Trying for a Baby Part 9

becca0417

Testing List

Winner of March BFP predictions (7): vic3, Mrs_T_M, Elsie, katy, sjlou, angeltreats, firefly. Well done!

April Graduates:
thoughts_please - BFP 05/04/13
ejecoms - BFP10/04/13
Optimistic_mummy - BFP 16/04/13
:j Tealover - BFP 18/04/13 :j
emylou - BFP 21/04/13
amyloofoo - BFP 24/04/13

April BFP predictions
TeamLowe -11
ttc39 - 10
Claire16c - 10
Purcy81 - 10
sjlou - 9
emylou - 9
Elsie37 - 8
Birdie85 - 8
chocgirl - 8
McRach - 8
Teandcupcakesordeath - 8
cwtw - 8
Ruth26 - 7
Squ1rrel5 - 6
Katy29 - 6
Becca - 5
Angeltreats - 5

Thread Graduates:
fluffysox BFP 06/02/13
toothfairy BFP 06/02/13
Hopelass BFP 10/02/13
MiffyMoo BFP 11/02/13
Lemonmelon BFP 14/02/13
maire BFP 19/02/13
Trina BFP 20/02/13
AngelMommy BFP 21/02/13
TTC40 BFP 21/02/13
Lilymay BFP 04/03/13
Retepetsir BFP 05/03/13
abis BFP 12/03/13
amy_85 BFP 14/03/13
vic3 BFP 23/03/13
KScarlet BFP 26/03/13
credit_crunch BFP 31/03/13
ejecoms BFP 10/04/13
Optimistic_mummy BFP 16/04/13
Tealover BFP 18/04/13
emylou BFP 21/04/13
amyloofoo BFP 24/04/13

becca0417

Two week Wait (BFP Hopefuls)
CD97 Leopardlady- 80DPO :cool:
CD47 Bekkikay - 33DPO :cool:
CD30 Thriftylass - 16DPO :cool:
CD27 atton - 16DPO :cool:
CD33 Kellykins - 10DPO :cool:
CD28 Faithhope - 10DPO :cool:
CD27 chocoholic_chick - 10DPO :cool:
CD26 becca0417* – 10DPO :cool:
CD30 twigpig - 9DPO :cool:
CD22 lilmissmup- 9DPO :cool:
CD19 Bigzippy - 7DPO :cool:
CD19 Katy29 - 4DPO :cool:
CD25 Angeltreats*- 3DPO :cool:
CD16 Tinkwings - 2DPO :cool:
CD18 Picklekin - 2DPO :cool:
CD21 mincepiemonster - 0DPO :cool:
CD81 giarora– Awaiting AF/BFP :cool:
CD33 BeautyButterfly - ?DPO :cool:
CD23 Kynthia - ?DPO :cool:

"If in doubt - BD" Zone
CD98 G3mmo - Awaiting ov
CD95 Vesper - Awaiting ov
CD92 jovie - Awaiting ov
CD92 coops - Awaiting ov
CD91 i love holidays- Awaiting ov
CD65 dustystar - Awaiting ov
CD55 Skintchick - Awaiting ov
CD51 lilian– Awaiting ov
CD40 ema_o- Awaiting ov
CD34 apple*pie - Awaiting ov
CD33 Birdie85* - Awaiting ov
CD32 bambisbelle - Awaiting ov
CD28 Claire16c - Awaiting ov
CD28 teaandcakeordeath - Awaiting ov
CD22 squ1rrel - Awaiting ov
CD22 KimLouise - Awaiting ov
CD21 Fannyanna - Awaiting ov
CD21 TTC39 - Awaiting ov
CD21 Sophiasmum - Awaiting ov
CD20 Goodvibes* - Awaiting ov
CD20 Mrs_T_M - Awaiting ov
CD20 Tashatutuw - Awaiting ov
CD18 Purcy – Awaiting ov
CD17 Gelly - Awaiting ov
CD16 Sapphire - Awaiting ov
CD15 sjlou - Awaiting ov
CD15 McRach– Awaiting ov
CD14 Goppers - Awaiting ov
CD13 Catloverbex - Awaiting ov
CD13 chocgirl - Awaiting ov
CD11 Elsie37- Awaiting ov
CD10 jammy26 - Awaiting ov
CD9 tia86 - Awaiting ov
CD9 Skaps* - Awaiting ov

