The addictable wagoners have abandoned the waterlogged field back to the safety of the Wagon (with Spa facilities). Thread for those waiting to TTC, those TTC now and other graduates alike!!

Hi Playing, good to hear from you Sorry that the sickness is still with you - hopefully not too long now - you're on the final stretch!
Glask - would it be worth going back to GP for stronger meds? From experience they start you off on the cheap stuff and will consider the expensive as need be. I'd def. arrange an appointment if I were you.
SES, forgot to mention how helpful the Miscarriage Assocaition were to me (apologies if you know them back to front). I'm sure they'd be more than happy for you to contact them with your anxiety - they have been great e-mail support to me, and really understood my anxieties about trying again.
CALS, 7am can you imagine!!!! Worst thing is you'll have to be in a reasonable state by then even if they turn up at 5!
Well, had a call from delivery men to say fridge should be with me in 5 mins (that was a hour ago Arghhh!!! Want to start cooking lunch but don;t want to be interrupted!

Morning all,

Thought I would check in as I've been absent for a while. Not read what I've missed but quickly skimmed the last 2 pages. Sorry to hear people are struggling with MS, I am also one of them I'm afraid. Thought it was getting better but last week it came back with avegence and just couldn't keep any food down so ended up giving in and having last week off work and getting meds from the gp. Meds are helping but not stopping it, ah well at least I can eat again ans mostly keep it down. Am 14 weeks now, surely it will stop soon .

GYo - I too am def allergic to work. I do feel much more ill at work then at home, I can just about cope with bad MS tucked up on the sofa but when you're at your desk trying to work it is unbearable.

Ses- obviously by the change of name you got a BFP. Congratulations.

Cosmo - congratulations on a healthy scan.

Umm, can't remember anthing else I was going to say now and I'm sure there was more...

Oh well, hope everyone else is doing ok.

Sex on sunday mornings, hmmmm think I remember that once !!

Tink, I normally do mine myself but after a while, they kind of lose the original shape, I like them quite thin and if I don't stay on top of them they end up really bushy and I can't get them back to what they should be - so I go get them re-shaped and then maintain them again. Can't remember them ever being this bushy though!

Diege - I have a slot of 7am to 5pm for my mattress which is arriving on Thursday!!! Actually, they said they'd ring 24 hours before to narrow the slot down a bit - but 7am!

Dal - at you 'rationing' yourself, see you later I guess

GYo - I'm def. allergic to work too at the best of time, although it was significantly worse when I was pg. Its the extra tiredness that makes it so much worse during pg.

Glask - sorry the drugs aren't doing the job for you - perhaps you should see the doc again?

hi

it is so peaceful here can hear a pin drop
cal shoes are great i love clarks shoes dd has shiny patent buckle ones,brown shoes with flowers on and trainers going to buy her knee boots this week.
dd is loving nursery thanks
enjoy eyebrow shape, i try and do mine myself look not too bad.
nj glad for water lol @ white bubbles
diege good luck with fridge

well i have done all my jobs - looking @ which school dd will go 2 next sept, was thinking of appyling online how do other people apply?

now i am going to relax and watch who do you think you are with some chocolate

Oh and how was I to see Andy Murray won!!! My poor Rafa...

Morning!! At home today having swopped my day off (Fri) for Monday (have to work Friday) - plus I get the joy of waiting in for the fridge . They have given us a time slot of 10.45 to 3.45 - really helpful that so I'll be in trouble re: school run if it's 3ish.. Plus we had to wait till 10pm last night to find out when slot was.
Anyway, better than work!
LOL at not having Sunday morning sex - can I presume you do it every day but Sunday then?? and not .
Shoes are great Cals , and well done you in Mothercare .
Hi Dal, GYO, TINKS

hiya all... the medicine isn't holding off very well against my bad sickness, so i'm being very sick in the mornings still... not so nice

have had a busy weekend too so not been about much... was my mums 40th party on saturday which went really well, she didn't suspect a thing till she saw us all there!! its her actual birthday today so i better make sure i phone her later.

also one of my friends who is a surrogate (met her when i was going to be a surrogate) has just given birth to surrogate twin girls... they are just beautiful!! have been making a card and will hopefully get out for a little gift tomorrow!!

haven't had chance to catch up... will go back and read up now!!

