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Little miss just scrolling down the thread on my phone and I think we may have to book you into ticker addicts anonymous lol! Sickness sounds horrible. But do hope it's a girly sign for you.
Not much going on here. Hope you've all had a good day. Can't believ how fast everyones pregnancies are going won't be long until the 3rd smog baby is added to the rollcall!
Littlemiss - same here i didnt have book in till later - they dont do it early here and my scan came through quickly x HUGS for the hangover sickness x thats what i was like with ds1 & 2 x it got worse with 3 and this one was more physical!!!
Inglewood - you shouldnt ever feel guilty for getting your girls you deserve them totally x that poor mum - i know how she feels!! am sure we all do - i feel more pressure this time though and with every boy i produce to produce a girl. Even at the funeral yesterday it was my main topic of questioning :(
Babymad - milton keynes hun :D anytime ......definitely think a wells meet up needs to be done in the summer though...sounds like quite a lot of us will be able to make that. Very jealous of caravan - would looooove one....although i have threatened to get one paint the interior totally cath esque and go live it in when boy numero 4 arrives!
sunset - cant believe serena is 3 weeks old already little girly is so beautiful though
Hello 6happysons - welcome and highfive to you and your brood x FX for you and pink
Indigo - oooooh very jealous you and maybes coffee meet :D sounds lovely glad you had a good time and ds behaved too :D
I am starting to believe less in swaying the more i read lol - a couple of sites I have read stories of multiple attempts and with no success x maybe its just fate after all x
Just a quicky to see how you are doing babymad. You know if you live anywhere near hertfordshire, i would be more than happy for you to come over to mine for a cuppa and a hug...and i genuinely mean it! Wish i would make all this easier for you. Got my +opk today i think. lunchtime was just a shade off so im expecting it will be + by tonight. Sorry for the sickness LMW. Lavender you made me laugh about ticker anonymous! X
charlie, if i ever hear boy, im defo heading over to mk for a hug! In fact we may be moving even closer to you as we have found two houses to look at this weekend near bedford!
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hahahahahaha PMSL i know!! i just carnt help it! :)
oooooh deaks definitely!! Guess where i am heading friday.....HERTS to pick up my buggy :D yay for the OPKS hope they get darker x
Ah thanks for a lovely morning indigo. Your ds is just so cute! He seems like a happy little boy! I can't belive your still running around, my insides would fall out if I ran now. Another mum asked if I was ok on the afterschool as I was in so much pain. I feel like a real moaner now
Inglewood I am due on the 8th march. Ds1 was three weeks early and ds2 was about 7 days late. So who knows with this one? I hope early but I am watching the 15 kids of counting I recorded. The mums on there who feel addicted to being pg mad me a bit sad. I should be loving every second but it just beeping hurts!! I kept saying that's going to be me with 15 kids. I think I can totally understand wanting just one more and ending up with 15. I did laugh at the baby being sick while the toddler was crying etc. That felt quite a bit like my life with two!
Going to try to remember to enjoy each little pain now as this is supposed to be my last - ;-)
Babymad - it's hard avoiding pink and little girls and girly things. Next is a no go for me some days. Oh and the kids section in monsoon! Do you a sister or girlie friend? I keep reminding myself I have a lovely sister who loves the spa and shopping. My mum on the other hand detests shopping! She tuts if she has to queue for more than one minute ( why???? Your retired woman!!! What else have you to rush off for???) she also hates spending money and when I tell her how much things cost she asks if I am loaded! '£3 for a sandwich?? You must be loaded!!! £1 for a cup of tea??? You must earn a fortune???' me ' er no - where do you live? The moon!' takes the fun out of shopping trip with her!
