The addictable wagoners are welcoming some lovely newbies and enjoying seeing some oldies return! Thread for those waiting to ttc, those ttc now and graduates alike!

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Here we are on another new thread! Let's hope it's a lucky one

hi everyone,
sorry I've been awol, but back now, though if Dh asks I'm looking for some educational stuff for the kids.
Well I'm due on the 10th Feb and it's a girl, so that's neatly 2 of each, though now the pressure is on for a name.
Sorry I haven't had a chance to catch up or read more than the last few posts but LL and Moos have kindly kept in touch and updated me when they've needed too.

Tink-snap! so pleased you got your scan and she cooperated.

How is everyone? I'm feeling pretty good health-wise, gathering stuff for the baby, generally shitting myself over the birth. I'm more scared this time then for any of the others.

oh.....and I'm craving coleslaw.

Sorky - good to have you back and congrats on your baby girl

Glaskham - glad christening worked out ok.

I've had my first sickness free day for a week! Will try and think of it as a good thing. Have got really badly pulling stomach muscles at the moment. Assume this is normal??particularly bad when turning over in bed or when moving from lying down to sitting up. Feels like I did 50 sit ups yesterday, which I didn't!

Hope everyone's had good wkend and that's why it's been so quiet!

Morning all

Very excited to be back on the wagon properly now.

How is everyone?

Welcome back Sorky!

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Morning GYo
How's the jetlag now?

Hi Ses! How are you? How is the sickness today? I was pleased to hear your scan went well. Are you feeling any less worried now?

The jetlag is okish. Despite only sleeping at the right times I was awake until 2am this morning but I think after getting up at 6, I should be back to normal tonight if I can get through today in the office

Have been feeling less worried which is good and have now told a few people. Still have my moments of worrying. I fell on the stairs a couple of days ago but trying to be sensible as landed on my bum and slid down only about 6 stairs so don't think that should have caused any problems.
Stomach muscles really pulling but they probably weren't in the best shape to begin with
How's your bump growing?

Ouch re falling downstairs. Bet that hurt!
Think ligaments stretching is quite normal. I've had various degrees of pains that have turned out to be ok so far...as long as it doesnt get worse I wouldnt be too worried but its so hard not to be...

Forgot to ask, how is the new house?

Bump has appeared and at some angles looks quite prominent. There is something very solid low down which must be pushing everyhting else out of the way! I just feel fat but my DH says its noticeable now. He really noticed after I'd not seen him for 2 wks!

New house is fab We feel v lucky and now just trying to unpack and sort out where everything goes! Our dogs are staying with a friend whilst DH makes the garden secure for them. They're due back Wed which will be great to see how they like their new home. Much bigger garden which will please the younger one. She'll probably go completely mad running round smelling every corner. The older one will probably look with disappointment at the running space but will then spot the fallen apples ( we've got 3 apple trees!), scoff as many as she can and make herself ill!

Well I waffled on well there!

morning

glas - ye for cotbed very exciting
christenings are nice
boo for boiler hope you get it sorted out soon

sorky - gr8 to hear from you yep we are both having girls
cant wait to buy pink newborn outfits didnt get any newborn outfits for dd

ses - ye for sickness going
ouch falling down stairs
house sounds gr8 will b gr8 2 get dogs back bet they will louv bigger garden and apples lol

gyo hope jetlag isnt 2 bad and ye for bump

Morning Tink
So exciting now that you can choose pink things!

Im toying with finding out sex now, although we werent going to.

Did you find out for your first DD?

quiet on here today.....

hi gyo fights way through tumbleweed
yes we did @ 33 week scan which was a growth scan couldnt see @ 20 week one she had her legs crossed!
i find it helps with bonding when you find out the gender and it is gr8 to buy the relevant clothing and nursery bits

Hi GYo- i also found out with both my other 2, and i have to say, knowing their name from 20 weeks and calling them by their name inside me, talking to them using their name, and just knowing i was going to have my son or daughter (as i had one of each) in my arms at the end of it all was amazing. I honestly agree with tink that it helps bonding- i felt so bonded with my 2 before they arrived and i dont know if i'd have felt that bonded if i'd have just been having a 'baby'...

I did a massive blitz of all the kids toys this morning. we had a broken, charity shop, and keeping pile. and they have almost halved their toys!! i plan to do it again a few weeks before xmas to make room for new toys!! But i'm so proud of how clean and tidy the living room looks and i haven't even hoovered yet!!

I have to take DS to the GP this afternoon, he's got some blistering on the inside of his top lip and its making his mouth all swell up, looks painful. Hopefully they can give him something, but i'm not looking forward to the whole week with him off if it doesn't clear up quickly!!

