Just popping in to say that I have added sunset's shopping giude for uk swayers from PL to the start of the thread, just after the roll call so that it's easy to keep with the SMOG thread when PL goes down.
have a lovely day all. x
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Just popping in to say that I have added sunset's shopping giude for uk swayers from PL to the start of the thread, just after the roll call so that it's easy to keep with the SMOG thread when PL goes down.
have a lovely day all. x
Morning ladies :HH:
Raining here so quiet one at home today.
Deaks- hope 2ww goes fast for you and it will be the last one you will have to do for a long time!
Charlie- hope you are a bit recovered today, the pumpkins are amazing!! will have to give it a go myself, never tried so you are inspiring me!
10dpo here but really not feeling it this month....maybe test tomorrow depending on temps. Thinking of giving next month a miss as an august baby would be difficult with the summer hols (always go the same place and have it booked). Don't really want to miss a month, and then it is December which I will find impossible to be on a diet for so may have to miss that month too....so annoying, wish we could just plan the month to get our bfps, it would be so much easier lol.
Tea chocolate and toast!, that practically was my diet:agree: All day just picking at these things everytime the sugar crashed I just topped it up again with some more rubbish.Never had a proper evening meal unless it was pasta or rice dish with the main bulk of it being the carb, with a bit of some type of sauce to make it palatable.Quote:
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Yes, I swayed for a boy this time and got him:HH:I stopped the tea, toast and chocolate completely! Swapped for nuts, dried fruit and potato dishes and luckily it worked! My last 3 babies were girls naturally all with what I'm confident was also o+12 area timing, 1 shot after +opk when cm was creamy:agree: But in all I have 5 pink, 3 blues so a lovely mix of all:) I've been lucky to be able to look back now and see what I was doing differently and have found some clear patterns, which fit some of the theories here perfectly:agree:
I've never really checked ph but I discovered that the constant eating if white bread would always cause me yi around ov time, so I don't know if that strongly affects anything to do with ph:)
charlie: thanks hun. when are you hoping to have a scan?
deaks: where is the butterfly centre hun?
indigoviolet: my daughter was concieve in nov and ended up as a sept baby cause she was late. i know what you mean about xmas its impossiable to keep to the girl diet at xmas. thats why i'm kind of glad my ttc was delayed alittle. good luck for this month hun
Hi cocos-mum, we'd love to have you here! Welcome!Quote:
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Not yet hunny! just trying to watch my cheapies fade in!! and waiting for a smiley!
:) Dp on day 13 of abstinence! yayyy for booking the doctors app! this is when it becomes more real!!! FX for you!! xxx
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Fx you do get a bfp when you do test!!! :)
what a fantastic comprehensive list!!Quote:
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we already have a UK product thread on here, perhaps you can add it to that? http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...elp-each-other!
im hopnig to get pg in the next 2months as i dont want it to miss the that school year and be one of the oldest in its class! It seems like there in school for ages when they are
Hi girls,
Aww congrats on your baby boy maybe, you're gonna love him soooo much, promise you those sad feelings do fade with time although it may seem hard at first, 3 healthy children is more than what alot of people have, we just have to remember that, it helps me when im feeling down. Love little Daves clothes too, they're super cute :-)
Good luck deaks, praying this is your month :-)
Well, due date is tomorrow! ive had NO twinges or anything, gonna try and get some raspberry leaf tea today, do you get it from normal supermarkets? The boys are being really good, havent done much with them this week at all but they are entertaining themselves and we've had a few film afternoons lol x
that's strange, I'd have preferred my child TO be the oldest in the class because the older ones in the class are shown to perform better in the educational environment as they have the advantage of being better at communication, and a more mature brain, etc. The youngest ones have a disadvantage... (not that that's stopping us TTC this month!)Quote:
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i disagree with that as i think it depends on the child. My ds1 was born in march so mid in the school year and the teacher always tells me he is a little treasure to teach and he is very advanced for his age (one of the top in his class) whereas i know some children in his class which are born in sept/oct and they are quite disruptive and boisterous. I think it all comes down to each individual child and has a lot to do with how there are brought up. The first couple of years of a child's life their brain is like a sponge and learn from there parents in how to behave etc. As you may agree every child is unique and even brothers and sisters behave and are very different from one another and this is all to do with how they are wired up. Take for example a 12 month old child. Some children at that age can already walk yet half of them can only take a few steps or not at all. This hasn't got anything to do with when they were born but has alot more to do with there brain development. I do agree with you that they do get a better opportunity to develop communicative skills if they are in school quite abit longer than normal. But there again this also comes down to whether they have already had interaction with children from an earlier age also.Quote:
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Me too rainbow my boys have a September and November Birthdays so will both be one of the eldest in their class.Quote:
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I'm really happy with this especially them being boys! But I get what sunset means. DS1 still has another whole year at preschool so is in the same class for nearly two years! Where as some of his friends with summer birthdays have already started school.
