trying for a September baby, anyone want to join?

[peacelily]

Hi All, have been on a couple of ttc hreads but due to sad arrival of af yesterday and x2 negative pg testa thought I'd start a September one.

We are ttc#2 we already have dd(2) and had a mc in September this will be cycle 3 since mc.

Mc hit me hard, more so than other adverse life events for some reason also head full of other stuff such as trying to complete a Post grad Diploma in Cognitive Therapy!!

Anyway want to try to be optimistic and hopeful and not (too!) obsessive this month!

Anyone else fancy joining?? xx

Hi JumpingJellyfish

I've decided that I'll test on Friday - cos AF due Sunday - I'm very impatient though and kind of want to test now but will sit on my hands and hold off until friday!

Bubblebell - what did teh doctor say? Are you any nearer to an outcome? I've followed your story on the August thread so hope you get somewhere soon.

hello everyone...

how are you all??

i went to the dr and he was as much use as a chocolate fireguard... he said and wait for it.... er.. you are either pregnant or your period is on its way then reccomended i went and bought another first response test instead of the ebay cheapies.. he said i could just miss out this period and have a normal period next month which contradicts anything else ive been told. but hey ho.. i will just have to wait for either AF or a BFP.

its my first month off the pill.. anyone else experience a long first cycle?

xxx

It's really sad, girls, but, as I said in a previous post, I've been too bloody tired to BD this month. I'm now on CD11 and so far we've managed it once - on CD8. Haven't a clue about ovulation dates this month, so it's unlikely I'll get the present I want on Christmas Day. But hey, who knows??!
jumpingjellyfish, Portstewart is utterly beautiful, as is the whole north coast! You are so lucky to live there. We'll probably take a trip up there if the weather's ok at Christmas. We would love to live there too, but it's a bit far to commute to Belfast where we'll probably be working. Where do you/your DH work if you don;t mind me asking.

Hi everyone...hope you dont mind me joining.... Just taken AF this morning so this will be our 2nd month in trying. Have a little boy who is 4, also had MC last year...

Hi everyone,

Af has gone and taken last clomid pill so am starting the every other night bding from tomorrow.

Will also be using OPKs as am following the Deanna Plan so start those in a few days time. Hope we all get our BFPs over the xmas festivities.

Bubblebell sometimes the docs say the dumbest things. Could you ask for a blood test. Was thinking if you oved really late and were now in your 2ww could you be pg, have you still been bding, if you dont mind me asking.

pinkie

I hope this is your month.. ive got my fingers crossed that Deannas plan and the opks work for you.. which opks did you get? i bought some from babymad... £3 for 20 but im not sure wether they are much cop.

i have been bd ing every 3rd day when i feel like it but not regimented. i just feel lost iykwim.. waiting to know where i am so i can just get on with it..

im just so confused. ive never been this late.. ive got load and loads and loads of ewcm (tmi )and when i use the cheapie opks it doesnt say im ovulating... im getting pains in my lower abdo too and achey boobs but no AF and no BFP.

can the dr do a test that will tell whats going on? he really seemed clueless and i thought he would be know how i felt as his wife (also a gp at the same surgery) had problems concieving and they took 10yrs to get their babies.

this is my first month off the pill so dont really know what to expect anymore...

gateau

Dont give up.. your still in with a chance. how long is your cycle normally?? if you bd now for a few days then you could still end up with a BFP for xmas...

Hello and welcome to forces, evie, tengreen and littlepea

and good luck to irishmum and jumping for when you test

loads of babydust to all

I think they can do some blood tests to check thyroid. When i had my coil taken out my cycle went all over the place and gp did thyroid but also had couple of reflexology sessions and that induced an ov (+ive on OPK) within a few days.

If you still bding there is a chance that you oved reallllly late and could be on for that BFP so dont be too lost .

Years and years ago when i was having recurrent mcs the gynae told me to get to 2 missed AFs before doing a test so maybe take this cycle to that date and then demand some investigations.

evening all,

not much to report - not getting +'s on opks (am cd 10 but have short cycles so am expecting to ov anyday) but still bding anyway although might have to give tonight a miss as dh is suffering apparently (has a cold for goodness sake!!!)

have 2 girly nights out this week - to drink or not to drink?????

Twoplease

I have a mad night out planned with my (6) sisters on Friday night hence why I'm testing Friday morning but I don't know what I'm going to do if I get BFP. It would be really early to tell anyone but it might just have to be done! What to do is right!
Even if I don't get BFP - AF not due until Sunday so.....

Ah sure I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Im probably not going to dink though.

Oops obviously that shoud be I'm probably not going to drink (must work on spelling and punctuation) (blush)

Hi everyone, good to see some new faces, lots and lots of festive babydust to all!

