Mid-August Testers

[InHisHands]

I told my grandparents and bio father and his wife last night. They were all happy. I'm definately showing a baby BLOAT. and my bloat is probably like nic's... so big!! I won't be able to hide it anylonger.

If i have a girl - most likely i'll do ladybugs or girafes. Maybe dragonflies.

If a boy, im thinking.. turtles, maybe frogs or dragonflies... a pond theme.

Though i have already bought 3 stuff animals... tigger, eeyore, and a yellow girafe that plays a lullibye. We also bought a yellow, green, and brown baby blanket with a design of an elephant on it.

So i wont have EVERYTHING in a theme... but it looks like animals in general.

 

[Srbjbex]

CH - you are not alone and not crazy!! I have thought about it lots too. Even though I think I would want to find out the sex of the baby, I think I would still have a fairly neutral nursery. I really like all the "coffee and cream" type colours, with teddy bears, that kind of thing!

Like this (see you are definitely not the only one!)....

https://www.next.co.uk/homeware/nursery-baby#LID=01_02_08_01_01_01_04

Bea - I love Edinburgh!! It's beautiful. I grew up in York, so it reminds me of a hilly version of home!


AFM - temp drop this morning (booo) so keeping fingers crossed that it is implantation dip as I am 8dpo. Nic you are right.... we need next week to come quicker so it will be FULL OF GOOD NEWS!

 

[Srbjbex]

Hands - I typed over you!! How exciting that you told family!!

 

[InHisHands]

Here are some links to what i was thinking:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mr.-and-Mrs.-Pond-10-Piece-Nursery-in-a-Bag-Set/12961462

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lil-Kids-Girl-Giraffe-4-Piece-Crib-Bedding-Set/14957085

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Little-Bedding-by-NoJo-Chloe-10-Piece-Nursery-in-a-Bag-Set/10841913

 

[snowflakes120]

Chatty girls you were last night and this AM! I had lots to catch up on! We ended up going out last night with friends to a Comedy Show - There was a Hypnotist there and it was really funny! We were out way later than I expected - kinda sleepy today.

Thanks for all the reassurance ladies. It makes me feel better. My temp has remained around the same so I think we are in the clear. And OV is still a bit away I am guessing. I'm not going to link my chart in my siggy til after this cycle. If anyone wants to check it out: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/38d6df

Hands - How exciting to tell family! That is great news!

Bex - FX for a implantation dip!

Bea - I would love to visit all of you girls in Europe! I have never been!

Nic- Fluffy clouds sound adorable!

Everyone's nursery ideas sound so cute! I don't really want to stick to a theme. Alls I know is that I do want is the back wall of the nursery to be vertically striped painted in 2 different colors. The other 2 walls in the room will be a solid color. That is about as far as I have thought. We did pick out the furniture already though when we went to Buy Buy Baby when I was still pregnant. And I know where in the room I want the pieces.

I am getting so excited about the Holiday on Thursday. I am taking a half day at work tomorrow to start prepping food and bc Hubby's mom & fiance will get here in the afternoon. Our friends didn't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving dinner so I invited him and his girlfriend over. My turkey ended up being 13pds which is huge so I will have plenty of food and leftovers! It's going to busy and fun!

 

[MrsBea23]

Afternoon everyone,

Fertility friend seems to be down so I can't see either of your charts boo.

Bex - I really like the bears they are very cute.

I was thinking jungle for boy and pink and grey for a girl but I am not positive what I will do yet I need to wander around the shops for some inspiration once I find out what I am having.

 

[MrsBea23]

Nic & Hands - I forgot to say I was massive before the bloating went down I had to get a bump bad to wear my trousers to work but once the bloat went away and the bump went hard I shrunk to about half the size.

 

[Srbjbex]

Glad you are feeling better about it all Snow! I'm sure you would love it if you came here for a visit!! Maybe one day! And I will come and see y'all too!! Hehe do you like my Texas talking CH?


