Christmas is here but it's not the turkey that's getting basted... with symptoms to spot and festive cheer, Prty and the gang are getting BFPS this year!!

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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/2480630-So-its-John-Wayne-vs-Les-Dawson-in-The-Great-British-Pee-Off-and-Prtys-judging-get-ready-to-be-basted-lovelies?pg=1&order=

We are symptoms spotters extraordinaire - you name it we've had it, real and/or imagined
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

mrs - glad fur baby is good but they are always expensive when ill!!
Yes I think it would be fine to go tomorrow- I thought it was cd3 anyway? But between 1 and 5 rings a bell.

Meant to add this earlier - DH had his doctors appointment on Monday to tell him procedure for getting SA. He has to 'produce' his sample and then leave it at the lab within 1 hr, then when results come back we are to make a joint appointment with doctor. So he phoned the lab yesterday to select his day, earliest they can take him is 22nd Feb, then i'd imagine it will be at least 1 week until results get back, then our docs tend to have a 6 week waiting list for appointments. Could actually be as late as mid-April before we even speak to someone about the next stage, its very frustrating

Hi all, hippy you actually mirrored how I'm feeling.. Awful backache and headache that's on and off and really generally just off.. No AF yet though! AFD10 (don't know if I've made that code up?!)

Glad fur baby is ok flowers

Glad to hear you're getting things sorted snowy that's quite a wait though!! Will your doctors not allow you to ring in and try and get in earlier after your results? My doctors have prebookable appointments in which it can take about 2 weeks, but can ring on the day and get in either that day or day after.

glitter i don't know if they do that, I'll have to find out. Although DH seems to have the magic touch when it comes to getting appointments so I'll make him do it

snowy - how frustrating, it seems ttc always involves a lot of waiting. Hopefully you'll get your bfp way before April anyway
Cd11 here - just started on opks and although not positive yet it's quite dark tonight is the last chance for basting then dh on late shifts for 4 nights so will probably miss it. Surely there should be ttc leave from work?! Timing is vital!

Hi guys, sorry for my absence (if you missed me, that is! If not then just hi!)
Been really quite ill, not TTC related but been in some really extreme physical pain the last few days. Had quite a battle with medical staff today who wanted to prescribe me so heavy duty pain relief, they seemed to think I was being ridiculous refusing it because I'm two days away from AF being due and I don't want to risk it as the meds aren't really suitable for pregnancy (but they argued that I'm possibly not even pregnant)
Got home feeling delayed, belittled and still in pain.
Sat on the loo waiting for my bath to fill up and decided I would try swabbing for the first time... pink cm.
So now I know AF is on route and I'm in awful pain without the medication I could have/should have got today. Just fucking brilliant. Pity party for Prty :(
I will try to catch up on posts as soon as I can, lovelies x

Glad your fur baby is ok Flowers.

So sorry to hear that Prty but I think you did the right thing by declining the medication knowing that you could be pregnant. Really hope the pain eases soon for you.

AF was due today but hasn't arrived. Did have a bit of brown mucus spotting earlier and a massive bfn, so I am sure I will be starting cycle six tomorrow.

Hope everyone is ok.

prty hope your feeling better soon

Huge virtual hugs Prty. I have been worried about you. I am very glad to hear from you and hope all is ok lovely. Lots of and

You're not out yet Fuzzy! FX!

XxxX

prty - so sorry to hear you've had such a bad time lovely. Hope the pain isn't as bad today xx
fuzzy - any news?

Thanks MrsFlowers

Still not AF MrsKittenPie but I got a BFN this morning. I am still expecting cycle six to begin today.

Hope everyone is ok today. Xx

fuzzy - sorry to hear of bfn but if no af you might still get a bfp, fingers crossed x

Please remind me never to swab again, AF not here yet but it's absolute torture knowing she's on route, can't stop myself hoping but I know it's pointless.

fuzzy boooo for the BFN :(

prty - I know how you feel, when I get my spotting I feel so down but I am still thinking positive thoughts for you lovely, as long as af not arrived you're still in

We can remind each other Prty.

Officially on CD1 now! Hope everyone else is having a better day.

Hi everyone! Hi Prty! Glad to know you're alive, and good to have you back! We were worried about you. Sorry to hear you've had a hard time of it, and equally sorry to hear you've swabbed pink cm. But...you're not out yet! The amount I've read up on implantation bleeding the last few days, I know it is possible. What day after ovulation are you?

Ooh, hubby and DS just got back, will finish post later! X

Hi hippy AF due tomorrow so yesterday I would have been 12dpo according to app (though cm was more abundant 2 days prior to when app said Ov was) pink cm hasn't really professed to anything when wiping but not swabbing again, I know she's lurking up there :/

fuzzy sorry to hear of af - look after yourself and think of your new cycle.
prty - hope she isn't lurking

Morning all, 8 days till I can test.. Convinced myself I felt nauseous this morning, although maybe I have just drunk my cuppa too quick.....

Hi all - sorry about my abrupt departure yesterday!

Prty apparently you're most likely to get IB around 9 DPO, but could be up to 12 DPO. There was quite a good, but equally unhelpful study I found that showed you're about as equally likely to be pregnant, or not pregnant if you spot early. Basically, it tells you nothing. It's not a reason to get your hopes up, but equally a reason to feel down either. Fingers crossed for you. One more day to wait. It's agony I know. Hope the wait is ok, and hope you're feeling better.

Snowy, how frustrating to have such a potentially long wait to get answers from the doc. We're about to arrange an SA as well, I'll let you know what our expected waiting times are.

fuzzy, any update? Hope it's not turned into AF.

Thanks for all the sympathy guys. My period has been really light this cycle, literally, the first day was medium heavy I would say, and weirdly mucus-y, then day 2 was light. Now on day three and I'm just spotting. It's a bit worrying, as it must mean my lining wasn't very full, meaning it would be difficult to achieve implantation. I'll talk to my acupuncturist today. So glad I am seeing her today, it feels good to be able to do something pro-active.

I had to admit I'm finding TTC hard, whilst trying to hold down a really demanding job. It almost makes me want to just give up. I can barely manage my day to day tasks, without having to worry about temping, and having to DTD on days when we're just exhausted. This month we've been just doing it when we want, on non fertile times as well, and it's been really nice. We had got to a point when we were mainly just DTD around the fertile Window then not really doing much in-between. How are you guys finding all of that?

Finally (sorry for epic post), for those of you with The Baby Making Bible (hereafter referred to as TBMB), have any of you figured out your fertile type yet?

I looked hippy I seemed to be about two different types lol af is almost done for me. Decided not to opk this month but will temp just deciding whether to try and not look at my charts at all.

hippy let us know how you get on with acupuncturist today. I know what you mean ttc feels like a second full time job sometimes but there's never any benefit to me! We just have sex throughout the month although tends to be a bit more intense around FW (ha! Not that I'm fertile) but doesn't seem to work anyway. Am sick of it all too

And she's here (sigh)

prty - sorry to hear that, big hugs and