Thread for the fanjo-furkling, red-fecker-hating, ramekin-peeing JSers

[takethatlady]

The (updated) 'rules' from our Just Shagging Originator

Maintain a relaxed attitude at all times - drink if you want too, especially on your birthday. Thread precedent dictates if you drink to excess you will get a BFP (but not recommended). Horse-riding and other dangerous activities are also actively encouraged.

Covet thy husband and enjoy every minute. Shag at ever opportunity - shag-capes and awesome superpowers optional.

Keep acronmyage to a minimum! EWCM is now to be referred to as 'pant snot'. Try not to get sucked in by Fertility Friend (at least for a while), but knowing where you are in your cycle and furkling for pant snot is most definitely allowed. If you're a midwife, you can even get other midwives to furkle for you

Keep us up to date with gossip!

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Most of these rules are well and truly broken!! But we try to chill - honest

Part 1 Graduates:
Tanmu82 - BFP
PrivetDancer - BFP
OnlyWantsOne - BFP
Frankenfanny ? BFP
Notso - BFP
knittakid - BFP
loopeylu - BFP
PinkFondantFancy - BFP
Grannyapple ? BFP
Fuzzywood - BFP
canoe - BFP
janedoe - BFP
StarflowerGirl - BFP

Part 2 Graduates:
ihaveaplan - BFP
lovemylulu - BFP
shitforbrains - BFP
gormers - BFP

Part 3 Graduates
Bonkerz - BFP
Kitten - BFP
Cowboylover - BFP
takingtheplunge - BFP

Shout if I've missed anyone.

Oh josie that's a shame, but sounds sensible. On the other hand, we've come to the point where we think we'll never have enough money to pay for a baby. Though are jobs are decent we've got lots of student debt, we bought a stupid house on a 100% mortgage which went through a week before the house crash, and the payments are ginormous because we got a 5 year fix at nearly 7% interest. Neither one of our wages covers all the direct debits we have. My new attitude to this is 'fuck it' [hgrin]

This is my covert attempt to keep you JSing and on this thread!

eskarina the others are right. Drink away. I am jealous of all the cheese and wine I am hearing about on this thread I think my SILs, by the way, just don't think I would lie to them about the baby, so I could be in for trouble when I tell them. Still can't believe they didn't work it out!

DH said even he believed me when I told my mum about the push-up bra. Devious indeed.

My previous lying experience is limited to telling DH I had a bright red and 'unconventional' wedding dress for the six months beforehand, when actually I'd bought what I knew essentially to be the dress he would have picked for me (and pretty damn conventional). But that worked, so hopefully so will this!

LOL TTL congrats at being the mistress of deception!

Glad I am not a secret squirrel! I figure we need all the support we can get right now and less if when we finally get our BFP so any one that will listen gets our whole story In the horrible even of a MC at least no one will be suprised.

Even told HR at work about it all in case they think I am taking the urine with the amount of time out of the office for clinic appointments!

at 'taking the urine'

Thanks TTL, I am staying here but have worked out how much we'll need as we also have a 100% mortgage and the horse to pay for and DH is possibly getting a pay reduction (long story about having atrial for a supervisor role that it seems they're never going to give him) and I'm very anal when it comes to money [hblush] so I worked out how much we needed a month to cover bills, how much I would get on maternity leave, and therefore how much we need to save. We're nowhere near now. I kinda think 'fuck it' too but I'm scared of losing my horse if money is so tight. But, you can't prepare for everything and I'm sure that if it happens we'll manage, we always do.

