Yoga slurping & keep fit POASticking - TTC unconventionally BUS 33

[Minster2012]

So our valentines treats did the trick & we’ve got some BFPs for February...HORRAY!! 🥳♥️😘

We’ve picked up some newbies who come armed with a flesh light for horses, 🐴a penchant for McSteamy & 2 extra Sausages 🐶🍆for us to add to our rowdy bus.

If all else fails we can send our dogs round the country...stud them to each other cos they don’t understand social distancing and get a hella cute bus loads of pups instead, they can then teach us how to do it!

Grab your popcorn for Married for at First Sight, your briefcase for the horse spunk & make your decision on whether you are McSteamy or McDreamy...🩺

We’ve got the fastest TTC 🚌in the UK & we talk like it’s a WhatsApp group so be prepared...but don’t worry cos long as you pop in and out & say hello once in a while you can sit on top, we’ve got room for you to chill out if TTC gets too much.

We are a rowdy bus of newbies, oldies with history, excited ladies going forwards for IVF & pregnant mates we can’t get rid of and we are now OWED BIG.

And if you see mention of my blog then blame these guys they made me do it...#shamelessplug

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Story so far...

June 24 BFPs
July 11 BFPs
August 18 BFPs
Sep 4 BFPs
Oct 7 BFPs
Nov 7 BFPs
Dec 14 BFPs
7 BFPs for jan

3 BFPs for February so far, plenty of time left 🤞🏻🤩

@larrythelizzard @inkyPaper @bez91 Thanks ladies! Don’t worry, I’ll be peeing on stuff until AF (and probably beyond 🤣); it’s not over till it’s over!

@Kirky658 Similar thing with my no1. Think it all went downhill only after I got my BFP. But definitely before AF was due. I’d say, 12dpo, maybe?

@33Carr Congratulations!!!

@Minster2012 Neigh!

@Minster2012 I know it's going so fast! But also at the same time feel like I've been pregnant forever 🤣 I think lockdown makes everything blur into one!

Ah I like this small things @Minster2012 my contribution is drink lots of water, I am getting worse and worse and worse at it...!

@minster2012 my small thing was to remove my smartwatch and not track my RHR 🤣 would you believe that this weekend the watch literally died, GPS won't work anymore so it has gone to bed in the drawer for good.. I did use for running but using strava on my phone now.

A little win for me this morning. We've ordered a new desk from oakfurnituredland and a couple of other bits of furniture due to be delivered around June time. Got an email yesterday advertising their best ever sale - our stuff we got at the beginning of feb and paid for was now cheaper and substantially so! Emailed them expecting no response and first thing this morning pinged back to say they're refunding us £100! Happy days 😀

@33Carr I remember you! Congratulations 🌈 🥰

On the caffeine front I can't drink it otherwise it sends me loopy. Affects my anxiety terrible. My and my friend both love a costa if shopping and now always ask for decaf because we'd be shopping a few hours after having our coffee and wondering why we both felt like a bag of nerves ... caffeine! Don't drink normal tea either only Earl grey or lady grey ☺️

@Haiyaa you need to take your temp within the hour to make it reliable. Try within the half hour but an hour is fine. Also didn't read your post before I wrote what I have above but defo related caffeine and anxiety!

@Minster2012 I finally filed my BIAB off my nails from Christmas and my nails are so strong and in good nick too 💪🏼

@lucyrp costa throw on an extra shot than everywhere else... I had a latte there once and had palpitations 😅 my friend had the same thing happen and we both drink lattes in loads of other places, so I checked and apparently it's always 3 espresso shots there unless you ask for less.

@33Carr I recognise your username, happy to hear your good news 🎉 😃

@Haiyaa I've only been taking temperatures for a couple of cycles now. You're supposed to take them as close to the same time every day as you can, ideally 20 minutes difference max. I set an alarm and do it then. Sometimes I wake before the alarm and so have had to take mines 10 mins early. I stay still for a minute with my mouth closed before starting to test incase my mouth has been open during sleeping as I noticed that can impact the readings. Also things like the temperature of your bedroom and what you are wearing in bed day to day could cause variations in readings too. So ideally don't change the room temperature day to day and wear similar pyjamas 😆

@Kirky658 yesssss for removing HRM 🙌🏻💪🏻be freeeeeeee 😂and the win, it's always worth an ask on those things def if they've not been delivered they often honour things boom!!

@lucyrp your nails must be better than mine then but I feel much better for it

@larrythelizard BRILLIANT one that, because I have to drink 3litres if water a day I have a reusable bottle that I make sure I have with me & drink one throughout the morning, one at lunchtime then one in the afternoon, I just keep slugging away at it & before I know it's gone mindlessly now whereas when I put water in a glass somehow I find it daunting?? Weird!

Everything's a blur in lockdown @Ltay2 😝😂

@Tornado2Inc if it's a 🦄that could hurt 😜

@2020mission I have heard thag before. Don't know how they can call it a latte and how they make money. Latte= 1 shot of coffee 🤣 tbf I can't actually drink coffee many places elsewhere or don't like to trial it incase it ruins my day so just go decaf as I like the taste.

Thanks everyone, I started tagging people but then there was too many of you! Forgot how quickly this bus moves haha

@Juno231 I didn't do anything in particular differently, made more of an effort to drink enough water as I'm pretty bad at drinking enough fluids throughout the day. Could have made a difference?

Going to try make more effort to be more present here though as I really enjoyed it last time!

@33carr well dehydration means less EWCM and makes it harder for the swimmers to get where they need to so def a possibility! So glad for you, you're gonna have to keep us updated! Does this give you a late Oct due date?

