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!

Sorry AF got you Russ

Your poor grandma jem hope she's OK. Thank God she was able to get a message to someone.

Sorry to hear AF got you russki it's the cruel way of TTC - nothing's a given. I'm still waiting for AF as I just don't feel like I'm pregnant.

Antibiotics is the classic, cutting out toxins, pretending you're already massively hungover and can't face a hair of the dog (I've pulled that one before and it worked) and failing all of that if everyone else is drunk they tend not to notice you've been holding the same drink all night long!!

Sorry russki

Sorry russki. Fx next month is your month.

Sorry about AF Russki. Are you taking any extra supplements to help things out? Our Kwick put me onto coq10-improves egg quality which can decline with time.

Jem that's so sad about your gran. I'm so glad she had a phone handy. Gosh they're such a worry at that age!

Fx your stinky fart cover is cruel, but so effective!! Everyone knows big men are stinky! Not us women!!!

Alcohol avoidance strats:
"I had a really strong coffee this morning and just feel so dehydrated- I'm gasping for water!" (I had this used on me and I fell for it hook, line, and sinker)
Carry your glass, then drop it off somewhere when people aren't looking
Get other half to sip from your glass occasionally
Fill your glass up with water when no-one looking?

Plus love the "We were on the tear last night and I can't stomach the though of more booze!"

alice my hopes are getting up too how are you feeling? Yesterday I was quite nauseous and was a bit sick in my mouth, my pulse feels fast and my boobs are sore and bigger - but you know, boobs

Thanks for all your tips ni! Hope it get to use them!

I haven't heard anymore about Gran, will call in a bit in case she's catching up on some sleep. My uncle said she was okay but had been on the floor for 3 hours she had only just got out of hospital Friday. I hope she's able to stay at home as its what she wants so much.

Drinks avoidance techniques I've put into use recently
• changing drink at lightening speed so rose wine for blackcurrant/lemonade in same glass.
• "I'm on the GI diet, I'm getting fat and I'm not having that for summer!" This has worked because I've been unbelievably bloated.
• Accept a drink, pretend to be drinking it, take it with you, wave it around slightly, go to the loo, dump down sink.
• Feign mouth ulcers. Alcohol stings like a bitch with mouth ulcers. It's unlikely anyone will ask to see, if they do, they're right at the back of your mouth where you bit the side of your cheek.

If you're nonchalant and don't mention anything, nobody will pay any attention. My dsis thinks I've been drinking a lot of gin, have fooled dh a couple of times too.

So sorry about your gran Jem poor thing, and poor you, hope she's on the road to recovery ASAP.
Sorry af got you russ

Thank you, lovely ladies! Gutted, but was kind of expecting as everyone is talking about the older age and how hard it could be. Well, I've read it all but everyone is different and so not listening anymore. There's a chance for all of us, sooner or later.
I'm taking folic acid, pregnacare vitamins, selenium with Zinc, B12 and B6, Bee Propolis and Co-Enzyme Q-10 and Omega 3. And going to get Agnus cactus to cover all my angles.

Had Pimms at a Eurovision party last night and I made the Pimms really weak as "it's so yummy and you can drink it so fast, we don't want to all be falling over before the finals"! Plus I filled up my glass a few times with water with the fruit still in the glass and no one noticed!

I have one sore boob today...

Don't trust the boobs! I have had really sore, super sore, a little sore, not sore, sore a week pre-af, sore 2 days before af, starting sore then going away, sore around ovulation, not sore around ovulation...don't trust the boobs.

Sounds like you're covered Russ! I took agnus castus last month...and got my BFP. Could be coincidence of course!

Bird, you made me laugh! Ok, won't trust the boobs ever again!
4444- it might, we will never know but congrats!
Must run to H&B now!

Sorry to hear about af russ

jem I have a good feeling about this month for you.

Feeling a bit down today, good friends of our gave birth to their first baby last night and whilst I am over the moon for them, I just feel like everyone around me who I know well is having babies at the moment and I just have this feeling I'm never going to get there.

I drank a lot the month I got pregnant (not binge drinking lol but just socially and quite often) and when I said to the midwife about it, she laughed and said it really doesn't have much effect on a baby until it's several weeks old.

As for excuses, I've become the master at giving lifts. I always have an excuse why I'm driving rather than drinking. My DH is having to drink more so I can pretend I'm letting him drink instead of me. Or I've said we're trying to save money so I'm drinking Coke or water and avoiding the taxi costs!

Thanks mummy87, down in the dumps today. Meant to be flying to work today but as made redundant, git no job to go to. And AF got me today. Feeling rubbish. No work, not pregnant. And somehow must carry on and keep calm and no stress. But how! Never been in this predicament before. Just crying buckets here. Sorry ladies, didn't mean to bring a downer on here 😢😢

Mouth ulcers is a good shout stark

I am getting sooooooooo ahead of myself reading these!

fishy, bluebird my boobs are all over the place. Yesterday on fire sore, today not so bad. Think this is more likely PMS?

Thanks pug I hope you are right. What cycle are you on now? Hope it's not long for you xx

russ sometimes you just gotta let it all out. Have a good cry and dust yourself off and start again tomorrow.

I've had some girlfriends over today plus one of their 7 month old daughters. So cute having a baby rolling about on our lawn. Mega broodiness afresh!

Popping in to say hello ☕️🍰💐 hope everyone is doing ok. Gorgeous weekend here! Am 7dpo today, halfway there. I do have cramps and a weird drooly feeling in my mouth like you get when you're about to throw up. I know it's way too early for anything though so I'm putting it down to too much brunch! The portion sizes here are insane. I mean my plate alone could have fed me and dh and still have leftovers. It was delicious though. We are joining friends this afternoon to play mini golf (crazy golf?) and no doubt will have a couple of drinks after. I'm trying to just chill. A couple of drinks won't do anything at this stage other than be an enjoyable afternoon 😊🍻☀️

TMI alert: yesterday, at 3dpo, I had an impressive amount of stringy CM plus some brown spotting. I totally fail at not trying to think about it too much - I think it's way too early to be IB, but then others have reported very early IB. Or it's a belated effect of the HSG three days earlier. Blooming two week wait ....

I'm cycle 6 jem I know it's not that long ttc, but coupled with pcos and despite not using any contraception for 5 years, I do wonder if it will ever happen. No point in me going to see gp yet though as I know they will say 'lose weight'.

I think Fertility friend is completed confused by my cycles, so I'm not sure how many dpo I am. I had quite intense ovulation pain Tuesday morning, so I'm guessing I'm probably 5dpo.

Morning everyone! I have a bfp!!! CD 37 just too scared to test, so no starky star deserved! Praying it sticks!!

Congrats vix!!! That's amazing. I was just logging on hoping for a bfp. Happy Monday!

I'm trying to lose weight too pug. Has anyone done the 5:2 diet? Thinking about giving it a go as all day every day calorie counting doesn't work for me. I just don't stick to it.

Congratulations vix! What a lovely way to start Monday morning how have you been feeling?

Hello snow sounds like you are settling in well

10 DPO today. Soooooo tired. Just don't seem to be able to sleep properly anymore. Keep waking up and worrying about things. Started to get horrible tired brain doing funny things like putting plates away in the fridge

Congrats Vix Lovely lines!

Jem when is AF due??