Emmsy's weebles continue to grow.. Onwards & upwards

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Come on over, its cosy now mermaid has bought the throws and insulated the greenhouse

Morning all.

moon was thinking of you lots yesterday. Glad it was ok and the reindeer sound gorgeous. My DH forgot about the edd too, I think curly is right that men sometimes try to forget stuff like that as their way of coping. Hope you enjoyed the wine xx

mermaid expect is too late, but you can have scallops! The Fsa guidelines say you can have freshly cooked shellfish.

curly am fine with the sickness, it reassures me a tiny bit! How are you feeling?

lbm and cupcake dreading tomorrow, but thanks for thinking of me! Sand is good place to be..

Am on phone so just a quick wave to everyone else for now xxx

iggy I love you I love you I love you! yipee scallops for tea.
will back later girls xx

Hello...

moon I also was thinking about you all day yesterday but was too tired and too late home to post....my dh didnt remember my edd either and wondered why i was an emotional mess, doesnt mean they want to forget though. Men are just different creatures! Anyways onwards and upwards for you young lady and on the rule of averages on this thread a bfp should be yours before you know it!

lbm Pooping in front of the england team never! You should of seen them Id rather not eat anything for a month so there isnt anything to come out, if you know what i mean PS im my next life i wanna come back as the england team physico....yummy!!!

iggy hooray for sickness...im sending you lots of positive thoughts for monday, not that you need them of course

mermaid boak at the thought of anything thing fishie....sorry! glad its making you happy though!

I had another barbie moment this weekend...i left dh at the rugby to get ready for the hen party (fab night, with a ride in a stretched hummer...only in dubai ) and i walked miles back to the car only to find i had the wrong keys while dh had the other ones, doh! Went to call him to say that i was too tired to walk all the way back but as i got the phone out i dropped it and it broke clean in half! nearly crying and hyperventalating at this point (yes i am a drama queen......) i had to sweet talk secruity to let me back in and waddled up to the stands and stood at the bottom jumping and waving to get dh attention. I held up the broken phone and wrong keys to show how angry i was......anyhoo....took another 40 mins to get back to car and forgot all about it until returning to the rugby the next day and queing for fish and chips as you do when a guy asked Dh how i was, Dh looking puzzled asked why? The guy said we all saw your poor wife having a tantrum yesterday and wondered what was wrong
Of the thousands of people there they remembered me!!!

Oh and on returning from the bathroom i had a mountain of stairs to climb to get back in the stands i had to stop and catch my breathe and a little old (about 80!) stopped and asked if i needed her to help me up the stairs!!!

Opps dh has just come in ill be back to finish later xxx

Just popping in to say well done for being brave to moon on a horrible day, it def helps feeling others care & remember.... On the same note, im thinking of u Iggy for ur scan tomorrow, im sure ur tummy has giant sized butterflies but i have high hopes & crossed fingers they are sharing it with a healthy little bean! ......oh also so glad ur home buddha ......also have to send a hug to my very lovely hormonal cupcake who i think will be a fantastic mum cos ur so kind & sweet & thoughtful... ..... A hug to the very soon pop blue.... Hope neeko dh havin a lovely birthday weekend... A at barbies latest shenannigans!... Hope mls dd feelin better now? Talkin of poorly peeps curly big waves... Kisses cyber nieces & nephews via yummy mummys vjay, sabs buddha & annie x x .....Little if my 'advice' too mermaid wasnt well recieved or too over enthusiastic! ......... Right over & out from me, wont bore u all with another mammoth post, usual pre scan jitters, gonna write my cards to try & distract!

