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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

We are the Viroid Warriors! We are practising our PMAs and stockpiling the rare FRERs, come join us for the continued BFP boom...it's only bloody JS 60!!!

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stumblymonkey · 04/04/2016 06:11

Fred rules (copied and adapted from previous Fred)

  1. Thou shalt shag as much as humanly possible in order to get upduffed.
  2. Thou shalt not partake of OPKs, temping, or charting.
  3. Thou shalt keep symptom spotting to a minimum.
  4. Thou shalt share with your fredmates where needed.
  5. Thou shalt not be offended by the word vagina.

JSing lingo


ERTD = Evil Red Tide of Dooooooommmmmmm. Or AF to most others. Also known as 'the witch', 'bitch witch' and 'that one with the red shiny convertible'

Viroid = This is you, dear poster. This is from the first JS thread when someone tried to type 'ladies' and it autocorrected to 'Viroids' - so there you go!

Pant snot = Egg white cervical mucus.

Doing a Kitten = Getting upduffed soon after joining (warning: may induce envy in other posters).

POAS = Pee On A Stick (of the pregnancy detecting kind, not from a tree). Also known as PIAR (Pee In A Ramekin - cos we're posh birds innit), or PIATLH (Tea light holder), PIAWG (Wine glass) or anything else you care to pee in! PONF = Pee on Nigel Farage (Self explanatory)

ROC = Receptacle of Choice - what one chooses to use for the task of POAS. Optional decorations include photographs of controversial political leaders.

JIAC = Jizz in a Cup. Preferable to jizz on the carpet or jizz in the eye. This one's for the lucky men in our lives.

Jizz in a bra = how we transport the jizz to the Sperm Queen

Shagging like 'something' = JSing like a teenage nymphomaniac.

Giving a hooya = Giving a much needed slap to a fellow poster in danger of slipping into TTC obsession. Warning - this may happen to you if you start trying to POAS at 5dpo. PUT. THE. PISSY. STICK. DOWN. IT'S TOO EARLY!

Contraband (or Cuntraband) = Of COURSE none of us EVER partake of any silly OPKs or temp charting. They are Contraband.

Icing = ovulating. Another autocorrect development!

Getting your Cape on = planning some serious pouncing on DH/DP

SOTM = Shagger of the Month. Awarded with varying regularity to those viroids who go above and beyond EOD shagging in pursuit of that BFP

TWOT - Two Weeks of Torture. AKA Schroedingering!
TWPU - Two Week Piss Up!

Keeping your gingers = fingers crossed, yet another autocorrect development! Shortened to 'gx'

Doing a Lemon = Testing WAAAAAAAY to early!

Miroid - The male compadre of a viroid

Cat - Compulsory

Skittletits - Killer molten painful tits and nipples

Ghost jizz/goat jazz - When the amazing foof sucks up all the jizz - achieved when coming at the same time/nearly the same time.

The link to Part 59 is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2579958-We-have-enjoyed-jizzidents-and-jizznamis-We-are-fans-of-having-a-rummage-and-we-are-getting-all-the-baby-juice-we-can-to-keep-the-bfp-boom-going-Join-us-in-JS-59" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The current Grads Fred is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2582188-Weve-got-newbies-to-cheer-us-on-the-February-Warm-Up-is-complete-after-waiting-nine-long-months-its-only-bloody-time-for-March-Madness-Welcome-to-JS-thread-no-46" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The current Mumming Fred is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2588689-we-re-still-teething-trying-to-wean-and-our-babies-just-won-t-go-to-sleep-when-we-re-trying-to-js-for-another-one-it-s-just-mumming-no-11" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The rather nobbish article in which we became a little bit notorious is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-dark-side-of-mumsnet-my-shocking-tour-of-the-website-s-nether-regions-8905055.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

The brilliantly pearl-clutchy Fred about 'how wooode' our Fred is darlings is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2386412-Thread-titles" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Stats sheet is <a class="break-all" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Ap3NlZ0dP2Rjd1tRdpZ58my-7vZ-oUhevZ-4JROvyg/edit?pli=1#gid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Recent research PROVING WE ARE RIGHT is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iu-iss100515.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

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SockQueen · 17/04/2016 22:51

Congratulations Another! Good lines there.

Ditsy79 · 18/04/2016 06:40

Kinda fell off the Fred! Stats:
Name: Ditsy
Age: 36
TTC: #2 since June 2015
DC / fur babies: 1 dd (age 2.5) and 1 moggie (age 4)

Not.had a proper chance to.read all the Fred yet. Congrats to those with nice lines, and sorry to all the others that AF has got.
AF due today or tomorrow here, not holding out much hope though (despite dtd nearly every day). Awaiting fertility blood results from GP (done earlier this month) - may give them a call later.
Am getting seriously miffed off with TTC!

Canters15 · 18/04/2016 07:33

Congrats another ! Brilliant news.

corgi you are fab. Although bikini wax as a treat? Ouchey!

