UK SMOG wannabes September 2012

[Sunset]

Hi have you all enjoyed your weekend?

We had a private speech therapist come out on friday and it was sooo helpful! I feel ten times better having spoke to her and she really reassured me she is going to give us some exercises to do with ds2 for 5-10 minutes everyday to get us started.

cocos-mum you should definitely join us on fb i'll see if i can do it x

[missgozo]

HI Girls from the uk. Can anyone help me with the clearblue fertility monitor please? When it gives its smiley face is this the same as a positive opk? how have you used it to help you plan attempts? any advice would be greatly received. I have been trying to concieve for a while now and I think my inability to use the monitor properly is not helping, thank you in advance x

[pinga]

Hello all

Not been on here for ages... just busy busy I guess... and we are trying to organise the big move back to the UK. Its coming up fast.

Missgozo - sorry I never used the clearblue... hope you work it out...

babymad - I still get sad moments. I love Duke so so much... but I still yearn for that girl too. I'm pretty sure DH is absolutely against any more (we haven't talked about it) and also I'm wary as I'm sure my health isn't going to let me have another one anyway. I can't help thinking about how this isn't how I thought my life would pan out when I was younger. I always thought I'd get a daughter eventually. I think it will be a while before I fully deal with what we are going to do and how I feel about it.

Sunset - really glad you were able to get some speech therapy advice/help!

Duke is going wonderfully! I'm always saying he's my easiest baby. He just smiles and coos and has only really howled a handful of times. He's sleeping through the night too. If only my older 2 would be so kind as to sleep through the whole night!!! :P

[Sunset]

Pinga ~ wow your little boy is doing really well not even my 8 month old baby sleeps through the night yet *zZz* Good luck with the move, when is it you're moving again?

missgozo ~ welcome I never used the clearblue digital so i can't help, sorry. Are you doing diet as well?

[missgozo]

Thank you Pinga and Sunset - I am doing the diet but I worry how well. I have been using a plan atomic designed well worth the money in my opinion but my fertility monitor is playing up. How do you girls monitor ovulation without temps? I tried temps for 3 months and was very bad at it to be honest, have fab excuses but I was just rubbish!!

[pinga]

missgozo - I had good temps with a clear pattern - I used to do it am and pm and I was able to identify my temp shift really well. Also used cheapy ovulation tests. So was able to work things out with a combination of the 2. I always did my temps at the same time. Hope you manage to get it sorted. Its a bit of a pain at times isn't it

Sunset - we're moving at the end of the year (after Christmas). I love the sleeping through the night bit! Some of my friends say that formula fed babies sleep through the night earlier. Goes to show its got nothing to do with it!! I think poor Duke has been given a cough courtesy of a pesky older brother!!

We had a surprise fathers day on Sunday. We missed the actual one which was a couple of weeks ago over here due to a birthday party. So I decided to make it a surprise! We decided that surprise Mothers/Fathers Days are great! Its so lovely to get that surprise! Made a yummy breakfast with the boys while DH was out running (28km so he was gone a while). Makes you feel extra special!

Petal - oh meant to say - how exciting that you'll be going HT! Will be following you with fingers crossed!

[Petal]

Hi girls,

Babymad, the newborn/baby stage is just the best isnt it! shame is the shortest time thou! I dont think i will ever get over not having a daughter if ht doesnt work, i really try not to think about it too much, but its there and always will be. Like you say we just have to 'get on with our lives'. I think i'll be 80 and still thinking about it lol.

Ds3 has stared waking during the night again to be fed, has his bottle and does go back to sleep, must be a growth spurt!

36 weeks Deaks!! how are you feeling? have you got everything ready?

Thanks for all your well wishes :-)

[Petal]

Pinga, the suprise fathers/mothers day sounds a GREAT idea, how lovely, bet ur dh was suprised!!! i will suggest it to my dh haha x

[Kell]

Hi ladies sorry it's been so long, no excuse really I'm just dumb and didn't look
For the new thread lol!

Petal how exciting about ht! Not long until the journey begins for you

Deaks wow not long to go! Hope you are feeling ok, I have to admit I wasn't a
Great fan of my last pregnancy, let's hope s/he moves down do you can breath soon

Maybe oh what a decision to make, I don't envy you with that.

Inglewood how's the girls?

Pinga good luck sorting the move out! Where abouts do you plan to move to?

Sunset how's your little lady?

Well we are good, been busy! Had my mum stay for two weeks which was lovely! And dp went away for two weeks which was also lovely lol! Then ds2 turned 3 and my birthday was yesterday!
I'm trying to get Out to play groups with Charlie and Lily as much as possible to keep us entertained! I'm still checking them out though to see which ones I like best!
Lily is great, she will be 8weeks old on Friday I can believe it! The tummy aches seem to have calmed down now! She smiles and coo's loads it's adorable
And last night she slept from 9:30-5:30 had a feed and is still asleep now! Can't complain about that huh!

Hope all mummy's and babies and bumps are all good xx

[Petal]

Hi Kell,
Happy belated birthday to you and your ds!! hope you both had lovely days :-)
Wow Lily, 8 weeks already!! its so scarey how qucikly time fly's isnt it! she's doingreally well sleeping that long!! ds3 was up loads last night, he's got a cold, picked it up from playgroup agrr.

I know, 5 months and we will be on holiday in Cyprus!!! :-)))

HI to you all x