Emmsy's weebles, from TTC to new arrivals, it's all going on here.

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Ok, here we are, a new thread to see us into the next decade, and to celebrate more BFP's, growing bumps and new arrivals, and to enjoys those already here

hi gracie thank you anyway, maybe i will just ignore it! i do have 1 pg test in the house for emergencies, whatever one of those is.

Moon I've sometimes had some weird symptoms even when af has started & I've actually done hpt's because I've thought exactly the same as you. The only way to stop your mind going crazy is to test.

Well done for Blue's boobs, way to go! I love the way you say it feels final now you have Benjamin. I'll be eternally thankful that I managed to have even one dc but I just want that feeling of completion that you have.

Neeko Money doesn't come into it my dear, I'd wear rags & eat gruel for the rest of my life if it meant I could have a houseful of children!

LBM It's not bigger trousers you need it's proper maternity trousers!

Well we've had about 4 inches of snow in the last 3 hours and we've had no snow since before Christmas - bring it on!

Moon just do the test then go online & buy 20 more for £4!

mls dont encourage me! is it physically possible though? wondered if it could maybe explain my 2 weird cycles where they were both very late.

Just test but be prepared for a bfn. I honestly admire everyone who can hold off from testing for like 85 days but I can't! I'm glad that cheap tests are so freely available as I'd have driven myself insane without them. I'd rather know than allow my mind to play games with me.

Hey but that's just my opinion!

Cant sleep so lurked! Moon think weve all been there with those thoughts, test for ur sanity!..... Blue i have fab mamas & papas mat leggings aka my simon cowell trousers so very comfy over christmas, need more & wearing with a variety of long tops! ......Neeko like mls says we'd live in rags for the chance of a family, im 'only' 35 in march, dh 32 in feb, married in 07, preg immediately, just over 2yrs & 5preg later we really want at least 2 dc, dh one of 4 boys, so yea, money is irrelevent, iv dreamt of having a family all my life!

Morning all!

Thanks for all your lovely comments - am alittle less hyper today but am still v. cheery and excited.

moon please to test - just to be sure

4ever oddly I haven't been able to sleep on my back for weeks - it feels bad and makes me feel sick... but always sleep on my side anyway, really... I'd been thinking it was odd cos I didn't think that would kick in until much later!

jools any news?

mermaid think of you very much at the moment xxx

MLS love image of houseful and everyone in rags I can't think beyond one at the moment!

gracie v. exciting about George getting ready for a break out!

neeko do you have snow day?! I would be v. jealous!

blue more applause for boobs! Good news!

lbm hope your scan goes well - even though am much behind you, I think i may have to invest in some new trousers soon... they are getting v. uncomfortable!

cupcake When you going to move? have you started looking?

barbie Hoep your sore throat gone?

Big waves to everyone else xx

Morning

Love the thought of applause for boobs

Have you come down off cloud nine yet Iggy ?

Mermaid - please pop in and let us know how you are doing

4Ever - hope you got some sleep

Neeko - hope you have got your snow day . It is tipping it down here. I am logged on to work network at home, still in PJ's and considering going back to bed as I am still full of cold (it keeps coming back, which is most unusual for me - makes me wonder if my immune system is a little busy at the moment

I resisted testing this morning. Not sure what to think really - very nauseous first thing and boobs still big and sore - normally they'd be going down by now as AF is I think due tonight or tomorrow.

Had a teensy wipe of blood this morning, which could be my pre-AF warning, or could be implantation blood - I had this in Sept 08 with BFP no 2 - bleeding the day AF was due so I held off testing for a while.

MLS - my logic is simply that seeing AF arrive is not as bad as peeing on a stick and seeing a BFN, so I'd rather wait - it isn't willpower, just a knowledge of my psychology and how best to manage disappointment !

Hello's to NotlongtogonowBarbie, Vjay, Sabs, Annie, LBM, Monkey, GG, Kate, Lion if you're lurking and anyone else really important to me that I've probably forgotten [blush[

Yup - I knew I'd miss someone

Sorry Cupcake - have been following talk on house moves and think you are very brave to be multi-tasking

Moon - I've been in your position and had to test, just for my sanity and to stop my mind wandering ....

Hi jools hope af wasn't signalling her arrival this morning ...thanks but really don't feel brave, just crazy. I'm still a wreck most days and keep waking up at about 4am and having mini panic attacks and sleeping in fits and starts til the alarm goes off.

Like 4ever and MLS I have always wanted a big family (I'm one of 4 and dh one of 5, we love loads of people around.) but now I am so terrified by the thought of motherhood that I'm not sure I would cope... we'll see

neeko that makes me very happy to hear you won't be going back on the pill yay for charting!

iggy yes we are looking...the problem is whether to buy or rent so need to make that decision really!

LBM hope scan goes well tomorrow. Will be thinking of you.

Blue congrats on Benjamin's weight gain

Well I have a snow day today! Lots of snow in Cardiff. Slipped and slided almost to my bus stop then got a text from boss saying office closed...so slipped and slided home to watch Sex & the City and drink tea! Now I suppose I should do some of my course work!

Hello all. I'm at work so no snow day

Moon did you test? You've been so grounded recently that it would be silly not to test and to drive yourself daft.

