With angel babies in the sky, some of us expecting rainbow babies, others still ttc and definitely swi!!

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started new thread! we do talk a lot, don't we?

at your testing pact, Mel and Blue! It's not over until the fat lady sings...and I didn't get a BFP until 6 weeks after my last period. Go forth and multiply, as it were.

Cheese, my lovie, sorry to hear that you're still in pain. Hope it gets better soon. Have you had SPD before? I ask because I had it a bit at the end of my pregnancy (not the extent of having crutches, just the constant nagging pain) and I can already hear my pelvis crunching as I move around, so I am somewhat apprehensive about the future. Thank goodness you heard the baby's heartbeat! At 12+1 that's really good, isn't it? Good luck tomorrow with the diabetes nurse and the finger pricks!

Yay, someone is coming to fix the septic tank tomorrow morning! Hoorah. Dog was well enough to beg me to take him for a walk this afternoon (although it was only a little 15 min walk and he was limping again by the end of it), so I think he's feeling better.

Mel and Blue I'm the same as Too in that I didn't get a positive test for ages after my last period so it's definitely not over yet! Fingers crossed for you both still

Too I have had it before but this pain has been since the crash and quite different to the spd I've had previously. I can feel and hear a clicking on one side of my hip which feel strange. The dr did warn me that they don't usually try this early but that he'd give it a go but that if he couldn't find it not to worry; that was when I confessed to having tried myself a few weeks ago and finding it! It only took him about 30 seconds and was quite reassuring. Haven't had the doppler out lately at home and actually didn't cross my mind to!

Glad someone is coming to fix your tank! Hope it doesn't take too long. Aww poor dog, hope he's feeling better soon.

Not looking forward to tomorrow but at least it's a morning appointment so I don't have all day to worry. Have to hang about afterwards as dh is being seen just after lunch too for blood tests after the weekend.

So knackered all the time now, I can't seem to keep up with life at the moment. Is anyone else feeling movements? I am quite sure that I am, I felt movements early with my others but this is more definite, not fluttery but stronger. Not kicks like when they're bigger but definitely baby movements! It's a really nice feeling actually :)

Cheese glad you ve heard heartbeat. Yes , my bag is prettyuch packed. As I said I won't pack GILS to lastinute.
blue and Mel sorry about BFN s maybe it's too early???
Shakey glad you ve got your scans sorted.
Dachs hope you wowed your consultant!!!
It's so hot here been boiling at work and so busy again totally full clinics and a walk in clinic at lunch time that ends up with ad many patients as the other clinics . Hope fully I can make it at work for next 2 weeks it's getting very hard. I m up at night at least 3 times and my cankles are awful!!!!
Off to rest now, hope all are ok? Xxx

angel I couldn't find anything nice to wear so I'm not sure I wowed him, but he is going to scan me every week until further notice, so I did something right! Sorry you are finding work hard - are you sure you're going to be able to stick it out until the planned date?

cheese Sorry you're feeling so sore :( Hope the appointment tomorrow goes well and you don't feel too much like a pincushion afterwards

I hope it was just too early and that you both get a BFP

too Yay for the septic tank being fixed - I hope it's not too traumatic or smelly! I'm glad the dog seems to be getting better :)

Oh my, lots of posts to catch up on, I have just got back from acupuncture so a bit tired!
green I had lots of problems with people ignoring me when I went back to work so I don't really have anything to do with most of them now, they are not my friends and I don't have the energy to bother with them. I know thats not the most helpful thing to hear but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone x
shakey I got told I would have a 20 and 28 week scan too, I lost Ciaran at 24 weeks so that is just not good enough, I have been promised that I will see the actual consultant in a couple of weeks and I am sure he will say different.
too glad your dog is feeling a bit better x
cheese no movements for me yet but I didnt feel Ciaran till 19 weeks so not expecting to feel any for a while yet.
dachs yay for weekly scans, maybe I need to put more of an effort in to getting ready for appointments - lol.
angel are you a nurse? I am too x
blue and mel sorry about the bfn's but fx they turn into bfp's x

Have just poured water down my front in an attempt to take my folic acid and aspirin. Apparently I can't even drink properly at the moment!

