JSing viroids, on your marks, get set, shag!

[JosieSmith1]

The (updated)(again)(again)(again) 'rules' from our Just Shagging Originator for the Viroids:

Maintain a relaxed attitude at all times - drink if you want too, especially on your birthday (or when you've had bad news). Thread precedent dictates if you drink to excess you will get a BFP (but not recommended). (But it does work).

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

Keep acronym-age 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.
OV is ovulation - I'm allowed to forget what date I've OVd, feel free to join me on that one!

Bunting is to be put out for any small victory, thread-parties are held regularly and hugs are always welcome!

Once you have your BFP, feel free to hang around and share your wisdom and virtual cocktails with the JSers.

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

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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

Part 4 Graduates:
NoMoreChocBiscuits - BFP
Milanomum - BFP
Cremegg - BFP
BrassicaBabe - BFP
Dynababy - BFP

Part 5 Graduates:
TakeThatLady - BFP
Vallinna - BFP
SingingMog - BFP
aDarkStarWithStrangeWays - BFP
Eskarina - BFP

Part 6 Graduate
Reality - BFP

Part 7 Graduates:
Katiepie - BFP
CaramelGirl - BFP
Nickelbabe - BFP
Panpie - BFP
Brightcopperkettles - BFP

Hello!
Can you welcome me back please? (I think I had my Easter name of hotcrossSES when I was here before).
If you remember, I got my BFP at the beginning of May. Unfortunately I started bleeding at 6wks, had a scan where we saw a faint flicker of a hb but the baby was measuring too small. A week later, another scan showed no further growth and no hb. As a result I had an ERPC on 3rd Jan and am now waiting to get a BFN so I can start ttc all over again to get the much wanted BFP!

Can someone update me on the news from here?!

Welcome back SES - although of course I'm very sorry that you have to come back, so sad to hear about your MC :(.

I can't remember what's happened since you left, but bambam had a recent BFP and is about 6 weeks now :). We're currently a fairly small bunch with a few hardcore JSers and a few lurkers. We're considering starting an Army style recruitment campaign . Other than that it's the usual ups and downs, lots of and plenty of inane chat. I've recently started down the road of Doctor's appointments, as at 36, and 10 months TTC I want to make sure everything is ok. Babylann is looking at an exciting life at University, and has sex all round the house . Bambam is becoming an Avon lady and going to turn her DS into a child-slave to help out. Crow is feeling old, which she isn't, so is being kippered out of that idea :). Caramel and Dee both are in a similar boat to you and have sadly had to return to the thread. Katee and Nickel are proper Grads. Josie has been very quiet of late but I hope is still lurking and is merely taking advantage of summer to ride her horse. Janedoe is an original grad from Thread 1, who very sadly lost her DD at full term, but is now ready to try again and come back to the JS thread - we're saving special BFP vibes for her :)

Ummmm - is that it, who'd I forget? I've bound to have missed someone, for which I am very sorry .

Bloody hell - random, but I think I may finally have fully trained the OH. Nearly bed time, and I still had to go and take my horse in from her field and tuck her up in her stable. While I was typing this, just heard hoofbeats, and saw OH has gone out and done it all, without me even hinting it needed done . I am amazed .......he moans all the time about how annoying they are, how they are my horses, yadayada - but secretly I think he likes them .

OK. Must go to bed, and have sex. Pantsnot says so . (no pics ladies).

Thanks Nelly - great update!
Congrats to BamBam :)
Sorry to hear devastating news about JaneDoe. I'm really sorry for your loss and hope you get that BFP soon. I know DD will always be a part of you and have a special place in your heart.

Nelly - very impressed with your OH! Hope you managed to take advantage of the pant snot too

I'm still testing positive which is frustrating 12 days on from ERPC. I phoned the EPU yesterday and they said to wait another week and then test again and if still positive to phone them then. FX for a BFN before that then

Well Viroids, words of wisdom needed please.

I was due on yesterday. No sign of ERTD. I've POAS several times and all negative.

Now i've posted this ERTD will arrive, won't it?

That'd be the law of Sod Dee ;) Could it be that you Ovd later this cycle, are you sure of when you did Ov?

Morning everyone else ... Sorry to hear your news SES, but admiring your determination!

Contrary to what I thought last time I posted, I still don't think I've Ovd yet ... cycle before last was on day 26, and I'm on day 21 now, so who knows when that egg will get free!!

