Emmsys Onwards & Upwards part VII - hand-holders and hair-strokers welcome!

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Shiny new thread for us

The race is on for the first BFP!

Evening.
mermaid so happy to hear you so zen like and sure of your decision. No pants must be liberating but please don't go anywhere because we need you.

Blue 1st day at work was exhausting and that was without the kids. Not looking forward to tomorrow but I'll be fine when I'm there. I'm super-organised tonight: bags packed, clothes looked out, lunches made and dinner half prepared. It'll all fall apart by Tuesday

Yay Lovelycurleybigpants is back. You've been so missed. No one does mega long posts like you. Quck give me your hand for Tuesday!

Barbiequeenofhormones You're definitely having a boy with all that crying Can you get Next over there? I noticed they have black maternity dresses when I was daydreaming looking in the non-maternity sections. How was the cleaner?

Vjay Hang on in there - it won't be long now. Hope you get Tuesday to yourself to relax and DS2 comes on Wednesday

Moon hello you. What have you got to make us cry today?

Hoping Very weird dream. really hope it's a sign.

Jools Waiting here with baited breath

Hi to everyone else. I'll be thinking of you all to keep me sane on Tuesday and will be in touch with news by text. Whoever gets the chance first can post it please as i'll need to return to work assuming all is well. I told one of the deputes on Fri to avoid coming up with lies. She's lovely and says she'll be monitoring to make sure I don't do too much. Clearly she's noticed my manic teacher mode before

Bakingqueen x-post. You are feeling like this because that is how you feel IYKWIM. It's not wrong or silly but mormal. The clomid will be making you even more hormonal. It's normal for you to see it as a magic potion and it might be yet. Fingers crossed for you. I - and everyone else on here- know that need to be pregnant again. Hang in there. Here's my hand, some chocolate and a huge hug. x

bakingqueen - you and me both - AF due Tues or Wed and I keep swinging from feeling like I've got loads of symptoms, to being convinced the witch is on her way - am currently distracting myself with a small glass of rose ! Realistically, each time I've been PG, I've known on some level and had dreams about it. this time, I sadly suspect all I have is wishful thinking.

I'm working away Tues / Wed / Thurs - don't know whether to take tests with me or not I bought a bumper pack of sanitary towel today - did the same back in Sept and then didn't need them for a while ...

Welcome back Curly - you've been missed

Neeko - no need for handholding - you'll be fine, but feel free to grab both of mine if it will help.

Mermaid - lovely lovely post and I'm so glad you've got to that place. I'm only a few months off joining you I think. Glad you are not going anywhere - I love all the Mermaidisms and we have moved into your greenhouse after all - don't want to be evicted quite yet

I may be picking your brains soon about accommodation down your way for a long weekend in Nov

Moon - you certainly caused a sobfest here yesterday - another one who has copied it and will keep in a safe place.

Hi to everyone else, especially almostreadytopopVjay

Hey baking sorry you are feeling so low, it really is a horrible time of the month at the end of the 2ww especially as you are doubly invested in it with nasty injections in the bum. Feeling low does not necessarily mean that AF is coming, the hormones could be a good sign also. I wish there was something I could say to make it all better, just try and get to bed early and fingers crossed that you will wake up with no sign of the evil witch

Moon it's so lovely to 'see' ya, I was thinking a lot about you when i was on my hols. Onwards and upwards honey, I'm glad things are starting to look up though I know it's a rollercoaster along the way!

Sorry for being so rubbish despite my promise of a mammoth post. I have only half caught up as I had a bit of a pukefest this evening. It gets me down a little that the ms hasn't gone away but I would take another 25 weeks of it if it means a baby at the end of it. I know I'm blessed to have got this far

I promise i will catch up properly tomorrow. It's so lovely to see lots of old faces back on the thread. I have so missed you all xxx

Xposted with the lovely jools and neeko. Big hugs to you both and don't worry neeko I'm holding your hand already As moon would say, bean doesn't need a scan anyway

thannk you going to have something to eat then early night am sure I will feel stronger in morning sorry for meltdown its just not like me back tomorrowt

Your Big Pants definitely suit you Curly

Thanks jools fingers tightly crossed for you and baking this month. Hoping and praying that this is a week of good news for everyone

Night all. Is it really nearly Monday again...grrr

Morning ladies...

Lovely to see our voice of calm and reason the very sweet mermaid is in such a great place of serenity, you know this morning I was thinking that after one of my mc I kept saying 'well a baby would be the icing on the cake, but I still have the cake (DH!) and thats amazing enough' I have a total mental image of you all playing on the beach, sounds dreamlike - a true blissful fantasy that Id give anything for, Im really happy you have it and appreciate it so much honey... xxx

Bluemoon your poem also made me blub. It is also printed off and very safe. The idea they rest on my pillow at night would be amazing..

Jools glad to see you are back too sweetheart, keep those despondent feelings at bay, it will all come good. Supporting you all the way hon...

Hows Iggy - any news for us?

Big waves at the massive amount of medium & big and about to pop panters! Hope you're all suitably sick/tired/hormonal?!

Feeling a bit all over the place, lovely w-end but ex manager with my last lo edd goes on mat leave on fri & keep thinking that should be me, Id be due 3 wks tomorrow. Its a bit heartbreaking. Im a bit disturbingly broody Dh & I both stare longingly at all babies/toddlers we see so prob starting to look like freaks. Feel like one a bit. Was really hoping that Id be pg again before 8th sept, first time Ive not been. My first 3pg were within 8 months (sept 07/jan 08/may 08)I always smugly thought getting pg wasnt the problem, but as last mc was end of jan & nowt since, Im starting to worry...

