Emmsy's ladies lets roll into spring together! Bring on some sunshine!

[4everhopeful]

About time I start a thread! Pom poms still shaking, bumps growing, babies and toddlers talk a plenty, while the support, laughs, hand holds and weebling continues...

Monkey Sticky vibes winging their way to you my lovely

Whoooooooookppppppppiiieeeeeeee! monkey I'm jumping around like a loony! My wobbly bits are wobbling loads please god make this work out for a very deserving lady....I would love to see you in aug clutching that all important scan pic...

Thanks girls Barbie you do make me laugh! Just been weeping to circle of life in the car, and have got really strong symptoms so far (v sore boobs, heavy abdomen, feeling nauseous for the last two days etc) so am really trying to relax... What will be will be. I am hoping so much that this works! Am going back to work tomorrow after a week off resting after the treatment/transfer and am not sure how I'll get through the day as am so tired! Long may it last!!

Apologies for the me posts, but my brain is not retaining information - I am being particularly rubbish at the mo! Hope you're all okay, and thanks for the sticky vibes Love to all xxx

monkey wooopeeee!!!! Have everything crossed for you and praying it's a sticky one. Will keep lurking for news x

barbie sorry to hear things have been tough for you It must be quite tough for you and the family with so many changes, but I don't think Dolly needs to see a psychiatrist. on your behalf. Are you planning to come back to the UK anytime soon?

Quick waves to everyone else. Thanks to louey for your post and neeko for your text. Feel lucky that although S seems to have CP, it's quite mild from what I hear. DH and I will take it in turns to be off from work for the week.

Be back soon

barbie just need to reassure you that if Dolly needs to see the psychiatrist, so doesBB . She rarely eats at nursery - or at home for that matter. on friday, she refused breakfast, fav lunch and then tea. Even yesterday refused her favorite tea as it was a bit hot. Luckily she survives well on a diet of pizza and quavers, yoghurt and fruit. Sure Dolly will be just fine and you can handle the totally overractingstaff.

monkey super sticky gluey vibes from here. hope you feel tired and sore for the next 9 months..

news from here - we now have chickens. Which is very exciting - named by the kids - dd1 - goldie, ds - bob and dd2 - cluck cluck. Now we just need to persuade them to go to bed - which might be interesting!

monkey sticky sticky vibes comin your way lovely

lbm very of your chickens, but love the names, especially Bob

louey happy belated birthday to O, and so sorry I missed it, I was in when I read your post and actually scrolled back to check the list invade you were wrong

barbie that means ds2 needs to see physc too, he's a bugger to get to eat. I'm more relaxed this time because ds1 went a while year barely eating!

Incase you're wrong, stupid phone!

Just lurking whilst ebaying and OMG monkey what fabulous wonderful stupendous just bloody fantastic news!!!!!!!! Sending you all the sticky vibes I can muster and crossing everything for sticky bean/s. Strong symptoms are good, I'm sure your job will take your mind off things, although yes the tiredness in the early days does knock you cos you don't expect it to happen so soon. Am beaming

Back later if I get a chance once I've finished listing yet more of my crap

Oh wow monkey I have all my fingers and toes crossed for you xx

back tomorrow for a proper post.

OMG OMG Monkey! So so thrilled for you my lovely! What absolutely fantastic news! I know you're bound to be really anxious but also so excited you could burst, we will all be here to ride the rollercoaster of emotions, hand hold, weeble you upright, amd send very sticky vibes every step of the way for the next 8 months (pma pma!) After all you have been through you so deserve this, and Ill be sending a little prayer up on you and beanies behalf..

Just catching up after our hols and nearly fell off the bed with happiness reading :Monkeys* news so had to post immediately! Got back on saturday and Dh back to work today so will catch up more and be back for proper postings later! X

Another blast of good luck wishes to Monkey Hope you're still feeling rotten in the most pregnant of ways today.

Barbie I can't believe the nursery would say that about Dolly over a NORMAL toddler refusal to eat. Don't they realise how many life-changng things she has had to contend with in the past few months?? Apart from the fact that it is normal toddler behaviour, even if they are serving the same food, I'm sure the presentation/packaging is different from what she's used to, plus the surroundings are different, her body clock may not have fully adjusted, they will pronoune it slightly differently...
Tell them to back off and give the girl a break ffs. If she's happy and healthy and you're fine with that then tell them you're sure she's just settling in and you will reconsider in 6 months if there's no change.

Buddha I'm so sorry that you're struggling atm. Sending you a huge hug.

