The Elderberry Pavlovas who occasionally sausage wang – a fabulous thread for 30+ ladies TTC #1 (Thread 8)

merk glad you're feeling positive and made the decision about the tests.
yorkie I don't think you have to know whether or not you're pg for acu. My therapist said that nothing she does would be harmful anyway. Just in case you didn't want to test early and were only thinking of it due to that. Might be worth calling to check beforehand?
thunder and sid, I'm with you on the wanting to know thing. It makes life much easier in a lot of ways.

So, I tried to have a gentle chat with my teacher today. I went along the lines of, 'are you ok/feeling more positive after the holiday?' And then, 'what can I do to support you more?' And made a few suggestions about getting the laptops set up for him for ICT etc. He made noises about me tidying the classroom and keeping on top of that and said he'd come to the conclusion that he needs to care less in order to get through....I kinda think that's the problem
then proceeded to have an hour and 15 minute maths lesson that was spent playing times table bingo. Yes, the whole lesson was the starter. He cocked it up by letting them choose too many numbers and using 5 different times tables. There was no winner. He did tell them that he'd do it differently next time. God only knows what we were supposed to have done.
I'm going to attempt a chat every day this week, getting more and more pointed. Then give it a week to sink in. Then go to his boss.

No I don't think digis are suitable for early testing actually, you're right.

It would be best to wait for Friday at least for me too but if I'm going to be freaking out this much I'll do it before. I have lost my cool! as if I ever had any

I'm a chicken and won't do it until I'm late. I've only got a cb digital anyway so not sure how good that would be for testing early compared to a frer.

Actually I have to on Friday anyway as I've got my first acupuncture appointment that eve so I would need to know. I'm going in the next cycle with as much ammunition as possible (acupuncture, b6, epo, flax seed oil, opks, temping) tad obsessive maybe?!

If you want to thunder do it!

Thanks guys. merkin can I pop over and nick one of your ics?!

yorkie are you going to test early? I don't normally do it unless I'm going out boozing or something but am definitely going nuts this month. Not so much the whole of the 2ww but the last week is crap!

sidney you describe what I mean really well. Maybe it is time to find a stick and wee on it. In the morning. There's a pound stretcher in town- I wonder if they do cheapy tests...

I understand completely. It's kind of like, you're desperate to know, but afraid in case it's neg, but then again if it's neg at least you can get your head around it, cry for a while and then get on with things - just a running list of pros & cons that can be paralyzing.

Last cycle, I decided to do it Merkin-style and do a test a few days before AF was due. Weirdly it actually made me feel more in control, and seeing the neg hurt (badly), it went down a little easier since I had had less time to build up the "OMG I think I'm pg this time" hopes. Up til then, every cycle I refused to test, bc the one time I was late and honestly expected a pos, it wasn't, and the disappointment was crushing.

I have a FRER I'm saving too, but the ICs were a godsend last time - just a thought. the 2ww can be brutal and anything that cuts the time down is a good thing, IMO

thunder completely understandable. I'm here with you going crazy too if that makes you feel any better? AF due Friday for me as well as I'm losing the plot. AF cramps already started so I know it's on it's way but the crazy part of me is still hoping!

Yeah it might do, as then a bfn might just kick me enough to realise that I really am out of the running. I have a FRER at home which I was saving for when I really thought I might be in with a chance....

It's crap, isn't it, the waiting. Would taking a test make you feel better?

Please can someone slap me?

I am 11dpo. I have an extremely extremely small chance of conceiving due to bloods and lack of dtd this month and yet I'm freaking out! Desperately want to be pg, no hope of being, just want af to come so I can move on but she's not due til Fri or Sat. WAAAA!

also meant to say fx merkin!

hello from me also! not much going on here.

Merkin what OPK brand did you get this time? I'm CD9 today so starting to use my ICs, and hoping this month I read them properly instead of waiting for a super dark line for pos like the packet said.

SportsDirect has got to be the 9th circle of hell! I can't run to save my life, but last week started a pilates course, and am still sore! I might need a wheelchair by the end of it.

Grr to all the FB pregnancy announcements; there should be a 'hide for 9 months' button!

Everything is crossed merkin!

I really hope it works out for you this time merkin everything crossed!

Good, and good merkin

but bad about discarding the green

And bad about missing tea tally

Tiny tiny faintest of line this morning (10dpo). Not convinced by my new batch of sticks, they seem to do strange things with the dye. Makes it hard to know but suspect this is going to be like last month. However feeling positive, that if so, I have decided to take some action and get some tests done

oh god. Overslept No tea for me this morning.

thunder we have drifted to green then back again!
Do you think I can accelerate the couch to 5k to flat on my back in bed to 19k which I need to be able to do by June???
See you all in the morn over a fresh set of dipped sticks!

Evening! DH and I started the couch to 5k a month or two ago. It was going well until injury struck. I did something similar about 7 years ago and saw it through to the end and it was great! I didn't manage to shift loads of weight, but my body shape changed really dramatically.

Anyway, on the subject of exercise, I hear sex burns a lot of calories - maybe we should all give that a go? Oh wait...

Trying, just noticed that you are anxiously awaiting a fertility clinic referral. Mine took a long time to come through too; I think 5-6 weeks. However, once it did come through, I didn't have long to wait until the appointment (which was last Wednesday).

Brodicea - regarding your youtube linky, we used that in an assembly recently - all the parents and staff were loving it!

Tart - feel for you with the baby photo. We got an Xmas card with picture of SiL's new baby. Had to have it on display at home all over the festive period. It kept making me scowl and reach for mulled wine.

Anyone seen the news about the Boston Marathon? Really sad .

My mate has a dog as well and I hate running on roads anyway so we drive to the woods or the park and both take our dogs. It's working well at the moment but we're only 4 runs in!!

Yes, I'm with you on that. Avoid!

The one place guaranteed to make me realise I really am in my 30s, not 22, like I feel I am (when my back isn't killing me, anyway). Full of teenagers wearing stuff I don't understand and differs ten years younger than me not caring that their toddler is tearing up the shop.

Not the outlet!!