The Elderberry Pavlovas are pimping everyday – a lovely thread for 30+ ladies TTC #1 (Thread 7)

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Newbies very welcome provided they meet the entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 3+months, must have a special pot, NO instadiffers) and bring a bouquet of sausages when they join!

Ditto on the good luck front, Merkin!

Good luck merkin

Thank you for positive thoughts too, barking. It's easy to lose all hope and sink into the pit of dispair get a bit down about this sort of thing isn't it. There is a positive side to it- very treatable and they know about it now and all my prescriptions for everything are now free for life but I'm do impatient and ungracious I am stamping my feet and sulking about it at the moment!

Good luck for both merkin!

barking I don't THINK I ovulated pre-clomid, and because of my PCOS the specialist seemed to think I def wasn't, my follies weren't maturing and my ovaries needed a good kick up the arse! Just really hoping this sticks, am POAS-crazy!

pot hello! yes you'll have seen me on other threads for ages, been ttc 15 months so just a newbie to this thread - a friend of mine was an original elderberry and told me how great you all are!

Morning all! How are we today?

CD23 here, so 6 days till the evil witch arrives on her broomstick!

Ugh Monday already, how did that happen?!?

Good luck at your new job Merks

Fingers are cramping from staying crossed for so long for you guys! Normally I would say I can't stand the suspense, but DH's family emergency is still raging on, and checking in to see who's latest PIMP has shown what is taking my mind off some very serious stuff.
Frog I get the same looks when I mention having stepchildren; I don't know where the awkwardness comes from, but it's there, and very disorienting. Hard to help a child feel OK about having divorced parents and a stepmother, if people act like it's something tragic. Weird isn't it??
DH told me this morning he doesn't want a Dec or Jan baby; told him we'd need to take 2 months off in that case putting me at 39 when any post-Jan baby is born, and he quickly said to nevermind - and then brightened up and said if the baby was born on 25 Dec we could name him Jesus.

Another really original good luck message for Merkin & a trying to be cheery but failing given it's Monday & raining hello to everyone else.

CD13 here & I had a temp dip this morning. Really really hoping that it's not the pre-O one as mr Frog was too tired to DTD yesterday which means we have only managed to do it once in FF's green boxes . He's not back from work till late tonight but I don't care how tired he is - there will be some froggy action going on if it's the last thing i do!! Will do my OPK when I get home but CM not quite right yet so am still hopeful i have another couple of days grace first!

Looks like people are all a bit grey and depressed today. I have managed to cheer myself up by finding a fantastic thing to listen to (sneakily watch) while working today, if you like Elbow, go here... It's just giving me a warm happy feeling listening to this.

Not helping much with my personal situation, but it's allowing myself to escape for a bit...

Well, temp dip and cramps for me this morning followed by the evil witch at lunchtime. Yet part of me the really stupid part still thinks there's a chance I could be pg! Ha ha! delusional fool

Not crying about it though, moving on and bracing myself for the next shag week to come and then the fertility appointment.

Hurrah for not being stuck in the am I / aren't I gap for another 3 weeks at least. I hate it there!

Exactly the same here Barking!! AF showed up at around 11am. Must admit I had a little cry, daft really as I've had 2 BFNs and knew she was on her way! Decided to go all out for cycle 8: OPKs, BBT, Conceive Plus, Robitussin, Merkins pillow under the bum method ,healthy living and of course DTD every 2-3 days. Next cycle I will get my BFP!!

Same here happy, all the above - although I'm a preseed fan! Cycle 16 here we come!!

Sorry about the BFNS girls :(

Commiserations barking & tally. Chocolate now during AF & start the healthy living after?!

sidney Jesus perfectly acceptable if you were in Spain & pronounce it with an h - 'hay-soos' . I'm not overly keen but will obvs take a xmas pg over none & like merkin said at least it gives you a good reason to stay at home & not have to visit the in laws!

Probably unlikely for me anyway as the sperm being used now was produced in Dec so likely to be booze addled & poor quality

Sorry to here the witch got you barking and happy

Isn't it odd without an update all day from professor merkin , where are you lady?!?

Commiserations for AF arriving ladies, have some . I'm sitting on a freezing platform waiting for the train home, very impatient as desperate to pimp. 12dpo so should be a good line by now surely, feeling slightly hopeful as temp stayed up today rather than normal pre AF drop. Anyway will update as soon as I'm back in about half an hour.
sidney hope you and OH are doing ok
I snorted at baby Jesus!

I was expecting a poas update from Merkin too.
Come on, if I was you I would have definitely poas this morning.

Cross post Merk, sorry.

How did you get on merkin?!

Sorry, slight delay, bastard cat has peed on my bed (only let bastard cat back in there today after last time as I thought it would be nice for them as cats were home alone all day). This time it is on the mattress so I am busy scrubbing mattress with a combination of baking soda, biological washing powder and vodka. I want wine but can't obv! Give me 30 mins while i clean up and kill the cat and i will be back with an update
Ps will not really harm the cat but he is not getting cuddles tonight!

My cat was sick on my CREAM carpet this morning, little monkey! I didn't clean it up until I'd POAS though, couldnt wait Made me late for work though!

Scrubbing finished now off to pimp

...my pee pot is still mysteriously missing and had to use a stand in paper cup. Sticks now developing but neither has an immediate line (although accept this is not fmu and i have drunk loads today)!

Have you tried clear blue yet merkin where is says either pregnant or not in words? What's happened to the mysterious disappearing pee pot?! Any lines yet?

5 minute update.... (normally don't get anything til 8 or 9 mins btw) potentially a faint line on the double dye, nothing on the normal stick.
Alex decided there was no point buying a digi until after AF was overdue and/or I was getting decent lines consistently

10 mins, nothing on the normal stick. A faint (and definitely pink) line on the double dye but it's so pale i can't see it sticking. Have texted DH to grab a digi so i can know either way, and if it says not pregnant i shall treat myself to a beer