The WIMBEWAI(N)F Club - Only a few more to find!

oh bloody hell GG thinking of you hope the bean has held on and it is just remnants of the last bleed xxxx

xx ei xx

Oh shit, GG I'm so sorry to hear this . Am thinking of you xx

Oh god, how terrible . Poor GG.

thinking of you GG x

oh no, poor gg

Woooooooohooooooo! GG that is the most fabulous news I've heard in a long time!!!! I'm so very very pleased for you and your DH, I hope after the initial scare that Baby G behaves itself from now on. I remember giving Alfredo his first telling off for scaring his poor mummy after the seven week scan following that early bleed.

ei good luck, your dreams have always been spookily accurate!

caitni can't believe you're 9 weeks already. Can't believe you and gg get to hang out in the same ante-natal thread!

Big waves to all.

Ds is sleeping amazingly well now, which has sort of led to a bit of unofficial ttc . I say unofficial as I'm not going to pay much attention to CDs or chart temps or anything that involves officially recognising that a baby may be created because we're having unprotected sex. Also as I'm still breastfeeding there's a good chance that I'm not ovulating anyway, so keeping a very very relaxed attitude for the moment.

Morning all,

Not long to wait now R4N2+3! Sorry to hear about your mums op and the consequent childcare issues, I hope something turns up (any nice neighbours you can ask?).

GG you can stay on the bench for the duration if you want although you have to promise to budge up a bit and not take up all the room with your expanding bump . Seriously, it must be very difficult to get your head round at the moment - hope the metal mouth is helping to make it more real.

I'm not on clomid this month (one month on, one month off) but the hot flushes still continue and the effort has all but run out. Sex for sex sake is fab but 3 years of sex for ttc sake is seriously taking its toll... Need a kick up the bum really. Would put money on an early ov this month as have been too ill to even think about any bedroom athletics. Read on another thread about calling it 'shagging with intent' (SWI) rather than the twee 'baby dancing' - much prefer it!! Oh, and France isn't until Sept but am really looking forward to it - the house is old but beautiful and there's a group of about 6 of us going which should be lovely

Best do some work....

GG OMG that is amazing news I saw that you were bleeding last week but didnt know what to say I am so pleased for that everything has turned out fine x When do you have your first scan?

Caitni Cant believe how quickly things are going already not long till you see that lovely bean again x

EI Have you tested yet? From what I remember when you dream a bfp for someone its usually right so Im hoping this is your month

MOB How are those 2 little boys? Cant wait to see the pics but agree that there is no rush as you must have your hands full Talking of which have you got any tips for me as its getting scarily close for me now lol

PnM Hope the piggy flu is gone and you are feeling better x

MrsHappy What a nightmare journey Hope you are feeling better now that you can eat more than just bread (wink)

Bucky How is the holiday fund coming along? I make DP sell all my stuff because listing on ebay seems too much like hard work to me lol

Waves to DG and JB and anyone else that I have missed x

Well I am 35+5 today and seeing the consultant on thursday, she is going to give me an internal and see how things are doing and may give me a date for induction at 37 weeks if things are looking favourable
I had to spend 2 nights in hospital last week as I started to bleed- nothing too major but they wanted to monitor me, everything seems fine and nothing since. The twins gave the midwives a hard time and refused to stay still everytime they put me on the ctg (probably a sign of things to come lol)
The only problem that I have is that my Mum is having an op on her knee on the 3rd aug and will be laid up for at least 6 weeks which means I have no reliable childcare for when I am in labour Hopefully we can work something out or 3 yr old ds may get an early lesson on childbirth lol

GG I can't believe it!!!! That's wonderful, wonderful news!!!!! Lots of love to you & DH. XXXXX

GG am still just so happy for you and your DH . You must be five weeks today (I'm exactly 4 weeks ahead of you!). Glad the symptoms are starting...though my first few weeks were pretty symptom free bar bone-crushing tiredness and constipation (TMI ). I spent ages wishing for MS - which is mad I know but I just needed something to make it feel "real". But once I saw the little bean at the 7 week scan I was happy to have avoided MS (I get waves of nausea in the evening now, started around 7.5 weeks, but nothing that carbs can't fix!).

