February 2012 Testers (164)... 39 BFPs! 6 Angels.. Find a TTC/Bump Buddy Here...

[moose31]

so I am planning for next cycle (eventhough I havent gotten AF) Iam still BFN soo I wanna try temping my problem is I work a few night shifts a month not as many as I used to but stilll...
any advice about when to temp if I have worked overnight or will it just be completely inaccurate?

I think if you sleep at least 3 hours when you get home (and you don't do any exercise or anything before you go to sleep) you should be fine. If the temperature looks way too weird or erratic, you could always discard it. But you should still be able to see the overall pattern and the temperature shift for ovulation.

Do you work your shifts in a row or are they spaced out?

hmmm most of the time I try to work three shifts in a row.....Does running around like a crazy person trying to get everything finished before coming home and crashing count as exercise lol I once wore a pedometer to work out of curiosity and by the end of a 12h shift i'd done 6 miles not bad. Anywho ill try it,

 

[DBZ34]

so I am planning for next cycle (eventhough I havent gotten AF) Iam still BFN soo I wanna try temping my problem is I work a few night shifts a month not as many as I used to but stilll...
any advice about when to temp if I have worked overnight or will it just be completely inaccurate?

I think if you sleep at least 3 hours when you get home (and you don't do any exercise or anything before you go to sleep) you should be fine. If the temperature looks way too weird or erratic, you could always discard it. But you should still be able to see the overall pattern and the temperature shift for ovulation.

Do you work your shifts in a row or are they spaced out?

hmmm most of the time I try to work three shifts in a row.....Does running around like a crazy person trying to get everything finished before coming home and crashing count as exercise lol I once wore a pedometer to work out of curiosity and by the end of a 12h shift i'd done 6 miles not bad. Anywho ill try it,

Lol! You are busy! 6 miles! That's impressive. It's probably fine, as long as you sleep the three hours. I'd just make a note of it on your chart. There's also the possibility of adjusting your temps, depending on what time you usually take them and then what time you take it when you're on nights...

 

[carlyjade86]

I understand what u ladies mean. I know 1st hand what it feels like seein the witch every month to see someone else achieve what we r all aspiring to! It's hard. But as I said in my other post, we all are 'other people' to someone else. We'll all get there!

I personally don't feel ready to move yet, havin only found out today... But I did have a gander but all the screen names I recognise and love are still here thus far its lonely over in 1st trimester... Lol.

I wish I could offer you all some wisdom of how I managed to "nail it" but I have NO IDEA!! For all the mths I spent temping and charting and lubing and opkin and softcuping and got no where, this mth I did none of it, had only once durin what, lookin bk, mustve been my fertile period and spent the rest of the time HATING my OH!! No symptoms other than bad skin, sore boobs and feelin hot @ night - all pre menstrual things!
I joined weight watchers, resigned myself to not gettin pregnant so losing weight instead and while now, it doesn't look as tho I'm goin to be back in my jeans soon!!

It just goes to show that when we get too consumed by ttc, we must do ourselves more harm than good. That and it literally is just a game of chance!! We will all be part of that 20% when we least expect it!

My hopes, wishes, prayers and love goes out to any1 who has gone thru and is goin thru this thing we call TTC!

 

[carlyjade86]

Sorry for delay in posts. I take ages on my iPhone :doh:

 

[SJDsMommy]

I'm sorry if I've offended anyone I've just wanted to stick around and celebrate with the rest of the ladies on here or be sopportive for the ones that AF gets

Lilli - I felt the same as you. I'm pretty sure when you read the intro it says that we are still welcome here until as long as it's within the same thread. I'm sorry to have offended you guys. Thanks to those who are supportive - I'll move myself over so you can have your thread back.

Agreed. Come on Ladies, apparently we suddenly aren't welcome here anymore

 

[Becyboo__x]

Agreed. Come on Ladies, apparently we suddenly aren't welcome here anymore

No-one said that and i think 2 of us have explained
it well enough and a few have "Liked" the posts and i
even said i wasn't being nasty and sorry if it sounded it
but i didn't put it in a bad way it was truthful ...

Anyone obviously is welcome just the point of cutting it short
and not writing all about whats going on with you like a journal. Its nice to
still have people around so they can give us support and
advice and there symptoms .. or even kind words ..

Its fine if you've just got your and want to stick around
as its daunting to go somewhere else for now i understand that
and to look how others are getting on and hopefully buddy up

No-one said to get lost and don't come back

 

[SJDsMommy]

Agreed. Come on Ladies, apparently we suddenly aren't welcome here anymore

No-one said that and i think 2 of us have explained
it well enough and a few have "Liked" the posts and i
even said i wasn't being nasty and sorry if it sounded it
but i didn't put it in a bad way it was truthful ...

Anyone obviously is welcome just the point of cutting it short
and not writing all about whats going on with you like a journal. Its nice to
still have people around so they can give us support and
advice and there symptoms .. or even kind words ..

Its fine if you've just got your and want to stick around
as its daunting to go somewhere else for now i understand that
and to look how others are getting on and hopefully buddy up

No-one said to get lost and don't come back

LOL I was being sarcastic..thats why I put that smiley face there.. but theres two main reasons I stick around here - one being there isnt really an active thread for october babies, I mean theres one lurking around that I have peeked into from time to time but its rather quiet. (and I dont want to make one myself)

and two - I kind of figured we'd all be staying here till the end, when everyone was done testing and then move on.

 

[SJDsMommy]

But for anyone who does get/has already gotten their BFP and have an october due date - this is the thread I've been posting on.

https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-first-trimester/874412-anybody-else-due-october-18.html

Like I said its been quiet, maybe we can change that

 

[ttc_lolly]

Congrats to all the new 's!!

