Emmsys Weebles: the one where we gather in the greenhouse for more tears, laughter and hand-holding

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Come and gather... we have ice cream!

This thread is a very special one as it will contain one very long-awaited birth announcement and hopefully more sleep for our yummy mummies & lots of BFPs!

Get your pom poms out...

Oooh yes, that was it, Happy Anniversary Barbie Hope you have a lovely time out with dh!

Just got a text from 4ever - contracting but not dilating and so it;s a waiting game. She sounds remarkably upbeat

Back to lurk later

ok girls 4ever requests an emmsys collective prayer for some dilation action to get going by 1ish cos if nothing then it1s another pessary another 6hr scoffing goodies wait and then if nothing maybe a section.

hugemungous wave to jools I was told much the same thing lovely lady and talking has and will help you I am so glad you are feeling more like you.

bq love you as always xxxxxxx

Hi 4ever I've rushed back from swimming to see your news , but there isn't any yet, COME ON BABY 4EVER, she is well named, taking 4ever

LBM lovely name J name for babybelle and can't wait to see some pics

jools lovely to see you, your councilling sounds good in that it is helping you to talk about your MC's, you will feel so much stronger as the weeks go by

monkey wishing you a nice day at work today

Big waves to everyone

COME ON BABY CUPCAKE

OK mermaid am starting to send 4ever positive dilating vibes from now , and tell her I only started to dilate after my 3rd pessary with ds1, so it could all still happen yet....positive dilation......positive dilation....

Afternoon girls...still NOTHING from this baby. I got a bit weepy about it last night which is stupid I know as I'm only 5 days over but it's just horrible being in limbo; dh & I don't know what to do with ourselves. He has basically finished up a project at work & ready to start a new one but doesn't want to get into it before pat leave... I am both terrified about labour/the whole mum thing yet also super desperate not to be pregnant anymore. Mixed emotions in our household! At least dh made delicious shortbread for me to scoff all day & cheer myself up

Seriously though, while we're at the dilation vibes for 4ever, let's have some contracting/waters breaking/mucus unplugging () vibes for me too! Would love to know things are at least starting to kick off. I read the section about going overdue in my preg book this morning & it has really scared me saying baby is getting bigger with harder skull & uterus won't be as efficient in labour making it all longer & more difficult great!

Sorry for the me rant

Thanks for the updates on 4ever from LBM and mermaid...can't believe she still sounds upbeat I would be climbing the walls. She's such a trooper.

Hi 4ever if you are lurking..can't believe you've managed to keep us updated! Still majorly hoping mine might make an appearance with yours but it will have to get a move on if it's going to be today

LBM glad dd has a name & a very pretty one too you sound v level-headed about the bfing.

Hi jools! Lovely to see you & I concur it is fab to hear about you finding the 'old you'...really hope the counselling keeps making you feel better.

moon high five for dirty weekend!

qa bad dreams lasted a couple of months for me but not every night...just now & then would be really shaken by dreams about miscarrying again or never being able to have children but from what I've read it's completely normal.

Hope everyone's feeling sunny today, especially soon to be jetsetting mermaid

Commando/Smallpants

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Bigpants

cupcake due 19/5/10
4everhopeful due 22/05/10 - PINK
iggypiggy due 20/07/10
MummyLovesBigPants due 05/10/10

Saggypants

VJay 01/09/09 BOY! ALEXANDER JAMES 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY! ARLO BRYN 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL! SAARA 9lb 1oz
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY! EWAN JAMES
Annie 25/11/09 BOY! ELLIS CHARLES 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY! BENJAMIN CHARLES 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL! NIEVE ELLEN 8lb 6oz
Curly 05/02/10 GIRL! GRACE ELIZABETH 8lb 4oz
Graciegirl 05/02/1/0 GIRL! ISABELLE CLARE 7lb 1oz
Barbie 21/02/10 GIRL! DEVON NIMAH 5lb 15oz
MrsKate 09/03/10 BOY! JACK DAVID 6lb 13oz
Neeko 29/03/10 GIRL! HANNAH DENISE 8lb 150z
Littlebellsmum 18/05/10 GIRL! JOANNA EMILY 7lb 7oz

Aaaawwwww cupcake here's a hug, I know how crappy you are feeling, believe me. Try and plan something for tommorow, Like a small walk, or lunch out, and then hopefully the law of sod will intervene, if not, then you've had a lovely day out, and then plan for the next one. Your life does tend to go on hold whilst waiting, so plan things instead. I do feel for you

Thanks Vjay hoping my bf will come to keep me company tomorrow and I also have midwife so hopefully she can encourage me that this is normal!

Ok ladies, while we are waiting for babies to arrive, how about helping me out with DS1's homework project. He has got to make something useful out of recycled stuff around the home. He wants to make a 'bumblebee' of the transformer kind, but I've said no because it's not useful. He likes the idea of cress growing out of eggs, just wondered if there were any more ideas out there. Come on lets get crafty

Tracey Island! I always wanted to make that when I saw it on Blue Peter ...
I will ask dh for some inspiration Vjay he runs a church kids club and is v good at crafty stuff

Ooh gosh, I'm hopeless at imaginative things, but you may find some idea's here That's a great idea for homework! Hope your ds enjoys doing it, and that he doesn't make too much mess!

Cupcake Big tight squeeze for you - it must be horrible being in limbo like that but at least you hopefully have your bf coming tomorrow. When at last babycupcake arrives, you won't even think about this time I'm sure. Come on baby!!!

Had a message from 4ever earlier, saying she had another internal in a bit, so really hope she's dilating at last!

