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[C1NDY]

Hi everyone I have started a new thread... hope you like the new home, this is where it will all happen. (Cindy opens a bottle of champagne) Here's a drink to all and to our month ofthe BFP... .... baby dust all around ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks c1ndy

Am not exactly following the DP - but have in my mind to do the every other day BDing.. although am also tempted to go for every day if I can....

C1ndy don't think its an infection, no smelly discharge, all normal just that pain last night...very weird but happy its gone now guess it could have been from all the bding on Sunday

Hows everyone else

Glad to hear your in the Xmas sprit iggy I still can't beleive its only a wk away, before we know it it will be New Year & w'll all have our answers for this month..good luck girls

Hi eveyone,

Popping in from the First Timers thread...
(I'm a few days shy of 30, TTC no 1, first month and CD 8)

Surprise, surprise, I have a question...

Had my first encounter with an OPK this afternoon, and a faint line came up with the test line. Does this mean that I'm either just about to ovulate (or I suppose I might've just missed it, although it's unlikely...) or is the hormone present all the time with a surge around ovulation if you catch my drift?

As in - does the faint line mean that we'd better get BDing or can I wait until it's positive? (I've got a very bad case of man-flu and would rather not go near DH2B, but will put on a brave, un-snotty face if I must...)

Hi Broodzilla the hormone is present in small amounts all the time - hence the faint line. You have to wait till the line is as strong as the test line - then you have your surge.

Hope this helps.

Thank you Pezzina, no BDing tonight then! Phew!

Good luck to all those bd'ing at the mo, it seems like we've fallen into 2 groups, 2 weeks apart !

Well, add serious windy-pops to the mix and I'm now really becoming unglued .

(mutters mantra whilst rocking gently - I must not obsessively symptom spot, I must not obsessively symptom spot...)

just wanted to 'check in' and say hi.

I've been having a manically busy few days at work and haven't been able to keep up with all the posting.

Like wincies, I wanted to say good luck to the current BDers (which includes me, though no EWCM to speak of as yet which is very odd for me...) and, of course, best of luck to those who are coming to the end of the 2WW.

And wincies and everyone else, DO keep symptom spotting! We all do it so we may as well share our madness and obsessions. (And I always love looking back at what people who end up with BFPs had to say about their symptoms (or lack of). Gives me something to look back on when I'm in the midst of 2WW agony...)

xx

Hi all,

not been very good with the juice this week so have had some tonight to make up for it.

am in the middle of bding marathon have managed cd3,8,9,10,11,12 and no ov yet, usually cd14 so am keeping going til been and afew more like deanna plan says 2 more after

need well deserved break and rest after as am already exhausted roll on xmas.

Hi all,

I have two more days of bding and that will be a wrap for me. Have only managed to bd on CD 8, 10, 12, 15 and hopefully bd tonight again and then CD 16 for the last dance of the month! NOt sure that we have done enough but I remember the first time we tried we only bd three times and I fell pg so fingers and toes crossed!

To keep me occupied I have started to run... it was a difficult run yesterday... I am new to exercise and need to lose 3 stones, so I am glad that I am doing something positive whilst I wait.

Smileycat glad everything is now fine. It may be from too much bd, are you trying preseed? its very good

Broodzilla Are you bd when your OPK go positive... you can bd beforehand. It's healthier for the male so that you get a fresh supply (TMi!!). Are you charting your cycle with your fertile days? If not go to www.fertilityfriend.com, its a very useful tool.

Hi everyone, thank you for all your lovely messages - I feel really guilty for deserting you all for a few days!

Well AF has yet to make an appearance but I have started spotting a bit this morning which is usually the start of AF so it looks like I'm out for this month. I have managed to avoid testing (I exhausted my stash last month!)and it looks like I would have got a BFN anyway. I haven't had any symptoms either - not even my usual "imagined" ones.

I feel guilty because you all got hopeful on my behalf! I must admit on the way to work this morning I was having little dreams about telling dh by wrapping up a test or something but its not to be this time. Hey ho. At least I'll be able to celebrate Christmas in style

Wanabe - sorry you're out this month too but its great that you are feeling positive. So am I as a matter of fact!

