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cupcakefairy · 14/02/2011 14:19

...tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers... and more BFPs please! :)

Get comfy girls, the evenings are not so dark anymore so we'll be passing round the wine soon Wine Grin

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cupcakefairy · 02/04/2011 14:48

barbie Shock how dare you suggest I may have had bjays on the mind Grin
On a more serious note- today is also the anniversary of my miscarriage (I never quite know which date to mark but this was the date I had the medical management) hugs to you xxx

blue DOOOO IIIIIIT GrinGrin

vjay I shall be extra aware today :) and I'm glad ajay wasn't a bjay GrinWink

Hope everyone is enjoying this sunny weekend :)

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4everhopeful · 03/04/2011 11:20

Just have to drop into wish you lovely ladies, new mummies, 2nd and 3rd time around mummies, mummies with bursting bumps, and mummies who WILL be, a wonderful Happy Mothers day!

I have dreamt of this day for so long and just feel so blessed to finally be celebrating today, when it was previously a pretty hard day to deal with... Keep the faith ladies in waiting, it WILL happen...

Ladies with anniversarys around this time (my 3rd would be 3 on the 13th Sad) our angels will never be forgotten...

Im squeezing my miracle girl tight all day long today, and thanking god every minute..... Grin

barbie1 · 03/04/2011 16:49

Hi girls, happy mother's day too all (cos even our angel babies have mummies ) I hope everyone is ok, i know that this day can be hard for the likes of moon and jools, not to mention all the other weebles in the greenhouse. We shall get there ladies, next mother's day will be better for all of you that are sad, we are here to get you there!

Grin at the thought the blue could have 3 babies under 5 this time next year Wink go on blue you know you wanna!!!!!!

Meh to all the unhappy anniversaries this at this time, one positive is that we all found each other due to this very reason Smile...so some good can come out of the sadness.

cupcake Barbie whistles innocently at the suggestion of bjays...

vjay was thinking about you, and thanks for pointing out about worlds autism day.

My news is that after one of the worst nights ever, being used as a dummy nearly 8 hours long i have gone cold turkey on bfeeding. My boobies are huge!

13 hours in and dolly is fast asleep with very little fuss Shock i'm very happy that she doesnt seem too effected by it all.

We took her to soft play, out for lunch (james took day off) and then to the toy shop where she choose a rag doll and a new sippy cup. Armed with all her new bits we just kept her distracted all day and she didn't ask for boobie too many times.

Out shopping i bought a carton of milk with a straw (she is obsessed with straws right now) and she sipped it all around the store, and even drank another before bed Hmm...it cant be this easy..surely????

Oh and she bit the top off a kinder egg while we weren't watching her were unpacking the shopping, so we had to let her have it, and she loved it! Just like her mummy Wink

Back tomorrow with an update, wish me luck x

barbie1 · 03/04/2011 16:53

new dolly

Oh and a question for the white coats....i have been using opk sticks (last 5 from last year) i got lines on day 12, 13 and 14 Hmm which day did i ovulate on? Im so crap at all this stuff!

Ps no chance for me, dh was away, so it's fingers crossed for moon blue monkey and the other small panters Smile

VJayJay · 03/04/2011 17:31

All three barbie Grin, maybe it's you that's having the triplets Grin, seriously though, I'm not sure, this is where we need mls Smile

Hope you've all had a lovely day today Smile.

bluesatinsash · 03/04/2011 22:36

Greetings from our cosy caravan in sunny st Andrews and apologies as I'm using dh I-phone

Happy mothers day one and all x

I am on the small pants bench but only because I can fit into size 10 knickers Grin. Dh and me has long chat over dinner and it confirmed and reminded me that our family is complete. Dh would have another and of I was 35 and not 39 then maybe but B is still a baby and needs me so and I don't have the luxury of the same age gap I had between the boys again.

I ended up quite pissed and was sick when we got back poor dh had to put me to bed . We made up for it this morning but it was swoi Smile

Back home wed catch up then.

