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Graphics Card is about the only thing you could really consider. But at the same time, that too isn't all that 'bad' per se. I would recommend waiting a little bit before upgrading, for the next GPU series.
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Meh here is my gripe about it
I am not a fan of the 9xx series because they are 125w CPU's and are known for running hot. Their architecture CANNOT touch that of an LGA 1155 CPU. But if you DON'T want to change out here is my recommendation:
Get an H80I CPU cooler and OC to around 3.5-4.0GHz, that will yield some NICE power increase, cost is about 80 bucks
Take our 1 stick of ram to run dual channel or buy 1 more 4GB stick
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I'm enjoying a vertical life in a town where horizontal is an honorific; I now live in a high-rise alongside the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District. There's a lot to see looking east from the 11th floor, principally the tops of three gorgeous churches: Calvary, Grace Episcopal and the United Church of Christ. I'm thrilled by their chimes, especially on Easter Morning, and disheartened by the architecture of the mostly flat-roofed rectangles surrounding them.
The view of the Loop skyline is a gift. I marvel at the variety of colors; a good sunset reflects off Willis Tower as if it's on fire, and the surrounding buildings look like they're sprinkled with rhinestones. A good sunrise is either a perfect globe of fire or streaks of pink, blue and gold that rival the best sunsets on an island in Lake Michigan.
And then the clouds. I haven't gazed at clouds since I was a kid and there was all the time in the world time to lie on my back and gaze at the heavens on a summer day. This is better. When it's a clear day the sky is a bright blue, sometimes even if there's lightning over the lake. The clouds can sit in one place in the blue background all afternoon, it seems, or they can drift quickly, constantly changing shapes.
On a clear night after sunset, the night doesn't blacken immediately; instead there are gorgeous shades of deepening blue until the night takes over and the horizon is all twinkling lights. On a clear night I can see the planes taking off from Midway and others making their approach to O'Hare. Because of light pollution, it's never completely dark over Chicago. Even on a clear night, there's a faint pink color out there. (Of course, it could be cataracts.) But if there's a full moon, booyah!
The last few days we've been socked in; even the high school has been a bit blurry at times, but you can still see the trains that cut across town. When I look east, I can see the lights of the L's and commuter trains glowing in the fog before the trains appear. The Metra has a circular light that twirls around in the dark. Last night about two a.m. the fog almost touched the streets, but there were clouds above it. I swear.
I used to be able to see the L station on Ridgeland when I lived across the street and before the condos on the corner were built. I loved to watch the people on the platform at night, particularly when it snowed. It seemed very Hopper-esque.
From the exercise room on the top floor of my building, I look down on the L cars passing the freight trains lined up overnight. The coal cars look strangely neat and clean all lined up. The long lines of green and yellow tractors speeding by make me think that maybe the economy will be all right.
I hate graffiti on personal and public property. Couldn't they just pee on a garage door if they want to mark their territory? However, I find the graffiti on train cars strangely interesting. I usually can't make out the words, even when the cars are standing, and I wonder why the taggers use mostly those big marshmallow letters. Occasionally there's a really nice pastoral scene in bright colors and pastels, and many geometric drawings with bright colors. The taggers are reaching for something, but they're stuck with the bottom half of freight cars.
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A 5-minute walk from Southern Oregon University, the Ashland Flagship Inn features an outdoor swimming pool. All guest rooms include a flat-screen TV with cable and free Wi-Fi.
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This Oregon motel features indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and a stream room. It serves a daily continental breakfast. Downtown Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is 2 miles away.
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The room was clean, the beds were comfortable, the staff was friendly and the motel was just a stones' throw from the SOU campus which was our main reason for visiting Ashland. The room lay out was small but efficient and we had everything we needed.
Parking was tiny and we had to circle around to find the driveway, but that is no reflection on the motel.
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Difficult to access from road, rude clerk
Bordering Southern Oregon University. Great walk up the Main St. of town to Lithia Park and back, 4.6 miles total. All American Pizza right next door for pie and suds and walk next door to crash.
The room and bed was clean. Towels, soap et al neatly laid out. Refrigerator very handy for me. Coffee maker in room and micro for reheating was nice. WiFi very fast and appreciated. Good tv reception and variety of channels. Restaurants nearby.
Check in ok except the person on the desk quite negative. If you have a question it will be answered quickly, but not pleasantly. Other guests mentioned the same experience. Doesn't seem to like his job.
Location from freeway entrance was excellent, comfort and very clean ,quiet and i would recommend this motel to many
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Guy who ran the desk during the day. (Not a big deal, we came by earlier than check in time, he just said no, room wasn't ready and when we said we needed a bathroom (after traveling for hours), he just said no. Didn't direct us to nearest place we could use or have any kind of pleasant social/customer service skill. Though, I have to say he did say thank you when I turned in the key). Refrigerator froze my food. Continental breakfast was toasted English muffin and a banana.
