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!

Caved and tested this morning and got a BFN it was a tesco cheapie and I don't think I was technically supposed to use it till tomorrow as not an early response but I just had to PO something!!

Think you can probably ignore twinky if only a cheapie and it's too early. Have you got a good test to use tomorrow or Saturday? Fx

If nothing arrives tomorrow then I will go out and get FRER tomorrow. I have the CB digital but don't want to see that till I get a line elsewhere.

Thanks for the reassurance jem

I got a negative on a cheapie twinky same day as a positive on a frer.

That pineapple looks amazing sucha!

Hi Ladies, just checking in.

Am 2 days into twwitis and already symptom checking like a mofo.

TMI alert : normally by now my CM would have totally dried up and having googled it (google is not my friend!) this is apparently an early preggo symptom.

I need someone to talk me down - Cycle 5 was looking so chilled out until now

I think AF is en route had a little bit of brown spotting today! Fingers are crossed for you celizabe

Thanks for that feef keeping my fingers crossed!

Have to symptom spot. Boobs are killing me. Had some spotting a while ago, period due on Monday.. Having a glass of 🍷don't want to dwell on it. 😒

I'll be joining you tonight juliaif AF shows her ugly face!

I just stocked up on wine, brie and soft cheese!! The AF party is on! 🎉

Sorry to hear AF has shown herself twink!

I'm afraid I couldn't wait until tomorrow morning to retest. I FEEL pregnant and just desperate to confirm it! How am I going to hold this in until DP gets home from work tonight?! Lol

Wooo Ski congratulations

Congratulations Ski!

Celizabe I've never heard of that symptom before. I'm about to enter the tww so I'm sure it's something to add to my craziness!

Congrats Ski!

Jem what a lovely pineapple!!
Ski that is beautiful hagaaaa yay!!!!

Congratulations ski! How did you know??

celi I hope this isn't the case for you but I carried on getting quite a bit of cm last month too and wound up in bfn town. If this isn't normal for you though it could be promising? Hope it is.

Sorry about af ni - absolutely hit up that cheese n wine. Roll on next month for you.

Congratulations ski 💐🐙🎊🍼👑

Ooh opinions please. I got a job offer on Tuesday, it's a promotion and a good pay rise. It would be a step up for me so could be quite nerve wracking / stressful. My current company say they can't match the offer or promote me in the near future. However I reach 5 years in my company next year and get a 6 week paid sabbatical.

What do I do? I'm also conscious that it wouldn't be ideal to start a new job and then get knocked up? I think I'd get mat pay as would be there 6 months before I went - is that right?

Aaahh Ski that makes it all very real now!

Congrats on the job offer Jem! I personally wouldn't not take a job just cos I'm TTC because you don't know what life has in store for you. But in terms of mat pay I'm not sure what the rules are for how long you have to work somewhere to get statutory but I think it's unlikely you would get an enhanced mat benefits. What's the maternity package like at your current place?

Thank you everyone! It doesn't feel real yet!

Jem I had mild cramping on Monday and Tuesday, on and off all day. Felt like I must be getting AF and kept checking every time I went to the loo! It never appeared and the cramping stopped by Wednesday. I took a test Wednesday morning that was v. Faint (DP wasn't convinced at all) but since then my boobs have felt heavy and it's uncomfortable to sleep on my front. I wanted to do a digital test to see the words! DP will be home in an hour or so and can't wait to surprise him!!

Congratulations ski yay!!!

Hi guys, I did an IC test this morn, shoved it in the packet cos oh was needing a poo and when I've looked this evening I can see a second line. Just done a clear blue and it's a bfn. Im on tenterhooks! Got no tests left now except another ic. Feel like I'm jinxing it all and I'll come on in a minute.

Must be the magical fmu vix! Hopefully will be a full bfp tomorrow morning!

Toughie jem, id make a list of positive and negative for staying and going. The 6 weeks paid sabbatical is awesome, be nice to pop somewhere far flung for a month and enjoy it!

I'd definitely test again with fmu vix but that sounds very positive to me! Fx for you!

jem if it was me, I wouldn't go. I know at my place the maternity is funny, can't remember what exactly but you have to have been working there X amount of months before you're X amount of weeks pregnant. Definitely write down the pro's and cons and have a think about it! And congratulations on the offer

ski congratulations!!! Think you're the only grad I know that knew they were pregnant before the test!