Louey Apologies for missing Oscar's birthday though it sounds like he had a super time. I can't believe he's one already! (Unlike rumours i didn't doubt that you knew when his birthday was! ) How are the rennovations coming on?

Rumours How are you feeling this week? Come on down to Glasgow and meet Blue and me tomorrow.

4ever welcome 'home'! Didn't text you back as wanted to leave you in your holiday bubble. Been thinking of you lots.

MoonMrs Hope the honeymoon at home is going well

Curly Nice to hear from you and happy maternity leave. Any ideas on the flavour of babba#2?

Sabs Lovey to see you posting. Don't go away! Hope S is well enough to enjoy some extra time with mummy and daddy this week.

Cupcake and MLS are you both surviving?

Hope I haven't missed anyone.

What utterly fabulous news to come back to monkey sending every uber sticky vibe, praying with all my might for you and mrmonkey If only we could wave a magic wand and you were coming out of the hospital with your bundle(s) of joy. Please God let this be your time x

Barbie - the French are weird, what can I say (merde). Advice I always go by is look back on the weeks eating, it tends to even itself out and as long as there?s regular peeing and pooing then worry not. I personally hardly have an appetite Mon-Thurs then -?pig out-- indulge Friday to Sunday

4ever - hope you et famille had a lovely time away and it helped your healing process. What funny things did S get up to?

louey - EuroDisney sounded fab, so glad the boys had a ball. Oscar is soo gorgeous just now, all chubby and still a baby but not for much longer esq! How did the school trip go?

Buddha - have you thought of having some help on the ttc front? When I first ttc at the grand old (as I thought it back then !) age of 34 my doctor said to come back if it hadn?t happened after six months? your body may just need a wee jump start? Have you recovered from your birthday shenanigans ?

Rumours not long now til the hols! We?re heading up to Kinguisse the second week in July as my considerably more wealthy than me sister has a holiday home there . We?re hoping to go to Landmark in Aviemore again.. Are you around then at all?

LBM - loving the chickens names too.. Be careful you might unwittingly turn your DC into vegetarians. That?s what happened to Paul McCartney, he was happily munching on some lamb with a splash of mint sauce and in walked one of his sheep up in Kintyre. No meat was ever eaten again .

curly - happy maternity leave, a lovely time (especially when DC1 is at nursery and you can chillax )

neeko see you ra morra and you can tell me all about Florida!

MLS loving the photos of Seth, he seems the most chilled baby ever. That?s boys for you .

cupcake - how are things with you and your gorgeous boys? Hope your getting some sleep. The early weeks are always referred to by me and DH as ?in the trenches?.

Sabs - yup CP just needs to run its course and great if Saara has a mild dose. My poor DS1 had over 300 spots and they were everywhere ? tongue, orifices, ears - nasty.

We?re on countdown to the school holidays. Can?t believe that?s Isaac?s Primary one over with. He gets his report card on Friday but I?m sure it?ll be fine as he?s had a pitch perfect year. -?We-- he won the prize for best project, his Olympic stadium with over 200 LEGO sticker spectators sealing the deal ?I?He is very chuffed DH and me are just looking forward to some quality time come July, its been a busy year!

Laters!

neeks if I could meet up tomorrow I would, it'd be a 6 hour round trip for me and I wouldn't be back for the school run.

blue ds1 has an activity week booked all that week, that's if you mean the 9th to the 13th if not then maybe something could be arranged

monkey how are you today?

Soooo annoyed, just done a HUGE post to each of you, pressed post and there was a mn tech fault and I lost it.. Grrrr

Anyway, despite that, I'm very chilled, rejuvanated and recharged after a fabulous holiday! Was a caravan virgin but I'm sold! Soooo brilliant for kids, Summer had an absolute ball, what with the swimming pool, softplay and sandcastle making on beautiful Weymouth beach! She was a proper little dancing queen at the little disco every night too, was soooo sweet and was sooo proud watching her being a proper social butterfly! Just the tonic for us all, with long walks, sea air, good food and drink and really chilling, proper quality family time, the weather even held out and we didn't get rained on ar all when we were out amazingly!

Couldn't of been better timing or more needed, can't believe was only 2wks ago since the miscarriage, already feels an age ago... Onwards and upwards

Am gonna pop upstairs now and hope i might be able to retrieve my post as was on pc (am now on phone) fingers xd! It had taken me aaages!

Nope, lost it... Huff!

Will attempt again!

Monkey still beaming, and praying, and hope you're embracing those symptoms and not weebling tooooo much!

