Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ February

[deaks66]

Hi ladies! Wishing everyone a great February full of bfps and happy healthy bumps!

BFP's so far this month:


TTC

Id_Love_Pink 2010 TTC HT poss 2012

Homebirthing princess Me 24, DH 26, 2009,2010 ttc august

HopeandDreamG Me 36, Dh 37, 2006, 2007 TTC November

rainbowflower Me 27, DH 27 ds 10 months. We are ttc now

Lavenderlime Me 24, DP 24 2007, 2009 TTC now

Wishing4pink, 2003, 2009 ttc April 2012

Onemore

Butterfly

Bettyboo

Sarah

Chocolate

Sixhappysons

Happylea


BFPs!!!!!!

Maybebaby BFP /7 EDD 03 /12 Due a :DS: !

Inglewood.2007 BFP 23/8 EDD 1/5/12 OMG Identical twin :DD: :DD: !!!

Babymad BFP 23/9 EDD 30/5/12 Due a :DS: !

Pinga BFP 10/10 EDD 20/6/12

Maybepink3 EDD 22/06/12 Due a :DS: !

Charlieispy BFP 22/10 EDD 4/07/2012

Zanacal EDD 24/5/12 Due a :DD: !

Kell BFP 17/11 EDD 26/07/12

Indigoviolet BFP 01/12 EDD 08/08/12

Littemisswilko BFP 13/12 EDD

Deaks BFP 6/2/12 EDD 17/10/12

Nini BFP 7/2/12 EDD 17/10/12


SMOG babies due 2012

March:
Maybebaby

May:
1st ~ Inglewood
24th ~ Zanacal
30th ~ Babymad

June:
20th ~ Pinga
22nd ~ Maybepink3

July:
4th ~ Charlieispy
26th ~ Kell

August:
8th ~ Indigoviolet

September:

October:
17th ~ Deaks and Nini

November:
December:


Cheerleaders

2monkeyboys - Me 32 dp 35 boys 2007 and 2009 ttc- maybe next year fx!

Threelittlemenandcounting me 30 ds 36 boys 3 girls 1 done for now tt but never say never

Petal - Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy!!!

Sunset - Congratulation on your gorgeous baby girl!!!

[zanacal]

I've sticked this thread :D

Deaks - promising signs, I hope it was implantation! I wouldn't get in to much more dialogue with the estate agent at this point. To be honest, unless you're in a position to actually make the offer then it's pointless. The other offer is no better than yours if they haven't sold their house (or have a wad of cash!) and if you can sell yours quickly and get back to them then yours is actually the only genuine offer on the table! Good luck!

[maybebabythree]

Thanks for the new thread!

I am swelling up - a bit alarming really as my next xx wide boots are cutting into me!

Re maternity clothes I got £130 worth of jojo things in their sale For £40 (they was not worth full price either!). I like to wear my normal tops and non maternity if I can. New look have some ok ish trousers but my fave with ds1 was Evans as you can get normal trousers but with elasticed waists ( size 14 and over though) I hate maternity clothes

Good luck with scans girls, hope you hear pink!

Sunset good luck with the test

Babymad pm me your address and I will post you the things in few months.

[deaks66]

I've sticked this thread :D

Deaks - promising signs, I hope it was implantation! I wouldn't get in to much more dialogue with the estate agent at this point. To be honest, unless you're in a position to actually make the offer then it's pointless. The other offer is no better than yours if they haven't sold their house (or have a wad of cash!) and if you can sell yours quickly and get back to them then yours is actually the only genuine offer on the table! Good luck!

You are so right. The annoying part is that we dont want to sell our house if we cant have that one as its taken 3 long years to get it perfect! I know we can always pull out if an offer comes in but i would feel just terrible as that person would probably get their hopes up. I just wish we could have had some indication as to whether its worth proceeding. Oh well!

[maybebabythree]

Deaks when we was looking for our first house we viewed a place then that night the agent phoned us and said they had another viewing that day after us above the asking price and did we want to counter offer. We pulled out as we thought the sellers might hold us to Ransome later on. As soon as we said no, they called back in half a hour saying the other offer had been retracted and did our first offer still stand. Coincidence? I think not! Greedy sellers and we didn't want to deal with people like that. House was on the Market for a while

[sixhappysons]

Can you add me to the roll call pretty please. In my TWW. :worry::pray:

[deaks66]

Have done that sixhappysons! what dpo are you? i am 7!

Feeling dreadful tonight....cramps, nauseus, back achey. 7dpo seems to be when i get alot of progesterone crinone side effects starting which always makes me wander if im pg. Anyway feel too rubbish to even think about it. yuk

[sixhappysons]

TY Deaks!
I'm REALLY confused how many dpo I am as SP delayed O. I didn't temp so based on CP I think I'm about 4/5dpo.
Sounds promising for you!! FX. x

[Babymad]

Sorry I didn't realise the feb thread had started and replied on the other thread!

Just wanted to say GL tomorrow Maybepink :)

Deaks, sounds promising :)

Lavender, hope the results come back ok FX

Forgot what else I've read already....!!

[charlieispy]

Hi all YAY for feb thread x

deaks - hugs for feeling rough hope its a good sign x hope the house works out too hun x sorry no advice keeping everything crossed for you x

Maybe - hope the swelling goes down not easy but try and rest x x when do you next see the mw?

Maybepink - what time is your scan?? FX FX FX will be thinking of you x

[charlieispy]

bad mood tonight my DH is being a tit - ok i am not in the best mood but i made a joke of it as he came in x bad back, tired, just struggled to hoover the house as it kills my back and he gives ds3 breadsticks......all i said was ive just hoovered dont give him food....and he was like oh its only a few crumbs....says the man who expects the house to be clean and tidy and dinner ready when he gets home. "%"£$!^&^* ended up telling him to F off so peed off right now - he can try doing that walk everyday he says its not that bad but makes all the kids get up at 6am to take me to work on mondays so he can have the car!!!

[charlieispy]

oh and please vote for my baby pool :D

[indigoviolet]

Thanks for setting up the new thread Deaks, I'm sure this will be your lucky month! FX for those promising symptoms!

Charlie- that sounds just about right! I'm so impressed you do that walk every day, don't know how you do it now that I'm beginning to feel sooo tired and have the same back issue as you, just not fun. Hope DH sees the error of his ways fast!

maybe- you poor thing, should you contact your m/w? It must be so uncomfortable, is there anything you can do that helps? are the tests you are taking at home still coming back ok? hang in there, little dave will be here next month, eeek!!

goodnight everyone, catch up tomorrow :HH: In bed already, so tired.

[maybebabythree]

I thought last night that this had to be the start of pre eclampsia ( almost feel like I want it to start to get it over with) but my home protein test is fine and home bp is 99 so it looks like just swelling. Feels like my skin is going to rip - yukky! I see my doctor next week for 36 week check up. If my bp hits 110 I will go to the hospital as home bp machines can be 20 bar out. I need to be monitored closely at anything above 160/90. But as I said before if pe starts I will tell them they have seven days to organise my birth by whatever means, oh and what is their plan fort epidural if I am induced lol!

Weird how I have gained five inches on each calf but not put on one pound! Maybe it has slipped down from from further up?

[threelittlemenandcounting]

Evening ladies hope you are all well and having a nice evening,

maybebaby not long to go now!!

Deaks and six happysons good luck hope you get your BFP's !!

[Sunset]

deaks and sixhappysons good luck to you both, fx for bfps!!

Maybepink good luck tomorrow! :cheer: what time is your scan? i'll be wearing pink!!

pinga when is your scan???

[maybebabythree]

Charlie I am super mad about everything this week but dh isn't one of those things for a change. Blasted pg hormones.

Maybe I will wear something pink for you tomorrow x

Nice to hear from you Tlm. Your right I am almost cooked now it's just gone so fast. Seems like last month I was thinking I would never have another chance at a baby. Can't wait to meet him, and hopefully experience that 'never again' feeling I have been longing for. I think I will you know. Dave will fill our hearts and hands I'm sure

[deaks66]

charlie, sorry your dh is being a PITA! men can be so thoughtless sometimes :(

Maybepink, good luck tomorrow hun!

Babymad, glad you are at least having some ok days...those will get more and more im sure! I can apprecitae how hard it must be when you see a baby girl though. But your little boy is going to totally melt your heart, i know it! :)

maybe, glad your protein tests and bp are all good!

God i felt crap earlier...but managed to stomach a few chips which has made me feel less sick though still got cramps like waves of gas.

[charlieispy]

Hy babymad - hope you are doing ok x keep thinking about a wells meet up will have to see when we can all make it was going to suggest june halfterm but we are quite busy with EDDs lol and then a crowd in july too!!

Found i little car i want to help me - dh can have it on the days i need the beast but cant really afford it......SIGH everything is so expensive and when i say small its tiny lol

[charlieispy]

thanks for your guess babymad :D i cant decide what to guess lol

[pinga]

Maybepink - when is your scan on Thursday? Good Luck hon!

My scan is 8.30am on Friday (but that is the same as 7.30pm on Thursday UK time). Not really thinking about it any more. Just trying to focus on the baby being healthy... amazing how you obssess about the gender though!

Charlie - made a guess for you :) Oh and DHs are silly creatures at times aren't they! DH and I were talking about him going back to work and he said to me "you're going to have to do a lot more work around the house". I almost told him where to jump. He has not helped me with the kids! During 6 weeks of holidays he got up first once to sort out the boys!!!! His priority is his daily run! arghhhh MEN!!!!

maybe - hope the swelling goes down - very unpleasant!

[Wishing4Pink]

Goodluck with your scans Maybepink and pinga

x

[Sunset]

just popping in to wish maybepink and pinga tons of luck today!!!!! sending you both some pink dust :cheer: :cheer: i'll be stalking here later!

i'm a nervous wreck about tomorrow.. one moment i'm super excited and the next moment i want to bork and fall through a hole in the floor lol

[Inglewood]

HI all, had a busy few days, got pages to catch up on, but friend coming in half hr!

Just popped on to wish maybepink and pinga good luck and will stalk as much as I can today. xx:)xx

[charlieispy]

good luck for tonight too then pinga!! Oooooh will be looking for updates all day x x FX for healthy happy babies and on top of that PINK x x

Feeling calmer today - i know i am grumpy too but probably the majority of that is being tired from walking and DH is in a bad mood from work! Exchanged some clubcard vouchers so we can watch the muppets in half term :D and to cover the cost of getting the euro tunnel for our holiday - DH wants to go to euro disney on the way or way back.....not sure though with a 6wk old baby a 2 year old and the bigger boys :S as we could only afford probably 1 day so it would be V tiring and stressful.

Sunset - you can do it all the best people pass second time ;) will you have your own car??

[Wishing4Pink]

You'll be fine Sunset, good luck for tomorrow!

Glad to hear your calmer today Charlie, men really do come from another planet i think. I ended up having a arguement last night with my oh, still not talking to him now as he never listens anyway. He'd rather stick his head in sand than confront issues.

Muppets in half term sounds fab, i always forget that i can use my vouchers for things like that

x

[charlieispy]

Hugs to us all with naughty dh 's!! wishing4pink i usually save and spend my vouchers on our xmas shop but saved some so we could get. eurotunnel and had enough for cinema :)

[indigoviolet]

Hi ladies, hope the scans go well today, lots and lots of luck to you both!

[maybepink3]

Hi all,
Just back from scan and it's another little boy. I knew deep down inside. I'm upset but don't feel as bad as I did when found out DS2 was a boy. Had a gut feel and it proved to be right. Everything ok but got a low lying placenta which I've never had before. Praying it moves as I'd dearly love a home birth this time but like the gender, maybe it just isn't meant to be...... x

[deaks66]

Maybepink, congratulations on your little boy! I know its not quite the outcome you wanted but so glad you are not finding it as hard as when you found out with ds2. He must have wanted to be with you bad hun! x

[auroara78]

maybepink3, congrats on little boy!!!!

Hope the low lying placenta problem gets better....

[charlieispy]

hey maybepink - CONGRATS on a healthy little boy sorry you didnt hear pink but so glad everything is ok x as for your low lying placenta FX it moves up as your bump gets bigger and you get your much desired homebirth. I really hope you do ds3 birth was lovely and i hope baby number 4 will be at home too x x

Pinga - you next :D

Advice ladies - my grandad died when ds3 was little and my nan gave all the grandchildren £500 which i have kept wanting to spend it on something 'decent' (dh wanted a holiday....not a chance!) well you know how fed i am of walking I saw a car on autotrader for £750.....a classic car lol tiny and only practical for town trips and i couldnt get all the kids in (well not with number 4) however DH could take it to work on the days I needed to take all 4 out. Have fallen in love with it....BUT the autotrader messed up it should have been listed for £1750 - the man emailed and said he would take £1500 still alot more than my £500. I have managed to sell £500 of my work shares - even if i could haggle him down and find a bit more i still need to tax it, insure it but it would make such a difference to me especially getting to work at 6am, and come september the big boys will be at school all day so i could pooter to groups with the babies. I dont spend much money on myself and it would wipe out my savings........what would you ladies do???

