Trouble titties, windy 🌬 bums, & full stockings of old 💦…TTC bus 50

[Minster2012]

When you don’t think about your days as “Monday Tuesday Wednesday” you think of them as “fertile week” or “CD12” we know the feeling.

We’ve tried baby dust (back in early 2020 I think we stopped believing in that!?, we’ve tried chocolate/pizza & sofa sex (remember that? Late 2020, that got a lot of babies!) and now we are onto manifesting, testing, pleading & yet there’s still some unwanted bleeding🤣😂well tough titties we are here to stay til we get those BFPs🤞🏻🙌🏻we just need to rinse out our foofs & get the nurses to wade through our stocking full of old sperm 💦

Whether you are TTC “normally”, IUI/ivf or anything we are a crew that cling together to the bitter end & always ready to help a sister out. We’ve had multiples, some losses so know two lines can be just as terrifying as none, and we’ve got ladies where those two lines are more illusive than a white Christmas 🎅🏻

It costs an embarrassing story for your ticket, doesn’t have to be TTC related as we know laughing when TTC is needed.

If you see mention of Instagram I have a public account where a lot of people are linked too:
Minstermusings, and a few people have created new anonymous accounts to record their TTC journey/life stupidities m/general annoyances on…just don’t mention TTC on a personal account.

Bumps & babies who want to keep track of us from our other buses 👀
@clairey844
@blackcurrantqueen
@lucyrp
@Catherinettc
@Ltay2
@BlondePotter
@Clairey844
@Gem176
@kirky658
@justanothercyster
@2020mission
@Hopeful110
@becarefuloutthere
@crazydoglady123
@Haiyaa
@lexber
@whatwonder
@bez91
@DKDK123
@minster2012
@feliznavidad2
@clolo
@gcat16
@Bea14

Story so far...

We’ve been around since March 2020 but @minster2012 took over in …
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 BFPs
July 1 BFP
Aug 2 BFPs
Sept 5 BFPs
October 3 BFP
November 1 BFP

Still in it for the ride are out sexy passengers:

@Franklydear
@Vil10
@Manifestingbaby
@larrythelizard
@kaylsd
@dmb91
@pennysays
@bundaberg84
@MrsBiddy

Just about hanging on with fingertips
@sausage1990

IVF/IUI/ICSI /clomid passengers as well as TTC on the side!
@somatronic
@manifestingbaby
@Dollybird89
@juno231
@paintfairy
@sunbird24
@InkyPaper

Newly promoted to the bump list;
@Bea14

@Dollybird89 I would be stressed just doing all those things in 1 day! I hate it when crap things all fall together. @Minster2012 @Vil10 yes it's still on. Its going down still, which isn't ideal! Although I suppose as long as it doesn't drop down to pre AF levels (63 ish is mine) then I guess it's OK. Nothing i can do about it though. I've attached it. I'm trying not to worry, mostly because I feel sick and horrid so maybe it's OK? 🤣 I don't feel like I'll be sick but I feel horrible. I had a biscuit that helped a little. Tea tastes bloody horrible now.
I don't know what supper is? My acupuncture lady appears to use that word for dinner. Is it not posh people's dinner? The timing should indicate though? If its late then maybe it's lighter? I would honestly have no idea!
@Franklydear is him cooking bad?
@Juno231 I organised it and I do want to go. Even if just for the meal. Although I need to be feeling less horrid digestive wise. But I'm not surprised about the ski trip. Kind of useful for you though! 😁

@paintfairy him cooking is great, he’s a trained chef, and great that he has the energy to do it, him coking, not so great, but he’s never done that before, I don’t know if he would know how to go about it...

I've been MIA , got drunk at the weekend and have bashad a 2 day hangover. I'm such a lightweight 🤣 don't usually drink....won't again for some time I think!
@bez91 glad the scan went well 😃

@Lexber aw lovely! Although 2 of either sounds great too! Pros and cons to all dynamics. Glad your girls are happy 💙💗

@Sunbird24 you seem to be handling the tww well! Good for you!

