Catching up with those from TTC thread 5!

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Took me ages to work out my post wouldn't work because the last thread was full!!

@MrsEG @MrsC87 @Fivebyfive2 @Delilah7 @EltzBee @Crossfitgirl @CobaltRose96 @BabySquid @LikeTheFruit @daisiesandpeonies

(Runs back to old thread for more names... bloody baby brain!)

@Bettythecat "mooing like a cow / shouting at her son" 🤣🤣🤣 I feel ya. Interesting thought about them coming to us. Historically they only visit for 10+ days (😫) because of the journey. Plus I imagine they'll want to be down once the baby is here, which will then be only 1.5 months away. (Luckily they always stay in holiday accommodation).

@Jessikka I say this with total kindness: step away from the tests!! Apparently line progression is a myth, so just don't torture yourself. If you want more proof you might want to look into an early reassurance scan - but you have to be careful about going too early to see anything.

@Jessikka Oh my god - that would be such a no from me!! If there’s one person who doesn’t need to know what my vagina looks like it’s my MIL

@purplefig @Bettythecat @MrsR16 Glad it’s not just me who finds it weird. I’m used to bizzare requests from her (she rang 4 weeks before the wedding to say DH dad wanted to do a speech; father of the groom speech? I was like ‘that isn’t a thing’ and again WW3 began). It is their first grandchild and I can maybe, maybe think perhaps they thought it was doable but to be annoyed at us when we told them it’s not has really rubbed me the wrong way. It’s a moment for me and DH anyway, not them!

@purplefig I have 5 practically black bananas in at the mo! I just don’t have enough in to make a loaf but will be getting stuff tomorrow - I always mix Biscoff spread in to mine - it’s dreamy! Enjoy :) Yeah the quinoa I’m trying to have a lot of as apparently it’s a good iron source? But it’s oh so plain on its own!
Yeah I can understand wanting to be with DH - could his family come to you? Surely given the circumstance etc. But then I suppose do you really want a house full at that stage too?? Sorry - I’m not offering many solutions here!!

@purplefig I am stepping away i promise. I think because I had the first BFP on 3+3 it's just SO SO early and without knowing when AF was due I'm winging this blind... so I wanted reassurance I'd hit 4 weeks. But I think that's thursday not today. I was going by when AF was due and not since my last one.... I was tired hehe!

@MrsEG they will prescribe iron supplements if I am anaemic. That's a ridiculous request from your in laws, it's a private moment for you and your DH, they shouldn't be wanting to intrude on that!

@Bettythecat glad all is ok

@purplefig I'm 34 weeks now, I could probably do a 7 hour drive if I considered it absolutely necessary (a lot of women are a lot more uncomfortable than me at this point though) but no way would I be signing up to sleep on a sofa bed at this point. I'd actually also be pretty upset if DH chose to go so far away from me at this point if it wasn't necessary (ie a work trip or similar), particularly if he wanted to be away from me for his birthday rather than celebrating with me.

@Jessikka your MIL sounds delusional 😂 I can't imagine many women signing up for the MIL being there for their labour!

Ladies I have the DULLEST QUESTION OF THE DAY....

When would you say my period began

I bled for two hours on Sunday 14th and then it dissapeared for 3 days and resumed on Thursday 18th.
I've always classed it as starting on the Thursday as it was more consistent from that date and wasnt sure if you could class it as a period if it dissapeared... But I'm wondering if I've gotten it wrong...

Honestly yes...I hear how ridiculous this is lol

Thankyou @ELW85 @MrsR16 @stormtrooperjulian @MrsEG @purplefig ❤️❤️

@Bettythecat glad to hear you're doing okay and it wasn't anything to worry about xx

oh god @MrsEG 😂🙈 my mum asked to come to mine but luckily only one persons allowed in! Glad you said no, I can understand gparents being excited but I think they have to remember this is between you and your DH! @Jessikka my mum said today in front of everyone that she wants to be in the room with me when I give birth - I just ignored it, I don't want to have that conversation yet 😂 x

@purplefig banana loaf 🤤🤤🤤

@Jessikka I'm not sure... I'm actually gonna say get a digi, 3 weeks is SUPER early (not disputing that you aren't at all) but for a line that strong I reckon either you ovulated really quickly OR there's a possibility that weird AF you had was implantation? Maybe a digi will show you being further than you think? Just an idea xx

Sorry if I've missed anyone's posts today, I'm in bed - I've been knackered today! X

There are a few people who have their MiL at the birth! I've met a few over the years. Always raise an eyebrow when baby goes straight to granny!

