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!

Me too. Apparently though there's a super long waiting list so we are hoping that fate intervenes. Might not be this month though I'm cd13 and in loads of pain. Proper cramps like the witch is coming so I'm worried I've got a super short month 😐

@grumpy it was actually more scary for my DH who said it was like the opening scene of saving private Ryan there was that much blood.

I'm testing when I can drag myself to the bathroom which I need to do as I need to shower and go to work. I am putting it off as I think I know it will be negative 😞

It was negative. I must have had an evap the other day 😞 So I'm expecting brown discharge today as per 12dpo and AF tomorrow

Morning all

Changed my username as too confusing with 2 penguins on this thread!

Thanks for the well wishes. I couldn't sleep properly last night. Trying not to get too excited. I had 2 follicles last time so this is definitely a lot more and I'm not sure if it's too much. Ovia app says FW starts tomorrow and will start with CBFM. Hopefully I can pinpoint O (if it happens!)

mummy Sorry about the BFN. There's still hope!

dancing hope your cramps have settled and you had a good nights sleep

grumpy tough one about telling relatives especially if they are going to be over excited. Maybe as dancing suggested is there one persons you trust who will understand and support ? Otherwise go with your gut and wait till you feel more comfortable

teddy PPH sounds terrifying! Good luck with this cycle.

Morning ladies! Otters you are a love ❤️

Sorry about the bfn mummy

Grumpy if you think you need the extra mental support, you should tell someone... like jb suggested, maybe your sister would be a good choice? You can swear her to secrecy!

That sounds really scary teddy. Hopefully the tests can help you work out what's going on.

So sorry mummy, how bloody disappointing. You aren’t out until you’re out but I know what you must be feeling. Take care of yourself. Have you told DH?

Oh Dancing only just saw your post from last night. Did you manage to sleep despite the cramps? Hope you’re okay lovely.

orange your last comment made me laugh - lamb holding brie and sipping on prosecco maybe! Hilarious So glad you were feeling better after your swim. Are you heading into cycle 4 now? Still plenty of time. It will happen you know.

grumpy glad you’re feeling a bit calmer. I think if family can support with your emotional wellbeing then it’s worth telling them. That’s one of the reasons I’m telling my mum and dad this weekend.

Teddy you’ve had such a rough ride, so sorry to hear that. At least they are investigating what’s going on, that’s really positive.

Otters so excited for you this month, must feel like things are finally moving. Will have everything crossed for you.

buzz - scan day tomorrow??!!! Aghhhh

Mummy I'm so sorry. I hope you're holding up ok! I will try to cling onto some hope for you.

Thanks everyone, feeling ok. Mostly annoyed tbh, as I thought it was over! I've got ics being delivered soon, so I guess we shall see. Really weird to be hoping for a bfn!

Otters really hope you can pinpoint o this month. The increase in follicles sounds like a positive thing. Realising how little I actually know about this whole process!!

Hope things are still ok Tigger. You're not back at work at all this week, right? Hope you're getting plenty of rest.

Confused how are you feeling? Have the palpitations calmed down? And was the nausea just a one off? Hope so!

Morning!

Welcome teddy, sorry to hear the journey has been long so far, but good you're getting looked into... Hycosy is where they flush your tubes right??

Otters well done for the bangin follicles... let's hope they produce a lovely juicy egg & biology does it's job! Are you doing clomid?is the worry about multiple births? Do you know, as crazy as twins would be at first, I'd be quite happy to get everything over and done with in one go!!

Gutted for you mummy

dancing wish that i lived closer, i would have hand delivered you a hot water bottle! I cant live without mine at the mo... it's on my lower back every night! Get yourself to primark tomo for a cheapie x x

Had a WAY better sleep last night, it makes SO much difference!

Mummy so sorry to hear that. Hope AF stays away.

Feeling slightly nauseous this morning but I don't know if it's pregnancy related or just psychological trying to stay calm and trust nature. I've no idea why it's freaking me out so much this time given that I've done it before with no issues! I feel best when I manage to forget about it / feel physically normal.

Hope everyone has a wonderful sunny last day at work before the easter break! I cannot wait to get out of here!

Grumpy I hope work is busy enough to take your mind off things, but not so busy that it makes your anxiety worse. Hopefully it's not nausea kicking in. Did you know right away with dd that you were pregnant? Also, don't worry about feeling completely different about things now. It's a different time, a different pregnancy. Feeling different is to be expected!

