Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ January

Looking for Cotbeds today!! Only 13wks till they are here!!! OMG !! Decided to Co-sleep the twins, but in a cot bed with a divider. One at one end and one at the other with divider at their feet. Anyone know anyone who has ever used one?? They are bigger in the USA and my older SIL's BF used one and loved it. I have 1 crib already and it seems silly to buy another when I will need to buy a cotbed eventually. We used my neices the last time for ds2 and my SIL has since sold it. Also be barely have any space for 2 cribs, so a cot might fit better in our room. My MIL is going to buy the cotbed, so trying not to overdo it!! The sales are on, so decent cotbeds going for £150+ minus the mattress which is around £80! The divider is £30-40. Decsions..........

LMW YAY too - they did the same for my file - i managed to get a print off for ds3 but i begged for that one i was too poorly at my scan this time and she was a bit%h x great news though

Maybe - oh hun bless you x x preggy brain for sure......after i had ds3 i turned up to pick ds1 up from school an hour early x i was so shocked and started worrying i was completely crazy i had to ring my mum lol x hope you have calmed down x

Hello to the newbies x x welcome x x

rubbish day in my world but a happy day on here so that is good :D

Aww Deaks that is fab news fx for a healthy sticky bean xx
I'm live at aylsham in Norfolk which is near cromer, do u know it? Resently moved here (only 10 mins down the rd) but I love it! We are renting our r 2 bed bungalow as it wouldnt sell for what we wanted...and we now rent a 3bed house.

LMW so glad everything is ok :) xxx

Hi newbies :)

Bless u maybe, we've all had mad preggo brain moments lol xx

OMG Deaks, did I miss anything????? Did you get a BFP? a line is a line.....

Thanks charlie, homebirthing and nini, im really hoping it is a proper bfp and a sticky one at that. I went to poas again but my urine was so diluted i thought it would be a waste of my digi seeing as the ic was faint so will see how concentrated my pee is later but might just wait for the morning. The ic was the most clear line i have ever had. I mean faint but im pretty sure it was pink and came up at 10 or so mins. FX!!

Homebirthing - i know where aylsham is, we are looking in holt so not far at all! We have found one that we love on the internet so fx its as nice in reality! Have you always lived in norfolk? i spent my childhood there and have always loved it and wanted to move back.... this will be the compromise as we cant leave the london area at the moment. Will be great to have holidays there and start making some roots for the future.

charlie sorry you have had a shitty day... was it stroppy customers or just things not going right? I hate days like that :(

Inglewood, the idea of your babies co-sleeping is just too cute for words! So does that mean when they get too big you can just transfer one into your existing cot?

Lmw good news on the scan!

Deaks have you done your digi?

Inglewood - do you have nct sales near you? We always have cot deviders at ours

I honestly think I'm going mad. At least I was there when I shouldn't be and not the other way round! I have six more weeks at work! I have some complicated things to do! No easying off for me :-(

Yay Deaks!!! Go eat some chips now lol, I have 2 digi's left if you want them? I presume they would be fine just to post as normal first class? I am hoping I won't be needing them again before the expiry date and a shame to waste them, I was tempted to keep checking it was at 3+ weeks but dont want to cause myself any worry if it messes up as heard of that happening before. If so just pm me your address and Ill try to pop them in the post tomorrow so you should have them by the weekend in time to start testing for the week increases.

LMW- great news about little bean

Hi to everyone else too xx

Thanks for the well wishes girls! ive just been thinking im sure the hospital i went to for the scan is the same one sunset will be at with her little girl! and i passed the all the baby wards to get to the gynecology unit! i could have gone in and seen little Serena, if i had actually thought about it first! hahaha but can you imagine me going in and asking what ward she was on and tell her littlemisswilko has come to visit! lol they'd think i was crazy!

Deaks!! Yayayayayayay!! You sound so much more positive! Fx this little one sticks!

Lmw so glad your scan went well!

Inglewood arr I wanted to say something to you but can't remember what! There's a baby Bain moment for ya!

