Mid-August Testers

[snowflakes120]

Mrs. Bea - Thanks girl. I'm gonna FB friend you as well. My name is Lisa too!!

Ugh! So I totally just held my pee and water intake for 4 hours and my OPK test was faulty! Nothing showed up in the window. So now I have to hold it for another 4 hours and redo it. How annoying! 1st response is on my poo poo list today. Thanks for letting me rant gals!

 

[Srbjbex]

Evening all!! Aren't you all a bunch of pretty ladies !

Snow - your pics are brilliant don't worry, definitely no TTC chat outside of here! Hope you ov soon! It will be great if we can all test around the same time. Very annoying about your opk!! Grrrrrrr you rant away girl! My opk today was much lighter so I'm outing the last 2 days down as positive on the assumption an actual positive would have been somewhere in between!

Bea - it's going to be no time at all I think till you are putting pics of you baby up for us all to see, you are going to be our first success story!

Nic - I have enjoyed stalking your fb profile today and looking at some of your wedding pics! Very pretty!

Hands - I too am a big fan of your dress in the picture, it is a lovely picture I am glad you have shared! Great you have a date for your scan, I bet the time will go by in a flash! I'm still sticking with my boy prediction!

Lisette - Hows your little bump doing today?

CH - Yay for ov, me too!! Only a tiny little line, time for husbands to fulfil their manly duties! Hahah!

Any of you UK ladies watching one born every minute right now??

 

[MrsBea23]

Bex - I am I don't know why though it just freaks me out. The 1st woman was amazing this woman is a bit moany though.

 

[Srbjbex]

Yep, all like the first woman please!! The second woman was just plain annoying!

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - You look absolutely amazing girl. Even with the coat you look slender! You expect me to wait till Valentines day to celebrate with boy and girl shopping ... i don't think i'll make it more than the drive from the appointment to a store before i start my shopping spree ROTFL. I want some serious pink or blue.

So let me see if i can get this straight... bex and CH are in their two week wait and snow is close behind? How is everyone feeling this cycle? Oh i hope its a triple BFP month!


Lisette - How many weeks are you right now? You don't have a ticker and my prego brain can't remember. What other, symptoms are you experiencing??? The tiredness is a drag... even in 2nd tri, i still have my days where i hit the bed around 7pm.

Bea - as laboring is getting closer and closer and i find out more and more that i didn't know before... i'm thinking maybe baby can just stay in my tummy forever. Anxiety is starting to set in for me. Have you came up with a labor plan yet? How are you feeling about it?

Nic - Did you get a genetic disorder test done on your little one? I just gave blood for mine this past monday and though i feel like everything is fine with baby, im nervous. I'm nervous about the results, and about the ultrasound. What if they find something wrong? Are you experiencing any of these anxieties too?

I must sound like a nut with all of my worries!

 

[MrsBea23]

Bex - Definitely like the 1st woman, I am thinking a water birth might be a good idea after seeing that.

Hands - I had my 1st antenatal last night, the 1st of of 8 2hour sessions. From that I have decided I want to do delayed clamping and I don't want the shot to make the placenta come out but that is about as far as I have got yet. After the show I just watched I am thinking i want a water birth. My hospital has 6 birth suites or there is a labour ward. If i got to a birth suite there is no epidural only gas and air so I need to decide what I want to do before I get there.

Snow - Wow that was one maiden name lol. Please excuse the drunk pics on my facebook page I should really untag myself.

 

[NotNic]

Hello ladies! Please stalk away though I too am keeping baby news to myself. I had my work appraisal today which went well. Next Wednesday I have my salary review, and then the Wednesday after is my scan! IF I can keep baby under my shirt(!) I plan to tell them after my scan. Then I'll do my big facebook unveiling.

Bea - everyone thinks it's a girl and that was my initial gut feeling but we'll see. If it is a boy then I think he spends most his time standing up! Bump is getting a bit more bumpish. I will try to post another bump shot tomorrow. My Dad lives abroad, so I have promised to send him bump shots so he still recognises me when he comes back next month!

Hands - we only get genetic testing if we have a family history of problems. Both my sister and my sil's first baby's conditions were / are so rare that there isn't anything they can screen for. The blood / iron deficiency I have is inherited from my mum but they've suggested that it's not harmful, so we don't need any more testing. It's totally normal to have lots of worries. I might seem more relaxed but that's because I'm a big ostrich! The 20 wk scan had been my big focus though. I'm hoping that's the point I can get excited. Your results will be in soon enough, and it's just another thing to tick off to get your baby here. Woop woop for your gender scan. I should be having my next mw appt on valentines day so another good week for us.

