Flight BFP2012 - passport ready it's our time!

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Hi Ladies - this flight is going on Auto - pilot !
Feeling good things for all still wanting to stay aboard our Flight BFP2012- Welcome one and all!
As we share this journey!

Disco - huge CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! whoop!
MooWoo- hang on in there it will happen, so sorry for the limbo right now!!!!
Winnie-so sorry a huge hug and get well soon xxxxx

Still here lurking just not posting as much or reading alot - its all driving me a bit BFPmad!!!!!!

Disco!! Congrats!

Done my first POAS test since DS was born at the end of Dec...negative! Pleased, as I wanted to know my hormones were all sorted/back to normal before we started trying properly...although we've decided not to try obsessively (yet).

Question for those of you with DC's; when, after giving up BF (or if you didn't BF) did your AF return?

Morning all!

Horse glad that your hormones seem to have settled - think this is the first time on this thread I've seen someone happy to have a BFN!!

Count nice to know your still around, hope ttc is not driving you too mad.

Alex good luck with the charting, are you using fertility friend? Hope you have a nice clear chart and have fun with the swi.

Winkly being all emotional can be a sign of pg too you know Hope you're feeling better soon.

Disco glad you had a definate definate line!

Hi berries nice to see you

Flour it's hard to get your head round it all to do it right first time. Average to get pg is 6 months to a year (and I've taken much longer so statistically that should make yours quicker!!!!!!) Try not to get too obsessed and enjoy the ride, I think it helps.

blue when are you thinking about testing?

Swi is going well here. I went to temp this am and lost the thermometer under the bed. Couldn't find it and so after wondering around the house DH finally found it and I temped standing up making porridge - NOT the best example of how to temp! Anyway temp was lower than yesterday, surely wondering around makes it higher?. Should be ov'ing today or tomorrow so will see what happens tomorrow am but will be SWI until the end of the week just in case.

Horse hope those hormones settle and you soon get that BFP. I have heard rumour that the first 12 months following birth are the most fertile for a woman, so you never know!!!

Alex glad the witch is on her way out. Well done with the temping, hope that it offers you a clear picture :)

at you Lil taking your temperature whilst eating your porridge standing up. Just remember to mark on your chart that it may well have been lower because you moved about (although I would have assumed it would have been higher )

Winkly those symptoms seem suspiciously pg like!! When are you thinking of testing??

And Blue you must be testing soon too!!

Count we are here as and when you need us. I am trying to reduce my MN usage so that I don't get too crazy. I will post once or twice a day and lurk so that I can keep up to speed with things.

Berries good to see you. Hope things are going well!

I have made an executive decision to not go and see the doctor, to carry on and see what happens in the next few weeks (which will probably involve testing again). As my cycles can be as long as 77 days, if it goes past that then i will consider seeing the GP, but the spotting could have been hormonal, could have been weird AF, could have been breakthrough; at the minute I just don't know so am going to sit tight.

Had some kind of creamy mixed EWCM this morning and my cervix seems to have disappeared, so i am wondering if I am approaching the fertile phase of a potential new cycle. My temp also dropped again, not anywhere near the coverline, but it's not climbing which makes me think that my progesterone is low and therefore not pg. SWI will be required over the next couple of days, but DH will be going nowhere near the boobies as these are tender and like bullets at the moment.

As i have signed up to TCOYF I am thinking of charting a new cycle on there and keeping FF as the current cycle and see what happens.

Will see what unfolds :)

Just quickly Dee and Disco - you're absolutely right! Alcohol has a real impact on fertility, one study showed even 1-4 units a week significantly reduced chance of conception and more than 6 it went down by about 25%! I'm not drinking more than 2 small glasses of wine per week while TTC (good just in case am pg anyway). And same for men, the books i've been reading saw no more than 6 units per week for men.

Exercise is supposed to also be good, especially yoga, and avoiding more than one cup of caffeine per day and sugar.

I'm a bit of a geek (and control freak) so have read literally 6 books about this so far - makes me feel like i'm doing something productive. I could go on for hours...

Have only just started on the pre-conception regime though, was still drinking 2 weeks ago and haven't managed a trip to the gym in the last 2 weeks so not holding my breath for it all to have had an impact yet.

Hope that's helpful! Happy to recommend books if anyone is interested.

Hi ladies, think I will be testing next week sometime. Today CD24, 7DPO, what would be the best day to test?

blue the day after your period is due, if you can wait that long, which depends on how long your cycle is.

My period started today, no spotting, no messing, full flow straight away for which I am grateful. Can't believe I'm starting cycle 4 already. This ttc lark gets old very quickly.

Oh Winkly so sorry the witch got you; after us saying how positive your symptoms were! Glad you are grateful for the full flow though

Blue I would say the day AF is due, but any time from 12 dpo can give you an early result. Only problem with testing early is more chance of knowing that it was a chemical!! I reckon if you can last than either the day of or the day after AF is due.

