Lucky thread

[ttcbabyisom]

Morning ladies!

Cheryl, how exciting that your pram AND furniture are all arriving right about now! Must be like Christmas!

Bailey, did you end up watching OBEM yesterday? I don't watch it usually, so I wasn't tempted for that episode, especially right now. I can't believe you are 39 weeks tomorrow!?!?!?!?!? EEEK! Did your DF ever figure out his holiday time or paternity leave?

MrsD, I hope you made it through the worst of it and are on the mend now hun!

Amy, glad you are keeping a watchful eye on the bleeding hun, we need to make sure you are taking as fabulous care of yourself as you are of Emily!

Cath, COMMME BAAACKK! We miss you! And it is almost time for OPK watch, so I want to watch lines with you. Hope you are feeling a bit refreshed for this cycle hun, and ready to hit it as hard as you did last month!

TTC, where have you been hun? I hope you are slowly getting a bit better, even though it must be sooo difficult.

Shellie, did you start doing OPKs in the end? Are you close to O now hun?

Cupcake, I spend AGES researching and trying out travel systems as I had a very strict set of rules-- it had to be easy to collapse WITH the seat still attached, it had to switch modes from carseat, pram mode, buggy etc very easily, it had to be relatively lightweight, and I wanted it to be affordable cause I wasn't gonna spend a fortune on a buggy! So, after all that, this is what I chose:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petite-Star-Complete-Travel-System/dp/B008HNZ03O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=36Y1WFN7V65TX&coliid=I1NVAKQ86GPCK0

It comes with EVERYTHING you could ever want or need, all included in the price, and it is so unbelievably simple to use, I absolutely LOVE it! It is sooo simple to switch modes and so easy to manuvure, put all the other ones I tried to shame

Here is a video that shows how it works (even though it isn't the exact one I have, it works the exact same) and there are LOTS of different colours etc if you browse around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJncd3j0CS4

Hey Tawn, thanks for checking on me. I'm ok...hanging in there. I'm mostly sad all the time but DH is doing his best to keep me happy and cheery and lots of stuff going on to keep me busy so that's helping. I'm just a roller coaster lately really...one day ok, the next a mess and I can't even tell when it's going to hit. I think knowing we are not "trying" right now makes it more sad...knowing there's no hope just yet until after all testing is done and i get a period...oh well...i'm glad you sound wonderful. I love that pram. it's awesome!

 

[ttcbabyisom]

Yey 39 weeks Bailey!

Wow, 39+2 for Bailey and 16+2 for you cupcake! Where is the time going???

 

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Mmmmm they sound yummy mrs d! Wow you lost a stone! I'm not surprised though with how sore your throat has been. Everyone keeps telling me to make the most of being able to eat what I want now before Millie is born but I can't fit much in my stomach these days!

I like American pancakes with honey on. Although I can never understand how Americans can eat them with bacon and maple syrup eurgh!

In a way it seems like the time is flying by, coz I can't believe it's been a week since my Nana's funeral, but then on the other hand this pregnancy feels never ending!

Ha, that's the only way to eat pancakes! I like lots of butter and syrup that's heated and powdered sugar sometimes. He, he...and i could certainly do bacon on the side!

 

[ttcbabyisom]

Aw boo that's rubbish Cheryl! I have read so much on breastfeeding now and there's a lot of conflicting advice out there. Some people say don't pump at first coz it affects your supply, others say its necessary, so I'm taking everything I read with a pinch of salt coz I figure every woman and every baby is different.

Has anyone got any nice Easter weekend plans? I have a feeling I may get slightly bored as everyone I know is pretty busy. Wonder of there's any good Easter films on lol.

our family doesn't get together like they used to...not since my Grandpa passed in 2003...he was the backbone of this family. I miss him. So my mom texted me yesterday and asked if my DH and I would like to meet them somewhere for dinner so of course I said yes. So i'm happy we're at least doing something. We meet them at 3 and it's 12:30 now so I'll need to start getting ready soon.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

 

[ttcbabyisom]

My pram

this is a great looking pram! exciting!

 

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Cheryl: I'm so excited! You are full term! Not long now! I hope taking him upstairs works! It never did for me.

