Mid-August Testers

[NotNic]

That's brilliant news Snow! So pleased that this appointment went so much better. It sounds like the second opinion was well worth it. Fingers crossed for this cycle, but if it's not successful you do know that Clomid also ups your chances of twins?! We could do with some twins on this thread

 

[NewbieLisette]

Hey ladies :wave: Happy Hump Day! Just catching up as usual! Like where does the time go I ask myself? I'm finally over my cold and H too which is most important! LOL...Neither of us were getting much sleep! My back has starting giving me trouble so I'm using a Snoogle plus a body pillow so I'm sandwiched and don't end up in a bad position and at work I've gotten a foot stool and am going to get a wedge for my chair as well. Besides that just wishing my appointment was a whole lot sooner than March 28th and then April 12th for a scan! Wish I was feeling mouvement too....would help reassure me.....some people at my stage are already feeling pops and waves....I wanna feel those too LOL Ok enough complaining from me! Sun is shinning here today and its a gorgeous +10 celcius! It helps soooo much!

Hands – So happy to hear H is home and doing soo well! Enjoy him sweetie, I know I would miss my H terribly if he was away even for just a few days! Oh and you made me cry reading how you sing “You are my sunshine” to Dexter! Sooooo sweet! My mommy used to sing that to me every morning and even now that I’m all grown she still calls me her sunshine! I think I’ll put something in my LO’s room that says Good Morning Sunshine! Saw a pretty idea on Pintrest. Do you guys check that out sometimes?

Bex awesome about ur midwife appt and getting more REAL now! Sooo happy for you! Congrats on the beautiful little wrinkled prune! Any gut feelings on boy or girl?

Snow just did a quick chart stalk on ya and YAY for nice little + sign!!! Great news on the new OB and getting some proper guidance and feeling empowered! I hope it makes all the difference for you sweetie!

Nic – WOW you got your pram? What an awesome big purchase! I’ve read loads of fun stuff on this ICandy little buggy! I hope you enjoy it lots! I have a friend who is offering to give me her Peg Preggo whole system so I’m gonna try that out and see if its dummy proof enough for me or else I’ll be researching prams soon as well! Your bumps are looking FAB btw! I wanna big bump too!!! Mine is getting there though I gotta admit! Once more week and I’ll take me 16weeker and post the 12 + 16 for you ladies to see, I promise!

Bea can you post nursery pics for us to druel over? I’m just starting to look now and finding sooo many choises! I think I need to wait to find out the sex before I can commit to what I like! Also I think we’re owed a nice new bump pic!

CH hope you’ve been good hun!

 

[Srbjbex]

Lisette - glad to hear you are feeling better! I know what you mean about wishing appointments would hurry up. No news on my scan date yet, and won't get the post now until monday night as we are away for the weekend, so hopefully we will have scan news to come back to! In terms of sex, my instinct is that it is a boy....but I am undecided yet if I want to find out the gender or not yet!

Nic......in fact, I can't seem to shake the idea that I am having twins! Quite a few people have said to me, "ooo, you might have twins!" and it's always in the back of my mind!!so twin boys I think! Ha, can you imagine!

Snow- that is fabulous news about your appointment, I am so so so so pleased for you! Honestly I felt so happy when I read your post! I really hope the clomid works...although, I hope you don't need it! Time to get jiggy!

Bea - I would love to see a nursery pic!

Hands - you are very sweet singing to dexter!

CH - you doing ok our little busy bee?

 

[NotNic]

Thanks ladies. I feel like a hippo but I'll be in 3rd tri tomorrow so I guess this bump is inevitable! Can you believe it? I also can't shake the feeling that this baby might be early.

I can't wait to see more bump pics ladies. Bex - that would be fab if you had twins. Eek! Do you have a scan date yet?

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - great news honey! A lady at work tried for 10 years and just started cholmid treatments and got pregnant her first cycle with it (with just one baby). I really hope you get your BFP this month, but if not... it looks like things are looking up for you and hubs.

Lisette - do you plan on finding out the gender and do you have a hunch?

Bex - has the 1st trimester symptoms gone away yet or are they still attacking you?

Bea - I would like to see some of the outfits you've bought for your little girl.

Ch - hi... hope all is well.

