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[LimeLeafLizard]

Right I'm going to be bold and start a new thread to drum up some energy for anyone ttc a Jan / Feb / Spring 2013 baby.

Does anyone want to join me on this flight?

i hope not too limeleaf, its not over until af arrives.

i'm pissed off . LH today isn't as dark today so yesterday was my peak, this means there is good chance we BD too late, i've read it takes 10 hour for sperm to reach egg and of course eggs don't last long. If i ovulated during the day sex that evening would probably be too late. I just have to hope this mornings temp was high for another reason ( i did sleep badly, but that explanation seems wishful thinking though). Odd though as OV usually happens 24- 36 hours a positive OPK, though i've seem some massive variations in research and an OPK only gives a snapshot. Next month i will test twice daily from earlier on.

Sorry you're feeling flat Lime. Your post reminded me that my temp had dipped below the coverline today too. I have read about implantation dips but it all sounds like excuses to me. I've got to many negative symptoms to explain . I hope you perk up as the day goes on. At least the rain has stopped.

done some more reading (after watching finale of Homeland which was nailbiting), seems some swimmers can get there in minutes so i shan't rule out this month yet. anyway off into the rain (yet again)

Spring I don't get much of a chance to see anything other than hotel (a nice one) and the place I'm going.
But an old college friend of mine works at this place so plan on meeting her one night at least.
Am going with 5 colleagues do we might venture out one night.
Going to pack cossie, just in case... AF due today but she hasn't rung the bell yet

Actually I think this weather does get you down a bit. It is so disappointing for May, and several of us are posting slightly glum comments!

Flightty I have taken some comfort from looking at your chart, thanks. I just am feeling how I normally do before AF, so have to be realistic.

Now we are off to visit a new baby, hope some of the pregnant-ness rubs off!

Aww limeleaf :(, one way or another you should know tomorrow and I guess at least then you'll have certainty. It's the not knowing and second guessing everything that makes it difficult I find. Keeping everything crossed for you.

blackcats in same boat as you! Ovulated slightly earlier than expected, positive result in the morning, DTD last night (and this am), this pm's attempt was sabotaged by DS but I'm fretful my little egg might have already vapourized. Not sure if tmi here but EWCM in the afternoon but was ahem dry in the evening so don't think that's a good sign. Bloody hell.

spring fingers crossed for you. Are you going to hold out testing until AF is officially due? It's harsh of mother nature to make the symptoms so similar

mummyn oooh hope she stays away for a long time! Keep us posted.

flightty sorry you're feeling a bit pants already. Supposed to be a good sign though of a strong little bean :)

Hope this weekend has gone ok as it can for you treats

Just checking in.

Sorry everyone is feeling a bit down. treats are you OK?

Good luck LLL

Name changed as viewing on the Mac rather than iPhone - very rare chance.
Previously MummyNickleby.
No symptoms of AF other than 'thick head' syndrome and a small spot on my nose (why do they always go somewhere you can't hide them?!!)
Going to try and arrange a play date for later or take DS for a walk / cycle to the playground - he was up at 5:40 this morning - makes me wonder if I want to do it again - I NEED sleep!!!

blackcats I also ov late, about day 19. The month I conceived DD4 I noticed my cervix becoming soft and high on cd 10, got ewcm, and decided to do an opk lo and behold, it was +. DTD, temp went up on cd 11 and got a pos hpt cd 21! So, yep, you never know!

I think I am having a early cycle this month too.
I usually OV around day 22 but last month jet lag early in my cycle seemed to bring it forward.
Well yesterday, CD9, I had the urge to do an OPK and found that it was, although not positive, very dark so a positive can't be far off as before OV I never get even the hint of line. I just hope I've not missed it as we have only DTD this morning so far this cycle.

Blackcats, I found that temping before bed - well, maybe sort of dinner time, was a really good time to do it, and starting around day 7, and as soon as it started to get a bit darker, doing it at various times in the day so by CD11 I was testing at 9am, then 12, then 4pm then again at bedtime.

Sure enough it got darker till it was positive then on CD 12 it was really dark first thing, and I tested again around lunchtime and it was getting lighter again.

I'm not sure if that helps, but anyway...yes, you can ovulate up to 48 hours after a positive on the tests I use, though this time I think it was the same day. Otherwise I'm freakishly high in HCG already!

