The fourth WIIT thread travels far and wide, with tales of new adventures to share.

[100years]

Hello Ladies,

Here is the 4th WIIT thread for our enjoyment.

Stats will have to follow at a later date, as I can't check back to see where everyone is accurately at the moment.

Get posting and lets see where this thread takes us. :)

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Mmmm Stringer Bell... SPR can I pretend to be you and have a week in bed watching the Wire ?

Yes come on here and chat to us in the Final Countdown. And yes make sure your DH brings you much nice food.

I love him in Luther too....all tortured and brooding....

Bebe, Such a shame you had a shit appointment. :( I think phoning them next time is a good thing. :)

Yeah, I can think that it might be dangerous to go into labour with a transverse baby if you aren't near the hospital SPR, much as it will be boring, at least you will be well rested before LO gets here. Hopefully you will be able to get on here while you are in there.

Strawberry and Quod I haven't ever seen 'the wire' I think we need to get it in the future, my OH has and raves about it too.

I think E is better now :) We have gone back into real nappies again, which is good :) But we are really really tired from it. Looking forward to a weekend with Daddy and him doing lots of stuff :) Not sure he realises this yet, or if I will actually ask him when it comes down to it!

Had a manic few days so haven't had time to post! On my phone now (in bed!! )so please excuse typos!!

Just wanted to wish SPR all the luck in the world & fingers crossed you can get online to talk to us! I know it'll be a bit miserable being in the hospital & that it wasn't what you had planned but at the end of the day it's to keep you and mini safe & well & they will soon be here and it will all be worth it! Hope MrSPR brings you lots of lovely things to eat & keeps you entertained! xxx

Need to get up and get on with the cake I'm doing! It's not going to ice itself!

Name changed in honour of this column and finally back in the MN saddle having been diagnosed ADHD. Humph! Or Hurrah! I can't decide!

Anyway I've missed loads! I'm sorry you've had to go into hospital SPR and that you might not get the birth experience you were hoping for - but my goodness this is very exciting: having just a few days to go! I can't believe Mini could be here by Wednesday! Are you ready to be a mummy? Are you bored of hospital yet? Are there loads of babies there?

So how are we to abbreviate this MN name :o Harpie?! Glad you are back :)

Quod so does this mean if you don't fall this time you are going to just crack on with TTC and not take a break after all? That's lovely news. I didn't watch that fatherhood programme as I'm off baby-related TV T the moment, but DH and I have had some nice conversations about what it might be like to be parents and what our child might be like.

I suppose even if you're not at work, it's not like you'll be away completely unable to be contacted. You might be lucky and sail through your pg, plenty of people do.

Hi Bebe! I wanted a change from the username I've used on other forums, I don't want to be identified. How is mini Bebe after her harrowing adventure at the mean old doctor?!

100years glad to hear E is much better and hope Mr100years is rushing round like a one man band while you and E put your feet up!

Love the new name Harpie - I think it's quite pretty.

Well it's been all fun and games here. Bear with me ladies.

Went away with DP for a few days over my fertile week to dog sit again (in Cornwall, usually quite relaxing). Also took my aunt who needed a bit of a break. Turns out an aunt + cottage with paper thin walls does not equal romantic. Also turns out that DP's enthusiasm for/confidence about Operation Small Person is directly proportional to how well things are going with his work. He has had a very stressful week last week with a few setbacks (as oppose to the period pre-Christmas when he was riding high on a successful commission and retrospectively all gung-ho about TTC) and has got the heebies jeebies about whether this is 'the right time'. Unfortunately or fortunately (whichever way you want to look at it) his admission of terror came past the point of no return, so we are very much on a 2WW now.

It has upset me a bit, as obviously his confidence evaporating makes for a very stressful 2WW and leaves me feeling pretty confused. It is a scary thing this TTC, obviously you're choosing to make your life suddenly very much out of control and I think that's affecting us both. He is still sure he does want children and with me, he just worries about it all (he is also very understanding of how it all impacts me, but we have agreed to be honest with each other). And to be honest I worry about the extent that he still doesn't seem to be able to separate our plans as a family off from his work aspirations/plans. But we are where we are. It's going to be a pretty hair-raising 2WW anyway because AF is due somewhere from 7th March, and we fly to the US (with his work crew) on the 9th for 10 days. So if we do get pg this month, we'll be trying to process it in very very strange circumstances. Oh yes and my parents are coming round on the 8th. Oh and to top it all off FF is being a bit confusing about when OV actually occurred, meaning I'm not quite sure when AF is due, or how well-timed our (ahem) recreational efforts were.

[scream]

Blooming heck quod! I don't know what to say! If you get a BFP I think your OH will be really happy- it is totally natural to have a bit of a wobble after the deed is done. And at least you will have plenty to take your mind off things if this is not your month but good luck! Fingers crossed you will have a good story to tell future LO about where you celebrated finding out about the pregnancy! :)

Thanks Strawberry that's a nice way of looking at it! He's not done a total wobbly, he's just shitting a brick - he says that he has this really superstitious feeling that whenever we do it will turn out to be the worst time possible, and royally bugger everything up. He recognises that it's so illogical that he'll likely always feel like that and there are good reasons to crack on with it really.

Yes I am concentrating on having my first walk in the Big Apple, and it either being a tremendous moment because we are celebrating a BFP, or it is just brilliant anyway because we are having a last-fling-of-fun holiday. If I'm going to overthink the future to the nth degree on the 2ww I can at least imagine the good times!

Yes, it will be fantastic either way Quod :)

Emma rolled over from back to front last night, her dad and I were cheering like idiots and she was just looking at us as if to say "what 's the big deal guys?"

