Here I go again...TTC Bus 45 - blood sucking dungeons, whitesnake and angry cervixes all welcome...

[larrythelizard]

Your service has been interrupted as your normal bus driver has connectivity issues. Just as well there's a driver out there who's done the route as cover before...! As ever, apologies if I've got any of it wrong!

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 minster's blog then blame the ladies on the thread but @minster2012 needs 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 🥰
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 I won’t be offended 😂🤣(unless you are mean)

Story so far...

2020
June 24 BFPs
July 11 BFPs
August 18 BFPs
Sep 4 BFPs
Oct 7 BFPs
Nov 7 BFPs
Dec 14 BFPs

2021
Jan 7 BFPs
February 8 BFPs
March 5 BFPs
April 5 BFPs
May 4 BFPs
June 5 BFPs

July 1 so far @sunbird94

@minster2012
@Franklydear
@Vil10
@lexber
@amy2503
@2alreadywantanother
@InkyPaper
@bez91
@Manifestingbaby
@DKDK123
@Dollybird89
@justwant2beamum
@EllieAdam
@DKDK123
@Polkadotpixie
@kaylesd
@Billythecat
@sezzy25
@feliznavidad2
@cheekymonkey3112
@JuniperAndTonic
@butterfliesx
@GuessHowMuch
@dmb91
@Mumlili9

Just about hanging on with fingertips
@sausage1990

IVF/IUI/ICSI /clomid passengers as well as TTC on the side!
@somatronic
@clolo
@manifestingbaby
@Dollybird89
@MartyMcShy
@paintfairy

Newly promoted to the bump list!
@Sunbird84

Bumps & babies who want to keep track of us 👀
@clairey844
@blackcurrantqueen
@Missgoldilocks
@lucyrp
@KateColx
@blodyn91
@Catherinettc
@michelleScarn
@Busybee143
@Ltay2
@BlondePotter
@Clairey844
@Gem176
@kirky658
@Hollie657
@justanothercyster
@DJmum83
@Thinkingandblinking
@florence13
@2020mission
@Asthenia
@Hopeful110
@katiekattty
@madeoftea
@becarefuloutthere
@crazydoglady
@Amy00
@tornados2Inc
@KiwiTTC1st

Waiting out probationary periods at work
@Juno231
@larrythelizard

3 hours on the bloody bus to make it home this evening, an accident a breakdown and roadworks in my route, with teenager boys 😭 lots of them
I’ve eaten now, so will be back to normal soon

Congrats on the new job @bez91 🎉

Late night check in!! Woooo lots going on I think!

Literally can't believe you wear sexy undies to go to sleep @Dollybird89 hoping to get woken up, I'd be FUMING!! I use the easy @home ones now, I def agree keep testing here's mine there's a way to go for me too. Tbh I asked DH the other day what a little lump was in my foof, like a tiny cyst. We have no TMI with my conditions 🤣

@feliznavidad2 I had a dentist appointment yesterday for 4 filings all at once 😳really pleased you've got the appointment through next week

@bez91 yessssss for understanding managers and getting the job that's sooooo fantastic. I also get the "want to spill feeling" a lot and have to bite it back. Condoms if you DEF don't want a mistake but I'm all up for a magical Bez accident when you were avoiding it 😊

@kaylsd I don't own a white polo either?? Maybe if I had a 🐎I would 🤔like a posh Ralph Lauren one for the polo??? Next weds though come on fertility 🤞🏻Not work 🤪on that note @paintfairy you are going to a horse club without a 🐎poor things especially if you are angry with it 😆

@lucyrp well the measurements are annoying but OMG ten minutes pushing?? The dream surely 😆

@Juno231 I'm assuming there's another Perth in Scotland & you r not just buggered off to Auz! Take pictures of the room & try not to worry bout work, you have a better job now 😘

@larrythelizard gardening leave BOOOOOOM (though now the weather will turn shit for you!) 🤣what's MFP??

@blackcurrantqueen asda talc you say?! On my list. I'm a sweaty mess every day atm what with either painting or moving stuff or like today I was channelling @Dollybird89's OH & logging all day after finishing the painting. DH won't tryst me with the chain saw though but he has brought a dumper truck I can use tomorrow so I'm weirdly excited! I have EVERYTHING crossed for DDs sleep Cos I know Thursday will be fine 😘

@Franklydear oh god that's horrendous, in this heat, in a mask??? Nope. Sending hugs

Well I managed to get some last night but still need more as my OPKs still got aggeeeesss to go so need to up my game as DH getting more stressed by the day which impedes fun but I'm hoping OV will be for the weekend

@Minster2012 Perth, Australia was named after Perth, Scotland 😆 only know that from being Scottish. Aussie Perth definitely is more widely known now!

