Toot toot May Bus

[popcorndiva]

Thought I would start the May bus as looks like not been successful this month.
TTC 2
Cycle 2

@Sausage1990 - so sorry about your chemical. I think we all have a habit of being too hard on ourselves, I think with all this going on all we have to do is think about this and google everything. I think If I was at work I wouldn’t be this bad. I’ve had lots of weird things happen - like boobs have been so painful but that’s now eased, I’ve had slight cramps come and go but don’t know if that’s just me thinking about it and over playing it in my head.

@popcorndiva sounds like we're in the same boat! My ovulation was predicted for yday but yet to have a positive OPK and my rhr has been super low all week.

@Skyla01 you're missing out! They're little vibrators that revolutionised DTD for me - I never DTD without it now!

@paintfairy that's right - on the knees!

Wow what a thread to come back to! I must do some research today on the DTD game changers! Firstly @Newbie0818 I am so sorry to hear about your BFN, sending you a hug. X
@GingerBaby89 it’s hard to tell as I am still breastfeeding my 11month old, but my last 2 cycles were 30 days not sure if I have missed it somewhere how long are your cycles?
@MrsEmilyB typical about the travel during FW, my DH is self employed but this Covid business has made him extra busy. It’s hard to fit DTD in 😬
@Sausage1990 and @paintfairy you must be so frustrated, I do think the stress of Covid is affecting us all 😢
@Adrianoska @babyG123 @Ltay2 @myhappystreak keeping an eye on you girls very exciting!

@GingerBaby89 I think you're right about trying to take a little step back this cycle and try to relax and let me body get back into sync... I'll probably still do opk to see where I am but maybe reframing it to be less stressful, less intense and more fun would be helpful 😊
We went to Costa Rica for our honeymoon - it was really gorgeous!!! Lovely food, sunshine & had the cutest monkeys on the beach that we'd feed fruit to 🐒 so cute!

@runnergirl1 it is so easy to be hard on ourselves especially when there's less going on and people are at home. I'm actually still working, I work for the NHS & things are still quite busy but I still think about babies alot so I think it's a headspace thing rather than a busy vs quiet situation haha

@sausage1990. Wow! Good for you on working for the NHS at this take. I take my hat off to you and thank you x

@Newbie0818 sorry :(

I’ve woken today with EWCM , first month tracking, yesterday was supposed to be ov day, but I’ve obv not ovulated yet. Here’s my opks, does anyone know roughly when I’ll ovulate? Like today, tomorrow, 5 days away etc etc lol xxx

@Newbie0818 yes you can look forward to your trip at Christmas now ☺️
@GingerBaby89 looking forward to your review 😉
@Juno231 thanks for the tip! This is the first thread I’ve ever joined and the information I’m gathering is unbelievable!
@Minster2012 I like that yellow area on your pic, must stock up on the wine too!
@Sausage1990 oh you are most certainly being hard on yourself, sorry to hear about your chemical, your honey moon sounds amazing!

@Minster2012 - what time are you doing OPKs? It can make a huge difference to catching the peak!

@paintfairy @Juno231 any bullet recommendations? We have a few toys, but no bullets!

@runnergirl1 - keep your chin up sweets. Our bodies are frustrating things sometimes!

@Sausage1990 I'm sorry about your chemical 😢 definitely be kind to your body and don't be too hard on yourself. The world is a crazy place right now and our bodies are SO sensitive to stress. I read somewhere that when our bodies are stressed and producing cortisol it translates to "I'm being chased by a bear" 😂🐻 and your body is less likely to want to be pregnant, as its too busy trying to be ready to escape the bear! And sadly our evolution hasn't taught our adrenal gland the difference between "bear stress" and "lots of paperwork stress" 😂 Be kind to yourself and try to de-bear your brain!

@coronababy - it's bloody typical isn't it 😂 had a cheeky BD this morning before work. Although took a little longer than usual as he admits to massively feeling the pressure coming into FW and his job stress has increased massively this week!

@Mrsirvine - not sure on the OPK front, but EWCM is a good sign that O day might be today. What did your OPKs look like from 2/3 days ago? You can 100% ovulate without a positive OPK as it can be such a tiny window of peak!! I've only managed to catch a positive OPK twice out of 6 cycles.

@MrsEmilyB I'm fussy. 😂 I have a few but anything buzzy doesn't work. I bought wevibe tango. Literally brilliant. Used that for ages. But then I got a purple one that's love honeys own and I actually prefer that. I flick between the 2 now and then. Ther purple one is a really deep rumble. I'll se if I can find the link.

@MrsEmilyB www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=36366

Not cheap but worth every penny. Sometimes they have offers.

Up for any recommendations for any other toys people have found good! 😂

@paintfairy @mrsemilyb I have a purple one from love honey too! Key thing for me is that it's rechargeable, otherwise I'd go through a million batteries 😂

@Minster2012 thank you 💜 and yes, complete game changer with the bullets haha! That picture is hilarious btw!

@myhappystreak I reckon the surge is probably indicating af will be on the way. I’m going to try and stay away from opk’s to test next cycle.

@Sausage1990 thanks 💜 I totally get the frustration you must be feeling too. And yes you’re being very hard on yourself! You’ve had to cope with a lot. By the sounds of it our bodies are all playing tricks on us!

@MrsEmilyB Thank you 💜I reckon it was LG surge before af. Never mind 😞

@MrsLBear thanks 💜 honestly, they’re great aren’t they 🤣 the rings just weren’t powerful enough for me 🤣 @paintfairy missionary with your legs right up, or on top is fun!

