We are jolly well going to get and stay diffed this month and we are BROOKING NO ARGUMENT.

Sorry for not being here sooner, had a lot on last week including a family wedding.

So I went to see Prof Quenby and was there barely any time at all. She recapped my history and said that she wanted to run blood tests to check the results that Worcester had and to test for other things that she didn't elaborate on. I'm due back there again on the 19th August. She mentioned sitagliptin being a possibility so don't know if that is part of their trial or something she can just give me. Will have to wait until I go back and see what she says then. Am due to ovulate around the 4th-8th August I think so trying to see if they can let me know the blood test results sooner in case there is anything that I need to know about before conceiving again. Their receptionist said she can't tell me anything so have emailed prof B to see whether he can help.

Good to see your bumps are all growing and that baby items are being bought. So wish I was at the stage you all are. Ds2 is nearly 4 and because he is big we are going to have to bag up his 4-5 wardrobe soon and move him into age 5-6 clothes (well apart from trousers as he is always a size behind on those!) so yet more clothes going into the loft and no closer to knowing if we will ever need them or not 😞

Geek you seem to have married a very unlucky man, the poor old thing doesn't half get kicked in the teeth by life.

Lots of lovely shopping going on, does that mean you are all starting to believe that you are actually going to have babies soon?

As for me, DD1 has finished nursery and is ready to start reception in September. DD2 is still a nightmare that climbs and pulls things out and basically doesn't stop apart from her nap. It has been 4 weeks since I started to learn to crochet and am making a blanket for my cousin who had a baby earlier this month. He turned up early and I was hoping for a bit longer being a first baby. What do you think?

My favourite comments of the last 24 hours: 'you look like you've swallowed a watermelon' and a small boy at kip's nursery, simply pointing and 'why is your tummy so fat'... Imagine if it was just fat!!

geek sorry to hear about mrG's children, that must be so sad for him, I hope he feels better soon too

Glad you had a good break beedle - such a shame you missed our lovely heatwave this week though!

Whereabouts are you now imps? Is this your last holiday before B-B arrives?

Things are rumbling along here. I've told my DF our news, but I don't think he remembers. MrG's DS is being a royal PITA - he will only ever meet up with MrG if MrG foots the entire bill and gets him riproaring drunk, along with whatever mates MrG's DS chooses to bring along on the day. MrG's currently too ill to go anywhere so asked his DS over for a visit, explaining we have news to tell him. DS refused, since MrG was only willing to pay for DS's train ticket, not for DS to bring his girlfriend-of-the-day along with him. DS has no money, apparently, because he's busy saving to go to Poland to the wedding of someone he's never met. MrG is needless to say a bit upset. MrG's DD went nc after fleecing MrG (well, technically me) out of £450 so at best she'll get told by email, if indeed she still has the same email address.

Movements are still fe and far between, maybe Geekling has more room since the bump sprang out. I am in mat clothes only now - no hope of getting back into my old work clothes!

Helloooo is anybody there? Are you all loving the heat....?

Hi beedle was wondering where you'd got to, how lovely to tell your friend face to face! Sounds like you're pretty sorted, and I agree 24 weeks = huge milestone!

loopy hoping your appointment was good

I've taken to cycling round with kip on the bike as it's easier on the hips/ back than walking, but I think people think I'm a little odd, not many cycle here at all let alone with bump+toddler

Sorry I haven't been around, it's hard work being on holiday!

Lovely bumpies, I might take one today to celebrate getting to 24 weeks, it feels like a good milestone.

loopy how did the appointment go on Friday?

I did loads of shopping whilst I was in England, so baby Beedle now has vests, sleepsuits, hand knitted cardigans, hats, booties (also hand knitted!) and a sleeping bag. Still a few more things to get but hopefully we might start decorating the nursery this week and maybe looking at prams. My mum was so pleased to see my bump, and my best friend was so happy when we told her (I had wanted to tell her face to face so she had no idea)

I'm back to mw care, they aren't worried about my funny heartbeats, baby is measuring great, and I've had my anti d injection :) nothing for 6 weeks now

Good luck today loopy really hope they have some ideas xx

Ooh, the other top tip I read is it's ok if you're on a slight incline, so maybe prop yourself up on a pillow or two from your lower back upwards?

The same thing's happening to me too Keep. Everything I've read about it says that you would wake up in discomfort long before any harm could happen to baby. I've even tried half wedging myself between the mattress and the wall They suggest sewing a golf ball into the back of a snorer's PJ top to stop them rolling onto their back, might something similar (but less extreme!) be worth trying as you're so much further on than I am so probably worrying more legitimately?

Lovelies I keep ending up sleeping on my back despite trying to wedge myself. Am stressing about the baby, does anyone have any tips? Am currently sleeping with pillow between legs and another behind my back to try and stop me rolling

Oh keep i'm so sorry you and your colleague are having to go through that. We had a similar situation at my workplace recently (not my team thankfully) and it caused so much hurt and upset. It's never seen to be done fairly, no matter how it's approached, and someone always loses out. Please don't feel bad that you have succeeded though, that is a statement of how good you are, not of how bad anyone else is nor how fair life is. So congratulations, but (((hugs))) that it must be so hard for you and your colleague.

Beautiful bumpies from keep and imps.

I can sympathise with your dress situation Imps though I have the opposite problem - I bought two maternity dresses from ebay and when they arrived the front is so much longer than the back that I'm almost tripping over it because I'm a short arse and it will be ages before my bump properly lifts the front by the amount it needs!

Loopy I hope you're doing as well as can be, and that you are being kind to yourself. I really understand the need to just crack on for time reasons. I hope that you're able to feel a little less guilty about using the progesterone too. 'What ifs' are horrible things.

I'm down to just a few clustered vommy days here and there now. I'm going with Imps' theory that it's accompanying a growth spurt as geekling's movements have slowed down the last few days and I've had flipping awful rlp/stretching pains, and woke this morning to a bump the size of an elephant. Ok, maybe that's possibly a slight exaggeration

I got the promotion but feel awful for my colleague, and very awkward esp as I'm off on leave quite soon. Gah

Nice bump imps how annoying about the dress, and it'll get plenty shorter too!

geek great bump too for 17 weeks! Proper preggers you are. Oh dear hope the insomnia passes soon. I had it for a while and used a relaxation app. For me the more I stressed about it the worse it got, so it was about breaking that cycle

Meant to add the pic was taken at 17 weeks. Insomnia is taking over my life just now and struggling to string a sentence together!