TTC 4th baby at 39

Thank you for the reassurance and words of wisdom ladies. @jellybean55 I've got everything crossed for you for your test tomorrow 🤞🤞🤞 . I really hope you will get your bfp. If it's negative you get to party the weekend away and get drunk like there's no tomorrow 🥳 if it's positive, I hope you've got decent excuses lined up for not drinking 🤣
@msanne I'm also having a glass of wine tonight. In fact, I'm on my second already eeek. I kind of sabotaged myself after dtd by going straight to the toilet so I'm not really hopeful anyway. Oh well, we shall see.

@Hopetobeamumof4 I hope you're having a lovely time of you did decide to go out

Have a lovely long weekend everyone 🌞🍹🌴

@jellybean55 - I am 38 - I will be 39 in December. I don't feel old (even though I might look it with my brood - they are driving me NUTS today)!

Good luck testing tomorrow morning - and I say getting drunk if it is a negative is perfectly acceptable too - go for it! I have decided I am going to have a glass of wine tonight - life is stressful enough at the moment and I am living for the little things hahaha :)

Look forward to getting your results! xx

@msanne yeah I agree, it’s ok to have doubts. How old are you if you don’t mind me asking? Think I’m the oldest on here 🙈 I feel ok today, I get bad anxiety & think I may of been feeling sick because of this festival I’m at tomorrow. Ridiculous isn’t it? 😂 I’ll test in the morning just to be double sure & then get drunk 🤣

@Hopetobeamumof4 Awwh yes, I hope you have a nice time whatever you decide on doing tonight xx

@Monicatatie - not silly at all! I am also in my 2ww now and hubbie and I were saying last night as much as we want this last baby, are we REALLY sure?! Similar to you, we also have the car but the thought of toys, clothes and all the "admin" is already stressing me out! I wish we could wait a few years and then go for it - but like @jellybean55 says - time is not on our side.

I reckon we will know once and for all in 2 weeks time whether it is to be or not - so keep your options open, for what will be, will be!

@jellybean55- how are you feeling? Are you doing another pregnancy test?

@Hopetobeamumof4 - have you decided whether you are going out tonight? If you do - enjoy yourself!

xoxo

@Monicatatie No I don’t think it’s silly having those thoughts at all. I’ve had discussions with my husband at how we’d struggle financially but like you say, I would struggle with coming to that final decision, especially when time isn’t on my side. Again like you said, the disappointment when you get a negative is kind of what’s making me realise I really want this. I’ll worry about the other bits if it happens 🙈😂 xx

@jellybean55 I am in the tww now, I think I'm 1 or 2 dpo. But I had a crisis of confidence last night and started doubting once again if going for another baby is really wise. I'm still going back and forth in my head, it's so annoying. I was disappointed last month when we were unsuccessful. I would love another one but cant help feeling guilty for making the kids share rooms. We've already got the big car, so it's really just about the rooms. And the space to put all their clothes and toys. Is it silly to be so materialistic? I'm a bit worried about work too, as we have no family to help and will struggle with childcare costs. It means not being able to work for another 2 or 3 years. So we said we would stop ttc if unsuccessful this month. Not sure I will be able to fully accept it and be at peace with the decision

@Hopetobeamumof4 I love that bracelet, what a lovely idea 🥰 Are you going to go out tomorrow? It might do you good, you could always come home if it gets too much? Can understand you not going though.

Bloody bum bag 🙈 they wear them across the body now & not around the waist 😂 I’ve been panic buying so much shit for this festival, I’ll be glad when it’s all over. 😂

@msanne I agree that the fun can go out of the sex when ttc, it’s sometimes like a chore isn’t it? Or is that just me? 🙈

@Monicatatie are you in the 2WW now?

So I tested today as I was out shopping & felt really sick, it was obviously negative. I’m not due on my period till the 31st, I’ve been having bad cramps today too 😞 Bet you my period arrives at this bloody festival 🙈 xx

@monicatatie, yes sounds like we will be in the tww together...keeping everything crossed and feeling quite anxious about not only the tww but the following 8 weeks until the scan! We must keep each other going!
As for the rest of the hols; we are planning on hopefully doing a beach day trip before the weekend, if the weather holds....other than that, I will be chilling in my garden too! Really feel cheated out of a summer this year!

Xx

Im sure you will look amazing in your party outfits @jellybean55 @Hopetobeamumof4

What a beautiful bracelet and such a lovely keepsake @Hopetobeamumof4 ❤
Great to have you on board @msanne looks like we'll be more or less in the tww together 😊 I felt cramps today and my flo app saying I ovulated today, although I got my positive opk today. Who knows!
Nothing too exciting planned for the rest of the week, just chilling out in the sunshine. What about you?

