About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 3)

Donna - a baileys is fine!!!! The odd drink really isn't a problem. My gp told me that essentially they make a blanket rule of no drinking to put off teenagers etc who aren't responsible enough to know better. Think how much our parents generTion drunk! And smoked! The odd little glass of something is really not a problem.
My friend has just had a m/c so feeling bit sad for her. It was very early but still tough. Makes me feel more anxious but I think just need to count blessings (and get to midwife to hear the heartbeat!) xx

Donna, that sounds lovely. Bless your DH. :-)

Mrs, good idea to give your parents' house a miss. Can you go tomorrow instead?

My hair looks nice and neat, thank you!

I need to sort my wardrobe and drawers out, but I've just made a bulk load of banana bread so am sitting down now. I may leave it til tomorrow!

I think think baby's wearing clogs, as I can feel it already. Funny!

ATruth, I'm up in your town next weekend if you're about?

Hi Hungry - how's your hair looking? I was outed by almost everyone at work. It's a bugger when you're showing so soon! Ah well, just be proud. I am more thirsty since becoming pregnant too. Me and DH took FS to the park this morning, he got an icecream and then on the way back I took a bag of things to the RSPCA charity shop. I like to give to the animal charities as I don't think enough people do. Anyway DH has gone to work now and DS is having a sleep. I was going to go round to my mum and dads this aft with DS but as my sister is going with all her lot I think I will give it a big miss.
Donna - that sounds so lovely. What a thoughtful DH you must have x

Thanks Chinese were all looking onwards and upwards xx

on another note its my 30th birthday next Saturday and I wasn't planning on making a big deal and celebrating once I can have champagne but dh has informed me we are going to a spa hotel overnight when I have bren booked in for a prenatal relaxation experience! I dont know what that entails but I cant bloody wait and maybe I could have one little baileys as I was so good over xmass and ny? what do you guys think?
lucy did you get your pee sticks I posted them on Tuesday? xx

I'm here!

Just had my haircut and was outed by the hair washing girl as I have a massive bump already (the joy of getting pregnant 4.5 months post-partum!). Ah well. My hairdresser is lovely so I don't mind her knowing.

Really, utterly exhausted today and loads of house stuff to do. :-/ DH has vacuumed while I was out though, thankfully!

Feeling sick, but guessing it's because I'm tired. Does anybody else have an overwhelming thirst? I just can't drink enough.

Monster, when's AF due? Good luck.

And Lucy, I'm sure it'll happen. Don't forget that your first 3 months don't really count. I know it's frustrating though. Fx for this cycle. Did you do an OPK today?

Where has everyone gone?

Donna I'm so sorry about your sister. It is really hard for her and for you, too. I hope you both start to feel a bit more positive soon (I'm sorry if that sounds an inane thing to say but I hope you know what I mean).

Kt - congratulations on you BFP :)

Lucy - please try not to worry too much and be relaxed as much as you can. It's so frustrating when things aren't happening. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Windy - happy belated birthday :)

Hello to the newbies!

I'm sorry if I've missed anyone on namechecking. Hope everyone is OK and having at least a bit of fun with TTC! This time round I'm finding there are 2 lots of waiting - the 2ww and the 1ww (post period and pre-ovulation!). Don't want to do it too much before happy hour but at the same time want to get shot of the swimmers who have been cooling their heels for a bit so that when it's time to BD we have nice new strong swimmers.

Having a bit of a rubbish time at the moment actually so TTC is really good for keeping my mind off things. A colleague (and a good friend) died at Christmas, and this week at work it has been really sad going into the office to see that he's not there. And my dad is really poorly and not going to get better. DS is a good focus for me too as he's coming up 2 and making sure we all know about it.

Hoping for some nice BFPs in January though and some sticky beans and kicky bumps!

