First Time Frolicker Graduates...

[WhiteRoses]

...now the "Crazy Baby Ladies"!

Had the idea to start this thread because, after getting my BFP on Monday, it suddenly dawned on me that I was going to lose contact with a lot of lovely people. I feel sad every time anyone leaves (though obviously happy for you that you've got your BFP) and thought this might be a nice idea, so that we can continue to keep in touch. After all, we've been through a lot together, haven't we?!

Also, I felt a bit out of my depth on the other threads, where it seemed like most of the members had already had children. There didn't seem to be a "first-timers" thread on here. (Unless I missed it!)

So here goes!

CURRENT GRADUATES:

Trying4Baby1 - BFP 21Aug - EDD?
Kaystar - BFP 27Aug - EDD?
Pepperonipizza - BFP 12Sep - EDD?
Fulhamgirl - BFP 18Sep - EDD?
Ladyemmalou83 - BFP 13Oct - EDD?
bluesnowfalcon - BFP 14 Oct - EDD?
Spirael - BFP 7 Nov - EDD?
Curlycasper - BFP 11 Nov - EDD?
TishTosh21 - BFP ??? - EDD?
EmsieRo - BFP 16 Nov - EDD?
vix206 - BFP 8 Dec - EDD?
HypotheticalMummy - BFP 9 Dec - EDD?
Ozziegirly - BFP 16 Dec - EDD?
NovemberAli - BFP 24 Dec - EDD?
Eleanora - BFP 28 Dec - EDD?
whiteroses - BFP 11 Jan - EDD 25th Sept
hamsterlover - BFP 11 Jan - EDD?

FUTURE GRADUATES:

addie81
aly323
blueberry noo
Bunnygirl
Calyx
Capricorn76
ceebs05
chalky3
chancewouldbeafinething
chico193
CJ2007
cla ireinthecommunity
DrewsGirl
evilgiraffe
fudgecat
Hobnob
Homebound
Honeymoo
Kaloki
kkas
Mada meG
mrscinco
mumnerves
Muser
Pidgin
pixiestix
Sevans
Sky27
sparklyrainbow
Stellybelly
Worr isomHeart
YorkshireTeaDrinker
Zippys

Sorry ariesgirl , you'll be over here before you know it though!!

Oh, sorry Aries. I got all excited when I saw your name here. If it is any consolation, the month before I got pg AF was three days late for me - totally unheard of, and of course, I was totally convinced that I was pg. So maybe next month is the month for you! Fingers crossed.

Did that make any sense at all????

Hermya - I love Juno! I am so going to be yelling "Thundercats are go!" when I go into labour

Bunny - the lent excuse is a good one! I have been telling everyone that I am on antibiotics for my wisdom tooth, which is just LAME!

[waves] to Luckyseven. Hope to see you here soon.

Hi all,

Happy Easter!

Yorkshire - I'm delighted for you that your appointment went so well!

I am feeling considerably better. I was sick on Friday but not again since. So I had three days, then seven, now on Day 2 of this next stretch and so far, so good. No offence meant to anyone, but I felt like you must have been making it up about feeling better by 16wks! Can't believe that, after all this time, I am managing to go so long without throwing up! It's wonderful! Really hoping it starts to lift soon with the rest of you as well. Pixie - you're not far behind me so hopefully you'll be noticing a big improvement round about now too.

Chance - that's so funny (and sweet!) that your DH wanted to buy you breast pads! Lol!

Luckily, I don't think I will be drinking Lucozade for months. I think it's just for the next little while till I see the midwife and get checked out again. If I'm not being sick, I shouldn't have to keep replacing stuff.

Sorry to hear about your boobs... Mine have been pretty itchy the past couple of days, but not too big a problem. I am very grateful for that!

How WONDERFUL about your scan! Shame about the pictures, mind you, but still! You'll never lose the image in your mind of "him" waving at you! (Do you secretly want a boy?) Great news about the computers too.

Mumnerves - I don't think I told you, but I'm due to go to the Lakes tomorrow! about the weather! And for once the sun is shining here (we had snow earlier in the week!) Typical!

I hope your visit to DH's auntie goes as well as it can. [hug] Are you going to tell her your news?

My nausea kicked in at about seven weeks, I think. I think six or seven was fairly typical for most of us. But don't worry - going by statistics, it seems about time one of us skipped the MS! Hopefully that's you!

Hermya - sorry to hear your MS has stepped up a gear. [hug]

Pixie - yay! Just read your post and you ARE feeling better than you were. Hurrah!

