Just MC and ready to try again? Pack your cake, wine and tightie whities and join us for more ranting, weeping and most of all, laughing. All welcome (Part 7)

[MamaPower]

A comfy little corner for those who need company in the post mc ttc journey!

To POAS or not to POAS? That is the question!

All welcome

Hello gang just a quicky, because as per usual I'm checking MN instead of getting ready for work...... Here's the link about sugar macrobiotics.co.uk/sugar.htm I haven't done much more googling to see if this is the opinion of just one website but sounds plausible. It says that "As sugar is consumed, our cells are robbed of their B vitamin, which destroys them, and insulin production is inhibited." It then goes on to say this can lead to a confused mental state!!!! Huh, also could explain a lot..... !

Detox is going pretty well actually - I had a piece of cake last nigh for DH's birthday but apart from that, no chocolate, sweets or biscuits since Saturday!!!!! Whooop! Had more acupunture yest, was much better than the first time, you were right nix

mummya whoop for the blood, how's it looking today?

batty I've got my fingers crossed for you hun!

Right gotta run, proper catch up soon I promise! xxxx

fondant good article!! Well done glad detox has helped improve acu!! :) I did a sugar free programme a couple of years back before ds conception, to help my Ibs, tell u what I lost a stone! That was taking to extreme tho, down to looking at sugar free bread, cereals, crisps, think I may follow your lead on this and do the same again - thanks! Can't hurt! Also tcoyf makes comment about the effect of drinking too! Will have to find the page!

Up at this ridiculous hour to take my temp!!!!! [hangry]

Izz a big whoop for the ov and commiserations on the death of the evil shag dictator! day 22 huh, tcoyf says that many women avoid pg inadvertently by simply snagging at the wrong time, I fall into that trap! Temping has just proved itself to me!! Sounds to me like swi day20 and 21 should have some waiting up there.... Burrow little swimmers!!! Hope you get a long enough lp [hgrin]

mummy I am so glad I have met you, and your knowledge!

Hey izz I'm not convinced by my cbfm either. I know it's the first cycle I've used it and it takes a couple to get to know you but I am on my 8th day of high now!! I am so glad I took your advice about avoiding an early panic shag!! :) I reckon if you dtd on cd21 you've got an excellent chance, they can live for up to 5 days and need to be hanging around waiting for eggy to make its appearance so think you're fine (in my somewhat underqualified opinion...!)

Hello RFTH nice to meet you. Fingers crossed for a nice bfp for you!

batty mmmmmmmmmm to almond choccy! I have zero willpower so I just have to avoid going anywhere that sells that sort of stuff. Ooh nix if I start losing weight then I reckon I can defo keep this up, until around 24th December where I might go crazy for a week and then go through the withdrawal pain again....

Have a lovely Friday everyone xx

nix I loooooooove the song btw! X

Tis true, nicks I would have assumed ov a week earlier...maybe this is why it took me 3 years last time! Just keeping my fx for some swimmers with enough stamina to hang around for a couple of days and (please!) a decent LP for once.

pink and nicks the detox stuff is really interesting, I have to admit. I think I might join you and give it a proper go next month!

Ooh we could detox together, may give me more of a chance of success!!

Izz are you taking b vits?

TMI!!
Right, now there was redder blood when i wipe today. Am not hopeful anymore, starting to think more sinister things now. Still no real staining in pants, just reddy browny stuff. I feel a bit sad, but hey ho. Aint all over yet.

Sorry mememe. back later when ds occupied, i've just spent the last hour and a half trying to buy TT tickets, the poor kid.

batgirl - not all over yet, chin up. I know we're trying not to mention IB but some of mine have been heavier than I would have expected. Fx

nicks yes I'm taking the B vits although probably rendering them ibeffective due to chocolate consumption if you lot are right. Am up for synchronised detox next month, wouldn't hurt to lose a few pounds before Christmas either. Bring it on!

Not over til the red witch sings bats

true enough. I'll join in a pre xmas detox too. Within reasonable limits for me though

Did u know crisps are full of msg? Sugar :( only ones free are plain!! Damn damn!

Hi Izzy, dont worry I think your FF Intercourse timing is going to say "GOOD" or "HIGH". Like everyone says in good CM conditions they can live for 5 days. Also I just learned about "sperm capacitation" today. Bascially newly ejaculated sperm arent ready to fertilise an egg straight away. They have to go through a process of change which takes several hours before they are able to bash their way into the egg. So its always better to have the sperm ready and waiting in advance for the egg to hatch. Looking for a nice link for you...

Nix I have no desire to know what the effects of alcohol on TTC are. (unless it says it helps loads ) Tell me when to avert my eyes before you post.