Ahhh see @2020mission I'm not Scottish so didn't know that but yes a lot of the places in NZ, & auz are named after others aren't they?!

@bez91 congrats!!!!
@lucyrp the growth scan sounds a pain in the arse, especially if your measurements are consistent. Are they going off the length of your last labour to predict this time?
@larrythelizard poop gardening leave, sorry if I missed why?

Yeah @Minster2012 I think they copied a lot of English areas too.

Are you all coping ok with the heat? I assume it's much hotter down south 😅

@minster2012 I never used to wear sexy underwear till I met OH now it's all I sleep in... If I wanna treat him I'll go with stockings too... Though they are a pain to sleep in.. I'm gonna keep testing hoping I get a further rise, DTD twice last one being this morning so hopefully that's enough untill weekend. Love you channeled my OH with logging .. funny enough he's been making axes all week 🤣

.. anyone else watch virgin river and watched season 3?

Thanks ladies 💕 @larrythelizard start date will be a couple of months away as hopefully I'll have someone to hand over to. *@Minster2012 no, no condoms are for our Larry 😆 fortunately it's an internal job so I don't have the same need for a hiatus like Larry and @Juno231 but I kinda hope in a weird way nothing has happened this month or I'll seem a right dck 😆

@Minster2012 dumper truck sounds fun, what you up to in that?

@blackcurrantqueen hope the tips work out for DDs sleep 🤞🏼 and the sleep consultant turns out to be useful. Will be thinking of you Thursday!

@Dollybird89 go you 👙😉 I'm generally starkers so don't leave much to

Whoops sent too quick *the imagination for poor DH

Wow this thread moves so fast.

I feel for you ladies having to deal with hurtful comments my family think we have stopped trying. My mum said " don't you think you should give up now , it's obviously not going to happen for you" I've not told her about 4 more losses since she said that. Some people really do say things that cut very deep.

As for me im 6/7 dpo and used one of those proov pdg tests and I still have a second line very very faint but there. So I dont know what this means but the instructions say if you have a second line no matter how dark its negative for ovulation so I guess I didn't ovulate after all. Now it's total guess work as to when AF will show up.

I wish my life was as interesting as all of yours. Its seems your all doing exciting things while I'm sat at home riding out redundancy and job hunting. I've recently joined weight watchers and still trying to figure out what I can and can't eat and drink now its a total head ache but I want to feel attractive again. During all my losses I've put on so much weight. I put on pregnancy weight but never lost it before becoming pregnant again and it's gotten out of hand.

I'm sorry I've not addressed anyone im still trying to find my way around the thread and kind of feel like I'm intruding on private conversations

Any way here's my test what do you think

@paintfairy I know we could meet baby in a week or two! Eeek. I wish I hadn't had that appointment with the different midwife then I wouldn't have had any of this faff 🙄 although it is nice to see baby again

@bez91 yeah I'm all too familiar with how different they can be now 🙄 it's all to do with how your first labour went I think and generally second labours are much quicker anyway- I thought it was just the second stage which is quicker but apparently it's the first too. OH got a bit annoyed when I told him as this is his first baby and he said he won't get the real experience which I understand so hopefully its not too quick but not too long for me either 😂🙈

@blackcurrantqueen yeah I saw them 2 weeks ago too but its difficult as we're having a surprise so trying not to look when she's doing the leg measurements is hard 🙈

@Minster2012 I guess so ?!😂 although I have been pretty relaxed about the whole birth thing and now she's told me it will be quick I'm a bit panicky as knowing my luck OH will be at work somewhere an hour away and will have to rush back 🙈

@Kirky658 yeah off my first labour and second baby's are often much quicker - they say half the time of your first most of the time!

@Minster2012 it's My Fitness Pal, calorie tracker

@Kirky658 oh no it's a good thing! I have a new job starting in sept

@bez91 the place I'm leaving is notorious for never really backfilling and often you start your new role whilst doing your old one

Im also way too lazy for sexy underwear all the time @Dollybird89!!

It's been over 30 all week @2020mission - not complaining other than sleep not as good!

