Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Thread 8

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Here comes the thread, you know what to do!

Thanks all, I am fine this morning (it's 10am here) and squeezed in some more sleep from 5:30-6:30. Currently lying by the pool with my sister as meetings don't start till after lunch. The sun is absolute bliss! It's 25 degrees already! I hope tonight I can sleep better. It isn't anything in particular that caused the anxiety I think it's purely physiological - my body clock got confused and then when I feel unwell I start to panic because I feel unwell..

Buzz like away, I won't think you are a stalker! Will post more pics on insta soon - we are going to try and go surfing early Friday morning.

Tigger and dancing so sorry you are having a tough time emotionally. It's totally understandable - remember that it's ok to feel down and overwhelmed. Be kind to yourselves x

Mummy I hope your jet lag gets better too! And hope you catch the egg! Fx for you this cycle!

Glad you're feeling better and enjoying the sun grumpy!

I think you're right Jupiter, I think I'll be much less worried about my "career" when I've got a baby and realise that there's more important things in life.

At fat club facing the music 🙈🐽 need to sort myself out!!!

Hope you catch the egg Mummy you've totally earnt it!

Sorry you've been struggling dancing & tigger I think you have to embrace the good days and look after yourselves on the bad days... things will absolutely get better... we've all been overwhelmed by your strength

Glad you're feeling better this morning grumpy it's cool you get some down time as well as work work work!

Very exciting for some testing coming up... we're definitely due another wave of juicy BFPs!

I'm sure most people worry about affording a baby Charl I don't think the babies themselves cost very much... just the mummies having to take a wage cut for a time! Currently trying to do lots of saving to cover the short fall!

Not much to report on here, apart from i have SPOTS 🙈 Like four have sprung up overnight... didn't even have them as a teenager, leave my face alone!

Oh yes otters i will report back on the mysteries of shellac/gels when i see my friend! (I thought it was Friday i was seeing her but it's not for two weeks!)

Lol! Jupiter I'm only just leaving work. Hoping at least the bus home will be quicker than usual.

Tigger I'm sorry things are getting to you. Sounds like you've got lots of stuff going on, which sucks. It's all such a lot to handle already.

Mummy the egg catching will help with the weight!! ;)

Glad your day is improving grumpy.

This day is soon to be over, and I can get a new one to try. This one has sucked. Crying at work doesn't count if I'm doing it in the loo, right?!

Omg I've put on all the weight I lost plus half a pound 😤 I've drawn a line and will be on it.
I'm having lots of sharp pain in left pelvic/groin area.. I'm guessing that's my egg being released 😀😀

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Ok...... I Hope this works, so I think you can just click the link and fill in your details! If it works I'll maybe put it on the last page of the old thread so we can find it and then first page of the new thread! Also I think it's fully editable so feel free to change it around or whatever! And it may not work so let me know if not and I'll attempt to fix it!

mummy happy humping!!! Sending positive vibes!!! Also lol at fat club, reminds me of the Fat fighters sketch in little Britain! Loved that!
grumpy sorry you had a rough night, I hope the sunshine by the pool helped!
tigger and dancing sorry you guys are feeling anxious, it's all so overwhelming and there is no manual to deal with it, but it is acceptable and understandable that you would feel this way, it most definitely is ok not to be ok, and the lack of sleep will always make everything seem that bit more difficult, big love to you both xx
hb I'm also in the spot club, I would bloody love a really good facial!
penguin sorry about work seeming like such a dead end, a baby will refocus your priorities though and who knows what's around the corner, I took my current job simply for childcare reasons, that's what I prioritised, the job itself is miserable but it allows me to have the time I need with DS and I know now I'll be moving on soon and it all doesn't seem so bad!
jupiter and Charl I also worry about finances but I managed at 19 with no job and just after DH lost his job and it was tough but you just kind of adapt, my dad always says nobody can ever afford kids but yet people have them and the world continues to turn so I try to remind myself of that when I get in a panic..... Although Could be a case of me just sticking my head on the sand!!

Thanks MrsC! :) Couldn't figure out how to edit it without logging in. So now I have a DancingUnicorn email address! (Overly paranoid much?) Also you clearly can edit without logging in, because there is currently an anonymous dinosaur and llama doing so! Btw, totally love the west of Ireland. Have been over for work a couple of times. It's now on my holiday destination list!

Oh crap dancing not sure why that is, hopefully it can be done! Anybody good with technology??
Oooo come on holiday here and we can have a little meet, it's a lovely place when the sun shines!

Nice one MrsC I have filled it in (I think!)

Sorry dancing and tigger - it must be incredibly tough x

mummy I too think I have put on weight. Gahhh... More importantly fingers crossed for you for the egg catching.

jupiter got my first definitely positive OPK in a couple of months today - CD13 (maybe lucky after all?) - really pleased to have caught it after so much POAS confusion! Ovia would have missed almost my entire fertile week with her prediction. Hoping we caught it tonight

grumpy hope you have a better night tonight, jet lag can be a bitch

MrsC Totally just suggested cheap flights into Knock and hiring a car to dh! ;)

Well done mrs! Can't figure out how to do it on my phone but will fill it out soon!