Hb bless you! My oh promised to get me one this morning in case I need it again.

Really sorry for BFN Mummy, you are not out until AB shows and my 12dpo FRER was the one where people couldn't see anything on here... is there a chance that ov was a bit late?

Jupiter you had me cracking up with the lambs!! Were they allowed to bring them in because you work with MH like as therapy lambs? tbh I am glad you said about Lambs as I am meant to be going to a farm with DN soon whilst on a trip away and my Dsil is preggo too so we can both avoid that one! lol

Dancing It is shit you have cramps and bleeding but just a thought could it be proper AF? Fingers crossed that it is so you have complete closure to move on and try again with your IC's! The palpitations have stopped although I am trying to manage my blood pressure a bit better as they think it is all related so I am drinking a lot more water and trying not to get up and sit down a million times a day but being a receptionist behind a tall desk that makes it quite hard lol! Also the nausea is kind of still there but I think that is to do with the pressure on my tummy increasing... I also keep having these really tiggley sensations kind of like half way between my belly button and my groin area and I think its everything stretching (I started a thread in pregnancy and people said it was the bubble moving but I really hope not as the sensation makes me feel quite sick!)

Otters 5 Follicles!!!! so if they all popped you could potentially be on one of those programs with 5 little ones!!! lol I really hope they let you try this cycle so that you can get use of them! Although if I'm honest... I would probably try even if they told me not to

Buzz are you having a private scan today? How exciting! I NEED to see a picture as they wait for my next one is draggggging lol

Grumpy I think telling your sister might be a good idea so she can help you whilst travelling etc also with sisters you can be quite blunt and be like I don't want excitement or anything yet!

Hey Teddy sorry it has been do long for you! when are you having the Hycosy? I have heard a lot of people get pregnant when they have them as they clear everything out a bit... Do you know if PPH would have left any scar tissue or anything?

@confusedat23 I'm waiting for my appointment to come through but I'm on the waiting list now as all other tests are complete. The sonography didn't see anything on the transvaginal but said that's not an indication. I do wonder if my PPH left lasting damage as they had to go back and express the clots from my distended uterus (sorry that's a lot of gross stuff right there). They said "there's something else there" and I was so tired I thought they meant another baby! I was induced 9am on New Years day and started quick... born night time on the 4th!

Confused my oh asked the same about it being AF. I guess it's possible, but seems way too soon. And not like a proper AF at all, so I'm assuming not. Hope you don't get too many visitors today so you can stay sitting for as long as possible!

Hb my last cycle was 32 days and i am CD32 today.... So no idea yet!
Typically i have a horse competition tomorrow and will be wearing white jodhpurs... When AB starts it starts massively, no warning spotting!

I asked farmer about lamb risk this morning & she was very nonchalant, strange lady.
Our orphan lambs are so cute though! So far we have Sylvia, Shawn, Sherlock, Larry & Mark

Hope you feel better soon Dancing

Well done on the exam Tigger!!

Welcome Teddy, i hope your BFP isn't too far away

penguin you're the first and only penguin ❤

jupiter very excited indeed, feeling hopeful but trying not to get my hopes up too high as I know the disappointment will be worse

dancing I'm really hoping the CBFM will help. CM not very reliable and I've not been temping. Also hope that I can get a rough estimate of ovulation day from consultants based on size of follicles

hb yes I'm on clomid cycle 2. There's a strong history of twins in my family and tbh I'd take what I can get now. Glad you had a better nights's sleep. Really makes a difference!

grumpy how's your nausea ? Hope you have a nice, easy day. Long weekend to look forward to. Have you decided about telling your sister ?

confused we've already decided that we are going to try regardless of what the consultant says. I'd be happy with 1 or 2 but not sure how I'd manage with 5! Very unlikely that they would all ovulate anyway.

teddy hope you get your appointment soon and you get some answers.

Counting down to the bank holiday weekend

Hb glad you had a good long sleep, it really does make a difference!

grumpy the nausea could be more digestion related? Has everything slowed down in that department?

confused haha, no they weren’t therapy lambs (although that is a lovely idea!) but just an easter treat. People brought their kids along and things which is really nice. So glad your palpitations have stopped, what a relief. Take it as easy as you can at work.

Red ohh your orphan lambs sound very cute indeed!!