@Minster2012 loving the small changes idea! Mine will be to fit some kind of exercise in twice a week seeing as I've been rubbish at it so far this year!

On the topic of coffees - if I go out for a coffee I always order a cappuccino and end up disappointed 90% of the time. How dare they call themselves baristas if they don't know the difference between a cappuccino and a latte. I can usually see them pouring the milk in wrong and my heart drops each time.

Pret are unusually good though - I've even seen them weigh my coffee to make sure it's light enough!

@Juno231 Yeah that was my thinking, so as soon as I had a bit of EWCM I jumped on DP haha!

Not had a proper barista coffee in agggggggeeeeessssss 😩😩

There's a costa in work and the reps used to buy us some but I had to stop cause I'd end up with palpitations for the rest of the day!

@Juno231 And yeah, predicted due date is 31st of Oct but could easily change at dating scan!

@Minster2012 thank you 🙏🏾 up for the exercise challenge. Will all depend how tonight goes as we should find out the SA result there and then! 🤞🏾
Read your blog, another poignant one. X is bloody gorgeous btw ♥️
@Vil10 thank you 😊 oh hope it doesn't mean you're out. U tempted to early test just to put your mind at rest? I'd wait until 11dpo though.
@33Carr I remember you, congratulations 🥳
@Gensola good luck for today's appointment! Sending positive vibes your way. I have two cups of tea a day on average, will ask today what they think of that but I think they'll say that's fine tbh.
@InkyPaper thank you ☺️ have finished work now and had lunch so will busy myself with washing and socials until the time comes 😬 glad the workout helped your mood, lots of stretching today to help those aching muscles!
@Franklydear nice nail colour! 👍🏾
@larrythelizard good going with the fertility mot! I'm going private for the afc scan as I'd like to know how my eggs are doing sooner rather than later!

Appointment is at 430pm so will update once we're back. Excited to get on the tube and see London Bridge again 😂

Thanks @notyetamumbuttrying Good luck with the appointment this afternoon 🤞🏼🍀

Thank you @33Carr 😊

@larrythelizard thanks for the reminder.. I've lost 2 inch off my hips and 1 off my waist ! And lost 3lbs!!! And that was after having breakfast! Wow !

Deffo working! Thanks to all you wonderful ladies keeping me going! I love that some of you are able to join in too!!!

@Juno231 Agreed on coffee 100%. I used to be a barista while studying, which involved taking exams (theoretical, practical and what else), even made it to barista competition finals. And even though this was some 10 years ago, I still to this day weigh my coffee, count how many seconds it takes to go through the machine, and calibrate pressure every now and then. Goes without saying that 90% of coffee places disappoint, another 90% of those that are acceptable still serve coffee inferior to what I make at home 😂

All that being said, I'd kill a hobo for a sip of mud served by a hairy, middle-aged butcher. Or a horse.

And yes, Pret are surprisingly good!

@Dollybird89 That's amazing! Not sure who keeps who going; I decided to do something myself after all your posts! One day in, no results as of yet 😂

Let's all get ripped while we wait! 😂

@Tornado2Inc yes!! IRL I say the "I'd kill a hobo for" xyz but I'm glad I'm not the only nutter to say that! My local coffee shop is still open and we grab a coffee there every weekend - still not a cappuccino but their beans are lovely so I forgive them for that!

@33carr halloween baby yes!!

@Juno231 I knew you were cool 🤣

God today was going so well... then get a call to say mydads uncle died last Wed and only just decided to tell us! (We dont talk much to my dads side of family) Then had to call my dad and give him the bad news 😢 actually called my grandma (it was her to the who died) an she was a total bitch and basically sempt pissed that I knew! All I did was call to see If she was ok! Screw them! Luckily I won't have to see them at funeral as it will be livestreamed.
I'm so glad I live miles away from the miserable bastards! (Though my great uncle was a rare one and lovely and sweet)

Rant over.

@Gensola thank you for your reply on IVF this morn. I will bear that all in mind. Sorry to hear about your OHSS. I think my fertility nurse or my acupuncturist said I'd be at high risk of OHSS from how I've responded to clomid (released 5 eggs, enlarged ovaries, free fluid, cysts) so I'm hoping they'll be careful 🙄 Is it just the egg collection you get knocked out for? I feel like I should know more about it all than I do 🤦🏽‍♀️ Good luck with your meeting today

@notyetamumbuttrying I've just been talking to a clinic - have to wait all the way to day 21 to get progesterone levels checked which isn't until March 13th - AGES!

@Dollybird89 that's LOADS, well done!

Hey ladies, been drowning in soooo boring health & safety stuff...

@33Carr so exciting!!

@Juno231 loving these small things, so you can do the booty exercise challenge for one then & I will link what else I'm doing but @Dollybird89 has challenged me to do the greatest showman one so I need to do that, that will prob be weds for me

@notyetamumbuttrying yay for the appointment now! And thank you on the blog credit to @InkyPaper for the kintsugi 🥰♥️

Come on the small things! Loving this, am collating 🥰so keep em coming ladies

@Dollybird89 YESSSSSSSS GORGEOUS that's fantastic! I want us all to try keep us all going and on your dads uncle that's shit but you nailed it and you are better than them 😘

@Tornado2Inc you are cracking me up!!

@Crazydoglady123 for egg collection I only had a mild sedative I wasn't knocked out but I TALKED SHIT was funny for DH
I found it tougher the day after I felt like I'd done 5 rounds with Mike Tyson but they had to rummage for one 😬but I was still dog walking 2days after easily but yes I had 5 eggs in total a lot of women have up to 15/20

@Minster2012 I'm planning on doing a Barre video tonight which I'm quite excited about!