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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

Vjay

Jools The bunny sounds lovely. My DH bought me a chain with a tiny diamond in it for my tiny angel.

Just a very quick one from me as the acupuncture has made me feel all zen-like & I need to go & r-e-l-a-x now! It was totally & utterly amazing, apparently I have a kidney deficiency which is a big cause of early mc. I currently have 5 magnets in my left ear to help me deal with alcohol cravings so no voddy for me I'm afraid ! Will catch up with you all tomorrow.

mls that sounds interesting, I wonder if I could get magnets for my chocolate and food in gerneral cravings! I hope it all works for you, it did for blue, and I think just being soooo relaxed helps too

Ajay had his jags today. blue why do they call it jags up here instead of jabs? Anyway, I was chatting to the doc and told him I had started to wean Ajay already. He wasn't bothered and said we should all use some common sense really, and that 4 months was fine. I felt alot better about starting early and Ajay is so much more settled now. He had his lunch today and cried when he'd finished wanting more, so I think I will start some breakfast for him soon. I'm just going to be led by what Ajay wants this time, not what the books or other people say

Where is everybody??? Jools how are you feeling today? I wish you lived closer & then you'd be able to see the my fantastic acupuncturist but then the proof of the pudding & all that so we'll see in the coming weeks just how fantastic she is.

Monkey your dh sounds lovely with that comment he made. Maybe he's got a thing, have you got any weird symptoms apart from feeling sick?

Moon I don't have any scan pics but have kept my bfp's, scan date letters, nhs prescription cards & hospital wristband. Then of course I got my tattoo, I've still to add a third star to it.

Vjay impressed that Ajay has control of the tv remote already!

Mermaid you are so right about us being lucky with our dh's. I always try & find something to be happy about (gawd I sound like Pollyanna) & even though I've had 3 mc's & 2cp's I feel very fortunate that I've actually been able to get pregnant in the first place.

Cupcake I've always liked the look of this thing that you put in the bed between the two of you that your baby sleeps in safely. I wish I could remember the name of it.

Neeko I'm sure that in a few weeks your scrap-book will be choc full of 'excellent' stickers! I really should start a scrapbook myself but I tend to chuck everything away as I can't stand having clutter everywhere.

Eeeek running out of time. Acupuncture was fab. I have every faith in this woman being able to help me. My now-lovely dh has offered to pay for my treatment although it's not expensive. When you've had a treatment you get the envelope with your name & put however much you want between £18-£35 with no questions asked. I need to do breathing exercises & also find some time to do nothing but relax/meditate.... yeah right!

Anyway gotta dash, big waves to everyone, will catch up properly later.

Vjay these magnets work for any cravings, I just have to give them a bit of a massage when I'm feeling in need!

hello everyone.

MLS Magnets sound good and you'll know by Saturday night if they work. Natal Hypnotherapy do a conception relaxation cd. might be worth a try if you don't think too much about the bogeys! I think of your comment everytime I put mine on BTW!

Vjay clever Ajay on his jags and good fior you on being so relaxed. I'm hoping I'll be the same this time. As a born and bred Scot I think jab sound funny but I'd maybe say vaccination if I was trying to sound intelligent!

Cupcake meant to say last night, have you tried a birthing ball for your back? I love mine and it really helps my back if I kneel on the floor and lean over it. It's great to sit on and watch the TV to save my poor pelvis too. Oh dear, i sound like I'm falling to bits!

Hey lovely ladies! You are all so very sweet for all your wonderful comments and texts and general support & kindness over my Aunty, Dads anniversary & return to work.. I shed more than a few tears at it all.. Its been quite a week! Im drafting this as an e-mail sitting at my desk & gonne do a sneaky post before I leave! Work hasnt been to bad after all & was nice to see all my old friends & share my news It was chaos yesterday as the new database went 'live' & everyones job has changed until the imminent redundacy in the summer, so we were all in the same boat, but I can just sit & go through my e-mails this week rather than train, which is cool! I was absoluteky shattered when I got in yesterday though, thank god Im doing half days this week! My new team, manager & desk are all ok & manager has had her own dramas with unwell mother so I feel bad now, she obviously just has alot on her plate.. As for redundancy, yes, I am being optomistic about it & it may well be a blessing, but it was always my intention to come back after a years mat leave as we have a mortgage to pay & DH & I earn the same, however this will maybe give me 2yrs off & then hopefully find something part time? Ill worry about it when it happens, but yes, for the foreseeable, it probably is a good thing!

You were all so sweet about my Dads anniversary & my upgrade, we let off balloons & lit his candle that I got for our wedding (so he would still be there). It was awful timing about my Aunty but thankfully my half sis is staying with mum for a while, the funeral is next weds... She was 85 and bedridden & had apparently said she was ready to go, but its still horrible, she was a lovely happy soul & I will miss her..

