The Turkey Baster Gang (gobble gobble)

Ah thank you @MrsKin90! I keep going and looking at it every now and again to check I didn't imagine it! X

How did I manage to miss that! Sorry @bigsweetpotato, fab news about the midwife appointment. I bet that's really exciting, and will make it feel more real! X

@Birchybirch well that is absolutely amazing! 🥰 I'm so happy for you!! I can imagine there were tears bless you, super super huge congratulations. ❤️

@bigsweetpotato a midwife appointment! How exciting 😱 I bet that'll make it feel a bit more real for you xx

@bigsweetpotato ah thank you! Ha, I don't think I'll ever want to leave this group! 🙂

Did the clearblue test today... Apparently I'm 2-3 weeks pregnant! (I'll try and attach a photo, but last time I tried to attach one of my opks it didn't seem to work). There was laughter and happy tears. I realise there is a loooooong way to go, and that it might not all be plain sailing, especially after reading some of the heartbreaking messages you lovely ladies have posted on here, but just knowing that the process can work brings me comfort.

Here's to 2021 being kind on us all! X

Thank you guys! Defo will be sticking around. Tbh it still doesn't feel real yet (apart from my boobs are like massive rocks!!) and haven't told anyone yet. Got my first midwife appt in a few weeks which feels ages away!
Wishing everyone good luck for the month xx

@eloiseislost hoorah for your peak and woohoo for the vaccine! 🥳 😊 I bet you're both pooped doing SMEP and having it go on longer than expected.

@Labrat3 congratulations 🥰

@bigsweetpotato I am also happy for you to stick around ❤️ I can't imagine leaving this group and having to make new Mumsnet friends 😳 but I do hope you join some pregnancy groups or whatever there is as well 😊

Hope everyone gets their peaks soon 😊

I have NO idea if I've ovulated or not. I'm going back two temping vaginally next cycle as I'm sure I've been sleeping with my mouth open. EWCM has gone away. also don't have any of my post-O cramps. Anyway. What will be will be. We'll SI today, and then just do twice a week until I'm 100% sure I've ovulated as I'm tired.
I had the craziest dreams last night and woke up every couple of hours. I am shattered and can't imagine I have the energy to release an egg if I'm honest 😂

@Bluey18 At least this experience made me realise that I know my body a bit better now, I was sure for the past 3 days that I was close to ovulation from other signs, like the BBT falling, CM, twinges.
I hope you get your peak soon, we will be 2WW buddies! 🙂

@eloiseislost so glad you got your peak! How frustrating that you got a bad batch, so lucky that you noticed just in time!. I'm still waiting for my peak haha 🙈 .

Please do stay @bigsweetpotato I think we all need a bit of hope that SI really does work

@bigsweetpotato I think it was definitely a defective batch, these things happen!
Anyway, with the Tesco sticks, I finally got my peak this evening, I'm so relieved! We did a SI and we plan another one tomorrow.

Of course you can stay, we want people to have a reason to leave but not actually leave! ❤️

@eloiseislost I switched to wondfo OPKs and did them at the same time as my Femometer ones and found that they weren't as 'sensitive' as the wondfo ones i.e didn't show as dark a line when testing with the same sample. Maybe you do have a bad batch though?

Ps hope you guys don't mind me staying and lurking on this thread. I really like you guys and don't wanna jump ship

Big congrats @Labrat3 and @Birchybirch xxx

@Birchybirch A line is a line! 🙂 Let us know how you get on with the CB!

@primrosechill I got some Tesco ovulation sticks and the line is almost as dark as the control, while the Femometer ones still show the same faint line with the same urine! Must be a bad batch, thankfully I can return the rest of them and get all my money back from Amazon -I love Prime 😄

@Makingnumber2 I thought the 2WW was bad, but waiting for ovulation is no party either! Glad you feel positive, don't let the weather get you down! My mum calls this type of weather "snuggle weather". 💞

I think I got my dates wrong due to the first period after the MC being a bit odd. I had spotting and passed some dark brown clots for 3 days and I thought the start of this was CD1. But then on CD4 I got my normal period cramps and usual red blood and flow, which lasted 4 more days. I suspect I passed leftover tissue before my actual period so I'm further behind than I thought. It's just a theory but it makes sense! Sorry for the TMI, I have no filter! 😆

Got my COVID vaccine today, I was so happy it was the Pfizer they gave me, as it's a much "cleaner" mechanism of delivery, there's no virus components in it whatsoever. So far, side effects are soreness at the injection site and not being able to shut up about getting the vaccine! 😅

Gosh lots to catch up on- and how brilliant to hear some great news!
Congratulations @Labrat3 and @Birchybirch! I am thrilled for both of you- so exciting and I will keep my fingers crossed for you both to have a happy and healthy pregnancy

Nothing of interest to report currently from me- just waiting for FW to hit (starts sunday) so DH and I can get cracking. Am trying to feel really positive but the weather is making it hard!

Hope your UTI clears up soon @ComebackQueen they are the absolute worst! And @eloiseislost hope that peak shows up asap- it's really keeping you waiting this cycle!

how strange @eloiseislost! I wonder if you have a deflective batch or something! hope you get pregnant faster than your toilet sink, too, hahaha

Haha, that made me chuckle @eloiseislost It is bad though that even normal water is testing with a low peak. Maybe you have a dodgy batch. Might be worth seeing if you can message them, or amazon to see if they have had any other issues with that batch.

