Jump on the Polar Express to August / early September 2012

[Whysoserious]

TOOT TOOOOOOOT!!

All aboard the very festive Polar Express to Ausgust / early September. Come aboard for some mulled wine, Christmas cheer and lots of festive fun to get us all relaxed and up the duff by the end of 2011.

I shall be your conductor aka Tom whysoserious Hanks so tickets please! Dress code is snuggle PJs or Christmas jumpers.

As well as lots of TTC support we can share in Christmas fun, gift and decoration ideas. We need to be good though to Saint nick brings us our BFPs!

Who's with me?

Meee !! Absolutely devastated af came today so I think your new thread here is just what I need I have been so upset all day so I'm glad you have given me the opportunity here to look onwards and upwards !!

I am new to mumsnet! Been ttc for a few months but getting serious now and bought a clearblue ovulation test kit today so hoping December will be our month so definately with you. I hhabe my fleecy Christmas pjs ready :)

Yay some people to join me! Hi thenewmrsc and chuckaluck. Some ?

It's crap when AF arrives isn't it - mine arrived this morning too, about 10 mins after I POAS. As if the stark white line less box wasn't enough to get the message across :(

But onwards and upwards eh ladies. I'm hoping it'll be 4th cycle lucky for me.

I'm a bit worried though because I have been having strange cycles. They last 32-33 days. From using the CBFM, I seem to OV on day 21/22. I then start getting on and off AF style cramps approx day 27 and then when AF arrives on day 32ish it's brown spotting for 3-4 days before proper red flow.

Had an ultrasound last week and the GP phoned me today with the results saying it was all clear and that he thinks that the issues are from a cervical erosion that he spotted during an examination (ie nothing to worry about). But I'm worried I actually have endometriosis type symptoms and I know the ultrasound wouldn't pick that up. Going to have to do some hounding methinks because the GP was quite dismissive of me.

Anyhoo, enough about me. How's about we introduce ourselves. I'll start:

Whysoserious (31) TTC#1 cycle 4 (3rd using CBFM) AF due 27th Dec

Chuckaluck (29) TTC #1, cycle 4 number 1 using ovulation sticks, AF due 21 Dec - just in time for Xmas!!

Permission to board? DH and I will be starting to TTC in Dec but unsure of cycle length as only came off pill 4 weeks ago - hoping for AF this weekend so we can start getting down to business in early Dec :)

Fingers crossed for lots of BFPs under the Christmas tree.

Hello, I was just wondering why there wasn't an August 2012 thread when I saw this one!
I came off the pill in August this year (after years and years) and don't think my cycles have really settled down yet. I've had one 43 day cycle and one 38 day cycle and have really no idea what's going on . But I refuse to enter into temperature reading and OPK madness just yet - I am likely to become incredibly obsessive! DH and I have discussed and if nothings doing by March we'll get more proactive. As it is, we're just having fun with alt day sex
I live in the southern hemisphere, so forgive me if I swap fleece pj's for naked sleeping under the fan...

mrsmellow (33) TTC#1, cycle 3, CD19, AF due ? 16th Dec

Whysoserious (31) TTC#1 cycle 4 (3rd using CBFM) AF due 27th Dec
Chuckaluck (29) TTC #1, cycle 4 number 1 using ovulation sticks, AF due 21 Dec
MrsC (25) TTC#2 cycle 4 AF Due 23-25 Dec
Mrsmellow (33) TTC#1, cycle 3, CD19, AF due ? 16th Dec
VeniVidiVino TTC#? Cycle ?, AF Due ?

Hi new ladies :):)
hows my list think thats about where we are up to anyway?

hmm - suspect I'll be joining the cycle 4 gang soon - and I'm the oldest !!

anyone else very grateful it is Friday?!
Thanks for doing the stats MrsC, fingers crossed this is a lucky thread.

Reet Ladies budge over.

Signet (28) TTC#1 cycle 11 Af due 25th (great(!)) December

Good luck ladies. Anyone bought the roses tin?

Hi signet sorry about your af
Least we now have this thread to help drag ourselves thru the next cycle !!

thanks, I was a bit annoyed this morning. Think although outwardly I was saying Af coming Af coming secretly I think I was more hopeful than Id let on. Damn my womb!!!

But onto the next month!

So pleased to see this thread! Can I join? I'm 25 been ttc for 7 months now, But seems like forever!! af due dec 16th, fingers crossed for everyone!!

Hello all!

