Official Trying to Conceive - Thread 10

Mrs_T_M

This is the new thread for those trying for a baby.
The previous one is here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4429163

Please be aware that this is a thread for those trying to conceive. If you wish to announce a pregnancy and you have never used this thread before, please use the less than 12 weeks pregnant thread. Hormones can run high on here (nature of the thread!) so please be sensitive. Many thanks!

List of Users
Alioops78 (35) TTC #1 09/13
atton83 (29) TTC#1 since 2002
BabyMad (35) TTC#1 since 02/13
Bigmomma051204 (30) TTC#2 since 01/12
Carrot34 TTC#1 since 01/13
chocgirl (39) TTC#1 since 08/12
chocoholic_chick TTC#1 since 12/12
Claretsgirl (41) TTC since 9/13 (mc 1/14)
Cookiee TTC#1 since Oct 13
Daisiegg (26) TTC#1 since 12/13
Dani (32) TTC#1 since 5/13
fannyanna (28) TTC#1 since 04/11
Frankieloo (32) TTC #1 since 11/13
Gelly, 34 (turning 35 in Feb), TTC#1 since 11/12
good vibes (36) TTC#1 since 04/12 (1 mc)
january_23 (23) TTC#1 since 08/12
kellykins (30) TTC#1 since 12/12
Ladymagpie (23) TTC#1 since 8/13
lilian1977 (36) TTC#2 from March 2014
littleme82 (30) TTC#1 since 09/12
loulou123 (32) TTC#1 since 04/11
MarleneB (30) TTC #1 since 09/13
MrsMills1985 (28) TTC#1 since 11/13
Mrs_T_M (29) TTC #1 since 09/12 (1 stillbirth 01/14)
Picklekin (35) TTC#1 since 7/2012
Princess kate (31) TTC #1 from 10/13
Slinky_Selina (?) TTC#1 since 01/13
Teaandcakeordeath (TCD) (29) TTC#1 since 04/2011
Tea lover (33) TTC#1 since 2009
ThinkPink (30) TTC#1 since 10/13
tia86 (26) TTC#1 since 12/12
time2deal (37) TTC#1 since 10/11
Tinkwings (39) TTC#3 since 05/11 (3 mc's Jan '10 (mmc) August '11 Oct '12)
TTC39 (39) TTC#1 since 3/13
Vesper (28) TTC#1 since 10/11
wendz86 (27) TTC#2 since 08/13
Without-a-paddle (43) TTC#1 since 2/13

Those with * used Preseed/Conceive Plus

Thread Graduates
Lara44 - BFP 18/10/13
glimmerofhope - BFP 24/10/13
catloverbex - BFP 25/10/13
Aquamarinemonkey - BFP 1/11/13
PommeVerte - BFP 1/11/13
MrsMuffin - BFP 9/11/13
wangdoodle - BFP 15/11/13
skintchick - BFP 19/11/13
menollyke - BFP 22/11/13
purcy81 - BFP 7/12/13
Disney_Pluto - BFP 7/12/13
Credit_crunch - BFP 9/12/13
lilmissmup - BFP 12/12/13
ejecoms - BFP 22/12/13
alipops1986 - BFP 23/12/13
any name will suffice - BFP 26/12/13
Paulashek - BFP 7/1/14
Loudfish - BFP 9/1/14
LailaP - BFP 17/1/14
lollypopswater - BFP 21/1/14
Daisiegg- BFP 23/1/14

Link to abbreviations courtesy of MadMac from previous threads - http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/abbrevs.htm

The most common ones are:

AF - Aunt Flo (period)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (+ on home pregnancy test)
BD - Baby dance (making babies)
CBFM - Clearblue fertility monitor
CD - Cycle date (CD1 is the 1st day of period)
DPO - Days past ovulation (if ovulation was on CD15, then that is 0DPO, CD16 is 1DPO)
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
IC - Internet cheapie (IC OPKs, hpts)
NTNP - Not trying not preventing (pregnancy)
OV - ovulation
OPK - ovulation predictor kits
SBDTA - Sticky baby dust to all
SS - symptom spotting
Temp - temperature (BBT)
TLP - Tiny little positive (faint positive on pregnancy test)

Also, an useful website telling you when to test, when you are ovulating and how the egg is developing etc found by Smash7 is here: http://www.pregnology.com

This website is also useful http://www.pregnancyloss.info/sperm_meets_egg_plan.htm
It details the Sperm Meets Egg Plan (SMEP) which some have found helpful in conceiving.

Some TMI cm pics here:
http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps401.html

Drugs you can take when pregnant
Some CBFM FAQs

Sensitivity of home pregnancy tests (lower = more sensitive, earlier results)
Superdrug Own Brand (pink box - states can use 4 days before late AF on box) 10mIU
First Vue dip tests (poundland) - 25mIU
One step midstream (ALDI) - 25mIU
Clearblue - 25mIU
Clearblue Digital - 50mIU
First response early response - 12.5mIU
Boots own brand - 25mIU/50mIU
Sainsburys own - 15mIU
Tesco own - 25mIU
ASDA own - 25mIU
CBD with conception indicator - 25mIU

kellykins

A brand new thread!

Although... This means its thread 3 for me...
Thanks Mrs TM xxxxx

wangdoodle

Thanks for the new thread Mrs_T_M

Please can I be added to the front page?

wangdoodle (34) TTC #1 from 10/13

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/468ef8

Mrs_T_M

Ok, now that I've made the first step in fixing the first post, I'm going to go warm up some lunch! Forgot to eat before I went into town! :eek:

ttc39

TTC39 (39) TTC #1 from 3/13

thanks for doing this mrs tm.

codemonkey

Thanks for the lists Mrs T_M. Here ya go.

Codemonkey (33) TTC#1 since time began

Depressingly I think this may be thread 4.

picklekin

A shiny new thread! Thanks for the lists as usual

Picklekin (35) TTC#1 since 7/2012

TeamLowe

kellykins wrote: »

A brand new thread!

Although... This means its thread 3 for me...
Thanks Mrs TM xxxxx

Thread 9 was my third and I posted on the first page so clearly scientific proof that you won't see the next one

Mrs_T_M

TeamLowe wrote: »

Thread 9 was my third and I posted on the first page so clearly scientific proof that you won't see the next one

Since I started this one, will that work for me?

picklekin

By now I'll take any little omen I can, even if its posting on the first page of a thread, hell, I'll even make a little doll out the thread and stick pins in it if it will help!

Mrs_T_M

Just to make sure these get transferred:

Winner of September BFP predictions: ttc39! :T

October Graduates

October BFP predictions
Mrs_T_M: 4
ThinkPink: 5
bigmomma051204: 6
Disney_Pluto: 6
tia86: 7
kellykins: 9
ttc39: 10

Thread Graduates