Thou shall not tell everyone to eat Yams

[juneybean]

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.

Just had to unfollow someone on my fb 🙄 she’s pregnant with her 4th (total accident of course, aren’t they always??) and she’s posting photos of her bump and complaining she can’t fit into her clothes anymore. Piss off hun

Just POAS again...wtf? Obvs still negative. I only I have ic’s but they say 10miu. Thought something may show but it is only 11/12dpo but cd30. Was going to get a good one at Tesco but there was a weird lad looking at lube in the way so I got all embarrassed I’m not admitting defeat until af shows!

Sorry to hear AF arrived @Bubblegum89! Enjoy your meal & lots of wine later. X

Oh no @RhiBee29 - try again tomorrow morning! I plan to every morning until AF arrives.

I have two FRER - I plan to test on Monday as this is a day before AF is due. I may just test with an internet cheapie as I am certain it will be a BFN, but is a FRER more sensitive than these?!

I just saw a post about smearing yourself with 'wild yam cream'!!! Lol, was considering it actually, until I remembered the name of this thread! Had an emotional realisation that I've mostly just got to loose weight! Just booked 5 gym classes for next week!

@bubblegum89 the restaurant is kinda unique, if I was to say what we did I would be instantly identifiable to anyone who knows me lol! I'm terrified of anyone finding out I am TTC and failing miserably lol.

Also thanks for posting the video, was really interesting. If only my egg and DH's sperm could actually meet!

Another of DHs family have announced a pregnancy. He seems to have the most ridiculously fertile family yet somehow us two are getting nowhere. Thankfully his family don't live anywhere near me (Don't get me wrong, I think they are great) as they are not shy about talking about the future family they expect me and DH to have. Its hard enough dealing with my own daydreaming never mind everyone elses!!

Also DH's relative is due roughly when the due date app I stupidly looked at the other day said I'd be due if I had actually conceived. Really desperately hope I am pregnant before then.

AF still not here. If it wasn't for my RHR I would be finding it hard to not get mega excited, but I know a dropping RHR tends to mean AF is on her way. Have to keep reminding myself that.

Enjoyed the video too - I may watch it each time I have my legs up in the air to will everything on! 😂

Had a good cry this afternoon, I think AF is starting as now had some browny stuff (sorry tmi) - feeling like it's never gonna happen. If I am not pregnant this month I am going to create a DTD calendar, look up more vits to take & do a fertility meal plan!! I feel like I need to something else after trying concieveplus/opks for past couple of months.

Any ideas?! Hope everyone's having a good sat evening.

So what else would you be doing on a Saturday night other than trawling the pregnancy boards. However, this thread has weirdly made me feel better as it seems being upduffed isn't always a bed of roses. (granted I'd swap with any of them in a heartbeat but taking some comfort from the fact that the worst I'm dealing with tonight is af cramps and I can drown them with vodka)
Time for a whinge - www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/3071836-Time-for-a-whinge

@LovePinaColada would recommend the fertility meal plan, I mean obviously I can't vouch for it working (on day one!) but it's nice feeling like I'm doing SOMETHING, plus it's good for the health either way.

Just a warning though, some of them will contain yams 😂

Lol @minime2017 I suppose that's the thread us moaners will all graduate to then?! 😂

Thanks @micropig - how did you create one? Just via googling?

I must confess, what the hell is a Yam?! 😂

@LovePinaColada as far as I know they are sweet potatoes lol!

I googled, found one, then heavily edited it for my own tastes lol.

@LovePinaColada - I thought they were sweet potatoes too, but there's also... other yams???

Have run out of OPKs so playing Guess the ovulation this month. Fun times 🙄

@Tiredofbeingsotired they are white and normal sweet potatoes in that pic, no? The sweet potatoes I eat are orange on the inside and they are definitely sweet potatoes. I thought yam was the American word for them.

Not been to check yet (DH is in shower) but we just DTD and I think AF is now arriving. Weird, but she often appears after DTD. I have that weird feeling I get when she starts that feels like my body is clearing itself out. If it's not her I'd be massively shocked.

