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We are jolly well going to get preggers this month and keep it with some Rat smacking, pom pom waving, baking, visualising and brooking no argument. JUST FERTILISE!

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farfallarocks · 15/08/2011 17:45

Ladies, here we are.
Let's crack on.

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havealittlefaithbaby · 15/08/2011 19:45

Howdy ladies, today I saw a car reg BFP!!! It's clearly a sign!

jenfraggle · 15/08/2011 19:47

Yep, I'll agree with you there have. Must be a sign.

thelittlefriend · 15/08/2011 19:51

Scream here is the birth story you've been after:

Wake up with strong contractions at 3am.
Get to hospital at 5.55am.
Midwife tells me I'm fully dilated on first examination at 6am.
Gorgeous dd born at 6.40am, with just gas & air to help.

I just brooked no argument Wink

Imps7 · 15/08/2011 19:52

I shall be visualising birth with reference to your story little!

GenericDietCola · 15/08/2011 19:52

Oh wow - I go away for a couple of hours and you're all talking birth stories! Now this is what I was talking about with the visualisation!

Scream my birth story is a nice one (honest). Contractions started right on cue on my due date, nice and gentle so DH and I did a jigsaw because we know how to live! Gradually got stronger through the evening, during which I used my birthing ball (great invention). Woke up around 1 am with big contraction, leapt out of bed in dramatic fashion saying 'this is it - I'm in labour!', phoned hospital, went straight in. Examination showed I was 2cm so had the choice to go home or stay in. I decided to go home and continue with my plan of a nice, relaxed early labour. DH went back to bed, while I laboured on my hands and knees watching News 24 (it was the middle of the night). Woke DH a couple of hours later, back to hospital, in established labour. Got in lovely birthing pool - wonderful experience. The warm water was heaven. So relaxed and peaceful. Went quite quickly from there and DD born 12h after that 1st strong contraction. I did have quite a long pushing bit and needed ventouse because of back to back baby, but it really wasn't bad at all and the exhilaration of giving birth was wonderful! I cannot wait to do it all again.

Love the new place. Dream and Scream can't wait to see your BFP news tomorrow!

GenericDietCola · 15/08/2011 19:56

Wow Little your birth story is ace! Isn't gas and air wonderful? Oh and I am usually a bit of a wimp when it comes to pain, but it was totally manageable for me on just gas and air because I kept reminding myself why I was in pain ie to meet DD and, yes, I brooked no argument!

ScreamIfYouWantToGoFaster · 15/08/2011 20:11

Wow those stories are great! Totally inspiring! Generic it's comforting to know you're not usually good with pain but you managed so well, I'm hopeless with pain usually! I will be focusing on my DC and brooking no argument! (once I clear the minor issue of the pee stick endorsement of course!)

Little you are my new hero!! That sounds literally perfect!

Thank you so much to everyone who's added a story, you've really calmed me down. This really has been worrying me a lot this week! (stupidly early I know!)

NinjaChipmunk · 15/08/2011 20:42

Wow, some lovely birth stories there. Having ds was a little difficult (needed ventouse and stitches) but my midwives were fantastic and lovely and efficient and let us know what was happening all the time and quite frankly knowing this little bundle is being put in your arms at the end of it is amazing. We spent most of the labour (midwife led unit) with low lighting, on a medicine ball, listening to music until I needed pethidine and promptly passed out after being given it (think dp was rather glad as it gave his hand some time to recover from me squeezing it with every contraction.). Gas and air is great too although I refused to let go of it for the entire time. Felt rather spaced out for a good few days........
Loving the new home we have here and already there are loads of baked goodies (I love sausage rolls, thanks imps)

dreamfeeder · 15/08/2011 21:02

scream One of my friends got pg accidentally on honeymoon- really didn't want children then- in fact, she didn't desperately ever want them but her DH did so they agreed in 4-5 years time. She was totally panicked from the word go, on the phone sobbing to her mum etc etc. She did hypnothreapy CD stuff during her pregnancy, is a tiny size 6-8 and had a 4 hour labour in the birthing pool with her music on and only midwife and her DH there. She said it was wonderful.

