Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Just MC and ready to try again? Pregnant after MC and seeking somewhere safe to hide? Come on down to the mosh pit for some serious metalling and cake overindulgence

990 replies

WhyAlwaysBoris · 24/04/2012 20:36

Continuation of the last thread.

There's cake for scoffing, backs for patting, and screeching death metal for all your metalling moments. All welcome so come on in and get settled into the plush sofas!

Dictionary:

So settle into the mosh pit, we have special VIP area's for those on the 2WW, the new bumps metalling with segregated areas for the first/second/third trimesters and the club class cocktail bar for those who have just got AF and can get-pissed let loose for the first two weeks!

OP posts:
BlueCrane · 17/05/2012 23:56

confused yeah for amaretto! I so know what you mean about your appraisal as I had such a similar thing last year, except that I was still pregnant at my appraisal or so I thought Sad so I cheerfully made no plans except that I was going to be off from December and turned down various opportunities that were offered to me...still being at work through December and into 2012 was tough, even though I was pregnant again my heart really wasn't in it iyswim. Hope I goes ok tomorrow!

mumtum thinking of you for your scan tomorrow!

Well, DH and I are late catching up but we have just watched the first 6 episodes of Downton Abbey back to back as he got home from work early today Blush addicted, us, never?!??!

InsomniaQueen · 18/05/2012 06:59

Just checking in on stalking all you lovelies!!!!

Doing the morning milking session.

Martha you crack me up Grin......I'm glad to see your new metalling phase hasn't taken your sense of humour!!

it's nice to see that we have some more potential BFPs and good NT results tits. Good luck to everyone for the next round of scans I'm sending out all my positive vibes!!

And best of luck to Manda - hoping your little one has arrived and that your recovering nicely!!

To all you amaretto lovers get yourself down to aldi - their own brand (which I think is lovely) is only £4.99 per bottle......so delicious. Oh and they also have sangria £2.99 per bottle - had a little one last night and it felt just like being on holiday Smile

Love to all xxx

kirrinIsland · 18/05/2012 07:19

Good luck with the scan today mumtum - I'll be thinking of you xxx

And good luck with the appraisal confused

Good morning to everyone else - have a good day :)

WhyAlwaysBoris · 18/05/2012 07:20

mumtum i will be thinking of you today. Not much i can say to make it any easier, i know, but i am with you in spirit xx

OP posts:
ConfusedMumDotCom · 18/05/2012 07:27

Good luck mumtum. I hope everything goes as well as possible.

Congratulations on the BFP Boris Grin hopefully there'll be more of those to come on this thread.

Right, off to put my war paint on. Have a great day everyone. Smile

WhyAlwaysBoris · 18/05/2012 07:50

Hello IQ lovely to hear from you. Hope you and mini IQ are doing well...Do you think there should be a postgraduate version of this thread for honorary metallers???

Hopefully you could be joined on it very soon by Manda, who i hope is cuddling her little one as i write, and by blue in the next week or so.....

Bear and state really glad that symptoms are getting worse!

confused Good luck with the appraisal today - oh and if i'm pg then this is my fourth cycle post mc (but i didn't try during the first one, so my third of trying)

tits hooray for a brilliant NT result- i didn't even realise the numbers went that high!!

Thanks everyone for the advice re mad metalling of faint PG tests.....

Martha would love to be along for the due date journey with you, but at the moment i'm still not sure....

bonzo sticking the different tests on a card so you can label their dates is just utter genius.....why are you not running the country???

I nipped out at lunchtime yesterday and bought a CB digital and a two pack of tescos own ones.

Did one of the tescos own one in the loo at work and got a line. (Not dark but better than the ic's) so i was feeling pretty positive... but then this morning i did the other one with FMU and there is a line there but it is much much fainter than the lunchtime one yesterday, when surely a day later and with FMU it should be stronger??

Two more IC's i did this morning also vaguely have a line but definitely not as strong as yesterday morning....

The CB digi says 'pregnant 1-2 weeks'
I know the CB digital has picked it up because it is more sensitive at a low levels, but i'm very worried that the others tests seem to be going in the wrong direction.

Can i ask for advice, please? To those who have had chemical pg's, is this what happened? Is there a way to tell if that is what is going on?

And my consultant who i was planning to ditch told me i had to go to the epu when i got a bfp so they could sort out meds etc. Should i ring them today or should i wait a few days until things are clearer? I've started taking my aspirin already, (told to take it from bfp) but because the appointment has been ditched for may, have no idea what the tests found and if i also need heparin etc... I don't know what to do about all that.....i could go to my gp and asked to be referred to a different hospital for this pg (i would like to switch) but i don't know how long that would take and if they could see me straight away for the drugs or if i should stick with the crap hospital for now and go the epu as at least i have a letter from the consultant telling them to pay attention when i turn up!!

Mumtum i left you a message separately above this one, as it seemed obscene to write you a note and then indulge in my own self indulgent crap in the same post, but please know that in writing this i am aware this is a high class problem compared to your day.

OP posts:
TitsalinaBumSquash · 18/05/2012 08:13

mumtum I'm thinking of you today. X

onedayatatime73 · 18/05/2012 08:22

Thinking of you today mumtum

NoMoreMarbles · 18/05/2012 08:24

Morning ladiesGrin

boris Grin congrats on your BFPs!!!! GrinGrin when I have had a CP I never get as far as the digital BFP but get faint positives on other tests. It may be different for others but IMO its good that you have so many BFPs! Get thee to the EPU!!

