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

[bebejones]

Old thread here

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

Happy Birthday AC

AF has arrived as expected.... not trying this cycle so next AF will be the key date, giving me a due date of Sep 11 2011.... IF i get pg straight away....

Id be hoping for after 14th Sept, as will be 38 weeks on 29 Aug (and do NOT want an aug baby) and im hoping as its my 1st i'll go a bit over due, ideally past my birthday on 13 Sept!....

if i dont get pg straight away i still have a few months before its really close to Xmas, as dont want a Xmas baby either!!!! lol

I have anice relaxing Sunday

Nipping to MIL's to borrow a giant sauce pan, as this afternoon I am making my Christmas puddings (using our family recipie past down from my great great grandmother, and made every year in our family for well over 100 years now , and also making my Xmas cake (delia!)

Got FIL for Sunday Roast so cooking this morning as well, and OH is off running

Hope you feel better soon bebe, and that your DH see's the light!

I have made 2 christmas cakes already (also Delia, it is the best recipe IMO) I am lovingly tending them with Brandy so that a mere sniff will have you intoxicated!

Have fun making your xmas pud! I love 'family' recipes, I think it's lovely to have traditions like that!

Love how well thought out your TTC/baby dates planning is! :o

Agree Delia is the best for Xmas cake... I have my brandy at the ready to make them extra tasty too!

I am normally a nigella girl, and even got out my Nigella Xmas recipie book and looked at Nigellas Xmas cake, but decided against it and it will be Delia as usual!

(I do nigellas mince pies, Xmas cupckaes, Xmas morning muffins, Xmas tree biscs, brandy butter and cranberry sauce though!)

Perhaps i ought to at least start thinking about presents!...

As for baby planning, like most things in my life when i get a plan i really really follow it, and i like to do and think about everything!
OH has taken to rubbing my tummy goodnight each night "practising" for when his baby is in there

Aww sweet! :)

Have made Delia mincemeat, tis very yummy! Not sure I shall be amking anything else. Possibly some peppermint creams nearer the time!

I have done about 2/3 of the present buying. Only big things left to get are DDs main present and a couple of things for DH. (Why are men so hard to buy for?! )

I just had a play with the Due date calculator. I think TC in December will be out for me as I think I will OV too soon before it is 'safe'. But TTC in Jan (going on an estimate CD1) would give me a due date of 2nd October! Perrrfect! :o

morning all- lots of happiness and good news on the thread, just a quick one agen as still havnt got a netbook cheapest i have found so far is 220 pound

nannyl- lots of yummy food being made in your house and very exciting new on the TTC front :)

bebe- men r so hard to buy for all Dp ever seems to want is more dvds and xbox games but he never really plays on the xbox so he just has games piling up ive got about half the presents i need so far, really need to get a move on the time is going so fast

squirral- if u book scan early enuf it will prob be done around 10 weeks but i do agree with bebe that the later u leave it the clearer and better the scan will be wots your EDD?

Good afternoon...

mine hasnt been the best.... in the MIDDLE of cooking Sunday Roast and my oven just breaks ... so i had to take a half roasted chicken and half roasted potatoes to MIL's and finish it all off in their agag, leaving OH here to wait for his Dad and do the veg when i called to say on my way home.

NIGHTMARE (but could be worse... at least it wasnt Christmas day or anything)

So i have all my fruit soaked in brandy but no oven to bake my cake in... and just dont fancy cooking my tried and trusted recipie in an aga.

On the plus side our dinner was yummy, and i have 3 Xmas puddings steaming away until 9.30pm!

Whywait, sorry to hear about AF. Despite T NOT TC i have been using them for months and they arnt that bad, especially as all my charting means i know IM Ov-ing anyway, just pee on a stick to check

Jbells hope you find a bargain netbook soon

Nannyl - What a nightmare! It won't hurt the fruit to be soaking a while in the brandy though :) I know people who soak their fruit in jars for months before making a cake!

I'm in 2 minds as to whether or not to use the OPKs for the next couple of months, just to get a feel for how they work IYKWIM? But on the other hand, don't want to waste them!

Thanks bebe and nannyl think I'm just a bit nervous and want to get the scan done before xmas so we can tell people... will get onto the midwife and see if I can book a scan.

Happy birthday AC :) Hope you have a lovely day.

nannyl how exciting that you're so close to ttc :)

bebe is it your birthday soon? Maybe I missed you mention it, but hope you're not ill for it!

jbells think I must be due in early July, as had coil out at the beginning of Oct. But my last period was in Aug, so I'm only guessing from when Sept's should have been. You are due just a few weeks earlier?

whywait hope the OPKs give you some reassurance.

