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Thought I'd take the plunge and begin new thread to follow on from this one thread

All welcome.
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Oooh the 2ww is such a difficult time. Funtime and Broodzilla you both know it is way too early to even think about testing!

Jools - hang in there lovely. If your AF hasn't yet arrived it may be worth a quick cheapie test - as Broodzilla says stranger things have happenned.

Yellow you were right on the dinner! Both dh and I were passed out on the sofa 10 minutes after my parents left with 2 undrunk glasses of whisky on the table! We made up for it since though

And.....I think I might have ov'd. I wasn't expecting to but on Friday I had lots of crampy period type pains and they continued into Saturday morning. Plus last night I kept waking up because I was too hot and having lots of crazy vivid dreams which always happens after I ov. They are symptoms that point to ov but I don't know if I could have still had them even if I don't ov because my hormone chain is just kicking into life again. Who knows?

In theory if I have ov'd I should come on in about 10 days from now which will be nice in a wierd way as I will know I am back to normal.

I know it sounds odd but although I suppose there is a possibility that I could be pg again I don't want to dwell on it too much as I am now comfortable with not being pg. In fact, I think its been the fact that I am quite relaxed about the whole thing and know that I will concieve when my body and mind are ready that has made me feel like jumping on dh more often.

DH and DS are out swimming now so I get my Sunday morning chill out - bliss! Enjoy the rest of your weekend ladies xx

wasabi - I know what you mean about wanting things to get back to normal, Fingers crossed that you've ov'd.

Jools - dare I also add my voice to Broodzilla's about doing a test now that you're 'properly' late? I'd be climbing that walls in your position.

We had a really disappointing evening last night . It was also DH's birthday, so we don't do anything Valentines-ey (although I did get a cream egg ). We decided to treat ourselves to a takeaway and decided to try a place which delivered, rather than having to drive out to get it, which we usually have to do.

Phoned at 8pm after putting DS to bed. Will take an hour, fair enough. It's a busy evening and a busy time of night. An hour goes by and after an hour and twenty I try to phone and find out what's happened. The phone is engaged for the next 40 minutes and in the end I give up as it's obviously been taken off the hook. We admit defeat and raid the cupboards. A delivery lad finally turns up at gone 10pm. I sent the food back, saying that it was of no use as we'd had to make something else to eat. I was polite but livid ! When I was young and could stay up all night if I wanted this would have been less of a problem, but it was nearly my bedtime .

Will try again with another place this evening, poor DH .

Time for a list update ...

Onwards and upwards - lots of practising last night befor AF arrived (he came home from watching the rugby with wine, chocs and flowers ), so have high hopes for this cycle

Kittycatcat - any news from you ??? (fingers crossed ...)

Looks like lots of symptom spotting going on in the next few days

Lovelymonster Af due 26th January
Pinkie08 due 30th Jan clomid and DP
Kittycatcat - AF due 14th Feb (how romantic ;)
Funtimewincies - AF 21st Feb (ish)
Flintski - Af 21st Feb (ish)
Wasabi - AF due 24th Feb (ish)
Broodzilla AF due 26th Feb
Pinkyblue123 AF due 27th Feb
Yellowflowers AF due 28th Feb
Queenie AF due 2nd March
iggypiggy AF due 4/5 March
Joolsiam AF due 14th March
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Graduates:-
Heebychick BFP
BeckyMcG BFP
BoosieBoo BFP
Sn0wflake BFP
Pezzina BFP
SmileyCat BFP EDD 09/09/09
Spats BFP
WanabeMum BFP EDD 19th Sept!
Cindy BFP EDD 7 October

Jools - sorry to hear that the witch arrived, but so pleased to hear that you're feeling really positive about his cycle .

Symptom update - temp. shot up this a.m. (36.88) but that might be because I've a head cold and had a wee bit of beer last night .

However, I had my weekend treat of smoked mackeral and scrambled egg for brekkie this morning (so nice to find something that is cheap, good for you and is yummy ) and it just smelt weird, very strong. Then my lunch today (potted shrimps on toast, birthday treat for DH) also smelt very strong. Now, considering that I have a cold and a blocked nose ...

DH is already doing lots of pitying head-shaking at my obsessive symptom spotting !

Ooh, also just read the list. Kittycat?

oooooh funtime, sounds promising...

Had ewcm yesterday and today and managed to have sex yesterday and dh has promised we can tonight too. I also got quite drunk on champagne at a birthday party last night but hope that doesn't have too bad an affect on any egg/sperm - it's okay to have a blow out every so often isn't it? I reckon I get drunk about once a month at the moment and drink alcohol about once a week, twice max (by which I mean a gin and tonic or two glasses of wine max). What about the rest of you?

