Santa Baby, Leave a BFP under the Tree for me <brook the Rat Smacketeers>

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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!

Morning brookers

sweetie well done on making your decision about the type of donor you want - that is a huge step. I am sure it won't be long before a CMV-negative donor shows up for you.

keep that is great news about your lining for next month. I am sure your BMI is fine, you have regular cycles with ovulation, so I can't see that it will cause any issues. What are you going to do when you are a lady of leisure? Have you got plenty to keep you busy or will you look for another job?

beedle I would suggest not letting your CB digitals get too out of date. I had one (not digital, one of the blue cross ones) that was years a while out of date and it gave me a very strong false positive. I've seen another thread about someone getting a false pos off an out of date CB stick too. Boooo to MrB's JIAJ date rearrangement. Brooking they can give him another before Christmas because otherwise that is just pants.

Please add me to the brooking list, I need a miracle I think. FF reckons AF is due on Saturday, I have her down for a Sunday arrival. Either way, I need a BFP by the end of the weekend please universe. I should add my temps have been ridiculously low for the last few days so I am actually expecting the witch to land early.

In positive news, it snowed slightly this morning - a tiny sprinkle of white dust as I walked from the train to work. It was so fine I had to do a double take in case it was dust from the bridge works!

1183 work-minutes left of 2012 for me

Morning everyone,

I'm posting in from my sick bed. We went out yesterday ice skating & to the Christmas markets. I feel so rough, every time I swallow it burns I should have stayed home but I really didn't want to spend my birthday doing nothing.

I've just realised I missed Cru's post the other day. I'm sorry. Am brooking for your SIS & FET.

Sweetie good choice on the dedicated donor. I hope they match you and DH as soon as possible. Hope you enjoyed your holiday.

Sparks good luck with the scan, it must be lovely that you get to see Twinkle again so soon.

Solars wow I can't believe it's time for your lap on Friday. We will all be brooking for you.

Scarlett/Plant lovely to see you back. I'm sorry to hear you've got a rubbish client to visit but I need to drive to my in laws (4 hour drive) on thurs so could do without the snow! Have you got a date to start treatment or do you have to wait a certain amount of time before you can try IVF again?

Beedle that's pants that DH has to rearrange his test but am brooking that he won't need to do one at all. A christmas brooking BFP would be lovely

Geek I can accept that amount of snow have you got an appointment yet for your lap?

Griff sorry for the rubbish letter, I was told the same by the specialist when they discharged me. It made me so angry, of course there is still a chance of natural pregnancy BUT after this length of ttc the odds are low and they know it. Hope your GP pestering the commissioning group works like it did for me.

Boo hope you and Booby are well

Well I am on CD 27, AF due god knows when. I have got all the usual pre AF signs so sensibly I'm not expecting anything but the stupid part of me can't help hoping for a Christmas miracle. Why do we torture ourselves?! When I get AF I need to ring the IVF clinic to get all our baseline tests done before we book our appointment. I really hope we can get in before Christmas or they will make us wait another month.

I'm also thinking about starting acupuncture. What do people think about it? I'm unsure (mainly cos its expensive ) but I feel it's the only thing we haven't tried.

Oh cups so sorry your feeling rotten. There are some really nasty things going around at the moment. Even worse that it has happened around your birthday though. I am glad you were able to get out and try to enjoy the day yesterday. Are you still off work? Am I imagining that you work in healthcare? You'll be pleased to know our snow didn't get any worse, the west side of where I work had almost an inch but by the time it reached the centre of the city it was just non-sticky dust.

cups just realised how daft my post sounds - of course you are off work since you are in your sick bed, I meant are you off sick or have you got a day off anyway...

OK, updated
-Cru, having SIS and FET
-griff, getting her IVF appointment sped up
-beedle, bfp on saturday
-me, that my lining plumps up ready for ov, to give some hope this month
-sweetie, that a suitable donor comes up on 1st Jan or so
-solars, for the lap on Friday: good luck!
-face, that steroids don't give her a fat face
-scarlett, that ivf happens soon soon soon soon, with no PCT delays or wriggles
-geek, to get bfp on Saturday
cup, bfp NOW, or if not then AF to come soon and tests done by Xmas

Surely at least some of these should come true for us brookers...

Am on the phone, so will write more tomorrow. geek I'd rather thought to grow a baby in my free time but have booked language lessons, have quite a few visitors, and am expecting to have lots of appointments for ivf etc. Tbh I can't seem to realise that January is soon, I have this big block in my head around Xmas, so it'll hit once we're back from hold. I'm the sort of person who goes mad very quickly, so I think I'll have to fine something to do.

