Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Here comes the thread, you know what to do!

Morning all! Thanks for your comments Jupiter, buzz and dancing! The shooting pains and cramps have stopped now, no sign of AF. I'm going to test again Monday!

I think I can see a line mummy! Got my fx for your next test!

Sorry that AF has been heavy and long dancing. Just try to think of it as a good cleanse, your body will be refreshed and ready to try again!

Sorry for the bfn's tigger and orange

Sorry to hear about BFN Tigger

Mummy thanks for the help! I will make sure i get all the guidance from my trust on Tuesday. My friend had the same thing and was told she would be induced on her due date but baby came 2 days early anyway! Also there is deffo a line there! When are you going to re-test?

Sorry AF is being a pain Dancing I'm glad she finally showed up though!

Penguin it sounds very very promising!

Orange i was very dizzy around the time I got my BFP!

Grumpy I am glad you got home safe!

Jupiter i tried that and never caught up! Lol the last page i had looked at was page 4!!! But i hope you have a lovely break away! Also the hospital have provided me no information at all apart from helpfully highlighting just how low the level is lol

Parsnips your mat care in Dubai sounds like its amazing!

JB so glad the spotting has stopped for you!

So I had my appointment. All very quick. A few questions about family history and my general health but not the big session of questions you seem to get in the U.K. They took a blood test and they're doing to ring me back in a few hours to confirm pregnancy, how far along, how many babies, viability, and the date to come back so we can hear the heart beat. Apparently they can tell all this from the one test! Looking forward to hearing from them and hoping there's just one little healthy parsnips in there.

Hi All! I've got a lot of catching up to do!!

Haribo congratulations on your BFP! Fx it's a sticky baby.

Otters hope you had a lovely break in Italy, I really want to visit Venice but have never got round to it. Maybe I can persuade him to go for a babymoon when it does eventually happen!!

Grumpy they are lovely pictures! Hope your toe is recovered now!

JB congratulations on your BFP! Hope it's a sticky baby

Mrs what a lovely scan photo!

Parsnips congratulations on your BFP! Love the announcement picture!! Hope it's a sticky baby

Buzz Great news about the job!

Mummy I can see a very faint line! Fx for you lovely!

Tigger and orange sorry about the BFNs. Hopefully it's next month!

I am going to go out and buy the clear blue dual ovulation tests to see how they work today. I've bought some 🍍 as I've heard it helps implantation or something? I will try anything lol. Still taking my agnus castus daily to try and help somehow.& now I need to get some folic acid/ pregnacare. I never took that for my first pregnancy as I forgot, oops!! Now we are off to take DD for her swimming lesson! Talk to you all soon.

Sending baby dust your way! xxx

Oh Confused that's so annoying that they didn't give you any information at all!! Do they not realise they are bound to cause panic!! Also, don't worry too much about catching up with every post - if you've missed anything important it will become apparent. Same for Jupiter when you're away. (Though obvs feel free to sit and read lengthy catch ups! hehe!)

FX for Monday Penguin

Wow Parsnips I had no idea they can tell all that from a blood test...

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh wrote a really long post then deleted it!! Basically:

mummy I'm not usually good with lines but there's definitely a shadow there! Excited for tomorrow's testing!

Dizzy is a solid symptom orange FX!

Glad you're back safe grumpy I ❤️ Billions! Watching the current season on Sky although its the last one this coming week 😭

Week away sounds perfect jupiter especially after you've had the scan... mine is on the 22nd around 12+3, at 4pm so I've juggled stuff around and get an early finish!

Hope things are clearer soon tigger & af buggers off soon for you dancing

Good to hear you're all booked in parsnips it's so cool you get a scan a month, that will hopefully cut down the worrying! Will baby parsnips have dual nationality?

Hope the wedding finalising has gone well buzz Can't believe your hen is so soon!! Have they changed activities to suit you in your current state!!?

Enjoy FW seven

After my moaning, ive only done a half day in the end! I had a girl in this afternoon but about 10 mins before i was leaving for the day she text loads of pics which were a total overhaul! I didn't have the right colours on me and wholesalers shut today so had to rearrange (secretly pleased tho!!) so quiet afternoon, chippie tea at my parents and quiet eve! How my priorities have changed!

Oh hb! It's so annoying when it all gets deleted!! Am glad you get a sneaky afternoon off. And chippie tea sounds amazing. Love a quiet night. I, on the other hand, am going to beer festival then out for drinks and dinner with friends in town. Might as well drink everything in sight this week and next before having to be sensible through tww!

