TTC graduates! New thread over here...

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I'm over here! Nice new thread to play with...

mrs - i REALLY REALLY REALLY hope so! it would be so lovely to have you back with us properly! we miss you! and you know your body can do it, so its just a matter of time.

all the hospital bag talk has got me so excited, although i am having a bit of a 'crap, i cant cope with anything and i am such a shit mother' kind of week that i think it might be best if my baby stays in till my other 2 are at university! i just feel really hormaonal this week and knackered and completely unable to cope with anything! i keep taking it out on the kids and then feeling terrible and crying and.................oh my god............i REALLY think i am losing it!...............GET A GRIP WOMAN!..........SOMEBODY TELL ME TO STOP BEING SUCH A DRAMA QUEEN AND JUST GET ON WITH IT P{LEASE!

Greedy - it's those pesky old hormones at it, honestly. Just try and ignore the days when you feel like that, have a good old cry when you need to and eat lots of chocolate. it's worked for me so far

Hi Mrs - good to hear you sounding so positive about this month, like you say, it can't do any harm! Please say hello to Ready, and commiserations on her AF this month

Thanks for the tip Firsty - baby bodders has perked up again this afternoon, so was obviously having a very chilled morning. I got myself a bit flustered because I heard an old wives tale about not reaching up too high otherwise cord might get wrapped round neck (nonsense apparently, but you know pregnancy paranoia!), and I had reached up to get some teabags off the top shelf this morning....

MrsMcJnr - I'm looking forward to you joining us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

GreedyGG - My hormones are making me weepy too and also very impatient!

Hello all

Great to hear you sounding so positive MrsMc - everything crossed you are with us again properly by the end of next week!!

Goingfor3 - welcome - not sure if we've really chatted before, but I remember you from the TTC threads. Hope you are feeling ok?

Greedy, under no circumstances are you a bad mother, you sound like a great mother. In fact, I'm in awe of you sometimes! Don't worry about it - I'm worrying how to cope with another one. Although DD slept through last night, she doesn't always and she's having such amazing temper tantrums in the evenings, when she's tired. You just can't reason with them, when they are exhausted, but you still need to wash and teeth brush them, don't you, but I find it hard to brush a wriggling octopus's teeth - what am I going to do with a screaming newborn at the same time? So you see, you've already gone through all that, so another one will be a breeze. Alternatively, I'm with Bodkin, have a good cry and eat some chocolate, works wonders!!!

I've just been interviewing most the day for people to start at work and it is exhausting, so I'm having a full-fat coke at the moment and it's really picking me up.

Glad to hear that minibodkin is active again. I'm still not sure I'm feeling constant, regular movements, but I think that the odd kicks I'm feeling must be from minifet. In fact, even DH thinks he felt them on Wednesday night, so I can't be imagining them!

Didn't watch the panorama programme either - probably a good thing. but I am worried as once they'd actually induced me, my actual labour was really straightforward, so I think I've been lulled into a false sense of security. Anyway, got 21 weeks to worry about it still

Right, better go and concentrate on my family!

Have a great weekend everyone, if I don't get back on again. Hope this weather holds.

take care all
xxx

i'm not completely convinced about feeling movements properly yet either fettle, so dont worry. thanks for saying nice things to me! i just hate feeling like i cant cope and i have had a bit of that this week! had a good bathtime tonight though. prob cos dh was around and kids were being cuties again!

ds did tell me all about his afternoon at nursery and he made me cry cos he said he didn't get picked by anyone in the hall for this game they were playing. he is the nicest sweetest little boy ever (i know i am biased, but he really is) and it breaks my heart when he says things like that. he also said that someone didnt want to hold his hand in the hall. i hate to think of him as the kid that doesn't get picked or that nobody likes. he always wants to play with the girls (cos he has a sister i think)and i think most of the girls like to stick with other girls at his age, so he doesn't really stand a chance. sometimes i wonder if he tells me too much about what he does at nursery, maybe i would be better off not knowing. mind you, i could just be over reacting again..............anything would make me cry today!

bodders -

i'm not completely convinced about feeling movements properly yet either fettle, so dont worry. thanks for saying nice things to me! i just hate feeling like i cant cope and i have had a bit of that this week! had a good bathtime tonight though. prob cos dh was around and kids were being cuties again!