As for colostrum... Don't worry, it's not dripping... I had to squeeze pretty hard (ouch!) and only a very small amount came out. Sometimes I think I share too much...

Funny about you wanting Lucozade like that. I know my mum said she craved it with all of her pregnancies, and when I have the cold, I always drink it. Kinda thought it was just a comfort thing, remembering Mum giving me it when I was little, but maybe your body does really know what it needs! Unfortunately, I'm pretty sick of it at the minute! As soon as it stops being "good" for me though, I'll want it again, no doubt!

Chance - 10.10.10, and Bunny - 12.11.10 are pretty good dates! If I go a week early, I'll have a good one too - 8.9.10!

Bunny - I've been eyeing up prams too! And bumps! Trying to guess how far along people are! Keep trying not to be too obvious about it though!

Glad to hear you're feeling less sick... Here's hoping that's the end of it, eh?

Oh, Aly - I'm SO sorry to read that... I hope you're not in hiding for too long, and are able to come back soon to tell us all is well. There have been quite a few on here who have had nasty frights that have turned out to be nothing, so I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for you. xxx

Hermya - oooh! How exciting! I wonder is it the baby? I've felt a couple of little things, like a muscle twitching, almost, over the past few days, normally after I've sneezed, or have run up the stairs or something... I keep hoping it is the LO but no way to tell. Soon enough, I suppose, those little bones will be firming up and I'll be getting a good pounding! (The sooner the better! )

Hi Aries (I love it when you lot post over here! ) I'm not going to be much help, I'm afraid... I didn't realise EWCM was also a sign of pregnancy , and as a result, I assumed I ovulated later than I obviously did, so by the time I POAS, I got a BFP straight away. Anyway, GOOD LUCK!! x

Hi Luckyseven - you're already on our list! Good luck for the next few days though!

Desperate - I love hearing you describe little Dylan wriggling about like that! Must be wonderful.

Aww, Aries - just read your most recent post. [hug] Well I hope you enjoy your chocolate anyway. x

Bunny - sorry to hear your cover was blown - but only in a way! Must've been lovely talking babies all night!

Well, the biggest baby-related thing that's happened here is that yesterday my parents bought the baby its first two little outfits as an Easter present - they are SOOOO cute! I can't believe I'm going to have something that small! DH and I kept gazing at, and stroking the little outfits all night! Lol! It's the first thing the baby has been bought, by anyone, so it's really exciting! And my parents also very generously gave us a cheque to cover "baby expenses" as they put it. Should be more than enough for a pram/travel system, and possibly even enough for the cot as well.

Oh, and the other thing... I bought a doppler on Ebay and it arrived on Friday. We tested it then, but the baby seemed to be moving - one minute we heard the heartbeat at one side, then the next, it was over the other side. However, this morning, the baby must've been asleep and we had a good listen! (DH's first time as he was working when I saw the midwife.) Anyway, that was a lovely little "happy Easter" from our LO!

Aww... Just noticed the Easter smileys... But I can't be bothered going back and changing this whole post! Oops! Oh well, never mind!

Oh, and as I said, I'm going away for a few days now, so won't be around - I'll catch up when I get back though. REALLY sending the good vibes out to Aly in the meantime though. x

Aly sending you very positive and sticky vibes, we hope you are back soon [hugs]

despo excellent news on the cot & car system- have fun playing

Bunny thanks for asking about MIL, she is doing quite well, they have been down with us the last few days. We went to see Oliver yesterday. I think seeing the scan pics and going out have cheered her up. Ooh that would have been nice to be with a little bub, and its nice when people know isnt it?

Aries sorry it was a false alarm hope to see you back here soon

roses I know it made me laugh, but then i read your post and it made me think, if you start producing at 16 weeks then when could you start to leak?
Good news on your sickness, it seems like you have broke through to the other side
Thats lovely that you got your first baby presents my MIL also bought us some easter goodies including a stuffed rabbit that she thought i could save for someone...its very cute.
Hope you have a good time in the lakes

I had a chance to look at my report from my scan (it was all too much on the day and i forgot to ask where my placenta was, or rather listen when she told me) It says I have an anterior placenta so spirael it looks like i will also be feeling some kicks to the intestines!
I have given up on waiting to scan my scan pics, and taken a photo of it instead...so you can have a look now, looking more like alien than jack or jill though
One more weird thing that happened when we were at the hospital - i went to the antenatal clinic to see if my paperwork was ready to be picked up, i was quickly told that there was another clinic on there and that they dont like pregnant women being here...turns out it was a fertility clinic! why do they put those poor couples through that? surely there are other areas of the hospital they could use, and i wonder how many unknowing pregnant people go in to pick up paperwork when it is on? It made us feel quite guilty and we quickly got the hell out of there.

