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!

Far too scary - I've run back home to you lot!

No you haven't tempted fate neeko you're just a bit braver than me. Also your ante-natal thread is new with not too many people to get to know. Mine's been running since May and is huge.

the day is going far too slowly for my liking
My once long nails are now sore stumps, so not a good luck for working in a nail spa Cant believe that later i will know if im still in with a chance of being a mummy in feb.....oh why oh why cant it be 4pm...

good look so much luck being passed around today im getting carried away!

Where is Kate???

Ladies, Ive tried to join the september 09 ante-natal thread quite a few times and have always run back here. Theres no place like home

oh my gosh...dont i sound like a right drama queen

Sorry for quick post. Just wanted to say YAY for Mrs Kate! Will try to catch up with you all later. X x x

Just heard from kate!!!

With HCG levels doubling every 2 days, we kind of figured that if they were 7 on friday afternoon then they should be 14 on sunday and possible late teens-early twenties by monday morning. Well they are 97!!!!! (hey kate maybe its twins! )

I agree barbie time is going far too slow today!

Morning all!

Massive congrats to Mrskate! [GRIN] [GRIN]
Great to hear some good news for you after all your worries with DH! Looks like you won the race Cupcake set!

Well done Cupcake for the new thread, hope you have a wooden spoon ready for me being last in the race - AF got me on saturday

Barbie hope you're not stressing too much - will be thinking sticky thoughts for you later..

Curly congrats on exams honey - already knew you are a very wise woman!

V pleased all is well with Annie! Was dying to hear some news so v relieved when I logged on this morn, took me right back to our awful time with no3 last July which was 97% Edwards so my heart ached for you these last 2 wks..

Good news you got a 9-5 Gracie - more MN time! Know what you mean about being scared to go on ante natal threads, my pg in jan Emmsys was still on the MC site which I found hard when fearful enough of my new pg, I left & joined antenatal & next day my scan showed mmc, I sat in room crying to nurse & DH that it was because I left the thread & jinxed it, silly I know, but think if/when it ever happens I'll prob stay here (if anyones left by then )

Just want to send a heartfelt hug to MLS if you are lurking. Know EXACTLY what you mean. Its quite hard sometimes & like yourself, to join here after mc, get pg & mc again, then be in limbo land/groundhog day watching everyone else race past you can add to own sense of failure. Its healthy to switch off & go to a place where pg, ttc & mc arent the only focus at forefront of the mind. I know thats why Mermaid & Jools arent about too.. Dont get me wrong this site & all the lovely ladies & support are amazing, but sometimes we need to find ourselves again to get strong again...

I did actually have a great weekend, adrenylin (sp?) fuelled footy at wembley, travelled up by tube, stopped for a few drinks in Baker st & whole tube singing footy songs on way to wembley. Think some testorone fuelled behaviour was well needed after progestorone overload of last 2yrs! AF stayed away til sat morn (was starting to wonder by then too) but she snapped me back to earth & arrived in time for 2hr drive to worthing for nans 80th lunch at gorgeous village pub, so another lovely day (apart from AF!).. Yesterday cramps quite bad so DH & I had massive lie in & lazed around which was fab. Today I threw a sicky, my pmt/stress was so horrific last wk I honestly feared for my sanity so I figure I deserve a day off to chill more & tomorrow we're off to Portland for tests on levels, which will take about 2wks I think. Will go GP on thurs to discuss horrendous AF, delay in ttc, get a scan/check on all & request natural stress relief (hypno/acup..?). Thats where I'll leave it tho & will also step back a wee bit again.

Big hugs to all of you & sorry those I havent mentioned xxxxxx

List update...

Small pants

gingermumi ttc#4 cd 26
hoping ttc #1 cd 22
cupcake ttc#1 cd 18
iggypiggy ttc#1 cd 12
Jools ttc#1 cd 7
Sophable ttc#2 cd 7
bakingqueen ttc#1 cd 7
MLS ttc#2 cd 6
4ever ttc#1 cd 3
Mermaid ttc#2 cd ?
Bluemoon

Medium pants

MrsKate BFP 26th July
Neeko BFP 19th July
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
Buddhabelly due 16/12/09
Bluesatinsash due 18/12/09
Scorpio due 25/12/09
mm1509 due 5/1/10

4ever sorry AF got you. The b*tch!
Sounds like you have a plan though which is good and of course we all understand about needing to step back a bit if necessary.
I get horrendous AF cramps too, once had an ambulance called to work cos I'd gone into shock from the pain I've found the onyl way to deal with them is to start taking co-codamol and diclofenac (sp?) a couple of days before AF starts. Obviously this is harder when your ttc cos you don't want to take painkillers if you could be pg... but temping really helps with that cos once you get the drop and you know AF is on the way you can start taking as many drugs as possible!
I know you've said before that you don't fancy temping as it's another stressor.. but if you change your mind I have booklets of charts (a year's worth) and could send you one. (Or there's fertility friend of course)
Really feel for you lovely, glad you are having a day off today (and you will NOT be left behind here, we won't allow it!!)

