All aboard Minster's Ovulation Tea Party Bus - TTC away from cat poo Bus 38

[Minster2012]

I hereby invite you all to Minster’s First ever Eggy Tea Party...🥖🍍🍔🍦🍰🍫🧁held to celebrate the even slightest whiff of an Easter Ovulatory event...

Don’t fear Boris, it will be outside, socially distanced at various points of the UK & Ireland (other parts of the globe may attend), whatever the 🌞❄️⛄️we are up for it & often the sperm & 🥚stay apart at our gatherings too, even though we don’t want them too 🤣.

It’s a bring your own event, private chefs & hello fresh/gousto boxes may attend, pics of your offerings encouraged...🥦🌽🌮🥘🍝🍻🍹🍸🧉🍾☕️🍵🧃🥤🧋

Get your glad rags on ladies Cos we are having a party 💃🏼👯‍♀️👫& we can go OUT now! (Well we are done with stopping in aren’t we?)

This bus is the one where TTC happens in many different forms, shagging conventionally, unconventionally, with the help of scientific intervention, IUI/ICSI/Clomid/IVF & even just watching from the top of the bus 👀. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been trying for days, weeks, months or like some of us we’ve been around each other for so long we can’t bear to leave, nothing is TMI and there’s never a silly question...

Hell we KNOW TTC is tough, lots of us have had heart ache & are chasing 🌈so we are there for each other, as well as trying to have laughs along the way 🥰☺️

Oh and we like an embarrassing story to get your ticket for entry please!

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

minstermusings.co.uk for the blog that’s where the full stuff happens too explain my weird story & minstermusings on insta - some of our ladies have made special anonymous accounts so we can link up via me 🥰
If you want to sign up & get updates please do, please note your username if you comment shows up to others so maybe make it anonymous I won’t be offended 😂🤣(unless you are mean)

Story so far...

June 24 BFPs
July 11 BFPs
August 18 BFPs
Sep 4 BFPs
Oct 7 BFPs
Nov 7 BFPs
Dec 14 BFPs
jan 7 BFPs
February 8 BFPs
March 5 BFPs

What will April bring? 🐣

You know those shelves you stuff everything in, we've been decluttering today, throw away everything no longer has a purpose, feels so good, also no longer horny and cramps gone so I suppose ov has pass cd 12 so, sounds right, not too hopeful but not a pointless cycle either

Sorry to drop the new bus & run!

@Katao enjoy the break & will keep you tagged don't worry 😘

@MartyMcShy my friend runs a company who actually recruits private chefs for people. They earn SO MUCH. I'm not sure we can actually afford it on this bus we are pretty cheap 😂🤣 but we'll do our best!

The things we learn here are AMAZING! 🐢poo & salmonella, who knew?! @paintfairy @Justanothercyster we are all learning! I'm also with the saying dog 💩is risky even for TTC really I think we should have a general consensus 🤔

@BlondePotter im really sorry but I love scones...but I don't eat cream. Don't hate me 😬I also fear for my friendship with @Franklydear on this.

@minthumbugs @larrythelizard
if I can get a static ANYONE can. COME on 🤪your app is just telling you that you just have REALLY high fertility right?? Maybe. Ish.

@Dollybird89 she literally is looking at you like "who you calling super dopey?" 🤨

@notyetamumbuttrying im afraid my paramedic friends do say that about the baby on board signs as they say that for a start most ppl don't take the signs out of cars, so they are often out of date and secondly babies in cars are probably the safest passengers Cos of the car seats so usually they aren't the ones that need attention & are actually in the safest place

@Lexber that's great for your friend & would be amazing for you! Are you just gonna wait? We're you using OPKs or anything this cycle?

@DKDK123 I'm pretty sure I've not contributed much to the TTC front for the past year, it's not much of a criteria here! 🤣

@Thinkingandblinking how you getting on?!

@HollieL567 big hugs for you lovely, what a tough day for you xx

Hi all, hopping the bus. AF finished a couple days and the wee pot and opk’s are out again.

