September bus (PART 3!) Boy we're a chatty lot

[DisneyDiva87]

BFPs so far
NannyPlumForPM
mrsmummytobe
BushPrincess

3 BFPs

Awaiting BFPs
JellyBeanDavey ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 1st
JosiePosiePuddingAndPie ttc#2, cycle2, bfp 1st
PinkHat1 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 1st
Justhayley ttc#2 cycle 5 (months 10) BFP 2nd
clareyfarey ttc#1, cycle 3, bfp 3rd
Widget88: TTC #1, Cycle3, BFP 4th
Hendricks ttc#3, cycle2, bfp 5th
Chubbykitty ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 5th
VickyVix ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 5th
Bloumermaid Ttc #1 cycle? BFP 6th
RaRaZ ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 7th
mama31 ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 7th
Positivementakattitude ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 7th
Nulanoo ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 8th
Gingerandcocoa ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 9th
GinandStripes ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 9th
Purplegeekygirl ttc#2, cycle13, bfp 9th
Flame40s ttc#3, cycle2, bfp 9th
Dontsqueezetheteabag ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 10th
MrsHende TTC #2 Cycle 11(!) BFP 10th
ScienceGeekGirl TTC #1 cycle 6 BFP 10th
Englishteacher78 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 11th
Owlie84 ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 11th
Jaykay987 ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 17th
KillashandraRee ttc#2, cycle4, bfp 13th
blamber ttc#1 cycle1, bfp 13th
CoffeeGuzzler ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 14th
Refoca ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 14th
Toffeecrispyum ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 14th
Charleslingus ttc#3, cycle3, bfp 15th
SoMuchFruit ttc#2, cycle2 bfp 15th
Snoozysleeper ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 16th
panicmechanic ttc#2, cycle10, bfp 17th
Mistyautumn ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 18th
Italianwilking84 ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 18th
Worried ttc#2, cycle18, bfp 19th
Spirael TTC#2 Cycle 1 BFP 19th
Choccywoccydodah ttc#2 cycle 1 BFP 20th
coco808 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 21st
Cupcake1985 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 21st
Fox82 ttc#1, cycle10, bfp 21st
dutchss ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 21st
chattychattyboomba ttc#?, cycle2, bfp 22nd
PinkHat1 ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 22nd
Purplegeekygirl ttc#2 cycle 14 bfp due 22nd
Bambi27 ttc#2, cycle10, bfp 24th
crazylady2013 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 24th
Choccywoccydodah ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 24th
onelifeonechance ttc#1, cycle 3, bfp 24th
NottaLotta ttc#1 c3 bfp 24th
Pocopearl ttc 2 cycle 1 bfp 25th
ImaginaryHat ttc#1 cycle5 bfp 25th
ExactlyWhat ttc#3 cycle1, bfp 25th
Leezl, ttc#1, cycle 2, bfp 25th
Wispaxmas ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 25th
cheesysmile ttc#1, cycle 3, bfp 26th
Greenface ttc #1, cycle 2, BFP due 26th
fifi669 ttc#2, cycle6, bfp 28th
Daisychain44 ttc#2, cycle7, bfp 28th
Monkette ttc#?, cycle?, bfp 28th
MrsB2013 ttc #1 cycle 2 bfp 28th
mama31 ttc#2, cycle 3, bfp 28th
gillywillywoo ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 29th
DisneyDiva87 ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 29th
Armylovin ttc #2 cycle 8 bfp due 30th
Lucyfluff TTC#4, cycle 2, BFP 30th
Willows tree ttc#2, cycle1, bfp?
Theborrower ttc#2, cycle2, bfp?
M33r ttc#1, cycle9, bfp?
Seatfor5 ttc#4, cycle5, bfp?
internationallove985 ttc#?, cycle?, bfp?
ThoraNomiki ttc#2, cycle3, bfp?
onefunkymama ttc#3, cycle?, bfp?
Rockyroller123 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp?
VJONES1985 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp?
BlueC2 ttc#?, cycle?, bfp?
Lulubelle26 ttc#1 cycle3, bfp ?
DuPainDuVinDuFromage ttc#2, cycle 1, bfp?
Pencilsandprams ttc#2, on cycle 4 bfp?
onefunkymama, TTC #3 Cycle 5 bfp ?

