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TTC #1 Thread 14. Shroedingering Like Champions! (It's an art form and a skill!)

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 17/04/2016 12:02

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We've got a few grads sticking around I won't leave and no question is too daft. We have opk experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

WE SHALL WIN IN THE GAME OF SPERM MEETS EGG! IT WILL HAPPEN!

TTC #1 Thread 14. Shroedingering Like Champions! (It's an art form and a skill!)
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HepKestrel · 28/04/2016 19:41

ever I am the same :) I'll stop all the nice stuff when I get a bfp

Kathrino · 28/04/2016 18:57

Ugh, what did my phone do to the formatting in that post?! Apologies for the random bold!

Kathrino · 28/04/2016 18:56

Oh Kat, I'm so sorry about AF Thanks. And you too snow Thanks. This TTC lark is such a bastard sometimes.

Inspector, sorry about yours arriving too. Hope you enjoy several glasses of Wine over the weekend!
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ktt*, I'm trying to hold out to the 4th (or beyond if I can). I don't have any tests with me and every time I'm near a pharmacy, I walk past it very quickly so I'm not tempted to succumb to the lure of an early test. Those Starky Stars will be ours! StarStarStar

Starky, lovely to see you!

Ever, I'm exactly the same as you re drinking in the TWW. I'm about 8 DPO and had a cocktail and half a bottle of wine last night and feel no guilt whatsoever. There was a great book that someone recommended months ago on this thread called Expecting Better which made me feel a lot more confident to make that kind of choice.

AliceScarlett · 28/04/2016 18:55

Sorry to hear that Kat :(

I'm about to enter the FW. Bored of it now. Cycle 5 is boring.

SuchaJem · 28/04/2016 18:44

APRIL
Crazycatlady - 24th
Snowdog - 26th
Kav - 29th

MAY
Bluebird - 2nd
Skylucy - 2nd
Ctulhoo - 4th
Blueladybird - 4th
ipatches - 4th
Hankpeach - 5th
Theorchard - 5th
Twinky - 5th
Kathrino - 5th
ni - 7th
Fxskip - 7th
Island - 13th
Ever - 15th
Celizabe - 16th
Hep - 16th
Lovelyfishy - 18th
Jem - 20th
Alice - 20th
Neonninja - 30th
Pug
Moose
Kat

JUNE
Inspectorpenguin - 4th

Not sure / on a break
Miw
Vix
Confused
Laurenowls
Zazzles

GRADS
mayago

SuchaJem · 28/04/2016 18:43

Hello chaps, we're almost at the Bank Hol hurrah!

Sorry AF got you kat and inspector Sad

CD7 for me and I'm gearing up for ISW. Very glad DH is actually home for the duration of it this cycle!

Evergreen17 · 28/04/2016 18:37

Ahh snow thanks for clarifying that! Grin poor swimmers.
Sorry AF showed up Envy
Sorry Kat Sad it sucks
I might be terrible, but after this long I no longer do the no alcohol during 2ww. I just assume I am not pregnant and so far 100% every time.
I don't get drunk, but I enjoy an ale now and then
I figured I am in this for the long term, and I wont drink during pregnancy or breastfeeding so...

InspectorPenguin · 28/04/2016 18:19

Sorry Kat :( Join me in champagne and blue cheese this weekend Flowers

InspectorPenguin · 28/04/2016 18:10

Hi all, bit of catching up to do!

Welcome Sky, ktt, BlueLadybird and anyone else I've missed. Please take note of the wise words against early testing. It's just not worth the stress and expense and disappointment. Stay strong!

Snow your clinic results sound really positive. Sorry about AF today but it sounds like you're going to have a great chance with IUI so use this week to eat, drink and be merry!

Kwik Your attitude is inspiring. Really hope you're doing okay x

Stark Your wait sounds interminable! Did you not arrange the early scan in the end? Wishing you a very speedy next few weeks.

Commiserations to all those who have not got their BFP this month. I am joining you as mine arrived this afternoon. I'm not particularly despondent as I'm just relieved to be having cycles after the pill - was so worried I'd be waiting for 6 months or longer for things to start! Plus this one was down to 35 days from last month's 38 so that's a big plus.

I can have a guilt free boozey bank holiday now Grin

Jem Please can I have the first June ticket? Ready to go on 4th.

KatOnATinRo0f · 28/04/2016 18:06

Oooh hello AF!!
Oops... I went by "the list" and so wasn't expecting The witch until the 30th... Now have damned pain and no paracetamol!

On to cycle 10 then ............................Confused

ktt512 · 28/04/2016 18:02

Starky - I know you're right, it's less than a week until the 4th, I'm going to hold out!

(side note, anyone testing on the 4th planning a star wars themed name/bump nickname if they get a bfp??)

But it's a bit unfair to prey on people's emotions like that with bold claims of being able to tell you if you're pregnant so early, I technically bought them because they were 5 for £4ish, but the tww is bad enough without being tempted to test that early with little chance of getting an accurate result.

www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/results-by-day-past-ovulation.php

Not sure if anyone has seen this before, but I found it quite interesting to see what the averages were for getting what result on each dpo!

