Coffee lounge and bar for MI5 interviewees, little friends and other CM studiers post MC – Part II

[wombatinwaiting]

Here is part II of our intrepid journey through the minefield that is TTC post MC. You can find part I on this thread.

Afternoon all!

Sounds like a wonderful day worm and so glad dc enjoyed it too. I was singing along to Jerusalem here too!

We decided against the sailing club in the end as I didn't realise we had full bbc coverage at home so put on the red white and blue dress anyway, got ourselves a picnic (basically a ploughmans followed by strawberries and cream [cgrin] ) and were glued to it for a good few hours. Felt very British and very proud, I don't mind admitting! [cgrin]. So what are we giving the dress out of 10? - it gets a 9 in my book -the only thing preventing full marks was could she somehow have made it just a tad more modern. I loved the whole thing though.

Getting waves of nausea here and the only thing to stop it is to eat - expecting to be the size of a house soon..... ....

Impressed with your oven cleaning harassed, particularly with MS!

How's everyone else? REvelling in your 2nd 4 day weekend I don't doubt - back to work tomorrow for me - booo....

Good to hear you guys are feeling sick! It's an excellent sign of a sticky bean!!! Oh I had it so bad with DD..........I was manager of a deli at the time and I just couldn't smell food at all! I put myself on permanent late shifts.....boss's priviledge but still had to call for help whenever cooked meat needed serving!! The dear old ladies didn't mind when I explained the reason. I wasn't quite as bad with DS, but that could have been because I was a SAHM and could dictate what smells were in the house!

I gave Kate's Catherine's dress a 10!! I thought it was exquisite! apparently a team of seamstresses were on 7 hour rolling shifts for weeks on end doing the lace detail at Hampton Court Palace of all places! Such a historical place to do that!

Been busy in the garden again today, this weather is amazing! tomorrow We are having a bbq sunday dinner for the 4th week in a row!!

Waves to all

Just arrived back, fab holiday but it's good to be back home too!
Glad things are all settled down Wombat and good luck with everything Harrassed.
I haven't yet seen the Royal Wedding - must be the only one in the world! Caught a glimpse of the dress though - that was really all I was interested in...

I think I am out this month even though I am now on CD32 as i did poas (sorry couldn't resist) 2 days ago and got a BFN :( I am just hoping AF hurries up so we can get on with next cycle...

OMG our garden has gone wild whilst we are away, DH is estimating about 3 hours of lawnmowing (hmmm, ok).

Worm how about both male and female topiaries?

Night night all [waves frantically in a very pleased to be home kinda way]

Morning all and in the good old English Sunday tradition, it's a full fry-up today!

Big welcome back emma - so glad to read you had such a fab hol and nice not to have to go straight back to work too! Don't blame you for POAS - I'm sure I would on CD30. Fingers crossed you get a BFP / AF soon (BFP obviously massively preferred option!) Are you a charter or an ov stick user and are your cycles usually quite long? I found I was ov'ing later than the "standard" 14 days - usually CD16 or 17.

Interesting re: the lacemakers worm - that's one to go on the CV for them for sure! I spent a bit more time looking at the dress in detail yesterday and I've upped my score to a 10 - clearly I was in a snarky mood yesterday - it really was perfect.

Hope everyone's doing ok - waves to all and enjoy the long weekend and weather! x

Oh, just saw this article in the telegraph and wondered with yellow's description of sparkly, if that is you 2nd from the right sparkly? Not quite French Connection ruched jersey, but could it be you.....?! [cgrin]

Ha, rumbled! More likely to be my twin fun-loving sister, if you can find a pic of someone in pyjamas looking a bit yellow, that would be me! MS pretty bad at the moment, especially in the evenings. Frying mince! Gack!! I can manage enthusiasm for cheese on toast and that's about it. Poor dh, I'm in bed by 9pm, and not much fun before that. Harassed, oven-cleaning, you trooper! Mine badly needs doing, anything we grill smells like roast chicken .
I'm giving the dress a 9 aswell, would have been a 10 but I could see what looked suspiciously like nipples, which I did not feel was entirely appropriate
Right, off for some toasted crumpet bread (it's the future) and to devour the Sunday papers, missed Posh so want to have a good look at her miserable pouty face bump in a dress.
Enjoy another sunny day ladies, we are being spoilt this year so far!

