Cori, Wuzzle, HopingCat, NatalieJane, Lucy5, Jabberwocky, Laughalot, Peachygirl, Piffle, DollyP, Twinkle183, Juicylucy, Trace2 and any others who got a BFP from the TTC boards.

[NatalieJane]

Phew, that was a loooooong title!! Should get peoples attention though.

C'mon ladies, how is everyone? You can't hide now.

Coriander73 - DD aged 22.5 months - due 15th September (although there are mutterings now about the 9th!) - Age 33 DH 33.
Wuzzlefraggle - first baby - due Oct 24th - having a girl - Age 20 DP 28.
HopingCat - first baby - due 6th Nov - having a baby! - Age 27 DH 27
Natalie Jane - DS aged 4 - due 25th November - having a boy (called George) - Age 23 DH 36.
Lucy5 - dd aged 5 - due December 8th - don't know sex yet - Age 35 DH 40
Jabberwocky - ds aged 2.11 - due December 15th - another boy! - Age 41 DH 57
Laughalot - ds aged 2 - Due 10th Jan - will know sex in August
Peachygirl - due 19th feb
Piffle - ds age 12, dd age 3 - due 23rd March - Age 35 DP 36
DollyP - dd aged 15 months - due 26th March - Age 36 DH 38
Twinkle183 - due April 07
Juicylucy - No kiddies. Due 29th May - Me 39/DH 45

Trace you will have to add your stats when you feel ready to

found it!

Wuzz, I am very fed up the is this it? no it isn't... thing that is going on, but I said to DH last night, I think we have to calm down and not get stressed by it, when they started regular again last night, DH said that's it I'm not going to work tomorrow, but I said he can't not work between now and any time up till the middle of December, and with his job he can't stay within an hours drive away either, I have told him he has to go, and we have to treat every time the contractions start as being this itrritble uterus thing else we are going to be going hopping mad by the time the due date arrives.

We did sort of discuss the home birth thing, and I realise now why he hasn't been so keen, aside from feeling hurt and let down by MIL, he is actually feeling guilty for me because she had taken the worry of DS away, and then just dumped it all back on our/my plates, and he says he couldn't bear the thought of seeing me in labour pain, at home with no drugs, and knowing that if she wasn't such a selfish cow then we could have been in hospital having the epidurals and everything else, so basically he is feeling shit for having a shit mother.

I honestly don't know how I am going to be able to face her without saying anything, I have to face her and be friendly enough for DS's sake, but if she even dares to ask for another single thing from me/us, there is going to be trouble! I hate her for she is doing to DH, on top of what he is feeling about her, and the situation she has led us to, he is feeling guilty for going to work, guilty for being hours and hours away at any one time, he is feeling really bad about himself when he goes up to bed every night knowing I am going to be awake and in pain most of the night, and there is nothing I can do to help not feel all these things.

(Wow sorry, thought I should christen the thread with one of famous marathon posts!! Ok I didn't, I just got carried away as usual!!)

i really am so sorry that shes behaved the way that she has. im not surprised that its making your dh feel so bad...theres nothing worse than a parent screwing you over at a time when you really do need them there the most, and its obviously made him feel stupid and guilty, considering the importance of the situation people like her just make you want to scream at them dont they?
has she been in contact with either of you since?

She is just a complete and utter bitch, she doesn't give a shit what she is causing this end, as long as her cat's are OK then nothing else matters, obviously not even her grandson/s and her kids. We have a cat, and I wouldn't just leave her either, but his mum has a live in boyfriend FFS, it isn't as though we were asking her to abandon them for a two week holiday (Mind you she didn't mind abandoning her DH and five young kids!) And no, Tuesday DH asked her to watch DS incase I did go into labour that night, and she said no, she hasn't rang once since then to see if DS is OK, or if the baby is OK, being born at 34 weeks he could have had some serious complications and she hasn't even asked for that reason. She has no idea even if he has been or not.

ooooh so close natjane
I'm 18 weeks, little bump, SPD in back not groin..yet..
DD is 4 this w/e so have party stuff to do.
Tired yes as SPD ruining my sleep
ASide from that terrific.
Homebirth here too
Your poor dh - caught between rock and hard place?

...if he has been born or not....

NatalieJane - sounds like you're having a rough time. What a crap MIL. Feel for your poor DH.

Is there really NO-ONE you can ask to look after DS. Not even one of DS's playfriend's mothers?
I'm sure someone would help you out in these circumstances. I know I would if it were practical.

As for me - still at the knackered stage. Look like crap (pale, drawn, greasy hair). My ms is really minor, but teeth brushing is becoming a test of wills between me and my stomach.

of how far along you both are

Hiya Piffle, I knew a thread with names on would drag you all back!! LOL

Wuzz only has 4 days left, she is loads closer than me.