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The Endurance Team #32
Started by Freckles , Feb 28 2012 08:11 AM
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 08:11 AM
New thread time ladies. Old thread is here.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 08:12 AM
GOLD - thats got to be a good thing!
Edited by leebec, 28 February 2012 - 08:13 AM.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 08:28 AM
Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:16 AM
Yay Leebec - you deserve a gold medal after everthing you went through recently!
How is everyone going today?
I just pushed our broken mower down to the mower shop, there wasn't any point trying to lift it into the car as the place is just down the hill and round the corner. But I couldn't help giggling all the way though, coz it made such a loud racket, and I felt everyone was looking at me, and I felt like they thought I must be a crazy psychotic woman who pushes mowers around instead of prams. And it sounded so horror movie in my head that I just got the giggles!!
It is very hot up here today so maybe the heat has affected me!!
Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:53 PM
Kate - you are a crack up - I am also picturing the Lawn mower.
Leebec - I am thinking of getting on the Costco bandwagon in Melbourne. I just might now. Good Luck with the next round and bonus on the extra money.
ME - So to further update you on our appointment yesterday we got all the results back for DH. So it was all good news and he doesn't have any genetic abnormalities, so basically they said the reason we haven't fallen is that DHs lil men are abnormally shaped and can't penetrate the egg, but they have all the right amount of chromosomes to create a baby. So we have our first appointment on the 23rd March, but can't start the counselling or nurses appointments until we get the police checks and Children Protective services forms back. And with a name like Jones, it may take a while, we couldn't use the police check from the Job he just got as it has to say IVF, what a crock. Anyway, we are looking at our first round to be May / June. So apparently there is no difference in cost from Private to public, the only difference is the hospital beds apparently, so we are just going to stay with the Womens for now. I was very relieved with it all and feel like its my first big step forward.
Edited by Mish*J, 28 February 2012 - 12:55 PM.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 01:01 PM
Good afternoon ladies
Fe - I'm sorry you have to go through this. You are such a strong woman and I hope you and your husband can move forward and enjoy life to the fullest.
We have just come back from the FS. Dh's testicles are healing nicely, so no issues there. We now have two options. adoption or donor sperm. As we want to try everything first, we are going down the donor sperm route. We are now on the wait list for donor sperm and have to see a counsellor a couple of times to make sure we're not crazy people and that we understand the implications of using a donor. Both DH and I have spoken about this at great lengths and udnerstand its a process we have to go through if we want a child that is a close to biological as possible. I don't think anythign will come up in counselling that we haven't already spoken about... I also have a strange feeling that the counsellor we are seeing is a lady i went to primary school and college with, which will make it awkward if she remembers who i am. So our first counselling appointment is monday which also happens to be our first wedding anniversary... At least we're doing something together I guess.
Mum's coming round for dinner tonight, will talk it through with her as well. The FS suggested doing another IVF cycle and using donor sperm, or doing artificial insemination, but we've decided to use the eggs i have on ice and then go from there. I really want to avoid another IVF cycle if possible. FS did suggest that he could attempt another biopsy on DH but Dh is adament that he does not want his testicles touched by sharp objects again and is happy to use someone elses sperm.
So now its back to waiting for things to happen. I'm really hoping it won't take too long for a donor to become available, i'm so over this journey already and just want to be fat and pregnant, rather than just fat from emotional eating.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 01:07 PM
Emso - I feel for you, it is horrible to have to talk about this stuff but we did the same thing, as DH has Low Count and abnormal size, so the doctor said if they can't get any good ones from the semen, he will also do the needle thingy. My DH is adopted so was quick to say that we can use a donor if his don't work. I wish you every luck and success and I hear you on the emotional eating. Bugger it.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 05:05 PM
Hi lovely ladies
eyes - I am so sorry to hear of your sibling. I really don't know what to say . Cherish the time you have left together and we're here for you.
felix - I am so sorry that it has come to this. I truly admire your strength and courage you've shown in making the decision to move forwards and get on with life.
satay - how are you? re: visiting your sil in hospital after she's given birth, don't go if you don't feel up to it. Are able to talk to them beforehand and explain how hard it is for you? If they had any compassion, they would understand.
emso - I think it's great that you and DH are able to talk so openly about your options regarding donor sperm and adoption. It's so important to be on the same page.
Oh, nearly forgot - well done on your egg haul As for pain after the epu - I didn't have that much as only 5 eggs were retrieved - FS told me that I was at no risk of OHSS whatsoever (dunno if that was a good thing or not )
mish - thanks for the update on your appointment. sorry af showed its ugly face
As for the police checks - our surname is pretty common too and DH's check took 3 1/2 weeks to come through.
mia - how are you doing?
zoe - welcome!
afm - going this TWW - Longest. Two. Weeks. Ever. BT on Thursday. AF hasn't showed up yet so that must be a good thing...
