TTC After MC: The home of hopeful nipples, ovulation eyes and the most determined Mummawannabees around. Chin up, tits out!

[Parsley2506]

The Rules...

(1) A lady may only POAS on a Friday.
(2) Friday means the day that everyone calls Friday in the time zone where you spent the night.
(3) Rule (1) does not apply to POA-OPK-S, UNLESS they are being illegitimately used as surrogate HCG detectors, in which case Rule (1) most definitely does apply
(4) Rule (1) does not apply following a BFP because if you want to waste £25 a day POADigiS that's your prerogative
(5) Rule (1) does not apply if a lady is POAS in an attempt to get a BFN to prove she can start DTD with intent
(6) Rule (1) does not apply if a lady wants for unknown reason to pee on an actual stick, like a twig or some such, if that lady is unexpectedly caught short whilst tramping in the forest looking for bears.
(7) These rules (including Rule (1)) are subject to the change at any time if the ladies of the Posifrickentivity thread decide on a whim come up with empirical evidence to prove that it is luckier to POAS on any other day of the week
(8) Violators of Rule (1) shall be subject to fish throwing.

And as a grand finale, why not pledge to NEVER POAS before 14DPO?

Congratulations Broody. It is definitely a relief when AF finally shows her ugly mug.

This morning I have been a very, very naughty penguin indeed and I fully expect some fish slaps for not waiting till Friday I POA FRER this morning and.....and.....There is a faint but unmistakable BFP line!!! I'm very sorry for not waiting, especially to Gail my 2ww buddy but I had to know and I couldn't lie to you ladies. Please don't kick me out just yet.

Naughty penguin but yay yay yay for that wonderful bfp!!!!!!!!
gail over to you for early poas

Ha ha OMG!!!!!!!! How wonderful. Congratulations Penguin xxxxxxxxx

Me too Penguin!

Oh my goodness Penguin!!!! And you have a bfp too MissHobart?!!

Woohoo for the the new Fred's good luck

Yup, got a frer whilst on nights, did it at 3:30 this morning, bloody line came straight up!

Never made it past 5 weeks so I'm trying not to get excited

Eeeeeee massive congratulations MissH!!!!! How many DPO are you? It's early days yet but repeat after me 'today we are pregnant'!

Penguin, Miss H - am at my desk screeching (internally) with excitement!!

Wow, what lovely news to start the day - two BFPs! Big congratulations Penguin and Miss, I hope you have some very sticky beans there.

Thank you everyone. Obviously very happy but scared at the same time and it's very early days (only 11dpo here). It probably says something about my mental state that partially I wanted to test early because even if I lose it very early on I want it to count towards the three mc total needed for investigations (I've only had one so far). I am, however, relieved that there is a logical reason behind me literally nearly crying with joy when H came out of the kitchen with a massive bowl of spag bol last night .

I hope it's okay if I stick around for a while cheering the rest of you ladies on.

Woo hoo congratulations Penguin and MissH! Amazing news, so nice to start the day with happy news, I has horrible dreams last night and woke up feeling really bloody sorry for myself but this has cheered me up. Good work ladies

Ooooooohhhhhh! Fantastic penguin and missh!!! Thank you for breaking the BFP drought and early but confident congratulations to you both - wishing boring textbook pg's for both of you

That's cheered me right up after my weepfest at the GPs this morning. Luckily MrP came too so I made him do the initial talking (must give him notes next time, i always get weepy and can't talk). He's re-ordered my bloods and another SA for MrP as our last ones are from a year ago, and he's referring us back to fertility clinic so we'll have to see what they say.

BFP pom poms in the air! Wow, two on one day - what a great start to the day and the thread! I hope you are both bored to tears with your straightforward pregnancies and nothing exciting happens for the next 9 months.

Sorry you've had a weepy morning parsley - it helps get the message across sometimes though, particularly with male doctors. Glad you got your referral, everything but legs crossed that you can go back to the top of the list.

Ah lovely news on the bfp's!! penguin and MissH v v happy for you!

I'm not so hopeful....I've been having a fair bit of spotting and feeling like AF is on the way, not feeling so posi-flipping-tive over here :(

(But I might poa-frer-s tomorrow anyway seeing as youve given me the go ahead)!

Penguin and MissH really hopeful and excited for you!

