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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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The No1 Babies Detective Agency

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nomoremagnolia · 07/08/2007 13:02

New ttc no1 thread.

BTW if anyone knows where those no1 babies are I'd like to know! If I was a real detective I think I would have been sacked by now!

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 13:56

Grr just typed a msg and IE window closed

As I was saying...

scorpio aww that's really lovely - I can't wait til we tell DParents.

A new topic for debate (fresh from another thread) - where do you want to have your baby hospital/home/midwife unit etc? and how - drugs/water/active birth etc?

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scorpio1 · 10/08/2007 13:47

I'm good thankyou Sicky, sore (veiny) boobies and trying to eat! (can't afford to lose any weight). although please dont think im moaning cos im deffo not

only told our parents, they were very happy

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 13:40

Hi scorpio How are you? Still feeling sick (in a good way)?

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 13:39

here's the MN page talking about breastcrawl, though the website doesn't seen to be working at the moment :(

I am slightly nervous about DF/FIL but may well just disappear upstairs if baby needs feeding when we're at theirs, unless I manage to learn the art of sly bf! Saw one lady bf very discretly at a wedding we went to ages ago and it took about 5 of us a good few minutes to work out that that was what she was doing! May well need to learn this skill anyway as our front window is next to a footpath and I don't want joe public getting an eyeful everytime!

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scorpio1 · 10/08/2007 13:37

CD1 is the first day that you need sanitary protection before 4pm. HTH

and i dont know about BF-ing....

(sorry i like it here )

Millie26 · 10/08/2007 13:32

Ooo..someone I know has just had a baby and she said that bf-ing is the hardest thing ever, that her boobs really really hurt, that it's really difficult to get keep a nipple in the baby's mouth and that when she sees men on tv talking about how it should be the law to breastfeed or whatever she wants to bash them.

She also said that it's weird getting boobs out infront of people, like your sister-in-law and your husband's father.

Saying that though, I'm definitely going to breastfeed

Millie26 · 10/08/2007 13:28

Toomuch - I've got no idea about CDs but I'll be interested to find out the answer. Someone asked about whether if you start at midnight is the day before CD1 or the day after - can't remmeber the answer though (realise none of this is helpful at all, sorry!).

Nomore - definitely come along

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 13:27

How about feeding? I'd like to bf but want DH to be involved too, so would like to express so he can feed too. Have any of you seen the breastcrawl video? It's amazing and it reminded me of how totally natural bf is - I was worried that I wouldn't get the 'hang' of it but the video just made me realise it's what the whole of the rest of nature does. (Sorry if I sound at bit mad) Will try to find link to video if anyone's not seen it?

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Millie26 · 10/08/2007 13:22

I dont have any topics, I'm too busy thinking about how brilliant the phrase 'bonging' is.

toomuchtimeonline · 10/08/2007 12:31

ok - I'm rubbish at topics.. does anyone else have any good ones..

toomuchtimeonline · 10/08/2007 12:29

Nomore - sounds like what I think I will do too - I like the idea of a routine but not a strict one and I want to be able to cuddle my baby as much as pos so I think I'm probably more attachment too!

Hope I don't get crucified for mentioning it... [looks around scared]

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 12:22

ooh - don't mention contented little baby book on MN, you'll get crucified!
I'd like to go for something in the middle - a routine, but not so strict that it can't be adapted. I'm a very tactile person, so think it'll probably be more attached than anything. (If my cat's asleep on my lap when the doorbell/phone rings I'll take him with me, more often than not cradled in a 'baby' position) It all depends on whether I approach being a Mum as I do my professional life (organised/ planned) or my home life which I can only describe as 'crisis management'!

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 12:15

Sounds like a great holiday to get away from everything - you won't have time to think about ttc, just where your next meal is coming from. Sounds wonderful actually - can I come too?

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toomuchtimeonline · 10/08/2007 12:13

p.s. I think we need a good debate to keep us going don't we... mm lets think... oh I know..

With lots of my mates having babies at the moment there is a lot of debate between the routine method (contented little baby book - i.e. feed at certain times, naps and bed at certains times, fixed bedtime routine, controlled crying etc..) and the attachment method (eg. always carrying your baby, letting your baby eat and sleep when it wants, basically letting your baby lead the way) - so what approach do you think you'll take?

I know it's naive as we're not even pregnant yet.. but I think I'm going to go for the more routine approach - what do you think?

toomuchtimeonline · 10/08/2007 12:10

Hi Guys!!

I think eggboat will now be added to the TTC No1 vocab as bonging is!!

Can't believe how excited we can get about getting spots - this ttc lark is funny isn't it! Hope it's a good sign for you Normore! And glad you've found a teensie bit of fun back in this TTC lark after all you've been thruough! I'm really hoping that the clomid does the job for you!!

Sweden sound like fun Millie - hope you're AF comes soon so that you can bong till the eggboat arrives!!

