The Elderberry Pavlovas, sausage bouquets, one giant sofa and the Gü pots of destiny! (thread 9)

Barking I've been advised to take clomid days 2 to 6 although different people say otherwise. Not really sure why people told differently. Must b a reason.

Welcome scone!! I chart bbt in Celsius. Are you using an ap? I like the fertility friend ap x

Morning everyone, thanks for the welcome.
Is it better to chart bbt in Fahrenheit or celcius?

I'm working all weekend as usual, I run a tea and cake shop so have plenty of dairy free recipes if you need them cherry?!

Hi everyone, I've been a bit AWOL too the last week or so. Just trying to sort my head out and get a bit of that zen that cherry mentions. Not thinking about ttc as much as I can definitely helps at the mo.

Just wanted to pop in though and send positive vibes to everyone. I'm around 6dpo and being a moody cow for no reason. Hormones eh?

Hi Cherry. Great to hear from you and glad things are being done for you. I bought the sage tea when you mentioned it a few weeks ago because I will literally try anything Don't think it's had any effect (mainly because I've no idea what it's meant to do ) but it tastes good so I'm going to persist!
Welcome scone. Quite a few of us in here are old hands at the temping lark so if you need anything just give us a shout.
What's everyone up to today? DP is working (and is being a total arse at the moment so wouldn't want to spend time with him anyway!) so off to take my mum out for lunch then to visit my best mate and 2 lovely god daughters.

hangover .
Quite with myself as I don't really drink more than one glass of usually as a) I'm trying to be good and b) I know I can't handle it! but in a situation last night with a room full of people I didn't know, all smug marrieds with kids, and kids popping in every 10 minutes who couldn't sleep, then all the kid anecdotes.... So I think I had 3 glasses of . Now I can't sleep (been awake since 5) and feel all horrible which is going to make today even harder. Well done me . Grrr.
I shall be on the pity sofa with a duvet having a strop at myself if anyone needs me.

ps hi scone, didn't notice you last night, I'd like to think I'm not usually such a stroppy cow, have a .

Hi cherry and thanks for the thoughts. I'm glad your diet is working well for you - when we went dairy free, it was hard, but we managed it, and lost an awful lot of weight as well (put that all back on again and more though).

And welcome scone, sounds like you've been through quite a bit already. Feel free to moan at us about all the crappy stuff, but don't forget to tell us the good stuff too!

Oh & hello scone! I'm not officially here as I'm now just a lurker but welcome anyway.

Thank you for the congratulations cherry - I know it must be hard for everyone here when someone gets a BFP & I don't blame anyone for being or . Your post sounds like you're being as positive as you can be & that lots is being done which is great news. I'm glad the diet is going well too. Thinking of you & I'll still be lurking for a while yet x

So lovely to hear from you and read your update cherry hope they give you a clear plan of action and a speedy time frame .

I have guests over so can't come and hang out on berry sofa tonight, but HAD to log in quickly to wave frantically at Cherry! Lovely to hear from you and great that you have a clear plan of action!

A small me update: Annoyingly my awkward diet is really suiting me! Four weeks in I feel a lot better and I'm getting a decent nights sleep most nights which is a massive relief. It's just, well, awkward to go anywhere and means a lot of organising which is not my forte!

I was back at hospital yesterday and the blood tests have ruled out pituitary, chromosome and adrenal problems. Thyroid levels are slightly raised which they'll look at in due course. The main problems are still very high FSH and LH levels.

This pretty much confirms that I'm on a spectrum of diminished ovarian reserve/ovarian failure. So the next step is to hotfoot to the FC for what the consultant called a 'full fertility workup' to see where we're at including an AMH test to measure ovarian reserve, scans, a million more bloods etc. Tests next week and then followup for the results on 24 May. Days before I turn 34, I don't know why that matters but it does!

If there are enough of my eggs left to try and stimulate ovulation then we'll try IVF this way. If there aren't enough eggs left and the test results confirm ovarian failure then we're eligible for IVF with egg donation if we want to try this route. All available on NHS which is incredible when you think about it. So all go and we feel very lucky to have these options.

The rest is all about the zen. Sorting the work life balance, chilling out and giving myself every chance. Hence I don't get infront of the laptop very often in the evenings and am just trying to take care of myself a bit better. The mindfulness think kinda resonates.

Let me off if I don't post very often I'm still thinking of you all x

Hey folks, just dropping in to say hi as I've been AWOL a while. Sooo soo happy to pop back and see three BFP's won; Frog, Book and Foody I'm so bloody chuffed for you. Hoogest congrats and all that

Pip good luck on the IVF - I'll be watching with interest and hoping for you. Keep us posted!

