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

So much catching up to do! Where to start?????

iggy i just knew it, i have been right every single time so far... i predicted another bfp early nov, in fact two...and ta ta lbm and 4ever got a bfp...and just the other day i had a feeling we were due more good news, and then you came on with your fab news...I have just swept loads of sand out of the villa, i will extract the dog hairs and left over bits of burger and save for you if you are going down the route of lbm

mermaid at the horrendous weather that you seem to be having, i always read the plymouth news on line so i feel a little closer to home and was shocked at the tamar bridge nearly being closed, i just cant picture how bad and cold it is home there...4ever touched on everything i was going to say about having test re the 24 day cycle...but i guess you had explored all of that all ready. I welled up at your post, so much dh thought something had happened to me! You are blessed with such a fab sounding ds that im sure one day you will have another..sod's law has worked for most of us, so here's hoping its the same for you. You're not are going to evict us from your green house though are you? I dont wanna go outside in this crap weather good luck with your pub crawl walk....

lbm still grinning like a loon @ the fab scan news...So how many weeks did they date us as? Has the news sunk in yet?

blue glad lo is playing nicely and staying put for another week at least...how very organised having a birthing play list, i have never even gave the labour a thought..i just imagen lots of blood and screaming blue murder at dh not lovely calming play lists! I will follow your lead and get a list going....Will lo have to have further test when born? I too have had loads of scans, my fridge is full of pictures...another scan on thursday and im sure even more...im glad i have a huge american style fridge to accomadate them all!

4ever Hello my lovely...how are you today? Can you feeling my hands gripping yours for tuesday? Mystic barbie says all in well with your little been, so take it easy. at your work for you..Im at your weekend with dh, mine has gone off to doha to watch the england game, leaving me to clear up after yesterdays bbq

bluemoon any news???? barbie keeps refreshing the page to check for updates.....

neeko awwww bless your dd, such a cute moment. Did you find out the sex in the end? i cant find your post about your last scan

baking i hope you are having a nice weekend, hopefully not worrying too much about your appt next week. I have everything crossed that you get some answers very soon..

mrskate sounds like you have what i have, my heart still races every day now and again which makes me feel weak and dizzy. There is nothing to be done about it so its another thing we just have to endure, have you got low blood pressure too? it seems to go hand in hand. Plenty of fluid and resting for you young lady. xcited to see what you are having...i was so tempted but managed to resist, although dh is convinced he will be able to tell on the 4d scan....

jools hope you have had a nice weekend...i was thinking about you in the hairdressers this morning while reading about jennifer annison trying for a baby at the age of 40, nobody bats an eyelid at her age so i hope you arent worried about it still....hope things with your dp has smoothed over and you are both looking forward to a much more happy future.

sabs vjay and lionstar hope you are all enjoying being the yummy mummies that you are! Any special plans for babies first christmas??? Big hugs to my cyber niece and nephews...

buddha thanks for the chat earlier....

anniecam anything happening???

cupcake hope you had a fab time at the concert, the killers are playing here next weekend and we are still debating whether i can do the trip to abu dabi after a full day at work and then stand for a few hours in a crowed place... might have to give it a miss this time...boo!

i heard from gg the other day, her mat leave have started and she is away this weekend but promises she will be back posting v soon, she sends her love and said she missed all of you

mm i havent managed to catch you on fb for a while, hope everything is ok your end..i will stat stalking you soon i we dont hear from you

mls hope you are having a fab time....

Ok more from barbie world....left work on thurs and had to sit in the car for about 5 minutes before pulling away as i totally and utterly forgot how to drive an automatic not sure where my brain was but it was no more in gear than my car!

As you know dh has gone for the weekend so i decided to take his car to the shops to get a few cleaning products (the floor is a sticky mess!) anyways i reversed and didnt see the same tree that has been outside our house since moving in didnt feel the bump, just the fact the car wasnt going anyway so put my foot down harder and ended up toppling the tree to a 45 degree angle so everyone driving down the road had to swerve into the middle to aviod hitting it the car is fine.....the tree sadly is not! i came back to find it had been taken down to 'avoid hazard' i of course denied all knowledge!

