PMA Express to BFP Thread #5

Bella 'fucking toad' !!!!! I love it!! My aim is to get that in at work this week!! here's hoping you start to bloom soon and you simply float through the rest of your pregnancy. Xx

Thanks for the advice Archies, I just want him to hurry up and book it but must remember not to nag!! 🙊

Sophsta congratulations!!!! 💐💕🎉👍🏻

A new graduate, congrats sophsta! Gives hope for early testers with a bfn. Hope your non-existing symptoms continue, although I guess quite a few feel them a bit more around 6weeks.

Magpie I am amazed by your pma, I hope you get your sticky bfp very soon. I do not think late ovulation need to be something to
worry about, btw. Clearly it matters whether you actually ovulate (which you clearly do given your bfp last week), but as long as you make sure to dtd in time for Peggy all should be good. My cycles are quite long, but that hasn't prevented me falling pregnant before. I got my first bfp (with ds, a long long time ago) at a point where my cycles were about eight weeks... clearly that is only my history, and not very scientific, but I think as hippy said that the biggest obstacle with ov late is that you get fewer shots conceiving in a given amount of time. I would love it if I would do something to regulate my current cycles to be shorter, as it is absolutely dragging to wait for FW (said the not particularly patient woman on cd6). I might look into acupuncture archie!

Dolly so happy for you and thrilled to see your lovely scan picture! It is such a special
day, and I really think it is the first time most partners actually understands that there is a little person in there

Hippy at the moment I am more engaged in you getting your bfp than I am in my own! I really hope this is your month! No pressure...

Thanks everyone for the lovely wishes! It's just all so surreal. Going around, telling family we haven't already and some friends! It's amazing to get it out in the open.

Congrats sophsta - your situ has just reminded us all to keep the faith until the horrible witch arrives! You must be so ecstatic! Fingers crossed for a happy & healthy 12 week!

Oh bella - that sounds rotton! I was lucky enough not to be bothered with skin complaints and mood swings too much but my body more than made up for it with the spewing!! I thought I was over the worst of it but I projectile spewed in my hallway this morning .... #stillsoworthit

I tested 11dpo and that was negative, can now see a faint line on 13dpo but was a real squinter and I missed it because I was in a rush! This test is 2 days past af due.

@Sophsta do you know what DPO you tested negative last week? Yay for feeling normal!

@Archiesmamabird ahh I don't blame you!! I would be doing the same about that month mark if it wasn't for the fact they know I was pregnant on the system and mc in October. So unfortunately I cant tell a white lie...it's just reassuring to know all if working isn't it. But I've got until end September until I'm at my 12th cycle mark.
It's good there testing for you anyway. An fx it all comes back clear and it's just annoying time waiting xxx

Waaahhhooooo @Sophsta!! Fab news! Hope for all the early testers with a bfn too! Whoop!!

Soph wow wow wow congratulations! So chuffed for you

Anna I went after 8 months, but told a little white lie that we'd been trying for 12 months. I had a really difficult labour and delivery with DS (long story short, we both could have died and I needed an EMCS under general anaesthetic and it was such a rush that the surgeon cut my bladder. And I was starting to worry that maybe more damage could have been done that I was unaware of and that could have been preventing me getting pregnant again)

Completely normal. I don't feel any different to not being pregnant (long may it continue)!

Just to offer hope to people who have tested and got BFN I did two last week that came up negative and have only got a positive now so you are definitely still in the running. DH now thinks there is a slight line on one of them but I didn't see it the first time round.

@ArchiesMamaBird forget to add in post above what month ttc did you go see your GP? I know some are funny and I've known friends who've been told to come back after 2 years ttc 😱 And others happy to do it at 12 month mark

WOWSER @Sophsta CONGRATULATIONS that's brilliant news whoop whoop. how you feeling? x

Congratulations Soph on your BFP!