Hi to leebec, daisy, Sarah, bigwoo, skoki and to the rest of the ET.
ETA - who was it who was looking to get a dog?? My advice - do it! I have 2 cats and let me tell you, they are a great source of stress relief and comfort after you've had a bad day.
Edited by scruff101, 28 February 2012 - 05:09 PM.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 05:47 PM
Satay - I forgot to add this morning, that for what it's worth, if you don't feel up to visiting the One Hit Wonder in hospital, then stick to your guns and don't. Your mum shouldn't have any say in that. In fact, you could argue that you are being more caring by NOT going - imagine if you had a meltdown up in the maternity ward, it would be distressing for everyone. Why don't you offer to visit her at home afterwards when things are settled and then you can take a meal around too if you want. I really feel for you and hope that you manage the situation ok.
Sorry for short post, will be back tomorrow
Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:52 AM
Facebook is the enemy.... last night my two friends who got married about 6 months before us put their announcement up... it annoys me as he is such a pot head and still managed to get his swimmers in the right place and the right time. I'm truely happy for them... but i'm so depressed for me. It just hurts when I know theres nothing that we can do to make it happen, we can't try harder, or "just relax" or take herbs and magic pills, cos it will never happen that way. Instead we need a group of men to help us just to get pregnant. what makes it worse, i was at my grandad's house on monday picking up a dinner set that my dad used as a kid and my nana was telling me about how many great grandchildren she has on her side (both remarried after partners died) and that she is waiting for us to pop out one. It got to me... because i'd love nothing more than to be the first one to give my grandad his first great grandchild, but there is at least two others that could be in contention for that spot any time now. I really don't know how i'll cope with that, i've always come in second best with the family, someone always beats me too it.... and its not for lack of trying.
If life is full of lessons, and is always trying to teach us stuff... what is this supposed to be teaching us? what are we supposed to be learning from this? How am I going to be a better person at the end of this instead of a bitter and twisted one?
sorry for being a downer, blame fb and this sh*tty sydney weather. Stinking hot one day, then cold and torrential rain the next. LOL
Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:58 AM
hi all.
It's been a long time between posts as I have felt at a loss for words when we are all having such a sh*tey time, but I have been . I think I, too, need some time to get some perspective on this whole thing.
felix - what a shock. you guys are so brave but that is truly devastating news. I know though that you guys will pick up and make the most of life without kiddies if you choose to. Best of luck and thanks for being on the journey with us.
Mish - we will probs end up going through ivf the same time, so I might lean on you when the time comes.
emso - you guys seems like you've turned a corner and are ready to positively embrace what comes. good on you.
satay - i reckon we all put on a brave face 99% of the time, so what does it matter if you see your sil in hospital or 2 days later when she's home? Phone it in! It really shouldnt be a big deal and when the time comes I'm sure it won't be - she'll be busy anyway.
welcome newbs. to all.
afm, we had an fs appt with new doc yesterday and booked in for nurses interview in early April (us public patients have to wait). So we will have our egg pickup and drop in May. This doc said I should have had a lap at the same time as the hysteroscopy but now it's less invasive to do IVF rounds first. Also had mum and stepdad around for dinner last night and mum and I ended up in our biggest fight in a long time. She was being her usual negative/fear-mongering self and I just lost it. Long story short, she stormed out and who knows when we'll speak again. To be honest, if all I get is negativity, I don't mind if I don't see her for a while. Though it's hard to work when I'm stewing over it. ugh. Honestly, who invented families?
Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:58 AM
Hi beautiful girls -
Agh, this AF really has got to me - my disappointment is really overwhelming and I think high hopes for the acu / tcm have done it. I spose I will be ok in a couple of days.
I've been looking into my dates for IVF and trying to get an idea of where I will be cycle wise, we go away in June and it looks like I will be getting AF around the time we get back so would start my first cycle at the end of July - thats fine but EP would be right in the busiest part of my year work wise.. I cannot keep delaying this so am going to go for it anyway - screw the job, they will have to do it without me.
Also, thank you so much for the kind words about the hospital visit - I actually ended up emailing my brother and he was lovely, totally understands and said he will be happy to see us at home when we are ready - he's a good man. At least now I have spoken to him I can tell my mum to back off if she brings it up again.
Work sucks like nothing else and just wish I could bloody get pregnant and get out of here....
Bigwoo - I'm so pleased you have got the ball rolling and you are on your way to getting starting. I'm so ready myself now.
Emso - It totally sucks hey! FB is the enemy. Just try and be easy on yourself atm ok, you have alot going on. I know its hard but just try and focus on you and DH and your situation - nothing else matters right now...
