The Elderberry Pavlovas: still chasing that 'copter in the hope of a festive BFP. Thread 16 (the one where Happy was left in charge!!)

Evening! Just popping in to say hi!

Anything new? Nothing much to report here, CD3 and AF leaving so I guess I'll have to start preparing myself for DTD week DH has sperm freeze next week so I wonder how long after that we then have to wait for the next step?!?

rp I second lady re tonight being better than tomorrow.

Must look up this zita and Robert showdown!

Hope everyone's ok.

Mmm, how strange. Thanks Foody, been on YouTube watch far too many vids! Seems these two were on itv together back in Feb as well. Wonder what happened, seems there may be some serious bad blood!

Don't know if its any help but there are lots of vids on youtube from winston or zita (seperately). Maybe they share the same info on these as was on This Morning.

Just been looking at the comments on the FB page for This Morning and it looks like they didn't even show it on the +1 channel!

Robert and Zita not getting on was what sold it for me On ITV Player they announce that bit as 'coming up' but then show some cute baby clothes and little ones on a fashion feature

RP I OV 3 days earlier than expected this cycle and only managed to get 2 DTD's in Like Lady said, sounds like good timing for you anyway.

RP surely today would be better than tomorrow? The egg only lives for 24 hrs and it's a long way for a sperm to swim. Sounds like you timed it perfectly with Friday and Sunday.

Bluebirdy I don't thing Barking could find it either, very strange that they've taken it out! It was definitely on, I watched it live. Mostly interesting for the way Robert and Zita blatantly don't get on, and I wonder if that was why it was removed! He did come across a bit pompous.

Hmmm so I randomly appear to have OV a day or two before I thought! So today might be last fertile day.... not sure though! Think I OV last night but DTD on Friday and last night. If we do again on Tues that should be okay, right.......?

Kitty FC for Weds, eh!!

I've been trying to find the fertility Q&A thing This Morning did last Friday. I've been on ITV Player and watched pretty much everything else at least 3 times over, but just cannot find that bit. Am I going crazy? Are the fertility gods really that much against me? Is it even worth watching?

Hi all, thank you bunny, I did indeed feel rather strange about being wrestled between merk and kitty (I think?!) so I'm glad they've stopped with that now.

It's been a busy weekend but I'm on catch up now and adding myself to what I hope is the most recent list:

RevoltingPeasant - 34, ttc since May, AF due Nov 17
Bunny - 33, TTC since June 12, had lap 3 weeks go, next step DH sperm freeze and IVF/ICSI
Happylass, 35, TTC since August 2012 but currently on a break. Still waiting to see consultant at FC. Appt Dec 19th
Sidney, 38, TTC since July '12. Polyp to be removed 18Nov then on to private IVF appointments, to start cycling in Jan, if no BFP by then.
BecauseIsaidS0: TTC May 2013, AF due 17th
Gillster, 39, TTC since March 12, FC appointment on 5th, fibroid removal op on 20th.
Birdy - 30, TTC since Dec 2010 (- a few months in 2012 when world was ending) 1st FC appt 15 Nov.
Boodle- 30, Cycle 28, about to embark on 29. Waiting for IVF referral.
Barking-34, 23rd month ttc, clomid bfp in August, AF awol 60+ days since mc in Sept. On Provera to find AF then another 5 rounds of clomid before next FC appointment in March.
Yorkie- 35, ttc since Sep 2012. mmc Dec. Failed iui cycle. Next step ivf in Jan
Kuma - 39, TTC 11 months; first FC appointment 27 November
mrsw 35, TTC May 2013, diagnosed with PCOS Oct 13

Feather, ttc since Sept 11. One fallopian tube, 6 rounds of clomid. Thought there was no hope, then finally a bfp on 2 Nov 2013.
Ladybunnikins - 34, IVF instadiffer, EDD 14/7/14
Foodylicious - TTC Nov 2011, MC May 2013, BFP 2nd Oct 2013.
Puppymummy- 9+2 here, nothing to report except im getting fat cos im always hungry and time is going extremely slowly until scan!
Tally - 16w already, Hyperemesis finally gone into hiding, yay!
Merkin-19+6, edd 25 march. Team pink
Thunder-20+4, edd 20 March still feeling very ropey at times!
Boom- 16w and so far so good!
Kitty- 11+4 thanks to iui, 12week scan wed

Oh dear, everyone seems to have issues with their families! Mine didn't pressure me but when I told my dad he literally burst into tears. I asked him about it later and he said he just didn't think I was going to give him a gc. Makes me a bit sad that I didn't tell him we'd been ttc for so long, he obviously just thought I didn't want kids

Evening my lovelies!

barking hope the frock turns out fab!

boodle don't blub! Nobody will be left behind

Not even you happy when is wedding again (summer 14?) and when will you start again?

