Thread 30, TTC #1 | Hilda hopefuls are still riding the shag wagon

[Jamon]

Calling all OPK-ers, Temp-ers, Clomid-ers, Femara-ers, IUI-ers, IVF-ers and anyone else on the TTC #1 Bus.


We've been going a while now so the novelty has well and truly worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area. We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts, we just keep it legs spread and fingers crossed (LSFX). We love a baby bomb from a prior bus-mate but if we get told to 'just relax and enjoy it' ONE MORE TIME you will get a punch in the face!


Hop on board, post your stats and prepare to be dazzled by the wealth of TTC knowledge we long-timeys have to share...


Key:
HS - have/had sex
GOS - good old shag
ELH - enthusiastic lavatory happenings
LSFX - legs spread, fingers crossed

Was labideme trying to join the thread?

Oh Mouse that's so cool 😁 - how long you been doing it for?

Flash - I dunno, there was a weird link that I was no way gonna click on. Looked like spam.

14 years Sk1pper, 11 professionally after graduation but I originally trained as a graphic designer so I didn't really switch full time to digital until around 5 years ago!! I work in advertising now so I'm mostly doing digital campaigns for our brands. X

Hi everyone!! I'm new following this thread I tried joining the old one a week ago so now I'm coming here hahah

Mouse - I've been doing it for 5 years too, started off as a graduate designing web pages. Now I'm going into full digital and doing a bit of everything. Should take my mind off this TTC lark for a while.

Welcome Aneta!

Clomid making me sick in he mornings again, so glad this is the last go of it.

Morning all. I want to do Friday positivity but I've got some awful lurgy. I started feeling terrible yesterday and I've got sore throat, blocked nose, acheyness. Eurgh!

Positives are: I'm having the day in bed.

MN failed me at a crucial moment - please read photos 😘

Thanks kwick. I will definitely take you're advice. Trying to work up.to going downstairs and putting the kettle.on. hope it buggers off before Sunday as being I'll with af will seem very unfair!

Skipper and Mouse - sounds like you have very cool jobs!

Hope you feel better soon Flash - I agree that lurgy and AF is not at all fair!

I'm feeling a lot better today, we had a BBQ last night with some family - all with kids and think I expected that to be really hard and it was actually OK - was glad when they all left and I could relax with a glass of wine though

Friday positivity!

1. Going out for dinner, drink and to see Olly Murs tonight
2. the sun is shining!
3. this time next week I will be on holiday!

Welcome Aneta

Happy Friday girls I'm all over the bloody place, no AF and I'm symptom spotting like a MOFO. Trying to keep expectations low but I feel ill - really dizzy lightheaded. Could this be it? Or the mother of all periods coming? I don't have any tests and just can't face testing

jam was af due yesterday or today?

Haha Lemon - you just need to put * round each word that you want to make bold. Have a go - we won't mock you!

Jam it gets to a stage where testing disappointment is less disruptive than constant symptom spotting, however I am the exact same as you and hate testing. Maybe decide on a day and time when you are going to do it and try to stop yourself from SS-ing until you get to that date and time. Know its so hard though, really hope this is it for you!

Smashed it Lemon !!

Sk1pper that sounds exciting, I still do print in my own time, have a blog offering printables but my day to day is strictly digi.

Kwick shut up, you are not on YouTube!!!! SNAP!!! Although you lot will never find me, I post vlogs of our holidays lol. It's highly embarrassing and I don't make enough money to retire sadly. 😂😂😂

Jam omg please test, this could be it I think you're very brave and it's completely ok to symptom spot, you're only human. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

But not my legs crossed because ITS ON. Operation early ovulation could potentially be a go. Either way I'll do another OPK today and see where we stand. I've been looking back over past cycles and weirdly my BFP cycle we DTD quite early then nothing until much later in my cycle as we weren't trying due to my MRI scan. So it must be true. However, I've had tummy ache today so I hope I'm not ovulating stupidly early or coming down with a bug.

Flash feel better soon but also enjoy your bed day. Totally jealous.

Welcome Aneta 🙋🏻

Kwick 4am kisses would have been lovely but I'm a crap sleeper, I was already awake at 12,2,3, then 4 then 5,6 & 7 lol. I'm already prepped for having no sleep with a baby with the little sleep I survive on (around 1-2 hrs deep sleep a night). 😴

jam in with mouse and really want you to test but for selfish reasons because I'm so hopeful for you!

So much to catch up on!

Oh my, I've got absolutely everything crossed for you jam. I'm the same about testing, I refuse to unless AF is late because I just can't face it. By if you're late, you should test!

Sorry about baby bomb lemon - they're never easy 😞 I heard three people on one team were pregnant yesterday. I mean, seriously, WT actual F.

Operation early ovulation go go go mouse!

All ok over here - had my counselling session at the clinic and it was a huge help. Really helped me get all my fears and anxieties out and get things in perspective. I still have ups and downs (feel pretty anxious today), but I just have to ride the waves as they come.

I think someone asked me who Emma Cannon was (have appt with her early next month) - she's an acupuncturist, but looks at everything - emotional state, diet etc. She's written a few books which are on Amazon.

Right, things to be positive about today:

1. Date night with DH tonight
2. Being able to catch up with friends and have a good rant over a glass of wine again
3. Not worrying about having to do injections, scans, or any other kind of tracking for a while. Just being me again for once and reminding myself of who I was before all this shit started.

I have everything quietly crossed jam!!

I dont have any Friday positives i have had the week from hell at work and all i want is to have a g&t or two but cant because of the sodding beta blockers I am on.

Ah guys, loving the positivity!

From me:

• Run of loads of meetings is done - hooray for some time doing actual work
• Am getting back on top of life admin
• think my running injury's almost healed
• Photo of colleague's new baby just born genuinely made me happy - no hint of green-eyed monster or sadness - huzzah!

Eek jam absolutely everything crossed :o

Hi aneta!

mouse not sure how you're functioning on that little sleep

Happy weekends, all xx

Ugh basset what a pain - hope you at least get to rest & recover from horrible work week

Actually mouse I am not on YouTube but really want to give it a go... once things are a bit less caotic I will give it a go I need to come with a snazzy channel name so I can make my millions!!!

mouse I hope you are LSFX as we speak!

basset

jam I really really really hope this is it. You so deserve a BFP!

Hi girls no news no AF just awful period pains all the way to the new forest. It is due today so I'm not technically late. I'm now at festival with colleagues all weekend with no pregnancy tests. Trying to push it the back of my mind googling as if my life depended on it but glad I'm nicely distracted

I ACCEPT THE OUTCOME EITHER WAY is my new mantra which I said several times out loud to myself in the car.

Massive Friday love to you all xxxxx

Have you ever been late before Jam? Oh my god, I hope this is your time. Will you test tomorrow if it still hasn't showed its face?

Pyjamas - glad your counselling went well and I love your positivity.

I really want to post some positive thoughts but I'm so wound up about this work thing. No one got back to me today (the department only has an email, no phone) and I'm not sure what else I can do. Part of me feels like I shouldn't worry because I've followed the correct process, if I can't do my job because I don't have the right tools then that's not my fault (right?) I'm not sure what's going on with me right now, I'm not really an anxious person but this is all I can think about. If anyone can talk some sense into me, it would be appreciated.