The Bumsnet Bus: It doesn't matter how long your journey, or how many twists and turns you've taken, there can only be one destination: BFP! Wipe your flaps and jump aboard!

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Thought I'd get this party started. Here's the stats: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sHG9PPsOs0yIqgR-o2UXX_fdlCQXdVNLfmPpNOePPjQ/edit

May this bus yield many BFPs! Hoorah!

soda have you looked on the CB website/forum, I had one but sold it after going a year without being able to use it but remember seeing online a list of FAQ's and seeing high for several days before peak, or without a peak was something I saw crop up on there a few times so maybe have a peek for some others with experience of this?

Wow lily that's defo a line and you're so close! Have everything x for you, keep us updated, perhaps get a frer to try at the weekend if the line isn't changing?

Hi magpie! Glad the cider helped, how are the cramps today? I heard back and have my consultant appt on the 9th Dec (unfortunately he's off to Cuba after today so couldn't get anything sooner!) I've let me GP know so I'm just waiting for her to call me back letting me know what length course of norethisterone to take and that its ready to me to pick up from the chemist.

Sammy good luck for tomorrow, is the procedure fairly simple and quick?

Happy hump day everyone x

nervoussam 9th December will be here before you know it. Is this your first consultant appointment (sorry, I've missed the posts about it)

Thank you all for the support, after last month I am trying so hard not to get my hopes up, especially as the line is fainter than yesterday.

lily hope you can find something to keep you busy over the weekend!! Fx for you

beautician good to hear from you!! Midwife appt!! How awesome! how far along are you now?

I think I'm in the tww. I had my first positive OPK in the afternoon of CD11 but that same morning I had a temp spike, so FF puts my O at CD10 (which is extremely early for me!!) but I have had ewcm 4 days from CD9-CD13, so basically none of the signs match up... We only started dtd on CD10, and have done so every day for 4 days... Damn this science!! My temps are still higher but I have a slow rise (and apparently a fallback rise too!).

Does anyone know anything about slow rises? Are they considered a bad thing?

Fly how annoying that nothing seemed to go together. Hopefully you have done enough, every day for 4 days should have you covered! You must be exhausted!!!

lily keeping fingers crossed for you! Hoping for stronger lines soon x

lily it will be my second with the consultant, I saw him in May originally as I wasn't happy with the information and advice I was getting with my GP. Annoying that to get any progress I have to pay, but I'd much rather that than waiting another 3 months.

fly all your varying and conflicting symptoms is making my head hurt trying to make sense of them so goodness knows what it have done to you! Best to maybe not try and analyse it, you've DTD and now just wait and see with everything crossed!

Amanda from what I've read, brown spotting is normal (although not having been pregnant myself I can't say from experience I'm afraid.)

So excited for you Sammy, good luck for tomorrow!

Congrats knickers and Lily :)

Fly I will be 7 weeks tomorrow. Fx for you during the tww.

I know a number of friends who've had brown spotting in very early pregnancy amanda. I think red isn't a great sign but brown is fine. But could easily be wrong!

amanda brown spotting is a good sign, and I'm sure it would be unusual to have AF come quite that early.

I've ordered some FRER from eBay, will try and hold of testing again until they arrive on Friday.

Thanks everyone, 18 hours to go!

Nervous, I'm not really sure how long it takes, I feel like I don't know anything about the procedure! Xx

nervous I realise my ramblings are completely confusing!! Haha thank you for your sympathy!!

beautician 7 weeks already?!? Time flies!! Thank you for your luck x

sammy good luck for tomorrow!!! I hope you manage to relax tonight and get some sleep...!

amanda I concur with the others! brown spotting seems to be something to aim for in the TTC community!

Pick the O date!! Who would agree with FF or who would say a bit later? The spike on CD11 I was feeling quite cold-y so I'm wondering if that's a rise due to illness? I have a slow rise temp normally

Just got a very dark positive on cheap OPK! Hooray!! CD18 - very late for me.

Feeling relieved as was getting worried but also a bit frustrated because didn't DTD last night (just too tired!) but did do it Friday morning, Sunday night (was away 2 nights with friends at weekend) and Monday night and will do it tonight and tomorrow morning if DH can persuaded / seduced... Also annoyed because I spent a lot of money on stupid cbfm to give me 10 days of high and no peak and to exhaust us both when we've been DTD like crazy too early and the cheapie OPKs picked it up! I've also felt very 'dry' down there last couple of days, much wetter a few days ago. Definitely no EWCM in sight. Does anyone have any thoughts on anything my body is doing?!

fly - your chart looks amazing! It's my first month of temping and my chart looks like a mountain range! I'm no expert at all but I'd probably agree with FF.

amanda - how long til you test?

sammy - loads of luck tomorrow. We're all rooting for you xx

Not your rambling fly just bodies being confusing and trying to trick us! It's not as easy as I'd like it to be!

soda just keep doing what you're doing, if you're dtd then you've covered your bases just in case!

Thanks for humouring me nervoussam! Honestly, with my stupid long cycle last month and my late peak this month, my body is really setting out to play me!

Sammy good luck, what time is your appointment? It will be interesting to hear what happens and how long it takes.

I think this is going to be a chemical pregnancy for me again, the line is hardly noticeable this morning, definitely still there, but very hard to see. I even inverted the colours and compared to yesterday's it has practically vanished. Still got all my symptoms, but losing hope fast. If this does turn into a chemical, do you think myGP might be will in to step in now? He said to go back after 6 months, this is cycle 4 and I'll have had 2 chemicals and 1 early mc, so I do seem to need help.

Lily I'm sorry it looks like a chemical, must be so hard after getting your hopes up.
I can't see any harm in seeing your gp, fx they'll be able to refer you after this.

Appointment is at 1.00 which seems ages away right now, lol. Will update after, tbh at the moment part of me is still expecting that we won't be able to go ahead for some reason.

Poas this morning and the trigger is still not completely out of my system, although the line is fainter than it was 2 days ago. Xx

Forgot to add the pictures, though it is much clearer in real life. FRER should come today or tomorrow, but think by then AF will have come

Good luck today sammy nerve-wracking waiting till 1pm but hopefully you'll be straight in and it won't take too long to you can get home and start to digest what's just happened!

lily I'm sorry your line is fading, when is AF due? I would definitely go and see your GP, its not just a case of giving it 6 months to fall pregnant now, there is some activity and it would be their duty of care to investigate for you.

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nervoussam AF due today or tomorrow, so just waiting now.

Magpie sorry Af got you but pleased that your ready for your next cycle and I love a glass or two of cider too

Lily i was about to congratulate you and now i see you think its a chemical, fx it goes your way, big hugs xx

thanksDizzy, hope your well, how is things going?

Beautician thanks for the welcome, feeling more positive now, just read your 7weeks, thats great news, time will fly by and it will be scan time soon!!

Soda great news that you got a dark line, don't worry too much that its a bit later this month!!

Sammygood luck for today xx

Sammy eek good luck.

Lily I really hope it's not another chemical. I would definitely go back to the gp. If you have no joy with your one ask to see another for a second opinion.

Good luck to everyone this month. My only advice is to try and dtd a few times after ovulation. I'm convinced that's what got me my BFP. I didn't actually dtd that much leading up to ovulation.