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

[Crazytictac]

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

Keep the sleigh! I mean, Santa gives out the pressies on Crimbo day but he has to travel all the way back to the North Pole and that must take awhile, perhaps a few lovely bundles will slip off the sleigh as it heads back in January?

KatKyn- how very exciting, lets have some more good news!

Duke/ Panda- sorry to hear that. I'm cosoling myself by thinking if they had their little bday party near Crimbo a few people friends might be unable to go and that would upset them (oh yes, it's tedious alright but it's some small comfort)

Springflowers- stick in there! There may be good news yet.

Limeleaf- O fee your pain! After a mild start, I woke up with banging headache and blood all over, thought a really light AF when not on the pill was too good to be true. Started very light to encourage a false sense of security before the (ahem) flood gates truly opened. Tonight I feel sick with cramp but that's also possibly because I just inhaled half of DS's Easter goodies (will replace tomorrow). Ah well, the Af gets what the AF wants and tonight it was Smarties and Rolos.

Lime- that should have been: 'Oh I feel your pain'.

I'm all for riding the sleigh well into the new year if that's okay with everyone else? Laughing at Empire "Babies 50% off" just popped into my head

Hello here you go

So sorry Duke chocolate and wine all around xx

Think I'm CD8 here...still waiting on my vits and thermometer. c'mon Amazon!

January babies - cheap at half the price.

Night all x

Ohhh, perhaps someone on here will get a 'buy one get one free' January treat; anybody on here have twins in the family? We do!

Finally! A temp rise on Day 24..... So NOW the 2ww begins properly. I'm totally sticking to the sleigh for the time being, although mine could well be a January baby at this rate.

Due date calculator says 26th December, based on date of last period, but add 9 days on for later ovulation = 4th January. But then factor in likely C-section due to past history at 38 weeks, so take off 14 days = 20th December. They'll probably want to book me in before Christmas week, rather than leaving me until after, so either 20th or 21st December.

Not getting ahead of myself, am I? [winks]

Feeling much better today - have been torturing myself with thoughts of early menopause and cursing that my always-absolutely-regular cycles have suddenly gone haywire just at the most crucial time.

Sorry to hear AF arrived Duke - enjoy the - it could be the last month for a while......

Springflowers - fx

Hooray Treats, that's wonderful news

Just a quick question, gals...looking at the chart, it seems pretty clear now that it was three days before ov and that wasn't close enough. but I've read everywhere that it's very possible to get pregnant this close to ovulation...

anecdotally, is this much less likely than say the day before ov, or were we just unlucky? I'm swinging between thinking it'll never happen to us and that we just didn't try hard enough (DP went away for work the day after, so missed days 13-17, ov was day 15).

I guess it can't hurt to try a bit closer to it, but because we get limited opportunities, I don't want to get the day wrong iyswim.

Thanks x

3 days before makes it far more unlikely to happen. Best is day before ovulation (in an ideal world obviously). having said that even when doing it to perfect timing is no guarantee, there are numerous reasons why a fertilised egg may not successfully implant.

Oh thankyou SO much for that. It's just what I needed to hear.

I hear you about implantation etc, too. Just want to maximise our chance and not feel so despondent.

that's ok :)
Its just a statistical thing. The fertile window is usually said to be 6 days, 5 prior to day of ovulation and ov day itself, however the best chance statistically of conceiving occurs day before ov, the further you are from that the lower your chances. Day after Ovulation has no chance of success according to most research. Day of Ov lower than day before.

this is quite interesting, (is about LH surge and fertile period), for anyone with plenty of time to spare ! Draws on several pieces of research over the years .

www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clearblue.com%2Fuk%2FHCP%2Fpdf%2F101206_Evidence_for_using_LH%2B1_as_marker_for_conception.pdf&ei=MwiIT9CgK6X80QWl5LDqCQ&usg=AFQjCNFJSX1xShgVGTpXMX2knDmZdcooFw&sig2=udjipJBrXRF-G0xZtoq_lw

hi blackcats, those statistics are really interesting. I think in my case we have been timing it right but that perhaps eggs are failing to implant.

My AF, who is normally a gentle, prompt and tidy old lady, is a bit out of character this month. Late, stronger than usual and causing me a lot of pain. I know some women have this all the time and it is awful. Still, day 2 of new cycle, try to stay optimistic.

Treats great to hear you finally got the temp rise, and at all the possible due dates! All very Christmassy ones, which is pleasing!

Not sure I would manage with a BOGOF baby (twins)! But one costing half the usual price would be great! January sales here I come!

I might have to read the info in the link a bit later though when I have a bit longer!

blackcat if my thermOmeter ever arrives amazon are thieves I will be onto you for advise on what it all means.

