The Elderberry & Sausage Pavlovas in 'Battle Royale 3: Shag Tiara Death Match' - the search for the immaculate conception!

[Bunnygirlie]

Entrant criteria: TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 3+months, OPK & EWCM obsession, NO instadiffers. (Thread 6)

frog 18th - 20th sounds better than potentially O-ing today! You had me worried for a second then! You need to get to it - if you O on 18th you're well into your fertile window, if you O on the 20th today is your first day of fertile window. I expect you should be jumping him in true Berry style tonight!

It's easy... the end you dip (where it says max has 4 layers. The top white shiny layer (that says max), the bottom carboard stiff layer (that forms the back of the strip) and in between two thin fabric/paper layers. On of these is pink. Take the pink one out of a spare HPT or OPK (fingers or tweezers) and put it in toughly the same place in another HPT.
You now have a HPT that has double dye. (and one with no dye so throw that one away)

Terrible spelling - sorry. Shout if you need pics...

But to answer your question the pink dye layer isn't 'stuck' in in the first place, it's just sandwiched between the top and the bottom layers

I shall give that a go tomorrow O Wise One. Ta!

Not much to add here, raging head cold & DH's family emergency is still going on. we talked last night; I told him how ready I was for this TTC lark to be over, not only bc I want a baby but also bc I want this monthly rollercoaster to end. Said I'm willing to do anything at this point so to be prepared for pre-seed, temp taking, pillows, etc. Happily we're on the same page, and it felt good to admit that I find all this stuff mildly embarrassing but was doing it anyway just to bring an end to this nonsense.

Anyway Bunny I think it was you who asked about SA results - DH had his last Weds, & was given a letter that samples are processed & results sent to GP the following Monday, and to call for results on Weds (1 week since sample delivery). He did, but was told to call again on Fri (today), to give GP time to review the report. Maybe the timeframe is similar in your area?

Here are my revised stats:
SidneyBristow, 38, ttc since July 2012 (now cycle 9), AF/BFP due 8th Apr; blood tests normal, ultrasound 23rd March, awaiting SA results

Sending get well vibes to those of you with the lurgy/migraines and selfishly hoping they do the trick & come back my way; I have it too

Well done sid sounds like you're onto a winner this month - have you picked out the perfect pillow?? Good luck, and hope you're feeling better soon too...

Hello Berries!

Massive hurrah Merkin that's really fab

I've been awol for a bit, trying failing to scale back the ttc preoccupation. Anyway AF arrived today, 3 days early - a whopping 21 day cycle so it's time to get fully preoccupied again.

Going to bother my GP this week as I'm concerned that my progesterone allergy (yay!) might be a problem... don't know why this hasn't occurred to me already, but now it has I'm having a good old worry. Hoping they won't waft me away, I usually get blank looks when I bring it up.

Here's my infos:

PowderPuffs, 31, Cycle 6, BFP due between 4th - 9th April

Sorry to hear about migraine Tally and lurgy Sid - roll on weekend eh!

Thanks sid its only been a week today so might get him to call mid next week.

I have my second blood test on tuesday, then I will see the doc for both test results so hopefully will have hubbys results too so she can explain them to me!

thought you'd got lost!

Lovely to meet you!

Glad you had a good talk about everything Sidney and thanks for the HPT dye trick Merkin. Why don't they just put more dye in them the first place then if that's all it takes?!

Right let shag weekend commence. . Better make sure I wear the right outfit when we go for dinner - i think there was a conversation a while back about what gets them in the mood & for my OH it's shiny or leather clothes (tho he's not immune to a stocking or high heel either). Not leather in a scary gimp mask & dungeon way I might add but in a biker chick way. He will readily admit it's due to watching ONJ in Grease at an impressionable age!

Mind you I'm not going to stress too much this cycle as I want to concentrate on making sure that I know I have O'd, everything is workig as it should etc plus it's the dreaded Xmas baby thing. If it happened this month I'd have a DD of mid-Dec! Could end up being induced on Xmas day

Afternoon ladies. I've just read this about woman who are getting updiffed by smuggling their husbands sperm out of jail. So if they can do that how come I can't manage it when he is in the same sodding room? www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21658940

I read that pip, I found it mildly annoying!

Here comes a rant......

Aaaaaaagh hubby had call from docs today, his sample was incomplete so he has to do another one!!!

And then my friend decides to remind me that her FOURTH child is due in 9 weeks aaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!!

And I've had a very busy day so I am not in the best of moods, wine may be drunken thus evening me thinks!

Rant over!

Hi Berries,

Firstly, congratulations Merk. I read your news yesterday but wasn't able to post (well...I was on my kindle and I can't be doing with the faff of typing on it)!

Cycle 20 is well under way now (should namechange to BoodleTheVomitComet) and still no referral letter. Damn it! I am going to ring next week to chase it up. Not a lot to add really. It's that No-Man's Land, just waiting for AF to bugger off so futile DTD can recommence.

Stats (to keep Bunny busy):

Boodle, Cycle 20, waiting for FS appointment, Duchess of LP defect

(I used to be Queen of the LP defect but now I have a 7-9 day comrade in Barking, I felt I ought not be so entitled!)

Berries busy tonight? I'm home alone as hubby is out, even though he tried to hump me before he left, I guess his mojo may be returning

Ghost Town!

I'm guessing everyone is either out having fun or sat on their sofas watching Comic Relief. I'm doing the latter; quite a lot of drivel from the 'slebs, but still humbling to see the documentary shorts.

Sat in a Friday night alone watching tv, so rock and roll! Lol

Wooooo! We are living the dream... !

I was meant to be going out tonight with some friends, but have wimped out as AF is being a spiteful moo cow.

Good news about your man's mojo; I don't want to say it too loud in case it's easily scared!

Must be getting old!

Sorry to hear evil witch is being a hagbag, your AFs sound just awful!

Yes don't scare it away! lol

It wouldn't be so bad if I had a decent cycle length, but feeling this horrible every 24 days just sucks!

I shall say no more about the mojo; no jinxing from me!

That is very short , mine have varied from 28-36 but settled down since started reflexology to 29 for the past 3 months in a row.

We all love a bit of a pity party

I'm glad you love a pity party because it would appear that you and I are the only guests! All the more room on the sofa!

I'm here. I'm feeling like shit with a cold, as is DH but clearly he is dying where as I am simply under the weather.
We missed shag week because of this which is very annoying and I am now 2dpo but I have no hope at all.

Hello, Pip - I sympathise with the cold - I'm very snuffly tonight. DH hasn't got it yet, but I am sure he will soon; he hates to feel left out.

That's a shame about shag week but at least you've got a 'bigger picture' to be thinking about with your IVF. Do you know exactly when it will be happening yet? I remember you saying summertime-ish on the last thread. (I think?)

Well I've been out for dinner with DP & SS. I'm now in bed watching mad men on DVD whilst DP watches cricket downstairs. And this is shag week! I'm not on the sofa but I'm def joining in the pity party! I hate sky sports & live coverage of test matches in NZ.