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The Good, The Bad and The Yams!

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LookingAtTheStars89 · 31/05/2018 18:08

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

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Chooklass · 08/10/2018 13:47

@Pinkemi Thanks. How are the injections going so far?

Pinkemi · 08/10/2018 13:52

@Chooklass Only taken one so far.. got myself in such a panic i forgot to wipe the area with an alcohol wipe first. (sigh) And then the pen wouldn't press down.. you have to do it with quite a force! so i ended up making myself bleed. haha But actually it wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be.

The ones i am going to struggle with i think are the morning ones.. they are less like a pen and more like a proper injection. Not looking forward to starting them on thurs!!

maddiie · 08/10/2018 14:25

The doctor phoned and said she's not willing to discuss the results of my hormone tests over the phone and that I need to go in and see her as soon as possible. They gave me the results from my blood tests over the phone a few weeks ago, and they were fine with no cause for concern. Guess I'm going to be getting bad news 

@Pinkemi Good luck with your injections!

Chooklass · 08/10/2018 14:55

Don't panic @maddiie! I had this and it was just that the results were 'inconclusive' and I had to repeat. If anything other than normal then you have to speak to Doc. Try and think of it positively - even if 'bad' news, you might just be about to figure out what's causing your long cycles then you'll be closer to fixing it! Knowledge is power! Smile

Booksandbaths1 · 08/10/2018 15:26

In terms of spotting before FP... yes I usually get it but not always. Hence I think mine is related to how well I ovulated and therfore how much progesterone I produced that month. I had my 21 day test done a few times and it fluctuated quite a bit (think they like over 30). I was 20 - 45. But I know some folk are much higher hence that's what I've always blamed my spotting on. Some cycles I get it for 5 days, others barely at all. I tried taking a few things like b6 but seemed to make naff all diff, but I'm sure different reasons might mean different results.

@Pinkemi well done on the injections! I start mine on Wednesday and I'm such a woos I'm making my husband give them to me. On long protocol so I'll be doing daily injections for ~ 4 weeks!! 2 weeks of down regging my hormones and then 2 weeks of stimulation. I might pop over to an IVF board to get some support during this cycle so might be a bit quiet over the coming few weeks. Good luck all: lots of tlc, shagging and yams of course!! 😂

ImpatientMammy · 08/10/2018 17:27

@Owlpatrol is the vitiman C the whole way through the cycle? I might try all this.
Any tips for delaying ovulation ? X

Pinkemi · 08/10/2018 17:45

@booksandbaths1 wow.. injections for 4 weeks! Im not sure i could handle that. I have one in the morning and one in the evening for about 12-14 days (depending on how well my body reacts.)

Feeling pretty bloated today im not going to lie.. and my appetite has gone down (which is a good thing!) Will have to test how my appetite is tomorrow when im bored in the office. Lol

Good luck with your ivf though! Im trying to stay positive..

Chooklass · 08/10/2018 18:16

Yammers, we need a new thread soon! Anyone been saving up any good titles? Someone suggested 'Yam Fam' last time! Or '10 things I hate about Yams'? Or, since Hallowe'en is not far off - 'Nightmare on Yam Street'!

Owlpatrol · 08/10/2018 18:46

@ImpatientMammy well I've read about a study and I've randomly started taking it mid cycle and plan to take 1000mg one tablet per day. I'll keep you posted

@Pinkemi I've just noticed how bloated I am today as but appetite increase so that's probably why!

@Chooklass love yam fam

Chooklass · 09/10/2018 06:31

Bored on bus, so started our new thread!:

Yam Fam! http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3389057-yam-fam

Come over and sign in Smile

Chooklass · 09/10/2018 09:31

@bridget33 - don't know if you are still about but it was you who came up with Yam Fam! I nicked it!

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