Looking for some support along this everlasting road of ttc? Let the brookers take control....

Well ladies, af is here and don't I know it. Think I've also picked up the tummy bug making the rounds in my family. Brilliant. On the upside, my opk and thermometer are here and from now on, I really get obsessive.

cups I'm moving south in a few months, can't wait. Had a meltdown to mr nurse on skype last night, and he was brilliant. Times like that I'm really glad I tied him down and put a ring on it.

Thanks for all your support - am hooked already and going nowhere! You are all fab!

keep that's my problem. I'm usually on here on my phone so it's harder to keep up and read back everything.

I couldn't keep it a surprise, I went from wanting to know to not wanting to know, then saying if they could find out ill find out to ill pay to find out. In the end I decided I couldn't wait so asked. I was so glad I found out but I'm such a nosy person so I couldn't of waited.

maybe so far it sounds very promising. :)

cups sounds like a great night out.

you'll be fine. I think keeping occupied is the key x

I don't know what I'm going to be like after my ET, I'm already desperate for the next week to fly by so I can hear about your BFP! X

Thanks so much Cups x

That's the best way to do it Maybe asthen you will know for sure either way. It's just the wait is agony! We will all be here to hold your hands x

This WILL be the last one Cups. It is bizarre how much it varies. I wasn't allowed I take ibuprofen after EC though, but you're much closer to implantation then.

I'm not going to test early. If I get a negative I will maybe think that it might turn positive. And if it's positive then I would think it could be chemical. So I suppose waiting till yet day would mean I would be 17DPO and whatever happens then would be conclusive.

That's great Keep I think it's lovely to have a surprise. I don't know if I could actually manage it as I'm so so impatient

Maybe I was specifically told not to take any ibuprofen. I can't remember why or if they even gave me a reason. It's amazing how much advice differs from clinic to clinic. Tbh I nearly cracked last night and took some as I can't imagine it would cause any real problems. I've read that it can affect implantation but obviously I'm a long way from that point! Your symptoms sound very promising. Only a week to go Maybe you can do it! Are you going to wait until the 20th to test?

I hope this is my last AF for a very long time! I've just been on my app where I record my AF and this is my 35th cycle I don't think I even paid attention for the first few months as I was sure it would happen soon enough.

Cups I was allowed to take ibuprofen as well for my AF. I'm sorry it's hurting. She's just making a fuss as she is packing up and buggering off for the next 9 months . Your dinner sounded immense. I had a few non alcoholic shandies last night!

Keep one week indeed! I'm tired and felt sick this morning with sore boobs. But the soreness fluctuates. I know a lot of it progesterone related though. No more pink since yesterday though.

Hey cups your meal sounds perfect. Stupid af, I guess she's being extra mean as she won't be seeing you for a year or so...

Nope, we didn't find out the sex. It'll be a surprise!

Keep I missed your post. Fab news. Are you finding about if its a boy or girl?

Solars 8 weeks! I can't believe it. I can't believe how far Sweetie and Face are too. It's nice to know there are some new brooking babes on the way.

Nurse sounds like a great place to study! I live in Manchester and work in salford so a lot of my patients live in deprived areas. I'm a paediatric nurse. Where are you hoping to move to with your DH?

We went to a local grill last night, the food was gorgeous. I had a posh burger and DH had steak. They serve non alcoholic beer so we had a few of them

I'm so tired today, I couldn't sleep last night cos of stupid AF. I've only been able to take paracetamol as the clinic told me not to take anything else. I'm working at 12 which I'm dreading. I hope it's not too busy and everyone is to busy enjoying the sun to come to hospital!

Sparks nice to see you, how is your beautiful little guy? How are you getting used to being a mummy?

Geek and Beedle am thinking of you lovely ladies a lot, hope you are doing ok and are enjoying the lovely weather

Scarlett I'm not sure if you are still reading but I've been thinking of you too. I hope you and DH have had a great holiday.

Thanks maybe what's going on with you? Only a week til test day, yay!

Oh Keep fantastic news

Morning all. Sorry to hear about your friend Keep.

Sorry there's still no AF Nurse. You may well be having annovulatory cycle, totally normal if you are. Bloody frustrating though.

What did you have for dinner last night Cups?

Nice to see you Sparks

What are everyone's plans for this scorching day?

Oops sorry, I meant nurse. It's hard to read back on my phone

Just had our brilliant 20 week scan, all good, and so now I need to navigate late entry to the Nhs machine :)

keep I think you've got me and nurse confused.

I'm not due on until 21st. Well roughly around that time

Morning girlies. I was out for drinks last night with a friend of a friend who I know has just had a failed ivf cycle, which I'm not supposed to know. I dropped a few hints in case she wanted to talk, but just wanted to give her a hug. I hear she thinks one failure means it won't work for them, and I wanted to tell her about solars and sweetie, and geek and beedles next cycles.

penguin what a total headfuck. When did you last do the dirty with dh? Try wearing white shorts, having sex, going somewhere without tampax... Of course I'm brooking you're one of those people for whom positive pee sticks are very late to the party...

Penguin, no real symptoms, no. A bit lethargic and hungry, achy boobs, and a bit of spotting. I had a small bit of nausea last week, but only for a few hours.

I had a longer than usual cycle in apr, lasting 39 days, but I'd had quite a lot of spotting from my normal af date. This time, ive hardly had anything and that's the end of day 42. The only thing I have had is more bfn than I'd card to admit.

kotty it's all the TTC acronyms I don't get. Didn't get a chance to look them up but ill hopefully get round to it tomorrow.

The heat is fantastic. Although I've been so busy this week so I'm taking it very easy with ds tomorrow in the paddling pool. We were in it tonight for a few mins before tea and it was fantastic, just a perfect temperature.

maybe I've been thinking about you. Brooking loads for little ernie.

Nurse have you any other symptoms?

Glad to hear AF arrived cups

It crazy how quick this moves. By the time I get back into it I've loads to catch up on and miss everything

cups am at Glasgow uni - lots of alcohol/drug addiction, unhealthy lifestyle choices and social depravity contributing to poor health, so an excellent place to learn.

solars - 4 years, ohemgee to that! How exciting to have your bun in the oven - the good things in life are worth the wait, or so I keep telling myself. How far along are you?

biscuits I can see how a group like this would make the whole thing easier - I find it all quite lonely and feel quite mental, testing even though I know in my mind it'll be negative. I guess I feel like a group of women going through similar/the same roller coaster will be less judgemental.

munxx hello to you too - nice to hear from people who had a difficult time of it, but got there in the end.

I'm still no further forward, neg hpt this morning and getting more mental by the day. Am 12 days later than my usual 32 day cycle, with sore boobs and no spotting since yesterday. Don't even want to mention it to my sis or pal, as I really can't be arsed hearing the response. Part of me knows I'm not preggers, but there's always a sliver of hope so long as af hasn't rocked up.

Thanks Gobbo. It's too soon for AF. It's stopped now. I just panicked. I love the sun, but eating when you have sweat running down your back is not nice!

I love pot salad. I made some last night in fact! Hottest day of the year tomorrow!!