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****October bus ready to depart****

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stuffedmk · 21/12/2009 16:30

OK I have just worked out that if my next cycle is the same length as this one was then I will actually be due 1st October if I get pg so rather than sitting at the back of the September bus I thought I might skip straight ahead to the next one lol.

Plenty of chocolate and biscuits ready for the journey

stuffedmk TTC#2, Cycle 3, UCL? 26-34, CD1

OP posts:
Lorelai · 27/01/2010 09:34

Gah, that was meant to say pg wife, not of! Can you tell I am on my iPod again?

heading4home · 27/01/2010 09:42

Something weird is definitely going on for me. Today is CD23 and cycle is normally around 29 days (although last month was 26). I am getting brown spotting this morning and some red but not much. No AF cramps or the feeling I normally get with AF but really trying not to get hopes up that it could be implantation bleeding

Going to toilet now for another obsessive check......

Yay for the BFPs by the way

Nanny01 · 27/01/2010 11:01

Congrats to those have BFP's I remember ttc last time for me and seeing the result you never forget.I agree with yumyum73 Fingers crossed for more BFP's.

FrenchLimeBlossom · 27/01/2010 11:15

Congrats to all the graduates, very exciting. Here's hoping the good luck rubs off on the rest of us!

I am feeling really ....grrrrrrrrr... at the moment, as between Thursday and Tuesday was the peak time for SWI and because DH does not like to feel under pressure we managed it on Friday, Sunday and Monday only.

It is just so annoying - I'm not drinking, not eating any bad stuff, have switched to all organic food at home, am popping vitamins and folic acid, having acupuncture, about to go for my day 21 blood tests, monitoring EWCM and temps, worrying about whether there is something wrong, going through these mad hormonal surges - and the one thing he is supposed to do, which we agreed on, and he says he wants to do, is make love more often during the key period. And every month i feel as though it is the same, like pulling teeth just to get enough sperm up there to give them a fighting chance.

ARRRRGGHHHHH!

Sorry for rant. Not been on to chat for ages and all i do is blather on. Not sure if IAB a bit U about it either, but hopefully some of you will understand!

So now i am joining the 2WW (well the 11 day wait in my case) - hopefully in the meantime many more BFPs to come - see some of you next week for testing fun i imagine! Anyone else due to POAS next Thursday/Friday?

digitalgirl · 27/01/2010 12:08

frenchlimeblossom you did REALLY well to SWI on all those days. Lets put it into perspective. My last BFP we definitely only did the deed once around ov time, AND I was breastfeeding, AND we were majorly sleep deprived as DS was waking several times a night.

And in true Crazy Lady fashion (I have already posted this on the 2ww thread - apols to those on both) I think I completely misread the signs last week. I think all the excessive CM that I thought was a pg symptom was actually me being smack bang in my fertile period. And as (bad) luck would have it, DH was working really late a couple of nights so only DTD (thinking it was SFF) once on Thursday night. Then that majorly painful cramping on Saturday that I thought was implantation, must have been the egg only just hatching. So am hoping that Once really is Enough, and that I was so fertile (post mc n'all that) I managed to keep DH's Thursday night swimmers fed and watered till they met the egg on Saturday morning. Cramping has subsided, so doesn't really feel like AF is due tomorrow at all. So if it's a no show, then I'll assume that my new calculations are correct and that I'll be hoping against hope that in two weekends time I'll know whether to test or not.

See, Crazy Lady. This is turning into a repeat of TTC#1 when I had to invoke Sod's Law and book a really expensive holiday somewhere inappropriate to Relax and Not Think About It. Can't afford that this time.

Right any one due the weekend of the 6th who can hold my hand and slap my face on a regular occasion for when I inevitably become hysterical?

LadyBee · 27/01/2010 12:35

Update for Wednesday, I don't think it's been done?

