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

Morning everyone,

Flightty sorry to hear you're feeling fed up. Those family days can get like that even at the best of times, and even though you love them really!

I'm also pretty sure I'm out - still no AF but temps sliding and expecting her any time. TBH I wish she'd just hurry up and come so I can get on with the next cycle.

LP will be 15 days this cycle which is the longest it has been since I started charting almost a year ago!

When can I next justify testing and wasting my next £5 - tomorrow morning, perhaps? She's bound to be here before then.
I keep having silly thoughts that perhaps I ovulated later than I thought and that what I thought were AF cramps a few days ago were actually implantation. Thing is, I am temping and I know this isn't the case!

Spring hope you're feeling better after your bad night and hope DD2 is ok? (Not ill or anything).

Good luck all.

PS dilly it is nice that you are still here to cheer us on and waft baby dust over us all! Did you buy your posh test to see 'pregnant' in writing?

Morning all! AF has finally arrived- phew! Was about to do yet another test this morning but as I weed into my little pot I looked down and there it was. Pleased as I was worried my cycle was going to play up after being on the pill for so long. That puts my cycle at 31 days so pretty average I think.

Limeleaf- it's hard to say when to test, I did two that said negative and was about to do a third this morning when AF arrived. I think it's tough when you're 99.9% (recurring!) that you aren't but still no sign of AF which leaves that glimmer of hope.

I'm going to stay on this thread to see how you all get on and think it's too soon to jump to another as it's feels like a very long time until I'm due again.

Thinking of you all.x

:)
I keep hanging around to see how everyone is getting on. I've dipped my toe into the December antenatal thread but as its so early on a bit reluctant to get settled in if that makes sense?!

I ordered the digital tests off of Amazon as it was 6.99 vs 12.99 in boots. Just need to wait for them to arrive! Hopefully it'll be 2-3 weeks by then :)

Wiggy - glad that you finally had a resolution one way or the other. Sorry it was an AF but at least you can start planning your next cycle now.

Sorry for everyone else who's getting BFNs or finding the wait difficult . Flightty - it's hard when you've got nothing else to focus on, isn't it?

Day 22 here and still no sign of ov. lbot - thanks for your post about conceiving on Day 24 before - it gives me some hope . i'm getting a bit down about the late ov, and I have to keep reminding myself that it means I've still got a chance to get pregnant this month. you're right about the Day 3 and Day 21 tests, but actually my main aim is to get prescribed some Clomid, so I think a Day 21 test that shows no progesterone can only be helpful in that campaign!

Treats my SIL ovulates around days 21 - 23, she only found this out after a few months of trying. She has two children (so far!). And at least you've jumped ahead with the doctors so are moving on that front, too.

Wiggy sorry to hear AF got you but yes at least you have the certainty now. I haven't really checked out the other threads yet to see if there is a due in Jan one... or maybe we should consider a new flight.

Wiggy so sorry the witch is here, but like the others say, at least you can move on now.

Treats Ah, I see what you're up to! Using the GP's lack of knowledge to your advantage very wiley! I have my appointment tomorrow, let's see what they say! BTW, I just looked it up to be sure, and yes, ov'd on CD24 for DS, so {hugs} It definitely means you're still in there with a chance if you haven't even ov'd yet - it's a good thing! Unless of course you're tired of DTD...it can be difficult to soldier on some months after nights of endless boinking!

Speaking of...if it's not too personal...are you all on an every night plan, or every other, or every few days, etc? I try for every 3 days or so in the run up to my fertile time and then every other day in the, erm, "zone"...I'm never sure what's best. Regardless I always feel like I'm calling the shots and telling him when we NEED to...it takes all the fun out of it for me Must remember to tell him to initiate more...

Spring hoping all is okay with DD?

Flightty hugs for you. Do your family know you're TTC? AT least DH isn't away when you're ov'ing!

I'm only zen this month because I feel like I'm going to get some answers with the miracle thermometer that should be arriving any day now! I had said we were going to be super laid back about TTC#2, just have lots of sex and go with the flow. But turns out that not knowing exactly when I've o'd is more stressful for me than the actual temping, etc, IFSWIM? So sure the zen will only last one month before I know when I ov and therefore can stress about that

Hope everyone is having a lovely day!