In all honesty I can't throw any fish as I am a POAS nut when I'm in the 2WW. How about a crabstick? I don't think there's much fish in one of those...

Aaah lovely news MissH too . May both your pregnancies be fabulously problem free xxxx

Well after walking around declaring that I don't think I'll ever have another child we have decided that if I don't fall pregnant in the next 18 months and actually go to term, we are going to have IVF. I have enough savings for a few rounds, and perhaps we will be lucky enough to have twins and then our family will be complete . I think the odds on IVF working at 40 are still pretty good.

Gail keeping my fingers crossed for you darling xx

AF actually wasn't so much of a bitch this month. I did actually get her yesterday and then heavy today, which shows the cycle was bang on 25 days (my usual) and I did indeed ovulate the day after my pos opk. Shame we didn't fertilise the egg though .

I actually have two pops in April as I ovulate on the 5th and the 30th. Fingers crossed it's a good month xx

Wonderful news about the BFPs MissH and Penguin! Thrilled for you!! Wishing you both dull, boring pregnancies!

Fx crossed you can make it three BFPs in a row tomorrow Gail!

Glad your GP has agreed to re-do your tests and refer you Parsley, it's good to feel like you're doing something productive isn't it?

Sorry AF got you sebs, but have a 'well done on your textbook cycle' card! I'm sure you won't need to go down the IVF route as you'll get your BFP well before then, but nice to know you've got the option as a fall back. Hope you're feeling a bit better today.

Wow!! 2 bfps in one day!! Congratu-friggin-lations Penguin and MissH!! Wishing you very sticky beans and boring, uneventful, happy and healthy pregnancies!! Everytime there's a bfp on this thread it fills me with renewed hope!!

Parsley - sorry you're having a rotten morning, but it's good that the Dr is re-doing tests and the mc hasn't sent you back to the beginning of the line.

Thanks Metal. I feel kind of defeated today and like I really want to throw the towel in and concentrate on something I can actually influence without praying and doing fertilisation jazz hands over it.

I want to shout CUNT really FUCKING loudly and do those racking child like sobs you can no longer do past 16, but I don't have the energy to even try. It's like my internal fire has gone out and all I can muster is weary space staring.

So it took 7 months for me to fall pregnant. Then 2 months to lose the baby. Now pretty much 10 months in and nothing to show for it bar stress lines. It really is the shittiest of bullshitting feelings and yet I know by comparison I am lucky. I just can't quite feel it at the moment.

Woohoo! Congratulations penguin and MissH :) I am at work and the big boss is in so what could have been a right shitter of a day now doesn't matter :) thank you for cheering me up and more importantly healthy & happy 9 months to you both

And congratulations on the new job otters as the others have said I hope this brings on a bfp :)

God sorry parsley and sebs x posting as I'm so slow, sorry you're both having such tough days :( I know it's not mn but massive hugs to you both, really wish I could do more to help x

sebs sorry you're feeling shitty, it really is the most nutty rollercoastery (new word invented for you) ride ever. I'm sure you won't need ivf but great to know the option is there. A friend had her baby last night and all I felt when I got the message was oh fuck the fuck off what an awful friend I am. I will muster up the energy to go and visit, she is a lovely person and I really am happy for her just sad for me, talk about wallowing

A question for you erpc ladies - how long did it take for the bleeding to stop? I hadn't bled for a couple of days, then it appears to be back as a slow annoying trickle, grrrrrrr. How will I know when it is AF and not just more gunk from erpc? It's only been 6 days since I had it so I know it's not AF yet but how do you know when one has stopped and the other started? Sorry for rambling, again!

I know what you mean sebs. Even though technically it only took me 4 cycles to get pregnant, one of them was 3 months long! And now I've 'wasted' 3 months with the unsuccessful pregnancy and mc... it's all very depressing.

I'd suggest you try and find something else to focus so you don't drive yourself completely mad, for example I'm looking for a new job. I know it's easier said than done, but I think it does help to have something else to obsess about.

Sebs hugs honey. I know the racking sobs well. They tend to appear when I do something idiotic like bang my head on a cupboard door.

Staring into the distance is also something I do. I find climbing a hill or getting to the coast for a bit of a Paddington Bear stare really cathartic.

And it is ok to feel shit. It is shit. It will get better, but it takes time.