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!

Glitters let us know how you get on this morning! I listed my zillions of symptoms somewhere down the thread.

I got another BFN.. letting go of hope slowly. Still got backache and still no period - Ovia said I'm due on today. Maybe this will just be a long cycle. CD31 today.

Hope everyone has a lovely day! I'm really busy at work for the rest of the week and next week, so should take my mind off things.

MrsC how are you feeling? Have you calculated your due date?

Sorry to hear that Grumpy :(

Ooooh yes MrsC when is it??

So I'm trying really hard to stay calm and wait to get a different kind of test, but I pee'd on another Boots strip today and there is another faint line I'm still not convinced, but there is no sign of AF either. Woke poor DH up at just after 6 to show him 3 tests , he was half asleep but said there's lines! He is much less willing to search a test for squinters, so I am slowly starting to accept it could be a possibility.

Only work Monday - Wednesday so will probably take a trip to the local shops with my DD and pick up an FRER or something from the pharmacy. Will report back

I'm so annoyed at not being able to upload a good picture, so (hope this is okay) I've been scouring TFABLinePorn on reddit and this picture today looks EXACTLY like my lines do. Quite easily visible without much searching, just very faint with little colour. What do you girls think? The only thing is, all 3 of them look like that, the one from this morning is only a tiny bit darker (if at all) than the other 2 from yesterday.

Glitters that's not a squinter that's a positive! It's got colour and is clearly visible. If yours look like that I'd say congratulations are in order!! How exciting!!

glitters that's so positive!! 🎉🎉

Glitters, if that came up in the time I'd say it's positive!! Mine looked like that... but I didn't believe it until I did a digital test the next day!! Looks to me like congratulations!! :)

Omg Grumpy do you really think so?? Mine does look exactly like that, and on the same test too

I did think it was different to the other squinters I thought I'd seen before, plus it came up on every single test I've taken, whereas whe I wasn't pregnant I would get a few glaring white BFN's and the odd one I was convinced I could see something on. Looking at my tests again, there really is an easy to spot line, however faint it is. This is really happening isn't it

buzzmoon omg!!

And yes Dancing, they all came up with 5 minutes!!

Yep it's happening!! This is def a lucky thread x

So happy to see some more bfps it made my day yesterday. I'm glad there's some good being brought to you lovely ladies.

Buzz wedding date sat 10th June. Officially stopping using these raincoats and TTC properly end of April just so I hopefully don't spend my morning throwing up 🤞🏼 haha.

Jupiter most 22 year olds want handbags or money..I get excited over new scents of Zoflora to clean with and a bloody camera. God I really should get out more haha!

Glitters that is a BPF right there!! Congratulations omg I'm so excited for all the upduffed ladies!!

Oh my goodness glitters How exciting you guys!

Taking today off work as still feel awful. So will update the list in a bit with our bfps! X

glitters that is a very clear positive!! Huge congratulations, that is wonderful news - so happy for you. Go and do a FRER though maybe if that's more reassuring...though honestly that's pretty clear. This thread is scarily lucky...hooray!!

grumpy oh my lovely. I'm so sorry about your BFN this morning. Do you think those squinters at the weekend could have been chemical? You've had such a rough ride this last week you definitely need a glass of wine and a relax this weekend. How is the seasickness feeling? If not pregnancy related maybe all these symptoms are progesterone related and your body getting used to having natural hormones running wild again. Sorry I don't want to sound like I've given up on hope as there is definitely still a good chance here, just pondering mainly

laura I think that's great... wait until you get to your 30s though - I bought a new wash basket last weekend and think it's marvellous. That is the epitome of needing to get out more ha.

confused love the lube! Actually a good one to use outside of the fertile window (I get a little bit dry post-ovulation and pre-period) as feels quite nice. I used the whole thing in the end and it felt like a good amount.

O day today and cramping on left side again (my left is definitely more dominant, I know that's unusual) - might try and get a DTD in tonight but don't want to pressure DH who has been excellent about the eod. Would tomorrow instead be too late?

laura I love zoflora! Haha I am exactly the same! My friends spend their weekends clubbing etc and I'm either sewing or gardening or cleaning or getting excited about washing powder! (Got a new Bold one and it smells incredible!!)

grumpy you must be feeling horrible not knowing, I know I would be going mad if I was you. Hope you've got something nice planned on the weekend?

glitters have you told DH that he was right and it is a bfp??

