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Thou shall not tell everyone to eat Yams

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juneybean · 22/10/2017 09:42

Welcome all anti-fertile fuckers! This is our clique for those trying longer than 6 cycles and are pretty fed up.

Here are our Fucked Off TTC Commandments

  • Thou shall not arrive one day and post BFP next day
  • Thou shall not give advice to other when TTC for one month only
  • Thou shall not participate in one-up-manship and realise TTC is shit for everyone in different ways
  • Thou shall allow posters to be fucked off with the world and everything in it at regular points in the month
  • Thou shall not be offended by strong language
  • Thou shall not tell everyone to eat yams
  • Thou shall accept being called a muppet for testing at 7dpo at 9pm at night

Our spreadsheet which includes what supplements (and potatoes) we are trying in our journey to motherhood.

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LovePinaColada · 25/10/2017 19:48

I have just had blood tinged CM & felt a rush like AF will be starting soon. 😪 I am only 7dpo but know this is the start. That will be why I fancied chocolate this evening, munching it now. 😪

Bubblegum89 · 25/10/2017 20:36

Ugh just what a nightmare. I’m lucky I live in the town centre. Still a pain getting public transport to the cities but have an Aldi over the road (very dangerous, I’m obsessed with special buys) Did you fail massively? Or was it just one thing? I found nerves just always got the best of me and I made stupid mistakes but I have huge anxiety about driving. I wish I could do it but I just couldn’t. I think a lot of people fail first time but pass second time because they know what to expect. If only it wasn’t so bloody expensive!!

Also, I have a blog about my fertility journey if anyone is interested in reading it :) talesfrommyuterus.wordpress.com/

Bubblegum89 · 25/10/2017 20:37

lovepina implantation bleeding maybe..?

LovePinaColada · 25/10/2017 20:47

Ooo love a blog - will read @Bubblegum89! I would have thought IB a few cycles but now I know this is normal for me. Bummer! 😪

LovePinaColada · 25/10/2017 20:51

Read one blog @Bubblegum89 - and I love it! Will go back & read from the start!

Bubblegum89 · 25/10/2017 20:54

Aw thank you :) lovepina and that’s crap about the bleed. Do you know what causes it? 7dpo is very early to start spotting or having blood tinged cm but then I suppose if it’s normal for you then it’s probably nothing to worry about!

LovePinaColada · 25/10/2017 20:56

It's been normal the past few months, not normal forever! Lots of problems have reared their ugly head since I have started TTC - typical! 😪

Unicornberry · 25/10/2017 20:58

7dpo is really early, have you asked your GP about this?

I've got loads of newborn stuff saved from my last baby, I sorted it out today and I've realised that I don't really need to buy anything for DC2 except some more clothes maybe! That takes the fun out of it because I like to buy while TTC as in the first half of pregnancy I'm too scared to buy anything.

Bubblegum89 · 25/10/2017 21:05

lovepina oh really? Maybe it’s worth mentioning to a doctor? It does seem an odd thing to have happening a week before your period is due!

unicornberry I’m obsessed with buying baby stuff haha my daughter is 9 now so I have zero baby things

Unicornberry · 25/10/2017 21:14

@bubblegum I now have half a spare bedroom of baby stuff just waiting Blush I have my DDs prams, slings, clothes, blankets, bath, car seat and we use cloth nappies so I even have enough nappies until my future baby potty trains Grin DH can't ever get me to leave the unisex newborn clothes in Tesco!

LovePinaColada · 25/10/2017 21:16

Thanks @Unicornberry & @Bubblegum89 - I have been, but need to go back. I will this month if/when AF properly arrives. It worries me, I think if I can't get AF right - how am I ever going to concieve?!

I have had a little look too @Unicornberry - may have bought one or two bits!

Tiredofbeingsotired · 26/10/2017 06:26

Hi all, do you mind if I join in? I've been reading for a while now

We're TTC #2 and have been for 18 months now. I'm 40 which I'm sure isn't helping. I've had 3 early MCs/ chemicals and should have just had a baby.

So here I am, chugging high dose Folic acid because of other meds, pretending I'm not symptom bloody spotting for 2 weeks a month, and envious of friends who are pregnant again because 'it just happened'

Currently trying to work out what supplements to add in - just taking a multivitamin and magnesium, and overhauling my diet a bit as life with a 3 year old means I tend to survive on caffeine & sugar.

