The Elderberry Gluckschmerzers who sausage wang between the Sofa of Pity and the Pouffe of Possibility (thread 11)

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Come and join us elderly TTCers on the Sofa of Pity (SoP), Rug of Rage (RoR), the Pouffe of Possibility (PoP) or the Chaise Lounge of Limbo (CLoL) whilst trying to avoid the BubbleBath of Gloom(BoG)!

The smallprint - Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 3+months, NO instadiffers, must have a special pot) and def no mention of baby dust or baby dancing UGH !!! Ooh we are strict...please note your house may be at risk if you do not keep up repayments lol

Hi Berries, I have to confess I havent done a catch up. I hope you're all well and mainly on the yellow brick road? Any Berry bfps? That would cheer me up.

Do you remember the conversation about marital status being irrelevant in lists, which I agree with by the way - the bit that turns out to be less true is that you've got to assume there's a man in the equation somewhere. Officially since Monday I'm 2yrs TTC, sweeties in the cupboard but NO partner.

I am up and down and not sure whether mn can be a comfort or just too hard, but I wanted to let you know why I disappeared. The last 2 months have been pretty tough.

Oh Goosey, I'm so so sorry to hear that. I won't nosy into the circumstances unless you want to tell us but I think I speak for all berries when I say please do stay and unload on us if you need to and if you can put up with the ttc conversation. There are always hugs and at least! Can't imagine how hard you must be finding things. Sending you shedloads of hugs xxx

(oh and no BFPs I'm afraid, much though I'd love to cheer you up!)

Oh Goosey I'm so sorry to hear that. Just to echo what Boom said - we're all here if and when you need us but totally understand if being on here is too much. Surround yourself with friends and family and take good care of yourself. Sending you and lots of hugs xx

Sorry to hear that Goosey.

I dip in and out too as sometimes I feel to sad to see how many of us are in the same boat, and also deeply envious of other peoples BFPs (selfish I know).

I managed to lull myself into imagining I was upduffed this month, despite vowing NEVER to allow myself to get carried away.... and then this morning, the sore boobs were less sore and there was a little bit of blood when I wiped....

Looking forward to after AF when I begin to feel my optimism levels recalibrate. And am very happy to have this lot to moan too when the world seems to be full of pregnant bellies or people saying 'you'd better hurry up then'!

Goosey I'm so sorry, sending massive hugs your way, take all the time you need but if sharing your worries will make you feel any better, Boom is right, we're all happy to help if we can

Hello all.

bunny I was told paracetamol ok for pregnancy too, but when I was poorly the nurse recommended regular amounts of good local honey, particularly with hot water and fresh lemon. Also, it's wayy after implantation that things pass to foetus, its something like 8-10 weeks that placenta starts kicking in. I know that's not the point when considering what to avoid during ttc, just thought I'd add it in.

goosey I'm so sorry to hear that. I was wondering where you were. I echo the others in sending lots of love and being open ears to chatting about it or not if you want.

Cd 12ish here and no dtd yet. Not good eh? Hmmmm.

Instadiff news just in over here. From a lovely friend who decided a few of months ago to have a baby and was getting impatient that it hadnt worked after one month. I feel like an absolute shit for being upset but it doesn't stop me sobbing.

Oh Goosey so sorry to hear your news, I echo what everyone else has said, if you need our support we are here for you! Once a berry always a berry!!!

Brodicea sorry the witch got you !

thunder grrrrrrrr to the instadiffer!!!

Hi brodicea, sorry you've been disappointed. Hope you lunched whoever told you to hurry up. In the FACE.

Hey thunder. Who needs to dtd? I'm aiming for immaculate conception, there has been but one incidence of bonkage this cycle thanks to the bloody hycosy and aftermath and we're now day 22...balls. Is there dtd in the pipeline?

Anyone know much about jizz test results? DH has just collected his from the GP so I can take it to my appt on Mon, and I don't know what it means....little help?

Vol 0.4ml (this seems ridiculously low. Not being funny but I'm sure he produces more than that!!)
ph 8.5
count 117mil/ml
motility 70%
normal forms 10
Mar test negative

Might as well be written in Greek for all it means to me! Apparently the receptionist told him it was 'fine'...great, now taking fertility advice from the admin staff...

Sorry thunder, missed the breaking instadiffa news. It's so unfair . Does she know you're trying? xx

Hey boom. Sorry I don't know about these results. Someone else will though? Or is there something on NiCE or patient.co.uk

Am hoping that the dtd marathon will start tonight. It's going to all be very concentrated into a few days this month I think. Back on the opks after going cold turkey too and I think we've agreed that once the comes then we're on it for the next three days. Am quite amazed at this agreement as normally OH doesn't need the pressure of knowing when the opks go positive.

Hi brod, missed you there. I second the lunching in the face of anyone telling anyone to Hurry Up.

I have the RAGE today.