Cheese, hope your hip gets better soon. I haven't exactly been feeling movements, but I do feel little flutters, but I am fairly sure that they are all higher up than my womb even is at the moment! At 10 weeks the baby would still be in the pelvis, right? So it must just be gas or imagination. I must remember to ask at the booking scan if I have an anterior placenta again (really hope I don't!). I must have been about 19 or 20 weeks before feeling Thea move.

I am feeling muscular twinges in my tummy fairly often - in all different locations around my tummy, but they are definitely muscular and not baby-related. I wonder if it just means that my tummy muscles are f*cked at present? I did manage the first 12 days of 30 Day Shred in June [proud emoticon], but perhaps that wasn't enough to restore my tummy. Maybe I should actually use that pregnacy pilates DVD I bought nearly a year ago and haven't opened.

Ciwi, is the acupuncture for relaxation? Does it help?

Angel, hope you get lots of rest - you sound like you've had a hard day! Not long to go now...

Dachs, you certainly sound like you wowed him! Yay for weekly scans!

Too you mucky pup!! I ve been spilling stuff down my front for about 5 months now!!! Sick of it!!! X
Ciwi yes I am, I m a specialist sister at a sexual health clinic. What area do you work in? X
dacha fab news about weekly scans. I ve had 2 weekly scans up to 16 weeks, then
4 weekly scans up to the end. Don t know if I m going to make it to 7 th October but 1 day at a time. From next Monday I ve got 9 days to work then a week off so as I say 1 day at a time.
Sleep well all xxx

Hello all
mel and blue, you have really made me giggle with your sneaky poas escapades . Sorry you both had BFN, will keep fx that it is just too early still.
too glad you are having the tank sorted soon, work is going well at the moment.
angel and ciwi I am also a nurse and funnily enough I was also a specialist in family planning so similar to you angel. My new job is as a school nurse at a boarding school which so far is going well.
shakey happy belated birthday, hope you had a good day
cheese I really hope your body stops aching soon, horay for hearing the heartbeat
dachs that is fab news that you are going to be scanned so often, BIG star sticker for your consultant
green hoping that work becomes a little easier for you

mel and blue fx crossed it was just to early.

Ive taken the day off work, just didnt want to go in. Im looking for other work so going to spend most of the day looking at job posts on the net.

Oh green, I am sorry that you feel that is the best option . Are you going to take a whole new direction as to what you do as I remember that you were concerned with the chemicals (before the stupid people)??
Take care.

razz actually this job is in a new direction for me and really I have never liked it, Im trained to be a countryside ranger, but couldnt find any work. Took this job as a gardener as it was outside which I love! And it was really a stop gap untill I could find something else. Now that we are buying a place we are tied to the area so it makes it even more difficult to find a ranger job or something like it. Im really passionate about wildlife and being enviro friendly and I just havnt been able to do that at this job. They do employ rangers too but due to the council being given less money and the budget cuts they are not taking on any more staff. I have tried to move up the job scale at the council but Im hindered by my gender (well thats what I think) And in the last few months they did have some higher positions going but I wasnt in the right frame of mind for an interview.
So at the moment Im supposed to be taking it easy in this office based roll they have made up for me, but I have realised over this week that really Im doing the job my boss should be but hes too lazy to do it. And to be honest I cant be bothered with it all. So its just a means to an end at the moment, I just want the money. I hate my bosses they are all w@*#ers!

Good news though I have heard that the flat we are buying is now in the hands of the housing group so we should be in in the next couple of weeks! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

green fantastic news about your flat, that is something fab to look forward to. It will be so lovely for you and dh to have your own base again, it may well settle you quite a bit more than you imagine. Look upon it as being the first step towards the way you want life to be going

Green, I'm sorry that your work is so bad. I hope you find something else quickly - praying that a great countryside ranger post comes up near you soon!