One nurse recommends waiting a whole 2 weeks after AF is due if you are late, hmmm, wonder if that will work for me

Sorry Winkly, you're right though it starts off all exciting and new but gets old really quickly!

2 whole weeks moo? I would never make it! I was going to mention your epic cycles and wondered if it might be worth waiting a bit longer as starting a cycle at day 23 would make it rather short in comparison! Maybe just keep up EOD if you can manage it so you don't 'waste' a month and see what happens.

The girls give good advice blue however I know I just can't wait that long! Early response can detect about 4 days before AF but you do get lots of BFN and as moo says it can mean you learn about a chem that otherwise you wouold be blissfully unaware of.

I am not taking any tests this month until after af is due - do not let me take any tests to Vegas with me and remind me how stupid it would be to test before I go as would be 6 or 7 days before AF! I was already wondering this morning if I could do one just before we leave and mentally slapped myself. Don't let me weaken!!

Hey ladies,

Been away for the weekend, so just been reading avidly to catch up.

Welcome Flour!

Congrats to Disco, and FX Dee that those lines just keep getting stronger!

Moo I think you're being sensible by ostriching, am really hoping that you're wrong!

Good news for me- the spotting stopped over the weekend! Whoop! My dad thinks it's because they're so awesome that it just stopped. I'm going to go with the more valid argument that it's been just over a week and a half since the sonographer rammed that probe up there, so it's just taken it's time to heal. Either way, I feel so much happier and relaxed that everything is going to be fine.

Booking-in appt next Monday, 12 week scan 3 weeks today! Then, assuming all ok, we can finally tell everyone publicly, unleash it on Facebook, and start shopping/ knitting with a vengeance.

Current dilemma- mum has shown me an awesome knitting pattern for a baby sleeping bag that looks like a gherkin, all knobbly and everything! (pees pants a little) Do I have it in green, so it looks like a gherkin, or bright red or purple, so it looks like some exotic Roald Dahl vegetable? Decisions...

thanks girls! I shall wait till CD32... I did order some FRER that are longingly lying around... I shall have to hide them! :)

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to say hello, been lurking for a few days and finally decided to take the plunge and say hello! TTC#1, spent this month just working out cycle and things, currently on CD28, so hoping AF due soon or Im very lucky! Looks like its a great support on here so would love to stick around if you'll have me?!x

Rusulka YEY!! So pleased the spotting has finally stopped and that you can relax a bit more. at the knitting pattern! Hmmm bright red/purple might resemble something else though , or is that just me I say green gherkin :)

Lil I am inclined to agree with you about the epicness of my cycles, hence why I am taking 2 routes and seeing what happens - FF for current cycle and POAS and TCOYF for new cycle and seeing if I actually ov or bleed or do anything else unusual!!

Laura welcome to the mad house hope you get a sticky bean soon!!

Hi Laura glad you decided to say hello! You're more then welcome to come join us (as are any other lurkers out there )

Rusulka would definately be a bright red or purple, snozzcumber like, Roald Dahl vegetable for me Glad the spotting stopped and things are looking good for you.

Well done blue only a week to wait

Moo what is TCOYF? Is it different to fertility friend? Love the way you manage to cover all bases, you really are the most dedicated ttc'er I've ever met.

Lil taking charge of your fertility!!

Moo, don't worry - I knew I wasn't pregnant - the last two months I was symptom spotting like a champion but this time I was (correctly) certain that it was brutal PMT.

The PMT was truly horrific though. I thought getting my Implanon out would help my moods but this was so much worse than normal. I don't know how many more months I can be coping with PMT like that

Moo Please keep us updated on the ostriching!
Rusulka LOVE LOVE LOVE the thought of a squidgy little gherkin!!

Still getting caught up on all the posts on here, theres so much to learn in such a short time I'm already obsessessed so interested with it all! Awaiting the cheapie OPKs from Amazon to arrive so will see if I have any luck with those, I like the idea of charts too as I'm quite a planner so it would be nice to see it all on a chart!

HOWEVER... DP is in the forces and down south for a course so only home at weekends at present :( not ideal but we just have to make the best of it and enjoy trying :) Unless he wants to post me some during the week hehe!

Anybody else with partners away and TTC around this?!

laura My DH was away for about a year and we only saw each other at weekends, probably not what you want to hear as I'm still here!!! On the other hand my friend's Dp also works away and they concieved within a few months of trying no probs so it definately can happen.

winkly hope the worst is over. mayeb it's just your body adjusting from the hormones, hope it is better next month (or you just gt a bfp and then no problem )

Hi all,

Disco - congratulations great news!! more BFP's to keep our spirits up!

Moo I also wondered about your long cycles and whether this could be another mammoth one with some weird spotting in the middle, keep us posted as to how it goes.

Rusulka so pleased everything seems to have calmed down for you now and you can enjoy being pregnant and finally tell everyone!! Have you got any good ideas as to how to tell people? when I was expecting DS we got my mum round for dinner to tell her, I asked what she was having for dessert and she told me and then asked 'what are you going to have' I replied 'a baby!!'.

