Pitos pequeños en sandwiches & STILL hunting for the damn eggs - TTC Bus 37

[Minster2012]

Bing Bing the BFP bus is back!

Last bus we got some great results and now it’s a REAL Easter 🐣hunt so let’s make like 🐰s and jump on the 🍆

Oh but we’ve packed up the 🥪🌭🌮Cos we can do that soon! A picnic, and in our sandwiches we’ve got some weird things...little 🍆conchions, pickles, crisps, KETCHUP?? Say what?? Whatever you want in your bread bring it to the bus!

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 🐣🌈.

Hop on the bus, give us your best embarrassing story and grab a ticket, we are TTC in very weird ways and usually talking about most other things 🍞🥨🥞🍔

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

4 for March
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Let’s go go go!

@paintfairy so sorry to hear you're feeling down hun. Just know you're not alone. I know I aren't ttc anymore but I am definitely having good days and bad days atm. Some days I can't stop crying because it feels like things are never going to be normal again, and you can't plan to do anything nice because of lockdown and covid. And I'm concerned about work as due to the announcement on Monday that will tell me how my next 5 months at work before ML will be. I am so very grateful to have all of you here to chat to, I feel like I've made some fantastic friends and you're all awesome ❤️

Ps. Happy Easter all - that's definitely cheered me up knowing I can crack into bag after bag of mini eggs and not feel guilty hahhahaa x

Well we had a 5.30am start this morn so while early it's still better than the past 2 days. To be fair I think he'd have slept till 6 but he still wears a bedtime nappy and it had leaked thru and soaked the bed this morn, typical!
AF made her appearance last night, I was fine with it but then looked at the calendar and I'm due to ovulate the day of DHs SA so we won't get a chance to get some swimmers there waiting before ovulation and hes got to go to work right after his SA so can't even get a cheeky one in hoping to catch the egg that day 🤦‍♀️ So think I'll be joining the next month's out already club unless ovulation runs late.

@Minster2012 I love 22kids and counting I love that they have tonnes of kids but aren't sponges they're actually out running a business and paying their own way. Zero idea how they do it tho, there's days I barely make it to the end of the day with only one to look after 😂 It does make me jealous tho that the mum and older girls all able to just look at guys and get pregnant!

@dollybird89 hopefully the blood tests shine some light as to what's going on. Of course you should go for a new job of you want it if anything the happier and less stressed you are the better it'll be for your body and hormones. Sounds like you've got a great day planned for today enjoy seeing your dad and friend 😊

Hang on in there @paintfairy, the isolation sucks but hopefully things will lift soon. As for your friends who had kids not wanting to know you'll probably find they do still care about you every bit as much its just hard to maintain a social life. I used to have a really active social life pre child but now I'm so exhausted most of the time that if I do get a few hours to myself as bad as it sounds I quite often don't want to spend it with friends I just want to spend it in silence by myself to recharge. I've been quite open and honest with my friends about it and most of them have kids now too so they understand. There's a group of 5 of us that all live 1-2hours away from each other now but some years just trying to rearrange all our schedules to align we can only manage about 2 meet ups a year. But we know we don't care any less for each other and try to keep contact going in other ways. Try reaching out and talking to your friends about how neglected you're feeling you'll probably find none of it was intentional. And if you have just drifted apart then after lockdown has lifted try joining some other clubs without DH and start to make new friends.

Morning all my lovelies, just a quick check in after catching up. Happy 4 day weekend, shame the weather isn't what it was earlier in the week 😬

@HollieL567 congrats on the scan 🥰

@lucyrp saw your pic on Instagram, you're looking great 🥰

@Franklydear really hope you're one of the lucky ones who has a successful appeal even though I know you say it's unlikely unless they've made an error or something.

@Minster2012 sorry you're feeing rubbish 😘 glad hubby's SA was all good, although sounds like it was pretty decent if they want him to donate some. Hope they offer him a good price ha ha!

Xx

@Kirky658 yeah I don't think it's the ttc thing as to why I'm fed up! Just everything else!
@DKDK123 I think they are long gone to be honest. I'm very late with having kids. They still see people- just other people. 🤣
And yeah DH started ranting when I showed him 22 kids and counting. I was like- hang on a minute, they pay their own way. God knows how like. So if that's what they want to do?
@Franklydear yeah, here is a good place to be!

@Clairey844 thank you, the counsellor helping me said that at least we do have a case, but in any case we have found a good alternative so a lot less worried

22 kids and counting... I can't bring myself to watch it because I think it would stress me out. I can't keep on top of ironing with one child and one husband 🙈

Sorry you're feeling rubbish @paintfairy I think the lockdown has made time feel longer too which when TTC is really tough.
I think the friends with/without kids thing is really hard. One of my best friends had her first at 21 totally unplanned, they went on to get married etc but after she had him we drifted apart. It wasn't until I had my DD 6 years after she had hers and I suffered with PND that I sat back and thought I wished I'd have made more of an effort because maybe she was feeling the same as me, she was young probably scared and I just assumed she didn't have time to hang out with friends as maybe we were too immature for her now she had a baby and she probably thought we didn't have time for a baby to be included as part of any get together but it seriously is one of my biggest regrets and all unintentional. We rarely see each other now but I still adore her!

I prescribe lots of chocolate eggs for all feeling shitty 🐣

A bit early in the cycle only cd 6 but feeling really horny already, last 3 cycles were only 24 days so, will go with it, no lake spermo this morning maybe I learnt the upsuck thing instinctively

Morning ladies, late check in from me and I'm sorry ppl are feeling a bit flat I know I've contributed to that!

@2020mission I prob would've said it but that's also cos I'm fed up and past that point now!

