Elderberry Pavlovas And The Eternal Sausage of Wang (Part 4): a frightfully good thread for the over-30s TTC their first baby.

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Over here, sausage-wangers!

boodle your AF sounds horrid

hmm....may have to investigate cheapie thermometers on t'internet....

Boodle - hope af calms down a bit today

I like this thread. It's all comfy here.
I used to temp and really liked it. I stopped because I found it was making ttcing become the first thing I thought of when I woke up.

I've got an appointment on Friday to fill out all the forms for IVF. Being on the IVF waiting list is something that happens to other people.

Pipbin that's how I feel too; it all seems so surreal to even have fertility treatments on the table - that's what I meant by 'mixed feelings' about my appt last week - on the one hand, proud of myself for getting the ball rolling, in case there is a problem; on the other, it feels kind of like a vote of 'no confidence' that a referral to a fertility clinic is on the table for the near future, and I'm only on Cycle 8 of trying. I guess at this point, I just want things to happen, and need to get past the twinges of sadness that TTC isn't turning out as easy as I'd always assumed. I'm glad you're getting on the waiting list! I like this thread too...there's a wide enough variety of experiences, but enough similarities that I feel like we're all in the same boat.

boodle your AF sounds like a nightmare! Hope it eases off soon!

So I started wondering where we all were in the TTC pipeline - Cycle #8 over here, what about everyone else? 19 for Twinkle and 20 for Soph, right?

pip and sidney sorry you guys are feeling a bit and - all I'd say is the only people I know who've had IVF (three couples) got PG v quickly and now have beautiful kids. Don't they offer any counselling to couples who've been referred for IVF? surely it'd help e.g. answer questions you might have? they should. in fact we should all get counselling about ttc full stop. hmph.

so after thinking I normally Ov on cd16, it's now cd13 and I've just had a smiley face and a load of EWCM.... am cancelling plans for tonight and waiting for dh to get home. if only I felt 'in the mood' as well - instead I have bloating and wind - anyone else get that?? it's so not conducive to dtding.

Sidney I'm around 10 or 11 cycles

Sid and pip - I'm very sad about fertility treatment too. After 19 months I thought I'd be planning my second baby, not still waiting for me first. Off to the fertility clinic on weds, we have been referred finally. I hope this means I get my much longed for baby soon.

I love this thread too, I have looked at others but they aren't as lovely as you lot!

Ooh does that mean we get to start a new list, I loves a list

Bunny 33, cycle 9, AF due 26th feb
Sidney, cycle 8
Aquarius, cycle 10/11

Im on my phone so cant copy the list but can I add my 10 cents.

MotherOfCleo, cycle 5, ttc number 1 (either baby Harvey or baby Savanna )

Welllll, if we're doing a list:

Bunny 33, cycle 9, AF due 26th feb
Sidney, cycle 8
Aquarius, cycle 10/11
Boodle, 30, cycle 19

Thanks again for the sympathetic thoughts. I'm through the worse of the evil AF pains now, thankfully!

I totally get what you're all saying about (in)fertility treatment too. Before we got married and started TTC, we used to go out for evening walks on which we would often talk about 'the future'. I remember we used to talk about what we'd do if we had problems, but I never believed for one second we'd actually have to deal with that reality.

I spend each day dreading the next pregnancy announcement. Our school has a lot of young females, so really it's just a timebomb waiting to go off. Had loads of close friends have babies last year - that was bad enough but I'm not sure how I'm going to cope as the inevitable 2nd pregnancy announcements start up.

Aquarius, you have a point about counselling, but I think talking to you guys can be just as good sometimes! ! Don't know how I survived before I started on here!

Evening ladies. Playing a bit of catch up after my non existant line and early AF episode confusing the hell out of me! Pip - any news on your house? Boodle did your referral turn up? Captain - any more results back?

Anyone in the 2WW? Anyone got any interesting gossip (bored tonight as Mr 2cats is working)?

Sure she would tell you yourself if she was here but Gail/Viv's lap and dye is tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed for her.

I quite fancy a new name... any suggestions? Does not have to be cat themed and would like something funny/rude (love the word rude, makes me snigger like a 10 year old)

2cats some suggestions

RudeDude
Rudio
RudeKitty
RudeMumma
RudeToTheMax
RudiusMaximus
RudeyTuesday

rude&nude
RudeyNudey
Rudey&Broody
RudeGetsNude
RudeNotPrude

warming to the theme

Evening all! Pip I imagine facing the reality of IVF is massively overwhelming but like Aquarius said in my limited knowledge IVF has an impressive success rate. At least 5 ladies I work with have had IVF (we have a large number of young female staff too Boodle!) and all have got pg very quickly - 3 of them with twins!!
AF due here in the next few days and temp crash this morning suggests she's well on her way
Adding myself to the list.....

Bunny 33, cycle 9, AF due 26th feb
Sidney, cycle 8
Aquarius, cycle 10/11
Boodle, 30, cycle 19
MotherOfCleo, cycle 5, ttc number 1 (either baby Harvey or baby Savanna)
twinklestar2 cycle 19
Sidney cycle 8
Soph cycle 20
Happylass cycle 6 (soon to be 7)

Ps Aquarius love that you have cleared your diary for this evening in the name of TTC - that's commitment! Get to it!

I'm 33, BFP due weds

Just realised I'm actually 34!

2cats - I was thinking I need a new name as well! Did occur to me that anyone could see what I was writing the other day and my name isn't exactly disguised lol.

People - please help me think of something! Perhaps something cat related? Not 2 cats lol

Oh and went to see my friends newborn baby tonight..hoping embryo will realise my uterus is a baby friendly environment haha! xxx

Hummmm, Soph, ok cat related...
KittyMcCat
ChocyKitKat
CatLover
KittyMeow (sounds like a porn name lol)
MrsMeow
CatLady
AristoCat
SexKitten
CallMeKitten
CatInAHat
ThatCat
MissNala
80sCat
Me&TheCat

Sorry just realised that is a lot of suggestions

Mother you are all over the names! Clearly when I am struggling for inspiration in any area of my life you need to be involved in future don't suppose you are any good at photo shoot inspiration?

Adding myself to the list - I like a good list too (twinkle added you too)

Bunny 33, cycle 9, AF due 26th feb
Sidney, cycle 8
Aquarius, cycle 10/11
Boodle, 30, cycle 19
MotherOfCleo, cycle 5, ttc number 1 (either baby Harvey or baby Savanna)
twinklestar2 cycle 19, 34, BFP due weds 20thFeb
Soph cycle 20
Happylass cycle 6 (soon to be 7)
2cats 31, cycle 8, no fucking idea when AF is due based on my last cycle which was all over the place

Haha 2cats I am just very sad lol. Hum not so sure about the photo shoot inspiration though, I've been taking a few photos of the signs of spring in the garden, ladybirds which are now waking up, trees in bud, especially in the crisp spring sunshine, dew of spider webs etc....I'm certainly no photographer though

I am not a photographer, hate having my photo taken but am going back for more with my bridesmaids for a rock the frock shoot! To be fair I can't wait to wear my wedding dress again and our photographers are really good fun

ohhh 2cats that sounds amazing!

Rock the frock?!?

Hello, quick update from me. I'm on my phone so could someone else copy and paste my line?

Captain, 32, ttc since summer 2011, awaiting DHs blood & SA results, on waiting list for lap&dye

You will notice there that I am still waiting for dh's results - he cancelled his docs appt today because of work grrrr humph. Rebooked for Thursday so I am back in suspense..