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[Fish&Chips]

Thanks Mystic. I hope today's BFN will be replaced with a juicy fat P in a few days. Stay high temps!! x

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hi Ladies

Some good looking temps there Fish - hopefully it's just too early for a HPT to show up yet

I've not really had any symptoms - only that my food repeats on me and I'm quite tired, but that could just be down to having my parents over and doing more during the day!

I have only ever been late once before (Sept) when I was a couple of days late - got up at 3am on day 3 and tested - BFN - woke up at 7am with AF but (TMI coming up...) agonising cramps (I was doubled over most of the day) lots of clotting which I never get and feeling sick most of the day. It eased the following day and I had a fairly light cycle for the following couple of days!

Don't know what all that was about, but I'm hoping that the same thing doesn't happen tomorrow!! Those pains were unbearable! Not really feeling much - slight 'pokes' in my lower abdomen every now and again, but otherwise nothing. Still getting lotiony CM - not sure if that's a good thing or not!

Hope you are all doing well. Will check in tomorrow - hoping my temp stays up again!
xx

 

[foxyloxy28]

Thanks Mystic

 

[mysticdeliria]

Hi Mystic. How are you doing today? x

Hey Fish,

I'm doing quite well, thanks for asking. Ding dong the is dead and I can get on with my cycle! We have a very busy Christmas/New Year's, so I'm not sure how well we will be able to stick to a good BD schedule. I'm still waiting on my preseed...hope it will get here before Christmas!

I still have a good feeling about yours and foxy's charts, hopefully that bfp will show by Christmas, so you can really celebrate!!

 

[Fish&Chips]

That would be such an amazing present, thanks Mystic. I know what you mean about bd-ing over Christmas. I'm very grateful that by the time I next ov we will be back to the normal routine. x

FX for your test tomorrow Foxy!!! xx

 

[magicvw]

I am getting so excited for you girls!! It's boring being out of the game so I am living vicariously through you!!

I am spotting today - normal for me a few days before AF, so she'll be here by Wednesday I reckon.

 

[Fish&Chips]

Foxy I completely missed your earlier post.. sorry! I have a really good feeling that you are going to get a BFP. x

Well I felt quite low earlier after my BFN. I was getting AF type cramps but about 30 mins ago they turned to something a bit different. Very hard to describe but not like a dull ache but more like a tugging. I really hope it's not the witch playing tricks. I'm not sure when my AF is due but it shouldn't be for at least another 2 days but I thought it would be more than that. Am nervous about tomorrow's temp. x

 

[Fish&Chips]

Yey! Thanks Magic. It's so nice to know you're watching over us!

Anyone spoken to Bernina recently? I hope she's ok after the witch arrived the other day.

 

[foxyloxy28]

Hey Ladies

Keep your chin up fish, it's not over until AF arrives! I have just eaten a roast dinner and feel sick as anything Gonna have a bath and see if it helps. I think AF will arrive tomorrow - just have a feeling. But we shall see.

Hoping both our temps stay up!

Mystic - yey that you can get on with your cycle. I'm looking forward to seeing your chart develop this month.

Magic - hoping AF turns up asap so you can get back in the game
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Bernina - hope everything is ok your end.

Hello and welcome to all the other ladies who have joined the thread recently

 

[Fish&Chips]

Roll on tomorrow! x

 

[mrshuse8pound]

Hello, I'm new and think in 2010 I am going to HAVE to start charting. I have no idea when I O'd last month and I am also going to have to buy OPK's. I'm not trilled about either but I'm on Cycle 28 and with one good tube (that may or may NOT even be open at this point). I will have an HSG sometime Jan-March of 2010 and if the tube is open I will not try IVF. If it is blocked I will be starting IVF probably next summer. So I want to give myself at least 3 good months of charting so just popping in to say Hi to everyone!!

 

[magicvw]

I am nervous for you Fish and Foxy! xxxxx

 

[magicvw]

Hello, I'm new and think in 2010 I am going to HAVE to start charting. I have no idea when I O'd last month and I am also going to have to buy OPK's. I'm not trilled about either but I'm on Cycle 28 and with one good tube (that may or may NOT even be open at this point). I will have an HSG sometime Jan-March of 2010 and if the tube is open I will not try IVF. If it is blocked I will be starting IVF probably next summer. So I want to give myself at least 3 good months of charting so just popping in to say Hi to everyone!!

Hi there! Charting is really interesting once you get into it - don't approach it feeling all negative hun - the only thing it will do is help you learn TONNES about your body, make you feel really stupidly excited about waking up and most importantly, help you towards a BFP!

