General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[Jezika]

CB - there’s no way I could say no to finding out gender via blood test, especially if it’s no extra cost. I was so paranoid that the scan was wrong when they said it was a girl, since obv they can’t be sure, esp with a girl. But I get the guessing fun too. Shame they can’t just seal it in an envelope and let you open it at 20 weeks.

Gigs you should totally do a gender reveal! We did a small get together for ours. We knew but no one else did and it was still fun (you did the same with Lev, no? I remember something about mystery pink paint). I imagine finding out when your guests do too would be even more fun. My bff is going to do that with balloons. It’s the only thing that convinced her to find out at all and I’m slooo glad coz **I** could not go 9 months without knowing what she’s having.

Shae your hair looks great in both pics. Can’t you take a pic outdoors in the daytime?

Tilly is getting better thanks. Still snotty AF and my mum’s side of the family have all freaked out and repeatedly suggested I go to the paediatrician but DH and I are much more relaxed (Gigs yes we are staying with my dad). She slept almost 12 hours last night (roused many times to nurse but I consider it a win that she didn’t wake up properly at all). BUT **I** couldn’t sleep till almost 6am!!!!! Wtf, right?! I have to say, even though I moan about it no end, I actually function better than I thought with very little sleep. I was never like this before motherhood though. Very interesting (to me... obv super boring for everyone else).

 

[gigglebox]

Isn't it wild how our bodies just adapt to things after pregnancy? Or just change all together. Like women whose hair turns curly or they suddenyhave intolerance to certain foods...my hair part changed after my first pregnancy. Like wtf? Why is that even a thing?

Anywho glad Tilly is adjusting finally! When are you coming back? I hope she has some time on this new scheduled before having to leave and readjust yet again.

Yes we did a reveal with a couple of friends and my SIL & BIL, be we already knew. I knew first and surprised hubby with cupcakes (blue inside), then we told family by having them throw a hatchet at a balloon with blue paint inside. That sounds so redneck but we play games throwing hatchets outside sometimes (although now we pretty much just exclusively play disc golf as our outdoor game).

Talk about being boring...

Two more days until I start with the cheapies eeeee!!!

 

[shaescott]

Jez yeah the plan is to get daylight pics haha

 

[gigglebox]

Y'all I am so tempted to test tomorrow despite the fact I KNOW it will be negative! Gahhhhh what a struggle!

 

[shaescott]

Gigs I get tempted to test knowing there’s logically no chance of being pregnant, so don’t feel bad about the poas addiction haha. Also I think the hatchet thing is creative.

Jez I’m glad Tilly is doing better (autocorrect just changed her name to Timmy so that’s entertaining)

Bad news, no daylight pics today. There’s a thunderstorm going on. I slept until 4 pm (yeah I know, that’s terrible for my sleep schedule), which would be fine for daylight considering it’s may, but the storm is making it dark.

 

[claireybell]

If your tempted Gigs use the cheapies not Frer lol love the cuppa tea emoji

Jez i am VERY tempted but il control it haha SO doesnt know it comes standard with it & if he knew, he’d want to find out gender most def!

Was that the gender reveal with Des?

 

[gigglebox]

I didn't have a reveal with Des. We did the cvs test because he was high risk; i told my dr to email the sex chromosome pair to me and i would look when i was ready. Well the email i had showed the first line of emails in the inbox so when i checked the whole thing was right there, all she wrote was "xy means boy!". So i found out on accident, then let hubby know i knew. He didn't want to know until everything looked better, and eventually he asked me (he was absolutely sure it was a girl, but he wanted a boy, so he was thrilled). I think with my mom it was similar and I don't remember how everyone else found out.

 

[Flueky88]

Bdb sorry for tge negative comments. People need to keep those mean thoughts to themselves.

Jez sorry the trip was rough. I hope Tilly gets better and trip home is much smoother.

Shae love the red. Since the blonde picture has that yellow lighting I can't weigh in on that so much. Maybe tomorrow you can have a good picture with the right lighting?

CB my MS really decreased around 11.5 to 12 weeks which was right before Christmas. It was nuce to not feel sickly at Christmas dinner.

I think it'd be tempting to find out with bloods but I like the ideal of seeing their "bits". It's more "real" to me. I don't really want to do team yellow though. Kudos to those that do it!

Gigs I liked your gender reveal with Lev. I want to fill like a black water balloon with blue or pink paint and throw at a white canvas.

How many dpo are you tomorrow?

AFM hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.

V's birthday is fast approaching. Doing a mermaid theme Her sleep schedule is getting a bit wonky. I'm thinking between teething, developmental milestones, and growth spurt it's messing with her.

DH and I dtd last night. I had ewcm today and opk was almost positive so I may be tww soon after all.

Trying to work out again. I did last night and plan to again tonight.

 

[gigglebox]

Woohoo Fluek! My tww buddy again! I'm only 5dpo today if i find enough internet evidence that 6dpo has a possibility of a positive I may test tomorrow...maybe later in the day. Who am I kidding there is a very strong possibility i will definitely with a cheapie though. I will pull out a frer on friday (8dpo)

Omg i love the idea of the paint on canvas for the reveal! That would be awesome.

