Egg hunters vs the virgin wife - find the BFP - TTC bus 36

[Minster2012]

Ok so we need to get back to us ladies, back to fun games, POAS & getting fit, but you need to help me Cos Minster is flagging with a fuck boy body worse than the rest 🥺

Guess what...it’s nearly Easter & know what that means! 🐰🐣...We don’t want the 🐰to have the fun but bloody hell sometimes it’s a f*cling egg hunt all right 🙈🤣.

March and April we’ve got a lot of exciting times ahead with people going for Clomid & IVF as well as a lot of straight up sex for the “normal” TTC gang so let’s get shagging & FIND THOSE 🐣🌈.

We are still working on our spring challenges alongside trying to get pregnant and we’ve had great results so far- feel free to have a catch up on those and add your own.

And we are still helping each other get fitter, more positive through sharing small changes we are making in our lives and trying to inspire & support each other with these too...as well as of course being there for each other during the sad times.

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
8 BFPs for February

One for March

Let’s go go go!

@notyetamumbuttrying oh no I'm so sorry for her 😪😥so sad

@Haiyaa let's hope so! I can't believe it would be next year babies?!

@Catherinettc 😲31 weeks! Your wee one is nearly here and already causing trouble 🙄

@Florence13 & @DJmum83 thank you yes I'm feeling a bit better which is weird as today is anniversary day of MMC start but actually a crazy day means it's been ok & I think the start of AF last night got the emotions out really. @DJmum83 so glad you are a bit better too?!

@Thinkingandblinking oooooo very very tentative yay for the tomatoes & squeezes for getting it in before the ivf god that's amazing! Let's allllllllllllll hope it sticks!

How are the "we aren't symptom spotting crew"
@Sausage1990 @bez91 was it? Who else?

@Crazydoglady123 so talk me through what your lines are on your picture??

@Thinkingandblinking that's so wonderful and we're all here when you're ready to celebrate xx what were the antibiotics for btw?

@DJmum83 ah amazing stuff - hope this is it and the nausea will only get better from here on out

@Minster2012 it's so sad! She's quiet now understandably. I'm sure she'll come bk to us soon though. Glad you're feeling a bit better today. 💕

@Thinkingandblinking that's ridiculous! And amazing! The world works in mysterious ways! Congratulations! 🥳 What are red tomato pills? 🤔 Do we need some? 🤣
@Catherinettc at least there's a reason then it felt wrong! Still plenty of time to move though. Fingers crossed.

I was thinking - someone said (cannot remember who, was it @Hopeful110 ?) that for IVF they had to stop their supplements. But I know some people do take things for IVF. So I was wondering (IVF peeps) what they say you can or cannot take?

@Thinkingandblinking a gentle congratulations 🎉 so happy for you 😊

@Minster2012 glad you're feeling a little better today lovely 🤗

@DJmum83 glad the meds are working and you're feeling better!

@Catherinettc 31 weeks?! So exciting! As the others said, there's still plenty of time for baby to shift 😊

@paintfairy errrr I'm taking these & DH is taking a tomato based one too (not sure if it's the sage one though) which is the men's one here ;

futureyouhealth.com/fertility-plus

My clinic just say take folic acid though they did start the pomegranate juice thing previously 🤣😂

@notyetamumbuttrying awww hope so

Fingers crossed guys cos its so uncomfortable for me but obviously not for him 🤣🤣 I imagine him I'm there with his hands behind his head and legs crossed as if he's lounging on a hammock 🤣🤣

Crazy how fast its gone by 😯 xx

@Justanothercyster we NEED to read some of this poem 😂😂

Oh my these embarrassing stories have really cheered me up after my own disastrous day!! You guys are the best 😂😂😂

@Sausage1990 thank you lovely, I need to listen to you 💗

@Lililou what an incredibly difficult time you have had, I'm so sorry you are back on the bus but you know with us you are more than welcome!

@Minster2012 after the journey you have had to this point, you definitely are allowed to be upset and to rage at the world. Those opks had me believing in a miracle for you and I was disappointed that it wasn't so for you that must have been a million times worse. Glad you are feeling a bit better today 💗 and yay for next round of ivf 🤞🏻brilliant or brat?? I'm going with brat 😂😂

@Madeoftea welcome 😊 and yes we are all a bit mad, if not we don't get a ticket 🤪 it shouldn't, I take everything she says with a pinch of salt so I'm hoping all other parents will do the same and if not we are already over 13 weeks so it's not the end of the world. None of my family are around here so it's not like they will hear on the grapevine so to speak.

@Kirky658 I'd have had to move and change my name if that was my mum 😂I'm blaming the internet, it's now banned, she can read wholesome children's authors while I find a tutor so she can be homeschooled to save me any future embarrassment.

@Franklydear I went with stealing first then the lying. Trust is very important, no responsibility if you can't be trusted. She knows she has done wrong and has been very sheepish all evening.

