Due September 2024 PART 2 💛🧡💚💙💜

[HoneyandSunshine]

I couldn’t see a part 2?? So I’ve created one. Hope its not a duplicate 🥲😂

@tierneytarny I have exactly this problem too! How many dpo are you? Yesterday I took two cheapies, one the stick version and one the strip - they are both 20hcg pick up but the strip still barely picked up anything! X

Morning everyone. I'm 5 weeks tomorrow which feels like a big milestone as I was convinced I'd have a chemical as I found out so early. Keep checking percentages on that niscarraige calculator

@TTCSoManyQuestions88 i can't believe the gp said that about 12 weeks. I've told people that I know I'd tell if I was having a miscarraige

@hol92 I’m 14DPO today. By my app I’m 4 weeks 5 days pregnant. I’ve woken up incredibly nauseous this morning. I’ve done another cheapie and weeks indicator and the cheapie is still barely positive (as in I’m not sure I see anything!) and the CB indicator shows 1-2 weeks. I’ve ordered some FRER - I need something I can see progression on at the minute as so nervous. How many DPO are you? My cheapies are 25hcg so I’m hoping it’s that but I’d have assumed I was over 25hcg by now.

Good morning ladies,
my nausea is is already making an appearance, I’ve not even got out of bed yet. And today we have to go to see the baby of some friends and there’s going to be lunch ugh…I don’t know if I’ll be much of an eater today.

@TTCSoManyQuestions88 I have the same situation at work, my boss is not a dick but I work in a male dominated industry and I run a whole depot, I’m sure my boss will shit himself thinking what to do when I go on maternity. I know I’ll have to sort it myself and come up with a way to reorganise work until I go. Recently they even paid for a big and expensive qualification course for me 🤣 I hope he doesn’t take it as a spit in the face

Me too! Busy season and early pregnancy are literally finishing me off. Genuinely considering getting signed off sick for a few weeks if it gets any worse

Checking into new thread! Welcome newbies!

@TTCSoManyQuestions88 I can’t believe the GP weighed in like that! I think @siobhanmt247 made a good point of telling people who you would want to support you if the worst happened. I told my
mum yesterday at 7 weeks. A colleague at work also knows but that’s because she pretty much asked me the direct question and I can’t lie 🙈 I’m going to tell my manager next week when I go back to work as I work with challenging families so she will probably need to get the ball rolling on risk assessments.

@ForeverHopeful67 I have woken up with some cramping this morning but in all honesty I think it’s gas 🙈 so glamorous!

@Xur I have woken up with nausea too. Currently sat in bed forcing myself to eat a piece of bread as I’ve got to get up and do the nursery run in a minute!

@tierneytarny I am 13dpo today, try getting the cheap clear and simple sticks that's what I'm going to use to try and see progression as for some reason they show up but like you on my strips I can barely even make out a line! But like I say they are the same hcg as the sticks I used so it's completely confused me! I won't use the strips any more now because it makes me anxious, also was speaking to another girl who said that the strips took weeks to show anything that wasn't a squinter and she was fine :) it's such an anxious time isn't it, am trying to attach a photo of my tests to show you but it won't seem to let me x

@tierneytarny so these are the ones from yesterday , same brand, same Urine, same hcg! Makes no sense x

Hi thanks for making new post.

I am now 7+4 weeks now. Nausea has been so mild over past 5 days and it has me so panicked that it’s another MMC. We saw heartbeat last week at reassurance scan at EPU but I still feel quite worried.

However one thing I have had is constant feeling of hunger. Has anyone else had this?

@hol92 there is a definite line on the smaller one!xx

I wouldn’t worry about the weeks indicator saying you’re 1-2 weeks. If you’re sure of your ovulation date then 14dpo would put you at 3w6d, so don’t worry!

I have just taken another stick test this morning and it's lighter :( I'm really panicking has anyone ever had this and everything turn out okay? I know deep down it probably means it's not okay

@TTCSoManyQuestions88 I totally agree with @Labyrinth86, women are conditioned not to talk about their reproductive health, I would agree with telling people from whom you’d like support if the worst happened. I have told my mum, sister (who is an GP!) and one friend.

I decided to tell another friend yesterday as I was getting in a tizzy over the NHS diet advice and she is very sensible and rational - her reply was that she is also early days pregnant and is five days ahead of me!

Today's test looks so much lighter :( surely it would be darker if I'm due on AF today

Today's is the bottom one, the other two are from the previous two days, my hcg should surely be higher now

@MrsB2019x
does your nausea go away if you eat or drink? Mine does, it disappears after having a cup of coffee.
Mine will come back around noon (that’s how it usually is) along with sleepiness. 😂
move never been this unmotivated on a vacation.
Like I’ll happily stay in bed any day. Fuck the world

@Decaffe im not too worried about the weeks indicator as I know they can be off. I have a shorter cycle so I’m around 4+5 according to the NHS calculator. My husband had just told me to throw away the cheapies and if I need to test to test again on Saturday (which is good advice I think).

@hol92 my cheapie sticks are awful - I’m chucking them. Try not to worry. After about an hour I see a noticeable line - and compared to two days ago it is darker. I only you shouldn’t take results out of the timeframe but I have the digitals which are positive and my FRER was too. Maybe try a different brand and monitor from there?

@doitjustice95 Iwork in the big 4 too although I’m currently still on mat leave so I really feel for you having to do busy season whilst pregnant. I was the other end of pregnancy last year and ended up going off early as it was too much whilst 35 weeks pregnant. I would say though if you end up with bad morning sickness or anything seek help from your gp but don’t be afraid to tell work as it’s not worth suffering in silence. I told mine at 14 weeks last time and they were really supportive throughout.

My work are really going to hate me as il only be back for 7 months before going off again but it is what it is.

@tierneytarny when I left it about 5 mins it did look a bit darker but still not as dark as yesterday, I agree I don't think I will do these ones any more need to buy some decent ones! Or like my husband just stop testing, I do it to try and put my mind at rest but it really doesn't lol

@hol92 the levels won’t change daily, I would leave it a couple of days before testing again ❤️ try and go easy on yourself xx

@hol92 i don't think the cheap ones get really dark until much later. I had the same worry. Try not to panic x

For people who want cheap tests that do show early, try the Boots own brand HCG sticks.

@ForeverHopeful67 Yes I am - at 6+2. I called the EPU and they said extremely common, take paracetamol. And if the pain is unmanageable after paracetamol, then call them. Seemed pretty casual to me but can only trust they know what they’re talking about!

Hi, I hope you don’t mind if I join? I’m 6 weeks today - due date 13th Sept! DC is 2 in March so we’ll have 2.5 gap between the two which is nice! Starting to think about double prams etc already 🙈 think I’m getting too ahead of myself!