Minsters side car bumping along- ttc thread graduates 3

[Justanothercyster]

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@Haiyaa sounds like you were having a bit of a crap week of it yesterday. Glad to hear baby was OK tho and hope today's gone better for you.

Nice to see you over here @paintfairy & @blackcurrantqueen

@justanothercyster I think the official line no matter how you gave birth is a min 6weeks to avoid internal infection from the wound the placenta makes when it comes away (or something along those lines). I think we maybe tried about 8 weeks but it wasn't enjoyable as I was still so conscious of hurting my stomach even tho the scar was healed by then and I couldn't stand the weird numb feeling when anything touched my stomach. I can't remember how long after that before we tried again. As for the gigantic knickers, DS is 4, I've never went back to normal ones unless it's a treat for DH, I'm just too comfy now 😂

@minster2012 talking of pads, I have another tip to add to your c section tips - don't let your knickers fall to the floor when you first go for a pee! 😂 The first time I went to the loo in the hospital my knickers fell right to the floor only for me to discover when I was finished that I couldn't actually bend down to pull them up. I ended up having to shout DH into the loo to a) help me off the toilet as by then I had tried bending too many times to fetch my pants that I was too sore to even stand up and b) pull my knickers up for me as I couldn't bend over to do it. I then couldn't position the sanitary pad far back enough on my knickers as I couldn't bend to reach because of the pain from overdoing it trying to retrieve the blooming pants and DH had to do it for me too. So I stood in the bathroom and cried at the state of me standing there bleeding, in pain and having to get my husband to put a fanny pad on and pull up my pants......it was definitely a low point! I managed all further times after that myself but I definitely wasn't prepared for that 🙈 so yea don't let your knickers fall to the floor, get that on your list too 😂

Noted @DKDK123 about the knickers falling down that totally sounds like something I'd do & I would also end up in a crying mess at the state of me...I've done similar before!

@Minster2012 I'm not sure there's any specific rule, maybe there is for a section 🤔 I think I was about 7 weeks PP (vaginal birth) I'd had stitches and didn't particularly want sex i just thought the sooner the better to get the fear over with 🙈

@DKDK123 oh god, that sounds very sensible advice 😆

Oh @DKDK123 - that sounds awful.

I ended up fainting in the shower after DS was born, made a funny noise so thankfully OH found me. 😫

Really hoping for a more pleasant birth (and post birth) experience this time. 🤞🏻

Happy Tuesday all. Hope you feel better soon @Minster2012 bless you, love CP although we usually go to Woburn.

On the countdown for my viability scan, 3 sleeps to go.

Thanks ladies, so I'm looking forward to now always wearing my Bridget Jones granny pants and bleeding indefinitely 😂😂 although I'm still in the primark cheapy huge pants so I may have to invest in some better ones now... that are SLIGHTLY more attractive and don't look like a big nappy .......

I can highly recommend next underwear - they do some really comfy bigger pants that actually look nice - I have fallen in love with the black ones and have about 15 pairs now 🤣 I'm going to treat myself to some bigger ones for post birth 🤣 they even have a little frill around the top to give them the "nice look" haha

Or H&M big pants! You can get ones that are slightly lacy so you can pretend they're not that big 😂

@Lexber @Kate105 I don't wear big pants often but when I do I think why don't I wear these more often 😂 thongs right now are just digging in me and are uncomfortable. The price of underwear makes me mad though.

Also is anyone else in the realms of pure pregnancy rage. I've let rip at a few people at work today 🙈 not unfairly. They always do stupid things but they've tipped me over the edge today and I no longer can bite my tongue and remain professional 😂

Ooh @lexber and @kate105 taking note on the slightly nicer looking big pants. Mine are just primark ones too, may invest in some lacy top ones make me look like I'm at least semi making an effort these days 😂

@bez91 I've had a few pregnancy rage outbursts recently. I've quite liked it tho it's a good excuse for being able to say some things you otherwise wouldn't get away with saying as people just blame your pregnancy hormones. I woke up raging during the night after remembering something my ex boss said to me 5 years ago! I was actually fuming and still couldn't shake the rage when I went into work this morning so had a rant to my new boss about it, she just laughed at me but in a caring way she knows I'm crazy and hormonal at the moment 😂
It's the tears that are getting me just now, I keep bursting into tears over stupid wee things and I'm not usually a big crier.

