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

Omg I have brain ache from reading threads about parking (bad barking) and then found one about gifts for the new mother list at a naming ceromony?!?!?

That would be this one bunny ?! Same friend liked to that one as well and I've gone from wanting to be in bed by 10 to still being awake at 00:27!!!

Amazing story that one though, you can't guess where it's going at the beginning!! (Don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it!)
Definitely going to switch off now, I'm going to hate myself in the morning.....

barking hope your lesson observation goes well! Sorry your lovely day out got baby-crashed yesterday . I really liked the link to the why-bumps-make-me-sad thread - yes, yes and yes, everything that it says (apart from the one ridiculous comment that everyone who gets annoyed is self-centred) is so bang-on. Gives me hope that I'm not some evil harridan for being so upset about announcements!

In answer to your question about DH, he's self-employed and runs fitness classes, reckons he can't find anyone to cover them for him on the Friday. Which would be fair enough if a) he didn't have about five squillion personal trainer friends and b) I hadn't given him 6 months' notice!

Kitty good to hear you've made a decision, sounds a very sensible one. You gotta do what you gotta do! And great news about Mr Blind's new job!

Tally glad you had a lovely Peruvian night, was expecting you to have baked guinea pig in chocolate sauce though!

Woke up ridiculously early today and now I'm feeling exhausted. Luckily I've got today and tomorrow off (got to work Sat/Sun in lieu bah) so going back to bed!

This is the best description ever from that thread.

'those lovely "my house is full of love and laughter, share if you think your life only has meaning now you have children" shiteo things that permeate FB'

Oh why did I do that? I just thought I should go and explore the big wide MN world and clicked on 'last 15 mins' - up pops the grads thread full of people who were once on the 'ttc after MC' thread that I used to be on, all about to drop. Staying firmly put with my lovely berries from now on!

Me again...sorry, this thread has turned into the boom show today...but I'm SO ANGRY!!

Last week when I had the hycosy the sonographer happened to mention that she'd send the results to a consultant I'd never heard of. I said 'I think my consultant is Miss X' to which she replied that the computer said I was under Mrs Y. Not that I care, I've never met any of the consultants anyway, but I thought I'd better check who I was going to see at my appointment next Mon so I phoned this morning. Apparently my appointment has been cancelled, and I've been discharged from consultant care! What the hell??!

Waiting for them to phone me back to tell me what's going on. If things aren't sorted quickly I'm going to kick up the mother of all shit-storms. but also that they clearly don't give a crap about their patients!

Oh Boom that is pants. Hopefully it's just a misunderstanding and it will all be sorted when someone rings you back. If it isn't give them hell!!
Sid how was your temp looking this morning?
Barking hope the lesson obs went well. I had one first thing and only went and left my USB at home with all my resources on- doh!! Was fine though I just winged it!! Kids were amazing and had really good feedback so who needs a load of fancy resources! Just wish I hadn't wasted half my weekend making them!

Hello Berries .

B00M how ridiculously annoying, have they phoned you back yet? FX for you.

aquarius catching up with a post a bit further up, I also have an arcuate uterus, so thats 3 of us on this thread?!

happy I went to a wedding where the groom refused a wedding ring, so the bride gave him cufflinks... quite unusual really! My DHs dad has never worn a wedding ring, I guess some men just don't like them?

Right, better go - it has taken me 30 mins to get through the back posts and I'm over here for work and need to do prep for tomorrow... eek.

Boom that is outrageous!! Why on earth would they cancel it but not have a note in the system as to why!! That makes me so angry for you! They'd better have an incredibly good reason, and a very fast replacement appointment - otherwise you can post their phone number here on the thread and the berries can plague their office with crank phone calls! Only halfway kidding.

Happy good on you for a great presentation!

My temp went back up this morning, so big drop on CD23 (8dpo) and now back up to the temp I had had 2 days ago. Symptom-spotting like mad over here! This week just needs to hurry up and get over with so I know one way or the other what's going on.

Hello Kuma! Have a stein of beer or two for me! My dad doesn't have a wedding ring either, despite being happily married for 42 years. DH just really dislikes the thought of jewellery - I'd love him to wear one but I suppose it's not the most important part of a marriage even though it irks me

Happy how annoying to do all that prep for it not to be needed, still better than not doing the prep and needing it!

The hospital phoned back at last. Apparently it was just an admin cock-up and they've reinstated my appointment for the same day. Phew! Was so upset at the thought of MORE waiting while they sorted it out...

Sorry sid crossed with you! Thanks for the berry solidarity and offer of crank calls I've asked them to send me a confirmation letter so there can't be any mix-ups when I get there - I don't trust their admin skills at all!

