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Yogurt pot yuppies, sexy basters and UFO discs - part 3

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eloiseislost · 19/01/2021 16:05

Starting yet another thread on self insemination before our second one locks down!

Welcome to THE most supportive group you could wish for if you’re starting or you are already on a self insemination journey.
Remember, nothing is TMI and you are not alone. 💖

Calling the usual suspects, in no particular order (and sorry if I missed anyone 😊):
@ComebackQueen
@Makingnumber2
@Janefx40
@AdriannaP
@MrsKin90
@primrosechill
@bigsweetpotato
@Sydney1986x
@Bluey18
@Birchybirch
@Lori23TTC
@Cathie102
@Labrat3
@DinkBoo
@Oilyoilyoilgob

Let it rain BFPs!!! 🐣

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Oilyoilyoilgob · 28/02/2021 13:20

@eloiseislost what a fabulous little bean and I’m so happy for you both that you can see him/her and hear the heartbeat 🥰 what a beautiful Sunday for you both, chuffed to bits for you!

Glorious weather too here in East Yorkshire-it’s so so sunny! We’re just about to head out for a huge walk. Sun out, birds singing-it’s a really lovely day. Happy Sunday everyone x

eloiseislost · 28/02/2021 13:10

@Makingnumber2 Thank you! 💕
We will do the harmony test at 10 weeks and that includes a scan too. To be honest, I wish I could get hooked up on an ultrasound machine 24/7! 🤣
How are you these days?

@Birchybirch Thank you! 💞 I won't lie, I'm a bit anxious about the dates, but then again, it doesn't take much to make me anxious! 😄
How have you been?

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Birchybirch · 28/02/2021 12:00

@eloiseislost aww that is so fantastic to see! So happy for you! Yeah apparently the difference in days early in is so minimal x

Makingnumber2 · 28/02/2021 11:55

What a beautiful blob @eloiseislost So pleased it all went well and you got see the heartbeat again 🥰 Bet you guys are over the moon! Do you have any other scans booked between now and the standard 12 week?

eloiseislost · 28/02/2021 11:15

Thank you everyone for thinking of me this weekend! 💓
Little blob's heart still beating away and it has grown so much! Based on last scan I should be 8+2 today but this one put me at 8 exactly but the sonographer said that it is normal for dates to change at early scans, as 1mm=1 whole day apparently!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend, the weather is glorious here in Scotland! ☀️

Yogurt pot yuppies, sexy basters and UFO discs - part 3
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Makingnumber2 · 27/02/2021 09:19

Thank you @eloiseislost @Sydney1986x @Oilyoilyoilgob @Bluey18 and @Birchybirch Smile

How funny 3 of you are all on 5dpo- well 6dpo by today! So odd how so many of us on here have cycles in sync!

@Sydney1986x I'm so sorry your DP is still so unwell with covid and that things have been so stressful for you with having to re-schedule your wedding again. I really hope your partner is feeling better very soon and that the re-scheduling process is a painless as it can be and that there won't need to be any more re-scheduling after this one.

@Oily all your symptoms sound promising and it is deffo still v early to see any kind of BFP so you're still 100% in the game! Will be keeping EVERYTHING crossed that this is your BFP month.

@eloiseislost thinking of you this weekend for your scan- I'm sorry I've forgotten if you said it was today or tomorrow, but will keep fingers crossed today and tomorrow to cover all bases!

Hope everyone gets to enjoy some springtime sunshine today!

Birchybirch · 27/02/2021 08:02

@Makingnumber2 I'm glad you were able to speak to someone nice at Tommy's, and have an idea of what to expect if it is bad news. Keeping everything crossed though that it's not. Also hoping this next week goes quickly!

@eloiseislost good luck with your scan this weekend! I hope you are able to see a clear picture of the little bean!

Oooh @oilyoilyoilgob those symptoms do sound promising! I know what you mean about questioning whether you've imagined them, I've done that myself so many times this last few months. Will keep everything crossed for your bfp!

