Just Shagging Part 10; No science or skill, JS at will!

How do you make the announcement when they don't know you are TTC?
I think that the parents will cry.

Welcome back toffee and hooray for bfp and fx for a sticky one!

We have a family birthday at the beginning of November, another at the very start of December, Christmas in late December (obviously - you all know when Christmas is so don't why I typed that!) and a family birthday at the end of January. Fantasising about which of those dinners gets the announcement.

Thanks kitten/Hooya
only due AF on Sunday, but there is a supprisingly distinct BFP.
Did it cos i feel sick and my boobs are sore and BIG!
I don't quite know where to put them. DH has ideas but they are too tender for any of that

got an essay to write, but i can't focus. oh well.

having a and thanks for letting me hang about

This is brilliant - I've been pretending not to obsess about the announcements but doing it anyway! Can imagine us flying back home, getting a family dinner together, then telling a roomful of people who were convinced we never ever want kids that....

everyone thank you for making me feel sane in my insanity, IYKWIM

Oh hooya I now have massive bfp announcement envy - a special trip to make your announcement in person! :)

Wow toffee congratulations!! How early have you tested then? Of course you should hang around here and rub off your bfp luck on all of us for as loong as you want to. Make yourself a , put your feet up and avoid all pregnancy related tv programs for a while at least!

This surely has to have been the most (re)productive thread in JSing history :)

swimming/horse/everyone! I think I'm becoming a bit obsessed with the whole Christmas idea....I spent my commute this morning planning exactly what messages would go into the cards....a "Grandma" card for MIL, a particular picture on the card for my bf to go with an "in" joke we have.... .

I've also decided I'm not that bothered if I don't get a bfp this month - I want one next month I want a holiday baby dammit!!!

Woohoo congrats toffee and all the very best for a sticky one!

Hi pineapple - though you lot having a bank hol - seems like the UK has had millions of them this year!

Lol swimming at your planning - nice that it's not a "must get duffed this month" goal, much more achievable if you have til Oct!

I think we will potentially plan a trip back to the UK to do the announcements if we do get there and through the first trimester. I can just see the Skype signal going as we make the big announcement!

I have to say that, utterly unexpectedly, TTC has really been great for our sex life! I know I won't be saying that in a years' time if we're still at it, but a mix of me being off the pill and having to make the effort even when home late from work and tired, has been brilliant! I must tell myself to enjoy it now and remember it won't always be so easy!

I lost the thread but i'm so glad i found it again.

Horse -Can i be the 12th?

After last months dissapointment i know POAS early is silly, but i did this morning and got a BFP. I just want this one to stick.

However with a ll these midwife progs on at the mo i am a little scared.

Don't want to graduate until i'm sure, is that silly too?

Been JSing for 2 months solid, happy but exhausted

It does work

Also, hello Andie!

I am at work totally concentrating. . . . . on the latest possible date for a bfp to have scan pics at Christmas. I calculate that a bfp by late October would be needed so plenty of time and hope left, no pressure this month or even next, all is not yet lost,

Morning all - happy Friday! Hooya - Enjoy the weather. I'm happy it's a bank holiday weekend! Good work on the catch up JSing too!

Morning all! It's Friday! (ok it might not quite be Friday yet where you are but it will be soon!)

I am so looking forward to a couple of days off work, and heading to the beach on Sunday - I love the heat and it's 30 degrees here

We JSed twice yesterday to make up for none on Weds! Dunno where DP gets the stamina, tbh! And we have to have shag fortnight rather than shag week since I had one normal and one short cycle already. I am going to be exhausted by next week!

Brilliant idea on the shock scan pictures. We are trying not to get too excited about the telling people if I ever get upduffed - family and friends have absolutely no idea we are even considering it, let alone TTC! Comedy shock faces would result!

Happy Friday to everyone and hope you have fun weekend plans.

Nope his name is Mark

Is that the cousin called Paul (I think)?

We saw him in Teignmouth. Now THAT was an awesome two days!

That's an excellent story, well done you! You're absolutely do beat me hands down - my only claim to Muse fame is that one of our friends knows Matthew's cousin and I met him (the cousin) at said friends wedding a few weeks back. Much less geeky and much less interesting!

Do you remember 4 years ago (Marlay / V year) when they ran an anagram competition to meet them?

I got the answer and emailed it and then passed it to others. My spawny git friend, Olly, somehow got his email in before mine, despite sending it after me, and won. But took me as I'd given him the answer.

So, after the Staffs V gig we met them for about 10 minutes. Quite cool. Did you get one of those awful lime green limited edition polo shirts? Mine's signed and hanging on our lounge wall.

So that's the geeky story!

You met them?!?!

When/how/details please!!

kitten Ah,nice cat nn. Just thought it a huge coincidence as my mate is a big Katzen fan. He's an amazing guitarist.
Hi Nicola. :-)

Well, Bri and I decided we should get 2. One to open and one to leave untouched! We'll probably get a standard copy for every day use too.

We have two of all the albums, strangely enough. Plus two limited edition Resistance box sets and some other limited edition vinyl (no record player). Bri has quite a few limited editions CDs too.

I've met them though, so I win, ha ha! :-)

If my child doesn't like Muse, I'll cry. And send it back (j/k).

Yep nicola box set is indeed on order why have you got 2 coming was that deliberate?! I love madness, very excited about the album! And of course you're right, I'm being silly, my baby will be a Muser from the instant of conception - he'll come out rocking

andie I don't know who Ritchie katzen is but will now go and google him to find out whether I'm missing a trick and should be a fan! My nn was is my affectionate name for my two cats!

swimming I remember that conversation, might even have been further up this thread?!

Awww...Kitten, a Muse gig while upduffed would be the best way to introduce baby to the best band in the world (m m m m m m m m m madness!). BTW, did you order the box set? I appear to have 2 on the way shortly.

I have Muse on Nov 1st and Elbow on Dec 1st, both standing, but I do really want to be preggers by then. I'll take the strain!

Hi to Andie :-)

Thanks for the welcomes. 11 BFPs is a positive sign. However long it takes I think this is the route for me. I read a lot of the other threads and there was too much writing on calendars, peeing on things and monitoring temperatures for my liking!lol
Kitten Are you a Ritchie Katzen fan per chance?! :-)
I've got standing tickets for a metal gig in November so I like Horse's theory.lol
Also loving the idea of scan photos for Christmas. That'd be amazing.
My weekend will be spent moving house....Hopefully.

Lots of babies on FB and pg chat at work today. Managed to remain calmly interested and hopefully not to let on how much knowledge I have on the topic....

I was on another fred where we were wondering if we could all get bfps in time to present scan pictures at Christmas dinner - the aim being a nationwide spat-out turkey epidemic. Sounds like fun I think.

Kitten - hey I'm not the only one with that Christmas card idea in my mind then!