Poor cup hope you feel better tomorrow. I think I'll do acupuncture in the new year, as it's covered by insurance for me, so worth a try.

No snow here!

Work has been keeping me very busy lately, so sorry this is going o be a little short...

Keep whilst we were out in Darwin, the first 4 months I wasn't working because we were also travelling and doing all sorts when we first got there, so what I did from stopping myself going mad was volunteered at the Oz Red Cross, which was great as I also kept it up when I did start working too. I did meals on wheels and helped out at the blood bank! Sounds like you're doing all you can to plump up your lining, my acupuncturist told me home made chicken stock is also good for that!

Oops didn't mean to post just then...

Cup a belated happy birthday to you and hope you feel better soon! Acu is very spenny isn't it, the way I looked at it is that I wanted to give myself the best chance with ivf and although there were mixed reports on how it could help but I thought anything that gives you a little control in this whole process was I felt positive for me so I thought I may as well go for it. Plus it is relaxing and the acu person can help with some of the side effects of the drugs if anything. Having said that I haven't been back since the ivf failed but will do so after the lap.

Geek did you ever hear back from your consultants secretary?

Sweetie so glad you've made a decision now and you're sounding nice and positive too, brooking you get your donor match very soon lovely!

Brooking for your Saturday BFP Beedle

Scarlet hope you've stepped away from google, when is your cycle review? I remember you saying you postponed it.

Griff glad you got your gp on the case, mine was brilliant too!

Good luck with the scan Sparks

Ermmmm I think that's everything now....

Bloody phone app keeps gobbling my posts!!

So super quick one to say all is very well twinks!! Official NHS due date is 21st June so few days earlier than private scan!!!

Will catch up properly when I get to a computer

Excellent news sparks a midsummer baby

Actually if its ok with you lot can I have my BFP on Friday, its my work xmas party so i think i should test before I get drunk. But only if that's ok with you lot?

Oh my god beedles I actually demand you test on Friday!!! How very exciting!!

keep by the time you read this it will be your last but one day woooohoooooo I love your list btw, a target for each of us [can you tell I work in sales lol] I think we should keep it updated.

griff a few of us on here have had success with the NHS simply by questioning them so dont give up

geek I hope this isn't a rude question, but given your beliefs how do you feel about all the domesday preachers using Winter Solstice as the End Of The World this year? Some of the Rapture sites are worth a giggle look [if you like reading Internet garbage with your mouth wide open!]

sweetie lovely to see you so upbeat about it all medear my BMI was 29.5 when I did IVF in September, but for Feb I want it 26 or so - it's 27.8 now so getting there!

cups I loved Acu but maybe a part of that is because it was an hour s week that was all about me, plus my Acu lady is also a Fertility Counsellor so I got 2 services for the price of 1 I am having 1 a month around ov but will go back for full IVF support Acu When I start jabbing again. The nurse commented on my 'beautiful' womb lining before telling me my ovaries were shit and I don't know how much of that 'perfect environment' was a result of Acu so I'll stick with it!

solars well remembered, I moved my cons appt back from 18th Dec to 22nd Jan, although I am relieved I don't have to deal with it over Xmas I am a little frustrated waiting now and wish I'd left it as it was now

beedle looking forward to Friday!

Waves to anyone I've missed xx

Hey all

It's amazing that you are all able to keep track of where we all are. Hey, this time next year we will all have lovely little new babies. Who will be the oldest in the year.

And you'll all send out Christmas cards with pictures of the newbabies in Santa hats on the front. People love those.

Love

CruCru

argh i've just realised it didn't post my message from hours ago!

scarlett yes i think it's easier to have mini goals rather than always just the Big One. Well done on the weight loss, that is fast! When will your next cycle start do you think?

solars that's a good idea, i think i'll look into voluntary work. it's only 7 months left after christmas, so i doubt i'll get a 'real job'.

beedle yes, deffo test tomorrow. In fact i just meant you'd be double confirming your bfp on saturday. i am brooking all day that AF stays away for you. geeky same for you.

sparks how lovely, congratualtions on the scan. When i was naive and thought i'd have a choice or control i always thought i'd want a late spring/early summer baby. You get to play with them outside, and not be pregnant when it's hot. Sigh. Hope you can relax and enjoy it all now, and also that the sickness abates a bit.