Ah @Sydney1986x sorry to hear about the wedding and your partner having covid. Hopefully they make a full recovery soon! X

Oilyoilyoilgob · 26/02/2021 14:06

@Bluey18 ah thank you, yes it’s emotional for so many of us right now isn’t it? Hoping over the next few month Covid eases it’s grip and we can start enjoying life outside again with friends and family 🤞🏻

Ooh 5 dpo for you! Sending lots of luck for you, and I hope it goes quickly and the wait isn’t too torturous xx

Bluey18 · 26/02/2021 13:50

@Makingnumber2 I'm so glad the midwife from Tommy's was nice, I wish we had something like that where I'm from, it sounds like a great service. Even just to feel heard and be given a rundown of what to possibly expect. I'm keeping everything crossed for you for a quick wait for your next scan and that you hear good news.

@MrsKin90 Such great news about the bloods! I think I'm around the same time as you this cycle (5dpo currently), I hope the TWW isn't driving you as crazy as it's driving me right now Grin.

@eloiseislost best of luck on your next scan this weekend, will be lovely to see the little bean again Smile

@Sydney1986x Oh no I'm so sorry to hear about your wedding having to be postponed. My DP and I are delaying getting married due to Covid too, although thankfully I had nothing booked, so not had to reschedule anything. I hope you get good new about the wedding and that your DP is feeling better before your SIs this month!

@Oilyoilyoilgob Bless you, it's such an emotional time Flowers. Your symptoms all sounds very promising. I really hope this is your month.

Oilyoilyoilgob · 26/02/2021 13:29

@Sydney1986x I’m ever so sorry to read your partner is still poorly with Covid-hopefully recovery and good health will start soon.
I really hope you get sorted with your wedding for either this year or next. It’s sounds a really stressful time.
Never apologise on this thread for feeling that you sound negative (although I’m guilty of that too!) life at the minute is turbulent for most of us and that’s excluding trying to conceive on top, especially not in the conventional sense!
You don’t have to apologise and you’re not being negative you’re being honest. Sending a big hug and make sure you keep as well rested and hydrated as possible, tough time for you physically and mentally.

Hopefully your partner gets a bit better, even just enough to do the odd ‘sample’ to get the ttc ball rolling this month 😁🤞🏻

Thank you for the wishes. For the first ever time I did a strip pregnancy test this early but it was negative last night. Partly just to stop driving myself mad as I’m starting to think I’m imaging symptoms then manifesting them within myself. Apart from the very tender boobs, I’m deffo not imagining them 😩
Who’d have thought a pre-bedtime routine is checking for veiny boobs and any change in nipples and checking vaginal discharge. Nice!

Big hugs to you and I hope you get good news regarding your new wedding date! Xx

Sydney1986x · 26/02/2021 13:17

Hey everyone,

@MrsKin90 thanks for checking in on me. TBH this week has been horrendous. My partner is still very poorly with COVID, our wedding can’t go ahead in May as intended/ hoped and I’m in the throes of rearranging this for another time and I am stressed and exhausted from it all. I feel so emotional and all over the place. I just want us to know where we stand and if we can move to June or next year. I’m so so drained. Sorry to be negative but that’s how I feel. I hope your TWW goes super quick @MrsKin90

@Makingnumber2 I am glad you had some reassurance and facts from Tommy’s. I really hope the next week goes quickly for your sake, sending a virtual hug to you.

Good luck tomorrow @eloiseislost !!

@Oilyoilyoilgob I am so hoping this month is your BFP!

For everyone else, I hope you’re all ok!

I am awaiting ovulation, on CD10 and I am discovering I ovulate very close to my period/ late in my cycle. I hope my partner is better soon and we get to SI this month Grin I will probably be back on this thread next week when the whole wedding shambles might be clearer!

Have a lovely weekend all- sun is shining & brighter days are coming for us all! Flowers

Oilyoilyoilgob · 26/02/2021 12:42

@MrsKin90 I don’t know when my results are back, I was still crying going out of the room and didn’t even think about results 😬 we can log in online to see but I’m not sure I want to do right now I firmly have my head in the sand. Also for the stuff they’re testing I don’t want to Google stuff and scare myself. Is keeping my head in the sand acceptable for a bit?!

Also I’ve had mega tender, sensitive and painful boobs for the last few days. Absolutely vivid constant dreams. I started retching yesterday and I’m crying at everything. Also exhausted.
I’m really, really trying to not get any hopes up on a bfp and it could maybe be because I’m feeling a bit depressed and then I feel Jesus is it psychosomatic and I’m manifesting symptoms myself? I feel like I’m sending myself crackers this month. Normally I’m not like this and can compartmentalise really well.

