Thread : Lucky Number 13 take 2. TTC#1 The one where AF can kiss our arse!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

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 you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount!

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

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

When you post stats, add your predicted test/af date. We are currently running at about 49% pregnant with the grads thread over in ante-natal which we all hope to join soon.

WE SHALL WIN IN THE GAME OF SPERM MEETS EGG! IT WILL HAPPEN!

Snow damn your body for giving you weird symptoms and a bfn! I have given up symptom spotting cos it always seems to relate to AF for me! although I did give the boobs an ol prod yesterday! Hope you manage to survive the next 4/5 days of uncertainty! ... And I hope the sun comes out for you! Stormy and pissing down here too if it's any consolation!

OH is frustrating me big time! Leaving everything to me to sort out, despite me having to do extra work this weekend! (or is it all just AF tinted glasses?! Who the fck knows! I prefer thinking he's being a tosser!)

Ps...before they disappear!

Oh my god maple syrup and fluffy pancakes (with blueberries in so they're totally healthy ) is the best breakfast ever! Plus there's a Mexican style fast food type place called Chipotle and it's amazing. The food, all the food, is amazing. I don't know how anyone can diet here and I've already seen some scary obese people, it's bad. I'm overweight already. I need to rein in my eating especially if do get pregnant.

Oh god, you're all so lovely, I'm crying with thanks for your loveliness! (This is another side effect!) Dh says I'm nicer when I'm pregnant, apparently I'm in a generally better mood so far! He is pleased with this development!

snow wind is a good thing! According to dh I'm 90% gas, 10% sass at the moment!

Ni the tint on my AF glasses is usually pitch black. I could take those babies skiing
Snow stay away of the big coffees with pumpkin and cinnamon and all the wonderfully evil stuff they add
I didn't gain wait when I lived in America because the great outdoors is so amazing I did lots of hiking and the rest. I did gain weight moving to London because A) all this different food from Spain B) running for the bus didn't do it
I am on week 1 of couch to 5 k and already on run 1 I felt I was fitter than last year!!!
Starky how are youuuuuuu??!!

I love these bunnies, I wonder why they keep adding emoticons and taking them away, I don't get that many here

Gosh:
Stay away FROM
I didn't gain WEIGHT

Stupid "smart" phone

I love chipotle snow! You're right the food in America is amazing! I only gained weight once because every other time I got food poisoning!

Back to work today book

Yay we still have the Easter ones!
is this one new too??
I have no idea how people are using the iPhone emoticons on here I don't get the option. Oh well

Omg... food in America is amaaaazzzziiiiinnnnggggg my bro lives in Florida and I just want to go out and eat steak and burgers all the time. Wtf do they do to the food to make it taste so good. Full of chemicals. You can buy a 12" pizza from the gas station for like 6 dollars. No wonder they are a bit overweight (and yes it's scary how obese some people are over there but it's just kind of accepted...)

Anyway... If it was wind snow I hope you've trumped it all out. If not then hope you get a BFP!!

Whose testing this week? (Avoiding the list as it seemed to make everyone feel a bit depressed. I think if I post it again I'll leave the grads off... We know there's loads of em.. Sitting there with their bloating and morning sickness!!)

Just looked at ovia and she says I'm supposed to test in 2 days, weirdo. What does she know. No testing over here in this corner!! My boobs haven't swollen up this month and don't hurt. Not sure why. Maybe I didn't ovulate this month? Something to do with progesterone isn't it. Anyone know more about hormones than me?

It's back to work day and it's a tuesdaY.. Another short week wahey. I had an enforced rest day from the gym yesterday hungover so back to it today... Getting that summer/pre pregnancy body in check!

Stark how's the thrush? Any more blog posts? They are hysterical, please keep em coming!!

Kat I'm following your AF lead...due Saturday-Tuesday. FF and Ovia saying different things so I must not get overexcited thinking im late if there's nada going on Sunday. must not get excited, must not get excited

7dpo...Big portion of pineapple this morning!🍍

Haven't a clue about your boobage problem Kat (do you temp? That might tell you something about prog levels), but good idea about the list I reckon

Nope. I was opking for a few months but going in blind from now on.

evergreen That article was just what I needed to read this morning. Thank you!

I hope everyone had a good Easyer weekend. OH was home (we're not under the same roof most days), and we did a FRER together Sunday morning and had a BFN. I saw the disappointment in him for the first time, which was a sad but short moment! AF isn't due until the 1st, so not out yet this cycle.

We're on holiday this week - it's my Grandfather's 100th birthday, so big party with family and friends after the horrid 9 hour flight! I'm the youngest grandchild, and the only one without children and I so wanted to give him news of another great-grandchild for his birthday, but it may just not be meant to be.

starky your 90/10 anecdote has me giggling a full five minutes after I've read it.

Fx how long without sugar? I may or may not have had a creme egg for breakfast this morning.
Right/wrong.. I have no idea most of the time!!

OVIABITCH says I can test tomorrow and it's mighty tempting!

AF not due till Friday/Saturday at the latest.

Ooh....how many dpo will you be tomorrow Feefs?

Afternoon all!

Well, that's me back from the fertility clinic and the message was just to keep trying and it'll probably happen naturally. I'm being booked in for a scan and an x-ray to check my tubes just to be sure to rule out any issues there, but she says she's not expecting them to show any problems, just to confirm that everything's fine although if it's really all fine why am i not upduffed already, aaaarrrrgggghhhh

Fx have you given up sugar for ttc? is anyone else doing this?

snow hope you're doing ok

Good news that nothing's wrong Island! Maybe your body just needed a stern word from the doctor and it's now babytime?

