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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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The Elderberry Pavlovas who occasionally sausage wang – a fabulous thread for 30+ ladies TTC #1 (Thread 8)

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Bunnygirlie · 06/04/2013 22:56

Newbies very welcome provided they meet the strict 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!

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Bunnygirlie · 09/04/2013 21:41

Oh charming that doesn't sound like fun Sad

peanut just seen gp so far, just having the basic tests to get the ball rolling I guess.

cherry DH has already had one attempt at the jizz test, apparently it wasn't 'complete' hubby said it was a nightmare getting IT all in the pot! Hope you are doing ok with everything!

barking that's pants!

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Boodlebum · 09/04/2013 21:44

I'm so wanting to pretend that Merks is invisible and no one can see her, but can't think of a way to make that work online!

Merks, I think Mumsnet went offline briefly earlier - I had to redo a message that didn't send. Maybe it was that?

BombasticPeanut · 09/04/2013 22:05

Is anyone else imagining Merks desperately trying to reply but not being able to post? Beating her screen so we can hear her?

No? That's just me then...

barkingtreefrog · 09/04/2013 22:15

Peanut, who's merk? Grin

CharmingCats · 09/04/2013 22:15

Thanks, berries.
Enjoy the cookies, barking. Meant to say that I also loved the knitted mice.

CatsCantFlyFast · 09/04/2013 22:27

Hellllooooooo anyone out there????

Can't even remember what my missing post said, something about back to front uteruses (uterii??), onsies and other random ramblings.
In my world I am still spotting NFN (no furtling needed) so am officially baffled. However very close to jumping on the 'this is odd therefore must be a symptom ergo I am pregnant' bus!! Clearly my misguided optimism has returned.
Hey to newbies and welcome in. I first joined the buses too but settled here for something more permanent and fun (no offence to the BFP buses but the berries feels like a night with friends as opposed to speed dating)!

cherrycoconut · 09/04/2013 22:34

Fankoo again for the support guys. Merk cheers hun especially for your message.

barkingtreefrog · 09/04/2013 23:17

Hope the appointment goes well and they listen to you and give you what you want Smile

Boodlebum · 10/04/2013 00:33

Thanks Barking - I will check in tomorrow sometime to let you know what happened. Just checking through notes and making sure DH understands all the weird abbreviations!

BombasticPeanut · 10/04/2013 06:13
happylass · 10/04/2013 07:31
PuppyMummy · 10/04/2013 08:05

bunny it could be the same as mine but I guess each area varies . we have been going to a hospital outside the area we live as that's where the soonest appointments are.
oh has had 2 sperm tests because first showed low morphology, the second one was normal and fertility woman is happy with that.

barking we lost about 4 weeks at the start, the march appointment should have been Feb but our gp surgery messed up the referral - helpful!)

again different areas may be different for timescales.

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Bunnygirlie · 10/04/2013 08:32

Morning! Cheers puppy guess we'll see what my fertility journey will bring!

To all those with appointments - break a leg!

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Thundercatsarego · 10/04/2013 08:54

Good luck with the appointments ladies! I'm off for a blood test so no luck needed really, just hoping the meds are working. Will find out later in the week I hope.

barkingtreefrog · 10/04/2013 09:01

puppy We did the gp visit and the blood tests and referrals back in December/January and our FC is next week, so that's a pretty standard 3-4 month wait. I was hoping once we'd got our foot in the door of the FC clinic it might speed up a little though! Sad.

barkingtreefrog · 10/04/2013 09:14

My name is barking and I'm a tempaholic Sad .
Last night before I went to bed I made sure I got my thermometer out of my bag (as I'd been away) and put it in the usual spot by my bed. This morning I woke up, reached out sleepily as usual and there was no thermometer, just the empty plastic case!!! I couldn't imagine I'd put an empty plastic case by my bed last night but went and checked my bag and no thermometer, not on the floor by the bed etc. The lid was on the case though so don't know how it could have fallen out.
Anyway, got back into bed and found it. In my bed under the duvet. I must have taken my temperature in my sleep Blush Blush .
I think I may have a problem....

Thundercatsarego · 10/04/2013 09:40

barking (apt eh?!). Does it tell you what time you took it?

Thundercatsarego · 10/04/2013 09:43

barking (apt eh?!). Does it tell you what time you took it?

Tallyra · 10/04/2013 09:45

barking sounds like you are just a little bit obsessed. Grin

Frogcatcher · 10/04/2013 10:09

Good luck with all the appointments today berries!! Had a bit of a panic today when thinking about DP & his new meds for colitis as a friend of mine had to come off his Crohn's disease meds when he & his wife were TTC & they can be similar. Anyway Google official confirmation this morning confirmed that the ones he's on are fine & don't interfere with TTC from the male side. Phew! My mate had to basically give up drinking & be really miserable careful what he ate to control his condition without meds so everyone knew that they were TTC.
Grin at barking & the thermometer. I forgot to put mine away before a house viewing yesterday so that would been obvious to anyone who saw it & knew what it was for.

barkingtreefrog · 10/04/2013 10:24

Thunder No idea what time, it didn't give me a reading when I turned it on just said 'Lo'. I doubt I managed to turn it on when asleep though, I struggle to find the button on the right side when I'm only half asleep!

I would say it's time to stop temping, but I can't let go as then I wouldn't have a clue when AF was due and would drive myself crazy again convincing myself I was pg on the longer cycles as I used to before I realised I could identify O and predict from there. There is a 10 day difference between my shortest and longest cycles, I would have no idea whether I was still waiting, or AF was late. I'm on CD24 this cycle and still no temp rise, on a previous cycle AF was due tomorrow!

barkingtreefrog · 10/04/2013 10:26

Correction, a 13 day difference, shortest was 24, longest was 37.

Frogcatcher · 10/04/2013 11:08

This is why temping will be useful for me too Barking. (Once I can get it right & identify O anyway). So far I've varied between 25 & 34 days & they seem to be getting longer each month Confused which is why I convince myself (& you've seen how well & how rationally I can do it!) that I am late when I'm not. This month AF was right on time in line with O at CD21ish but I'd never had a 34 day cycle before so thought I must be pregnant late!

SidneyBristow · 10/04/2013 11:32

Good luck today to the berries with appointments!

CharmingCats · 10/04/2013 11:51

Good luck with appointments today, berries - even those 'just' having blood tests!

Pimped for the cbfm this morning and it's reading 'high'. Wtf? It's only cd6!!! Don't want to dtd tonight as I'm going to the gynea tomorrow & he might examine me....appt not til 5.30pm, though. Do you think I would have 'recovered' enough, or will it still be obvious??