Supporting ‘small changes’ into spring whilst TTC...🌱🌼🌸🍀- Fun Bus 34

[Minster2012]

Last time we actually got reported straight away, for being too fun for MN...was it a week ago?? Maybe 😋😝but they can’t hold us back as the Harry Potter speed bus flies...

We’ve worked out a fleshlight for horses on a MN bus is NOT WELCOME, but how do I know what you have in your suitcase? I’m just the driver, a passenger’s belongings is their own responsibility, and my bags have LOADS of OPKs, loads of pills, fruit, veg, wine, gin & trainers for my workouts.

We aren’t just challenging ourselves to get pregnant & trying to help each other do so, we are also trying to help each other get fitter and sharing small changes we are making in our lives and trying to inspire & support each other with these too...

Have a look at the small changes beside the names and see if you want to try them yourself or add in your own!

We are in this together 🥰♥️🙌🏻💪🏻
Spring is coming, and so are we 😘🦄🍀🌸🌷🌻🌼

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

4 BFPs for February so far, still time left ladies

@2020mission ahhh yes she probably did get it mixed. My Grampa is the 1st, in the 4th & my sisters the 5th so we have a birthday week in our family - it's good fun. I don't mind at all about the early birthday wishes, it's really lovely. I love birthdays haha
And there nothing wrong with 33 either even with infertility. Lots of people have success in their early 30's 💕🤞🏻 but separately to fertility I'm not one of those people who worries about getting older, Im not someone who wants to go back and do it all again, I mean sure there are parts that I'd love to do again (mainly for the fun, freedom & lack of responsibility you have in late teens & early 20s) but as a general rule Ive enjoyed this life so far, I have no regrets and I enjoy this part of life I'm in now!

also I just wanted to say sorry if anything I'm writing is insensitive to some people. Its difficult as I know lots of you want to know what's happening but also the other half don't so never know what to write 🙈

@Kirky658 it'll soon come around! I've been lucky so far and mine have all beeen morning appointments but my 20 week is at 1pm basically so that will be difficult !

@Sausage1990 thanks 💞 hope you're okay x

@2020mission its just the little milestones I have to overcome now and again! I think we're going to have a surprise ! We were decided on finding out now we've changed our mind. Convinced its a girl though 🙈

Just catching up!

@larrythelizard I'm with you on the putting pregnancy stuff in the black bin I'm afraid I go further & put the packaging in the nappy bin then in the green bin 🤣😂love the non discreet pregnancy test packaging for the postie 🤣

@Gensola that's a logical move on the scratch it's horrible being prepared then not being able to go on ☹️

@Kirky658 DH nearly home!

@paintfairy ive had the Astra Zeneca one & the consultant said to me the advice he was reading to me was the same for both so I'll be having it. To be fair I'm a firm believer in vaccination is for the better anyway so I'm happier having it for both me & any potential pregnancy & not too worried but that's just my opinion. I like Taylor swift ☺️

@Florence13 yeah most health professionals I know have had the jab pregnant & TTC so I'm inclined to agree with them

@Juno231 im waiting for my AF after coming off the last meds, then I'm phoning them on CD1 of that to then start scans & get meds to go on meds to start. In theory if I were regular that would be mid to end of April. But last time we had to bring my bleed on with northisterone after the ivf. So maybe may? If if then bleeds again after that. ☹️All depends what my twatface of a body does really! Yay for ovulation confirmation!

@2020mission I can't help on the chemicals I'm afraid, I hope someone else can?? I would personally say don't say them until you've had at least the bloods done. But again that's just me. Yeah my friend has been told they can split the week which is really good I think, best way & I think that gets the best out of ppl too, she really wants that going go into the office a bit as she's going nuts and it's not good for her well-being but she has enjoyed doing some at home

@Skip86 valium! Ride on girl! You enjoy! Maybe not mix with the wine nights 🤣

@Sausage1990 im early on the birthday front! 😂🎂🥳awesome!!!

@lucyrp yesssssss 🥰🥰🥰

Andddddddd relaxxxxxxx

And @Vil10 looking forwards to seeing the baby hamper!!

@Justanothercyster I mean sticks sound like the way forward.

@Skip86 glad your doing ok but take the good days and know we are all here for support on the bad ones.

@Vil10 aww you can definitely still join in!

@lucyrp aww yay glad all went well ☺️

@Minster2012 oh I see! Fingers crossed the witch shows her face timeously or that if she doesn't it's for a BFP reason!

Thanks for the kick up the arse @bez91 and @Kirky658 - I have just run for the first time since January! Not super fast but felt good to get over the fear!

@lucyrp yay! That's amazing. I don't think you detailing what's happening is insensitive at all. Keep going as you are!
@Kirky658 good luck with yours! Nearly time!
@Minster2012 its not something really on my radar for worrying about. When she asked me it caught me off guard. 🤣 I am lucky i work from home and will mostly even after the pandemic. So I don't worry too much. But I get that others with different jobs will have different considerations and worries.

@Florence13 well done on the masters hun! Very impressive 👏🏾
@lucyrp lovely news hun, congrats 🥳
@2020mission id love to be turning 33 😂 turning 35 on the 19th March. Feel the same as you and not wanting to celebrate it but my sister and mate want to do a park meet-up. I hope it rains so that they don't 😆 sorry, bit miserable today. Cd1 and not feeling very positive. Hoping for amh results today so hopefully I'll get some nice news then!
@Vil10 aw how cute are you doing the baby hamper. 🥰
@Sausage1990 early birthday wishes for you 😘
@Skip86 I'm glad you got the Valium! Hope you get a good nights sleep!