@lucyrp never been so raging! Hope I've calmed down by Tuesday or I'll let them book my section on her birthday🙈😂

@paintfairy don't keep the negatives but I had to keep that first positive.... I'm sentimental though 🤷🏻‍♀️

@notyetamumbuttrying she's 7 going on 17...

@Haiyaa thankfully oh's niece will have a word with her teacher tomorrow to explain that it's not common knowledge yet. We planned announcing after telling my mum on Sunday anyway. Get that test in a locked box now 🤣

@Thinkingandblinking whispers congratulations, hope all goes well for you and we can all shout congratulations in a few days/weeks 💗

@larrythelizard im beginning to see the funny side a good 7 hours later 🙈

@Clairey844 yep! OHs niece is a teacher and was taking dd home, she dropped her off, nipped up to her mums to get her dogs then came back down to see if dd wanted to join her. In the mean time dd had been out to see OHs nephew who is cutting trees in our garden and showed him so he called me and I thought he was taking the piss, two mins later niece appeared at the door congratulated me then explained! I thought I was going to cry, I can see the funny side now but really didn't earlier 🙈

I think that's me sort of caught up now 😅 thought I was so clever planning a catch up day yesterday then ended up working! Working again today so now I'm finally getting a proper read through! The mega tiredness seems to be easing a bit 🙌🏻 hence why I'm still awake!

I HATE that there is an IVF huddle because I wish none of you were having to have IVF but I LOVE that you all have each other for support. We can cheer you all on but I don't think anyone not going through, or having been through, that process really understands 💗

Darn it!! Not actually caught up!!

@Catherinettc typical man... laid back 😎😂 is there an old wives tale about scrubbing floors on you hands and knees to get baby to shift into the right position? I could absolutely be making that up though 🤔 hope he shifts for you soon so you can be a little more comfortable 🤞🏻I got my appointment for my 20 week scan and realised it's only just over 6 weeks away which I'm finding crazy! And I have two appointments in between to break up the wait!

@Kirky658 @Haiyaa i was pretty much chanting "they've seen it all before " to myself 🙈

@Lililou sorry to see you back. That sounds like a nightmare x

@Madeoftea welcome, sorry about your loss. Love your username!

@Juno231 @paintfairy I wasnt told anything about antibiotics either but read about them when googling so think I might ask about that. You would think it would be standard?

@Thinkingandblinking I hope everything goes well for you and it feels real for you soon. Happy for you.

@DJmum83 great to hear you are feeling better, hope that's the end of M the sickness.

@Gem176 I can't even get down 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣 if I drop something the kids automatically pick it up now for me 🤣🤣. That's good u have numerous appointments. I was left to my own devices because its my 4th xx

@minster2012 amazing news about your ivf!!! Chuffed for you hun 🎉🥰

@madeoftea welcome to the bus!!! Sorry to hear about your loss. Theres a few of us ttc again after miscarriage so we've got your back hun 💕

@gem176 hahaha omg that's too funny 😂 well it's funny as an onlooker but now you have to rush your annoucement which isn't ideal. Bless her being too excited!!!

@thinkingandblinking ohhh how wonderful 💕 sending prayers and positive vibes your way. Keeping everything crossed for you lovely xx

@DJmum83 glad you're starting to feel slightly more human. Don't rush to get "back to normal" too quickly tho, you need to take it easy & replenish as you're going to be depleted after being so rough. You've gota nourish to flourish 🌱

@minster2012 Well I can only speak for myself in the "we're not symptom spotting" crew and I'm failing miserably haha. I'm spotting everythings!!! I've been knackered every afternoon and had a nap 3 days in a row after work, I've had cramps, a few niggly boob pains, creamy cm... And it's all progesterone because I'm only 6dpo so even if little egg did get fertilised, there's no chance of implantation happening yet anyway 😂 I recognise my crazy even tho in actually trying not to obsess (believe it or not). It's more like oh cramps... Hmmm I see. And then trying to distract myself. I'm getting my hopes up which I didn't want to do. Setting myself up for this to be harder I know but all th Aby talk has got me feeling SO desperate to be part of the preggo gang! I'll stop my waffle now.... Bet you wish you hadn't asked haha.

Also I'm glad you did okay today @minster2012. I sometimes wonder if the anticipation of the date is worse than the day itself. I'm feeling anxious about how I'm going to feel next month on my would be due date so I've booked it off work just incase. I duno if that's right but I'm going to spend the day with my 2yr old niece instead. Just don't want to feel sad and shitty all day. So I'm glad you havnt felt that way, it seems a good af cry did you the world of good 💕 been thinking of you alot recently, so I'm glad you're OK xx 💐

@Minster2012 glad you had a busy day to distract you, I'm not for burying emotions but if it helps you get through the day then i think it can be a good thing sometimes 😊 @Sausage1990 raised a good point that it can be the anticipation of the day coming up sometimes but you're here and you're a strong lady 💪🏼

I'm only 2dpo so not symptom spotting 😂 not sure on our chances, OH ran out of steam so haven't since day before ov. It's ok though because he "thinks it's worked this time" 😒 I'm not sure what qualifies him to make such assumptions 🤦🏼‍♀️

@bez91 never rule it out, I said "I've decided this month I'll get pregnant" to dh at the beginning of feb and it happened 🤷🏼‍♀️ still think it was Vday magic and a full moon at the end of the month 😂

@Gem176 oh god how mortifying haha!!! That's cute though.

