About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 4)

[SwedeAway]

So, here it is, Part 4! May it bring lots of BFP's for those of us still waiting and may it bring happy healthy pregnancies for those who are fabulously pregnant.

Gingerbread - it's always strange having an odd day off with DC, isn't it? Being out of normal routine can be very unsettling, albeit nice to have a change.

Still waiting - days dragging by! Am feeling a bit confused, as still getting some EWCM a full week after when I think I was OV. We're not using opks so I can't be sure, but my cycle's usually reasonably consistent. Anyone else have any experience of this? Trying not to get my hopes up or get too disheartened by it - haven't DTD since last Wed so if OV is late then I'm a bit scuppered for this cycle. Gah! I've had to turn down the offer of a really fun sounding night at the pub on Friday just in case I am pg, so I'll be really p*ed off if I get a BFN next week! Sod's law says that's almost certain now I've played it safe, though

hungry you just reminded me re tax credits. Weve never got anything but think we might a little bit once baby 2 makes an appearance. Maybe £6 a week the guy on the phone said! Its the forms that put me off, theyre so long n boring! I'd rather go without the £6!! And re the great pram debate. We want a new one, but ive no idea what kind yet. Our one from dd is a mamas & papas one which is too heavy and takes up too much boot space even though we have a big boot. Yeah we'll get a buggy board too. How was your mum when yiu told her the news?

When are you going to test guiness? What number cycle are you on now?

Will post more soon, just been accosted by dd for a story.

Better - cycle 3, testing next Wed (if I don't crack before then and do it early!)

Hey Gingerbread (love the new name)! Have told the other department that I may be interested. I am actually trying to hold out until next week when I can POAS. IF I would be so lucky to get a BFP I would tell them that I am not taking the job as I dont think its fair to accept when I know that I am pg and I know they really need someone. I am really happy in my current position (although the other position seem equally interesting) so I dont feel like I would lose out if I didn't take it (apart from some more money I guess).

No symptoms for me really. Feeling nauseous today but that's about it. 9dpo, time is going so slow...

Better, I sent the scan picture by iMessage and mum emailed me with her response. She's having a bit of a blip at the moment, but emailed a few times getting increasingly enthusiastic! :-) I think doing it that way was appreciated as she's not good on the phone at the moment.

I sent texts to people she'd usually tell in case she didn't, but she apparently rang round them, which is good.

I'm very grateful she's paying for the pram.

I'm surprised that we will get about £30 a week, plus the arrears. It'll go up when number 2 comes.

I think you'll only have to call them to update as you're already in the system. Obviously it's more worth it for us as DH is self employed and has had a torrid 4 or so years. :-/

Swede, I'm still optimistic for you! :-) Maybe you could POAS tomorrow? How many DPO will that be?!

Hey everyone sorry not posted much recently, no news here really apart from I had to tell two of the receptionists I work with as loads of people are leaving right near I'm due so I felt really bad sitting there not saying anything when they were asking if I was planning to leave! I only mentioned it to them but somehow a few other people have found out now, hoping they will keep It quiet until my scan though. Mrs i think you asked a few days ago how far I think I am.Going by my last period I would be about 8 weeks but I've put myself back a week cause of my long cycles.

Good luck to everyone POAS soon! Love the new name ginger lucy hope it brings you good luck!
Sorry to hear your dates were different at your scan metal hope when it comes to your 12 week scan that it will be more like your dates. That's what Im worried about.

How are you hungry glad that your scan went well, don't think I've posted other than on the fb page!

Sorry If I missed anyone out hope your all good!

Hi kt I was wondering how you were doing. Any symptoma yet?

Hows your day off going ginger?

News here is that Im bleeding.....again!! Not worried about baby really. No pain or anything & the sonographer said the bleedong last time wasnt coming from anything baby related that she could see. Rang & got an appt with my midwife tomorrow, going to see if she can do any swabs or anything to try and determine whats causing it!

Hi All
Better that's really frustrating. I think it's good to talk to your midwife. I know lots of people that had bleeds and went on to have perfectly healthy babies but it's not what u need I'm sure.
I know u asked a while back but I'm now 18 weeks and my ds is almost 16 months. I'm asking doing aloy of buggy research. Found a cpl that look ok but think best to look(I have already had to sell one on eBay at a loss!)
All these name changes! I need to keep a list! Hope we have another bfp soon!

