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Well done Delilah!! Giving us all hope!

I am continuing to try hard not to symptom spot. I am avidly no paying attention to my sore boobs, extreme hunger and spots! Honestly I'm barely even remembering its my 2ww.

On the school front I have an observation in Thursday. So have been so dictatorial about what makes a good lesson it is going to be brutal. I know I'm going to be hammered for it but in trying to keep my head up and remember its school politics at the moment, not an accurate reflection of my teaching ability.

Very scared.

Hi HopefulFairy! Me and my dh are both teachers too so know exactly what you mean about tiredness and stress! We've only been TTC for 1 month but stupidly (hopefully maybe?!) did expect it to happen straight away! Xx

Delilah yessssssssssssssssss! You little beauty!

Oh brilliant Delilah! Huge congrats!

Geat news Delilah!
We've decided to go for it again this month despite MC last. Figuring time is not on our side as I'm not getting any younger! FWIW I use the Clearblue Fertility Monitor - all three times I've been PG (2MC) I used it and it told me when the 'good' and when the 'excellent' days are to DTD. My husband eyes the monitor with some trepidation though ........ I'm not sure he has the energy for it again this month! We also used it (although it strictly says not to) as contraception after DD - didn't get pregnant so it worked for us!

I hope so too - a nice crop of autumn babies :)

Fantastic news Delilahbelle! Hope it all goes well and that we will all follow close behind! X x

Wow Delilah! Well done you! Wishing you all the best xx

Hey all. Just POAS, only gone and got my BFP!!!!

It's the equivalent of 10dpo for me, so I am cautiously excited.

Happy weekend!

ilovemycats you are so right, teaching does make you wish your life away and time has never gone so fast than when I became a teacher! About regulating your cycles I would recommend acupuncture but make sure you find a fertility specialist. It is pricey, mine is £42 per session but worth it if it results in a bfp. Hasn't happened for me yet but still hoping.

laurasmurf I have mad thoughts most weeks, I think it's par for the TTC course hope you do manage to keep the tradition up though!

Laura, that's really funny about the sex ed. it hasn't happened in my current school, but have been in other schools where there has been a streak of it, but not as long as yours!

Hello everyone (should have said that first, whoops!). Hope you're enjoying the weekend so far and looking forward to half term. This job does make you wish your life away, doesn't it? Always looking for the next holiday!

Af is late, but bfn 3 times since it was due. According to tcoyf, I may have ov late, so the whole cycle is out. I'm hoping that means she will arrive next week. If not, I'll scream go to the GP. As much as I'm still hoping for bfp, I just want af to arrive so that I can get on with charting and trying again!

Has anyone else found anything useful for regulating cycles? Mine is taking tis time to settle after the pill. I've read about agnus cactus and acupuncture. Any thoughts? I think I need to get this bit sorted, as ttc will get even more frustrating.
Have also decided to apply for some teaching jobs. Had a really frustrating week with my inept class teacher ( I'm a TA at the mo, but experienced teacher in disguise). Went on a trip on Wednesday....total stressfest. May as well be the teacher myself and get paid for the stress!

Happy weekend everyone!!
I hope you all get the chance to rest and destress a bit. (well apart from DTD, not restful but all in a good cause.)

I am going slightly mad now. 1 week of 2 week wait to go. AF due next Saturday and I am getting so anxious already. I just wan it so much.
Besides, I am on a tight deadline. Every year for the last 7 years one of the 4 year 5 teachers has been pregnant when teaching sex ed! It was me 2 years ago, and it is scheduled for April! (joking obviously, it just seems a shame to break the streak now!)

Any other slightly mad thoughts or dreams or is it just me?

Ha ha -I thought that too BeQuick! I was totally naive!

Sparkle - I don't think anyone ever feels financially ready. Technically I'm not permanent, but I'm still TTC and still looking for a permanent job. I'm going to have to go with whatever comes up first. Time isn't on my side to be able to choose, so I have to put TTC first, but I also can't put my life on hold for TTC, so it will probably clash end in tears but there's not much I can do about it.

Fingers crossed for you Laura.

Hope today is better for you Delilah.

