Mid-August Testers

[snowflakes120]

Hands - Hooray for buying your nursery set! Very nice! I love that pack n play alot - it has a ton of great features. I have been thinking about you and said some prayers as well.

Bea - Thumbs up on the stroller. I love the Missoni part of it - Target here had a big line of Missoni stuff so I picked up a few things - they sold out soooo fast that I didn't as much as I wanted.

Do you guys have baby showers in the UK? Or is that something that we only do here in the US?

Bex - Hooray for OV!! FX for you this month! Your platter is really nice and will def come in handy!

CH - I vote to go for it! What's the worst that could happen??!!

I am CD7 - so just a few days behind you CH. We decided we're gonna do the SMEP this cycle. We start tomorrow. I usually OV between CD13-CD16. So we'll see this month!!

 

[NotNic]

Hey everyone! I posted something yesterday when I was on the train, but it doesn't seem to have made it to here.

Hands - really sorry to hear about your Dad. I'm sure he is so proud of you and your bob (baby on board!) and is somewhere much better now. Let me know if you need anything. Lots of hugs always available for you if you need any. xxx

My meeting went okay yesterday. I was having a rare slim morning so I don't think she twigged. I was asked if I would consider moving with one of my guys to his new team when it's set up in the New Year. I have told her that while I wouldn't definitely say no, it would mean moving away from the client side of my job, so something I would have to really consider and my preference at the moment would be to stay put.

Mrs Bea - We have two cats too. Ours are sisters Layla who is a tabby (with tiger stripes) and Lottie a longhaired, fluffy black and white cat. They are hillarious especially when it snows!

Is everyone christmassy yet? I still haven't decorated my house - so unlike me! Hopefully I can get it done on Thursday when I'm off. Feeling a bit too sleepy when I get in at the moment!

Snow - we do have Baby Showers but it's not hugely popular over here. I think british people get a bit funny about the etiquette of asking for and buying gifts. I have been to two though and they have been great fun. I'd be very chuffed if my friends threw one for me, but I would be uncomfortable about receiving big presents. The one I went to we all put money in together to buy her a chair and an activity mat. The other one I threw after the baby was born (he was a premmie) and we all bought books for him to build up a little library.

What did you decide to do CH?

Good luck Snow with the SMEP.

Lisette - are you trying again?

xxx

 

[CHDickey]

Congrats on the awesome buys Bea and hands!!

We did nothing last night I fell alseep on the couch at 8:30 and finally got in bed at 9. Not feeling too well. Super congested again. It is going from 80-40-70 degrees every other day it seems. Trying to feel better for our ski trip.

 

[MrsBea23]

Oooh Bex I love the antipasti platter I will definitely get that at my next party, it is so versatile as well. I hope you got lots of bd'ing in before oyu O'd to you.

Snow - SMEP sounds good I think it is the best method although DH used to be pretty exhausted after 10 days lol, bet he wishes we where still TTC now!

CH - What are you thinking? Are you going to give it a shot this month? Very hard not to.

Nic - Are you going to tell them you don't want the move? When are you going to inform work your are pg? Are you taking the full year off? My cats love the snow and wind they chase the leaves around the garden. How is the house hunting going?

Hands - I hope you are keeping busy and keeping well.

:wave: lisette

 

[NotNic]

I have a new boss starting in the new year. Ideally I want to hold out until my salary review in mid Jan if I'm still small enough to hide. Technically you don't have to say anything until 15 wks before you plan to finish work and that's within the timescale. They won't be advertising the role until the end of January so that should work too, plus the guy who is moving departments isn't my main reponsibility so I think I was only asked if I would be interested out of courtesy.

I plan to take the full year off if we can afford to, and then go back 3 days a week. How about you Mrs Bea? xx

 

[CHDickey]

Oh I know. I want to but then again I was exhausted last night!! Oh well, we might go tonight and tomorrow. We will see!

I wish I could take time off but our little bundle of joy will be a daycare baby...

Wrapping is done except for a few things for the DH. I have to get that done before he gets home, so I am off to do that!

 

[InHisHands]

At the end of this school year, i will be quitting work. -- a month before the baby is suppose to be here. I might try to do some part time work 3 to 5 hours a day once the baby turns 5... but i have no plans to work for the next 5 years... except as a housewife and a devoted mommy.

