Emmsy's weebles continue to grow.. Onwards & upwards

Congrats Buddha. Looking forward to hearing your story & seeing the pics.

Oops just spotted blue and scorpio and kate lurking at the back of the cave by the bar Big waves to you all too xxx

Hey everyone and big waves to the lovely VJ and 4ever. Just came on to say a quick hello and have seen buddhas wonderful news. I am so delighted for you hon and waiting anxiously for news on annie

Sorry I have not been on MN. I've really appreciated the texts keeping me posted on scans etc but I've been feeling pretty rotten recently and it's all I can do to struggle home from work and crash. Everything is going great with the baby though and she seems to be growing fine

I will be back on at the weekend to catch up properly. In the meantime big hugs to everyone and especially our small panters. I think about you a lot xxxx

Oh huge huge congratulations buddha, i'm crying here, that is brilliant . Hope you are ok, and love the name.
Thanks 4ever for letting us know

We have our 4th graduate! Buddha had a gorgeous little boy called Ewan by emergency c sect at 4.26pm! So so very happy for them! X

We are antenatal thread buddies too....

Hope you're all well

....pacing....pacing....pacing....

omg this is sooooo exciting who is going to be first lol

annie left for hosp at 3pm, she said pain had got quite intense! Something tells me her little one is going to arrive very soon! The 4th graduate! So happy i could cry! Still no news from poor buddha... X

Annie
Stay at home as long as you feel happy - I found a bath and paracetomol helped with my no 2.
You will probably know when you need to go - at the mo, you sound very chilled and happy under the cirumstances - keep on dancing!!

Vjay that was a lovely post - you do seem to sum up the journey we are all on.. you've come full circle in a way but are also honest enough to say it isn't all plain sailing after you get your dream baby I guess life will always be full of pleasure and pain (philosophical hat on) Hope you're not too sleepy!

4ever I feel so sad your bf wasn't there for you during your mcs I have no idea how I would have coped without mine she just let me talk about it whenever I wanted and believe me, I bored her to death with it all! (Even on holiday in France 3 months post-mc we're lying on a lilo in the pool & I'm still talking about it! good holiday for her...) I really hope your friends come through & support you this time round. (But yes, DHs make wonderful best friends )

Iggy you are just lovely, don't forget it I could totally feel your agony of posting on here over the last few months... During August when I took a little MN break I'd been feeling exactly the same and I think we've all been there.
Can totally identify with the AN thread thing too.. it's all buggies and cots and things on mine & I just can't bring myself to talk about that stuff yet.

Annie I'm soooo excited for you...can't wait to hear the news from 4ever... breeeeathe. And poor lovely buddha still waiting really hope things start happening soon.

Ok I am sat here rocking Ajay with my foot so I can read this lovely thread and catch up.

I totally understand mls moon and jools how hard it is for you on here sometimes, and do sometimes feel awkward posting about Ajay. I know how lucky I am, belive me, and I say a thankyou prayer every night for my two boys.
Last year was incredibly difficult for me, 2 mc's and ds1 being diagnosed with autism. I don't know how I got through it as I have a history of depression and was waiting for that downward spiral to begin. Being on here I think helped me the most as you had all been there and understood, and I could bang on about my mc's whenever I felt like it without sounding boring! I did feel myself start to slip at times, but I immersed myself in the whole ttc stuff, temp taking etc. and I think it helped to distract me. When I started to bleed with Ajay I didn't think I could carry on being on here surrounded by pg ladies, but again talking on here made me feel not alone and hopeful.
I know we are all at different stages, but we are all sensitive to that, and it's good to here from all sides, the good and the bad. I am aware I only talk about the 'fun' things happening to me as I don't want to offend anyone with my moaning, but here goes......Ajay woke me up at 2am, 4am ,5am and 6am and I'm very tired now , see it aint all glamorous,and he's now fallen asleep!

cupcake lovely article, and so so true

That was quite a big post for me, love to you all xxx

Well done you for being so relaxed and happy.