Hope DD was a bit better last night @blackcurrantqueen

I know what you mean @Mumlili9 I'm not an OG but just insert yourself into the conversation. Sorry to hear your mum wasn't as supportive as she could have been. Any form of ovulation is good! @Juno231 and I were talking health kick on Monday and calorie counting so join us on that, i also feel really shit about myself and decide DH doesn't fancy me anymore (in reality I think it's me that doesn't like me!)

@lucyrp I think I had a scan at 36 weeks or something as they thought baby was verging on too big and it wasn't quite as good as the others as you couldn't really see what they were looking at as all too big to fit on a screen!

First 7am gym session for me in a long time, trying to ease back into exercise - shouldn't be too intense this morning which is good as intense seems to make me dizzy!

Morning ladies
@Mumlili9 don’t be silly, it’s so many of us, at some point or another everyone has something exciting going on
@larrythelizard enjoy your leave
@Juno231 stop worrying, just work at an easier pace, do you also need an advent calendar?
@Minster2012 all that hard work will pay off , the bus was horrendous, the teens were bored so not on their best behaviour
Still have ewcm maybe I haven’t ovulated this cycle? It’s already cd15, I’ll be in summer hols from next week so at least I can deal with everything calmly at home

Argh me getting @bez91 & @larrythelizard mixed up for the condoms 🙈but get what you mean about maybe not this month 🙊

@bez91 im moving the logs around in the dumper truck today, we've had 3 trees felled & if I move the stuff to the chipper & the logs then we don't pay the tree guy to do it (that's my workout for today!)

Oh @Mumlili9 you poor thing your mum saying that, really big hugs on that it's not nice. Honestly I think everyone else thinks that everyone else has more interesting lives 🤣grass is always greener & all that. How's the job search going? I've not seen those tests before but that sucks balls if it's the case, when I haven't ovulated my cycle has been around 36 days? So hopefully not too late for you 🤞🏻on the weight a lot of us will relate to having losses & gaining weight from it & I would be exactly the same if I had losses in rows. I put on some kg in my one in April /may as I was put on rest then lost the baby so I put on weight Cos of that. A few of us do these fun free dance workouts on YouTube from EMKFit, maybe have a look? You would never intrude we can support you 😘

@larrythelizard how was the gym??

@Franklydear you know what you gotta do, just keep BANGING!! 🍆

Right onto my wood pile 💪🏻

@Minster2012 is that your back garden? Amazing! 🤩

@becarefuloutthere yes it's my new garden!! That's why we bought it!! Huge garden but a house that needs a lot of work!

Ps I forgot to mention 😹😹😹😹at @larrythelizard to @Mumlili9 saying "you just gotta insert yourself" 🤣😂

Love the dumper truck @Minster2012. I'm now singing the Sisquo (don't know how to spell it but him of the thong song) in my head!

@Franklydear my EWCM doesn't immediately dry up so you could still all be in. Yay for holidays with your boy!

Gym was Ok, didn't give it my all but good to be easing myself back in.

AF hasn't arrived for me yet, I think my body might have finally settled and back to 'normal' length LP, just in time to not try - cheers fuckboy body!!

Love your garden @Minster2012!
I’m exactly 5 weeks today so I probably shouldn’t have done this, but it turned out ok… 🥰

@larrythelizard how was the gym? You go girl! DH and I managed a 3 mile walk with the dog this morning before it got too hot.

@sunbird24 yay! Relax now and put away the tests ❤️

@Minster2012 it's spectacular! I can see why this would make you buy it, I've got garden envy and I've not even seen mine yet 😂
We get to choose carpets this weekend, mortgage is approved now too so it's coming together now!
@larrythelizard well done for gymming it! Esp in this heat 🥵
@Sunbird24 whoop! That was the same time that I got mine. Never even saw the 2-3. Wonderful isn't it!! 💕
@Kirky658 impressive hun, I've managed to get on the tube so far. First time going into the office pregnant. Must remember to take my baby on board badge off once I'm walking to the office! Not told any colleagues yet as still too early really. My boss knows tho.

@becarefuloutthere wow you're braver than me going on the tube in this heat! Kudos to you! Lol on the badge 😂 xx

@larrythelizard I'm singing the thing song now! 🤣 Fab tune. I certainly am also too lazy for sexy underwear too and definitely couldn't sleep in it @Dollybird89 it would drive me nuts. I don't sleep in anything.
@blackcurrantqueen thanks! I'm not hopeful though. 12 weeks has gone fast for you! Wow.
@Franklydear 3 hours on a bus?! I think i would actually die. 🙈
@Minster2012 I'm not angry with him. 🤣 But I'm not ready for that. Last fracture clinic appointment is next week though.

