Grab your Ganeshas and collect your cats: The Elderberry Pavlovas in the Quest for the New Year clusterdiff (thread 25)

[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.

That's really good news 'Simdge how about wooing womb instead?

Morning all. Great news on the fertilisation Smidge.
Glad your pooch is recovering HB. When is OTD? Will you test early?
Beaky I would definitely chase up an AMH test as you are indeed correct - my AMH is low but at the moment it hasn't affected my LH/FSH. However the low AMH is why I was on the max dose of stimms. I wonder how they calculate the dosage if they don't know your AMH? Amazingly it was the NHS who tested my AMH - pretty much the only thing they did test!
Spotting seems less this morning. Away at the moment with DH for work (in bloody Rhyl of all places) so lots of time on my own to worry think. Must stay away from Dr Google!
Have a good Sunday all.

Good news on your pup HB it sounds as if he is getting the right treatment to get him on the road to recovery. It's horrible when a furry friend is ill. It's just awful to see them suffering and not really know what they are going through or be able to reassure them that you will do everything you can to help them.

A friend's dog died this week and he is just devastated. The dog was an old girl and had been fading for a while and she'd had a brilliant life, but it was just the two of them and he is missing his best friend so much. Very sad.

Smidge - 'Barry and the Berry Pompoms' ? That's a tribute act right there. It sounds like the Smidge porn did the trick and six fertilised is great. Counting down the hours with you until update time. (And trying to get my head around the time difference in the meantime.)

Beaky poor you and DH. It really must have been a shock when your IVF cycle went off course. It's really disappointing. If you wanted to get your AMH tested and the clinic wouldn't do it then you could get it done privately. It's not hugely expensive I don't think, maybe £150 for AMH alone (she said, plucking that figure out of thin air). If it would give you some peace of mind to know then go for it.

Tiger whoever said up thread that you need to be satisfied that you did everything you could in this game is spot on. Spending £150 on Zita vits is very little in the scheme of things. Especially if it results in an FUFC, then it's a small price to pay!

And Rhyl Happy ? It is hard to keep occupied in Rhyl. I went there once and the only place we could find to have dinner was in an amusement arcade. True story.

HB and Happy hang on in there. You can't know for sure until you test and in the meantime try to keep your minds busy with something else - maybe learn some poetry by heart? ^^

Lol. "Barry and the berries in the Charabanc with homemade grumble". Next thread title right there!

Smidge - brill news on the embies! Switches pompoms into high gear!

Hb and Happy lots of folk have no symptoms at all. Cmon by the power of the berries!

HB so happy your doggy seems to be on the mend! There such a worry aren't they?

Beaky, !y amh is v low but no problem with FSH or lh. Like happy days its why they out me on Max stimms to start with. What was your afc? That's a hood indication too.

Wild - poetry?!?!? Going to have to try that one! .

3 days left people 3 days....

Hi all, just thought that I would check in. I've been a very good berry and not pimped but have started to bleed today so am pretty sure what the news will be tomorrow. Emotionally I have been an emotional wreck (even before the bleeding had started) so I feel pretty overcome by everything and sick to the bottom of my stomach.

I will let you know officially tomorrow but it may be a long day; if I get a positive test like I did last time then I'll have to wait for my HCG result.

In better news the hound is looking much better but was sick today so hoping that that was a one off!

I hope everyone else is ok and those on 2ww are getting through it ok.

Oh no, HB, I'm so sorry you're feeling so crap. Not sure if there's anything helpful to be said at this stage, but have a virtual hug. Thinking of you x

Oh HB another huge hug from me. The days leading up to OTD are horrendous. I was a total wreck last time so I know exactly how you feel. We are all thinking of you and are here when you need us. Take care

Oh HB I'm so sorry. More metaphoric hand holding from over here. and . This process is really draining isn't it. MrSmidge spent the whole of Sunday quiet and distant and then when we went to bed said something about how crazy it is we're doing all this surgery, injections, pessaries and tablets. I hope he was just having a wobble as I'm not ready to even imagine a life without children yet. He'd been so supportive this time round too, it's got me really worried what he'll say if this attempt doesn't work out.

I'm sorry HB I seemed to turn my sympathies for you there into a me me me post. .

Hang in there hb

smidge one day at a time. Fingers crossed this is your time.

happy are you testing tomorrow? Good luck if so xx

Must have missed the Keira knightly pregnancy announcement, flicking this evening channels and came across the baftas and some presenter bleating on at her about bumps on the red carpet. Oh fuck off!!

Have booked myself a Mayan abdominal therapy appointment for this week. Another thing to try! If all else fails it should just be relaxing.

Hope everyone is ok. Just setting my alarm for 5am (eek) so best go to bed asap! Night berries!

