Roll up! Roll up! Mount those uni cycles and shake those pom poms. The Elderberry Pavlovas are drumming away in the hope of a Christmas clusterdiff (Thread 24).

[happylass]

The smallprint –
Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 12+ months, NO instadiffers, must have a special pot and definitely no mention of baby dust or baby dancing).
Those not abiding by the rules may be escorted from the premises.

The roll of honour:

Gillster 40, TTC Feb 2012, IVF Feb 2014 resulting in 6 frozen one day embies. No transfer due to polyp. Failed FET cycle in September due to polyps. Starting 2nd FET cycle on 4 Nov.
Happylass 36, TTC since Aug 2012. Antibodies in DH's sperm. 1 unsuccessful cycle of ICSI September '14. Starting cycle 2 in January.
Smidge, 38, TTC since Jan 2013. Unexplained. IVF#1 Short protocol July 2014 yielded 1 blasto, BFN. IVF#2 in process - Long Protocol Oct/Nov 2014
Serenity 34 TTC Jan 2013, unexplained infertility, DH has textbook super sperm, 3 rounds unsuccessful clomid, 1 ICSI June 14 with complete fertilisation failure, next ICSI Nov 14.
Jelliebabe - 40, Threw the pills away 8 years ago. Unexplained but have a very low AMH, 1st IVF with clinic in Prague, 2 embryo's, chemical pregnancy. 2nd IVF in London branch of clinic - 1 embryo, BFN. Hoping to go back to Prague for Donor eggs in January
nolly, 32, TTC since Sep 2012, unexplained. 6 months clomid did sod all, next appointment 29th Oct, hoping to start private round ivd soon.
Pixie, 33, TTC June 12, DH has zero sperm count but managed to extract some under surgery, start downregging in a week, long protocol, ICSI Nov
Tigerdog 34, ttc 21 months. Unexplained after all tests and currently on waiting list for IVF.
Beaky 34 ttc since aug 2012. Unexplained with recurring cysts and adenomyosis. 1 failed IUI, IVF appointment in November and hoping to start first cycle in January.
Bushy 36, ttc since dec 2011, low amh, ovarian reserve, dh sperm had low count & motility but improved to 'normal' standard, IVF/Icsi in May bfp, then later missed miscarriage at 12 week scan. 2nd Ivf imminent but not sure if dates will work over Christmas.
HampshireBlues 36 TTC since August 2011, unexplained. 1st cycle of IVF chemical. Had a break over the summer. Cycle 2 planned for November
WildflowerMarmalade , 40, TTC 3 years, unexplained, underactive thyroid + immune issues. Sept IUI - BFN. Due to start IVF in Jan
lumen, 35, ttc since Nov 11 without a sniff of a bfp, unexplained, had only nhs funded IVF summer 2014, no implantation, trying self-funded IVF Nov 14, currently mid cycle
AnnieHoo 41, ttc July 2012. Unexplained. MMC Nov 2012, MMC May 2014. IVF Oct 2014 BFN. Waiting for FET.
Trill 41, TTC since March 2013. Endo with one completely blocked tube and one kinked with adhesions. Currently stimming.

And Gil's handy guide to the current IVFers....

Smidge - PUPO on 3 Nov
Pip - ET on 5 Nov
Lumen -EC on 5 Nov
Trill - day 5 of stims
Pixie - week of DR done
Seren - stimming yet?
Gillster- start DR on 4 Nov
Kuma - you starting soon???

Hey Rain, great to see you back

Sorry that the last couple of days have been so tough on you. I hope that Tuesday brings some new hope and positivity for you.

Glad you had a nice weekend Bushy up north (in my neck of the woods). I assume by the "dry" referral you were meaning your alcohol consumption and not the weather!

Happy - glad the garage tidying went well even though some big hairy monsters were uncovered. Also can't believe those babies were at the rugby yesterday - ridiculous! Reminds me of a few years ago when I was watching a bond film at the pictures and there was a lady in there with her baby. She left eventually (after the baby started crying) but looked ready to settle in - unbelievable!

Have everything crossed for you Pip tomorrow. This simply has to be your time and I'm not accepting anything less so there!

Beaky I'm really not sure if my FC is open over Xmas. I'm guessing as it's private it will be at some point. We'd probably need to get the scratch done on the 27th/28th as we leave for New Year in Ireland on the 29th. I have a horrible feeling that's going to throw a spanner in the works. Really don't want to have to wait any longer .
Just popped on my FC's website to try to find out about the above and they are setting up a support group for patients in January. Says it just going to be an informal monthly meet up for those TTC - it'll be like the RL Berries!
Bushy be careful with that hot milk - it's lethal! Scalded my hand quite badly with some today. Though it was probably my own fault for overheating it. Ouch though!!