Moon remembering our LOs and not having proper goodbyes is half the hardship with MC I feel, Im lucky to have scans pics, but they will always stay with you, I planted 3 plants in the garden but ashamed to say they didnt take! Maybe you could do something like that? I have since got a gorgeous belly bar, one big stone for my 13wk baby & 3 dangly stones underneath for my 3 9wk babys, I really need to take it out as its stretching now, I may take a pic of that & my bump & post it!

Jools Im so sorry about AF or poss c/p, its just rotten that symptoms are so blummin smiliar I had several awful super clotty heavy flooding type AFs & was so concerned I got referred for a scan as was starting to think dreadful things, it does take you back to MC, it reminded me that I had been on the aspirin from early because of it, I hope you are feeling better now & enjoying the runny cheese & wine

Mermaid lovely, sorry to hear about your young friend, fitting that the sun should shine afterwards. I hope you're rollercoaster is not too bumpy with gradually more ups than downs? I echo you about how we must appreciate our wonderful DHs, mine is my absolute rock & a wonderful man that has supported me immensely & im grateful every day for him, I couldnt live without him..

Vjay hope young Ajay is doing ok after his jags poor wee thing! Think its fab that you can just trust your mothers instinct, I shall endevour to do the same, but think may be tapping you old hands for advice on a regular basis!

LBM wonderful to feel kicking! Im def having some flutters but itching to let DH feel, when does that happen? Also whens that scan rearranged for?

Barbie hope you had a fabulous birthday pretty lady! I want to hear all about it & see your sparkly new ring!

Monkey get well soon, that cold is a belter you poor soul! Glad your DS op went ok too...

Neeko I did smile at your DD loving nursery after your wobble and her 'excellent' sticker! Proud mum moment eh?!

MLS glad you are already feeling the benefit from the acupuncture! Wow at absteining from alcohol!

Cupcake hope the back not too bad today? My hosp does ante natal physio, worth enquiring if you can get the same?

BLue and all yummy mummies kiss those bouncing babies from me!

Sorry, rushing a bit now as should of left 10mins ago, dont want to look to eager! Top manager just stood behind me too, hopefully didnt see what I was writing! To those I missed lots of love!

Hi all, no time for proper catch up. I has headache and it is worse from computer screen...

jools so gutted this wasn't your month

4ever so so sad to read about your aunty - especially on that day... I hope you are ok.

barbie Happy 30th - belatedly! Hope you had a fab day.

Much love all - I am fine - just headaches and feeling sick again today... xx

Oops hello Iggy! Thanks for that hon.. Boo to headaches! Not long til hometime tho? .....Also hello to Curly gracie & mrskate! Meant to also say how lovely Mrcupcake got to feel babycupcake .... Im now back on sofa in jim jams under blanket - bliss! Baby hopeful is fluttering away too! much needed reassurance for mummy bless her! X x x x x

ooh MLS - hope you're in your flotation tank right now . Fntastics that your acup sesh went well. Even if its a placebo affect, anyhting that 'fixes' our mind/body to carry sticky bean is worth its weight in gold .

4ever - so glad your first day back wasn't too daunting and you and your Mum coped OK with Sunday... Remember and take it easy in the afternoons - that's an order!

Vjay - was chuckling at your eyes rolling from your DH and you - te he . did you DH make it down my way then? You know I had the jags v jabs debate the other month as confuse myself what to call them! I had the swine flu inviation sent out for DS1, did you get one for your DS1 although I think its for under 5's ? Neeko - have you had one for your DD?

cupcake - I love, love, love the 4th season of Sex and the City. Still can't believe Carrie broke up with Aiden - he was gorgeous on every level and I always thought they sparked together much more than Carrie and Big. Remember when he asked her to get 'Maoried'? And he was good with his hands .

Iggy - glad that your still feleing sick, but you know what I mean

Mermaid - how going to a funeral of such a young friend... Glad the sun coming out lifted your spirits. We're lucky that the wii resides at the in-laws and is strictly for family get togethers .

Better go as new series of CSI (minus Grissom - sob!) starts at 9pm. Anyone watch Glee last night on E4? Had to dust down my jazz hands - its was great and that Journey song (Don't Stop Believing) is so going to sweep the nation as it was on Glee last night + sang by Joe on X-Factor + end credits from last episode of Sopranos - it will be No. 1 soon pop pickers!

Don't know how I'm managing to type as I'm severley sleep deprived - Benjamin was crying sore from 2.30am-4am and all I could do was sing him 'sound of music' songs on a loop - thought DH was going to throw himself out the window . Repeat "it does get easier, it does get easier..."

Oh forgot, Monkey - its a Graco car seat - half price in Halfords... What a lovely thing your Dh did to remind you of your lost lo's..

