UK SMOG Wannabes ~ December

hiya girls!!!

Chocolate - hope you friends okay and its nothing to worry about

charlie - im fine thanks. No sickness etc. im quite lucky with my pgs as i have never had any m/s or anything. just sometimes suffer with a mega breakout all over my face but only had the odd few, nothing major.

Zanacal - the easter holiday sounds fab. get you dp told. it will be wonderfull.

lavender lime/ Deaks - not long till attempts???? are you all prepared???

glad to hear you all are pretty much prepared for xmas! i havent managed to buy any xmas pressy's for other family members yet! only managed the boys. i think im going to have to do it tomorrow for definate! i hate being behind with things!

I didnt know having PCOS made you more high risk - i have PCOS too x FX for healthy sticky beans for all - your friend too

Hey, sorry Charlie dont worry, I think its more to do with sugar levels and stuff but the hurdle being getting pregnant etc.

Sad news - my friend's pregnancy stopped at 6 weeks, she is 9 weeks by dates and is just waiting for the miscarriage to start. Sad times!!


Well, I got a positive test result this evening, at 9dpo???!!!Quads?! I said ov pains were so bad and both sides!
I have posted a thread on the main section but am not hopeful as temps are sinking a lot, but Im ok, Im not getting excited as know how often and easily chemicals/miscarriages happen, especially after my friend's loss today. Will not be telling her for as long as possible, not the thing you want to hear whilst waiting to miscarry. Timing sucks!

Omg congrats hun both ds 2 & 3 were 9dpo bfps x this one i got a v faint line 8dpo didn't test 9dpo and then 10dpo got. bfp and digi pregnant x fx for a healthy happy pregnancy x

so sorry for you friend mc are so cruel :(

12wks tomorrow :) found buttons heartbeat with my doppler again today...it keeps me sane x over done it though feel so tired and been sick twice poor dh no dinner cooked lucky he stopped to get wine to take to my mums xmas day and got himself a pizza!

Congrats chocolate, i really hope this is a sticky bfp for you :) But very sad news about your friend, especially right before christmas :(

oh charlie, poor you! did you have ms with your boys?

Thank you, think last positives were about 12dpo, felt pregnant like 3 or 4dpo as in almost sick, then nothing, then last day or so just sore boobs, then these chest veins went really blue which is a huge sign for me so thought Id test and couldnt believe it!

Although my chart temps look awful, and had a 9 day luteal phase last month, but am presuming that doesnt matter now implantation has happenned. However, I am preparing for the worst but would like that to happen sooner rather than later if possible! Will call fertility specialist in the am and ask for a 7 week scan.

I guess if there is a progesterone problem causing temps to fall then its already a lost cause so isnt anything I could do to improve my odds now. So glad Ive been eating lots this week and had vegies tonight and took multivitamin.

I know Deaks, doubly awful as she should be enjoying this time with her kids not waiting for that to happen, want to cry for her! My miscarriage happenned a few days after Christmas,but at least I enjoyed Christmas day with my boys. So so sad.


Glad you found the heartbeat Charlie, I used to check constantly!

Oh no so sorry for your friend chocolate :(

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Originally Posted by deaks66

oh charlie, poor you! did you have ms with your boys?

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Yes but different a lot worse this time and although ill today it has been almost worse but shorter time scale x also sick if i don't eat never had that before x

Chocolate so sorry for your friend, poor thing!
But congrats on your bfp, I hope it sticks Hun!

Charlie I'm desperate to get a Doppler! Which one do you have?

Managed to sleep quite well yesterday, I'm so not ready for Christmas, need to sort out all the stocking bits, get a couple of things for dp and do some of the family as well. Starting work before Christmas has really got in the way of Christmas this year! On a positive I am so busy with work I don't realise I'm feeling pregnant at all lol

Lol no dp wasn't working, but I tend to do all of the child caring, cleaning, cooking etc etc like a good little house wife that I'm suppose to be, it's exhausting especially when they are all together!

Anyway off to bed again, zzzzzzzzzzzz. Night!

Chocolate- eeekkk!!! congrats!!!!! praying this is a sticky healthy bean :pray:

I am in the same situation as one of my BF has been ttc for SO long finally got pg (I'd just got my positive too but didn't want to tell her as this was her moment and I just wanted to be excited for her) but then she unfortunately m/c about 10 days ago. I am SO gutted for her and have spent a long time crying on the phone with her. Now don't know when to say that I am pg, like you said, timing sucks.

Anyway, huge congrats to you and hoping you have a H&H pg :HH:

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Originally Posted by charlieispy

Yes but different a lot worse this time and although ill today it has been almost worse but shorter time scale x also sick if i don't eat never had that before x

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I was searching on the internet about m/s as I'm sure mine has never been this bad either, and on (I think it was) Babycentre the first reason they give for possible m/s is that you have a female baby! I have never heard this and I'm sure there are LOTS of opposites but it has given me a teeny bit of hope. :pray: this is true for us!!