Do you think if I convince myself I don't want to get pg, I might get pg in a reverse psychology sort of way

Yes josie I do. Sounds like a plan to me [hwink]

Times are shite right now, aren't they? I have the same attitude as ttl - people manage with much less and have far more kids so we'll manage too. I'm actually thinking of giving up my contract when this bean arrives and going freelance because the hours I do just ain't family-friendly (pm/late only) and dh says he couldn't manage the evenings with 2 kiddies (wimp). DD will also start pre-school next year and i'd have to pay a baby-sitter to pick her up after school and take her home and then pay nursery for the wee one...it's just not worth it financially or emotionally to be honest. I'm planning on taking a year out first and then making a final decision when we've trialled it.
We haven't got a mortgage (we rent) but I stress about not having one!
You'll still hang around though, won't you josie? you've got age on your side too if I remember - not 30 yet, right?

I'm debating who to tell and when to be honest. Might tell my mum next time i speak to her (which could be next week!) but can't decide...didn't tell anyone until we'd reached the 12 week mark last time.

I thought you lovely POAS obsessed viroids might enjoy this

TTL I have one of those La Senza bras (it was responsible for attempt 2 ) and it is a totally valid excuse for huge boobs and

Josie I'm with TTL and Milano in reaching the point where I figured we'd never be at the 'right' time for another one, so just told DH as he was looking to get a dog, I was getting my coil out. He put up no resistance. Of course this could work out to be very good reverse pshycology

Brassica How are you getting on? I know you said you were in lurking mode, but just checking in that you're doing okay after every thing.

PMSL and ROFL and LOL at NMCB online pregnancy test! Hilarious!

I agree with you all that there never seems to be a right time to have a baby - but you manage and make do and it's worth it in the end. Apparently!

Glad to hear Vallinna that I'm not the only one being honest here...thinking I'd like the support from RL too (not that you guys aren't amazing!). Can't keep my mouth shut in actual fact! Also my boss is lovely and since I'm gonna need a fair bit of time of work, better to have her onboard.

Liking the reverse psycology - maybe I should give that a go....

I am expecting a girl by the mailman

I wish I could be honest, and I will probably tell family at the 8 week mark. But I am still refusing to count my chickens. If I do have a miscarriage I will definitely tell my mum and DH will definitely tell his parents, but at least this time we won't have got all their hopes up as well as our own.

I think my mum will be pretty offended, to be honest, but I just want to feel like it's real before I actually tell people in RL.

Having said that, I am defo going to the docs tomorrow since they said I had a mild urine infection when I was at the hospital and then forgot to prescribe me antibiotics, even though they told me this could lead to complications. Having googled 'cystitis miscarriage' I am [hshock] so I'd better go and admit I've done the deed and got knocked up. Should get an early scan as they're going to think I'm 10 weeks pregnant when I'm only 5.

Lordy... I am having a buy with Fabio...although I am not sure Fabio would find me - or any one of female orientation - attractive

TTL surely your mum will understand, especially if you put it in terms of not wanting to disappoint her if anything went wrong this time. Or I suppose you could tell them you've just found out, whenever you do tell them. Good luck for the trip to the Dr tomorrow.

I am off to france tomorrwo morning. What's the french for "I need a ramekin and a stick to pee on?"

Will be back sunday to catch up with you all and will test sunday morning unless ERTD gets me on holiday. It's going to, isn't it.....just to spite me....

Ooo have a fab time Eskarina!

I am [hshocked] and [hgrin] at online pg test!

Milano yes I'm stayin here, and yes I'm 25, sorry! [hgrin]

I'm glad everyone else seems 2 b in same boat money wise. I actually had another look and if we don't mention a couple of small debts we hav (to mam so not that bad) we cud manage it really, so bring on the shag cape [hgrin]

Oh feck the money. I've worked out the spare cash we have will cover a live in very inexperience newly qualified nanny doing a 30 hour week. I just have to sell the job really hard (but I took my first job for much less so that's fine )

Eskarina, not that you'll see this, 'j'ai besoin d'un ramequin et un baton sur lequel je peux pisser' (actually that's a stick I can pee on). Slightly more useful the French for PG test is 'un test de grossesse'....

