July Bus

Everdone I completely understand how you are feeling.

I got pregnant when a few of my best friends had already announced they were pregnant and had all talked about things we would do with our babies, Christmas markets with a month old baby, how adorable...

I've got lunch dates, birthdays, baby showers, all with people who are attached to babies.

I'm so happy for them but sometimes I get annoyed and think you shouldn't be eating that whilst pregnant... Why is your house such a mess.. Don't let the dog walk in with muddy feet and then change the baby on the floor.. Why do you have your beautiful new baby clothes screwed up at the bottom of the wardrobe.

She's a new mum lots on and she's just letting stuff go, never been organised or very clean. But I can't help but think I would have my shit together a lot better. I ate and drank all the right things when pregnant why didn't I get to keep my baby!

My partner is really into downhill mountain biking and we are going away with a group of friends that are all originally his, in September to Italy in the mountains, along the sea. He wants me to get into biking more so I can go up bloody mountains!

I know he's trying to keep my mind busy, but I just want to be pregnant going for a steady walk and dipping my feet in the sea.

I've been experience spotting today and AF is due on Tuesday - Thursday.. Bad cramps. Don't know what's going on :(

Going to try and get an appointment tomorrow at the doctors.

Thanks all, I feel a bit tearful reading the kind words! Congratulations to everyone who has had BFPs this month!

I have been feeling like a total bitch for resenting going to so many baby showers so thank you all for being generous. I am genuinely thrilled for friends who have babies and I know it doesn't mean there is a baby-quota that my friends are taking!

In the next three weeks, I'm seeing a work contact who has just had a baby, going to two baby showers in a single weekend, then spending the night with friends who have a one year old and are expecting a second.

I absolutely love them all but I feel a tiny bit like Holly Golightly pressing her nose against the window of Tiffany's looking at all the things she can't have .

DH and I have decided to book a big holiday and enjoy our time but I do get moments of slight emptiness. It's so hard to talk to anyone about IRL.

Thanks cinnamon I've been reading lots about cystitis and learned lots of things I never knew before! It seems cleared up now but if I have any other pains I will be going to GP as aparently can get to kidneys etc
But def peeing straight after dtd from now on!

Everdene This has happened me a few times, my AF can be pretty unpredictable though. Maybe it's stress that is keeping AD away? Fx for you and user though!
Baby showers are the worst things ever. It's perfecting normal the way you feel!

I feel your pain ever hugs.my af is also late and a bfn with an indent.ttc is totally driving me insane!!
Hugs user its a nightmare. Hope the tests become clearer

Sorry for af trying .good luck in the future. Hope it happens when you least expect

.good luck everyoneeveryone for July

Everdone that's really frustrsting!!

I'm due in two days but still no real hint of a positive but feeling prego symptoms.

Let us know how it goes with testing!

Baby showers are the worst for me.... I have a lunch to go to on Tuesday, our group of friends is now bloody baby club! Everyone has one.

Hi all, sorry for being a bit quiet, I'm finding the roller coaster a bit of a drain if I'm honest.

My AF is two days late and I ALWAYS have a 28 day cycle. But I'm getting bfns so I'm confused! If nothing by midweek I'll get a FRER.

I've got two baby showers in a single weekend the weekend after next - obviously I'm totally delighted for my friends but it is definitely bittersweet. I'd never admit that to anyone in real life but it feels soothing to say it here!

Ok make that a very faint shadow if I invert the photo!

Morning ladies!

Hope you're all doing well?

I need some advice please!!

As some of you probably already know..

This cycle I had spotting over my fertile window, light spotting and spotting after sex!

It all stopped, though this morning and yesterday I've had spotting again. AF is due Tuesday - Thursday
I've got cramps, a real sicky feeling... What's going on?

Has anyone else had this before or can give some advice?

