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

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 16/02/2016 22:22

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

Thread 11 TTC#1. Let the fertile games begin! May the eggs be ever in your favour!
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StarkyTheDirewolf · 21/02/2016 22:58

ipatches I had definite positives on opk's for two /two and a half days last cycle.

jem I know what you mean, I was certain I'd be able to surprise my dsis on her birthday by telling her I was pregnant. And then it was her best mate who told her she was 12 weeks and I was secretly gutted. It's really easy to convince ourselves we're pregnant, it's the hope that does it! We've just got to keep on going and look forward to the next go.

elle my dad is definitely aspergers. Undiagnosed, but definetly on the spectrum. It was only when I was working with autistic kids that I realised and told my dm. Since we realised it's been so much easier to communicate with him effectively!

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 21/02/2016 23:01

lyssie you're not alone. I once cried be a use Dh cut the vegetables up wrong and I wanted to do it. And then a different time I was beside myself because I woke up in the night, looked at Dh and bawled my eyes out because I just loved him so much! And I cried last month because an old man was buying pick and mix. Grin

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Lyssie · 21/02/2016 23:18

Starky and *Ni,
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Thank you, lovely ladies. It feels so wonderful to feel like I'm not alone with my whacky feelings :)
And your stories make me laugh which helps lift my stubborn mood.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 22/02/2016 00:12

No probs lyssie if you want a giggle, venture back to the original threads! Those are a hoot and a half!

Dh has gone to work without his bodycam which is a worry. Can't wait till tomorrow when he's off...but by this time tomorrow I'll be ready to strangle him Grin

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Lyssie · 22/02/2016 03:56

Update on me: super nauseous this evening, and I'm suddenly grossed out by dh's wet kisses, because I think he tastes weird!

Confusedcat1 · 22/02/2016 07:27

I won't get a starkys star, but had a bfn at 10dpo today.

Kwick709 · 22/02/2016 08:18

Sorry to hear that confused... Maybe a tad early to test?

Thanks ipatches

ElleSarcasmo · 22/02/2016 08:19

Starky funny you say that, it was a little boy with Aspergers that I met through work that made me realise! He is in quite a techy field and the traits are definitely common among his colleagues. I read an interesting book (Neurotribes) about the history of autism, through its recognition in the first part of the 20th century, to where we are today. Recommend it if you're interested!

Sorry about BFN Confused. Flowers

Ni4444 · 22/02/2016 08:28

Sorry about bfn Confused. Still not out my love xxx

Huge temp drop this morning so imagining tomorrow is temp increase day and today is O day! Swimmers are in place and waiting! 😀

Confusedcat1 · 22/02/2016 08:41

Thanks all, I actually prefer to test early. I find it prepares me emotionally for when af arrives and it's not so much of a disappointment :)

SuchaJem · 22/02/2016 10:10

Sorry for the bfn confused

No sign of AF yet but am tummy cramping like a mofo. Got painful trapped wind too 😕

stark glad it's not just me - it's absolutely the hope that does it. What's a bodycam?

Confusedcat1 · 22/02/2016 10:15

I was wondering the same jem but I didn't want to ask... stark your dh sounds kinky 😂😂😂😂

SpaceDinosaur · 22/02/2016 10:22

BFN here today accompanied by and a painful and early period.

Fortunately you all helped me to manage my insane symptom spotting. Thank you!

FXSkip · 22/02/2016 11:11

Morning all, I've been trying to keep up but its been a weekend of awful news! (2 still-births, death of a friends father and another's 14 year old daughter, my sister lost her job...)

Feefs asked an interesting question a few pages back about how much CM is excessive. I suppose its an individual basis, but did anyone have a response?

Congrats First and sorry to anyone that AF got over the weekend. And to the upduffed ones suffering, I am happy for you Grin

Feefeefs · 22/02/2016 11:15

Don't think anyone said fx still wondering here! Still ongoing. I think more than normal amount for me but month 4 off the pill I always just wonder if normal and hormones regulating. Cramps today cycle say 24. Not Normal for me

Feefeefs · 22/02/2016 11:16

Oh god sorry fx I didn't read your full post honed in on my name. Definition of self centred there I'm sorry.