Both kids are driving me nutty today, they mustn't have slept too good as they are both tired and cranky, both will start crying because the other is and will fight over nothing etc- i'm not looking forward to an afternoon without a nap (can't fit one in before doc app) and then i need to pop to town and get a bit of food as i've got nothing worth cooking in the freezer, making spag bol for tea i think... but not sure, DH is on a late so would mean having to make 2 lots of pasta... but i now eat with the kids so i dont get heartburn when going to bed for eating too late!!

god how much have i waffled!!??!!

thanks Tink, Glask- the reason we might find out the sex afterall is that I am convinced its a boy.

I didnt ever have a boy preference, in fact I had a girl preference before being preg! But for some reason i've got this idea that its a boy now (instincts and lack of sickness) my DH is concerned that we should find out so I can adjust to the idea of a girl, if it is, before the birth. Im still unsure as I fancied the idea of a suprise, but the point about bonding is a great one...

got 4 wks til 20wk scan so time to decide!

Well done glask on the tidying- very impressive :-) must feel theraputic!

i liked being able to say 'he's kicking me in the ribs agin' or 'she's on the move' when they were inside me!! it felt right...

I am almost certain this one is a boy (because of the sickness in my case!!) and would definitely need to know as i'm not going to keep away from the blue clothes for another 26+ weeks if i didn't find out and if i had a girl but had bought blue it'd be a nightmare!!

Thats a good point Glask. We are calling him He already, as we've given it a "he" name in the womb...

Think we will have to find out or we will be well confused if its not what we think...

well i obviously dont want to push you to find out if you dont want to, but IME it was better to know. And anyhow i'm just too darn nosey to not ask!!

I've just taken DS to the GP's and there is nothing he can do about it, he has a rare type of coldsore/herpes virus that will trouble him for life apparently, and the only cream they can give him is for external use only. I feel so sorry for him, this is maybe the 4th or 5th time he's had it in the last 12mths maybe, actually less, it was since he started nursery last jan... I feel so sorry for him, and it could cause huge problems for him with school, if he gets it 6 times in a year then thats potentially 6 weeks off school... when he's older and got a girlfriend he'll not be able to kiss her when he has them... and all because he caught it at nursery!!!! argh!!! i dont know what to do!!

Glaskham - very for your DS, that's really going to be hard for him. I hope you find something that will help him.

GYo, I'm from the other camp of 'not finder outers'...I just feel that there's so little in life that's a genuine surprise, that I wanted DS to be one. Its made absolutely NO difference to how well I've bonded with him and made NO difference to how prepared I was - if anything it was lovely for everyone to have something easy to buy (baby boy things!) - which really added to the excitement of the day. I'd borrowed some neutral stuff from my sister (but would have bought some if that hadn't been possible of course!) which was fine for in hospital, then by the time we got home, the gifts were raining in. Not least because he's the fifth grandchild on my side, but the only boy!

I also thought it would be more special for DH to be ringing family and friends with a full announcement - rather than the anticipated, 'yep, he's here' - it was really satisfying to have everyone hanging on!!!

Always two sides to the coin I guess . Had a pants day at work today but finally managed to close a really gruelling data cleansing project (yawn, yawn, yawn) which I'm very thankful for.

i'm craving salt and vinegar walkers on my 3rd bag for the day!!!!!

i'm gonna end up a big fat biffa when i've popped!!!

Evening everyone!!

Sorky welcome back so good to hear from you. Congrats on your pink bump...... I am on hols this week (not actualy going anywhere but goint to try and get the house and loft straight.), so I can only get on when dp is otherwise occupied.

Just got back from a meal out. Cant believe what I put away. I feel so full and fat now.... Even dd went for it and we couldnt do her coat up after as her belly was so big [shame] !!!!

Hi to everyone else hope you are all well....

Hi Glask- sorry to hear about your ds's lip

Hi LaTour- closing a data project sounds like a massive relief thanks for your view too. We still arent decided whether we will find out. We were just talking about it over dinner. I think if I can adjust my thinking enough between now and 5th Nov- scan date, we wont find out- as planned, but we will see... If we did we'd keep it to ourselves anyway...

Ho hum- there are worse thing to be worrying about!

OOh S&V crisps glask- love those!

Where is everyone today!

ooh cross posts. Hi LB!

Thanks LaTour & GYo....DS has gone to bed, put bonjela on him so hopefully he'll drop off ok, haven't heard a peep out of him in the last Hr so think he has!!

managed to stop myself at 3 bags of crisps and 2 crunchies!!

Hi LB, meal sounds like it was nice... making me want more food though!!

I am so full up....... I had all starter main and dessert..... what a porker....

GYO we never found out what we were having with dd and I am not going to find out this time either, but if you want to go for it!!

Hi everyone,

So OFSTED went really really well so all the stress was worth it! Really knackered as had 2 weddings and OFSTED in the last 3 weeks. Looking forward to a quiet one at last this weekend.
Haven't got time to catch up properly but wanted to say hi and get back on the thread again!
Good to hear form you Sorky! And congrats to you and Tink on the girls! fab news!
I am nearly in my 2ww but not holding out much hope. It's nearly a year now.