Nancydrewrocks TTC#4 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD39
yumyum73 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-38 CD33
decafgirl TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 32-67 CD32
Vodkagirl77 TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 CD31
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL30 CD31
SilverBoots TTC#4, Cycle 1, UCL 28-32 CD29
TeaFan TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL 29 CD28
Whatkatydidnext TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL27 CD28
shellee TTC#2 Cycle 8 UCL 30-31 CD27
cailin1974 TTC#2 Cycle 10 UCL 32-36 CD27
Mmmcoffee TTC#2 Cycle 20 UCL 26 CD27
YorkshireTeaDrinker TTT#1 Cycle 15 UCL 29-30 CD26
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD26
Lorelai TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 26 CD26
digitalgirl TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL?? CD25
mumofzac TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL28 CD25
Cokie TTC#2, cycle 2, UCL 28, CD25
Asianbabe TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL 29-31, CD23
Heading4home TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 29 CD23
bunny TTC1 Cycle11 UCL 25-29 CD22
vodkaontherocks TTC#1 Cycle 12 UCL 27-28 CD22
LadyBee TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 27, CD22
FrenchLimeBlossom TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD21
vivivi TTC#2 Cylce 1 UCL 22 CD20
Spacefrog TTC#2 Cycle 3 UCL 32 CD20
LunaticFringe TTC#5 Cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD20
Lucybrad TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL 26-36 CD19
Lucylev- TTC-1 Cycle-6 UCL-35-36 CD17
Totallyfloaty35 TTC #4 cycle 1 ucl 28 cd 16
Nymphadora TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL no idea any more CD15
SamanthaB123 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD15
Beckylou85 TTC#1 Cycle#4 UCL28 CD14
FairyGodmother1 TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL28 CD14
stuffedmk TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 25-34 CD13
BUnderTheBonnet TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 24-36??? CD13
craftykamo TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD13
bunnygirl80 TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL32 CD12
sparechange TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD12
Pointsmakeprizes TTC 2 Cycle 6 UCL 30-42 CD11
Gracie14 TTC 2, Cycle 2, UCL 28-30, CD11
UmBongo TTC#2, cycle 20, ucl 31-34, cd10
nickymorris TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-37 CD9
kawaiiko TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 29-33, CD9
Armi TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD8
Nanny01 TTC5 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD7
FedUpAndHateFul TTC#2 Cycle 1(MC Dec) UCL 28 CD ?
twolittlemonkeys TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 30-70(!!) CD?
livviloo TTC 3 cycle 1 UCL before mirena about 28 and now CD??
manchestermummy TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL? CD?

Graduates:

Bessie123
legallyblond 24 Jan
Jennimoo 26 Jan

LadyBee · 27/01/2010 12:49

digitalgirl noooo don't say that! I'm still getting tons of EWCM but we haven't shagged for a while, and I hadn't really thought we should keep going. I broke my toe a couple of days ago and although it's fine to walk on it's really sore if it gets knocked...I wonder if I can manage to keep it out of the way

frenchlimeblossom, I reckon you did ok, we pretty much have a deal that we do every second day in the fertile window (we count around days 8-18), and then try for every 3-4 days apart from that, although that's usually me being paranoid (see above) and wanting to cover myself for late ovulation (oh yeah, and you know, wanting to shag him just for sake of it occasionally ). I re-read my Zita West book every so often and reminded myself that sperm can live for (on average) 3-5 days. Obviously there aren't any guarantees in this game but I hope that makes you feel a bit better about it.

I'm due to POAS about the same time as you assuming AF isn't here by this time next week. Personally, I'm not feeling very hopeful myself but will cross fingers for us both.

digitalgirl · 27/01/2010 13:18

haha ladybee! As far as I know you don't necessarily need to involve your toes in getting pregnant. So go on, hoist it out the way and why not Shag For Fun? You never know, you might make a baby.

I'm so glad I'm busy tomorrow. Although having MN on my phone does not help when trying to remain casually nonchalant.

heading4home · 27/01/2010 13:44

Oh well, looks like full-on AF now

So after two years of 29 day cycles, more or less regular, I start ttc and immediately have a 26 day cycle and now a 22 day cycle. WTF???

