I yam what I yam

[Bubblegum89]

Thread 6... 😑

A safe place for those of you who have been trying to conceive for 6+ months and even yams aren’t helping. Come and have a good ol’ bitch and a moan without judgement. Please read the rules before posting!

The Yam Commandments are as follows;

• Thou shalt not arrive one day and post BFP next day

• Thou shalt not give advice to others when TTC for one month only

• Thou shalt 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 shalt not be offended by strong language

• Thou shalt not tell everyone to eat yams

• Thou shall accept being called a muppet for testing at 7dpo at 9pm at night

And most importantly...

• Thou shalt not symptom spot during the two week wait and must be prepared for a telling off if you do so.

NEW RULE ALERT!

-Thou shalt not post pictures of positive pregnancy tests. We will be delighted to hear about it but no photos, please and thank you

I had some glorious sex this afternoon ...... AND THEN....I got my period AND THEN....I fell down the stairs and twisted my ankle!! What the actual fuck lol

Oh no Looking! Easter weekend of plonking your arse on the sofa and eating chocolate then?

oh no @LookingAtTheStars89 , glad at least one of those three things was a good thing haha!

Hiding in the back at work feeling sorry for myself. Still on FP and just so frustrated with TTC. Been reading about Chinas 1 child policy (and now 2 child policy) for uni and thinking about how I can't even manage that haha, no danger of me exceeding it!

@WonkyDonk87. I wasn't going to have any chocolate but I will treat myself now that FP has arrived.

@JaggyJobby. It was good At least I don't have any stomach cramps, mind you, I did have some codeine earlier so maybe I do have cramps but can't feel them lol. You are allowed to feel sorry for yourself, I got misty eyed looking at a baby hat in Tesco earlier and then the pregnancy tests when I picked up some pads. I can't imagine ever seeing another positive again or buying a baby hat.

I have 2 extra children here this weekend. Earlier I was seriously considering just sticking at one because omfg 3 children is hard!!!

@looking sorry for the shit start to the weekend. Good excuse for a lot of alcohol.

@jaggy you’re definitely allowed to feel sorry for yourself occasionally. There is no scale at which our misery is allowed to kick in. It’s shit.

@MynameisJune. Three is lovely when you get used to it. I have 3 dd's and apart from the bickering sometimes, it's all good.

@MynameisJune. My Dad always says when he leaves mine "I take my hat off to you I don't know how you do it" lol

Ah, Jaggy, sorry you've got fp. :(

Ugh I’m sorry jaggy

June I’ve anyways said three is just enough lol anything over 3 and you’re borderline crazy (my belief was reaffirmed after watching ‘20 kids and counting’ the other day 😳)

I’m getting really pissed off right now. I’m CD14. Had a load of ewcm yesterday. Just did an opk and there’s barely a line there still. Now my cycle is going to be longer and I’ll have to figure it out all over again. I stopped taking the B12 but could that be the issue maybe? I can’t think of any other reason. I don’t know whether I should just have sex anyway even though I’m clearly nowhere near ovulating yet. I’m a little suspicious of this batch of tests as well tbh...

@JaggyJobby Sorry about FP. @Bubblegum89 your cycle can be delayed for any number of reasons- it’s actually amazing so many of us are so regular. Any physical stress (or severe psychological stress) can delay ovulation, and sometimes nothing we can pinpoint. I’m pretty sure I’m ovulating (few days early). Using condoms is psychologically so hard when I desperately want a baby but as my main problem seems to be staying pregnant it’s probably best I get surgery first.

I just got the date through for my gynae appointment, it's on May 3rd so not too far away. FP is in full force today and my ankle is KILLING from my fall yesterday .

@Paranormalbouquet. I think you are being very strong :-)

CD24 and I reckon this month is another no. Pink CM yesterday on two wipes but cramps today. I’ve had three April fools day positive tests on my FB and I’ve blocked all of the offenders.

I’m going to go and drown myself in Easter eggs now; they probably have more of a chance of being fertilised than mine do. I hope you’re all having a wonderful Sunday

@Justwaitingforaline. Chocolate sounds like a good idea! I'm cd 3 with a terrible menstrual migraine :-( my head aches and I feel sick as a dog! April fools pregnancy jokes are the worst - some peoe are real idiots x

Cravingchocolate now too but have been reading about sugar consumption and hormonal imbalance/PCOS and decided to go off sugar again for a while to see if it makes a difference to TTC, as last time I did it was before I started TTC. I felt amazing last time, so its worth it anyway. Just hard at first!

Was chatting to someone yesterday who is going to start TTC later this year and it has inspired me to give sugar thing a proper shot, have been dithering about it for a while. I want to be happy for friends getting BFPs, rather than mow where I am dreading it before its even happened!

I have a question Yammers: I am in my fertile week. I am waiting to hear about an appointment for a HyCoSy. Should I try this month or not, in case I get an appointment? Doctor said it could be within a month at my appointment a week or so ago, but should I just carry on as normal until I have a date?

I would if I was in your position, I'd kick myself if the appointment didn't turn up that quickly. I'm still a few months away from getting any investigations though as can't be referred until two years TTC, so can't talk from experience. Could you ask your doctor if there's any reason not to?

Wonky I’m nearing the end of FW so no chance to ask the doctor! I think I’ll just go for it. Last chance for a 2018 baby and all that.

@JaggyJobby. I read that too but I just wanted a chill day with my family so I have given myself a day off. I thought if it takes me another 12+ months to get pregnant then that's a long time for no treats!!

Speaking of FWs.... anyone care to have a stab at when mine is? Last period started on 20.3 and was a 33 day cycle. The one before that was my whopper at 78 days. I've been taking Agnus Castus since roughly the start of Feb, so praying my cycle repeats at around 33 days again. Fuck it who knows with my bloody reproductive system

@LookingAtTheStars89 haha yeah don't think I could go that long without treats, but thankfully I've learned to make a few myself, just need to find time haha!

@WonkyDonk87. Wish I could help but mine are unpredictable too! Yikes 78 days!! My longest recently has been 43. Are yours heavy when they arrive?

My most recent had two days of light brown spotting, followed by a good 5 days of bright red bleeding but nothing unmanageable. In the past I've had some that barely made it past dark brown spotting. My last was the most 'normal' for some time so I'm hoping it's the Agnus Castus working its herbally magic.

@WonkyDonk87 Before my MC, my periods used to be barely there and now I have one day of what I call "light dry red" and then two to three days of fairly heavy red and then back to the light dry. I miss the days of light periods lol.

@JaggyJobby. We need to have some fun during this ttc lark!