July/August baby threads, where are you now? Wishing, Sunnydale, Homeinthesun, Headfairy, Bubble, etc..

[Issy42]

Please don't be offended if you're not named, you're still welcome, I just have a rubbish memory. I can see a couple of you on November thread but there's a whole load of people not there. Just wondering if you wanted a little thread to keep in touch?

Headfairy - just replied to you on grapefruit thread. So sorry about your sad news. Was hoping a new thread might provide you with support from old friends.

And Sunnydale, I know you're wary of new threads, so though you might also like the company of old friends.

Wishing and Bubble having your weird long cycles and missing whole month's threads, thought this might be one for you too.

So what do you say? I'll start a list just in case:

Issy, ttc#1, cycle 14, ucl 28ish, cd 23/10dpo, mc Mar08, cp Sep08, IVF in April.

phew!! it passed so just £40 to pay.

MIL is going home tomorrow. ive really enjoyed her being here. she is a god send where the kids are concerned.

i hope you all have a good weekend.

Evening ladies,

Yay! bubble glad your car passed and cheaply too!

Issy - lol at your magpie obsession - I used to be SO obsessed with magpies (remember seeing one from train on way to Uni and yes went in to find I'd failed an exam). I was terrified of seeing one on my wedding day etc. etc. but they have lost their power over me as the years have passed I fear them no more . Yes I'm from Scotland (Falkirk) which is exactly half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh so small town girl big big city attitude - ai right . Glad to hear you had a successful morning and for all those injections - its all happening now

Head - I'd remembered earlier that you were getting tested over Easter. What does the '21 day' test check for again? I'm sending a volvo boot load of baby dust down to you for next week .

Blue the 21 day test is to check progesterone levels are high enough. My doc also ordered a battery load of other tests... kidney function, liver function, thyroid, full blood count, iron, folates, and a bunch of other stuff. I had to fill 6 of those little test tube thingys of blood ! Luckily ds was so tired that morning he just stood resting his head on my knee gazing absent mindedly out of the window and didn't seem phased at seeing someone take blood out of his mummy.

Thanks for the volvo boot loads of baby dust. I hope I don't waste it.

Head - maybe your chilled approach to ttc in the conscious is spilling over into subconcious obsessing . I've had a strange feeling that I will be alone with a daughter since I was a teenager, so now that I am doing it alone I kind of expect to have a girl (not that I would mind either way, just want to be pg). Hope AF stays away for you.

Bubble - Good luck for your scan on 27th. If you are about to ov they will be able to see your follies and you'll probably have one dominant one. If you've just ov'd they sometimes see fluid or irregular follies as they retract, but often they can't tell that you've ovulated apart from the lack of large follies (but they can't tell if been & gone or never there). Your progesterone will be lower at day 23 than day 21 so if the result is borderline (20-30) or low (

Head & Bubble - You may find [http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/1366/691652 this]] thread I started last time I had bloods useful. Ignore the day 3 though - that was just when I had mine done.

Oops - that should be this thread

Morning ladies!

hope your well.. sun is shining here. going to go cut the grass then off to my sisters so she can cut my hair. im going out with the girls tonight, cant wait to let my hair down.

issy do you think im better off going for my tests on day 20 then?

Yes Bubble - I always went for mine on a Friday when I had IUI on a Saturday, so equivalent of day 20. They were a little lower, but will be better than on day 23. Day 21 is peak so as close as possible will give the best results. I read somewhere that first thing without eating first gave better results, but nurse told me that wasn't true. Have fun tonight.

OMG! I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this thread! I'm so happy I'm crying! Issy, thank you so much for starting it - gutted I've only just seen it but tbh I've not been on MN at all these last few months coz I was finding it too soul-destroying. Stupidly I thought if I stopped going on MN and joining "aiming for a xxxxx baby" threads, I might get PG. After all, everyone tells you that you won't get PG if you think about it all the time, eh. Anyway, that was three months ago and I'm still not PG so I figure I may as well go back on MN anyway.
I am dying to catch up on all the news on this thread, and all you familiar faces (?) well, names at least. But I am being dragged to the Carphone Warehouse coz DH wants a new phone. The glamour! It really is so lovely to have found this thread; I've been feeling super-depressed and it has really cheered me up.