That's sounds like a really rough weekend, hope are you doing?

SuchaJem · 22/02/2016 11:22

space sorry about AF think I may well be joining you soon

fx on my goodness you poor thing, such a lot of sorrow to deal with in one go.

Cm - I would say there's evidence of it in my pants most days, probably every day.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 22/02/2016 11:36

jem bodycam is a video camera he wears on a harness. It sits flush to his chest and its on standby until he presses record/picture with a little remote control. It's a way of capturing assaults/incidents much more easily. And it puts people off if they know they're on camera, they're less likely to kick off.

fx what an awful thing to happen. I'm so sorry. Flowers

elle that sounds really interesting, ill look that up definitely. Thanks.

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SuchaJem · 22/02/2016 11:42

He's in security isn't he stark, rather than the police? The camera is such a good idea. Do you worry about him at work?

Hep154 · 22/02/2016 12:10

So sorry for you fx so much to handle at once. Flowers

sorry for all the recent BFN and AFs Flowers

starky elle I score very high on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient test (35). I often compare notes with a colleague who also scored 35, and went on to get a formal diagnosis. Though the manifestation is somewhat different in females. My mum and siblings have aspects too, which we only recently realised. My OH and in-laws refer to it as the [surname]-factor! OH gets frustrated with me sometimes, but he is very good generally about it.

I work in a male-dominated-mathy-techy area.

one of my fears about motherhood (if i am lucky) is the socialisation aspect. dealing with groups of people and strangers is "uncomfortable" for me.

For now, it seems so far off that i can put it to one side and deal with it if/when i get there.

FXSkip · 22/02/2016 12:46

Hi guys, thanks to all for your thoughts, I am fine - of course none of it is 'my' grief, but it did feel like a lot to take on, especially when I've been so focused on making a baby, I had forgotten about the millions of people suffering every day and now feel a bit overwhelmed by the seflishness.

Not at all feefs I am also interested, which I why I brought it up. How can it be measured though?! You can't exactly say 'about a teaspoon' or '6 fl oz' unfortunately!!

Interesting chat about the spectrum here, I am sometimes told I am on the spectrum for a number of reasons, and then I'm told that everyone is on the spectrum to some degree (!) another classic example of my GP being a twat!

Hep154 · 22/02/2016 13:14

feefs it can take up to 6 months for your system to return to normal after coming off the pill. so it is hard to know. Also, i found it a shock to realise that after 5-6 years on the pill i had forgotten how AF was! Almost like being a teenager again ! (shudder at that thought).

fx yes indeed - i think thats why it called a spectrum!

Mooseville · 22/02/2016 13:36

Congrats on the BFP's girls!!! This thread seems very lucky!!!!

fx sorry for all your bad news. I'm with you - Things like this really make you put all your little moans and problems into perspective, we should all be so grateful to be healthy and happy and everything else is a bonus.

We finally managed to DTD! A bottle of red wine and a hotel room was obviously what was needed! And it was on peak OPK day and day two of EWCM so if we were only to do it once during ISW then I guess it was the right day! At least it's got the ball rolling. He instantly said afterwards "so a baby in November." So he obviously has been thinking he'll knock me up after one attempt! I honestly don't think men have any idea at all about the process! I compared if he'd managed to knock me up after that one time it would be similar to us winning the lottery! Ha ha

Confusedcat1 · 22/02/2016 13:38

mooseville my dh did EXACTLY the same after the first time. 'I'm going to be a daddy now'.

They have NO idea.

Mooseville · 22/02/2016 13:39

I just read the Mum's net glossary - in my head I've been thinking BFP as "bloody f#%*ing positive. Not BIG FAT POSITIVE.
Errrr says a lot about my vocabulary.... Lol

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