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!

Happy Easter Ladies! Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend so far. I was surrounded by babies yesterday at a 1st birthday party! Hectic but lovely. Have managed to resist chocolate so far but not sure will power is going to be enough now lent is over!

Happy Anniversary Mrs!

Sorry about bfn and baby bomb mummy, get stick in to the water chocolate 🍫. You sound like you are doing all the right things, hopefully next month will be your month.

grumpy your announcement sounds lovely! I bet it is like a weight off your shoulders.

I'm glad you've made the decision which is right for you parsnips. Not too long to wait now!

Tigger and dancing sorry you are still getting BFPs. Must be so frustrating when you are ready to move on. para are you trying again or having a break?

Your garden looks great buzz, I bet that was a hard days graft when your upduffed!

Good luck telling your parents today jupiter, announcing to family must be one of the best parts of pregnancy.

Enjoy your family meal Hb! I'm just waiting on my nephews piling in for their Easter eggs!

Oh guys, we've had the most lovely day. Told my mum and dad - my mum burst out crying and my dad was emotional too. Was wonderful. They were so delighted. This baby is lucky to have such awesome grandparents. Then we went and told DH's mum who was just as thrilled. Honestly felt amazing saying it out loud and including the people we love most. Whatever happens am glad to have these people around us. Will tell my sister and BIL in a few weeks when they visit for their birthdays but bar that we won't be telling anyone else until after the first scan.

Hope you're all had happy easters! x

Aw that's lovely Jupiter, I'm glad it went well!

Don't resist the chocolate jb, it's Easter!

I've had a bit of a disastrous cooking day... tried to make a nice special dinner for me and DH but everything went wrong. Just stuck a pizza in the oven instead!

oh no Penguin! But never mind, am sure a pizza will be lovely... we're having fishfinger sandwiches after a roast lunch haha :)

Aww jupes sounds like you had a lovely day telling family. Sounds a very emotional affair, but in the best way!

Never mind penguin I'm sure your pizza was tasty! Oh and I didn't manage to resist the Easter egg - only demolished half of it 🙈

Hey ladies Happy Easter!!

Its so lovely to hear about all the annoucements (sorry i'm about 4 pages behind atm!)

My parents had a BBQ yesterday but they are sl unorganised so basically i on my own organised and threw a whole BBQ whilst DH and DF snuck off to the pub (i was sooo angry lol) and then everyone turned up and no one was meant to know (although very obviously pregnant now!) and it turned out my parents gad spilled the beans to everyone!! How cheeky!!.. but it was a lovely evening/night and i spent today tidying it all up and then collapsing asleep on the sofa which obviously means it was a success lol

Sorry about your failed dinner Penguin but at least Pizza is always a hit! Lol

Confused I would be furious if my parents had told anyone!! You seem amazingly ok about it!

Aw Jupiter sounds like your day of announcements went perfectly! It's very cool that the closest people know & can be part of the team looking out for you!

Mine was lovely too, my nephew unwrapped his present and everyone was like aw, then he ripped the paper further and they saw the sign and started screaming! A few tears, including me & nearly DH! We're such a close excitable bunch that it was all anyone could talk about for the afternoon!

confused sounds like a busy day!! Can't believe your Dad spilled the beans!!

penguin Pizza is always welcome in my eyes! 🍕

Having a lovely lie in today while DH goes to the gym. Hope everyone else is making the most of their bank hols before it all starts again tomo!!

JB Pretty much waiting for af and then trying again. We dtd once without protection but I don't think I have ovulated this month anyway. DhH away with work when my normal fertile week would be, although whiter than white on an opk! So trying very patiently to wait for a new cycle and then feeling very ready to get back on with it, so to speak!

Hey that sounds so lovely! Love that your mum burst out crying. Mine definitely will, she cries at everything!

The announcements all sound so amazing! Definitely going to have to up my game next time!

Para how long has it been now? Hoping everything physically is back to normal for you asap.

About to go and try another ic! Fingers crossed for my bfn!! (Still surreal hoping for that outcome)

FX dancing

Fingers crossed Dancing!

Hb that is so lovely, I'm really happy for you! We're a close and excitable bunch in our family so can totally relate. What a lovely Easter Sunday for you all.

confused you are very calm despite the fact your news was out-ed. Really pleased it all ended up going well. Can't believe it's your scan this week, so excited for you. How are you feeling about it my lovely?

Para I hope AF appears soon so you can move onto a new cycle afresh. thinking of you x

Have a lovely bank holiday all - we're off to the coast to eat chips and enjoy some fresh air (normal healthy eating will resume tomorrow!)

Still positive for me. Been a fortnight now, and still bleeding very slightly, so I think a call to the EPU is on the cards tomorrow.

The coast sounds lovely Jupiter! Enjoy the chips!

Glad all the announcements went well. Can't believe your dad spilled the beans confused I have a sneaky suspicion that my mum will be telling everyone and anyone if we ever managed it! My parents are so desperate for a grandchild I feel like I'm letting them down!

dancing how did the test go?

para hope you can start a fresh cycle soon and move on

penguin how was your pizza?

Still negative on opk even though it's cd14. Don't think I'm going to ovulate again this month will keep dtd just in case! Was feeling so hopeful for this cycle. I know I'm not out yet but I have to start managing my disappointment otherwise it will be soul destroying!

Dancing it's 4 weeks almost since erpc. I was always a 5 week cycle kind of girl, so we will see what happens. I am hoping sooner rather than later. What have you decided to do about ttc? I'm feeling ready again now.

