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[NancyPreg]

Hope I won't be the only passenger!! No need for a ticket...

NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 26-27 CD2

Good idea Evey. I gave up drinking for the first six months and now I think feck it, and have a drink when I fancy one. To be fair, it's not often, but I definitely enjoy it when I do have one and do not feel guilty about it one little bit. If I hit the jackpot I'll be stopping again, but for the time being, there has to be more to life than TTC for me. Hope you enjoy your rose - bottoms up!

Afternoon all,

Just want to ask a quickie as im fairly new to this and getting to grips with it all, am i right in thinking that im now on CD 10 and this is the time of the month to get going :O, between yday and the 12th?? is this correct

sorry abit confused with it all

thank you

and how long after until I can test?

lucylev - depends how long your cycle is, IF you are a regular 28 days then OV day should be around about CD14 so sex anytime between CD10 onwards should do the trick so to speak. "They" reckon you shouldn't test until at least 10 days after ovulation so if you ovulated CD14 that would be CD24 although you are SUPPOSED to wait until the first day of your missed period to test

Can you imagine in the "olden" days i.e. last generation you had to wait for 3 missed periods before going to the doctors and they has no scans???

eveywoo - I think a little drink would do you good, I'm all for everything in moderation, DP said to me recently "if you have a drink will it affect our TTC chances?" I said "if it did DP three quarters of the children in Scotland wouldn't have been born"! I very rarely drink these days, I have been pregnant or BFing almost continuously since November 2003 apart from 3 months!

Great

thanks very much

Hi Ladies

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.

Eveywoo I had a chat with my DP a few weeks ago about drinking as I thought we were drinking way too much and we have now cut back. I have 1 glass of wine every 2nd or 3rd night and then a couple on Sat and Sun. I feel a bit of a killjoy as I have changed from the ballsy young woman that he met and married, in to a sensible Mum. It's terrible for them but it's worse for us as we still want to be that fun young thing that we once were (well I do anyway).

What I'm really trying to say is, have a glass or 2 but don't stress over it. Obviously when you get that BFP then it changes things, and as long as you're not steaming drunk then it will probably help relax you and improve your chances.

Sweetkitty I didn't know about the 3 month wait - can you imagine!!!!! i would have gone mad if I had been around then, thank God for modern technology and MN for keeping us sane!

Hoping to hear some good news soon

Hello!Not actively TTC as such, but not trying not to either IYSWIM.
2dcs, LMP@CD 23(?!)-25th july, now on CD15. BD this morning, have had pelvic pain, more so on the left side since about 7pm, just starting to ease now. went to loo and EWCM, so possibilty....

PLus two days...

lisa1976 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL30-36 CD34
SnowBunny1 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD34
Gargula TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL31 CD30
Sunshine15 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD29
Kaylo TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL29 CD26
liahgen TTC#6 Cycle6 UCL26 CD26
sayanything TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 CD26
zayja TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL26-28 CD23
tobago04 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL37? CD20
Spirael TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL27.5 CD19
HellsNB TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL40 CD17
Shesadiamond TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL27-29 CD17
NotaGoddess TTC#3 Cycle ? UCL? CD16
Mickbell TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL26-29 CD15
ImmaterialGirl TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL?? CD15
boodleboot TT#3 Cycle 4 UCL28 CD14
TheKurgan TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD14
FactsAndFigures TTC#2, Cycle 1, UCL28, CD14
NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL26-27 CD12
sky27 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL24? CD12
lucylev TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD12
pinkmushroom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL29 CD11
theowlwhowasafraidofthedark TTC#2, Cycle 3, UCL35, CD11
fotheringhay TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28? CD10
sweetkitty TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL? CD9
Gingerbics TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL30ish CD9
leonifay TTC#1 Cycle 3(post mc) UCL30-31 CD9
Ladylou83 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28-36 CD8
claireinthecom TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL29-30 CD8
PistachioLemon TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL24-35? CD8
Medee TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL? CD5
Eveywoo77 TTC#2 Cycle 3 (clomid) UCL25-30 CD4
UmBongo TTC#2 Cycle 15 UCL31 CD3

UmBongo welcome and sorry af got you but good luck with the OPKs this cycle!

