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

Hey I did two more tests this morning lol IC and a FRER faint but deffo lines on them both! When should I do a digi? Really want to confirm it for definite!

Happy belated birthday windy! Hope things get sorted with your sister mrs especially for all your children's sakes.

Apologies, I think I accidentally posted twice!

Also Happy Birthday Windy for yesterday, sorry I totally missed that! Did you have a good day? Hungry is right, 35 is still nice and young. I was 32 in September so we're all around the same age.
Thank you everyone, I've made a doctors appointment for this afternoon at 2.30pm just to get my chest listened to as I want to make sure it's not a chest infection. I'm hoping it's viral and goes soon. Fingers crossed I will feel ok for work tomorrow but like you've all said, I don't want things to get any worse.
Hungry - I think it's poor of your work not to have got back to you yet. Let us know what your employment law friend advises. I finish at end of feb so it's not long but that's why I don't want work to think I'm taking the p!ss. The problem is it's this time of year when everyone is or has been ill.
Kt - we are all waiting on your pregnancy test results! I hope it's positive.
Better - I didn't realise you were at home so he's another SAHM buddy!
Metal - how are you?
Oh by the way, I know a few if you mentioned the situation with my sister . It's a big mess really and I have been very upset over it as it's causing family problems not just between me and my sister. We aren't speaking and haven't seen each other for a while but my mum and dad feel very caught in the middle and upset that we can't put our differences aside. Mum feels it's dividing the family and going to make family occasions awkward. Not sure what I can do but my DH thinks that maybe once I've had my baby in June that it may change things as my sister may decide she wants to see the baby or something. I'm not sure myself but there's just an update. It's just a shame to have all that upset and while pregnant.

Also Happy Birthday Windy for yesterday, sorry I totally missed that! Did you have a good day? Hungry is right, 35 is still nice and young. I was 32 in September so we're all around the same age.
Thank you everyone, I've made a doctors appointment for this afternoon at 2.30pm just to get my chest listened to as I want to make sure it's not a chest infection. I'm hoping it's viral and goes soon. Fingers crossed I will feel ok for work tomorrow but like you've all said, I don't want things to get any worse.
Hungry - I think it's poor of your work not to have got back to you yet. Let us know what your employment law friend advises. I finish at end of feb so it's not long but that's why I don't want work to think I'm taking the p!ss. The problem is it's this time of year when everyone is or has been ill.
Kt - we are all waiting on your pregnancy test results! I hope it's positive.
Better - I didn't realise you were at home so he's another SAHM buddy!
Metal - how are you?
Oh by the way, I know a few if you mentioned the situation with my sister . It's a big mess really and I have been very upset over it as it's causing family problems not just between me and my sister. We aren't speaking and haven't seen each other for a while but my mum and dad feel very caught in the middle and upset that we can't put our differences aside. Mum feels it's dividing the family and going to make family occasions awkward. Not sure what I can do but my DH thinks that maybe once I've had my baby in June that it may change things as my sister may decide she wants to see the baby or something. I'm not sure myself but there's just an update. It's just a shame to have all that upset and while pregnant.

Mrs, nothing is going on with work at the moment. They've missed the 14 day response deadline, but no surprise as the HR manager told me they have 28 days at the meeting. Idiots! I'm speaking to an employment solicitor I used to work with tomorrow to ask him what my best tactics are for getting what I want!

I've not even had the minutes of the meeting to sign / agree yet.

Sorry you're feeling ill. If you're too ill to work, you're too ill, regardless of whether you've been on annual leave or not. You could always call NHS direct, or whatever they're called now, and see what they think tonight. Then if you call in sick you can tell them it's under medical advice.

Better, my sickness isn't too bad now. I think I benefit from not having to drag myself out of bed early in the morning. How are you feeling? Isn't it your DD's birthday soon?

I've never considered pausing TTC to avoid a particular date, but then it's never been an issue for us. We're not too badly spaced out as it is. I'm Nov, DH in Dec, DD in June and DC2 will be August.

Windy, happy belated birthday! 35 isn't too bad...I was 37 last time. That's crap! :-)

Wow, congrats Kt - super pleased for you. Have you done another test? Is the line stronger?

Any news this morning kt?

Welcome back utopian it can only help dropping down to one feed surely! I dont blame you missing a few weeks ttc, we'd have done the same as dds birthday is mid jan & I wouldnt have wanted another very close with it already being just after christmas. Hopefully your dates will work out well and you'll only miss one ovulation.

Oh no mrs sorry youre not well. I had an awful cold from about the week before christmas and its just gone, seems to be very hard to get rid of things when pregnant :( I know what you mean about feeling guilty about work, id be exactly the same but windy & metal are right, you cant help being ill! You dont want to get even more run down.

Happy birthday for yesterday windy did you havr a lovely day?

How are you doing today metal? And you hungry? Sickness any better?

A belated happy birthday Windy!

mrsm sorry to hear you're feeling rough. If you're not better by tomorrow I would definitely go and see your GP. They won't prescribe you anything that would harm your baby! And your work will just have to suck it up; I know it's bad timing and I would feel bad too, but at the end of the day you can't help when you get ill. Don't overdo it as it might just make you worse, and you might end up having to take even longer off!

