Shackets from yesteryear, baltic crotches ❄️ and lots of ostriches 🐦 TTC bus 48

[bez91]

It’s been thirteen million years & Minster & the good time crew are still here…its September, autumn in full swing and we haven’t done too bad so far this month compared to previous months but I still think we are owed ladies.

Oh and we don’t just talk TTC, we’ll chat about anything. In fact that’s positively encouraged cos TTC can be bloody boring sometimes!

It costs an embarrassing life (or TTC) story for your ticket please then you can hop on board

Agency bus driver at the wheel.…

All aboard bus number 48

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Morning all. Had my follicle tracking scan today. Last month I had a 17mm one at 10 days but today is day 9 and there's 2 at around 10.5mm so I'm not sure if that means the letrozole didn't work or if I'm just a bit slower this month. The lining is only 4.6 too so she said I need a few more days. I have to go back on Monday morning.

I asked her about the grapefruit juice and she said said glass of grapefruit is absolutely fine with letrozole and not to worry that I don't get EWCM but that she'll check my progesterone on day 21 just to reassure me.

@DKDK123 aww bless him! Let's hope he's right! @Minster2012 I've been behind on MAFS - was it not on last night? I think I've caught up to there now. I have to say people are really pissing me off. I don't think I like any of them. 🤣
@InkyPaper you haven't done it to me, so it's fine. 🤣 But yeah, it's not what I expected. Maybe you'll have a better experience. The acupuncture lady said to me that once you have a stressful path, it tends to stay that way for some reason. Even now its a different leg of the journey. The hospital were more useful with you so maybe you'll have a better time! 🤷‍♀️ Luckily I'm able to go away and research myself but not everyone is like that?
@Somatronic hmmm. What day do you usually ovulate? Your body reacts to the drugs differently each month I think as the first month is a shock.

@paintfairy I don't know if I even ovulate. I have PCOS and only ever had day 21 bloods done when I was using ovulation induction drugs so I don't know what happens without them!

@Somatronic ah OK. Well I ovulate day 12 without fail so to me, yours would be no good. 🤣 But- if your cycle isn't regular then you could ovulate at any time really. They grow 1-2mm a day and need to be 17mm ideally. So if you don't ovulate for another week it would be fine. Likely it only would when you are ready to, so I wouldn't panic yet.

@DKDK123 the 16th well it's October now so one day in. Really hope DS is right 🤞🏻🤞🏻it's sunk in a little. I'm just gonna keep saying to myself everyday "I'm pregnant" and hope it continues to be true. I'm not sure on the complaint, I don't want to stress myself extra

@becarefuloutthere thank you darling

@Somatronic maybe it's the slow growing bit more mature ones that are better 🤞🏻🤞🏻and great news on the grapefruit. My 3 last cycles I didn't ovulate, then ovulated on day 26 then last time ovulated on day 17 so it being on different days shouldn't matter 🤞🏻

@paintfairy I honestly can't get my head around MAFS if it was on last night it's not on catch up on demand & my sky box says it's recorded it but it's first dates?? Can anyone who watches it live help out?? You don't like anyone?? Ooo you are cold hearted 🤣🤣

Where's everyone else in their cycle? Anyone at spiky end of TWW this weekend?

Cd 10, didn’t have much ewcm this time, but no creamy cm yet so in fw I think, we dtd once, not feeling it tbh, but hey ho, what’s another month?
In other news, ds is thriving in school, I had an informal meeting with the pastoral team, they have put so many accommodations in place for him that I had nothing to ask for, lovely funny reasonable people too

@Minster2012 I've just checked and mine appears to have recorded it? I fast forwarded to the programme start and it is MAFS (as opposed to any other random show). 🤷‍♀️

@DKDK123 luckily no frisky business just a bit weird and obviously I can't tell DH 😆 hopefully the break is the distraction you need. Mine is the day before on the 15th, seems so far away!

Yayyy good news on the grapefruit @Somatronic I love it! The follicles can grow quite fast though can't they so may catch up by Monday

Lovely news on your DS @Franklydear glad he's enjoying it and everyone is happy 😃 it is hard some months and so demotivating 💕

I think you can probably call your crazy dreams a symptom @bez91!

