Mid-August Testers

[Srbjbex]

Thanks hands, that reminds me I need to change my status

 

[Srbjbex]

Snow... what do you think to our Saturday night dinner?!?!

 

[InHisHands]

hahaha... i love it bex.

 

[snowflakes120]

OMG!! Bex!! You made it!! It looks delish!! What did you think? Did you like it? Or not really? I forgot to tell you - we always have mashed potatoes and peas with it! Hooray for AF!! You are officially TTC now!!

Hands - I plan to ask my OBGYN tomorrow at my appt. about the Flu Shot. I have read to get the mercury and preservative free one done. I have also heard to wait til 2nd tri to get it done-if you didn't get it before becoming pregnant. I will see when my dr recommends for me to get it. Stay away from the "bad" threads!!

Bea - I have a Boston Terrier - Her name is Demi. Not too sure if they are a popular breed over there. I will be sure to take a picture of her tonight in her outfit while we hand out candy to the kiddos!

Nic - Hope you escape the family trend of Pre-E.

CH - How was your party? What did you dress as?

AFM, Soooo very excited for my appt tomorrow. I can't wait to see the little one on the scan! I will be there in exactly 24 hours!! OMG! I can hardly stand it!

 

[NotNic]

Yipee for tomorrow hun! I saw a heartbeat at 6+5 so fingers crossed you can see your little one's too. Don't be alarmed if you can't see it though. They are so tiny at this stage that there isn't a huge amount to see. Mine was hiding right at the top near my hip bone, so there was a lot of womb on the screen but not a lot of baby!

Congrats on TTC'ing Bex. So pleased for you. Hope you've stocked up on blueberries and pma!

US girlies - Did any of you get snow? It looked amazing on TV. The weather has been crazy this month. You guys end October with snow and we started the month with a mini heatwave!

AFM - I am soo tired. Pregnancy tiredness has only just hit - or maybe I am struggling since British Summertime is officially over, it's grey and gloomy and I can't hit the caffeine. Either way I really want to go back to bed!

 

[Srbjbex]

Snow - we absolutely LOVED it! And we had some of the left overs in sandwiches for lunch today! Thanks so much for the recipe, I have copied it into my recipe book and it will be there for all time! So excited to hear all about your scan tomorrow!!!

CH - how was your party? Do you have any pictures you can share with us?? And did you manage to get lots of in????

Nic - I know what you mean about the gloomy nights now. It is dark sooo early now! I have given up caffeine too.... gave it up when I got my BFP and then thought there is no point going back to it now, as I will only have to give it up again soon! (see.... lots of PMA over here today)

Hands - are you doing anything Halloween-y today?

Bea - how are you feeling? Have you felt any movement yet?

And let us know about the snow US girlies - it looks crazy on the news!!!

 

[snowflakes120]

I live too far south now. We get snow but only like 2-3x a year and it is a super light dusting. We moved here 6 years ago. But where I grew up my whole life gets TONS of snow. It is one of the top 10 snowinest places to live in the US. We got over 100 inches (I think 254 cm in metric) in a year! I have had my fair share of snow in my life!! I will have to brave that weather at Christmas when I go home to visit family!

Bex - I am so happy you guys loved the Meatloaf! We make Meatloaf sandwiches with the leftovers as well.

 

[InHisHands]

No snow here either. We get our snow mostly in Jan and Feb here and half of that is usually ice.

As far as halloween plans go... i plan on going to my church's trunk or treat dressed up as marvin the martian (from a show called looney toons)... they only problem is .. i am so bloated or just plain fat right now.. i totally look pregnant.. going on month 4 or 5. So i guess im going as Marvin with a gut LOL

I think it is way too early to be showing.. so im assuming it has to be bloating? All i know is that i feel like waddling more than walking. Anyone else experience this?

CH - how is the tww going?

Snow - make sure to tell us everything about your appointment. I'm so excited for you.

 

[NotNic]

Totally agree with your thinking Bex! It would be pointless buying coffee and tea, because you'll never get to drink any of it! I do still have the odd cup in the morning, but I never have more than a mug now, and I haven't had coffee shop coffee since by BFP. Pre BFP I'd have at least 5 a week and most of them were double shots!

Hands your costume sounds cute! Hope you had a fabulous evening.

Hope everyone's Halloween has been fun. I'm being rubbish and I'm going to get in an early night and hibernate!

 

[CHDickey]

What a great looking meatloaf!! So glad y'all enjoyed it!!

We actually didn't take any pictures... We went as Dr. Seuss' thing 1,2,3, and 4!! Easy and fun!!

As far as BD, we will see!! Fingers are crossed. It would be so awesome to get that BFP next week. My dad's 60th birthday is on the 11th, so we would love to give him a happy birthday grandpa card, but if not on to testing to see what's going on!

Relaxed and excited to know we have somewhere to go from this cycle forward. Especially with getting more information!!