Anyway have been feeling fab today! No sickness and lots of food! Taking advantage while I can! Lol was on the phone to mum for an hour this evening it was really nice! I miss her being 350 miles away!
Nothing very exciting going on here really but so glad we've had some good news here today!!

Ah ha inglewood I remember! Babies heart rates are a load of rubbish, my friends little girl and Charlie had the same hr all throughout pregnancy! Don't panic your baking two girls in there for sure!!

chocolate, that is so kind! i will def pm you my address! Funny you should mention chips as i've just shoved some in the oven to make a chip butty!! oh my god, i cant wait!

LMW that would have been brilliant and im sure sunset would have loved to see you, i know i would!!

Thanks kell, just hope im not let down again.

with the heart rate thing i was told that you can tell the sex by the sound of it. girls are more rythmatic like galloping horses and boys are like trains???? i know 1 midwife who used this technique with my dp cousin and told her she was having a girl (she was right) and then the same midwife asked me what i was having with ds2 and i told her i was having a boy and she listened to the heartbeat and said 'oh yes definately boy'

OMG Deaks!!!!!! WooooHooooo! so so happy and excited for you, what wonderful news, really praying this is your pink sticky bean!:cheerteam:

LMW- great news about the scan, so reassuring. Shame you didn't get a pic, that's just so thoughtless of them, of course you would have loved one. so many of those sonographers are a bit grumpy I have found. The main thing is you have a healthy lovely bean in there!

No probs deaks, hope you all enjoy the evening, Im off for an extra early one considering my soaps arent on lol. Def. feeling the tiredness on and off!

Night all xx

Deaks!! and u thought u had messed up with the femmecup!! Go girl!! so excited for you! I'd keep the digi if I was u too, or I would go stir crazy in the morning without one!!! hope u sleep tonight it's so exciting!! Truly did have a good feeling for you this month! Just new you were next. xx

Maybe, will google nct!

Charlie, sorry to hear u are feeling rubbish still.....much sympathy!

Kell, maybe a corner turned???? Fx for u....enjoy ur goodies!!!

LMW, would of LOVED to have been a fly on the wall if u did go and they said "who shall I say is here?"........errrrrrr "LMW" pmsl.....

Thanks for all the heart rate comments, my next scan is tues, then 4d 2wks today, so not too long now to wait to know for sure. Was trying to hear if they sounded like horses or trains....but couldn't decide, both sounded like either!! lol

OMG!! bad winds again here tonight, thankfully only lost 1 tile the other day, but if it is to get worse......dreading it, will loose half my ancient old roof! Crap when the house should be up for sale in the next 2 mths..... I spend DAYS in the summer varnishing a huge garden table and 6 chairs and now the cover is ripped and in bits and everytime I look at my poor table and chairs I could cry......

"HI" to everyone else, sorry no more personals....brain has forgot what I've just read!! lol But your all in my thoughts..... xx

Maybe, NCT have a safababy sleeper, think that's like a divider. You can put it wherever in the cot you need it!

Once they are 6mths, I pray I have sold my house and can put them in separate cots. Even if it's a tight squeeze, at least I won't have any viewers coming to see the house and can fit the 2 in somehow. My uncle has a cot bed that was his grand-daughters, used a few times and has offered me it!! so fab, only need to buy 1 thankfully!

Little miss wilko Thats great news about seeing your little bean, and I really had to laugh out loud at the vision that popped into my head of you asking to see sunset and saying its little miss wilko!!

Deaks Yay Yay Yay thats such great news hun, will you post a pic and have you done that digi yet ?!!!!!

Inglewood my DD heartbeat really varied, there were times when she seemed fairly chilled and it was in the 120's and others racing in the 170's so try not to worry, plus my boys hearts beats Im sure I remember them being over 150 at times!!

I'm watching one born every minute and feeling so so broody, help!!!!!!

