STOP! Yammer time. 🍠

LG this is the first time I’ve had it in years. I’ve had it twice before, both times it was bacterial so needed antibiotics. I don’t know why my heart tried to explode this time around haha. My tonsils themselves actually feel much better now, just a little niggly when I swallow or yawn weirdly. I think it’s everything that comes with it that’s worse. The vomiting, nausea, fever, tiredness etc. I haven’t felt that ill ever. The doctor said to me that they will only take tonsils out now if you are literally getting tonsillitis every month. I’m glad I don’t suffer with them a lot, it must have been awful having to live with it all the time, I’m not surprised you had so much relief when they came out!

Yam lube though (not envy, blergh)

No sudden movements might make it a bit difficult to ahem, get the job done Bubblegum. I suffered for years and it is a dreadful illness. Salty chicken soup is my suggestion - its the yiddishe momma in me but it numbs, heals and soothes, and should line your gut a bit for the ABs.

Sorry you're still feeling poorly@bubblegum

Tonsillitis is the worst. I suffered on and off for years and eventually the antibiotics did nothing and it just stayed for 2 years - the NHS said they couldn't take them out because I wasn't taking a day off every week to go back to my gp and tell them I still had tonsillitis and I just sort of learnt to struggle through it. Luckily I then took a job with private healthcare and got a referral (reluctantly- the letter the registrar wrote for me basically said she thought I was being dramatic but I was insistent on a referral so she was writing it) and the private consultant whipped them out within a couple of weeks. Didn't realise how awful I felt permanently until they came out so you have my sympathies!

Thank you miserablemouse I do feel a bit better, just need to get my appetite back now so I stop feeling so sick taking penicillin on an empty stomach all day 😩 I reckon I could do sex if it was a “lie down and think of England” type affair with no sudden movements lol

Yam lube would obviously go perfectly with yam cock rings. Sperm friendly of course

Hope you're feeling better Bubble and haven't rushed back to work too soon. Tonsillitis is so grim. Could you get him to stick one of those cold sore plasters on it for sex if you were feeling up to it?!

Yam cock rings sound excellent, put me down for one. I'll use that while doing it on my head under a full moon to make sure I conceive a girl with a January birthday ....

Afternoon ladies, first thing I saw coming back on the thread today was yam cock rings so glad to see we’re all still in fairly okay spirits 😂 was my first day back at work after being deathly ill today, I’ve managed to eat one cracker all day. Delicious.

Getting so much watery ewcm today. I’m CD13 so I’m guessing I’m going to ovulate later this cycle. I’m getting more of a constant “stream” of it this month instead of it just coming in random globs (I bloody hate that word) but it’s not thick, more watery but still fairly stretchy. Just did an opk and it’s darkish, not quite positive though. I feel rough still although no longer contagious, and my partner had ANOTHER cold sore so I don’t know whether to attempt sex or just give it a miss this cycle and call it a day for a while.

Anyway, hope everyone is good :)

I always suggest yam cock rings at this point. Can't hurt :)

Early testing is the pits. You know it's wrong, but who can help it? We have literally all done it. I liked the amazon cheapies for copious poas, at least then you are not pissing ona tenner.

Another who is struggling not to test today (6dpo today)

I've decided in my head that this is my cycle and I'm going to get a bfp. For experience, this doesn't end well! Trying to talk myself out of it but for some reason decided it's this month 🙈

@miserable @aph 7dpo testing here too...not entirely sure what I was expecting!

Thanks Chooklass & Aph - so pleased to have this thread. I was bloated and crampy yesterday which I think is what bought on the Testing Too Early Urge, but in reality probably just means I'm getting my FP earlier than expected (which would mean we definitely missed ovulation). Nevermind!

On the offchance FP doesn't arrive soon I will also be sitting on my hands until after Sunday, which is my best friend's baby shower as don't think I can face another neggier-than-negative BFN before then.

Don't worry Miserable I tested at 7dpo too. Don't know what possessed me. I'm sitting on my hands for a week now!

Haha @Miserablemouse - it's amazing how the Testing Too Early Urge can spring from nowhere despite all that we know!! Totally been there and have been getting ridiculous testing early urges the last few days (?5/6 dpo!!).

Catching up on all this after the weekend and hope everyone is doing well today!
Para did you get in touch with EPU again? I can’t believe they abavwnt been helpful before when you’ve had losses. That’s terrible. I am keeping everything crossed that this one is sticky and you’ll have a completely uneventful 9 months from now on

I also reported that thread. Glad I didn’t read back again based on what you’ve all said in here! The whole affair was so nasty.

I need my head wobbling - tested last night at 7dpo. SEVEN. I haven’t tested in months and have never tested so early before. No idea what came over me. It was a bloody FRER too so such a waste of money!

It really was but the Americans loved it. It’s traditional apparently.

Thanks ladies, I’m going to book into my GP to ask about it.

Yam marshmallow combination sounds disgusting @para Maybe don’t include that in your yam empire @spark

My local greengrocer sells yams too. I had american friends over last year around thanksgiving time and made them sweet marshmallow yams. Possibly the most disgusting thing I’ve ever tasted (I did conceive miscarriage no 3 that cycle though).

Are you going to start making yam products to sell? Perhaps a yam-flavoured massage oil?!

Si1ver, I hope all is okay with you. I won't say "chin up" or anything like that because you're allowed to feel down. Just hope DP is looking after you and got everything crossed for you x

Lexie, can you ask if there are thyroid test results for you? Seems odd they haven't done it. Perhaps they just didn't give it to you?

Spark, where does one buy actual yams in this country, anyway?!

Thanks @para I thought it was standard hence my irritation and surprise it hasn’t been checked.
We have an appointment end August for nhs ivf, But that’s just the initial referral, I don’t know how long we wait from then. We’ve also looked into a private package (which is why I need copies of my results) which we were planning to start next cycle.

@LexieJean you should have your thyroid checked as a baseline anyway- your GP can do it and it only takes a few days to come back. I’ve had mine done as part of recurrent miscarriage work up (it’s absolutely perfect so a pill won’t fix me sadly!). Do you know how long the waiting list for ivf is?

@SparkwoodAnd21 I look forward to seeing the results of this study of one.

Oooh @sparkwood! What/how did you have this magic food?

@para hope you’re doing ok as the bleeding has stopped. Hopefully that’s a good sign for you.

Good luck this week @si1ver with EC

I finally received copies of my test results from the fertility clinic and looks like they haven’t tested my thyroid. I thought that was standard before they proceed to ivf (which they’ve already referred us onto). Those of you yammers who’ve had your fertility clinic tests have you all had thyroid checked?