I was also looking at disc golf reveals figured we'd be the first but nope! There are a couple on youtube. They look pretty lame though

 

[claireybell]

I was peeing lots more at 5/6dpo with this pg & the last one from Jan which is why i tested.. my friend had heartburn & felt dizzy before she tested like days before 9/10dpo so there’s always tell tale signs i have everything crossed for you this cycle Gigs eeee!

Oooh Flueks a Mermaid theme sounds like fun.. def share some pics if you get any! Fx for you guys aswell this cycle

 

[gigglebox]

Ohh I also love the mermaid theme! Lev's room would have been mermaids if he was a girl.

Cb I'm having similar things going on compared to last pregnancy but I've had it in non pregnant cycles so not putting stock into it.

Of course I tested with smu and a cheapie I couldn't resist! Think I may start a testing thread, too...

 

[gigglebox]

So quiet in here recently...

What ever happened to J? Hasn't posted since Easter...

Tex I'm thinking of you if you're around

 

[kittykat7210]

So just costed everything... £10k for a vow renewal...

 

[claireybell]

I was wondering about J aswell.. she popped back in briefly then went again lol im sure shes ok

Loving the line porn even if its Neg hehe!

£10k Are u doing anything fancy? Many guests etc.. Hows Evie’s napping been?

 

[gigglebox]

Kit can you cut back on cost anywhere? Less decor? Less guests? Less expensive dress (not my choice)? Different location?

Aww thanks cb for your viewing pleasure...possible shadow line?

 

[TexasRider]

I’m here just really busy with end of the year the stuff at school and I’m trying not to kill my sister too. Bridezilla is out of control.

I ended up getting second place in the competition. I figured it up and if i would have lost 3 more pounds i would have won

And my husband and i had a huge fight last week where he revealed he thought i was cheating on him cause I’ve lost so much weight. He thought since i got skinnier someone may have swooped in. Our sex life isn’t what it once was but it’s beem like that for years..since our 6 year old was born. Anyway we’ve discussed and hopefully he has moved past it. I wasn’t cheating by the way. Ugh men

 

[kittykat7210]

We are treating it like the wedding we never had, so I suppose it is just a wedding! Guests are already on the low side it’s okay like we can afford it it’s just shocking, and I’m remembering why we didn’t do it the first time round haha! No it’s okay it’s just more than I was expecting, not even doing flowers or anything!

Yeh it’s okay, she just doesn’t want to nap anymore! She did bang her head the day before yesterday though and she’s got a small bruise/lump and did actually have a pretty good nap today but I had to keep checking her!

I think something catches my eye gigs but it’s been so long since I looked at tests it might be me!

 

[shaescott]

Gigs ooo line porn! Something’s catching my eye but I’ve got line eye sooo

Tex ugh men, geez

Kitty wow that’s a lot, glad you can afford it though. It’s what I expect my wedding will cost, and considering I have $67 in my checking account right now, I definitely can’t afford that at the moment haha

Okay so here’s a better comparison of before and after. Please note that in the before picture I’m wearing makeup and in the after picture I’m wearing none at all. Gotta love those bags under my eyes, huh?

 

[Flueky88]

Gigd do you have any thoughts on how you want to do a gender reveal with disc golf? Just curious.

Don't think I'll be a tww buddy after all. Opk was quite negative and my temp was still down this a.m. must have been the stress of thinking "to ttc or not to ttc"

It's okay and my thoughts are "not going to try this month, but if it happens it'll be okay".

Mermiad theme I love with the purples and teals

As far as your test, I see what yoi are talking about but I think it may be an indent. 6dpo is super early though really rootingfor bfp Friday!!

CB thanks, I will share some pics once we do it. I'm hoping SIL helps me decorate as I'm terrible at it. I'm sure she will though.

Any ideas on Nualas birthday theme?


As far as being quiet: yes it has calmed down a lot. I do wish J would pop in again. I'd say it's hard to join in on a ttc forum when she's not fully able to try and lttc. I do enjoy her antics though and her cooking sounds delicious.

Texas, sorry you didn't get 1st place. Even worse, sorry DH thought you were cheating!! I hate when someone gets insecure then has trust issues. My DH was like that when we met. His ex cheated on him horribly, but we worked through it, thankfully.

Ugh, bridezilla too?! I hope you catch a break soon because if any one deserves to, it's you

Kitty holy moly!! Hope you enjoy it! I don't think I could spend that much on a wedding, but I'm pretty frugal.

Evie napping better?

AFM opk pretty negative today, so probably not having to worry about tww. I think that's for the best.

Got my first full time pay stub. I have a decent difference so I'm quite excited to not live paycheck to paycheck. Hope to recoup my bank account before next baby is born. I'm feeling like that's possible now.

Anyone heard the "laurel vs yanny" clip. I've tried and only hear "yanny". Interesting how we pick up different frequencies.

My dad will be here in about a week and a half. Really excited to see him and him see V.

Alright,going to try to work out.

 

[Flueky88]

Shae much better picture of your hair color. I'm really tirn about which I like better

Hope you are enjoying your summer break. Finances will get better once you get started in your career and you manage your money. Before V I never worried about money (well after I got my career started). Will you be spending more time with SO?