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!

Everyone already knows they're pregnant, they're keeping the fact that it's a boy a surprise for their friends. That's what I find weird.

kitty another WOW. 6.45am?! That's crazy. But his for you.

barking I feel your humph.

I meant to say yesterday as well- merk what about lovely victorian green? There are some beautiful classic shades.

barking that couch to 5k plan is v good. It's got me off my arse before. I've started back doing spin classes again which are a real killer. My bum hurt so much for 3 days and that was just from sitting on the bloody seat!

Adding myself to the list:

Bunny, 33, married, 10 months TTC, just getting basic blood tests/jizz test for hubby, AF coming 23rd April
Happy 35, cycle 8. AF due 12th April. Rapidly running out of time to have a baby before my wedding next year!!
Sidney, 38, married, cycle 9, AF/BFP due 8th April. IC OPK newbie, will start temping next month if necessary bc I buckle under peer pressure & don't like feeling left out
Tally 33, TTC since 2009, 3 mmc and possibly 1cp. waiting for mc specialist appointment still so not allowed TTC at the mo.
barking, 33, cycle 16, co duchess of short LP. Varying cycle length. AF due somewhere around 11th-21st April. Long awaited fc appointment 17th April.
Pipbin, 38, married 11 years, cycle 19, blocked tubes, first IVF appointment 9th April hoping for a miracle, AF due 28th April
Cherrycoconut 33, married, TTC August 2012. Somewhere on spectrum of prem ovarian failure; awaiting diagnosis and FC apt, looking for permission to hope.
Frogcatcher 36 TTC since Oct 2012, 1st cycle charting, BFP/AF due 3-5 April i.e. NOW so just put me out of my misery AF FFS
BombasticPeanut, 31, married, TTC since May 2012, MMC in Aug, cycle anywhere between 1 week and 3 months gaaaaah AF you tricky cow. Waiting for FC appt in Aug.
Haycorn 30, married. TTC since August 2012 but efforts severely hampered by loss of AF. Has anyone seen it?
Bajas age 38 (39 in July eek!). Got married July 2012 and have been trying ever since. Dreadfully irregular cycles so on cycle 7- last one was 17 days, one before was 38 so no idea when bfp could appear.
BookTart 37, 15 cycles in, CP in October, blood test on 8th April, HSP and USS with follicular tracking the week after, AF turning up any second now.
Cate 38 married, cycle 3 TTC #1 thought I had all the time in the world then woke up one morning aged 38 and thought oops I'd better get my skates on
Boodle, 30, married, cycle 20, co duchess of short LP (tips hat to Barking), fertility appointment 10/04/13
CharmingCats, 32 , month 8, cycle 4. Possible PCOS/irregular cycles.
Smoothas 30, married, cycle 6, possible short LP problem, AF due 19th April, not temping....yet
Merkin, 31, married, cycle 10 (stupidly long cycles)
Tryin123, 33, TTC from nov 2011. His swimmers are fine, waiting for FC appt for me, 1st month using OPKs and LH surge on day 20 so likely very short luteal phase -really bummed about this, have started B6 50mg and a B complex.
Blindkitty, 33, ttc for 23 months, married, HSG, 3 cycles of clomid, start IUI June, ironic pre IUI pregnancy due from holiday next month!
Yorkiebilb, 35, cycle 4 since mmc AF due 18/19 April.

yorkie I have 3 words that will massively change the way you feel about spin....padded cycling shorts!!!!!!

Thanks for the suggestion but my arse and hips would not look good in cycling shorts! If I wear them under my jogging bottoms does that mean I'll sweat more and burn double the calories?!

Oh dear barking you've gone and done it now. dh bought some running shoes at the weekend wanting to get into some jogging. I'm going to show him that link. and if we can afford shoes for me I might do it too. trouble is, we work such different shifts I'd love to do it together but I can't see it happening. it might even give me enough energy to want to dtd a bit more often too. Anyone got any cheap running shoe recommendations?

Just back from walk in the lashing rain and feeling very virtuous!

barking thanks for the link. Might just give that a shot. Also like the look of the stretch and flex to go with it. Absolutely hate the gym so an exercise regimen that avoids it could be good for me.

Thanks, barking. I'll get some input...not sure when as deadline is Friday morning, so will have to post it on Wednesday to make sure & am leaving early tomorrow to get to another school & leaving on time for acupunture on wednesday. Maybe I'll go it alone for this one & get her input for the next one.
tally, sports direct have good deals on running shoes......

Me too, the gym is my idea of hell. but I walk the dog a lot, so I should be able to combine it. shame my favourite wood is on a hill. it's probably too steep to run some of it.

barking your SIL is barking!

I wish I could keep up keeping fit, wanna lose about half a stone but it ain't happening!

Tallyra Decathlon. Their own brand stuff is great.

bunny I'm trying to lose half a stone too! Been trying for ages!

kitty do you think fodmap would be ok while ttc, or is it too extreme? It's just that I read about intermittent fasting and they don't recommend that you do that while ttc, but is eliminating different?

don't think there's one of them near me. I guess I might have to go to the outlet (shudders)

Not the outlet!!

The one place guaranteed to make me realise I really am in my 30s, not 22, like I feel I am (when my back isn't killing me, anyway). Full of teenagers wearing stuff I don't understand and differs ten years younger than me not caring that their toddler is tearing up the shop.

Yes, I'm with you on that. Avoid!

My mate has a dog as well and I hate running on roads anyway so we drive to the woods or the park and both take our dogs. It's working well at the moment but we're only 4 runs in!!

Anyone seen the news about the Boston Marathon? Really sad .

Evening! DH and I started the couch to 5k a month or two ago. It was going well until injury struck. I did something similar about 7 years ago and saw it through to the end and it was great! I didn't manage to shift loads of weight, but my body shape changed really dramatically.

Anyway, on the subject of exercise, I hear sex burns a lot of calories - maybe we should all give that a go? Oh wait...

Trying, just noticed that you are anxiously awaiting a fertility clinic referral. Mine took a long time to come through too; I think 5-6 weeks. However, once it did come through, I didn't have long to wait until the appointment (which was last Wednesday).

Brodicea - regarding your youtube linky, we used that in an assembly recently - all the parents and staff were loving it!

Tart - feel for you with the baby photo. We got an Xmas card with picture of SiL's new baby. Had to have it on display at home all over the festive period. It kept making me scowl and reach for mulled wine.

thunder we have drifted to green then back again!
Do you think I can accelerate the couch to 5k to flat on my back in bed to 19k which I need to be able to do by June???
See you all in the morn over a fresh set of dipped sticks!

oh god. Overslept No tea for me this morning.

Tiny tiny faintest of line this morning (10dpo). Not convinced by my new batch of sticks, they seem to do strange things with the dye. Makes it hard to know but suspect this is going to be like last month. However feeling positive, that if so, I have decided to take some action and get some tests done

Good, and good merkin

but bad about discarding the green

And bad about missing tea tally

I really hope it works out for you this time merkin everything crossed!