The caravan of crap! for those of us who are browned off but not to the extent of those over there in the hut

[Thelittlesoldiersmummy]

Well welcome to the caravan sat on the top of a hill somewhere in Dorset some days its good here the weather is fine and all is happy other days the weather is crap and so is everything else!

Feel free to come in be happy, sad or just moody - Just no counting dates or charting or temping just us girls having a chat over a cupper looking out the window through the orange (yes orange) curtain x

Thanks Liger cant quite believe it. I am excited, but feel a bit strange like I dont want to get too carried away in case things go wrong. I think we just needed a new trend starting in the caravan.

So fingers crossed for you and everyone else when we get a few more bfp's we should find a chalet. We would need the space for bumps.

I can completely understand what you feel, maybe let yourself get completely excited in it today at least?? You deserve to enjoy it after all you have been through and in waiting so long.

I remember you saying that your family were hoping for better times to come, hopefully this is the start of those better times and certainly worth celebrating.

I LOVE the idea of a chalet! I am starting to dream of moving to the chalet oooh, fingers crossed that you've filled all the nooks and crannies in the caravan with infectious baby dust

Your right liger

Have sprinkled a lot about so nobody hoover for a bit.

OMG A BFP

Keep trying everyone need some company in the chalet.

Tizzwhizz, Yaaaaayyy BFP - still ever so happy for you!

Thank You That means an a lot

Will still be around will keep my eye out for that BFP or in case you need a cuppa and a chat.

Morning all

Sorry I didn't come back to the caravan, been feeling a bit down and un-motivated the past week or so and of course being stuck indoors for 5 whole days didn't help but couldn't go out due to ds's chicken pox. Had a few things going on and think it's all caught up with me, must snap out of it though as it's no good for anyone.

liger - yes, it's actually a very comforting feeling. Obviously I'd prefer to not have to wait but there's light at the end of the tunnel

tizzwhizz - wow, CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you Looney

Hope you are feeling better now. Did you get anymore grief from the mum you were talking about?
Have made you a cuppa, put your feet up for a bit sounds like you have had a tough week.

tizzwhizz - thanks for the cuppa, just cut a slice of homemade banana cake - fancy a slice? The mum didn't give grief but did make it clear she was upset. BUT.....then she sort of apologised and said it's just hard being a parent isn't it. I've since pre-warned her that as her baby has just started crawling, she's likely to have little knocks from time to time - wanted to make sure she knew this as she gets funny even if baby had a little red mark on her knees from being on her front and trying to crawl. She's lovely, just very protective. You'd think she'd be getting better considering I've had baby since she was 8 weeks old!!

I'm trying to snap out of my mood...promise! Not sure what on earth is wrong. Been in tears a lot this morning. Ds doing my head in, always wanting to nick my laptop, dh doing my head in as all these things need doing round the house and nothing is getting done. I don't know if it's that that's upset me or just that I'm all emotional anyway since coming off the pill? Also, had lots happen at once in the past week or 2 so maybe that's to blame??? Nan is in a mental health hospital being assessed as her dementia has got VERY bad, mum went on AD's the other week because of how bad it is having nan living there, my sister is in an abusive relationship and it's finally out in the open with my family, I finally got her to agree to tell my parents (who already knew as I couldn't keep it to myself) but now my brother has let her know I told him, we've just started searching for dh's dad (not seen for 18 yrs) and I found him pretty quickly but now it's like WTF do we do with this info? And well.....just lots of other little bits. I think I need to get some evening primrose oil tablets or similar to make me feel better as I'm sure hormones are to blame!

Gosh.....what a ramble that turned out to be - sorry

Some one slap me please!!!!!

Hi Looney,

Thank you for the cake it was lovely. Omg with all you have going on its no wonder you are emotional.

Think what you actually need is some quiet time out, so put your feet up on the chaise, get a magazine and listen to the sound of the sea.

