We're taking the train...some now boarding, some delays, some still standing on the platform! TTC 'Waiters' IIT!

[bebejones]

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Welcome aboard, make yourselves comfy I have a feeling it's going to be a bumpy ride!

lol now u mention it, it does never thought about it like that b4 hehe

Jbells - how is your DD? Sounds like a similar bug! DD is really not well, I don't think I've ever seen her so poorly...even when she had swine flu! Shes now pale as anything & shivering, feel awful :( Thankfully she has gone straight to sleep!

My friends and I do present amnesty at Christmas! But we have 12 children (relations, close friends) not including DD, that we have to buy for! Can't not buy presents for LOs at Christmas!

I won't mention the fact that I started making mincemeat today & that I have finished making DDs advent calendar!

JS - any news?

BEBE- DD isnt bad yet she has just started coming down with something today hopefully it wont turn into anythin, your poor DD hate it when there like that, hopefully she will feel slightly better afta a good nites sleep

your so domesticated, i wish i was as creative as you are, wot type of advent calender have u made? i made a delia smith recipe of pasta today and 2 days ago made sausage casserole thats about as far as my cooking patience goes, love baking but dont seem to get the time, hopefully ill be able to do more when DD is at an age where she wants to make cakes with me

bebe, the car wasn't actually broken into as such, more that the OH left it unlocked and some thieving people took an opportunity to take stuff from it. I'm just glad they left the car. Sorry to hear about your tenant :( Poop.

Sorry there are poorly children around :(

Hey everyone, loads to catch up on, hope you are all well.

I am just feeling super tired and it turns out my voice is no better, I thought it was at home, but I got to work and turns out when you actually have to speak on the phone and get your point across it's no good. I ended up doing something different at work and finished work a couple of hours early. Came home and had a snooze on the bed for just over half an hour until OH woke me.

This morning I mentioned the fact that I am due on any time after this weekend, I said to OH you know what that means, he was like no, er yeah and then I left the house!!! LOL

I'm actually a little nervous about it, but not in a bad way, just an O M G This could actually happen to me, how does it work, what do you do (other than the obvious sex) do we talk about what we want to do in terms of trying, how long do we leave it before I start to do OPKs, how often do we have sex, I feel totally unprepared for the trying side of things. Give me a baby now and I would be sound, the trying side of things that's another story. Flipping heck. How weird I've been after this for ages and it's getting closer I'm getting a little bit freaked out, but I still want to do it, more than anything!

100years I know just what you mean! You spend your whole adult life avoiding getting pregnant then one day that is totally reversed and you are doing everything you can!

And how do you go about it- like you said do you carry on as normal or factor in some extra baby-making shags? Do you acknowledge that is what they are? Does that change things? Aaaarrrgh!

Is it just me or does anyone else feel that getting pregnant is like saying to all your family and friends

         <strong>WE</strong> <strong>HAVE</strong> <strong>SEX</strong> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  <img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Blush" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/blush-Brh13p-7.png">

I think it might just be me, sorry!

ps jbells- my first day went really well thank you :)
pps get well soon minibebe and anyone else feeling poorly x

ppps Good luck JS! [hsmile]

Strawberry - I know exactly what you mean & I feel the same! Maybe I am just very 'English' about it!! Feels very weird telling parents especially! Was so scared to tell my mum I was PG with DD. If I remember rightly I rang her up & said 'please don't be angry with me, but I'm pregnant', like I was a teenager! I was 25 & married!

100 - still horrid that someone would be so oppurtunistic as to do that, they would have had to try the car so would have been looking to do it anyway! Bastards!

Ended up having to take DD to the Out of Hours GP. Her temp went up despite Calpol & NHS direct booked us in! Had mad dash to the little hospital & of course by the time we got there her rash had gone & she was very perky! Although despite being out in the cold her temp was still over 38 :( She has some viral infection & her glands are very swollen poor thing :( She seems very much more herself this morning, just hoping I don't get it!

On way home from hospital DH & I were talking about when she was ill when little. He brought up the mammoth newborn poos (the type that fill a sleepsuit ) and said 'It is beyond me why you would want to go through that again!' Stoooooopid man! Because she is worth every single momment of sleep deprevation, green poo & vomit & I would do it all again 10 times over! So there! Didn't say it, started to & he cut me off with 'Now's not the time to be talking about this!' If I hadn't been driving I'd have given him stern Paddington type stare!