Yellow and Pinkie I am in awe of your shagging schedules! If at least one of you doesn't get a BFP this month I'll eat a whole batch of OPK's.

Jools - I really hope this turns out to be a positive for you. I have heard that straigt after an mc can be a good time to concieve because your hormone levels are so high.

As Wincies says we seem to have falled into 2 groups so I now wish lots of luck and babydust (and indeed sanity) to those commencing the 2WW! xx

My OPK not gone positive yet... should be soon as should ov on Thurs / Fri this week...

Well done for starting the running c1ndy I started doing much more regular exercise in July this year and the difference in how I feel is amazing - highly recommend it

Hi everyone.

Well wasabi -unlikely to be me as am ill now and though managing to bd a bit (we today, but not for last two days) I think it's prevented ovulation as day 22 today and still no temp rise. Hopefully for pinkie though, and all the rest of you.

Keep going Yellow!! Ov may be just delayed rather than missed.

Morning everyone Hello to Wasabi you got us all going for a while !!

Not much change here really - still bleeding very light, but enough to put a pad in now so I'm assuming that this is AF. I just hope it gets going quickly as I'm really really bloated - to the point of being quite embarrassed at the gym at the size of my belly ! I have a theory that my body tried to OV (hence the EWCM) and failed (hence the lack of pre AF hormonal irritability).

Will add myself to the list sometime soon - I guess CD1 was probably yesterday, so BD fest coming up over New Year

I'm a bit disappointed to have missed the boat on the "being more fertile just after MC" theory, but oh well - nothing I can do now except keep going to the gym to be as slim as possible by the time I do conceive

Morning everyone Hello to Wasabi you got us all going for a while !!

Not much change here really - still bleeding very light, but enough to put a pad in now so I'm assuming that this is AF. I just hope it gets going quickly as I'm really really bloated - to the point of being quite embarrassed at the gym at the size of my belly ! I have a theory that my body tried to OV (hence the EWCM) and failed (hence the lack of pre AF hormonal irritability).

Will add myself to the list sometime soon - I guess CD1 was probably yesterday, so BD fest coming up over New Year

I'm a bit disappointed to have missed the boat on the "being more fertile just after MC" theory, but oh well - nothing I can do now except keep going to the gym to be as slim as possible by the time I do conceive

Jools - really sorry to hear about AF, but at the same time, are you sure it is AF? I don't want to get / keep your hopes up unneccessarily but if the bleeding stays light and then goes away, maybe you should think about testing?

Wasabi - sorry too to hear about the dreaded AF. Sounds like you're dealing well with it though.

Yellow - keep going!!

I'm feeling a bit anxious / cross today. We've managed to do CD 9, 12, 15 and 16. Today is CD 18 and I've got EWCM for the first time so sure I am soon to ovulate, but DH is out tonight at a christmas party and staying at his friends. This means no BDing til at least Thursday night (CD 19) which means I'll probably miss the fertile window...MADDENING...

I'm also getting worried about my LP. It seems that I have one of about 10 days. Is this okay?

hi queenie - I don't know answer about lp but hope you feel better about this soon. regarding ewcm, I have read in medical papers different explanations - some say ewcm appears during ovulation, some say before and some say after, so I think just BDing as often as possible around that time is the key - what I mean is Thurs eve may well not be too late. x

Hi girls,

queenie it might not be this but i had EWCM after i had OV'd and i started to think maybe i'd got it wrong, this is what i had:

Sunday eve - CM
Mon - EWCM & pains
Tues - CM
Wed - EWCM
Thurs - EWCM
Fri - EWCM
Then every day from there i had more cm than normal.

Turns out i concieved on the Mon or Tues so i guess it can come after? like i said i'm not sure if this is it for you but might be another answer, plus if you have plenty of EWCM it might be enough to keep the lil' ones healthy for a while - can you do it tonight before he goes out?

