PMA Express to BFP Thread #5

MissMagpie Fingers crossed for you, you're not out until AF shows

Glad the hycosy went well Rose and that your diagnosis isn't too depressing Archies. I too know people who have had polycystic ovaries and conceived naturally, so I am sure you will too.

I am 10dpo now. Yesterday was convinced I was upduffed, now convinced I'm not! I don't know. Had very sore boobs yday but they aren't now and I am getting that crampy feeling you get when AF is about to arrive. I am CD31 so due on in two days-ish, maybe three.

Have no FRERs else I might be tempted to put myself out of my misery!

Ooh I forgot my 3 positives:

1. DH took DS to nursery today so I got to have a chilled morning rather than the usual where I'm chasing a toddler round trying to get him dressed
2. Me and DH are off to Barcelona on Saturday and I'm so excited!!
3. My boss isn't in work today which means I get to check MN without getting in trouble

Rose That's fab news that your tubes are clear, but I can understand why you would be a bit worried about the FSH level. But like your doctor said, hopefully you will go on to get your bfp this month now that they've given you a good clear out

Anna Thank you so much for the info, my bloods came back clear and normal too. So I'm going to try and be positive again now and keep away from Dr Google!

Amanda Here's hoping that your 12 hour shift goes by super quickly for you!

Phase I remember suffering with such bad exhaustion in my first trimester with DS, I would come home from work and sleep for hours. Then get up for dinner and a shower and go back to sleep until morning and STILL be tired. I do wonder how people cope with that level of exhaustion whilst also running around after a toddler! I'll get to find out for myself soon

Morning girls.

I kno I was gonna relax but the OPKs r staring me in face lolol!!!!!

Another flasher this AM. Hopefully last nights Doreen's work their magic.

Up and out at this time for 12 hour shift 😷 First one in ages! Not looking forward to it much lol!

Hope ur all well happy Tuesday xxxx

@ArchiesMamaBird. Just wanted to give you my info about the polycystic ovary business. I too have PCO (polycystic ovaries) or something it's called polyfollicular ovaries. Basically it means fair few undeveloped eggs in your ovaries. PCOS is a metabolic disorder. Ie if you bloods came back perfectly normal (as mine are- they've been checked twice) then you have PCO and not PCOS. PCO doesn't stop you from ovulating as most ppl believe (an if you get a temp rise you most likely are). Only PCOS can but that's due to the abnormal hormone levels not the actual follicles if that makes sense.
So basically don't worry about it at all. The nurse at EPU checked my ovaries on my second scan after pregnancy loss and said 'yes you have polycystic ovaries but it's really very mild and nearly 1/3 of women will have some form of it but just never be aware of it. Don't worry about it at all'. ☺️☺️

@RoseandBee. So glad your hycosy went well and all is clear. I'm intrigued by these tests but only because I get things in my head like 'my tubes are now blocked since the mc' 😂 Which is very over dramatic of me.
Did the doctor say what your FSH level was when they said it was high? I just had my bloods done again and FSH levels checked and mine was in good range. They might of said it's high but sometimes these doctors like to exaggerate!

@Roseandbee glad to hear everything looks OK and good luck.

@hippychick bring on the tww!!! Sounds like you got some good pupate.

I didn't know the school years were so different around the UK and Ireland. Learn something new...

No real symptoms to report apart from today is 1 week since bfp so I'm 5 weeks today and poas cb digital tells me my Hcg is increasing which is reassuring. Although today i had to stick Cbeebies on just so I could lie down for a tiny bit. My ds snuggled up with me,put his arm round me and stroked the back of my neck. My own snoring woke me up as I literally just dozed. #whoislookingafterwho

Thanks Moo, I'm throwing everything I can think of at this cycle, conceive +, raspberry leaf tea and I've got my pineapple at the ready! Also avoiding alcohol and caffeine. So fingers crossed I get my little Lefty

Aw Rose I'm sorry that it wasn't all positive for you today but I have everything crossed for a nice natural bfp for you this cycle! :) xo

@loababy what part of Garda are you going? I stayed in Riva and visited limone and malciesne on the lake Ferry, it's a great day out resort hopping we did it a few times.

@bellamoon that's interesting about the snooze I used to a chronic snoozer. Since quitting I get up earlier in a better mood. I used also set an alarm at about 3am on work days just so I could have that heavenly feeling where u wake up but get to go back to bed lol I bet it made me more tired though.

Had my hycosy today. It was good news and bad news. The hycosy went well, it was painful, but for a very short time, I was just about to start panicking thinking "omg this needs to stop" and then it did, drama over 😂
Anyway that was all fine, I have a lovely uterus, clear tubes and two ovaries as expected, but I got my day 3 blood results back and the doctor said my FSH was high, which meant I wudnt be eligible for ivf unless I go for something called and AMH test privately and that levels ok. She said she though their was a good chance it'd be ok due to my age (33) and that my fsh wasn't super high. But I've been googling what it all means and it's made me a bit negative nancy now. So here are my 3 ttc positives from today

1. My insides all look lovely
2. I found out I'll be ovulating from the left this month, how cool is that
3. The doctor was positive and mentioned that hopefully the hycosy would do the trick for a natural bfp

