Of course it takes a village when you're dealing with fertility f*ckery TTC bus 41

[larrythelizard]

Ding Ding

Agency bus driver here so expect driving past the normal bus stops, someone incapable of working the ticket machine and definitely no change given!

In all seriousness I really hope I have all the right names in the right places!

Welcome back to the bus where anything goes, hop aboard, tell us about you & we’ll be here for you (there’s a song in there somewhere!).

This bus has a growing bunch of gorgeous black and white springy pups on board, tortoises & 2 feisty little kittens so bring your pets and pictures are obligatory 🤗.

We’ve got TTC happening 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 the boss' blog then blame these guys they made me do it...#shamelessplug

minstermusings.co.uk for the blog that’s where the full stuff happens
& minstermusings on insta - some of our ladies have made special anonymous accounts so we can link up via minster 🥰
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 she 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
April 5 BFPs

So into May we go, and plenty going on...
2 May @madeoftea @crazydoglady

🤞🏻💓😘🥳🙌🏻

Taking up their seats & buckling up...

@Franklydear
@Vil10 - here for ride, not of the TTC kind for now!
@Michellescarn
@lexber
@MoominC
@amy2503
@2alreadywantanother
@JJ93
@Jam291
@InkyPaper
@bez91
@haiyaa
@minthumbugs
@Katao
@larrythelizard
@DKDK123
@pennysays
@Dollybird89
@justwant2beamum
@EllieAdam
@Hopeful110
@blackcurrantqueen
@clolo
@MessyBob89
@DKDK123
@amy2503
@kaylesd
@ArrrMeHearties
@wicketbasket
@Billythecat
@Messybob89
@tornado2Inc
@sausage1990
@Minster2012
@KayL1988

IVF/IUI/ICSI /clomid passengers as well as TTC on the side!
@somatronic
@unCliche
@clolo
@notyetamumbuttrying
@katao
@Dollybird89
@MartyMcShy
@juno231
@paintfairy
@gensola
@Sunbird84
@babyghirl

Newly promoted to the bump list!
@madeoftea
@crazydoglady123

Bumps & babies who want to keep track of us 👀
@clairey844
@Missgoldilocks
@lucyrp
@KateColx
@blodyn91
@Catherinettc - shout out for Caolan
@Busybee143
@Ltay2
@BlondePotter
@Clairey844
@Gem176
@kirky658
@Hollie657
@justanothercyster
@DJmum83
@Thinkingandblinking
@florence13
@2020mission
@Asthenia
@Hopeful110
@katiekattty

@Catherinettc yeiiii! A nocturnal buddy!
@Sausage1990 love a mojito, heading upstairs
@polkadotpixie here’s hoping there’s nothing

@Minster2012 hope you feel better, I haven’t got a clue who’s who on Instagram, and then you guys give a clue and 3 days later I’ve forgotten

Cd24 and nothing happening

@Minster2012 misbehaving for the agency driver sounds about right. Whose going to sit at the back of the bus singing sings and passing round a very suspicious bottle of lemonade?

@polkadotpixie oh no sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed you get the all clear xxx

Thanks new bus driver @larrythelizard doing a fine job! 👍🏾
First scan for me today. Think this is a baseline scan, will ask when i get there!

@larrythelizard I'm with you on the diet! Lost 0.7kg last week and would like to keep that up!

@Lexber ooh I'm campervanning for the first time this July!

No temp rise yet so today must be ovulation day - told OH it would be good if we could BD today again and he's promised we could fit that in 😅

Is it weird that I'm disappointed my COVID test is negative?!

I've left a message on your last post @Minster2012 😘 hope you are feeling ok and the pain killers kick in for you xx

I had a peak last night @Franklydear on Instagram and recognised a couple but had no idea for most
If anyone wants to add me I posted on minsters last picture (PJs) with my NM name so add away.
No one knows we are TTC so haven't added my name in case the highly unlikely chance someone I know recognises me in here but I am royalty 😉🤣

We love our Van @Juno231 only had him since last year and had a few one night trips out (damn covid!) but have a weekend away planned end of this month and NC500 in summer!
What kind do you have? Ours is an old T4 classic, with so much personality we love it! X

@Tornado2Inc

Is it weird that I'm disappointed my COVID test is negative?!

