Flight BFP2012 - passport ready it's our time!

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Hi Ladies - this flight is going on Auto - pilot !
Feeling good things for all still wanting to stay aboard our Flight BFP2012- Welcome one and all!
As we share this journey!

moo I get illuminous wee with B vitamins, are you taking any?
Re my chart, I've now set my alarm for 6am every morning, instead of 7am as the cats woke me up before that, is that a better idea for more reliable results?

Jam no B vitamins only folic acid which I forgot to take!! If you have been temping at 7 I would stick with that for the rest of this cycle and if you need to temp next cycle (hoping not as you'll be successful this cycle) then you can start at 6 instead!

Thanks moo.

Hmm that's strange, must be something you ate, maybe spinach or asparagus

Hi Moo nice to have you back. How weird to think we know some VERY intimate details about each other and 'talk' most days yet could walk past each other in the street and not even know it! I like to think you and berries passed and maybe even noticed each other without knowing who they were.

Sorry about the workload but at least it's giving you something else to think about. Call the NHS and rip into them. Or even better walk in and refuse to leave until you get an appointment.

Have no clue about the illuminous pee, have you been eating something different? (or not going as frequently or something?)

Berries I'm sure everything is fine. My friend has had 2 and her second pregnacy was completely different from the first so I wouldn't worry about comparing them. When is your scan? Glad you are not feeling too bad.

Jam when are you going to the reflexologist? Be interested to see how it goes.

No news here. Boobs are really hurting but as I'm a max of 2 dpo I'm guessing it is related to ov - ouch

Morning ladies! Sorry i've been awol for a while. Have been doing a bit of lurking and trying to be more relaxed about ttc.

I live in the big smoke and was just thinking I could have sat next to you on one of your 9 trains moo without even knowing it!

Hope everyone's ok. Will post a longer one later.

I'm in the same position as Lil, think I ovulated this week. Had a fair bit of egg white cm on tues and wed and have swi almost every day since sunday. Weirdly had temp drop on monday and then a sustained high ever since. Not sure if that means ov happened before egg white cm?!?

Either way have hopefully managed to swi at the right time.

Am feeling awful today. Have been avoiding alcohol and caffeine like a good girl as apparently can reduce fertility but last night had a few too many glasses of wine and now not only have hangover but am so cross with myself in case i've mucked it all up!! :-(

I don't think it would hurt any prospective baby as am only 1dpo... Right??

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.

Hello ladies!

Sorry have been AWOL all week.

I am all chilled and relaxed, if a little sad. My parents and the dog have been here since Monday and only went home this morning- a lovely long treat before MiL's arrival on Sunday. They have been doing housework when I haven't been looking and they bought us a new shower which my dad fitted. (It conveniently stopped working JUST as FiL's was finished- so they're all alright now, but we were fucked!)
They also bought us a wheelbarrow and tried to buy me a compost bin this morning but I wasn't having any of it. Half the garden is weeded and several bushes have had a vicious pruning- one to the ground, lol- and a tree has lost a (dead) arm. How eventful!

Sounds like everyone has been busy either sexing it up or waiting, or travelling, or feeling furious at the NHS.

I am still grumpy with them Moo but I managed to do some dog walking this week, including an epic walk around town, through the park, down the prom and back, so hopefully tomorrow I'll have lost 2lb and actually met the goal I set on the wii fit- never done it before, lol! If I lose more it'll be a bonus.
17 days til my appointment with the fat controller, so 2 more weeks to do my hardest to drop some weight. Might actually have to use the wii fit for more than weighing, lol! BMI was 39.1 last Sat, so even if I only lose 1lb, I've still dropped to 38.something. FX!

Flour an embryo wouldn't attach until 5-7dpo, so all the wine in the world wouldn't have made a difference. Don't worry!

Sigh. Better go empty the machine of the squillions of bedding laundry I have to get washed, dried and back on the bed by Sunday... good job I don't believe in ironing, lol!

Hello everyone.

Well, it seems I can't leave the Early Pregnancy Unit without something to worry me...today I had a rescan after the one ten days ago that showed a yolk sac and a gestational sac but no embryo.

