Emmsy's weebles - enjoying comfort, support and mini eggs, onwards and upwards!

[VJay]

A new home ladies! Tis the season for mini eggs , time for baby neeko to arrive, and more BFP's, oh and mls joining the bigpant bench

Huge congrats mls, so that's bigpants for you now

mermaid I love your name suggestions

monkey , I really hope everything is ok xxx

Well I have just told dh about my dramatic weight loss, and he laughed and informed me that ds1 dropped the scales at the weekend and broke them, bugger

MLS

Monkey huge hugs. you know where we are if you want to rant. Praying for good news for you.

monkey no sad faces from me, instead im going to send you a smile and lots of love and happy thoughts ....It's not over so hang in there

mls told you...

gg i laughed so much at the poo

neeko at last!! so happy to hear about your beautiful baby girl, congratulations

barbie you may of course be on cake duty seeing as you asked so nicely, however i'm afraid you will have to share with dfs mum who has also volunteered that role! funny you should say about 28 being the age to have it all by, i also thought by the time i as 28 i would be married, in our own house and have 2 kids... havent managed to achieve even one of those...

vjay sorry but i had to laugh at your scales incident, made me think of Peter Kay where he says '15 stone in a day!' if anyone else know what i am rambling on about

louey you are also v good at long posts! btw af is aunt flo as in the american name for period, and tew is the the evil witch aka af! hope your head is getting better. i suffer from migraines occasionally and they completely wipe me out so you have my sympathies.

mermaid its nice to have you back but so sorry to hear about your poor cat. pets really are one of the family, they are lovely to have around but leave a huge hole when they go

monkey sorry things didnt go so well, but agree with barbie that its not over yet and in the meantime i will keep my fingers crossed for some good news

mls i am really please about your live and kicking bean but how sweet are you to stay in medium pants with monkey i think thats just lovely

i've missed loads of you out i know, but big waves to everyone, small, medium, big and saggy panters alike

please excuse typos

Moon have you checked out choccywoccydoodah? Its where we got our most scrumptiously delicious wedding cake from - YUM!

Am still finding Gracies poo story hilarious, and as I said to her, I am sickly looking forward to these incidents!! However I know DH will totally embrace and find hilarious all things poo & fart related, as I told Gracie, despite 5yrs together, I still maintain I poo rose petals so he is gonna have a ball with our DD!

BTW am I the only one rather devestated that its the last episode of OBEM tonight?!? We are just addicted to it - I have an inane desire to know every single detail and possiblity that relates to childbirth - I am obsessed with being as prepared as possible in a OCD Monica kind of way!!!

wow 4ever just checked out choccywoccydoodah, i've never heard of it before it looks the best site!

i also found gracies poo antics (or rather should i rephrase and say isabelles antics!) rather amusing, but like you, i cant wait for those days either.

and am i the only one not watching obem, i couldnt face watching any of them

Quick scan of posts and a quick post from me as have had a rough day so having early bath and bed, so will jus do a few quick personals and a big wave to everyone else.

Couldn't not come on to say massive congratulations to Neeko!! {well done for letting baby neeko arrive on my sweepstake day too!) Hope you are recovering well and on to the normal ward soon.

Sorry everyone that a newbie has come along and won it at the final hurdle

Mermaid, sorry about your cat, we become so attached to our pets, it must be difficult to let go.

MLS, sooo pleased your scan went well, agree with bluemoon that you are being really kind.

monkey your head must be filled with so many worries and thoughts at the moment, such a lot to be going through and the waiting will be the worst time for you, will be thinking of you

good to hear from you pfj* hope you are feeling better after a rough few days? x

Where to srat today!!

Welcome to the world babyneeko - sent her mummy a big hearty txt this morning (came downstairs to txt what alovely way to start the day . Hope you are OK Neeko and out of HDU soon. Dying to hear what you have called her (you can have my shortlist I had for Ben if he had been a girl - Imogen, Ailsa or Iona!)...

MLS - can't tell you how happy I am that you had the official 12-week scan and they are dating you a week ahead - snap! they did for me this pg too. Think you are having a boy even more now .

Gracie - PMSL at the poo in tights story - thoughts of a sausage making machine sprang to mind somehow [gein]]. glad Issabelle knew which side to be on when the in-laws visited .

