TTC #1 Thread 14. Shroedingering Like Champions! (It's an art form and a skill!)

[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! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier

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. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We've got a few grads sticking around I won't leave and no question is too daft. We have opk experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

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

Oh man stark I'm tired just thinking about that amount of sex !!

I'm CD 8 right now, haven't done it at all this cycle- not really going to have a chance until CD 10 or 11... Do you reckon that's going to be a bit late for this month?

Kwick how about a happy medium...remortgage and get some money for ivf (because a bathroom can wait, eggos can't). Hey maybe you can even (or get some family to) throw a lick of new paint on the old bathroom? I guess I'm thinking don't mortgage yourself to the hilt if you're planning for mat leave!!

I'm fixated on my CD (30). Average is 31day cycle, range 28-33, but AF has come 11dpo last few months. FF initial ov date puts me at 13dpo, but then changed my ov so I'm 10dpo (I don't believe it because my peak opk was 14days ago...I was just slack with temps so I think FF is confused). However, I started taking agnus castus this month so this may have prolonged my luteal phase. It's like being in some kind of half way house!! We had one shot at dtd so I don't think I'm pregnant, but of course I also think I am every damn cycle!

Aargh ni that sounds really annoying! I hope the witch doesn't get you.

Stay flash stay!

My thermometer came today, and the dog only destroyed the box ... Result! Can't wait to start temping tomorrow morning. Still no sign of any ewcm.

Serenaded DH with a rendition of my version of Bruce Springsteens Shagging In The Dark yesterday, due to our lack of cycle day info. He loved it obviously

Hurrah moose glad you're feeling better.

ema haha at MTFU

Late AF is awful, such a tease kathrino. Hope she stays away.

kat I don't ovulate until day 15 so for me, starting DTD at day 10 would be fine.

I love shagging in the dark stardusty!!

Got an almost positive OPK today, more DTD on the cards tonight...

Thanks everyone for opinions!!!! I did go with bathroom & baby option

flash I did not even ask permission to stag on thread ... This thread is part of my insanity... And particularly now when I have to make so many decisions YOU GUYS ARE STUCK WITH ME!!!!!

Just realised how that sounded I love the version of dancing in the dark you serenaded your oh with! Lol

jem if that's an opk where you dipped the white side (not the green end) then that's a VERY positive opk.

kwick you're the most positive, inspirational, person I know, you can't go anywhere!

Haha jem we are all pretty screwed if we don't like shagging on this thread! Though i will be very pleased when it's time to have a break

Jem, I agree with Starky, isn't that OPK already positive???
I am still lurking here. Not ready to move on, I still dont believe its real. Besides Starky has stayed longer than me....

Nice opk Jem. I can't be bothered to poas, just going to jump on DH for the next 4 days and hope for the best.

I'm never leaving ipatches this kid'll be going off to uni and ill be still here. 😆

starky thank you ever so much for your lovely words... Dont't really see it myself but will gratefully accept compliments :)

So mortgage guy contacted me and said Santander declined my mortgage application, I took a look at my Experian thing and there have been 8 viewings of my credit rating, ALL frigging insurance companies as I did a contents insurance comparison the other day!!!!!! UnFRICKINGbelievable!!!! I tell you I will be. 👿👿👿👿👿👿👿 if I cannot now remortgage!!!!

On a positive front they found 2 more vials of my most recent donor sperm so I am buying it up - but that will be it. Hopefully I will not need more than this,

Very happily stuck with you kwick

Oh yeah starky, the fainter line is the control line! It's a blazing positive, hurrah.

ipatches you're not leaving either!

I repeat - no need to leave

That's great news re your donor kwick - hurrah!

Good news on the vials kwick, although a total bugger re mortgage. I didn't realise that using a comparison website would lead to multiple credit checks. That seems ridiculous.

AF arrived this afternoon with worse than usual cramps just to make me feel extra happy about it. Can't help thinking that it doesn't bode well for us if we can't get pregnant during the month we're on holiday, stress free and can DTD whenever we want but we will give it another month or two and then think about next steps. New test date will be 6 June.

kathrino sorry love, try not to worry too much about the holiday thing, I know how things like that can get your hopes up. It could very easily happen next month. Keeping fx for your next cycle.

kathrino

Happy Friday everyone!!!!
I hope this good weather sticks for planned allotment digging tomorrow!

kwick I forgot to say dh and I have a really teeny allotment that we got in winter last year so we can swap tips!

Happy Friday everyone!!!! Xxx

kathrino I felt the same way after our 3 week holiday last August. Really thought that would do the trick. Have had several school breaks since then and no dice. Sometimes it's even more pressure thinking it's more likely to happen when relaxing.

Have fun in the garden kwick. it will be lovely outside this weekend.

Happy Friday kat!

Thanks all, appreciate the sympathy. Bluebird, yeah it's really frustrating isn't it? Part of the problem is that it's not so easy for us to DTD during the week because of work when we're not on holiday so we're reliant on the weekends falling at the right time normally. Maybe I'll just have to plan some more holidays!

Hooray!!! Finally out of the office and ready to enjoy this sun!!!😎

Kath I wonder about the impact of a relaxed month on the system for the following month! I know the dtd timing can be difficult, but I'm hoping the relaxing did both your bodies good!!

Cd31 creamy CM, boobs still a little tender, temp is still high, occasional weird pain inside right hip/down thigh. Can't bear to think it might be possible. If I'm to test this weekend it'll have to be tomorrow as OH is up and out early on Sunday for a race (and I'll be part of the boozy afterparty so need to know if I should be drinking). Would prefer not to test at all...hate the disappointment of BFNs. Alternative is just drink Sunday and see if AF rocks up next week.

Do that ni - it will do no harm and will not change things either way :)

flash so excited abput tip swapping but we have a lot of clearing to do first - so many weeds!!!

Thank GOD its Friday - even if I do have a work trip on Sunday (but it is to Venice so not all bad)

I want to go on a work trip to Venice! People have such exciting jobs

Fingers crossed Ni

I've had one day of watery cm on cd14, now back to creamy... I'd that it? Is that all I'm getting this month? One patch of ewcm in nearly 6 months. Gr.