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Yam Fam!

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 06:30

Yammers thread 9!


Yammer rules:

A safe place for those of you who have been trying to conceive for 6+ months and even yams aren’t helping. Come and have a good ol’ bitch and a moan without judgement. Please read the rules before posting!

The Yam Commandments are as follows;

  • Thou shalt not arrive one day and post BFP next day


  • Thou shalt not give advice to others when TTC for one month only


  • Thou shalt not participate in one-up-manship and realise TTC is shit for everyone in different ways


  • Thou shall allow posters to be fucked off with the world and everything in it at regular points in the month


  • Thou shalt not be offended by strong language


  • Thou shalt not tell everyone to eat yams


  • Thou shall accept being called a muppet for testing at 7dpo at 9pm at night


  • Thou shalt not symptom spot during the two week wait and must be prepared for a telling off if you do so.


-Thou shalt not post pictures of positive pregnancy tests. We will be delighted to hear about it but no photos, please and thank you
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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 06:32

Can't believe I'm still here... hope this is a lucky thread for all yammers!

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maddiie · 09/10/2018 06:57

Ooh shiny new thread. Hello 👋

Joining hopefully for the last time. But probably not Grin

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Aph413 · 09/10/2018 08:29

Checking back in. Went quiet on the other thread because I had a miscarriage followed by a mega 136 day cycle. 13 months in now and a bit fed up.

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 09:29

Really sorry to hear that @Aph41 Thanks

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LookingAtTheStars89 · 09/10/2018 09:40

@owlpatrol. I heard about the vitamin C thing. It's one of the things I was doing different the month I got pregnant. I was eating tomatoes (literally one with every meal 😂) and low to no sugar after ovulation as I read somewhere that it's an inflammatory and tomatoes are an anti inflammatory.

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LookingAtTheStars89 · 09/10/2018 09:41

I hope everyone else is doing ok ❤ I still check up on the thread to see how you're all doing x

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Pinkemi · 09/10/2018 10:02

Checking into new thread! Am on day 3 of injections so not a lot to report here!

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 10:08

Nice to hear from you @LookingAtTheStars89! Hope all is going well with you and that some more of us will be joining you Yammer grads soon! X

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Owlpatrol · 09/10/2018 12:59

@LookingAtTheStars89 ooh this gives me hope for next cycle as only been taking it 3 days and already mid cycle. Nice to hear from you soooo hoping this is our month but having my tell tale cramps already and cycle day 18 or something

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Owlpatrol · 09/10/2018 12:59

Make that cycle day 23!

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Pinkemi · 09/10/2018 14:01

So i spoke too soon about not a lot to report here.. I feel exhausted! Keep yawning at my desk. haha Can't have my normal cups of tea because i have been told to limit caffeine as if i am already pregnant. So only allowed something like 1 or 2 cups of tea a day. URGH!

I always forget that chocolate also has caffeine in it.

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maddiie · 09/10/2018 17:24

Just got out of docs.. suspected PCOS, going for an ultrasound to confirm in a couple of weeks. I guess it's nice to finally know but I'm so annoyed, I've been to a gp three times over 2 years about irregular periods, and then struggling to conceive and kept getting told it was normal.. now I'm having to start from sqaure one Sad

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 18:06

Hey @maddiie, same happened to me! Frustrating but lots can be done to manage pcos and loads of pcos women get pregnant! Read up on supplements and dietary changes - made a huge difference to me, especially my skin.

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Owlpatrol · 09/10/2018 18:18

Urgh feel so un pregnant today. Cramping and cheese craving....sigh

Dp is actually starting to really annoy me he's made no effort to book his sa testing and just brushes off the conversation when I bring it up. Starting to get me down, I've tried explaining to him. I really don't know why he thinks I live on cloud coo coo land and we'll just magic a baby out of thin air!

I've also had pregnant colleague moan all day about being hungry and sick....honestly I can be so chilled some days then it really gets on top of me!
Thinking of using an ic test sometime before the weekend

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maddiie · 09/10/2018 18:46

Thanks @Chooklass will read up on it all now! Were you given something to regulate your cycles? I'm on CD80-something, close to 90 now I think.. can't hack this for much longer!

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JustLikeTheySaid · 09/10/2018 19:56

Checking in. Currently 1DPO and already sure I'm not successful this cycle so that doesn't bode well lol.... interesting about vitamin c. Might add that to the list.

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Pinkemi · 09/10/2018 20:08

Crrraaapp got so absorbed in making dinner etc.. i was 15mins late for my evening injection. Urgh!

Hopefully it wont be too bad? If i dont make it a regular occurrence.

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 20:52

@maddiie, fortunately my cycles were always regular, I just spot a lot in between. I read a book which mentions different types of pcos - some women can have it but still ovulate regularly (I think that's me), and others have different combinations of symptoms. Weirdly, I kind of enjoyed learning all about it!

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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 20:57

I found these two books useful @maddiie

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Si1ver · 09/10/2018 21:31

@Pinkemi you'll be fine. Set alarms on your phone for the rest of your cycle.

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Pinkemi · 09/10/2018 22:09

@Si1ver thank you for the reassurance. I have now set an alarm on my phone. Haha not looking forward to thurs when i have to start the morning meds. :-/

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SparkwoodAnd21 · 09/10/2018 22:13

Checking in Yammers!

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LexieJean · 10/10/2018 08:41

Just checking into the new yamtastic thread not counting how many I've been on now

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Booksandbaths1 · 10/10/2018 08:42

Checking in as well. Starting down reg injections tonight, eek. Gosh @maddiie your old GP was so crap. I'm glad you're getting somewhere with it now. Good luck @Pinkemi x

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Chooklass · 10/10/2018 09:04

Oh god, I know @LexieJean! When I was trying to figure out what number of thread this should be I noticed I joined on thread 4, though I lurked for a fair few before that and remember the first ever thread that eventually turned into the yam thread 😭😂

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