TTC graduates!! "It's like party poppers in here, first PinkB, then Bodkin, now Chooster, who will be next?!!"

[BabyMadandBIGbump]

PREDICTIONS

BabyMadwithBump on Thu 24-May-07 14:57:52
I've been dreaming of a baby girl, 9lb 2oz, on the 27 July with dark black hair, but I predict a baby boy, 8lb 1oz, also 27 July, with very light hair! We'll see!

Chooster on Thu 24-May-07 15:08:03
Oh, predictions!!!!
For me, I reckon boy (guess that's in the bag), 23rd July, 8lbs 2oz

MrsMcJnr on Thu 24-May-07 15:22:29
I'll be brave and have faith and predict for me:
Boy, 6lbs 10oz, 13/1 (11/07/07 I?ve changed my mind about my bean ? think it?s a she)

KitKat30 on Thu 24-May-07 15:26:29
Ooooh predictions... I reckon for me:
Boy (err that was an easy one)
2nd September
7lbs 12oz

firststar on Thu 24-May-07 15:47:32
Hi ladies
first of all let me get business out of the way....predictions...for me a boy 7lb 2oz (going against all my big baby comments) 22nd July (early I think) , upping the weight prediction of mine to 8lb 6oz.

seaside72 on Thu 24-May-07 16:18:25
predictions - arghh - I have no idea - if we get there I am sure I will be late - 24 January is my prediction
weight ??
sex - would be lying if I did not say girl - but thats more about preconceptions and imagining rather than what I actually feel - Chinese cal says girl but realstically I think prob boy - my DH is convinced it's a boy already!

honeyapple on Fri 25-May-07 08:29:20
I predict to be late... as was VERRY late with DD... also predict baby to be a bit bigger... 7 lb 10 maybe?
How about 31/10/07 7.10 girl (changed to BOY 12/07/07)
(halloween baby!)

fettleandminifettle on 11/07/07 25th September, 8lbs exactly!

greedy - my prediction for my little one is
girl, 1st Oct, 7lbs 14oz (can i change it? i reckon i will be early now! sept 20th!!!)

Due Date's

June
Pink Butterfly, born by C-section on 18/06/07 little girl 8lb 12oz!

July
Bodkin, born at home on 09/07/07 little girl 7lb 6oz!

Chooster Due 22/07/07 (BOY)
Firststar Due 26/07/07

Aug
Conkertree Due 01/08/07
Babymad Due 03/08/07
KitKat Due 29/08/07 (BOY)

Sept
Fettle due 29/09/07 (BOY)
Greedy due 30/09/07

Oct
Honeyapple Due 27/10/07

Jan
Mum2Sam Due 16/01/08
MrsMcJnr Due 15/01/08
Seaside Due 20/01/08
iwillbe Due 27/01/08

Feb
Beansprout Due 01/02/08

Hell no Greedy ? they hurt, DH knows it?s a look but don?t touch situation too!

Lovely to see you Ready you are a graduate in waiting so do belong pop in and see us anytime and hopefully you can move over permanently very soon!

Hey Chooster course you belong! feel so guilty for being concerned about the nose ? it?s just the kind of thing my mother would have worried about! Glad all is going well!

Hello Fettle DD sounds very determined! Hope it goes well! Thanks for your reassurance ? I am sure you are right ? of course I?ll think my baby is beautiful, the phrase ?a face only a mother could love springs to mind? Oh dear!

KitKat ? sounded scary, take very good care now x

Bodkin ? you sound on good form you make it all sound so easy hon! PMSL at Isla at bath time. Oh dear!

Hello Firsty

Honeyapple ? hello! Thanks for the nose re-assurance (I feel so vain!)

I have been horrible to live with for a while now very grumpy especially when tired and hungry ? so most evenings, poor DH, I always apologise for snapping but just can?t help it!

Hell no Greedy ? they hurt, DH knows it?s a look but don?t touch situation too!

