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

Lol barbie you crazy lady you've made me giggle

blue and cupcake I'm a love actually fan too and will be watching it in a few weeks too , I think we should all watch it on the same night then cry together at the Emma Thompson scene, then laugh together at Hugh Grant doing his sexy bottom wiggle when he does his lovely dancing (swoon)

neeko was thinking about you this morning when a car pulled out in front of me with a number plate almost spelling your name, neko! How random it that

baking and mermaid big boo to the EW.

Hope everyone is ok, Ajay is having a nap, there seems to be a glimmer of a routine happening now, but now I've written that it won't happen any longer

Quick post as i had to comment on two things.

vjay I want that number plate! Mine's still cracked anyway from that liitle bump i had, but at least the woman never got in touch so it didn't cost me anything.

Annie adding to the sex after birth stories: a woman at my work claims someone got thrown out of the ward when she had her son 20 years ago for having sex with his wife behind the cubicle curtain on the day she gave birth!!

talking of number plates i forgot to say yesterday that i was sat behind a car with hpt in its registration! not what you need when you are on cd 30....

Moon that is very funny!

Just popping in quickly to say 'Hi' & 'Bye' before I jet off to Rome tomorrow.

Hope all the medium & big panters continue to cook their beans nicely. Hope all of the saggy panters manage to get good nights sleep & I hope there is some good news to come back to from the small/no panters....... COME ON GIRLS!!!

See you in a week - arrivederci!

I'm losing my marbles - I was so convinced that I'd posted yesterday to congrat 4ever but i can't see it in the thread so I mustn't have done!!!

4ever great , great news!!

Well girls acording to my mw , I'm 12 weeks today! Scan is at 2.40pm - now, just to warn you, I probably won't be able to post untill late at night as my MIL is staying, knows nothing about babies or mc's and as DH isn't coming to the scan ( his head is also in the sand!), then at some point after he gets in from work we will need to discuss outcome etc. Bottom line is , chance of me getting on mumsnet before 10pm is minimal. And as you are all so lovely, I don't want you worrying when I'm not on - in my cases, no news is no time, not neccesrily bad news!!
Thank you for all the hands, much appreciated - I'm pretty upbeat about the scan in a completly terrified way, iyswim. Whatever will be, will be - if we are meant to have another child, then the scan will be fine and if not, well, we survive, don't we..
Speak to you on the other side!

Happy hols MLS

Wow LBM so laid back! I'm impressed! I'm sure all will be fine and I'll be thinking of you.

Happy Wednesday to everyone else. I was the grumpiest woman in the world yesterday, so hoping to be less so and more productive today.

P.S. Moon Cycle day 30 and no AF? Any chance? Will keep my fingers crossed just in case and blow a lot little baby dust your way. xx

LBM you are sooo chilled, I'm well impressed by your attitude. Am sure all will be fine today though hope having your MIL over goes ok- lots going on!

annie I am SO about the stitch-cutting thing!! That is horrible! Hope baby is starting to engage, will think engaging thoughts for you today

MLS have a gorgeous holiday...am keeping my fingers crossed for you and Moon this month. mermaid stupid clockwork af! At least she's not playing tricks on you I suppose but still... go get yourself some of that fizzy Jools got to enjoy

Vjay yay! We totally should have a Love Actually night.. aww I LOVE Hugh's dancing

Iggy well done for getting through your edd brave lady.

I just found out a girl from my old work miscarried last week, just as I announced my pregnancy felt awful (well obviously I didn't 'announce' it to my old work, but had told a few people and the news was spread around)... sent her a little email to give my sympathies. It's so weird now being on the other side of the 'everyone's pregnant when I've just miscarried' thing

LBM sending lots of positive vibes to you, not that you need them, everything will be fine

MLS have a lovely holiday

cupcake I actually got the love actually dvd out last night to check it was there as DH chucked a load out recently, but luckily he didn't throw that one away, phew!

