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AF/BFP due next Tues 10th/Wed 11th....wanna wait with me?!

112 replies

angelgabe · 07/12/2013 10:30

Month 7 of TTC and keeping my fingers crossed we'll get a wonderful Christmas present!

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Jellybellymoo · 11/12/2013 16:38

Hi ladies,

Soo yesterday at 10dpo I tested and got BFN, today at 11dpo and due AF which has been a no-show!! When should I test again?? I'm fed up of getting BFNs but this is the first time I've missed my period so feeling hopeful :)

Haha butler I have the same problem my work Xmas do is on the 17th and if love a drink but should know by then if I am or not! Fingers crossed for u all xxxx

Loveyouthree · 11/12/2013 16:53

Jellybelly - test in the morning?? Join us that are :)

KitKat1985 · 11/12/2013 18:32

Yeah, I would say tomorrow too, but bear in mind 12dpo would still be pretty early. If you'd rather be more sure maybe wait until the weekend?

Loveyouthree · 11/12/2013 18:41

Oh yeh maybe kitkats right actually, I didn't think of it like that. Have you decided jelly?

How's everyone else getting on?

Wish AF would arrive so I know I'm not having weird cycles, if that makes sense. Tomorrow will be cd30 and that's getting a bit long (for me).

Bought myself some drinks for tonight. Resigned to the fact it'll be bfn tomorrow!

mummybare · 11/12/2013 18:50

I also have my Christmas do tomorrow night, but going to drive anyway as I'm working Friday and am pretty much useless with a hangover.

Good luck to those testing tomorrow morning. Will join in if my Amazon order shows up.

Loveyouthree · 11/12/2013 19:13

Thanks mummybare, good luck for tomorrow, if they turn up at is! Poas at leisurely at at price! I've never been to a Christmas do... Left uni to be a SAHM. A well, I'll live vicariously through you lot Wink

Loveyouthree · 11/12/2013 19:14

So many typos, sorry guys...

Jellybellymoo · 11/12/2013 20:59

It's so weird in getting AF cramps and keep running to the loo expecting AF and nothing. I'm still not convinced I'm pregnant! I think I will test Friday and then I'll know for sure, thank you for all your advice it's been so helpful, I might have to buy some of those cheapy amazon tests :)

Good luck to you all and keep us posted. Xx

Loveyouthree · 11/12/2013 21:12

Jelly - I always got AF cramps before my BFPs (been pregnant three times). This time I've got nothing, not even pms symptoms. Frustrating!

Jellybellymoo · 11/12/2013 21:17

That's promising news, thank you loveyouthree! Maybe this pregnancy will be different for u? They're not always the same, keep positive hunni :) I know it's hard, I'm struggling, I reckon the witch will arrive any minute!! Xx

angelgabe · 11/12/2013 21:41

I was due on yesterday but am still too scared to test! I've started to get mild cramps and am 99% sure my AF is coming...but i'm definitely testing tomorrow morning if it doesn't arrive tonight! reassured to hear your pre BFP cramps Loveyouthree. When I look back on all the months i'm sure i've found a symptom that has made me think "perhaps i'm pregnant" and then she arrives! So thought i'd take a different tack this month. Reverse psychology on her which is ridiculous because if she's coming..she's coming!!
Praying for BFP's for us!!
Loveyouthree and Mummybare looking forward to not being on my own tomorrow when I poas!

Good luck everyone! Butler like you're style....HPT after work party! ha ha

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ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged · 11/12/2013 23:04

Good luck tomorrow Grin

Loveyouthree · 12/12/2013 07:04

Bfn... As expected! Tbh I'm looking forward to a drink at christmas now, and august isn't the best time for me to have a baby because I've already got an August child still wishes she was pregnant though

Good luck to everyone else... Maybe instead of having the youngest in the school year we're going to have the oldest!

mummybare · 12/12/2013 08:44

Sorry to hear that Loveyou - but as you say, there's always next month and, unless AF shows up, there's still a chance, right?

And don't they say September babies have an academic advantage down the line? I would quite like my DC to be two school years apart rather than three, so would really like it to work out this time, but there's always that silver lining!

Fingers still firmly crossed for us all :)

KitKat1985 · 12/12/2013 08:48

Sorry to hear that loveyouthree. Don't give up hope yet though. You're not out until AF turns up. You may just have ovulated late this month?