Thanks for doing the stats mrsc.

mrsmellow I am extreeeeeeeeeeeemely glad it's friday! This week has dragged so much for me as was crunch time for AF arriving. Then it was late (only by a day but I still to my hopes up or that 24 hours) grr

secretsparkle I've had about 4 AFs like that now and its really weirding me out. Today and yesterday I've just had a bit of brown spotting. Its really annoying because it still makes me think maybe I'm still in with a chance, when really now I just want to move onto the next cycle. I'm going to POAS one final time tomorrow morning just to be sure as am off to a wedding where I would very much like to do some guilt free drinking!

Sooo glad it's Friday! Just finished my AF for this month and hubby is working late so going to enjoy a cheeky glass of wine and watch my brand new Take That DVD that has arrived from amazon and relive the summer in Cardiff :o

Hello! Can I jump on board please? TTC #1 and have been for the past 7 years on and off !!!!! Have had very irregular AF during this time, apparently due to being a bit chunky , but have recently lost 3 stone and AF is now a regular 35 days-YIPPEE!!! So CD22, AF due 8/9th Dec. And I can claim the oldest TTC'er in town at the grand old age of 36-YIKES!!

Anyone fancy a slice of chocolate orange with popping candy?? Goes well with the !!

hello, can I jump on too?! ttc #1, only just starting now, have no idea what my cycle is as just off a mirena recently... Also prob being really thick but what is AF? I think I know what it is, but not sure what the letters stand for?

I'm going for hot chocolate made with double cream , it's cold up here! Although might be tempted by the mulled wine...

Hi getovaryit (love the name), northeastofeden and LauraM20!

Mm hot choc sounds nice!!

AF = Aunt Flow aka period. A bit twee but but easy to type

oooh duh AF got it! Thanks Whysoserious :)

Can I buy a ticket?

The B*tch from Hell - AKA Aunty Flo' - arrived with a vengeance this morning.

But I have already calculated my new 'due date' for this cycle: 2nd September.

[waves to MrsC and Signet from other thread]

Let's hope its a lucky month for us!

PS: I'm the second oldest on the bus I think: 34yo, TTC#1, 3rd month of SWI! Oh yeah and AF (or happy news) expected on Xmas day as well!!

Time for a few - ooops I'm at work so maybe not til later...

Whysoserious (31) TTC#1 cycle 4 (3rd using CBFM) AF due 27th Dec
Chuckaluck (29) TTC #1, cycle 4 number 1 using ovulation sticks, AF due 21 Dec
MrsC (25) TTC#2 cycle 4 AF Due 23-25 Dec
Mrsmellow (33) TTC#1, cycle 3, CD19, AF due ? 16th Dec
VeniVidiVino TTC#? Cycle ?, AF Due ?
LauraM20 (25) TTC#? cycle 7, AF due dec 16th
Squirrel77 (34), TTC#1,cycle 3, AF 25th Dec
Signet (28) TTC #1 cycle 11, AF due 25th Dec
northeastofeden ( ) TTC #1, cycle ?, Af due?
secretsparkle ( ) TTC#?, Cycle ?, Af Due
getovaryit (36) TTC#1 cycle 7 years on and off! CD22, AF due 8/9th Dec

Updated stats ladies with blanks do you want to add yours in, got what I could from the posts hope I havent missed anyone!!!

Good luck ladies!

(30) cycle 1, AF due (who knows!) think I am ovulating now though... So hopefully AF in 2 weeks? Well hopefully not, but you know what I mean!

thanks for the update signet

Can I climb aboard? Passes round and flashes new Christmas jumper.

My first pregnancy ended in an MC in early November, I know it might sound crazy but DH and I are ready to give it another go. As soon as my first post-MC AF shows up we're be back in the TTC saddle so I'll hang out on the stairs and hope to take my seat soon. For once I'm wishing for AF to arrive.

Hi all, can I join too? (climbs aboard nervously)

I'm 37 so think I'm the oldest, yikes! I am TTC #2. I have a 22 month old DD who is a delight and a terror in equal measure. At the moment she's a delight as she is asleep

AF arrived today so am on CD1 and according to my cycle chart AF due on 1st Jan. However I have very irregular cycles. My last 4 were 29, 43, 39 and 33 days long so goodness really knows when my next AF is due.

I'm counting this as cycle 1 as we haven't really been serious about it but I am now ready to get down to business so here goes:

Elizadoesdolittle (37) TTC#2 cycle 1 AF due st Jan

Thanks for the welcome and the addition to the stats list! . Loving the Christmas jumper Teapig, is it a hand knitted edition??! . Has anyone actually done anything remotely helpful towards Christmas yet? I keep thinking that there's still loads of time and then I realised today that it's only 4 weeks tomorrow-aaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!