Congrats snoozy and clarey

Finally some action on this bus.

I'm feeling a bit down today no dtd last night or this morning. Maybe hubby has no idea that you need to have sex to have a baby. Noticed ewcm last night for first time and opks are still negative so I'll just have to pull my socks up and make hubby a dtd offer he can't refuse later. Might have to have a few strong words with him about it too.

I sorry you are feeling a bit down Disney x

Is your husband aware of the very short window you have to conceive or is he like mine and thinks you unprotected sex at any time in the cycle will lead to pregnancy? I tried to explain to my husband the complexities of ovulation and fertile windows but it was only when I gave him actual literature on it that he understood why he needed to 'Step Up' on very specific dates!

Woo, congratulations Snoozy and Clarey on your BFPs! :)

Still on the 2WW here... I think I'm 8 DPO on Saturday as well, Choccy. Though I don't know exactly if/when I ovulated, so it's a guess based on normal cycle and timings.

There probably isn't much point testing as early as Saturday, is there? I'm planning on holding out until Tuesday at least. But watch my resolve crumble if you test on Saturday and get a BFP.

After the brief return to utter disinterest from my feline companions, the least most likely cat to sit quietly on a lap spent all of yesterday evening on me, while the other two watched from nearby. Could be a sign... The cats knew first when I was pregnant with DD!

Mama where would sat/Sun be in your cycle? Would it have been when you expected to ov?

As they are Cheapies I would keep going as there is a small possibility that your surge started but ov didn't happen so I think the body often tries again.

Saying that, they are hard to read and I wasn't sure my line was dark enough till af came exactly 14 days later, now I know it must have been a positive and I must have caught the end of my surge as ov seems to have occurred that day,rather than the next 24 hrs.

It looks like you prob tested around the surge, as it is so easy to miss, it could be had you tested a couple of hours later the line would have been even darker. The timings of af were what made opk s make sense for me, but hopefully you won't have one to compare! I would take that as your surge for now, but maybe keep testing just to be sure?

Hope that helps!

I did have a discussion with him writer (and so did one of his pregnant friends) about there only being a few days in which you can get pregnant. He seemed to accept and understand it at the time but then when I told him I was doing opks and I would let him know that it was positive the pressure was too much for him although he was still on tablets then. I don't know if he has since forgotten that. Because he has been ill I have been hiding how I feel about it but maybe it's time unleash the TTC crazy on him so he knows what I'm going through on top of everything else I do!

My opk was negative this morning but I'm feeling so emotional today I'm predicting a positive this afternoon! I was really crabbit when I woke up as well.

BFPs so far
NannyPlumForPM
mrsmummytobe
BushPrincess
Hendricks
KillashandraRee
Clareyfarey
Snoozysleeper