Pink Well done on your detoxing, its inspiring.

My tightie whities are still very white. 4 days to go....

Whoop got tt tickets:)

Me too!
Where are you seeing them Nickster?
We got Manc. on the Sat.
Can't wait!

Had a fab day acktually.
Lovely MIL and SIL are staying with us for the weekend (which I have off) [hshock]
We are all on our way back from IKEA and my purse is so much lighter.
But we have lots of bootifull things for our house which we have finally bought.
We also had to get meatballs and DP spotted smoked Reindeer so we will be giving that a go too.

Hope you are all well and having a fab Friday.
Must shoot nearly home , car to unpack , chairs to make, things to go Oooo at.
Laters x

Hello all, will try to post longer later but just have a quick question for the all knowing mummya. Having read the posts about izz I was starting to worry that we should swi a bit more, but my cervix has moved back into a low position, after having been high on mon/tues. Is that a good indicator of ovulation? Bloody hope so, I don't think I can take much more

I'll be back in a bit for a longer post x

Pretty .... Not bambi..... Surely not! Manchester, wed, opening night!

Me three! Manc on the saturday for us too! yeeha!

Mmmm, ikea meatballs, nom nom. and you got out in one piece pretty. Did you get any photo frames?? I love ikea, but dp will only go once every 2 years with me, boo. let me know about the smoked reindeer.

Don't post the alcohol thing, skelly!

Any one have plans for this lovely end of week? I's working tomorrow, and the van broke down today, boo. train for me!

Bloody decorating still :( oh and a kids fancy dress Halloween parrtttyyyyy at the park Tom aft! Tell u what it's party season for ds!!! More parties in the next four weeks than I will have shags!

Pretty fab news about the house, hope u settled in and making it comfy:) I would spend my life in ikea given the choice!

Hello nice girlies!

Hope you're all having a nice chilled out weekend! I'm just on my way home from work :(

I'm gonna do some more googling on the b vit and sugar thing, but in the meantime am superkeen for team detox. Acupuncturist had given me info in what food should be eaten for fertility-I'll post when i get a chance, am going to need some serious recipe idea help!!!

Hehe mummya your post reminded me of the really cool bit in tcoyf where she explains how sperm are made and at one stage they go to a swimming training camp for a few weeks, how cool is that?! I've got an image in my head of a giant sperm coaching little baby sperm swimming up and down lanes with little rubber rings on :)

Glad you had a good day mrs pv, a girlie mission to ikea sounds fab! Congrats on the house!

skelator hope the decorating goes well!

I'm afraid I spent a bit of time in the doom pit today. Aside from my normal working day of wall to wall shite, found out a client has stolen my due date and she was talking about how much bigger she is than she was expecting to be etc etc :( :( dude who sits behind me had his wife's 20 week scan today, so can look forward to a world of scan photo pain on Monday... MIL says I need to put my trust in the universe cos it is never wrong... Er, ok then. Also am meeting up with a dear dear friend tomorrow but I'm actually dreading it cos she's keen for a big girlie catch up but the only thing I have achieved since I last saw her is a mc and what feels like endless weeks of ttc, so not sure what we're gonna talk about cos don't really want to get into that stuff :( anyway on the upside dh just called to say we're going out for dinner tonight :)

Evening ladies,

If anyone is updating the list, would you mind taking me off the grads list putting me back on the wttc list?

Digitalgirl TTC#2, MC#3 Oct 2010

Have a scan on Tuesday to confirm but have had intense cramping since Weds and now passing clots today so I know what's happening.

Hope to be chatting ewcm, swi, 2ww, bfps with you all soon.

digi I'm so so sorry . Will be keeping you in my thoughts and hoping for some good news for you on Tuesday, however unlikely that might seem right now x

at sperm school!
at doom pit. Hope it lets you out soon.

Jamface I'm not really an oracle you know, I am just summarising TCOYF and FF most of the time So the twin gods of fertility (Toni and FF) say that the cervix opening thing is usually a gradual process over a few days as ov approaches, getting higher, softer and more open, but the once ov happens it should be a quick dramatic change to low,hard and shut. Makes sense as its all about letting in sperm and then keeping bacteria out. So yes, that would suggest you ovulated (congrats!) does it correspond with CM drying up/being not stretchy too? Temperatures and CM are considered primary fertility signs and cervix checking only secondary, so what the CM is doing is super important.

Sorry for not catching up much with everyone, I am up to my eyes in Ashermans research. Its such grim reading! At least I can read for more than 5 mins now without breaking out in a sweaty panic attack and bursting into tears, and thank god for MN I am starting to find lovely people with fantastic advice which is making it all seem a bit more manageable.

love to all xxxx