Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 6

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Thread 6 already. We are a bunch of ladies who are either

• humping (TTC)
• by humping yet (waiting to TTC)
• humped (preggers)

And everything in between!

We've had 7 BFPs in three months and we love a bit of lucky lube and a squinter on 9DPO - come and join the madness!

Morning all! Well after a rest from the sickness for a few days it's back with a bang feeling shocking!!

Spent the day in the garden yesterday getting everything ready for my raised beds in the veggie garden.

Looking forward to getting home tonight already lol

Have an amazing time Hb! Feeling much better thank you. Ditto on the sore nips, mine are all prickly like there is a little hedgehog in there. Time to get us some new bras.

Thinking of you today Dancing

Penguin sorry AF has shown up.. but on to the next cycle! Good luck lovely, will have everything crossed for you this month.

Tigger sorry you're feeling crappy

buzz have you had any real nausea yet? I'm 6+2 and only getting occasional waves.. wonder if it might pick up this week.

Morning all!

Thinking of you today Dancing.

Enjoy Italy Hb. Heading there too for a wedding at the end of July:-) I could be quite uncomfortable by that stage! How many weeks are you now Hb?

Grumpy so sorry to hear about your grandpa

Jupiter I'm 5w today and no nausea yet either, don't feel pregnant at all. Which I'm worrying about, of course. I forgot what a worrying time early pregnancy is

Enjoy your week everyone

Morning all!!

I am absolutely loving all these wedding dress pictures! Beautiful!!

Sorry for the BFN's over the weekend

Good to see you popping in Mummy, fingers crossed for you xx

Morning ladies,

CD2 for me today, so I am now officially trying this cycle!

penguin sorry AB is making an appearance.

dancing I will be thinking of you and DH today. Take care lovely.

grumpy sorry about your grandma. I was at my grans fu real last week and even when a death is expected it's still never easy. Hope the doctor can sort you some meds for the flying.

mummy ooh you are quite far in to the TWW already. Fingers crossed that this is your month.

orange Iceland is on my list too but for a winter break, however we are reluctant to book anything as TTC. I know exactly what you mean about putting life on hold for TTC. We had a break from trying for various reasons but one of them was a wedding we have abroad in September. So we have had to wait until I would not be in the last trimester for flying to and from the wedding. At a point now we won't be taking anymore breaks from TTC, I'm getting far too impatient, lol!

Enjoy Italy Hb. Not jealous at all, haha!

otters keep hanging on in there, you might get a BFP yet. Fx

Hope all the pregnant ladies start feeling better soon. I'm not gonna lie, early pregnancy sounds awful!

Doesn't it just JB!!

Has anyone tried the 5:2 diet? Did it work?

Hope you have a brill time HB sounds fabulous

My SIL did it red and did well. Think she found once she stopped tho - the weight went back on but it made her feel healthier. Hope you are well my lovely xx

Day 1 of holidays and already been on to landlords about some bits that need fixing - now to start cleaning! Just on DH computer - his keyboard is rank!!! I'm about to open all the windows and do the Dettol dance :D CD33 and ZERO symptoms - gonna test on Wednesday (which I estimate will be between 10-12 dpo) just so I can POAS for you lovely ladies. Aren't I nice?! xxx

Oh fab seven good to have a steady stream of testers! Enjoy your spring clean!!

My SIL also does 5:2 on and off, exactly the same, very effective when in the zone but got to stick at it! (Like any diet really i suppose!)

Wilde I'm 5+3 so not far ahead! Gonna tackle getting my booking appointment when I'm home end of the week

Very exciting for hoping to humpers to get humping!

Early pregnancy isnt all bad guys! I think its full of ups and downs!

Thinking of you today dancing

seven I'm off today spring cleaning! Such a good feeling! Yay for Wednesday! I have such a good feeling for you!!

hb glad you're having a good time and managing to keep it a secret!

Good luck this month penguin and jb!

jupiter 7+3 for me and still not much nausea, I sort of have butterflies in my stomach which is just more like hunger, I'm feel hungry all the time! Even after I've just eaten it's ridiculous! Hope that's normal and I'm not just a greedy bitch 😂 I've booked a scan at 9 weeks because I'm so impatient (mainly nervous) it's on Good Friday so hopeful all being well we can tell DPs family

Well done seven on the cleaning front and on the poas action for us !
I've done the 5:2 before but only for a couple of months. I found it fine but I lost weight slower than a normal calorie controlled diet. Definitely doable though!
I have managed a month so far without chocolate, cakes or biscuits, roll on Easter Sunday!