Have decided not to tell dh about ewcm so we can carry on having lots of sex this week too in case of late ovulation.
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hello everyone am in middle of BD-a-thon (well not this minute obviously )

Yellow - I have not given up alcohol... I have cut down and am trying to be a bit more healthy by doing more exercise and eating better - which is good cos my BMI is now 24. But I can't give up everything.

DH gave up smoking two months ago and he has cut down on drinking too - so I reckon we made enough changes for now. Can always re-assess in a few months if still no luck

funtime that does sound promising

jools sorry about AF. but I think Feb is going to be a lucky month for us.

evening all.

yellow, i haven't stopped drinking totally either - at the 6 month mark, i had a few months of barely drinking at all but as time goes on, i'm becoming a bit more blase again (not getting hammered every night obviously) but i did for example, have a cocktail for my mums birthday yesterday and am going to take a glass of red with me to the bath in a min.

i feel so pmtish that i'm pretty sure i'm out for this month anyway - even got dh to buy painkillers in preparation!

good luck iggy for the rest of the marathon , sounds promising funtime and sorry to hear about af jools but glad dh has been spoiling you.
broodzilla - hope the pains are implantation

hi to everyone else - not very good at keeping up - sorry. am wishing af would come so i can concentrate on enjoying half term.

Whatfortea Yes, I used Preseed, you can buy it on amazon. Its was fabulous, I think it helped as I think I never had too much CM (sorry for the TMI!), I honestly believed it helped in keeping the blighters nourished... ..

Hello all
jools i was getting really hopeful for you then, d@mn witch!
wasabi good to hear your bod is doing what it should be.
funtime what a nightmare you had. Grrr on your behalf.Am watching the space to hear what happens next for you
{waves at everyone]
So, had a nice weekend. Fri went for a meal then home for productive (at last) BD. Sat AF was due, and i really thought it was going to come as i had ov pain / cramps. But nothing, i have been really tired for about a week and a half now. I am normally up til about half 11 but am falling asleep about 10. Still no AF yesterday, and my boobs are sore (tmi?) which isnt something i usually suffer with AF. Sense of smell heightened too. Am still waiting for AF, still have cramps and slight nausea. This will be my first AF since i came off the pill so i reckon just side effects / body trying to adjust?

sounds possibly exciting kittycatcat.

I was taking temp this am when doorbell rang - postman delivering a parcel. Went back to bed and breathed in and out for 100 staying very still until I felt totally relaxed and then took temp - does it count do you think?

Oooh, fingers crossed kittycat. Yellow - it won't be a very accurate reading as you've moved about, but I know that my resting temp. as well as my basal temp. is higher after ov. so there must be some relationship. See how it fits into the pattern of the days either side.

On the subject of temp. mine was a whopping 36.95 this morning. The only time it's gone this high before was when I conceived ds (and at that point twins ) BUT I've a hideous cold and had a really crap night's sleep so not getting too excited. No other symptoms really (no sore boobs or anything which I always have) so I think that it's the cold .

At least I know when I ov'd this month, so I won't have the 'when is AF going to arrive' nightmare this month.

kitty and funtime - things look promising for you - keeping my fingers crossed.

am in a bit of a grump today - started spotting so am guessing af here later on . knew it was coming but it still knocks you for a while doesn't it? any tips for picking myself up and getting on with next cycle?

how long has everyone been ttc? (if you don't mind me asking?) - i'm at the year mark now and i think that's making me feel worse this month.

have updated list

Lovelymonster Af due 26th January
Pinkie08 due 30th Jan clomid and DP
Kittycatcat - AF due 14th Feb (how romantic ;)
Funtimewincies - AF 21st Feb (ish)
Wasabi - AF due 24th Feb (ish)
Broodzilla AF due 26th Feb
Pinkyblue123 AF due 27th Feb
Yellowflowers AF due 28th Feb
Queenie AF due 2nd March
iggypiggy AF due 4/5 March
Joolsiam AF due 14th March
Flintski - Af mid-march
VillageMum

Graduates:-
Heebychick BFP
BeckyMcG BFP
BoosieBoo BFP
Sn0wflake BFP
Pezzina BFP
SmileyCat BFP EDD 09/09/09
Spats BFP
WanabeMum BFP EDD 19th Sept!
Cindy BFP EDD 7 October

Hi flintski - I am in a grump today even though am at beginning of 2ww so should be hopeful.

