Emmsy's ladies - 4 years of weebling - still going strong!

Oh buddha bless you, you sound so beaten down by it all :( thanks for sharing all that though, it sound like you & dh have your heads screwed on & are really together on this. Hope & pray the tests will throw up something to give you your miracle before June. If not, would you ever consider adoption? Hugest of hugs to you anyway lady x

neeko & blue sounds like a perfect christmassy date! :)

Sorry for confusion the post to HoHoHo was meant for my other thread (stupid)

4ever Just to reiterate so very pleased about your scan plus the added bonus of moving you forward in your dates That sand is doing a good job. Thanks for trying to keep me upbeat
lbm You crafty one you
Blue and Neeko Glad you had a lovely meet up
Rumours oh dear is it repairable? You ok?

HoHoHo Welcome back and good news on the ttc front Let us know when you're testing bi take it things are resolved or better with you and dh now?

Thanks for trying to be pisituve about my Christmas pg lovely ladies, wish I could feel the same, but after 15 months of trying its starting to get me down (a lot)

Really hit me for six and I've been vile all week, can't keep on like this. Had a heart to heart with dh he's been putting off his tests as he's worried it's his fault we've not conceived. So I've repeated what he used to say to me when we had our m/cs "I married you for who you are, not what you can give me" Anyway he's diabetic, I'm old and fat so chances are slim Seriously though we've decided to put a shelf life on it as I can't go on feeling this crap and miserable every month, I will go insane and I'm so snappy and irritable with everyone once a month it's worse than pmt! We will get all our tests done and referral to hospital, see what they suggest and then if nothing's happened stop next June when I'm 41. Pg is not kind to me, the chances of spd returning earlier and worse are increased and every pg I've had awful m/s and combined with 9 months of worry like last time if takes so much out of me. At least if we've done all the tests we can't have any regrets or "what ifs"
I can't say it's been an easy decision, I can't say it doesn't hurt (it breaks my heart) but its the right one for us long term
Don't want to bring the thread down but wanted to explain my self pity and negativity, hope you understand x

Aaarrrggghhh ds2 has smashed the iPad aaarrrggghhh.

And breathe

Thanks for the recipe lbm

Thanks for recipe LBkirstieM

Totally forgot to say how lovely my meet up was with neeko and the gorgeous H last week. Both B and H now using the big boy/girl toilets and sitting up at the table eating their toast while we blethered and the Christmas decorations in Princes Square sparkled

Hope our pregnant Emmsy's 4ever and Sabs are resting and keeping their beans snug xx

Oh and the bigggest yay in the world to 9 weeks, 4ever , could not be happier for you - well apart from when you are at 40 weeks that is. Now, see how well the sand is serving you? Gte your head right back in - pregnant, you, never !!

Ok - have struggled to find the recipe as I know I cooked mine last time. Kirstie does hers in the microwave but recipe seems same:

Ingredients

1 cup salt
2 cups plain flour
1 cup luke warm water

Directions

1. In a large bowl mix salt and flour.

1. Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency.

1. With your hands form a ball with your dough and kneed it for at least 5 minutes ( or do it in the fooe processor/ mixer!). The longer you kneed your dough the smoother it will be.

Store your salt dough in a air tight container and you will be able to use it for days.

You can paint your creations with acrylic paints and seal with varnish or polyurethane spray.

You can let your salt dough creations air dry, however salt dough can also be dried in the oven. Bake at 200 F until your creation is dry. The amount of time needed to bake your creations depends on size and thickness; thin flat ornaments may only take 45-60 minutes, thicker creations can take 2-3 hours or more. You can increase your oven temperature to 350 F, your dough will dry faster but it may also brown, which won't matter if you are painting your entire creation (you can also cover your dough in the oven before it turns brown).

There are a few options to color your salt dough: 1. Add powdered tempera paint to your flour, 2. add food coloring or paint to the water before you mix it with the salt/flour, or 3. add natural coloring like instant coffee, cocoa, or curry powder.

Or paint and glitter to your hearts content when cold!!

Congratulations 4ever. So relieved for you.

Buddha Hoping the lovely ladies on here have predicted correctly and you DH gives you the present of a lifetime for Christmas.