Good morning lovely ladies, how is everyone feeling? It was sooo frosty here this morning, painfully cold but very beautiful.

beedle Yes please test on Friday! I too have a work's do (meeting up with old lovely manager for drinks) that evening so will bring out the trusty ICs if AF hasn't found me first.

keep I love your list, and how you are able to keep track of everything! I have a brain like a sieve at the moment and can't even remember what I just got up to do How are you finding the language? Are you a language person? Definitely worth keeping yourself busy as you have so much ahead of you in the next few months. PS, January is only 18 days away...

cups No, no appointment for the lap yet. solars that secretary never did call me back. I'm not in the mood to go chasing any more right now though, I think I'll just wait until after Christmas and hopefully will feel a bit more go-getty then.

scarlett You did the right thing for you at the time, moving your appointment. At least now you can have Christmas without the inevitable dissection of the conversation, the reading into 'what did they really mean when they said x'. It is frustrating though, it would be nice if everything could have happened yesterday!

sparks congrats on your scan!

Oooh the Rapturists and End of Worlders! They are hilarious aren't they? We had one in the centre of town yesterday - must have got wise to everyone giving him a wide berth because he had his accomplice assistant standing on the opposite side of the street handing out cards I've not really looked at any of the websites to be honest, though I remember reading up on the Mayan side of things years ago when I was teaching about the Aztecs in school. I love how people have turned the Mayan equivalent of the millenium into the end of the world, but the best we could do for our own millenium was a computer bug

756 work-minutes to go, starting to get excited now! The rest of the decs will be going up in the house this weekend, as will the trees. All your trees look so fab! I promise to post photos of mine, but they are nowhere near as classy as all yours.

geek and all, am v jealous of the decorations! Nothing chez-keep.

geek did you decide to work over Xmas, or take time off?

We are going to see Elton John tonight!! Freaking awesome.

Elton John!!! My DH would be Keep the closest we got to see celebrity in darwin was an ABBA tribute group oh and we also met the NZ cricket team who came out for some warm up training matches!

Geek I'm loving your count down, unfortunately I'm probably working through.

Scarlet good to see you around, I think the other good thing about acu is you can talk about it all openly with someone, I had family and friend support but they didn't quite comprehend what was really going on with ivf, if you see what i mean.

I've just been out to the shops as i'll be a little out of action tmrw so wanted to make sure we were covered for everything and can't believe how busy it was already so early in the day

keep you lucky thing!!! Please report back, it is bound to be an amazing show! I decided, based on how exhausted I was last weekend and not really capable of even doing anything around the house, that it was probably a very silly idea to go looking for work to do during my holiday. I'm just going to concentrate on getting the house looking good, sticking to my diet (mostly) and having a break from dink boss work.

Solars Good luck for tomorrow, I can't believe you describe it as being 'a little out of action' - I'm expecting maid service for at least a week after mine! (PS keep can I borrow your maid some time please?)

595 work-minutes left, I'm starting to feel all christmassy Brookers!

Keep I'm so jealous, I've out my best of Elton on now while I do some tidying. Have a great time.

Solars good luck for tomorrow, I will be thinking of you. Is DH going with you?

Geek I've been on holiday this week. I was doing an extra shift at the start of the week which I had to cancel but luckily have not had to take any time off work. Your countdown is going quick. I think it's a good idea to leave chasing up the lap until after Christmas. Hopefully you can have a nice relaxing holiday.

Sparks yay for happy scan news

Scarlett I'm sure you made the right decision by delaying your review. The 22nd is just too close to Christmas. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on acu. I think I will give it a go next cycle.

Face how are you doing? Not long until the big day!!

We are off to the in laws tonight for our Christmas get together with them. I'm looking forward to it but am a little but apprehensive as all our nephews will be there. I love them so much but it seems to upset me more spending time with them as our ttc journey drags on. Last time the oldest (8 years) asked if we did not want a baby

Ladies help - please tell me I did the right thing - I jsut got a random call at work from an elederly-sounding lady saying she thinks she's had another stroke.

You did the right thing Geek. If NHS direct can't get through to her they will send an ambulance around.

geek of course you did the right thing melove - she is lucky she got through to someone like you - this way a trained nurse can make a call on whether it warrants emergency attendance x

Thanks cups and scarlett they don't train you on how to handle calls like that!! Most of my office were out at lunch so I didn't exactly get much help here

You definitely did the right thing Geek DH came home from work last night with one of those small bars of galaxy it wasn't even one of those big bars and said this is cos you're going for your lap tmrw needless to say I've learnt not to have any expectations from DH, let alone maid action!

Awww Cups we got a Xmas card yesterday from one of DH's friends whose wedding we went to over the summer and the card was signed 'DH's friend', DH's friends wife' and bump even DH looked at it with glumly. Yes DH will be with me, luckily we he's got the day off!