TTC Thread 15...........a thread full of babydust.

hmm, should I be worried.... well u know it's a known fact that us girls like to look our best, even if we r screamin the place down and giving birth, hey at least u'll have a good person to hold hands with, cos u'd both be tryin to rip eachothers arm off! lol.

No, she was a late starter - because we were beginning to worry that I may not be up to it.. LOL at the thought of us heaving our bulks around, bickering about whose turn it is to do the backrub, taking turns tidying each other's toenail varnish/leghair/bikini line because we both want to be the cutest aged hag in the labour ward...

Thanks jb; I'm feeling very low right now and that helped!

lol, well I didn't want to say it, but that was exactly that i was thinkin! lol, I can just see u two attempting to do each otehrs legs when ur 9 months, and ur waters r about to burst! lol. it would be rather funny thou, has she been tryin the same amount of time as u?

PS. Caribbean for me, please!

jb, I think the chances of us both getting pg at the same time, at our age, must be zillions to one! And pretty nightmarish... though infinitely better than neither of us getting pg, the odds of which are rather higher

Can you imagine, though - toddling along to antenatal together, neighbouring beds in the labour ward...

i'd like to run away to american, or the caribeen (sp u knwo what i'm like by now!) hmmm that would be nice, a desert island with no one else there apart form DH and me. loads of sand, and sea, and sun.. hmmm.

OMG hester - I didn't think of it like that actually (tilts head to the side and thinks, 4 ovarys, god, one of u best have some luck soon then! I bet u'll both catch at the same time.) of course we'll be happy if DP gets PG, but we'll be happier if u do iycwim. hopefully u'll be on the same cycle patterns are you, otherwise in fact, god, double the exp, double the stress - twice. god. oh well, hopefully this flu thing will pass u by, down here we have a strain of it going about which lasts for 5 days and it's constant S/D - nice huh! touch wood i've not had it..... we'll all be here for u as i'm sure DP will be in RL for u if/when AF shows her face.

MP - I def won't be testin on xmas eve, however i'm due on on xmas eve (if I have the 26 day cycle two days b4 if I have a 24 day one) I can see it now, if I don't come on on CD 24 i'll be on here saying, girls girls, i must be PG i've not seen AF! lol, (I don't think imaculate conceptions are real r they? hmmm thinks hard an smells smoke coming from ears! lol) besides, I don't think DH's aim is that good for 3000 miles! lol.

i'm doing good ty rudy - after the initial OMG this morning of where r my sticks! lol, being late for work as a result, I managed to leave early to go and get some more from the shop. - (it's the only time I like town in Dec, 5.30 when everyone else is at home and the shop is about to close! lol)

This thread has been quiet for three hours.

Some kind of record?

Have you all run away to Spain?

*10 tests not -!

I've just been told that there is a winter vomiting virus going round. I guess that's an alternative - and altogether less appealing - explanation for my nausea then

God, I hate this game.

(((hester))) it is madness what we put ourselves through, isn't it? but somehow we carry on...the only thing I can say about the money side is have you looked at medisave.co.uk - you can bulk buy hpt and they are way cheaper than from a chemist. I bought 10 early tests for about £8. Not good for your mental health to have - tests lying around but at least you feel less guilty about the spending! Sending lots of babydust to you and DP (and your 4 ovaries LOL!)

Tania - if you log on again before the op then GOOD LUCK. Wishing you a straightforward operation, a speedy recovery and some successful bd very soon TC.

Hi Rudy - no, I haven't held out; have been testing like a madwoman since Sunday! It's costing me a fortune and the repeated BFNs are getting me down. Had been feeling certain that I was pg; now am thinking that I'm not and really panicking about how I will get through this af.

jb - yes, dp is also ttc. Our one asset: four ovaries between us! So I may well be coming onto this thread to announce that I'm not pg, but am having a baby

I won't be ov till between Christmas and New Year but am hoping for a fab new Year's present - well you never know..... Really like the idea of testing on Christmas eve but I wouldn't do it if its far too early morningpaper. Its up to you but why not wait till later and then give your dh a great New Year's pressie if the news is good....
Coming from me - a manic early tester - this advice is rather rich but I know how disappointing it is to get a BFN.
Best of luck everyone, especially to those testing this week. And big hugs to Tania too....

