Getting Ready For Baby Challenge Thread 5

Had lunch with my pregnant friend after yoga and she was so nice & told me not to feel silly about getting excited as anyone would have that reaction to a pink line. Having said that I still feel awfully dizzy and have a massive farting problem (loud and embarrassing!) don't know what to think anymore so going home for a nap! Feels like I'm leaking something so need to do a knicker check for AF or CM...!

Thanks MrsC, I am definitely pregnant I broke down last night because I tried to close the kitchen window (the handle is really high so I usually have to climb onto the counter to do it), full on sobbing because I had pushed my tummy into the counter . Only ever melt down like that when I am pregnant! DP is very good, he knows how it is from last time :) Did the second midstream cheapie DP picked me up at about 11am today, and lo and behold a good strong pink like which came up much quicker! No more POAS for me, I'm going to take that as reassurance enough. Hope you feel better soon (although let's be real you probably won't fr a few weeks, at least it's for a good cause ). And am here if you need a hand hold for any anxiety, I was in sweats last night thinking about giving birth again, the hormones really don't help when you have a lot on your plate as it is!

Grumpy so sorry you're feeling down, but just remember your hormones will balance themselves and you will get that BFP soon

Buzzmoon thanks for the SW info, I might have a look as ideally I'd like to be a few pounds lighter after giving birth! Have been eating reasonably healthy the last couple of months but have gone full rabbit since Thursday, am finding the large volume of fruit and veg surprisingly satisfying. No doubt morning sickness will put a stop to that soon though :(

Good luck mimi and parsnips!

laura ,Glad you are feeling better and love renovating the house. just too broke to do it right now. Hope it all comes out lovely.
Jupiter that surely made me lol too . you totally deserve a bfp in the weeks to come fx.
orange enjoy your time away
Sorry mrsc , hope it eases off in the 2nd trimester. You must not be with an empty stomach at all times. Kinda makes it worse (and I know just how hard it is eating )sowii
Now lol feel like af wants to come early, when I was so hopeful this cycle grrr

Thanks MrsC definitely good to be feeling better. Come to the realisation I'm gonna be shocking in labour so I may just be having the one 😂 I can't cope with pain haha.

Jupiter Nearly finished it all and then we put the doors on and realised our ceiling is higher than we thought so had to unscrew it all and add another bit of wood 👏🏼 oh is loving life haha.

laura can't wait to see the pictures when it's done!

Ohh MrsC so sorry you're feeling so rotten! In some ways does it feel reassuring though? Very easy for me to say that obviously. I usually get ovarian pain on the day of ovulation but not two days afterwards.. hopefully it is a good sign :)

laura so pleased u are feeling better!
orange have a fab trip!!
grumpy tbh I don't know how u have held things together until now, I'm so sorry u are going through so much ups and downs! Sending u big big love xx
jupiter hilarious!!! That made me laugh! And I really don't feel like laughing, I feel like throwing up every second! Trying to stomach some dry toast now..... I Have def had similar pain in and around ov time, I think it's all normal and could be a good sign!

Thanks Jupiter I'm glad the cramping is over and done with I blame it to ovulation perhaps? I'm looking forward to having it all new and sparkly clean again..now I know we're staying out for a couple more years. I'll post the finished product once it's all done. It's so expensive to do stuff in the house..we're going to renew the carpets after and that's £1300 alone. Putting white in the nursery..how risky am I?! Haha

orange hope you're having a lovely time away, being away and relaxing will probably do more for your fertility than timing DTD with OPKs. Enjoy!

laura that all sounds fab, really pleased you're feeling better too. House stuff is always fun.

Morning ladies! Cramping has pretty much nearly gone thank the lord! 🙌🏼 oh is demoliting our fitted wardrobes in master bedroom and we're fitting sliding wardrobe doors in and turning our third room (current dressing room) back in a single bedroom again preparing for nursery to be done in a few months time fingers crossed!!

Morning ladies! DH and I have gone away for the weekend so just catching up. jupiter gave up on the OPKs yesterday after DH gave me a bit of an intervention on my POAS fixation. Just doing a bit more shagging before end of fertile week and hoping for the best!

grumpy look forward to update later!

seven thanks for new list and parsnips for new thread!

I couldn't stop laughing at the time - big respect to DH who managed to finish despite his wife laughing at him

Enjoy the yoga grumpy, that sounds like a very good way to restore wellbeing!

jupiter that made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂

Jupiter that made me laugh about the lube!

Thank you all for your kind words. It's such a rollercoaster isn't it. On the way to yoga now just trying to not think about it for a bit. I will find out eventually one way or the other argh!!