Chocolate, YEAH!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Fx for a sticky bean. Sorry to hear about ur friend, that's esp sad at xmas. x

I had a lovely night out, but got home at 0130hrs, bed by 2am, Dh woke me leaving for work at 0530hrs then I couldn't get back to sleep till 7am, then was up at 8am!. So I took the boys to school and breakfast then went to bed for a supposed 'nap'... 10am-2pm!!! lol Was shattered! Had a lovely meal and a wee dance, although I felt MEGA embarrased on the dance floor and these 2 girls I'm sure were sniggering! It wasn't like I was pole dancing or being stupid, think I danced to about 5 songs the whole night, but it made me feel crap! One of my work collegue who has 3 boys kept saying "Oh, here's a seat for u and ur boys" (meaning the twins are boys). Her and I spoke yrs ago about both wishing we had girls, so she kinna knows I would love girls. Felt it was a bit heartless of her to say it a few times and say "it's boys to me" a few times. She was a midwife about 10yrs ago and got my pg with ds2 right he was a boy, even when I thought he was a girl. So I REALLY REALLY hope these are girls to prove her wrong this time! My next scan is 28th Dec, will be asking again! Made me feel a bit :( incase they got it wrong and they are boys.

Annoyed one of ds1'a main prez hasn't arrived for xmas and prob won't now! It's a aluminium remote controlled helicopter, was £25, so hope I'm not hunting in town for one and waiting for my refund, which will take wks as it was thru ebay, so u can imagine!!! The boys HUGE bean bag won't be here either, even tho I ordered it wks ago...so annoying!

How cute is Petal's DS3!!!! Inside the santa hat, what a cutie!! And to be in the pampers xmas book! She must be so chuffed!

Charlie, I was gonna buy a doppler, but with 2 in there and my heart, it might get too confusing!!! lol

Sunset, I'm like u with the xmas food shop...daft to think I could get it delievered this late. So nightshift tom, so thurs is a no go day, so Fri for me it is....wishing u luck!! Dreading it!!!

Deaks and Lavender, FX for those attempts!!

My friend had a girl today! Has a boy and a girl already.Will be so nice to see another new baby soon!

Off to show Dh all the xmas gifts we have for the boys and hope it looks enough!

Nite all. x

Hi ladies, lots to catch up on. Just wanted to update you all quickly and let you know my midwife appointment didn't go well this afternoon and i've just been released from hospital. They're not happy with my blood pressure and i'm also anemic so i've been put on medication to manage my blood pressure as well as iron tablets and i have to go back on thursday again to do a new "profiling" with blood tests and hourly blood pressure checks. fun fun!
hope you're all well! off to get some zZz xx

Oh sunset hope your bfp starts to behave! Sorry you had to stay in, I suppose it's good that they do that especially if they are a little worried, best to be safe. I usually have to have iron tables they are a delight lol!

Inglewood glad you had a good night out, I remember going out pregnant with Charlie and thinking people were looking at me etc but actually nobody was bothered I was just a little insecure in the setting I guess!
I too will be a late food shopper, think I might go tonight and see what's about its 24 hour so can go anytime!

I ended up telling dp's sister I was pregnant at the weekend, she's had problems ttc and I was scared. She was fine, obviously upset but understanding, she knew we were ttc anyway. I guess it's a bit more difficult with mc involved, I hope your friends are both ok x

Sunset x big hugs i hope the meds work you poor thing try nd rest if at all possible x

Kell i got the angel sounds doppler wasn't expensive and has lasted ds 2 & 3 & this one x

inglewood yay for a good time sorry the lady kept saying boys bet it is because she would be jealous of girls.

I havnt told my sister yet who had the termination not sure how i will waiting for after xmas and nt scan x
plum baby :)

Indigo yes bad ms is meant to b girl although i have friends who had worst ms with boys....my pregnancy with ds 2 was opposite of 1 & 3 but still boy ahhhhh why can't we pick pink lol fx for pink hun

Charlie- yay for plum baby!
I've been thinking of when you will tell your sis, another really hard situation. Praying it goes OK for you and she is OK too. How is she?

sunset- you poor thing, hope the meds can control your bp, try to take it easy and praying you stay out of hosp.

Charlie, yeah a plum baby!! I love my fruit ticker!!! Tough one with your sister, sure she'll be happy for u. How does she feel about it now? x

Sunset, saw ur facebook status, what a shame. I had high BP with ds2 the last wk or 2 of my pg so had to have bloods done etc.. Had a terrible headache because of it! Hope it behaves itself soon and Iron tabs too, gosh, at least they are all for the good of u and baby!!