The worst I saw was a couple let's call them Mr and Mrs B. And MIL says after the birth. "You're a REAL Mrs B now". I didn't know where to look!!

No chance I've either my DM or MiL at the birth - plan not even to let them know I'm in labour if I can get away with it!

Hi all, had a rotten weekend with vomiting, tummy pain and cramps (I think I just ate something bad while out) so just checking in now and skimming for the highlights - I'm sure I will miss something but have enjoyed quickly reading the chat! (Feel totally fine now by the way and baby is still kicking so nothing to worry about it seems!)

@MrsEG @purplefig I eat a LOT of quinoa (or at least I did before the pregnancy - approaching but not quite back to my normal diet yet!). I had actually forgotten how plain it was when cooked on its own! If it helps, I cook it in stock rather than plain water and it is then so so tasty. I also sometimes squeeze the juice of half a lemon in too. If you like variety in texture, you can usually pick up a tricolour quinoa in Tesco/Aldi/Lidl/health food shops. I use it for/with lots of things, but one of my quickest tasty meals that I love is simply sauteed onions, broccoli, mushroom and baby plum tomatoes on top of the quinoa - it can obviously be made deliciously fancier by roasting other tasty veg, but these four I always always have in my fridge so it's one of my fail-safe emergency meals and I find it really tasty. If I'm going heavy on the broccoli, I sometimes add and cook it in tahini paste.
Wow, that is a lot of detail that I didn't mean to go into and that no one asked for - sorry! I always am a bit mad about food as I've invested a lot of time and energy into building a healthy, tasty diet that suits myself and DH's quite annoyingly specific needs/preferences! It's gone out the window a lot since becoming pregnant as until recently I couldn't eat much that wasn't beige and was too tired to cook anyway, but we're slowly getting back to normal!

Re: bras. I must be the only one here who has technically gone DOWN a cup size 😂😂😂 I am definitely noticeably bigger up top, but upon measuring myself it would seem that my back measurement has increased a lot more than my boobs themselves have, and since the cup is determined by the difference between the two, I seem to have gone from a 32C to roughly a 34-36B 🤔😂

Re: MIL or indeed anyone at the birth you don't really want - no way!!! Wow. I totally accept that people like grandparents are excited to meet the baby, but wow. No. I can't even imagine how intense labour is and how vulnerable a woman might be (makes me so scared!). The birthing mother's desires have to have to have to come first. Maybe I'm lucky on this one as it's not even up for discussion - in my hospital, only one additional person is allowed in the birthing suite so obviously no one will start thinking they should take DH's place...well, I assume!

@Jessikka Congratulations! And I can say nothing about the tests considering I did 9... But I'm not sure I wasn't feeding my anxiety to be honest!

@MrsEG Oh dear, Father of the Groom speeches are very much a thing in Ireland! 😂 That said, I think we have a lot of speeches in general at weddings!

@cupcakesandglitter that's what I thought. Quite a strong line for 3 weeks. Most I've seen are fainter and gradually progress through the week as the hcg increases.
Made me wonder if I'm a week further along. Will do a digi tomorrow morning and see what it says.

Thank you so much for the advice ladies, we’re all booked in for a scan on 26/08 :)

@MrsEG - I hope you’re ok? Absolutely nothing surprises me about parental requests anymore but yes, that is ridiculous and you aren’t being unreasonable!

@Jessikka - I can’t speak for everyone but I had a similar panic to you, but we got a scan at 6 weeks after some spotting and everything was as it should be.

@LikeTheFruit 😮 I would be mortified if MIL said that to me what the hell!!!!!

Glad you're feeling better @Fuiseog and how lucky you can only take one person in!!! X

@Jessikka keep us posted - but FWIW my lines didn't progress and thankfully the ladies here stopped me from continuously POAS because I didn't need to be, and my scans have shown my pregnancy is progressing fine... don't literally piss money down the drain, it'll just stress you out 😂 x

@Fuiseog I think that’s where the request came from as they are all Irish but it had never been mentioned before and she just suddenly dropped it on me 4 weeks before the wedding; all plans and timings were confirmed with the venue and everything. And then really kicked up a stink ‘it’s like you don’t want us involved’ ughhhh. They also were quite rude about us not getting married in a church. Honestly I could fill a whole thread on IL wedding issues haha! And yes - we did then go to a wedding over in ireland a few months later and I was amazed at how many speeches there were - even a priest gave a speech!! Took forever - food wasn’t served til 9pm!!
Sorry to hear you’ve felt so awful all weekend, hope you’re feeling better now! I’d never thought of cooking quinoa in stock I’m definitely gonna try that!

