Hop aboard the Santa sleigh for a festive baby (late Dec /early Jan)

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Jingle jingle....anybody joining me? I figure this HAS to be my month if I'm starting the thread :o

Never mind Cejay, I think there's a few of us who have had bfns already...what did you use? I'm not sure what sensitivity is good for what day but mine were 25miu and as white as you can get...not even an evap to stare at!

Spring, I think when I was pg with ds1 I didn't have any symptoms...not my usual PMS or anything. So I never expected to be pregnant. You never know

Ooh I crossed posts with you Dilly! Sorry DP rang up and left the tab open.

How wonderful...I'd not worry if it's a bit light. People implant at different times and hcg doubles every couple of days apparently so it should be a bit darker tomorrow or the next day.

The important thing is it's a BFP [busmile]

Congratulations Dilly, sounds just like you're having a baby to me! A line is a line, if you weren't pregnant you wouldn't get one.

Flightty - last time when I was pregnant I didn't have any symptoms either. The main thing for me is that I usually have brown yucky spotting for a few days before my period. Every time I go to the loo I am hoping not to see any. So far, I have a pristine gusset but it's way too early to read anything into it. Where are you in your month (I've forgotten and it's tricky to look back while posting)? I seem to think we're at the same sort of stage. I have an overwhelming desire to test but a) it's just too early and b) I'm at my in-laws in Dublin and it would be difficult to do.

Thanks ladies.
Very early days still.
The cramping is concerning me slightly.
Springflowers. I usually have pink/brown spotting 2 days before AF arrives properly too but I didn't this month so hopefully that's a good sign for you?
It's hard not to symptom spot isn't it. Every little twinge I was thinking AF was coming. 2ww is awful :(

Spring that sounds like a very good sign. I really hope it holds off and you get your bfp.

I'm CD 25, 10dpo and having put about 10 more cycles (just start dates) from last year's diary into FF this morning, it's still got me as averaging 25 days. So technically I'm due on tomorrow. Ovulated around CD14 this month so that gives me a 10 day LP which I'm not terribly happy with. Im not sure if it's long enough.

However last month I had a drop at 9dpo then 10dpo and came on on 11 DPO. (CD 24). This time I had a slight rise on 9dpo and a bigger rise today and no sign of that drop, just yet...could still be anything up till Friday really before I'm properly late.

Not sure whether to buy an early test today or just wait it out. DP is on a job in London and stuck there for a few more days, and I wanted him to be there really...I knew it was unlikely I'd get a BFP on the cheapy tests yesterday/Saturday. Trying to calm myself down I suppose!

Hope everyone has a good day. I have heartburn (v rare for me) and feel quite sicky and horrid (less unusual). Ho hum...if this is just PMS it's very unfair!

Dilly, with Ds2 I went and bought a test the morning AF was due JUST to prove it would be neg, as I was cramping SO much! It was positive. So it doesn't mean you're not going to stay pregnant. Try not to worry x

Hi Dilly, I'm still 4 days from af so I think it's just too early to say the lack of spotting is a good sign. I am very good at creating symptoms by simply thinking of them so symptom spotting is hopeless here - I've been nauseas and dizzy this morning. When I'm actually pregnant I don't have any sickness or nausea until at least six weeks. Is the cramping actually a crampy feeling? It might be just your body adjusting to implantation. It is early days but you are pregnant.

Hello all, Dilly it is sounding really good for you! I think it is sensible to not get too excited - I do that sort of thing to protect myself emotionally, just in case.

Cejay good to hear from you, sorry about the bfn but like you I still cling to hope until AF actually arrives!

Welcome Duke. Yes, I think you deserve a special cushion for having a 25 Dec due date - and for the second time, too! So the fertility reindeer worked for you two years ago!

Well my AF is due tomorrow and unlike Flightty I have had a slight temp dip. Still above the coverline but not a good sign and I am pretty sure AF will arrive tomorrow. She is almost always bang on time.

Hope there will be plenty more bfps soon.
My birthday is 3 days before my potential due date!

This is my first response test. There is definitely a line? I'm not going mad!?

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Cramps gone off again now, every little twinge I panic
Keeping fingers crossed for you all still waiting.

Dilly, you are an awful eejit! There is Definately a line!

Flightty, we x-posted earlier. Your signs all sound good - when are you planning to test?

Lime - fx that your temp recovers. Will you test tomorrow of no af?

I've lost track of where everyone is - is there a list we could ipdate with the bfp's?

Haha at eejit!
Glad it's not just my dodgy eyes! DH could only see ow line at first, I had to point out the second! He wants me to retest in a couple of days to make sure.
All excited Im in the christmas club :)

Dilly I can see that line even without my glasses on! So when would your due date be?

Spring, yes I'm planning to test tomorrow if no AF. I just went upstairs now and was very tempted to test but I managed not to crack. Phew, close one! I am sure AF is on her way, but bizarrely Dilly's cramps are making me optimistic that my cramps might not be AF.

Well, my cycles have been irregular since stopping the pill last July
They have been anything from 24-29 days. Going by the average 27 days EDD is 16th Dec but could be a bit out!

Well done LLL for your self control :)
Hope it's good news when you test.

Dilly!!! We're going to have to change your name to Silly - OF COURSE that's a line! You're PG!!! [bugrin] Congrats!!!! I remember having lots of cramps with my first PG, and the nurse got me all nervous and sent me for an early scan. Everything was fine, so not to worry!

And Spring both times I've been pregnant, I didn't have any spotting in the run up to AF, and I usually have tons, so I knew before I even tested. So fingers crossed it's same for you.

