Page 14 | Brooking No Argument for Positive Pee Sticks, Healthy Pregnancies and Home-made Cakes!!!

PopcornMouse · 27/10/2011 11:08

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It turns something that should be healthy in to an indulgent treat! :d

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Stasi · 27/10/2011 11:09

Muller congratulations! You should feel very lucky it happened so quickly for you. Hope everything goes well, and you have a nice, healthy and problem free pg.

Generic so sorry about AF getting you, but grats on the longer LP. Mine seems to be between 9 and 13 days.. I thought it was meant to be the same each month though? Last few cycles have been 9, 12, 12, 11, (not known), 13, 11.

Popcorn, Maybe, Imps (and any other ill people) get well soon!

Ninja I had a day like that on Monday, just as I was leaving the house for my doc appt the front door refused to lock! Luckily OH was still home so I made him late for work while waiting for me, and I had to phone in and beg a day working from home so we could get the door fixed and the house secure. £200, and close enough to the wedding and all associated costs that we felt that more than normal. Then the cat was ill and we had to take him to the vet that evening - another £60. Apparently he's asthmatic, the vet offered us a cat inhaler (I didn't even know they existed).

I took a day off of wedding planning last night and went out to see friends, but today I am tired, headache-y, and sneezing. Hope it's just a bad day, and not a cold. I've prescribed myself lots of (caffeine free) tea, and maybe a chocolate bar with lunch.

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PopcornMouse · 27/10/2011 11:33

Omg I didn't know cats could get asthma! I think I'd get ripped to shreds if I tried to get mine to puff on an inhaler..... you are a braaaave woman....!

possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 11:37

Oh Stasi you poor thing. Hope you are feeling better soon. Definitely have some chocolate for lunch

There is no way I could get my cat to puff on an inhaler either Popcorn May be quite amusing to wqatch someone try though

Why is today going so slowly? Probably because I don't really have anything to do, and I am regretting not staying in my nice warm bed!

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Stasi · 27/10/2011 11:48

There is no way this cat will handle an inhaler. We call him our "special needs" cat, as he's not very intelligent (has actually jumped at his own shadow) and also very, very nervous. If you so much as sneeze he bounces off the walls trying to get away. Then a minute later comes back and miaows to ask to get back on the nice warm lap.

We turned down the inhaler (knowing there's no way he'd submit to having it), and will just watch him to see if he looks like he needs any medication. They also offered us loads of x-rays and invasive tests, but the poor thing has been through enough. He's had many operations and hates vets, though he's sweet, and just looks very depressed and withdrawn as soon as you get him in the vets office.

We've just got to hoover more often, open the windows to let fresh air in, and watch and see try and see what sets him off. I think it's because we turned the central heating on recently. Just like having a child with asthma really.

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PopcornMouse · 27/10/2011 12:08

Hee hee hee! One of ours runs upstairs and hides under the bed when the phone goes! I luff cats :O)

We also have chickens, and when I'm in the kitchen and sneeze I hear a panicked "bok bok bok!" from the garden ;)

possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 12:12

Ah, Chickens! Amazing. Do they lay you lots of eggs?

My cat stayed with my mum and dad when I moved out years ago, but at the moment we have 2 rabbits, and are picking up our puppy on Saturday, so it's going to be interesting. Our rabbits aren'e exactly the friendliest....

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Stasi · 27/10/2011 12:18

I want chickens, I think they're awesome, and love the idea of 'home grown' fresh eggs. We've got a small garden though, and OH won't let me have any more pets until we move house. That's not currently being planned for, so it'll be a while! I'd also like a puppy, guinea pigs, tortoise, rats..

I do have tropical fish, 2 cats and a snake, so I'm doing ok on the pet front really.

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PopcornMouse · 27/10/2011 12:20

They used to, when they were young ladies - 1 each a day in summer, slightly less in Winter. Now they're sort of in their retirement though, so we only get 1 a day (between 4 hens). There's only me and DH though so it's still plenty.

When one died a few years ago, DH got a handmade condolances card from all the kids at his workplace! It was rather sweet :O)

PopcornMouse · 27/10/2011 12:21

A snake!

Our garden is only small, stasi, tell him it's no excuse! ;)

possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 12:26

We live in a flat (though do have an enormous communal garden and a river to play in) so there is no excuse Stasi

shinyblackgrape · 27/10/2011 13:08

Morning All

Well, I had 4 cocktails last night and am paying for it today! Can I join the queue of the walking wounded please? However, all of my sickness is my fault though!

Not much other news to report her. Feel a bit AF-ish so think it might start on Saturday/Sunday. That's fine as think I ov-ed on the Sat night.

Will start temping and Persona (keen new girl emoticon!) on CD1.

Far - that is very interesting re the First Response. That is veeeeeerrryyy sensitive. That must cause problems with people with PCOS as I understand that they have higher than usual levels of hormone the tests are testing for and it can be around 5miu. No wonder there are so many false positive - that seems cruel that FR don't have to make that clear in the leaflet in the box can you tell who has been poring over that !