Ei am hoping for good news from you too today chica

Bucky new car - vroom vroom! Cool! And hope the sale of the century went well.

Waves to everyone else

GG just wanted to say a massive cogratulations on your wonderful news!!! so so pleased for you...

i have been checking up on you and dear Bucky and everyone else ever since i left this lovely thread in Dec 07!!!

My little girl Tess is 1 next month!!!

Anyway, just to say thinking of you and hope it goes so so well xxxx

Morning all!

picknmix - if you don't mind, can I join you and Bucky on the bench? I can't quite believe what happened yesterday and I don't want to leave the thread (actually I will never leave the thread, if you'll have me ). Are you using Clomid this month and are you having any side effects? When are you off to your house in France? It sounds amazing!

Bucky - we have spoken, but how is you new car? Are you roaring around the countryside? You have to come and update us about the monet raising schemes so you can go on holiday. Tell your DP, you'll eBay one of his bikes if he doesn't lend you the money

ei - you are so funny! LOL at being called a chicken Any sign of your AF and have you tested yet? I remember you saying before you are quite psychic, so I want to know all about the Mystic Ei predictions. I have fingers and everything crossed for you. Do you have any symptoms?

MOB - big wave to you. Don't wave back or you'll drop one of the DTs I am dying to hear all about them and see the photos, but totally appreciate you have your hands full. How are you coping with balancing two of them to feed?

MrsH - nightmare journey back from seeing your in laws! I was wondering how you would cope with German food in pregnancy. When DH was living out there, I was either drunk and farting (sorry TMI ) due to the dark Alt beer they served everywhere in Dusseldorf or looking like to Pilsbury Dough Boy I was so bloated. Is that your last trip to see the IL's before the Courgette is born and are they going to be galloping over the day after the birth? Sorry, but I have forgotten your due date! Also thank you for the tip about UCH EPAU. It's very handy for us, although St Mary's Paddington is at the end of the road, so I would probably have gone there if you hadn't said.

jolly - how is jollycub? Did you and cubsie enjoy your holiday? Are you working again or going back to work?

caitni - is your DH back at work after his swine flu episode? Hope he is right as rain now. I am in shock that I am eligable to join the March thread, although may lurk for a while. I haven't come to terms with this yet Do you have any more symptoms?

hello to Digital if you are looking in and to readyfor2and3

Ha, now I have a confirmed positive test I am beginning to notice vague symptoms. It's funny, because I think that as soon as your mind accepts/knows about a BFP, you body does too. I can confirm about the metallic taste being a symptom, because I woke up with it this morning. It's like I've been sucking on rusty screws all night!

DH is stunned that it's a BFP too, although to be fair, he's a natural optimist and more positive than me. We still can't believe anything survived that bleeding - it was worse than any period I've had, the only difference being that it stopped quite suddenly rather than tailing off with brown blood (sorry, more TMI). The force is strong in this one!

Now I need to find a job - and quickly!

Wasn't joking about a meet up in a few months, if we can fine a date that suits and people are up for it?

Thank you again for keeping me (almost) sane through the last few weeks. You are all stars!

GGx

OH MY BABY CHICKEN!!! GG excellent news i am so very made up for you!! i am willing to bet you and your DH are super over the moon!!!
i am stil grinning at the news
xx ei xx

Hello everyone

GG I am soooooooooooo happy for you . That's incredible news - its just fantastic, you must still be in shock! It sounds like things are progressing in the right direction YAY!

Ei I had the same dream the other day!! I got a really dark bfp in my dream and was totally shocked by it - had that awful few seconds where I woke up and thought it was true and then came round properly and realised it was a dream! Will be keeping my fingers crossed for you - let us know if you decide to test tomorrow!!