Hi Ladies,

Sorry that I've been MIA - it's been a funny old week. I've finally agreed a return to work date of November so am feeling a bit better now - 2 more months before returning to the daily grind (hopefully preggers again)!

@Hopetobeamumof4 - lovely to see your fertility bracelet - it is beautiful and what a thoughtful keepsake.

@Monicatatie - we decided to go for it and see if anything happens over the next couple of months (if not, we figure it is not meant to be). I've been testing using the Clearblue OPK - I got low fertility last Friday, followed by high fertility on Saturday and Sunday, followed by my Peak fertility yesterday. We managed to dtd on Saturday and Sunday and Yesterday too - I don't think I have the energy to dtd again tonight but we shall see. It is weird that dtd for making a baby takes the fun out of it sometimes. It also doesn't help that my 6 year old is currently waking up mulitple times during hte night and just stands in the dark in our bedroom doorway - hahaha! My stomach is feeling funny though - like i've done lots of sit ups - i'm certain it is because I must be ovulating though...not symptom spotting for the next two weeks is going to be tough!

All of you ladies are so good with uniforms - I am just ironing last terms kit! Have you all got anything exciting planned for the last week of summer hols or over bank holiday?

Lots of baby dust to you all xoxo

@Monicatatie Camping was so good, a much nicer site than when we went to Cornwall & much closer too. Think we’re going to book again for the first weekend in October.

Yey to your positive opk! Good luck with your sex marathon 😂 That’s what it becomes doesn’t it?

I bought 2 cheapie tests from Asda so will test on Saturday morning. I wouldn’t normally test that early but needs must. This is going to be a really boozy day too, 12 hours 🙈 I’m too old for this 😂 People will definitely know I’m pregnant if I don’t drink as yes I’m that person who loves to have a piss up!…so I’ll have to pretend. I highly doubt I will be though. X

Wow you're so lucky, have great fun the festival! Camping must have been so nice too. Are you going to test before going to the festival? I realised I booked a very boozy lunch date with a friend just when I'm due, hopefully I'll know either way before I meet her.
I havent even started buying any of the uniform stuff, I'm soooooo bad. I should probably buy it this week, as they go back next week eeeeek!
So this morning I tested with fmu and I definitely got a strong positive. I'm already on cd16, I'm ovulating so late but i knew that already. We dtd last night, so we'll have to do it tonight and tomorrow again, and maybe the day after that. Talk about a sex marathon 🤣

Hi everyone, I’ve just got back from camping in Wales. Had absolutely no Wi-fi or data left on my phone which was a nightmare but also very nice at the same time 😂

@Hopetobeamumof4 Awwh I hope you are ok, like you say, at least it’s all over now. Big hugs to you ❤️

@Sunnytimes21 wow at those charts! That’s what you call organised! I might have to start doing this.

@Monicatatie How’s things with you? Have you had your second line yet?

Yes I can’t wait for my boy to be back at school, he’s getting bored at home now. Got his uniform yesterday, bloody hell it’s so expensive! Still need to get shoes & pe kit too. Last minute here 🙈

No symptoms here for me, but period not due for another week. Got this festival to go to at weekend & trying to find something to wear is a nightmare , I just look OLD! 🤣🤣 I actually bought a bumbag!! Needless to say it’s going back 🙈🤣

I did another one but the test line was fainter, it got darker after the 10 minutes. I wanted to do another again in the afternoon but I didnt have time. And now I've drank too much water so pretty useless. We dtd yesterday and should probably do it tonight too but he might be too tired. Sorry Tmi alert, I'm trying to go by cm but because we are dtd quite regularly at the moment, I cant tell if what I'm seeing is cm or sperm

Does anyone know how long a test is valid for? Cause on mine, the test line always gets much darker with time but well over 10 minutes

I took an opk this morning ans only had one line. I didnt dump the test and now its showing two dark lines, so several hours later. It's not valid, right?

@Hopetobeamumof4 apparently she's invested in heavy duty washing machines
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-biggest-family-radfords-share-24808906
But the worst part for me is folding it and putting it away. I don't even iron things anymore. 22 is madness, I dont think she'll ever stop

@Hopetobeamumof4 madness! Imagine all the laundry 😱

@Hopetobeamumof4 glad it went okay and it's all over now.

Has anyone ever watched the show called my 10 kids and me? I watched it for the first time this week, now I think 4 kids must be easy peasy 🤣