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*******February Bus Departing*********

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decafgirl · 19/04/2010 20:39

Hello ladies, after a mammoth 47 day cycle hoping for a December baby, today is once again CD1 for me.

If all goes to plan this month my EDD would be Jan 30th so I thought I'd start the February bus as a positive step forward.

Am fully expecting to be on my own for a while but do come and sit beside me for the journey if you feel the need......

Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD1

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Rockbird · 02/05/2010 09:46

Morning, how's everyone today?

Weird goings on here, got what looked like ewcm on day 8 which I thought was very early. Does that sound in any way possible? I seem to vaguely remember the same issue with DD, although as I said, we were successful on cycle1 last time so didn't get too deeply into all this. But I remember thinking I wasn't ovulating because I couldn't detect a surge. Must have been looking too late? All very odd.

8rubberduckies · 02/05/2010 13:37

Hi rockbird, how are you? I was wondering what ewcm is? So can't help I'm afraid!

womanlytales · 02/05/2010 14:50

8rubberduckies ewcm - egg white cervical mucus
Here are the stats for Sunday:
Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 27
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD26
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD23
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD21
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD14
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD14
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD12
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD11
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD10
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD9
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD9
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD7
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD6
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD5
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD4
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD4

milanomum · 02/05/2010 20:57

Hello! I've just fallen off the Jan bus (boo-hiss!) but I'm sure this one will be just as lovely and luckier of course!
Thnak god someone else asked all those questions about apple cider vinegar and all that stuff - I have no idea about all this because we conceived DD first try!At the moment I'm just trying to aim for the fertile period - on sticks or stuff here yet
I've added my stats:

Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 27
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD26
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD23
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD21
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD14
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD14
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD12
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD11
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD10
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD9
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD9
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD7
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD6
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD5
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD4
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD4
Milanomum ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-29 CD1

milanomum · 02/05/2010 20:59

Sorry about typos... really should preview before posting...

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decafgirl · 02/05/2010 22:32

I am ridiculously excited about being on CD14 already! Not really managed the SWI everyday but still feeling v positive this month. Don't ov till CD18/19 so plenty of time yet - unless my body starts playing tricks on me again.

Pleased to see we've got more ladies joining us, I really hope this is a lucky bus for us all xxx

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smallblackflowers · 03/05/2010 09:06

Hi ladies, jumping aboard from the Jan bus as AF got me this morning. Good luck everyone

Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 27
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD26
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD23
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD21
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD15
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD14
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD14
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD12
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD11
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD10
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD9
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD9
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD7
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD6
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD5
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD4
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD4
Milanomum ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-29 CD1
smallblackflowers TTC#2 Cycle 5 UCL 34 CD1

Orchid12 · 03/05/2010 10:01

Hi, am new to MN but hope you'll have me!

Orchid tt#2 cycle 4 UCL 31-44 (am due AF on Thursday this week so not technically on Feb bus yet but have done several neg PG tests so I will be soon - and that will be cyle 5!)

BTW can I ask what SWIing stands for? I'm used to BD but never heard of SWI! Sorry!

patienceplease · 03/05/2010 12:01

Orchid SWI= shagging with intent!

sunchild77 · 03/05/2010 13:56

Well thats me back to CD2 - AF started on sunday..

Dont want to touch the stats for fear of messing them up!!!

Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD2

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decafgirl · 03/05/2010 18:05

Hello newbies & welcome! Now on CD15 & think my opk was positive this afternoon - certainly more positive than negative so DH better watch out! xx

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tamnz · 04/05/2010 10:12

Morning...is there room for another newbie?!!! Trying for no 2...same old story, no probs with our son, but is taking time for this one, now 6 months...aarrgghhh.
I am not going to attempt to do the stats, very new to all this! day 5 of cycle 6 for me I think.
Sending very positive vibes to all already on the bus xxxx

Orchid12 · 04/05/2010 12:48

Thank you patienceplease!

Decafgirl, good luck with the OPK and getting DH

Am now on CD 31 and temp is dropping off so def not PG this month and will be onto month 6 very soon.

patienceplease · 04/05/2010 12:58

Ok I hope I have done these right!

Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 28
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD3
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD24
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD22
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD16
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD15
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD15
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD14
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD12
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD11
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD10
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD10
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD8
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD7
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD6
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD6
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD5
Milanomum ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-29 CD2
smallblackflowers TTC#2 Cycle 5 UCL 34 CD2
Orchid tt#2 cycle 4 UCL 31-44 CD31
tamnz tt#2 cycle 6 CD5

We are SWI every other day at mo (now CD14) and just wandering... (TMI ALERT!) in terms of EWCM ...when you've been SWI how can you tell what is CM and what is ... well... from him . Do you have to check for EWCM after a certain length of time(after SWI). I'm new to this - DD and DS both from first cycle without really trying.
can't really believe I'm asling this!

womanlytales · 04/05/2010 13:04

patienceplease I have no clue -in fact I find the whole tracking of cm and cp quite daunting and only track high level changes - went from dry to some to a lot to dry again.

oiseau · 04/05/2010 13:20

Patienceplease - I don't know how you check I thought I had EWCM really early in my cycle last month but now realise it was as you say "from him"! I am sort of quietly trying for a girl this time (2 DS's already, though clearly don't mind which flavour i get just thought no harm in trying) so bought the shettles "choose the sex of your baby" which has lots about EWCM and it says you will soon get to tell the difference - well so far I can't! I think when it really is EWCM it is really stretchy - there is a very scary website fertility friend where people put pictures up of their EWCM but I can't quite bring myself to look! Am using OPK this month as figure this will be more scientific and involve less ferreting around in my pants and bits which I find all a bit yuk ....
Sorry - long answer and not much help but just thought i would share!