Lorelai · 27/01/2010 13:54

sorry to hear that h4h

heading4home · 27/01/2010 13:58

Hope it works out for you this month Lorelai crosses fingers

lucielooo · 27/01/2010 14:11

Can I hop on the bus too please (though it might only be for a day or so before I toddle off to the November bus.. Never felt less pregnant in my life, I don't have any random symptoms I can pin on be up the duff

Nancydrewrocks TTC#4 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD39
yumyum73 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-38 CD33
decafgirl TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 32-67 CD32
Vodkagirl77 TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 CD31
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL30 CD31
SilverBoots TTC#4, Cycle 1, UCL 28-32 CD29
TeaFan TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL 29 CD28
Whatkatydidnext TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL27 CD28
shellee TTC#2 Cycle 8 UCL 30-31 CD27
cailin1974 TTC#2 Cycle 10 UCL 32-36 CD27
Mmmcoffee TTC#2 Cycle 20 UCL 26 CD27
YorkshireTeaDrinker TTT#1 Cycle 15 UCL 29-30 CD26
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD26
Lorelai TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 26 CD26
Lucieloo TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-32 CD26
digitalgirl TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL?? CD25
mumofzac TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL28 CD25
Cokie TTC#2, cycle 2, UCL 28, CD25
Asianbabe TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL 29-31, CD23
Heading4home TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 29 CD23
bunny TTC1 Cycle11 UCL 25-29 CD22
vodkaontherocks TTC#1 Cycle 12 UCL 27-28 CD22
LadyBee TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 27, CD22
FrenchLimeBlossom TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD21
vivivi TTC#2 Cylce 1 UCL 22 CD20
Spacefrog TTC#2 Cycle 3 UCL 32 CD20
LunaticFringe TTC#5 Cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD20
Lucybrad TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL 26-36 CD19
Lucylev- TTC-1 Cycle-6 UCL-35-36 CD17
Totallyfloaty35 TTC #4 cycle 1 ucl 28 cd 16
Nymphadora TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL no idea any more CD15
SamanthaB123 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD15
Beckylou85 TTC#1 Cycle#4 UCL28 CD14
FairyGodmother1 TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL28 CD14
stuffedmk TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 25-34 CD13
BUnderTheBonnet TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 24-36??? CD13
craftykamo TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD13
bunnygirl80 TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL32 CD12
sparechange TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD12
Pointsmakeprizes TTC 2 Cycle 6 UCL 30-42 CD11
Gracie14 TTC 2, Cycle 2, UCL 28-30, CD11
UmBongo TTC#2, cycle 20, ucl 31-34, cd10
nickymorris TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-37 CD9
kawaiiko TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 29-33, CD9
Armi TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD8
Nanny01 TTC5 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD7
FedUpAndHateFul TTC#2 Cycle 1(MC Dec) UCL 28 CD ?
twolittlemonkeys TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 30-70(!!) CD?
livviloo TTC 3 cycle 1 UCL before mirena about 28 and now CD??
manchestermummy TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL? CD?

Graduates:

Bessie123
legallyblond 24 Jan
Jennimoo 26 Jan

FrenchLimeBlossom · 27/01/2010 14:47

thanks digitalgirl and ladybee, perhaps i am getting things out of proportion a teeeeny wee bit. Hormones, eh?

All i keep thinking is, the more swimmers get a chance the more likely it is one of them will make it successfully. So the more SWI the better IYSWIM?

Note to self: calm down. Do not forget how wonderful DH is and how much you love him, hence why you are trying to get PG in the first place.

