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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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The Elderberry Pavlovas: sit on the sofa of hopefulness and make yourself a special omelette while prescribing the vomming cat to those that deserve it and observing the lunching of the tactless.

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barkingtreefrog · 16/05/2013 09:34

It's time for some more grads!!

The smallprint - Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 3+months NO instadiffers, must have a special pot)

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GooseyD · 31/05/2013 07:06

So sorry to hear about your miscarriage Foody - I hope your DP and friends are giving you lots of support. Big hugs and Flowers

Boodle I'm feeling for you, the blues just makes this whole thing harder.

BlindKitty · 31/05/2013 06:42

barking ah yes you did say. Poor dh! Think I crossed my legs over my imaginary penis as I read that!

Well forgot to set my alarm for the gym again this morning! I'm so bad atm, been to the gym once since my hol!

charming will they charge you if you cancel? If not, I'd cancel so you don't have to pay for both appointments

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barkingtreefrog · 31/05/2013 00:21

Oh and bunny, please take the BoG, I have had a lovely meal ar a friend's house and am feeling less grumpy Smile . I may of course barge you off it when I start running out of time to get my school work done.....

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barkingtreefrog · 31/05/2013 00:18

charming I can't really add anything useful but just wanted to sympathise with thinking you're about to get answers then getting knocked back by more waiting Sad . I would call the fc clinic and ask them whether the appointment was still worth doing. I imagine it would, but depends whether you'd then have to pay to go back for the other results.

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barkingtreefrog · 31/05/2013 00:14

Ooo, hello merkin! Missed you! My news in brief is that I had my HSG last week, tubes appeared clear but I get the full results from the consultant on 19th June. I then had a nasty reaction to the ink around 4 hours after the test and to cut a long story short was admitted to hospital and given morphine for the pain.

kitty DP goes in to be circumcised on Thursday as he was getting eczema on his foreskin and nothing else had helped. Ironically it hasn't reoccured for a few months but it's taken this long on the waiting list. I should Ov the following Saturday at the absolute earliest so I will insist he does his duty pre-op and hope his swimmers keep swimming a few days!!! The next cycle will be totally out!

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CharmingCats · 31/05/2013 00:12

bunny that is hysterical. I love the pooping in the bath tub litter box.

Hello all! foody was so sorry to hear your news. Hope you are being kind to yourselves and taking time.
merk great to see you again! Sorry things are messed up - go back to nice lady GP. Now.
barking I know what you mean about being grumpy. I often feel like I waste my holidays....rah!

So, at my insistence, we're due to go for an initial consultation and fertility assessment at a local fc tomorrow evening. Had blood taken yesterday and DH provided his sample. Gynae has sent them notes of results I had from them. Got an email today to say that the amh test is delayed and won't have results until next week. Should we go tomorrow anyway and see what they say? Having another fannycam for afc, DH's sa and full history. Would they be bale to tell us anything useful without amh? I've got myself all psyched up for some information and planning and would now have to put it off for two weeks as we're away next Friday. Grrrr. Not the end of the world, I know, just annoying now that we've taken the plunge and paid (not as much as for sick ferrets, bizarrely), I'd hoped we'd get some answers quickly.

Cd 58 ..... When will it end???

Boodle9 · 30/05/2013 23:26

Bunny, that's brilliant. Poor sad cats! I like the bit about singing the song of 'my people' outside the bedroom door at 3am!

Bunnygirlie · 30/05/2013 22:47

This is for all my fellow Berry cat owners - www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKffm2uI4dk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 22:36

Hey up happy. pip sounds really really promising. How exciting. Assume you're on an IVF forum but keep us all posted. Now berries if we're all gradding together we need to get a move on to keep up with pip

happylass · 30/05/2013 21:49

Aww loving the Berry reunion in here tonight!

Sounds very promising Pip. Keeping everything crossed for you!

Bunnygirlie · 30/05/2013 21:48

Ooh pip keeping everything crossed for you!

No news, can't think of any anyway! No diffing for a while!

