PMA Express to BFP Thread #5

Eeek Dolly that's a tricky one!

You forgot to shave your legs 2 days in advance and you have sensitive leg skin so you don't want to risk the hot tub in case it brings you out in a rash ... ? Clutching at straws!

You are on antibiotics for a tooth infection (the only ones that you literally cannot have alcohol with!) - metronidazole - take some tablet looking mints and pop them at regular intervals ...

Alternatively:
Sparkling water and apple juice looks like prosecco ...
Shots of water look like a lot of spirits ...
Drink mixers (hold the spirit) ...

And keep a low profile - once the drinks are flowing and everyone is merry they probably won't pay much attention!

Can you tell I am winding down to the bank holiday weekend?!

Ps re diet - carb cravings is definitely a thing in 1st trimester, I am reading it everywhere! Same as you it was nice to have an excuse to over eat on crabs but I am definitely very relieved to be able to eat fruit and veg again without retching! Exciting that you have your scan date eek!! What is your EDD again?

Sorry Moo - I meant to reply but got carried away in the last post!
I'm doing good thanks! Nausea seems to be much better which I would've worried about had I not had the follow up scan so I'm just embracing it! And like you, seem to be eating more like normal again! #thereishope..... although I quite enjoyed not having to excuse eating like a pig ;-) #carbfiend!
I've got my 12wk scan for 2nd may so you'll no doubt be around the same week so plenty time for your letter to come through! I've got a hen doo this weekend ladies, and it's only the bride-to-be that I'm really close enough to tell but I don't want to cos I want this weekend to be about her. We're staying away overnight with a LOT of boozy antics planned and there's a hot tub I need to avoid.... any good excuses or ways I can avoid subtly?? Good problem to have, but a slight problem none the less....

Oh my God bella ..... THE BEST NEWS to wake up to!! Congratulations!!
Oh my God, how amazing and surreal does it feel just now?!
Sounds like the best clue for pregnancy is literally very little symptoms! I'd only had the creamy CM and that was literally it! Hold out for the lack of symptoms ladies!
And like you said, I'd used the lube, kind of followed SMEP just not as strict as I maybe could have been (and by that, we DTD rhe day before my positive, the morning after my pos and the evening of the next day which isnt SMEP at all actually but gives a bit of hope to those who cant DTD as often!) and hubby had started eating Brazil nut s with the zinc and selenium which is meant to improve sperm quality!

YES! Let's hope your BFP inspires plenty others this cycle!!

#marydoll-to-be
#santasbaby
#prayforthecreamyCM

Bella absolutely fantastic news. Congratulations xxx

And your Aunt sounds lovely - you and baby will be very well supported with such lovely people around you xo

Aw Bella that is fab news! What a crazy dream! Weird how the subconscious mind works! I am sure you are still in a bit of a daze! I am so chuffed for you!

This is the fizzy my mum drinks when she is driving - think I told you about it a while ago. Sounds like you need a wee glass of something to celebrate!!! :D www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/sainsburys-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine-75cl?langId=44&storeId=10151&krypto=uqo%2FEpnvdzM3QJXQlyJ9W4dg21N8%2BDXoYoG5%2F1JY5ZPDLG0S5pQXmAmn0AxtLBYlcVkwbOp2TUeUC7V8X%2BgtH6RTgaBL94lI6ABgO3Oj4QAwYsUqJevfsv4sOPamVtXS%2FtTRrm1fkoQEbPPrXdHubtp%2BPP148fqXfVgUy6%2Bsw2o%3D&ddkey=http%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fsainsburys-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine-75cl

xo

Congratulations @BellaMoon that's fantastic news.

I still don't understand smep so I don't think it would work for us. My dr told me when I have my next full cycle I can be back on track. He has no idea how I have no damage from bb2 but thinks it was just be of those things and the positioning was "lucky" because it caused no damage. He has baby down as being 8 weeks at miscarriage and also underdeveloped but my son was too.

honestly, no, i can't think of anything at all that gave me a clue. even with the cm and metallic taste, i was still like "you're imagining all this". i normally get tender boobies around OV and AF but can't even say iv got that right now. it's all so surreal!

i got up this morning about 5 and knew i needed to pee but couldn't be assed moving so had another wee hour or 2. during that, i dreamt i'd POAS and it was negative but as i was leaving the loo, i saw it change out of the corner of my eye into a positive. so when i woke up, i thought ill go do an IC. did that, then another and when i was doing the 3rd i woke him to say "you need to go to the shop, we have a situation" but he didn't move quick enough for me so i went to tesco myself. by the time i came back he was up and asked me if i was mad cos he couldn't see anything on the ICs. so the CB confirmed it and he high 5'd himself, what a tosser! lol.

he's delighted and has told his mum. iv told my bestie, cousin and aunt.

iv only carried when i told my aunt cos she just burst into tears and told me she'll do everything she can to support me. she's my mums sister and she knows i'm gonna need it hahaha. my mums been gone 18yrs and my aunt has been my rock. she's an absolute diamond so she is xx

Bella have you told your oh?! How did you tell him? I am too excited I can barely concentrate lol!!

Bella - absolutely fab! Loving it! Apart from creamy cm and metallic taste, any other symptoms over the last week now that you think about it? How are your boobs? Get ready to feel the burn!!