"Wine and Chocolate" zone
CD7 cwtw - Awaiting ov
CD7 firefly369- Awaiting ov
CD7 any name will suffice - Awaiting ov
CD6 january23- Awaiting ov
CD5 TeamLowe– Awaiting ov
CD4 littleme - Awaiting ov
CD4 BabyMad* - Awaiting ov
CD4 ruth26 - Awaiting ov
CD4 Alice31 - Awaiting ov
CD1 Codemonkey - Awaiting ov
CD1 Loulou123 - Awaiting ov

Those with * sometimes uses conceive plus/preseed.
The names in blue has a link to their Fertility Friend chart.
When posting updates, can you please do them in Magenta so it's easy to spot. This thread is all about support, so remember to click thanks on as many posts as you can! It makes us all feel loved.

beautybutterfly

Hugs to you Loulou :-( my AF STILL hasn't turned up, not done another test cos I don't see the point... 6 days late now.

thriftylass

Hello,

Becca0417 thanks for the list update. But I think I better go with CD4 as I had a 2 day "AF" on Monday. I'll take my temp tomorrow and see if it's above my usual baseline and maybe test. But I better stay realistic and believe it was an odd AF. Got some cramps lower than my tummy, which was dodgy the last few days and my breast feel fuller but I'm probably SSing. You read al the time that women bleed and then have a BFP but how likely is it really? Will check back in tomorrow with an update

X

BabyMad

congrautlations Amy, great news!!

My clearblue fertility monitor arrived woohoo!! will set it as cd5 tomorrow and start feeding it sticks on Saturday - fingers crossed I'm one of those many people on the reviews that got pregnant on the first month of using it!!

hugs to all those that need one x

teaandcakeordeath

159 wrote: »

Hi all,

I am a first time poster but have been reading through this thread with interest.

I have been TTC since June 2012 with no joy so far.

My partner and I are both in our late 20s and have been together for 8 years.

I stopped my contraceptive pill in June 2012 and since then have had fairly regular cycles albeit with some variation in length (27,26,27,26,29,28,29,25,25,33,30). I have only used an ovulation kit once out of these cycles as my partner isnt keen on 'trying' when told on a certain date etc but with no joy despite getting a smiley face and bding a fair bit!

I've read through many of the previous posts on the thread and see many of you seem to temp and observe cm, I am completely lost in this area! Do you feel it is an important idicator I should try focusing on?

Many thanks for reading and any advice you may have for me

Hi 159! Welcome to our TTC thread....

My advice would be as follows:

1. Live your life AS NORMALLY AS POSSIBLE. Seriously, I can't stress it enough! TTC will drive you mad if you let it. It's too late for me, I'm too far gone but it does you no good to become obsessed.
2. Take 400mg folic acid a day- I assume you already are....

With regards to temping and observing CM I would discuss that with your OH. If he doesn't like OPKs he's not going to like being woken up by a beeping thermometer at exactly the same time everyday! I think temping can be quite stressful (in my experience) as you spend weeks looking for ov temp rises, then you spend weeks dreading a drop. My temp usually drops about 3 days before AF and it's very disheartening. Plus your PH thinks you're mental for crying over a temperature....

CM observing is much simpler and your OH won't know if you don't want him too. For the best information on temping and CM I'd do the fertility course on https://www.fertilityfriend.com if I were you. There's also a good website on cervix monitoring https://www.beautifulcervix.com though it is graphic so probably not for work computers....

