Emmsy's onwards and upwards part six - sticky icky babydust BFP central!!!

[Curlywurlee]

Here's a shiny new thread named especially for 4ever, let this be the one where we get lots and lots of new BFPs and everyone's pants get bigger

Ever onwards and upwards for all of you lovely ladies

fab news mrskate! fingers crossed for you. How's life going for you? Hope your dh is doing ok.

where is everyone?

I'm lurking.

Still feel like my emotions have been hit by a bus!

Well done mrsKate!

morning all. I still feeling bit sick but not really any more symptoms - makes me think my all be in the mind...

Can't decide when to test... poss CD 28? Which would be wed? Or wait till Fri? Will be so dissapointed this month if is not BFP...

Well done on BD mrskate

gracie that's understandable - what a stressful few days you have had.. Hope you getting lots of rest?

Where IS everyone ?

Today would have been my first day on maternity leave if I hadn't lost my first pg.

And I just helped out the lady in my office on her first day of maternity leave in sorting out her maternity cover arrangements. She is due on my EDD.

And I am OK , happy. calm. I painted the nursery craft room at the weekend, I've nearly finished the first official emmsys hat and dh and I are bding like rabbits. It will be my turn soon.

please let this peacefulness last!

Morning Jools & Iggy Im here!
Gracie so pleased all is well with Beanie! xx
Thanks Mermaid & Curly for the text.. xx Sorry the bitch AF got ya cupcake.. x Liked MLS predictions! {crossed finger emoticon}

Well I copied Curlys duvet days last week, been quite .. Still did bbq in the rain on sat for family/anniversary & all my BIL & SIL were there with kids, as usual we were the pitied childless ones & all seem to think its ok to ask in a room full of people 'how we're getting on with it' (!!! ) Everyone knows the time limit thing & got helpful comments of 'ohhh we never had a problem' - gee thanks. MIL makes me feel like Iv totally let her down, and I cant stand the pity tbh. Wish no-one knew now. I so wanna be PG so I can stick 2 fingers up & go HAH there you go! Invited pg friend that was 2 wks apart from my last one, not seen her since been showing but was pleasantly surprised, friendship overcomes & felt very proud & loving of her & glad I had some back up too! It is 1 year on weds since we lost no 3, our most succesful little 13wk baby with downs or edwards that we watched grow every wk . Sorry me me me just needed to share, as I sobbed to DH on sun morn after bbq we both agreed thank god for you all on MN! xxxxxxxxxx

Hoping good on you girl, can you send me some of that 'peacefulness' stuff in the post please?

Oh 4Ever - a bit early for alcohol, but here is a huge bar of choc Well done on overcoming those "feelings" with your pg friend. It is so, so hard sometimes ...

Hoping - yes, I need some calming vibes - I keep swinging from being almost certain things are happening back to the depths of despair

4ever have huge hug from me, 13 weeks is so late to lose a baby sometimes I just want all of us Emmsy's to get together and have a group hug xx

I got a text on sat from a friend who in announcing she is PG with her second... She is younger than me by nearly 2 years and makes me feel like am runing out of time. Am pleased for my friensd but also

Thanks for the choc & hug Iggy & Jools.. weak Cant you send me a baby instead tho please?

4ever I've saved you a bit of my Green & Blacks chocolate will that help? Otherwise I have strawberries you could share. I'm sorry your in laws are making it harder for you.

Hoping glad you are feling peaceful today.

My in laws are being a bit patronising about my stressful fews days. They aren't the sort of people you ring and cry at down the phone so I waited till yesterday to ring them. FIL thinks I'm "obsessed to be getting scans every week!" ARSE! 3 scans in 10 weeks is not every week. that and I don't give a s**t what he thinks! And I was bleeding, which yes I know is common in pregnancy but then everyone tells me miscarriage is common too, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with!

Ended up having this really stupid patronising conversation with him about the difference between dangerous blood in pregnancy and period blood. He was trying to explain to me what period blood looked like! I think as much as he knows everything about everything, the chances are that I've had more periods in my life than he has!! ARSE!

Oh dear, was going to stay away today for fear of bringing everyone down but it looks like all of us are in the doldrums.

GG had to laugh at your FIL, I'm presuming he is in the medical profession too?

Iggy I know what you mean about feeling like you are running out of time. Even though we all still have time it's hard not to compare yourself to others (friends/mothers/sisters) & think how old they were when they had their first & then subsequent babies & think "I should have at least two or three lo's now", instead of several pregnancies resulting in a big fat nothing.