But for this one i'd quite like them to have an August birthday as it means they'll be born in the summer holidays and I can get into some sort of routine before the 9 a.m starts as i'll have DS1 in school and DS2 by then will be in pre-school.
I'll add the list to the thread it's really useful having everything in one place epecially if you're a bit of newbie to swaying like me!
ELP congratulations on your little blue bump:celebrate:. Wow 8 kids that's amazing! I'm still trying get my head around having 3 one day:bigsmile:.
Thanks for all the info on diet. I had a very boy friendly diet as I lived of jacket poatoes, apples and bananas mainly. Then when TTC DS2, cereal, pasta, pizza, and veggie sausages and fruit. I was also very into breakfast.
So fingers crossed if I make the right changes it'll will work out and i'll get a dd!
Littlemisswilko the stats do support what Rainbow says a child born in August is not going to do as well as one born in September when they first start school because they are effectively a whole year younger, even though they have been placed in the same academic year so will automatically be at a disadavantage. But as kids get older it does tend to even out. Although saying that out of all my friends that I went to school with the brightest and most focused were the ones born between September and January! lol so who knows.
My son is born in August but for us it's winter.
Our school year is Feb - Dec. But the cut off is July you have to be 5 or turn 5 before July that year so you can start. My son missed out on cut off by a week so had to start school the next year.
So other children born in the same year as him got to start but he had to wait, even though he is only 1-2 months older then some of them.
oh, I'm not disputing that it also varies by the child as of course you will get some intelligent and some needing more help at all ages, but on the whole the statistics do show that the oldest in the year do better. A year makes a lot of difference when they are 4 years old!
I expect the amount of time the parents put in to help them at home or before school makes a difference too... ideally I'd like an autumn child next to give them the best start I can, but of course I wouldn't be disappointed if we had a summer baby it just means they might need more help to catch up. Then again, after my first pregnancy, I'd just be happy for another baby born at any time of year!
I agree there are pros and cons for babies being born at all times of the year.
I'd love a summer baby as it means days outside being able to go for walks without the fear of getting soaked.
Not having to wrap them up in so many layers. Being able to get out and about more with all the attractions open in the summer months. Having X-mas and Birthdays spaced out.
The only con's I can see is that being the youngest in your class which can be hard at the start and also being the last of their peers to be able to drive, drink etc as they get much older.
But for me this time the pros far outweigh the cons as I'd really like to experience having a baby in the summer for a change especially having older children to entertain!
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lmao! that wouldnt have stopped me drinking when all my mates were! :)
Although I can see the difference between some children in the school year i personally think alot of it is down to the child and then their environment - ds1 is end of may but so one of the 'youngest' in ability when he started school VERY late speech and communication but now you couldnt tell and he is better than some of the older ones. ds2 is much older than ds1 seemed and there is only 2 months difference in their age. ds3 will be a baby but for me i am quite happy i wouldnt want to have to do preschool runs for nearly 2 years! Same with this beanie - infact i was going to aim for an august baby! Personally out of all 3 I have enjoyed ds3 pregnancy in the sense of the seasons I loved it being warm and having a bump rather than feeling like a lump covered in massive jumpers etc
Petal EEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee EDD is here well he cant wait too much longer then x i always take RLT tablets as i cant stand the tea and always had quick labours hope it works for you
Deaks - yay for temp rise
Littlemiss - come on O :D bless DH he is better than my DH for sure!!
