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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 8)

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MummyAbroad · 10/11/2010 19:37

A safe haven for those just off the mc rollercoaster and thinking about getting back on or are already on the TTC rollercoaster. Be warned these lovely ladies chat, and the thread moves lightening fast, but all are welcome to join in any time Smile

For those who have just mc'd, there is great info about your first cycle here

If you want to add yourself into the stats, just copy and paste the lot, change everyones CD (cycle day) if necessary and add yourself in.
WTF = first cycle after mc
WTTC = waiting to TTC
CD = cycle day
UCL = usual cycle length

OP posts:
PinkFondantFancy · 16/11/2010 19:36

dach your boss sounds like an arrrrrrsssssseeeee!!!! grrrrrrr!!

Hehe nix sorry I've been drinking the pink stuff too-I genuinely didn't realise yellow juice existed!! Going by the sounds of things, why on earth does anyone make the stuff in the first place???! Hope the panic shag goes well tonight! Dont let DH the drawings of the lady checking her cm in tcoyf it will scare him (or maybe get him in the mood!!) Grin

Here's something amusing for you all-there's a 'fertility awareness' seminar at work tomorrow!!!! Registration was anonymous and it's put something non-descript in my calendar but can't help wondering whether it's a big trick to see who turns up....

PinkFondantFancy · 16/11/2010 19:40

Hahahaha nix you are so funny! I hope we're joined somewhere subtle so that I can get discreetly out of your way this evening!!! Grin Grin

OrangeToeNails · 16/11/2010 20:05

Thanks nix and pink I won't worry then. I think AF is starting...eek! Daren't go the loo again in case its not true!

Thanks everyone for exam support :)

Time for beer Grin

MamaPower · 16/11/2010 20:47
Urbanlolly · 16/11/2010 21:51

Evening lovely ladies just popping in to say hello to you all I've been lurking every evening....so much going on as usual!!
Rooting for some more bfps!!!!

Much LUCK to you all with a extra big hug for dachs mummya
just been nibbling on some fab "all butter fairtrade brazil nut cookies" from m&s highly recommended with a cup of tea.
Welcome to the newbies you have found a rather wonderful group of ladies, who are there for you on the rollercoster of ttc hope your stay is short & sweet

all good my end still no real symptoms!! But then I was the same with ds. However mood hormones OMG totally psycho haven't been on good terms with dh since good news....just can't help myself....think cus I have to be semi nice in work he just gets it in the ear..... But you know what they don't half deserve it.....sometimes.....!!!!!!!
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Urbanlolly · 16/11/2010 22:54

Sorry forgot to actually hand round the cookie jar....Really! Still a few left but be quick xx

IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy · 16/11/2010 23:00
digitalgirl · 16/11/2010 23:31

Lurking still. Hope to be back on the ttc wagon sometime around feb when I get my clotting test results back.

knitter very interesting to read about your counselling session. I've got my first booked next week. Hope it's as constructive as yours has been.

IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy · 17/11/2010 06:59

(((hugs))) to digi - good to hear from you, hope you're doing ok? Agree knitter's counselling sounds fab, hope yours goes well too. Sometimes it helps to talk to someone not directly involved, especially if they're giving you practical steps you can take (particularly if it's prescribed shopping!!)

nicks did you manage to fit in a panic-shag?! After all my advice etc, DH refused, claiming he was "too tired". Sad. Honestly, I could have cried. It's just so bloody frustrating when I'm trying everything to maximise our chances and he just doesn't seem that bothered!! However I did catch him this morning before he woke up properly so fx that will do Grin

nickstermum · 17/11/2010 07:21

Morning all...

Izz yes Grin will post my chart later so you can see, gone up again. Strangely neg opk's but hey ho! Sorry dh was uncooperative:( hopefully morning will have worked, well done :) tried again this morn before woke, but was too tired!

What's the weather like? Hideous here. Thought house was falling down, must be bad I live in a sturdy Victorian number!