Went for a lovely walk this morning to get Ajay off to sleep, which he still is , and treated myself to a naughty cake, yummy, which I have just finished scoffing, (sorry about the crumbs I will sweep them up in a mo, must keep the greenhouse clean or else I'll have blue onto me ).

Just wrote a post on pho that took half an hour to do & lost it!! Grrr!

Lots of lovely chat I wanted to take part in, especially all the christmas talk with Blue Cupcake & Vjay! My ex manager (one that had same last edd) her brother was seeing Martine Mccutcheon when she was making Love Axtually & got their mum a script signed by Hugh Grant! Still not seen the film myself but def gonna get it for xmas now after reading all you have said!

Sad to hear about your colleague cupcake ..

Bon voyage to MlS have a fab time, sorry I prob missed you now!

Good luck to LBM aka Mrs cool bananas! Am impressed & a tad at your calm demeanour!

Busy bee Barbie!!! Hope you still get time for posting with all the plans ahead! Especially priceless tales from Barbieland of dhaving with the cap on etc!!!

Big hand hold to Neeko for your scan tomorrow - sure all will be well & be amazing to see how much lo has grown.. Are you gonna find out the flavour? Great you never heard from car crash woman as well...

Buddha hope all is well with your scan tomorrow too, hope placenta moved, masive ouch & sympathies to you for all the strife you have had. My BIL gf has her 12 wk scan tomorrow, cant believe we are so close, sad cos her & BIL are at permanent loggerheads & not a happy situation, also she is a right drama queen & had lied to BIL & MIL about loads of problems she never had so all a bit sad really...

Also sympathy to Curly how ya doin hon?

Big boo to mermaid & bakin about arrival of AF damn her.. Yea Mermaid Fearnes long gone on This Morning, quite like Holly tho!

Getting weeny bit excited about non arrival of AF for Moon and Iggy though! (even though I know youre not trying!!)

Jools hope you're still nursing a hangover from a fabulous birthday celebration!

Well, done well to write that much.. Am standing at PC cos back has goven in again & have spent last 16hrs in agony!!! Started with mad rush for hospital bloods apt yest as got ltr from work occupational health team inviting to meeting to discuss absence & requesting medical notes! All procedural but cue mini panic & calls back & forth between them & GP! Gonna be Dec 1st I think, but am looking to be off work til new year ideally now... Anyway all that made me late so had to rush & have spent last few weeks at self induced snails pace which really works for me! As rushed to get to hosp felt back straing to give again, was not really better from last week but was easing, got to hosp & didnt realise would see screening midwife at ante natal who went through everything & luckily had my notes which I proudly held! DH & I quite excited as it all made it feel really real, never got to do all this ever before. With baby no 3 had massive nuchal fold spotted at weekly scans at wk 11 & sent straight up for nuchal there & then without ever having bloods done & was told lovely term 'probaly incompatable with life'. 2wks later heart had stopped .. This time round at scan on mon brilliant news that no obvious nuchal fold so am being quietly optomistic as had been a big fear (tho will still be scared shitless next tues morn no doubt!) at least we will get result there & then so thats good too... We felt like a real pregnant couple yesterday & it was the best feeling, was even brave about giving all the nuchal & booking in bloods! (gold star!) Anyway after couple of hours at hosp back was really killing, but stupidly decided to stop at local toy shop Smyths on way home & get all kids xmas prezzies (nephews, nieces, friends broods!) By the time we got home my back was in complete agonising spasm & have barely been able to move, hardly slept, cant do a thing, have just tried to sit to finish this, am wincing & close to tears . Of course this is all making me worry again about baby cos its all round my hips & tmi, but as Im so locked siezed up & stiff Ive been constipated since thurs not completely, but not able to go properly so have cramps which head tells me is due to that, but obviously have moments of panic as its very disconcerting to be in this agony & not worry a bit... Anyway, must lay flat or something, but right now nothings helping... Kicking myself (if could lift leg) that I overdid it yest, this bed rest thing was working so well!!!

hello ladies

Had a lovely time - busy busy busy 4 days in amongst sun, hail, wind, rain and rainbows (I saw a beautiful rainbow in St Ives last year and am convinced it was my baby saying goodbye and walking up it to the starts, so this felt like a sign of some sort) Lots of walking, lots of good food and an improving relationship with DP - all good and relaxing

I did write a post from my phone on Sat night, but it wouldn't work - grrr. I was overwhelmed to find the head waiter bearing a tray with a pink fizzy drink for me and a lovely note from "Emmsys" that they'd written out really nicely on a comp slip What a lovely, thoughtful thing to do - it really made my night . I will admit to having a little cry, then enjoying my fizz and soaking up the atmosphere of being in a "posh" restaurant.

