The Elderberry Pavlovas, sausage bouquets, one giant sofa and the Gü pots of destiny! (thread 9)

[Bunnygirlie]

Come on ladies, this is the one! Time for some BFPs!

The smallprint- Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 3+months, must have a special pot, NO instadiffers)

barking hugs, I have a dog too so know how awful it is when they are hurt.
Can you arrange a girlie night out with your friends the night of the gig?

Morning all. I'm still hovering here.

barking so sorry about your woofer. I too get really upset when I have to drop any of my pets off anywhere. Especially the dogs :(

Totally agree with scone (hi scone by the way!), book something really fun for the same time.

Hi thunder

Morning berries

barking your poor dog. Mine's a springer so I know how easily they get their spaniel ears caught in stuff! Hope you manage ok dropping him off at the vets despite the bloody hormones making everything harder. He'll be back before you know it. I'm with scone and thunder, find something really cool to do while they're off doing their boy thang. Maybe something nice and relaxing? We have a turkish bath up here and that's my go-to girls outing/treat with the added bonus that you're not allowed in if you're diffed so NO bumps anything like that near you?

Merks cystitis - boo! Loads of water for you!

Goosey I'm nowhere near getting to FC yet, the gp/gynae clinic have done bloods (FBC, thyroid function, progesterone, LH, FSH, testosterone), 3 dildocams (plus the one after mc), and I've got to have a hycosy and DH needs a jizz test. By which time hopefully it will be August and they'll let me see the fertility wizard!

Kitty bwaha at vet visit for not smiling! That is definitely something I would do!

scone berocca for shag week - excellent plan!

Yorkie swimming the wrong way? How on earth can they tell? At least they're swimming in one direction or another I suppose!

Right, off for belated birthday brunch for DH. Going to get soaked, it's belting down!

Hey yorkie! Yeah what does swimming the wrong bloody way mean?! And did you get any insensitive questions that you could bat down with your killer up-front answers?

boom take a brolly!

for barking, barking's dog & merk & anyone else I missed who needs them on my v quick catch up. Miss you guys. Most of the grads (except Foody) are way ahead of me & there are a lot of youngsters, instadiffers & second (or more!) pregnancies on my Jan 2014 thread. Someone has to come & join me soon - who's up next to PIMP?

Even now I still can't quite believe it's happening & had to POAS on a Clear Blue digital yesterday to make sure I wasn't making it up before my drs appointment later today. It said the P word though & 2-3 weeks (from conception) which is exactly what I thought. I then took a big step & THREW AWAY MY PIMPING POT!!

Good on you Frog, positivity all the way! No more pimping for you! Sure some of us will be following in your trailblazing wake at some point, seems there are a few doctors handing out magic sweeties at the moment not mine though boo

We miss you too! Keep popping back to say hello, a diffed berry is still a berry! xx

frog GL at the dr's today, I bet it will feel really surreal for a while, can't wait to experience it myself!! Good for you for tossing your PIMPot! Think of all the space in your medicine cabinet you can now devote to more exciting things!

Barking your poor pooch, he's in good hands today and you should feel proud for getting him proper care as quickly as you did. He'll be fixed up in no time! About the concert, could you & the other GFs/DW's come along to London but have a girl's night out there? Would be something special still & you wouldn't be sat at home feeling sad.

Merk boo on cystitis; it's torture! Hope you've started meds & will get some relief today.

CD11 here, high on CBFM, shagging daily come hell or high water seriously romantic, I know

Hi berries.

barking I agree with everyone else- go for girlie night out while dh away and make the most of it. Hope your dog is okay.

scone welcome if I had your job I'd be the size of a house!

frog good to hear all is going well. Good luck with doctor today.

I was away on a girlie weekend and still recovering. Some day I have to realise that I can't do 6am bed times any more. As a result my chart is all over the place this month.

One of my friends who was there also had difficulty getting updiffed and eventually had twins through ivf. She said she thought reflexology really helped her and has given me the number of the therapist she used so might give it a go. Anyone any experience of it?

