BUMSNET - where bums (and hopes) are raised in the quest for a BFP.

[purdiepie]

Are you sick to the tits of baby-making sex? Or are you squelching with rabid lust when the lickle hand strikes cock o' clock? Have you already picked Sophia and Hugo as your baby names? Do you want to gouge out the smug eyes of the pregnant women in Sainsbo's? Do you shove balloons up your Boden sweater and pretend you have baby in your tum-tum? Have you already picked out your Farrow & Ball nursery paint? GREAT! Then you're just like us: We are the friendliest, wittiest, gayest, animal-lovingest, cervical-hunting women you will ever meet.

Come on, you frightened little trying-to-conceive mice...come join the fun on the Bumsnet bus. You know you wanna

Sammy I found that when I tried EPO it made ovulation later for me too. It's known to do that. It messed my cycles up a bit so I stopped taking it.

Think I'm going to stop too. I don't want a 30 day cycle every month, 28 days was fine! Although my nails are the strongest they've ever been! Xx

Juney congratulations on the relationship

Ahem. Sometimes even police officers get caught speeding.

Not that I wouldn't know anything about that of course

Dizzy, I am shocked and horrified at your unlawfulness!

sammy it made me ovulate later too, so did b vits so all I take now is folic acid and this last cycle was the most normal I've had!

Just found out that the baby daddy-to-be of my 28 y/o evil sibling is in his 50's. There was a large age gap between my DDad and M so I'm wondering if sibling is trying to be more like M? Sibling is a sociopath and likes to manipulate so this would totally be on par for her... as would the idea she has a sugar daddy and plans to live of the government :S

CD42, still no sign of AF and still BFN so definitely annovulatory month /sigh. So, I assume I should ovulate before AF arrives right? Should I continue testing every day? EOD? Should be just DTD every 3 days? Don't want to miss longer than we have to. TIA!

Hmmm..Have I eaten anything greasy lately? Does a bear shit in t'woods

I am aware GUM clinics will do a full NOT if you simply ask for it, but didn't think you can ask solely for an HIV test.

Eskimo, hilarious!

Lucie, yes, Clexane is standard IVF protocol if you have suffered a miscarriage.

MOT!

Ooh that's interesting Sammy about the epo. This is my first cycle taking it and today is CD11 (the day I ovd last cycle) and still a flashing smiley! If it has delayed it that would be fantastic for me (appreciate not for you!).

Just been for a run, managed to run the entire route this time rather than run/walk so very chuffed. Now off to visit grandma :)

Night - I was just going to suggest maybe you should take it!
I'm really fed up now, temp has not yet risen to it's usual dizzying heights, had pos opks the last 3 days. If this is an anov cycle on our last chance before deciding on IVF then it's not fair

Chart here: what do you think? X

Morning! pixa and others thanks for asking how I am. I'm in a state of shock, excitement and terror! the last 48 hours waiting to test have been torture but today's line is a beaut.

Some stats if anyone is interested: It was cycle 5 and I started running the couch to 5k program. Having never exercised in my life I felt I needed to do something! Nothing else of note.

I'm going to lurk for a while hope that's ok. Too scared to leave the bus after my loss last year. Seriously considering an early scan at 8 weeks if I'm lucky enough to get to that point again.

Will catch up with everyone later, but wanted to say Melon, I am absolutely chuffed to bits for you. Wishing you a happy pregnancy!

Proper congratulations melon! Lovely line! Feel free to join us on the grad bus when you're ready. And yes do it! Book an early scan! I had mine on Thursday and feel SOOOO much better. But boy do these first week's so slow. Torture!

Yay Melon fabulous news :)

Sammy I am not an expert but it doesn't look as though you have ovd :( Hopefully it has just been delayed!

I am on my fourth day of flashing smiley, is that normal?

Congrats melon

Night - yes I will be wanting to see a big rise in the morning! Although I have to say all my temps this cycle are lower than last... Wonder why?

4 days of flashy is fine, I've had 1/3/5 a real variation! Xx

nomio, t'was a momentary lapse in concentration! and I was trying to get home before my dominos went cold

night yay for the run!

sammy you could have ov'd yesterday and just be seeing a slow rise? I had one of those my first cycle temping.

Congrats again melon

Thanks Sammy :) Dizzy could be right, I think I had a slow rise last month but still ovd, don't give up yet!

Thanks girls :)
Actually I think I had a slow rise before... Off to check previous charts! Xx

melon congrats fab line. Ditto to chops post. When you feel ready please join us on the grad bus.

melon! congratulations. I hope you have a very boring pregnancy and are gradually able to relax and get excited.

eskimo another speeding teacher here.... Mine was on the way away from London first day of half term!! Unfortunately I got done in Scotland, where speed awareness courses don't exist so I was hit with points....

melon congrats love!!! so happy for you, keep positive, and yes go for it with the early scan xx

sammy it's my first cycle of temping and I had a 0.2 rise after my peak OPK, then two slight drops, now a rise again today, so FF still hasn't confirmed ovulation as it doesn't meet the 3 over 6 rule, but I can start to see a biphasic pattern. So see how the next few temps go and look for the overall pattern xx

Thanks woolly - I think I have ovd already as my boobs hurt! That's what normally happens. Not sure why I'm colder this cycle! Lol. Xx