[littlemisswilko]

AWWW congrats on your little boy mabypink! he was definately ment to be! sorry you didnt hear pink but glad your okay about it! At least you can come to terms with it being a boy before he's here.

sunset goodluck for your test tomorrow. i did mine at whitby as my partner told me it was alot easier to do there as Middlesbrough is full of roundabouts and lanes and i was useless at them. Still it took me my 2nd go to pass. i was so nervous the first time round and just cocked everything up. 2nd go round i told no one about it. i didnt even tell my dp or my mam who was actually paying for me to put me through my test for my 21st birthday present. just thought it was best for me without all the pressure of passing. And it worked for me! everyone was shocked when i came home from a 'supposed' driving lesson to find out id actually passed. ive been driving just gone 2 years on the 19th of Jan and im so glad i stuck to it and done it! as i said before good luck and no pressure!!!!

Pinga good luck with the scan hope bubs is healthy xxx

[littlemisswilko]

Charlieispy - if its something you really want then go for it. its your money and i suppose you could always sell it on for the price you pay for it if you look after it seen as though its a classic car. have you looked on ebay and other places to see if your getting a good deal?

[charlieispy]

ooooh and maybe do you have a piccie of your gorg baby??

LMW - seems to be a fair price as it is sounds to be in good condition - i might see if dh will be up for going and looking at it on saturday - i think the man will come down more as I have told him it was more than I was planning to spend x

[deaks66]

Sunset, good luck for tomorrow hun....got a good feeling for you!

[charlieispy]

how are you feeling today deaks?

[HappyLea]

Hi could you add me to list please. Im 27 and DH 30 we are currently in 2WW (12dpo) but i think im out tbh.

Congrats on your :DS: maybepink

I will catch up on thread tonight when boys are in bed, DS3 sent home from school today poorly so off to nurse him some more.

[Babymad]

Congrats on your little Boy Maybepink xx
I really hope you get your home birth too :) I would love a homebirth but ive had to be induced as mine are always late... Not getting my hopes up with this one as im sure i'll go over and be induced again but would love a homebirth!
Sorry you didnt hear girl...hugs hun, hope you are ok xx

[Babymad]

Good luck with your scan Pinga :) FX for pink xx

Charlie ~ I think you should go for it if it helps you on a daily basis, happy mum = happy family :)

Sunset ~ GL tomorrow FX you pass!

[Inglewood]

Maybepink, Congratulations on your lovely boy! Glad ur feeling better this time round about another Ds, but sending u hugs as I'm sure not hearing what u wanted wasn't easy. x

[Sunset]

sunset goodluck for your test tomorrow. i did mine at whitby as my partner told me it was alot easier to do there as Middlesbrough is full of roundabouts and lanes and i was useless at them. Still it took me my 2nd go to pass. i was so nervous the first time round and just cocked everything up. 2nd go round i told no one about it. i didnt even tell my dp or my mam who was actually paying for me to put me through my test for my 21st birthday present. just thought it was best for me without all the pressure of passing. And it worked for me! everyone was shocked when i came home from a 'supposed' driving lesson to find out id actually passed. ive been driving just gone 2 years on the 19th of Jan and im so glad i stuck to it and done it! as i said before good luck and no pressure!!!!


why have I never thought about that? what a good idea!!! if i fail tomorrow i will definitely do that for my next test. book it on a weekend and pretend it's a normal driving lesson :agree: it does make you more nervous having people rooting for you lol

[littlemisswilko]

Hi could you add me to list please. Im 27 and DH 30 we are currently in 2WW (12dpo) but i think im out tbh.

Congrats on your :DS: maybepink

I will catch up on thread tonight when boys are in bed, DS3 sent home from school today poorly so off to nurse him some more.

hiya happylea, have you tested yet? Fx for you

[Sunset]

maybepink3 ~ Congratulations on your baby boy!!! sorry you didn't hear pink but it's great that you're feeling ok with the news of another beautiful little boy. I'm sure he'll have you wrapped around his little finger in no time :HH: fx your placenta moves in time for your next scan. I've never had placenta previa but i guess it would mean a c-section if it's still low lying at your next scan?

[Wishing4Pink]

Congratulations on your little boy maybepink, sorry you didn't hear what you wanted. He must really have wanted you as his mummy :)

x

[maybebabythree]

Congratulations maybepink! Welcome to the three boys club. It does get easier and I am really looking forward to my lil mans arrival now x

Charlie defiantly treat yourself.

[maybebabythree]

Question for threelittlemen, petal and the other smoggrads ( not you sunset as I know your still on your babymoon). Do think you will have more children? If not when did you get rid of your baby things? I think it would be good idea to draw a line under my baby days and what better incentive than having to spend a fortune getting the kit again. But would I regret it then buy it all over again and still have another? I think four kids for me would not be a good idea due to age and fertility. What are you going to do?

[deaks66]

how are you feeling today deaks?

Felt fine all day today thanks! Was convinced i was going to be poorly in the night but although i went to bed feeling crap, woke up fine :) Am around 9dpo tomorrow and going to try my hardest not to test!

[HappyLea]

hiya happylea, have you tested yet? Fx for you

tested a few times, at 8dpo thought i saw line but DH didnt agree then 10dpo FRER BFN and then today at 12dpo on IC BFN but not fmu.
I really had loads of symptons from ov but nothing at all now, witch due around the 4th.

[deaks66]

tested a few times, at 8dpo thought i saw line but DH didnt agree then 10dpo FRER BFN and then today at 12dpo on IC BFN but not fmu.
I really had loads of symptons from ov but nothing at all now, witch due around the 4th.

How frustrating for you happylea! Will you keep testing?

[Wishing4Pink]

Maybepink3, just noticed you had your 12 wk scan at the Rosie, where abouts are you?
x

[HappyLea]

How frustrating for you happylea! Will you keep testing?

Dont think im gonna test anymore deaks, i was getting obsessed testing and when i thought i saw line got my hopes up and then dashed straight away.
My cycles are not a set # of days anywhere between 29 and 34 so if not had visit from witch by CD34 then i will test again.

How about you deaks you holding off with the testing? Its so hard not too test. GL xxx

[maybepink3]

Thanks for all your kind words everyone. Thought I was ok but spent a lot of the evening in tears. Guess it had to come out sometime. Just doubting everything and I know it was 'swaying' and not guaranteed but I felt I had such a good sway, just feeling very cheated. This is the 3rd time I feel knocked and wondering whether I should have tried in the first place but then feel awful for thinking that as I have life growing inside me who I know I'll love. We weren't going to tell anyone the gender but I feel I had to. Couldn't cope with anyone saying ooh bet it's a girl. DH told his work colleagues who all said 'oh I thought she wanted a girl' (they don't know I swayed). Er thanks, really helpful.... Sorry everyone, think I needed to vent x

[charlieispy]

Hun this is EXACTLY how i was with ds 3 had scan brought blue that evening i broke down... you will grieve hun let it out cry wail its ok...i too thought i shouldn't have tried again. it took a while to see through the clouds i also told people as i couldn't handle the comments. but it will get better i promise you that you will love him he will melt your heart and fill your days with joy x i think i am. closer to my ds 3 in a way due to my gd x much much love huge hugs hope dh is being supportive x

[charlieispy]

Pinga hope your scan went well

[Inglewood]

Pinga, off to bed but hope ur scan went well? x

[pinga]

Hi had my scan this morning. Bubs is happy and healthy in there and we are expecting boy #3. Was OK for the scan but then she said I had to go and walk around for a bit and come back as bubs wouldn't turn around. DH then said he had to leave as he needed to get back to his class... and I lost it. Felt so guilty as I'm sure people thought there was something really wrong.
So I looked a mess and almost lost it in front of the sonographer. She thought it was because DH had to leave, which made it easier.

Ended up going shopping (luckily the boys are at childcare today) and wandered around wavering between tearing up and feeling ok. It was good to be busy and I even went and bought him a little newborn onesie. I also had a big piece of cake!!

We've always said we weren't going to tell. I just don't want any pity. I just need some time to deal with my sadness. I'm overjoyed at having a healthy little boy... I just can't help that longing. He is very cute and I got a couple of 3D piccies.

Hey maybepink. Congrats on your little boy... Looks like we're going to be having boys at the same time!!

[pinga]

Here is bub and outfit... (sorry bub is a bit big!!!). He kept pointing his fingers during the scan!

1334
1335

[charlieispy]

pinga - just came on to check up on you x CONGRATS for your healthy baby boy and HUGE hugs for not hearing pink x Am so sorry you didnt get your wish, maybepink too - you know we are all here to listen to you and support you through this - we all understand your desires and longing x much love hun and oh my how cute is he?!!! Lovely sleepysuit

[Kell]

Oh Pinga and maybe, I sorry for your sadness, but happy your boys are happy and healthy! I imagin the next few weeks will be difficult but like Charlie said we are all here for you as much as we can be! Hugs to you both xx

Deaks and anyone due to test soon, good luck girls! Got everything crossed for sticky pink bfp's

Afm- nothing lol! Got to get off to college, will try and post later! Have a great day guys!

[Wishing4Pink]

Congratulations on your healthy little boy pinga, he's certainly a cutie!!! I'm sorry you didn't hear pink, like the others have said, we're all here for you and understand what your going through.
x

[Inglewood]

Pinga, Congratulations on your cutie! What a lovely scan pic, is he pointing? like "yo" saying hello. lol He'll look lovely in his onsie, it's gorgeous! I love stripey clothes. I'm sorry u didn't hear Pink and sure you will feel so much better once all those initial feelings when u found out lessen. Always here for you. xx

[Inglewood]

Charlie, did ur fun guess game! How cool! I think bubs is a small but long girl, a few days early, born early afternoon! FX I'm never right about weights and dates, but fun to guess! xx

[Inglewood]

Hi everyone, have missed so much that I've had a quick skim thru and hope ur all well? Today a Timber specialist is coming to check out some woodworm in the loft (joys of old houses) before we sell to see if we should treat or leave???
Feel like I ahve spent ths whole week cleaning and sorting this out!

Deaks, is today 9dpo, will u hold out???

Sorry I have no brain or memory at the moment to do many personals.....all a fuzz!! lol Been having ???Braxton hicks like tightenings??? not sure. Don't usually get them till 32+ wks, but 2 in there this time. So will mention it at my scan on tues. Was told to pack my hosp bag at 28wks, as I could go into labour from then....FX that will NOT happen!! Haven't even got my section date yet! So going to do that over the wkend. Only 27wks, but at least it will be done. Can believe they will be here in 9wks! Getting stressed, not about babies, about everything else, trying to sell the house and still no bigger car. :(

Hope ur all well? Missed chatting, but had so so much to do.

Maybe, when do u finish up work??

Anyone watch OBEM this wk? The young girl was so silly, yeh it hurts and ain't nice, you could see the midwives getting annoyed!

Well, off to have a nice bath now boys at school. pop on later. x

[maybebabythree]

Pinga congratulations on your little boy. Sorry you didn't hear girl. It does get easier honest! Love the outfit too!

With regards to school places over here. If you starting in reception year then you have to be a cardinals area and apply about 7 months before they start school. If you come over during a school year then you need to ring around the schools and see if they spaces. At this point you can choose any area as long as they have space you can have it. You can also be put on waiting lists. However some schools have massive waiting lists. Best people to tell you how likely you are to get in is the school. If not apply to your local authority on the freedomof information act but due to child protection laws your request has to be vauge 'how meny non siblings got into the school who lived within x miles of the school. How many was on the waiting list and how far out was the furtest child' kind of thing. Good luck with the move!

[deaks66]

Pinga, congratulations on your adorable baby boy! So sorry you didnt hear pink. That blue onesie is as cute as any pink outfit i have ever seen (cant stand pink!!!) :)

9DPO, inglewood, i didnt hold out...I AM RUBBISH! the usual evap. Not thinking anything of it....kind of.

Maybepink, how are you today?

Hi everyone else!

Sunset, not sure what time your lesson was/is but hope it goes well!

[Sunset]

I passed my driving test this morning with only 2 minors :running: :cheer: now the real learning begins :nails: dh has not been hanging about and has already insured me so i can officially drive our car now! how scary is that :D eek! i think i'll go for my first drive alone tonight... nervous!

[Sunset]

Pinga congratulations on your precious little boy!! i'm sorry you didn't hear pink! don't be too hard on yourself and remember that it's okay to grieve and be upset! i'm sure you'll soon start to look forward to seeing your little man! i love the little onesie! so cute :)

[deaks66]

Congratulations Sunset, thats fantastic news!!! X

[Kell]

Yay sunset! Well done you :)

[Wishing4Pink]

Well done sunset for passing your driving test!!

x

[charlieispy]

WHOOP WHOOP sunset yay for passing :D does that mean you can drive the school run now :D :D :D

[littlemisswilko]

congratulations pinga on your healthy little baby boy!!! he's adorable and love the onsie! so cute.

yayyyy well done sunset! now the fun begins!!!!! the best feeling going driving on your own!!!! enjoy!

just had my scan date through the post yayyy. im there on thursday afternoon. sort of wished they could have fitted me in on wednesday as im there with ds1 for his foot but i suppose i dont know how long i will be with either appointment and might of collided.

