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.

Hope you get a good sleep dancing! I'm hoping to do a bing spring clean and clear out tomorrow:)

I looked up the condition cocktails, sounds extremely challenging! How are you feeling about things?

buzz your dress looks beautiful from the picture but transforming into a lace up in an inspired idea. Maybe give it until a month before the wedding before you decide? Have a seamstress on standby just in case.. but you might not need it. You will be a beautiful pregnant bride with. baby Keith

Wish my bloody DH would wake up so we can test.. maybe be some hours yet though... Will see if my bladder can take it!

Second day of Peak and OPK is looking promising too (this is the darkest I've ever gotten)

Yay grumpy, go for it! (Unless you sort of are still half waiting?)

Morning lovelies

Grumpy that all looks very promising! Have you done any more fw humping? He he!

Haha at Keith...i like what I can see of your dress buzz its lovely.

Confused I have lived in a damp flat before it was awful. So much of our stuff got ruined!! Hope you get a new fridge sorted soon xx

So we went to fil's for tea last night and he has offered to lend us his car so dh can commute which means keeping up the diet and I get to see him too which is good (and we can carry on dtd).

Said tea was a Chinese and we had Indian the night before so no carbs gone completely out the window especially as I was designated drinker last night so feel like shite today! Back on it now although I think I've probably undone all my hard work 😭

Yes, again this morning 😳😬

It does look a stunning dress buzz. Leave it a while and see what happens. A seamstress may just be able to let it out at the sides so the buttons meet!

jupiter not really given it much thought as we wouldn't be ttc yet anyway and the geneticist said last week she would refer us for Pgd appointment so we are going to go along to that anyway. I think I would prefer to try naturally but if that all goes wrong we will then have to start that process of Pgd anyway! It isn't a nice condition. My BIL and step son have it.

I'm off to the spa today and I've been awful in any diet so don't want to wear a bikini! I have 7 weeks to shift a stone!

Hi everyone!

TheGrumpySquirrel, is that the advanced clear blue monitor you have. Saw the pic this morning and it got my thinking I might buy one. It's a lot of money but looks quite good, would you recommend it?

I'm have had to hault ttc until I've had a op to remove a fibroid in a few weeks. Need something to keep me positive .

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Morning!

What a super fancy moniter grumpy ! I had insomnia last night (so of course was reading MN) i read that the best days for conception are the two consecutive days after peak OPK day (two people's infertility consultants had said this - have no idea why i was reading TTC over 10 months)

buzz you'll totally sort the dress, good advice to line up someone and alter towards the end! I used an absolutely fab woman on mine, she altered my dress like a dream, ordered me underskirts, coached me on how to walk down the aisle (no extra cost😂) She's Kempston near Bedford, let me know if you want her deets, i know you're fairly local x also, LOL Keith😂

confused House situ sounds stressful, at least youve got some time to organise a move if you need to? Baby + damp sounds like a no go

seven You've done SO well on your diet, I'm sure two dinners won't have set you back too much? & yay for the car!!!!

WAKE UP MR JUPITER!

Sorry if I've missed people, can only see what's on this page!

I'm feeling rough, just came on in the night. DH has left me in bed and gone to the gym... i really wanted to go cos i ate SO much last night... need to burn it off😳

:( hb hope you are feeling better soon!

And yes, wake up mr Jupiter!!

Hi guys, so AF showed last night, oh well, at least it was a bit early! Onwards and upwards!

Morning everyone!
Buzz don't leave it too long, the seamstress that is altering mine wanted at least 12 weeks! I'm not sure why, maybe as she's busy?!

Tessa sorry AB turned up for you, onwards and upwards! Are you actively ttc now or are you in the hump on hold group with me?

Grumpy eeek that's so exciting! Good work FW bumping. Fingers crossed for you.

I'm really annoyed this morning as my usual predictable cycles have thrown me a curve ball with brown spotting on CD22! Very unusual for me, although I did ovulate on CD11 which was really early for me. I keep thinking "Oooh maybe implantation bleeding?!" Then remembering that only protecting humping has happened this month. Hope it's not my pre-conception vitamins messing things up!

Hi @Wiggleyfingers this was the first month actively ttc, DH was like oh well more sex for us! Haha clearly not bothered :)

hb would love the name of the seamstress you used! Thank you 😘 I say stay in bed and have a lazy day! F the gym 😏

Sorry about AB tessa you having a glass of wine in protest? Onwards and upwards for sure!
wiggly have you changed you mind about being on hold yet?

I have thought about it but I just feel too guilty for my friends as I know they have put a lot of effort into organising an amazing drunken hen do and I wouldn't be able to join in. They've been incredible and planned everything! I don't even know where I'm going! So I think I really have to wait until after that. (End of May) but after that my legs are well and truly open!

Bunny it's a lot of money and TBH it works the same as using the CB dual hormone digital OPKs + an app like Ovia .. I think it would make sense if you thought it would take you many months to conceive (I think using the refills would be less expensive than buying CB digital OPK every month but I'm not sure). I like it because I can't get on with the strip OPKs and I just have to know what's going on! You test at the same time every morning so it's more convenient for me (you can use FMU). Mine was £70 on sale in Amazon I think

Yes it's the advanced monitor.

Jupiter I would be kicking him awake I can't hold my morning wee!!

Haha wiggley you should have an opening ceremony & cut the ribbon! Definitely think those are excellent reasons to hold off! My hen do was hAnds down the best girlie weekend ever & so much effort had gone into it! Two months will FLY & time is completely on your side!

Sorry for AB Tessa .... good PMA on your DH's part!!

buzz i shall PM you deets when i rise!!

It's official! We're both thrilled (and quite scared!) DH said he can't wait to start this new adventure... so happy xx

(Will catch up on rest of thread in a bit, just going to have a very late breakfast) :)

Aw over the moon for you jupiter ! Glad you can celebrate now you've seen the words!!

Hooray! Congratulations Jupiter!! 🎊

Is it Laura's birthday today? I seem to remember her saying... If so happy birthday! 🎂

Lol wiggley

Off to work I goooo 😭😭😭😭

Yayyyyyyy jupiter that brought a tea to my eye!!! Huge congratulations lovely, to you both!!!
wiggly that's an excellent reason to hold off, I loved my hen night and will cherish the memories forever and as you can see with this group when you do start trying it doesn't seem to take very long!
tessa sorry about AF, glad your oh is excited about another month of trying though!!
buzz seamstresses are miracle workers, you'll have that dress sorted perfectly no matter what!!
hb hope u feel better soon love!
grumpy that monitor looks the business!!!
seven that's a great offer from your fil!! Hope work flies by for you!
dancing hope you can spend the day relaxing today!
laura Ooo have a lovely birthday 🎂

It's been raining here constantly since Friday, it looks like it might dry up so will hopefully get a walk in, have serious cabin fever and apparently exercise helps with nausea, currently here trying not to chuck up my breakfast, but I don't feel as sick as yesterday so I'm clutching at the positives!

Jupiter amazing !! Such an exciting picture. Are you having a wonderful day celebrating?!

Tessa sorry about AF. Hopefully you have something fun planned to commiserate?