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

DS had a growth on his tongue that had to removed under general anaesthetic yesterday. Nothing to worry about, thoug my mind will be at rest at check up in 3 weeks time when they'll y ell us for sure what it was!

His tongue's still swollen and painful so eating and swallowing is hard. Painkillers had worn off last night so he woke up at 2. He's been dribbling like crazy and his speechnis funny.

mrs I wouldn't worry too much about speech. DS had the same issue at his 2 year check up - he was still only sayinv s7ngle words so they said they'd ring back in a few months to see how he was getting along and if it was still a prob they'd make an extra appt. But within a few weeks he was stringing sentences together.

Yes, Thursday :-(

Hi Hungry - I now understand. What date are you going back again, is it next week?

Mrs, the secondment is a compulsory part of my training contract. Because my firm doesn't practice enough types of law (it's all civil litigation) I need to go somewhere to do at least 60 working days of non-litigious law for my TC to comply with the SRA requirements. This is what I'll be doing when I go back.

So I'll be full time doing my TC at a different place, who get free labour for 60 working days as my firm has to pay me!

Engels, your poor DS. Hope he improves very quickly. Good luck with the OPKs and targeted DTD!

12th June, Toothpaste? What's your due date? I finish on 6th June and I'm way behind you! I have to take all my annual leave before mat leave though, so that accounts for 27.5 working days. :-)

Lucy is now Gingerbread. I've seen her around, just not on here. Understandable, I think. I hope she gets her BFP this month.

By the way, where is Lucy?

Hi everyone, my last wednesday at work!!! YaY!! And as you can see, i am working very hard. Sorry i didn't come back on last night. I'm working til 1pm and then midwife today at 2pm. Hungry - I hope you are right and she is nicer today. Since yesterday morning when i woke up i can feel what i can only describe as pressure in my lower stomach, not pain, but like an awareness and when i'm sat down or laid and i get up it hurts a bit. Is this likely to be bay in a funny position? It's difficult to explain but i hope it's nothing to worry about.

Better - Thank you! I will let you know how i get on this afternoon. How are you doing?
Hungry - Sorry, i forgot you had to go back full time. I don't understand the secondment thing. Will you go back into a different job doing 5 days or am i missing it completely?
Calling - sorry about your DS, what was wrong with him? Poor little boy up crying all night. I hope he gets better soon. My DS had his two year review yesterday with the health visitor. It went well but she will come back in May to see me as I will need a new red book for the month after and she said she will also do a follow up review on my DS because of his speech. Nothing to worry about and she said she had no concerns but it did upset me a little. He talks all day and never stops but still a lot in his own baby language but he understands absolutely everything! And we understand him. He does have about ten words like mama, more, hat etc etc but he hasn't quite put them together yet. She did a lot of tests with him like getting him to do things and his understanding is amazing for a boy of two, which we already knew. For example, if you say to him 'Can you go and get mummy a spoon' he will go into the kitchen drawer and get me one or if you ask him 'where is the cat' in a book, he knows to point to the correct thing. Anything you ask him he fully understands so i'm not too worried as i think it would be worse if his understanding was poor. The health visitor thinks he's very clever and said that becaue he can make us understand everything he is saying and things he wants etc, that he is lazy with putting the words together or actually saying the words. So we have been told to encourage him to say more actual words, like instead of saying 'where is the cat', we need to point to the cat and ask 'what is that'. You get the idea. If he wants a drink, he will bring a cup to me and say 'more more'. She said he was doing really well and that she fully expects by May that there will be some improvement with his verbal speeach and not to worry but as usual, it has worried me a bit as if he didn't improve he might have to go see a speech therapist. ANyway sorry to go on and sorry for the self-centred post, i meant to post about this last night. I think it's good that i'm finishing work on friday as i can devote much more one on one time with my DS.
Has anyone else had the two year review for their DS or DD? If anyone has any tips or advice on things that might help me encourage DS with his speech please let me know. x

morerum sorry to hear you're in so much pain.