Lovely to see you Ready you are a graduate in waiting so do belong pop in and see us anytime and hopefully you can move over permanently very soon!

Hey Chooster course you belong! feel so guilty for being concerned about the nose ? it?s just the kind of thing my mother would have worried about! Glad all is going well!

Hello Fettle DD sounds very determined! Hope it goes well! Thanks for your reassurance ? I am sure you are right ? of course I?ll think my baby is beautiful, the phrase ?a face only a mother could love springs to mind? Oh dear!

KitKat ? sounded scary, take very good care now x

Bodkin ? you sound on good form you make it all sound so easy hon! PMSL at Isla at bath time. Oh dear!

Hello Firsty

Honeyapple ? hello! Thanks for the nose re-assurance (I feel so vain!)

I have been horrible to live with for a while now very grumpy especially when tired and hungry ? so most evenings, poor DH, I always apologise for snapping but just can?t help it!

Well... since you did ask - I had my first consultation with the gynae yesterday. He was lovely. He says I am ovulating fine and DH is producing fine (won't bore you all with the saga around tests and results). So the next step is to see if there is any reason that the egg and sperm are not meeting, so I will have to have an HSG. Very nervous about it, but I have to think of the big picture, I know. Fingers crossed for us hey?

I've been really lucky, my GP is tremendous and now the consultant seems top notch... all we need is a bit of luck, I think? The consultant said that it'll probably just be a matter of time - of course I am sure he says that to everyone - but I'll cling onto anything

Anyway... enough of my waffle. It's lovely to see all you wonderful ladies so happy, and graduated, I can't wait to join you in the big world of pregnancy and motherhood.

Miss you lots. Ready xx

Afternoon all (special waves for Ready! )

Having a "doh' afternoon - had appt with mw - made a month ago at my booking in (when she came to my house) anyway I just assumed she would come to me again I do not remember her saying any different? Anyway waited in all afternoon and left a message on her ansaphone - only to be called at 5pm to say I was supposed to go to the AN clinic? Where's that I say - never been before - no idea -it is my first after all - so feeling a bit stupid - I think my pregnancy brain is kicking in!

Definitely think the home renovations trend is an integral part of pg! (and nesting) - we are about to begin work on the last 2 rooms in our house left to renovate. One will become our bedroom so that our current one (which we re-did last year and I love but is not officially the master IYKWIM) can become the nursery. Am a bit sad as I love our bedroom - it is west facing and gets an awesome sunset - but am picturing sitting in rocker with baby watching the sun go down so will be pretty good. (BTW - we got a 6ft bed last year and I LOVE it - best thing ever- room for everyone!) We also have to convert an 80's style games room into another bedroom and office - hoping to get it all done (Oh and get the manky patio decked) by October time. Have to say not looking forward to living with all that builders dust again - have only just gotten rid of it from last year Then next year we have to start on a new garage with granny annexe after baby comes - our house is lovely but a massive money pit - need to win the lottery to complete all our plans - mind you we are planning to stay here for the forseeable future so hopefully it wil be worth it

fettle - how are you doing? - hope you took that sick day - you deserve it - take it while you can I say!! How did the nappyless night go?

Bodkin - LOL at Isla's poo-fest! (pics are gorgeous btw!)

Chooster - Theo is a gorgeous name - sounds like he is a little angel already

honeyapple and greedy - & at nip squeezing!! I am well freaked out by the thought of it. Mine are pitifully small to start with and the promised growth has not materialised yet (maybe half a cup size ) and I am worried they will never perform efficiently!! Isnt the colostrum stuff the good stuff baby is supposed to have imediately - what if you squeeze it all out!! (I told you I am clueless first timer #1 at the moment!)

firststar- any movement down there yet! Cant believe it is so close now - does it feel that close IYKWIM? I cannot imagine what it must feel like to think maybe tomorrow/Saturday/next week baby will be here - it freaks me out enough thinking that about next January!

