W are jolly well going to get pregnant this month and we're brooking no argument - all rat smackers past, present and future welcome!

[farfallarocks]

Here, we go, nice new thread.
Might be helpful to have some stats so we know where we all are?

I will start, farfallarocks - TTC#2, cycle 11. 1st brooking baby DD, 21 months. Investigations reveal high FSH and potentially starting IVF.

oh far I'm brooking for tomorrow. given your issue isn't getting pregnant but it sticking, how is ivf meant to help? is it just through choosing a strong looking embryo? it looks to me like you will get there though it may take some time, though I know the waiting is hellish. implantation can take linger sometimes too I think. big hugs and here's to a sticky one in 2015!

congratulations loopy. at what point did you Mc before? x

Thanks keep, previously it was just the MC and I got pregnant easily but since DD I then struggled to get pregnant again, had some tests and I have diminished ovarian reserve so time is of the essence apparently! I have a 5% chance of getting pregnant naturally each month as opposed to the usual 30% so IVF just gives you a better chance, ,more eggs and you hopefully choose the best embryo. However I only produced 2 eggs on IVF which is common when your ovaries are in decline!
But I see this is as a positive development at least!

Blimey, a girl goes away for a couple of days and look and see what happens!!

Far what a head fuck. Sorry about your chem, but hurrah for starting your next treatment. Are they changing anything for this next round? What stage are you at?

Loopy congrats, you one shot wonder! Are you going to have an early scan? Shall I wait until confirmation that all is well for the celebration routine (please say yes - I have some Christmas plumpness to lose if I'm going to be able to nail all those moves).

Had the IVF seminar this morning - all v informative. Bit nervous about the injections (am not great with needles) and that I'm going to get it all wrong but am sure it will be okay. Mostly worried about work though - it's really going to impact on my working hours and there's no way I'm going to be able to do it discretely. I'd rather not tell the boss that I'm having IVF so I think I may just tell him I'm having some medical treatment (he's knows I've had lots of tests although doesn't know what for) and leave it at that. He'll probably guess of course but that's fine. I think my secretary will definitely guess - I'm sure she clicked about my pregnancy/miscarriage even though I said nothing at all about it and didn't take time off work. She's a canny one that's for sure.

Cups I'm not sure there's much to say about the mentalling other than telling you not to let the fact that you are mentalling make you mental even more that you are. There is nothing wrong with worrying! Bless you, what I wouldn't give to let you enjoy your pregnancy. How many weeks now? About 16 is it?

Righto, back to work I go, although I'm working from home which is a bit better.

Evening viroids! Just a quick nip on while I have 5 minutes to say HI!

Manic now we are back at work and trying not to think about ttc too much (keeping my mind busy both at work and trying to lose weight). Hopefully what I keep getting told wills be true "dont think about it and it will happen"

We shall see!

I have read through but we seem to have more and more people on here each time I come on ...

So welcome new viroids!
Sorry to those who have been met by the red witch and so sorry to read about you situation farfall

Keep I had one mc within days of falling pregnant, which I blame myself for as I leant over a stair gate in our lounge doorway at the old house and it gave way, then fell pregnant again last year and would have been due at the same time as munx, but my cycles were long and they sent me for an early scan to establish dates so that we wouldn't miss the right time to have the nuchal scan done, but then they thought it might have stopped growing because it was 5.2mm but no heartbeat, so went back again and it was the same, so had an operation that week. Was under a lot of stress at the time as was trying to move and my house sale fell through within 48 hours of the mc being discovered, so we agreed not to try again until we had moved, and here we are now, in new house and hopefully due Sept 16th-18th, although likely to be slightly earlier as a CS.

Far am so sorry that you think this BFP won't stick.

Imps, I have no idea re celebrating or re early scans, my old area had said they'd be happy to do one if I fell pregnant again but now living about 100 miles from there and no idea what the norm would be here. Going to call the doctors this week, possibly tomorrow whilst the boys are at nursery. If I were you I wouldn't tell your boss what you are doing, it's none of their business really and you might get an easier time of it if they think you are I'll rather than going through IVF, as many men just don't get it.

Kezaroo, sorry but who are you??? Try to keep up with names but not sure you have been here before?

Your right, loopy.... I typed on the wrong thread....

I did wonder where my post had gone, when I looked on the thread it was meant for!!

Apologies for the confusion!

Thanks for the thoughts anyway kezaroo!

loopy its very unlikely the MC was your fault regardless of what you did, I read that is takes a very very big insult to disrupt a pregnancy, its pretty cushioned where it is.

imps the jabs are really not that bad, I remember being nervous about it but the needles are very small you won't feel a thing and by the end you will be doing it with abandon. So when do you start?

Not sure when we start - it will be after holidays in any event (we get back on 9 Feb) - am thinking maybe at the start of my cycle in March perhaps. Can't wait to see how it all happens!

Hello Kezaroo very nice to see you even if you are lost! You are more than welcome to join us on a regular basis - always happy to welcome new rat smackers :)

Called the doctors and the system here is different, no need to see a GP , and they have booked me to see a midwife on Friday to get me into the system and will arrange an early scan for me too. Only slight possible hitch is that they usually refer to a hospital that's about an hour from me and that's if the traffic behaves, which they use as it is in the same county as my GP, but I live in a neighbouring county where there is a community hospital 10 mins from me that does scans, and there is a big new clean and swanky hospital about 40 mins from here in the same county that I live in, and I would rather use these hospitals....but because we are in the sticks and on the borders of 3 counties, the 2 closest GP's are the one I have registered to, and another that is in the third county (ie neither are in the county I live in!). So if I have to re register to one that is in the county I live in to use the hospitals I want then I will. But not sure if I could because of catchment rules or not as they are not the closest GP's ( think there are at least another couple of GPs closer to me in the other counties before the ones in my own county appear in the nhs list!)