Any chance of asking your DS for the lottery numbers @DKDK123?! I think he's on to something...! As @Minster2012 says, we're in October now so home straight.

That's good to have spoken to the nurse about the grapefruit @Somatronic - no idea about the rest of it...

Have the drugs arrived @paintfairy?

Busy morning here with a couple of different friends falling apart a bit so took one to work with a pep talk on on WhatsApp with another.

Pleased it's the weekend - I'm already regretting that I'm booked into the gym tomorrow morning as I'm out tonight!

@clolo we need a picture!! And I had cramps/have cramps, it can be good! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@paintfairy argh I need to FIND IT then 🙄

@larrythelizard helping mates is really important. As is the gym especially after drink. I've been told 🤣

@Franklydear that's brilliant news on DS! Well done him!

I've swapped our 3 tog summer duvet for our 6 tog winter one, no joy in getting hold of someone to service the Aga (and turn it on?!) no idea 😩

Off to get my nails done this afternoon, getting rid of the 🌈worries me somehow 😬

Oooh @Minster2012 rainbow nails, sorry, feel free to ignore me, or take a picture and show us

CD36
16DPO (I think)
BFN two days ago
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Yassss @clolo I knew it would work for you!! 👏🏾 🎉🤩

@Franklydear glad to hear DS is thriving in school, sounds like you def picked a good supportive place for him.

@bez91 at least you'll be able to look at your colleagues then, I had a dream once where things got mighty hot n steamy with someone in my work (not someone that's ever my type IRL) and I couldn't look in his direction without blushing for weeks as it kept replaying in my head when I did 😳🙈
You'd think we would be well used to doing TWWs by now, but this one is going to feel doubly long! Hopefully by the end of it we'll be able to progress from the sandpit to somewhere a bit more comfortable 🤞
I did make another step forward and got my booking appointment with the midwife its on the 18th so if alls well with the scan then it'll be all systems go. It's supposed to be a phone appointment but they've asked me to come in for a face to face one, don't know if its due to the history of losses or the fact my pregnancy with DS was a risky one but they're obviously taking something seriously to make it a face to face appointment which is weirdly reasurring.

@larrythelizard I may just get him to pi on my lottery numbers this weekend 😂 I think he's just so desperate for a sibling that he's hoping if he says it enough it'll happen. Only if we do have a girl there's no option but to call her Emily now as it'd feel so weird calling her anything else given that's all I hear every day at the moment. He even started taking some toys out of his toy box and putting them in a pile and when I asked what they were for he said they're for Emily to play with when she comes out of your tummy. Bless him, at least I know he'd make a great big brother, so I really hope this is it for him 💕
Gym booked for the morning after a night out, that definitely is dedication!!!! You go girl 💪💪💪

@clolo keeping everything crossed for you, when do your FRs arrive? And period pains can be a good sign, I was sure AF was due and had what I thought was the worst PMT ever before my bfp. 🤞

@Minster2012 dont be worried, you're not jinxing anything you're getting new nails for the next stage of your positive journey 🥰

More rainbow nails @Minster2012?

Oh @clolo 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@dmb91 how long are your cycles normally?

Decided to have a nap, think I'm too hungry. Also need to fake tan My legs before nursery pick up, so busy today...!

@dmb91 also second the dogs you have long cycles or irregular usually? Damn the bfn

@clolo trust it if you can see it's definitely there and get those FRER!! Yesssss come on so exciting!

@Franklydear these ones, I've had them done twice now as last time was before the end of my cycle due so i could bear to get rid of the rainbow in case it then meant no rainbow. Stupid but mehhhh

@paintfairy omg I can't find it but my tv is saying it's on tonight??? Ffs what's going on!!

@DKDK123 ha ha ha loving these dreams, were they good?!! That's great on the booking appointment & after the scan. I sent off my self referral earlier 😬

Forgot to attach @Franklydear

@larrythelizard
No normal yet! Implant removed 2/7, had three days of light spotting that I’m counting as a period starting 27/8

@clolo that looks good, wait for tomorrow
@Minster2012 love them, I like the consistency, only design until 20 weeks, that's my verdict

Oh wow @clolo that is a line at a random time of day!! 🥳🥳🥳

Yes @Minster2012 listen to what queen @Franklydear has decreed please

Ah annoying @dmb91 - hopefully it settles soon