Getting Ready for Baby Challenge -Pt 2

Damn it, i missed loads of posts when i posted the last one, that'll teach me for not refreshing!

yey at AF grumpy !!

buzz i either want a BFP (because i ovulated last week according to OPPK's and symptoms) or AF - but yes, post pill i haven't yet had an AF, 56 days & counting!

Labour.... I am zero pain threshold so i want all the drugs possible without question! There is a chance i will need an elected c-sec anyway due to my back. When i broke it i got told if i ever had a baby i'd need a c-sec as it was unlikely i would bare the pain to full term. Back then i brushed it off as i was adamant i would never ever want a baby

confused tonight's the night, get your sexy knicks out!

I'd love a water birth too, but like you say everything goes out the window and you just hope for a safe delivery!

Hoping AF comes soon for you red we're just waiting for you post pill right?

grumpy very cute that dh was disappointed

Had a giggle at turkey baster!

I now have zero pains in that area, still expecting AF to start soon though.

Unicorn I am jealous of your small weight gain after eating excessively!

Thanks Jupiter that's good to know as it's not what I have been used to in the past (never had AF in the many years on this pill).
I feel like it's gearing up - terrible backache

Oh wow, confused I really feel for you having to have bone marrow taken with only a local. :(

A performed a comedy of errors with a hpt this morning. Decided I wanted to test so I could stop thinking about it and prepare myself for af. After washing out a little cup, successfully peeing into said cup and using test (attempting to avoid more flooding!). The test immediately was full of red dye moving across the screen... is this normal?! Anyway, tried to find somewhere to balance the thing, ended up watching it go flying into cobwebs with spider and had to reach my hand in to rescue it. Then had to figure out how to hide the thing in the bin. Needless to say it was bfn, so now just waiting for af to come tomorrow!

Grumpy yay!! Now you at least know where you are! And cute that dh is disappointed!

Dancing such a good idea giving up alcohol for lent! Might keep some of the suspicious people from work from asking questions

Thanks confused I'm so happy I can start counting proper cycle days

One thing I've learned from last labour is that you can't really plan it! I had all these notes about what I wanted natural birth etc and no intervention and then waters broke at 35+5 so they had an ambulance sent out and I had a consultant and tons of people in the room .. ended up being natural and only gas & air (because it was so fast) but yeah they stabbed me in the thigh with this injection literally as DD was coming out - at that point I didn't care as long as she was ok.

This time if I make it to 37 weeks I'd love a homebirth! But anything can happen so you need to stay open minded.

Yay Grumpy, so happy for you!! My first AF post pill was like that for a few days and then got quite heavy (in a good way as felt like it was all clearing out!) Your DH is lovely but at least you know everything is ready to go now. You're officially CD1!

confused also fab news! Tonight is the night

I've thought a bit about labour. I have joint hypermobility and have heard that is associated with fast labours so just want it to be as calm as possible!

Thanks buzz!

36th day post pill I think so pretty good timing wise!

I text DH he said he's a little bit disappointed I'm not pregnant.. aww!

Wahay grumpy!! I'm so excited for you! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Guys guys I think I have AF!! But it's bright red and thin blood? Not like pre pill AF. Thought it was just pink spotting but now have more red when I wipe. Going to put in mooncup and examine the contents later

Thanks mummy thats good to know

Dancing yes of course!

If you were pre term hrumpy active management of 3rd stage would be advised to reduce bleeding as don't know reason you laboured prematurely. You can have active manage my ie. injection at homebirth.

Grumpy, I haven't even thought about labour. A little bit terrified at the thought tbh! I'm hoping that's a little bit normal for s first timer?!

I'm giving up alcohol for lent.... starts March first, lasts a while, will be my excuse for a while if I'm pregnant! (And if I'm not, well, never mind...)

grumpy that's so exciting, April seems so soon! My problem will be finding an excuse not to drink, everyone's go to is handing me a glass of wine!

wiggley I'm averaging about 35 days. Hoping to move from 'Low' to high/peak in the next couple of days. Fingers crossed!

Your 30 days with positive opk all sounds very hopeful! Looking forward to some bfps on here.

I have done better today with drinking more water

I don't often get broody at the idea of abstract babies but suddenly feeling it!!

I'm very excited to think I might be pregnant by the time we go to visit DH's French family in April. Need to have an excuse for not drinking then! Also my 31st birthday around that time I wonder if it will be champagne or sparkling elderflower??!!

Off topic I remember they injected me in labour to induce placenta delivery - I had relatively fast labour and technically DD was pre term.. but all I have read on it doesn't say either of those reasons.. when I was giving birth they asked my consent and I was like yeah whatever go for it without knowing why they wanted to do it (in my birth plan I said I wanted natural 3rd stage). Any ideas mummy ?
I'm thinking i quite liked the injection (fast placenta delivery) but if I do a home birth can I still have it? Any reason not to have it?

buzz haha turkey baster, too funny!!
mummy good luck with temping
jupiter thanks for the wise words! You girls are all so supportive and this crazy girl appreciates it!

confused you could get a turkey baster

Grumpy well done for not crying!

I normally get horrendous pain when AF starts with a bit of back ache (when notnon the pill). Last cycle I needed pain killers during the night, this cycle no pain at all not a niggle!

Will try temping tomorrow if I can remember

MrsC sorry that you're cramping! I get cramps up to 4-5 days before AF sometimes though so you may well have a few more days left... therefore making luteal phase more usual. Fingers crossed for Wednesday. And for unicorn too if you can hold off.

Grumpy well done for keeping it together at work, so hard not to sometimes. Oh and for all the yoga - that must be so good for your mental wellbeing amongst all this TCC stress. I might start doing some relaxation stuff.