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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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SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 07:29

keep pup is doing well and very much keeping me distracted, in a good way

solars our clinic advise to test 18 days after egg collection so that is a week on Friday HmmHmm I am not sure I will be able to hold out that long am thinking next Wednesday might be d day

keepitgoing · 19/09/2012 07:34

sweetie i thought you could test a bit earlier because the embryo is a couple of days old when it's put back, iyswim... 18 days is looong. wed would be good - only a week!! how's toilet training going, or is he too young for that yet? I am sooo jealous, i want to get a puppy when we get back next year, and DH has said yes, once our kitty has settled back in with us (though she won't be a fan). I just adore dogs.

SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 07:53

keep she is doing really well with house training only a few accidents usually when DH is watching her she sleeps in a crate at night and when I need to leave her so that has cut down on accidents too. It has been nice here last few days too so she has been in our garden all the time.

Princesslovelyboo · 19/09/2012 08:04

Sweetie she is adorable, and just what you need to take your mind off the 2ww.

cartoonface · 19/09/2012 09:27

sweetie wots the dogs name. i would love a dog! maybe one day
congrats yank that was quick!

SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 09:30

face she is called Roxy. Both me & DH have always had dogs so it was just a given that we would get another. I know timing might be a bit off but at least I am off work for next few weeks to get it used to our ways.

keepitgoing · 19/09/2012 09:40

No, I think the timing is perfect. Both for keeping you busy, and also as you say you are off work. When our dog died we got one very quickly as well. It's not to replace the other dog, but there is such a massive gap in your life otherwise isn't there.
I think perfect time to get a dog is mat leave but my mum and sister think i'm crazy...

cartoonface · 19/09/2012 10:27

i think its wonderful you got another dog and better to be at home while you all get used to each other and can train her. my best friends name is roxy! good name.

ScarlettInSpace · 19/09/2012 11:45

congrats yank, hopefully you've brought some brooking luck to this fred Smile Graduate Fred

sweetie love the pup, she's adorable, and a great way to take your mind off everything

solars how are you getting on love? I had tears at bedtime on Monday too, it's deffo the drugs x

sparks keep lurking Wink and feel free to nip in anytime, sometimes even a week or two off can help x

keep who has your dog while you're away?

geek I think someone is trying to tell you you can get pissed at crimbo Grin

waves at everyone else [sorry for no name check Blush ]

AFM I started stim last night, I think I feel a bit better this morning but the last 2-3 days have been sooooooooo bad that it doesn't take much to feel better iykwim. In fact I think i will celebrate not feeling sick by going to Greggs for lunch Grin. Acu this aft which i am looking forward to too.

Am mentalling lots about the stimming, I KNOW the consultant who told me not to expect to get any E's to C was talking out of his butt hole but he still said it and I can't help thinking about it. BROOK BROOK BROOK Grin

Scans booked for next Tuesday & friday to see if I respond...

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SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 12:13

Scarlett sooooo glad you are starting to feel a bit better, celebration with greggs defo a good idea. I totally understand your concerns, I was convinced there would be nothing on my first scan but there was. I will brooking my socks off for lots of follie action ready for your scan on Tuesday. Enjoy you acu later too.

ScarlettInSpace · 19/09/2012 15:48

sweetie I definitely am feeling better as the day goes on. Although I've still done ef all work today Grin - how are you feeling about everything, any interesting symptoms to report [and remember no symptoms is a symptom]

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cartoonface · 19/09/2012 15:58

im getting married 22nd december!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Solars · 19/09/2012 16:13

Oh wow congratulations Yank we'll all be joining you on the grads thread very soon!

Scarlett I'm so very pleased to hear you are starting to feel much better. Try not to stress about twunty consultant too much, perhaps just think about how you're going to tell him in a few weeks that he doesn't know what he is talking about! Go Follies, Go

Sweetie I think getting the pup was a great idea, what a lovely way to keep you occupied in the 2ww! I think our landlord may have something to say if we got a pup, although i know DH would love one By the way 18 days!!! I think our clinic said 16 days after EC! I'm looking forward to your confirmation!

DH is off out watching the football this evening, in corporate seats no less and I am treating myself to making spaghetti vongole tonight, but does anyone know what I can use as an alternative to white wine in the recipe? I wouldn't mind using white wine as I know most of the alcohol would be cooked away but I don't see the point of opening a whole bottle if neither of us is going to drink it??

Solars · 19/09/2012 16:15

Oh x-posts Face congrats!! You managed to bring it forward, well done!!

