Lilith - LMFAO ((((((hugs))))))

IWM - thank-you so much for your frank and honest support. I am determined not to let it take over my life, and I don't want anything to come between Fussy and I, but I'm sure that everyone says that in the beginning, so I'll try to keep that in mind in the months/years to come.

Cjack - 1. I'll definitely bare that in mind.
2. Really? So maybe that's what we're doing wrong.
3. If it's not his, then I don't want it.

WildIrish - Hehehehe....damnit, I didn't know that either.....only been married a few months and I'm already out of touch! ;)

DON'T SWALLOW!!!!























I'm sorry...but I couldn't help myself! I can't believe I am the only one who thought it!

















No real tips Lou...but my best wishes and baby vibes sent your way!

(((((Loulabelle & Fussy)))))

LMFAO!

But Fussy keeps telling me I won't get pregnant until the sperm is allowed to get past the tonsils!

Thanks honey.....to be honest I have no idea what's going on right now....if my period is late because my cycles are still setlling down after the pill, I have no idea when I might have ovulated this month, so we probably weren't even doing it at the right time!

Nevermind, time will tell. :)

Well....whatever it was I did, seems to have done the trick.

As I said on the other thread, VERY early days, but the test was positive!

I'm going to do another one first thing in the morning just to be sure. :p

He shoots, he SCORES!!!! hehehe :D

Oh My Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I Read It Right???
I Am Sooooo Happy
I Have Chills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I Have Tears!!!!!!!!

Oh You Two, Congrats.........now Take It Easy, Enjoy This, It Is The Most Special Thing You Two Will Ever Experience In Your Whole Life Together.

Oh Wow Oh Wow Oh Wow

/me hopes it wasn't with a "slap shot" :eek:

WOOT! A pixie couple is going to become a pixie family in the flesh :)

Good job Big Daddy! ;) (((((((joy))))))))

Awesome news Lou and Fussy!! You guys rock!!

Well, I was going to do another test this morning with a first morning sample, but since I woke up about 10 minutes ago (4:30am) with a violent urge to pee and gasping for a drink, I thought I'd better do it now.

The line is even fainter than yesterday (I mean REALLY faint) but it's definitely there....all the tests I've looked at (apart from the one I've happened to use this time) seem to say it doesn't matter how dim the line is as long as it's there, so I'll probably do the test again at the weekend before I go to the docs, just in case I've got it all wrong!

Have managed to get a much nicer line this morning! That's good because it also means that everything is still developing and that my body is producing more and more of the right hormones.

Will be ringing the doc's when they open. Am a little scared about that...I know it's pathetic, but I HATE having blood taken. Last time I nearly passed out and then threw up!

you go guys - congrats!

Oh i am right with you on the passing out and throwing up. The sight of my blood coming from a wound or needle prick that i can see--Boom! i am out and waking up nauseated. Just don't look, and if you can, be lying down. The nurses are always good about letting me lay down if i tell them i am a fainter.

Good luck!

Just look at what you have to look forward to....morning sickness, making him go get that special something you just have to eat no matter the time of day or night, all those special photos, gaining all that weight, having a new line of clothes you only get to wear every now and then, all the extra pills you get to take, the multiple trips to the doctor, all the parties, that special day when one more time you get to have some strange man between your legs in a sterile environment reaching in and telling you to push, the joy of birth......and that's just in the next few months. We won't even talk about all the poopy diapers staring you in the face for the next few years!

Kids - you gotta love em. Congrats and I pray all goes well and that everyone is healthy through this whole beautiful and wonderful experience.

Musicman - thanks for the good wishes - *fingers crossed* everything will go smoothly.

lizzardbits - evan when I don't look I still go light headed. I'm not good with anything medical actually, so God knows how I'm going to cope with the next few months!!!!!!

bare4you - *puts fingers in ears* la la laaaaa....la la laaaa! Trying to focus on the positive stuff for now. :p

I did'nt have morning sickness or cravings but I had other problems I won't tell you about if you don't like needles. If I wanted to have another child I would have to do these things again but it would still be worth it.

Being pregnant is a wonderful thing even with some of the yucky stuff that goes with it. It's exciting and scary all at the same time but when you feel the baby move for the first time it makes you relize the great gift god gave you.

And as far as giving birth, you won't care who is in the room as long as the baby comes out soon.

Congrats again Lou..........enjoy life's little treasure!

That's exactly the attitude I'm going to try to adopt. I really want to experience all of this stuff, despite the fact that I'm scared....I'm looking forward to reaching each milsetone safely, and I'm trying to use this as real motivation to be as healthy and happy as I can be, because it's not just me it affects from now on.

As far as what you said about giving birth is concerned, I don't have any qualms about being examined physically and who sees me in a state of undress, so I can't say that side of it bothers me at all. Yes it's undignified, but then again, that's part and parcel of being female (going for Pap smears etc) so I'm not really too worried about that side of things.

couple of tips on having blood drawn:

- if required to fast before the blood drawing make your dr appt very first thing possible in the morning.

- take something with you to eat, and eat immediately after the blood drawing - a cookie?

- ask them to use the smallest needle possible - in the states they have "butterfly" needles and these are typically used on children.

