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We're Still Gathered Round the Sacred Womble Conker for a Legendary BFP. Bring your Fur Babies, and Pray for Merely a Hint of Menses, it's Just Shagging (with science, sometimes) 55!

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ChatEnOeuf · 12/10/2015 12:43

Fred rules (copied and adapted from previous Fred)

  1. Thou shalt shag as much as humanly possible in order to get upduffed.
  2. Thou shalt not partake of OPKs, temping, or charting.
  3. Thou shalt keep symptom spotting to a minimum.
  4. Thou shalt share with your fredmates where needed.
  5. Thou shalt not be offended by the word vagina.

JSing lingo


ERTD = Evil Red Tide of Dooooooommmmmmm. Or AF to most others. Also known as 'the witch', 'bitch witch' and 'that one with the red shiny convertible'

Viroid = This is you, dear poster. This is from the first JS thread when someone tried to type 'ladies' and it autocorrected to 'Viroids' - so there you go!

Pant snot = Egg white cervical mucus.

Doing a <strong>Kitten</strong> = Getting upduffed soon after joining (warning: may induce envy in other posters).

POAS = Pee On A Stick (of the pregnancy detecting kind, not from a tree). Also known as PIAR (Pee In A Ramekin - cos we're posh birds innit), or PIATLH (Tea light holder), PIAWG (Wine glass) or anything else you care to pee in! PONF = Pee on Nigel Farage (Self explanatory)

ROC = Receptacle of Choice - what one chooses to use for the task of POAS. Optional decorations include photographs of controversial political leaders.

JIAC = Jizz in a Cup. Preferable to jizz on the carpet or jizz in the eye. This one's for the lucky men in our lives.

Jizz in a bra = how we transport the jizz to the Sperm Queen

Shagging like <strong>Something</strong> = JSing like a teenage nymphomaniac.

Giving a hooya = Giving a much needed slap to a fellow poster in danger of slipping into TTC obsession. Warning - this may happen to you if you start trying to POAS at 5dpo. PUT. THE. PISSY. STICK. DOWN. IT'S TOO EARLY!

Contraband (or Cuntraband) = Of COURSE none of us EVER partake of any silly OPKs or temp charting. They are Contraband.

Icing = ovulating. Another autocorrect development!

Getting your Cape on = planning some serious pouncing on DH/DP

SOTM = Shagger of the Month. Awarded with varying regularity to those viroids who go above and beyond EOD shagging in pursuit of that BFP

TWOT - Two Weeks of Torture. AKA Schroedingering!
TWPU - Two Week Piss Up!

Keeping your gingers = fingers crossed, yet another autocorrect development! Shortened to 'gx'

Doing A <strong>Lemon</strong> = Testing WAAAAAAAY to early!

Miroid - The male compadre of a viroid

Cat - Compulsory

Skittletits - Killer molten painful tits and nipples

Ghost jizz/goat jazz - When the amazing foof sucks up all the jizz - achieved when coming at the same time/nearly the same time.

The link to Part 54 is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2474456-The-commune-is-gathering-for-a-sacred-BFP-We-are-worshipping-our-womble-conkers-and-admiring-penis-statues-but-were-still-remembering-to-jump-our-miroids-at-every-opportunity-Its-Just-Shagging-54" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The current Grads Fred is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2472977-Its-sneeze-births-galore-thanks-to-our-fanny-stretchers-Were-soaking-in-piss-and-praying-for-Bats-hospital-bag-Were-avoiding-our-mens-Annie-Sloaners-and-eating-all-the-cake-Its-JS-Gras-39?" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The current Mumming Fred is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2460633-Just-Mumming-8-the-one-with-the-fire-crawlers-wind-machines-and-the-Health-Visitor-revolt" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The rather nobbish article in which we became a little bit notorious is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-dark-side-of-mumsnet-my-shocking-tour-of-the-website-s-nether-regions-8905055.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The brilliantly pearl-clutchy Fred about 'how wooode' our Fred is darlings is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2386412-Thread-titles" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Stats sheet is <a class="break-all" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Ap3NlZ0dP2Rjd1tRdpZ58my-7vZ-oUhevZ-4JROvyg/edit#gid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Recent research PROVING WE ARE RIGHT is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iu-iss100515.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

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ChatEnOeuf · 24/10/2015 06:40

YB Flowers It will come.

Woop for half term, teachers! We have another week to go here, but is does mean our holiday was cheaper Grin

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Penguin000 · 24/10/2015 08:33

Hi, fallen off the thread as been mega busy this week, sorry to everyone that's had visits from AF.

I have a baby shower today that I'm dreading as I'm going to come home feeling even more impatient and excited for another baby when I'm trying to play it down and not freak out over Ttc (I'm on here though so not sure im doing so well!)

Hats off to teaching year 2, I think I'd go bonkers! Grin

KeepTheHope · 24/10/2015 10:28

YB Thanks you'll get there.

Ah so jealous of all you teachers on half term. I work in a music school (not teaching) but we don't close for half terms, not even for bank holidays, just two weeks over xmas.

Nfmv: just impatiently waiting for AF to arrive any minute now. Feels like she is going to so just want to get it done and try to do a better job next month. We're going to try DTD eod all month this time, I don't think we will have done it that much since we were at uni!!

corgi88 · 24/10/2015 12:33

The last couple of months we dtd every day, got a bit carried away I feel. One day we dtd three times and then I got thrush. Humph! Has anyone read anything about sperm count dropping if you do it too often, or am I being paranoid?
The witch/thrush has gone now thank God, going to get my cape back on sharpish.
Sorry/Wine to everyone else the witch got this month.

corgi88 · 24/10/2015 12:38

The last couple of months we dtd every day, got a bit carried away I feel. One day we dtd three times and then I got thrush. Humph! Has anyone read anything about sperm count dropping if you do it too often, or am I being paranoid?
The witch/thrush has gone now thank God, going to get my cape back on sharpish.
Sorry/Wine to everyone else the witch got this month.