Definitely some similarities with my story re conception vitamins for me and oh (we used Tesco ones), lube (we used conceive plus), SMEP (although missed day 16 as I was away but did 8, 10, 12, 14 (I think), 17, 18 and 19), we were trying from last Aug/Sept but didn't start OPK'ing properly until Jan (this definitely helped as looking back my timing was all wrong). Everything except the doggy style!! Haha! :D

thank you lovely bunch #girlgang

well came off pill mid Jan and AF arrived within a week. I still didn't think my body would spring into action so quickly so was shocked when i ovulated. typical 28 day cycle. Cycle 2 was missing peggy, i chased her around the whole month but she didn't appear (and DH prioritised the gym so sexing wasn't as often). Cycle 3 started 3 days early, started SMEP on cd 6, followed it right through to the one for luck which was only last thursday! #sexybitswereonfire

i am taking conception support vitamin from boots, DH has been taking a multi vitamin which includes zinc. we've both overhauled our diets since january, so pretty much only eat fresh produce, hardly anything processed at all (im doing slimming world cos i desperately want to lose weight). we both cut out caffeine completely this cycle too. we used fertility check lube from boots and there was a lot of doggie style in the 3 consecutive days during peak OV.

think that's about it. if i remember rightly, think dolly and moo used lube as well. this seems to be key x

My cycle buddy @Bella I swear I went OMG when I seen it haha!!!! Fx it's me next month! Ok tell me what u did 😂😂😂 Remind me how long you've been trying aswell lol xxx

Oh my god @Bella!!!!! I am so happy for u arghhhh!!!!!

Belllaaaaaaa!!!!! Amazing!!! So so happy for you!! Woo!!

Ladies I am so sorry I have been out of the loop - I left my phone in work on Wed night and left it at my parents house last night (baby brain?) I hope everyone is well!?

I have caught up, sorry I don't have time to reply to everyone individually but here goes ...

hippy - glad your pma is on the rise don't worry about the pma quotes you were a trooper keeping up with them for that long and we have a shit load of pma here anyway to keep us going!

MrsB - relieved for you that she finally showed up and have some answers now … you are a legend. Did you say you are getting tests? What is the status of that?

Cakes - big fx you have jinxed it so you get your bfp and can’t drink next weekend!

Oli - enjoy the wedding and the drinks – hopefully be the last drinks you’ll have for at least 9 months!

Dolly my bfp buddy - hope you are doing ok?

A few more bfps due over the next week then? Fertilised eggs = the best Easter eggs!

Update from me - I am 10 weeks today - into double figures! 6 weeks today since I got my bfp. Still doing a test or two a week to make sure that dark line is there lol hopefully get a date for my 12 week scan soon. Sickness has started to subside. I have been back on the salads and fruit this week (which I had taken a serious aversion to!) and feeling much better for it! Will probably eat my body weight in chocolate this weekend to make up for it!! My bump has popped in the last week - I think its so obvious but clearly no-one I work with would have the balls to ask in case I have just eaten too many early Easter eggs lol so the cat is still firmly in the bag!

I met a friend for lunch yesterday and she is almost 6 months pg. I had suspicions they had been trying but she had never said anything before but she let it all out yesterday - they got pg on cycle 13 after going for fertility tests etc that same month! Amazing :) She was saying something about normal egg supply factor being 15 but the tests (which she got the results for after her bfp) showed that hers is 1.7 so basically the Dr said if they want more than 1 child they need to get on it as soon as she pops this one out to be in with any kind of chance of having more than 1. Crazy.

It also occurred to me that a friend announced she was pg in Jan 15 and another friend fell pg on her next cycle in Feb 15 (they had been trying almost a year). The friend I met yesterday announced in Jan 16 and I fell pg on my next cycle. Is there something about being baby bombed by someone close that spurs Doreen and Peggy into action?!

Sorry that was a long one! I missed you all :) xo

BELLAAAAAA!!!!!! OMG!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
#bellaisupduffed!
#thisisamazeballs!
#pmabfpnumber4!
#christmasbaby!
#whenachildisborn!
#nomoresushiandfizzforbella!
#doreenandpeggydidit!
#isthatenoughhashtags?!

thank you ladies. my hands won't stop shaking! can't quite believe it, just keep staring at the tests. do you think i did enough? #FMUgoesalongway

ovulated on DH birthday, BFP Good Friday and guess what the due date is (according to ovia)... 25th December #babyjesus #babymary

obviously i'm trying to keep a level head as it's such early days BUT i hope you all join me soon! xxx

#overwhelmed #shouldhavehadsushilastnight

Wow congrats bella. Lucky easter for you!

#BFP #PMA

Congrats Bella! FX I'll be joining you next week sometime! Celebrate your super egg with lots of chocolate ones!

Yayh bella!! I did have a feeling that your bfp was due this month! Remember that we need you to stay with us to keep up the pma by making us laugh a lot

Happy Easter to all of you and Fx that Bella's bfp is contagious... I am waiting for another late peggy, so hoping she gets inspired by these happy news

Congrats Bella xxxx

Ah bella that's super great! The metallic taste didn't lie...

Have a lovely weekend basking in a preggo glow

Oh my God congratulations Bella! I actually just squealed when I saw that!