If you love the girlie things you don't exclusively need a dd for that. The other things are a bit more tricky. My son loves shoes and buying shoes so he is fun for that. What I miss is quite painting and fairy play etc. Right now they on the floor in front of me play fighting. That's great too. It's just the noise! Mostly the constant giggling by the one while the other one shouts. I imagine my girl would be watching with me on the sofa while knitting or sewing but she would probably be at the bottom of a bundle ripping the boys hair out in reality.
oooo where abouts? not that id be able to meet up, heading to cambridgeshire for a funeral :(Quote:
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LOL I will defo be joining you!! DH did my head in tonight....gets in from work stays 30 mins then back out to a football meeting....hormonal or not he does my nut in!Quote:
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I think a Wells meet up would be fab..... :)
I could do with lots of tea and cuddles x I am in the midlands - I reckon the Wells meet up for the summer is a defo :)Quote:
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Yay for the +OPK :) Are you counting 36 hrs from now? x
ar yeah bit far from the midlands...wells it is!Quote:
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so i got my offical +opk just now but it was almost + at 1pm so i reckon my surge was nearer then. I take quite a while to ov after my lh surge so i should really be counting at least 40hrs but that is going to land right in the daytime and my bd hours are only 8pm til 6am so im pretty much screwed! will either have to bd early and risk bding over ov or bd late and risk missing the egg altogether. Have had my usual phone call begging dh to take a day off... but it never works :(
Wow you guys have been busy today!
Deaks where abouts in Herts are you? I'm in Stevenage, small world! We also looked at a few places in Bedford/ Biggleswade but haven't acted on them, need to get a decent deposit together :(
Inglewood hope the scan went ok!
Babymad hope things get easier soon!
Maybe lol I could see myself going for 15 without meaning to! And she was talking about 16/17 with her daughter! Crazy lady!! I suppose with that many kids what one or two more gonna hurt!
Nothing to report here really, feeling less and less sick which is good! I'm busy trying to arrange 13 grandchildren ranging from 28-9 months old to get a picture of us all together for my nan's 80th birthday in a couple of week! You have no idea how difficult it is to get us all together! Will be worth it tho!
I've also managed to get ds2 out of the cot and into the bottom bunk so far so good 4 nights and no waking! He's actually been sleeping better!
Thats it I think!
It is such hard work having to fend off people's comments all the time, even at a funeral,goodness! feels like you always have to be on the ball and ready with a quick answer. such a shame you have to feel the pressure (like you said, we all do more or less), it is all other people.Quote:
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re the swaying, in a way it is reasurring to think there is nothing we could have done, then you can't blame yourself but it is also a bit depressing that you really can't do anything to sway your odds. I do believe in certain things like the LE diet etc but wish I didn't as I was SO bad on it....oh well, nothing i can do now...
are you still feeling rubbish? I'm on a really bad patch at the moment, 12 weeks tomorrow so hopefully will start to emerge from this awful, depressing, non-stop sickness.
LMW - sorry you are feeling rubbish, it sucks doesn't it? I'm sure it will all be worthwhile :) Hope the appt goes well, makes it all seem very real when you have that first appt.
Deaks- soooo frustrating with the timings, kmfx that it works out for you this month.
Thats lovely that you are close to your sister :) Shame that its not quite the same with your mum though.Quote:
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Unfortunatley im not close to me family (long story) I haven't seen my dad for many many years and its been 4 yrs or so since I last saw my mum, although we haven't lived with each other since I was 14 so our relationship has never been a close one. I do have a brother and we do get along but he's in Liverpool so we don't see each other very often. I do miss having a family. I would have loved to have a sister. My friends have always been my family.
The play fighting and noise drives me mad at times, I would live to sit down and draw and paint nails and play with hair! Thats why i've never understood why I was blessed with boys (apart from the obvious reason of course that DH's family are ALL male!) because I am so much more girly.
Does anyone know about the ramzi theory thing (I know the basic left=girl etc) but with regard to looking at scan pics and interpreting? Anyway, have started a thread in ultrasound forum with my 7 week scan pics on if anyone has any ideas, would love some insight and possible gender guesses!
Got my 12 week scan next monday and seriously starting to obsess lol!
