SQUARE ONE'ers to GRADUATES - Supporting eachother on TTC journey

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Rollover thread from 'CD1 back to SQUARE ONE...'
Continuing to support eachother as we move into May! Good solid thread with 25% BFPs** in April!! Hoping for more this cycle

May Testing Dates!
Nimisha - 3rd
Footprints - 6th
Jod - 7th
Summerblush - 10th
Physicskate - 13th
Mimi - 16th
Jem - 20th
Tee - 21st
Radders - 22nd
Toast - 25th

Graduates
Parney
Newhair
January

CD48

No more spotting.. (Was pink streaked mc just once yesterday)
AF not here yet ?but such bad cramps last night and this morning. It's definitely got to arrive today as my breasts hurt, headache, tummy size of a watermelon, and cramps are making me double over in pain. I woke up in night quite warm (usual with AF).

The whole temping thing is weird as today it has shot back up to 36.55 from the coverline yesterday so now am baffled?

Never thought I would want AF to arrive so badly! Hoping it does today as then at least I will know I am ovulating!

Radders- sorry if you think you are out. I know how disappointed you must be. Esp when you were last month.
You still are not out yet so don't give up hope. Hugs hon

Yes I'm starting to wonder if all this charting is the "stress"? I didn't particularly find it stressful apart from DH not being helpful in fw. Think I have no choice in doing it all anyway, as with my unpredictable cycle id b lost! So need some way of seeing attempted ov days.

Tee -when I got upduffed with my boys it was when I wasn't doing anything. With my first I actually was in the midst of training for a body combat/martial arts certificate that I actually lost 10lbs through intense training. Think I hardly dtd too as previous H and I were not getting on. So really was an accident and a one off! Typical.

Parney- so prams I've seen is the icandy peach all terrain- new one. Looks nice. But think it costs about £1000!! Eeek my friend has one and it really is so easy to fold and clip car seat on and off. Mothercare do a little catalogue of all their prams and baby essential which you can then compare them all. They do all the brands.

Another lady had a bright red silvercross one- I liked that too!

I had a Quinny pram with my first (was 8 years ago), then got a Phil and ted double (as boys were only 16 months apart)
Both were good, but quite stiff to fold up.

Morning girls, 13 DPO and got a snowy white bfn on an IC this morning. So I think AF is probably on her way.

I'm gutted just getting so fed up with this.

Went for dinner with some old friends last night and one showed up sporting a 6 month pregnancy bump. Really happy for her but just brought home how much I want it.

Just feel tired at the thought of cycle 6.

Jem- still early at 13dpo with IC ? Do u think? Hope AF doesn't get you. Yes I know it's so hard when u want something so badly - it takes away the happiness you had before you were trying.

My midwife friend says the most common symptom she heard was tiredness, cramps, creamy cm & darkened brownish nipples. Keep checking your nips girls! Mine went darker with my boys but I didn't notice it until further down the line.

Morning all
jem ,ic @13dpo I would say don't feel down yet. I always got a bfp on ic days past expected af. Sending you 🍫 to cheer you up! Ttc takes so much emotionally and physically. I always wish I was like those who "didn't know they were pregnant"HUGS

Sorry temp has dropped radders everyday brings on new emotions. Hope u OK

Tee still rooting for you. We need to add more people on the grads list

Footprints, hope af finally shows up or you are going to be one of those who eventually find when you are already 3mnths(that would be lovely)

H and l finally had a talk last night and he apologised for his pathetic behavior. Taking me out tmwr night, so I guess we are on our way to patching things up. Will secretly keep ttc now because I don't want him to become too big for his boots hmm!! Cd7 so fw around the corner

Nimisha and jod, hope you are onto pineapples and good luck in the tww.

Physic, sorry abt the loads of work but at least it will keep you busy. We are a day apart so hoping we give a double bfp in the next 3wks

I have noticed that I haven't poas in a while ,af seems to get me way before

Ah Jem sorry about the IC, but agree with the others, still hope! I've put a pad in today and dreading every trip to the loo, but still hoping the cramps are misleading me. I will be going into
cycle 7, so rubbish!! I'm also feeling crap about work.
Mimi glad the situation with DH has improved, hope you are getting taken somewhere nice tomorrow!
Footprints hoping AF arrives quickly for you if it's not a BFP, you must be out of your mind!
Radders I'm starting to wonder if DTD lots really improves anything. Parney was convinced she hadn't DTD enough, and low and behold a BFP. There are so many conflicting theories. Leaving it too long makes the swimmers stale versus too much lowers sperm count. I reckon every 2-3 days during the middle 2 weeks of the cycle is probably the best bet?

