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Deck the halls, wrap the presents, buy the food - Christmas is coming and the December bus is hitting the road with treats galore! (Thread 3)

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MaGratgarlik1983 · 14/12/2014 18:07

New bus ladies!

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gennibugs · 20/12/2014 13:58

Hi all

I've been got by AF too. So that's me out. Hmm

I'm also unsure whether to try next cycle or have a break from the head mess that is the 2ww and all that ttc brings before we start our ivf cycle. I'll probs still lurk on the January bus even if I don't officially join.

So sorry to victoria sparkly and jessie Thanks

Best of luck to all those still in it. Hope Santa brings you a BFP.

I'm off to drink Wine eat plenty of cheese and just enjoy Christmas as best as we can! Grin

Rainy34 · 20/12/2014 14:49

Sorry AF has got you too Genni, I'm just going to indulge in nice food and drinks too over the festive period, all the best for you ivf!!!

victoria401 · 20/12/2014 15:20

Sorry you're out too genni I think I am going to join you in the not ttc in Jan and just go for our iui. Fingers crossed for us both, its been a crap year.

townsender · 20/12/2014 15:48

Hi All,

AF arrived for me this morning too, so I'm out.
Bring on 2015!

Blimeygirl · 20/12/2014 16:54

Oh sorry for those who got a nasty visit from AF Hmm so even though I'm not due AF til Monday I tested and got a BFN. I just couldn't hold back! Still no symptoms of either AFarrival so keeping up hope and slightly more cm but not sure if that's just me hoping so!(is that even a symptom?!) didn't tell dh (as I really thought it would be a BFP so I could give him a creatively done early Christmas present) so think we will test together on Tuesday as then will actually be late so he won't think I'm quite as crazy!

Boobear1983 · 20/12/2014 16:56

Sorry to all those who have been got by the witch. Cd 41 for me and still nothing

spinningirl10 · 20/12/2014 17:53

Town and Genni, sorry af's arrived for you. Definitely lots of wine requiredWineThanks

Blimey, sorry for the bfn, maybe too early for you. Cm can be a good sign but I often have it leading up to af.

Boo, sorry you're still in limbo.

Mad day at work so I've just made mulled wine to enjoy while watching strictly, my german student has gone home for ChristmasGrin it's so lovely to have some privacy, I have already showered and am in pjs bra-lessSmile

xBlueberry88x · 20/12/2014 18:29

Ahhh sorry to every AF got!

Vicky and Genni so sorry but maybe a month of will do you the world of good ready for your treatment!

Spinning I bet its lovely without your student there nothing like getting home and taking your bra off lol ( especially as mine are huge at the mo)

Blueskygirl30 · 20/12/2014 22:41

Congratulations on the BFPs. Sorry for those who've been got by af, I hope you can have some festive drink and wishing you loads of luck for new years BFPs!

Thank you all for your support, my DH has been amazing, even more amazing than I thought he would be. Annoyingly I'm not actually allowed to drink for another couple of weeks due to the injection, would love mulled wine right now! I'm going to have a couple of months off mumsnet, really hoping you've all got your BFPs by the time I'm back in March!

MaMaPo · 20/12/2014 23:10

Boo to all these AFs! It's such a shit of a thing when you have such high hopes.

Best of luck to anyone else awaiting testing. And to you BFNs - you're not out yet! Hope AF stays away.

5dpo here and definitely drinking too much in the middle of Christmas party season. Need to cut down. But then again I remember how smashed I got on raki when on holiday in Istanbul - and got my BFP a week later.

Cariad2014 · 20/12/2014 23:36

victoria and Genni - sorry to hear AF arrived. For what it's worth, I think a month off did me a world of good - I feel so much calmer and happier than I was this time last month. My only tip (having also had an enforced break after my ectopic in October when my head was all over the place and I was desperate to ttc), is that if you are going to have a proper break, you need to abandon your opks, temping and any other form of cycle tracking device for the month.

Sorry to hear you've been booted off this bus Town and Rainy.

Waves at Blueberry - hope you're doing well.

AF arrived yesterday afternoon (thanks for willing her on Spinning and Genni!) so I'm now officially on the January bus. Tbh I'm dreading jumping back onto the ttc bandwagon a little - I hate the monthly roller coaster and how all consuming it becomes, but I'm desperate for a baby so ttc we must.