Hi kt! I was wondering how you were getting on too. Have you told anyone in your family yet? When will you tell DS?
Better Hope your get your questions answered tomorrow and obviously hope everything is still ok with the baby. It's such a battle isn't it this baby growing stuff. Getting a bfp is only the beginning. Everyday I find myself looking at DD and just making sure I remind myself how bloody lucky I am to have her and that she is healthy. My day off was lovely actually, just stayed at home and played, we did lots of painting and made a den to eat lunch in. DD helped me with the washing, and I got some cooking done to freeze some meals. Made some soup to take to work tomorrow too, very productive, bring on being a full time SAHM
Toothpaste 18 weeks arr! not long to go until your scan!! How far along is your DSis?
Rum how is your sister doing?? (If I'm right in remembering it was your sis that lost the baby?)
Hungry pram shopping sounds like fun, double the fun! I remember seeing one somewhere which is just a normal pram but you can attach a car seat to it, I don't know how it would work once the little'un outgrows the car seat, but it could be useful in the early days. I always figured I'd go for the front and back style double pram, rather than side by side, must be a nightmare to navigate with!
Swede even I'm feeling time go slow for you! I think you should POAS tomorrow too though, might help you make your job decision!

guiness is it EWCM you are getting or more discharge-y? If it's the latter that can be an early indicator of pregnancy. I sometimes get ewcm later on in my cycle too, I've never used an opk later on though as I stop using them once I get a positive, so I don't really know what the reason is! And I think you should go to the pub on friday!!!

ginger shes absolutely fine shes one of those people who see a positive in everything. She's off to Spain for her friends hen weekend then going to Mexico with her husband for a second honeymoon. They got married in Cyprus last year and it was abit like the waltons all the family in thr same villa! Slightly jealous of her lovely holiday it looks amazing!
How are you keeping when are you next to poas?
hungry my friend got the citymini double 2nd hand on a Facebook selling page it, her dds are 2 and 7 weeks, im on the look out for a buggy board and would really like a baby swing - not the one you hang from the door but battery ones that are similar to bouncy chairs.

Gingerbread, not sure which it is, but there is lots of it! Trying not to read too much into it... did have some cramps last night for 2 or so hours - it would be perfect timing for implantation, 8dpo...

am going out for a meal instead tonight, can still have a glass or two of wine!

Ooh Spain and Mexico, I am also very jealous! That sounds like a nice big bundle of sunshine right there. My car this morning said it was 2 degrees outside. Brrr!!
I'm in limbo land at the mo, AF finished but not started dtd yet. I will be POAS today Rum! But only on an opk. Not feeling at all confident anymore that it will ever happen, can't even be bothered thinking about being pregnant or having a baby anymore.
Guiness 8dpo hmm, sounds interesting! Enjoy your dinner tonight, and your Do you think you will give in and test on sunday, 10dpo?

hi ginger loving the new name. I am the same as you. Been theoretically ttc for 4 months now but af has still not returned, despite ds being now fully weaned for 4 weeks and taking ttc pills to supposedly balance hormones.

Ds was so easy, and the absence of af so obvious, that I just feel like a total failure. plus there is a history of people in my family having one easily then really struggling for the next, and dh was an only and Hated it,so I feel ddesperate and sick of the whole thing at the same time. Just came on to rant really, as I don't want to talk to anyone in rl about it. hope no one minds me.

Hello all. 10 dpo today and no symptoms what so ever apart from slightly achy ovaries. Trying to hold out and not POAS until at least after the weekend. Last time I POAS'd on 9dpo and got a big fat bfn so I dont want to chance it.

Was stuck in traffic this morning for 4 hours!! Missed a legal conference I was attending as I was late. Not a happy bunny today:(

Swede, wish I'd read your post before I just cracked and POAS - 9DPO, what did I think I would get?! BFN of course. It's like an addiction, isn't it? Could hardly help myself, even though it's got me nowhere... Still planning to POAS again on Wed as you never know. You poor thing, sitting in traffic for 4 hours! The worst thing is you can't even use Mumsnet to pass the time!

Good afternoon all!

How is everyone doing? Just a quick one to say hi and hope everyone is ok. I'm at work, counting down to 5pm. My bra is really uncomfortable today, feeling tight and digging in a bit so think i am ready now for maternity one's. i got some good one's from M&S in my last pregnancy so i'm going to see if they still fit. If not, i'll have to go get re-measured.
Ginger - I was confused at first by the name change, but great name! How are you? I am looking forward to going baby shopping but i'm not going to let myself get too carried away, you are right, i already have a lot of baby boy things. I need to go through my DS's clothes at some point and sort through which things are ok and which are not good enough to save.
Better - I am so sorry you are having bleeding again! It is my worst nightmare as for me I would need that bloody Anti D jab. But it's awful for anyone experiencing it. I agree with others though, it is most likely to be nothing at all and most likely an unexplainable thing. I had bleeding with my DS twice, once quite badly after intercourse (looking back, i'm sure it was the sex that cause the bleeding) but at the hospital they said it was nothing to worry about as baby was ok. I still was terrified though.
Hungry - Any news re work? When are you due to go back, if you do have to? Good news re the tax credits. Sadly we don't get much too but i will have to update when i go on mat leave so maybe we will get a bit more.
The weather looks awful! Is anyone up to anything nice over the weekend?

