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

[viviennewestwould]

Over here, sausage-wangers!

[SidneyBristow]

Ooh, lists! I've put myself on the bottom:

Bunny, just 33 (eek), CD2, cycle 9, married, have 2 furry babies and work in a boring office job.
MotherOfCleo, 29, ttc#1, month 4, bfp due 1 feb (fx)
Sophie80, 33 ttc#1, month 19, AF due next week (not sure of date as some scumbag has nicked my phone!)
Aquarius, 31, cycle [think its 10 now] 5ish dpo, af due 4 feb-ish, lazy so-and-so who's still in bed whilst typing this.
Happylass 34 (but not for much longer boohoo) CD2 of cycle 6. AF due Feb 21st
Viv, 41 (fuck off!) 5DPO, 11th cycle since mmc, champion sausage-wanger, nice tits.
2cats222, newlywed won't shut up about it & 31, CD10 of cycle 7
Pipbin, 37, cycle 17, I think, AF due 31st Jan
Boodle, 29, cycle 18, waiting for first fertility specialist appointment and queen of the short luteal phase
SidneyBristow, 37 (for a little while longer, anyway), CD15 of cycle 7, married, determined to be optimistic even if it's bloody hard work!

We're back from our overnight up north. CBFM told me the wrong cycle date, so missed the chance to test on Saturday morning, a bit of a pain bc Friday was still registering as low fertility. I'm a girl who likes to see steady progress!! Didn't DTD Sat night as DH had too much to drink, and SIL was aggravated with me, so whatever shred of ambience there was to start had disappeared by bedtime. Made up for it though - Sun CBFM said medim (woot) and last night we DTD and again this morning, before POAS - high fertility + ovulating! Double woot!

[2cats222]

cheers for Sidney - well done you!

[navis176]

omg - go away for a few days and there's a whole shiny new thread and hundreds of posts...will attempt to catch up now

[navis176]

I like a good list....

Bunny, just 33 (eek), CD2, cycle 9, married, have 2 furry babies and work in a boring office job.
MotherOfCleo, 29, ttc#1, month 4, bfp due 1 feb (fx)
Sophie80, 33 ttc#1, month 19, AF due next week (not sure of date as some scumbag has nicked my phone!)
Aquarius, 31, cycle [think its 10 now] 5ish dpo, af due 4 feb-ish, lazy so-and-so who's still in bed whilst typing this.
Happylass 34 (but not for much longer boohoo) CD2 of cycle 6. AF due Feb 21st
Viv, 41 (fuck off!) 5DPO, 11th cycle since mmc, champion sausage-wanger, nice tits.
2cats222, newlywed won't shut up about it & 31, CD10 of cycle 7
Pipbin, 37, cycle 17, I think, AF due 31st Jan
Boodle, 29, cycle 18, waiting for first fertility specialist appointment and queen of the short luteal phase
SidneyBristow, 37 (for a little while longer, anyway), CD15 of cycle 7, married, determined to be optimistic even if it's bloody hard work!
Navis, 35, cd13 cycle 4 (this time round - 4 mmc previously), af due 14 Feb, would definitely give Aquarius a run for the money in laziness stakes

[MotherOfCleo]

Thought I'd add to my info

Bunny just 33 (eek), CD2, cycle 9, married, have 2 furry babies and work in a boring office job.
MotherOfCleo 29 (till March), ttc#1, month 4, bfp due 1 feb (fx) owns one grouchy cat and one loony pooch, works for an ad agency, currently for a fetal scanning client, horribly ironic.
Sophie80 33 ttc#1, month 19, AF due next week (not sure of date as some scumbag has nicked my phone!)
Aquarius 31, cycle [think its 10 now] 5ish dpo, af due 4 feb-ish, lazy so-and-so who's still in bed whilst typing this.
Happylass 34 (but not for much longer boohoo) CD2 of cycle 6. AF due Feb 21st
Viv 41 (fuck off!) 5DPO, 11th cycle since mmc, champion sausage-wanger, nice tits.
2cats222 newlywed won't shut up about it & 31, CD10 of cycle 7
Pipbin 37, cycle 17, I think, AF due 31st Jan
Boodle 29, cycle 18, waiting for first fertility specialist appointment and queen of the short luteal phase
SidneyBristow 37 (for a little while longer, anyway), CD15 of cycle 7, married, determined to be optimistic even if it's bloody hard work!
Navis 35, cd13 cycle 4 (this time round - 4 mmc previously), af due 14 Feb, would definitely give Aquarius a run for the money in laziness stakes

[viviennewestwould]

Navis, I am so sorry you have suffered four miscarriages. You are a warrior. Have you had these investigated? Any immunology tests?

[Aquarius1]

Does anyone think taking up a new form of exercise (having not done much exercise for a while) could be harmful to conception..I'm starting a class - just an hour a week (it's all I have time for) and it involves hula hoops and aerobics - am currently in my 2ww& just wonder whether it might be harmful to any little mini me that might start hanging around in my womb. Specially as its all about wiggling your waist a lot& i dont generally wiggle my waist a lot. Total nonsense?