Today they could see a foetal pole so there is a baby there but no heartbeat. It's 5.7mm long which puts me at 6+2 (which is impossible but there we go, scans and dates rarely add up it seems - I think I'm 8+1). I've got another scan in 12 days but I feel really down. I've had a search on Mumsnet and found some good stories and some bad stories but now I'll spend the next twelve days worrying, just like I've spent the last ten days worrying. I'm fed up of it all. My nausea hasn't really been that much in evidence the last few days (which I'm glad of but worried at the same time) although I still have a very strong sense of smell.

Hand holding please...all I want is some news where I don't have to worry about what it might all mean. Argh.

Thank you Rusulka! Feel a bit better about it. And i've learned my lesson. Really hope this is my month!

Hope the mil visit is ok. We went to mine last weekend which was quite trying. At least you've had a lovely week with your folks. And a new shower! :-)

Good luck on the bmi challenge. I feel for you but am sure you can do it! :-)

Disco, i'm so sorry you're having such a stressful time. How awful for you. It must feel worse not to have any idea of what's going on. Really hope that it's all fine and that they can put your mind to rest. Ttc is stressful and frustrating enough! Definitely don't deserve all the worry and stress if you do actually get pg!

Hope everyone else is ok! Thank god its FRIDAY!!

Oh Disco! (holds hand and gives it a squeeze) these things are sent to try us. I've got everything crossed for you (including legs, since sex = spotting). It seems that with subsequent visits the news gets better, so hopefully the same will be true next time. At 6 weeks they can't always see a heartbeat- I think we were lucky to see one at 7+4, which only looked like a tiddly flashing white dot- they do say that they don't usually scan too early as if they can't find a heartbeat it just makes you worry more. Hopefully next time it will be even better news.
By all means steel yourself for the worst case scenario, in which case, at least you know you CAN get pregnant, but I'm sure it'll be ok.

I know what you mean about always coming away despondent- I was hoping to cheer up after the 12 week scan, but after finding out it was too big, and seeing the notes that said the scan was hard to do because I was so fat, I felt really upset. Also everyone else had been talking about how their babies were breakdancing in there, and mine looking like it was zonked out.

I don't feel pregnant at all. I haven't got bigger, my stomach isn't firmer, I have no symptoms, except for being boobier and having no appetite. I do have toothache though, so should probably register with a dentist and use my get out of jail free card to get everything sorted out while I have it...

Got to see my fat controller in just over 2 weeks, pleased to say that since seeing fat-bottomed midwife, I have lost 5lb and dropped a whole BMI point, woo-hoo!
Hoping that I continue with good progress at the next 2 weigh-ins and Fat Bob or whatever his name is will take one look at me, LHFAO and send me home with a big bar of chocolate.
Yeah, unlikely I know, but I'm going to try and be positive and use it as an opportunity to tell him about my as yet unmentioned palpitations, and potential high blood pressure-inducing MiL, ie the things that are actually likely to cause problems, not all this wank about my so-called fat ass.

No phone call from hospital so assume I am low risk. Just got to wait for letter now. You never know, it may actually come through before I go into labour...

Disco I'm so sorry you're swinging from one worry to another. Will hold your hand all the way and hoping everything is fine. As you have seen there are as many good stories as bad. I suggest you don't spend too much time googling as you will drive yourself mad and not get any answers. Try not to worry, there is nothing you can do until the next scan and everything will probably be absolutly fine. [sympathy]. God I'm spending so much time worrying about getting pg I haven't even thought about what happens after.

Well done one the weight loss Rusulka, that is amazing when you take the pg into consideration too. Hope the fat controller takes what you have achieved on board and says yes yes yes to everything you want

I'm off the diet and probably piling on the pounds but at least I'm happy :)

Flour that wouldn't cause any harm at all. It looks like we're entering the 2ww together and we're going to be chilled and calm all the way!

Bugger, Disco these are for you!

Hi All

Well I'm fairly sure that AF has decided to show up today and I have to say I'm so relieved just for something to have happened. The being in limbo and not knowing what the hell was going on was so annoying. Moo, I can really sympathise as it felt ridiculous with FF suggesting one thing, and the cycle just dragging on. I hope your new cycle has now started or starts soon.

Disco - am crossing everything for you and the next visit. Hopefully everything is all fine and it was just a case of it being too early. I can imagine how worrying it would be - we all just want some certainty at times!!

