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This thread is the one the Rat Smacketeers all become PSEPP and we are Brooking No Argument this is the case. Fact.

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ScarlettInSpace · 07/09/2012 07:21

Ladies this thread is the one, I can feel it in my water [although maybe that's the drugs Hmm ], here you go Grin

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Princesslovelyboo · 17/09/2012 12:45

Oh Solars, sorry you had a bad night, but like the others said, please don't try and keep it to yourself, come and mental share with us.

Scarlett That is good news, brookety brook brooking all the way for you.

Keep well timed rat smacking you say?? not long till you confirm then :)

Sweetie possibly little sweet setling in? I didn't realise I was this far along either, I was expecting them to tell me 5 weeks, and there not be anything to see, but there it was, little yolk sac, little heart beat and a 7 week measurement, at least I didn't do a smegs!!! :)

Hope your having a better day Geek

Has anyone seen Maybe

cartoonface · 17/09/2012 13:06

keep im here. been try not to come on here too much cos it would just be moan moan moan from me! ive not bloody decided. i went to try my wedding dress on saturday. my actual one all ready and paid for execpt alterations. also i went to boots to get my steriods, progesterone, asprin etc etc etc. made it all feel so much more real and so much harder to know wot to do. im thinking maybe start in jan so i wont (hopefully)have any bump issues with the dress. but seems a heck of a long way away plus some of the ladies on here currently on these meds think that ill be feeling so rough preggo or not from the steriods that it may be best not to do both. am considering making some enquirys about moving the wedding forward to december and the ttc after that. so i can concentrate on one thing at a time.

BeedleTheBard · 17/09/2012 13:08

scarlett excellent news that you can start the stimming, I hope you start to feeel better

sweetie I don't think you have been silly at all :o

solars don't be sad, come and talk to us

imps sorry that the relaxing hasn't worked (well to be honest I'd be a bit gutted if I actually had to try that :o ), but it sounds like you have a plan

things are still a bit strained between me and DP, I think we're both a bit depressed/stressed about everything. I'm hoping things will get better whilst we're on holiday.

cartoonface · 17/09/2012 13:09

sorry just totally ignored everyone else.
boo thats wonderful
sweetie a new puppy! congrats on the new edition to the family. hope your feeling better.
scarlett so happy its all going to plan.
hope everyone else is ok

Geeklette · 17/09/2012 13:32

Sorry if this ends up being longer/shorter than usual - trying to squeeze a post in between people landing on my desk asking stoopid questions!

imps I had to laugh when I read about Moyles playing a song too early screwing up your morning - that is so me!! What a shame you have managed to find a remedy for your imps fingers, they used to make me howl with laughter and earn me some very weird looks from my work colleagues I love how relaxed you are about TTC, but then you are still so young Envy It will no doubt happen at the right time for you and MrImps, so enjoy your alternative plans while you can Grin

boo I think you're just plain mean not to do my ironing for me! It's actually MrGeek's ironing, I don't own any workwear that needs to be ironed. He used to do all the cooking, and I did the cleaning, washing and ironing which seemed a fair division of labour. Lately though I seem to have taken over all the cooking too! Time to put MrGeek to work tonight methinks Grin Super congrats on your scan though - 7 weeks! Doesn't time fly!!! So fab that you have seen a heartbeat - is it starting to feel real now?

solars you poor love, please don't do any more silent weeping says the queen of sobbing quietly in the toilet I am sure it is just the drugs and hopefully in a week you'll be able to get onto the good stuff and feel miles better. I hope today is kind to you and you are able to get a proper night's sleep tonight. We are all here for you, always.

keep nice crisp mornings here too - I don't think it'll be long before we have our first frost, either. Hope your weather stays decent and you don't end up flooded out, that sounds like it could be quite nasty. IVF probably won't happen next cycle, as I'm waiting for my consultant to write to my GP to ask my GP to write to my consultant with a referring letter for the operation my consultant would like to carry out before I can start IVF. I'm on CD 14, from memory, and hoping to ovulate in the next 1-2 weeks so I don't think it will all go through in time for me to start at my next cycle. I'm on the verge of losing the plot with where I am in the scheme of things too Grin

scarlett so pleased that the down reg has worked for you! Yay for moving on to the stims, it sounds like they will treat you far better than your down reg drugs. The power of brooking strikes again!

sweetie OMG you bought a puppy!? Your BFP is now in the bag (which we knew anyway from your textbook 4 cell embryo transfer). I've heard cockerpoos don't moult, so that is definitely a plus! You are going to have your work cut out for you though, at least the last week of your 2ww will fly by as you will be so distracted. Photos on FB as soon as poss pleased :) :) :)

sparks when will you hear about the results of your interview?

