so here it is, a new home for us newly updiffed ladies or still seeking that golden egg after a mc part 3

Thanks for the thoughts ladies, scan is at 9.40am. Am very worried but also feeling very sick indeed.

Might have to go to bed

I'm sure you're absolutely right about that one marathon - I will look back and laugh at such an inane comment! DD is 24 Nov, so very close to yours.

Buggery bugger re the on the OPK but as worm says, sometimes they're turbosperm

Sounds like a really fun afternoon worm - I can get really competitive so I have no doubt I will embarass myself enormously when miniwombat is old enough to start competing in sporting events!

Thinking of you yellow and hoping that you've got lots on to distract you prior to tomorrow - what time is it?

Waves to all! x

Hi everyone,

Damn it on the + opk marathon but the swimmers can last for 4 days don't they!

18 weeks wombat thats flying by! (although you think differently I am sure!)

Ah wellie don't worry we only felt sad for you, now's the time for onwards and upwards (oooeeerr)! My scan is on 5th July 12 days and counting! Iv'e got take that next tuesday which will break up the wait a little!

I've had a lovely afternnon, DS was running for the school so lots of jumping up and down shouting and being generally embarassing. He came forth (was robbed, robbed i tell you) , school came second over-all so a good result.

I hope you are ok yellow it's scan day tomorrow for you? I have it all crossed, have a really good feeling for you.

Waves to harassed, Emma, star, sparkly and any peeping toms :)

Awww wombat in a few months time you'll be desperate for the bump to go! When's your dd? It must be around the time I was due (19th Nov)

I got a on the opk this morning. So annoying as DH is away until Sat. We dtd on Tues so just hoping for some super sperm!

Good luck Emma, hope it's your month.

He he marathon - sounds like you and worm and mrsb are in the same club!

Well done emma and mremma on your SWI efforts - keep going...!

Aw wellie - you are sweet. Just sad for you and mrwellie - I know what you mean about the hugs and support from everyone here - there are times I'm not sure I would have got through things without all the help and kind words. Hope you guys aren't planning any travels soon with all that ash cloud business....

18 weeks today which almost seems impossible. Bump still small in the mornings but looking like podge so desperate to get a proper bump and feel some sort of flutterings..... patience wombat!

Hello, we are doing pretty well on the SWI front - have to keep it up (literally for DH) until Sunday! Blood tests are on Tuesday to find out if I ovulated... If I didn't I will be p**d off to say the least.

Star so please you saw a HB - that's lovely.
Yellow big scan hugs from me too - thinking of you...

Marathon whatever floats your boat ;)

Spitting in my fanjo, now that's foreplay

So sorry everyone, didn't mean to make you !!!

I had just meant to say thanks for your hugs and support on Monday, we both really appreciated it and I was able to share with DH some of what you had said and how much support I had got from you, particularly over the last few days, but for a long time now.

Anyway - hope everyone is well. ((((yellow)))) hugs for scan nerves - we're all with you
yay for the hb star - fab news!!
when is your scan worm?
hope everyone else is ok - waves to wombat, mrsb, harassed, marathon emma and anyone else!!

Tbh am shitting myself about the scan. Too busy to think about it during the day so lie awake at night and wake up early to panic. Am sleeping less than 6 hours which isn't helping the sickness!

Am at work now eating hula hoops! Feel v sick and very nearly was earlier.

mrsb33 how are you?

He he at your descrip of "pouring with spit" yellow - is that a technical term?! V glad to hear that all went well on Monday and hope the rest of the week proves to be the same and you can take it a wee bit easier. How are you feeling about scan date?

So pleased you got to see the bean with hb star - don't forget you can always get another private scan if a month is too long to wait.

STill massively impressed with your patience worm, particularly with all the other scans happening around you!

Waves to all! x

Hello ladies

wellie sounds like a difficult day, hope you did manage to find some kind of peace and closure.

Glad I'm not the only one eating a lot, I had 3 Danish pastries today!

So the day is done and I wasn't sick on anyone! Was a very long day, not sure if it went ok or not but the evening meal was so painful I really thought I was going to be sick. I left early which I shouldn't have as I was hosting but I just couldn't take it anymore.

Got a 1 to 1 with big boss tomorrow and rest of big meeting in the afternoon then thurs should be better.

Thanks for all your thoughts/support, I really appreciate it.

star great scan news!

Good luck all those who swi and it is true me and dp were having trouble being in the same country at the right time and the time that worked we only did it once at the right time! It only takes one!

Re saliva I believe it is ok as long as you are not pouring with spit it should be ok!

