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We are jolly well going to get and stay diffed this month and we are BROOKING NO ARGUMENT.

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Imps9 · 21/04/2016 13:53

Gah didn't realise we'd reached 1000 messages on the old thread!

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Loopyaboutmy2boys · 19/05/2016 19:48

You all have nice bumps, I was like a whale with my boys. I'm somewhere around 5'1" and so they don't have room to grow upwards on me so they just go outwards.

Am bricking it completely now. Have a scan booked for next Thursday when I would be 5+2. Feels a bit of a farce considering that the last time I made it that far was Jan 2015. I've had 6 losses since then that didn't get that far. But I will be 4+3 tomorrow and quite a few hadn't even made it to then so maybe just maybe the universe will let us keep this one.

Imps9 · 19/05/2016 21:02

Oooh Loops I am the Queen of thinking that I'll jinx things but it hasn't happened so far! You will be at the scan next week, because we all say so.

What's your vom bag of choice Geek? I had small Brabantia bin liners on me at all times - perfect for the purpose; small but roomy enough to aim into; no holes (vital); and draw string closure. Perfect. It's a bit yucky being sick but isn't it brilliant to finally experience pregnancy??

I love all the bump pics. My bloat was just like yours Geek Grin

Dammit I meant to say something but have forgotten what it was now.

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Weddingbelle13 · 19/05/2016 21:32

Hi all I hope you all ok sorry ive not been on much x

Imps9 · 19/05/2016 22:12

How are things with you Belle?

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keepitgoing · 20/05/2016 06:37

loopy you will be at that scan. As you say the last few haven't lasted even this far. Really brooking for you

Hi belle! Hope you are OK

beedle geek what great bumps. Geek is it farts or water??... Flip this is so exciting

I love that we will all have matching tops, I also have pale blue one from last time

Scan day today, 1050 but then have to see anaesthetist due to prevyback issues so might be there a while. Really hoping dh can come but sods law kip was a bit unwell last night so will have to see if we feel too bad to dump her at nursery... Eek

keepitgoing · 20/05/2016 06:38

And imps you are well posh with your brabanta bin bags. Are you OK now? Sorry you've both been so sick

BeedlesPineNeedles · 20/05/2016 06:56

keep hope mrK gets to come to the scan and Little kip feels better this morning. Brooking for a good scan even if you end up going alone.

loopy you will get there. Will you carry on poas until Thursday, maybe ic to see the line getting darker?

I've got a 20% code for M & S for this weekend if anyone wants one. i'm hoping to get one in afew months time so I can buy some vests and babygrows for the early Days - but its a bit early for that yet!

ControlGeek · 20/05/2016 07:06

loopy all the hand holding you need here, my lovely. It's less than a week to your scan, which in ttc terms is approximately 80 lifetimes. Just take it moment by moment, and allow yourself those panics but remember there really and truly is nothing you can do to jinx this, no matter how much your brain tells you otherwise.

imps I've been using the grey Morrisons home delivery carriers because of the lack of holes and nice opacity.My bin liners are almost see-through and I couldn't bear to risk seeing the vom! As of today, however, I am the proud owner of 25 genuine honest to goodness airline quality sick bags Grin I've got three folded up in my handbag, a few stashed in my car door and I'll leave a few at work. Not only is it nice to feel 'properly' pregnant, but the sickness leaves me feeling fine in between bouts, which is a huge improvement on the all day nausea I'd been having.

keep Is it your 20 week scan? Gosh that's come round so quickly! Can't wait to see your scan pic! Good luck with your back consultant, I hope all goes well with both appointments. My bloat seems to mostly be water now, not so much farting going on any more, but I have also put on 2.5lb with the steroids/intralipids, so some of it it probably fat too.

Morning belle!

My 9-10 week NHS reassurance scan is this morning, 9am. Got a nice heartbeat on the doppler again last night, so reasonably confident the scan will be ok. If it is, I'll be telling my direct reports at work at this afternoon's team meeting - eek Shock

Imps9 · 20/05/2016 07:22

Gosh 9-10 weeks already Geek Shock Brooking hard for you. Good call with the proper sick bags!

And Keep sooooooo many Brooking vibes to you too - not just that the scan goes well but that DH gets to go too. Re: Brabantia, we splashed out when we had our bathroom done 2 years ago. Nothing like treating yourself to a posh bin!