[sixhappysons]

Congrats to PINGA & MAYBEPINK on your blue bundles. There is something special about having a DS3. Mine was (still is) a little cutie and stole my heart. I think GD babies are extra sweet and special... I talk from experience I promise! :wink:
MAYBEPINK, I had low placenta several times. 3 times it moved out of the way and surrobabe it didn't & I ended up wit a section. Hope it moves for you hun & you get your HB. I've had 2 and loved it!!

CHARLIEISPY, I guessed on your link. Are you waiting for a delivery room surprise?

Congrats SUNSET on passing your test!! I fell like my legs have been chopped off when I don't have my car (minivan ;) )

Hello to my fello ttc girls! Deaks & Happylea..... how's your addiction to hpts coming along?
I am only 7dpo and in true :poas: style have already started. I got an EXTREMELY faint 2nd line but it could be an evap.... time will tell. :nails:

[Inglewood]

:highfive: Sunset, just saw ur FB post!! Congrats!!!! The first thing I did was go out alone, it's a given!!! The independance driving brings is amazing. xx

LMW, fab news about ur scan, not long to wait really!

The Timber specialist was a nice guy, about £320 (not bad, as it's a HUGE loft) to treat the woodworm and he reckons we should just add the quote onto the home report, the buyer's might knock it off the offer, but at least it's not our problem with 4 kids (2 being babies) and all the chemicals they use. He said use that as ur excuse and come to a negotiation with anyone who wants to buy the house. He's posting a quote.

Trying to find a new mobile phone! LOVE my phone, it's not a fancy android one, but it has a fab camera and if it wasn't falling to bits I'd be happy, it's a sony ericcsson phone. I pay £11 a month with 02 for unlimited text, 500 mins and free 02-02 calls (my mum and dh on 02). I don't think I'd use the internet on my phone as I'm home alot and have access to it on laptop and dh has an android phone when we are out. He laughs at me for not wanting a fancy new phone, but I love my old one!!! If I upgrade I loose the deal I have and where we live T-mobile, 3 and Orange are useless. To buy my phone again is £100-150 and that's too much at this time, so what to do? replace the fascia?? lol x

[maybebabythree]

Sunset - woopie! Congratulations! I could not live without my car! Another reason I work to keep my car on the road.

Inglewood I have dhs old iPhone. I really can't be fussed with all the 'keeping up with the jones' type of thing, having to have the biggest tv, newest car etc. I would never buy I iPhone but I love this! Never use my laptop now hence my typos!

I still haven't watched obem but I really liked the 15 kids and counting. Made me want 15 kids!

Inglewood three more weeks at work but with working four day weeks and half term it's eight days! Also my braxton hicks come earlier with each baby. I won't miss work, but will miss the overtime as I can easily make £500 a month with that. Still less childcare and petrol to buy if I'm not working. My replacement said this week he doesn't my job so looks like I have a job to come back too as well.

[deaks66]

Littlemiss, glad you got your scan through...how exciting! will you be looking out for a nub or avoiding that area?!

sixhappysons, its so hard not to test isnt it!! i have managed to stop myself testing before 9dpo...i used to start at 7! But i find getting past 9dpo really hard. Have only tested once today... the usual evap line but managed to stop myself testing again. may test before bed as generally have really diluted urine in afternoon and early evening anyway so pointless.

[littlemisswilko]

Littlemiss, glad you got your scan through...how exciting! will you be looking out for a nub or avoiding that area?!



i wont lie i know i will be trying my hardest to get a glimpse but im totally useless at nub guess and sometimes ive looked at pics on here and dont have a clue where the ppl giving the guess are actually looking! i dont know weather id dare ask for a nub shot too... think id feel an idiot

[Kell]

Oh yay your scan is so soon lmw! How exciting!

I booked our sexing scan for next sunday! I'm very excited! :) 9more sleeps!
Altho I reckon the nerves will kick in soon as well!

It's my nan's party tomorrow and the person that was doing the music pulled out! So I've been trying my hardest to get something sorted at such short notice, finally managed to get a dj who also has kareoke so that will keep nan very happy! It's my worst nightmare but we have a fair few people in the family who will definatly make use of the mic that's for sure!

I'm going to look into a chemistry tutor for college soon, my teacher is useless and the class are struggling as its A level stuff we are learning with very little basic knowledge! I'm not prepared to let poor teaching get in the way of me getting onto my degree! Gonna cost a small fortune tho I'm afraid :(

We are expecting lots of snow in Herts this weekend! I can't wait! Just been out and got two sledges for the boys!
It was -5 last night blimin cold!

[littlemisswilko]

great news about the scan kell... was thinking today as i got my appointment letter you have to pay for pics at my hospital. but with the sexing scan at babybond do u have to pay for pics there too????

[deaks66]

We are expecting lots of snow in Herts this weekend! I can't wait! Just been out and got two sledges for the boys!
It was -5 last night blimin cold!

are we?!!! yippeeeeeeee!

[Kell]

Deaks lol! Yep we are! Well I hope so anyway! Waste of money if we don't get any!
Saturday and Sunday apparently but not 100% sure times etc.

Lmw hmm I think you get one picture included in the price but if you want more you'd have to pay, we also pay at our hospital but it's only around £3 so not too bad.

[charlieispy]

Hi all - next week is another scan week then!!! GOODLUCK to all being scanned!

When we had our babybond they printed out about 5 pics x no extra cost x

6happysons, fx for your BFP


Deaks you too

Sunset - good luck if you go out driving tonight enjoy :D

We are forecast snow too time will tell! Its been -3 here during the day not looking forward to shipping the kids out to get DH tonight!

[littlemisswilko]

c.

Lmw hmm I think you get one picture included in the price but if you want more you'd have to pay, we also pay at our hospital but it's only around £3 so not too bad.

pffft £4 at mine

[indigoviolet]

wow a lot of news to catch up on. Been at work today am knackered.
Maybepink and Pinga- congrats on your healthy baby boys. I'm praying that you get over your dissapointment soon, we all know how you feel. All the others have given you loads of good advice and affirming things about having 3 boys, I'm sure I'll be in the same boat too and need to read them again, we'll have a great 3 boys club on here :)

sunset- such great news about your test, well done!!

[Kell]

Just had to clear out an old box of stuff from when I was young that I had under the kids bunks because we need to put the trundle under there now! It's made my night! I've just found some CDs that are brilliant! East 17 album, now 1995, smash hits 97 lmao! Brilliant!!

[sixhappysons]

pffft £4 at mine
£5 each picture at mine. It's a joke!!

Littlemiss... As for the private gender scan, I'm pretty sure they give you a handful of pictures all included in the price.

[chocolate]

Maybepink and Pinga - congratulations on your boys, hope you can get excited soon about the bond all your boys will have and the specialness of having the same gender can bring, and will bring. Know how you feel though, Im not thinking much about this babies gender, which makes me think Ill be fine to hear boy, but I know after hearing boy I will just get that deflated feeling for a while.

Hope everyone else is well

Won't be long till the other lot of sexing scans come round! Im thinking Ill find out now, wasnt going to but I think Ill be looking at the nub and skull and will go on that so best find out really lol

[charlieispy]

they charge £5 per photo at our hospital too!!

geez i kind of want to find out now...but dont too

[Kell]

Charlie just did your pool thing, wow your brothers wishing a 9lber on you! Girl or not that's some size baby lol!
What weights were the boys?

[Inglewood]

Deaks, will u test again tom??

My hosp doesn't charge at all for pics, but there is a donation box. Told Dh when we have had out last scan I will make a nice donation to them.

Indigo, are u keeping well?

Kell, my 1st born was 9lbs 1oz!! lol

No snow here :( got the boys new sledges b4 xmas and still have tags on them :(

[Babymad]

Pinga ~ congrats on your little man and sorry you didn't hear girl, Lots of hugs xx Here for you xx

Maybepink ~ I hope you feel a little better after a good nights, I do know how you are feeling as do we all so vent away xx

Sunset ~ Congrats :)

Deaks ~ Hold out for a clearblue tomorrow!!

GL to those testing and those having scans :)

Hi to everyone else :)

Let it snow let it snow let it snow............

[charlieispy]

Ds 1 was 6 15, ds 2 8 6!!!! Ds 3 8lb exactly little shocked with the jump between 1&2!

[Sunset]

wow lots to catch up on! :)

littlemisswilko ~ what hospital are you going to? the prices for scan pictures are ridiculous! i think they charge you £4 per u/s picture at james cook hospital

kell ~ eek how exciting good luck! only 9 sleeps! are you nervous?

deaks ~ are you testing tomorrow?

hello to everyone else! i'm sorry this is a such a short one but i'm knackered so off to bed in a minute. taking the boys to the cinema tomorrow morning for the first time :)

[Sunset]

charlieispy ~ what a great idea with the guess page! i just submitted my guess :D

[maybepink3]

Thanks for all your kind words of support everyone. I've gone home to be with my parents for a week. We're having our kitchen done so didn't want the boys around all the dust. Best thing for me at the moment to get away and get some support and be around my mum.
Pinga, congratulations and yes we'll be having boys at the same time. Hope you're feeling a little better today. Think it's going to take a little time xxx

[pinga]

Well doing better today. Not been tearing up every 5 seconds!! Just been feeling a bit flat. I'm glad its a weekend as DH is around. Been struggling a bit to be all cheerful with the boys. DH has been a sweetie. I think he is worried about me. He said to me earlier that he'd been focusing so much on the gender that he only just realised that we were going to have a new baby in the house and he was really excited by that.
Its hard. I'm not really thinking about bub yet... I'm thinking about what I'm missing out on. I know that I'll be 100% in love with my little guy. His kicks always make me smile.

You guys are the only ones I can talk to about it apart from DH. I can't talk to my sister - poor thing had years of infertility before having her daughter and the same for one of my brothers. My other brother is useless. My friends ALL have daughters (either one or two) and I've overheard them having conversations wondering why it would even matter if they had all the same gender.

The stupid thing is, when I think about telling people I feel embarrassed to have to say its another boy. I'm pretty sure I won't tell people - think we'll say we didn't find out. I can't face the comments from people. Its like naming your child - if you tell them before you get lots of comments but if you wait til they're born they can't say anything about it. Everyone will have to focus on what cute little boys we make.

maybepink - that will be nice having the support of your mum. I find I just want some space and time to myself so would be good if she can help entertain your boys. Hope you get to a brighter place soon.

Sunset - congrats on passing your driving test. It took one of my brothers 5 attempts!

Good luck to those testing...

[littlemisswilko]

sunset - yes im at james cook the app letter said £4 per pic. im sure it was only £3 with ds1 and ds2

kell - my ds1 was 8,13 and ds2 was 9,7. no wonder i couldnt give birth nautrally as im only 5ft and can wear 14 year old clothes.

Pinga - glad your feeling a little better today. i too only feel i can tlk about my gd with you guys and a little bit with dp. Really when i think about it, i should really be able to tlk to my sister who is in exactly the same position as us. she has 3 boys and i know she would love a dd. unfortunately she is no longer with her partner (father to her boys) so i dont think she will have anymore children as shes 36 and is getting used to having her freedom and going out with the girls etc. but we dont tlk about it but we arnt really close anyways as there is an big age gap between us (12years) We used to joke when our mam used to say about wanting a grandaughter that the only way she would get one out of us is if our dad paid for us to have pgd but that was years ago now and thats the only thing we have ever tlked about.

iam also worring about telling everyone its another boy. i just feel everyone is wishing we have another boy as ppl can be nasty like that.

[indigoviolet]

I was reading your posts just now and I just got a text from a friend who has just had a baby girl...lovely...but she has 'stolen' my name, so sad :( feels like I was never meant to use it and this is definitely a boy now.

Pings- glad you are feeling a little better, I will feel just the same and not want to tell people, like you said, by the time the baby is born they just have to be happy for you. ((hugs)) hon, you will get there and he will be such an amazing addition to your family, you won't be able to imagine life without him.

I have a little boy in my class who is the youngest of 3 boys and he is the MOST lovely boy I have ever met, so kind, considerate, sweet, funny etc. I thought yesterday that if this is my third boy, if he's anything like this one it would be wonderful.

[Babymad]

I was reading your posts just now and I just got a text from a friend who has just had a baby girl...lovely...but she has 'stolen' my name, so sad :( feels like I was never meant to use it and this is definitely a boy now.

Pings- glad you are feeling a little better, I will feel just the same and not want to tell people, like you said, by the time the baby is born they just have to be happy for you. ((hugs)) hon, you will get there and he will be such an amazing addition to your family, you won't be able to imagine life without him.

I have a little boy in my class who is the youngest of 3 boys and he is the MOST lovely boy I have ever met, so kind, considerate, sweet, funny etc. I thought yesterday that if this is my third boy, if he's anything like this one it would be wonderful.

Hugs Indigo xx It is hard to find a friend has given birth to a girl. Those feelings never seem to get any easier.
My friend who knows I would of liked a girl said you might get to use your girl name at last when I saw her this week - I have had the same girl name since pg with DS1 (8 yrs). It made me feel very sad and made me realise that I will never have a mini me, I will never know what my DD would have looked like :(

BUT I still think you've got every chance of a pink bean growing in there so don't get too down just yet.... :) xx

P.S My DS3 is a real sweetie - he is 3 now and was hard work as a baby compared to the other two, very stubborn and strong willed (don't know who he takes after..LOL!:bigsmile:) but he's outgrown a lot of that now and is very affectionate and cuddly. I went to see a medium when he was 2 and she described him as a 'Spirited Child' and I have loved that description ever since :)

[Inglewood]

Indigo, it might not mean u won't have your girl, just that name wasn't meant for your baby!! Could still very well be a girl. :)xx

Babymad, that sounds like my ds2 he was hard work as a baby and now at 5 he's so sweet! He also has been described as 'spirited' and often creeps us out by saying or seeing things. He seems to know things before they happen and is def my cuddly boy.

