August bus in full summer swing, lightening strikes and symptoms spotting galore!

[Siarie]

New bus ladies, if someone could post the latest stats :)

I'm just using dip strips from eBay, Siarie. I'm content to wait a couple more days but will try a first response if nothing's changed by then. :)

It is going to be a long couple of days though! Haha.

Yay I just did my digital clear blue and got 1-2 weeks, that means hopefully things are progressing well as those tests require higher levels of the hcg hormone :D

tickle I found the IC to not be that sensitive, like I had plenty of maybe faint lines but FRER was so much more for sure. I really hope this is your month xx

Tickle don't give up hope , it might still be to early for you to show up more,

Siarie - just take one day at a time and just enjoy that you are pregnant and look after yourself, no heavy lifting.

The cramps are no way near as bad yesterday, so not sure if they are related at all, I am a bit gassy and headachey, wish I had a crystal ball to see what's going on x

Morning ladies

Angel I am in same boat as u this morning. Cramps disappears for now but headache and tired despite 10 hrs sleep!!!! I'm cd 22 so won't poas till cd 26 as last cycle was 25 days so I'm reckoning if I get to 26 - thur I'm ok to test. Also think that will make me 11 days dpo so hopefully will b enough since by test reckons it can b used 4 days before af due.

Siarie - thanks for the reassurance on cm, fingers crossed and crossed 4 u to. I don't think the stressing about each stage seems to get any easier it's hard work hey

Sparkle when does it mean u can yest?
Tickle - how annoying on ic . U must have a lot of patience i would b straight out buying every test going!!!

Good morning,

Siarie it must be so lovely to see it written there in words!

Katy I'll be 11dpo on Thursday too, that's when I'm holding out for too. I'll be out of the country from today until Wednesday evening and I'm not taking any tests with me so I definitely can't cheat!

I've got slightly sore boobs today, yesterday I had an ache in my right boob right near my armpit and I'm still having cramps. However, last month I also had cramps and of course I wasn't pregnant. So I'm still visualising a BFN whilst also planning how to tell DH the good news next week and what to do about work

That's great to see it in words saire

Katy my af is due today or tomorrow so will test tomorrow evening if af doesn't appear.

Had a horrible dream where me and dh had the worst argument ever. He said 'I hope your period does come soon as your being a right bitch' I then went ballistic! Woke up this morning and felt horrible then felt better that it wasn't real.

I tested this morning and bfn looks like I'm just waiting for AF to arrive tomorrow.

I am cd 21 but i may have ovulated on Wed as that was the last real day of EWCM so i am not really sure, i noticed the start of pain and EWCM on sunday last week so i am not sure .

Sorry to hear that lucie
Hugs and cake for you today.

Lucieloos hoping the witch stays away and its still early for it show up for you

Eww bluesky how exciting a cycle twin I hope. I say hope as last cycle was my fist proper 1 lasting 25 days, pervious 1 was 1st off pill and at 51 days I have just ignored it. So I'm working with what I can and assuming this cycle will b the same. Defo not testing till thur. Only slight issue with thur is wed night I start hol for a wk with my parent and bro in a holiday house. Could b interesting trying to test, and even more interesting trying to explain y I won't eat seafood, drink, eat soft cheese etc if I do get a bfp. Still want 1 though :-)

Sparkle I'm in a similar boat re when was ovulation symptoms of ovulatin started cd13 but lasted till cd cd18 so I going with guessing the middle days.

Lucie loos sorry for ur bfn don't give up hope though not till u r defo out. Have a nice bar of choc today to spoil yourself x

Thanks guys, it's disappointing but hey ho. We will look into the tests this month and try and get them booked in. Looks like its a quiet day on the bus, was hoping for a few more bfps today! x

Hi I've took a back seat after joining this bus I'm currently in my TWW (due AF/BFP this Friday/Saturday) I'm confused, first month with CBFM & just tracking CM, I had a lot of CM last Thursday then peak on CBFM on Saturday & Sunday, so I think I ov'd Saturday I'm not sure :/ (or does the CM mean I ov'd Thursday?) anyway I read u normally dry up after? I haven't I'm still having tiny bits of noticeable CM, (first time trying to track CM so I genuinely don't no if this is normal for me or not :/) so confused! Iv read back a few post were people are getting BFPs and there stats say thy had Lots of CM? I wouldn't say it's loads but it is noticeable (sorry if tmi)! Just wondering if anyone could help tell me 1) if I go by the CM last Thursday or peak on Saturday as my Ov' day and 2) is it normal to have CM after and not conceived? Sorry if this sounds silly I'm just confused. Thanks in advance if someone can shed some light :) x

