The ongoing search for BFPs now leads the BESH to the barren polar wastes, in the footsteps of Scott, Shackleton and Franklin.

[ArielThePiraticalMermaid]

Pack those reindeer sleeping bags, huskies and skis - we're off to the Antarctic to look for our BFPs. Unlike Scott, we'll eat the poniez if necessary (topical joke). Let's huddle together through the Antarctic night and we'll try not to kidnap one of the emperor penguin toddlers for our very own. Bring on blizzards, pack ice, shipwreck, attacking leopard seals, voyages across the Southern Ocean in rowing boats and hazardous traverses of South Georgia in search of rescue - just like the Shackleton expedition, NO BESH WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

(do I win the prize for most random fred ever?)

Here *Rie.

Bloody X is back. I am sitting on my hands. All I want to type is "Oh do just FUCK OFF."

And I am currently judging Clomid Woman.

Judge judge judge.

I am judging her too. Her grammar is appalling No seriously, there's something slightly off about the way she's posting. Very odd.

Cider hangovers are the worst.

There's a silver lining to your cloud. Now. No POAF for at least 4 days, ok?!

My grandad died this afternoon, about two hours ago. This really is a shit day

Oh love :(.

I'm so sorry

bugs, I just cheered in admiration at your post on ivf thread! Now. Do I really want to look at the Clomid one too, or will it pull me in like a polar killer octopus through a fishing hole in the ice?

Oh raspberry, I'm so sorry! Was it unexpected? Nor that that makes it more or less sad, I know.

Oh raspberry. I am sorry.

Un-mumsnetty ((hugs)) to you.

I'm so sorry to hear that raspberry :( more

Your buzzwams are really taking a pounding lately, feef!

Urgh, that sounds rude.

I am starting to lactate. Just a bit. It's very strange!

Oh, rasp :( (((hugs)))

I have been away for the weekend - nice to see friends but not so nice when feeble innards attempt to become outards - and it's not an loophole thing either as two glasses of wine don't do that. I still do not feel quite right, arrrrgh. Sometimes I wonder if I might have IBS - I'm sure sudden onset no warning tummy trouble isn't normal? Who knows

Raspberry I'm so sorry, lovely. One of mine went when I was 17, the other a few years back. I miss them both. I hope you have some lovely memories of him.

I shall chance a peek at the Clomid thread.

Loophole? Alcohol FFS.

He's my last grandparent too, my mum is in pieces but rather than have a good cry she is choosing to be angry with her brothers who haven't been to see him at all since he was diagnosed with cancer just after a got married (18 months). Think I've calmed her down but can't get to her cos car is fucked.

He was at a hospice but just while they sorted out his pain medication, we didn't expect him to die like this today. I think maybe his heart failed as he'd been to the loo, nurse tucked him up in the bed and he just thanked her then slipped away. Feels a bit surreal, I hate this limbo feeling, I'm useless and don't know what to do.

Oh raspberry I'm so very very sorry

Bugs, your current state of mind is completely understandable. You have nothing to apologise for.

That's fine Bugsy. You be a rockhopper if you like. I think they are dudes. In fact they..... .....ROCK! See what I did there?

And I would be feeling the same as you, and probably more bitter. You have nothing to apologise for. I used to visit the PESH fred and don't any more :(

Rasp that's very sad :(. You will feel guilty you weren't there and sad that you didn't get to say your last goodbyes, but I guess it's best in a way that he didn't hang on for ages, which is an awful thing to watch. So sorry, flower.