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Can we have an 'aiming for a September baby' thread?

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mosschops30 · 29/10/2008 13:39

Ive seen July and August today so thought I'd start my own.

Me and dh gonna ttc No.3 shortly, although have no idea when to aim for september baby? Having my mirena coil out next week and then just gonna go for it

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MissieMoosMummy · 11/11/2008 01:20

TrixieVix, I've got my fingers crossed for you!

bratnav · 11/11/2008 11:01

welcome Missie, were you someone who has lived in Taunton, not sure why I think that?

Oooh fingers crossed Trixie

MGMidget · 11/11/2008 13:58

Am trying to conceive and realised that we should be holding off this month as we will end up with an August baby. Having read lots of articles about how August babies are disadvantaged at school I think we should wait. However, had lots of sex this month already (should have thought about it sooner!) and ovulation predictor says I'm due to ovulate in the next two days so I might get pregnant even if we stop now! My first baby was a September baby - I thought it was a nice month to have a baby (not too hot or cold) so would certainly like the next one in September and they would be exactly two years apart.

VerifiedLU4097 · 11/11/2008 14:20

I'd like to join please! I'm TTC 1, day 4 on cycle 4- thought I had my cycles licked at 31 days, last cycle deliberately threw me at 26 days, with LH surge of 16 days?!? As its all out of whack, and I'm not seeing enough of DH properly until december, there'd be shepards and wise men lingering if I fell this month!!!

MGM- my sister is an august baby and is doing very well. Its all relative!

bratnav · 11/11/2008 15:10

I was an August baby and managed ok, I think it really is up to the personality of the individual

bratnav · 11/11/2008 15:11

Verified, welcome, you sound a lot more organised than I am!

I now have 'Little Donkey' going round my head

VerifiedLU4097 · 11/11/2008 16:01

I too am singing little donkey in my head, and imagining a put upon donkey trailing along to Bethlehem!!!

bratnav · 12/11/2008 13:57

Is anyone doing anything specific to help the TTC along? Other than having lots of sex of course

LavenderTea · 12/11/2008 14:23

Hello been a while....

VickyJane..... Welcome...Sorry about your two m/c's so sad. I have been there too, so I do understand.
Do you have any other children??

Bratnav..Oh my!! There is a surprise.. Have you been trying to get onto the Babies in August 2009 thread...

As for symptoms other than AF type ones, how about getting up in the night to wee. That always starts for me by the end of week 1..and I also get a metallic taste in my mouth pretty early and go off coffee..
Any of those ??

LavenderTea · 12/11/2008 14:25

Oh i always do this....I don't look to check how many pages there are after page 1 and end up replying to posts two weeks earlier....

Doh

Sorry ladies, and sorry Bratnav...

Trixielix Hellooo to you

LavenderTea · 12/11/2008 14:33

Hello to MG midget , Missy Moos and verified...

So much been going on in here while I was away...

Well I have finally got my 28 day cycle back this month, so fingers crossed it will be regular from now on...
On CD 6 so far.... Effectively means I could be ttc next week....

Would that make for a August baby though...??

Oh well who says we get to chose really...Not I ....

bratnav · 12/11/2008 14:49

yep, next week would be an august baby.

I have no idea where my cycle is so I have come up with a cunning plan to combat this, shag indiscriminately, DP seems to approve of it anyway

VerifiedLU4097 · 12/11/2008 16:29

bratnav, you're my kindred spirit!! I too am going to go for the indiscriminate shagging (with DH only of course).....What a good idea!

LavenderTea · 12/11/2008 18:26

Think I will join you both with the indiscrimiate shagging ( of my DH of course) He might prefer that to "I'm ovulating. Get in the bedroom and shag me. "

bratnav · 12/11/2008 20:21

DP has said that he will not not along with the whole 'timed shagging to order' (his words) and that if I want to do that I must keep it to myself and pretend that I am just horny at the 'right time'.

I have to say that I agree with him, unless we get past 6 months of TTC there will be no ovulation tests etc in this house

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mosschops30 · 13/11/2008 10:11

Hello to everyone new who's joined this thread
Is anyone using an ovulation kit? I was thinking of buying one from Boots but am I right in thinking its £20 just for one kit that lasts one month???

Dont know if I want to bother or not, have always caught easily before but worried that this time because I really want to be pg straight away it wont happen, although tbh am not thinking about it that much!

Agree about the August baby thing, one of dd's friends is an august baby and she has always been the brightest girl in dd's class and is now in top sets for everything at high school, so I guess its individual

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bratnav · 13/11/2008 10:19

I think you can get them much more cheaply on ebay, but yes they are extortionate in Boots et al. I say just try lots of shagging

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mosschops30 · 13/11/2008 10:19

If only I had the time or the energy

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TrixieVix · 13/11/2008 10:22

Hello ladies - still no AF, but negative pg test?! Maybe I'm just late this month....

I've bought an ovulation kit (when we fist decided to ttc cause I got all excited!!) but can't work the bloody dates out, so have given up trying and am going to wait until nothing's happened when we're REALLY trying in the new year.

How's everyone getting on?

bratnav · 13/11/2008 10:26

Could you just lie there and sleep whilst he gets on with it Moss?

Hang in there Trixie, maybe the excitement is making you late, maybe a baby is making you late, are you sure you've got your dates spot on?

bratnav · 14/11/2008 10:02

What was wrong with this thread????

TrixieVix · 14/11/2008 18:56

What do you mean Bratnav? I'm being slow today

bratnav · 14/11/2008 19:19

There is another thread for starting TTC in the new year, nobody loves us

LavenderTea · 14/11/2008 19:36

Hiya ladies,

Yes, but are they having better luck than us on the other thread Bratnav??

OK, Well AF seems to have finished, so this is my plan;

Buy no ovulation tests at all this month.

No thermometers.

No charts

No condoms.

No Pills.

Shag as much as possible and only when horny over the next 10- 21 days without my mother hearing us nor DH getting a calander, stopwatch or POAS smily face thrust into his face ( the first is a little difficult as she (mother) is staying for at least 8 days and we live in a two bedroom flat albeit not too small. 2nd shouldn't be too difficult if I don't buy any sticks to PO and keep my watch and calander out of the bedroom ) .

What plans/nonplans do you have this month??

stace30 · 14/11/2008 20:59

glad there's now a sep thread - was ttc for a couple of months and joined a prev thread, but gave it a miss last month as did not fancy conceiving on halloween, and not keen on having an august baby as i hated being one of the youngest in my class at school. Af arrived today so big sigh of relief rather than disappointment of prev months as i will defo not be having a 'damien' in 9mths time