Fireworks, bonfires and long winters' eves will herald the Rat Smacketeers' BFPs this month and we are Brooking No Argument!

Beedle, glad to hear you are officially ovulating, but we knew that anyway cos you're a brooker. Anyway, brooking with the rest of them that MrB JIAJ soon, but after shag week. Enjoy the gobbledegook conference!

Boo, am I allowed to call the baby booby or booster? Either way, it's a little cracker!

Keep, I don't know what flavour I am having, so it's a UBB (unidentified brooking baby). I am sort of getting excited, but it still seems quite a long way off. I finish work at Christmas, so 6 and a half weeks to go and counting. Hot Christmas sounds a bit weird to me, but would be good to experience once. Diwali in India will be awesome!

Sparks I am well jel of your craftiness. I need to learn how to do these things. Not long til your scan now - eeeee! The booking in is just a really long, boring appointment, filling in forms and testing your blood! Very exciting though as it makes it all seem much more real, so try to enjoy it.

Boo absolutely, it feels like an age BUT I have to say it's nothing in comparison to TTC, time goes so slow when TTC!

Sparks do you find that 2 weeks is a long time in preggo years! I think these early days are so long and slow.

keep we'd planned to tell family (both mums know) at the beginning of December , but my NHS scan isn't until 12th I know it's only 2 weeks extra but mrsparks said he didn't mind forking out for a private one as an early Christmas pressie

why a private scan, as you'd be 11 weeks so about to have NHS one anyway, wouldn't you?

Keep Yes I'm a little weirded out by how I've got to nearly 8 weeks already (7+4) We have a private scan booked for beginning of decemeber! Thats only 3 weeks on saturday!!!!

I think mrsparks would love the seaweed flavour, he is mad for the fried stuff!!!

Sparks at my booking in there were endless questions, then some more questions, pee test, blood test weight and height and loads of information given out. You will be fine.

I am another stay at home for Christmas, I sometimes go to my db for an hour but he is only 20 mins away

Well I have given us trying to get you all to grow up now, booby it is [giving up emotion] well on here at least, the lovely grown ups over on the grad thread have called it booster :)

gosh, sparks, other people's pregnancies sure do zoom past. I'm sure it'll be fine - just lots of history-taking.

They have weird crisp flavours here. seaweed, spicy crab, lemongrass. urgh. My faves are old trust cheese&onion.

Cup My booking in appointment is on Monday, Im stupidly worried because I dont really know what to expect

I've only ever spent christmas at home, how very unexotic!!! although I couldnt imagine going anywhere warm anyway.

Keep yes come in to the cave of voluntary sickness come my pretties!!! I've got it all ready for the brookers, currently lined with bags and bags of crisps, crisps are the food of gods, but not beef flavoured ones, they make me vom!!!!

I've made a christmas cake for my Nan, its been soaking in brandy for a few weeks now but my Nan loves a proper christmas cake, and she's a bugger to buy for, so I figured this was the best option. I'm also crocheting my nephew a blanket, he'll be nearly a year old by the time christmas comes around, but I'm making it rather sturdy so its can either be used to snuggle up with or as a play rug type thing. My sister asked me to do it, she was going to buy the yarn but I figured that my nephew is bound to be spoilt on the toy front so again best alternative.

I had a list of presents I wanted to make, but I've been a little preoccupied and the whole going to bed for 8pm is seriously eating in to my crafting time!!!

yes, must be even weirder when there are long evenings. We're strictly 6-6 light here! yes, biscuits, we are planning to come home next summer, so just this year.

i don't get why the southern hemisphere and tropics don't have their own christmas songs that are about summer... It's weird!

Am in India for diwali - how awesome is that!

beedle enjoy the conference. Am v impressed with your swedish. Did you know any before you met DH or did you move there and learn?