Bailey: Eeeeeek! Sooooo soon, Millie will be here!

I'm so excited. I'll be popping in to see if you've had your babies. I may be quiet. But, I'm so happy for you all.

hi Leinz! Love your new avatar! So cute!

 

[ttcbabyisom]

Here is a sneak preview of Emily's Easter Basket... I will post pictures of Emily in her bib, with her basket, etc later this morning on Facebook.

Emily is being a good girl and sleeping at the moment but I'm not asleep... go figure! She went to bed awhile ago and I stayed up to eat a late dinner and get some things done. The next thing I knew it was time for her to eat again, so she just did and I just laid her back down.. I need to join her in slumber land soon!

DH and I have started talking a little bit about my going back to work, even just VERY part time (a 6 hour Saturday a week possibly being my only day working) and I think it has raised my anxiety about leaving Emily as I have been on edge and having nightmares about her, last night I woke up sobbing thinking about going back to work, even for only 6 hours a week! I had no idea how very protective and attached I would feel... I thought I knew, but the love I have for that child is way more than I ever could have imagined!

She has been doing a lot better with sleep... going longer in between feeding at night and going back to sleep easier but is still pretty unpredictable. Sadly now that she is sleeping better and I am getting more sleep I feel more tired and worse. The woman who runs the postpartum group I am in told me that just shows how far behind I am with sleep, that I can't "catch up." I am sure I will soon, especially if she continues to do as well (or better) as she has been! A start of a schedule/pattern is forming for sure... not necessarily exact times but a pattern of sleep/wake/etc. It varies and is subject to change but it is definitely forming!

Today DH and I went and got me an iPad mini!!! I had Birthday money from last July as well as Christmas money that I hadn't used and had been kind of wanting one. We were also able to get a discount on it because he works for Apple and gets a decent discount one one per year! Sadly, we don't have all the apple products (before me he basically had none) but I am working on changing that! Now that I am home, and breastfeeding all the time, etc, I barely use my computer and have been doing almost everything on my ipod which was okay but really too small to want to be on all the time so I decided to treat myself and go ahead and get it. (saying that, I am actually posting this from my computer at the moment! ) I like it so far, it is slightly harder to handle then my iPod (because of it's size) while feeding her but I think I will get the hang of it. It is definitely better then trying to be on the computer when I am doing things with her (feeding, burping, holding, etc!) I figure if nothing else in a few years it will be a great distraction for Miss Emily on the plane when we are going to visit my family! (And I may start just taking it instead of my computer since I will be bringing a baby and all her gear when I fly now!) After we picked up the iPad we went to lunch and I got the experience of nursing in REAL public for the first time! She woke up towards the end of our meal so I took her, changed her, put my nursing cover on and let her eat. It was a little unsettling but not too bad... we'd asked for a booth so we would, at least, not be in the middle of the restaurant!

I don't think we will be doing anything for Easter as we haven't seen the neighbors again and haven't been invited anywhere else. I think we will just have a quiet day at home as a family and get lots of pictures of Miss Emily's First Easter!

Hope (I just typed Hoppy) LMAO you have a Happy Easter!!!! Or Hoppy Easter!

cute basket!!!

 

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Cheryl, dani had the twins when they were exactly 25 weeks, I think a week and a half ago. She had two girls, Lucy and Amie. Sadly, Lucy was born sleeping and the family had a small service for her this past Thursday. Amie is in the NICU and defying the odds by proving to be a very strong little fighter and doing better then one would imagine!

Oh wow...this news just breaks my heart. I sure hope little Amie hangs in there for Dani. Lucy is a little angel in heaven now looking down on them. Poor Dani.

 

[ttcbabyisom]

Tawn I'm glad you and your family are having a lovely Easter, enjoy your sexy time later xx

Hi ttc how are you doing hun? Xx

Bailey bounce bounce xx
Yes dh is looking after me but there isn't much he can do, I'm just taking my meds and hope it eases x

hi MrsD...i'm ok...somber today...need to get a shower and get ready to meet my momma for easter brunch. been thinking about you and so sorry you're having to go through all of this. You are so strong.

 

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Hope you are taking it easy mrs d!

