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Fantastic Forty Plus, part 9, this time is our time,bring on the bfp's!

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hopefulgum · 01/01/2013 23:20

We've filled out thread - I do hope you all find your way here. I can't add a message on the old thread to let you know it is here...Smile

This new thread, will no doubt have its own set of bfp's and babies. I am excited to see what it brings.

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Isabeller · 19/01/2013 05:38

Hello lovelies, thank you so much for the migraine support. It eased on Thursday night and we battled our way to the clinic on Friday for my baseline scan. It was good news, DP said he had everything crossed on his side of the curtain Smile, and our donor was also ready to start treatment so here goes.

The medication I've just started has the most alarming patient leaflet I've ever seen but if I manage to avoid stroke, blod clot or spontaneous combustion my womb will be like feather bed in approximately two weeks Grin.

I hope you feel better soon JBrd and Calibee.

I'm dropping off so sleepy waves to everyone Wink

sparklysapphire · 18/01/2013 22:09

JBrd, norovirus, eurgh, I think I had it before Christmas, caught from DD who had it the previous day. The actually being sick etc only lasted a few hours but I felt quite feeble for several days afterwards. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

tina fingers crossed for your scan on Tuesday, hope all will be well, very exciting to find out the sex(es) of your babies. I'm sure the nursery will be lovely.

Calibee, I hope you are tucked up with your lovely man, and he's lavishing TLC on you.

Hi to zeuxippe.

TinaO99 · 18/01/2013 14:52

just catching up with everything thats been happening on the thread and it puts my cares and worries into the shade!

calibee and Jbrd my heart goes out to you both

sparkly hope all is resolved with your dh soon and your rocky road becomes smoothed over!

Dr who loving your sense of humour and wise words!

Gum crossing my fingers that your ds is right, he sounds very confident bless him.

I hardly dare moan about my woes as they are so trivial! I've been stressed out and in tears over redecorating the spare room as a nursery - got a professional in to do it as it needed two walls insulating with this special paper as its so cold. All seemed to be going well until I checked it last night and the whole wall of paper was on the floor! Given up now and am finishing it off myself! At least the interior walls are done!

I've also got to assist in interviewing 4 people to cover my maternity leave which feels a bit weird, like someone's trying to steal my job which is stupid I know and I'm not even attached to it!

hope you'll all join in wishing me good luck for next tues, it's my 20 week scan and I'm hoping that not only is all ok but that I'll find out the sexes, so excited!!!!!

CaliBee · 18/01/2013 14:04

Snow looks to be getting lighter here....fingers crossed that DP can be with me very soon.......damn I've missed him.

CaliBee · 18/01/2013 14:03

Oh jbrd you poor thing. Hopefully its over fairly quickly for you. Darling children eh?? But at least he was polite and shared with you Smile

Hi to zuexippe...welcome to the thread.

My dearest sister just came and dragged me to the pub (can see it from my house) for lunch which cheered me up a little. However my lovely aunty has been rushed into theatre for the 2 nd time this morning after first op went wrong.

JBrd · 18/01/2013 13:05

norovirus even. Stupid autocorrect.

JBrd · 18/01/2013 13:04

Bleurgh. So now I have got the no reovirus from DS - just when I thought I'd be spared.
Woke up at 5am this morning, feeling so so sick, but instead of throwing up I had a number of violent diarrhoea attacks. Now a temp of 38. The diarrhoea has thankfully now stopped, but I still feel sick to my stomach.

Just lovely. Feeling extremely sorry for myself Sad

Zeuxippe · 18/01/2013 11:49

Hello is it ok if I join this thread? Cycle 1 of ttc for dc2 but got a BFN this morning despite it being cd 31 and no af.

I'll be 40 on 26th Jan and worrying now we've left it too late. DP also about to be 40 very soon. Wanted to ttc last year but kept being threatened with redundancy and did eventually lose my job in September but thankfully now employed again.

Had a quick read back through the thread and hope everyone is ok today

sparklysapphire · 18/01/2013 10:52

Calibee, you've not been hogging the thread, we're here to support each other, so keep posting as much as you need to. Surely Lancaster to Shropshire is not beyond the wit of the train companies, even in snow, (ours is useless though - at the first sign of any adverse weather they put on an emergency timetable and tell us nothing), so I hope your DP makes it back to you sooner rather than later. Nature may still step in over the weekend. I was advised I didn't need an ERPC, as apparently the m/c was almost complete, I then bled for another 10 weeks or so, so would definitely go for one if I find myself in that position again.