Am laying on the sofa now so feeling a little better, didn't eat much but feel hungry and sick right now (sick face)

Great news star .............and relax!!! I still havn't even seen mine and I'm getting on for 11 weeks!!
I hope you are now able to both move on wellie and I also felt :( when I read your post.

A very quick post here as in car on I phone and the 3G's drifting off a bit.
Just been for private scan and saw one sac with a little bean in and a heart beat. So relieved but also worrying I've got another month before I see it again so now worrying something will happen in the interim!!! I'm cleary gonna be a nightmare. He just did an abdominal scan and measured at 7+1 but I think I'm 7+5 so we'll see if it changes as time goes by.

Ah wellie - you almost made me cry too. Hope mrwellie is doing ok and glad to read that it has brought you some sort of closure - big hugs x

Hi all, just checking in quickly before bed to say thanks so much for your lovely thoughts yesterday - we wrote our note and sent our balloons off into the night sky after work. mrwellie cried quite a bit actually, I think it hit him because I think he's had the whole thing "in a box" for months and not really thought about it and it kinda brought it all back. In a strange way I am almost glad that I am not pg yet, because I feel like now I can properly move on.

Hope you are all ok and thanks so much again :) will check in properly tomorrow, hugs and waves to everyone xxx

No need to apologise for lurking marathon - just really wanted to make sure that you were ok. How grrrr re: DH being away then.... as worm says, a good bit of topping up before and straight on to it as soon as he walks back in the door may do the trick..... yellow was having a terrible couple of months of it with both her and DP being away with work at all the wrong times but they got there in the end! Re: the saliva, it works with both your salivas, if you see what I'm getting at, but according to what I've read, a little bit won't actually make any difference.....

If the eating is keeping away the sickness harassed and worm then keep at it! I know it's def what helped me through the first trimester and even now, I can't get enough potatoes

I would imagine your SIL will actually be quite pleased about your pg worm as she will be reaching each milestone before you and so it might actually make her feel more important IYKWIM, particularly as she's that much younger from memory. Who knows, it may also make her think twice about lighting up in front of you! Harassed is also spot on in that you're not responsible for her happiness.

If you are lurking yellow then I hope the week from hell is not proving too awful and you made it through the bigwig meeting without throwing up on the boardroom table

And yes mrsb - have you made your appointment with the GP yet?

Not a lot to report from here, just tapping my fingers impatiently for these kicks - thanks for helping to manage my expectations though harassed!

Waves to all! x

Morning!

Worm I'm the same with food, it's pretty constant! I have a very def belly and it's not all baby even though the tummy muscles aren't what they were.... With dd though I changed my eating habits mid-preg and craved fruit. Hoping this will be the same! If you don't want to tell sil then don't, but equally if you do then do. You're not responsible for her happiness iykwim, especially after what you've been through.

marathon yup, saliva is bad for sperm! Wrong ph or something. What a fab excuse !

yellow hope the mega stressful week is going ok, and the ms is behaving.

wombat DO NOT get stressed out if you don't get fluttery feelings at 18 weeks, it can be a lot later in first pregs.

wellie you ok?? Was thinking of you and dh yesterday.

Dd has gone on her school trip today so she's been mega excited, and I'll spend the day worrying.... she's the baby of the class and isn't 5 until next month.

Had a few words with dh first thing unfortunately. For such a lovely, kind and helpful bloke he's such an arsehole in the mornings!!!! He had to text me yesterday to apologise for being so grumpy, and I'm waiting for another one now. The way he spoke to dd this morning was horrible, but you just can't tell him in the morning's without it being a bit of an arguement. It only stopped because I told he was a grumpy git and I wasn't arguing with him......

Morning Ladies
Hi yellow if you are lurking, I hope you are coping ok with your tough week at work, and not feeling so ill (but still a little bit for reassurance). I was thinking, if you do end up cracking and having to tell someone at work what is happening, it would be a very brave HR dept that would not keep a PG employee on after their trial period.
wellie hope yesterday went ok for you and dh, I was thinking aout you.
marathon you will just have to make sure dh has you full up before he goes away!!
Thanks for the tip harassed although it is the having the toothbrush in my mouth that makes me gag, in fact if there is a gust of wind that makes me gag!!
mrsb have you been to the GP yet?
Am very at you being able to do a shoulder stand wombat!

So SIL has her 20 week scan today, where she is going to find out the sex etc, I am beginning to feel really awkward about not telling her about our PG, She is so excited, and I am worried that our being PG will , I don;t know how to explain it, make her less excited about her own? What do you reckon?