Sorry I have been rubbish at keeping up since I started working!

Harassed glad you are being well looked after

wombat and sparkly hope you are doing ok, [csad] to the MS

pecka you deserve a bfp for all that effort! [cgrin]

ochaye hope you are doing ok and your body starts to sort itself out

emma nice to hear from you

Not much happening here - working hard, lots of rain, looking for a permanent job, think we missed ov this month but fairly relaxed about it which is great - although I did have a moment this morning of "I was meant to have a baby next month [csad]". DH took me out for coffee and cake and listened to my chat and we're looking to the future again now [csmile]

love and waves to all! Happy holiday weekend! [cenvy]

Lovely to hear from you wellie! I was wondering how you were getting on. Sorry to hear about your DD looming [csad] - sounds like your DH is a trooper. Well done on being so relaxed about ttc - I admire your zen! Hope work is good although busy - I hear the job market isn't too bad down under - fingers crossed you get a permanent position soon.

worm so sorry I missed you out!

well done you in going to London, what was it like? I would have loved to have been there, it looked amazing!

Was very weird watching it from here, made me quite homesick!

waves again!

Morning everyone. You're STILL on your bank holiday you lucky things - hope you're all making the most of the time and the sunny weather. Crusty warm baguettes on offer this morning with selection of preserves, marmite, cheeses and hams - yum!

Weird dream last night about some random nanny taking over from birth and inisisting on bottle feeding and wouldn't even let me try breastfeeding which really upset me (even though I am slightly freaked out by the whole thing.... fine for other people but I feel really odd about doing it myself ) and also about thinking that I was nearly ready to drop and then finding out I was only 4 months - again.... felt quite relieved to wake up!

How's everyone else? Any news from our 2WWers? Anything more from you emma? I think pecka is mid shagathon right now. Did the AF rumblings turn into the real thing yellow?

Waves to all!

Morning Ladies
That dream sound nasty wombat!!, ahh breastfeeding, such an emotive subject with the hardcore Mumsnetters.... I hadn't decided what I was going to do re feeding when I had DD, I guess I thought I would have this maternal rush just telling Me what to do, however when My birth ended after 27 hours in a CS I was angry at "my failure of a body" (yes I really did feel that!) and bottle fed. That said My DC's are both the picture of health :) so no harm done. However in the last year or so I have wished I had at least tried BF purely for the fact I am becoming a bit of an earth mother....... Ah well maybe if I ever get another chance I would give BF a try..... Just do what you feel comfy with wombat there is no sense in doing it otherwise.

Cycle day 28 today, but being that last 2 cycles were 31 ish days I won't be peeing on any sticks until after that, assuming the red witch doesnt show up before then...... It will be a pickled bean this month if there is one, last night we went to see a band with some great friends, it was all good pogo-ing stuff , Kasabian, Killers etc, was really fab night but a liquid one!!

Good to hear from you again wellie I am very envious of your rain! I have had the hosepipe out for the last week, as all my water butts are empty, No rain here for 5 weeks! I know what you mean re coming up to your DD, mine would have been in 6 weeks and am feeling :( that I am not PG again by now.

Hi sparkly what did you reckon to pouty chops Beckham? I thought it was just a sack dress but loved the shoes, She does look very well, and with Her hair all scraped back looked a bit vulnerable and young I thought! Only a few days left til your scan.....

Well a weird thing happened, The rose I planted for My MC, which was blue on the label has it's first flower......and it's dark red/pinkish!! strange hey?? I will put a pic on My profile.......

