Second Time Shaggers, You know who you are......

[MrsWajs]

For graduates of the First Time Frolickers and anyone else who wants to join in TTC baby number 2!!

Don't think the luck of this thread has rubbed off on me this month. Temp is now back to pre-ov levels, so I expect to see af in the next couple of days. On the plus side I have actually had a pretty normal cycle, which took at least 3 months or so to happen last time around, so I'm happy that all my bits seem to be working

Didn't want a March baby anyway.....read something the other day that it's the busiest month for births here, as the baby's are conceived mid-winter when there's not much else to do on a dark winter's night but have unprotected sex, and I don't want to end up discovering the hospital's full when I go into labour. I mainly realised that a March baby means I'd be heavily pg during Feb which is the hottest and humidest month of the year, and given the way I swelled up in the heat with DS I think I'd probably end up being put in the zoo when someone mistook me for an escaped hippo

Terrible grammar from me there, obviously I meant babies not baby's. I blame the fact that DS is dancing to Dorothy the Dinosaur while standing on the coffee table and distracting me!

That sounds about right Bunny as September is far and away the busiest month for births here.

As predicted, cd2 for me today. Not too disappointed though..it's my birthday on Friday so at least now I can have a drink or three to celebrate

Probably for the best after W's slapped cheek too. Still horrible to get your period though. I am due on today and I feel all miserable about no BFP - and we aren't even trying!! Loony!

It's always good when there's a positive about not being pg, bunny! I'm worrying about our holiday in 4 weeks which will be the height of sickness...

pixie maybe all the bfps will rub off on you, and you'll end up pg just by having posted here

There's a few reasons why no bfp this time around is actually good. Firstly, I'd probably have spent the whole time worrying I'd develop slapped cheek and then be at risk of mc. Second, I'm due a follow up chest X-ray next week after a work colleague contracted tb and didn't realise for ages, so everyone at the practice has had to undergo a whole load of testing. Much as I'm convinced I haven't caught it, it would be good to get this X-ray for peace of mind. Finally, I want my birthday

kurly hope you manage to avoid too much sickness on your hols

Quiet in here, I keep thinking ERTD (although right now it would be the Welcome RTD :)) is about to show up but nothing, wishful thinking? Almost 2 years since my last cycle started now ...

I think everyone got pg last month except for you and me hh . Hope you see ertd soon

I was feeling quite positive after last month that my cycles had come back straight away, despite the lack of bfp. This month however, I'm on cd 17 with no signs of impending ov at all. Looks like it's going to be the same as ttc the first time, and I'm going to have random cycle lengths again. Strange as they were like clockwork when I was younger before I ever went on the pill. I assume that it just takes my body a while to adjust to coming off the pill, but I always have this niggling doubt that it's a sign there's something more to it. I suppose I'll just have to give it 6months and if there's no bfp and still irregular cycles then I'll go and ask to be investigated.

Glad I'm not all alone in here :) When did you come off the pill bunny?

I came off the pill in June hh so this is only cycle 2. As soon as I posted about no ov and a long cycle this time, I got a temp shift the following day, so I must have just not noticed it. Didn't get any of my usual symptoms though

I've ordered some cheap opks and hpts off eBay for next month.......and got sucked into bidding on a load of toys for DS so for the amount I've spent I may as well have bought a load of clear blue tests from the pharmacy

Great news about the temp shift, at least it's a positive sign that your body's doing its thing even if its not exactly the same time every month.

I'm just as bad at amazon, can't go on that site without ending up spending a fortune on things (usually more stuff that DD doesn't need!). Just means that now you have lots of sticks to pee on plus toys to play with, and it's so much more fun trying to decide whether or not there's a line instead of having it in writing

Hello everyone, we're hoping to ttc #number 2 in Jan, so a few months off but can I join too?

Hello alabama. Of course you can join us. Do you want to tell us a bit about yourself and your dc1?

Oh hello, can I join? We've only just agreed to start trying today and I'm not even gonna see DP till Saturday but I'm so excited!

How exciting show! My dd is 8 months concieved her first go and really nervous it'll take us a long time for number 2. Going to start ttc number 2 in Jan and enjoying my dd atm :-)

Hi alabama and show :)

Hello everyone, may I join also? Have a little girl who'll be 2 in a couple of weeks, hoping to have another one so that there's no more than 3 school years between them... which means I need to get pregnant by November, roughly. First month trying, will be testing soon although it's still early, should really wait for next week or at least the weekend but just too impatient!

I've got my fingers crossed for everyone here :)

Of course! Welcome highheels :-)

Hello show and muumi

Sounds like we are pretty much cycle buddies muumi My af is due on Monday, but if I don't have any sign by the weekend then I'll do a sneaky test. I'm usually a big believer in waiting until af is actually late before testing, but we're off on holiday on Tuesday, and I'll need time to get over the devastation of missing out on cocktails on the beach if I get a bfp

Hi all, my DD has just turned 2 and was a lovely surprise baby. Iv no idea about ovulation days/cycle lengths, all I'm reading here is going totally over my head!! Recently had the impact removed, went on pill for a month and had a normal bleed, pill for another month, no bleed in the break, started on the next pack but have now stopped about a week in. Not a clue how to figure out where i am!

show maybe you could use those opk if you want a rough idea when you're ovulating? bunny let us know once you've tested!

Ooh show if you didn't have a bleed after your last pill break maybe you do a test just in case. You never know, maybe you'll be lucky enough to skip the ttc madness

I'm symptom spotting like mad at the moment. My temp chart looks a bit crazy with temps up and down every day, when normally its pretty flat. Have now compared and the only other time it's done that was the cycle I got pg with DS. My only other symptom is one very sore boob, but DS did stand on it when he was using me as a climbing frame, so I think it's probably from that

I did a test the week I was due a bleed. It was negative but maybe it was too early? Been off the pill 3 or 4 days now and still nothing. Will do a test at the weekend.
Since it will no doubt be neg, what's an opk? And where do I get them?

Opk is an ovulation test. You can get them anywhere you buy pg tests from, but you can also get hundreds of them super cheap from eBay or amazon. If you know how long your cycles last then you just start peeing on them mid cycle, and you'll get a positive when you're about 24hrs from ovulation. I've never used them as I have irregular cycles (although I've got some to try out next month) so I temp instead. It doesn't tell me when I'm about to ovulate, just that it's happened, so at least I know when we can take a break from swi