End of Dec bus (hopefully a lucky bus)!!!!

[Sophieb15]

Hey all I am here awhile so really hoping for a christmas surprise but not getting my hopes up. Busy couple of weeks ahead so no OPK's for me just DTD every second day from CD 8 - CD 20

Stats
TTC no 2
Cycle 11
AF due 17th Dec

[MrsJuly18]

CD 14 for me TTC #3, no idea when af is due because they've been irregular for the last 3 month, had my copper coil taken out on the 20th November, last period was the 18th November and I'm currently drinking my body weight in water as I have a raging UTI 😩 Im using ovulation test strips for the first time but no sign of ovulation yet. We are just dtd often 😂 good luck everyone 🤗

[EithneBlue]

Hey,
Nice to meet you all!
TTC #1, came off the pill last month, first month consciously trying. CD1 today, AF due 30 Dec... trying to bring in the new year with a new human!

[Tamalama]

@Sophieb15 yes, I'm just going to dtd every other day or maybe every 3rd day during the beginning of fertile period and see what happens. Fingers crossed this is a lucky month for us both x

[Ellsbells112]

Hey guys!
@Sunflower2019 wave thought I'd jump on this one!

Ttc #2
Cycle 4
Af due 16th December!

I am either 1dpo or will be tomorrow! Dtd Saturday Sunday and we will today too.

@Sophieb15 how are you? What dpo are you?

[Sunflower2019]

Hey @Ellsbells112 💞 xx

[Sophieb15]

@Sunflower2019 Had a great weekend pretty sure I've ovulated yesterday at 5pm due to pains but to cover all bases we will still do every 2nd day up to CD 20 because I was only CD 14 yesterday and that's quite early for me. Only 12 days to go for you lets hope you get your early xmas present xx

@Tamalama I have found it way less stressful this month the waiting for the positive OPK was stressful itself and then making sure you DTD. xx

@Ellsbells112 Hi how are you? I'm great way more relaxed approach being month 11. I am CD 15 today I'm not doing OPK's and just DTD every second day from CD8 - CD 20. Just working off a 30 day Cycle then as that seems to be my longest. x

[Ellsbells112]

@Sophieb15 sounds like a sound plan actually. I was meant to follow SMEP this month but just didn't get to it. I got my solid smiley yesterday, dtd Saturday yesterday and will this evening and hope for the best.
I'm cd16 today! Very close and pretty sure I ovulated yesterday too. Xx

[Sophieb15]

@Ellsbells112 ya I'm pretty sure I ovulated yesterday too at the latest this morning due to pains we did cd 8,10,12 and 14 because OH is on nights this week we might only manage CD 16 which is tomorrow and then CD 20 but I'm not stressing about it nothing more we can do.
You are right on the right days so you are covered too. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[Ellsbells112]

@Sophieb15 my bad I'm cd15 today 😅 but yes same to you! 🤞 For us! I caved and just ordered the "taking charge of your fertility" book. Hoping to learn great things from it, I do find the whole ordeal interesting. Frustrating, but interesting

[HalfPenny28]

Af due tomorrow so just willing her get a move on now!

How's everyone feeling about this cycle?

[ceebee21]

I'm CD 6 today.

I am trying to temp, but must admit it is hard trying to do it at the same time every day... not going to bother with the IC OPK... I have a few CB digitals left, so may use that, although pretty sure I OV on CD15 anyway

Trying to not stress myself out this month xx

[HalfPenny28]

@ceebee21 I think I'm going to ditch the opk's this month too and try the SMEP method! I'm 100% not testing early this time - day before af and that's it.

[Blondeandbroody]

Jumping on, can’t remember if I already have on a previous thread haha!

• Cycle 1 after mini pill
  
• Cycle day 15
  
• I either ovulated yesterday or today, not sure.
  
• DTD every 2-3 days since fertile window so 🤞🏻.
  
• AF due 16th December!
  

I was on mini pill and had what I can only assume was AF last month so stopped taking the pill first day it started. Whether I can trust my cycle or not is unknown so this is more of a wing it and hope for the best cycle! If AF comes then at least I’ll know where I’m at or at least have a better idea for the next cycle. Not going down the OPK route as trying to keep it as laid back as possible.

When would you advise I test (I have some FRER) and yes you can assume I’m crazy so won’t wanna wait til late AF on 17th haha!

