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.....

Hungry, POAS-day isn't until Wednesday unless I crumble before then and test early. So far today I've convinced myself that I'm bloated and DH has suggested that I haven't been as 'hormonal' as usual for this stage in the month.

I didn't drink during the first trimester, then had the very occasional glass of wine during the second and a little more during the third. Never more than a small glass every couple of weeks or so though. Each to their own. Enjoy your spa trip Donna.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekends.

You can eat smoked salmon, she was wrong about that one.

It's like peanuts can be eaten now too.

30 or so years ago, pregnant women were actively encouraged to drink Guinness!

I do eat some 'banned' stuff, but under caution and in moderation as I've assessed the risk and deemed it to be low.

I think I had about 10 units in the entire pregnancy last time. It's nice to be able to have a little drink if you fancy one for a special occasion, I think. But I respect the decision of those who choose not to.

ATruth, we are coming up on Saturday and staying overnight at the Premier Inn as we had qualified for a free room. :-)

Oh, and it's all 3 of us. :-)

Wednesday, Monster? Is that when you're due AF? So you could try tomorrow then?! Depending on how patient you are, obviously!

Hungry, yep that is when AF is due. I'm trying to not test early, as I would rather not know than not know if I should believe the BFN or not. Hopefully it will be a shiny BFP this time though.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. :-) Which cycle are you on now? I can't remember anything!

Oooh good luck Monster, I love a bit of POAS.
Hungry yes you are right, maybe I should discount the first 3 months, but then I think if some people get pg by accident on contraception and only shagging once or a one night stand or something, does a bit of KY really make such a difference!!!? But for arguments sake lets say yes it does
Donna, that is so sweet of your DH! I hope you have a lovely time, will it be just the two of you going? I think a little baileys won't hurt.
I'm surprised they say 1-2 units a week is ok though, it sounds like alot, don't they recommend only 2-3 units for non-pregnant women a week!? I didn't drink with DD as I thought it would be a bit of a fun challenge to see if I could last 9 months without a drink! Also I figured if I had one glass I would want the rest of the bottle, so it was probably better to just steer clear!
Mrs I am on 7 months this cycle, well 7 months of thinking I was trying, it does feel like an age doesn't it. Donna how on earth did you go on for 2 years?
I did do an opk today Hungry, there was a faint line if you squint but I'm guessing that means nothing. I am struggling a bit with them though to be honest, it's impossible for me to go four hours without drinking/weeing. I always end up having a drink and then remembering I'm not supposed to, so the ones I did today were with pretty diluted wee. It's so annoying that you can't just use FMU! I am picking up more signals from my body that I'm ovulating though so hopefully I can just rely on that. And online calculators suggest this weekend and early next week which matches the signs I'm getting from my body...so hopefully I will catch it!!
How are you feeling Kt?
Swede glad you have had a nice time with friends. Bit of a pisser about their news though. I know a few couples who I keep expecting any day to announce their news. And took DD into work today, one of my colleagues said she looked like she needed a playmate...!? Good luck with your next cycle, I really hope it's a good one for you. Hopefully we will soon be celebrating together!!
Oh Donna, I haven't received the pee sticks yet, hopefully it's just the snail mail and they will be here next week. ATruth I forgot to say yes please to you too! I will PM you my address.

Oh my god I seem incapable of just writing a small message!

Lucy, it's 14 units for women and 21 for men with no more than 2-3 a day.

Oh, you asked about sugar earlier. I've no idea is my answer! :-)

And your issue with the OPKs is mine too. It's why I end up buying the smiley ones as there's no misunderstanding those.

Evening all! I really wanted some red wine tonight, but obviously can't have any as I'm still so early on. I probably will have the occasional glass later on though, I think with DD I had maybe 5 drinks in total at special occasions like birthdays or NYE. And Lucy the normal recommended limit is 2-3 per day for women, so 1-2 a week really isn't much.

With regards to the opks, I never managed to not drink for 4 hours before either, but found usually 2 hours was enough to get a good result, unless I'd drunk lots of coffee beforehand.

Good luck to you and Swede and anyone else dtd with intent this weekend, and Monster fx for a Bfp on Wednesday!

Ha, cross post Hungry!

Oh haha I got it totally wrong then! 2-3 units a day definately makes 1-2 a week not much. I'll have to get drinking more then!!

I've always got pregnant on my booziest months. With DD it was excessive as I had my hen do at 4-5 DPO and was smashed! A friend then arrived from Oz for the wedding and we drank a fair bit at home, culminating in getting blotto the day before my positive test (I'd tested that morning and got a BFN!).

This time wasn't so excessive, but as a tactic I had a small beer every night after OV! So maybe drinking does help. :-)

Hi, I've been lurking and on a missing AF thread BFN for a while. My AF has eventually turned up on CD77. I'm waiting for some blood test results for thyroid/hormone levels. I'm hoping its just a blip and I'll go back to normal then we can get on with TTC no 2.
Hope everyone is doing ok and wishing for BFPs for everyone.

Welcome noyoucant. Hope you get your results soon.

