We are all jolly well going to smack the rat this month and grow a baby and we'll brook no argument. And probably eat some cake too.

Btw - any reassurance that DTD on cd11 when smiley face was early morning of cd12 gives me an outsiders chance of BFP - would be very welcome. What about these tales of BFPs after sex during AF, eh?

Morning all

Surely the theatre inspired a bit of smugness re' not being unhappily preggers/with OH who hates children, Imps? I hope you rattled your pearls and rustled your chiffon loudly during the singing. Crazy stuff.

Where's Popcorn my cycle buddy? Need some geeing up as have stinking cold and should be DTD. DP moaning about illness but still rocked in after midnight, rustling household feathers. I'm quite furious as I don't believe he's looking after himself and I'm spending gallons of dosh on sperm-jollying herbs and this is beginning to feel counterproductive. The chance of a decent shag tonight I would say are fairly minimal. What say you - Popcorn Imps and Far. Get thee to the theatre perhaps?

I have made you all some wonky-shaped but moorish cocoa melting moments (a biscuit that I baked a lot as a small, precocious child). Enjoy.

OMG Imps. For some reason it makes me think of the GAY episode of IT Crowd :o

I've just done my Gillian Michaels dvd for the first time, and FUCK ME. 20 minutes on easy, and I could have happily keeled over after 10. And she must be psychic because every time I stopped she knew and she shouted at me

OMG imps it sounds hilarious!

I love the DH dates as well, good to have proper chats and fun so they don;t just feel like sperm donors :)

Have not been to the theatre for ages, you have inspired me to check what's on.

I think we are missing loads of imminent POAStickers including muunki?

Hello scream and scarlett good to see you on here. I lurk about on the ante natal thread a bit and its great to see everyone's pregnancies progressing nicely.
We shall of course all be joining you very imminently.

evening rat smackers!
imps have a lovely time at the theatre. I think the ballgown ,gloves and pearls would have been perfect.
cor blimey, I can't stop yawning, early night for me I think!

Yay! Shiny new thread!

I'm feeling a bit too coldy/fluey/exhausted/sorry-for-myself to contribute anything positive to the thread right now, so I'll keep my mouth shut! Seriously hoping to get some sleep tonight which I'm convinced will automatically solve the cold problem. So I'll be back tom!

Hi all, just seen the lovely new thread so popped in to say hello. Hope you're all doing well, not had time to read through yet but I will.

I tend to do smart-casual at the theatre, often jeans with a smartish top. I love the RSC in Stratford (though it's a bit fo a schlep) - and there it's mostly silver surfers smartly turned out in velvet jackets and pashminas. So I think anything goes nowadays :)

Ooo, new thread!

Thanks Scrambled and Imps - I give full credit to the brookers :) I know - still spend some of the time completely bemused that I'm actually finally preggo (until I catch sight of myself in a mirror!).

Popcorn, yes, sucking its thumb! Soooo amazingly meltingly cute. Until I laughed and it got all shaken up - poor thing - must be like a white water ride in there!

farfalla, hope you have an amazing time in India! Very jealous. I went there when in 6th form - to Calcutta and Varansi - it was absolutely amazing.

Imps, you definitely need to get out of there, whether they make you redundant or not! Enjoy your night at the theatre :) I never dress up to go (we used to go loads, not so much now we're so so busy, and everything's more expensive!), but some people do! :) It's mainly because I'm lazy/normally coming straight from work/have spent a day in London beforehand, shopping!

Hi Far am very of your trip. I think both you and DH deserve a nice break. Am impressed that your DH has been cutting back with the fags. I'm currently trying to convince my DH to cut back on his drinking.

Popcorn AF will NOT be coming to visit you on Xmas eve. Instead you WILL be getting your BFP. You did sign that letter to Santa didn't you?!

Crap have forgotten what everyone else said again! Can you have babybrain on cd8 before ovulation even happens? If so I'm totally updiffed

Didn't Munkii go on holiday for the week? I've lost track tbh......

