🎵 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!

@becarefuloutthere such a lovely date, couldn't forget it! Hope the sweep is successful or the next one at least is less unpleasant. Can't believe you are nearly there, so exciting. Nothing to report here but I'm good in general 😃

@InkyPaper I read back and sorry to see you are struggling. I can only imagine the emotional strain of an ivf tww. Take it a day at a time and try to distract yourself if possible. We are all behind you x

@lakejupiter Glad to hear your coparent's home sperm test was good news. Is he still planning on doing a proper one too?

@JuniperAndTonic Congratulations on your BFP, lovely news!

@Sunbird24 Welcome to the East Midlands! I'm here too 😊

@Dawnbird Welcome aboard! Eek at your DS escaping, I can totally see my 3 year old doing that as he's a monster but we live on a main road so I have to keep the doors double locked!

@Vil10 Congratulations on the new house! Will you be in in time for baby's arrival?

@InkyPaper Hang on in there. I can only imagine how stressful an IVF TWW is ❤️

I'm currently 10dpo, been crampy for the last 3 days which is normal for me before AF, it usually starts about 7dpo. Temps have been rocky and quite low but went up today. I've been very low about the whole thing and burst into tears at work a couple of days ago when one of the ladies asked me if we were hoping to have any more children, not very professional of me because I'm her boss 😩

@polkadotpixie very human of you, my question has changed to why didn’t you have more children? now nobody expects me to be so mad to have another, very tempted to tell them how many I lost...

@Manifestingbaby thanks, here's hoping! Yeah I can't believe it either tbh, such a long road to get here. I'm glad you're well hun! And @InkyPaper an Ivf tww is like no other, I completely empathise with you. I found the first week weirdly alright, but the second week was hellish and I was convinced it'd all gone wrong, but I was wrong. Really wishing you a successful outcome ♥️
@polkadotpixie aw you poor thing, that must've been hard to hear. Very personal question to ask in the workplace too! I hope today's a better day x
@Franklydear I really feel ppl just need to keep their questions to themselves, it's just so unnecessary most of the time! 💐

@polkadotpixie I wish people wouldn't ask questions like that they're so personal, hope you're ok 💛

@polkadotpixie thanks for the welcome! Sorry about your workmate, that's rough. Not much of a professional question for her to ask either.

Started temping this morning, it's not so bad. Feels good to be in control of... something anyway. CD6 here and still waiting for AF to be over. Work is starting to slow down this week, which was expected this time of year. I think I need to find something cute to knit to distract me.

Morning all.

Can't believe people still ask those questions. Ffs. My grandmother is the only one who's asked me when I'm having kids but she's 90 so I'll forgive it.

We had our belated office Christmas party last night. I ended up in a notorious nightclub til 3am. One of the colleagues I work with very regularly tried it on last night even though he knows I'm married. Have to meet him later. I'll just pretend it didn't happen.

I have an AMH test today, hopefully they'll be able to find some blood in me after my shenanigans last night.

Did an OPK when I got in last night and it was positive/peak whatever. On the day of the SA of course. I'll try to force the poor bastard tonight if he's able and if not tomorrow am.

@lakejupiter chart is looking good!! What dpo are you??

@Franklydear sorry you're taking a long time to recover!! How're you feeling today? That sounds a bonus though with the shorter days!! You definitely need it by the sounds of it!

@InkyPaper how're you getting on? When is OTD again?

@pennysays when I had my bloods done I had to have my prolactin repeated too because it was high but the second time round they were normal, I think normal day to day things can affect it, so wait until your repeated result comes back and go from there! Love the scream, what a good tactic!!x

@BellatrixK @polkadotpixie Thankyou both!! So our identification checks have been done and all come back fine, just waiting on the vendors to find a solicitor, it's been a week now since they accepted our offer so OH is going to ring today and see if they've found one, we're making it our priority that they don't drag their feet!! We want to be in by may, june the latest, and I'm due 1st august, so I'm hoping that happens🤞🏼

@polkadotpixie I can't believe people still ask ridiculous questions like that!! You had every right to cry, I would've too!

@Vil10 hi, I am feeling a bit better, my shorter days started immediately so I am still tired but not that exhausted, I started knitting again, and selling it, eeeek!!, please have a look, something to look forward to, I feel more hopeful, well, not today, bloody red warning we have, but you know, I have a month of reduced days so hoping to be better by then

@Franklydear that's good that they started immediately!! I really hope you feel better by the time you go back to normal work hours! What's your page called again? Im going to have a look now!! Oh the weather is awful isn't it, I'm supposed to be out for a friends birthday meal tonight but I'm really not looking forward to it!