Dh left at 6.30 this morning, wearing yesterdays clothes and smelling like a tramp! He was so drunk and sick...ha ha serves the little blighter right! I do pity who ever sits on the plane next to the 3 lads who also attended the bbq last night, they all looked and smelled just as bad!

Oh and dh new name for me is umpa lumpa...as shouted across the lake yesterday morning as i failed to keep up with him and the dog....i was bouncing and trying out my new fit flops at the time....

And finally, mum and i are friends again! just spent a teary 40 mins talking on skype where i totally broke down and told her how i felt about xmas etc, she cried and said she was acting the same way cos she was so sad too...such a pair of numpties!

Phew, im off to take a much needed break....nap time on the sofa i think...

Excuse the grammer, im rushing before the battery dies on me xxx

love always
b xxx

sorry for making you all wait, it was bfn still no af and no signs of her either, i am very confused been out to commiserate (sp?) with a fried breakfast and a runny egg! although thinking about it now maybe that was a silly thing to do in case i still could be pg....

moon fingers crossed it was too early to test, don't worry about the runny egg, loads of people eat them and drink etc without realising they're pg

moon sorry about the BFN hope you can test again in a few days and come back smiling.

Hi girls
I'm loving all the long posts to catch up on!
Muse were completely amazing.. have followed them right from the start & was the first time I got to see them live so I was loving it! Dancing like mad, I kind of forgot I was pregnant until I was ridiculously exhausted halfway through! Thankfully we did have seated tickets! (Barbie I definitely wouldn't be able to do a standing gig now; I get so tired! But The Killers... Brandon Flowers..mmmmm! )
Was v lovely staying away in hotel with dh too- we're definitely gonna try to do it again before baby arival!

Neeko heart-melting story about your dd! And you too Blue - sounds so cute! My SIL's sister is expecting any day and apparently her 8-year-old is just being the most helpful little boy ever..so cute!

4ever is Tuesday your first ever belly scan, or first this pg? A milestone either way but understandably nerve-wracking. Squeezing your hand already!

Iggy I know, I did think that about your other edd too! Love the timing of it. And still so happy for you! I think I'm driving dh mad by talking about how pleased I am for you

Moon BOO to the BFN! But as others have said, it isn't over yet. Was it a FR test?

Kate I'm so excited you're gonna find out the flavour! Eeep!

Barbie glad bbq went well and love the tree story - can just picture you claiming innocence

BQ so sorry you have been having such a tough time..don't apologise at all for staying away a bit, we understand. Thinking of you lots x

Blue I feel your pain with the name pronunciation! You've seen my surname...NOBODY can pronounce it! (It rhymes with Say...) we get all sorts or variations. V annoying. I regularly remind dh that my maiden name was one everyone knew!

Hope you're all cosied up away from this nasty weather!

Morning!

Mermaid OMG if you managed to walk in that weather I'll be v. surprised. Hope you reached the first pub and stayed there.

Cupcake Glad you had such a nice time. You should definitely do the hotel thing again soon. Both my mum and MIL would be happy to babysit so we could do that but I'm suh a wus about leaving DD when I've been at work all week. How's the writing going BTW?

Barbie after all the driving stories we've had from you over the months, you should maybe consider some L plates for that lovely new pram! My SIL went into our new Tesco local on her first day out with the tandem buggy, knocked 2 bottles of red wine off the shelf whilst turning a corner and smashed them all over the floor! I'm sure she broke the 30mph speed limit in her rush to get home and hide!

Vjay hope that lovely boy of yours slept well again last night

I put my natal hypnotherapy cd onto my ipod yesterday and listened to it when I went to bed. I have no idea what it said but I had the best night's sleep since before my MC! Didn't do my cooking yesterday so I've had a lasagne in the oven since 8am - told you I was feeling rested!