Sounds a bit of a nightmare weekend for you MrsH, pleased that courgette is still wriggling around despite the carb overload . Poor old DD having to schlep across town at the end of a long journey - hope you're all recovered now.

How did you get to 9wks already Caitni?? I'm sure its not the case for you, but that last 4 weeks seems to have raced by!! Do you think you'll cave and book a private scan or keep holding on for the NHS one?

How was the holiday JB? Did you and the cub have a fab time? Hope the weather was good for you wherever you were

Hey Bucky - come keep me warm on the bench over here, its getting kinda lonely now . I promise not to sneeze on you!

No need to apologise for a short post MOB, I'm sure your hands are just a little tied up at the moment! Be great to see some pics when you get a spare minute ()

Hi to anyone I've missed!

No news from me, Tamiflu kicked in now so feeling much better.

xx

GG OMG Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you . I danced around my living room when I read your post! That HCG sounds pretty fantastic to me.

I cannot tell you how happy I am to have you as a March 09 buddy...with me due on the 2nd and you on the 30th tis a great month for babies

MrsH sorry to hear about the travel delays - what a palaver! - and also sorry that you didn't get to enjoy any proper German food (what do pregnant women do there I wonder? The few times I've been to Germany all I've had is cured meat, cheese, bread...and beer ). Can't wait to hear how the scan goes on Saturday - is this an NHS one or a private one you've booked? I'm trying to hang on until my NHS scan but it's 4 long weeks away and not sure I'll manage it...I imagine that when I'm at your stage I'll be wanting scans all the time

JB hope jollycub is doing well (and am waiting for a message for you along the lines of x8ycieohv and then we'll know Jollycub is flexing her typing fingers

Ei am hoping some of GG's amazing luck rubs off on you lady - fingers firmly crossed chez caitni

MOB will be glad to see photos when you've got the time (though I imagine MN is the last thing on your mind!)

Waves to everyone else

I am still grinning from ear to ear about GG's news

Oh my God, this is amazing. We seem to have sped up our BFP rate at last!

GG 600-ish sounds pretty good. You had 70-odd on Wednesday, so it sounds like your HCG has about doubled every 48 hours which is totally and utterly NORMAL. Whoop!! . My rates when I had the ectopics were often at the lower end of normal (so they didn't do the odd things that most people's do) but statistically speaking your pregnancy is almost certainly in the right place. And if in doubt, get yourself along to the UCH EPAU where they manage to spot my pregnancies (either in the right place or not) when noone else would come off the fecking fence!

Ei I really hope that dream comes true for you. Sobbing is definitely a symptom.

PnM I hope you are feeling better now.

MOB I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures (but only when you have time, of course... the thought of one new baby in this madhouse is enough, coping with two would be tres daunting for me!)

Caitni is it 9 weeks already? That's brilliant - soon you'll be able to tell everyone your fab news (or have you done that already?)

Waves to Bucky and Jollybear and anyone I've forgotten.

I've just had the (travel) weekend from hell. I went to see the in-laws on Friday, but there were thunderstorms so our plane took off 3 hours late (including 1.5 hours sat on the runway... nice).Every meal bar one consisted of bread, unpasturised or mould-ripened cheese and cured meat. Food I normally love but cannot touch right now, so all I ate was bread and now I feel utterly bloated. Like a weeble. And on the way back DH locked his keys in the boot of the car and I ended up schlepping an inappropriately dressed (cold) DD back home on the Heathrow Express (our bags were in the boot...) while he faffed around with the AA man. So that was Sunday wasted. Oh well, am back to work now which at least means I don't have to travel much!

Courgette is being very wriggly. I have a scan on Saturday so hopefully she will be completely normal-sized by now! I really cannot wait to meet her.

God, i am too excitable today (someone slap me!) How could I forget to ask about you, ei ?!!?? Madness! Thank you so much for being a fab supprt too. How are you m'dear? Any sign of AF? I thought you were super-psychic, so maybe the dream is telling you something? I hope so!

posted too soon.

