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Emmsy's Weebles -let theTTC to new arrivals support continue onwards and upwards!

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bluesatinsash · 06/02/2010 11:14

Let our journey together continue apace

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Sabs1981 · 12/02/2010 09:06

Hi has anyone heard from barbie ? I don't have her mobile number and can't stalk her on fb until this afternoon. Posting from phone hence short post

MummyLovesSadie · 12/02/2010 07:56

Hi all

Just another quick one from me, I've been so busy for the last couple of days so haven't had a chance to post. I get so tired by lunch-time that instead of being on mn I grab 20 mins on the sofa listening to one of my meditation podcasts while dd watches Wallace & Gromit.

Barbie what a terrible time you've been having lately & what confusion over your due date. I hate to say it but I bet it wouldn't have happened in this country. Yes you can get a bfp on day 22. I usually ov on day 11 & get a bfp on day 21 - although it is a faint one.

Neeko it's a long weekend for you isn't it? That mat leave is hurtling towards you at high speed now.

Monkey so pleased your scan went well. I don't really have any symptoms. I sometimes have sore nipples, lower back-ache & I had quite a bit of cramping pain on my left-hand side yesterday but nothing apart from that.

Right gotta get dd ready for her last ballet class of the term now. We are allowed cameras on the last day so I might post some pictures later!

Waves to all of you & I'll be back for a proper catch-up later.

monkeybumsmum · 11/02/2010 21:22

Evening

Have just dragged myself over to let you know that the scan this evening went really well There was a strong heartbeat, and the size was good. I was so relieved it was all I could do not to cry! Thanks for all the good luck wishes!

I've had a quick look through what's been going on - Barbie you poor thing, you have got so much on your plate at the moment. Am sending you a big hug and hoping you're okay x

Iggy Well done for your scan today too! It must've been lovely to hear the heartbeat!

Have to go - the longer I stay upright the more sick I feel and I want to try to keep my supper down!
Love to all and I hope you're all okay...

ps MLS How are you feeling? Not sure about my due date yet, have got head firmly in sand where that's concerned but suspect it might be end sept/beg oct.

Must dash...

cupcakefairy · 11/02/2010 20:47

The list hadn't even made it to this thread so here it is

Commando/smallpants

Mermaid
hoping
jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
gingermumi

Medium pants

MLS BFP 29th Jan
monkey BFP 23rd Jan
iggypiggy BFP 12th Nov

Bigpants

Barbie due 20/02/10, you are next
Neeko due 23/03/10
MrsKate due 05/04/10 - BLUE
cupcake due 19/05/10
littlebellsmum due 25/05/10 - PINK
4everhopeful due 04/06/10 - PINK

Saggypants

VJay 01/09/09 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
ScamperT 19/09/09 GIRL! GENEVIEVE
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN JAMES
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY! BENJAMIN CHARLES 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL! NIEVE ELLEN 8lb 6oz
Curly 05/02/10 GIRL! GRACE ELIZABETH 8lb 4oz
Graciegirl 05/02/10 GIRL! ISABELLE CLARE 7lb 1oz

cupcakefairy · 11/02/2010 20:44

Gosh where on earth is everyone?
Hi Vjay and Sabs anyway gorgeous pics Sabs and that is amazing she sleeps til 8 or 9 am lucky you!

Had my mw apptmt today and went a LOT better than the last one; she was lovely and really funny. Measurements and hb all good, Titch is breech at the mo but obviously plenty of time to swim back round!

Iggy isn't John Lewis buggy dept fab so glad everything is looking good for you.

Gracie sooo lovely to hear from you and how poignant for you to be posting on the anniversary of your loss. Hope the lovely Isabelle is helping you to heal even more. (By the way, fab name if I do say so myself, it's mine but just the other way round )

Barbie sorry I got lost in the maths somewhere but I agree with vjay you're definitely close to 40 weeks. Hope growth scan ok.

Monkey hope everything was ok today, do drop in and chat.

MLS you're quiet too...everything ok?

