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!!

Interview went well actually and I'm going to offer her the job. Also the job she wants is one we've been struggling to fill for a year!!!

Didn't have any food in the house so went to Morrisons and felt really uninspired so just going for chicken and chips with carrots and brocolli. Have to have gravy as well

I'm just watching an old episode of Friends on E4. I can watch Friends for ever. This episode includes flash backs to when they were all college age. I love it!

evening ladies I am just popping on quickly. I stayed at my mum and dads last night as things were getting really bad and we were both saying things we didn't mean.. Dont know what is going to happen yet as we havent spoken since, thanks for all your nice wishes....

I will be back as soon as I am settled....

Diege - meant to say keep GOFing and it can still happen. We didn't GOF the day of ovulation or the day before ovulation but the day after and 2 days before. So far it seems to have worked....

(Sorry I've done 2 days without a hpt now and am starting to doubt myself! CBD tomorrow morning for me!)

Hi Firesam and Clairey! Welcome back!

Teuch - good to hear from you!

NJ - fantastic news at no consultants but can't imagine giving birth alone I guess from the sounds of things it won't take too long though....

Glaskham - between you and NJ that's enough dramatic births for this thread thank you very much!

Clairey - the advice the others have given you is good. Until I started monitoring my cycle, I always assumed I ovulated around cd14 so focussed our GOFing between cd9 and cd15. I discovered though that I normally ovulate around cd17 so was really minimising our chances. Just keep GOFing every other day!!!

GYo - glad you had good porridge! What's for tea then??

hello all - I joined a thread and the lost it.

am a namechanger (sil's on here!) anyhow I have 1 DS, had 3 m/c's, and hoping that i'll be quick with DP to catch again - heres to a sober xmas! currently CD 12, DP had ahem probs on sun for last attempt so didn't push it last night - but will do today & thurs woohooo!

anyhow hope to get to know you all (and i keep up! lol)

thanks teuch, and how are you doing?

haha NJ- screaming like a banshee- DS slept through me labouring with DD so i must be pretty quiet!!

Hello ladies. Just made a pathetic attempt at catching up with everyone but there is no way I will have managed...

congrats to the BFP's since my last visit - Glaskham & SES wahey!! Also, I see Esme on the list but I missed that one, high five to you too!

Cal - my thoughts are very much with you. Please don't have any expectations of yourself at this time. Give yourself time to physically heal and then start dealing with the emotional stuff. Cry, cry and cry some more, rage at the world, and at DH then hold them close and let your family know how much you love them. I know you have no idea how you are going to get through this right now, but you only have to look as far as Diege's posts to see how resilient us women are . Take care.

Lardy - I hope you are finding some strength in your daughter and from people around you. Come back when you are ready.

NJ - Glad things are going well, depsite the contractions and annoying MW appts! Another boy!! How fantastic!!!

Diege - as I said, you are sounding good gal! Fingers crossed for you, cos obviously you can't cross anything...

And, hey....can we not talk about birth??!!

Problem is the IU is constantly exercising the uterus, it is like a constant work out so by the time the birth is actually happening, the muscle is so good at it's job it happens too quickly. I don't think there is anything to slow down a labour, if it was pre-term and you'd got to a hospital there are things they can do to stop it, but they wouldn't do that at full term, and getting to the hospital is the problem!

Couldn't go in a taxi, firstly taxi wouldn't let a labouring woman on board despite the films! Secondly is the car seats. Thirdly, when I am in the throws of labour, the very last thing I want to do is move, I am very much a 'lay down on your back and open legs' kind of birther!! LOL I can't do it any other way.

I actually am not (that) worried about delivering alone, but am more worried about DS2 (and DS1 if he was here) I am not a quiet birther, I scream like a banshee , the kids would be besides themselves, and there is nothing on this earth that could stop me being like that.

Ah well, what will be will be (she says now knowing there is a long time to go yet! Don't ask me in December if I am still so relaxed!!)

and it had ben a planned home birth so i felt much more relaxed, and i knew what i was doing already too...

she was much less painful than DS, but she was also a pound and a half smaller than he was, and it had only been 15.5mths since i'd delivered DS... so i'm gathering i was also still 'stretched' a bit inside.

Clairy if it is any help, I worked out I must have OV'ed on around CD9 when I got pregnant this time. Which is very early for me. I think until you know your cycles very very well, and know what can upset them, then the best plan is just to GOF every other day from last day of period till first day of next!

Besides, it is mucho fun

NJ i delivered DD in my bedroom alone as DH was passed out downstairs and the midwife was on the landing telling the 2nd midwife i wanted to start pushing... i delivered DD in 2 small pushes and the midwife threw her phone over the bannister and down the stairs to collect her!!! wasn't bad though, was proud of myself!!

will do, thanks again!

thats really helpful thanks, had EWCM (i think) a couple days ago so maybe i ovulate early?? well, i'll keep at it for a few days yet anyway, not like its a chore

thanks !!

Did I also mention giving birth ALONE?????????

Not that I am worried or anything.....

HHHHEEEEELLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!

Oh christ no, I don't actually want a homebirth, shall I explain? Think I might have to....

DS2 was born in under 2 hours from waters breaking to him being out, so this labour is likely to be very quick. DS1 could be at school, DH could be anything up to 4/5 hours away with work, DS2 will be at home with me...

If by any miracle the labour starts and it is slow, and we have time to rope MIL in or something to see to the boys and we can make it to the hospital I will be there, if however we can't do any of that, and it is either going too fast, or I am alone then I need to have the stuff for a homebirth here, if it goes wayyyy too fast even for the MW to get here , then having the homebirth pack will be no good at the time, but once she turns up it'll all be there waiting for her.

Did I mention I gulped a lot writing that?

oh NJ- good news re consultant, or lack of!! and wow with the etch-a-scetch i want one... i'd be trying to do the scene off the mini adverts!!