Emmsy's onwards and upwards part six - sticky icky babydust BFP central!!!

Oh dear, was going to stay away today for fear of bringing everyone down but it looks like all of us are in the doldrums.

GG had to laugh at your FIL, I'm presuming he is in the medical profession too?

Iggy I know what you mean about feeling like you are running out of time. Even though we all still have time it's hard not to compare yourself to others (friends/mothers/sisters) & think how old they were when they had their first & then subsequent babies & think "I should have at least two or three lo's now", instead of several pregnancies resulting in a big fat nothing.

Hoping could you please knit me some calming vibes.... the way I feel at the moment though I'd probably end up wrapping them around my neck & throttling myself.

Jools & 4ever lets go to the pub & get pissed.

4ever I've saved you a bit of my Green & Blacks chocolate will that help? Otherwise I have strawberries you could share. I'm sorry your in laws are making it harder for you.

Hoping glad you are feling peaceful today.

My in laws are being a bit patronising about my stressful fews days. They aren't the sort of people you ring and cry at down the phone so I waited till yesterday to ring them. FIL thinks I'm "obsessed to be getting scans every week!" ARSE! 3 scans in 10 weeks is not every week. that and I don't give a s**t what he thinks! And I was bleeding, which yes I know is common in pregnancy but then everyone tells me miscarriage is common too, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with!

Ended up having this really stupid patronising conversation with him about the difference between dangerous blood in pregnancy and period blood. He was trying to explain to me what period blood looked like! I think as much as he knows everything about everything, the chances are that I've had more periods in my life than he has!! ARSE!

Thanks for the choc & hug Iggy & Jools.. weak Cant you send me a baby instead tho please?

4ever have huge hug from me, 13 weeks is so late to lose a baby sometimes I just want all of us Emmsy's to get together and have a group hug xx

I got a text on sat from a friend who in announcing she is PG with her second... She is younger than me by nearly 2 years and makes me feel like am runing out of time. Am pleased for my friensd but also

Oh 4Ever - a bit early for alcohol, but here is a huge bar of choc Well done on overcoming those "feelings" with your pg friend. It is so, so hard sometimes ...

Hoping - yes, I need some calming vibes - I keep swinging from being almost certain things are happening back to the depths of despair

Hoping good on you girl, can you send me some of that 'peacefulness' stuff in the post please?

Morning Jools & Iggy Im here!
Gracie so pleased all is well with Beanie! xx
Thanks Mermaid & Curly for the text.. xx Sorry the bitch AF got ya cupcake.. x Liked MLS predictions! {crossed finger emoticon}

Well I copied Curlys duvet days last week, been quite .. Still did bbq in the rain on sat for family/anniversary & all my BIL & SIL were there with kids, as usual we were the pitied childless ones & all seem to think its ok to ask in a room full of people 'how we're getting on with it' (!!! ) Everyone knows the time limit thing & got helpful comments of 'ohhh we never had a problem' - gee thanks. MIL makes me feel like Iv totally let her down, and I cant stand the pity tbh. Wish no-one knew now. I so wanna be PG so I can stick 2 fingers up & go HAH there you go! Invited pg friend that was 2 wks apart from my last one, not seen her since been showing but was pleasantly surprised, friendship overcomes & felt very proud & loving of her & glad I had some back up too! It is 1 year on weds since we lost no 3, our most succesful little 13wk baby with downs or edwards that we watched grow every wk . Sorry me me me just needed to share, as I sobbed to DH on sun morn after bbq we both agreed thank god for you all on MN! xxxxxxxxxx

Today would have been my first day on maternity leave if I hadn't lost my first pg.

And I just helped out the lady in my office on her first day of maternity leave in sorting out her maternity cover arrangements. She is due on my EDD.

And I am OK , happy. calm. I painted the nursery craft room at the weekend, I've nearly finished the first official emmsys hat and dh and I are bding like rabbits. It will be my turn soon.

please let this peacefulness last!

Where IS everyone ?

morning all. I still feeling bit sick but not really any more symptoms - makes me think my all be in the mind...

Can't decide when to test... poss CD 28? Which would be wed? Or wait till Fri? Will be so dissapointed this month if is not BFP...

Well done on BD mrskate

gracie that's understandable - what a stressful few days you have had.. Hope you getting lots of rest?

I'm lurking.

Still feel like my emotions have been hit by a bus!