Still no AF and still getting a BFN - I am getting increasingly peeved with the situation. 2 days late now, not a lot a know but generally I could set my watch by her (Obvs not really as that would be weird, a 28 day watch, but you knows what I mean).

Poor lime - lots of chocolate and hot water bottles. Im a firm believer in exercise being the best thing for it but I am told i am strange.

Treats so happy your ov finally found you! On to the 2ww, huh? Your due dates all sound promising! And I'm going to venture that CD23 is a lucky day to ov!

Lime sorry AF is a b!tch today but as Treats and I were discussing before, we both had a horrible one the month we got pregnant, so fingers crossed for you!

Empire think you're right about Amazon! where is my thermometer!?!? Though we were out this morning and had not one, but two dreaded missed package red slips through our door while we were gone. The post depot is so far away

PMSL about BOGOF babies! DH is a twin - but they're identical, which is not hereditary. As I love to tell him, they're just a freak of nature! My mother's brother (fraternal) and my father's sister (identical) both have twins too, plus my paternal great grandmother was a fraternal twin - but I think it all just misses us as it's fraternal twins through your mother's line that are the type that are hereditary, as it means you have a tendency to release more than one egg at once if that makes sense. Though we've always been pretty adamant about 2 children and no more, so I'm sure we're likely to have twins second time around!

I'm a bit down this afternoon as I'm upset with DS and I hate to be. While we were out this morning, he hit the two other little boys we were with a few times. There was a time just after he turned 2 that he was in a hitting phase, but we haven't had a problem in a long time. Can't help but take it personally when he behaves so badly not to mention feeling horrible for the other boys and their mums. I don't know why he was acting like this, he's usually pretty good. Makes me question wanting another...

treats think we're going to be 2WW buddies. I'm expecting my temp rise tomorrow, did think it would come today but today i got a dip which i also got the month i conceived. Anyway 2WW agony coming up.

She's here!!!! X

Just read your post lastbox I don't have any helpful suggestions regarding the hitting. I don't think anything other than "durrr must be at that stage" if I ever see it. I certainly don't think anything negative about the bub or the parents.

I'm excited there are stuff some chances of a couple of sleigh babies! Keep us updated!

Empire- commiserations but if your anything like me it was just a sense of relief as the am I/aren't I? was driving me nuts.

Lastbox- generally these things are a bit of a testing the boundaries thing and as long as you are firm and nip it in the bud, I doubt you have much to worry about.

So, if we're staying on this thread: TTC no 2, cycle 2, day 3 (past period) excuse that I'm still not savvy with all the proper abbreviations!

Wiggy good idea to update our stats - each person can add their own as and when they're on to the January Sales cycle (apart from the lucky ones who get their present on the Christmas flight )

So:
Wiggy29, TTC #2, Cycle 2, AF due ?
LimeLeafLizard, TTC #4, Cycle 5, AF due around 10 May.

Empire sorry to hear the old woman is with you now too. Hope your thermometer arrives by the time AF leaves so you can start your temping. I ordered mine from Amazon and it also took a while - I think because they come from the US. It is good though - worth the wait.

Lastbox hope you're feeling a bit better now. I know how you feel, DS1 was like that sometimes, mostly around age 3.5 - 4 (he is a lovely boy generally). How old is your DS?
Also, thanks for the encouragement about AF. I remember you and Treats saying something about having a good clear out to make room for a little one to grow. Fx

If my cycle is 31 days again I'll be due 11th may,seems ages away at the moment.

Morning all. AF is well nd truly here and behaving normally this month
Going to give it another 2 cycles I think.. Or maybe 3....
DH is worried about the "performance issues" but he's on leave this next week and, whilst the timing won't be right for conceiving, I think we should dtd every other day (once AF has gone of course) and try and resolve the performance issue.
I do hope it resolves itself soon, it's very unsatisfying worrying

Hi Everyone

Sorry for absence yesterday, I went into to school to try to catch up a bit before the start of term, mumsnet is blocked content on school computers! I'm on my phone now so can't easily read back but I'm good to stay on this thread. I think you're all fab! Still no spotting but I did a test yesterday early evening which was negative . Today is day 28 so I did make it past 26 days in the end.

I posted before I finished there... Somehow I don't feel very optimistic but I can't really explain why. Maybe I just don't want to look like an idiot . Why are the pregnancy symptoms do similar to those for af? It's so annoying!

Hope everyone has a lovely Saturday, so for the me me post. I'll catch up with you all later.

Sorry empire and mummynickelby that AF has shown up :(

And hope things will rise to the occasion for you in full throttle again soon mummy. It can be such a stressful time and I guess the more expectation that is put on them to perform makes it harder (no pun intended) for them. Hell I don't want DTD sometimes during the fertile time as it's just so mechanical IYSWIM. Had a lovely session during a non fertile stage this month as the "pressure" was off