Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

I'm 8dpo wiggley, AF due in 5 days time. It's not And spotting as I get brown discharge pre AF and my cervix opens. Could be anything tbf.. especially as I have had a bit of a UTI and ?thrush. I would have thought I would have learnt from 6months of symptom spotting 😂 It was easier when I got pregnant with DS and non of the wiser at this stage

That sounds positive mummy! implantation bleeding is such a mystery to so many people! How many days until AF is due?

Loved reading all of the updates this evening! Had a manic few days.

So I've officially descended into TWW chaos! (Yes, DP did pull out so I'm being completely irrational 🙄) but I've had hot flashes for the last two days and now I've got a sore throat so that must mean I'm pregnant! Humped please tell me some of your tww symptoms so I can experience them tomorrow being completely delusional! It's so hard not to be crazy.

I just had a bit of pink spots on tissue when I went to the toilet but then I checked my cervix and saw nothing 🤔 Think I'm imagining things now.
Thank god im coming to the end of the tww.

Hehe love Keith. DP has started his new job and is not enjoying it, but has come home and said it's okay it's for Keith! Poor thing, hope it gets better!

Hahaha Hb, that's so funny. Keith will be SO proud

Oh Otters so sorry to you & your DH

Glad to hear the promo is powering through buzz Keith's gonna be so proud!

Jb yay that your spotting has disappeared

Wow Dancing tap dancing sounds great, really glad you had a nice time :)

Thanks for the info mummy, I am having my bloods taken after my scan so imagine I’ll have the results within a week. Well I think those pains sound very promising - can’t wait for you to test!

grumpy I’d be so cross about the spoiler too - every one of the (very few) people we’ve told have been given the whole ‘so don’t accidentally mention it on facebook’ line from us (especially family haha) Hope you’re having a fab time.

Oh... I've never tried. Sorry didn't read properly grumpy. I'm sure there must be a way... I'll investigate later on my laptop. The settings change all the time, so I like to make sure it's all nice and tight!

So sorry otters take care of yourself

Dancing can you set it so you have to approve comments too? If so, how?

In groin* not ground

Sorry otters about AF. Have a large glass or two of something tonight xx

buzz great news about job 😊

A lot of places do the Combined blood tests for chromosomal abnormalities in advance of the Nuchal scan so you get the results at time of scan, if not I think it takes a few days to come back. I believe the lab for it is at kings but still takes a few days to process.

Had the sharp left sided pain in ground and lower abdomen throughout the day intermittently. Praying it's a little embryo burying itself in to my uterus 🙏🏻

Thank you all for well wishes on the job front! Just hoping it happens soon! Better start brushing up on my application!!

dancing that sounds fabulous!! I used to be a tap dancer 🙈 haven't done it since I was 18 but would love to get back into it! I loved it and was pretty good but then when to uni and drank and got fat!

Oh otters I'm absolutely gutted for you. Can't imagine how you're feeling and so terrible for DH I hope you're both okay ❤️ that sunset is beautiful I hope you can enjoy the rest of your holiday the best that you can and look forward to next month. 3 is the magic number so cycle 3 of clomid will hopefully be your month 🤞🏽 sending you ALL the hugs

Yeah that sounds right jupiter you'll probably make your next appointment after the scan. Not long now!! :)

jb really hope af doesn't come tomorrow. I agree you had such a massive bfp so hoping it's okay ❤️

Oh otters. Gutted for you. And what a crap time for DH too. So sorry about his friend. Hoping the Italian sunsets continue to be beautiful for the two of you. Thinking of you both. 💐

Jupiter I know I would have got my combined results on the day. But Kings has a phlebotomy lab on site, which is seriously impressive. I'm not sure how long it takes elsewhere.

Buzz that's fab about the job! I hope your meetings today were at least useful. Hate lots of meetings that are pointless!

Jb it really is a stressful time. Hopefully that's the last of it! Do you self refer where you are, or go through GP?

I'm currently in my way home from my first ever tap class since I was about 3! So much fun!!