I've just spent 2 hours attacking the trees and branches that are poking through from next door onto a path. Am scratched to smithereens, got loads of blisters on my hands and am sunburnt to boot! Am also convinced that some kind of tree spider has fallen on me and got into my clothes as am really itchy! At least it all looks a little clearer now. Really did feel like AJ in Tomb Raider Mermaid all I needed was the bottle strapped to my thigh

Thanks cupcake and monkey, I think Tracey Island will be a tough one,and I'm definatly not going to mention it cos he'll want to make it . I've seen that website monkey it's a good one thanks, I like the bird feeder.
Have just rang dh at work for some ideas, he had me on loud speaker, so have got one of his colleagues thinking of some ideas too

my ds came up with a pen holder made out of a plastic milk bottle cut in half and decorated with whatever your ds fancies, paper mache (sp) would recycle newspaper too.

monkey I salute your inner laura croft well done.

We are packed however it's bloody hotter here than in Greece at the mo[shocked]

What time are you going tomorrow mermaid? Have a wonderful time! Hope the weather improves in Greece for you - I was very impressed with your 'hello', can you say anything else? What does kalimera (sp?) mean? That's the only greek word I know!

That's a good crafty idea mermaid, will suggest that one to ds too, thanks. Can't believe it is hotter here than Greece, you'll be able to cool down instead

Wot still no news?! I keep getting excited every time I get a text in case its news.

Vjay I'm not very crafty, I'll give it some thought.

Cupcake I think you're being very patient, it must be driving you mad especially in this heat. Maybe minicake is waiting till it cools down tomorrow so you won't get so warn out labouring at home in the heat.

Mermaid enjoy your holiday, only 2 weeks and 5 days till I'm off to St Ives.

Hello Monkey and Jools

Hello ladies, my scan went better than expected. Had a thorough check over by two sonographers & a consultant. The consultant said he really doesn't think my baby has ds & my risk has gone from 1 in 95 to 1 in 300 .

Now come on Cupcake & 4ever, I expected to come back to some news!

Jools really pleased that you are making some progress with your counseling session.

Got to dash as we didn't get back from my 1.30 appointment until 6 (did I mention that my dh went to the States for a week yesterday so I'm doing everything single-handedly) & I've got to put dd to bed. Before I go, a funny story from today - dd and I were sitting at the front of the waiting room facing the rows & rows of people waiting to be seen. She pointed to a woman right at the back row who was using a Blackberry & I thought she was going to say that she had a Blackberry like Daddy but instead she said in a loud voice "Look Mummy that lady's got no clothes on"! Needless to say, everyone in the room turned round to stare at the poor woman sitting there with a strapless boob-tube dress on!

Haha, MLS that is classic poor woman! Your dd is hilarious.
Fab news about the scan and the odds too, yay!

mermaid don't worry it's supposed to drop down in temp here tomorrow so you are heading off at just the right time to get the best of both countries!

gracie and monkeycroft thanks it's true that being in labour in this heat really wouldn't be nice!

Can't believe poor 4ever has been in for 48 hours now...this little madam sure is keeping us waiting!

Vjay we have only managed to come up with flowerpots made from bottoms of milk bottles...could put cress/basil/other stuff that grows quickly in them.

Forgot to say hi to iggy earlier! So sorry! Hope you had a lush holiday I'm assuming it's your final pre-baby holiday?

Oh mls I am so relieved for you, so glad the scan went well , and at your dd

cupcake good idea, I am starting to save my junk now ready to get crafty

Vjay pencil pot from an old jam jar - my dd did one at school last year and colured it in using glass paints ( stickers would be juts as good). It is pretty and useful!

monkey Kalimera is good morning and efaristo is thank you ( spelt wrong but phonetic sounding!) Have a great time - mermaid MLS Fab news on the scan. Can the scanner check if this lo is going to be as funny as your dd?

Cupcake I don't know about 4ever but your lo is really keeping us all waiting. Don't worry about labour - a really large part is in the mind and thinking positively will help, honestly. My second labour was much better than my first as I was much more relaxed.

babyJ is currently hiccuping away in her basket after feeding all afternoon. The bottle is getting ready for her and hopefully it might help her to sleep this pm - or at least not want to feed all night. I'm getting very well looked after - not only is my dh off work this week but my parents are down and today, I sat on the sofa feeding and knitting whilst they cleaned, weeded and cooked!

Just a quickie whilst I scroll back but been MIA all weekend due to dreaded Gastroenteritis thanks Ben! Truly awful felt like I was dying (melodramatic - moi?). Not helped by heat..

Trying to feed Ben whilst throwing up at 3am was not nice either.

Neeko has been updating me on 4ever and I believe we have a little Joanna to welcome .

Will read back and catch up but probably not post until later in the week and still feeling v. rough...

So much news to catch up on but can't do it do will just say welcome back to lovely jools, happy anniversary to Barbie, big hugs to all who need them, shake of the pompoms for our ttc'ers, sickbag for poor blue waves to everyone else and a massive C'MON to babies 4ever and cupcake

yay to MLS!

and lurking for news.......

Blue I know that dying feeling all too well. It's bad enough with a toddler to look after but with a baby as well it must be unbearable. Glad you are on the mend.

LBM hats off to you for coherent posting so soon after giving birth. Now where are those pics of little J huh?!

Cupcake I know this waiting is the pits. I only went two days overdue & I must have spent the whole time looking at my watch & staring out of the window. I know you feel like you are in limbo but keep thinking tonight could be your night - most woman go into labour at night.

Monkey aren't those flowers called marguerites? Isn't that Spanish for Daisy??!

QA I'm feeling fine thanks, especially after my scan today. How are your nightmares, maybe it was just a one-off? Please let us know when you are starting to ttc as we love a good cycle countdown here!

Neeko is still around & I'm updating her but her dh has abandoned her too in the name of work.

Off to bed now, night night all & I really hope to wake up to some baby news tomorrow.