Neeko I wasn't dashing anywhere exciting no, just to a meeting!! That is reall ypositive joining an ante-natal thread. Even though I feel sad seeing the Nov one on here when I was part of it before, I'm excited for all the girls I chatted with on there who are still expecting and I just hold on to the hope it will be me soon!
Aw, bless you wishing you had a sister, we can all be your honorary sisters I have a brother too and they are pretty fab as well

Amazing about kate's levels..that's so exciting!

Hi Mrs very-important-juror iggy

Sigh...yet another girl at work has just announced she's pregnant, and she's only 7 weeks. Hmph.

Thanks Cupcake.. Have I scared everyone away with my ramble? Was very busy earlier this morning, so soz if sound down, dont mean to sound negative when everyone has so much good news! Im sure one day Ill hopefully be able to share my own again..

Any news from barbie?

ahh, lunchtime .

barbie's appointment is at 12.20pm our time, so she'll be waiting to be taken just now. That's the worst bit, waiting to go in...

4ever - as if you would scare anyone away! Glad to hear you had a testosterone fuelled Friday, and had a wee at how it evened up the 2 years worth of progesterone overload. I think you are so very strong remaining on here after 4 mc. When I had my weeks of bleeding worry in May I had already decided I would bow out if it resulted in 3rd mc. We know our limits and I just couldn't have stayed on here with other sharing similar EDD and constant reminders of what I longed for etc. You do what's right for you and you will NOT be last either. It will be the biggest red flag day ever when you move into big pants terraine x

Cupcake grr at the girl in your office. I'm partly of her optimism but also at her naivity.

Hi curly - how's the waistband today?

aww for 4ever you're being really brave and vent all you like, this is why we're here!

yay for mrskate so happy for you!

glad to have the strap on thing cleared up - after the whole zestica thing I reckon there's a lot about ttcing I didn't know about, but that really was beyond me!

temping question here, how much difference does a bad night's sleep make? now kittensitting my inlaws little cat, and as none of the doors in our house shut couldn't stop the little bugger stalking my Pjs in the night wouldn't have minded if I hadn't been wearing them at the time...can't work out whether my temps have dropped or not. grr.

and the next funny funny person who tells me I need to have kids before I turn into a mad cat lady might get a black eye. ditto anyone who says ooh just wait until you have kids, 5am wake up calls by small things are nothing. etc.

doesn't help that DH is 100 miles away until Saturday - feeling just like a lonely old cat lady right now

Any news from barbie? I have to nip out for half an hour, if there's news please will someone text me.

I was expecting news of barbie...hope she's ok. I think she only has jools's number doesn't she so we prob won't hear til she manages to get back online...

Hoping a bad night's sleep makes a huge difference to temping, yes. I think you're supposed to have had at least 3 or 4 hours' uninterrupted sleep for it to be accurate. Hope it isn't a pre-AF drop have you had more spotting?

Still doing sneaky lurks from work. Can someone lovely text me too if any news from barbie. I'll be home by 5:30 today (yay!) so can take over the next shift then xxx

Ok I'm back. Still no news.

4ever I'm sorry AF got you. I hope all goes well at the Portland hospital tomorrow with you blood tests.

cupcake its strange how naive/confident everyone else seems to be about pregnancy isn't it. I was shocked to see a friend of mine announcing their pregnancy on facebook at about 7 weeks last week.

Hoping people really don't think before they open their mouths do they. One good thing to have come out of our sad times is that none of us will ever cause anyone additional pain nagging them about having babies when we know nothing about whats gone on in their life.

Its game on!!!!

Sorry to keep you all waiting, doctor was very very in depth
and had us in there for a full hour and a half.....all good, will be back later to update once i get rid of dh

oh barbie - that's fantastic , as you say - game on

Yippee!!!!! I'm so pleased for you Barbie.

I'll text Curly and Kate to update them.

Yaaaay!
We are having a nice run of good news aren't we so pleased for you barbie!

Afternoon all!!

Congratulations again Kate so pleased to hear your news

Congratulations Barbie so happy things are going well for you

Sorry to hear the evil evil AF got you 4ever with the luck we are having on this new thread hope some babydust rubs off on you this month

Have lots of things to do this afternoon such as ironing and gardening but instead find myself with you lovely ladies! x

woo hoo Barbie I think this is the lucky thread!

my temps are going up and down like a yoyo, but still new to this game so maybe that's what they're meant to look like

still spotting, think I'm out for this month anyway, have decided that August would be a good month to get a BFP, as then I would hit big pants just before my 1st wedding anniversary and birthday

besides, don't want to steal the limelight from mrskate, neeko, barbie, gracie and all the other ladies with good news this month

Yayyyyy barbie talk later!!!!