The Elderberry Pavlovas: still chasing that 'copter in the hope of a festive BFP. Thread 16 (the one where Happy was left in charge!!)

[happylass]

Here we go again.....

The smallprint –
Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 6+months, NO instadiffers, must have a special pot) and def no mention of baby dust or baby dancing UGH !!! Ooooh aren’t we strict!

Helloooooooo!

happy ooh didn't realise you were 'getting back in the horse' so soon, feb/march isn't too far away at all. Isn't your FC appt coming up this month? Assume you will be keeping quiet about the break?

Good to see you cherry so sorry to hear about your sister

Sorry to those with wonky cycles, it must be a pain. Am hoping mine have settled down again following the stress from FC and laparoscopy.

feather welcome back, glad you managed to enjoy your time away.

Christmas is a funny one, second one for me too that I thought I'd at least be pg, maybe that's why I am so slow in sorting out prezzies etc, I just can't be bothered!

News here, spoke to FC nurse today and we're good to go next CD2 which should be between Christmas and new year

Ahh, thanks barking - still not sure what it means, but I'm just going to wait it out and try not to obsess too much. How are you? How did you find Being back on Clomid?

bunny I've not even started thinking about presents. SO can't be bothered. At this rate everyone's just going to get a pack of custard creams if they're lucky.

Ps. bunny great news on the next round! Fx'd for lots of early NY Berrie bfps!!

Yay Bunny great news on the IVF!

Yep plan is to start back Feb/March I think (already had nearly 4 months off - how time flies!). Although the bridal shop text today to say that my dress has arrived. Got quite excited and wondered if we should wait a bit longer as don't want to be able to not fit in it should a miracle happen (though I know the changes of me getting upduffed straight away are slim to zero!)
FC appt is in 16 days not that I'm counting or anything!!

I'm good thanks feather I was glad to be back on the clomid after waiting so long to be able to start ttc again but now I'm just confused as my temps usually tell me exactly where I am in my cycle but they're not as high as they should be. I didn't temp past cd18 on my last clomid cycle as I was on holiday and with long flights and different time zones etc it seemed pointless so I don't know whether this is a clomid thing or a post mc thing!

It's probably a clomid thing barking. My fertility nurse said there was no point in temping on clomid. Are the monitoring you? Scans? Trigger shot?

Nope, nowt like that, just 6 months supply of tablets and instructions to come back in 6 months if they haven't worked! Did the nurse say anything about opks?

Wow - can't believe that they do that, barking. I mean, I know they do, and I know it's worked for lots of people that way, but I guess I'm used to being scanned and injected to within an inch of my life. Nurse didn't saying anything about opk's, but I have to go for a check-up scan next Monday so will ask someone then.

Just watched masterchef and now starving again after a massive dinner and ice cream. Need to reign it all in otherwise I'm going to get so lardy.

5 days since +opk and no temp rise, temp went down again this morning. Looks like I had a surge but didn't O? I've googled temping and clomid and the majority don't seem to have a problem other than noticing elevated temps on the days they took the pills. The only thing I can think of is that I've not been sleeping well, waking up 3 or 4 times in the night. It's never stopped me seeing a clear coverline before though.

The bottom line is - three xmas dos in as many days this weekend - usually in the 2ww I'd stay sober but looks like nothing is happening. Do I still play it safe or do I accept that my cycles still haven't kicked in enough to ovulate and just go out and relax???

How many mg's are you on? I think this is one for someone a bit more clued up as I have no idea!

And re Christmas parties, I'd just go ahead and have a drink or six, but everyone is different. I plan to make the most of this festive malarkey seeing as there's no chance of me getting preg.

So sorry to hear about your shitty year cherry.

barking I had a similar dilemma after having my dildocam last week and being told I hadn't ovulated. I opted for drinking (a lot). I also plan to drink at all the Xmas parties over the next couple of weeks. Although I'm going to try not to go overboard in a 'clutching at straws' attempt to be healthy and somehow help my old eggs!

Glad to hear you don't have any side effects as yet lady. Fingers crossed it continues!

feather I'm on 50mg.
win I think I'm going to go for the drinking option. With the low temps it seems very unlikely anything has or will happen until my cycles start working. Given I am such a lightweight after giving up alcohol for so long in my quest to make ready my baby palace that 2 glasses of wine is my limit anyway, and if I've got to pace myself through 3 evenings it's more likely to be less than that!!!

I worry when I don't drink that someone is going to ask if I'm pregnant and make me cry!!

If you haven't ovulated in 50mg, would it be worth giving 100mg a go next month? Might be worth talking to your doc about that...

Glad you had a good break Feather!

Bunny yay for IVF starting so soon! FX for you!!

Win I know what you mean! I will have to make sure I'm seen with a glass in my hand this Saturday! Hope you have a good weekend Barking - 3 nights in a row! Yikes!

Whassup?!?

Thanks for your kind words about the ivf, I am absolutely cacking it to be fair!

Ooh happy tell us about the frock! When's the wedding again?

barking I can't believe you get no support on clomid

Bunny the wedding isn't until August. Shop told me dress wouldn't be in until March but lo and behold its there already! Was meant to ring them after they text yesterday but been so busy I haven even got around to it yet. It's going to need altering as I ordered a size bigger than I need in case by some miracle I do end up diffed How's your dress coming along Barking? And yes I say definitely go for the alcohol option over Xmas

Anyone read this today? Let me keep my dead husband's sperm

Some of the comments are making me and . Crippling period pain and a stupid road rage incident on the way home may not be helping my mood!

DH is back from day at the races, after promising me he would take it easy he is drunk! I am so not amused!!!

feather I probably would just up the dose if it wasn't for the fact that 50mg did work last time as evidenced by the bfp, which makes me think
maybe my body still hasn't sorted itself out after the mc and it's more to do with that than the clomid. But then I also know that some women don't ovulate every cycle on clomid, but they do on some. Yes,bunny, a little monitoring to give me a clue what's going on would be appreciated, but isn't going to happen!

Happy with everything so busy at work I haven't got any further with the dress, hoping to get back to it over Christmas .

Boodle is this going to be one of those threads I wish I hadn't clicked on because comments from stupid people will make me ?!

The comments did give me the rage a bit, but an interesting, if very sad, read.

Nice new name!

Not sure...I think it might have killed the thread...!

Oh no - it really did kill the thread!