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barbie1 · 27/10/2010 16:26

....therefore she cant throw us out! Grin

Long may the support continue x

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bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:03

Seventeen and a half am next to be seen nurse just tried to listen and could not find anything just so scared

bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:03

Seventeen and a half am next to be seen nurse just tried to listen and could not find anything just so scared

IHaveQuestionsForSanta · 06/01/2011 20:19

BQ Keeping everything crossed for you, you must be so worried right now Sad Like monkey though, this happened to a friend of mine, iirc on 2 occasions, they really struggled to find the heartbeat until they did a scan I can't remember why, but everything was fine. Smile

Will lurk to see how you get on xx

monkeybumsmum · 06/01/2011 20:23

Jus try to stay calm, maybe the baby has got into a position that makes it really difficult to hear its heartbeat... Am sat here wishing I could hold your hand in RL. Who's with you?

bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:36

All ok doctor listened and found it within seconds think I have anterior placenta hence problems hearing so relieved thank you all for thinking of me

bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:36

All ok doctor listened and found it within seconds think I have anterior placenta hence problems hearing so relieved thank you all for thinking of me

IHaveQuestionsForSanta · 06/01/2011 20:40

That's great BQ what a relief Smile Smile

You will sleep well tonight knowing all is well Smile How are you feeling generally?

BlueMoon1981 · 06/01/2011 20:42

phew. what does that mean? (for those who have no inside knowledge!) so relieved everything is ok, naughty bean to scare you like that, your heart must have been racing. another big hug, you are having a baby Grin

bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:47

Thanks agin means placenta at the front meaning won't feel movement as easily and hard to pick up heartbeat at times depending where baby lying feel very drained now just want bath and bed now but can't leave hopspital until they give me letter in next half hour sorry all posts doubled as on phone obviously thank you again means such a lot to have you lovely ladies. X

bakingqueen · 06/01/2011 20:47

Thanks agin means placenta at the front meaning won't feel movement as easily and hard to pick up heartbeat at times depending where baby lying feel very drained now just want bath and bed now but can't leave hopspital until they give me letter in next half hour sorry all posts doubled as on phone obviously thank you again means such a lot to have you lovely ladies. X

monkeybumsmum · 06/01/2011 20:54

Thank goodness for that BQ, phew! What a relief, bet you will be exhausted after all that worry. Hope you get back home okay, and allow yourself to sit and relax after your scare.

Hi Moon, think it's when the placenta is positioned at the front of the womb, which would mean the heartbeat is more difficult to hear as they would've been trying to listen through the placenta. Think normally the placenta is at the back. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone!

Hi QA, am off to have a cuppa to calm down now!!!

BuddhaBellyBaubles · 06/01/2011 21:47

Hello all, hope you have a had a lovely and happy Christmas and New Year all Smile
Ours was quite busy and definately fun filled, Ewan started walking a day or so before Christmas (following yet ANOTHER ear infection!) still wobbly and only on his terms but he just seems to be growing up so quickly

MLS Have you had anymore thoughts on deferring your treatment? I bet it has been on your mind all over the holidays, hope it didn't spoil your first christmas with K?
Louey Hope Isaac's treatment is going well
Blue Hope your one day back at work this week tomorrow isn't too strenous {wink]
4ever I'm very Envy as E is still only saying Daddy (plus some other words) but not Mummy Sad so well done Summer Smile
IHQFS Sorry to hear the evil witch got you Sad Pom Poms are dusted off and ready to go x
Blue 40 - you - never! Grin
Cupcake Glad to hear the mixed feeding is going well and crawling- what a clever little sausage he is Smile
Vjay Hope you are feeling better?
Neeko Are you all better to?
Monkey So pleased that things are much more postive for you at the start of the New Year, I'm not suprised you had a "moment" on NYE I'm just amazed that was the only time!
BQ Thank goodness all is alright with naughty little bean! Let's hope things get smoother for you now
LBM You were right controlled crying is definately having a positive impact in our household. It's really hard and I feel guilty, I hate listening to him crying but it is getting easier each night (not listening to him I mean he cries less Grin) The first night I think I cried more than him, but we have really stuck to it even at silly o'clock in the morning. But now I have to say I feel more tired getting more sleep than before - how bizarre! I suppose I'm trying to catch up on 13 months worth of bad sleep Grin Wink