27 hours worm - eek! No wonder you felt angry etc..... I do definitely want to give bf'ing a good go but having viewed them as sexual objects all these years, I find the whole thing a bit strange - I'm hoping I'm going to get over it .... Sounds like a fun concert (but not very barbour and wellies....! [wink )

How strange re: the rose - I think I remember you saying you felt that your bean was a boy... do you think the bean may have been the pink variety after all? I'm so glad to hear that it's flowering and it looks very well in your pic.

Morning all, thanks for the toast Wombat! Cheese and marmite on toast is the business.
Worm, your terrace looks lovely, when are we invited for a BBQ? Actually can only come if it's odour-free, every smell seems to set me off and I have to hold my breath whenever I open the fridge door, should something unexpected like a pickled onion assail my senses.
Wombat, I'm looking forward to breast-feeding, looks tranquil, bonding, convenient and economical! But tis not for everyone, just don't post on AIBU perhaps Is it frowned upon in Dubai? I don't think I'll feel sexy in the same way when I'm a mum, the norks will be pendulous sources of food, and my nether regions will be stretched to buggery, I am going to become fat and earth-mothery and waft around in kaftans, cats trailing behind, dh locked in the spare room looking at porn and wondering what became of our life

It is such a lovely day, I cannot be bothered to do anything but the house and garden are a tip. The sun shows up unexpected nooks of dust, most annoying. Did anyone else hear that Osama has been killed? Massive news, will catch up with the Beeb later, I do hope there is not a huge backlash. Everyone stay safe, Yellow will be busy!

PMSL at your descriptions sparkly - I have random future daydreams of being a yummy mummy, but your scenario is about 120 thousand million times more likely . Bf'ing in public v frowned up on here although I know some mums who have done it -we shall see whether the wombat slaps her norks out!

Eek! Hadn't thought about yellow in connection with the Osama news.... what with that and the wedding, she must be flat out - hope you're doing ok there our friendly MI5 tomato friend!

Hilarious, I couldn't stand the thought of BF'ing but ended up doing it for 10 months... as Worm says - no right or wrong just do what you feel comfy with
We used to live in Dubai (when i was small) and my mother had to fight to BF and rarely did it in public but that was 30 something years ago

The day your milk comes in is a sight to behold - Jordan eat your heart out - DH was most impressed

AF got me yesterday morning and yes my cycles used to be longer but this month was 32 days which i guess is not that bad, I too ovulate later - i used to use persona for contraception so know I ovulate around CD16-18 and have been using CM too.

I fell pregnant instantly both times before so really thought it would be quick so 4 months feels like a long time - i know it isn't and some of you have been trying longer so sorry...

I soooo don't want to go back to work DH has an extra day off tomorrow to finish his gardening marathon...

Hope your sicknesses get better but at least it's good strong symptoms

We'll have to start doing some dry crackers and decaf coffee...

Hello ladies

OOoohhh, I've been sooooooooo busy! Manchester was great fun and we had fab weather - af got me on the Friday so I'll be back on SWI from this weekend.

I know what you mean about bf wombat I really think it's one of those things that's so personal and you really won't know how it'll go for you until you are in that situation so just have to go with the flow to a certain extent.

We've also had a bbq incident. We were putting the burgers on and one slipped and fell into the top of the drainpipe and onto the balcony of the flat 2 floors down.........don't know them at all (they haven't been here long) so not sure whether to leave a not to apologise or not........was so looking forward to that burger.

Sorry for the pg's who are feeling queasy, i guess it is a good and reassuring sign but still must be difficult to cope with. Can you carry and hanky with a smell you can cope with on it for emergencies sparkly?