@Juno231 sorry you are feeling sick and sad. It's hard, I hear you. Happy and all as we are for everyone. I've actually been thinking of taking a mumsnet/thinking about ttc break for December. Still ttc but just not giving it so much headspace. I'm so happy to see so many here get their long awaited bfps lately but it's hard been one of the unlucky. Think a break might do me good and just concentrate on Christmas and being less stressed. Might be something to think about yourself? Recharge for the new year?

I'll have to catch up on the rest later x

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4414503-garage-won-t-refund-faulty-40k-car 🤨

@Manifestingbaby A break might do you good, we’re here when you’re ready, I know what you mean, I am so happy for all of you, specially ogs, but fuck, why not me, and I have the consolation that I have one,...

Welcome back @polkadotpixie x

@Kirky658 oh poor Alice . What age is she now? Hope things improve when she starts solids and gets more upright x

@Vil10 could you say it's no longer in the budget with all the house stuff going on? Need a bigger deposit or something? Actually see you have had loads of similar advice.

Can't believe all these smear stories! Not due one for ages 😭

@InkyPaper you seem to be flying through the stages. Is it hard yo get your head around?

Sorry about af @Hann91

God this is such an all over the place catch up 🤣 I keep forgetting where I've left off or to reply to people. And still a page to go later!

@Franklydear good about the cooking then! I've no idea on coking either. 🤣
Who spends 40k on a car?! From a dodgy garage as well. Ridiculous.

@Juno231 @Franklydear it's at 7.30, we'll getting over there for 7.30 so to me I think maybe like @clolo says a meal? As to me thats tea time 🤷🏼‍♀️however also like @Juno231* says we could have a bit to eat before and either a) look dainty & not greedy by then eating less (unlikely), or b) get 2 lots of food (more likely) I kinda get the supper for kids idea like @Franklydear* said as DS will only have peanut butter on toast after he's been at pre school as they eat there but for adults? Maybe I should have some soup at about 4?

@Manifestingbaby we def want the BFP for you and totally understand the potentially wanting a headspace break

@Juno231 id be pleased the ski trip has gone but I'm mean 😂

Have I missed anything else?

Anyone making their own wreath this year?? I'm gonna get some bits this afternoon but we've had some lovely ones last year on here!

@Minster2012 let me introduce you to the concept of la merienda, it’s basically a snack, but big like a big sandwich, meaty one normally, some fruit and a bit of cake, ice cream,biscuits about 3/4 hours after lunch, to tidy you up till dinner, granted we do it because dinner is usually after 10, but nothing to stop you importing the concept

@Minster2012 I would assume at 7.30 it's proper dinner and they are just posh and use another word. 🤣

I think so @paintfairy, they are very much Pearl clutchers but the kind that have a twinkle in their eye & you think would be fun drunk but still a lot posher than us (very posh talking) & we feel a bit inadequate 🙄but that's probs more just us

@Franklydear that sounds fab I have to say!

@Franklydear that thread has actually blown my mind. I genuinely don't understand how someone who had that much money to spend on a secondhand car doesn't now want to get lawyers involved? Also, that is a crazy amount of money for a secondhand car - what car did she get?!

@Manifestingbaby there's a lot of hurry up and wait with this process. It's crazy how quick it seems to be going now after 3 months of nothing waiting for the appointment 🙈 but yeah, definitely a lot to try and get my head around!

@Minster2012 As someone who goes to FILs manor house for the holidays - supper would be the main evening meal for them😅. Tea doesn't feature in our vocab unless talking about the hot beverage!

@paintfairy here's the calculator www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/calculators-tools-resources/check-your-caffeine-intake-pregnancy

@Manifestingbaby yeah I'm thinking about it too but realistically know I couldn't stay away!

