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.

Jupiter if I enter the two peak days in Ovia it gives me today as last day of FW (so she assumes ovulation today - the day after the second Peak). However logically to me if ovulation occurs 24-36h after the LH surge is detected that means the latest ov could have happened is last night.. does that make sense?

Feeling very grumpy and bloated today I hate Mondays!!

Yay so nice to see the digital ones! I wondered that too Jupiter

Don't they say to eat ginger biscuits for sickness?

DH gone away for two nights now so I'm home alone with the cat. We've lived here almost two years but I've never had a night alone. It will be strange but just going to keep busy.

Glad you had a nice birthday Laura the honeymoon will all be worth it.

Happy Monday everyone.....😭

Morning all! I would say "good morning", but I'm with grumpy on this Monday's suck!

Hb try not to read too much into your nausea at this stage - it's probably a bit early! And you don't want to get your hopes up then be massively disappointed in a week or so... better not to expect anything then get a happy surprise!

I think you add two weeks onto the digitals because they measure from conception not LMP?

I'm definitely trying the manage my expectations!! I think maybe I'm just ill!

Hopefully i get through my 10 hour day without vomming on anyone!

Ok based on this from CB website, I'm counting yesterday as O day. Also Ovia is such a tease - predicting EDD already!

Hi all another day! Tomorrow I'm 8 weeks so exciting! Told all the close family now

Hb didn't get sickness at 2ww but did have a stuffy nose and was dizzy keeping everything crossed for you!

Jupiter I'm so excited for you, you're lovely to keep it to yourself and you can have lovely newborn squishy cuddles knowing it'll be your time soon!

grumpy what you’ve said does make sense! I would count yesterday as O day too. How about other signs? Any ewcm that has now dried up etc? Ovia is such a tease with EDD stuff - nice pre-xmas present for you!

Oh Hb sorry you’re feeling so rotten. Hope you feel better later. peppermint and ginger are both good for nausea

Thank you Tigger, just reading that made me all excited!! Bet you family are delighted? I keep having little daydreams about telling ours.

Seven really hope the time passes quickly. You’ll be fine. Are you going to do anything nice? takeaway and trashy tv? :)

Ah, good to know we'll maybe miss a Christmas baby if it's happened this month!

Have you got any fun birth announcements in the works jupiter ?!

Well CM is still quite EW but cervix has moved higher. Gonna go with yesterday as ov day. DH is excited about potentially having a snuggly baby in time for Xmas! Good job I've got plenty to distract me this TWW - very busy at work. 11 days till I can test!

grumpy I'm keeping everything crossed for you this month 🤞🏽 those due dates are so exciting!

That sounds sensible grumpy, I'm really excited for you.

Also Hb I've got a good feeling for you too :) Are you and grumpy our next testers? Roll on next week.

God I'm not sure about pregnancy announcements Hb, will definitely do it as part of a family gathering though. We should all be meeting Easter weekend but might have said something by then already. Would like to make occasion of it, bring some cakes etc and announce it properly.

Not feeling the work vibe today. Spend Mondays in a clinic room - on my own in between patients and not feeling very motivated. Have massively cut down caffeine which isn't helping!

CB digital says 2-3 weeks from conception, so doc will say 4-5 weeks for weeks preggers. I really don't understand that though? Will the doctors adjust it when the do the scan? Or I'll always start at 5 weeks? Sorry if that's really stupid 🙈 my mums on holiday so think I will tell her on Mother's Day. And going to wait till 12 weeks for MIL because she's such a gossip, the whole world and his dog will know!

Workwise, I'm supposed to be getting a promotion in April. Well my boss has to advertise my job at a higher grade, so I have to apply for my own job and interview etc. I'm so worried that I won't get it now! But DP said that if I don't get it then I have perfect grounds to complain because I've been told that I'll get it!

penguin sorry you're grumpy! Just 5 more days till the weekend? 😏 it'll fly by!

Hope everyone has a good Monday, even though they do suck! I have ZERO motivation! Just going to google baby stuff I think!

Has anyone got any ideas for pregnancy announcements?

Oh Jupiter sorry that you're not looks no forward to your working day ... maybe you, me and buzz can just sit on MN all day haha

Haha yes I'm up for that 😂 just called docs, the midwife team will be in touch... feels a bit weird. The waiting game starts again!

My dream said it would be a girl 6lbs 10oz and called Natalie. Bizarre! :)

buzz it is confusing.. GP will go from date of your last period though so does that make you 5 weeks? I think dates are adjusted when you have your 12 week scan and they look at growth. Health professionals must go mad with us lot and our technology as we all know exactly when we ovulated etc.

penguin sounds like plan can't concentrate after events of last week.

About to call GP and find out what happens next with midwifes etc!

Just spoke to GP receptionist! She was so lovely.. has just booked me straight into see the midwife on April 24th. Because of the bank holiday (and because midwife only comes in alternate mondays) I'll be just over 9 weeks by then. That's okay right? My 12 week scan won't be delayed because of that I hope.

Jupiter we have a family thing at Easter as well - with DH French family over there so will be super obvious if I'm not drinking! But will cross that bridge when I come to it...

Must be so exciting waiting to meet the midwife! I'm sure it's not a problem Jupiter, they know what they're doing!

I've also spoken to my GP this morning for a non-TTC issue... however I mentioned that I'm TTC in case it was relevant and he just focused on that - like took the whole conversation to mean that I was worried about my fertility etc on cycle 2?! Feel like he totally ignored the other issue so now I just feel a bit confused and frustrated.

Penguin you're right, they do know what they're doing. How frustrating about your GP though - did that mean you didn't get any reassurance about the other issue? Or was he trying the link the two issues? Maybe call back if you can.

grumpy might be the perfect time to tell them if you are pregnant! How many weeks would you be then if this month works? The lack of drinking thing is always a giveaway although most of my friends/family know we're TTC so accept that I haven't been drinking much for that reason.

penguin that's so frustrating about your GP! He sounds rubbish! Hope you got the other thing sorted and are not worried about what they've said about TTC!

jupiter that's so exciting you have a date! I feel a bit strange not being given anything, not a time frame or date! I like to plan and have a date in the diary so I know something is happening!

grumpy I have a good feeling about you this month 🤞🏽

So I tried my dress on for the races this Saturday and it does fit/ zip up etc but it is tight - not sure what to do now! My friend said it's too small and "she's seen me in nicer clothes" (she's very blunt!).

Bit frustrating as it cost 225quid from coast and now I feel like I'll look a dogs dinner!

It is very neat on the waist but not sure whether to just wear it anyway? My mums coming over on Friday so she will tell me in no uncertain terms if I look a sight!

Trust me to fuck up my diet!!!