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Ho ho ho! We all want Santa to come (with loads of BFPs)! It's the December thread 🎅🌲🎁

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Squiff70 · 05/11/2021 17:46

I don't know. Not even a week into November and sadly some are out for this month.

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas and you're definitely on Santa's NAUGHTY list, this is the one for you. Not a December bus but a December SLEIGH!

So go Dasher, go Dancer, go Prancer and Vixen! We don't want you to bring us those toys. Please stuff our stockings full of BFP joy!

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OK92 · 14/12/2021 10:13

BFN at 8/9DPO. Still early but can't help but feel I'm out this month and onto cycle 6. Having conceived first try with my DD I really naively thought it wouldn't take too long second time round.

KateInHappyland · 14/12/2021 10:23

I’m going to hop on over to the January thread but not before I say massive congrats to @Squiff70 and @beckybabyx!!
So happy you both for your BFPs and thank you for hosting the thread @Squiff70! Flowers

lottieb92 · 14/12/2021 10:41

@Squiff70 @AmberRH1993 @Natalie2304

Thanks all!!
My husband’s (ekk just like saying it) birthday is Friday. I will be 11DPO - so a good enough time. But tempted to test Thursday as he’s out of the house and I can either drown in Christmas movies and/ or plan a surprise the morning of his birthday 😂
Think if I got down on the morning of his bday id be disappointed in myself. I haven’t even got any tests in! So will sneak in a good quality one .. period is due 20th as well! So this is a late test for me 😅

HRHXO · 14/12/2021 10:44

Hi ladies, do any of you track BBT? I've just started thus month and have no idea what I should be seeing on my chart. I'm currently CD14 and my apps predict ovulation today and my temp has come down the last 2 days. I'm assuming it should go back up if I ovulated? My easy@home OPKs think yesterday was my peak but still only flashy smileys on CB (however my peak OPKs only say 0.9, I'm very hydrated in general).

Can anyone shed some light at all please?

Natalie2304 · 14/12/2021 11:11

Said I wouldn't cave before Thursday after being disappointed last month but I have. Only 9DPO but can anyone else see something on this or do I have line eyes??

Ho ho ho! We all want Santa to come (with loads of BFPs)! It's the December thread 🎅🌲🎁
AmberRH1993 · 14/12/2021 11:23

@Natalie2304

Said I wouldn't cave before Thursday after being disappointed last month but I have. Only 9DPO but can anyone else see something on this or do I have line eyes??
I can see something 🙌 can't wait to see the line progression!
Natalie2304 · 14/12/2021 11:37

@AmberRH1993 it's only very very slight and I used the same test out of the same pack last month and it was stark white so hoping not an indent. Going to try again in 12 hours (because like hell I'll sleep tonight if not!) and see if it is any clearer!

jazmine38 · 14/12/2021 12:42

Ugh I hate this part of the cycle. 7dpo today easy@home is saying test Sunday. My boobs are killing me and it's all I can think about. I'm off today due booster tomorrow in work and I'm so unsure about it. Was really sick after second jab🥲 that's defo a line @Natalie2304 those tests are always stark white if negative in my experience anyway

Tinkerbell098 · 14/12/2021 13:00

@Natalie2304 I can definitely see something. How exciting! Update us when you test again xx

Janey3090 · 14/12/2021 13:04

@Natalie2304 I can see something there! Keep us updated xx

Natalie2304 · 14/12/2021 13:21

I will do! I'm really nervous that it's just an indent line as I've had so many before! Hence why I didn't want to test early but I just couldn't help myself! 🙈
Will test again in the morning 🤞🏻

Natalie2304 · 14/12/2021 13:24

I've also just noticed some more pinky discharge following on from the tiny spot yesterday so either it is IB or AF is 5 days early! And I'm usually very regular!

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Squiff70 · 14/12/2021 14:12

Welcome @SunDance21! So sorry to hear that you've suffered two MCs. I'm glad you've given yourself time to recover and are ready to get back on it! Testing on NYE sounds good to me - either way you can celebrate :)

Sorry AF has arrived @KateInHappyland but at least you know where you stand now and can enjoy Christmas, moving onto January with a fresh, clean slate. Thanks for the congrats and thank you for joining in with the sleigh - it has been a true pleasure having you on board all our journeys this month!

@OK92 it's still early, there's still hope but if you haven't been successful this time then January is also a new start for you.

@lottieb92 I am hoping your husband gets a special birthday surprise this Friday! I'd understand totally if you wanted to test the day before so as not to be a bit down on his birthday if you haven't been successful this cycle. Best of luck for the end of the week and don't forget to buy some pink dye tests! Avoid CB like the plague!