Nor me nor anyone I bet! lol But it's when your a night out and you need ID to get in and 5 out of 6 people have it. That's no fun. Cos you don't want to leave your friend behind and and they don't want to feel like their ruining the night if you don't go in!Quote:
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But of course the way around that is house parties! They were some of my best memories..... ''So who's got a free house this weekend?'' lol
Here, where I live, the cutoff for school is September 1 and school starts mid August so you could start school before you turn the age for school which is crazy. I have an August baby and a May baby. The August Baby I chose to hold back and wait to start school the following year. She would have been 4 turning 5 when school started and because others choose to hold their summer birthdays back here, some kids would have been 6 starting the year when my kid was 4- that is a HUGE difference in maturity, height, etc. So now, she is not even the oldest but somewhere in the middle but certainly not the youngest child. She has had no issues, handles things that come at her well and is a confident kid.
Now my May baby- she is really smarter book-wise than her older sibling- she has a higher IQ. She is one of the youngest in her class because we chose to send her to school knowing that she was smart enough to handle school. I see a big difference in the homework that comes home, her handwriting, and to us, she is not as mature and you can just tell that there is a year difference and she will be one of the last kids to drive which scares me because I'd rather her be the one driving than have her in the passenger seat of some other new driver. It is scary thinking about that.
Also, sports. We do swim team. The cutoff for that is June 1, so for each age division, whatever age you are by June 1, that's the group you swim in. For our elder child, this works out fine- she is one of the older kids swimming in each age bracket each year- it gives her a slight advantage. Our May birthday is on the short end of the stick because she is swimming against kids that when she just turns 7 this May, she will have to swim against a child that might turn 9 in the Fall months and you can only imagine that kind of difference in maturity/athletics at this age.
There is a book written here about that very subject- athletics and kids' ages and how it affects them throughout their lives. Our May birthday just cannot compete with the older kids. She is not built that way. So, we have found other things that she can excel at and feel good about herself doing. It's not fun to finish last all the time!
I don't worry at all about intelligence and birth month. I think that is just part of your DNA.
yes we always enjoyed the house parties when the parents had gone out themselves. But even so my younger friends got fake id's which worked a treat! not that i would encourage my child to do this! but that was what it was like when i was up to no good!
Indigo, im dying for you to test! hope this is your month! GL!
Petal, the only thing that got my boys on the move was pineapple. I ate a whole pineapple which got my back waters leaking with ds1 and then for ds2 i dranks and drank TONS of fresh pineapple juice which was much nicer and he came shortly after. Might be coincidence but might be worth a shot!
Ladies, im quite selfish in my thinking of birth months. Its nothing to do with how they will do at school as i really think this sorts itself out but moreso the fact that i would love to be able to throw summer birthday parties... ha ha!
Indigo - you have a will of steel TEST TEST :D fx for a lovely second line
on my cheapies i didnt get a line till after it was clear on my FRER but then it got darker quicker on my cheapies than FRER - weird huh!
oh charlie, i dream of lines on frer's!! sooooooo desperate for a bfp its untrue! just spent the morning with my pg friend so lots of birth/baby talk makes me want it even more!Quote:
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yes i agree with the girls and think you should test indigo!!! you are 10dpo so might see 2 nice dark lines!!!
Id never heard about pineapple juice helping to bring on labour!! hhhmmm i'll try to remember that one as i always seem to go over!!!
i feel exactly the same deaks! just really want a baby now! everyone seems to be pregnant!!! All i do is look at baby things (prams, clothes, bottles) which makes me worse! I want to buy things already and i arnt even pg and dont want to curse it!!!
I'd love to be pregnant in the summer this time - bumps look so pretty in those lovely floaty dresses/tops... :)
I just threw up randomly a min ago, just like morning sickness but way too soon to be that even if I did ov already. SS is a nightmare isn't it?
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Oh no rainbow! wander what caused that! BTW, what is SS??
Can anyone remind me of how to get my ff ovulation link into my signature?
i was wondering what SS what too!! :)
Not sure about how to get the FF link in siggy as i tried to do it yesterday and it said it was too big or something!!
oh, thats weird. I just did it although i don't know how to get the link to read 'my ovulation chart' but anyway, it will do! i went to account, password and email. is that what you did?
yayy tried to do it again and its worked! :)
altho mine does say my ovulation chart whereas your doesnt.
i logged in ff, went to sharing and clicked get code and copied and pasted bb code into signature
Done it thanks!
yayy!!
now how do you do that ticker???!
click on my ticker and it take you to the site where you make one and fill all your details in and copy and paste the bb code when you get to then end in your siggy! xx
you will need to click on the trying to concieve tab halfway down the list
done! thanks for your help hun!
Though what is that at the end of my ticker?... a bone?!