I'm loving the big pants chat. @DKDK123 I actually read out your c section pad story to DH. It made me laugh because it makes you realise how ridiculous everything is. And how you aren't prepared for any of the horrificness.
On the crying front- please tell me you've cried at the McDonald's advert? Jesus christ. I did the first time. Then it came on days later and I made dh watch and started crying again! 🤣 What on earth. But the monsters sad face when he gets shut in the cupboard, I just can't deal with it. 😭🤣

@paintfairy I haven't seen the McDonald's advert (I mainly watch catch up TV rather than live). I may have to look it up now to see, but will do it when DH isn't in so he doesn't laugh at me 😂

@DKDK123 we are the same, so I see very few. We were fast forwarding through I'm a celeb adverts, when I saw it was on, to get dh to watch. He was like- you aren't crying again are you? I was sat so he couldn't see my face, like, no. 🤣

@Lexber @Kate105 ooh send over some links to said granny pants! Will have to invest.

@bez91 until TTC I had always worn things but suddenly wanted bigger pants and tried these and live them I've got about 4 packs now the first was a grey/black mix the last 3 black 🤣🤣🤣

www.next.co.uk/style/st339436/984972#984972

Yup me @bez91 im normally so laid back and chilled but apparently I'm a tad hormonal 🤣 I snap back when I never usually do and take no bullshit at the minute. Poor OH only said tonight "I thought without periods there'd be no pmt but Jesus woman" 🤣🤣🤣
I've also found I have terrible road rage at the minute too - angry outbursts are a speciality 🤦🏽‍♀️
@DKDK123 I'm the same, I cried and had a massive meltdown over a piece of rabbit poo... I'd hoovered and tidied the house and the rabbit came in and dropped a couple of nuggets and when I saw them I scream in anger then sat and cried! My youngest came down to see what was wrong and when I told her she hugged me and got the hand Hoover and cleaned it while I sobbed over it 🤦🏽‍♀️ FFS then she put the rabbit in his indoor hutch and told him off for me... oops.

@paintfairy I cried at Macdonalds, John Lewis AND Aldi's 🤣🤣🤣🤣 we thankfully don't watch much live tv so it was when I was watching on my own in the daytime while working... sat sobbing over the poor monster!

@Lexber 🤣 I haven't cried at the others, but the monster is just too much. The first time I cried at it was before I did my test, and it did make me wonder. 🤭

Here are the H&M ones I like!

www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.1011444001.html

Nice and cheap and cheerful to boot 👍🏻

@bez91 oh god I hadn't considered the fear 😂😂and of these ppl deserved the rage then it's justified right?

@feliznavidad2 2 sleeps now! How you feeling?

Also noting ALL the big pants chat (genuinely have a note going on the topics covered here!)

@paintfairy I only saw the MacDonalds advert last night but I loved it! No crying though & was discussing last night how I'd not seen the John Lewis advert

Liking those Lacey bums @Kate105

@Kate105 cheers for the link! What size did you get? I'm a 14-16 usually so unsure if I should get large or Xlarge? Not got new knicks as yet!

I am also in camp big pant! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Currently eating a McDonald's chicken nugget meal before 11.30am... felt sick until now. I'm feeling ok thanks @Minster2012 fingers tightly crossed for it. How long are you at CP for? X

Oh my days. Having looked at the links I've been wearing big pants all along! 🤣
@Lexber which style do you have? There's several on the link.
@Minster2012 didn't cry at the monster? Do you even have a heart? 🤣
@feliznavidad2 I love McDonald's chicken nuggets!

@paintfairy I know right 😅 I was picturing big pants to be like this (attached) and not like those H&M hipster lace briefs that I already wear a lot of the time! haha putting me to shame here

These are mine - nice and simple!!

@2020mission yes! 🤣 My arse can't fit in small ones. Even high leg versions drive me crackers. I used to like the shorts type from asda but they limited their selection.

@paintfairy 😆 same it's my ass size... most knickers are just too small at the back but if I try a size up the waist and front is loose. I'm out of proportion 😅 lacy short type briefs are my favourites

@2020mission exact same issue! 🤣