Yeah boom she is one of the few that knows about the mc and everything. So I had the 'if you'd rather I didn't talk about the baby, that's fine' thing as well. Bless her she is trying to be sweet and sensitive and it really is great news for her but....FFS

luckily it was over Skype messenger so no need to arrange face

For 'arrange face', read 'wipe sobby snot from chin'

Yep, at least most people announce their updiffedness via text or fb so they don't see the instant meltdown. The ones where you're at a dinner party or something and they go 'we have something to tell you all' are the ones that destroy me...in public with no place to hide!

Have a glass (or three) of pre-conception vino tonight. I shall send fertile vibes your way or I would if I had any fertility to share and hope it'll be your turn soon x

I think I will follow that advice boom, do fertility vibes come in the form of crackers? I'm just thinking wine plus cheese and fertility crackers could sort me right out.

How's the writing going?

Absolutely! Fertility crackers are the next big thing in the conception game! Effects enhanced by copious amounts of cheese and booze!

hmm, fertility crackers......

'Hurry up' was from my mate's shithead husband trying to get a rise out of me because he is a douche. My dad said 'oh so no grand kids then' on my 29 birthday almost 4 years ago! So he is also in the douche pile (for many reasons).

Gar for you Thunder - I was incensed when my SIL didn't send us a scan picture because it might upset me: even though she meant to be nice, I don't want people treating me like a scary baby-crazed crone... even if that is quite accurate.

hungry now

I haven't stopped thinking about cheese and bloody crackers since you posted thunder...I think I might have to go and make a calorific purchase. Might as well get all the wine, brie and stilton that I can in now, since I WILL get diffed next cycle...

well for me, crackers made me think of the bag of tortilla chips I'd been saving, and miraculously there's salsa in the fridge. What has two thumbs and is about to crawl into a hot bath with a spy thriller, a gin & tonic and AF? THIS GIRL

Yes the bitch showed up this morning. CD1 here, cycle 13, can you feel my excitement. Today I've called the NHS IVF lady & left a message (to see what our county's policy is), and have made a double appt to discuss my options/plan with a GP, not the one I saw last time who told me to wait til cycle 16 (for no apparent reason).

brodicea at the comments!! thunder I'm cheering you on from afar (but not in a creepy way) for your shagathon.

Have had a cry a while ago, just due to sheer unfairness of it all, but MIL's innocent question of "what are you & DH up to this weekend, since it's child-free?" Clueless, absolutely clueless, although she'd be mortified to know her timing couldn't have been worse.

Just wanted up let you know that the first elderberry baby has arrived so it IS possible! Janey had a baby boy this morning by c-section.
Oh & Stilton is still allowed boom (something to do with a hard blue cheese) but other blues are out. Pls don't talk about a nice piece of rich creamy Brie on a cracker with a lovely glass of .

Arrrrrgh am so annoyed. Just had a letter from the FC clinic saying they are ready for us to make an appointment but enclosing a list of teats that should be done at the GPs first. Half of them haven't been done. One is TWO cd21 tests carried out on CONSECUTIVE months. I had my cd 21 test back in February and haven't had one since. Next month is fine but I'm away for the cd21 after that so the next 2 consecutive months I can be tested are September and October so won't be able to make an appointment until after then. Could have had all these tests done by now. Don't the hospital and the GP speak to each other?! Hate incompetence grrrrr

Goosey I'm so sorry to hear your news, I remember you dithering about whether to start the sweeties because you were feeling shaky about things and not knowing whether it was just hormones or real trouble.
I remember when I got divorced from a complete #%*#% of a man who in hindsight I should never have married, oh how blind is love I thought it was the end of the world and people were telling me it would all get better but just take time and I wanted to hit them. I was in a very dark place for a long time and only pulled through because I had some lovely friends (and not the ones I assumed I'd be able to rely on, it really is the shit times that teach you who your true friends are) who listened to me rant and sob continuously over the phone or in person. I couldn't see me moving on to another relationship, I couldn't see a future with babies etc, but it all worked out so much better for me in the end than it ever had been before (apart from the babies, obviously I'm still working on that....)
I don't know your situation or reasons for the split but whatever is happening I really hope you have some wonderful friends pulling you through this, and for the times that you don't, please rant on here whenever you need to

Tests not 'teats'!!

Boom I'm not as good as you at asking for copies of everything so I can't compare with our SA but the FC talked us through each one, giving us the parameters of 'normal' and then commenting on where DP was. Before you get your appointment, would this help?

thunder that's the worst kind of instadiffer, sounds like my neighbour, visible bump just a few months after announcing they were going to start trying

frog you're in the wrong place looking for sympathy about foods you can't eat!!

sid and brod sorry the bitch got you

happy grr at incompetence and lack of communication.

I have no idea where I am this cycle, it's most odd after so many months of knowing my exact cycle day. I had a pain this morning and considered whether it could be ovulation pain but can't even remember when AF finished! Looking forward to getting back to pimping and temping and CBFMing when I start the sweeties next month and DP is functional again!! Although doing all that whilst travelling round California and camping is going to be interesting....