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

[PrtyPsn]

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

shary - yes thank goodness for the support here- I would go mad otherwise!
You're nearing test date aren't you? How are you feeling? My Amazon delivery of pregnancy tests arrived today - so full of new cycle optimism for now

pirsy no, only a close friend who I confided in because she was struggling in her own TTC journey (she has since given up - long story) I got very close to telling my sister today but I can't deal with the pressure of them waiting for news every month or them asking constantly how it's going :/ I said in an earlier thread about how even if they aren't asking you know it's on their mind 'the only thing worse than not knowing, is you thinking that I don't know'

I can't help but wonder now I've ditched caffeine and cut down on booze whether people around me are starting to suspect. Could just be my paranoia but one of my friends has made several hinting baby related comments at me over the last few weeks....

Anyway I do believe I'm now 3DPO and firmly back in the 2WW. My boobs are killing me so FX they stay painful lol.

Know the feeling bex dreading hiding the no alcohol at Xmas, I'm sure people will joke about a possible pregnancy and that will be heartbreaking

Morning ladies, if I go by my last LP of 12 days then AF is due today. Stupidly took a test this morning which was, of course, a BFN. It has hit me even harder this time after a 50+ day cycle. My temps are on their way down to which kind of confirms it

Aww shary sorry for the BFN, lovely x

Morning all! Sorry Shary for the BFN.

TOTALLY sick of baby bombs! I want the next one to be from me one of us.

Thermometer arrived yesterday. Wish me luck!

Well, I survived the Halloween party - I only got asked if I was driving (and not drinking) because I was PG three times... I really wanted to say "I'm driving because you live in the f*ing middle of nowhere and my husband doesn't drive, you moron", but refrained and answered politey. It's not like I could even have one tiny glass when I'm driving as the limit is so low in Scotland now.

Hanging around the "perfect" couple who are 4, nearly 5 months in didn't do much for my anxiety though.

However, looks like I'm on the TWW as high temps for the last 2-3 days. If I did OV over the weekend, we DTD both days, so we've done the best we can and it's up to The Powers That Be now!

AF is due to show up about 14/15 Nov, so will be due to POAS on the Sunday...

Bittersweetrose - sounds like our cycles are similar, my af is due around the same time so here comes the glorious tww. I usually go through an array of emotions during tww, including feeling certain I'm pregnant to feeling absolutely certain I'm not and that I'm giving up! Urgh!
Fx that the next baby bomb is someone from here, we need a bit of good news from one of us.
Shary - damn that bfn. Sorry. Hope you're OK?
MrsFlowers - good luck with the temping. Also got my thermometer and going to start that next cycle.

Oh sorry for the BFN shary

Cd42 here.. Still nothing.. Grr. Just devoured some dairy milk snow bites in annoyance.. Yes Christmas chocolate already!!

I'm surrounded by baby bombs too.. Not sure how long I ask going to keep my cool for.....

sweetrose I feel your pain about the Halloween party!!

Thanks ladies, all I need now is a baby bomb to tip me over the edge! Avoiding Facebook like the plague!!

Sat in a trains course today, doing one of those stupid introduce yourself activities, person sat next to me 'I'm Rose and my interesting fact about myself is I'm 3 months pregnant'
Me 'I'm Prty, 2 steps away from a mental breakdown and will literally stab the next person who says they're pregnant' (gives every person in the training room a crazed look)

Who's next to POAS - don't tell me it's me and beanz in two weeks?

And I'm pretty much out. We didn't dtd enough I don't think!

Evening all.

Just read something online that's bothered me a bit. not that I'm obsessing obviously

I've had sore boobs for four days (pretty much since the day after my peak on CB) but only at the front. I've just read that side pain indicates OV has occurred but front pain indicates OV hasn't and is caused by a lack of ovulation and hormonal imbalance?!

Is that right? does that mean despite my first positive OPK that I'm still not OVing?!

PS is it weird that I keep poking my boobs to make sure they still hurt

bex OPK doesn't confirm ovulation, it shows signs that your body is gearing up for it but not necessarily that an egg has been release - as I understand it your body will still give out the same hormones and CM in the run up which is what the OPK shows. Only way to confirm at home is by temping.
Not sure about soreness and different places in boobs meaning different things.
And no, when I had my chemical my boobs killed (first and only time) and I prodded them hourly daily to check they were still sore

Just been chatting to my mum over the phone about Christmas, she starts talking about how it's a very expensive time for my sister (as she has 3 children) she then stated I don't have any children so obviously it's not the same for me.

Grr.. I snapped that I had our puppy and he was like a child! So annoyed.... Even more annoyed that I couldn't think of a good comment to say back....

Thanks prty (sigh). Back to the drawing board I guess. May be time to invest in a thermometer, not something I've ever looked at doing before.

poppy does she know you are TTC? If so that's very insensitive.

I suggest you buy your puppy a new diamond crusted collar and parade it around at Christmas.

No she doesn't know mummybex so I guess I can't blame her too much, although part of me thinks she suspects we are.
I do like your point though, that's a good idea!! thank you that made me chuckle, just what I needed!!

Morning all, can anyone offer any advice about Agnus castus? I've been taking this a couple of months now to regulate my AF, and as you know my last cycle was cd112, this I'm in cd42 and AF hasn't showed its horrible face yet. When exactly do people take this and how often? Im starting to worry I'm either doing more harm than good or it isn't working?

I haven't taken AC but the conception vitamins contain the B vitamins you need to help regulate your cycle - mine decreased by a day or two every month and is now a regular 30 days! Maybe try that if you haven't already?

I can highly recommend temping - it's been great for me as it's really helped me to see that my cycle is working.

You definitely need one to two decimal places as it's only a 0.2 rise in average temp that I get before and after. I got really excited yesterday when my app finally gave me a coverline!

No symptoms over here yet, other than being a bit bloaty/gassy yesterday. However, if last cycle is anything to go by, that's just a luteal phase thing...

Hi all!
AF has arrived with avengence putting an end to my 55 day cycle My temps were steadily dropping so I knew it was coming but the dramatic drop this morning confirmed it. Sure enough the bitch arrived this afternoon!
I'm not going to lie I'm absolutely completely gutted disappointed that I didn't get a BFP. Feels harder to take after such a long cycle. But I'm going to try & concentrate on the positives: this ridiculous cycle prompted my GP to make a gynae referral & do more bloods. I'm closer to a possible diagnosis of PCOS (which I obviously don't want to have but at least I know & can hopefully get help). My lp was 13 days which is healthy. My bloods confirmed I do ovulate. My OH has offered to go for sperm analysis bless him. Plus I've been able to chat to you lovely ladies throughout it all
Starting a new tradition tonight which is first day of AF= take away for tea!

Awww shary sorry to hear that but like you say there's plenty of positives to take from this cycle - especially the new tradition of take away lol

Hi all how are we? Day 20 of cycle and nothing major happening..boobs seem quite full and a tad bigger but I'm sure they have done that before. Had a odd twinge here and there but nothing too worrying so just sit back and wait till next week (due 13th) and cross fingers.