Totallyfloaty35 · 27/01/2010 15:02

Nancydrewrocks TTC#4 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD39
yumyum73 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-38 CD33
decafgirl TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 32-67 CD32
Vodkagirl77 TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 CD31
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL30 CD31
SilverBoots TTC#4, Cycle 1, UCL 28-32 CD29
TeaFan TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL 29 CD28
Whatkatydidnext TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL27 CD28
shellee TTC#2 Cycle 8 UCL 30-31 CD27
cailin1974 TTC#2 Cycle 10 UCL 32-36 CD27
Mmmcoffee TTC#2 Cycle 20 UCL 26 CD27
YorkshireTeaDrinker TTT#1 Cycle 15 UCL 29-30 CD26
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD26
Lorelai TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 26 CD26
Lucieloo TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-32 CD26
digitalgirl TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL?? CD25
mumofzac TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL28 CD25
Cokie TTC#2, cycle 2, UCL 28, CD25
Asianbabe TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL 29-31, CD23
Heading4home TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 29 CD23
bunny TTC1 Cycle11 UCL 25-29 CD22
vodkaontherocks TTC#1 Cycle 12 UCL 27-28 CD22
LadyBee TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 27, CD22
FrenchLimeBlossom TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD21
vivivi TTC#2 Cylce 1 UCL 22 CD20
Spacefrog TTC#2 Cycle 3 UCL 32 CD20
LunaticFringe TTC#5 Cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD20
Lucybrad TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL 26-36 CD19
Totallyfloaty35 TTC #4 cycle 1 ucl 28 cd 19
Lucylev- TTC-1 Cycle-6 UCL-35-36 CD17
Nymphadora TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL no idea any more CD15
SamanthaB123 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD15
Beckylou85 TTC#1 Cycle#4 UCL28 CD14
FairyGodmother1 TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL28 CD14
stuffedmk TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 25-34 CD13
BUnderTheBonnet TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 24-36??? CD13
craftykamo TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD13
bunnygirl80 TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL32 CD12
sparechange TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD12
Pointsmakeprizes TTC 2 Cycle 6 UCL 30-42 CD11
Gracie14 TTC 2, Cycle 2, UCL 28-30, CD11
UmBongo TTC#2, cycle 20, ucl 31-34, cd10
nickymorris TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-37 CD9
kawaiiko TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 29-33, CD9
Armi TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD8
Nanny01 TTC5 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD7
FedUpAndHateFul TTC#2 Cycle 1(MC Dec) UCL 28 CD ?
twolittlemonkeys TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 30-70(!!) CD?
livviloo TTC 3 cycle 1 UCL before mirena about 28 and now CD??
manchestermummy TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL? CD?

Graduates:

Bessie123
legallyblond 24 Jan
Jennimoo 26 Jan

Have re-arranged myself on here as have messed up my dates and im further along my cycle than i thought

BUnderTheBonnet · 27/01/2010 18:26

headingforhome that happened to me too! I couldn't believe it was AF for a couple of days.

Congrats everyone with BFPs!

kawaiiko · 27/01/2010 18:39

Frenchlimeblossom I just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain with the whole dh being all enthusiastic and then feeling "pressurised" during your fertile window!

Mine is terrible for that - the only thing that works is failing to mention where in my cycle I am and just focusing on shagging for fun. Can be tricky though as he's pretty clued up on my cycle by now!

Right, my copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility has arrived...off to read it before dh gets home! It's brilliant, btw, great photos of cervical changes/mucus, great example temp charts - anybody else using it?

TeaFan · 27/01/2010 18:48

Hi all, please can I be removed from the bus next time someone updates? Period arrived today so no October baba for me

Off to console myself with a pate, blue cheese and vodka cocktail

Good luck everyone else!!

