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We're Gonna Need A Bigger Sleigh!!! December Hopeful's say AYE!

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RudolphsREADY · 05/12/2006 21:44

I filled up the last thread - sorry ladies... so thought I best start a new one since there is still a long ol' time to go in December!

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babylove123 · 16/12/2006 21:05

Wow how weird is this? Both 20, within 2 weeks for bdays, crappy bday reminders and friends with babies of 2 months! Eek, its like we're living the same lives!!! hehe!

ticklemepinkwithtinsel · 17/12/2006 13:09

Hi everyone ,

Thank you Mrs c for your kind words of support and whe3n i read back my last post seemed very selfish! so i do apoligise!
How are you and your dh , it does all get aa bit stressful sometimes, i do forget how much pressure we must unknowlly put on them as they know we want it so much.
Hope that you are o.k

Well CD 33 today and AF due today and i had one test left (you know what its like ladies see a stick and you just have an urg to pee on it)
and Guess what ................

BFP - cant belive it, still in shock, had the same symptoms as last prg but test on thur was negitive so i did it to early. Just have to try and get through the next 12 weeks now. Thank you for all you support and i will be staying for a while ( Pleaseeeeeee ) and hoping for some more BFP!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Eaglebird · 17/12/2006 13:34

Ticklemepink - congratulations . Good luck and take it easy x

babylove123 · 17/12/2006 13:59

Well done tickleme! Great news!!!! Heres to a happy and healthy pregnancy!

greedyformincepies · 17/12/2006 14:03

wow! ticklemepink! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! that seems so many BFPs now!...... so many AFs too, but lets focus on the BFPs!!!! what did you do different then? HOW did you do it? tell us all!
babylove .....af STILL hasnt arrived? this is a long cycle isnt it?

AND! LASTLY!....welcome back ready! wheres your festive name gone hey? dont leave us again! its nice to have you back being all sensible and full of niceness!

greedyformincepies · 17/12/2006 14:04

ready - that was supposed to be flattering, but it didnt really sound it did it?! you know what i mean...its nice to have you back!

sparklytreeangel · 17/12/2006 14:04

Ticklemepink that's great! Congratulations

Hey BoJingles cycle buddy I am fine. On 2ww, but have lots to distract me as it's my birthday next week and lots to do for Christmas!

babylove123 · 17/12/2006 14:06

hi Greedy,

Nope, no af yet......day 15 late now! Still trying to take it as a good sign! I will resign myself to just having a "missed period" if tests are still neg by 2nd Jan (obv unless it comes before!)

Sadly im starting to get a little excited, thats not good tho

babylove123 · 17/12/2006 14:07

Have a great bday Sparkly

Ready · 17/12/2006 14:09

Ticklemepink!! I am tickled pink for you and your BFP!! How exciting!! but in the nicest possible way Keep popping back to tell us how you are getting along!! When are you due??

Greedy, I changed the festive name before I had a break cos I was not feeling festive, and now I am being too lazy to change it back now I am feeling festive again!! Have you seen the Jan thread I started??

Ready · 17/12/2006 14:12

LOL Greedy, didn't want to mention that it looked as though you were saying that NOW I am being full of niceness which is NOT THE NORM for me... but it is. Honest. I am nice. But then MrsMc said she missed my "funny sense of humour" which of course I took to mean "funny-odd" tee hee.

whoopsfallenoffthexmastree · 17/12/2006 14:21

Congratulations tickledmepimk

Well since I last posted that dh didn't want to do anymore bding I have persuaded him everyday since so far so here's hoping!!!!

I have another 2 weeks til af due though so see how long I can keep him going for!!

BoJingles · 17/12/2006 16:00

Angel - enjoy your birthday!!
Baby & Decorative - it doesn't matter what age you are when you start trying for a baby, if you want one... you just want one...and age makes no difference. Hey at least you don't get the sympathetic faces and people saying to you "well at your age it may take a little longer than most" usually refering to ripe old age I am .

tigertum · 17/12/2006 17:39

Hello there TTC'vers

Just wanted to introduce myself. I have a 19 mo DS and this with be our 2nd cycle of TTC. AF started yesterday for me. Had a very faint positive the day before and was 5 days overdue so was really sad when AF came. Feel much better about it today though. Twas only our first month of trying after-all. Good luck everyone and congratulations to all those who with a BFP!