[Babymad]

Loving the Eggplant Inglewood :)
Hope you are babies are well x

I have booked a 4D scan for next week-end, it was half price so I can just about justify it! I thought it would be nice for the boys to see the baby and DS1 will really enjoy it as he's eight and should understand what he is seeing :)
Also thought it might be a good bonding experience??!! I feel I need that right now.

Deaks ~ Did you do a CB Digi?

Anyone else testing??

We were suppose to go out for a meal with friends tonight as its both mine and DH's birthdays next week but we couldn't chance it with the snow as we might not have got home! So Casualty it is instead :)

[Kell]

Babymad we've just returned from a meal out for dp's son's birthday, the snow started about 5 mins before we left and was settled on the ground by the time we got home, it's only a few miles! We are expecting snow all night now and I've got to go to my nan's 80th party in an hour! Lol

Might leave the kids at home just in case and just go on my own. Don't fancy getting stuck with two kids!

The scan sounds good!

[Kell]

Awww my nan's party was brilliant! I saw family I've not seen in way too long! My nan spent the whole night on the dance floor! Not bad for 80!
Sounds corny and staged but we had a few people sing for her, mostly the grand kids, and I got a friend to do a street dance performance for her, honestly she loved it! She LOVED the picture we got for her, the family loved it as well!
But the thing that topped the night off was all the grand kids and great nieces and nephews did a kareoke of t'pau china in your hand, now to most people that's very random but seems as carol the lead singer of the band is my nan's niece and was at the party with us all it was brilliant! Carol came and sang with all of us (20) in total!
The dj videod it because he thought we were brilliant!

I rarely go out, but I Love spending time with my family! And to see my nan so happy really just made my whole night.

It snowed literally all night, I struggled to drive home and ended up abandoning my car in the street it's so bad! But we are off out to play and sledge soon so all is right with the world!

Have a fab day :)

[zanacal]

That sounds great Kell - my dad had a thing about Carol Decker back in the day!

We had lots of snow in a short space of time yesterday but it rained all night an it's all gone - the boys are so disappointed not to get to build a snowman and take the sledge out!

[charlieispy]

Oh kell sounds fantastic your nan ROCKS lol love it x so glad you had a good night x

Z - booooo to rain we have snow :D ds3 is loving it lol they have trashed the garden and built a snowman with DH before he is off to work :( wanted him to have snow day too

[charlieispy]

BTW saw my little car yesterday its lovely but tiny and i dont know whether to make an offer or not. We cant afford 2 big cars anyway so wouldnt be able to get all the kids in the 2nd car anyway i loooooove it x what to do though

[Petal]

Hi all,

Ah ive missed so much!

Big congrats to Maybepink and Pinga on your little boys, sorry you both didnt hear pink but i dont need to tell you how much you will love them :-) There definatly seems to be more boys then girls arriving on our thread LOL, maybe we should reverse all the swaying haha.

Charlie, are you finding out what you have cooking at your 20 week? cant wait to hear :-)
Deaks, when will you be testing? goodluck to you hun!

Maybe, little Dave will be here soo soon, cant wait to see his pic :-)

How are you doing baby? i hope things are getting easier for you each day x

Ohh Sunset, congrats on passing your driving test!!!

Inglewood, hope those little girls arn't giving you anymore braxton hicks! bless them, be here before you know it!!

Hi to everyone else!! x x x

[deaks66]

OMG OMG OMG IM PREGNANT!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! will post my clearblue digi when im back form preschool drop off and dog walk :) :) :)

[GeCon]

OMG OMG OMG IM PREGNANT!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! will post my clearblue digi when im back form preschool drop off and dog walk :) :) :)

Huge congrats, deaks! What a great way to start the week! :)

[Wishing4Pink]

Congratulations Deaks, that's fab news!!!! Wishing you a h&h pink pregnancy :cheerteam:

[HappyLea]

congratulations Deaks!!! Fab news, hope you got a pink sticky bean in there xxx

[littlemisswilko]

whooop whoop congrats deaks! deffo derserve it hunxxxx

[chocolate]

Yay well done Deaks, fab news!

[deaks66]

Thanks ladies! Whats more exciting is that im due on my birthday! 17th october :)

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[indigoviolet]

OMG!!! I just had a feeling for you today as I logged on, very weird!
Huge congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!! This is such a great way to start the week! Yay, yay, yay, you so deserve this, praying you have a H&H pregnancy :HH:

[indigoviolet]

I'm going to try and book a gender scan for a couple of weeks. I can't remember who posted about a place, I think it was in Hampshire that seemed reasonable. Sorry I can't remember who is was, does anyone remember what it was called? so scared thinking about finding out.....

lovely to hear from you petal :HH:

[deaks66]

congratulations Deaks!!! Fab news, hope you got a pink sticky bean in there xxx

Dont reckon there is much chance of a pink one....my timing was awful this cycle!

[Kell]

Deaks I'm so so happy for you! And sharing your birthday well that's a good sign a recken! Congratulations :)
There's always a chance of a girl! Regardless of sway or not! Plus timing is next to nothing in sway terms :)
Yay you! Xx

[deaks66]

Deaks I'm so so happy for you! And sharing your birthday well that's a good sign a recken! Congratulations :)
There's always a chance of a girl! Regardless of sway or not! Plus timing is next to nothing in sway terms :)
Yay you! Xx

Thanks hun! TBH i have no idea when i ovulated so my attempt could have been before during or after ov anyway! But my ph before ov was at an all time low (in fact i was worried that it was too low!) so i hope thats a good sign!

[auroara78]

Deaks so excited for you!

I think being due on your bday is a great sign...and for what's worth, I don't believe in timing...the only good about thing o+12 I thought was just the it kept your ph low and it was less EWCM, I didn't believe the 12 hours past ovul. was so magical about it, just the envirnoment it created. So if your environment was good then :agree:

[Sunset]

Deaks CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! :cheer: :cheer: I am so so happy for you!! and to think baby is due on your birthday it's almost like it's a sign :D after what you've been through and how long you've been ttc, this baby was definitely meant to be! congrats hun!! wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months! xx

[deaks66]

Thanks ladies! Been thinking of things that go in my favour...

New moon
Gender predictor says girl and it was right for my boys
Low ph 3.5 before ov i think due to vit c, cran and acidiphilus
Abstinance was 11 or 12 days
Dh was on licourice root
No stress all month :)

[deaks66]

Deaks CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! :cheer: :cheer: I am so so happy for you!! and to think baby is due on your birthday it's almost like it's a sign :D after what you've been through and how long you've been ttc, this baby was definitely meant to be! congrats hun!! wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months! xx

Thanks hun! What is sweet is that i will go through everything the exact time my mum went through everything with me....i really like that and i bet she does too! Too scared to tell her or anyone else though in case the dreaded bleeding starts again! Think i'll give it a week then tell her :)

[zanacal]

Wow Deaks, what fantastic news! Congratulations :D Personally I think timing matters diddly squat when combined with all the other girl sway stuff and you stand as good a chance as anybody else at a girl so fingers crossed!

[chocolate]

I'm going to try and book a gender scan for a couple of weeks. I can't remember who posted about a place, I think it was in Hampshire that seemed reasonable. Sorry I can't remember who is was, does anyone remember what it was called? so scared thinking about finding out.....

lovely to hear from you petal :HH:

Hiya, I posted this one: 3D Ultrasound and 4D Ultrasound - Contact Us - Yateley, Hampshire (http://www.icanseeyou.co.uk/Contact%20Us.html)

[chocolate]

I'm going to try and book a gender scan for a couple of weeks. I can't remember who posted about a place, I think it was in Hampshire that seemed reasonable. Sorry I can't remember who is was, does anyone remember what it was called? so scared thinking about finding out.....

lovely to hear from you petal :HH:


I think Im going to find out too, have no hope of a girl at the moment and at times its making me grumpy so I need to find out so I can deal with it and move on. I love baby boys they are so adorable and always make me broody but right now it hurts to think Ill never have a daughter. Its bad because I also feel resentful to my OH as we arent getting on too well and I think he feels smug that he has his boys and I wont get a girl. Dont particularly like his family either but there son has all boys and their daughter has 2 girls so I feel like they are happy that their own kids have their desired gender. Just feel a bit like my OH is always the luckier one and its always me that looses out .......... I dont obviously as I love my boys but tend to get low self esteem so my general feeling is a bit low so I blame it on not getting my gd when actually Im sure Id find something else to feel low about anyway.

So yep - I need to know, may not tell family till 20 weeks once Im over it. If by some miracle its a girl Id keep it secret incase I tempted fate

[chocolate]

Hiya, I posted this one: 3D Ultrasound and 4D Ultrasound - Contact Us - Yateley, Hampshire (http://www.icanseeyou.co.uk/Contact%20Us.html)



They are offering free appointments on the 23rd Feb!!

[deaks66]

Oh chocolate, I'm sorry you are feeling so down. If it's any conciliation, even though I only confirmed my pg today and have been spent months working on my gd, I am going to be fretting none stop til I find out. will you be hoping to see a nub at your scan?

[maybebabythree]

Lol petal - yes we are a boy heavy group, maybe the best thing to sway blue is to have at least two boys already. But who knows if non of us swayed then maybe there would no girls born to the group? Who knows.

I almost fell three times today and did the splits! Not a dignified day for mrs weeble here. Had my anti natal class at the weekend which was good. It was my community midwife doing it who also delivered ds1. Asked lots of questions about my epidural lol! Also had a good snigger at the fist time mums questions. Omg some of them have no idea at all about what is about to hit them! Also dh didn't show me up. One of the dads introduced his wife saying baby was due in April. His wife pointed out it was in fact due in two weeks!

Congratulations deaks! Due date is defo a sign!

Booked me and dh into a local hotel for saturday for valentines dinner! Dave can stay put til Monday now!

[chocolate]

Maybebabythree- weekend sounds fab!

Deaks - thanks, I have generally been very happy until the sonographer at 8 weeks said bubs was right side indicating boy but I know I can't base my thoughts on that, however, Im glad to be feeling this one is a boy so I can deal with any gd now, it comes and goes, its just thinking about not getting a daughter, not about having another beautiful bonny boy as he will be so loved and appreciated. So nice to have a place to come and let off steam though without being judged.
Have you relaxed the diet now?

[deaks66]

Maybebabythree- weekend sounds fab!

Deaks - thanks, I have generally been very happy until the sonographer at 8 weeks said bubs was right side indicating boy but I know I can't base my thoughts on that, however, Im glad to be feeling this one is a boy so I can deal with any gd now, it comes and goes, its just thinking about not getting a daughter, not about having another beautiful bonny boy as he will be so loved and appreciated. So nice to have a place to come and let off steam though without being judged.
Have you relaxed the diet now?

I feel just the same as im sure everyone else does... its not about having a boy, its about never having a daughter. Fx you get a lovely obvious girl nub!
I quit the diet fairly quickly after ov and have been enjoying eating everything in sight. Have still forgotten how to cook all the meals i used to do though...its like i have a mental block! Luckily dh has been doing alot of cook recently :)

[chocolate]

Its funny isnt it how you suddenly forget what you used to eat! I went straight back to proper meals and burgers lol. Im loving cheesy crisps now, cant get enough 1 pack won't do.
I read something today about diabetes and increases the risks of birth defects if you have high sugar levels in the first 6 weeks of pregnancy - I had type 2 with my boys in pregnancy so that kinda scared me but glad I had low sugar levels for the first 4 to 5 weeks of pregnancy after reading that.

Oh yes Ill def. be looking at the nub - although if its 50/50 Ill be gutted as wont want to get any hopes up! It will work out either way obviously, felt better after just writing it down and then managed to really enjoy the boys before bed. I hate thinking about gd and then looking at my lovely boys even though like you say, its not about them, its about not getting a daughter. Anyway, thats my gd moan for the day lol.

My signature said something about the baby being able to roll, and it just made me go 'awwwwwww' even looked for a couple of cute boy outfits to treat myself to or for my boys to kinda grasp the having a boy thing while feeling a bit down.

[Babymad]

Many congrats Deaks!!:cheerteam:
So pleased for you :) I had a good feeling for you this cycle. Wishing you a happy and healthily pg hun and of course a pink one too ;)
I found it strange when I started eating properly again, took me awhile to eat normally again and to eat after midday...that was really strange!!
So sweet that bubs is due on your birthday.....defo a sign :)

[HopeandDreamG]

DEAKS~ I saw someone's post on the main page, haven't been over here for every...I'm SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! I know its been a long journey. HAPPY AND HEALTHY 9 MONTHS TO YOU!!!!! :cheerteam::cheerteam::cheerteam::cheerteam::cheer team::cheerteam::cheerteam::

[Lavenderlime]

Deaks I so wanted to come back and see that you had got your BFP freaking awesome!!!!