KitKat - take it easy hon with the BP - put your feet up and put work at the bottom of your priority list - you and baby are way more important. Have you got a dog to stroke (medically proven to lower blood pressure - honest!)

MrsMc - great news about your test results - I thought I was doing well at 1:5777!! I dont think I had any tests/ results for Edwards/Petau syndrome? but the more results that are good the better it makes you feel for sure. I was hoping to maybe hear the heartbeat today with mw but missed my appt (see above- doh again!!) I cant believe my scan was over a week ago now - going for scans could be addictive - feel like the 8 days since the scan is forever and I am desperate to see him again! LOL about the big hooter! My DH was convinced that we have the most handsome fetus in the world and is sure his profile is stunning - I never thought the proud parent bit would start while the bean is still in the womb!! will try andpost pics of scan on my profile

Iwillbe - waves hope you are doing OK - anymore house news?

Babymad - How are the BHs?- not long now - lumps of CM sound promising!

Hi to anyone else lurking - beansprout - are you still there hon?

Hope everyone has a nice evening - has been a scorcher of a day down here

Hi all

Quiet today on here!

Ready glad your consultant seems so good - hopefully you'll never actually need your HSG as you'll be pg by then!

DD's attempt at dry through the night was ok - I managed to lift her to do a wee at 10pm when I went to bed, but she had done a wee at some point when she woke at 3am, but then was dry when she got up at 7am - so one wee, not too bad. think tonight might be worse, as she's just drunk a big glass of water, as she was so hot from being outside running around!

Work better today, but I'm still shattered - very attractive (male) phlebotamis (too tired to try and spell that correctly!!) told me to drink more guiness, which I don't like, or eat more spinach, which I possibly dislike more!!!

Poey movers said they are going to take 3 days to move us - 1 day to pack, 1 to load and 1 to unload. DH has helpfully arranged from them to pack on a Friday, so we have a weekend, living with boxes, no beds etc - he seems to think this will be fine and we can just go away for the weekend - think I'm just being unreasonable (you see MrsMc, the grumpiness only gets worse as you get more pg!!!), but honestly, do you lot think this is the most practical solution? I know he only arranged it, so that we move in on the Tuesday of the following week, so have 4 days before he starts his new job! Oh, I don't know - I'm just too tired to think about it all now!

Greedy - hope your day was good - the plan sounded great. At last some summer weather here!! hope it lasts for the weekend, got the In-laws coming.

hope you all managed to get out and about in the sun today.

Firsty, babymad - any sign of babies yet?

Glad all sounding well in the bodders and chooster household - sounds bliss.

Can anyone reassure me that "stitch"-like pains are ok in your lower side abdomen? i've had them for 2 days now and they don't half hurt - I'm putting them down as growing pains, but just wanted to check that you lot thought the same!!

sorry, I'm a bit moany tonight - off for some full-fat coke as a pick-me-up!!

take care all
xxx

Hi seaside - crossed with you.

Glad to hear all sounding well with you -not quite sure why you are booked in at home, as I found that quick confusing too!! My MW is pretty crap, so I'd probably be better getting a doppler and BP monitor and some wee sticks and doing my own antenatal check-ups at home!!!

Must go see to DD.

xxx

xposts fettle (apologies for my mammoth essay!) Sorry you are feeling low - cant believe you went to work - you are too good

Don't know much about the stitch pain - but I do keep getting a stabbing pain by my tummy button if I roll over quickly in bed or have full bladder/bowel I think I just have a super sensitive bowel/gut and the bean is getting in the way of it already (when I was 19 I had a twitsed gut and fainted from the pain - it is horrid- but now know just need to lie still and flat and it seems to sort itself out)

Hope stitch goes away or someone way more knowledgeable has an answer

(PS - think I have managed to post scan pics on my profile )