Happy Sunday to you all. Hope you cosy indoors with trash tv and lots of sweet stuff and stay away from that awful weather.

Morning ladies, hope all are well.

Moon-Keeping my fingers crossed that AF doesnt show up, and your BFN today turns into a BFP in a couple more days.

Mermaid-Felt so to read your post, im really hopeful that Sods law works for you, and giving all your baby stuff away means that in some time in the near future you need to get it all back again. Hope your walk went well, big hugs coming your way.

Barbie-Had a really good giggle at your story about reversing into the poor old tree! You will need a big sign on your LO,s pram saying-Warning, new mummy coming through.
I ran into so many people, literally,in the early days when i first started taking DS out!

Neeko-glad you had good night sleep with your natal hypnotherapy cd. Im sleeping terribly at the moment, think im awake more times than asleep...

cupcake-Glad you had a good time seeing Muse, and enjoyed the hotel. Make the most of your couple time with DH before LO comes along, its so precious.

Hope all our other commando/small pants and medium/big and saggy pants mummies are well.

Im nesting in earnest here, i love being on maternity leave, i would far rather be cleaning my house etc than working!.
Im having pretty much constant period type pains here, keep running to the loo expecting to see something but so far zilch. Have read that you can have these for few weeks prior to labour for second and more pregnancies. Have started on the Raspberry Leaf tea, i really like it, but i suppose its because im fond of fruit herbal teas normally anyway.
We're all sorted here now, just need LO to show up, its only 16 days to my due date!!
Have consultant appointment on Thursday to go through in more detail my plans for a VBAC, i pick up my Tens machine on Thursday too, which im loaning from my hospital. After my hospital appointment im going to lay flowers at the Crematorium, as its 7 years since my lovely Mum passed away, and i still really miss her and wish she was here with me

hello

annie i feel bad now moaning about my mum i hope as you lay the flowers you have a big smile on your face as you remember all the good times....not long now!

moon any signs of af? remember i got my bfp very late...i have everything still crossed for you.

neeko you have me slightly worried about pushing the pram now..i might have to ask blue and my mum when is a safe time to have it in the house....and then practice out in the garden around the catus!

Silly thing of today...i have an old tooth brush to obessively clean my wedding ring with, i leave it in the shower anyway, the cleaner took it on herself to place it back in the holder, and yes i did clean my teeth with it this morning, i was nearly so sick! I have cleaned the taps and everything with it!!!! boak.....

And finally...we have a massive christmas tree which gets decorated with all old fashioned toys, every year we add a toy each to the tree...in honour of you girls im off this week to by an emmsy angel and a weeble if i can find one. Every year i will think of you all i want something for the baby, any suggestions...something to remind of being preggers....dh wants a camel for the first year in dubai! And yes i know its four things but this year is special....

Barbie-Dont feel bad hun, if Mum was still alive id be on here moaning about her, i loved her dearly but we were so similar in personality and used to clash over a lot of things . Im glad youve made it up with your Mum though.

Big hug to Annie on your mums anniversary hon, sure she is looking down proudly and is with you in spirit on days like today.. I still miss my dad every day too... Hope the pains are braxton hicks, or you never know as only 16 days to go & not your first it could even be happening sooner than you think!

Bluemoon boo to your BFN though strange AF still not showed?! Echo the others, hopefuly a dodge test & still in with a chance, all depends when you ov'd!

Barbie glad you sorted things with your mum, bet your DH isnt a hapy bunny at the footy result! You did make me laugh with the tree & toothbrush incidents, I gagged for you at the thought of that! I absolutely love that you are buying an emmsys angel & a weeble for your tree!!! Thanks for the hand too, sorry if Im squeezing a bit tightly!

Mermaid hope you didnt get blown away on your walk & you had some time to ponder!! Its turned into a lovely day here today (well looks lovely as have not ventured outside since thurs!)

