Early 30's TTC #1

[pink80]

It seems everyone finds out so I'm glad we are all team yellow together

As for names - we keep talking about names but haven't looked at a book yet.... at the moment we like Jack and Zack for a boy and Olivia, Amelia, Scarlet and Jessica for a girl....

I've sort of decided what I want in the nursery, but I won't be buying anything until after the 20 week scan, it's the Babies R Us Winnie the Pooh Starry Night set
https://www.toysrus.co.uk/Babies-R-...Cotbed-Bedding-Set(0047565)?searchPosition=21

And then my OH is going to design some wall murals and we are going to put this quote on the wall above the cot

“Sometimes”, said Pooh, “the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

There is so much choice though, it's a bit overwhelming!!!

MrsP I've pee'd on so many tests, I liked seeing the lines developing each day and what different tests looked like

 

[rosababy]

oh crumbs. she's BEAUTIFUL!!! love those pics too, what a fun little pose/set up. i'm taking notes so i can get some really cute pics in the hospital and the first few days at home.

i can't believe you're all staying team yellow! what about all of your faithful bnb buddies who want to know what you're having???? My brother and his wife were team yellow for their first and just found out the sex of their 2nd. they were going to stay yellow but caved last minute. I was pretty pumped!

 

[rosababy]

mrsp, those are some nice tests!! honestly, i think i only peed on one or two sticks. after the nurse called with the good news, we ran upstairs and i peed on one then, took pics, etc. then i think i had another one lying around so i may have peed on that...can't remember. i probably would have peed on them all, but just didn't have them and didn't feel like buying them.

regal,well 8 from 2 is a pretty good jump! but doc can't do anything with less than 10? is he doing all of the loose boxers, no laptop on lap, not sitting in a chair too long during the day...all of those things? My doc said blueberries were great for sperm too.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi ladies, yay Mrsmax another team yellow! I like Lucas too, and Arabella is so unusual, very pretty. Love your names too Pink! DH hasn't approved my girls names yet but he did agree with Harry before I was preggo. Plenty of time ha ha very early days...

Mrsmax no not rang the docs yet but will on Wednesday when I am definitely definitely late! Also ringing hospital on Saturday.

I can't wait to test again tomorrow! I do have 1 more digi & I'll probably leave it for another week or 2.

Ha Rosa yeah sorry we are the party poopers staying team BUT it means it'll be even more exciting for you girls!

Regal, your DH doesn't seem to be coping with things very well. I hope you can convince him to start taking the clomid. But it's brilliant there's been an improvement!

x

 

[Crumbs]

Thank you all for the kind words! We're absolutely thrilled, yet ridiculously tired! My labor wasn't ideal but surprisingly, it worked out in the end without complications. I was sick with the cold just 2 days prior. I was super weak, sore throat, runny nose. I was telling her to stay in until I beat the cold, but she had other ideas. My water broke at 2:45am and I had about an hour sleep. I noticed a green tinge and knew we'd have to come into the hospital because of the meconium. I dealt with 1 horrible midwife that induced my labor with a dose of oxytocin, then she went MIA! As in she never returned! I was begging for an epidural but the doctor was also "busy". Then a new (and wonderful and supportive) midwife came and took over (thank goodness). When the doctor finally came, and I was prepped, she failed! She tried 4 times and it failed! She said that she pierced some nerve and I may have headaches and she has to stop but if I want she'll ask another doctor to do a spinal tap only good for 2 hours. I agreed. But then they measured me and I was already 8 cm dilated and I knew I wouldn't get anything.

At one point, I really thought I wasn't gonna make it. I was just so tired. But somehow I managed. She was born at 4:30pm. 3260 grams, 50 cm (7lbs 3 oz, 19.7 inches). Her name is Emily Olivia.

Even now, I'm still in shock that I managed to do it. Not having any family around made things a bit harder as well but somehow we're managing. And so far, she's healthy and that's all that matters.

BTW, I managed to tear up my poor husband's hand and I didn't even know it. Apparently, I was digging into his skin when my contractions came! I hardly had any nails so I have no idea how I managed that!

 

[mrsmax]

Wow Crumbs - that sounds liek an ordeal!!!!! I am so pleased it worked out ok and hope you arent too traumatised (and hubby's hand is on the mend!). Does that mean you did it with epidural in the end? Well done you if so. I love the name - Emily and Olivia and two of my favourites

 

[pink80]

Crumbs - she is beautiful and well done you on the delivery xx

Love the name - Emily is the name we have chosen as a middle name, so Olivia Emily is top of our list

 

[mrsmax]

Pink - 20 weeks today. Congrats!!!!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Ah crumbs, what an ordeal you had! But a beautiful little girl you've got to show for it, she really is adorable! Both you & Hakuna should share some more cute photos, I love seeing them & I'm sure the other girls do too! BTW I love her name too

Pink, when's your next scan again?