I told my husband i wasnt going to try for a kiddo, unless we were able for me to stay home. That was just one thing i wasn't willing to compromise. Things will be tight, but we can do it.

 

[NewbieLisette]

Hey Girlies :wave:

Wow I feel like I've missed soo much Hope I didn't miss any updates while catchin up!

Bex- me too!!!! I heart Jamie :cloudnine: Sounds like u had a great time Love that anti-pasti platter! YAY for O...we're close girl

Hands + Bea congrats on the beautiful baby purchases!

Nic great to hear ur in the clear at work! Good stuff
Yes we've been ttc since right after the mc, right now I'm in the second week of the 2WW so FX

Snow - WOW soo lovely about ur sister...u must miss her lots though! Very exciting about using the SMEP this cycle hun! Will be keeping everything crossed for some Christmas dust ur way! And I love ur little girl name

CH - get well vibes ur way! Feeling under the weather too, no fun

Bea - how u feeling? Ur tree pics are super pretty My weekend was ok...very emotional & all over the place but I think its just that time of year...feeling more positive this week.

Hands extra special hugs ur way! T&P xoxo

 

[CHDickey]

Lisette- I hate being all yuck around the holidays. Just hoping I start to feel better before we leave for our vacation!

Hands- you are so lucky to get to stay home! I wish I could but hubby and I know it is not reality.

So we BD last night...cd11 just wondering if we should gain tonight and then start every other night until the 18th? What do y'all think?

 

[InHisHands]

I think you should just stick to every other day. Sperm lives for a good strong 3 days in our bodies, and it will give your hubby more time to replenish. CD 11,13,15,17 would be what i would do.

On the month we got our BFP i ovulated CD 19 (it was a spiffy cycle for sure since i usuallly ovulated CD13-15)... and we only had sex CD17 and CD19... since i had given up after CD15 thinking i wasnt going to ovulate that month.

I really hope this is it for you and you can stop counting CDs and start counting pregnancy weeks and fruit.

 

[CHDickey]

OKay, I will let the hubby know! I am sure he would be relieved to hear we are only going every other. In August when I made him go every day, I started to where him out...lol!

Anyways, I am on my off period and I am SUPER bored. All my work is done and then next 2 1/2 days are just pure babysitting. I wish I had something to do to keep me busy though!

Have a great day and I will check in later!

 

[snowflakes120]

Hey girls!

Well, we didn't get a chance to BD last night. So we will be doing odd days instead of even days for our SMEP plan! Oh well! Things happen. Usually I am not this good when things don't go according to my plan - I am a somewhat obsessive planner about everything and really take it hard if things don't go right. Trying to get better at accepting this.

I go for hopefully my last HCG draw today. Praying it will be at zero or at least under 5.

Lisette - Your chart is looking mighty nice! I had an emotional night last night also - hope you are feeling better - feel free to PM if you ever need to chat. I do miss my sister a ton - She did a US road trip for a few months before she left and stayed with us for week in May so I was really happy that I was able to spend time with her before she left. She can get on her blog and facebook every once in a while to so I get to see pictures and we are able to email too.

CH - I too think every other day is the way to go! I nearly killed my hubby too in July with our everyday for like 9 days!! I hear ya on the weather - it was just like 50 last week and now its supposed to be close to 70 today! Feel better soon - I LOVE to ski!!

Nic - Thanks for letting me know about you showers. I find culture sooo interesting! Glad things were good about your meeting. And how nice about being able to take a year off - jealous me!!

Hands - Sounds like you too have a great after work plan in place!

Hey there Bex!!

 

[CHDickey]

Snow- that makes two of us on odd days!! We did yesterday CD11 and then from here until the 17th will be on odds. Dust to you and your hubby! This makes month 6 for us!!! ugh!! I do not know if I can keep getting disappointed, but oh well, here we go again!!! I like to ski, but unfortunately have the knees of an 80 yr old man, so I have become really good at being a snow bunny! We are going to try snowmobiling for the first time this year. Have you done it?

 

[NotNic]

CH - I got my BFP on the 6th month after BCP. Like my doctor said, sometimes your body just needs a few months to figure out what it's doing.

