Bonkers Anonymous… the most successful TTC thread in the world... so good even the Graduates want to stay!

Afternoon ladies,

Hope you had a good w/e.

Knax, hooray for you, congratulations!!
Ceebee, great dream.
Willmouse, hope the new job is fab!
CE, I'm jealous of your nice healthy tea... Had chips & bacon in some combination 3 days in a row.
Bellie, I hope the appointment went well?
MJIM, wishing your DS a speedy recovery. Poor thing!
Soosy, what's this spotting then? Hope you're ok.
Juanitad, south coast was pretty autumnal but really muggy. Now I'm waffling to avoid work!

Sorry if I missed anyone!

I got the OPK smily face signalling LH surge on day 15 (yesterday) so been a bit... erm... busy. DH is v helpful despite being whacked with work & 'feeling old' and I can barely climb the stairs.

We have exchanged!

Nice to see you HC, if only briefly.

Bellie, stay away from Macdonalds, it only leads to more macdonalds!

CE glad work was ok and today at least was good MS wise.

Good luck Willmouse with the job tonight, I am pleased that nepotism is alive and kicking!!!!

CE, trying not to symptom spot as with DS I has none, but with my first pg I had cramping and tingly boobs. But nothing so far, except I am feeling a bit down today, not entirely sure what that means at all!

Oh CE - now I am craving McDonalds - last time I wanted one was when pg with dd!

ooo Bellie - I was thinking my appointments might be at the hospital as well as our doctors surgery is really small. We will have to compare notes!

hi ladies. hope you have all had a good day

HC - am intrigued as to how the holiday went now . Hope you are ok though....please come back later xx

Willmouse - hope the childminding went well. I think it's a great idea to practise on some other children! (that's what I am doing when I cuddle other people's babies! )

majormoo - thanks for explaining about the nuchal scan. i can understand how you must be feeling very stressed about it, and just want to get it all sorted. As you say, there is a very tiny chance that it would happen again, so I'm sure everything will be fine. Fingers crossed.

ceebee - great dream (if a bit bizzare!) !!! Will you find out the sex then?

Juanitad - hope your first day back went well. Also hoping you get your long awaited bump soon! I admit I can't wait to have my bump so I know exactly what you mean!

soosy - hope you are taking things easy and the house exchange got sorted. Are you symptom spotting????

I had an ok day back at work. Didn't feel sick or anything, just tired. I told my boss that I was pg and had doctors on wednesday. he was really lovely and almost had me in tears! . I'm having a very healthy tea of salmon and roast veg due to having McDonalds yesterday to my shame! (well it was at motorway services!!)

Willmouse - good luck!! will be thinking of you

HC - Take it not so good then? Tell all later please. If it helps dd wet herself twice this morning at nursery - she is only there till 12.30!

Soosy - hope everything has gone smoothly today.

Got my midwife appointment today - 11 weeks for the booking in - and done at the hospital rather than at gps. Have moved surgery/area since dd born, but was still not expecting this still thought it would be a the surgery - anyone else have this? I'm not too worried but just surprised that was all.

Off to take dd to swimming lessons, will be back later xx

Hi all

Just a quick check in.

I start my new job at the police tonight!!!!!

I have also started looking after my Godson (illegally speaking) on a Monday and Wednesday morning - he's my little guinea pig before I start childminding properly!

It also helps if the guinea pig's father is the Superintendent in charge of the department where I have just got a job

Nepotism eh ?!

Actaully wish me luck.....I am sh**ting myself on the quiet!

Ceebee LOL I think they now can tell at 11weeks! So perhaps your dream is sort of true! I wish I dreamt, I hardly ever do anymore, DS isn't the best sleeper so I tend to go into that dead sleep when my head hits the pillow!

Hello to everyone else, glad to hear you are fine Bellie, MS kicks in around 6 weeks peaking at 7- 9 weeks so you have a few days yet!

Majormoo, have fingers crossed for Nuchal, they are standard here in London, or is it that all my friends and I are old mothers! I am sure it will all be fine.

hello to everyone else, off to wash hair, DS back to school tomorrow!

