PMA Express to BFP #4

[Hippychic79]

Moving onto thread #4
Our intention is clear – to show AF the door!
Leave us alone biatch for the next 9 months…
We want to be upduffed – can’t be any more blunt!

So hop on board the PMA Express
Where all the passengers are lovely
And we’re all trying our best!

So come on Peggy Eggy and Doreen too – time for you to fuse…
Cuz we want to graduate with our friends, Ohb, Dolly & Moo

xxx

Does anyone else have LOADS of cm just before af? It's really thick and creamy but pure white so it's not an infection or anything. I'm due Saturday and my cervix is up and down a lot today so don't know what it means.

Hope the sickness and exhaustion improve soon! It must be a weird mix of emotions to be so happy to be pregnant but also feeling crap!

Not sure about the creamy cm rainbow but mine has had brown in it but no actual AF. I just want my period to start so I can crack on with the next cycle. Did another test this morning (don't know why, I knew it would be negative) and now just playing the waiting game.

Thanks moo!! Bit crampy this evening so we'll see!! 😊 Xx

Rainbow that sucks. It's not that DO doesn't want to, I'm just so bloody tired.

@Moo31 I am exactly the same! 2 hours like clockwork and I'm downing pint after pint of water I've never been so thirsty.

@Hippychic79 I know, and I feel bad for having a little whinge but I know the other grads will probably be in the same boat!

@moo kids in general being exhausting is a real thing! I almost fell asleep stood up in a science lesson today!

I know, it's like the craziest journey I have ever been on! I'm 8 weeks tomorrow - 1/5 of the way there! 4 weeks since I got my bfp. The first few weeks went very slowly but it's starting to pick up now that I am starting to relax a bit especially after my early scan last week. Ladies who is gonna be next to join us on this crazy journey?! I can't wait for you to join us!!

Ps I'm with you on the thirst - ice cold water really hits the spot!

When the baby is born the thirst gets even worse. I'm really selling this I know 😂

Oh boy, af has just text - she wants to come and stay for the weekend!! 🙈 I'm trying to ignore her but she's rather persistent and is being a real pain in my gut!!! Oh well, on to cycle 13!!! Xx

Argh @sarah when will she take the hint that she is NOT WELCOME! You know the drill - and be kind to yourself and prep your strategy for next cycle! 13 is a lucky number - fx for lucky 13 for you!! Take care of yourself xo

Xxx

Cd2 for me today! Af was late, which never happens so had got my hopes up a little but in my gut I knew it wasn't the month. Last month it really hit me hard but feeling a bit more upbeat this month, think it's the pma from this chat! One month closer! This will be cycle 6 though and this feels like a not so good milestone, Easter holidays coming up though so now have to spend most of it in bed! have a good Friday ladies, fingers and toes crossed!

So af due tomorrow and another bfn this morning but zero symptoms. Think this might be a sneak attack month! It's all such a tricky process!

I take it back. Ow ow ow 😐 af is knocking and I don't want to open the door. She'd better bring chocolate!

Sorry for AF sarah and rainbows - what a horror. Hate when she teases. She did that to me in January and I've still not forgiven her. She got a VERY rude review on Twatadvisor so much so that she only came back once after that 🎉🎉

helly - cycle 6 after coming off the pill was my lucky cycle for my BFP and I'm sure moo got her positive on cycle 6 too so it's been lucky for us and can be lucky for you too! FX!

ohb sorry to feel you've been feeling so miserable. I've had bad nausea lasting all day too and being sick a couple times a day. Over the weekend, my nausea almost vanished (prob cos I was off work and managing to rest & snack when I wanted!) But I was super worried. When it came back with a vengeance on Tues, I was almost happy cos I thought yay! I feel pregnant again. So try to focus on the positive - horrible nausea means plenty HCG in your system!

@helly yes as @dolly says I got my bfp on cycle 6 too so fingers crossed it's the same for you! Spending the easter hols on bed doesn't sound top shabby ;)

Sorry about the unwelcome visit from af rainbow, sarah and jelly. We must surely be due some new bfps now?? Thanks, hippy, for keeping up the pma, though. Spring helps too, I find. Hippy, I do try to have a relaxed cycle. But will start with opk when ov approaches. My FW varies a lot, and it would make me even more stressed having to dtd every other day for two weeks. This is what a toddler does to your sex life I suppose.