Neeko - you asked ages ago about Ben's heart - he was checked over by paediatrician before we were dischareged and everything fine so no follow up. I emailed my scanning consultant to tell him about his birth and got a lovely email back

night all xx

Blue lol at you singing a medley of Sound of Music in the wee small hours! Brings back memories of dh & I whisper-singing Wheels on The Bus for hours on end in the middle of the night as it was the only thing that would make dd lay still!

Neeko a relaxation cd is a very good idea - I'd still feel terribly self-conscious though even if I was on my own! I'm not planning on totally not drinking at weekends, I'd just like to learn the meaning of moderation! I don't know if it's the magnets or if they are working as a placebo but so far I've not even thought that I could murder a drink. Has your dd come home with any new stickers today?

4ever at baby hopeful fluttering away, there is nothing like it hey?

Iggy have you tried cooling strips for your headaches?

I too have always been confused by the jag/jab debate. I say jab, dh says jag...... I think it sounds plain wrong!

Evening lovely ladies. As I was sat on the bus stuck in traffic earlier listening to a song that has been my anthem this past year I thought of you all and what an absolutely gorgeous bunch of ladies you are. Just so glad we can all support each other

4ever yay for flutterings! Sure dh will be able to feel soon. Literally every time Titch starts moving around loads I try to get dh to feel it and it stops, so frustrating! My Mum said it means his firm hand is stopping any bad behaviour already

Neeko you are so sweet bursting with pride at your dd's good behaviour don't have a birthing ball, we have no room in flat for anything like that but a friend has a pilates ball maybe I should ask to borrow it! Sounds fab. Slept a lot better last night but still v painful today.

MLS so so glad acupuncture was a success, can't wait to hear about its progression in the coming weeks I hate clutter too!

Moon so sad you feel you have nothing to remind you of your LOs they will never be forgotten though. I don't have scan pics or letters or anything but I did buy a rosary for my lo...I collect them for special occasions (dh bought me one for our wedding etc..) and I got a white one with a Madonna & Child link after the mc which took me ages to find...(this one) I have often prayed it for you Emmsy girls. (Ok now I've well and truly come out of the religious freak closet )

jools I had 3 bad news scans with my lost lo and just couldn't imagine ever leaving that hospital feeling positive so our first scan with this one was so special. Can't wait til that happens for you too lovely. I am super super of the brie.. can't describe how much I miss it!

mermaid thanks for the timely reminder. We are all so blessed. So sorry about funeral

monkey sorry you've been feeling rotten I hope it's a good sign too

Hi iggy sorry you're under the weather too!

blue awwww and when Carrie broke it off and he said 'is it cos I said Maoried?' I just adore him. LOVE the image of you singing The Hills are Alive at 3am

Sure I had a million more things to say but I'll hit post now and add footnotes later!

Small panters read this.

lurking in between the villa move.....thinking of you all will be back to normal within a few days.

Just had nursery stuff delievered and made, stood in that room and cried my eyes out for ages I was thinking about all of you lovely ladies, the journey so far and friendships made.....im so emotional right now!

Back soon love you all lots xxxx

morning girls

iggy hope that headache has gone. Also sorry you feel sick but glad you are, I know you know what I mean!

cupcake what song?

4ever big gold star for being employee of the week glad you are retreating back to sofa in the afternoon and fab ulous to hear you are having flutterings.

blue hope you have had a wee bit more sleep - thanks for clearing up the jag thing I always thought it was a typo! My early hours song was daisy,daisy

mls yes that all makes sense, had lots of things done to kidneys with my accup. Glad you are feeling good.

af turned up this morning out of the blue exactly 23 days after I first started mc. so thats feels like case closed now, iykwim. Next stop drs and fibroid things yuk.

right work. have a good all

opps sorry barbie left my x post half way thro and went to the newsagents

at your nursery. When I think of your dark days last winter it is lovely to think of you in the sunshine with a massive bump.
Enjoy and treasure.xx

Hi all.
Barbie hope the move is going well - remember no lifting!

Mermaid Glad to hear that your cycle is back to normal (although it goes without saying that I wish it weren't IYKWIM.) Now make that appointment, please.

Cupcake make room for that ball as you can deflate it later. You won't regret it. Mine sat in the middle of my living room when pg with DD. tried to store it in what was to become her bedroom but it wouldn't fit through the door! I want to know your anthem song too.

MLS definitely try the cd as it can't hurt. Make sure you savour the drink this weekend too. I'm still stalking your chart - looking good!

Blue really glad all's ok with Ben's heart. Must have been a huuuge relief. Nice of your golfer to reply too.DD got an appt for swine flu vaccination [feeling posh today ) but can't make it so will need to reschedule. Our middle of the night song was You Are My Sunshine but might try the sound of music next time. Hope you've had some rest now.