Good luck Limey and Spring and everyone else testing soon xxx

Ooh Flighty, maybe it's twins

Congrats Baba!! Wonderful news!

Hoping to jump DH on our return to London as I'll be cd10 - must say all this early ov'ing is making me nervous!

Good luck Lime!

Oh don't say that Last DP has never done any of this before so I think he might just pack his bags!!! (He would come back within the hour, but still...he's already at the pub enough!)

I hope your liaisons are productive this month...good luck mate x

Good luck lime I have a bumper bag of carrots at the ready.

LBoT I am sure your DH won't mind :)

:o

Flying...! fx

Thanks flighty

Ooooooh!!!

Just a quick update (got a positive OPK this pm so need to get to bed soon-ish ).

We had a great weekend, but very emotional. I had a lovely chat with baby's mum - we held hands in the kitchen and cried together. She said that she's thought about me every day but didn't know if I'd want to hear from her. I'd knitted a little jacket for my DS and gifted it to them but not heard anything from them about it - turns out she loves it, and everywhere she takes him in it they get compliments. She'd have loved to have sent me a photo, but she didn't know if I'd want to see another baby wearing it. I didn't know how I'd feel when I saw the baby, but the instant I saw him, I immediately wanted to cuddle him and had as many cuddles as I could over the weekend.

The worst moment was when I saw one of our other friends playing with the baby and seeing how fascinated she was. I just went to my room and cried my eyes out. But I knew that I'd feel like that, and it was better to get the feelings out and over with.

As per I've had a positive OPK today. thought I'd had one yesterday, and we DTD (got interrupted by DD - sleeping in the same room - who woke just as we started, wanting to use her potty!!). Loads of EWCM for days now - which has been a feature of my last few cycles. Very low temps today and yesterday but will be looking for a temp rise either tomorrow or Wednesday. Which would make CD17 or 18 my ov day which is a bit sooner than the last two cycles. Fingers crossed for a much longer luteal phase this month.

Skipped over some of the updates but congrats babaloulou and Flying/MummyNickleby. Hope it all goes well.

Pipbin - glad your BMI was sufficient to get you referred. What are the next steps?

• hope you're all doing well.

Ooh - blackcats - meant to ask. What changes do you think the B vits have made to your cycle? Need something else new to try next month.....

at the carrots in Empire's bag... don't hand any out just yet though, keep the reindeer hungry until they've done the job! You might be giving them on flying's behalf if we all keep quiet...

Funny how we are all ov-ing early. Something to do with the cycles of the moon or just co-incidence?!

Well, because I am an obsessive symptom spotter out of scientific thoroughness I have been temping about the same time each evening as well as mornings. The temps are higher of course, but form their own pattern. And my temp was as high this evening as it has been this cycle, in contrast with this morning's low.

If AF isn't here tomorrow morning and my temp is still high, I think I will POAS. She is due tomorrow - 14 dpo. That said, she was two days late last month, mean tease that she is.

Hi treats, x post. Glad to have you back. Sounds like you had a good weekend and some good though poignant moments. Hug to you. We won't keep you though, with your tons of EWCM and +ve OPK you need to get to it, girl!

Lime - I hadn't thought about temping in the evening as well. I was a bit miffed that I'd dropped below the cover line this morning but after lunch I had a little snooze and took my temp on waking. It was really high which I thought was odd. I'd been asleep for two hours so was quite still and restful. Why would it differ so much from the morning on waking? Good luck testing tomorrow.

Treats - I'm glad your weekend was ok, it sounds like you were able to work through a lot of stuff. I hope your evening is successful .

Flightty - twins?! In the past I'd have loved twins but when you're ttc #4 the prospect of twins is a little bit of a worry! My granny was a twin and I'm old so it isn't out of the realms of possibility for me. What about you - any twins in your family?

I think that my period is probably going to start soon. I only had the spotting last night, but my tummy is twingy. My ff chart doesn't really reflect my cycle I don't think - if I disregard the temps where I'd had a glass of wine the night before it would show a quite different story . At one time it thought I'd ovulated on day 8 but I think it was more likely day 12. Anyway, back to school tomorrow, the weekend seems to have passed really quickly again. Only four weeks until half term.