DH and I have been out shopping for presents today, and we are mostly done! Although we're not as super organised as it might sound because he's Jewish so we are actually buying for hannukah, which starts on 1 Dec this year, so we need to have presents earlier.

whywait I think mostly I'm feeling petrified, and a bit surprised that it all is happening so quickly. Not too many physical symptoms, mainly tiredness and extreme hunger, but I don't think I will get too excited until the first scan as it doesn't quite seem real yet!

nannyl how annoying about your oven, what a bad time to break down :( But a good job you could rescue the dinner :)

bebe do you have any other signs of ov to go by? If not, maybe the sticks are a good idea, but if you have an idea of when ov is already then I think I'd save them for when they're needed.

I don't mind you being nosy whywait! I was suspicious because I wasn't feeling PMTish at all, even 4 weeks after having the coil out. And the other giveaway was that my bras were all too small, but I did wonder if I'd only just noticed because I'd been paying more attention lately to possible pg symptoms. So I did one test and it was negative. But then a few days later still no AF so I tested again and it came up faintly positive. In hindsight I can put the hunger and tiredness down to being pg, but I do think I wouldn't have noticed if I wasn't looking out for symptoms.

Not sure when I will find out scan date - I assume it'll be after seeing the midwife but that's not till 1 Dec.

evening all another quick one

squirral- i am due around the 26th of may, so prob only about 5 wks difference, if your anything like me the tiredness will kick in more from around wk 8, im so exhausted lately really cant be bothered with house work or cooking can just about keep up with DD at the mo

WHYWAIT- yes u r right when i saw my dr to tell them i was pregnant they put in a referral to hosp who then sent me a letter with my scan date on, it seems like the more the years go on the less and less the midwives c u now

nannyl- wot a nitemare with your cooker as u say tho least it wasnt xmas

bebe- if i dont manage to get online tomoro have a fab birthday, hope your DH and DD spoil u :)

anyway off to watch xfactor and have some syrup sponge and icecream yum yum

oh p.s does anybody know if there are any supermarkets that stock star anaise (sp?) and chinese brown rice wine need to get some for a meal im makin but havnt ever notices them in the usual shops i go to

jbells have you tried waitrose / ocado?

they are good at less than normal ingrediants

Just quickly - JBells - try a biggish waitrose or a sainsbury's perhaps?!

Squirrel - When I had my booking in appt with my MW, she booked my scan with the hospital & I got sent the appt through the post a few days later. I think the 'procedure' varies depending on where you live.

Might give the OPKs a go after next AF.

whywait think I really only have one choice of hospital, but as far as I know it's got a good reputation.

jbells do you have an Asian supermarket nearby? They will almost certainly have rice wine (never heard it referred to as 'brown rice wine' before though) but make sure it's not rice wine vinegar which is also common :) If you can't find rice wine, sherry is probably an ok substitute. Also I have seen star anise in my local supermarkets with all the other spices so maybe you will find it if you look. I just looked on Ocado and they have both, but I think they have a minimum £40 order so maybe not suitable for you unless you want to order other stuff too.

ocado do £15 off 1st order (over £75) too

Thanks for all the birthday wishes girls. DH took me for a lovely meal. We had plenty of wine flowing and talked a lot about having a baby. I feel sure it won't be much longer now. Bebe we just need to get your DH on board and then we can all go together!

Oh and happy birthday for today, Bebe!!

Sounds like a nice Birthday AC :)

And happy birthday bebe! Have a lovely day

I phoned the midwife earlier who has moved my first appointment forward to next week, and is also sending out info about booking the scan today. Sounds like I ring up the hospital myself and book, so at least I can do that this week or next now instead of waiting till 1 Dec and worrying!

Well it's been a bit slow on here! How has your day been Bebe?

Squirrel I'm glad you've managed to get something sorted out. Each step in the process must be a weight off your mind. How are you feeing about it all now it's happening?

Evening train! :)

Had a brilliant birthday! :o DH, DD & I went to Weston to see the new pier. Had a great time watching DD on a couple of little rides & we all had chips on the sea front for lunch! Was a beautiful day (after a wet & windy start) we had blue skies & sunshine & it didn't feel like November at all when we were sat on the pier! :)

Squirrel - Glad things are sorted now, must be a weight off your mind! I'd have been petrified of having to book my own scan! But I am a complete wuss when it comes to things like that! :o

Saw my SIL today and she was nagging me & DH about having another baby & how it would be good for DD! Tried to change the subject coz I could see it was making DH uncomfortable! If only she knew it wasn't me she has to convince!

Hello everyone.

Far too much for me to catch up on, I did have a quick read through, but I have 5 days worth of lots of things to read through.

Had a flipping fantastic holiday :o and.........

I got engaged :o :o :o :o :o

I really do get to keep him forever :)

Not planning any date at the moment, hopefully we will have a bambino next year and buy a house, that's enough for now. I think we will look at planning after bambino arrives.

He calls me his future wife. Woohoo