I'm stuck at home with DS today. He had a small surgical procedure yesterday and is still in pain and sicomfort, trouble eating and up crying in the night. Can't send him to nursery and also have a ton of marking and reports t8 do before tomorrow so Disney will be working overtime today in this house!

Will be using opks this month. Everytime we've used opks, I've had a BFP within 3 months (even if they sometimes did end in mc). Kicking off our lucky month with a weekend away in the UK (though in a hotel room with DS so there may not be too much romance going on!) And I'm on half term next week.

Sorry for lack of personals. Can hear DS waking up now.

Hi everyone. Vicky sorry about the bfn. Better hope the consultant is helpful. Engels u def deserve a bfp next month! Metal hope u are feeling ok and you get back to normal. Hungry that sounds like good news on work.
The two faced one at work is sucking up to me no end. I'm finding myself going along with it for now as it hard to be rude back in an open plan office. I just keep inwardly thinking I don't trust you and what a nasty two faced cow she is!! Anyway think better to bring my stress level down and try not to hate work too much for next few months for the baby's sake.
I leave on 12 June! Seems like a long time off but I do think this preg is going faster than first one.
Glad I'm not alone in problem eaters. He is so chunky and healthy looking u wouldn't know he is a food strike most of the time.
Where is Lucy? Have I missed a name change?!
Rum is it the pelvis thing u have ? Not very good at names! I've been having some nasty twinges but not in that league.

No time to post properly tonight, just wanted to say hope your appt goes well tomorrow mrs. My consultant appt is at 11am so fingers crossed I get some answers! Will report back and catch up with everyones posts tomorrow :)

Ooh, and good luck Engels :-)

What plan of action do you have this cycle?!

That's bonkers, morerum :-/ I vote for seeing somebody else. Can your midwife recommend that you get signed off?

Cake, it's tricky finding the time. It'll be worse when I'm back at work, so I need to get as much as possible done now before coming back to it when I finish again.

Good luck for Thursday, Kt. :-) Apart from tiredness, have you had many other symptoms? Or are you like me and Better?

Mrs, what do you mean by what days? I have to be full time. I have no choice, that's why I had to make my flexible work request to work from home 2 days a week. Which has ended up as secondment! My due date is 7th August, so I imagine I'll have an ELCS on 31st July.

Good luck for tomorrow, mrs. Hopefully she was just having a bad day last time.

Fingers crossed for a shy BFP, Vicky. Is it tomorrow you're testing? Good luck.

Hi ladies, I hope everyone is well.
Morerum - I'm so sorry you're feeling that poorly and really hope they sign you off work, best decision all round for you! You can't go on with pain like that and taking 6 paracetamol a day.
Hungry - so they've gone for the secondment option. What days will you when you go back in march? At least you will still finish in 3 months so it's not for long. What is your due date again?
Hi Better - I'm in the same position, I'd have to nice doctors surgeries on order to get a new midwife and can't be bothered with all of the hassle plus I'm quite happy with the surgery. I am working tomorrow half day and then I have an appointment with the midwife in the afternoon, my 25 week one which I was going to take DH to but I can't as I have no one to look after my DS tomorrow. I can't really take my DS as he wouldn't sit still and he'd be running round picking up everything in the room etc. I'll just have to brave it I think and hope she's more friendly. I've got questions I want to ask. I'll let u know how it goes tomorrow!
Vicky - so sorry about your BFN, but it could well be too soon to test. Definitely try test again in a few days. The same happened to me x

Hi everyone, sorry not posted for a while, been quite busy, and so tired! Been asleep by 9ish most nights, could go much earlier If I didn't have a cheeky monkey of a DS!
Sorry your in so much pain more can you see a different doctor to see what they say?
Fingers crossed for a BFP vicky!
I'm good thanks, thanks for asking better* have my scan on thurs! I'm so worried though, just want it to be here now! how are you?
How's everyone else doing?
Good luck for March calling!
Not sure if I've posted since your job situation hungry but glad you got the result you wanted! At least it's only for a few months :)

Wow I'm shocked they wouldn't sign you off morerum 3 weeks is a long time if your in pain!!