When I got my sept bfp I ovulated approx 5th sept and by the 15th I was retching/sick, metallic taste and (tmi alert!) logged on my tracker that I did 6 poos that day alone. I had vivid, constant dreams then too. I tested that month on cd36 (22st sept)
I’m wondering could I be pregnant but tbh I have to box that hope away because I will be absolutely crushed this month. I just want to get pregnant again and keep it 😞 I’m cd26 so I’ll wait and see. On everything!

@eloiseislost no I can’t imagine being like that and my husband is like yours. I genuinely envy his ability to box things of and not worry or stress. I genuinely can’t imagine being like it. Easy to say but try have a chilled couple of days before your scan. I’m sending heaps of positive wishes through the airwaves that all goes well for you and your baby 💚

@Makingnumber2 sending big hugs to you. I’m glad you feel a bit better now you have awareness of what may happen. I’m sorry that you have to keep waiting, I hope you’ll be ok.

The mornings and brighter late afternoons are a godsend. The snowdrops and crocuses are our in the garden and the first mini daffodil is about to flower. I love spring, nature telling us things get better after darkness.

Happy Friday to everyone xx

eloiseislost · 26/02/2021 11:07

@MrsKin90 "Lots of stress and worry over nothing" will be the title of my autobiography! 😂
DH is not concerned at all, but he's the kind of person that genuinely does not worry about things he can't control! Can you imagine? 😵 I think men don't really realise what's going on until the baby arrives, blessed are the naive!

@Makingnumber2 I'm sorry for all the uncertainty you are going through. Sending you positive thoughts! 💖 It's good that you had a look at the different management options, but do remember that nothing is certain yet, so if it starts to feel too much, step away from Google. 😉

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Makingnumber2 · 26/02/2021 07:36

Great news your tests will be at right time for your Ov @MrsKin90! So I tried phoning the EPU and left message and then typically when they rang back I was in a meeting and couldn't answer. The midwife sounded a bit stern and harrassed in her message so it put me off calling back tbh. I did phone the Tommy's helpline instead and spoke to a midwife that way- she just said to stay sat on the fence about it, don't get my hopes up but try not to worry (easier said than done...) and talked me through what the process would be if it was bad news and how then the private clinic would refer me to EPU and what would happen from that point. I've spent considerable time reading up on what my options would be in terms of 'managing' the situation if the news is bad, although not cheerful reading it has helped my anxiety and made me feel more in control because I am clear on what each option would entail etc.

I will be sending lots of positive, healthy baby vibes your way @eloiseislost for your scan. I know how anxiety inducing it all is but hope you manage to find some moments of calm over the next few days!

Hope everyone in TWW or about to SI is doing well this week. It's so much nicer to have more light in the mornings and afternoons this week and also knowing there is finally an end in sight for lockdown Star

MrsKin90 · 25/02/2021 21:01

@eloiseislost the chances are everything will be absolutely fine still so try not to freak out if you can (I'm sure it's impossible but it's obligatory advice!). How is your partner doing? Are men generally less concerned over all pregnancy related worries??
Yes I managed to book blood test for 8dpo which is fine 😊 all worked well in the end! Lots of stress and worry over nothing. X

eloiseislost · 25/02/2021 20:51

@MrsKin90 Thank you for thinking of me, I'm stressing out about the scan as per usual! 😄 I will let you know how it goes! 🤞🏼

Yay, you ovulated! Does this work with your appointment for bloods after all?

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MrsKin90 · 25/02/2021 20:47

@ComebackQueen now the ball is rolling I hope the time flies between now and July! Hopefully you get your bfp before then so there's no need 😊

@Oilyoilyoilgob when do you get your results back? Well done wanting to lose weight! I agree there's only so much you can control!

@Makingnumber2 have you thought any
more about maybe referring yourself to EPU or harassing midwives for some support?

@eloiseislost will be thinking of you this weekend! Let us know how you get on ❤️

@Sydney1986x how are you doing? Hope you're okay!

I'm 3dpo and super busy at work/with life but thinking of you all!

ComebackQueen · 25/02/2021 11:51

@Oilyoilyoilgob thank you soooo much. Let’s hope in less than two weeks I’ll be POAS and celebrating along with all the rest of us ladies xx

Oilyoilyoilgob · 24/02/2021 17:12

@ComebackQueen happy birthday for this month to you and your husband and I hope your SI results in a big fat positive pregnancy test!
That’s great news you’re triaged and (hoping you won’t need it due to a bfp 😃) that you’re booked in for July-it’ll fly by.

