Brooking now arguments for BFPs for everyone in 2014. Get smacking those rats or sniffing those dogs!

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Come on Brookers I want BFPs for everyone this year and I am brooking no arguments

Woohoo fab news scarlett about AF and the wedding venue :o

Ohhhhhh Maybe has had her baby!!!!!!!!! Congratulations lovely - wowzers, it's so lovely to think that you are now a mother! Is there a photo on here or is it limited to FB only?? And will you post the name on here or keep that on FB only too?? Happy days, eh?

Scarlett - fab news about AF (the appalling wench) and your wedding venue! What's the latter like? Hotel? Barn? Restaurant? SQUEEEEE!

Cups how are you doing? And everyone else for that matter?

check out the antenatal brooking thread for birth story and name *imps

Here for anyone who doesn't want to go to the AN thread I used to think going over there would jinx me

NoMaybeAboutItTue 01-Apr-14 14:11:33

Hello everyone, sorry for the lack of posting, I'm just a bit love drunkHere is my birth story. I'm sorry for the me me me post, but hope everyone is doing ok, and in so chuffed for youMusical!So, Wednesday night I had a bloody show, hadn't had anything else, so just thought it may be the start of everything but will probably still be days before she arrives. Contractions started shortly after, lasting a minute, every 4 mins. Loads and loads of show by this point. I'm not entirely sure where it all comes from! Unit wanted to check me over as they weren't sure whether it was my waters or my show as there was so much of it. Went in at 4am Thursday morning and I was 3 cms. Went home again to be more comfy, using tens and hypnobirthing.Went back in at 9am, waters burst in car park. was 5cms so they let me in the pool. Just used my hypnobirthing and the water and Amalie Alice was born at 1.09pm weighing 8lb 9oz. MrM delivered her on to my chest and we had delayed cord clamping and a natural third stage. No tears or grazes and she is absolutely perfect. I loved my birth, and I love my girl so very much. I'm going to stop being emotional now. Will post a pic on the FB page.Love to all xxx

Aah maybe that's lovely. But I'm confused, no drugs

boo thanks for posting it here, I really wouldn't be able to cope with going over to AN just now :-(

Feeling rather crap just now, as is mrb. I think we need something to look forward to but as he's just about to start a new job we can't really book a holiday or anything. Hopefully we can do something nice together over easter.

Aww that's a lovely birth story. I'm chuffed for the Maybes

Scarlett ooh I love a good wedding! Tell us all about the venue.

Imps how are you doing?

Beedle ((hugs)) can you book a mini break or something for a bit after DHs starts his new job? It would be good for you to have something positive to think of x

No AF

I'll join you rocking in the corner cups I decided at lunchtime that I just couldn't cope being in the office, so i've come home to work. Not really sure what my colleagues think. (my boss knows about the m/c, so hopefully he will understand)

If you want a bit of a nosey ladies this is the one we provisionally booked on Tuesday and this is the one we are seeing later today. Have seen a couple of others but Tuesdays knocked them all out of the running

Enjoy working from home cooing at wedding venues lol beedle

ooh wow Scarlett that looks incredible!!!! love it

when's the date?

Sorry for going AWOL, needed a bit of time away from things. So sorry you lost your baby too Beedle, life is crap at times. I have also had to contend with my dream job not actually happening yet, they apparently want me but won't actually go ahead with hiring me yet and won't give any indication of a start date, so am in limbo but nothing I can do about it and not likely to find anything else as good so no choice but to wait, and also house sale fell through 48 hours after finding out our baby had died. Buyer still wants to buy but lost his own buyer. And DH thinks with everything else going on (or not going on as it happens) its for the best that we lost the baby, and we can try again when we are settled in new house and me in the new job and so have had no one to really talk to. Whilst I see his point, it doesn't stop it hurting that this baby has gone.

Meanwhile, massive congratulations to Maybe, hope you are enjoying every second of your new life.

And congratulations on engagement Scarlett if I haven't already said so. Do you live in the Midlands?? That second venue is spitting distance from where I am trying to move to, I know the area very well and there are lots of lovely venues up there!