Scruff - How you going matey?? Where are you at in your cycle??? As for animals - my kitty cat is my absolute lifesaver, he's always there and makes me laugh, gives me a cuttle and is so totally cute. I don't know how I would be coping without him. Agree, anyone thinking of an animal - go for it...
Zoe - Thinking of you tomorrow when you get your immune results, please let me know how you go ok....
Sarah, Leebs, Mich, Scoki, Mia, eyes and always Fe... hope you are well....xx
Also, I am sure you girls will not mind but our special ex Endurance Team member Ards had her little boy last week.... so proud of your Ards, you went through so much to get to now - Congratulations....xx
Posted 29 February 2012 - 08:59 AM
Hi ladies,
I have just joined this group on the advice in a book and a colleague. Both suggested it might help to talk to others who are in the same situation as me. I don't really understand all the acronyms used on here though, hope I will learn them all!
I am 26, my husband is 38. We have been trying for 15 months officially but only ever used my cycle as contraception before. Naturally like everyone else I never thought I'd have trouble conceiving. I always knew I wanted to be a mum, and have dreamed about it for years, only putting it on hold until after our wedding. All our preliminary tests came back normal. Which makes it frustrating because there's is no simple fix. I have been given a script for clomid, but i'm reluctant to take it cos I'm scared of side effects, and I don't know how it can help if I'm already ovulating. Has anybody else tried it? The next step is a hysteroscopy which scares me too.
Every month I get a negative test is a disappointment. None of my friends are trying for kids, those that have kids got pregnant really easily, so I have no one to talk to who truly understands. I try to stay positive but it's really hard sometimes. I am young, fit and healthy and I keep thinking 'why me?' I did go through a period of time when looking at a pregnant woman or baby made me want to scream and cry. I am a nurse, and I see people every day who treat their kids badly and yet I want a baby more than anything and don't have one.
My husband is very supportive thankfully, but I don't think a man ever really gets it. Thants why I decided to try joining this group.
Sorry to ramble on in my first post
Posted 29 February 2012 - 12:18 PM
Hi girls
Satay - so glad your brother is lovely and understanding. I really hope that helps when the time comes to see them. Sorry that you're having a tough time at the moment. Yes it does my head in when you have to look ahead and 'guess' when cycles etc will be. I think just do it, and things like work can cope when you get there. Thanks for sharing the news about Ards, that is really exciting to hear and gives us all a reason to keep going too I suppose!!
Scruff - it's me who wants a dog!! But we need to get a fence first...I rang a surveyor last week and it will cost $1700 to get the property surveyed BEFORE we even put in a fence. Normally that'd be okay but DH is changing jobs in June and will be without pay for about 2 months so we are having to be super careful so we can keep up mortgage payments and bills in that time. I'd rather try another FET with that money ..... so I guess I just have to wait. Seriously considering lizards/rats/birds though!!!.....actually I might even descend to digging out childhood bears. I just need something to hold close when I feel really down. Anyway. Nuff bout me. YAY for AF staying away so far....FX for you dear...this might be the one. Good luck for your BT tomorrow.
Bigwoo - nice to see you again! Congrats for getting a cycle booked in for May! It must feel good to get the ball rolling. I'm sorry you had a fight with your mum though. It never feels good does it. Hopefully you get it sorted and all okay again soon.
Emso - I'm so sorry that you have to deal with the FB friends. I know, it really does your head in when friends get pregnant and they didn't mean to/they didn't especially want to/they drink/smoke/do drugs etc etc - and here we are slaving away at trying and trying, eating all the right foods/vitamins etc, and spending so much on what they get for free. It's okay to be angry and sad....for a while....but yes, somehow you have to pick yourself up so that we don't end up bitter and twisted. I realised that after the last friend announced her news recently....I had to decide to let it go, and concentrate on me instead of the unfairness of it. It's so good that we can come on here and rant and get these emotions out. For what it's worth, I unsubscribe from anyone who posts baby photos/news etc now on FB. Just to preserve my sanity.
I'm glad that your DH's testicles are healing nicely and I can understand he doesn't want sharp objects near them again!!!! What troopers you both are. At my clinic, there is a 'friends' group that meet every now and then for coffee - it's been a lifesaver - and it seems to be incredibly common that people use donor eggs and sperm. I hope that this path for you is an easier road than the one you've been on already. You both deserve some gentle treatment now I think!! Take care of yourselves. xx
Mish, that's awesome news that you can move forward! So excited for you. Good luck with police checks. SO glad we don't have them up here. It sounds like a complete drag. Hope you can get it organised nice and quickly x
Hi Wannabe, welcome to our group! Sorry I can't offer any advice about Clomid but there are others here who have used it, and I think there's even a Clomid chat group. Did your FS explain why he gave it to you? If you don't understand why you're using it, I'd ask them next time. Sometimes it takes a few months to get the ball rolling after you start seeing a FS, as (well in my experience) they start with mild treatment/monitoring, then gradually work their way up the scale of attack I think! I hope you can work out a way to manage having friends who have kids... that must be really tough. Noone really understands our position unless they've been there, and you're right, I don't think many guys really get it either. Hang in there, let us know how you go this cycle.