Iggy Hope the head is better and the sickness not quite

4ever you're half-way through the working week. Well done. Also glad to see that the sneaky postind service at work has been restored I was 30 weeks yesterday so you must be half way there now.

I had a bit of a meltdown last night about how little we've done to prepare and the baby is due in 10 weeks - eeek! We have the room to decorate and lots of furniture to buy. DH came in from work at bight to be met with me armed with A4 paper writing lists and lists. Feel much better now that's done and at least if I go early he has lists of all the things that should be in the bags I haven't yet packed! I am in true Neeko fahion going to get packing this week so I can relax about that at least.

And this small panters. Sorry to go on about acupuncture but the more I look into it the more interesting it looks & please oh please oh please make it work.

Mermaid glad af turned up & you have a sense of closure. At least you didn't have a long drawn-out wait for your cycle to kick back in. You know acupuncture can help fibroids!

Barbie how many times have you found yourself in the nursery today?! I bet you are gazing into the cot right now picturing babyBarbie!

BTW I've not been on my computer Googling since 7am, I have ventured out into the snow & done stuff today you know!

Neeko 30 weeks???? Bloody hell how did that happen???! Have you got lots of furniture to buy then? we are just going to move dd's furniture (cot, changing table, rocking chair)into our nursery when I've reached a reasonable stage of pregnancy (yes I know, I'm not even pregnant yet!). She's not going to have a big bed until then! Also I'm not having my hair done until I'm pregnant again & at the moment I have about 3 inches of grey roots - nice! I don't know why but all last year I wouldn't allow myself to go to the hairdressers unless I was pregnant, I guess it was my own weird way of having an incentive to get pregnant. The longer I was not pregnant, the longer I looked like a minger!

MLS We don't believe you!

I meant about the googling thing but we don't believe you about the minger either.
The plan is to buy new furniture for our room and put the chest of drawers in baby's room along with DD's bedside drawers. DD has to get new drawers and bedside table and a new bed (with pull out bed underneath) and her bed is to go in baby's room.

Short answer: yes, quite a lot of furniture.

Are you buying her all pink stuff? My dd's furniture is white as we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl. I can't wait to make her room look like an explosion in a marshmallow factory!

Yes I really did go out this morning (it snowed heavily overnight btw), we went to playgroup & fortunately is in a school along our road. Dh drove to the station, there were no trains so drove home again & instead of the drive taking him 5 minutes, it took him an hour and 10! I love the snow!

Hey lovelies I had a much needed duvet day cos of the snow! Neeko wow that means exactly 10wks between us! How exciting to have lists! I love lists! We decorated our spare room neutral beige with old pine front room bookcase & cupboard that could become a changing table too, also have chest of drawers so all would need is a cot, dont think would dare to get til babe in arms & will get moses about 38wks! Supersticious - mois? (no just full of fear still! ....Barbie can just imagine how emotional u must of been lovely lady! .....MLS love the confidence inspiring fightback the acup is giving you i think sometimes we just kno what will help, was like a lightbulb when discovered my treatment! Have to at ur strange hair quest tho iv done opposite every preg cos even my cons reckons not too dye hair in preg cos gets absorbed into bloodstream, so every af id dash to hairdressers! Last time i went was day we conceived in sept & grey roots are so bad round temples, hidden by fringe mostly, some say ok past 1st tri but too scared to risk it, so im finally braving it on mon im booked for lowlights as that doesnt penetrate scalp! Just fyi! Google it! ....Mermaid lovely, kno we already tx but as said glad the pigeon steps down road to recovery have started & also hope dentist not too bad! ! ....Right better bath! X x x x x

Oh yea & need a lil advice? Logical brain says normal pregnancy symptoms: - tmi, but im havin lots & lots of discharge? Also have painful lump in armpit, had in oth armpit last wk & went, am thinking breast growth/milk related? Weeble in me is going AGH! Also bit wobbly about lifestyle change of back to work & not enough rest, must confess to sobbing/hissy fit down pho to poor lovely dh earlier! Answers on a post card please?! X x x x x

hiya, I've been clearing the snow and ice today with dh, then it started to rain so it's starting to melt at last! I've never been so pleased to see rain

blue ds1 is too old for the sw jag and ds2 too young at the moment. I think it is 6 months to 5 years. Also, yes it does get easier, that was my mantra a while back, but we are out on the otherside now , at least I hope we are

cupcake I agree we are a gorgeous bunch of ladies , and what was the song?

mermaid glad af is here so you know where you are up too, but really wish it wasn't too. Only us ladies on here will understand what I've just written

neeko 30 weeks , 4ever 20 weeks , time is flying. I wish it would slow down a bit for me now.

mls I was thinking of you today with magnets dandling around your ears , where are they placed cos I can't get this image of you out of my head and I'm sure I've got the picture all wrong

barbie hope you are relaxing with all this moving going on.

Right off to start dinner, chicken fahitas tonight.