Prty's Gang and The Festival of Foof Fun (when they not being cray cray!)

[PrtyPsn]

Hi (big wave)
So you clicked on here cos you were looking for me (I'm flattered!) or the title seemed interesting!
I'm aware it doesn't really explain but we are bunch of lovely ladies all TTC and going ever so slightly crazy with it! For more info see our original thread here - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2412386-TTC-anxious-over-early-pregnancy-possible-symptoms?msgid=56357000#56357000

We are symptoms spotters extrodinaire - you name it we've had it, real and/or imagined
We are here to help, we are all supportive, we laugh, rant, cry, joke, rage, smile, and comfort together. Be you a lurker or poster (established or new) then you are very welcome here. We only have a few rules:

1. No judgement - we all lead different lives and have different standards and that is fine. You wanna get wasted everyday of TWW, that's fine. You wanna abstain completely, that's fine. We need support, not judgement.
2. No feeling stupid - we've all had those months where we definitely think we are pg 110% convinced and then AF turns up, don't feel bad about it, it happens. Also we all have different levels of knowledge so no question is stupid apart from the one you don't ask.
3. On this thread there is no such thing as TMI - we are all adults and we all know how miraculous and amazing... and downright disgusting our bodies can be, it's fine. Share what you want, we will not be fazed.

So that's it, jump in and FX'd for all my lovelies xx

Prty- think I'll test when he's at home but not tell him until after I've done it, good compromise.

Mummybex - I'm well impressed with your double holidays, way to go!

Tmi alert... I'm about 4 to 5 days off AF but have noticed a white discharge, good sign or bad sign, I'm still off coffee and feel I can smell more but.. I'm probably imagining all these symptoms, wah, wish I could fast forward

Wow Florida Bex! How long are you going for?
If being an irritable cow is a symptom then I have post-ovulation/TWW symptoms! I also have sore nipples- do they count?!

Check the rules lou no such thing as TMI here do you nornly have CM changes at this stage in cycle?
To be fair I don't announce that I'm planning/am POAS just creep off to the bathroom early morning then tell him after - apart from last month when I was totally convinced and told him to come straight home from work so I could lol!

Yep shary sore nips can be... I had that a cycle or two ago, not a usual sign of AF for me but nothing came of it (sigh)

Hmm. Bloodstained EWCM a week after the end of a 3-day period that arrived a week early. Are 18-day cycles possible?

Shary just a quick cheeky week, we've been every year for the last five years so a week is enough

pom unfortunately I've learned anything is possible. Some women get tints of blood during OV, or if it's an IB post OV. Otherwise it could just be crazy foofs.

Ohh Pom - could the three day bleed be implantation bleeding rather than period? Was it a normal period or lighter? I don't know what's possible with our bodies anymore!

Prty, to be honest prior to ttc I generally avoided looking at my foof, but felt damp today which felt unusual so had a wee peek.. I've been asking Dr Google and I'm deffo pregnant I've decided, I've also been on the nhs website and used the calculator to work out due date, I've turned into a proper foof looking loon.

(whips a rope avocet head then throws a lasso around lou and reins her back in)
Whoa there, darlin' - deep breaths. Could be something, could be nothing. Like most pregnancy symptoms they are very similar to AF symptoms. Not saying Dr Googlr is wrong of course but we are here to help. FX'd together than ever for you and wishing away the days til testing

And that's far too many typos for one message! Clearly I need sleep!

Lou I had decided the same thing earlier this month - hungry all the time, sore boobs, creamy CM, vivid dreams... You name it I had it.
I really hope in your case you're right, but we got your back if you're not xx

Hehe thanks girls, I'm only messing around, I'm reined back in now, I'm so glad I've got an out let here. Turns out I may be a bit hormonal, just had a right row with oh... He doesn't want to tell anyone until 3 months, I'd normally kind of agree with this but I have to tell work pretty much immediately and go on restricted duties therefore everyone will know... So I'd want to tell my parents first.. But no!

Ugh. Right im taking my post night shift and hormonal self to bed. Night night

bex well jealous of your week away! Heavenly.

pom that sounds irritatingly confusing. Annoyingly the best advice I can think of is wait and see what happens- I know that's the worst bit of this whole business!

Giant row with OH this eve about where we should keep tools and old paint. Totally reasonable (?) I started laughing halfway through and then got mad again. I must be such a dream to live with.

Always get sore boobs before AF, but anyone ever had one boob way more sore than the other? The left one kills. Am I developing a superboob?

Lou you're only doing what we've all done!

LOL Annie I have a superboob too - my left. It's bigger than the runty one (the right) so it hurts more. Mind you, it also gets more attention...

Lou13e it's more likely to have been a period. Though I haven't tested - tests are so sodding expensive here - the cheapest i can find are 6 dollars each (2.5 quid). Shall keep up the shagathon for a bit and test if no period in 2 weeks - though on current form AF's more likely to arrive next week.

This is all a bit different from before I went on the pill in 2002, and the one time I came off it for a few months in the last decade, when I had a clockwork-like 28-day cycle of complete hell 3 weeks out of 4 - about which I somewhat embarrassingly posted in chat not long ago, in dread of what it was all going to be like now I'd come off the pill. But if actually i'm going to have a sub-20-day cycle, feel normal most of the time, and have 3-day fairly light periods, not much pain, and lots of shagging, then I can totally put up with periods. If only it had been like this 20-25 years ago!