Hi everyone, Eyes, Leebs, Zoe, Daisy, oh dear I think I've missed a lot of people.
No news from me - have a FS appointment this Friday to get the test results from my 9 vials of blood.
Posted 29 February 2012 - 01:01 PM
Scruff - thinking of you in this 2WW, I can't imagine what it feels like but I have everything crossed for you.... xoxoxox
Emso - I am beginning to hate Facebook, between the fights that it has caused and baby announcements, I try not to log on too much.
Bigwoo - no problems at all, its all abit daunting and the more I read the more I get freaked out. LOL and as for families.....so are good and some are down right annoying and I get what you are saying. I had a big fight with my mum over the whole IVF, she has since come around and bought me a Miracle Angel brooch for me to put on my bag. Its a start.... Big hugs to you though, times like this can be stressful.
Satay - that is so nice of your brother, see people understand.....and thanks for the Ards update that is so great to hear. Might shoot her a message. Thanks
Welcome Wannabe Mum ..... hope this group is what you need to off load.
Sarah - I hate the police checks I think it is crap.....but have to be done. Have a great day.
Hello to everyone else, Sorry in a rush, have to take my mum to a doctors appointment and didn't realise the time. xoxox speak later.
Scruff - thinking of you in this 2WW, I can't imagine what it feels like but I have everything crossed for you.... xoxoxox
Emso - I am beginning to hate Facebook, between the fights that it has caused and baby announcements, I try not to log on too much.
Bigwoo - no problems at all, its all abit daunting and the more I read the more I get freaked out. LOL and as for families.....so are good and some are down right annoying and I get what you are saying. I had a big fight with my mum over the whole IVF, she has since come around and bought me a Miracle Angel brooch for me to put on my bag. Its a start.... Big hugs to you though, times like this can be stressful.
Satay - that is so nice of your brother, see people understand.....and thanks for the Ards update that is so great to hear. Might shoot her a message. Thanks
Welcome Wannabe Mum ..... hope this group is what you need to off load.
Sarah - I hate the police checks I think it is crap.....but have to be done. Have a great day.
Hello to everyone else, Sorry in a rush, have to take my mum to a doctors appointment and didn't realise the time. xoxox speak later.
Posted 29 February 2012 - 01:18 PM
Today would have been our Baby Number 3's due date!! Trying to keep busy at work but when I stop and think about it I start to cry!
Sorry for the me post - just needed to tell someone apart from DP about this day....
Edited by Daisy1974, 29 February 2012 - 01:19 PM.
Posted 29 February 2012 - 01:52 PM
I'm sorry Daisy. It's okay to cry.
Posted 29 February 2012 - 04:27 PM
Hi everyone!
Today AF came to ruin my day in spectacular force, and this brings DP and I into our 13th month of TTC. So I decided it was about time I came to join you here.
Some of you may know me from TTC #1 thread, but I will give you a little run-down on me and my history.
My name is Anna, DP and I have been trying for our first little one for just over a year with no luck whatsoever. DP has a 5yr old son with his ex-wife and they had no trouble getting pg so obviously we assumed we wouldn't either. WRONG!
I am a fairly healthy 24yr old, I am only slightly overweight, I don't smoke, I am not a heavy drinker, I have cut back on caffeine and am trying to eat healthily to lose a few kilos, yet still I can't seem to fall pregnant.
I play sport and keep active, and I ovulate pretty regularly every month.
My doctor can't find anything wrong with me, except maybe that I should lose a couple of kilos to see if it helps (I am only 85kg, 175cm tall) and has advised me that I should only bother seeing a specialist if I am not pregnant by this June. Oh, also, my best friend recently told me she is pregnant.
And so, here I am Still trying, still trying to soldier on.
I hope you can accept me into this group I will try not to vent too much!
Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:14 PM
QUOTE (AnnaBee87 @ 29/02/2012, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hope you can accept me into this group I will try not to vent too much!
Hey AnnaBee - I certainly remember you, I used to be Fionacats! Of course you are welcome to join us here - and please vent as much as you need to. You will find us a bit more sensitive (and understanding I suppose) than some of the other groups who have not been TTC so long. We are all in different places of course but all share a common understanding of how hard this really is..xx
Daisy - I hope you are ok this evening... a tough day. xx
Mich and Kate - Its a relief to get off my shoulders hey... he is good... Actually he said something funny of FB today - Can't wait for my month off work! He has no idea what he is in for...