On that note...I'll be off. I hope everyone is having a good weekend

Aly sending you big fat sticky vibes!

Hermya I love Juno and that scene made me laugh too

aries Last cycle I was also 3 days late, so maybe next cycle is the one for you. Sorry about AF

Sorry about the quick post ladies, will post more tomorrow, just got home and shattered. Happy Easter everyone!

whiteroses Have a lovely time at the lakes, not we didn't tell her the news, DH didn't want to and neither did I. My mother had 2 miscarriages when I was little and watching her go through it was very painful. I think (touchwood) if I did MC I don't want everyone knowing.
She wasn't as bad as we thought, and is getting better, so good news.

Only thing about our weekend is that DH's family are all chain smokers so he had to keep saying he was hot and opening windows so I got minimum exposure! I did also say I was tired and went to our bedroom so I could get some fresh air. Not their fault I guess as they didn't know so couldn't have guessed that they should've treated us any differently. It's just that we both don't smoke and it really stank! MIL even gets up in the middle of the night for a fag and the smell woke me up. I had to open a window as it was wafting into our bedroom! Ah well, you can't choose your family!

Thanks for your kind words, Graduates. I shall now scuttle back where I belong! BTW mumnerves, that sounds like hell. Getting up in the middle of the night for a fag

Aries sorry about AF. Hopefully you'll be offically joining us soon.

pixie I thought my lent excuse was good, except I need a new one now lent is over.

hermya at one point my DH has his fingers in his ears and was refusing to listen to the conversation any more. Your DH seems to be completely the opposite - maybe we could combine them somehow and it would result in somebody showing the perfect amount of interest

chance I'm glad your MILs doing ok. Your scan pics are really lovely.

roses Glad you're feeling less sick. You must be entering the starting to look all glowy and blooming stage now I'm still stuck in the face like a pizza and feeling tired phase, which at the moment feels like it will last forever!

It must be lovely to get some presents for your LO. Baby clothes are the cutest little things, but they are scarily tiny!

mumnerves It's good that DHs aunt is recovering. But poor you being stuck in a house full of chain smokers. I suppose if they don't know you're pg they've got no reason to change though.

Not much to report from me today - DH and I have had a very lazy weekend. Might try and haul myself off the sofa and go for a walk today - I should really try and get some fresh air into my lungs once in a while

Thanks ladies. I'm still in hiding, but can use some support. I had my hcg tested and have had very unsettling results. The results were slow rising and this generally suggests a non-viable pregnancy. I've tested three times with 48 hours between the tests and had a 63% rise and a 71% rise. The second test was actually over 40 hours because I was also getting an advanced test for gestational diabetes and they figured they would take all the bloods at once. The Dr. says we just have to wait and see. I'm really hoping my results just keep improving, but am having trouble being too hopeful due to all the bad stuff I've read. I've been crying a lot- I really want this baby.

Also, I failed the diabetes test. I may not even have a viable pregnancy, but I have gestational diabetes at not even 5 weeks along. Unbelievable! Tomorrow I'll talk to my doctor again.

Thanks for the good thoughts and please keep sending them! It could be awhile before I post again, but I will keep you all updated.

Aly I'm really sorry to hear that things still aren't looking completely positive for you. I really hope that this is just a little blip and that your HCG levels start to increase properly soon. It must be so hard having to wait to find out what your outcome will be. I'm really praying that your little bean stays put, and that in 9 months time you'll be holding your LO and all this will seem like a distant memory. Sending you and your DH lots of (((hugs)))

pixie I see your other thread has made discussions of the day....you're a proper MNer now

Morning my lovely fellow Frolickers!!!

Days off are bliss, I had a right laze around in bed this morning it was BRILLIANT!!

My DH has bought me a huge galaxy easter egg which I will consume over the next few days and it's now only two days until my scan .

Pixie Get you being made discussion of the day! I'm glad you're feeling better now.

Aly I'm so sorry this seems to be all coming at once for you, I'll be praying that your LO is of a stubborn ilk and that in nine months time you'll be holding them in your arms wondering what to do with it.