ds did tell me all about his afternoon at nursery and he made me cry cos he said he didn't get picked by anyone in the hall for this game they were playing. he is the nicest sweetest little boy ever (i know i am biased, but he really is) and it breaks my heart when he says things like that. he also said that someone didnt want to hold his hand in the hall. i hate to think of him as the kid that doesn't get picked or that nobody likes. he always wants to play with the girls (cos he has a sister i think)and i think most of the girls like to stick with other girls at his age, so he doesn't really stand a chance. sometimes i wonder if he tells me too much about what he does at nursery, maybe i would be better off not knowing. mind you, i could just be over reacting again..............anything would make me cry today!

bodders -

i'm not completely convinced about feeling movements properly yet either fettle, so dont worry. thanks for saying nice things to me! i just hate feeling like i cant cope and i have had a bit of that this week! had a good bathtime tonight though. prob cos dh was around and kids were being cuties again!

ds did tell me all about his afternoon at nursery and he made me cry cos he said he didn't get picked by anyone in the hall for this game they were playing. he is the nicest sweetest little boy ever (i know i am biased, but he really is) and it breaks my heart when he says things like that. he also said that someone didnt want to hold his hand in the hall. i hate to think of him as the kid that doesn't get picked or that nobody likes. he always wants to play with the girls (cos he has a sister i think)and i think most of the girls like to stick with other girls at his age, so he doesn't really stand a chance. sometimes i wonder if he tells me too much about what he does at nursery, maybe i would be better off not knowing. mind you, i could just be over reacting again..............anything would make me cry today!

bodders -

i'm not completely convinced about feeling movements properly yet either fettle, so dont worry. thanks for saying nice things to me! i just hate feeling like i cant cope and i have had a bit of that this week! had a good bathtime tonight though. prob cos dh was around and kids were being cuties again!

ds did tell me all about his afternoon at nursery and he made me cry cos he said he didn't get picked by anyone in the hall for this game they were playing. he is the nicest sweetest little boy ever (i know i am biased, but he really is) and it breaks my heart when he says things like that. he also said that someone didnt want to hold his hand in the hall. i hate to think of him as the kid that doesn't get picked or that nobody likes. he always wants to play with the girls (cos he has a sister i think)and i think most of the girls like to stick with other girls at his age, so he doesn't really stand a chance. sometimes i wonder if he tells me too much about what he does at nursery, maybe i would be better off not knowing. mind you, i could just be over reacting again..............anything would make me cry today!

bodders -

WHAT happened there then?!!!!!

as i was GOING to say.........bodders - glad to hear your little one is wriggling away again!

hiya just got a BFP today weve been trying for 4 months now decided to order some ovulation tests off ebay and pre-seed and it bloody worked first time! I think im only 2 wks pregnant but already have had sickness-my due date is the 16th jan i think. Has anyone gone to the doctors-should i make a appointment or wait for a few wks longer?

Congratulations mum2sam !!!

mum2sam Congrats, well done chick!

Hello ladies, still feeling on top of the world, went to a BBQ party at a very good friends today had a really lovely time, and a right laugh, loads of people were there, lots of people were saying how great I looked and that I have a "cute" bump, loads of friends were touching my bump and talking to bump , it made me smile and they were asking when our baby is due, I couldn't believe the words coming out of my mouth when I said "12+5", I really cant believe that in 3 months I will be pushing a pram . DH was very protective over me at the party, (he's always like that but he was more so at the party) but friends were say "arr isn't he lovely the way he keeps asking you if you need anything or if your alright", bless! DH also came out of his shell and joined in conversation and banter with my (now our friends! Of to the "babyshow next weekend going to ask MIL if she can have the boys over night so I don't know weather I'll be going on the Saturday or Sunday either way it'll be a children free day out for us, but not a cheap day as I'm looking forward to spending some money, so is DH !

