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

WW :) I am so with you!

I have so far ticked off:
Exhaustion
Not sleeping well
Vivid dreams
Permanently feeling sick
Needing to pee lots
Lots of saliva
Cramps
Massive bloating - I looked about 5 months gone on Friday. Emphasised even more as I usually have a completely flat stomach (there has to be some compensation for a pear shape!!!)

I am convincing myself that I am updiffed.... all the more to make me sad when I get the inevitable BFN tomorrow morning!!

JS- just a qucik one to say,weeing is def asign of early pg, i was goingto the toilet loads it then subsided and now at 22 weeks depending ho the baby is lying its back agen, im not having to get up in the middle of the nite tho atleast, things sounds positive for u anyway, fingers crossed :)

Morning all

It's been a busy weekend on here! Not had a chance to read through it all but Bebe that cake is amazing!!! I would definitely buy cakes from you!!!

Update on my 2WW
I am still feeling VERY sick and have also continue to have mild cramps but no sign of AF anywhere. Last night I had a horrific headache. Took ibuprofen and used a cool patch on my forehead but it had no impact what so ever and so I ended up sleeping the in spare room so I didn't disturb DH with my tossing and turning!

3 people asked me this weekend if I was pregnant. A girl in my yoga class as I was really strugging and trying not to throw up. My yoga teacher for the same reasons as above and then a friend yesterday when I had to pee 3 times in about 90 mins (I thought you only had that as a symptom when you were a lot more heavilg PG and your bladder was getting squished!)

Have managed to hold off testing so far but think I am going to cave in and buy a couple of tests tonight so I can do one tomrrow morning (when I will be 13DPO) and then if that is negative one if my AF is late....... Checked out the work maternity policy this morning (DH mentioned it last night but he is thinking abut 5 months time, not now!!!) and as long as I was employed before getting upduffed, I will get the SMP. They don't offer anything extra but it's not really a surprise!

bebe, thanks, but I can't drink lucozade because of one of the additives/sweetners in it :( I have weirdly found boiled water to be quite good the past few days.

How are you doing? What's been happening?

Hello ladies.

I am sooooo behind on everything that has been happening. Been at work the past few days, and am absolutely knackered, puking up, few near fainting episodes, man alive I'm shagged out - and no none of that has been taking place!!!! I've still not had chance to read back through and I feel kind of guilty about that as I don't know everything that has been going on.

Hopefully I'll be a little better now.

So feel free to update me if you have anything big going on.

How are the 2WWers?

Ooh nannyl you have just made me slightly more hopeful - I didn't realise sometimes the +ve only lasts a few hours. Did another test today and the line is barely there again, when it was quite strong last night, so I was a bit confused as to whether I have actually ovulated or not. Am hoping the... ahem... weekend wakeup calls have done the trick... Basal thermometer chart is telling me nowt as it seems to go up and down all over the place!

I might go and make a cake... internet is playing up so haven't managed to look at bebe's masterpiece yet but I feel inspired!

Hello all!

LOL... i have always had an obsession with anything 'baby'... probably why i ended up nannying... meant i could try out and experiment with baby stuff all the time.

Had lots of nanny friends so have used so much baby stuff, and as a result i have strong views about things i WILL have for mine and also things i wont bother with

Well my midwife appt was not really that exciting...
I have a HOME visit at 9 weeks (no idea why but thats how it is)
scan booked for 11+6 (28 Feb)... cant wait
will see midwife at 15 weeks
scan 20 weeks
midwife 21 weeks, 28 weeks, 31 weeks, 34 weeks, 36 weeks, 38 weeks, and 40 weeks

Only at 36 weeks will the decision be made if i can have a home birth but so long as i have an uncomplicated pregnancy i can

I think morning sickness has finally kicked in . Felt like death until about 11am.
Survived (just) on those nairns ginger oat biscuits and some bottle green lemon and ginger cordial. (i think bebe it was you that recommended that so thanks, i got some from Ocado just in case and pleased i did)

Not got dressed all day today and had a morning and an afternoon nap.
Cooked roast dinner and finished off my ironing.

Also made OH get my washable nappy collection out of the lost so have been playing with those!

Bebe that cake is amazing! you are so talented hope broadband gets sorted soon

Mrs good luck with OV tests... dont be disheartened if you dont get a +ve... some people only get a strong +ve for a few hours so its possible to miss it. Have fun SWI [sink]

squirrel have fun mat clothe shopping. Have to say having looked in mother care and online on newlook and a few other places i am so disappointed at the lack of colour... everything (except jeans) seems beige / white / grey / black. I wear loads of pink / blue and can hardly find anything... think ill be resorting to ebay bundles cause people seem to have pink stuff in there!