Ni4444 · 28/04/2016 17:25

Sorry to hear AF came Snow. Enjoy your booze before June comes along! 😉

Oh 6 plus months has mellowed me out...don't even know how many dpo I am!

HepKestrel · 28/04/2016 16:10

fx for you Cthulhoo

but you know the rules Wink hold out for the Starky star!
... don't trust the boobs.....

Cthulhoo · 28/04/2016 15:02

10 days dpo and symptom-spotting like a champ. I'm tired and headachey but no other symptoms yet (not even sore boobs which usually start about now).

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 28/04/2016 12:06

ktt512 dont test early. There is no point, and it's a waste of money. If you get a bfp no matter how faint then you spend the next week on hysteria mode expecting af to come. You test every day to see if the lines get darker and it is unbelievably stressful. There's every chance that at that point you could have a chemical, which when you've tested and you know you got two lines is even more devastating.

I found out early breaking my own rule because we were having a family meal and I wanted to know if I could have a drink. But I've known like 7 weeks and time is GLACIAL! Nobody official does anything till you're 10-12 weeks and there's nothing you can do to speed time up!

My advice to anyone WAIT as long as you can, pregnancy is boring as fuck!

In other news, new blog posts coming soon, I've not been able to concentrate on it at all recent!

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Snowdog37 · 28/04/2016 11:35

evergreen he did a sample into a little pot and it got too cold in the car on the way to drop it at the lab, which is why the poor swimmers perished! In the testes the swimmers should be kept cooler rather than too hot.
Anyhow, on to cycle 8 as af arrived with a vengeance overnight. Horrible bad cramps and headache and exhaustion already 😝😱

kavanaughkj · 28/04/2016 10:24

Thanks for the encouraging words mayago and twinkydink ... they made me smile. :) unfortunately my body doesn't appear to be playing ball, though - temps dropped below the coverline this morning on my chart, which tallies with AF being due tomorrow. I'm disappointed but not too upset yet - mainly I just want it to be 6 months of trying already so I can go to the GP and get them to check me out to see if there are any problems they can help with.

Hugs to you pug and Moose - I think I will be joining you relatively shortly! Good luck ktt.

HepKestrel · 28/04/2016 09:37

flashy smiley face alert this morning.....
OH returns from work tomorrow evening.... so fx for the weekend Wink

think i'm not taking the sevenseas vitamins any more though. they don't agree with me. will just get some plain folic acid+vitd instead.

fx for you ktt

Evergreen17 · 28/04/2016 08:51

Hi ladies!
Busy days. Regarding temping I used to take my vaginally, I have taken a break from that now and I am now using a clearblue fertility monitor and loving it
Hello snowdog! Glad to hear you are starting iui soon! Wait! I thought it was heat that killed the swimmers! OH works outdoors and it is always freezing here Sad
Everything crossed for a bfp for you!!

SkyLucy · 27/04/2016 23:04

Ah, sorry to hear AF found you pug and moose. Fingers crossed ktt and snow. Night all Smile

LovelyFishy · 27/04/2016 22:26

Ktt beware the early accuracy claims, can easily show false negative. Really try and hold out for AF's due date at the earliest. Smile I have also heard about the metallic taste as a good sign... Fingers crossed for you!

LovelyFishy · 27/04/2016 22:24

Moose I started taking EPO this cycle, currently cd9, 2x 1000mg. No change to cm noticed yet... Boo on AF turning up! sorry she found you too Pug. FlowersWineChocolate

iPatches I've had loads of baby bombs this past month, I've been on the tears/jealously/guilt roller coaster too. You do get off eventually, just cry when you need to and know you are not a bad person! I did modify my Facebook feed to protect me a bit too.

ktt512 · 27/04/2016 22:19

iPatches - no pine nuts for me! Not even any pesto recently...it is a very odd taste though and I haven't changed my oral hygiene routine. But that is the only out of the ordinary thing going on with my body so I'm not holding out much hope! This tww malarky is a fairly dire experience, surely their should be a super fast, almost instant test for a meeting of sperm and egg invented by now?! I ordered some PG tests today from Amazon which claim to be so sensitive that they can give you a bfp 6 days before your period is due - what's the chances that's true??

iPatches · 27/04/2016 22:06

ktt did you eat pine nuts lately? I heard they can do a thing where they leave a weird metal taste in your mouth for days after eating them if you eat bad ones. It hasn't happened to me though! Otherwise metallic taste is usually a good sign!

Mooseville · 27/04/2016 21:33

ktt if it's metallic it's apparently a good sign!!

Fingers crossed snow

Sadly no French stowaway here, AF just rocked up. Shame I was looking forward to making it Jean-Claude or Renee!

None of my usual AF symptoms so she had me hoping. She really is a cruel bitch!!

I've bought EPO today. Will give that a go this month I think - along with more DTD and a health and fitness regime!
How much EPO should you take?