MrsMcClaus · 17/12/2006 18:03

Ticklemepink ? well you have!! I am so chuffed about your BFP I cannot tell you! I know you have been trying for a while and how much this means to you and I really am over the moon for you. Congratulations!!! So glad you are staying, hope that this is a sticky one. Please, please tell us how it?s done!

Snowyowlet ? oh hon, I am sorry to hear about AF . Hope you are ok and looking forward to a boozy Christmas before trying for your autumn baby .

Greedy ? thank you for the reality shake, as I said, I always reckon health wise I am ok but carrying a bit more timber than I?d like but when I read that Zeta West classes me as overweight and therefore reducing my chances of a BFP, I felt miserable. Must put more effort into shifting some in the NY. It could be the reason, you never know! How are you doing?

Mirry71 ? hello! Sorry about AF arriving chick. It is such a massive disappointment and early too but then again, you get to the try again sooner if that cycle was not the one . Hope you had fun at the party!

Decorative ? hi there, you did remember rightly, I don?t have kids but I was pregnant once, decided not to keep the baby at the time. It was the right decision for me back then; I was in a real mess emotionally and in my final year at Uni. It?s what you say about age being irrelevant to the feeling that you want to be a Mum. I was 22 and really thought about the decision long and hard and I just was not ready at all back then. 22 sounds old enough but I know I wasn?t.

Better luck with the shopping next time and hope DP feels better soon. Thanks for all your kind words, DH and I had a big heart to heart last night (through which I was crying hysterically) because he admitted that he wasn?t that bothered about having a baby now and is worried about the cost implications. I went ballistic reminding him of how many years I waited for him to ask me to marry him (4) before I could even hope for a family (that was the order I wanted things in, just my personal feeling, especially after the pregnancy when I was younger) I tried to explain how strong my desire for a baby is and how scared I am of never holding my own child, it seemed to work I really admire your ability to have written off last cycle, it must have been really hard to leave it up to him, to have that faith. You?re right, we have been trying for the same amount of time, this is cycle 7 for me. I like your positive thoughts and really hope that you are right about it being your last drunken Christmas of just the two of you . You share the same birthday as my Mum by the way she?ll be 60 the day you are 21! I knew I liked you!

Yuletideways ? know what you mean about it being the wrong time of year to diet, but I say that all year ugh, cooking sherry! Hope you are wrong about AF

Ready ? YOU?RE BACK!! I?ve really missed you!! Not funny weird sense of humour, just funny forthright and in a way quite innocent, does that make sense?! (I was thinking about the time the meanies got you on the Xmas emoticons thread!) I meant it in the nicest way! As I said to Decorative above, it all came to a bit of a head last night; I was out all afternoon with my BF who is 4 months pregnant and so desperately wanted to be too. Spain is a moveable feast so that?s not worrying me really but the sooner we get there the better! How are you? I hope the break helped and that you are feeling strong again glad to hear things are good with you and DH

BoJingles ? I know exactly how you feel, I see people come and go and panic and think that one day soon I?ll be here alone with no one I recognize but that is simply not true, we?ll be moving on to! I really hope your AF stays away ? Babydust to you. DH says he is not in any pain when we BD but he does still need the drugs, especially in the morning. You might be right about them having an effect, I had not thought of that. I bought him some ?material? when I went to the petrol station this morning and normal service now seems to have resumed! He can do pretty much everything now but can?t sit for very long, seems to have full mobility though which is great and the original shooting pains down his leg have gone so he is really pleased. Funny you should say that about the pains and our worries, I am still getting cramps on both sides, never had that before! Today I did an OPK and got a positive for the first time in ages! I have a sperm test waiting for use that a graduate MNetter sent me but I figure that anything produced at the mo has my name on it so I?ll wait and broach the subject during the 2WW (maybe or might keep it for another cycle, see how DH is).

Babylove123- it?s frustrating waiting isn?t it? I think most people think it will happen quickly, after all, that?s what our mothers led us to believe wasn?t it?! The reality is quite hard to digest. Great attitude though, I try to think that way but panic about time after that! You really are quite late [fhm] really hope that this is your lucky cycle! Sorry to hear about the MCs, out of curiosity, what made your Dr say that about m/c? I am pretty convinced I had one 2 cycles ago. Don?t worry about what people think. People are a total pin in my opinion always trying to second guess and judging, ignore them. I know that is easier said than done but I do think that that is one thing that age does give you, the confidence to stand up for yourself and shun the crowd, learn it young and you?ll have a much better life! Sorry to hear about your friend too, that must have been hard.