Nic - Congrats on 3rd Tri! I've forgot if you have told me, but do you have a hunch on if pip is a boy or girl? What are you doing for the nursery?

As for my nursery... we are for sure going to go with a pond/sea theme with animals (frogs, turtles, fish, whales, etc) and maybe some ships. It is just a matter of what bedding set/decor to buy. We thought it was an appropriate theme for our little sea monkey.

 

[NotNic]

In the beginning I thought girl but for weeks now everyone has said it's a boy so it's hard for me to believe it still might be a girl. I don't have a gut feeling anymore. A lot of people tell me that the scan photo is a boy too - so it's hard for me to consider that they might be wrong.

We plan to have a sky themed nursery. Once baby has arrived we'll add aeroplane or butterfly touches to make it less unisex xx

 

[CHDickey]

Hey ladies. Doing well just working my tail off!! DH has an appointment next Tuesday. So probably won't be much from me until then.

 

[NotNic]

Okay hun. Just hope you're all doing good and you manage to get some time to yourself. Keep us posted on how that appointment goes xx

 

[snowflakes120]

Awe. Love all the talk about Nurseries. I love decorating. My friend and I went into Pottery Barn Kids this weekend. OMG. Beautiful bed sets and furniture. I think I just may have to get my stuff from there.

CH - Can't wait to hear what they say at Hubby's appt.

Girls, I need a chart stalk... Did I seriously OV yesterday on CD12? I have never OV'd so early - the earliest is CD13 and that was when I got PG. I got a bit of a temp raise today but not nearly as high as what I usually get. When I put in 3 more fake temps for Fri, Sat and Sun - it give me cross hairs at yesterday!! I had a super positive OPK yesterday. So I guess the Vitex worked!! ! Holy cow!! I don't know whether to believe it or not. Was not expecting that at all but we got our BDing in just in time.

I called my insurance yesterday to see about my RX and it will be about $200 for 16 days worth of medicine. I think I will need to call the Dr. office today to try to switch to something else - if I was to get PG the Dr. wants me on this for 10 weeks - it would be about $1,000 - surely, there has to be something more economical out there.

 

[Srbjbex]

Snow - it looks like you could have done, I would definitely try to BD tonight as well to make sure you are covered! How exciting that it is an early ov. I remember last month you had your lightning bolt, so maybe you will get a little dip tomorrow and then up again? I really hope you dont need to spend any money on the medicine and that you get pg this time....is this your 3rd cycle after your mc? It was my 3rd cycle for me! i really hope this is one for you!

 

[snowflakes120]

Hey ladies. Super quiet weekend in here!!

Well, I def OV'd. Still unsure of which day. CD12 or CD13. FF put in CD13 so I guess I will go along with that. I start the Progesterone tonight. I'm kinda scared. I don't like meds and it seems to have some pretty scary side effects but I guess I gotta do what I gotta do. KWIM? I got another RX called in and this one is a bit more doable at $70 for 20 doses. I am in my 4th cycle after the MC. FX this is it!! I got PG on my 4th cycle the 1st time. So I am reallllly hoping. Which I prolly shouldn't do.

 

[NewbieLisette]

Hey girls :wave:

Hope you all are having great weekends! Its been beautiful weather here in Montreal! We bbq for the first time this season & I actually enjoyed meat

Snow chart is looking awesome girl I'm keeping all my little bits crossed for ya! It was the same for me, third cycle after the ms same as when I first got pg! Are you inserting the progestrone pills vagionally or taking them orally? My Dr told me to insert them every night before bed & I didn't have any side effects at all. Maybe you could ask do to the same?

 

[MrsBea23]

Hi Girls,

How are we all today?

CH - Good luck for DH's appointment tomorrow.

Snow - Chart is looking good and that is great you got to get some cheap meds. How are you feeling this month? I have everything crossed for you this month.

Lisette - Sounds lovely over there I can't wait to have my first summer BBQ, we are having a very mild March up here in Scotland as well and I am loving it, not to hot though I don't think I could cope with that since I am quite a bit warmer than usual at the moment lol.

Hands - Your theme sounds lovely. I didn't bother with bedding, they advise over here not to have duvet's until the baby is at least one so I just got pink sheets and blankies. I am thinking now though I will probably use a sleeping bag from about 3 months.

Nic - Apparently it is hereditary if they come early or not, both my mum and DH's mum had us late so I think I have no hope of getting an early arrival boooo.

