The Good, The Bad and The Yams!

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CALLING ALL YAMMER'S!

Yammer rules:

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

Yay fellow game people! God I loved Fallout 4. Also Witcher 3 which was ace. Currently on Kingdom Come (and 1997 classic theme hospital, which after over 2 decades playing I'm still struggling on the last few levels in hard mode!)

Theme hospital was epic @Rubberduckies! What platform do you play it on now?

And in TTC news, just to keep on track, AF is due any day so I'm fully prepared to be miserable all week 😁 Also decided together that we're going to start talking about it more with family and friends if the subject comes up. I have a close extended family and the support could be good for us

@FairyAnn when are you going to test? I totally let the side down with gaming - Pokemon Go and Candy Crush for me! Much more my husband's thing lol

I caved and tested last Friday but got a BFN. Will wait til I'm at least two days late before I test again, but I'm not hopeful.

I also play Pokémon Go! Quite partial to table top gaming too. As I said, total nerd 😁

@FairyAnn Computer - Origin gave it away as one of their free games once (but I think it was only a fiver) and they've done it so it works on new computers but looks exactly the same! I used to play a version which I downloaded off the internet which worked too.

(Two point hospital, which is theme hospital 2 basically has been done by the same developers as the original and is due out this year- very excited!)

Boooo for periods. Mines due any time too. We can wallow together,....

I may have to try and get hold of a copy - I loved that game!

I wallow with red wine and good food 😁 best way imo

I am trying my hardest not to stress this week.. its a very busy period at work.. and it also happens to be my TWW. (typical. haha) But to be fair I'm convinced that this month wont be our month as my OH was away most of my fertile week.

Doesn't stop me from holding onto a bit of hope though you know!

FP is due on 5th July i think.

Snap - I'm also in the 2ww and FP due 5th or 6th (cycle varies from 24-26 days usually). I'm trying my hardest not to think about 'could I be...' as I know from experience I most likely wont be.
Toying with the idea of no alcohol, no wheat, no sugar for most of July to see if it helps. I've got an underactive thyroid so might be good for that. Though I have a suspicion it might just lead to extra disappointment and annoyance at wanting a drink in the sun. Hmmm

Could be worth a shot @booksandbaths1? Personally I don't think these all or nothing months (dryuary, stoptober) are necessarily a good idea as they are very hard to maintain long-term. Cutting down but not out completely is more likely to change your dietry habits for the better.

I did the Rosemary Connelly diet a few years ago and from that I no longer have butter in sandwiches or sugar in my hot drinks. Small changes but they make a difference.

Of course, that's just my opinion 😊 not telling anyone what to do

CD27 here and I’m just waiting for FP to arrive so I can get on with the next cycle as I’m convinced we missed our window last fw. OH going away this weekend and I would just love to have a positive test for him to come home to.

CD35 here and no sign of AF. I'm supervising on a DofE expedition this weekend so sod's law it's going to wait to make an appearance whilst camping 🙄

@Fairyann yep I agree. I'm pretty good most of the time anyway and in the past when I've given up booze completely I've not noticed much difference. I guess I'm just trying to focus on things I can control during this time when I feel a real lack of certainty. Tbh now I think about it I'd probably do better to focus on doing more exercise rather than cutting stuff as it will get those endorphins going which may be better for my health than a few less glasses of wine.x

Hi ladies, quick question: if I got a peak smiley Monday and yesterday is there any point in days tonight? We only did it twice this month and I think we've left it too late. There's literally been no time. Next month he's on holiday too so there's no chance then!

@nearlysummer2018 It's always worth a shot so personally speaking I'd go for it. In all probability you've likely missed the ideal window but you can never be totally certain when ovulation happens after a peak. Maybe pounce after you both back from work 😄

Good luck tonight nearly! 🍆🍆🍆

Thyroid experts: I had a blood test and my TSH has gone up to 7.32, T3 is 3.4 and T4 is 12.5. She’s upped me from 50 to 75 mcg a day to get my TSH back down (went to under 1 at one point) but where should T3 and T4 be?

Morning Ladies, how is everyone getting on?
I am loving this heatwave just now (though today it's cold and foggy, curse of living next to the sea!)
Week has been all over the place with DH scheduled to go away and then being bumped every couple of days. Has meant he's now here fertile week though!
I was taking the fact he was going away as a missed month and focusing on myself, getting back into exercise, healthy eating and yoga. It's only been 5 days but I feel better in myself. Hoping this positivity does some good.

