Thread 11 TTC#1. Let the fertile games begin! May the eggs be ever in your favour!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?'

Thread 11. Welcome one and all!
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.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kats stats I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen and if you don't test, you get a Starky's Star 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

fx that's brilliant. It's just what I've been saying to OH this morning - it'll all be worth struggling through in the end! I spewed an orange through my nose this morning so that was a new thing to me...

Nurse at work has told me that she thinks I need to take a couple of weeks off as the fatigue and nausea/vomiting is a vicious circle. So here I am waiting to call my doctor for my first ever sick note!

Happy Friday everyone! Please enjoy some wine and food for me, too!

jem it'll be raw for a while. It's so unfair I still miss him every day but I just try to remember the happy memories and good times. Nothing anyone can say will take the pain away but you just have to cope however you can in whatever way you want and if that means taking time away from work then do it and don't feel bad.

Morning ladies. Hope there's some fun weekend plans happening. I'm trying hard to blend pulling my house apart with ISW! Vowed to give up alcohol for lent. Seemed a good idea at the time, not so much right now. A little glass of wine would go down lovely tonight haha no more DIY for a loonnnnngg time after this.

Sorry to hear the witch has got some of you again! Enjoy your drinks and choc and fingers crossed it's bfp's next month x

jem sorry to hear your sad news. Take time to look after yourself. It's always hard to say goodbye but things will get easier soon and you'll smile when you think of your friend and your happy times together. In the meantime sending you love and hugs xx

Jem so sorry to hear your sad news, thinking of you

jem im so sorry :(

OK I've got one swollen heavy boob. The other one is normal. Is that a thing?

That and a huge spot on my chin is making me think af is coming. But it's not due for ages. Maybe she's coming early, the cow.

To everyone that's feeling sad....

So sorry for your loss jem it really puts things in perspective. The other day I was complaining to dh about how unfair it is to still not be preggo when I've been doing everything right for 10 months. He just said that's it's unlucky and there are a lot of people unlucky in other, worse ways. He is right, although it is hard!

jam sorry af got you. I know it's really hard, but I've found it easier to stop putting timelines in. When I started last year, I thought I'd have a Christmas baby, then an Easter baby, then by my 30th, etc. each time I miss a 'timeline' point it was really hard. The last month or two I've managed to stop thinking in those terms and have found it way easier to deal with the disappointment if af arrives. Although, hopefully you won't have as long a wait as I've had!

Your baby bird will come bluebird

jem i am so sorry for you.
For everyone whose AF has recently arrived, hang on in there!

Can i just say that I am loving the support in this group?
good luck and best wishes to all.

May the s*x be with you !

jem I'm so so sorry for your loss. What a horrible and unexpected shock.

celi no probs, I was buying the 3 for a £1 ones from Wilkinson initially so finding the bulk buy option was a money saver. I prefer the thicker band ones rather than the super skinny ones too as I find they're much easier to read.

Aww miley you poor bugger! It's taking its toll on you, definitely think a sick note and a few week of tlc is in order, you need to keep yourself well mate. Especially with the last week or so you've had.

Jem I am so sorry for your loss :( I have no other words that I can say :(
Miley Orange through nose sounds horrible.
I have done 3 yoga classes this week and I feel like a different person. My painful neck has gone I feel positive and happy. I would recommend it to anyone for the mind and the body.

Thanks starky, I'm doing a bit better now. I've managed beans on toast and am away to bed to sleep so I don't have time to be nauseous and puke it back up! That tends to be my way of coping. I'm used to working 40+ hour weeks so if I dont sleep I'll find myself at a total loose end

Hey ladies, sorry for everyone AF has caught.

Had my blood test this morning so all good.

Bit distracted today. My friend has gone into hospital to deliver their baby (no heartbeat detected at 20 week scan). So far since 9am only her waters have broken. Can't keep my mind off her :( so heartbreaking

jem - I'm so sorry for your loss.
jam - sorry to hear that AF got you. It sucks.
Confused - hope the boobs even out!
Miley - hope the sickness stops soon. Some time off would be good. I don't know what I can do at work if I do get a BFP and then get sick. I can't leave my post without someone covering me...
I'm doing a bit better today. Able to concentrate more on work. Trying not to think about TTC again. Been looking forward to lunch for the first time this week which is a good sign #hungry

choc I'm so sorry for your friend, what a horrific thing to have to go through. It's just inconceivable. I've got no words.

Definitely think sleep is a good thing for you miley take care of yourself.

Jem that's so sad and it's touching and lovely that your friend got in touch with you. Sorry for the pain and loss. Be nice to yourself

I'm heartbroken for her stark I didn't find labour painful but that's because I processed it as a different kind of pain, worth it (if that makes any sense?). To think about going through that and kmowing the end is just more heartbreak, I can't even process it. I just want her to know we all love and support her.

miley my nausea was always made worse on the days when I was tired so rest as much as you can xx

thanks so much for all your thoughts xxx

choc your poor poor friend, that is heartbreaking.

This is an unusually sad Friday, this is usually my favourite day. Has anyone got any nice weekend plans to inspire me?

So sorry jem that is so sad.

Well af just got me, think one ovary has a longer cycle than the other! I've had 31, 27, 30 day cycles so far. I'm off to cry a bit and eat chocolate. Then pull myself together, think of everything I have to feel grateful for and onwards to cycle #4!

kat might give yoga or Pilates a try. Have heard good things. Please put me down for testing 19th March for next list update!

choc I understand completely. Going through labour knowing you're doing it to bring a life into the world is so different to what your poor friend is going through. The pain (physical and emotional) of giving birth to a baby who's already gone must be, just, well, there's no words.

jem it is a sad Friday isn't it, got no plans here for the weekend. Weekends are always quiet at chef stark because Dh works so much over Friday/Saturday. My dsis stays over to keep me company and I feel like baking tomorrow. It that's about it!

Thanks for all your kind words xxx

choc your poor friend that is heartbreaking.

What a sad Friday. This is usually my best day. What are you all doing this weekend? I need inspiration.

Sorry thought my post hadn't worked!

stark my DH is working this weekend too. Maybe I'll join you on the baking!

sorry everyone is feeling rubbish!!
I was so enthusiastic with my "yay it's Friday" post too...
It's only another day, there will be another one tomorrow.
And each one can have chocolate in it!
My weekend... Hopefully full of DTD it is the peak of ISW for me and DH... Hurrah I'm fertile. Must try to not fall asleep at 10pm