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!

rainy and sammy - totally with you. When we started TTC we were joking about how we might have a little one in time for Christmas. It honestly never crossed my mind that I might not even be pregnant by now.

My temperature has plummeted this morning so expecting AF to visit tomorrow as planned. Glad I didn't waste a test.

Soda and Sammy, I spent the last two Christmases feeling just like that. Keep the faith it will happen

Dizzy sorry to hear about 52 day cycle... What an absolute pain :(

Big hugs to all

I also thought we'd have had our second one by Christmas but it's not happening. I'm so down about it all now. I know lots are struggling with ttc#1 but it took over 3 years and so much tears for DD to come along and now it's been 18 or 19 months of ttc#2. I didn't think we'd be having problems the second time around.

14dpo and BFN. No blood but pink tinged cm on Sunday and yesterday so AF is taking her time to show up. Just wish she'd get on with it and I know I'll then start to feel better.

Massive hugs to all. Ttc is just rubbish

I thought it would be easier the second time round too DizzyM, turns out I was wrong.
I think the difficult thing about Christmas is that we start thinking about it so far ahead. I stupidly assumed I'd be pregnant by this Christmas (you think I'd know better) and that seems pretty unlikely now. It all seemed so far away earlier in the year which gave us plenty of time.
I'm comforting myself with the thought of a large glass of baileys (amongst other drinks) on Christmas Day!

hey ladies,

sorry i've not been on here for a while. I've been working hard and i've just come back from a last minute holiday to Spain.

Come back yesterday to an appointment for my gynecology for the 4th January!!!! which is brilliant news!

AF has arrived so on to cycle 18 or is it 19?? I've lost count now!!!

#######DizzyMerry, 34, ttc#2, bfp due 31/12#######

I also thought I'd have a baby here by now. In fact, when we started ttc last December I actually thought I'd be sending our mothers a scan pic in their Mother's Day cards.

Sometimes I wonder whether DP's evil ex wife has put a curse on us?!

amy great news about the appt, new year and a fresh start for your ttc journey all being well.

Sorry for af dizzym and the temp drop soda

Sorry for AF DizzyM :(.

So sorry dizzym. I get it feeling so hard done by. 18 months and two surgeries for DS and two years and another lot of surgery for this one.

One of my closest mates, pregnant both times first time. She got to choose when she wanted her babies ffs!

People keep asking me if I planned a 3.5 age gap. It makes me furious. No I wanted a 16-18 month one but the universe had other ideas. We will all get our babies. We will

Sorry for AF dizzy for you.
amy yay for the appointment. Good luck, let's hope you get of first tho and don't need it!

I also wanted to have christmas with a baby this year, I felt the same last year but it wasn't so bad, this year stil being childless really hurts at Christmas time. I know both our families want us to have a baby quite badly too. It sucks. Hugs all round to you amazing ladies. We will get there. X

Pikz 'she got to choose when she got her babies' that nearly made me cry for you and for the rest of us. Life is bloody unfair.

Oh nearly time for a new bus. let's hope it's a lucky one filled with good news and good cheer.

Sammy , Soda Boris and Dizzy, I love christmas too, I am lucky to work with children, actually babies so i can really throw my self into it, but it just gives you that insight of what i am longing for ( what we all are), I have a few parties and things lined up so i am looking forward to that!!, we just have to stay strong and positive!!

Thanks for coming on to reassure us pikz. That's just what I need to hear right now and gives me hope.

I'm worried about the bleeding and pink tinged cm from 10dpo. Could this indicate lpd? Or could it be that my hormones are settling after mmc?

Sorry for temp drop soda.

2016 is the year for us all

Sorry for AF dizzym, think I'll be joining you tomorrow - feeling pretty crampy. And cranky.

Just been out for dinner with 2 friends who are on maternity leave and another friend who has 2 kids. It was lovely to see them but just felt left out of a club I don't belong to. Also drank a lot of red wine to make myself feel better

DH's sister has 2 young nieces - first month of trying for both - and they've decided to try for a third over Christmas so bracing myself for that announcement. Some of DH's family have asked if I'm 'broody' yet when I look after the nieces. Makes me so mad. If only they knew! Urgh! Going to bed! Hopefully I'll wake up in better mood tomorrow! Night everyone, sorry for self pitying rant xx

soda when family members ask me if i am broody yet, i so want to shout yeah i am but i am infertile, see how they recover from that!!, sorry you are gong through such a tough time , hope the red wine was good though

Thanks rainy, I just can't believe people ask those questions!

Sorry for self pitying slightly drunk rant last night. Feeling ok this morning. No AF yet but had cramps for most of the night. Temp up again but difficult to take temp when you haven't slept much!

I hope everyone else is doing ok. Good news about your appointment amy

I am so sorry Sammy good to hear you have a plan though and I have everything crossed for a new year BFP :)

Sammy I'm so sorry that it didn't work. Sending all my good thoughts and wishes to you.

Sorry to read so much heartbreak on here this week :-( sammy, rainy, dizzym, dizzyn, Boris I really hope you get your 2016 babies. I know I'm on the other side of this now but the pain of TTC for a long time is hard to forget.

Congratulations to glittery on the twins and to fly and lily for your new bfp's.

In case anyone who knew me from before was interested baby chops is 1 week old today :-) after TTC 30 cycles he's proof it can and does happen x x

Oh and please don't hate me that I did get a baby for Christmas

Aww that's lovely chops! Congratulations

Hope it's not too presumptuous of me but as this was nearly full I e out up a new one here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2521309-the-bumsnet-bus-all-aboard-for-destination-bfp?msgid=57917804#57917804

Ooh chops!!!! Massive congratulations on the arrival of baby chops. I'm delighted for you. Was just thinking the other day that some of the grads are due soon. Will pop over on FB later.