Babymad I know it's not going to make things better but from every girl mum I've ever spoke to I've heard that girls are so much more difficult than boys, I guess we all look at thing through rose tinted specs with regards to girls like painting, pretty princesses who are well behaved angles, but reality is always so different!
My neighbours girls are a nightmare, now I'm sure some of that is parenting skills but I think some of it is just being a diva!
I know it's no help but I have every faith our dreams are far from reality.
Kell- you are so wise, keep it up, we all need to hear this, and often :)
Good luck this month Deaks! We DTD early morning the day after I got my +OPK - no idea how close it was to O but I hope it's magic for you too if that's what you decide to do :D
Just seen the end of 15 and counting. 19 hour labour for her 15 th baby??? Are you kidding! So much for it gets quicker each time! She must have an amazing pelvic floor! And they was both so glam! If I had that many kids my dh wouldn't come near me! I would be a mess.
Babymad sorry you don't have family close. I am lucky I have my sister. You will have your own amazing family added to soon and your boys can give you all the love you need
Maybe that's a really valid point actually! My dad had 3 girls me and my sisters, he always talked about wanting a boy but always in a joke kinda way so gd didn't seem that bad, but deep down I know he always wanted one!
Well he now has two grandsons from me, and he loves my boys! Honestly I never saw it till now but your so right! He got his boys just took longer than expected! And the best part he gets to hand them back when they play up hehe!
Dad will take ds1 out to do 'man things' and they both love the time together!
Have u got 15 and counting on series link? I just watched this weeks one, not quite so Glam in parts! And one woman had 12 girls!!!!
Babymad, sorry to hear about ur family, some of my Dh's family are estranged and it's complicated. Bet u have lots of girly friends though to hang out with and enjoy girl time. Most of my friends aren't really girly, so think I have 'lost touch' with that side of me having the boys. My closest friends are gay and now live in London, they don't have kids and are by no means 'girly'. We used to laugh on nights out, they were jeans and casual and I was lipstick and heels!! lol Changed days, my 'rare' nightout and I'm hunting my out heels! But we still have the pamper days together and I love my 'kinna girly' time with my friends, that's a special bond and since I never had a sister it's nice to have good friends. Shame mine live in London now!
As for the car, looking at s-max like u have, just not many about (looking for diesel). Have a horrible feeling won't have one by the time they come in 10/11wks. AHH!
Deaks, Fx for ur attempt! will u be setting an alarm?????
Sunset, what a lovely moment putting her in ur 'sway' outfit, bet u had a huge smile.
Babymad, I won't be (hopefully) as early as beg march, but def a month after. x
AFM, need to go back and read more, before posting...had 4 pages to read...lol
Had my scan and all was well. One baby is head down the other breech and twin 1 (breech) weighs approx 2lbs 1oz! They other just a liitle under...both seem happy and doing well. My mum was asking tons of questions, asking to see the 'girly bits' and was making me laugh....she doesn't hold back, but in a nice way, she's not loud or pushy, was just excited!! Bless her. Saw Consultant who pushed for my physio appt (Fri at 11am) as my back aches +++ and told her I have developed a varicose vein (downstairs!!)...just to keep an eye on it! She said I looked pale and being so tired they checked my bloods as they were missed weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!
Yes kell I recorded them all. Looking forward to the 12 girl one - looks like hard work. I think the last one left me thinking I could 15 but in reality very few people could parent 15 that well. Made it look to easy! 15 teenagers is nightmare surely? Kids are like puppy's sometimes all cute until they get big and eat you out of house and home for ten years plus! My son already eats more than me and he's eight and about three stone of skin and bone! I couldn't Offord to feed 15. Strange as I guess the series is meant to shock but I am left in awe of them!
My mum only had us two girls. Lost three baby's including two boys after the both so she loves my boys. She has never said she hopes I have a girl. I know she understands though. We never talk about it but she understands I'm sure.
Kell, glad ds2 settling into a bed! A big thing for them...
Indigo and Maybe, how lucky u are to meet up, think I am the furthest away from anyone!! :(
LMW, ur ticker addiction is fab!