Bunny That could work, my DH might be a mite more sensible instead of saying 'we could teach it to snowboard before it's out of nappies' [ehmmm]. I'm a little bit jealous over your lazy weekend, but mine was only delayed by a few days. So it's not that bad. I've been eying up Buggies as well, I think I've decided which one I want. I quite like the Quinny Buzz and although a few people have said it's a pain, I'm going to give it a go and see how I get on. I'm going to get it off of ebay as well, I've been looking at a few of them and I'm sure I can grab myself a bargin.

Whiteroses Have a great time at the Lakes, I hope you don't get too wet. I can imagine when LO starts kicking us in the ribs we'll wonder why we wished such things on ourselves.

Mumnerves Getting up in the middle of the night for a smoke . Gosh how bad is that, I hope you're ok. I hope you do skip MS, it really isn't nice. As White said, it's about time one of us did.

Chance That is a bit mean isn't it, those poor women. Although it could be a bit of reverse physchology 'this is where you'll be soon' sort of thing. But in all honesty if that was me and I'd been struggling I think I wouldn't enjoy pregnant women walking up and down in front of me.

Hello Graduates,

aly just wanted to send love your way. Please try to stay away from google as it is often full of the worst news and it's so easy to get scared by it. For every bad story there will be a positive one but unfortunately, the good stories don't seem to be shared as often as the bad. We're all thinking of you xxxx

Can't believe it's only two days until your scan hermya- time is flying Can't wait to hear all about it

Big hugs to all- hopefully you 'll still be around when I finally get cracking and head over here!

Bunny - Oh yes, I am vere, vere famous, don'tcha know?!

Hermya - that is a good plan to go on Ebay. I have been looking at the I-Candy buggies and they are lovely but so pricey. So Ebay might be the way forward!

Roses - glad to hear that you are having a better time of it. I hope you have a lovely puke-free holiday in the Lakes. The baby presents sound lovely

Mumnerves - [boak] at the faggers! Eurgh!

Aly - that is really unbelievable! I didn't even know that it was possible to get gestational diabetes so early on. On the plus side that means that your body has definitely realised that it is pregnant. [looks for a silver lining] And your HCG levels are still rising, so that is good. Positive vibes, positive vibes! You are doing so well to stay so strong xxx

Just a quick message of support for Aly from me, thinking of you Aly .

(We had the heads up about Aly's post from Aries over on the other thread.)

Hello to everyone else, I hope to be joining you all soon .

Have you seen the Incredible Hulk that came out a few years ago - there is a clicker thing in the corner of the screen which tells you how many days the guy has been "without incident" and not turned into the Hulk? Well, I woke up this morning and thought "6 days without incident! Woo hoo!" - no throwing up since last Tuesday! Of course, I have just thrown up big time and ruined my record!

0 days without incident!

[waves] to Claire

Really hope things get better for you, sending you love and support!!

Happy Easter everyone!!

Yet again I have been remiss in posting and therefore have pages and pages to catch up on.. must get better at this really!

Aly so sorry to hear you're having such a horrible time. Will keep my fingers crossed that the levels keep rising and you get some good news.

Hermya Two days until your scan - soooooo exciting! I bet you're bouncing off the walls. I was so excited but also really nervous before mine - all the tension culminated in a very weird dream the night before the scan where I had a baby girl and they had to take her out of my tum to scan her and she got really really cross!! Surreal!!

desp so exciting getting everything ready! I am very as we need to use the baby's room to store bits for the bathroom redo before I can start baby-ising it! Which travel system did you go for? (sorry if I've missed that!)

roses and pixie fab news about your respective non-sick stretches! And roses the doppler sounds AMAZING! I loved hearing the heartbeat at our scan and I can't wait until my 16 week check when (apparently) we might get to hear it again!

chance totally agree about the weirdness of having a clinic like that in a place where there are obv going to be pregnant women. Very odd.

mumnerves Yerk about the smoking - I can't stand even a brief whiff of it at the moment, so don't want to think about how it ws for you!

pixie we are thinking about an Icandy Cherry but my first choice is the M&P Sola - much cheaper and if you can get past the limited colour choices it seems to do everything the Cherry does. We're going to have a look at it in real life in a few weeks, but unless its awful I think we'll be going for it. And congrats on the MN fame!!

God, so sorry for not catching up with you all! Have had a lovely lazy weekend with DH scoffing chocolate and hot cross buns! Also did the rounds telling various family members on the other side of the world which was great (albeit exhausting!) Am dreading to think how large the phone bill will be this month!

Anyway, hope you are all having a fab day!

