Ttc shit boat - long term ttcers

[PurpleCloud]

Hey ladies! I'm 1dpo today. Bring it on! Hope you're all doing ok? This cycle I did everything I could. So if it doesn't turn into a bfp then I know I did everything. My poor other half is a broken man! Lol!

I've been thinking of you lisey. Xx

 

[lisey]

Thanks purplecloud, hope you caught that egg xx

 

[stacesl3]

Just popping in to see how all the boatees are doing. Staces, huge congrats on your bfp, so pleased for you, I hated tri 1 too and found it so scary that I ended up avoiding it, I made a pregnancy journal and just posted in there and in others journals too, along with popping in here to see how everyone is doing.
Snowbee, I hope you get your pos opk soon. I see in your signature that you have PCOS, have you tried myo-inositol (think that's the spelling) and l-arginine? When I was researching things to help with IVF, egg quality and fertility in general I came across lots of info on these supplements and how they help PCOS.
Good luck to everyone waiting to test too.
I am not back on the boat yet as I haven't really decided what I want to do since the last miscarriage and its all so raw still but I wanted to pop in here and see how everyone is doing xx

Thanks lisey, it is scary but trying to stay as positive as i can. Hope you are as well as can be, you are in my thoughts hun, I really want things to work out for you if anyone deserves it you do, massive hugs to you and take your time xxx

 

[lisey]

Just popping in to see how all the boatees are doing. Staces, huge congrats on your bfp, so pleased for you, I hated tri 1 too and found it so scary that I ended up avoiding it, I made a pregnancy journal and just posted in there and in others journals too, along with popping in here to see how everyone is doing.
Snowbee, I hope you get your pos opk soon. I see in your signature that you have PCOS, have you tried myo-inositol (think that's the spelling) and l-arginine? When I was researching things to help with IVF, egg quality and fertility in general I came across lots of info on these supplements and how they help PCOS.
Good luck to everyone waiting to test too.
I am not back on the boat yet as I haven't really decided what I want to do since the last miscarriage and its all so raw still but I wanted to pop in here and see how everyone is doing xx

Thanks lisey, it is scary but trying to stay as positive as i can. Hope you are as well as can be, you are in my thoughts hun, I really want things to work out for you if anyone deserves it you do, massive hugs to you and take your time xxx

Thanks so much Staces, everyone on the forum has been so amazing and so supportive, even more so than some of my friends in the non-virtual world! I guess everyone on here can relate more xx
Keep positive and don't worry about the tests, they are not reliable, I just tested with them once as I knew I would drive myself crazy xx

 

[millielaura]

Big hugs lisey, thinking of you xxxx

 

[lisey]

Thanks ladies, you're all so lovely xx

 

[Bridger]

Happy Sunday all Just wondering if I can join you over here? I'm CD1 today so I'm now starting month 15 of TTC. Just wondering if anyone has any tips on staying calm and positive?

 

[millielaura]

Hello course you can, I'm in month 15 also. I'd also love tips on staying calm and positive as I'm not very good at it haha. I have been a bit more positive this month just by focussing on other things such as healthy eating and yoga which has brought my anxiety down and just made me feel better in general! I also used to think ALL the time about ttc and now I allow myself to think for a little bit then force myself to do something else or I overthink and get all down and anxious. I really struggle with peoples pregnancy announcements on facebook, I don't cope well with them! It's weird cause when its someone on this forum I'm genuinly really pleased for them but then any announcements in real life and I'm devo'd! Anybody have any tips for coping with that jealousy?

Have you been to docs for bloods etc Bridger?
Xxx

 

[Andreax2]

Hey ladies
Lisey thinking of u lovely , take ur time hope ur back with us soon, sending u lots of love xx
Purple I'm with u hun , hubby is in pain lol , been on a massive health kick 2 even been bike riding 4 the fist time in 20 years , don't think my bits will ever b the same !

 

[Loubalouba]

Millielaura I came off Facebook for that very reason and I have never looked back! What you don't know or can't see does not hurt! X

 

[millielaura]

I think I am one more announcement from coming off fb too!

Having a down day today about it all. Feel like my emotions are everywhere. Some days I feel really positive and barely think of TTC then others like today I feel rubbish.

