About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 4)

thanks hazy - we will see, DS is a bottle refuser, so not likely I will be able to stop bf any time soon. Plenty of women have gotten pregnant during that as well though.

hungry your picture is amazing congratulations again!
mrsm if I could leave work earlier I would in fact after all the trouble I've had with them lately id leave asap.
not only have they docked me without telling me I have just realised that since going back after having dd (18 months ago) ive not received my monthly bonus this was given to us instead of a pay rise. I assumed this was for full time sraff and never questioned it but I have found out that the other part time person still gets it.
im dreading going into work tomorrow as I will need to say something and im really not a confrontational person. plus being pregnant has made me even more emotional I really dont know what to do should I just leave it or speak up im outta there I less than 3 months anyway! Help! xxx

Yes, just the one, thank goodness. :-)

The sonographer was lovely. I told her how nervous I was and she made sure she found the heartbeat ASAP so she could tell me everything was OK. Baby was flinging itself round and waving its little arms and legs!

My placenta is at the front, so movements will be muffled. Boo!

Hooray hungry great news, and take it just the one in there?

mrs I think leaving as early as possible is brilliant, a friend of mine was on leave from Aug with a DC2 due in December - she loved it, lots of time with DC1 and she stayed really healthy despite lots of health issues first time.

Hi hazel, hope you aren't hanging around too long. (in the nicest way, not meaning to hurry you off the thread...)

swede have you got a project at work or home you can try to focus on during the wait? Not too long now though, if it's 4 days.

Oh, I can't afford to give them away, but I've two x 10 test boxes of Clearblue digi tests plus a few strays (3) that I don't need now.

I paid £15 a box but will sell for £10 each plus postage (not sure how much that'd be, but can check). They're £18.40 for 10 in Boots at the moment. Is anyone interested before I eBay them?

I'm feeling optimistic for you, Swede. :-) I get that shooting pain too.

And thank you. Very happy now!

Great news Hungry!

Hi, all fine. Moved forward a week to 7th August. Tall again! 12+4 now then!

I did, Hazel. BF didn't work out for us, so I had 3 periods, though we conceived on a WTF cycle as I skipped one!

I'm so bloody relieved. Picture on Facebook. :-)

Goodluck hungry! Congrats hazy! (Sorry missed saying that last time)
Mrs if we didn't need the money I would leave work tomorrow! If u can afford it then I think there is nothing wrong with finishing early. I am sure we will all work into old ish age so take the time while u can. Sadly I will be working until three weeks or so before dd. sigh! I like my job but my focus has def slipped since this pg.
swede I'm excited for u! Agree with Lucy though important not to become too convinced just in case (though it does sound promising!)
Here is to a speedy Monday!

Hi Mrs, I had a lovely weekend thanks. Didn't bother taking DD to playgroup this morning, still feeling like I need to recover from sat night and didn't want to have to get up early to rush us both out into the cold!! Feeling a bit of a guilty mum putting her in front of Peppa Pig while I chill out in my pjs!
I think it sounds like you've got an excellent plan there for getting DS into his own bed 3 months should be long enough, I think you will just have to accept that it will be tough going for 5/6 nights while you stay stern with him!!
I definately don't think you are silly for finishing work early, as you know I had planned to do the same, it will be nice to just spend some time just you and DS while you still can, and if you don't plan to go to back to work anyway you may aswell finish as early as you can. Will you tell them you won't be going back? Lots of luck for your scan tomorrow.
Swede sorry, but also hopeful, that you are feeling sick. Do try not to get your hopes up though. I did a bit last month, had some funny symptoms, but then as you know AF got me. Only 4 more days or so though and you can POAS!!
Metal I think you made the right call, it is quite important to be able to breathe! Hope you get plenty of rest and start to feel better.
Hungry thinking of you this morning, you will be having your scan very soon, so fingers crossed for you.