Hi turtle so I'm not an expert but I guess i would go with cbfm as it's checking ur hormones. I think cm is a guide and as u say lots do ladies report having lots pre bfp. However I panicked yet as I don't have any and am hoping for bfp thur, having done some research it seems it's not an exact science.
I'm not sure if this is at all helpful but I guess I would stick with cbfm and the poas on a preg stick nearer the time and c what happens

Thank u sunbathingcat & katybear123 both have been helpful. Yip your right its my first time tracking so it could just be normal for me.. Iv no symptoms other than just the CM fx it means something ha! like you say everyone is different so Il stick with the CBFM and go by the first peak which was Saturday :) thank you's very much for replying to me shall no at the weekend! seems forever away! again thanks you's! hope you's get your BFPs soon :)

This link popped up on my Facebook feed today. So beautiful!!!

www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/video-twins-dont-know-that-they-have-been-born-yet-newborns-mimicking-life-in-the-womb/

Yeah Sairie!! That's amazing :-)

On the TWW myself, did a test yesterday and it was BFN, going to wait until tomorrow to try. AF due on Friday....

Sairie that video made me well up! I have had nightmares my whole life about having twins (the frequency of which increased after getting married nearly two years ago) but that was so sweet it makes me wonder if it might not be that horrific afterall!

Twins run in my family but I'm probably safe from it. My maternal Nanna had a sibling that was a twin, and my oldest brother was a twin (his sister was stillborn). These things tend to skip a generation so it's my kids and my brothers' children that have to worry about it I think! ;)

Thanks for all the positive thoughts and well wishes, everyone. I caved and told my husband. I did a test and showed it to him and asked him what he thought - it was exactly as I thought would happen and he said it was too unclear to be sure so don't get too excited. (He thinks I'm nuts.)

That said we did by some First Response when we were out. I'm trying really hard to remind myself that I'm ONLY 12DPO and I almost convince myself to wait a few more days to test but I think I will kill myself with stress and wondering if I don't test in the morning.

My period was due any time between the 14th and today and there's no sign of it yet. I'm irregular so it could just be way late (and I've never temped before this month so I can't say for certain how long my luteal phase is. I'm grateful it's at least 12 days if my period comes now though!)

So, please, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Congrats Siarie and to all the other BFPs out there!
I'm still waiting, am 11-12 dpo, took a test on an IC this morning but was negative - although I saw the faintest of faint lines I think, but might just be going mad / had 'line eye' from all the squinting! Bought a load of opks and a basal thermometer today online and am going to try charting next month. In the meantime, will see what happens between now and mid-week when AF is due. Still have lots of CM (unusual for me) (sorry, TMI) and have to stop myself POAS every few hours!

Hi all
Turtle u r more than welcome and really wish u luck.
Tickle u defo did the right thing and wish I luck for the morning
Mzzzfff wish u luck with ur bfp
Mrs g feel ur pain trying to resist poas myself it's to early therefore that's what's stopping me

Here few cramps today but less, headache again and feeling shattered despite 10 hrs gd quality sleep, some cm bk today having disappeared yest. Boobs slightly bigger then Norm but got that last month curtesy of that cow af! Nothing for it will have to wait till thur and then test,!!!

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I'm just desperately hoping this bean is a sticky one. I can't cope with the heartbreak of a mc again.

I used clear blue dual hormone opk's this cycle and I'm glad I did as for some reason I ovulated 2 days earlier than normals (my cycles are usually super regular) We dtd a lot from cd6 and I've been taking pregnacare conception supplements since my mmc in June. Other than that, we didn't do anything in particular and we've just been so so lucky to fall pregnant again. I had just spent about £60 on more opk sticks, evening primrose oil and loads of pg tests so maybe a bit of Sod's law came in to play too?!

Symptoms wise, I've had tons of cm since ovulation whereas I usually get quite dry (sorry tmi) I also had three days where I had globs of bright yellow jelly like cm, from about 9dpo. Significant temperature drop at 9dpo too and lots of seeing for the last 4 days.

Good luck everybody, here's hoping this bus is a lucky one!