On to me..... I am so sick of eating!! feels like such a chore! yesterday I ate........ham and cheese toastie 6am. crunchie nut cornflakes 8am. 2 packs of crisps 10am. a sausage roll 11.30am. cone of chips 1.30pm. packet of crisps 4pm, pasta with tomato and basil 5.30pm. left over noodles 7pm. OMG it sounds even more now I have written it down!! I am going to be enormous !!!!

Hello all, sorry Wombat I've been lurking I'm afraid, nothing exciting to report. We have just started SWI although DH is going away on CDs 14, 15 & 16 so the smep is out of the window. I suppose that will pretty much right off this month given that I will probably ov around that time. Grrrr!

Emma is saliva bad for sperm? Really??

Wellie thinking of you. We went to a funeral last week where they let off balloons with messages from the children attached, it was so lovely and poignant.

Happy Monday(s) all!

Bonjourno tutti! (have come over all Italian for some reason.... )

Firstly, big hugs for wellie, mrwellie and harrybump today - hope you are doing ok and you got to release your balloon - thinking of you x

Welcome back yellow - but bugger re: 4am wake up call.... really hope today goes as ok as it can. Is it really going to be 10pm? At least a busy week will distract you from Friday's scan.... are you thinking about it much or trying not to?

How did it go with telling your boss harassed?

Thanks for fajitas emma - are you post SWI now? And when are your bloods being taken to check ov?

"Father's day treat" made me chuckle worm - it could only be you or mrsb coming up with something like that....!

Definitely getting the searing pains in womby area sparkly - to the sides, not at the front, although did seem to get one at the top of the bulge yesterday - I'm saying bulge as it really isn't that attractive right now, especially when I was doing a shoulder stand at yoga yesterday and it seemed to flubber its way down to meet my boobs and because your head is bent towards it, there is no avoiding looking at it full-on as if I'd closed my eyes, I'd have fallen over! Keep hoping for some fluttery feelings that they promise you from 18 weeks (although to be fair, I'm only 17+4 today.....)

Now where is marathon? You've been very quiet of late - hope all is ok, perhaps you're mid SWI and too busy to post

And what about ochaye - haven't heard hide nor hair of the lovely Scottish lady of late - if you are lurking, hello!

Good to have you back star although sorry you couldn't get your scan while you were out there and I hope it didn't impact on your hols too much. Will you be able to get one quite quickly here?

Hello and apols to anyone I've missed- big waves all round!

Hiya. Just landed earlier on. Stuck on M25 at mo. Was unable to get a scan on sat as no one picked up when I called so assumed she hasn't got it covered whilst she's away. Will organise one this week and let you all know. Soooo tired!!! X

Morning!

God what a busy weekend I've had....in work for a rest today. I'm shattered too, which means I feel sick. Plus, I still need to tell my boss!

wellie hugs for today lovely, thinking of you and dh x

yellow the only way I could get through when the ms was really bad was by eating constantly, or having a really nice drink. Have you tried Coke? The odd one won't hurt.

sparkly that's too high for spd, most prob related to stretching. Has your bumped "popped" yet?? I had a weird one on Friday that if I hadn't known better felt like a good baby kick just under my ribs.

star any scan news??

worm you need some kiddies toothpaste, that's my top tip!! I've been using it since I got my bfp.

Who was talking about bras? I've never bought a maternity bra and don't intend to start now. I'll get some nursing bras closer to the time, last time I got some lovely ones from La Redoute (I think).

Dh and I have started planning what we need to buy. Early I know, but need to get the money sorted as soon as so we can put some by for those and get saving for when I'm on ML as the cut in pay will cripple us tbh as I earn more than him generally!!

10pm ooooooooh that's nasty!, Moan away me dear, it won't make you feel any better but it's what this place is for , have a sugery and some salt and vinegar crisps.
Where is wombat >
Star any news on that next scan? are you home yet?
How is everyone else?

Arghhh need a moan! Went to bed at 10 last night feeling sick, woke at 4.30 as needed to wee and also felt sick. It only helped sickness to lay on tum but that hurt boobs so couldn't get back to sleep. Am in bed eating crackers trying not to feel sick. How am I going to get through this very busy day where I won't get home until 10pm?

Sorry for the me, me, me

Bonsoir, I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is v quiet today here isn't it?

I like going away but I always like coming home. I'm going to be v busy over the next few days at work so will probably not even be able to check much never mind post..I hate it when work gets in the way of MN.

No idea about your pain sparkly I'm still just on tiredness and sickness.

Worm I think I'd have all the tests too.....but no idea what I'd do with negative results.....such a difficult thing to think about in abstract.

Where's wombat she should be at work today and have plenty of time to MN!

I'm off to have my tea and then a very early night to prepare for the week ahead!

Big hugs all round