The First Time Frolickers Return!!

[Kaloki]

Haha! I win this one, let's hope the luck works for me too (If it doesn't I want a refund )

Congrats bunnygirl! Fantastic timing!

Homebound TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL 30-? CD61
Hoping TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 32 CD60
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD58
misshoohaa TTC cycle#1 cycle 4 UCL-28-? CD49
LinzRed TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD48
lipstie TTC#1 Cycle7 UCL26-28 CD48
hairytriangle TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL28-30 CD45
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD41
lucieloo TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL 24-32 CD42
Zippys TTC#1 cycle 9 UCL33 - 39 CD38
chalky3 TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL 33 CD28
haloflo TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL28 CD25
aly323 TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL 32 CD24
Mrs Wajs TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL 27-32 CD 23
luckyseven TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL25-6 CD20
Capricorn76 TTC#1 Cycle 14 UCL 24 CD19
Dinkytinky TTC#1 cycle 1 CD19
calligraphy82 TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL27-28 CD14
Kaloki TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL ? CD13
claireinthecommunity TTC#1 cycle 10 UCL31 CD13
Mumnerves TTC#1, cycle 4 UCL 25-28 CD9
Ariesgirl TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 29 CD7
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL31 CD 6
Calyx TTC#1 cycle 10 UCL 27-32 CD3
Bellaby TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 32ish CD1

Waiting to TTC
Sevans
FelicityFlick (Regulating cycles- Cycle 1-41 Days Cycle 2-57 Days)
seablue TTC #1 Cycle 12 UCL 28ish CD8

MIA (stopped counting cds)

chico193 TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL36 CD131
Stellybelly TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD115
blueberry noo TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 31-32 CD89
CJ2007 TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL26/7 CD74
mrscinco TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 27-32 CD61

Graduates:
Trying4Baby1 BFP 21Aug
Kaystar BFP 27Aug
Pepperonipizza BFP 12Sep
Fulhamgirl BFP 18Sep
Ladyemmalou83 BFP 13Oct
bluesnowfalcon BFP 14 Oct
Spirael BFP 7 Nov
Curlycasper BFP 11 Nov
TishTosh21 BFP ???
Sky27 BFP ???
EmsieRo BFP 16 Nov
vix206 BFP 8 Dec
HypotheticalMummy BFP 9 Dec
Ozziegirly BFP 16 Dec
NovemberAli BFP 24 Dec
Eleanora BFP 28 Dec
whiteroses BFP 11 Jan
hamsterlover BFP 11 Jan
Hobnob76 BFP 17 Jan
MadameG BFP 17 Jan
pixiestix BFP 18 Jan
ceebs05 BFP 22 Jan
addie81 BFP 28 Jan
WorrisomeHeart BFP 29 Jan
chancewouldbeafinething BFP 1 Feb
Hermya321 BFP 12 Feb
fudgecat BFP 19 Feb
honeymoo BFP ??
Pidgin BFP 27 Feb
YorkshireTeaDrinker BFP 29 Feb
DrewsGirl BFP 4 March
bunnygirl80 BFP 12 March

Oh, and Congrats to Spanishlady!!

Ok, so now the text isn't all in bold

Cavemum and Wannamummy, we've told a few close friends and neighbours who we see very regularly, but haven't told any family yet as we aren't close in distance or emotionally to any. That sounds bad about the family thing, but it's just the way things are.

We didn't manage any practicing (of the TTC kind) yesterday, other things cropped up. Maybe tonight

thank you!

Congratulations spanishlady pipscicles you've just depressed me as I hadn't thought about not being able to have dippy egg

Congrats spanishlady !

Pipsicles grrr re AF - but dippy egg, camembert, coffee and champagne - YUM! I have not found a coping strategy (particularly as every month new colleague/ relative/ friend announces pregnancy after zero months of trying) apart from also treating myself to oodles of non-pregnant food and drink. Also can't think about anything else even though work a bit mental and lots of horrible family things going on (dad is v unwell) - just become reasons to be sad I'm not up the duff yet! (work - could go on mat leave! dad - will have a chance to see grandchild etc etc).

aries I have GOLD! ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOUR SO-UL going round and round and round my head now...

cherrycobbler honey it will happen, one way or another it will. You really have to remain strong and positive and its hard from hearing that from people who have had children or preggos (i should know) but i am neither and i do believe a positive outlook makes the body just relax and destress. And we have to look at all the positives that we couldn't do if we were preggo.