Yay for annie so so excited for u hon! My pho will be at hand all day! Id call into hon, hope ur not too far from hosp?! Bestest of luck lovely lady! Just heard from buddha & still nothing, she is feelin a bit low & fed up now, they are movin her up to delivery soon & putting her on a drip, i said we are all rooting for her & send our love.. Come on u girls! X x x x x

Thanks neeko-have just called and they said to stay at home until cx are every 3 minutes or so, as long as im happy to do so (which i am) but they said if cx get too strong and i feel like i need to go in for pain relief, just to go in and it doesnt matter if cx were not yet 3 mins apart. So im busy dancing to music i love, bit of general tidying and trying to stay calm and focused.

annie I think you should ring the hospital!!!!

Not sure when Annie but don't leave it too long as 2nd babies can be quick! MW in labour ward can generally tell by your voice so give them a call and see what they say.

Hello lovelies, typing in between cx here-ouch ouch bloody ouch. 4ever i will text you sabs and MrsKate with news later, and if you would be so kind as to let everyone else know that will be marvellous.

Contractions now 4 mins apart and lasting 45 secs, havent contacted hospital yet as want to remain in my lovely comfy home as long as possible. CX are still bearable, have Tens machine on. Any idea when i should contact hospital as dont really need any pain relief as such yet?

Morning lovely emmsys ladies! Im so loving this outpouring of emotions.. So very healthy.. Each of us has added their own unique but sadly similar points & feelings.. We are all truly united in this through every stage Now im hoping for an outpouring of births today! (paradox is such an apt word blue) So excited for annie! Come on girl! Let us kno whats happenin? Ill gladly be on tx/post duty for you! Hope buddha ok too? Will try & find out! Could be a monumental day for the emmsys ladies!

cupcake that is a lovely article

Also thinking of annie and buddha - hope it's going well!

4ever your post made me cry too.

I only have something small to add - I have so recently been in the commando list and feel as if i could be back there any day. I love this thread - but when waiting for 7 months to join everyone else i started to get more and more depressed and sad about being one of the last ones left. I could hardly post and I just felt like i was broken. I got hugely jealous when others announced their BFPs and left me even further behind - but at the same time was so pleased for them because we all so deserve it.

Also you ladies helped me through the worst time of my life - so i'll always be so grateful to you all for that.

I know I was oversensitive and miserable over the last few months and you were all so lovely.

I don't know if I'll make it all the way with this one or what will happen, but i know that I feel totally different this time. I can't even think beyond the first scan - whereas others on the antenatal thread I joined are all discussing what type of baby carseat to buy - i don't know if I'll ever get that far. Anyway - I know that you lot are always here for me whatever happens - so I do love the thread. Even if it is hard to post on at times.

Ooh. just lurked quickly and very excited for Annie now too. Come on Annie and Buddha -we're all with you mentally.

Morning LBM

Wow, Annie just doing a working lurk and had to comment - go girl!! YOu may beat Budha yet or we may even get two graduates on the same day - what a result that would be!!

Oddly, I hope the pains are continuing and that baba is on their way!

Good luck

Such lovely words on here from last night, i wish i could put down how i think and feel so eloquently as people like 4everbluejoolsmermaid etc (and those are off the top of my head, there are many more on here who say such beautiful and poignant things) but i know what i want to say and it comes out sounding 'wrong' sometimes, but i would just like to say what i really wish for on here is for everyone to get their 'happy ending'-wether it be the child they so desparatly crave, or the realisation they are happy with what they have got and can put some sort of closure on things.

As others have said, sometimes this thread can get carried away with all things baby, but i for one do not mean in any shape or form to upset anyone on here by being insensitive, so huge apologies if i ever come across that way. I do think about the ladies on here often, especially the ones who are in a dark place, as we know only too well what it feels like to be there.

cupcake-lovely article by the way.

Jools-i can really associate with you on the, when you are feeling really down you drag all the old buried away at the back of your mind memories, as that is what i did when i was grieving after my last mc, so i ended up grieving not only for the baby i lost but also grieving again for the loss of my parents, much loved pets(does that bit sound strange?)thinking about isolated bullying incidents-everything.

Please keep talking on here, we want to try and help when any of us feel down. Much love to all XXXX

And yes, it is only 5.27am, i cant sleep as having 'pains' and just had a 'show', so unless another 'false alarm' things look like the could be happening-ow ow ow......