Comments on: Beaut.ie Blather: Friday

By: Atkin

Atkin — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:02:32 +0000

Ah thanks everyone for your posts. I was relaxed about it all until the past few months when people started to announce their second pregnancies. I’m trying not going to stress until I see my doctor on Friday week, plenty of walks, runs and Downton Abbey between now and then

By: Twinkletoes

Twinkletoes — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:06:17 +0000

Atkin, this may be too late for you to see, but my heart goes out to you. You may already know this from reading the blather, but getting pregnant was a major struggle for us too. It took 3.5yrs, 4 IUI cycles, 2 IVFs and one miscarriage for me to get pregnant with Ethan. We have of course had a tough road since he was born too with him so sick, but I still feel amazingly blessed & lucky to have him in my life.

I remember being where you are & it’s incredibly hard. I have a close friend who’s just at the stage of starting to see doctors too after trying for a couple of years. It’s way more common than people think, unfortunately. But it could be something relatively easy to sort out that’s making it take longer than usual & the only way to check is to do a few tests. I hope your husband will support you in that as he’ll have to get checked too. Best of luck & I really really hope you will be on here telling us you’re expecting very soon. I’m happy to chat anytime here or on email as I’ve been through it. xxx

By: thefrog

thefrog — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:03:49 +0000

Girls, I’ve just seen the most heart-breaking sight ever. On my way to the train station in Paris, I passed a couple in their 30s and their small child (1 year old max), getting ready for bed. In the street. The mother was in a sleeping bag while the father was sitting. The baby was in a small cot, with outdoor clothes. Except for the pram and the baby things, it looked like they had nothing else. I passed and then I stopped and went back to them. I explained that I had no food to give them, but a bit of money if it would be any help. I had 25€ on me, but I only gave 5 (feeling bad about that, I should have emptied my purse).

No one else on the street looked at them. There was a restaurant beside, and men in suits talking and smoking, but it was as if this family did not exist.
It’s all very upsetting. They are obviously trying hard to make sure the child is as comfortable as possible, but I can’t understand how we as a society can let people like that in the street.

Sorry if that’s depressing for a Friday night, but I had to share that story.

By: Ladyjane

Ladyjane — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:35:06 +0000

On the dry mouth, try citrus things, lemon sweets. Failing that boots have their own brand of mouthwash specificAlly for dry mouth, they do a small bottle of mouth spray too. Found that a saviour when my mouth was dry and couldn’t drink water endlessly

By: mummypupper

mummypupper — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:05:04 +0000

O Atkin,you poor thing,I know exactly how you feel.I was trying for 5yrs and had completed a course of clomid with no joy.I was at the point where I had started to avoid shopping centres because they always seemed to be full of children and I cried all the time.In total desperation I went to see a psychic,I don’t believe in any of that but I was so low.He told me that I would be pregnant within a year.I skipped out of there on cloud nine and sure enough I was pregnant a month later with my son who is nine now,I was further blessed with a baby girl who is seven.My point,and there is one is that once I relaxed about getting pregnant I got pregnant.Very easy to say I know and watching every other woman in the world having babies is heartbreakingly but tell yourself that it will happen and try and stay upbeat.I’m sending you loads and loads of good wishes

By: tcup

tcup — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:08:17 +0000

yea i thought it was a bit weird but then i haven’t a clue as to how people meet eachother these days! god have been waiting all day for a very specific email and there’s no sign of it argh… so frustrating looks like i’ll have to wait till monday now… c’mon internet!!

By: Atkin

Atkin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:41:13 +0000

@LynnieDoll Thanks a million. I drive to work in tears every morning, I thought I’d be on maternity leave by now. Anyway, doctor in two weeks.

@Loco Running, it’s addictive. I love it! Its great for clearing the head and you can’t beat the bus of an organized run.

By: Atkin

Atkin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:38:18 +0000

Thanks ladies. I’m not going near any message boards, what I’ve read scares the bejesus out of me. Under 35 (just!)and have been trying for three years. I know of two couples who are on their second baby having met at our wedding almost four years ago. I don’t know what to say to my husband, he’s just so tactless. For example, we knew for certain last Friday that we weren’t pregnant again. We were enjoying The XX at the Electric Picnic last Friday night and he casually turned around and said “guess who is pregnant…” and told me of another lucky couple. I burst into tears and he had a go at me for being negative. Lovely.

By: le smurf

le smurf — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:37:49 +0000

Loco fair play to you girl. I couldn’t be doing with running at all. I enjoy the ole walking as I’m strolling along. I like instant enjoyment so running and feeling good about it afterwards would not suit me. It reminds me of PE and school. Yock.

Le frog. You are very meme que moi my friend.

By: LynnieDoll

LynnieDoll — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:28:54 +0000

Atkin – I feel your pain, it took me a long time to concieve LittleDoll. It finally happened when I was 37. I was told when I was 24 that I would probably never have children, and then when I was 27 my gynocologist told me he ‘should’ perform a hysterectomy, but it went against him because I was so young and that he would monitor me closely instead. At the time I wasn’t trying so didn’t really affect me..
But when I did start trying, the monthly disappointment became unbearable. In the end I gave up, thought the odds were too far against me and put it out of my head, and look at me now – Littledoll turned 1 last Sunday.
Keep your chin up…. it’s hard I know.