***Lets support eachother again- you know who you are ***

[mummy2olivia]

charliesmum, nandos, beakas, sugr, cornflower, poppy, becky and everyone else who miscarried in may/june 2008....

We have all been very brave together and supported eachother. For those of us that are ready, it may be time to support eachother again as we return to TTC. Lets hold hands, remember our loss and give a nod to the future as we endeavour to procreate and............

SHAG!!

As promised, a thread to stay in touch. Will also see you on the MC avengers thread.

Hi everyone

mbm your weekend sounds lovely

It is BIG SNOWING here and me and DS2 are very excited. DH isn't though as he is at work and is worrying about the trains... But we never get snows these days so I think it is something worth getting excited about.

I don't have high hopes for this month as we only did the deed twice, on the day I got a +ve result on the OV stick and 4 days later on Sat night. But as mbm you said it only takes one go! But we'll see. AF due a week on Thursday. So I'm in that horrible 2ww period. But trying really hard not to think about it. The snow is more exciting at the moment

I'm typing this with the cutest kitten ever asleep next to me. She is soooo lovely. DS2 is watching Fimbles on TV. Better go and make us both some lunch now.

Hope everyone is well xxx

Ooh lovely re snow Becky, sounds fab! Did dh get to work and back okay?
Bet your kitten is gorgeous! What did you call her? have you got a pic you can post?

Well, AF arrived this morning, so I am now on CD1 of starting to ttc again! Not sure whether to be excited about it or not God I hope we have some better luck this time round, and for you too Becky and Poppy...

Hope you´re all having a lovely day

Hi mbm - sorry your AF arrived. You can start afresh next month though.

The kitten is called Aki and she is lovely. She's white and ginger and black and she likes to sit on my lap and purr. I'll add a photo when I can soon.

I'm off to bed now. Well I'm off to take the second Twilight book to bed as I am addicted to them. Have any of you read them?

Byeee and nighty night xxx

ooh becky, i love cats n kittens..kept telling my dh i wanted one v badly

MBM, sorry to hear your AF arrived..i do hope you and the rest get good news soon

i am in terrible state today..could hardly walk cos' yesterday night it started with a terrible headache and it hurt like crazy. vomitted twice after that and took a panadol. later had to go the 24-hr clinic at 2am today cos' i had muscle cramps,jaw cramps,throat hurt so bad and chest pain then vomitted 4 more times till 4am. i cant believe i could vomit x6 in one night.
am feeling better now expect dragging my feet around when walking hope baby is fine..i feel so sad for him/her cos' i had to take anti-vomit tablets n and a couple more pills to stop headache and muscle pain.

will post more when im better..take care all

Oooh Nandos, poor you! I hope you're feeling better soon! Is it some kind of bug you've had do you think? Am sure the baby will be fine...

Becky Over the past week I've heard about the Twilight books/film from so many different people, it's crazy! A friend is going to lend me the books, but has given the first one to someone else at the mo, so am waiting for her to finish it. Are they really good? Have you seen the film?

Don't be sad re my AF, I am thrilled that it arrived At last I can start trying again! I wouldn't have been ready for it mentally if I had been pg from the quicky we had - not that a few weeks makes any difference I suppose, but I do feel ready for it now. I've got to pick up my prescription for the baby aspirine now, and start taking that which I hope may help...

Poppy How are you doing?

Better go, but lots of love x

Hi nandos sorry to hear you have been so ill. Did they say what caused it? Anyway hope you are feeling better soon. Don't worry about the meds as they wouldn't have given you them if they weren't safe. I had to take meds all the way through my pg due to my arthritis and although I worried myself sick about it everything was fine. You take care.

Becky I am also jealous of your new kitten. I am a complete cat lover and they are hilarious when they are small. Mine is much more lazy now she is older but every night she sits on the back of the sofa behind my head and snuggles into my hair. Unfortunately she is usually kneading me with her claws at the same time (cheap accupuncture) and she has always done this since she was a kitten.

MBM sorry about your AF but as the others say it gives you a nice clean slate this month and you can be all prepared

Really hope this will be our month! I had a positive on an OV test and we did the deed on the nights before, during and after that so fingers crossed. I don't know how much more jiggy there will be though as ds has been off school with a bad cold and now dh and I have it. Mine is only a tad but his is ManFlu so any chance of "chess" is prob out the window!!!

Ooooh Poppy that sounds hopeful. Sounds like you got lots of chess matches in this month! A year ago when we were trying there was one night when I was shivery and feverish with flu and I said to DH 'I don't think I can do it tonight' and he just looked at me and gave me this withering smile. The month after that I got pg.

Nandos poor you. Was the sickness just a sudden bowt of MS or something else? I hope you are feeling better now. You're not far off half way there!!! It's gone so quick from my perspective since you said 'yeah I am pregnant!'

My AF is due a week tomorrow but since we only played chess twice and not at the most fertile moments I'm not hugely hopeful.

I had some bloods done last week and rang up for the results today: 'normal' I was told. So at least I know I am ovulating and not dying of some horrible blood disease or anything. That's a cheery thought.

