The Turkey Baster Gang (gobble gobble)

@eloiseislost Thank you for the lovely welcome! I'm so sorry to hear you had a MC but I'm glad you are feeling hopeful. I know it feels so good to be proactive about it at last!

Welcome @Bluey18 and thank you for sharing your story! You will find a lot of support here. 🙂 My DH also has delayed ejaculation, we are working on it, but it doesn't look like anything is going to change anytime soon, so we started SI in September. I got pregnant on the 3rd attempt but ended in MC. So it does work, that's the positive I'm holding on to from this experience! We started SI again and I'm 5DPO today, like you, I'm feeling hopeful and happy that we are at least doing something! Fingers crossed for you and lots of baby dust! 🧚🏼‍♀️

Hello ladies, may I please join? Longtime poster but I have NC'd. My DP and I have one DD (a complete miracle considering where we're at now). DP has delayed ejaculation which has only worsened over the years, I always knew in my heart that we never had any hope of TTC a second child naturally. I tried broaching SI with him before but he always shut the conversation down. Last month I broke down after yet another failed attempt and said that I wanted to draw a line under more children and go back on the pill as I couldn't cope with trying anymore. He then brought up SI off his own bat so this month was our first time to try it. I'm 6dpo and positively giddy at the idea that we at least have a chance this month, trying desperately to keep my expectations in check and prepare myself for another long haul. It is lovely to come across such a supportive thread. Baby dust to you all xx

@MrsKin90 It is really all in my head but yesterday I'd be 9 weeks and the plan was to have an scan last week to check for heartbeat and if all was OK we would announce. So I think I'm coping by building a hope fortress out of nothing! 😁
Sorry about the BFN, it's never nice to see one of those, even though some do turn into BFPs the next few days! I hope that's the case for you!

@Lori23TTC We are close DPO-wise, the second week of the 2WW is the worst but it'll be over soon, hopefully with some good news! 🤞🏼

Haha I do that all the time!! Hoping you get a bfp for new years 🤞❤️

@MrsKin90 oh I got it mixed up I’m 7DPO not CD7- so I should know around New Years if we are or not. It’s good you haven’t come on tho on DPO13 - fingers crossed! Xx

@eloiseislost glad to hear you had a lovely Christmas day. Hopefully those are good signs for you 😊 if obsessing helps a little then go for it.

@Bizawit my LP seems to shift a bit. I think up to two days different is "normal". And I use BBT and it still changes but on average is 14. Give BBT a go though! If nothing else it can be really interesting and give some reassurance that you're covering the right times.

@Lori23TTC you'll be due to ovulate not far into the new year won't you? 😊

I am 13dpo today. I tested yesterday just in case it would make it a special Christmas day but no positive for me! I've had a couple of short lived cramps and headaches for two days so could go either way! 😊 Other than that I feel completely normal and nothing exciting to report. Only a few days to find out. 🤞

@Bizawit I’m sorry to hear about your AF 😩 the worst timing but now try to think positive for the next cycle. I think I’m CD7 so still a long way to go for me! We had a lovely Christmas even tho it was very quiet and just us.

@primrosechill sorry to hear you feel you might be out but you never know. Fingers crossed for you.

@MrsKin90 how are you?? You must be close to your AF date, have you tested? X

@MrsKin90 that’s a good idea- I think I’ll try that. I think I’ll also try temping this month, as I’m not sure I’m getting my ovulation right. If I calculate by when I think I ovulated each month , my luteal phase is varying from 12-16 days! But I don’t think it’s supposed to change that much 🤔.

How are you getting on? You must be almost at the end of the 2ww? X

@Bizawit That's the spirit, you just have to keep trying! As much as the odds seem against us, the reality is that the vast majority of couples eventually conceive. It's just a matter of keeping your sanity until then! Easier said than done of course…!

@primrosechill I really hope it's not AF. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! 🤞🏼

We had a lovely Christmas Day with DH's family and my brother, we are still eating the leftovers today. Santa brought me the gift of insanity because I'm 5DPO according to FF (8DPO according to Premom 🤷🏻‍♀️) and I'm convinced I have symptoms. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Each and every one of them can be explained by the festivities: nausea (too much food), fatigue (too much food AND drink), dizziness (see previous entry), constipation (diet rich in sugar, processed carbs, fat and booze). Oh well! I think this is just my brain trying to forget about the MC and giving me something else to obsess over.