Home birth is still being decided on, but I think it is the only way for us to go TBH. And yes my poor DH is very much stuck between a rock and a hard place, although his mother is making very easy for him to get rid of the rock!

oh my god...she really should be ashamed of herself. selfish would be a mild word to use. you would have thought that she would have rang to see if you are ok too!
mind you, i totally get how you feel...you and your dh. dh's nan hasnt spoken to us since i was 5 months gone (when asked what she thought about becoming a great grandmother, she just said she didnt know ), fil (cant stand him) only gets in contact with dh when he wants something. ive already told u about my mother and her side of the family). sil, my father and my grandparents are the only family members that actually give a toss

god, we should be on jerry springer lol

Juicy there is no one, all family and friends live too far away, I have people near by that would watch him no problem, but he doesn't really know them, and loads of people from MN have offered to have him for me which is really lovely, but he would just be so frightened if I left him with someone he didn't know, I wouldn't be able to relax knowing he wasn't happy either, MIL was our only option.

Anyway, sorry you are feeling rough, you shouldn't be of us, you may have a while to wait, but at least you will start to feel better soon enough and then you find the time will fly by

woohoo, the other people from the thread found us again!!! hi all!

LMAO Wuzz, we couldn't do Jerry Springer, there would be no one to watch DS!! God it is so not funny, but what else can I do but laugh at it?!

lol, the best way to deal with stress imo and ime

oh my god...its only half 11 and all i can think about is eating a plate of spag bol

LOL, Well after my boasting about doing quite well with snacking, I have today already eaten 3 yes 3 weetabix, a mars bar, a giant smarties cookie thing (that I actually bought for DS since it is the last day of the first half term today - will get DH to bring him another home!) some pringles, and a slice of strawberry cheesecake I can feel the lb's piling on.

I've gone all healthy since getting pregs, and have put on .5 of a kg only.
I'm eating well though, not dieting, lots of fruit and veg and nuts and stuff.
No doubt have put curse on and will pile it on in 3 days...

theres a school holiday coming up is there??

i am sorely tempted to put the spaghetti on to boil lol. i have some bol (type) sauce left from a batch i made yesterday.....damn, wish i had some cheesecake now too lol

Juicy and Piffle - are you two getting any cravings or anything yet???

piffle, i take my hat off too you! i started out being healthy and religiously exercising, but now...i just weebl my way about lol

yes I am craving lamb of all things and grapefruit juice.
Today am making pumpkin soup for lunch and pitta saffron lamb kebabs for dinner
I have to eat GI as have high glucose (not diabetic) and need to keep blood sugar stable.

No cravings, but am eating very badly. I can't face salad or anything healthy and the only things that appeal are chip butties, crisps and biscuits, due to the ms feeling which lurks most of the time. Also got a cold at the mo, which isn't helping.

I really hope my normal healthy eating can resume in the 2nd trimester (and so does DH who does all the cooking, which I keep turning my nose up at!)

Hoping I will start craving green veg - that'll be a first

I have been doing OK, certainly eating more fruit than I would normally, but sweet fruits, apples, strawberries, grapes etc. I had a thing for icelollys at one point when it was really hot which I don't think are too bad (except for teeth!) Right at the beginning I couldn't get enough Jaffacakes, but again apart from the sugar content, there isn't much too them. I think my main difference is what I drink, I used to drink coke all day, now I do still have a glass first thing, I can't wake up without a glass of full fat coke, but from then on I have water, and I have been managing around 2-3 litres of water a day, plus fruit juice. Oh, and I can't stand drinking milk, but I have been having cereal in the mornings with milk so I am getting it that way.

Piffle - I must represent your food alter-ego!!

Hoping and praying this changes soon otherwise will be size of house by May!

sounds nice piffle we had lamb on saturday, mmmmm

juicy - aaah, no, i bet that having a cold makes u feel even worse on top of the morning sickness! you have my sympathy there.

do either of you know what colour your having?

Not a craving, but a total no no for me is seeing thinking about, smelling, or walking past in Tesco, raw meat with fat.....

It has taken me ages to get this post typed out, it honestly makes me feel sick to my stomach, DH has to go and get it all for us and I walk to the end of the aisle, and I can't put it in the shopping bags, or see it in the fridge, DH has been wrapping the trays up with kitchen roll and then putting them in the fridge LOL Cooked is fine, even cooked fat, but it is the raw aspect that gets my stomach churning.

i only didnt like handeling raw meat when my morning sickness was an issue...yuck

ok i cracked... im just about to put the pasta on lol

Why not Wuzz? Besides, it is lunch time, I am sure you're not the only one having it for lunch!