We also visited Steins fish and chip shop on Sunday night, followed by Stein's cafe for breakfast on Monday and his patisserie for a pasty and a cake to eat on the train home ! I also visited a friend who lives nearby and has a litter of 7 kittens - could have spent hours playing with them.

Got back Mon night - out for a meal with DP then we took it easy yesterday - spent most of the morning in bed, but as AF had crashed the party a day early, no BD action !!

A friend who was with us had an awful cold which I have now caught, so instead of being in the gym as planned, I've been crashed on the sofa in my dressing gown, playing with my new ipod touch ! Since this is the anniversary of the day my world fell apart, I'm treating myself and have a massage booked for 3pm. Am a little worried about going along, as my temperature is skyrocketing, so I'm now wondering about piggy flu.

Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes and thoughts - even though I couldn't post, I dipped in to read and check on you all - makes me feel all warm inside to know someone remembers, as I know DP won't talk about today. This time last year, I was sitting in A&E, bleeding all over the floor in the waiting room.

4Ever - I know you are in pain today but it makes me smile every day you pass a milestone. I feel like I'm almost as relieved as you every time !

Barbie - am laughing at your Barbie moments

Annie and Blue - hope you are enjoying mat leave

Neeko - thanks for the txt My battery run out soon after so I couldn't reply - have never received so many texts in one day before !

Hope all goes well LBM

Hello to Cupcake, Curly, Hoping, buddha, Moon, the lovely Mermaid Sabs and Vjay - am loving the baby photos

Right, time for a shower, some housework, a massage, then a trip to the cathedral to light a candle for my lost LO. Hope I haven't forgotten anyone - not intentional I promise ...

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4ever so sorry your back is so painful, just rest up and take it easy. Don't worry about work, they are just doing what they have to do, go with it and give them all the medical reports they need and relax!!!!!

jools so glad you had such a lovely birthday, and you sound so serene. Enjoy your very much deserved massage and I hope you shake this cold off soon

Glad you had good birthday jools

4ever thank you for think of me yesterday - v. much appreciated the text. Sorry you in pain - and that is all so stressful for you, but hope next week goes well.

cupcake also thanks for thinking of me & texting - must be odd for you being on the other side from that girl who miscarriaed - think was good idea to email. xx

big waves to you all - still finding it a tad hard to post on here, but will always be lurking xx

Thanks vjay your a sweetie.. I feel v sorry for myself in this state could never consider work anyway! Give that gorgeous boy a kiss from me x
Jools lovely lady, your so sweet & your words rang through my ears on mon that you wouldnt let anything bad happen on your birthday bless you.. x Im so so glad you had a beautiful sounding birthday, you really deserve some happy times.. I hope that today goes as well as it can, i think u have been v brave, pamper sesh & some you time sounds perfect.. Hope u get over cold too & its not piggy flu! I had a stinker of a cold last wk, alot of it about.. X Had posted to Annie on lost phone post & realised missed u have off when re wrote it so big hi to u! Great to see ur long post & wow only 3 wk wks! Hope ur enjoyin the last wks now u finished work!
I started writing this ages ago on pho & then sil & niece popped in with cute baby scan pic frame bless her! I do have alot of scan pics! Still in bloody agony, flat on sofa scared to move!

hellooooo

jools i loved reading your post, by the sounds of it you had a fab time in cornwall, im glad you enjoyed the fizzy....shame you didnt get the cake to go with it I hope you havent got the piggy flu, just a case of the good old westcounrty flu! Enjoy your massage and well done for coping so well today...onwards and upwards indeed! Ps dont feel bad about the gym,,,you deserve a week or so off!