Fairygodmother1 · 27/01/2010 18:55

Good luck with the Nov bus Teafan

Nancydrewrocks TTC#4 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD39
yumyum73 TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-38 CD33
decafgirl TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 32-67 CD32
Vodkagirl77 TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 28 CD31
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 6 UCL30 CD31
SilverBoots TTC#4, Cycle 1, UCL 28-32 CD29
Whatkatydidnext TTC#1 Cycle2 UCL27 CD28
shellee TTC#2 Cycle 8 UCL 30-31 CD27
cailin1974 TTC#2 Cycle 10 UCL 32-36 CD27
Mmmcoffee TTC#2 Cycle 20 UCL 26 CD27
YorkshireTeaDrinker TTT#1 Cycle 15 UCL 29-30 CD26
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD26
Lorelai TTC#2 Cycle 1 UCL 26 CD26
Lucieloo TTC#1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-32 CD26
digitalgirl TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL?? CD25
mumofzac TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL28 CD25
Cokie TTC#2, cycle 2, UCL 28, CD25
Asianbabe TTC#2 Cycle4 UCL 29-31, CD23
Heading4home TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 29 CD23
bunny TTC1 Cycle11 UCL 25-29 CD22
vodkaontherocks TTC#1 Cycle 12 UCL 27-28 CD22
LadyBee TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 27, CD22
FrenchLimeBlossom TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD21
vivivi TTC#2 Cylce 1 UCL 22 CD20
Spacefrog TTC#2 Cycle 3 UCL 32 CD20
LunaticFringe TTC#5 Cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD20
Lucybrad TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL 26-36 CD19
Lucylev- TTC-1 Cycle-6 UCL-35-36 CD17
Totallyfloaty35 TTC #4 cycle 1 ucl 28 cd 16
Nymphadora TTC#3 Cycle 5 UCL no idea any more CD15
SamanthaB123 TTC#3 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD15
Beckylou85 TTC#1 Cycle#4 UCL28 CD14
FairyGodmother1 TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL28 CD14
stuffedmk TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 25-34 CD13
BUnderTheBonnet TTC#2 Cycle 2 UCL 24-36??? CD13
craftykamo TTC#1 Cycle 1 UCL ?? CD13
bunnygirl80 TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL32 CD12
sparechange TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL32 CD12
Pointsmakeprizes TTC 2 Cycle 6 UCL 30-42 CD11
Gracie14 TTC 2, Cycle 2, UCL 28-30, CD11
UmBongo TTC#2, cycle 20, ucl 31-34, cd10
nickymorris TTC#2 Cycle 4 UCL 29-37 CD9
kawaiiko TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 29-33, CD9
Armi TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 28 CD8
Nanny01 TTC5 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD7
FedUpAndHateFul TTC#2 Cycle 1(MC Dec) UCL 28 CD ?
twolittlemonkeys TTC#3 Cycle 1 UCL 30-70(!!) CD?
livviloo TTC 3 cycle 1 UCL before mirena about 28 and now CD??
manchestermummy TTC#2 Cycle 6 UCL? CD?

Graduates:

Bessie123
legallyblond 24 Jan
Jennimoo 26 Jan

lucybrad · 27/01/2010 19:44

im still here.- awaiting blood test on friday (day21 theorectically) and then to get some results. 99 percent certain i have not ov'd this month due to stress.

decafgirl · 27/01/2010 20:35

I use 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' kawaiiko and I think it's fab too. I got pregnant after a year of trying the first cycle I charted. Have got fingers and toes crossed for the end of my 2ww on Friday. If my temp doesn't drop then I'll test. If it does then I'll save myself a tenner!

Hope everyone's ok - can't believe you have to go through another 2ww digitalgirl xxx

Mmmcoffee · 27/01/2010 20:52

Gah! I'm on CD27 of a normally 26 day cycle, and I'm hardly ever late. Tested today and got a BFN, but I can't afford another test till payday and that's Monday! So if AF doesn't arrive I am going to be minus all my fingernails by the end of the weekend...

bunnygirl80 · 27/01/2010 21:09

congrats to the BFPs.

frenchlimeblossom sounds like you dtd plenty - I think as long as it's every other day or so then it's counted as enough. And as we were all told in school - you only need to do it once to get pg!

pointsmakeprizes · 27/01/2010 21:14

digitalgirl that happened to be last month too - had to do a double 2ww wait as ovulated much later than I thought. I feel your pain.

good luck for those joining the November buses and congrats to the bfps.

Starting to get ewcm so hope I will O soon and not have another long cycle.

BUnderTheBonnet · 27/01/2010 21:37

Mmmcoffee have you got a family planning clinic nearby? They can test you for free. They might object to you popping in on a daily basis from cd 25 onwards though

heading4home · 28/01/2010 08:16

Morning all!

I am tentatively staying ON the bus because what I thought was AF yesterday has remained as almost nothing, mostly brown, and I am really very

Daren't get my hopes up that it is implantation bleeding but of course I am!