Sorry @Juno231 I just reread my message and the typos were horrendous! Yeah so phone CD1 next period to get meds, do scans & be ready to then start on the next one. But obviously my periods are notoriously illusive so it's not only that one we are then waiting on the one after 🤣obs a BFP would be the miraculous result 😀☺️

@Vil10 didn't mean to put *are in that msg.
@larrythelizard well done on the run!!
Forgot to say that I'm doing insanity workouts now. First one on Sunday and my muscles are only fully recovering now so will do the 2nd one tonight 😅

@Minster2012 hope your body doesn't mess you around too much and AF shows at a decent time so that u can start! I should find out next weds whether we start end of March or late April!

@notyetamumbuttrying aww thanks hun

@larrythelizard please could you send me some motivation

@Minster2012 I’ll join you in the camp of illusive periods.

@Florence13 us two against the world!!

@notyetamumbuttrying yeyyyyy so we should hopefully be close then!

Femometer came up with this mind blowing article when I just looked up those dates.

An article stating men are asked "what happens during ovulation?"

And I'm astounded that ANY part of the population can reproduce at all when half of these are necessary...

@Minster2012 I feel like we need to ask our OH's the same question and report back...

I know on reddit you often see posts of ladies having presented their OHs with TTC abbreviations and have them guess what they mean - it's usually pretty hilarious!

Oh lovely @lucyrp - was it more like a train or a galloping horse...?! I never understood that old wives tale!!

@notyetamumbuttrying snap, I'm also 35 but a few months away, not sure how it happened really, I'm sure I feel the same as I did when I was 21 apart from that I no longer care what other people think!

I don't know @Minster2012, other than sex, I'm not sure DH had remembered any of his gcse biology or whatever and the rest was a mystery and he's allegedly clever!!

@2020mission no I know, I didn't mean it like that, i just meant there's nothing exciting going on on my side at the minute to report

@lucyrp awww lovely!!

@Minster2012 @notyetamumbuttrying I'll post a pic of what I've got so far! Still waiting on a bath, moisturiser and massaging set for baby then going to order another outfit and put some sudocrem in, then friends favourite chocolate!

Oh my god yes let's ask our OHs and see what they say! That's the reason why I love this thread, we should all report back tonight (I need to ready a new bus don't I!) after my work today

@Vil10 beautiful 🥰☺️they are very lucky but are you waiting on a bath? Or bath moisturiser?! If a bath you could have put it all in the bath!

@larrythelizard I'm 37 this year but apparently I don't look it. Am using it when we moved into our house the neighbours saw DH & I out dog walking & thought I was walking with my dad & I was about 24🤣😂(DH, flat cap, tall) he was mortified when I told him & swears I was telling fibs. We are about 7 months difference 😂It's just Cos I look young & he looks a bit older!

@Minster2012 yep I think so! Got my amh result bk was told "normal" but I don't feel too sure. I'm 35 this month so if you look at that range I fall just under it...at 5.4 😣
@larrythelizard yeah I'm getting better at not caring about what others think too although I do still struggle with anxiety!
@Vil10 aww that's so lovely! Wish you were you my friend 😝

And if you look at the age range I'm currently in, it's actually very low! I'm only 34 for about two more weeks

@Minster2012 sorry I should've worded that better😂 a bath set, not a bath, it's like a bath and moisturiser set!

@notyetamumbuttrying hahaha Thankyou!! I love buying baby bits for my friends and their children!!

@larrythelizard that's a fab run! Well done. That's the kinda pace I'm running at now. Ps I notice you have strava tehe x

@Minster2012 🥰🥰🥰 recorded it on my phone too. Omg those answers 😂🤣

@larrythelizard 5k in 30 mins is brill! My PB is 36 mins I think but haven't ran for ages! I actually have no idea 🤣 she couldn't find it to start with she was just like oo that's you oh that's you again oh and here's baby I was like phew 😅

@paintfairy aww thank you ☺️

@Juno231 j think my OH is too clued up after me banging on all the time so would probably answer correctly. Although would be funny to see what he says 😂

@Vil10 That hamper looks super cute! I actually haven't bought any baby clothes myself yet 😂 what's wrong with me!

@Vil10 that's such a cute present, what a lovely friend you are!

@Minster2012 haha! I'm tall so people have always assumed I'm older than I am, I wonder how old I look now 🤔

Sorry about bfn @Franklydear
@lucyrp glad all went well and you got to hear the heartbeat 🥰 just from my point of view I don't think anything you are sharing is insensitive. This isn't an exclusively ttc group so I think with that comes a mix of chat including pregnancy updates. I'm happy to hear how you girls are getting on x (and if I'm in a not so cheery place like when af arrives I just skip over the posts from those that are pregnant 😂)
@Florence13 i forgot to congratulate you on your masters, well done girl!
@notyetamumbuttrying sorry about af 😥
@2020mission I'd tell all. You want to get the right support which for you is probably more about staying pregnant than getting pregnant.

@Vil10 you are so kind putting that gorgeous hamper together. What a lovely way to celebrate the good news x
@larrythelizard well done on the run!

Nothing to report here. Boring bit of the tww. Didn't track but think I'm about 5dpo. On the good news side though I think I ovulated on cd13 this cycle which is a bit more normal than my recent cycles where it was cd 10/11.