Thread : Lucky Number 13 take 2. TTC#1 The one where AF can kiss our arse!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount!

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kats stats I am resident piss stick queen and if you don't test, you get a Starky's Star

When you post stats, add your predicted test/af date. We are currently running at about 49% pregnant with the grads thread over in ante-natal which we all hope to join soon.

WE SHALL WIN IN THE GAME OF SPERM MEETS EGG! IT WILL HAPPEN!

Thanks ever and lovely! Poor DH lovely wouldn't wish the stress on anyone? Is there any chance of convincing him you got your maths wrong have a nice DTD and then realise you were "right" all along? Sometimes if my DH gets stressed then is a bit tricked out of his stress all is well again?

He's quite a smart boy with science and facts and all that (unlike clutzy me!), don't think I could fool him for long! Maybe I should say we'll give ttc a rest for a month or two? I totally don't want to but keeping us both happy and sane has got to take priority.

Yay for cycle twins Sucha! How are things settling with your DH?

Damn clever one fishy! But maybe a break would help everyone needs to be happy about it or at least okay!!

Things are much better thanks lovely we are fine now. I've put it behind me and he is very sweet and has bought me lovely wine and flowers and cooked a yummy tuna steak dinner for me this evening so we are back on track.

Are you opking? Any sign of eggo for you yet?

Glad to hear things are going well again Jem

Still waiting for AF....should pop up tomorrow I guess! Nothing else to report here. But coq10, b vitamin complex, agnus castus all due to arrive at my door Wednesday! Ball-ache is we'll be at my parents this FW!!.... February baby at this rate?! If ever!!

Lovely can you just get him so turned on that he forgets about everything else?! Or maybe just give him lots of general attention outside the bedroom to boost his ego a bit. It's not nice when us or them get stressed

Awww congratulations feef! I can definitely see two lines there.

My cycle is confusing me. I don't know what the hell is going on.
Continuing to use the clear blues and today is my 9th day of high fertility. However I used a cheapy opk and as you can see in the photo, most definitely a positive!

FF today has suddenly said I'm 6dpo based on my temperatures. They look like the Rocky mountains though, so I don't understand how it has worked that out.

Currently getting pinching pain on my right hand side.
No sign of any ewcm.

It's like my body is trying to be all bloody cryptic about ovulation. I can't be arsed with this.

Welcome Julia!

Pug that is so strange 9 days of high fertility? Do you think it could be worth getting some medical advice?

Wahey feef! That looked like a line to me... Eagerly awaiting a stronger line this morning! Come on lady, get up and pee!!

Stark you really are the test police. But you are so right. I am in two minds whether to buy more OPKs this month (I have 5 or so left from a few months ago) or if I should just carry on as last month with my chill pills. DH has now got more stressed about it "why aren't you pregnant yet????" I've been going "dh... Hun... Chill. It'll happen when it happens" and buggering off to the gym. (I spent too long loitering around in bed with my blusher on and got fat)

Ni when is AF actually due? Is she late now

Did another one this morning Kat it looks much the same did an Internet cheapie last night too and also faint line. Going to wait a few days now do another and then ring and book the GP! DH is being a complete misery guts about it ( he thinks "realistic" and "managing expectations") do I would love to get a nice dark line now! Might buy one of the digital ones at the weekend so it actually says "pregnant" to convince DH

I'd definitely recommend getting the digital ones Feefs, they are rather expensive so shouldn't be used as just a random test lol, but if you've got another line today then it's a lovely feeling seeing it basically spelt out for you on a digi! I definitely didn't believe I was pregnant until I saw it lol. So excited for you! Go buy one now!!

Thanks jam will get one after work! Going to wait until Thursday though to try and catch a bigger difference. Here's today's and yesterday's

Ha ha just realised obv a digital will just say it or not! Will still wait till Thursday tho I think DH thinks I'm losing the plot

Feefs I have been taking epo this month!!! Just hoping some of this luck rubs my way!
Julia I have had sore boobs and nausea since I started TTC I think our bodies are playing tricks or we ate just paying more attention to things we normally wouldnt. This is not to burst your bubble, but to help you relax a little and avoid disappointment, because this is not what i did for the first 4 cycles and ended up upset every time. Dont test too soon as Starky says

Feeds how on earth could you wait until Thursday??