FestiveFettle ? I really am so pleased for you and really hope this one is a sticky one, I can just imagine how worried and scared you are but take good care of yourself, have a wonderful Christmas and keep us posted

Sparklytreeangel ? fingers crossed you get the best birthday present you?ve ever had!

Whoops ? can I borrow some of your powers of persuasion?!

Brief update, cd15, no EWCM at all but cramps (on both sides?! ) and positive OPK so do think I?m going to OV today or tomorrow. BDed twice today ? I?m writing the first one off as a clear the pipes exercise. I have explained to DH that what we need is for his boys to ?ambush? the egg and therefore if he can send reinforcements as often as possible over the next 2 days, the war might be won! (seems to like the war games chat!)

Merry Christmas everyone!

MrsMcClaus · 17/12/2006 18:06

Sorry that was so long

Tigertum - I crossed with you, welcome to MN! Sorry to hear about AF, are you sure it is? strange to get a false positive isn't it? Hope you get your 2nd baby soon.

RudolphsREADY · 17/12/2006 18:41

MrsMc - I was only teasing, I didn't think you meant I was an oddbod really although I probably am, so I don't mind!! Glad that you and your DH talked, that is the most important thing!! It's good that Spain is not a stress factor for you, the reason I asked is because in my own situation I had been putting pressure on myself by thinking "we must get pg at least by such and such so that the baby is born before that and that" and I have cleared that all from my head now (I'm proud of myself!). It will happen when it is meant to happen! My body will decide! I am just going to enjoy the trying!!

Now in 3 weeks when AF arrives feel free to remind me of this little pep talk, when I am moping and crying and being impatient!

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ticklemepinkwithtinsel · 17/12/2006 18:45

hi all ,
Thank you for your kinds words, am going to be on knicker watch for the next week or so just to make sure i havent imagined it! Must say that NOTHING difrrent this month and lots of stress about it. I had a Neg opk on the sunday but we did it saturday - sunday - Tuesday - Thursday so the eveey other day rule looks like it works -
Edd is 22nd August but i know that i concived late in the cycle so more like 1st week in September, my son is starting full time school then so that will be nice for both of us as he gets away from crying baby and mummy can rest!!!

I will be here watching you all xxxxxxxxxx

ticklemepinkwithtinsel · 17/12/2006 18:45

hi all ,
Thank you for your kinds words, am going to be on knicker watch for the next week or so just to make sure i havent imagined it! Must say that NOTHING difrrent this month and lots of stress about it. I had a Neg opk on the sunday but we did it saturday - sunday - Tuesday - Thursday so the eveey other day rule looks like it works -
Edd is 22nd August but i know that i concived late in the cycle so more like 1st week in September, my son is starting full time school then so that will be nice for both of us as he gets away from crying baby and mummy can rest!!!

I will be here watching you all xxxxxxxxxx

ticklemepinkwithtinsel · 17/12/2006 18:46

sorry - got to excited clicking!

RudolphsREADY · 17/12/2006 18:52

Oh ticklemepink, it all sounds wonderful!

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decorativeD2Bmum · 17/12/2006 18:53

congratualtions pinky!! cant believe all these bfps im sopleased for you all!! think i have gotten over my streak for the time being.

mrs mc that was a post and a half!! i bet your poor little fingers have got cramp!! im glad you and dh had a chat and cleared the air (along with his pipes ) you must feel a bit easier in yourself now,i find that them sort of chats always help to establish where you are both at...it would be great for us both to get our bfps in the same cycle..actually just to get our bfps would be great. i figure there is no other outlook than to be positive this year being down doesnt get you anywhere (copy and paste this when my next a/f arrives plz to remind me) as for the weight issue i have been slightly concerned about that too i am 11st2 @ 5ft8 and as much as i attempted to join you on your lose a stone b4 xmas thread it didnt work..but the new year i am determined!! i am turning over a new leaf!

congratualtions on your positive opk!!
i gave up on them and am going to be using my saliva scope thingy ma jig this month.

enjoy the rest of your sunday girls!!

RudolphsREADY · 17/12/2006 18:53

Every other day sounds promising does it not!! Will endeavour to do that

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MrsMcClaus · 17/12/2006 18:54

I know Ready, doesn't it?! Pinky - so, so glad. People who viewed our house yesterday apparently really liked it, fingers crossed!

RudolphsREADY · 17/12/2006 19:05

OOOOH yeah!!! Excited about your viewers liking your house!! House buying and selling is different up in Scotland isn't it? Fingers crossed for you!! Have you found a place you want to move to?

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