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

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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!

(Disclaimer - that progesterone information has only been gleaned online and may not be at all accurate!)

The name changes on the Yoni thread have had me in tears. SmacktheYoni and ForYourEyesYoni

Yeah, my luteal phase varies between 7 and 9. 9 is the most common though.

Hmm...need to do some mode, median, mean and range work at school soon. Perhaps the kids could analyse my charts for me!

This is my first month of temping and think I've come out of it quite well. I'm on CD29 and AF is due in 3 days, and this is my chart link... hope this works...

However, I'm going to go all ranty now too. I called the doctor to see if they had any idea when my fc appt would come up and they said it's nothing to do with them any more and to phone the hospital. So I phoned them and was given the run-around because the secretary is on holiday, outpatients hasn't heard of me and they wouldn't put me through to anyone else. So I'm now in limbo until the secretary gets back next week some time. I almost wish I hadn't been referred now. I can't continue with the dtd as usual, because I know full well that I could fall any month (never had that kind of problem, it's the hanging on to it that is...) so now we're just not doing it and we're getting all snappy with each other. We don't like using condoms so just tend not to go for it as often. Grrrrr for the NHS... Hmph.

Night night berries heading to bed! Got in a little while ago and DH asleep, so no action anyway... I shall insist tomorrow!
Sorry that your appointment entailed more waiting, boodle. It must be small consolation, but you are in the system now.
smoothas congrats on peak dtd! How many days of high did you have beforehand?
Was in town (near you, merk), and saw a pg young woman walking along, fag in hand. Is this suddenly socially acceptable? I wanted to say something to her, but she looked as though she'd slap me. Maybe I've answered my own question.

Tally - that's terrible service from your doctors. I went into my surgery and asked if they knew and the receptionist was lovely. She trotted off upstairs to the secretaries and then they said they'd call hospital to chase it up for me. They then rang me later that day to tell me what the hospital had said. Could you try ringing again tomorrow and hope you speak to someone else?

Merks that bloody yoni thread is ridiculous! Dare say it'll be in classics soon; they couldn't possibly delete it!

tally good first chart. Tiny word of warning that it could potentially have O one day early. The first cycle's the worst as no comparisons so a bit unknown and doesnt tell you much but compared to my first cycle temping yours is textbook!!
cats assuming the K town. I gave up smoking in Nov, (not sure if that's relevant) and yes I get v ranty about pregnant smokers too

Tally I might have missed something by why can't you DTD before your FC appointment?

I'm crying with laughter reading the yoni thread!

It's all to do with our great dislike of condoms. We do still dtd, but I really don't enjoy it as much, so I don't initiate it as much.
It's also becasue of DH's stupid hours. This week he's on earlies so he went to bed at 9 and I've been sewing all evening. God I'm such an old fart!!!

I basically don't want to end up diffed with another one that won't stick after 9 weeks. Been there, done that, been in hospital, don't really want to do it again unless I've been checked out first.

Ladies I'm finally losing the plot! Got my lovely pot and an ic out this morning ready to pimp. Then, due to being half asleep thinking about what I have to do in work today, I completely forgot to pimp and instead weed all my FMU straight down the loo. Doh! Luckily I don't actually suspect I'm upduffed or that would be really frustrating! Have a good day all!

Hello ladies,

Please can I join you?

I am 38, 39 in June, married with dd1 who is 4 in June.

We started ttc dc2 in may 2012 and had a Mc in August. My second, I had a Mc before I had dd.

My cycles are changing and I had the 20 day progesterone test last week which showed that I did ovulate but I am spotting about 4 days before after arrives and this month started spotting from 8dpo and my lp was only 10 days, last month was 13...

My gp is referring me to the fertility clinic but I am very impatient because time is of through essence...

I would love to join you all as I've had amazing support over the last 5 years from mn and feel like I need it very much at the moment...

I will bring cupcakes, off to try baking some caramel ones today!

happy I've done that loads of time too. Have often been tempted to stick the stick in the loo water afterwards!
Welcome in Katniss! Hope you're prepared for a bit of a mad bunch!

Thank you 'Notwithout', mad bunches are the best!