I had 2 days of spotting and proper AF today - does that still mean CD 1 is today? Even though there were 2 days of spotting? mmm

Millie26 · 10/08/2007 12:02

Haha, sodding egg boat - so unpredictable! Am off to Sweden for a back to nature trip of fishing, walking and elk spotting

No internet at all. Cant be expected when there's no running drinking water or flushing loo either. Have to collect water from a spring and wee in a glorifed bucket of cat litter. V romantic

Oo...totally know what you mean about those spots - they are linked to your hormones arent they? You've only got a few more days before you can test - woo hoo!

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nomoremagnolia · 10/08/2007 11:41

Hi all, sorry I wasn't around much yesterday either!

mollie How frustrating for you re the egg boat! (like the phrase though! ) Where are you off to for your hols?

toomuch Hello properly - sorry you've been poorly, I missed you while you were away but glad you're back . We can do more virtual shopping/baby debates now!

MT I learnt the violin at about 9 don't think my parents quite knew what they'd signed up for though! I was not musically talented, they should have realised that when I scraped (literally) a pass in grade 1&2, but got distinction on the theory - I understood all the technical stuff, just couldn't play. (I am still awful at anything musical, the difference now is that I just don't care anymore, it sounds ok in my head so it's everyone else's problem!)

My face had errupted in bad spots - you know the type where they're not black/white heads but more swelling under the skin? Well they came up a couple of days ago and now I look like I've got chicken pox! I'm secretly hoping it's a symptom, but trying to be sensible and tell myself it's not! (this Clomid's given me the enthusiasm/optimism of a rookie ttc-er - no offence to you rookies)

ps anyone seen any trace of treenie anywhere? I think she's fallen off the edge of the MN world

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Millie26 · 10/08/2007 10:07

Hello! I wasnt in the office yesterday so didnt get a chance to write - sorry you were by yourself toomuch Glad you are feeling a lot happier.
I didnt read about the triplets - that's amazing Poor woman though, suffering a blow that hard!

Really confused as to where my af has gone -
no pmt signs or anything. Am about to go on holiday so surely it should be appearing now? Really want it to start so that we can ttc properly. I refuse to keep standing on my head while downing grapefruit juice and trying to 'relax' everytime we have sex if I've missed the egg boat for this month.

Am off on hols tomorrow - back on the 22nd - keep the thread alive until then so I catch up with you all! XX

toomuchtimeonline · 09/08/2007 17:08

God it's quiet on here today.. oh well - off to cook tea! May not be back on till tomorrow now..

toomuchtimeonline · 09/08/2007 12:32

Morning Girlies!! How are we all feeling this fine sunny day!!

I'm feeling a lot better today so a lot chirpier - even feeling positive about starting a new month of TTC!

Did anyone see the story in the paper about the woman who just had identicial triplet girls - they reckon that a blow she received when she was 6 weeks pregnant caused the fertilised egg to split into 3 - how amazing is that!!?

mistlethrush · 09/08/2007 09:29

A brazil nut a day for you and dh - selenium's good... (only aim for one or two though as quite high fat, and that's bad)

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nomoremagnolia · 09/08/2007 09:22

Hi all
Sorry I didn't hang around yesterday, was v. busy! B6, EPO and grapefruit juice are all supposed to help with CM and to improve your LP. I can't remember if it was bad to take them after ov or just not neccesary. MrsMcJr was the one to ask, maybe I'll have a look back over the old threads to find out. Glad to see you all upbeat, though don't worry about the long wait GG as it'll come round soon enough and at least you're in the system. My next appt at hosp. is for Febuary 08 but hopefully I won't need it , so by that logic there should be loads of cancellations. I went to GP in Febuary (07) to start investigations and it wasn't until June that my AF started on a weekday so I could have day 1 blood test. That was frustrating!

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mistlethrush · 08/08/2007 22:34

It's been really busy on here since the new thread started - clearly good title!

Graysongirl - sorry its taking so long to get appointment - I remember it being rather like that in terms of poss IVF dates etc - only gets different after mp on possible follow up (Kensgirl, please note!). At least you've got things starting to be investigated - that's the main thing. If you're like me, you might find that it takes until the day before you're due to go to the clinic to start whatever treatment when you discover BFP - at which point the fun starts!

Hi everyone. Its good to see that everyone's generally very positive again. Keep up the good work!

toomuchtimeonline · 08/08/2007 17:08

Catch you all tomorrow - I'm off to try and make tea..

graysongirl · 08/08/2007 16:34

Symptom spotting is the worst as so many of my period due symptoms are the same as possible pg symptoms so I try really hard to ignore it!!!
Easier said than done though

Also just remembered that nurse said to bd evry other day from Day 12 to Day 23 due to varied ovulation, Crikey!!! Usually go from about Day 18 so thats a few extra baby sex dates for me and DH, he loves it really

Must sign off now as got house type jobs to do before tea, how exciting .
Speak in a week or so, happy bding everyone!!

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