Fucking 40 days long this month. 40 days. Even though I got a BFN the other day I couldn't fight off this tiny crazy "maybe" feeling but ah well. If she is today, my suggested fertile period would have been the week I was on holiday so no chance anyway. No plans for November and no guests over so hopefully it will be my month (and all of ours!). With my long cycles I should find out around Christmas time 😂😫

Already desperately hoping, would be the best Xmas present I could hope for. I was so convinced I'd get pregnant this year and now cycle wise it's nearly over, ha.

Anhh yes! Hehe thank you both!

Hope AF has stayed away for you @micropig! 🤞

I have another huge BFN this morning on a cheapie. Going to break out the big guns tomorrow morning with a FRER and then give up to welcome AF!!

It would be nice to all be able to graduate together to a moaning about being pregnant thread!! Then a moaning about no sleep with a new born, then toddler tantrums etc etc

On another note I'm planning to try and really cut down on alcohol in November (I'm not going to cut it out altogether because I'm going away this week so fuck that). Then I can have a boozy December then cut back again for a nice and healthy 2018 (haha that'll last about a week then!)

Wouldn't that be amazing @DoAsDreamersDo! 🤞

I am not a big drinker, but will join you in a healthier November & December. I am just one AF away from going full out with a TTC meal plan!

I’ve spent the morning looking at a TTC meal plan with my legs in the air post BD. I keep having almost positive OPKs so figure we’ll just BD for the next 5 days straight.

Sorry to hear about AF arrivals, but each time someone gets a visit, I’m overwhelmed by how lovely and supportive everyone on this thread is!

lol @justwaitingforaline sounds like a fun five days, lucky for some!

I haven't been to the loo since going out so not sure if AF is here or not, I did have that feeling when I was in bed though, its like my stomach and upper legs get a bit, not tingly but weird feeling, and then usually AF arrives afterwards. I would be incredibly surprised if she wasn't here now.

Was talking to DH on the way up the road about TTC, he said he doesn't want to 'get disappointed at the end of each month' and I went on a mini hissy fit, like 'so I'm meant to pretend I don't have my period just to spare your feelings? I have to deal with PMS at the same time as the bloody reminder that I'm barren yet again EVERY MONTH' (Although with my long cycles I do have some AF free months... ), he seemed to get my point after that but then we arrived at the breakfast place and said no more about it. He wants to TTC without being aware he is TTC, but that just puts it all on me. I don't tend to mention it to him mid-cycle as i don't wanna put him off sex or make him feel pressured, but man I need a moan at AF time!

@lovepinacolada Well I am having a slow start to the meal plan, I've made mine purposely very loose as i get bored easy, and I have decided that i will start by having one thing from it a day and increasing till I am mainly making my own food (I tend to eat mainly at work atm), and regularly making things in batches to freeze. That way if I do succeed in TTC then I will be in good cooking and batch making habits before baby arrives, and if I don't then well at least I'll have my health, ha.

Well ovia said to test today...as white as white can be on BFN! So I've celebrated by booking that trip to Iceland! Every cloud and all that!

I’m a newbie.
Have been ttc since we had an unexpected surprise pregnancy last October but sadly lost it.
After that, we decided it was the right time so have now been ttc for a year.
My partner works away through the week so it’s tricky if I ov mid week so we’ve missed a few opportunities.
Im 36 and have 2 boys 8 &10 from a previous marriage. I never realised I wanted a baby with my now partner of 6 years until last year.
Nice to see I’m in good company here

bubble and micro I ended up watching hocus pocus and going to bed at 10. Felt sick and my partner was like oooo maybe you're pregnant and I was like, dude, don't get your hopes up!

I am no longer in that state of mind of analysing symptoms. It has only lead to disappointment.

Excellent photo of yams. Why do people suggest eating them?

I too usually get af straight after dtd. Maybe it wakes up your vagina

Welcome sej I'm sorry about your loss have the doctors offered any tests now it's been a year?

Hi mamabook.
I’ve got pcos so my cycles are really irregular, coupled up with a partner that works away, it’s been tricky even hitting the right day! In 12 months we’ve only really hit ov about 4 times I think so I haven’t been to the doctors yet.
I had a pos opk yesterday and we dtd before he went back to work at lunch time... he’s in Hong Kong for 2 weeks now though 😩 so we only got one chance to try. Fingers crossed again!