I have not been using contraception for 19 months and I would have said for that time I was trying and dh was indifferent, but we've been properly trying and making sure we have sex on the right dates for 8 months.

hi all

BFN ah well i think i knew that would be the case.

Flintski is only my first month. I can only imagine how you must be feeling [hugs]
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Out of interest - at what stage would any of you say it was worth going to GP to start investigating why ttc is not happening for you?

I think I need to try a bit longer as really has only properly been 5 months for me - but I did also try for 3 months back at the end of 2007... so in my head that is 8 months of unsuccesful trying..

sorry is a BFN for you kittycatcat

also sorry AF arrived flintski

Flintski and Kitty - sorry to hear you are out for this month. Flintski in answer to your question we have been ttc for 5 months - started in August and did manage to concieve late Nov/early Dec but had mmc Am now waiting for next period before starting again.

Funtime - I am so hoping your temp changes are a good sign. I think if there is such a thing as pregnancy karma you are totally due some. I can't wait to read when you have a BFP!

Agghhh got to go - ds is waking from his nap.

thanks for the info yellow, kitty and wasabi(so sorry for your loss - you sound amazingly positive) - i really hope everyone gets their bfp soon however long they have been trying.

I've had a bit of good news - i just found out i have a job interview for something i applied for a couple of weeks ago. it will fit in really well with dd starting school in sept. - got a couple of weeks to prepare.

i was a bit off with dh this morning when i realised af on her way - anyone else horrible to their other half when they realise they have not managed to get pregnant? or just me?

Flintski and Kitty - we could be cycle buddies now Surely by the law of averages, one of us should get lucky :D

You know my story, but just for the record - not been actively TTC but not using contraception either during 2008, but our BD'ing was not very frequent

July 08 - chemical pregnancy
Sept 08 (first month of actually understanding my cycle properly) - BFP but MC at 11+5 (Nov 11th) AF didn't reappear till January, so I guess this is officially cycle 3 post MC just starting. Not sure if the last 2 cycles REALLY count though, as the issue has not been failure to conceive, but failure to get DP to BD at the right times !!

Sorry to hear that this isn't your month kitty and flintski (congrats on the interview though ).

Don't get me started flintski, the long-timers must be sick of my story by now . We've been ttc#2 for 18 months. In that time I've been preggers 3 times, but not managed to hang on to a sticky bean yet. As wasabi says, I definitely due some good karma soon!

I might have felt a boob twinge this afternoon but I'm sure that it's my mind again, like last month .

thanks for sharing funtime - you poor thing, it sounds like you've really had a rough time - presumably your recurrurent mc prob is being investigated now? (sorry if this is explained elsewhere!) really hope you get a sticky one soon.

jools - think i am going to need a cycle buddy as i'm not feeling very inspired by this month - gone all a bit negative. can't decide whether to have a 'throw everything at ttc' type month or a 'don't give a damn about ttc' one instead! sure once it gets near ov time, the hormones will kick in.

on the job front - what do you guys think about going for jobs and taking them when potentially might be pg? the jobs i'm going for are for sept start, if i get pg before - how do i play it?

Thanks flintski, awaiting blood test results at the moment.

Jobwise, you can't put your life on hold on the basis of 'what if' (I'm testament to that!). If you are and they get arsey, just say that you had been trying a while and had presumed that it wasn't to be and of course you're surprised and delighted . They don't need to know any different.

Go for it!

heya guys hope you dont mind me joining you, im on clomid cycle1 ttc#1 day 18. we have been trying for 2.5 years and nouts happend yet. have bd every day since day 9. and have not drank since new years eve, have been adviced not to drink ANY thing with caffien in it. my most fertial day was friday the 13th and since then ive been boiling hot the majority of the time and im off my sleep. plz can some one give me any more tips on how to make sure things go well and i get my bfp this month. i dont know when to test coz my periods are never regular. my 1st day of this cycle was 31.01.09 if any one can work it out for me. Sorry for the long post

Hello everyone.

Welcome to hopeforbundleofglory i hope it happens for you soon!

Flintski my db had a go at me on the tube this morning for screwing my face up at him. And i am convinced AF is coming today! I get grrrr every month . Also, ditto funtime re job, i think go for it and see what happens. With any luck sods law will intervene and you will get PG

flintski and Jools it will be great to be cycle buddies. I will let you know what's happening.....

hi hopeforbundleofjoy

I'm on 2ww -boring!!!!