Hello ladies! Glad some of you have some nice weather still like winter here although it did brighten up a bit. I have read all of the posts and have so much to say to you all! Looks like for as long as where we are we will not have an internet connection until we move. Still no news on our house waiting for survey to be carried out and we have a massive renovation project on our hands before bub

Is born. I have got my scan tomorrow am feeling very nervous i am praying everything is fine and i see a bouncey bean. Seaside your pics look lovely its so amazing thinking this is inside me! Chooseter i love the name theo he sounds adorable. Hello to everyone else i will try and go to library to post properly. Good luck for your scan friday mrs x x x

Good luck for your scan Iwilbe - let us know how you get on

well done isla on the luminous yellow poo all over daddy!!! ....my ds puked in my dhs mouth once.........but i think i might have told you all that before!!

READY - its really nice to hear from you.............you say you dont belong here, but then we dont belong on the ttc threads anymore and i always feel a bit uncomfortable posting on there, so it means we can never chat anymore! so keep posting on here please, you will be able to officially post on here soon anyway i am sure.

firsty and kitkat - sounds really daft i know, but i am really jealous of you both about to have your FIRST babies. it is such a truly wonderful and mind blowing experience and it is a feeling you can never get back once you have done it. i think everyone says in hindsight that they wished they had been more relaxed and had enjoyed their first baby more, so i really hope you two can manage to enjoy your babies as much as possible without too many feelings of 'help! haven't got a clue what i am doing!!'

mrs - you are allowed to be horrible and grumpy to dh! THAT is what they are there for!

seaside! how funny that you were waiting in for the MW!!! and i would LOVE a 6ft bed! our room isn't big enough for one though! but in the mornings we struggles to fit the four of us in at the mo, especially with my bump, so not sure where bump will go when it pops out!!! dd keeps saying she will hold the new baby when i ask her where it is going to fit in, but i am not sure i will trust her!!!

fettle - you are one brave woman!!! i didnt take my ds out of night time nappies till he had been dry every night for about 3 months, even then i was scared!!! but that was well over a year ago and (touchwood) we have never had a wet bed!!! dont want to even consider it with dd yet! she still has the odd daytime accident so think i will leave her until she is at least 3.

we had a lovely day with the kids today.they both enjoyed shrek and ds's birthday tea at pizza express! he was SOOOOOOOO excited to be 4 yrs old it was really sweet!!!!

iwillbe - hope you scan is amazing for you!!! good luck

going now to glug a massive lemon squash and watch eastenders and see what freaky stella has been up to now!!!!.....might have a glass of wine too!

Not brave Greedy - just unable to convince my 3 year old daughter, that I know best!! I know I should be able to control her, I am her mother, but she was just so so upset when we told her she couldn't wear her knickers to bed that is was soul-destroying. [she's just got new Little Mermaid knickers, which she loves!] The only reason we were saying no, was as I'm too scared to give her a go and I feel that they know and understand a lot more than they're given credit for, so if she was so convinced she didn't want to wear a nappy, how could I convince her otherwise! Believe me, I'd love to have her in nappies until she was 5, if it meant we all get good nights sleep!!!

Anyway, my DD keeps saying that DH is going to carry baby once he's born and i'm going to carry DD - think she's missing mummy carrying time, while I'm pg! I did carry her last night to the loo and I'm losing my arm muscles having had 5 months off!!

We've moved our enormous bed to the spare bed, and got us a new bed, which is only a Kingsize, rather than superkingsize and already there isn't room for us 3 and my bump, so goodness only knows where bump is going to go when he's out!!!

Got to go - DD is having an unsettled evening - hope she's not coming down with something.