Good luck on your bloods too, the ball is rolling for us all. We can all compare results 😅 xx

ComebackQueen · 24/02/2021 15:08

@Makingnumber2 ah gotcha, didn’t realise it was a private scan, as great as they are when things are clear cut, nothing beats the thoroughness of the NHS when you’re in the system.

Try keep yourself busy in the meantime, easier said than done and in a less than two weeks fingers crossed everything is as it should be.

@Oilyoilyoilgob

Fingers crossed whilst you are awaiting their blood work results, hopefully it’ll give some answers and definitely focus on the things you can control.

@MrsKin90 Good luck for Tuesday. I’m hoping I’ll be reporting back with blood tests being ordered soon, chased up my referral and i have been triaged but I am looking at end of July for my first appointment.

@Birchybirch @eloiseislost and @AdriannaP - sending positive vibes and glad to hear your respective pregnancies are going well.

Makingnumber2 · 24/02/2021 08:45

@Birchybirch that's so exciting you're a quarter of the way through and nearly into second tri as well. Hope you're not feeling too grotty with pregnancy symptoms! And if you are, lots of women say theirs lifted with 2nd tri and felt like new women- so that is something to look forward to.
@eloiseislost pleased to hear you're feeling good and doing well also. Will be keeping everything crossed for your Sunday scan that little bean is growing nicely and doing all the things they should be doing!

@Oilyoilyoilgob you're absolutely right that our ages none of us control, so all we can do is focus on and work on what we can control. Losing weight in the year we've had with lockdowns etc. has been so tough- so if you've been losing anything in this time you've done brilliantly in my opinion!

Oilyoilyoilgob · 24/02/2021 07:04

@Birchybirch no no these were tears of ‘that is so lovely’ 😭😊😙
I’ve been hugely emotional the last few days, I honestly feel like it’s really bad pmt but I’m not due my period yet! Crying at adverts, old people walking their old dogs, if someone smiles when I’ve left them out at a junction in the car 😳 If we had a group hug I’d be a snivelling heap 😄

A quarter of the way through, isn’t that crazy? Aww it’s so lovely for you xx

@eloiseislost so glad you’re well! Great news 😊 thats fantastic you have another scan in for the weekend, I’m sending lots of positive thoughts and advanced hugs for it all being ok. How far along will you be by Sunday? It’s so exciting ☺️💚

Aw well hopefully you’re right re bloods. The opks show I have an ovulation peak and my periods are regular so here’s hoping. I’m worried about my age, 40 this year, and weight still needs to come down as if we need medical help these are the two things I know they’ll say will go against me. I can’t turn back the clock but I can keep trying to lose weight!

Xx

Birchybirch · 23/02/2021 23:27

Aww @oilyoilyoilgob sorry, didn't want to make you cry! Hopefully though hugs aren't too far away, now that lockdown is (hopefully) coming to an end....

@eloiseislost ah thank you! Yeah my friend pointed out that at 10w, I'm already a quarter of the way through, crazy! Oooh will keep everything crossed that your little bean is growing well! X

eloiseislost · 23/02/2021 22:31

@Oilyoilyoilgob I'm well, thank you! 🙂
Have another scan on Sunday, praying the blob is growing as it should. 🙏🏼💕
I'm glad your bloods are now done, I completely understand the anxiety and all the emotions that are brought on the surface! I hope you get good results, I have a feeling you'll be fine! ☺️

@Birchybirch I can't believe you're almost in the second trimester, time flies! 😃 Glad to hear you are doing well! 😘

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Oilyoilyoilgob · 23/02/2021 18:44

@Birchybirch that made me cry 💚 Again. I’m really, really emotional and teary right now, I’d love a big hug (I’m a hugger) my husband is good at them but I’d love a group hug, god knows this group deserves it! That’s kind, thank you. She was lovely, just really lovely.
My clients (when I can see them 😒) sometimes have a cry and I never judge them. She was a lovely lady and the blood test was fine-it’s the anxiety before it. Need to get help for it.

Anyways on a brighter note, congratulations on reaching the 10-11 week mark 🥰 I’m delighted for you! Not long for your twelve week scan, and it’s great you know your ovulation dates for when you go!
I really hope you’re feeling ok 😊

The same for @eloiseislost and @AdriannaP I hope you are both well xx