Thread 10 ttc#1 The one where we're all really bored of hormones, the tww and cervical mucus or Why is my eggo not preggo!?

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?' Depending on how much Ovia (Whybird/Ovibitch) has pissed us off/messed with our fw she is either the oracle or a sanctimonious charlatan.

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Thread 10, Welcome one and all! Group of weirdos, wee hoarders, covert opk or okp, depending on what your autocorrect decides addicts with a side business in CM management!

We do not judge, we enjoy TMI, we i encourage waiting to poas nobody listens and all the grossness you can find from a group of intelligent, articulate ladies. Fart stories make us laugh, stories about cervical mucus, pooing, cysts and nausea equally welcome.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kat, I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen loaaaaaads of bfp'ers who keep us positive! We don't have rules, we love a good symptom spot, we try to stay grounded and not be hysterical sometimes we manage it aswell

We like acronyms, we make some up: PET = Proper expensive test. We love the d(h)...which can of course mean 'dearest' or 'dickhead' why, what were you thinking?

I do not use a gu ramekin... Infact I have never even had a gu dessert... Does that make me a sinner?

Just had to call clinic's emergency line... Nasal spray is running out - have to go in tomorrow to pick up some more... Real bastard as a) was there on thursday and could have picked up then and b) will miss having a lie in with my nephew :(

choc I honestly don't know. I sort of assume so because I've always had long cycles (for at least the last two years anyway) ill have to do some googling about it!

kwick I haven't used a gu ramekin either! I've got loads in the cupboard though from too many of those delicious choc mousse ones. Knew they would come in handy for something! There is still time for you to go out and get some - enjoy!!

such yes I think its just 60 hrs of either practical or written work to be accepted back into hcpc register. If you look in baot or hcpc website it will tell you. I think I need a change from older people - either Neuro or mental health, or maybe even paeds once I have had children. I do love the fact that OT skills are so interchangeable

snow good luck for next week. Hope you have a lovely valentines weekend too

kwick GET YOURSELF SOME GU DESSERTS LIKE NOW!! You don't know what you're missing lol!

stark I wouldn't worry about it, short phases interfere if fertility but generally as long as it's over 10 days it's not concerning (as far as I know)

I'm going on the coil... it's actually why I came off the mini pill in December then the same night OH decided to have the baby talk... will be going on the copper coil after Pumpkin Seed graces us with his/her presence!

Yep kwick I have a FRER in the drawer for first thing tomorrow morning!

I had more symptoms in my last cycle and was convinced I was PG. This cycle I've had no sore boobs and no bloating. Besides the morning gas and AF-like cramping normal for this time and me being psychotically angry this week (I blame that on work which I'll be tempted to quit if I am PG because it's too stressful)... no other symptoms at all shrugs

feefs I had a friend who were trying to conceive for a long time and even tried a round of IVF - they decided to take a break too so they can look after each other and what do you know... she gets upduffed on holiday while on a break!

jem I hope no one was walking behind you

snow I don't blame you, this ttc stuff is stressful here's s starky star tho

I didn't have a gu ramekin either, mine was an empty obviously milky bar yogurt pot 😂

Just done my last opk so now I have nothing left to piss on! Sad times.

snow fx for next week! Have a lovely day tomorrow ❤ make it all about you and your DH

moggy sorry to hear you're feeling crappy, cystitis is absolutely brutal.

Thank you jem and choc, he was an absolute gentleman and I miss him dearly. I would go as far as saying it was the hardest day of my life. I'll spare you the details but he fell asleep with his head in my lap so I guess at least he knew I was with him

Right then ladies please help me work though out. I have to take 5mg of folic acid due to dn having spina biffida. Now dr has prescribed me 3 month supply on repeat prescription but only 800mcg. Now how much do I take to get full 5mg?

5000mcg in 5mg so 6 and a bit.

Knew my pharmaceutical studies would come in handy at some point 😉

Thank you miley 😀

Always happy to help! Not sure you could quarter a tablet but 6 would probably do. 200mcg is a very tiny amount. Think 1 grain of rice weighs about 20mg So 20000mcg!

Hi all. Have been v quiet today as I have been very ill hungover as hell and have only now felt able to read small letters on a v bright screen. Not sufficiently to actually read the whole thread yet. Pizza is in the oven, gimme a few hrs and I'll be grand. (Wtf... It's 6.30pm... Oh to be 19 again and you're right as rain by noon!!)

Poor kat hope it was worth it! good night?

Ahh Kat feel for you... Why do hangovers get worse the older we get?!

Thanks miley got to go out this eve so just psyching myself to get out of bed! Mmm looking forward to a night in a pub drinking Tap water
Need to stop feeling so sorry for myself lol

So the coil is good? Surely it jumbles up hormones just like other contraceptives?

moggy I feel for you! Drink plenty and make sure you empty your bladder. Pee then push more pee out!

Hope the hangover clears soon Kat, i cannot drink like i did when i was younger anymore!

Almost certain i am out, getting more reddish discharge than brown now. Expecting AF to be in full swing in the morning. The only thing that is bothering me is i keep getting this right sided pelvic pain, its not cramping, more like a stretching/pulling sensation.

On the bright side, think it has clicked with DH about frequency of sex, we heard an advert on the radio for life insurance today, where a woman announces she's pregnant. DH turns to me in the car and says 'We need to be at it like rabbits really don't we?' Think we might have cracked it!

Hello everyone. Had a nice pre-Vday date with DH to a museum this afternoon. I love museums and all nerdy cultural stuff like that.

Got my first line on an OPK today but it wasn't as dark as the control and the leaflet said it's only positive if it's as dark as or darker than the control so...-shrug- Also a tiny bit of very light brown discharge. I think I am going to have to visit gynae to be honest because my cycle is only being 12/15 days in total, pretty sure this will be the same with AF arriving very heavily and painfully tomorrow or something. Hate it

I have a confession to make... I am not a big fan of chocolate... So unless gu do pannacotta or creme brulee I will not be purhasing.

miley your horsey story is so sad. Good you were with him until the end but still very sad :(

So just taken my last norethisterone tablet and am just on nasal spray until I get af - then the fun of almost daily scans, bloods tests and mahoosive injections start... Am getting excited and nervous!

Kwick I'm pretty sure they do all sorts ... I think I've had a key lime cheesecake from them. Mmmmmm :)

Blasphemy kwick

I've not got a gu ramekin either! And I have to be in the right mood for chocolate! Cheese, crisps, dip...I'm there anytime!

Hello ladies!!! I'm clearly trying to play it cool this month so barely checking the thread, and not poas! But...you all know how this goes...I'm only CD10 and I'll go mental next week! I am temping and started EPO when amazon finally delivered it yesterday. Will opk from next week (O day not til about CD18 so plenty time!)

Had a lovely pre V day date night here too...dinner and a show. Nice to get dressed up and be a proper dating couple for a change!
Have I missed any BFPs?? Any other big news? Hope you're all chilling, dtd, and enjoying the weekend! Xx

Just to add my two cents...

I use the cheap plastic shot glasses you can buy in packs for collecting wee!