Had a heavy night last night. My best friend came over - we've not seen each other for 6 years as she lives in Wales, but is looking at moving back here, so was in the area for a few days. She has nearly one year old DD, who she brought over with her DP. He was on daddy duty while my friend and I demolished 3 bottles of wine between us ... both out of practice! Her DD was delightful ... my OH was sitting on the floor and she crawled over to him and plonked herself on his lap and made herself comfy. Apparently she's never done that with a stranger before! OH was so touched, he kept saying 'yeah, I CAN do this' ... so when we eventually got to bed at 2am, he said 'so, shall we have a go at making a baby?!' NO driking on his part, he was on tea all night Looks like we're making headway again. Now I need my friend to move here ASAP, so I can borrow her DD to keep OH broody!

I'm tired, I have to leave for work in 50 mins, and I'm still sitting here in my dressing gown, being tempted by the tubes of pringles left over from last night ... there are also the wine glasses with dregs of red wine in them, and the foil tray from the brioche. I'm in slattern mode today, so hoping the OH housework fairy will have cleared it up by the time I get home from work this evening.

Ooops, 45 mins to go now, best be off!!

Loved the summary Nelly!

And welcome back SES. So sorry to hear what happened.

I can't really offer any information dee, as I know all the well, ERTDs can be very unusual at the most inappropriate times. Keep us updated.

Glad to hear about your fun night, crowette, and your OH's broodiness (I think that's a word...)!

DP got rejected from university. Obstacles obstacles everywhere! I'm not going to let it get me down though, so I've already started thinking of Plan Bs and Cs. Got a phone number for a specific lady at the university who is there to help parents and carers. I want to figure out finances to see what I'm entitled to, and how many hours work DP will need to get to keep our heads above water, etc. I was hoping he would be a student, or even a house-husband, because I want so much for him to bond properly with DD (and for us to be able to avoid nurseries/nannies). And of course I secretly like the idea of having a cup of tea ready for me when I come home from my lectures and a tidy house (I wish but I'll purchase a whip if it's needed). So yeah, trying not to be too disappointed and deterred by this new change of plan.

DP's birthday today and, as we went to bed at midnight, it was technically his birthday last night too so we JSed TWICE . So unheard of in this exhausted house with a teething baby right now.

Goodness a lot has happened in a few short hours!

What a weird world TTC is. One post from SES waiting for BFN, and the next post from Dee hoping for a BFP . Not sure if you've come to the right place if you want wisdow dee but I can pretend try. Ummm - how have your cycles been since your MC? Have you had a normal cycle? Have you tried putting on a white dress to see if that taunts ERTD into coming out or not? What tests have you used - cheapies or expensive. Wait 48 hours and try again (yeah, right, like anyone does that ). Wise enough . I hope in the meantime the evil cow hasn't turned up to ruin our your day.

Crow, love the sound of your night, and your broody OH. Hope you aren't too hungover today. I certainly suffer more now that I'm a little bit older! You and I might be on the 2ww together too! Managed some great JS last night . (is it just me, or does anyone else find the sex much better around OV time??). Waaay TMI, but my cervix was certainly up close and personal with OH and his swimmers - I'm a bit sore actually . I don't think a turkey baster would have got them closer, so I better be bl00dy pregnant this month.

Babylann that's a great attitude :) A lovely saying I've heard on here amongst others is "it'll all work out in the end, and if it's not worked out, it's not the end". Extra gold stars on the 2 shags .

Now that I think about it, there was a lot of JS behaviour going on last night :)

Hmm has Bambam left us for the grads? :)

I don't think I've Ovd yet to even be on a 2ww, cycle before last I Ovd on cd26, so could still be few days off yet but JSing last night was fab, hoping to get more regular now OH is broody again. Or make the most of it for now, until he gets scared again!

Not hungover at all, very surprised! Even feel wide awake, and work is going well. I'll probably crash on the sofa when I get home though

Well now I'm confused . I decided to make use of the OPK I accidentally bought months ago (thinking it was a Digital Pregnancy Test, doh). I've definitely had pantsnot, and definitely had mittleschmertz yesterday and today. But I didn't get a smiley face. So either I've missed ovulation (which is ok, as we've had sex anyway in true JS style :) ) or these signs I get are earlier than I actually OV. Anyway I may try the test again but I definitely think JSing regularly and keeping fingers crossed is a better approach than seeing what the stick tells you .