Iwillbe - let us know how your scan goes when you can! hope all ok!!

take care all
xxx

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im trying to make the most of posting while i still can!!!

fettle - are you telling me i shouldn't be carrying my two while pg?!!!.....whoops!!!.....actually they dont need much carrying but i am doing just the same amount as before!.......i guess when i have to hoik 16 stone men around in my job my little 3 stoners seem like feathers!!! .................................see if i am still saying that in 8 wks time!!!

firsty - i started off with contractions both times and had plenty of adjustment time, especially first time, so dont worry........for me, i was unsure whether they were proper contractions or braxton hicks and it was only after about 18hrs i realised that they WEREN'T going away and they were getting stronger and stronger. i think it was quite a nice way to go into labour! they really werent too painful to start with.

Everything crossed for you Ready

Hey Seaside ? nice to see you how annoying about your appointment ? my money is on the MW not telling you where rather than you, we 1st timers are very diligent at knowing all about our appointments How exciting that you will have an official nursery and how nice to visualise you and the baby in there , you won?t feel the loss yourself as you will be in there so much ? I feel a bit odd about all that. I live in the perfect family home, 5 bedroom, garden etc but because I knew that we wanted to move to Spain even before we started TTC, I have never thought of any of the rooms as a baby?s. I have no idea where we will be when the baby comes hopefully in a flat in town and planning to move when the nipper is a couple of months old. We will be renting when we get to Spain too so I can?t paint a nursery or stencil it like I would have liked but I can collect stuff to make it nice ? this child can have a special room when we get the first place of our own! So glad your scan went well you say he, do you know? Lovely that his Daddy is in love already . We have our dating scan tomorrow hoping that it is really a bit of a farce having have 3 other scans but you always have a slight fear that something won?t be right . Are you going to have the screening test for neural tube issues? I can?t decide but think probably not as it is notoriously unreliable and we are having a foetal anomaly scan and growth scans anyway. Lovely to have you back by the way Miserable weather here by the way! FAB clear pictures how did you upload them? I tried but failed I scanned mine in and they are saved on the PC as PDFs and MN would only accept Jpegs and I don?t know how/if I can convert them!

Watched Maternity Ward on Living 2 last night (DH was out) I was howling, there were tears everywhere, it was all so emotional ? had to keep telling my beanie that I was crying out of joy because I couldn?t wait to meet him/her like the Mummies on screen .

Fettle hope DD had a dry night sorry to hear you are tired The move does sound a bit long! Probably the control freak that I am but I will never let them pack for me again ? the one and only time we did this, they packed washing up liquid in with my cook books and you can just imagine what happened, I had to replace them all, numpties (at their cost of course!) sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear I reckon you should head away for the weekend when they arrive on the Friday and not come back until they have unpacked thereby missing the whole thing!

Iwillbe lovely to hear from you, so wish we could hear more! Glad all is well Hope the scan goes well today hon, totally understand how you feel x

Greedy ? hello that is really horrid DS being sick in DH?s mouth think I am too queasy this morning to imagine that! With regard to the TTC boards, I have stopped posting really on most of them because I read on one of the threads that they feel like we are rubbing their noses in it, I was quite hurt (silly really) certainly isn?t the intention but after trying for all those months myself, I just hoped that I could help and give some hope to those still trying.

Hey Firsty know what you mean, when I think about it, I hope my waters go and that?s how labour starts for me (that?s only because watching that programme last night has made me fearful of inductions and crocket hooks!) are you eating curry yet?

Hi all

Takes me forever to catch up with everyone, then i forget what you've all said!

Fettle - i think that sounds pretty promising with your dd. mine was the same, just announced she didnt want a nappy at night anymore, and she got the hang of it virtually straight away. i did cut her bedtime milk right back to about an eggcupful to start with though! then as i got more confident in her ability i increased it again slowly.

Greedy - glad to hear your ds birthday was a hit! your job must be knackering! how on earth are you managing? By the way, im loving the maternity allowance! everytime i go to check my account, more cash has come in!