@larrythelizard that looks great! I must do some more exercise this weekend too, a long with list of jobs, we get it don't worry!

@Dollybird89 love that idea of the coffee! My friend had a virtual coffee morning, maybe we could do that?!

@Hopeful110 that's good about getting the bloods sooner next time and totally understandable about the break

@paintfairy we are pretty solitary too, not really any shared hobbies

And I totally don't get how the 22 kids and counting do it, but I guess the older ones just step in and help?? @bez91 I just don't iron much 🤣

That helps

Day 6 flashing smiles here, they are joker smiles now 🤣

Sorry to hear people are feeling flat recently 😞 you're never alone on here though that's what's so great about this group. And honestly it will happen 💕 LOTS of chocolate this weekend (and wine for those who fancy it!) and try to enjoy some sunshine ☀️ sending hugs x

I think is only natural we are feeling down, we have spent a lot of months indoors in bad weather and now you can see the sun and more freedom has been promised but hasn’t happened yet, so is that limbo and anticipation

Also sorry to hear lots of people feeling so down but yes I think your right @Franklydear hopefully the light is at the end of the tunnel. I definitely think as life hopefully returns to normal a bit it should help. But this TTC is hard business and even without a pandemic I think it would take a massive toll on anyone emotionally.

On the bright side it's Easter weekend and we can all stuff our faces with chocolate! 😃😋 and the weather seems nice. I'm going to get out later for a nice long walk in the sunshine, that'll be a pick me up and think we will def fit in a take away some night over the weekend so that's something else to look forward to. Have to keep trecking on and enjoying the little things. Hugs to all 🥰

Hi everyone.

Sorry to see a lot of you are feeling flat. The end is in sight some normality is resuming but it's been a long struggle so we are all entitled to our down days. As long as we pick ourselves up that's the main thing.

My morning hasn't started out great massive fight with hubby over his drinking.
He is such a good hubby and father but his drinking is getting out of hand he doesn't see a problem! I DO.
6 cans and a big bottle of Henry western whilst looking after the kids because I was at work. I just don't agree with that.

Anyways sorry for my rant/ moan. I'm sure we will sort it out.

What's everyone Easter plans? We are doing an Easter Fairy trail that our local post office have organised xxx

Have a good 1 everyone and sending lots of love xx

I ran out of little projects, would anybody like a pair of little booties or a sleeping mask?

@DJmum83 was that day time or night? As a one off its probably ok. But whilst he's in charge of kids it's not ideal?!

And yes people are right. There's just nothing to look forward to when there's no end in sight. And I'm really glad I didn't have a baby last year in hindsight. I would have felt very isolated. I've had a productive day, so I feel slightly better. I'm now sat colouring my hair so I look presentable. We went walking yesterday and DH looked at me and went- omg, how grey is your hair? When did that happen? 🙄 I said it was being stuck in the house with him all this time. 🤣 I did say no wonder my eggs are probably no good, body is failing! I lay did my hair before Xmas though, so it was desperate. I've been going grey since 25!

@minster2012 yeah I deffo think a virtual coffee morning would be ace!

Finally made it home after leaving at 6.30 this morning.. now waiting on an Indian 🤤 had such a great day but boy am I exhausted! 😴

@paintfairy ohh I'm getting so many white hairs lately 😅 they seem to mostly be hidden in the middle of my hair but if I plait or tie it up in certain ways I suddenly spot a wee collection of full length whites and panic haha. I really need to start dyeing my hair I think before it creeps to the top and is more obvious. I don't really want to lighten my hair colour much though and end up with obvious dark roots and have to keep going to salons... do you just do yours at home yourself? Tips please! This is when I wish I was a blond as it must be much easier to hide. Unfortunately I'm a light/mousy brown shade so it's quite visible.

@Franklydear if you're needing some projects why not make some wee hats for your local NICU I know ours is always looking for donations or I know some people make tiny little blankets for the babies born sleeping. You could always phone and ask what they're in need of.

@DKDK123 great idea, I’ll give them a call, thank you, but still if anybody want something please say

@2020mission I've got dark brown hair so greys are definitely noticeable. My hair still grows so fast I can't afford to keep up the colouring at a salon so I've been box dying it myself for years and it looks just as good at a fraction of the price. My tip would be to put vaseline round your hairline and overyour ears before you dye it and as soon as you've put all the dye on pin it up with a hairclip and while it's setting use a baby wipe to clean the dye off along your hairline and ears, it'll wipe off easy with with vaseline under it and save you hours of scrubbing afterwards!

Thanks @DKDK123. I'm worried I'll end up staining the bath with the dye when rinsing it myself haha. Will need to give it a go though... now is the time when not going into work right 😅 any bad dyes can be hidden. Which brand do you buy?

@Franklydear I would love some wee bootees please xx

@paintfairy that was nighttime.
It's any excuse these days, the footballs on, I'm off tomorrow, it's the weekend it just feels like it's constant xx

@2020mission I need to use 2 boxes as my hairs quite long and thick so I usually go with whatever brands on offer 😂 I try to stick to the well known brands so usually between L'Oréal, Schwarzkopf or garnier. I think you can hit more problems if you're trying to go lighter than your normal hair colour (like it going gingery etc) but if you're sticking to similar or darker you can't really go too wrong. I've never had any problems with dye staining the bath/shower tray I jsut give it a good wipe down after I'm done. I have stained the floor tho so now I put down a big dark towel and stand on that when I'm puting the dye on to catch any drips. I have some designated hair dying towels and old t shirts that I wear when doing it. Use an old towel for a day or two after you've done it too as I find washing my hair the next day sometimes bits still go onto the towel.