Hello ladies! I am back from skiing in one piece, save for a slightly red nose! We had amazing weather and both have ski tans. We?ve had a great time, OH loved his first week on skis, ate and drank far too much and generally were really relaxed after it. Of course we know life doesn?t run smoothly. Cue a 4 hour delay at the airport, no sign of my skis 24 hours later, and friends round for brunch today; they surprised me with a pregnancy announcement. 
. Of course that brought me back to earth with a bump, especially as we have been trying since before their first was born. Second pregnancy announcements are I think worse than firsts?
Anyway, now to catch up on a good week?s worth of the thread?. Beware this will be patchy and in no order that makes any sense at all!
stasi glad the HSG went ok but sorry you aren?t really clear on what that means. Oh and holy shit about your cat!! That is the sickest thing I have ever heard, I actually very nearly threw up reading it. We used to live very close to you, and one of our's came home one day with a wound on his shoulder that hair has never grown over. We have our suspicions about that too. Your poor little cat, he looks lovely, no wonder he is so timid.
Loving all the Coven chat. And no offence caused by pout?s black humour ? gotta laugh or you?d cry! And serious amounts of laughing at the whirling boobs/putting them in the freezer! So sorry about your body playing cruel tricks on you. And that you are feeling down, it does go in cycles a bit and sometimes it just gets to the ?why me? wailing. But I like the sound of the DIY plan, anything to give you other things to focus on. That said, between holidays, wedding planning, trying to get house plans sorted, having a very poorly pony last year, etc etc I?ve had no end of distractions and it?s not worked for me, but it does make me feel a little better knowing I haven?t spent all of my TTC time staring dejectedly at pee sticks.
Going back to earlier chat, I for some reason never picked out prams or baby furniture. Ironically it was because I didn?t want to tempt fate (probably because my sister had problems conceiving) but perhaps it was just me being prescient. In a way though, I feel like I missed out on that joyful optimism. I didn?t really think I?d have the problems I have, but I always knew that it didn?t happen on demand for everyone. I?m not sure if that has saved me some heartache, or mean that I?ve felt slightly down on TTC ever since we started? 
lemon sympathies on trying to deal with AF one-handed! Hope it has now left again and you are starting to feel more comfortable.
Wow euro can?t believe you too are about to start IVF! It?s very exciting for everyone, but I know what you meant when you said you felt emotional about saying yes to it. I too feel like I?ll be admitting defeat when it gets to that stage. But it really isn?t. Despite the unbelievable smuggery of those badges, getting pregnant is not some super-power reserved only for the special ones. It?s just the lucky ones, and some of us have been less lucky, and need to call in reinforcements.
Hello to tiagio and freedom and mrshiggins, as always sorry you have to be here and have been having generally crap medical help so far.
I?m a little alarmed by the amount of sex you have all been having. I would say 6 times in a cycle is a lot for us! Perhaps I am relying far too much on the ovulation signs? In any case we had sex on Friday which was CD5, earliest we?ve done so far, so will suggest to OH that we keep it up (fnar) a bit more this month.
Hooray for the Maldives minipie, that sounds amazing!
Well done on surviving the MRI wine, I?m not sure I?d be able to do that. When do you hear back from the consultant?
mrsden I am so pleased you cat turned up again. One of ours is a similar home bird and went missing for a day last year. It was 4 days after I?d had my horse put to sleep, so my OH and I were inconsolable. She re-appeared in the bedroom at 3am as if nothing had happened, when I woke OH to tell him he kept repeating ?I?m so happy, I?m so happy? ? it was incredibly sweet actually :). I too snorted at the ceremonial unveiling of your tomb and the ?ooh look she was a Barren? imagery 
. Even though it?s clearly not funny, but I guess my sense of humour has gone off a little.
OMFG to the pregnancy badge, can?t think of much worse!
Kitty eek at throwing wine down the sink. At the risk of fuelling fire, are you sure you aren?t pregnant 
. That and glowing skin, these are the type of symptoms normal people have!!
Interesting at the stats about dads not being the dads! I am definitely the product of both of my parents. I?ve always looked uncannily like both of them and have inherited a real mix of their features. People always say ?oh you are so like your mum? and then meet my dad and change their minds!!
Hooray for ET ladygee fingers massively crossed for you!
What else? Oh well no response from the hospital yet on our appointment, at least a letter didn?t arrive while we were away as my Mum was house-sitting.
Anyway it has taken me about 3 hours all told to get this post written! I now need to go to the bed and make good my promise to have a busier shag week month so sorry for those I haven?t name-checked yet!