ScarlettInSpace · 19/09/2012 16:20

Oh and 18 days wtaf? EC is the same day as Ov surely, which weirdo waits til 18dpo lol??

solars Morrisons sell cooking wine which is fab as it keeps for 6 weeks after opening, I cam't find it at Sainsbo's though and we've just switched to shopping there... [It's usually with the vinegars etc] As an alternative I've been buying the mini 1-glass bottles, you can chuck the rest in a casserole in a couple of days if you like? I might be able to give up drinking wine but I can't not cook with it!!

face yay good news, proper crimbo wedding plus you won't lose the whole wedding party to the outside area like you do when the weather is warmer

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Solars · 19/09/2012 16:33

Thanks Scarlett I may just pop into Morrisons after dropping DH at the station today or get the smaller bottles! I know what you mean about not cooking with wine though!!

SweetieDoesIt · 19/09/2012 16:41

Woo hoo face what a great time of year to get married, are you having a church do? It would be lovely to sing carols at the service, I always wanted a Christmas wedding. Congrats for getting the date set.

Solars can you get a mini bottle of white wine or M&S do those single glasses with foil on the top, if you only need a bit.

ScarlettInSpace · 19/09/2012 16:49

OMG I could murder a glass of wine now I'm starting to feel normal again...

have some becks blue in the fridge, may sink a couple of those this eve you have to drink them fast though, if they aren't ice cold they taste a bit poo

Hmm I was just thinking tho sweets maybe they say 18 days in case the tail end of the HCG jab gives a false positive? Not that yours will be though, it is clearly going to be a completely true & honest positive of course Grin

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cartoonface · 19/09/2012 16:56

no sweetie not a church but i love that idea would be lovely. im so exited! it was really easy to rearrange as well phoned everyone i needed to and sorted it in an hour.

keepitgoing · 20/09/2012 07:19

face great news on the rescheduled wedding - only three months, how exciting. That's perfect, now you can have a few months of wedding planning and non-ttcing, and then enjoy drinking at the wedding etc and then into ttc. Hope you'll stick around here for the next few months even if you're not trying.

sweetie we are such bad influences... But less than a week now till wednesday which would surely be ok.

scarlett we don't have a dog yet, i though i suppose i refer to my parents' dog as mine, since he was there while i was still at uni etc. We do have a cat, who is spoilt rotten and i adore, and i was very upset leaving her with my brother. But he is now loving her and she seems very happy, so that's good.

beedle hope you are ok. has dh done his next sample yet? it was quite a palaver getting him to do it last time, wasn't it... Good luck for all the tests coming up.

maybe thinking of you; hope work is not getting you too down. When are you due to finish your phd? (think i've got that right)

scarlett i am brooking so hard for you for next week. Grow, eggies, grow! I think i missed the bit about your twunty consultant - surely if he thought you wouldn't produce any eggs he wouldn't advise this course of action. And i thought you just had one tube, which doesn't affect egg-growing or collection

solars four more sleeps now till stimming - nearly there!

geek what a pathway you have to go through. Make sure you keep on top of it so as referrals don't get lost or delayed etc. Who cares if you nag them.

Princesslovelyboo · 20/09/2012 09:18

Hi everyone, Face wonderful news about the wedding, a Christmas wedding will be VERY romantic :)

Scarlett We will restart the dancing for your eggies! egg grow dance starts now!!!!!!

Solars keep going, stimming soon, your doing great :):)

Geek and Maybe brookng hard for you ladies, hope your ok Thanks

Sorry if I have missed you for a name check, feeling really ropey today :( it is toddly boo's birthday, so going for a little lie down before he gets back from playgroup.

keepitgoing · 20/09/2012 09:29

is noone here? i'm bored at work. Just spent a while trying to figure out my next two cycles, but have given up. Though mine are not too irregular i wish i was one of those 'to the minute' girls. would stop a lot of mentalling, as much as anything else.

no news chez-keep. Am up to three days po, but will now go back to eod. This is the part of the cycle that dh doesn't realise i make sure we have regular rat smacking, he's just happy to dtd.

keepitgoing · 20/09/2012 09:30

oops, missed you boo - sorry you're feeling rough, am sure a toddler's bday party will be just the ticket... but am sure it's a good sign

Princesslovelyboo · 20/09/2012 09:33

Oh yes Keep don't get me wrong, I feel rough, but it is the right sort of rough and it is reassuring to have iynwim :)

Geeklette · 20/09/2012 12:40