Thanks for thinking of me @Franklydear 💓

14 weeks post partum for me and I had my first period last week much to my disgust as I'm EBF and didn't have any periods for the whole 12 months with DS from what I can remember. Anyway my sex drive has been through the roof the last couple of days and we've had some great sex ( the best since I gave birth for sure) and I've been looking at Flo and I'm due to ovulate on Friday. I'm not on any contraception yet and we've only been doing the pull out method 😬 Sod's law id get pregnant now first cycle after giving birth when it took 16 months to get pregnant 🙈🥴

How is everyone getting on? I am really crap ag keeping up and don't think I've said any welcomes to newbies for ages. Sorry 😫

@Minster2012 considering it! I bought one from Tesco last year which was just the greenery and then added all my own bits on like the lights, baubles etc. i kept the template thing from thag and was going to attempt adding my own greenery but we'll see. Might end up with a Tesco one again😅 getting our Christmas tree this weekend too which I'm excited about and I'm sure Evelyn will love it. We went to the garden centre the other day and she was mesmerised by all the lights bless her

@paintfairy just wanted to say been chatting with @Vil10 this morning about my rhr when j got my BFP and once you've got your positive test it literally means nothing so try not to worry. Il attach a couple of screenshots below. The first one was ovulation, second one is 14dpo and the third is 22dpo so as you can see mine was up and down continuously.

Something else that's quite interesting is this if you're into rhr. This is mine over the last year from conception to giving birth and then 3 months PP
Conception - November/December
Birth- august

@InkyPaper I thought the same. She was saying she now had no money. But who in their right mind would blow every last penny on a 40k car if they then had no back up to deal with anything else? Beggars belief.
@lucyrp interesting charts. I think if mine was bouncing about i would feel OK. Its the fact it's going down 1 every day for the last few days. I wish I'd took the bloody thing off. The year one is fascinating though!
@Juno231 I'll have a look!

@Juno231 I know yeah being too nosey to actually leave may be a problem 🤣

@lucyrp having investigated and it seems I need to get a new oasis thing unless I use the harder wicker one I have. Will have a think . Omg if you got pregnant that would be weird!!

@Juno231 yeah o think it will be a proper dinner. Sorry to me "dinner" is lunch or nothing, tea is the evening meal. It's something DH & I disagree on a lot 😂why are dinner ladies called dinner ladies if it's not at lunch??

Making gingerbread reindeer with DS. He's just knocked the whole mixture on the floor before it was bound together. Amazing. Not. 😩take two

@lucyrp please charge your phone 🤣 and boo for AF returning already! Do you think you'd want a third baby one day?

@paintfairy I'm sure it's fine, like I say once you've got your BFP its pretty useless in my experience💓

@Minster2012 I can't wait to make the house all Christmassy, I've changed the batteries in loads of lights I've got today and it's made the house so much cosier already and a tree just tops it off.

@Juno231 don't worry it got to 90% before I had to shoot off for the school run🤣 yeah I think I'l definitely have another if im lucky enough that is, 4 would be the absolute max for me 😉😂 we wouldn't start trying again until Evelyn is maybe 3 so she'd be in school by the time I got pregnant if we managed to conceive x how's things going with you? Remind me what's been going on

@larrythelizard @paintfairy I wouldn’t mind being snowed in a place of work if it was a food related place or pub but clinical areas it’ll just be full of nurse stuff and not the same 🙈 I’ve heard stranger things happened to people from one time incidents, you never know 🤞🏻
@Juno231 @vil10 I cannot wait to start thank you! Been doing some research on the area to try and get to grips with the different forms of cancers and how they form.. mind was boggled after about 10 mins in, it’ll be good to get stuck in and learn on the front line with it 😘
@juno231 could it be worth a shout to the GPS if you are coughing up plegm incase it’s a chest infection? Sending hugs!
@minster2012 Brazil nuts will now be on our shopping list, thank you @inkypaper sending hugs to your SIL I hope she gets out of the ICU soon 🥺🤞🏻
@dollybird89 I hope you feel better soon and it’s nothing too serious 🤞🏻🤞🏻
@paintfairy never called it supper! I thought supper was like cereal before bed? I say breakfast lunch and dinner / tea dependent being a Yorkshire girl!
@minster2012 I love the look of home made wreaths! I see a lot of florists near me do Christmas workshops which look so pretty, I have the same one I get out every year what I got from the range! I went into range last week and was disappointed this year with it :(

Going for a festive gathering at inlaws family after work, i wouldn’t mind but it’s outside in their garden and it’s only 11 degrees which I guess is warmer than the weekend but still feel like it’s too cold to be outside 🙊