NotaGoddess fingers x for you this month..

liaghen is it or is it not af??!!

I'll be cracking open the OPKs this week too...imagine if they didn't exist

Morning All

Just need a rant about the DH really, had a massive row last night and not really sure why.

I told him that I took a test and that it was BFN, but still no AF and feeling some nausea. He went Mad saying that I was out of order not telling him that I tested and why did I bother anyway, what was it going to tell me because I still don't know either way.

I explained that I was unsure of my ucl and that I was just checking as it has an effect on my diet and that its exciting and I thought that he would be excited too.

Anyway this went on for ages with him announcing that all women have the same UCL and how could I not know by reaching the ripe old age of 31. I've been on the pill since I was 15 and then had DD and then a Mirena coil so had no idea what my natural UCL is. (btw-DH is normally very intelligent, maybe just a bit dim on this occasion

It ended up with him saying that we weren't really trying anyway, which shocked me as it had been a thoroughly discussed decision to have the coil removed, and he didn't understand why I was so upset by his reaction
and then forbade me to take another test!! At this time I lost patience and went to bed.

Things are very frosty this am to say the least and I'm sorry to come on here and go on about it but no-one else knows we are/aren't ttc.

Am I just being over emotional, if so then I need to bite the bullet and make the first move towards the peace treaty?

Hope everyone else is having a much nicer day

Morning Snowbunny, sorry to hear of what my mum would call your "animated discussion" with your dh. No-one knows their ucl until it matters, I certainly didn't, but then I am hopeless! MN is designed for us all to rant on, cos there is no-one else to rant too when TTC!.

I have just had discussion with my dh about laptops on knees and the effect that may or may not have on sperm! (he spends hours looking up stuff on ebay!) So you are not the only one biting bullets at the moment! I feel better for having bitten that particular bullet and I hope you feel better soon too. Don't ffs feel sorry about being over emotional - you are in very good company with that on here!

Good Luck

Snowbunny If you think your dh will be open to the idea, then why not find a moment or two to 'educate' him about the basics of a woman's monthly cycle. You could say that the textbook definition of a UCL of 28 days, with ovulation on CD14 does not actually apply to all women: some women ovulate on CD11, yet others on CD20 and other women on all the CDs in between. Then there is the luteal phase, which also varies between women and can determine when is the earliest time to test.

I would guess that most men don't get the emotional side of ttc. If you think it would keeps things easy, don't tell your dh about any future BFNs or early tests!

AF got me today. Can I get on at the back of the bus please? I've just added my naame at the end of the list, if that's wrong could someone correct it for me please?

lisa1976 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL30-36 CD34
SnowBunny1 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD34
Gargula TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL31 CD30
Sunshine15 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD29
Kaylo TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL29 CD26
liahgen TTC#6 Cycle6 UCL26 CD26
sayanything TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 CD26
zayja TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL26-28 CD23
tobago04 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL37? CD20
Spirael TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL27.5 CD19
HellsNB TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL40 CD17
Shesadiamond TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL27-29 CD17
NotaGoddess TTC#3 Cycle ? UCL? CD16
Mickbell TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL26-29 CD15
ImmaterialGirl TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL?? CD15
boodleboot TT#3 Cycle 4 UCL28 CD14
TheKurgan TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD14
FactsAndFigures TTC#2, Cycle 1, UCL28, CD14
NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL26-27 CD12
sky27 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL24? CD12
lucylev TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD12
pinkmushroom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL29 CD11
theowlwhowasafraidofthedark TTC#2, Cycle 3, UCL35, CD11
fotheringhay TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28? CD10
sweetkitty TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL? CD9
Gingerbics TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL30ish CD9
leonifay TTC#1 Cycle 3(post mc) UCL30-31 CD9
Ladylou83 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28-36 CD8
claireinthecom TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL29-30 CD8
PistachioLemon TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL24-35? CD8
Medee TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL? CD5
Eveywoo77 TTC#2 Cycle 3 (clomid) UCL25-30 CD4
UmBongo TTC#2 Cycle 15 UCL31 CD3
LastTrainToNowhere TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD1

evening all, I am at the end of the first post-opill period, and it has been incredibly light, so I am worried it isn't a "true" period. Ah well, who knows what will happen next.

