Mid Thirties First time TCC

[donttrythisathome]

Anyone feel like joining this bus??

I'm 36, TCC 1, never wanted children and now have done a complete u-turn!

TCC 1, Cycle 2, UCL 28-33ish, CD12

donttrythisathome clove oil? eeek! I put some on my lip last night for an ulcer. Oh bollocks, may as well have an ibuprofen chaser then eh?

Morning ladies, belated welcome to our newbies & congrats on the marriage, sarahaboard.

Olive oil? Honestly, is there ANYTHING we're allowed to do? And how does everyone know these things? I haven't the first clue!! I think when that gene was being handed out I was behind the bikeshed having a crafty fag washed down with some White Lightening!

I have a friend's wedding next Sat. AF due any day now, so if it arrives I intend to get howling drunk & not stop until I'm dancing on the table swinging my knickers in the air. On the other hand, if no AF appearance I'll test day before wedding, then feign some illness on said day. I'm imagining if I get a BFP I'll probably look like the painting "The Scream" anyway.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who blithers on about a pregnant face. DH thinks I'm nuts - I can spot it in lots of people before they've outed themselves though so I must be on to something

VAM I love your DH's reaction to pg woman on TV, I can kind of empathise....

Sadly all my friends have looked very "neat" pg, so I think my DP is dillusional. I KNOW that I'll balloon within an hour of conceiving. I keep trying to warn him, but bless, he's not having it.

I have to admit to not being overly in love with the pg look - please don't judge. I recently stalked saw a woman in Tesco last week - she was the biggest pg lady I've seen in my life. Honestly, she defied gravity, she was at least 2m wide. Is this normal?

What's a pregnant face - is it like "The Scream"?

clove oil, not Olive (!) and yeah ski, don't think a dab of it turns us into Vera Drake.

TCOYF=Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book).

donttry thank you for clearing up the olive / clove oil fiasco. I can't tell people are pregnant unless they look like "The Scream". My friend knew another friend was PG - HOW? "Your boobs entered the room 10 mins before the rest of you".

laurielou yes, the "McCauley Culkin" face will be a dead giveaway at any rate!

I know... how much clove oil must one ingest for a spontaneous abortion? I mean can you dab it on your gums for a guaranteed fast exit? If so, why don't the NHS send teenagers away with a bag of humbugs & save themselves a fortune? Or, does one have to maybe drink a litre of condensed oil and rub it in to your cervix as an extra measure?

I think I'd have much preferred to be preggo in the 60s and enjoyed my fags & gin.

Perhaps should clarify - I'm a Geordie - so the whole not drinking thing... not much is going to work! But wildfig's" detox idea is good - perhaps I could just goa bit further ad say that my Dr has pointed out that I am borderline alcoholic - That* they might believe

It is ridiculous what you feel you shouldn't do. I accidentally ordered a blue cheese salad last week and had started to eat it when I realised and started to hyperventilate! I will have the odd drink once I am pg just not over the first trimester. In fact I fully intend to go into a bar whilst HUGE and order a large glass of red wine and sit and enjoy it with my tongue sticking out !

Sarahaboard TCOYF - "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" - the Toni Wechsler's book and my pre TTC bible for the last 7 months!

Donttry You need me help me find away to explain the huge snort I just did when reading "stick a knitting needle up my fango" to my workmates!!!

What's this about olive oil? I practically drink the stuff (when we're out of tonic).

I wanna see a pic of skihorse in a gutter while someone's being arrested. Should feature on Cops With Cameras any day now (though please can we make it after Chelsea coverage? otherwise I'll miss it)

Everybody's busy today - I can't keep up!

Laurielou LOL. My friends husband checks out all her mates for pregnancy by checking out their boobs.

At least, that's his story

I've always commented that being pg looks very unprofessional. Think that may come back to haunt me!

wildfig - Cosmo article idea pure (evil) genius.

What's a good excuse for a pregnant face?