I'm so sorry to hear all your news loopy So much crap all at once I hope things get a bit better soon. Feel free to come and moan to us here, we're hardly a barrel of laughs at the moment!

scarlett your link took ages to load so I only had a brief look but I'm sure I'll get a better look around at the wedding. What dates do I need to book my flights? :o

Evenin' all.

Loopy I didn't know you had lost your baby. I am so so sorry. And what a lot of other shit is going on too. Have a hug . All the work/house crap will pass in time - we'll be here to help you tough it out.

Beedle yes deffo do something nice at Easter. What do you an Mr B like to do together that you haven't done for aaaaaaaaages? Book it up now!

Maybe 's birth story sounds dream-like! Bless her.

As for me, I think I'm done with the blood tests now - will prob go in and discuss the results on Mon or Thurs next week. IVF people - do you think I will need to have HSG when Mr Imps has already been referred for IVF? Does it matter if my tubes are dodgy when we'll not be able to conceive naturally anyway? I don't really mind either way, but would be nice if I could get away with not having one!

Right let me refresh my memory about who said what else...

Scarlett - your venue looks absolutely wonderful! Ohhhhh what a lovely happy day you'll have there!

imps I had a HSG even though they already knew it was MrB with a problem. I didn't find it very painful - just one rather ouchy moment if I remember correctly.

imps if you've been referred for male factor you're right an hsg is a bit pointless. but, he does have sperm so you could still conceive naturally. I didn't find it too bad either.

beedle book a luxurious spa hotel, good food and booze? x

That's a good idea keep a weekend of being pampered would be very nice.

My boss asked me this morning if I was Ok , and told me that I should let him know if I want to talk. I'm not feeling particularly talkative at teh moment but I thought it was very nice of him to offer. Luckily this converstation was carried out via instant messaging otherwise i might have cried.

that's sweet of him beedle but I don't suppose he'd be your first choice to talk to cry on. god, this absolutely sucks

no not really keep he probably hadn't really thought that talking would equal crying, and therefore he would be sat there thinking "shit, crying female what do I do now?"

Oh dear Beedle I'm so sorry to hear your news. I was really hoping this was it for you. The pampering sounds just the thing to do! Brooking for you always x

Scarlett I've been to an evening reception at Dodford - it was lovely! It's just up the road from me

I prescribe pampering all round for all brookers. Spoil yourselves - you bloody deserve it!!

Imps I'd go for HSG, nice shiny tubes can't hurt!!

Loopy I'm really sorry to hear your news

Scarlett that place looks amazing

Imps I would recommend having the HSG just for reassurance that your tubes are ok. It's not too bad honest!

Not good news for me, I finally got a visit from AF today. A day too late for me to start stimming. I couldn't stop crying earlier, this waiting is killing me. The plan is now to go ahead next month which means I will be on my 2ww and have my OTD while on holiday in New York. I'm stressing out about it but can't cancel the trip as our insurance won't cover it. I'm also going to have to get travel insurance to cover me for the IVF.

oh no cups. what shitty timing. but getting your bfp in NYC will be awesome won't it! I'm so sorry you've had to miss this month. you've had to wait a stupidly long time for your next cycle it will all be worth it though my lovely. keep the faith. you will get your little one(s!) and s/he will be perfect.

Oh cups that's really crap timing. I guess it would be too much of a risk with your lining getting thick again if you delayed another month. I suppose this is the downside of SP, they can't do anything to delay when EC will be. I am sure that your trip to NY will be fab though.

Do I have to give my baby a NY themed name? If it's a girl I could call her Brooke in honour of the brookers and Brooklyn bridge

Beedle the nurses said they really need to do my next cycle as soon as possible due to the risk of my lining building up.

How are you doing? Has DH started his new job yet?

I've started dieting today as I've still not lost the extra weight I gained from the last IVF. I'm hoping to drop 8 pounds in 4 weeks. I'm starving already!