Rusulka - well done with the weight loss - hopefully you'll be able to tell that midwife where to go!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

x

Good luck lil and flour on the 2ww - fingers crossed for BFPs for both of you! x

Ladies - why so quiet on here??

I have been so busy with work, the house and the garden I have not had time to think!! Nothing going on here either - just plodding along. Trying to think of natural remedies I can use to spur on the eggs whilst I am waiting for the hospital to pull their finger out. Boobies are still ridiculously sore though and it's getting a tad annoying now. Have never had this before. Might mention it if I ever get back to the hospital.

Disco have been holding your hand even though I have not been active on here. Hope that everything is ok. When is your next scan?

Lil and flour hope you are enduring the 2ww as best as you can. Let us know of any SSing happening :)

Rusulka well done on the weightloss - get those fingers ready to stick up to the fat controller

Alex sorry that the hag got you. Long cycles are very very frustrating.

hope we are all doing ok. :)

Hey everyone, hey moo sorry the hospital are being slow. Hope you get your appt soon.

I'm on cd12 so gearing up for ov and major SWI. Bribery is back on the cards, this morning i said to DP "you can watch the football tonight if we get down to it beforehand" he said fair enough! he's been really good.

My chart looks ridiculous, don't think I'm doing it right, it's been interesting though. My opks are still negative, but I had a positive on cd11 last month.

Reflexology was amazing! She checks my chart, gave me excellent advice on eating healthy, relaxing more and exercising more, oh and drinking more water. She had a feel during the consult last week and said my ovaries feel good and are gearing up, tubes feel fine.

I got my day 3 bloods back, Inc thyroid etc - all normal. Day 21 bloods booked for the 15th.

Hope everyone is well x

Hi all! jam- glad things are looking positive for you. moo - also glad you're managing to stay positive, even while the nhs are being so crap. disco - I'm so sorry you're going through this. You must be so worried. I really hope your next scan comes around soon, and you hear some good news. Xx

Well, I'm feeling a bit better! 10 weeks tomorrow, and I've got my midwife booking appointment. Actually, I've got an aibu for you ladies..... We've just bought a new double set of seats for our van, and dh asked me if I could help him move them as they were too heavy for him by himself. I went out to help and realised as soon as I tried to lift one end that there was no way I should be lifting anything that heavy. I could feel the strain pulling all my muscles around my stomach and hips. I told dh I shouldn't do it. He was a bit miffed, but struggled on. I feel bad though, cos he only had heart surgery last year. But I just knew there was no way I should carry anything that heavy any distance. Was ibu? What would you have done in my position?

I'm sure he's thinking that his ex used to jack up land rovers single handedly in the desert when she was pg ( really, she probably did!). But I wasn't happy risking it.

Anyway, hope everyone's ok. Big wave to all! Xxx

Thanks festie and yanbu at all, I wouldn't have done it either. Not worth the risk at all. Don't do anything you don't feel comfortable doing x

Festie, I definitely wouldn't have done it either! I think you were in the right there x

Thanks jam, thanks alex. I thought I was, but just wanted to check what you lovely ladies would have done! x

I think when you have found it tricky to concieve it seems more fragile when you finally manage it. I'm guessing his ex fell pg easily if she felt she could jack up jeeps in the desert!!! I wouldn't have done it either and think you are Def NBU.

I everyone, sorry for the absence. BFnothing going on here and not feeling any symptoms so don't think this is our month (again!). Am trying to sit back a bit but will be keeping an eye on all your progress and no doubt will post here and there! FX for you all x

Hello!

MiL is here, so far not so bad... [tic]

My SiL has told her she's busy until Monday thereby fending her off until then [admiration emoticon], and MiL is going to a workshop in London tomorrow afternoon, so once I've seen her onto the bus to get to the station, I'm ringing SiL and we're sneaking off to Bluewater for jollies, lol! I'll be back before she is and she'll never know...

Festie, no, you're not being unreasonable. Speaking as someone who's probably only a few steps away from jacking up landrovers in the desert myself, I can tell you that the minute I try and do ANYTHING that feels like its pulling ANYTHING, I bloody stop. As everyone says, it's just not worth it. And I had DH telling me off for coming home with a frozen shop in a granny trolley and a couple of bags! That was manageable. Seats for vans are not. They're f*cking heavy. Your DH was right to ask for help, considering his health, but he just asked the wrong person!