Barbie - As a voracious GF reader from DS1 my advice would be to take it all with a pinch of salt. It is written in a very prescriptive way (although I notice the latest edition the tone was much softer) but just take bits and bobs of what you feel will help. I mean according to her routine Ben should be lasting from 10pm to 5am and I should be settling him with cool boiled water during the night - as if!!! But I do find some of her advice useful i.e. B always gets a 7am feed even if he was fed at 5am so I'm back on my 7am/10am and so on three hourly feeding...

Sabs - good to hear from you and that Saara is nearly half a year! Bet you're delighted to have taken the extra time off . Sounds like the weaning is going well too .

Vjay - PMSL #2 at you and your borken scales - of all the weeks to break down

Moon - I'm more into dresses than cakes so if its style advice - I'm your gal! What are you thinking of? empire line? bodice/full skirt?

Mermaid - so sorry to hear about your cat and on your b'day too. Are you going to get a new kitten?

louey - about my typo - hope the lice have cleared up . How's your head now?

monkey - like the others I'm summoning up every ounce of positive thoughts for the outcome of your CVS xxx

Iggy - had a peek at your schedule too and your house is to die for! We're in a new build 4-bed detached which is nice but lacks the character of older houses and the high ceilings too!

LBM - been baking this week?!

4ever - I loved OBEM too and had a wee excited emotion when I remembered its on later! There were tonnes of birth programmes on when I was pg with DS1 - living tv hd them on a loop but they have disappeared .

Thepfj - glad your drowning yourself in mini eggs. Come back and post soon x

QA - hope you're having a lie down after those mega long posts

cupcake - how are you settling in?

Right both boys asleep, off for 'golden couple time' downstairs x

srat? start! it gets worse

MLS You are a love, thank you Congratulations on your scan though, you must be over the moon.

Thanks for all the other messages, and for your lovely FB message Barbie. I know I don't come on here as often as I should at the moment, but I don't know what I'd do without all your support, so thank you so so much.

Neeko Congratulations to you too! I hope you are all snuggled up with your gorgeous new bundle of joy.

Things are really not looking good for us - at the scan before the procedure today we saw a couple of 'markers' for chromosomal abnormalities, and when I got back home I googled them. Looks like we have about a 0.5% chance of this baby being 'normal' so goodness knows what we're going to do. I could miscarry spontaneously anyway, and in a way I think that would be better than us having to make such an enormous decision which I don't think I could do Cannot believe we are in this position.

Gracie Thanks so much for being my official updater today - it helps enormously knowing that you all know what's going on. Normally I would be talking through everything with my mum, and I have such a strong urge to call her that it's almost uncontrollable I wish so much that she was still here. She'd know exactly what to do. God this is such a mess.

Right, I'm going to go - it's been a day of happy news and we mustn't forget that. Love to you all x

monkey - can I just give you a big fat cuddle? You so need one today and not having your Mum must be heart rending .

You will be in my thoughts all week xxxxxx

PS Mermaid So sorry about your cat too - it's heartbreaking having to say goodbye. Sending you a big hug x

Evening Blue, and thanks x

Oh Monkey my heart is just breaking for you. I'm sitting here with tears rolling down my face reading your last post.

monkey it was just a cat, my cat but pales into insignificance when compared to you and your little bean and having lost your mum when you need her most. I am so very sorry lovely.
I just wish we could all eat birthday cake and have a good cry, shout and the occassional mad giggle.
Just hold on tight, know they are just words on a screen but hope it helps a tiny fraction. ps do not google but know we all do anyway.xx

moon atta girl just think cake

monkey life is so cruel sometimes, i dont know what to say, you must be in bits, im in the queue for a cuddle xxx

blue you can be my dress designer (if only!) i was thinking empire line kind of greek goddess type of thing, a bit floaty?

a bit of light hearted relief if i may and not wanting to dismiss any of the sad news today, but how about a list of tasks and volunteers for my virtual wedding? (i love a list too!) add your name and position to the list!

barbie chief cake maker

blue personal dress designer

Just a quick one to say Monkey I'm so so sorry you are going through this. Please stop googling, you are only going to make yourself more worried than you already are. There is still a chance that things are going to be ok.

MLS overjoyed about your scan. Big pants all the way

Mermaids so sorry about your cat. It must be awful having to deal with that and having to tell DS too. Awful timing on your birthday.

