Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Here comes the thread, you know what to do!

Haha buzz 8 kids is INSANE! I'm one of 6 and my mum looks after my 1 nephew now and cannot imagine how she did it x 6!!

Just checked my hol insurance out of interest and it's EXACTLY the same as yours buzz it must be the same one, or that's standard confusing wording. Sadly no trips planned tho! Where are you off to?

Cannot believe you get to find out the sex in 10 days Grumpy ! Is DH going with you?

Hb I won't find out at the time because they have to send the blood sample off to the lab, I think it takes a week. I'm going on my own as the actual appointment isn't that interesting! DH will come with me to my 12 week scan though, which is on 26 May.

Parsnips I understand, it's a daunting prospect and it's hard to imagine being out of control of the process. Having said that, it probably won't be as bad as you think, and if you want more kids in future, I'd consider the risks of multiple sections. I'm saying this as a total control freak myself, so I do get it. I get very anxious when I'm physically out of control, but I'm hoping that I can even enjoy the birth this time now I feel confident as I've done it before (I didn't have time to worry the first time around as it was so fast!). But it's different for everyone. I suspect if I'd had a difficult first time I'd be asking for a section rather than a home birth like a mad hippy.

I've got the day off on my scan date, I've taken it as holiday (instead of my birthday when work was too busy). Gonna make a nice day of it and then we are going camping over the long weekend with some friends (a group of DD primary school parents, we are still close). So I'm going to tell them then, they will be so excited! All their kids are older too, and they are around 10-15 years older than DH and I, so they'll be very excited to have the prospect of a newborn in our midst!

OMG parsnips so exciting, huge congrats! A particularly major milestone as you are the 'mother' of our thread

Otters I'm so sorry for the big disappointment and your DH's loss. Particularly horrible as you are on holiday. Hope you are doing okay

I'm 9dpo. How you feeling today mummy? I am nervous about testing because every BFN is so disappointing. Fingers massively crossed for us both!

hb I'm off on my hen do next Saturday! Can you believe it's come round so quick!

grumpy I really wanna do the same, that sounds so lovely, will deffo take the morning off I think! That sounds so exciting telling all the mums! :) they'll love it!

orange and buzz I don't know how I'm feeling about testing tomorrow. I have it in my head it will be a BFN, I've just lost all my positivity. Had loads of watery EWCM like stuff but white in colour this morning... whatever that means.

Buzz if you ring at least you can ask them to clarify the meaning of the wording. Sounds to me like anything previously known about is off, but otherwise you're good?

Really, really hoping this is your month mummy.

For obvious reasons, I rather regret having taken my scan date off as holiday. Don't think I will next time.

Bit bored of af now. Want to get on with the shagathon! ;)

There's no way around taking it as holiday for me because I'll already have to work from home the previous Friday for my NHS combined bloods. As I'm keeping it secret from work, although you are legally entitled to the time off, not sure how I'd explain a middle of the day appointment (well, 2) that can't be moved..

Mummy that sounds so encouraging! I had lots of white CM too. Fingers crossed for you and orange x

Hmm unless I just don't put it in the system until after I tell them..

Hey Ladies... sorry i have been missing i went on a family holiday!

I need to catch up with everything but just want to say congrats to Parsnips and so sorry Otters

I got my screening results back and although they are low risk my PAPP-A is very very low at 0.31 and so i've got loads of extra appointments but really scared about Placental Problems and Preterm Labour =(

Welcome back confused hope you had a lovely holiday and feeling chilled. From experience I have seen minimal problems with low papp-a, I suspect you will have extra growth scans which will be reassuring. I know our trust offer induction at 41/40 for low Papp-a

Welcome back confused! What does that mean sorry? I'm sure you'll be okay! ❤️

Hi girls! Mental day I've been assigned my new job so loads of messing about with thrashing out notice periods and trying to get my prebooked holiday approved! My new role sounds very interesting, I won't have a clue and be totally out of my depth and would actually like to have had a good run at it without mat leave but life happens so what will be will be!
parsnips amazing amazing amazing!!! Huge massive congratulations to you!! 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 wonderful news, how exciting!!
otters I'm so sorry what difficult news coupled with AF, life is so cruel sometimes, xxx
confused welcome back, hope. Mummy was able to reassure you!
buzz how is your hen do already!!! Time has flown!
mummy really hope this is it for you this cycle, you so deserve it!
grumpy hmmmm.... Could U lie and say it's something to do with your DDs school or something....Also camping trip sounds lots of fun!
dancing hope AF clears off ASAP!
orange really hope it's your month girl, 9dpo....when are you testing?