Thanks MrsC that's such a good idea!! (Mine made me download an app called sheets to edit through)

Morning girls,

Awesome work MrsC. I watched HB update it live after I did mine... How exciting!!!

Managed to finally dtd last night. HB you will have to arrest me cos I've been rubbish. Well not me really, DH been tired. Not sure it matters too much atm as no where near positive opk... I need to order more today! Might treat us to some magic lube too 😂

Hows your week going buzz?

I wonder how Laura is... It's getting close to her humping time I think 😂

Have a good day everyone xxx

Oh Seven I won't arrest you just yet! It must be disheartening to even attempt EOD when you have long cycles and can't see Ov in sight. Maybe you could look into Soy Isoflavones? Taken at the beginning of the cycle, they're meant to shorten the follicular phase and bring Ov forward to a more reasonable time in the cycle. Like a natural clomid. I'm absolutely not a doc so don't so it without research... it's just something I've come across on my travels!

dancing I had to create a google account too for the spreadsheet but it seemed to work ok. Thanks mrsC. We've become a very high tech thread.

Sorry dancing, tigger and penguin that you all had rubbish days yesterday. Must have been something in the air as for the first time in ten years at my work I was close to tears. There is no way in hell that I will have conceived this cycle with that amount of work stress. Unless it was a change in hormones that made me have a wobble yesterday clutching at straws

mummy and orange your ovulation was in sync, will look forward to double testing soon!

Glad your feeling better today grumpy, I'm sure the sunshine will do wonders!

charl if I think too much about finances then i start to worry too. My DH is on temp contract and I start panicking about what would happen if he doesn't get kept on, however so far his contract has been renewed every year and that's another year gone without a baby. So there will never be a perfect time, I've started saving now for maternity leave to make things easier when the time comes.

Feeling so much better today. I'm really looking forward to getting away with my oh for a few days (we go on Sunday for 2 days to a spa hotel) booked myself in for a couple of treatments. Going to a wedding this weekend too so a night up in London tomorrow night. Been getting some niggly pains around my uterus area and occasional pain in my boobs but not constant like last time but I can't remember when they started to hurt last time!! My first clear indication was dizziness and that was about 12dpo I think. So much for not symptom spotting!!

Thanks for all the love xx

seven I feel for you with the irregular cycles. It must be so frustrating not knowing when Ov is to target DTD. I would need the EOD police too!

I was at the doctor this week getting prescriptions for hay fever and eczema and told the doctor we were TTC so I could check whether what she was giving me was safe to use. She asked about my cycles and even though I'm only on cycle 3 she told me not to leave it too long before going back in because my cycles are irregular, despite being off the pill for over 2 years.
I thought you had to wait till over a year of TTC before seeing a doctor about not conceiving so that was quite reassuring. However planning on giving it a few months before I'll start worrying.

That sounds nice tigger, some time out and a couple of spa treatments sound like the best medicine to make you feel better.

How many DPO are you? I have zilch symptoms, don't even know how many DPO as had 3 days of positive OPKs so anywhere between 4-7DPO.

Jb I ovulated on Friday so 6dpo last time I got implantation around 9dpo I think then bfp 13/14dpo. That's reassuring for you re the dr!

Hi all, if anyone is having trouble filling in the form just remind me of stats and I (or anyone) can pop you on! I'll post it now on the last page of the old thread so it can be found!
seven I hope ov shows up soon, the wait for ov is worse than the tww I think!
dancing if you do end up coming over let me know and I'll point you in the direction of a few nice wild Atlantic way points!
Happy humping orange!!!
tigger glad you are feeling better today and the weekend away sounds like heaven!
jb that sounds helpful of your doc, at least if you are worried at any stage you know you can pop in and not have to wait!

Hi all, happy to report a much better night's sleep. 9.30pm-4.30am and only woke up once. Got a full on work day today so no pool for me 😭 but think we are going to try and get to surf for a couple of hours tomorrow morning. Can't wait to start the weekend here!

I filled in the spreadsheet - thanks MrsC - I'm a little paranoid that anyone can potentially see my google email address though, are contributors anonymous? Not sure how it works.

Time feels like it's going very slowly. I'm ok but missing DH and DD already. 7+4 today and symptoms have faded even more. Ovia says the placenta is taking over so the hormonal toll may be lessening.

Hope everyone is having a lovely day x

Think I'm going to give up posting in the Dec ante natal thread. No one ever talks to me!

Haha Grumpy i posted a hello there just after finding out and that was the first and last time!! No one else lives up to you girls! Glad you're settling in to LA!q

Good to hear your GP is on hand to help if need be JB ! Hopefully you won't need it but always good to know it won't be a battle if you do!

Have just found a pregnancy yoga course i think I'm going to book at a lovely studio. Haven't actually done it before but like the sound of the benefits & they say beginners can start at 14 weeks. I'm gonna be so zen!