Good things come to those who wait...and wait...and wait!!! All aboard, we're IIT!

Wow, i don't come on here for a week and when i do there are 2 BFP's!!!!

Huge congratulations to 100years and nannyl. I am so pleased for you :-)

Well, i am now 6 weeks pregnant and really feeling it! The slight queasyness has been replaced by full on morning sickness. I haven't actually been sick but constantly feel i will be :-(
Also as of the weekend i can no longer drink any hot drinks without getting heartburn, especially tea. I feel sad about that as until then i had been drinking gallons of the (decaff) stuff. I also appear to have gone off chocolate as well which is a huge shock as i was a bit of an addict!
Most of last week was spent either in bed or lounging around watching tv, it was rather nice really, apart from the feeling rough bit.
I have made it in to work today (10 mins late, ooops!) with the help of copious amounts of ginger nuts, thay are my new best friend :-)

We told our parents and siblings over christmas, they are all over the moon

Anyway, enough from me. Happy New Year all.

hello bebe
agree, that sounds like a good principle for your family too

Its must be nearly time to SWI for you know i guess? Perhaps you could "see what happens"

no we didnt buy anything, but didnt plan to either. we went to browse

just been to my bargain charity shop and got a beautiful immaculate baby gym with playmat underneath a bit like this but ELC own. It was £1 (so quite expensive for that shop lol)
Its really lovely,(has an abc design) but i probably want a tiny love one, but it would still be fine to keep at one of the grandparents houses!

Yes we have told all our grandparents, all are happy!

Booked a midwife appt for next Friday as well so looking forward to that!

wow AC thats great progress then. looks like you are well and truley on the home straight to trying, and of course its best for baby if you have taken folic acid for a while before geting pg

Satsuma good luck with your new years resolutions

Astrozola looks like +ve news for you too... I LOVE talking in the bath... either on phone or i get OH to come in and chat with me!

bebe so sorry to hear your classes have been cancelled. I remember when nannying i git through the week with classes and seeing all our friends / routine etc, and weeks where we had no classes used to drag so much.
We too have woken up to snow, but thankfully only a little bit

Well yesturday morning OH woke up and suggested we went to mothercare... so we did
It was lovely and i got to see a new phil and teds explorer (which is on my short list)
Also told OHs Dad, sister, brother and their partners.
Everyone was surprised but really really happy!

Also spoke to my pg friends (the ones i was bridesmaid for) and am VERY enviouse that (after talking to me) they have found an immaculate mountain buggy on ebay really close to them, with all the extras and maxi cosi clips, my ideal dream buggy, but all that is almost £800 new, and they have got an immaculate hardly used one for just a couple of hundred on ebay!

Astrozola being baby ready is now our goal! DH has had no cigarettes today and has taken his zinc supplement! We have both had fresh fruit and plenty of water and I've had my folic acid.

Last night DH instigated a conversation with my mum about possible childcare arrangements. It turns out she and my dad are looking forward to being very hands on and doing lots of babysitting! My mum said she would come over twice a week to look after LO while we're at work!

We're now planning to have the same conversation with DMIL. Hope she'll want to do two days as well!

I have two new year's resolutions - actually do my physio exercises (boring but I need them or my back hurts!) and be less stressed about work. As in actually not think about it. Managed quite successfully this holiday - just got to extend that into term time!

Hey,

Thank you all for all the well wishes!

I and my DP had a baby conversation last night whilst i was in the bath!!

He brought it up!! ha ha. He says he's coming round to the idea and thinks it'll be a 'yes' but we've agreed for a definite answer around June (so i can start planning) if he doesn't come up with one sooner!! :o)

I'm trying not to get my hopes up just yet though!

Nannyl - reading all those expressions sounds amazing. I can't wait for that to be me!!

Bebe - i feel for you...having to wait, it does seem unfair that you're taking control of everything at the moment though...maybe you can corner him into a conversation with a lovely meal as bribery to sit down with you? Put DD to bed?? xxx

My New Yrs resolutions are to exercise more and eat healthier...which is pretty standard for a lot of people i guess, but i want to at least be baby ready as well as bettering myself! I've also started a journal to help alleviate everything i deal with in the day time in order to make me feel a little better about things and sleep better...here's hoping! I also want to be better with money, & get some savings together.

xxx

Hi everyone :)

nannyl glad you got a clearer test! Bet you were excited to tell everyone too.