Currently cd12 and don't think I've ov yet. Dh away visiting his sister in England this week so am hoping I ov late after I fly over to join them at weekend.

barkinghow was the vets?

frog had to lol at you doing another poas before you're appointment as I bound not to when I finally get preggers hope it all went ok x

bajas 6.am finishes? Them were the days!

sid know what you mean about daily shagging. Even on holiday there are times when I just can't b arsed (yet still always deliver)

Just back from the GPs and got mixed feelings about how it went! Didn't start too well when her response to my story was "Errr this isn't really my area of expertise. Lets have a look in the book" Then spends 5 minutes thumbing aimlessly through her medical dictionary before abandoning me to go off to consult another GP. Upshot is I'm getting a full blood count done on Thursday along with 'hormone' test. It says LH FSH and TFT on the form?? Any ideas? I thought at least some of these were the cd3 tests but when I asked if they needed to be done at a specific time she said no, any time. Got another appointment for 2 weeks time to discuss the results and if all is well she's gonna refer me on then

Hey happy I got told the same when I went for mine as I thought I'd have to have them done at cd3 as well but she said anytime! The other is thyroid tests.

I think it sounds pretty positive. i guess they have do a certain number of tests before they refer and all the tests will probably be repeated anyway and more once you get referred.

Yes boom thunder I've no idea how they work out whether DH's swimmers are going in the wrong direction either?! DH is speaking with doc again this afternoon and has a list of questions to ask that I've told him to ask

Thanks Yorkie panicked a bit then as Dr Google saying they must be done on cd3! Ill be cd9 when I have them done anyway, so if it does turn out I need them on cd3 then ill have to wait for next cycle anyway. She said there were certain tests that had to be done so at least things are moving now.
Glad to hear you'll be getting some clarity on your DPs (reverse) swimmers!
Off for a power hour now - this weather is beyond depressing.

Okay clarity obtained. His sperm count is really high and appearance is double the average but his motility isn't great - not enough % of swimmers in progressive moving forward category. The rest are going round in circles. He has to go for another retest next week. Did any of your DH/DP have to go for another retest and was there any change in the results?

Hi guys just popping in to see how you are doing, I see frog had the same idea.
happy re tests, hope this helps -www.tandurust.com/infertility/blood-tests-for-infertility.html

Have also banned myself from poas as scared the shit after myself when clearblue went from 3+ to 2-3 5 days later, have had a few probs so been to EPU and all ok, phew.
Good luck on all your upcoming appts guys!
and bajas have heard lots of people have found reflexology and/or acupuncture really helpful. certainly worth spending some quality time on yourself too!

Yorkie I think the different SA variables can change from one test to the next, so it's possible that next week's tests could show something more positive, so hang in there!

Hi foody! can't wait for the day that we can all toss out our sticks and our pots and relax into this whole 'being prego' thing!! til then I hope you all keep popping in to offer encouragement, or better yet any secrets that will help us all move on to the other thread!!

Evening all.
I am confused!
Overslept this morning big time, woke up at 8am, needed to be downstairs by 8.30 as cleaner was coming so I forgot to do my opk.

Did opk a few hours later clear blue and got a positive.

Today is CD11 last month I didn't get a positive until cd13.

Did another internet opk this eve and line was much fainter, prob a negative.

Does this mean I ovulated this afternoon?

If so and my leuteul phase stays the same as usual then I should get AF 2 days earlier than usual which would be odd as my cycles are always 25 days without exception.

My temp did drop a tiny bit this morning so guess I will have to see what my bbt is in the morning and maybe do another opk.

If I have ovulated today then I think we missed it this month.

