The berries in the chopper (thread 5). All together now... clench

[CatsCantFlyFast]

For pregnant berries at any stage. Scary thought but this is the one where some babies will appear!

Congratulations Bunny and yes, get yourself on FB so you can have a proper nosey at us all (and us you)

Yes bunny pm me your name RIGHT NOW so as I can add you to the group. Come on, I'm waiting

merk ha yes you have swooped in with the good news a bit! Birth sounds like it all went according to plan. So so happy for you getting your 'happily ever after'

bunny you must be so pleased! Did you cry? I cried at first 3 scans! Isn't my 12 weeks I couldn't believe she was actually my baby! Are you celebrating tonight?

Thanks ladies it's a weird feeling indeed!

kitty I think I'm still in a state of shock. I did shed a few tears, watching DHs reaction was fab. We have people round for dinner tonight so no celebrating, secret still being kept till next weekend

What an action-packed day!
Congratulations on a great scan, bunny - I quite liked hanging on to the secret with just me and DH, so enjoy this last week if you can.

And obviously, serious for merk and her amazing delivery. Did not help my insomnia to discover her waters had broken via FB in the middle of the night

Congrats Bunny....a real case of me vacating a seat for you to settle in for the long run after today.
I am home with wine (and a baby...how the hell did that happen???)

Thanks merk what a great day for us both.

I can't believe you are drinking wine you lucky thing! Home so soon! x

merk&bunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

such fabulous news

Hope you let yourself relax a little bit now bunny!

OMG merk, waters, baby, home and wine all in 24hrs! wow, just wow. Could have a little cry for you (ok maybe I just did )

Enjoy your secret for the next week bunny, when we got to this stage I was excited to start telling people but a little sad scared to not have the secret anymore!

Ohh, feeling brave can someone add me to fb group pls?

foody pm me your real name (I only know your first name and initial but couldn't see you on the other fb group list)

Wow, Merk's news yesterday has really hit home...we're all going to be actual mums soon...REALLY!!!

How's the other soon to be mummy???

Morning all. Just checking in from my bed on the fist day of my mat leave. You know when you want to lie in but then you just wake up far too early? Hah. Typical! But at least I don't feel sick, must have had all the sleep I needed tonight!
I hope Merk had an ok first night back at home!!!!

I too was looking forward to a lie in after getting up at 6-630 all week. Only to wake up at 6.00 PING! wide awake.
Had tea a toast in bed and think I might be ready for a snooze now

Babies? Real take home babies? Is that what all this is about?

REAL take home babies!!!! Omg I'm so unprepared!!!!

I don't want to gloat but oh my god being a mum is amazing

Oh merk you're a mummy! How amazing! So did you just sneeze and it was all over?!?
I have to admit when I saw your beautiful girls photo I did tear up!

foody it was weird having family round last night and having our little secret

kitty not soon for me, I've got ages

Ugh the ms seems to be getting worse, keep waking up early and having to run and get some cold apple juice to stop the heaving

Question, just wondered how did you get your NHS downs test results? I've been told I'll get a call if the risks are high in the next week otherwise the mw will go through them with me at the 16w mw appt.

Mine just came through the post bunny, bit of a surprise. I don;t remember being told I would get a letter of results.I expected to be phoned if they were high, but other wise would get them at MW appt.
So cue very short lived panic while I speed read the letter that said all was fine.
Have had another sleep and think I'm getting a cold, bluegh...
OH is still out from last night!
We went to see The Orb, I was going to come back around 11pm and expected him to stay out into the early hours as a lot of friends were going.
I was soo tired and uncomfy I left at 10pm and had quite a good nights sleep!

One of friends sent me a text about 7 this morning to let me know he was falling asleep in a chair & he has texted about an hour ago so say he would be "meandering home soon, do you want anything picking up"

Not seen him yet. Hope he had a good night though as it will be the last one like that for a while ever

foody I've been encouraging Dh to plan 'boys days/nights' too. What he doesn't know is that they're his last.. muhahaha

bunny they'll call you if there's any issues but I got a letter too. Can't wait for Mother's Day! You should get Dh to video their responses! My dad literally burst into tears, I wish I could have recorded that x

Thanks ladies.

foody kitty Talking of menfolk enjoying their spare time whilst they have some, I have the extra stress of DHs mates wedding 13 days before my due date!!!!! This probably means a stag do abroad which I am freaking out about!

kitty hoping to record a few people's reactions, will be nice to have

Merk, I think you've earnt a bit of gloating by now, make the absolute most of these first few days!

merk glad ur enjoying it!

my oh is also away tonight! he has a couple more jollys planned in before baby!

30 weeks today! yay! just managed to get out for a dog walk between rain. v good.

now watchimg obem whilst bouncing on my newly aquired ball!

Merk what's it like?? so very happy for you all!!
Ms subsided but now back again, til this a.m. when everything came up, an hour before a houseguest arrived. Desperately trying to not be sick again as we aren't ready for anyone to guess what's up. Starting to get nervous over my harmony test (blood test monday) and subsequent 12week scan, in 2 weeks. I just want everything to be ok, and to have a happy and healthy baby at the end of it

On the bright side have just discovered that a favorite burger chain has just opened near us, hooray! I now know what I'll be doing after my midwife appointments and what my first post-labor meal will be

I have spent the entire day staring at her! We are managing the feeding ok, it's not easy but I think we are getting there
Now I get to settle on the labour watch armchair and wait for more berry babies, so excited!

Oh merk I'm so pleased for you and your beautiful little girl. Bet you can't take your eyes off! Your birth sounds great, if I end up having this section I might live vicariously through you and pretend I did it your way . I think I was too tired this morning to write a proper comment your photo on fb but she's just beautiful. I can't wait to meet mine now, somehow you've made it seem actually real!

puppy yay for 30 weeks!

sid the pre-12wk stress is the worst. Promise it gets better! Sorry you're feeling pants again, fingers crossed it's just a blip.

Home again after a lovely break, managed to swim and walk every day so feeling smug and secretly hoping all the sloshing around in the pool will have turned the babies even though there's approx zilch chance Relaxed mood slightly spoiled by the fact the plumbing work is still mid-project (supposed to be finished), plumber now away until tues and the toilet he's 'fixed' is leaking from the tank through the kitchen ceiling and I can't work out how to turn it off. AND one of the dogs seems to be poorly and is throwing up all over the house. Poor thing looks so sad

thunder....? Where are you..?

Boom you will/would have behaved much better than me
The midwives shift changed at 8am during pushing but I saw the first ones I had before we left last night and they said they had laughed about my grumbling and shouting all the way home!