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Kate - really pleased your test's went well and CONGRATULAIONS on your pink bump! really pleased for you! Abbie is also addicted to Postman Pat, she runs around the house shouting 'pat pat' all the time!

Chloe - I'll keep everything crossed for you, the signs seem good!

Lynn x

The signs were all false sadly. Af arrived at the weekend. I know its only cycle 1 but I hate the suspense of TTC. I want a baby and I want one NOW .

chloe- big hugs hunny x x

awww Chloe - sorry it didnt work out this month. We forget just how frustrating ttc is, lets hope for a little sticky one this time round xx

Hi all

Congrats on the pink bump Kate!

Just a quickie to Chloekate to say I am on the TTC boards again as it is taking us a little while this time to get preg again...my cycles have been really long since stopping the pill and I have only just got my first pos opk since november! Anyhoo....its very busy on the boards and I don't have the time to kepp up properly these days, but you are welcome to pop across if you fancy xxx

Hi to everyone else. Obviously if we get lucky you will be amongst the first to know! Sam is growing up so fast its scary...we are also going through the tantrum bit still which is not great!

love to all xxx

Hi all!

Can't beleive how quick our little ones are growing up!

Fleur is adorable, but can be a real little madam now! she's learning very quickly how to stick up for herself aginst her big brothers and i seem to get similar treatment when i tell her off!

We've all been suffering with this horrid chesty cough and cold thing thats flying around at the mo and it's not nice!

Tallgirl, i keep stalking you on the ttc thread, any more symtoms yet??

To the girls that are expecting, can you post bump and/or scan pics on our msn site and some updated pics of the little ones would be great to see!!

I don't know if you remember my sil who has been ttc for about 7yrs now and has had failed IVF etc.. she has now also been diagnosed with endo to add to the huge list of probs....anyway....me and dh have been talking and are considering offering to be a host surrogate for them!
What are peoples views??

Anyway big hugs and belly rubs!

bubbly x

Wow Bubbly, being a surrogate for someone is probably about the most selfless thing a woman can do. Would the baby have any biological link to you or would you use your SiL's eggs and her partner's sperm?

To be honest I don't think I could do it. I just couldn't be sure that I could bring myself to give the baby away after I had carried it for 9 months. And even if I could give it away I would worry about the impact it would have on me and my family. I would also worry about the effect it might have on the child that was given away. Knowing that you were a "wonderful gift" may be a glorious thing growing up, or a terrible burden. Its just all so hard to predict. To add to that the conception process would be pretty fraught with the stress of egg stimulation, IVF etc. Even that level of stress would impact on DH and DD too much for me.

Sorry that all sounds really negative. I don't mean to be. I do think it would be incredibly generous. I am just not selfless enough to go there. If you do then I wish you all the luck in the world

xx

PS Tallgirl - thanks for the invite to the TTC thread. I probably will join you soon although for now I am trying not to obsess and stress too much (yeah right).

Hi girls,

Well its been yonks since I've popped on here, and there are several congratulations! Pink bumps for PJ and Kate...how lovely for you! Will have to have a proper read to see how far along you both are..
PJ, sorry to hear about your low lying placenta, I had that with Aidan, and it had shifted by 34 weeks, it was still low, but not covering the os. They say that 90% do shift up. I expect you'll be monitored very regularly.
Well thats it for additions to the family for us! I think that we have our fair quota of children! It has been knackering having 2 so close together, but now the little one is sleeping really well, I can finally feel some brain power coming back!

Gonna have a proper catch up read, and will hopefully pop on again soon...

silky xxxx

Hi girls

Silky - great to hear that you are doing well. I can't imagine how tiring it is with two little ones! How does Joesph get on with Aidan? They will grow up really close, it will be lovely.

Bubbly - Wow a surrogate! me and dh were talking about this a while ago (following the storyline on Hollyoaks!!). It is the most generous thing you can do and I can't imagine how upsetting it is for your sil. I would like to think that if my sister/sil were in that position I would help them as I know from having Abbie how wonderful and life changing having kids can be. I think I would be more reluctant if the baby would be my actual baby (rather than their egg & sperm) as I think that would be very hard watching my actual flesh and blood being brought up by others. Also, I don't think it would be something i would consider until I had def finished having my own children. Hope that doesnt sound selfish but think it would be even harder to hand over the baby if a big part of me still craved my own children. Sorry I think I sound negative too, but I think if you and dh are both 100% in agreement and are armed with all the facts then it is the MOST wonderful thing you could possibly do. All the very best of luck if you do decide to go for it, we will be here to support you as much as we could xx

Can anyone post a link to our msn group and I'll post some up to date pics of my little madam, would love to see all your babies, bumps and toddlers too!

