Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 6

Ovia has now decided AF is due Saturday and has completely changed my fertile week 🙄 she's such a knob!

Sorry to disappoint ladies but it's a bfn 😂 keep thinking AB has arrived but nothing yet!

Good to get stocked up on ic Penguin I've only got 1 left. Must order some more!!

Good luck seven!

Ooh I'd love to have a cat, but I'm very allergic we have a dog who is lovely but also does my head in!

Sorry that your yoga was pants grumpy. Enjoy your pizza (jealous!!) and definitely have a go at it by yourself. Just don't overdo it, you'll be fine... maybe google what poses aren't safe during pregnancy and avoid those?

So AF hasn't made the appearance I was expecting, just more spotting I've ordered those ICs that were recommended before (sorry, I forgot who by!) so if no clear AF when they get here I'll be testing immediately with FMU

otters yes do it! Do it! Cats are such great pets 😺 (mine is curled up all cosy next to me as I type this)

Good luck for tomorrow seven

I'm very surprised to hear tonight that my DH has been discussing TTC with his friend and his wife has recommended me a couple of books I haven't told anyone we are trying except you lot! He's softer than he pretends

grumpy and dancing thanks for the advice re cats/kittens. Maybe it's a nesting thing but I do feel like it would be nice to have a cat now having not been keen previously. Would prefer a dog but we both work full time so it won't be fair but a cat would be ok. Great tip about getting dh to clean the litter tray.

penguin how's your spotting?

seven good luck for testing tomorrow!

She does go into more details in the book. It's an ok book, but there's nothing particularly new or insightful in there.

Good luck for testing tomo Seven !

Sorry for AF Otters / potential AF penguin (hopefully not)

Ew fox shit on the car dancing !

I've had terrible hayfever the last two days (odd as I don't usually get it abroad or before June) but can actually see pollen swirling in the air... nervous for a summer without antihistamines!!

Lots of inconsistency re. Guidelines it seems. One of my besties lives in France & they can have all the soft cheese/seafood but not tomatoes and was having half a bottle of red wine a week in third trimester?!

My sis did really well tonight when we were out to dinner.... managed a very pro prosecco switcheroo dance!

Seven Ovia has obviously lost it! Best of luck for the morning!!

Yep that's the whole point of the book, that existing guidelines are wrong if you actually use the raw data. Personally I don't think I'll want to have a drink a day, but I'm feeling a bit more relaxed about having more than a sip of something (e.g. Half glass of wine) when I do feel like it.

Good luck for tomorrow seven! Will be refreshing thread tomorrow morning in hope :)

Yes me in the morning. Although I'm not hopeful and Ovia is as confused as I am about my cycles. She's telling me AF will be here tomorrow but I can test in 3 days :S

wilde I'm watching call the midwife too but only just got into it so on season 2 (can't believe I've never watched it!!!)

Lol at the Fox poo dancing... We haven't any foxes here but plenty of cats. Caught one today pissing on my seedlings 😭

This book sounds very interesting. It's similar to all the NHS advice on weight loss. It's all out of date and not right!!

Grumpy As far as i know its 1-2 units a week from 12 weeks onwards... but actually what she says is slightly missleading in that 1 unit is:

• 1 25ml shot of a 40% spirit
• 1/2 glass of wine (normally 175ml)

So actually... 1-2 shots of vodka a week or 1 whole glass of wine a week and you are safe according to nhs guidelines...

Dancing how odd they decide to sit on your car? Lol

Grumpy she does go into a lot of detail. Also, her conclusions are the worst bit of the book imo, as the whole premise of the book is to empower people to understand the reasons for guidelines and come to their own decisions using that information (which the conclusions kind of defeat the point!) I don't know if there is newer data, as the NHS guidance was recently updated again. :s

I think the book goes into more detail in the actual chapter confused as the writer is an economist who has used the original data of the (medical) studies to draw her conclusions. My copy is arriving tomorrow so I'll let you know! But yes you need to define 1 drink. Although she does say no vodka shots! I'm interpreting it as a small glass of wine would be fine.

Also highly likely to come across fox poo on my car roof confused. Seems to be their new fave place. (Wish I was joking)

Also cats are fine as long as careful when cleaning out litter trays... the problem with gardening is that toxicplasmosis is in fox poo and you are very very likely to come across it in your garden.. as well as the obvious other things like tetanus etc etc...

Good luck for Seven tomorrow with testing... still got a very good feeling for you this month!!!

I am not sure that book is completely correct... only because of what is one drink?... my one drink might be disaronno on the rocks but Grumpys might be red wind over dinner?... advise from medical backgrounds would never be as vague as that! But if you look on NHS website they do have guidelines for drinking past the 1st trimester

Hb hope you had a lovely nap this afternoon. I’ve had two this week - can’t beat them. Glad you’re having a fab time.

otters sorry about AF… BUT sounds like you’re heading in the right direction treatment wise so fingers crossed for next month!

penguins has your spotting got any worse?

Dancing Southwold is always gorgeous.. or my absolute favourite is Thorpeness!

Nope, wasn’t me that posted that natur and grumpy :)

Think seven you are testing tomorrow yes?

No...was it HeyJupiter?

Watching Call the Midwife!

Oh I'm confused. I thought it was you that posted it natur and I nicked the photo! I swear baby brain exists... I'm so forgetful right now

Do it grumpy you might even be able to find YouTube classes or something and just do it at home! Stay safe though! Don't really know how but... don't stretch your uterus too much or something 👍🏽 😂

Yes, TheGrumpySquirrel - I saw that on the other thread. Here it's about the gardening advice, but in general I think only a small range of studies have been included in many, or at least some, of the convulsions.

The bit about drinking is definitely true, though...!!!

Natur posted this before - possibly on a different thread - it's from the Expecting Better book.

Well I'm thoroughly fed up. The cool class was boring stretching. I need to find some non hot vinyasa soon or I'll go mad! I'm actually thinking about just doing it myself at home, I have a mat and know all the sequences. Going to think about it while I angrily eat pizza. Considering a beer but I actually don't feel like it for once