Neeko your hypno CD sounds blissful, am having the odd broken night, waking up with mind racing.. Hope your lasagne was yummy & your enjoying the sweet stuff & trash telly fest!

Cupcake your night in London seeing Muse sounds fab & DH was ! 02 is a great venue too did you get a chance to wander round the walk bit beforehand? You're brave, Im so wrapped in cotton wool I barely dare to go to Next let alone a concert Im so scared of doing anything..
Oh yea & all my scans in this & prev pregs were the vaginal ones at EPU, but with my 3rd preg last July & the masive nuchal fold spotted at week 10/11 they rushed me upstairs for unbooked nuchal (belly) scan in fetal meds on same day, hadnt even got referral from GP as was scared to do so after first 2 mc, so had my belly scan but had already been told highly unlikely baby would make it we went back to the fetal meds 2 wks later & babys heart had stopped. So, have had 2 belly scans before with preg no 3, but not with this pregnancy, & never a pre arranged one that Iv had my bloods done for & actually made it too . Its all interlinked with bad memories & incredible anxiety, as well as what an incredible milestone & achievement it would be to get through it & all be well... One good thing is that in last weekly scans they havent seen an obvious nuchal fold so am hanging onto that.. Still very fearful tho, all the lovely nurses & sonographers know us really well at EPU so its unknown territory in fetal meds & will have to explain all this to them beforehand & the neccesity to tell us immediately that the heartbeat is still there & baby is ok like they know to do in EPU each week.. Its like im living in a paralell universe.. My heart is racing thinking about it & I feel so so so nervous, Im just praying its going to be ok but cant help fearing the worst, which I then feel guilty for cos I know I must have faith in this baby..! Anyway I could talk myself round in circles so I will sign off now but will be lurking... xxx

Hello lovely girls

just updating - still no af now on cd 35, not that i'm counting. i used my last first reponse early results pg test yesterday (surely that should have worked if i was pg?) so now for the first time in probably about 18 months i have no tests in the house

firmly burying my head in the sand now, que sera sera and all that....

hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday xxx

Was just planning on lurking, but...

Annie Sorry to hear about your mum. You'll be particularly missing her now but I'm sure she's watching over you and her new grandchild. I'm very excited by your pains though. Hope when the time comes the labour goes quickly and you manage your VBAC. Fingers crossed for more sleep for you tonight.

4ever Oh dear, you really are thinking yourself into a tizz. Be brave this week lovely lady and remember that baby doesn't need a scan I have such a strong feeling that this one is for keeps.Hopefullyin a few weeks you'll feel more certain and braver, especially after the LO starts moving. Big hug - you're doing so well.

Moon I'm hoping that for some reason you had delayed ovulation this month and your BFP is only a few days away. I didn't ovulate until day 21 and got my BFP on day 34 so it is possible. I think all the stress of wanting to be pg often delays ovulation anyway.

Barbie BOAK! BOAK! BOAK! about the toothbrush. I'm hoping a lot of this is all pregnancy fog induced and not the usual you.. Meant to say, really pleased you made up with your mum.

Iggy Is it sinking in yet?

I'm exhausted so just going to have a cup of tea and a very very early night. Parents' night tomorrow - yuk! so might not be on til Tuesday. Someone please text me any exciting news. Night, night! x

Moon - two words - clearblue digital - go buy (if you take your head out the sand that is...)

Annie giving you a big hug for today missing your Mum on the anniversary of her passing . Hope you had a peaceful thoughtful time at the cemetary and she is looking down on you with your Dad all excited waiting for your DS2 to arrive. I know we bicker with them and they know just what buttons to press but I also know when my Mum dies I won't be the same person as before as she means everything to me and I'm still her baby ! Period type pains you say + braxton hicks - + raspberry tea - hope that bag of yours is packed . Great to hear you're enjoying your mat leave too, its been a long time coming for all of us.

