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We're taking the train...some now boarding, some delays, some still standing on the platform! TTC 'Waiters' IIT!

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bebejones · 20/09/2010 07:59

Old thread here

Welcome aboard, make yourselves comfy I have a feeling it's going to be a bumpy ride! Wink

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JustShaggingForNow · 21/09/2010 16:01

Yup - things can only get better as the wek goes on!!

Was supposed to clean the house this aftenoon but only managed to sort out my wardrobes and clear our bedroom..... Blush Was feeling wiped out and so had a litle naand now I'm feeling like a complete space cadet. Must be the cold making me feel so spaced and rough.

Thanks everybody for the good luck wishes for today. Lets hope they work :)

x

bebejones · 21/09/2010 14:44

Am resisting the urge to take a spoon to the jars of lemon curd I just made....it's so yummy! (Even if I do say so myself :o)

JS - Got everything crossed for you, hope they let you know soon, the waiting must be awful!

WW - unfortunately we just can't afford for DH to go private, he needs lots doing & it would cost us hundreds, which we simply do not have!

WW/JS/Squirrel - I know alot of what is going on already for DH. It's mega stressful. Without saying too much, DH is self employed (technically, he works for/with his dad) the business is financial (mortgages, loans etc) and so they have been hit really hard in the recession. There is always light at the end of the tunnel but it just feels like everytime they get close the light moves further away or goes out completely! :( Just hoping that something improves soon coz at the moment I really can't see DH being in a mental state to have another DC :( Let alone him feeling finacially stable enough to TTC. Just hoping that he manages to get a couple of days holiday with us, he really needs a break & it'll give him some time to breathe & re-focus IYKWIM?

So, enough of me, me, me & dragging everyone down! It's only Tuesday, things can only get better right?! Hmm

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squirrel007 · 21/09/2010 13:42

bebe it is so hard to stay positive when your hb is stressed out! My hb has had a lot of stress in the past year, but luckily for him things are changing now. Is there an end in sight?

I'd like one of those choc fudge brownies, but after I've eaten bebe's wedges and pizza :)

JustShaggingForNow · 21/09/2010 13:33

jbells Huge congratulations on your BFP!!! THink that makes you the train driver as you wer already onboard before it pulled ino the station!!!

AC credit to you for putting your DH's needs and desires above your own. I hope that yo gave him hell for his "hopefully you;ve learnt your lesson" comment. [anrgy] On the contraception front, I would be tempted to say to him that he has 3 chopice:

  1. no sex
  2. SWI and the possibility of a baby
  3. Persona and condoms (think that this was what you were planning on doing once your cycles settled down after the pill)

Do not let him force you into going on the pill or getting injections if you don't want to. If only they had released the male pill, I wonder how he would feel about taking that?!?!? Grin

bebe It must be awful for you to have to deal with DH's depression and stree as well as your own feelings about TTC and your injections. Hopeullyyou hliday will give you a little bit of time to get away from things and talk over the reaswons he is so stressed at work etc. Men can be funny buggers and never seem to want to talk about 'emotional issues' but when youd drag it out of them they feel a lot better. Daft buggers!

My interview went ok this morning. Really hard to tell what they think but I should have an answer by the end of the week. They are considering 2 other candidates, one external and the temp that is covering the position at the moment. The agent thinks that I should have a pretty good chance but I am now a bit worried that they will go for the temp because they know her....... damn it! Please can you all cross your fingers?!?!?

WhyWait · 21/09/2010 13:31

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bebejones · 21/09/2010 13:09

It's been over 18months of DHs up & down work depression starting to really get on top of me now I think! Plus he has an abcyss (sp?) on one of his teeth & can't get a dentist appt for 2 weeks...and that's as an emergency! So he exactly like a bear with a sore head tooth!

One more injection to go. Then am on the home stretch! Got loads of things to cook today, none of which I ought to eat! :( Cake for toddler group, Lemon Curd for my mum, homemade pizza & homemade wedges for DH & DDs dinner! I shall be having vegetable soup at 115cals! So can I request virtual warm choc fudge brownies with vanilla ice cream & chocolate fudge sauce?! :o

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bebejones · 21/09/2010 12:06

JBells - Wow! Congratulations! Try to relax, I'm sure it will be fine & worrying won't be helping (I know that's easy to say!)

AC - Angry at your DH for saying that to you! Hope you are ok today. Think that any contraception that takes a while to get out of your system would possibly not be wise if you are planning on TTC (DH willing Hmm) but you need to do what feels best for you!

