Thread 12 TTC#1"Trying is the fun part" said by nobody ever who's actually trying.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

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

Thread 12. Welcome!

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

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself your pregnant in the tww

[Planeteer]

Found you!

Planet
Age 29
Carrying a 6+3 (ish) blueberry who is making me want to sleep all the time.

I'm another Londoner... Wonder what the odds are of actually ending up on the tube/bus together?!

Moggy I've always wanted to see a murmuration, I bet it was incredible! Did you take pics?

Ever, curses that the bitch got you. Gin and chocolate it up with gay abandon!

Lisa sorry you're having a rough time atm. Thinking of you

[Kwick709]

Welcome Anne! Mr Blythe is all mine though!

jamjar poor you! I too never comment until I get validation... Thank God as I though someone in our team was upduffed and I nearly said something but refrained and then found out she had just put on loads of weight after getting married.

[Hep154]

Age 36, TTC 1, cycle 5, cd14

Trying opks for the first time this month, am already at 2dpo. Just recovered from lovely bout of food poisoning, so not optimistic. Will start opk earlier next month.

Welcome all newcomers, and fx for all!

[Feefeefs]

Lisa sorry to hear about your FIL hope the sickness passes soon.

Still no AF yet. No particular symptoms. Windy and that's about it no real PMS type symptoms either will test tomorrow if the witch doesn't show today

[ElleSarcasmo]

Sorry about AF Evergreen

Welcome Anne who is Mr Blythe?

Anyone doing anything exciting today? I'm lying in bed thinking about going for a run...always seems less appealing when it's not sunny! Can't wait for AF to piss off.

Jam it has happened to me too...more than once. It's mortifying isn't it?!

[Jamjar12]

Thanks everyone! I'll admit, I've taken advantage of it sometimes lol. On the tube last week it was very busy and a man offered me his seat so I took it (and my DH was laughing further up the carriage), which happens quite often and people have let me skip toilet queues before etc. But I have had a woman shout at me when I was out drinking before, I suppose she had a point if I looked rather heavily upduffed and was downing shots! I wouldn't ever presume someone was pregnant now because of it, but I really don't blame anyone as I look quite convincing. I get comments every time it happens but all my friends/family/people I see regularly know it happens so it's ok.

It just plays tricks on my brain as its pretty easy to pretend I'm pregnant but then obviously, I'm not lol. I'll probably be in denial when I am and shocked when my belly doesn't flatten down again!

I'll attach a photo of it. I spent the day as a normal size 14 and then poof!

[SuchaJem]

Welcome anne

elle I am lying in bed thinking about a run too. I absolutely would do but I also had a bout of horrendous food poisoning yesterday and spent rather a long painful spell on the loo :( Tummy is still feeling really delicate so might give the run a miss.

Sorry about AF ever

Periods now finished for me, so just wondering when to start opks. Probably not until day 7-8 makes sense I would have thought?

[SuchaJem]

Wow jam that really does look like a baby bump. Do you know what causes it, could you have some food intolerance going on?

[stardusty5]

Sorry about AF ever

jam that myst be so hard to have people assume. I've been shocked at how many people think it's ok to speak to me about how i'll be pregnant soon since i got married last year. Even though i've not been trying long, and never expected it to happen straight away; i do worry how i might feel a year from now when people start asking why i havent had a baby!

[bluebird3]

Hi!
Age 29
Ttc #1
Cycle #12
Currently 8dpo and sore boobs have arrived so roll on af

Trying to take more relaxed approach for the next 3-4 cycles, then will do some tests.

Good luck everyone!

[KatOnATinRo0f]

Hi all :)

I feel guilty... I was lying in bed NOT thinking about going for a run. I really should do, my weight is creeping up since the wedding. I'm hiding it in baggy winter clothes but will feel like shit when it starts to get warmer and my muffin top is flopping over my jeans.

I think it's a nice idea to all meet up but when we all have babies of different sizes we will probably all be a bit knackered for a trip to the big smoke! I'm not in London. I've been to North London though, if that counts. :) im on the south coast. Couldn't not live by the sea. Not that i go to see it every week, but I know it's there.

List update to follow in a separate post.

[KatOnATinRo0f]

Welcome aboard welcome aboard!!! Please take your seats from the front to the back of the buses as follows.....any unallocated seats may be occupied by any person with no dedicated seat number.

