OH better impregnate me good - August Bus 15

[Juno231]

24 BFPs in June
11 BFPs in July

BFPs in August so far:
@Ltay2 - Aug 1st
@somesome - Aug 3rd
@eloise27 - Aug 2nd
@Quercus3 - Aug 4th
@samilicious - Aug 4th
@blodyn91 - Aug 5th
@glowingtwig - Aug 6th
@2020mission - Aug 6th
@Nichelette - Aug 6th
@Beesy90 - Aug 6th
@sausage1990 - Aug 9th

Testing dates:
@2alreadywantinganother- August 11th
@mrscrumbtious August 13th
@QwertyBert- August 13th
@ZannaB - August 14th
@clolo- August 15th
@catharinettc- August 16th
@mumof23188- August 17th
@notyetamumbuttrying - August 18th
@JustMouse - August 26th
@Laceymermaid - August 30th
@samilicious - August 30th
@outwiththeoldforgood - August 30th
@namechangeTTC - August 20th
@Katao - September 1st
@Juno231 - September 2nd
@franklydear September 4th
@LV1987- September 4th

@Vil10 AF arrived last night so at least not on Monday!
@Max31 sounds like you need to take a test, the only you'll know for sure as AF and early pregnancy symptoms are the same because of progesterone.
@lucyrp you've done a pregnancy test right?

@Franklydear hahaha that's very true actually!!

@Max31 take a test!!

@lucyrp maybe take another test just to see?? Good I'm glad, I've only ever had one panic attack in my life and it was awful, I wouldn't wish it upon anyone!! Wooo get it done!! Just push your high waisted stuff down onto your hips😂😂 get it done, get it done!!

@notyetamumbuttrying ohhh ffs, well like you said at least it didn't turn up on your anniversary!

@notyetamumbuttrying yeah I did a FRER yesterday morning and it was a bfn🤷🏼‍♀️

@Vil10 they're not pleasant. I've had many but all of different levels! Have you got yours done ?

@lucyrp god I can imagine!! No I haven't had mine done I've always felt like I've had too much of a belly to do it, but I'm starting a 30 day challenge at the gym tomorrow and hoping to lose a stone before my holiday so maybe I'll get it done then!

@Vil10 that's what I've been like. always wanted it done and never had the balls to have it done but when I did have the balls I had a belly but I read a load of comments from girls sayinf they felt so much skinnier with it done than when they took it out they felt huge 😂🙈 so I was like wth why am I waiting ! I'm at least a stone if not a stone and a half lighter than last year so why not 😂 I was going to start slimming world again but I have to be in the right mindset to do it and I can't and I feel like it also says a lot of foods are bad foods when they're not.

@lucyrp I’ve got mine done 🙋🏼‍♀️ Had it done when I was 15 and don’t wear it anymore - far too much belly for it now. High waisted stuff is a definite no no it will get infected very easy if you’re not careful and anything that runs on it will not help that! Didn’t particularly hurt when I had it pierced, but then I recently had my faith pierced at same time as my son and he thought it really hurt but I didn’t!

Daith not faith! 🤣

@LaceyMermaid maybe its not a good idea then as I don't wear anything if its not high waisted😂 I don't understand anyone that can wear jeans on your hips or Anything. I use high waisted stuff to suck me in 😂 I have about 12 other piercings so I'm not too worried about the pain just the after care 🙈 I have my daith done too!

@lucyrp - Hope your feeling better now. I've had them on an off for years and they wipe me out.

Well, i'm 9 dpo today and i've had a temp drop from 36.88 to 36.62 - so i'm hoping it might be a little positive sign. Also my nipples have been sore the last few days to touch. Not getting any hopes up just yet.

At least the sunshine is out today, managed to get all the washing done.

@lucyrp I think you could still have it but might need to put something over it to stop the rubbing? Ask at the piercing place they’ll know. As far as I remember it was just salt water everyday like all piercings. I used to use an egg cup to tip it up and hold it there as it’s an awkward place!

@LaceyMermaid I spoke to a couple of my friends and they've both had it done and worn high waisted and said it's fine so il probably give it ago 🙈 I can always take it out if its irritating after a few days I guess

I’m sure it’ll be ok then @lucyrp and well done on your weight loss!

@LaceyMermaid does yours look weird now you don't have it in ? Thank you I did lose nearly 2 stone but out some of it back on now I'm stuck in a rut between where I want to be and where I was 😂 although in the mean time I've learnt that the figure I had as a goal was unrealistic and I'd just picked some numbers out of thin air and thought ooo il look good like that. I've realised I actually really like and feel good how I look now but maybe a little more toned and a maximum of 7 pounds loss.