Well better go, in the middle of ironing and fuming at DH for leaving me as usual with all the domestic duties, the children, and I do have work to do as well! Men grrrrrr. I am supposed to be going to visit a friend in Wellesbourne on Sat night but DH might have to go to work Sat morning and if he dares to have a work crisis which means I can't go there will be fur flying in this house! And I'm not talking the cats!

Our two cats are getting on better already. Our older cat, Liquorice, is quite a passive cat and she tolerates new cat, Aki. I think she feels quite motherly towards her. Liquorice also sits on the back of the sofa Poppy behind my head every night and she won't let Aki come near the sofa. She also sleeps on the bottom of our bed in the daytime and she won't let Aki go near the bed. She growls at her. Aki has a little cat basket she sleeps in. Aki is just soooo lovely but I'm struggling to stop her eating Luke and Josh's food. She just jumps up on the table and takes! I'm not quick enough! She is sitting next to this laptop now. I wish I could show you. I might try to put a piccy on my MN profile now. I have a rather fuzzy photo from my phone I can put on.

Better go do the ironing! Hope everyone is well.

Hi becky love your cats names. Does aki have a meaning (sounds oriental) or did you just like it?

My cat will barely step outside in this weather. She miaws to have the door opened then just wants to sit and look disgusted at the snow (the mere thought of getting her paws cold!!) whilst we endure freezing temps coming into the house.

Just been to a meeting with the other guiders as we are hoping to take the girls away for an overnight somewhere and subsidise the cost of it as we got given two donations from local orgs last year

Off to bed now for some zzzzz and that really will be all as dh has developed manflu and is going around looking all pasty and coughing

nandos and MBM hope you are both ok.

Hi everyone

Aki means autumn in Japanese. She is kind of autumnal coloured. I lived in Japan a while ago and DH is learning Japanese at the moment so that is how her name came about.

Good luck Poppy with the plans for an overnight.

We've had a busy weekend. I went down to Warwickshire to visit a friend of mine. We went shopping in the afternoon and drank wine while watching Sex And The City in the evening. I had to try to drink as little as possible just in case, but without giving the game away! That's really hard work!

The DSs are 'cooking' me a cake at the moment and Aki is running around chasing her tail. DH is on the computer upstairs being geeky and Liquorice, our older cat, is asleep somewhere probably.

I hope you are all well and enjoying the end of the weekend xxxx.

hi everyone
its nice to see all of you again..
i am feeling better but at times need to take anti-vomit meds before meals when i feel queasy..

becky, hopefully AF wont show up this time. i didnt have much chess match the last time cos' i nearly gave up and it happened.

poppy, hope your dh get well soon..poor guy
btw soo cute of your cat re disgusted at the snow lol i thought the fur makes them warm??
theres a lot of stray cats here n whenever i see them , i would stop n touch them (too embarassed to use the word stroke lol) they r soo cute... i am mad abt cats

MBM, hope you are alright..how is dh and ds doing?
i miss DH soo much..just spoke to him today and hes soo bz with work and we could only talk for a few mins each call..

need to do a bit of housework before i am done for the day
hope everyone is ok..

Hi nandos sorry to hear you are still feeling queasy but it will be worth it in the end.

One of the mum's at ds's school had another baby 2 wks ago and I only found out on fri. Was so embarrassed as I hadn't realised she was pg. When I told her this she said "I was massive" and I was even more and said that due to big winter coats etc I didn't think she was.Anyway she had a lovely wee girl. V cute.

I am out again this month as pmt sore boobs starting again. I just feel so and am seriously wondering if it will ever happen again. My optimism is running low.

Anyway off to do some ironing - yahoo!! Have one of those ironing presses so I can sit down and do it so it doesn't aggravate my arthritis as much. So boring though!

backy and mbm hope you are both ok. We had lots of snow last night and nearly didn't make it home from parents house as we live at the top of a v steep hill and have been stranded in the past! Definately a strong smell of burning clutch last night as we struggled home

Hello everyone

I'm fine. Waiting for AF to arrive. Feel nothing as usual except sore boobies a bit but they are always a bit sore before AF is due to stay. Poppy I know exactly how you feel. It's like being on a never-ending treadmill that just goes round and round and round.

I had to laugh about you not realising the mum at your DS's school was not pregnant because there is a mum at my DS's school who I swear is pregnant as she seems much larger than I remember her but I don't know her well enough to ask and what if she says 'no, I'm just fat' then that would be very embarrassing!!

Glad you're feeling a bit better Nandos. Hopefully you'll start to have that lovely mid-pregnancy glow soon! How is your bump growing?

Well I'm just sat here waiting for DH and my tea to cook (fish, baked potato and salad) and the cats are eying each other up for a fight. Oh dear. The DSs are tucked up in bed and DH and I are going to watch Desperate Housewives in a min. I hope everyone is having a nice Tuesday evening!

Durr I meant 'pregnant' not 'not pregnant'!

AF arrived last night [sad0

Ahhh I can't even do a sad face right!

Ah no Becky. This is so shit for you Sending big hugs your way and thinking of you (((((())))))

Washing machine man's just turned up, have to go...

Boo becky also for you. It is not fair!