Isabeller, how is the migraine? I hope you're feeling better today. I too have been lucky enough not to have them, but they used to put my mum in bed as well.

Drwho, I know my DH sounds awful at the moment, but he's a good man, and I love him to bits. He knows it's making it really hard for me, but I honestly don't think he can help it. He's also a great dad to DD, as everyone knew he would be despite his struggles when I was pregnant with her.

Gum, wise words as ever, DH really does need to find a way to work through this. Day-to-day is ok at the moment. I've been putting off going to the doctors, but I know I have to go on Monday or I won't get into the system early enough for screening. And wise words from your DS too. Your Bali holiday sounds wonderful, especially as I'm sitting here looking at the fine snow and worrying about picking DD up from school, it's short car journey, but I hate driving in snow, because I'm a complete wimp.

JBrd, how are you doing? I hope you're feeling better and the bleeding is stopping.

Remant, I very much hope your DH now stays positive, it must have been horrible when you told him if he reacted so badly, but I'm very pleased he's come round. I know exactly what you mean about being scared of both m/c and the pregnancy continuing, but I know I'll be heartbroken if I lose this one as I know it's my only chance for another child.

Pink, no wonder you struggled with you DP buying his DD cigs, I wouldn't have had any patience with that, so sorry he was unsupportive when you miscarried, and gum too, that must have been so hard, having an ERPC at New Year and your DH going out.

Patches, sorry AF finally got you, I hope your DP didn't take it too badly.

DH is doing a very long day today, finishing about 11pm. He was offered a hotel for tonight, because of the forecast, but then his work changed their minds. Last time he drove home from work (about 30 miles) in heavy snow late at night it took about 5 hours & of course I was very worried, so I'm hoping it'll better tonight, so may or may not see him later.

I hope everyone in the UK is keeping nice and cosy, and the snow doesn't prove too disruptive. Love to all.

CaliBee · 18/01/2013 07:30

Good morning all.....im still in bed on my phone so apologies for not highlighting..
Im so sad for all of you facing tough times at the moment and those of you feeling down or ill.
Isabeller...i'm one of the fortunate few who has never had one but i do remember that it was the only thing that ever put my mum to bed.
Jbrd....how is the bleeding today? Are you still off work?
Remnant and Sparkly....i'm thinking of you both.
Newpatches did you break the news to dp about af?
Hopeful....that must have been awful for you spending new year alone after erpc.

I just flicked on tv and it said trains are running emergency timetables only....i dont know quite what it means but it doesnt sound good.
Dp was telling me last night that the other guy in his room whose girlfriend is pregnant is also been allowed home on special leave this weekend as she is apparently considering a termination. How ironic. Im sure she is 2-3 weeks ahead of me. I would never ever judge but wont deny that gave me a painful twist in my stomach.
Im still bleeding/spotting lightly but have no pain. I was so hoping nature would have sorted this out for me so i could avoid a general and the risks of erpc.

NewPatchesForOld · 18/01/2013 01:11

Calendar gal...really? You're the only person I have ever met who has read the book!

calendargal · 17/01/2013 23:56

This thread moves fast! I've logged on a couple of times but haven't been able to catch up.

Remnant, good to hear that all seems well with your pregnancy, though sorry to hear about the conversation with your DH - I can imagine the content.

Calibee, very sorry to hear your news. It is the pits, I know.

NewPatches - drat. I thought for sure you were pg, despite the BFNs. (By the way, that was one of my favourite books as a child. I wonder if it's still in print?)

TTC is a strange thing. I've managed to convince myself I'm pg this month despite not actually having sex at all Hmm It's the like the symptom spotting must begin just because I've made the decision to ttc, even though I haven't started yet...

Will go back now and read the other messages.

remnant · 17/01/2013 23:34

cross posted hopeful x

remnant · 17/01/2013 23:26

hello all,

just time for a quick report back from me before bed. I'm doing ok mostly, thanks for asking jbrd and sparkly

I'd been planning to keep the news to myself at home until I'd been for a scan at 7 or 8 weeks to see if there was a heart beat, but it began to feel a bit like deception, and the anticipation of DH's reaction began to feel as bad as anything that was likely to happen. So I did tell him on Monday, and his reaction was actually much worse than I'd expected Sad I won't go into details but there were all sorts of accusations, recriminations and demands. But, bless him, within 24 hours he's retracted almost everything and now is apparently supportive. It was like he went into shock, basked in it a bit and then came out the other side. Still, it's early days, but glad the worst seems to be over.

