First time TTC?!! Let's get through this together!! Part 3

[summerbird]

A new thread for us to carry on.

Bring on the BFPs!!!

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BUMP

How's everyone's weekend been?

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Hey MAF, hasn't it gone quiet on here?!

Our weekend was good. Having the bathroom done in the new house - only one room to go after that - the kitchen, but that's going to wait until Jelly is born.

So DH, FIL and their friend (who's a plumber) were around on Saturday, again last night and coming around again tonight to finish all the tiling. We've gone for a bath with the taps in the middle so neither DH nor I have to have the tap end - - although the chances of us both getting in the bath now with my bump, are remote!!

I ordered an Angelsounds Heart Doppler off of Ebay last week and it arrived on Saturday. So every night before I go to bed, I apply my "Clarins Body Tonic Oil", rubbing it in gently (in the hope of preventing stretch marks!!) and then use the heart monitor to listen to Jelly's heart and all her movements. It's really lovely to hear her kicking around and to hear that little heart pumping away!! It's the best £20 I've ever spent!!

Hope everyone else is Ok!!

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Hey everyone. how is it going? how come everyone is so quiet?

Hi girls!

Hope you're all OK.

I wanted to let you know that I've booked my early scan - going on Monday next week at which point I'll be just over 9 weeks. So keeping everything crossed for that.

I've also got my booking in appointment next week - hope that goes well too. Also hoping that I don't have to wait until 15 weeks for my 1st proper/NHS scan.

My DH bought my Myleene Klass' book today which was a lovely gesture

Big hellos to everyone waiting TTC, TTCing, those with beans and those almost ready to meet their DCs!

Bubap - that is great news about your early scan and at a nice time as well, fingers crossed there will be a good strong heartbeat which will put your mind at rest. I have everything crossed for you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Ladies

Well i'm CD 12 today. This time next month i could be doing my first IUI very soon

Decided to go unmedicated first cycle and see how we get on

How is everyone?

Anyone heard from Summer?

Dawn i love the doppler idea

Hello Ladies!!

Sooo sorry i have been a bit vacant lately, got back from Egypt on Tuesday morning and have been rushing around since.

Maf woo hoo about your iui, i might be doing my IUI next month too so we could be IUI buddies!!

Linwin Crunchy and Wildfig sorry about your nasty af's arriving!!

Dawn i love your pics and the books are a lovely idea!!

Bubbap How exciting about ur scan!!

Big waves to evryone else!!

Since being back from my hols we have been back to the hospital a few times to do blood tests etc.. before the IUI. Unfortunatley one of the blood tests - FSH, this is to see the quality of your eggs came back quite high for my age. It was 9.9 and ideally should be under 8. But as it's under 10 / 12 its not the end of the world yet.
I have to go for another one next week to see if its any better then. If it's not i might not be able to do IUI they said they might push me forward for IVF sooner.
So i feel bit stressed about that , if its not one thing its another!!

I am back at hospital on monday for an ultrasound scan to check all ovaries etc.. then should be doing the fsh blood test towards end of week. So i'll let you know how it goes!!

Sorry to go on girlies xx

Hi girls

Just a quickie to let you know that all's well with our bean! Had a scan today at 9 weeks exactly and everything was as it should be, a strong clear heartbeat and the measurements were spot on, too. My EDD has been confirmed as 19 October. We are so relieved and happy!!!

Hope you're all well - it's been soooo quiet on here recently!

MAF how exciting that you'll be TTCing very soon.

Vix how did you get on at the hospital today? Be great if you could move up the waiting list.

Big hugs and sticky baby dust to us all *

Just a fly by from me wanted to say Babap thats brilliant news congrats!!!!!

hi ladies - i have been on hols for a week so have been out of touch. i didnt go anywhere exotic - just Newcastle and Birmingham via Stratford on Avon!! It was DH's 30th birthday and we were doing lots of visiting. But it is my first day back at work today so am still trawling through emails

bubba i am chuffed to bits you have had your first scan, it must have been so reassuring to see your little bubba!