Wannabe - Welcome to the group... Clomid is not so bad hey and it can do the trick.. I used it for three months, I found it best to take after dinner that way you limit the side effects, it can upset you a bit emotionally but only the days you are taking it, I just got a bit teary now and then. That said, if you feel uncomfortable have a couple of Panadol, i found that helped alot..
Anyway - just burning time this evening and watching Dance Moms on Lifestyle 2 - Vegas.........
Posted 29 February 2012 - 08:11 PM
QUOTE (Satay chicken @ 29/02/2012, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey AnnaBee - I certainly remember you, I used to be Fionacats! Of course you are welcome to join us here - and please vent as much as you need to. You will find us a bit more sensitive (and understanding I suppose) than some of the other groups who have not been TTC so long. We are all in different places of course but all share a common understanding of how hard this really is..xx
Thanks Satay chicken I was getting a little overwhelmed with all the new girls coming in and getting a positive test only 2mths in. I am happy for them but so sad for myself at the same time. I think it was making me more negative about my own situation instead of making me want to try harder.
..::Sending everyone baby dust::..
Posted 01 March 2012 - 09:27 AM
Hello everyone,
Thanks for the warm welcome! I posted on 2 other forums before this one and no one responded so I almost gave up.
Sarah: I haven't seen fertility specialist yet, booked in for end of April, but my GP is very helpful and is getting me started on Clomid first. She said it can 'boost' ovulation (which I think means I might release more eggs which scares me because I'm scared of having twins!)
AnnaBee: I understand completely how you feel. I'm noly 26 (24 when I started trying) and I never expected it to be this hard. I too am perfectly healthy and there is no explanation for our infertility. It makes it all the more frustrating. And I'm new to this group too One of my friends just had a baby and hers was unplanned and when she told me I was really upset (she didn't know we were trying) and luckily she forgave me for me giving her the cold shoulder for a bit. It turns out she'd had a miscarriage previously so she understood a bit how I was feeling.
Satay Chicken: Thanks for the advice, I was a bit worried about the pains (I get ovulation pains as it is, so I think they'll be worse on Clomid). I suppose it can't hurt to give it a shot.
Daisy: I'm sorry you were so upset I believe it's good to let it out though. I'm new so sorry if you have gone through this on here already but have they found a reason for your miscarriages?
I'm due on Saturday and couldn't really wait so I took a test this morning which was negative of course. I felt PMS-y anyway so not that surprised.
I started uni this week I'm doing midwifery so it should be interesting spending my days watching other people become mothers, but it's something I always wanted to do ever since high school so decided to suck it up and do it.
Thanks again and hope everyone is well.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 09:46 AM
Hey everyone....thank god it is Thursday.
Went for a great job interview yesterday. Mind you walked out feeling very much like I wont get the job but at least I feel like I am doing something about my sucky situation at work.
I am just waiting for AF.....had a little spotting on Tuesday so thought great here we go again but it was only for a couple of hours. I am now at 10dpo and waiting. The way I am feeling etc I am thinking either tomorrow or saturday but Saturday would be good as that would give me a 12 day LP on Femera which is good.
So basically as soon as AF starts let the clinic know, start Femera on cd4 and away we go, we are doing both natural & FET this month....better get DH to get my CBFM sticks for me (he hid them somewhere).
I am also going to be seeing my dr when I do the FET about going on Metformin. I cant shift the weight. I am busting my butt doing Low GI and also exercising but nothing so I am guessing Met is the way to go.
We got another bill yesterday for my Lap. I put it to medicare and private health first to get their money before my portion as I just dont have the money at the moment. Luckily we got some back from medicare & private health for the op so that was good. Its pretty much going to pay for the next FET. But I still have to come up with some money and we still owe my dad $800 from the last FET due to medicare not paying as much out.....grrrrr bloody labor govt.
Wannabe & Anna - as Satay said we are all at different stages and we are all a bit more understanding then one or two time one hit wonders.....
For dealing with the friend thing....you just have to do whats best for you. I have pretty much shut myself off from people. I dont have anything to do with DH friends as they all seem to be a baby factory and its just too hard. I have cut myself off from some of my own friends and when I do speak to them I initiate and I do it on my terms. Although a friend is getting married next Saturday and one of our friends is pregnant so I have to see her and its not going to be fun.
Satay - glad you emailed your brother and that he understands. If your mum starts just tell her to back off and end of conversation. I had to tell my mum to stop telling me about her friends kids having babies....I really dont care and I really dont want to hear about it.