Barbie how are the (.) (.)?

4everhopeful · 03/04/2011 23:20

Blue Grin at you overdoing the Wine and being put to bed by dh! I got all excited when i read about you getting back on the small pants bench you tease!

Vjay lovely lady, hope your boys spoilt you today?! Grin

Barbie hello to you, fraid i was never very good with the opks, so youre going all out then? After 5 pregnancies in 3yrs we are happy to let it happen when it happens! Good luck with the cold turkey!

Being pregnant again and stopping bf is being driven by the fact we booked our hols to Cyprus for September! Grin Im being brave, im prepared i may be travelling with a bump! Its also spurning me onto be brave and stop the bf over easter when dh has 2wks off, so Summer has adjusted properly before we go away. She is fine with a bottle and cup, have combi fed since birth luckily, bf has become bad habit of going to sleep tool, she still has a couple of wakings in the night and where the cot is right next to bed she will actually climb in for a booby fix! Have to admit i love it, and will miss it, but she is very cuddly so will still have snuggle time, but will miss that bond..

Its been very quiet on here today Hmm hope you were all spoilt, we had an amazing day Dddh Summer got me a huge card, flowers, chocs, a cup and lasenza pjs Grin and my lovely dh did a delicious roast, best of all though we watched our 12wk and 28 wk 4D scan dvds, which was actually on last mothers day! Was so amazing remembering the sense of trepidation and fear and not daring to believe, and that here i am now finally with my prayed for dreamt of little girl! A true lesson in keeping the faith! Grin

4everhopeful · 03/04/2011 23:33

Just re read previous post, my 1st lost angel would of been 3 on the 13th, not my 3rd.. Thanking god that we will finally be planning my gorgeous girls 1st birthday party in the coming wks instead.. Smile Today reiterrates how extra blessed I feel to finally be a mum after all the years of 'what should of beens' and 'will i ever be's?'....

MummysLittleSunbeams · 04/04/2011 10:30

Knock knock..... can I come in?? Smile

Sorry I've been awol for too long Blush rl has taken over yet again. I've not a chance in hell of catching up. Nearly fell off my chair just now when I thought blue was ttc again. You're not are you???

Barbie how do you feel about not bf'ing now? I gave up last week (except for a cheeky little feed this morning!) & I do miss it but will probably be starting my triple therapy next week so it has to be done.

Right dd2 has awoken but I'm going to have a quick scan back.

MummysLittleSunbeams · 04/04/2011 10:37

Right confused now. Confused Who is pregnant???

Is it QA?

Moon have you just had some blood tests?

MummysLittleSunbeams · 04/04/2011 10:45

Monkey fertility treatment? I've missed so much.

barbie1 · 04/04/2011 10:50

mls welcome back!!!

Quick round up

questions is pregnant and so is baking and louey

monkey has started her treatment Smile

moon has had some tests, i believe she is having more soon but she has buried herself in the sand.

blues dh talked sense into blue and they are stopping at 2 Grin Wink she was too full of booze to do anything anyway!!! ha ha

4ever is ttc and keeping me company on the small panters bench....

As for breast feeding, the hormones havent hit yet, im just so Smile that D is drinking loads of milk on her on accord. Nearly a pint already today Shock

My boobs are huge, not sure how much to express????

How are your babies????

barbie1 · 04/04/2011 10:56

4ever im not seriously ttc iyswim? What will be will be...however Dolly found 5 opk's in my drawer so i did them, and got 3 positives Confused...

So if i start my period on day 28 again i think i can safely presume i will almost be back to a regular cycle....so it's up to me whether to go all out next cycle

In a way i want to wait until our other girls are pregnant, they deserve it more than me and i almost feel like im stealing their chance Blush stupid aren't i?

Part of me wants a few months to enjoy not bfeeding, having a few nights out etc etc...