Anyway hope your all having a lovely weekend like me chat later!
Babymadxx

Hello all

Thanks Greedy I?m doing what I can to get back with you properly! I hope things have got easier this week, you do have a lot on your plate, no wonder you sometimes feel like you do and I know your DH works long hours too so you are always at the helm be kind to yourself! Got heartache over your DS?s nursery confessions

Hey Bodkin thanks for the good wishes, I?ll send your regards on to Ready . Sorry to hear the old wives tale got you worried.

Goingfor3 ? you?ll love it on this thread! I had a really bad does of the weeps and impatience in my first few weeks too. Was quite at how I spoke to some people who annoyed me! Hope you are feeling good

Fettleandmini (can never miss of the mini now ) how are you? Thanks for the good vibes. Hope you are having a lovely weekend

Mum2Sam ? glad you found the thread! you?ll like it here

Babymad ? It?s so lovely to hear you so happy and settling into your pregnancy the big question is which pram will you be pushing though? Hope you and DH have a lovely time at the Baby Show

Aw Greedy - your poor DS. But hang on, isn't he only like, not even 4 yet? What is the nursery doing making them "pick teams" like that? Seems a bit harsh for such little ones. Can you have a word with them about that?

Hey Fettle - I'm definitely with you on getting wriggly octopusses into bed - it's exhausting isn't it? With my DD and the teeth cleaning, we used to play a game that worked for a while, which was that the inside of her mouth was a house - front teeth were the front door and windows, back teeth were kitchen, living room (bottom set) and bedroom and bathroom (top set) and that it all needed a jolly good clean. Think I got it from some mad book called "Nanny Knows Best" that my sister gave me, but it did seem to get her to concentrate on keeping still and keeping her mouth open!

Well as you can see, spot of insomnia tonight! Spent 1 hour lying in bed completely redecorating the house in my head, but when I mentally started on the summerhouse (well, shed really) that's when I decided enough was enough....

Going to London on Wednesday for the funeral of a friends DH It is incredibly tragic (although is has been expected for a while - the big C), so that is keeping me awake as well.

Anyways, hope you've all had a good bank holiday. Might see if I can get my head down for the last 2 hours before DD wakes up....

Hi ladies,
Can I join you all? I remember a few of you from the TTC threads from a few months back. Hope you are all well??
This was our first month of TTC again after my ectopic over the New Year and I can't believe its happened so quick this time after 8mths of TTC the first time!! . I think its a combination of my tubes being flushed with the HSG xray and finally getting days right....hoooray. I found out on friday when AF hadn't arrived and got a BFP, so very similar dates to you Mum2sam. I'm having a few cramps so have a very early appoint with my GP tomorrow and they'll hopefully start taking my Beta HCG's again to check for ectopic.....everything crossed my beanie has found its way this time

Congratulations PinkElephant !!! Hopefully the cramps you are getting are just stretching pains, hopefully you will get an early scan for peace of mind.

Really sorry to hear about your friends DH Bodders. Its so sad when things like that happen. I presume he wasn't very old either. I've been having quite morbid thoughts recently about family and friends etc. Its probably just hormones and being a bit more emotional. I hope tomorrow goes OK.

Hi Greedy - Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit over-whelmed by it all! I know exactly what you mean and I've only got the one to look after. Your DC's will know you are a fantastic mum even at those times you lose the plot a bit. The fact that your DS tells you lots about nursery shows how close you are. I got really sad for him when I read your post about the teams. It must be so hard to hear about other kids not playing nicely with him . Bodders is right though, what on earth are they doing picking teams at that age - its bad enough when your a teenager!!! I know we'll probably have some similar times with DS as he can be quite sensitive and is not a boistrous boy (sp?) so he can get pushed about a bit. He went up to a boy the other day who must have been about a year younger with his football to play and the boy just pushed him over!! My poor DS was sobbing . Mind you this other boy had an earing and was wearing a Bruce Willis type vest so I was a bit scared of him as well .

Welcome and congrautaltions mum2sam!!! Its always good ot hear of another BFP!!

MrsMc - Hope you'll be right behind mum2sam - You mentioned Wednesday in your earlier post - is it AF due date tomorrow? Fingers crossed .

Babymad - your DH sounds so lovely!!! Very glad you had such a good time at the party.

