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.

goosey she was great thankfully! She'd got pregnant on her second cycle!

Well guys I clearly lied about not having any more meltdowns...
First meltdown (gym toilets) when gym instructor announced she was having twins
Second meltdown (work toilets) when called fc nurse for a sympathetic ear only to have her talk down to me

Fortunately, no one saw me! Wondering if the clomid is having an effect on my mood this month as not usually such a head case! I'm due af but I'm not usually pre-menstrual although dh never needs to know as I'm sure I've used it as an excuse for being a witch before

hi guys, thanks for your concern. the ferret came home by himself, just like he has the last 2 nights as well. at least we know he understands he's got it made. trouble is, it means locking the others into one hutch and leaving the other open for him. we have no idea how he's doing it though, or when, as we check them before bed each night. and we have so far spent nearly 450 quid on the sick one. Bloody pets!

Well, CD50 has arrived here and no sign of AF! Pimped just in case but of course BFN. Now getting bored of this pointless cycle

Been for acupuncture this morning, DH didn't so much as whisper anything as I left so he must have got the message that I'm going and that's that! She seemed a bit nonplussed that my period still hadn't arrived but did some pretty hardcore electro-needling that put my leg into spasm, hopefully that'll wake AF up! goosey I'm not taking herbs, the acupuncturist recommended Maca I think but I've given up with supplements for now; I feel like maybe I went overboard with them early on and did more harm than good!

Nothing further to report. Housework day - meh.

Tally did you find your ferret?

Hi Aquarius!

Bunny - 33, Just started cycle 13, awaiting DHs jizz test, FX then referral to FC. Heading into DTD week!
Boom - 31, ttc just over a year, long cycles (40-80days), awaiting jizz test results, need hycosy if AF ever shows up, back at gynae clinic to discuss results 21 June.
Happylass - 35. Cycle 10. AF due 2nd June-ish though maybe later due to late OV this month. Had initial blood tests with GP.
barkingtreefrog - 33, cycle 18, had (disastrous) HSG, dildo scan & next FC appointment 19th June.
blindkitty - 33, ttc 2 years, had blood tests, Hsg, sa (all clear except morphology slightly low). Had 4 rounds of clomid. Iui prob starting in aug
Gillster - 39, cycle 15, had HSG last week, tubes clear but awaiting appoinment to have an endometrial polyp removed (hurry up!!!) Still DTD though and anticipate a busy week ahead in this respect. smile
GooseyD - 38, 2 years TTC (following 2 years not tta), just postponed taking Clomid for a month though have prescription as I'm not very well 'mentally adjusted' smile at the moment, on waiting list for ivf
Tallyra, 33, TTC for about 3yrs. 3 mmc, with hg. Appt with fc next week to see what they have to offer test-wise.
Aquarius - ttc no 1- 13/14 mths - no hint of a bfp yet- suspected endo - awaiting referral to fc and /or dogs trust

Hey Tally I hope you found the ferret? My brothers got lovely ferrets, I hadn't realised how sweet they could be before he got them.

Ah Boom sorry to hear re tiff with DH over acupuncture. Also, I completely understand the strange way hearing DH is all clear can effect you even though you know its really a cause to celebrate. Overall I was just hugely relieved we weren't dealing with even more problems (and that there would be no questions of whether we would go ahead if needed donor sperm) but there was a sneaking insecurity in there too. On the acupuncture front, are you taking Chinese herbs too?

Does anyone know a really good acupuncturist in London? I went for a session yesterday but I'm not sure I would go back and wondered whether to try another place that had been recommended for fertility. Unbelievably he did the old line "maybe if don't think, you pregnant!" - I think he was trying to tell me not to be so stressed as it doesn't help which is actually probably a valid point but his English was a bit stretched!

Hey Kitty - how did your friend react? Was she OK? After my tearoom meltdown with my friend a while back I've gone back to making sure I keep it together with my friends with kids - as I hate to think they are reading on eggshells with me, and decided it doesn't help me feel better anyway. Better by far to chew a Berries ear off! Having said that I'm sure she understands, and there should be no damage done letting it out with your friends, it might actually help to have it out in the open with her. Do you know if they were long TTCing?

Boodle if you're lurking, big hugs, I hope you're feeling better.