MummysLittleSunbeams · 04/04/2011 11:13

Thanks barbie Smile. It's lovely that there are 3 pregnancies. I knew about louey & bq huuuuge congrats to qa. If your boobs feel like they are going to explode then express enough to just get a bit of relief.

blue I'm mega broody, dh is adamant 2 is enough although he did say yesterday that if we had another baby he'd get 6 months off at 90% pay. We've not even had sex since Jan last year so it's not likely!!

My girls are great thanks. DD2 is 6 months now, teething but no teeth yet & still waking once a night for a feed. DD1 has started reading & writing & I'm going to her parents evening tomorrow. We're off to the south of france in June which has given me the impetus to loose weight & so far I'm 6lb's below my pre preg weight.

Right 1 handed typing has got the better of me so I'm off!

VJayJay · 04/04/2011 15:45

Big hello to mls lovely to see you misses, and I can't believe DD2 is 6 months already Shock

barbie when I stopped bf I expressesed a little over 3 days, decreasing the amount over those 3 days, then stopped. I found it all happened quite quick.

blue it doesn't matter how adament in our heads we are about stopping at 2, our hearts still say, 'oooh wouldn't 1 more be lovely' Grin. That's what I do anyway, then my head will take over again saying 'noooo you've got 2 lovely boys and a great routine, think how tired you'll be', then when the boys are sound asleep and the house is all nice and tidy, the heart kicks in again 'oooh wouldn't it be nice.......'. You get the picture WinkGrin

barbie1 · 04/04/2011 16:51

Ouch! Im hurting Sad...v.proud that i haven't given in though, but boy oh boy does it hurt. Serves me right going cold turkey i suppose. vjay how much did you express, i did about 80ml on the pump this morning, just enough to take away the pain and then about 6pm (my time, 3 hours ahead) i stood at the sink and did some by hand Blush but 1 hour and 45 mins later i need to to it again, tis is too much, no?

Dolly has been a star, only asked twice but i told her mummy has no more milk it's in your big girls cup and off she toddled to get it Lots of cuddles given today but even they are starting to hurt Sad

loueytb3 · 04/04/2011 17:02

Sneaking back in to say I'm very sorry for being away for a lot longer than I had intended....

MLS lovely to see you and well done on bf'ing for 6 months. Really hope that the meds work once and for all. I don't understand why you need to lose any more weight if you are 6lbs below your pre-pregnancy weight - surely you will fade away if you lose any more!

vjayjay so glad the boys have settled into sharing a room together. I think any change like that is going to upset things, let alone with DS1 having ASD. We keep thinking about splitting DTs up but I think we will hang on until DC3 arrives and we know what flavour he/she is. Things are getting a bit better on the sleep front (although last night was not so great). Glad your Dr wasn't worried about the lump. Sometimes, rummaging around can cause more stress!

barbie ouchy ouchy ouchy - poor you on the sore boobies. Hope it eases off soon. I was also told to express off enough to ease the pain (in the shower works well). Fantastic that Dolly is finally taking a bottle without a battle though. Good girl. You will be out on the town getting drunk like blue very soon Grin

blue hope you are having a fabulous time in St Andrews despite the drunkeness Grin. What is swoi???? Think you need a surprise BFP - why did DH cancel the vasectomy op (apart from the obvious reason that men are chickens...)

cupcake hope the weekend went ok despite the sad anniversary on Saturday. Hugs to you. When is the wedding (or have I missed it??)

4ever you lucky lady - I wish I was spoilt like that. Of course you totally deserve it after all you've been through. Hopefully all the party plans will keep your mind off the impending anniversary. It certainly did for me - I was so busy sorting out DTs birthday stuff on the day of my MMC that I almost forgot what day it was.

monkey am on tenterhooks for you. Clomid can be a very nasty drug -I was pretty lucky but I was on the lowest dose. My little sister has had some horrible side-effects from it. It will be worth it I promise.

moon so pleased the wedding went well - sounds like it was a lovely day Smile Hope the Drs appt goes ok tonight. Check in when you can whatever happens.

mermaid I love my Davina work-out DVD. Not that I've done it for ages but I am looking forward to starting again once I can. I have stored up the shred stuff as that sounds good too. Glad you are organising something despite the stupid gym going pants up. I too subscribe to the "have done exercise therefore must eat cake" school. Tis the only way to be Grin

neeko glad H had a good birthday - we have the same garage (although not in pink!) its a good one.

