The Return of the First Time Frolickers guest starring our friend Agnyss Cactus - join us as we wage war against the Evil Red Tide of Doom (hereafter known as ERTD)

[Ariesgirl]

For anyone old and new trying to conceive their first child. Lovely friendly ladies with a penchant for acronyms, charts and unsuitable snacks await your arrival with open arms. Here's the blatantly copied and pasted List from the last thread. If anything's wrong, I absolve myself of any responsibility!

evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28?! CD137
claireinthecommunity TTC#1 cycle12 UCL29 CD50
Junglebob TTC#1, Cycle 6, UCL31-36, CD49
PinkiePooTTC 1 Cycle 4 UCL 28-64 cd 40
wakarimasen TTC#1, Cycle 2, UCL25ish, CD39
Florin TTC#1 Cycle 3 UCL ??? CD34
takethatlady TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL32 CD34
Zippys TTC#1 cycle 12 UCL33-39 CD32
LankyLady TTC#1 cycle UCL29, CD28
Womanlytales TTC#1, Cycle 3, UCL28-33, CD26
Muser TTC#1, Cycle 1, UCL 28, CD24
Saor Alba TTC #1, cycle 1, UCL?, CD19
StreathamRanger TTC #1 Cycle 7, UCL ?, CD19
Superpenguin TTC#1 cycle 1, UCL29, CD15
Mrs Wajs TTC#1 cycle 10, UCL 29-32 CD15
Lipstie TTC#1 Cycle11 UCL25-28 CD14
cherrycobbler TTC#1 cycle 5, UCL32 CD10
Ariesgirl TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL 29-32 CD9
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 11 UCL31 CD9
almostknockedupgirl TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL 26-28 CD4
Kaloki TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL30? CD1
SarahAvon TTC #1 cycle 1, UCL 28-30 CD??

Not counting days
haloflo TTC#1 cycle 6
Bellaby cycle 2

Waiting to TTC
Calyx
Sevans
FelicityFlick
CaveMum
calligraphy82
hairytriangle

MIA (stopped counting cds)
Stellybelly TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD115
blueberry noo TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 31-32 CD89
CJ2007 TTC#1 cycle 7 UCL26/7 CD74
mrscinco TTC#1 Cycle 8 UCL 27-32 CD61
Hoping TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL 32 CD89
lipstie TTC#1 Cycle7 UCL26-28 CD77
lucieloo TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL 24-32 CD69
LinzRed TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL? CD77
Stiffybyng TTC#1 cycle UCL28 CD75
misshoohaa TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL-28-35 CD56
Headbanger TTC #1 Cycle 3 UCL 24 CD68
chico193 TTC#1 cycle ? UCL36 CD56
Dinkytinky TTC#1 cycle 3 UCL27 CD48
Claire 196 TTC#1 cycle2 UCL 25-28 CD46
moulesfrites TTC#1 cycle 1 UCL 28 CD42

Graduates:
Trying4Baby1 BFP 21Aug
Kaystar BFP 27Aug
Pepperonipizza BFP 12Sep
Fulhamgirl BFP 18Sep
Ladyemmalou83 BFP 13Oct
bluesnowfalcon BFP 14 Oct
DesperateHousewife21 3rd Nov
Spirael BFP 7 Nov
Curlycasper BFP 11 Nov
Sky27 BFP ???
EmsieRo BFP 16 Nov
vix206 BFP 8 Dec
HypotheticalMummy BFP 9 Dec
Ozziegirly BFP 16 Dec
NovemberAli BFP 24 Dec
Eleanora BFP 28 Dec
whiteroses BFP 11 Jan
hamsterlover BFP 11 Jan
Hobnob76 BFP 17 Jan
MadameG BFP 17 Jan
pixiestix BFP 18 Jan
ceebs05 BFP 22 Jan
addie81 BFP 28 Jan
WorrisomeHeart BFP 29 Jan
chancewouldbeafinething BFP 1 Feb
Hermya321 BFP 12 Feb
fudgecat BFP 19 Feb
honeymoo BFP ??
Pidgin BFP 27 Feb
YorkshireTeaDrinker BFP 29 Feb
DrewsGirl BFP 4 March
bunnygirl80 BFP 12 March
Mumnerves BFP 1 April
Spanishlady BFP 3 April
luckyseven BFP 8 April
Capricorn76 12 April
Homebound 30 April
Starberries BFP ?
Oneof8 BFP 18 May
seablue BFP ?
Aly323 BFP 20 May
applecharlotte BFP 29 May
chalky3 BFP 30 May
papertiger BFP 31 May
Wannamummy BFP 1 June
Pipsicles BFP 6 June

Ladies, is it wrong that I've just poured myself a glass of Pimms and am cooking nothing but a big pile of chips for my dinner?!