@GingerBaby89 I’m not sure about temping as I wake up a lot at night and apparently that affects it? Think dh would get annoyed with alarm going off early too 😂 I might try though.

@Juno231 bullet ftw! And I’m sure you haven’t ruined your chances, just make sure you get on it tonight 😉

@popcorndiva it sounds like you’re doing the right things, so keep going. Fx 🤞🏼

I’m feeling some very familiar af pangs now, so I await the witch and will deffo do more BDing once she’s done. With my magical bullet. I recommend Ann Summers btw 😉🌸

@MrsEmilyB I’ve done the OPKs clear blue in the morning then femometer sticks at around now, 12.30/1pm and 4-5pm and about 9pm, Clear blue this morning said nothing but saying that I’ve just got a “high” on femometer BUT my stupid body is being crazy still & I’ve wiped brown discharge?? WTF. It could be miscarriage related again. I hope it pisses off.

Are you the one that said about the cortisol bear thing... well where does that leave me more able to get pregnant or not as I’m cortisol deficient, I have Addison’s disease now (a side effect of my chemo wiped out my adrenal gland) so my body doesn’t produce cortisol at all so I have to take hydrocortisone & manage it myself, if I “get stressed” I’m meant to double my dose to mimic the effects of what my body would do if faced with a bear but I can’t really do the day to day stress side in the same way like you say if youve had a bad day your body would deal with it. So who knows!!

More wine please!! 😂oh and a bullet for down below please 🤣

Gonna retest with OPK later & see what it says 🤞🏻For more high & no more wiping blood

Just caught up on all of the posts since yesterday!
Everyone on here seems.so lovely and friendly!
C**k ring chat gave me a laugh!

@Sausage1990 I take.my hat off to you working in the NHS right now, superwoman in my eyes!
@Newbie0818 sorry to hear your news.

Day 33 for me now.... usually around 27 days and never more than 30. BFN two days ago, holding off testing again for now.
Natural Cycles app reckons this cycle will be around 40 days with AF next Friday....

@Marshmallow123 that's odd, why is your app saying that? Do you think you ovulated later?

So after some research I think I have a bullet vibrator! It's about the length of a pen but thicker obv. Is that one of them? And how does it work when having sex- where do you put it?!

@Skyla01 that's the only thing I can think of...but it's strange as I've always been pretty much like clockwork!

I think I'm gonna have to look into these bullets!

This is the first thread I've ever joined, and I feel like I've already brought the chat down with cockrings 😅

@paintfairy We just used one of those basic stretchy silicone ones. Helps to maintain but others are right that it does delay a little.

I'm on CD17. Having DTD every day since CD8 and twice a day for two days when I got a positive OPK, I can honestly say I will be sticking to SMEP next month.

It has mostly been legs in the air (and then cushion underneath for 15 mins afterwards while husband snores).

Has anyone read the research paper about female orgasm and conception? There are a few news reports on it that suggest female orgasm one minute or so before male orgasm, or up to 45 minutes afterwards causes an 'Up Suck' of sperm to the cervix.

Lowering the tone again with my up suck chat

@vintagemoo I usually do it just before. Never helped so far. 🙄🤣

Love it that a small section of MNetters in the country are researching bullets

And now @vintagemoo “upsucking!” 😂god I cant cope with trying to keep track of everything else let ALONE trying to time my orgasm perfectly to create necessary “up suck effect!! But I may treat myself to a bullet. Well we are in lockdown afterall

@vintagemoo I swear I was taught the upsuck in sex ed at school! So I always try and finish after to ensure I help his men along 😂

Haha, love this chat.

@Skyla01 you basically just go at it like you normally would, and whilst he’s doing his thing, you hold the bullet to your... bean. That’s a better way to see it 😂 seriously, life changing 😅

Loving this change in conversation from the usual. It’s definitely takes the kind off the waiting for either positive OPK or BFN/P tests. Makes a nice and amusing read for an otherwise dull Friday afternoon in lockdown. 😂

I agree @nemobear7 it's definitely an education discussion that I think as women we should be more open about...
We don't really use any toys tbh, we have once or twice but in our 10yrs together we just never have.... I'm clearly a bit vanilla haha

@Sausage1990 I agree. It’s definitely one way to make the TWW go a bit faster! Or liven up the standard BD routine. 😁

@paintfairy I'll check it out! The lovehoney g-tickler comes highly recommended from me! It's a little mind-blowing when used solo or during foreplay! And little enough not to be intimidating for DH to use with me!

@Minster2012 - wow! I honestly have no idea regarding the bear theory in that case! It was just one of the many late night Google rabbit holes I ventured down 😂 more wine sounds like a plan! Fingers crossed for a high OPK for you 🤞🤞🤞

@Marshmallow123 - fingers crossed for you!

@vintagemoo - the cockring chat has given me a right giggle! And now the "upsucking" 🤭 I nearly spat out my very naughty second coffee of the day 😂😂😂 I think @nemobear7 is right though, it's a refreshing change in conversation, a welcome distraction, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with women talking about pleasure, sex and toys!

@Sausage1990 - nothing wrong with vanilla! The most popular flavour for a reason 😜

It's really interesting to talk about - we have some toys but not loads, as I seem to be able to O at the drop of a hat. It's more of an issue for him as he doesn't finish all that quickly, but there doesn't seem to be much out there to help/hurry the boys along. Any ideas/recommendations? With a very busy and stressful FW we need some very QUICK quickies, which does not come easy (no pun intended...), 😂