Bonkers Anonymous… the most successful TTC thread in the world... so good even the Graduates want to stay!

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New thread-all aboard the TTC train!

HC
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Evening all

HC - I hope you are not in too much pain with your eye - besides, if you need cheering up, Sayid is in this episode of Lost a few times

Bellie - glad the treasure hunt went well - what a lovely day for it!

Soosy - ooh fingers crossed that this is the house for you (and that AF stays away!)

Yes I have got my bbq tomorrow - yippee Obviously it means I am going to be rushed off my feet tomorrow morning shopping and preparing the food, tidying the house up etc when it would have been so much easier to go to a restaurant - but the sacrifice will be so worth it if Chelsea can win the title

Can you believe we had rain today?? For about an hour this morning, it rained on and off and it has been cloudy for the rest of the day! Went into town to get MIL's birthday pressies and picked up a lovely maternity skirt from Red Herring for £3 - what a bargain eh?? It is really light so perfect for summer!

Anyway, off to start the tidying up - have a good evening all

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Got the paddling pool out for the girls earlier and filled it with lovely warm water then DD1 tipped it out with her bucket and refilled it with the cold hosepipe water then moaned it was too cold.

HC
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Ooh ceebee, am shaking at the knees with the thought of seeing Sayid.

FIL is away for a weeks fishing starting tomorrow so have invited MIL to share our shepherds pie (she won't eat it as she has a beef phobia) and it turns out BIL is off to Brands Hatch to watch the racing so SIL is also sharing our tea.

HC
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Good to see it's been busy on here today, well done for spurring us into action mjim!

I had a lovely day in London, one of my friends has a 6 month old little boy and she brought him with her, so I got lots of practice in! We had a picnic in Regents Park, it was really nice to see my friends and to spend the day in the sunshine (although it clouded over in the afternoon, boo!) They had already pretty much figured out my news, as normally when I go to see them I stay over and we have a boozy night out, but I had pre-warned them that I was only going for the day, so they worked out why without too much trouble! But I am loving this stage of sharing the news!

My plan for tomorrow is to go clothes shopping! I am now down to just 2 summery and 2 wintery work tops I can still fit into, as my boobs have got so big! I don't really have a bump yet, so that's not an issue, but my boobs seems to have taken over my chest and my usual tops just won't accommodate them! So a day's shopping it is (or as long as I can last before I get tired and irritated - probably about half an hour!)

CE, great to hear you are feeling positive this month. What is agnus cactus and what does it do?

Ceebee - I feel exactly the same about the November thread, it moves incredibly quickly and there are so many people on it that I don't feel as though I know people all that well. A lot of people post during the day, I think maybe HM2J does, so she probably keeps up with it a lot better than us. So this will continue to be my favourite thread!

Waves to everybody else. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

HI all.

So the forecast for Stafford this weekend was - Saturday sunny and 23 Sunday rain - what actually happened : Saturday bit of sun in the afternoon - mainly cloudy and rain and today there is beautiful sunshine why oh why with all the technololgy can they never get it right? Anyway just about managed a bbq last night and looks like we should be able to have another today. DH went out to get suppllies and got coal etc and when he returned I reminded him that we bought a gas bbq last year I think its because we only managed to have 3 thanks to the rain

We keep having to lock the kitten up while we go out and so as a result when we come in when the boys go to bed he behaves like a deranged maniac [angy]

Besides that everything fine.....

Hope you all enjoyed your day yesterday - most of us were up to something by the sounds of things and hope you all get a sunny day today.

Hi all

had to come in from the garden as it is too hot. I know we shouldn't complain but there is no breeze!

Thought about having a bbq today but couldn't be bothered to get the supplies so we are having a huge salad instead. Trying to think of the weight as not been doing so well recently.

How's it going ceebee - not watching here but will see tonight on football first/match of the day! hopeing not too stressful for you!