Hi everyone, dis everyone have a good weekend? Good luck to Hungry for today! I will be thinking of you. x
Thanks for the advice about DS and sleeping. We bought him a lovely toddler bed but he won't go in it and it is probably my fault for being so soft. I agree with you Lucy that they are only small for so long and at some point he will want to be in his own room. We've decided that we will start looking for a new bed and let him choose one, something maybe a bit more fun like a racing car bed and then when I finish work at end of feb I am going to really try getting him in his own room and bed. Gives me 3 months before new baby so hopefully plenty of time?
I'm 20 weeks and 3 days today and still tired. Got my scan tomo as you all know and am nervous and scared. As I know Hungry you are about today. It's so hard not to worry about things. As much as pregnancy is a lovely thing, I think it's a terrifying thing too!
Can I ask, does anytime think I'm silly finishing work at 25 weeks? My last day is fri 28th feb but then I've got holiday which I've saved up so maternity won't start til 2nd April so not that early. I just want to spend some good quality time with DS before baby comes.
Hungry - glad you've appealed to work. What have you said in your appeal letter? I hope you emphasised the point about it being pointless going back and I hope u don't have to. Would be a shame just for such a short time.
Metal - I hope you feel better soon.
Better - I'm so glad you're feeling much better, you had an awful ordeal. x
Will post more later and sorry if I've forgotten anyone, just got to go food shopping.

hungry how old will your DD be when the baby is born? And did you have AF back before you got your BFP?

Metalhead, I hope you feel better after some proper rest. I've been awake since 4, partly thanks to teething DD and partly because I'm crap at getting back to sleep when I'm thinking about stuff!

That was our thoughts Hazel. We are tired now so we may as well just carry on being tired etc. :-)

thanks! hungry I'm not that massively broody myself, but we want another, it would be nice to have them close together and also to get the baby years, cluster feedings and nappies over with. So might as well..

Morning all, and welcome Hazle!

Good luck again for later Hungry, not long now!

Swede the 2ww is sooo hard isn't it? Hope you feel less sickly as the day goes on. As for the cm, I think I've read that it's not a very good indicator of pregnancy so I wouldn't pay too much attention to that.

Well, I had a horrible night, my cold got worse and I was so bunged up that I only managed about 5 hours broken sleep. In the end I had to resort to taking some Otrivine nasal spray, which you're not really supposed to use in pg, but after some extensive googling at 4am I decided the risks are very very small and were outweighed by the benefit of being able to breathe again. Phoned in sick this morning so hoping I'll manage to recover enough today for a better nights sleep tonight.

(Oh and I think if we had twins I would have a nervous breakdown! I definitely do not want more than 2 DC.)

Hi Hazle! My DD is slightly older than your DS (I know your name from your last TTC thread which I was on for a bit, but I've name changed now!) and I'm 11+4 today.

It's amazing how broody you can get so soon after number 1, isn't it?

Good luck. :-)

Thanks for the good wishes everyone...so nervous!

Can I join you? Been looking for some TTC buddies (not in the literal sense of the word )

DS is 7 months old on Wednesday and DH getting increasingly broody. Last time, got pregnant pretty much first try, but early mc at 5-6 weeks. DS was conceived the month after that. However, I haven't got my AF back yet, so I expect to hang around here for quite a while.

Holy moly hungry very best of luck today. Hope you're not too nervous (unlikely I know) let us know how you get on x x

Apparently we do have a history of non identical twins on my mum's side of the family. That scares me a bit tbh, as we are both pretty certain about stopping at two. we have two sets of close friends with young twins and while they're really blessed, it does look like SUCH hard work in the early years.

Ah yes I can see why a 1yo and twins wouldn't be ideal...

On my dad's side, but they don't come from the maternal side apparently.

However, being older I'm at higher risk of twins due to ovaries spitting out multiple eggs as a 'last hurrah' nearing the end of the fertile years!

My DD will be 13.5 months when this one comes along. I so do not want twins! But will cope if they happen!

Are they in your family Hungry? I know it's one of those 'be careful what you wish for' things, but the sheer cuteness of two tiny babies melts me every time.

Don't talk about twins...the idea scares me rigid!