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

whywait I think mostly I'm feeling petrified, and a bit surprised that it all is happening so quickly. Not too many physical symptoms, mainly tiredness and extreme hunger, but I don't think I will get too excited until the first scan as it doesn't quite seem real yet!

nannyl how annoying about your oven, what a bad time to break down :( But a good job you could rescue the dinner :)

bebe do you have any other signs of ov to go by? If not, maybe the sticks are a good idea, but if you have an idea of when ov is already then I think I'd save them for when they're needed.

Thanks bebe and nannyl think I'm just a bit nervous and want to get the scan done before xmas so we can tell people... will get onto the midwife and see if I can book a scan.

Happy birthday AC :) Hope you have a lovely day.

nannyl how exciting that you're so close to ttc :)

bebe is it your birthday soon? Maybe I missed you mention it, but hope you're not ill for it!

jbells think I must be due in early July, as had coil out at the beginning of Oct. But my last period was in Aug, so I'm only guessing from when Sept's should have been. You are due just a few weeks earlier?

whywait hope the OPKs give you some reassurance.

DH and I have been out shopping for presents today, and we are mostly done! Although we're not as super organised as it might sound because he's Jewish so we are actually buying for hannukah, which starts on 1 Dec this year, so we need to have presents earlier.

Good afternoon...

mine hasnt been the best.... in the MIDDLE of cooking Sunday Roast and my oven just breaks ... so i had to take a half roasted chicken and half roasted potatoes to MIL's and finish it all off in their agag, leaving OH here to wait for his Dad and do the veg when i called to say on my way home.

NIGHTMARE (but could be worse... at least it wasnt Christmas day or anything)

So i have all my fruit soaked in brandy but no oven to bake my cake in... and just dont fancy cooking my tried and trusted recipie in an aga.

On the plus side our dinner was yummy, and i have 3 Xmas puddings steaming away until 9.30pm!

Whywait, sorry to hear about AF. Despite T NOT TC i have been using them for months and they arnt that bad, especially as all my charting means i know IM Ov-ing anyway, just pee on a stick to check

Jbells hope you find a bargain netbook soon

morning all- lots of happiness and good news on the thread, just a quick one agen as still havnt got a netbook cheapest i have found so far is 220 pound

nannyl- lots of yummy food being made in your house and very exciting new on the TTC front :)

bebe- men r so hard to buy for all Dp ever seems to want is more dvds and xbox games but he never really plays on the xbox so he just has games piling up ive got about half the presents i need so far, really need to get a move on the time is going so fast

squirral- if u book scan early enuf it will prob be done around 10 weeks but i do agree with bebe that the later u leave it the clearer and better the scan will be wots your EDD?

Agree Delia is the best for Xmas cake... I have my brandy at the ready to make them extra tasty too!

I am normally a nigella girl, and even got out my Nigella Xmas recipie book and looked at Nigellas Xmas cake, but decided against it and it will be Delia as usual!

(I do nigellas mince pies, Xmas cupckaes, Xmas morning muffins, Xmas tree biscs, brandy butter and cranberry sauce though!)

Perhaps i ought to at least start thinking about presents!...

As for baby planning, like most things in my life when i get a plan i really really follow it, and i like to do and think about everything!
OH has taken to rubbing my tummy goodnight each night "practising" for when his baby is in there

Happy Birthday AC

AF has arrived as expected.... not trying this cycle so next AF will be the key date, giving me a due date of Sep 11 2011.... IF i get pg straight away....

Id be hoping for after 14th Sept, as will be 38 weeks on 29 Aug (and do NOT want an aug baby) and im hoping as its my 1st i'll go a bit over due, ideally past my birthday on 13 Sept!....

if i dont get pg straight away i still have a few months before its really close to Xmas, as dont want a Xmas baby either!!!! lol

I have anice relaxing Sunday

Nipping to MIL's to borrow a giant sauce pan, as this afternoon I am making my Christmas puddings (using our family recipie past down from my great great grandmother, and made every year in our family for well over 100 years now , and also making my Xmas cake (delia!)

Got FIL for Sunday Roast so cooking this morning as well, and OH is off running

Hope you feel better soon bebe, and that your DH see's the light!

Hello all!

squirrel one of my best friends is currently 15 weeks pg

due to her wedding / honeymoon taking weeks 11 - 13 she had her scan early at 9 weeks. Apparently you can have your "12 week scan" from 9 weeks now. (when i saw my Dr for pre TTC appt she also said you can now have you 12 week scan before 12 weeks if booked in soon enough) so hopefully you can get your scan in before Xmas, and have a lovely scan pic to show off at Xmas!

Bebe sorry to hear your DH is so so worried

AC.. how lovely to read mumsnet with your DH My OH always asks how you all are, and i ahve informed him of the pregnancies and JS new job lol!

Right im exhausted and am off to bed.
Am slightly excited (if thats the right term?) as AF is due tomorrow and this is my last cycle when we will be using contraception.... 2 and half weeks and no more condoms for the forseeable future

Hi all! I went to watch the fireworks last night, but managed to get soaking wet by thinking it was a good idea to go with a just a hat and no umbrella (so I would see better?!). Had a nice relaxing day today too, just lazing at home and eating comfort food (mash and gravy) while DH is out with friends. Got my first midwife appointment on 1 Dec, but now I'm worried about when the scan will be (by my calculations 12 weeks coincides nicely with xmas, when I was rather hoping to be away on holiday!).

100years hope you have hot water now!!

bebe sounds like your DH is definitely more worried about you than you are, and no wonder you're annoyed if he is still ignoring the subject of ttc. Hope the B12 levels are ok.

js Am glad you handed your notice in! Hope you had a nice long weekend off work and had a chance to celebrate :)

quod did you get your car key back? How annoying for you!

wyorkslass how was the baby head-wetting?

jbells know what you mean about handing over cash for the laptop - they can be expensive and seem a bit like a luxury when there are other things to buy.

AC it's good that you can come and read mn with your DH and talk, fingers crossed he comes round soon.

hey all just on my mums comp to catch up with the news sorry cant rply to everyone as only on here for 2 mins but have read all the posts, havnt got laptop yet booo really struggling to hand over the cash for one if u know wot i mean, not a good expense just b4 xmas

hope everyones ok

happybirthday AC hope u have a fab day

speak to u all as soon as i can

As if we'll forget!!

I haven't heard back from the shark - but it's early days yet I suppose. I've got mixed feelings again about moving jobs. Maybe I should stay and sort things out where I am. The more autonomous I get the better things get I have to say.

I have decided not to let work get in the way of ttc, so I'm going to try to push aside all my reservations on that front and just concentrate on me and DH and how we feel about having a third person join our little family.

Off to MIL for lunch now, then hitting the shops for birthday shopping!

You better tell him again. Silly men!

Your DH does actually know why you stopped your meds though surely!

I don't think he means it to be honest, I think he just needs to feel in control of a scary process. Last night we lay in bed reading MN together and talking about baby names. It might not be far off.