@Jessikka As others have said, line progression is a myth - if you have a positive test you’re pregnant! If you feel very anxious you could book an early scan but bear in mind you won’t see much before 6.5 weeks.

@ELW85 I’m not that surprised by it either given some other requests we’ve had from them over the years - it makes me feel slightly nervous about what’s yet to come!! Enjoy the scan, 26th will be here in no time at all!

@LikeTheFruit Ha I can imagine my MIL saying something like that! I’m the same as you - just me and DH; if I can figure out who can look after the dog I also won’t tell anyone we’re even in the hospital if I can help it!!

@cupcakesandglitter Yep only one person is allowed in the room for scans at my hospital too, they’re very strict on it. I agree with it! They are checking yours and baby’s health, it’s not a big spectacle for the whole family. My Mum has offered to pay for a 4D scan later on so she can come and see them but she knows she won’t be coming to any NHS ones.

I have had a rotten nights sleep, woke at 2:30 then really struggled to pee (move off my bladder kiddos!) and have been rocking around in bed ever since. The marvellous news though is that as I am 12 weeks tomorrow I have had my final Clexane injection this morning! Woohoo!!

@MrsEG glad it's not just me with crazy parents (my ILs admittedly are fab, it's my actual mother that's too over involved - did the same with my wedding too!) ahhhhhh go you!!! Shame about your sleep but 12 weeks tomorrow!!! I bet you're excited?! Xx

@cupcakesandglitter Yes very excited; just wanna get the scan done tomorrow now! Feels weird coming off the medication all in one go (I stop the steroid today too, but have been weaning off that for 2 weeks) but I’m just trusting the doctors and my placentas now!

Thankyou all for your replies but I'm not panicking I promise 🙈
I just dont enjoy the not knowing where I am in the month because of a stop/start period lol.

How are you all? Any exciting plans today?

@MrsEG - fantastic news about coming off the injections! I bet your over the moon about that!

I have my booking in appointment today and need to let the midwife know we have already had a private scan and they spotted twins! Bit nervous about today though.

Morning all!

I have to admit I’m a bit worried this morning. My nausea has really dropped off compared to this time last week.
I’m still having food aversions, and sore boobs etc but I’m just concerned as the nausea seems to have slowed right down.
Has anyone else had this?
I really want to write it off, but now that I’ve had the nausea, and found it strangely comforting, I’m worried that it’s tailing off.

Ladies, any tips for pelvis pain 😫 I'm at the midwife tomorrow so will also mention it to her but it's doing me over at the min. Rolling over in bed and getting up off the sofa is painful and I feel like it's making me waddle/ walk hunched? It's all along the front of my groin and feels like pressure, then like I've been kicked when I get up/down/ roll over. I don't think it's an infection as I feel fine and no sign of a uti, I'm wondering if it's pelvis girdle pain?

@PippaPug Make sure you mention it upfront; I didn’t and they had to use a different form 🙈 So she had to start again haha. Hope all goes well! It’s all actually quite boring the booking in, just bear in mind they’ll take a bit of blood while you’re there. Oh and a urine sample so don’t pee right before you go!

@ELW85 Don’t worry - remember some women have no sickness at all - it isn’t the be all and end all of early pregnancy. Mine came and went early on and only really wiped me out around 8-9 weeks. And even then, I was never once sick - and I have twice the hormones. And now at 12 weeks it’s totally tailed off. A friend of mine had no symptoms at all other than feeling gassy - she wasn’t tired, sick, nothing. You’ll be fine!

@MrsEG - thank you, I needed to hear that!

@thumper59 That sounds awful - mention it to your midwife definitely, could you maybe see a physio or osteo to try and help you out?

@MrsEG it's a bit uncomfortable 😫. I am at the midwife in the morning so will mention it, from what I've read about pgp (if It is that) I think you can have physio to help, at its worst points it feels like he might just fall out when I stand up 🙄😂

Eeeek @MrsEG how exciting!!! X

@ELW85 I'm another who had no real symptoms early on, I had nausea from maybe 8-11 weeks and that was it, never once sick! touches wood I've stayed relatively symptom free the whole way through, apart from the newly found pelvis pain and the acid reflux, I've got to the third trimester side effect free 😊 xx