Get Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 4

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The thread where it does exactly what it says on the tin! We are all either actively TTC or preparing ourselves for TTC - come join us! Big thanks to confused for getting the last two threads going!

Mrs If you just look at one of the questions and answer it it will give you the chance to comment which shows you your animal without having to actually comment =)

Buzz it is a weird mix of emotions...There is excitement obviously but there is a bit of worry incase it does turn out to be Ectopic... but mainly its just worry incase something is wrong and the mean doctor turns out to be right!

Hows work going Seven and Grumpy? I literally got no sleep last night so I am really struggling today and it is quiet which is not helping!

Mummy I think the Lube is worth a go..both me and Tigger fell first month of using it so it cannot harm! lol... I have always wondered about how hard it must be to be a midwife and be pregnant at the same time!... I am sure my risk assessment will just be about reduced duties and having a different desk chair!

Grumpy do you feel like AF is due? I love OBEM but I do watch it on really low volume... I'm sure they turn the screaming bits up so they are louder!! I think I would prefer to Labour on all fours to be honest... although I know I won't be able to stay still once it starts I'll be one of those thats up and down lol

Hi Angel the recommendation is to start them 3-6 months before you TTC I hope that helps =)

So ladies scan at 11.40 this morning.... If I get a pic I will post it for you all

Cd153dpo
Morning ladies. Busy weekend indeed penguin ,hope you all enjoyed it.
Good luck with the scan today confused
Got Fx for a clearer bfp there grumpy.
I much prefer labor standing,walking around or sitting on a ball . gravity kinda helps hurry things up . never had labor for mor

Yay confused can't wait!
I'm a music teacher so it's never ending concerts, rehearsals, trips, arranging music, planning lessons and extra bits and pieces my boss is throwing in on the side. It's been so nice to not think about it for a week but can feel my stress levels rising already and I've not even left the house yet!

Hope you all have a lovely Monday xx

Sorry 🙈hit post before I finished typing.

I've always had baby within 3-4hrs.
hb and mummy any new tricks up your sleeves this cycle? Good luck with lots of dtd soon.

I'm in the tww now too parsnips , and I can't help but think of the wicked witch showing up on time again grrr

I forgot to say Jupiter your bits are in the post this morning hun =)

What age group do you teach Seven? I always loved Music at school but my only instrument I could play was Guitar and the lessons were a bit out of price range!

Awhh Mimi Stay positive!!!

mimi just a couple of extra vitamins and possibly use the fertility lube.. seems to have good outcomes in this group!

Sorry you had such a rough night confused, after the scan things will be clearer and you can relax. Thank you in advance for my parcel of joy :) My job is rewarding but major NHS cuts have made things much harder. I think home visits will be out of the question when I get pregnant and will probably run more clinics from our hospital site. Hope your risk assessment goes okay tomorrow, will be Interesting to hear what changes they will make.

Mummy you sound like a woman prepared for the fertile week! I'm using the clearblue OPKs again, confused is sending me her lube and I'm on the same prenatal vitamins as you. We can do this!!

Grumpy you're so strong not to test this morning! Hope time passes quickly, I'm feeling very optimistic for you.

Hi Hotpink, welcome to the board!

seven your job sounds so varied but understandably stressful. Hope not too fraught today!

Ohh fingers crossed mimi, this is a very lucky thread so you never know :)

Thanks Jupiter and confused. Hope the good luck rubs onto me.
Nice one mummy , and lots of dtd there too
How often are you at it ladies? Eod or daily during fw?

Its my very first cycle mimi (zika test results allowing!) ive been tracking and vitamining since i came off the pill end Nov but found out Thailand - where we went on honeymoon in Jan - had Zika so had to wait 3 weeks and then paid for a private blood test.

My plans for the cycle are to just DTD EOD!

Hb I hope you get your zika results this week, then you can crack on :)

mimi we're going for eod this month to take the pressure off a bit.. although I imagine if I get my peak I'll want to sneak another one in there. I've decided it's all a luck game and if you DTD 2-3 times in your fertile week you've got a good chance!

Not strong Jupiter I just have no tests left lol!

Listing all my symptoms since ov so I know just how crazy I am when AF comes / if I'm pregnant I'll be vindicated!

Forgetting people's names! (Very odd for me)
Insomnia
Crazy vivid dreams
Nausea on and off carsick feeling
Feeling spaced out and dizzy after eating
Gas !!
Bloating
Tender breasts (nipples are fine)
Darker bumpy areolas and more visible veins
Potentially a teeny drop of liquid from left nipple!
Pelvic twinges
Milky lotion like CM
Thick EWCM
Backache (AF type feeling)
Headaches (never get them)
Terrible mood swings / PMS

Time will tell

Hi girls supposed to be back to work today but home with a very sick DS and waiting for a gp appointment! The joys!
hb any word on the results yet or did I miss that when I was away?
Hi hotpink and mimi, I'm trying for most days during FW but might lower that down next cycle if not BFP this cycle!
mummy can believe its FW for u again, that seemed to go very fast!
seven hope your not having an overly stressful day, be good to yourself!
grumpy glad you're not feeling as dick today, hopefully the next day or two flies! I'm going to hold out until Friday to test I think, still having pelvic twinges but no symptoms other than that and starting to wonder if it's all in my head! parsnips lucky you to have Monday over with before the rest of us!

Oh I forgot taste in mouth like I had aniseed or fennel tea not that long ago - this keeps coming back- and increased saliva when feeling nauseous

MrsC not feeling like dick either

grumpy we will all be shocked if AF arrives for you! All that can't be nothing!

😂 😂 😂 ooooppps sorry grumpy I am the queen of typos!! Why are s and d beside each other haha!

Grumpy you have listed my symptoms so fingers crossed!!!

Oh and thrush. Which I never get.

lol MrsC no worries that's hilarious

Tigger oh I daren't get my hopes up!

I tested with opks to satisfy my poas desire and it showed before my frer did but might be coincidence!

I did an OPK yesterday and wasn't positive but not super faint either. I did some googling and mostly the hpt will show positive before an OPK but maybe FRER lines are just really hard to see at first

Morning all,

Sorry for the BFN's everyone, but fingers crossed you get a clear BFN tomorrow Grumpy!

Welcome Hotpink

Hope your ds gets well soon mrsc
Mmm thrush grumpy that's a sure sign. Have a friend who always gets that followed by a missed period and a bfp.×3
You are so right Jupiter it's mostly down to luck. I have had cycles were we dtd every after af leaves, eod still nothing. When I had dd it was only once infw

Ah jeez mimi !! Excited / nervous / scared of disappointment

MrsC haha omg that made me laugh more than it should have done!!

My plan for the next cycle is to just dtd eod and keep my fx!