People can be so insensitive Lucy. I've had a few people enquiring about the possibility of us having a second recently. Feel bad saying something along the lines of not yet, maybe in the future but what else can you do?

Morning all, hope you get your BFP this week monster! Your due on my bday :)
Same here hungry I got pregnant both times over a boozy period, was DH (then DPS) birthday and I was 6 weeks pregnant didn't realize and got very drunk, and then last Saturday I got quite tipsy as people were buying doubles, was only out for about an hour and a half aswell lol. As i had got the BFN on the Friday.I won't touch alcohol now though until after DC is born, think I'm a worrier like you mrs!
lucy I'm doing okay thanks, cramps are doing my head in though, haven't had any sickness yet, although still early days, really hoping I don't get any for this pregnancy either! I don't cope with sick. How are you this weekend lucy?
How's the sickness aswell hungry hope it's died down for you now! I'm not sure whether I say I'm 4 or 5 weeks now as LmP was 3rd Dec, but because of my cycles being every 34/35 days and not sure when ovulation deffo was what dates they would say?
Welcome back noyoucant how frustrating for you for it to finally turn up so late, hope it is a one off and you can get some answers :) how long ago did you come off the pill?

Kt, they'll use LMP until the scan, then go from there. :-)

My sickness has died down loads. I sometimes feel a touch queasy, but nothing too drastic. There's still the odd throwing up moment, but they're few and far between. It worries me a bit as I like the reassurance. But as Better is having the same experience this time too I'm hopeful it's ok.

Hi, Noyou! At least AF has finally arrived. Remind me when you came off the pill / your previous cycles.

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good weekend? Well I did a very silly thing last night and went on Google and came across some things which have terrified the life out of me and now I am in a huge stress about this pregnancy. I'm really hoping one of you or some if you can help if anyone knows anything about this, and I apologise in advance for the self-centred post!
Ok as you all know, I'm a big worrier and total stress head so it doesn't take much to worry me. I know my DH thinks I'm a loony and being ridiculous and he told me off last pregnancy for going on Google. I should be banned. I wish I hadn't gone for the private scan at 16 weeks to find out the gender, I wish I had just waited for the 20 week scan because at the private scan (2 weeks ago), they print you a report of all their findings and where it asks about placenta location, the sonographer has just put 'Posterior low'. At the time I didn't ask much about that as she said everyone's placenta is either anterior (at the front) or posterior (at the back) and that it didn't matter and that mine was low but would probably move as most do before birth. So I was happy with that and I remember at my 20 week scan with DS I had an anterior low lying placenta which moved quickly after. My problem is that last night while on the net I came across information on posterior low lying placentas and it sounds extremely dangerous and actually life threatening. I've read some stuff that says to watch out for bleeding and haemorrhaging and that the placenta can rupture etc and you can bleed to death and that I could end up with a long stay in hospital which would really depress me as I'd be away from my DS and I hate hospitals. I'm just confused because the woman who did my private scan two weeks ago never indicated anything bad, she said everything looked great. I just wish I had asked more while I was there, like I should have asked is the placenta just low or is it actually covering the cervix and if low, how low. I'm now waiting to have a bleed and be admitted to hospital. Other info on the net says it's nothing to worry about at all. Can anyone put me out of my misery at all? I don't know if anyone has any experience of this but I just want to enjoy my pregnancy. I do have my 20 week scan in just over two weeks so obviously I will find out more then but in the meantime I'm just going to worry. I wondered if I should ring the private clinic tomorrow and ask what was meant by posterior low as I'm sure they must keep record of all the scans. Am I a total nutcase?

I haven't been on the pill for years, I usually have 26ish day regular cycles so the last few months are a bit odd. I think my cycle is still there as this AF has turned up after approx 3x26 days and I have had cramps at about the right times.
Seeing GP for blood test results on Friday.

Mrsm, a low placenta at 16 weeks might be a normal one at 20 weeks. As the uterus stretches and grows the placenta will often move up. If it is still low at 20 weeks it has plenty of tube to move up before delivery. What your reading about are worst case scenarios. It is much more likely it will move up and not be a problem.

Time not tube

Noyou, maybe you had two consecutive cycles where you didn't ovulate. Most women have 1-2 a year, so maybe yours were back to back?

Mrs, I'm sure Noyou is right so please don't worry.

But I'm as bad as you as I just googled lack of morning sickness as since a horrendous start I've barely had any, and I've now scared myself witless about miscarriage. :-/ We need to both be banned from Google!

hungry that's what I'm hoping, as long as bloods don't show anything can have a proper try this month. I did get a bit stressed out in November as I worked more, so maybe it was that.
How many weeks are you now?

9+3. It's going so slowly! That's the peril of finding out at 3+3!

What are the blood tests for? I'd get DTD as at least you know where you are now!

mrs you crazy mofo get off google this instance! I had a low lying placenta with dd at 20 week scan so got another at 32 weeks and everything was fine xxx

Thanks Noyou and Hungry and Donna.
Hungry - I think we could both worry ourselves into a state of panic!
Donna - you are my saving grace today, to hear that. Were there any problems with your low lying placenta like bleeds or did it just move and did you have to take it more easy or anything or again have I just read horror stories?