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

Thanks merkin I've just been keeping quiet as its such a
shitty time. He's desperate for us to get pg and would love some good news for once after everything that has happened.

barking to add insult to injury, dh came home and vomited and left it in toilet for me!!! Do you have a link to the article you showed dh?

merkin I've actually run out of OPKs (not yet ov'd) and I'm not (wait for it...) ....going to buy more!!!!Still doing my bbt but doesn't make the slightest bit of difference whether I check or not so sod it!!!!!

Morning! Yuk to colds and christenings seconded. Yuk to planning proposed.

Everything crossed merks

Oh Merk I have all my fingers crossed. 🙏

thunder I'm def hoping AF doesnt arrive for you either
Yorkie, that's really tough regards a death in the family. My ex's mum died unexpectedly of cancer at a young age and he was simply all over the place for a year, understandably. Unfortunately death can make the rest of life seem unimportant for a while, so I'm not sure how you would handle his drinking at a difficult time. Hope it works itself out soon

merkin I have absolutely everything crossed for you.

barking I'm struggling with DH's drinking at the moment. I've really cut down and he said he was going to do the same but with his Dad dying last month he's drinking more than ever and I'm really struggling to know what to do and whether I'm being really selfish asking him to cut down.

Morning all. Yuk to christenings and colds.

tally will he take my dog too? I'm feeling really lazy today.

merk so that was the hpt this time? Great news at getting the line just hope it stick this time. And it's great news that sperm and egg are meeting this month too. I think I'm on 9dpo and due af around the same time as you. Let's hope its just me that the witch gets!

Well I was supposed to be spending some 'real' time with dh walking the dog before I go out to a quilting show with a friend, but we slept so late that I'm not sure we'll do that before said friend turns up to collect me, so I guess he's walking him on his own today....

tally so there's your answer! I get a huge shoot up the day or a couple of days before, then it starts coming down gradually during AF. I think everyone's different.

bunny yuk to christenings.

merk I don't know if I could produce enough urine to use 50 tests, although I suppose you can dip more than one at a time!!

I am still full of a cold. Feel bloody awful. Really at myself for again not finishing my planning by the last day of the holidays so have a day of being chained to the laptop ahead of me. Need to go for a run as well even though it's the last thing I want to do as I started a training plan with a friend so need to stick to it.
I just want to go back to bed and hide under the duvet!!!

And and 50 was the only quantity I could get on next day delivery.... However no doubt they will all get used.
We're contemplating painting our bedroom today, but as we can't agree on a colour we may not get very far

bunny boo to a christening. tally well done for preparedness! I never am despite charts telling me everything! At school my mum used to give me gym knickers to wear over 'old' pants... Maybe I just need more old pants!

And re my question yesterday, AF turned up late yesterday. I have never been this prepared for her. I was ready with a pad and everything. I've never been good at anticipating her before. maybe I'll be able to keep some knickers nice now?

Goog God merkin. Are you sure 50 is enough?

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed that it sticks merk.

Keeping everything crossed for you Merk. Glad to see that you've stocked up for some serious pimipng

Have just ordered 50 tests to arrive tomorrow

Woke up thinking of you this morning merk (not in a creep way, honest!) and I'm really glad you didn't resist temptation! I've got everything crossed for you that this one hangs around.

It's usually always over 36.6 post O, I say coverline of 36.5 as it's under before and over post, but I generally get a clear gap of at least 0.1 between. This time it's stayed below 36.5 until I had the massive hike yesterday, which looking at the pattern of every other chart, means AF is on the way.
Obviously difficult to see the whole pattern given I didn't bother to temp on holiday! Shows the usefulness of building up a few cycles to become familiar with your own patterns though!

Have you got a busy week to distract you from thinking about it absolutely every minute of every day?!?!

AF due sat next week
I don't think your coverline is much lower this month but I do think post O you dipped below it...

When's AF due merk? When will you officially be late?

No idea, but it did seem strange to me as well, that the more expensive one that claim to read 4 days early and be the most reliable don't actually read positive before the really cheap ones!

I think I O'd on cd21 meaning I'm 7dpo and with the cramps I'm getting probably due today or tomorrow. Every other month my coverline has been 36.5, and this month I've stayed below it which is weird.
So I'll be on CD2 or 3 when I go to the fc.
Hope that delivery of vitamin b6 arrives tomorrow!!!

Glad I did, wont tell DH til AF overdue. Another week wait! But at least I know to stay off the wine, hot baths etc to give this the best possible chance.
Question, with the general internet consensus that blue dye tests are so crap why is my clear blue a blue dye? Haven't use it (as I know they're not as sensitive as my ICs) but seems strange such a big brand would be blue dye

I would guess you either O'd on CD21, meaning AF due on Tue with a 8 day LP, or you O'd within the time with no temps. If the latter, and lets guess it was CD18 (the last day with no temps) you would now be 2 days overdue. However my guess would be CD21