The First Time Frolickers visit 'The Three Follicles': The one where we all join The Christmas Club.

[MissFlick]

The Three Follicles is officially open for business!

Just to make sure we all become members of 'The Christmas Club' I've put something in the wine....

Right, I am putting the blame completely on you lot but I have now bid on an Issa dress on EBay .

It is (currently) much cheaper than the others (£135 at the moment) it is used but in good nick and there is no silly reserve on it. The thing that swung it for me is that it is in my size, though I would have been tempted if it was a size or so bigger and paid for it to be taken in.

If I end up buying it I am SO blaming you guys

Toria nice to hear from you! I'm with you on the positive attitude.

Cavey I am happy to accept responsibility for your bid! well done! Hope you get it

I have managed to console my madness with the fact that, even if I am not pg, not having any kind of spotting by now at least means this is the longest luteal phase I've had since I've been obsessing about taking an interest in such things.

Please can someone make it be tomorrow morning so I can POAS? I am usually not this bonkers about it.

MissFlick if I came to visit you, it would be tomorrow morning sooner, right? [crazed logic emoticon]

xxx

Ha ha garden Yep, it is 10.30pm here-almost tomorrow morning! Hang in there, I will be refreshing all day tomorrow to see your news.EEEEEKKK :)

cave so excited about your dress- I really hope you win it. What colour is it?

Thanks toria Glad my purchases have FF approval :) Also glad that all is well with you and your man, that he likes your dress and that you are still nice and chilled about TTC. Sorry that the fire photos were so distressing :( I'm just so relieved that no one got hurt as I bet al of you are. My friend calls "Removing the dead wood. With a machete" thinning the heard- I love that phrase!

Will be back tomorrow hopefully with my progesterone test results- keep everything crossed that they show I've ovulated xxx

MissFlick it is the ACTUAL dress - same colour (sapphire blue) and style. [drools]

The auction ends late Sunday night so I will let you all know how I get on. I've set myself a maximum and will not be going over that, I hope!

garden try this for some insane logic: let's say you go to bed at 11pm, well that is only just over 8 hours away and you'll be testing as soon as you wake up. I think it is perfectly logical to tell yourself you'll be testing in a little over 8 hours, as the time doesn't count if you are asleep!

I think that works

Oh Cavey I feel much better now, thanks! Obviously I am expecting a BFN as I may well be only be 11 DPO if I ov'd just before my scan; but not being able to test before now because of the HCG seems to have turned me into a complete wreck! Oh well, I guess some months I'm calm and some (like now) I just need someone to slap me with a kipper!

Fingers crossed for your dress

Loving the time differences! Think that trumps my 2ww obsession

Hope your dress is gorgeous Cavey

Dagnamit, DH says he's going straight to bed when he gets in as he's got a migraine, no SWI for me tonight

Nooooo. Josie that is NOT ALLOWED

Does his not realise he must be the sperminator?

Tell him that sex releases endorphins which are natural painkillers - sex will be GOOD for his migraine!

PMSL at sperminator Garden

I'll tell him that Cave but he's a big wimp so might not believe me. I may have to prove it to him

You go Josie ! Do it for the Frolickers! xx

Hi guys, just checking in to save my place for Garden's update tomorrow

No news here, had very busy work week and have equally busy social weekend planned. Have managed to catch up with one brother and one sister today, doing a big girlie catch up tomorrow then my Dad and 2 more siblings on Sunday! Will then be heading home for Strictly and X Factor catch ups. I'm 10 DPO and had another temp shift this morning, although accompanied by NO symptoms, think this is a red herring!

P.S loving the shopping Flick am super keen on the heart front top. May need to add that to my list of Christmas needs

Ooo truff is your chart the fabled tri-phasic?! Exciting. Everything crossed, what does FF say your test date is? Glad you like the heart top, it's cute isn't it? Think it will look lovely with jeans. Will let you know how it is in the flesh when it arrives, hopefully some time next week.

