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New thread..... let's get going!!

Sorry been AWOL - started a new job.

I watched OBEM this morning as I plussed it! Totally agree that bloke was a twat - I was waiting for his dad to smack him one! The squaddie I thought was lovely. I had a cry when the babies were born! 10lb 10 - OUCH!!!!

day 23 for me & boobs starting to hurt. Think I only have 2 cyces of clomid left & a huge job of getting my weight down!

Well 4 more days to go until predicted ERTD . Don't feel anything different. If there is little bean in there it would sure have to be super sticky to hold on with all the nonsense I have been up to this last week. Off in a boat on rough waters, scuba diving, theme park rollercoasters, a glass of wine or two ... think that I should start crossing my fingers for next month instead!

Well Af was due yesterday but it being the first month off my pill I'm sure my cycle is just a bit messed up. iv been moody but that's the only symptom of it i have and usually i get really bad pains for a few days before when I'm not on the pill. (sorry tmi)
I wish it would hurry up and come so we can get busy again :)
How are you doing today?

Know I'm not pg but still symptom spotting. AF due in 9 days!

nearly; have you done a test seeing as you're late? Or trying to hold off?! :)

No i haven't done a test im assuming its just my cycle getting back to normal. but if it doesnt come this week i surely will.

Evening all, just checking in.

I'm pretty certain AF is on her way - I'm cramping and when I went to the loo earlier there was a small streak of pink .

I'm sorry to say I had actually got my hopes up this cycle and have had a little cry.

Oh well. off to watch Sherlock now.

Oh cavemum im sorry for you, it just means more sex im afraid.
and another month talking to us :)
Its ok to have a little cry im sure ill be a blubbering wreck if i dont get preganant in a few months

Sorry to hear that cave it's just shit and you are more than entitled to your little cry. xx

:( cave. Its horrid to get your hopes up about something and than for it not to happen... and feeling sad/upset is a totally normal part of that. I hope you feel better soon.

And i hope you enjoyed Sherlock. I love it :)

Well AF has arrived this morning, 10 minutes after I get into work

I cried myself out last night so no tears today [determined]. DH was very good last night and said we'll just try harder this cycle. He's going to talk to his boss about being able to leave work early/come in late a few times so that he can come home mid-week as needed.

Happy new week everyone.

Well today was a shit day. i lost my job.
still no AF so bought a test but how can i get excited about ttc now i have no job no way of saving for it. oh im so cross

Oh nearly im so sorry. that's rubbish. :( the job situation in general is so difficult at the mo.

Its really bad here (ireland) i was unemployed for 2 years b4 i got this job. I could cry but im to angry. i got no warning just oh yeah your contract ran out yesterday and we dont need you anymore

BFP this morning, still no sign of af but im sure it will come. poor dp was more gutted than me i think.

ooops meant bfn not bfp ha ha

Evening all, hope everyone is well.
Sorry about the BFN Nearly but it's early days so don't lose hope and very sorry to hear about your job, that really is shit

How is the new job going Fairy?

Sounds like you've had an exciting week beeble with theme parks and scuba diving!

How you feeling now cave? Hope you are feeling a bit better and it's great that DH has been able to make some arrangements to get out of work and home for SWI this month so fingers crossed and best of luck to you.

hello everyone else!

Not much to report here, on CD10 and still bloated with a sore tummy, no idea what that is all about but it's gone on the list to talk to the doctor about. SWI once so far this cycle but reckon we need to get to it from tonight/tomorrow through to next weekend just to be sure. Diet isn't going to badly although had a bit of a blow out on the weekend and ate a whole pack of sainsbury's mini blueberry muffins pretty much all to myself!! That definitely wasn't on the approved list of foods

Evening all.

Nearly firstly so sorry to hear about your job, that's pretty shite of them. Also sorry about the BFN, but as they say it ain't over till the fat lady sings.

Raspberry I'm doing better now thanks. Sunday night was very low but, as usual with me, a bit of time and I was back on track.

I've managed to track down a CBFM that another MNer is going to lend to me. Bless her she posted it this afternoon so I should be able to start with it on Thursday. Hopefully it will help me make more sense of my cycles!

Thats crap Nearly!!!!!

Going well Raspberry but am so tired. Not moaning, just stating a fact cos I'm really happy I've got a job!

Symptom spotting - fuzzy head, sore boobs, nausea, back ache, temperature up & down, still full of cold...

Thats so nice of the other MNer to post that to you cave!

nearly, im almost in the same situation as you. First AF off pill due in 3days ish. I just want the first one to come so i know everything is getting back to normal. Don't want to get my hopes up if its late as i know its probably things just settling down. I'm trying not to think about it too much. Am pretty busy at the mo and have exams in a couple of months so losts of revising... i thought id be too old for revision now! Lol :)

Thanks everyone i was gutted this morning more so because of the job and the bfn not so much it being a bfn but just feeling i had failed which i know now was silly iv only just started trying. just means more dtd woo hoo
littlemiss its nice to know there are a few people the same as us isnt it :)

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Hello Ladies
This is my first MN post!
Im 35, DH is 37 and we've been ttc for a little while now but have got serious about it the last couple of months and paid attention to timing and frequency of BD etc etc.
I had hoped that it would magically happen by itself but looks like we actually have to put some effort it!!!
I tried ovulation tests last year and got no results, which I automatically assumed that was my error in testing.
(BTW how hard is it to pee on demand when you can't drink in advance of testing?)
Although I'm quite relaxed about ttc, I am concerned about my age and if we run into problems how long will it be before this can be investigated and how old will I be then? If I have to look at alternative methods of concieving or ultimately becoming a parent non-biologically will my age be against me...... Tedious worries....
Anyway, I had decided to be completely spot on with the Ovulation tests for a couple of cycles and if no positive results then I would speak to doctor or seek out preliminary tests privately - I don't even know if this is an option. Has anyone looked into this?

I have read on MN that ovu tests can be unreliable - any opinions?
So, I'm going to count this as cycle 2 ttc, and I'm on day 19 of 32 days. I have an app that calculates the theoretical optimal time - it's just passed but I'll continue testing anyway.
Determined not to get too obsessed with this.

Incidentally - Just watching a programme about baboons and when a female is fertile her rear end swells up to notify the male and then he follows her and mates every 20 minutes........... Not sure whether that's better or not.......

OOOOOOH how long is this post?????

Hello BottleRed Welcome.
I'm afraid i'm no help as i don't really know anything about those ovulation thingys. Were just bonking away and hoping for the best.
I think the baboons arse would be handy and everyone would get it so it wouldn't be weird

Still no sign of af....
Still as grumpy as i was last week and not enjoying it at all. I know im bound to be grumpy after giving up smoking but this is definately a hormonal grump im much better at controlling a normal grump.
i feel awful for dp as he just gets it for no reason, he was being so nice last night and i snapped at him just for trying to cuddle me. arg hope it comes soon