Seaside - at your 6ft bed! we got a 5ft one last year which seemed huge at the time, but now it is a real squash to get us all in! Your house sounds fab... we've got loads of plans for things we want to do to ours, but need to get some serious cash together first!

fettle - i did the same as bodders did, i stopped giving my ds milk at bedtime and didnt give him anything to drink for 1 hr before he went ot bed! he loves his milk too and he was only 2 1/2 yrs so i did feel a bit bad and like he should still be having it, but if i gave him some he then woke up in the night saying he wanted a wee and i like my undisturbed sleep too much!!! i had to bribe him by giving him a sweet before he went to bed instead!!!!!....not ideal really, but we soon started 'forgetting' the sweet and now they just go down without anything......does thet make me really wicked?!!

bodders - how are you feeling? knackered or ok? how is your undercarriage? did you need any stitches this time or not? i didnt second time and my bits healed so much quicker. how are your VVVs? i bet your jelly belly has virtually gone already hasn't it? i rem you saying it disappeared quickly last time.

mrs - thats horrible people saying that about us on the ttc boards!!! i haven't posted on them for ages and i dont think i will now...................sometimes though if you read something really daft that someone says you just feel like you HAVE to post dont you??? it amazes me how some people seem so out of touch with their bodies and have no clue when they are ovulating or anything and then they claim to have been ttc for 12 yrs or something daft!!!!!.............OBVIOUSLY i dont mean people like ready (if you are reading, ready!) who know EXACTLY what is happening with their bodies and have just been unlucky so far.

Sorry about my last post ending a bit abruptly, MW arrived and stopped me mid-flow! And now I realise I crossed with Mrsmcs mammoth post!

That's a bit about the TTC boards, Mrsmc! Anyone who knows you would know that your only motive would be wanting to help out. Grrrrr....

Greedy - well, got off very lightly with this one! No stitches, vvvs slowly disappearing (and certainly not painful at all, so don't even really think about them, whereas before, every time I stood up I was painfully aware of them!) and undercarriage back to it's former glory. Might even contemplate a shag when i've finished bleeding (only light, but a bit yuk) Sorry, don't mean to sound like a smug bastard, but am sooooo chuffed. I'm even back in my jeans.... shhhhhh...

Iwillbe - hope you can get to a pooter soon - must be driving you crazy doing text posts!

Mrs - I like the sound of Maternity ward - cor wish I had satellite telly - I'd be glued to that. I find the whole thing fascinating. Your house sounds amazing too - are you sure you want to go to spain?! All that lovely weather, beaches, mediterranean lifestyle ... hmmm, hang on, maybe you do! Thanks for saying I am making it sound easy - TBH, she is very chilled (so far, fingers crossed) but it might be because I am so much more relaxed with her than I was with DD1. Bit of poo on your babygrow dear? Never mind! Bit of sick down the front? oh, that'll dry....

Hello Ready - good to hear you and DH are both ok, hope things happen for you really soon

Better go, Isla is now awake and I suspect she has a VERY full nappy.

Hey Bodders

Greedy I don?t think it was aimed at us specifically and I do understand that there are so many ladies who have tried so long and are now getting a bit bitter about it, they seem to forget (or don?t realise) that it wasn?t as easy for us either or we wouldn?t be quite so acquainted with those boards. Thing is there are those who like us there and say we remind them that it can and will happen and find our advice valuable ? after all, everyone has to start somewhere and I was totally clueless when I started TTC.

Well just gotten back from yoga - only just started again this week after a 4 week break - arghh my hamstrings!

MrsMc - I scanned in my pics as a jpeg originally I think? - it gave me the choice of pdf or jpeg so it may be that you have to scan again -(go on please!!) Thanks for the support (and everyone else!!) over MW mixup - I am sure I would have remembered if she had said come to the clinic because I would have had to ask more questions as have never been to see the mw there before? But did feel a bit dumb thinking she would come to me every time with hindsight seems stupid!
Just got my appointment through for next scan in September - around 20weeks I guess? I am not sure what other bloods I will have? I have had the first set (HepB HIV Iron etc) though not got results yet - presume she will give me them at my new appt next week? Then it says on my sheet I will have AFP and downs test at 15-18 weeks?? (after private scan not sure if these are necessary?) Then it says Iron and Blood Group antibodies at 28 weeks. I am feeling more and more clueless as the days go on!