Anyone else poas yet today? Good luck to all those testing later! x

mummybare · 12/12/2013 12:36

Just tested again: BFN Sad

It was with a cheapie test, though, so at least I can keep testing obsessively regularly now, to give me some kind of illusion of control Grin

Jellybellymoo · 12/12/2013 13:38

Sorry to hear that loveyouthree, the witch turned up this morning, I'm utterly gutted :( maybe next month!! Xx

mummybare · 12/12/2013 13:56

Oh no Jellybelly Sad

So disappointing, but not the worst time of year if you think about it: lots going on, so plenty of distractions and booze everywhere. The festive period will fly by and then you can get down to business without having to make up excuses why you don't want any eggnog every five minutes. Just focus on the genius September baby you're going to make in just a couple of weeks :)

Loveyouthree · 12/12/2013 14:41

Sorry guys :(

Mummybare - I know that post was for jellybelly but thanks, it really helped :)

I want AF to come now! DP is working away and keeps asking have you come on yet? He thinks there's still a chance if I haven't, but there's a 0.001% chance, because he works away! Aargh.

Yes, September babies are, in theory, the geniuses. My son is the youngest in his year Shock and one cheeky woman I used to work with was charmful enough to ask why on earth I'd got pregnant when I had, as he'd be at a severe disadvantage and have no friends! What?!

Luckily a good friend from school was also an end of August baby, and she got a first in a Law degree at the grand old age of 20!! So pahhh.

Hope someone along with ATruth gets their wish!

mummybare · 12/12/2013 15:42

Shock Wow, Loveyou, did that woman mean to be so rude??

I'm sure it can make a difference for some kids, but I would have thought, as long as you don't let them become despondent if they're a bit behind at first, it will even out most of the time. It's certainly not enough to put me off anyway. Obviously.

angelgabe · 12/12/2013 16:12

So sorry to hear your BFP's mummybare and loveyouthree, i feel terrible for you, the disappointment is a bit overwhelming at times. it has been for me.

It makes it harder for me to say I got a BFP this morning! I'm still in shock. This is baby #1 for us and we have been trying 7 months. I genuinely thought I couldn't be pregnant as I had an ultrasound last week and was told I had a polycistic left ovary, my endometruim lining was too thin to get pregnant and there was no corpus luteum which means I hadn't ovulated. So I am in total shock!!!

I'm sorry not to be sharing the joy with all of you....

xx

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Loveyouthree · 12/12/2013 16:52

Omg!!!

Congratulations angel :) brilliant news!! Xxx

mummybare · 12/12/2013 16:57

Oh wow, angel, that's fantastic news! And especially seeing as you thought it wasn't possible - makes it all the more special to get that bfp. So pleased for you :)

KitKat1985 · 12/12/2013 17:41

Whoop whoop angelgabe! Don't feel bad about us lot - you've been trying 7 months, and wasn't sure you could be pregnant, so I think you've definitely earnt your bfp! Lol! Massive congrats to you. Wonderful timing as well just before Christmas! Here, have some cake! Cake

Sorry to hear about the witch turning up jellybellymoo. I know it sounds like a poor consolation prize but focus on having a properly merry Christmas with lots of mulled wine and pregnancy contraband - like brie and stilton, and having your bfp in the new year!

Sorry to hear about your BFN as well mummybare. But as you say, you're not out yet until AF arrives!

And I can't believe that woman was so rude to you loveyouthree! I think the 'August baby' thing is well over-stated. Yes there may be a small difference at first, as there probably will be a difference between kids just turned five and those nearly six, but I think after a year or two other factors become far more significant. I am near-enough an August baby (born July 30th) and did fine at school and have a masters degree. Yes, not everyone born in August will do well at school, but neither will those born in September, so it's all piffle really I think (love the word piffle)!

TMI ALERT!!! As for me, past two days on about 3 occasions have gone to the toilet and there has been some normal clear / creamy coloured discharge but with a small amount of pink / brown discharge in. Doesn't appear to be AF as wrong colour and no-where near heavy enough (not even really heavy enough to be spotting). What new hormonal torture is this!?! Also mummybare came home from work and found my internet cheapie tests as well. Did one about 5pm-ish (partly because they were there I think!) and another BFN... Now on CD36. Guess I'll just keep waiting for AF to turn up. Confused

ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged · 12/12/2013 21:11

Congratulations angelbabe!!!! (Tip to everyone else: every ttc thread I've been on has resulted in op getting bfp. Start threads Grin)

kitkat - that could be implantation bleeding
Maybe you ov-ed later than you thought?

I'll have two August borns if this one sticks. I'm a teacher and don't usually notice the difference (actually, I do spot the September borns but not usually any other differences) stupid woman!