Another friend said it couldn't have gone more smoothly, very similar, painful but she felt it was managable and every contraction brought her closer to meeting her DD etc, no tearing nothing.... 6 hours total (or maybe 6 hours in hospital, 8 hours in total)!!!

And one of my best friends had a home birth for her first birth- her DD is 4 weeks younger than mine. She said the midwife arrived, she opened the door, the midwife looked her up and down and said 'no, you're not in labour, you look far too comfortable'. She was, and DD was born that evening. She said it was fantastic- an hour and a half after her DD was born, the midwife had made her have a shower and get dressed, and then she left and there they were, her, DH and the baby. She said they were looking at each going, 'errr, right, so what do we do now!?'

And little and generic, you put me to shame, I am in awe.... You are both my new heroes Grin Though i COULD have done it better if not induced so i tell myself

Well, now I'm super broody, but as i have ONE pee stick, I shall not be wasting it early tmw but waiting til Wed AT LEAST!! After all, will make no difference to my BFP if its happening

have, thats a sign if ever I saw one.

dreamfeeder · 15/08/2011 21:05

Do the hypno- CD stuff scream to prepare you for baby-scream's arrival. Its all visualisation, and imagining yourself going through it scream I was SO scared i wanted an elective section for DD, but while I could have opted for section twice in my labour (after 16 hours of drip up and one-minute contractions, i was getting nowhere- not even 1cm dilated and was offered section) and i said no!!!! that would NEVER have happened without my CD Grin. And meant I could lift things, drive after 2 weeks (i didn't want to before then!) etc etc. Natural birth is the way to go Grin

GenericDietCola · 15/08/2011 21:43

I know I probably sound like a loon but I spent a lot of time close to DD's due date doing positive visualisation about how the birth would go. I didn't read any books about this or do the hypnotherapy CDs (but I'm sure they would have been very useful). I'm sure it helped, because when in labour I went into a trance, just repeating the same mantra over and over with each contraction: it's just DC moving down. I've said to friends in rl that I enjoyed the pain, which I know sounds weird, but it was a good pain because I knew it was achieving something.

Scream and other first timers, you will be fine!

Ooh Dream I like your restraint and you're quite right - the result will be the same, however long you wait to find out!

dreamfeeder · 15/08/2011 21:50

generic, yes, i think if you can do the positive birth visualisation you don't need the CD. I couldn't- i went straight to Panic Mode!!! Hence CD was my life saver and did save me a section, I am 100% sure Grin

GenericDietCola · 15/08/2011 21:53

I think refusing a section must have taken balls of steel lots of determination Dream - well done! At one point (which turned out to be transition) I thought 'if someone says epidural I am having one!'. Anyhoo, turned out it was way too late for all that so I did it with just G&A.

dreamfeeder · 15/08/2011 22:04

Ha generic! I think refusing a section was temporary madness. DH was pushing for a section, Consultant was fine with that, DH really didn't think it was going to happen after 20 hours and NO dilation. I did have an epidural after 12 or 13 hours though. Was good but wore off and then the top up didn't seem to work. Plus they had 5 goes to get it in and I had 5 months of back pain afterwards- but that is SO unusual. I was just unlucky. And I'd STILL do it again, so can't be that bad. It's just one day of your life and you have the baby forever Grin

ScreamIfYouWantToGoFaster · 15/08/2011 22:09

You ladies are all amazing! I'm in awe! I'm greatly encouraged. In addition to the independent midwife (and 8 week scan) I will also be booking in with a pregnancy hypnotherapist! (I'm sure DH will be thrilled, ahem).

Solars · 15/08/2011 22:32

So here you all are, how long have I been away for Confused ?? This thread moves fast doesn't it?!

Loving the new place, mmmm lemon slices lovely :)

These birthing stories are great, thank you all for sharing. Positive visualisation is definitley the way to go

jaggythistle · 15/08/2011 22:33

my only possible symptom is being bloody tired!

my birth story is fairly rubbish, disappointing emcs ending, but my DS is awesome and i want another small person asap, so i don't care!

night night...