QA eat away - maternity clothes are much more comfortable. I think your body instictively knows what it needs, and if its carbs, just go with it. I know in the first 12 weeks I just have to eat every hour or so (and usually carbs). It evens out in the end. How many weeks are you? I've lost track with what you decided to do about the scan.

sabs boo to the end of Sabs and Saara days Sad. There are a few bank holidays though and summer is coming (yay!) which will help a bit. I don't think I've said but I can't make your 30th birthday bash as we have visitors at the weekend. I am sure you will have a great time though!! Just be careful you don't get as fronked as blue Grin

Right, I'm sure I've forgotten someone so I apologise but time for an update from here before I lose this post...

Bedtimes have improved a bit now there is no light left in the room. Still can be an hour of mayhem though - its amazing what you can do in pitch darkness. He is being a right monkey at the moment, like a 2 year old except he's 4 Confused.

I've been worrying about my lack of growth as I don't feel like I've grown much since the last MW appt at 24 wks. Not helped by pretty much everyone telling me I'm really small (including DH who should know better). Anyway, had consultant appt this afternoon and steeled myself to demand another scan. They said no problem given my history and concerns, then measured my tummy and its only 25 cm, so has only grown 1cm in the last 3.5 weeks. Should be nearly 28 cm by now. Growth scan booked for tomorrow and back to see consultant next Monday. No other symptoms but this is exactly what happened with DTs at the same stage. Why is it never simple???

Little sister is in 2WW - much better response this cycle and had 3 embryos in the end, 2 of which they put back. FX that she gets a bfp - test day is Sunday.

Must go, need to log onto school admissions website to see if Luke has got into the school we want him to. I bet it will crash!

VJayJay · 04/04/2011 17:02

Awww Dolly is sooo cute Smile. What you're doing sounds right to me, just don't express the same amount as a feed, just do a little when needs be. I remember expressing in the shower Grin

4ever a huge {{{{hug}}}} for you, your posts yesterday were lovely Smile.

I thouroughly enjoyed yesterday even though I didn't really do anything. Once the housework was done (tis the Monica in me), I just chilled (in a nice clean and tidy house) with ma boys Smile

VJayJay · 04/04/2011 17:07

X-posts there louey, see barbie the shower is a good idea Grin

louey good luck with the growth scan tomorrow, and fingers crossed for your DSis, I feel quite anxious for her.

loueytb3 · 04/04/2011 17:17

great minds think alike vjay Grin thank you. Will report back tomorrow

Luke got in, that's one thing less to worry about!

Forgot to say, DTs were being little buggers yesterday despite it being mothers day. But at teatime, Luke said (totally unprompted) - I love you Mummy, you're the best, Happy Mother's Day! My heart melted I can tell you!

barbie1 · 04/04/2011 17:17

louey my bump didnt grow and at 39 weeks i was still measuring a very small 34 weeks...(people would also comment how small i was) i know its all going to be ok, looking forward to your update tomorrow, please let us know how you get on.

vjay im off for a shower now, just been googling and apparently cold turkey can damage the relationship between mother and child, i also keep thinking that i wish we had one last breast feed, a relaxed one....guess the hormones are kicking in now Sad

Im hiding all the web pages thats says about mastitis and other horrible things...gosh why cant it be easy????

barbie1 · 04/04/2011 17:18

louey very cute, bless your little Luke Smile oh and fingers crossed for your sis x

loueytb3 · 04/04/2011 17:22

stop googling barbie you will always find a website that will tell you something you don't want to hear. Doesn't mean its true

