Yogurt pot yuppies, sexy basters and UFO discs - part 3

[eloiseislost]

Starting yet another thread on self insemination before our second one locks down!

Welcome to THE most supportive group you could wish for if you’re starting or you are already on a self insemination journey.
Remember, nothing is TMI and you are not alone. 💖

Calling the usual suspects, in no particular order (and sorry if I missed anyone 😊):
@ComebackQueen
@Makingnumber2
@Janefx40
@AdriannaP
@MrsKin90
@primrosechill
@bigsweetpotato
@Sydney1986x
@Bluey18
@Birchybirch
@Lori23TTC
@Cathie102
@Labrat3
@DinkBoo
@Oilyoilyoilgob

Let it rain BFPs!!! 🐣

Ladies, old and new to the thread, thank you all ever so much for your kind words. Honestly it really means a lot to me and that kindness and energy has come through on your messages. I really miss her 😞 Sending love to everyone who has been through this and sending love to our babies at rainbow bridge 💚

@Janefx40 I’m sorry you’ve not received good news. I’m sure you’ll take some time to process it but take care to look after yourself xx

@Bluey18 I ovulated really late last month for no apparent reason, and got by bfp, so I'd recommend a bonus SI or two, just incase... Will keep everything crossed for you! 🤞

@MrsKin90 I know right?! So inconsiderate 😂. My poor OH 🤣🤣.

@Birchybirch ooh, thank you for that, that's some great motivation there

@Bluey18 haha, you got this! 💪

@Oilyoilyoilgob lovely to hear from you on here and sorry to hear about your cat. Big hugs.

@rs2015 ah that’s really interesting about geoup therapy! What has worked for me is physio and some relaxation tactics but same as you it goes in cycles for me - sometimes I get very fatalistic and think I will never fully resolve it - and maybe partially that’s true.

@MrsKin90 @Bluey18 sorry your bodies are playing up! But love to see that you approach it with a sense of humour 😆

I’m 10DPO today - drumroll - it’s getting into crunchtime! It’s that time of the cycle where you really start clinging onto hope but equally you get anxious that it’s going to be another BFN... 😬💆🏻‍♀️

@primrosechill oooh 10dpo! The best and worst time at the same time. I really hope this one is a bfp for you 🤞 how are you feeling?! Are you going to be patient and not test?

I think I'd have a break down if I didn't have a sense of humour.
I'm either 7, 2 or 0dpo 😂 it's going well. SI'd this evening, poor hubby but he gets a gold star for effort 🥰 looking at my temps I can't possibly be ovulating today but best to catch the ewcm just in case. Absolutely not doing any more though. I am throwing in the towel for this cycle if I haven't ovulated yet!!

Ah @primrosechill I called this my Schrodinger's cat time! I both was and wasn't pregnant, and equally love and hate it! Good luck! 🤞

I have a scan appointment now. Friday 5th February- 16 days from now. Feels like an eternity.

So for now focused solely on making it through until then. Super anxious every time I go to the toilet as I am worried I wipe blood again.
So so hoping this one will stick, I think this will be my last attempt (3 previous MC).

@Birchybirch the schroedingers cat analogy really tickled me 😂😂 let’s see if my uterus has come to live or will soon die its monthly death from AF 😆😭

@MrsKin90 I’ve been good and not testing the last couple of cycles - maybe you finally talked some sense into me! Just to devastated every time I see a bfn so would rather avoid it. My period is due on Sat so not touching any sticks before Sunday, unless AF gets me first. Well done to you for keeping at it with the SI!

I have also tried to not symptom spot and overall succeeded except today I finally caved 😆 Normally I get bad acne this time in the cycle but no spots so far - I am also earing healthier and testing new facewash products so literally could be down to any of these variables 🤦🏻‍♀️

@AdriannaP I’m so sorry that this is such an axious time for you and wish you never had to go through your MCs so that you wouldn’t know the fear of losing a pregnancy. Keeping absolutely everything crossed that this one ends well for you ❤️

(Sorry for all the typos, long day and fat fingers 😂)

Morning everyone,

Still no sign of AF, have some mild sharp pains but nothing of note really. No usually AF symptoms but feel my body or mind could be playing tricks on me..!!!

