Fireworks, bonfires and long winters' eves will herald the Rat Smacketeers' BFPs this month and we are Brooking No Argument!

[Shrieklette]

Welcome to our new humble abode for the next six weeks or so, Brookers!

Here's hoping this fred will be as lucky as sparks' and scarlett's [hgrin]

well that was true for you, sparks! you have a baby, it's just very very small. Does it look like anything yet, or will it by christmas?

i take it back, that chopping board set it awesome, and very hygenic! Good mrsparks, stepping into the breach and cooking. Bodes well.
Ta ra for now, am leaving work soonish.

thats what Im saying
last year I said it was going to be my last christmas without a baby, so this year Im putting all my christmas miracle magic into saying that all brookers will have BFPs!!! (tis cus I still believe in christmas that I get so much magic)

It actually looks pretty much like a baby already, well from what the book says, I'll be around the 15 week mark by christmas at the moment all I can see is a belly overhang, but then thats cus I havent pulled my tights all the way up!!!

I've planned a load of Xmas presents, but in terms of actually buying them I think its only my own (from DP) that has actually been ordered (by me!), I'm sure he'll get me some nice surprises too. I've mainly got stuff sitting in my amazon basket to bump up the total cost to over £25 so I can get free delivery if I see anything nice in the black friday deals. So far I've only seen 2 things I wanted to get, neither of which I suceeded with. but I'm hoping for better stuff later in the week :o

I'm also wishing for lots of BFPs under the Xmas tree - which is why we got one so early - there's more time for me to find one lurking there :o

ah beedle you make an awesome christmas tree point!! you best hang your stocking early too, just in case!!

Tut tut ladies, we still have a week and a bit of November yet, how can you all be thinking of Christmas so early? I'm still getting over Hallowe'en! That said, I have just received the last of three parcels containing MrGeek's christmas presents. He's getting a telescope, a breadmaker and a t-shirt. My parents are probably going to get magazine subscriptions for their presents as they are easy to send through the post.

Aargh I've just remembered I have to make my dad's birthday card in order to get it in the post for Friday morning

It IS Christmas, Coca Cola and Join Lewis say so

Eek! At least you didn't shove a christmas tree up my bum boo !!!

I still could Geek

You lot are like little kiddies talking about Christmas already!!

I am unbelievably shattered!! I have been looking after niece (nearly 3) and nephew (6) since 11am this morning and they've only just left!! Wow talk about exhausting me out, and then they didn't want to leave, thankfully they're back at school tomorrow so had to go home tonight! It was a lot of fun and we were writing their Xmas lists too. My niece made me write I want all things that girls have in brackets dolls, nail varnish, barbie, dresses, it was so sweet!

Nice chopping board Sparkes

Well I've received all our notes from our ivf clinic which is great so we are free to go elsewhere now if do carry on with ivf. We also have our second opinion gynae consultation on saturday which will give us hopefully a better idea on which direction to go! Sorry it's a little me, me, me but I think I need a drink and a little lie down now!

geek its a good thing you're not living here, I've been home late twice this week and each time I've found that DP has been hanging random bits of tinsel around the house. I was planning on going to the gym tonight but I'm a bit scared that the explosion in a tinsel factory look will spread out of the lounge :o

solars small children are quite exhausting really, it makes you wonder why we're all so desperate to have one :o

solars that's great news that you've already got a consultation booked for saturday. Make sure you have the trusty list of questions, and that one of you makes some notes so you don't forget what was said. (or come and tell us straight after, that's like taking notes!). Also well done on getting your notes. Do you have thoughts of where you think you'll go? i can't remember where you are.

girls, i had a bit more pinky/brown cm on wiping (sorry) this morning. If it's not the fabled implantation bleeding which seems highly unlikely given that a) i don't seem able to get pregnant and b)not that many people get it anyway, what could it be? should i be worried of an infection or something? no other symptoms of one.

beedle that sounds like a perfect excuse not to go to the gym. Mine is potential implantation bleeding. So i will only swim until next week as that's fairly gentle, isn't it?

and WOO HOO for sparks' power over christmas wishes. Babies all round by next christmas, thanks sparkly. Gosh, it's not long till your scan now, is it. WOOPOO

boo where are you up to now? how big is boobette (any better?)

i just had the best NE Thai lunch. Spicy salads, sticky rice and tamarind chicken.

keep where are you cycle wise?