Tiger so weird that you just mentioned Jessica Hepburn. She is speaking at the first meeting of the support group that I was talking about in my last post. Can't say I've really heard of her, would you recommend the book?

Oh and thanks for your lovely post earlier beaky. It really means a lot.

pip I tell my oh about the berries, or my ladies as I call you all. So I'll be telling him thing like: 'one of my ladies found out she was pregnant today' or about everyone's IVF successes or FC experiences. We only know one person in RL who has had any fertlity problems and oh would never talk about it to his friends about it, so he has no support network.

Anyway, must stop rambling on. Night all x

Oh x post happy. Yes I would recommend. She was on the r4 programme that pip linked to earlier.

tiger I do the same with my DP! Especially if one of you lovely ladies makes me laugh out loud

Nite nite all!

Oh gosh so many posts over the weekend. Am on the ipadicus so can't manage heaps of windows open to have a very conversational post. BUT clearly trying to get in there to wish Pip a last bit of luck before she tests! I am very excited about this as I'm certain it will be a positive - no spotting so far and no daily updates on period symptoms (unlike myself!) just has to mean one thing. Oh dear, clearly I am still no good at stopping myself from reading into symptoms/no symptoms and just accepting the 'wait and see', 'what will be will be' approach.

Tiger I'm inspired by your new job and move, and reckon you are living a great non-TTC life which has to be a real positive influence mentally. Clearly wobbles are not going to disappear but I truly think having change in other aspects of our life is a good thing. I am in a bit of a rut at the moment and I can see I need to start doing something active to change this before TTC takes over my life and I lose track of everything else that is good. Avocado for breakfast is just one . Another positive here in sydney is that pears (of the normal, non-avocado variety) can almost always be eaten at the perfect stage of ripeness. In England I always found they were hard as a rock, or in one day had turned to mush. I have been eating so many pears over the past few months it has probably changed the balance of my diet completely.

Seems I won't be able to talk to AliG until Wednesday afternoon as Annoying Secretary tells me she is already 1hour behind in surgery and has heaps of new patients to see today. Annoying Secretary also started to try to commiserate about by news but I cut her off before she could say anything more upsetting (than knowing my results and talking to me about them when she's not a doctor, Grrr.) so am proud of myself. Self preservation.

My OH takes the mickey out of me always being on mumsnet! I think he understands the support I feel from the berries though and I do relay the odd bit of info back to him, especially the funny bits .

One more time good luck to Pip. And Lumen how are you feeling? I hope the cramps have gone (if that's what is needed!)

Hope things clear up for you tomorrow Trill

Pip? Everything crossed my lovely

The results are clear.

Did you post a pic pip? I am on my phone and cannot see

pip
Oh just amazing amazing brilliant. I am so pleased for you. We knew your time would come. And a nice bold line.
Is it too early to pop open some bubbles?

Woo hoo pip (just logged on via internet to check). So pleased for you. Clusterdiff, clusterdiff, clusterdiff!!!!!!

Lumen: artists impression...
It is a test that looks like this:
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It is a lovely clear line isn't it.
And I dipped a clear blue digi that I had left over from when I very first started trying too. That said 2-3 weeks.

pip a bfp! That has made my day. I'm so happy for you!

Love it spare.

Oh Pip what a fantastic start to the week. I am literally over the moon for you!! A huge congratulations.
Lol at spare's artist's impression!!

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

Has made my day
(Make sure you get a photo of the digi before the screen goes blank)

Get in the chopper

Woohoo!!!! Amazing, fabulous news. I'm sooooooo chuffed for you Pip. Third time lucky!

Love the artist's impression Spare.

Clusterdiff! Clusterdiff!

Amazing news pip :) :)

Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip
Had to return from the dead to come and congratulate you. It's your time!!!
Lots of love.
Lol

YAYYYYY!! there were many crossed fingers amongst first generation berries.

That's it ladies. Ganesha is your go to man.

Woop pip!!!! BFP . So very very pleased for you!!
Clusterdiff, clusterdiff!!

We have been waiting for you on the fb group. Will get the red carpet ready. You are after all a member of honour!!! Now the original berries are complete.
I am so happy