🎵 Anyone for a spot of Sunday Evening Xylophone? 🌈 TTC Bus 52 🚌

[polkadotpixie]

Soooo....@Minster2012 is letting the lunatics take over the asylum as she's handing over the driving seat to the passengers and having a well deserved rest after driving us around since June 2020!

I'm sure she'll still be around and you can follow her on Instagram (Minstermusings) where a lot of passengers and ex-passengers have their own TTC or normal accounts too (just be careful not to out anyone on their non-TTC accounts!)

We have a fabulous history of BFPs on this thread since @Minster2012 took over and we need to keep it up...no slacking!

Anything goes and NOTHING is TMI on this bus! Whether you're doing it the old fashioned way or with some help from science, we're all waiting for those 2 pink lines and are here to support each other and try to stay (somewhat) sane along the way

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 BFPs
November 4 BFPs
December 5 BFPs

Still on for the ride are our fabulous passengers:

@Franklydear
@polkadotpixie
@dmb91
@pennysays
@Sausage1990
@MrsBiddy
@manifestingbaby
@chiatta
@Hann91
@LoveQ
@BellatrixK
@JuniperAndTonic
@user1019273703

IVF/IUI/ICSI/Clomid passengers as well as TTC on the side!
@somatronic
@Dollybird89
@pennysays
@InkyPaper

Already promoted to the Bumps list but still hopping on the bus to keep us company:

@clairey844
@blackcurrantqueen
@lucyrp
@Catherinettc
@Ltay2
@BlondePotter
@Clairey844
@Gem176
@kirky658
@justanothercyster
@2020mission
@Hopeful110
@becarefuloutthere
@crazydoglady123
@Haiyaa
@lexber
@whatwonder
@bez91
@DKDK123
@minster2012
@feliznavidad2
@clolo
@gcat16
@paintfairy
@Bea14
@vil10
@juno231
@sunbird24
@kaylsd
@larrythelizard

Apologies to anyone missed...40 pages is a lot!

New passengers always welcome and an embarrassing story buys you a cheap ticket...Beep Beeeeeep!

@Minster2012 I am coming to the end of the nice bit, teenage boy starting to show up occasionally ....
@lakejupiter I know, if the male factor took this much work, we would be extinct
@bez91 terrible, isn’t it? And all I get is with my condition it is expected and count my blessings I am not a tragic statistic, which I do, but I just want to be well... your pot is similar shape to my humus pot, I couldn’t use that tiny thing, had some that come with the chippies, disposable ones.... just no
Happy Sunday everyone, I’ll see how I go, I am not sure I’ll go to work tomorrow

@InkyPaper what's happening? 🤔 You've been doing ivf for forever? 🤣
@Franklydear sorry to hear you are ill again.
@lakejupiter delaying it is probably daft, as you could both be completely wasting your time if it's dire! And depending on your age (no idea how old you are) you might really not want to be doing that. 🤷‍♀️ How many months have you tried so far?

@lakejupiter keep gently reminding him, but yes we totally feel the weird psychological thing of the is never a GOOD TIME, so just do it!!

@Franklydear yeah my friend's teenager doesn't fill me with joy 🤩😂

@InkyPaper how long left of the injections? We had dog sickness the other night. Not fun 🤔

@Franklydear sorry that you’re still feeling rubbish. Definitely let DH care for you. He sounds like a good one!

@lakejupiter and @Minster2012 Oh dear… these children stories aren’t filling me with faith. DH and I are the least interested in stranger’s children. Everyone always jokes about our lack of maternal/paternal instincts! We’ll be better with our own, right? I like my nieces and my bestie’s boys. And I’m okay with teenagers (secondary teacher!).

Absolutely could not handle that pisspot @lakejupiter and @Sunbird24. My pot is far more piss friendly than that, and I still get splashed.

We had some success trying to cover the static. On Friday night we failed completely. We were both exhausted and tried, but ended up just cuddling instead. Then in the middle of the night DH woke me up to DTD. Think we missed ovulation day, but plenty around it.

Thank you all, I feel slightly better today, I changed the bed for the sofa, dh definitely a good one @BellatrixK, I had to tell him what I want done, but he’s done it, without complaint, he’s currently out with ds to get some exercise, with the scooters, so I am just having coffee and Netflix, last thing he said: don’t even think about cleaning, I’ll do whatever it is in the afternoon

We spent the day yesterday with my nieces who are aged 1 and 2 and I'm pretty sure they've put DH off the whole thing.

He left the house soon after they arrived to take photos and was gone for hours!

After that we spent a few hours with my friend and her 4 month old who is very good, but I think my nieces have traumatised him haha.

@Somatronic my nieces are 1 and 2 and my DH is the same. Luckily, one of my best friends has boys ages 6 and 4 and they’re much more fun for him!

I’m after advice! Does anyone have any TWW tips? I’ve read about pineapple, Brazil nuts, pomegranate juice but I’m unsure whether they work. Also, for anyone who has had losses, I’ve heard that aspirin is recommended except the nurse at the EPU says she wouldn’t advise until after tests (which they don’t do until 3 losses) as it could think the blood which could affect implantation.

Thanks for tips everyone - yes might try to squeeze one more in @bez91 depending on when I peak and depending on logistics of travel.

@paintfairy I'm 36, coparent is 20 years older (he looks about 40 lol but not sure if his sperm do 😂) yes it does worry me that we might not actually be achieving anything but for this month I'm going to try some PMA and visualise the union of sperm and egg!

@BellatrixK @Somatronic toddlers are great contraception 😂but luckily when they are open the rose tints work well!!