VJayJay · 04/04/2011 19:04

barbie I had to go cold turkey with Ajay due to the pain killers I went on, and I don't think it's harmed my bond at all. Think of all the ladies that bottle feed, they still have a fabulous bond. Step away from google and for what it's worth I don't think ANYTHING will upset the wonderful bond you have with Dolly Smile

louey yay for Luke getting his place, like you said, one last thing to worry about. I remember when we got the funding for Cjay, such a relief!!!

monkeybumsmum · 04/04/2011 19:06

VJay Sorry to hear poor Ajay's poorly again, how's he doing now? Glad you got your lump checked out - did you get any results back? Presumably no news is good news? Re selective hearing, it's funny how it seems to be a boy thing isn't it Hmm Sometimes I can say things 6 times to my dh and he doesn't hear me. Different story when beer is offered Hmm Grin Oh, and bless Ajay's chubby legs, the thought of them makes me Smile

Barbie Well done you on going cold turkey! I think expressing is definately a good idea - maybe express for a couple of minutes, just to take the top off so to speak. I would do it whenever they start hurting, and gradually cut down the amount you're expressing over the next week or so. Bet you can't think of much other than your boobs at the mo, it's horrible when they feel like that. Btw, I co-slept and fed ds lying down probably every night for at least the first 9 months - yes, he did have one ear infection but I can't believe that has anything to do with it. I think that once they get struck down with one thing when they are little they are more susceptible to getting it again. Ds had bronchialitis when he was 10 months old, and is still prone to getting bronchitus at the drop of a hat. ps have just seen your recent post re last feed - can you not give her a last feed? I did it with ds a week after we'd stopped, I loved it, and he didn't get confused or upset by it. I just missed it so much and wanted a lovely last one, will always remember that!

Mermaid love the thought of you shredding then pigging out on cake, yum yum! What's shredding like? I felt fab about myself when I bought the DVD before Christmas, I expect I'll feel even better when I take the cellophane off Grin

Blue Sorry to hear little B's been struck down with poorly ears too, it seems to be everywhere! How is he now? I too can see me with twins, dh does not agree Grin Btw blue am Envy of you being able to get into size 10 pants - yummy mummy you most certainly are!!!

Cupcake Grin re BJay's! There are an awful lot of anniversaries right now aren't there Sad Sorry I didn't manage to get on in time, but here's a big hug to you, blue, 4ever and barbie for your anniversaries too. Thank goodness you all have your precious little ones to hold tight on those days.

4ever I felt like crying when I read your lovely post on Sunday. I'm so happy for you that you have your gorgeous Summer, she really is a miracle girl Smile I'm so glad too that you were thoroughly spoilt on Sunday Smile It's lovely to hear that you're ttc again, would be great to be on hols with a bump! Also, your dh is very lucky to have two weeks off over Easter, I'm sure you will adore being the three of you and doing lots of lovely things together - what have you got planned?

MLS Hello!! Lovely to see you back, you and your white coat have been missed Smile Poor you having to start treatment, what does it entail? Can't believe your dd2 is 6 months already, where does the time go Shock? Where are you going to in France? Will be fab in June!

Louey I'm glad to hear things are settling down, but it must be tiring knowing you have that hour of mayhem before bedtime. Sorry to hear you're worried re growth - but if it's any consolation one of my friends had the smallest bump I'd ever seen, and she gave birth to a whopping big boy. I think it's all to do with where your organs are, and how the baby is lying. Good luck with your scan tomorrow, hope it reassures you that all is well x ps good luck to your sister!!!

Right, am running out of time now as need to get ds in bed, but just want to say quickly that I had my IUI this morning, so am now officially in the 2WW Shock It went fine, but to be honest am glad the injections have come to a halt (for now) as they were starting to get painful and my tummy is quite bruised! Have to start progesterone pessaries this evening, which I'm not looking forward to! Gosh I hope this works!!!!

Have a lovely evening all! Lots of love xxx

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