Right going to try and catch up on posts! Had a lovely time skiing although I feel like I've been beaten up my muscles ache! Lol Stupidly started off on the blue slopes and i'm a newbee talk about throwing myself into the deep end!
The air and style even was amazing the riders are insane and we got to watch it from the V.V.I.P tower which was warm and had food! Good thing as it was -20 outside brrrr! All the people in the crowd had full ski gear on and were all jumping around was a great atmosphere. The whole trip was lovely great to have some child free time and stay in a 5 star hotel and all on Billabong!!

Right off to catch up!

P.s still no AF not sure what CD i'm on will have to check my ticker hopefully blood results on Wednesday.

[deaks66]

oh wow, thanks ladies so many lovely comments!!! Its strange though because with both my boys i was just ecstatic to be pg and this time although i am so so happy, the whole swaying thing puts a bit of a taint on it iykwim?! Dont even want to tell people really as those few that know i have been swaying will be intruiged to know if it has worked or not and those that i havent are bound to comment on this one maybe being a girl. I just cant be bothered with the discussions! Im sure many of you have been in the same boat!

[Lavenderlime]

Mybepink and Pinga congratulations on your little boys! :)

[deaks66]

lavender, glad you had a fab break away! Just seen you photos on fb.... look like alot of fun was had! Sorry you are still in the dark about af.... very frustrating for you! I hope you manage to work out whats going on but at the same time i obviously hope there is nothing going on!

im on my own tonight. Shame dh cant get home early to celebrate but he's got late nights most of this week...booooring!

Babymad, yes i am struggling with breakfast still! Im sure i will have to get back into it though to keep morning sickness at bay! How are you hun?

[Lavenderlime]

Sunset congratulations on PASSING YOUR TEST WHOOOP!:cheerteam:

[charlieispy]

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY deaks that it FANTASTIC news and love the fact your EDD is your birthday how cute! Heres to a very happy healthy pregnancy and FX for pink in your life :D

Thats the best monday news ever :D

[charlieispy]

made an offer on the car - but alas someone outbid me by £100....I have matched it but who knows it is TOP of my budget.......and stressing about to find out or not ......arggghhhhhhhhh lol

Hi all

Lavender your pics look amazing

[Inglewood]

DEAKS!!!!!! WHOOP WHOOP! :cheer::cheer::cheer: Congratulations and wishing u a H & H 9mths. Amazing news and well deserved, you have been very patient waiting for ur bfp! lots of good factors in ur favour!! Due on ur b'day is fab!! I was due just before my mums (in Feb), only a week between our b'day's. XX:cheer:XX

[Inglewood]

Lavender, fab pic's on FB! What made u go skiing? MY dh would love to learn to ski, but I'm too scared!! lol

Babymad, they have been aubergines for past 2 weeks!! They are making HUGE movements now, not just kicking, proper movements, stretches....it's so weird feeling it both sides. Hard to get to sleep some nights. Hope ur well?

Hi Petal, how is ur lovely wee man doing?

Sunset, did u go out ur 1st drive alone? how was it??

Indigo, are u feeling any better about ur friend's baby having the name u liked? I truly believe it wasn't then the name for ur baby girl! :)

Hi everyone else! Been tired today, DH doing DIY to get house up for sale and run into allsorts of prob's....nothing ever easy with this house!!!!! A £ pit!!!!!! :mad:

I have a scan at the hosp tomorrow, so at least I get to see my babies again and Dh gets to come this time :) I washed alot of baby clothes and kinna packed my hosp bag (told to around 28wks), was weird having tiny wee bodysuits and socks about the place drying, lovely tho.

Well, off to bed....so tired and achy. Nite xx

[Lavenderlime]

Inglewood, DP has been going on about us going skiing for a few months and then his brother won a trip through billabong to go to their event in Innsbruck. He enters loads and I mean loads of comps and wins about 3 a month he won £1000 worth of Tesco vouchers the same day. Anyway he's on holiday in India at the same time and couldn't go so gifted us the prize! So they paid for 5* hotel, flights, VIP tickets to the air and style show, ski hire and passes, meals etc!! DP is pretty good at skiing and could go on the red slopes and I some how missed starting on the nursery slopes and went straight onto the blue slopes. I could do the skiing part and stopping and turning to start but my legs gave way towards the end of the day and couldn't for the life of me make them do what I wanted .
Girls diet and lack of protein for 3+ months probably has something to do with it!
Towards the end of the day I had to go down the red slope to get to the bottom of the hill and had the start of a panic attack because I felt so trapped I knew I was too tired to control my ski's but HAD to get down. In the end I took off my ski's and walked! lol
Great holiday you should really consider it but next time I will go to the gym for 3 months before because my muscles ached soooooo much.

Washing baby clothes what a gorgeous image, I found some newborn size clothes the otherday when I was going through my crazy cleaning spre and they were so tiny and made me so broody. Enjoy seeing your babies tomorrow. x

[charlieispy]

Inglewood - enjoy your scan today :D hope you get another pic of those gorg girlies x

When are everyone elses scans this week??

[littlemisswilko]

inglewood - good luck for the scan!

charlie - i have my 12 week scan on thursday

deaks! - congrats again. over the moon for ya.

lavenderlime - glad you had fun skiing, something i have never considered doing.

[Petal]

Ohhh Deaks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy for you, how lovely to think you and your little baby could share the same birthday :-))))

Enjoy seeing your little girls today Inglewood, not long until you get to see them for real!!!
Ds3 has a bug at the moment bless him, we all have colds. Lookign forward to half term next week :-)

x

[maybebabythree]

Not a great day for me today. Think I said before that the bloke I have been training up for five months told me last week he no longer wants the job. Today I am working from home as I have a 36 week check with the doctor. So I log onto work and my teamlead has asked me to train up a new person and complete four projects when I have six working days left! Emailed her back saying with the best will in the world that's impossible. Also told hr manager as I was pissed off and I don't want someone saying I didn't finish my work off. Anyway got to the doctors and my bp was 146/94 so really I should be in hospital right now being monitored and seeing my consultant. Luckily the doctor said if it was work stress she didn't want to rush me to hospital. I have to go back in 48 hours and pray it goes down and not turn into pre eclpsia again. Still mad with work. Don't know what to say to them but I think it's time to get signed off. I have tried two years for this baby, I'm not going to let anything risk anything happening to him. Bloody work!!!

[charlieispy]

HUGE hugs hun work definitely isnt worth it x get signed off if you can x hugsssssss

[maybebabythree]

Logged back into a shitty email from my teamlead saying she doesn't expect me to train the other person up fully and where is the estimate I haven't been asked to provide to date! Luckly my collegue replied for me. I am trying to express my concerns and I get shot down! Maybe I should have yes I can do all of that, as it's clearly what people want to hear

[charlieispy]

no maybe - you shouldnt have you were realistic and you HAVE to think about you and dave x go get signed off then they can deal with it themselves and realise how much work it is!!! My manager leaves on friday another supervisor 2 weeks later - as they are off travelling and our area manager has done F all - we have NO replacements.....yes we me and 2 other supervisors know what to do but its 80hrs of labour we are down how the hell is that getting covered?! I feel like sending some rather snotty emails too! They just expect everyone else to pick up the pieces x put yourself first hun x x

[charlieispy]

oh and i THINK i got the car
all going to plan i pick HER yes it is a girl for sure friday....feel sick i never do things like this - i mean spend money and we struggle anyway so now we have to pay insurance for this too but my life will be much easier. Gosh i feel sick lol

[maybepink3]

Deaks, congratulations honey, I'm so, so pleased for you xxxx
Hi to everyone else, sorry, not in a very good place at the moment, will come back when I'm finding it easier to deal with xxx

[charlieispy]

HUGE hugs hun sorry you are struggling we are here if you need us x x

[maybebabythree]

Thanks Charlie. I have worked my arse of for that company for ten years you would have thought some compassion was due. I feel like these things always get personal and find it hard not to take it personally. Like I knew this guy would leave and now it's all my fault. I really think leaving by getting signed off is for the best as I take the email quite personally. She words like 'merely asking you too...' and 'where is the estimate...' which wasn't mentioned in the first email. I can not ever start work without formal sign off from as customer saying they agree to pay and basically my boss is asking me to start work that the customer has not agreed too. Therefore going against the rules. I would rather have a male boss again.

Good lucknwith the car - treat yourself and don't feel guilty. We all feelntonguilty as mums x

[indigoviolet]

Maybepink (((hugs))), we are all here for you and know how you feel....really praying you start to feel a little better soon.

Inglewood- thanks hon, I agree, not the name for my girl!

feeling better about this being a boy as yesterday my dh said 'you'll be the only princess in the house and we'll all have to look after you'. sweet.

chocolate- thanks for the link, managed to get one of the free scans!! I'll be 16 weeks so I might get a peek at gender eeekkkk!!!

charlie- hope you get the car, would be brilliant for you.

deaks- totally know what you mean about finding out you are pg, happy but then paranoid about the sway, totally mixed feelings, unlike my other two times. still brilliant news though and so exciting!!

[deaks66]

Hi all,

Maybepink, so sorry you are struggling. We will be here waiting for us when you are ready. Sending lots of love your way.

Maybe and charlie, sorry work is shitty! People either forget or havent a clue how hard pregnancy is. I too reckon you should get yourself signed off maybe! Got to put yourself and bubs first! Charlie, fab news about the car!

Indigo, what a lovely thing for your dh to say! I go through times of the day when im fine with the proospect of another boy and times when im totally not. Im hoping this is me dealing with any gd now and not after the scan...doubt it works like that though.

Lavender, i love skiing but you are so brave going up the mountains with no lessons! Its daunting enough getting on the lifts when you are a beginner let alone skiing down! It reminds me actually because i found the smog group just before i went skiing last year and kept nipping to the internet cafe to log on and chat to you guys! One year almost exactly and i finally get my bfp!

Petal sorry ds3 poorly boy. There is so much around its not surprising the little fella hasnt escaped it!

AFM, totally paranoid my af coming. Going to worry like hell for the next 8 weeks!

[Sunset]

hi ladies!

inglewood ~ enjoy your scan today!! :) yes i've been driving on my own and I love it, but it's bl**dy scary lol! :p i'm okay in areas i know but i hate going on the motorways.. but i guess in time that too will get easier

maybepink3 ~ so sorry to hear you're feeling down, it's understandable! take all the time you need to grieve and we're all here for you if you need us!

maybebaby ~ with a BP that high you should definitely sign off work now.. yours and Dave's health is ten times more important than some arsy work colleagues! put your feet up with a cuppa and just relax!

charlieispy ~ good on you for putting in an offer! :agree: you definitely deserve a little car to help you out! :) I'll be sharing our car so i'll get to have it 2-3 days a week which will help me loads!

Deaks ~ still smiling for you! :D

big waves to everyone else!!

[Babymad]

Just a quick one as battery on phone going but wanted to send my love to maybepink xx I too am in a dark place right now and have had an awful few days. So I can totally understand how you are feeling right now, pm me if u need to chat. Time will help but getting through it all until that point is hard. Thinking of you xx

[chocolate]

Maybepink (((hugs))), we are all here for you and know how you feel....really praying you start to feel a little better soon.

Inglewood- thanks hon, I agree, not the name for my girl!

feeling better about this being a boy as yesterday my dh said 'you'll be the only princess in the house and we'll all have to look after you'. sweet.

chocolate- thanks for the link, managed to get one of the free scans!! I'll be 16 weeks so I might get a peek at gender eeekkkk!!!

charlie- hope you get the car, would be brilliant for you.

deaks- totally know what you mean about finding out you are pg, happy but then paranoid about the sway, totally mixed feelings, unlike my other two times. still brilliant news though and so exciting!!

Glad you got one! They do gender determination free at any scans after 16 weeks so good luck!

[chocolate]

Maybebabythree - sorry your work is causing you agro, roll on the last few days and hope your bp comes down!

Maybepink - hope you manage to feel better soon, I had an awful few days after hearing boy for the 2nd time and am certain this one is a boy again and keep having down moments by optimistic moments about it being another boy, trying to deal with with it before I have it confirmed! 3 of my friends are pregnant again, 2 already have girls and 1 has a boy but her scan pic looks very girly so I just know it will be me again with all boys and everyone feeling sorry for me.
Anyway, know where your coming from and hope that dark place buggers off soon xx

[deaks66]

Just a quick one as battery on phone going but wanted to send my love to maybepink xx I too am in a dark place right now and have had an awful few days. So I can totally understand how you are feeling right now, pm me if u need to chat. Time will help but getting through it all until that point is hard. Thinking of you xx

Oh i so hate that you are suffering so much. Wish i could give you a massive hug. Have yout told dh or are you managing to stay strong around him? X

[deaks66]

Im totally clutching at straws with gender already.... i hate this about swaying! Having general all over cramps but got some tiny sharp pains on my left side briefly last night....could baby be implanting on left... thats girly right?!

