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)

[MaGratgarlik1983]

New bus ladies!

More spotting here toovictoria and really feel AF is coming, think it's on to the January bus for me but will wait around incase of Christmas miracles! You still feeling much same?

Thanks spinning hope you are doing ok?

Some months I get it, some I just go straight to bleeding and pain! Varies so much I can't say what is normal! At least its holding off so I can still have iui in Jan as planned.

Do you get spotting normally sparkly?

sparkly keeping my fingers and tootsies crossed for you! :) Couldnt wait till the morning took another frer and its deffos darker! (Top one took yesterday 9dpo and the bottom took this evening 10dpo) Thank you so much girls for your support during the 2ww and the ladies on the forum who suggested testing for ovulation couldnt of been here without you so a massive thank you, hopefully this one will stick. Wishing everyone on here a sticky bean either for christmas or to start 2015 xxxx

I've not had chance to do another test as I've had two grumpy kids all day so couldn't be bothered to drag them to the chemist! Will try and grab some tomorrow. Glad yours is darker elley. X

Yay elley the 10dpo frer is defo darker!

Thanks spinning Cannot bloody wait!

Like so many others of you, I barely slept last night! So restless and a hey! If I had known you were all on here I would have joined you

Went back to work today and felt OK until about 2:30pm and then the tiredness just hit like a brick in the face... I'm contemplating bed in the next 20 mins I'm so exhausted.

Went to docs about exhaustion etc and she has sent me for blood tests tomoz .

Bought 4 frers on the way home from work.... I'm ready for Fri (and the next 3 months!!!) ....So I count me, ninja, Rainy, Victoria and Sparkly at the mo for Fri poas party. Anyone else wanna join in?

Congratulations to all the bfps! Big to those feeling down about it all.

Af arrived today so am off the bus. Has hit me particularly hard this month. I think when we started trying in July, I just assumed I would be pregnant by Christmas. Am also surrounded by new babies, big bumps and "so are you thinking of having any more?" questions. It's just so hard when it seems like it's being shoved in your face the whole time, and am ashamed to say I've blocked a fair few photos on FB recently after I've sent my congratulations

Haven't decided whether to join the next bus yet. Just need to get my head together a bit. Thanks for all the laughs and support over the last few months and I hope every last one of you lovely ladies gets your bfps very soon xx

I need to go and buy some frers tomorrow, so excited!!!!

I'm hoping Rose i get a better sleep tonight and i hope you do too!!

Elley, yay for darker frer

Rainy, fx for you tomorrow.

Orange, sorry af arrived and you're feeling down. I found it harder this month as well. Really hope to see you back on the bus in the New Year and fx your bfp will be here soon

Ruby, good luck with blood test.

Sorry not Ruby having blood test. Rose, good luck to you.

I don't know if il be out soon I have pink spotting ,im either 9 or 10 dpo , my boobs are still sore to touch, I thought that I was in with a chance this month but maybe not,

Hi ladies, I hope that you dont mind me hopping on this bus!! Ive been hiding away for a while as i was driving myself crazy with all this ttc again and needed to try and take it easy for a bit. We had 3yrs of nothing a few years ago and im now nearing 40 so probably even harder now!! I am hoping to pick your brains!?? ... i am now on day 40 of my cycle with no period as yet, im usually 31 to 33 days but have once gone 45 days in the past year!! I have had 2 bfn which i took last Friday and this Monday!! I have been having mild period pains since about 30 days and lower back ache. Anyone else had the same and actually been pregnant or should i be expecting the evil witch v.soon!?? So fed up of the disappointment every month!!

Hi everyone, took a wee break earlier as was having a bad day! For some reason finding this month a tough one! Lots going on personally outwith TTC so I think maybe I had pinned my hopes on this month bringing us good news. Roller-coaster as usual! Anyway, still spotting. Heavier today and feeling crampy and really tired. Also my temp dropped so I am pretty sure Tomor or Friday AF is on her way.. Grrrrrr!

Yep Victoria I always get spotting on the days leading up to AF and after so when it happened last weekend I kinda thought we must be out this month but was holding onto hope!

Elley brilliant news! Best Xmas gift ever!!!

Nutellahope you manage to test again soon! fX

Rosebud hope you start to feel better soon.. Or not if it's symptoms!!!!!... Glad you have tests ready! I'm pretty sure I won't need to test Friday as AF pretty def for me! I will be with you all though to hear how you get on!!

Orange I had in my head by Xmas too ... Which isn't great in the first instance to have a time constraint I guess, but I suppose it's only natural. Anyway.. It's hitme hard this month too with it being Christmas, strange as I thought that I would be easily distracted but nope!! I really hope you can rejuvenate over Xmas and I see you on the January bus. 2015! The year of the BFP!!!

Rainy could be symptoms! Fx!

Hi Autumn wow, that's a journey and a half you have been on. Feel terrible some of us complaining about trying for such a shorter time. You must be so fed up with disappointment but there's always hope isn't there. Sorry I can't help with your symptoms as I've never been pregnant as yet, but hopefully someone else can. I just wanted to wish you luck and positive thoughts!

