PMA Express to BFP Thread #5

Great plan dolly hope u have a fab weekend.

Loving the pics @bella I'm so excited for u honestly!!!

Will defo try the preseed one 👀

I'm working a 12 hours shift today! Waaaahhh happy Easter xxx

Morning ladies!
Thanks for all your tips & advice!
I've told a white lie to the bride to be and said I've had a viral infection all week so still feeling a bit spewy and that I don't wanna risk passing anything on so gonna avoid the close contact of a hot tub! I'm also putting non alcoholic wine into a normal wine bottle in the hope that I can start off drinking that and as people get more drink, they'll not notice?? Phew....

Loving the pics bella - it's a super exciting time for you just now!

Hi hippy - hope you're keeping the PMA alive for this next cycle - keeping everything crossed for you!

flash - try and keep positive! You're not out til she's fully here!

DH turned round to me this morning and said 'jesus, your boobs are huge' ..... now, as a lady who has NOT been blessed with any sort of cleavage normally, I'm LOVING this part of pregnancy!
FYI, DH is so deprived of boobs normally that my 'huge' boobs are in fact, only spilling over my B cup bra, so don't worry ladies who are on the larger side, you prob won't notice a difference.... #Bstings

Sorry to hear that flash keep up that PMA, you might be lucky!

I'm trying to lose weight at the moment as I've put on a stone since I got married last year and would quite like to get it gone - however I really REALLY love food. The struggle is real.

Spotting last night and boobs have stopped hurting so I think.im out.

@Moo31 we went to our local pub for a bite to eat last night and when we got back we both crashed out on the sofa, needless to say the champs is still chilling!

yeah i know that obviously the orgasm isn't necessary but i believe it helped but then, i threw everything at conception this cycle, literally anything that anybody mentioned in this thread i think i did it hahaha. and who could refuse an excuse to make sure you orgasm....? hehe.

well i had 10hours solid sleep last night and boy do i feel better for it. think i was walking around in a trance yesterday!

tried to get creative with my pics this morn, David Bailey doesn't have a look in eh? #creativebella #dontgiveupyourdayjob #payingbellacommission #myminiegg

morning all 😎

@Blondienut i'm a big girl, don't know my BMI but i'm 5'8" and a size 18 (albeit active and healthy). i lost a couple of stone last year for my wedding. genuinely feel that whenever is go to the docs about something, they'd bring up my weight. probably rightly so in some cases but for a sore throat, surely that's not weight related. anyway, i have been a lot heavier and i'm on my way down the scales so i'd say as long as you can say you're actively doing something about it, they should recognise that.

ok the flip side to this, i have a friend who was 3-4 stones overweight and struggled to conceive. the doc told her to lose weight to improve her cycles. she did it, within a year,
dropped to a healthy 9.5stone for her frame, walks 4-5 miles a day, eats healthily etc. she went back and they discovered issues with her ovaries that had nothing to do with her weight at all. so please ask them to do tests regardless of your weight (which you can still work on if you're motivated to do it) but my friend is now over a year later (she's approaching 37yo) and feels that's a year wasted for baby making. hope this helps xx

Hello all, haven't posted for a while here but have been popping in and out. How is everyone doing? Hope this weekend brings relaxation and joy.

I'm CD 24 with very very sore boobs.....we have appointment in two weeks in fertility clinic and how I am praying that I will have to ring up and cancel it. Feel terrified of going to it (bad experiences previously in hospital). I have a BMI of about 31 and I'm worried they are just going to blame that. Previously BMI was 37 but have worked really hard to get it down ..... trying to keep the old PMA!!!!

Bella hope your dh enjoyed his champers! Let him have his moment of glory that his wee doreens did the bizz haha!

@Soph go for it! You can do it! We're all rooting for you! The cycle we conceived we kinda did smep - I don't think we'd ever dtd as much in 6 yrs of being together!!

Re conceive plus I put it on at the start and added a bit more during. It's quite watery and slippy lol

Yes bella to the orgasm thing! Oh read somewhere I needed to come at least twice before he did so we did that too!

Yea Rose I'm unsure whether I'll be able to keep that up to be honest. Will just have to see how things roll. When I go to bed I'm one of those people that sleeps straight away so can be a little reluctant...

add pissing like a racehorse to the list of symptoms!! #neveroffthebogg

Fingers crossed for you cakes, ive just realised I always get AF on a Friday, i've never really tracked my cycles properly before.