S x

Evening all

I am so far behind on this thread = you ladies talk too much

Juanitad - I was still in my usual clothes until about 21 weeks with DS and had no real bump so don't worry! Hope you have managed to get some rest this holiday.

MJIM - how is DS? I really hope he is better as there is nothing worse than a poorly lo

Soosy - still got everything crossed for you

Bellie/Knax/CE - hope the MS stays away for you all

Hi to everyone else that I have missed. Surely HC must be back tonight?

Well, having convinced myself that 'bump' is a girl, I had a VERY vivid dream last night. I was going for a nuchal scan (which we don't have up here) and the sonographer asked me if I wanted to know what sex it was. He showed me between the baby's legs and it looked like there was a hand waving (complete with 4 fingers and a thumb)! I told the sonographer that it was the baby's hand and he said 'no, that is how all boy's bits start like and then they join together to form a penis'. It was so clear that I now think 'bump' is a boy - I had a vivid dream about DS at a similar stage last pg!

Right, best get on and do my nails

x

Hi everyone,

Hope you have all had nice weekends. I went to see my mum and dad - haven't seen them since I was about 6 weeks pg, so they were very keen to see if I was looking different or if there was a noticeable bump. The conclusion was that you wouldn't know I was pregnant yet, but I do look a bit "thicker" round the waist. I am dying to have a bump now, as I still feel like a fraud! However, lots of people have told me that with your first you might not show until 20 weeks or more!!

Am currently doing all my preparation for going back to school tomorrow - all the work I should have got out of the way nice and early, but really couldn't be bothered and now I have to, I have no choice!! CE, have you worked out how maternity leave will work for you yet? If you are due in Feb, when do you think you will work until and when would you go back? My plan is to work until October half term, then go back to school for the last two weeks of the summer term, in July (just to get my pay back up), that way I get the summer hols fully paid! However you do it, try to go back just before a holiday, even a day would do, cos then you'll get your full pay again.

How has the weather been for everyone this weekend? Here it was lovely on Saturday but a bit miserable today, grey and dull and raining lots. We have even had the fire on today!

Anyway, that's all from me for now, I am just waffling now, trying to avoid getting back to my work!

glad you had a good break CE and Bellie

Soosy hope all OK with you. Hope you exchange OK.

Willmouse glad things are settling down.

Bellie/Knax-how are the early symptoms? Hope your scan goes well Bellie.

CE my scan is the nuchal scan which is done between 11-13weeks. I will be 13+3 which is later than they usually do it at Kings but I had to wait three weeks for a dating scan so could not book before that. The nuchal is the screening test for Downs and other chromosonal abnormalities. In our case this in the past showed up Trisomy 13, which is incompatible with life, so the scan is very stressful for us. Chances of recurrence are pretty minimal as it was a random event rather than a genetic problem, but still...

I have caught a bug and have been on the loo all day and feeling crap. Hope DD does not catch it-she has her first ever school trip on a coach on Wednesday and she is REALLY excited.

Glad you had a good time too CE

Not feeling nauseous yet, but very lethargic and cannot decide anything at the moment . Had this with dd too - especially early evening (ususally when time to cook so had lots of takeaways last time ). Will try not to do that this time, as really don't want to put the 4 stone on that I did with dd!.

Babydrip - there is hope - I had an ectopic and had my tube removed and 17 months of trying (20 months since ectopic) I got my bfp. Fingers crossed for you xx

Hope everyone has had a good weekend - still under piles of washing here!!

willmouse - Glad you are feeling a bit better. Hopefully it has all settled down now. How are the nursery/CM plans coming along?

hi everyone!

Just got back from sunny Wales [crin]. Camping trip was excellent, great site, fab weather, kids well behaved and all went to plan! Had a few waves of nausea and mild cramps down low so very excited still!

Well done Knax! Congratulations!!!!! This thread is catching! You must be over the moon! Wishing you all the best for the next few weeks. Take it easy!