DTD CD 5,6,7 & 9 but not yesterday or this morning. :0(

Well I would love to report to the berries that when you are actually preggo NHS doctors' surgeries suddenly become amazing places where everyone is competent & reasonable but today's experience does not bear that out. I had the last appointment of the day at 6.30 but the traffic was horrific so I ended up running late. DP was already there & I'd phoned him & told him where I was so he'd told them I was on my way. I got there 10 min late to be told the dr wouldn't see me as I was so late & I'd have to phone at 8am tmrw in order to make another appt. I explained to the receptionist why I was there & that on the phone they had said it was possible to go straight to midwife track. She says yes it is & then proceeds to write my details down so that she will call me. That is until DP pipes up about not forgetting to tell them I've moved house. When I tell the receptionist my new address she then says I am no longer in their catchment (despite the practice being closer to my new house than it was my old). They say they're not sure where the nearest practice would be that is accepting new patients. Cue me bursting into tears! I'm blaming the hormones. Anyway second reception woman takes pity on me & lets me stay on the books as I'm already registered. Seroiusly though if I hadn't cried I would now desperately be trying to find a practice to register me before I could do anything! Arrrrrgh. What part of this is a very stressful time do these people not get?!! Rant over!

Hugs frog sounds like my old Drs in Sussex, incompetent nincompoops!!

Hopefully midwife will be better than receptionist

Scone you might catch it tonight so DTD tonight & tmrw if you can. I got a positive on the OPK & then DTD that night & that was the one that did it! Alternatively swimmers stick around a while so CD9 may have been good enough too.

scone pos opk means ov in next 12-36hrs so you shouldnt have missed it! sure in was in the 3 days after pos opk that we caught on too, have fun if you can!
and frog what a nightmare! just so everyone knows does not matter where you move to you are registered at one place until you register yourself somewhere else. when i had an abnormal smear a few years ago and had treatment i had just moved, but wanted to be under the care of people i knew( had been at the surgery for 10 yrs). the receptionists can geta bit funny, but they cannot stop you from having an appt, and my dr actualy told me to just keep coming there until i was happy to move. was a bit of nightmare as you have to give your new address for letters/appts., just incase you were interested!

Thanks for the info Foody. It was a stressful experience I could well have done without & I can't believe that the dr wouldn't wait 10min for me.

Aw Frog sorry you've had such a rubbish experience at such an exciting but worrying time for you. 10 mins seems a bit harsh. My GP was running over half an hour late today but didn't bat an eyelid that I'd been sat in the waiting room soaking wet for 40 mins grr!!
Scone sounds like you've been getting lots of well timed DTD action in. I would keep at it until you see an temp rise and then for a few days after too!

Thanks sid I'll try and be patient.

scone I've ovulated two days earlier before but I've also had a false positive before on a cb opk so check your temp tomorrow morning and carry on testing if need be. Oh and dtd!

Ta for the support everyone. Dog is home but pretty woozy and generally out of it really. Cone on head. Short lead walks only for 7-10 days (which will be a nightmare as he loves his runs) and going back for a post-op check up next week. Stitches are dissolveable but need to keep an eye on the wound and keep the cone on if he's likely to scratch it, which DP said he thought he did earlier as it was bleeding a little.

Weekend DP is off having fun in London is sorted. I'm off to my class share teacher's house on the Sunday to nail all our school reports. Rock. And. Roll. Now I'm not so hideously hormonal I don't care so much. I'm quite careful with money and train tickets down to London plus a weekend spending money on food & alcohol, plus the concert tickets themselves would actually add up to far more cash than I have available or would want to spend anyway.

Got home from work at 6.30 and spent over an hour making lasagne. It was lovely, but the time taken to make it reminded me why I haven't bothered in ages..... Spent the rest of the night marking numeracy QCA tests and putting the data on a spreadsheet. Which tomorrow I will need to transfer to another assessment tracker in school. And then I need to do the analysis. Roll on half term!!

Scone - CD7 & CD9 would be within the 5 day swimmer survival window if Ov was CD11, but if you're just going on opk not temps then as foody says, the opk gives you warning it's coming rather than tells you it's happened.

I found my cycles made more and more sense the more I had temped. You start to notice patterns over time. The opks just reinforced what my temps were telling me.