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

@bez91**@lexber @Haiyaa I have 1,5-2 stone to lose but really I'd look fine if I lost a stone so that's my first aim! I've gained 3lbs of water weight over the weekend though so not doing very well anymore lol!

@lexber We're also doing the NC500!! We're only renting it but it's one of these www.scottishtourer.co.uk/motorhome/the-barra

@Kirky658 sorry you are having a down day. Can you have a bit of a pamper and self care evening? Always feel like that perks me up a bit when I feel a bit deflated!

@kayl1988 thanks hun, I'll be alright later just very demotivating coming in to next to no business over the weekend (I work in the travel industry). I've just been so productive and worked out I've got 56 working days till maternity leave so that's something 😅

Thanks for the new bus @larrythelizard. Xx

Hey all 👋 thanks for keeping the bus going @larrythelizard!

@Amy00 I was the same recently and removed as much plastic as I could at home. I'm using bars of soap instead of shower gels/soaps in plastic bottles and replaced all my plastic food containers with glass ones. I also started making my own kitchen and bathroom cleaning products in glass spray bottles and chucked the shop bought cleaners away. Admittedly not enjoying the chippy smell when using white vinegar as my disinfectant now though 😅 even essential oils don't mask it. We really will try anything to increase chances!

@Tornado2Inc you must be so used to pregnancy testing that you are just so used to wanting to see a positive haha you do want a negative for covid!

[quote Juno231]**@bez91@lexber* @Haiyaa* I have 1,5-2 stone to lose but really I'd look fine if I lost a stone so that's my first aim! I've gained 3lbs of water weight over the weekend though so not doing very well anymore lol!

@lexber We're also doing the NC500!! We're only renting it but it's one of these www.scottishtourer.co.uk/motorhome/the-barra[/quote]
Holy cow that's a beast and a half!!! We are wild camping in a T4 alternating with hotels for showers...
I would love to use one of those but out 20year old van has my heart! There's pics on my Instagram of him 💙

@Lexber yes it's my OH compensating for something I think! I'm terrified we'll get stuck somewhere. You're not really allowed to do wild camping are you with a campervan? Not judging as OH wants to do the same but jesus it gives me anxiety.

@Lexber gah trying to find you on insta but it's like a needle in a haystack!

@larrythelizard thanks for the new bus! You're doing a fab job

I'm 37 weeks today, one of the Sept BFPs which just seems surreal!

@Juno231 I would love to do NC500 some day, the views look stunning!

@2020mission sounds like you are a few steps further ahead than me! Its all incremental isn't it, anything that could tip the scales in our favour! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Ooo I'm late for the bus but I'm here!! Thankyou @larrythelizard

@BlondePotter cannot believe you're 37 weeks!! That's flown!!

Afternoon everyone! Currently sat in the car park at the hospital waiting for DH to do his SA sample. (Third time's the charm ) Relieved he managed to grab a room this time but I forgot to bring a book or something to do while I wait for him and I'm bored already 😂 I did manage to grab a parking space this time, so that's something at least!

@BlondePotter ooh 37 weeks!! How exciting, not long to go now!!

@Vil10 I can't believe it either! Just been flying by
@InkyPaper yeah could be anytime I guess, although I'm fully expecting a lazy late one like DH and I 🤣

@blondepotter how exciting 😁
@inkypaper hopefully he won't be too long?! 🤣

@Juno231 random we’re doing Nc500 in September massively jealous that you have full bathroom in that motorhome.

@Lexber GANG!!! We have a T4 high top does your OH make you do the wave. We’re away in ours from Thursday.

Jealous of you lot and your campervans and the NC500, I've always fancied it but we're somewhere near 90 mins south of Birmingham and Scotland just seems a very long way away!

@larrythelizard We're in London! Getting the train to Perth - it's a day out in itself :)

@Katiekattty what are the odds! I'm getting a bit worried about the midges lol as the bugs LOVE me...

@larrythelizard we’re doing it in stages. We’re stop at a different campsite for a night or two.

@Juno231 I’m bringing citronella candles and bug spray. I can use the candles when we’re relaxing in the awning.

@Juno231 ah nice!

I just got caught dancing to the Greatest Showman soundtrack by the guys taking down some scaffolding on the back of the house, just as well I have no shame!

Thank you to our honorary bus driver @larrythelizard !!! I'm half on the top half on the bottom, but still with a cocktail in hand 😂

@2alreadywantanother I also want to hold out testing until Saturday but let's be honest here I am considering POAS! 😂

Nothing like an 8dpo afternoon piss to give you a BFN..

@Minster2012 SO relaxed, cool as a cucumber 😂

[quote Juno231]@Lexber gah trying to find you on insta but it's like a needle in a haystack![/quote]
Hahah what's your name I will hunt you out 🤣

And I'm not sure what's what yet we have a few things to sort still but have. A great app that tells you where you can and can't

[quote Katiekattty]@Juno231 random we’re doing Nc500 in September massively jealous that you have full bathroom in that motorhome.

@Lexber GANG!!! We have a T4 high top does your OH make you do the wave. We’re away in ours from Thursday.[/quote]
No high top here, but absolutely love his character over newer vans any day! Plus who doesn't want to crawl up a hill and pray you don't break down on long journeys 🤣🤣

We are both equally wave obsessed, sometimes he misses them then sulks cos I waved and he didn't - we had a weekend last weekend without him due to exhaust issues and missed our weekends trips so much we couldn't wait to drive around the peaks this weekend!!
Secretly hoping for a T4 van conception 💙💙

@larrythelizard we have a 8 he journey to get to the start, so counting that as the start but that's all part of the fun - lots of service stop offs and coffees!!

I have stuff to buy still, we are such last minute casual campers 🤣🤣 we will sleep wherever we park and as I'm sat in a carpark waiting for my eldest at the Otho a high top t4 just drove in - it's like fate!! I'm surrounded by VW vans (some converted some not) wishing I'd brought Timmy and not the sensible mum car 🤣

Well, glad I saved my test... looks like AF is here!
Which means I will be jumping the poor blokes bones when we go away to Cornwall in 2 weeks in the van for bank holiday weekend so on a plus side we might get out van baby 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@blackcurrantqueen it's too early implantation wouldn't have happened yet so I'm too miserable to waste them lol