Ovia is confusing me today. Apparently my fertile window is predicted to start cd 12 this month (currently cd 7), but it says it started cd 9 last month. Why the sudden change of mind?

Afternoon all!
Good to know all is well island although I feel your frustration!

feefs testing is just soooo tempting yet so disappointing when it's not positive. I try to hold out as long as possible - although I'm peeing on an OPK a day to keep me sane. All snowy white negative though! Ha ha

AF due on Thursday. Know I'm not upduffed this month due to lack of DTD. Did it last night and DP said, ooooh think you're pregnant this time? Nearly killed him, has he listened to one word I've said about fertile week and positive OPK's???????? OBVIOUSLY BLOODY NOT!!!!!!! And how come he's all for doing it now and not during ISW!!! I felt the rage!!!! Ha ha I managed to swallow it in and not spoil the moment however....

Men really are clueless moose!!

I think we're cycle buddies ni...I'm also due between sat-tues. pretty sure I'm out as woke up to sore boobs today. That's typical for me a few days before af.
Feeling sad today. Another failed cycle will end a full year trying. I never thought this would happen to me and really don't know what to do now.

I still have no idea if I have ovulated or not.

cd 15. still opk negative (one missing test day - sunday).

if i didn't have opk, i would have said I ovulated on saturday (from (useful) symptoms, less reliable than starkys OH's nose).

Think i'll keep testing, just in case it is another 39day cycle , To any couple who can do the SMEP plan, i doff-my hat.

island cycle buddy, good luck to you

What's the difference between Ovia and Fertility Friend? I've been using the latter but have seen the former mentioned way more on this thread - am interested if one is preferred over the other. :)

I'm due to test this week, Kat. AF is due on Friday so I was planning to test Saturday if it didn't show up, but for some reason FF is telling me I can test tomorrow. It thinks I ovulated early when I think I ovulated at the same point I normally would - I have a 25 day cycle normally so don't want to think that it could go down to 23!

Not holding out much any hope this month tbh. No cramps yet (my usual AF indicator) but I'm already starting to break out in spots which is another reliable sign she's on her way. That said, the surfeit of chocolate I've been gorging on lately can't be any good for my skin either!!

HepKestrel, if I hadn't ovulated this month I don't think I could have done the SMEP. Every other day for the rest of the month? We'd be knackered in no time!

12-13 DPO I think ni. Got peak on clear blue ovulation kit on 16 and 17th.

I peed on an opk yesterday moose! Couldn't resist! But only faded line.

Sorry you're feeling down bluebird I trying to stick with the mantra of just getting closer all the time I can't remember who said it! But it's hard to stay positive.

Islandgirl that is positive though nothing wrong! But frustrating I imagine!

7dpo. Getting pinching inside right hip. Damn you body for trying to trick me into implantation thoughts!!!! i will not get excited, I will not get excited

Kav Ovia is prettier, but fertility friend is far better at analysing data. It uses my temp and actually gives me an ovulation date and dpo, Ovia just highlights a few days as fertile. Stick with FF I say.

Blue that sucks. Can you have a conversation with OH...if your cycle is regular even agree days that you will dtd during FW? There is nothing more frustrating than their foolish cockiness when it's not even FW!! Do they even listen????? They have one thing to do. Gah!! Are you gonna go get tested now you've reached a year (both of you..could be his swimmers?!) or just try to dtd more frequently? (easier said than done) Sending you love...this sucks

Islandgirl and Mayago I gave up sugar for lent/fun and managed 48 days. Felt crap as soon as I ate it again yesterday so its back off for me. I didn't specifically for TTC, but I recommend it if you are interested in seeing how your body functions properly! I just about had a heart attack after eating a little malteaser rabbit so I am glad I've stopped. I stopped smoking for TTC, and no longer drink so it won't be a shock if I ever get BFP, though I gather neither necessarily affect your fertility in moderation. I'm really trying to shift a bunch of excess fat for holiday/business image reasons and so that I am a bit more credible when I dole out life advice!!

Guys, you may have missed the first few threads where we all downloaded Ovia, instantly hated her and came up with a number of nasty nicknames for her, and then a large number of us deleted her. She acts like she's your friend, telling you you're fertile and all that, and even sometimes accurately predicting AF. Next minute she's like some patronising MIL congratulating you on doing the baby dance (with subtle undertones, so you can tell she's thinking 'fat lot of good all that shaggings going to do, you're not upduffed) and THEN has the audacity to tell you that you must TEST NOW LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT even though you're 3 days into your TWW and quite frankly don't feel like being told what to do by some interfering little BINT who ISN'T EVEN REAL. So you pretend to ignore her, but secretly go and POAS when you think Starky won't find out but then she does and you have to deal with the double disappointment of a BFN and no StarkyStar and then you question all your life choices.

That all happened by about thread 3.

Ha! Beautifully put Fx!

Ps impressive work with the sugar Fx... I know I should do that and I know I would feel better..but I like having a bit of badness. Same with drink...I can totally see the advantage of never drinking again..but still enjoy the occasional fuzzy feeling! I have however Finally got back into an exercise routine....doing "Yoga with Adriene" 's 30 day programme free on YouTube....5 days in a row of yoga and feeling great for it!

Feefs I'm gonna be a party pooper and say wait til the weekend to test. Seeing a bfn or squinter is such a stress...wait...fingers crossed AF doesn't swoop in on her broomstick and that you get a nice strong BFP! I'm gonna test Sunday maybe...test with me?