Don't forget ladies OBEM is quite sad tonight I believe so don't watch it of you think it might upset you too much. I am still going to watch it, but I may regret it. I think it's brave of the parents to allow it to air and tell their story.

How's everyone's day been? Mines been strange! Our landlady is having our driveway redone so currently using the back door and there's lots of workmen outside my house all day lol! Then df's cousin asked if she could one round and see me, she got here at 3 an only just left lol, was really nice to have to company, she's been signed off work so think she was bored lol!

ok, because i feel like i'm out of the loop on these OBEM talks, i found it online and am going to watch some episodes later...there are 4 seasons already and i've never even heard of it.

It's brilliant ttc, watch a couple you'll be hooked xx

i will...just downloaded a few episodes so i'll try to watch a couple this week.

 

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I just finally made it to "BnB Addict" status!!! Ha...kept wondering when that was going to happen.

 

[cupcake1981]

Hey ladies

Hope you have all had nice Easter Sundays? We went to my mums for roast beef which was lovely then saw my nephew and all the other various step nieces and nephews! Have had another killer headache today , give me back the ms anytime, much prefer that to pounding headaches ((

Tawn yey for some hubby alone time tomo, hope you get some sexy time in!

Bailey get bouncing on that ball!

Mrs d sorry you are feeling so bad . Could you go to out if hours for some more stronger pain relief?

Cheryl go kick some butt in mamas and papas tomo.

Amy hope Emily had a lovely first Easter

Leinz are you ttc again now?

Ttc hey hun, hang in there, you will get your baby I promise, you are doing so well xx

X

 

[baileybubs]

Hi ttc, how are you feeling? You will make it hun, every day is getting you closer to your rainbow!

Cupcake - I am so jealous of your beef dinner I am stuck at home alone again so had to make do with freezer crap. Had southern fried chicken and wedges bleurgh.
Have you taken anything for the headache?

 

[cupcake1981]

Hey hun

My lunch was lovely been so long since I've had a mum roast. No I've not taken anything, have come close to breaking and taking paracetamol but I've not so far. It sucks!

 

[baileybubs]

Aw hun, I think paracetemol would be ok, but I understand why you dont want to take it. I've taken it several times throughout my pregnancy, mainly when I had that toothache.

Otherwise maybe try a nice relaxing bath.

I am currently baffling myself with info on tax credits so if I'm not careful I will end up with a headache soon too!!

 

[cupcake1981]

All that stuff hurts my head lol.

I know I can take it if I need it, been ok while I've been out and it's been distracting me but now I'm home it's really bad!

 

[CherylC3]

Hey :wave:

Amy aw this is so sad for dani I really hope wee Amie is a proper fighter...x

Taŵn gd luck with sexy time lol... After last night I think il just ask hubby for a back rub lol..x

Mrs d hope u hav had a nice wee day with hubby looking after u..x

Ttc thanks hope u Enjoy obem Hun, hope ur doin ok? Yeh for bnb addict..x

Cupcake I had bad headaches around 16 wks I only took 1 paracetamol. Glad u had a nice dinner at ur mums..x

Bailey sorry ur on ur own today. Keep up the bouncy, u got to bounce tht Millie out lol... I think u will go into labour on fri I just hav a feeling...x

Afm I bathed gus then went to my mums my gran and papa were there and we had Chinese it was great so yummy, I'm so uncomfortable I'm worried now incase I go into labour before the 9th. X

 

[cupcake1981]

Cheryl if you go into labour early they will still do a section won't they x

 

[baileybubs]

Don't panic Cheryl, I've felt like I might go into labour for about 2 weeks now and still nothing. Plus if you start getting contractions just ring hospital straight away and tell them about low placenta and breech and your scheduled c section.

Did gus enjoy his bath? Bless him! Mmmm I could eat a Chinese actually, some yummy spring rolls maybe lol!!

Cupcake hope the headache goes away Hun. I hate having headaches too.

 

[CherylC3]

Yeah they will just section me... I chucked treats in the bath to get him in but I don't think he enjoyed the bath bit lol...x

Bailey wot are u putting on Millie to leave the hospital? I don't hav a snowsuit or jacket for Leo..x