🎄Is your turkey 🦃moister than an oyster?💦TTC bus 51

[Minster2012]

Wow that last bus was an amazing bumper BFP filled bus where we were all crying and screaming for joy as lots of our lovely passengers got their BFPs…🙌🏻we are having an ADVENT CALENDAR of a BFP each day! 🥰❤️

There’s still some ppl lingering on this bus so that’s it, I’m calling time, all the rest of you are due off this bus with your 2 lines please 🤞🏻

This is the bus where we’ve got lots of things going on, bumps, rainbows 🌈, ivf, and now lots more miracle BFPs before ivf! Maybe we should issue passengers with an ivf referral on your way in too to help spur those eggs & sperm into action!

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.

Ah I see @paintfairy my elephant brain has failed me again

Oh no @Amy00 here's hoping the cheapie is right. How's the house going?

@Somatronic all the hugs for you after the fertility clinic were knobs not knowing what's going on and bring in suitcases. It's not a h ice feeling that

@kaylsd I def wouldn't cancel yet

@larrythelizard drink doesn't always taste off and if af hadn't shown that's s decent LP right?

@Minster2012 the house is an ongoing shambles, but we did at last get heating on, in the third week of November! 🥶 Builder keeps trying to scam us out of more money any chance he gets, and the delays keep piling up. Was supposed to be done and dusted 8 October but they are now saying end of January maybe. So we've told them to pack up on 17 dec and not come back until 4 jan as we need a break! It'll probably still be going in the spring 😂😱

Saw your recent news on a pink baby - congratulations!! 💖💖💖

@Amy00 I really hope the cheapies are right!

@kaylsd ah crap yeah doing an AFC check now would be awkward 🤣. Good thinking about moving it to Jan though, hopefully neither of us will need those appointments.

Hoping the cheapie is right @Amy00

No AF yet @Minster2012 feel more periody than anything so a bag full of sanpro for work Xmas drinks today. Don't think I've hit 10dpo since sept 2020! Although tbf I'd have to get to the end of the day for that milestone!

Oh no I've just been back through FF and was April that I last hit 10dpo and I remember feeling sick then too. Assuming body is waiting to hit full flow on Sat when DH and I have a night to ourselves!

@larrythelizard don't consider yourself out yet!! I felt periody too and was convinced AF was on her way!!

Of course it will be when you are enjoying yourselves @larrythelizard though I agree with @Vil10 basically lost ppl who get BFPs actually get cramps or feel like af coming. Just saying!

Well it's been a while since I've posted on here but saw you in active so dropped in to say hiya 👋🏻

It's been so long I probably owe you another embarrassing story..... last night OH and I got a bit amorous (it was cold and seemed like a good way to warm up 🤣), thought we were being super quiet and reserved but somehow set Ewan the dream sheep off (for the uninitiated, he's a cuddly toy that plays pink noise to soothe babies and has a sensor that detects noises of a baby waking to make the pink noise start playing again)... in three months the sensor has not once kicked in when baby is actually waking but you try to have one quickie on the QT and the fluffy cock block tries to give you a heart attack!! Could we work out wtf the noise was, nope, the laughing when we did killed the moment a bit but we ploughed on 😜😂

@Vil10 and @Juno231 huge congratulations 🥳 I'm so unbelievably delighted for you both!!

I'll probably struggle to keep up again as I do with all buses including the sidecar (sorry, I'm just really shit at this and replying to messages) but I've signed myself up for far too much since starting maternity leave! I'm now a parent helper at brownies, secretary of the school parent council, fully signed up member of baby massage, pram walking group, sing and sign and several playgroups 🤯 and just for fun baby sleeps through them all..... she's trolling me 😂

Part of me is gutted that I won't be ttc ever again but the stress that goes with it isn't much fun however all worth it for the lovely bundles we eventually get. Instead I'll stick to being a cheerleader for you all ♥️

Went to my exercise class 😇 it’s a mum class you can take your toddler to and this week he was running wild so I just did a lot of squats while holding him.

@Minster2012 something embarrassing? well the most resent would be turning up an hour late to my sons swimming lesson, getting into the pool with him looking around and realising this isn’t my class

*Recent, and I’m queen of typos

@Minster2012 I'm pleased you are wishing my weeks away with me! 🤣
Had a random dream last night! @Minster2012 bought a pub? I was in the area (wherever that was) and visiting. And randomly my brother, through shear coincidence, had got a job there as a chef? (He doesn't even cook). So then other members of my family turned up too. There were also some bus members turning up too, to all come and see the new pub! Meanwhile @Minster2012 buggered off as she was busy and had lots to sort out! It had a nice garden though. 🤣

Back in the real world, my real life is not very exciting at all. 🙃 I've bought lactulose. I'm still struggling with food and drink. And despite being tired I keep waking up really early in the morning. Grrrr.

@Amy00 I'm sorry about the result today. Hopefully the cheapie is right! And having heard how long your house is taking I'll stop complaining now! That sounds tough to be battling with builders for so long. @Juno231 hopefully I'll be able to live there by the end of next week so not much longer thank God!