I am desperate to make a grandchild for my folks (Mil already has 2) and a great grandchild for my Granny although I think my younger cousin will beat me to it! I think hope pray that my unmarried sister will not beat me, that would really kill me!

My mum has never pressured me which is good, I only told her because I had to have the op and hopefully she (or mil) won't be nagging for news all the time now they know.

boodle I have no optimism either, such a pessimist! The glass is always half empty, in fact it doesn't even have the right drink in it

I really need to get me some of those rose -tinted specs! I'm not good at optimism!

My DM also pining for her first GC, used to get that question all the time from family... think they finally gave up. No one knows what we are going through, and also think my mom would drive me mad if she knew.

yikes, feel for you Boodle - hopefully odds are that you will be pg before any of them, esp with IVF around the corner. Actually, we all have been waiting long enough - surely odds are that we all get our BFP's within next few months?? Right??

Been feeling crampy last few days (only 7dpo, but to be honest I get cramps all through my cycle) Think I'm counting down the days to our FC appt more than anything else!

Ah, now mine is only a year younger but married 3 years after so i really don't think it's his turn first!!! I'm a bad sister. And a bad sister-in-law. Feeling faint twinges of cramps this morning; AF rolling in just in time for back to school. Humph.

Boodle9 no, he is 3 years younger. But he got married 3 months before I did and that was an absolute blessing!

I'd love my brother & SiL to have a baby but if I'm honest I'd struggle a little bit with feeling about not having the first GC given I'm the oldest sibling. Although to be fair SiL is 3 years older than me. It'd be great if we were pg around the same time though . However not sure my mother would cope with getting split in two directions with two new GC!!

Is your brother older than you, Because? I'm going to flip my lid if my brother and SIL get pregnant before me. There is a clear and present danger of this happening too.

barking I'm really, REALLY hoping for a BFP for my brother and SIL - that would distract the attention off me for a while!

because/boodle/rp no GC for my parents yet, although I did think my brother would beat me to it. My mum knew we were ttc and about the mc but she hasn't really been as supportive about either as I'd hoped she'd be. Don't even get me started on the comments that come from DP's mother......

kitty getting someone else to make it would cost money!!
Attempt 1 was a shocker. I used a pattern but didn't like the skirt so then tried to adapt it (which took hours) but it looked awful. So I used an old bed sheet to try again from scratch with a skirt made according to instructions I found online with the bodice from the pattern, then adapted the skirt to fit the bodice and used a collar I designed based on another dress I have.... Mark 2 I'm a lot happier with! . Still needs tweaking but I'm happy with the basic idea. Unfortunately I think it used more fabric than I have bought for the final version, and there was no more available so I might have to source it somewhere else - fingers crossed!!!

My mom brought up the 'I want you to make a baby' thing today on a video call with the whole family. I told her that I'm too old and she needs to STFU. I think that did the trick

RP, my mum is exactly the same! No GC for her yet either, but always asks me that question when she rings up! Love her to bits, but she'd drive me mad mithering about things if I told her what was going on though, so best just to keep schtum!

kuma norty Nah, sil is really nice when she stfu about wohms This is a bit cruel but after bil's comments about ivf last visit I casually mentioned DSis is having fertility problems, as she has endometriosis and may not be able to conceive except through ivf. She was all and didnt know what endometriosis was, and then said "ooh I just can't imagine that, I can't imagine having fertility problems".

boodle DM rang for a chat tonight and asked three separate times if there was Anything New With Us. It is nice that she is tactful enough not to ask but also feel like a disappointment. She doesn't have any DGC yet.