'The Frolickers Return' Come grab a place in the penthouse and join us for more antics as we sit back sip pornstars and trial hot off the press skincare products... all while we keeeeep shaggin!

Florin. Your poor DH. Hope he makes a speedy recovery. My DH was lovely yesterday and wouldn't let me lift a finger to help!

HRCavey - some great ideas on there

Actually DH and I talked about names for the first time last week. Well rather I talked and he commented. He said all the names I liked were very biblical.

SWI not quite gone according to plan. First there was my DHs 'injury'. Lanky I know you asked about this. Ut really wasn't much to report. Not quite sure what happened but I am guessing a combo of dryness & perhaps a trapped hair. Mr B has happily made a full recovery I'm happy to report . However yesterday I woke up with pain in my neck which hurt every time I moved so I sent the entire day pretty immobile. Feeling a bit better today so hopefully will be able to have a bit of action in case of another late ov cycle.

Lamky I hope you made it to the gym today. I have to wait a couple of days now unti, my neck is better.

Roam. Fingers crossed for your testing tomorrow.

Flick I'm really glad you are going to see the doctor about lack of ERTD. I wish I'd gone to see someone sooner. For some reason now I keep putting it off even though I k ow it's what I should be doing. Think I'll make an appointment for the end of the month.

Alien hope your first day back at school tomorrow is ok.

Josie & Toria - fully sympathize with your MIL situations. Mine has a heart of gold but still annoys me which is terrible I know. Unfortunately if we have a baby it will be her only grandchild so I fear the worst

crazy - I hate to say this but I always wanted a dog called Rufus. Think it's a great name.

I've nearly finished Dexter 3 - cNt believe even the tv series I watch seem to involve pregnant women now!!!

Garden I really hope your test goes well tomorrow. I've done a little follicle dance for you

Evening ladies, hope we are all well.

All this talk of baby names has reminded me about one of my favourite websites: Baby's Named A Bad Bad Thing

Some of the suggestions are jawdroppingly bad (apologies if anyone likes them ) and the site never fails to reduce me to tears of laughter!

hey everyone fab to see that we are all loving the in laws lol

On the names discussion I have William for a boy (after DH and FIL - deceased :(

As for a girl, no flippin' idea but to be honest I would just be grateful to get preggers, really losing the will TTC now, back to school tomoz and really can't be bothered to socialise with work peeps when they are all hyper and ready for the new year, I have got used to spending time by myself and with my DH and dog so can't be bothered with small talk. I know that sounds really selfish and rude but I just cant be bothered atm.

I am hoping that the school work will keep me mega busy so that I cannot think about TTC, ERTD is due in week or so , but its only 2nd one since had Mirena out so may not even be at that time..

Roam good luck with testing!
Garden good luck with the scan

x

It's getting close Josie hehehe. She has now started to piss off OH so at least we're on the same team. We've already had the "What happens when we have kids" conversation early, so that if she even tries it I can say to him "Remember what we said when..." Luckily they live far away (well, about 150 miles away), across an expanse of water so ghey can't just pop in...

Love Lola and Rufus :) Our current names are Eleanor and Thomas with Calder, Anne, Catherine/Katharine, Andrew/Drew and Sarah in the background.

lanky that's why I said you are already up the duff. I don't think you even need to SWI, it's in the hands of the Fred!

They're lovely names! Love Anouk. From "Chocolat" right? My favourite names are Luella, Martha, Felix and Rufus. I love them all but am sure I will change my mind when I see a little sprog and go for something totally different, I know what I'm like! Mr C isn't so keen on Rufus but I have told him he will give in after seeing me in pain. Hehe.

Well done for gymming! xx

God Toria how do you not turn around and smack her one! Sorry, that's the geordie in me! Just wait until you've got kids, she'll be a nightmare! Luckily my ILs have 5 grandkids already so the novelty has worn off a bit but when the first one was born they were round their house literally every night, until about 11pm every time! I am a quiet person and I hate confrontation but if it was me, I'd be telling them where to go!

