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 sorry about af but so so funny you posted that on the other thread 🤣🤣🤣

So no af yet for me. I'm 2-4 days late. Don't really track so just going by body signs. Usually have ov pains but had none. Think I may not have ovulated after covid jab. Oh and have tested and it's a bfn. Anyone else have this after the jab?

@notyetamumbuttrying well the woman who tested positive who I was working with on Friday morning, is the aunty of a girl I work with all the time, and this girls mum/the woman's sister had tested positive, so I could've either got it from the girl or the woman I worked with Friday morning! Ahhhh good luck today!! How exciting!! Keep us updated❤️

@paintfairy thanks so much!

@bez91 me too!! I feel okay again today, just making sure I drink plenty of water and keep active! Oooo CD1 on the 1st that's satisfying😂

@Minster2012 yep I feel okay, 10 days off in the sun, I really shouldn't complain! I'm not sure on the ewcm but not ovulating, but at least you have it covered in case!! Ooo your poor feet!! I burnt my chest on Sunday so instead of the usual dry oil I lathered it in cream yesterday!

@Franklydear I was nervous for him ever getting it too because I didn't know how he'd cope but he seems fine and hasn't even needed his inhaler, I just hope it continues like that🤞🏼

@Somatronic oh god really? I've tried to stop looking at covid news and the news in general really so I'm not that up to date with it all! Good luck with your appointment today!!x

@Katao thankyou!! Hope you're well! I haven't had my jab so I can't say whether it will have affected it but I'm sure many women on here have and hopefully they can shed some light for you!x

@Minster2012 Hahahaha me and OH were saying if we sit there and think "oh I don't feel well" then we'll feel worse, but if we get up and do things and keep active we'll feel better for it!! And I finally hit the stone loss mark so I need to keep it up and not put weight it whilst I'm not at the gym!

@Somatronic good luck! I'm like that too, going new places. Even worse on your own. Just allow time so you aren't stressing about being late as well.
@Vil10 I dunno where they get these Indian variant figures from. The tests don't test variants? 🤔 But yeah could have come from either person! Oh well. You will at least have good immunity now! 🤣
@Franklydear nice neighbour? She doesn't sound that nice. 🤣
@Ltay2 definitely a bumpy beginning for you! But I'm glad you are finally getting there. Bless him.

@Ltay2 glad bubba is doing better but I gotta laugh at his "wtf do you want" face

@vil10 I'm so sorry about your crappy week - are you still feeling ok covid wise?

@Minster2012 yay for the ewcm and getting the D! Boo for the sunburn. EWCM is caused by oestrogen surging which unfortunately you can definitely have without an egg - but it's still early days so I'm hopeful you will pop that egg.

@notyetamumbuttrying not gonna lie, I'm so flipping excited, scared and nervous for you this week - I'm SO invested lol. Fingers crossed for that BFP this cycle but I think I might bawl my eyes out if it finally happens.

So on my side - to recap I had a really strong bleed on Friday at 10DPO - but it was bright, bright red like from a wound and not my usual AF colours. It only lasted 1 day and on Monday I started what I think is actual AF. All a bit weird but at least I don't think it was a 9 day LP but instead my normal 12...

Cycle 19 then :/

@paintfairy she is nice, but unfortunately has a lot of issues, childhood abuse, and anxiety that makes her behave in strange ways, no idea how old she is, but definitely not very young, she can’t work and works herself in knots with everybody on the street, takes any criticism as a war offence so I just let her be, I have no proof she’s taken it but nothing else makes sense
@Juno231 that’s better than a 9 day lp,

@notyetamumbuttrying @somatronic good luck to you both for today 😘🍀

@juno231 hugs 🤗

@Franklydear difficult one!
@Juno231 yeah thats better than a 9 day LP! Weird all the same though. But then maybe things are weird always and we don't pay attention until now? My RHR has been mean to me this cycle. 🤣 I've decided its best not to pay attention to any of this stuff! AF due today.
So for my next cycle - not only can I not do IUI because its timed badly, I won't even be with DH those key days for dtd! So next cycle I've got zero hope at all! 🙄 Not that our efforts have ever really been much use anyway. 🤣

@Franklydear shit sorry about that 🤦🏼‍♀️ brain not engaged this morning, must have been the heat!

@Katao no correlation for me with the jab and ovulating, had my jab on CD26, period came at a usual ish time then ovulated the cycle after I think (i didn't ovulate the cycle before) so who knows

@Vil10 the stone mark 👌🏼 well done you that's great. Now my dissertation is in, I've binned off tracking my cycle and ovulation I'm just focusing on that

@Juno231 that's progress though, still sending hugs 🤗

@bez91 😂 got you, not worried in the slightliest, sometimes I even reply on threads....

Thank you all so much, you're the best! 10 collected and they're gonna use icsi even tho the sperm was good. Something about being precautionary as it wasn't good last year, so said go ahead! So now just the wait for the first call tomorrow!
@Juno231 aw bless you babe! I feel the same as your journey tbh!
I'm glad the LP was normal at least! Did you test just in case?

@notyetamumbuttrying 10! That’s fantastic

What’s icsi?

@Franklydear thank you. Where they inject the the sperm directly into the egg rather than mix it in with the egg. It's meant to be more advanced so said go ahead!

@notyetamumbuttrying glad to hear they collected 10, fingers crossed for you!! 🤞

@notyetamumbuttrying woop for 10 eggs!! Will they charge you for the icsi?

@notyetamumbuttrying oooh exciting! All fingers and toes crossed for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼✨✨✨

@notyetamumbuttrying thank you, I am learning so much with you all

Thank you all!
No charge as it's nhs @Juno231 x

@notyetamumbuttrying eeeee how exciting xx

@Somatronic let us know how you get on, it's the first step to your next journey with the TTC life! Good luck 💖

@notyetamumbuttrying 10 eggs is amazing news! I hope your recovery is well and you receive some lovely news tomorrow 🤞🏻💖

Thank you ladies, you're seriously all the best! 😘 x

Had a lovely day yesterday day drinking in Leeds, as nice for abit of normality! My sunburn is awful but I’ve just got home from work for lunch and I’m back out in the sun for a hour just to make most of it before coats come out no doubt next week 🤣

Absolutely having a Monday blues on a Tuesday though first day back at work today 🥱 hope everyone’s okay sorry that I’ve not replied individually, got a little bit merry sort to speak yesterday 💁🏼‍♀️

@notyetamumbuttrying AHHH GOOD LUCK TODAY! 🥰
Carried on reading... ten eggs!! Fantastic 🥰

@Minster2012 that post really made me laugh, glad you had a nice night and some drinks and sex 😂 those feet though you poor thing 😂

@Somatronic good luck today🥰 let us know how you get on

@kaylsd glad you had a nice time in leeds!

@Juno231 glad the LP was ok but odd on the whole cycle front, maybe it could be somehow related to the procedures? X

@notyetamumbuttrying 🥳 Fantastic news!