Josie hope you managed to convince your man!

Oh cave it's THE dress. Wow! I so hope you win, keep refreshing in the last few minutes so no one sneakily gazumps you at the last min!

garden hope you managed to get some sleep last night and that you'll be along soon with good news for us.

I've had my blood test and am now hanging around waiting for my results in case I need to go back for some progesterone supplements. Instead of shopping I am sitting in Starbucks and have just marked a batch of essays so feeling very proud of myself! Should have results within the next hour so will pop back and let you know the verdict.

Me again! I have my p test results and they are a bit my doctor said my level was borderline-they like it to be between 20-25 and mine was 19.4. However, 7dpo is tomorrow but I had to get the test today as the clinic is obviously closed tomorrow with it being Sunday. I'm not sure how much of a difference one day would make to my level? I have been given some delightful suppositories and have to take two in the morning and two in the evening. I'm a little scared! does anyone have any thoughts/ experience with progesterone levels?

Sorry for me,me,me! Will be back for garden news later on :) x x

Morning everyone, just tested with a superdrug hpt and BFN

No sign of ERTD though so fingers crossed I still might be in with a chance!

MissFlick I was told that anything over 15 when you are using clomid and a trigger shot is good - even though they do prefer over 20.

And given that you are 6DPO rather than 7, I'd say a big hurrah! Sorry about the prog suppositories though, hope they're not too horrid to use!

Truff that is v exciting about your triphasic brilliance! Hurrah!

Josie did you manage to, ahem, get romantic last night after all?

Waves to everyone else xxxx

Saturday's List

IfAtFirstYouDon'tSuceed TTC#1, Cycle 7, UCL 29, CD52
Goldmaple TTC#1, cycle 2, UCL 28-30, CD40
Alien06 TTC#1, Cycle 4, UCL 31-32, CD36
cookiemoo TTC#1, Cycle 20, UCL 26, CD31
GardenPixie TTC#1, Cycle 11, UCL 30-35, CD29
Truffkin TTC#1, Cycle 5, UCL 26-33, CD27
Kaloki TTC#1, Cycle 12, UCL32, CD26
evilgiraffe TTC#1, Cycle 3, UCL 27, CD26
Toriajayne TTC#1, Cycle 4, UCL 30, CD26
Florin TTC#1, Cycle 8, UCL 32, CD26
Roundtable TTC#1, Cycle 9, UCL 30+, CD23
MissFlick TTC 1, Cycle 3 UCL? CD21
Karstan TTC#1, Cycle 6, UCL 28, CD17
Slowshow TTC#1 Cycle 4, UCL 24-26, CD9
RaspberryTipple TTC#1, Cycle 5 UCL 28-32, CD8
JosieSmith1 TTC#1, Cycle 5, UCL 28, CD8
LankyLegs TTC#1, Cycle 14, UCL 27-29 CD7
TomboyWife TTC#1, Cycle 12, UCL 28, CD7
Womanlytales TTC#1, Cycle 9, UCL 28-35, CD6

MI SWI A
TanteAC TTC#1, Cycle?, UCL?, CD?
Ilovemarmite79 TTC1, Cycle 1, UCL 28, CD54
Pinklady76 TTC#1, Cycle 1, UCL 28, CD48
TigerseyeMum TTC#1, Cycle , UCL 30, CD66
Yumstepmum TTC#1, Cycle 1, UCL 28, CD58
Puppygirl TTC#1 CYCLE 7 UCL 29-31 CD47