That's a lovely scan picture Dolly!xx

hello ladies

back to being a busy wee thread today, loves the buzz i do! #girlgang

@MissMagpie having shorter cycles probably related to promoting earlier ovulation as, from what iv read, you ideally need 7-12 days for implantation. so if you're ovulating day 20-21 of a 30 day cycle (for example) it's not really giving your wee zygote an ideal chance to bury itself. from what i gather a lot of ladies who have longer cycles seem to OV later rather than earlier which is bizarre. so 28 day cycle tend to OV cd14, right in the middle but a 30 day cycle tend to OV around cd20. it's a weird and wonderful thing the body eh. the promotion of shorter cycles must directly relate to OV a lot earlier so that the 2ww is long enough for implantation. anyway, i'm rambling now #shutupbella

also @MissMagpie LOVING your #PMA.. #yougogirl

@Dollydaydream2829 your scan pic is literally perfect. how amazing is the human body? wow, just wow! how are you feeling now? hoping the bleeding has stopped and remains that way for you #littledollydimple

@Moo31 are you expecting work to be arsey about your news? bloody hope not or we will round there in a flash #throatpunch hope you're keeping well too #minimoo

@Anna2006 i do hope you tested too early and you get a well deserved BFP on thursday. everybodies HCG levels vary and some women still get BFNs days after AF was due so it can happen #notouttilyourout

@Hippychic79 i also have a good feeling for you #goodvibes as you say, you're doing a lot to aid conception and your #PMA has been through the roof this cycle. i am hopeful that you'll be rewarded well in a day or twos time #happyhippy

@CakesALot 10 points to you for your DTD efforts! i'm well impressed #happyshagger

@AmandaP86x i thought you got some smiley faces on some OPKs this cycle or am i getting mixed up? i know you were poorly but that's maybe helped you relax and not overthink TTC this cycle #youjustneverknow

@Littleonek welcome to our #PMA thread. we're a friendly bunch who happen to love a hashtag or two #sadiknow. good luck for POAS soon. don't be discouraged by recently coming off the pill. some woman get up duffed on their first cycle TTC. it does happen! i was 20+yrs on the pill and it only took me 1 cycle to ovulate and got my BFP on cycle 3 (to say i was shocked was the understatement of the century)! are you planning on using OPKs to track ovulation or does your body give you signs?

wee update from me is that i'm a hormonal mess, called a colleague (member of senior management team but not superior) a "fucking toad" today, still doing daily pregnancy tests even though i'm 6wks+1, worst skin/spots ever since puberty but eating loads fresh foods & drinking 3ltrs of water per day, boobs have gone up a cup size & mega sore, have no energy but i'm bored doing nothing.... so basically i'm a ray of fucking sunshine #hahaha

are any other grads planning to get a gender scan? xx

Woo @dolly lush scan pic. How exciting!

Congrats Soph on the BFP!

Reflexology is £40 here so yeh exp. but accuouncture here is even more! Is it more where you are? It's like £60 here.

Xxx

Also I posted that on an old refresh of the thread so didn't see dolly's picture! That's a beautiful scan pic!

Ok ladies. I have been absent the past few days as I have been feeling really down due to my BFN last week and needed time to relax and not think about ttc. Period was due on Sunday and didn't arrive so have just tested again and, well, see attached picture...

Sarah I had my bloods done, then when I went to get the results the GP told me to get DH to ring up to book an appt to discuss going for a sperm analysis. I then get my date through and had my ultrasound and trans-vaginal scan and got my results all before DH has even been for his test yet! (Tbf it took him 2 weeks to book the initial appt with the GP and then couldn't make the first date for the sperm analysis so has to wait 3 weeks for the next appt).

But I think your DH will be able to go and get tested at any point tbh

Beautiful @Dollydaydream2829!! So lovely!!

Ah look at little Dolly - that is just beautiful!! So magical isn't it! I am so glad everything went well for you! That is so fantastic, I am over the moon for you! Cloud 99!! We are due 1 day apart (although your due date of 11/11 is a Saturday when OH will be on the golf course so I will put money on going into labour then!) I am chuffed to bits for you! xo

Just seen your scan pic Dolly, soooooo gorgeous!!! Must have been a lovely feeling. Did they give you his / her size at this point?? Xx

Hey ladies, happy Tuesday!!! Just been catching up on you all after a lovely weekend away. Af didn't stick around for long thank goodness so she didn't spoil everything!! Looks like we'll have a few testers this week so fx for you all and onto cycle 14 for me!!! DH agreed over the weekend that it's time for him to go get some tests done, I've had my bloods checked but for those of you who have started down this path do I need to go back to the gp too or will it be dh's Doreen's that get done first?? Xx

Awwwww Dolly that has made my day! Gorgeous little baba who definitely sounds like a little monkey already So glad that everything is ok xx