October bfp bus, hop on your broomsticks and banish the witch!

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Hoping a bit of Halloween magic starts early and grants us all our bfp's!!

I don't appear to be on the stats anymore

BeauticianNotMagician81 34 ttc#4, cycle 13, BFP 31st October

We won't get much chance to try this month but we are away next week just after ovulation so maybe there's a slight chance to relax and conceive being away. Although it's only a haven holiday haha

Well Im 2 days late now and not a hint of a bfp so guess that's me out just wish af would hurry up so I can start again driving myself mad and wasting money on tests. haven't got any left now and I'm not buying anymore.

I'm well and truly out. Cycles back at 30 days, though, which is more normal for me. Probably due next while I'm on holiday - brilliant.

amanda you can use a first response test 6 days befor af is due.

Hi beautician you and I are on the same test day lets hope it a happy Halloween! Have a great holiday

Amandamarie they say you can test 6 days before but would say about 2-3 days before hope that helps.

Sorry to all the BFN, good luck for next month
Good luck to all that are still waiting.x

Hi Pumkins I would love a Halloween BFP. I have a party to go to that night & I really hope Af doesn't rock up and ruin it. I may have to test if no Af as I plan on getting drunkety , drunk, drunk. I don't get out much

Hello girls, may I hop aboard?

Age: 30
TTC: #1
Cycle: 1
ETD: 24th October

I've been worrying about having kids for ages - really don't want to leave it too late (my mum died of breast cancer when I was in my late teens, and I am so grateful for the years I had with her, and want to make sure that I spend enough time with my own kids if anything happens to me) - and finally this month, DH and I had a proper chat about it and decided to start trying - hooray!

Luckily I track my periods anyway using cyclespage.com, so I had a really good idea of when I might be fertile - which was basically the six days following our decision to start trying!

I started off feeling really excited, but I am a terrible worrier at heart (I've had lots of issues with anxiety over the years), and the what-ifs have already started cropping up in my annoyingly over-active brain. Some of the worries I had were:

• Is my tetanus up to date?
• I had bright red blood for my entire period back in April, when normally my period blood is dark and thick - could this be a sign of cancer?
• I started trying to get pregnant before I started taking folic acid - could this mean disaster?

Etc, etc. Anyway, after worrying all weekend, I went to the doctor today and he was pretty reassuring. Looking at my records, he thinks I've had the full course of 5 doses for the tetanus, so I'm immune and won't need any more. He doesn't think delaying taking the folic acid will be an issue. With the odd period blood, he said it could be a sign of fibroids, and that as long as I haven't had post-coital bleeding or spotting when it's not my period (cue me wondering aloud to him - have I? have I? ... I think I might have done, once, but not for ages...) then I don't need to worry about it. So, I am a bit reassured, but now panicking that I might have missed some symptoms and might have cervical cancer and also might have got pregnant first time, and what would I do if that was the case, and... OH DEAR LORD, I can't stop worrying.

Sorry for the enormous post, but I just had to find somewhere I could share all these crazy thoughts that are going round my head as we're not telling people that we're trying and I am very used to talking things through with my friends normally :( I just want to feel excited and relaxed and stop imagining that the worst possible thing will happen!

Sorry, just read back through my post and I sound like SUCH a Debbie Downer! I'm so sorry! I'm just feeling a bit all over the place, I think. Promise I will try to chill out!

bluebell, breathe!

I've had an actual positive opk today, the first in months and months (not including almost positives). Crossing everything ('cept my legs ) for some good luck this month.

Hi bluebell, don't be daft we all have bad days even weeks! This trying to get pregnant thing is very stress full and scarey, like this is bonkers said just breathe!?? Take it one day at a time, come to think of it I should do that too!x

This is bonkers great news good luck!x

Hi Beautican
We are having a party as well if the witch does rock up before then at least I can drown my sorows and crawl into bed!x

Hi please can I join although I'm convinced I'm not ovulating this month so I'm out for a October BFP

Congrats to those who have!! There's a few of you now! (Have been semi lurking)