Hi everyone, I will go back over the comments since I last commented on a minute. I just wondered are any of you going abroad and worried about the Zika virus and the new advice coming out?

Hi Jodders no I doubt we will make it abroad this year as we are saving up for house. I suppose it depends where you are going?

Just had a call about my scan- booked in for next Friday - got to drink 2pints of water! Yes mimi, Wouldn't it be funny if they say there is a baby in there! Wishful thinking! Or twins/triplets! My DH would probably cut his baby making tool off!

glad you are being taken out mimi get him tied to the bed when you get back

I'm going to gran canaria next month. I heard it can effect / be present in men's sperm if they get bitten for 6 months!! I wouldn't be able to not go but I guess I'll take extra precautions with repellent. Still will be nervous though!

know exactly what you mean about dreading the loo tee. I still don't have a single cramp or twinge though! Wonder if AF might be coming late.

That's great you've got a scan booked foot

I hadn't thought about Zika jod which is ridiculous as my DH is a long haul pilot. He doesn't go to many mosquito-y places though. Eek maybe should have a closer look at his roster

Do you think there's still hope for me at 13 DPO and bfn?

I'm still so pathetically hopeful and cross with myself for holding out any hope

Another question for you girls it may be Tmi. Ok so what does creamy CM look like? How does it differ from, sticky and EWC? I had a blob of cm there now and I don't know if I'm classifying correctly!

Ok so googled again. What I had there was creamy/sticky as it was tacky and not stretchy. My black pants have had streaks of dry, white CM on them for 2 days now. That's good right?

You should be hopeful Jem! You tested early on an IC which often can't detect until after a missed period. I will always have hope (because there always is) until AF shows up. We are so close to knowing for sure! Are you officially due on tomorrow? I won't be officially late until Sunday. Need to test Saturday though as I have a hen do!
Jodders yup that's a good thing! I thought sticky & creamy were the same category, thick and off-white colour x

Evening everybody

Jem I did an ic too today and snowy white just as I expected. I'm 13dpo too. I thought it would've shown by now but maybe people are right, they're prob cheap for a reason even though I bought sensitive ones. Don't lose hope. There's still time especially if you're not feeling any cramps. Have you tried another ic?

I've had lots of creamy CM today so it gave me a bit of hope but it's false hope.
I can feel cramps now too so think AF is coming although I've had these cramps few days ago too.
Will do ic tomorrow morning on FMU if AF hasn't got me already. I'm saving the FRER.

Mimi really glad you've sorted it with H ... Or getting there anyway.

Footprints great news about the scan - looking forward to seeing what they say and be chuffed if there turns out to be a bean In there!

I'm saving the frer too radders. Will only use if I get a hint of something on an IC. Did another one this evening but was met with the bright white glare

So I had a glass of red wine.

Not really getting any cramps. Thought I had a few twinges earlier but maybe because I'm looking? They usually come on at night / early hours of the morning - I'm expecting it tonight.

Really sad about it tonight. Watched One Born and cried and cried.

I now how you feel. I had a massive cry With OH this morning and then kept welling up at work today at my desk. It's so tough...
But we have to be strong and live in hope!
You're not out yet anyway :)
I only know AF is coming because of the temp drop. If I didn't have that I would still be thinking there's a chance

Radders ignorance is bliss, my temp is probably through the floor, feel better not to know. When AF comes at least it'll already be CD1.
Weirdly, other than the dread of imminent AF, I feel fairly emotionless today. Watching one born now, not even a lump in my throat which is so odd. Usually I'm gone every time there's a birth! Ovia tells me hormones stay elevated if preggo, so I'm thinking its a good thing to feel emotional! I remember feeling fairly stable and cheerful at this point last cycle. Oh well!

We're allowed a day or two of tears and wallowing I reckon then back heads held high for next cycle action girls xx

Agree Jem! I'm holding up well now but reckon I'll be a mess once AF shows up!