The Elderberry Pavlovas skipping down the yellow brick road of positivity, thread 13 - lucky for some?!?

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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

headache here too. too much trying to mow the meadow of a lawn - only got halfway before I overheated! night night.

Oh tally I'm sure you can make Dh do that now you know!!!

What's everyone got planned for today? Dh is taking me to Stratford for the day! After a good yoga sesh anyway.

Dinner party went well although I did break and had 1 small glass of champagne and Dh muttered 'failure' under his breath!!!!

I actually like mowing the lawn, we just left it too long and now it's ridiculous. The main but is done now so I'll leave it again for a bit! Dh is quite sneezy allergic to pollen, cats, and it would seem mowing!

Hello all! We had a really nice quiet anniversary dinner on Fri. And then on Sat DH had another bout of prostatitis flare up. We are supposed to be going on our anniversarymoon trip tomorrow and DH needs antibiotics now, so hauling off to OOH dr to get them.... Fun times!

Oh dear RP that doesn't sound like fun!

Seeing as so many berries left my gang recently I wondered if I have any cycle buddies?!? CD7 here and heading into DTD week.
Anybody?!?

I'm 2 days behind you on cd5, Bunny. Got today and tomorrow's clomid to take then hopefully AF will have left the building and DTD will begin again in earnest.

Kitty - not sure I've mentioned this before but you and I live in the same area-ish! We may also be pottering about Stratford today (assuming you mean the Avon rather than London)!

I'm with you bunny cd8 here and holiday shagathon on the cards

RP sorry to hear about your DH, hope he feels better for your anni-moon.

Yay cycle buds kumaand boodle

Dare I be so bold to suggest a new list?

Can I ask some advice pretty please, if I usually get a +opk on days 13/14 and DH has had low sperm count what days do you think we should DTD? Am assuming its quality not quantity I need to be thinking of.

Afternoon all

happy so sorry about your bfn and hope you managed to enjoy yourself this w/e.

kitty i wouldn't have resisted the small glass of champagne either - would've been rude not too!

Sid I think i've had similar symptoms to you over the past few days- crying /welling up (while watching rubbish on TV); hungry (and neglected the healthy eating diet i've been in); cramping; and -tmi alert- my bowels have been rather overactive. and i havent even been drinking coffee (which normally causes it). then again I did get a bit carried away on fri drinking wine with friends so maybe that didn't help... Cd 28... Ho hum...

charming happy hols!

RP happy anniversary

bunny no idea about when to DTD. We try and do it every other day around my normal time of ov'g. Wonder what the newly updiffed think...?

boom & other newly diffed berries- hope no one is having awful symptoms and you're all keeping well

Yeah bunny i agree we need a new list:

Aquarius, 32, ttc 17 cycles, v irregular cycles &suspected endo, going au naturel for time being

bunny kuma boodle cd 6 here so I'll be joining the team if that's ok?

boodle yes I did mean Shakespeare's Stratford although by the time I'd done a double class at the gym I couldn't summon up the energy so we just went to miller and carter instead (which totally rocked, I might add)

Well I surprised myself with my positivity today..we were on our way to the fish restaurant when I suddenly panicked that this was potentially the last time I could have a rare steak..so of course we detoured to the steak house instead! Very unlike me to be positive and nothing to do with wanting steak and chips

bunny my friend's Dh was told to do it every 3 days because of his poor count. Tmi alters but I'm about to give Dh a 'treat' if i can prize him away from the footie Not allowed to dtd until after wed (in case i overstim) but need to keep the swimmers on form if I'm being inseminiated on fri...when did it all get so clinical?

I am recovering from shag week! Currently CD29 and expect AF/BFP on CD39. Did a kettle bells class in gym this morning and done some gardening this afternoon. Currently on sofa summoning up the energy to make dinner.

gillster did a double class so feeling your tiredness! The house looks like a bomb has hit it but I can't summon to energy to touch it! Not even allowed to shag atm phew