4ever you arent the only one feeling sorry for yourself..; i hope the back pain eases up soon, send dh out for some ice pads or the cream i told you about. A warm bath used to help me and then bed rest. Congrats on starting your xmas shopping, i havent even thought of it!
My bad is killing too, but mid back on right side as thats where the baby insists on being...never mind that it has a whole belly to swim around in I had a bit of a melt down yesterday after arguing talking with mum. She insists that i cant follow a well known book to get baby in a routine and that i have to do it her way...grrrrrr i know she is just being helpful but i had a moment of thinking prehapes i dont know how to look after this baby i realised how alone i have been feeling, not having anyone here to talk to in rl. Then i was overcome with emotion about christmas.....i tried telling mum that i didnt want to think about xmas as its too hard, i will send cards and then do our own christmas in feb when we are together again, however she didnt seem impressed ...instead of crying and telling her its because im so upset being away i got all defensive and we argued
Que me crying for about an hour and worrying dh who then blamed himself for bring me out here in the first place. I just cant explain how down i am...i feel so v v guilty because i have everything i ever wanted but at the same time, everything is just getting on top of me and i cant relax and enjoy it.
sorry for massive me me me post....

annie 3 more weeks...hope you make the most of the next few weeks and relax as much as poss, i wonder who will be first, you or blue neeko i still cant believe its your 20 week scan soon i thought it was ages since my bfp before anyone else get theres! Im 6 months tomorrow and have to say that month 5 went on forever!

mls have a fab fab holiday, i love italy, reminds me of my honeymoon

mermaid booooo about af, i remember the doc telling me that they would investigate my af as i didnt go longer than 26 without bleeding. I know you arent trying but did you ever get tests? sorry if thats too personal i just cant keep up Im still so at the cold weather, xmas shopping and generally being organised!

buddha i have everything crossed for your scan tomorrow, make sure you come and update us...if you need a c section will you get a confirmed date when the baby will come? oh how exciting! (not having the c section, but meeting the baby!)

iggy i love that you are still here....bravo brave lady...im sure in the new year we will see much more of you due to some v good news (barbie had a crystal ball moment and i havent been wrong yet!)

lbm been thinking about you all day, i wish i had your mobile to text you to find out im very impatient so we can all celebrate with you!

Hello to everyone else, forgive me for not writting to you all, i have just done an extra 2 hours at work and im pooped! Will be back tomorrow,

Love B xx

barbie so sorry you had arguement, must be hard being so far from your mum. Love your crystal ball predcition! Hope it comes true sooner rather than later

this me in and out real quick cos its swimming in a mo - 4ever so pleased re the scan etc but oh your poor back one day of being on the sofa got me quite depressed so I think you are doing really amazingly well. oh yes and prunes or apricots but not the horrid ones in all that preservative stuff.

jools I was a bit worried it may have upset you and apologise for making you cry but glad it was pink and bubbly anyway.x
Think we must all have the same horrid cold thing.
Thinking of you today and hope that lighting a candle helps.xx

barbie achh you poor girl - Its the hormones, the long way from home, christmas, mothers (don't get me started on mothers)
Its just so bloody horribly being so far from a freezing cold country full of rain and miserable ill people

Is there a pregnant lady group you can join? do they have them over there, you know yoga,coffee and cake?

right time to go sit and watch the lovely life guards.xx

Wow girls! Thought I'd have a quick catchup before leaving work and you've all gone and mammothly posted! Love it

4ever so sorry about the pain you're in that sounds horrible. But I love that you and dh felt like 'a real pregnant couple' that is so soooo lovely. I can't believe you haven't seen Love Actually! I saw it 3 times in the cinema haha!

Keep thinking of LBM hope she's ok.

Hi jools! So glad you had a lovely birthday. Kittens!! That will make up for anything (well, almost ) that is so cute though.