I spent Christmas 2004 on Bondi beach (and NY day 2005 on Manly) - hot Christmases are a bit weird. All the Christmas songs about snow etc - all just odd! Christmas lights are way more festive when it gets dark before about 10pm! I'm sure you'll have a lovely Christmas anyway Keep - one to remember for sure (as you'll be confirming you BFP). How long are you over there for? Will this be your only hot Christmas?

I did the hot xmas thing too, spent 2003 on Manly beach in Sydney. I was with 2 friends and we wore red white and blue bikinis along with Santa hats! Our portable CD player which was playing cheesy xmas songs overheated and packed up! (twas before the days of ipod/mp3!) I am slightly of the sunshine keep but I definitely prefer a cold yuletide!

keep I've almost done the hot christmas thing its a bit weird. One of my friends lives in a hot country and we were visiting in December one year, we went to an outdoor carol concert, so we were singing carols whilst outside dressed in summer dresses, whilst also listening to monkeys in the trees and the muslim call to prayer. Most odd, but very nice. Now I prefer a nice snowy christmas :o

Right I'm off to a work conference for 2 days, its not my favourite thing to do as 2 days of solid swedish is a bit tough on my brain and makes me very tired

Waves to all

come on, mrbeedle JIAP already! Didn't he take ages to get round to it last time...? Wait until after ov, though, beeds - no wasting those swimmers on a pot! congrats on confirming ov. I agree with you this seems a little pointless when we know ourselves as we do by now (sigh) but i suppose you never know.

I can't really contemplate christmas. How does one feel christmassy in 35deg heat? We'll be on a beach... Anyone ??

. Honestly, is this just a way to drag things out? you could just bring them with you to the ivf appointment!

gen 10 weeks! Wowee! you must be so excited! hope you're feeling well. When will you stop work? your DD sounds so cute! I can't remember if you know what colour brooking baby you're having?

now no, boo, i'm not one for flouncing! just calm down, dear. booby loves the name.

cd8 today and still a bit of brownish cm the last few days, which is unusual. I forgot to poaCBFMs this morning, so maybe this 'relaxed' approach will be my winner.

Think i said it, sweets but i'd complain too. But i think they should have talked to you about donor egg options whether you are paying or it's NHS. I do not think we should accept an inferior service on the NHS, and that's what this was

India. It's nice, actually (the name, don't know about the place yet). But would feel too sorry for the child to have that as their name. In this vein, if next month is my month should I be considering 'Isabella Ulrica Iantha' (IUI) or perhaps 'petri(dish)'?? I think Petri is actually a name!!?

okey dokey, i suppose i should do some work, then

boo please calm down and stop with the flouncing already it won't be doing the boobies any good at all

Cup that should sort it out, it will be winging its way to you very soon

Beedle it is nice to see these things in black & white confirming what we already know

keep I am loving baby Calcutta, very exotic but you might want to agree it with DH first

Gen only 10 week until the big sneeze, how time flies. Loving DDs comments so pleased she is looking forward to the new arrival

Now boo stop that flouncing and sulking, its not good for little booby :o

Sweetie what a complete twunt of a Dr, she should not be working in such a sensitive department with that attitude, I would make a complaint, I really would!

Cups How frustrating for you, I can't believe how much they are messing you about. Broking the forms arrive soon.

Beedle Good news on the unsurprising result. Good luck with Mr B and his date with the jar, brooking he 'does the job' soon

Right thats your lot, for now cos I luffs you all really i'm going back to ignoring you [petulant sulking emoticon] .............. you all know why, you are bringing this on yoursef

sweetie just at how rude and insensitive your consultant was, definately go elsewhere

boo hope you and booby boony are well today

gen your DD sounds really sweet, can't believe you only have 10 weeks to go

We've also been to see Bond, MrB kept trying to cover my eyes whenever Daniel Craig was semi-naked :o

cups hope you get a new appointment sorted soon

keep sorry that mummykeep is leaving tomorrow, hope you've had a lovely time with her (did she enjoy Bond as well? - my mum did :o ) I do get to see my parents quite often, we've just booked a trip to England for Xmas. They'll have to come to us next year as we'll have a tiny baby or I'll be too pregnant to fly - though I thought that last year too