Hope no one questions your excuses tonight grumpy. And I would be soooo cross about spoilers! I have my account set so I have to approve anything that people tag me in/write on there. Doesn't help with mutual friends, but helps a little. My mum congratulated me for a new job once, I was fuming!

Oh lovely otters I was so sorry to read your news. I can’t imagine how crushed you must feel. At least the clomid is improving things each month. Are you going to go up a dose this month again? We’re here if and when you need us Also lots of love to your DH, what a sad time. Thinking of you both.

Thanks guys! My understanding is that they combine the results from the nuchal fold along with the levels from my blood test to provide a statistical chance of whether our baby has downs syndrome, edward’s or patau’s.

JB that may be it on the spotting front. Am keeping everything crossed from you. Such a stressful time but you’ll know soon. Re-FRER-ing at the weekend sounds like a good plan.

buzz excellent about the job! So good if you don’t have to interview. Sounds like things are moving pretty fast - just wear some floaty tops

So sorry otters. You deserve a BFP so much. Take all the time you need, but we are here if you need to vent x

AF got me I was so so so hopeful for this month. The disappointment is crushing and DH is really upset as well. It's been a tough day as earlier on he had a message to tell him one of his friends committed suicide so he's been quite upset. Then AF hit full flow. Will catch up with everyone later, just need some time then I'll pick myself up again.

Thanks for all the kind words today ladies. So far no AF and no more spotting, however this is not dissimilar to my normal cycles before AF comes full flow. The FRERs I ordered online haven't arrived today so probably won't test again until Saturday if AF doesn't arrive. I have zero symptoms so I guess it's just a waiting game for now.

buzz that's super exciting about the promotion wheels being put in action.

mrsc how exciting getting to announce your news to the world. That must be such a nice moment.

otters that sunset is just beaut 😍. Good luck for your testing whenever you decide to do it. Same to you mummy.

Oh grumpy I've seen a few people get outed by people of fb before they announce the news themselves, pregnancies and birth announcements, it's always a bit awkward!

jupiter will definitely be pinching that recipe, sounds amazing!

Loving the optimism dancing, will be keeping everything crossed for you come the 29th May.

Ugh just got out of my meetings! What a long day!! Going for dinner with my friend now though so that's good!

Awh mrs that's so exciting! I'm quite looking forward to telling the world actually!

jupiter I think my midwife said at next appointment which mine is scheduled for 2 weeks after scan!

grumpy oh god!! I'd be mortified! I nearly commented on your photo about not even being able to drink champagne but then I was like 🙊

More developments on job front! Advert description has been approved by my boss and he spoke to me today about it saying that he hopes not to have to have an interview and just do it from application but that it's obvs mine we just have to go through the process 🙈 I still don't believe it though and am not getting excited until it actually happens. But praying it happens soon so I can tell work before I get really fat!

Sorry been absent, been reading but trying to keep up with work here in the NY office, lots of people to catch up with. Trying to avoid drinking may be tough tonight, I'll play the jet lag card I think.

MrsC so happy you are enjoying sharing the news. I am actually looking forward to it being out in the open... DH aunt commented on my airport food photo on Facebook "that's not enough for you and baby" 🙈 I deleted it but it was up there for an hour! I hope no one from work saw. Thinking I might tell just my immediate line manager at 12 weeks, so he has time to help train my new junior in the right way. I don't want to tell my US bosses until much later, as I know they will judge, and I want to pre empt their concerns.

Otters that is a beautiful photo. Hope AF stays away for you!

Mummy I had a kind of scratchy womb feeling at 7-9dpo, got my BFP at 10dpo.. roll on Saturday!

Parsnips that's annoying about the digital but I see a clear line, so I'd expect the digital to turn positive in a few days.

JB i really hope the spotting is just baby getting comfy in there. Thinking of you.

jupiter they just did nuchal test at my scan, they just look at fluid on the back of the neck and if it's thin they are happy enough but maybe you are having something more in depth than that? Also the phlebotomy nurse who did my bloods was amazing, I didn't feel a thing, I wanted to kiss her!