Also asked them to send a copy of the hycosy scan report to my GP so I can pick up a copy and see what it says before the appointment. You should see my 'infertility file' - it's all colour coded with every single result and scan in it, a list of questions I want answered and a print-out of the NICE guidelines.. Let's see them argue with me about whether or not I have pcos this time! I hate being so confrontational but I feel it's the only way, last time they completely dismissed my concerns and left me feeling like an idiot even though I knew I was right.

I'm not a temper so I'm not sure, but I assume the temp drop could be implantation? Fingers crossed for you if so! xxx

Ladies someone lunch me in the face quickly and remind me NEVER to stray off this thread again! Just wasted half an hour reading the whole of this thread which then lead on to this and I still haven't got a clue what's going on
Excellent news on the appointment Boom. Keeping everything crossed for you Sid.

thank goodness you got that sorted, I know what it's like trying to get answers, and it is ridiculously hard. I am wondering where my bloods ate going now and the results from the investigation next week too, as I was sent to the wrong clinic before so won't be going back to that one. phonecalls will be happening soon too....

Hello! Whassup peeps?

Hi guys!!!

boom and barking stop making waste my evening by making me look at other posts! don't you know I'm too nosey to resist! I only have eyes for the berries and the brookers

Well, I like to share the love Kitty, and they had me up late last night so I thought they must be worth reading, why not share with the berries? .

Happy, you were warned, I'd already shared that lesson last night!

Boom sorry you had a shitty morning with that stupid admin mess, glad it's all sorted. I don't blame you at all for insisting on a written record of the appointment!!!

Well after a sleepless night the observation went very well and I'm back on target (60% of lessons observed need to be outstanding for me to pass my performance management, and so far this year I'd had one outstanding and one good, so the pressure was on). I was able to choose the focus this time though, so chose a subject I was confident with (and knew the deputy (observer) wasn't, so could impress easier!)

So I'm happy. Went for a short run, had a bath, and now uploading loads of photos from the weekend .

OMG I am so fed up!

Reading the Daily Fail website and I really don't know why, it's all about Kim kanye and baby, Corries surrogate story, naked baby bump photos, the Saturdays bumps and babies, pg Fergie, poor Dan snows wife's mc.....

Was it really like this before we started TTC?!?

Well done barking, glad it went well! Have some celebratory , I've opened a bottle of red to cook dinner with and am now drinking the 2/3 bottle that isn't in the stew!

Happy the amount of time I've spent today laughing at hamwidges. If I forget to write this dissertation I'm blaming you and barking!

kitty what's a brooker?

Tally they're ridiculous aren't they! It's no wonder I've got to the point where I'm phoning around ahead of them trying to get copies of my results. Hope you manage to get all of yours sent to the right place! When's your next appt?

Why are you reading the Daily Fail?!

Sorry, that was addressed to Bunny, I didn't post quick enough!

Cheers Boom, I do have scones and strawberries and cream downstairs, and a lovely bottle of red, but I'm treating myself to an early night instead! Tonight I will be in bed (and off t'interweb) by 10!!!!

Evening! Loving the mad hamwich and rumur threads.....if you can't spell....
Told you about my teacher. Imagine today....cooking soup with 30 8 year-olds and no thought from him. Then the infamous science experiment after lunch when it should have been PE. Polishing my halo.
I totally agree with that thread about how you feel when there's a pg announcement. I dread seeing people we haven't seen for a while as I think they'll make an announcement. It changes my feelings about the friendship as I can't share this momentous time with them or the baby. I feel it spells the end of the friendship as I know it as they will gravitate towards their parent friends, and see me with pity.

Well done on lesson obs, barking

Boom I was literally crying at hamwidges!

Bread

Ham

Bread

Bunny step away from the Daily Fail and head over to the vege samwidges thread. Guaranteed to cheer you up!

MN is responsible for sucking at least 2 hours out of my day, every day. It's a problem, but in my defense I consider it research on getting to know English customs and colloquialisms I'm itching for the chance to use the word 'hamwidge' to DH.

Yay to boom, glad it was just a mixup and not an evil plot to make you wait even longer!

applause for Barking!

Bunny I have the same thought on DFail; it's either all babies, all the time OR stories about how every woman except Gisele Bundchen and Bar Rafaeli are too fat.

Had a peek at the Berries graduate thread today, and they're expecting their first berry babies . Delivery announcements usually make me sad, but it's a boost to hear about people who've been where we are, and are now where we want to get.

So, to the tempers - how soon do you know whether AF is on the way? I think temps stay high til they drop, and AF is a day or so later, right? or are there signs to look for before that? It's making me a little nuts over here.

Ooooh a new thread to suck all my time away, where where where?!?!?