We are enjoying a bit of a lie in this morning which is lovely, snuggles from LO and the cat has joined in too!

Well hello there lovely ladies, how are we all?

bebe, I see you aren't feeling too well, I hope you are feeling better soon.

Harpie, Mr100 didn't exactly rush around like a one manned band, but I did get a lie in on Saturday :)

Quod, TTC is a big thing for both of you, he's obviously just dealing with it in a different way to you, which obviously doesn't help you on your 2WW, but hopefully these little swings he has will not happen all that much. You are flying out on E's half birthday!

strawberry, excellent news on the rolling, is that both ways now then? It's much fun isn't it :)

Well what's happening here, not a lot, we've just been swimming again after a 4 week break :) It was lovely, although E spent most of the time with her thumb in her mouth! She's started to be a bit difficult settling to sleep at night again, but I think it's because of the fact she's been poorly again and so we have kind of broken the routine we were in again after only just getting back on track after her cold! Teething next will mess it all up again - what joy

Well I'm on CD 28 today and I'm not sure what I feel(WRT to being pg or not). Twice I've gagged at E's nappy, I'm not sure if it's more pungent than it was or if it's any more than that, but I've had the odd queasy feeling since then, but it could just be psychosomatic. I don't know when to POAS - I know you will all be shouting at me to be POAS now, but I don't have the same feeling as I did last time where I knew I was pg. And I don't want to be disappointed, as E is gorgeous and I(we) love her and she is enough, but I do want another one, and I'm kind of getting more broody as the days go on, but then I feel a tad guilty for wanting another one when we are just enjoying what E is learning now, gah. Do I test before the weekend (when we are going to see the ILs) or do I do it afterwards and hope I don't get AF while I'm there? I only have one test in the house....

DO IT DO IT DO IT!!! :o POAS!!!!!!!!

This bug, whatever it is, is a bad one. Feel the worst I've felt being ill for years!

Quod - Wobbles are completely natural. And as you've said before, whenever you do it will have 'problems' and not be right one way or another. Just coz he's been a bit wobbly doesn't mean he won't be super up for it & excited if you are updiffed!

Strawberry - how adorable that she's rolling now! Clever girl! :)

Managed to make birthday cake for a friend's LO before feeling totally crap. Have mostly be slobbing it on the sofa since Sunday though! We went to the party for the LO on Sunday afternoon. Poor friend totally has her work cut out. Birthda girl was 1yo & she has a 1mo as well! When you see them together it's quite scary thinking that they are both babies really. Especially seeing the 1yo next to DD! Could not do that, hats off to her!

See I knew I would get shouted at! But the test I have isn't an early test thing, and I have no idea what my cycle should be, and, well, erm. Oh and your friend, well if my POAS was +ve that would be not dissimilar to me! But I'm still EBF and I'm not sure I'd be lucky enough. Ha. Erm. Oh well. We shall see.

Oooh 100 how exciting! For me I would probably want to test before going to the ILs so I could try to process it one way or another beforehand. Why don't you order a stash of cheapy sticks off ebay/amazon so that if you're not pg this month you don't have to worry about wasting tests if your cycle is still wonky? And hopefully they'd arrive in time for you to test again on Monday if you get a -ve before the weekend?

I don't think you should feel guilty about feeling broody - you clearly are really enjoying E's development, and you'd have at least another 9 months of that! And having another child wouldn't mean any less love for her.

Bebe, sorry to hear you are still so unwell - there seems to be a lot of lurgy going round at the moment, doesn't there? Thanks for your nice advice, it's very reassuring.

I have bought some poundshop tests so that I can test early, as the day I am probably due is the day my parents will be arriving here early in the morning for the day, and I don't really fancy trying to get my head round a pg with my mum and dad simultaneously telling me all about their holiday! The day after we fly out ourselves to spend 10 days in close confines with DP's work lot. So while I'd normally not test early I think in this case ANY early information will be really really appreciated.

Oh Quod

It's beyond comprehension that the majority of people are so blasé about TTC. I think it's only to be expected that you will each have your wobbles and who are you going to talk to if not each other? On both of my morning after pill episodes the morning I woke up after actually DTD I was really freaked out by the enormity of what we had done (not as freaked out as DH was, obviously!)

Strawberry is absolutely right. Once you get the BFP MrQuod will be thrilled. Tell him to keep calm and carry on!

Haha Harpie yes I have had the waking up in the night going AGGGHHH! too. I do feel secure enough that it's what we've both decided to do, long-term, and I know that MrQuod is sensitive enough to my needs to be supportive anyway even if he is actually royally cacking it.

Strawberry that is so cool about the rolling over - what a big achievement for a little lady! How is your cat adapting to having a baby in the family? Does the cat mind sharing cuddles?

I'm just hoping that if I ever by the time we TTC I'll be so desperate to do it I'll be completely blasé!

Bebe sorry you are still feeling poorly. Your cake, as usual, was fantastic (I'm guessing it was the one on fb?) Wow it sounds like your friend has got her work cut out with two babies! Still it shows you can get pg straight after you have a baby, which is good news for some !

Where is your DH now on a scale of 1 (adamantly against) to 10 (dragging you into the bedroom with a tub of preseed in hand)?

Right that's it I can contain my excitement no more!

100years your broody feelings can only be a testament to your deep love for your baby and all the pleasure and pride she has brought you. I love that you want another child.

LOL @ all the posts.

Cooking tea, etc etc

I've been wondering about the cheapy tests and how good they are. I'm sure I'm going passed a pound land tomorrow I might be able to get some cheapies from there.

I shall report back and process the other posts in the meantime. :) As I've not been able to read properly.