Snow - you might be ovulating a bit earlier this month. Didn't you say you were taking something that might make it come a bit early? Also I agree with the others. Your an adorable, dainty doll! Ive accepted your friend request too.

Bex and CH - TWW. Yay! So you guys might know by the 25th? How exciting!

Lisette - Hello lovely. Any updates from you?

Xxx

 

[CHDickey]

Cute pics snow!

Yup got the DH last night and plan on doing so tonight and tomorrow then one last time Saturday! We will see was just doing every other day thinking I O on cd14 but seeing as how I got a positive opk on cd 12 I must O early. Makes since with short cycles 26 days. We will see! Work had me in a funk hoping to get out of it soon. Was home sick Monday and just cannot get back into the swing of things. I definitely need to though!

Hope y'all have had a fabulous day!

 

[NotNic]

Bea I want to check your fb out now!

The water birth lady was brilliant, and tbh I thought she was going to be a drama queen! I've been pro water births for a while. I would prefer to be at a mw led care centre and my local hospital now has one and a traditional labour ward at the same site, so I feel like there is the best of both worlds. The hospital in Kent is very new but it's mw led care is held on two sites nearly 40mins away so I may have to have a labour ward birth if we move to Kent before my due date.

Also Bea have you looked into hypnotherapy? We are considering it. I think it could help plus it gives OH proper responsibilities so hopefully he won't feel helpless. Seeing how drugged up that second lady was really confirms my wish to have a natural as possible birth. She barely knew what was going on!

Can I also ask what made you decide on delayed clamping and delivering the placenta? xx

 

[NewbieLisette]

Hey u girls!!! WOW I feel like there is ssooo much to catch up on! Need a proper PC screen from work tmmr but for now ill say awesome updates u guys Mine is I think I had my first bout of ms this morning & I was sssoooo excited! A real sign!!! I was clammy & sweaty most of the night & woke up with my tummy feeling swooshy & a bit iikkk...still very sweaty & almost having a headache...decided to pick up coffe & a sandwich about 20min away & just grabbed water for the car ride! Well that made it a whole lot worse & I held on to my plastic bag the whole way! Didn't end up being sick but took me a half hour to take tiny bites & sips! Besides that just ussually heartburn & tiredness! Oh and I'm 7w1d today...can u guys see my ticker in my siggy? If not I should really fix that! Lol

More proper chats tmmr
Almost bedtime for me

 

[CHDickey]

Oh that's not awesome but so exciting that you had a true sign lisette!! And yes I can see your signature!!!

 

[InHisHands]

That's absolutely GREAT news Lisette... though i hope MS doesn't plague you too badly. 7 weeks is awesome!

BTW now that you mentioned it, i do see your ticker My brain has totally skipped it all this time since it blended in with the other. Don't mind me. I can't even remember why i walk into a room for now days. This baby has made me dumb.


Nic - Congrats.. ... 19 weeks! So jealous.

 

[snowflakes120]

Thanks for all the kind comments ladies. Your going to make me blush! And see what I mean about that maiden last name - I was so excited to get rid of that!!

Bex - I see you got a raise today girl! BD one last time if ya got it in you!

Hands - That is so cute that y'all will be shopping right away! I am a shopaholic so I know I will be the same way - I totally have planned in my head to take that entire day off - have my appt in the AM and shop for the rest of the day. I truly am horrible...

Nic - I'm taking b6 to lengthen my LP but I read it also help out any hormonal imbalances so I thought it might bring my OV earlier but it isn't looking like that.

Bea - I don't see any drunk pics on your page. I have to admit I am prolly looking plastered in some of mine too!

Lisette - Hooray for tummy gurgles!!

AFM, I have no idea what my chart is doing. It's looking like a hot mess. Quite squiffy! Hoping this is my squiffy BFP cycle! I had another equal temp raise today that makes 4 in a row now but they aren't big enough to indicate OV. And my OPK last night was insanely negative. I feel like I am no where close to OVing. I'll do another test this afternoon and hope that a line is dark enough that I won't have to squint!

Excited that after work today hubby and I are going shopping! I have some thing to return from Christmas and I need some new boots. We are going to a wedding on Saturday and I am wearing a dress and want some new black boots to wear!

 

[NotNic]

Hi Ladies. Just a quick post as I need to go to bed. zzzzz.

Woo hoo for a squiffy one Snow! Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Hands - you're catching me up all the time!

As promised my latest bump pic. Not very clear, but it's quite hard to take a pic of yourself without getting your arm in the way!

Hope you're all okay. xxx

 

[NotNic]

Now with attachment - d'oh!

 

[InHisHands]

YAY!!! I love your baby mound Nic!

Squiffy cycles rule Snow!!