The clear blue I did a few days ago which was maybe too early to test had a faint shadow but now it has nothing ..

mrsg I did the same thing- not peeing after and then regretted it the next day, I am kind of the opposite with antibiotics though so I just drank loads of cranberry juice and water, whilst DH tried to persuade me maybe I should go to the doctor. Which I know not going is also a bad idea, but I don't like taking antibiotics if I don't have to as they clear out your gut bacteria too, which you need. So I'm not saying I'm perfect with treatment either!
The thing is, just because you feel better doesn't mean the infection has cleared, and if any of it remains and you've stopped the antibiotics it can come back even worse, and then your antibiotics possibly won't touch it.^^ Also antibiotics are usually specific to the type of infection as you get positive and negative bacteria and you can't treat a + infection with a - killing antibiotic or vice versa, so unless it's broad spectrum it won't touch it. Don't mean to lecture, it's just the scientist in me sorry!! And long post, sorry everyone else

Ooh forgot to add congratulations Cinnamon!! Fab news!! Hope you're the first of many on this thread!

Congrats Laura!

AF got me today so am off the July bus. Will prob go off mumsnet for a while as I like to give myself a break from the "ttc world" each month in hope of regaining sanity. Much love to all x

Cinnamon I know, I get lectured by DH all the time. I know I should always finish a course of antibiotics but I rarely do. These ones were left over from a throat infection in Feb, they were second course and infection had cleared so I stopped taking them.

I bought some cystitis relief sachets from Tesco, am actually feeling a good deal better.
I'm pretty sure dtd too much is maybe to blame and also avoiding going to the toilet straight after as I'm trying to give the sperm a chance

Congratulations cinnamon!! Amazing news! When is AF due?

I've been having small spotting today only after the loo but this evening it was more red than pink so think AF is paying me a visit early!

I hope not :(

Argh stupid phone!

mrsg why do you have random antibiotics in the house? Surely you only get them on prescription? it's a really bad idea not to complete a course of antibiotics as that's how resistance starts, also you shouldn't take antibiotics unless you know they're the correct ones... Unless you work in medicine??

Congrats to all the BFPs I can't remember who said theirs were fainter one day to the next (can't see on the app) but mine did that, I did a clear blue today, got the pack which has the plus check and the digital, and the plus came up really clearly (even tho yesterday's cheapy test was faint) and digi said 2-3 weeks

mrsg why d

lizzie this is my 3rd pg and I haven't had spotting with any of them x

LittleSparkles those sound like symptoms I had! Good luck!!

Not everyone does Lizzie, I don't remember having it last time.

Doesn't mean anything, some people have, some don't.

Don't read too much into that. :)

Fingers crossed for you!!

I've had no spotting at all
AF is due next Sunday for me (July 10).

Lizzie and Sparkes..

I've been having the same symptoms!!

I had spotting over fertile window every day... And then had a break for 3 days, then 6am this morning I've been having bad cramps on one side and then spotting but no more spotting since.

It's exactly 7 days from today when I hope was my most fertile day and would link in with sex

AF is due either Tuesday or Thursday!

Cycles haven't been overly consistent since MC in March.

I've done a few tests, all different brands but they have only shown up shadows, I'll post the last one which was yesterday afternoon.
I think I'll test again Monday morning.

First one is FRER yesterday, had to invert it and grayscale to see a faint line more clearly...

The other is a few days before that clear blue just grayscale!!

Will definitely test with clear blue as seems to be extra sensitive

When is AF due for you both?

little sparkles I've had exactly the same symptoms as you! And it started around 5dpo too so maybe we both got lucky! When is AF due?!

I'm awful, i promised myself this month that I wouldn't symptom spot, but here I am 5 dpo and analysing everything. I know i'm way to early to be symptom spotting but -
For the last 2 days I have little pinching in what me and my partner have now named by lady tummy, plus i feel sick, my back aches and my nipples are swollen.

Maybe i'm reading waaaaay too much into this?!

I'm using conceive plus lubricant. Let's see if it's helped! We find out in about a week. I've nauseous this morning by the way so fingers crossed!

I'm thinking I might have to phone OOH of I'm still in pain this evening. It wouldn't worry me taking the antibiotics since I know I'm only 3dpo and checked they were safe, but I'll hold out since if I end up at dr they may prescribe different ones.
Working now on flushing out my system, cranberry juice and water!
lizzie I went all out this month and used clear blue ov but also used preseed for the first time ever too! I was very impressed with it!

AF is due next Sunday (I have long cycles of 35 days). Anyone know when I can start testing? I think I'm out this month. August will be cycle 4 for me and I've decided to go all out and buy multiple clear blue ovulation packs and test daily as soon as AF ends! Getting desperate!