The fabulous frolickers planning the way for their first arrivals....

[LankyLegs]

Hello ladies! Let's hope we have lots more BFPs and healthy pregnancies as we approach Christmas and 2012!

ARRIVALS:

Fudgecat - In loving memory of Baby Elliot - Born asleep on Friday 17th September 2010

Fulhamgirl - EDD 30th May - DOB 9th Apr - Girl - Lily Ann - 4lb
Trying4Baby1 - EDD 25th Apr - DOB 6th May - Girl - Emily - 10lb 2.5oz
Pepperonipizza -EDD 24th May - DOB 28th May -Boy
CurlyCasper - EDD 21st July - DOB 24th June - Girl
Spirael - EDD 25th Jul - DOB 7th July - Girl - Miranda Jane - 8lb 3oz
DesperateHousewife21 - EDD 18th July - DOB 9th July - Boy - Dylan James
Sazziej - EDD 1st Sep- DOB 24th Aug - Girl - Evie - 7lb 8oz
Ozziegirly - EDD 24th Aug -DOB 25th Aug - Boy-Thomas - 7lb 1oz
NovemberAli - EDD 2nd Sep - DOB 8th Sept - Girl - Matilda - 8lb 6oz
WhiteRoses - EDD 15th September - DOB 19 September- Boy
Hobnob - EDD 26th Sep - DOB 21 September - Girl - Matilda 6lbs 6oz
Pixiestix - EDD 24th Sep - DOB 26 September - Girl - Tegan - 7lbs 7oz
Addie81 -EDD 7th Oct - DOB 19th October -Girl
Chancewouldbeafinething - EDD 10/10/10 - DOB 21st October - Boy - William James - 9lb 14.5oz
Hermya321 - EDD 24th Oct - DOB 24th October-Boy - Asher - 8lb 3oz
WorrisomeHeart - EDD 12th Oct -DOB 26th Oct Boy - Lochlan - 8lb
YorkshireTeaDrinker - EDD 6th Nov - DOB 5th Nov - Girl - Eleanor
Bunnygirl80 - - EDD 19th Nov- DOB 11th Nov -Boy-WIlliam - 7lb 2oz
Mumnerves - EDD 8th Dec - DOB 16 Dec Boy - Sean 8lb 2.5oz
Luckyseven - EDD 17th Dec - DOB 20th Dec Girl - Beth Elise 8lb 4oz
Oneof8 - BFP 18th May - EDD 17th Jan - DOB 3 Jan Boy - Tom
Homebound - BFP 30th Apr - EDD 8th Jan - DOB 12 Jan Boy
Aly323 - BFP? - EDD 31st Jan - DOB 25th Jan - Boy Kai
Muser - BFP 22nd June - EDD 27 Feb - DOB 15th Feb - girl
Kurlyvoice - BFP 1st September - EDD 16th April - DOB 12 March - Boy Alastair 4lb 13oz
Superpenguin - BFP 1st July - EDD 4th March - DOB 18th March - Boy Thomas 8lb 13oz
Haloflo - BFP 22 July - EDD 20 March - DOB 29th March - Girl Hannah 8lb 9oz
JollySergeantJackrum - BFP 7 Aug - DOB 21st April - Boy Harris 8lb 3oz
MrsWajs - BFP 13 Aug - DOB 25th April - Girl Robyn 7lb 2oz
Crazydays - BFP 4th Sep - DOB - 28th April - boy Thomas 7lb 3 oz and girl Isobel 6lb 14oz
Cherrycobbler - BFP 3rd Sep - 11th May - girl
crazybutterflylady - BFP 1st Sep - EDD 13th May - DOB 24th May - girl - Tabitha
Bellaby -BFP 11th Sep - EDD 22nd May - DOB 16th May - girl - 6lbs12oz
Highheelsandequations - BFP 30th Oct - EDD 13th July - DOB 6th July - Girl Rose 7lb 4oz
Roundtable - BFP 14 Jan - EDD 17th Sept - DOB 20th Sep - Boy
CrazyAlien - BFP 29th Jan - EDD 2nd Oct - DOB 27th Sep - Girl - Imogen
Toriajayne - BFP 16th Feb - EDD 26 Oct - DOB 25th Oct - Boy - Thomas 9lb
Goldmaple - BFP Feb 28th - EDD 9th November - DOB 30th Oct - Girl Emily Grace

TO BE CONFIRMED:

Capricorn76 - BFP 12th Apr - EDD 1st Jan 2011
Seablue - BFP? - EDD 10th Jan
stegasaurus - BFP 27 Aug - EDD 3rd May
Slowshow - BFP 3rd Jan - EDD 15th Sept

CURRENT GRADUATES:

Truffkin - BFP 10th March - EDD 18th November
Lankylegs - BFP 27 May - EDD 1st February
Womanly Tales - BFP 14 Aug - EDD 25th April
Empusa -
Latetothisbabymalarky - BFP 8 Oct - EDD 8th June 2012
Florin - BFP 14 Oct - EDD 22 June 2012
Flickstar -

Lanky I just want to reassure you that you will be fine and will cope with whatever comes your way. We can't predict how our labours will go (and mine certainly didn't follow the intended plan ) but I'd bet that you will find the inner strength that amazed me looking back at my experience.

