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TTC #1 coming off the pill in December - anyone else in the same boat?!

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shelbTa · 28/09/2015 08:22

Hi,

I am going to be coming off the pill after ten years plus on it after my pack finishes in December. Excited but also terrified about what my body is going to do once I'm without all the hormones!

Anyone else doing the same roughly the same time?

Shelb x

(Hope this goes through struggling to post)

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 08/10/2015 23:56

I never used to either, I just used to cringe amnd cross my legs thinking "oooh that looks painful" now I'm all "oooh the miracle of birth! Weep weep!" Blaming hormones ha-ha! DH won't watch it with me as apparently I just do "Disney eyes" at him! Which I'm assuming is like the pic attached!

TTC #1 coming off the pill in December - anyone else in the same boat?!
Runner05 · 08/10/2015 21:54

Ooo maybe I'll take a look then Shelb. What channel is it?

Stark, ive never had that reaction to babies being born... Mostly I just think "yuck" lol... Except the episode where the baby only lived a couple of days. That was hart breaking :'-(

StarkyTheDirewolf · 08/10/2015 21:50

shelb it was the bit of him going into the operation smiling, then the actual OP, then after when he was having a little grin! I bawled!

I have to watch one born alone, I cry every time aa baby is born!

Trying to type and I'm being suffocated lovingly by a chihuahua!

shelbTa · 08/10/2015 21:46

Runner - no it's not all sad at all. It shows the development of baby right through from tiny cell to the minute you give birth. Yeah the cleft episode was a tearjerker though - but he had such a huge grin once he had it operated on, he was an smiley happy baby!!

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Runner05 · 08/10/2015 21:43

Purple completely agree. I don't really like winter but the moment apprentice comes on, in my mind, it's nearly Christmas :-)

Runner05 · 08/10/2015 21:40

Haven't heard of countdown to life but if it's even remotely sad I'm not watching it. I go all teary when I watch sad stuff and then I get a headache. (Since turning 30 sad stuff seems to include Disney movies and commercials asking for money for this or that charity Hmm

I did watch a couple of episodes of one born though. Stellar idea on my part!

Have you finished the technical yet? Then show stopper is a real nail biter, so close :-D

purplesmiler · 08/10/2015 21:35

I watch the apprentice too I always feel it's getting closer to winter when it starts ( I love my cosy nights in straight in pj's after work lol). First dates is on tonight it makes me and OH giggle.

StarkyTheDirewolf · 08/10/2015 21:30

Ooh runner my DM said that too! I'm at the end of the first bake now! Onwards to the technical!

Watched one of the countdown to life episodes with DH the other day, it was the one about cleft lips and DH had to leave the room, I'm sure he was going off to shed a tear I did he doesn't cope well with things like that, poorly animals and little ones and my DH emotional scale do not compute.

shelbTa · 08/10/2015 21:24

Yeah I watch apprentice! Has anyone watch the countdown to life programmes? They are amazing.

Got dr foster to catch up on too

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shelbTa · 08/10/2015 21:23

Arrg haven't been getting updates there have been new posts!

Good luck purple! How exciting!

Bunch - exciting week for you too!

God i hadn't even thought about prams!

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Runner05 · 08/10/2015 21:22

Ooo bake off last night was amazing! Excellent ending and the right person definitely won :-)

Do any of you guys watch apprentice? Love to this time of year!

StarkyTheDirewolf · 08/10/2015 21:18

Glad you've had a brighter day lolly

I'm broken too, some kind of virus, I feel rotten! But I'm settling in to watch last night's bake off, sh was off work last night and had all the silence capability of a toddler who's just learned the word 'why?' So I've saved it! And now I'm watching it in a onesie feeling distinctly sorry for myself! I don't know who wins yet!

Runner05 · 08/10/2015 21:05

I is broken :-( think I caught the mild dose of flu the nurse promised my mother when I took her for her jab last week. Not sure that's fair but hey ho!

Glad you're feeling more positive Lolly :-)

Purple I haven't dared look at prays in a shop yet because I know I'd be there for hours playing with them looking at them. I wish there was a magic website that said "right, if this is your budget then this is the one you want" but all they all seem to focus on the £800ish mark and that seems a little crazy to me.

Over thinking!

Lolly90 · 08/10/2015 19:41

Feeling a lot better today and a lot more positive thank you. How you feeling runner? Xx

purplesmiler · 08/10/2015 15:51

Thanks for the positive vibes all! I nipped in mamas & papas for like 5 minutes today the number of different prams I was like woah lol yes I need a prod too to wait hehe x

StarkyTheDirewolf · 08/10/2015 12:32

what the heck is the difference between a push chair, pram, buggy and a stroller anyway and why do travel systems have to be so complicated?

YES! THIS!! so confusing! Ha-ha! Good luck purple. Hope you're feeling better runner and "lolly* Flowers

Runner05 · 08/10/2015 12:13

D'oh!

We need an official stick person lol

BunchOfBobs · 08/10/2015 12:04

Thanks Runner. I certianly can't be one hitting you with a big stick as I am doing my best to pick out everything too as is Starky Wink

Runner05 · 08/10/2015 11:54

Good luck Bunch.

I've come to the conclusion that I need one of those transport system thingies that do everything. Just because it's too much of a faff to go getting different stuff and I figure I can sell bits as they're no longer needed. I'm going to have to get something a bit swanky though as oh is a bit of a snob lol (lufs him)

Could someone please hit me with a big stick and tell me there's no point choosing out baby stuff... At least until we're officially trying!!!!!

BunchOfBobs · 08/10/2015 11:00

Eek so exciting Purple!! My DH has just got back from a conference and apparently has been asking all his colleagues "when do you know you're ready for children". I'm not saying anything (so I don't put him off) but fingers crossed he's ready to TTC this month. Which starts this week eek!!
Fingers crossed you get answers at your next appointment Lolly.
I know exactly what you mean Runner. I've since decided to babywear to begin with so I no longer need to search for prams etc. car seats and all the other paraphernalia though is completely throwing me!! There are too many brands of everything, where do you start? ...... I guess a BFP would be a good place to start!

Lolly90 · 08/10/2015 09:42

Ahh there's so many different ones surely they all do the same lol. Hope you feel better soon runner xx ??

Runner05 · 08/10/2015 09:36

Woohoo purple! I fully expect you to be the first BFP of the thread Grin

Well, I have a stinking cold and am curled up in bed feeling sorry for myself and making myself crazy looking at baby stuff. So far I've chosen a ridiculously expensive pram that I have no idea how I'm going to convince my oh we need... What the heck is the difference between a push chair, pram, buggy and a stroller anyway and why do travel systems have to be so complicated?

Lolly90 · 08/10/2015 09:21

Yay! Purple that's exciting good luck on your journey ttc xx

purplesmiler · 08/10/2015 08:10

Well that's it finished my pill packet last night, hopefully my cycle won't be too unsettled but will wait and see. Excited for our journey TTC starting.

Lolly90 · 08/10/2015 07:20

Thanks guys. Got another appt next week. So see what happens xx

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