( and aside from convenience, the hospitals in my county are better, and the one I want to deliver in is the same hospital that has saved a close family members life and then performed an operation and gave treatment that the preferred hospital of my GP refused to do, they just wrote him off as too old and ill to help and sent him home for another attack)

confusing loopy will they not take your preference into consideration?hope you are ok far I'm sorry it has turned out to be a Chem.
exciting times imps not long now.
so today is Ns first birthday. I was doing well at fighting back the tears that was until he turned to me all happy and clapped(he was playing with his balloons) and that was it! I now feel guilty because he looked so confused when he saw my tears. how can my baby be one!
hope everyone else is well.

Cartoon I don't know if they will allow my preference or not, going to speak to the midwife about it as the GP receptionist couldn't give an answer. Happy Birthday to N. Any chance of a BFP yourself with those emotional tears earlier?

Imps fingers crossed for March IVF then, and an Xmas baby!

Far thanks for your kind words, but I will always think the fall was to blame, however irrational it may sound. I really fell hard, flat to the floor and was literally shaking afterwards, but I guess I will never know for sure. The last cm they just said was one of those things. Am hoping this one lasts the distance but think I will be paranoid for the next few months if not longer.

no loopy. not just yet anyway.

Far just wondering if you got any better news from the doctors when you went back? (Keeping everything crossed that it was just a late ovulation or late implantation?)

Saw the midwife this morning and she was lovely and she spoke more sense than anyone ever did from the nhs in the county I used to live in. No problem at all in delivering at the main hospital I wanted, and shouldn't be any problem having the routine scans at the community hospital that's only 10 minutes from where I live. She has managed to book me in for an early scan on the 21st, when I think I should be 6 weeks give or take a couple of days, so hopefully we will get to see a heartbeat. (Lack of common sense still means that they have me written down as being 6 weeks now and 8 weeks on the date of the scan, as they don't take into account that I know I have longer cycles)

Thanks loopy sadly did not bother with another blood test as my lines became faint and then negative and I got my period so a chemical. But I am trying to see it in a positive light! We will soldier in and try another ivf round in march. We had out follow up and they suggested much lower drug doses to try and preserve the egg quality.

Happy birthday to cartoon baby!! It goes so quickly!
Imps great idea to have a holiday before ivf!
Hope all the brookers have a great weekend.

sorry it turned out that way far. bring on the ivf!!

Sorry to hear that far, fingers crossed for an IVF double whammy in March from you and Imps, it's been a while since the last whammy!

Hello Team Brooking how are you all?

Loopy am deffo up for a double whammy with Far in March. Bring it on! Is there anyone who can join us for a Tripe Whammy?? Am guessing that the Tripe Whammy Friday must be coming up to three by now - does anyone know?

How are you feeling anyway Loopy? Hopefully some nice symptoms to keep you reassured.

Far it's a right old shitter about the chem. But a good reminder that it can still happen au naturel. I keep forgetting that with me and Mr Imps - although it's unlikely that we'll be able to conceive outside of IVF, there is still a chance that we could. Mr I is away this week but back on Thurs pm - I think I'll be ov'ing at the weekend so hopefully we'll get a well-timed shag in and see what happens.

Can I let you in on a little secret Brookers? I have skived off work today. For the first time in about 8 years! My job is bringing so little satisfaction at the moment and I just couldn't face going in today. I am desperate for mat leave to have a break from my career. If I don't get up the duff I'm going to have to apply my mind to having an escape plan - the thought of doing this job for the next 30 years fills me with dread.

Hey ho, think I will crack on with some chores. Catch up soon :)

The tripe whammys aren't quite that old yet Imps. I had the original BFP on the same day as Dino and dd will be 3 in May. The tripe whammers were after that.

I think that March will be good for you and Far as I'm due then so that should free up space for you.

hello everyone - hope you don't mind me popping back in again.

We've been waving backwards and forwards as to whether we are going to try for another chap or chappess in March or so but I think we are finally about 90% sure we'll give it a go.

think we'll be ttc from next month so can i submit my application for being a member of the next tripe whammy?

Oooooooh yes Hinky you are welcome to join our Tripe Whammy II Club!

Not been on here for aaages - maybe a year or more - and then when I do the first thing I see is Tripe Whammiers!! My little tripe whammier will be 2 next month
I really hope there is another triple very soon!
And cups I am OVER THE BLOODY MOON for you!!! What fabulous, fabulous news I can't even express how happy this has made me feel!

Green hello my friend!! How are on earth are you? And little Tripe? Nearly 2 eh. Blimey.

I do hope that you're back here because you're thinking of rat smacking again...we could easily do a Quad Whammy in March, rather than just a Tripe one...

No chance imps! DH has had the snip - 2 kids is our lot. We did originally want 3 but after all the trying, the losses and the meds we decided to stick with 2.
I actually came onto Mumsnet to look up some stuff for my sister who is having a very difficult pregnancy and this thread just caught my eye.
Glad to see your spectacular bfp displays are still as impressive as ever!
Sending lots of love and luck to all brookers new and old - let's hope 2015 is full of healthy brooking pregnancies