100 - very Envy, wish my DH was that romantic/spontaneous!

WW - glad you had a nice time at wedding! :)

DHs depression is really starting to drag me down. Feel so miserable today & just can't shake off this big dark cloud. So much to do and just lacking all energy/motivation to do it!

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jbells · 21/09/2010 11:08

thanks squirral whywait i was surprised but had a feeling i was pregnant for weeks, was more shocked when the tests i was taking kept saying negative, hopefully my refferal form will come today

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squirrel007 · 21/09/2010 10:36

Wow, congratulations jbells!! it must be a bit of a surprise to find yourself pregnant when you were hoping to ttc.

And how nice about the qweekend away 100years. Where are you going?

A belated happy birthday strawberry :) sounds like it was a big success.

js yes let us know how the interview goes!

I am feeling virtuous after going to the gym last night and finding out that I'm not too unfit after all :) just need to keep going, but I'm doing a fun run later in the year (only a mile) so at least there's something to aim for.

jbells · 21/09/2010 10:32

wow lovely im so jelous wish my DP was that romantic

100years · 21/09/2010 10:14

Well, my OH has surprised me with a weekend away, he's booked everything and I didn't know about it until all the details were final. :o How cool is that?!

jbells · 21/09/2010 10:05

thanks :o

100years · 21/09/2010 09:56

Oh absolutely meant to be. :o

jbells · 21/09/2010 09:51

lol, i will try my best to be a good mentor, altho i cant really be any help on the TTC as i have never had to try, this month i missed a couple of pills and had sex twice in 6 weeks lol, the odds on me conceiving must have been near none, guess it was meant to be :)

100years · 21/09/2010 09:42

I can only imagine what that wanting to be excited but trying not to be excited feeling is like. You are I think first on the train now, you will be the first 'mentor' about things now, maybe you should be more worried about that (I am of course trying to make a joke, but it's a bad effort at one)

jbells · 21/09/2010 09:33

thaks 100years i have no news when scan will be yet went drs on friday to tell them bout positive result afta she told me thats with 3 neg tests it wasnt worth her doing one lol, she then just sed she will send me out referal form and asked wot hospital i wanted to go to, but still havnt recieved referal form, its horrible as i dont want to get to xcited till i have had scan and no everythings ok, im so tired and cant sleep had ab out 3 hours last nite my mind just wont switch off and when i am asleep im having really scary vivid dreams

100years · 21/09/2010 09:23

Aaaah jbells congrats, that's lovely news. I've read a lot about tests not showing until people are up to 8 weeks pg before now, so it's not unheard of for it to take so long. Are you having scan at normal 12 weeks or having an earlier one?

jbells · 21/09/2010 08:43

hi all, hope everyones ok,

so got some news turns out drs and pregnancy tests can b wrong as turns out i am probably about 6 and a half wks pregnant! have took about 5 more pregnancy tests just to make sure and all positive including to clear blues that came up with PREGNANT, wasnt goin to tell u all till ive had my scan, as im worried something may b wrong seems it took the hcg so long to show up, but cudnt keep it in any longer, fingers crossed everything is ok, the dr didnt even bloody give me a prescription for folic acid, my dr really is crap!

so looks like a may baby for me, i will have a 25 month old and a new born its hitting home wot hard work it will be lol

AmandaCooper · 21/09/2010 08:32

JS what time is your interview? Let us know how you get on!

AmandaCooper · 21/09/2010 08:30

Hello 100yrs good to hear a positive attitude! Must learn from your example and stop being so obsessive! It can sometimes be difficult to find the time/opportunity to post much, can't it.

How's everyone else this fine Tuesday morning?

100years · 20/09/2010 22:14

Hi everyone,

Been busy again, working and other stuff, plus internet has been off and on for the past few days, and tonight is the first chance I've had to get on here with working internet!!!

Liking the new thread.

Hugs if anyone needs them.

I seem to be OK about it at the moment, not sure how long this will last, not worrying about it though if I get twitchy either.

Catch up with everyone soon.

AmandaCooper · 20/09/2010 21:33

I'm ok about it, thank you to everyone who posted, it made it all much easier. DH seems quite glad I'm upset by it all, he says hopefully I've learned my lesson.

Don't know where to go from here contraception-wise. Condoms are ruining our sex life, because as soon as they come out of the drawer I feel totally deflated. Clearly I need to go back on the pill, or have the contraceptive injection - something that I can't do anything about once I've had it.

bebejones · 20/09/2010 20:45

AC - SO sorry you had to make that decision today :(

JS - Good Luck for 2moro!

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