- make certain the nurse doing the bloodwork is aware of your problems - they will try to make it as easy on you as possible.

i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED being pregnant! Once i got over the all day sickness, I was was so happy being pregnant. I loved feeling the first kicks, the first hiccups, the general movement of baby. I would rub my belly all the time. I guess that was why i found some of the greatest contraction relief from rubbing my belly round in circles.

Also, in my experience, with labor, fear causes more pain, so i read read read everything that i could and prepared as best as i could

There were times that i was ready to be done being pregnant, but then soon after i'd think that i am NOT ready to be not pregnant. Ready to see the babe, but still be pregnant. My mind was also warped when i was pregnant, as i would have the craziest dreams and wake up laughing, or my mind would become fuzzy and forgetful. But at least i had an excuse "Oops sorry, forgot! Pregnant brain!"

Cravings are fun--really they are! My 1st, i craved BIG burritos and an orange drink over here called Tang. Think still orange Fanta with loads more sugar. Then with my 2nd, all i wanted were salads and fresh strawberries. Anything that had meat, sugar, bread, or sugary fizzy drinks made me want to barf. Then towards the end all i wanted was hot cereal, and at least it was high in folic acid. But, LMAO, i never craved pickles and ice cream as the stereotype says.

One bit of advice....use this time to do a lot of couples things with Fussy if you can. Go on weekend holidays, and make memories. go out on dates. things like that. once baby comes....well...couples time will drop dramatically.

Oh, Lou, I am soo freakin' excited for you and Fussy!

OMG.....well I went to the docs last night, and he didn't ask me for a urine sample to check I really am PG, he didn't examine me in any way...not even take my blood pressure or weigh me! He just wrote my notes, told me a rough due date (which I already knew!) and gave me a prescription for folic acid (which I've already been taking since November!).

I'm going to the midwife in three weeks time, so she'll do all the prodding and poking and sticking needles in me then.

Let's just hope my (three) tests were accurate! LMAO

LOU! I'm so happy to hear your good news... I have so much to catch up on... I just looked through your thread and was all ready to post getting preggers advice and then WOO HOO! It took me FOREVER and I'm so glad to hear you and Fussy don't have to go through that.

((((hugs)))))

My pregers advice....
enjoy every minute...
SLEEP NOW!!!! Seriously... people told me that and I laughed... yeah okay. But Damn... that was horrible sleep deprevation.
Oh yeah... and take a taser gun to the hospital... While you're recovering, station Fussy by the door and have him taser any nurse that tries to wake you for no good reason. (don't know how it is across the pond.. here they'll wake you to give you a sleeping pill)
Make sure you pack ahead of time.. don't wait till your water breaks at 3 am 3 weeks early and walk around the house trying to pack your bags and then only have your frilly thong panties to pack. (um yeah.. that was me..lol)
PAIN MEDICATION!!!! (The anethesiologist is your friend... is that spelled right?)

Oh but he was worth it. Even at 3 in the morning..recovering from a c section.. dead tired... just the sight of that sweet fuzzy head and warm little baby body cuddled up against you for a feed... it just brings tears to my eyes to think of it. Congrats you guys! It's quite a journey.

Now........ What are we naming this little bundle of joy?




~Eliza

Well at the moment I'm just calling it mini-me!

Names are still in discussion, but we're both agreed on something classic and old fashioned, yet uncommon. Neither of us go in for trendy, or fad names. Boys names we're more in agreement with than girls, although I'm working on him to allow me to have Alice, as it was my Great grandmother's name - I never met her, but she was very special to my mother and my Mum has always told me that she's my guardian angel.

OMG! Been searching the threads when I read an indication that this might be so in another thread!

^^^Did that make any sense?

Anyway...YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Congratulations you two! Take a snuggly wuggly hug from me!

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Thanks LixyChick! I had a feeling you might not have heard the news yet, since it's not like you to be so quiet..... :p ;)

It's so lovely that everyone's so happy for us...all we need now is to move in safe and sound next week and then everything will fall in to place.

I think it's time to revive this thread! LOL

This time around, we're finding it a bit more of a challenge - our schedules are a lot busier and obviously we have to fit trying around our little one, so it's not really surprising that it's not happened in the same timescale, but we're now on month 7 and we're quietly confident this month....I think! LOL

Does anyone have anything new to add?

*yay* Auntie Lil loves the idea!

I have about a week to wait before I'm likely to get a positive test, and I'm going a bit loopy with impatience! Why does time slow down when you're waiting for something to happen?!

It doesn't slow down. It's all about perception. You keep checking dates and times instead of doing other things that will occupy your mind so you think it's going slowly. If you have a week, read a book, take a on a project of some kind, do anything and everything that will keep your mind off of it. Start anticipating closer to the date in question.

any news yet?? inquiring minds want to know! :)

Lou,

Just give up, forget the idea.

The moment you look the other way, it'll happen.

Just as the way babies only deliver when you're not ready, or it's most inconvenient...

Well folks - we did it! Am now 13 weeks and have had my scan today confirming everything is all good! Yippee!

HURRAH!!! That is fab news!!!!!!!! I'm so please for you, Fussy, and Little Pucker. Mayhem also echos what I wrote, Congrats all!!!

love Lizz n Mayhem :D

WOOT! Congrats!

Little Pucker's gonna have someone to play with.