Bodkin -I am so jealous of your chilled birth and post natal spring back - good news about the VVV's too Good on you for even contemplating the s word! I am sure I will tell my poor DH to leave me alone for at least a year!! IKWYM about the cash for renovations - it is so hard when you have plans and so tempting to borrow to the hilt but with the interest rates going up I am persuading myself to be patient (not my strong point I'm afraid!)
I LOVE our bed - I had wanted a mega one for ages and when we got married we used the money people gave us as gifts to have a wooden bed frame made specially by some local guys.

greedy - I think your dry night techniques sound spot on - as long as they work thats what matters!

I lurk to check up on the TTC boards but honestly feel a bit guilty when posting I have to say as someone who had pretty much reached the depths of despair just before getting my BFP I def think the whole FTC messes with your brain. I was def completely irrational was unable to cope with most preg ladies (incl my BF!- in fact I am sure our friendship would have taken a severe battering had I not gotten a BFP when I did I just couldn't help it - I felt sooo sad for myself and my DH I could not get past it) I am a massive proponent of alternative therapies and I know lots of people try them on MN but I really think there is more success out there to be found with their help- I totaly credit our BFP to luck and a huge mix of all the therapies I was trying. But it is lke Ready always says - no one would mind the wait so much if someone could just tell you it WILL happen one day - it is the uncertainty that does you in.

Anyway - enough of my diatribe!! Need to go and pay some bils (have been putting it off for the whole week - groan!)

Hey ladies... well perhaps I can be your honorary member here then? So you don't have to be made to feel bad when you post on ttc. I am so sad that someone made some comments... MrsMcJnr - who was it? I'll give 'em what for

Oh I so hope I can join this thread for real very soon. The weird thing is, that right now, getting pregnant probably isn't the smartest move, what with all the uncertainty in our life - but there is no way we are going to stop trying!

Thanks for your wishes... promise me that all of you will keep your fingers crossed for us. Rub your bumps (or babies tummies ) and make a wish

Oh, meant to say, Seaside - I LOVE your scan pics... just wonderful to see your bean, after all those months of depair and sadness. I am pleased as punch for you sweets!

Aahh Ready honey - always a pleasure to 'see' you. Everyone is welcome on this thread... it was just a way of keeping the old faces together. We only moved over to the PG boards because it seemed insensitive to stay on the TTC one. But really, we just wanted one place where we continue chatting - regardless of TTC status!

Have rubbed the bump and told him to think especially lucky throughts for the lovely Ready. xx

Hello girls - just a quick hellooo post. More later!

Ladies I?ll be AWOL for a few days, wedding tomorrow and Sat ? just in case you miss me!

seaside - you might not even get given your blood test results if they are all normal, i have had to ask if i ever wanted to know about mine....dont even know what my downs risk was this time, just that it was low risk! i have only ever had 2 lots of bloods taken........16wks and 28wks.

bodders - i think you should be feeling smug, its lovely to hear of a nice birth story. i felt so smug and proud of myself when i didnt use any drugs during my labours and really chuffed not to tear last time too!............CAN'T believe you are back in your jeans already though! WOW!!!! that is some spring back!!! well done!!! it will take me at least 4 months and i will have xmas in that time so better make it 6 months!!! we had sex after 3 wks first time i gave birth (bit painful, but i was DESPERATE to try and feel normal again!) and 2 wks after with dd when i had no stitches....so you go for it!!!!!

kitkat - i couldn't have put it better myself!!! i think you are spot on..we just wanted one place to be able to continue chatting....so stay with us ready!!