AC it's good to hear that your DH is properly on board now, even if it means a short delay.

bebe interesting about the cot conversation, so I hope it leads somewhere with your DH.

100years sorry you're feeling sick already :( Mine didn't kick in till around 6 weeks, but it's a horrible feeling. I have snacks by my bed now to stave off sickness!

astrazola sorry you've been ill, but hope you've got rid of it now :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your friend.

strawberrypie am keeping my fingers crossed for you too! 11th is just a few days away :)

quod congrats to your DH on the good work news, but sorry that it is affecting your ttc plans :( I can see why you're upset about him linking plans to his work - are you hoping to change his mind?

I am not really looking forward to going back to work tomorrow! I'm putting off ironing all my work clothes because that'll feel like the end of the holidays!

On the plus side, am just making carrot and coriander soup, and the house smells yummy :)

Bebe, Christmas is for gaining pounds! I purposely don't go on the scales until at least February :D

Quod - sorry it's not working your way at the moment :S However, your friend's DH speaking to him sounds positive - my DH was far easier to get off the fence once one of his friends became a dad in the summer!

Loved reading your family's reactions nannyl; can't wait until it's my turn to tell mine :) (when I've actually got something to tell them)

Back to the grindstone... I hate the last couple of days of the holiday, I always get in a stress about having to plan the whole of next half term's work! Am fed up of schemes of work!!

Hello all - I am finally back from our very lovely holiday (did you all miss me?) and have just managed to catch up with all the news...Hope everyone had a really lovely xmas and NY.

So congratulations WYorks, 100 and Nannyl - blimey, I've only been away a month and there's 3 upduffings! If we carry on at this rate, by my calculation that'll be all of us done and dusted by March. How wonderful for all of you, sending you all best wishes.

AC commiserations on the job front but how exciting that you're going to get started on the TTC...what do you think finally turned the DH around? (PS I love the idea of wrapping your DH's zinc pills in a bit of meat, that's what we used to have to do with our dog!)

Welcome to the newbies...

In my news: great holiday, missed all the snow thank god but did witness some of the freakish Australian weather instead. Did lots of talking with DP about the TTC issue. We got some really really good work-related news (for him) while we were away but the downside of it is that his current project won't complete until at least Oct/Nov 2011 - nearly a year later than he was anticipating when we first started talking about TTC and (I at least) started making a kind of mental time-table. Since he is insisting we can't start until the work thing has happened, his work news has huge knock-on effects for me and us which we've spent a lot of time talking about but still haven't resolved at all - the fact that all my and our joint plans have to be index-linked to his work has actually really upset me as it's not what I feel I signed up for! Suffice to say I don't think we'll be TTCing any time soon, unfortunately. One upshot of the long discussions is that he now knows about my MN support group, which is actually a good thing I think as I've been furtively closing windows for too long now! Now just got to hope he doesn't get too curious and start having a snoop (does anyone else worry about that?) as it's nice to have a private place to talk about these things - I've missed all your support whilst I've been away.

In other news one of my best friends is pregnant which is brilliant news, and has the added benefit that her DH is now enthusiastically trying to convert mine to the idea.

Right - I've got lots of NY resolutions to go and complete as well as a lot of work (on a bank hol!) What are people's resolutions? One of mine is a new recipe every week (DP and I are going to take turns to cook it) - bebe I may be looking your way for inspiration before too long.

Good morning all
bebe really hope you DH has a good day soon

strawberrypie good luck for your 2 week wait. Mine was less than 2 weeks as i tested super super early, and although i did not get a BFP I did not get a BFN either as there was that most tiniest possible hint of where a line should be!