Loops what is your line like this morning? Are your symptoms there?

I forgot who asked about sickness - mine tailed off from 13 or 14 weeks and had stopped completely last week, although was sick y'day morning and last night. I was very tired y'day too so I think that either the tiredness contributed to the sickness or B-B is having a growth spurt which caused them both (I've made that theory up, but I rather like it).

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Imps9 · 20/05/2016 07:23

Oh and Beedles - yes please to M&S code!

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BeedlesPineNeedles · 20/05/2016 07:45

imps I've messaged you. I found this but its a bit early for me to be buying cute baby hats yet - and I need to buy lots of stuff to justify to myself the delivery charge!

If anyone else wants one that's fine, its not an individual code.

and geek a scan for you today too, good luck. Hopefully geekling will be moving its arms and legs and looking a bit more baby like. And a proper announcement, I still haven't done that - most of the people I work with are completely unaware or too polite to question if I'm just getting fat

ControlGeek · 20/05/2016 10:15

V quick as in middle of work 'blocked and monitored' period - geekling looks like a t-rex, waving its tiny little arm buds and legs around and wriggling about all over the place :) he's measuring in at 10w3d - 4 days ahead of my actual dates, which I will happily live with!

Good luck for yours keep, hope kip is ok and mrK can make it.

BeedlesPineNeedles · 20/05/2016 10:28

:o geek so pleased

Imps9 · 20/05/2016 10:33

Fabulous Geek!!!

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keepitgoing · 20/05/2016 10:48

Hooray geek it's gonna be a big one :)

Imps9 · 20/05/2016 10:57

Shouldn't you be in your scan Keep???

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BeedlesPineNeedles · 20/05/2016 11:18

Hope that wasn't a "damn I knew there was something I'd forgotten" moment for keep :o

Weddingbelle13 · 20/05/2016 12:27

Hi all that's great news about all the scans etc ive just been catching up - well im now on 5mg folic acid , I had a thrombophilia blood test this morning and I have a consultant scan to check the shape of my uterus on 28th June so going ok I think x

Imps9 · 20/05/2016 13:06

They sound like very positive steps in the right direction Belle. A sticky BFP will be yours before you know it!

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keepitgoing · 20/05/2016 13:54

All fine but STILL WAITING TO SEE DR and MW ffs

BeedlesPineNeedles · 20/05/2016 13:57

Are you waiting for the second appointment? I hope you bought some snacks with you and a book, pillow and sleeping bag

Loopyaboutmy2boys · 20/05/2016 16:12

Hey all, sorry had a crappy day here, ds2 been a pain in the backside all day, started with him trying to run in the road outside school this morning when I took my eyes of him for literally 2 seconds to pass something from the car to ds1, luckily I grabbed his hood in time to pull him back, and he has played up for the entire day, another highlight being he put an entire toilet roll into a toilet here.

So anyhow, I did a test and the line hasn't altered from yesterday's one.

Picked up my next prescription of metformin and had ordered more progesterone but they had no knowledge of this despite a lengthy conversation of what dose I needed and giving them the date the email from prof B was sent to them...thankfully the doctor looked at the email there and then and they happened to have some in stock but so stressed by it all and ds2 played up all the time we were stuck there waiting!

Imps9 · 20/05/2016 18:24

Arrrgg Loops my friend's son did that running-into-road thing the other week. Children are such morons sometimes.

Glad you got the progesterone and v pleased the line is just as dark!

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Loopyaboutmy2boys · 20/05/2016 18:40

Moron is one word for him. He is so bloody intelligent and yet when he decides to play up he will systematically do every single thing that he knows he shouldn't do. Then I get home and see all over my Facebook that a mother that several of my friends know was killed on her school run this morning when her daughter also ran into the road. From now on I'm going back to using a wrist rein on him until he stops dicking around. He knows full well that the road by school is busy and dangerous and that he should not move an inch unless he is holding my hand, it's that he chooses to do it on purpose in spite of me having it drummed into him. He will be 4 in September and I thought we were getting somewhere with him but clearly not!

keepitgoing · 20/05/2016 19:28

We finally left after 5.5 hours! The long wait was to see the Dr about my funny heart, am going to have a 24hr ECG in the next two weeks and see what it shows. The main thing was the scan was totally awesome you can see sooo much detail. We looked away at that point so don't know the sex

loopy they are terrifying... Sorry you had a tough day but glad the line looks good

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