Wow we're certainly a chatty bunch lately. I've disappeared for a day and there's loads to catch up on.
Susie, I know what you mean I feel guilty asking how everyone is, particularly when someone has had a successful pregnancy. I feel a bit of a fraud as although we went through IVF, amazingly I fell pregnant straight after my lap. Dr Kingsland gave me really long odds of the chances of that happening so I still can't believe it - after nearly 4 years of trying too! I feel horrible for those who are still in the IVF cycle and haven't got their dream yet. I keep everything crowd that they'll be in that boat soon. Like wrighty said, I don't feel like I belong in the normal pregnancy threads after everything we've been thru.
Harley, I was sure Im having a boy and hubby is sure its a girl. I really don't mind either way, a girl would be awesome a there's so many cute dresses and I'd love a mother/daughter relationship the way I have with my mum, but if its a boy I've got secret dreams of him playing for Liverpool! Lol! My due date is the 9th February, but I secretly hope he/she comes early and its the 6th. My reason as some of you may know is a bit random. I had a miscarriage in 2011, 3 days before my birthday so was a proper shit time. To make things worse, my granddad who along with my mum I was his full time carer went in to hospital 13 days before my birthday. The last time I saw him was when I did the night shift as we were all taking it in turns the day before my birthday, he apogised for not getting me a birthday card - despite him getting me one a few weeks before he went into hospital and wished me happy ith day. I told him off and said not to be silly as it was tomorrow, sadly at 3 in the morning the next day (on my birthday) he passed away. I was as you can imagine a bit of a mess.
His birthday is the 6th February so I think it would be a bit poetic in a good way that our baby would be born on the same day - kind of completes the cycle if that makes sense. When hubby and I have discussed names we can agree on boys but not girls, so I reckon it could be a boy and not a girl. Gonna try and hold out thou, hubby wants us to have a 4d scan as he can't come to my 20 week one - incidentally on my birthday as he's a teacher and not allowed time off work!
Tooexcited, stalk away - I know I would. Like Jamie said we all hope your here soon! How did it go with the consultant? X x x
Wrighty that's proper evil! My mum and dad got divorced when I was about 5, and she would never let anyone say a bad word about him, even though she probably felt it when we were in the room. My dad remarried and I have two adorable half sister who are 13 and 4. They've since split up and she is always using the girls as a weapon against me, my brother and my dad. Thankfully dad took her to court and got agreed access, and the older one is clever enough to know what her mum is like. We're always on the phone to one another, so it will work out. Has he thought about going down that route?
Funny enought, this may make you all smile my 4 year old sister is convinced I'm having a girl. She asked when we would find out, and I said when baby was born, she asked if it was a boy could we swap it (Lol!) nd when I said we couldn't she turned round and said if we cut his wee wee off it would be a girl! Bless - she's never babysitting ever!
Jamie, your finishing late - I'm planning on the same thing. Harley, your lucky you can go that early. Have any of you thought what your going to do after mat leave, like how ng your planning on taking off / working when you go back?
Right that's enough from me for one night, will chat tomorrow
Love gem x x
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