Indigo, my worst sickness was in this pg, prob being twins, but lasted 14wks, with ds1 I was fine, no sickness ever and with ds2 I was sick until 18wks!! ALL day. So for me each pg is so different, but some women have terrible pg's with sickness and it's because it's girl babies. I heard if ur mother had it bad u will too??? My mum never had sickness at all!! I've had it twice. Fx for u it's because it's a pink bean. You will need to get a pg ticker!! x

Off to school nativity play!!! Love it!! x

Sunset - fingers crossed for you with your blood pressure, Ive always had low blood pressure if anything but it did rise a little towards the end with DS2 and even that worried me!

Kell I got a doppler off of ebay, worth checking every few days, got one with the heart rate display as I was crap at deciding who's was who!

Indigo - I felt queasy with my boys but was only sick once later in pregnancy! Am a baby with sickness so although Id feel reassured to have sickness Id hate every sick feeling, yuck!!

Charlie - yes announcements arent easy especially to friends with tricky experiences.

Ive asked for a progesterone test and hcg, was worried going at 10dpo would not show anything but a quick google showed others had it done then. My temps dipped again today, but have sore boobs and a darker test line so just hoping results come back quick incase there is a progesterone issue. Still, thankful to get pregnant quickly as I know others who it takes ages for so am being grateful for that :-)

4 days till Christmas!!

Yay! Congratulations chocolate! H&h 9 months x

Chocolate ~ wow, have I missed a bfp!! Congratulations!! :D :cheer: how are you feeling? I got my bfp 9dpo! Sorry to hear about your friend, what a terrible thing to happen so close to Christmas :(

Charlieispy ~ yay for 12 weeks!! You’ll soon be in the 2nd trimester :D i really hope your nausea eases up soon.. it sounds horrible ((hugs))

Littlemisswilko ~ I know the feeling! I still have to buy for my dh! He’s the only one left though, but with all that’s going on with my bp and hospital appointments it’s all a bit stressful lol i’m hoping to get out on Friday to buy the last few Christmas presents.

Indigoviolet ~ I’m so sorry to hear about your friend! That is bad timing :( when are you planning on telling her?

Inglewood ~ glad to hear you enjoyed your night out! But yes I agree that it was a bit heartless of your wok colleague to say that to you, and repeatedly as well. Sounds like she’s suffering GD and is hoping you’ll have boys. GD is such a terrible thing and makes jealousy rear its ugly face, so try not to let her comments bother you ((hugs))
I have to say I wasn’t surprised when they said i’m anaemic as i’ve been craving ice lately and love the feeling of sponges a bit too much for comfort :rofl: i’ve also been very tired which i just put down to being ready to pop, but at least i think it makes sense now :)

Kell ~ glad to hear your SIL took the news ok! My dp’s brother and his wife have been trying for a baby for over 2 years now and they didn’t take the news of my pregnancy well at all.

Thanks Sunset, yes yesterday at 9dpo - just had the tell tale signs for me which is sore boobs and my chest looked like an AA map, bright veins everywhere! Have
had a progesterone and hcg test today but no doubt results wont be in till Wed. next week as its Christmas. My temp just keeps falling and had 9 day lp last month so slightly concerned. But this time Im prepared and not counting my chickens at all. Have a scan booked for 9th Jan at 6 weeks. So glad I was referred back to the fertility clinic as it means I get these tests and scans which is fab for peace of mind.
Hope to wake up knackered and sick tomorrow lol - not!!

Hope your enjoying the nativity Inglewood. Pre-school ended last week so a very quiet week,I childmind but only worked a few hours this week, feels too quiet! Nice to go for walks or drives to see the decorations though, and McDonalds drive through is making some good cash from me, making up for the lack of meat and chips lol. Although am loving the veg too

chocolate stop temping!! it will only cause worry x FX for a healthy sticky bean yay for booking scan now step away from the BBT x

Sunset- i am half swedish so have always celebrated swedish christmas on the 24th and done all the traditions, lucia, making pepparkakor, saffrons bullar etc, I love it! We have spent all summer there every year of my life so I feel very at home there and miss it. I bet you do too?

Chocolate ~ sorry to hear you're worried, but please try not to temp as that will only make you worry more! i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's a sticky bean for you! :)

Indigoviolet ~ I remember you saying now :) do you speak fluent swedish as well? :) I definitely miss it yes, but i've lived here for 6 years nearly so i can't say I think of Sweden as "home" anymore..

ha ha thanks ladies, know what you mean! But would like to temp just in case it can reflect a progesterone issue and give the specialists something to go on. Have stopped googling stuff now though lol.