Fingers crossed for you worm keep us posted. My most recent dd is going to be on 16th June so I guess that's about 6 weeks too. I'm starting to really think that it is never going to happen for me and I should just try to come to terms with it. Maybe we'll keep going until it has been 12 months since the mc and then review. It's just so difficult to keep going month after month. And going back to my course a week on Monday and will see the 2 pg people in my group.......they must have grown a lot in the last 6 weeks. Also in my new office there are at least 3 pg people but it's not so bad when I don't know them. Not sure if I told you guys that my business partners who got pg three weeks after me for my first one is pg again. So she has one baby just over a year old and is about 5 months into her next one. And I am yet to score :(

Ok gonna go now before I get too maudlin........(is that how you spell it?)

Hope you all had lovely long weekends/days in the sun

Helloooooo yellow - so glad you had a good weekend and that the weather's been so good for you all. Did you spot sparkly lurking for a glimpse of you in the end? Oops re: the burger - it did make me giggle though!

Are you still seeing your accup? I know you gave up the herbs but wondered if you were still going with him? Can understand your frustrations and it wouldn't have helped with the last 2 cycles with you and DP both being away - are you discounting those 2? Seems you are surrounded by pg people which must be hard - thinking of you and sending hugs.

Not much to report other than strange dreams again but can't quite remember what they were all about.... have a busy couple of days out and about on the construction sites - the BO is quite something else at times - might take up on yellow's scented hanky suggestion for sparkly....

Waves to all and lays out a back to work breakfast of danish pastries and fruit salad x

Ha Ha Ha sparkly you crack me up! Yes My terrace is gorgeous isn't it

Sorry AF got you emma and yellow I wish there was something I could say to help yellow although You sound ok in your post, to consider giving up you must be at the end of your rope. Might you reconsider having a conversation with GP about fertitlity treatment?

Well I resisted the urge to POAS this morning, now day 29, feel like it's going to come as holding water.......

Hey wombat yeh still doing acu, don't think it is really worth seeing gp after advice from consultant. In July we will have been trying 3 years!

Well done for not poas worm I guess I am still feeling ok because despite all the evidence I cannot really accept it probably won't happen for me.

Ho hum, off to work, at least it keeps me busy!

Dammit!!!! got my months muddled......it's really only cd26, so the waiting continues.........

Arrrgh worm I hate it when that happens, this is truly the most painful part!

Huge ((()))'s to yellow. I can't imagine how you feel, I know I've been very lucky. Is it really not worth seeing the gp again? The bbq sausage debacle did make me snigger though.

Worm I do that all the time!!! Frustrating.....

Sorry I haven't been on, I've been freaking out tbh. My boobs haven't been as sore although ms is still here! Then last night at 2am I was woken by awful cramps and just lay there waiting for it all to go wrong. It was a very long night and I'm now exhausted, and have also lost my voice. Must have picked up a virus somewhere. That freaks me out too as I'm sure my first mc was due to not being able to keep my temp down when I had flu......... I just want to get to 8 weeks and get my scan .

Re bf'ing, I loved it!! Even though some daft bint told me I was doing it all wrong with dd...... I enjoyed pointing it was my 3rd child. The thing is, it can be difficult to establish, and it can bloody hurt for a few days when you get all sore. But if you can get through it, it's the most wonderful thing ever!

hey harassed I'm sorry that you had a such a stressful night, glad things calmed down a bit........where are you up to now (sorry can't remember) I'm sure those few weeks feel like the longest ever.

Such a busy and shitty day at work today. Really want a but have been drinking so much lately I'm trying not to. Well it's either that or chocolate but neither seems like a good plan.

Bahh, when is it the weekend?

Omg am I going to have to do breakfast?!

I'm totally freaking. My symptoms are starting to disappear . So I've phoned epu and am booked in for a scan tomorrow at 10. Scared .

Hope everyone is ok?

Aw, Harassed, have you been in your freak out room to post? I can't really offer any more than hugs and perhaps some cheesecake?

Good news on the scan, can they pick up a hearbeat at this early stage do you know? Try to rest, and not worry. I know, not easy. Gotta go, overlooked at work but wanted to support, tis a worrying time xxx