Welcome Guinness and hi Utopian. I'm not sure I could handle birthdays close to Christmas either. As it is DD, DH and DC2 will all have birthdays within 4 weeks of each other in May/June. I'm going to be broke every spring! I think it's a lovely time to have a birthday though, mine was yesterday (35 - eek) which is a crappy birthday.

Mrs, sorry you're not feeling well. I don't like to take anything in pregnancy either. Hot honey and lemon might help, but if you're not well enough to work you're not well enough to work, the fact that you've been off on annual leave doesn't make a difference. Don't push yourself if you're not up to it, rest and take care of yourself and your little boy xx

Hi everyone,
First massive congratulations to Kt! Are you testing again this morning or today to be sure or are you already sure it's a definite line?
Windy - Congratulations on your 20 week scan! I am 18 weeks on Friday, it's going very quickly.
Hungry- what's going on with work ?
I think I said last time I was on that I'm not very well, well I started with cold and sore throat last Friday and yesterday my chest started to feel very sore. It does today too and I have a bit of a chesty cough so I'm worried in case it's turning into a chest infection. I know it could be viral but I'm worried as it sure if I can take anything. I don't like to take medication while pregnant as I'm worried what will of may harm the baby. I'm not sure what to do. DH is back at work today but I'm back tomorrow so going to stay in today and drink plenty of fluids etc and hope that I feel better tomorrow for work. Should I be going to work tomorrow if no better? I'm worried work will think I'm taking the piss as I've been off since 20th Dec but it has been holiday. Was going to see how I feel tomorrow and if no better go to the doctors tomorrow.

Hi Guinness!

Utopian, thank you. I may well do that. I know it seems daft fighting for something which affects me for such a short time, but it'd be 6 weeks where I'd barely see DD, so it's worth the fight.

My employer is crap though, but hey ho!

Besides, I want to annoy them enough that they want to get rid!

utopian - we had similar dates with DS so I've checked the dates - we'll also be avoiding March if we don't strike lucky before then, and start again in April. not sure my sanity can withstand two December birthdays AND Christmas!

Hi and welcome guiness!

utopian roughly I think the latest conception date before Dec due date would be Feb (I conceived in Dec and am due in Sep). So if you want to avoid Dec I'd say stop ttc during March and maybe first few weeks of April?

Hi everyone and sorry for being away so long. What with Christmas and no af still while we resolve weaning there seemed less point in checking in then saw exciting news for kt, congratulations!

horace if I can help re employer silliness do pm me asI ended up with a full fight w my previous ones due to pregnancy with O.

my news is only that we seem to be down to only milk before bed now, so hopefully a better chance of af/fertility now? Can anyone tell me what the latest date for conception without a due date in December is? With O being due 15th and birthday 27th December, we really want the next to be outside that month so will stop for the danger window..

hello - newbie to this thread! I'm a bit baffled by some of the jargon but I'm sure I'll pick it up

so - ttc since late Nov. Got a bit overenthusiastic today and thought I was overdue, but got BFN - then AF arrived this evening feeling a bit cheesed off, but there's always next month...

Congratulation Kt, that's brilliant news!

Thanks everyone! Just scared incase it will be a negative next time I test now! Well I was about to go onto 5th cycle I think. Where my cycles were so long it seemed even longer to wait each month!
Hope you get things sorted at work hungry I can see my work being useless too, as one of the dentists is 6 months pregnant where I work, and our practice manager hasn't been very good at sorting out her book for her midwife apts she forgets to tell us till the day before!

Sorry for being about me me me in that last post! windy glad your scan went well! Can't believe either that your 20wks already!

Kt...definitely a line! W00t!

Remind me which cycle this was. :-)

That's rubbish, Metal. I'll finish at the end of April with mat leave starting at the end of May. :-)

I don't care about work. The fact they've mucked up means I get to be a right royal pain in the arse and can start operation pay off part 2!

Hooray Kt, that's great news! Fx you'll get another, stronger line tomorrow morning if you're retesting, but a line is a line!

Glad to hear everything looked well on the scan Windy, that must be a weight off your shoulders.

Sorry about your work Hungry, that's rubbish. I'll also be taking annual leave before mat leave, but will still have to work until end-July/early Aug.

Ooh...picture on Facebook now please Kt!!!!

It is good, Better. I'm hoping it has to be 14 days, even with 3 bank holidays in there. I think it does, as if they wanted to extend time (e.g. because of that) I have to agree it. They've not even sent me the minutes yet.

Amazing kt

Oh my lord kt a little line in the evening is a brilliant sign, are you gonna test again first thing?!?! Finger and toes all crossed!!

I can't believe you're 20 weeks either windy brilliant that everything looks good on the scan, what a nice reassurance. Is baby squirming lots now?

Good really that they've messed up with procedure hungry although a pain to have to go through it at all!

How's everyone else?

Evening everyone! I got my tests in the post I ordered on Sat, and I thought why not do a test this evening! And I can see a line! Going to wait though and not get my hopes up as AF due either tomoz or wed!

No news from work, Metal, which means they've failed to follow the procedure correctly. I'm going to ask my employment sol friend how best to deal with it, as I believe it's best to just let them muck up, then challenge at the end of the process rather than put a grievance in now. But I need to find out.

Windy, can't believe you're 20 weeks already. Exciting that you didn't find out too. :-)

Metal, can you take annual leave before your mat leave and finish earlier? That's what I'm doing!