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May Bus

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Crash1d · 17/04/2020 13:06

Hey All

Welcome to the May Bus!

This is our second month of trying.

Good luck to everyone.

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Noble89 · 06/05/2020 12:54

@KRK05 thank you and fingers crossed!

Oh I spent a fortune TTC last time round. By the time you buy supplements and OPKS and tests you can easily blow the best part of £100 a month. I've been much better this time round though and won't go wild with testing way too early.

@KateColx definitely see if you can come up with something to pass the time. And I'd say avoid ordering tests till after you've ovulated and stick to ordering 2 at a time to deter early testing. Either that or buy a couple of FRERs and then some internet cheapies to waste.

@SmileyT thank you! Are you waiting until you're late to test or do you have a long luteal phase?

KRK05 · 06/05/2020 12:43

@KateColx My delivery of FRER comes today too 👀😂 but I'm not gonna test again cause I had CB in the house from the previous pack I bought & was negative this morning day before AF due so I dont hold out much hope 🤦🏼‍♀️ I have no signs of AF now but I have a feeling I'm gonna be late, my AF came 9th April right after I got the all clear from hospital that my hcg levels were 0 so maybe il have a long cycle this month (just from more I've been reading up on for after Ectopic Pregnancy) are u gonna test today or wait? X

SmileyT · 06/05/2020 12:28

@SarahTTCx that sounds like a fab plan for the day, once it all over you'll be back to the exciting big of planning for next month xx

@KateColx not long to go now until you know for sure, don't count yourself out until AF arrives, Hope is what will get us through this ttc lark 🤞

@Noble89 glad you are feeling better lovely ❤️

4dpo...14 sleeps until I will be testing/ I get to start a new cycle. I'm not feeling confident for this month but also feeling like I'm all set up for a successful June 🙌🏾

KateColx · 06/05/2020 12:08

@SarahTTCx oh no I'm so sorry that AF has arrived 😔 and a day late is so mean! It's so hard not to symptom spot and get our hopes up, so it's completely understandable to be sad. Like everyone else has said, take some you time! Wine, chocolate, Netflix and chill 💛 it'll be time to try again before you know it, lots of baby dust for then ✨💛

@Noble89 glad you're feeling better! No one wants death feels on a bank holiday 😂 that's a good way to look at it! This has only been my first proper TWW and it's been awful haha, o might start a new hobby for next month 😂

@KRK05 month one and I dread to think how much I've spent on flipping FRER 😂🙈 just patiently waiting for today's amazon delivery 😂👀

All signs of anything at all seem to have disappeared for me, which I'm just trying to see as a positive of no AF signs yet! Although I don't think I get anything until the first day really so. Two days left to wait 😩 x

KRK05 · 06/05/2020 11:43

@Noble89 Great the antibiotics are helping, it never takes them long! Your planning for staying busy is exactly what I'm doing for next cycle, gonna plan things In little blocks to keep my mind off the TWW (hope it works) 😂 I hope next Saturday comes around fast for u & that u get your BFP 🤞🏻 I wonder how much everybody spends on tests a month 🤭

Noble89 · 06/05/2020 11:18

@SarahTTCx AHH sorry to hear AF has arrived. This is cycle 1 for me this time but I remember the disappointment and it's awful. Sounds like you have a lovely day ahead with DP so enjoy and take it easy.

I got my antibiotics yesterday so no longer feel like I might die which is always a win! I'm 2DPO and it's already dragging 😂. I keep breaking it down into blocks so today I thought well I've only got work tomorrow then I have a nice long weekend off with the BH. I'm going to try and stay busy and get some housework done and take the dog on some nice long walks. Then I thought once the weekend is over I only have to work the normal Monday-Friday and then I'll test on the Saturday. That'll be 12 DPO and I got my BFP 11DPO last time. I actually have 3 FRERs and a clear blue digital left from my previous pregnancy so I can chance an early one I think!

How's everyone else doing?

KRK05 · 06/05/2020 11:15

@SarahTTCx So sorry AF arrived lovely & a day late too 😔 Wine, chocolate & a day in the sun sounds good, be kind to yourself & lots of baby dust for next cycle 💕

SarahTTCx · 06/05/2020 09:45

@SmileyT thanks, i've just sent OH out for the shop a day early just so he can get me some wine and chocolate as AF is definitely in full swing now! I've taken the afternoon off work because i've been so stressed with working from home and the way my boss has been treating me I don't think it's been helping. Instead, i'm going to help OH build the chair and planter he's building as his lockdown project in the sun with some wine and take my mind off everything! Just want AF over with now and back to trying! X

SmileyT · 06/05/2020 09:41

@SarahTTCx If you are in full flow treat yourself to some choc or wine today and just take it easy. I know it's going to be hard but I'm adamant I won't be symptom spotting because our bodies are cruel having the same symptoms for pre-AF and early pg and when ttc we are more in tune with our bodies and notice everything 😩 sending you loads of virtual hugs, when my period arrived last month I cried in bed all day, I think it's normal xx

SarahTTCx · 06/05/2020 07:31

Well ladies, i'm pretty sure this is AF arriving this morning and I cried! I'm feeling so emotional this month as I had so many symptoms and had convinced myself this was the month! I'm a day late, and I even woke up this morning feeling really nauseous with no AF so got myself all excited thinking I would get up and take another test, but when i've gone to the toilet i'm pretty sure she's rearing her ugly head. I just feel so deflated!

