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.

morerum, we're holidaying near Oban. Went last October with MiL and SFiL and had a fab time, and they've booked it again this year. Already looking forward to it!

Not seeing a show this time round - can't quite stretch to it - but am going for high tea, and to a couple of the museums. TBH I think the journey may well be the best bit - two and a half hours of quietly sitting on a train reading a book!

and that food sounds AMAZING. Can I visit you instead?!

Better, I only really feel it at night too. Can't wait for more solid, persistent kicks.

And do spill re something weird!

Morerum, we went to Arran when I was little. It was scorching after an awful, gale force 8, ferry crossing!

Enjoy London, Guinness. I'm like morerum, a couple of days is enough of a visit for me!

lol guinness I miss read abd thought it was gingerbread coming to Scotland! glad you worked it out! Oban is lovely especially in the autumn .
hungy I love arran I can walk to the ferry! they have an amazing cheese shop which give lots of samples . feel a trip coming on once baby is born xx

Wow guinness that is exciting! I bloody love love love london!! I could easily live there of it wasnt so far from family n friends. Have an amazing time, im very jealous!

Check your cooking out morerum are any of them craving based??

Hows your dd getting on wih sleeping through the night hungry?

My weird thing (although I fear you may all think its going to be a lot more interesting than it actually is, sorry!) Is this: Im going to a funeral next week and was wondering if I have anything that will fit me with a little bump which could be easily be perceived to the non knowing eye as just fat. So I found a dress in the wardrobe that I've only worn once. But heres the thing. The one time I wore it was to a funeral when I was 17 weeks pregnant with dd. Next week I will be just about 17 weeks pregnant and wearing it for the 2nd time. I thought that eas abit weird!

That is very weird, Better. What a sad coincidence.

DD has teething issues, so has dropped from 8 ish hours to 5-6 ish hours' sleep. Still, could be worse!

She was too cute this morning. She was crying, and DH had been in, stopping her briefly. When I went in and picked her up she stopped instantly, snuggled into my shoulder and went straight to sleep. Just wanted a mummy cuddle :-)

She's almost crawling now too, which is great. :-)

Morerum, your dinner sounds fab!

better that is very strange indeed!? no cravings as such just more like if I want something nothing else will do! saw an advert for kfc on Sunday night and was like if I don't get a fillet tower burger im not gonna get to sleep haha so there I went off the the nearest drive through wearing jammies and a duffle coat!

I feel awful today:( Have not had enough sleep for the past two nights. Had to get up at 4am yesterday to fly to Cape Town and only came back home at midnight. Then up again at 4.30am this morning as I had to go for blood test before work. So, I am so tired and also feel terribly emotional and just want to cry the whole time. Not sure if this is pg related or just tiredness but yea its not a good day at all. Just waiting for my day to finish so that I can go home and hide under my duvet.

something or nothing. ...I think I might ovulate some time this week. dtd tues and last night, then this morning for a few hours had cramps pain, just like first few days of period. could this be anything exciting? or just wind or something

Sounds like OV pains to me, Gingerelle. :-)

Swede, can you finish work early? That sounds hellish to me. Good job it's Friday.

I'm not too bad thanks hungry not very well this week though with cold and dry cough and on too of the tiredness makes me feel worse! DS has been playing up at bedtime this week too which hasn't helped! He thinks there's a robot or monster in his room, so think we will stop reading the monsters inc books now! He loves the film though:( how are you?
more that food sounds lovely! I've gone off so much already though and struggling to think of things to buy at my weekly shop now :(
How's everyone else doing?
better that is a strange coincidence indeed!
Hope you can get some rest soon swede

oh dear I was in the baby shop looking for a crib and I have fallong in love with a pram l love it but I dont need it. . . boo

Ah, finally home tucked up with a nice cup of tea. Dd is watching Sofia the First and I'm going to read my book. Early night tonight, lovely.

I am constantly hungry!! I want to eat everything! Think I will need to watch it so I don't end up like last time. I gained a lot of weight and looked like a hippo, really.

My hunger is back today, Swede. I cannot stop bloody eating!

Gingerbread, any smiley yet? How was the interview?

Kt, I'm fine. Totally knackered though. I'm dreading going back to work!

I hope you manage to help DS get over his fear.

Morerum, what pram? How much?!

hungry it was a silvercross one, elegance in black it was beautiful! about £700!
swede put your feet up and chill out it is the weekend after all!
dinner was great not very Jamaican but still tasty.
gingerbread how did the interview go? xx

Ooh, that's lovely.

DD has a Silvercross Linear Freeway which we are selling now we have the Oyster Max. It's lovely and snug and brilliant for newborns as it's so comfy. :-)

The Elegance is a better class of pram though!