Waves to allxxxxxx knitter good to see you are ok, Digi hope you are too! I lurk on the recurrent buns thread so I knew you were waiting for tests fx for you lovely xx
Ttfn xx

OrangeToeNails · 17/11/2010 08:31

Morning, never thought I'd be pleased to say this but AF has visited Grin

Only problem is dh will be away from CD19-24 and on my old 35 cycle I might miss my chance - I had OPK+ on CD22/23 on WTF :( if SWI on day 18 and 25 what are my chances? Or can I do anything to magically bring it on sooner? Accupuncture? [hopeful emoticon]

Would someone be kind enough to move me to ttc when they update? Scared to try on iPhone, think I've done it right

Orangetoenails TTC#1, cycle 1 (post MC#2), UCL 35, CD1

Sorry for me me me post just been waiting for today

PinkFondantFancy · 17/11/2010 08:50

Yay orange it's weird being excited about AF but I remember the relief when mine came and I could start trying again. What are your current thoughts about snowboarding and ttc? Have a great day lovely xx

youremindmeofthebabe · 17/11/2010 08:54

Hey all! Hows it going?

Hoping those embies are making themselves comfortable, dachs

Hope you got your swi done Nix. I tend to find that catching them half asleep first thing works wonders, you just have to be up before the DC..

I am as zen like as you can get today. Only because I'm still bleeding. However, it looks like it's receeding somewhat as I am now only on day 4/5 i think. The last 3 cycles i have had 10 day periods. WTF is that all about, eew. Having said that, (tmi) this month I woke up flooded, and I had a tampon in.. I never used to do that, pre-mc I was always quite light

mamap Hows it going? Have you got rid of any jetlag yet and do you feel like you never went anywhere?Grin

mrspv Hows the noo job going? Did you see the TT programme after xfactor?

izzy your acupuncturist sounds fab! What a star!

yey for orange. You may find even this cycle has an element of wtf about it, so don't be overly surprised if you don't ovulate exactly you think you do normally...

OrangeToeNails · 17/11/2010 09:14

Thanks pink we're not going to postpone ttc as I couldn't bear it in the end, just pencil something in and book last minute. Will you do the same?

Thanks too YRMOTB it's reassuring and will try not to get too caught up Hmm. Glad yours are easing off a bit must be a relief

AandRMum · 17/11/2010 10:17

YRMOTB I had friend tell me yesterday that when she went through IVF they admired her lovely thick wall lining - she has very heavy af - 'I only buy tampons in jumbo packs' - were her exact words! So every cloud red silver lining etc etc.

orange nice to have you officially on the ttc lunacy list. No idea on your dates and super swimmers. There is a good chance you may ov slightly earlier this cycle, as your body had to recover last time before it could ov. Fx it times it right. Borrow some of pinks zen. I am the complete opposite of zen at the moment - nez?! I wish I hadn't spent so much time symptom googling as I now have the lot including a very disturbing dream last night that DD2 broke her neck falling down some stairs

AandRMum · 17/11/2010 10:27

Was the swishing hair due to DH managing to unknot your knickers last night Nix?!? I go away for a couple of hours and it all happens Glad things are reasonably boring your end lolly - dhs' have a way of getting on the wrong side of our hormones!! You think they would learn!

Interview went well but unlikely to result in work immediately more a long term contact made. I am hoping on the planning coming through so I can work on our house instead - so much waiting and hoping this year. Next year is going to be a year of actions!!!

mummyhome hope you are recovering well and find your computer soon to bring us good news and to lend an eye to all the mysterious charts running around!

MamaPower · 17/11/2010 13:40

Orange swimmers can live for up to 7 days; hanging around the fallopian tube, patting themselves on the back for reaching the target and then chilling out with their pal's before they see the egg and start fighting for the trophy!! So basically, get going about a week before you think ov will happen and you stand as much chance as the rest of us, go for it Wink

YRMOTB I haven't felt like I'd had a holiday since I saw 240 emails waiting for me at 7am on Monday morning!! Whhhhhhy! Glad to hear you are chilled today, and also [TMI] I bleed a lot heavier but for a shorter period since my first mc.

