The May bus continues for those who regularly check for their Cervical Lucas, take frolic acid, shout SYMPTOMS, stock up on more BastardSticks and just want to be upduffed by the green penis dragon!!

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We needed a new thread already!!

Old thread is here

PS. I have had cramps all week. Defo a good sign

Yay and flirty makes the hat trick, congrats

Spinning I had bfn's from 7 dpo right up until af was due and even then the ic was very faint but FRER came up instant

OK stats. I hope this gives you hope all those who don't do dtd often and not make you cross you amazing dtd marathoners but we only dtd once this month!!!!

Ttc # 1 cycle 9. Last cycle was all a bit strange as I had a 75 day cycle normally 33days. Doc had just started initial fertility tests as in June I have been off B/C for a year. (DP very glad not to have his sperm test this week now) So this cycle I temped all the way through for first time and together with opks and CM I thought I ov'd on Thurs 8th, was very upset as we hadn't managed to dtd yet and thought we had missed it. Posted on my regular thread newbies and experts upset, saying that dp's low libido had meant we hadn't dtd and we missed it and they all said jump him tonight! He came home late from work exhausted and I told him we need to dtd. He said I can't but I promise we will tomorrow morning. We did on the 9th.. I was convinced it was too late.

But then I started getting symptoms.. but convincing myself they couldn't be. The major one was my boobs have gone up a cup size and were so incredibly sore and solid and swollen.

At 9dpo (if you count thurs as ov day but 8dpo if conception day fri) I had pink tinged cm and 10/11dpo a stitch like cramp for a couple of hours on right side. 11/12 dpo til now af like cramps, and boobs physically hurting when I took my bra off.. 11/12 dpo cm yellowy brown, 12/13dpo BFN ..yesterday dtd a tiny bit of blood after. Final symptom last couple of days soo gassy and sicky burps.. Temp stayed high today 16/17dpo (AF due yesterday or today) BFP

Think that's everything, fingers crossed for you all, hope the lack of dtd gives you hope. :)

Thanks so much ladies. Saying lots of prayers wee bean stays put. Every time I go to the toilet I have a tiny bit of brown lining. Telling myself beany is just burrowing nice and deep...

Tentatively posting my stats:
TTC #1 Cycle #3 (MC cycle 1)
Got +ve opk on day 17.
BD on day 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21. Passed SMEP with flying colours!!

Started spotting on day24 (6dpo) and kept spotting for bout a week.
Got my BFP on Fri at 11dpo (day 28 of a 30day cycle). Did a FRER and it showed up very clearly. Did a CBdigital and it showed pregnant 1-2 weeks and did an IC and it was so faint that DH couldn't see anything (but I convinced myself I could). The next day I did an IC (because I had nothing else left!) and the line was stronger and did another IC today and it was stronger again. Also did a tesco one (bought yest bc there were no FRERs) and it showed up quite well. Moral of my story is ICs are bastard sticks. FRERs are my new best friends.

Symptoms were: awful acne flare up, very dry skin, hair more greasy, headaches, exhaustion, but nothing out of the ordinary. Went to bed and slept for an hour after work at 10dpo which I haven't done in years.
Things I tried: Pregnacare, baby aspirin 75mg, vitamin d, vitamin b6, preseed, robitussin and SMEP. I didn't temp this month as it was stressing me out last month.

Hope this helps as I always loved reading stats for all the other lucky ladies. X

Flirty how do you know your due date? If I do from date of last period it is 1st feb but from day of conception it is 30 Jan?

Congrats flirty!!
Very lucky bus!! I've had on/off brown discharge since before my bfp. Amd had some pink last night. Trying not to worry too much. FX for sticky beans all round

Thanks english I'm hoping this time will be different.broody when I do due date calculator on mumsnet with my ov date it is 30th jan. when I do it on nhs with last AF date it is 2nd feb. I'm sticking with jan in my head bc then it's closer

Quick question -do FRERs work best with FMU? In other words, was it pointless testing in the afternoon like I did?

I agree with flirty! ic's are bastards and frer's are best ditch the cheapies girls, they'll just screw you over

Lol linda so true! hcat I'm not sure about afternoon pee...but I'd say everything works best with FMU as its had all night to stock up your hormone levels! english and linda how many weeks are you now?? Hope you both are well x

Oh wowwww! Hat-trick Super Sunday indeed!!! Brilliant news Flirty! Best wishes for plain-sailing healthy pregnancies all! So that makes it 17 for May - let's make it to 20!

genni best of luck for POAS tomorrow - will it be your first this cycle? Any other symptoms apart from the cramping?

spinning and HKat you have time yet and it's not uncommon to have bfns until well past AF due date and be pg. So FX for us both!
And spinning thank you so much for the yesterday. I dare to think it's not so much of a "dream" for us like DH said but more of a realistic prospect!

MissMrs I am also 6dpo and AF/BFP next weekend, so I should hold out until Saturday ideally, but not sure I'll be able to! Especially if my boobs start swelling up! Do you think you'll hold out until Saturday or shall we make a POAS pact for Friday?

Especially for you flirty for Hat-trick Super Sunday!