Thanks, dh actually dragged me down to the pub for lunch with ds so we had a nice family afternoon. Actually, we were gone hours as the pub had problem with food and kept saying 'another 5 mins and you can order' - after about 40 mins we decided to down the rest of our pint and go to TFI Friday's It was yummy but we didn't get home til about 7pm then I had to bath ds and do story! Normally he's in bed at around 7pm but hey, we all had a nice time and it did cheer me up. I do feel really bad for not getting much work done this weekend but at least I feel better in my head

Yeah.....it has been rather a lot going on but I don't think it's all down to that. Coming off the pill has certainly made me very up and down, hope it settles soon.

Right, got to get 2 mindees ready and dash off to get ds from nursery. Mindees arrived with no socks/tights and not even shoes for the toddler so we're pretty much stuck indoors this morning. Actually.....may pop to Asda after collecting ds and see if they have some cheap shoes I can keep for when parents forget them. Could also do with some more spare rain coats as all they have are cardy's again!!!! (note to anyone who uses/are going to use a childminder - TRY and remember the important items like shoes and jacket )

Will try and come in for some chill time later

Have a good day everyone x

And I think my life is busy Looney

Just thought I would check in and see how everyone is doing.

Dinner sounds great looney, glad you had a good time.

Hope everyone is ok?

[Woddles in opens the windows signs and cleans the cobwebs from the overhead cupboards. Sits down and looks around at the old place]

Tizzwhizz congrates on your BFP i think that 3 now for the caravan!

Liger, sweetkitty and Looney i hope all is going well

Anniemac how is the acupunture going I do hope it works

looking forward to some more BFPs!

I am 11+5 today and have my 12 week scan on Monday i will put some pics up so you can see my bud!

[woddles back out of the caravan door not before putting a box of chocs on the table and a pint of longlife milk in the fridge ummm still feels like home x]

Hi all, does anyone know where bobbydazzler went to? Did she change her name? Wanted to see how she was doing but can't find her anywhere on MN since she got BFP [worried]

nomoremagnolia you know the whole reason I came into the caravan this morning is because I was thinking about her I did a search a few weeks ago and again today and your right nothing I do hope all is ok and her bump is growing!

TLSM When I saw you in the caravan you were the first person I have 'recognised' for a while from the old caravanners which made me wonder how bobbydazzler was doing

Hi everyone. Can I join? Or sort of rejoin, actually, as I was on the conception boards a fair bit over the summer, but took a break for a bit recently. Feeling a bit low about it all today. Have been ttc no.2 for 5 months now and nothing. I conceived my first son in the first month of trying, so guess that's why I'm so impatient this time around. Just feeling a bit down today, as my son turns three in the new year and the age gap between him and any future baby is just getting bigger and bigger. Also got several pregnant friends who are making me feel incredibly broody. Sorry, just being self pitying today :-(

Good?! to hear fom you again loveangel* iyswim. It's been a bit quiet in here of late. Ikwym I'm in the same position as you ttc#2 and I'm on my 4th cycle. Although it did take me 3 yrs to get DS and he's now 3.6 so if I was to be successful this month he will be 4.3 by then.
Am thinking of doing a roast dinner for the frequentees of the caravan tomorrow. Have got a nice chicken I could roast on the spit outside which I bought at the local butcher's this morning. We've still got some potatoes growing in the garden which I could lift in the morning to roast along with parsnips, carrots, swede and curly kale. Think I may be able to rustle up some bread sauce if anyone is interested?
Feel free to bring some wine. Does 2pm suit you?

Missed your post, libralady, sorry...not been online since Sat. The roast sounds lovely! Have you got the energy to get that spit roaster going on a Monday night? I am beyond pre-menstryual and could do with a big plate of comfort food! :-) xxxx

Soory to miss you loveangel
No one else turned up so I didn't bother.
Maybe we could do one on Wednesday?

Are the roast potatoes happening today???