4ever I have got your advice written on yellow post its everywhere! I am going to have to set the alarm for a dreadful time in the morning so I can stay prone for an hour.
dh has accepted the fact that theres no nooky as such for how long
its just coffee... anything else is fine don't care about alcohol,runny cheese,sex, but my only cup in the morning... thats a hard one. Thinking of you for tomorrows scan lovely.

iggy I think your scan is tomorrow evening so I hope you can manage the day without a tummy too twisted up and have lots of work to do so that it distracts you.xx

barbie only you could drop a phone and it break in half. I now have a vision of you in a firemans hoist slung over a little old ladys shoulder

lbm in awe of your christmas bakeathon and making stuff. I have no cards written and no presents wrapped.

oops better go xx

iggy thaks for the tip on shellfish, thats great news . Something yummy to eat!! Bring on the prawns!!

moon my lovely hope you have got through this weekend okay. Let us know how you are doing xxx

iggy only us lot wouldn't mind sickness but it is very comforting. Well, at least for the first few months. I could prob live without it now

sabs were you watching the results? Bit sad for Danyl but definitely rooting for ollie next week

Hope you enjoyed the scallops mermaid. How about switching to decaf. You'll probably find very soon you can't bear the taste of coffee anyway

lol at your tantrum barbie and little old ladies helping you up the stairs. Good to hear you are making an impression on all Dubai

4ever I love your long hyper posts. After a lot of long miserable months it is great to hear you sound happy and excited about everything. Here's one hand for you and one for iggy tomorrow for your scans. Text if you get a chance but will be lurking on MN for news xxx

Well I'm over the trauma of rod stewart's nipples so am back in front of tv for the evening. I remember when I used to go out weekends

Wave to lbm too. Missed you with my xposting!

4ever your advice was fab!! I have to be honest - I kind of wish that I knew half as much as you about it but on the other hand am really glad that I don't need to iyswim and I'm not being insensitive. Hope tomorrow goes well, Mrs Second Trimester!

Hey ladies, dh left for work at 4.30 & insomnias back Glad the advice was ok mermaid am just still so excited for u, bit like a well meaning but slightly obtrusive in law or something! Sorry about the coffee, de cafs can be v good tho & as curly says i went right off it anyway! ..... Lbm i truly wish i could naively trip thru preg without consultants words & warnings ringing in my ears! A friend who has 3 kids was really shocked to find out theres only 1day a month u can conceive! Oh to be so carefree! ...... iggy big hugs &deep breaths for today..... curly thanks for the hand & glad u like the mammoth posts! Im with u on x factor & the lack of social life! Tho dh & i did have a nice day on sat, finished our pres buying then went for a chinese, not been there since we conceived on my dads birthday! ....... Half my insomnia is caused by anxiety that breasts have swollen even more & feel all firm like they did when i horrendously started leaking milk after 3rd mc, about a week later at what would of been 14wks, it was just awful & distressing.. So cos so tender im now lying here with tissue over my nipples to see if anything comes out? Could be cos i had a bra on all day on sat & not used to it, but am worrying that somethings gone wrong like the 3rd time & my bodys confused like then, thinking preg over time to produce milk? I mean theres nothing coming out but feels like it did back then, or, could just be totally paranoid associating that bad experience as was also 14 wks & just usual pre scan anxiety that i have nothing else to associate it with as not been this far iyswim?! Prob gettin in a panic over nothing (hopefuly) scan not til 3pm today so a longer wait to find out

4ever honey try not to worry. My already swollen boobs went totally pammy Anderson at 14 weeks when we were on hols. It's just a growth spurt I'm sure when you see that lovely bean waving at you later all worries will disappear at least for a day

Good morning, I'm back from my mad weekend. It went so quick, we seemed to spend most of it in the car! Both DS's were very good, and blue gave you a little wave again , also, whats the Falkirk Wheel, is it like Wigan Pier, ie; there isn't one?

moon glad you had a nice day, did think of you, and don't worry about dh, as barbie says, they are from a different planet

buddha so glad you and Ewan are home, hope the feeding is getting easier for you. I stuggled with ds1 and he ended up on the bottle after a week, but I'm still bf ds2. At the end of the day as long as they get food that's what's important there's a lot of unesscary pressure on us to bf, but both my boys have been the same weights at the same time, ds1 didn't have many colds, no asthma etc, whereas poor ds2 has bad ecxema (sp?), so I just think as long as they feed somehow that's all that matters