I hope everyone is having a nice, relaxed day. Don't lose hope, no matter what! ❤️

@Bizawit definitely keep tryingMaybe you could do a mixture this cycle? One time do the cup method, and syringe the next day etc. Best of both then 😊

Thank you all for your kind words. I’m feeling a bit better. Just got to keep trying I guess. I think I might go back to the cup this month. (Last round I mainly syringed, but not convinced I was doing it very effectively..)

@primrosechill got everything crossed for your that AF stays away.

Xx

@primrosechill I hope it's not AF for you 🙁 sometimes we do know our bodies best of course, but lots of people experience cramps before BFPs? How does iui work, do you have to just wait and see or do they bring you back in for blood tests to check? 😕 Sorry for my ignorance, all I really know about fertility treatments has probably come from TV! (That ever reliable source of information).
I hope AF stays away so you can enjoy the rest of Christmas!

10dpo today and started cramping loads so I’m pretty sure my first round of iui didnt work and I’m out - I just hope that AF lets me enjoy the remainder of christmas and doesnt show her ugly face until tomorrow earliest. Hope everyone is having a peaceful and joyful time ❤️

@Bizawit so sorry to hear AF showed- what a cow to turn up late on Xmas eve. I hope you are ok

Wishing all of you a lovely Christmas Day- for lots of us it isn’t what we imagined or planned but that’s a lot like life really and it doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t find the joy in it where we can. My Christmas wish for all of you is that by next Christmas there’s a bump or a baby enjoying the special day xx

@Bizawit ah so sorry to hear about af coming last night, that really is horrid timing!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas break! It certainly is a bit different this year! X

@Bizawit I'm so sorry about AF arriving, on Christmas Eve no less! I swear, AF is sentient, she is really messing with us sometimes. 😔 Try to enjoy Christmas, it's not what any of us imagined, but we're still here and we are doing our best. Here's to a better Christmas for you next year, and for all of us! 😘

Merry Christmas everyone! You are an amazing bunch of strong, determined women and you all deserve the best. May the festive lights shine on the paths to our dreams, no matter how short or long and windy they may be. 🙂 🎄
PS: I hope Santa is good to you all too! 🎅🏻

So sorry @Bizawit - utterly rubbish timing. Piss off AF!

Oh @Bizawit I'm so sorry ☹️ what absolutely rubbish timing!! I'm gutted for you!

Hey all, AF came tonight 2 days late and I am utterly gutted 😢😢😢. Horrible timing and cried my eyes out.

Hope everyone’s having a happier Christmas Eve than me, and finding ways to celebrate despite all the covid madness. ❤️

@Lori23TTC I'd definitely just have normal wine 😂 saying that I've not bought any alcohol! You're right, I'm sure our time will come for each and every one of us ❤️

@primrosechill social media is not good for any of us at this time of year is it? I'm trying to focus on all of the things I feel lucky to have right now and have found its helped me through the day!

Wishing you lovely people as beautiful a Christmas as you can have and praying for some wonderful news for as many of us as possible in the next week or two 🎄🙏🤞🥰

Hello lovely women - just wanted to say that I know the next few days can be extraordinarily hard and I want to let you know that I think you’re all amazing ❤️ i should have stayed away from social media today - way too many posts of babies in cute santa outfits or pregnant women saying it’s their last celebration before the “+1” in their families. It’s hard. But I am amazingly lucky in that I get to be with my fam right now, I know so many people can’t, so I choose to count my blessings. Look after yourselves ❤️❤️❤️

@eloiseislost oh brilliant I’ll stick with that then! Pretend I’m drinking 🤣 xx

@Lori23TTC I love alcohol free wine! It tastes just like wine but doesn't give you a hangover! 😁

@ComebackQueen oh just reading that made me angry! How disrespectful to you and after you were such a good friend! I really do sometimes loose faith in humanity- just seems to be so many nasty people around now days. You are better of without her.

@MrsKin90 I totally get how you feel... I feel the same I keep thinking it’s so unfair we have been trying for nearly a year and a half and in that time I’ve had about 15 people I know get pregnant and I can’t cope... I try to avoid fb now. On the other hand there is anyways someone out there going through a harder journey... I’ve had all the tests I can have and I'm told I’m completely normal, same as hubby. There are some people who are not normal and I should be grateful that we are healthy. I truly believe our time will come but just have to be patient-one day this will all be worth it. I really want to have a few drinks tomorrow as it’s only me abd hubby now on Christmas Day but I’m DPO6 and not sure if I should-I brought some alcohol free wine 🤣 prob taste like crap haha xx