Hi Lucy, I hope you start to feel a bit better tomorrow too. There's always one day where you feel the worst I think when you have this sort of cold/virus type of thing. I know, I am such a worrier. I'm definitely stopping at two children otherwise I think I'd become a nervous wreck! I just panicked a bit when Donna said about her sis being rhesus negative blood type as I am too and I hoped that the awful tragedy that has happened to her is not at all linked to her blood type. I'm not far off 20 weeks, roll on the 28th jan for my scan! Your DH sounds very sensible and he's right (although of course not what anyone wants to hear) but you do have one amazing child already. You will get pregnant again, you've done it once already so you know you can get pregnant and you are still young so everything looks good and in the grand scheme of things you haven't been trying yet long . I remember trying for DS and it took 7 months age I thought that was long but my gp said most fertile young couples take anything up to a year. You won't though !

Hi Donna, again I am really sorry for your sister. It is scary to hear about and I'm glad you've found a supportive thread. I am also rhesus negative blood type, I hope being that blood type is nothing to worry about. Things like this really scare me.
Where is everyone tonight then?

Glad to hear that you've found a helpful thread Donna.

Lucy, fingers are crossed that you get your BFP soon. Its such a frustrating process. Today I've gone from being convinced I am pg to convinced i'm not.

Inevitably I've started symptom spotting but they're all pointing towards AF arriving in the next few days. Ho hum, I'll just need to wait and see.

mrs - I dont know about the rubella she defo got mmr as a child but when doing her bloods at booking apt the results showed negative for rubella antibodies? as for her blood type shes rhesus negative and would have needed the jag later on if this pregnancy had taken. the scan showed it had died at 7 weeks 3 days and I remember reading somewhere that weeks 7 and 11 were crucial for brain and respiratory development so unfortunately its not been right and has passed away.
I think it was the fact that she was sick and still very symptomatic that when she was getting the scan we all assumed everything was fine but in fact she has lost it 3 weeks earlier.

shes coping amazingly we are so similar in some ways and like chalk n cheese in others.
now I promise not to go on anymore I do appreciate everyone asking but id hate to bring anyone down. I also found an amazing thread with someone in my exact situation which has been so helpful! mumsnet is brilliant

Hi ladies,
Windy - don't you worry, I've taken your instructions and let work know this morning that I'll be back next week, which means I'm off now until next weds which gives me plenty if time to get completely better! Windy, as instructed I will relax as much as pos today and test where I can. Another day in for me and my DS today. DH took my DS out yesterday to the park but DH is working in a couple of hours and am night. Me and DS have done a little baking this morning and we made some scones. Would anyone like one? I love a nice home made scone, I feel like getting more into baking and cooking, not sure if that's pregnancy related or not.
Hungry - wonderful news about yesterday. I'm so glad she was nice and it went well. Did you take your DH? 14th August is my sisters bday. I too am worried about the birth as I had an unpleasant time with forceps and episiotomy but going for home birth this time. Still very scared though.
Kt - you must really take it easy. No lifting anything heavy or putting yourself at any risk. If you're keeping things quiet at work maybe tell them you have a very bad back or even say you are suffering with sciatica and don't want to make it worse. I still have the sore boobs and the weeing a lot.
Hi Metal - I'm feeling a lot better today than I did at the beginning if the week and think it had nearly gone. Just going to stay in today and hopefully over the weekend it should vanish altogether. I hope you're not starting with what I had!
Lucy - so sorry that you and DD are poorly. I hope I didn't set it off. Are you off work also?
Toothpaste - interesting questing question. My DS now just has one sleep a day, usually late morning for between an hour and two hours. I think it might be changing though. I mean he will still have and definitely needs that one sleep but sometimes he's ready for it late morning but I think it might move to an afternoon sleep. What about you? What does everyone else think? Is it right at just turned two to be having one sleep?
Donna - my 20 week scan is on 28th jan and I will be 20 weeks and 4 days. I'm exactly 18 weeks today. Can I ask, does anyone know why this awful thing happened to your sis or is it unexplainable? Is she rhesus negative blood type like me? I didn't really understand what you meant by rubella antibodies. An rhesus positive and have had a blood test to check for antibodies and luckily there weren't any. But I have an appointment at 28 weeks to go to hospital for a routine anti as injection.

