Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

Poas was the one I couldn't figure out! Now looked it up and realise I am a regular poas be it pregnancy ones or ovulation ones I did get very obsessed! But now housebound can't drive for at least another 3 weeks so saving lots of money not buying them!!

Welcome newbies :)

Hi BadLeg, welcome.
In the nicest of ways I hope we don't see you here too long.

Oh, and Elderberry Pavlova? It's because when we do get our BFPs we will be elderly primigravida.

Of course Badleg, welcome

I found the acronyms difficult at first - the language of TTC seemed even more complicated than Welsh. There's a key at the top which seems to contain most of them. Elderberry Pavlova is not on it though

May I join? I am a bit of a lurker on here but thought I might join.

I am 34 and got married last August came off pill in the June and had nothing yet. To be honest we go through fits and starts of actively trying its all to easy when working so hard to fit it in!

My username reflects the fact I am currently in cast and non weight bearing following an op to fuse my ankle!

The trying has now started properly again.

Look forward to getting my head around the acronyms and hopefully getting up the duff soon!!

Honestly true. I work with her and the baby is now in our nursery!

Bunny I can't say for my friend who got to 10 weeks, but I do work with a woman who didn't know she was pg until she went into labour.
Honestly, I thought this only happened in trashy magazines, but no, I know someone it happened to.
She was an adult, not some teenager in denial, who had had children before. She thought her missing periods were down to her feeling ill or the change.
Pains started and her sister was called over to help. Took her up to the hospital and doctors examined her. They couldn't find anything wrong, but the sister said 'if I didn't know better I would think you were in labour', they looked up her skirt and there was a baby.

Well said Pipbin!

Aquarius I used the Clear Blue Ovulation Predictor along with BBT monitoring. We DTD the day before and on the day of the smiley face. We didn't DTD the next day (can't remember why) but the day after that (2 days after smiley) my temperature still hadn't gone up, which happens after ovulation has occurred, so we DTD again just to be sure we'd covered all bases. I only used the predictor and the BBT thermometer for the one cycle as obviously got my BFP. I would recommend temperature monitoring along side the OV Predictor so that you can carry on DTD after you get your smiley until your temperature goes up.

Got a smiley face? Shag now, right now! Stop reading this as get at it.
It means you will ovulate in the next 24 - 48 hours. However his contribution needs to be there in advance.
So I say again, stop reading and start shagging!

hello all. I'm checking in after being quiet for a bit - was rather down about getting previous af whilst hearing about tons of BFP's. Hearty and genuine congrats to everyone here with their bfp's though.

this cycle I decided to take more control and fork out for expensive ovulation test and actually try to stick to regular testing this time. It's paid off - I'm on cd16 and have just had a smiley face. Can anyone tell me- does this mean I'm about to O or have already? If the former it's bad timing as husband is going away for 5 days tomorrow - if we get on with it now are we in with a chance? any advice much appreciated...

My friend didn't know until she was 10 weeks. Her first clue was that she couldn't finish a cup of tea.

Haven't finished watching it yet but this is looking fab so far!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=f9BVDoQNQ5Y

Oh as for no symptoms - my sister always had very irregular periods, sometimes months in between. So she didn't realize she was pregnant until she was 20 weeks gone! She's very slim and still didn't have a bump until about 6 months.
So not only didn't she have any symptoms, she of course didn't do any tests, scans, didn't avoid any foods etc. My niece is a healthy smart beautiful 7-year old now.

rache also I didn't know that the ovaries and Fallopian tubes and uterus weren't connected!! Off to do more ^research^.
Strictly in the spirit of scientific inquiry, you understand.

quod that was an amazing video!
I also watch videos of people delivering baby news to their families and friends and there are some lovely ones on YouTube
I am pathetic

Quod I'm glad it's not just me That video is scary at how efficient the whole process is. To be honest though, after learning all this I thought I would never get pregnant because it's just too bloody complicated! I feel like the more I know about the process then I can somehow mentally influence it by somehow willing my Fimbraie to waft in the right direction on the right day or something!

Me too for the total lack of symptoms. I think it's the reverse - I think that there is soooo much longing and expectation built up around conception and pregnancy that we expect and look for changes far far earlier than we should really expect them.

My sister got pregnant accidentally last year, and because she wasn't paying any particular attention to her cycle she was at least 6 weeks before she realised her period was late. By then she had sore boobs but nothing that would scream 'PREGNANT' at you. She didn't develop MS until week 8. So essentially she missed out the whole bit of week 4-6 without any 'symptoms' to make her think of pregnancy. I am keeping that in my head!

Rach I have become a bit obsessed studied the biology of reproduction very carefully as well, and like you am frankly staggered that any fertilised egg ever implants. I mean, the sperm could meet it and then it could just go wandering off in the wrong direction.

Pip I'm exactly the same. I put it on while in the toilet and then he thinks I'm extra horny . Only used it twice so far but will do the same this month. God I'm so deceptive !

I hasten to add, in my case it is most definitely phantom

Well Captain, I find that if I do it that way DH doesn't realise that I'm lying back and thinking of babies.

rache I find the medical/ science aspect absolutely fascinating. See I didn't know about the fimbriae so will research tonight!