Not counting days
CaveMum
Miffles
Chalky3
DessieLou
Zippys
Calyx
Ariesgirl

Recent Graduates
Seablue BFP 1 May
Oneof8 BFP 18 May
Aly323 BFP 20 May
applecharlotte BFP 29 May
papertiger BFP 31 May
Wannamummy BFP 1 June
Pipsicles BFP 6 June
Muser BFP 22 June
Superpenguin BFP 1 July
Haloflo BFP 22 July
Saor Alba BFP 7 August
MrsWajs BFP 13 August
stegasaurus BFP 27 August
Roamfree BFP 1st September
Kurlyvoice BFP 1st September
Crazybutterflylady 1st September
Cherrycobbler 3rd September
Crazydays 4th September
Bellaby 11th September
Highheelsandequations 30th October

Boo to BFN garden. Like you said though, you could still be only 10DPO which is waaaaay too early for a BFP to show and as long as ERTD stays away then you're in with a blooming good chance seeing as you know that you definitely ovulated and SWI'd at the right time. Thanks for your info on ovulation- I didn't actually get to speak to my doctor, it was the nurse who told me that the doctor had checked my results and advised the suppositories so I think I will phone my doctor on Monday and see what she says about whether she things I've ovulated. I guess they wouldn't have given me the progesterone tablets if they didn't think I had ovulated though?

Garden sorry about the BFN, but you ARE testing early!

Flick sorry your test was not more conclusive, I can't offer any advice but keeping my fingers crossed that all is as it should be.

I've been outbid on the dress at the moment but I will go back just before the auction ends to get my final efforts in. As I said I have set myself a mental limit so just hoping that it doesn't get that high.

Happy Saturday all!

Sorry about the bfn garden, hang in there chick, it will happen. Flick- hope you get a better Outlook fm your doc. Have a gd wknd ladies.
Garden, if u can, pls wait till Fri to poas again. Feel bad I was not there to stop you from testing early.. the way I see it, you have some great signs now let ur body do the rest... though this part of the cycle is so tough. Big hug... hate those bfns esp when they cd be sioo false.. remember mrswajs

Dagnabit! I've just been on EBay and the dress is no longer there!
I can only presume that someone made the seller a private offer.

I guess I'll have to avail myself of one of the many High St copies that will appear in the coming months.

Boo!

Morning ladies!

garden sorry about the BFN. But it's very early as everyone else has said.

Flick sorry your tests weren't more explicitly positive, but it sounds like all is not lost.

It looks like I may be about to ovulate stupidly early. I went straight from AF to EWCM. Weird...

MissFlick my consultant told me that progesterone levels can change dramatically in a day so result sounds promising.

Sorry about BFN garden but it's still early days yet.

Thanks all for comiserations ... I know I could be testing way too early but if I ov'd on the 6th or 7th (which would make sense given the trigger shot on the 5th) then I am 14 DPO and tested with a 10mIU test so it should have picked up something by now

Just a bit glum because as of next month, DH and I will have been TTC for 3yrs. I think that's what's fuelling my madness this cycle! Though I suppose I should concentrate on the fact that we have got so much sorted since then (his swimmers / my bonkers cycle) rather than thinking about what we haven't got (a baby!).

Oh well, will try to keep myself busy for the next few days and keep fingers crossed ERTD doesn't turn up ...

Hope everyone else's weekends are off to a good start!

Cavey just think, for the money you would have had to shell out for the dress on ebay, you could buy loads of new outfits on the high st which will look just as good anyway!

Tomboy for you about early oving - but doesn't that mean you have a super developed egg ready to grab hold of Mr TomBoy's swimmers? Will you have a chance to, ahem, take advantage of the situation this weekend?

Freshly buttered crumpets for everyone

PS Thanks to everyone for putting up with my large dose of crazy over the last few days. Will try to rein it in a bit! xxx

Commiserations Josie, it's annoying when you can't get all the pieces of the jigsaw together, my OH was laid up with a bad back right when I was ovulating so no SWI-ing at the right time for me either.

Gardenpixie fingers crossed for you, I know people who've had successful pregnancies even after testing negative for a while after ERTD was due so it's not all over yet.

MissFlick hope the progesterone does the trick

Waves to everyone else