Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

What lovely lines mummy, so reassuring. Have you got your head around being pregnant yet?! :)

Am hoping last night was a one off. My mind was racing, panicking about telling my boss that I'm pregnant and her refusing to let me work part time when I'm back from maternity leave. Hopefully all totally irrational but feels pretty massive and scary at 2am!

Oh jupiter sorry you had such a shit night! Definitely the right thing to do, you need to rest! Don't feel guilty!

mummy I've done terribly at not putting on weight in first trimester :( oops! I've been so lazy and inactive I really need to try hard for the next few months otherwise I fear I will become a big fat lump! Very exciting lines! It's really real now! Are you going to call gp? :) do you live in the same area as you work? So they'll find out? Exciting! X

I did another Test today to make sure! Was a first response one but not the early result... the sensitivity is the same as CB. Pleased to see matching lines 😀😊

Ah jupiter hope you don't suffer from the insomnia too much. I had that last time but later on in pregnancy. It's bloody horrible.

Yaaay penguin, massive congratulations!!! Is that 4 bfps in one week?! So happy for you my lovely, you must be feeling so many things right now!! Can't wait to see your FRER or digital tomorrow

Dreadful night here too ladies - awake from 2-6am. Have actually (for once in my life) called in sick. Feeling incredibly guilty but have banging headache etc. Sorry others feeling rough too - hope the day passes quickly.

buzz I have a Fitbit as well... somewhere. Hoping to get back on it now. I also need to be on it for losing weight now. With DS I didn't gain weight until about 18weeks then I piled it on afterwards. This time I want to lose some more weight in the first trimester if I can

penguin so excited for you and DH! Deffo get a digital!

hb that's the longest day!! Hope you have big breaks in between!

Can't believe it's Monday already 😔 bought a Fitbit yesterday though! Trying to motivate to be more active!

Totally go in for a digital test penguin your HCG must be nice and high to get such a lovely pink line on an IC. Mine was faint as anything yesterday morning and got a 'pregnant' on a CB.
A very busy week in the baby challenge thread

Aaaaaaahh congrats Penguin amazing news!

You've totally earnt yourself a digi after slogging away with those ICs!

Worst nights sleep here too mummy ☹️
& working from 9.30-20.30 Woe. Is. Me!

Omg I can't stop shaking!! I woke DH up to tell him, he's so happy I was doing this weird laughing cry thing, he probably thinks I'm mental haha. DH wants me to test on a FRER tomorrow before I call the dr, I don't think he trusts the IC but I'm not complaining! I'm most excited about finally reading my "what to expect" book and getting a Baby on Board badge haha! I feel a little bit sick, but I think that's just because of my excitement and anxiety. According to Ovia Pregnancy (yes, I already upgraded!) my EDD is 10 Jan and I'm 4+5

Love those bump pics grumpy and your very organised list of jobs. I hope you hear some positive news today about your sister's friend

Sorry I did catch up from yesterday but I seem to have forgotten it all, my brain is a bit over-excited haha!

Amazing penguin that's a cracker of a line on a internet cheapie. Congratulations, so happy for you!! How do you feel?

Tigger sounds like next cycle
would be the perfect cycle for you guys.

Argh!! Congratulations penguin!! Really incredible week!! :D

Also, How are you feeling penguin ?

Wow penguin what a great line on an IC!! Congrats!! What a great week! So exciting!! When will be your EDD? Have you told DP?? :)

Penguin congratulations!! A lovely clear positive.

Whooooooo!! Yay Penguin!! What a brilliant line! Congratulations!

Wow penguin! That's definitely your BFP!! Congratulations! On an IC as well 🤗 What a week!

I was having the most weird vivid dreams last night which resulted in me being very restless all night.

Morning ladies. CD34 today. I've had a bit of spotting the last couple of days, which is the same as pre-af last cycle. Went to bed with stomach cramps and backache, fully expecting to wake up to af, but nothing was there. So I did an IC just because I can...

I think I'm having a baby!

tigger sounds like a lovely day! Send us some garden snaps when it's all blooming! Next month sounds like a perfect time for you, fingers crossed everything works out 🤞🏽

grumpy love the bump pics!! I just look fat so hard to tell if it's bump or dinner 😂 well done on progress! I'm on wedding stuff till I can think about Keith too much and DP asked me today what I'm looking forward to most, obvs Keith but can't wait to get married either!

jupiter sounds perfect! We had hot chocolate and watched Jason Bourne :)

jb so exciting!! U

Hello you lovely chatty lot! Well spent most of the day in the garden today which was very productive! Stuffed my beds full of plants so hoping for a decent summer display! Earning some good fit points too so hoping for a good loss this week.

Af still not due till the 11th, feels like a life time away. Ic are still showing negative so I've mentally prepared myself for af and excited about trying at the end of the month!!

Hoping to go for a swim tomorrow despite the fact I hate it. It's such good exercise and something I can carry on when pregnant.

It's lovely to see some bump pics and to see all the positives this month. My next cycle would be a really great one to conceive on, we'd find out on our anniversary and it would be due on the anniversary of getting engaged as well as this month being my birthday month so keeping fingers and toes crossed that the stars all align!!

Grumpy I love those pictures! What app did you use? What a lovely way to remember everything.

It's an app called Baby Pics think it's 1.99 or so

Urgh, totally need to sell my wedding dress Grumpy , this is definitely the month i pull my finger put and get it dry cleaned! Love the week pics! What app did you use?

Yay JB so good to finally share with the Mr!

Sorry for AF Charl sounds like you're pretty sorted in your mind even though it's tough!

Exciting wiggley ! At least you've got quite a few cycles under your belt so you can tell what's normal and what's new! This week is going to be the longest!

JB congrats on the digital proof!

Char I'm sorry about your BFN and I hope the time passes quickly for you x

Jupiter am jealous of your baby room! We don't have room for a baby 🙈 i am trying to declutter but getting suspicious that DH is actually a hoarder!

In the spirit of getting ready for baby, this is the progress I've made:

• Asked for 2 new car finance quotes (Audi A5 sportback estate and Volvo V90 estate)
• Booked builders to do the bathroom in August while we are on holiday
• Ditto booked builders for redecorating DD's room while she is with her dad in July
• Asked for several wood burning stove installation quotes (getting two - bedroom and living room)
• had blackout blinds installed in bedrooms

Still to do:

• get rid of more stuff (mostly DH crap)
• sell my wedding dress
• quote and action bespoke fitted shelves for living room
• ditto fitted wardrobes for our bedroom
• lick of paint in bedroom + bedroom floor
• finish living room - paint and fit skirting boards
• buy daybed / guest double for living room
• order materials for bathroom renovation
• get a Moses basket car seat buggy etc etc

Lovely to see it spelt out for you JB