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.

Morning everyone

Brilliant parsnips love it

That's such a lovely offer jupiter I will definitely take you up on the lube exchange if AF shows (she is due today so I'm waiting for the hammer to drop). How are you feeling? Any more symptoms yet?

Good to hear you've got some choices cocktails but it does sound like a hard decision. This lovely thread will be here for you if you need us

Gorgeous and sunny again today which is making me feel more positive, plus had a lovely chat with DH last night about the stresses of TTC. He's being lovely and supportive - I think he hadn't realised how much of my brain space it was occupying!

Absolute lols parsnips my image will be overridden for this now 😂

You're such a jet setter grumpy I'm not a huge fan of flying (getting better) but i need a couple of drinks to settle my nerves... i go to Italy in a couple of weeks so i may or may not be able to do this!

cocktails glad you've had your appointment & got some options moving forward... clearly some big discussions with DH needed. I'm not sure whether you're after opinions so please ignore me if not but i think if I was in your position i think I would hold out for the IVF/genetic screening. I'm the MOST impatient person but given the high odds/heartbreak of a potential termination/going to Florida & having to wait anyway it seems to make sense.... especially as time flies! Is it just DH with the gene or are you a factor too? Sorry if you've explained already but you know how fast this thread moves!

Not long til some more testing jupiter Are you still on a secret high?!

I've got extremely sore nips! I know this isnt a symptom because ive had it for the last two cycles when i wasn't trying... damn you TWW

Ah lovely DH Orange you're so right.... it does occupy most waking moments (and non waking ones too!)

Morning ladies, i have been laid up in bed for 2 days with a cold and sickness I am never ill enough to stay in bed! Ever! Totally alien to me. I am in work this morning but going home at lunch time for the rest of the week. I am on antibiotics for Sinusitis and its strange not worrying about being on the pill and taking them! haha

Congrats on your BFP Jupiter! Woohooo! Can't believe you arte holding off until the weekend to tell DH... you have the same will power as i do

Sorry about everyones BFN's too , it's a bumpy ride this TTC isn't it?

I am CD4 now, my AF was only 2.5 days though so i guess my body isn't completely fixed yet??

God I'm a basket case today. AF hasn't showed up yet. I keep checking! If she is going to come I wish she would hurry up!

Oh no red - hoping you have a speedy recovery

Hope you feel better soon red!

Orange are you testing again tomorrow if no AB?! Fx she stays away!!! The waiting is cruel!

orange your DH sounds fab :) Bet you are on full on knicker check today! The lube is yours if needed but hopefully you won't... will you test again tomorrow if AF doesn't show later? Good luck!!

Feeling more symptoms today... breasts heavier and still some ongoing cramping (hope that's okay!) The cramping sometimes feels like little pin pricks (keep imagining a little bat with spindly claws clinging onto my womb!) Mainly though very constipated and windy.

Hb I'm on such a secret high and generally just in a great mood. Can't wait to test again at the weekend with DH so he and I can talk about it more confidently and start planning. I did do an IC this morning and the line was darker than Tuesday so assume that's a good sign.

Red you poor thing! Hope you're on the mend

Tessa that sounds like a very good sign! Are you 11DPO today?

Feel better soon red!

Symptom spotting seems much more fun when you know you've got a little one growing in there Jupiter... not sure about the bat with spindly claws though, that sounds creepy haha

How's everyone's day been? Yoga tonight for me!

At work today and my boobs have been very tender today, I also had a sharp pain in left pelvic/lower abdo area for a few mins this morning. I've been good all week not symptom spotting, struggling now 🙈

Hehe @Mummyme87 the excitement is just too much to not symptom spot! I don't know he anyone has such restraint I was naughty and bought that frer two pack and used on already! Bfn, are you still testing tomo?

I didn't get any FRER I only have IC but will still test with it tomorrow

Good luck mummy and tessa will be straight to the thread tomorrow morning to check for updates :) tessa did you test this afternoon? Your urine might not have been concentrated enough to pick anything up so don't worry. mummy if they were implantation pains then might not show up tomorrow so don't be disappointed if BFN!

orange any sign of AF?

Penguin it does sound creepy, I do like bats though :) How was yoga?

Still no AF - weird as I am normally so regular. I will test again in the morning if she hasn't shown up. Trying not to get excited as I have prob just stressed myself into being late this month!

jupiter I think the baby bat sounds cute

Omg who else has seen the finale of The Replacement... ive just worn myself out watching it... i sobbed as if it was my own baby involved and now i feel like i have to go to bed lol... fantastic ending though!

Does it feel like it's coming orange - very exciting. Definitely re-test tomorrow. Am so hopeful for you!! x

confused I watched it yesterday. Loved the whole series, was great. How are you getting on lovely?

Hi girls!! St Patrick's day tomorrow so my weekend starts here!!
orange that is strange, def have a check in the morning! You never know!
jupiter that's exactly how I felt, like something scratching or like popcorn popping in utero! 😆
mummy and tessa good luck for the morning! Excitement city, mummy u can always keep fmu and get a frer if u need!
red I poor thing sinuses are the worst, hope u are feeling better
parsnips I love it!! That's how I'll imagine you from now on, typing away at your keyboard and trundling through the middle east in the mystery machine!
cocktails that's such a hard position to be in, I hope you find the right path for you and get some clarity in your head about it all.
hb hope your nips are feeling ok! When are u testing?
dancing how are you feeling?
penguin enjoy yoga! #Namaste I love yoga, must see if I can go back if preggers as it's hot yoga!

My boobs have def grown, I caught sight of myself in the mirror in work and I was like 'check me out', although they are no benefit to anyone as they feel like they have been used as a punch bag! However I fear they may give me away when I see my close friends!

I am getting the replacement illigally downloaded for me! I must see it!

However if it's something that will make me cry then I will bawl, I cry at adverts, I'm utterly pathetic!

MrsC - you're so right, it's just like a scratching feeling! It's so odd isn't it. Stretching uterus' :)

Oh and yay for the big boobs :)

I'm happy to use IC for testing tomorrow, particularly when I'm not that confident when I ovulated this month. I will try and buy some FRER tomorrow and use Saturday or Sunday. I keep getting fleeting thoughts that I could be pregnant but remind myself I have thought this in previous months aswell!!!

Good luck for testing orange , mummy & tessa

Hope you feel better soon Red , i'm on antibiotics too (not ill) & had the same thoughts about not having to worry about the pill! They're really annoying actually, have to take 4 a day on an empty stomach or an hour before food.... this is pretty much an impossibility! I eat little & often!

mrsC is St Paddy's day a bank hol in Ireland?? Happy three day weekend! Ovia reckons AB isn't due for 10 more days i did have a random long cycle last month tho so might not be 100% accurate.

Still over the moon for you jupiter

Thanks Hb that's so kind of you :) Sorry about your antibiotics though, that sounds hard. I'm a grazer so feel your pain! Do you have a testing date in mind?

I'm doing ok mrsc. The exhaustion seems to have ramped up this week, which is tough, and the nausea isn't easing yet. Still 2 weeks tomorrow I get to see my little bean. (I'm not at all counting down the days!) Fridays are the best as I get a new week's update! :) Hope you have a great day tomorrow and manage to get away without booze! ;)

Keeping my fx for the testing crew in the morning! Remember, if you're testing early a bfn isn't a definite no! My bfp wasn't until two days after I was due!

Bedtime for me... 😴

Yep hb it is!! So three day weekend for me! dancing I get my updates on Saturdays it's fun, not so long now until your scan! So exciting! No idea how I'll last til 12 weeks!