Nic and hands - I bet it won't be long before you have baby bumps just like bea...and you Need to post photos when you do!


US ladies... Hope you are all looking forward to thanksgiving...think of me, bea and nic all at work! Boo! Sounds like you have great times planned with friends and family! And a massive turkey!!

X

 

[NotNic]

Boo to work I work for an American bank so work will be quiet, but we still have to go in. Boring!

Snowflakes - how many are you feeding?! Hope all your prep goes well so that you can have a wonderful day.

Today I actually told my friend at work who was lovely about it. She got all teary for me. She said that she had a feeling I was going to say that, but she can't tell me why. Apparently I haven't been giving myself away but just before I told her she got the feeling that the words were about to come out of my mouth. Her sister is two weeks behind me and one of her good friends who works on another floor is due in March. She's completly surrounded by pregnant ladies at the mo! It's so nice to have someone at work who knows, plus she is going to keep my secret for me which is brilliant. Was very strange telling her though. Apart from the bloat and occasional gagging moments and smell aversions I don't feel pregnant, so it felt like I was dreaming when I told her.

Bex - An implantation dip at 8DPO is very possible. According to my scan dates I had IB on 6/7 DPO, and you would be exactly the right time to have a dip then.

Hands - Apart from the bloat, how are you feeling? Is ms still causing you grief?

Mrs Bea and Bex - my bloat seems very baby shaped some days! However the upside of always having had a small waist and bigger hips, is that now I am filling out, my clothes actually fit on the waist band.

So ready for next week now everyone. I am sending a huge batch of my pma and waiting skills to everyone! It's going to be an excellent week, I can feel it! xxx

PS Bex - I totally feel y'all is a phrase we should adopt.

 

[CHDickey]

Hey ladies!!

So glad to hear everyone is doing well and happy!!

Hands I am glad to hear I'm not the only one! I have become a bit over excited with baby ideas on my Pintrest account!!

I have a 7 and 14 month old nephews and our sisters keep saying we need a cousin. Too funny. My sister is done, but the DH's sis is going to start trying again in January for #2. We all live within 10 miles of each other, so when it does happen for us our kids will be close!

I have quit temping, checking OV sticks, etc. Just gonna try in January on the 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 18th days and see what we get!

I have read a lot about fertility increasing within the 6 months after the HSG test?!?! Hopefully it's true!!!

 

[NotNic]

I think that's true CH. I've just spotted a lady in first tri who is due late July. She had that procedure in September (we were on a testing thread together). If I remember rightly she had quite short cycles like me so this probably was her 3rd or 4th cycle after that she got her BFP. I can't wait until you start trying again. xx

 

[InHisHands]

Wow, we have been busy bee's the last few days!!!

I love the links that some of you posted for your nursery. They look so rich. Makes my ideas look cheap... however... hubby and i don't have a lot of money so cheap is the way we will have to go. I want to be a stay at home mom so the budget is tight as we are trying to buckle down to losing my income.

Nic - I would be so scared if i lacked symptoms... though at 11 weeks i heard that is normal. As for me... M/S for the most part is gone. It has been almost two weeks now and i have only had 1 day of it. I think it is a little early for it to leave so soon, but *shrugs* what do i know? I know my boobs are still huge, i know im still getting pimple, and i dream about having sex every night (baby has to be a boy... HAHAHA), and im so bloated my pants aren't gonna fit any more and i look like im more like 4 or 5 months pregnant. But the bloat is all below my belly button and a round ball. I wonder if that means i'll probably carry low? I can't handle the sight of cooked meat ... like steak. BLAH And nothing is appealing to me, or if i see it and order it.. then i don't want it when i bite into it. Such a waste. So.. no more m/s... but i think i have plenty of other symptoms to keep me positive that the lil one is alive and active.


CH - you never know when you'll get a sticky bean. I hope you get yours soon.