Also dont let the acupuncture get you down. If acupuncture was the "miracle" cure that some go on about or swear was what made their IVF work we would not have to go through fertility treatment as acupuncture would fix everything....i dont take any of it. I am no longer doing acupuncture. I was pumping out money for no apparent reason. From now on IVF will be sans acupuncture and I will see how we go. Just think about oh I dont know.....Fashion Show Mall, Miracle Mile shops, Serendipity 3 and a the Frozzen Hot Chocolate dessert from heaven.....Hard Rock fajitas.....oh and the new Sugar Factory restaurant at the Paris hotel...make sure you treat yourself and Mr G to dinner at the Eiffel Tower restaurant....still the most amazing dinner DH and I have ever had. We got a table on the window looking over Bellagio Fountains and could pick our floor and room at Caesars.....We did the degustation menu... the champagne with watermelon & some flower was just amazing... the chocolate dessert plate was to die for. We made the booking in the February for when we were going in the September so I am sure you could do that now....think what an amazing thing that would be to look forward to!
Sarah - goodluck at FS tomorrow.....
Posted 01 March 2012 - 03:21 PM
Can I ask a question - been thinking about this for a few months, it upset me back then but is still kind of nagging me.
So, all my friends have babies / kids around the same age (0-4yo), they see each other during the week for coffee and all that. It upsets me alot that I am missing out on all this but I just try to get on with it, as you do. Anyway, I am partiularly close to two girls, one has two and the other one - first occasion I noticed this, we went to an RSL that has a coffee lounge (alot of mothers go there), its quite big so we were sitting around and then the one with two kids wanted to get something to eat, so did the other - they then sat there umming and ahhring about how they should go - I said just go (it was a one minute walk up a long hallway to get food) and I will look after the three kids, they would only be gone for 5 minutes anyway. Well, they would not leave their kids with me, we all had to go and get food together (I didn't really want any).
Then a couple of weeks ago my friend again with two kids mentioned she had to call my other friend to come and look after her kids because she had an appointment - thing is my other friend is about 20km's further away than I am. I was at home, I've known her for years yet she didn't ask me.
I've now realised that they don't trust me because I am not a mother! Its really upset me to think that they think I wouldn't cope or be able to understand how to do anything!... These are two examples there are another couple aswell... I'm just really hurt hey!!!
Maybe I am venting but have any of you girls had this happen????????
Posted 01 March 2012 - 03:29 PM
Hi ladies,
Just got the results of my BT - negative. I'm so disappointed
Thing is, af was due Monday. I even had the cramps that I always get beforehand, but af did not show up. The cramps subsided by evening and I haven't had any since. Was kind of starting to believe that this could be the one. In the past few days, I've been feeling queasy, had a super sense of smell and food was tasting funny.
Glad I made the fs follow-up appointment last week. Will take a break, have appointment and review my cycle and then start another round next cycle - so around late March.
Sorry about the me post, but I was kind of hoping for better news.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 03:35 PM
Scruff - I am so sorry, it must be just so terribly disappointing... Just take each day at a time for now.. we are here for you ok... xxxxxxxxxx
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Ex-2Day FM Morning Crew announcer Wendy Harmer has spoken to Angela Catterns on ABC 702 about the recent tragic events following the Royal Prank call...
Wendy has also published a piece on The Hoopla. Read it in full below....
It's inevitable – the antics of 2DayFM and the tragic death of British nurse Jacintha Saldhana will drag the commercial Australian radio industry into a new era of tighter regulation.
And is the industry happy about that? It should be.
What we have in place now is a set of agreed guidelines called Commercial Radio Codes of Practice. These codes were developed by the industry and contain guidelines, not laws, administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
The debate on whether 2Day FM breached the ACMA code centre around a few parts of it , which, I believe is due for some overhaul, strengthening and tightening for everyone's benefit.
We all have our views – many expressed with the benefit of 20/20 rear vision – and it seems there's little point arguing about it endlessly. Except that, in this most unfortunate turn of events, a nurse, a valued worker, wife, and mother, has died and we must all have confidence that this never happens again.
That confidence will only come with adherence to the ACMA codes of practice.
It's not as difficult as one would imagine. There is one part of the code I can see that covers such calls. It's right there in "Code of Practice 6: Interviews and Talkback Programs."
It states "… A licensee must not broadcast the words of an unidentifiable person unless:
a) that person has been informed in advance or a reasonable person would be aware that the words would be broadcast;
b) In the case of words which have been recorded without the knowledge of that person, that person has subsequently, but prior to the broadcast, expressed consent to the broadcast of their words.
Nothing in the codes, as far as I can see, covers the etiquette, morality, hilarity, stupidity or otherwise of "prank calls" – the term is not expicitly mentioned – and this is why I have always believed the Code of Practice 6 applies ( see below in original story)
The management of 2DayFM say they have not broken the law. But have they flouted the ACMA codes of practice? Perhaps they have found that they do not apply in this instance. We shall see.
However, you won't be surprised to know that in this code there are many loopholes, including acting in "good faith," making a "reasonable mistake" or being on "reasonable grounds" they have not offended community standards. Then there is the question of "public interest."