Dreading not being pregnant in July because that was my m/c due date also I had a m/c four years ago and the m/c was in July so I am not looking forward to July this year!

 

[PurpleCloud]

Hey ladies
Lisey thinking of u lovely , take ur time hope ur back with us soon, sending u lots of love xx
Purple I'm with u hun , hubby is in pain lol , been on a massive health kick 2 even been bike riding 4 the fist time in 20 years , don't think my bits will ever b the same !

Lmao!!!! I don't remember it hurting do much when I was younger..... Riding a bike! Xx

 

[Bridger]

Thank you for the welcome Millie I haven't been to the doctor for bloods yet, I'm thinking I might wait until July. I was diagnosed with an over active thyroid last year, and started treatment around July, and looking back over my bbt charts I can see I wasn't ovulating before then. So I figure if I leave it until July I will have been ovulating for a full year with no success. Like you, July would also have been my due date, from my miscarriage in November, so I'm desperate to be pregnant ASAP, but definitely by July Thank you for the tips on trying to stay positive and think of other things. My trouble is I work in a job where I am surrounded by pregnancy and children every day, so it's kind of hard, and often feels like someone putting up their middle finger and saying "haha this is what you can't have!" Lol!

Have you POAS this morning? I saw your faint line from yesterday and it looks promising! Fx for you Hun x

 

[millielaura]

I really hope you get your BFP before July
I feel the same.. really don't want to get to July without being preg.
It must be so hard to work around pregnancy and children. I usually avoid but since reading Marissa's book I have been better. Must be really difficult to be around pregnancy so much though!

I did another test late last night and BFN so was an evap I think. Never mind! Not entirely sure what dpo I am so there's still hope and AF not here as of yet at cd24 so it's the longest cycle I've had in a while. Anywhere between 15 and 8dpo going off the two different times I had ewcm and ov pains. Xxx

 

[millielaura]

Did any of you get to that stage where you're starting to think it's easier just to be honest and tell certain friends about struggling ttc. One of my friends keeps saying "I'm just waiting to hear the pregnancy announcement" etc whenever I see her and she knows I've been a bit down but doesn't know why. I feel I'm at the stage where it'l be easier just to explain we have problems conceiving .. even if I don't say we are trying atm just saying we know there is/will be some difficulties. I've already told a couple of my other close friends and it definitely has helped so I may just be honest from now on. I'm very open and close to my friends and I hate having to put a smile on sometimes and hide it from them. I know some people think it's private and keep it between them and their OH but I think I'l feel better being able to talk about it more openly. What did/does everyone else do? Xxx

 

[snowbee]

We didn't tell anyone for ages. After our mc I mentioned it to my best friend and I wish I hadn't bothered. She is the only one that knows and after her reaction I won't be telling anyone else. It is tempting at times though, last week we had to suffer a couple trying to convince us to have children, not what I want to hear when we have been trying for so long. My mum and my father in law know about our mc but nothing else, they only found out about that as we couldn't hide the hospital visits, I wouldn't have told them otherwise.

 

[PurpleCloud]

I hate telling people we're struggling ttc. Years ago I told my in laws that we might have issues and they said with my negative attitude it would never happen. Which was nice! I am quite open though so I don't often hold back. Xx

 

[millielaura]

Sorry to hear your friend didn't have a good reaction to it snowbee . Think it can be hard for people who haven't been there to understand!
Purplecloud , thats not a very nice thing for them to say!

I told MIL a while ago about having part of my left ovary removed due to a surgery to remove a cyst and she told me "Well youl find it difficult to conceive then". I was like thanks. Feel like she's cursed me now!
I feel awkward not telling friends especially since they make insensitive comments without meaning too. It was really awkward as I quit cheerleading when we started ttc as couldn't be sure I could commit to it if I got preg so I had to make up excuses about being too busy lol! Xxx

 

[stacesl3]

How are you ladies on the boat?? I'm desperate to launch some lifeboats soon, I have them ready and waiting!!! x

 

[millielaura]

Hope your well staces
I think I maaay be getting in a lifeboat as had lines on a cheapy today. I'm so so nervous about doing a frer defo wont 100 percent believe it till i do one!
Going to take everyone with me out this boat!! I will capsize it so everyone is out with their bfps! Xx