Bex - I can't wait until you test. ... time is dragging honey!!!

Snow - Sounds like you have a good start to your nursery. I would love to do something with the walls, but since we rent... that's not happening. I might pin up the baby's name in those colorful blocked letters though... or buy a small wall shelf to set them on.

Bea - i'm not sure if my bloat will ever go down... i think its gonna just stay there and just get bigger. Your baby bump looks high from your picture.... Does it feel high or low to you?

Arg....................
i can't wait to find out the gender!!!!! I will be in total shock if it is a girl... i will admit it will take me a few weeks to get used to the idea. All i see is boy boy boy. But if it is a girl, i'll be just as happy after the initial transition is over.

Bea, Nic - do you have any gut feelings on what you are carrying?

 

[NotNic]

I did get a bit stressed around 9/10 weeks with the lack of symptoms, but I have read that it is common to for symptoms to start easing as early as 8 weeks. I really don't feel pregnant anymore, but my body is changing shape and I'm really tired, so I'm just hopeful that all is well. 6 more days til the scan and then I'll know!

Have you heard about wall transfers Hands? A lot of my friends have used them to decorate their homes and you can buy removable ones. They're not very expensive and can transform a room.

 

[NotNic]

Oh and I keep changing my mind Hands. In the beginning I was sure it was a girl, but I'm not so sure now. All the old wives tales contradict themself so I don't know what to think anymore!

 

[CHDickey]

Hands you are too funny! My husband and I don't make a ton of money either! So paint will be the extent our out decor besides bedding!

As far as nursery letters....I make them! I have done 4 sets so far. I decoupage them the match the bedding. My computer crashed, but as soon as I get it back I will upload some pics. I don't know how to do it from my phone?!?!

I am ready for a baby and just wish it would happen soon, but I know I am ultimately not the one in control!

 

[InHisHands]

Yes i have heard of the wall decals!!! Sounds good to me, maybe i can find some hubby and i like.

I was bad today ..... i ate the leftover pumpkin mix for the pumpkin pies even though it has raw egg in it. Bad pregnant woman!

There is a place in the PX that is selling those name blocks right now... i wish i knew if i was having a boy or girl .. instead of hunches.

 

[MrsBea23]

Hi Girlies,

Sounds like everyone is doing well today.

CH - I have heard loads of times that you are more fertile after HSG, fx'd that you get your BFP as soon as you start trying again.

Nic - I am sure everything is fine. What day next week is your scan? ooh so exciting.

Hands - I am definitely carrying high but most of my friends that are my height carried high, I am only 5'2 so not much room in there. my uterus is already past my belly button.
I think I am having a boy not sure why just a feeling, i dont mind what we hace but if I could only have one I would want a girl.

Bex - Your chart is looking good today nice rise there.

Snow - I think you are safe your temps seem to have stayed low, I hope you can get started on your next cycle soon.
Have a fab time tomorrow I am sure you meal will be amazing.

 

[InHisHands]

I see a MANGO!!!! oh im so excited!! Bea when they do your gender scan, will they be able to do any more testing with the downs?????

 

[MrsBea23]

I know a mango I am a bit scared about the melon next lol and the watermelon freaks me out but that is what has to happen i guess.

At the scan they will look at the length of the bones and the size of the head and things and that should give us a better idea.

Are you still only expecting to get the one scan at 20 weeks? I don't know if i could of waited this long, I have had 3 already. Would you think about having one privately I saw someone on here had one at her local mall for $49

 

[Srbjbex]

Mangoes, olives and limes! Lovely!

I have had a down day today. A friend at work told me they were pregnant today which set me off. Another lady announced she was pregnant last week. I burst into tears at my desk! I am so happy for them, but i couldn't stop thinking that it should be me making my announcement this week!
BUT I got home, and hubby had cooked me a lovely tea, I'm having a little glass of wine and resisting the urge to poas!! I'm feeling better now I am home! I can't wait to test next week!