Hi sunny glad you found us sorry that you have been feeling depressed. on here we try not to obsess about ttc or give deadlines for each month and we have had some bfps. i hope yours is soon xxxxxx

Hi sunnydale Glad you found us!! We're the chilled out not really ttc (but secretly are) brigade on here. Feel free to share as little or as much as you like. I'm keeping schtumm about my cycles because it helps me to not obssess. Sorry to hear you're feeling down about things... may I recommend you buy a Volvo, it worked for Bluesatinsash

Hi Sunnydale, so glad you found us and we managed to cheer you up. I've added you our list below, but I'll leave it to you to add any ttc details you wish to share. Sorry you haven't had any luck ttc whilst you've been away. I created a bit of a monster (in a nice way) with this thread, with several posts a day usually, so there'll be plenty of company for you on here .

Issy TTC#1 MC Mar 08, CP Sep, IVF Apr09
HeadFairy TTC#2
Ilovebeingamummy TTC#3 MC Sep 08 MC Dec 08
Girlwithacurl TTC#1 MC Sep 08
Bubblebell TTC#3
Twiglettini TTC#4 MC/ERPC Sep 08 MC Jan 09
Sifuentes TTC#1 MMC Dec 08
Irishmumwannabe CD 3 (UCL 25-35) TTC # 1
Suzibhoy TTC#1
Sunnydale

Gateau - BFP 11/2/09
Wishing BFP 16/3/09
RipMacWinkle TTC#2 BFP 30/3/09
JumpingJellyFish TTC#3 BFP 31/3/09
Bluesatinsash TTC#2 MC Aug 08 MC Dec 08 BFP 14/4/09

Thanks Issy - am happy to add my details and have done so below. Blimey... so much to catch up on. Firstly, huge congratulations to all the BFPs! Wishing, I am so so delighted for you as I remember v well what you went through on those previous threads. Bubble and Headfairy, I'm sorry to hear of all your sad times and troubles, and hope I can offer some support and friendship in the future. I love the idea of this thread as a non obsessing, not-really-trying-but-trying-anyway sort of thread. With this in mind, I won't bore you with my pointless BD sessions over the last few months. I'll spare you the story of one particularly memorable shag interrupted by my FIL stumbling into our room in his underpants because he thought it was the airing cupboard. And I'll spare you the sordid details of my imagined pregnancies, each one more convincing than the last, that always seem to end with AF arriving the moment I step into a pair of nice white knickers. In January, I bought a second-hand Clearblue Fertility Monitor off ebay, and am currently bankrupting myself to the tune of £19.99 per month on pee sticks. For this, I've learned that I ov on CD19/20. Who knew? Despite timing the BD-ing with fiendish accuracy (day on, day off, day on etc the week before and during), all I am getting is older, my ovaries a wrinkled shadow of their former selves. Obviously, every friend and acquaintance I ever knew is PG: ditto all my neighbours. Add to this the fact that my DD is obsessed with babies, and goes around telling everyone at nursery that mummy is going to buy one for her in a shop, and it's fair to say I'm feeling more than a little pressured. Anyway, that's me. Nice to get it all off my chest. From now on, will endeavor to be positive!

Issy TTC#1 MC Mar 08, CP Sep, IVF Apr09
HeadFairy TTC#2
Ilovebeingamummy TTC#3 MC Sep 08 MC Dec 08
Girlwithacurl TTC#1 MC Sep 08
Bubblebell TTC#3
Twiglettini TTC#4 MC/ERPC Sep 08 MC Jan 09
Sifuentes TTC#1 MMC Dec 08
Irishmumwannabe CD 3 (UCL 25-35) TTC # 1
Suzibhoy TTC#1
Sunnydale TTC#2 CD 3 (UCL 28 - 32)

Gateau - BFP 11/2/09
Wishing BFP 16/3/09
RipMacWinkle TTC#2 BFP 30/3/09
JumpingJellyFish TTC#3 BFP 31/3/09
Bluesatinsash TTC#2 MC Aug 08 MC Dec 08 BFP 14/4/09

Hi Ladies

Sorry I have been asbsent for the past week - It's been a little mental here.