Haha I'm surrounded by them as have to test the kids.. I think I am now at a point where I only get negative tests be it Covid or pregnancy tests this month 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Refusing to test today, even though still no AF. That's me proving a point to absolutely no one 🤣🤣🤣 but feeling like I am... worlds itchiest right boob though! 3days late... 🤷🏽‍♀️

@Minster2012 really hope the cramping eases up by the end of the day 💕

@Tornado2Inc hahah I feel that about my LFTs, a positive of anything would be nice right 😂

Oh dear @polkadotpixie I hope you get the all clear really quickly.

@Juno231 oh good, diet buddy, I'll report back later in the week!

@Minster2012 hope the painkillers have kicked in. Hopefully DS is at nursery today and you can curl up somewhere quiet x

Whoop @notyetamumbuttrying means you're off and rolling right?!

Haha @Tornado2Inc I feel you!!

Why no testing @Lexber? Sounds the ideal chance to!!

Just to remind you all, I decided not to track/temp for the next couple of cycles and just be really relaxed. So I obv spent last night researching natural progesterone creams and different supplements 😂😂😂

@larrythelizard @Juno231 can I jump in on the diet too? I've put the biscuits down and promised myself to be a good girl! Think I'm going to track calories on MFP for a couple of weeks then join SW when my local one opens back up properly on 28th, I don't want to wait til then to start or I will have added another stone on!! Haha I've eaten so much lately 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

I've tested everyday for about 5 days and had BFN so today I decided I'm not, because I'm sulking with Mother Nature 🤣

I told myself bringing if the month I'd eat well and make my body a haven of nutrition for a baby.. then started getting symptoms and was all "oooh I could be pregnant so I'm going to gain weight anyway... pass the biscuits!" 🤣🤣🤣 I'm such a knob 🤣🤣🤣

@Lexber oooh, getting interesting.... I am not even technically late yet
@larrythelizard my relax approach never seems so relaxing after all

Ok so you're forgiven for not testing today @Lexber! Any idea what DPO you are?

Yeah I think it's not that relaxing @Franklydear, the temping sent me a bit crazy this month so will be good to have different types of crazy instead!

I can feel AF lurking but probs not due til tomorrow/weds.

@Tornado2Inc ha not at all! Any negative test these days is a bummer! I got jabbed yesterday, arm is still sore today!
@larrythelizard yep it certainly does! Hopefully I can switch over to the stimming injections if my ovaries are dormant now.
Oh bless you babe, there's no such thing as relaxing in the ttc world right.

So I was dieting, lost 4lbs and I've put it bk in already plus an extra lb for good luck 🤦🏾‍♀️
Have my big shop coming today and it's full of protein and veg so I'm back at it again today!!

@Franklydear I've convinced myself I'm not but af is just taking the piss out of me and more annoyed as it means my peak will be later next month haha and we are away that weekend it will be due...

@larrythelizard I got my static smiley Sat 1st May so assumed that was 1dpo ( can you tell I am New!) but after reading up I could have ovulated as late as Monday so 🤷🏽‍♀️ I could be 16dpo or I could be only 13/14?! But usually I'm a 28 day girl (Altho coil could have buggered that up) so was technically due AF Saturday hence sick of testing and getting BFN then spending the day waiting for AF...

Oh it's so confusing throws hand over head dramatically I give up guessing...

@Lexber you are now truly one of us

@Franklydear woohoo I've passed my probationary cycle1 and thrown my toys out the pram stage...

@tornado2inc 🤣🤣 it should be the only yest we dont want a positive on lol

@polkadotpixie hopefully it's just a wee cyst. Its frightening tho. Had the same a few yrs ago but thankfully it wasnt serious.

