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Greetings sisters [puts flowers in hair]

Bring your very best woo & let's see if we can magick up a few baybees (insta-differs not allowed).

New recruits are required to locate the BESH spell aka the BESHtionnaire and submit for further scrutiny.

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JEEEEZZUSSSS sorry faif it had to be done I cannot believe your MIL, ariel. I like the fact that she is unlucky, when you and your sister in law have to go to the lengths and pains and unpleasantness and heartbreak that is infertility and IVF. Can I come and clobber her, not with fish but I could use my bare fists. Oh, and I think I can see why she and her sister don't get on...

Aries/Ariel - one and the same. Don't bother me.

Yes yes! And haemorrhoid cream! And a blow up cushion to sit on in the those first stitched-fanjo days.

Calm down Drizz, we haven't told her yet! But that's the reaction I imagine she will have. Hopefully I underestimate her, but these are the feelings I suspect she will have because you see, I know her.

And her older sister is mad as a balloon as well.

I like maternity pads. They are useful anti-leakage. I could get some of those with bows and ribbons. But SIL had a C-section, and I think you bleed less afterwards (also it was in early summer, so I think she's passed that stage, if she ever needed them). If she really wants to piss me off, she gets pregnant again before me. Which she probably will....

Ok, ok, I'll calm down now. But I am here if you need clobbering anyone

I am a little too ready to hit anyone who says the wrong thing at the moment, tis the hormones, you see . I have come close with a few "at least you can get pregnant comments" and now I've found a leaflet on the MC association that says a) that it is normal to feel like this and b) explains to others that I have turned into a witch and they should tread carefully, so I think I might just print off a batch and keep them handy...

I think my mil is too intimidated by my high faluting career girl ways to think about the reason we've not sprogged. Ghj is the usual, first to uni etc in family. I think I scare the bejesus out of her. Tis for the best I think.

Double breast pump for that authentic cattle milking shed feel? So many options.

Oooh apparently not. DolomitesDonkey has an awful story of when she was showering after her first C section and a massive red thing fell out of her. I think she described it as the size of a pat of butter. What's the word? Lachlan?Lockia? Lochia?

Oh you can certainly hit her! I would stand back and applaud.

Driz. Have people actually said "at least you can get pregnant"? Do they still have all their appendages?

Good night dear BESHes.

Don't drink all the gin.

Good night rieby rie.

drizz, what stupid utter twats.

My crap present of choice will be a cheapie nasty plasticky room freshener "to hide the smell of nappies!" (said with a tinkly little laugh)

I'll try.

That was to Rie. Too slow. Also time for bed.

Laters peeps.

Night night. I am doing a woo spell for a happier day for all BESHes tomorrow.

I snuck off without saying goodnight goes with the witch theme as SB came home, with the final announcement of the day...

But to answer the question: YES, a remarkable number of people have played the at least you can get pregnant line sinky. At least 3 in the immediate circle of friends/family, including one of the recently diffed ones... I keep trying to explain to them that they may get the pregnancy and miscarriage news in one go, but we knew for about 4 weeks that I could get pregnant (and were extatically happy about that) before we crashed back down with the MC. It is not entirely surprising to be honest, considering loads of people know we've been trying for over 2 years.

I still can't spell. And I need to do a fair bit of writing... Oh dear!

ANOTHER diffage announcement? Bloody hell.

I once got told "Oh well, there's always adoption" by a colleague of AMNH's

How is everyone feeling this morning, on the precarious wibbly front?

Morning schlaaaaaags.

I've just had a delightful 2hr cab ride home after a 7hr flight. I fricking hate Heathrow.

Anyway, I'm off for a nap and then later I plan to go shopping work from home.

Sorry to hear about all the crapness.

2 hours? Blarrrdy hell. Charged to a client, I hope?

Absolutely Norf.

Right nap time. Or more likely tossing and turning in frustration until I give up time. But that is not exactly a snappy phrase.

Yes, another one norf, they all would have coincided perfectly with shared leave etc. Not bitter... But I think this is it. I just know of one more friend trying, but as she miscarried twins earlier this summer, I think I can cope with her announcement, also I know she was not diffed a week or two ago, so she can't be due anywhere near my due date when she get diffed.

Welcome home euro and sleep or toss and turn tight.

Thanks for the fish, I really fancy fish stew now. Maybe that is a plan, skive off and cooke loads. In case you hadn't noticed, I am "working from home" today, because my knackeredness culminated in the worst cold in a long time and I just couldn't face my commute and I had a meeting-free day anyhow. Clearly settling into the new job quite nicely

Cooking is a great cure for grief, I reckon. I include cocktail-making in that.

Hello Euro

I think I will have to learn to cook. I can make orange and almond cake quite well but that's about it.

Oh yes, there's always adoption BESHes. Because we all know how easy and straightforward adoption is . They would take one look at me and MrA and say "No, I think not actually."
Too old
Too poor
Too tenant-y
Too lacking in a regular income
Too lacking in SAHM material (me)

Hopefully it won't stop them deciding against artificially impregnating me.

Oh for the good old days when young unmarried mothers were shamed and forced into giving up their babies and the adoption agencies didn't need to be choosy.

Orange and almond cake sounds nice. I have some almonds. Though yet are about 50 years old and probably rancid by now. But that wouldn't show in a cake, would it?

Course it wouldn't

I was reading a paper on the plane yesterday and I think I read that in the whole of the UK last year only 70 babies under 1 were adopted. And this is after a govt push to speed up adoption and make it easier.

I am on a cake ban. Before I left I had managed to lose a couple of my post-IVF pounds. I ate a fair bit while I was away, but worked out loads too (having a gym in the hotel is so convenient - you really have no excuse to avoid it). I just weighed myself. I am 6 pounds heavier than when I left! I have been away 5 days. Flying makes you put on weight, right? RIGHT?