BFPs
Starbright24 BFP 27th April
LadyCottington BFP 2nd May
Lindamagoo BFP 3rd May
MelMC73, BFP 4th May
Nyancat BFP 7th May
Mrs Cat Not TTC, BFP 9th May, No 1, 2 and 3 upduffed by local ginger Tom, while MrsE wasn’t looking and busy packing. EDD sometime in June.
MrsGingerbread BFP 12th May (MCed )
EnglishGirlsReturned (Zwanger) BFP 12th May
(SoMuchFruit BFP 13th May – FX for a sticky bean!)
ChaircatMiaow BFP 13th May
Brummiegirl15 BFP 13th May
toots123 BFP 15th May
toothachereturns, BFP 17th May (MCed )
RetroHippy BFP 18th May
Mrshjb BFP 21st May
theduchesse BFP 25th May
Broodysnoopstie BFP 25th May
Flirty30s BFP 25th May

Patiently Waiting
MrBsMrsB TTC#1 6 BFP due 22nd May
Gennibugs TTC#1, 5, BFP due 26 May
warriorbot TTC #1, 1, POAS due May 26
HKat, 37, TTC #2, 4, BFP due 26th-28th May
Spinningirl10 TTC #3, 8 (post mc) BFP 28th May
MissMrsMummy,TTC #1, 7, BFP due 28th May
silverine 31, TTC # 3, (#1&2 MCs, no DCs) 11 (9 CP/early MC), BFP due 30th May
Ernie1, TTC #2, 6 (cycle 4 mc), AF due 30 May
Twojacks, 36, TTC #2, 6, BFP due 31st May
SurreyBunny 34, TTC #2 5 BFP 31st May
Rainbow555, ttc#1, 2, BFP due 1st June
pocopearl ttc #2, 9, BFP due 3rd June
Madasacatter 24, TTC#2, 2, BFP due 4th June

Thanks so much silverine so happy being up there! And I suggest you and missmrs poas on Friday! I got two BFPs on two separate Fridays so it could be a lucky day!

Thanks Linda for info.....makes me think I'm still in with a chance!

Great stats broody and flirty. Thanks for taking the time to write them.

This is just amazing! Every time I've refreshed this thread today someone else has got a BFP... Flirty, congratulations!!

Broody I love your story from this month - one golden shag?! That almost never happened!! Fantastic work. And then flirty you did a stellar job of the SMEP!! Thanks so much for the success stories both of you, love reading them. So many positive vibes on the May bus!!

silver ok let's do Friday! I am so nervous. It would just be the story of my life to get a BFP now and have to tell my new employer in my first week of work! Haha.

I have AF cramps so maybe I'm safe.

Sorry to be saying things like this when everyone else wants a BFP so badly! I did too until this week but it's all changed now! If no BFP this month then we will wait a few months (but I will still be around!).

Flirty I'm 6 weeks and 5 days keeping ok, very tired though but that could be to do with oh and his mate drinking and chatting (very loudly) until the wee small hours this morning, lol

MissMrs Friday it is! Although I'm not promising to resist ICs before then. Will it be so terrible if you get a BFP? You don't really need to say anything until at least week 12-15 by which point your probationary period should be over, right?
Thanks for the stats broody and flirty. I was beating myself up for only dtd 3 times this cycle...

Btw BFPers, how many dpo before your boobs started swelling/aching?

Thanks Everyone! I've had some very very slight spotting earlier so I guess either AF is imminent, or - and this is a very long (hopeful!) shot - I'm back to longer cycles and this is implantation bleeding. I'm not 100% sure when I ovulated, I could be between 8-11dpo which doesn't help! Will just wait and see I think...

Thanks for the stats ladies. DH and I aren't marathon shaggers due to work patterns so.good to know you don't have to be.

so pleased for you all.

I'm cramping very badly, going to get a hot water bottle I think. On serious crotch watch here!

MrsB where have you gone? Hope you are ok

My boobs have been sore from about 4 dpo getting worse and worse.. here is the magic digi I feel triply lucky all 3 tests today have been bfp :)

Ok here are my stats:
Dtd on cd 11, 13,14,15, 18,20,22,24, 28, 30.
Currently cd 32.
Possibly positive opk on cd 18. Can't be sure as the whole set of opk's didn't really work and the dye only came up on a line about half a mm thick, much thinner than the control line so they were hard to read.
Some spotting on cd 22 which was potentially ov spotting. I never normally get spotting at any point in my cycle.

SYMPTOMS: not too many really. My boobs are bigger, have been for a day or two but no more than normal pre af. Had a headache a couple of days ago (rare for me). Af cramps for a couple of days and that is about it.

Things we did differently: used conceive plus for the first time, used opk's for the first time although they really didn't help me have a clue what was going on. Made a bigger effort to dtd every second day throughout my potentially fertile period, which is bloody long in my case. I got chickenpox and felt really grotty so it was tough at times to want to but I'm glad I did because I ov'd while I had it!

I'm really hoping we can get to 20 bfps this month!

Good luck for poas tomorrow genni. Surely you'll have to follow the trend and get a bfp too!

I forgot to add to the stats that this will be dc#2 and I have been ttc since October

I think we have been mistiming our dtd in previous cycles because my cycles are so long and irregular we have always just missed ov time so I was determined that would not happen this month.