Right goota go, I have a mountain of washing and unpacking to do, and ds2 went to school leaving me and dh instructions to buy a tree and decorate the whole house for when he gets home later , the cheeky monkey

4ever good luck for today. xx

mermaid hope the scallops were good
I follow the FSA guidelines here as they seem sensible and also eat red lion stamped eggs (they are the ones that come from hens vaccinated against salmonella). Have been drinking decaff tea - thought of coffee is unappealing at the mo!

scan is not until 6pm today... v. scared... have no indication of anything wrong, but then i didn't last time...

Thanks v much for reassuring words re boobies curly! No milk has appeared so hopin tis just a growth spurt! .......Will be sending positive thoughts & hand squeezes to u at 6pm iggy, we go hosp chapel on way to our weekly scans to beg the big man that all will be well & will add a few words for u too.. The whole food issue can be complicated, im so very overly cautious about everything! ....... Good luck with the decs vjay! Dh got the decs from the loft on fri & we r gettin our tree this fri cos we get a real one so have to wait so its not bald by the big day! Wrote a few cards & wrapped a few pressies yest tho ..... I like talkin xmas, its a good distraction for wobbly weebles! Just under 4hrs to go Must say thanks to my lovely cupcake too for the ongoin much appreciated support & weekly tx, knowin ur sendin up the odd prayer helps too x x x x x

Hey 4ever - we're getting our real tree this wekeend too, I love the smell of them . Also got some new baubles form Next which co-ordinate with our living room - yay!

Fret not re: your boobies, am I right in saying you're normally quite wee in that area? If you are you're like me so having bigger boobs can feel just plain weird. Saying that I've only crept up a cup size. All my growth has been in the nipple area - they are scary looking . Giving you big sister hand hold for later, we're all there in the room remember x

Iggy - big thoughts for you later. The first scan is always the worst, brining back bad memories, not daring to hope... Big hugs and hand holds.

Hi and welcome back Vjay - the Falkirk Wheel is an engineering extravaganza! It basically links two canals in Falkirk by means of lifting barges up from one to the other. Tis very impressive and they do a fantastic Santa trip. Well worth a visit if you're passing through .

Barbie - you a drama queen? Nooooo .

Mermaid - hope coffee starts to turn your stomach soon so you don't miss it! Are you meeting the Consultant today? I'm getting confused...

LBM - how did the sleepover go? Hope you survived and didn't find any stray children under the bed this morning

DH and me officially welcomed Christmas last night by me writing all our cards and him wrapping all of DS's presents whilst watching the music channels playing xmas songs All that was missing was a wee glass of Bailey's...

Waves to everyone else, better go. My Mum is picking DS up from playgroup and will be here demanding lunch soon x

4ever 3 oclock will be thinking of you shed loads

iggy 6 oclock everything crossed lol at we will be in the room blue what a squeeze especially with you in there

vjay glad you enjoyed your whistlestop tour, kisses to the boys.x

mls hoping that your dd is feeling better.

no cards written, no presents wrapped, no decs up. Its ages isn't it?

rushed to get my cyclogest and they have snet capsules and not pessaries so checking with dr this afternoon so hopefully I can have the 15 pessaries that they found in the baxck of the cupboard.

Thanks blue ur right im very wee in the boobie dept so prob what it is.... Love the sound of ur Dh & u welcomin christmas, i must confess i only wrote the cards for posting & only wrapped 4 pressies while Dh watched football! I much appreciate the big sisterly hand & will now be lying in the scan room breaking dh fingers & imagining u all in cheerleader outfits shouting 'grow baby grow' Massive thanks to my other ever consistent support buddy neeko as well x x x x x

X post mermaid its most def the pessaries u need hon.. Thanks for the well wishes too! Im listening to a lovely christmas hymn on this mornin with a choir & gettin emotional, i love it, am getting excited at all the open doors on our advent calender! Right enough waffling from me, am gonna slowly start gettin ready now....

