Mid 30s TCC Gin Palace

[SkaterGrrrrl]

Welcome everyone from the old 'Mid 30s and TTC for the first time' thread. And welcome newbies too. Don't mind the poster in the corner dipping pregnancy test sticks into her glass of gin.

Hello, am 36 - does that count?

(I am donttrythisathome's fellow arguer - am not stalking you, honest! I don't really care about the car thing either - how daft are we?! TTC madness? I'm putting the mental in menstrual* today: see below)

Am in middle of AF then after this it's TTC ahoy. Will (WILL) be DFB for me and DP. Fighting paranoia of evil media articles constantly telling me that now I'm past 35 I will now be infertile or only have ruined eggs, versus real-life, sensible facts of me having good cycle (obvious ovulation), healthy lifestyle, family history of mega-fertility and later pregnancies and yummy 27 yr-old DP also from mega-fertile family (+ he has young, lively sperm, hopefully).

Thanks to SkaterGrrrrl for pointing me this way

*This is the best I can currently do.

oh I have 2 little horrors darlings.

ds1 is almost 11yrs
ds2 is 21m

both pregnancies and deliveries were soooooo different.

ds2's being the quickest at 4 1/2 minutes....delivery that is not pregnancy lol.

Ummm...

Y'know,welcome new laydees n all that but

did you bring any booze?

and while we're at it,how many squirrels do you think it would take to beat a polar bear in a brawl???

Ps am glad skater is back.had noticed your absence.or have a wonky perception of time.

Cheers Sarah, watch this space for a birth announcement for Angel Dust Grrrrl or Amphetamine Dub Pistol the 1st.

Hmmm.

What are you up to this weekend, gin drinkers?

Oh hello Scorp, glad you found us - Welcome! Needless to say any differences on opinion from other threads are left at the door

Chunky I'm mostly a nocturnal poster as I work for a charity and my Catholic guilt means any time spent slacking online in the office is effectively stealing from little blind children!

Nolonger i have vodka, gin and rose wine...

I reckon 6 squirrels..

No booze, sorry, but I made a blackberry and apple almond-y cake-y pudding thing for tomorrow - you can have some of that if you like

Squirrels Vs Polar bear, hey? Well, it only takes one to blind the big bugger...

skater you are not in bristol are you?keep thinking you are actually someone I know...

really like the names btw.dead classy.

"Fighting paranoia of evil media articles constantly telling me that now I'm past 35..."

HA! You'll fit right in here, there is much ruing of the Daily Hate and bemoaning of our shrivelled ovaries as we await/ pass the BOD*!

Back, sobriety, back, back!

• aka Birthday of Doom aka 35.

SkaterGrrrrl - don't worry, am too obsessed with TTC to go on about other threads

Soooo...

I'm going for a vodka gin rose n cake cocktail...

yum

you have a point re squirrels scorp. they are devious.and quite hard I reckon.

I am in that London, chunky.

New posters, please share with the group how many cats you have and what colour your living room walls are painted. Also any crushes of shame, and any vices?

I'll go first.

Cats: two
Walls: estate agent magnolia - don't judge me! They will be painted in due course.
CoS: David Badiel
Vices: Lie ins, the internet, dark rum.

Skater its my BOD next mon.and I think the Daily Maul have actually put a spell on me.Very Bad Things are happening.

@nolongerchunkybutstillapudding - wait till you're actually over 35: a few weeks ago, after reading yet another article about how 'selfish women over 35 have left it too late' blah, blah, I found myself wailing in DP's arms, shrieking 'with every period that passes I have less and less of a chance of getting pregnant!!! Waaah!'... or some other hysterical nonsense like it

This surely can't be connected to the fact that he agreed that this is the month we start TTC*?

*He's one of those men who would put everything off forever, so he needs a firm guiding hand (also handy when TTC, wahey )

Morning girls.

I see whilst I was passed out in the chaise longue (sp? that looks more like 'tongue' to be right) you lot had a sleepover with people who had brought suitcases and have had keys cut

Welcome one and all! I am the resident snarling gollum in the corner, I need gin to keep me pacified...

Morning ladies

Welcome newbies - glad to have more nutters TTC's on board.

Pass us some cake - sounds lovely!