Morning

Yep water is back on, it is full of air bubbles though so have had major tantrum from DS1 that he wasn't brushing his teeth with 'white' water. I won

Tink, hope she has a good day again

Ses, agree with everyone (again) all of this you are feeling is completely normal, and probably more importantly, understandable. Good luck with ringing them today.

Cal, "I don't know anyone who gets it as much as you do" - obviously that can't include Sunday morning sex?! I expect even the nuns get it more than me on a Sunday morning!

Morning everyone!

Ses, sorry you are feeling so anxious. I don't really know what to suggest, as you say, no one can offer you that ultimate reassurance. I think getting a scan would be a starting point. The only other thing would be to relax as much as possible, for eg; have nice long baths, listen to hynotherapy cd's etc etc. I know relaxing won't take the worry away but it might make you feel a little better.

Have skimmed over the rest but forgotten a lot of it, sorry!

Am trying to limit myself to coming on here twice a day as I feel i'm neglecting dh a bit

Be back later for my 2nd dose

x-posted GYo, morning!

Morning all, SES, sorry to hear you're worrying so at the moment, but completely understandable - I can imagine I will be exactly the same if I manage to get pg again. Agree that an early scan would probably be very helpful.

Tink, your lunch sounds lovely - hope DD has another good day at nursery today - is she enjoying it?

We had a lovely weekend, mostly at home although we did go and get DS shoes checked and bought him a new pair, I love his shoes! We got him these. I was very, very proud of myself though as the clarks is in mothercare and made it in and out without getting sentimental over the baby clothes, which is normally hard enough at the best of times coz they are soooo cute!

I've got an eyebrow shaping and hair colour and cut booked for this afternoon - and I'm a bit nervous as I've booked it at a new salon that I've not been to before - its very close to me and quite new, but it looks very nice. Will let you know if I'm pleased or not later

(NJ - I saw you made it into MorningPapers weekly round up - its always sex with you isn't it I don't know anyone that gets it as much as you do !)

morning

ses i can understand how worried you must feel can you get an early scan soon to reasure?
your feelings are completley normal
i am off to drop dd off to nursery in a min and then will be able to come back on in peace
nat hope water gets sorted
diege gr8 about fridge

Night Diege. I usually get the same with sore boobs prior to AF and both times pg, they just haven't stopped being sore.

Thanks for your understanding. I am feeling v silly but had another crying episode earlier. I may phone EPU tomorrow and get their advice as I don't think I can go on like this much longer and it's probably not doing the pregnancy any good either. DH is trying to be reassuring but no one can give me that guarantee.

Arghh SES I am so jealous that you can watch the tennis - we don't have Eurosport so the closest I get to live action is updates on Eurosport yahoo - NOT the same thing...I am sending out positive vibes now..and it's not for Murray .
I can imagine how you feel at the moment SES. I feel sick with nerves even thinking about getting pregnant again. Every day of nerves is another day closer though and you are doing all that is humanely possible! Hope the book helps a bit. It was written some time ago but has become the classic text as it's timeless - really helped me, although have to dip in and out every so often.
NAT - have vision of your dh as a lit-up skeleton attached to mains . Agree with SES, no water is pretty major...only a few hours now till I can go to a fridge and get some milk out. That reminds me, must get the icepacks in from chest freezer..
Oh and thanks Nat and SES for info' re: period. Would fit I think. I do normally get sore boobs a week or so before af, and the day the soreness disappears I know af will come the next. This is a horrible throbbling in the left one only and af pains have gone now. Will prepare myself for super-strength period! (am under no illusions that I could be have been lucky this month). Looking forward to doing it properly next month!
Night all, speak tomorrow

Hello!

Cosmo - fab news re scan. Hope the MS abates soon.

LB - good to see you back here. Hope things work out for you. I know others have said it but feel free to offload on here if it will help.

