TTC March / April

@kaylsd i should! Would be good if we could have some sort of TTC vending machine tucked away somewhere haha. 1 sanity token for one pee stick!!!

Mable was so gentle she kept going up to her face and sniffing her then looking at me then just laid beside us both with her paw next to the baby :') soooo cute!!!

Hope so @kaylsd! I want to be free of the pressure but at the same time don't want to miss a month of 'evidence' I could take to the GP with these short luteal phases. I have enough OPKs left for one full month tracking and I have 2 pregnancy tests so no one let me use them!!! 🤣 They are secure at the back of the cupboard.

Awww so tiny, that's lovely. What a good girl Mable 🥰🐾

My friends been over this morning after the birth of her beautiful little girl Margot, she's absolutely precious she's only 5 pound 13, I thought my niece was small when I met her for the first time last week, our mable was so gentle around her she kept going near her for a sniff and just kept laying beside us both and placed her paw next to her, I actually caught it on camera, my heart melted! I've cropped out Margots face but you can see our little mables ginger, she's so good around babies 🥺❤️👶

Oops I caved this morning and did a CB OPK! I'm not beating myself up for it as it hasn't actually thrown me off my chill vibes (that much 🤣). It was a blank circle but the line wasn't faint but wasn't strong either if that makes sense. Only did it out of curiosity because I woke up with a throbbing pain on one side, so think ovulation could be approaching soon. Ohh I just really want to make a rainbow 🌈❤️

@Kitty0389 it's okay darling we've all been abit busy really but we always get chance go check in when we can :') it’s good to keep busy in the TWW saves dr google telling you to get the paint samples ready for the nursery because your pregnant ;) fingers and toes crossed you may be our next graduate you never know 🤞🏻 thank you for your well wishes on being an auntie for the first time, she’s a little poppet, I’ve already spoilt her with allsorts and already got something on order as she’s too big for new born stuff at the moment to make sure she can wear stuff we’ve got her too than waiting for the majority of stuff i got in bigger sizes :’) I’m going up to see her again for cuddles on Saturday ✨🥰

@kaylsd woop woop! How long are you off for now then? No point stressing yourself while waiting on investigations, glad you are joining me on the chill train this month. Maybe it will be one of those ones (the stories you always hear) 'oh I just relaxed and suddenly it happened!' hahaha we can only hope... Love that, get some cocktails and snacks and chill the F out

@CycloGoose

Hello there lovey lady!! Lovely to see you back, we know you are never too far away sometimes life can get ahead of us and that's also okay 😚 I'm sorry to hear you've had a rough ride with the vaccine it sounds like it's abit of a shitty one but least you are half way to what people are saying "normality" and sound like your over the worst of it now, I've heard from patients they've said those who react to first to tend to have half the symptom experience for the second one so hopefully that's the case for you 🥺🤞🏻

My work was horrendous yesterday, not one manager or sister contacted me from that other area to ensure I was safe or okay with what I had on my caseload of patients, I could have been lost (which is a strong likelihood as I’m a rubbish en for directions) so I’ve wrote a letter of complaint to my manager about what they are doing to us as a team which she’s going to raise my concerns to the matrons so I’m hoping stuff gets done because right now it’s not nice to work where I am! I’m on the transfer list to oncology so I just need to pass time really until my chance comes up ✨

In terms of yourself hunny, I’m glad to hear your hormone balance of LH/FSH is normal, in terms of the AMH? Was that the one you did private with a finger prick, if so could that be in accurate reading due to the low volume of blood they have to test something like that? In comparison to a full blood bottle test at the doctors? Sending lots of love anyway sweetheart, going forward will it help your process speed up a little bit like our little insight as? I hope that’s the case 🤞🏻 I know it’s probably what you didn’t want in terms of the insight but I’m hoping it can get the ball rolling for your little rainbow bundle, but regardless of any outcomes chick your sisterhood is always here for you each step of the journey 😘🥰 we’ve got your back gal, don’t see it as a set back, see it as a hurdle into the right direction ❤️

[quote minthumbugs]@kaylsd fingers crossed it's soon, who would have thought we would all be desperate for someone to get AF on one of these threads 🤣 just want a fresh start and new cycle for you! I'm on CD15 so not really thinking about it much yet tbh, just going to see if we manage to get FW. If it happens this month, it happens. If not, maybe back to tracking next month? We will see! The weather is bloody awful, being stuck inside with a toddler who is hitting the terrible twos has been interesting to say the least, come back Mr sun 🌞🌞🌞[/quote]
I can catch up now I've done my dreadful stent, I knew I wasn't a weak ass bitch when I wanted to kill my MIL for her insensitivity ;) hahaha, I do actually feel like less stress right now tonight but saying that it might because my work is over! I'm going to copy you this month darling and do no tracking, going to be laid back as no doubt I'll be in for a long run again! Just going to aim to DTD every 2-3 days and take everything as it comes with me and hubs Investigations as I'll know more I'm thinking by end of the month ❤️ just done a big shop for the week I love the word big shop when it's not really that big but you know what I mean and topped up on my alcohol supplies, ready for my weekend off with the hubs first one in around 4 week 🙈 hope your okay sweetie!

aaaahhhh @kaylsd thank god. Think you can put the Big Emotions down to the witch now haha. Wooohooooooooo, new cycle!!!

Great meme @kaylsd and very welcome news!