I can also add to the debunking of the 'just relax' myth. I spent 10 years relaxing and it got me diddly squat but I have to wonder now just how much of that was me being so incredibly naive about my cycle, not to mention popping ibuprofen at all the wrong times. I'm sure we probably managed to somehow miss all of the right times, because this last year I have learned how awful I feel around ov time with cramps and fatigue and stuff. Going into cycle 120 (approx) now and I feel so much more informed.

Feeling a bit fed up at the moment, having got to the point of feeling excited that IVF was imminent and now feeling that it has been pushed back still further by needing this extra op, but not knowing when it will be. It's quite funny though - I'd originally predicted it would fall at the end of September, coinciding with me needing to support the go-live of a new piece of software. When I found out it would be the end of October instead, I told my boss only to find out the go-live had been rescheduled for the end of October too! Now I find my IVF is likely to be November or later, and once again the go-live is likely to be pushed back to around then. Someone's trying to tell me something!!

Right, enough rambling, back to work for me - brooking for you all, especially those taking a bit of time out at the moment.

SweetieDoesIt · 17/09/2012 16:06

I have added a few pictures of the new arrival on fb, I did it from my phone so they are all separate rather than in a file. Not sure what I have done wrong.

I will add one to my profile pictures too

cartoonface · 17/09/2012 16:12

oH SWEETIE SHE ADORABLE WOTS HER NAME?
ops swithed to caps sorry, didnt mean to shout! haha

Solars · 17/09/2012 16:49

Thank you all, I feel a lot better now after listening to my cd again and getting my work done too, although I am very tired still so I'm sure it'll be an early night for me! It was all very strange as I had such a lovely weekend with my DBro & DSis and nieces and nephews down on saturday and sunday was a really nice day as we went out for a lovely long drive & lunch, but then to feel so low later on. Pretty sure it's got something to do with the drugs and partly the anxiety associated with the waiting!

Scarlett I am so pleased you had a great scan today, not long at all to go now dear!

Boo how lovely for your surprise scan too!

Sweetie the little puppy is just doubly confirming your bfp now! Will check out the pics soon! Remember no symptoms = preggo!

Beedle this can all be really tough on both of you but be good to each other and I think you're right the holiday will definitely help, rekindle the romance and just enjoy yourselves.

Geek if you can just take one step at a time, I agree it's horrid waiting for things to happen, but it will happen, I mean just look at Sweetie already in her 2ww! That'll be you before you know it!

Right I'm off to figure out what to make for supper!

keepitgoing · 18/09/2012 04:22

scarlett so pleased for you and hope that you start to feel better quick smart.

sweetie that dog is so adorable! I think it was very sensible to get a puppy, actually. I hope you're feeling ok, and you must be almost a week in.

geek that is just a ridiculous chain of events that has to happen. Oh well, it doesn't sound like next month's going to be a go-er, so might as well not worry and go for the one after. Hopefully you won't have a crazy long cycle again though.

keepitgoing · 18/09/2012 04:31

face that's a difficult one. I think that I would just get on with ttc, to be honest. Going on past events you are likely to be upduffed soonish, and would be past the danger zone before the wedding. But then i guess dress would need to be altered, but that's not the end of the world, is it? If you were early-days pregnant at the wedding might you be really too nervous to enjoy the wedding and honeymoon, or as you say feeling rough? in which case better to either go early or wait until after the wedding. moving the wedding forward could be good - i love a december wedding! sorry, I think that was no help at all. Either way, hopefully now you've got your cocktail of drugs it will be a trouble-free pregnancy.

solars glad your cd is helpful. how annoying you have to do another week just to fit into their timetable - argh! still, another day ticked off now. you'll be there before we know it.

beedle - good for you booking a child-free holiday. Sorry you've been a bit down, but now you're on the path to answers, hopefully. And an ironic bfp in the meantime.

No news here, just smacking that rat left right and centre. Do we assume ovulation is on day 2 of the peak, cbfm-users? I just assume it's somewhere around now, and then go back to eod for a while after it's back on low.

