long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[mrsc81]

Lovely furniture set I've got the M&P Rialto

I was going to get the pink lining blooming gorgeous bag but ended up getting a Babymel Amanda one. I also thought the price was a bit steep, I don't go out many places to use one anyway
They are lovely bags and do have good reviews, I say go for it if you don't mind paying the price

 

[Diddums]

Aww, I love the furniture, Katya! I bet it will look beautiful all set upDo you know what colors/theme you're going to use yet or are you waiting until your next ultrasound when you know more for sure what the sex is?

We like the look of the once upon a time set from mamas and papas but will probably wait until after next scan to decide for sure

Lovely furniture set I've got the M&P Rialto

I was going to get the pink lining blooming gorgeous bag but ended up getting a Babymel Amanda one. I also thought the price was a bit steep, I don't go out many places to use one anyway
They are lovely bags and do have good reviews, I say go for it if you don't mind paying the price

Ooo will look up the Babymel Amanda one thanks. I'm probably gonna wait until closer to the time to buy the bag as we're currently putting together a wish list or when friends and family ask us what we would like. Then we can buy anything else not bought towards the end

We got a free black changing bag from Boots. When you join their parenting club in the UK you get a voucher for a free changing bag when you buy and pampers newborn nappies. So for £3.99 we got a changing bag. It's smaller than normal so will probably be hubby's bag when we goes out with baby in case mine is too 'girly' lol xxxx

 

[Diddums]

Have my 25wk antenatal appointment today. Some reason I'm no longer nervous about them

 

[seabean]

Bethany looks like you o'd!! I hope this cycle is it for you!!

Missbx, any trends in the opks getting darker? Hopefully soy works for you!

Katya, good luck at the appt! Can't believe how fast its going!

 

[Diddums]

Thanks Dee. I know I can't believe it!

Everything is great!!!! Baby is moving well, heart rate strong at 148bpm, my blood pressure is good, my yummy is measuring 24cm which is spot on for dates no glucose or protein in urine. Dr said I'm having a text book pregnancy so far xxxxx

 

[Diddums]

Got my fingers crossed for you Bethany xxx

 

[mrsc81]

Pink lining have some nice bags in the sale Katya

 

[Diddums]

Ooo thanks, on their website?

 

[mrsc81]

Yes

 

[bnporter81]

Good luck at your appointment, KatyaGreat to hear that everything is going perfect

Thanks Dee and Katya...I'm pretty sure I have O'd and my temp today really shot up. FX'd it isn't just a fluke and that it stays nice and high for a GOOD reason

 

[cmwilson]

Katya - Glad your pregnancy is progressing as it should! When is your next scan to see if your little one will cooperate and show you or ?

Bethany - Hooray for O! I hope this is it for you, you soo deserve it!

Dee - How are your first few weeks of motherhood going?

Ladies I have a post-baby BDing question. I'm 10 weeks PP and I had a third degree tear and was told at my six week check up that everything was healing well but hubby and I have tried to BD several times but it just hurts too much. Have any of you had this problem? I feel like we're back in college with all the making out we're doing but I'd really like for us to "go all the way" again! Tips? Experiences?

 

[Diddums]

Next scan is Aug 24th. Three and a half weeks away. So excited!!!

 

[bnporter81]

Caroline, I had a really bad tear with stitches with my first baby. About all I can suggest is a LOT of lube and just letting him go in a tiny bit at a time. Maybe try that over the period of a few BDing sessions. If it is still too painful doing it like that then your body may just need more time. I know it is so frustrating, though. The main thing is to just ease yourself back into it as slowly as possible

 

[rmsh1]

Caroline OH and I tried at 8 weeks - big mistake for me. I knew I was still tender and it was a complete fail. I was not been able to DTD again til very recently, when Emma was almost 4 months old. It is all fine now, no pain at all, so it will get better, you just might need more time, like I did. My tears were not third degree, but very nearly were. I had three 2nd degree tears I am currently getting physio to build up my pelvic floor muscles again

Bethany, good luck!

 

[mrsc81]

Good Luck Bethany!

Caroline, same here as Bex, had 2nd degree tears and it was painful at first, keep trying, but give it time

 

[seabean]

I have 2nd degree tears, one is labial (upwards) and I can't imagine being able to have sex any time soon - ouch!

Camden is such a great little guy and so adorable, but he's been super fussy at night and goes through some long eating binges in the middle of the night which are getting frustrating and super tiring. I guess there is not much I can do besides stick it out, but I'm so exhausted, I hope this phase passes quickly. Thankfully he's got the breastfeeidng and latching down really well so at least that part of it isn't a battle.

 

[rmsh1]

Dee I had days where I wished away Emma's newborn stage, and the thought of having another newborn terrified me It doesn't last forever. I still get up twice a night to feed Emma, while other babies sleep right through, will be interesting to see how I go when I get back to work, how tired I feel

 

[Missbx]

Miss, sometimes a woman can have some spotting right before and during ovulation...I was googling it yesterday because I was having some light pink spotting. Maybe you're about to ovulate and that's what it is

Thanks Katya. I had a .5 of a degree spike this morning, so hopefully I did O. yesterday I stopped the Metformin because I was taking it for a while and I wasn't really seeing a change in my cycles and it was wreaking havoc on my stomachI started reading about Pregnitude and the ingredients in it and started taking them. After a couple of months they seem to be working...FX'd.

Hope you all have a great weekend. Today is my little boy's birthday, so I'm off to buy decorations!

Thankyou spotting stopped a few days ago and still no ovulation x

 

[mrsc81]

Dee, it is very testing and tiring during the early days, but it will get better
Lucy sleeps 8-12 hours at night now but im still exhausted

 

[Rachel789]

Katya- I am glad to hear everything is going well. I can't believe how far along you are already, wow!

Bethany- your chart looks great so far. I really hope you get your bfp, you so deserve it!

Caroline- we bded about 7 weeks after and while it was a little uncomfortable because I was a little tender still, it wasn't painful. I had a 3rd degree tear too. The only advice I have is to take it slow and use lots of lube, it will get better with time.

Dee-it is really hard the first few weeks. I walked around like a zombie, it was so exhausting. It will get easier and easier, i promise! We still have good and bad nights with Shaelyn but its not nearly as bad as the beginning. She does one feeding throughout the night but she still wakes multiple times and I have to give her the pacifier and help her get back to sleep. So that can be really tough, once she stops doing that, the one night feeding won't be so bad. Does anyone have any ideas as to why she wakes so often and how to stop it? It wouldn't be so bad if she could self soothe, hopefully she will be able to one day.