Rockbird · 04/05/2010 14:00

AFAIK, ewcm is stretchy, even if it's just a little bit stretchy. Other things aren't stretchy, they're more gloopy, I think!

I have never yet had a result with a OPK. I used one before and was going to make an appt with the GP when I got the BFP.

8rubberduckies · 04/05/2010 14:01

patienceplease I have just joined the website Fertility Friend for keeping track of my cycle, and although I have not had the joy of viewing photos of anyone's cervical mucous yet (yeuuuuch!!) I am working through their giude to charting your fertility and did the lesson on charting cm changes yesterday.

According to them it is really hard to tell the difference, and they only really offer the advice of not checking cm when aroused and not straight after sex. I don't know about you though, but the spermy stuff seems to hang around for hours and hours, so you could end up missing the EWCM altogether if you've just been up to no good...

Sorry I cannot be of more help as well.

I am feeling a bit down in the dumps today, as SWI has gone on the backburner as me and dp have been like passing ships in the night this bank holiday and to be honest I've just been knackered and in a bad mood! I find it really hard work SWI when I'm not, you know, feeling it

I've been temping for nearly a week now and my temperature is low and just a flat line; I'm a newbie to it but from what I can gather that means I still have not ovulated, and as I am on CD15 looks like I'm in for another long cycle...

Hope everyone else is having a better time of it xx

smallblackflowers · 04/05/2010 14:03

patienceplease EWCM is very stretchy and almost silky feeling, and very clear, whereas the stuff 'from him' is more milky looking, wetter feeling and only stretches so far before it breaks. A good way to tell the difference if you don't mind ferreting around a bit down there is that if you get a bit and rub it between your fingers, his stuff dries out quickly whereas yours will stay wet and glossy for ages! can't believe I just typed all that

Icedlemonmuffin · 04/05/2010 14:18

Sorry to gate crash but EWCM watch really made me laugh. I too never know what I'm looking , it's all sticky and wet but I will be trying Small Black Flowers patch test. Bye and good luck.

debka · 04/05/2010 17:28

Hey girls, can I join the Feb bus? I just fell off the Jan bus as AF got me today (grrrr). Rather enjoying all the EWCM chat as I was never quite sure what it was meant to be like!

My stats are:
Debka TTC#2 cycle2 UCL28 (but last month was 35???), CD1

DH is a miserable bugger and never wants to SWI or without I, so please wish me luck in about 14 days...!!!

rosieposey · 04/05/2010 19:19

Evening ladies, not posted for a few days but its the boring bit of my cycle.

AF finished after 4 days which is really short for me (is usually 6 days) and i am on cd8 today (must change the stats as mine are a day out) so will start SWI on day 12 (Saturday) - gah by the end of next week i will be all knackered out and totally not in the mood again.

Time to order the preseed, opk's and hpts tomorrow, its costing a fair bit now i am on cycle 4 but fingers crossed maybe just maybe this is my lucky cycle.

Hope everyone else is doing ok ... changing my stats and adding Debka now.

Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 28
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD3
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD24
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD22
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD16
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD15
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD15
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD14
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD12
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD11
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD10
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD10
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD8
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD8
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD6
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD6
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD5
Milanomum ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-29 CD2
smallblackflowers TTC#2 Cycle 5 UCL 34 CD2
Orchid ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 31-44 CD31
tamnz ttc#2 cycle 6 CD5
Debka ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL28 CD1

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decafgirl · 04/05/2010 21:10

Hi everyone, OPKs still more positive but not 100% yet so will keep up the SWI - thank you sbf for the advice, very helpful!

My stats are a day out so will adjust as best I can...

Orchid ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 31-44 CD31
Bellared ttc#2 cycle 0 UCL 28-31 CD 28
Greenhaze ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD24
Gina FB ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 28-29 CD22
WomanlyTales ttc#1 cycle 2 UCL 28 CD16
8rubberduckies ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-64 CD15
Decafgirl ttc#2 cycle 4 UCL 33-34 CD16
patienceplease ttc#3 cycle 2 UCL 29-32 CD14
aideesmum ttc#2 cycle 5 UCL 28 CD12
Moulesfrites ttc#1 cycle 1 UCL 27-29 CD11
Rockbird ttc#2 cycle 1 UCL 29-32 CD10
MercyMe ttc#2 cycle 3 UCL 25 CD10
ImpatientHove ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 30 CD8
Rosieposey ttc #5 cycle 4 UCL 28-30 CD8
oiseau ttc #3 cycle 3 UCL 29 CD6
CluckyKate ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD6
specialsmasher ttc #2 cycle 2 UCL 26-28 CD5
Pandasam ttc#1 cycle 3 UCL 32-36 CD5
tamnz ttc#2 cycle 6 CD5
Sunchild77 ttc#3 cycle 1 UCL 24-28 CD3
Milanomum ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL 28-29 CD2
smallblackflowers TTC#2 Cycle 5 UCL 34 CD2
Debka ttc#2 cycle 2 UCL28 CD1

Hope that's ok xxxxxx

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milanomum · 04/05/2010 22:11

Loving all this ewcm talk! Such an education!

Orchid12 · 05/05/2010 07:45

Hi, only a quick update from me. Temp has really tailed off this morning so am expecting AF to arrive tomorrow. Am 14 DPO now so that would be good - given that my last luteal phase was 22 days!! Never thought I would be so looking forward to seeing AF so much, if only to confirm I am in working order (given am not PG!).