Anyway, I'm off home for some SWI so I'll speak to you all tomorrow not doubt [wave emoticon]

Oh yeah, she's a complete mental case. I do allsorts of things differently to her, she likes commenting on them all. Our old house was too small. I am overweight (no shit sherlock) but she only comments on that because she's worried about me, despite my blood pressure being lower than hers. I should drink less. We wont be in this house forever now, will we? (why not?) I have too many piercings and tattoos (I have five tattoos, all are hidden when I'm dressed normally, and my piercings are all in my ears and nose bar one that no one has seen but the piercist, my best friend, OH and my family planning nurse) I complain too much (this was said when I was being eaten alive by midgies so she could take a picture) I also hate people in my kitchen when I'm cooking. Despite being told this by me, OH and FIL she still comes to "help" when she's here. Then she asks me to help when I'm at her house, knowing I do things differently to her, just so she can point out that I'm doing things "wrong". She watches me as well. I don't mean when I'm doing interesting things, I mean all the time. When I'm pouring drinks, when I'm reading, when I'm ironing/folding laundry, when I'm loading the dishwasher, when I'm plating dinner up, probably when I'm fecking sleeping!

Wow. That was a bit of a rant... As you were lol.

Fab idea Roamfree! Although I think it would have been more successful earlier in our relationship. Now things like that are just routine, don?t elicit any ?response? IYKWIM . He?ll probably have a feel, then just say yes or no, and go back to watching tv! . Good luck with testing tomorrow!

God Toria that?s a bit above and beyond of your MiL! When me and DH first moved in my together my MiL did tell me that I had the trousers hung up on the washing line the wrong way around! I deliberately put them that way around if she comes over, just to wind her up! And she thinks our steps are too steep (they?re exactly the same as everyone else?s!) so she does get on my nerves sometimes. And she treats me like a child ocassionally, but that?s probably because she?s had 4 and 3 of them are boys, so naturally she?s used to doing everything for them . I have a penchant for choccy pudding and get her to make it when I go over sometimes, but DH once said I?d help her, so after telling her I know how to do them and have done them loads of times, she insisted on showing me how to use a handheld blender, even though I?ve got one at home that I use regularly, and even insisted on holding the bowl so I could use the blender, and told me to move the blender up and down to get all the bits off the sides of the bowl! She showed me how to measure everything out, as if I couldn?t possibly figure it out for myself, having actually done it plenty of times! I felt teeny tiny and very embarrassed! So now I?m an expert in making choccy pud, even though I knew how to do it before! Argh!

Josie, my MIL likes to have input on absolutely everything, including what colour our sheets are (seriously) and what we eat on a daily basis. She doesn't know we're TTC but has probably guessed as I'm not exactly subtle about walking round like a clucky hen. We will def be using the name, even if it's as a middle name, should we be lucky enough to have a son as we both really love it and would just argue if we had to pick another hehehe. And your MIL would love us, we have a five door Astra. Very family friendly! (and has nothing to do with the fact that when we go away we fill it with utter shit and need all the space we can find)

Have given up on tidying Crazy and, in fact, have left the lounge in a worse state than it started. Have wrapped a handful of presents, but only after turning everything upside down to look for tape. Have also just had a very interesting conversation with the courier who were meant to be delivering the Homebase stuff who had no idea what I was talking about, but a big van has just pulled up outside...

Back now, that was indeed the delivery, I now have most of a bathroom in my garage. Shame it's not for me lol. Oh well, at least I can go for a shower and to the shop now hehehe.

Afternoon all. Just catching up on today's posts after a crazy day at work. Will have to be a quickie (excuse the pun) because I want to go for a bike ride while the sun is still shining! Been feeling decidedly bloated and a tad nauseous today and still no sign of ERTD. Going to test first thing tomorrow morning.

Good luck to garden and flick for imminent medical appointments. Always reassuring to get the input of a professional. This whole TTC thing is a total minefield of confusing syptoms and inexplicableness.

josie - loving your seduction techniques! It is so weird having to schedule sex when you are used to doing it as and when you both feel like it. Last week I asked my DH to have a feel to see if he thought my boobs were bigger than normal - that seemed to do the trick if you need any other ideas!

Bye for now. Will post again tomorrow am after I've tested, so watch this space...