4ever - I can so relate to the anxiety around scans and certain rooms and I've not had as many outcomes as you. I truly believe Tuesday will help banish those bad memories and the fetal meds room will be where you see your 12 week old bean waving and getting bigger by the day . Hope you're still resting up and getting pampered by your amazing DH .

Barbie - eugh re: toothbrush - tell me you didn't use it to clean round rim of loo . Och, bad germs are good for us anyway... Your xmas bauble idea is lovely and there will be lots of lovely angels around. What about a cherub flaoting on a coud to remember your lost lo? I've seen them in lots of shops over here... Not sure what they will do re: lo's irregular hb once he/she is here, consultant thinks it may just settle itself but lo will probably get doppler checks for the first few days. I'm going to buy one of those body sensor monitors that check if no movement as I will be ultra paranoid x 1000 in case he/she stops breathing - my worry will just enter a new phase!

Neeko - how was christening today? Did you have to bat many a hand away from your bump - grr? what a beautiful moment with your DD kissing your tummy - lovely . Your hypnotherpay tunes sound fantastic, I long for an unbrocken nights sleep but my bladder is the size of a thimble at the moment so there is no chance of that... Think I'll head to our local Dobbies this week as it will be xmastastic .

Cupcake - your night away sounded fantastic and yes squeeze at least another one in before this lo appears, just to savour some together time . I also think Killers lead singer is gorgeous pant, pant.

mermaid - are you still here or were you blown away last night ?! Hope you've spent today sipping hot chocolate and reading the sunday papers.

Getting knackered now and need my daily Mars Bar which is chilling in fridge fix, simple pleasures me .

Later dudettes x

Oooh Blue you've made me hungry for chocolate now!

4ever I can't imagine how wobbly you must be about Tuesday, especially as it's going to a different dept wherethey don't know you. But I hope somewhere buried in there there's also a teeny tiny bit of excitement about how amazing it could be when they tell you the outcome is good hang in there lovely, only 2 more sleeps.

Hi Annie! good to see you here, and v glad you're enjoying your leave massive sympathies on your Mum's anniversary.

Neeko writing's good thanks am doing an Open Uni course on writing fiction at the moment which is getting my creative juices flowing again, loving it! The book has been started too, eek! Got 6 months to finish it I guess before lo arrives! Working 4 days a week aswell now though so not all the time in the world.
The hypnotherapy thing sounds lush! Glad you are rested

Iggy update us! How has dh reacted? Are you going to be telling family yet? Has it sunk in??

I'm half-watching I'm a Celebrity..Ant & Dec crack me up so much

Morning lovelies
I have both ds's here today as ds1 is poorly, he had a high temp and fluey symptoms over the weekend, his temp is down now but keeping him off school today.

moon have you got some more tests in yet?

annie and blue I'm getting really excited here for you both, who's going to pop first????

4ever how are you today?

barbie I gagged when reading about your toothbrush, yuk yuk and double yuk , you poor thing.

Waves to everyone else.

ps Ajay is 11 weeks old tomorrow, can't believe how fast it's going, he weighs over a stone now

mysticbarbie thanks for the sand! Am imagining you sat miles away from us with your crystal ball glad you managed to sort it out with you mum.

moon I have everything crssed that it was just too early to test xx

vjay I can't believe little optimus is 11 weeks already!

4ever is so stressful for you - I am hoping that everything goes ok at this next scan xx

cupcake DH was very happy and pleased, but trying not to get excited, just in case. Will prob tell my parents this week - but will wait before telling his mum. Not sure what to do in terms of possibly booking early scan.. I guess I might do. But I didn't like the consultant we went with last time, so might try to find somewhere else.

blue Am starting to get v. excited for you getting to meet you lo soon x

neeko not really - feel totally different to last time - less excited in some ways, but happier in others - v. hard to explain!

buddha ooh last day! enjoy!

mermaid how is the sea today? I'll be needing some more sand.

lbm spooky that yours was concieved just after EDD. I had wierd thought that I kind of had to 'complete' the first pregnancy before moving on..