WW / JS good luck on 2 week wait

waves to anyone ive missed

New show quod? What to you do? Sounds interesting!

The cake is fab Bebe! You must have the patience of a saint- did DH like it? Did you manage to.....erm....get some time alone?

Nannyl you will be the first person I come to with any equipment questions- you know everything!

AWESOME cake! It's a total work of art.

MrsS, we weren't playing articulate (which is my favourite game I think) cos they have a new one called Pandemic, which is all about saving the world from outbreaks of disease! Really complicated rules but quite fun when you get into it.

Right, got to get off MN - I'm working this afternoon as I have the world's most horrendous couple of weeks lined up work-wise: I am working all weekends and nearly every evening from now until 9 Feb, with no days off and an impossible set of deadlines and then a new show opening. Not quite sure how I'm going to cope to be honest, but as usual everything has come up at once. Aggghhh! I just want to run away!

wow bebe that cake is brill- maybe u shud start charging people to make them for birthdays and stuff :)

Howdy folks!

How were the board games Quod? I hope you played Articulate... if not, get it because it's quite fun! (I have to say I am somewhat biased, being rubbish at every board game apart from that one) Although Cranium is good for making relative look daft :)

bebe - hope your DH liked his cake :) It sounds like he's under a lot of pressure. I agree with the others about depression - it can be hard to think about anything else when you're feeling like that. I'm sure you know this but try not to take it personally because you won't be the reason.

nannyl is hereby designated Offical Train Allthingsbaby Consultant due to her organisation and seemingly vast knowledge bank!

OV test line has been getting stronger and stronger over past few days - hoping very much for a positive today as am on CD 19!!! Bit worried this wouldn't give time for any sparkly bean to attach itself... Wish I could just stop thinking about it for five minutes!!

a nipper /mountain buggy are both narrower than a maclaren type umbrella

they are also no wider than a wheel chair.

amicralight (single) is only a tiny bit narrower than the mountain buggy double (measured it when nannying) so if a wheel chair will fit through the door then these should too, although a maclaren porbably wont!

nannyl-i did like the phil and teds but when the baby has to go in lie down position for first 6months the 2nd added seat is far to small for DD

also liked jogger city select double but havnt saw it in a shop yet and it may be far to heavy big for my car

also saw the britax b double but not sure about the seat underneath

i cud barely get my silvercross thru my front door so a side by side is a no go for me

havnt saw the jane 3 wheeler will have a look now

thanks :)

jbells

nipper 360 or mountain buggy are a dream to push.
If you like phil and teds they are really easy to push too
and the Jane 3 wheeler tandem one. (Think its a power track or something)

Personally i wouldnt consider any other double!

ahhh im finfing it sooo hard to find a good suitable double pram, getting a single one was so much easier and a lot more enjoyable

AstroZola I don't know what the odds are with PND if you've suffered depression before (something I've wondered too) but I am reassured that if you do have the misfortune to get it, you're probably in a better place to recognise it and get some prompt help before it really takes hold than someone who's never had depression before.

I saw that early testing thread too - the link to the evidence on (I think?) FF was really compelling - basically the only people who benefit from early testing are the test manufacturers. I can totally understand the unbearable itch to do it though.

At the PILS for Xmas 2.0 this weekend; I'd better get off MN and get stuck into the board games!

(Bebe your cake sounds amazing btw- awaiting a picture too. Your family are incredibly lucky to have you I reckon.)

bebe we definitely need cake pictures!!

100years I remember reading that the heart starts beating around 5weeks pg - that seems amazing to me! So early, and it's just a tiny little thing that early.

js and whywait early testing is a bad idea! There was a thread about it recently - the early response tests aren't actually that accurate, and getting a faint line just isn't reassuring! Plus, if you get a negative, you still have no idea until AF arrives (have I convinced you? :) )

I dragged DH maternity clothes shopping today -have decided that stretchy trousers are definitely necessary. Am pleasantly surprised by the choice available. I don't have a bump yet but I am definitely rounder, and none of my pre-pg trousers do up now.

Ha ha Bebe! I hope he likes his cake! I would struggle to let anyone eat it if I had spent so much time and effort decorating it! Will we be able to see some pictures?