Hi all,

Just a quick one- I'm out this month. Better luck next time for all those with BFNs x

Wishing all those of you who got AF success next month.

Dilly - we can hang out together if you like, I'm in the same boat as you. Am 4 weeks today, according to LMP, so about 2 weeks since conception...

Sorry for the lack of posts, have been having a crisis on several levels:
Do we really want another?
Can I do it all again?
Will I get PND again?
Will DS resent not being so spoiled?
And... some "performance issues" with DH he's erm.... Not lasted very long... Erm... About 2 seconds to be precise!!
AF arrived today so I'm going for a 2013 baby now... Have bought ovulation sticks and am going to give it 2 more cycles then give up and book to weeks in Florida for next year

Hi Everyone, still nothing to report here. I guess I could be having a really unusual cycle for me but it would be very odd. I have had days of spotting before every period since they started after dd3. I have loads of sensations in my pelvis (maybe because I am permenantly thinking about my uterus ) but I can't describe them. It's not like period pain anyway. Maybe it will turn into it over the next couple of days?

Flightty It's nice to see you back, I was wondering where you'd got to. Sorry you had a lousy day yesterday. My DH is working away from home for the rest of the week and will be working over the weekend too. Great stuff for the school holidays, I'll be back at work on Monday. I hope that your temperature picks up and that this is your month, it's not over yet.

Lime I guess if you temp you have a better idea of when you're out before you are out if you see what I mean. I haven't a clue

just a quick catch up - will try to post properly later. Still no AF and like you Spring I am dreading going to the loo for fear she'll be waiting! Yes I would love to be POAS buddies tomorrow am - if she doesn't arrive before then of course.

I thought this was interesting: community.babycentre.co.uk/talk/a3696155/all_about_implantation_timing_symptoms
I don't know how to post a link, hope it can be used!

Evening all,

Ohhhh fingers crossed for a pee stickers tomorrow! I'm not putting myself through it again have ran out so wont join you. Still nothing happening here.

Just been to gym, chocolate egg now required.

Stick peeers even...

Hi guys.
Back from holiday.
Now here is an interesting thing. While I was away I forgot to take my vitb EPO and pre con vits. However I have still had lashings of EWCM.

Not sure what is going on with my cycle as EWCM has started earlier than normal and due to flying to the USA and back I think it might knock it all out of sync.

In other news I got back to a letter from the doctor saying that they want to check that my BMI is not over 30. Balls, it's 31 right now. Time to eat more lettuce I think.

Hi again,

had a good old read through now. Spring, thankyou ever so much for that link, it's given me a bit more hope - was flagging rather today

Sorry your DH is away too. I'm very emotional the last couple of days and it's getting to me, but anyway, roll on the weekend and at least we'll see them albeit briefly!

Vicariously excited about you and Lime POASing tomorrow . I hope someone else gets a result sometime this week! Really good that you've had no spotting.

Tictac I hope you did manage to catch the right moment.

Wiggy, Eleanora, sorry that AF arrived but good luck for next time eh

Lastbox, thankyou very much for the hugs. I know where you are with the timing thing, we seem only to manage to get down to it every few days, on average I suppose - sometimes a few days in a row but it's not normally at the right time! And last time we got as far as CD12 but then he went away for a few days. He can't decide when to go, he just gets contracted to a job and he has to go and that's it.

He went away last Friday and was due back on Sunday night but had to stay on - expecting him Friday evening. So I'm already quite nervous about next month, if we try again that is - it's so stressful though. I'm feeling really down.

Sorry to be an old misery Its me hormones

My folks don't know we're ttc and I couldn't say anything. They just kept saying how pale I looked, and I made excuses but I didn't really want to be there. But anyway. Enough about me...GOOD LUCK everyone who's still in the game, I'm keeping everything crossed for all of you guys.
Thankyou for being such a marvellous bunch of ladies, I feel more at home and calmer on this thread than anywhere else at the moment, RL or otherwise!