Well done mrsKate!

fab news mrskate! fingers crossed for you. How's life going for you? Hope your dh is doing ok.

where is everyone?

hi all

oohh im getiing excited for jools and iggy

well my ttc has improved bd for the last 3 days but no ov yet

hi all speak soon on 2 nights xxxxx

Sounds hopeful jools snd iggy, fingers crossed for you both

mermaid you've gone quiet, hope you're ok

When does barbie get back from her hols?

Hope everyone is alright, it's a bit quiet on here today xx

Morning all Still smiling for you Gracie I wish Barbie would pop in from her hols and tell us all is OK with her too..

I went out to a friends birthday meal yesterday - country pub in the middle of nowhere and a long walk beforehand - lovely Loads of comments about my weight loss which made me feel really good

Around half way through the meal, I started getting mild stomach cramps. Driving home, I felt really quite sea sick and even contemplated pulling over to throw up at one stage Vivid dreams / insomnia / too hot last night and a tender, mildly swollen and crampy abdomen this morning, together with more nausea

This nausea is as strong now, at 6 / 7 DPO as it was at its worst with the pregnancy last year that lasted nearly 12 weeks

All very strange. I've almost convinced myself that a test in a few days will show a BFP, but with such strong symptoms now, my mind is going into overdrive ...

Too dog tired for the gym today - going back to bed with a cuppa

Gracie I am so made up for you, I bet you are so relieved and still grinning like a cheshire cat
Fab news

Jools & *Iggy You two sound like our next hopefuls

gracie read your news earlier - so happy for you!

big hello to all - am still feeling bit sick... but then again have felt sick before and not been PG... and last time I had terrible pain on right side at 10 dpo... and that would be about now I guess... hmm..

gracie yipee! so pleased for you!

cupcake (hug) really thought it would be your month here's to getting BFPs together next month so we can gang up on the EPAU staff up at the Heath

sabs your babby knits should be on their way on Monday when I can get to the post office

jools everyone sheds hair in the summer - think animals moulting ok maybe not the best image, but thought I would add to the headf*ck

just been to see the tiny fluffy kittens - all they do is eat and sleep, and they could fit in coffee cup they are so tiny! aww. really felt for mummy cat when I caught her halfway through the 8th feed of the day - her expression just said "help! formula milk and 4 bottles, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!"

Sabs advice re hospital bag... apart from the usual stuff like lip salve, face-wipes, duvet sized pads; don't bother taking any other clothes for yourself other than comfy trackie bottoms & more t-shirts that you think you'll need. I had a post-partum hemorrhage with dd & ended up having to stay in hospital for four days & just wore tracksuit bottoms & t-shirts that I had to get dh to bring in for me. I wouldn't bother with the (delightful) disposable knickers either, just go to Primark & get a bumper pack that are so cheap you don't care if you throw them away. One thing I really wish I'd taken into hospital was a sleep mask. I was lucky enough to be able to baggsy a room to myself for the time I was in but it was still way too light & a sleep mask would have helped no end..... not that you get much sleep as you will be spending the night gazing at your perfect little person & feeling wide away from your new-mummy hormones.

sabs ds is very excited. Him and dh went camping the other night, the next morning they rang me and ds asked if I'd had the baby yet!!bless him

I didn't take raspberry leaf tea last time, but I'm going to try it this time, it apparently strengthens the uterus and makes labour a little quicker, I think.
As for the hospital bag, I've got a list from my midwife, but there's a few things I'm not going to bother with, so I will let you know what I've put into mine xx

vjay i'm finding time is going slow for me at the moment, and having comments like "you look so big for how far gone you are" doesnt help! I just cant wait to meet lo... Last day at work is 11th august, so exactly a month, so cant wait for that...

You'll have to tell me more about the benefits of raspberry tea...Advice about what to pack in the hospital bag would be gratefull received for a novice like me!

How is DS feeling about the arrival of lo?

Hey stop knocking boys, they're ace especially seeing as I have one and another on the way

gracie i am soooo relieved everything is ok, i agree, it must be a boy!

Hiya sabs I've got 6.5 weeks to go. I'm very tired today been asleep this afternoon. You must be about 29 weeks then, do you find it going fast or slow now, I'm finding time is speeding up! I'm going to pack my hospital back next week and start drinking the raspberry leaf tea.

how you doing vjay. You must be around 33 weeks now? I'm so excited for you, our first emmsys baby!