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

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Morning ladies, what we up to today then? Lucky me, I have a christening to go to one of DHs friends' so I don't know them well but grrrrrr I don't wanna go! Luckily we can't stay long so we will prob just do the church and then I can come home and sulk!

Goog God merkin. Are you sure 50 is enough?

And re my question yesterday, AF turned up late yesterday. I have never been this prepared for her. I was ready with a pad and everything. I've never been good at anticipating her before. maybe I'll be able to keep some knickers nice now?

bunny boo to a christening. tally well done for preparedness! I never am despite charts telling me everything! At school my mum used to give me gym knickers to wear over 'old' pants... Maybe I just need more old pants!

And and 50 was the only quantity I could get on next day delivery.... However no doubt they will all get used.
We're contemplating painting our bedroom today, but as we can't agree on a colour we may not get very far

tally so there's your answer! I get a huge shoot up the day or a couple of days before, then it starts coming down gradually during AF. I think everyone's different.

bunny yuk to christenings.

merk I don't know if I could produce enough urine to use 50 tests, although I suppose you can dip more than one at a time!!

I am still full of a cold. Feel bloody awful. Really at myself for again not finishing my planning by the last day of the holidays so have a day of being chained to the laptop ahead of me. Need to go for a run as well even though it's the last thing I want to do as I started a training plan with a friend so need to stick to it.
I just want to go back to bed and hide under the duvet!!!

Well I was supposed to be spending some 'real' time with dh walking the dog before I go out to a quilting show with a friend, but we slept so late that I'm not sure we'll do that before said friend turns up to collect me, so I guess he's walking him on his own today....

Morning all. Yuk to christenings and colds.

tally will he take my dog too? I'm feeling really lazy today.

merk so that was the hpt this time? Great news at getting the line just hope it stick this time. And it's great news that sperm and egg are meeting this month too. I think I'm on 9dpo and due af around the same time as you. Let's hope its just me that the witch gets!

merkin I have absolutely everything crossed for you.

barking I'm struggling with DH's drinking at the moment. I've really cut down and he said he was going to do the same but with his Dad dying last month he's drinking more than ever and I'm really struggling to know what to do and whether I'm being really selfish asking him to cut down.

thunder I'm def hoping AF doesnt arrive for you either
Yorkie, that's really tough regards a death in the family. My ex's mum died unexpectedly of cancer at a young age and he was simply all over the place for a year, understandably. Unfortunately death can make the rest of life seem unimportant for a while, so I'm not sure how you would handle his drinking at a difficult time. Hope it works itself out soon

Oh Merk I have all my fingers crossed. 🙏

Morning! Yuk to colds and christenings seconded. Yuk to planning proposed.

Everything crossed merks

barking to add insult to injury, dh came home and vomited and left it in toilet for me!!! Do you have a link to the article you showed dh?

merkin I've actually run out of OPKs (not yet ov'd) and I'm not (wait for it...) ....going to buy more!!!!Still doing my bbt but doesn't make the slightest bit of difference whether I check or not so sod it!!!!!

Thanks merkin I've just been keeping quiet as its such a
shitty time. He's desperate for us to get pg and would love some good news for once after everything that has happened.

blind Ewwww! How generous of your DH to leave that for you. I hope you told him and he now has to do nice things for you the rest of the day!

Yorkie I'm giving him a wide birth today or not so to speak haha

Got my bd out of him (even though hes suffering the hangover from hell) and going to yoga and to meet my friend to cheer her up as she's down about ttc (oh the irony haha)

Ha! Important distinction between birth and berth there!

Hi kitty . I feel for you and others with DH drinking worries- there enough pressure on us as it is without taking on responsibility for his behaviour! Poor yorkie and your DH though, it's a bit different eh? If he is so keen to conceive though could you explain softly to him about the drinking? Difficult one.

pip is that some sort of code?

Am watching obem on catch up while OH away- am I some kind of fool?! Even the opening sequence makes me cry....

I think that was pip with all her fingers crossed!

TMI but, I never really notice any cm but today I had quite a bit, AF due week tomorrow so it can't be ov, why now though?!?!?

Lots of CM bunny or EWCM? I wouldn't worry unless its the latter in which case get shagging

Bunny, I hope you survive the christening. Not a nice day for you. I dodged a baby's birthday party this weekend. Don't think I'd have coped well. Referring back to last night, the G isn't as impressive as it sounds! I've got a teeny tiny back (28) and a big fat arse so really, my boobs are only the same size as someone who is a 36D/36DD or something like that.

Merks, you are a crazy lady for PIMPing (PIYPing?) so early, but I really hope that this one sticks. I'm jealous that you get to PIMP with a proper pregnancy test - I have still never used one; even by 8DPO I'm always well into the spotting that precedes AF.

Will be glad to see AF early this month though, because as soon as she arrives I can ring up to book my HSG. Who'd have thought I'd be looking forward to getting dye squirted up my yoni, eh?!

Kitty, does your friend know your TTC too? That must be quite nice (in a weird way) to have a real-life pal going through the same shit. I think I have a friend going through it too, but we don't see each other that often and we've never explicitly spoken about it. Also, may your DH suffer the hangover from hell for leaving you with a toilet bowl surprise!

Yorkie, sorry to hear about your concerns with your DH and his drinking; a very tough one when dealing with bereavement too. My DH had a slightly iffy first semen analysis, and that shocked him a bit. He cut back on alcohol and took his vitamins. Second SA was normal. Has your DH had SA?

Thunder - step away from OBEM and just come over here a minute, would you?

Oh hi boodle, yeah, what's up?

Ha ha live the sausage threatening boodle! thunder listen to boodle!!!

I thought it was some kind of fertility code being offered!

No boodle he hasn't had an sa done yet. I think he thinks because we got pg so quickly before (which ended in mc) then he is absolutely fine but obv something isn't right or we would be pg by now. We've just joined a new surgery as we've moved so I'm going to make an app and hopefully get some tests booked. We did have to fill in a drinking questionnaire when we joined and he has already had a letter from them expressing concern about his drinking which he immediately scoffed at and binned!

Oh I forgot to say thunder well done on getting those levels down so quickly! You're one step closer so try and stay positive!

bunny hope the christening isn't too horrible for you.