Bex - Twins would be exciting, when is your scan booked for?

AFM - Not much going on really the past couple of weeks I have doubles in size which has been a bit of a shock and I have a bit of SPD which isn't the nice but hey ho all part and parcel. I finish work on Thursday and I so can't wait yay.

 

[InHisHands]

I had a wonderful weekend, but have had a crabby monday morning. Waking up this morning and dragging myself out of bed was the pits. I toss and turn all night due to an achy back (the pillows don't seem to help), just to be woken up at 5 in the morning. I really think its your body's way of getting you used to waking up all the time.

I had a dream last night that i had given birth to Dexter on March 8th and that i wasn't going to bother with taking time off of work, nor tell anyone at work that i had given birth. I was extremely frustrated in the dream though because i kept forgetting to breastfeed him and my milk supply had drindled. Oh and every time i would go in to feed him he kept growing by 3 or 4 months. I hope these dreams stop when the birth comes! lol

Snow - quiet weekends are the best kind.

Lisette - BBQ's are fun. What did you end up eating? I've noticed i've probably eaten more hotdogs than ever while pregnant.... bring on the BBQ!

How was everyone elses weekend/monday?

 

[Srbjbex]

Hi Ladies - just got back from a lovely long weekend in Northumerland....the weather was absolutely amazing Back to reality and at work now, booo.

I need to vent - rant alert!!

I am thoroughly in a grump today. Yesterday when we got home there was a letter from the hospital confirming my scan date for the 11th April!!! That is when I am 15 weeks!!!!!!!!!

I am not happy at all – for a start to do the nuchal scanning properly it should be between 11-14 weeks. I was very upset yesterday. Scan is booked for Heartlands so I am going to try today to see if I can get in any earlier at Solihull. Its completely ridiculous. If all else fails then I think we are going to pay for a private scan, just so we know everything is ok, but I am so cross, because it shouldn’t have to come to that. If I was some stupid chav who didn’t know dates or anything then they would have to scan me.

I know it’s only 2 or 3 weeks later in the big scheme of things, but I am still very cross.

Rant over!

 

[Srbjbex]

Looks like my rant to you girls caused a bit of good luck!!! Just as I finished posting, my midwife called to say she had rearranged my appointment for Solihull hospital - for next Thursday (22nd).

I am so unbeliveably happy big brownie points to my midwife for sorting that!

 

[InHisHands]

Yay Bex! What great news! I can't wait to see your little one..... and you aren't a winkly old prune anymore!! haha.

 

[MrsBea23]

Thats great news Bex yay so pleased they managed to change it for you, a good omen I say. I have a scan on the 22nd as well.

 

[NotNic]

I can't believe you've had to wait that long for an appointment date to come through anyway Bex!! Yay for next week though. You'll be spot on where you need to be for your tests. xx

Sorry about the lack of response from me. I tried all early evening to post a reply and it kept failing, and I finally got the BnB error page message just before I went to bed last night! What a waste of time!

I'm working from home today. I have a horrible stinky cold and a mw appointment this afternoon. Really not in the mood to see the same mw as before, plus this time I need bloods taken too so really not excited about that either. I'm hoping that she might not be doing my appointment today and I get someone else. Also hoping that this cold doesn't do anything strange to my blood tests! I hate needles so much and don't want to sign up for any extra tests thank you very much!

Bea - I am soo jealous that you are very nearly on maternity leave. I am very ready to finish work, especially as the weather seems to be getting nicer. The brighter and warmer it gets, the nearer my DD seems!

CH - Lots of luck for today. Keep us posted.

Snow - Hope the TWW is treating you well and you are doing okay with the progesterone.

Hands and Lisette - mwah! Hope you are both keeping well. xx

 

[snowflakes120]

Great news Bex!!

And hooray for double scan with Bea the same day!!

No news from me. Just in the dreaded 2ww. Started the progesterone - so far no side effects. I am so happy about that. However, I am a bit concerned because I have read everywhere that my BBT should rise while on it but mine keeps going down since I started it. Trying not to worry but it's crossing my mind. I am going to try my best to hold out til 3/22 when I will be 14dpo like the Dr said to do. We'll see about that though.

Oh yea... while my parents were on vaca they saw Prince Harry!!