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!

Sorry about AF Frog. I was certain you were going to lead us in a BFP goldrush this month. I won't be leading anyone anywhere as had BFN this morning. Not even upset today, think I've totally got used to seeing them! Would probably faint of shock if I did ever get a BFP!!

Hello all,

Can I join? I've been lurking a while, joined a few BFP Buses, but then got depressed and tried to stay away from MN.

Now, my SIL is pregnant 'by accident' and I'm feeling thoroughly fed-up, and like I'm the only one with (what I picture as) dried out husks for ovaries and a freaky useless bag for a womb. Sorry, that was gross. But you guys seem to know exactly how I feel!

Anyway here I sit with AF in full flow, a hot water belly around my middle, and an inability to look at any more facebook pictures of babies (yes it is a bad day).

I'm 32, married and been TTC for 8 cycles. Awaiting GP app next week - extenuating reasons to go to the doctors before a year (had PID) so hopefully they won't turn me away at the door.

Sorry frog also - arrgh.

not belly, bottle - harrumph

Sorry AF got you Frog, I was rooting for you! I felt the same, 2 BFNs over the weekend were easier for me to swallow than a surprise appearance of AF, so I think that'll be how I handle it going forward.

Charming good luck w/the dildocam, it's not as awkward as you might fear! and it's kind of cool to see what's going on up there!

Pip happy birthday! I hope your FC appt goes well, let us know asap! hope you get all your questions answered!

Hi Ticktock, welcome to the gang. Why is it that pg ladies are everywhere! It's aggravating.

Hope you're feeling better today Tally. When your time comes, at least now you know your boss can share your joy, having been down the same road herself.

Peanut hopefully the PCOS diagnosis will speed things up for you, a good friend of mine had it & now has 3 gorgeous children, so I think there are ways around it, which is good news, right?

Merkin quietly sending good vibes your way, it all sounds v encouraging!

Puppy can you tell us about your HSG experience - how long did it take to schedule, how soon did you get results, what was it like, etc? I think that's my next step, unless new GP tells me to stop worrying & keep having sex at which point I will happily strangle her

CD2 here. woop de doo.

x-post, welcome Brodicea, plenty of room on the pity couch for us all. I've avoided FB since yesterday, when my cousin's wife posted an ultrasound picture of their new baby due this autumn. But not after I spent hours torturing myself by looking at pics of various kiddies' cute Easter outfits. Twisted! You are not alone.

Thanks Sidney! I'm gutted for all of us who have not found the road as easy as we hoped, but happy there is a space to talk (and moan!)

Hi Brodicea and Ticktock, welcome!

So sorry Frog, was hoping AF would have listened to your logic and made way for a tadpole. And happy too, bummer about BFN, although at least you didn't faint and knock yourself out on the toilet

charming Dildocam is ace apart from the obvious foof out in front of stranger situ, get them to turn the screen round so you can see. I asked if I could have pictures of my ovaries (ammunition against stoopid GP) and she was really nice and took some pics and didn't even charge me (pregnant women get charged! Ha! The one perk of being undiffable!) Also I found out my uterus is on backwards

Sidney I've come down on the side of feeling hopeful about it. I know PCOS can increase risk of mc too, so maybe that's what caused it and knowing about it will mean they can manage risk if my oven ever gets rebunned For some reason it makes me feel a bit better that there might have been a physical, avoidable cause (am I grasping?)

thunder hahaha I hereby re-name you, at least in my head! I'm totally going to blame the post mc hormones, even though I know it's actually the post mc cookies.

Had a great time at acupuncture today. She did some sort of electro-acupuncture thingummy and told me off about eating too many cookies. I like her, she's kind of a cross between a headmistress and my mum. I cried when I was telling her about the mc and she didn't say ANY of the irritating things people like to blurt out, so got extra points for that. Back again next week, if her electrified needles haven't knocked me up all on their own already..

I feel like I may be here for some time. Did anyone else imagine it would be this hard? We are always told to be careful, but I'd have been off the pill years ago if I knew it would take this long (I think it also feels longer because there is so much waiting involved).
I have been making a cross stitch for my SiLs baby & all I can think is - I wish I was making this for myself! I've also started down the route if looking at baby clothes in shops under the premise that they would be for her & the new baby.
Coming to the end of 2ww & I can already see AF on the horizon - I'm imagining myself shooting at her in a fairground-style-ducks-with-targets game!!

Welcome Tick and Brodicea, what is PID?

Sorry to hear about AF Frog.

So, I got up at 6 and did my run, had a bath (I alway drop a pound by having a bath), very light breakfast, lots of wees and a number of poos and the buggers didn't weigh me! They just asked me how tall I was and what I weigh, so I'm 6ft and weight 9 stone.
All they did was a blood test.
They let me change my third appointment so that it was a week after the second one so I don't have to take two days off in the same week.

