Old Fred here
Here we go Brookers, it's been a long year with lots of BFPs and newborn snuggles for the Brookers. We're just a sleigh-ride away from 2013, when the rest of us will get our get our 12 week scans (because of course we will all have BFPs under the christmas tree this year!)
So come all ye brookers, it's tinsel and baubels all the way!
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SantasLittleControlGeek · 05/12/2012 19:44
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Biscuitsandtinsel ·
08/12/2012 14:19
Deadline is 10pm (I think?) on Monday night.
keep I didn't mean to offend with the taking turns thing 
. I didn't quite mean 'taking turns' exactly and i do know how hard it is 
. Sorry my lovely 
keepJinglingThoseBells ·
08/12/2012 15:38
Oh and you didn't offend anyway, i''m just in a grump 
Gonna get an early night as emotions are exhausting.
Biscuitsandtinsel ·
09/12/2012 10:29
Well prolific poster or not, smeggnog is a way better name. I don't actually get the other two front runners particularly.
You'll always be our no 1 smegs
WinterSolstice ·
09/12/2012 18:46
Keep how are you doing today, lovely? Good luck with the scan tomorrow. C'mon follies grow!
Cru welcome back and good luck with your SIS tomorrow! How exciting about your FET next month!
Good luck at the GP's tomorrow Griff hope your have a lovely GP who will hurry things along! I've had reflexology before, it was very relaxing I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
Ok so I've wasted half the day hungover missed out on our local farmers market which only comes once a month but it was a lovely evening last night so not complaining too much! It's been a very, very, very long time that I've really been able to enjoy myself with a few drinks! Hope everyone else has had a lovely weekend x
MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo ·
09/12/2012 23:56
Ooh is it fanjo cam day for Keep tomorrow, good luck 
CupcakesAndMulledWine ·
10/12/2012 01:46
Morning brookers,
I can't sleep so figure I better check in with you guys. I voted for Smegs the other day, hope she wins as I genuinely think hers is the best name.
Keep good luck with dildocam tomorrow. I'm so sorry to hear about your DSis announcement, we all understand how you feel. It's especially hard when it's someone close to you as you have the added guilt to deal with. A very close friend of mine has just started mat leave and I have felt so guilty about how much I have avoided her throughout her pg. She has been so considerate to my feelings yet I've still struggled with her pg which makes me feel terrible. Be kind to yourself.
Griff good luck tomorrow, I really hope you get somewhere with your GP.
I've had a busy weekend. I'm feeling a bit rough, I've had a sore throat all weekend but didn't want to cancel any of my friends. The result is I know can't sleep as I'm full of a cold and my throat is killing
SantasLittleControlGeek ·
10/12/2012 08:20
Good luck to keep, griff and cru for their respective dildo cams, appointments and SIS today.
Cup that is a ridiculous time of the night to be posting! Hope you managed to get some sleep in the end, and that you feel better soon.
Does anyone know what to do with persimmon fruit? MrG persuaded me to buy three without having a clue, and all I can find on google is that they are mouth-puckeringly bitter if eaten under-ripe. Now I'm scared I don't know what ripe looks like, I'm thinking of just using them as christmas decorations 
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keepJinglingThoseBells ·
10/12/2012 08:31
though I had two good big follies and some medium sized ones, my lining was much too thin, so they cancelled the cycle. This is a known effect of clomid so I have letrozole for next month instead. I am so disappointed. No chance of a natural conception this month either as a fertilised egg couldn't implant.
What a shitty few days.
geek when ripe they taste a bit lie apple. We don't eat the skin here.
cru how exciting for your FET. Good luck.
cups I don't want to avoid sis, but don't know how not to. Urgh.
SantasLittleControlGeek ·
10/12/2012 10:31
Oh keep 
I'm so sorry, how frustrating for you. I'm assuming there is nothing they can give you this cycle to boost your lining to improve your chance of a natural? On the plus side, you now know you respond perfectly regarding your follies, so brooking that next month is your month x
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BeedlesPineNeedles ·
10/12/2012 11:14
oh keep what a crappy day. I have no words of wisdom to offer but I'm thinking of you.
sparks sorry you're sick, get well soon and cups hope you feel better soon too (though of course you could have that mystical pre-BFP cold ???)
I did the last of my Xmas shoppping yesterday, it was lovely, wandering around the shops and the Christmas market whilst it was snowing. Bit annoying having to take off hat and gloves and undo my coat everytime I went into a shop though
CD21 today and still no sore boobs, I managed to convince myself I must be pregnant on Sat, as I had a bit of a hangover. I'd only drunk 2 (330ml) bottles of pear cider in the pub over about 3 hours, so it was hardly a heavy night's drinking 
Anyway I'm fine now and expecting AF to show her face anytime after Wed.
SantasLittleControlGeek ·
10/12/2012 11:15
I have 1,896 work-minutes left to go this year - yay!
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CupcakesAndMulledWine ·
10/12/2012 12:50
Keep I'm so sorry, it's good they know what to do different next month but I understand how frustrated you must be feeling. It's horrible knowing you have to wait another month to get your chance.
I guess avoiding your sister is a lot more difficult than avoiding a friend. I'm brooking that you will be joining her next month.
Sparks you are most definitely allowed to be dramatic. Take it easy, I hope you feel better soon. I had to call in sick to work, I didn't sleep at all & I felt all lightheaded & nauseous. I feel terrible as I know I've left my work really short staffed
Beedle that sounds lovely. DH and I were going to go to the Christmas markets tomorrow as its my birthday. I hope I feel well enough to go, I'm also worried of anyone from work seeing me & thinking I wasn't really ill.
Geek am v jealous of your countdown to Christmas off work. I'm sure you'll miss dink boss though 
SantasLittleControlGeek ·
10/12/2012 13:12
Oh sparks not good my lovely! Look after yourself and twinkle - have you any idea what brought them on? Are you still able to take paracetamol for the cold? And you can still have your honey and lemon drinks without paying the lemsip premium. Yes please to the christmas meet-up, again I'm happy to go anywhere I can get a train to
beedle that shopping trip sounds fab. I keep checking our forecast here to see when is the earliest they predict it to snow. The answer so far appears to be 'never'
cup please don't feel too bad about not going in to work, it's much better that you are off for one day than that you make yourself ill for a week by going in when you shouldn't.
Just been shopping and bought our front door wreath and a fake-but-natural-looking drapey thing that I've done a very bad job of describing but it actually very attractive. I had wanted to buy a jumper I saw in a shop window last week, but all the shops seem to have changed their window displays and I can't remember which shop I saw it in. It's in a mall of about 10 very similar clothes shops and I CBA to trawl each one looking for it!
Just 1,838 work-minutes remaining, but oh, I will so pine for dink boss while I am off NOT
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