You seem like a friendly group .

Ooooh depends how strict we are with our entrance criteria, we are all TTC#1

boodle I am also one of those crazy ones that thinks maybe I'll be one of those medical miracles that still has AF till finding out at 6 months pg! Glad I'm not the only mental one

Now off to find that funny thread if its still there...

Katniss we are a friendly group but we're all desperately trying for our first child, none of us are lucky enough to already have one . I really don't want to sound like a bitch but without wanting to speak for everyone a lot of us are here as it's bad enough in real life having women with children everywhere, and we know we're all in the same boat on this thread, hence the entrance criteria.

I'm really tired and grumpy this morning and it's all merkin's fault for drawing my attention to the Yoni massage. :0p

Hello hello can I join/rejoin? I think I was on here a while ago for a short period but didn't post an awful lot at the time.

I'm age 35 ttc no 1 since September 2012. Had mmc in Dec and been trying again ever since. Hoping that it is just stress that's been preventing us from conceiving - went on late honeymoon and had to come back a week early as FIL suddenly got diagnosed with cancer and died 4 weeks later and we moved house at the same time.

Like you all I'm surrounded by my lovely friends getting pg with ease. My old housemate got pg by accident and didn't even know she was pg until 4 months old - she keeps calling herself sonia from eastenders! Anyone else live/work in London and hate walking past all the women wearing those baby on board badges which seem to be everywhere!! - I feel bad because my automatic reaction is to give them evils - I'm a bitch aren't I?!

Currently sat waiting for British Gas to come out as our boiler is broken. They were supposed to come out yesterday and cancelled on me because I was not deemed a high priority - high priority are those with young children apparently! Thanks very much British Gas for rubbing my nose in it!!!

Oh oh I do have my own special pot which I'm hoping DH will never find!

Hello yorkie! I'm on here again as I'm supposed to be on the computer planning lessons before school starts next week but am blatantly on here or fb instead, and am seriously considering spending the afternoon clearing out my wardrobe...

Baby on board badges?? wtf?!

hello frog! clearing out your wardrobe sounds far more productive than lesson planning.

Yep those bl00dy badges are everywhere, supposedly so pg women will be offered a seat on the train/tube and there is no confusion over whether they are pg or just have a big belly. I seemed to have developed some kind of radar that can spot them a mile off!

Hey yorkie

Am only on page 2 of the yoni thread and have had to strictly limit myself do I can get done work done.

My hormones are all over the place here- started waking at 3am extremely hot and not being able to get back to sleep. Not amused.

Ahh hey thunder! Sorry I abandoned the mc thread for a while as had too much going on. Nice to see you. How are you doing? sorry to hear you're not sleeping well.

Hello ladies. tally, sorry for apparently ignoring your post last night in favour of the yoni thread. I must have crossed with you and didn't read back. I'm sorry you've been given the run around. You may have to wait until the secretary gets back next week as they seem to be the guardians. But how about trying your GP again in the hope that you get someone else on the phone? If all else fails, cry on the phone! Btw, we also don't get along with condoms, if it makes you feel less alone. I was quite relieved when I saw your point about that, as I thought it was only us.
I'm afraid I have to agree with barking and bunny about our entrance criteria, katniss. We are all ttc #1 and finding it hard and emotional. We may say things that could come across as offensive to you, which are not intended that way at all. This may not be the best thread for you, but totallly agree about how great mn is for support. I hope one of the other threads is more appropriate and that you get some support, as it sounds as though you're going through a difficult time. There are threads about ttc #2 and fertility clinics. I wish you all the best.

Those badges sound hideous. The one consolation of my pg collegue who is always in my face talks a lot about her pg is that she's always been on the large side so it's still not obvious she has a bump and I can still pretend she's not actually pg!

I'm waiting at a health centre for an appointment with the podiatrist (about my flat feet causing shin pain when I run or walk up hills) and it happens to be the same waiting room for the baby clinic. Lovely.

That's weird, I keep missing posts and it makes it look like I'm ignoring people! I don't think it's refreshing properly on my phone .
Back home and heading to the lesson planning, but sorting out that pile of paperwork first....