Thanks for all the thoughts today, i have surgery this afternoon. Impressed with the efficiency. I think I'll be relieved for this part to be over and can start focusing on recovering.

Hope Italy is lovely HB and your sis is helping with the secret keeping.

So sorry the nausea has hit again Tigger. :(

Thinking of you dancing and hope this afternoon goes as well as it can :( xxxx

dancing thinking of you today, hope it all goes well. sending you lots of hugs and

penguin good luck for this cycle. Sorry AF got you.

Hb have a great time in Italy. One of my fav destinations.

JB thanks and good luck with this cycle. Fx it works!

seven happy spring cleaning and yay for poas action for us

Happy Monday all x

Big love to you dancing xxx

Dancing thinking of you this afternoon

Buzz have you booked a private scan? Or you can just request an early scan on NHS?

Seven I am excited for you for Wednesday! 🤞🏼👶🏼

Hb I am seeing GP Wednesday so will ask about booking in as well as travel meds. I can't get Eurostar to holland as don't have time and I'm even more anxious about tunnels than planes

Thanks for all your kind words, I have managed to rearrange work and am able to fly to be with my mum on Thursday night and coming back Saturday. My boss has been really nice about it.

Getting waxed as I type this .. not as hairy as usual after 5 weeks between waxes. I wonder if that means it is a girl???

I'm 4+1 today! Was just thinking I've no symptoms except sore boobs now feeling slightly dizzy again and I can smell everything

DH is having a bit of an identity crisis adjusting to the idea of a baby.. I'm like really, now? Argh, men! I know he'll be ok in a few days I just really could do with some emotional support from him right now.. time to hitch up the big girl pants 💪🏼

JB & Red i would like to try 5:2 but I literally have no self control when I'm hungry! Probably better for me to try and graze on healthy things now I'm pregnant.

Bit down about the inevitable weight gain - went to the shops yesterday to try on some loose work trousers and I'm already struggling to get into my normal size thanks to my thighs and bum deciding to massively expand overnight! Not bloated but tummy is noticeably less flat, only to me though.

Best of luck for today dancing - we are all thinking about you. Make sure you're looking after yourself as much as possible and you rest up. ❤️❤️❤️

Good luck with the operation Dancing... big big love and hugs!!.. ❤❤

Grumpy i am sure DH will come round in time... when it happens quick i think it is a shock for them... take care of yourself and your mum at the moment... i am so sorry for your loss

Seven I have a really really good feeling about this month for you!!!

My thoughts are with you and your DH this afternoon dancing, take care of yourself

Ahh seven that's exciting! When is AF due?

I've never done the 5:2 but I've heard good things, although a lady at work does it religiously and never seems to change physically - but she's not overweight so maybe for her it's more of a maintenance thing as she doesn't exercise.

Glad you're not feeling so bad Grumpy! Give DH time, he'll come around.

Thinking about you this afternoon Dancing

I've posted on the 5:2 thread on here, as i was wondering how it would work on fasting days with the huge amount of exercise i do! Seems it's all doable. I think i would be able to maintain once at target weight by going down to 6:1 from what i have read... This is assuming it works at all! Penguin i've read that people eat too many calories on their non-fasting days which is why some people don't lose? Having fasting days doesn't mean people can eat high calories for 5 days and i think that's where it goes wrong? Don't know, going to read some more.

grumpy sorry you're feeling a bit shit, totally normal for DH to be feeling like that I'm sure he'll snap out of it soon and be excited and supportive! Don't worry about the clothes sitch either, embrace it and think it's all worth it for a healthy bubba in 9 months time!
I've booked a private scan, it was only £39 and so worth it I think, the second I got off the phone after booking it I felt noticeably calmer just knowing I've only 2 weeeks to wait.

Thinking of you dancing hope it goes well ❤️❤️

£39 wow, I thought it would be really expensive. Definitely worth it buzz for a wee bit peace of mind. How many weeks will you be when you have your scan?

It was a groupon 🙈 but a Clinic in north London and all the reviews look good! You also get 3 photos and my scan with the nhs, they cost £5 each 😱 I'll be 9 weeks! :)

Ooh buzz can you share the link??

Of course! www.groupon.co.uk/deals/ultrasound-scanning-services