The Rat Smackteers will get their BFPs and they'll BROOK NO ARGUMENT

[BeedleTheBard]

I hope this thread is as lucky as sparkle's

What do we want?

Positive Pee-sticks

When do we want them?

NOW

In true freecycle style, the OPKs etc are now spoken for.

I don't suppose anyone would like a pair of size 7 pale blue polka dot Lulu Guiness shoes. I just can't face ebay.

Mags guess you've got an exciting 2ww coming up

Geek your new boss sounds lime a complete and utter twonk. Look forward to leaving him in the lurch during jury service. Next he'll be asking your colleague to cancel his annual leave.

Whims I'm a size 7! and I love polka dots so would be happy to take them off your hands

Btw I also have some conceive plus if anyone wants it. It has not been used as such, it made my hand itch so was not keen to use it in a sensitive area . I'm sensitive to a lot of toiletries/cosmetics so didn't want to risk it.

cupcakes I'll stick a photo on FB of them in a tick. Would you be prepared to give me £20 for them?

Ha! I've just replied on FB. I will definitely have them. Is it ok if we sort money/postage tomorrow as I'm just on my way to work.

Hello all, especially Mags - you go girl!

Just whizzing by to tell you that the power of brooking triumphs yet again (hallelujah!). We have a wriggling baby measuring 12+2 - hurrah hurrah hurrah! Me and DH are so happy and DD seems excited at the thought of our family secret and her being a big sister. We will have to get round to telling real people now - eek!

Twonk City - we apparently have to 'move on from our silo-based thinking' and Dink-Boss will continue to 'bang a drum for us'

AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

YAY generic that's fab news :)

Great news gen.

geek It is The Law that a new boss makes comments about 'silo based thinking' or 'singing from the same hymn sheet' or 'getting all our ducks in a line / up a flagpole'.

God only knows why they do it. Maybe you could buy an actual drum to take in to the office.

Oooh gen fab fab fab!!! Congratulations on your sticky genericbean, and enjoy teling real people :) It's so lovely that DD is looking forward to being a big sis x

Chop chop princess! PM me your address - I'm off to the post office at 4.

Oh Gen this is the best news ever. I love the power of brooking

A very quick one from me to say YAY Gen that's so lovely to hear about your scan news, what an adorable DD, she sounds like she'll be a super big sis!

You are very chipper today and I can almost smell the BFPs in the air!

Gen LOVE IT! Minicola is showing off true brooking spirit!

Cups No idea about the EPO but well done on the a.m SWI

Sorry to be totes selfish but I need a slap with wet fish or a cuddle, I haven't decided which!!

Just spent the last hour sobbing because my afternoon OPK is much fainter than it was yesterday, suggesting that I'm not ovulating this month! I'm actually miserable because I can't see the point of anything let along swi!!

sparks sweetheart please don't beat yourself up over the sticks says the pot, calling the kettle black the levels really do vary awfully, and the sticks are at the whim of so much. How much you eat/drink/exercise/sweat/stress all has a huge bearing on the reading. I know it's not much consolation, but my sticks were all over the place this month, but at peak time they knew what to do.

Looking at your charts, it's not too unusual for you to ovulate after day 21. You're getting good signs that it's approaching, and I am absolutely brooking no argument, you will get your +OPK in the next couple of days. Nuff said.

sparks big hug from me! If its any comfort I used CB opks and the cycle of my bfp I didnt get a face at all but clearly I did ovulate! Like geek says there are lots of factors that affect results on an opk so dont stress about it. Xxx

Gen hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah!!! Well done MiniCola - good baby!!! Really delighted for you!

Lovi g the Whim/Cups MumsBay auction. Hope you'll give each other good ratings.

Sparks - step away from the OPKs. I really think they can harm more than they can help. I used them once and they were totally inaccurate and caused muchos stress. Could you try a cycle without them? Do you get much pant snot? That should be a better sign of approaching ov than sticks. God knows we know how much they lie (if you know what I mean).

Hope all is well, we WILL beat that AF bitch we WILL!!!

Thanks guys, just had another preg announcement, so feel even more crushed!! Who said someone had announced twins? Wondering if it's the same people!!

sparkly its just a longer cycle. The opks are not as ordered as we'd like. Can you just leave it to the cbfm...?

Am blue too, as am sure af on her way. The time from pos opk to spotting can be 14-16 days for me, and at 13, so will be coming any day now. I feel her evil crampy signs and already snapped at dh. Sure he doesn't know why and don't want to give the bad news. How can he be in blissful ignorance of where we are in the cycle...!. But. We have our hospital appt on Tuesday.

gen well done you!

Oh ffs sparks. I hate reading threads on here, too, most people get their bfps so quickly!

It's a family announcement, I should be happy for them, but I can't help being super jealous!!

Sparks here's a tip - if ever an announcement/preggo lady gets you down just tell yourself they're a Brooker - it really helps!

Is it wet and grey everywhere or just with me??

Congratulations gen :o

Can someone explain what "silo-based thinking" is? Not that I really want to know as it sounds really stooopid. We have someone who sends round emails that contain thise type of phrases, but as Google TRanslate can't cope with them (and nor can I ) I just don't read them. If people want me to read their emails they should write them in plain Swedish - or even better in English!! Luckily its not my boss who says these things, and he just laughed when I said I couldn't understand them :o

sparks don't worry about the OPKs, its very rare they I get an IC to show a proper "darker than the control" line, I need to be almost dehydrated and with proper dark coloured wee for that to happen. In fact last month I was so shocked to see a proper dark line, that I dipped a pregnancy test too

imps I don't think you can complain tooo much about it being grey at 10pm :o But if it makes you feel better its a bit grey here, though it will be sunny and hot later (though by hot, I mean above 20deg, we're not talking heatwaves here :o )

keep I hope its not AF making her presence known

Mornin brookers, just a fly-by-posting from me this morning as I was up later than usual thanks to serial night disturbances.

imps it's wet, grey and 'orrible here, and not looking like it's going to improve much over the next few days. We are promised a good ole thunder storm on Saturday afternoon, so at least that's something to look forward to even if I can't hang my washing out and mow the lawn!

sparks two announcements from work colleagues at my end. I need to transfer into our HR Department. I think they have to take a special HR fertility pill before they are allowed to start work (and that includes the men!!). Either that or it's a 'checkout 13' situation!

keep brooking that it is late implantation/early pregnancy spotting rather than AF. Good luck for your appointment on Tuesday.

beedle loving your attitude to such types of emails! In my context, silo-based thinking means having knowledge limited to one particular thing (ie application/group of pieces of software) and anything else belongs in someone else's 'silo', ie it's mgmt speak for 'not my problem guv'. The longterm plan is for everyone to be able to support all 70 apps that my department support (we aren't a helpdesk, we are third line, ie specialised support so are currently 'siloed' in order for teams to specialise in a given area). Wish you hadn't asked?? Hehe

Horrible night's non sleep last night - MrGeek fell out of bed then just as I was going back to sleep one of the cats decided to try and claw his way through the bedroom door . Lay awake for three hours after that!

Time to get ready for Day 3 of Dink-Boss. It surely can't be worse than day 2. I mean, overtime while I'm on jury service ffs???

mags i meant to say, go you!! Are you still on the clomid? Hopefully this new man has super sperm... :)

god i hate this last part of the cycle. Wish i was more regular as i can spend three days thinking the old cow could be here any second. Small wobble this morning, but DH cheered me up saying at least we should get a plan of action next week at the hosp.

imps are you enjoying your new not-stressing about getting pg. i wish i could do that - do you just do it by being so busy at work all the time?

big wave to cup sweetie scarlett and solars as well