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

@Juno231 😥

@Haiyaa no I gave up tracking as I was fed up of it. Genknow when I ovulate anyways as its painful and nothing this month so think the jab made it an annovulatory cycle. Good luck with your dip, can't help with temping.

@Minster2012 i had my first appointment and a few tests but was never called back so something has obviously gone amiss 😕 I'm chasing it up but getting nowhere yet!

@Crazydoglady123 glad you are not sick at least, long may it last.

@Franklydear dreading that one!

So actually a few crampy twinges so maybe the witch will fly in on her broom today. Which wouldn't be a bad thing , on to the next cycle and all that

@Franklydear did you say to him when I find out I will let you know?! Let us all know 🙌🏻 it's very difficult if your boy & others are saying they are intervening like you say what will happen in the future?

@Juno231 yeah I know right

@Crazydoglady123 men 👽👽👽

@Katao god how bloody annoying, keep chasing, constantly we have too! And if AF arrives then you know I guess

Just nipped on as I'm swamped at work @Crazydoglady123 congratulations sweetheart I'm over the moon for you and your OH with your twins on board, fingers and toes crossed your next 6 week is smooth for you to be out of the woods 🥺🤞🏻🥰

@Minster2012 well, I know the theory....
Dh said yesterday if we would go somewhere today, answer was maybe, as in fuck no.... we do have a swimming lesson for ds to go to( he already said it doesn’t count)

Trying to catch up as we arrived home Monday evening @Minster2012 and had a cheeky 🍆 for good measure altho OH is adamant the cheering and van did it - he says this everytime now!
Yesterday I was SO tired and trying to work...

On our weekend away Oh was watching all the dads on the beach and he has now seen what he has been missing and he is now 110% wanting a baby ASAP, which is so nice and we have been making future plans and the great thing is we won't need to change much to slot in a baby ❤️ so it's just a waiting/banging game!! Lol

@notyetamumbuttrying that's amazing!! 10 eggs!! 8 fertilised is even better!!

Welcome newbies! Ok still kinda new on cycle 2, but hopped on board before our first cycle so feel like I've been here much longer.

OMG @Crazydoglady123 TWINs!!!!! Wow wow wow that's 2 sets now...! I'd love twins but I'm crazy haha

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies 😘 to answer your question @Haiyaa it'll be one only. They don't encourage multiple transfers due to higher risk factors. I'm also under 37 and this is my first round so they defo won't! We have to sign consent forms to say no to multiple transfers.
For those ivfers, what was your drop off rate like by the time you got to transfer? Looks like average is 50% so guess I need to expect 4 embryos on Sunday.

@Franklydear OHs nephew had just turned 12 and he's starting to go through puberty, voice dropping, hairs appearing etc and it's been very difficult 🙈

@Crazydoglady123 congrats! Twinnies🥰🥰🥰

@notyetamumbuttrying omg that's great!

@notyetamumbuttrying omg that's so amazing! Fingers crossed everything goes well 🤞🏼✨

@Juno231 that sucks :( feel your pain, I know it's silly but I still get that feeling even though I was lucky. You'll be there soon x

@Crazydoglady123 exciting times ahead 🥰 I'm ok thanks, just been enjoying half term and keeping busy in the garden and outdoors. How are you feeling?

@Lexber aww that's so sweet about your oh, bless!

@Crazydoglady123 huge congratulations!!! 😁😁

10dpo today and feeling more and more like my period is about to start 😞😞. My luteal phases have been 10/11 days so expecting it to arrive. 😞😞

@crazydoglady123 woohooo amazing news, congrats lovely ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘

@notyetamumbuttrying I think it's meant to be 50% attrition rate usually. At your age though I think every blastocyst has a 50-55% chance of resulting in a BFP? Got everything crossed for you.

@Franklydear don't go anywhere it's fine!

@kaylsd that's so sweet of OH fingers crossed it won't be long & yup it's a banging game

@KiwiTTC1st there's still time, we've had ppl get negatives on 9dpo then positive at 11 and of AF arrives you could take it as a trial run

@notyetamumbuttrying our eggs to embryo to further stage, all of ours fertilised so ours 2/4 made it to freeze at day 3 (one child) and then 2/5 made it to day 5 when there was another one fertilised too, so our fertilisation was obviously good then kinda in line with stats. Most embryos fail in between day 3 to day 5 If you prepare yourself for 3 or 4 then anything higher is amazing I think (but there's the ivf pessimist I'm afraid in me)

I THINK I killed the dogs

Thanks all 😘 and welcome @KiwiTTC1st hope your period stays away!!

@Minster2012 yeah I've got 4 in mind so will work with that number for now.
Haha 😂 I think the sun has killed the dogs 😆

@minster2012 ours is the same too! Think the sun is too much for him!

@Kirky658 @Minster2012 Awww hot doggos! Ours was like that too and is having a rest day today haha

😂😂😂 loving the doggo pics @Minster2012 and @Kirky658! Looks like they are on their hols and just need a little doggy cocktail with an umbrella!

@Vil10 how are those puppies 🐶 been a while since we’ve seen a pic!

Hey ladies! Sorry for MIA, it's been hectic as always in Tornado family 😂

My BFF got her first ever BPF after AF being 3 days late (I mean, who in the TTC world waits that long?!?!?!) and I'm so excited I sometimes forget the baby will not be (entirely) mine 😂 I got butterflies just typing this 😂

In other news, is this going to be the loudest ovulation ever, or what? 😂

Yeah @Tornado2Inc, that’s pretty banging.... so get banging! 🍆🍆🍆

@Tornado2Inc that is so sweet! Unfortunately none of my closest friends that I'd have butterflies for want to have/can have kids! And lol I can't imagine waiting until AF was 3 days late! Does this make her a one cycle unicorn?

And jump on OH!!!

OMG @Tornado2Inc that's the clearest line ever 🤣😂🙌🏻🍆🍆🍆and that's great for your best friend I wondered where you were!

@Haiyaa I shall try & find a doggy cocktail for them🤣🍸you should too @Kirky658 I think we owe it to them!

@notyetamumbuttrying let's go for 4 (at least) then, come on embryos come on Sunday! 🤞🏻

@Juno231 I'm hoping for that static too Cos I'm genuinely shocking at spotting signs. I've weed about two hundred times in the past hour after drinking a lot of water so the ICs are pointless & so ewcm watch is going into overdrive all just because I want to know my body might not have died again 🤔

@Haiyaa @Juno231 oh, OH won't know what hit him tonight (and tomorrow. and maybe the day after that as well, to seal the deal 😂)

@Juno231 no, not at all a one cycle unicorn. They've been at it for as long as myself this time (so, around a year, give or take). AND she wanted to wait for another week and a half to test with her hubby (good thing she's got me for shoulder devil 😂) She's insane! 😂

@Minster2012 I was away mostly due to full time work, part time PhD, 3/4 time side hustle (that's slowly turning into something bigger), and bonking 😂

@Juno231 still pisses me off every time I see someone get pregnant easily 😑 raging for you. I'm sure you will be there soon!

Poor doggies all roasting... I feel for the darker and furrier dogs as they definitely suffer more in this weather!

Brilliant news @Crazydoglady123 😃 I highly recommend you don't read a book I'm reading right now though... it's a book by a comedian who had IVF and ended up with twins and struggled with double the work 😅 I still think 2 babies and 1 pregnancy is a win!

@tornado2inc this is your month!!!
Hahaha @minster2012 you're so right they would love a doggie cocktail I bet!