I'm off to work today again after my 3 days of wallowing and sickiness. Bleh.

@Justanothercyster good luck at work today, try to take it easy!

5DPO here so part of the symptom spotting crew, lots of lower back twinges, peeing a bit more (but I am trying to up my water) and a vivid dream last night about going to see a fertility specialist but they were actually a cardiologist that I know of! But still too early so probably just did something whilst exercising/ate cheese too close to bedtime!

Still not bought any tests yet, have CB with weeks but that is for when I know/for show and tell 😂 starting to get a bit twitchy so looking to keep busy!

I’m not symptom spotting, you are 😂

@paintfairy yeah I was told to stop everything else other than folic acid so I can start clomid once SA and bloods are done and the hycosy, but we aren't having IVF, I think it will just be OI and tracking/monitoring to see if I get my cycle regularly.

Sorry girls I'm trying to catch up but been having my head pop in every now and then as had a talk with my sister and she said stressing about ovulation is probably delaying it and making things worse, so I thought I'd take a few days out to just think about anything but ttc but then I have still been taking my bbt and CB digi opks and I'm STILL having flashy smileys which is so annoying but what can ya do aye. Inputted my temp this morning and bam it's a huge jump after a dip but I'm also conscious I have a sore throat and runny nose since yesterday!
FF is showing ovulation and apparently I'm like 11dpo. Not sure how true it is lol I did have ewcm on the 7th though and cramping a bit and was so horny so could of been and my opk was strong that day. But my temps aren't as high as my last post O temps so @Juno231 your good with interpreting these things, maybe you can shed some light? Lol

@HappyMrsR congratulations lovely 🥰

@Thinkingandblinking il do the same as @Gem176 and whisper congrats! Hand holding as we type 🥰

@Minster2012 how are you feeling now? I'm sorry you have had a tough few days :( you are always so supporting to us all so its our turn to wrap you up in cotton wool and smother you with love 🥰😘

Hope I haven't missed too much else? And everyone else is doing ok?? Sorry I'm so rubbish at keeping up the past week or so 😘 xx

Morning ladies,

@Sausage1990 aww hun completely get why you would book time off work if your due date was next month. I can only imagine how hard it must be. Keeping everything crossed these early symptoms are something brewing.

@Justanothercyster I hope you get on alright at work.

@Haiyaa I’m jumping into the 2ww so I will also be joining the symptom spotting to I’ve also vowed not to buy any tests until I think AF is due unless it goes AWOL again.

@Minster2012 I was looking online at timelines and the red was down regs and stims then the other colours were EC and ET roughly. I have my planning appointment next week so I'll find out then.

@paintfairy mine haven't said anything yet about supplements but I will let you know! We've just moved onto Proxeed Plus

@Haiyaa we can definitely symptom spot for you 😂 Fingers crossed for you 🤞

Glad to see there's no symptom spotting going on at all @Sausage1990 @bez91 @Haiyaa 😂🤣and what the hell is going on there @Hopeful110?! No one knows!!

@Crazydoglady3 ah yes that makes sense and ooooo next week that's so good!!!

@Florence13 Where you at atm we are just going for a normal cycle now I guess?

@Catherinettc get scrubbing those floors 😂🤔

I def think it was the anticipation of the day AND then AF coming at the same time that set me of btw. Awful hormones ffs

Who would want to be a woman???

@Gem176 oh bless her! Glad you've calmed down now and you can still announce how you want. Your poor DD, least she's excited 😜
@Haiyaa 6dpo over here but as I think I have endo any symptoms is just progesterone rising and giving me twinges and pulls and making me crazy 🤪
@Crazydoglady123 yay to the proxeed and planning appointment next week!
@Minster2012 it's the absolute pits being a woman 🥺👎🏾

@Minster2012 being a woman and hormones is really hard work. I think I’m 1 or 2 dpo but no idea if this cycle will choose to be normal or not so guess I just wait and see.

@Katao on reading my leaflet they gave me the first time, it says that some women will be given antibiotics on the day if its felt they are needed. Makes sense- taking them unnecessarily can present a whole manner of new problems, and if you don't really need them? So I'll see what they do.
@Minster2012 I didn't realise they were actually tomato. I thought you were taking the piss! 🤣 interesting...... and no one wants to be a woman!
@Hopeful110 ah OK. That makes sense. What else were you taking, out of interest?
@Crazydoglady123 my friends DH has been told by the clinic to take that one!

@paintfairy I was taking folic acid, myo inositol with chromium, vit D. But the myo inositol didn't really do anything for me in terms of regulating my cycle x