BuddhaBelly · 06/01/2011 22:17

I've updated my photo's too for those of you not on FB Smile

VJay · 07/01/2011 11:07

Morning,
bq I am so glad everything is alright, what a stress!!!

buddha E is so cute, he's no longer a baby but a wee man Smile

Gotta go, still feel like poop, but had to post to bq xx

barbiewantsawhitechristmas · 07/01/2011 13:50

Still ploughing through the mountains of washing and other post holiday stuff, we are celebrating my birthday today (instead of the 11th) as dh is off for 10 days on a sailing job today (in fact he left at 3.30) i got a new phone so i can mn anytime i like, so ill be back with a vengeance soon Smile

bq phew, what a relief!

vjay we are all suffering with flu too....sharing my tissues with you x

4everhopeful · 07/01/2011 14:03

Jeez BQ my heart was in my mouth reading through the posts, thank god everything turned out ok, bet you were in such a state, how awful for you, at least you know about the anterior position now though, I cant believ you are nearly 18weeks as well! Shock Nearly half way! Grin

Vjay poorly soul, sore throats are horrid Sad have you tried honey and lemon? Theres alot of yukky stuff going round at the mo, Im just getting over a horrible chest infection.. at Cjay liking Summers reading pics!

Talking of reading cupcake another 'Hungry caterpiller' fan here, Summer got her 2nd copy for christmas! Hmm You have got your bookstart books havent you? We still need to get ours.. Poor lil Jude getting hot wax on him.. Its all go now they are on move isnt it?! Summers had a fair few tumbles with her climbing shinnanigans! lucky they are tough lil things!

Blue cant believe you are to be 40 either! Shock Sure B will be v proud of his yummy mummy! Its the new thirties anyway so they say, just an excuse to have a huge partay! Wink

QA blummin AF Hmm Im excited to be donning white coat for you though, Im sure it wont be long to wait now Wink

Monkey your treatment plan sounds really promising, just having a plan can be uplifting in itself, we will all be here to obsess and symptom spot with you! Wink Huge hug and pat on back for getting through christmas, Im sure you did have a moment on NY, what a year it was for you.. Sad Just to get you through dreaded January now, we can hold each others hands through sad anniversaries, cant belive its a year since your mum, its very hard to deal with the first anniversary... Its my dads 5th anniversay on monday Sad its so very sad to think its been that long since I last saw him, its extra sad now I have Summer and should have made him a grandad... Sad

Mermaid no doubt it was all very hard for you to over the festive period? Was thinking of you lots as you know.. We miss you, come back soon please?

Good to see Moon popping in too.. Any thoughts on biting the bullet and seeing your GP in the new year? 2011 could be your year, know its hard but keep the faith hon..

Calling Jools too! Mrs workmaster! Hope you are booking several long and relaxing holidays this year?

Louey another quiet one, pop in and let us know how you are doing? BTW the music therapy treatment you talked of sounds soooooo interesting, I did a sound engineering diploma, its absolutely fascinating what certain frequencies can do to the brain, really glad its helping...

Barbie missed your funny posts! Did Dolly love the snow? Cant belive it was her first christmas, seems longer ago that she arrived! You and gracie and curly will no doubt be planning birthday extrvaganzas soon! I do think Summer is taking after Dolly with her climbing and crawling escapades, and her love of booby! Hmm

Sabs Happy new year to you too lovely! Did Saara enjoy the festivities? Tummy tickles to your gorgeous cutie! How are you finding the new role at work?

LBM Summer is waking lots at the mo after the business of christmas, im sure babybelle will settle down when normality and routine resumes!

Neeko sorry to hear your girls have been poorly and you are still sleep deprived, yay to H standing though!

MLS Shock at your diagnosis, alot to take in Im sure, thats a long period of treatment.. Hows little Kitty getting on? Im sure she made your christmas complete..

Right, apologies to those i have missed, Summer is still sleeping from her morning nap bless her... DH home soon so looking forward to a chilled weekend...

4everhopeful · 07/01/2011 14:31

Oh gosh Buddha I looked at your adorable pics Of E then forgot to say how amazingly cute he is and Shock at how he has grown! Walking, clever boy! It is all going too fast though isnt it? How does that work out when our pregnancies were soooooo long?!? Hmm

loueytb3 · 07/01/2011 20:12

Hello - sorry for being awol - have been lurking when I can but this week has been a tad ridiculous with Isaac's therapy. Anyway, going to attempt a catch up while they are watching Finding Nemo (again).