You are so not a freak. I now have a lovely mental picture of your dh as a manly dundee cake

bakingqu oh honey you poor body, no wonder you feel like you do. So thinking of youxxxx

welcome back curly sorry the sickness is getting you down, I hope you are eating enough and not too knackered.x

Hello all.

AF arrived on Friday afternoon - was sure it would - so am out for this month.

mermaid so glad you come to a decision that makes you happy - def don't leave us x

4ever I thought I would have been PG by now... am sad it's not been quick as I'd hoped too. Where are you in the cycle? x

waves and hugs to you all xx

Sorry to hear your news Iggy I guess the only saving grace is you seemed to know it was coming - it hits so much harder when you build up too much hope (as we all know I guess)

4Ever - I was getting funny looks in the swimming pool yesterday as a family was in with two gorgeous ickle boys - the smallest one was in a kind of dinghy and being pushed up and down the pool, giggling and waving - I couldn't keep my eyes off him and kept having a little weep because he was so lovely

No news here really - boobs still enormous. Some very very very dark spotting when wiping - unusual. Also vaguely nauseous (imagined ?) and crampy, which is also unusual. Have lot confidence in my predictions these days, as the last couple of cycles have been a bit different. It seems as if my luteal phase has lengthened to 14 days

jools You are right - i was sure and it is no where near as bad as I felt the month before..

That sounds odd, but a longer luteal phase is not a bad thing is it?

Hey Iggs sorry she got you sweetie... Hopefully wont be tooo much longer before our dreams can come true... For now carry on with the pate/soft cheese/runny egg eating & wine glugging!

Jools my love, we need a magic wand to wave away the desire to symptom spot! Furthermore, if we had a magic wand we'd all be up the duff by now! Glad DH & I not alone in our slightly obsessive cooing over cute children. My gorgeous DH is ginger (tho shaves it off bless him) so whenever we see ginger kids we think 'thats what ours would be like' and heart aches even more!

Love you Mermaid for not thinking Im a freak! Also loving image of my DH as a manly Dundee cake! xxx

Monday mon blues slowly fading and strong brave 4evertheoptomist is resurfacing.. Just a wobble, not that all things mentioned arent affecting me, just not overwhelming me as much...

BTW Iggs trying not to pay attention to my cycle (although I think im ov later and cycle is longer) .....Whatever!!!

Oh dear where is everyone today?! Hope I didnt scare you away by sounding . I wont come back til Im all singing all dancing jazz hands party queen - is that better? Might take a year or so though!

I think we're just being dutious and working hard 4ever not that I'm lurking during working hours...

going slowly mad here. is being really hungry an early sign of pg, or is it just because I had 2 hours sleep last night? of course I will attribute it to the sleep deprivation, for I am not symptom spotting. Any symptom I do spot is immediately banished to the rational explanation corner and made to sit facing the wall until it behaves. this madness thing is hard work.

btw I know insomnia is a symptom, but as a chronic suffer that would make me pg for last 24 years so that one I can ignore!

Obsessively knicker checking, and prodding boobs to confirm they are still sore

4ever my cycle longer since MC... but seems to be 14 day LP - which is normal right?! Am just Ov'ing 2 days later.. wierdness... glad you sounding happier! xx

Im here!!!!

Trying to stay away from dh as he has come down with the flu, i have booked him to have the swine flu test tomorrow...in the mean time he is there and i am here, all the way over the other side of our tiny living room

Sorry af got you iggy

jools you always make me smile with you non symptom spotting....anything happend in the last five mins???

hoping lol at having insomnia for the last 24 years...are you still sitting facing the wall???

4ever have you stopped wobbling yet? i can picture you as a little weeble? one of the toys that stand up fine until knocked slightly but always comes upright again given time...the w is for wonder women you always amaze me how you seem to come back stronger and more cheerful each time, a very fab lady indeed

xxx

Hello ladies, just a quick note as my net keeps on going down so trying to make the most of being able to get on now

Good luck to neeko for your scan tomorrow.

I've also got my scan tomorrow to see if the placenta has moved out of the way or not. Scan is at 8am but dont know when i'll be able to get to a laptop

Hope everyone is having a good day

Hi
Sabs Fingers crossed for a moved placenta tomorrow so you can huff and puff that baby out in 7 weeks

Iggy Sorry the bitch got you. Hope you're bearing up.

Jools and Hoping Fingers crossed that all those symptoms you're finding ignoring come back in the form of two lines on a pee stick.

Waves to Barbie, 4ever and all the rest of the lovely ladies.
Where's Vjay today?

I'm a wreck about tomorrow. I was fine while at work but have been having major wobbles since I came home. Hope the next 14.5 hours go quickly...

Evening! Got back from Hull on Saturday but had a complicated few days so not had time to Mumsnet. Life is never simple is it!

Thinking of Neeko and Sabs for their scans tomorrow.

Big hugs to everyone, I'll be back soon. x

Just a quickie to send a big big hand squeeze to Neeko for tomorrow. Will be thinking about you and sending big fat sticky bean vibes.

Sabs - hope yours goes well too and your placenta has moved...

Iggy - damn TEW. Hope you're OK and looking fabulous in your new shoes.

Is Vjay "busy" perhaps ?

Neeko - just sending you good wishes for tomorrow, not that you need them

Am off to Wales on business early in the morning, so will lurk on my phone and hopefully be able to post from the hotel if they put me in a room where the wireless works.

Will let you all know when if af arrives.

Good luck tomorrow Neeko I'll be holding your hand. Remember, bean doesn't need a scan xxx

Nightmare first day back at work. I am finally home so am going to collapse into bed. What a wimp

Lots of love to everyone. Keep us posted jools