Brook No Argument, smack that rat and eat that pie. All those seeking pee stick endorsement welcome. AF keep out, stay out and bugger off for the next nine months

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New thread ladies, pull up a pew.

She is the least maternal woman in the world though so I don't expect her to understand (never wanted DC and came into Dh's life when he was tiny and he was never at all motherly to him)

But still, is exactly how I was, managed to remain polite though.
Did not even tell DH as I know he would go mental!

Oh Farfalla at your MIL, as Imps says just ignore her, she sounds almost as crazylovely as mine!

Oh farfalla I am also at those comments. Some people don't actually connect their brain and their mouth very well.

I'm brooking no argument for all of you who need it. I have started the shagathon so am in a good frame of mind (and watched tinker tailor soldier spy last night which has a lot of tom hardy in it which kind of helped put me in the right mood!)

Lovely coats ladies, you shall look very lovely in them.

Oh yes, he'll do nicely

Oh crikey Farfalla she sounds a bit insensitive to say the least. I think women from the older generation have no idea what it's like for us - we are so much better informed and suggesting that you 'stop thinking about it' is a lot easier said than done.

Ooh Ninja enjoy SWI and your BFP, which is just around the corner. I will only be a week or so behind you.

ninja WE shall look lovely in them, include yourself!
Good luck with the SWI! I am really missing it this month, we are using withdrawal method, seems very odd to be not trying for the time in 6 months and I resisting the temptation to go for the ironic BFP. No point spending £££ in tests though.

Solars, sorry to hear your MIL is also weird, I have always got on ok with mine from a distance but I can tell she is going to be irritating on this topic and childrearing in general. She has lots of 'theories' ..........

Sorry cross posted with generic, not sure its generational, my grandma is 91 and has had more sympathy! She is just a bit cold and emotionally repressed stiff upper lip

Luckily my MIL and FIL are very sensitive to TTC issues since OH's sister had IVF to conceive her first daughter after 4 years of trying. They have never asked whether we intend to have children and I doubt they will ever do so (not least because I don't think they like to think of us having sex - OH and I had been together 9 years before they let us share a bed at their house when we stayed over ! And they're not even religious!)

imps thats hilarious! 9 Years! what did they think you did at home?

No idea! We'd been living together for 6 years by that stage!

Farfalla - it's been said before, but I'll say it again - at your MIL!

Imps - at the not being allowed to share a bed. I remember when my in-laws first came to stay with us in our first flat we were renting together. It was a 2 bed flat but obv we were sharing a room. And they tentatively asked what the sleeping arrangements were going to be so DH (well, DP back then) said 'well, we'll sleep in there and you sleep on the guest bed' (which was a futon - hardly as if one of us lived in that room). They were really awkward about it and asked me if I was OK with that - as if DH was 'forcing' me to share a room with him lol!

Boo to AF Generic but bring on the July babies! It is definitely happening this month. I've got my preseed at the ready & I'll be smacking that rat non stop.

Farfalla can't believe your step MIL. She is obviously crazy . My MIL is quite nice, I can't imagine her ever asking us about babies but that's because DH is the baby of the family. When we got our puppy she tried to put us off as she said we were too young to look after it & we where ruining our lives. We are both nearly 30 & have been together 7 years, married for 3 & have our own home. I think she'll have a heart attack when we tell her we are pg

Scrambled it's implantation my friend

I love the coats girls, I have a confession to make. A few months ago I saw a winter coat I liked in the debenhams sale. I tried it on, when I looked at the price tag I found out it was a maternity coat. I had to buy it cos it was reduced to £11 from £65. Even DH agreed! It is now hidden in the bottom of my wardrobe

Btw I have booked a doctors appointment for Wednesday evening. I'm already panicking that I will get dismissed. Ive been stuck to google lately & am now convinced I've got PCOS. I'm sure I'll get laughed at if I say that on wed. I know enough doctors to say they hate self diagnosis

rotfl @ the thought of biscuits being forced to share with DH!

My parents are really good - DH lived with my family and me because his family is also nuts while at uni, and they even bought us a double bed. We'd been together since our GCSEs though so he was one of the clan by that point :)

Generic i'm on day 4 here

Don't worry about the coat baby. I can absolutely promise you I definitely did not buy any maternity clothes in the Next sale. Totally didn't do it. Honest

Hurrah for July babies I say.

scrambled absolutely no wibbling allowed! although LOVE use of the word wibble

Sorry for lack of posts - manic day

imps love the FF chart hopping. When i was af late and bfn, each day i would search for "positive after negative, 12 dpo/13dpo/14dpo/15dpo" each day to keep a little hope :) I didnt for a second think it would actually come to fruition though.
Good luck rat smackers :)

ps imps is up the duff, pass it on...

but of course imps is pg! even if she won't come and sort my radiator drips out...

AF is in full flow . Feel awful. Going to bed early. Sorry for miserable post, I really thought we'd cracked it this month.

sorry to hear that scrambled, hope you feel better in the morning.

Oh scrambled hope you feel better tomorrow. It constantly confuses and disappoints me that unprotected sex on ov day doesn't = baby. Next month im sure it'll just fertilise for you

Scrambled I'm sorry that evil AF showed up! Stupid hag, why can't she get the message?! You're in the July posse now though, sooooo many cute little babies will be popping out of this thread just in time for lazy summer BBQs and watching the olympics! Perfect timing preggos!

It all sounds ridiculously promising for Imps, are you really going to keep us in suspense until WED?!

Good luck to everyone gearing up for SWI and ironic BFPs as well!

Morning all!

Scrambled so sorry to hear about AF. It's extra galling when you think you've smacked the rat that cycle. I hope you're feeling better this morning and can get back into Brooking No Argument mode.

Dream I have the answer to all your radiator problems here I thank you

BFN this morning - not even the merest hint of a line on anything! 14 DPO, temps still high, have had cramping for the last few days, no AF (due on Sun or Mon), no sign of AF! It's all looking hopeful but for the pesky pee sticks! That said, last month my LP was 14 days - but that was a very weird month with lots of spotting and a fake period on 14 DPO, so I don't think that my LP has permanently changed to 14 days. Oh well, just need to wait and see what happens I suppose! Fingers crossed I'm taking a leaf out of Meconium's book with a belated BFP!

Any exciting plans for today anyone?

Oooh in order to help things along a bit I have just ordered a new job lot of pee sticks!

imps are you using internet cheapies? They really vary in quality, even from the same batch so I would not rely on them too heavily

scrambled so sorry about AF, witch :(

I am thinking it might be nice to have a September baby, its so pretty outside and autumn is my favourite time

Got my peak/smiley face yesterday, only on day13 which is 2 days early for me and now panicking this month I am actually going to have a decent luteal phase and waste it. Tried to convince DH we should go for it anyway and get an ironic BFP but he rightly said no, no point spending ££ on tests if I am updiffed for them. Why does he have to be so sensible ?

Hello scream and meconium nice to see you lurking about in conception and hopefully we will close this thread down soon and move over :)