Jools Very impressed by your resillience and restraint. I'm afraid I'm a bit like MLS in that department. found a test at the back of the cupboard the other day and HAD to use it, even though I -and the rest of the world- already knew the result!

4ever and MLS I know what you mean about feeling complete, but I'm confident I will feel that way after this one. I clearly am a big worry wart over money too!

iggy Buying maternity clothes is one of the biggest ways you can make it feel real - go for it. I have a super comfy pair of jeans from Debenhams and the best ever stretchy black trousers from Next (plus many more)

Ok, off to do some work.

Cupcake x-post. Yay for your snow day! have told you before that you'll make a fab mum. You can't fail by being as kind and funny as you are. It's normal to worry.

Very envy of your Sex and the City time.

DP and I worried about our financial situation for far too long before TTC - in the end, although he still isn't in permanent employment, I just insisted on going for it, as at age 38, time was running out - 2 years on, I wish we'd taken the plunge earlier

That's the problem with us lot Jools we try to plan too much. Have everything crossed for you for tomorrow.

Also fingers crossed for Cupcake and LBM's scans.

Morning chatty lovelies! Boo to no snow day Neeko! .....What time is ur scan tomorrow Lbm? We can be scan buddies, mine is at 12pm & ive been a right old weeble these last few days, i had quite achey twingey pains in tummy, think aggravated by lack of sleep & return to work anxiety, last night i think i felt a flutter tho & it seemed to go all hard? Also having pain in pelvic bone if stand too long, so worrying if in right position? Also about effect of not taking cyclogest which i stopped completely on fri..? So, although tomorrow was prob gonna be my last weekly scan im gonna push for another next week as no doubt, the return to work will make me weeble some more, as much as im hoping the treatment at the portland has helped us, im sure staying off work & taking it v easy for first 4months also helped massively so really, thats my main wobble about returning.. However despite feelin quite distraught & unsettled last few days, also no dh to keep me chilled & distract me, i did have a great sleep in the end & dont feel as horribly anxious as i did, think thats why i can actually write it down!

gaaaahhhh - today is trying every ounce of my Zen like patience

Keep prodding boobs, visiting loo. Concvinced myself I was feeling AF-like, then got starving hungry (again), had something to eat and then felt seasick again

Sorry to hear you are at work Neeko

test

ah forgot its not christmas

hi ladies, i am ahem working from home

nope have not tested, and decided i'm not going to - i have just had af so that is that! i am a bit like jools with my logic, i just cannot do with seeing a bfn. and jools im with you on the planning for a baby thing, me and df have been together 8 years and we have realised there is no 'good' time. Between us we have both been made redundant and other things have happened which put ttc on hold for a few years but i really wish we had started sooner looking back on it all now. Things always work out in the end, and if you have a baby on the way you just manage dont you. I always wanted a big family too, i come from a small family and would so love to have 3 or 4 kids one day, but for now if we could just have one please that would make our life perfect

jools are you in the bathroom peeing on a stick

4ever you can colour your hair, just dont do it so often if you usually have full head colour. The belief that hair colour was bad was research done way back in the 80's where perming and colour were done regularly. The developments in hair colour means its fine to visit the hairdresser regularly, also very good place to relax on your own for a few hours! As for the belly ring, i took mine out as soon as i knew, mainly for comfort reasons and the fact its a hassle to remove each scan ect. Im glad i did cos my belly button has stretched so much and i think having a bar in it would making the 'scaring' look worse.

mls the doctor i see, the one who delievered lots of famous babies in the portland hospital in london says she would recommend the use of asprin a month pre trying to concieve unless told other wise. So go for it!

mermaid im glad you are back, how are you feeling?

I had my 34 week checkup today, the good news is the head is down and we are all in the right position, got to see the lo on the scan again....The worst part was waiting for an hour due to an emergency, which i later found out the lady in front of me was told she just had a mmc i wanted to run after her and hug her and point her in our direction, instead i just sat crying in the doctors room sadly the pain of mmc never goes does it?

Only a few more days until the in laws go...and ill be back to more regular posts xxx

Hello Mermaid

Are you snowed in down there ?

I know there is snow in Wadebridge - school's closed etc ...

And yes I do know how to use an apostrophe normally

Why can't we edit posts on this forum !!

barbie we x posted down to the second! poor lady, no the pain never goes away and i think it would hurt me just as much to see someone else going through it. glad your lo is in the right place

Lunchtime!

Barbie that poor lady. Hope she finds a support network like ours.

Jools all sounds promising.

Mermaid welcome back! you've been missed. How are you? (No head tilt a la Richard from Friends, I promise!)

4ever pelvic pain will be to do with weight of baby and the relaxin. get a pillow between your knees at night. Good luck for your scan tomorrow and sorry I forgot you earlier.

Moon You sound much calmer now. I like the new Mooon

Hi mermaid

moon I love love love how your df isn't just df, he's df well done on the stoic non-testing and you will get your baby. I love what you said about 'when you've got a baby on the way you just manage'.. you're totally right and thank you for reminding me of it (even though I know it wasn't directed at me personally!)

Neeko you are too lovely... but I am the actual massivest worry wart and that will probably never go away. Meh.