Sorry it's all a bit rubbish cori . Flowers

Kwick709 · 18/04/2016 07:48

coribeth have you considered IUI? Considerably cheaper than IVF and less invasive too.

justtheonethen · 18/04/2016 18:57

Think I've managed to ovulate without realising as my boobs are on fire and got an achy womble! Didn't get pos opk but did miss a couple of days. Confused

justtheonethen · 18/04/2016 18:57

Sorry to all those that are fed up ThanksWine

NameChange30 · 18/04/2016 19:19

coribeth
Sorry you've been trying for so long with no success, that must be hard Sad
I was reading a conception/pregnancy book and it mentioned acupuncture... I don't know how the medical viroids on here feel about it, but if you can't/don't want to go down the IVF route, acupuncture might be worth a try? Some links:
www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/features/ancient-art-of-infertility-treatment
www.acupuncture.org.uk/a-to-z-of-conditions/a-to-z-of-conditions/female-fertility.html
Anyway, it might not be your thing but I thought it could be worth mentioning!

coribeth · 18/04/2016 21:00

name yeah guess acupuncture is worth a go had some for a back ache years ago which seemed to do the job tbh Kwick probably can't afford iui either and felt like it didn't have a high enough success rate as compared to ivf so didn't think it was worth the money!

angelazul · 19/04/2016 08:05

Vidroids sorry I've been mia, I'm still here, still not preggars. I've taken a step back a bit from ttc & stopped tracking to try reduce my stress, so far seems to have worked a bit. Although the witch is due on Friday, so could be a different story by then lol. Congrats for bfps, Flowers for AF/those feeling shit, I'll catch up properly tonight.

ScottishLady7 · 19/04/2016 10:14

Sorry to hear you've been trying without success for so long cori.
I'm setting up an initial acupuncture session for next week so I'll report back. I want to feel like I'm getting a bit of control back. The lady was recommended by a pregnant friend who is also healthily scepitcal of these things but who does think acupuncture helped get her BFP- I'll give it a go...

Kwick709 · 19/04/2016 17:19

Viroids I am have some sad news. The scan I had today did not detect the right growth or a heartbeat. I have to now decide whether to miscarry naturally, have medical management or have a D&C. I am devastated. No PMA today from me, I am afraid.

FuzzyOwl · 19/04/2016 17:25

Oh Kwick I am so sorry to hear your sad news. Thinking of you and sending love and hugs. Flowers I have had a D&C (or ERPC) and I found it made things much easier for me as I came out of hospital knowing it was behind me (if that makes sense) and the physical recovery was very quick. Emotionally takes much longer, but that is regardless of the option you use. Hope you have lots of RL support at the moment. X

NameChange30 · 19/04/2016 17:33

Kwick I'm so sorry Sad Lots of hugs from me, take care of yourself xxx

justtheonethen · 19/04/2016 17:43

kwick that is devastating, I'm so sorry sweetheart Thanks

angelazul · 19/04/2016 17:47

Kwick I'm so, so sorry. No doubt you've an incredibly tough choice to make, but I have every faith that you'll make the choice that is right for you, in this time & place. Take care of yourself, & know that we're all here if/when you need us xxx

Canters15 · 19/04/2016 17:49

Oh god kwick, I can't believe it. I am so so sorry darling. I wish I could give you a big hug. It's so unfair. Xxx

AliceScarlett · 19/04/2016 18:13

Oh Kwick, how completely terrible. Gutted isn't the word. Do you have supportive people around you?

MyBlackCat · 19/04/2016 18:25

So so sorry for you kwick Thanks

ScottishLady7 · 19/04/2016 19:15

Oh no, kwick I'm so sorry Flowers
I hope you're looking after yourself and that the people around you IRL are looking after you too. Xxx

corgi88 · 19/04/2016 19:19

kwick my love I am so sorry. It's heartbreaking isn't it. I have had both natural and medical management - natural for my first mc as was only 6 weeks and had already started bleeding. That wasn't too bad and it was over in about a week/10 days. I went for medical with this one because I wanted it over before a friend's wedding - that was very painful but was actually over in 48 hours. I didn't like the idea of surgical at that point because I have a bicornuate uterus and was worried they would break it (unlikely but it is technically more difficult). Look after yourself and ask us any questions you need. I will PM you my blog post about mc (don't want to post it here and out myself for the world to see!) huge hugs and flowers and everything xxxx

ChatEnOeuf · 19/04/2016 19:36

Oh Kwick, I'm really sorry.

I've had two natural MCs and one surgically managed (no choice as they thought it was a partial molar pregnancy). They tried to make me have medical management this time around but I was driving home so they couldn't give me the meds. Both natural ones (8w and almost 9w) I've had about two weeks of bleeding with a day or two of passing fairly big clots but no pain at all really - a tiny bit of aching, and a knowledge that something was coming (not too dissimilar to the 'urge to push' when delivering). The surgical one (7w twins) I had light bleeding for about a week after, it was done as a day-case and again, I had very little pain*. Physically, I'm two weeks down the line from this latest MC - I count from the first day of bleeding, even though it wasn't confirmed until 6 days later - and I've been pretty much back to normal activities for the last five days. The emotional side is being an absolute bitch this time - much worse than previously. I have crazy jealousy, frequent tears and periods of real despondency. I hope you have some lovely people to talk to (as well as us), and that someone is looking after you.

*It is probably worth noting that I seem to be strange in feeling little physical pain. It seems to be a recurring theme, as both my deliveries have been done with little/no pain relief.

coribeth · 19/04/2016 21:50

Oh Kwick I'm so sorry to hear that SadFlowers

Catscatsandmorecats · 20/04/2016 06:56

Oh Kwick I am so so sorry. I am in the same position, second scan yesterday no longer showed a heartbeat and the embryo was smaller. The NHS want to rescan next week and if it hasn't happened naturally I will have to make the same decision. With my last mmc I had medical management, which I think was right for me at the time but I was very unlucky and developed an infection so it took me out for weeks. With all my MCs though I have had pretty painful cramping and long bleeds so I think that is just me.

Whatever you decide, be kind to yourself and give yourself time to heal emotionally too. Hugs

stumblymonkey · 20/04/2016 06:59

Kwick...I am so, so sorry. We're all here for you whenever you need us. I can only imagine how sad you must be feeling.

MC of a much longed for child can be very tough emotionally so please make sure you take care of yourself... Thanks

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justtheonethen · 20/04/2016 07:08

cats so sorry to hear that lovely. That's awful. Huge hugs from me. Thanks