Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 7

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

We are a bunch of ladies who are either

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

And everything in between!

We've had 8 BFPs since January (and counting!) and we love a bit of lucky lube and a squinter on 9DPO - come and join the madness!

Thinking of you today Tigger

I'm just about to leave work to head to the ECG... quite nervous although i'm not sure why to be honest lol

Sorry Xpost Grumpy... so glad it went well for you and that you had a scan and 8 weeks is a good time for a reassurance scan! Also nice to know if you spot its likely to be the bruising not anything else!

Thanks confused and good luck today! It's your 11-12wk scan right? Sorry if I didn't remember correctly x

They said the egg came from my right ovary which I thought was interesting (that they can tell!)

That's all such good news grumpy, really happy for you! Excellent they are offering you a follow up one - love the NHS.

Good luck confused, can't wait to hear all about it!!

oooh how cool Grumpy - glad everything is OK.

Wiggley that sounds like a plan. You are getting married in June right? You don't want to be worried and stressed especially whilst getting married. It's the best time ever - you need to enjoy it. Plus you gotta have bubbly on your wedding day/honeymoon right? It's all we drank for about two weeks straight! (sorry buzz ha!)

Good luck confused
Hope you are getting on OK red
My fingers are firmly crossed mummy xx

Just doing my meal plans for the week. I'm starting properly today as there was too much naughty food & drink in the house to start yesterday and I HATE throwing food away. Getting some AF aches this time - haven't had any of those since the pill days. Quite like them - they're making me feel normal

Oh when are you testing again mummy? Feeling very hopeful for you!

Wiggley I totally understand your anxieties. Early pregnancy is much more challenging than I would have expected and you want to be able to relax and enjoy your wedding. Keep popping back though :)

Excellent news Grumpy! Really pleased all worked out ok.

Wiggley when is the honeymoon? Don't worry I'm still hanging around til August. At this rate I'll be the only one left!! 🙈🙈

I need to make a proper healthy eating plan and stick to it. We've had a stream of visitors lately and so it's been constant dining out (which has been amazing) but I'm like two tonne tessy and need to cut way back.

Great news grumpy. That's amazing that they can tell which ovary released the egg! Nice to get another scan booked in too.

wiggley I think your choice is sensible. Love every minute of your wedding and honeymoon. It's. It too long to wait and the time will fly by with all the wedding prep coming up in the next few months.

Haha parsnips I'm sure your not two tonne tess, but planning makes all the difference to me when I'm trying to be healthy. What was your reason for holding off to august, sorry I have a crap memory!?

Good luck with the ECG confused. I once got one for palpitations, everything was fine and apparently they are quite normal when you are young. I hope your complicated anaemia isn't causing too many problems during your pregnancy.

We're on safari in Kenya in July and docs said we should skip that month due to malaria risk but can crack on in August. That would give us a nice summer baby too and longer to plan which would be better for us really.

I am now fatter than I was in December when I started the thread 😱 but hey ho.

I really hate my job atm too. Loads of people are leaving but I don't feel like I can move jobs then get pregnant so feel like I should stick it out. It's not the worst place in the world, I'm just losing motivation for it a little.

Anyways - hope you're all well!

Meant to add - good luck confused. And again tigger ill be thinking of you.

No no scan here not until 20th when i'll be 13 weeks... i have been having problems with Palpitations over the last few days so i'm having and ECG just to check everything is ok and nothing abnormal.. which it looks like it is so just one of those things!

They can tell Grumpy because your ovary grows as it makes the chemicals to support the baby growing =)

Wiggley i also understand your worries and really wants a few months!... plus it brings more excitement after the wedding and honeymoon!

JB it's not causing too many issues so far its just odd because its an older persons illness so i cant find a lot of info about how it will effect it... but they did say it may be causing them

Oh I'd love safari paranips! That sounds amazing and definitely worth holding off a few more months for! Bit rubbish on the job front but might be a necessary evil if you want full maternity coverage.

grumpy could be us, we open at 8.30 but people queue from 8. Glad scan went well.

Parsnips our wedding is in August so I'll be here with you! I'm sure we'll get some more along the way that haven't graduated to the humped section!

Not long now Confused! I bet you're so excited

Ahh confused sorry - I'm glad it all looked ok. Not long till your scan now though!

Thanks for all the well wishes I'm in bed and have had a sleep but tummy still feels dodgy, really annoying.

Hi all, I'm just catching up. Feel so unwell, been tucked up in bed solidly since lunch time on Sunday

Grumpy that must have been very worrying for you! I'm glad it went well at epu this morning and that they've booked another scan in a couple of weeks for reassurance.

Mummy that FRER definitely had a touch of pink! Can't wait for you to test again 🤞

Hope this morning went well and that you're being looked after tigger

Mummy you could have seen me too! Mine opened at 8.30. Weird...

Sorry you're still not feeling well grumpy :(

Wiggley I can completely understand why you'd want to wait until after the wedding. Plus, you might get a honeymoon baby! :)

Penguin sorry you're so ill. :(

grumpy glad all went well this morning and that you've got another scan coming up.

confused hope the ECG is normal

parsnips safari sounds amazing. Well worth waiting for. I'll still be on this thread. Hoping and wishing and praying for a BFP this cycle but it may be a while yet if ever. Must keep my spirits up!

penguin sorry you're feeling poorly. Hope you feel better soon!

I've got a day 9 follicle tracking scan tomorrow so really hope I have at least 1 (or 2 or 3!) growing follicles then we can get busy over the next week or so. Any advice on dtd ED or EOD?

All done and home tucked up on the sofa with oh looking after. It went ok. Glad it's done.

Otters fingers crossed for those eggs! On my successful cycle we DTD on o day, o-1 and o-3, for what it's worth! And pretty much EOD before that.

Penguin sorry to hear you are still ill. I'm definitely a bad patient as I feel like laying in bed is such a waste of time but I know it's best to listen to your body. Have you got any nice films to watch? Or have you been scraping the Netflix barrel already? I'm trying to work from bed but so tired I've given up.

Wiggley I don't blame you - enjoy the wedding stress free and with energy - early pregnancy is draining (much more so than when I was 18 and didn't notice it!)

Tigger x-post.. glad it is over and your OH is looking after you. Hope the recovery is not too painful. Big hugs

Seven when I got my first real AF post pill I was so happy! Even though it bloody hurt! So can totally relate. Well done on the meal planning. I need to sort myself out on that front too. Only I'm too scared to eat anything but dry biscuits for the moment!

Grumpy I haven't been able to watch/do anything, I've just been ever asleep or half-delirious! But I'm feeling a bit better now so might watch a bit of Harry Potter, that always cheers me up!

Glad DH is looking after you tigger x

How did the ecg go confused?