From my own personal TTC 'journey' *eurgh* I would stress the following:

1. Talk to your OH and make sure he's on the same page as you. Does he realise there's a small fertile window. My OH believed when we started that you could get pregnant at any time during a cycle. He became a lot more understanding when I had the birds and bees talk with him... :rotfl:
2. Don't delay in asking your GP for help. If you're still TTC in June go and start the ball rolling. We waited for 18 months and it's taken 6 months after that to find out that I have half a uterus and OH's sperm is totally lazy (we're both 29- to say this news has been a shocker is an understatement). We've got our IVF initial appointment soon- It could've been 6 far less stressful months ago though...
3. Don't symptom spot... Google is not your friend. It's unlikely to have pregnancy symptoms before your missed period and AF symptoms are exactly the same as pregnancy symptoms....
4. Don't expect a BFP at 6 DPO.... That's crazy talk. :rotfl:
5. Don't keep it to yourself. Whether you use a forum or have a real life friend who you can talk to about the crazy things you're thinking/ doing- keep talking!

Wow... Sorry about the long post!

teaandcakeordeath

I am happy to announce that as of tomorrow.... drum roll please....

I am no longer temping! Woop! Screw you Duo! No more freaking out over temperatures (example: 'oh my... 35.02?!? Am I dead? OR *manically happy* 'woohoo... 36.03- eggs away!'- both thoughts from this cycle..)

Now I just have to argue with Duo to get a full refund. I don't think I'm being arsey to think that I should get a full refund- they're only offering a partial refund which I think is out of order. If we hadn't have had the tests/ SA and carried on until December (and obviously not got pregnant) we'd have been entitled to a full refund. It seems for us being honest and telling them, we've saved them time to our expense...

Or am I being an !!!!? They're talking about docking about £200 from the initial £500 which is £200 that IMO is mine, and can go into the new IVF savings account (for when the NHS cycles don't work...)

cwtw

teaandcakeordeath wrote: »

1. Talk to your OH and make sure he's on the same page as you. Does he realise there's a small fertile window. My OH believed when we started that you could get pregnant at any time during a cycle. He became a lot more understanding when I had the birds and bees talk with him... :rotfl:
2. Don't delay in asking your GP for help. If you're still TTC in June go and start the ball rolling. We waited for 18 months and it's taken 6 months after that to find out that I have half a uterus and OH's sperm is totally lazy (we're both 29- to say this news has been a shocker is an understatement). We've got our IVF initial appointment soon- It could've been 6 far less stressful months ago though...
3. Don't symptom spot... Google is not your friend. It's unlikely to have pregnancy symptoms before your missed period and AF symptoms are exactly the same as pregnancy symptoms....
4. Don't expect a BFP at 6 DPO.... That's crazy talk. :rotfl:
5. Don't keep it to yourself. Whether you use a forum or have a real life friend who you can talk to about the crazy things you're thinking/ doing- keep talking!

Tea - that whole guide should be on the first page of this thread - it's too late for many of us, but maybe you could save someone elses sanity :rotfl:

As for the Duo thing - you're being absolutely reasonable. Fight the good fight! I hope you won't need the private IVF fund and it can become the fun baby items fund instead.

I had my day 4 bloods done again and got a call from the GP asking me in. Have established I won't go in til after the c. 21 day bloods as I think they're going to tell me I've PCO (again, for the third time) but this should mean a referral to the fs once and for all. This is a long road...

starshinning

hey how are you all getting one? Still no joy here. keep thinking this month it will happen.... but it isnt. I hate waiting. Hope you are all well xxx

purcy81

teaandcakeordeath wrote: »

4. Don't expect a BFP at 6 DPO.... That's crazy talk. :rotfl:

Oh TCD whilst I totally agree with your entire post is it wrong of me to imagine you saying this bit with a full on B A Baracas voice?

I pity the fool who Poas at 6 dpo

On a serious note I hope you manage to get your money back from duo. I'm sure they'll try everything they can to wriggle out of paying up though.

Welcome 159 may your stay be short

Hugs to all x