@BellatrixK I'm a firm believer in the run up being most important so you are covered really well I think 👏🏻

@Franklydear you relax xx

@paintfairy still doing IVF 🤣 hooooooooooooooo the ovary pain is REAL and deeply unpleasant. Got another scan and blood test on Monday but the lady doing the scan on Friday said she thinks the trigger shot will happen Monday night, so things are progressing at least. I've currently got 16 large follicles and 14 smaller ones, so there are some concerns about OHSS, but there's nothing to do except push on.

@Minster2012 omg the cat throwing up on the duvet (and then eating her own vomit 🤢) was the worst start to a day. Spent a chunk of yesterday cursing her name and spreading a mix of bicarb and white vinegar on the stain to try and get it out. At the minute, the injections will continue till Monday and then we'll go from there. I look and feel like a pincushion right now 🤣

@Franklydear hope you feel loads better soon!

Thank you all @Minster2012 2 hours sleep on the middle of the day, just woke up to eat lunch late, I am in two minds to work tomorrow or just take an extra day at least, might need a chat with doc
@InkyPaper pincushion 😂

@InkyPaper that's brilliant numbers! And trigger could be Monday yesss it's coming along nicely, totally feel the pincushion pain it's awful isn't it!! Urgh the cat I hope she's sulking & staying away from you

@Franklydear I vote no for work

@Franklydear is also vote no work. Look after yourself.

@InkyPaper oh no… what a trauma with the cat. I hope she (and the bedding!) are okay. And you of course. Sounds exciting for this week, a lot seems to be happening!

Third vote for no work over here @Franklydear!

Sounds like you're progressing @InkyPaper which is good. Fingers crossed for avoiding OHSS.

Another vote for no work tomorrow @Franklydear you sound quite poorly

I think you are all right, I’ll take a couple of days
@InkyPaperexciting times ahead!

errrr @Minster2012 that wasn't a straw in my piss-tini it was an OPK! I like pushing the boundaries as much as the next girl, but drinking piss is beyond it for me!

@BellatrixK I don't know anything about the TWW - I was under the assumption that the egg is floating about in the fallopian tubes virtually unaffected by its surroundings, which is why I like to get PISSED. I'm the wrong person to ask. How many days po are you?

Anyone else on the TWW? Ovulation day today - bonking done and now two weeks of not going crazy. PASSENGERS OF THE BUS - DO NOT LET ME TEST BEFORE DAY 14! I can't go through what I did to myself last time.

@Franklydear you dh sounds like an absolute dream. If you're sofa bound and watching Netflix then have you seen Call My Agent? Lovely, sweet french series with subtitles so good for a moment when you have nothing else to do.

@bez91 now that it is an EXCELLENT suggestion for a piss pot. Currently on a protein powder scoop loving the handle.

also @Somatronic i never acknowledged your story about your mum singing the muppets theme tune. It made me really LOL and i needed that. So thanks.

@pennysays I've been watching the one, and the last season of orzack, I'll put that on the list

@pennysays hahaha, mother's method of getting me up in the morning was no fun at the time. I was a very lazy sleepy child and I am a lazy sleepy woman now. Getting up is always upsetting.

I'm at 8dpo I think and I'm getting itchy to test 😬 I haven't tested in months so not sure why I'm slipping now. Have been following @pennysays TWW regime in terms of lifestyle choices - I'll try to do better this week.

@InkyPaper I'm sorry to hear you're in pain. Progress sounds good though! Good luck for this week!

@Franklydear your partner sounds like a dream!! Hope you feel better. Can also recommend Mare of Easttown if you haven't seen it yet.

@pennysays good luck on the TWW! I'm CD8 so just recommenced POAS fortnight lol. Weirdly high OPKs for this early in the month - not positive but not snowy white like they often are, sort of a medium-rare situation. i hope I'm not gonna ovulate early.....or at least hope I dont ovulate before Friday when my coparent arrives for a weekend of fap cups & PreSeed....

@pennysays ahhhhh an opk that makes more sense 😂🙈a protein powder scoop! Love that!

I also missed commenting on like @Bundaberg84 said for @lakejupiter when he's on a sperm diet?! That doesn't sound appetising!

@Somatronic hold strong for a bit more! That's the curse of the static smile I swear it makes you think you are pregnant after each time you see it

@lakejupiter fapping & preseed, what a weekend coming up!

In bed, with my hot water bottle and vicks vapour rub, I am going to call my doctor when they open this feels like a chest infection, I hate calling on a Monday

@BellatrixK I hate children and every time at the weekend I was out somewhere and they were annoying me, I kept thinking- god, what have we done? 🤣🤣🤣 But I will also like my own, right?
@InkyPaper its a bit worrying if you can feel it already. I was fine until after and they only got 12 eggs (only really 10 follicles on my scans). No one really mentioned i had OHSS until 8 weeks later at the scan. 🙄🤣 Although my acupuncture lady did suspect from what I'd been telling her. Finally by my 12 week scan my ovaries were beginning to go back to normal. Its a long time though? I hope today goes well!
@lakejupiter yeah that's the age I was when we started trying. Sounds really selfish but if the problem is him, then you don't want to waste another year before realising this. So really you do need to know whether it's worth keep trying or not? 🤷‍♀️
@pennysays I hope the protein powder scoop doesn't belong to your OH? If so, that could be the problem......
@Somatronic I dislike toddlers too. 😆 Maybe that stage might pass quick? 🤷‍♀️🤣
@Franklydear rest up! And yes calling on a Monday is always a nightmare. Saying that, mine is any day. I hope you feel better soon.