Spunk me up! - Bus 18

[Juno231]

Come join us on our TTC journeys - all you need is a sense of humour!

Bus history:
June - 24 BFPs
July - 11 BFPs
August - 18 BFPs
September - 4 BFPs

Testing dates:
@2020mission - October 6th
@notyetamumbuttrying - October 6th
@Katao - October 9th
@minster2012 - October 12th
@nestinginNL - October 14th
@Vil10 - October 16th
@Franklydear - October 25th
@Juno231 - October 26th
@clairey844 - October 30th

@2020mission electric blanket and sleep naked 😉

Good video to make yourself feel sane is James and Carys Our honest TTC video on YouTube, although I thought they'd been TTC for ages and they say in that it was only 5 months but still 🤷🏼‍♀️

@lucyrp I've literally just finished watching that! Glad to know I'm not the only one who likes watching other couples on YouTube! Bless them, I cry at their videos a lot

@NestinginNL awwwwww so gorgeous! I love their colourings ❤️

@Juno231 thankyou hun, i realised I could be emotional because I should of been 20 weeks tomorrow, suddenly its hit me like a ton of bricks that I had a miscarriage and I never really grieved :( I just kept myself occupied with ttc again so didn't stop to think :(
Il be due to test on 22nd nov if I O around the time ff says I will xx

@lilacflower12 I love Carys she's so lovely. And James! She even said she used mumsnet briefly 🤪 I watch elle and meggan too x

OMG wow it's busy today and I was busy!
We are heading out on date night tonight so I can't really catch up on stuff I'm sorry! But the answers to the last questions are here

10- a
11- c
12- d

I will catch up later & tomorrow xx

@Juno231 31st October for me please! Need to do a catch up. In FW so sat waiting for Dh to finish so we can get it on!! Enjoy your sesh! Reckon I'll get peak on Friday as had ewcm since yesterday!

@Juno231 1st of November please

@Juno231 I like your Britney theme, you may

Girls sorry I've been running around today but I'm having a blood melt down help!! I'm going away this weekend with my partner and our friends but I've put on weight obvi over the past year and half 😩😔 and I just feel like shit! They're having a pool party on the Saturday omggggg I'm literally spazzing out. Any suggestions on how you make yourself feel better if ever you feel like this? I literally didn't want to go away because I felt so shit about myself and I know the whole weekend I'm going to feel super self conscious. When I lost loads of weight I promised myself I wouldn't get bigger again 😤 and I fucking have arghh!! I feel like I can look at other women that are heavy and think they look good honestly but when I look at myself I'm like nah wtf are you doing 🥺 I don't want to feel like I'm sucking in constantly and these particular friends well one guy in general is super ignorant and just so materialistic and all about looks and stuff, I know I shouldn't let it affect me but I can't help it!! Urghhhhh wish I could lose a stone over night

@Missgoldilocks I feel this so much! Have put on similar in the same amount of time and all I can say is kaftan and high waisted bikini or swimming cosy! Also, everyone will get so drunk they won't notice what you look like! And make sure you get drunk too so that you don't even care, sorted! 😉

@Missgoldilocks oh god this happened me last year with a spa day that I just felt so self conscious about. Have you time to buy some new swimwear? I bought a high waisted 2 piece to sort of fake self confidence 😂 black on the bottom to minimize attention on the stomach and colourful up top to draw attention to the boobs! Sarong etc or can you be more covered up? Who has a pool party in October!?! Do your hair and make up. Enjoy yourself and just fake confidence, keep smiling and laughing, tell yourself you are gorgeous! And I'm sure you are! Have a good look in the mirror and give yourself 5 compliments, no negativity and then dress to compliment your best features. 😘

@Missgoldilocks to the guy you know will pick on you, pick on him back, nobody Is perfect, did he put weight on lockdown, a reciding hair line, eye bags, stick legs, the possibilities are endless, have a drink and rally a couple of girls around....

