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.

Oh grumpy, sorry about your AF well done for treating yourself and I hope you're enjoying a big glass of wine! I know I have this weekend. On to the next cycle, hopefully this is the one!

I don't remember who said about drinking during the tww... Personally, I wouldn't worry about a single glass of wine. Doesn't an embryo have it's own yolk sac type thing for it's nutrients etc before the placenta grows ... not sure when that is though

Confused enjoy shopping for maternity clothes! That sounds so exciting!!

Cocktails your situation sounds so frustrating! I hope the people doing the tests are understanding and help you to move forward sooner rather than later.

Hope everyone had a good weekend? I cooked a roast for my MIL and that side of the family... hard work!

I wish I knew who pedalled the crap about a pregnancy 'glow' I look like shite lol, I look and feel pasty, bloated, farting like a trooper with majorly greasy hair no matter what I wash it with and big black circles under my eyes lol

Oh also I thought well at least I'll get bigger boobs but my left one is growing quicker than my right one

Tigger big boobs is the only upside at the moment! I also look a state. Too tired to care that much though! :s

Did an OPK today and it was darker than yesterday, not positive but not far off so looks like I haven't ovulated yet and CB OPK was talking bollocks

Hey girls,
Grumpy I'm so sorry about AF.
Laura the wardrobe looks amazing. What a handy OH you have!
Tigger sorry you're feeling shitty, at least it's for a good reason! But look after yourself my lovely xx

Mini weird early AF has ceased for now so I'm just waiting to see what happens. Feels like the start of a new cycle tho because my skin is clearing and I'm feeling brighter.

Anyway, stuck a colour on my hair tonight to freshen it up a bit and done a face mask in the bath so feeling better now. Might even go hump DH... Who knows when I'll start bleeding again ha!

Aw tigger I'm sure you'll be blooming in a few weeks! My sis had a randomly greasy fringe after she had her baby (must be a hormonal thing) nothing worked apart from this tea tree shampoo & that completely cured it! I'll get the name x

Glad you're feeling better seven nothing like a pampering sesh to perk a girl up!

Aw seven glad u have perked up! tigger I am a spot face, that's the only thing glowing off my face, I have to travel tomorrow really early and I'm terrified of nausea of a 2.5 hour bus trip! Have packed lots of carby snacks that will hopefully help, worse thing is I just have two hours before the return journey!

Wish I could oils join you all in ttc 😞For what it's worth I've come on today. My cycles have no rhyme or reason! Range from 30 days to 45!

I've looked back and can't see wardrobes!

Ohh Cocktails I can imagine it must be so frustrating! Do you have any sort of timeline for when you will find out if you can ttc naturally? It seems like it's always a waiting game for whatever stage we are all at!

wiggley we know we could try but then there's a 50/50 chance any baby would have the gene so the risk is high.

How is it Monday 😭

Morning all

Sorry you both feel like you're looking shitty, tigger and dancing. Hopefully in a couple of weeks you'll both have that glow that you were expecting!

Got my positive OPK this morning on CD12. Looks like I'm ovulating slightly earlier this cycle..

I've done my back on yesterday closing the boot on the car before work. My friend massaged it and it helped but then dtd last night appears to have properly broken it 🙈

grumpy sorry it looked like AF was on its way last night. What pill were you on previously? There is a thread in this topic with someone who has come off Cerelle and having similar symptoms to you.. dizziness, nausea etc. Doesn't account for the squinters though.

Ahh mummy hope your back feels better soon! At least you've got some swimmers ready for your eggy!

Yes I was on Cerelle / cerazette too. Maybe it is the withdrawal from the fake progesterone/ getting used to natural progesterone that's caused the nausea. Squinters totally baffling me especially the pink ones on the IC I got the morning of AF! I don't trust them now - will not line hunt next month!

AF hit full flow by mid morning yesterday and I am still in a lot of pain. Hope it's like last month where I had only 2 days like this then 2 days of light flow no pain.

Happy Monday all...

I forgot how horrible real AF is. What is the point of giving you an upset stomach as well eh? Cramps and backache and nausea and achy bits. Stupid nature.

Morning ladies!

Waahhh you've all been so busy!

Welcome newbies

I'm not tracking ovulation now, i am CD26 and all OPK's have been negative up to Friday. Decided i am not going to obsess over TTC right now. I aim to track the length of my cycle this month & next, then perhaps take it more seriously in May when i have lost more weight & have a better idea on what my cycles look like!

Sorry about AF Grumpy

Tigger and Dancing sorry you're both feeling rotten.. am sure radiance is just around the corner!

mummyme so confusing about the CB OPKs! Maybe you had a surge then which didn't quite do the trick so now it's trying again. Am sure I've read that can happen?

seven hope you're feeling refreshed after your relaxing time last night. Still chance the light AF could be implantation?

4DPO here and trying not to symptom spot. Had lots of left ovarian pain last night - way too early for implantation so guess must be corpus luteum making progesterone? Or just trapped wind

Red that sounds like a really healthy way to approach all of this :)

Thanks Jupiter, i am just concerned it will become all consuming so soon. Stressing will just lower my chances of getting upduffed anyway, plus i have absolutely zero idea of how my cycles are or anything yet thanks to Cerelle! So, i am just going to chill out, track things on my app and go from there

Red definitely try not to obsess over ttc, especially in the very early stages! It seems that you, grumpy and I are all in cycle 2 after coming off cerelle/cerazette (are they the same?) so are all learning the ups and downs of our natural cycles at the same time.

Yes that's right Penguin, cycle 2! My first cycle off the pill was 65 days...
Cerelle & Cerezette are the same i think, i was on Cerezette and then Dr changed it to Cerelle

I also have no idea how long my cycles were before birth control... (not sure it even returns to how it was anyway?)

Morning ladies! Had such a busy weekend..haven't dtd once this weekend. I woke up and my house looks like a bombs hit it..I've still got so much to sort out. And I currently have a new front door being fitted and plasterboarded and skimmed as we speak. I can't wait for the weekend to get painting the spare room 😂 I love decorating! Just so expensive to do it. My whole house is sikevr and grey and then I add colours with accessories because I get bored easily it doesn't cost that much to change it then! How's everybody doing today??

Hey ladies sorry i have been quiet... had one of those evenings yesterday where i was crying because i'm convinced i am going to be a bad mother! (I have mummy issues) and DH bless him was trying to sort me out.

Agree with Dancing and Tigger I just feel really crap at this stage! Im guessing its hormones etc but all i can think about is i wish i was further along, i wish i hadn't swollen up already and i wish i had more money... i'm sure all very very normal but i'm trying to keep in mind how lucky i am to be pregnant whilst trying to forget the worry about actually being pregnant lol

Yay for +ve OPK Mummy almost TWW time for you!

Sorry your cycle is playing up Red but i guess all i can say is maybe carry on trying to opk so itsnot a wasted cycle? You might not get one anytime soon but at least you will know when you ov'd?

High five on the Corpus Luteum pain Jupiter I am thinking it's a very good sign!! When is BFP due?

Grumpy I used to suffer like that with AF the pain in the privates is the worst! Its like someone has kicked your foof lol