Orange, sorry to hear of the tough time this cycle. It does get hard, doesn't it. I don't think I had assumed I'd pregnant by Christmasbut I can see how it would be easy to make that a sort of deadline. Best of luck with the next cycle, whether you're on a bus or not.

Autumn, welcome. That sounds like a confusing cycle! I hope it gets clarified sometime soon.

Good news here today was a nice temp rise which in my mind confirmed ovulation, though the ff app will probably do that tomorrow. Our dtd timing was good, but for some reason I don't feel too confident about our chances this month.

Cracked in my resolve not to take temperature this morning - with about 24-48 hours to go before AF expected it was still high, which is a bit encouraging, although I did have my extra warm jammies on for the first time last night so that's more likely to explain it!

However since I only have 3 IC tests left I managed to hold my nerve and not test this morning. Can't get FRER where I live, probably just as well.

Sparkly how's the weather in Scotland?

Autumn sounds like you've had it tough. Did you get any tests done last time you were trying? There seem to be quite a few women on MN who have longer cycles for no reason that they can pin down, so you're not alone. Do you know if you ovulated this cycle?

Hope you get some answers soon Autumn

I've been ttc 2 years now and had many deadlines! I've not booked trips/hols over a few months in advance "just in case" and have missed out on many things because of it. Xmas markets, hen weekends, dance weekends.... I think if we don't get preg in the next 12 months I need to start living again and give up. I can't do this indefinitely until I hit menopause!

I don't think I'll be in the poas party either! Pretty sure af will be with me later!

Morning ladies. Sounds like lots of us struggling this month. Hang on in there,our time will come and if we're on the Jan bus think of all that cheese and wine over Christmas!

Went to a baby shower for a friend yesterday it was lovely. I was worried about going but needn't have been. Something quite restorative about a night with the girls asnd plenty of wine! Did fall spectacularly off the booze and cigarette wagon but am not going to beat myself up.

My resolve broke this morning and I did an early test from Asda it was a BFN. Still 13 dpo so might be too early and no sign yet of the wicked witch. It ain't over till the lady in red starts howling like Chris De burgh!

Am staying positive. Dh and I have so much to be thankful for and many of our friends in real life are dealing with problems much worse than us.

Saw the docs again this week and my bloods show I'm ovulating and hormones seem okay. Dh has sent in his eh hem 'sample' so in the new year we will have a clearer picture of our baby making potential.

Good luck everyone poas in the next few days and sending good stuff to all my January baby making buddies.

Have a good day ladies. I am determined to. This roller coaster is heading onwards and upwards!

Morning 1 week till Christmas Day

I hope those of you waiting for af/bfp are not kept waiting for much longer. Fx for the latter

Autumn, welcome. Sorry you've been trying for so long. The only way to know for sure really is to have blood tests at the doctors. I have lower back pain before af. Sorry I can't be more help but I hope you find out one way or the other soon

Had a nice temp rise this morning, hopefully ff will confirm ov over weekend

Orange - sorry af has come, i too thought id be pregnant by christmas too, try not to be too hard on yourself

Autumn, i hope you get your answer soon and its a bfp!!!

Not really sure whats happening to me, i had no spotting all day yesterday and then at ten last night i had pink stuff when i wiped and then turned brown, i really though af was on her way, slightly brown this morning and crampy, ovia app has me due on sunday and can test saturday, still will get some frers unless the spotting turns red

Still waiting for OV so looks like I'm off the December bus!

Don't think I'll join another bus as reading through loads of comments (and needing to), I don't want to get too obsessed so early on! I've even deleted all apps apart from FF & recording only cm & temp.

Good luck to everyone & hope to see good news on other boards

Oooo maybe implantation rainy? Good luck!

Sorry for bfn ninja

No bleeding yet but have cramps and general feeling of ickyness. Actually feel quite nauseous and look a bit green around the gills in the mirror just now.

Morning All

Very quick post to say hi as work is manic with everyone rushing to get things done pre xmas. good thing is its distracting me from the 2 ww.

13 dpo and AF due today. I'm cramping badly so sure ill be out by end of today!

I cannot wait to have time off next week, drink mulled wine, eat loads of cheese and see my sister who's flying home for Christmas!

will catch up on all the news properly later!

Morning ladies and thank you!! Still nothing as yet!! On day 41 now, blood tests booked for Monday so if the witch is on her way she better get a move on. I have Endometriosis which was discovered last time we tried, i do have 2 x ds so really very lucky, they are 17 &15 now. Im so very thankful i have them and know how lucky i am especially when some of you have been trying for so long for your first, feel guilty for moaing on about ttc. It was so long ago that i was pregnant i cannot remember if i felt like this with the other 2 at all before testing, its like first time all over again!! Baby dust to you all. Fx for lots of bfp.

Cd 39 now for me, no symptoms AF or otherwise. So frustrating!

It drives you insane doesn't it boobear 1983