UK SMOG Wannabes ~ December

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Originally Posted by Sunset

I know, scary! i'm getting quite anxious to meet her now actually and see that she's okay despite my chicken pox infection.. It's a worry I wish I didn't have.
Your attempt must be coming up soon? :)

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I think in about 6 days! eek. I drank some crystal light that I orderded a few weeks ago and mixed one sachet with two pints of water so really concentrated as I'd struggle to drink 8 cups of anything in a day! It was so concentrated it stained my lips mouth and tongue bright purpley red! Lovely!! But didn't get a headache :) like I did from splenda!

Can I ask some advice is there any point starting rePhresh say on CD 12 or to just go for it when I get my smiley or O day as it last 3 days? I won't O until about cycle day 15 or maybe later this cycle as my last cycle was longer.

Maybe you poor thing! Not fun at all.

Thanks for temp. Rise everyone, just wondered if the rise happens straight after ovulation, so if I were to ovulate at 5am and took temp at 6am if the temp would show. Holiday has been lovely but had horrid ov pains for most of it, just like throbbing and tenderness - I swear I'm going to pop out 5 eggs! Still getting them now but had my strongest opk today much darker than the test line so just hope ov comes overnight so I feel back to normal tomorrow. Hope everyone is good, will catch up on posts when home as hard to get it all on my phone

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Originally Posted by Lavenderlime

Can I ask some advice is there any point starting rePhresh say on CD 12 or to just go for it when I get my smiley or O day as it last 3 days? I won't O until about cycle day 15 or maybe later this cycle as my last cycle was longer.

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I would use it every 3 days after AF (or starting now!) so your body is accustomed to it by the time of your attempt. Are you just having one attempt and when will that be? I would try not to use it too close to your attempt because obviously want to get pregnant!

Hugs Maybe, that is sad about your friend. You will definitely meet new mums when you have your new little one, you just can't help linking up with others with babies the same age, there are some lovely mums out there waiting for you :HH: And of course I'm always free for a coffee when you fancy!

I'm curious ladies.. i asked indigoviolet about it and i thought i'd ask on here as well. I'm planning to send my secret santa tomorrow and i was wondering if we're supposed to say who it's from or if it truly is a "secret" santa??

Maybebaby ~ i'm so sorry to hear your friend has moved so far away :( it's truly horrible to live far away from your friends.. i'm quite shy and also look like a 12 year old so i always find it very difficult to meet new friends since no one wants to really talk to what looks like a young teenage mum, sporting a bump and snort marks on her trousers :rofl:
You seem to be very organised with your hospital bag? :) I've just finished packing mine, never had one packed in time for labour before :p

Lavenderlime ~ crystal light is dangerous stuff! lol even if you mix it properly it still stains terribly.. i always had a purple "crystal tash" and purple fingers from mixing the stuff.. makes you wonder what on earth is in it :S
sorry i can't be of much help I didn't use Rephresh as it's recommended on here.. i stuck with Aci gel and used a small amount of rephresh as lube to help with bd. I applied a fingertip of aci gel every morning week of ov.

Chocolate ~ good luck with your attempt! fivetuplets would be cute ;)

Babymad ~ good to hear you're not as sick anymore! you've not had it easy with the MS!

Thank you Zanacal will def start tonight then.

Sunset I actually really like it minus the staining! tastes like Ribena. God knows what they put in it I was really shocked when I saw it turn so dark from that small amount of powder :O

DS1's main present arrived today a DSlite I'm a bit of a plastic toy scrouge as you all know (don't worry I have got them some plastic tat :D but also some wooden toys to balance it out!!)

Anway ds1 is really into playing games on dp's Iphone as we don't have any games consols in the house.
So we decided to get him a dslite we got it for a great deal of £65 including postage and the seller offered a game card with 80 games on it for £20!!! So a massive bargain as a single cheap game starts at about £12.

Here's a link to 60 of the 80 games View image: yhtac9699 062 that it came with. plus View image: XTRA

It arrived today and is as stated. Took a week to arrive from Japan. If anyones interested I can link to the seller. Just such a good deal had to share it with some boy mums!:)

Sunset, I wrote 'santa' on mine! Also should we say when they arrive, so the person knows they got there ok???