I meant to add

mrsH - how is the courgette and are you feeling ok?

caitni - are you getting any more symptoms? They told me that put me as due on 30th March, so i sort of scrape in, all being well, to your gang

Sorry not to post before now. I have been waiting until I had somehting to say. I didn't want to waste your time writing about me gnawing my fingers to the bone and getting teary, before I had something concrete to post.

Well, it looks like I will be joining Caitni on the "Due in March 2010" thread.

I am in total, utter, complete, shock I don't think I'm even feeling happy yet. I am too stunned! I feel, sort of, astonished. It's not real. No symptoms to speak of unless you count crying at the sad adverts for sponsoring children in Africa, but they get me most weeks.

Apparently, I have an HCG of...erm...663 .

MrsH - I think that's quite a good HCG? I was looking back through some of your old posts when you had a chemical and ectopic to check how quickly levels go down and you are the guru on HCG . They gave me an official Ectopic Warning, just in case. He said they are not overly concerned, but it was a consideration and they want me to go to them immediately (or to A&E, if out of hours) if anything begins to hurt or bleed again. They want me for a scan next week to check everything

Soooo, it looks like I have an official BFP (and I'll be seeking membership of Knicker Checkers Anonymous to get me through the rollercoaster of the next few months). The doctor said "We were quite shocked at your results after what you told us". Not as shocked as me, mate! I had two glasses of wine on Friday night and a slab of rocqfort

picknmix - I hope you are feeling better now and the tamiflu has worked its magic? Are you still off work? Thanks for keeping me sane last week. The builders are still here, but this time I had good news didn't have to chuck them out in tot he street so I could have another good snivvel!

MOB - don't worry about the short post - we know you have your hands full with your two little ones. How are they both doing? Are they feeding well and sleeping lots? I absolutely can't wait to see the photos of them! Have you been getting any sleep at all and do your DCs and DH help out lots?

Big wave to jolly bucky and all you other lovely ladies.

Sorry, I've been very me me me recently, but I honestly don't think i could have got through all this without you. Nearer Christmas I feel like throwing a big WIMBEWAIF party for everyone to say thank you

Can't catch up properly as a have a jollycub on my knee who is very keen to type...

GG I felt so very emotional reading your posts, big lump in my throat. I hope the hospital appointment wasn't too awful.

Will do a proper catch up later....

GG Just wanted to say i'm thinking about you and your hospital appt today. XX

EI I SO hope this is the month for you!

PnM Sorry to hear you have the dreaded swine flu. Hope you're feeling better now.

Lots of love to the rest of you - sorry it's a fleeting message - will have a proper chat and catch up when i have time Oh, and i promise to sort some photos soon.

Ei I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that your AF is a no show this month (very promising about both the dream and the hormonal crying!) xxx

hi ladies

just a quickie to wish GG luck at the hospital today fingers crossed for you
well AF is due today for me... no sign yet but i had a dream last nite that i did a test and it was +ve so well see i am really shattered and feel like crying an awful lot recently (i SOBBED my little heart out reading harry potter book number 7!! i feel really emotional about the book and well up every time i think about it how sad am i?!!)
ahh well time will tell wont it!!

love to you all

xx ei xx

Morning ladies

GG am thinking of you today - hope you get on OK at the hospital xx

MrsH hope you're having a nice time at the in-laws

PnM sorry to hear that you were struck down by the swine flu but glad the tamiflu's kicked in and you feel a bit better. Hope you're still taking it easy though, as it takes time and rest to recover!

MOB hope your two boys are thriving

Waves to Bucky and JB and everyone.

Not much going on with me except for being totally bloody knackered today...had a bit of a late night last night as out with friends (I even had a G&T and it tasted delish!). Nearly 9 weeks...so the weeks are (slowly) passing. Have been getting waves of nausea in the evening but nothing that carby snacks can't fix.