7 BFPs

Awaiting BFPs
JellyBeanDavey ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 1st
JosiePosiePuddingAndPie ttc#2, cycle2, bfp 1st
PinkHat1 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 1st
Widget88: TTC #1, Cycle3, BFP 4th
Chubbykitty ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 5th
VickyVix ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 5th
Bloumermaid Ttc #1 cycle? BFP 6th
RaRaZ ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 7th
mama31 ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 7th
Positivementakattitude ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 7th
Purplegeekygirl ttc#2, cycle13, bfp 9th
Dontsqueezetheteabag ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 10th
MrsHende TTC #2 Cycle 11(!) BFP 10th
blamber ttc#1 cycle1, bfp 13th
CoffeeGuzzler ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 14th
Toffeecrispyum ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 14th
Jaykay987 ttc#1, cycle1, bfp 17th
panicmechanic ttc#2, cycle10, bfp 17th
Mistyautumn ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 18th
Italianwilking84 ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 18th
Worried ttc#2, cycle18, bfp 19th
Spirael TTC#2 Cycle 1 BFP 19th
Choccywoccydodah ttc#2 cycle 1 BFP 20th
Jessieagain ttc#2 cycle 1 BFP 20th
coco808 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 21st
Cupcake1985 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 21st
Fox82 ttc#1, cycle10, bfp 21st
dutchss ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 21st
chattychattyboomba ttc#?, cycle2, bfp 22nd
PinkHat1 ttc#1, cycle3, bfp 22nd
Purplegeekygirl ttc#2 cycle 14 bfp due 22nd
Bambi27 ttc#2, cycle10, bfp 24th
crazylady2013 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp 24th
onelifeonechance ttc#1, cycle 3, bfp 24th
NottaLotta ttc#1 c3 bfp 24th
Pocopearl ttc 2 cycle 1 bfp 25th
ImaginaryHat ttc#1 cycle5 bfp 25th
ExactlyWhat ttc#3 cycle1, bfp 25th
Leezl, ttc#1, cycle 2, bfp 25th
Wispaxmas ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 25th
Breakingbadaddict ttc # 1 cycle 3 BFP due around 24/25th
cheesysmile ttc#1, cycle 3, bfp 26th
Greenface ttc #1, cycle 2, BFP due 26th
mama31 ttc#2, cycle 3, bfp 27th
fifi669 ttc#2, cycle6, bfp 28th
Daisychain44 ttc#2, cycle7, bfp 28th
Monkette ttc#?, cycle?, bfp 28th
MrsB2013 ttc #1 cycle 2 bfp 28th
Millymolly01 ttc#2, cycle 3? bfp 28th
GillyBillyWilly ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 29th
DisneyDiva87 ttc#1, cycle4, bfp 29th
Armylovin ttc #2 cycle 8 bfp due 30th
Lucyfluff TTC#4, cycle 2, BFP 30th
Refoca ttc#2, cycle1, bfp 30th
Willows tree ttc#2, cycle1, bfp?
Theborrower ttc#2, cycle2, bfp?
M33r ttc#1, cycle9, bfp?
Seatfor5 ttc#4, cycle5, bfp?
internationallove985 ttc#?, cycle?, bfp?
ThoraNomiki ttc#2, cycle3, bfp?
onefunkymama ttc#3, cycle?, bfp?
Rockyroller123 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp?
VJONES1985 ttc#1, cycle2, bfp?
BlueC2 ttc#?, cycle?, bfp?
Lulubelle26 ttc#1 cycle3, bfp ?
Pencilsandprams ttc#2, on cycle 4 bfp?
onefunkymama, TTC #3 Cycle 5 bfp ?
MundayCakes85 TTC #1, cycle 2, BFP ?

Disney seems like you and me are in the same position!
No positive OPK yet... No dtd yet.. And just starting to notice a bit of EWCM! We need to get started

Also if our bfp/AF is set to come when we think it is then we really DO need to get started as it probably means we will both ovulate Sunday/Monday. Sooooo.... We need to get shagging!

Sounds like a really difficult situation to be in Disney. Maybe he does need to know how low you are feeling but I can see why you'd find it hard to talk to him about it, especially if he already feels pressured. Could you tell him that you are prepared to stop using the OPK if that would make him feel a bit better, or is your Ovulation pattern not very constant?

Disney my hubby is the same but for different reasons perhaps... He just has a low sex drive and always has done! Actually I do too.. So we are a good match! We still have sex obviously... But we can go a week or more without sex and it doesn't bother us. Then we might have loads of sex.. Then not have any again for a while! Lol
Makes dtd around ovulation hard cos sometimes we just aren't up for it. But we are getting there!
Our jobs/shifts etc dont help. We both get up at 5-6am for work and sometimes don't get home til 7-8-9pm. Tricky!

Gilly you just described me and DH! 5am-8.30/9pm is typical for us Monday through friday. Sleep takes priority! Always! Best chance I'll have is if I ovulate after a weekend!

