Getting Ready For Baby Challenge Thread 5

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The fastest moving TTC thread where we are all trying to get ourselves ready for our bundles of joys. Come and join the madness.

Ohhh buzz so sorry. Are you okay? I know not really planning yet but still disappointing I'm sure xx

Ahh buzz that's annoying but may not be conclusive.. do you feel like AF is on the way?

I feel bad making you all wait for a bfn! I'm rather disappointed, but I knew it was going to be, surely I couldn't be with zero symptoms?
I still have no AB symptoms either which is weird.

God it was like a secret mission trying to get a test without getting spotted by MIL!

You'll be pleased to hear a got a 2 pack, so one for tomorrow if no AB. Wish I'd bought about 10 though as I wouldn't mind taking another one!

I keep looking at it 🙈

Ah sorry buzz don't feel bad for us tho silly!

Never feel bad for us Buzz although you know your still not out until AF shows!!

laura well done on your house stuff! You're motoring! It'll be finished before you know :)
glitter good luck with your chat with your managers. It'll all work out! :)

Oh buzz don't worry about us lovely, we're here whatever the outcome! Interesting that AF has disappeared though.. maybe you ovulated later than usual?

Yeah I really need to get on the OPKs to nail down ovulation. Was weird I had no ovulation symptoms at all this month either, but loads last month. No CM or nothing. I hope I haven't got PCOS or anything like that and I do actually ovulate monthly 😩😩😩

Oh buzz I'm really sorry if still no AF tomorrow do a test with fmu... you're not out until you're out!!

@Seven0fNine that's a good idea about the decaf tea, I'm a fiend for drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee and wine so much so I've had to pretend I'm cutting back at work due to urine infections! I'd normally have about 5-6 big mugs of coffee a day  so ive cut back to two now which has been hard! The less alcohol part will be tricky with some social stuff coming up how do you blag your way out of that?

@buzzmoon sorry to hear about your bfn, I had a scare a few years ago (we weren't trying and would have been bad timing) and I swear my overthinking and stressing made my Af super late, it was about 5 days late!

Oh do you think I should just wait before I test again? Up to 5 days? Well 3 more days?

@buzzmoon I think you could still get a bfp if you ovulated later than normal, am I right in thinking lots of exercise or dieting or stress or illness can delay ovulation?

Sorry about your BFN buzz

On way back from a party with DS, he decided to vomit in the car half way through an hour long journey on my own. Had to strip him off on the a3 in a layby 🙈

Oh bless you Mummy i usedtp get really sick as a child in the car and it would be without any warning!

I remember one time when the car was packed full and i sicked all over myself my mum had to drag me out to tidy me up but we had no tissues! Luckily a lovely motorcycle rider pulled over to help her!

Jupiter hows ur womb feeling? When are you testing again? Tbh i felt better before BFP than i usually do before AF only difference was the ache on the outer boob areas! I'm really stressing about the Scan on Monday tbh... (is it really bad i've kind of decided in my head i wouldn't want to try again straight away if it is bad news)

I'm sure you're stressed confused, so understandable but chances are everything is still okay. You haven't had any bleeding so likely little heartbeat in there still plodding along. Will be thinking of you Have had AF like cramps for most of the afternoon and womb feeling very full. However I had the same thing in january so not taking it as particularly hopeful. I think it's a response to my progesterone starting to dip down in preparation for AF. Felt a bit irritable today too which would fit. This over analysis is enough to make someone irritable though anyway! I'm going to test on Tuesday as it's my day off and I'll be 12DPO so would like to think would be relatively accurate either way. Not feeling it this month to be honest, not too much positivity, blah. AF technically due on Thursday x

Humping

Buzzmoon - Age 24 - TTC #1 from May (wedding in July) but already a POAS addict!
Weight loss: 26lbs since September - 14lbs to go

Mimi - Age 36 - Cycle 22 - BFP Due: 8th March

Penguin27 - TTC #1 - Cycle 2 - BFP due: 28th Feb-2nd March

Orangefolly - Age 35 - TTC # 1 - Cycle 2 - BFP due: 16th March

HeyJupiter - TTC #1 - Cycle 3 - BFP due: 16th/17th March

HbH04 - Age 34 - TTC #1 - BFP due: End of March (the Zika test was negative!! yay!)