So you enjoy those eggs, fish, sushi, wine and non-stretch mark skin while you can, until it happens

Big hugs honey and really hope your dad gets better soon x x x x

pipsicles as said above, it will come. Just 2 months ago I was feeling a bit like you and going just a bit crazy. You'll get there eventually. They may have said they tried and got preggers immediately BUT you don't really know how long they were trying for! Hope your dad gets better soon x

Can I just say the graduates thread is so nice. Your names are on it so you're all welcome to join us. I didn't realise before that we were welcome either but it's always lovely when anyone else joins in

Have a good week everyone! x

thanks so much for your kind words both (mumsnerves I am going to brazenly assume that you meant me because of the dad comment - pips sorry if I'm stealing your comment!). you're both so lovely and so right and we've only been properly trying for a really short time so not really got a right to moan! thanks for wishes re dad too. He's got a bit of an awful condition which we only found out about at the end of last year) which won't get better (unless miracles happen/ massive scientific discovery - fingers crossed!!) but he's ok ish at the moment and stability and slow progression is all we can and do hope for. Eurgh - sorry about depressing self centred post - not meaning to bring the mood down at all - boo!

I am excited about joining the grads thread (soon!) and complaining about not being able to indulge in eggy, fishy, winey, coffee-y feasts

cherry xxx

Hi all, I'm just on phone so won't be a long message from me. Just wanted to send many congratulations to Spanish lady! kkas sorry about AF hope this break is just what you need & you come back ready to go. Sorry about your AF toopipsicles cherry sorry everything around you isn't helping. We will all get there.

I'm not sure when I plan to test, just taking it one day at a time. Maybe Sunday?

Cherry sorry but yes I meant you
Sorry to hear he's so unwell, I hope you manage to hang on to him as long as possible with as little suffering as poss for him and rest of your family x

pipsicles Sorry about AF but my body did that to me many many times before my BFP. In fact it was the cycle with the least signs when it happened for me. I was hating my body too at the time, so know exactly what you are going through! ((hands out the pate and alcohol))

Must confess to having a few Tia Marias tonight ladies - oh well!
Have had my chat with my BF who was wonderful as always. She told me she half expected me to tell her I was pregnant already!

On singing matters, we've got Spandau Ballet playing at the racecourse this summer, so looking forward to belting out a bit of "Gold"! claire do you ever come to the Newmarket Nights? I'd highly recommend it! We've got Spandau Ballet, Simply Red, Madness, James Morrison, Razorlight, some X-Factor failures and (bleugh) Westloife (bleugh) this year! As you can tell, I'm not planning on going to the last 2, but will be there for all the others.

Aries Straight after posting that I went into my local shop and they were playing Gold. How crazy is that?

Went to the doctors' today about my cramps, they looked confused, but are sending me for blood tests. He reckons it is most likely either IBS, or the start of Coeliacs. Joy!

For now I am waiting for my cheesecake to stop cooling, and DP is waiting for shortbread to cool down. I came over all bakey (?!) for a while there

Congratulations SL!

Well I am really confused! I had been having (imagining) more symptoms than normal, nausea, really sore boobs, tiredness. Then this morning thought AF had started - normal cramps and bleeding. Cramps have eased off this evening, been to the loo and bleeding has slowed right down - nothing new in the last 4 hours. This is not normal for me, I usually have heaviest bleeding on first day and then it gradually slows down over about five days. Nausea has continued today and has been getting stronger each day since last Thurs but I know this could still all be coincidence.

I am on CD 40, 16dpo. I know that some people have light bleeding around the time they expect AF when they are pregnant, but how much is 'light'? Is it normal red blood even if you are pregnant or would it look old? Am I just being over-optimistic?

Well done Spanishlady, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

When you're ready to come on across we've got the kettle on and the biscuits are being passed round!!!

Cavemum, no I haven't made it to the racecourse for any of the music nights yet, we are going to see Simply Red though at Thetford Forest in the summer

Oooh Kaloki, cheesecake and shortbread - yum!

Congratulations spanishlady!

many thanks again to all!After the shock and euphoria I have of course reverted back to my usual worried self and am wishing my life away so that it is end of May and I'm through the first trimester.

we are starting to stop talking aways about 'titch' and getting back to normal life as nothing is going to happen for a while now but I did make an appointment with the doctor and made a tentative inquiry about NCT classes for the right time (sept-Oct course)as doctors advised they get full quickly in my area.

feel I have pushed my luck as much as I can for now...

Cherry, have been fortunate to get preganant the second cycle of trying but I didnt expect that and am very grateful.

