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[lisaf]

I just had dinner with my friends who are now like 5 days past her due date, lol. They're some of the few people who know we are pregnant and it was so fun to talk baby stuff with her! I got her opinion on all the gynecologists at our clinic etc. She's just so happy for me and told me she's been praying for me to get pregnant soon since she knew we'd been trying for as long as her.
Now I'm so lucky to have her be an 'experienced' mom when its my turn!

It did get me started thinking on how to tell our families... There are no convenient holidays coming up... and my MIL has already thought we were announcing a pregnancy whenever we did anything out of the ordinary (invited her over unexpectedly etc). Maybe I can figure something out to trick her into not guessing first... hmmm..
almost tempted to just do something like a flower delivery but wont' be able to see anyone's faces...
Anyone else thinking about this yet?

 

[beckyfletcher]

flowers would be nice but like u said no faces which is the best maybe get cards saying grandparents on and give them out go to there houses???

 

[new_to_ttc]

Good morning

Lisa Im normally the same as you with the gym, but this time I have been going and really being strict on myself lol Also, it includes the swimming facilities anytime, so it doesnt cost me that much as I now save swimming fee's when I take my son.

Choas, that sounds like an awful lot of money per month just for medical insurance, wowsers! Ive moved from England to Wales 4 years ago and the NHS in Wales is far far better. Waiting times are far more minimal and the care is of a much higher standard. I can understand some people getting frustrated with the NHS system, especially when so much other money is wasted in areas of less significance, but I still think we're lucky to have the NHS at least everyone can have medical care.

Lisa its great you have friends you can talk about your pregnancy with Quite a few people now know Im pregnant. I did say my mum would tell the world didnt I lolol bless her!! As for telling your family, oh ermmmm... maybe just slip it into a conversation while you're all sat around watching tv or chatting at the dinner table. Make them do a double take and wonder if they actually heard you right lol... just like; 'oh yeah did you hear Im pregnant 'x' weeks'... so whats the plans for this evening... blah blah' lolol They wont be expecting that!

 

[Chaos]

4am? Seriously, world?

Button just woke me up .. well correction, the baby started crying and my husband tapped me .. I nearly punched him! haha. I'm like, your damn legs broken? I HATE being tapped and rocked to be woken up, it instantly turns on my bitch switch. I need to lay there for a second and wake up on my own!
Well Button had wee'd like a racehorse everywhere, so had to change her, then I started getting waves of morning sickness so thought what's the point of going back to bed!

I also remember this from last pregnancy. I'd be really knackered, pass out early, then be up by 3 or 4am.

Lisaf ~ Glad you had a nice dinner! When I got pregnant with Button, we went round the in-laws, we were sitting there and I was like, oh I got a new tattoo, it's on my belly, you wanna see .. they are like 'um ok ...' .. lifted up my shirt to revel "baby inside" written across it. (in pen!! lol) MIL about had a breakdown there and then haha.

new to TTC ~ I told the hubby it'd be cheaper to ship my arse back to England to have the baby haha

 

[new_to_ttc]

ha ha Chaos it probably would be cheaper lol.. 8 month vacation!! lol I know exactly what the 4am rise is like My MS (or all day sickness lol) is really bad in the early hours... seems to be worse when Im lying down?? So Im waking up at all hours and then unable to get back to sleep!

I just told my best friend im pregnant! Im her bridesmaid in August 2011 I was sure she was going to be soooooo mad with me lol Ive promised to keep in shape all pregnancy and whatever size my dress is I promised to be in it even if it meant starving myself once baby arrives lol... she is now thinking might be a better idea to have the dress made for me a week before the big day! OMG!! I feel so bad! Better to have the baby before the wedding though, then get caught in a few months and have a huge bump on her wedding photos lol

 

[lisaf]

I love the 'tattoo' idea, but my stomach is not one I would show off right now, lol!!!
I did look at the calendar and Sept 12th is apparently grandparents day, so I'm hoping to be able to use that! Can't get everyone together though so it will have to be one-by-one. In talking to my pregnant friend, it never even occured me that parents might feel competetive over who heard first just makes it complicated with both our parents divorced.

 

[zeezee]

Hi Ladies - got my next beta result today... 297

Sooo:

11dpo = 30.5
13dpo = 91
15dpo = 297

Scan on Wednesday - my RE monitors women who have had losses closely, so I wonder if we'll see a sac at 4+3?