@HollieL567 I think @Kirky658 had a similar result with hers x

@lucyrp thanks hun. @holliel567 mine came back at 1 in 2700 for downs and I was terrified as I'm 27, perfectly healthy etc. I was in a bad place for a couple of weeks afterwards and really worried. But the way I'm trying to see it now is that it is still low risk, and statistics are just that. You could get a 1 in 100,000 result and still be than 1. Mentioned to the midwife last week and she told me it's nothing to worry about as long as its not below 1 in 150. Feel free to dm me if you need an ear as I know exactly how you feel xx

@katao enjoy your break and I look forward to hearing from you next cycle!

@Minster2012 ..you don't eat cream? 👀 What's wrong with you.

I've been feeling so down at work this week and have constant anxiety about being behind/not having done what I should 😬.

On the bright side I connected with a lovely Swedish woman on Peanut today (anyone else use it?) who doesn't live too far from me and has been ttc 3 years. We've decided to meet up for a coffee once allowed :)

@Kirky658 that's good to know, at 43 it does worry me
@Minster2012 as far as you don't make me put the jam first, we're good, we can eat them differently,

@franklydear on another thread there was a lady in her mid 40s that had a 1 in 10,000 result! So I am trying to just put it out of my mind if I can. 😊

@Juno231 have no idea what peanut even is?! 🤷‍♀️
Actually I was reading the new bus post from @Minster2012 thinking we should have a real life garden party! I need new friends!

Thanks for the new bus @Minster2012 👍

@Juno231 I'm suffering with work stress too my workload always seems to peak right as I'm in the fertile window 😑 good thing I'm not as bothered this cycle for a change so a bit of pressure off! I've never heard of Peanut but just googled and looks interesting. I do feel like I'm alone up here in Glasgow 😅 but still glad I've got you all here for good company.

You've all made me feel better about my lack of pets with the cleaning up mess chat. I used to have a cat but he was an outdoors cat and never used a litter tray so I didn't have to clean anything except for the odd pile of sick!

@2020mission I'm near Glasgow!

I tried peanut a few years ago but I was too shy haha - felt a bit like tinder or something!!

Also no idea what peanut is. Other than a nut. 🥜Obs! @Juno231 you can meet for coffee outside now! You could the other week. Sit down picnics were allowed 🙌🏻 but no cream for me! I don't actually like milk, so cream is just curdled /thick milk really...didn't even like it as a kid...however. Squirty cream. Different matter altogether. That can come to the tea party 🤣ooooo on my scone maybe?!

Bus ride tea party! 🚌🍰

@Katiekattty hi welcome! Tell us more about you....are you TTC number 1? Do you have an embarrassing story for us?!

@Franklydear er I just put butter then jam on. And I like warm scones. So melting butter then jam. What YOU do with YOUR scone is your own business!

@Minster2012 I was using cheapie opk to try and get an idea of cycle/ovulation. It still non the wiser. Never had a high/peak but now gone to nothing so possibly ovulated?

I may leave til weekend then test but I really doubt I will get a BFP. Ridiculously emotional tonight - cried my eyes out at Greys anatomy 🤦🏽‍♀️😢 and just demolished a big creamy hot chocolate and cream egg!!
So definitely some crazy hormones going off, not sure which way though!

I’m TTC #1 this is cycle 3 for me.

The last time I had a big night out for my birthday I drank way too much and somehow thought it was a good idea to add 10 tequila shots to that. I woke up naked in my flatmates bed. I don’t remember stripping but my clothes were in the sitting room with chicken on the floor, I went to the wrong bedroom after going to the toilet. I stole her duvet to go in my room and then I brought it back. My bestie was out cold in my bed because my I brought him home earlier, he was sick on himself in bed. I nearly slept in his sick 🥴🥴😫

Hey everyone, just taking my seat. Sorry I disappeared. I just got really tired and sad. Feels like I'm constantly battling everyone have a baby. Doctors weren't telling me anything, my SIL is telling everybody, which is resulting in more questions and conversations for us and it all got a bit too much. Sorry for just disappearing @Minster2012

Still, DH has his sperm analysis on Monday and the doctors text him to say that was the last piece of our fertility referral, which I guess means no second blood test for me is needed. Would've been wonderful if they could've told me that one of the four times I rang the surgery but nevermind.