[Pipbin]

Aqua Last time I saw the consultant at the fertility clinic I asked about this. He said that it was fine. I run and I've worried about all the banging about.

[viviennewestwould]

Aqua, it depends...would you be eating the hula hoops whilst doing aerobics?

Where is Mr. Viv? I'm friggin' starving!

[Aquarius1]

Thanks pip so banging (ahem) and wiggling are ok then

viv I wish

[MotherOfCleo]

aqua ive done hoopaerobics before, I guess thats the class. You should be fine I would just ask the instructor as she may give you a lighter weighted hoop. Happy hooping

[Thundercatsarego]

Hi everyone, am still boring and have nothing to report. An also still dribbling on myself, now thinking about hula hoops.

moc did the bleeding stop? Can you get a clot with implantation?

[MotherOfCleo]

hi thunder yep I had three wipes (sorry couldnt think of a nicer way to put it) on 3 consecutive days which were browny red and each had a tiny clot. An now nothing. Got a BFN this morning at 12dpo. I am asking myself the same question re the clots, think they have to mean Im out this month

Im always ever hopeful until the itch arrives though.

This month has been different, lots of different things, cramps, tastes etc etc, Ive not imagined them but can't see them leading to my BFP some how

[Aquarius1]

what's your stats thunder ? are you in 2ww?

[Thundercatsarego]

moc if the itch arrives you get yourself down the chemist quick smart

aquarius, not even there yet- only cd 5! Maybe have January blues?! Although looking forward to starting the poa opk run, I'm going digi this month.

Re the exercise I reckon go along and just don't overdo it. Who knows a bit of a wiggle might help even!

[2cats222]

bunny not sure if anyone annswered - it's Am I being Unreasonable... found within the Other Stuff category in Talk. Yes it's scary (and amusing)

moc when is AF due? Wondering how long I need to keep my fingers crossed for you for... (both for the itch and to keep away the witch/bitch!)

How much warning does everyone get (if you see what I mean) when using OPK's before the +ive? Mr 2cats is having to go away for 2 days and i'm petrified it's going to be shit timing. Barely visible line on the OPK this morn so hoping my surge is at least 3 or 4 days away. Otherwise may be booking some last minute flights to follow him to Italy!

[MotherOfCleo]

doh lol, meant witch/bitch not itch lol.

AF isn't due till Friday.....heres hoping till then!

[MotherOfCleo]

2cats im afraid I get no warning, it goes from faint to strong overnight usually. Not helpful sorry

[Soph80]

pmsl at eating hoola hoops. Aquarius - sounds fab. Surely, anything that helps you to become healthier is a good thing x

[navis176]

viv - I had some investigations a couple of years ago after 3 mmc - ultrasound, blood clotting tests, karyotyping - which threw up that I have translocated chromosomes. Then I didn't ttc for a couple of years. Now trying again - and another mmc. Which isn't really consistent with the type of translocation I have - it's the most common one and shouldn't alter the % chances that much. So now referring back (to a different hospital as I've moved) to make sure that they really have tested for everything - to make sure that I really just have been super unlucky and that there is no secondary problem - appointment not until 30 April - so just carrying on ttc until then. If there really is no secondary problem then we might try getting a referral for ivf with pre-implantation diagnosis...we shall see....

Aquarius - to echo everyone else, I don't see anything wrong with a wee bit of new exercise

moc - fx witch stays away....

2cats - I usually have a faint line for 2/3 days before positive opk

[viviennewestwould]

Navis, look into immune issues testing - at least ask about it.

Mother, if you are 12DPO today how on earth can your period only be due on Friday (16DPO)?? That would give you a fifteen day luteal phase

Re exercise: over on the Assisted Conception threads all the women who have IUI/IVF are told by their consultants not to do any exercise during the 2ww. Now why do you suppose that is...?

I'm 6DPO today and my temp has dropped below the coverline. Also I had a metallic taste in my mouth whilst sucking on a spoon. Please start buying my 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE HAVING A BABY!' cards..

[viviennewestwould]

Gah. Sorry about my curmudgeonly post. Just had a volcanic row with the Bombay bastards at 3. Fucking retarded c**ts [thwacks Mr. Viv repeatedly around the noggin with sausage just 'cos he's breathing]

[MotherOfCleo]

no worries viv hope you're ok chick.

I have a 29ish day cycle and got a positive opk eaelier than expected, as far as I know and by my calculations AF due Friday, both apps also say the same. Do you think I'm due before or after then? I thought a long LP was a good thing rather than bad?

[MotherOfCleo]

just checked viv and last month was a 15 day LP too.....is that bad?

[viviennewestwould]

No, Mother, no problem whatsoever, just unusual, that's all (some women have 16 day luteal phases).