Charlie, hope u have had a better day?
Petal, how is ur little guy doing?
To everyone else I have missed.... "Hello" and hope ur all well....
Super awake tonight as I fell asleep on top of my bed due to backache whilst boys had tea after 6pm with Dh and he never woke me up! The boys gave me a kiss at 9pm and I had been asleep for 2 and a half hrs!!!! Will prob still sleep! Years of nightshift have made my sleeping patterns weird anyway! x
Inglewood - glad the scan went well. Your vein sounds ouchy! The pain in my unmentionables is unbearable. That's why I'm not loving this pg. Never had this before and it hurts so much. Just realised yesterday I can't do a plank in yoga any more ( why I want to try is a mystery even to me) those mussels are gone now. Nothing holding my core together. Maybe hence more pain? Everything is sitting on my pelvic floor. Must be hard with twins
Lmw your ticker addition is more healthy than my pram one!
Deeks good luck this month.
Petal how is house hunting going?
Hello to everyone else should be asleep now up for work in six hours zzz
Hi, Inglelwood glad your little girls are doing well, wow 2lbs each is a great size! have you brought them any outfits yet? :-)
Sunset, How sweet your dd is in her swaying outfit, i never dared do that.. just as well too! haha.
Maybe, im the same as you when shopping, just look at the clothes that my little boy will wear, the girl things dont bother me at all! my boy cant wear them so i dont want them! although i bet in a year or so i'll start the 'girl dreaming' again!! lol.
Good luck deaks, this is your month, i can feel it!!!
How are you babymad? your pics on fb are so lovely, you can just feel all the love from those smiles :-))
Dh is away on a course until thursday so im home alone with the kids!! first night tonight ahhhhh lol, night all x x
Great news that your ds2 is sleeping better now. Does he share with his brother? Just ask as your 2 have the same age gap as mine. My oh works just outside Stevenage, i often pop there to shop. Glad your feeling less sick now.Quote:
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Oh wow wishing so they do, you know I didn't clock that! Yep they share a room, infancy until we get the loft conversion all the kids will share for a short period!
Small world huh! Where do you guys live? We could try and get out boys together some time! They can run round like but cases and we can not lol!
Hi all, hope you are all well! Inglewood glad to hear those girlies are happy and healthy in there!
Maybe, sorry to hear you are in so much pain. Not long to go now though i exoect it feels like forever! I cant wait to see a pic of baby dave!
Hoping my attempt is tonight. So very nearly dtd this morning as had creamy cm in middle of night and had loads of pain yesterday but luckily we didnt as back to ew again today and opk still smiley. Think we will be attempting at 4am and 6am tomorrow morning unless my cm miraculously changes tonight! Finding the height of cp and texture tricky these days....god its all so booooring!
chocolate, been meaning to thanks you for the clearblue digi's!! I seem to have spent a fortune on swaying (may as well have gone high tech!) so to get a freebie is amazing thanks!! X
Morning all!
Petal, I have bought them quite alot now, well it seems alot, but trying to think how many bodysuits, sleepsuits etc I will need a day/week... I will need and x2! Not cheap! Have bought tons of nappies, wipes, bibs etc...other mums think I'm prob crazy, been asking them how many nappies they go thru a day....lol trying to stock up before half pay kicks in at the end May. All the Baby events are the supermarket are great, but don't want to over-buy and people give gifts and I end up with too many of one size. Although my mum can swap for bigger sizes. People have been SO kind and given me buggies, car seats, nearly new baby clothes and my in-laws got our cot bed, mattress and divider. I feel so lucky as only have 1 of everything!. So far other than clothes I've bought all my Avent stuff half-price in mothercare's sale. Feels very odd buying for girls, was buying leggings for them with tops and thought why am I not buying dresses?? Not intentional, just think my brain is in trouser mode having boys! Got a few dresses now, but no skirts tho! Gonna clean my pram and try to sell it, prob won't get much, but every little helps and it's still in great condition considering both boys were in it.