Barbie ditto everyone, don't listen to the nursery, totally normal toddler behaviour to be a picky eater, and from what I saw of Dolly you have no worries at all! Glad to hear H is more settled and you are happier with f feeding, it was a huge relief for me too when Summer went onto it after not getting on with bf in initial wks (though the gannet soon went back and we did combo feeding til she was 1! ) Hope you are now feeling settled and more content?

Neeko yay to holidays, love Florida, my grandad lived there and went lots when in my twenties (forever ago!) am well jel too! Hols this yr sound lovely too, made me with your 'my more wealthy than me sister' comment! Bet you cant wait for a nice long break..!

Blue you two have a great meet up tomorrow! Kept thinking of you whilst away and you saying 'I heart our caravan!' I can see why! Bless your big boy and his prize winning project, proud mummy moment!

Buddha hope you are hanging in there hon, know you are having moments of despair right now but Im sure it will happen, as Blue said perhaps worth a trip to your gp for advice? Bless your DH and hooray to ongoing birthday treats and celebrations btw!

MrsMoon congratulations on your wonderful wedding! You look stunning in your photos! Heres to many years of wedded bliss! Hope you are enjoying your honeymoon at home, and that you had generous guests for an exotic honeymoon later in the year! We did the same at our wedding, best gift you could ask for imo!

Louey sorry I missed O's birthday too and cant believe he is 1! Eurodisney sounds great, def wanna take Summer there in a couple of yrs, we passed Peppa Pig world on way to Weymouth and considered taking Summer there, but as my SIL wisely said when we told her, better when they actually remember it!

Cupcake and MLS* how are you and your expanded families doing? Glad to hear flying solo wasnt too daunting!

Rumours you made me with your checking of the list for Os birthday too! Hows life treating you and your boys?

LBM loving the chickens names, I have images of 'The Good Life' in my head now!

Sabs sorry to hear S has cp, albeit a mild version, at least its an excuse for time off work and extra snuggles!

Curly yay to mat leave! Nice to see you posting again, hope all is well?

Well, that was the rushed second version of personals, so hope I havent missed anything, or anyone, don't feel it was as extensive and eloquent as my previous one - blummin MN!

Must go, my little pumpkin didnt have much of a nap post playgroup and is a tad grizzly whilst awaiting dinner!

Love to all x x x x x x x

Thanks so much everyone! Afraid this is just a quicky, as I have to get on with dh's accounts in case I'm not able to do them in a few days... 4ever thanks so much for your lovely texts, sorry I didn't get chance to reply to the second one... You're just so lovely and always so very supportive Thank you!

Sorry but I haven't had chance to read all of each post, as haven't had much time, so am v ashamed of myself and still don't really know what's been happening on the thread lately I will catch up, I promise!

All okay here, feeling terrible which is good I suppose. Only just kept breakfast down and felt so rough I rang the midwives who've been running the IVF to get reassurance that morning sickness can start this early. The lady I spoke to was so sweet, said 'oh you poor girl' and that it's not abnormal, so I feel better about that!

Right, I really must go and get these blasted books done. Thanks again, you have all made me feel a little bit excited too

Xxx

4ever thanks for giving me a sister! I've always wanted one! Think you got me mixed up with Blue

Sorry clicked post accidentally...

Rumours I know you would, lovely. we're worth a 6 hour trip

Monkey All sounding good. big deep breaths now.

Evening all!

monkey that is the most fabulous news!!! I'm so made-up for you. Thanks to neeko for letting me know. I may not be the most religious person but I've said a couple of prayers for you & all of your cyber-sisters are sending super-sticky vibes.

moon well done for coming out of the closet & posting some pics! You looked simply stunning on your wedding day & it's great to be able to put a (radiant) face to your posts. Also lol at your description of Seth chomping his way out, that actually made me rofl!!

cupcake how are you getting on?

4ever it's lovely to see you upbeat again. I presume the bleeding has stopped? Where are you in your cycle now?

barbie yay great to see you back. My dd1 is a fussy eater. She's just never really been into food unlike her piggy mummy but she's getting better at trying new things. I was the same as a child & at primary school they only used to charge my mum half price for meals as I barely used to eat anything!

Sorry for such a short post. I've got a stinking cold (in June wtf?) so along with the tiredness I'm feeling rough. Ds is soundly asleep on my lap so I'm going to
try & carefully transfer him into his basket.

Night night all.

