Toot toot May Bus

@Adrianoska bird poo inhalation? Can you elaborate on that?! Not sure if I'm imagining right what it means. Wow you've given it you're all!
I am also due on 5th May!! When are you planning on poas?

Hahah @CoronaBaby that's brilliant. You go girl! 🤣

I bought more preseed this month but we didn't get round to actually using it internally. Just used it as normal lube. The first time I used it before I fell pg but had a mmc but have used it since a few times internally and not had any luck. I was I convinced it helped me the first time but now not so sure its fail proof 😅

Note to self, check in more often!
@MrsEmilyB the seed cycling sounds interesting, I eat a few seeds anyway so I might just try pay more attention now but won’t buy them especially. (Except Brazil nuts Cos I love them) but MUST NOT EAT TOO MANY! As too much selenium is bad for you

I’m just eating very healthily including just vegetarian days & drinking some pomegranate juice & still only one cup of coffee a day.

To those in TWW, everything crossed & stay strong!!

@Runnergirl1 My BMI is similar to yours so all good but I’m not a runner I’m doing a fair bit of exercise currently though (trying!)

I’m only CD5 with potential ovulation around next weds but who knows as my cycles all over the place, is anyone in similar position?

@Kate890 welcome to the bus!
@Adrianoska with DD my nipples and boobs were on fire before I ever got my BFP, fingers crossed for you

@myhappystreak aren't we mad already? I am only 5dpo!!!

But I have this strange taste in my mouth all day, too... Hmmmm🤔🤔🤔😜

@MrsEmilyB 🌸 this cycle I was like ok. Baby aspirin, Proceive Max 💰💸, conceive plus 💦💦💦 ☔, BD almost every day 🍆, legs up, bird poo inhalation (my mother in law is from Egypt and apparently this ensures the success hahah) 😩💩, big breakfast, no jumping, opks, vitamins for my husband, etc etc..

@Kate890 you are in a very similar place to me. I am 5dpo, my AF is due on the 5th of May and it is my 5th cycle. 🌸 How old are you? 🌼

Really, girls, my nips are on fire. Surely that's too early to put it down to anything special?

I am feeling so hopeful 🌸

@Ltay2 - ahh the elusive sleep. I'm trying to get more of it, but there just aren't enough hours in the day sometimes! My BBT hasn't been reliable lately either and I'm wondering whether it's due to broken sleep too. Fingers crossed for you! 🤞 I'm CD 9 so not far into my cycle yet. Only had a 2 day AF which was weird so we've been BD every other day.

@juno231 - I bought a fertility lube too! Not pre-seed, but something similar (read: cheaper 😂). So glad you're feeling happy and relaxed this cycle! Seed cycling is where you eat certain blitzed seeds at different points of your cycle to support either oestrogen or progesterone production. Who knows if it works, but it can't hurt! OD is due somewhere around 6th May.

@Adrianoska - fingers crossed for your bfp my lovely 💕 keep positive! And keep your feet warm! An old wives tale is it helps warm your ute 😂 I've got SO many 2WW hacks this time around as I went absolutely nuts last cycle and probably hampered my chances haha.

@RobinRose - seed cycling is where you eat oestrogen supportive seeds during your follicular phase (flax and pumpkin, freshly ground or blitzed) and progesterone supportive seeds during your luteal phase (sunflower and sesame). And 2 Brazil nuts a day for you and your OH all cycle round (good job too - they're delicious!!)

@juno231 - HOW did you find a NSFW page on seed cycling 😂😂😂 it's SEEDS pahaha!

@Mamaofboys3 - CONGRATS!! Send some baby dust to the May bus please 😘

@Runnergirl1 - I'm with you on the anxiety front! I used to be a very low weight and worry I've damaged myself 😢 bmi 20 now though so hoping it's all good. Make sure you're eating enough fat! (unsaturated) Babies need that and protein to grow 😊

@kate890 - welcome to the bus, lovely x

Wow. That was long. Reminder to self to check/reply to my tags more than once a day haha!

So, rather strange one. My previous 3 cycles have been 45 then 46 then 54 days. About 10/11 day luteal phase.

Today is CD17 and got a bit of brown blood when I wipe. Had brown CM (like small clots) yesterday and then today suddenly had really really bad pain on left side. It didn't feel like ovulation pain and then with the blood I was furiously self diagnosing many things - kidney stones, cervical cancer, menopause etc!

Anyway, pain has turned into what I think is ovulation pain now (pretty unbearable to be honest).

