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I yam what I yam

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Bubblegum89 · 20/03/2018 10:10

Thread 6... 😑

A safe place for those of you who have been trying to conceive for 6+ months and even yams aren’t helping. Come and have a good ol’ bitch and a moan without judgement. Please read the rules before posting!

The Yam Commandments are as follows;

  • Thou shalt not arrive one day and post BFP next day
  • Thou shalt not give advice to others when TTC for one month only
  • Thou shalt not participate in one-up-manship and realise TTC is shit for everyone in different ways
  • Thou shall allow posters to be fucked off with the world and everything in it at regular points in the month
  • Thou shalt not be offended by strong language
  • Thou shalt not tell everyone to eat yams
  • Thou shall accept being called a muppet for testing at 7dpo at 9pm at night

And most importantly...

  • Thou shalt not symptom spot during the two week wait and must be prepared for a telling off if you do so.

NEW RULE ALERT!

-Thou shalt not post pictures of positive pregnancy tests. We will be delighted to hear about it but no photos, please and thank you

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SoozC · 21/03/2018 19:18

Can I add into the no-nos for ttc speak just general text speak? Drives me crazy when people can't punctuate properly or write c u tomoz or something shit. (Apologies to any dear Yammers who type like this, but I do feel we put on a good show of SPaG awareness on here which makes me happy!)

Totally prepared to be told IABU though. It's got nothing to do with ttc, I just hate text speak. Even in WhatsApp messages I am perfectly punctuated, thank you very much!

SoozC · 21/03/2018 18:39

Dreamers 😂

DoAsDreamersDo · 21/03/2018 18:02

Twice daily and I’d probably be pregnant by now 🤪

Paranormalbouquet · 21/03/2018 17:57

AF is one I use in other areas too! Atrial fibrillation it means....! And BD means twice daily!

DoAsDreamersDo · 21/03/2018 17:53

Oh minime I’m so sorry for your news xx

I’ll have to get used to typing FP rather than AF (FP is an acronym that I use in another area of my life so that just seems weird now 😊)

QuietTime · 21/03/2018 17:52

Small wins June :) sometimes being magnanimous isn't all it's cracked up to be...

Made me laugh nimble Grin

MynameisJune · 21/03/2018 17:48

Oh and had to stand and listen to another Nursery Mum go on about her pregnancy and when she is due etc to the Nursery staff. I’m just stood there like a complete idiot wanting to tell her to stfu and get out. Also she is having another boy and I was secretly pleased 🙈 nothing against boys at all, I’d love one but last time I had to hear all this she was saying how she really wanted a girl. I’m not feeling magnanimous today at all.

MynameisJune · 21/03/2018 17:41

@mini so sorry to see you back here, big hugs.

@gday welcome to the best thing about the conception boards.

Love Fp rather than af. I always type sex and period rather than dtd and af but end up deleting them for the Acronyms because that’s why most other people use!

‘Baby dust to all’ makes me go all stabby 😡

SoozC · 21/03/2018 17:38

Hard trying to keep up today - you guys have been chatting loads! I've had the workday from hell. I haven't been a teacher, I've been a bodyguard, a police officer, a negotiator, a counsellor and a zoo keeper. Just finished parents' evening. Got it again tomorrow. sigh It'll be stress preventing my fp (love that one) from coming, I tell you.

SoozC · 21/03/2018 17:31

That's me out then, Nimble!! Grin

NimbleKnitter · 21/03/2018 16:42

Just catching up and I LOVE YOU GUYS

I hate the cutesy words for things that already have perfectly serviceable names.

Anyone who can't say sex and period should really be thinking carefully about whether they're mature enough to have a baby

Bubblegum89 · 21/03/2018 14:02

Sorry to hear that minime :(

welcome Gday!

I use TMI sometimes haha I will refrain from now on. There does need to be a rule of “nothing in here is too disgusting to share” like, come in and talk about your period shits and detailed analyses of your cervical mucus

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QuietTime · 21/03/2018 13:20

Sorry minime it's so shit, so sorry for your lossFlowers

Paranormalbouquet · 21/03/2018 13:08

@minime2017 sorry to hear of your miscarriage. It’s just shit.

LimpLettice · 21/03/2018 12:57

Minime I'm so sorry to hear you're back here too. It's shit. Totally shit.

I'm afraid I've fallen into used af as shorthand but I recognise the twee pukiness of it. Baby dancing and baby dust are total vom.

Si1ver · 21/03/2018 12:48

Is this a new yammers rule?

There is no TMI here

LexieJean · 21/03/2018 12:41

Sorry @sooz for tmi usage just now 😬

LexieJean · 21/03/2018 12:41

Sorry @sooz for tmi usage just now 😬

LexieJean · 21/03/2018 12:39

Sorry to see you back here @minime 💐

Welcome @gday and other newbies I’ve missed. This is the place for ranting, swearing TMI and general bemoaning of the shit that is TTC. But it’s also a very supportive and informative bunch!

SoozC · 21/03/2018 12:38

My pet hate with ttc lingo is anyone saying "tmi". I mean, honestly, in ttc there can't be too much info, you have to talk about it all and that's why we're here!

SoozC · 21/03/2018 12:36

So sorry for your loss, Mini. I know how much it hurts. Big hugs x

gdaymatey · 21/03/2018 12:13

Sorry to hear that @minime2017 . That really sucks. Thanks

gdaymatey · 21/03/2018 12:12

Can I join in? Been ttc for 4 years. Had a perforated uterus a few years ago. 6 months after that I had a MC. No other pregnancies in that time.
I have one 11 yr old ds. I have pcos, and am also desperately trying to cut the sugar. I have been low carb for a few months and am trying to do keto. Not very good at it though as I tend to give myself a cheat day on the weekends. I can't wait for Easter so I can eat a bloody chocolate bunny. It's really fucking annoying being so careful with what you eat and thinking about chocolate all the time - but still not losing any bloody weight!!

Si1ver · 21/03/2018 11:17

I'm so sorry you're back @minime2017 that's shit news.

minime2017 · 21/03/2018 10:59

Can i come back please? My happy bubble well and truly burst last night. Made it to 6 weeks before my useless body decided that no, you wont have a baby! Knew it was too good to last. Hate ttc, hate the wait for a bfp, hate the constant worry and knicker watching you do when you get the elusive bfp and especially hate this feeling of abject uselessness now its all gone tits up. Why bother ☹