So it's John Wayne vs Les Dawson in The Great British Pee Off and Prty's judging... get ready to be basted, lovelies!

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Hi (big wave)
So you clicked on here cos you were looking for me (I'm flattered!) or the title seemed interesting!
I'm aware it doesn't really explain anything but we are bunch of lovely ladies all TTC and going ever so slightly crazy with it! For more info see our original thread here -

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2412386-TTC-anxious-over-early-pregnancy-possible-symptoms?msgid=56357000#56357000

And our most recent thread here -

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2458534-Prtys-Gang-and-The-Festival-of-Foof-Fun-when-they-not-being-cray-cray?pg=1&order=

We are symptoms spotters extraordinaire - you name it we've had it, real and/or imagined confused
We are here to help, we are all supportive, we laugh, rant, cry, joke, rage, smile, and comfort together. Be you a lurker or poster (established or new) then you are very welcome here. We only have a few rules:

1. No judgement - we all lead different lives and have different standards and that is fine. You wanna get wasted everyday of TWW, that's fine. You wanna abstain completely, that's fine. We need support, not judgement.
2. No feeling stupid - we've all had those months where we definitely think we are pg 110% convinced and then AF turns up, don't feel bad about it, it happens. Also we all have different levels of knowledge so no question is stupid apart from the one you don't ask.
3. On this thread there is no such thing as TMI - we are all adults and we all know how miraculous and amazing... and downright disgusting our bodies can be, it's fine. Share what you want, we will not be fazed.

So that's it, jump in and FX'd for all my lovelies xx

Ooh I've just had a chocolate pudding too ! Can we pretend we've read somewhere that it increases fertility?!

(looks around frantically for a spoon before giving up, tilting head back and sliding in pudding whole)
If that's true shary then I should have been pregnant at least 15 times in the 8 months of trying

If only it were as easy as eating chocolate puddings

Hi everyone. Sorry it's been a shit day for some.
mrsf I totally get where you're coming from, that must have been horrendous to deal with. I too am totally and utterly sick of all the fucking announcements. It's not bloody fair and we so deserve our bfps. I'm sick of getting so upset every month when the witch turns up. I think the Gu in bed idea is genius and just what you need. I had a few drinks this weekend when I realised I'd failed yet again.
prty- hugs for you too - people are so thoughtless sometimes when they ask questions like that. I've started saying now - well actually I would like another baby but for some reason I can't, that tends to shut some up.
In my news I've had a manicure today and my thermometer has arrived so temping commences tomorrow, will see what happens. Have realised witch is due the day before we go to the lakes in November- great timing - just what I bloody need

Haha kitten think I'll start saying that at the year mark!
You never know, maybe you'll be having a celebration in the lakes for a bfp rather than the witch ruining it :)

Hi all, I've just got back from a lovely weekend in the lakes.. It just went too fast!

Just been catching up on the thread.. I agree flowers that definitely was an incredibly insensitive way of telling you

Well AF didn't appear for me on Friday or the entire weekend, I've tested and BFN. Felt pretty rubbish all day yesterday and my stomach hurts again today.. Hoping AF will just come now. I'd love to be regular so I know where I am currently cd35.

Kitten good luck with the temping! I have avoided it so far as think it would stress me out - will be good to hear how you get on.

Poppy I have had a few irregular cycles - especially when I first came off the pill, it is very frustrating because it's difficult to know where you are and try to time things. Hopefully the tummy pain is a sign that AF is imminent now so you can get on with the next cycle.

I am now 7 dpo I think. Feeling very irritable and likeI have PMT, usually only feel like this the day before AF. I don't think it's a sign - I'm probably just overtired. I have also moved from the optimistic part of the cycle to the pessimistic part.

Thanks pirsy hopefully AF shows soon.

I've also got the thermometer so can start temping, had it a little while although not really used it..... Yet! Was waiting to start on the next cycle.

CD48 & just managed to make a GP appointment with the doctor who sent me for bloods. I feel sick!!

Morning everyone

It's been a crappy few days for you guys hasn't it??

Can I ask a quick question re CB digi OPK (the dual hormone one)?

When do you usually get a smiley face? Ovia says my fertile window starts on Thursday - would I expect it around then with a peak a couple of days later? Been testing since CD12, I think my cycles are 30 days now but still slightly irregular so I want to try and pinpoint OV this month especially as I've bought pre seed in a desperate attempt to fall PG before Xmas

Afternoon everyone. I've been off enjoying -my- our new car, and celebrating my birthday. Sorry it's been a horrid weekend for everyone.

AF was surprisingly ok, and fairly short, which was good. Back to TTC now. I'm pretty sure I ov'd late in my cycle last time with a really short luteal phase based on my temping. I'm quite pleased to have had one AF, just so I know everything is working ok post merina.

My app thinks I should ov over next weekend (I've always had a short cycle), so we'll be back to trying to DTD as much as possible this week and next. Fx'd!

Hi all, I have been using the clear blue digital OPKS and I'm now on cd11 and have had 4 says of flashing smiley face. Does this mean I haven't ovulated or I've missed the ovulation as I only test in the morning or have other people had days and days of the stupid flashing smiley face?

Hi ladies, re: ovulation tests & smiley faces I'm not the best to comment as I usually got 9 days of them before the static smiley due to my long cycles. That's why I switched to cheap opks because there is no messing, it's either positive or it's not!

Hi everyone,

Rose that sounds like an exciting weekend with your birthday and the new car! And lucky you to have a short cycle so that you can get trying again quickly.