A 95-year-old Irish lady came into the shop where I work today and when she saw I was pregnant said 'Oooohh congratulations, it's just the best time of your life, I hope you have a daughter' lol

VJay · 11/02/2010 20:23

Awww the poor love. It looks like it's just me and you today sabs

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 19:51

She doesnt have that hair at the moment DH cut a bit too much last week, it ended up being a number 3 all over using a machine. Honestly dont ask! But luckily her hair grows fast. I've been dressing her in lots of pink so people know shes a girl

VJay · 11/02/2010 19:44

Gorgeous pics sabs and what a head of hair, I won't show Ajay he will be jealous

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 16:47

For those not on FB, I've put a couple of photos up of Saara

VJay · 11/02/2010 15:58

It's amazing how quick they go from a tiny tiny baby to these little ones that can now roll, smile, laugh and coo

VJay · 11/02/2010 15:57

I just don't know, but I do hope there's a twist and it's a real shock

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 15:57

Saara just plays when she wakes in the morning, and its the best feeling in the world she sees me, she just gives me the best smile and jumps around, well in the way that a 4 month old can! I have to be extra careful as she's rolling around a lot more now. Before her hand used to get stuck underneath her, but she can move that out of the way.

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 15:54

Oh I can't wait too! First I thought it was Sam, but now I'm not so sure. They've really confused us havent they. What about you?

VJay · 11/02/2010 15:50

hi sabs glad the feeding is going better now. You are lucky that Saara slept through from such an early age. Ajay didn't sleep through last night, he woke at 2.30 for a feed and I fell asleep , but I woke 15 mins later to look down at him staring up at me, it was so sweet. Yay for your dh getting a permanent job too, that is brill , plus I am so of you going to the Eastenders exibit, I can't wait for the live episode next week, who do you think did it?

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 15:42

Hello ladies, hope everyone's well.

Barbie what a week you've had! I just wanted to say that you have had to go through so much these past 12 months, including moving to another country. I think you should be very proud of yourself. And dont worry yourself about posting 'me' posts, we're here to help (well I try to help! )

iggy yay at your scan going well! I'll send you an email on FB to let you know where I live

gg so nice to hear from you. We want to see pics now! That goes for curly too!

Anyone know what time monkey's scan is today? Good luck hun

4ever I am loving being off work and dont want to go back - but sadly dont have a choice, as we want to be able to buy a house. I forgot to mention that after being made redundant twice in 2 years, DH finally found a permanent jon which hopefully means that I can take a full year out - yay! Our baby massage classes ended yesterday - we even got a certificate for it! We've been filling our days trying out lots of classes locally that the childrens centre runs. Today is the first time in ages we're at home all day. We're hoping to try out baby yoga in a couple of weeks but its on in the mornings, where afternoon sessions suit both of us more.

mls sorry to hear about DH's reaction. I agree with the others, maybe he's just trying to protect you both. I also watched that programme. Wasnt Lisa lovely. That Steve really annoyed me and I cant believe they had their 18 year old son there in the room!

buddha Loving the pics on fb!

kate I cant believe you only have 7 weeks left. How long do you have left at work?

vjay did ajay sleep through the night again? I am very very lucky, as saara goes to sleep around 10-11pm, and then doesnt wake up until 8-9am, and has been doing so since she was 7 weeks. Occasionally she will wake up for a feed in the night. I realise how lucky I am reading some of the posts on here, and hearing other mums. Not sure it will last though when she starts teething.

cupcake another at you being 6 months pregnant! I'm sure the time hasnt flown by for you. I also went swimming once a week throughout my pregnancy and just bought a tankini one size bigger, to give space for the bump, but I think places like mothercare do a maternity swimming range

neeko so sweet of you to remember me in the middle of the night! You must be near to the start of your maternity leave now?

scamper Havent seen you around for a while. Hope everything's ok.

moon have some babydust from me too

Hi to bq blue lbm mermaid jools mm annie and sorry if ive missed anyone.

Thanks to everyone who responded about my feeding questions. I'm trying to be more relaxed about it. She is having an ounce more now than previously, so hopefully things will get better

Also for those on FB, I have the eastenders exhibition pics up.