Feef I'm currently CD32 12dpo. Last two cycles I've been temping and had 10dpo then AF the next day so technically it was due yesterday. Low temps again this morning though so not hoping anything!
Hope you get a nice strong pregnant on Thursday!! My OH is cautious about all of this too...I'm sure your DH will get excited when he sees it in writing!

Sucha I started opk'ing 2 days ago, managed to do one am and one pm both days. No sign of eggo. Last month I think I ovulated cd 14 (today!) so hopefully soon so I can still be in with a chance this month and tend to DH's stress!

That is a bit odd Pug, maybe you're just super fertile this month?

Fishy, my DH has never had any problems at all until we started TTC. The first couple of months were fine and most of this last one was, and to be fair he was ill right over my fertile window, so I'm not sure if it was pressure or feeling crap, but we definitely had more problems then than usual. He swears it was just because of feeling rubbish and that he's not stressing out or feeling under pressure to perform but ... well, we'll see in a couple of weeks I guess.

My temps were very Rocky Mountains at the start Pug. Mainly because I didn't have a proper BBT thermometer at first, had to replace it - and then because I pretty much always sleep with my mouth open, which I wish I knew how to stop doing. These days I take my temps vaginally - it's a little warmer down there but at least I get a consistent temperature. Not sure what the 9 fertile days in a row are though!

I'm not sure I will be able to wait Kat DH is working late tonight so I might just have a little pregnancy test party myself

Starky thanks for that post, it's just what I needed to hear and makes so much sense!!

I'm currently 13dpo and been getting mild cramps throughout yesterday and now today too. I. Keep checking for AF every time I go to the toilet but so far, nothing. I'm not entirely sure when AF is due as it took my cycle about 3 months to settle and even then, I think it varies between 28-30 days. Last month I had light brown discharge on 11/12/13dpo and then AF proper from 14dpo. A few days of brown discharge is standard for me before AF so I tend to count them as a CD, although not sure if that's correct! Anyway, I'm rambling!! I'm going to just wait it out I think, as with this cramping, I'm sure it'd be a bfn and I don't want the disappointment.

Ni I'm in a similar position to you I think!! I'm cautiously hoping I'm in a position to test in a few days!!

jem I probably sound awful whrn I'm all mean but when you've seen it /done it yourself, spending time tying yourself up in knits wondering only for af to arrive. It's soul destroying after a while! We've all been there julia

feef my Dh didn't really "believe" it either probably not helped that I still don't either but it was a massive anti-climax! Had I been all pumped up and excited I'd have felt like a deflated balloon after he went "oh, we'll have to wait and see, eh babe?" Took about a week for it to sink in with Mr Starky.

No starky you don't sound awful at all, it's all sound advice. The first two cycles for me I was ridiculously carried away and hopeful and the disappointment was awful. Now cycle 4 and I feel much more relaxed about it.

kat guess there's no harm reintroducing the opks? I don't feel like I could not use them now, would feel a bit blind! I think kwick was trying to get rid of some?

Yes, starky, sound advice as always

Huge congrats feefs, it felt like we were due a bfp!

I'm not really sure what's going on in my cycle this time. I'd been using opks last few cycles and was consistently getting ovulation on day 18. I stopped using the opks this month, but tried temping for the first time, and from the temperature FF has now changed from saying that i ovulated on day 18 to now saying it was on day 20, and it's also increased my predicted cycle length from 30 to 33 days.

Either way, I'm feeling pretty chilled out about stuff this month. Not really expecting it to happen, realised this morning that I didn't immediately know how many dpo i was (a good sign that i'm not obsessing maybe?!) so went into FF to see and then noticed that it's changed all my dates. Oh well.

Feef you can have a pregnancy test party with usssssssss!!! (I'll bring the wine for the non-preggo... You bring the cake)

Party!! Here's the cake!

Now DH (and me) has to believe it!!!!! Woooo

I'm pumped up starky that's the problem gonna have to tell DH off now. I know things can go wrong in life but surely you have to celebrate the good times!!!