Had a long talk with dh about this yesterday as he is feeling v low at the mo as well. He is a self employed builder and has spent yrs building up the business and at the mo there is little work so v worrying, also all the recent probs with nutty neighbours and our inability to get pg has been really upsetting him as well. He has decided to start running again to get fit and give him some time to clear his head. I am going to see if I can get an appt for some reiki and a massage as I just feel I need "something".

Got a letter from recurrent mc clinic today to go next fri instead of march to discuss latest blood results. Just feel so and

Better go now as need to collect ds from school. xx

Ah Poppy big hugs to you. Your poor DH too. The economy is pants at the moment. Ah what can we do? We've all done / are doing everything we can. Surely we're not asking for much really are we?

Good that your appointment is moved forward. I'll be thinking of you on Friday.

I'm just busy losing myself in vampire love at the moment in these twilight books. It is keeping me going!

Hope the washing machine gave you a good service mbm! Ha ha ha! Just joking.

Thanks for the hugs

Becky and You make me laugh

He was quite nice actually
Just joking too

lol re washing machine
i used to lean against my mom's w.m. when i was younger told mom it gave me
a good massage

i've been bz running around these few days that i started bleeding this morn its a little but not a few drops though, not enough to scare me to death. i havent see doc or mw yet cos' i got some more work to do b4 i make appt with them.
am not trying to sound self-centred cos' i really feel for the baby if i work too much and sometimes i literally hold my tummy when i am late for work and had to run to catch a bus/train
ok enough for the me me me posts..

becky, so sorry stupid AF came
i feel so bad to be the odd one out in this thread and among my friends in r.l i am the last one in terms of due date..am the last of the 7th feel so out of place..oh well

poppy n mbm, hope you two are ok ..
sorry abt your dh's poor biz at the moment poppy..its really bad this time isnt it

Oh Nandos, you must really start to take it easy... I'm so sorry to hear about the bleeding - are you going to get it checked out? Remember that your work will still be there even if you slacken off a little - it's so important not to overdo it... Can you take a few days off?
I really hope everything's okay, and PLEASE let us know when you've been to see someone, as we shall all be worried for you.

You mustn't feel bad to be on this thread - you give us hope that things CAN go right next time... I'm pretty sure the others feel the same, but I am willing you on and feel so proud that one of our thread is getting what she deserves. Hopefully we shall all be joining you in having a bump very soon.

Why do you feel so out of place with your friends? It is difficult being pg, as you have so many hormones running around inside you that it's impossible to think straight sometimes, but just think that you are doing THE most important thing in the world, carrying a baby. Other things just pale into insignificance... It doesn't matter where your friends are at, it's just important that you and your baby are okay, and that you're happy. You know you have us behind you all the way

Becky How are you doing? I do really feel for you. I remember how I used to feel getting AF when we were trying for ds, it is devastating each month. I have no words of wisdom, just a very big hug...

Poppy Your poor DH. Hope he is okay, and you too. It's an awful time isn't it. My dh has a shop, and although this is normally a quiet time of year, he can't help but panic when no-one comes in. It is so stressful, as you do start to worry where on earth the money is going to come from.
That's good re the clinic isn't it? At least you won't have to wait even longer to find out the results. What were they testing for?
Re reiki/massage, I reckon anything that relaxes you has to be good! What about reflexology too? That's fab, and they can pinpoint and address problem area's. I've always had a bit of a dodgy tummy, and have been for reflexology a few times, to different places. Each time I'm careful not to mention my tummy, as I'm interested to see if they find it, and they have done each and every time! It's amazing...

Well we started playing chess too last night . Am on CD11 now, and got more planned for tomorrow! DH practically jumped on me, which was fab! When we were ttc ds he said he felt like a piece of meat! Wonder how long it'll be before the novelty of lots of sex wears off for him

Lots of love to you all xxx

nandos please please take it easy and please let us know when you do get checked out as it prob is nothing to worry about but best to let them confirm that. I had a little bleed when I was about 13wks pg with ds and I literally felt like my world had come crashing around my feet but when I got scanned the next day and all was well it was one of the happiest days ever.
Also please don't feel like the odd one out. You give me hope and I love hearing how things are progressing with your pg. You really do deserve it and hopefully in the future we will be joining you.

MBM My appt at the hosp is to see the recurrent mc consultant again as I had more blood taken in dec re the clotting syndrome. He wants to discuss latest results. Would help if I could get pg again after all these blooming tests.
Sorry to hear your DH's shop is quiet as well. It is scary times just now. My dh is usually quiet at this time of year but this is deafeningly quiet. V worrying.
Good luck with chess

becky hope you are ok. I must be nearly ready for AF as boobs are killing me and I can't take my hand out of the tin of roses chocs there has to be an upside.

Ds off school now till wed so hopefully we will take him to cinema this weekend as he wants to see Hotel for dogs. May need to resort to sneaking in my own snacks

xxx

Ooh Poppy can I be really cheeky and ask you to chuck a handful of chocs in my direction please Am in a very chocolatey mood tonight! Ooohhh, actually, I think I might have some Dairy Milk left in the cupboard - will go and hunt it out!

When is AF due?