Swede, what caused the traffic jam? Was it an accident? Nothing worse than being trapped in a car without being able to go anywhere.

Good luck for all the POAS action, both on HPTs and OPKs!

Better, I posted yesterday but it vanished. I wonder if it's an ectropian like I had (or erosion)? Did you bleed last time?

Mrs, no, no word from work. I hope they're not planning on springing a meeting on me as that would be a pain. But it would show them to be unreasonable. It has to take place by a week on Monday, so we shall see!

Hi all!

Better sorry you had some bleeding again, could it be a cyst on the cervix or something like that? One of my friends had that and bled quite a bit, but it wasn't dangerous.

Good luck to all the poas'ers, hope we get some good results soon!

Sorry your work are still being rubbish Hungry, I bet you can't wait to leave it all behind.

We told DH's parents last night about the pregnancy as they've come down for the weekend and they knew we were trying, though I have warned them it could all go wrong over the next few weeks because of the scan. I've been a bit of an emotional wreck actually these last few days, keep swinging between thinking it's all going to be fine to being convinced they'll tell me that baby has died at the next scan. It doesn't help that my nausea seems to have eased off a bit since last week...

At least DH and I are going out for a meal and then to the cinema tonight, so that should distract me for a while!

Guinness, yes 9dpo was far too early to test so I have high hopes for you.

Hungry, traffic jam was caused by...rain We don't get a lot of it here and when it happens its like London when the first snow arrives, total disruption.

Ok so this is where I am, feeling very nauseous so it can't be my imagination. Have some serious pressure in my uterus or thereabouts. This can only mean that either AF is on her way with a vengeance (although I never have any pain before or during AF but since it would be the first one after the mc it may be different) or (keeping fingers and toes crossed) its implantation. I guess by tomorrow I will know as if it is AF she should be arriving soon given the pressure pain. The waiting game continues but if no AF in the morning I may go and get a test so I am ready to POAS!

Utopian I'm so glad you said that. Not glad that you're also feeling fed up/desperate of the whole thing but glad it's not just me! I took 8 years to arrive after my DB and DS so I am panicking a bit that maybe something runs in the family...I cannot even imagine having to wait 8 years....I hope your AF turns up eventually, or rather, I hope she doesn't! Definately rant away, and I will join you. Have you been POAS just incase?? I am beginning to get my hopes up again thinking this could be the month, which is awful as it just makes the day AF turns up even harder to bare.
Guiness tut tut! 9dpo is definately a bit too early. But go again tomorrow
Oh Swede I really have everything crossed for you, I am feeling positive for you though! POAS party in the morning!!!
Metal you poor thing. I'm sure your nausea will come back with a vengeance. Do you think you will book in for another scan or just wait for the 12 week one?
Mrs do you remember I recommended the Emma Jane Maternity Bras? I found them to be so comfortable, and I worked my way through alot before I settled on them!! How many times do you think you will wash and fold DS' clothes before DS#2 comes along?
Hungry thank you so much I finally picked up my sticks today!! Will start using them tomoz once I've worked out how to use them....

Ginger, PIAP (piss in a pot) with FMU. Unwrap a stick and put it in the holder, lining up the two pink arrows. Take the lid off and dunk for about 10-15 seconds. Put lid back on and wait! :-)

When the stick is inserted correctly, a picture of a stick will appear in the little screen so you know you're ok to dunk! :-)

Hello all sorry have been AWOL, really busy at work this week including two evening dos at which I sat drinking water with a full glass of wine by me in order not to draw attention to the non-drinking...

Will catch up properly tomorrow, but just wanted to say everything's crossed for swede, hopefully no AF tomorrow and you can POAS this weekend.

metal the early stages are horrid, especially after your un-reassuring scan, but I'm sure that if there had been a problem the sonographer would have been ethic or duty bound to refer it elsewhere or tell your midwives? Hope you had a nice meal tonight.

Ginger I have another scan booked for 19 Feb, as by then it should be pretty obvious whether baby is growing or not.

Hazy I'm not the sonographer could have referred me to anyone as there isn't much to be done but wait and see.

We did have a nice evening out tonight, thank you. Went to Frankie & Benny's for a burger and then to see 12 Years a Slave. Quite depressing viewing really, but a very good film nonetheless.

Swede fx for no AF tomorrow!

Well, no AF this morning. But still have that crampy sort of feeling which could be start of AF. 11dpo today and another 3 days before AF would arrive. Too early to POAS???