MAF it is getting nearer to your IUI now, that is soooo exciting

hang on in there vix and do let us know how you got on at the hospital, i am keeping everything crossed for you.

big waves to the mamma's and bucketloads of baby dust to the TTCers

bubbap thats fantastic news aaaw it must be such a relief!! Just out of interest how much did it cost for a private scan?? hope you dont mind me asking!!

summer hope your DH had a great 30th birthday!!

I went back to the hospital yesterday for a ultrasound scan , they said all looked OK apart from my left ovary looked a little like PCOS. But they didnt seem too concerned!! I am depending on my right hand side to help me get my baba ha ha!!

I should be going for my FSH blood test on Thursday so I am praying this will be OK so I can do IUI whilst i am waiting for IVF!! IFYKWIM

Anyway I gotta go, my friend is cooking me fajitas tonight mmmmm so I need to get going!!

Have a lovely night everyone xx

Evening all,

Bubbap, I'm so pleased you went for the scan, it's such a relief isn't it? I remember when I went for my 8 week scan, I cried when I saw the heartbeat and saw that our little girl was Ok. Onwards and upwards now honey!!

Vix, sounds like things are starting to move in the right direction now, thank goodness. I hope it all sorts itself out and you get your BFP soon...

Summer, glad you had a good break and that your DH had a lovely birthday. 29 weeks tomorrow for you - 28 for me!! I can't believe how quick the time is going. In about 12 weeks, I'll have my little girl - wow!!

This morning I woke up to find two hard lumps either side of my belly button - we worked out that it was Jelly's head and bottom (not sure which way around though... ), it looked so weird and so funny - DH thought it was hilarious!! Unfortunately she was pressing so hard against me that it was almost painful but after rubbing for a while she moved and relieved the pressure. She is funny though!!

But I must confess, I've started to have those anxieties now that most PG women probably get. Am I going to be a good Mum? Have we done the right thing? Our lives are going to change forever, no more DH and me time... But all the good feelings outweigh the worries, but they are still there. I think it's natural though to feel a little nervous as it gets closer...

Hope everyone else is Ok. It's been very quiet on here recently!! It must be nearly Flirty's time - I'm sure her little one is due in April - how exciting!!

xxxx

Hi Ladies

Just popped in for a quick midweek WAVE to i don't loose you all. Will have a proper catch up tomorrow

Love and Babydust to all

D xxx

BUMP

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, i have spent today stripping wallpaper that we only put up 2 weeks ago - we had a bit of a DIY disaster and so are getting a painter and decorator in!!

Hi Ladies, would it be ok for me to join your thread? We're ttc #1 at the moment to on our first cycle cd25 we think!

Hi ShirleyC and welcome!!

Well, we've had some good successes on this thread so far. We haven't got many people on here so it's nice and intimate and very friendly!!

I am coming up for 29 weeks PG now with our first baby and Summerbird, is exactly a week ahead of me.

So how's it going?

So CD25, of your first cycle? How exciting, any symptoms?! Believe me, we've had them all on here!! So no symptoms will surprise or shock us and believe me, nothing is TMI either!!

Welcome again!!

Summer, how you doing hun? DH went off this morning and I'm really sad... A week to get through without him. Today's been quite busy. I cooked roast beef for Mum and then we took Tilly out. She's just left so I'm going to slob out for the rest of the night tonight. My bloods were quite low today so I'm managing to control it, it's not very nice though as DH bought me a lovely box of my favorite chocs for Mother's day (from the dog and the cat and from little Jelly) and I can't eat them... But they're Ok until February 2010 so I'll eat loads of them after Jelly's born - I'll need the energy then to keep me awake!!

Hope you've all had a nice Mothers Day!!

xxx

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You cant eat the chocs - dear god why??????

Hever, forgot I hadn't updated you all... Had a Glucose Tolerance Test at the hospital on Thursday and I'm now a Gestational Diabetic . Really upset and gutted... I've never been overweight in my life, I don't really eat sweet things and I walk my dog twice a day, but for some reason my insulin isn't working properly during PG and it's so bad that I also have to have daily insulin injections aswell as watching my diet. What annoys me is that my younger sister who's also PG, is a size 24, very unhealthy, has smoked since she was 13 and hers was fine!! Not that I would wish it on her, but I just can't understand it...