I'm watching obem as well and I'm just waiting for the tears to come! I cry at literally every one! God knows how I'm actually gonna manage being a midwife! Lol

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LMW- great news about the scan, so reassuring. Shame you didn't get a pic, that's just so thoughtless of them, of course you would have loved one. so many of those sonographers are a bit grumpy I have found. The main thing is you have a healthy lovely bean in there!

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it was a bloke, what more can i say!

i love one born every minute! its the best show ever! i dont think i know any mum who doesnt like the show! practically every woman on my fb list comments about it!! well gunna jump in the bath and go watch it as i have got it on record!

Fingers crossed fora bfp tomorrow deaks if you dont do your test tonite! ill be on here asap to find out so dont keep us wondering for too long!!!!!

Hi girls,
Bloody eeeeeek Deaks how exciting!!!! Fingers and toes crossed you get a huuuuge fat positive in the morning!
Anyone watching one born every minute? Gosh major broody hit! First time since like forever. Even the last series I was like yeh still nowt but ho hum :0• I'm sure come tomorrow when ds2 once again transforms into Chucky I'll be thinking nooooo I don't think just yet but for now I'm planning due dates hahahaha!
Xxxxx

DEAKS!! EeeK can't wait for your digi news tomorrow! So happy about your BFP especially 9dpo!

LMW great news about the scan shame about the picture though. Most important thing is a healthy little bub growing in there:)

Hi nini, i'll update the roll call.

Hi everyone else.

Chocolate would you like me to add your due date to the roll call?

Zanacal (or any other mod who has a free moment) please could you make this thread sticky?

One Born Every Minute actually had me turn my laptop off for an hour! I love it too - though my nose is still running for the few tears I shed. It was the baby who didn't breathe straight away, reminded me of DS2's scary birth.

Inglewood - one of my other FB friends has just had twin boys and I wish you could see the photos. They are absolutely adorable and they lie so close together and often seem to be holding hands or looking at each other. I'm so envious!!

Zanacal I cried at that bit too, I'd be petrified if it were my baby!
I felt quite sorry for the dad tho, well until he started shouting his mouth off and hitting things! I understand him being gutted that he wasn't there for the birth in the end. If it were my dp he wouldn't have let my mum go with me be an option and to be honest I would never have made that choice anyway!
Having said that I'm a huge believer in woman's choices especially in child birth so I can't really moan!

I am recording obem and was supposed to watch it before being bf birth partner - I couldn't bring myself to watch it! Hate things like that! Yuk! I was find as a birth partner, one of the best moments of my life but do scary too as bf had complications and I hated seeing her in pain. She has been my bf for 22 years. I can't stand blood and hysterics ( unless it's me in labour!) I can't stand the antinatal videos either. Women giving birth in the buff and all that jazz. I would give birth in my jeans if I could!

He was one angry young man - I hope he can control that temper and set a good example to his boy! My DS2 was born at home and wasn't breathing properly for 15 minutes (he gasped after 5 minutes) - I remember crying 'he's dead'. Such terrible memories. The little monkey was perfectly fine I should add but that's why I would never have an epidural again (I had one with DS1) or even pethidine - with an epidural you get the whole cascade of intervention and pethidine crosses over to the baby. If my guy had been even sleepier than he already was, it doesn't bear thinking about. At least it gives me incentive to just get on with it and grin and bear it :D

Z, that's awful about ur ds2, scary times, but glad he's well! Dh kept saying "they wouldn't show it on tv is something bad happened" as I was worried! Big boy tho 10lbs 10!! OMG!!!!!! The dad was a plonker!! Lovely news about ur FB friend.... were they early? did everything go well for ur friend?

Does obem show the details of what going on at the business end? Just read on baby centre they showed a forceps delivery. I don't want to see that in detail nine weeks before I give birth lol! Tried to watch dispatches documentary on late term abortion five days after my ds2 was born. Thought it was something I shouldn't shy away from but I managed two minutes. Wish I had the guts to watch it but I thought I was going to pass out. It was horrific.

