TTC Thread 13.................Still send babydust our way please

Hester - huge, huge, massive congratulations - thats wonderful news. Take good care of yourself.

The first thing I want to say is that you are all completely lovely, generous women, and you have been so much support for me. Thank you. Do you mind if I hang around on the thread awhile? I promise to sprinkle lots and lots of babydust around

The second thing is for jeddah, who has been like my compatriot on this thread because of us being the same age and in the same situation; jeds, I was aware of being rather scared that you would get pg first, and leave me as the oldie broodie on this thread. Now it's you in that position and I hope it feels OK. I feel completely amazed that I have got a BFP but as my partner keeps reminding me, most women our age CAN get pg, we just have to be patient as it takes a little longer (or at lot longer, in my case). I really, really look forward to you and I storming the 'due in' threads like a pair of hell's grannies and {{hugs}}

ROFL!!!!!

Huge congrats - you so deserve it after 5 years ttc! Keep safe honey.........

Thank you all for being so lovely - specially yinger for being so generous on a morning when you must be feeling a bit fragile.

OK, so here are the headlines: last week I was absolutely convinced I was premenstrual (some of you probably remember me kvetching). I had cramps and felt totally hormonal, tense, weepy, ratty. I had no pg symptoms AT ALL. Over the weekend I started feeling a little sick, but nothing unusual. Monday was my due date and I started feeling definitely nauseous. Of course I immediately started this dialogue in my head, 'I could be pregnant!' versus 'Don't be stupid, you've probably just snaffled down too much chocolate - you can't possibly be pg, you barren premenstrual old witch'. Tuesday morning I knew I would start driving myself crazy if I didn't see a BFN, so I tested. Went and lay on my hotel bed (I was at a residential conference) and lay there for ages, thinking I couldn't bear to check the test and that my heart would break if I had to see one more BFN after the dozens I have had in my time.

Then I went and looked, and was completely stunned to see a pale pink line...

Had to spend the next two days in residential conference wanting to scream at people, 'I'm having a miracle baby! Kneel and worship!' but of course having to pretend I was totally interested in other things.

Am now feeling:

sick
tired
excited
unreal
dazed
scared that I will miscarry
so, so happy that I have taken the first step to becoming a mother
thrilled to know that I am fertile, despite complete absence of EWCM and rapidly advancing years

There's two more things I want to say that this thread is getting embarrassingly long so will do so in next post...

I meant to say congrats not well done!!! God it must be living with a teacher rubbing off on me!!!

well done hester!

Got my AF this morning which was a bit depressing but hearing your news has certainly cheered me up. Have my fingers crossed that all goes well for you.

o and hester you have to tell us any symtoms and changes and all that..

Fantastic news Hester!!!!!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!!

O hester,
I am soooo happy for you OMG.... 5 years is a long time but worth it.. I will pray and cross everything i have for a healthy PG..
Its great to see a BFP and wahey guess what it's you ...
Now can we have some of your baby dust..
Congrads hester

Yay Hester - that's truly fantastic - well done you!!!

Here's to a happy and healthy 9 months!!

Come on then, share the baby dust around!!!!

xx

Ooh, I meant BFP of course

Minnie! - so glad you're there, I'm bursting!

Yes, yes, yes, I finally got that BFN - I'm pregnant!!!

I'm still completely stunned; can't get my head round it at all. I found out at this residential conference and it was really weird having to keep it all to myself, when I wanted to dance up and down the room.

I really never thought it would happen - I am 40 and have been trying to have a baby for five years, on and off. I had given myself another three months and then I was going to stop inseminating. So this feels like a miracle. Please, please pray for me that this pregnancy is viable - I know all pregnancies are precious but this feels so much like my last chance of becoming a mother.

hester,
Are you around??? I think i know what it is....

hester
what what what what i'm here

Is nobody there?

Hi girls, I'm back!

And guess what..........

Hi all, just a flying visit as computer seems to be ailing and don't want to push my luck. Lovely to see you Lipstickmum, hope the general sicky feeling is a passing phase, glad the pg is going well. Have you had any scans yet?

Great dust Beckif!

glad you had a better night Tania x

{{{hugs}}} to anyone who's feeling down x

CD15 and despite dh being on nights things going well - just have to keep the enthusiasim and energy up another nine days (am covering o dates for longest as well as normal cycle just in case) !

Good luck to all testing xxxxx Hope it a bfp for all of you..
The wait is killin.. Jeddah, Its not till next weekend aghhhhhh!!!!!!
BeckiF, that baby dust you pasted is soo pretty... i saw it on another thread to and was admiring it.. What CD are you on now????

Well cd20 for me (thanks to jeddah for helping me on that one) i already have all the symtoms (in my head) but i going away for the wkend so that will help with the stress levels..
Until tommorw good nite ladys and sleep tight..

Well, af due tomorrow - feeling crampy and am joining Tania and Mariella in the big zit camp... had to have pic taken for a work thing today and insisted they airbrush it out - so vain!!! (didn't matter that hair looking like zelda from terrahawks, spot had to go)

Working on new project and frantically busy - just not manners when I've got mumsnet news to catch up on.

Loving the baby dust pattern - right back atcha Beckif!

Hi all ... I just hilighted and copied SoupDragons babydust as I thought it was gorgeous, then I just pasted it. So it's all thanks to her really but I hope that it will be lucky for us all!

the website atn is www.hotornot.co.uk or .com not sure, but I want him to have the lowest score possible otherwqise he will be a nightmare to live with! lol.

Alterego - might sound dumb but how does the persona know what day you are on etc.. if you don't pee on it every day?? also do you have to leave it on all the time. (mine's not arrived yet)

friday rudy? I'm very jealous! well i'll look out for your news then, if you get a bfp i'll take that as a good omen. no more symptoms here they all seem to have subsided, except an enomous zit has appeared on my chin, lovely! it is probably a pre-af thing though