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

987 replies

Curlywurlee · 05/07/2009 12:32

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

OP posts:
cupcakefairy · 21/07/2009 10:29

Oh and jools sorry AF got you but here's hoping for slightly later ov this month!

BuddhaBelly · 21/07/2009 10:30

Curly Thinking of you
Jools Glad you are feeling a little better today
Moon Sending you a huge hug

Just a quickie whilst at work, so big waves to everyone else

gingermumi · 21/07/2009 10:36

cupcake, i have English Degree too but have ended up teaching rather tha writing which i would have loved to do- there are many frustrated writers in our Dept! I was a single parent at the time so paying the bills had to come first and ypu get into a rut and then look back and wonder where all your enthusiasm has gone, so good for you hun, i think it's cool! Do you have a genre?

anniebigpants · 21/07/2009 10:50

Warning, huge post alert!

cupcakefairy · 21/07/2009 10:56

Thanks ginger that's exactly what I was saying to a friend at the weekend, I don't want to look back and wish I'd done this while I was in my twenties and still childless.. I know I am very fortunate to have a husband who will support me financially otherwise bills would definitely be coming first for me too! Hope you do get some of the enthusiasm back though
Not really a specific genre no, but mostly write about people/love/family/feelings... all sounds very pretentious doesn't it!

annie yay for huge posts...

Heathcliffscathy · 21/07/2009 10:57

temperature dipped this morning so AF is on the way.

cupcakefairy · 21/07/2009 11:04

Ah, sorry soph I know the feeling of that dreaded temp drop! But it is ever-so-slightly better than seeing a BFN or AF...
Have some rosé and join us in the quest for lovely April babies

MummyLovesSadie · 21/07/2009 11:08

Iggy at your dh, mine sometimes says "If it happens it happens"..... NO IT BLOODY DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT!!! They just don't get the whole planning & timing issues that go with ttc do they? Regarding the happy families you saw - remember you didn't see them when they got home & kids refused to eat their dinner & then started squabbling with each other while the mother downed glass after glass of wine, lamenting her lost figure wondering what happened to the wonderful man she married as he is slumped in front of the telly scratching his wotsits! Things aren't always what they seam from the outside.

Heathcliffscathy · 21/07/2009 11:08

yeah. didn't really want an aries anyway (apols to all arians, i'm only joking of course)...

GracieGirl · 21/07/2009 11:09

Text from Curly "I have a lovely dancing Bean"

Heathcliffscathy · 21/07/2009 11:11

fantastic news curly!!!

cupcakefairy · 21/07/2009 11:14

YAY!!!!!! oh thank God; so pleased for her

anniebigpants · 21/07/2009 11:17

Right, had MAMMOUTH catch up.

Thanks for people worrying bout me, i had mentioned on few occasions bout my up and coming holiday, maybe my posts are so boring that they get skim read-lol!

Becks-Congrats on BFP. Hope you are still lurking.

Gracie-Will be thinking of you for scan on Friday, mine is 2 hours after yours. My heart sank when i read over a week ago that you had lost a clot, was soo happy for you that bean is well.
at bloody FIL-prat!

Jools-So sorry AF got you, symptoms were so promising, Glad you sound so upbeat, and as you say, you can now take painkillers for your bad back. Next month will be your month.

Neeko Yeeeeay for BFP!!! So happy for you. Thank you so much for your kind words on Sunday night when i was dreading leaving DS to go back to work, you are so lovely and always say the right thing.

Blue-Thanks for messaging me on FB to check up on me, so thoughtful of you.
Our EDD is fast approaching of our last lost angels, mine is the 2nd August, so lets hold hands and get through it together.
I couldnt get motivated at work yesterday, kept thinking i should be on Maternity Leave now

Cupcake-Im gutted for you that AF arrived, thought it was going to be your month.
Good on you for finishing your job and following your dream.

Sabs-Wow-30 weeks, you're on countdown now. Have you got your bag packed yet? Hope you enjoyed unwrapping your delivery of baby clothes, its lovely.

MrsKate-Hope DH is recovering well.Fingers crossed you get your BFP this month and can help Gracie tidy the paperclip drawer

4ever-Big hugs to you. Had a little cry reading your posts, i so wish i could wave a magic wand and make everything better for you.

Barbie-Glad you had good holiday, and symptoms still good and strong.

VJay-Only 5 weeks to go!Have you started the Raspberry Leaf Tea yet, its foul! I tried that last time then switched to the tablets-much better!

Hoping-Really hope you and Cupcake get your BFP together next month.
You really made me laugh at your comment re the cat, its face saying bring on the formula and bottles.

Buddah-Hope you keeping well. Its lovely when you feel the flutterings isnt it? Im feeling more definate movements now.

MLS-I love your tattoo-so poignant.

