August - first month of TTC? Join me!

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Hiya,

I put August as its a little late for July!

I'm TTC number 4(!)

Due to test on the 15th August but don't think we have much chance this month as its only our first and DH has been ill for a few days and now I've got the bug, so not much romance happening!

So just wonderded if anyone is just starting TTC and wanted to join me?

Blimey - I disappear for a few days and two BFPs come along at once!!!!!!!!!

CONGGRATULATIONS to you both! So chuffed!

Klou the scane is gorgeous! Glad your little one was waving to you. Am 15 weeks now here. Sickness stopped (thank god - hope that Madkatz and Iwish that you escape it) though I did have a tummy bug/cold over the last few days - seem to have managed to sleep it off though.

wow madkatz thats BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am so so so pleased for you!!!!!!!!!!! you must be so so happy and relieved that all the peeing on a stick is over i was starting to feel abit bad about going on about being pg when you werent cause we are on the conception thread afterall, and i half expected you to tell me to sod off onto another thread

iwish glad you got your telling of the parents over

gruffalo how are you feeling? are you more tired than usual? i am absoloutly knackered by the end of the day, especially if i have been at work.

Hi Liz - not too bad, thanks. How are you doing? I do get tired - have been trying to make sure I get a couple of early nights a week. And I've decided not to feel too bad if DS has to put up woth CBeebies after I pick him up from his childminder if I'm having a tired day. Am much better than the early days though... With the tiredness thing last time someone told me 'never stand when you can sit, sit when you can lie, or just lie down when you can sleep' - they were dead right. Have work got anywhere you can escape for a lie down (I can use the first aid room if I feel I need to).

Apart from that I'm getting some pelvic pain - I had it with the last preg so at least I know what it is. Just making sure I don't wear heels or do other things that aggravate it. I think I might start preg yoga soon as it helped the last time.

Klou how is the sickness? Are you starting to feel a bit better?

Hi Gruffalo good to see you again, smashing news eh about the 2 girlies :)

Not been feeling any sickness since beginning of the month now, thankfully was never actually sick (fingers crossed Iwish and Madkatz don't get any either).

Did start reading about how some women get 'late' sickness, hoping not me!

Glad your parent were happy Iwish, I bet they can't wait!!!!

Signing off too, going to watch PS I Love You. Read the book in September on holiday, highly recommend it, the book was beautiful :)

xx

Morning Ladies.

Was rather hoping I would get the sickness thing but think it may be on its way, don't feel like eating anything and even coffee doesn't do anything for me this morning...the taste is digusting!!

We told everyone yesterday, all family and close friends. I know its very early but I was worried we'd put our foot in it somewhere/somehow so this way we can openly talk about it! Everyone is over the moon.

How are we all? How you feeling Iwish?

soz that should have been "wouldn't" get the sickness!!!

madkatz my appetite is like that, i just dont fancy anything. i had alot of crispbread with dairylea on in the evenings as i couldt face an evening meal.

i have been eating alot of crap, chinese and stuff like that as it is my favourite food and the only thing i can get excited about

so far i have been lucky and not put any weight on, but do look loads bigger in the stomach than i did pre pg

Rang the doctors this morning and they don't want to see me,all they have done is put a note out for the midwife to ring me when she's in on Thursday

oh, thats abit dissappointing isnt it odd how different areas have diffrent ways of doing things?

Coffee is usually my 'thing', hubby bought me a proper machine Xmas 2009, but not touched a drop since November, ugh!

Know exactly what you mean with the appetite MadKatz, not wanting to eat at all. I've just finished filling in my proper pregnancy journal I got for Xmas (until I got my date on scan, couldn't fill it in properly). Just been reading back over the last 2 months about my appetite etc, and finally got an appetite back after 4 weeks, so hoping you won't be too bad with it.

Glad you have told some friends and family, that is the best part after finding out you're preg, and up to your scan! It's so nice when people are excited for you :)

Hoping you won't be too sick.

Do you fancy some free nappies ladies??
Asda are giving away a baby box at the mo, usually £5, if you go to join their mother and baby group, it should be there.

Also if you go to freenappies.co.uk you can also get a huge box of 104 nappies free. You have to sign up to one of their 'offers' (I did Lovefilm 14 day trial as it was free), have a referral to a friend (one of you lot) and get your nappies.
If we all refer each other, we're quids in!.

My referral link is freenappies.co.uk/index.php?referral=205217 :)

Hi madkatz. I'm ok thanks, boobs are sore on and off and still have a few cramps but all in all I'm good :). How are you?
I saw my doctor and he just referred me to the antenatal
Clinic. He only saw me because I just made an appt and didn't tell them why on the phone (I have an underactive thyroid which is worrying me) Roll on 12 weeks so we can see the little one!!