Donna so sorry for your sis. I had similar with two close friends with ds. One was already preg by the time I had him so that made it easier. It's actually really hard when u are preg at same time in many ways as u feel it so much more. That's why I've been so nervous about my sister. We are 4 days apart! Fx all stays good.
For those that were saying they were worrying more like windy, I totally agree! Even at 15 weeks now I feel so worried about midwife scan and desperate to hear heart beat. Only a few more days to wait. I told work yesterday which was fine and they were all very sweet. Feels weird as tis time I may not go back where as last time I knew I would. I wish I could win the lottery which would help!!
Lucy pls don't give up hope. I know I would be feeling same but it really hasn't been very long and u just have to trust that the right little egg will come soon. Maybe it's time to book a holiday? I Always find distraction helps.
Mrs yes I think I felt ds at 20 weeks but hoping it starts earlier with no 2!
Another unrelated question when do u go down to one nap a day for your little ones? Ds really doesn't seem to want to sleep for morning nap now but is so grumpy by lunch if he doesn't have it!!

Glad your apt went well hungry 14th Aug sounds like a good due date :)
lucy please dont stress, it will happen for you! Sending positive vibes your way :) I thought the same, but it will happen when you least expect it too.

donna please don’t feel guilty, I’m sure your sister wouldnt want you to feel that way, glad your feeling a bit happier about it today though :) and metals right, your scan will cheer you up!

Welcome sleepy :)

*mrs( I’m not feeling too bad thanks, boobs have been killing me today though! I just feel a bit worried about work and early pregnancy :S I’m in charge of ordering all the stock, and it comes in heavy boxes, yesterday I had to slyly ask for help. & also some parents expect us to help with pushchairs up the stairs, I always say no anyway as I suffer with a bad back, but sometimes theres no-one else around so I have to.Also incase I fall down the stairs, as a few colleagues have fallen :S Would like to skip ahead past this stage, to save me worrying so much!

Glad you are feeling a little bit better today donna, although I'm sure it will still be hard for a while. But try not to feel guilty about being pregnant, I'm sure your sis wouldn't want you to either. Hopefully your scan will cheer you up a bit!

hey all im not feeling as emotional today ive never cried so much as i did yday and yes I do feel incredibly guilty to be pregnant. had to confide in a colleague ss she was worried thrre was something wtong with me. This would have been her first but she and her dh are both only 25 so no rush they have been told quit firmly not to ttc for at least 3 months as she's not got rubella antibodies so was given another mmr jag yday as well as the anti d jag. we have diff blood types so i dont need this jag.
if only I could show her this thread and how much the kind words of complete strangers mean!
sleepy this is a ttc thread yet most of us who have conceived are still here so feel free to hang around
hungry so pleased everything went well yday for you im glad you liked your mw.
when are all the scans happening mines is the 20th ill be 20+1 xx

Morning all! Lucy please don't give up hope and start thinking about secondary infertility yet, I'm sure it will happen for you soon! And you're still relatively young, aren't you? But I really know what you mean about getting more stressed the longer it takes, it is a vicious circle...

Hungry glad you're appt went well and you'll be getting an ELCS this time round. I still get upset about DDs birth 3.5 years later, so I will definitely be asking to discuss my options with a consultant when the time comes, although I'd imagine I might have more of a fight on my hands if I want a CS as mine would be purely for psychological reasons.

mrs are you feeling better today? I feel shattered this morning despite sleeping well, and think I'm coming down with a cold. Just in time for the weekend!

Ooooops just seen this ttc no 2!

Just started. Hoping for bfp soon. Af due Monday week.

Yeah. Brand new irritating as hell guidelines!

Have to hope to have dates changed by the scan to shift the date.

Elcs is 39 weeks? Oh bugger. This next one will almost definitely be born on ds' s birthday!