Hi from me :)

So sorry not been about, just so busy and evenings still my worst part of the day so not getting much done!!
Been very sick again tonight so feel dreadful :(

Promise to catch up properly before Santa arrives xxx

Evening ladies,

Chocolate yay congrats hope you have a happy and healthy nine months :heart:

Sunset i was supposed to take iron tablets with dd but midwife was happy with me taking spa tone instead a very good iron supplement but without the side effects of an iron tablet, might be worth asking about.

Indigo your swedish christmas on 24th sounds great we also have a second christmas on 6th January for ukraninan christmas where all the family comes together for a 12 course meal!! Have to say though the first course is a tiny square piece of bread and I dont like all the courses so dont eat it all~!!!

Congrats Chocolate!!! wow, so many bfp's right now!!

Sunset, hope ur bp goes down, soon be time for your little princess to arrive yippeeee!!!!
Inglwood, glad you enjoyed your xmas party, i reckon your work friend would be jealous of the girls, are you gonna tell people the sex later on or keep it a secret?
Thanks for your comment on ds3 in his santa hat, bless him :-)

4 more sleeps!!!!! x x

Just a quick one as have had a hectic couple of days and am super tired.

Chocolate congratulations on your BFP right before Christmas too! Try not to worry. x

Thank you to my secret santa a parcel arrived today with a card. x

Sunset hope your ok I got signed off of work for a month with aneamia with ds1 a mixture of spa tone and tablets worked for me, the tablets are awful though!

Hello to everyone else!!

Right off to bed, night.

Morning all, nipped away from work early today, had time in leiu and work was quiet :)

Petal, I will tell most people after my 4d scan, told girls at work they couldn't tell us yet, so decided to wait for my 4d. But last night a workmate said that they make more mistakes saying 'girls' that turn out to be boys!!!! OMG! talk about panic, I was worried as it was, now I'm super desp for my scan on 28th Dec, 10th Jan and then my 4d to have it confirmed or not again and again. She didn't mean anything by it, was just saying to me she can understand I didn't want to know till my 4d. She was the ONLY one at work that knew I was kinna 'swaying' only because she's the girl that successfully did it herself after 2 boys and told me where to start! You must be so proud of ur boy!! Famous!!! x

Chocolate, I'd be like u googling daft and temping, but try not to worry! Charlie's right, maybe stop and just occupy urself with xmas till ur results which I'm sure will be fine :)

Sunset, think my workmate did/does maybe have GD, although her boys are 14, 17, 20... Really hope I'm proving her wrong this time FX, still too scared to believe they might be girls, actually terrifies me to believe it and they have got it wrong!

Babymad, Sorry to hear ur sick bing sick :( That's a shame. Were u sick this long with the boys?? Can't believe ur 17wks now!!! will u ask in 3 wks the sex? When is ur 20wk scan?

Ds2 has his school party today, so gonna make myself useful by ironing his clothes. No piont in going to bed, boys will be up in an hour, will wait and go once they are at school.

Catch up later ladies, I'm 21wks today!! 2 bananas!!! Yeh!! have a good day! x

Morning, I'm sure you will def. Hear girls again inglewood :-) my sil was told boy and 2 weeks later was told another girl! It was a gp that scanned her origionally! I'm sure at the stage you were they are almost always right, I'd feel the same though which is why I don't think I'd find out this time and wouldn't allow myself to believe girl. My temp rose slightly this am :-) had prog. And hcg test yesterday and will do hcg again friday so relieved ill have an indication. I think I'm all wrapped for christmas now, forgot how long it takes!

You girls are all so organised, I've got so much more shopping to do its quite scary really because I've got no chance to do any of it without my boys around! And I really need to, ds2 not so bad because he's only 2 and doesn't pay any attention, ds1 is 8 and knows exactly what's going on!

Going to get my hair done this morning, then to see a friend with the kids, then I'm suppose to be going to a butchers about 45 mins away to get meat, then town to buy Christmas presents for my sister, then possibly an asda shop later this evening and some where in between I need to feed my family and clean my house! Fun times!!!

Morning,

Last night I had period type pains right in the middle of my pubic bone and a light pulling sensation from the back at about 12pm that lasted until I fell asleep it was gone this a.m.
Do you think this is anything to do with TTC or something else? I have been googling it and coming up with all sorts of awful posibilities lol.
I had a negative on a digital OPK in the morning and didn't get another chance to test in the afternoon yesterday. Will test again in a minute. I had an attempt on Monday night if that helps at all.

In my head i'm hoping it has something to do with ovulation and the hopefully waiting sperm. But I know this is probably wishful thinking!

I hope you all have a lovely day. I have some friends coming to visit from Bristol today that I haven't seen for years or so one of them now lives in Aus.

Kell what a hectic day!

Inglewood It is true about them often get girls wrong but they had two to check with you so if they were boys i'm sure one of them would have been flashing their bits. A friend of mine was told girl twice at both her 20 week scans and had two boys. She eventually had a girl though last year!