Ooh frak I'm impressed with the French. I did French A level but I've forgotten it all and am so rubbish now that the last time I was in France I asked for a hot cat instead of a hot chocolate.

TMI alert: when I wiped this morning it was pink. I have lost my BBT thermometer so I couldn't check if my temp was still high. No bleeding since though so I think it's probably nothing to worry about. I do NOT want another embarrassing trip to A&E

eskarina have fun on your holibobs!

I have no excuse...French is the official language here. Thankfully as an English lecturer I get away with speaking only English because the point is to improve their English not my French!

Seems like we echo the money situation. There will never be a right time financially. I reckon you just get on with it. We live in a 1 bed flat and need to move but can't find anything we like, however I am sure when push comes to shove we will. After 'buying' our baby there goes my excuse for a private birth (hehehe - DH was NEVER going to agree to it anyway despite my 'we'd spend that on a couple of holidays, isn't the birth of your first born more important' argument) As we live in London I am adamant on private education - which will not be possible if we end up with twins (or really a single one if I a totally honest!)

Oh and then there's the Aston Marton, huge detached house in central London, weekly hair/manicure/massage - I jest, I jest - but you get the idea....my ideals and actuals are never going to reflect on another but I have a lovely life, lovely DH and I am sure a lovely bub will fit snuggly in there too

I'm with you on the not being able to find anywhere bigger to live Vallinna. The property market here is appalling (more than other parts of Scotland) and the rental market is directly affected. Mostly I want to live somewhere that has an efficent heating system and isn't colder than the outside of an igloo in Winter!

Hurry up and go to the Dr's TTL! You (hopefully) be less twitchy once you've made it offical with a medical type and they'll be better able to keep an eye on you.

Colleague announced her pregnancy today. Thought "arse, wish that was me" [hsad]

Obviously really pleased for her but with a tinge of [henvy]

Frakk - respect! We know where to come to get French translations! Glad you're sharing the important phrases!

I second NMCB, TTL - you'll feel better once you've spoken to the doc. A tiny smear is nothing to worry about, I'm sure. Try not to get your self in a two and eight about it.

Aah...Vallinna - the Aston Martons and detached house....yes, together with weekly massage/manicure/pedicure/cleaner/gardener, it is hard to afford a baby too!!! Tee hee...one day!

I bought the PERFECT dress today. DH has been invited to a ball - only 15 members from the company are invited and it's the first time I'll be meeting his boss and colleagues. And found the best dress in Warehouse. I tend to go for floaty dresses to cover the lumps and bumps, but was amazed this looks great! A LBD that makes my figure look hour glass! He was so impressed too! V happy. I'll see if I can link to the website.

Hope everyones ok....BB - where are you on your clomid cycle? Not too many side effects, I hope.

We've got a few ppl MIA (or lurking!). Hope lide isn't being too tough on our dear viroids.

[henvy] [henvy] and more [henvy] to her, Vallinna Make sure you blow a raspberry behind her back next time she walks past. Guarentee it'll make you feel a tinsy bit better!!

here's the dress. And I wouldn't be able to wear it if I was pg already! But the do is only in 4 weeks, so no chance of a baby bump by then!

Evening viroids! [hgrin]

I've been lurking on one hand because MNing at work is proving difficult these days. On the other hand I'm finding myself rather meh with the TTC process at the moment [hhmm].

Plus we've got a new puppy which is keeping me busy in the evening. She's 7 weeks old. I didn't realise how easy my old pooch was to deal with in comparison! [hgrin] Pesky pooch!

Love the dress miffles

Well, CD10 for me. Hand me my shag cape girls, I'm going in...! [hgrin] Yeah, whatever [hsad]

OK, let's ignore TTC...am due to start all my drugs next week and right now genuinely don't care....I wish I could bottle this feeling for when the madness descends!

BB what pup did you get????

Yeah for drugs vallinna I suspect we might both descend into madness at any moment

We got an English Springer. She is very springy at the moment