Re: dual hormone OPKs the last time I used them I think I got 4 or 5 days of flashing smileys before the static one but I started testing quite early in the cycle.

Just found out today that I am working Christmas Day ... really got the try my hardest now to get pregnant before then so I've got something to celebrate!

glitter - glad you had a nice time in the lakes. Hope you're out of limbo soon - fingers crossed it is a bfp for you.
Thanks pirsy ! I've avoided temping before now but I'm actually quite positive about it. Im quite a geek at heart so hopefully it'll be interesting- plus will save me a fortune in tests as I should hopefully know from my chart whether there is any point in testing. That's rubbish about working Christmas Day- you definitely need your bfp so you can celebrate
shary - when will you hear back about your blood tests?

Kitten you're freaking me out! How did you know the GP did my blood tests again?! I said I was seeing the doctor who sent me for bloods last time! Were you with me in spirit today?

Flashing smiley face this morning for me... Fertile window allegedly starts tomorrow so that's probably right but the test line was no darker than yesterday's which is a bit odd!

How's everyone else this morning?

Hi everyone! flowers sorry about your insensitive friend. Fingers crossed for you you'll get your bfp soon too!!
Everyone else - good luck to those in the last part of the cycle, and expecting AF (or not!!) and to those in fertile window - hope you're enjoying DTD as much as poss, and doesn't feel like too much of a chore!
I'm in the fertile window of my cycle, So we're on the EOD run, which I feel won't deplete his sperm too much. This will be the first cycle where we've had a proper chance to DTD properly and at the right time since I started acupuncture, so am hoping I'll be in a better place for it this month. I'm really enjoying the acupuncture, because, apart from anything else, it's good to chat to somebody once a week. It feels a bit like therapy lite, and you get to do something practical after letting it all out.

After my panic about getting pregnant after being promoted, I'm now trying to see the two things as separate to each other. One is my career, and one my personal life, and I'm not going to let either affect the other!! And my work have taken about three weeks so far to tease me with this promotion, and still not had the proper offer. So feeling pissed off with them for being so slow, and unclear with me!!

Just to wade in on the temping thing. I'm also a bit geek-ish, like kitten, so I like having a chart to analyze. I've personally found it really useful to be able to look back at my chart and try and figure out when I ovulated. I have to say, the first month (I'be been doing it 2 months) my temps were all over the place, and that was frustrating, as I felt that probably meant I wasn't ovulating. But last month, I had quite a clear, late temp shift, and so when my period was late, i dudn't get all panicked about whether I was pregnant, as I knew it was still too early to know. Jury's still out this month, my temps look a bit erratic so far, but usually you need a full month to make sense of it.

I would say it's quite good for not making you too obsessive. As somebody said here (forgotten who, soz!), it's just about taking your temp once a day, so not too much to obsess over. No POAS 5 times a day, or smiley faces... Anyway, hope that's useful to some!

Bex - yay for the flashing smiley! Don't worry if you get a few before the solid one ... I was a bit worried when I got 4 or 5 days of them before the solid one.

Hippy - fingers crossed for this cycle and getting a good run of DTD! I think you're right not to delay this for your career.

I am thinking that I will bite the bullet and go to the GP if I don't get pregnant this month. I keep putting it off and say wait a bit longer and maybe wait til after Christmas but these things take time so I think I should probably just get the ball rolling.

Pirsy remind me how long you've been ttc for? I saw my GP yesterday & I'm so glad I did, he was lovely and I kind of feel like I'm in the system now

Hi Shary, we have been TTC for 13 months now, for 10 months of that I was working away during the week so convinced myself that was why it wasn't happening ... but I don't know, starting to think that maybe that's not just it. Don't think it will do any harm to go and make contact and get in the system as you say, plus am aware of time ticking away and I'm only getting older! Glad that your GP was supportive - what has he suggested as the next step?

Hi Pirsy1, I think you're right abit getting in the system with the GP. I had an apt with the GP for something else which got better so instead of cancelling the apt I went and spoke about ttc. I felt a bit daft but I'm glad I did as the ball is rolling now. We'be been ttc since Jan so I thought they'd send me away until it's been a year but the GP said the tests take a while etc so she was happy to start us now. I came away feeling a bit scared (as I wanted her to tell me there was nothing wrong and all would be fine) but really I'm pleased I went. So just to say maybe it would be a good thing although obviously I hope you get a bfp before any apt is needed!
I got my 5th day of the flashing smiley, bit sock of the flashy one now just fx for a solid smile soon! I'm considering starting temping next month, can anyone tell me what I'm looking for, is it just an increase in temp when you have ovulate? And you need to do the temping at the same time each day is that right?
Hippy - it's a good way of seeing things with your career separate to ttc. I think sometimes there's the tendeny to overly plan things rather than just let things happen. My job at the moment would be ideal if I had children, very flexible and hardly any tagets/deadlines. But I'm not feeling challenged or stretched really so wanting to do different things, which I could do but it wouldn't be as good if I was lucky enough to have a baby. Difficult. Will try and see them as separate things and look for new more challenging things as work. Maybe that will also take my mind of ttc. Glad you'require enjoying the accupunture/therapy!!
MummyBex - good luck for lots of dtd!

Gosh, many typos! Sorry!

shary - yes I was there with you in spirit!!

hippy - yes I totally get what you mean about temping, from what I can tell it will take the guess work out of my cycle, and to be honest all that poas, flashing smilies etc etc then taking pregnancy tests only for af to turn up was totally draining month after month. I'm pleased I've started temping