Breaking banjos, poking boobs & getting promoted 🙌🏻it’s TTC bus 44

[Minster2012]

Wow that last one was a quick one! The bus driver nearly missed the bus!🏎🚌

Here is the bus where anything goes, and chat isn’t just TTC it’s anything. Ranting very much encouraged to her things off your (are they sore boobs?!) chest. The last bus had loads of work promotions too & we’ve still got interviews so hopefully it’s a lucky bus in more ways than just making babies.

We are here to help and support each other & anything goes. We’ve had losses, heartache & some super fertile short ride passengers so welcome all.

The price of your bus pass is an embarrassing story please, doesn’t have to go be TTC related but can you beat breaking a guy’s banjo in a BJ or whilst DTD?! 🤞🏻🙌🏻

And if you see mention of my blog then blame these guys, but I need to carry on with it it, I’ve been lazy! #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 me 🥰

Story so far...

June 2020 24 BFPs
July 11 BFPs
August 18 BFPs
Sep 4 BFPs
Oct 7 BFPs
Nov 7 BFPs
Dec 14 BFPs
jan 2021 7 BFPs
February 8 BFPs
March 5 BFPs
April 5 BFPs
May 4 BFPs

June 5 so far! There’s still time 🤞🏻

@paintfairy I'm a terrible patient so I think you're doing really well. Let us know if a bus load of opinionated women need to have a word with your DH though!

Ooh exciting day @becarefuloutthere, good luck!!!

We're always behind on love island @Minster2012 so I don't know, it's just starting to heat up and get good though!

@Sunbird24 ooh that line is coming on nicely 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Not English and not a football fan but really wanted England to do it last night and what a heartbreaking way to go about it. Poor lads!

Also, still ill. FFS. Working but can't imagine I've got a full day in me!

@Manifestingbaby yeah OK. I'm trying not to think about it and last time it did go fast. I've a few things on to keep me busy. I've had some bad pains but got that last time. 🙄
@becarefuloutthere good luck today!
@larrythelizard 🤣 can you imagine?! Toot toot - here to shout at you!
And I don't do football either. But I did feel sorry for them at the end. Not really an ideal scenario at all.

@becarefuloutthere oh glad you are feeling eager, very exciting x

@Minster2012 feeling a bit like ugh it's Monday! 😂 but fine really. 7dpo, time dragging. I wish I didn't get so caught up in it every time. Love island was on but an hour later.

@Sunbird24 😁😁😁 delighted for you

@larrythelizard did you have any other covid test after the intial negative? You seem to be ill so long!

@paintfairy must be confusing with the meds too to separate side effects with symptoms. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Heyy ladies!! So sorry I've been such a shit passenger recently, I've had so much on!! We went camping Friday-Sunday then went out for the game yesterday so I've literally not had a minute!!

@Minster2012 happy birthday for yesterday lovely🥳 hope you had the best day!!

@Sunbird24 amazing congratulations!!!

Have I missed anything else??

@Manifestingbaby it was a heavy cold that turned into a sinus infection, so no covid test needed. Agree that it's been going on forever though...!

Sorry you're still ill @larrythelizard ☹️ can you take a day off to have a duvet day this week? Bit if rest might help.

Yessss @Sunbird24 that's great!

Got my interview next Monday for the internal job. They had to give me one really as same grade and sane department 😆 going to route through calendars to see if I can see how many I'm up against 😆

Hey ladies attached are my OPKs. I just don't know what's happening - it's staying in the "high" according to my app... but the first one was definitely the strongest over a week early but not a peak.... I just don't understand it... I'm thinking maybe there's just some LH hanging around with the jab messing things up. I don't know whether to keep tracking it... or just wing it and start testing again next month. What would you guys do please ?
Amy x

@amy2503 it looks as tho your body was gearing up for ovulating the first time but didn't quite manage, the lines look like they're getting darker again it may be trying again and you may ovulate in the next day or two. (Or it might just turn out to be an annovulatory cycle where it just hasn't managed at all that cycle which is totally normal for a healthy female to have a few of them during her life its just one of those random things so don't worry). If its making you anxious doing the opks as they're not following your normal pattern I'd just stop tracking this month completely, just have sex whenever you feel like it till next cycle, it's not worth getting yourself so stressed out for one cycle.

Thanks for all the luck today ladies! Hope everyone is well?! Little embaby is doing well and measuring bang on! I'll be 8 weeks tomorrow and now discharged from assisted conception and can stop with the pessaries.🙌🏾 Now for the next wait for the 12 week scan in 4 weeks time. We were given a nice print out but you can't really make much out of it, kinda looks like a bunny taking flight 😂 Saw the heartbeat flickering which was lovely 🥰

Hey @amy2503 just wanted to add my two pence in - my OPKs followed the exact same pattern as yours, getting high results and then down a bit and up again, and I ended up with a peak on CD19 two cycles in a row, which was a lot later than I'd expected/what my apps predicted. I'm 24 weeks pregnant now

Yes @bez91 pleased to hear it!

Fab fab news @becarefuloutthere 🥳🥳🥳

@amy2503 I agree with @DKDK123, this cycle is a weird one (there's nothing to worry about with one weird cycle, that's pretty normal, so many things can affect hormones), try not to worry about it and just have sex when you fancy it and try again next cycle.

@Crazydoglady123 how did you get on?