To be honest I don't know now if I'm more scared of losing the pregnancy, or of it actually progressing Hmm Blush I know there are always risks, and every healthy birth is a miracle, but feeling my age right now and my dh is not any younger. a good bit older in fact. You'd think I'd have thought all this through in advance wouldn't you.

hopefulgum · 17/01/2013 23:11

Oh My Goodness, so much action on this thread!! You are probably all snuggled up in bed, but I'll chat away anywayGrin

Miscarriage is a strange thing in so many ways. It is not something that can be shared with your partner, because they just cannot feel it the same way we do. Some of your stories, I think it was pink and newpatches with the horrible reactions from partners, are really upsetting Shock but I can fully relate to them. I remember the first miscarriage I had and my DH was "relieved" because he didn't really want another baby, and the day after my ERPC he went out to a New Year's Eve party whilst I sat at home alone and watched telly. There was no way I could face my friends,but I couldn't believe he'd rather go out and celebrate when my heart was breaking. My friends told me later that he was in fact "very upset" and cried when he told them the news. But he didn't shed a single tear in front of me. When my second miscarriage started he told me that "he wouldn't feel any differently this time", and what really hurt (and this shows me up as a selfish bitch in some ways) was that the night I had the ERPC, he had a phone call from his mother telling him his father had been diagnosed with cancer (we found out the next day it was a misdiagnosis) and he sat there, with tears rolling down his face, and I thought to myself, "and not a single tear for our baby". I realise now that he just didn't feel an attachment to our babies like I did. We had many a discussion about it,and it basically came down to that. I found it so hard to understand, but there it is, nothing I can do to change it.

That is why, if I do get pregnant again,I really don't see myself telling him til I am past about 9 or 10 weeks. I know how ludicrous that sounds, but I don't see the point if he doesn't feel the same connection that I do, and honestly, he'd just give me negative vibes which I can do without.

Sorry about the BFN and AF newpatches. Onwards and upwards I say, look forward to loads of lovely baby-making sex.

Isabeller, sorry to hear about the migraines, sounds terrible, but will be worth it when you get your lovely BFPSmile

Jbrd, sorry to hear you are feeling unwell, make sure you see a doctor if the bleeding doesn't slow down. The clean oven sounds amazing. I really need it done. I cannot see through my oven door. But I am hoping to buy a new one soon, so might just hang on a bit longer.

Remnant - how are you? Have you told DH the news?

Sparkly, sorry to hear about DH's relapse, but I am not surprised. I am guessing it won't be easy or simple, that he'll have to work through his demons to get to a happier place. It is certainly not you who needs counseling - he does. And I really don't think it is something he'll be able to sort out alone. You just concentrate on growing a healthy baby, try not to get stressed (I know, not easy) for your bub's sake.

Well, yesterday we booked some lovely accommodation for our trip to Bali in July.We also booked our tickets, so it feels like it really is going to happen. God knows how we'll pay for it, but right now I don't care. I have been feeling really relaxed and positive about ttc,which is nice. I haven't taken my temperature, haven't turned on the CBFM, haven't bought any opks and in some ways it feels liberating. I haven't given up on the idea of a baby, but I'm no longer trying to "control" things. Somehow the holiday overseas is part of it.Don't know why, but I guess I see the whole holiday thing easier without pregnancy niggles to worry about. Having said that,I'd gladly go away with a baby on board.

My DS and I were chatting last week at the swimming pool. He often asks why we don't have a baby, and he'd said something about it at the pool. I told him I didn't know if we'd have another baby, he replied,"yes you will, you will have a baby in your tummy when we are in Lombok"(our holiday). So, you heard it here, from my 4 year old - perhaps he's pyschicHmm

Calibee, I am so glad your DP is coming home. Smile

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twentythirteen · 17/01/2013 23:04

Busy bees! I'm so sorry to hear all the sad stories of relationships and the to much experience of mc's.

Afm, i'm 4dpo, not a symptom in sight, previously i've had a sign by day 5 or 6, each time a different sign but all clear as day. "wait, wait".

DoctorWhoFan · 17/01/2013 21:02

Awww Patches, that sucks. I was still holding out hope for you...

Talking of PJs, I only got out of mine at about midday today, and I'm back in them again. I can tell I'm having a bit of a downer...

