UK SMOG Wannabes APRIL

[2monkeyboys]

Sorry, looking back i see that no one had really put about school placemants on here, ive got it confused with fb as everyone seemed to get their first choice on there. See what I'm like with who's written what!!!
Wow, what a bright lot your family are maybe! Definitely goes to show doesn't it. That school you mentioned sounds horrendous. If my choices were like that I'd definitely have to move or rent ours and rent elsewhere. I always worry about the bullying as that is just the worst thing for kids and my ds1 a very sensitive little man. Anything else really with the literacy and numeracy I can help him with at home. Just seemed typical for the timing especially as I sort of had to fight a little with dp's parents as they are church going Roman Catholics and expected the boys to go to their parish linked school. Luckily my dp doesn't go to church anymore and isn't really fussed (also still on best behaviour!)
You are definitely right deaks with what you said. Better for it to be pointed out rather that cruising along just being satisfactory and not bothering to improve standards and maybe letting them slowly slip during ds1's time there.
Just looked back on your fb sunset as I missed your post about your school offer, or not as the case is! Omg how awful for you! Was there any reasoning for the decisions? Don't blame you for asking what is wrong with this country!

[maybebabythree]

Deaks I don't think GD has sucess rates by clinic on here yet. Best to ask NBP. PM her or post in the high tech area. You might need to join up to see some of the HT forums. I find it all confusing trying to work out what anyones chance is at any clinic. Genesis as far as I can tell is legal as its on the right side of Cyprus (could be totally wrong there) HRC is the same price as Genesis but by the time you add on the flights to the US and the stress of getting there AND getting the meds (Genesis post them to you - with the US you have to source them which is more expensive). If it's going to work anywhere then from my years on IG it's going to work at HRC but at a massive cost (three cycles at about 10k each seems the adverage to get a BFP). With Genesis the second round is discounted. But again another thing to weigh up is that it doesn't matter how cheap it is if it's not going to work. Your right too, swaying then failing is hard, imagine paying 35k out of your kids future and failing - how much is that going to hurt? There are so many things to think about with high tech and this whole wanting a DD business. Hard questions but you have to ask yourself how much money and emotionaly you can personally risk. Nothing can gaurantee anyone a DD. You can gaurantee no more boys easy, but gauranting a DD is not a option for anyone however much money they have (unless they can buy a child via adoption of course!). On the face of it pdg seems the easy answer but it's not. My friend has one child. She paid once for one shot at IVF just to get a second child. It failed and they never tried again. You have to ask yourself why. Have a look on the HT forums as its the best place to start x

[maybebabythree]

2monkeys - I wish I was brainy! My sister has the brains with the maths degree. Her friend with two brothers with the phds are amazing considering they went to our school. Imagine having three kids educated to phd and masters level when you and dh worked in factory all your life. I think its amazing. They are all such a credit to their parents. Lovely, lovely people.

Right I am on here way to much. Been to doctors and was asked about the contraception question. Told him it depends who gets in first, dhs snip or my hormones. Dr laughed at me! He thinks i am going for a football team :¬) Oh I hate hormones..........

[charlieispy]

hey ladies x thanks for all the lovely comments about the boys names - i have never 'liked' boys names so thats probably why I spend so long finding ones I do like - they all have meaning behind them too x we have a boys named pencilled for this one with a nice meaning x although i would much rather be using my girls name!!

PGD - like i think maybe said its a dream for me - keeps me going i suppose i hope that it will keep me going till i can accept i will never have a daughter. I dont think morally for me I totally agree with it but if i had the money burning a hole in my pocket then I would be tempted just by my need for a girl. This baby has been hardest as we always said NO more than 4 practically, physically, financially it needs to be our last but to accept i will never ever hold my baby girl at the moment is just too much to face.

[Kell]

Hi guys, it's been a while since I was last on (don't appear to have been missed lol)
Had a manic month or so!

Lmw, sorry u didn't hear girl hun, Im pleased u seem to be ok with things and glad to hear dp is being supportive

Deaks sorry to u also, still have my fingers crossed for a little pink miracle at 20week scan. How was your holiday?

Maybe aww it poor little man, hope alls well with u both! And that he's feeding ok!

Aurora is it scan tomorrow? Or has it been already? Good luck if it's tomorrow! I had a gut feeling this little lady was a girl, but like u wasn't sure if it was instinct or gd talking!

Inglewood, Awww the way u describe the girls melts my heart what precious princesses! I'm not on fb so still haven't seen them! Can't believe there two + weeks old!

Sunset love your new picture of little miss! She's so cute!

Welcome to the new ladies

Afm well I've just finished my exams this week, feeling quite positive about chemistry but not so much about psychology :S time will tell I guess!
Pregnancy is going fine, I'm tired alot but nothing too bad that I can't cope. I'm looking at pre schools for ds2 at the minute, I want to get him settled into somewhere before Lily arrives so he doesn't feel pushed out by her arrival. Other than that everything's pretty normal and boring really! The puppies are all gone except the one we are keeping, and my friend is collecting hers this weekend so life is starting to get back to normal, just how I like it lol

Sorry if I've missed anyone. :S my brain is a mess at the moment!

[deaks66]

Lovely to hear from you kell! and we did miss you i promise! Glad your exams over, now you can relax especially with all the pups except one being gone too!

Lavender (or anyone else who remembers) - what was that website that you mentioned that sells the painted victorian iron bedsteads?

[deaks66]

Thanks for the advice maybe. Not sure pgd is for me but we'll see! Cant hurt thinking about it X

[Petal]

Deaks, i dont know if we would definatley do pgd, i like to think its a possibility one day. Its such a big decision to make, i do feel guilty that i should be happy with what i have got, 3 healthy children!! and i know how some couples struggle to conceive and how lucky we are, but my dreams are my dreams, i cant help or change them, its just a case of wether we act on them! Some people want to travel, some want a flash car, others a huge house.... i want my girl!!! everyone has dreams of some decription, ours are just not spoken about as openly as saving for a house deposit lol.
I dont know if i could do the injections, i guess i would have to! then again i think of couples who cant conceive that do ivf, they do all the same stuff without the gender selection bit, they do what ever if takes to get a baby, so if they can do it, so can i!!! I also worry about the failureand how id cope with losing all that money,and how it could have been better spent!!

Maybe, Deaks and Charlie.. if money was no issue would you definatly do it? and how many embrio's would you put back in?
x

[deaks66]

Petal, yes that is exactly how i feel about it down to a T! As for your question, its a tricky one but i think i would have to go for two being put back in! twins after 3 boys would be mental but i would 100% rather increase my chances of any pregnancy than avoid a multiple... i think lol! How about you?

[deaks66]

oh and if money was no issue, i think i would do it. Morally i actually dont have too much of an issue with it (though thats probably a debate best avoided!) And financially, i am fortunate (in some respects ) to have some inheritance to spend that we decided to keep aside until we knew what to do with. But will i do pgd with it?.. that would be a toughie to decide.