Question: Why, as soon as I enter the luteal phase do my boobs start to feel ridiculously tender? I mean to the point where I can feel the pain sometimes when I walk and I don't even have big un's so it's not like they are bouncing all over the place, just a gentle, normal, movement! This phenomenon started after my mc's and for the first few cycles I got excited every time thinking I was back in the club again but alas not! Then as soon as the old biatch arrives it's like all the pain and tenderness just vanishes as if by magic!! What's that all about???

Ladybee · 17/11/2010 14:22

where's that velvetcu? Is she passed out in disbelief after a BFP? or passed out after drowning her sorrows in vodka? Go on m'dear your temperatures have been up 16 days haven't they? test test test.

MamaPower it's annoying isn't it. Very deceptive and sneaky of them to try to fool you into believing you're updiffed. Mean even. It may be that they're just more receptive to the progesterone now - kind of got 'woken' up when you got pg? This is all guess-work and completely unscientific but that's how I think of it.

Pink you still spotting? or has the full-flow arrived or, more happily, buggered off completely?

It's bad of me, I know, but there's a teeny tiny part of me that will be most put out if you all go and get your BFPs this month and leave me behind. I know, not nice, but I'll be very sad without your madness company.

I have just calculated all the days I want to SWI on - am seriously contemplating emailing DH to let him know what I would like this time around. Then just leaving it in his hands. This is one of the biggest mental challenges I we have TTC, and we've done trying to pretend the timing is spontaneous, it just sends me around the bend trying not to put pressure on him, while desperately hoping he'll realises that timing is getting Very Important.

Problem is, we both like sitting up late and noodling on our computers, so we have to make a decided 'let's go to bed early wink wink' statement in order to let the other know. Mornings are ok, but with DS shouting 'I need a wee' even though he's in nappies over night at the moment it all gets a bit fraught.

I have also taken the plunge and ordered some progesterone cream and a B multivitamin in the hope that it makes my luteal phase just that little bit longer and supports any implantation that might be going on. Will see what consultant says about aspirin/clexane when we see him next, which should be right after I've ovulated if FF stats are anything to go by.

Oh, and I realised I was looking at the wrong bit of my chart when i said I'd get a test result at christmas...that would be a very long cycle for me GrinBlush, so it feels a bit more cope-able now - sorry for those who do coincide with that date though, although of course, would be a wonderful Xmas present, wouldn't it. Am also on the pink grapefruit juice. Am stepping it all up a bit this month.

Goodness, it's cold in my house suddenly. Might have to go adjust the heating. Poor old DS has another cold and a really persistent cough that seems to irritate him a lot. Any tips?

Ladybee · 17/11/2010 14:26

WEDNESDAYS LIST

Inbetweener TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29 CD33 BFP!!
Pinkfondantfancy TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 28 or 35 CD37
Jamface TTC#2 cycle 3 (post MC#2), UCL 27 CD35
Velvetcu TTC #1 Cycle 3 UCL 35, CD30
Freezingmyarseoff TTC#2 cycle 5 UCL28 CD30
AandRmum TTC3 cycle 1 UCL29 CD28
Tunnocksteacake TTC #2, cycle 1, UCL28 CD26
PrettyQuichey TTC#1,(round 7)Cycle 6 UCL 28-30 CD 25
Getawiggleon TTC#2, cycle 1, UCL26, CD25
DachshundsRule TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL28 CD23
Nickstermum TTC#2 cycle 2 post MC UCL 30-40 CD23
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 1 (post MC#1) UCL 27 - 44 CD20
Tigger15 TTC#2 cycle 20 UCL24-9 CD20
MamaPower TTC#1, cycle 4 (post MC#2) UCL 25- 27 CD19
Choccybick TTC#1 (post mc1) cycle 4 UCL 27 CD17
Kat2504 TTC#1, cycle 3 UCL 26-28 CD16
RunForTheHills TTC#1, cycle 2 UCL28 CD16
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 31 CD14
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 cycle 4 UCL26-30 CD13
Sunchild77 TTC#3 cycle 6, UCL 24-28, CD6
youremindmeofthebabe TTC#2, Cycle 4 UCL33 CD5
LadyBee TTC#2, cycle 4 (round 3) UCL27 CD5
HongKongBaby#2, cycle 4 (post mc1), UCL 38, CD3
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2, (round 3) cycle 4 UCL 25-30 CD2