I know I can be a bit of a wimp when I'm ill etc but my determination to get my baby out overrode the pain. Having a great midwife also really helped, she was like my coach. DH also helped me more than I'd imagined too.

Sorry, am getting all evangelical over here Just wanted to be your cheerleader, you CAN do it! (can't wait to be saying this again in a few weeks when you really will be!!)

Truff thanks for your lovely message and you are totally right we can not predict how the big day will go but plan to try and take it all in my stride and like you said hope that I will cope and make the right decisions. At the end of the day just want to get the little one out safe and sound!

Thanks for your encouragement - i defo need it!!
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Hello ladies. I'm afraid I'm not the bearer of good news as AF turned up this morning, a whole 5 days early .

Does anyone have/no of a Clear Blue Fertility Monitor that I may be able to borrow? I figure I might as well give it a try to get our timing right but I'm not prepared to pay the £60-£100 that seems to be being asked! If need be I will buy a secondhand on on eBay, but if anyone can help me out it would be much appreciated.

Keep that seat warm for a tad longer.

Awwww Cave, really sorry to hear that
Are there any positives to draw from it, like it was a proper cycle with ovulation and everything (even if it was a bit short...)? Really hope that the next cycle is 'the' cycle
Can't help with the CBFM I'm afraid - I used cheapo internet op sticks - hope you track one down though, I had no idea they were so expensive

Thanks Late, yes the positive to take is that I did indeed ovulate (had a Day 21 progesterone reading of 56 or so) and the cycle was 31 days, so not "short" just not as long as I expected as the first cycle on clomid was 36 days.

I think using ovulation sticks, of some description, will help as I really don't know when ovulation will occur! The first cycle was Day 18/19 and this cycle looks like being Day 15, so it's quite a big margin for error!

cavey sorry to hear about af. There was a communal frolickers cbfm doing the rounds ages ago, not sure whatever happened to it. Will ask around the postgrads and see if they know

lanky hope you're feeling prepared to meet your lo. The best birth preparation I did was just letting go of the feelings of wanting to control what happened. I just focused on visualizing meeting my baby and ignored any thoughts of the lead up to that meeting. In the end I had a quick easy labour and a really positive experience

cavey so bummed for you and as late said hope you can take some positives from the cycle. I used fertility friend, temping and ovulation sticks which gave me a good idea of when ovulation occured. We will keep your seat very warm for you. I think i remember halo using a cbfm....

bunny thanks for the labour advice- very sane words! I am not going to get hung up on having a certain type of birth and hope for the best really. Like you said the important thing is thinking about meeting the lo and having him/her safe in my arms. Quick and easy labour here we come!

Hope everyone else is doing well xx

Oh cave so sorry to hear your news but onwards and upwards for you lady- The magic drugs have you ovulating and neither of your two cycles have been an abnormal length so all the signs are good that your body is responding and cycle 3 will be the lucky one.

Hope everyone else is keeping well. lanky I'm so excited about your baby! Please come on and update us as soon as you can although I will be keeping an eye out on FB for some pictures.

All weel here, I have told everyone who needs to know at work and they have all been lovely so that is one relief! Although I do still feel like I'm making the whole thing up! It's a strange feeling- I have my 16 week appointment in two weeks so that's my next mile stone although the time seems to be flying since being back at work. I'd like it to speed up until March and then it can slow right down!

Thanks for the kind words ladies

I've already tracked down a CBFM and it's already winging it's way to me from one of the very lovely PESH ladies.

They say prime number cycles are the best don't they......

cave good luck with the cbfm hope it does the trick for you. Is there anyway you can get scanned around ovulation? I never had the 21 day blood tests they just scanned me instead and on my 50mg scan they could see the egg however consultant said it just didn't grow quite big enough so they upped the dose for my 2nd dose which did work. Have to admit I am no expert. Good luck for your third cycle. Oh also I used the clear blue fertility sticks and never got a positive out of them and that was the month I got pregnant!
flick glad time speeding up for you and everything going well
Waves to late and bunnygirl

Cave sorry to hear this wasn't the cycle for your win, although it does sound like OV plus 'normalising' cycle length are positives to take out. Hope next month is more successful for you. I didn't use a CBFM buy did temp and chart using Fertility Friend (website) which was really helpful for me.