[Babymad]

Oh i so hate that you are suffering so much. Wish i could give you a massive hug. Have yout told dh or are you managing to stay strong around him? X

Thanks hunnie xx
i hate feeling like this, really do, I'm driving myself mad let alone anyone else!
DH does know now but I didn't tell him. He saw a message on FB to a hi-tech friend - popped up on the iPad and he read it. It was very detailed about how I was feeling and explained I had been for the scan etc. DH was furious and didn't speak to me for two days!! I was furious too that he had read my messages as they were very personal.
We are ok now and have chatted about it abit, but I still feel very lonely. I don't have anyone in the 'real world' who I can speak to about how I feel. Lots of friends know I would love a girl but no one knows how deep my longing is etc, apart from one friend but I don't see her as much now as her kids are both at school and she works more.
If people ask me if I know the gender I say I saw a willy at my 20 week scan so guessing boy, so at least no one will be shocked when he arrives......just dreading all the pity :(

I know I will love him and I knew that finding out before he was here would be very difficult for me thats why I wasn't keen on doing it. I just can't stop feeling so sad all the time and I am not excited at all....its like the pg is just an inconvenience - dreadful I know!! I know these feelings will ease as time goes on but right now they are hard to deal with everyday. I want the tears to stop and I want to be happy.........

Just off to collect boys...be back shortly...xxx

[charlieispy]

OH babymad - i know i cant type anything to stop the pain and the upset you are feeling, i so wish I could I really do. I read yours, maybepink and pingas posts and know exactly how you are feeling but that still doesnt make it any better for you. I hope you find comfort in knowing we are here, feeling alone is so hard especially in your own home, there are days when I feel alien to all the men in my life - they are really from another planet. Am sure I will be joining you all in being pregnant with a boy.....I still cant decide to find out or not I might get them to write it down then if i decide I have the choice.

I did find a 3d/4d scan really helped me with ds3 - after my 20wk scan I had so many negative thoughts, why did i bother having another, just wanted it over, just absolute despair this 'thing' was another one of them! I detached myself totally from my pregnancy to try and cope - but once I saw his little face and saw the ds1 excitement it really did help x I think i must have been about 30wks but i remember afterwards beginning to get excited about him and decorating the room etc, although everything was green!! NO BLUE this time I am thinking a red blanket etc NO BLUE. Anyway enough waffling about me - just a thought x

much love to you all struggling x wish i could make it stop x

deaks - FX all is ok try and relax although it is not easy to do x but do try x

chocolate - WOW for free scan awesome news!!!

WAVES to all x x

[Babymad]

OH babymad - i know i cant type anything to stop the pain and the upset you are feeling, i so wish I could I really do. I read yours, maybepink and pingas posts and know exactly how you are feeling but that still doesnt make it any better for you. I hope you find comfort in knowing we are here, feeling alone is so hard especially in your own home, there are days when I feel alien to all the men in my life - they are really from another planet. Am sure I will be joining you all in being pregnant with a boy.....I still cant decide to find out or not I might get them to write it down then if i decide I have the choice.

I did find a 3d/4d scan really helped me with ds3 - after my 20wk scan I had so many negative thoughts, why did i bother having another, just wanted it over, just absolute despair this 'thing' was another one of them! I detached myself totally from my pregnancy to try and cope - but once I saw his little face and saw the ds1 excitement it really did help x I think i must have been about 30wks but i remember afterwards beginning to get excited about him and decorating the room etc, although everything was green!! NO BLUE this time I am thinking a red blanket etc NO BLUE. Anyway enough waffling about me - just a thought x

much love to you all struggling x wish i could make it stop x

deaks - FX all is ok try and relax although it is not easy to do x but do try x

chocolate - WOW for free scan awesome news!!!

WAVES to all x x

Thanks Charlie xxx It is great to have you guys to vent too - I'm good at hiding how I feel at times so no one really suspects that I feeling low etc.....just say I'm not feeling great because of being pg etc.
DH knows I'm not good and I do feel quite distant from him at the moment, partly because I prefer to deal with things on my own and partly because I feel resentful - not thats his fault but again I can't help how I feel.
The sadness is so strong and hurts so much.....like most of us know.

I really didn't want to know (found out with DS2) and regretted it but I knew I had seen a willy at my 20 week scan and that drove me mad so I needed to know for sure after that. If you can get through your 20 week then I think its doable! I think its best to decide on the day then theres no pressure on anyone xx

I feel very much like you did - detached from the baby and the pregnancy and that was what I was fearing most by finding out as I have been there before too. We haven't discussed names, we hardly talk about the fact that we are having another baby!! I think DH is probably too scared to bring it up incase I flip! The boys love talking about the baby though so they remind us!!

I have booked a 4d scan for Sunday - got a deal so I could justify it. I thought it would be good for all of us to see the baby and for it to be a happy time, hoping the boys will enjoy seeing him.
Its DH's birthday today so its been a little better today.

I appreciate your kind words and support xx

I have good vibes that your little bean is a pink one - really hope its your princess hun xx

[Kell]

Babymad it's ok to feel how you do and I really hope the pain does lessen and that you can come to feel excited soon.
Nothing we can say will help but perhaps knowing your desire and the pain your experiencing can help you to sort your feelings here.
Hugs to you xx

Inglewood hope your scan went well!!

Lmw good luck at your scan Thursday!!

I've got my gender scan on Sunday afternoon, it's all quite scary, starting to feel less excited and more scared lol
Ds2 is not very well, I had a call from my childminder this afternoon asking if I could collect him as he's been quite sick sleepy. As soon as I picked him up for a cuddle he threw up in my hands lol
Poor little thing is so sad, best bit is all the cuddles silver lining I suppose.
I feel like a terrible mum tho, this morning he was so naughty not listening, running away and generally being 2.5years old I lost it and really shouted, now I don't know if he was just not feeling well, bad mummy!

[Babymad]

Im totally clutching at straws with gender already.... i hate this about swaying! Having general all over cramps but got some tiny sharp pains on my left side briefly last night....could baby be implanting on left... thats girly right?!

Its stressful isn't it! Try and enjoy the pg for awhile rather than obsessing over the gender as its took so long for you to get your little bean :) What did your DH say??
I was reflecting on my sway yesterday - why I don't know! And apart from a couple of things I really thought we had a good chance of pink. all my pains were on the left hand side which made me think...oh good girly signs!
I did the diet 100% for 6 months and stuck to the rules for another 2-3 months with the odd treat. But I never ate before 12pm for nearly 9 months and I never ate potatoes or banana's or anything boy friendly for the whole time we were swaying. I cut out cereal, diet coke, everything!!! All I ate was what was on the girl diet plan and I'm a veggie too!
Timing wasn't great but then they say thats not that important! And we did BD after Ov too.
My PH was always under 4.5 and mostly under 4.

So why why why didn't it bloody work!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry rant over!

I have seen swaying work for lots of people in all my years of trying to get my DG! So stay positive and I really hope its your turn to hear pink :)
xx

[Babymad]

Chocolate ~ Hugs that you've been feeling down too, when is your scan?

Maybe ~ I hope your BP isn't up tomorrow, I would get signed off from work too, Dave is defo the priority...not work!!

Charlie ~ Great news about the car!

Kell ~ GL with your scan :)

Indigo ~ How are you feeling now?

Sunset ~ Hope Serena is doing well x

Petal ~ Hope your little man is better soon x

Hope everyone else is doing ok x

[Babymad]

Inglewood ~ Hope your scan goes well - enjoy :)

[deaks66]

Babymad, im so glad you are venting to us because its such a lonely thing gd. So sorry dh had to find out that way and that you have had a tough time working through it all with him. I guess thats always going to be the way though as guys just wont quite understand how we feel. I know my dh doesnt get my gd at all and will even be a bit cross with me if i dont get over it fairly quickly which makes it harder as you feel you have a time pressure to get over your feelings. Its such a shame you dont live closer as id make you a big cuppa, get the choccy biscuits out and have a good old cry with you!

You are right too, i know i should be enjoying my pg but the swaying has made me more obsessive over gender than i reckon i would have been had i just ttc normally. Am 100% convinced its a boy and keep having to remind myself how i felt when i went through that horrid first chemical...i would have given anything to keep that baby regardless of gender. Why do we let those feelings get replaced by gd so easily. Its so annoying!

Your sway was great hun, it really was but i think someone up there has different ideas for us sometimes. When i look at photos of you and your gorgeous boys, i think there is wonderful a reason why you have lots of boys...so there are lots of handsome men in the world for the future. And like i said before, not all mums would be so good around boys. Some wouldnt know where to start and you are a natural!

Please keep talking to us about this! Much love X

[Kell]

Deaks I don't know what's worse with regards to dh/dp and having a dg or not.
My dp wants a little girl as much if not more than me and the pressure I feel to produce his princess is really immense!
Just now we were discussing the scan, we are forecast more snow this weekend but it's to early to know for sure how much or when. So at the moment I'm not sure if we will get to this scan.
I know he says things in jest but he said if its not a girl he won't talk to me and that he might sell the baby!
Now I know he's just being stupid, but I know he is desperate for a girl and that he will have some resentment toward me I think if we don't hear pink!
It's just a little to much but I can't say I won't feel gutted if I don't hear pink! I suppose atleast we will understand each other possibly. But I worry about the possible effects it may have on our relationship :(

[maybebabythree]

Ah babymad. Sorry it's still very raw but it really is still early days. I did cope well at my scan then burst into tears after while shopping. Felt like some one died at the time. Sounds crazy to people who don't get gd but by dream of a dd had literally died, I had always thought I would have a dd since I was a kid. That's a lot to get over because as mums our kids are our world. All our hopes and dreams for them and there future. They are the sun and we revolve around them.

For me what makes it ok is that dave was hard to conceive and my last chance. I have that to remind me he was meant to be as a he'll of a lot of tears was shed waiting for him. My body was not meant to be pg. I don't think I have the chance to try again so I am done and we are complete. Not the way I dreamed it would be but complete as the same. The was a hole missing in our lives but dave has filled it.

It is hard, keep talking to us and you too maybe. Thinking of you xxxx

[indigoviolet]

Maybebaby- what you wrote was lovely, so true. At least we all understand and can be a support for eachother. I love how positive you are about little Dave, so glad you got to that place. he's going to be a little star, can't wait to meet him! :HH:

[indigoviolet]

Glad you got one! They do gender determination free at any scans after 16 weeks so good luck!
really? does it say that on their site? I wans't sure if I'd be able to find out as it was a free scan. omg so nervous now!!

[indigoviolet]

Hi all,


Indigo, what a lovely thing for your dh to say! I go through times of the day when im fine with the proospect of another boy and times when im totally not. Im hoping this is me dealing with any gd now and not after the scan...doubt it works like that though.

I know what you mean, sometimes I feel almost fine about this being a boy but that is because there is still hope for a girl, once I know for sure I think it will be a LOT harder. One good reason not to find out I guess. I do feel like I need to get over it whilst still pg if it is a boy to save getting depressed at the birth. Gosh I don't know....
I'm sure you will be fine, try not to worry although I know it is easier said than done, I worried a LOT too. Praying it will be fine with your little bean :HH:

[indigoviolet]

[QUOTE=chocolate;141771
Anyway, know where your coming from and hope that dark place buggers off soon xx[/QUOTE]

Amen to that!

[Babymad]

Babymad, im so glad you are venting to us because its such a lonely thing gd. So sorry dh had to find out that way and that you have had a tough time working through it all with him. I guess thats always going to be the way though as guys just wont quite understand how we feel. I know my dh doesnt get my gd at all and will even be a bit cross with me if i dont get over it fairly quickly which makes it harder as you feel you have a time pressure to get over your feelings. Its such a shame you dont live closer as id make you a big cuppa, get the choccy biscuits out and have a good old cry with you!

You are right too, i know i should be enjoying my pg but the swaying has made me more obsessive over gender than i reckon i would have been had i just ttc normally. Am 100% convinced its a boy and keep having to remind myself how i felt when i went through that horrid first chemical...i would have given anything to keep that baby regardless of gender. Why do we let those feelings get replaced by gd so easily. Its so annoying!

Your sway was great hun, it really was but i think someone up there has different ideas for us sometimes. When i look at photos of you and your gorgeous boys, i think there is wonderful a reason why you have lots of boys...so there are lots of handsome men in the world for the future. And like i said before, not all mums would be so good around boys. Some wouldnt know where to start and you are a natural!

Please keep talking to us about this! Much love X

Ahhh you brought tears to my eyes reading this.... Thanks, means a lot to hear such nice things.

I agree we need to remind ourselves of what we did to conceive these beans and how wanted they were... And still are!!

Maybe~ so pleased you are in such a good place. So lovely to hear xx

I always feel better when I've talked you guys, maybe I need a daily rant on here ;)

Thanks again for everyone's support - really does help xxx

[maybebabythree]

That's what we are here for. I really wish there was a pill or a switch to turn that longing off. I think for me it will always be there, there's no point lying to myself. But like the longing for brad Pitt, it's not going to happen so I can file it away at the back of my mind to gather dust rather than have it on my mind everyday

[indigoviolet]

you rant away Babymad, that's what we are here for :HH:

[Sunset]

you rant away Babymad, that's what we are here for :HH:

:agree:

[pinga]

Hi girls...
Firstly Congratulations Deaks!!! I'm so very happy for you!!! FX for a pink happy PG x

Babymad and Maybepink - Huge HUGS! Its a hard time isn't it? Sometimes I forget about it completely and then I remember and its like a wave of overwhelming sadness... Swaying is hard because it sets us up for a harder fall when it doesn't work - we put so much into it, and get our hopes/expectations up and its a long way down!