WTTC
Hairytriangle
Shitforbrains TTC#3, MC 1st Sep
Sarahmia TTC#2, MC2
MummyAbroad TTC #2,(MMC#1 31 Mar, ERPC 7 Jul), Ashermans Op 16 Nov
Mousebacon TTC#2 MC#1 4th Oct WTF cycle
Barrenbrook TTC#1, MC#4 Oct 2010
Lemonsherbet TTC #1, ERPC 15 Oct 2010, WTF cycle
Batteryhen MC conf Oct 2010
Digitalgirl TTC#2, MC#3 Oct 2010
HidingInTheBackRow TTC#1 MC#1 Oct 2010
OrangeToeNails TTC#1 MC ERPC 15 Oct
Nurse47 TTC#2, UCL28, WTF cycle ERPC 9 Nov

MIA
Loola2shu TTC#3 Cycle 2 (post mc#1)(PCOS)
Sillyness TTC#1 post MC1 WTF cycle
Lottiecrump UCL 27/30
Cheepz TTC#2 (round 4) UCL30
BackOnceAgain TTC#3, MC 17th Aug

RECENT GRADUATES
BUnderthebonnet BFP 20 June
Muser BFP 22 June
northerngoldilocks - BFP 12 July
Magic8ballhastheanswers BFP 14 July
Hopefully BFP 22 July
IvySedai BFP 1 August
PenguinsMummy BFP 15th August
VivClicquot BFP 25 August
Loopymumsy BFP 29 August
CaribouMoo BFP 7 September
StarflowerGirl BFP ~24 Sep
Appleblossoms BFP 9 Oc
Littlemiss72
Urbanlolly BFP 1 Nov

Freezingmyarseoff · 17/11/2010 14:47

Mamapower I know exactly what you mean, this month especially. RTD just arrived 2 days late (which hardly ever happens) plus my boobs have been uber tender this time. Sometimes I just think feck's sake to the whole thing Angry

I will update the list

Freezingmyarseoff · 17/11/2010 14:48

WEDNESDAYS LIST

Inbetweener TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29 CD33 BFP!!
Pinkfondantfancy TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 28 or 35 CD37
Jamface TTC#2 cycle 3 (post MC#2), UCL 27 CD35
Velvetcu TTC #1 Cycle 3 UCL 35, CD30
AandRmum TTC3 cycle 1 UCL29 CD28
Tunnocksteacake TTC #2, cycle 1, UCL28 CD26
PrettyQuichey TTC#1,(round 7)Cycle 6 UCL 28-30 CD 25
Getawiggleon TTC#2, cycle 1, UCL26, CD25
DachshundsRule TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL28 CD23
Nickstermum TTC#2 cycle 2 post MC UCL 30-40 CD23
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 1 (post MC#1) UCL 27 - 44 CD20
Tigger15 TTC#2 cycle 20 UCL24-9 CD20
MamaPower TTC#1, cycle 4 (post MC#2) UCL 25- 27 CD19
Choccybick TTC#1 (post mc1) cycle 4 UCL 27 CD17
Kat2504 TTC#1, cycle 3 UCL 26-28 CD16
RunForTheHills TTC#1, cycle 2 UCL28 CD16
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 2 (post MC) UCL 31 CD14
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 cycle 4 UCL26-30 CD13
Sunchild77 TTC#3 cycle 6, UCL 24-28, CD6
youremindmeofthebabe TTC#2, Cycle 4 UCL33 CD5
LadyBee TTC#2, cycle 4 (round 3) UCL27 CD5
HongKongBaby#2, cycle 4 (post mc1), UCL 38, CD3
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2, (round 3) cycle 4 UCL 25-30 CD2
Freezingmyarseoff TTC#2 cycle 6 UCL28 CD1

