The Elderberry Pavlovas head into 2014 which will be full of ivf, berry babies and BFPs!!! (thread 17)

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Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 6+months (preferably 12+) NO instadiffers, must have a special pot and def no mention of baby dust or baby dancing UGH !!! Ooooh aren’t we strict!

The 17th thread, wow! This had better be it ladies, time to get off the Sofa of Pity onto the Pouffe of Positivity and beyond!

happy haven't seen her today, just went round the other day. Was just planning something when she's a little more ready. Re wedding dress, what better tempt of fate?! You're bound to get pregnant if it means a whole new dress! Oh and you know they say you're more fertile after Hsg...

rp what an utterly crap day! I would have let you off with the van (I used to work on the service desk when I was at uni).

rp we've had days like that so I feel your pain. We're a pair of enthusiastic but inept DIYers despite DHs mantra being 'measure twice, cut once'.

happy good luck with the HSG. I had mine end of June last year, seriously undignified stuff but worth it for the peace of mind. And further to what kitty said, DH and I conceived on our 3rd cycle afterwards (although i miscarried) after a previously fruitless 18m.

I'm taking agnus castus for the first 10 days of each cycle at the moment, as I also took that the month I got my BFP. Do any of you ladies have any experience/thoughts on this supplement?

Yep didn't want to waste the apparently more fertile time after the HSG which is part of the reason we're planning to jump back on the TTC wagon. For those of you that've had it done, how long after were you up for DTD? I've got quite a short cycle so usually OV on cd11. Though suppose it all depends on which day I can get booked in for.

Happy, my HSG didn't really affect me at all. I'd have probably handled DTD on the same day and definitely the day after. However, someone else (maybe Barking?) had a really bad experience so I guess it all depends.

happy tmi coming but I had this weird paper mâché type discharge for a few weeks after so Dh wouldn't touch me with a barge pole haha! Worse bit was not having any knickers on but having to walk down a corridor in an operating gown desperately trying to hold a sanitary towel in place haha! I think barking's terrible experience was more to do with her shellfish allergy as they use iodine so try not to worry. Oh and although it didn't do anything for me, my friend did get pg after hers.

Same as boodle. I was a bit cramps for the rest of the day but that was it. I feel like the consultant told us to wait a few days but that might be memory playing tricks!

kitty I put the bloody gown on backwards so was in the way of the dildocam, so basically had to strip and re-do it in front of the consultant and 3 other medical bods in the room.

Happy Yep, ignore my horrific experience, it was indeed my shellfish allergy (as kitty said) that I believe caused the horrendous pain that ended up getting me admitted hours later and put on morphine. The procedure itself was nothing more than uncomfortable. If it hadn't have been for the effects of the iodine, I reckon I'd have been fine dtd later that day.

Birdy I've not heard of that. There's not much I've been able to try in the last 2 years as a lot of treatments are not suitable whilst ttc. No cream has ever worked (and I can't tell you how many I've tried), my acne has always been linked with my hormones.

rp that sounds like a very frustrating day. ?

Happy my HSG was fine to. I could have DTD on the same evening if needed. It might be a little watery down there for a few hours afterwards but you shouldn't bleed.

happy it seems that the worst things to happen are gown related if you go by me or parsley

Oh and the woman booking the appointment was a complete bitch! She almost wouldn't book my appointment as I have been on hol before it and she didn't believe I wouldn't have sex on hol! If anything, we loved having the break from sex haha!

happy just to add my hsg was fine too. no worse than a smear, just took a bit longer and more ppl in the room!

we dtd on the day it was done cos u can't do it before and mine was cd9 and I ov cd10/11. didnt get pregnant but didnt cause any problems either!

Parsley, Barking the leaflet does say to check with a medical professional if you are TTC or pregnant. You can get it from behind the counter at Boots. My bad skin was linked to my cycle too, maybe worth a try if you are allowed to use it, hope it does work if you do give it a go.

Bunny ooh, four! FX for you!! There is the ol' faithful 'stomach bug' you could come down with.

RP what a day!! Hope today is better!

Just had a look Birdy, I've already tried it just under a different name.

Had a productive day yesterday with wedding stuff and bridesmaids. Didn't get upset over the bridesmaid pg with twins (although I couldn't bring myself to talk about her pg and I think she was worried I was being off with her. To be fair she had asked me not to tell anyone else as she's only 10 weeks, so there were limited opportunities anyway when others weren't around).
The bridesmaid that can't make the hen do in favour of spending time with her son arrived just before 2 and left by 4.... To be fair I think her husband is being an arse rather than her being unhelpful. The third bridesmaid who was going to be late to the friday night has decided to take her daughter out of school on the Friday so she can be there .

Morning berries!

Just a quick note to say Amazon are flogging Pregnacare Conception (30s) for just over a fiver at the moment. I think this still works out a tad cheaper than Boots 3 for 2 etc. (plus you don't have to go to the shops in this frosty weather!)

I ordered 5, hopefully I won't need more than 1 tho! [desperately crossing fingers, toes etc. etc.]

Ta parsley, just entered a new 'subscribe and save' .

barking good idea, that is truly tempting fate! how can she resist!?

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So how's tricks? ^^

p.s. PUPO

Woo hoo bunny!!!!! How're you feeling? Did you get any to freeze?

PUPO party! Wooooo!

Ohhhhh what exciting news for a boring Sunday afternoon!

What happens next bunny? (Other than the obvious that is!) I am not so familiar with IVF goings on.

Whoop Whoop!! Bunny's preggers!! You officially have a fertilised egg all snuggling in .

All fingers, toes and everything crossed for you that it wants to stick around .

Hello lovely berries!

They actually put 2 in ! 2 more may still develop, we will see what happens and fingers crossed we will get some to freeze.

Feeling ok actually, Been out for lunch and now resting up all day, back to work tomorrow.

Woah there barking, and boodle put the party poppers down. Save them for 2 weeks time. Then you can get the streamers out for the 5/6 week scan if when we get there and buy fireworks for the 12 weeker

Congrats Bunny FX they make themselves at home! So how come 2?? This is so exciting!!!

Woohoo Bunny 2 back in and 2 more cooking. That's fab news; time to dig in for the 2WW. Will.continue to keep everything crossed

So, all went okay on Friday; AMH good (in fact better than our original) and DHs SA is good so IVF it is. Have our next appointment with the nurses in February as still need some tests doing so think we will start in April/May want to get started sooner but we are trying to be realistic about things.

Hope everyone's weekend is going well - Barking glad you had some time with the bridesmaides and that they're starting to sort themselves out!

Fab news Bunny. Congrats on being PUPO!!

Aww that really made me smile Bunny! Fx for some ivf twins!!

I other news the roofing man can't come till Thurs at earliest and I think our bay is leaking too.