Issy hope the injections aren't too bad - I am completely in awe of you though don't know how I would cope with it.

Bubble hope all your tests go well for you I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get the results you want/answers to your questions. My car passed it's NCT (Irish version of MOT) this week as well it's such a relief when it does.

Head same for you re the tests. If nothing happens in the next few months for em I'll be nipping down to the GP.

Sunny LOL at DD and you buying a baby in the shop. My nephew has this game he plays withmy sister where she is the baby. She asked him one day if he was her Mammy or Daddy - his answer "I'm your brother" she was so shocked at the hint.

Hi to everyone else sif glad to hear your hols were good

I've had an eventful weekend - we were visiting the PILs in Wales so ferried over in the car I am doing my driving test in on Wednesday. Went well (except DH drove onto the ferry - I wasn't brave enough to try the ramp) and got to PILs no problem. Then this afternoon I was driving back and the car cut out completely about a mile from PILs. Had to get FIL to tow the car back to his and drive us the 100 mles to Holyhead.

Now have no car for my test and will have to beg, borrow or steal one from someone. I'm sure ti's fine my Mam will give me hers.

Anyway sorry if I have left anyone off the personals - will look at this more tomorrow when not shattered. Night

hi everyone, especially sunny sorry you're feeling down and it hasn't worked out for you yet, hope you are lucky soon!
head what were the rules about waiting to test? AF due on Wednesday/thursday... arrrgg I am going crazy!

Evening ladies and hello and welcome sunny. sorry to hear you have been trying to no avail, hope this thread provides some laid back support and no cd tracking or too much talk of EWCM and the like .

Irish - did you get a car for your test? mamma mia, for all the days for your car to break down - grrr.

girl - Head's salient advice goes along the lines of (paraphrasing here )"do NOT test until you are 4 days late just in case AF is late'. You will still be pg just four days nearer any scan. Wise words indeed but easier said than done when you just have to know. Take me for example:

PG with DS - tested 5 (yes five ) days after AF due
PG last July - tested 3 days after AF due
PG in Nov tested day AF due
PG in April tested day AF due

My resolve has somewhat leaked away .

Issy - how are you gettng on, I'm so excited for what's about to happen, hope your not bruising too much.

Hi Head - hope your tests come back clear, you are getting a full MOT girl! Hope the baby dust arrived .

Hi fives to all x

Hi all

Was touched to see I'm still there lurking on the stats list.

Been a rollercoaster of the month - started using Clearblue monitor only to ind that I only have a 7 day luteal phase, so got Day 21 (27 in my case) bloods done to be told today that progesterone was only 2 (when it should be 30+?) and I am not ovulating.

Added to that Gp won;t prescribe Clomid without consulation with fertility specialist which will take 14 weeks as we are low priority with 2 children already.

I feel hopeless, devastated, angry, guilty and a bad mother (for not focusing on the wonderful children I have instead of the ones I lost and the one more I want.

Am going to homeopath wednesday with a barrel full of hope and prayers

love to all x

Hiya all.. just a quickie while i'm waiting for my cab at work...

girl Sit on those hands and wait until af is four days late, most definitely

I did a cheeky call to the docs to find out my test results a day early. All normal. So I'm going to see the doc on thursday to have a chat about what next, plus I have a mole I want him to check out. To be honest if it wasn't for the mole I think I'd just not bother. I'm happy if he says that nothing came back in my bloods to leave it at that for the moment.

Oops, cab's here.. Hometime

I'll be back tomorrow when ds is having his nap.. night night all x

Hi everyone,

Gosh its been busy here. I am just checking in after the weekend at Legoland with my ds and some friends and their ds's. Fab time had by one and all - the kids loved Legoland and we loved getting stuck into the gin and a BBQ after they had collapsed, exhausted into bed. Dh and I even stayed up late. Neither of us could remember the last time we had seen midnight. We used to be such party animals too

Sunny hello and nice to meet you! I did laugh at the thought of your FIL stumbling into your room. No doubt you were somewhat less impressed at the time. I can empathise with much of what you write. When I saw my friends two boys playing together on Sunday morning I almost choked up with how much I wanted to give my ds a brother or sister. I love my friends kids but for just a second it felt like a knife going through me. Oh yes, and another frienda announced her 2nd pregnancy last week. She tried to be sensetive as she knew I had mc'd in Jan but did feel the need to mention how quickly they'd concieved. Again with the choking up. I was congratulating her using every bit of willpower I had to hold the tears back. I was struggling to speak at one point. I don't think she noticed.

