Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 9

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Through the ups and downs of this amazing journey - we are all here together. I'm grateful for you all ❤️❤️

Keeping my fingers crossed for you dancing

grumpy I used to have an A4 (before giving it up coz I never drove) - I bloody loved that car, so nice to drive and loads of room.

Great idea re whatsapp parsnips have PMed you my number.

I am travelling down to my parents' today - first outing in the new car. I got a VW Golf. Bit nervous about doing a big drive on my own after so long without a car, but sure I'll be fine.

Had a very chilled fertile week this time around - no OPKing whatsoever, and only a bit of humping when we felt like it. What with all the family stress and feeling a bit burnt out with the DTDing last cycle thought it was best for everyone's sanity. No doubt I'll start symptom spotting even though I'm pretty sure I won't be preggers this month.

Hope you all enjoy the sunshine today delighted summer has finally put in an appearance.

Ok roll call!

So far on the whatsapp group we have -

Me
Dancing
Tigger
Grumpy
Buzz
HB
Orange

No woman left behind - if anyone else wants included just message me your number 😃

So I had taken an ovulation test yesterday to see if it would pick up HCG and picture 1 is yesterday's. It isn't in the time window so it was a bit lighter than what it showed but today I have just taken one and it is much darker! Nearly as dark as the control line. I know that I am not ovulating as I had taken the clearblue OPKs this month and ovulated 10 days ago.

Picture 1- yesterday am
Picture 2- today am

What do you ladies think???

Hi parsnips I have pm'd you my number.

The pillow chat has made me giggle, I have a lovely memory foam one at the moment and DH is slumming it with a crappy one not a bad wife I promise, he is just so stingy he said he didn't need a fancy one

Ooh hoping I'd def say that was a positive OPK. Do you have a preg test you can do? Exciting!

Added you JB - we're doing well!

I do parsnips but I have threw away FMU now. Think I might wait until tomorrow instead. Going into town today but can't buy a frer because I will be with someone and I don't want people to know so soon! X

Tricky. Could you pop to a chemist before or after you meet them? Def try tomorrow with fmu. Fingers crossed for you!

I will definitely test tomorrow but I only have a cheap wilko test so unsure if it will pick up! I wish I didn't throw away the FMU now. I threw it whilst waiting for the results to develop x

Hoping...that looks good! I tested the OPK theory and it works...!

I hope so! I have been feeling so nauseous these past few days! So it has to be pregnancy related surely? X

ooo Hoping If you are getting lines like that on OPK you should get one on a good test anytime of the day tbh

Parsnips i will PM you my number now

JB I saw really cheap memory foam ones somewhere... I think it was B&M or TK Maxx not sure? Actually it could very possibly have been Primark!

Dancing and Orange I can't wait for you both to test!

So I called my doctor as I spent 30 mins being on hold and getting cut off 3 times from the midwives team that i gave up. The doctor called me back and said there was nothing they could do unless I had symptoms to prove I have it myself and by that time it is too late and they can't do anything for the baby anyway... I really need to change GP!

But anyways she just called me back and re-read her guidlines which have said I need a blood test to determine if I am immune or not and then go from there, which seems like a much better response

orange I bet you find its this month as you've been so chilled about it! Fingers crossed anyway. Hope your drive goes well!

Sorry had written that this morning but it didn't send!

Thanks confused think I will wait until tomorrow morning as I'm out today anyway so won't have a chance x

Yep orange the first cycle I relaxed and didn't expect a BFP it came!

I wasn't relaxed but we only DTD once during FW when we got our BFP... and Buzz was trying to not get pregnant! Lol

I wasn't relaxed in the TTC sense... we dtd ed in FW, I didn't use the 'infamous lube' I had upped mine and OH's vitamins and I was desperate to get my BFP. However, we did most likely conceive on holiday so we're relaxed in a holiday sense... IYSWIM.
However, it does only take once.. you never know!!

Who is next to test? Hoping - you're going to test in the morning? Who else?

Yes I am going to test in the morning parsnips x

Excellent!

Ladies I might have killed the craic on the thread a little as we are all on the whatsapp group.

Send me your numbers if you want to join in. You can pm them on your profile on the app.

hoping that's so exciting!! That's gotta be a bfp or you have very defective OpKs! Can't wait for morning!

Fx for you testing tomorrow hoping! Your symptoms sound very promising!

So much good luck for Saturday Dancing!!

Must have been quite liberating to have a chilled out FW this month orange, maybe your relaxed vibes will do the trick. When are you testing?

hoping you need to get a HPT, that looks hopeful though! Fingers crossed for tomorrow :)

Thank you ladies! I hope so and that I s not just a BFN. I have no symptoms today though?x