I think the fact that you had the kindness and generosity to wish me luck and congratulate me says alot about you and I think you are a stronger lady then you might give yourself credit for.

A friend announced her pregnancy last month on the day I started bleeding after thinking we had cracked it as had preg symptons - she says it was their first month of trying and I wanted to jump up and down and scream!!! - ok, the irony is not lost on me that it was also my first cycle so am not sure what I was so indignant about other then I was jealous.

Shes a nice girl most of the time but sometimes shes can be so insensitive - another friend of ours has been trying to conceive for 13 years and had 2 failed IVF rounds behind her and this girl would merrily chat about what month she wanted to conceive in and what colour eyes she'd prefer etc in front of her - so I was almost sorry she had not had to wait a few months so she could appreciate how our mutual friend might be feeling - though appreciate a few months is nowhere near the same as 13 years.

I guess I just wnated to say that it is nerve racking and very emotional trying to conceive and all the warnings and 'horror' stories you have heard that you dismissed because getting pregnant wasnt on your agenda - all come back to haunt you.

LIke my husband kept telling me everytime I said maybe we wouldnt be able to or maybe we would have problems - he would retort 'yes but why not us - why shouldnt we be ok, most people are'

good luck for this next cycle xx

Now I think I am definitely out, have more bleeding this morning. Thick red clots so now don't know whether maybe I was pregnant for a little while. Definitely don't feel it any more.

Hello all, nothing of interest from me but thought I'd update the list.

Chico, I haven't moved you just yet, hope that's ok, let us know when you want to be classed as CD1.

Homebound TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL 30-? CD88
Hoping TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 32 CD87
Eadwacer TTC#1 Cycle1 UCL24 CD83
LinzRed TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD75
lipstie TTC#1 Cycle7 UCL26-28 CD75
hairytriangle TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL28-30 CD72
evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28 CD68
lucieloo TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL 24-32 CD67
Zippys TTC#1 cycle 9 UCL33 - 39 CD66
misshoohaa TTC cycle#1 cycle 5 UCL-28-35 CD50
Capricorn76 TTC#1 Cycle 14 UCL 24 CD46
chico193 TTC#1 cycle ? UCL36 CD41
Stiffybyng TTC#1 cycle UCL28 CD41
PinkiePoo TTC1, Cycle 2, UCL 28-40, CD 34
Bellaby TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 32ish CD28
haloflo TTC#1 cycle 4 UCL28 CD25
chalky3 TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL 33 CD23
luckyseven TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL25-6 CD22
Dinkytinky TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL ? CD20
Papertiger TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL28-32 CD17
Wannamummy TTC#1 cycle 2, UCL 28 CD16
claireinthecommunity TTC#1 cycle 11 UCL31 CD10
Kaloki TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL ? CD10
cherrycobbler TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL32 CD7
Calyx TTC#1 cycle 11 UCL 27-32 CD6
Mrs Wajs TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL 27-45 CD5
Ariesgirl TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD3
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 9 UCL31 CD3
Pipsicles TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL38 CD2

Waiting to TTC
Sevans
FelicityFlick (Regulating cycles- Cycle 1-41 Days Cycle 2-57 Days Cycle 3- 38 days)
seablue TTC #1 Cycle 12 UCL 28ish CD18
CaveMum
calligraphy82

MIA (stopped counting cds)

Stellybelly TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD115
blueberry noo TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 31-32 CD89
CJ2007 TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL26/7 CD74
mrscinco TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 27-32 CD61

Graduates:
Trying4Baby1 BFP 21Aug
Kaystar BFP 27Aug
Pepperonipizza BFP 12Sep
Fulhamgirl BFP 18Sep
Ladyemmalou83 BFP 13Oct
bluesnowfalcon BFP 14 Oct
DesperateHousewife21 3rd Nov
Spirael BFP 7 Nov
Curlycasper BFP 11 Nov
Sky27 BFP ???
EmsieRo BFP 16 Nov
vix206 BFP 8 Dec
HypotheticalMummy BFP 9 Dec
Ozziegirly BFP 16 Dec
NovemberAli BFP 24 Dec
Eleanora BFP 28 Dec
whiteroses BFP 11 Jan
hamsterlover BFP 11 Jan
Hobnob76 BFP 17 Jan
MadameG BFP 17 Jan
pixiestix BFP 18 Jan
ceebs05 BFP 22 Jan
addie81 BFP 28 Jan
WorrisomeHeart BFP 29 Jan
chancewouldbeafinething BFP 1 Feb
Hermya321 BFP 12 Feb
fudgecat BFP 19 Feb
honeymoo BFP ??
Pidgin BFP 27 Feb
YorkshireTeaDrinker BFP 29 Feb
DrewsGirl BFP 4 March
bunnygirl80 BFP 12 March
Aly323 BFP 28 March
Mumnerves BFP 1 April
Spanishlady BFP 3 April grin

Congratulations to SpanishLady Seems like maybe April is the month for the BFPs?! Fingers crossed for the rest of us eh!