Aly I'm so sorry to hear about your HCG levels I found this on the internet and hopefully it may help you stay positive:

Slow-rising hCG levels can be a sign of problems, such as impending miscarriage or a symptom of ectopic pregnancy, but as many as 15% of normal pregnancies may begin with slow-rising hCG levels.

Sending you lots and lots of positive vibes ((hugs))

Hermya Am excited for you about your scan! I know it's early days yet but I can't wait for mine already

Chance at the clinic, Can you just imagine the mood in that room if they had seen you! Quite unreasonable of them!

Whiteroses glad your MS is getting better, hope everyone elses eases off soon too pixiestix hope you didn't sick up your easter egg

Still not trace of MS but I'm not even 6 weeks yet so am expecting it to hit me like a ton of bricks! My boobs are just SO sore and I've already gone up a cup size also still getting the AF like cramps still which do worry me but no bleeding so am trying not to think the worst.

Am loving the fact that so many of you are scoffing chocolate and having a lovely relaxing weekend

Still struggling to catch up, sorry if I've missed anyone out x

Felicity [waves] Hello there!!! Yeah time is flying, I can't believe I'm nearly at the point of my first scan, it feels like only yesterday that I was looking at clearblue test thinking 'Seriously?'.

Mumnerves Don't worry it'll be here before you know it.

Worrisome I am excited and a tad nervous. I just hope there isn't anything wrong. I don't think there will be.

Pixie I love ebay! It soothes my bargin hunters soul. When I got married, I found the most perfect dress in the shops but it was over £800 and I just didn't have that kind of money to justify spending it on (a very beautiful) dress. I then went on ebay and found it brand new for about a third of the price. I must admit I did take a risk with it, but it paid off and I was one very happy bride.

[waves] to Claire!!

hi graduates popping in to say hi and also send all my love and support for aly we're all here for you hun!

Aly on the positive side the numbers are still rising, and you have gestational diabetes! please keep thinking positive thoughts, and we will too

hermya yeay only two days to go now...we want to see the pics

mumsnerves boowhoo to the smokers, but as you said they werent to know. You know what i used to do to my brothers until the stopped smoking, sign them up for stop smoking kits like the ones that you can get from nhs, so it would just arrive in the mail addressed to them...eventually they guessed it was me, but in the end they did give up.

claire kkas & felicity hope you are back soon

glad everyone is enjoying the long weekend & chocies xx

Keeping my fingers crossed that it's good news for you, Aly! Make sure to take it easy no matter what happens, ok? It's a huge emotional and physical trial to go through!

I've been back to lurking with intent, of late. Nothing much to report for the moment, but hopefully things should pick up over the next few weeks!

I passed the magical 24 week mark over the weekend, which is the point of viability. It means that in the eyes of the law Gadget now exists as a separate entity to me! Gadget would get a proper birth certificate if born now, and has a good chance of survival with specialist care. Though I'm hoping for no movement for another 16 weeks!

Just another three weeks to go until the third trimester, which is a bit scary. I've been lucky to have a pretty nice second trimester, really. Once the MS and tiredness of the first wore off, I've had a burst of energy and I guess could argue semi-blooming over the last few weeks!

Just waiting to see how long it lasts before tiredness returns, though. I've noticed for the last week or two that I'm struggling to eat an entire meal in one sitting. I have to stop and digest for 10/20 minutes in the middle of dinner... I'm still hungry but I just can't fit any more food in! I wonder if this is what a gastric band feels like?

Anyway, I have time booked off in a fortnight to do the nursery decorating, which I'm actually really looking forward to! I love designing things and this is the first time I've been able to play at being a big child. We're going all out, changing the radiator and the light fitting too. It should look good when we're done, I'll be sure to snap some pics.

Welcome to the Anterior Placenta club, Chance. For me, it meant that all the early kicks felt like a teeny muscle twitch or buzzing sensation really low down, practically at my pelvis. I didn't feel any nudges in the main part of my belly, where you'd expect them to be. It also meant I wasn't sure I was feeling movements until quite a bit later than some, not really until around the 20 week mark!

Now I feel quite a few kicks, but I still don't feel anything much right in the middle of my bump, just underneath my belly button. However Gadget is big enough now though to work around it so I get plenty of kicks above and to the sides, as well as in my intestines.

At the moment, Gadget seems to be entertained by kicking off my pelvic floor and headbutting my lungs. Or at least, that's what it feels like. Last night, I could have sworn Gadget was busy doing the Twist in there...