Flick such an exciting time for you, I loved the 16 week appointment as we heard the heartbeat for the first time. Although we'd seen it on the scans, hearing it out loud was brilliant.

Hope everyone else is keeping well and getting excited to hear news from Lanky soon!

truff I'm so glad you keep popping back to see us. You sound like one blissed out and chilled mamma! An inspiration to us all :) Glad the move went well! Are you missing London at all? Am excited about the 16 week appointment as a mile stone! We were lucky enough to hear the heartbeat at the 7 week and 12 week scan, I think I was so nervous the sonographers took pity on me and turned their sound up- it is incredible, especially at the 7 week scan when the wee thing was only 13mm!

Where is lanky?! You can't go MIA around your due date without suspicion...

florin hope holiday count down is going well!

cave glad you have a plan of action now! I saw on the Frolickers thread that your DH is going to tell work so that he can be a bit more flexible with when he leaves etc- so lovely that he is committed to this too as many men aren't!

Pregnant ladies and Mummies, when does it sink in that you are having a baby?! I am telling people now and still feel like I'm making it up! Is this normal?! I'm sure I won't believe it until I have to leave hospital and look after a screaming thing!

cavey sorry to hear about last cycle, everything crossed for this one. Prime Number Fertility is definitely a proven theory. I also really liked temping and fertility friend (mainly because I liked seeing my temps in a little graph every month. I am SO cool).

truff glad the move went well! I am in awe of you doing it with such a little one :)

flick it only sank in for me about four weeks after the birth when DH had gone back to work and everyone had gone home and it was just me, baby and a loooong day ahead. I remember being a bit surprised to be handed a baby after labour, I don't think I had quite associated the two .

lanky hope you're doing ok! You're very right to follow truff's wise example and just keep v zen about labour. It's not something I'd want to do every day before breakfast but its totally fine, you just get in the zone, and at the end of it you'll get to meet your scrunchy scrummy babylegs.

To all those of you considering buying monitors - we had a normal BT monitor which was great until DH dropped it and it broke, and we have now invested in a video monitor. Not necessary but I highly recommend if you were thinking of getting one - its like Baby TV. Also great for when babies are a bit older and you can hear them stirring during a nap, as it means you can check on them without waking them up by going in. It also means that right now I can see baby trying to stuff entire Miffy toy into her mouth when she's meant to be sleeping.... best go!

Thanks again for the support. My CBFM has arrived so hoping it helps. I've been temping for AGES but with cycles all over the place it's only helping after the fact, IYSWIM.

Florin for some reason my consultant doesn't do scanning on Clomid, it's Day 21 blood tests only. Not sure why it varies so much between NHS Trusts!

Right, must get myself back over in Conception for the time being - be back soonish

See you SOON Cave! Fingers and toes crossed for the next cycle!

Eeee! I have been feeling little movements this week, it's so wierd! Just tiny little flicks on the inside every so often. DH has sat with his hand on the bump but he can't feel anything yet.

Flick, I knowwhayt you mean, it doesn't seem real does it, I keep waiting for a moment of clarity where I suddenly ask myself 'what on EARTH are you doing?!', but it's all feeling pretty natural right now...!

Ooo, OBEM is starting!

late first movements are so exciting aren't they, I have felt mine fluttering for a bit then got my first proper kick yesterday gave me quite a shock!

flick it really didn't sink in for me until about 3 days after he was born, and he stopped feeding to just gaze up at me. The whole of my pg the concept of an actual baby was just very abstract for me, even when I could feel him moving and see elbows and knees sticking out of my bump

I'd say it felt more real for me when I started to look pregnant, so around 24 weeks ish. I don't think psychologically it translates to having a real life baby at home though. I'm not sure you can mentally prepare for that as it's so different (but brilliant!)

Love hearing about first flutterings, so exciting! I hope your partners' enjoy feeling the movements when they get stronger. My DH was a bit freaked out by it, which was a shame. I think it made it more 'real' for him though.

Thanks for your lovely comments too. Move went well and we're pretty settled now. I've enjoyed getting things sorted with all of our extra space, after our London flat a large 3 bed house seems like a mansion!! I really thought I would miss London, especially as Crouch End was so lovely, but I haven't at all. I think because life is so different now Lucas is here that moving and having our families and friends close by feels perfect.

Movements - hurrah!! So exciting when you get the first flutters! It is bizzare late but I am sure you will get used to them! IS your 20 week scan soon? Wait until that - I think that's when I realised there was something growing inside me! I am getting into OBEM too - hope you 'enjoyed' the last episode... I already have my 'red water birth' outfit ready to whip out

Florin kicks are very exciting!!! Hope you managed to sort out your holiday wardrobe....