Will keep you all posted, likely to test again this weekend.. if AF doesn’t show her ugly face before then lol.

Hope you’re all doing ok.. most in 2WW it seems now?!

@Oilyoilyoilgob I am so sorry to hear about your cat. Devastating and thinking of you xx

@AdriannaP I hope those days fly by for you! I can't imagine how hard it is, especially going to the toilet that must be such an anxious time. I hope you have lots to keep you busy in the next couple of weeks? Even though it's probably always in the back of your mind time passes easier I think if we're not watching the seconds tick by. We sleep/are trying to sleep for about 9 hours a day, at work (assuming you're working!) for 8 hours a day. We obsess about the news for at least an hour every day. That's 18 hours a day dealt with. 😊 Just 6 hours each day to get through?? And if nothing else all this waffle will take up ten minutes!

@primrosechill that's a hilariously sad way to describe it 😂 lol it's nicer to think you're not getting your usual spots for a super good reason (although well-done for eating healthier 😊). I have a good habit of harassing people into not testing early 😇 no judgment if you do though!

FF has given me dotted crosshairs putting me at 7dpo today (not 8 like I thought) but I don't agree with it. 🙃 I am no longer taking my BBT this cycle. Fun time for you guys as you'll get to hear me moan about my cycle confusion for the forseeable 😁

@Sydney1986x what is your body doing to you?! It's a great sign there's no AF yet, even I would be testing several times a week at that stage! I hope you're okay. I hate it when AF buggers off and there's no bfp to show for it. This happens frequently to me as my ovaries run on their own time zone and take frequent holidays.

@MrsKin90 good plan on the extra SI. Cannot hurt to trust the EWCM! Fingers crossed for you. Yes give up on the temping for this month - I could never get my head around it and feared it would accelerate my already unhealthy obsession!

@AdriannaP 5th Feb must seem an eternity. I have been through a successful IVF pregnancy that I think was the most anxious time of my life. When you've been through losses or infertility pregnancy can be terrifying. I think I could have been sectioned if anyone had assessed me in the first trimester. It did get easier gradually - every time I had an ok scan the anxiety dialled down - only a tiny bit but over time things did improve. I've also been through a miscarriage and know how overwhelming that is too. Sending you so much love.

@Sydney1986x have everything crossed for a positive for you! Hope you get a clear answer soon

@primrosechill 10dpo is when I start to get super nervous - hoping for a BFP for you

@eloiseislost and everyone else you have made me laugh so much on this thread and been super supportive too.

With our news yesterday I'm going to come off Mumsnet for a while. I need to stop focusing on TTC and accept that having another baby may not be in our life plan. We have one already so we are very very lucky.

I've not been on this thread long but I've loved every minute of it!!! Hope you all get your BFPs soon

Xxx

Hello everyone, catching up and thank you all for so much kindness regarding my gorgeous girl. A week ago today she was put to sleep. Feels a bit better in a way to get that hill over and done with as I was counting down the days.

As last week was a stressful one I can remember the day I got a very dark stripe on my opk stick. I think it was tues or weds so I’m approx 8/9 dpo. No signs, I’m getting spotty but that’s it.

For the second time in a week I’ve clicked on a link which took me to Facebook, the link didn’t work. So I clicked back and it’s twice taken me to my feed (I don’t go on social media) and guess what? First time was a distant friend had her baby, second time just now TWO pregnancy announcements. I’m really happy for them but I’m getting fed up that it hasn’t happened for us, and the one time it did it didn’t stick 😔 I’m so sorry to be a downer but I’m really finding this hard.
We are going to try other methods from end of March but I just want to hide away 😕

Sorry. I’ve realised my last post is not positive. Which I try to be but I guess not today!

I obviously don’t know other people’s struggles to get pregnant but god that pang when you see the announcement and the Instagram type pictures.
I very naively thought this would happen for us within 6 months.

Good luck to everyone within the tww, May one of us get a bfp soon and @Janefx40 take care and take it easy. You know where we are if you ever need to chat xx

@Sydney1986x great news AF is still staying away... fingers crossed she doesn't call now for a good 10months!

@AdriannaP so sorry you're feeling so anxious- it's totally understandable after your previous experience. Really hope you can keep busy as much as possible and perhaps look into mindfulness/meditation to help still your mind and calm your anxiety? Headspace app is a great place to start.