HEY YOU GUYYYYYYYYYS!

Catches breath

Can't believe it's been 48 hours since I was last here. New thread, new foofs, pinata-foofs?!, superboobs! Malteasers - gaddammit, why do I always miss out on the chocolate! Stuffs 10 mini muffin wrappers into empty wine glass and curses at Bank Holiday Tesco hours

I actually had to socialise in real life, and saunter round IKEA, and get some fresh air, whilst I raced my OH around played with my DS on the GoKart track at Farmer Palmers.

Ah, but now I can relax and slouch on the sofa, late at night, with a nice warm laptop, and hide from the real world...forgetting about all those bumps I saw over the past two days picks at leftover chocolate chips from wrappers

Oh hai newbies!!

aindy noooo we avoid IKEA - as much as we love it every bugger is preggo or has a newborn with them!! Well done for braving it though (throws a jumbo sized box of Maltesers your way)
lou totally get your conflict - I've always been a 'tell after 3 months' way of thinking but my job has a lot of risk attached and my boss will need to know immediately, the thought of her knowing (then all my colleagues guessing due to my restricted role) before any of my family or friends know absolutely kills me :( thing is I know the risks decrease after that initial 12 week period but it's not a fail safe plus if anything happened I think I would want people to know so they could support me rather than saying something which upsets me cos that don't know about my situation... make sense?
I think when I get my BFP I'll be telling family and close friends but no formal announcement (ie sticking it on FB!) until 12 weeks
Had done really awful vivid dreams last night, the main focus was me letting OH down and vice versa - cheating, moving out etc... fair to say TTC is heavily on my mind right now :(
(quietly starts sewing a cape for annie's superboob)

Morning...all very weird here....still feeling sick in morning, headaches, backache etc oh and bleeding has stopped...not slowed down just stopped so that's three days of not particularly heavy bleeding...mmm

Umm well so I caved and POAS after holding out for a bit, and of course BFN but hey had to check.

Oh neetie, what a bugger! Sorry about that. Was this AF earlier than you expected? xx

Prty - I'm so with you, I'll need to tell work so want my parents to know before them, plus if anything was to go wrong the second person I'd go to for help is my mum, hmph my oh will just have to get use to it. I love the way I'm stressing over this yet not even pregnant yet.

Haha re superboob, that's got to be in the next thread title along with foof!

When can I do a pregnancy test? My period is due in 4 or 5 days..

Hello again! Long time no type! Hi to all the newbies! It's been ages since my last post..I went on my jollies..camping! Carried on TTC! Hehe
Here are my stats: age #25, TTC #1 cycle #5 DBAFD -2!!

At the weekend I had some brown discharge, thought AF was on her way but then nothing... Daren't do a PG test as I fear another BFN! So I'm just holding out.. Possible symptoms.. Really tired, peeing a lot and not being able to hold it!... And so much acne :-( I'm always hungry so that really isn't a sign for me. Boobs are normal..

Glad I was able to find you guys again on this brand spanking new thread :-) who'da thought it ay prty :-)

Lots going on over here as always!

Pom fx that it could have been an implantation bleed, all signs could be good. You never know!

Lou fx for you too!

Annie sometimes the most daft things cause the biggest arguments - has OH calmed down yet?

Prty vivid dreams can be awful! OH had one the other day and he woke up absolutely convinced I was pregnant as he'd dreamt I was....I wasn't!

Thinking about jobs, I think I'd also have to tell work early. I just think if you have a rough first trimester it can look a bit odd to colleagues. I wouldn't be spreading the word to everyone but would probably tell management. Plus with my stupid endometriosis the journey could not be smooth and I think I'd potentially need a support network at home. But apart from telling parents I would only be sharing on a need to know basis.

OH wants to come up with some elaborate way to spread the word after 12 weeks, I dread to think what he comes up with. I'm not a fan of whacking a scan pic on FB with a "we're having a baby" tag line so I would want to do something interesting and fun!

Annie no was pretty much on schedule but just odd it never just stops and I have never felt sick during a period before.

Bex enjoy your week away I used to work at Epcot in Florida 2003/2004 ..fab year :)

Life That all sounds pretty flipping excellent to me! Crossing everything for you! Aaaaaaaagh!

You're right katy, we only ever seem to have that mega a row about something silly. I got an apology text this morning from him at work! Secretly I know it was me being a loonie. Am apologising by way of carbonara this evening.

Hmmm, what a strange one then neetie - thought if it was early it could be IB. Well at least you know you're at the start of a brand new cycle and can get on with the simple bit (?) soon, providing you're not still feeling queasy of course. Lots of love xx

My best mate's newborn fell asleep on me today, already decided it's either going to have charmed or cursed my ovaries depending on what happens next week - no pressure little guy!

Neetie i'm totally with you! I felt sick as a dog last af, was convinced I must have conceived but then she arrived so I put it down to me hoping and wanting too much!

Still mega crampy here but no af, was due Saturday and that was with Ovia app making my cycles 30 as opposed to my usual clockwork 28. Very bizarre. Going to test tomorrow.....