Hi Girls
Tried getting on here yesterday but site down
Jen - I totally agree with you on the whole smoking thing. It is not good for you and certainly not good for your baby. Good on you for saying something. Dh has been so close to saying something on several occasions since I have been preg when he has seen other preggie women smoking - they cannot use ignorance as an excuse, its so well publicised now that smoking harms your baby during pregnancy and after, with passive smoking etc. I read yesterday in a magazine about a woman who was smoking next to her daughter's cot - she left the fag smouldering away beside the cot to go and get something. When she was out the room the cigarette fell into the cot and set the little one alight. She survived but had 85% burns to her body and face. There was a picture of the wee girl, now aged 10 and her face is so disfugured, I nearly cried. I mean apart from the fact that she was smoking in a bedroom and left a lit fag whilst she left the room, what possessed her to smoke infront of her daughter in the first place?! It made me so angry esp when you see what she has done to her daughter. So irresponsible ...... Anyway hun, enjoy the wedding and time with your friend. What are you wearing to the wedding?? Details please ....xxx

PS glad you are feeling better xx
Julie - oh honey, I totally agree with Jen. Your sister's are being extremely selfish. Considering what you have been through - I presume they know everything?? Its totally sour grapes I hate to say and you were right to make your feelings known. Stand your ground. They should be overjoyed for you. When dh and I got our news that he had no sperm

and would need sperm retrieval, my bruv and Sis in law found out the same week they were expecting no.2 - my gorgeous niece. It was very hard news to take at that time but there's no way I could have taken it out on them. I mean its not there fault we were in the position we were in and you should not be made to feel guilty about where you are now - so carry on as you are and update them re scans etc. and if they can't hack it its not your problem. Have they asked themselves what they would do if the tables were turned?? I'm sure they certainly wouldn't expect you to act like they are now. ((((((HUGS)))))xxxxx
Nicki - as per text. You have everything to be positive about doll. As I said in text, there was me plus another 2 woman who got BFP at cycle 6 or later in the cohort of women doing back to back donor intra cervical insem at same time as me so there you go - it really does work! xxx
Lucy - I kept thinking you were on your hols now for some reason. Not long to go now! You look lovely in your photos. I imagined you to have dark hair but shorter but otherwise you look like I thought you would! And lovely to see your sis and niece. xx
Kate - not long til scan - next Thursday? How are you feeling about it. I was so emotional - I burst in to tears once I saw heart beat flickering on scan. It truly is amazing. xx
Gail - has Katie mastered the rolling over yet? More photos please of her. I love that picture where she is looking at tigger. She looks so adorable. Its such a lovely photo xxx
Well I am now lady of leisure

Its so wierd the thought of not wrking for a year. The longest time I've been off since starting is 2 weeks and before that I was always working whilst at Uni, during hols to get money etc. My tea party is next Saturday but work have already said they want to wait til baby is born before they buy pressies. This seems to be tradition with my work which is OK with me. I got a gorgeous big bouquet of flowers delivered to me at work yesterday morning. Shades of pink - lillies, eucalyptus, really unusual, modern flowers I've never seen! Really beautiful. As for the morning, was pretty uneventful as I thought. Was working with one other colleague (one off sick, one on hols, 2 on other sites etc) and we had a really busy children's clinic so had patients all morning. Didn't even have time for a cup of tea never mind photos. So will be good to see them all next week then will arrange to meet them again with baby in tow after October.
Anyway I'm off for a cuppa now. Have a good weekend all xxx