Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

Me too work west, live east.
There's a trend here

Fantastic news Hazel woo hoo!

I live London too! Work central live east

I'm in South Wales, anyone nearby?
Woohoo Hazle that's fantastic news

I work in Switzerland, live in France (Alsace).

I'm in London too zombies. Work in West, live in East... We know that hazle is in a pink house in France. Beyond that, I don't think I've any idea where anyone is!

Just out of curiosity- where are you all? I'm in London.

I mean countdown to giving birth sorry!

Glad you're sticking around hazle - maybe one day we'll be able to start our own count down to pregnancy thread

Congrats hazle - brilliant news! Fingers crossed for the next few weeks.

thank you all, won't be leaving this thread though, need to see other BFPs too!

Hazle - AMAZING NEWS, am SO PLEASED for you
Got absolutely everything crossed for you :o)
x

hazel that's that's brilliant news! i'll keep my fingers crossed for you
x x x

and to add - surprised at both but it doesnt matter now hey!?

OMG congrats!!!!!!!

Well.

So I've been using the internet cheapo sticks, did one this morning, also yesterday. BFN. Not even a hint of a line, nothing.

Went home for lunch to let the dogs out and thought that no, this is funny, but I feel pregnant. So did a Clearblue Digital.

Pregnant 1-2 weeks Not getting too excited as I had the same last month, but it didn't stick. So let's see how this one goes.

Lesson here - don't trust cheapo tests even if they claim to be really sensitive.

that they asked or that they still hired me?

Wow I'm surprised at that hazle!

Morning all. I have this funny feeling that AF might be making her appearance soon..hoping I'm wrong of course, should see in the next couple of days.

Regarding work, my current company actually asked me during the interview (3 years ago) if I'm planning to have kids. Of course we all know they should not do that but they still did - I was 30 and re-locating to move in with my now DH, so I understand the concern. I told them honestly that yes, not immediately but in the near future, but I would return after the maternity leave. They hired me.

janey1234 re the job thing- that happened to me too!! Such a shame a I would have had a decent pay increase. I didn't tell them the real reason ie TTC plans.
Re the pet thing- I have a dog too, and I am SO waiting to have my dog and my kid if i ever have one to bond. I'd love for both of them to enjoy the other.

Marking my place! Haven't checked MN for a bit and here we are with a spanking new thread! Will scroll and read through..
CBFM shows high at the moment but i believe that's because it's cycle 1 on the machine - it's CD 8 or 9 of a 40 day cycle so no chance of it actually being high right now

aww Rach yours must look amazingly cute. Yes ours were a bit of a handful as well, but it's actually easier with 2, they play with each other and don't destroy things due to boredom. Took some training but they are very well behaved now.

I understand how you feel winkle but congratulations, auntie! And think about all the money you save as your soon to be appearing DC can get all your niece's stuff!

Maternity pay in my case - well the good news is that it's 100% of the salary. Bad news - the leave is only 3 months. Three months! Bloody ridiculous, but I'm the man earner and will actually have to go back. Luckily DH can stay at home. (honestly he'll make a lot better SAHP than me anyway).

No change here otherwise, boobs sore, lower back hurts, tests negative - before you ask, yes, too early to test anyway.

I keep looking at the pics of the baby and thinking I wish it was me.

I feel your pain Winkle. We were already about 6 months into trying when a friend announced her pregnancy. Pictures of her and now 3 month old all over facebook, along with another friend with his week old, and another two three with their number two bumps; oh and a woman at work. All conceived while I've been TTCing, any one of them could have been me.
Fed up of it now.

My sister had a little girl today! So pleased for her but a reminder if I'd got pregnant when we started really going for TTC in jan, it'd me :( she started TTC at the beginning of the year and got pregnant first time.

Our Pup is a Labrador Labradoodle cross and he is a right little cutie. I will get a photo on as soon as I work out how! HazleNutt your dogs are gorgeous! They mush have been a bit of a handful when they were pups though, I'm worn out with just one!

Winkle My employer also pays crap maternity pay. In fact it pays zero maternity pay above what is required by law. I am an above-average earner so I will take a hefty financial hit when I go on maternity. It really pisses me off when I think about all the tax I have paid in over my 18 year working life and i've never claimed a single penny in benefits