Oh gosh @polkadotpixie honestly why do ppl
Think it's ok to ask plans for children I just think it's so rude! Are you still crampy?

@lakejupiter what's the chart doing now??

@InkyPaper how you feeling hun?

@Dawnbird whikst I hated actually telling I also felt it was something I could do to feel a bit proactive. And it was the only way I actually knew if I'd ovulated or not

@Somatronic a notorious nightclub at 3am 🤩that's going some!! So he's got his SA & your AMH test today on peak day? Damn it. Mind you I'd he still driving the "we must DTD regularly?" So he should be up for it (though I can totally get if after spunking in a sterile environment he might not want to) eeeek

@Franklydear yesss for reduced days...how is the weather there atm? I know a lot of places down south have had schools closed just in case?

@Vil10 Iknittedthis in Etsy or I.knitted.this in Instagram
@Minster2012 pretty bad, I start work in the afternoon today but road closures started so my bus is already in reduced service, I don’t know if I’ll make it in😢

Lots of things closed here, libraries, shops, cafes... luckily it’s half term here

Hello all! 10dpo here and haven’t POAS yet 🥒 I thought my chart looked very promising until I compared it to last months and it’s actually exactly the same lol so we’ll see. Hope everyone stays safe today!

Thanks everyone, it makes me feel better that you all think it's not an appropriate question to ask, it's just so intrusive and you just don't know what people are going through fertility-wise. I hadn't thought about getting upset about it as being human @Franklydear, so thank you for making me see it that way

@lakejupiter Your chart looks good! Keeping everything crossed for you 🤞

@Minster2012, yes still very crampy. I'm 11dpo and AF is due yesterday, today or tomorrow (my luteal phase has been a bit variable recently). My HR is high and my temp is very high for me for 11dpo and this chart does have some similarities with my BFP chart with DS but the cramps are pretty bad and AF-like and boobs feel normal so not overly hopeful, feel like she could be here any second 😩

Well, not going anywhere today, all trains and buses cancelled and I am not walking 12 miles, so that's it then

Deffo not appropriate @polkadotpixie but to reassure you the best manager I've ever worked for was the lady who was very very open about her mental health struggles - we all respected her more for being so open.

It's crazy isn't it @Franklydear even though we're not in the red bit!

Mind yourselves our there!

@minster2012 yes we both had the tests today. He's enthusiastic about trying again tonight or tomorrow morning so hopefully we'll cover it. The nurse told me it'll be April at the earliest before we start IVF. The consultant said March. Oh well.

Oooooooo that's two good looking charts there @polkadotpixie & @lakejupiter and very restrained too for you both not testing 🤞🏻🤞🏻let's hope it means good things

I agree with @larrythelizard open is good @polkadotpixie

I just scrolled back a bit as DS is now occupied (in hindsight talking today off to spend with him was annoying as we can't really do anything!) - liking the look of those charts @lakejupiter @polkadotpixie and 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

March might be a Xmas baby though @Somatronic so maybe April is better?

I caved and tested, BFN and now I'm spotting 😭

Oh no @polkadotpixie so sorry. Ttc is absolutely crap.

Glad you’ve got to stay home @Franklydear

Sorry about the delay @Somatronic. Hopefully you’ll be lucky in the meantime?

So, I’m booking bloods at the hospital (which are useless). I think I’m booking Day 21 boots where I should get progesterone results. Is that right?

Do these look right? Does LH go up and down before ov or could I have missed it?

@dmb91 how regular are your cycles? Your LH peaks and that sets off ovulation, you ovulate as your LH comes down again. If you’re regular on your cycles it looks like

…cd 15 was your peak (if you had tested again later that night it might have been higher, you really want the second line to be darker that the control.) and then you ovulated on cd16. BUT (and it’s a big but) my cycles are all over the place and long and I regularly get a peak which is not ovulation and then a week later I get a proper peak. By my cycles are somewhere between 40 and 90 days. If You’re regular then cd 14/15 is commonly peak lh day.

Have a look at some opk charts online they’re helpful to know what to expect.

Do you temp? That’s the best way to know if you’ve ovulated.