Imps - I'm snurking away at your posts re the redundancy (in a sympathetic way, of course!). I'm sure you're going to enquire as to whether a review getting rid of any deadweight partners has been undertaken/considered?!

possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 13:12

Morning Shiny, or should I say afternoon you dirty stop out you

As far as I am aware, PCOS sufferers can hight levels of LH, which can confuse OPK but not pregnancy tests, which only measure HCG, so shouldn't cause false positives in that sense.

I always think the pink dye ones are better, less confusion

shinyblackgrape · 27/10/2011 13:23

Aaaaaahhhhhhh! Thanks Maybe - well that seems fair then.

I think I just hate FR as got the BFN from them. Booooo!

Will only be breaking them out again if AF not turned up on Monday am. Will be keeping to the internet cheapies til then. God knows why though - I know the answer!

possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 13:24

If AF doesn't turn up? I think you mean When Shiny

NinjaChipmunk · 27/10/2011 13:31

yay for plumbers! and yay for having the rest of the afternoon off and ds being elsewhere!!!

Now I've got that off my chest

stasi what snake do you have? we have a childrens python. He's very good natured. He may need to be rehomed soon though as he's not getting quite enough attention.
popcorn I would love to have chickens too although our garden is not big enough and there are masses of foxes round here too. If I had room I'd have ducks too.

generic glad to hear your LP is longer, that has to be a thing to celebrate.

muller congrats of the bfp!

All ill people I do hope you get well soon, you need your dp's to give you lemon and honey and chocolate and whatever else you desire till you all get better.

shiny sounds like a good time was had last night?

ScrambledSmegs · 27/10/2011 14:07

Ooh, snakes! I used to have a bit of snakeskin I was given as a reward for holdling a small massive snake at a 'meet the scary bastards' event at a zoo when I was about 10. At least, I think it was called that. I held a tarantula too. It was furry but cold .

of everyone with pets. DH is scared of animals and I'm not allowed . Although DD loves dogs and he can't refuse her anything, so I reckon when she's old enough I'll prime her to emotionally blackmail him!

Still no AF. Re-tested temp and has gone up to 37.12 (is that reliable?). Feel a tiny bit AF-y at times, but I don't know if it's real or psychosomatic. Anyway, I've decided I'm pg. If I believe it , it will be true

farfallarocks · 27/10/2011 14:14

shiny pcos causes high levels of LH which is the hormone that preceed ovulation and what ov prediction kits pick up, so you can get false readings of ovulation surges. However, HCG which is the hormone that pregnancy tests pick up is ONLY ever produced in pregnancy I believe so its very very rare to get a false positive unless there is some fault with the test (clear blue non digital for example have some dye leak issue apparently)

scarmbled this is sounding very promising indeed :)

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Stasi · 27/10/2011 14:16

Go go Scrambled, I'm brooking extra, extra hard for you.

I've got a corn snake, it's only a baby still, less than 2 foot long and about as scary as a shoelace. It did shed it's skin recently which was kind of cool, I have a perfectly inverted snake skin which I've no idea what to do with now. I need to get it sexed so I can name it.. Only been a couple of months since I got it :)

My DP actually quite likes animals, but doesn't like the time, effort and money they take. Hence not being allowed any more.

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possiblemaybebaby · 27/10/2011 14:17

This does indeed sound exciting Scrambled How many DPO are you now?

I think I am going to take myself yarn shopping to cheer me up!

Solars · 27/10/2011 14:25

Ooooo Scrambled looking forward to you testing, when is it that by the way??

@ snakes!!!

ScrambledSmegs · 27/10/2011 14:37

Ah yes. The magic DPO number. FF says 8DPO, but judging by the pains I got on the Monday evening (as in week last monday) it's more like 9/10 DPO. The spotting was tuesday so about 7DPO on average! FYI I've never had an LP longer than 9 days.

Now, if I hadn't been taking B vits all this month I would be jumping around the room at that. I have very regular cycles and do not EVER get spotting which stops. I get spotting then about an hour later I'm in full flow (TMI? Sorry!). But now I don't know what to think .

Right. Who wants to look at my chart?

ScrambledSmegs · 27/10/2011 14:41

Solars I don't think I will be able to test till the weekend. Still think that would be a little early for any serious hormone increases, although as has become very clear on these threads, I know very little about the whole ttc malarky!

Imps7 · 27/10/2011 14:43

So...sick. Dizzy, vommy, sore tummy. Poor me

Scrambled I'm so excited for you! Is AF actually late yet? How many DPO are you?? WE NEED THESE DETAILS!!!!

Stasi you have a pet snake?? Arg! Better than a tarantula I guess! I have 2 bunnies - they are very hilarious and I love them to bits, in a slightly sad way.

Shiny - I will of course be pointing out that the employment team has much much bigger and more pressing issues than the current shortage of work, primarily the fact that the partners fail to delegate, don't go out and do any business development and generally act as sole practitioners! I will also be stating that I consider the emp partner who is running this consultation process along with the HR woman to in a clear position of conflict and should take no further part in the process. And when this redundancy process has been completed I will of course be submitting my DPA subject access request. Mwah ha ha ha ha ha! [hgrin]

Imps7 · 27/10/2011 14:45

Errr, Scrambled, hello??? Spotting and a temp dip on 6 DPO??