Hope everyone else is well

Lynn x

Hi girls

Wow! thanks for your loevly comments about the surrogacy, it means alot to me to get other peoples outlook on the whole thing.

I would be a 'Host Surrogate' so that means it would be his sperm and her egg, therefore not part of me.
I most def couldn't do it knowing the baby was a part of me, now the only thing is that obviously it would be my blood running through the baby's veins, but i don't see that as a problem.

How could i not give a baby to it's rightful parents at the end, knowing i'm not the mother? i think there is no doubt about it that it would be hard after carrying for 9 months, but if there is alot of comtact between us all i think it would work??

I so desperatly want to do this and have talked about it before we had Fleur, but we knew we wanted more children then and had we done it before we has completed our own family, i think if it had been a girl i wouldn't of coped very well as i wanted my little girl then.

So have done lots of research, but it could be a long process as it's basically IVF but with 3 people!

I'll let you all know my decision.

I'll try and find the link for our msn group too.

big hugs, bubbly x x

Hi ladies, its nice to hear from some of you.

Silky, its nice to hear from you. glad your boys are doing well and you're starting to feel a bit more human now they are both sleeping well. It must be very hard work. Will be geat when there a bit older as they'll have so much in common being close in age.

Tallgirl, glad to see you ov'd, fingers crossed for you.

Chloe, sorry you got af. Finger crossed for this cycle and I hope Anna is helping to take your mind off ttc.

Lynn, how are you doing? would love to see new pic's of Abbie. I'll get around to posting some pic's too.

Bubbly, I think surrogacy is a wonderful gift. I'm not sure I could do it so hats off to you. You know we'll all support you in whatever you do. My sister considered it but decided it would be too hard to hand baby over unkess if was for me, but she did 2 rounds of egg donation insead.

Well I am well, feeling a little movement. Had the full results from the amnio yesterday and got the all clear for all he rare stuff too so we're very happy. Ben is very ill with a nasty stomach bug, he's currently not allowed any food on dr's orders and cooled boiled water and diluted milk by the teaspoon. Its breaking my heart but he does seem to be a bit better - although starving!!!

Better go as he wants something from under the sofa!

just added a pic of Ben taken last week to msn and also my most recent scan pic from 15 weeks.

the msn link is http://groups.msn.com/August06Babies/

Had to stop the group from being deleted as it was inactive for over 90 days!

thanks for finding the link kate!
I've had a new pc and the link is on the old one! lol

Ben looks adorable!! and very cheeky and the little pink one looks great!
So exciting that you get movement now, hope you are feeling well?

Right well i'm off to put a couple of pics of fleur on and then off to the gym for the 2nd time this week!

Hi to everyone

bubbly x x

Hi!

Well whats new?

Chloe, any news yet?? have been keeping an eye out for you! Well said on the other thread about breastfeeding, it's a shame people are made to feel the way ali's friend did.

Tallgirl, see you on the 2ww thread lots, sorry af got you again, but you know it can happen for you, it's just a case of when, keep bding girl

Llyn, how you doing hun?

Kate, how's the pregnancy going? it's so lovely for you to have a pink one on the way! one of each and fab news that all your results are clear!

Silky, hi to you too, hows things going with you?

All good here, fleur is just yummy, doing lots now, but still growing teeth very slowly!? she has just 4.
Can't wait for the nice 4 day weekend, anyone doing anything nice? mind you the weather isn't meant to be very nice

Still dieting like a trooper and gyming lots, but have now lost 1 1/2 stone and loving being a size 12 again!

I hope everyone is ok? catch up soon, gonna check out msn for new pics!

bubbly x

Hi all

Happy Easter!! Hope you are having a good one and enjoying the snow, we had loads this morning (its gone now tho!!). Abbie loved it, she was so amazed by it and loved jumping in it and shouting 'snow snow snow'

Bubbly - well done on the weight loss, thats fab! Wish i could find the willpower to do it! before i had abbie i lost 2 and half stone but am almost back there again now, i just cant stop eating!! Abbie only has her frnt teeth too, 8 in total but has had these for months now and still no sign of anymore. when should they have them all?

Kate - love the pic of Ben! he is super cute. and the scan pic is great too, its al so exciting

I've just put a couple of pics on msn, hope they've worked!

Well, I'm going to eat chocolate!!

Speak soon
Lynn xx