I got a letter from the hospital yesterday informing me that my "cd21" test last month did show that I ovulated, not that this came as a huge surprise to me - but it was nice to have it confirmed. Now I just need to get MrB to JIAJ again and then we can go back to see the doctor. Though of course I will get pregnant this month sO I won't need to :o

Cup I will be doing some homemade pressies, probably baking-related. Christmas cakes for some people and biscuits for others. That is rubbish re the appointment and lack of questionnaire. I hope your work are being understanding about it all. DD is v excited about minigen and keeps saying very cute things like 'I can't wait for the baby to get here so I can play with it and we will be best friends' etc!

I love the name Calcutta, but not as much as I love Booby

Keep I think you better start thinking of good names as that BFP will be yours. I quite like India as a name if its a girl.

Sweetie how rude of the consultant! It sounds like you were very dignified. I cant believe she didn't discuss the donor eggs with you. That comment about the menopause was out of order, she sounds like she has no bedside manner.
I think you are doing the right thing by changing clinics & having counselling. It's so good to have a plan although of course you won't need it

Sparks great news on getting on top of the sickness. Do you have your midwife appointment booked yet btw?

Biscuits get yourself to the cinema! I don't find Daniel Craig attractive at all normally but I was practically drooling while watching the film

Gen wow can't believe it's only 10 weeks till MiniGen gets here. Are you all ready? Is DD excited?

We haven't got an appointment yet, we can't book one until they receive the questionnaire & I haven't even had the questionnaire yet! I'm annoyed as I finally spoke to my boss about it as if we undergo IVF it will affect ability at work significantly (I will be very restricted) and then came home to the letter saying the appointment had been cancelled. I wish I hadn't said anything now.

Has any done any homemade presents for Christmas? We are trying to make some chutneys this weekend & I was going to try making some flavoured vodka.

Sweetie I am so sorry to hear about nasty consultant. That is shocking when she must deal with these sorts of sensitive issues on a daily basis. She should have learned a decent bedside manner by now. How do you feel about using donor eggs now? I think it's a big step, so I would totally understand if you wanted to take the counselling and take your time to decide. You always sound very sensible and calm, though, so I'm sure you will come to a decision that is right for you and MrS.

Keep I'm so excited about you conceiving little India or Calcutta next week - whoop! I loved Daniel Craig in the latest film too - I think it's cos he is all mean and moody like you said. And he does have a very nice body. Swoon.

Sparks, glad you are managing your MS better. Brooking that it stays manageable for you.

Biscuits, lovely to see you around! Get a babysitter and get yourself out to see Bond. That's an order!

Cups, so sorry to hear your appointment has been cancelled. Have they sent you another one?

Geek, I think your dream was a premonition! Once you've had your procedure to make your ovaries accessible, I'm brooking that they release two juicy eggs simultaneously and you get beautiful baby twin Geeks.

Solars, hope you are OK my dear. And Maybe too, where are you? Imps, have you left us? I miss you!

All good with minigen - under 10 weeks to go now - eek!

Doesn't Baby Calcutta have quite a ring to it?

Oops, that's us assuming that either consultants are male, or that nasty consultants are male. It does seem stranger when they're women. I had a very brisk female consultant in the UK and managed to avoid crying only did on the nurse so hats off to you and mrS. You are not in the 'runup to menopause'! how rude!

sparks i hope soon you are going to be teaching us all the tricks of managing MS as we follow you into the cave of voluntary sickness. Not too many weeks now till you should be feeling better, anyway. Any other interesting symptoms like giant boos?

Hope my kitty was alright for fireworks night back in the UK. Our (parents) dog always runs to the top of the house and hides, it's his least favourite night of the year. No fireworks here.

sweetie i think it's the manly taking-care-of-it-all being-amazing and also moody which is the doer. We're funny, aren't we? Wouldn't want anyone like that in real life, but . I also LOVE judi dench.

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