Nausea is ramping up now after all my anxiety about not having any (typical!) It’s really not too bad and no where near throwing up but the queasiness between meals is getting worse. I am counting myself as one of the lucky ones though in that department (touch wood). I don’t feel emotionally like myself though which I suppose is to be expected.

I was musing the other day (as you do) and thinking about how inaccurate really all this weeks dating is. Surely (and this probably sounds really obvious to everyone else) if you have a naturally longer than average cycle (say 35 days) and ovulate on CD20 then you’re always going to be considered ‘more pregnant’ prior to your 12 weeks scan than someone (like me) who has 25/26 day cycles (I ovulated on CD12). If you add late implantation or early implantation into that then people could get wildly different outcomes when estimating how pregnant they are? Does that make sense. I know things change when you have your scan but before then it’s all a bit random.

Hi guys, on my work computer as no one is in the office today. Hope this works!

Made the mistake of having a coffee this morning and felt really sick and shaky until now, stupid mistake. On the ginger tea now. I think it is the physically unwell feeling that I can't stand, it makes me panic (especially after the food poisoning incident). I am OK otherwise. I hope that I am not getting morning sickness, but I do feel slightly off most of the time. I'll be six weeks on Sunday. Sometimes the panic is so bad I wonder if I can continue this pregnancy (I know that sounds awful given we tried for it). DH says I am the priority but I do want this baby, I just don't know if I can cope. I hope that I can get through the America trip without too much trouble. Stupid mental problems, why can't I just relax. Thought I had gotten over all my past anxiety issues, or they were at least very manageable. It turns out being physically out of control of my body is just the worst thing for my mental comfort level. I need to find a way of dealing with it or this is not going to be fun at all.

dancing with my DD I didn't find out until 6 weeks and felt totally normal. One nauseous turn at 8 weeks, but just one moment. Rest of the pregnancy felt totally normal, basically pretended it wasn't happening. Then went into shock when she was born. I just want to enjoy this pregnancy which has been much wanted for a long time

otters I Pm'd you about the sticks. I hope they are compatible.

Booked in for some reflexology on Saturday hoping to rebalance myself a bit. Feeling shattered today. Dancing have you considered doing a test to see if your hormones have dropped yet? Could well be af.

Going to yoga tonight. Hope it will help.

jupiter I've heard that snacking between meals can help with queasiness. Really hope it settles for you, must be awful. I agree that weeks dating is very inaccurate!

grumpy sorry to hear about your anxiety issues. Really hope you can feel in control of your body and your mind. The yoga should help. Have you tried anything else? Remind me when are you going to America again? Is it for a special reason or just a holiday?

tigger enjoy reflexology. I haven't had one in months but think I should re arrange it soon.

Thanks otters. Unfortunately it's a work trip that I can't get out of, and of course they don't know I'm pregnant. I'm leaving on 25th April (7+2) and back 5 may (8+5). Luckily my sister is coming with me and there are no work people with me until the last 3 days. I don't cope well with flying / jet lag even in normal circumstances. Luckily the GP gave me diazepam to take if I get really panicky. I haven't taken any yet but will see how I get on on the flight to France this weekend.

And right on cue, go to the toilet and full on heavy AF has started!!! How can it go from zero symptoms until about 5mins before i needed the toilet, with just very very small uncomfortable feeling, to looking like a full on murder has happened in the toilet bowl?!
Considering i am trying to symptom spot to learn more, my body is making it very difficult So that Cycle was 31 days, last one was 32, so at least they are similar

Jupiter I too think that about the dating, i was trying to explain how a pregnancy is dated from the first day of a period to my DP & first of all he didn't believe me (then he Googled it & was just as miffed as me lol).

red sorry AF got you. At least your cycles are similar length.

grumpy at least your sister will be keeping you company. Hope you don't need the diazepam for good reasons!

Grumpy do you have a number for a midwife yet? Maybe you could talk to them about how anxious you are? It's so hard feeling physically and mentally different to normal, which is then compounded with lots of stuff. Am thinking of you.

Jupiter I'm sorry the nausea is starting to get you. Snacking definitely helps! Hopefully it doesn't get any worse.

My tests arrived today Tigger, so I'll test tomorrow. Pretty sure it's not af. Mostly stopped again now.

Red glad your cycles are starting to regulate! But boo to af. Does heavy mean it doesn't last long?