@larrythelizard thanks for the agency bus cover lol

@blackcurrantqueen (hope that tags, it's not showing as a tag) think I'm around the same dpo. Didnt log or track. Thinking af due tues next wk. Dont wana test b4 the wkend, sil having a thing sat night and if I didnt go they would cop straight away so I'll hold out and test sun/mon.

So half way through 2ww and nothing. Not a twinge, sore nipple, nothing. Last few months after ovulation my nipples were crazy sensitive. But they all ended in BFN, so fingers crossed 🤞

@minster2012 @sausage1990 thinking of you lovely ladies xx

Jumping on, thanks @larrythelizard for taking the wheel!

Hope you are feeling ok @Minster2012, enjoy the rum just need some sun to go with it now!

No more tuck shop for me. I’ve braved the scales and have put on nearly 1.5 stone over the last year and I had already wanted to lose weight at that point! So healthy eating it is. Am exercising again but of course everything revolves around ttc and I keep reading that intensive exercise such as my preferred HIIT or lifting weights (last summer I loved the 5x5 StrongLifts programme) can reduce fertility as it fucks your hormones. Of course being overweight isn’t going to help that either so damned if I do and damned if I don’t! I’m so tempted to start weights again as I felt like I was really achieving something each time I went up argh! Going to try “time restricted eating”/intermittent fasting too. Usually 8 hours eating time and 16 hours water/herbal tea only but going to have a coffee with milk after 14 hours as apparently that is better when ttc so body doesn’t think it’s starving and going into survival mode.

So maybe we are a diet bus now? 🤪🤪🤪

Morning all
@larrythelizard thanks for setting up the new bus!

I'm feeling really disheartened this morning ladies. My sales figures are absokutrly awful compared to my colleagues but I'm doing so much to try and get them better I just don't know what else I can do! Feeling so fed up.

@larrythelizard I'm also going into 'full relax' mode after this cycle 🙄 that's the plan 😂 I'm not going to track anything

@Juno231 that's decent amount to loose, go you 💪🏼 do you have a target?
Also on the weight loss vibes this last couple of weeks so with you ladies 🙌🏼, I'm not actually bothered about what I see on the scales but just what I see in the mirror, at my best I was only 2kg lighter than I am now but I was toned in all the right places, now they're just a bit jiggly 😆

@Sausage1990 just been reading through what you've been going through and you are being so brave 💕 it totally makes sense you wanting to wait for the tests before TTC again. Hopefully they can give you some answers. Have you heard about the book "it starts with the egg"? I read it after my latest chemical and it really helped me mentally as it gives a lot of stats and info that made sense to me and made me feel like I could take back a little control and try and improve the odds next time. It could all be a pile of rubbish of course but it helped me. It didn't help my bank balance as it recommends heaps of supplements - it has a plan for recurrent miscarriages on what to take. It also talks about diet etc which are things you probably already know but is a good reminder. Also has a chapter on sperm quality which I made my OH read to get him on board with the changes - I've switched to fragrance free laundry detergent, different body lotion, shower gel, replaced plastic food containers with glass and stopped drinking from plastic bottles (apparently even bpa free ones can still be bad).

It says you should give the supplements 3 months to work once you start taking them so it would be the perfect time to try them now if you are going to take a TTC break anyway.

Anyway sorry for the essay but just wanted to share in case it helps, but it isn't for everyone as it can be a bit overwhelming with all the data and could be the last thing you need right now!! Just do whatever feels right for you xx

Thank you for the seat on the agency bus, taking a little corner up with some light reading - a guide map on "how to get ovaries to work properly - the dummies guide"

Got my doctors appointment Wednesday following hubs SA and my last set of hormonal bloods for PCOS diagnosis.. hoping for fertility referral so I can get back on a proper TTC journey as at the moment I'm loving the laid back life with hun baby dancing for fun and not having to be so conscious when I need a wee thinking about OPK testing 😂🙈

I'm so relaxed about the next cycle that I've just spent £100 on supplements for me and DH @bez91 😂😂😂