Talking of parties, its my DS's 3rd birthday on the 19th May. I'm unsure whether to have a party for him or not. I'd probably do it at a venue (am thinking of a place called the ceramic experience where the kids can paint stuff), but I dont know whether 3 is too young and maybe I should hold off one more year while I can? Any advise from those with DC's????

Also, can I share something really minging?!? (Goingfor3 and mum2sam, perhaps close your ears (eyes?) as I dont want to give such a bad first impression, but.....

I's decided to give my lady garden a trim as even I could fel like it was getting out of control. So I got the mirror and looked at my bits for the first time in months!!! And, would you believe on my under-carriage I've got varicous veins on my fanjo!!!? Not many, only about 3 but I was SO shocked! I've since seen on here that it is not too uncommon but still.... Sorry to share but if I can't tell you lot then who can I tell

Congratulations Pinkelephant!!!!! Excellent news. Fingers crossed for you and your beanie

Oh Chooster - you poor love! Don't worry, no danger of offending me at all, i've already discussed my farmer giles at length on here! I did read a thread about vvv's a while back (when I was searching for advice on piles!) and there were variuos suggestions for relief - including wearing tights!!! As if things weren't bad enough! Anyway, you have my total sympathy - if any consolation most posters said they disappeared after childbirth, but small comfort now I'm sure. Actually, I'd better check myself down there - it all looked fine when i was examining me Chalfonts (sorry for all the euphemisms, was an avid Viz reader as a teenager - Nobby Stiles & His Piles...) which have now abated (no doubt temporarily) but better check they haven't de-camped to my fanjo...

Hi to PinkElephant and mum2sam - great to have some new people on here as it was starting to look a bit bleak for this thread past October...

Think babybodkin has turned around or something - after a couple of fairly quiet weeks, it now feels like I have a family of ferrets in my womb and with the hiccups too!

Good luck for Wednesday MrsMcJ

Ladies had to jump in and tell Pinkelephant congratulations! spooky thing happened last week, I wrongly told Ready that you were on this thread - and here you are!

I'll need to catch up later as have to go to a funeral Big C strikes again.

AF due today and so far nothing but BFNs both Sat and yesterday so maybe this cycle is not the lucky one, we'll see.

Love to all..........

Goingfor3, Chooster, Bodkin - Thank you for all the welcomes

MrsMcJr - your psychic powers strike again . Now, I just know you will be here pretty soon because everything I've experienced.....happiness and sadness....you have been a month behind me. I did three PG tests last week and they were all negative until the day AF was due and then I got only a very faint line. Getting worried as its not got all that much darker yet. All I want is a thick, dark line on the tests and all pains gone and I'll be even happier.

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congrats pinkelephant! i remember you getting your last BFP and then having your ep, so i am so pleased for you! can't believe we have another pinky on the thread!

chooster! - you have made my day! how funny! (not for you obviously, but funny for me to read!!!) i am off to check my bits once i have finished on here!.......... then i won't be laughing! i dread to think what i might find?!!! at least you have let the new girls know what kind of thread this is and the types of things we discuss!

i have started a thread about my ds! how sad am i? and i think it all sounds pretty normal! i think the main problem is that he does tell me EVERYTHING about nursery and its just the bad stuff that sticks in my head! he loves it though, so thats the most important thing i guess!

mrs - any more news from you?

congrats pinkelephant! well done chick!

MrsMcJnr fingers crossed!

chat later, off to do some jobs!

Hiya- Congratulations Pinkelephant and Mum2sam! Hurrah now I am no longer at the bottom of the list! Please update it! (List somewhere on this thread.)

Seeing Maureen tommorrow afternoon. Picking up my notes and then I dont think I will see her for a while (if all ok).

Greedy- I think its lovely your DS tells you everything... it's hard to get any info out of my DS .

Chooster- poor old fanjo eh! What they go through with this having babies malarky! I never dared look at mine after giving birth...too scared. My sister did- she said it was fascinating . But then she is a bit odd .

NEWSFLASH!! DP and I have decided that we will buy a new pram/pushchair! Very excited in a sad way... been internet surfing for hours already...feel like a first timer! really need to find one of those pram warehouse places to give them all a test push.
(It was my mum that convinced me- she said she'd give us some money for it! Hurrah!)