Who are our next testers?

sarahb yeah I hear ya chic – I wish my dp was as enthusiastic about sex as he was when we first got together. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that he doesn’t enjoy it, it’s just that he’s tired a lot because he prioritises work. I hear ya on the wise old bird bit too… I’ve had a good few cycles where I’ve really got my hopes up… wasted tests, on one occasion I wasted two tests where I didn’t believe the first bfn… to be fair there’s only so many times you can poas and take seeing that horrible snowy white back drop. I’ve had a totally relaxed cycle this month, no opks, no pre seed and I have no idea what dpo I am…. So I’m gonna wait it out too. Sorry as I was typing I just read that the witch has text you… so sorry to hear this hun… ice cream and chocolate it is then xxx

Moo Enjoy the joys of the first trimester, it won’t be long until you’ve got yourself a nice little bump, or maybe a big bump if you keep snacking, just kidding 😊

Rainbow Not sure about the CM but I’m sure Moo said she had a lot of CM before her bfp. I’m definitely not sure about the cervix position…. I haven’t even attempted to monitor mine. Just read that the witch has rocked up for you too… what the actual feck is she playing at!!! Grrrrrrr

Soph Sorry to hear you got another BFN, fx your bfp is being elusive but failing that I hope the witch turns up sooner rather than later so you can crack on with a fresh cycle.

Ohb your right, by the sounds of it the other grads are in the same boat. It won’t be long till you get through the first trimester, I’ve read eases up in the second trimester.

Helly Sorry to hear that af got you too. Like Moo said when is she going to get the hint! I’m glad the PMA chat is helping you and you’re right, you’re one month closer to your BFP, so here’s to a fresh new cycle. I wouldn’t worry too much about what cycle number you’re on… I’ve read a lot of Emma Cannon books on fertility, she’s an expert in the field and she advocates prepping our bodies for 3-4 months before we start trying so really, I think you could easily say you’re on cycle 3…. Hope that helps xxx

Dolly love your PMA regarding your morning sickness 😊

Patient don’t blame you for using opks if your ovulation varies a lot. I only gave them a miss this month because they stressed me out so much last month, I figure being tense is not gonna help me get upduffed…. The other reason I binned them off is because we are not officially trying yet and I can’t control when I get dp into bed, it really depends on his work schedule… so I only get to make love once in fw and I’ve just gotta pray I’ve hit the sweet spot 😊

Yes ladies we are definitely overdue some more BFP’s #pmabfps

xxx

Yeah she's here 😡 so my new stats are:

Bfp due: 27/04/17
Ttc #2
Cycle #23
Age 34

Bloody witchy mcwitchface

rainbow

So sorry for AF Helly, Sarah and Rainbow. Treat yourselves and then get ready to get back on it!!

The morning sickness sounds very unpleasant pregnant ladies. Hope you feel better soon. I found ready salted crisps were a good cure!!

I need some opinions on whether to take my OPKs on holiday or just dtd whenever I feel like it as I'm away and relaxed? I am pretty good at reading my CM so don't think I would miss ovulation anyway.

Hello everyone else on here! Not written much this week but am keeping up with the reading. Love this thread and all the support for each other.

Good PMA as always Hippy!

Magpie I would take your OPK's on holiday and decide as and when if you want to use them. I didn't use opk's this cycle as i needed to take a chill pill, and it was easy at the beginning of the cycle, thinking 'yeah I've got this, no opks blah blah blah'. Then around my peak time, i did have a little wobble and almost caved - had the stick out, but didn't have enough pee in the pot (yes I can't poas).... anyway i took this as a sign not to bother and put the opk back in the drawer.... my point being though, it was nice to have the opk there if needed.... a bit of a safety net if you like. I would take them, try to relax and not use them... but if you feel the urge you'll have them with you and won't end up panicking / stressing... which is absolutely no good for ttc
have a lovely time.....
when and where are you going again? sorry memory like a sieve
xxxxxx

@MissMagpie I'd say leave the opks at home and just chill. But then I'm crap at using the things so have ditched them as a rule anyway! I'm having a very switched off cycle this month. I'm cd10 today but DH and I have both been ill this week so no dtd at all so far. Plan to get busy the next few days because away and cooped up in a house with the inlaws for a week after that!

I'm cycle 6 too,let's hope it keeps being lucky!

Cakes Sounds like you're feeling better.... yaaaaay just in time for getting some action in. I'm off to stay with the in laws this weekend ... thank god it's not f/w :) lol

#lucky6

I am off to Italy for 10 days (with the 2yo in tow) so hoping for a lovely, relaxing time (bar tantrums and refusal to nap!!).

I might take a couple of opks and use them if I am panicking but otherwise try and avoid it.

I really think stress is the main obstacle to me conceiving so that is what I am trying to alleviate.. I stress I'm not ovulating, that I'm not fertile, that my eggs aren't good enough, etc etc when I know that none of that is true. Stress from work also gets in the way of feeling in the mood so I am trying to compartmentalise more.

The visualisation and PMA is helping me through all this - I am now getting excited for when I get pregnant and I am enjoying my days as a mum of 1 and really appreciating the time with my son at the moment.