 

[NotNic]

Thanks Hands! It's getting there. My waist is now 6 inches bigger than it was. I'm growing more sideways than out tho! Congrats on your onion! We are almost half way!! When do you expect to hear about your blood test results?

Anyone have any exciting plans for the wkend? Oh is making me go out for a meal tonight in his home town with his parents. 90+ mins round trip and their company I could really do without!! xx

 

[Srbjbex]

Morning! Happy friday!

Nic - yay for another bump pic Love seeing your little bubba grow!

Snow - dont worry too much about your chart, its still a bit early for you to worry about not oving yet! Like the other say, we like squiffy cycles on this thread. We didnt manage to get BDing in last nice on your advice!! Hubby says he hopes you are proud of him as it was quite an effort!! Haha! but lovely temp rise for me this morning so that made me very very happy

Lisette - tis not nice that you are feeling sicky but also good so yay!! I hope its not too bad for you hun!

I'm going out for quite a few meals at the weekend which I am really looking forward to, including a surprise 30th, which I am responsible for ensuring all the other guests in the right place at the right time. That and the new series of Hustle starts tonight on TV which I love - they film a lot of it right outside our offices, so often see all the actors wandering around!

 

[InHisHands]

Nic you are just carrying high. My waist line is the same, but my lower by my hips are all contorted. I look like something from a funhouse mirror. Don't worry, you are doing just fine!!!

Hubby and i will probably go out to eat this weekend... but we usually go out to eat 5 or 6 times a week. Don't tell my midwife. I really seriously am not eating the amount of veggies i need to be eating. I'm okay with the fruit (usually eat an apple, banana, have a glass of orange juice and then some fruit snacks that have vit a,c,and e each day). I'm hoping my prenatal pills will help me out with the veggie department. I try to get at least one serving each day, but quite honestly most of the time it is just the one.

I get the results from my genetic test on Feb 1st. Why oh why do they make expectant moms wait so long before they know if something is wrong with their little one? Not that abortion is an option for us, but first (at least where i am at), they make you wait till 2nd tri before even getting the test. So if you wanted to opt for abortion you are already feeling the baby kick! Talk about extra turnmoil. And then when you take the test they make you wait 3 and 1/2 weeks for the results. A woman shouldn't be 20 weeks when she is first finding out. At least not in my opinion.

I've gained an extra pound since last week. That puts me at 3lbs since BFP. I should be around 5lbs.. but 3 sounds nice to me.

Oh and one more rant. These fruit tickers. I just found out earlier this week that they are measuring from head to butt, and don't include the legs!!!! I went to a tool on Justmommies.com and they give both measurements crown to rump and head to toe periodically. All the fruit ticker measurements matches up to the crown to rump. I feel cheated thinking my baby has been smaller than what he or she really is.

 

[snowflakes120]

Morning my ladies! It's Friday the 13th! Good things always happen to me on Friday the 13th - Hubby and I went on our 1st date Friday Dec. 13th 2002!!

Nic - Cute bump girl! Loving it! We are going on a "cute night" aka date tonight to our favorite asian restaurant. We only go out every once in a while because I love to cook so this is a real treat to us! Then tomorrow we are going to a wedding - which I am very excited about. Yummy food and dancing! Sunday we driving about 2 hours to my Grandma & Grandpa's to visit them plus my mom, and 2 aunts that are flying from NY today - so I get to see family again. Plus, my uncle will come too - he lives in another part of NC. It will be great to visit!!

Bex - Very proud of hubby!! Big ole' pat on the back to him!! Hooray for temp raise.

Hands - That is crazy about having to wait that long for the results!! That is not going to be good for me as I am super impatient! Wow! 17 weeks already - time sure if flying by for you - almost half way already! Can't believe it - where has the time gone??!!

AFM, we had fun shopping - didn't find any boots - shoe shopping is always hard for me - I only have like a 5.5 size foot. Boo! So I am just going to wear a pair of knee high suede boots that I got around Thanksgiving. I hear that your feet grow after or during pregnancy so I am really hoping that it happens to me. Oh yea - and bigger boobs - I need me some of those please!!

Temp went down today. Yippeee!! OPK was super negative yesterday. Wondering what today will bring. Still doing good on following SMEP - BD'd last night after shopping I am proud myself for keeping up with it this far! Also, TMI alert - I saw my 1st EWCM yesterday when I wiped - I usually have to check my cervix to see if I have any - I was so excited and it was a big blob of it too - I couldn't believe it - the weird things we get excited about when TTC - I tell ya!! So I'm doing something right this month!!

Oh yea - Hoping my OPK line is darker today again - I am sick of having to squint to see if I even see a line!!

Can you feel my PMA just bursting through this post???!!!