Brooking No Argument for Positive Pee Sticks, Healthy Pregnancies and Home-made Cakes!!!

Hi all - missed lots of fun here.

In answer to Generic's questions: the hard bit was finding a decent fella - I was 2 weeks short of my 37th when I got together with the ONE. STOOPID girl that I am, we had known each other forever (school) but he either seemed too shy or involved in v problematic r/s and I wasn't got to wade in and save his skin for fear of him mistrusting me. Meanwhile I had a thing for cads-not-dads. Still we were super hugely lucky when we finally bit the bullet. The ONE moved in (back from southeast Asia where he'd been working - also another minor obstacle to overcome in our story of Lurve) and we'd been living together six weeks (can you imagine) when we got a BFP. Was a joy but a bit of a pressure. Of course now I know how madly lucky we were. DS - an absolute corker - is 21 months soon. We have never used contraception and I got the green light (reluctantly) from DP to have one more early this year. Shall we say officially 9 months TTC but unofficially there's been 21 months since I was on my knees popping a bean and I feel like I was instantly broody for the next (inhumanly so).

I'll shut up now. I've been teary all day for no good reason as there really is no reason to give up hope yet and it's not even 2ww.

Ridiculous woman. I have also told the world and his whippet that I'm dying for pg2. Big mistake. Keep trying to rein myself in.

GAH. I could kick myself.

Maybe sorry you're having a rough time of it - that sucks!

Although I am impressed at your DH producing chocolate and magazines in demand. Is he a magician by any chance as his regular day job?

Hope those painkillers and the chocolate kick in soon xxxxx

Thanks everyone. DH caught me passing out in the bath when he got in, so he got me out and sat me down with lemonade and a kitkat chunky. Not actually sure where he produced that from though! Have taken codeine and ibuprofen and paracetamol, and am now a little woozy but still a bit in pain. Really not like me to be affected like that, I have a high pain tolerance normally.

Am now in PJs with hollyaoks and a food magazine (also produced by DH)

Maybe your egg is popping early Popcorn, get the and DH to the bedroom

Oh no Maybe, that sounds awful. I don't know anything about annovulatory cycles, but I guess it's possible that's the reason it's so bad. As Cupcakes said, hot water bottle? Or a hot drink? Seems to help me slightly, if other stuff isn't available.

Cupcakes I hope you're not scaring yourself with Dr Google? Glad you're on top of things with the B12. Out of interest, what foods are rich in B12 anyway?

Oh no, maybe! Do you have ibuprofen too? You can take both together iirc. Hot bath?

Pant snot alert! But it's too early! I am CD12, it usually doesnt start til CD14!

Oh no Maybe that old witch . How long before DH is home? Paracetamol is useless on it's own. Have you got a hot water bottle? or can you have a warm bath?
Eat as much chocolate/sugar as you can until you get more drugs. God I hate period pain.

Solars 11 DPO?! Any interesting symptoms to note?

I've been googling & my B12 is very low. Am gonna get to the gp's ASAP as it says you may need injections rather than tablets. I dont know why my level is so low as I eat a lot of foods rich in b12.

Thanks everyone, but she has hit me like a bloody bull in a china shop. I am doubled up in pain., and the only painkillers we have are paracetamol, and it isn't touching the sides. Can't get to chemist, as have pup, so have to wait for DH to get home first Is there a possibility that this month it is so painful cos last month was annovulatory?

Cupcakes that is fantastic news. Surely a nice supplement can sort out the B12 situation?

Can someone please have a word with AF. She seriously needs to bugger off and leave us all alone. We are all going to have our BFPs before crimbo, you mark my words. And we can all sit not drinking alcohol whilst smugly thinking 'I smacked that rat'.

Rant over

Cupcakes I knew there was someone I missed out on mentioning earlier, and it's not that i'm getting old and my short term memory is failing me, so many posts to read & remember I did wonder where you had got to, love the name change by the way. Well done on your results & I'm sure the B12 can be easily remedied. I am 11dpo I think.

Imps nasty horrid man!

Maybe you're still in with a chance if af hasn't even come yet

Hullo! Welcome back! That's great news about having ovulated, well done you

maybe Am brooking as hard as a very hard brooking thing for you.

Crap I missed a full page!

Popcorn that is awful, no wonder you DH is in a foul mood.