Pinkie Glad you've joined us here, you'll love it everyone is really nice!

Sorry I've been AWOL again girls - don't know what I seem to be doing with my time but not much of it has been spent in here that's for sure! I am a bad thread buddy!

We are looking after a friends dog just now as he and his girlfriend have split up and she doesn't want him (the dog) so that's taking up a bit of time - the dog is crazy! Very boisterous and bloody heavy too, nearly knocked me off my feet when he arrived! I think DP is hoping that I'll take to him and we might just keep him but I'm sticking to the temporary plan!! It's not that I mind dogs but I would rather have a baba first and then a dog (if we have time!)

Managing to temp a bit better now as I have been sleeping better the last few days so hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon! Dunno who posted a link to an access diagnostics thermometer but it is the one I ordered and it does the job just fine, only problem being I ordered the fahrenheit one and got the celsius one but can still chart with it so hey ho!

Anyway not much else going on, still have AF so waiting for that to disappear then get cracking with baby-making Am not going to miss any opportunities this month I will be SWI'ing every 2nd day until AF arrives!! Just in case ov is allover the shop again!

mrswajs ahh it is lovely here

Glad to see you are well...how is the hubby now after the fall?

Ahh i do like doggies, however i had a choice of either a dog or a baby, as you can tell you can guess which i went for.....

You get SWIing girl!!!

Hi everyone!
sorry have been a bit AWOL - viewing houses and window shopping for decortaing ideas with DP!
Congtratualations spanishlady that was such a lovely post! Im sure you must hold some sort of record for the shortest time on this thread lol!
chicosorry to hear about nasty AF, really hope you get a chance to put your feet up and have some lovely cream cakes or something.
Mrswajs hi! doggy sounds like a nutter - if me and DP split up there's no way i'd l;et him keep our pooch, not because he's a terrible owner or anything, just because he's my surrogate baby lol! hows everything wth wrists/evil troll/everything else?
pinkipoo our names together sound slike a kids tv show lol!

have been very guilty of symptom spotting this week. buuuut in my defense I've been utterly knckered and ready to sleep at around 7pm (even when i've done nowt all day), have (tmi!) way more creamy cm than usual, waggling feeling in uterus, weeing quite frequently.. and, not sure if this one is related but i've been so forgetful/jumbled it's ridiculous, like caling everything by the wrong name over and over and going blank in the middle of sentences. Is it wrong that if I got sore boobs and started puking I would be so excited?!

Bit of a weird moment as well from DP's ex (from like 7 years ago) over the weekend. never had a problem with her before and seemed to get on quite well really. but bumped into her on saturday and she went really crazy - saying how dp was meant to be hers, they were supposed to move to chester together, why did he leave?! and then called me a whore(don't worry they'd been split up for 2 years before i met him)! god it was so embarrasing.

Hope everyones having a lovely day full of no work and chocolates!

Pinkie DP is fine now - still has a cast on his right arm, but hopefully getting that off next week! Fingers crossed!

Dinky The dog is totally nuts - has lots of bad habits, probably from lack of attention. Mooches at the table and pulls on the lead (a lot) nearly had me on my backside a few times cus he weighs about 5 stone!! But I'm already finding myself getting attached to him Must stay strong!!
And OMG about DP's ex! She sounds almost as bad as the mine! Wonder what triggered that? Was DP with you when it happened? Haven't heard anymore yet from the trolls solicitor so nowt new happening with that as yet. Liking the sound of your symptoms tho - hope it's a good sign!

dinkytinky we could be cbeebies partners in crime

And um....WTF???!!!! Your OH ex sounds like a physcho bitch excuse my language....i could say a lot worse, but will remain to have some dignity for now.

Well i have a meeting tomorrow night with my OH wife (soon to be ex wife this month ) as his daughter is now coming to stay with us for the first time this weekend and she wants to meet me. Totally understand it, but dreading it!!

Feel like i am going to a step mum interview!!