Big waves and hugs to klou Liz and gruffalo :)

Know I'm getting away with myself, but just wanted to buy SOMETHING with some relevance to little one. Just bought 3 Winnie the Pooh canvas prints for nursery, a Winnie the Pooh bath thermometer and 12 plug socket blank things, ha ha! Going to start my baby box :) won't be such a blow to have to spend a fortune when little one gets here :) (I did this for our Wedding over 18 months, so it spread the cost a bit)
George are doing multi pack baby grows and vests etc too, very reasonable, we don't have an Asda, so will see if anywhere else does them x

Awww klou bet it felt lovely buying things for the baby :). Are you excited for when you can buy the pram and nursery furniture?

We are watching one born every minute. I'll be crying soon! Dp still gets a bit squeamish bless him.

Hi all. Madkatz great that you're family and friends are excited. It's lovely to be able to share it. My mum's been unwell and our news has really cheered her up - she's much brighter and already planning things... Iwish hope you get your antenatal clinic appointment soon. It feels like ages to get to the firs scan but it is so exciting.

Klou thanks for the nappy tip off - will do it later. I have to confess I bought a moses basket from Mamas and Papas in their sale just after the 12 week scan. We borrowed one for DS and as so much of this little bean's stuff will be hand-me-downs, I wanted to get something that was new to him/her... Has been making me very clucky... no pram to buy etc but do need to kit out the spare bedroom for DS. Have to decide between a dinosaur, train, plane or boat theme. He's lobbying for dinosaurs... BTW I got some lovely vests and babygrows from Sainsbury's when DS was newborn. Not quite as cheap as Asda but were still way cheaper than mothercare etc and good material. Also have you thought about checking out your nearest NCT nearly new sales? there's often one in March /April. And for anything you don't mind havng second-hand they're brill. I got a baby bjorn babycarrier for DS in really good condition for £10 when I was up the duff with him... And if you join (maybe to do antenatal classes) you get in to the sale 15 mins before everyone else. Gotta go supposed to be working...

Gruffalo - whats NCT?

DH and I are planning to go to the Baby Show at the NEC in Birmingham 20th-22nd May. Anyone else interested?

yes i think i am going to go to that one, i will feel justified in going to that one, i thought about going to the february one but thought it was too early!

Cool, we'll have to check if we're going on the same day and maybe meet there for a coffee?

Will keep it in mind if we are back in the Midlands around then. Think I would end up spending a fortune though!! Typical, the NEC only used to be a short train journey for me before we moved to Wales :)

God, I've gone crazy!

Just ordered
6 white sleeveless bodysuits (3 each of first 2 sizes),
6 white baby sleep suits (3 each first 2 sizes),
3 cream embroidered bodysuits,
6 muslin cloths,
2 teddy fleece blankets,
2 pairs scratch mitts,
6 pairs socks,
1 teddy hooded towel,
2 hats (I love my Mummy/I love my Daddy),
10 bibs
and a partridge in a pear treeeeeeeee! (OK so not the partridge).

Found a pram/pushchair/car seat combo that I like, and also the nursery furniture (white).

God, someone stop me!!!!!

Ok klou step away from the computer lol!!

I can't say anything I was looking at prams :). Will stay away from ordering though until after my scan in what feels like a million years.

I hope you all have fun at the baby shows, I hope they have one round my neck of the woods.

Do any of you ladies use eBay?

wow Klou that's some speedy shopping!

NCT is the National Childbirth Trust. Local branches arrange events which anyone can go to) including nearly new sales. They also have really good helplines (again open to anyone) - I've used the Breastfeeding Support line and the early pregnancy one. Will try to dig out the web link but it might need to wait as DS needs to go to bed... Here it is: NCT - you can search for your local brach and events there I think...

I do use ebay - especially for towys but I also got a lot of cot bedding from it which was brill and saved a fortune.

toys, not towys... (sounds like a welsh town)

Lol towys gruffalo!

Have a look at this shop. It seems to have some good prices, I was having a nosey the other day.

stores.ebay.co.uk/Online4baby.

i buy quite alot off ebay, its great!

ohh madkatz that sounds great, meeting up!

i have found a pushchair/pram that i love too, its a obaby zynergi 3tec in the purpl black but itsn ot out till march. will have to wait till then to go to kiddicare and road test it, god i am so so excited about going there, its only 40 mins away but not open on sundays

klou that really is alot!!!! i love to buy stuff in shops too though, i like to feel stuff and asda have the most gorgeous muslins in pink and blu with starts and hearts on ,but seeing as we are not going to find out what it is i will have to wait.

i have decided to put £10 a week away to have a spending spree when it does come..waahhheeeyyyy

Online4baby is where I've seen the pram combo I want Iwish, it's the NEW HAUCK i'COO PLATON 8 PUSHCHAIR-CARRYCOT-CAR SEAT, but I want to look in the shops first before I just jump in! But that's the kind of thing I want.

I love ebay!! But just bought all this lot from George as postage was only £2.95. Got my baby box started now, and it only cost £40!!

Know what you mean about feeling stuff Liz, this is just the start stuff

Towy river down the road from us Gruffalo lol