BabySade · 15/08/2011 22:39

Dream if you can wait till Wednesday that's a good idea, I drove myself mad with pee sticks last month. I now only have one CBD in the house which I have made DH hide from me. Anyway your only delaying the gratification you will certainly be getting on Wednesday Grin

I am loving all the birth stories as I'm very nosy! I must admit to being so terrified of giving birth that everytime I think about pushing a baby out of my fanjo I feel sick. Also I can't get my head around the idea that I'm going to have to let so many people become familiar with my fanjo. I get stressed enough about having my smear test.

My solution to this problem is to simply get upduffed as then I will have no choice in the matter!

ScreamIfYouWantToGoFaster · 16/08/2011 07:33

Hi ladies. Sorry to start the day off with a disappointing report, but as expected it was a BFN for me this morning. It's only 9 DPO so I wasn't really expecting any other outcome although I still feel surprisingly gutted it's just that it's DH's birthday today and I just wanted to see if I could make it extra special!

Anyway I will be staying well away from those deceitful pee sticks until Friday now. The everyday testing I tried last month was a bit soul destroying, and this month I don't want anything interfering with my positive visualisation and BROOKING NO ARGUMENT!

Has anyone else caved decided to try their luck on an early test? Or is everyone holding fast until later in the week?

farfallarocks · 16/08/2011 08:03

Morning gals,
I am glad you like the colours, F&B and a bit of Paint and Paper Library thrown in.
Lombok has gone into administation so I have managed to pick up a few bits and pieces, makes the place look quite Zen don't you think?

I love the positive birth stories.

Scream, way too early to test, I know where you are coming from though, I did the same on DH's birthday in April because I really wanted to wrap up the pee stick as a present!

Dream I admire your resolve!
I have had the least stressful 2ww ever as I know there is no chance this month so bring on AF (also due Friday) as I am absolutely brooking no argument this month.

Had a good chat with DH last night -and gave him a basic biology lesson-- as he asked if was ovulating this weekend as well as last, shish. Had to explain tghe whole fertile window chat, I mean honestly, I had no idea he was so daft.
He has agreed to be more of a sport next month so fingers crossed.

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GenericDietCola · 16/08/2011 08:58

Oh Scream sorry it was BFN but you know that's just cos it was too early and you are still preggers. Brook no argument.

Baby I had the same fears, being quite a private prudish person but when in labour you do not care how many people see your fanjo, you just want to get the baby out! You will be fine.

Jaggy OMG tiredness is deffo a sign! Eat a lemon slice quick, you need the sugar.

Farfalla love the decor darling. Glad you had The Chat with DH last night. My DH is probably more clueless than yours - he would have no idea and we don't talk about it as I think he would feel the pressure just like other people have described, so I just clamber on when the time is right.

How are you today, Dream and Scarlet?

dreamfeeder · 16/08/2011 09:06

Morning rRat Smackers!

I am worried AF is about to rock up- feel a bit that way. But am holding out and brooking No Argument until the last minute Smile

babysade, when i got pg with DD i was so terrified i was literally sobbing at the thought for months and praying for her to be breech so I could have a section. I totally fell out with my first midwife about it, who kept saying, 'go to all the education sessions, it'll help' when actually knowing too much and having friends and DH who have all worked on maternity and shared horror stories was the problem.... Until my hypno-CD at 30 weeks, and my transformation to I'll do it naturally which really helped and got me demanding to keep going after 20 hours of agony and an easy way out.... I was due for a section at 11 am if I hadn't progressed, managed to put off being checked til a bit after 12, and had dilated to nearly 4cm. If i can do it, you'll think it's a walk in the park Wink

farfalla, biology lessons, good skills! my friends hairdresser said it was only when trying for her second and couldn't get pg that her gp explained you had to have sex in the middle of your cycle. and she already had one child!! Hmm

how are you scarlet? Brooking No Argument I hope. Hows the backache?

dreamfeeder · 16/08/2011 09:20

and sorry, forgot to say, you just tested too early scream, you're still totally upduffed

i am going to attempt to stick to my original plan and not test until Friday the weekend.... I was always going for the 20/21st... if AF doesn't get me

GenericDietCola · 16/08/2011 10:36

Keep up the brooking Dream!

Who's next for confirmation then, is it Scarlet tomorrow? Then Dream on Friday (or weekend), followed by Scream

Any more?

maybebabyR · 16/08/2011 11:49