Urgh, sorry to hear about the migraine isabeller, they're truly awful!

Christ pink, I would have gone up like an atom bomb over the cig thing too. DD sounds like a spoilt brat, and the mother should be reported for allowing her 14 year old daughter to smoke! Disgraceful! I smoked from when I was 17, and only managed to quit last November at just turned 45. I've actually found it really easy, but then my state of mind at the time was "oh my god this is disgusting, it's got to go". So it did Smile. There is no way a parent should be actively encouraging/allowing their under age child to smoke.

Crikey, let me just climb down off me hobby horse... Blush

NewPatchesForOld · 17/01/2013 20:06

thanks everyone, I have to tell DP now, he will be gutted. He was convinced I was pg.

x

NewPatchesForOld · 17/01/2013 20:04

Oh yes, pyjama bottoms, old baggy jumper, fluffy socks...my comfort clothes. May have a cherry hot chocolate in a bit...whittards special, very decadent but oh so yummy Grin

JBrd · 17/01/2013 20:03

Awwww, Patches, sorry about AF the bitch !

Isabeller · 17/01/2013 20:02

Waving from the land of migraine (2nd since Gonapeptyl injection) baseline scan tomorrow if we are not snowed in. Nurse said headaches normal and should start to get better once on next meds.

Thinking of you all and wishing for strength, courage and wisdom all round, and some good news soon Smile xx Is

CaliBee · 17/01/2013 20:01

Sad sorry newpatches x

JBrd · 17/01/2013 20:01

Yes, don't be silly CaliBee - it's a support thread, and sadly, mc is often a part of ttc. A couple of weeks ago, everyone was helping me, you're not hogging the thread!
Glad to hear that your DP will be there at the weekend.

sparkly - sorry to hear that your DH has had a setback. Sounds as if he's doing one step forward and then 3 back. It must be so hard for you. I would be so angry at him! He needs to get his act together.

remnant - are you OK? You've been very quiet... Hope all is well.

goth - sounds as if your cycles are quite erratic at the moment, sorry to hear that! And I can imagine that it must be tough to get to your due date after a mc, esp with other babies being born at the same time... That mus be so hard, hope you'll feel more upbeat soon!
I'm not looking forward to July - everyone will be gushing about the Royal Baby, when I should've had mine, too. Kate Middleton and I would've been bump buddies Envy

Patches - Sorry about your BFN! But as CaliBee said, there really is no right time, ever - you might as well get on with it Grin
I found out that I was going to be made redundant when we were ttc last time, fell pregnant the minute I stopped working. Four weeks after DS was born, DH got made redundant! Scary, but it all worked out OK in the end. You never know what life will throw at you. I'm glad that I listened to DH because I wasn't sure that ttc would be a good idea with redundancy looming, but he said exactly that - is there ever going to be a 'right' time?
(Or he was just scared that I would change my mind again after taking to long to come round to the idea of having children in the first place Grin)

Personally, I think that there is a lot to be said for having kids in your fourties! I know a lot of people who've done it with great great success and happiness. Yes, you're tired, but are you truly less tired when you're in your twenties? I can't say, I was 39 when I had my first, but I really believe that it depends well and truly on the child! My NCT friends in their twenties and early/mid thirties have been a lot more tired than I ever was since we had our DCs a year and a half ago - my DS slept through from 6 weeks, a lot of their DCs are still waking 4 times a night at 20 months. So it's all relative... Luck of the draw and all that!

I also have a headache, probably due to low blood pressure. I've also been bleeding again today, no idea why it suddenly started again Confused It was quite strong in the afternoon, but seems to have slowed down a bit. Bleurgh...
I think I will also snuggle up on the sofa in my PJs, strategically drape a couple of cats around me and read - with a cup of tea and a sneaky sweet treat (don't tell my Weight Watchers group leader!).
On the plus side, my oven is now superclean and shiny! And I can actually see through the window again! So glad I had it done, worth every penny. Let the baking (re)commence.

NewPatchesForOld · 17/01/2013 19:56

Ok ladies...AF has just come a knocking, so that's me well and truly out this month. Damn it. x

NewPatchesForOld · 17/01/2013 19:45

DrWho 100%...and I know if any one of us needed your support you would give it unquestioningly Calibee, it's all part and parcel (unfortunately) of this journey we have all decided to embark upon so we're all here for you, good times and bad.

xxxxx

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