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!

Thanks!!

jupiter missed your message this morning. Thanks for thinking about me and my late AF. I was thinking the same as you after a bit of online reading. I'm hoping that I've ovulated later and therefore late BFP/AF. Fingers crossed.

Dancing so glad you’re being looked after now you can have some time to heal. Hope the surgery is all over and done with. Thinking of you both xx

Wilde don’t worry, I think it’s perfectly normal - I imagine some nausea will hit us out of nowhere in the next week or so. Ugh. We should appreciate it whilst we can I guess.

mummy good luck! So glad you’ve popped back in to keep us updated.

seven hope you’ve been enjoying the dettol dance haha. Oh wow, yes yes to you testing on Wednesday. Eeek, how exciting.. no symptoms is a good sign I’ve decided. When is AF technically due?

Red i tried the 5:2 but ended up overeating on the days off so didn’t lose anything apart from some water initially. It worked really well for my mum though. Good old low calorie is the only thing that really works for me.

buzz I totally understand why you’ve booked a scan. I would absolutely love to do the same but DH doesn’t want to (he’s the most patient man in the world so thinks we should just chill out and enjoy the next few weeks… yes, I’m the neurotic one in the relationship!) I’m so glad it’s already made you feel calmer. Not long at all to wait either.

grumpy your DH will come through, just needs a bit of time as you say. My DH Is still getting his head around it. I’m not sure he even really believes it (but then some days neither do I)

otters I hope so too. Your body may have re-tried to ovulate later on and you might get your BFP later this week. Fingers crossed lovely!

buzz what a brilliant deal, I just booked one today for Sunday cost me €100!! Anyway decided I needed to do it so it's booked now, I'll be 9+1.
seven I'm jealous of your cleaning blitz, I need to sort my house when I'm off! Can this week be over already!
tigger hope nausea buggers off again, mine is much better since Saturday I really hope it stays gone!
grumpy don't worry about your DH it probably doesn't feel real to him yet, sometimes men need to actually have the baby plonked in their arms before the penny drops my DH first time round. Hope the gp can help you with the flying ✈

Have to bring DS swimming now, he does way too many activities but he insists and won't give any up, he is skin and bone too because he's eating and activity levels don't balance!

buzz will your scan be abdominal or internal out of interest?

Oh MrsC so brilliant you've got a scan booked too.. and this weekend! Wow you must be so excited.

mrs that's so exciting! It will be so worth it! Glad your nausea has eased to! How have you got on with Jane the Virgin?

jupiter its abdominal, they'll check size and calculate delivery date. Will be interesting to then see if the NHS one is very different 3 weeks later! If you feel like you're worried and want one, just go for it, I'm sure your DH will understand!

I've just popped to get some little seed trays to start sewing! Going to tidy up and prep the soil for planting too! Hope sun keeps shining at least for a couple of hours :) got a bargain Italian dine in for a tenner from Waitrose too, 2mains (including a big pizza) and 3 sides 🤤 carb overload again 😂 but so excited about dinner!

jupiter have you got a date for your scan?

Yeah jupiter, excited nervous all rolled into one, I hummed and hawed over booking it but getting too inpatient now to wait til 12 weeks so decided to do it!

buzz enjoy your dinner! Sounds yummy... the scan sounds great. I might speak to my DH about it. I think I'd feel more reassured if I had some morning sickness (I know how daft that sounds) but generally feel quite normal now this cold virus has passed. We shall see.

Oooo buzz yummmm!!! Jane is going great, I'm on episode 6 now, loving it! Keep telling DS to call my mother abuela 😂

No date for my scan yet. I assume I'll get it when I go to my midwife booking in appointment after Easter. I'll be 9+3 by then so hope it's not too much later.

I'm the same jupiter apart from the sore boobs, I have no indication there's anything going on in there. I just need the reassurance!

Wow, Sunday is not long @MrsC2017!! And yes, €100 is the norm here, isn't it? My 7+3 scan is that.

Yes natur seems to be that everywhere, well of the three I looked up anyway!

I can totally understand why you've booked earlier scans, buzz and MrsC! That's so exciting, can't wait to see pictures!

Also your dinner sounds fab, buzz, I could do with an extra large pizza and wine

Not having a good day... and despite a pink tinge this morning, AF has kept her distance. What is going on?!

Penguin when GP said that you didn't ovulate was that this current cycle or last month? How confusing! Do you normally get pinkish spotting before AF? Could you potentially have ovulated later in the month like otters might have?

oooh buzz we are so similar - got my seedlings upstairs on a sunny window. Keep having a little chat with them each morning. Looking forward to the scans girls!

oooh I'm glad you think it's my month confused because you were right about jupiter...I don't think it is though - I'm convinced I'm infertile!!
I'm not really sure when AF is due as I didn't do many opk's and only got a nearly positive one and twinges over a few days. It could be anytime this week but I recon Weds-Fri (ovia thinks weds)...

DH is a bit stressed about work atm and ended up sleeping in the spare bed last night because I was keeping him awake but then text before saying he wanted a shag so don't think he's too cross with me haha! tbh i quite enjoyed having the bed to myself..haha

I'm not sure Jupiter, he just said "last cycle". Never had any kind of spotting before, except the tiny bit of brown spotting on CD26... I suppose I could have had a second-attempt at ovulation like otters may have done. Just feel very confused! Should I test again?

Sorry you're having a bad day penguin! What tests have you got indoors? I'd be tempted I think... fingers crossed!

seven what have you got growing? I've just got courgettes and sweetcorn and then lots of others to plant out at the weekend!

Penguin if not your your peace of mind/getting to know your cycle better, I'd be testing!

oooh loads buzz - Some herbs, pansies, lavender so far (have planted more bedding plant seeds but they haven't germinated yet but were out of date so may not...) then outside I've planted some peas, broad beans, sweet peas, beetroot and broccoli and just threw down a load of random seeds on my little rockery area and hoping for the best - poppies, cornflower, etc. Trying to get the garden looking better for Friday as having my friends round for the first BBQ of the year.

Sorry you're having a shitty time penguin I hope you know one way or the other soon xxx

I'm alive!!!! :D

I'm home now, and feeling blessed that there are so many lovely people in the world. You guys are all so lovely!

Sorry you're having a bad day penguin. :( are you able to do something nice this evening to make up for it?

Jupiter, how is littlest niece doing? Did you get more cuddles over the weekend?

Hope you are doing ok dancing x