About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 3)

[Lucyjojo]

Part 3 for a chatty lot!
3 is the magic number, good things come in 3s, so here is hoping we get plenty more BFPs.....

Hi Donna, again I am really sorry for your sister. It is scary to hear about and I'm glad you've found a supportive thread. I am also rhesus negative blood type, I hope being that blood type is nothing to worry about. Things like this really scare me.
Where is everyone tonight then?

Hi everyone, I hope you are right and I am just being silly and over dramatic worrying I will never get another baby. I am 27 so I suppose I am young really still in terms of fertility, I was hoping that would mean it would happen sooner rather than later though! DH is being annoyingly sensible about the whole thing still. He even said yesterday that even if it doesn't happen at least we have one child which is amazing. I know he's right and he is being level-headed and sensible, but it is a bit infuriating at times, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't spend every minute of every day thinking about babies so doesn't quite understand how desperate and emotional a woman can feel about it all....luckily he is very obliging on the sex-on-demand front!
I have just realised I forgot to pee on an ov stick today, but there has been a bit of ewcm so hopefully my ov predictions are right for this weekend. I read on another thread that sugar apparently can interfere with your cycles, so over christmas if you consumed alot (which is compulsory right??) then it can affect your cycles, has anyone else heard of this? Hungry?
Mrs I am off on a/l from one of my jobs at the mo as my parents are away so I have no childcare, so I haven't been working this week which is lucky with feeling rotten. I have felt awful today so hopefully today is the worst of it and I will be feeling better tomorrow. I am just about to eat an orange to dose up on vit c! You really shouldn't worry so much anymore about your pg, you are so close to your 20 week scan and everything gets a bit easier from then on, in terms of worrying anyway, maybe not walking and sleeping! It's a shame you are not on fb anymore, it would be nice to see some bump pics
Donna I am glad you have found another thread to talk your situation through on, hope you get some good advice and hopefully some good advice for your sis too. Do you think she would consider joining a thread on mumsnet?
Monster when do you think you will POAS?
Toothpaste a holiday would be amazing, DH and I have been discussing we would like to go away this year, we pretty much did nothing last year, so would be great to get away for a bit.We are going to start saving and see how much we can put away, so whether it will be abroad or somewhere down on the south coast we will have to see. Interesting q about napping, do you know Ireally can't remember when DD dropped a nap...it's funny that you think these are the things you will never forget....I am currently pondering whether DD needs to drop her afternoon nap now, she is 2.2 and still has between 1.5-3 hours after lunch. I don't want to get rid of it just yet though!!
KT I think you should just tell work that you have a bad back and have to take it easy so that you don't end up making it worse. Please take care at work, no heavy lifting or anything strenuous, and don't work too hard!

Oh my god sorry what a long post!!!

Hi Lucy, I hope you start to feel a bit better tomorrow too. There's always one day where you feel the worst I think when you have this sort of cold/virus type of thing. I know, I am such a worrier. I'm definitely stopping at two children otherwise I think I'd become a nervous wreck! I just panicked a bit when Donna said about her sis being rhesus negative blood type as I am too and I hoped that the awful tragedy that has happened to her is not at all linked to her blood type. I'm not far off 20 weeks, roll on the 28th jan for my scan! Your DH sounds very sensible and he's right (although of course not what anyone wants to hear) but you do have one amazing child already. You will get pregnant again, you've done it once already so you know you can get pregnant and you are still young so everything looks good and in the grand scheme of things you haven't been trying yet long . I remember trying for DS and it took 7 months age I thought that was long but my gp said most fertile young couples take anything up to a year. You won't though !

Donna I'm so sorry about your sister. It is really hard for her and for you, too. I hope you both start to feel a bit more positive soon (I'm sorry if that sounds an inane thing to say but I hope you know what I mean).

Kt - congratulations on you BFP :)

Lucy - please try not to worry too much and be relaxed as much as you can. It's so frustrating when things aren't happening. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Windy - happy belated birthday :)

Hello to the newbies!

I'm sorry if I've missed anyone on namechecking. Hope everyone is OK and having at least a bit of fun with TTC! This time round I'm finding there are 2 lots of waiting - the 2ww and the 1ww (post period and pre-ovulation!). Don't want to do it too much before happy hour but at the same time want to get shot of the swimmers who have been cooling their heels for a bit so that when it's time to BD we have nice new strong swimmers.

Having a bit of a rubbish time at the moment actually so TTC is really good for keeping my mind off things. A colleague (and a good friend) died at Christmas, and this week at work it has been really sad going into the office to see that he's not there. And my dad is really poorly and not going to get better. DS is a good focus for me too as he's coming up 2 and making sure we all know about it.

Hoping for some nice BFPs in January though and some sticky beans and kicky bumps!

Where has everyone gone?

I'm here!

Just had my haircut and was outed by the hair washing girl as I have a massive bump already (the joy of getting pregnant 4.5 months post-partum!). Ah well. My hairdresser is lovely so I don't mind her knowing.

Really, utterly exhausted today and loads of house stuff to do. :-/ DH has vacuumed while I was out though, thankfully!

Feeling sick, but guessing it's because I'm tired. Does anybody else have an overwhelming thirst? I just can't drink enough.

Monster, when's AF due? Good luck.