Anyone else sometimes spot around ovulation?

I have PCOS hence the long cycles. I know mid cycle bleeding sometimes common with PCOS but not something I've had before.

Can I please join in too? I’m ttc #1, on my 4th cycle. 6dpo today but have had very sore boobs from almost the day after ov, I know it’s prob just ov symptoms but always hoping! Af due on the 4th of May but fx for a BFP instead! Fx for you all xx

@babyG123 poor DH will get an awful shock tomorrow, currently contemplating a layer of false tan, but fear it may be a step too far

@Adrianoska my boobs hurt more than I've ever felt. But I'm only 2/3dpo so deffo must be ovulation. I'm hoping it's a good sign somehow, like my bodys doing a really good job preparing for a fertilised egg or something haha.

This time next week I can start symptom spotting, am I weird that I'm excited about that lol?

@Runnergirl1 keep going with the opks- hope you get a peak soon. You might be able to see a pattern with ewcm & positive opk in time. Do you find the opks work for you?

@CoronaBaby 🤣🤣🤣

@Runnergirl1 I have more than likely read it but have you been trying long? I think you sound like you are quite hard on yourself in your last post, be kind to yourself, this is a difficult time with a lot of pressure attached.

According to my apps my fertile week begins tomorrow, so I have just groomed my entire body, hoping that will help me if not at least I may weigh a kg less in the am!

@Skyla01 I’m the same as you though. I feel I ain’t doing too much but maybe I am? I feel like I’m a better weight but maybe i am not? Your right though there is always something else to worry about. Yeah I do think I get EWCM but again who knows when it will come and is that the day of ovulation or is it the day after? Still so new to all this.

Thank you @CoronaBaby I hope it comes soon. I’ve got through a lot of OPKs haha

@Mamaofboys3 so exciting! Can't wait yo get my BFP. It'll be worth the wait!

@Runnergirl1 it must be really frustrating. Do you ever get an inkling of ovulation like ewcm to help work it out? I've been a bit worried about weight/exercise levels. My cycles are regular ~31 days but we've been trying for over a year... I've put on 2kg and exercise less now but still no success. Just gonna keep trying but sometimes I think am I still doing too much, or should I run today or not... There's always something to worry about! Sounds like that shouldn't be the issue for you anymore. Lots of ladies conceive with irregular cycles so hopefully that'll be you soon.

It’s nice to hear everyone’s updates, just been looking through what everyone’s been saying :) I’m CD41 today, lots of creamy cm. but that’s about it for me!

Thanks for all the support yesterday everyone btw, I feel a bit better today emotionally, but I have a blimmin eye infection somehow?! Never get those!

@Skyla01 - they have always been very irregular. I have mentioned it to docs before but they have always said it’s to do with my weight (being slim) and I’ve been a runner so they blamed that too. But I’m a healthy weight and not really running much now so not sure why they are still all over x

@Mamaofboys3 wow it will be a busy time for you! But a beautiful busy all the same

@Runnergirl1 Hang in there, I have felt at times that having too much information has given me extreme anxiety which is also difficult. Fingers crossed your peak will come soon.

It’s very difficult with not having much access to the GP, I’m anxious that my GP would advise me to hold off TTC if she knew, due to “you know what” 😬 I had a very difficult pregnancy with DD, I was in hospital a lot, hoping for an easier journey this time round if I’m lucky enough to fall pregnant again

@Mamaofboys3 there's a due date calculator on the nhs website goes off the first day of your last period and your cycle length. Exciting!!!

@CoronaBaby ooh well according to my peak day (17th April) that would make my EDD the 8th Jan 2021 I think... I already have a Christmas eve baby! Going to be a busy couple of weeks hopefully 💕

Thank you both @Florence13 @CoronaBaby. I am sending lots of baby dust to all the ladies on the May bus 💕

@Kangaroo77 sorry for your loss but glad you are feeling ready to try again. Is this your first? We are ttc number 1, have been trying for over a year. Managing to stay fairly positive about it all. Hopefully (for all of us) it will be our time soon.

@Runnergirl1 sorry if you mentioned already but have you always had long cycles?

@Mamaofboys3 congratulations on your BFP. Hopefully it’s the start of many for this bus. I’ve got to wait for AF to go and then start what will hopefully a fairly normal cycle.

:( cd 24 for me and still more and more very negative OPKs. One app says I’m supposed to be ovulating today, another one tomorrow and then Premom says Friday. It’s anyone’s guess atm x