 

[shambaby]

hi there, hope you don't mind if i join you ladies?

feels a bit odd to be on a thread about charting actually - not so long ago i started one about ttc without a chart!! i hoped that by not charting i would be able to stay more relaxed and enjoy ttc but it seems the opposite is true for me - i'm frustrated at not knowing my cycle well enough, have no real idea when - or even if - i o, plus by the time i probably do o hubby and i are losing our enthusiasm for bd'ing! so, when af arrived today ( ) i decided to make a start. i have opened a fertility friend account and am hoping my thermometer is accurate enough (will check, and if not will order one).

anyhow, must go to bed now - need to make sure i get a solid block of sleep to check my temperature!

 

[mysticdeliria]

Hello, I'm new and think in 2010 I am going to HAVE to start charting. I have no idea when I O'd last month and I am also going to have to buy OPK's. I'm not trilled about either but I'm on Cycle 28 and with one good tube (that may or may NOT even be open at this point). I will have an HSG sometime Jan-March of 2010 and if the tube is open I will not try IVF. If it is blocked I will be starting IVF probably next summer. So I want to give myself at least 3 good months of charting so just popping in to say Hi to everyone!!

Hi mrshuse

I'm going to agree with magic (yet again, I think she's always right), charting is actually kind of fun once you get into it. It can make you somewhat obsessed at times, and can also be quite an emotional rollercoaster, but on the whole it really provides a TON of insight into your cycle. Sorry to hear that TTC has given you such a rough time . I think you'll find that the girls here are really supportive and we love to see new charts when our own are boring (like mine is right now).

I will agree with you on OPKs though. I have ordered some this cycle along with my preseed and I'm not thrilled about trying them . I have heard so many mixed reviews about them, but I figure an extra marker can only help (I hope).

Good luck with it all, and I look forward to stalking your chart along with the other ladies!

 

[mysticdeliria]

hi there, hope you don't mind if i join you ladies?

feels a bit odd to be on a thread about charting actually - not so long ago i started one about ttc without a chart!! i hoped that by not charting i would be able to stay more relaxed and enjoy ttc but it seems the opposite is true for me - i'm frustrated at not knowing my cycle well enough, have no real idea when - or even if - i o, plus by the time i probably do o hubby and i are losing our enthusiasm for bd'ing! so, when af arrived today ( ) i decided to make a start. i have opened a fertility friend account and am hoping my thermometer is accurate enough (will check, and if not will order one).

anyhow, must go to bed now - need to make sure i get a solid block of sleep to check my temperature!

Welcome shambaby

I could say pretty much the same thing to you as I did to mrshuse. You will definitely enjoy the benefit of knowing what your body is doing. And I think the reassurance that ovulation happens is the best thing that charting has done for me.

I'm looking forward to seeing your fledgling chart, hope you get to post a link as soon as you start it!

 

[nadira037]

Hi everybody!

Had such a long day today just wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone. Hoping the ladies in the tww temps stay up and get BFP's!!

Hello to the new ladies even though I'm new myself. I'm sure you will feel right at home just like me.

Off to bed for me, check in 2mrrw = )

 

[Fish&Chips]

Hi Mrs H and Shambaby! Welcome to this lovely thread. Mrs H, I hope charting can help you before you need to start your IVF and I totally agree with Magic.. I kept waking up early today just to see what my darn temp was doing!! Annoyingly that then just messed it up! lol x

Shambaby I was the same but after 4 cycles I got annoyed with not knowing anything about my body. I feel much more in control now. x

Glad to see you've started your new cycle Magic!!

Nice temps Mystic.. hopefully you will be able to spot your OV day easy peasy!

Morning Nadira.. well as I mentioned before I messed up my temps today. I have 2 very different ones and I don't know which one to use!!!

I usually try and take it between 6.45 and 7.15 every morning. I started to wake up at 4am and eventually thought I should temp so the first one was at 5.50am. I then managed to stop worrying and got another 2 1/2 hours in and took my temp again at 7.30 (so not far off when I normally temp). Do you know which one I should use. They are very different temps and I want to try and be as accurate as possible seeing as AF could show up at any point. Thanks in advance. xxx

 

[fifi-folle]

Hey Fish n chips, I would go with the earlier one, I guess that will probably be the lower one, therefore closer to your BBT. Done that before myself as I don't sleep well due to pain, but, touch wood this month has been a bit better than last week, temps are a lot more even. What I am doing now is taking my temp the first time I wake up in the early hours (anywhere from 4am to 6am) and this seems to be working.
My excitement is that I think I have ov'd!!! Wasn't sure when it would happen this month due to chemical last month, but it seems to have appeared on time. Had an almost positive OPK yesterday which is why I have marked as +ve but not sure. Will do OPK again today and it might turn out that my temp is raised as I have a cold coming on.

 

[Fish&Chips]

Thanks Fifi. Yep the earlier is quite a bit lower than the later temp. hey ho! I have put the first temp on my chart.

Yep you definitely look like you ov-ed!!! And good going with the bd-ing!! x