Waves to everyone else!

Thank you for the kind words and sympathies 4ever neeko blue and cupcake, the anniversary is this Thursday.

Hope all are well, its a really awful day here weather wise, its bucketing down with rain, so dark, ive had to put the lamps on. Im busy washing the car seat covers, ive washed all my pram and puschair covers and they have came up as good as new, DH scrubbed the pram chassis down yesterday and it still looks brand new, so am pleased with that, was going to buy new pram/puschair but the pram i have- a Jane Matrix Pro, cost over £600 when i bought it 4 years ago when DS was born, so might as well get my use out of it
Enjoy your Monday everyone, enjoy your last day at work for a while buddha

Just a quick one to iggy if u want an early scan you can go to my hosp st georges, i know ur not that far from me, they do a walk in clinic mon to sat til 11am, u may even get an apt if u phone ahead.. Also been holding off saying it for some reason but whatever the outcome doesnt change the fact i conceived this one on 11th sept, my dads birthday, & 3 days after my last edd on the 8th & 3 days before my 2yr anniversary of first mc on the 14th.. I got my actual bfp on the 22nd which was 4 days before my 2nd ones edd on the 26th id been absolutely dreading all the horrible dates in sept too.. It is like our bodies wait til our minds are ready & wierd theres a pattern developing between us all Thanks to everyone for the hands & support for my utterly terrified weebleness for tomorrows scan.. Its at 10.30 so at least not too much waiting just get up & go.. GULP..

My MIL works there - which might put me off in some ways! But is not too far - can you just go if you feel like it then? Do you not have to have good reason?

Yep just walk in from 8.30 to 11, just anxiety from a prev mc is good enough reason, but if u phone ahead to epu dept u may get an apt to save any waiting (leave a message they will call u back, even mention my name!) They are all very lovely, i normally see gayle who is back from hols next wk.. U can see heartbeat at 6wks.. Go for it!

Hi all. Just having a lunchtime lurk and had a wee giggle to myself at iggy's imagined phonecall to EPU:
"Hi. i'm phoning to book an early scan. My friend 4ever recommended I come to you."
"4who? Who recommended us?" Sorry but it amused me! (Seriously though, what a fab EPU!)

Had a text from MLS. AF got her yeaterday so she's out for this month. Boooo!

Hope you're all having a good day.

Cant even describe how nervous i am, i feel sick, totally overwhelmed by fear, this has been the longest few days & im literally countin the minutes.. Have lurked so many times i lost count but v quiet here today.. DH home soon, im practically shakin & tummy churning.. It just feels so scary whether we have actually made this milestone, & please god we have, am so nervous that its developing properly as epu only check heart & growth not organs & even if it could be downs id be grateful of that & nothing worse. Im so scared to go back to that unfamiliar 4th floor without my usual epu support network

4ever thinking of you xx

Meanwhile i am scaring myself with this:

Horse riding and pregnancy article

Am thinking maybe I should stop

what do you lot think? Will be hard as have my own horse - so tricky to explain to yard owner etc

hello 4ever and iggy the wobblytwosome

4ever i really do feel its going to be ok for you tomorrow. The cystal ball is showing a wiggly little beanie and it hasnt been wrong so far has it??? I know we cant do or say anything to make it go any quicker or for you to feel any better, but slow down and breathe, think of the lo inside you...must be getting kind of squashed up in that knotted up stomach of yours, relax and give it some room

iggy oh tough call....i would be very inclined to give it up for a few weeks maybe until you feel more settled and have a few good scans under your belt. Then see how you feel? There is a tack room section on here, maybe start a thread and get some advice from other fellow riders.

barbie I am massively wobbling today

I have emailed the consultant i had the scan with last time - just for advice on riding and exercise in general.