Delilah imagine my delight if you rang in sick in the morning, I would quite literally punch the air if you did. Honestly, you don't need the stress right now. I know your head isn't fully in the picture but be nice to yourself! I would ring in sick, then re-read the email of crap and laugh then cry, and spend the day wracked with guilt
Laura sounds good!
bearface ooooooh I am pleased we are synchronised! Yes, mid week ttc is tricky. Do most teachers get BFP in August?! Trouble is, being a teacher, I want a September/October baby, who will astound their classmates with their year ahead skills. Actually, I don't give a monkeys anymore, but before I started TTC that was the sort of thing I actually thought was plannable. What a tit.
sparkle bin those pills! Look what fun you can have on this crazy ride! ha ha ha!

That's great BeQuick. Fingers crossed for you. I'm just about to ov too, so we're DTD EOD. It's blummin' tiring though doing it before bed when you have to be up at 6 and you're shattered from the day before! I just decided I'd catch up on sleep at the weekend instead though!

Sorry about your stressy Head Delilah. Don't give up though - it's not over until AF appears! You never know . . .

I've just started in a new job and I am running round like a crazy person because the communcation is so bad that I keep finding out I was supposed to have done something, but no one told me. I know I could just plead ignorance, but I feel the students deserve better. I just wish the people in question would sort themselves out. It makes me a bit cross. It seems to be a school-wide problem though. Oh well, not in for a few days now so can just focus on TTC instead.

Hope everyone else is okay?

Latest stress filled email from the head. I really hope this IVF cycle works and I get my exit strategy sorted. No real symptoms today other than slightly sore boobs, starting to think this isn't my cycle :(

Glad things are looking up 'be quick'. I am desperately trying to contain my preggie thoughts! I have had 2 dizzy spells and slightly odd bowels. But musnt get ahead of myself!!

Laura with those symptoms, I would be on the Mamas and Papas website picking out prams. Obviously, if I turned out to be actually up the duff, I would swiftly be rethinking that based on budget oh threatening to leave if I spent that much on some babay wheels and getting one from the free ads.
Good for you on sticking to your 40% by the way - everyone should do that! In my school we have lots of job shares, they all work the equivalent of full time hours. It must be sickening.
How is everyone doing? I think I might be about to ov, I am so excited as that would mean a normal length cycle! How far I have fallen, when I started TTC I fully expected a BFP immediately...now I would be thrilled with a period that wasn't 4 weeks late!

Good grief I'd forgotten how much I hate the 2ww! It's just painful. This is my worst time, my DD is napping and I have a beautiful quiet home. I have the wonderful rosy pictures of my and the newborn sitting on the sofa feeding and being all snugly together. I know in all likelihood it wouldn't be like that. But a girl can dream!!

I know what you mean about job shares being shafted with the amount of duties, but I have a bit of a work/life balance soapbox! So I don't do any more than40% if I can help it and if I do I ensure it is acknowledged by management. It makes me a bit of a pain in the arse. But I have been in too many school where teachers leave on stress because they have never seen anyone say no!

I am totally with you on the symptom spotting, I have spots on my face (never normally happens) I am soo tired, I am really emotional (nothing to do with watching one born every minute reruns!!)

Roll on next Saturday!!!

delilah it is very hard to ignore the symptoms though isn't it... At least they are there, if you had none at all that would be worse! Well, I think it would be, but then I am fantastic at imagining symptoms! I have even made up some of my own in previous cycles. My internet search history is probably enough to get me sectioned.

I am currently enjoying my Ppa tea break, this is the fastest 10% of the week!

bequick I'm fighting the dominos advertising too. Half price pizza is not something I need right now.
Symptoms, hmm. Well I still have the slight crampyness, boobs are really sore, I'm very sweaty/hot, and if I walk up the stairs I get puffed our, much more than normal. Every single symptom can be caused by the progesterone I'm on though. 5dp2dt today, halfway through the 2ww.

*put, not 'out'

Sorry Delilah - didn't mean to sound preachy. I'm sure you know what you are doing. Just trying to get you to look after yourself - teachers always out others before themselves. Wish I worked where you do - I'm a secondary teacher and never sit down when I'm in work!