Well serious & boring question of the day - anyone have any clue how the fuck this temping mallarkey works? Granted, its only my first month & probably not the best month to start given out of routine due to holiday & lots of birthday drinks.

BUT.......

My temp has been getting lower & lower throughout the month. To have any kind of surge from my current temp to surpass my starting temp I'll have to spontaneously combust. Which may scupper my TTC plans.

No offence, I realise I'm probably directing this to the wrong crowd, but all the other threads look way to serious. And we're not seriously TTC here, are we?

Morning ladies

Welcome newbies - glad to have more nutters TTC's on board.

Pass us some cake - sounds lovely!

Well serious & boring question of the day - anyone have any clue how the fuck this temping mallarkey works? Granted, its only my first month & probably not the best month to start given out of routine due to holiday & lots of birthday drinks.

BUT.......

My temp has been getting lower & lower throughout the month. To have any kind of surge from my current temp to surpass my starting temp I'll have to spontaneously combust. Which may scupper my TTC plans.

No offence, I realise I'm probably directing this to the wrong crowd, but all the other threads look way to serious. And we're not seriously TTC here, are we?

Ooooh, have I had too much gin & seeing double, or have I been a knob & posted twice?

Sadly, its the latter.

Apologies!!!

yay! we've tricked new people here!

Scorpette You are a filthy pervert but I know where you're coming from, my OH is 23 and three quarters.

ALadyEven I thought you meant conception lasted 4.5 minutes...

Rules of BOD participants:
i) we don't have babydust, we have gin
ii) there is no such thing as tmi
iii) your name WILL be bastardised
iv) A friendly punch in the shoulder will tide you through

Sarah If you were 18 and off to uni next month you'd get pregnant simply by lifting the tent flap - so it's worth a shot right?

Scorpette The article which made you wail - was it the Daily Mail one? If yes, don't worry - we snarled about it here, I posted a comment on their website which got lots of ticks of approval. The mid-30s gals don't stand for that sort of crap.

trig How are you feeling? I feel so bad for you and I'm torn between what is worse - the D&C or a Friday morning spent on British Rail in July?

Morning Lushes. Well I had plenty of wine last night, which was vv nice. Also had a lovely cuddle with a friends 5 month old who was sooo well behaved in the restaurant he charmed everyone. I think I felt my ovaries unshrivel just a leeetle bit.

So I have my appointment at 10.30 and am preparing for my lecture on whether he is sticking it in the right hole or not.

Welcome new people, especially ones bringing booze and cake.

Weekend plans for me are getting lashed at acquaintances 30th birthday parting and being secretly pleased that even though she is 5 years away from BOD, I actually look younger than her. [evil bitch emoticon]

skater am loving your name choices.

Good luck for 10.30 cosmo. Is it "just" your local GP or are you in full out hospital mode?

I had a lovely GP who just inquired as to frequency. I have blood tests next week. Bloody hard that is - have to have them 7 days before period due. If I knew when that was I'd be laughing.

Anyway, let us know how you get on, x

It's a the Community Gynaecology Clinic. How exciting.

off now, will report back later.

I hope Cosmo's doesn't do what I did and strip down to her bra, and only her bra for exams. Or has dog hair in her fango or any of the potential disasters.

Does anyone remember what Wayne and Waynette called their little girl? All I remember is Wayne saying "Rothmans? Rothmans is a boys name."

Skihorse isn't it always the fucking Daily Mail? I read the Grauniad but seem to stumble upon Daily Heil (as we call it) articles on the net about 35+ wimminz all the time. I'm starting to think they track us in some sinister right-wing black magic way

Cats: none - I bloody love cats but am allergic to them . I get my kicks by shamelessly lurking on lolcats (I know, I know) and cuteoverload.com
Walls: also magnolia, as rent flat and not allowed to paint (arse).
CoS: Marcus Brigstocke.
Vices: the internet, shoes, secretly being dead vain that everyone thinks I'm about 25 (is not just cos I am a shortarse. I hope), deliberately trying to embarrass young lads in shops by asking them in-depth questions about sanitary protection. Hopefully something I will soon have no need of

PS I don't drink in RL - am I still allowed in the Gin Palace? Am already foul-mouthed, misanthropic battleaxe without the booze (not saying any of you are the same ).