Oops my bus came- posted too soon-

Aquarius- ttc no 1- 13/14 mths - no hint of a bfp yet- suspected endo - awaiting referral to fc and /or dogs trust

tally dont worry lass- ferrets are a lot faster and smaller than kids

Can someone add me too - haven't managed to log in on a real computer as yet so can't do it myself-

Aquarius - ttc no 1- 13/14 mths- suspected endo, awaiting referred

Bunny - 33, Just started cycle 13, awaiting DHs jizz test, FX then referral to FC. Heading into DTD week!
Boom - 31, ttc just over a year, long cycles (40-80days), awaiting jizz test results, need hycosy if AF ever shows up, back at gynae clinic to discuss results 21 June.
Happylass -35. Cycle 10. AF due 2nd June-ish though maybe later due to late OV this month. Had initial blood tests with GP.
barkingtreefrog - 33, cycle 18, had (disastrous) HSG, dildo scan & next FC appointment 19th June.
blindkitty 33, ttc 2 years, had blood tests, Hsg, sa (all clear except morphology slightly low). Had 4 rounds of clomid. Iui prob starting in aug
Gillster - 39, cycle 15, had HSG last week, tubes clear but awaiting appoinment to have an endometrial polyp removed (hurry up!!!) Still DTD though and anticipate a busy week ahead in this respect.
GooseyD - 38, 2 years TTC (following 2 years not tta), just postponed taking Clomid for a month though have prescription as I'm not very well 'mentally adjusted' at the moment, on waiting list for ivf
Tallyra, 33, TTC for about 3yrs. 3 mmc, with hg. Appt with fc next week to see what they have to offer test-wise.

now another ferret has escaped for the 3rd night running and we can't figure out how, and the sick one cost us another hundred quid and is still throwing up his meds. if we can't look after a bloody small animal how the hell will we cope with a child?

Well I have a dog and work in a school but live in Kent.
I've spent the day teaching 2 kids to sew, taking ferret back to vet and collecting him, going to my quilting group and then taking dog to the park in the dark and throwing golf balls and not actually having time to eat the dinner I cooked when the girls were here. I need sleep.

please could you add me to the list?

Tallyra, 33, TTC for about 3yrs. 3 mmc, with hg. Appt with fc next week to see what they have to offer test-wise.

So most berries are either teachers or dog owners or from Yorkshire, or all 3 LOL

I'm not a teacher, I'm from Gloucestershire and I have cats and chickens lol

*love

Thanks aquarius and boom. Glad I've got it out of my system. No more meltdowns for a while I promise! I defo need bitch slapping with the sausage tonight!

puppy I think if we ever get a dog we'll get a spaniel. I live their big floppy ears and nice natures

Yorkshire here too! And have a fur-baby spaniel! Crazzzzyyy but my baby!

Oh I saw that baby in the drain story bunny and couldn't bear it! I can kind of understand that it's obviously an act of desperation but the pictures were just heartbreaking, that poor baby

kitty sorry you had a bit of a public meltdown. It's bound to happen though, it's a lot of emotion to keep bottled up all the time, got to come out somewhere. I'm sure she'll understand!

barking I wasn't planning on ever being a dog owner either but adore our springer. She really needs a buddy though, she's a bit antisocial...I can see a weekend trip to the dogs trust coming on soon!

[.... daydreams about working part time and having cat / dog / baby ....]

Kitty poor you - it's good to have a cry though - hope you felt better after

bunny yeh and tbf I'm normally fine ish with the exception of bikini bump pictures, etc

The baby story is horrendous! I'd love to be his mummy! X

Oh kitty hugs! Did your friend already know you were TTC?

Have you all read about the baby in China, weird how we are all so desparate for a baby and this was flushed down the toilet so sad

Or treading haha

aquarius I don't know how I'd have survived without my cat these last 2 years. She's my absolute world

boom vomming cat is fine, although hasn't vommed on anyone's carpet for a while. Covered in mud atm from digging in the garden!

barking I clearly missed you off on purpose as you're bound to be preggers soon!!!

So met my pregnant friend tonight and did all the pregnancy chit chat, looking at scans etc....and then bam...I burst into tears in the restaurant . So annoyed with myself! Apart from with you guys and dh I generally hold it all together. Now I bet she'll constantly feel like she's reading on egg shells!

Just catching up.....

boom that's rubbish, DH and I have had many squabbles about TTC but just about me pressurising him and being a narky cow when AF arrives. I have been having monthly reflexology apps since December, I started with 4weekly sessions so I've spent quite a bit too but it makes me feel in control a teeny bit and I feel better for having them so i know what you mean.

happy I was surprised I didn't feel completely devastated getting to 12 months this month, it was weird!

puppy sorry witch arrived!

boom have a very late sausage wang from me!

I sponsor a dogs trust pooch! We have agreed we will wait to get one till I am part time, with a child! Like that is ever going to happen

Eee there's quite a gang of us yorkshire lasses on'ere int there? (Spot the try hard yorkshire-but-actually-from-the-midlands lass - not sure what my accent is...)

I went on the dogs trust website a while back when I got my af one month and it made me all gooey-eyed. Dh said if we weren't pg in 6 mths he might come round to the idea he's not normally a big fan of the idea of having a pet...

Spud is pretty gorgeous too though...

Although he needs an adult only home apparently...well no problems there at the moment ha!