Pipbin · 30/05/2013 21:36

Well IVF seems really rather hopeful.
I need to have an AH (I think) level of at least 10 for it to be viable, 20 is the ideal. When I had the consultation with the nurse a while ago she asked what mine was, when I said it was 30 her response was 'Christ'! So that, coupled with my DH's SA results that had the doctor call another consultant over to see, means we are in with a good chance. We get three full cycles and then three frozen implants on the NHS, so in effect 6 goes. We have also chosen to say that any remaining can be used for research.
I could have started last week but waiting for the next cycle means it should all happen over the summer holidays and not interrupt work too much. So that means that this is my last natural cycle.

Anyway, what Elderberry news? Who is updiffed?

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 21:16

Hey bunny nice to see ya! Me and my onsie are back for good!
Just checked FF and O due Wed, but even worse than that is I think I'll maybe O late this month due to being ill. Therefore another month out :(

Bunnygirlie · 30/05/2013 21:05

Good to see you tooboodle

Bunnygirlie · 30/05/2013 21:05

aquarius sorry to hear she got you!

barking I may perch on the edge of your BoG if you don't mind, feeling grumpy too. I don't think much DTD will happen this month, DH v stressed about work thing next week.

aquarius I had to have my 21 day test 3 times! Days 23, 20 and then19!

Oh foody I am so so sorry and sad to read your news, hugs x

merks so good to see you, don't go away again!!! AND GET BOOKED IN!!!

BlindKitty · 30/05/2013 20:23

Oh ffs merkin! Is he going for work? When do you think you'll ov? Have totally ballsed up this months with going to a different time zone for 1st 2 weeks of my cycle.

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 20:16

Kitty I was a geek boffin a couple of months back but a little rusty!
My TTC fire has just been pissed on again... Get my hopes up then just found out OH is going away on Monday. Damnit

BlindKitty · 30/05/2013 19:44

merk am I right in thinking you're a bit of a bbt boffin?

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 19:33

*blubbed not blubber. I certainly wouldn't want anyone blubbering on me, it sounds awful!

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 19:32

No, have still been dragging my feet about getting any tests as I am stupidly still hoping it will just happen having said that was at docs this week for something unrelated (a doc I haven't seen before) and she asked if I could be pg. my immediate reply was 'I wish'! She asked how long we'd been trying and was super sympathetic and urged us to book in with her to get tests. Said it was better to get started on the tests so if there was an issue it could be fixed etc. She was so lovely I nearly blubber on her. So will get booked in if not diffed this cycle (and for all of you current and former berries who have told me the exact same thing before... I know I should have done it by now!)

BlindKitty · 30/05/2013 19:21

merkin! how the devil are you? I thought about you the other day. My friend begged me to go to a club and made me say I was called Angela merkin (as it was a name on the guest list). Got home and dh proceeded to tell me what a merkin was!!!

Pip well jeal of your ivf! I was so pissed off yest I told dh I wanted to go private. Sick of waiting for my iui now, especially as I have no faith it will work! X

happylass · 30/05/2013 19:14

Yey Professor Merkin is back Grin. Look forward to hearing about your experiments. Have you sought any medical advice about the suspected CPs?

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 19:12

Pip just seen your post, your first IVF cycle?! How exciting, FX for you

CatsCantFlyFast · 30/05/2013 19:11

Hello all. I've been away too long the thread has moved fast as I hardly recognise any names.
Foody don't think we've crossed paths but so so so sorry for your news. Look after yourself x
Hope the rest of you are plodding along ok, any new test results or progress to report?
In my world after 2 suspected CPs followed by a few months of half hearted trying (and not shagging at the right time) I am hoping to get back on the bandwagon so to speak. Starting tomorrow I am bringing the OPKs and thermometer out of retirement, O due on Tue. So I will be back to bore you all with my stories of OPKs I'm afraid

Tallyra · 30/05/2013 18:58

oh food that's terrible. I feel your pain, having had that happen to me, so anything you need to talk about feel free to message me if you like. it's really hard and don't be afraid to feel sorry for yourself for a while. but not too long or it will pull you down...
sending you huge hugs xxxxxxx