Just a quick hello ladies-
buddha so glad you are home well done on getting through all that!

4ever seriously my boobs are scaring me too as I'm normally only a C cup and now they are just scarily big and firm...dh even said they looked a bit like fake boobs the other day which was weird... honestly I'm sure it's perfectly normal.
Massive hand-holds and hair-strokes for you and iggy today..will be sending up prayers as usual

I'm also v pleased to hear the shellfish thing I'd been totally avoiding it but maybe after my 16-wk appointment I'll be a bit more lenient! I adore prawns & all seafood. I really miss brie/camembert so much and have already told dh he has to buy me lots of it after the birth

Thanks so much for your reassuring words everyone.. really really don't want to sound selfish and ungrateful for being pregnant or anything like that so sorry if I did... but I'm just so sick of feeling crap this year - when dh lost his job it just sent me over the edge and I still don't feel recovered from it, now he's in a job he doesn't even enjoy that much & I'm constantly terrified he's going to lose it again. I'm excited about the baby, I really am...and when I imagine weekends with dh it feels all lovely but imagining doing it on my own makes me panic and feel sick. Just having major confidence crisis & I haven't even told dh I'm feeling like this cos he wouldn't get it... he is just so brave about everything & just brilliant that I feel like a massive let-down to him sometimes
ok better stop or I will start crying again!
Sorry for me me me I only meant to post quickly

Hello....

iggy im gonna try to stay up late to catch news of your scan....although its only 6.40 something and im knackered already! Everything crossed for you....

4ever i had the worse boobies for ages, even now some days they still really hurt. Im already blessed with 32dd but i went up a whole two sizes in the first 16 weeks, they felt weird and sore, even had stuff coming out of them that early on so please dont worry

cupcake totally understand you having a little wobble, so many times throughout this pregnancy i have had a cry or moan and then felt totally guilty because its something i wanted for so long its the horror-mones!

I have a ton of things to catch up on since we spent most of the weekend out and about, i will catch up with you all soon xxx

YAYYYYYYYYYYYY 4ever had good scan!!! Both hands now freed up for iggy to hold at 6pm

I should get back to work I suppose

Well done 4ever

Thanks for the update curly

Now lets all send positive thoughts to ms iggy......

Hello ladies, im just catching up with all the news, excuse any typos, ive got a babba on my shoulder who should really be asleep but is far too nosy, so im typing one handed .
Firstly so so happy on your wonderful news mermaid
Glad scan went well today lovely 4ever, now breathe!
Thinking of iggy for her scan at 6pm.
Hope Saturday went okay moon, and echo what others have said about dp/dh forgetting the date or appearing not to be bothered, mine only remembered because i told him and had written it on the calendar.
Welcome back monkeysbumsmum-im sure we have 'spoken' before on here.
Buddha-Glad to hear you and Ewan are back home together.

Much love and hugs to everyone.
Im still in a haze of euphoria with my darling boy, my DC1 has been wonderful, he loves him to bits.
I wont bore you all with my birth story but i didnt get my longed for VBAC, cue me sobbing my heart out on the trollet getting taken to theatre and all the way through the operation
All in all it was for the best that i had cs as it was discovered that the cord had a comlete knot in, and could have had devesting consequences if id had a VBAC, my scar was also showing signs of rupturing. Im healing well from cs, just frustrated i cant drive-boo hoo.
I,ll try and get back on as often as i can.
Ive put some phots on my profile if anyone fancies a nosey.

Oh annie gorgeous gorgeous pics, well done you and very proud ds1 too

4ever whoop whoop to another fab scan

iggy thinking of you for later

blue the wheel sounds interesting, will suggest a stop next time we are travelling through.

Hi mermaid thinking of you loads at the moment, lots of positive thoughts

Right dinner is ready, see yous later xx

Just lurking for news of iggy Anyone hear yet?

annie your pics and your two dcs are just gorgeous. Sounds really traumatic but worked out for the best in the end So glad you are home safe xxx