Positive Decembr - All aboard for Santa to bring a BFP!!

[MrsMcJnr]

Well, I thouht I'd better start this thread as I am CD1 of my 6th cycle of trying for our very precious first baby. This is going to be a lucky and positive thread, I can feel it so I'm laying down the babydust now so that as you join me, you can collect your dose .

For those who join me, what are you doing differently this cycle?

Please don't anyone hold off on the me me me: It's so damned helpful to hear what everyone else is going through!

Hello all,
I haven't posted much on the dec thread but have been on the previous months. Have been so busy with work and life generally so haven't had time to post. AF due tomorrow, some signs today so really peed off and down. Here's hoping for a positive Jan for us all.
Hoping for lots of lovely BFP babydust for you all.

Impatience- interesting to hear what you say about the LH sticks. Perhaps I'll save my cash. I havent been taking any temps either- I just thought I'd get PG asap... Think i'll stick to CM watching and BDing as much as possible. Didnt BD that much last month- but thought we'd done it at the right time. Apparently not though .

My DP is very cool when he's with me regarding TTC, but I went out at the weekend to a party, and lots of his friends kept asking me how the TTCing was going!

Hi lovelybird,
AF due for me tomorrow too... and I also have some signs that it's on its way, so I know how you feel!

Hi everyone

Last month and one before my cycle was only 24 days long.

Tomorrow is day 24 - so do I class that as the day that AF is due therefore test after tomorrow? Or do you think I shoudl wait?

I have no signs of either AF or PG to be honest!.

Im really excited just now as I have just finished my work for the doula training I took earlier this year - I have been putting it off for ages!!

Hope your all doing good xxx

Hey everyone Happy Friday.

Female I'm glad flight stuff is ok.
Bluewater was good The highlight of the trip was me screaming my head off at the dartford bridge toll when as I opened the window a large dock spider swung towards my eye. Lets just say I did little to persuade dh that I am good motherhood material at that point!

Bought dh some jeans so he doesn't chase the one pair out of the wash and had sushi for dinner I've discovered that if you go there or to Milton Keynes at dinner time on a weekday it is way quieter! They also have good deals on too with at least 3 of the shops with 10 - 20% off everything.

MrsMC sorry about going to a funeral big hug
My dh says how is yours?

1n2s cycle buddy go for it! I OV in 10 days and plan to go for it but don't want to put dh under too much pressure. I am rubbish at playing it cool but need to give it a go! Bought some sexy underwear in Paris and plan to put it to the test. What time of home testing kit did you get? I've heard of one called Fertell has anyone tried it? We are planning to try and get tests in Jan.

I am so pleased I am not the only one experiencing skin problems. I originally went on the pill before men for that very reason so its very hard now going back to the way before.

I am a rubbish detective who was festivelyfloss before?

Has anyone heard from desperate2b?

In fact I am so tired that I will need to log back in tomorrow and write to everyone else then. I hope everyone has a fun weekend lined up.

Morning everyone - just a quick post to say thanks for all your kind words yesterday. I appreciated my cyber hugs ! Hope you're all OK today and that evil AF is staying away!

Hi cityangel - flossam. Sorry I'm a bit of a one for namechanging!

I miss bluewater. Glad you had fun though!

Oh hello Flossam I should have worked it out!
Name change away I am just a bit unobservant!
Happy Friday hope things are good with you.

Hi everyone

Happy 1st day opening the advent calendar to you all.

Good luck to everyone testing this weekend.

I am quite jealous of your trips to Bluewater too cityangel as I now live in the middle of the countryside many miles from any serious retail therapy but I do feel a trip to Cardiff coming on and there is always the internet .

Cityangel - hellooo! Glad to hear the shopping trip was good fun. Good job you weren't actually driving on the bridge during your spider encounter oooh the bridge scares me on dark winding nights - its sooo high

Beccarolloveragain - I'd give it another couple of days before tesing ..... if you can hang on

Honeyapple - When we first started TTC back in May I hadn't the foggiest what to do, my sister (successful mum of 3) told me to get the OTK. I went out and bought Boots one first and they were rubbish and then tried Clear Blue, I couldn't even tell which days were positive. I then was reminded I should get the First Response so I did and used them for 2 months as they are easy to read. So now I've got a vague idea when I ovulate and we were BD'ing around this time. When I saw my GP 2 months ago she said "I do hope your not using those OTK or temping" as apprently they are not accurate and therefore if you are only BD'ing around this time then you may never conceive. She recommended BD'ing 2-3 times each week. Now another couple of friends (also successful mums) say they go for it on CD8, 10, 12 ,14,16 and others every day of CD10,11,12,13,14,15,16. So looord only knows!!! I'm sure we've done at the right times as I get ovulation pains which are agony, so I don't bother with the OPK anymore as there expensive and I was getting obsessed with them. But it was good for a month to get an idea of when it all happens. Phew ... that was a long one sorry!!