Sunset, my ds1 had HFM yrs ago and I didn't get it, so FX I won't as I read some horrible things about abnormalities due the virus being passed thru the placenta, so gonna mention to my consultant on tues. Can't believe it's only 2 sleeps!! Keep getting txt from my SIL and friends saying will u tell us on tues", my answer... "No, we have decied to let the boys tell everyone after the scan in Jan, only fair they know 1st" they are prob a bit disappointed, but tough!! I'm sure your little princess is just fine, but I'm now gonna worry about this damn HFM!! so can undertand you must be a bit worried. She'll be perfect!! Being well looked after in there!! x

Maybe, my BF moved to London, around 400 miles too and I miss her so much! She has been gone for 18mths and I have been down once to see her. Her mum lives nearby, so she's up a few times. Last time I saw her I told her I was pg, around 5wks pg!

Babymad, so glad ur a bit better. Have felt for u as you have suffered a good while :( My sickness also went from being sick, feeling sick, feeling sick sometimes, to now...NONE!! yee haa!! finally. Although, put on around 8lbs now as I eat ALOT!! lol Hope ur heading on the same track......esp in time for xmas dinner!!

It's after midnight, now monday, so can now offically say my scan is TOMORROW!!! Wish me luck trying to get some :sleeping: lol x

Good morning!! :D

Inglewood ~ Eek, not long now!!!! one more sleep :D are you excited?
If you didn't catch H,F mouth disease last time i don't think you need to worry. It's can only pass through the placenta if you don't have the antibodies and catch the actual disease yourself.. but mention it to your midwife just to certain and she might send you for a bloodtest to check for antibodies.
Thank you, I hope she will born healthy too.. everything that can be done while she's still in my uterus has been done so now it's just to wait for her to be born and after that she will get an appointment to see a specialist who will check her eyes and ears and when she's 7 months old she will have to have a bloodtest done to check for chicken pox antibodies which will confirm if she caught chicken pox in the womb or not. Everything is looking good so far, none of her internal organs have been damaged and she's growing as expected, but unfortunately there are things they can't see on a scan, like skin scarring, blindness and deafness, so yes it's definitely a worry! I try to stay positive and think that the odds of it happening is only 2% so I still have a 98% chance that she will born perfectly healthy :)

Lavenderlime ~ I'm so excited for your first attempt! hopefully you will be a one hit wonder, what a perfect christmas present that would be :D

AFM, I can so tell i'm in the 3rd trimester now.. I need to pee ALL THE TIME and the most horrendous heartburn! I was up for a wee 5 times last night in the space of 6 hours! and during these 6 hours i also woke up 3 times from painful heartburn. I was tempted to sleep sitting up! I'm going to the shops in a little while to stock up on Gaviscon to keep on the bedside table! I'm also making a mental note to remember this stage next time I get broody in the future! :rofl:

I've also told you ladies that my ds2 has been poorly, well i looked in his mouth yesterday and it wasn't pretty poor boy! he has 2 back molars breaking through at once :/ better to get it over and done with I guess but there's no wonder he's being poorly and super sensitive at the moment :(

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Originally Posted by Inglewood

Sunset, I wrote 'santa' on mine! Also should we say when they arrive, so the person knows they got there ok???

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I think it sounds like a good idea to say when they arrive! :agree: I will definitely tell on here when my present arrives so my secret santa knows it got here okay! :) you just never know at this time of the year if there's going to be postal delays or not.

Hi all, been struggling to keep up with smog last couple of days! The rash went from bad to worse so i started the antibiotics on saturday morning but just went to the docs as things getting worse not better and the one i saw today is 100% convinced it is psoriorsis (which i have had before as a teen) and that the anti b's are pointless. So i am off those and have to take a cream (vit d) at nighttime. He said it will just need to run its course and should go by 5-6 weeks. Nice! Anyway at least i dont have to worry about my sway! Mind you i expect that the reason i have got this is because i have been feeling stressed and run down and that the shaving and swimming pool was just the trigger!

Anyway enough of me me me...feel like i constantly go on about myself on here! How are all you ladies?