Nothing else to report just playing the waiting game now xx

Phew! I have had to come in from pegging washing, it is too hot to be sitting outside, that's for sure. If it helps myjob, since the warmer weather, I have ben having headaches and generally feeling a bit crap. I had backache earlier, was just about to worry when it went away. It is so hard to know when to worry and when to chill. I am sure, like you, it is just baby growing bigger and making more room for itself by pushing everything else out of it's way. Just this week I have suddenly realised I can not eat as much as I used to or I am really uncomfortable all night with a horrible overfull feeling.

I agree that thid thread can't die! It is definately a favourite here too, like the others have said, the ante-natal board is good, but it moves soooo fast during the week and I somehow feel that everyone knows everyone else better than I do. That's what I like about this thread, with there only being a fue handfuls of us, we know each other more.

Bellie, I am LOL about the huge salad. I think this week alone we have had salad with almost every main meal. Today we decided it was too hot for traditional sunday dinner, so I fetched a cooked chicken from Tesco, which we had with a HUGE salad of mixed baby leaves and rocket. T'was very nice and very healthy too. Yesterday we had new potatoes with a big salad and hard boiled egg, the day before that it was jacket spud and salad . Pity I need to be gaining weight though.

Right, sorry to not catch up with everyone, you were very chatty over the last few days! I better run as the kids are asking for lollies and I think I may join them!

• b**y Man United - I hate them!!!

Anyway, now that I have got that off my chest, today (apart from the obvious upset) has been lovely! Bbq went well - even though me and DH were rushed off our feet tidying, shopping etc this morning and it cost us a feckin fortune (whilst BIL got away without paying anything ).

Although we obviously live in a different country to you lot as it was beautiful this morning and then clouded over by lunchtime followed by a thunderstorm and heavy rain - fortunately we had finished eating by then and the football had started

Juanitad - what did you buy? I am actually wearing some linen maternity trousers today and they are SO comfy - it is the first maternity clothes I have worn and I don't really need to but the elastic waistband is fab

HM2J - I am the same as you - I can't eat big meals anymore - one burger today and I was stuffed! Little and often has definitely become my motto.

Anyway, must go - pretended to DH that I needed to do my nails in the office away from DS. I hope no-one is going to flame me but I have got a mini-bottle of vino in the fridge which I think I will have tonight to drown my sorrows (I don't do this often whilst pg by the way and it is only a little little bottle).

Hope you all have a good evening

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hi girls - sounds like you have all been having a lovely weekend in the sunshine. It must be fab to let the dc play in the garden and get out the paddling pools! (even if they don't appreciate it!) LOL

Hoping the bbq went well! and boo hoo for Chelsea not winning (sorry!)

Pirates outfit sounds gorgeous!

LOL about Juanitads expanding boobs!

The weather was so nice yesterday we decided to go camping for the night! Grabbed all our stuff and packed some bbq stuff and ended up between Knaresborough and Harrogate. It was fantastic! Went for several lovely walks and had very healthy salad and what not! Very sunny today so did more walking!

Anyway, managed to BD in some rather unusual places!!! Won't embarrass myself by saying where but DP says if we have managed to concieve we will have to call dc leaf or fern!!!! (sorry far TMI!!!)

Got +ve OPK when got home today aswell.

I'm really happy today. Can you tell?

Love to all
CE xx

PS Agnus Castus is meant to regulate female hormones, aiding fertility basically

X posts with you ceebee!

Nothing wrong with a little glass of vino when pg I'm sure! No flaming on here remember! We are a more mellow bunch than most LOL

Enjoy!

Ooh, ChocEclair-was it up a tree? +ive OPK sounds great. Expecting a +ive one Tues ish.

ceebee-with both pregnancies I always had a mini bottle of wine once a week (when the sickness passed of course) Trouble is it never tasted quite the same as when not PG.

Sorry that some of you had not so good weather. Has been truly glorious here in Lincolnshire.

Have a good evening all.