JBells - have made a perpertual advent calendar that we can use every year. Made it out of fabric to hang up. I'll try & pop a pic on my profile later, I am very proud of it!

I cook alot...probably too much! DD likes helping with mixing & she loves making bread & is very good at kneading. Definitely do some with your DD when she is big enough. It's cheap & keeps them entertained! Got some mincemeat cooking for Christmas at the momment...takes 3 hours , worth it though! Yum!

Strawberry, I must admit I hear about other people being preg and think oh so they're having sex then!!! LOL People you wouldn't normally think it of, my little sis when she was preg I didn't think it at all, because I knew she and her (now ex) hubby were at it. My family think it's OK to talk about sex with me, my mother also thinks it's OK to talk about size, fantasies and a whole manner of other things and my OH is not surprised when I say mum said x. [hblush]

No you are right bebe, it's not nice anyway about having the stuff stolen. Bloody hell re the 'now is not the time to be talking about this' don't say something like 'why you want to do it again' if you aren't happy with the follow up to the statement! Men pah

I think my voice is back to normal today, the throat however is very sore, and I'm snotting alot!!!!

Going back to my comment about being totally unprepared about the whole trying side of things. I think I am going to make a list of all my concerns, give the list to my OH and let him answer in his own time (ie the next day!) I think we possibly need to be a bit more timed in the whole having sex as opposed to when we feel like it. I think I would like it every other day for the middle part and then whenever outside of that, but he might have other ideas. Flip it's not long now.

Just heard someone else I kind of know is pg, I had that whole that's great but I want it too feeling. And it's not that I resent others or don't want them to be, I just want to be as well, IYKWIM

strawberry I know exactly what you mean - being pg is like broadcasting the fact that you have sex and bebe lol at you phoning your mum and saying don't be angry!

100years DH is always hearing my worries about pregnancy and babies! I am confident at most things, but this seems like a huge leap into the unknown! Luckily he is great and reassures me, plus has been doing his own research about getting pg so is definitely on my side :)

Hope your poorly DCs get better!

Wow - and active morning on here!!

Sending lemsip, calpol and hugs to all those who are ill or have porly DCs. hope that you all start to feel better soon.

bebe very naughty DH, what is a "paddington death stare"? Am rather intrigued and think it may be a skill I need to develop!!

On the job front it's a bit long winded and confusing. I thought I was going to hear yesterday and when I didn;t and the recruiter didn't take my call because she was "on another line" I assumed that it was a no and they were holding off telling me until the other candidates had accepted.

She called this morning and told me that they
have decided that they like me and one other candidate very much (they are recruiting 2 PAs) and are telling the other candidates that they haven't made it but before contracts are sent they want me to go and meet the board of directors that I would be working for.

I asked if this is just a formality or if their decision could change after this next meeting (which I suppose is essentially a 2nd interview) and she said that until the meeting nothing is set in stone but the other candidates are not in the running and she can't see there being any reason for them to go back on their decision.

It's a step in the right direction and now I just have to make sure that i impress the executive board when i meet them!

The Lion is fab. He's life size and we're collecting him on Saturday. Can't wait!!! Had a call fromthe auction house yesterday saying that Waterstones (who are the sponsor) have shown an interest in him and wat to offer us 25% more than we paid for him but there is no way I'm selling him!!!!

Ooooh JS!!! Sounds v v promising! Well done you!

Paddington bear used to give a fixed stare! Not 100% sure on details of such a stare & when he used it as haven't read any Paddington in a long time!

My death stare that I use on DD is completely ineffective! She usually just laughs at me! It works on DH & the cat though! :o

hahaha! I have never been very good at death stares but my grandmother (who was the sweetest and most lovely woman on the planet) had a stare that could freeze water. It was very impressive!!!

It's always the ones you least expect! There is a lady at toddler group who has the best death stare I have ever seen. She's tiny & lovely & used to be in the army! Really need to work on mine, I think it's because my voice that goes with it is usually too high pitched! :o

Oh js that's really good news. Keeping fingers crosses here for you.

Just bought some OPKs [hhmm] me bad. I've not discusses this at all with OH. I might wait till my period if I can wait that long!!

Def not actually better although I wouldn't say I'm 'poorly' I'm just feeling it today. Waiting to get hair cut and my voice actually isn't right!!! Much to the amusement of some shop staff

[hsad] Poor you 100, hate that feeling when you are 'getting better', you think you're ok, do stuff then suffer!