Z
xx

 

[meow951]

Looking good zeezee!

I would have thought that it would be quite early to see anything, but i'm obv no expert lol

I wish i was being monitored closely. Just feel like i'm floating around in limbo at the minute lol

 

[lisaf]

zeezee - that sounds great!! doubling almost every 24 hours!!
Not sure if they'll see a sac then... They may, they may not... my friend was 7 weeks and it took them a while to find hers, lol... it was perfectly planted but they just couldn't see it easily at first.

Good luck on the scan!!!

I'm waiting to hear my test results... last one was a week ago so I'm excited to see the number go up.
Cat food keeps getting to me badly in the mornings... but I dish it out before I eat so there's not much to come up.

Co-worker was eating in the company meeting today though and I had to avoid looking at his bowl because it was just making me nauseous... he was eating granola in milk... which was fine, but he also chopped up an apple and had more apple than granola... who the heck eats apples with a spoon in milk???? UGH...

 

[meow951]

When i lived with my mum and dad cat food would make me heave without even being pregnant lol Yuck!

I'm like that at work. I work in an old people's home as a general domestic person. I don't do any personal care but some of the stuff i see just makes me urge so much.

 

[lisaf]

I'll admit I would occasionally gag a little at the smell of the cat food. But I'm full-on puking now, lol.

 

[strawberry80]

Hi everyone...I got my BFP yesterday at 8dpo and will be due May 14th x

 

[new_to_ttc]

Congratulations strawberry

I have a really strong stomach usually lol... nothing really makes me gag lol... except pregnancy rofl Although to be fair Im eating more and the food is starting to stay down a little longer

 

[lisaf]

I have a really strong stomach usually lol... nothing really makes me gag lol... except pregnancy rofl Although to be fair Im eating more and the food is starting to stay down a little longer

YAY!!!! Maybe soon it will stay down for a whole hour? How long are you making it now?

 

[mummy3]

Yay new_to_ttc I'm really glad you are feeling a bit better

Lisa eww at the milk and apples as well as cat food Hubby is now feeding our little bulldog outside, her dog food reeks!

Strawberry congrats!!

Meow I worked in a nursing home one summer, and I totally understand what you mean!!

As for telling people, we just come out with it and they go "again?" Love the fake tattoo idea, and grandparents day!

I'm off for my second blood test in 1/2hour, will know results tomorrow!

 

[mummy3]

Hi Ladies - got my next beta result today... 297

Sooo:

11dpo = 30.5
13dpo = 91
15dpo = 297

Scan on Wednesday - my RE monitors women who have had losses closely, so I wonder if we'll see a sac at 4+3?

Z
xx

Those are great rises!! at 4+3 most likely you will see thickened lining, maybe a sac. Rule of thumb is you can usually see something if your levels are over 2000.

Sounds like your RE is taking great care of you!!

 

[lisaf]

Yikes, just got my numbers back...
9dpo - 7
11dpo - 35
18dpo - 1055

 

[new_to_ttc]

I work with the elderly and disable adults so i totally understand what you mean, although not doing tooo bad with that side of things atm. Its only food and strong smells making me sick lol

Food is staying down between 20 and 35 minutes woohoo... and I had some diet pepsi earlier, that didnt stay down at all lolol think I will stay away from the gassy stuff lol On the whole though dong better, I had a salad yesterday and a sandwich today. Only 1 meal a day lol but it staying in for that half an hour so least my body is getting some goodness from it Im also a lot less tired, but then I havent been at work today and was asleep by 10pm last night

Is anyone else finding their clothes tight? Mainly trousers? Please tell me its just bloating and it actually goes down before the actual bump comes lol No way am i getting round yet, and I lost weight so its not fat lolol I can not fasten my jeans at all today and yesterday my leggings, which were too big given the recent weightloss, were cutting into me so tight I had to take them off lol

 

[new_to_ttc]

wow Lisa they are great!!!! you still confident about there just being 1?? lol

 

[lisaf]

wow Lisa they are great!!!! you still confident about there just being 1?? lol

Shhhh, I'm in denial until proven otherwise!!! LMAO
Actually I checked out the calculators online and its doubling every 29 to 34 hours (not sure why it varies from site to site). Which is still definitely within range for a singleton