Your tea sounds lush cave MMMMM. Just watching 'Location,Location,Location' and admiring the nice houses. I want one!

goodness me this is taking ages! feel like I've been waiting months and its only been a week! 2ww is driving me mad!!!

Ertd has just arrived. Bit sad after hopes were raised again yesterday but hey ho. Roll on cycle 678 (well feels like it!!).

Sorry to hear about ertd... Take care of yourself and grab that bar of chocolate!

I'm never going to keep up with this thread!! Loving the chatter tho!! Really cheerful and bubbly.

Awwww zipps sorry to hear that, think we all had our hopes up for you too.
Another gin perhaps....??

Also struggling to keep up wth this place just now, 2 pages from when checked yesterday morning til last night!! Good though

Friday's List

evilgiraffe TTC#1 Cycle 2 UCL 28?! CD182
Saor Alba TTC #1, cycle 2 UCL32 CD32
Crazybutterflylady TTC#1, cycle 1, UCL30, CD29 (maybe)
Ariesgirl TTC#1 cycle 5 UCL 29-32 CD28
cherrycobbler TTC#1 cycle 6 UCL 32 CD27
Mrs Wajs TTC#1 cycle 11, UCL 29-33 CD27
Pinklady76 TTC#1, cycle 1, UCL ?, CD24
IfAtFirstYouDon'tSuceed TTC#1, Cycle 4,UCL 28, CD23
Alien06 TTC#1, Cycle 1, UCL??, CD21
kkas TTC#1 Cycle 12 UCL32 CD20
RaspberryTipple TTC#1, Cycle 1, UCL ?, CD18
LankyLegs TTC#1 Cycle 10 UCL 27-29 CD17
cookiemoo TTC#1 Cycle 17, UCL 27 CD17
TomboyWife TTC#1, Cycle 8, UCL28, CD15
GardenPixie TTC#1 cycle 8 UCL30-35 CD15
Womanlytales TTC#1, Cycle 5, UCL28-33, CD14
FelicityFlick TTC#1 Cycle , UCL 32-33, CD11
Karstan TTC#1, Cycle 2, UCL28, CD11
Florin TTC#1 Cycle 5 UCL ??? CD10
stegasaurus TTC#1 cycle 16 UCL? CD7
highheelsandequations TTC#1 cycle 13 (ish) UCL 32+ CD6
Zippys TTC#1 cycle 14 UCL33-39 CD1

Not counting days
Kaloki
Bellaby
Miffles
Kurlyvoice
Chalky3

Waiting to TTC
Calyx
Sevans
CaveMum
calligraphy82
hairytriangle

Recent Graduates:
Seablue BFP 1 May
Oneof8 BFP 18 May
Aly323 BFP 20 May
applecharlotte BFP 29 May
papertiger BFP 31 May
Wannamummy BFP 1 June
Pipsicles BFP 6 June
Muser BFP 22 June
Superpenguin BFP 1 July
Haloflo BFP 22 July

Morning everyone

zippys sorry about ERTD

I am shirking working from home today so about to get stuck into iPlayer in quite a serious way.

Hope everyone's Fridays get off to a good start x

Morning all.

zippys sorry to hear your news. Think I feel another Gin sesh coming on!

Another day in the office for me, but we're seeing James Morrisson perform after racing tonight. Should be good providing the weather holds! Madness play next week so I'm really looking forward to that!

A Frolicking Fabulous Friday to you all!