The upshot of all this is that I'm sat on the sofa under the duvet eating mini eggs.

Also, positive OPK this morning and DTD last night!

Oh, and in the waiting room the had Radio 2 on, when we came in Boney M's Daddy Cool was playing. The irony was not lost on us.

pip oh no, I feel bad for all your wasted effort even if it's probably a good thing - how's life at your new lofty height?

Have only come back quickly to say that I was just pootling on FB (as one does) and scrolled past an unexpected ultrasound picture. IMMEDIATELY went into mental mode, tears threatening, and steeled myself to scroll back up and find out which of my horrible friends was now knocked up...

...it's a dog. One of my friends breeds dogs, and now she's posting pictures of their litters in-utero.

ARGH.

(Also, I'm still slightly jealous. Yes, of the dog).

ooooh, pip, sounds good with the old opk and dtd timing. How do you feel about the appointment? Smiled to myself about your efforts to shed a few pounds. I too am a short arse petite, it's a sod, isn't it?
Had the scan. Wasn't shown the screen. Woman didn't engage with me at all apart from when she asked me what the problem was and if I had emptied my bladder and got me to push down on my ovaries. Bit disappointed at not being able to see anything and also felt a little bit humiliated by how matter-of-fact she was, if that makes sense. The physical bit, as you say, was fine. I am bleeding a bit, though. Ho hum, back to the consultant on Thursday for the results. I had to pay for the scan on my way out - jeez!
Sid step away from facebook and your cousin's wife (although I would slap her regularly, if she was in my family).

Welcome newbies - the more the merrier....well sort of! I too wish we didn't have to meet under these circumstances, but at least none of us are alone.
Am off to eat something. anything.

Ah, peanut, we had a discussion not so long ago about being jealous of sheep with marks on that show they have been inseminated. and of animals on documentaries that are pregnant immediately after being humped.....

Glad all went well for you Pip and your IVF journey has actually started, even if all the running, bathing and ahem pooing was in vain
Welcome to all the newbies!

Hi pip - PID is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. It's what happens when due to germs or another infection (like chlamydia) you get an infection of your ovaries,womb, pelvic area in general.
I got mine with my first boyfriend when I was 16 so probably due to teenage boy germs (or my own!) rather than STDs as we were both virgins - unless he lied!
I had horrible pain during and after a period and nasty green discharge.
Unfortunately if you've had one it's usually hard to conceive and a high proportion of people become infertile because of it - you can get scarring, or blocked tubes. We've been trying for eight months with no joy, so it may be something to do with that. We'll see!

Runs in.
Waves at yet more new faces.
High fives Peanut for being jealous of pregnant animals.
Shakes fist at pregnant sheep, BFP car and the moon.
Runs out.

(I do intend to come back later so that you can all keep my sane before my appointment tomorrow but for now, busy bee!)

Hellooo all, new and old.
Had almost perfect day today. went for lunch with a friend, bought chocolate and then went fabric shopping with a birthday voucher so didn't even spend much of my own money. Only thing missing was a bfp. or at least an appointment from the fc...

Evening all!

Welcome newbies! Lots more lovely ladies for our gang, hope we aren't in this gang for too long!

thunder and frog you are both wrong, my name is Bauble middle name Frankincense

frog sorry the witch got you!

ticktock I had no idea it would be this tough, you grow up thinking if you have unprotected sex then you will get pg, you think it's easy but it so isn't!

pip hope you are feeling good about starting your ivf journey, hugs

Right berries! I'm installing myself here for the evening, whilst also secretly looking up and e-purchasing all the supplements my acupuncture lady recommended today on DH's credit card. Anyone heard of something called Maca not Paul McCartney? Apparently it's some Peruvian wonder-root that causes all who behold it to spontaneously ovulate and conceive octuplets. Or something. Anybody tried it?

Oooh, oooh, me Miss! Me, pick me! I've heard of maca! I've got some in the cupboard and it's bloody vile! Still, not too bad if you stir it into porridge. I haven't used it recently because, like everything else I've tried, it seemed to do nothing for me. Still, some people must have had joy with it, I suppose, and I'm of the opinion that most things are worth a try (within reason)...

Glad you've had a lovely day Tally* - can sympathise with the FC appointment waiting though! I can't believe mine is tomorrow! I've been waiting for this since the referral in January!

Never heard of it, peanut, sorry. Sounds great though! Did you have any pain and/or bleeding after your dildocam? I'm very sore, especially in the right ovary area and spotting....DH being v sympathetic, bless.

Yay, boodle! Good luck!

DH made a very funny joke about ovaries spotting the camera and hitting it with their handbags....made me think of sausage wanging.

Gosh, Charming, they must have really had a rummage around up there with the camera! When I had my date with the dildocam, I was already spotting with imminent AF but I wasn't sore at all. I found it all very gentle though, so perhaps they got to see what they needed without 'bodging' me too much!