The addictable wagoners are welcoming some lovely newbies and enjoying seeing some oldies return! Thread for those waiting to ttc, those ttc now and graduates alike!

I thought Bravissimo went up to a 50 back size? Or am I imagining it? Have you tried that ermmm, the underwear part of Simply Be? Can't remember what it's called now.... closer or something...

Yeah I have but they dont go big enough. I think I will have to go to Marks and Spencer to get properly measured.

Hi Kay - have you tried bravissimo? thats where i get mine from!

Wow Ses - fax me over that roast! yum!

Post has arrived but no MSc results, however I did get my downs screening test result and it was 1 in 24000 so think thats good.

Getting very hungry now - need to move my bum!

Aparently I'm a 44D!! I might cry

LOL Kay- if you'd asked me that before my BFP I'd have said yes! but since being pregnant even the tiny change in size is enough...

I will take a share if anyone else is willing too!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone have small boobs they would like to swap with my large ones?

I'm struggling to find any decent bras!!!!

You are right Gruff- there is so much to think about. Good to take each bit as it comes. Ie have the babies first! A PhD sounds great, nice to have a plan

Ses- how exciting to get a new cooker! enjoy cookng something for the first time!

We had a new kitchen in our new house last year after 6mths of having no cooker at all- when we could finally use the oven, i'd forgotten how to use it!

Ah Gyo, sounds like you have lots to think about! Im sure what ever you decide it will be all good. Im not planning on being a nanny forever. Want to do PHd, probably to be Educational Psychologist but its three years so want to have my babies first, then hopefully do further qualifications later. Theres so much to think about and plan, it does get so overwhelming!

Tink - ah I see, that makes sense! and I do know that babies get through a hell of a lot of clothes in a day! You better go and get more

I cant wait to get to the buying stage, although will have to do it on the sly as DH is adamant we dont need to do ANY shopping for baby til last few weeks stupid man!

So far have bought 1 outfit and a cuddly duck toy (so cute) which I got after each scan. We got given a lovely nursery rhymes book from MIL when we told her we were expecting! Oh and I have bought 'The Gruffalo' board book of course and also Peepo board book which I read to the bump now and again

I think these are in order:

One

two

First biggy

Second biggy

Think this is the next one, but have a feeling another biggy got lost in chat

Oh, think this might be it

Do you need anymore? I can find at least another 2 or 3... (tip: it was just before xmas so sometimes my name was NativityJane)

(BTW, didn't take me all that long, DS2's temp spiked, have been trying to cool him down, he is asleep now - thank goodness. Poor little thing, he looks wiped out)

Gruff- definately with you on thinking about next DC. My DH thinks Im mad, but I want to get them all done quickly so they are close in age etc.

Also easier workwise - in the long run! as I can look after whilst being off on mat leave etc!

kay soz for kidney infections they must be horrid and for lack of energy not long now

nat sorry to hear of illnesses your end hope that get better soon

gyo glad that you like your doppler ye for hearing hb

gruff - i did get clothes with dd mostly in bigger sizes i.e 3-6 months and bigger.
i have just bought newborn for now and i already have dd so dont know if people will get clothes as pressies so much

my money went in ye!! bought really cut dungarees with a longsleeved poppy vest and a brown courdroy dress with top and tights.
and 2 wispas naughty me

Hi
At the moment I'm planning to go back full time for financial reasons but a lot depends on whether DH gets a better job in the interim (he is finishing his masters by xmas). Ideally I'd prefer to get something 3 days a week but will have to see how things pan out. Also- I am quite sure i will feel diff about work when it comes to it.

The type of work I do is really the issue. Im expected to be "mobile" so could get sent to a project at the other end of the country and be away 4nights a week. Having said that they are very accommodating of new mothers and want women to go back to work so its unlikely that I'd get anything like that immediately. But even if I got a project doing what Im doing now and having to work out ofin central London, I'd be struggling as I currently leave at 6.40am and dont get home til gone 7pm- and thats doing minimum hours...

Could get another job but I'd never get paid what I do now...

OMG that was a very long me, me me answer- can see its something that bothers me!

Thanks NJ!

Gyo - are you planning to go back full time when your DC is 9 months or part time?

Im still not sure what I am going to do. As I am a nanny, when I do go back I will be able to take DC with me but I'm not sure whether to do a couple of days, or 3 or 4 days. Hopefully will get away with 2 days as I do fancy being a stay at home mum for a couple of years, oooh and then have my next DC

Links? Not sure I'll get them all in the right order, or even get them all, there were some spin offs in chat that will have dissapeared.

Will have a go... Give me a while!

Nat, I thought that one wouldn;t have got past you I think we are cut from the same cloth .
Will deffo have to have a look at labour thread now - I don't suppose you have a link do you?
GYO, 4 months was well long enough off for me with dd1 (severe colic, night and day - I was begging work to let me go back early . I was also pregnant 6 months after dd1 was born, and then stayed off 5 months with dd2. By the time dd3 came along I was really into it and enjoyed my maternity leave immensely - went back after 6ish months from memory (couldn't survive as a family of 5 on meaternity pay much longer), plus had hols to add on so did a 3 day week for another month to ease myself back in .
Right, off to class - speak later x

Morning Gruff, fingers crossed you keep improving today. And you're not a drama queen, there is nothing worse than being ill and totally fed up, and then to have an accident like burning yourself on top of that is enough to tip anyone over the edge!

GYo, when we used to live down south, our old next door neighbours had their PFB about 9 months after DS1 was born, they had her name down for every stage of schooling, right up to senior (or upper schools as they are there) school, before she was even born... They were going through college and uni options by the time she was a year old...

LOL wish I'd known about those threads when I was twiddling my thumbs yesterday!

Morning everyone!

Had a bit of a restless night but did get some sleep. My big sis text me at 4am from Bolivia and woke me up after finally getting to sleep

Feeling better today as can actually breathe through my nose [sort of] and hand is fine after all that, what a drama queen!

Ears and head still giving me grief but still, I can only get better

Im trying not to get to wound up about my results [not working] im thinking the disorganisation of my department means they probably havent even been posted yet!

Kay - your MIL sounds appalling, Im so glad your DH is supportive! Coal methinks is a great idea for xmas

NJ bless your DS one, how sweet! hope ds2 recovers soon.

Tink - more shopping? cor blimey!wont you get oodles of clothes presents when baby is born? (thats what I'm holding out for!)

Morning Diege- also still smiling here- so much excitement for your BFP!

Thanks for the nursery advice guys- will start to think about it properly after the 20wk scan! its a frightening thing though! Putting a name down for someone who hasnt even been born!

Diege, impressed with you going back to work at 4mths, did you do that with all the girls?

PMSL I nearly did the same re. the wagon gutter comment, I did sit and ponder for a second if I could word it better but thought oh sod it!

OMG, my labour threads... you'll need more biscuits and a bottle of vodka Think it was Aitch comparing me to an elephant... grrrr

Extra tight sounds pretty uncomfortable to me Nat! (I nearly resorted to wagon gutter humour then but resisted )I have decided that one of these days I am going to get a flask and a large packet of biscuits and read through your old labour thread - I vaguely remember 'Is Nat J still pregnant?' thread, but didn't read the whole drama!

Morning oh so early pregnant Diege I am still having a little smile to myself when you cross my mind!

Must be good actually to have the symptoms after the BFP, at least then You're not thinking "oh my boobs are tingly, no they're not, I just want them to be, no, no, deffo a bit tingly"

IU has actually been fairly quiet this week, but got it's payback last night, luckily not too painful just extra extra tight/uncomfortable.