Snowed under here but thinking of you all.

Yes post the recipe lbm I'd love to do it too.
As 4ever hasn't been back to update, hope she won't mind me saying she also said they'd put her forward by a few days so she's officially 9 weeks now! And out of the dreaded 8 week danger zone! So happy for her. :)
Enjoy your party blue!

lbm please can I have the salt dough recipe too

blue not deluded, you're fabulous!!!!

4ever Lovely, lovely news. Now, clearly sitting down crafting is a good thing to do as it's relaxing. Shall email you a recipe for saltdough decorations - just like playdough, Summer will love it and you'll have something to remember this Christmas by next year xx

4ever utterly delighted and relieved for you and your bean. I've been thinking about you all day and was almost too scared to check my phone earlier. Next stop, booking in . Hand squeezing continues apace xx

Sabs - so delighted and relieved for you too honey that your 12+ now and the bleeding isn't anything sinister.

Buddha - you will be +ve over Christmas, what a lovely BFP that would be. Keeping everything crossed xx

Hey to everyone else, full Christmas madness here with card writing, shopping, nativities, parties and work dos (mine tomorrow, wearing a Top Shop t-shirt no less - check me )

Love to all xx

4ever

Yay

Hooray! Was just posting to ask if anyone had heard from 4ever and have just had a text from her saying all is well yipppeeeee

Ohhh 4ever that is all so significant for you I know. Especially having only made Summer's booking in appointment, you must be feeling so anxious. Praying hard for you for tomorrow and some good news. Tomorrow I will try to remember to get out my llo's rosary (that I bought to remember my angel) and pray some of it for you at 3.30.

I've just heard today that a good friend of mine has miscarried :( her first pregnancy. So crappy, especially at Christmas... I have just bought her one of those little charms on ebay with a little footprint on and 'remember'...I hope she'll like it as I know I would have so appreciated something like that.

buddha so so sorry the target in your head wasn't reached :( but yes, raising a glass of bubbly to you for a drunken Christmas!

sabs so glad bleeding has stopped.

Well no idea what Monday's regression was about cos ds1 is back to being absolutely fine now (no, not ill 4ever though thanks for suggestion) ...I have gone back to massively praising him over dry pants and going on the potty/toilet and he seems to quite like that so maybe he was just feeling like I'd got a little complacent over it!

Yes buddha listen to lbm a Christmas conceived baby!

sabs so pleased the bleeding has stopped and you had a good scan, 12+3 now

budhha don't be too hard on yourself. You could of course still hit that target - you just won't know untill the new year Got to be worth a try, during the festivities

Buddha sorry to hear that TEW got you I have everything crossed for this month

Cupcake Hope yesterday was a one-off and that DS1 is back to his usual good self today

lbm Saara also refused to go to Santa last year when he visited her preschool last year. I'm not too sure what they do at her school nursery but she recognises him in ads etc (I sound like I'm talking about a real person here!

I love hearing about everyone's Xmas traditions and tree and loving everyone's photos on fb. We don't celebrate Christmas at home but get involved at work/school, and love all the Xmas movies on TV at this time of the year .

Thanks for everyone's wishes and handholding. Spent 2 hours at the hospital going from midwife to scan to midwife to blood test. But a relief that all looks well. Due date has been brought forward to June 23rd which makes me 12+2.

Will have to have consultant led care, due to all the complications with Saara's birth (37 hour labour, big baby, all manners of pain relief and induction, failure to progress, emergency c-section, postpartum haemmorage (sp?), blood transfusion) so they are recommending an elective c-section, especially if the growth scans show that the baby might be big (the scans were pretty accurate with Saara, yet I still tried with a vaginal birth) but I don't need to decide yet.

My blood pressure was also showing quite high so I may need to go on aspirin to thin the blood.

Next appointment and scan is on 6th Feb but will have to go to the GP at 16 weeks.

Bleeding has finally stopped but I'm working from home this week to try and take it easy.

Lurking for news from Sabs

AF has arrived 5 days early so didn't make that stupid target I put in my head to be pg before Xmas feel really pissed off about it today. But tomorrow is another day x