due 22-26 Feb
ImpatientOne (31) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 27 days AF due 24 Feb
freedom2011 (33) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 41 days AF due 10 March
RedRobin36 (20) TTC#1 Cycle 13 UCL roughly 31 days, AF due 1st March (my birthday!)
Lugsie(27) TTC#1 Cycle 10 UCL 31 days AF due 20th March
becky78 (33) TTC #2 cycle 2 UCL 29 AF now, due again 20 March

I really thought conception would be more black and white but realise I was pretty naive. Feel silly reading aps congratulating me on 7 weeks of pregnancy when that's not really true and feel like I'm lying - so silly but I am the sort of person who apologises to a lamppost I nearly walked into and thanks an ATM for cash.
Thanks for welcoming me

Hi everyone!

Welcome to becky and bugoven :o glad to have you join us --crazy obsessive- ttc'ers! I agree, i assumed i'd be off the pill and get pregnant by DF just looking at me! I think it is so drummed into us about using contraception and that missing a pill will definitely get you pregnant..that we have a false sense of security when it actually comes to ttc!

Sorry about af Lugsie on to the next month :)..i think af will also show up for me either tomorrow or in the next couple of days..i ovulated earlier than normal and have had lower back ache today and yesterday, no spotting yet though and have the veiniest, sorest boobs and nips ever, but i'm sure thats just my mean body giving false hope!

ever i hope af shows up soon for you (or better a bfp!) 3 weeks must be soo frustrating, but well done again for your swi'ing everyday you superwoman!

Impatient how are you cycle synching buddy?! any spotting yet? hope not :) all this talk about FF..i think i may just pay a visit right now and see what i'm missing out on! if i get drawn in and obsessed i'll blame you ;-)

Hope your enjoying your fertile period freedom! fx this is your month!

Has anybody tried pre-seed or the one you can get from boots that's similar to pre-seed? (the name escapes me!)

ah, bugger..crazy obsessive

what am i doing up at this hour!

crazy obsessive

We haven't tried those. We did get a for-him-fertility test though and he got a BFP. Bless, he strode out the door to work looking very pleased with himself =)

bugoven that's so funny! Bless him..my DF would be exactly the same, I didn't even know you could get those, very interesting :)

Well af arrived (with a vengeance!) this morning just as I thought it would. Feeling a touch of despair! But on the plus side this is the first month I ovulated at a normal time, had a normal LP and my cycle length was 29 days ..its only taken a bloody year! Lol so hopefully now I've got them under control I'll have more luck :)

Any news impatient?

I've got another week off annual leave this week! (had to use them up before march) DF is taking me and my parents out to dinner at my fav restaurant on wednesday, then my birthday thurs so I've got things to take my mind off!

New stats..

SleepyCaz (32) TTC#3 Cycle 18 (but have had 2 MC's in that time, so Cycle 7 since last one) AF due in 6 days time MIA
eversomuch (39) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 08th Feb
bugoven (28) TTC#, Cycle 3, UCL 32days, AF 8th Feb I know - now really late...
bella2012 (28) TTC #2 cycle 2 AF due 10th feb ?
HeartyBoom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 26 AF due 22-26 Feb
ImpatientOne (31) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 27 days AF due 24 Feb
freedom2011 (33) TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL 41 days AF due 10 March
RedRobin36 (20) TTC#1 Cycle 14 UCL roughly 29 days, AF due 26th March
Lugsie(27) TTC#1 Cycle 10 UCL 31 days AF due 20th March
becky78 (33) TTC #2 cycle 2 UCL 29 AF now, due again 20 March

robin Sorry to hear about AF, but great news that your cycles seem to be getting more regular and predictable now. Fx for next month. Enjoy your annual leave and have a very happy birthday.

Still nothing to report here. I'm planning to test on Wednesday because, hey, it's Leap Day and I like the thought of getting a BFP on a day that only happens every four years. :) No symptoms or anything yet, though, so I may just be greeted by another BFN, but I'm trying to be optimistic. Will be back with news one way or the other in a couple of days.

Hi everyone :)

Sorry about AF cycle-buddy Robin I hope that this means mine will start today! I have had spotting since Friday (v. light) but it's definitely not AF yet??? Sorry that this is TMI but last night I got stomach cramps and thought 'oh it's definitely here' but nothing I usually get 2 days of spotting before AF but on day 4 now, and CD 31 when my average is 27. My temps have dropped almost to coverline so have stopped my crazy dreaming of it being early PG spotting :(

bugoven what is this 'for him' test of which you speak??? I've never even looked so didn't know you could get anything!

Like your thinking on the leapday testing eversomuch :)

Well ... The "for him" tests are to measure concentration of sperm. They do not show quality or mobility but it was just something for him to get involved with as I seemed to be having all the fun POAS etc. They are available on Amazon for £12-£18 including postage and fairly simple to use.

Sorry should add that 20000000 per ml or more gives positive result.

Thanks for the welcome everyone, it is always so reassuring to know there are other people obsessing in the same way :)! Nothing to report here, AF been and gone so now cracking on with the swi, can't keep up with ever though, I don't have the time or stamina to manage everyday, that is impressive! I'm not sure exactly when I ov as I don't use any of the tests but if it doesn't work out this cycle I might have to investigate more...

lugsie it is cool to have someone due AF on the same day, you can keep me away from the madness of testing early.

redrobin sorry AF got you but like you say if your body is regulating it will be easier to know what is normal for you - maybe it is just getting geared up for carrying a baby. In the meantime happy birthday for tomorrow and at least you can enjoy a guilt free tipple :)

Any news impatient? Let us know how your leap day test goes ever, I have fingers crossed for you both.

The best ting about these threads is that when you are waiting for your turn to come around you can get excited about other peoples testing in the meantime!

Have a good day everyone x

Morning all. Well, I've been up since 4am. That's when I woke up, having to pee, and figured, it's officially Leap Day so why delay it any further? So I POAS and ... BFP!!!!!!!

Really delighted (wow, is it real?) but since I'm not sure exactly when I ovulated, I've no idea about my EDD. November sometime is likeliest, I think, but we'll have to rely much more on the dating scan this time.

I'm planning to go to the EPU in the next week or two because I'm also concerned about my grapefruit-sized fibroids and how they may impact this pg. Waiting a little bit to make sure it's far enough along to be able to detect a heartbeat. Fx!

I hope this is the start of a trend!

Now must get DD ready for a journey into London Town. (Omg, how will I do it with two???)

Yay!!!! Congratulations ever really pleased for you, that has cheered me right up whilst waiting for the delayed Piccadilly line to decide if it wants to deliver me to work today or not :)