Yay for the new flat! Hope it cheers you up. I bet you will feel so much better once you're in your own place again.

The tank is fixed, hurray! The men told me not to put tampons down the loo anymore . How unlucky was that, though - I have had one period in the last year and the septic tank blocked up! some more.

too glad that your tank is fixed but blocked by your tampons is really quite funny at least you won't have that problem for a while.

Hi everyone,
too I started going for acupuncture for my thyroid and because I felt generally rubbish and out of sync iykwim. She now mostly treats me to prevent miscarriage and to help keep me calm and my blood pressure nice and low. over the tampons but as razz said, you won't have that problem for a while x
angel I am in paediatrics, just started a new job looking after children with complex needs for respite in a community setting - I love it.
green sorry your job is so crap, fx you get a new one soon. yay for the flat though!
Hi to everyone else x

Ciwi glad you like your new job. Must be incredibly challenging?
Too glad you'd. " tank" is sorted. Hope all smells nicer now?
Razz I was on the family planning course last year before I found I was pg but pulled out of it( so to speak!!!). That course is the 1 course I ve not done and would love to. Your new job is a little different Isn t it? Glad you re liking it. We only prescribe emergency contraception but I would like to ve able to pescribe all forms of contraception. Lots of our young girls ask for it when they come along for screening.
green yeh for new place
Hope everyone else is well. Yeh it's Friday ; lovely lie in tomorrow. We ve a few jobs to do ; tidy the garden, paint the shed and resting. Only 2 weeks to go then AL bring it on!!! ( actually 9 days as away at Thoresby Hall 2 weeks today can t wait)
Love to all xxx

angel, you are quite right, my new job is very different......mainly sports injuries and vaccinations for all of the exotic holidays they get to go on . I do still get to dish out emergency contraception and the gp tied to the school has said he will look into maybe starting a nurse led family planning clinic which would be great for allowing me to keep up my skills. At some point I am going to have to tell them about my own family planning situation which I dont imagine they will be so enthusiastic about

Dh's platelet levels have risen again! :o But he's feeling pretty awful so they've done some more tests which should be back by the time of his next appt on Tues. I have my blood glucose testing kit now, it's not too bad but I'm still nervous about it even after using it 3 times and it not really hurting just a little sting. My numbers have been over the limit they gave me so far, sigh. Not sure what that will mean but I wasn't expecting it this early on. Have to see how I get on.

Angel I remember having to get up lots in the night, hopefully will have that to come.

Ciwi maybe because this is my 11th pregnancy, 6 mcs, 3 dcs and Scarlett plus this pregnancy and so I feel movement earlier? I remember dh feeling the movement from the outside from earlyish last time too, about 17/18 weeks I think?

Too I'm always spilling things down me too, usually when I'm trying to drink water. Glad they managed to fix your tank.

green brilliant news about your flat! :) Sorry that work is so bad though.

razz your job sounds really interesting and rewarding :)

Razz that would be really good to set up a nurse led FPC along side you re other clinics.x
Cheese I getting up to pee at least 3 x a night!!! It's so tiring. At least can have a lie in tomorrow. X glad DH is doing better.

Just had a thought : Razz do you give the HPV vaccine? ( Gardasil) we sometimes get enquiries about it?

Not a long post, but hi to all. Quick question ladies, best treatment for thrush when ttc? Not had it in about 10 years but it's reared it's ugly head today. Any suggestions?

Clotrimazole pessaries. Don t take oral fluconazole if ttc or pregnant. When using the pessary don t use the applicator. This is what we prescribe. X

Morning, off to take ds1 to his football match this morning, lovely miserable weather for it!

Mel wish I knew, sorry, hope you feel better soon though.

Angel hope last night wasn't the 3 times again! I woke twice in the night but for no apparent reason

Hi cheese enjoy!! X only up once last night and glorious lie in. I LOVE weekends!! So all good x

I'm working this weekend so I need to wait until wed before my weekend starts
Hope everyone has a good weekend and that we all make it through drama free