Fx for you vicky hope you get your bfp tomo.

Hungry I did a patchwork baby quilt for DS and I'm kinda dreading how I will find the time to do one for no2 if I get the chance!!

We have had a rubbish start to the week as DH has been away with work and me and DS have a stinking cold but dragged myself into work today, and secretly I love it when its just the two of us .

That's just rubbish morerum! Is there any way you can start your leave early?

pft was a complete waste of time! basically there is nothing that they can do expect give me crutches and ride it out. wont sign me off as I can go on mat leave in 3 weeks!

I'm ok most of the time Better, though it seems every time I think the spotting has finally stopped I get a mini-rush of blood again. It is getting more browny-red though, so hopefully moving in the right direction.

DD was fine today so the tummy bug seems to have been short-lived.

Engels good luck ttc again! hope you get your BFP soon after all this waiting.

Hope you're feeling a bit better now Vicky and good luck with poas again on Wednesday!

Was your GP sympathetic morerum?

Definitely fingers crossed for you engels how are you feeling?

How did you get on with thr doctor morerum?

calling your right it does seem like irs taken along time for you to get back on track fx you are successful quickly xx
vicky in a poas fanatic abit like hungry could easily do 3/4 a day woth the ic ones! hope it's a shy bfp!
docs at 2pm hope there feeling sympathetic! xx

Morning ladies.

DS and I had a bug 2 weeks ago metal - hope she's better soon.

AF is finally here so now counting days and getting the opk's out. Feels like an age since mc, and actually just worked out we started ttc 7 months ago!

keeping my fx that March is my month!

Ah I see. There are so many rubbish middwives, it's shocking!
I think on Wednesday I'll brave testing again. I feel rubbish today :(

Feeling fine thanks hungry, still haven't totally lost the fatigue, which I thought I would have by now. Yes, I've had the odd cramp accompanied by a baby shaped bulge sticking out for a few weeks now but in the last week or so I'm getting much stronger kick like things, not consistent yet, none yet today! I think I have so many questions as I don't really think there's a need for me to be high risk, I want to ask if everything goes ok up until I go into labour if I'll be able to have a low risk birth, if they can check for growth problems with the baby now, if I'll have to still be high risk if everything's ok with the baby, and much more!!

It's a really long story vicky I think explaining it took my longest post ever! Basically my midwife is incompetent! Still no af is a good thing!! When are you going to poas again??

Thanks for asking Better no sign and feeling really sick!

Sorry I've missed why you might want to change midwives? X

Hi Better :-)

I'm good, thank you. Lots of round ligament pain, but that's to be expected as it's growth spurt time for baby! I have to keep telling DH not to make me laugh as it hurts!

I go back on 6th March. Boo. But I think I can cope with 3 months. Just!

How're you feeling? What kind of questions do you have for the consultant? I'm seeing one on 26th after my scan and have no questions at all! I'll have to judge it by what he says, I suppose!

I've had a bit of movement the last few days. Have you now?

Have you been to the GP yet, morerum? I hope you got signed off.

Hi mrs I was wondering how you were, so exciting for you to be finishing work soon!! No, I can't change midwives without changing doctors surgeries which I don't want to do. I see my consultant for the first time on Wednesday morning though & I have a long list of questions for them so hopefully things will be clearer after that. Personally, I would find it much harder taking my dd with me to appts but only because she's very anxious of strangers and hates going yo the doctors etc. if your ds would be ok you could try taking him and see if she's any better. Have you got a big bump now??

Sorry re bfn and general confusing situation vicky any sign of AF today?

Awwwww morerum that sounds awful! surely they'll sign you off? What time are you seeing the doc?

How are you feeling physically now metal? Hope your dd is better today! It's so horrible when they're poorly.

Hiiiii hungry how are you doing? When do you go back to work?

How's everyone else?? kt? gingerbread? Everyone?