HC
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Leaf, that has a nice ring to it CE! You probably were quite near me - I am in North Leeds, on the Harrogate side, about half an hour from Harrogate. By the way CE, I am having to lead training to the whole staff at tomorrow's after school meeting, like you did a few weeks ago. Not looking forward to it at all - give me kids rather than adults any day of the week!

Did well in the maternity shopping today - here is the full list:

1 pair pyjama bottoms
2 pjyama tops
1 pair work trousers
1 pair shorts
1 pair summer combat-type trousers
3 vest tops
4 T-shirts

So overall, am quite pleased. One of the tops is way too big for me at the moment, but it is soooo pretty, I'm sure it won't be long before I fill it! My friend who had her baby on Mother's Day has told me that I can have all her maternity stuff as well, so my wardrobe has gone from being in a desparate situation to looking quite healthy!

Sorry about the football ceebee, but with a bit of luck they will get their revenge in the Champions League. Fingers crossed for you. I'm not particularly a Chelsea fan, but I do dislike Man Utd intensly!!

I'm not going to flame you Ceebee, I cracked open a bottle of low alcohol stella earlier, lol! Sorry about the footie results.. Dh was not a happy bunny either as ther Villa now don't qualify for next years Uefa cup. Bot a big footie fan myself, but really enjoyed todays Grand Prix

CE: LOL at the BD in unusual places, lol! I remember those days, seems like a loooong time ago now. It's a good thing we didn't name Jamie after where he was concieved, considering it was in a bathroom of a hotel in Menorca. I knew I was O'ing so we set ds1 up in his travel cot with some dodgy spanish tv and got busy . Best souvenir I could have asked for!

Hi

I am laughing at all the Bd'ing in unusual places! I am obviously very boring!

To the drinkers whilst pregnant - once I passed 12 weeks I used to have two units a week (a spritzer on a Friday and Saturday night). In fact it may have been a bit more than that towards the end never did any of mine any harm! I did used to drink alcohol free wine but as I remember it is vile!

I missed the first episode of Lost so am presumably I didn't miss much. DH tried to buy it off Skyanytime only I refused to pay the £1.99 fee as we already subscribe to Sky I think it is taking the p* and would rather miss an episode

Sorry about the football Ceebee

DH is off to Wembly next weekend so I have the kids to myself (joy oh joy). Hopefully the weather will still be nice so we can go somewhere (if I'm feeling brave!).

Ok ladies, I am feeling brave enough to share names with you lot! Shhhhhh, don't mention to my antenatal board I showed you my current names list, I don't feel comfortable enough to share with them.

Incedentally, I haven't really discussed these with dh yet, apart from Zachary (he wants Zach). The boys are Connor David and Jamie Alexander and we have a double barreled surname, 3 syllables altogehter.

Here's my list

www.babynames.com/namelist/9613731

OOO heartmum - great names! I think I like them all just about! I really like Zach and Finlay for a boy, and Amelia, Anna and Sophie for a girl. All lovely though!

Do you suspect you are having a B or G???

Impressed with Juanitads list of purchases! You won't need to buy anything else! Hope your presentation went well

Glad I amused you with the BDing stories! HM2J - LOL about the hotel bathroom! Willmouse you are not boring! (You just have kids!). Guess we should make the most of ttc while being childless as I can imagine ttc dc#2 and #3 must be more challenging!

Think I have ov'd today (woohoo!) so only one more BD tonight then I can have a rest LOL!

Hope everyone else is ok

Phew, glad that's over! The training session went ok, the staff seemed quite happy with it, although the head did give me a few pointers on what else I should have included, so it wasn't perfect, but nor was it a disaster! Anyway, it's done now, and I don't have to do it again for a very very long time!

Told somebody at work today I was pg, and she said she could tell, because I was carrying all the weight on my bum!! Cheeky cow!! I didn't really think I had put any weight on, apart from round my middle, but now I can't stop checking out my backside in the mirror!! I know there is no point being vain in pregnancy, but still...........

