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

what's that about the mornings after pill? It can't make you infertile can it??

Ever and feef ... Do you know what? A month off of even "trying" and DTD... Might actually be quite nice.

No kat after a quick and frightening Google, There's no evidence that suggests even repeated use of the MAP can cause any kind if infertility.

I think I might join you ladies on the no opks next cycle. I always feel a bit stressed until I get a positive, and that's not gonna help things is it!

It's just the panic! Logically I know no risk. Looking back at it there was no possibility I would have ended up pregnant! But was 19 and terrified and so was he.

Just a bit fed up and sick of it all trying to stay positive trying to pretend to DH I'm not that bothered and still sane. His unerring belief that it's all fine. My last three years of the pill/impalanon were horrific too just a bit angry today. And even more pissed off knowing that is my PMS FFS

I think my faint positive a couple days ago was a fluke. None since, but I am in horrendous pain. I don't think I've ever had a worse 6 days of total pain. A few hours ago I had one tiny glob of pinkish CM(not normal, but what is?). and still no actual blood. I should start today. Almost definitely out, not very hopeful.

I think in going to buy opks to try and work out if I'm even ovulating

Everyone seems a bit down today so here's a picture of a rat with a teddy in a pram!

Ladies we can and we will all get there. I completely understand how some of you are feeling, I can't help but think did 10 years of being on the pill bugger up all my eggs, it's because I'm fat etc, especially after 5 years of no contraception and not one sniff of a bfp (although only really 'trying' since november).

I've decided this cycle though, I am being positive about falling pregnant, this is my month. In the hope that a positive frame of mind may somehow get my eggs all excited about meeting a suitor!

Lol Pyxie!!

To add to the misery- I threw a private wobbler today at work because one of my pupils has just found out she's 31 weeks pregnant. She's 15 and had no idea until about a week ago. She's had sex twice.

How is that possible? There's us all doing everything we can to get pregnant and looking for every symptom and then she's just defied all odds and didn't even realise. Her situation obviously isn't ideal but I'm insanely jealous which is annoying me as it's pathetic!

I totally understand where everyone is coming from... Sorry if I've dragged everyone down to my pit of doom....

I wonder if I left it too late, but 30 isn't really late is it?!!!! I will definitely go get us checked if it's not happening after six months though.

I'm tucked up on the couch with my fluffy bed hoodie on and a hot water bottle. Everything is gonna be OK.

And I'm gonna drink loads of alcohol at the weekend!!!

I totally understand the questioning everything. For a few weeks I was convinced DH had too low testosterone be he doesn't have a hairy ass. He's a doctor and when I was tipsy I mentioned this to him and he burst out laughing, wanting to know who developed this 'hairy ass screen'. Made me laugh and realise how silly I was being. I think it's just bad luck that we haven't fallen pregnant yet!

Pig eating ice cream.

jam completely understandabLe private wobble. That's awful, I don't think being pregnant at that age is ever a good thing.

confused no it wasn't you mate, I've been borderline angry at my uterus for the last three weeks. We're having a domino effect, which I think is probably positive, as I feel many of us need to vent.

pyxie 😊

I think it's also important to be able to say the negative feelings as well as the good ones.... Just to get it out and vent.

We can be positive again tomorrow

Sorry once again I am very behind... Just in page 26...

When you have IUI - ie turkey basting - you lie down for up to 15 minutes after being basted. I seem to recall reading that cervix will close behind the lucky ones that get that far, so do not fall out if you stand.

Miley I am sorry you are feeling so yucky... But you are one classy lady!

no handstands then ? ;)

TTC is boring. It's mind numbing and tedious and no one talks about how miserable it is or how much it puts your life on hold.

If it helps confused oh and I are 35. You're not too old.

Becky congratulations!! Why protocol did you do for IVF? I am so pleased for you!

Such good news choca!!

Pyxie thanks for the pic. That is actually the best that has happened to me today
The piggie wasnt bad either

Mooseville admittedly my grasp on basic biology is not great but ai think the transvaginal scan only accesses the vajayjay.... It cannot get past cervix to uterus so no chance it will hurt baby. Being a connoisseur of scans I actually "prefer" transvaginal to abdominal which can really press down hard on bladder.

I am really sorry bitch got you Confusedcat

You tell them miley no one is giving up!!!! Well clearly I have no authority of anyone but please hang in there! I have so much hope for us all... Even If I have been feeling low and unconfident about my IVF cycle I know deep down this is the wrong attitude to have and I need to get a grip.

Hey Kwick I seem to eat the HRT, so I'm long protocol plus Estraderm and Vagifem. With Gestone and Cyclogest.

confused 30 is NOT old!!! I am 41 and giving it a go!

Oooh lesbecky you took stuff I have not heard of.... TBH I am not even sure I know the difference between short and long protocol...I did 25 days of downregging and now am on about 14 days of stimulation and then hopefully egg collection and then transfer - I am taking growth hormone (Zomacton) plus Merional, Fostimon, Dexamethasone and soon Doxycline. Then at some stage Clexane, Progynova and Crinone. When do you have a scan?

My mum had me when she was 39. This gives me hope. part of me feels i might have left it too late, but honestly, i have only been in the situation recently that I want to try/feel ready (financial, stability etc..)

OH and I discussed this and we agreed that even now it might by impractical. But f*ck it, we can't wait any longer.

My first scan? At 6+5 - March 14th. Good luck with your cycle.

Do stay hydrated after collection. It can make you feel really poorly. I found Powerade much easier to stomach than 3 L or water. Yes. You may need that much to stop the bloating :(