@Haiyaa the biggest of hugs for you lovely ❤️ I'm so sorry ❤️

@DKDK123 big hugs for you too lovely ❤️

@Kirky658 that's interesting, I guess it's an irrational fear then
@Minster2012 yeii, tea party, everyone make your way to Yorkshire!
I'll try warm, I love cloted cream so not giving that up

@Lexber well creme eggs are rather nice I might cry if I had one right now 🤔hopefully next cycle the OPKs will show more, if they are the IC ones I find them ridiculously stressful but I wee so much throughout the day so found it sooooo hard to not wee I was literally jumping around!!

Ahhhhhhh @Katiekattty I would say I remember the days that I thought tequila shots were a good idea but I genuinely don't think I've ever had that thought but yup still gone down that route with similar consequences! One ticket to the tea party 🤗welcome!
These ladies already know that My DH had to undress me last year & get me to bed after I weed myself after the first shielding lockdown was lifted & you could meet ppl outside & I proceeded to afternoon drink with my mate down the road- in my defence it was a day that should have been the start of fertile window & instead I started bleeding again in month 3 of fucked up bleeding post missed miscarriage so I just lost it sat out in the sunshine so we were even after I cleaned up his throwing up ALL up our ensuite wall & carpet at 8pm after his Xmas work do last year. Let's hope we live and learn from these experiences eh?! Or at least have a bloody good time in the mean time! 🥴🤫

@InkyPaper im sorry for bringing you back if you wanted a break, I'm never sure if tagging ppl
Is the right thing to do or if I should send a message instead? 😬please don't apologise for disappearing feel free to take time out I'm sorry, and don't be silly it's not their job to keep you informed, PAH it's so frustrating. I get that constantly, and then you get like "why are you chasing us?" Eerrrrrrrr

Honestly it's beautiful up here, apparently everyone is invading anyway. Literally every house in our village is flying in record time, OVER asking price and all to ppl from down south. It's gonna price us out 😧. I mean it's freezing, but nice. Not as out there as @Gem176 though, that's WELL out there.

@Minster2012 don't apologise ❤️ you've nothing to apologise for, I was touched that you thought of me ❤️

@djmum83 they should email you shortly about your free box 😁😁 enjoy!

@Katiekattty sounds an impressive night out. I miss getting drunk but equally scared of the hangover - DH not a big drinker so I get drunk with the girls...first night out booked for 30th April but not sure if I can do it to myself!

@InkyPaper that's good that you're moving on, annoying your SIL is still chirping on!

Day 7 of the flashy face today, wtf is going on with my body?! Answers on a postcard please?! Feeling hornier than I have in a while which means that I feel more confident that my progesterone is maybe a more normal level?! Got blood tests on Monday so will know more later this month!

@BlondePotter hahaha brilliant!

@paintfairy oh god I know! They're right nutters some of them. Mines treated like a baby 😂

Morning ladies! 🌸

@larrythelizard 🏞erm twatface? There's my answer! Day 7?! What! Are they day 21 bloods on Monday? A night out!!! Agee that sounds scary but good! Something to look forwards too & not that far away too!

So ladies just an observation, I'm still not convinced I actually ovulated & I'm DEF not symptom spotting, but how the flip do women actually cope if half the month their boobs are killing?? Since prior to this illusive static smile my boobs /nipples have been very sore, nipples like fire. Since then they are STILL sore. I've done a HIIT workout this morning & was having to hold my boobs up to stop painful bouncing despite wearing the same sports bra as usual?! What??? That only happened after like a week of the progesterone on the ivf. I'm hoping it means something may have happened but honestly they are sore. 😲😬.

Silly observation of a nearly 37 old maybe experiencing first ever ovulation over.

@Minster2012 yeah IC OPK... I have treated myself to an advanced CB BUT, just need and AF to start a cycle... CD31, usually a typical CD 28 but again I have no idea what's happening since removal so patiently waiting...

App keeps telling me I'm 3 days late, cheers app🤣 so tested and BFN as expected so not disappointed. I think I'm more disappointed there's still no AF, Altho several PMS signs so 🤞🏼 cos right now I hate people, cry at anything and crave chocolate and carbs... 🤣🤣🤣

@Minster2012 I'll definitely be popping back towards the end of your tww to see how you are getting on 😁🤞🤞

@Minster2012 every fucking month, some lots of that, some nothing at all, I don’t believe anything anymore
Good morning