Ding Ding! The February Bus is departing...C'mon Cupid, please deliver some BFPs

[BridgetandtheHairyBrigands]

Hello all, I've been hanging around hoping to catch the February bus but it hasn't appeared....So I've decided to get this passion wagon on the road...Anyone else want to get on board?

Bridget&theHairyBrigands ttc#2 BFP due 1st February

Let's hope the month of luuurvve is lucky for us all...

Looks like I'm def joining the Feb bus. Tested bfn this morning, af due tomorrow. I've also been gifted with a headcold and a temperature. Meh.

Ugh. Was looking forward to a weekend of DTD, and poor DH had the flu!!! It's still a bit early for me to ovulate, so i've got finger's crossed that I haven't missed it!

Hi can I join?

Just off jan bus after a mammoth 40 day cycle with lots of bfn. Af just arrived today so am keen to get it over with and start dtd and trying again.

Bajas ttc number 1 cycle 4

Morning! Can I hop on too? I've got Green & Blacks choc! (on special offer in Sainsbury's btw. Would be rude not to!)

I'm going to have to be one of the naughty ones and lurk at the back as I also have no idea when my AF is due. Came off the pill in October and have been ttc since then. Off to the docs on Friday with suspected PCOS (was diagnosed about 10 yrs ago)

Thecatwilldo ttc#1 since Oct AF due?

Hi everyone, hope the smep plans are going well ... My af has just packed up and left town, after a 55 day cycle of hell. Isn't it amazing how we spend years trying not to get up the duff, and I spent a good few wishing my cycle was another week longer ....

Bajas welcome... is 40 days unusual for you? I am going to see my gp on tuesday about my last two crazy cycles and I am expecting her to say it is stress related and to chill out!

thecat sorry I cross posted with you! Good luck at the doctors... If you don't mind me asking, what are your pcos symptoms? I have wondered about that too (and everything doctor google can dredge up)

Hi bequick 40 days v unusual- am always irregular but usually short. It was horrible being so hopeful and keeping getting bfns so am actually glad Af has arrived.

No idea when next Af/ bfp due as last 3 cycles were 23/31/40 so think I will start with opks this month to try and understand my annoying body a bit better.

Also meant to ask off 55 was normal for you?

Hi Bequick

Symptoms 10 yrs ago (aged 20) were just no periods for a few months (was petrified I was pregnant - oh, how I can nearly laugh about that now!) blood test identified high testosterone levels and scan showed small cysts and fibroids. As I was just 20 they whacked me back on the pill and said not to worry about ttc until the time came.

Ten years on, again I've not had any periods (for three months now) and I'm getting some massive spots on my face and back. V attractive!

Other symptoms that some people have are weight gain and excessive hair. I'm a boot camp maniac, eat healthily, slim size 10-12 and don't have a beard - yet!

If you've got any of these symptoms I would go to your gp.

Brrrrr, it's so cold today ladies!
How is everyone settling on the bus?
I'm the one in the red coat, black gloves and scalf with the kitty flask filled with hot tea!!

Hi lyndsey It is bloody freezing, secretly hoping we get some snow up north so the kids can stay off school and come sledging
I forgot my flask, is there enough for me please?
As from tomorrow i am on my 2ww and dreading it if I'm honest. I am impatient and i know it's going to drag like crazy and i really don't think this is my month.
Has you af turned up yet?

Hi loves im 4dpo and am already bored with the wait, weve certainly DTD lots so heres hoping super sperm found my pretty little egg thos month

I did bring some grapes and some penguins....but Im afraid I ate most of the penguins while in the queue, I never did have much self control when it comes to choccy biccys.

The wait is so frustrating, once the boys are in bed and I am just sat trying to relax my mind goes on overdrive! Are you a symptom spotter or are you happy to wait for af to come/not to come?

Grapes are good, addictive aswel! I may have some freddo's in the bottom of my stupidly large hand bag?!

There is enough tea to go around :) also have apples and oranges (attempting healthy snaking) and folic acid tablets haha!