Bubble I don't want to depress you but it took me 8 months to have a perios when I came off the pill!! I wasn't ttc though, using condoms so knew I wasn't pg just came off it because i was worried about the long term effect on my reproductive health.

That's v unusual though, I'm sure that won't be you, I had v low oestrogen levels due to being on the injection and not ovulating for years in my early 20s. prob shouldn't have been given it for so long. I've heard that soem womens bodies can fo into ovulation overdrive and suddenly release eggs v quickly after stopping pill, that might be you!

As I've mentioned previously I'm not "trying" trying this month as the stress off the last few months has nearly driven me into an institution, I've handed my coursework in so I'm going to enjoy myself which includes having a drink!! After xmas am being more health as is dh, but this month I need to give my head a rest.

Still having regular(ish) bdancing though, just when we feel like rather than timed. Going to bed naked every night rather than wearing old pjs seems to be working miracles!!!

just flying by to say hello and goodbye...in a way. I have decided after 6 months of trying for number two I need to take a chill pill and relax aabout the whole thing as it's driving me mad. Not sure how good i'm going to be about relaxing and stepping away but going to give it a try. No chance I won't know exactly what day of the cycle i'm on but not going to check so much and just going to try not to worry. My head feels fried and I feel I am wasting away time with my darling DS. Anyway - I wish you all very very good lucka and I hope that you all get your dreams.

Hi Evie,

Sorry to hear that you are giving up - you know it could be exactly what you need though - a friend of mine got pregnant after 2 years of trying and then she gave up to find 3 months later she was pg!

I am symptom spotting like mad here - have had nausea all day (prob not pg but result of dodgy pizza last night) even when I had some lunch still feel queasy. I've never felt like this before AF so you'd never know - although I think everything is a possible sign for me this week!

Hope everyone keeping well - am testing friday so will let you know what happens good or bad!

Hi irishmum, hope you get a good result on Friday!!

Good morning all!
It is freeeeeeezing here- but good weather I guess for getting cosy in bed!
Evie- sorry you are leaving us- I did the same last month as was just getting a bit too obsessed. But this month decided to get back on the lists but am not obsessing so much- not going to follow any plans etc. yet just trying to stay chilled for another couple of months. Really hope you will get a pleasant surprise soon
bubblebell- any more news? My SIL had a really long cycle when she came off the pill, was about 2 months long, and it took a further 4 months until her cycle finally settled back to a normal 28 day one. I think for some people the combined pill does mess things about for a while, although I've also heard of others who've fallen pregnant straight away so hopefully you'll be the latter & it's just taking time for the HcG levels to rise enough for a BFP....Fingers crossed!
Gateau- my DH works for a small environmental consultancy (cleaning up oil spills...nice!) and I work for the Uni in Coleraine. Took me a while to get a job up here but it seems that most people who live in Portstewart are somehow associated with the Uni! I did really enjoy living in Belfast though, have good friends down there still and do enjoy visiting and having a good night out. I miss the opportunities of living in a large city in terms of arts & events etc. but have to say love the pace of life up here & obviously the coast itself!
Irishmumwannabe- good luck for the testing tomorrow! I haven't been symptom spotting- did that the last couple of months only to be very disappointed. So many of the early pregnancy symptoms I had with DS & DD I also have for around 4 days pre-AF so I just can't tell anymore! But really hope this is your lucky month!

Only a few more days now before AF should show for me so trying to keep focussed on work etc. and not think about it! Only have one pregnancy test in the house so determined to hold off until the day AF is due- Monday.

Good luck all!

Updated list- please amend if wrong!

bubblebell ttc#3 cycle 1 cd48
irishmumwannabe ttc#1 cycle 3 cd23
jumpingjellyfish ttc#3 cycle 6 CD22
2manychips ttc#2 cycle 7? CD21
wook ttc#? cycle 1 since cp CD?
bexaa ttc#2 cycle 5 CD14
peacelily ttc#2 cycle 3 CD13
gateau ttc#2 cycle 1 after mc CD13
forcessweetheart ttc#2 cycle 3 CD13
twoplease ttc#2 cycle 10 CD 12
Pinkie08 ttc#2 cycle 4 of clomid CD8
TrixieBelden ttc#2 cycle 1? CD8
Shoptilidrop ttc#2 cycle? CD?
Littlepea72 ttc#2 cycle 2 CD3

PS. Meant to add pinkie wishing you lots & lots of luck with your BDing marathon, sure it's very hard when needing the extra "help" of clomid not to get completely obsessed with TTC. Really hope the festive season brings you lots of luck

Like you Gateau I really haven't had the energy to BD as much as I'd hoped, only 3 times around when I think I ovulate, and not on consecutive days- but this was the same when I conceived DD (think we're only BD'd twice that month!) so it certainly happens... Once my thesis is finally finished I'm hoping to find more energy to TTC 'seriously'!