Flick I am not sure it ever really feels real through the pregnancy! I mean I am sat here with a wriggly painful little puncher/kicker inside me but with that I have to keep telling myself that there will soon be 3 of us in this family... and actually a little 'family' rather than a couple! Pleased everyone at work took your news well too. Should get lots of support through this time should you need it and we all need understanding employers!! I know what you mean about feeling like it's not real when you tell people. Have you got yourself a little bump yet? I think mine started to pop around 17 weeks ( still hideable though) and 20 weeks it was a very sweet manageable little bump... unlike now!

Cherry hope little cherry is doing well. Thanks re advice on montiors - we have inherited one from my sister which kind of is on it's last legs so I imagine we might have to get one at some point. Lots of people have recommended the video ones too.

Truff that is great you are not missing London and enjoying back near the family. I think you are right - life changes so much when you have a little one that the important thing is being close to friends and family. Hope you are all settled in nicely. How is little Lucas doing - growing at the rate of knots?!

Still wondering where womanly is hope you are ok!

Full on nesting going on here - lots of cooking and sorting through things (and attempted cleaning but bump seems to keep putting that one off!) Think I will be a wee bit bored next week but am going to get my mum over for a few days to ensure the week is more interesting! Although saying that our NCT group is meeting up once a week so that is nice. Am having some twinges but nothing to get excited over.

A couple of things I am worried about - apparently (I found out from my growth scan) that the baby's head circ is in the 95th percentile....ouch... and so are the legs (but was expecting that as both DH and I are tall)... should I be worried? Am trying not to dwell on the big head too much - I am sure h/she will slip out v.v.v.easily

Hi everyone,
It's been far too long since I was on here but I had a little lurk and saw that Flick got her BFP and wanted to say a big congratulations! Hope you're starting to enjoy your pregnancy now that you've reached trimester 2. :)
Crossing fingers etc. for Cavey that your new CBFM does the trick ASAP.
Am here feeding sleepy baby and trying not to fall asleep myself, but struggling somewhat with a nasty head cold. Grrr! Anyway, will leave you to your nice thread and wish all of you super smooth full term safe deliveries.

Lanky that's lovely that your NCT group are meeting already. Hopefully they'll be a nice group of mummy friends for you. As for the 95th percentile head, that sounds like it might be a bit ouchy on the way out. I'm not sure it matters though, if you and your DH are both above average height, then you'd expect to have a bigger than average baby. I'd be more worried if you were only 4 foot 6 and you have a baby on the 95th percentile And size estimates from scans in late pg are notoriously inaccurate, so it might not be all that bad

Having a holiday wardrobe disaster. I lost a bit of weight a while ago so figured a lot of my larger clothes would fit for this holiday. Tried on my shorts a week ago and all was fine. Since then bump really popped out, tried them on again and there is no chance of me getting into them. Having a slight panic as now have nothing to wear and can't find any summer maternity stuff online (understandably in the middle of winter!)
I literally have one pair of three quarter length trousers and that is it!
On a more positive note we are having our gender scan tonight, I am so excited just hope baby is behaving and let's us see what we are having!

Don't panic florin! I ordered some shorts from ASOS in the sale the other week as I thought theuy would be handy for being pregnant in the summer. Just checked and they are not there but here are some www.asos.com/Women/Sale/Maternity/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=6413#state=Rf900%3D1568&parentID=Rf900&pge=0&pgeSize=20&sort=-1 and they have lots of summery dresses in their sale too so maybe you can go the dress route for wafting about on the boat?! Everything crossed for tonight- I knew you wouldn't be able to wait until you got back from holiday you monkey! Come back abnd let us know how you get on!

lanky I agree with bunny you body wouldn't let you grow a baby that was too big for youto get out :)

Thanks for popping on kurly! Hope all well with you and little man

This thread dropped off my watch list so just trying to catch up with how you're all doing. From my very quick read you all seem to be doing well :) Loving hearing about movements starting to be felt, I actually miss feeling the wriggles and kicks inside! Whoever mentioned it feelng real, I think it felt completely surreal to me until R was about 6 weeks old, I still sometimes stop and think "Oh my God I have a baby!". Will read through all the news properly when I can but in the meantime sending lots of yummy alcohol free cocktails and cake to all.

Lanky I didn't think too much about how I wanted the birth to be or do much of a plan as figured that really it'd be up to pip how she arrived and I'd have to go with the flow! People thought it was very out of character as I'm usually a control freak very organised but I ended up with a very relaxed quick labour!

Cave hope your CBFM gives you more of an insight into how your body's working.

My little princess is 6 months old now and currently fast asleep sprawled on my chest after a lunch of yorkshire pud (which seemed to go down well), carrot (not as tasty as the yorkshire pud apparently) and potato (great for smearing on the highchair!).

Hugs to all you ladies and your bumps