I find it hardest when I think about when they are older and I am the odd one out. Men just think differently (look at our DHs). I don't have any female influence in my life anymore - no mum (never had a grandmother), not close to my sister... so it feels lonely in my world. I remember after I lost my Dad and then had Ernie, I went through this phase of wanting to find myself a lonely old person to be a surrogate grandparent... but more because I was missing having someone from that generation in my life to go to for advice and to talk to. I never did... but I still might :D Its basically grief what we are dealing with and it takes time. Sometimes its hard to just get up and get on with things and other days its ok. I suppose I've dealt with a lot of grief over the last few years and I guess this is easier to deal with... while we are grieving the loss of a daughter there is a silver lining because we are gaining a gorgeous little boy who will look to us as the centre of their world.

I am still tearing up at random moments and I feel overwhelming jealousy of people with girls... generally I think I'm coping. The weird thing is, the day that we found out he was a boy I knew what his name was going to be. It was as though that was always going to be his name. I'm not keen on choosing names before birth - I like going in with a choice of a couple at least. But I can't think of any other name without saying... no that's not right, I know his name is..... Its helped.

babymad - its good that your DH knows. Just look after yourself... its a lonely lonely place to be. DHs never really understand how it hangs over us all the time. Men are too practical I think.

babymad and maybepink - feel free to PM if you want to talk/vent/wail... :)

Has anyone seen a program called 4 sons vs 4 daughters. The parents swapped for a weekend. The boy mum was absolutely lovely. I think she must have wanted a daughter but was happy and content with her boys and they were gorgeous kids (youngest was 8). The girl mum was one of those slightly annoying people that say ohhh I wouldn't have wanted 4 boys (as though there is something wrong with them). I thought it was interesting that the boy mum was just so lovely and accepting and the girl mum was pretty useless. So We boy mums are WONDERFUL!

I was at the doctors today and as we were finishing up DS1 had climbed onto my lap and for no reason kept giving me kisses on my cheek. Sometimes they melt your heart...

[deaks66]

Ahhh you brought tears to my eyes reading this.... Thanks, means a lot to hear such nice things.

I agree we need to remind ourselves of what we did to conceive these beans and how wanted they were... And still are!!

Maybe~ so pleased you are in such a good place. So lovely to hear xx

I always feel better when I've talked you guys, maybe I need a daily rant on here ;)

Thanks again for everyone's support - really does help xxx

Aw it wasnt my intention to bring you anymore tears but im so glad you feel supported. And definately feel free to rant away! x

[Petal]

Ah maybe, definatly get signed off work! They arent treating you right so sod them!!

Oh babymad, feeling your pain hun, all i can say is it will get easier, i promise you! although i understand only too well that at the moment you are hurting :-(( hugs to you x x x

[Petal]

Pinga... LOVE your little baby grow!! i zoomed in on the pic to try and see where you brought it from and then remembered you are in Oz!!! D'oh!! lol. Hope you are keeping well :-)) x x

[indigoviolet]

Hi girls...

Has anyone seen a program called 4 sons vs 4 daughters. The parents swapped for a weekend. The boy mum was absolutely lovely. I think she must have wanted a daughter but was happy and content with her boys and they were gorgeous kids (youngest was 8). The girl mum was one of those slightly annoying people that say ohhh I wouldn't have wanted 4 boys (as though there is something wrong with them). I thought it was interesting that the boy mum was just so lovely and accepting and the girl mum was pretty useless. So We boy mums are WONDERFUL!

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It was a great program! I agree the boy mum was so lovely. One thing I remember was that her house was immaculate (unlike the girl house) and she said she didn't want people to think just because she had boys her house would be a tip. She trained them to tidy up after themselves and help loads around the house. A great idea!

Boy mums are wonderful!!

[Lavenderlime]

Glad you ladies have here to offload it's so hard having GD and I do think the men in our lives find it harder to understand. But the sadness is only for a short while and you will have a gorgeous little baby at the end and that's the most important part.

I had a really strange dream last night I had a baby who would have been about 9months and I dressed her in boys clothes and I had to keep checking her nappy to check she was a girl. Someone asked me what her name was and I couldn't remember my mind went blank of all girls names let alone my babies name. It was really very, very strange!

Rang up and got my blood results this a.m and it came back that I had a really low white count which I wasn't suprised about as I keep getting really sick. I got a coldsore before going away and I only get them when my immune sytem is really low. Yesterday I had to call DP back from work as I couldn't get the boys dressed and fed! I was freezing and had the shakes a massive headache and kept blacking out. Then I managed to sleep it off and it turned into hot sweats. It was horrible. Feel much better today.
Not too conclusive R.E hormones going to do day 21 bloods when my next cycle starts. I'm starting to think that my midcycle spotting was a really unusual out of the blue very light period. So should start my next cycle in a couple of days. The Dr. agrees as this cycle is dragging far too long to be a regular cycle.

[charlieispy]

Hi all x

I am glad we have each other - i feel so much more supported and understood this pregnancy than with ds3 I am totally trying to convince myself this is a boy and my head does say boy.....as did my intuition JUST after we DTD I thought we had done it eg BFP but lay awake for 2 hours thinking omg i am pregnant and its a boy.....i just lay there and prayed to my great auntie for a girl!! 1 week till scan......think i will get them to write it down in a card then if i choose to know i have that option x also if i think i see something i may ask

Inglewood - hope the scan went well x

I know scans are booked for friday and sunday.............

[charlieispy]

LMW - thougt there was one on thursday - hope all goes well tomorrow hope you get a nub shot too :D and its girly!!!!

Kell you are sunday?? and babymad?? Yay for sunday scans anyone else sorry my brain is frazzled!

[zanacal]

Hi everyone. I'm sorry I'm not writing personals to everyone, just feeling so crap at the moment. Big {hugs} to Babymad and Maybepink and anybody else who needs them x

[charlieispy]

hugs for feeling crap x i think i am getting another cold feel SHITE no dinner sorted for us or the boys piles of washingeverywhere and no energy to do it

[Lavenderlime]

hugs for feeling crap x i think i am getting another cold feel SHITE no dinner sorted for us or the boys piles of washingeverywhere and no energy to do it

Charlie dito I could have written that! Loads of clean washing from suitcases building on the kitchen table. House a tip. DS2 got hold of the toiletroll I was nursing and decided to shred it!! Managed tuna pasta bake for DP and boys for tea, super easy store cupboard tea!
Couldn't face actually cooking.

Hope you and Zancal feel better soon. Well hope we all do :)
Fed up of damn bloody colds had more than my share already this year and it's only Febuary!

[charlieispy]

I managed rice cheese and peas for the boys .....dont ask its a family fav!! Then pulled my finger out and made a butternut squash curry with chickpeas and coconut for DH to say he had a curry pot thing for lunch and he would just have rice cheese and peas :/

[zanacal]

That's funny, I just had Mexican Rice (Uncle Bens's lol!) with cheese for my dinner!

[Sunset]

1381

Sorry for bombarding you all with pictures, but i'm such a proud mama :D Here she is this evening! enjoying her bath :HH: I can't believe my baby is 5 weeks already!

Inglewood how did your scan go?

Babymad hope you're enjoying your birthday and that you've been spoiled rotten! :)

Kell good luck on sunday! i can't believe you're 15 weeks already!

i'm sorry to hear so many of you are poorly at the moment.. i'm lucky and haven't got a cold at the minute, but i'm sure it'll be my turn soon!

[charlieispy]

5 weeks where did that go?? gorg photo x x :D

[charlieispy]

LMW good luck x x

[littlemisswilko]

hope you girls are feeling a tad better!!! times a healer and by the time you have your boys you will be so happy!!!

sunset she is an absolute cutie!!! u have every reason to be so proud!!!

Have my scan this afty, slightly nervous! will keep you posted but havent got the internet at home. wont lie that i wont be looking for clues but think i will be too scared to ask for nub shots.

[littlemisswilko]

deaks - how are you feeling! has being pg sunk in yet?

[Lavenderlime]

Good luck this afternoon LMW! It will be lovely seeing your baby again they change so much in 6 weeks it's amazing.

Sunset she really is a little you!! So sweet.

[Sunset]

good luck littlemisswilko :) enjoy seeing your baby on the screen :HH:

[Sunset]

super happy to say i no longer have to take blood pressure medicine! going back in 2 weeks to make sure my bp stays down :)

[Wishing4Pink]

Good luck with your scan today LMW, can't wait to hear about it

x

[Kell]

Sunset, yay on the bp front! and she is so beautiful! what a cute picture!

LMW good luck today, i asked for a nub shot they didn't now what i was on about lol! don't be scared to ask! whats the worst the can say!

[maybebabythree]

Just a quikie. Off to hospital as I have pre eclampsia again x

[zanacal]

Sorry to hear that maybe, I'll be thinking of you x

[charlieispy]

oh maybe x sending you lots of love hope you and dave are all ok x much love x

[Petal]

Thinking of you maybe, let us know how you get on! x x

[Lavenderlime]

Maybe so sorry to hear that you have PE again, hope the meds get it under control. Thinking of you and Dave.

[maybebabythree]

Interesting day this is turning into! About 2 hours ago I wasn't allowed out of bed or having the curtains around my bay closed or even top up my parking ticket. Doctors and midwives talking about me out of earshot etc. I was 167/109 but given bp meds and now it's 120/80! I am so pleased! Might get to go home yet! But it's finally dawned on me, this baby will be here soon!

Sunset - your high bp left you to stay with me it seems

[Sunset]

oh maybebaby i'm so so sorry to hear you got PE again!! it truly is awful! i'll be thinking of you and praying everything goes ok! and even though i remember far too well how horrible it is to be in hospital at least you know it's the best place for you and dave right now. and when it's all over and you're holding your baby in your arms you know it will all be worth it regardless of how bad things may seem right now. sending you lots of hugs!! keep us posted! xx

[Sunset]

Interesting day this is turning into! About 2 hours ago I wasn't allowed out of bed or having the curtains around my bay closed or even top up my parking ticket. Doctors and midwives talking about me out of earshot etc. I was 167/109 but given bp meds and now it's 120/80! I am so pleased! Might get to go home yet! But it's finally dawned on me, this baby will be here soon!

Sunset - your high bp left you to stay with me it seems

glad the bp medicine keep it under control for now! and fx you get to go home :)

[Kell]

Maybe I hope you are both ok, fingers crossed for you both!

I had my midwife appointment today, it was so quick! And now have another 11 weeks till I see her again, just seems so long away. The heart beat definatly resembled galloping horses! Who knows maybe the old wives tale could be right! I sure hope so! :)

Feeling soooooo tried the last week but with Charlie being ill I've been up atleast 4 times a night, he's on the mend now but his sleep is outta wack :(

3 more sleeps till D-day! I'm getting nervous!

I had to defend gender desire this morning on another forum I post on, it's not a gd site just a normal mum and baby one, someone posted that they had discovered that gender selection in Greece only costs around 5000-6000 euros which they thought was very reasonable.
Another person pipes up with the usual we shouldn't be able to choose its against nature, what about the people who struggle to conceive or don't at all, they'd be great full for any gender.
I hate to say it but I did message back and gave my two cents worth, I hate that people are so negative about wanting one sex over another!
I must have put my point across quite well because soon lots of people were in agreement with me! Lol
It's so bad that we can't be honest without being ridiculed!

[Wishing4Pink]

I'm glad your bp has come down maybebaby, hope it stays that way. Big hugs to you x

[charlieispy]

wow maybe bless you so glad it has come down!!! Hope it stays down AND i hope you are now signed off work x x Big love x x

LMW hope the scan went well x

[maybebabythree]

Still looking promising to come home. Bp is now stable. Hospital is ok and everyone is being lovely.only thing is one lady has been here for six weeks and another for three! Makes me feel positively healthy!

Just been told I might be able to home tonight! Knowing my luck my waters will go on the way to the car....

Charlie if people want to do ivf as they can not conceive isn't that playing god too? Gods is alll powerful and therefore gave us choice. If I had 20k to loose I would do it in a flash

[Sunset]

kell ~ good on you for sticking up for gender desire! :agree:

maybebaby ~ so pleased to hear you might be able to go home tonight! :) fx!

Littlemisswilko ~ how did the scan go?

[deaks66]

Hi all, been such a busy couple of days this is the firs chance i've had on!

Maybe, so glad all looking better than this morning. Hope you get home tonight!

Kell, good for you for sticking up for gd! People should be able to do gender selection / ivf for whatever reasons suits them i believe. Its not like people doing it for gender purposes means less people can do it for fertiility reasons.

Sunset, little serena is just gorg!

Littlemiss, looking forward to update on scan!

AFM, just about sunk in that im pg! Been obsessing over the ph of my urine the last few days. Its as though now i neednt obsess over swaying, something else has taken its place! Anyway ph is heading towards boy zone and although Atomic and other ladies with far more scientific knowledge of mine have told me its a load of rubbish, it almost as if im trying to lessen the fall by believeing in it iykwim?!