So Crow - don't think I'm on 2ww wait yet either . I think the solution is "shagging, shagging, just keep shagging", sung to the tune of Dory's song from Finding Nemo .

I'm still here nelly! I checked in with the grads, but still don't feel ready to move over full-time! I have got DS here with me today as he has a nasty cold. Do you think I have been working him too hard?!

Hi SES. So sorry to hear your news. I hope you get your BFN soon! I am at 6 weeks now, and I feel so on edge sometimes.

Good work with the shag-cape babylann! I hope your DP isn't too disappointed about not getting in to uni. Loving your positive attitude to it all though.

OK, at the risk of having an internet conversation with myself (where are yoooo? I'm bored )...is anyone else "superstitious" about TTC? Bearing in mind lots of you have children already (SES is this your first, I can't remember?) so might be a bit more relaxed, but I refuse to -

work out possible due dates, click on any links for baby stuff, read the pregnancy boards, think about names, read the maternity policy at work, learn anything about giving birth, look at schools in the area, plan what pram I'd get (or even pay attention to brands) etc etc.

The closest I get is reading the grads thread, and making myself very and :( that I can't look at cute baby clothes or less-cute anti-leaking devices .

Whenever I have to buy a present for a friend's baby, I go into the shop with a slightly aloof expression, with the sole purpose of getting what I came for. Eyes forward, no wistful glances at newborn baby gros, wondering if I'll actually be allowed to buy them one day.

Is that sad? As in "sad", not :( ? Am I denying myself a whole world of virtual fun? Should I google "cute baby clothes" immediately and stop being such a drama queen . Or should I continue to only research important matters, like what wine goes best with Green and Blacks chocolate, and leave the baby stuff for when I actually need to know!

I'm avoiding work, can you tell???

bambam are you about? Everything ok with you and the bean?

cross-post bam. Yes, you've been working DS far too hard. Send him to me for some much needed hoovering rest. .

Ooooh. Mumsnet iPhone app . Much easier to use as I can just go straight to my conversations, and also the emoticons are links. So I can do this:

At the touch of a screen.

Goodie :)

Hi nelly! You seem so pleased with yourself about your app! I have no idea about iphones etc. I only just got on Facebook, but have no idea how to find people, send a message etc.

I know what you mean about superstitions, but I think I generally was too much of an eager beaver to resist the cute clothes etc. I don't think it's sad. I reckon if I had to buy something for a friend's baby though, I wouldn't be very excited, whereas buying or planning for your own is fabby!

Oh, and please don't worry about being 35. I'm 34 and DP is 45. I think the odds were always that it might take us a bit longer, but there's always hope.

What can I say bam, I'm easily excited! The App just makes it a bit easier to read and post. I resisted Facebook for a long time, I still get a bit about it, especially with the weird stuff some of my old school friends post .

. I'm 36 - nearly 37. But actually, I still feel quite young, and reckon everything still works! So I'm positive in that respect, just impatient, and annoyed that my body won't do what it's bloody well told. .

Not sure how far back into JS history this was, but there was a bit on one of the threads about talking to sperm and/or ovaries. I did that last night . Silently, mind you, so that OH didn't have me sectioned! A sort of "right, sperm, get your lazy asses up there and do what you are meant to. And Egg, no being nasty to the tadpoles. Man up, the lot of you, and do what you're here for".

Please tell me someone else is just as crazy as me .

How is DS feeling now bam - still poorly?

nelly I have to admit that I am superstitious too. But I quite liked my Polish friend's approach which was to assert that you make your own luck and so should focus on the good stuff including due dates and the rest. And prob motivational sperm chats too!!

I must investigate the MN App!
And as far as age goes - you youngsters have nothing to worry about! I'm .....
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Nelly - that's where I've been going wrong! I've not done any talking to sperm or eggs!

Oh and I already have 2yo DS. Had 2mc before him too so as this is my 3rd mc, they've sent off for some tests. They said we should hear within 3-4 weeks. I have an underactive thryoid though and I know that that can increase risk of mc.

Babylann - JSing twice in one night?! I'm not sure we've managed that at all since before DS!
Sorry your DP didn't get his uni place. Hope your other options work out.

crowette - sounds like a fab evening with your best friend. My BF lives about 250 miles away so I don't get to see her that often but we chat over the phone loads.

Dee - hope ERTD hasn't appeared for all the right reasons!