Bella If you think you're a paranoid wreck now, just wait until baby is here. I remember when DS was 11.5 weeks old and had a snuffle. We had this bubble bath that had eucalyptus in it to help them to breathe when they have a cold. I poured it into his bath without thinking, then checked the label which said not to use it until 12 weeks old, so I had an absolute panic that I would somehow harm him because he was 3 days away from being 12 weeks old. So I emptied the whole bath and ran it again without the bubble bath in #paranoidfirsttimeparent #ivelearnedtorelaxnow

@AmandaP86x if iv learned anything during this TTC malarkey it's to never assume anything lol #getjiggywithit i had 28/29 day cycles and ov'd around cd14/15 #happypumpage. glad you're feeling better too x

thanks for the comments re: TTC/school intake. it looks like in scotland february is the cut off so a 28th feb baby will be in the year above a 1st march baby #statingtheobvious i'd never thought of this ever so i was surprised my DH had. he was privately educated so maybe it makes a bigger difference for the snobs 😂 #middleclassewanker #soz

@loababy ohhh how lovely a wedding photographer! well having just got married last Nov, i can say you've picked a great profession to make the big bucks #costafortune but how lovely to witness so many happy moments every week. best of luck chic #snaphappy

@Moo31 that's great news to hear you're feeling like a human being. yay! iv been in the grad list just over a week and i feel like iv been pregnant a lifetime (even tho it's not sunk in yet) as i have zero patience #thepennywilldrop

@Hippychic79 och go for it girlfriend! i'm normally quite an "up for it" anytime kinda gal but iv become a paranoid wreck since upduffed so i'd say make the most of it now before your BFP comes 😂

Oh fanks Archies xxxx

So I have a flashing smiley face ....

Amanda It all depends on when you OV. I normally OV around day 20, but I have 35 day cycles.

So glad that you are feeling better too

Hi ladies just trying to catch up!!!!!

I actually feel human again it's a miracle I can't believe how bad that was honestly 🤔 But it has resulted in me not DTD for a week 😭 CD14 today so prob ovulating and no doreens. Need to get on the case tonight! Not even looked at my app or anything but defo ruling this month out due to my week of dying/no sex lol. Might be lucky but is day 14 not too late? Maybe I will use my CB OPK here just out of curiosity 😂

Jeepers @Archies I am tired just thinking about DTD every other day! @Hippy they say it doesn't affect the baby during pregnancy so I can't see how it would affect anything during the 2ww so I would say carry on as it will be good for the soul! :)

Re school / age / etc - the cut off in NI is end of June. I did think I would love a July baby who would be the oldest in their year but as the months passed I was the same as some of you and stopped thinking about that! Oh is Jan, I am March and my sister is June and we have all done ok so I don't think it matters! I would say school choice probably has more impact than age tbh.

Hope everyone is having a happy Monday :)

My 3 things:

1. I am feeling "normal" today, haven't been sick and haven't felt nauseous at all. Feels exhilarating! (Hopefully haven't just jinxed myself!)
2. The sun has just come out after a very rainy morning - oh and I have gardening activities and possibly a bbq planned for this evening so the weatherman obviously got my memo!
3. I have a little person growing inside me - I am so grateful and thankful for such a blessing

Hey ladies,

Just catching up after a busy weekend of working, chill time and trying not to think of anything ttc related after my crazy moment last week! AF has now left so I'm feeling normal again! :)

@Moo @Bella My side hustle/soon to be dream career is that I'm a wedding photographer. I've been doing it for a few years on the side but getting ready to take the plunge and quit the 'day job'... hence why I'm acting like a crazy woman to try have a baby in winter months because I wouldn't go on a maternity leave as such.

@Flash sorry to hear about af - hope you've had a nice relaxed weekend

@Magpie I'm off to Italy in 2 weeks and I can't wait. Glad to hear you have a lovely time. Excited to see good things about Lake Garda @Rose as that is where I'm off to.

I'm feeling pretty good for a Monday! :)

Things I'm grateful for today are:

1. That I have a 10k to run in 2 weeks (before the holiday) so that is big incentive to move my (ever gaining weight because I get so stressed on the tww) body and my 5k this morning went well.
2. I have a relaxed evening planned to ease into the week
3. I have a lovely, yummy healthy lunch which will help me lose some lbs before holiday and consequently make it easier to drag myself around the 10k

Hope Monday treats you well :)

Hippy Haha well I say we DTD EOD but obviously if one of us is too tired (or if DS is in our bed ) then we don't always achieve it. I'm putting my stamina down to my 26 year old youth (and the fact that I've learned to survive on minimal sleep since becoming a Mama so I tend to have lots of energy as some sort of coping mechanism )

I've also been doing a bit of research on my diagnosis, and it looks like you can have polycystic ovaries without having polycystic ovary syndrome so I'm guessing that's what I have as I don't have any of the classic symptoms. And it looks like just having poly cystic ovaries doesn't necessarily affect fertility too much #suddenlymypmaisback

Hippy We've always been a DTD every other day couple regardless of TTC or not, we just up it a bit during FW. I think the general NHS advice for TTC (and my GP agrees) is to DTD every 2-3 days from the day AF ends to the day it starts again. But I think this is more for people that aren't tracking OV, and aren't in tune with when their FW is