 

[InHisHands]

Ch --- great PMA.. really hope you get your BFP!!


Snow - Your baby isn't an ugly old ear anymore!!! Yay!!!

AFM, i just threw up last nights dinner ... this morning. GRRR. I dont think i'll be eating chilie dogs again any time soon. That was nasty! I'm still bloated and look preggers cause of it. I can tell im going to be grouchy today already.

 

[Srbjbex]

Oh no bless you Hands - i guess your little baby didnt like what you had for tea last night! I hope you have better luck today and manage to jeep something down!

CH - keeping everything super crossed that your BFP is going to be this cycle!

Nic - that is a big difference in coffee intake, I bet that was a struggle at first - although I bet you are saving a fortune as well!!!

Im having a bad day today. Left my laptop at home, so had to use a pool laptop at work, which means I cant access half the things I need to, loads and loads to do, so expect will be another late night, and is making me really grumpy. Not helped by the fact that I know I would have been looking forward to my 12 week scan around this week, so I'm feeling really sad about that

 

[NotNic]

Sorry to hear that you are having a bad day. Keep your chin up hun. You have plenty of lovely things coming up, so keep focussing on that. Your first lovely thing will be your BFP in approximately 4 weeks time!

Funnily enough I haven't really suffered from not drinking coffee. I just loved the taste of rich, strong coffee so I miss that. I'm not someone whoever noticeably got a big buzz from the caffeine or withdrawal symptoms if I didn't drink it, but it was a nice treat when I had a bad day. I also haven't noticed saving any money either as I am definitely spending any saved pennies on more food for lunch. I think my huge lunches are going to give me away before my stomach does!

Hands - sorry you are feeling bleurgh. I have gone off eating in the evening because of the ms. To make up for it I eat lots and lots of plain things throughout the day and then polish off a mint choc chip ice cream for dinner!

Completly unrelated - have any of you UK girls been watching Hollyoaks recently? Oh my I have been loving the Sirus storyline! Trashy TV at it's best!

 

[snowflakes120]

Hey girls. Well, I am back from my appt. And it's not good. I just had that instinct ya know. I had an empty black hole with basically nothing in it measuring 5 weeks and 2 days. Which basically isn't possible bc I know when I OV'd and got a + on my test. So it stopped growing or something. I go back on Thursday for more blood work for quantitative levels to see if my levels are going up, down or staying the same from today's blood.

Dr was not too optimistic and neither am I. So... I have 3 choices: 1. Wait for me to miscarry naturally but I won't know when - could be today could be 3 weeks. 2. I can take a pill and it will make me miscarry and I will have heavy bleeding and cramps for a few hours and will have to take a day off work on Friday. 3. Or I can have a D&C done where they go in and remove it. I am leaning towards 1 or 2. I am unsure what to do.

 

[NotNic]

Snow I sending you so many hugs right now but please don't give up yet. Just because you got a positive opk doesn't mean you necessarily conceived on that date. It could have happened a couple of days later, or you might not have even ovulated at that date. OPKS only tell you that you are about to ovulate, not that you actually have. I know it's hard , but try not to make any decision until after your next blood tests. Its quite common for women to measure much, much smaller than you would expect at this stage and things still turn out okay. I'll wait with you until Thursday's results. I'm here sending all my love and support to you right now. xxxx

 

[Srbjbex]

Oh snow! I wish I could come over there and give you the biggest biggest hug right now. Make sure you get OH to give you lots of hugs from all of us.

I know exactly how you are feeling, and I know that nothing anyone can say will make you feel better. Wait till Thursday, see what the results say. We will all be here with you.

I faced the same choices as you, so if it comes to it and you want to talk about anything just let me know.

Lots of cyber love!

 

[MrsBea23]

Oh snow I am so sorry to hear that you poor thing. I can't even imagine the stress you are going through.

I really hope it turns out ok but if not we are all here for you.

 

[CHDickey]

Oh snow!!!! I am so sorry, sending you hugs and prayers right now keep your head up. We are all here waiting for you any time you need anything!! Muah!!

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - I am so sorry snow.. and yes i will be waiting with you as well. I hope everything turns out well for you. Either way, we'll be here for any support you might need.

BTW How is it that women can miscarry but not bleed or have cramps for a long time afterwards... so they dont "know"? I don't get it... just seems cruel.

AFM - I have been very hormonal and emotional today. Mainly angry and sad about things going on around me. My poor husband won't know what he's walking into when he gets home tonight.

Went to goodwill and bought a few maternity shirts... then went to walmart and bought an infant halloween costume for 50 percent off (though my little bean is going to be 4 months and the costume is for 6-12 months.. it was the only one they had left in the infant section). I figure i'll make it work.. its only for like 3 hours and was only 7 dollars.

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - just wanted to add that i prayed for you last night before bed and when i woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, i prayed again.