I'm off for a bath. Ended up going back to Drs this afternoon because headache is unbearable. They've diagnosed tension headache "because I've had a bit of stress this week"
Now have a whole new painkiller to try . Hoping a hot bath helps.

Monkey just wanna extend a strong hand & a big hug to you... I can relate to the sheer devastation & numbness u must be feelin having gone through the same thing with the nuchal issue.. Its just so bloody unfair & must be making u ache for ur mum so badly.. I can relate to that too as wish so much my dad had been about these last 2yrs but kno it would of broke his heart to see my heart breaking.. All we can do is pray for you hon.. I remember at the time we went through this thinking well maybe the mc's before it were to test us to make us strong enough to cope with a disabled or downs child, & maybe that was our calling & to be a parent to a downs child would be better than never being a parent at all.. Of course u already have ur ds so i know any decision will not be easy for u... Like i say i shall just pray for that miracle & hope that your mum is shining a light of strength & hope on you... Lots of love x x x x x

monkey just wanted to offer my hand to hold too. I'll be praying for good news on Friday xxx

And I've just skipped three pages and seen news of baby Neeko. I am so excited. Must hold off texting her till more human hour I guess

moon can I decide who gets to sit where? I loved that bit ;) and what about the hen weekend? Shall we all go to Dubai

the gorgeous little wriggler is back asleep again so so should I!! Lots of smiles and tears catching up on posts today so will be back with personals later. Big hugs in the meantime to anyone who needs them xxx

Aw man... I'm losing the plot! Forgot to post lots of happy faces to MLS on her good scan

Woke up thinkin of monkey (only had 3hrs sleep! ) if u need to tx or mail then gracies list has my details.. I just remember so vividly havin nowhere to turn so im here if u need me... Our lovely sonographer saw 6mm fold at weekly scans of our 3rd angel baby at 10wks but didnt tell us til following 11wk, just remember dh & i sobbing our hearts out in her office as was furthest we'd ever got she got us an apt with the director of fetal meds 2hrs later as she was epu so hadnt dealt with it before, we spent that longest ever 2hrs in hosp chapel & gardens prayin harder than we ever had.. The director was lovely & said he had known it correct itself so still have hope my lovely, he said about edwards & pattaus too so did the karyotyping/chromosomal test on both of us (first time we got referred to as mum & dad..) Have they done that with u to confirm if genetic? It took 10 days for the results under them but 6wks under recurrent mc clinic.. We had to go back 2wks later & was one of worst 2wks of our lives.. Our 1st wedding anniversary was in middle of it & we went & renewed our vows just us & the vicar.. When we went back at 13wks sadly our baby had died & god made the decision for us, tho think we'd of let nature take its course whatever & prayed for a miracle that some people have terrible odds & markers but babys are fine, we heard lots of those stories & clung onto them.. That might of been the case for our 3rd angel baby too as we now know we had the immune issue where my bodys leukocytes (immune system) was attacking dh cells in our babys hence the 4mmc's.. Anyway just wanted to share cos understand the need talk to people that have been through it, it was through my googling i discovered mn... Anytime u need me im there & ill be sayin a massive prayer for u & again so when i venture to church on sun.. Massive hugs hon x x x x x

Morning!

Monkey hope you managed to get some sleep. Have been thinking of you x

Moon I will volunteer for honeymoon planning. I love planning a holiday

Barbie like Blue I also found bits of GF useful, particularly the bits which gave you an idea of how much they should be sleeping in the day because I had no idea. I iignored the drink a glass of water blah blah blah bits. However I was desperate for a routine with DTs and would have gone insane without one. I had bit of help because DS2 was in special care for a while aafter he was born and they are very strict about feeding times. We just took those and carried on when we got out of hospital.

4ever You have had such a rough ride. I have a friend who had 5 mc's until they discovered her immune issue (she also had clotting problems). She now has 2 DDs. I can't imagine going through that many mc's, 1 was bad enough.

How is everyone else this morning?

My headache is now in my neck (which is an improvement I think). We've got a new leisure centre that opened last week which is supposed to have a fab pool so I'm going to venture there this morning for a nosey and a float. I am supposed to be on sick leave this week but I'm counting it as part of my therapy

Forgot to say - any Neeko news. Can I add Ethel to the list of names