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So superstitious this month (lighthearted)

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 26/09/2021 23:17

I had a miscarriage the cycle before last, and we took a cycle off trying last month to give ourselves a break. I'll be ovulating in the next couple of days and I've been seeing magpies EVERYWHERE.

Now, there's that old rhyme "one for sorrow, two for joy. Three for a girl and four for a boy.....", so I've suddenly become very committed to finding the second magpie of I spy one all on its own. As if somehow it means this cycle a baby might stick! Hmm

I'm not normally a superstitious person AT ALL. Is this happening to anyone else? Help me get through the TWW with your tales of conception superstition!

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Ell17 · 03/10/2021 11:06

@SuperstitiousMagpie Maybe this coming weekend. Although CD22 is Fri and I usually started spotting then (short cycles). So might not have to test 🤷🏻‍♀️ good luck!! X

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 03/10/2021 02:00

@ell17 I'm going away on Thursday which would be 9dpo - might try a frer before I go if boobs are still sore. How about you?

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Ell17 · 02/10/2021 22:39

@SuperstitiousMagpie Eeeek!! 🤞🏻 when are you testing? I think I'm roughly 2/3DPO

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 02/10/2021 21:16

Saw two magpies today AND my boobs are achy and covered in blue veins. I'll get a bloody tattoo of a magpie if I get my bfp this month!

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Shortmamashortcycles · 29/09/2021 19:31

@SuperstitiousMagpie YES that would be perfect! Crossing fingers for you!

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 29/09/2021 19:26

My partners birthday is September, mine is April and if I got pregnant this month I'd be due in June so I like your logic! 😂😂

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Shortmamashortcycles · 29/09/2021 12:45

Here for the strange superstitious obsessions!

Just recovering after a miscarriage myself, and have convinced myself that December will be our lucky month as it'll mean a Sept birthday, and between me, my husband and DD we have April, June and Nov birthdays. Got it in my head that we need Sept for a full set of 30 day months! Blush

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 29/09/2021 11:22

@Ell17

Can't comment on the superstitious aspect, but I'm in the same boat as you. Miscarried July (2nd this year, 1st was April), and I'm ovulating sometime this week 🤞🏻good luck to you this time round!!
Good luck to you too!
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Ell17 · 27/09/2021 22:39

Can't comment on the superstitious aspect, but I'm in the same boat as you. Miscarried July (2nd this year, 1st was April), and I'm ovulating sometime this week 🤞🏻good luck to you this time round!!

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SuperstitiousMagpie · 27/09/2021 16:12

I'm so glad it's not just me! I just saw NINE all together! I think that means female triplets right?! 😂

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VeryBerry22 · 26/09/2021 23:51

Last week I was in the supermarket, I realised I only had one pad left at home, so I picked up a new pack of Bodyform... got as far as the fruit aisle and thought I was jinxing things so took it out of my basket!!

chasingtherainbow1 · 26/09/2021 23:35

I could have literally wrote that myself! I've always counted magpies and never thought too much into it. After 2 miscarriages, I seem to be blaming my misfortune on all of those line magpies!

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