My DH doesn't know that I have a stash of OPKs in my nightstand drawer!!

I loved that thread about the Death Stare! My sister's training in early years and I sent it to her for reference!

JS that's very very exciting about your job developments. I'm sure the Board are more than likely going to agree with the recruiters (they're going to want to, for an easy life), they probably just want peace of mind that no weirdos are sneaking in without them checking. Do you know when you're meeting them?

Really curious to see your advent calender bebe, sounds fab. We still have the stockings my mum made when me, my sister and my cousin were tiny .

Ooh, sounds promising JS

100years our cycles seem similar, might be good if we conceived at the same time. You have a month start on me though so might not work out. [Am positive thinking we all conceive 1st try - i know it's unlikely though!]. I hope you feel better soon.

My parents are coming over tonight. I must remember to hide the folic acid otherwise my mother will get excited! Everytime i say i feel sick or am tired or don't have an alcoholic drink she asks me if i'm pregnant. Last time she said "i wouldn't mind you know". Really?! She drops that many hints i never would have guessed :-)

Quod - Have popped a pic of advent calendar on profile. Can't wait til December to hang it up & fill it with stuff! I think it's nice to have keepsakes like that, do you still 'use' your stockings?

WYorks - my mum also drops hints like mad, but it's not me she needs to work on! :o

Toffee apple [hgrin]

Bought one of the first response daily ovulation test kits, 20 tests in the box, I thought, great will poss last a few months if I test on the right days. Not so as it would seem all the tests are in a pouch and need to be used within 30 days of opening!!! You very obviously wouldn't test once you've had a positive test would you. 30 flipping squid, I think I would take the risk and use them the next month too. Until I 'know' where I'm at.

Where is your folic acid if you are saying you need to hide it. Mine is in my bedside drawers so no-one would actually find them unless they were snooping.

100 - I got test strips from amazon - 30 for a fiver! I know the cheapie ones aren't thought to be as good, but figured that if I had no luck with them I'd shell out for the expensive ones!

bebe, your advent is fantastic. I'd love to be a bit more "crafty" but never get around to it. My mum used to do a lot of that sort of thing with me as a kid and i'd like to do the same with mine. I asked my mum to teach me to knit (again) recently and have done a square and a half for a baby blanket. I may have half of it done before a baby arrives!

100years folic acid is in kitchen cupboard (with OH's zinc tablets, didn't want him to feel left out!). My mum won't snoop but is likely to "help" me make tea. Will move to bedside cabinet!

Can I just have a moment to do a little dance in the thread please....... [dancing happy emoticon]

I've just spoken to OH and....... trying is definitely when I have had this period - the one that is due any time after this weekend(could be this weekend or up to 10 days after that) :) He's up for the every other day kind of thing and all that jazz. He knows I have OPKs now.

O M G I'm going to be SWI very soon

[dances off]

Thanks bebe, I will have a look at amazon for getting some for in a couple of months time if needs be.

I see WYorks. Oh I saw your comment about the half marathon the other day, it wasn't near you unless your name doesn't reflect where you are from.

I say my bedside table stuff is safe, I have in the past been known to have a) my mother and b) my sister looking in my drawers, my mother found a stash(box of 12) of condoms once in there! She did shut the drawer fairly quickly, but to be fair she's always been open about stuff like that (maybe just a smidge too open at times) and did take me for the pill when I was first with a boyf.

hey all- hope your day has gone well

BEBE- i was really nervous to tell my mum last time, wasnt bothered at all this time as she knw i wanted another one anyway, i was nervous bcos me and DP hadnt been together long and i thought i mite get a lot of critisism for it, i the end she found out a few days later as i accidentally left a midwife appointment card by the fone, she then proceeded to ask me if i had anything to tell her i sed no and ran to my room to avoid her and cried ( i was very grown up about the situation) hehe :o turned out she was fine about it all

your advent is lovely your DD is very lucky to have such a creative mum :)

100years- great new how exciting, i wud reccomend cranking up the sex on the days u work out u were most fertile, cant belive those test kits come in same packet and then have to be used in 30 days wot a con :(

JS- great news on job front, hopefully it will be confirmed for u soon :)

squirral- i agree being pregnant does broadcast to people er yes actually we do still have sex, im always thinking when people tell me oh so they still must have plenty of sex then lol