Neeko here's my hand for tomorrow...you must be getting a wee bit (I'm going Scottish now!) excited about telling your dd now

Vjay woah, so glad he didn't chuck out the DVD! Because why would anyone DO that?? (I wouldn't mind throwing some of dh's out mind!)

Right, off home... let's see if the car has decided to work now or not cut out on me this morning with a bus behind me...not cool.

omg - there is actually a baby in there - tiny but a baby none the less!! I was so much in denial that it was a bit of a shock at the scan when I saw, the very chilled out LO, lying there waving his arms!! And there was only one, which was even better - scanner had had 3 sets of twins today!!

Scan agrees with dates and did all the measurements etc and says that it's a low risk of downs ( 1 in 800), which is great. At my advanced age you do have to worry about these things..

Bit of a shock for DH too when I showed him the scan photo.

I did have to wait for 1 and 1/2 hours for the scan which did test my patience some what but there was this extremely mad irish family there which made me laugh!

Thank you for all the lovely messages and vibes - they clearly worked, BabyBell exists and we've only got 6 months now to think of another J name!!

Will post more on Friday ( got to go to Norway for the day tomorrow!) when I'm a bit over the shock!

Sorry - one more thing neeko good luck for tomorrow but it will be fine. This is a good week for the Emmsys weebles!

Wow LBM I've been lurking backwards and forwards tonight waiting for news. So pleased for you. How you kept your mouth shut from MIL is beyond me!

Thanks for the good luck wishes. Feeling a little wobbly tonight but have my lucky scan top looked out and wriggler has given a few kicks to keep me reassured. Will catch up with yoy all properly tomorrow.

lbm im so pleased everything has turned out ok for you

lots of luck for those having scans tomorrow.

sorry its just a fleeting visit, a bit behind with everything tonight as there was an accident on the way home from work which i got stuck behind.

cd 31 and no af, not that i'm counting or anything . had cramps at the end of last week and beginning of this week like she was arriving, but now mysteriously have disappeared and just feel bloated

neeko Still haven't told MIL - DH and I keep talking when she goes to the loo ( live in open plan house so little privacy!)

Moon - CD 31 and no AF....

....TEST! The car reg has demanded it .

Fantastic news LBM - knew it would all be OK, just had that feeling . Great news on the downs odds too, I was worried too about mine. Feel free to use my 'real' name as it starts with a 'J' but I've had it mispronounced all my adult life (its 'nine' not 'neen') so maybe not... There's always Jools's 'real' name too...

Talking of which, so lovely to read you had a fab time away Jools and you and your DP had some quality time together AND you got to play with seven kittens. Hope its just the common and garden flu rather than oink, oink one...

Neeko - here's a steading hand to stop the wobbling, totally understandable though, will be thinking about you. Lovely of lo to give you some reassuring "I'm fine Mum" kicks .

4ever - you poor thing with your back - sounds really really sore. Have you seen barbie's tips? Well done on the xmas shopping but take it wasy girl . Lovely to read that you and your DH felt like a proper pg couple too - just magical .

Annie - has baby engaged yet? Lovely to read a big catch up post form you .

barbie - Mums just know which buttons to press and remember she is probably aching from not seeing you this Xmas and not being around and it can manifest itself as nippy and defensive when all she wants is to give you a big hug. Just keep talking and making plans for your Feb get together..

mermaid - sorry AF got you, hope drooling over the life guards helped...

cupcake - what a thoughtful thinkg to do re: your ex-work colleague. I'm sure she'll appreciate it and you can be her inspiration to try again - .

Vjay - lovely mental image of you and Ajay out for a walk getting all ruddy cheeked, give him a kiss form me too please!

Sorry for lack of more personals but DS just gone down and there's a Mars Bar with my name on it waiting for me downstairs - byeee x

Hi. just a quick post to ask who will be near the computer/fancy phone about 2pm so i can text them news of the scan and they can post? - please! We're doing some Xmas shopping after and taking DD out for dinner to heopfully tell her our news so i won't be on til late.

P.S. Mooooooon Test! test! test! test! test! (if you want to )