Scan is a week on Saturday

I am cd23, i got a peak last tuesday (so maybe 8 or 9dpo), and would expect AF next Thursday-ish (long LP).

Uurgh been a long time since I've had to get up this early!

solars excellent news on your appointment, and on getting your notes - good luck. Do you have a folder? I forgot to mention the last time folders were being discussed, I have a blue posh see-through one Glad you had a lovely time with the little ones, they are truly exhausting though! At least babies break you in gently, starting off with sleepless nights and building up to sleepless nights and being horribly active all day!

beedle surely it's illegal to put tinsel up so early? I too would def use that as an excuse not to go to the gym not that I would ever go to the gym anyway!

keep Thailand really sounds like it suits you, is it just 12 months you are out there for? I can't advise on the spotting, but it is at the perfect time for it to be you-know-what, and just because it's not that common doesn't mean it won't happen to you iykwim?

Got scan this morning so no food, no milky drinks, and 2 litres of water to make me nice and uncomfortable I've been promised an O'Neill's lunch to make up for it before I have to go back to work.

Dink boss and Dink boss's dinkier boss are both on permanent fishing trips trying to work out what is 'wrong' with me. Yesterday's effort from DB's DB was 'have you been losing weight? Is it intentional?' Is it really wrong of me to be enjoying not telling them as much as I am ?

ooh geek i forgot about that - masses of luck for today's scan, and look forward to hearing about it. I would tell them to butt the f* out. Also, thank you for your measured answer about the you-know-what.

keep I agree with geek just because its not common doesn't mean it won't happen to you. Having said that, 1 month this year I randomly had about 5 days of spotting before AF turned up (I never get pre-AF spotting). i wasn't pregnant, I'm not sure what happened that month I think it was just another way for my body to keep me guessing
So it might be something or it might be nothing - hope that helps :o

geek good luck with the scan, and with crossing your legs after drinking 2l of water. How rude are your dink bosses?? Keep them guessing, and then hopefully (but unlikely) they'll feel really bad if they ever do find out the truth.

Geek good luck with your scan today, and enjoy your lunch. I would let db and db's db sweat it out a bit longer :)

Keep Brooking for you, that is all.

Solars good news on getting your notes, good luck with choosing your clinic.

Boobino is 17 weeks now, all going well :)

boo 17 weeks how did that happen Will you be finding out before Christmas if its a girl booby or a boy booby, or will it stay a surprise booby? :o

yes, are you feeling well and 'glowing' now, boo giving hope to sparks Are the kids getting more excited now, as assume you are showing? Eek!

I have my 20 week scan on the 17th Dec, and I'm afraid you will all just have to wait for the big sneeze to find out what I have :) feeling so much better now, dare I say I am starting to glow a bit well my spotty skin is clear for the first time in about 3 months toddly is having great fun poking my bump saying he is poking the new baby's bum, he also said it is a girl baby teen boo is 15 therefore not bothered at all by the baby

So it's nearly the weekend, what do we all have planned???

i bet he is but just not showing his excitement, boo, as that wouldn't be cool, y'know!

Quick update from my scan, they don't think the fibroid is inside the womb so that is a huge relief. The cyst is definitely on my bad ovary, leaving me a good one, which is an even bigger relief. The fibroid and cyst have both grown but not to worrying proportions. Wasn't my cons doing the scan, it was another doctor. He took pics and measurements which will be forearded to my cons. Hopefully my cons will be happy with what he sees and I won't need an mri scan too. Roll on getting my op date.

Boo how the hell are you 17 weeks already???

sounds like good news geek do you think the op might be a sooner if you don't need the MRI scan?

Don't think so beedle, the letter said I am on the 18 week NHS pathway so reckon Feb is pretty lucky. will just have to wait for the letter I suppose!

Right, off to o'neills in a few minutes for a slap up meal, then work for the afternoon :(