RhiBee29 · 26/10/2017 07:09

Hi @Tiredofbeingsotired, Im also TTC#2 with a 3 year old in tow. Hope you’re not here long (in the nicest sense) x

juneybean · 26/10/2017 08:10

Welcome tired sorry to hear of your MCs :( xx

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cannonball8726 · 26/10/2017 08:17

Sorry to hear just. I need to get some refresher lessons as I passed my test about four years ago but haven't really driven since - we live in London and don't have a car. I'll just add it to the long list of shit that I need to sort out :(

Sorry to hear about AF juney. Hope you're managing to keep yourself sane.

Welcome tired!

Had a dream i was pregnant last night. It's not the first such dream either :( so rubbish to wake up! I'm definitely out this month as we missed my peak days... although we did do the day before I got my peak. Not sure if that is going to help...

Have a good day all! I need a holiday...

DoAsDreamersDo · 26/10/2017 08:38

I don't drive. I've never even had a lesson. DH took me out for a drive a few months ago and I wasn't keen, but I'd like to be able to drive before I become a Mum so I really need to get a wiggle on and book some lessons (although it's not as if becoming a Mum is happening anytime soon).

cannonball8726 · 26/10/2017 08:48

Yeah,I'm thinking it's probably a good idea to get proficient at driving before a bubba comes along. I really hate driving though - will have to psych myself up for it!

LovePinaColada · 26/10/2017 08:55

Welcome @Tiredofbeingsotired - sorry to hear you have had a rough journey so far.

Bubblegum89 · 26/10/2017 09:08

Welcome tired sorry to hear about your losses :(

cannonball I dreamt I was pregnant last night too. I hate my brain.

Af is due tomorrow and I’m already cranky. Luckily I’ve lost my bank card so I can’t pick up any hpt’s after work. I do them knowing full well I’m not pregnant, I may as well just flush a tenner down the toilet

cannonball8726 · 26/10/2017 09:25

bubblegum i hate my brain too. I never recall my dreams but I've definitely had a lot of BFP related ones. I guess our desire to have bub is pretty intense! Sorry you've lost your bank card - hope you cancelled it quickly. But yes, sounds like a blessing in disguise if you aren't able to buy pregnancy tests!

Bubblegum89 · 26/10/2017 09:30

cannon it sucks doesn’t it, the dreams are always so realistic as well :( my bank card is lost in the house somewhere lol but at least I can’t buy any tests anyway... runs home and uses an opk as an hpt just to disappoint myself further

juneybean · 26/10/2017 09:33

Ahh the dreams are the worst cannonball you have so much hope then you wake up and ugh it's shit. :(

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juneybean · 26/10/2017 09:34

ahh and Bubblegum :(

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micropig · 26/10/2017 09:57

Think AF is on her way today, I have that weird feeling I seem to get right before she does. All the signs are there except her, but she tends to turn up later on during the day anyway.

Even though I knew I missed ovulation day this time, and I said throughout the whole cycle that this wasn't my one, I still somehow felt yesterday like maybe it was. I even used the Mumsnet 'due date calculator' like a fool!! Also even though I am 99% certain that AF is on her way today, I have this intense want to POAS before she arrives as if that would make a difference lol.

My cycles seem to have started varying in length which is annoying. I had totally predictable, consistent cycles with the same symptoms which always started two to three days before AF. Then the month we stopped using protection everything changed, my cycles have become varied in length, I've had nearly ever pregnancy/AF symptom in the book and to make matters worse, some of these symptoms now last the entire TWW, including horribly painful boobs, which I genuinely never had before TTC.

I'm so fucked off!!!! Actually would give up if it would stop this horrible longing and this pain every month, but not trying would really just make it worse.

Going to book that trip to South America. If I vomit the whole way through due to morning sickness then so what? At least i'll be having a baby. And if not then fuck it all. Did you see the post about the person not wanting to be pregnant on their first go because they booked a holiday which she thought would be ruined if she couldn't eat fish and drink? :(

Janefx40 · 26/10/2017 10:21

Sorry @micropig it is the worst. As others have said I can cope for most of the month but that last few days before AF is urgh. I poas this month AFTER the first drops of AF started. Not sure why but I wanted to.

Great idea to book holidays! Might just be worth double checking you are only heading to Zika free zones just in case...