Just finishing work ladies and I'll catch up butt

Hello CD1 you have been missed so much I've been expecting you 😂😂😂🥰 !!!

definitely @CycloGoose! It's good to be prepared and have a game plan of what you want to do and when, but it might also be good to focus on work and see what happens a few months down the line. Roll on summer holidays lol. X

Wow @Kitty0389 extension sounds mammoth! I have everything crossed for you XXX
@minthumbugs not sure I could have taken that the wrong way you lovely lady :-) I'm definitely not out but at the same time I don't want to leave it so long that there's zero hope! Need to have some big conversations but also need to get some work done. I'm so behind with everything.

@Kitty0389 we are a big dysfunctional group with all the woes that come with our various weird and wonderful cycles, the one common factor being that they all piss us off greatly! Ooooh wow, your extension will definitely be worth it in the end. What do you plan to do with it?

@minthumbugs @CycloGoose the joys of a short cycle means that I feel I am almost permanently in a TWW! But it means I do get more chances... I try not to get my hopes up too much but then I get a little glimmer of hope and then get disappointed...

IVF is such a hard decision, I'm on the fence about whether I would go through with it myself. So much to put your body through but a lot of rewards as well!

The extension is a bit of a mammoth project. OH's brother is a builder so he is doing a lot for us, but we're probably looking at about 4 months from when we break ground to dig foundations which will be in a few weeks! At the moment we're just clearing everything and getting ready. At least it keeps me busy...

@CycloGoose ahhh ok, get that appointment booked asap and hopefully they can shed some light on them and what that means for you. It's easy for me to say but try not to get ahead of yourself! I hope this doesn't come across badly and I hate when people say this but your body can do it so it is possible. You're definitely not out yet! If it's IVF, it's an extra step to meeting your baby. I'm not trying to trivialise it, of course it's more than just an extra step! But it's not an obstacle that you can't get over. I really hope you don't take any of this the wrong way, I'm here for you however you are feeling. 💖🥰🌈

PS. I know what you mean about the whole raft of symptoms. I think I'm going to try not to pay any attention!

@kitty0389 wow you're 9dpo already! Praise the extension! How is it coming along? Are you doing the whole thing yourselves?

@minthumbugs think I'm feeling better from vaccine now. Thank you. How is your week going?

I haven't spoken to my GP yet but I got a letter with the AMH result. They're both in the normal range but low/high for my age respectively so my ovaries are less good than the average person my age and I'm already 34 so the average isn't great to start with.

I'll try to book in with my GP tomorrow probably. Kitty, I'm not sure how I feel about IVF really. I just always assumed we'd have a little baby that was made from our genes and be able to have cute conversations about who they look most like. Hey - it could still be possible - but I'm worried that if we dilly dally, the way my eggs are going, we would only have a donor egg as an option.
I think I'm going to increase my coq10 intake to try and maximise the opportunity of any egg being a healthy egg xxx

@CycloGoose hope you're feeling better from your vaccine! Did you get an appointment to get your results or is that just from seeing them yourself? That's a lot to take in, hope you're feeling ok about them. The silver lining is that your FSH and AMH are both normal but I know you're probably not focusing on that. Here for you while you process. X x

Hi @Kitty0389 it's good to hear from you, thought you must have been nearing the end of your TWW. Time has flew in (not for you I assume 🤣). It's good you're keeping yourself busy. When will your shiny new extension be done, will it be a long project? X

Sorry all, I’ve been super quiet, turns out building an extension yourself takes a lot of time!
@kaylsd welcome to your little niece, I hope it hasn’t been too hard on you. I hope AF turns up soon for you!
@minthumbugs that sounds super exciting for the education course but also quite stressful to do whilst planning everything else.

@CycloGoose . That’s great that your blood tests came back normal, but the decision about IVF sounds really stressful. Is it definitely something you would consider?

I’m on 9DPO and feeling slightly nauseous but i don’t want to get my hopes up. Every month I get a whole host of symptoms (often different from the month before) and then it’s a bit crushing when it’s a BFN so I’ve kind of convinced myself it’s not happening this month. I think I’m just really sensitive to progesterone so I get all the early pregnancy symptoms every month during a normal cycle...

Morning lovely ladies. I am SO busy at work and stressed stressed stressed. No good for baby making.

It's all sounding exciting for you @minthumbugs maybe that's where your focus is meant to be? Sounds like you have a healthy approach this month which is great ☺️

@kaylsd sounds like you have been run ragged with the work calls. Naughty buggers putting you in well outside your travel zone. Sorry to hear that! Get you to the oncology wards asap! Sorry I wasn't there for you when you had your low ebb. My heart is with you. I was just so ill with the vaccine and then so stressed with work. Hope you have new hope in a new cycle. Not long for semen analysis now either! ☺️

I've had all my blood tests back. They're in the 'normal' range but both FSH and AMH suggest diminishing ovarian reserve so looks like I really am just getting over the hill. Not really sure what to do with that information. Maybe I need to think about IVF before it's too late.

@kaylsd fingers crossed it's soon, who would have thought we would all be desperate for someone to get AF on one of these threads 🤣 just want a fresh start and new cycle for you! I'm on CD15 so not really thinking about it much yet tbh, just going to see if we manage to get FW. If it happens this month, it happens. If not, maybe back to tracking next month? We will see! The weather is bloody awful, being stuck inside with a toddler who is hitting the terrible twos has been interesting to say the least, come back Mr sun 🌞🌞🌞

good for you @kaylsd that is motivation! I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 2lbs (woop woooopp) but I still need to get it together to feel good in the summer clothes if this rain goes away 🌧️ ahhhh that is such a pain! At least it's only temporary and hopefully soon you will be doing something new anyway 🤞🏻 aww god I know I shouldn't be moaning about just being on CD15! Still no sign of AF? X