WTTC
Hairytriangle
Shitforbrains TTC#3, MC 1st Sep
Sarahmia TTC#2, MC2
MummyAbroad TTC #2,(MMC#1 31 Mar, ERPC 7 Jul), Ashermans Op 16 Nov
Mousebacon TTC#2 MC#1 4th Oct WTF cycle
Barrenbrook TTC#1, MC#4 Oct 2010
Lemonsherbet TTC #1, ERPC 15 Oct 2010, WTF cycle
Batteryhen MC conf Oct 2010
Digitalgirl TTC#2, MC#3 Oct 2010
HidingInTheBackRow TTC#1 MC#1 Oct 2010
OrangeToeNails TTC#1 MC ERPC 15 Oct
Nurse47 TTC#2, UCL28, WTF cycle ERPC 9 Nov

MIA
Loola2shu TTC#3 Cycle 2 (post mc#1)(PCOS)
Sillyness TTC#1 post MC1 WTF cycle
Lottiecrump UCL 27/30
Cheepz TTC#2 (round 4) UCL30
BackOnceAgain TTC#3, MC 17th Aug

RECENT GRADUATES
BUnderthebonnet BFP 20 June
Muser BFP 22 June
northerngoldilocks - BFP 12 July
Magic8ballhastheanswers BFP 14 July
Hopefully BFP 22 July
IvySedai BFP 1 August
PenguinsMummy BFP 15th August
VivClicquot BFP 25 August
Loopymumsy BFP 29 August
CaribouMoo BFP 7 September
StarflowerGirl BFP ~24 Sep
Appleblossoms BFP 9 Oc
Littlemiss72
Urbanlolly BFP 1 Nov

Ladybee · 17/11/2010 15:12

Oh bollocks freezing I was being quietly hopeful that you were late and being a bit hush about it until you got a definite +ve. That must have been VERY disappointing to be late and have the sore boobs etc. Not surprised you feel effed off with the whole thing.
Here come and have a cup of tea and some warm toast with DS and me. We'll be probably be here most the afternoon now .

MamaPower · 17/11/2010 15:24

On your behalf Freezing Arrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh! Sorry she got you Sad

LadyB Let us know how you get on with the pills and potions! As for timing of SWI, I just tell DH point blank 5 days before I ov and he knows our best chance is to SWI at least every other day and I gotta hand out the award here because he's been brilliant and so it doesn't feel all contrived and clinical!!

Right then, bit of work to do, then home to walk the mutt in the cold and wet! Then back to my Aqua class to burn off a few pounds I gained whilst on jollys!

DachshundsRule · 17/11/2010 16:02

mamap trade the dog in for a mini dachshund - they don't need to be taken for walks unless you want to - their little legs are so short just running around on the patio is plenty of exercise! Wink

OrangeToeNails · 17/11/2010 16:12

thanks mamap cool description, I have already scared dh with talk of his swimmers Blush it might just literally be one shot this month hehe! I noticed that with my boobs this month for first time, thought it was just me imagining things

ladybee pink grapefruit juice?? is there something extra to normal that I don't know about? sorry if I missed that discussion. Glad you won't get test result at xmas.

I'm just going down the light hearted 'humour me' route at the moment, and trying to play down my crazy sexual undertones of grapefruit juice, FF, OPKs and pills Hmm