BQ had kittens when I saw your posts - so sorry I wasn't around at the time. Poor thing, awful to go through that worry but I'm so glad they found the hb ok. I had anterior placentas with the boys and it meant I didn't feel any movement until nearly 19 weeks (and there were 2 of them!). This time I have a posterior placenta and I think I'm feeling kicks already (15+3). In a few weeks you will be getting good strong kicks to reassure you. You can get some very strong weird pains in pg which are really unnerving. Even this time round they still worry me.

4ever fab pics of summer! It does sound as though she is a Dolly clone on the moving front. Hope you manage to get your chilled weekend. I forgot you were a sound engineer - part of me wondered whether this therapy would work because it is really simple, but we seem to have had some effects already (fingers crossed).

barbie welcome back home. Sounds like you had a really good time. Enjoy your early birthday with DH and yay to being able to post from your new phone Grin

poorlyvjay hope you feel better soon, there are some rotten bugs flying around. Manuka honey is the thing to get, put some in some hot lemon. Worked for me when I had a horrible throat. Bless cjay with his sleepover, just a shame you had to sort it out when you were feeling so rough.

buddha agree with 4ever E is very cute Smile. Really glad the controlled crying is helping and you will feel more human soon once you have got into a routine of more normal sleep. Don't feel guilty about it, it will be good for all of you in the long run. How cool is it that he is walking!!

blue if I look like you when I reach 40 I would be very happy Grin. Loving the idea of a girls night away for your birthday. How cool that its over bank holiday weekend as well.

monkey glad you managed to get through Christmas. Your fertility clinic sounds great - it does help when they are so positive and supportive. Have got pom-poms at the ready for you.

sabs lovely to hear from you. How are things with you? (apart from being busy obviously!)

QA big boo to AF arriving. Have everything ccrossed that you haven't got to wait too long for your bfp Wink

cupcake fab that J is zooming around. Nightmare when they do it before you've had a chance to move hazards out the way. Be warned, it just continues, and we're still dealing with it. We're now onto removing all keys from window lock as they can climb up to them and unlock them Shock. Well done for getting him to take boob and bottle, its not easy.

curly c'mon - we need and update about what curlygirl is up to Wink Did she love her first xmas?

LBM hope babybelle's sleeping has improved. Sounds like you had a fab time over Christmas/New Year apart from that.

neeko has H's sleep continued to improve? Well done for staying up past midnight despite your lack of sleep.

moon how are things with you?

and you MLS - is kitty still latched on for dear life? Hope you are managing to survive looking after two.

jools and mermaid, gracie and anyone else I've missed. Hope you are all ok - jools your dishwasher saga is just dreadful.

Right, I seem to be writing in installments, so will post this before I lose this and be back later with my news.

IHaveQuestionsForSanta · 08/01/2011 20:15

Blue there will definitely be much weeping and wailing here when DS starts school, glad we can do it together! Your birthday plans sound great Envy

Cupcake Hope Jude's sleeping has settled down, yay to crawling but boo to hurting himself, it is so easily done, especially each time they surprise you with a new skill. Will try 'The distant hours' I have read one her books before, think it was 'The house at Riverton' from what I remember it was good. I was given the Millennium set for christmas, haven't started them yet as wasn't quite sure, are they worth it? The fact that it is a trilogy puts me off starting as I don't like leaving a book if I don't like it and there is a lot to get through Grin

Vjay hope you are feeling better and are having a relaxing weekend, bless Cjay and his sleepover, I have got all this to come!

sabs Hello and hope you are not too busy. Glad you have got you white coat at the ready, yep, fingers crossed for more BFP's, mine included hopefully.

monkey January will be tough for you. Sad A year is such a short amount of time after losing someone you love so much, but just think how far you have come in that year. I am glad you have got a plan of action that will hopefully see you through the next few months, I can see why you are trying not to get too excited, but it is great that things are moving on. I am glad your new resolution is to spend more time on here, an Emmsy's book club is a great idea Grin

BQ Hope you are having a nice weekend after your scare. The whole TTc, being pregnant, being a parent never lets up with the worry, why it can't all be simple, I don't know!