Got all the Maternity paperwork from work thru, start mat leave 1st April-30th Sept, then I'll prob take a few wks annual leave, so back at work mid oct. Doesn't seem long! Wish I could afford to take a year off! They will be about 6/7mths when I go back, hoping they are in a decent routine for Dh as he'll have to get up thru the night himself with them then go to work himself!! Then I'll be sleep deprived all day waiting till he gets home to grap a few hrs kip unless they are good afternoon nappers? My boys were, but betcha this time these babies won't be!! lol
Deaks, FX for ur attempt!
Sunset, were u given steriods before Serena was born? was it to stop labour? My consultant told me yest she would give me some a week or 2 before twins come, she said she would explain better nearer the time. I'm guessing it's to either stop me going into labour myself and/or help babies pre-delivery???
Maybe, thankfully my vein 'downstairs' isn't sore, just hope it doesn't get worse! Not long now and urs will go! My mum said she had the same prob in pg and it went after birth. The joys!!
They move like mad these days and it's quite painful, esp the baby on my left (the smaller one!)...OMG can it kick!!! They are now lying like yin and yang again, so kicked up and down my bump. I was shocked they can still move, but oh yes and don't I know it!!!
Have a great day ladies!
Glad your scan went well Inglewood, how cute, yin and yan!
Deaks- sending SO much good luck for our attempt FX this is your month!
Oooooooh inglewood so exciting! Sounds like you are getting organised but then you do need to be Eeeeeeeeeeee 2 babies so exciting! I think you should go buy some dresses though....thats an order you HAVE to PLEASE!!!! I always said if I ever had a girl I would go and buy the girliest frilliest OTT dress I could find just because i could!! Do it ;)
Deaks - FX for you attempt FX its the one :D
Petal - hope the boys behave whilst DH is away x x
Sorry cant remember all the posts am rubbish!!
maybe - hope you are ok and the pain eases up x
My back is starting to hurt it is only ever on the right side - it runs down my right hip, down to my toes x i also get carpal tunnel on my right side. Just feel like i am constantly moaning! First sickness, then headaches and I have a cold now...bleurgh poor DH is fed up with me! On a plus he felt the baby kick yesterday :D so precious and special
Hi all, hope you are well.
Inglewood bet it does get expensive, at least they can share clothes but means you will need to wash and dry twice as fast! You gotta get some dresses, Id get them for young up to 9 months before they start crawling as a pain to crawl in them lol. You can do loads, shorts with tights or leggings, so cute!
My 8 week ish scan is tomoz night, thought I was picking up placenta noise on the doppler but dont think it was and I heard DS2's heartbeat at this stage and nothing so a bit concerned, but will see what happens, at least there def. was a heartbeat at 6 weeks so that hard part has been accomplished ifuswim.
Will post tomoz after the scan xx
chocolate - good luck for your scan x i only just found the HB at 9.5wks am sure all is ok you are still early x x
Thanks Charlie - amazingly I just found it, 150 ish but very close to my louder artery or pulse so hard to hear and find, however found it for a minute so am so relieved!
yayyy for an onion charlie!!! :) although i bet it doesn't feel at all the size of an onion!!!
Inglewood! so pleased the scan went well! your babies are going to be so spoilt and bless your mam being so supportive and wanting to know everything's going to be fine! i bet she's over the moon!!!
deaks - fx for your attempt hunny. this certainly has to be your turn next! we seemed to have a great surge of bfps and none recently!!!
glad you found the HB chocolate! i have bought a doppler off ebay but havent yet paid for it! ooppps! :S are you paying for your 8 weeks scan?
got my first MW appointment tomorrow so hoping shes going to want to listenen to the heartbeat!
ohhh good luck at the scan tomorrow chocolate fx all goes well!
I was yes. I got given 2 shots 24 hours apart.. The steroid injection works by helping the baby's lungs to mature quicker so they're not as likely to suffer breathing problems if they're born early.Quote:
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