Watching Something For The Weekend on Sunday and female presenter (name escapes me) came on and DH went "argh! argh! what's happened to her?" - I had to point out gently that she was pregnant. Bless - he's in for such a shock. (In his defence he's usually much nicer and more tactful than that).

lol at it not looking professional! I actually said to DH the other day that I didn't want to have to tell people when we do get pg becuase then they'll know we have sex!!

cosmosis LOL. My DP says I'm wierd when I say instead of telling people I'm x weeks pg I could just say "I had unprotected sex x weeks ago".

Based on what I'm writing today I don't think I should be a mum..............

laurilou - I (whisper it) think pregnant ladies look a bit gross too. Is awful, I know. I also think that the baby may burst Alien-style from their stomachs.

Perhaps I am not cut out for this.

Some pregnant ladies are of course glamourous and stylish... I fully admit the issue is in my head rather than with the ladies.

cosmosis that's exactly what my DH said after my sister announced she was pregnant - it's that morning-after-wedding thing too.

Oh yes! I would have hated to have stayed at the same hotel as loads of our wedding guests because of the knowing looks you get the next morning. (especially as wedding night sex was frankly crap as we were both shattered and only doing it becuase we thought we ought to!)

VAM Thank God you think the same. I do worry how I'll cope with the size thing, having spent 30 something years doing sit ups (well, OK, thinking about them - surely the same?) & trying to lose weight, how do I celebrate becoming a......bit.........um.........large?

My glamorously pg friend's advice? Lots of large chunky jewellery.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who believe in "pregnant face"....

I understand that good quality (!!!!) black jersey is important to the overall glam pregnancy look. And starting out as a size 0 is apparently helpful too. Sigh.

SarahAbroad - oh thank god for that! You can just cut the 1 or the 2 from your clothes label depending on whether you like them tight or loose!

I'm out for the month - only made it to CD25 before full on AF. Not sure what is going on but was beginning to get hbgb's about ep's etc after back-ache and spotting all week so am actually vaguely relieved.

Had a sucky day but at least I get a G&T tonight, a blue cheese salad tomorrow and a glass of champers at my cousin's wedding!!

Try again next month - second time lucky hopefully - just like my driving test/all the best drivers etc... Plus a March baby means more of summer 2010 off as maternity leave

Where is everyone else at?

Aw, sorry to hear that Aussieng. Enjoy your G&T et al, though. I'm on CD24 and am not optimistic for cycle 1 myself. But I will try to take a positive attitude from your example.

Out of curiosity (and naivete!), do you ladies do a pregnancy test on the day AF is due, or do you try to build in some leeway (just to account for late arrivals, etc)? (Can you believe that in my 36 years, I've never had to take a pregnancy test...only one scare, and by the time I got up the nerve to test, AF arrived. So I have no idea how people do this stuff.)

Aussieng Sorry to hear it's day one for you again - first day is always the worst - but at least you can binge on unpasteurised cheese & alcohol.

Yes... summer maternity leave would be nice, but at the same time a March baby totally fucks up ski season.

1 hour left for me then bank holiday weekend woohoo! We're going kayaking tomorrow, a 50km bike ride on saturday, a body pump class on friday and of course I'll be horseriding every day... I'm not sure my lifestyle is cut out for being 8 month's pregnant. Although I suppose it'd be balast if I fall out of the kayak!

Sarah, I didn't test till I was actually late (little did I know that 100 days later I'd still be waiting for AF!). I'm theoretically due on again this week, but I don't think I've ovluated yet (have started charting) so am just waiting again.

Aussieng, onwards and upwards for next month

Sorry Aussieeng, but enjoy the alcohol!

My birthday is in March, and so is DPs, so I guess a March baby would be nice.

Except I want to keep my birthday to myself...it's all about MEEEEEE!

Am now on antibiotics for a tooth abscess and had an x-ray yesterday (on tooth) so am not just selfish mommy, but killah mommy....

Re HPTs - I took one yesterday crazily (day 24 of a possibly 32 day cycle) so I am not the best person to ask!

Cosmo how are you getting on with the temping? Doesn't work so well for me - think I might get a new thermometer.

PS Also think preggers women on a whole look embarrassing, and am mortified at the thought of telling everyone if it happens.

Tis the Irish fucked up Catholic upbringing where in my mother's youth, mothers were "birthed" i.e. cleansed in the church after birth