So, just found out today that there's going to be a dedication for my late husband next weekend at his old college. Not only will I look really rude for not replying sooner because I literally only just found out, but of course I have plans! So I can't go. Feeling very guilty now.

Oh goodness dancing thats tough, could you just send a lovely card with your apologies/thoughts?

Your eve sounds great!! Definitely get allllllll the drinks in now!! We had a mexican eve on monday with friends and I'm famous for my frozen strawberry daquiries.... it didn't even enter my head to organise them!! #selfish

Yeah, will definitely send a card to the college, and his parents.

Haha. Why should other people get to enjoy them without you?! Love Mexican. Hmm, could definitely eat some fajitas right now!

No call yet from lab so rang docs and the obstetrician has gone home for today and will hopefully call tomorrow instead. Makes things a bit easier I suppose as I'm on a school bus with the girls on the way to see Justin Bieber so not the best environment for a secret call 😂😂😂

Baby Parsnips will not have dual nationality. You can't get Emirati citizenship I believe - even through marriage!

Awk dancing sorry to hear that but I'm sure sending a lovely card and some flowers will be appreciated. That must be so difficult ❤️❤️

I'm hoping the line I can see isn't an indent or something. That seems to be a running theme for me. Will test again tomorrow morning

Sorry for the bfn orange and tigger

Hope you AF calms down soon dancing and you can start your shagathon

grumpy welcome back home. Glad the journey was okay and hopefully you can get a disco nap in today

Wow I've no idea how they can tell all that from a blood test parsnips but pretty impressed with the Maternity set up you have over there.

Enjoy the beer festival dancing. That's a difficult situation about the dedication, I'm sure your cards will show that you care. x

Welcome home grumpy, enjoy spending time with DD and DH.

Sorry about bfn ornage however I wouldn't lose hope over an internet cheapie. I did one today with my FRER and the line was really faint compared to the strong line on the FRER. They are nowhere near as sensitive as they claim to be.

tigger you are still not out if AF hasn't shown but at least OH is raring to go for next cycle if not.

Hb your Mexican nights sound like great fun!

hoping get munching on that pineapple 😜

Keeping my fingers crossed for you penguin for your retest.

And mummy my line eyes are terrible so I'm looking forward to seeing your post nightshift snooze test.

cross post mummy - sorry I thought you were retesting today. Fx for tomorrow x

jb that's exciting! Think we can safely say you're humped! How are you going to tell DH?

jupiter that sounds dreamy! Although I'm not too good on no signal and wifi 😂

dancing fingers crossed for you, but don't be too upset if it doesn't, you've been through so much your body might need a month or 2 before anything happens ❤️ don't feel guilty cause you only just found out! They'll appreciate your thoughts, are you still in touch with his parents much?

mummy I can sort of see something, so excited for you to test tomorrow!

grumpy big little lies is on sky! Have you got it? If not you could get a nowtv pack for a month to watch it or something :) 🙋🏽 to crying! Just cry all the time 😂 time is flying isn't it! And Keith is growing on me, just a shame it's such a terrible name 😂

tigger when are you going to test with a FRER?

parsnips that's amazing! I'm so jealous of your amazing care!! Will be great to know all of that just from a blood test!! And Justin beiber woop! Enjoy!!

hb yay to quiet afternoon and evening! :) I hope that the girls will still drink as much and have a good time, I don't want to ruin it, but they've already said it will be quieter! But I'm happy to be the sober one looking after them! Love Mexican night!!

Imagine if Keith is a teeny beautiful girlie!!

I haven't done a didital yet so will do that with DH on Monday morning. x

Yep hb pretty sure that's gonna happen cause DP is convinced it's a boy! Little Keithette

Keithette! 😂😂

I'm confident you'll get a bfp on your digital Jb!

Hi all, I bought the clear blue dual hormone OPKs today. When is it that I should start testing on a 35 day cycle would you say? I usually ovulate around day 25. Xx

hoping have you got the Ovia app?

Yes buzz I have. My past three cycles have been a similar length xx

I'm not very good, I'd say when Ovia says you're in fertile week id test! :)

Buzz OVIA is telling me that I am in fertile week now and my score is 10 but I don't know if I believe it because every month OVIA tells me I'm in fertile week. I change my cervical fluid and position then I'm in fertile week. Out of it then it changes again so I'm unsure until I test but I only bought the pack of 10 so I don't want to waste them as they are expensive! Xx

If you have cheapie OPKs you could test with them and when the line starts to progress switch to the clear blue that might save you wasting the expensive ones.