Hi everyone.
Still no smiley what the hell is going on?? I did it this morning and was gutted to not get one as today is cd 15, but then I thought well I usually do it later in the day anyway when I get it, so did one about 6pm and still no bloody face. So either it is going to come later, or I have already missed it. I haven't really been getting much ewcm either. Few cramps though. Why does my stupid body have to do this to me, it's bad enough that I have been trying for so long and now it's all going to pot as well. DH is still being annoyingly optimistic and chipper all the bloody time. I got a bit cross with him earlier as he never lets me have a moan about how much it sucks. He doesn't agree with having any drugs/ fertility treatment either, so we're f*ed if there is an issue.
Phew sorry for the rant, lucky I have you ladies to moan at!
Anyway, the interview went very well, but they were a bit cheeky with the advertisement, it said 8hrs/week but they said in reality it would be more like 20, spread over 4 days, which I wouldn't be able to do. Oh and it's possibly only for 6 months. So I couldn't give up a well paid job to risk being unemployed after 6 months. Gutted, as I would loved to have worked there.

Hungry when do you go back to work? Have you decided how long you will go back for?
Rum that food sounds deelicious! The cookies sound so good, defo an improvement on pb cookies, will have to try them next! Shame about the pram being rather pricey, maybe wait for no.3?
guiness hope you have an awesome weekend, girly weekends are so much fun, I'm hoping for one soon in manchester, filled with lots of alcohol and dancing!
Better very strange and peculiar re. the funeral, at least you will have a dress that works though!
Swede hope you are tucked up in bed and have a nice chilled weekend.
Kt sorry you're not well, and poor little DS, that is so cute!
Think I've got everyone...sorry for the very me me me post!

That's weird about the lack of smiley, Gingerbread. I've used them for 6 cycles in total and always got a smiley. :-/

Would you take clomid or would your DH not 'allow' that either? A bit harsh to say the doesn't agree to anything.

I go back on 6th March. The minimum is 5 weeks, but I hope to do 9, hop just for that extra month's money. We shall see. I've not pissed them off with ACAS yet so I'm still hoping they will tell me not to bother!

And that's bonkers about the job. Surely not many people would be able to do something different from the ad?!

I know that's what I thought, why advertise something totally different! I guess if you're unemployed you'll apply for anything and take it... will find out next week anyway if I was even successful.

Yeh I don't know what's going on with the lack of smiley. I definately got a positive last month on cd15, the line was as dark as the control line. How long do I keep using them for though!? It's getting expensive doing it twice a day!

He thinks it's silly to start messing with your body and getting all sorts of horrible side effects, but he wouldn't be able to stop me taking anything! He's happy to go for the tests, but if the problem was with him he wouldn't want to take anything. I'm sure he would change his mind though or at least be open to suggestions as he knows how much I want more children, it all depends on what the Drs say really, I'm probably jumping a bit ahead of myself here!

9 weeks isn't too bad, hopefully it will be worth it for the extra money as you say, and hopefully they won't make the atmosphere horrible for you! Will feel so good to be rid of them I bet! WIll you go back to work after mat leave with DC2?

Hi all

Haven't been on in a while (work! DS! millions of friends coming to stay!), hope all is well. Hope shagging plans are going well and that OPKs start behaving and showing those LH surges!!!

Got BFP yesterday and confirmed it with a digi this morning. Delighted! Hope it's a sticky one! No symptoms yet, unlike last time! Going to find the Oct antenatal thread... DC2 and DS could potentially have the same birthday

Zara, congratulations! Great news!

Morning all, and congratulations Zara!

Ginger sorry you still haven't got your smiley, but if you haven't had much ewcm yet either that would suggest you haven't missed it and are just ov'ing late this time. I'd keep going until you get a smiley. That's a bit rubbish about the job, can't believe they're actually allowed to do that - surely that's false advertising?!

I've had a really shitty week. First our washing machine broke and we had to fork out £££ for a new one, then our broadband broke and BT took ages to fix it so I had to go into the London office on the day of the tube strike, DH's computer broke so he's having to go into his office twice next week, and today DD has come down with chicken pox!

Anybody know if there are any precautions I have to take re: the chicken pox? I had it as a child so hopefully I'll be ok, but might have yo ring GP on Monday. (oh yes, and of course now I will have to take more time off work to look after DD, after I just had 2 days off sick myself a couple of weeks ago...)

Hope everyone else is having a nice weekend!

Congrats, Zara. Very exciting!

Gingerbread, I'd stop doing them twice a day and only do them in the morning. Everyone has 2 or 3 cycles a year when they don't ovulate. You may be having one of those this month.

Metalhead, what an expensive time you've been having. Bloody typical, isn't it?

Re chicken pox, I'd give your midwife a call. I think they tend to be relatively relaxed about it if you has it as a child. If ATruth is about she'll be able to tell you.

Oh, I'll go back to work, but probably not to where I work now. If I do go back there it'll be while I look elsewhere.

They won't do part time and it's 90 minutes each way. It's just too much.

Morning. Congratulations zara! Gorgeous news.

Metal that is truly a crappy week. Hope your little one isn't too miserable.

Gingerbread, we're at the same stage so I can keep you company waiting for the smilies! Day 16 here and my cycles are about 35/6 days long. Not much ewcm here, a bit but expecting it to ramp up soon.