This thread needs much more pma! Lots of Christmas dust to you. Do you know in the UK for the last two years birth rates have been higher in September and October than they have in any other month, so winter bd'ing seems far more productive I am very, very excited about all these cycles. I just know we have more BFPs hiding in this thread!

Looking forward to seeing ny Dad tonight. He works in hong kong so can't wait to show him pictures of his first grandchild (which will more than make up for OHs parents who have really upset mr and my pregnant hormones!) xx

 

[CHDickey]

Oh no Nic----what have to OH parents done? My dh and I constantly joke about how our child is only going to have one decent grandparent. My mom is deceased, my step-mom is a wench, my mother-in-law is a wack-a-doo, and my father-in-law is only involved when her has to be....therefore leaving my dad as the only decent grandparent! Nic-that make me feel better that it took you 6 months. I have a feeling I am going to lose optimism the closer we get to a year. 6-9 months won't bother me, but after that....yeah cannot promise I will not approach freak out mode!

 

[Srbjbex]

Hey ladies, been a bit absent for the last couple of days on here. I had my work Christmas do last night, which was fun, it was in a champagne bar at the top of a new building in Birmingham called The Cube, and it was stunning - panoramic views of the city, Brum never looked so good! But I only had 1 glass as I was driving as I had to leave the house at 6am this morning ( after getting to bed at 1.30am!!!) as I was speaking at a client seminar in Cambridge at 9am! Tired now!

Nic - I really hope I get sept or October baby, that would be perfect for me. I think I have o'd. Just waiting for temps to sort themselves out, but had o cramps yesterday.

CH- I nearly broke my OHback in may, bless him! We tried to do 5 nights in a row. Not fun! now we stick with every other day.

Hands - I would love to be a stay at home mum when it happens, although I think th ideal plan would be to go back part time after my years maternity leave...then have another one! And have another year off almost straight away! Haha! Although one thing we have all learnt is plans never go as expected!

Snow / lisette - sorry to hear you have been sad, I have felt sad today too(one of those 'it's never going to happen for me' days. I think we are more than just linked in cycles but emotions too.... Then we will all get our PMA back together.

Bea - hi!

 

[InHisHands]

CH - It took us 10 months ttc before we got out BFP. And yes you do hit freak out mode.. haha. However, there is still hope even after the 9th month. Don't lose faith. You'll get your BFP.

 

[CHDickey]

Oh thanks ladies!! We are definitely taking a break and doing odd numbers this month! I CANNOT get over this cold. So bad my eyes are watering from being so congested!

 

[NotNic]

Ha ha Bex. I plan to do the same thing. We hope to NTNP after my birthday when this LO is 11 mths. So potentially I might just be pregnant when I return to work, but realistically I would expect it to take the same time again especially as I plan to be on bcp in between and I'm guessing tiredness might interfere with bd'ing!

CH - My OH's parents have huge favourites and my oh ranks bottom. We joke that they won't make any effort for our lo. I'm already feeling luke this is happening. It's silly really, but everything they plan to serve on boxing day (the day after Christmas here) are things a pregnant lady would struggle to eat - pate, cheese board etc. I've also asked if we would be able to have a bed when we stay and I was told that OH's siblings will need the double rooms (because they will have the children in with them) and that they could do me a mattress or an air bed on the floor. I know Im not ill but I can't believe they would expect a pregnant lady to sleep on the floor and I know that ohs siblings haven't even asked to stay. They've just expected it. I know both aren't the end of the world and I can cope, but we have always had to fit in with my in laws plans and not rock the boat
and I'm fed up of it. Also oh doesn't back me up on this which makes me even more mad!

 

[CHDickey]

Oh Nic that's awful. I would be irritated if someone asked me to sleep on an air mattress if I was pregnant. His family sounds a lot like my DH's family. We play second fiddle next to his sister. What really stinks is your DH is probably between a rock and a hard spot. Mine sometimes does stuff to make his family happy because he's trying to make up for crap or like it's he tries to show them he's just as good as his sister. Hang in there. Sounds like we are in the same boat...ugh! The craptastic part about us is his sister got pg with nephew having sex one time and they are about to try again. I am not looking forward to possibly being pregnant with her. She was pregnant with number one at our wedding and a complete bitch thru out the pregnancy. Here's to fabulous inlaws!!