Rainbow thats really good news that you can get back to TTC! x

Thats lovely about your mum Bella, its like history repeating itself

Amanda i think ill try either pre-seed or conceive plus. I think pre-seed might be the easier one to use as from what i've read you get like an applicator and apply it just before dtd and your DH doesn't need to know, where as concieve plus is more a gel you apply during so it might be ruining the moment if like your dh knows is a baby making thing, although there is an applicator version conceive plus too but I dont know when you apply that?

Sophsta that sounds like a brilliant effort! not sure I could get my DH on board with SMEP

haha @Sophsta that sounds about right to me chic #gogetyourfreakon #pumpage

ohhh @CakesALot keep us posted... it'd be just the thing for your BFP to show just to blow all our theories out the water #curveball xxx

Still smiling from the BFP, how awesome!! Also, isn't that 3 bfps on a Friday now??? #freaky

9dpo here. No symptoms to report. So obvs getting my BFP 😂😂 feel like I haven't done much right this month though, only 4 times dtd, supper busy, overeating, drank too much,too much caffeine. It'll be utter fluke if I do!!

Hope everyone long weekends have got off to a good start xx

Bella after asking me if I was doing SMEP yesterday (and me thinking sod it, too lazy!) I'm definitely doing it now! Got the positive opk today so DH better get ready!

So far DTD CD 6, 9, 11, 13 and we're on 14 so would that be 14, 15, 16, 18? Jesus, my DH will think we've travelled back in time to when we first met...

@AmandaP86x i say it all the time! like right now i'm PURE DEAD FEART hahaha #whatthefuckhaveidone hahaha 🙈

Ha ha @bella I actually had to look back and see why I had wrote that! Done it subconsciously 😂 #truescot

I'll give that a wee bash then this month. DP will be like what is this!!!

I have managed 3 5km runs this week feeling strong just going to do a final one the now. Dayshift tomorrow and Easter Sunday boozing this weekend so should be a good one.

Keeping the PMA!!!!!

Cycle 6 will be my cycle #BFPBFP

@AmandaP86x love love love that you use "feart" hahah #spotthescot we used the lube from boots called fertility check. i'd take it as a good sign that your BFP is due the day you go on your hols #PMA

thanks @Moo31 ill give that wine a go... DH just bought himself a bottle of champs. immediately i just thought "wanker" but i actually couldn't care less #notburstingthisbubble #fuckthesushitoo #nowdone8tests #itsdefinitelyhappening #holyfuck

i echo the antibiotics thing, ill be using that this weekend. the family i am seeing tomorrow at the wedding, i don't see often so they probably won't pry!

just thought of something else i did differently this cycle, i ate loads of pineapple core and made sure i orgasmed during ovulation either during or after the doreen's were released. previous cycles id always gone first!

sorry about AF @Roseandbee #onecyclecloser

i genuinely felt the timing couldn't be any better if i'd got upduffed this month as i was due to be born on xmas day, and was a week late so that's a wee nod to my mum who would be absolutely over the moon for me. she was like the pied piper with kids, they all loved her so i hope i'm that kinda mum. xx

Oh @Bella so chuffed for u honestly. I'm the same my mums been gone 5 years now & my aunties is my rock too 💘 So lovely I'm so happy for u!!

Aww @dolly just "forget" a bikini lol! Then that will rule out the hot tub!!!

Also don't tell people your not drinking vause then they just automatically assume ur preg - just make ur own drinks and go with the flow like the girls have said folk will be steaming and not notice!!!

I am CD4 today worst part lol AF gradually going away have a day out planned Sunday so planning on getting merry then.

Not sure what to do this month - might use up my OPKs and maybe try the lube - what ones did you all use again? Is that the same as the preseed stuff???

I booked a wee holiday but AF due the day I go so I'm a bit feart but fx she doesn't appear!!! Ha ha! Don't even mind he not drinking!!!

xxx

Thanks for the wine link moo, I was asking about it the other month although I guess I can still have the real stuff. I might also give conceive plus ago as I really don't think I get much ewcm if any, more just watery.

Also Bella I can totally see the IC lines, men are so blind.

Oh gosh dolly that is tricky! Yeah I can only think of the antibiotics thing and then erm maybe your on your period and you don't like tampons so can't use the hot tub.... that might throw them off the scent

Omg well this has cheered me up, congrats Bella! See it is a good Friday! I am slightly jealous of your Christmas due date, despite me saying I wasnt sure about a Christmas baby the other month the idea really grew on me, but least I know someone having one now. I'm a huge Christmas fan! And a Christmas baby is just too exciting! Looks like I'm more likely to have a sales baby as I think full AF has arrived, but I think having no pre AF spotting must be a good thing so hopefully, it will boost my chances for this next cycle.

I've just thought newborn Christmas baby grow! Too cute #bellasbaby