Iggy-Sorry AF got you, fingers and everything crossed for next month. Sending huge hugs your way.
Re-OPKS-My DH was reluctant for any 'intervention' as he put it, but i ordered and used opk,s without him knowing, so i knew when i was OV, he just thought i was being amorous

ginger-Waves-hope you keeping okay?

mm-Hows bump coming along?

mermaid-Love the sound of your green house. Think i need to come along for a sit in your massage chair, to eat chocolate and drink wine(non alcoholic for me).

Curly-Grr at bloody hospital for messing you around with scans.
Hope sca today goes really well.

Hellos to SophableBakingQueen and anyone else still lurking.

anniebigpants · 21/07/2009 11:20

Yaaay, excellent news Curly MLS-So funny, but so true!

Sophable-Hope AF stays away!

iggypiggy · 21/07/2009 11:25

curly Yay!!! fab news!

MLS you won't manage to put me off by saying that - they were so cute some of them... You so right on the planning and timing front

gingermumi · 21/07/2009 11:32

Ah MLS, you've been to my house! LOL

Cupcake, sounds great and very marketable too, there's a huge rise in chicklit (would your work fall into that?). you go girl

Curly FAb Fab news!

Heya annie, am good ta, working away on stuff for work even though its the hols! My LO would have been due sat, we have a surprise 40th to go to it will keep my mind from indulging in too many sad thoughts.

anniebigpants · 21/07/2009 11:36

Enjoy the 40th party on Saturday ginger, hope the EDD passes over okay for you.

GracieGirl · 21/07/2009 11:40

Wow big post Annie! I'm pleased you enjoyed your holiday. Good to hear we are scan buddies on Friday morning, hopefully it will be good news all round.

Sorry about your temperature drop Soph.

Cupcake hurry up and get your book written , I can buy it everyone for Christmas for when (hopefully) I'm heavily pregnant and can't be bothered to go Christmas Shopping!

Gingermumi good to see you back again.

cupcakefairy · 21/07/2009 11:45

Yes I think it would class as chicklit ginger...but hopefully the classier kind
Loved the big post annie...so does this mean you, gracie and barbie all have scans on Friday? Fingers crossed and prayers sent up and all that jazz

Ok I should really do some work now!

VJaybigpants · 21/07/2009 11:56

Yey curly and her fab scan

Not much to report here, though I did put a few more bits in my bag

Neeko · 21/07/2009 13:22

Hi
Curly SOOOO pleased for you. I've been smiling since I heard.

Jools Really sorry AF got you but hope this new plan's a good one.

Sophable Sorry about temp drop.

Good luck to Friday's scanners.

Big waves to everyone else. No time to post. DD at childminders and I've been fighting with a VAX machine. It won. Need to go pick up DD but will fill you in on my mare of a day later.
Love to all x

barbie1 · 21/07/2009 14:15

wow curly thats great news...how far on are you now....i just cant seem to pluck up the courage to book my next scan

Just in from work, i will shower, eat and catch up with you all later x

bluesatinsash · 21/07/2009 14:20

...just back from soft play hell but its tired DS out so he's zonked and I'm munching maltesers in front of 'puter

Fantabulous news Curly - knew it could all be OK, but so reassuring to see them dancing about . I do think lots of dancing = horrendous ms (random theory # 432)

MLS - sooo true re: picuter perfect families!! I laugh too at baby catalogues showing happy contended baby on play mat/rocking chair/fancy contraption where in real life they're in it for oooh, approx. 3 minutes before getting bored and being surgically attached to your hip .

Jools - so sorry TEW turned up and Soph - crap about your temp drop...

Moon - I would agree with others re: counselling and thinking about ttc as a way of moving forward. I was adament I was taking 6-months off after last mc but that 'plan' lasted for two-weeks as what the hell was I going to do for 6-months other than obsess about lost lo's and panic about ttc? I wanted another baby, my body had recovered, why wait? As MLS says, it gives you something to focus on with an amazing end result .

I'm v. at all your big boobs! I'm only now just creeping into a 34C, boobs are same size but nipples are expanding - sooo sexy - not!

Barbie - lol at you sniffing your hair!! I used to sniff my shower gel as it was the only thing in my house that didn't make me want to throw up!

Annie - lovely to have you back and glad you had a relaxing hol in Majorca .

Neeko - still on cloud 9?

Was going to spend afternoon in the garden but its pissing with rain now - hurrumph.

Later x

bluesatinsash · 21/07/2009 14:21

would not could all be OK

anniebigpants · 21/07/2009 14:28

Hi Blue, ive got plenty of boobage to go round, i could share it out? Im straining out of 38F now, time to get remeasured me thinks. DS keeps saying he loves my 'fat boobies', oh dear!