I’m thinking 11th or maybe 12th as I have my Christmas work party on 11th? And then wait to see if AF shows and test again then?

[Sophieb15]

@blondeandbroody welcome and Be strong and wait for AF due date xx A BFN and then AF is worse than just getting AF when it's due.

[Blondeandbroody]

@Sophieb15 ahh okay, thanks for the heads up on that! I’ll try and wait, try being the operative word haha x I am not much of a drinker anyway! X

[Lori86]

Hi ladies, I'll jump on board too please!! We're trying for #2 & on c2 9f trying. I'm still bfing my almost 14 month old so got cb opks this month to make sure I'm ovulating. According to those I ovulated on Saturday which was cd11. I use an app which showed ovulation as Wed so we weren't dtd as often as we could have been. We didn't get dtd on Saturday as ds decided that he only needed like 3 hours sleep so we didn't get any alone time 🤔!!! I'm wrecked now as he's still not sleeping well so although I'm desperate for #2 I'm actually not sure if I'm fit for another one!! Still fingers crossed 🤞. I'm going to try to not test too early but I have a Christmas party on the 14th so would like to have a few glasses of wine at it so might test before then!!

[TunnocksTcake]

I got my peak on can digi this morning! A couple of days earlier than expected but I'm not complaining! Had even dtd this morning before I checked the test so all very good timing! Feeling fairly positive this month but really trying not to focus on that Christmas bfp or I will be even more heartbroken. Deciding to think about the cheese and booze I can have at Christmas if I'm not pg instead

[Sophieb15]

Welcome to all the newbies.

How is everyone else doing?

I'm CD 16 today and got in our last DTD I had to leave work for an hour to get it in. He's on nights now for the rest of the week so hoping we did enough. I have had O pain in my rh side since Sunday. It's starting to ease now so I'm thinking I ovulated last night.
I'm looking at the same as you @TunnocksTcake if I don't get my BFP I can drink over Xmas and then get DTD again after Xmas.

I'm not even going to count DPO this month I've bearly even looked at my app. Going by AF due date of the 16th Dec. Hoping for no pains no sore boobs as I normally have all of them and get AF. xx

[HalfPenny28]

Hi @Sophieb15 🙂 af has just arrived for me so just getting this out the way then trying the SMEP method this month! Next af due 30th December so hoping for a new year surprise 🥰

Good luck everyone! 💕

[ceebee21]

Hi All, at the end of AF now, so hopefully not too long to wait before OV - normally CD 15 for me.

Like you said @Sophieb15 @TunnocksTcake i'm just focusing on the fun I can have at Christmas if I don't get a BFP - although it is hard to do!

xx

[Sophieb15]

@ceebee21 I know I'm saying that but I know I'll still find it hard I would 100% take morning sickness over any drink at this stage xx

[idath]

Hey everyone, I'm hopping on this bus - hoping for some TWW company!
I'm 33 years old & TTC baby #1 (I'm on my 3rd cycle of trying, but been charting for almost two years and today is 10 dpo)

I'm a bit concerned/hopeful (it switches back and forth) because this cycle has been different from my previous cycles, I have been having dull to quite bad cramps low in my abdomen, on and off, from around 4 dpo until last night - and on 5 dpo and 9 dpo my bbt dipped as well, which it NEVER does before the day of AF normally! (I'm mostly worried about the cramps, because I know that temperature fluctuations don't really mean anything...)

Aaaanyway, how is everyone doing today? xx

[Crumbsinthecarpet]

Btw I've just started a January bus thread for those who af may have caught xxx

[SoshoSnow]

Hi all,

I'm 100% new to all of this and this is my first ever post! I'm not quite there with all the abbreviations yet, but Google is my friend here

Age: 28
CD: 11
TTC# 1
AF due 22nd Dec (but my cycles aren't the most regular)

I've ordered some OPKs (I think that's right?) and they're due to arrive today hopefully!

Any advice and tips will be greatly appreciated

Lots of luck to all!

[Sophieb15]

@idath Welcome I had cramps from 2DPO until AF arrived last month and this month I am not using OPK but by pains I'm about 2/3 DPO today and having cramps and backache already. This is my 11 cycle TTC no 2. Every month I seem to have different symptoms so try not look into them too much.

@SoshoSnow Welcome which OPK's did you order? How long have your cycles been? Best advice is not to stress but its the hardest advice to follow. x

Hows everyone else doing everyone is very quiet this month?