Female - poor you!! i think we have spoken about this before as I am exactly the same. I had a scan last month for POS and it was all clear so I'm obviously just a hormonal mess!! I hope I haven't dmamaged my body after so many years on and off Diannete. My GP took me off it in Jan this year and said it was awful stuff.....it does worry me now

Impatience- my DH does worry about it all, mainly because he is cruising towards 40 and doesn't want to be a really old Dad. He doesn't discuss at all with anyone apart from me - men don't have these discussions He gets a bit sensitive it is discussed with anyone as he doesn't want people to know we are trying and failing if you get what I mean. Hope you're DP is ok and you're not feeling the pressure to much

Honeyapple, how cute that your dp has obviously been talking to all his friends about ttc!

Hi 1n2s. Sorry your dp is feeling the pressure. There should be a partners' thread! I hated the madness of failing to conceive without being able to talk to anyone about it. I hate that madness when someone asks how I am and I say Oh fine, while inside screaming about how crap everything is! So it's just a relief to be on here with you guys, able to give hourly updates on my cramping, excitement, depression, breasts and you all understand! My dp is in a funny place at the moment because we've started to discuss her trying again, so she's kind of hanging on waiting to find out whether I'm pg or whether she ccan start getting excited about getting pg... I think she should just go for it too, and if we both get pg at the same time that's actually the worst that could happen! (We discussed this when she got pg with ds, and I wanted to carry on trying, and she described this hilarious image of us both with our massive bellies trying to put eachothers' socks on... But I say that's a temporary ridiculousness, and after the initial couple of years it's be fine!)

Hmm, can you spot the procrastination: I've got SO much work to do

Hey Impatience it's difficult to decide which way to go. At least you may have double the chances!

Cityangel, exactly! And she seems so super-fertile with her one-shot conception that we feel fairly confident that she'll conceive. I think that having another baby is more important than me going through pg and c'birth, so I think it's a good decision. But I think I would find it hard to give up trying. We'll see. AF due Mon, testing Sun, no crampiness yet today, temp dropped a little but had another rubbish night. Noncommital signs as usual!

Anyone testing today or tomorrow? And who else is testing Sunday: just me and MrsMc?

I would find it nearly impossible to give up trying now even with an alternative option of dh having one It's a tough decision. I guess you'll just have to sit down and decide and then review your decision every few months to see if you feel the same.

Hi All ? I?ve escaped from unpacking boxes to work for the day! Broadband only just up and running late last night, so hopefully over the weekend I?ll managed to catch up with you all ? seem to remember there are lots due for testing this weekend. Good luck to you all.

Nothing to report from me ? still no change - CD42 now! Temps still down (in fact very very low!), still having disturbed sleeps with DD, still got fuller breasts and slight twingy feeling in them, but no more spotting. Odd AF-like cramps and twinges, but nothing major. Got very excited by a metallic taste the other day, but it only lasted a couple of hours, and I had indigestion yesterday, but so would anyone eating on the floor surrounded by boxes!!! I really can?t think that I could be pg, but maybe I?ll be brave enough over the weekend to test. Either way, I?m going to see my new GP on Wednesday morning, to discuss referral, as it has been a year now since I last conceived prior to mc!

Take care all ? catch up later.
X

Morning ladies, IT?S DECEMBER . The tree is on its way (hopefully) the decorations are coming out tonight and the Christmas cards are going to be written! LOVE Christmas time!

As I said in my news flash post, 11dpo, a rarity in itself for me and worth a celebration. Apart from my last cycle where I got to 12dpo before AF arrived, I have not in the 5 cycles before that got past 10dpo.

Hello Female ? how are you getting on? Where are you now? I take notes on paper, I get so lost otherwise. I?m fine now, thank you for thinking of me and for saying such nice things to me it was just a blip, I?m normally a happy person as you know. I just so want to hold my own baby and to see DH with him/her, he?ll be such a great Dad, I am so lucky. Have a lovely night away and don?t let the spots get you down! Your symptoms do sound like PCOS don?t they. Not sure that there is anything else other than being on some type of contraception that helps. My sisters have it and have changed their diets a bit and one has gone for acupuncture but I don?t know much more I?m afraid. That was worrying about the flight stuff, hope you are ok.

Hi Impatience ? sorry to hear you are feeling pre-af, I?m sure your DP understands how you are feeling. My DH is learning very quickly about mood swings since we started TTC! I think he would chat on a significant other thread as he feels in the dark sometimes but as you say, I wouldn?t want to think he could see what I?m writing! Wonder what you?ll decide with regard to DP trying again. I can tell from what you?ve said that it is really important to you to bear a child yourself too, I hope it happens for you, I really do. Think 20smum might be testing with us on Sunday.

1n2s ? Sure you don?t look ugly but spots do make us all feel horrible don?t they ? grrr! Chin up.

MadameButterfly ? good luck for 4/12

Honeyapple ? hello, OPKs work really well for some people but not for me, the string of negatives stressed me out (I was OVing anyway inspite of the negatives).