@Gem176 great story 😁

So today I learned that the fertility clinic I have an appointment with can take a year from the first appointment. I lurk in an Irish Facebook fertility page and they were complaining about it today. So that would be February 2023 for me. I rang them and they didn't answer. More shit on top of all the other shit. I've sent applications to two others and I'll just go with whoever can do it quickest I guess.

@Vil10 just seen you've been promoted....OMG such huge congratulations. I am so behind on the buses (haven't even read this one just saw your name on the list) but I will try to have a read back for all the details but I am so bloody happy for you. Thanks @Minster2012 for continuing to tag me in, and congratulations to all of those that have got their BFPs recently. Mine was just over a year ago, and I now have the product of those so desperately wanted two lines snoozing on my shoulder!!
Sending love to all of you on the bus, especially those whose names I recognise from the early buses that are still waiting-I've not forgotten what it feels to see everyone around you fall pregnant 😢😘😘
Off to read the previous bus, and may the advent of BFPs continue xx

And the baby brain starts @Minster2012😂
I am definitely ill, been sleeping until 1 pm, I did get up a5 5.30 to get ds ready and to the bus stop, but I was back in bed at 7.30, feel weird

@larrythelizard it’s abit hard grounds to white lie but we both know we’re doing it for the right reasons! It feels so strange like you’ve said moving things on for personal priority reasons! Maybe this is our time to start putting ourselves first :) try not to worry that your out of the game, you never know I was one of those who felt AF was coming but never showed I even moaned about it on here🤞🏻🤞🏻
@amy00 I hope the cheapies are going for the win for you 🤞🏻
@minster2012 & @juno231 I’ve moved them onto January 11th and January 17th, the coordinator was so lovely about it and said don’t worry these things happen and we shall see you in the new year, hopefully not but it’s abit of a comfort blanket too for us both!
@juno231 deffo would have been awkward if I kept Tuesdays appointment and they could see a sac and be like hmmm what is this? 🤣🤣🤣
@paintfairy absolutely love the sound of your dream, MN pub we could have gatherings and lock ins no doubt 🍷 so when is @minster2012 going to get her landlord licence 🤣🤣🤣
@somatronic I hope it’s sooner than later and not as late than what it appears! Could you email them monthly to see where you are on the list? Sending hugs ❤️

Oh definitely got baby brain @Franklydear I'm forgetting things constantly!! But Unless I've forgotten the major point I've bought a pub @paintfairy then I'm pretty sure that's just a really weird random dream for you (& I'm flattered to be in your dreams!) Def stay in bed @Franklydear

@paintfairy I'm still early waking from progesterone. Gotta love it (hate it)

@Gem176 loving your elf antics an insta btw! Missed that! And damn you sound stupidly busy !! Why do that?! I'd want to snooze like DD!! Loving the fact you continued with your amorous deed despite the cock block sheep, love that 😂

@Somatronic here's hoping they quote that as a worse case or you can find something quicker that still allows you to save up for it maybe?

Poor @franklydear I hope you feel better soon.

I'm having more luck with another clinic and they're offering me SA and AMH tests next week so I'll go along and see. €350 for those tests and a zoom call. Hopefully it works out and they'll do IVF for me.

On the subject of AMH, am I right to say that the numbers for women with PCOS can be a bit dodgy? I've never had AMH tested before.

@Somatronic oh wow that's so much better than waiting a year for an appointment lol. Yeah AMH tends to be quite high for women with pcos. It's not terrible though, just means you're potentially more likely to end up with a freeze all cycle due to the potential for OHSS.

@larrythelizard I'm feeling the same way as you, I'm 11dpo but feeling like my period is 100% coming so think it'll he here either Friday or Saturday, fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻

@Juno231 haha I know. Hopefully they're not cowboys. I wanted to go to the other clinic because they're not for profit and are affiliated with the National Maternity Hospital but I'll have to go with these people for how. I'm pretty sure a woman I know who is loaded and fancy went to them before so they can't be too dodgy I guess. They are most definitely money grabbers though. They hardly asked me anything medical but asked me 5 times for full payment immediately.

Thanks for AMH advice. How do you know everything? You're like the fertility oracle. We're lucky to have you. I haven't overstimulated when I was on Clomid and Letrozole so will hopefully be OK.

@Somatronic fingers crossed for the new clinic.
@Minster2012 I think you should buy a pub. I want to visit. 🤣

@Minster2012 and you must call it the minster hug and put a notice over the door like the old Irish pubs, that says there's no strangers here, only friends you haven't met yet

@Somatronic sounds positive with your clinic! I have a AMH in accordance to medichecks? Didn't get it done with NHS but it was at 47 which is the higher end of normal likely linked towards my PCOS x

Fingers crossed for you both @larrythelizard & @LoveQ

@Somatronic it obviously would have been nice to use the not for profit but being seen sooner is better, and that sounds about the same price as here

@paintfairy @Franklydear I'm not buying a pub 😂