Good luck to all those of you left to test - it would be fab to see a flurry of BFPs over the festive period. For those who don't get their BFP before the end of the year, here's hoping our 2015 ttc journeys are short and sweet and that we make it onto the AN threads very soon.

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 21/12/2014 06:23

Sorry to all of those who have had af arrive.

Cariad best of luck on the January bus. Fx for s BFP.

Well my af will possibly be delayed anyway as I've woken up this morning with a tummy bug. I'm feeling awful. I just hope we are a germ free house for Christmas

victoria401 · 21/12/2014 08:08

Hope its short lived beautician and you're ok for Xmas day!

cariad it won't be my first month off but the problem is I get really bad ov pain for between 2 and 4 days, usually 3. The proper mittlsmirtz (however you spell it!) So its hard to ignore! Still need to discuss it with dh though, but he'd prob like a break from enforced sex! Mind you he'll have that the treatment month. We could get preg with no sex! Divine intervention, I could be the virgin Mary :-) how festive.

spinningirl10 · 21/12/2014 08:12

Morning Grin

Beautician, hope the bug passes soon Thanks

Cariad, yay for af and she'll be gone in time for Christmas. Good luck on the Jan bus.

Hope everyone has a good SundayGrin

spinningirl10 · 21/12/2014 08:13

Haha Victoria, the Virgin Mary, good luck with that oneGrin

Boosk · 21/12/2014 09:07

Morning ladies, how are we all?

Af arrived this morning after a day of cramps yesterday. This is a new thing for me the past two months, suffering a day of cramps before af. Also cycles have gone a bit weird since I started temping. I wonder if the stress is messing with me. Before temping I was always 28/29 day cycle, last two cycles were 31 and 27, so not wildly out but not right either. At least it'll all be over before Christmas Day.

Now to catch up and see who got a bfp in the last week!

Sorry to those who got af as well, see you over on the January bus.

blueberry and frolic how are you both getting on?

Boosk · 21/12/2014 09:21

Elley and Nutella woohoo! Great to see some bfp news!

bluesky so sorry to hear your news. I hope the wait till March doesn't drive you crazy, look after yourself. Thanks Thanks Thanks

DizzyNorthernBird · 21/12/2014 10:44

Morning all!

Boo to AF for all those who have got it, help yourselves to a big wedge of Christmas Cake with a dollop of brandy cream & a Wine

Spent most of yesterday rushing around with a hangover from xmas office party. DP unimpressed as he's going on the assumption that I'm already pg (bless) whereas I'm going on the assumption I'm not.

Zero symptoms, actually realised I've had barely any cm since fertile window whereas I usually get creamy until AF. Looking forward to xmas now Xmas Smile

Frolicacid · 21/12/2014 11:36

Good morning!

Thanks boosk. I'm feeling pretty rough! Sore boobs, mega tiredness and lots of vomitting. It's going to be hard to keep it quiet over Christmas as we will be seeing so much of friends and family. I am managing so far by pretending to be hungover! People seem to find that easy to believe about me for some reason Xmas Wink. We are tentitIvely ecstatic. I keep telling myself that the crap symptoms are a good sign.

Sorry AF has showed up for you. Maybe the temping is stressing you and not helping with cramps etc. hopefully it will pass before christmas and you can enjoy plenty of yummy mulled wine.

I'm still lurking and have my fingers crossed and Pom-poms out for those still waiting.

Rainy34 · 21/12/2014 11:54

Hi all had a really weird cycle this time, got red blood friday night and then saturday back to brown and now nothing, i really don't think that is right only having half a day of proper blood, i did a pregnancy test just in case but it was a bfn!! I have been off the pill a year now and would have thought my cycles would have got back to normal but they seem to be getting worse, anyone else have the same problem?

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 21/12/2014 12:06

Thanks Spinning & Victoria. I just hope it doesn't delay af too much or I'll end up getting my hopes up.

I'm looking forward to Christmas now just hope I'm well

milkandchalk · 21/12/2014 12:27

3 BFPs this morning. Still in a state of shock.

Boosk · 21/12/2014 12:51

Sorry you're feeling rough frolic at least it's the perfect time of year for pretending to be hungover. Hope the vomiting doesn't last.

rainy could it be implantation bleeding, would that fit with your dates? Perhaps wait and test again in a couple of days. Sorry you are having a confusing time.

Boosk · 21/12/2014 12:51

Yay! Congrats milk!!

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 21/12/2014 12:57

Woohoo Congratulations Milk

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