Thanks Otters and Hey. Otters try not to worry too much, it could just be a later one this month!
Hey your day by the coast sounds lush. Enjoy!

Oh dancing I'm sorry that your body is taking a while to recover... Give the EPU a call tomorrow if you're worried about the bleeding, hopefully they'll be able to reassure you. Take care of yourself lovely

I'm glad you feel ready to try again para, bring on this next cycle!

I can't believe your parents spilled the beans confused! You've taken that very well, I would have been so mad! How are you feeling in yourself?

Jupiter a day at the coast sounds lovely 👌

Try not to worry about the OPKs otters, ov may be on it's way but just a little delayed for whatever reason! Keep dtd and your fx, this could be your month!

So sorry to hear that Dancing and yes I agree that an EPU phonecall would be worth your while, just to get some reassurance at the very least. Hang on in there lovely.

Otters you're definitely not out yet. Keep testing, could easily be round the corner. Have everything crossed for you this month. Come on eggy!

Ahh Hb and Jupiter glad your announcements went well too, they sound like such lovely reactions ♥️

Confused you are superwoman doing all that pregnant and also not getting annoyed about your dad telling everyone!

Dancing sorry to hear you are still bleeding hope things sort themselves out soon for you xx

So after the extended French family arrived yesterday I kept quiet and just swapped glasses with DH every so often (it was a buffet style thing as there were lots of us). But then with the cheese course - as we were in France of course - cue lots of fussing from MIL finding all the wrappers to check which were pasteurised for me in a very loud and unsubtle way and DH uncle immediately cottoned on and so everyone found out! I'm ok about it even though 6wks is early to tell (in case something goes wrong) but I guess that MIL could always quietly have a word (and the good thing - even if all is ok - is that they don't know anyone back home and so it won't spread before I make it public).

Well I did my fourth flight drug free yay! It was actually totally fine. Feeling a lot better about LA as it'll be a much bigger plane and I'll be in business class. Trying to think of it like one of the last pre baby trips! Going to try and enjoy spending time with my sister in between working.

Now back in London on the train home where my mum is waiting with a roast dinner and we are gonna tell her! Think I'll tell my bro and sis next weekend but then that's it until I tell work in August.

Also the French women were very blasé about the cheese ("oh I ate raw cheese the whole time") but warned me of the grave dangers to baby of dying my hair

Well after feeling ok for the last few days I feel crap today. Oh and I dtd last night, we both needed that connection. Today I feel shocking, I bled a bit after dtd having not bled for 5 days not very much bleeding though and today I have cramps, particularly when I go to the loo for a number 2- sorry way tmi I know. Feeling a bit out of it this evening. Guess I'll see what tomorrow brings.

Everyone I'm so glad the announcements went well!!

Tigger I'm so sorry you are feeling rubbish. Glad you got to be intimate with your OH, hope it helped a bit. Hope your cramping eases up soon xx

Sorry you're feeling crap Tigger. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for you. Are you at work tomorrow? Take it easy. ❤

Well done on drug free flying grumpy! Haha it seems that family aren't good at keeping pregnancy secrets when they're excited!! Hope it goes well with your mum this evening.

Sorry you're feeling rubbish tigger and that the bleeding and cramps have come back. Get a hot water bottle on it and have a nice cuddle with DH. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day

Oh no Dancing i'm sorry this is being drawn out for you!... i'm sure there is something they give to Clomid takers which brings on a period even if your hormone levels are still sky high so maybe they can recommend something like that?

Hb your announcement sounded lovely and i'm glad Your nephew could help you out with it!

Para do you think you might have a late FW? Did the doctors say anything about cycles returning to normal?

Jupiter i cannot believe it either! I'm actually allowing myself to get pretty excited and others around me are trying really hard to support me since being open about worries and depression etc... also i'm pretty sure i can feel the baby move! I mentioned what i could feel to DM and DMil and they both said its baby and that they felt theirs early too so i'm hoping its a good sign!

Otters please don't feel like you are letting anyone else down!... also do you have pcos? I have heard OPKs are not reliable if you do

Grumpy honestly i felt like one! But my nan (who does not know) was there and she knows i'm the one that picks up the slack so it would have been very obvious... plus i'm not a quitter lol so it needed to be done and i was determined to get it all done... although i was very annoyed at DH and DF about the pub as it meant i didn't have a chance to shower before everyone came over which pissed me off lol... i'm glad you are finding flying easier and sorry DM outted you... they have a habit of that 😉 Lol

Tigger glad you felt up to dtd last night but sorry it's made you feel crappy... take care of yourself hun!

About Mum and Dad telling their friends... i simply couldn't be angry just seeing how excited they are... me and my parents have never had a great relationship and to be quite honest since about 13 they have taken very little interest in my life and when i tried to reach out it never went anywhere so thats the way its stayed (i know they regret this now as they tell me alot but i've moved on) so to havr something they want to be involved and tell all their friends is nice and also it saves me the job of telling everyone (i'm actually very shy and awkward outside of MN lol)

Well my mum cried too of course although she didn't understand the baby hat surprise fail she kept asking whose it was 🙈 so I had to say "I'm pregnant"! She was actually the most surprised person we've told so far! But it was nice too, and I'm glad she knows. She's promised to only tell her DH and keep it in the family until I go public in August.

Confused I'm glad your family's enthusiasm has brought you closer x