Penguin000 · 24/10/2015 15:06

Every day?! How do your lady bits not get sore!!

YouBastardSockBalls · 24/10/2015 15:18

The witch is here Sad

Got GP on Tuesday and I'm going to insist on a referral. I'm not an anxious type but I know something is not right. I have cramping throughout my cycle, changed periods and my scar hurts on and off. I strongly suspect adhesions or scarring as a result of my sections, and I just really really hope they'll refer me.

KateBeckett · 24/10/2015 16:07

Sorry the witch got you sock sounds like there is something going on so fingers crossed the doc is happy to refer you X

corgi I've read that every other day is best in terms of sperm quality...

Am still convincing myself that I'm upduffed, even though I can feel the crampy pains I always get before my period starts. I felt slightly nauseous today and yesterday morning, and my boobs are looking very round and full haha!
But my boobs do that before my period anyway, and I have ins so the nausea is totally explainable! Fucking hell, this is going to drive me potty every month...

Happy half term to all the other teachers on here! Wine Halloween Grin

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 16:20

Sorry she's arrived YB WineFlowers&Cake

even if talking to your GP and potentially getting some answers there and then will help ease your mind.

corgi Every day?! Jeez! We struggle with EOD!
I have heard that EOD is recommended as the jizz is better quality (someone if more expertise may correct me on that).

Keep hope the bitch stays away. Gx

Very jealous of any teachers out there right now although it's not a job I could do!! I think you's deserve the holidays you get! I haven't got the patience and I swear a lot Halloween Blush only when I'm pissed off / someone is annoying me so it's definitely not the job for me Grin Hats off to you teachers out there! Halloween Smile or should that be Smile

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 16:21

Kate how long have you been TTC?

KateBeckett · 24/10/2015 16:31

kez this is our first month of trying. I know I'm being ridiculous!

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 17:44

kate your not! Believe me. Looking back now I can't believe what I was like when we first started TTC!

In the sense of symptoms spotting etc. I would actually say it gets easier, because you generally get to know your usual Pre-AF usual symptoms. Well, that might not be the case for everyone but it has for me.

Then again I say that, some months I've had achy tits running up to AF and some months I haven't. I think there might be a reason behind that, which is why I'm going to start tracking more and using contraband to check icing etc.

All in all, aside from DTD, TTC is a bastard.

justtheonethen · 24/10/2015 18:29

Sorry yb. Flowers

Pretty sure af will arrive tomorrow. Boobs not hurting as much and I just sobbed all through the Martian!

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 19:11

aww... Unmumsnetty hugs just

Hope she stays away for u X

justtheonethen · 24/10/2015 19:18

Scratch that af here now. Going to go and get hammered.

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 19:40

Aww just Flowers and plenty of Wine with some hugs thrown in xx

justtheonethen · 24/10/2015 19:43

Can't keep doing this. It's so bloody disheartening.

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 19:55

I know, I know Sad It gets harder each month for me. So I'm pulling out all the stops this cycle - opk's ordered in bulk, cheapo pissy sticks and pre-seed all on order. I will be upduffed by Xmas!

trying the positive approach to see if that works

YouBastardSockBalls · 24/10/2015 20:15

Oh just Flowers
We keep doing this together!

How long have you been trying now?

KateBeckett · 24/10/2015 21:10

Sorry just Wine Wine Wine

justtheonethen · 24/10/2015 21:25

Been off the pill since last August Sad

Right I'll join you in being positive tomorrow once I've drowned in self pity, opks, temping and ill actually use the conceive plus I bought and promptly forgot about. Will be going on an oral ban too, just in case. I'm going to pull all the stops out to try and get pg before my next fc appointment.

Couldn't face getting drunk, come home after one as I'm being a misery and it felt too much like hard work to be cheerful.

Thanks viroids, we will do this together. Now if you'll excuse me I have a pity party for one to attend.

KezAgain · 24/10/2015 21:48

We can do it just (and everyone else) xx

Illiria · 24/10/2015 21:49

Nfmv-crazy morning. Got a smiley face on clear blue ovulation stick but a flashing smiley on clear blue advanced. Went in for day 13 scan anyway and they tested on clear blue ovulation stick and it was negative. So nurse did scan anyway and have two over 20mm and one at 18mm. Decided to tell me to do trigger then and iui tomorrow morning. Which is good as this is done in different center to normal do removes a what if question and means that I don't need time off work this month. Then a farce trying to get the required drugs and needles from the pharmacy which led to my card bring declined and then double charged.

Now so tired I had to lie down, still need to register the cat and build shoe racks :-(

Just sorry she got you.

Wine to all those jumped by the witch.

justtheonethen · 24/10/2015 21:55

ill that's great news. Gx for you, try and take it easy afterwards this time.

KeepTheHope · 24/10/2015 22:06

Sorry to those caught by the witch today Thanks

AF is always right on time and due today. Felt like it was about to happen this morning after bfn yesterday so been to a beer festival in our city with friends today. Of course she hasn't arrived. So now I'm sitting with alcohol thinking there's no chance I'm pregnant but I'll feel awful if I am. I'm sure I'm not and she's playing tricks on me. Bitch.