Getting Ready For Baby Challenge Thread 5

At work today and my boobs have been very tender today, I also had a sharp pain in left pelvic/lower abdo area for a few mins this morning. I've been good all week not symptom spotting, struggling now 🙈

Feel better soon red!

Symptom spotting seems much more fun when you know you've got a little one growing in there Jupiter... not sure about the bat with spindly claws though, that sounds creepy haha

How's everyone's day been? Yoga tonight for me!

orange your DH sounds fab :) Bet you are on full on knicker check today! The lube is yours if needed but hopefully you won't... will you test again tomorrow if AF doesn't show later? Good luck!!

Feeling more symptoms today... breasts heavier and still some ongoing cramping (hope that's okay!) The cramping sometimes feels like little pin pricks (keep imagining a little bat with spindly claws clinging onto my womb!) Mainly though very constipated and windy.

Hb I'm on such a secret high and generally just in a great mood. Can't wait to test again at the weekend with DH so he and I can talk about it more confidently and start planning. I did do an IC this morning and the line was darker than Tuesday so assume that's a good sign.

Red you poor thing! Hope you're on the mend

Tessa that sounds like a very good sign! Are you 11DPO today?

Hope you feel better soon red!

Orange are you testing again tomorrow if no AB?! Fx she stays away!!! The waiting is cruel!

God I'm a basket case today. AF hasn't showed up yet. I keep checking! If she is going to come I wish she would hurry up!

Oh no red - hoping you have a speedy recovery

Morning ladies, i have been laid up in bed for 2 days with a cold and sickness I am never ill enough to stay in bed! Ever! Totally alien to me. I am in work this morning but going home at lunch time for the rest of the week. I am on antibiotics for Sinusitis and its strange not worrying about being on the pill and taking them! haha

Congrats on your BFP Jupiter! Woohooo! Can't believe you arte holding off until the weekend to tell DH... you have the same will power as i do

Sorry about everyones BFN's too , it's a bumpy ride this TTC isn't it?

I am CD4 now, my AF was only 2.5 days though so i guess my body isn't completely fixed yet??

Ah lovely DH Orange you're so right.... it does occupy most waking moments (and non waking ones too!)

Absolute lols parsnips my image will be overridden for this now 😂

You're such a jet setter grumpy I'm not a huge fan of flying (getting better) but i need a couple of drinks to settle my nerves... i go to Italy in a couple of weeks so i may or may not be able to do this!

cocktails glad you've had your appointment & got some options moving forward... clearly some big discussions with DH needed. I'm not sure whether you're after opinions so please ignore me if not but i think if I was in your position i think I would hold out for the IVF/genetic screening. I'm the MOST impatient person but given the high odds/heartbreak of a potential termination/going to Florida & having to wait anyway it seems to make sense.... especially as time flies! Is it just DH with the gene or are you a factor too? Sorry if you've explained already but you know how fast this thread moves!

Not long til some more testing jupiter Are you still on a secret high?!

I've got extremely sore nips! I know this isnt a symptom because ive had it for the last two cycles when i wasn't trying... damn you TWW

Morning everyone

Brilliant parsnips love it

That's such a lovely offer jupiter I will definitely take you up on the lube exchange if AF shows (she is due today so I'm waiting for the hammer to drop). How are you feeling? Any more symptoms yet?

Good to hear you've got some choices cocktails but it does sound like a hard decision. This lovely thread will be here for you if you need us

Gorgeous and sunny again today which is making me feel more positive, plus had a lovely chat with DH last night about the stresses of TTC. He's being lovely and supportive - I think he hadn't realised how much of my brain space it was occupying!

Morning all! Haha parsnips, love it!

Mummy maybe it wasn't a dream but a prophecy?!

Wow that's such a hard decision cocktails. What disease does the gene cause and how would that manifest if a child were to be born with it? I'm sure you've explained before, but I can't remember..

Ok so that was weird, I was just brushing my teeth and giving my tongue a quick brush at the end, when I spontaneously threw up a bit over my hand! What's going on??!

We don't need to be tested as we know my husband has the gene (he has a son with the diseases) so we know there's a 50/50 chance.

Really not sure yet! He went away for work straight from hospital so no time to discuss. I sort of want to have a go naturally, but then if we have aetbthe ball rolling with Pgd it wouldn't be seen as very good but then also if the baby had the condition and we terminated we then have to start again with the Pgd and everything is delayed then 😕 Plus we can't try until at least June at the earliest (due to having to be in my job a year) and we are going to Florida in may so worried about zika so technically should wait until November.

Who knows what to do!

cocktails, big decision but so glad they made you feel heard this time. Are you and your partner going to be tested or will the data so far give an accurate assumption? How are you feeling?

parnsips haha! I knew sevens mental image reminded me of something. MrsC bet you do look like Marilyn :)

Mummy you never know.. could be a good sign! Will have everything crossed for you tomorrow x

Morning!
That's a big decision cocktail what is your gut instinct at the moment?

I dreamt I was pregnant... I used a FRER and got a strong line. Then I woke up! Cruel dreams!!

Hi all. Sorry I don't post much (I never have much to say and work is so hectic). Just had a read through. Congrats Jupiter!

We had our geneticist appt today. It went as hoped. They are happy with the two year research we have had so far and happy to make an assumption of the gene. So our choices are we try naturally and have a 50/50 chance of passing it on so then we could consider cvs or this new method that is just emerging where they test the mother's blood. We would then have to continue whether to continue with the pregnancy or not if the baby had the gene.

Second option they refer us for Pgd (ivf with gene scanning) which she said would take at least a year.

So now what to do!!!

grumpy my DH hates flying too, he tends to drink (a lot) on the plane to numb the fear.....Probably worrying that that's how he handles stress but there you go.... Hopefully they'll give u the valium and you're so right morning sickness and planes would not be one bit fun!

Hi girls only getting on now! What a day! I love that I'm pictured as Marilyn Monroe, that has made my day 😂 😂 😂 I am blonde and actually DS has a height chart that tells you what you are as tall as and I'm as tall as Marilyn Monroe! Unfortunately that's where the similarities end 😂! But please do carry on imagining me as Marilyn with an Irish accent!!! I'm the most unvisual person ever, I can never picture people or things and I don't recognise faces well either!
Good luck to the testers mummy and tessa!
buzz sorry mother nature has thrown u such a curveball lovely, she's a real meanie!
grumpy your travel plans sound so fun, very jel, your job also sounds very important and challenging, my job is utterly boring!
Watched 'loving' the movie tonight, it's excellent! Would highly recommend!

Oh hb I'm rubbish!! But I'll stick to my mental picture anyway 😂

Mmmm Prosecco

Haha I love hearing about everyone's mental pictures of what everyone else looks like! I must have a very bad imagination, or just never thought about it really...

Investment managing sounds really interesting but also stressful grumpy. I'm sure the chances of someone who knows you being on this thread is very unlikely! Having said that, I'm always worried about it!

No buzz !

We've already seen confused's hair... was long platinum but then did it grey-ish (in a good way!!)

In my mind confused has mid length straight brown hair and is quite skinny and like always perfectly groomed 🙈

I always worry that people might be reading this I know! 🙊

Sounds stressful grumpy but worth it :) hope you've eaten all the carbs after you night out? I swear prosecco is magic for me, I never get hangovers