So- still no spotting. But I think that's just a good reaction to the drugs this time. I've been really angry this week (poor DH). Added to the frustration is my being unable to be fully useful with my arm. My boobs were agony though and that seems to be tailing off now. So I reckon that's a bad sign. Pretty sure I'll be wasting money using a test......

@vil10 that must have been quite crushing hearing that from your friend. I know you don't want to tell them about you trying just yet but could you drop in something along the lines of "I wish getting pregnant was that easy for everyone, I have more than one friend who I know are going through a tough time ttc just now, the fertility lottery really isn't fair is it." It might just make them stop and think for a bit......or they might not give a shit but saying something out loud may make you feel better even if they don't know you're also referring to yourself. I have a friend who has 4 children and she has literally picked the season she's wanted to give birth for each child counted back to what month she needs to DTD in and bam pregnant either that month or the next. I dont begrudge her any of her kids but it does just feel so unfair how easily it comes to some and not others.

@Dollybird89 check you out and you sexy nightwear, lucky OH. I'm most unsexy at night in proper jammies and big granny pants unless it's a special occasion 😂

@juno231 and @larrythelizard can I join you guys on mfp next week. I'd been using it but dropped off during my pity party this week and need something to kick start me back on again. 🙈 I'm going down to stay with my mum tomorrow till Tuesday so won't start using it again till Tues when I have more control over my meals again.

Congratulations on the job offer @bez91 🥳

@blackcurrantqueen did the sleep consultant give you any good tips that have worked? DS goes to bed not too bad but is an early riser which is getting earlier and earlier this week we're averaging 4am-5am and it's leaving me exhausted 😴 We have blackout blinds up but he just runs over to the window once he's awake and can see it's light outside so as far as he's concerned it's daytime. I got a grow clock and he knows he's not allowed out his room till the sunshine comes on but it didn't take long for him to work out how to manually turn on the sun himself 🤦‍♀️

@Mumlili9 don't worry, everyone always thinks everyone else's life is more exciting than their own remember you usually only hear/see about the exciting parts of people's lives on social media refreshingly this bus tho also shares the lows and the ugly parts 😂 I feel you on the weight gain, I put on 2 stone during the ttc journey over the past 2 years, I'd lose some weight, have yet another chemical then comfort eat my feelings and put a shit load on again. I think that's one major side of ttc that doctors definitely don't address with fertility problems and that's the mental/emotional toll it can take on women.

@lucyrp tell your OH to be careful what he wishes for, if he's upset about not getting the 'real experience' be sure to crush his fingers to within breaking point with fake contractions for over an hour before you even go into labour 😂

@minster2012 Im Having serious garden size envy here with your pic 😍 Have fun log moving today.

Was having a serious pity party this morning. AF didn't show up early which is good as it means I didnt have a short LF but both temp and rhr continuing to decline so its definitely on the cards, I did do a test this morn just on that tiny bit of hope, IC had 2 lines but faint and couldn't tell if it had colour or not, so did get a bit excited then FR it to confirm and it was as snowy white bfn as could be. IC are notorious for evap lines so glad I used the FR to confirm rather than get my hopes up. 11dpo, all positives Ive had in the past have shown by now so I know between that and the drops in temp and rhr I'm out this month and heading for my 2 year ttc anniversary 😭 Had a cry, felt like shit then came on here to read everyone's posts and immediately felt better as it reminded me that I'm not alone in the struggles. I think its hard IRL when friends and family fall pregnant at the drop of a hat (I've had to proper distance myself from SIL at the min as her growing bump is getting me down) it's hard not to feel like you're the only one struggling. But come on here and see I'm definitely not alone, in the shit ttc journey! 💕

Yes @Sunbird24 that's so good to see!

Thankfully wasn't too hot first thing @becarefuloutthere no way could I go now, it's hot hot hot here again today! God I would not fancy the tube!!

Symptoms can come and go though @paintfairy the only definite thing is AF so until she shows, you're still in.

Ooh yes @DKDK123 more MFP friends, will have to remember how to add people!

@DKDK123 you're definitely not alone, you have a lot of friends who get it in your pocket!! It is shit, no other words, no point in platitudes but I feel you