Loving the OH stories girls 😂 I've got a million of my own but for now let's just say OH once cleaned the flat so well that I even found the toilet brush in the dishwasher 🙃

Had my super peak, dye stealing opk today btw! Shame we're staying with friends in a tiny house atm 😂. Managed to DTD yday and Wednesday and will try to do it tomorrow (which hopefully should be OD?) - that's not ideal but I should technically be covered right?

@lucyrp I can’t lie to you yes it looks bad! But then my stomach is my worse feature anyway too porky for my own good and some stretch marks for 3 children it’s a bit of a train wreck! Not sure what it would look like on a nice figured person! How did you lose the weight? I’ve done every diet going, most recently losing 3 stone but then put it all back on again 🙈

@laceymermaid
I used to be a lot bigger than I am now (I lost 4 stone about 7 or 8 years ago) and I've kept 3 stone off which I don't think is bad seen as I'm nearly 30. I swear by calorie counting, it works for me 100% and I still calorie count now even though I'm not dieting, I find it gives me a good guide of whether I'm overeating or not.

@LaceyMermaid my friend says hers look really weird now she's had her baby but she kept hers in the whole time she was pregnant I'm not sure I would. I've got hardly any stretch marks on my stomach from DS so I hope I don't get any next time although I know that's wishful thinking! Same with tearing I didn't tear last time so think I won't this next time 🙈😂 I've got the worst stretch marks on my bum and thighs tho and cellulite! I did slimming world and started walking a little bit then just upped it and I did start going to the gym 3 timed a week but didn't really do much it I'm honest just a few weights and on the treadmill and bike 🙈

@Busybee143 how many calories is your target/limit a day? I'm thinking about trying that route next

@lucyp yes I kept it in through all 3 pregnancies too. Bought a special bendy bar though to grow with my stomach. I had no stretch marks on my tummy with my ds1 they went on my thighs, ds2 got them on my stomach at the sides, ds3 front of stomach! So between them they covered me 🤣 I did have big babies though biggest was 10lb 12. I didn’t tear with any so hopefully it is a good sign that you won’t tear next time!

@Busybee143 I’m starting to think calorie counting is the way forward. I lurch from one diet to the next and want to see big results and then get despondent when I don’t! I had lost 7lb in 2 weeks but when I saw I’d lost no more on Monday I fell off the wagon! I’m terrible. I do need to get my weigh down though as I’m much bigger now than I was when I had my last 3.

I agree with @Busybee143 btw, I think calorie counting essentially is the only sustainable way as ideally it shouldn't be a diet but a lifestyle change otherwise the weight will just come back on.

@lucyrp the calorie limits are dependent on your own stats. Pop your details into a TDEE calculator which calculates how many calories you need per day to maintain your current weight - and subtract 500 cals per day for a loss of 1lb/week. So eg my TDEE is 1750 so my calories on a diet should be 1250. If you exercise lots you can add some back if you want.

Thanks @Juno231 that’s helpful. It’s telling me 1600 so if I want to lose 2lb a week should I do 1100 a day?
Also @Juno231 everyday I wake up and it’s like Groundhog Day FF tells me I’m 4dpo again! Happened 3 days in a row now any ideas why?

@lucyrp not gnu lie some lock down days I've eaten 3000/3500 calories but that's not a usual day for me 😂 I eat averagely 2200 calories per day but I'm exercising a lot at the moment and I just want to maintain. I used to limit what I ate to 1300 but I do better off more calories, I think my body wasnt getting enough because of how active I was. ( throughout these calories I've been 9st to 9st 4)
@Juno231 is right you need a calculator to give you a rough idea. At first I would eat the amount it tells you without a weight loss limit then change it from there as you don't want to starve your body suddenly when TTC. Hope that helps 😊

@LaceyMermaid omg they were big babies! DS was 8 pound 1 and he was 10 days early!😨

@Juno231 yeah I did look at doing it briefly before but could never figure it out just seems very difficult if you don't investigate properly 😂 I used to do thag with slimming world if I'd exercised and burnt so many calories I'd eat something else I liked that was of syn value😂

@Busybee143 what do you use to collect your data for calories then ? Youre quite a petite lady then! I used to be 8 stone 8 before I had DS and I put my target weight at slimming world as 9 stone 7 but I've got such a big bum and big boobs now I don't think that's realistic 😂 I'm currently around 11 stone to 11.6 but want to be at 10.6 really 🙈

@lucyrp yes same my first was 2 weeks early and 8.4 others on time and overdue and 10lb5 and 10lb12 🤣 Christ don’t worry about being 11st I’m way more! I weighed 10st when I started going out with DH I blame him! He’s skinny and can eat whatever he likes!

@lucyrp I roughly go off my Samsung watch but I do think some days it undercuts me as I have been over eating all of lock down by a lot and I'm only about 2 pounds heavier. I'm not worrying about me weight at the moment as it's hard to get into good habits when your home allllll day, haven't been into work since March. I'm just trying to make sure I get enough nutrients at the moment so hopefully this pregnancy goes smoothly