[Kell]

Deaks we all have our own coping methods, mine is to completly ignore that it could be a boy, yours to look at ph etc Unfortunatly it's really a case of wait and see! You did a good sway the odds are in your favour in those terms!
Do you think you will find out what your having? Or stay team green?

Maybe Deaks both valid points, so far there's been no comeback from what I've said and tbh I don't think anyone is in a position to judge, especially this person who has one of each sex!

It's snowing again! Looks like we're in for another full night of it.

[Kell]

Lmw hope everything's ok? How did you get on with your scan?

[threelittlemenandcounting]

Question for threelittlemen, petal and the other smoggrads ( not you sunset as I know your still on your babymoon). Do think you will have more children? If not when did you get rid of your baby things? I think it would be good idea to draw a line under my baby days and what better incentive than having to spend a fortune getting the kit again. But would I regret it then buy it all over again and still have another? I think four kids for me would not be a good idea due to age and fertility. What are you going to do?

First of all AAAARRGGHHH sick of being so busy I cant get on here, missed you ladies, finally finally it seems we have gotten over the coughs and colds although DH is still really coughing and DD is still waking up loads at night !

Anyway maybe sorry for the late reply to your question, we have decided we are not done!!! Yes I know we have four already and I know we must be mad but I cant help it, we currently have a 3 bed but are looking to extend in the summer making it a 5 bed and once thats done then I think we will TTC again and probably sway again? Mad I know!!

I did get rid of all my maternity but not my baby clothes xx

[deaks66]

Do you think you will find out what your having? Or stay team green?


I would love to stay team green and before i got my bfp thought i might manage it. But the not knowing is already driving me crazy so id i imagine i will cave! you?

[pebmcpd7]

are chick peas OK on girl LE diet???

[threelittlemenandcounting]

Hi all, been such a busy couple of days this is the firs chance i've had on!

Maybe, so glad all looking better than this morning. Hope you get home tonight!

Kell, good for you for sticking up for gd! People should be able to do gender selection / ivf for whatever reasons suits them i believe. Its not like people doing it for gender purposes means less people can do it for fertiility reasons.

Sunset, little serena is just gorg!

Littlemiss, looking forward to update on scan!

AFM, just about sunk in that im pg! Been obsessing over the ph of my urine the last few days. Its as though now i neednt obsess over swaying, something else has taken its place! Anyway ph is heading towards boy zone and although Atomic and other ladies with far more scientific knowledge of mine have told me its a load of rubbish, it almost as if im trying to lessen the fall by believeing in it iykwim?!

Yay Yay Yay Deaks what fantastic news hun !!!! Congratulations xxx

[charlieispy]

LMW - hope all ok x

i think i may cave from team green DOH who knows will decide on the day x

WAVES 3LM yay for maybe more babies :D

i have an intelligender!!! I will post the pic tomorrow oh and tell the snow to DO ONE i want to go get my car tomorrow x

[charlieispy]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n151/charlieispy/utf-8BSU1HODQ2LmpwZw.jpg

could it be ANYMORE boy.....i think not lol

[charlieispy]

yellow for girl x it is so just your FMU PH and mine is very high PH at the mo - never tested it before getting pregnant though........think it was about 8 last time i checked

[Kell]

Charlie isn't that only for early pregnancy? Before 8 weeks I thought?

[Sunset]

Charlie isn't that only for early pregnancy? Before 8 weeks I thought?

testing ph using fmu is supposedly only reliable before 8 weeks but for some reason intelligender states otherwise and you can test more or less whenever..

charlieispy i wouldn't personally worry, intelligender is only accurate about 50% of the time lol ;)

[Sunset]

threelittlemen ~ wow what great news!!!! i would love to have a big family one day too :)

[Sunset]

maybebaby ~ how did it go last night? did you get to go home? how are you feeling today?

littlemisswilko ~ hope you're ok!

[littlemisswilko]

hiya girls! just to let you know the3 scan went well. baby is fine and was moving around loads!

took the lady ages to be able to measure the fluid behind the neck as it wouldnt stay still. she then stopped and told me to thrust my bum up and down as this can move the baby upwards. so embarressing. didnt see nub at all as bubs wouldnt stay still so didnt get a good look. will post a pic when i can!

Told ds1 yesturday and he's so excited. first thing he said this morning was has the baby grown more and is it kicking bless him and how many sleeps till baby is here.

[littlemisswilko]

i bought one of those intelligender test when i was pg with ds2 and it was right for me. i think i was around 15 - 16 weeks pregnant when i did mine as i couldnt wait untill the scan and didnt know you could actually go for an early gender scan.

where did you get yours charlie? i had to buy mine from America but saw someone on ebay who was in the uk selling them a while back

[Wishing4Pink]

Glad everything went well at your scan LMW. How cute of your ds1 asking if the baby has grown etc. My ds1 had to come to my 12wk scan has had no babysitters and after the scan shouted infront of everyone in the waiting room that he hated me, dp and didn't want a baby!

x

[littlemisswilko]

ahhh hope your ds comes round to the idea. we had sort of planted a seed in ds's head as we kept asking him if he wanted to have a baby and what would he want, a brother or a sister, and he always said yea he wanted to have a sister so i knew he was going to be okay about it all.

[deaks66]

LMW - so glad the scan went well hun! Funny you have to thrust your bum in the air!!

Charlie - i dont think i would worry too much about the intelligender. Have been doing masses of research into these things the last day or so (obsessive!!!) and there really are as many false outcomes as true ones! Apparently the intelligender is based more on just ph of urine (some kind of chemical reaction apparently) but they still use urine ph as part of their testing so if you have changed your diet drastically (im assuming it was boyish before swaying and so has probably gone back to being boyish since) then it wont give an accurate reading for you compared with someone who's diet hasnt changed much throughout iykwim? anyway, i just wouldnt worry!

[deaks66]

Just to let you know that nini got her bfp too and is due the same day as me 17-10-12! just thought id let you know as she cant get on here much to keep up!

[Inglewood]

HI all!

Been AWOL for a few days, felt rotten and lightheaded yest and today and just rubbish! Dh and ds1 have the cold/man flu...so guessing that's what's coming my way!! :(

My scan was great, no pics sadly as the sonographer that havs done the past 3 scans says the hosp policy is no pics after 20wks!! Crap! I got a pic at 22wks, she just obviously doesn't want to waste money. Dh managed to come and it was nice, she is a nice sonographer despite the pic issue and always spends alot of time showing us stuff and explaining what things are etc.... she always asks us if we want know what their gender is? or if we know? she checks as she must forget she tells us each week...NO complaints here! Got good sized babies too.... Twin 1 is 2lbs 10oz and twin 2 is 2lbs 11oz!!! ds2 calls then cheeky (kicks me constantly) and chunky (bigger twin) Still 8wks to go! to get my section date on 21st feb!!

Charlie, I got SYTRON!! saw the registrar after my scan at the clinic and told her how painful my oesphageal spasms are on iron tabs and she gave me a script for sytron. 'touch wood' so far better!! not 100% better, but better! Was going to ask her about it when she mentioned it to me! Try not worry about the urine test, I don't think they are all that accurate, my urinary Ph barely changes pg or not! Will u find out the gender at ut 20wk scan?

Deaks, still so chuffed for u!!

Z, sorry to hear ur poorly!! Is it a cold? or pg related?

Maybe, hope that's u off work now? take it easy mama, not long!!

Lavender, hope ur Gp gets to the bottom of why ur often unwell! Know it's winter, but to be ill as often!! and gets to the bottom of ur long cycle, prob due to being ill so often!

Babymad, hope ur ok and had a nice b'day? Loved the pic of u and the boys at F&B! gorg boys, ur 2 youngest are so alike!!

Past 2 days other than feeling tired have been filled with a broken washing machine....fixed today!! Yipee and a filling at the dentist :( Not much else. MY SIL gave dh a boot full of baby toys, clothes etc... and my SIL's bf gave me tons of nappies and bits and bobs she didn't use up, so feel so lucky once again that people are being so kind! Have alot of things now.

Sunset, she's ur double! She's doing so well and so cute.

LWM, glad u had a good scan! x

Kell, are u getting excited?

Off to tidy my bedroom, bit of a mess!! pop in later.... sorry if I missed anyone had about 7 pages to catch up on!!! xx

[chocolate]

Hey everyone, missed 6 pages, wow!

Fab news nini is pg too :-)

My scan came through for next week, Tuesday, at 11 weeks so need to see if the nub can be seen then.
My 15 month old is ill with a sickness bug so not looking forward to getting that, also have an achy chesty cough like DS1, not a well household at the moment.

[maybebabythree]

Got home this afternoon and not feeling great now. Think the drop in my blood pressure is effecting my ability to function. Have to go back tomorrow, Monday, see the consultant and have a growth scan weds.

My father in law lives .5 miles away and as per usual is the only person to not ask how I am or if he can help. Dh is exhausted now. He could at least offer to sit the boys while dh rests or dh visits me. But he has the cheek to ash dh to go and buy him a paper or pick him and step mum pissed from the pub! I just can't get over what a selfish tosser he is. If they think my kids or me will be interested when they are old and in firm they ate in for a shock ad I will purposely move as far from them as possible. Makes me so mad. Feel so sorry for dh as his parents are a disgrace

[zanacal]

are chick peas OK on girl LE diet???

They're probably not the best idea because they're high in protein and very healthy - but, if you can fit them in to your daily cal/protein/sodium allowance they're ok to have now and then and much better than a big steak!!

[zanacal]

Thanks Inglewood. I do have a nasty cough and have had it for around 4 weeks now but it's the pregnancy stuff making me feel crap really. This week I've started to feel really breathless and have had some episodes where my heart has gone funny - mainly while driving which is scary! Doctor says it's all normal pregnancy related stuff but after 3 easy pregnancies it's come as a bit of a shock. I'm wishing away the next 15 weeks I'm afraid! I'm glad everything was ok at your scan, 8 weeks will come around in no time - so exciting!

[maybebabythree]

Tlm unless I do ivf then I'm not having another baby. Dh isn't keen to talk about it until after dave is here. To be 100% honest I would have another for a girl so it would have to be gauranteed.

[Inglewood]

Z, sorry to hear that. Your immune system being pg will be low, so hope ur better soon. :) How scary it is over ur heart, know what u mean tho! My breathlessness comes and goes depending on how high/low thw babies are lying. My oesphageal spasms make my heart go funny, feels like I'm having a heart attack as sometimes it's so so painful. Hoping the iron liquid helps and doesn't aggravate my pain. Part of me rushing my 8wks away, the other part of me thinking "ahhh, only 8wks" lol Take care xx

[Kell]

Ah so glad to hear nini got her bfp!

Inglewood glad the twins are doing well! Shame about the pictures!

Chocolate ds2 has had a sickness bug too it's been hard work to be honest, and now his sleep has been effected he's waking atleast twice a night, silver lining is its getting me ready for a baby lol!

Told work today that I was leaving after half term, I think they want to try and keep me there even if it's reduced hours but I can't with the puppies being due on Tuesday, exams coming up at college and starting to feel sick again more often :(

Mmm not sure about the scan, I'm excited to possibly hear girl! I've told oh we are going shopping to buy a couple of cute bits if we do!
But very nervous as well! We all know the feeling tho, I said I'll probably end up in bed for the rest of the day if it's boy.
I guess time will tell! :)

[Sunset]

Congratulations to Nini!! :D :cheer:

Maybebaby ~ Glad to hear you're back home! I too felt crap for the first few days after i'd started the bp medication. Fx it settles soon!

Littlemisswilko ~ so happy to hear your scan went well :)

Inglewood ~ I wondered where you went off to. I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling too well, but 8 weeks will fly by :agree:

kell ~ i'll be thinking of you on sunday! fx it's pink news! :)

chocolate ~ hope your ds feels better soon!

Zanacal ~ perhaps you should see a doctor, you might have a chest infection? hope you feel better soon!

deaks ~ any nausea yet?

[deaks66]

Thanks Inglewood. I do have a nasty cough and have had it for around 4 weeks now but it's the pregnancy stuff making me feel crap really. This week I've started to feel really breathless and have had some episodes where my heart has gone funny - mainly while driving which is scary! Doctor says it's all normal pregnancy related stuff but after 3 easy pregnancies it's come as a bit of a shock. I'm wishing away the next 15 weeks I'm afraid! I'm glad everything was ok at your scan, 8 weeks will come around in no time - so exciting!


Zanacal, i had that awful breathlessness with ds2. It was absolutely my worst pg symptom ever so i really feel for you. I wasnt even able to sit in a chair unless properly perched upright without feeling like i was going to stop breathing. Just awful. Mine lasted ages and ages, i really hope your doesnt :(

[deaks66]

oh maybe, you really need to have this baby soon. You are really suffering! I hope the growth scan next week is all good and that you can relax this weekend.

[deaks66]

chocolate, yay for scan next week :)

Inglewood, sorry youre not feeling great but glad your scan went well :)

Sunset, nope no nausea yet. Didnt have masses with my boys like some women. What i did have though seemed to start quite early and only lasted 6 weeks at the most. Not 100% sure though which shows that it wasnt that bad! Am wandering if the progesterone will help but then it didnt stop the awful nausea i had during implantation so who knows!!! How are you hun?