Inglewood, good luck tomorrow! cant wait!

All those with poorly little boys, this time of year is a nightmare for bugs and bacteria...hope they all improve soon.

Right im gonna go finish making my SS so i can get it in the post today...unless it goes wrong....eek! X

ahhhhh ladies ive finally found u all!!!! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PL??????? i took a break from swaying as it was comsuming my every thought.....i got abit depressed and decided enough was enough......im bk now though and tried to get on pl and couldnt :( so how is everyone? ive not had time read though everything as ill be kleaving shortly to pick up ds1 from sch! i see we hav some pregnancys yay!!!!!! does any1 know what their having yet? sunset hows u and little bump? not long to go now?

ive decided to start swaying again after xmas will start diet and tab ect then ttc from may eeek ;) i feel alot better abouit everything now altho my sis inlaw is having a baby girl the end of dec and she is calling her my GIRL name :( but i am positive i will hav a little girl of my own soon FX!!! xxx anyway im off for now, so happy ive found u guys
take care every1 xxx

Yay, I'm glad you found us HomeBprincess :HH: be good to have you around again.

About the Secret Santa, I think if you want to say who it is from you can of course, or keep it a secret. When we did it with IG we wrote who it was from and when it arrived posted a piccy of their presents which was lovely for everyone to see. Up to you of course but I think it is good to say that it has arrived just to reassure your SS. It will be great fun! Can't wait for them to start arriving!

Feeling absolutely cr*p here, forgot how bad ms is, ugh. Ds2 just down for a nap now so will try and get a lie-down myself.

Oh I got my SS last week but I did post that on the day. Tis-waiting for Xmas to be opened! Got half of mine at a craft fair yesterday but the rest is inthe post!

Indigo I will book a day off in Jan so we can meet up. Will pm you!

Homebirthing princess ~ welcome back! so glad you found us!! :) I'm doing fine thanks, it's starting to dawn on me now that i could have a baby in the next 2-4 weeks.. scary! :D aw i can only imagine how upsetting it must be that your SIL is using your girl name ((hugs)) but as you say soon you might have a little girl on your own :)

Indigoviolet ~ thought i would say thank you for suggesting the SS! i've really enjoyed picking and making my present!! :agree:
so sorry to hear you're not feeling well :( MS is horrible!!!!!

Deaks ~ I hope it clears up quickly for you!! my mum suffers with psoriorsis and it's really not nice at all :( great news though that you will still be able to attempt this month. Good luck! i've got my fx for you! :)

HUGE hugs hun my BF moved away before i ds3 i used to see her everyday as our boys went to preschool together and have known her since antenatal with ds1 i still miss her loads but we skype all the time and still meet up x i hope you can keep in touch x she is still definately my BF :D

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Been Xmas shopping today and sorting out baby things for my hospital bag. I have over two bins bags of 0-6 m clothes! Gosh not going to miss them and hopefully will not hord it all this time but get rid as soon as it's outgrown! Sister has my pram too but still doesn't feel real.

My best friend moved 400 miles away this weekend. I am so sad:-( just when I have lots of time off work looming am I will lonely as I have seen her every week since ds2 was born. We met at a Nct bump and babes group so I hope I meet new friends with this baby.

Urg heartburn made me sick in my sleep last night! Yuk! I had to sleep sitting up in the end.

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Inglewood - incase i dont get back on FX for finding out the twinnies sex tomorrow :D what time is your scan??? Will try and keep checking busy day tomorrow ...well every day is this week lol x thinking pink for you my lovely x x

deaks - oooooh hope the rash gets better hun yay for no antib's now!!

sunset - hope the boys are ok and you manage to get some sleep x oooooh the last bit is hard not long till gorgeous girlie arrives though

h&g - any news from blood tests?

hello homebirthing princess glad you found us

indigo - not telling too muany people although DH bloodly told his grandad and dad which he wasnt meant to so hoping they dont blab too much wanted to wait till after NT scan x hence reason i know if we found out sex he would blab!! Hope you are coping huge huge hugs x x hot water its amazing - thankyou again inglewood

lavender - FX FX

AFM beginning to feel a little better - makes me nervous lol earlier than with the boys, still not 100% at all but less sick the last few days, so constipated though its untrue sorry TMI!! My friend found out she is having her 3rd boy today....i felt a little sad for her - then it made me scared of boy number 4 think of the pity i would get.....geez i dont want that it will be hard enough as it is x FX for pink for everyone :D