Ilovebeingamummy I think you briefly joined another conception thread I was on. I'm so sorry that your GP isn't helping you but I hope that your homeopath can come up wth something interesting.

Girlwithcurl hold out on that testing. Only a couple of days to go! Fingers crossed for you.

Issy how's it going? I am a freelance copywriter so when I have a commission it means I really shouldn't be arsing around on Mumsnet, especially as it has taken me a couple of months to start finding work. Hey ho!

Will spare everyone anymore details as I know this is a non obsessy thread but am getting all of a flutter as I have had some indicators that I might be pg this month - CM and temp changes rather than my usual imagined symptoms. I don't want to get my hopes up though.

Evening everyone.. it was such a lovely day today ds and I decided to spend all of it in the park, hence I'm late on tonight.

Irish good luck for your test tomorrow. I hope the borrowed car brings you some luck!

How you doing sitting on your hands girl You cracked yet?

Ilove so sorry to hear you've had bad news with your day 21 bloods. It's so frustrating that people seem to think you're low priority if you've already got children. If you're not ovulating, there's a part of your body that's not functioning properly. If it was your liver or kidneys they'd fix it straight away. It seems so unfair that they're happy to give alcoholics new livers all the time yet infertility is considered low priority. One is totally self inflicted and one isn't. Can you tell I'm quite passionate about this? Anyway, I do hope you have more luck with the homeopath.

wasabi so glad you had a great time at legoland, it sounds fab. I'm really looking forward to taking my ds on those kind of day trips. So what are all these pregnancy signs you're getting, come on, spill

Well I can offer you my top tip of the month... if you want to get pregnant get yourself down to a Volvo dealership. It worked it's magic with Blue and now it's worked it's magic with me. I got a bfp this morning. I'm not whooping and leaping all over the house because I've been here twice before, but we're keeping everything crossed. I'm not even going to register with the doctor until I've seen a heartbeat. In the meantime I'm knicker checking like a demon and pretending everything's normal.

Big high five to everyone xx

Congratulations Head
thats brilliant. im sooo pleased for you. i sending lots of sticky vibes your way

good luck irish for today with your driving test.

Wasab glad you enjoyed legoland. i can totally understand your feelings at others being pg. my Sil is pg at the mo. has her scan today and im . feel horrible now tho as i already have to gorgeous boys and feel like im being selfish.

Girl please try and hold off testing. i will keep my fingers crossed for that bfp

well im still at the boring part of my cycle. Im going to playgroup this morning and then goin to the park with my sister and DN. feeling a little sorry for myself. but im sure i will snap out of it soon.

hello to everyone else.

oh Head - that's fantastic news - well done you and Mr Head. May your knicker checking remain fruitless and your sanity remain intact .

Go volvo's !!!!

wasabi - I'l get Head to send the babydust you way its obviously a good batch this month .

bubble - sorry your feel flat today, hope spending time with your DN perks you up x

Better get on with my work - grrr.

at my spelling!

I'll your feeling

back of the class Miss Blue!

Thanks so much Bubble and Blue. I do appreciate how hard it is to hear when other people get bfp's when you've been waiting so long and I thought long and hard about telling you lot. Partly because I'm fed up of having to post about miscarrying two weeks after I've announced a bfp, but partly because I do know how hard it is to hear someone else getting a bfp when you're still waiting.*

I hope that there'll be many more to come. Volvo are going to see a funny spike in their sales soon aren't they?

• that was for everyone who is still waiting, I realise Blue has already had her bfp. Those hormones are making me tired and confused already.

Congratulations head... I am jsut off to the volvo dealership, as luck would have it there is one at the end of the road... see you later!

ps [shame faced emoticon]... i cracked and tested predictably a BFN, my own fault I know, I should have listened to you guys!