Hoping could you please knit me some calming vibes.... the way I feel at the moment though I'd probably end up wrapping them around my neck & throttling myself.

Jools & 4ever lets go to the pub & get pissed.

Morning lovely ladies

Gracie, so sooo relieved for you. I'm glad Curly texted me the news so I didn't have to worry reading through the posts from Friday! You must have been beside yourself. I can't believe what you have already been through with this pregnancy you poor thing- the pain, the ectopic scare, the bleeding... you deserve to put your feet up and just stroke your tummy for the next 30 weeks!

Hoping I love reading all your references to Cardiff; it's cool we're so close by... we'll definitely have to meet up and compare bumps once we get there Kittens sound soooo cute too! Am v jealous; desperate for a cat but our flat is too small

IggytheGlamorous (cos you really are in those pics!) I sooo hope you get your holiday baby! Fingers crossed. Speaking of In The Night Garden, it unfortunately reminds me of the mc as DH and I sat in about 3 waiting rooms with it playing on the tele during that time...weirdest experience- all adults in the room sitting nervously watching kids' tv...

Jools sounding so hopeful for you too! Glad you'll be testing early so we don't have to wait!

Neeko I too love the stories of your dd. Hope you're having a lovely holiday.

Moon so glad you are being looked after at work. How are you?

MLS Have I missed an update about your scan? Hope it was ok and they were really nice to you.

Kate YEEEEEAH to the bd improvement Go go go!

4ever so sorry to hear about the hard time at the bbq. Praying this is the month and they can all shush with their questions!

Thanks for your thoughts everyone, I was convinced this would be my BFP month too what with the excessive bd on holiday and being so relaxed about it all but it's not to be...
Had such a hard weekend at in-laws; I was totally low and had to keep dashing to the bedroom to cry. MIL asked me Saturday if I needed a hug which made me cry more. I told her about getting af and she gave me a good talking-to about having to relax about it all. I said I was sorry for being so low and she was really sweet, said she didn't care if I burst into tears.
Af coming has also forced me to do a lot of thinking this weekend. I think I have made a big decision work-wise but a little terrified about it so am still thinking hard this week.

Sorry for the ramble and sorry to anyone I have missed...thinking of you all.

Cupcake - I'm in the Cardiff area on business every couple of months, so a meet-up sounds like a definite possibility

Your MIL sounds lovely

Iggy - sorry, forgot to say thanks for the pic, and I echo the "glamorous" comment

GG - how the hell does a mere MAN know what period blood looks like

I have a new symptom - I've been feeling quite breathless in the mornings for the last few days and was beginning to wonder if it was hayfever related (I don't suffer from hayfever or asthma though) - googled to find that it is a common early PG symptom caused by rising progesterone levels

Those BOGOF First Response tests from Boots are calling to me, but in theory I shouldn't be testing for week !!!

List update... mermaid did we work out whether you actually had af or not? Wasn't sure which day to put you on...
Eep, it's definitely getting exciting for our ladies at the top when is Neeko back from hols?

Small pants

Neeko ttc#2 cd 27
iggypiggy ttc#1 cd 26
Sophable ttc#2 cd 23
Jools ttc#1 cd 22
bakingqueen ttc#1 cd 21
4ever ttc#1 cd 20
Kate ttc#1 cd 16
hoping ttc #1 cd 9
MLS ttc#2 cd 5
cupcake ttc#1 cd 4
mermaid ttc#2 cd ?
babyinacorner ttc#2 cd ?
gingermumi ttc#4 cd ?
Bluemoon

On a break?
cupoftea
littlebellsmum

Medium pants

becks BFP
Barbie BFP 6th June
Curly BFP 4th June
GracieGirl BFP 30th May

Big pants

VJay bigpants due 26/08/09
Lionstarbigpants due 26/09/09
Sabsbigpants due 26/09/09
Anniebigpants due 1/12/09
Molliemooma due 16/12/09
Bluesatinsash due 18/12/09
Scorpio due 25/12/09
mm1509 due 5/1/10

Gracie what is it with in laws eh? Had some unbelievable chats with MIL.. But thankfully FIL stays out of it & doesnt profress to know what period blood is like! MIL is nice, but just v insensitive, mum of 4 boys from 18, so cant understand whats wrong with me . I feel like a bloody alien.
Once again, hope you are right MLS! Its midday - lets go get pissed merry then!
Jools Id love to jump on board the train to symptomsville but am not gonna torture myself!
Cupcake Im crying at everything too, your MIL sounds lovely..
Just burst into tears on manager & confessed use of MN as internet use is being monitered! Thought id get in there first & said its my counselling, so she said about asking senior manager if I can still use it without fear of comeback!! Im now in our 'internet cafe' using safely... I work in music industry so you'd think they'd be a bit leniant but, no!