Snowbunny Sorry about the arguement men can be very insensitive sometimes. My DH was quite bemused by the whole thing after we decided i'd come off bc. Now all he talks about are bumps and where to put baby clothes. Their swings can take a little getting used to.

Hope everone had a good weekend.

I decided not to go away this weekend as I was due to ovulate and guess what I haven't OPKs srill negative no rise in temp. I'm on cd12 of ?24? Can anyone explain luteal phases as I don't know much about them, apart from short ones are bad. HELP?!?!

sky read this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luteal_phase

My understanding that a luteal phase of 10 days is the minimum requirement for achieving pregnancy, although I once read that a woman had been advised by her Consultant that a luteal phase of 8 days is sufficient (though this was questioned by others who all seemed to think that anything less than 10 days is defective...).

Do you know the length of your luteal phase?

I would keep on with the OPKs - are you using them twice each day?

Evening all

Well AF finally buggered off, so life can resume to normal and the fun can begin again, ha rah!

Been taking Basal temp each day so hoping to figure out some stuff from that.

Fingers crossed to everyone on the bus.

Hi can i join the May bus too please, it's our first month of trying for baby number two. I'm hoping it will happen as quickly this time as it did with our first. Sorry but i have no idea of my usual cycle lengh.

Nicadooy TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD 4

Sending baby dust to everyone!!!!!!

The start of another week... Hopefully we'll have some graduates before the week is done. Looking at the numbers at the top of the chart there should be a few people testing soon...?

Good luck everyone!

Hello,
Well, I can't believe it - but I think I've graduated as I have had a BFP (3 infact - as I do like to be sure )
I can't believe it's happened the first cycle!
I don't think I'll tell anyone in RL yet though - want to make sure it sticks first!
Good luck to all.

Congratulations, Gargula!! The first (second and third? :P) BFP(s) of many, hopefully!

Congratulations Gargula!

Yay, we have our first graduate!!!

More, please! Best of luck to everyone!

At last, we have a GRADUATE! Congrats to Gargula, may (pun intended) you have a happy and healthy pg!

Today's update:

lisa1976 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL30-36 CD35
SnowBunny1 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD35
Sunshine15 TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL? CD30
Kaylo TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL29 CD27
liahgen TTC#6 Cycle6 UCL26 CD27
sayanything TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL26-28 CD27
zayja TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL26-28 CD24
tobago04 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL37? CD21
Spirael TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL27.5 CD20
HellsNB TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL40 CD18
Shesadiamond TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL27-29 CD18
NotaGoddess TTC#3 Cycle ? UCL? CD17
Mickbell TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL26-29 CD16
ImmaterialGirl TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL?? CD16
boodleboot TT#3 Cycle 4 UCL28 CD15
TheKurgan TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD15
FactsAndFigures TTC#2, Cycle 1, UCL28, CD15
NancyPreg TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL26-27 CD13
sky27 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL24? CD13
lucylev TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL28 CD13
pinkmushroom TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL29 CD12
theowlwhowasafraidofthedark TTC#2, Cycle 3, UCL35, CD12
fotheringhay TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28? CD11
sweetkitty TTC#4 Cycle 2 UCL? CD10
Gingerbics TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL30ish CD10
leonifay TTC#1 Cycle 3(post mc) UCL30-31 CD10
Ladylou83 TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL28-36 CD9
claireinthecom TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL29-30 CD9
PistachioLemon TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL24-35? CD9
Medee TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL? CD6
Eveywoo77 TTC#2 Cycle 3 (clomid) UCL25-30 CD5
Nicadooy TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL?? CD4
UmBongo TTC#2 Cycle 15 UCL31 CD4
LastTrainToNowhere TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL28 CD2

*Graduates
Gargula BFP 10th Aug

Welcome to Nicadooy and LastTrain, here's hoping that this will be last bus for you!

congrats

am now understanding how this whloe TTC system works and all the posts being v helpful, is exciting!

Congratulations Gargula . Yey first graduate!!! Big Whoop Whoop!!!! May there be many more on our lovely bus

Can I join the list

Trying to conceive number 2, but I have PCOS so no idea if it will happen anytime soon.

Not sure if I should be here or on the April thread, think I might go on both