The BESH Republic Of Rulvakia

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Welcome to The BESH Republic Of Rulvakia. The national drink is of course gin, state funded to get you into a state. We have many traditions and customs, such as sechsing, swearing for the fun of it (optional) and urinating on little white sticks.
Enemy of the state is Droid, who must be heckled heartily should it put in an appearance. There is an ongoing lottery to win a baybee, being granted citizenship of The Republic is your ticket to the lottery.

As a democracy all members are entitled to put forward any customs or rules they would like and we can all adopt important but silly titles if we like. See the George Carlin sketch about hats and religion and make your own mind up about whether you would like a ceremonial hat to accompany whichever title/role you bestow upon yourself.

Newcomers should find and complete the BESHtionnaire so we can make sure you are cynical and non-fluffy enough to be granted Citizenship.

Is pink blood good? I had it last cycle and it was bastard harbinger of doom.

Implantation bleeding is often pink. I've only had pink blood once, in 25 years of periods, and that is the cycle where I am sure I had the chem preg.

But yes, I did get that job :)

Sorry about the droidal invasion Faithy.
[sends reinforcements to the borders to repell further incursions]

Yay for the job Norf, well done you [dons celebratory nipple tassles]. Fingers crossed droid stays away.

Pink is def good, norf and well done on getting that job!! Hope to follow in your foot steps soon (on both counts).

cave send your enforcements HERE, I think I am going to need them tomorrow (and nothing will keep the fecker out if that is the case, cos it would mean the iui was late - and we were abstaining before)...

Hooray for getting the job *norf! Are you commuting? Stay hopeful :)

I have decided to rethink how long we have been ttc. I now see it as one year of futile ttc, one year working out why we weren't making babies and really the last 4 months/cycles since the issues were treated. So I'm going to view it as cycle #5. Which is more tolerable.

Good on you faif. I was writing a post to suggest just that earlier, but didn't know whether you would find that helpful or bloody annoying. Yay for the latter.

Well done bugs!

Definitely helping Lems :)

I am focusing on getting healthy. Ok I have eaten two galaxy choc ices today but considering its cd1 that's not bad. I also had a walk to the shops and visited my granny. I'm back doing Paul McKenna and back on the Fred in big/slim/whatever and listening to the cd. Definitely helping.

choc ice = dairy = calcium which is good for your bones.

Good calculating guys. At a down point, GHJ pointed out that over 3 years, I've only been ovulating since maybe dec/jan. therefore, only 4 cycles. I feel like a blushing newby...

Good effort on the run bugs - if you can run in this weather, there'll be nothing stopping you!

Feel free to push the droid in my direction ladies. At this point I'll have her gladly. Hate crap cycle limbo. Would much rather be cd1 than 40 with no end in sight. (it's a woe is me night, can you tell?!)

Yes the chocolate also contains iron which I'm obviously losing

Ah. The iron in chocolate. . V sensible.

Am on a hen this weekend. Should I POAS again on Friday? That would be cd42 and defiantly no hope if negative, but is there any point?

Any progress with anyone else? Is it a droidal invasion on all fronts or as anyone any hope left? (I'm looking at you norfy)

I would POAS I think. Just so I could indulge in a guilt free gin soaked weekend she says fantasising about bring about to drink without significant pain Tis a long cycle, do you think you laid an egg on the late side?

still some hope here flamey but I won't know until a week on Friday...though if droid does not appear I won't be able to POAS until the Saturday.
You have my sympathy on the crap cycle limbo - it was like that the whole 8 months before I got my BFP with DS, and again this time after coming off the pill. GP wasn't interested, so I went down the medical herbalist route. Got me to a 33 day cycle (give or take a day either way). I actually found a predictable appearance from the droid much less stressful than the seemingly endless wait and associated menkulling. I had rubbish menstrual migraine too due to the massive progesterone drop. Sorting my levels out has meant no more headaches.

I'm quite torn on how to feel right now. In Dec when I was expecting to have my lap and dye at the beginning of Jan (cancelled because of chemical pregnancy) I was absolutely convinced that fixing my tube/hydrosalpinx was going to be the answer and I would get that illusive BFP at last.
I feel like I need to have the positive thinking for it to happen, but if I start letting myself truly think that way how am I going to cope with the crushing disappointment when the bastard droid turns up.

Can someone kick me please and tell me to stop being so bloody stupid.

by the way, i now look back on those 'long' 8 months and laugh hollowly at myself.

8 months.

8 months

present me wants to go back and slap past me really hard at how pathetic I was for thinking that was aaagges to get pregnant.
What I'd give for it to have taken 8 months this time.

Thanks guys. Think I will test on Friday again, but blimey, those bfn really sting don't they. You'd have though I'd be pretty immune by now...

Queen, after coming off the pill I had to wait 11 months for a period, then, eventually, post drilling and clomid I was getting shorter and shorter cycles, from 60 days to 2 in a row of 32. V exciting! My non menkul brain says this could still just be my shitty cycles playing up and I could get a nice regular cycle next time, but the menkul brain is screaming "you're right back where you started- Arrrrggghhhhh!". And running round in ever decreasing circles.

Menkul. Totally menkul.

Would you like a kick from me? I suspect I could do with one right back.

I guess there is technically still some hope here. After that single spot of pink there hasn't been anything else. Buzzwams still sore-ish. Will see what happens today.

[prods Norf in the kidneys]

Got a "high" on my shag dictator this morning (CD18) do you think I should get HWHNN back tonight for a precautionary shag? I usually get a few days of "highs" before a peak. [menkuls way too much, way too early]

I would. I mean, if youve not bothered in the past on similar grounds and not got diffed, then you could just try on the grounds that maybe this is actually the moment, and the subsequent highs are a sort of follow on reading.

The month I got pregnant on Clomid I was convinced I was out because my temps dropped... then they came back up :)

If you'll forgive the oversharing (don't pretend you don't love to hear about my bowel habits, Rulvakian slaaaags), droid usually appears for me alongside my morning post-coffee bathroom visit, if you get my drift. I think it's the, ahem, pushing. But there was nothing this morning. On the other hand, the old womble is a bit grumbly. Today is 15 days past the earliest point I could have ovulated. But only 13 past the latest.

cavey I think I probably would. Is he back at the weekend? Could go for a Wednesday sechsing then wait til Friday?
norf it clearly ain't over, it's just uncharted territory for you. I distinctly remember dor's woe as her temp plummeted :( and now she has a wriggler inside!
dor your pic and post on t'other place yesterday made me cry. Teas beautiful. Fwiw I think you're having a boy just a hunch, not based on science at all
Fortunately for me, strong codiene for my other pain is managing droidal pain quite well. Quite like the idea of moving home and christening every room in an effort to make a baybee. Carpets go in today, startling stuff back tonight! Squuuueeeee!

Thanks faith. I spent a long time carefully wording that public services announcement.

My sister thinks I am having a boy too.

Spotting has arrived so droid will be here tomorrow...