Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

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Here comes the thread, you know what to do!

Safe travels Grumpy! Bet you can't wait to get home!

Well I'be had no more spotting other than the those two single occasions and it really was minimal. Did another FRER and IC this morning and both positive with nice lines so I think I'm going to have to accept that I am actually upduffed! My boobs are getting a bit tender at the sides so I now actually have a symptom of being pregnant too.

Happy weekend ladies x

Ah so good to hear Jb welcome to the dark side!! Is DH back Monday?? Do you think he suspects?!

Hope you got back ok grumpy and had a nice reunion with your favourites!

Trying to drag myself up... working today booooooooo 😭 So sleepy despite nearly 10 hours sleep!

Yay congratulations Jb!!! Have you moved yourself on the list?

Welcome back confused... Despite not having a clue what your levels mean it's a good job we have mummy here to reassure.

Awww Hb can you sleep more tomorrow? Have a good rest of you can my love xx

I'm nightshift tonight Hb so I feel your pain at having to work weekends 👎🏼 However I'm meeting friends and their babies for a walk and lunch so still a nice weekend despite work.

No he doesn't suspect a thing as I told him AF was starting before he left technically I was spotting so might not have been a lie. He is actually back tomorrow evening but if he is rough as guts will probably wait till Monday to tell him.

I think Ovia and I are finally seeing eye to eye. She's telling me not to test until after af due!

When are you due seven?

Safe trip grumpy!

JB that's really great news!! Did you dtd or anything when you got the spotting? That's really common to get some. Are you home alone for the weekend and DH back Monday evening?

mrs exciting about the new job, hope it goes well! Sorry about the vomming though! Hope that eases 🤞🏽

dancing well done on the exercise! I really, REALLY need to do more!!

penguin I think I remember getting that, but didn't think anything of it at the time! Fingers crossed for you!

Told my aunt and cousins yesterday, they were so excited it was so lovely! I've never seen my cousin so excited! She's 16 and a real bookworm and was talking about reading to Keith and babysitting and stuff was so sweet :)

Off to venue now as we couldn't go last week :) happy Saturday!

Not for two weeks Jb currently in the shagging window 😂

Aww buzz that's cute that she is so excited. Baby buzz sounds like they are going to be well loved!

No we never DTD --had knackered ourselves out during the humpathon during fertile week*. I think if it was a chemical pregnancy the lines would be fading on tests and they are not so hoping it was just implantation spotting.

Enjoy your shagging week seven

Good luck with testing today mummy, have everything crossed for you. How are you orange, are you testing today too?

JB fantastic news!! Yes no doubt a chemical would be getting fainter. So happy for you, bet you can't wait to tell your DH :)

parnsips In officially 11+2 with scan next Friday! Yay for the big boobs.

Thanks lovely buzz, the dinner was really fun and I got in a power nap in first so ploughed through until 11pm (wow!)

I've actually got another week of work before my leave but on Friday, after the scan, we're off to Plymouth for a week to stay in a cottage in the woods by the sea.. no wifi or phone signal though ahhhh, I'll have to dip in and out of the thread as we roam around during the day :)

Hb 10 weeks! That's amazing and really so close to me and buzz dates wise. Won't be long until your scan either (when is the date of yours?)

seven being without OPKs may not be a bad thing, can do lots of DTD-ing without focusing purely on timings :)

Sounds like a good plan Tigger if AF does show.. although guess you're not out yet! And bring on the shagathon Dancing

Oh lovely confused, really hope that mummy has reassured you. Have the hospital been informative and supportive?

Good luck with the new role MrsC, sounds challenging but fun.

Penguin and Wiggley those symptoms sound very promising! How are you both today?

Safe trip grumpy :)

So glad to hear it's stopped jb. You must be so excited to tell him. I'm amazed you managed to hold out, I never would be able to!! And boo to the night shift. I am always in awe of people who can do them. I did it once was a few weeks, and it was horrific!!

Buzz have a great time at the venue. It's coming up now! So glad people are excited for you!