I haven't explained the 3/4day thing to DH. I doubt he knows. As I didn't before we started ttc. Maybe he'll learn it from the Cb advanced OPK adverts on tv!

I think if it takes more than another month. I'll have to explain it to him. I just don't want to add to the pressure! It's such a difficult situation!

HA Gilly!! SNAP! Are you sure you're not me or I'm not you?

I'm feeling better now after my rant and I texted hubby to let him know I was upset this morning, I still don't think he gets it but we can talk about it at home.

charslingus thanks for that :) very helpful you are :) based on my last cycle which was 23days long, ovulation calculator advises I should ovulate from 9-13th of sept which would tie in opks having a 2nd line on sat 7th and sun 8th which is cd5 and cd6. With a 23day cycle expected ovulation is between cd6 and cd10. What do you think? Is this hopeful?

Disney/Gilly that sounds so tough :( hugs all round! Try to stay patient tho as men crack under pressure....keep it fun...and maybe build up through the day with txt msgs so that dtd is imminent soon as you both get home from work....see if that helps. Hard tho I know x

So great to hear some more bfps!

My dp was so shocked to discover there was only a small window to conceive in each month. He though that every time you had sex there was a very high chance of pregnancy....which is sort of what sex ed at school implies

[disney] I don't go into specifics with dp about ovulation times etc but I just tell him that we have to make time to dtd every 2 days for the whole week mid cycle as it is the most likely time to conceive.

Thanks Jessie I'll maybe do that with hubby, tell him when I say I want it I get it (and vice versa I suppose... it's only fair)

I've found Disney songs in spanish on spotify, I'm hoping to improve my spanish by listening to them, currently it's 'Voy a hacer todo un hombre de tí'

Flirtation is key to dtd regularly! Makes it fun and makes both of you want to do it and not see it as a chore or just dtd to concieve....I think that's important ladies :) spice it up and relight the fire ;)

Disney flirting in espanol.....even better ;)

mama agree! Also order takeaway and get rid of the chores of cooking and washing up to help make time for it. That always works for us!

I'm a bit down today, have been gradually weaning ds off breastfeeding and I think he has finally finished. No breastfeeds for the last couple of days, and I feel quite strange about it. If he wanted to breastfeed again now I really wouldn't want to at all, whereas a couple of days ago I would have felt more neutral about it

Oh no! Maybe I'm feeling down because I'm about to get pms :(

Awh jessie I hope not!!!! When is your bfp due??

Just pin the feckers down and jump on their bloody willies ffs, men!!

Spirael, I've got loads of Internet cheapies ready, so ill just test every other day from Saturday. I'm very impatient! However, last time I didn't get a positive til cd40!! I must've ov'd late!

Good luck with the weaning off breast Jesse. I had to give up when ds was 11 weeks as he had tongue tie when he was born, cut at 12 days, but it was such a struggle getting him to suck esp as I had to give him expressed in a bottle from 2 weeks to make sure he got some milk in him as he wasn't putting on any weight. Dh caught me crying in ds room as I was so knackered as feeding was taking hours and my back was constantly aching, so he said right that's it, you're not enjoying it we're are getting formula tomorrow! From then on ds was so much happier as he was getting all his milk and he started sleeping better too. He's never ever been ill, except teething colds so I am grateful I managed to feed him for as long as I did.
Fingers crossed I can feed the next one.
Well done you for feedin your ds so long :)

Around the 20th...so the timings right for pms :( ah well

Congratulations and celebrations Clarey and Snooze!!! Brilliant news.

choccy We were the opposite, ds was a milk monster and I reluctantly kept going as he was very attached to it. 2 years was my absolute max but I think ds would have gone on much longer if I had let him!

I looked up implantation symtpoms again and they are all so close to pms symtoms, including mood swings

I wish I had kept a diary or something for my last pregnancy to compare. I don't remember anything, tested around the day af was due, just because I happened to have a day off work and was out shopping so popped into boots.

I do remember getting very bloated early on though, not sure how early though