MrsKate What an utterly horrible thing to happen. I have tears in my eyes: poor woman must be devastated. TBH, if your sister is searching for something to say that is going to be more comforting than anything else, then I'm not sure those words exist. A very simple 'I'm so sorry' is about as powerful as anything she can say.
I suppose the list of thing NOT to say is easier: for example, I hope no one tells this poor person that 'She's young and will have more children' etc. It's amazing how stupid people can be in times like this: one relative of mine who had six children was told - when one of hers died in a car accident - that at least she had five left. She never got over that. Maybe your sister can call SANDS for this advice as well, as curley suggests. They must have a very good idea of how she can help emotionally and practically.
PFJ Glad to hear you're feeling better. In addition to what MLS says, I read on MN a while ago that follicles can 'jump' from an ovary to the opposite remaining tube. Have to say I was sceptical about this so went off to read more and found an article somewhere that said depending on the length of the opposite remaining tube, it can sometimes reach the remaining ovary to grab the eggs of it. Something about ripening eggs releasing some kind of chemical that attracts the 'fingers' of the tube that reach out and grab the egg to guide it down the tube. I had always thought the tube was attached to the ovary but apparently its not. I honestly have no idea if this is 'Google-trash', but it sounded more feasible to me than "jumping eggs".
MLS We decided to dtd last night, despite misgivings. (I did seem very mopey in my previous post and apologies for that). We were told just over three months ago that if we hadn't conceived in 6 months that we needed to consider IVF so I feel I have to make every month really count and the countdown is a relentless pressure. So I ended up calculating odds and hours and thought dtd once more yesterday might be better than leaving it exclusively till tonight. Only because I think there's a chance I might have caught the LH surge late which means waiting 24 hours could be too late IYSWIM.
But you and vjay need to keep your pom poms out because tonight is another night.
curley I hope his swimmers are swimming away, but his SA came back for slightly less than optimal on motility and morphology so, as dh puts it, they could simply be break-dancing at the entrance to the club. BTW, I'm storing away 'pupd' tips for a 'maybe, one day' ....
Neeko Yes, I am in Scotland - in the Borders . Is that four of us then; you, me, blue and vjay? sabs Totally disinterested in footie I'm afraid, but I am quite interested in how South Africa is going to cope with the hosting so will probably watch for that reason more than anything. Hope your LO is feeling better.
bluesatinsash Had a look at your photos and wanted to ask if you made that shawl your beautiful little one is lying on? I'm in the process of knitting one - I am pretty sure its exactly the same pattern as well.
barbie Thing about those spanx pants is they can be so tight that what's in them has to be squeezed out somewhere (laws of physics). In my case, usually a bigger than normal muffin-top oozing out the waist-band.
vjay Loved the idea of birdbox projects - a great way to waken future interests. I channelled my grief this year into making sure the birds in our garden were more successful with their babies than I was. DH has made loads of boxes and we have nesting families everywhere - including blue tits right outside my bedroom window. AND, a buzzard in trees near by - utterly amazing to see them all swooping around feeding busily.
Apart from this being my time of SWI (which I'm trying hard not to pay much attention too), had a peaceful Sunday of watching Pollyanna all morning, followed by Columbo in the afternoon. Too wet to garden - just as well; its nice to have the very rare vegging aboot sunday.