BamBam - yay for 6 weeks and FX for you!

This evening I've had my first personal training session in about 4 weeks and before mc. Thankfully he went fairly easy on me and I didn't seem to have gone backwards too much!

Nelly, I should probably start being superstitious about it, but not because I think it increases my chance of disappointment, just that it does increase my disappointment when it comes. I've got my girl's name picked ready. It doesn't really "go" with DD's name though, which is the only problem. I've got a handful of boys names. DP is too fussy, he hates perfectly good names. It was so hard to find a name for DD that he'd agree to.

I hope the motivational sperm and ovary whispering does the trick!

I'll download that app too! I find the MN site on my phone pretty annoying. I don't like how it logs my out of my account on my computer as well. Funny how you can get so irritated by something as simple as re-entering two words into a website.

I also wondered if Bam had found a new home with the Grads. So many lovely people have left us now. I miss nickelbabe! Sometimes I see her on a different thread and want to say "Hey nickelbabe! I miss you! Come back to Viroids please!!" but I stop myself, as I guess going over the grads is a natural part of the progression. And I guess I'd feel the same if I got pregnant - I wouldn't want to linger around and boast my pregnancy in front of people who are finding it difficult that they haven't conceived yet, as much as we all know we want them to stay I bet they can't hide from the thought that they might be doing harm.

I hope your DS recovers swiftly Bam. We think DD has a cold too, DP has had one for a couple of days and she's just been snoring in her cot, very loudly, so I guess she must be a bit sniffly.

I hope you get the results you want from the tests, SES. Hopefully it's just one of those things, 3 unlucky times without any reason. DP's aunty is pregnant after 3 relatively early mcs (and 1 DD) and they say there's no reason why it kept happening, just one of those things, and now she's 7 months pregnant with a little boy. She's somewhere around middle-to-late 30s as well.

Just quick as back in office. Dee any news one way or the other?

Boss beside me. Don't think he'd approve, better go

Hi everyone. I am just back from getting my thyroid blood test. It was horrible, as they tried 3 times in my left arm, and then finally got blood from my right. I was a wibbling mess by the end. Still, I sort of feel like my tablets need increased, so it's for the best to find out.

DS is much better today thanks nelly. A day off from Avon must have done him good! Love the thought of whispering to sperm and eggs although I admit I have done the "visualisation" thing of the sperm wheeching up there to meet the egg!

I hope you don't think I'm hanging around here to boast babylann.

Thank you for the FX SES. Maybe you need a higher dose of thyroxine? If I hadn't gor my BFP I was going to ask the doctor about that, and now that I have it, I have to be monitored to make sure my levels are kept high enough. Hence the horrible blood test!

No Bam, I meant people might worry we think they're boasting when obviously we don't! :) Quite the opposite as I'm sure you'll agree from experience, we all love seeing people who have been going through similar to us get what they've been waiting for and getting their BFPs and telling us how their scans went, etc! I've truly been cheered up some days where I've been feeling miserable by coming here and finding people I've been rooting for have good news to share.

But I know previous thread residents have said they felt they were upsetting people by coming on to update about the pregnancies etc. That's all I meant. The longer you stay around, and anyone else who may get their BFPs this month, the better as far as I'm concerned.

I'm scared of going to the grads anyway, so I think I'll probably linger around this thread for longer than most when/if the time comes! It's comfortable here. It's the first thread I've ever stuck with on any forum, ever.

I hope you weren't offended, it was truly never meant as an insult. You're one of my favourites! And I hope you get the results you were looking for at the doctors.

I think I need to learn to phrase things a little better :( I'm worried I've offended you now.

I think it was katee and possibly on our last thread.. Someone asked where she was, she said she was still reading etc, but wasn't posting too much because she didn't want us to feel like she was flaunting her pregnancy in front of us. It might have been/probably was someone else.

I was just saying I understand how it could be easy for anyone who gets their BFP to feel that way, even though I personally wouldn't mind if they all stayed forever. I miss all our grads and have never been jealous of their pregnancies.

I wasn't offended babylann, I just wouldn't want anyone to feel that way. I have always felt a bit sad when folk who I've felt I've got to "know" have moved over to the grads, and also I am comfy here too and don't feel I know many of the grads that well. It's a whole dilemma I never thought about before now!

I have to wait about a week for my results, which isn't too bad. My arms are aching, but all in a good cause!

Fucking Hell fire.

Oh dee. Have some .