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!

Hello, still here
I've done all my ironing and washing and housework, I'm ready, come on little optimus.

I'm going to veg on the sofa now, I've just been to the shop and got some fabulously trashy mags, some dairy milk and I'm making a hot chocolate, that's my afternoon, cos I'm thinking I won't get to do that for a while

Enjoy it while you can

We're all on tenterhooks though, come on Optimus!

vjay I hope you have packed those luvverly disposable knickers
Thinking of you heapsxxx.

been away up contry for a few days and you lot all get nice weather all the time
I knew we were back in cornwall when we encountered the fog bank again.

Anyhoo glad everyone seems on a bit of an even keel this week.

4ever well done for all the positive things you have done since your melt down. It must have taken quiet an effort sending you a big shiny star.

jools I don't venture up to Padstein often enough to know good b&bs there but I will ask my mum later. Fingers crossed nonchalantly by the way.x

blue family dynamics - at least we all have them which I guess is slightly reasurring.

hoping hug that feeling tight to you and it will be ok, it really will.xxx

gracie ouch ouch and ouch lots of taking it easy.

kate ditto to you too.

lion nice to see you lovely and bloomingxx

forgotten loads, brain like a goldfish natch off to ice cakes and watch the raindrops.xx

So much for my trashy mag fest, I fell asleep instead

mermaid loving the watching raindrops

Ahh enjoy those mid afternoon dozes while you can Vjay!

Hey mermaid! Sorry we nick your weather a bit but trust me the greyness has descended over London too, just in time for bank hol & we are off to worthing to see my nan on fri! Working out a sundance as we speak!

Im still at work making up time & waiting for dh to finish too! I had a nose at oth forums & am v intrigued by this whole daily mail ripping off MN sites saga! Personally think daily mail is not great anyway, but slight horror at the idea they are just cut & pasting threads under the guise of articles! See the various reactions too http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=daily+mail+mumsnet&meta=&aq=f&oq= here

OMG 4ever that is shocking, piss right off DM. Surely what they are doing is compromising our anonymity? Not to mention lazy journalism.

Btw folks, someone on my April thread found out today that she's had a mmc so I've sent her a link to our thread & told her that when she's ready to join us.

To MLS's friend from the April thread. Feel free to lurk on our thread and join us when you're ready. Have a big hug from me.

oh MLS - had a quick peek at your April thread, its so for Fifi. Brings it all back, no heartbeat, them trying to be hopeful by asking if your dates are wrong, just heart crushingly devastating.

Daily Mail - nuff said.

Not much news from me other than I was sadly delighted to go back to work today . Needed my routine back and get back into the groove. Thanks for the reassurance re: family fall-outs, feeling less today but still disappointed in myself and at sister but c'est la vie. Oh and 4ever -high five to 4eversMum - 23 year old second husband, that't the way to go .

Vjay - good for you having a long snooze on the couch, the trashy mags can wait . Not long now, surely!!!!!

Neeko - so lovely to hear you had a nice midwife at your booking-in. Your's sounds similar to mine in that it ended up a bit of a counselling session with me in tears, very healing tho'.

Ah well, off to do the post-holiday ironing x

where is everyone??? have you all rushed to be with vjay while she gives birth??? speaking of which any news???

Very quiet on here today!

just popped on to see if any news on vjay

Still here

thought id get back from a walk on the beach to some news from vjay doh!

ok.... getting bored now vjay

Neeko - you are lovely!!!
MLS - I can't believe it. What fab news - I think you need to share the battle plan

LLO due date getting too close...

LBM its nice to see you popping back to say hello. Me and you were around the same time if I remember. My LLO's EDD is on thursday (3rd). 4ever's is the following tuesday (8th). I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do with the day but I've booked the day off work.

Talking of work, better go!

Phew hadn't been able to get on mn all day yesterday, felt like I was going mad. I was googling 'Mumsnet problem' thinking their server had gone down or something until this morning when my laptop crashed & when it came back up, so did mn! Naughty laptop, I think it was trying to teach me a lesson!

Littlebells my battle plan involved temping, opk's, pre-seed, [[http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=880 the upsuck theory] not to mention lots of bum on pillow time & of course lots of luck! Good to see you back.

No news of Vjay?

That was mean to be upsuck theory

mermaid I'm getting bored now too, i'm not getting any signs of labour, nothing. I'm bouncing on my ball, drank a whole box of the raspberry brew, eaten pineapple. My sil said try tweaking my nips, so that maybe next
I've got my sweep on Monday, but I so hope something happens before then.

Had a thought and a prayer for vm last night as her lo would have been due now too

Hi vjay hope labour starts soon, I remember the frustration of this point with DD, just keep thinking it won't be too long now............and keep bouncing. Been thinking about vm too as I always remember both of you getting your BFP's together, hope she is doing well and is at peace with whatever decision she has made. Just shows the attachment we have all made with each other, she is never forgotten xx.

vjay hope youre not feeling too uncomfortable. Just thinking what you will change your name to after you have the baby. What is the next step after bigpants ?

Hi to mm as well. How many weeks are you?

Thinking of all you lovely ladies who have EDD's to think about over the next few days.

Would be nice to think that vm might still be lurking to see whats happening with the rest of us. Maybe she might even have good news of her own as well....

Hello all been keeping away as trying to take a month off ttc but now on day 12 finding myself with the opk's so decided to come back and join you all. x

Hi sabs hope you are enjoying mat leave and taking it easy, I'm just over 21 weeks now and feeling full term with the size of my bump, way bigger than I was with DD. Baby is moving about lots now so feeling contently reassured by that.

baking good to see you back, it is so hard taking time off ttc, when you do you just wish the time away anyway.

Hurray Baking is back!

Sabs how about saggy pants??!

Vjay I'd completely forgotten about the nipple thing, yes that is supposed to work!

Well I had my first docs appointment today & I now have a due date of 27th April, eek!

or postnatalpants .

MLS - great to hear you've got the ball rolling and have had your first appointment. Hope your DD's nappies are tamer today!

Vjay - think you have to tweak the nipples for hours for it to have any affect might harden them up for bf tho' .

Hi MM - lovely to hear your lo is bouncing around. I'm huge this time around too, they do say you pop out much quicker.

Been thinking about VM too, I know it was her 40th this month. Wonder if she got her second book finished/published. Really hope she is happy whatever she decided to do.

Well I decided to go for it and order the 'Isabella Oliver' long black Grecian dress for the wedding next week. I had some Euros left over and thought - sod it . Can wear it to DH's b'day meal/work xmas night out and xmas day (with slippers!) so cost per wear is not as .