Laura - Welcome - join the madness! let the obsession begin, cant imagine its easy having DH away all the time but hopefully it will make the SWI more enjoyable!

And a big wave to everyone else!

So, I am on CD33 and can feel AF approaching, its in the post I know it is, I keep trying to convince myself its not and the twinges I'm feeling are in fact wind but its AF I'm sure of it, and I'm so gutted! I can't believe its taking so long, I know others have been trying for longer and I know on average its meant to take a year or something but I'm so frustrated!!!! (I have every sympathy with everyone who has been trying for any amount of time to be honest!). I feel like we did everything we could have this time, used CBFM, FF, Preseed, SWI loads around the right time (according to CBFM) I just dont understand how it cant have happened?!?!?!? AGGGGHHHHHH.

And breathe, ok thanks for that, rant over.

In relation to FF I have a question about temps, once your temp rises to indicate ov, I understand that it would stay high if you conceived, how high though? would I be expecting to see the temps staying at the same level as they were at the initial temp shift? or is it just that they need to stay above the coverline? I'm v new to FF so would be grateful for anyone's advice on this.

Also anyone know where the stats went?

Apologies for the long ranty post, I dont feel like I can give DH the badnews until AF shows her ugly face but you know when you can just feel it?

I would like to offer everyone a to ease the collective angst and frustration, sigh.

So... FF and this temp thing... Opinions? Im guessing you do it at the same time every day... when is best, morning/night? Does anyone find it reliable at all? Just wondering if its something I should really think about doing

Maisie Rant away! I guess that's why we're all here...! Try keep positive. And pass me the !

Hi chaps! Welcome laura! Definitely purple rusulka! But I love purple! Can I ask for the name of the pattern? It sounds fab!

Well I was in the children's assessment unit til 3am last night with dd, whose asthma had flared up again - luckily not as badly as before. But we were sent up there by A&E after 5 hours in there, and they kept us waiting for 4 hours with no bed and dd crashed out on the floor! Then they decided we could go home, so I was driving through the night practically hallucinating with tiredness! I was so emotional at parts though, which is unusual for me - nausea, tiredness and pg hormones taking their toll I guess.

Anyway, I've spent the day drifting in and out of sleep on the couch, occasionally being climbed on by dd who is utterly better and unphased by the ordeal! And I'm chuffed, cos by this time in my last pregnancy, I had started bleeding - this time, it's all going so much better!

Think you're so clever keeping two lots of charts going moo and keeping all your options open!

I have to say blue and lil - it was hard waiting till af was due to test, but it was definitely better - no messing about with faint lines and uncertainty. But then I would say that cos I got my bfp! :o

Sorry af got you winkly. :(

Hi everyone else! :)

Goodness, a lot of catching up to do!

Winkly we're getting a labradoodle, cream coloured shaggy type rather than tighter curled poodle type coat. I'm very excited but a little apprehensive that all my favourite possessions will end up with chew marks! Sorry about AF, TTC does seem to make the time go much much slower...

Lil I find my temperatures lower if I've got up as well, counter intuitive I know!

Alex good luck with the charting!

Rusulka great news about the spotting! I'd go with green myself :)

Laura welcome!

Maisie I think that once you've conceived your temperature stays at your post-ovulation temperature. I'm not testing it out though, I'm glad that I can finally jettison the thermometer AND go to the loo at 3am if I feel like it!

Moo I really hope something, anything happens soon!

Today I've come down off the cloud a bit and am a bit worried that it will go wrong. I didn't spot yesterday but have just had a bit of a brown spot now, I do hope AF doesn't show. Still, time will tell. I also have an appointment with the midwife on Thursday, I'm impressed with how quickly I got an appointment!

Disco your puppy sounds adorable. I am very [envious]. I would love a dog and my DS is dog crazy but we only have a tiny garden.

Sorry to hear you have had a bit more spotting. As you probably know, I had very light spotting for a week after my AF was due and it then stopped so I'm putting it down to breakthrough bleeding. I'm still hopeful that Moo's spotting wasn't breakthrough bleeding too. I used to think all the implantation bleeding stories on babyandbump etc were urban myths but I am now a Believer!

Rusulka you are so industrious! I'm going to vote for green for the sleeping bag. It sounds too cute but I know I'd never get my act together for knitting. I'd love to knit a scarf for DS but even that's a big challenge for me.

Festie your poor DD. That must be really scary. Hope she's okay now.

Nurselaura I find temping very useful. You need to do it at the same time every morning before you've gotten up so it's best to keep your thermometer right beside your bed / under your pillow. I am a bit of a control freak though so I was on CBFM, OPKs, temping and checking CM by the time I finally got pg.

Maisie you are in the right place for a rant but you're only working on a hunch that AF is coming, right? It sounds like you did everything right so you have a really good chance (I think I read it's a 40% chance of a fertilised egg implanting) this month. The longer AF stays away, the better it looks. How many days DPO are you and how long is your LP usually?