Good luck for your scan mumtum (((hugs)))

manda I assume by the radio silence that you are birthing a human at the mo!!!!GrinGrin exciting!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well!! Grin

GrandPoohBah · 18/05/2012 08:36

Good luck today Munmtum, I have everything crossed for you.

allchik · 18/05/2012 08:40

Hello ladies, I was on here a little bit in Feb when I suffered a mmc at 13 weeks (baby had died at 7) was such a horrific and upsetting time :( We started ttc as soon as the bleeding had stopped really (sorry if tmi) and a couple of weeks ago I tested positive!! I am now 7+2 and completely terrified! Of course I feel happy but no where near as happy or excited as last time....I am just so terrified that it will happen again....even though I have had no spotting/cramps I get the fear that I could still have a mmc again....not very cheery I know! Just feel so guilty cus all I could think about in the days after the mmc was being pregnant and now I am I can't even enjoy it properly! I have booked for a private scan on Monday, so hopefully that will put my mind at rest whilst waiting for my NHS one (13 weeks tooooooo long!) Im actually off work today as spent 20 mins retching this morn and gave myself another headache!! (hopefully thats a good sign!!?) Has anyone got any tips on how to get through those first few months???? Its mad, my best mate is just starting her first round of IVF....we were talking on the phone last night about how when ur young and you think about having babies you never imagine for a second how bloody hard it can be!! sending love to everyone x

Tiago · 18/05/2012 11:02

Fuck fuck fuck. 15+3 and had a gush of something when I sneezed on the way to work. Not blood but doesn't smell like urine. Going to hospital for a look.

Fuck

YikesHereWeGo · 18/05/2012 11:10

boris - it all sounds good to me, lots of positives, I've got high hopes for you.
allchik - brilliant news; congrats!! I think I'd be exactly the same as you if I got another BFP, nervous/cautious and all that; it's totally understandable. I think the scan is definitely a good idea, means you've got something in the short term to focus on rather than waiting FOR EVERRRRR until week 13.
possum - so glad first day back went well. It's great to have something else to focus energies on isn't it? I have to say I've been out on lots of boozy nights out with colleagues this week (got home at midnight last night) and feel like a totally different person to the sensible pregnant person I was a couple of weeks ago. I think I'm just getting it all out of my system and hopefully will calm down a bit next week.
Just tried an ic test; got a really strong second line, which is rubbish, but I think the bleeding has stopped which is good news. I hope the tests turn negative quite soon. What if they don't??!! What would that mean? (I really hope they don't say I have to have the D&C op after my scan next Thursday!!)

BlueCrane · 18/05/2012 11:29

tiago thinking of you...keep us posted!

JaffaSnaffle · 18/05/2012 11:36

tiago, good luck in the hospital. If you can, wear a pad or stuff a tissue in your knickers so if there is any more they can examine it. I hope there is no more and it is just a bit of stress incontinence.

mumtum, thinking about you today. I hope you are treated by kind people, whatever the outcome.

allchick, I have found the 1st trimester very hard. Try and break up the stretch with scans so you are counting down in weeks not months. Just try to keep busy, but be gentle on yourself because it is hard, once the innocence has gone.

Manda, hope all is going well at the 'business end' of pregnancy! Lots of love to you c

MumTumWanted · 18/05/2012 11:52

Bad news sadly got to have erpc next week Sad

BlueCrane · 18/05/2012 12:13

mumtum so so sorry...especially after all of the waiting!! They have really put you through the mill to get to that point. When I had to have my erpc last year I did find that it was actually a bit of a relief to be able to see a proper end to all the waiting and start to think about moving forward...especially as my body, like yours, just didn't seem to get the message that it wasn't all going to plan in there. I remember feeling quite cross and Angry with my body for 'keeping me hoping' for so long...since then I have reconciled a bit since it has managed to hold this one in though now wondering whether it will do too good a job at 'holding in' and I'll end up going v overdue. Thinking of you lots!

leedy · 18/05/2012 12:36

Oh mumtum, I'm so sorry.

bonzo77 · 18/05/2012 13:19

mumtum what a shame, and having to wait even longer for treatment. When I had the same news I took the opportunity, knowing I was neither pregnant, nor recovering from surgery, nor ttc, to get pissed, eat all the "banned" things and do all the things you're not meant to do like dye your hair (bright pillar box red). I'm not sure if it made me feel better, but it was certainly a distraction.

ConfusedMumDotCom · 18/05/2012 13:42

Oh mumtum I'm so sorry. I found having the ERPC really helped move my grief on. Take very good care of yourself and get signed off work if you can. Thinking of you.

YikesHereWeGo · 18/05/2012 13:56

how are you feeling mumtum?

kirrinIsland · 18/05/2012 14:03

So sorry mumtum :(

TitsalinaBumSquash · 18/05/2012 14:14

Oh mumtum I am sorry, take it easy on yourself. x

BlueCrane · 18/05/2012 14:20

Just dropping in quickly to leave out some freshly baked cake for you all...

...and hugs for mumtum

Munchin · 18/05/2012 14:51

So sorry mumtum devastating news. It's awful that you have to wait til next week. At least I got op next day after bad news. Take care.