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Chooklass · 09/10/2018 06:30

Yammers thread 9!

Yammer rules:

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

-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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maddiie · 08/11/2018 10:22

@Pinkemi Waited months for this appointment, don't really want to rearrange and any other hospital would be an even longer drive 😭 I hate living so rurally sometimes

Pinkemi · 08/11/2018 09:41

*Husband... not husbands... i couldn't put up with more than one! Grin

@Maddiie How frustrating for you! Could you go to a different hospital?

maddiie · 08/11/2018 09:37

@Chooklass Thats what I thought but on the letter it said there's no facilities available on site and I rang them and they said no. It's in a hospital 2 hours away you'd think they'd have a room somewhere but apparently not. Really not sure what to do about it! Don't want to pay for a hotel room just for an hour I'd look like a hooker 

Pinkemi · 08/11/2018 08:54

Thanks love! That's exactly what my husbands said!

Im not going to test until Sat or something... and then no more!!

JustLikeTheySaid · 08/11/2018 08:21

Sorry pinkemi I managed to totally skip out a page of responses here and missed your BFP!

A line is a line. I wouldn't worry too much about anything else if you possibly can. All sorts of things must make an impact on the darkness of colour.

Deep, positive breathing. Xx

Pinkemi · 08/11/2018 07:43

Im not sure whats going on.. but have to admit pretty upset! Did another test this morning.. panicked as i dont think i left it in the cup for long enough.. so did another one and left it in for longer.

First test.. the second line is so faint it could be a shadow..

Second test.. line is there but its a lot fainter than yesterday. Sad

Why didnt i just listen to the nurses and did another in a COUPLE of days.. and not the day after. Sad

Holding out hope that my urine is just very diluted coz of the amount i drink and the levels are just low... or coz im so overweight its struggling to pick the levels up this early on through the fat!! Confused

Clinic doesnt do a blood test.. wonder if i could ask my doctor to do one...

JustLikeTheySaid · 08/11/2018 07:23

OPKs gone straight from low to peak today. Need to get on with it... can't be arse d. I know I'm not going to get pregnant anyway.

Chooklass · 08/11/2018 05:41

@maddiie that's awful! They must have 'production rooms' for people over an hour away? When DP got his letter about sperm test they stressed that producing a sample in a public place (eg toilets) was illegal!

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maddiie · 07/11/2018 22:42

@Pinkemi even if I give him a hand it's still awkward with the timings. Can't believe they don't provide any facilities there. With an hour to produce a sample and a two hour drive there it's looking like production will have t take place IN the car 😳

Pinkemi · 07/11/2018 21:38

My DH was using a vitamin called proxseed which helped increase his sperm count! But then he did also lose about a 1.5stone and cut down on drinking too.. so that probably helped. Worth trying i think.

He did also say that producing the sample wasnt as bad as he thought it would be. Couldn't you guys go in and give them a hand? Grin

Chooklass · 07/11/2018 19:32

Ugh! Men not wanting to do sperm tests proper gives me the RAGE!! My FP was a lot less whingy once he'd seen the awful, invasive tests I've had to endure. For a while it made me wonder how much he actually wanted a baby. FFS. His first was bad, but he cut down on booze and took some vits - his latest test showed it was fine, so there are loads of simple measures which can make a big difference to male fertility issues (unlike female ones...). Rant over!

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maddiie · 07/11/2018 18:41

@Owlpatrol Men!! I do feel for him a little bit, not because he has to do it.. just because the samples have been to produced within the hour of the appointments, they don't have the facilities to produce the samples there and the appointment is 2 hours away from us...

Owlpatrol · 07/11/2018 18:39

Dp *

Owlpatrol · 07/11/2018 18:38

@maddiie snap to the dp not wanting to test....here we are two years later I'm aparently "fine " apart from I'd like a hycosy and do still not had testing!!

maddiie · 07/11/2018 18:36

@Owlpatrol My cycles not my periods*

maddiie · 07/11/2018 18:35

@OrcinusOrca He doesn't want to be told there's a problem so doesn't want to do it. Ignorance is bliss apparently. He's not getting out of it, so far I've had 4 doctors appointments, 2 hospital appointments, 2 scans, 3 sets of blood tests and hormone tests.. he can wank into a bloody pot!!