@primrosechill really hoping you are on your way to a BFP! Only a few more days now until you find out.

@Janefx40 wishing you all the best for the future and you know where we are if you need us!

@Oilyoilyoilgob that is really crap that both times you clicked through the first things you saw were all baby related. The gods of technology can be cruel- especially when you've already had such a hard week. I think avoid any links for now that are going to take you anywhere near FB/Insta. Sending you a hug.

I'm officially in the TWW... gosh life really feels like groundhog day sometimes! Good luck to all of us in the TWW- may we keep our sense of humour and our sanity!

@Oilyoilyoilgob I so get you, it always feels like a stab in the heart when I see a pregnancy announcement, as irrational as this sounds! I know it's not a zero sum game and just because x, y or z are pregnant, doesn't mean I won't be but, by God, it shatters me!!
But, on the other hand, we've had 4 BFPs in this thread in the last month and that gives me so much hope! It feels different than the random pregnancy announcements on social media, because in this community we get a glimpse of the struggles of other couples so each BFP feels like a victory! 🙂

6DPO today and I'm going absolutely crazy! 🤪 I have pretty much convinced myself I'm pregnant again, even though I know it's impossible at this stage. It's going to be a long week ahead…!

Thanks ladies, and @Makingnumber2 you are so right, I didn’t expect the fb link and by the time I’d clicked the back button-too late! Very much Sod’s law for that to happen and in the last week. Sigh. Oh well and at least that’s done and dusted now.

Good luck to everyone SI this week and in their tww. @eloiseislost oh I really do hope your feelings are right and you get your bfp. Fingers crossed for everyone xx

@Janefx40 you really need to do what's best for you. Will be wishing you all the best and a surprise bfp X

@Oilyoilyoilgob that sounds rough and not what you needed to see especially right now. That pang of pain is breath taking isn't it? I'll never know how to not feel that Will it make you feel better or worse to know I'm being very dramatic today and declared I'd run away (like a child) if I didn't get a bfp this cycle?! If I see a bfp announcement I'll have a full on melt down Iexpect.

@Makingnumber2 happy tww to you!! 😊

@eloiseislost even I feel like your tww is taking bloody ages 😂 fingers tightly crossed! 🤞🤞

I think not managing to buy and take seven seas TTC tablets has caused my cycle wobble. It's the only thing that's changed this time. I think maybe my cycle is set to "automatic sensing wash" rather than "routine wash" like with the dishwasher? I know it'll be done eventually, but I've no idea what it's doing in there and how long it'll be until it's done. Even my husband has said the word "cycle" more times than is natural for any man today 😂 only between 8 and 14 days until my period is due 😁🤷

AF has arrived 😔💔 onto the next cycle

Ha @MrsKin90 I think it makes me feel slightly better that you are in a drama mood! It’s that awful feeling of having that pang and feeling bad for yourself and then bad for sulking-we can’t win with it really can we?!

I’m of course delighted for them but I’m just gutted for myself. Not even going to try and cover it. I really did honestly and naively think I’d get pregnant within 6 months and now my husband is talking about ivf.
I honestly just feel drained right now and have done for some months, so the thought that after March we might have to start looking into medical procedures just in all honestly makes my stomach drop.

I don’t mean these posts in a negative way but just an honest way xx

Sorry AF got you @Sydney1986x 😞
I call CD1 "wine and chocolate day" 🍷 🍫 so make sure to treat yourself! New cycle, new opportunity! 😉❤️

Oh so sorry @Sydney1986x deffo take eloise's advice and make CD1 about wine and chocolate or whatever else you like as a treat. Sending you a hug.
@MrsKin90 your comment about hubby saying 'cycle' more times than is normal for any man has made chuckle out loud. It is some comfort to know we aren't the only ones for whom TTC lingo and planning takes over a bit!

@Oilyoilyoilgob you don't have to be positive all the time- it's totally ok to have a day or a few days where you just feel pissed off and upset and hard done by. I'm sure everyone on here has those days and totally understands what those days are like. That's why this thread is such a lifesaver because we can all vent on here on days like that. I thought it would be 6 months for us too as an absolute maximum this time round- eye rolling at June 2020 self now! We will get there though - I know it