Yes MLS FIL is a retired anaesthetic consultant therefore he knows everything!

I was trying to work out when Barbie is back, friday I think. Neeko is away for a week I think from saturday, though I could be wrong, my brain wasn't working on saturday.

Jools promising symptoms.

My friend who's had IVF is testing tomorrow, the poor girl is a nervous wreck.

Waves to 4ever, jools and Iggy. Mermaid is still AWOL.

DH is home and had gone to bed, though he did tell me about one of his patients he's been looking after during the night. He's been banned from telling me any scary or sad stories, only ones with happy endings - I can stress myself out very well on my own without his help! This lady had 7 miscarriages, all investigations normal. She came in last night at 36 weeks with babies foot half way out! All a bit scary during the night as one foot first is definately not the way to go. But now mum and baby both well and happy!

I think it must be the planets which are making us all feel so shite.

Cupcake I didn't post with a scan update, I had a tummy one first on Friday & the doctor thought the sac was still there after erpc so did an internal one & then he said it was just blood clots left. I started bleeding again yesterday so hopefully this really is the last of it. Your MIL sounds fantastic.

MLS I hope this bleeding is the last of it for you. have a big hug from me. x

4Ever - I just can't help myself with the symptom spotting this time - perhaps because I have more symptoms than I ever did with my last mc. I shall try to keep calm and obsess on other threads rather than bringing it in here

afternoon ladies obviously I got lost getting back over the Tamar
gracie you must be utterly wrung out and exhausted. I think that everyone of us would agree that this is the most hair-raisng rollercoaster of a ride. Just take it easy - so easy to write I know, but you know what I mean.

hoping well done for summoning up all that energy to be calm positive and forward looking. Move forward 2 squares and have a bit of chocolate If we have to slide down a snake occasionally we know we will eventually get that lucky 6.

jools I am going to confiscate your white coat and am sending you some of my work to do so that you can't think about symptoms for the next week. Seroiusly though lovely lady I am hopeful.x

iggy you too, fingers crossed. Only very refined ladies can make a hat look that magestic, very impressed.x

cupcake sorry that af caught up with you and hope you are feeling a bit better. At least your mil sounds lovely and understanding

mls there is room in the greenhouse and you are more than welcome. I have cold rose in the wateringcanJust bring a nice comfy chair and some nibbles. Has the bleeding stopped completely now? Hope you are as ok as possible.

kate atta girl hope you are both ok.

4ever blady blah to all those people with their well meaning comments. Horray for your lovely friend and please please please let it be your month.xx

I think we have had a bit of a bug hence all the symptons I had. dh started complaining of a metal taste in his mouth and feeling sick, giddy etc. I still do feel giddy and a bit off in general so humpf.
Don't know what day I am on which is rather liberating actually and I feel like I have removed a bit of pressure. It will be a different story tomorrow

curly hoping you are feeling ok, keeping food down and are ok.x

did I miss neeko going on holiday?

cupcake and jools you flatterers you can assure you am also usually very scruffy.

MLS I can't help wishing we had started earlier - but there you go...

cupcake I thought this would be your month too - teh AF hormone nightmare is so much worse when you convinced it should be your month - is what I am worried about for this month...

Gracie your FIL sounds v. unhelpful! Luckily we hadn't told MIL about the MC - we were waiting for scan before we told anyone - except my family. My my is a retired A&E sister and my Dad is a Consultant (not retired yet) and they can be v. bad for telling me stuff like that! My mum told me I couldn't poss be needing to wee lots as that only happens at the end bless them tho - they been great... Although I have told them we not trying again for a bit - cos I don't want to be asked..

mls I hope bleeding is last for you too x

jools what day you going to test?

hello everyone else. x

mermaid x-posted! glad you back! Glad you feeling less pressured

Something to make us all smile - Neeko's dd said today that when she grows up she wants to be a big boy like daddy!

Bless *Neeko's DD.

Pleased to see Mermaid is back.

Waves to Iggy and MLS.