I'm happy to wait for af. She'll be here tomorrow no doubt. Bah!!

ohhh Im a naughty symptom spotter....i cant help it. Fingers crossed for us both! I really need to get more prenatal vuts out the cupboard, my strip is finished and I totally forgot to restock my handbag...doh.

Yep grapes are really addictive, so are strawberries....although that has to be in the summer really.

Evening all. Hope you've all had a lovely weekend. We finally woke up with snow this morning which was nice :) I think I'm 3dpo but not sure as didn't use opk this month (dp's idea!) But I have got some ic's pg tests woo. I'm not usually an early tester but am gonna give it a go. At least if I get bfn it will soften the blow when af arrives hopefully Who's up for testing early? cleo ur due same time as me. We should set a date to test lol x

Hello ladies,

Just a flying visit as i am off to bed, my DP whisked me away for the weekend :)

We have both decided that this month we are not going to "actively" try. So we are banning stress and "baby" talk. I have been reading around and i will get you the link sometime tomorrow but i signed up to get a daily email for 7 days days (each one containing a tip) of the mistakes women make when ttc. And its a great eye opener. One of them is lubricants. Well i suffer (sorry if tmi) from not being able to lubricate. but that is another thing we have banned this month, is lube. So we are going to get real into each other (without stress) this month. anyway, i will tell you more about it tomorrow.

Night night ladies

This is the last month of us ttc for awhile. My contract is up end of Jan 2014, and I want to be able to have maternity leave and come back and negotiate. I don't want to negotiate while on maternity leave, or while heavily pregnant, cause I think they'll take advantage. If we get a BFP this month the baby would be born around October 20th, which means I could go back to work beginning of Jan (I live in Abu Dhabi and we only get 45 days maternity leave).

If we don't get a BFP this month we'll be putting it off till September. :(

Constant knicker checking today!!

Hum, after your thoughts, so I'm now about 6 days past positive OPK and have some light cramping. I'm slightly worried as I never got any OV cramps this month like I did last month, I'm concerned I'm OVing late...although this would be very late! I did get epically sore and tender boobs the days after my positive OPK which I think can be a sign of OV so perhaps I just missed out on the OV cramps this month? (lucky me) The current cramps are very light and don't feel particularly like OV cramps but I'm just being a worry wart and thought I would ask. My boobs are still crazily sore even now.

Sounds worth a read jellybean will def be having a look at that. I knew about lube (not until a couple of months ago though) think that's why some people use pre-seed or conceive plus. I haven't though coz its quite expensive but if I don't get my bfp this month I might. We haven't 'actively tried' this month either & has def been less stressful. Only bd 2 times over ov week too. But doing it every day for 4 months b4 that didn't work so worth trying something different.
cleo I doubt the pains ur having are ov pains as u did your opks last week & got your positive. Could be anything hun. Try not to worry. I get cramps all throughout the month lol x

cheers choc yeah I think I'm just being daft! I'm just going to ignore them, and you're right I don't think I can be bloody well hope i'm not OVing this late!
We never really used lube but I bought some conceive plus which we've used this month, I got some off ebay for £14.99, it's alright but there is no real guide on how much to use, I went for a small amount as I didn't want to be like a slick!

so I'm on cd18 what about you cleo I got my ic tests this month. We gonna test early? Let's set a date lol x

Hi choc I'm on CD19, about 5DPO. BFP/AF due 1st Feb. I think this weekend will be far too early, shall we say 30th that will be CD28 for me CD27 for you, 2 days early for me 3 for you.

Hello to all the new passengers (but sympathies to those that have fallen off the Jan bus). Let's hope this one takes us to destination BFP with no more detours...I'm getting rather fed up of the 'scenic' route.

Pixie my healthy eating regime hasn't been going well. Far too many hot chocolates and marshmallows over the last few days. But I'm sure your body uses up more calories in cold weather

Cleo please stop worrying - you've done an epic amount of shagging this month over what was most likely your most fertile time - time to let nature do it's bit (you've done yours)

Cracker I'm sorry to hear of your work situation - how exasperating for you! Fingers firmly, firmly crossed this is your month.

If it isn't, are there things you can plan to do before September which might help to soften the blow and make the wait slightly more bearable?