I can't test till january 11th...so nope morningpaper not all of us will be doing that lol

Cockenzie, there is surely NO WAY you won't test on Christmas Eve because you will want to give DH a present.

SURELY everyone is planning that?! Even I am and it will only be about cd21.... someone slap me, I'm already getting hysterical!

cd 18.waiting patiently for boxing day to be due and testing.hugs to everyone

This thread isn't too long yet but soon we will be into September baby territory which is scarey. Hoping that there are some BFPs in the next few weeks. Would be good to end this thread and start a new one with some good news. Best of luck to everyone testing this week. I am CD4 today I think, so a while to go for me yet.

don't start me on wanting sleep jb.....am just on here for a minute myself before going for a nap!

how are you?

Who are the next testers? I know Hester's tomorrow and I'm due on Monday. Anyone else??? We desperately need a BFP so we can start a new thread - this one is getting ridiculous! (Do you think there's a MN prize for the longest thread???)

afternoon girls, it v quiet here today isn't it?

is ur DP TTC as well hester? (see u'll be wanting one, and u never know u both might have twins lol, then u'll be saying 'if only i could get some sleep!') lol

hi hester - it's already been said but just to add my t'penneth I agree that you have been treated dsigracefully. Good for you for writing that letter and not letting them off scott free - love the grocery analogy . But back to more pressing things...how are you? Only one more day to go...are you still sane? I have so far managed to resist the urge to test and am going to try to hold out until Saturday. Not too worried about the cost as I bought loads of early testing kits of medisave.co.uk which were very good value but think I should wait for my own sanity!

Thanks so much, fastasleep and oopstanta - nice to know you girls are on my side .

And oops - thanks so much for your generous offer to share your babies; will you accept payment in chocolate and gin?

I agree with oops! That's just ridiculous Hester! God!... (still sending you good luck vibes all day!)

Hi to everyone, good luck to anyone waiting to test etc, hope you all get a present for the new year!! I'm feeling better today after lots of ickynes and ouchyness... Good luck for the op Tania!! And RD, spend the testing money on chocolate - that's what someone told me to do last month anyway!

Hester, What a completely shit state of affairs. We live in the 21st centry (don't we?)
It really annoys me to hear about your patchy treatment. I pay my taxes, so do you (I presume) so why is it different for you ffs!

On a lighter not, I'm worried that this si twins and we don't have the space, so you've got first dibs on one of them- ok?

Tania, no I've not answered those questions before! The situation with IVF is that treatment centres can decide for themselves whether or not to treat lesbians, because the law requires them to consider the wellbeing of any future child and its need for a father. Some clinics interpret this liberally (i.e. 'I've considered this child's need for a father and believe that this lesbian couple are so lovely that any future child would do fine') and some interpret it narrowly (i.e. 'I've considered this child's need for a father and there wouldn't be one and therefore I'm not going to proceed'). Some put in special criteria or requirements - I've even come across one that requires lesbians to produce a reference letter from a man - ANY man, your dustman or neighbour would do! - I guess just to show that you know some and aren't a complete man-hater . In practise, VERY few NHS centres will treat lesbians, but if you can afford to pay and live near enough to a clinic that is prepared to treat you, you can get it privately. Personally, in view of my age and what I have been through already to get to this point, I'll not be pursuing that.

Thank you girls for all your kind wishes, really just want to get it over and done with so i know what my body is doing.
Hester just went back and read you post on the trouble you had. Iam so appauled (sp?) glad you eventually got your tests thou. You think by now that people can be more open minded gee its nearly 2005 not 1905. Whats it there buisness anyway. so what happens if you need to take it further IVF i mean. Did your DP go through all this too and is she still ttc also for a dbl chance for you both?? you prob have already explained this sorry.
Cockenzie i have been on this thread since number 6 i think back in may/june. So glad i found it have tried the aussie chat room but didnt like it as much as this one. But what sux is that i cant meet up with everyone