Empire you just made me laugh out loud with your chocolate egg

That's what going to the gym is all about, isn't it? I've only been about, erm, once so well done for actually going. Think we're both in denial here...dp smokes like a chimney and I have a terrible diet. Just watching the little thingy of folic acid tabs in front of me and really don't want to eat one! No idea why.

Pip I think that is brilliant that you're getting loads of fertile cm. I hope it's helpful, I think it's the most important thing you can have in terms of favourable conditions!

Forgot to say, Lastbox, sorry, I am hovering over copy and paste for my chart but I realised it'll be here forever as it's not in chat, and I don't want legions of other (like, not us lot!) people looking at it randomly iykwim! But anyway it's not that thrilling. Goes up from around 36.9 coverline and stays between about 37.10 and 37.26 all the way along...up and down...today it's 37.17 so gradually falling from the 'peak' towards the inevitable I suppose. If the test had shown anything up I'd be more hopeful but there wasn't even an evap.

Anyway, think I'm getting another cold this evening, still sore, still cramping, still very stroppy (poor kids!) so I'm going to head off to bed. Night all xx

Aw Flightty, you're making me all emotional too with your fond words for this thread! It is really good to have a place to talk about these things. DH is loving and supportive but being a bloke understandably doesn't want to talk about it all the time. He just says 'any sign of AF yet?', and hearing 'no', goes off to get on with his day, not a second thought.

Pipbin great to see you back on the thread. Hope you had a good holiday? Good luck with eating lettuce. The problem I have with salads is that I start to add things to them to make them more tasty... things like bacon, cheese and croutons!

MummyNickleby sorry to hear about all your questions and concerns. Sorry for your DH too, must be stressful for him which can't help? I think you should book the Florida holiday because surely spending all that money will goad your body into conceiving?!

Empire sorry you can't join us with POAS tomorrow and hope you have the need to buy more sticks soon (i.e. that AF hasn't arrived).

Spring that was a really interesting read. The people selling the sticks aren't too keen to explain all this are they? It really shows that there is not much point testing at least until AF is actually due doubt it will stop me in future though. It also makes me unreasonably hopeful now. I have had a teeny bit of spotting this evening... too early to tell if something positive happening or if AF has finally decided to rock up.

Night all x

Well??? What news from the wee-ers?

Morning! Well I did poas this morning but it was negative. I feel a bit stupid actually , I'm either on day 26 or 27 and 11/12 dpo. I should have just waited until af was due on Sat or Sun. So I still don't really know either way. I also used a cb digi (as it's what I had) which I read later wasn't particularly sensitive. I know we all do it but I feel like an eejit. I must be patient and just wait! There is no change in symptoms, I don't really have any that might indicate either af or pregnancy. Still no spotting is the most remarkable thing to report.

Hope your spotting has turned into nothing but a bfp Lime!

Oh no, I am a bit of numpty...I couldn't remember when my last period started and thought it was either Sat/Sun17/18th. I knew I had written it in my diary but I had left my diary at school. Anyway, my diary was here all along, I just found it while getting ready to go in today. My last period started on the Sunday. I've got to do day 26 all over again . I am not allowed to test again until Sunday...

Oh flower, that is rubbish. You can be happy though that at least it wasn't a test wasted on a BFN because you don't know yet if that is the case or not! IYSWIM. Fingers crossed for a BFP at the weekend.

If AF hasn't arrived here I will test then too. I read the link you gave above and it has a teeny tiny small bit of me back on the "maybe, just maybe" thoughts.

Lime?

Thanks Empire. I need some of the zen that was floating around a couple of days ago. What will be will be and all that. Right dd3 is already having a nap after a 5.00am start (ooof) so I need to get myself ready for school. Who says the holidays are great?

Oh Spring! Groundhog day! I'm so sorry. How annoying. I hope Sunday comes quickly for you.

Lime, DP is very good about it, he doesn't ask, just lets me say if anything is bothering me. He does laugh at my thermometer and stuff though

'How's your ovulation going' is about the nearest he gets to a contribution on the techy front bless him. (that was 2 days ago)

Going to lurk today for any good news...massive temp drop this morning so I'm fairly sure I know what's coming. Never mind eh, always next time!