Morning morning

Zipps, so sorry about AF I think you should stuff yourself with chocolate, pate, wine, goats cheese and raw eggs for the next two weeks xx

I managed to leave my bloody hair straighteners on this morning and only realised when I got to work. AF = clumsiness for me so I am preparing for disappointment this weekend.

cavemum you have a good night ahead, lucky you!

garden - I too will be into iPlayer. Flick recommended underage and pregnant so I might watch that - if I can, the tears have been flowing already this morning. I am a PMT-filled mess!!!

Thanks for the lovely list Mrs Wajs

Hope you all have a fab Friday x

Zippys .............really sorry about ertd. Did have my hopes up for you I don't want to shower you with all the usual rubbish as I imagine you are feeling like shite right now. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone - we totally understand how it feesl. Wish I could say something to re-assure you.

Here.... have some bubbles and I demand that you drink them whilst in your hottest shoes and dress and sat in the sexiest car you can test drive (as a passenger of course). Sounds like the consultant did give you some good news though - sounds like your hormones are bang on - that's brilliant. Just the sickness thing they work out? What are they doing next with regards to it?

I agree - maybe we are long lost relies? I too have a small obsession with shoes and have in excess of 100 or so. Anyway - how was the test drive? Very bloody nice!! I hope it cheered you up a bit. I'm here if you want to talk cars/shoes to cheer yourself up!

You ladies crack me up 'plucked chicken' ... very amusing.

Cave JLo ass? You can not complain!! Hot hot hot!! Your dinner sounded rather nice - god I haven't had chips in months... hmmm Friday... chips....

Crazy good luck with the testing. In my experience its just best to wait to see if ertd shows up - but I know that can be hard.

Flick bad girl with luring us with more shopping temptation Well done for not buying anything! And yes - how did you guess -that was exactly me.. I am an actress in madmed - did I forget to tell you?! I'm quite tall too - 5ft10 or thereabouts and shopping online you have to be careful about like you said. We shouldn't complain though! l love being tall - used to hate it but love it now. Its just annoying buying trousers so I tend to wear lots of dresses and skirts as trouser shopping can be traumatic - never long enough... although Zara is quite good. I get so [green] watching location location location - esp when there are gorgeous house on there. Have a great time at the wedding too!

MrsWajs how is the 2ww going?

Alien congrats on the positive opk - great time - just before holipops so you wont stress as much on your 2ww. Have a great holiday!

Hi to everyone else -lots of chatter on this thread now!! More distraction during the working day.... like I need anymore!!

mrsW, don't feel like you can't keep up- we are just waffling on about crap (well I am! No offence to anyone else!) so there is not much 'news' to keep up with just some shopping stories Thanks for doing the list again.

Same goes for you moo

zips urgh So sorry my love. Hope you have some nice plans for this weekend and enjoy those bubbles xxx

alien can't believe I missed you +opk news. Very exciting! It must be nice to know that your body is working I remember how excited I was when Fertility Friends said I had ovulated for the first time. Currently waiting for my CBFM to do something i.e. move from low fertility to high. If it doesn't do it soon I will start to freak out I think! happy hols

lanky I hear your pain on trouser shopping. I am also 5ft10 and have suffered the trouser trauma on many occasion Next are good for longer length but mainly online, they don't tend to have the 'extra long' in the shops but have a really good range online. I also live in dresses and skirts and am some glad leggings made a come back!

EEEEKKKK hair straighteners crazy! Did you go home and turn them off? Hope it wasn't too long a journey and thank god you realised! The first episode of underage and pregnant is a bit of a tearjerker but I think you'll like it.

garden loving the i-player usage! After saying i would do my work today, I've woken up and realised it's my mum's birthday. I hadn't forgotten and had got her a present but I had forgotten that she wanted to go out for lunch- oh well, work will wait !

cave have a lovely day and enjoy James Morrison this eve! Keeping fingers crosed for your dh's job.

Hi to everyone else- promise to be good a not a distraction today

Morning Lanky and Flick

I did panic about the ghd situation flick - it's an hour really to get back home from here, so I called the lady that feeds my cats when I am away, and asked her if she would do it and I'd pay her as if it was a cat visit

PHEW!!

Just about to watch underage now... how exciting, will tide me over nicely to a big fat steak and chips lunch (no wine till I see AF though, booo).

Can I just ask - are you ladies strict about all the advice re food & drink when TTC? I haven't been drinking since SWI but I do have a latte every day. Without sounding like a gullible muppet, do you think this is something I should cut out??

