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The Elderberry Pavlovas who will graduate (thread 12)

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CharmingCats · 15/07/2013 20:08

Roll up, roll up for the best discussions of ewcm, opk, ic and double dying you'll ever have. Probably.

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

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IamKuma · 18/07/2013 06:55

sid happy tour guiding and have a fab holiday.

bunny, barking same as my average cycle. I've been like this nearly 6 years and it kicked off many investigations, had blood tests, ultrasound to check ovulation and for endo etc, then tv ultrasound but all came back normal other than having arcuate uterus. I wasnt TTC back then so eventually gave up on being prodded and poked and have since just considered it normal.... will also mention it to gp....

gill was told by my gp that they won't consider you for ivf here if you are over 38, he told me to get back in 3 months if nothing happened. So really need to get dh comfortable with the idea.

hello other berries, it's another sunny day Grin have a good one!

Tallyra · 18/07/2013 07:19

hi all. managed to get rid of migraine overnight but really wanting no more excessive heat. I'm visiting my sisters and cousin in oxford on Saturday and I'm really worried, were going to be punting so no shade at all. I've panic bought a cheap umbrella to make a parasol out of, but didn't realise when I bought it that it's a clear dome one so its going to be a bit unwieldy.

Bunnygirlie · 18/07/2013 08:24

Morning!

cats PM me your username for MFP

barking about 10/11 DPO I think. I haven't been paying much attention to spotting and I lost all my data when my iPad crashed

This heat is killing me! Our office went up to 36degrees the other day as we have a wall of glass with no openable windows and air-con bust 2 weeks ago Sad

Tallyra · 18/07/2013 12:18

surely that's a h+s issue???

Bunnygirlie · 18/07/2013 13:08

tally There is no max temp by law unfortunately, they are getting new aircon fitted but its when they can fit us in, FX next week.

The hot weather has forced all the bumps out in public, seen loads on my lunchbreak grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Foodylicious · 18/07/2013 17:19

Hi cats think I found you on MFP, anyone else want a MFP friend, pm me your username!

Aquarius1 · 18/07/2013 18:02

bunny that's awful about you having to work in a greenhouse with no aircon. I'd work from home. Has anyone complained? Or will you have to faint before they sort it?

Kuma I have an arcuate uterus too apparently. Its currently giving me a bit of jip and its only cd 23 :( hope af not coming early. Definitely not getting my hopes up about a bfp as we haven't done a huge amount of dtd'ing this cycle.

What are we missing on the Facebook group? Any more bfp's?

barkingtreefrog · 18/07/2013 19:00

The bump next door to our right has turned into a baby. The bump next door to the left is ready to pop. The bump at work turned into a baby this morning and everyone was talking about it. Friend's bump is now overdue to pop.
I want a big bump and a baby .

Bunny I typically (as typical as yet get when your cycle length and/or LP changes every cycle) have only one day heavy enough to use a regular tampon, and that tends to be CD3 or CD4 Some days I use a 'lite' tampon and some days I really don't need one at all. I count the first sign of blood as CD1 as otherwise I'd have no idea what to count!

Thundercatsarego · 18/07/2013 19:09

Evening all.

barking sorry about all the bloody bumps. That's just not on is it?

tally well done for shaking the migraine. What about snug floppy straw hat for Oxford?

Am in awe of those doing fitness things- very impressed- go girls!!

Bunnygirlie · 18/07/2013 20:56

aquarius yeah it is vile but as its a listed building it's difficult, day off tomorrow though yay!

barking babies all around yuck!!!!

Ugh I am so bloated today, not sure if it's AF or just because I've eaten so much these past few days as I've been so miserable!

Quiet today, where is everybody?

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CharmingCats · 18/07/2013 21:08

Hi hi! Bunny, I'll pm you... foody is now my friend on Mfp. I weighed myself this morning and have actually lost weight since being on the metformin! Not bad, eh? Haven't used the food diary today, but will start on Saturday. Promise!

Boo hiisssss to the babies appearing barking , there's no escape.

Met my class today. Two of them arrived crying "I don't want to do it!". They are little, but I hadn't expected tears. Fine by the end. Phew. Couple of ones to watch, but all in all, lovely.

Soooo, the very light brown spotting that I thought was af arriving has all but stopped. What's that about? I usually have it, but it gets heavier....hmm. Will probably wake up to a torrent. Is it the heat?

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Boomgoestheweasel · 18/07/2013 21:32

Evening all!

Have had a lovely day, doing sunshiney things. Only slightly disrupted by the worst offending bump-rubber I've ever seen. Ok, if you're pregnant in this heat you probably can't really hide it, but is there any need to do so much fondling? Even worse, she stalked me round the supermarket, rubbing smugly as she went! Angry

And one of our friends announced second updiffment today Sad

But other than that, it was a great day with no dissertation hanging over me Grin

Barking sorry you got baby-bombed. Want to share my bottle of vino? I'm turning into a right alkafrolic at the moment (by this I mean having a glass of wine every night, but still not normal for me...)

Kuma, Aquarius, yep, arcuate here too. So much for it being uncommon eh?

Hey Thunder, foody and anyone else I've missed x

Popped my first sweetie today. This is GOING to be my cycle! C'mon baby!