No-one wants to shut down humour and satire but I do believe that with compliance to and respect for this one rule – that you should not have your voice aired on radio without your explicit permission – a lot of heartache, humiliation, and worse, can be avoided.
Did 2Day FM "believe on reasonable grounds" or make a "reasonable mistake" that the call put to air complied with Code of Practice 6 ?
Did 2DayFM act in "good faith"?
With all this in mind… read on...
The death of a nurse in the 2DayFM prank call to Kate Middleton's hospital is a tragic outcome for what should have been harmless fun…if the rules had been followed.
Nurse Jacintha Saldanha, 46, from the King Edward VII Hospital who fell for the ruse from DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian, has died.
"Police are not treating Ms Saldanha's death as suspicious and numerous British media outlets have labelled it a suicide," is how it has been reported.
Everyone who has read the news today is shocked – the loss of this wife, mother and professional must be a terrible blow to all who know her.
People are outraged and appalled. They are looking for someone to blame, but they should also remember that Prince Charles himself laughed off the incident.
"How do you know I'm not a radio station?" the heir to the throne quipped as he spoke to reporters.
I was one who thought the prank was a classic of the genre that began way back in the 1960's with comedian Jerry Lewis and has been a staple of radio programs world-wide since then.
The Queen has been a victim of a prank call, fooled by a Canadian DJ posing as Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
People are calling for more regulation of such calls, and, I admit, I hadn't heard this particular call in its entirety. I should have before I commented. Lesson learned.
Now that I have, it's clear that the call breaks the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Commercial Radio Code of Practice (September 2011) which states:
"A licensee must not broadcast the words of an identifiable person unless:
a) That person has been informed in advance or a reasonable person would be aware that the words may be broadcast
b) In the case of words which have been recorded without the knowledge of that person, that person has subsequently, but prior to the broadcast, expressed consent to the broadcast of their words."
It's clear that the two DJs involved have broken the rules.
This is the problem with live prank calls, and should be well understood by all radio stations and all broadcasters – you can't put the call to air unless you have permission from the person being pranked.
To follow the rules, all prank calls should be pre-recorded. The callers reveal themselves and permission is granted to run it by the person who's been pranked.
Only then may it be put to air.
That would mean at the end of the call that went to air you'd hear something like this:
DJ: "Erm. Hello…sorry, sorry, we're not really the Queen and Prince Charles, we're from a radio station in Australia."
Nurse: "Really? Ha hah hah."
No harm done, play on.
In more than 11 years on breakfast radio, as a member of the 2DayFM Morning Crew, I was party to prank calls.
(They were never a favourite segment of mine because I just felt embarrassed and would inevitably blurt out prematurely who we really were, but we did make them.)
I cannot guarantee that every single call we made in those years followed ACMA guidelines as written today, but we certainly knew and understood accepted protocol, so we pre-recorded prank calls and junked a good many because we couldn't get permission to air them.
Sometimes prank calls were live, but made with the assistance of partners, families and friends who would assure us that the person being pranked would take it in good spirit.
That's part of the ACMA rule: "a reasonable person would be aware that the words may be broadcast." (Perhaps there's now a good case for closing that vague and arguable loophole, among others.)
I recall one instance of it going badly, and a girlfriend being dumped live on air. But tears or upset or humiliation were never broadcast and prank calls are (hopefully) not made with that intent. It's not something anyone wants to hear.
And, if you have a radio show that cares about people and takes that responsibility seriously, then people will want to be on it.
We also made calls to hotels attempting to get access to rock stars like Robbie Williams or Jennifer Lopez – it's a game that's been played for years – and I can't recall ever being successful. We were always rumbled by zealous staff on the front desk, managers, agents or personal assistants who usually took our futile attempts in good part.
Which makes you wonder how on earth Greig and Christian got so close to the bedside of the future Queen of England?
Just what protocols were lacking at King Edward VII hospital?
(It reminds one of the 1982 incident when Queen Elizabeth II woke to find a strange man sitting at the end of her bed. The man was cradling a broken ashtray and dripping blood from a lacerated hand.)
People are saying that this call that was intended to humiliate. However, listening to it, I can't hear that intent from either Greig or Christian.
I can only hear incredulity that they got as far as they did with their improbable accents and corgi impersonations.
The hospital made no complaint and insisted that the nurses had not been reprimanded, but the storm of outrage that followed in the English press must have been very humiliating – and none of us know the personal circumstances of Ms.Saldanha.
This is a reminder to all broadcasters that the ACMA rules are in place for a very good reason.
And, that, as a member of the public, your voice cannot be put to air without your consent.
Sadly, it's all too late in this instance.
Thanks to Wendy for allowing us to re-publish this article. See more at The Hoopla here.
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