DH travelled around Rajastan for a year or so in his teens, it was a long time ago though. He loved it. I've only been to Goa which I'd describe as the Disney Land of India - i.e. a bit superficial, and not particularly representative of India at all - and didn't like it, sadly.

I have just checked FF and, apparently, if I don't get upduffed this cycle (as if!) AF will be due on Xmas Eve. Nice.

I'm so Farfalla, we did Jaipur & Udaipur in Rajastan. You're going to have a great time, and you'll be back all updiffed how lovely!

yes where are you lurkers???

Off to the north, have never been before, all around rajastan. Have bought loads of books about it they are still in their amazon box by my desk so need to do some research.

I also want to go to the South as well eventually, we only had 2 weeks though so decided to have a more relaxed pace and not try and cram everything in.

Imps thanks for your excellent link, I would have got myself lost otherwise and I love what you've done with this place!

Oh Farfalla you lucky, lucky girl I love india! I have been a couple of times but not to the south yet, which is what I really want to do next. Whereabouts are you going?

Bean your dr sounds just as rubbish as Beedles can you not get to see another one in the same practice?

Yes I think it is just me to PIAR, what has happened to Munkii by the way? Pretty sure her af was overdue?? and talking of other missing persons, Maybe, Shiny where are they? I know Generic is on her work thing.

bean none taken at all.
No chance of getting Dh to acu (see bloodtestgate in the previous thread and you will see why) sadly but that is ok, his swimmers are doing the job I just need my woombly bits to be better hosts!

popcorn I will look into Clinique thank you!

We are off to India, can't wait. It has been a goal for ages and we kept talking about it and never doing it. Then I did not want to book because I did not want to go updiffed. After 2nd reproductive fail we bit the bullet and went for it. Its sort of a consolation prize for not being 6 months pregnant like I should have been if the first bean had stuck!!

Who is next to POAS then, solars??

Sorry Bean, tact and subtlety is not my strong suit

Far your mum sounds just lovely. Your face stuff sounds good too! Have you thought about combining it with an oil-free moisturiser, if you're not already? My clinique one is fabby. Where are you going? Is there room in your case for me?

Far - yes did occur to me after my preaching. Great you are going. I think it will make a big diff and if you keep going after you get BFP even better. I started at 37 thinking (wrongly then) it would take me ages to get pg. In fact I was already pg but didn't realise it. Anyway, I kept going and I think it made all the difference to that pregnancy. So fingers crossed for you. Sounds like your DH needs a few needles where it counts. No real offence intended of course.

Don't worry - the GP could see how affected I am though I did save most of the tears for the bathroom. Didn't win me a test-fest though. Still, I am going to push on.

TTFN all you top-class gals.

p.s. I find it helps to start crying at the GP, normally does the trick........

Oh you are preaching to the converted on the acu - I have been going since May and I really like it. Not convinced it has done much good but I find it relaxing and like the lady who does it, its like therapy!

Hi Far

Countdown to hols... Definitely gotta be preggers if you don't want to be (fate is so easily tempted I do believe).

Your mum sounds ACE. Mine is very wonderful too, but I worry about upsetting her and she's been through me dating cads-not-dads for years so I don't want to keep landing this on her to top it all.

Sounds like sensible advice re your DH and SA, and marvellous that he's down on the fags. I'm brooking big time that you beat the MCs. If you have any spare dosh think about acupuncture with next BFP .

Ok - better go. Naptime nearly over.

Hi whimsi

These are crazy Chinese herbs given by a traditional chinese doctor/acupuncturist who has taken pulse and made a diagnosis (she is also treating me with acupuncture). Extremely expensive I'm afraid and we will only try this for a few months before the piggy bank is empty. We are doing his/hers vits too. I'm throwing a lot of resources at this. Comes with being old and having worked a lot of years before I managed to start a family...

Enjoy birthday and pizza. Hopefully he will be giving you a very special this month....