So guys I’ve been having intermittent, but sore, ovarian pain on my left side and a bit on my right side. Feels sort of bruised. 2DPO today. Is that normal? I’m not sure I normally get it or it’s not so noticeable.

confused we squeezed in DTD last night in the end which makes me feel better that we got the window covered. DH loves the lube but have to confess at one point we were in hysterics laughing after he (mid-shag) paused and said "it's a bit unusual isn't it babe that a woman in London is posting you lube. I mean it's good.. but a bit unusual?" I explained that NOTHING is strange in the world of TTC

Thanks for the new thread parnsips but sorry about your BFN. You seem quite okay about it though so that’s good. Also you’re not out until AF shows of course…

grumpy so sorry about your BFN. I can’t imagine how all this must be feeling. I think you’re right to take a step back if you can and focus on other things for a few days. Sending a big hug

Seven thank you for updating the list. I’m off for newborn snuggles this afternoon, I can’t wait. How is your AF today? Was going to ask whether you’ve had more regular bleeds since you came off the pill or has it always been a bit unpredictable?

glitters as others have said don’t panic about the tests. The sensitivities vary so much don’t they but they don’t always list them on the packets? Very annoying. When are you next trying and with what test?

MrsC sorry you’ve been feeling so crappy how are you this morning? Nausea still bad?

confused so lovely that your doctors were all so happy for you. Are you going to be consultant led because of your health stuff (sorry I think you might have mentioned anaemia at some point but I might be wrong?)

buzz enjoy the prosecco lunch, that sounds like bliss. I’m a dinner party tonight with couples that normally I drink heavily with. Not going to drink at all because one will lead to another… I’m quite socially anxious without alcohol I think so slightly dreading it.

laura how are you feeling today lovely? Bit less crampy I hope.

orange how are you cycle buddy? How have OPKs worked out?

mummyme do you think the CB OPKs have got bit confused because you started testing and then re-testing (or have I got that wrong?) It says on the box that you can ovulate up to 48 hours after getting the static face so you might be due to ovulate on CD12/13 which might be a bit more usual for you. Just keep DTD-ing I would!

I agree grumpy. It's definitely ok to be tearful. Maybe your friend just doesn't want you to get your hopes up. :(

Hugs and chocolate your way grumpy
Thanks for the info buzz

grumpy I think you've been amazing this whole time! Sometimes the best thing to do is just have a good cry, snuggle on the sofa watching a soppy movie with a cup of tea and chocolate ❤️

I just feel like such a knob getting so excited. My friend IRL doesn't believe my symptoms are anything other than PMS, it's upsetting me because I know that the pill could have messed up my cycle but symptoms have been textbook pregnancy! And I did see a pink line so I'm just feeling tearful and annoyed. Thanks for listening I'm just so upset 😭

Can't remember who asked about slimming world.. so I haven't been to any classes or signed up online, not paid a penny! My MIL gave me the info and then I've just found everything online! I've not been following it to the letter but still seems to be working!

content.slimmingworld.com/media/1001/us-free-food-lists-2016.pdf

content.slimmingworld.com/media/1003/us-healthy-extras-lists-2016.pdf

So you have whatever you want from the 'free foods' 1 measures portion of each of the healthy extra a and b's and then around 10-15 syns per day, I just google stuff to see how many syns is in ti, but I've not been that crazy counting every last syn.

Not even done ANY exercise either! I'm still a lazy bum 😂

grumpy so sorry you aren't getting answers, if you can I think take a break til Monday or Tuesday even though I'm sure that will be near enough impossible, sending you big love! parsnips sorry about BFN, hopefully a day or two will make a difference! dancing I'm going to do a digital Monday as I'll be two days late by then and then that's it, no more! POAS is all consuming! I didn't sleep last night, feeling anxious too glitters not so much about pregnancy but more about various other factors, anyway I'm sure it's all par for the course, feeling more relaxed this morning, hang in there your levels can vary throughout the day, my ICs were stronger always in the later afternoon, no idea why buy there you go!

Sorry grumpy 😔 good idea about leaving it a while if you can, have you got lots on this weekend and this week to distract you?

mummy I hope you caught it! You should be fine

Possible = poas

Thanks seven
Sorry you got a bfn parsnips.lt is a little early so fx for some celebrations this time next week.
Good luck mummy , hope you manage to catch the egg and won't have to wait another cycle.
Love the way you ladies are working on your weight. Well done hey. really need to get my act together
dancing way to go on ditching possible. Really hopeI can follow suit when l finally get that bfp.