Thinking takeaway tonight..... Then I have to stop, this poor baby has had an awful diet! I vomited this morning also.... Really Thought I was done with the sickness but brushing my teeth is so ridiculously difficult and results in gagging and heaving..... Sorry for the mental imagery!

Massive congratulations parsnips!!

Great news about the job MrsC.

Sorry about your DH's friend otters

Ahhh hey everyone
Feeling lots of love for this thread today!

MrsC how many weeks are you now? It's rubbish that you vomited again! Do you feel better immediately after?

Grumpy It's lovely that you're having a harmony scan, I think that's a great time to have one. I think I'll do the same! So if they have to send to the lab for results on the sex...how will you find out? Would be exciting if they tell you in a letter! Or you could do a super cheesy reveal with balloons or cake.

Good luck for tomorrow Mummy
Symptoms sound promising.
I keep getting strange dull cramps and aches, particularly on my left side. Probably imagined. I keep checking my Ovia to see if I usually get cramps that side or if I'm crazy symptom spotting! Annoying, I rarely enter much data this side of ovulation until it gets just before AF. I'm logging everything now so I can get a return ticket from crazy town next cycle. If I don't get bfp this month.

Good luck for testing tomorrow mummy!

wiggley fx the cramps and pains mean something is happening. How many DPO are you?

When are you testing orange?

buzz that's exciting that your hen do is almost here!

Welcome back confused hope you had a lovely holiday with the family.

Good luck in the new job mrsC, I'm glad it sounds like it's going to be interesting.

Hey confused - welcome back. I hope everything is going ok.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I rang the docs earlier to check what I'm meant to do re registering with an obstetrician and they want me to come in tomorrow. Think it will be like a booking in appt and they also confirm preg with a blood test. Hopefully get the dates for scans too. As far as I know you get them once a month or so from about 6 weeks here and they confirm gender with a blood test too but not sure. Will find out tomorrow I guess.

I just want to ask about this crazy symptom spotting... not that I can bloody miss it! Today I've been getting some cramps which I wasn't sure if it could be pre-AF stuff or gas... this evening, the cramps have intensified and I'm getting this horrible, sudden sharp shooting pain, right from my womb and sort of into my vagina?! Never had anything like it... what's going on?!

Evening all. Managed to walk part way home from work today, trying really hard to get a bit fitter and be doing enough exercise that I have something to carry on with if/when I get my bfp. I'm usually super lazy though, so not holding my breath that I'll keep it up!

Welcome back confused. Hope you had a great time!! Must be a bit worrying to find you have a low result, but sounds like you're in good hands and extra scans will hopefully be a good thing!

Congrats mrsc. Glad everything's progressing with the new job. Lots to sort!

Grumpy can you not just say you have an appointment? I guess it might be too much of a give away? So frustrating for you! At least you've a whole nice day planned though! :)

Have everything crossed for you in the morning mummy. Is anyone else testing this weekend? We must have people close to testing!

Oh, sorry! Penguin I have never experienced such a thing... but I'm sure I've read other people mention it on threads. Can't remember if it's pregnancy symptom though... which is not helpful of me!

You lot have been chatty today!

The issue with saying it's an appointment (dentist or whatever) is that I have combined bloods the previous Friday morning; so I could say that for that one and then come into work late, and then maybe work from home the following Friday for the scan - but the scan day is prior to the long weekend so "working from home" will look like slacking and the appointment is in the middle of the day so I can't go into work before / after. Anyway I'm fine taking the day off because I want to pack for camping without being in a rush and then start driving out of London as soon as DD gets off school at 4. DH is also taking the day off. I'll got to yoga and have brunch with DH in the morning or something nice like that.

Also I'm likely to need an actual dentist appointment ASAP because my fixed wire retainer behind my top teeth has just come partly unglued! Argh! Just my luck (well the very crispy bacon I ate this morning)!!

MrsC so sorry about the vomiting! How far along are you now? New job sounds like an exciting challenge to focus on!

Welcome back confused! Try not to worry too much (easier said than done I know).

Wiggley harmony is just a blood test, I imagine I'll get a letter but I'm not sure! I'm going to ask them of course.. I can't wait to find out the sex!

Parsnips good luck with your booking in tomorrow!

Dancing well done on the exercise! Aside from the two yoga classes in LA I've done nothing for weeks really. And next week will be a write off as well as I'm travelling Tuesday to Sunday.

I'm on my way to the airport now. Can't wait to be home and hug DD and DH.

Have a safe trip home grumpy! Bet you can't wait to be back. (Sorry about the weather in advance!!)

Thanks! It was pissing with rain in New York today anyway!