Cats that's crap your dildo cam cost so much. Can you hop over into NHS treatment once the money runs out? They have a really neat system between my clinic and the NHS FC so it's virtually seamless treatment but guessing it's not the same where you are.

Merk, Boodle, Barking, Bunny, Tally and everyone else I hope you guys are all doing OK apart from the lurgy Bunny! I've been thinking of you all but needed some time out. I'm doing OK, will post an update in a mo.

Hello ladies,
Please can I join you?
32 married, TTC number 1.
Came off depo injection in September 2011 waited until May 2012 for AF to return so TTC cycle 12 I guess. Last month was first month using Opks start bbt charting tomorrow!

Sympathies Bunny I just got a text from a uni friend, announcing the birth of her second daughter. Mixed emotions on that one though, she's been born at 32 weeks and is in special care. Doing ok though. Her first was born at 30 weeks and also spent a while in special care.

Meanwhile we are away for the weekend for the 40th birthday of my best mate's husband. I don't really know any of their friends that well, only to nod hello to, and DP knows none of them at all. There are 30 adults and 18 children between them. Fun, fun fun.... At least it's a multi-cottage set up and thankfully someone cancelled which means we get a lovely cottage just to ourselves now, rather than sharing with another couple and their child . Somewhere to run away to if the kids get too much .

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend planned. I'm off to have a glass of wine and then slope off early to bed after doing the minimum socializing .

Hugs bunny. Facebook is horrible

I think it's day 3 barking although I wouldn't quote me! Hope AF is nice to you for once and you get on it straight away..

Anyone know what cycle day you start clomid on? My appointment is on the 19th June and I'm expecting AF next Tuesday which means I'll have started and finished another cycle by then and I'll probably be somewhere round CD4 . Will I be waiting another cycle before I can start it?

kitty ah well that counts out the ride, don't think watching an elephant getting mistreated is a good way to see in a birthday. Glad you're getting loads of just-for-fun shagging in though! Not at all jealous of your boozy jacuzzi!

barking I'm not sure about an elephant ride. We were meant to do it years ago and ended up falling out with the manhout (spelling?) as they usually use a hook to whack them with on their head.

Maybe we'll all have clomid babies?! I'm still hoping for the pre iui sex holiday bfp after all. Strange as every month I've had clomid I've had hot flushes, except this time when I'm in a hot country!

Oh and (tmi coming) think I've finally remembered what non baby making sex is like!!!! Wine and a jacuzzi can do wonders!!!

Morning lovely berries!

How about an elephant ride kitty? Although I'd check how they treat them first, not sure about animal welfare in Thailand . But if it looks kosher he'll get to feel all King of the Jungle and need to do some manly inseminating and then you can make little Mowglis

Barking see, we're the best thread, no irritating instadiffy planning! A lot of people assume that I'm planning not to get diffed at the moment, 'oh of course, so sensible to wait until you've finished your course' - grrrrowwwr, I would go into labour in the middle of my finals if I had the chance!

Cate hope AF stays well away!

On the subject of adverts, I cannot STAND the ones that assume you're a mum, 'as a mum, you know what's best for your little ones' - oh bog off.

Hoping to join the Clomid gang come 21 June - assuming hycosy and SA are clear.. Hurrah, there will be a flurry of Clomid babies! If it works, I might actually use that as a name, I think Baby Clomid Boombastic sounds quite good and I'm only half joking

Oh god, how negative of me?! Anyone would think I've lost all my optimism! Clomid has every chance of working for you goosey abd Barking My fc just wanted to keep me on it for another 3 months and I said I wanted to move on and then secretly carried on taking it not that it's made any difference

goosey excellent idea re snorkelling! X

Haha, I know, so maddening. But then I shudder to remember our early TTC days "oh well, maybe we shouldn't try for a couple of months in case we go skiiing this year" etc!

Kitty I'd go with goosey's advice, get DH a lesson in something. When my DP was in Thailand he did Thai cookery lessons, and Thai boxing lessons. There's something for everyone! Or if you're near the coast how about hiring a tandem kayak for the day and going paddling? I did that in Thailand.

ps I won't need to jump on any waiting list as the Clomid, combined with obsessive dtd and positive thinking is going to ensure I get updiffed on my first cycle . Has to be the first cycle as otherwise it's creeping further and further into a summer baby, which won't help it at school.

I actually accidentally read another conception thread (I try not to, most of them wind me up like this one did) and a woman who was a teacher and planning her #2 was telling everyone how she wasn't trying yet as she had to have the baby in the right month to get the summer holidays before maternity leave (or after, can't remember which).
Oh to be able to choose to get pg whenever you want!

Pip how did your IVF appointment go?