Omg Glitters congratulations!!! So exciting! Such a lucky thread! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Jupiter and buzz yes I'm wondering if the squinters last weekend were something that tried and failed and that's why I got symptoms.. but they were all too faint to have colour so I dunno! Now all my tests are paper white. But if it failed then why no AF yet? Feel ok this morning but the dizziness / carsick feeling comes and goes and was very noticeable yesterday. We shall see! I feel ok about it, if it hasn't worked this cycle that's better for me date wise anyway.

Congratulations glitters

Omg congrats glitters only just seen the pic. No squinter from me that's a strong second line..congratulations mummy to be!! 👏🏼🎉

Buzz haha well it's nice to know I'm not the only one that has weird household obsessions. The sale of our house fell through which is irritating so I was measuring the bath at 6:15am to see if we could turn it the other way round and we can so happy days for us. I want all new carpets, going to take a stud wall down with fitted wardrobes in our master and do sliding wardrobes and turn the third bedroom which is currently a dressing room into a bedroom seeing as our front spare room will be a nursery in a few months time hopefully!

Jupiter that's hilarious! 😂 I can't talk though..I got excited over a new steam mop that oh got me a few months back. This weekend I'm spending my Saturday cleaning and then re-caulking everywhere including around the window frames and window sills (the joys of a new build!) but hopefully it'll look much cleaner and fresher afterwards!

grumpy I'm sorry about BFN girl, I reckon it sounds like what you said maybe, that something started but never got going, could also be why AF is delayed maybe, sorry you have really been through the mill of it this cycle. Big love to you! glitters amazing news congratulations! It's nice to have a buddy, I have lower pelvic pain and very mild nausea on and off, also I'm starving constantly and needing to wee all the time, so this mornings test is lighter than yesterday's, I'm putting it down to peeing a few times in the night and also I didn't put the frer in a cup but held it in the stream which was unfortunately a very short stream so it didn't get as long, it's still there and obvious though so I don't think I need to be too worried... Or maybe I do! My Edd is 11/11/17!

grumpy I'm sorry about BFN girl, I reckon it sounds like what you said maybe, that something started but never got going, could also be why AF is delayed maybe, sorry you have really been through the mill of it this cycle. Big love to you! glitters amazing news congratulations! It's nice to have a buddy, I have lower pelvic pain and very mild nausea on and off, also I'm starving constantly and needing to wee all the time, so this mornings test is lighter than yesterday's, I'm putting it down to peeing a few times in the night and also I didn't put the frer in a cup but held it in the stream which was unfortunately a very short stream so it didn't get as long, it's still there and obvious though so I don't think I need to be too worried... Or maybe I do! My Edd is 11/11/17!

Grumpy sorry you're having such a rollercoaster month! Glad to hear that you won't be too disappointed if AF does turn up, it's important to stay positive! Still, you're not out yet xx

Glitters defo positive how exciting!!

laura I'm desperate for a steam mop! Clearly romance is dead in my house as oh hasn't bought me one 😔 sorry to hear about the house. Does that mean you're staying? Not putting it back on the market?

Congrats Glitters if you are getting a line that looks like the one in the pic I would say you would get a good line on FRER

Grumpy I am so sorry about the possible Chemical... I had been thinking it because of what happened with me and my cycle before BFP but didn't want to suggest anything. Although technically you are still 4 days before AF is due (going off last cycle) and you could still get that BFP from a late ov... your body could have tried and failed and then tried again which you caught from late DTD? The yellow CM is what is interesting me as I had that before my BFP and when i read up online it was mentioning about the body making the plug and thats what it could be related to! Either way though Hun we are all here for you

Jupiter I think you should try and get DTD in today just to cover as we only DTD on Ov Day my BFP cycle! Can you tell DH last time he needs to to make a baby this cycle? I agree about using it at other times... I have always struggled with being abit Dry down there especially the area around my VJJ

Oooh congrats glitters a lovely line (& i never see squinters!)

laura re-caulking?? I so need to do this!! You need to do some sort of online tutorial for me!

very excited to get started! I said to DH we're going to do EOD minimum & apart from being well on board he said "oh, thats so the sperm can rejuvenate" i was like... how do you know this?! A guy at work apparently (different to the one he spoke about fertile week with) Sounds like he works at Mumsnet HQ!