@Missgoldilocks also posture makes a big difference! Don't hunch or try to retreat into yourself. Stand tall, sit straight. Shoulders back, tits out. Chin up. It can take pounds off you 😀

Hi girls,

Just checking in 💕

@Missgoldilocks I had this panic before holiday, I found some really nice swimming costumes on ASOS, black with lace trim and a bit low cut. It helped to hide me in places I wanted to but still felt nice! Search Wolf and Whilstle, that's the brand and they had lots of lovely ones x

@NestinginNL gorgeous pup!! 😍 a dog pic can cheer me up any day haha. X

@Minster2012 ah I'm sorry to hear about the official bfn 😔 but glad you guys are jumping straight back into it. Enjoy your date night with some gin 😍 x

@2020mission your message made me laugh 😂 I struggle more in summer, our bedroom gets so hot and I couldn't think of anything worse than sticky sweaty sex 😂😅 x

Had a bit of a panic yesterday as had stomach pains on and off and also some brown spotting, moved the early scan we had booked for 8 weeks to today. Thankfully all was okay and I got to see baby and a little tiny heartbeat 🥰 I hope this stops me overthinking for a while! X

I'm quite crampy tonight don't know what to think ☹️☹️

@Missgoldilocks have you got time for a bit of fake tan? I've never been body confident, total opposite actually yet with a bit of fake tan on before a holiday I'm actually willing to bare some flesh. Pasty white Scottish skin so I don't do it often but for a holiday it gives you a wee confidence boost. Aside from that I think we judge ourselves far more than anyone else, I wouldn't notice my mates wobbly bits but I would notice her enviously big boobs (I'm not blessed in that department), we notice other people's positives but our own negatives. As @Katao says look in the mirror and give yourself 5 positives.
Do it while repeating over and over "I am sexy as fuck" 🥰

@gems176 @notyetamumbuttrying @katao @Franklydear oh girls you're the best!! ❤️ You've literally all made me smile and laugh!! Yes I bought a new swimsuit and it has tummy control and I have this really sexy beach wear cover over from ann summers that I'm just going to rock fuck it and a ncie white beach dress that I find really slimming. I've got my lashes done eye brows done I'm going to dye my hair do my make up on fleek and just rock it! And yes, if he makes me feel uncomfortable actually I'm really going to go for him!!!! In a jokey banter way I'll play it off 😅😂 ah thanks girls! Yes tan does do wonders actually I may get some! I think I just need to be confident! I'm going to tryyyyyy xxx

@NestinginNL Thank you! I know what you mean about TTC dominating your life. I felt that way a couple of months ago. So I took a step back and forgot about it, and now approaching it again with a semi-clear head.

@Juno231 I'll be testing on the 18th.

@Katecolx I'm glad it was false alarm. Just have been scary though.

@lucyrp How many DPO are you?

Today while at work, I had a funny turn. A little spell of nausea that had me going ooooh what is going on! I'm still spotting today and it's still pink. 10 DPO is still okay to bleed... but I've been here before and it didn't stop.

Good to hear lovely @Missgoldilocks! I hope you have the best time!! We've just booked a long weekend getaway in Norfolk for November. Just hope the spa stays open! And you lay into that douche bag if he starts 👊🏾 😂

@Mosherchick ooh I hope it means something 🤞🏾

I got my 🍆 😝 reckon I'll get peak on Friday and ov on Saturday. Staying away sat night so gonna try and do it fri night and then again Sunday when I'm bk so that I'm covered! Be weird not doing it day of ov but it's got to be every other day with a low count and figured peak is better than ov cos you'll still get day after ov then too 🤷🏾‍♀️

Ladies, I don't know if this will help anyone but I came across a post with this link to implantation hcg calculator... you insert the relevant info and it will calculate what your hcg could be at certain dpo if you implanted or had a temp dip at certain dpo. It seems I need to wait until Sunday / Monday at least to get a definite answer. So I'm stepping away from the tests until then :) xx

whenmybaby.com/implantation-doubling-calculator.php

@Mosherchick supposedly would have been 7/8dpo yesterday with cramps and i had a temp dip the day before 🤷🏼‍♀️

i don't think the temps are looking too good girls🤦🏼‍♀️ also i'm sure everyone's fed up of me banging on and seeing my chart every bloody day so i am sorry but i'm clinging onto anything at this point 🤣