Cookies
TTC #3
Cycle 1
AF due 25th oct

I've had awful cramping yesterday and today, EWCM but not even a sniff of a positive OPK. Temp still down. Do others experience ovulation pains?? First month off the pill, wasn't expecting a BFP I just wanted to get the hang of my cycle again.. Stamps foot

My updated stats:

Loki
ttc #2
Cycle 2
CD 3
ETD 6th November

I'm actually feeling very upbeat and positive today. I'm not going to use opks this month - it was far too stressful last month and I obsessed. Same with testing before af is due. Not going to waste my money. This month I'm just going to try and enjoy the bd-ing! Considering trying pre - seed too. Going to try to bd daily or eod in the hope that we can get a bfp next month. Fingers crossed anyway! Good luck to all.

Try not to worry Blue. Easier said than done I know.

Sorry to hear you are definitely our Chat.

Got a positive opk today so fingers crossed things go well this month.

Thanks Fuzzy, Pumkins and bonkers. I do feel a bit better just for being able to share it with you guys, so thank you!

Another thing I was wondering (not actually particularly worried about this one, just curious) is about cycle regularity. My cycles are most often 27 or 28 days, but they range from 23 days to 30 days, and always have done - I've never used hormonal contraceptives, so that is my natural cycle: somewhat wobbly. Is this what happens to everyone else?!

Oh, and Cookies, I don't think I get ovulation pains, but what I've realised this week is that perhaps I don't pay as much attention to my body as I thought I did!

I have irregular cycles bluebell. I'd see how you get on before worrying too much. I'm 10 months in and have just had initial blood tests done to see if anything obvious going on. They won't actually start infertility investigations until 12 months though.

I have irregular cycles bluebell but my LP is always ten days long. Otherwise my cycle could be 30 days or as much as 42. Doesn't seem to be a problem though as I am rocking my four month old baby on my lap at the moment!

Awwwh Fuzzy, how lovely, and very reassuring to hear! And thanks bonkers too - after reading a few other threads with people mentioning wobbly cycles, I'm beginning to wonder if anyone not on hormonal contraception really has their cycles last the exact same number of days every time!!!

Loki, I meant to add that when I saw my GP today he reminded me that it takes 3 days for a man to, ahem, "replenish" his sperm, so not to stress out about dtd too often! (Not, I must say, that I initiated this part of the conversation - he offered that little bit of advice as I was getting up to go!)

And bonkers, fingers crossed for your bloods. My GP told me that in our area they won't start investigating until after 18 months of TTC! How tight is that?!

Well its 3 days until AF is due and I couldn't feel less pregnant.

On the positive side I've had loads of 'symptoms' the last 2 months and no BFP, no symptoms at all this month so fingers crossed it might mean something different

Morning all

I'm either 11 or 8 dpo now (I think I ov way before my opk said I did), and last night I had definite cramping, though being realistic I probably just needed a poo...I was doing a sample for another reason this morning, and really had to fight the urge to test, if it was implantation cramping then definitely no point as the HCG will have only just started to build. I did also have overwhelming tiredness yesterday, had to keep shaking my head to stay awake at work!

I can't decide what to do at the weekend, I'm staying with my parents, and always have wine with dinner and usually a G&T later on in the evening. I really don't want to tell them we are ttc as I think there will be a negative response (can we afford it, should we be trying when I have to take so many painkillers and other drugs, shouldn't I wait until I fully qualify as an accountant...). I can't use the antibiotics excuse as I do tend to tell my mum everything and she knows what meds I am on. Ovia says I should test on Sunday, but also says AF is due on Thursday, so not sure I trust what it is predicting. Essentially, would I be an awful person if I stuck to one glass of wine with dinner for 2 nights, and drink it slowly so my dad doesn't top it up, then blame being tired for not having anything else?

lilygirl I was convinced I hadn't conceived my Ds that 1 week before my bfp I got absolutely trashed. I don't recommend doing so but one glass of wine with dinner is going to have a very limited impact if you're concerned about parents knowing you're ttc. In fact due to getting my bfp that morning my friend had us round and I refused a port wine. Her oh almost jokingly said what you're pregnant I sat in shock which gave the game away. I probably would have sipped the glass and oh swig it when no one was looking in future