OK another high temp this morning so def OV'd early so I've updated my dates. FF says to test on 26th but if temp still high then I'll test on Xmas day, hopfully it will be a great extra xmas pressie feeling very bloated today & a few niggley pains but otherwise no other symtoms other than the usual sore boobs
Queenie I have read that if you are under 10 days LP then you should talk to your gp, but then again I've also read that a girl on another thread had an 8 day LP & her gp said that was fine, but if yours is 10 then I think that should be ok

Mylittlebubble AF due 10th - 15th Nov
Bubblebell AF due 25th November ttc#3 on cycle 1
Whitebeaches AF due 17th - 21st
JClaire AF due 28th Nov
spats due 7th-9th Dec
Bigbaubleeyes AF due 2nd Dec

Wasabi AF 16th dec
VillageMum AF due 21 December DP
Mummy2olivia AF due December 23rd DP
Funtimewincies AF due 23rd December
Lovelymonster Af due 23rd December
Elliegant AF due 24th Dec DP
Pezzina AF due 25th December DP
Yellowflowers AF 25th December DP
Smileycat AF due 25th December DP
Sans04 AF due 26th December DP
Queenie - AF due 28th / 29th Dec
C1ndy AF due 1 Jan
Suigeneris AF due 1 Jan DP (intention to)
Pinkie08 due 1st Jan clomid and DP
Ilovebeingamummy AF due 1st Jan
iggypiggy - AF due 2nd Jan
Wanabemum AF due 9th-14th Jan DP

Heebychick BFP
BeckyMcG BFP
BoosieBoo BFP
Sn0wflake BFP

Hi ladies,

Jools im glad it's not the dreaded bug you have, thats aweful. But I wouldn't wash your hands of the whole thing just yet as there may be a chance? If not at least you will be back on track and fit when you conceive next time. Keep positive honey!

Heeby nice to hear from you! You're a mad woman being so busy, you should be chilling out laying on a sofa with your DH feeding you grapes (if only eh?). Anyway, glad you're doing well!!

I'm feeling weirdly optimistic today as me and DH are preparing for next month. I have a week off over xmas and new year which is when I'm due to OV so should be able to fit a bit more BD-ing in!

Hi wananbe how lovely for you to have a week off to concentrate on lots of BDing! i am sure that quantity is the key for some people!
i'm very tired and yes the thought of being fed grapes whilst lying on a sofa is sadly a no hoper. still i have stamped my feet a little bit and he is doing more (not that he didn't do lots anyway, he has always been quite helpful) so after this weekend i should be able to rest up a bit.

I'm feeling very tired now but i have the most impressive cleavage! so with every down side there is a perk!

HI All,

This marathon is nearly at an end for me and i havent had my yet on OPK but guess will be tomorrow as everything else pointing to it.

Yellow dont worry too much about being ill i conceived while ill on lemsip and aspirin.

Got to keep my spirits up for continuing the bding as may have missed the Surge and cant really believe that clomid hasnt forced it as has always made me ov before

I'm flabbergasted at the sheer energy of some of you, dh and I are lucky if we manage twice during my fertile time. Three times and he thinks that I'm a harlot !

Trying to stay calm now as I've been having general queasiness and that 'hung over' feeling at breakfast and early evening, which was exactly the same pattern with ds, but not with the mcs. Ds started as twins which is why I felt so pants so early. Also, if I'm on a 28 day this month rather than a 30 (it varies) then symptoms now with AF due on Sunday wouldn't be so weird.

Oh heck ! Breathe...

Good to hear from you Heeby

Wincies - I am getting all excited for you

I am also impressed at all the BD fests I think I am extremely lucky to know when I ovulate (apart from this odd cycle) and we only BD'ed 3 times in the month I got a BFP !

Wanabe - I spent the afternoon convincing myself this is AF, then had strange itchy nipples this afternoon, abdominal twinges on the left side whilst in my spinning class, slight dizziness and nausea on the way home ..

What will be will be - I'll know either way in around a week because I am guessing I must be 6 or 7 DPO now. The bleeding started really too early for implantation though (3.5 days after the earliest BD it could be)