NJ - you sound remarkably calm - "At least it is only the water..." Hope it's doing more than trickling through now.
Also, I used to have gerbils. Were v good at escaping and chewing furniture but were v v cute. Also though I was devastated when they died after 2 years which I found out was fairly normal...

Tink - mmmmm.... Pizza Hut....mmmmm....profiteroles!!

Diege - sorry for cramps. I was the same as NJ - after my first light AF, second one I had cramps for a week before AF. Re boobs though, are they normally sore before AF???...

I'm afraid I'm still being v tearful and have also been v tired. Was asleep in bed between 2.30 and 6 this afternoon. Whenever I try and think about being pg I just get terrified about it all going wrong again. GP asked me if I felt apprehensive on Friday and I said that I felt scared. I want this so much and I just have to keep reminding myself that feeling like this will be sooo worth it when I do have a succesful pregnancy. I think it's also hard as with all the problems I had I never once had any bleeding or spotting so I don't feel relieved by the fact that I haven't had any. Diege - I've ordered a copy of the book you recommended from Amazon so hopefully it will be here within the next few days.

Sorry to sound so ungrateful to be pg I think it's just that I won't accept it until I know all is ok.

DH is cooking roast lanb this evening so I'm going to sit and watch Soccer Aid eating that. Then hope to watch Andy Murray continue to thrash Nadal (sorry Diege!)

It is trickling through the taps now but the toilet isn't re-filling yet. You never realise how much you use till it's not there!

Have a nice tea, I am off now till tomorrow probably. At least it is only the water and not the electric!! I'd have had DH rigging up some death trap generator by now if it had have been the electric

Oh no Nat what a pain about the water . Do you know when it'll be back on?
Time for tea, but will pop on tonight

Lunch sounds great Tink

Actually I thought guinea pigs were for outside as well, but it seems they actually prefer being indoors, especially during the winter.

Have just finally got round to buying some furniture for the play room, no more boxes, tubs, baskets and pots with everything tumbling out Well maybe a few boxes and tubs...

Our water has been cut off, some big pipe has leaked so we have nothing except the rain falling! It's been off since around 11 this morning but we were out so weren't aware till it was too late to get bottled water backed up.

Mmm lunch sounds delish TINKS .
Guinea pig would be good nat! Think they have to live outside? My sister has just got her ds a rabbit and guinea and they live together very happily though are a faff to clean out. In for a penny and all that .
Raining again here - just back from shops and have job of sorting out fridge for collection tomorrow when our new one arrives, yah!!! It has been so hard living out of a cool bag - my life will be transfomed!

cheers well we had a gr8 lunch @ pizza hut and enjoyed my profiteroles with chocolate sauce

We have had a quick look at Pets at Home, they don't sell mice, so couldn't see them, but now DS has got his heart set on Gerbils or Guinea Pigs The Gerbils are quite sweet, but think we'd have the same problem as Diege mentions about them moving very quickly, not sure DS1 could handle them without dropping them.

Guinea pigs, never been a huge fan of them TBH, but think it might be a better idea, especially for DS2, although he wouldn't come away from the fish....

I dread Pets at Home visits! Why is it you can go to the farm and they don't go mad for bringing a cow home with them, but go to Pets at Home and they want the whole bloody live animal section moved into their bedrooms?! I am sure Pets at Home transmit subliminal messages to kids.

The cat isn't a really major issue, she is only really inside after the kids have gone to bed, and she is locked in the kitchen (with her cat flap to outside) at night time, so any small animals we end up should be fine.

Hello all

Just a quick post as about to have a bath as still in pjs

Nat - it depends on the cat - my cat was terrified of our hamster when I was little. I would be careful of bars cages though - my friend had one that was over turned by her cat (they usually separate into two halves and quite easily can come apart) and although hamster survived was very scared and a bit hurt

You would need to make sure that the cage was a secure one. If cat is troublesome I would keep mice/hamsters in a room that it was not allowed in or something. For russian hamsters (small and grey) you can keep them in glass tanks which are fairly cat proof? I would speak to the pet shop about it personally.