'Is Foundation Feminist?' Who gives a shiny shit? On this 'ere March bus we want career-destroying babies!

[PurdeyPie]

So you're a hedge-fund manager who wears Reiss suits and Clarks shoes but the allure of nappies and nannies is growing stronger? Yep. You're on the right buzz. We're heading straight for Knocked-Upsville and we've got an on-board telly for watching OBEM and slagging off the scrotes who go to th'ospickal clutching a Lidl carrier bag. Come and join us. Don't be coy. Don't forget yer lube and soy.

Hey ladies. Sounds like a riot in here tonight! Did I spy another bfp? I'm skimming over thread v fast on way home...Congratulations to the lucky lady.

Purdey have you poas yet? Who else is gearing up for it?

Well fecking AF finally rocked up (obese starting to convince myself I was one of those rare stories who don't get a bfp until 2 weeks after due date). So am going to decamp to April bus (whilst also lurking about here for the gossip).

I'm also going to mutinously eat industrial amounts of cake tonight washed down by prosecco....

Best of luck to those still in the game!

Obese? That should have said 'i was'.....

Hmm I think the universe is trying to tell me something....

babs for you.

Thanks MrsB. Hope the wait is going ok for you x

Eh? Mamapo is poorly? I missed that too!!!

Phew- found you all! Just marking my place as I'm off to heat up the spag bol that my DH lovingly made this afternoon before he headed off to work.

Also wanted to say thank you to Sparkly for the kind, kind thoughtful words at the end of the last bus. You are gorgeous and I'm glad this bus has your sparkle

Sooooo, we have a Sparkly and a Glittery, which means that we are officially the shiniest bus around.

We also have a Giddy and a Dizzy and a Merry, which makes us highly entertaining.

Furthermore, our Frog and our Toady means that we could live on land or water if needed.

All in all, I think we are a very versatile bus, fuelled by Nutella and cervical mucus. (But not mixed together. Never mixed together.

Sorry to hear that Babs. Go eat & drink yourself into a stupor.

Mrsb, I know what you mean. I would be lost without the support of everyone on here. Although I am super close to my sisters, one doesn't want children & the other got pregnant straight away with her first two, then had an accident with the third, so neither of them understand what TTC is like.

Dojo, that was so brave of you to admit that you use an ear thermometer. I would never have dared risk the wrath of the charting brigade!

DH just asked me if I was on Bumsnet. You would never believe he is a 42yr old with a PHD!

haha bumsnet ... That's funny

90% of the tabs open on my phone are cake recipes thanks to you lot

Hey ladies, I know I haven't posted in a while but wanted to let you know after 7 months of TTC today I got my bfp! I am friggin terrified! It's such early days (17 dpo) but as many say 'today I am pregnant' so focussing on the great news but still can't help being a little worried. Anyways! I wanted to post really to offer a bit of hope to people TTC for longer than a few months as last few months I had been feeling it wouldn't happen for us as it had been taking month after month with nothing! So firstly wanted to offer hope to those been trying a few months. Secondly to give you some stats as I know we all love them! :) from days 9-15 I took Asda caugh medicine with that one and only active ingredient to boost EWCM - which oh boy it did! From day 1-14 a glass of orange juice each day then ov day (14) I stopped and then drunk pineapple juice from day 14-21. I also have been eating Brazil nuts (about 3-4) and a handful of cashews and almonds daily with sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. I have been doing that daily for about 2-3 cycles.
As for symptoms.... None that are unusual. From about day 27 I have had saw nips on and off and short waves of nausea but I put that down to anxiety and stress over some other things going on too! We dtd days 8,10,13,14,15,16,17,18. And we used conceive plus once on day 15.
So that's my stats, I hope it helps and I wish baby dust on all those that are still waiting for their bfp and heathly pregnancy a for those who got theirs this month.

Question re charting and opks and stuff and stuff....

Although got af this afternoon, what do I do aboot cd1 on ff?

nomio I felt bad about people looking at my charts trying to analyse them for me when I had possibly not recording them as accurately as I could have been using the correct equipment. I have been told, back of hand slapped and I will now be purchasing the correct kit!

Babs, if it is full flow, I would mark it as day one on FF.

babs if your bleed is full flow then I would chart this as cd1. If you're only experiencing brown cm or spotting (not a full pads worth) then I would chart tomorrow as cd1 if you bleeding properly then.
Sorry AF has arrived for you.

allatonce Congratulations! How did you find out about the cough medicine? I had no idea what on earth you were talking about until I Googled. How strange!

Thanks girls. It's full on. Does it matter that there is no temp for cd1?

at Bumsnet!
Congrats pinning.
I have copious amounts of ewcm but still no sodding smiley...aargh!!!

Cd13 here. Dtd on cd10 and was supposed to be doing it eod but BIL called DH last night and they were on the phone for over an hour, in which time I fell asleep. He didn't wake me thankfully as I don't kindly to being disturbed like that
I did have a sulk though regardless!!! BIL and family will probs be coming on Friday to stay with us for a couple of weeks so don't think we will be able to ttc
Oh and I had to cancel my reflexology session as DSis had my car and DH couldn't pick me up in time. I'm heading for trouble this cycle but I hope I've popped enough vitamin b and conception pills along with Brazil nuts to be preggers this month and all I'll have to do is find a preg test which agrees with me that I am indeed preggers with an immaculate conception!!!

Allatonce! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Babs, sorry af arrived, enjoy your

Allatonce, Woohoo, Congratulations. Lovely to see you and with a bfp! Wow lots of sex for you, well done you do realise H&B are going to be super busy selling seeds and nuts now! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9months. Are you due in November?

allatonce congrats.

pinning have you peed on another stick yet? Fx the line you had earlier is stronger for you this evening.

Aw babs, sorry chicky, next month. X

Pinning and all at once - looks like congratulations are in order!

Bums net...... Hee hee hee........

Haha Merry, love the immaculate conception! Can you dtd tonight? The ewcm is a good sign ov is imminent.

How is Autumn? Has she been on today?

Juney, are you nearly due to poas?

Sorry AF arrived babs. Fx for next month.

Thanks for sharing that allatonce and congrats

Dojo, is that Nigella's cloud cake? It looks divine. You are very clever, except when it comes to measuring your basal ear wax body temps.

Gloopy, AF = Artificial Fornication (having sex when you don't really want it; occasionally accompanied by a fake orgasm). DH = Diseased Hymen (highly likely to have been caused by being a slag and definitely the reason behind all the pre-AF spotting 'round these 'ere parts). WWYD: Why Won't You, Dickhead? (Accusatory riposte when almost-dead-from-exhaustion husband refuses sex for the seventeenth night on the trot).