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

Haha glad it isn't just me!! 😂 Maybe the cups do scrape the sides clean?! 🤣
I must say I actually don't mind the smell 😳 it's just an inoffensive sweet-ish smell. I wonder what that means?! 😬

@Sydney1986x sorry to hear you've got covid 🙁 take paracetamol as needed, drink plenty of water and lots of rest. Hopefully someone is there taking care of you!

@eloiseislost oh I'll be thinking of you tomorrow ❤️

@bitheby regardless of who it’s with I guarantee you it doesn’t make it smell of fairies, puppies and talc 😂
Despite my practice run with the disc I’ve just syringed the last two nights and laid up for ages so didn’t pop a disc in (I will when I’m ovulating) and a big fat YES to the seepage, where does all this jizz hide?!

And weirdly I can shower, go all day doing stuff then go for a 6pm walk and bam, the jizz flow starts and then I’m walking and pull this face 😳🥺 I should be pregnant by now with the amount of time it holidays up there 😅

At least the smell for most of you is a combination of yourself and someone you (hopefully) love very much. I'm TTCing with a donor and so the SoftCup remnants are rank stranger semen. Pretty grim.

Oh @eloiseislost that is exciting about your scan! Will be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping everything looks good- keep us posted ☺️

@Sydney1986x so sorry to hear you’ve got covid- that is horrible for you. Hope you can rest up and that you are feeling better really soon. As if the TWW wasn’t bad enough eh?!?

Sweet potato - please don’t feel like you are bringing the thread down at all. Like so many have said.. this is our honest and real journey of TTC, that includes everything. I hope you get some answers soon and your partner gives you the best possible valentines by pampering you I didn’t @ you as mindful that might be irritating or upsetting for you and you can read in your own time.

@MrsKin90 YES, you aren’t alone! I too have ‘smelt’ something unpleasant after using the ferti-lily and I have the nose of a blood hound 🙈😂.. I did use a BV gel last month as was worried i had some sort of infection but I only
Smell it after use and not ongoing.

Good luck with your early scan @eloiseislost !!

@Makingnumber2 I hope the wait doesn’t feel like an age for your early scan!

In terms of update for me, I am 6 days DPO. I’ve also tested positive for covid and feeling quite poorly 😔. I only had the vaccine on the 30th! I’m scared to take paracetamol incase of implantation.

@MrsKin90 that has made me chuckle! I do know what you mean by the after flow- it’s interesting it doesn’t happen with a soft disc though...I guess the disc collects the after flow and you remove it all in one go?? Where are our bodies storing the after flow though when we don’t use a disc?? If it comes out bit by bit where is it lurking until it exits??
And yes you’re right I’m sure about the nausea. I had horrendous evening sickness from week 6 til week 28 with DD1. So I should Be grateful to be being spared a few weeks of that joy!

@Makingnumber2 from what I've gathered stalking pregnancy chats like some kind of desperate weirdo, people who worry about no nausea soon live to regret it as they get further along 😁 exciting that you've got a scan booked!

😳 I'm not smelling everything that comes out of me deliberately FYI 😱 I can just smell it without trying. Like a sweet smell. 😂 it's fun isn't it, not having the power to immediately delete things you've said?

Nothing of note to update my end really other than I’ve booked in for an early scan on 21st when I’ll be 6 weeks 5 days and I’m just praying everything will look ok on it.
I’m 5w3d today and am a bit worried I don’t feel like I have any sickness- do still have sore boobs- right boob way sorer than left (so weird), am pretty tired by the afternoon and have really
Increased thirst. But so far no nausea. I think waiting for the early scan will feel like an eternity- but I’m going to try and keep as busy as lockdown allows!

I agree it's not about dragging the thread down or not. I would feel far less comfy here if we weren't allowed to air all the heartbreaking shit along with the funny stuff. Sending you lots of love bigsweetpotato!

I think it LOOKS like it's brought the thread down because most of us are at points where we are either waiting to ovulate, have a bfp already, or are in the depths of tww trauma! So there isn't much to say 😊. I think it would naturally have gone a bit quiet anyway.

I do have something gross to bring to though if that'll make everyone feel better?

Does anyone or did anyone ever find that using a soft disc/cup Vs syringing made a difference to what I'm affectionately calling the "after flow"? To explain, I find after syringing only, the following few days I have more fluid come out when I wipe after seeing, this might just be my normal bodily fluids but it definitely has "that smell" to it 😳 😂 but when I use a cup or disc and take it out, it obviously retains a lot of the left over juice, and as a result I don't get any after flow the following days? I'm not sure what I think this means, if anything. Just thought it's give you all something a bit different to read and a view into what I think about over my morning cup of tea 😂 sorry in advance for anyone having a sneaky read during their lunch.

Sorry to hear things are dragging out like this for you @bigsweetpotato- it must be agonising. You’re definitely not dragging anything down! As others have said this thread isn’t about the highs and lows of TTC and we are all here for each other. Sending you love and I agree with what @eloiseislost said about perhaps seeing if GP can sign you off for next few weeks to allow you some time to just deal with this horrible news. Take care of yourself xxx

Aw @bigsweetpotato I hope today brings more clarity for you, it must be agonising not knowing. Could you take some time off over the next few days?

You’re not bringing the thread down at all. This is all sadly part of the ttc/pregnancy world and it’s just as needed as our chats of ufos getting stuck and the inner workings of our pubic bones and the prominent cups they give us!

Thinking of you and sending a big fat virtual hug 💚 xx

Thanks @eloiseislost it's tough cos I feel fine still no pain or bleeding. The hormones are still quite high so I've got pregnancy symptoms like boob pain, belly bloat and massive tiredness. I really don't want it to drag out but think it might 😞 concentrating at work this week has been hard!

Thanks everyone. Still don't have a conclusive answer from the second blood test so unfortunately have to go in again tomorrow. My hcg has gone down but only a little bit.

Sorry to bring the thread down guys. Keep chatting about syringes and prominent pube bones and softdiscs!! Hope you're all ok xx

Yes- very much still thinking of you bigsweetpotato and hoping you’re ok. Sending love xxx

Hope everyone is alright today too 💕

Hello everyone. I don’t want to tag anyone so they don’t get an unwanted alert, but bigsweetpotato I’m thinking of you.

Hope everyone is ok 💚 xx

@bigsweetpotato I’m so sorry to hear this 😢 I hope you get to try again very soon ❤️ Xxx

Hope you’re ok @bigsweetpotato been thinking of you today and your follow up apt xx

@bigsweetpotato so very sorry to hear, I wish you peace and healing. We are all hear for you. How utterly devastating.

@bigsweetpotato so sorry for your loss. 😔💔I know how hard this. Be kind to yourself, give yourself some space and time. Big hug