Enjoy the shagging seven! I'm actually quite looking forward to it all. I'm sure that'll fade!

Cd4 today. Af would normally be buggering off around now, but has been a lot heavier than usual, and seems like it might hang around. Gr! I'm a bit worried I've placed too much hope on this cycle... and when af comes around again I'm going to come crashing down. Definitely haven't already worked out what my edd would be. Nope, definitely have not.

Right. 10dpo. This was after 3-5mins. I swear I can see something. Faint as hell and only at certain angles but I think I can. 🤔

I'm not sure I can mummy but I'm so bad at seeing them. Plus, it never shows up as well on a photo. Fx there is a squinter for you!!!

Landed safe and sound in London! Flight was not the smoothest but nowhere near as bad as the LAX to JFK one. Reckon I slept about 2 hours, better than nothing.

I'm so stupid I didn't realise you could see the next episode of a series on the in flight entertainment so I watched the pilot of Big Little Lies (how awesome is Reese Witherspoon?) and the pilot of Billions (highly recommend! It's my industry so all the more gripping for me) but then thought I couldn't watch any more - only realised at the end of the flight! Will have to find them online somehow (Amazon / Netflix?)

JB woohoo! So glad it's settled down and you have nice strong lines.

Parsnips have you had your appointment yet? How'd it go?

Mummy I am crossing my fingers for you when you wake up to test later!

When are you testing orange?

Dancing sorry AF is a bit grim this month. Hope it's over soon and you can get humping again!

Buzz you realise that you will have to call the baby Keith now right? 😂

I'm 9 weeks tomorrow - wow! This is really happening. Sometimes when I think about having an actual baby I get so emotional I just need to have a massive cry (but I haven't yet as I've been holding it all in to deal with work and this trip). Not sad crying - just "this is so huge I can't even deal with the feelings". I'm starting to get a bit nervous about the scan, what will be will be I guess. I can't believe how long the first trimester feels.

Ahhh x post mummy! I'm going to post my 10dpo FRER for you to look at as I think it's similar:

I can definitely see something on yours mummy

I think I can too mummy!! Maybe test again post-night shift sleep when things might be more concentrated? I want this so much for you!

Morning all! Well did a test today and white as the driven snow! Hey ho think I'm out this month, still no af yet but feeling crampy. To be honest I'd like it to wait a few more days then I'm pretty much back to my usual cycle length etc.

On the positive side my oh seems more than up for his 'duties' this month (if you pardon the pun) so looking forward to getting af out the way and trying in earnest!

Mummy I think you asked if it was fawsley hall- yes it was 😀 amazing place!

Mummy I can see a line. It's faint but it's there! Try again tomorrow! How exciting.

Grumpy not had appt yet - it's in just over an hour. Will update afterwards. I have no idea on the timeframes for appts over here and there isn't much info available online.

JB excellent news on the spotting and it all sounds very positive re the stronger lines. Think it's safe to say you're jumped girl!

Morning everyone. Mummy I think I can see something faintly there when I zoom in. Fingers crossed!

Thanks for thinking of me I did an IC this morning and thought I could see a ghost of something but then it disappeared completely. Not too disappointed yet as it's early days - 10dpo but still 6 days until AF due as I O'ed earlier. And I had the weirdest dizzy spell last night on the way back from work, which is not like me. Of course I immediately wanted to tell you all but my phone had died, haha

Excellent news jb

Hope you had a nice holiday confused, and glad to have you back. Good to hear mummy saying it's not too big a concern.

Sorry about the bfn Tigger. Hopefully either it's just not showing yet or af comes and goes quickly so you can get back on it!!

Glad you're safely back on solid ground grumpy!

Hope all goes well with the appointment parsnips!

Jupiter a cottage by the woods sounds amazing. I so need a holiday. Work is crazy busy right now, so no chance until august at least I reckon. :(

Mummy promising that our line experts can see something! :) looking forward to seeing a later test!

Oh cross-posted tigger sorry to hear about the BFN but really glad you're feeling positive