Thanks Tiger but another week before I test

Aww HB, hugs for the moment, lovely. I'll be checking in to see how you go.

Smidge MrS is probably just reflecting on things. I wouldn't think he's doing it as a "lets jack this in" thing but more likely as way to process things.

Jellie not long! Im excited for you getting things underway and fx it works out for you. Did you sort what you'll need to do with needles etc for the flight? Love the barry/berry thread title by the way

Happy I hope you're feeling ok so far, did the spotting stop? Fx for you. I thought you and wild had both said your amh was on the low side but other results ok. The consultant said they would just put me on the highest dose to see how I go.

Wild thanks, I think I'll see how I go on short protocol, then revisit extra testing. Your poor friend who list their dog, it's just so heartbreaking.

Tiger that sounds interesting, what does it do for you? Boo to a 5am alarm.

Sorry I've not checked in much, hope everyone is ok. IUI tomorrow nervous and in better news dh bought me the best present ever today... A puppy!

Good luck with the IUI today Beaky I'm thinking positive Barry White songs for you! And a puppy! Amazing gift we want pictures please.

Oops happy I have lost a week! Hoping that this week passes quickly.

beaky aawwwww and squeeeee at the little pup. A dog makes a family complete. Good luck today my dear. Also, not 100% sure about the Mayan therapy beaky but it is recommended by good ol' Zita west and helps address uterus issues and release stress and tension from
your abdominal area. There is a lady that does it round the corner from my work so easy enough to go to, and I've not spent wasted any money on holistic therapies for a couple of months so I thought what the heck.

hb tight squeeze from me.

smidge perhaps it has only just hit him that you are having to go through so much. You sound like someone who just gets on with things, and people who cope make things look easier than they are!

I want Mr T to give up alcohol for lent with me (it's a convenient time period as it will take us up to ivf and also gives an answer to nosy people) but he thinks I'm being unreasonable. Thoughts? There were big differences in his SA results after cutting back on booze and taking vits.

Any fellow early birds up this morning? I woke up half an hour before the alarm, at 4.30am. I'm going to be tired today...

I'm up Tiger but I can't claim to be an early bird! Maybe you're right with MrSmidge. He does get a bit intraspective every now and then though. And yes, I am pretty practical and don't usually make a fuss. Will see how he is tonight.

If MrT's SA results were significantly better after no booze and plenty of vits, then I don't think anyone on here will be disagreeing with the lent suggestion! And I like the fact you can use that as your excuse if you don't want people to know about the upcoming fertility treatment. But I guess it is quite a while, and you don't want to cause resentments etc - so what about trying to compromise (something that he may find it easier to stick to, yet still be a positive step) - maybe agree only to drink on a Saturday night or something? My OH struggles with giving up completely. Proven after not drinking for ten days in the run up to giving his sample - that evening he came home with two 6 packs and finished them both that weekend. hmmm maybe his low mood on Sunday was actually a hangover

hope you're okay hb

with us, Mr nol is the non boozer so not sure what to advise tiger...sorry!

AF and fc appointment arrived together today. like a totally non ironic Morissette -style 'isnt it ironic ' weird to think last af was in November :( wish me luck berries

Game over BFN

Oh HB I'm so sorry. and [hugs] I know it was what you were expecting but that won't make it any easier. Do you have to go to work today or can you stay home with the hound?

So sorry hb thinking of you and sending love. X

So sorry HB - not what you wanted. Look after yourself today and have a good old cry - call in sick if necessary.

Tiger Drinking only on Saturdays or whatever might work. I bet it would have just as good an effect as giving up alcohol altogether. I'm inclined to let DH decide for himself what he wants to do and thinks is right. If you don't have specific swimmer problems then I wouldn't worry too much and just let him get on with it.

Beaky a puppy!!! [heart] [heart] heart] If you don't already have a name, might I suggest Barry?

Good luck with IUI today. It stands out for me as one of the most absurd experiences of my life. It's the way they keep showing you a little tub of swimmers with your DH's name on it and asking if that is definitely the right one. That and the head torch. Weird. But good luck!

I'm so sorry HB do you have to go to the clinic to get a blood test too? Plenty of hugs for you.

Tiger maybe just cutting right back to a max number a week or Saturdays only as others have said as a compromise? Ask him what he thinks is right in the circumstances and maybe he will reach the correct decision himself?

I am so tired. I'm really not looking forward to going in for the iui.

Here's beakypup..

So sorry HB, it's so bloody unfair. Look after yourselves and take all the time you need to deal with it. Do you have a follow up appointment to hopefully shed any light?

Love the new Beakypup and good timing too.

so sorry hb. really unfair

iui today? how exciting beaky!!