AF due date today girls! And 2 lovely lines, 1 on an IC & the other a first response. Can't wait to ring doc tomorrow!

x

 

[pink80]

Thanks MrsMax - happy 14 weeks to you

MrsP - my scan is a week tomorrow - really want to know all is ok xxx

 

[rosababy]

pink happy 20 weeks!! I was so nervous for my 20 week scan too. I'm sure everything will be just great!

mrsP, so you'll call tomorrow and then get a ticker right?

crumbs, wow, that sounds like not so much fun. But you're a rock star for getting through that with no drugs! Good for YOU! I'm learning lamaze techniques because I'm convinced that I'll be one of those women who for some reason can't get an epidural or something.

 

[liz0012]

Hello- I am 31 and I went off BC last month, got a period June 30, right after I stopped BC. My husband and I have been ttc since. The ovulation calendar says that I am most fertile tomorrow. So that means my ovulation stick will be negative until tomorrow? Was that period I got in June due to me going off pill or a real period. I bleed like a normal period. What do you think?? Elizabeth

 

[MrsPTTC]

I'm sure everything will be fine pink but i imagine it very scary. I am already impatient for my 12 week scan ha ha as cant wait to start buying things. I meant to say, I love the nursery set that you want

Oh Rosa I don't know what to do about a ticker, I don't want it to bring bad luck! not sure whether to wait until after the first scan

Hi Liz, welcome to BnB! No I'm afraid it doesn't mean that as the calendar is not necessarily right, your ovulation can differ by days each month, I know mine did. Also, you get a positive opk usually a day or maybe even 2 before you ovulate. If I were you & could start all over again I would do what my FS said from the beginning & don't use OPK's or chart or anything like that, just BD every 2-3 days. I know I was on clomid but was on it for months, started to relax & I eventually got my BFP. Seriously, that is how I will be doing it next time (next time?! Lol) good luck!

X

 

[rosababy]

Oh pish posh, mrsP! A ticker will not change anything. Although who am I to talk? I waited until my 2nd beta or something to get one.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Pish posh?? you're funny. I'll have a think about it, I'm just so superstitious... saying that I have had a pack of 3 lovely white baby grows in a drawer since last year. I can explain that one though as I bought them for a friend then she mentioned she had loads of neutral things so thought 'right let's keep them for myself!' ha ha x

 

[liz0012]

I'm sure everything will be fine pink but i imagine it very scary. I am already impatient for my 12 week scan ha ha as cant wait to start buying things. I meant to say, I love the nursery set that you want

Oh Rosa I don't know what to do about a ticker, I don't want it to bring bad luck! not sure whether to wait until after the first scan

Hi Liz, welcome to BnB! No I'm afraid it doesn't mean that as the calendar is not necessarily right, your ovulation can differ by days each month, I know mine did. Also, you get a positive opk usually a day or maybe even 2 before you ovulate. If I were you & could start all over again I would do what my FS said from the beginning & don't use OPK's or chart or anything like that, just BD every 2-3 days. I know I was on clomid but was on it for months, started to relax & I eventually got my BFP. Seriously, that is how I will be doing it next time (next time?! Lol) good luck!

X

Thanks for the reply what is FS and BD and BFS I think you mentioned? I am new to all the abbreviations Elizabeth

 

[rosababy]

FS = fertility specialist (also might see RE, reproductive endocronologist)
BD = baby dance (sex)
BFP = big fat positive, as in a pregnancy test

no worries, we were all there once! There should be a page somewhere that explains all the abbreviations.

 

[liz0012]

FS = fertility specialist (also might see RE, reproductive endocronologist)
BD = baby dance (sex)
BFP = big fat positive, as in a pregnancy test

no worries, we were all there once! There should be a page somewhere that explains all the abbreviations.

Thank you!!!!! Been doing a lot of BD but the OVK has been neg

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks for filling Liz in Rosa! It's second nature to me now, sometimes I even go to put them in texts then realise I'm not on BnB! If you use opk's you need to start earlier in your cycle Hun, I think the instructions tell you when to start deepening on the length of your cycle. I found this website very good For Q&A www.peeonastick.com x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Oh & rosa I have tried to get a ticker, however it won't let me copy the code on the iPad & the laptops power cable is bust & we're waiting for a new one. I'll put one up soon though x