February:
Miw 29th
Sampy -
Impy - 
Celizabe 

March:
Moggy - 3rd
Harriet - 4th
Latinata - 4th
Pyxie - 4th
Patches 4th
Kathrino - 5th
Peaches- 5th
Rae - 5th
Bluebird - 5th
Moose - 5th
Kat - 6th
Ni - 6th
Holly - 8th
Stardusty - 8th
Snow - 10th
Fxskip - 13th/20th
Hep- 15th
Cailler - 16th
Minty - 17th
Pug - 18th
Zazzles 18th
Stark 21st
Laurenowls - 22nd
Elle - 22nd
Confusedcat 22nd
Jem - 23rd
Evergreen -26th (chauffeur driven limousine ticket. Driver: Hugh)
Kwick
Banarma 
Twinkly
Jam
Dubya
Alice
Feef


graduates:
Runner
Pinklilly 
Bug
Bunch
DrWhy
ShelbTa
Lana 
Bubba 
Bubbles 
Leonie
Laurenrl
Morwena
choc
miley
Irregular
Lisa
Indi
Cosmo
Planeteer
Lillian
Yvonne 
Lara
First
Knightley
Lesbecky 
Bellini

[Mileymoocow]

I used to worry about outing myself too, but then realised that it's very unlikely until pink on the grads thread told me she lives about 15 minutes down the road!! I definitely think a meet up would be hilarious, I do often wonder what you all look like. I thought that was just me It's funny how you picture people based on their personality.

Wow jem that's an awesomely convincing bump!

[Mileymoocow]

Oops sorry. Forgot stats.

Miley
26
Currently have a 8 week raspberry which is causing absolute havoc and is grounded until it's 18th birthday.

[IndiX]

Indi
25 y/o
Bfp on cycle #2
Currently 7+5 feeling nauseous/hungry/exhausted most of the time.

Morning ladies!
How are you all getting on?
Congrats Bellini! Lovely news, has anyone else had a bfp this week?
I had a bit of a scare yesterday when I went to the toilet there was quite a bit of brown blood and also had a dull ache in my lower tummy. Spoke to nhs direct and midwife and they have booked me for an early scan on Wednesday, no blood today and tummy ache soon went so keeping positive plus I think they would've sent me to A&E if they were concerned. Still a scare though.

Anyway, hope you are all doing ok.

[Ni4444]

Oh Kat I'm jealous....would love to live by the sea!

[Mileymoocow]

Ahh kat I love the south coast! We're northumberland which is beautiful. I'm right next to a lot of lovely countryside and flrests etc, but also right next to beaches for miles. I recommend it for family trips when you're all sexy mama's

[SuchaJem]

Thanks for the list update kat. I'm up for a south coast meet. Love a bit of seaside.

Lol at huw the cervical limo driver :)

indi how scary, glad everything is okay

Love Northumberland miley what a beautiful part of the world. My BIL and his gf live in tynemouth which is not too far I think.

[Mileymoocow]

jem we're incredibly close to Tynemouth. The 6 degrees of separation is something I definitely believe in xx

[Mooseville]

Oh jam that's awful. Must be so worrying. And so hard to look pregnant when you're not and trying to be.

FX everything is ok indi Does sound as though they'd have taken you in if they were concerned though...

A meet up would be hilarious. One of the things I'm looking forward to about having a little one is the meeting of new friends at baby groups etc! I loved down to London about 8yrs ago and although I've made some lovely new friends (and the DP) my best friends are all back north and I don't see them as often as I'd like. I miss having some girlie friends just around the corner! I bet we'd all get on like a house on fire, especially if cocktails and wine were involved!!

[Jamjar12]

I have a beach hut in Broadstairs on the south coast that we could meet up?? It's stocked with booze! Or, ahem, we could sit and chat and kids could come if people have them??

Wouldn't it be hilarious if it turned out some of us knew each other? Like, my boss is in here or my neighbour.

[Feefeefs]

Think I'm miles from everyone up in (very sunny this morning) Scotland!

I'm testing tomorrow Kat it will be cycle day 31 cycles have been 28-32 days so far so I figure testing on cycle day 31 isn't too much of a cheat. Also hoping that some weird leap year magic might rub off on me, insane I know

[Mooseville]

jam the beach hut sounds a fabulous idea!!!! I'm in!!!!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

jam that's a completely excellent idea! Is it just me who would turn up having customised a t-shirt with my stats on!

"Starky, 29, cd 11, gin and bitter lemon please!"

[Lesbecky]

Congrats bellini and Lara!!

I keep losing you guys. It's all so quick.

Stats
I'm 4 + 4
Cycle 2 of ivf
Age 35
Child #1

Waiting for a scan at 6+5. I stopped POAS after a good bright line on 14dpO (HPT #4). I'm still too terrified and early to join a preggo thread, but bloated enough to be wearing my first pair of maternity jeans. I can't decide if I'm comfy enough to overcome the fact that I feel like a dick wearing them this early.