I'm going to the Sanctuary, which is an all-women's spa next week, with my mum and two sisters. I bought my mum and sisters vouchers to say thank you for all their help when saara was born, and DH thought I needed a treat as well!

Better be off, but will be back soon and forever lurking

iggypiggy · 11/02/2010 15:05

barbie sorry - am here!

I think a BFP is possible on CD 22 if you ov'd really early? I don't quite know! But surely CD 1 was the bleeding? So actually earlier than the 16th may - then maybe you ov'd late?

Sabs1981 · 11/02/2010 15:00

hey barbie I'm lurking. I'm around on FB if you want to chat

barbie1 · 11/02/2010 14:08

tis very quiet here today

barbie1 · 11/02/2010 10:42

vjay thanks....just reading back...(gosh some of the old post are soooo funny

Had 2 days of bleeding 6th and 7th of may...
bfp 6th june
scan 16th july..measuring 10+2..
So somewhere i have lost 10 days should of been 11+5 at that stage...

so if i go by first scan 16th may was cd 1 which means i got a bfp on cd22 is this possible?????

Sorry...im doing my own head in trying to work it all out, ignore me!

VJay · 11/02/2010 10:28

barbie I would put you at 40 weeks pg , so go have that baby

iggy glad you had a happy scan

gracie good to see you, but go get some sleep

barbie1 · 11/02/2010 10:21

so the doctor just called and she is concerned enough to have booked me a growth scan....arrrggggghhhhhhhhh, i want this rollercoaster to stop and let me off!

So ladies in white coats please help me out....i have searched back through all of our old threads to confirm (what i already knew) that i got my bfp on the 6th june...which makes it 36 weeks ago this coming sat.....how soon can you get a bfp? if i remember correctly i had a small amount of spotting the month before my bfp..and the result 32 days later...which make me what now???? around 39 plus something weeks?
whats the least i can be and max i can be......

Sorry for me me me again (turning into quite a week for me eh?)

iggy glad you heard the heart beat, roll on march the 16th....

iggypiggy · 11/02/2010 09:46

Morning all - thanks for posting for me cupcake

Scan was all fine - was just a reassurance one, and we heard heartbeat and they took lots of measurements which were all fine. The baby was asleep this time. So am now booked for my anomaly scan on 16th March.

Went to John Lewis afterwards and looked at prams didn't buy anything - but think have decided on phil and teds sport...

gg so lovely to hear from you - you sound so happy

barbie so much stress for you! So glad bleeding was just from the internal. Hope you feeling calmer?

monkey good luck for today.

4ever Hope the pain goes - expect you are getting squashed up by now?

barbie1 · 11/02/2010 08:16

Goodmorning....

Well it seems the blood was due to the internal, nothing else is happening....

gg its good to hear from you! Glad you are home and settled, take your time, no rush in posting...make the most of your sleep and the precious little one!

iggy what did i tell you???? i knew it would be ok..so what did you buy in mama's and papa's?

monkey thinking of you today....

GracieGirl · 10/02/2010 22:33

Hello!

Just wanted to come on here and say hello to you all. I haven't had a second to read up on whats been happening on the thread, though I hear Curly has had a baby girl called Grace (brill name!!).

Exactly at this time on this day last year I was just coming round from the anaesthetic from my ERPC operation following a missed miscarriage. My world had fell apart and I would never have come through it without each and every one of you on this thread. Thank you so much! I wish I could have known what a difference a year could make.

Isabelle Clare is lovely, so perfect and so pretty. I must disapear as sleep is calling me, not had more than an hours sleep at a time since thursday night!

I'll be back to fill you in on the details of Isabelle and her birth hopefully tomorrow some time.

x x x

cupcakefairy · 10/02/2010 20:14

Ok proper post now-
barbie you really are going through the mill aren't you! Hope you're ok and relaxing a bit now!

4ever I keep getting breathless too and exhausted from simple things...was going to mention it to mw tomorrow but maybe it's just normal...

Vjay so you do actually have to concentrate to alternate boobs!! Haha, love the safety pin/lying baby the right way tricks

kate how lovely you got to cuddle isabelle glad gracie is settled at home now and her dh has some good time off.

jools you are very quiet, hope you're ok.