4ever I think you're truly amazing, you have been through so much and you can still smile at the end of it all, how you do it I'll never know but you have my respect and admiration for never giving up on your dream.

mls nice to see you popping by, sorry to hear you arent well, colds are especially crap when its supposedly summer.

buddha I second (third?) 4ever and blue if only I had listened to you all ages ago, I might have been a mum sooner. I dont want to scare you or anything, but I am 4 years down the line and still childless because I was too proud/too scared/had my head in the sand to go and see a doctor. If nothing is wrong they can at least reassure you everything is working.

af turned up for me :( but next month I am determined is gonna be the one, I am not having another month of being disappointed.

Sorry to hear that af arrived Moon but loving the assertive new pma

Renewed hope neeko well I have no wedding plans to keep me occupied now and I cant throw myself into that anymore, so baby making it will have to be! Helps that dh is especially keen atm too, I think he's loving being married bless him.

Hello ladies,
moon boo hiss to af but YES again to pma...we're all right with you

4ever sooo glad your holiday was just the tonic you needed. Now onwards and upwards! Pompoms for you too.

monkey so glad you have a lovely midwife to speak to about your worries etc.. just praying hard this is the one for you, it HAS to be. Stop apologising too, there's really no need to read every post.

barbie hello! So sorry re nursery and dd but I totally agree with the others- they're talking crap! So glad H has been so much more settled with the bottle and the sleeping- totally amazing to read that after the hell you went through with Dolly refusing bottle and sleep! Sooo pleased for you.

louey another apology here for missing O's birthday! So sorry lovely. Holiday sounded amazing though so glad you had a good time. I did lol at the measures you went to for getting them all to sleep- can definitely relate!!

mls we're good thanks :) flying solo is still going well...though today was interesting as a friend came round with her 2yo and newborn, and her 2yo and ds spent the entire time screaming, crying and arguing over toys...combined with 2 newborns crying and needing feeding it was like a zoo! Ds got so worked up crying he made himself throw up all over the sofa :( as I said...'interesting'!! Hope you're enjoying your ds and he's avoided the pox!

Speaking of pox sabs hope S is ok, glad it seems like a mild dose.

neeko and blue enjoy your meetup!

buddha so sorry you've been feeling low; the pregnancy announcements are one of the hardest things about ttc... but it WILL happen again for you. More pompoms shaking! (I'm going to need more hands )

I finally sat down to write my birth story the other day and got about 1 paragraph in before being needed by a small person...must get round to that this week :)

Right sorry to those I've missed but better go...ds2 fell asleep at 7.30 and still not woken so I should get myself to bed. Night all! x

Quick lurk before bed, and the lovely words from mrsmoon brought an unexpected tear to my eye.. Thank you sweetheart, I suppose I, and everyone around us, is so used to me just brushing myself down and getting on with it, it means a lot to read what you said..
Sorry to hear Af got you, but great to hear you so positive, as I said to Monkey earlier, miracles do happen, Summer is proof of that!

Neeko oops thought id done really well with my catch up post, perhaps not! Och well, at least you got a cyber sister that you always wanted! Thought you'd never mentioned her before!

Mls in the post I lost, Id actually said to buddha she could maybe do with a chat to her gp, or, you and your white coat! As for me, I stopped bleeding the saturday before we went, so only lasted 6 days, meant I was all better and possibly ovulating whilst away... Hope you feel better soon, tis meant to be sunny in our neck of the woods tomorrow and weds.. At last!

Cupcake ahh bless poor J, so hard at this age when they still don't quite get sharing and stuff, sounds like you had your work cut out! Bet you were glad when your friend went home and you could restore normality! Looking forward to your detailed birth story, you too mls!

Right bed for me too, Summers routine is all out, we woke at 8.30am this morning and she napped late, little lady has been used to dancing the night away & 10pm bedtimes on hol! She's 2 going on 10! Shall be trying to keep her awake from 6am tomorrow when Dh gets up, why am I still awake?!

Ah yes pox advice sabs has s got it?? I've just got 2 dd's on road to recovery, they had it really badly. On their skin I used a combination of virasoothe gel & aqueous calamine lotion. Medicine wise I used calpol & antihistamine which for some reason I've completely forgotten the name of! In the bath I cut the end off of a pair of tights & filled it with portage oats & put it in the water along with a couple of capfuls of oilatum. With a combination of the above they haven't itched at all & now I'm using bio-oil to try & prevent scarring. Once the spots start to heal I don't think your dd will look too bad because of her colouring but because my dd's are so pale they look like they've had something truly nasty with angry red pock-marked faces.

buddha are you using opk's & have you tried pre-seed?