STILL TTC your first baby

Ready, I dunno really I think that what-it-takes-to-entertain-the-LO maybe one of those things we have to suck and see coz it's different for different children. And I guess it will probably change as they grow too. Ahhh, so many things to think about!

Erm, I'm doing alright thanks for asking. Babe seems to be well - heard the heartbeat when I saw the midwife yesterday which was great. All my blood tests etc are completely normal so I'm officially a low-risk pregnancy Still totally knackered a lot of the time, and having good days and bad days with the nausea, but I think it's now leaning towards more good than bad (phew!). The main irritation at the mo is that I'm hungry at least every two hours, and when I say hungry I mean actually agonising hunger pains must-eat-NOW! So I've got no real control over what I'm eating, it's often just whatever is closest to hand If everyone gets this all the way through, I've no idea how anybody manages to control their weight gain at all!

Thansk Ready. I'll be back soon, might just lurk for a while.

PinkElephant - I'm throwing you a life jacket - I know how rough the current can be in self-pity ((hug)) - Hang in there flower!

PinkMartini - Love the name change How are you?

Nomoremagnolia - That's cool that you have your nursery all ready to go! fingers crossed you get to fill it real soon!
Fingers crossed your CD1 comes at the right time for the tests Enjoy your 80s do!!

BellaBear - I know you are having a tough time at the moment. I hope that your DH is standing strong and helping you through. ((big hug)). Take care of yourself chick.

Gilly - I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and I hope you manage to clear your head - thinking of you! Hope to "see" you on here soon! Great question by the way
I think a natural palette will be good, and we will get some new furniture - but depending on where we will be living - we may utilise things we have and just "baby" them up. I never see the point in spending money for the sake of it. I am sure there are people out there who buy things because they think they should and never really use them - definitely lots to think about. I intend to ask a LOT of mum's what are essential items.

Geek - I am with you, I think soothing colours will be the theme. I know what you are saying about them being able to amuse themselves if they wake - but surely there are things that don't have to be permanent fixtures in the room. A mobile I should think works a treat? Or am I being naive? How are you feeling?

Seaside, MrsMcJnr, Cityangel, Chocolatedays, Kensgirl, Woodmouse, Graysongirl et al - Hope you are all ok?? Not seen you on here for a while

On the nursery front, I think I'm a bit of a rebel My theory is that for the first x years of babies life they are either completely unaware of what is on the walls and/or need to be encouraged to SLEEP in that room rather than spend ages being entertained. By the time they're past that stage, they'll have their own ideas what they want the room to look like. So I don't really hold with the idea of spending lots of time and effort decorating huge elabourate friezes on the walls and putting up cartoony curtains and mobiles everywhere! So if we do redecorate, I'm thinking plain walls and plain well-lined curtains in soothing colours...

The problem with this theory is I'm a naive person with no experience of living with babies and I've recently heard people on other threads talking about their kids waking up at RIDICULOUS hours of the morning, but learning to amuse themselves in their bedrooms until a vaguely sensible time to wake the adults. So maybe this is another thing I'll find myself completely contradicting once I actually have a LO

Hello girls
I've changed my name (not to confuse anyone, I just prefer this one) I was Hespera before.
Sorry for those of you who've had AF, like me. I'm not CD2 again and going to book some acupuncture to help things along I think.
Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine.

Boo hoo.....drowning in self pity. I'll be back when feeling bit more cheerful

Nomoremagnolia - Welcome back! the epitome of the 1980s IMO! - Shoulder pads, horizontal stripes and bouffant hair!
Make sure you have neon plastic earings and bracelets!

Bella - HUG!

PinkE - HUG!

I am CD2 here - and it's poo isn't it!! But we have to keep soldiering on girls! [steeley determination face]

Hope everyone else is just dandy!