Well we are telling our family now, cause we were down south with mine and are now back here, wanted to tell them at the same-ish time.
My Mum "jumped up and down and waved her arms in the air shouting yes"! (she knw we were trying)
My dad "Oh dear, how do you know" He has had a stroke is confused, and didnt really understand but is actually very happy about it.
My grandparents, "thats quick" very happy
My sister: SO surprised and happy then thinks she needs to change her holiday plans as was planning on being in Canada for 3 weeks over my due date
OH's Mum "really, and started crying" So So So happy... already planning which spare room will be be babies, and what toys to buy etc
OH's grandma "so are you getting married (no), was it planned?" when answered yes was very happy for us too
Today we need to tell
OH' Dad, Ohs sis and bro in law, and bro and sis in law.

We are leaving it at that now (oh and 2 of my best friends i told when i thought i was pg, also happy for us!)

Tomorrow need to call drs surgary and book in with midwife!

Already feeling pg. Feeling a bit sick all the time, but making myself eat!
Have had 2 'uncomfy' nights sleep, and already need to wee more
Really hoping my days of sound sleep are not over yet !

Have got an excel spread sheet going of the millions of things we need to buy! Ots growing and growing!

Thanks Strawberry. Good luck with your 2ww then :)

Hi everyone! I am back from skiing and soooooo happy to hear the news from 100years and nannyl!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!

Also great news AC about your OH seeing the light! Woo-hoo!

Fingers crossed for you too bebe- I think your situation sounds very hopeful after the cot conversation!

TMI coming up alert- I had EWCM whilst on hols and lots of SWI was achieved My CD 26 (luckiest day to test according to you lot!) will be Jan 11th. I am nervous already! Gulp.

Go Bebe! Come on Mr Bebe, we need answers!

bebe sounds promising re the cot situation :)

whyWait Thank you :) Hopefully you will have some of the train's luck :)

astro thank you as well :) Sorry to hear you have not been well. Hope your friend's little dot sticks.

MrsS :( sorry the evil AF got you.

hold? Meant to say hols! Doh...

Nice to see you back, astro! Sorry you've been ill but glad you're better. I also found out from a friend in RL yesterday that she'd had a mc, and just days before her 12 week scan. Felt so sorry for her but glad she is trying again, and also because we now both have someone to talk babies with!

I'm now officially on cycle #2, having been visited by unfriendly AF on 29th. I got exceptionally grumpy and weepy, partly because I naively thought it would happen easily, and partly because I have discovered that I do in fact get PMT when off the pill (I didn't really have it when I took the pill!). This, coupled with 4 days with the in-laws and 18 other members of DH's family, did not put me in the best of moods and it's fair to say the last few days of the hold have been fairly rubbish!! Back to school on Tue so got shedloads of work to do between now and then too :( but at least I'm home and it's just me and DH again.

nannyl - huge congratulations! Have been catching up on the thread for last ten mins or so and found myself willing the line to appear and was very happy for you when it did! I'm staying on this thread as it seems like a lucky one...

Hello everyone,
I've been MIA due to the full-on plague that I have had for the last 2 weeks and I'm still carrying. It has pretty much made my Xmas and New Year suck and be nothing special.

100years - that is such amazing, great news...CONGRATULATIONS...I'm so pleased for you!!

Happy New Year one and all as well...I had some great news yesterday though...my best friend told me she was pregnant...it's only a couple of weeks, if that...and we're very excited...although we know to be wary because she has suffered 4 miscarriages since her first child who is now 7!! I'm so pleased for her and can't wait to enjoy the ride with her! I just hope it sticks and all goes well for her for a change. She really deserves something special and this is her biggest wish - to have another child!! And 2010 has sucked for her so all think happy, healthy thoughts for her please!! Thanks!

My other friend has also told me that she and her DH have agreed to start trying come this summer...if all goes to plan and I get my go ahead we could be popping them out at a similar time...which would be lovely for us both to go through our first together!! I'm terrified.....

On the note of being ill - how on EARTH would i cope with a child whilst being as ill as i have been over the last 2 weeks??? I've not been this ill for about 8 years...and don't want it ever again!

Sorry for the HUGE post! x

Whywait it is off again! See above. Now hoping for a January baby.