I did another test today, and the line is a little darker, but still faint, so I'm going to blow my boots points on a clearblue one soon, and see it that will tell me for def, and if so, how many weeks (guessing only one if its so faint) x

@Labrat3 congratulations this is fantastic news 🥰 I wish you a happy and healthy 9 months xxx

@Birchybirch @primrosechill What is really odd is that they give me pretty much the exact same line regardless of day, time of day and hold. So I decided to test with water last night and lo and behold, the same line appeared! I'll be really pissed if my bathroom sink gets pregnant before me!! 🤣

I don’t know about pearls of wisdom but I can tell you what we did?
I think doing SI took A LOT of the pressure off of both of us and we could have a sex life again without thinking ‘we have to make a human out of this’. I did the usual thing of putting my legs and hips up after SI for half an hour whilst leaving the syringe in and I always tried to orgasm too (oh the glamour)
I started trying to follow my cervical mucus in November (didn’t think of doing this before as I still thought it might just “happen”) rather than relying on apps as my cycle can be all over the place anyway. I waited til I had ewcm and we SI but a week later I seen I had the same ewcm AGAIN? So we did SI again for a few more days whilst having sex in between.
The only supplements I have been taking for the last 3 years is Folic Acid and vitamin D which are both cheap from Wilkinson’s lol (The doctor said both of these are fine and you don’t need to take the expensive stuff)
I just want you guys to bear in mind that I also suffer from anxiety and depression.....last month I hit a reeeeeeeally bad low I found out one of my best friends was pregnant and the pain hit me like a tonne of bricks....I was sure that it wasn’t guna happen for us ever.
Beginning of this year I tried to stay as calm and patient as I could and try to repeat the words ‘what will be will be’.
So you can imagine our shock yesterday!
Trying to be as chilled out as possible as we are still in the very early days
I still can’t believe it just yet...

@primrosechill @eloiseislost ah yeah I also use fenometer. I've found them so so... The 1st month, by CB picked up a peak 2 days before they did, and this 2nd month, they picked up the peak when my CB didn't, so I have mixed feelings about them I guess. Ooh, also, the 1st month, the "intelligent" recognition falsely read a different line, so said I'd peaked, when it was a week away. See how you go, hopefully they will get better! 🤞

@eloiseislost I use femometer OPKs and they work fine for me for picking up peak so it’s not always bad I think but of course we’re all different! Like you said, it might be that your cycle is a bit out of whack after MC but if you dont get peak in the next few days then deffo worth checking out a different brand!

@Labrat3 welcome to the group and congrats! Love to see so much good news on here

@Birchybirch I'm using a different brand of OPKs this month (Femometer) and I'm starting to suspect there's something wrong with them. Just went through Amazon reviews and there are a lot of 1-star reviews with photos comparing different brand of OPKs showing peak and Femometer showing a faint line. At least I take my BBT so if I ovulate, I will know. 🤷🏻‍♀️
I admire your self restraint and sensibility with testing! 😁 It's normal to think about the future, you are not thaaaaat far ahead! If you were buying a pram, that would be premature! But the time to announce will be here before you know it. 🙂

Ah @ComebackQueen sorry to hear about your infection! Hopefully the meds work to clear it up quickly!

@eloiseislost ah please don't worry! 🙂 Ooh yeah opks can be a bit of a pain. See what the next few days brings, as there's probably loads of variables that could muddle the results.

@Labrat3 that's fantastic news! Congratulations! So happy for you. Here's to a happy 9 months.

@Sydney1986x ah no, not took a test since. It says best to go off 1st wee, so decided I'd wait a couple of days then try again. I think tomorrow morning I'll test again.

We got waaaay ahead of ourselves today, and had a convo about how we'd tell people, and in what order. Far too early for any of that I know! X

@Janefx40 Thanks, I managed SI with a soft cup and a 4-hour hold, yay me!
But after all that... still no positive OPK!! Line was actually darker with the diluted pee! What's going on?? I could cry, not from sadness, but from utter frustration! 😠
Deep breaths, rant over! 🧘🏻‍♀️

@Labrat3 congrats! After 3 years this must feel amazing. Lovely for the group to hear a success story too x

@ComebackQueen I feel for you! I've had loads of UTIs since my miscarriage - basically every time we have sex - partly what led us to SI. Hope you feel better soon

@eloiseislost hope you managed to not pee and SI and it was all bearable!!! The things we do!

Thank you @eloiseislost for your information re the vaccine! That’s really interesting- my partner is really keen for me to get the vaccine as he’s concerned should I catch covid and impact in pregnancy and on baby.. will do some more reading and make a final decision next week. I am patient facing in my role too (mental health community) so I also feel a responsibility to help beat this pandemic and keep everyone safe!

@Birchybirch any news? So excited for you!

@ComebackQueen I really hope you feel better soon, UTI’s are awful. Take care of yourself!

@Labrat3 CONGRATS!!! Amazing news and thanks for sharing. Are there any tips or pearls of wisdom- anything done differently this time or since November with the SI?