Im really trying hard not to symptom spot but finding it crazily difficult this month.

Keep getting weird tummy aches (probably because Ive cut down massively on carbs) and keep waking up around 5am desperate for the loo (probably because I keep drinking water too close to bedtime.) Also my lower back hurts (probably due to being chained to my desk for the past week) and my shoulders are killing me. (That one I KNOW is stress related. lol)

Work is so stressy at the moment.. i would be VERY surprised if anything had actually happened... but.. always hopeful. ha!

I know i shouldnt say this but I cant wait for the hot weather to go away.. at least for when im trying to sleep. Im sure im feeling so exhausted from lack of quality sleep! (and not because im wondering if its an early pregnancy symptom! haha)

Honestly.. I did google "when does the needing to pee in the middle of the night start in early pregnancy." blush

No need to blush @Pinkemi I took a test for far less!

My two weeks on call is almost over so my stress levels will be going down soon, thankfully. It was our unit’s first 2 weeks operational after relocating. The last time I felt this much like I didn’t have my shit together was my first time on call after becoming a consultant last year!!! 😥

Got a copy of my fertility specialist’s letter to my gynae in the mail, sounds like ovulation induction is ahead for me. We’ll know when we see him on the 5th! Very impatient to get on!!!

@pink sounds like we’re in the same place. I hadn’t really been thinking about the fact I’ve been getting up to pee in the night until my acupuncturist noted it down last night. Now I’m trying to not think about poas! So ridiculous as I’m sure we missed the opportune window in fw. Damn that hope. It’s really screwing with my Friday feeling!

@LexiJean My peeing in the night only really started this week so I havent had the chance to tell my acupuncturist. I never have a session in the last week or so in the run up to FP. But I hear you with POAS. I just found myself trying to work out how many days early I would be if i did one tomorrow morning.. gah! Stupid really.. would be such a waste of money! I'm pretty pretty sure we missed the window. No need to waste the money.. Plus I think if it was negative I would just get depressed.. and don't want that really.

@BGDino you sound like you have similar stress levels this week with worth. It sucks doesn't it! I am SO SO ready for this week to be over already! Hope your meeting on the 5th goes okay!

So.. i have obviously been thinking a lot about babies etc recently. Cried yesterday at an anti abortion advert.. then dreamt that I had become a sonographer!

the advert was for this company in the US called "Save the Storks." They have a van that drives round the country and offer Free sonograms (i think thats what they are called) to women who are thinking of having an abortion.. The idea is as soon as the women hear the babies heart beat they decide they cant go through with it.

I shouldn't be talking about these sorts of things on here but i thought what this company does is pretty amazing.. and wanted to share I guess. They should have something similar in the UK.

Ill shut up now..

@hope enjoy your DofE stuff this weekend! Hope FP stays away for you.

I have not relented yet and poas. I’m going straight from work out, then up early tomorrow and out all day so I won’t have a chance before then anyway. And don’t have any tests at home. FP will have arrived by Sunday so I’m glad I’m saving the money. I agree @pink I’d just get depressed seeing a bfn.

I’m ready for wine! Happy wine day Friday yammers!

Morning Yammers! Hope you all have some nice plans for the weekend?

I'm off out for dinner with OH and friends tonight, which will be a nice distraction from waiting for AF to arrive. Was supposed to be yesterday, so likely to arrive today

I just unfollowed friends on Facebook and Instagram who are pregnant or new mums, it hurts too much every time I come across a new post. Feeling pretty pathetic for doing it.

@BGDino it's not pathetic, it's just not want you need to see right now. Don't feel bad about it.

@sparkwood21 I'm afraid I'm not sure about t3 t4 levels as I've never been able to persuade my gp to test them. However the tsh should definitely be below 2 if ttc. You may find you need even more than 75mg to bring it down.
@BGDino i did exactly the same yesterday. I feel petty for doing it but I was getting in a real funk seeing it all. I justified it by thinking that I'm in a vulnerable place just now and I need to nurture and look after my own feelings.
I've had a fun weekend enjoying the sun in the great outdoors. Although in the past few months 2 of 3 friends I've confided in (who were also going thru their own much shorter ttc journeys) got pregnant and the 3rd is now not replying to my messages. From past experience this means she's pregnant but feels awkward. Ugh god this stuff is an emotional rollercoaster. I can never decide if being open or not is better!