I'm having to test my blood four times a day at the moment and then go and see 7 different diabetic professionals every Thursday until Jelly is born. The only sweet thing I have is fruit, now if I have any, I have to have it with protein (cheese or natural yoghurt) and have nothing else sweet...

Anyway, I'll stop whinging now... How are you sweetheart?

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hever you did make me laugh out loud! that was a brilliant reaction!!!

dawn only 10 weeks to go - you can keep the chocs that long - be strong!!! (or get your mum to hide them at her house - thats what i would do!!).

shirley WELCOME it is exciting to have a new TTCer on the block, i miss our chats about symptoms and 2WW watching, we have all been a bit quiet on here lately but do share your story with us.

i just had a cheeky glass of wine - off to bed with a green tea now.

tons of baby dust for all *

Hello shirley! There are actually only a few TTCers left on this thread now - it has an impressively high success rate.

I had a rrrrrrrrubbish Mother's Day - my period started, right on cue. I don't know whether I'm more sensitive to it, but it felt like the whole Mother's Day thing has really been ramped up this year - everyone in town seemed to be wandering around with bouquets of flowers, cards, etc.

My cycle's down to 24 days from 28, and I also think my fibroids have started to grow back, so one way or another I need to go and see the doctor this week, i think.

Sorry to be but being babyless on Mother's Day is a bit like being a singleton on Valentine's Day - seems like everyone but you is celebrating something so simple, yet so out of reach.

Morning all thanks for such welcoming comments! i'm still in with a chance, as for story well am 28 been with dh since 14. wanted a dc for last year, dh said definate no then announced on 2nd March he wanted one, which was the day i came of so we got straight to it! so first cycle.
As for symptoms i have so far:
Sickness - throughout the day for last 4 days (esp a bout of it whilst cooking pork which i love!? and couldn't eat)
burny boobs - not constant just tingly burny throughout the day
Losing my mind: the simplist of things seem to confuse me (putting cups away at work walking in circles then remembering what im doing!?)
Bitchiness and jealousy - bitchiness is normal for me sometimes but the jealousy she was my poor cousin i feel awful

My dh thinks i am as i did deep cleaning housework the last few days and the feeling sick. But i tested yesterday (woke up sure i was pg with twins) bfn and last week some point bfn. AF is due in next 4 days or so, so not testing till next weekend now about 28th.
And thats about it and obviosuly i talk for England! LOL

Hello ladies,

I have nervously stepped back on the wagon this month and am now entering the 2WW (CD17 today of a 29-30 day cycle). I thinks its good for me to have this to focus on again. A Christmas baby would be lovely!

I am another one who found mothers day hard. I know its irrational but it felt like a great big kick in the teeth direction straight at me. We went out for the day and saw so many new born babies it seemed like they were doing it on purpose. One day we will be celebrating th day too.

Hope everyone is well, will have a read and a catch up of what i have missed!

Fairy x

morning fairy.

I'm sure next year will be all of our 'mothers day' Positive thoughts.
So your in the 2 ww wait its awful isnt it! Im in the final week wait now (well af due in about 3/4 days) Hoping she stays away and if not that the next 2 ww will be a bit easier.

Hi Shirley,

Yep first 2WW after my miscarriage earlier in the year. Not sure how i feel about it to be honest but we needed to focus on something positive again rather than our loss. I got pregnant on our 4th cycle attempt last time so i'm hoing it won't take too long this time and then i just have the emotions to battle while i get past all of the milestones of the last pregnancy.

Didn't manage great bd'ing this month, only once right in the middle of my fertile time (going by CM sorry TMI!) so i'm hoping that once was enough. Just trying not to get my hopes up too much really.

Aww fairy sorry about your miscarriage. Fingers crossed you bd at the right time unlike me who seems to have missed that week, but as im not sure about cycle length exact days, im hanging on to hope that its still possible, plus my sister fell pg the day after her af finished so........ its possible im in a positive mood today though.......