Flightty can you post a link to your chart? (if you don't mind us stalking you having a look? [bugrin]) A temp jump around 10dpo is a GREAT sign!!! And don't worry about your LP - mine's always been on the short side too. 10 days is still considered normal.

Cejay sorry about the temp drop [busad] I'm usually holding on to hope well into the first day of AF

Welcome Duke - even if I can welcome you as a newbie myself! and hi to anyone I've missed [busmile]

Yay Dilly - congrats! What would your due date be?

We had a very helpful series of events this morning. DD woke up early (failed experiment in trying to have a dry night.......) so I quickly took my temp before getting up to see to her. Pleased to finally note a rise in temps - I must have ov'd in the last 24 hours. So I managed to settle DD back down again (most unusual!), woke DH and we had a quick roll in the hay. If DD hadn't woken up and then gone back down again, there wouldn't have been time, and if it hadn't been Easter Monday, we'd both have had to get up to go to work.

Here's hoping that my Easter egg hatches into a Christmas baby.......

No mistaking a second line dillydolly....:) congratulations! I think twinges are pretty normal as everything is beginning to get ready to stretch out. I remember thinking that I was having an ectopic pg the day I found out I was pg (and tested early) as twinges were really strong but all fine. Fingers crossed for you too.

cejay sorry things not looking great. Just a waiting game now which messes with your head :(

Welcome aboard duke, settle in and have a mince pie

Oooh treats, it's like it's meant to be with all those factors! And flighty sounding optimistic with the temps.....

Hoping fervently that AF stays away for you tomorrow limeleaf

I guess I'm in the 2ww now as got peak readings on CBFM on Sat and Sun. Couldn't DTD last night as DS woke as we were going to bed and the little bugger wouldnt go back to sleep....was jumping on our bed at midnight... After finally settling him back in his own room we kinda lost the inclination. Did manage Thurs, Fri and Sat tho so who knows.

Congrat's Dilly! I had crazy cramps with DS- when I got that test as a positive I exclaimed "But I can't be, I've been having cramps!" I was convinced I wasn't preg (we'd been using condoms) and I kept waiting for the period after the cramps but it never came.

Here's hoping for more Crimbo babies for the rest of you.

Hope you don't mind me lurking on the thread, no sign of AF still so no point joining of any other threads yet as I have no idea what is going on with my cycle post pill until it turns up. Strangely, I'm now in the position where I'm longing for AF so I can get on with cycle two! So, while we're hoping for good baby vibes for everyone else on this thread, can we send some AF vibes my way so I can get on with the baby making!

Urgh! Feel crap today. Full of cold :(
Woke up early this morning feeling like I was going to be sick, not sure if it's because I'm germ infested or pregnant!
Wow! Pregnant! Think that's the first time I've said it!
Haven't told anyone in RL apart from DH.
Not planning to until after the scan?
How long until you tell people?

Anymore bfps or POASers? :)

Morning everyone, many congrats to all our BFPers.

I'm thinking I am out this month - witch hasn't reared her ugly head yet but feeling crampy, emotional and spotty....so she'll be here today or tomorrow.

January babies are cool too right?

Right - all change.

Before I took my temp this morning I realised that I'd misread the thermometer yesterday - instead of 97.5 (a rise) as I thought, it had actually read 96.5 (a big drop) which means I haven't yet ov'd at all.

Ah well, I thought, perhaps it's a pre-ov dip. But this morning's was only 96.8 - not even as high as Saturday's........ So I'm back to square one with no ov yet and it's Day 21.

DH saw me looking really upset and suggested that maybe I should bring forward that trip to the GPs and do it this week instead of waiting until my period. The surgery is on the way back from DD's nursery, so after dropping her off this morning, I thought I'd pop in to make that appt.

But my GP actually had a free slot that very minute so I went straight in to see him. He was happy to start doing the initial infertility investigations (Day 3 and Day 21 blood tests), and told me I could have the first one today as it was Day 21. Everything was still going my way when I found that the nurse had a cancellation and I could have my bloods taken in half an hour! So before 9.30 this morning, I'd consulted the GP and already had a Day 21 test. How's that for speed?

So - the day started badly but I feel better knowing that I've taken action. If and when AF arrives, at least I'll know that I can go and get my Day 3s done and then a follow up appt.

It's not over yet Wiggy - hang in there!

Sorry to hear that EmpireBiscuit - I'm a January baby - they rock!!

Dilly - congrats! And you tell people whenever you feel ready!

Wow Treats. Sounds like your GP is great. Mine is awful! Can't get in for weeks, even with a poorly baby! Our surgery is always crammed with old people!
Least the ball is rolling now. When will you hear back about bloods?

Empire sorry to hear you think it's not your month. Of course Jan babies are cool! Keeping fingers crossed for positive news from you s

Hi Dilly, I have a BFP as well, and also cramping. Fingers crossed! I had cramping in the early days with DD as well, though - think it's normal.

Hi Everyone, we've just got home from Ireland so I've been catching up on your posts. I'm glad to see you've come around Dilly I'm really pleased for you. When is your due date?

Treats - I think you've been really lucky today with all those appointments falling into place, well done. Hopefully you'll get a temp rise soon anyway, but at least you are doing something positive about if.

Empire - you might just find that in the early stages of pregnancy you get spotty, hormonal and the other thing you said you were. When is you af due?

Flightty- wherefore art thou? Any news?

Lime - did you test today? I thought you said you were, fx for more bfp news!

Nothing to report here really. Cd 25, still no spotting which is good. Tummy still feels achy which could be either and I keep wante
Ing to cry, which could also be either! I really feel like testing but am determined to hold on! It is too early!

Sorry for all the typos, I'm posting in my phone!

Sorry Olive, x-posted. I think cramping is really common and not necessarily a bad thing. I'm sure you will be fine.