SecretSparkle · 18/09/2012 08:41

Morning ladies
Sorry for not posting yesterday, we've decided (well actually ive decided) to stop TTC for a while, or atleast put it on the back burner! Ive got to find a new job Sad. So going to be concentrate on that for the foreseeable future!!

Lurking to commence shortly!!

Brooking for all other rat smackers

BeedleTheBard · 18/09/2012 08:55

Sorry to hear that sparkle , but I can understand that some time-out can be a good idea. Obviously I'm hoping that you'll be popping in occassionally, and then coming back to tell us about your ironic BFP :o Take care and good luck with the job hunting.

keepitgoing · 18/09/2012 09:12

ah sparks do you mean that you're going to start using contraception, or just try not to worry about it. Are you going to stop tracking cycles and things? Sorry that you're not enjoying your job. But you may have a new one by the end of the week, brooking for that!!

SweetieDoesIt · 18/09/2012 11:04

Aw Sparks sorry to hear that, I will really miss you cheery posts keeping everyone spirits up. We can still keep you updates on fb too. Hope you are ok lovely {{{hugs}}}

cartoonface · 18/09/2012 14:03

keep ive emailed the venue to see what dates they have so fingers crossed. i had always pictured a winter wedding but thought getting married this yr might have been too much of a rush but now wish id just gone for it. trying my lovely dress on made me think how lovely it looked just as it was and couldnt even imagine it bump friendly its all corseted so i guess they have to take some out for bump room? i dont know. from wot ive gathered the steriods make u moody, fat, bloated and give u a dodgy tummy, thats just the one set of meds! i may be lucky and not feel bad on them. trouble is the way my mind works i imagine every possiblity and end up convinced the worst will happen.
if we cant move the wedding we will start ttc around jan. and i will just have to put up with any illness and put worries out of my head for the day. we've never decided when to go on honeymoon and thought probably just a small break in this country, hopefully ill get my luxury mexican hol in a few yrs or so currently a baby is more important. my head is just swimming! hows things with you?
sparks we all love a good chat so no need to stay away even if not ttc. i feel a bit of a fraud being here me and dp are using condoms after all!

CheerfulYank · 18/09/2012 14:52

Oh, Sweetie soooo cute.

Hope you're feeling ok, Sparks.

Solars · 18/09/2012 16:57

Oh no Sparkes brooking for a job to turn up pronto and please do stick around even if not actively ttcing!

Scarlett how are you getting on with the stims? Hope you're feeling much better too.

Sweetie hope all is well with you too and you've got plenty of distractions, when have they told you to test?

Face you never know you may not get any of the side effects.

Keep sorry I'm not a cbfm user. It is annoying to have to wait another week just to fit in the clinics timeable but I'm just trying to take each day as it comes, 7 sleeps to go!

Geek & Maybe hope you both are well

Yank where are you in your cycle now?

CheerfulYank · 18/09/2012 18:51

I am...4 weeks along! Got a bfp over the weekend. :o

This thread is magic.

Princesslovelyboo · 18/09/2012 19:03

Yank that is fabulous news, many many congratulations. Thanks :):):)

CheerfulYank · 18/09/2012 19:08

Thank you so much. I'm so excited! We haven't told many people yet as we aren't telling DS for awhile. :)

Princesslovelyboo · 18/09/2012 21:19

We haven't told teen boo yet, he will find out after 12 weeks. Toddly boo is too young so he will just be told as and when he needs to know.

So pleased for you, there is a graduates thread when you are ready, can't link cos I'm on my phone.

keepitgoing · 19/09/2012 03:57

yank that's brilliant news, congratulations!! you managed to keep that quiet for two days...?
how long were you trying for? How old is your son?

sweetie how's your pup getting on. hope he's keeping you distracted.

6 more sleeps now, solars Smile

face how weird to be using condoms. I don't think i'll ever use contraception again... Fingers crossed that the venue have space, you sounds pretty organised you could deffo do it in december!

CheerfulYank · 19/09/2012 05:01

Keepit last month was our first month trying! Shock

DS is five. :) I've been trying to convince DH to have another since DS was about nine months old! But now that we're in our 30's we've just decided to go hell for leather for the next five years or so and see how many we end up with. Dubious plan, I know!

keepitgoing · 19/09/2012 05:40

ooh you could end up with a football team if you keep it up at that rate!!

SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 07:26

Congratulations yank and first month of trying Envy so pleased for you well done Thanks