If at first you don't conceive...shag, shag and shag again. BFP due in April.

Thank you Victoria401
I'm going to get a test tomorrow if AF doesn't arrive by the morning :)

They can downgrade us a sneaky way rpopz....

Our lab is merging with another next year and we've seen the workforce planning document! There seems to be suspiciously the same amount of band 5's needed to man new lab as there are currently band 5+6 put together. The talk is that we'll have to re-apply for a 5 post, that's how they get around downgrading. I'll prob get pay protection for 12-24 month max. DH only on a 3 so can't live off his wage. Always knew he would be the one to give up work if needed. That makes me sad too as I'd love to be stay at home mum like my mum.

Congrats to sasseh who ever you are ;-). X

Lol Drew - I was bitching to someone about those stoopid potatoes just yesterday haha! Hope they were yummy ;-)

Vic, I didn't think the NHS could downgrade you? I'm a 6, department is mostly 6s but as they leave they're being replaced by 5s. And 5s don't automatically progress to being 6s eventually anymore (which in our trust they used to). Have heard rumour the lab manager wants a 50/50 split between them now. We moved into a new multidisciplinary building a while back and our core hours were changed to 8-8 Mon- Sun! So theoretically they could ask us to work anytime! I work in a 9-5 dept though luckily, nothing too urgent, so not much call for those hours. But I also work on the clin chem out of hours rota so I have to work nights and weekends sometimes anyway! That's voluntary though... allegedly. I know exactly what you mean though, everything at the moment is them wanting more for less. Deskilling everything. Kinda depressing when you think how we studied for the job! Fx its not as bad as it sounds for you this aft x

Been JS-ing for months, and finally got a bfp on Saturday. Never felt happier!

Haha! drew!

Decided I feel crap about moaning about my life yesterday. I've got my reasonable health, my hubby, a job, roof over my head, no one's died.

However we do have a meeting this afternoon about proposed working hours and I prob will be sad and angry again later. And of course we have the threat of being down banded on pay next year hanging over our heads. Are you having this many problems at work rpopz? It will be effectively more work for less pay as our sample load is a few 1000 up on last year already!

Thing is why I'm upset and angry. Finally get to a place in my career where I think we can afford a child then find out why are having trouble and tests, then they want to change our shifts and pay us less!

Good luck pickles!

AF is due tomorrow. I had a weird metal taste in my mouth on Saturday and have felt dizzy every time I stand up for the last two days. Not sure if they mean anything but hoping so!

Think I would've reacted the same way tbh! Does sound like a shower of shite! Hope you and hubby have made up, sounds like you need a hug X

Been depressed lately too. Started with the 2 week spotting. Lots of little things built to 'the end of the world'! Hubby's SA delay, spotting, argument with hubby over the weekend and feeling dejected etc. Today we got told there is an 'informal' meeting tomorrow about proposed new working hours to meet the needs of the hospital, which will involve working eve and weekends on shifts not what I signed up for and then I find out that the buses are changing for the worse next week. Me and colleague on bus home tonight got told by the driver "oh by the way this bus won't be going this way as of next week". Great, thanks very much bus company. Came home and swore and cried. I like my job but now I might have to work stupid times and have even more trouble getting there in the first place! Never rains but it pours yes?

Calmed down and its like crap and nothing now. Don't worry :-)

You been feeling like that a while Drew? I often feel like that mostly due to depression. Ttc takes its toll mentally as well as physically.

Uh oh, you okay Vic?

Sorry to hear work is bad drew. Don't get me started on what just happened to me today too. Am so fecking angry and crying at the same time!

Eek, what happened? X

Its a lubricant toothache , but its not harmful to sperm as its manufactured to be similar to cervical mucous.... so might even give the swimmers a helping hand!!

What's preseed!??
I am officially on the 2 ww too! I'm due to test on the 12th.

Oh this is in a tube... but with "applicators" big long plastic ones.... think you're supposed to squirt it all the way up there, before any dtd action gets under way! DH was like "ooh lube, we can have fun with that" I don't think so... lol

Woop!

Is anyone using preseed? Do you use it as the packaging says? Mine arrived this morning.... the instruction leaflet is deeply unsexy!!

It'll be you and me at the bitter end rpopz :-)

Hey ladies...been taking a back seat until hitting the prime time. Sorry to hear some are out already. Lets hope you have your bfp next month x

Im on cd15 and having irregular cycles dont help. I had a positive opk on tuesday but next day was negative, dont really know what to make out of it. I got a dip in temp this morning so lets see if tomorrow it goes up. Yikess! This is defo hard work!

So those already in 2ww any news? Symtoms? Or bpf Yet!! :)