RedPony1 - Age: 32 - TTC #1 (& only 1!) - Cycle 2 - BFP Due:? Post Cerelle pill cycle joy

Tessapop - TTC#1 - BFP Due: 21st March

Mummyme87 - TTC #2 - Cycle 4 - BFP due: 23rd March
Aiming to lose 4stone in total, ideally 1stone over next 6weeks … 12.5lbs off so far

Seven - Age 28 - TTC #1 - Cycle 6 - BFP due: (possibly end of March…Stupid hormones)
I would like to get fitter…3lbs down, 11 to go

TheLovelyOtherDinosaur - BFP due May

TheGrumpySquirrel - Age 30 - TTC #2 (Mr Squirrel's #1!) - Cycle 2 - BFP due: April
Weight loss: 2.2kg since Christmas, another 1.8kg to goal weight (about 5lbs)

HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips - Age 31 - TTC #1 - Cycle 4 - BFP due: April
Weight loss so far - 8 lbs Weight loss to go - 30 lbs(ish)

Wiggleyfingers - Age 26 - TTC # 1 BFP due: May - Preparing/Wedding planning in the mean time
Weight loss so far: 4lbs Weight loss to go: 14lbs

May2017ttc - Age 19 - TTC #1

xLaura - Age 21 - TTC#1 - BFP due: Around Wedding in June

Cocktails30 - TTC#1 via IVF with PGD - appointment on 15th March

Flowerpot15 - Age 32 - TTC#2 - BFP due May/June

Ladyglittersparkle - TTC#3

Humped
BFP Success

Alltheglitters - TTC #2 - EDD: 7th November
MrsC2017 - TTC #2 - EDD: 11th November
Tigger83 - TTC #1 - EDD: October (BFP and Engaged all in one week!!!)
Confusedat23 - Age: 23 - TTC # 1 - EDD: October
DancingUnicorn - EDD: 11th October
Holly

Ah why you not feeling it jupiter ? from the sounds of it you DTD enough at the right times etc? (Tbf, I'm already planning next month's fertile week and im barely out of this one!

Which brings me to my next point... I'm not tracking Ov so how do I know when to wind things down? I thought i could feel Ov friday, CD15, but checked Ovia earlier and she has today (CD17) down as score 10 fertility!

Brace yourselves for some early morning TMI... I've never had a rummage around the cervix before but I thought i would see if it gave me any clues as to what is going on! I think it's low/wet/soft... can anyone translate this?!

((I also feel really stupid now cos i went to the docs a few years ago thinking i had a tampon stuck in but i was clearly just having a low cervix moment, it was exactly like this! Idiot!!))

Just on the way to London to meet a friend for brunch (not bottomless!) what's everyone up to today?

Little updated list - I might have some things wrong! Just let me know and I'll go again. I've added our newbies on :)

confused it's completely natural to be nervous. Just try not to stress because it won't be bad news. Keep positive my love xxx

Laura - hows the decorating going?

Sorry about BFN buzz - I kept looking at that picture thinking I could see something but I think I start imagining when staring at tests.

Looking forward to you testing on Tuesday Jupiter Fingers crossed xx

Unlucky mummy ...I avoided any sickness or injuries on my school trip yesterday. I was very relieved as some of the kids were prone to car sickness and had eaten a load of sweets before we left!!

Luckily I've not had to blag myself out of anything so far tessa ...close friends know were ttc and I can just get away with driving if we're seeing the family/other friends.

CD11 here - going to OPK today as ovulated on 13 last month. Haven't had chance to dtd this week tho as been so busy and had a friend staying this weekend :(

Hope you are all having lovely weekends.

Thanks for the list seven!

You must have to make extensive notes to keep up with it!

Thanks for the list seven really glad you avoided any vomming catastrophes yesterday :)

Hb I'm not sure why I'm not feeling it. I think it's protective as don't want to get my hopes up. I'm like you and already planning next months fertile window... despite all of that though I am clearly also really hopeful and want it so much and will start POAS-ing madly on Tuesday Ovia is hard work as unless you put in exactly when you think you ovulated she won't change her fertility scores. If you OVd on Friday then your egg will be nearing the end of her life unless fertilised. She seems to score me a 10 two days before I ovulate and then it goes right down the day after ovulation. Haha re rummaging! I'm not an expert rummager as it all feels the same up there to me so will let someone knowledgeable answer that question. Love the tampon story. Enjoy your brunch!

Hope you're all having lovely weekends!

Hb low wet and soft / open is usually close to O I think as it is ready to get you fertilised! Mine goes noticeably firm, closed and high in the week before AF. Only been soft and open mid cycle.

CD8 today and I should get the CBFM out - I think it wanted me to start testing from day 6 but that seems very early for someone with a 33 day cycle. However I think it needs to build a baseline LH measurement to tell when it rises so will have a look at the manual again tonight and maybe start testing in the morning.

Really don't want to get pregnant this cycle after all the dodgy work conversations.. next cycle would be the earliest that it would be just about ok timing.

HB not sure what low wet and soft means... I know it's wet and soft if pregnant but goes high... but I wouldn't read much into it though as your cervix changes throughout the day, it's only helpful in diagnosing ovulation.

So I'm 5DPO here. TWW is going quickly and I'm not symptoms spotting much no CM that I've noticed, just now I'm feeling some lower abdo twinges. I'm really not looking in to anything though after last month. What will be will be.

I'm so confused, I got my first positive OPK on Friday. I've just been to the toilet and still have EWCM but it has thin streaks of blood in it. I've had a bit of stomach pain this morning and haven't thought anything of it but now I'm thinking maybe AF is on her way. But surely it's too soon after ovulation? I have no idea what's going off with my body since stopping Cerelle 😐