Hope the sunshine has hung around for everyone. It's another lovely day here, although cooler than yesterday.

HM2J, haven't looked at your list yet, will have a look now and let you know what I think later...not that it matters what I think, so long as you and DH are happy with the name you choose.

Juanitad, I am glad that the training session went well but OMG, what a terrible thing to say to a pregnant lady. We have been chating insensitive comments on the antenatal thread, I think you could win for today!

Thanks CE! These are just names I like. As I said, I haven't discussed it with dh (or more like he has his head in the sand), he will probably say no to the lot of them. Grrrr! Yay for O'ing today though, sounds like you deserve a rest after tonight!

Juanitad!!! That's TERRIBLE!!! Why are some people are just soooo clueless...maybe she is jealous though? Sometimes I think folks can't think of anything to say, and end up putting their foot in it!

Glad the presentation went well though

Juanitad what a thing to say to a pregnant lady!! - I hope she said congratulations too!!

HM2J - really like Zachery and Nathan and Rhianna and Amelia - what is your guess b or g?

Not going to flame ceebee at all. I wished that I could have had a glass with dd, but went right off alcohol and couldn't even bear the smell of it !!

Had some reflexology today as it is supposed to help with fertility problems. It was great - thought I would be a bit ewww as don't really like people touching my feet, but it was so relaxing I fell asleep - only to be woken by my own snoring .

off to cook now dd is in bed but first water the pots - it has been really hot again here today!!

Evening ladies

I should have realised that you weren't going to flame me - I forget sometimes how supportive everyone is on here rather than the judgemental side of MN. The wine was lovely btw but I had a bad night's sleep as I didn't feel great so not sure it was a good idea in hindsight

HM2J - will look at the list of names in a bit when I get more time but from the names that have already been mentioned - I love Finlay! My nephew is called that otherwise it would have been a definite on my list.

Juanitad - am totally at your colleague - why on earth do people think they can make those kind of comments just cos you are pg? Glad the presentation went well

Bellie - am v about the reflexology - I lurve having my feet played with so it sounds absolutely fab!!

CE - I think leaf is a very pretty name You think that we are just not doing it in strange places because we have already have lo's - in my case, no, we have just never done it in strange places - bedroom all the way for us

MJIM - where are you today? This time in 3 days, our scans will be done - yeah!

Right, need to go and make tea - will try and catch up later but I have to do some work aswell.

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Juanitad that is so rude of that woman! Probably jealous

Ceebee agree with the others-the odd glass is fine in my book. I think this sudden 'zero' alcohol units thing is ludicrous and assumes woman are too stupid to know they shouldn't down a bottle of vodka every night while pregnant.

CE oh the days of open air sex. Hope it did the trick.

HM2J I Connor and Jamie. I looked at the list and from them I like Ava and Dylan best I think but lots of nice names on there

Paddling pool was more successful this time as DD had a friend round to play in it. Off to eat dinner in the garden now.

oh and Bellie I have always wanted to try reflexology

Morning all.

Weather still lovely here - aparently it is going to rain come Thursday so best make the most of it!

H2MJ - I love your names - my favourites are Nathaniel and Freya (I know a lovely Freya so I am biased!) (my nephew is Zach so I am biased on that name as well iyswim!).

Juanitad - sounds to me like your colleague is jealous - you never really know how people are going to react. When we told all DH's friends (from school - they have stayed in touch) I remember one of the ladies ran into the bathroom pretty sharpish. They were obviously ttc on the quiet themselves as her DS is about 6 months younger than my DS!. The next phase will be people feeling they have the right to pat your tummy without even consulting you. I remember when pg with DS1 most of my clients used to do it - the female ones I mean LOL - I think half of Penkridge patted me!

CE -don't give up on the BD'ing yet - can't you still be fertile up to 4 days after ovulation? Don't quote me on that but I think that's what I have read!

Right off to do some work now (honestly!).

Actually I'm off to check next years holiday brochures - Turkey is the lastest option!