KRK05 · 05/05/2020 21:18

@KateColx I am well & truly prepared for next cycle & all being delivered this week so just in time 😂 quite excited to know what's going on in my cycle & not have a 4 week wait like just did & just the proper TWW, will need to find something to do in my next TWW though I couldn't do what I just done its dragged & not even over yet 🤦🏼‍♀️ I love looking at nursery stuff too, I have majority of the big stuff picked out already 🙈

@Ltay2 My local delivers alcohol too! But I have Gin waiting ready for AF, that a hot bubble bath & a face mask to treat myself 😜

@SmileyT Well yeah who am I kidding il probably use them all too 😂 I'm gonna set an alarm for my BBT too cause with lockdown I just get up when my son does so most days are a lie in tbh, more or less been a lazy slob 🙌🏼

SmileyT · 05/05/2020 21:04

@Ltay2 well OH works shifts so when he is working he either gets up at 5.30am or gets home at 7.30am and tbf because he works nights he can sleep through a tornado 🤣 but yeah it does say you need at least 3hrs unbroken sleep so can see how that's a nightmare for you. Also love you are watching the Rugrats movie, I'm sad you don't have ice cream or wine to go with it, definitely get some in for tomorrow 🍷

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 20:22

@BabyG123 I will definitely be getting some once AF is in full flow!

BabyG123 · 05/05/2020 20:15

@Ltay2 our local does alcohol deliveries. Have a search around and enjoy xx

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 19:48

@KateColx I loooove looking at nurseries on Pinterest ☺️ been looking way before we started TTC 🙈

KateColx · 05/05/2020 19:26

@KRK05 haha you are going to be fully prepared and ready to go!! I'm going to have a little look online at the CB tests now, I think I'm going to stick to CB to begin with 😂 although I say this now, if AF shows up I'll be ordering it alllll.

Weird when I spend half my night looking at ovulation testing and the other at nurseries on Pinterest 😂🤞🏻 x

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 19:07

As AF is well on her way for me and I have no alcohol in the house, I am now sat here eating a bowl of cereal watching The Rugrats Movie... it's like I'm 8 again 😂

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 18:48

@SmileyT I think my OH would murder me if I set an alarm so early when he's still getting up for work 😂 I generally do wake up around 5-5.30 most mornings but my problem is that I've probably woken up before at 3am or so to have a wee 🙈

SmileyT · 05/05/2020 18:40

@Ltay2 I'm not gonna lie I'm so chuffed with my chart this month. I'm a loser and set an alarm for 5.45 every morning to make sure it's consistent as last month I couldn't tell a thing from it. Thermometer is on my bedside table so just shove it in then when it beeps, read the temp and try and go back to sleep 😴 I promise you if you get your BFP you won't care about the £28.

@KRK05 the app I took a pic of is femometer, but I also use; clue, fertility friend, ovia, flo, CB app and track on my Fitbit app 😂 I keep thinking I'll condense them down but passes some time filling them all out 🙈 and it's interesting to see how they all analyse the same data. If I'm still doing this in 6 months I'm sure I'll get bored of it all x

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 17:43

@KRK05 I've just spent £28 on supplements today that I would have to stop taking when pregnant. AF is definitely on the way I feel but if for some reason it ends up being a miracle false alarm then thats £28 down the drain 🙈

Ltay2 · 05/05/2020 17:41

@SmileyT Jealous of how good that chart looks 😂 I end up missing days temping due to my erratic sleep!

KRK05 · 05/05/2020 17:21

@SmileyT Oh really that's good then cause I thought everyone would think I'm crazy being prepared before I even got my AF 😂 I dont care if it's a waste tbh cause would just be over the moon to actually be pregnant 🤷🏼‍♀️ TTC is expensive though but so worth it! Your chart this cycle looks good, what app is that u use to chart your BBT? I have about 6 diff apps downloaded but gonna try get it down to 1 or 2 to make it more manageable X

SmileyT · 05/05/2020 16:46

@KRK05 this was me last month before AF arrived I decided I might aswell be as prepared as possible for next month and if I was pg I wouldn't give a shit if id spent a bit of money on ttc stuff. Definitely a good idea to take temp from first day of AF. My first chart was a mess but think this months is much clearer that I ovulated when I thought 🙌🏾

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KRK05 · 05/05/2020 14:30

@KateColx Its just all so confusing 🤯 probably cause were not tracking so it's more of a guessing game for us which is so much more confusing!! Well I am that confident I am gonna get AF I've already ordered CB digital ovulation tracker, cheap OPK strips to log in an app & a BBT thermometer, gone all out gonna do the whole lot 😂

KateColx · 05/05/2020 14:02

@KRK05 oh really? Why so confusing 😩I actually put my info in Flo earlier this month and it said my AF would be due tomorrow but the app I normally use says Friday so 🤷🏼‍♀️ no I hadn't really thought about it until someone else mentioned they had it, and it made me wonder mainly just due to the spotting last week.

These CB tests will be insightful if we need them 😂 x

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