buddha your DS is gorgeous and well done him on the walking, so cute that newly walking waddle they have Smile I agree about how bizarre it is that you often feel more tired when you start to get more sleep Confused

Barbie happy early birthday Grin Hope you had a lovely day with your Dh before he jetted off and despite not being well. Has Dolly managed to avoid it? Must be really hard for you after the holidays being with your Dh and all the family and then back home without either for a little while and feeling poorly

4ever Hugs for you too for Monday, when we lose someone we love before we have children it is hard not to wish they were here to meet out fantastic Lo's. You just have to think about how proud your Dad would be of you being such a loving Mummy to your DD. Smile

mermaid echo 4ever and hoping you come back soon. x

Louey Hope you are well, things sound busy with you. Shock at your DT's and the window locks, bet they are keeping you on your toes. Don't know how you are juggling it all with job, DT's, pregnancy, therapy, and MN of course!

Jools Is the dishwasher saga on FB? Sounds more like a dodgy title for a book Grin I am hoping you and moon pop on more to keep me company on the small panters bench.

Speaking of moon I was thinking the same as 4ever and wondering if you had thought any more about starting the ball rolling with a GP appointment?

MLs How are you and your lovely DD's? I hope that you have got some answers about delaying the treatment and that you are feeling ok.

Right, that has taken me way too long and have stopped for bedtime for Ds, snacks for me and wine (also for me) better press post message soon! Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Smile

IHaveQuestionsForSanta · 08/01/2011 20:17

PS need a brand new name for a new year. Any ideas?

VJay · 09/01/2011 13:20

You dropped off my 'I'm on' topics! Blush

IHQFA how about ASimpleQuestion, or AmIorAren'tI, or BFPornotBFP, that last one has porn in it so maybe not Grin

SabsFabulous · 09/01/2011 21:50

vjay I read one of those name suggestions as porno Blush Grin

barbiewantsawhitechristmas · 10/01/2011 09:21

hi girls sorry for going awol, sadly i have been in hospital Sad
very bad case of gastric flu poss swine flu, back for more test on thurs.

will update when i can, thinking of you all xx

loueytb3 · 10/01/2011 10:56

Morning,

barbie Sad Sad poor you - was wondering how you were as I saw your FB update yesterday. Really hope you feel better soon and Dolly doesn't catch it. I bet you caught it on the plane, that's what happened to DH before xmas. Passing out is scary. Can your DH postpone his trip or has he gone already?

vjay loving the porn suggestions for IHQ Grin. How are you feeling?

IHQ how about impatientlywaiting Grin - its got to be TTC related I think Wink

Quick (ish) update from me as I am supposed to be working but its the only time I can actually write a post as its impossible with the boys around. Isaac's therapy went well, he loved it, they couldn't quite believe how compliant he was so that made things a lot easier. It was very knackering for me but I was expecting that. Anyway, a couple of little things we've noticed already following the therapy - took him to the toilets in John Lewis last week and there was one of those really powerful Dyson hand-dryers which he had previously hated. He walked up to it and put his hands in it without blinking. Also on Friday, I took them to a soft-play place where previously Isaac would spend half the time locked in the loo playing with the taps. I think he didn't like the noise/echoing in there (although its not a noisy one). Anyway, on Friday I only caught him in the loo once and that was when he actually needed to go Grin. Fingers crossed that it wasn't just a blip.

Otherwise, I am really struggling with the tiredness and ms returned last week although it seems to have gone again. Lots of niggly pains, including one in the back of my pelvis which has really been bothering me. Have got an appt this afternoon with the consultant so I'm going to mention it. I definitely wasn't this tired with the boys, am still waiting for the blooming phase. Boys have gone back to nursery today so hopefully things will go back to some kind of normal (I hope!). Trying to sort out school applications this week as the deadline is Friday. There's going to be quite a few of us in tears come next August/Sep when we send them off to school for the first time Sad

loueytb3 · 10/01/2011 10:58

Forgot to wave to sabs lovely lady - hope you are and Saara are ok.

Also - please keep everything crossed for my little sister. She unexpectedly started her IVF over xmas and had one embryo put back last Friday. The clinic will test in 10 days time. I really really hope it works - she only got 3 eggs and only 1 of those fertilised so we are pinning all our hopes on this.