Happylass - 35, cycle 13. AF due 21/8. Last cycle before taking a break. Slowly ploughing my way through the ridiculous list of tests needed to get to the FC.
Sidney - 38, cycle 14. AF due 23/8. Waiting on FC referral; so far tests show nothing wrong. Not quite ready to give up TTC on our own yet (but getting close)
Aquarius - 32, ttc 17 cycles, v irregular cycles &suspected endo, going au naturel for time being
Blindkitty - 33, ttc 25 months,
Pipbin - 38 TTC since the Royal Wedding, in the middle of first cycle of IVF.
Boodle - 30, cycle 25. 1st cycle of clomid not going well.
Lady - 34, TTC 18 months, IVF drugs being delivered on Friday
Starkin - 35 - TTC long enough to join the Berries
Gillster, 39, TTC for 18 months. Starting clomid on next cycle and have just submitted IVF questionnaire. Have pesky endometrial fibroid near one of my tubes though which may need to be removed
Kuma - 38 TTC 8 months, ready to seek help!
Spare -
Charming -
Cherry -
Pixie -
Marie -
RP -
Snow -
Rum -
Fox-
Bunny - 33, TTC 15 cycles, DH low sperm count, FC appt mid Sept, AF due 9/9

BFPs
merk - 31, ttc 15ish months & been a berry since thread 3!
thunder - 34, ttc 14ish months, mmc last nov,
boom - 31, ttc 15 months,
tally - 33, TTC since 2009,
Barking - ttc since Dec 2011,
Haycorn -

Quite a few berries now, have I missed anyone?

Oh no, AF due on our wedding anniversary

Happylass - 35, cycle 13. AF due 21/8. Last cycle before taking a break. Slowly ploughing my way through the ridiculous list of tests needed to get to the FC.
Sidney - 38, cycle 14. AF due 23/8. Waiting on FC referral; so far tests show nothing wrong. Not quite ready to give up TTC on our own yet (but getting close)
Aquarius - 32, ttc 17 cycles, v irregular cycles &suspected endo, going au naturel for time being
Blindkitty - 33, ttc 25 months, 1 week in of first cycle of iui
Pipbin - 38 TTC since the Royal Wedding, in the middle of first cycle of IVF.
Boodle - 30, cycle 25. 1st cycle of clomid not going well.
Lady - 34, TTC 18 months, IVF drugs being delivered on Friday
Starkin - 35 - TTC long enough to join the Berries
Gillster, 39, TTC for 18 months. Starting clomid on next cycle and have just submitted IVF questionnaire. Have pesky endometrial fibroid near one of my tubes though which may need to be removed
Kuma - 38 TTC 8 months, ready to seek help!
Spare -
Charming -
Cherry -
Pixie -
Marie -
RP -
Snow -
Rum -
Fox-
Bunny - 33, TTC 15 cycles, DH low sperm count, FC appt mid Sept, AF due 9/9

BFPs
merk - 31, ttc 15ish months & been a berry since thread 3!
thunder - 34, ttc 14ish months, mmc last nov,
boom - 31, ttc 15 months,
tally - 33, TTC since 2009,
Barking - ttc since Dec 2011,
Haycorn -

bunny maybe you'll do a 'haycorn'????

Pulled those acupuncture stress relieving needles out of my ears and immediately felt stressed

I wish kitty how ace would that be! Doubt it though, I fully expect another AF before FC appt.

Question, those who have done the whole FC saga what should I expect, I am guessing more extensive testing for me, more jizz tests for DH too?

bunny what have you had done already? From memory you should expect sa, fsh, day 21 prog, thyroid function, sti tests, and prob loads of other stuff I've forgotten. Then maybe a Hsg, a dildocam (depending on your bloods although I'd push for one anyway). Then they're bound to throw clinic at you at some point whether you need it or not then eventually iui or ivf or both (the latter for me)

Thanks kitty GP has done basic bloods for progesterone, thyroid etc (day3 and day21) and DH had jizz test.
Just looked at my letter, looks like I might get a transvaginal ultrasound at my appt, is that what you all lovingly call a dildocam?

Yup, that's a dildocam alright!

I need a good wang. My best friend is currently in labour and I'm a mixture of being so excited I feel sick and being so envious I just want to sob.
Cycle day 12 here and tmi but had ewcm today for first time ever. Is this perhaps due to the b6? Anyway I usually ovulate cycle day 17, so if ewcm today does that mean its likely to happen sooner? Like now? Haven't even dtd yet. Usually start day 13.

Time to get jiggy Marie!

marie I might need you up reciprocate the hugs at some point soon as one of my mates is ready to pop! Oh and I'd start dtd today