Thanks Jumping Jelly i have primed DH for tonight and the preseed is in the drawer.

Grapefruit juice drunk last 2 days and will keep drinking til end of cycle.

Have realised not to drink too much as as many sugar calories and am trying to watch weight due to parties over xmas/new year and not obsessing this month that means still drinking

Good luck for tonight pinkie - well done for drinking that grapefruit juice - haven't gone there yet but sure I will if not pregnant soon. We had a mini-bd marathon this month so hopefully it will have not been in vain.

Jumping - you have great willpower - I'm testing tomorrow though as going on the lash tomorrow night. Will let you all know what it comes out with! Have DH gone shopping for tests for me as going shopping with sis tonight and don't want her to know I'm ttc just yet.

Hello to everyone else - Hope BD goes well for those at that stage -

Lots of festive babydust for everyone!

Thanks for adding me to the list - I've amended it slightly below (just removing the question mark from my CD).

DH is travelling for work this week, so no BD here...just as well, am the walking dead with a streaming cold and DD having just finished nursery for Christmas hols. Am resting up for next week, our first of properly trying.

Hope bubblebell gets some resolution, and that evie2000 has a relaxed Christmas...

irishmumwannabe - everything certainly sounds positive. And with SIX sisters surely fertility is in your genes!

bubblebell ttc#3 cycle 1 cd48
irishmumwannabe ttc#1 cycle 3 cd23
jumpingjellyfish ttc#3 cycle 6 CD22
2manychips ttc#2 cycle 7? CD21
wook ttc#? cycle 1 since cp CD?
bexaa ttc#2 cycle 5 CD14
peacelily ttc#2 cycle 3 CD13
gateau ttc#2 cycle 1 after mc CD13
forcessweetheart ttc#2 cycle 3 CD13
twoplease ttc#2 cycle 10 CD 12
Pinkie08 ttc#2 cycle 4 of clomid CD8
TrixieBelden ttc#2 cycle 1 CD8
Shoptilidrop ttc#2 cycle? CD?
Littlepea72 ttc#2 cycle 2 CD3

I'm so with you on being too tired to BD Gateau. DH works away Sun-Fri so am on my own with a 2yo all week and by the time he gets home all I wanna do is hand her over to him and sleep/chill. I'm expecting to ov around Tuesday/Wednesday so this weekend needs to be it for this cycle. In preparation I have a bottle of champers in the fridge, and some spicy finger foods that can just be stuck in the oven on Friday night (so not slaving over dinner). Hopefully this'll help get the weekend off on the right note.
He usually leaves for work around 6pm Sunday so will have to get him upstairs during DDs afternoon nap to give us a BD as close to ov as we can get. I'm so fed up with the whole situation, can't wait til his course finishes at easter and he's home during the week. Of course then he'll probably get a 6 mth tour in Afghanistan and bugger up ttc completely (if we're not already pg by then). Sorry for the moan, just a bit fed up with it all.

And I moan about DH being away for 6-7 days a month...ForcesSweetheart, I don't know how you manage with a 2yo on your own that much. My hat is off to you! No wonder you're a bit fed up.

Hee hee Trixie, there's 3 brothers to add to the mix as well so that's ten of us! Hope the cold goes very soon

Poor DH is worried he might be up to the mark fertility wise but I've told him it can take months!

So did a test this morning and unfortunately got a BFN. I'm not due until Sunday though so staying positive. Still not sure about what to do tonight - might jsut have one or two and see what happens then at the weekend.

ForcesSweetheart - I've all my fingers crosed for you that this weekend goes well and you catch a bean - enjoy the BD!

Hi

Sorry ive not been on for a while. Im CD18 today, after last month when i oved on cd 20, we are bding everyday until cd22, well thats what i have planned, apart from a break tonight when we are staying with family! Wont know when ill ov, but should have covered it will all that bding!! As long as my cycle is about the 34 days then thats ok.
Forcesweet - we are amy too. Its difficult isnt it. We have just done 2 years married unacompanied, that was hard, im sure you are just having a bad day and will feel better tomorrow. Its so difficult to ttc when they keep going away on tour on on course though. What course is he doing - is it near at all, is there ANY possibility he could pop home for an hour on ov day?

Hi ForcesSweetheart & Shoptilidrop, really feel for you both, my husbands in the same job as yours...really gets in the way of the babymaking!! Irishmum, i didnt know i was pregnant with both my pregnacies, on the lash both times! Found out 2 days later with both, maybe one or two would be wise..lol... best of luck with it, and have a great night!!