I have got my formal offer through and will accept it at the same time as handing my notice in officially but negotiating end dates at the moment. I have a 6 month probationary period so will be hanging out on top of the bus abstaining until I'm clear enough of that...feels weird thinking about properly putting the brakes on TTC but I think the right thing to do!

@becarefuloutthere I'm so thrilled your scan went well, I've been checking for updates and was scared to ask incase the delay meant something was wrong. So happy for you 🥳

@larrythelizard we'll need to make a special section of the bus for all you new job guys who want to continue ttc but are having to refrain for a bit. We'll make sure that section is constantly supplied with alcohol and all the food that you aren't allowed to eat during pregnancy. Have your fill of it and hopefully once you're allowed to ttc again you all get your long awaited bfps very soon!

@mooloop oh thank you so much. This is so good to know! Maybe I'll test the next few months then, maybe I've been getting it wrong! 🤣
@larrythelizard I think I'll do just that. xxxxxxxxx

@becarefuloutthere Aweaome news, so happy it went well! One day ahead of me 🙃

@bez91 nice one! Don't know why, I always found internal applications so awkward 😣

@Vil10 aaaaaaah, so jealous about your camping trip! I LOVE camping, but my OH feels very passionately about sleeping on a real bed 😂

@Sunbird24 very nice progression! 🥳

@DKDK123 I second that! Love seeing all these career bumps!

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm not going to lie, it was harder than I expected. The sonographer was lovely and my OH told her but when I laid on the bed and saw the big tv screen above me I just burst into tears. She did some checks before turning it on then showed us our alive baby and then after she said she had to do some checks on the other twin but I had to turn my head away, then told us my lost baby was still there and she had to do all the measurements for it too 💔 After she moved back onto the alive twin so I looked again but I kept catching flashes of my lost twin which was so flipping hard and upsetting. It's so difficult...after everything we've been through this should be a special time, a happy time but I just stop getting so upset 😭 I feel so bad as I know it upsets my OH as he wants this to be happy so hates it when I get upset. I'm glad the scans are done though for a bit as I don't think it's helping matters. We cancelled the photoshoot (well the photographer suggested cancelling due to the weather but I just feel too fragile) but we did our own little photo shoot/reveal in a nearby field. He's over the moon and so excited and wants a little brother which I think he might be getting his way looking at the shape of its head. Have posted photos past a sensitive warning if anyone wants to see.

Congrats @becarefuloutthere on your scan

@becarefuloutthere yessss fantastic news that's great, so lovely you're almost bang in sync with @Tornado2Inc too!
Definitely so awkward @Tornado2Inc I know already because it's sidestep that my interview is going to consist of "what's wrong with your current job" I don't want to get into the whole because I'm under-resourced thing and the job is a joke for one person as I think it'll go against me. If anyone has any advice on that it'll be greatly appreciated 😂
I'll just be so vague and say I just fancy this job 😆 my line manager has just literally banged in a job chat for 9:30am tomorrow morning (we never have them) so he obviously knows, shame it coincides with my covid vaccine 🙄

Oh @Crazydoglady123 sorry it was so tough for you 🫂 lovely photo of your DS and your little announcement. I hope you can take some strength from DS's excitement 💕

Thanks @DKDK123 I shall only eat steak tartare, pate and Brie washed down with exclusively adult liquids for now! (Such mixed feelings but head needs to win over heart)

@Crazydoglady123 of course it's hard but I'm so pleased for you that baby is doing well. Lovely photo of your big boy 💕

I went for 'new challenge in a similar landscape' @bez91 which seemed to go down well!

Thanks @bez91 @larrythelizard me and the OH we're crying our eyes out when we told him. He's normally emotional too but was just speechless which is a first.

Also, found out I have an anterior placenta. Was hoping feeling the kicks would comfort me but not sure how much that's going to happen now 🙄

@becarefuloutthere congrats! I'm pleased everything looks fine.
@Crazydoglady123 its fantastic that the baby is doing ok. Is head shape an indicator? 🤔🤣 I'm not so sure..... I think I would have to look away for the scan too, very difficult if it's still there. Obviously it's hard enough to pretend to switch off to it in front of other people, but you can't if its right there. I'm sure they understand though, as they must deal with difficult issues all the time. Probably more often than perfect pregnancies to be honest! Because let's face it, it's nothing like it's made out to be on TV. 🙄 Life just doesn't go to plan. I hope you can chill out a bit now before your next scan. Pleased DS is excited!

@Crazydoglady123 I'm anterior 🙋🏽‍♀️ I started feeling movement around 16/17 weeks like a light tapping and full on kicks around 21/22

@Crazydoglady123 pressed send too soon! Was going to also say it must have been so hard seeing that, but alive baby is definitely a beautiful sight 💕

Whoop whoop on the scans ladies I'm so pleased @becarefuloutthere & @Crazydoglady123 honestly so happy for you ladies 🥳

@Manifestingbaby 7dpo is the worst I think, nothing much happening but not testing time 🤔, I think I'll be invested for years to come and I really like @DKDK123's idea of a new part of the bus supplied with all the bad (good) things for the new job ladies who are chilling on the TTC front

@Vil10 how was the camping?

We are going glamping for my birthday weds-Friday, least I should be finished AF for then but no where near fertile week 😩we saw friends yesterday and I'm also close to both parts of the couple & DH's mate said to me "sooooo romantic getaway...hes told me he's gonna fill you up for baby two, enjoy!" I was like "well we are certainly gonna practice" 🙄

Ps @2020mission I get to keep my birthday not lose it to "the day that football came home" pheeeewwww