Imps I'm raging about that fruit & veg man. How rude. Give me the address & I'll go sort him out

Hi Solars how many DPO are you?

Afternoon fellow rat smackers!

Munkii, Maybe and Beedle I am brooking super hard for you guys. It ain't over till it's over.

Sorry about AF Little hope you are taking it easy today.

Biscuits hopefully you've got a chilled out crumb in there. One of my nephews who is two was a bit like this. He is the most relaxed little boy ever. As long as he's fed & watered he's happy

Stasi hope you had a great night & are not feeling too rough. Big day tomorrow!!

Far good luck for later, lots of special brooking for you today.

I got my day 21 blood results. I seem to have ovulated as progesterone was 37 (needs to be over 30). Everything seemed ok apart from my B12 was low, I've been doing a lot of googling to stress myself out! I don't think it affects conception but can cause problems in pregnancy so will need to get that sorted.

Implantation cramps! :o

Ah, you guys!! You're the best. I am loving the protest idea. I shall supply the baked goods. And I feel some mulled wine? It is nearly Crimbo after all

Imps what a dick. The fruit and veg man that is my dear, not you.

Scrambled that sounds veeeeeery messy You could have fun with the contagious rash story though.....

Thanks for your brooking Beedle and that goes for all you lovelies. I have no, ahem, flow to speak of, but I am very crampy, so I am sure she is around the corner

what a bleep. Like you say though, it will be his loss in the long run.

Maybe it's not over til it's over!

sorry she got you maybe, I'm still holding out here

I think she's being kept away by the banner making

Imps What an ARSE!!!! You should tell everyone you work with about his thieving antics so they don't get robbed too.

So sorry maybe. Are you sure?

far hope results day is going well! Take care x

I made play-dough for DD this morning, and we had an incredibly fun and messy time with it. Now I'm actually covered in the stuff, and foolishly I'd coloured it with a particularly indelible type of food colouring. I look like I've got a horrific rash, people are going to be crossing the road to get away from the woman with the deadly skin disease!

@ imps

Ooh Imps what a horrible man!

Let's make banners about the positive peesticks and about the thieving fruit and veg man! We can join the people outside St Paul's.

Oh, and re: petition, I think we ought to go one step further. I propose that we all make banners with "What do we want? Positive pee sticks!" on them and actually GO to Whitehall to protest. Haaaa, I wonder what the gov/media would make of that??!

throw not through. I'm that angry that I've lost the ability to spell.

A nasty fruit and veg man just stole £5 from me! Literally, STOLE it. There's a fruit and veg stall near where I work which I buy a lot of stuff from because, you know, it supports local trade, they have a lot of local produce and the only packaging they use is brown paper bags. Anyway, I just took £10 out of a cash point, walked straight over to the stall without putting the money in my wallet and bought 7 baking potatoes. He gave me £2.50 change. I said "I gave you £10 so I should have more change than that" and he said (looking all bolshy) "No you didn't, you gave me a fiver". I said "No, I'm sorry but I gave you £10. I just took it out of the machine". He looked fleetingly into his till and said "No you didn't. You. Gave. Me. £5." I told him that he had made a mistake, but he just repeated his lie that I'd given him a fiver. I didn't know what else to do, so I walked off.

GRRRR!!!! At least I know that he'll loose more than a fiver from me in the long run because I'm never going back there again. NEVER! I tell you. I should have thrown the baking potatoes at his head, one by one.

He was like the male version of AF. Horrible, cheating bastard.

Speaking of which, so sorry Maybe and Little. I clearly need to practise my menacing look for the next time I sort her out. But in the meantime...

Little glad you feel positive. Unfortunately a couple of my friends know too because I had to tell them last time I was pregnant to explain my non-drinking. I wish I hadn't told anyone.

I think we should start a petition Generic. 1000 signatures and we'll get it to parliament...

And I am sure that the sexing will be at the right time [persistent sperm emoticon]

Generic I agree with not wanting people to know about ttc. A few friends of ours know, that I told back when we first started. Regretting that now! I just think they are constantly waiting for me to announce a bfp. I'm very close to my mum, but she would be the worst person to tell as she would worry and ask me about it all the time.

I'm feeling ok about it being cd1. Well, a bit sad, it's getting harder each month. But you've gotta stay positive, hey?

Oh Maybe. Bugger. How dare she? I am incensed on your behalf.

But enjoy the new biccies!