And Lucy, I'm sure it'll happen. Don't forget that your first 3 months don't really count. I know it's frustrating though. Fx for this cycle. Did you do an OPK today?

Thanks Chinese were all looking onwards and upwards xx

on another note its my 30th birthday next Saturday and I wasn't planning on making a big deal and celebrating once I can have champagne but dh has informed me we are going to a spa hotel overnight when I have bren booked in for a prenatal relaxation experience! I dont know what that entails but I cant bloody wait and maybe I could have one little baileys as I was so good over xmass and ny? what do you guys think?
lucy did you get your pee sticks I posted them on Tuesday? xx

Hi Hungry - how's your hair looking? I was outed by almost everyone at work. It's a bugger when you're showing so soon! Ah well, just be proud. I am more thirsty since becoming pregnant too. Me and DH took FS to the park this morning, he got an icecream and then on the way back I took a bag of things to the RSPCA charity shop. I like to give to the animal charities as I don't think enough people do. Anyway DH has gone to work now and DS is having a sleep. I was going to go round to my mum and dads this aft with DS but as my sister is going with all her lot I think I will give it a big miss.
Donna - that sounds so lovely. What a thoughtful DH you must have x

Donna, that sounds lovely. Bless your DH. :-)

Mrs, good idea to give your parents' house a miss. Can you go tomorrow instead?

My hair looks nice and neat, thank you!

I need to sort my wardrobe and drawers out, but I've just made a bulk load of banana bread so am sitting down now. I may leave it til tomorrow!

I think think baby's wearing clogs, as I can feel it already. Funny!

ATruth, I'm up in your town next weekend if you're about?

Donna - a baileys is fine!!!! The odd drink really isn't a problem. My gp told me that essentially they make a blanket rule of no drinking to put off teenagers etc who aren't responsible enough to know better. Think how much our parents generTion drunk! And smoked! The odd little glass of something is really not a problem.
My friend has just had a m/c so feeling bit sad for her. It was very early but still tough. Makes me feel more anxious but I think just need to count blessings (and get to midwife to hear the heartbeat!) xx

Hello! Mind if I tag along? Last AF 21st dec. AF due today but no sign. BFN when POAS. Been half trying for 2 years but not been very 'active' really trying properly now, lots of DTD and timing my cycles. Maybe I'm not a 28 day kinda girl!

Hi Toothpaste - Sorry to hear about your friend. Yes it's so reassuring when you hear the heartbeat and these awful things just make you desperate to go for a scan or to the midwife to hear the heartbeat etc. when is your mw appointment, it's coming up isn't it?
Hi Clara - welcome to our thread. This thread started at the beginning of sept and already we've had quite a number BFP's so hopefully if you stick around you'll soon have your own BFP. Is this your first child that you're TTC ?

Hi all! So having a nice weekend. Had some old friends from the UK visiting which was lovely. Of course they announced that they are expecting their first and although I thought it might make me jealous or sad (being selfish i guess), it did not. Tomorrow we are starting to dtd as per gyno's specific schedule. DH is totally on board so lots of dtd for the coming week, not that I mind DD is back at nursery from Mon after a month holiday break. Looking forward to getting back into our routines. It's so bloody hot at the moment! I am usually the last to complain about the heat but 37 degrees is a bit much Anyway, hope everyone is ok! Oh and welcome to any newbies.

And I totally agree with Toothpaste, a drink now and then is perfectly fine.

Sounds like a good week ahead, Swede! :-)

And wow, that's WAY too hot for me.

I'm glad you were OK with your friends' news. :-)

Hi Clara!

Donna, the odd drink won't hurt. You'll be fine. My midwife said 1-2 units a week after the first trimester is fine.

I'm probably the only person on here that would say not to have a drink but I do everything by the book or by the rules when I'm pregnant. I'm sure it's safe to have the occasional small drink though.

The NHS says you can drink, mrs. If it said you couldn't, I wouldn't! :-)

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2270.aspx?CategoryID=54#close

Or kind of does! :-)

Plenty of women drink in moderation without harm.

Thanks mrsm, yeah first one. Never ever wanted kids and then suddenly when I turned thirty it was like my womb suddenly woke up and started screaming.

Best of luck to everyone here!

mrs I didnt touch a drop with dd and normally would bother just thought since its a special occasion I might. will see ehat happens xx
toothpaste sorry to hear about your friend .

Evening all, I'm sure everything is fine in moderation and I wasn't being funny about having a drink or saying anything is wrong with it. It's each to their own when pregnant, I was just saying that I personally won't have a drink when pregnant. Donna - it's obviously totally up to you and it is like you say a very special occasion. One of my best friends who is expecting her first any day, she had champagne on New Year's Eve. It's funny though because all the things you're allowed and not meant to do change over the years so you've got to wonder. Like liver for example, we're not meant to touch it now but when my mums generation were pregnant she said they were encouraged to eat it. Smoked salmon is another. I ate it in my first pregnancy but my midwife told me last time I saw her, just before Xmas not to touch it. I'm just a massive worrier so I try to be extra careful about things. I'm not a big drinker anyway so not drinking now doesn't really matter to me.
Clara - good luck to you!

That would be lovely hungry - you having a break with dh? Are you staying up here or just visiting?