Soosy - glad FET went well. Hope you are taking things easy this week. Seems like all our baby dust got you at the right time! I have everything crossed for you xx

Bellie - good luck for first mini scan on Friday. Try not to be nervous, I'm sure everything will be fine. Let us know how it goes. Glad your holiday went well - weather sounds fab!

MJIM - sorry ds has been unwell. Hope he is feeling better now. How is baby? Been feeling lots of wiggles?

HM2J - hope you have had a more relaxing time over the last few days - don't think it could have got much worse! Funny about your dream though!!!...premonition???

majormoo - you found your memory card! yey! Good luck for scan (would you explain what it is when you have a minute? It's not the 12 week scan is it?sorry for being dim)

Hope everyone else is ok - juanitad, ceebee, HC, babydrip, BB and Mandy

Well what a lot to catch up on!!

Firstly - woohoo - many congrats to CE and Knax!! This is really a successful thread!

Oh Soosy I really hope it is good news for you this time fingers crossed that these are positive signs for you xxx Fingers crossed for exchage tomorrow too

Willmouse - sorry to hear that you are having a tough time at the moment I really hope that things resolve themselves soon. It is really not good when are bodies play up! Hope you get a lovely small microwave soon!

HM2J -I cannot beleive that you are still having hassle about your scan - thought that would be done and dusted by the time we got back.

Sturggling to keep up with all the news so sorry to all those that I have missed.

Well - we had a great hol - 4 out of 7 days on the beach (an not in coats in shorts and t-shirts!) not bad considering!! It was wonderful to get away, but back to reality and the pile of washing .

By my calculations I am 5+2 today - only have to wait until fri to see if bean is in the right place. Have had lots of twinges but no bleeding and no sharp pains so am trying to keep positive this time! Already have my 12 week scan date (but will be on hol again so have to change it!) but that makes it seeem so real

Will try and get back on more later but am drowing in washing at the moment!

Thanks Willmouse! Sorry to hear doesn't seem to be positive this time - keeping everything crossed for you for next time!
Went out last night but was driving so had excuse for suspicious not drinking. Determined not to let anyone in RL know until after scan (but have told my parents).Lots of luck to all, here's to some more BFP!
knax x

HI to everyone.

Congratulations to Knax!!!!!!!! This really is a sucessful thread!

Soosy - I hope that the spotting is a good sign. I have my fingers crossed for you!!

MJIM - hope DS is better today. DS2 has had a cold, passed it to me and now DS1 has it as well .

Well, I am still spotting here, but it is getting less and less. My boobs aren't sore any more so I think it probably was hormonal and everying has balanced itself out. Let's hope so anyway.

Spent most of yesterday in the garden. DH is now on one of two trips to the tip having cleared the rubbish from the shed and alleyway.

Microwave has broken we are not having much luck with applicances at the moment. Nevermind I am secretly quite glad as we've had it years and it's huge. Hopefully we can get a small one now.

Hope everyone had a good weekend,

Hi to HC - hope you have had a good holiday!

MJIM sorry to hear DS unwell, DS had a bug like that, with really high temps, I don't think they are long lived, so hopefully it will be over soon.

Thanks for all the baby dust, I have had spotting since yesterday evening, never had it after a ET before, so obviously worried. It really is very light, more like browny pink mucus, so have decided to sit tight. I had some cramping after the transfer on the way home, it only lasted a few minutes, so I am hoping the doctor has scratched my cervix, and nothing more scary.

I hope you all had a good weekend, Glad to hear you found the memory card majormoo and your holiday is coming up soon. We supposed to exchange contracts on Monday, then I'll feel like we are really going to move!

Love S x

congratulation knax

Soosy really hope this works out for you

I am feeling much brighter-helped by the fact I found the elusive memory card on the seat of the buggy and the fact it is lovely and sunny today. Plus we've had to pay the balance for our holiday-well obviously that in itself isn't good-but it makes it seem not far away

hope everyone is enjoying their weekend

LOL! I tried my best Soosy!

Thanks for the baby dust, esp HM2J were you in the room that was amazing timing!

Congratulations Knax, see you should always book the taxi!

Post later

Sx