Hello Greedy ? I bet you are a looker, I just know you are and I don?t believe a word about your post baby body . I have a flabby tummy already; hate to think what it?ll end up like . interesting info about pg wee smelling different ? I know what asparagus does to your wee, similar?

Lovelybird and XCharlotte ? hope you are wrong about the signs. Fingers crossed

Hello Becca ? I?d say AF would be due tomorrow if your cycles are usually 24 days. You could test but then again, it?s always a better option to hold out as long as you can, personally, I can?t stand seeing a BFN and would rather see AF instead. What?s doula training? Congratulations anyway!

Hi Cityangel ? how are you? That?s nice of your DH to ask about mine. He?s ok, still doing far more than he should but I?m at home today and for the weekend so he?ll have my beady eyes on him He?s growing a beard till Christmas ? personally don?t like the feeling on my face! Your day shopping with DH sounded fun. Wondering about desperate too? Are you out there Desperate? How are you? No wonder you were tired posting at that time of night!

KitKat ? sorry I wasn?t around when you are feeling down. Hope you are ok.

Hello Kittiwake ? Happy 1/12 to you too. Is yours a chocolate advent calendar? Invented in 1958 did you know!

Hello Babyfettle ? hope settling in is going well. Sorry to hear that you still don?t know what is going on, must be really frustrating. Fancy testing with us on Sunday? That?s if I get to Sunday!

Wow MrsMcSpink - that was a post and a half!
makes me feel good that you think i am a looker when you have never met me!? not sure what you based it on, but i love you!
babyfettle - day 42 is tough. this isnt your first long cycle is it? this is an EXTRA long one though isnt it? might be worth testing anyway! it took me about 70 days to gat a period when i came off the pill and i kept thinking i was pg and did about a million tests even though i had apparently never ovulated cos temps were low, so you are in good company if you do test!

i am starting to feel v. hormonal and afish! took my ds to gymnastics club this morning and he cried when he couldnt do stuff and that got to me sooooooooooooooo much. i couldn't stop crying either! i think all the other mums thought i was a bit of a weirdo, but i hated him getting so upset about something that really didnt matter. anyway, phoned dh when i got home to tell him and burst into tears again.........and guess what.......i am crying writing this too! i am always a bit of an emotional wreck when im not on the pill but i do get worse pre af!
got a big party tomorrow night so think i might test in the morning.
perve - my dh isnt especially desperate for me to get pg. he def wants no.3, but just doesnt really see the rush. i suppose there is no rush really, i just want another one NOW for some reason!!!!!

More interesting info regarding OP sticks...
Might give them a go for a month, just for a laugh .

Impatience- just like to say, although it was great your DP conceived 1st time, dont mean she will again. I have two DC, both of which were concieved on one-off non-protective sex... but it aint happening so easily this time! Much to my annoyance! I think you should keep trying to conceive yourself...(hope your sperm donor is still happy to keep producing??!!)

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME????????????????????????
i have just done a pg test, BFN obviously. what was the point in doing it? i am only 7 or 9 dpo. how stupid am i? why have i got no willpower at all? i hate myself for doing it cos now i am depressed but still dont believe it at the same time! how stupid!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey greedy what a bad day you're having
I hope it gets better. It's only natural not to want to see your loved ones upset and its just your homones being all over the place. Its tough wanting something you might not get yet, but it will be worth it. Try and be happy about the cute little ones you already have. I know it sounds cheesy but you know you can get pregnant just maybe not as soon as you'd like. And as the test was early you never know

thanks cityangel. i still feel like a pile of poo though!

Big cyberslap for you Greedy!!! Even if you are pg it's not going to show this early you silly bird!! Step away from the HPTs!!!

Have some choc - it has magical healing powers.

GG I feel exactly the same. I have developed full on metalic taste today, despite my mouth burn being better. I have been telling myself that as I have a first response and ov'd ?before last weds I might get a BFP!!!!!!! How silly are we? As it is I'm holding out untill next week, if only because getting a BFP on my b day would be so lovely. And then, yet I think at the same time, so miserable if not. I hope you're feeling better at the weekend. When are you due to have AF?

Impatience, really hoping it is your cycle for you this month. Are you only ever planning to have two? If it is important for you to have another soon, could DP do it this time and you have another shot in the future - that is of course if you haven't already been clever enough to get preg!!

Becca, if I were you I'd try to wait, but then I am not very good at following my own adice. Maybe give it a couple more days.

Glad you are all settled in Babyfettle! I really think you should test just to be sure.

MMJ - all sounding good! Good luck with testing this weekend.

DS is poorly, has a high temp and isn't himself at all! He's had a bit of a cough for a few days now and been a bit snotty, nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year though. Had a friend and her two children over today, and after they arrived DS just went downhill, wanting lots of cuddles (lovely!). His grandfather came over and he fell asleep in his arms. Upstairs sleeping now. I'm quite worried. Its unlike him to be like this. Dp should be home soon and I'm off to work for a few hours again, so will have to keep ringing to check up.