@HRHXO I never have tracked BBT so can't help you with your chart, sorry. Not sure what's going on with your OPKs either but it's best to keep DTD for now to cover all bases :)

@Natalie2304 I can see it too! It's still early days but hopefully in a couple of days you'll have a stronger line. Best of luck to you - keep us updated!

@jazmine38 you could test from 9DPO - your symptoms sound positive through, even if they are making you feel crappy. I had my 3rd vaccine on Friday and didn't know I was pregnant until Sunday. Felt crappy all weekend and don't know how much of it was the vaccine and how much wasn't! The advice from the Royal College of Midwives says the risk of covid far outweighs the risk to any developing pregnancy. That doesn't give us a lot to go on I agree but think seriously about whether you want this jab tomorrow. We will support you whatever you decide, I'm sure.

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AmberRH1993 · 14/12/2021 18:10

I'm very proud of myself resisting the urge to POAS 😂 10/11 dpo or thereabouts tomorrow and still having aching back and cramps with some lovely mood swings.

Unsure whether to use my cheap strips or FRER test tomorrow.. What would you ladies use 😂

Hopingforarainbow27 · 14/12/2021 18:40

I'm now CD37!! bFN yesterday. This is torture!!

Shortmamashortcycles · 14/12/2021 18:52

@AmberRH1993, what sensitivity are your cheapies? I think FRER are the most sensitive so generally would use those for certainty...

Decaffe · 14/12/2021 19:35

@AmberRH1993

I'm very proud of myself resisting the urge to POAS 😂 10/11 dpo or thereabouts tomorrow and still having aching back and cramps with some lovely mood swings.

Unsure whether to use my cheap strips or FRER test tomorrow.. What would you ladies use 😂

The easy at home tests are 10iu so not that much less sensitive than FRER (6.5iu)! Not bad especially considering supermarket ones are 25iu.

11dpo here, bfn. AF due Sat/Sun and I’ll likely begin spotting over the next day. Spotty on chest and have had a headache all day!

AmberRH1993 · 14/12/2021 22:10

[quote Shortmamashortcycles]@AmberRH1993, what sensitivity are your cheapies? I think FRER are the most sensitive so generally would use those for certainty...[/quote]
Oh my I've just checked my cheapies and they're 20iu 😂 perhaps I'll go for the frer 👍

BabyBird20 · 15/12/2021 06:33

You know you've become slightly too obsessed with ttc when.... you decide to do an internet cheapie at 4.30am as you don't want to waste the fmu after your 'longest' sleep.... 😬 Obviously a stark white bfn 😭 Ridiculously I'm not due on til the 20th at the earliest, I need to get a grip!

Natalie2304 · 15/12/2021 06:59

Update from me...
Done another test from same batch this morning and BFN so must have been an evap 😭 and this is why I promised myself I wouldn't test early! 🤦🏻‍♀️
10DPO today and still have tinged CM, worried that it is in fact just AF coming early 😒

Natalie2304 · 15/12/2021 07:10

@BabyBird20 it's awful isn't it! As soon as you do it you think why?!, why did I just do that 😂

BabyBird20 · 15/12/2021 07:31

@Natalie2304 exactly that!! When is your af due? It could still be ib?🤞🏻I am trying to convince myself I'm definitely out this month so i stop obsessing so much then go and do a test at 8dpo in the middle of the night!

It doesn't help that people keep asking me when I'm planning on having another at the moment, or that I had to call in sick today with a dodgy tummy which they will all instantly assume is morning sickness but is more likely the salmon I ate last night!!

Natalie2304 · 15/12/2021 07:52

@BabyBird20 I'm only 10DPO and AF due in 2/3 days. But I class the first day as when the spotting starts (which I know is probably wrong but it's how I track it)
I am too trying to convince myself I am out.
But you still have so long to go! I hope you feel better soon 😘

AmberRH1993 · 15/12/2021 08:54

11dpo and Tested with fmu and its definitely negative. AF isn't due until 23rd December so maybe testing too early.

Oddly enough I had loads on EWCM on Sunday so perhaps I ovulated lated than I thought 🤔

My predictions on the app are from my last cycle but coming off the pill will mess that up. I've attached the photo of the ovulation test I thought was positive 10 days ago - let me know your thoughts ladies...

Ho ho ho! We all want Santa to come (with loads of BFPs)! It's the December thread 🎅🌲🎁
Nico89 · 15/12/2021 09:15

Hi @AmberRH1993 I find the OPK sticks really hard to read! But I would say that the control line is still darker on that test... but if its the darkest you got then likely the peak? Correct me if I'm wrong ladies.

They re also only an indicator that an LH surge is occurring and don't confirm ovulation so it could have been later than you think