Getting Ready For Baby Challenge Thread 5

Oh sorry just read you are going shopping with MIL.. can you sneakily get one or will you tell her?

Buzz this is so exciting! Do you think you can get a FRER later today?

Confused I feel your pain.. I tried to tell DH he needs to tidy the kitchen every night as it descends into chaos otherwise.. his response was to say I should do more.. he doesn't realise it's him who makes most of the mess and doesn't tidy 😡

Ooo Buzz get a FRER! You will deffo be able to get a line on that!

My DH is killing me mentally atm... he attitude stinks i mention something about tidying and he goes all teenage boy being rude and then i get angry and do it all!... im at the end of my emotional tether! And then he skulks out the man room an hour later acting like nothing has happened! God men!!

jupiter 2 days late!

So if i was upduffed a test would deffo pick it up right? What kind would anyone recommend getting?

I'm so desperate now I want to steal mil's car! I think it's okay, she's going shopping soon so I can go with her thank goodness!

Wow buzz is AB two days late now or one? Is this unusual for you? Definitely need to sneak out and get one x

Good luck on the no toast front grumpy!

seven hope you have a fun day!
Fingers crossed jupiter

No poas for me and no AB this morning either. We should go out today so I can find somewhere to buy one sneakily! Oh god lesson learned to carry an emergency one in my bag I think!

Yeah buzz it's 15 weeks before you go off but I don't get new pay deal confirmed until the end of January so ideally wouldn't want to announce a pregnancy before then. However i want to be back at work by September (busy for us) so that would mean only 3-4 months mat leave! My original plan was to aim for an end Feb due date to get 6 months off - march to August.
Hmm having typed this out I'm wondering how realistic it will be to hide bump until 20-25 weeks! Maybe I'll stick with plan A, but I'd like to get this next pay rise locked in as mat leave could stall my progress for a while, and with plans for DH to be SAHD, I need every penny I can get!

Hugs for you mummy it feels so unfair when we are trying and others just get lucky! I'm sure you'll get your BFP soon.

Well the first day of new weight loss plan has not started well because I overslept and missed yoga! Oh well, think I needed the sleep. Will be sticking to the diet! We have got MIL and SIL coming for brunch and I'm determined to say no to toast!

Have a lovely day all

Sorry you're feeling bit sad mummy, seems to happen so easily for other people doesn't it. But it will also happen for you

9DPO - hoping some sort of implantation happens today so I at least can have a symptom to spot :) Come on body!

Sorry you're sad mummy. It will be your turn very soon xx

Welcome tessa... It's well exciting isn't it...and scary. Have you recently come off the pill or anything? I bought some decaf tea bags last week so I'll just have 1-2 normal teas and then if I want any more I'll stick to decaf. And yes Deffo drinking until it's pink but this new diet I'm on is low carbs so can only really have gin and diet tonic.

Off to Manchester with work today. Taking some kids on a trip which should be fun. So won't be able to check in until tonight. But hope you all have a lovely weekend.

buzz have you poas yet!?
Tigger so glad the scan went well xx

mummy sorry you're feeling upset 😔 totally normal. Keeping my fingers crossed for your bfp on the 21st!

Oh tessa we are almost cycle buddies, I am 3dpo, BFP due 21st march... earliest I will test in next Friday or Wednesday when will you test? Babyshow was okay.. I have a 2yr old and have been to loads before, but it did make me feel a bit jealous of all the lovely bumps!

tigger I'm glad you scan went well. Very exciting for you

So in laws are staying with us. They have mentioned a couple of times that DS is nearly 3 so time for the next one and I'm like.. yeah yeah hmmf. So tonight find out that DSIL is pregnant again with no3.. new relationship of about 5months, unplanned pregnancy, has an8yr old and a 16month old and in a really difficult situation with ex partner. I brushed it off but inside feeling upset 😞

grumpy it is a while before you'd have to announce it though right? 3 months before you plan to go off? I'm not sure what I the rules are. I'm so gutted for you that you feel like you can't TTC because of work. Being a woman sucks.

tessa I'm on slimming world but not paid a penny for the classes or online! Just use The Happy Scale to keep me motivated and I've found all syn values just googling :)

lady that's deffo positive! Get humping!!

Ohh buzz you'd be fine for the wedding.. how exciting! Don't worry about the prosecco, relaxing probably helped with implantation ;)

Hi tessa and welcome.. you can be cycle buddies with me and orange we are both 8DPO (so only a little ahead of you!) Last month both my cycle buddies got pregnant so like to consider myself a good luck charm

ladyglitter that looks positive to my (untrained) eye. Time to get DTDing x

Hb mmm Angel Delight! The 1980s child's dream (and clearly several decades before!) my mum used to put chocolate chips in ours. Living the dream.

grumpy good luck with the last half stone!

Having said that we are Not Trying Not Preventing this month other than avoiding the FW. That reminds me I need to check my CBFM to see when it wants me to start testing.

Buzz lol enjoy the prosecco and just POAS Monday morning I would!

Yep it's probably August now (my original target BFP date was May/June so won't mind it happening then but probably less sensible work wise). Basically if I can negotiate a pay rise and get it confirmed in writing before I announce my pregnancy that will be ideal, otherwise I'm certain they won't give me as much (maybe I'm paranoid, but I know they'll think of me differently once it's announced).

Haha hbh04 I definitely have that little voice on my head too- she must be doing the rounds! It does seem kind of pointless to pay weekly for sw if hopefully I get knocked up in the next few months. Still trying to eat healthy though but wanting to eat everything today, really should get DH to hide the Nutella jar

I've just done an OPK after a week of no testing or temping and I have a line. I've only ever had faint Ines before, is this a positive one?

Hi Tessa

I'm totally in the same boat! Got skinny for my wedding last year, went on honeymoon jan, and now have no reason to be good! In fact, there's a little voice saying "you're going to get fat soon anyway so you dont have to be that good!

Just watched something about Angel Delight's 50th anniversary on the One Show and now I NEED SOME! (There's some in the cupboard calling but trying the beat the voices in my head!!)

Haha buzzmoon! Im sure o read somewhere it's ok to drink till it's pink??? Lol no idea if that's true! I'm still in the healthy weight range (just!) but I've gained a stone since my wedding in August and I'd love to get back to that size but I can't seem to get focussed on losing weight ATM! I figure I'll give it a few months ttc and if I'm not up duff then I'll go back to slimming world :)

Oh god my bottomless prosecco brunch 😩 oh no my poor little peanut that may or may not exist

tessa don't bother if you don't need to lose any weight! I'm trying to be healthier (and fit in my wedding dress). Are you taking any supplements?

I'm not trying till May so will try and cut down between now and then if I'm not upduffed already