Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

Hey berries, how's it going everyone? Sorry about the evil AF Happy
I still think with the extra booze and time to relax over the Christmas period we could get a few festive BFPs. I'm hopeful. Less pressure on our man folk when you've both had a couple of small sherries

Slightly envious that you're all getting more action than me though, I know some of you have the added motivation of TTC and that that doesn't always make it fun but between me already being pregnant and my other half having poorly sphericals at the moment, I've not had any fun since before my bfp. Does he not understand I have needs!

Boo to AF happylass but totally loving the work of your OH!

Fascinating return to meat-eating Hazle - I have a friend who hates a certain High Street fastfood burger vendor who has been eating little else recently - she's in the grip of extreme MS and craving the burgers, praying it'll let up soon!

If I get to the weekend without AF showing up, I'll be POAS on Sunday morning, I reckon.

Not feeling positive though. I fear that any slim chance I may have had of imminent implantation may have been scotched by a farcical tumble down the stairs on Saturday morning (6dpo) - was relatively unharmed apart from a bruised buttock and a sore shoulder and being stiff and cranky - but in the immediate aftermath I went into a weird shock mode and nearly fainted.

All while trying to herd some nice men from B&Q round the back garden with our new ladders at 7.25am.

Dramatic, moi? In the spirit of positivity though I'll do some symptom spotting... boobs a bit sore on the edges like pre-AF and seem to be keen on weeing today.

Anyone else partaking in symptom spotting?

Peek on the CBFM today and opk said positive.
Managed to get the job done last night.
Will try again tonight. Hopefully this will be enough!

Sorry, DP.

Wow happy impressed with your DH!

AF finally got me today boohoo. My extremely impatient DP mentioned that we were TTC today whilst he was at the docs and managed to convince them to check his swimmers even though we've only been trying for 2 cycles! Am amazed they agreed to this but at least we'll know if there's a problem his end early on!

Hey berries, who's POASing next?

Here I'm cranky, irritable and tired, but that's probably just work being even more crazy than usual.
Little one seems to be carnivorous - I had not eaten any meat for 10 years. Yesterday DH made himself a roast chicken and I ate a whole leg, luckily without any ill effects after such a long time. Was quite tasty actually, might try that again. (it was obviously an organic, free-range, happy chicken).

Hi Bunny - yes, I should, in theory, be on for DTD same time as you. No sign of anything so far on OV sticks or any of the stuff in this new charting thing I'm doing either (all a bit TMI to go into). I'm hoping DH pulls himself out of his despond in time - his business is in a bad way at the mo so he is vv stressed. And now I am too as just a got a lovely letter in the post from the taxman asking me to repay the rebate they gave me in January! Total financial crisis going on now..
Hey ho; maybe having absolutely no money left will mean I get my BFP, as it will be the most inconvenient time possible for an extra mouth to turn up and need feeding! Silver linings etc..

Big sympathies to everyone not able to board the boat of love. It's a huge relief to hear other people mention this! I thought it was just us

We quite often forego amorous activity as OH doesn't appear to have the mojo he used to, partly because he's put weight on and isn't as fit, and partly because he's currently driving an hour each way for work and is doing some weird hours that tire him out.

Saturday night we had some glasses of over tea and Sunday morning he had an 'alcohol-induced migraine'. Which, needless to say, wasn't a migraine. Wasn't even a tension headache. It was a hangover.

The upshot is (or rather, no-shot) that even our Sunday morning 'banker' went out the window. Very annoying.

Cd 11 here, no sign of anything yet on OV sticks etc, but dh is uber stressed at the mo, so Pip, I may well be in the same boat when it gets to dtd day. It is really tough having to write off a cycle. Been there a few times in the last year. In my case it's not so much losing mojo part way as falling totally unconscious the second his head hits the pillow! Easier said than done, but trying to play down the conception element might help? I had a good heart-to-heart with a male friend who recently became a dad, and even though it only took them three cycles to conceive, he said the pressure to perform was really intense and stressful.
Oh, it's all so complicated! Good luck everyone!

It's not coming out at all, thats the problem!

I don't know what the issue is I don't think either of us are feeling all that well right now and that doesn't help.

Sorry that's not a serious question. How annoying Pip. Maybe he is feeling the mental pressure and it's coming out in funny ways?

The angle of the dangle?

but I was only using a drop. He tells me its all to do with angles!

pip that almost happened here too. Maybe reduce the amount drastically?

I think that conceive plus is the problem. He's saying that he's not feeling anything. We don't normally use anything at all.
I'm cd 12 and just got a high on the CBFM. I'll apply my best feminine wiles tonight and see what I can manage.

Oh no pip that sucks. My DH is not always in the mood either and sometimes that's hard to take! What cd are you? Have u managed to DTD anywhere near ov time yet?
How about u try something different? I've said here before I use conceive plus without dh's knowledge and when he finds me (ahem) extra horny that does the trick!

Argh. We have tried and failed to DTD twice this week. DH's mojo has gone, ifkwim.

Well my lovelies just came here to let you know I did manage a shag
Don't think I'll manage another one but so far I'm happy enough!

I am also getting attacks of the quease and have to eat pretty much every hour to keep it in check so I know how you feel Rach. But I am telling myself that it's definitely better to be eating a little bit too much but with nausea at bay than getting into a cycle where you can't keep anything down - my sister lost loads of weight when she had MS and ended up looking really peaky . Remember also that you're not drinking any alcohol which is a massive amount of empty calories if you add up even a moderate consumption...

My jeans feel tight today. I know it's for the greater good but this is a bad feeling Especially as only 7+2 and the 'experts' say I shouldn't have put any weight on yet - well tell that to my insatiable appetite and the chronic nausea I get at the slightest hint of hunger. I am heading towards obesity

Thank you Elderberries! Morning - or make it all day- sickness has also arrived, luckily still mild, but certainly there.