OP - what/who is St Patty!?

 

[Becyboo__x]

St patricks day i think
(please correct me if i am wrong)

 

[crystalclaro]

hate typing these word " I'm out " but yea thats where I am again!!! did the BBT thing this month on FF and it look so promising , they gave me 77 points and a high chance of conceiving based on when we BD..... this sucks

 

[honeycheeks]

hate typing these word " I'm out " but yea thats where I am again!!! did the BBT thing this month on FF and it look so promising , they gave me 77 points and a high chance of conceiving based on when we BD..... this sucks

Did AF come already. You are not out until AF shows up. I am hoping there is still a chance for you.

 

[honeycheeks]

13 dpo and have been having weird cramps im pm for 2 days. it feels like jabs behind the belly button and is only in late evenings, a few hours before bed. Never felt these cramps before. Also had painful bbs just suddenly last evening. Today morning I have been feeling more crampy and the pains are still still. Feels like AF is coming in soon.

 

[honeycheeks]

I'm sorry if I've offended anyone I've just wanted to stick around and celebrate with the rest of the ladies on here or be sopportive for the ones that AF gets

Lilli - I felt the same as you. I'm pretty sure when you read the intro it says that we are still welcome here until as long as it's within the same thread. I'm sorry to have offended you guys. Thanks to those who are supportive - I'll move myself over so you can have your thread back.

I always found it nice to have people who have just gotten their BFPs to support the rest of us who are on the same journey. I would think this thread is for all of us, not just for ppl who dint get their BFPs this cycle. Stick around BabyHopes and Lili and other BFPérs. You are the motivation for other tww'ers like me.

 

[NT123]

I'm a bfp'er still stalking the thread and happily will continue to do so as i love to see the support everyone gives and issues i identified with for months on end with lots of ladies on this thread being the only people to talk to. I cant wait to see more bfp's and you lovely ladies can ask the questions, vent, do whatever u need to and if I can help I will. I guess it just takes a little bit of sensitivity from those lucky ( and it is such a game of luck) enough to have conceived to understand and remember the frustration and emotionality of journey of ttc. Xx

 

[SIEGAL]

And you ladies are right! You are more than welcome to stick around and watch how the rest of the month unfolds and find more bump buddies. I think that's how MrsMM wants this thread to be...And popping in and telling us about how things are going is fine too. I also appreciate when you share your BFP stories/symptoms and how early/late you tested. If you left, who'd give us hope that it could happen? It's all part of the journey and I'm glad you all are willing to share it.

OOh! right now I am agonizing over whether it is worth testing at almost 9 DPO and if I should have symptoms yet. It would be great if we could get some sort of tally of when the ladies who got their BFPs this month got it at what DPO and if they had symptoms. This is a great idea

 

[Sholi]

I understand what u ladies mean. I know 1st hand what it feels like seein the witch every month to see someone else achieve what we r all aspiring to! It's hard. But as I said in my other post, we all are 'other people' to someone else. We'll all get there!

I personally don't feel ready to move yet, havin only found out today... But I did have a gander but all the screen names I recognise and love are still here thus far its lonely over in 1st trimester... Lol.

I wish I could offer you all some wisdom of how I managed to "nail it" but I have NO IDEA!! For all the mths I spent temping and charting and lubing and opkin and softcuping and got no where, this mth I did none of it, had only once durin what, lookin bk, mustve been my fertile period and spent the rest of the time HATING my OH!! No symptoms other than bad skin, sore boobs and feelin hot @ night - all pre menstrual things!
I joined weight watchers, resigned myself to not gettin pregnant so losing weight instead and while now, it doesn't look as tho I'm goin to be back in my jeans soon!!

It just goes to show that when we get too consumed by ttc, we must do ourselves more harm than good. That and it literally is just a game of chance!! We will all be part of that 20% when we least expect it!

My hopes, wishes, prayers and love goes out to any1 who has gone thru and is goin thru this thing we call TTC!

Hiya, I don't like to symptom spot because I just don't think it helps with the obsession but you are the only person that's mentioned bad skin. I look like I've gone back in time to my teens!!!! It started with about 3 spots that I put down to ovulation but it's worse now. I refuse to put my hopes up, but int 6 months ttc, my skin hasn't been like this.

You don't need to leave, it's like someone said, it doesn't help to have updates on someone's pregnancy every few hours when we are all struggling at times. However it's lovely to hear the occasional update.

Now ditch the weight watchers and spend ur money on stretchy pants!!

 

[ginny83]

hey I was wondering if someone could have a look at my chart. I got crosshairs to say I O'd but my temps don't seemed to have shifted higher that much. Any feedback would be helpful

 

[carlyjade86]

Yea I get that. But I like to think I'm not cuckoo so don't intend on obsessing. Just going to live life as I always did for now! Was 8wks with my 1st n he was pretty much kept pickled in jack Daniels for that time I didn't kno he was there! Lol. Now obviously I'm not going to hit the bottle, but I think all the panic n wat u can't eat n can't do does more harm. If I want my morning milky coffee, I just might!! Wow I'm a badass

I just want every one to keep the faith. I'm proof that even wen it feels like it won't ever happen, it will!!

I'm going to keep up with the WW classes for a few more weeks n try to continue the theory of it after, but eatin more obviously. It's not a diet, it's a life style change. And eating this healthily is only going to help me n my pumpkin seed! And I'm maid of honour for my sister 7mths after birth. I cannot afford the 3stone I put on with my son!!! Lol

 

[hercfreak]

Well that's me out, major temp drop this morning & the has now showed her ugly head. Moving onto Mar, only 2 more tries until we see the fertility specialist.

Good luck & to everyone still waiting to test.