@Owlpatrol Flo is predicting fp will be 18th, Natural cycles is predicting the 15th. I haven't got a clue because both of those would be a relatively normal cycle.. my periods are usually between 90-120 days so I highly doubt either of them but if I have ovulated like I suspect maybe I will actually have a normal cycle for once.. I won't hold my breath though!

Owlpatrol · 07/11/2018 18:28

Aww thank you @OrcinusOrca @maddiie my day turned around a little in the end but I am on an emotional rollercoaster today. Fp due around the 16th so could test Friday potentially...when's yours due?

OrcinusOrca · 07/11/2018 16:11

I used to think the same @maddiie but then it feels like life is taunting you that bit more ☹️

Shame your other half is being silly! What's his reasoning? Mine was absolutely dreading it but he said it really wasn't that bad in the end. The build up isn't great I'm sure but I feel like us ladies get subjected to worse! Glad you are getting somewhere with temping, you must feel quite relieved.

maddiie · 07/11/2018 15:16

@Owlpatrol There was supposed to be flowers there.. not sure what happened. Xx

maddiie · 07/11/2018 15:16

@Owlpatrol 

@OrcinusOrca Hope fp stays away!! It must of been awful to get your hopes up and have them all dashed again. I always think it's hard just never getting a BFP but my heart goes out to those that do just to be disappointed.

My temp has stayed the exact same as the last few days, much higher than normal so I've got a pretty good feeling that I might have actually ovulated. I know PCOS can cause false positive opks but I had a positive opk one day, a dip and then my temps have gone right up and stayed high ever since. Not expecting to conceive this month (although I'm definitely hoping) but it's nice to know my body is doing something right despite the PCOS. Just want a BFP or AF so that this cycle can end and I can start the clomid. My boobs are so sore but have been ever since ov so can't be a symptom and I'm not letting myself focus on it at all so feeling generally ok. Keep arguing with DH about his sperm test though!! Been on waiting list for months and he's now decided he wants to cancel it.. men!! I will drag him there by his balls if he keeps it up 

OrcinusOrca · 07/11/2018 13:03

Sorry to hear you feel so horrid @Owlpatrol

Theoretically I'm due on any day. No spotting. No PMS. Just nothing. Worried my body has forgotten how to do everything...feeling pretty crap after the chemical last month 

Pinkemi · 07/11/2018 12:50

@Owlpatrol I'm sorry your having such a crappy day. Sad Also sorry to hear about your boss! I have a similar relationship to mine I think.. some days it can just get to you! Take a 5 minute break.. with a cup of tea or coffee and get some fresh air... and breathe. That normally helps me!

When is FP due?

Owlpatrol · 07/11/2018 12:12

Awww @Pinkemi keep us posted!

I must admit I'm having a crappy day, I seriously woke up on the wrong side of the bed. My boss is nagging me constant, I've got a headache and cramps and I literally could cry or scream. I keep going between feeling pregnant and positive and feeling un pregnant and pmsy Confused

Pinkemi · 07/11/2018 11:15

@LookingAtTheStars89 Frustrating isnt it! Especially when we pay so much for them.. you just want them to work!

So my test last night was a First Response Rapid Result test.. and the line started quite faint. I assumed this morning would be darker because its with FMU.

this morning was an Ovaview (i think). I ordered them off amazon ages ago! (Cheapy pink line tests.) This one was a bit darker than the strip test the clinic gave me.. I think ill keep using these over the next couple of days.

I called the clinic and they are forwarding me some more pessaries. (oh yey! Hmm ) and I told them about my concerns so they told me to just keep testing over the next couple of days and "hope" that the line gets darker!!

Ill also be getting a 7 week scan sent out to me in the post!

I'm in a sort of daze.. my husband this morning said to me "Morning Mummy!" All i could do was sort of stupidly grin. Blush

Right.. I'll stop going on now! Just want you guys to know Im thinking about you all.. (hugs) I don't think I could have got through this without you lot.

LookingAtTheStars89 · 07/11/2018 08:45

@Pinkemi. Yeah I've had a few faulty ones. Just grab a new one, chances of getting two buggered ones are slim. My first few tests were light. I switched to a digi before a frer got dark.

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