Oh why, oh why, did a tiny weeney foolish part of me think I might get PG this month . I kept psyching myself up for another 8months of TTC again but I thought that just perhaps, just maybe, we might have some luck for a change and I'd be one of those lucky girls who it happens for straight away....but of course NO!! I'm feeling a tad miserable as I'm waiting for AF to arrive in the next 3 days. I also foolishly did a PG test on saturday and never has it been more of a BFN!! I got really sad and feel fed up already and we've only being TTC again for 1 month . I need to pull myself together as I think this is going to be a long process!!!
Big hug to all you girls with AF pains

( Bella, hope u ok x )

Period's here. VERY pissed off. And sad.

Thanks Ready. I completely agree with you re names. I think I should expect my period by Tuesday. My cycles obviously still aren't 'normal' yet.

BellaBear - Fingers crossed for you sweets!!

Kensgirl - Lovely to have you back, and great news that pretty soon you will get the official go-ahead YAY!

Gilly - I don't have a problem with names being shortened... I am always called by my short version, and DH is too - but like you say, we have the long version to fall back on. DH's mum gets annoyed when people take DH's shortened version and add a Y to it though - eg William to Will (ok) to Willy - that's not his name though
I agree, at the moment we like Sam - but would give the name Samuel. IYSWIM?

Someone we know has named their boys "Billy" and "Bobby" - and I think it is unfair actually. Can you imagine if they go on to be a solicitor or a surgeon or a judge. Perhaps I am being too stuffy???

Woodmouse - Thanks for the hug I need it right now! How do you pronounce Eilidh?

PinkElephant - I am trying not to give up. But it's just so hard. Every month the disappointment just seems to hit harder and harder.

Names: We really like Neve for a girl at the moment... any ideas what middle name would work with that?? We want a family name as middle name, but we have quite a lot to choose from

All the rest of the First Baby Crew sending much love!

If I think about it, last cycle was the only one I've ever had that short... so really my period probably isn't due until monday or tuesday anyway.

So I said I woukdn't test until I had a big bump and was eight months late for my period but I succumbed this morning, BFN. More a case of 'if it is negative then at least I know my period is on its way and I don't have to stress' but that is complete rubbish as now I am thinking
-tested at eight but had been to the loo at 5am,
-only 13/14dpo, might not show up
-cheap test, maybe wasn't working (even though test line came up nice and clear.

Funny, though, that is my first ever negative pregnancy test.

Aah thats nice to hear woodmouse. Well if I was to dissappear it would be a from way from now as I'm convinced AF will be on time next week
Kensgirl - I'm all confuse whats PHMP? Has soemthing happned that I've missed?
Gilly - I'm inspired by the pink loo paper and black knickers, good idea!!

Hi again all! I've been a bit quiet for a wek or two, as I was feeling really low, knew af was on its way......... anyway,its now cd 6 for me, and I,m feeling very hopeful again . For those i know, I've had some good news, my monitoring after PHMP/ TD has been reduced to fortnightly, so i'm a big step nearer to being officially cleared to ttc!!

Hello to anyone I've not yet met!

Oooh! names.....I'll have to think...

Oh Ready - you'll get lots of love and support here. Big hugs.

Pink elephant - you can't disappear! We'd miss you too much!

I really like your chosen names Gilly - I had a friend called Otilia at uni and always thought it was a lovely unusual name. Also, what do people think of unwelcome shortening of names - like people calling you Cath if the name you use is Catherine? I only have a one syllable name, so it's never been an issue for me, but I would hope that whatever I named my child stuck and wasn't shortened to anything I detested. It's a big responsibility naming a child!!

We haven't come to any conculsions on names, although we spend ages laughing about it. DH fancies "honouring my Highland heritage" (as he puts it) and giving the poor mites outrageously Scottish names. His suggestions range from Aengus, Hamish and Archibald (?!) for boys to Seonagh, Elspeth and Eilidh for girls. Let's just say the jury's out on this one!!!

I noticed on another thread that MrsMcJnr had some bad news today at the doctors , so she probably needs our support too.