Jam the reflexology sounds interesting, hope some good comes of it for you. DH would love a bit of that, but he'll have to settle for my half-arsed attempts at the mo.

Moo glad to hear you have been busy! My parents bought DH a wheelbarrow while they were down as a joke present (he was whinging about not having one week before last) so he was happily using it to transport 2 little lavender plants halfway down the garden... men!

Alex yay for a shiny new cycle! You must be gearing up for SWI. Good luck!

Had a bizarre dream last night. Dreamt there was a really hard lump on the left under my bellybutton, and my mum said it was Peanut's head... then I felt a movement in my foot and there was a little foot moving around under the surface... and then the head started moving and my skin was transparent, so I could see a whole baby sliding down into my leg. I had to try and push them back to where they were supposed to be, but they wouldn't stay there, and came out of a hole in my side. I cuddled them for a bit, but then I had to put them back in as they weren't ready yet.

What do you make of that?!?!!?

I forgot Lil !!!

Lil try to stay relaxed, it will happen. Concentrate on having that awesome sex where nothing else matters in the world...

Hi all,

Sorry for being absent for a while, lots to catch up on it seems!

Festie def not BU - dont blame you in the slightest, I know what you mean though and dont want people thinking youre playing the pg card o get out of stuff but that sounds like seriously heavy lifting so I would have said no as well.

Disco I'm so sorry for all your worry? is there any update yet? do you know when your next scan will be? easier said than done but try not to worry if you can help it.

Well I'm feeling a bit weird about this pregnancy, I just dont feel very pregnant I suppose and it is making me worry a bit that somethings going to go wrong or already has. I dont even really feel that sick, I did feel a bit nauseous (sp?) for a few weeks and still do a little bit each morning but its really minor and wears off as long as I eat regularly, Ive put on a couple of pounds but this is more than likely as a result of me now thinking I can have whatever I like! I havent even told my Mum yet and I'm nearly 10 weeks (plus we live with her at the moment!!) Just cant get it out of my head that it might not all be plain sailing. I do have my scan booked for 26th march so just looking forward to that where I'll hopefully see something reassuring!

Rusulka that is a very strange dream indeed!! when I was pg with DS I dreamt that I gave birth and it was a monkey!!

Hi to everyone else and hope youre all managing ok in whatever stage youre in.

Apologies for grammar and typos!

Any insight would be great:

I had first positive opk on cd13 no cm though. Positive this morning cd14 but negative just now. However ewcm is now present. Does this mean I'm ovulating now even though opk is now neg?

My chart

Jam get away from Mumsnet and start doing it! Yes, it means you should ovulate sometime in the next 24 hours I think, the hormones the stick detects peak just before ovulation. It's normal to get a positive but for it not to stay around for long. Good luck!

Thanks to everyone for holding my hand, I was really feeling pretty shitty. I'm not any less realistic about what this Wednesday might hold but I'm not feeling so depressed. Tuesday was a bit of a low point but in the evening I went to my first W.I. meeting and it really cheered me up. Then the sun came out and I've been a lot more with it since. I've got my booking in appointment tomorrow and I'm kind of thinking I hope it's not all going to be a waste of time...but let's not think like that!

Rusulka that is one strange dream! Maybe you are subconciously worrying about having a caesearean?! Glad the MIL is behaving though, did you get to Bluewater in the end?

Moo busy is good if it takes your mind off TTC. I do think the 'trying' bit can be so stressful it's counterproductive. Any news on appointments yet?

Festie glad the sickness is easing off! Mine's getting better too, though it comes and goes. I had afternoon sickness Monday and Tuesday and then not too bad since then. I also wouldn't have carried that heavy thing. It's just not worth the risk and hopefully yr DH will do some planning ahead for when he has to move something heavy next time.

Lil don't give up hope, I echo the having lots of sex for fun!

Maisie sometimes the only thing that reminds me I'm pregnant is the way my boobs hurt like hell when I've been lying down for any length of time. I'm sure your scan later this month will remind you that yes, you really are!

Alex hopefully AF has left you by now and you are gearing up for some more sex! I'm glad the daft cycle is over for you.

Puppy update - life has become much more fun since we started taking him out for walks, it actually tires him out and he enjoys it in the park so much that it is a pleasure to take him!