Well I hope you get the result you want tomorrow Garden

Toria I would deliberately use the name your MiL doesn't like. It's got nothing to do with her what you call your kids!

My MiL told me at the weekend that I'd need to buy a bigger car if we got pg! Fair enough I have a Ford Ka and it's not massive, but a) I can't afford another car, b) it's got 4 seats doesn't it! How many seats do you need for one kid . I can't stand when people stick their noses in your business.

Good luck garden I'll say a little follicle based prayer for you, hehe

Good work josie - I agree, men like to pretend they don't just think about one thing bless them.

Sleep tight flick wish I was off to bed now, I am shattered today.

Hope you're getting on with the jeremy kyle tidying day toria

bellaby you are so right, we are storming through this Fred. That means Lanky is up the duff :) Who is going to bagsie the next one???

I have just been very restrained and managed not to buy myself anything whilst in Space NK for a friend's birthday. Luckily the assistants were fawning over some zelebs and realised how bad it looked so gave me some freebies instead :) yay!

Thanks as well Toria think we x posted!

Hi Josie thanks, yes I think that might be the case. Not sure really but I guess I will find out one way or another at my scan tomorrow. I think a lot of it is also in my head! Grrrr. Fingers crossed it is either because I've already ov'd or just that my insides are settling down!

And thanks Flick for wishing me luck. Appt is at 9.15 so will post when I get back home afterwards

Quick hello from me as the phone is not being very reliable.

Am loving the new room !

Will try and pop back later for a catch up but I have been following. I reckon we'll fill this Fred in record time

PMSL @ Josie Men are such simple beings!

Garden I think Josie's right, good luck for tomorrow, fingers are well and truly crossed for you.

Florin Where has he trapped a nerve? I've had them in my spine and elbow so feel his pain :( Bugger about SWI though! We've told a few people what names we like, but so many of our friends are at the geting engaged and married stage that it comes up a lot in normal conversation atm, so I know all their current favourite names as well, they include, but are not limited to Corinthian, Constantine, Islay and far too many famous footballers to mention. Our names are all fairly traditional, but MIL did put her foot in it when she said she hates one of our boys names. Said boys name is not only FIL's name but my late Grandfather's name...

Forgot to mention Garden, does lack of pains not mean that you've already ovulated? Maybe the pains hav stopped becasue you're past that bit and ready for possible implantation? I think I've got my biology right there?!

I like Chloe and Amy for a girl, and Aaron for a boy. I'm like simple names!

Sorry to hear about your DH having a trapped nerve Florin, does sort of rule out SWI. Will he recover in time for next month?

Thanks Garden! Yes I think DH did think his whatsit was more complicated but it really does just take a few dirty words! It might as well have a big 'on' button!

josie I feel your pain about dh not being up for swi. I am in prime swi time and dh get a trapped nerve (did it playing cricket) and can't do his own trousers up let alone swi so am guessing this month will probably be a no hoper for me.Glad everthing went well with the scan halo
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks about names. Dh and I already have our names picked out, no one knows them but my mum said how she didn't like my girls name (obviously not knowing that we love it as she doesn't even know about ttc) oh well it doesn't put me off!

I'm just off to bed now but just wanted to stop by and congratulate womanly on her follicle :) and wish garden luck for the scan tomorrow.

Will be back to catch up in the morning xx

Josie that's BRILLIANT! Hahahaha love it that he got going at work! See, men think they are these complex creatures who need seduction and spontaneous romance but just say a few dirty words and they perk up like bunnies. You go girl!

I'm just obsessing ridiculously at the moment and have convinced myself that the stabby ov pains I have been feeling have gone and that means the clomid isn't working. Which I know is stupid and that I should wait until my scan tomorrow but grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I think I should find myself another meeting to go to so I can distract myself ...!

Hope everyone else is having a good afternoon!

xx

Right. DH has been told straight

I texted him saying that there's only one good time each month to get pg and we have to get at it if he wants to have a baby. He replied with 'but sex isn't fun if it's planned' so I told him that's bull and (sorry if TMI) the minute I touch his whatsits it'll be fun, planned or not. He said ok cos my text worked already and he needed to hide at work .

So I have also told him we are donning the shag cape whether he wants to or not