BlindKitty · 18/07/2013 21:43

sid have a fabulous time! You deserve it! Grin

charming and bunny I'm on my fitness pal!!! Add me (just blindkitty) and so is foody. only keen for you to add me now whilst I'm being good

Boodle9 · 18/07/2013 22:12

Evening all!

Charming, I met my class today too. Good as gold they were, I didn't know where to put myself! Not used to that at all!

Barking and Boom, my Clomid comrades, I've had my second clomid sweetie today. My temperature was a lot higher than normal for me this morning, which I know is a very common side-effect but surprised me nonetheless. Have been trying to ring the hospital to try to get my monitoring appointment booked in but they're useless so it's still not sorted. Grrrrr.

BlindKitty · 18/07/2013 22:29

boodle that was the main side effect I had (lots of hot flushes). I only got the clomid range on my fourth lot!

Bunnygirlie · 18/07/2013 22:56

cats will start afresh with MFP on Monday me thinks!

boom boo to the bump rubbers! I saw loads of pg ladies today pushing pushchairs, how greedy to have two!

So are sweeties like smarties?!?

May I be so bold as to ask what is arcurate?

kitty I read that as clomid rage! I was imagining you like the incredible hulk lol

Still waiting for referral letter here

Boodle9 · 18/07/2013 23:23

See now, Bunny, I thought Kitty meant clomid rage! I've heard that's another lovely side effect...but then again, reading the leaflet enclosed with my smarties sweeties tablets, it's easier to list what ISN'T a side effect. (Still worried my ovaries are going to explode.)

Tallyra · 19/07/2013 00:16

I read that as clomid rage too!

I already have a floppy hat that I have to starch otherwise it flops in my eyes. It helps but not enough. But I had a yoga session in the sun this evening without a headache forming, yay!

BlindKitty · 19/07/2013 06:05

Sorry was meant to be rage!!!! That's what me and my friend called it as we couldn't explain why we were having meltdowns! Although in all fairness mine did come at my 2 year anniversary of ttc. Mostly it was just the flushes

Gillster · 19/07/2013 08:01

Kuma that's rubbish re: IVF stopping after 38 in your area. It really is a postcode lottery. If it comes to that for me, I'm hoping to be able to squeeze in my allowed 2 cycles before March when I turn 40 (sob!). Will you go private if needed? I have a London based friend who can't speak highly enough of the clinic she used. Hopefully it won't come to that though.

I'm off to Paris today with DH Grin. We've hired a tandem for Sunday to ride the final circuit of the Tour de France with about 10,000 other people before the professionals arrive. I'm a bit nervous about trying to get the bike to and from the bike hire shop though. I've told DH that he has to steer and that I will do the stoking!

barkingtreefrog · 19/07/2013 08:07

I've not noticed any obvious side effects although I'm sure I could imagine some if I tried.
I'm annoyed with myself this morning. Went to reset my CBFM so I could start using it this morning, CD6, and had forgotten you can only reset it to CD1-5. I've set it to 5 and I'll just start tomorrow instead, can't see it mattering for next cycle that I was one day out this cycle. not that there'll be a next cycle as I'll be upduffed before this one finishes

barkingtreefrog · 19/07/2013 08:10

Ooo, Gillster sounds amazing! I've been over to the Alps in my camper a couple of times to see the tour go through - there were two years the school holidays were early enough for me to still get out there and catch some of it! My mates were in Paris last year to see Wiggins go through, fx you'll be watching Froome!

Bunnygirlie · 19/07/2013 08:56

Oh dear, clomid rage doesn't sound like fun!

Woke up nauseous this morning which is fun NOT, IBS really is great (need sarcastic smiley)

Boomgoestheweasel · 19/07/2013 11:22

Hi all!

Having a lovely day on my unofficial day off from placement (too hot to wear polyester anyway Grin)

Bunny boo to IBS Sad. Anything you can take for it? Arcuate uterus is a heart-shaped uterus, it basically means there's a dint at the top. It's not supposed to be a problem with ttc unless it's a really deep dint, in which case it's called a bicornuate uterus, which is what I thought I had for a while (docs couldn't make up mind!)

Gill sounds awesome! Sure you'll be fine and dandy on your bicycle made for two!

Clomid rage eh Kitty? Can't wait for that one because I'm not hormonally deranged enough as it is speaking of which, I am SO SPOTTY at the moment...is that a side effect or am I just going through a mid-life pizzaface moment?

Boodle, barking, any other clomid berries, can anyone tell me what advice their docs gave about DTD? Mine said basically every day from the end of AF..but it looks like AF's nearly left the building here (CD 3) so that would mean dtd from day 4 onwards? Better to wait for about day 9 or so and then get on with it?

Barking can you use CBFM with clomid? I've got one I never used because my cycles were too long for it to work....maybe I should dust it off?

Tally morning yoga sounds fab Smile

Off to burn myself to a crisp catch some rays in the garden!

BlindKitty · 19/07/2013 12:47

boom in the 4 months I took it, it was only once (for a few days. Just mostly flushes and was very aware of my breasts! Not that they were painful as such, just seemed to feel them more when dressing or brushing past them that sounds rude haha

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