Would appreciate any advice! x

flick [shocked] ... that girl from Bristol on Underage, how she speaks to her mum?! [shocked]

Maybe I should go back on the pill...!

Hi crazy, that's so funny about your cat sitter lady. I would have done exactly the same and paid her to pop in.
I was so proud of Mr. F yesterday when he told me that he had paid 15 quid extra to park the car nearer the terminal in the airport car park. I think I have obviously rubbed off on him as I will always pay more money for convenience whereas he used to be a bit more sensible with money he he.

I think with food and drink that until you find out you're pregnant (assuming that will be early on as you're trying) it is ok to eat/drink what you normally do/like within moderation. So I think that your one latte a day would be ok There is lots of research that shows that the baby does not start taking nutrients etc from you until around six weeks which is when the placenta is developed. Until then it is in it's own little sac and doing it's own thing. I also think that the guidelines are a bit scaremongering BUT that it doesn't hurt to be careful and aware. BTW, this is just my opinion and as you all know, I'm not a doctor so feel free to disregard!

How have you enjoyed underage&preg?

Enjoy your lunch am off out with my mum in a bit for lunch but will have to have something crap like a salad

X-posts.

Oh she is a horror isn't she? and the poor mum is a midwife too

The first episode with the girl from Scotland is really nice though- let me know when you've seen that one

PS. Our thread is in 'most active' crazy I think that means we've made it in MN world ha ha!

That's really helpful thanks flick. In the past I have rolled my eyes at pregnant women who won't eat meringue or peanut butter or have a cup of tea, even...

..now I am turning into one! Oh the irony

I shall have a salad with my steak to encourage the essential iron to be absorbed that's my justification and I'm sticking with it.

I am just [shocked] at Underage!!

Enjoy lunch with your mum! x

It's the same episode yeah, it's heartbreaking and I got a bit of a tummy flip when I saw her 3d scan. Poor love... she's lovely isn't she? Really sad story

Our thread is in most active? Eeeek.. I think I'll pretend I am at home and not working (!!)

**must remember to type and not [shocked]
x

Happy friday everyone!

zippy really sorry to hear about the ertd. Here... have some pink bubbles from me and im sending a yummy chocolate cake atcha. big hugs.

lanky and flick the show yesterday was really good. me and the dp went last year but we couldnt resist going again. Bought some fudge, smelly soaps and a joules tee shirt on sale! hurrah!

zippy how did the test drive go? sounds like a very swanky car!

cave have a good time at James Morrison tonight. I heard that about the shaving when you are giving birth if you are hairy. the thought fills me with dread. Razors are crap and give you a rash and I got told not to use creams and such cos its too close to a sensitive area! whats left?! Tweezers!!

My news is that yesterday i got these god awful cramps just like oncoming ertd. Oh it was horrible. Was so used to my perfect painless 28 day period that the cramp from hell really threw me. So i took tablets that did nothing, had a when i got home and when i got up this morning there was no bleeding at all and so far still no ertd, but still cramping like a goodun. rubbish. {angry] I hope this is normal body behaviour!

Waves to everyone else hope you are all happy and well.

ERTD's here. I'm with you zippys. Also have the most colossal headache so can't write more.

(((hugs))) to Aries

This thread is moving very quickly again, we'll need another new one within a few days at this rate!

Thanks for all the comments re the JLo rear-end. I don't dislike it, far from it I think it's one of my best features , I just wish I had JLo's bust to go with it - not to mention her bank balance!

Aww aries that's rubbish, hug hug.

Just wanted to say have a good weekend to everyone and thanks for straightening out my crazy messed up mind about stuff!

xx

Dear zippy - Sorry about ertd esp given what the doctor said at the last scan. Is it possible to ovulate and have ERTD together? Terribly sorry.
mrswajs I used to find the earlier pace hard to catch up -- agree that now it's really chatty How are you doing? Looks like you're busy and that's the best way to be during the 2ww.
Best of luck to all those looking to poas this weekend.

Aries sorry to hear that ... booooo

And sorry to hear about your headache - I am sending hugs and virtual scones (I have had a very productive day of working at home).

Big it's-almost-gin-o'clock waves to everyone