Hello all, thanks for airing the place TLSM, its been while since I've been in the caravan but I've missed the place. I've been a bit too gloomy to post about TTC this month, but its good to be back.

Anyone else around?

How you feeling LoveAngel?

Hedgepig - how are you? I someimes wonder if your pre Paris quickies ended up in good news for you?

Morning liger

I'm just waiting to see if anyone else turns up today to see if I do the roast. I could always pick something up from the butchers when I do the school run later on.

Sorry you have been getting down ttc, but that's what we're here for to try and lift each other's spirits, have rants and raves and it is harmless as we don;t know each other in RL. Much better than taking it out on friends and family, and as we are all in the same situation we can sympathise and empathise a lot more than the DH's.

Hi Libralady,

I'm still up for a roast, but I'm veggie so don't go to the butchers on my account , I will tuck into the roast potatoes and parsnips if you have some? Yum

You're right, its a harmless place to rant and rave, but this month I've somehow needed to hide away from it all rather than let it all out here. I'm not too bad today, so I will just ride with that rather than delve into what has plagued my mind.

Let me know if i can help with the cooking, if no one else comes we can just eat cake

Hello NOMORE AND TSLM I am dead chuffed and touched that you remembered me and were thinking of me .

I am due to have my 12 week scan this Friday and boy how the time has dragged this time round to reach this point, partly because I have been so much more anxious than I was first time, that it would all go wrong, I was still knicker checking for weeks after I finally got the BFP and partly because I have been much sicker and more tired this time than last. Those are the reasons that I have not been posting on MN though I have been occasionally lurking on the conception and antenatal threads.

Other big reason for my lack of posting or lurking is that I became so obsessed with TTC and posting on MN prior to BFP that I am afraid my work took something of a back seat and I have been frantically scrabbling to recover ever since, which has not been easy when I have been feeling so peuky/tired!

Not really there yet with work, if I am lucky I may have pulled it round by the time i go off on mat leave so that they will let me come back afterwards

Anyway sorry for long post but like I say very nice to be remembered and nomore you are kind of my hero cos you gave me those hopeful and as it turned out accurate stats when i was in despair so i will always be eternally grateful for your help at that time .

Hope you are both ok anyway, TSLM i did read that you had a bumpy first few weeks but think all going well for you now?

Hi to all other familiar and not so familiar names in here.

One person I wonder about is MS Lucy as we were kind off buddies for awhile but then she disappeared. Ms Lucy are you out there?

take care everyone xxxxx

Can I come in??? Sorry I've not been around recently but I was really down and for the last month(ish) I've tried to forget about ttc and just stayed off the pill and did the business as and when without all the checking for OV etc. Anyway, got my BFP on Tuesday and it terrified me - WTF is that all about??? None stop crying and it's doing my head in. Anyway, I'm SOOOOOO pleased to see BobbyDazzler pop in and pleased so far so good I've been knicker watching as very wet down there and keeps feeling like I've come on and I'm scared of another MC. Anyway, must try and not think about that as it's not going to help things is it.

Right, I've got baby mindee upstairs in bed and I've got my tea and toast so now going to scroll down and see how much I can catch up with!

[it's Looneytune btw]

Oh, that didn't take long. Strange....I thought it was going to take ages as felt like I've haven't been in here for AGES but it's only been a couple of weeks and it's been quiet anyway!

liger - although I hadn't been trying for that long, because of what I was told by the Dr etc. I just couldn't bear any more obsessive ttc and that meant pretty much staying away from all threads, just had my name on the Oct thread mainly to keep track of my CD's but that was it. And guess what.....the relaxing obviously worked!!!

libralady - I'm missed the roast [cries] All I can think about is food recently, can you believe I've already put on loads and having to wear looser trouser! This happened with ds. Coz I don't normally eat that much but then when pg, I eat for England!!! Don't want to get proper fat like last time - put on 3 stone and god I looked so fat, not pg, just fat

Right, off to check on baby, she's a bit restless. Catchya later xxx