Inglewood - who is going to give birth first me or you? What do you think?

Of I was to go just over by two weeks then you would be 33-34 weeks? Maybe you won't be me but we could in theory be a few weeks apart if I do go over!

Deaks- Yay yay yay yay yay. I'm so excited for you. I'm praying this is your sticky bean and when you wake you have a huge dark BFP. You have been through a lot. I totally was relating to you when you were talking about your mixed emtioms with sunset having her baby. My due date was Jan 12th and I've been watching her ticker and of course happy for her thinking of how crushed I'm going to feel. Looking up now dieting hard core. I'll be back at it in February.

Inglewood- every doc has told me heartbeat is an old wives tale. Do I need to fly in from ny to tell you in person those babies are girls!! Lol (I'm so jealous btw!!!!) it's the coolest thing EVER :)

LMW- glad your scan went well


That show sounds good. Gonna see if I can it here.

Hopeanddream there is an American version of it but most of the ladies end up have epidurals and look so glamourous in labour lol the uk one is quite good, it doesn't show blood etc too much they did show a forceps delivery but you don't see any detail for that just the midwives holding the girl on the bed!
The most detailed shot was of a baby's head crowning but it really wasn't a horribly traumatic vision and lasted about 2 seconds!

Really must get up and go to college :( so tired I could have slept much longer no hum! Have a great day!

Digi bfn, ic the same. Not feeling so confident now. 9dpo seems to always play havoc with me with dark evaps... I should listen to my own advice and quit testing early even if I have every symptom under the sun. Anyway feel a twit again but will update if anything changes.

Fingers crossed Deaks, your hormone levels are suppose to double every two days so maybe leave it till tomorrow, your still in it 9dpo is very early days! xx

Morning.

Deaks by the time the digi's that chocolate is kindly sending out to you arrive your HGC levels hopefully will have picked up and you'll see those lovely words 'pregnant'. A this stage a positive is still a positive!

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Deaks, just wanted to say that with the digi tests I only got a BFP 13 dpo. The earliest BFPs I got with the cheapie paper strip tests at around 10dpo with both babes! I wouldnt really buy digi HPT anymore. Did you test again with the normal tests as well? what did they look like this morning? x

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Deaks, just wanted to say that with the digi tests I only got a BFP 13 dpo. The earliest BFPs I got with the cheapie paper strip tests at around 10dpo with both babes! I wouldnt really buy digi HPT anymore. Did you test again with the normal tests as well? what did they look like this morning? x

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Thanks ladies, the ic looked the same as yesterday which is faint but definately there. I really thought it was a bfp but i do have a large history of dark evaps which either turn into nothing or chemical. Tbh im treating things as if i am not pg at the moment as i cant stand the rollercoaster. I really thought i was pg with all these symtoms but having said that our messed up attempt would have lowered our chances even more than usual. will test tonight or in morning and let u know! Feel like im a pain on here....

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Thanks ladies, the ic looked the same as yesterday which is faint but definately there. I really thought it was a bfp but i do have a large history of dark evaps which either turn into nothing or chemical. Tbh im treating things as if i am not pg at the moment as i cant stand the rollercoaster. I really thought i was pg with all these symtoms but having said that our messed up attempt would have lowered our chances even more than usual. will test tonight or in morning and let u know! Feel like im a pain on here....

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Deaks Don't be silly I was convinced I was pregnant this month (even though I couldn't pin point O!! so chances were slim at best) My cycle enventually ended up being 27 days so good chance my attempt was after O. Not saying that you are not pregnant just that TTC is a mindfield and we all have moments when our body plays tricks on us and it's amazing to talk about it on here. I didn't tell anyone in real life how I was feeling. So it's nice to come on here and tell you ladies. I hope you feel the same? You are not a pain at all. I want to know what's going on and follow everyones swaying journey all be it the lows as well as the highs! I'm really hoping this is your High and an amazing start to 2012:)

Deaks that is what this thread is for. No one thinks your a twit xxx