Yes good luck inglewood! Charlie I don't think the boy comments bover me really. I have yet to get the pity but I think I will be done with three so if I do I will firstly brush it off, secondly say I'm happy with my lot then if all fails bring out the scarky side of me and say my mum had the menopause at 56 so I have 18 years to keep on trying or if I am really pissed it will be " wow I never thought of it like that, your right, my life sucks I might go jump off a bridge" hahaha! Meow! See who feels worse after that conversation!

Good luck tomorrow Inglewood, I hope you get some sleep tonight and the news you've been waiting for. I'll be thinking of you!

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Yes good luck inglewood! Charlie I don't think the boy comments bover me really. I have yet to get the pity but I think I will be done with three so if I do I will firstly brush it off, secondly say I'm happy with my lot then if all fails bring out the scarky side of me and say my mum had the menopause at 56 so I have 18 years to keep on trying or if I am really pissed it will be " wow I never thought of it like that, your right, my life sucks I might go jump off a bridge" hahaha! Meow! See who feels worse after that conversation!

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:D maybe i just attract them then lol i had people i didnt even know say "oh thats a shame" when they knew i was having my 3rd boy :( suppose it depends on me too this time i dont want to find out as I dont want to know - if its a boy then I am more accepting of that most likely it will be and if its a girl YAY - however i will obsess at every opportunity

Hi all,

Im pretty new to site and posted on last smog wannabes, i haven't been on for a few days as dad just been in hospital for triple heart bypass so have been busy visiting and running round here there and everywhere. Dad home now and on the road to recovery so i can now sit down and do some catching up.

I see we have had some bfp's - congrats to those and fx your brewing some girlies!
Inglewood - good luck on finding out the sex of your babies tomorrow xxx

I will do some more catching up on this thread when my boys are in bed later. I am currently still tracking my cycles and on CD11 at mo and started testing with OPK's but something i think i read hope you ladies can help. Should i not be testing fmu??
I got the cheapie one off ebay and can see very faint line on both i have done.

although i am glad i found out ds3 was a boy as I needed to get my head round that......i am weird i know!

Welcome HappyLea

Hi again HappyLea

On the Ebay cheapies a true positive is when the test line is as dark or darker than the control line. You will often get a line on them but they aren't like pregnancy tests where any line no matter how faint is a positive. You can't test FMU but you can with digitals. The best time to test with cheapies as bout 2-4pm whilst your just trying to track your cycles. When you attempt you should test several times a day to catch the start of your LH surge so you can work out when O+12 will be (if that's what you'll be doing). Hope that helps. Hope your dad has a seedy recovery from his operation.

Inglewood 1 sleep think I'm going to burst! lol so excited!

HopeandDream how are you hope you've got your bloods back. FX for you.

Indigo hope the sickness eases off soon.

Hi everyone,

Just a quickie to say GL tomorrow Inglewood, sooo excited for you ;) will be stalking eagerly :) Enjoy seeing your babies again x

Had such a busy day today, went to work, finished early to watch DS2 in his xmas play ( it was his first play, he was a king, melted my heart!) took all 3 to a party after school and then dropped DS2 back to school for his evening performance (DH going tonight) and them back home to a house which looks like its been burgled!! Im shattered :)

Catch up properly tomorrow xx

Good luck with the scan tomorrow inglewood, try to get some sleep tonight. Altho if it was me i wouldn't be able to, lol. Will be hanging around on here waiting on an update from you, how exciting!!!!!

Glad everything went well at the scan Charlie and pinga, lovely seeing your scan pics.

Also i got my secret santa in the post!! Thought it was one of the many xmas pressies i've ordered and when i realised, screamed loudly and then put in on top of a shelf until xmas day. So lovely to be sharing xmas with you lovely ladies :)

As for birthdays around christmas sunset, your little girl won't know any difference. My son likes getting 2 lots of pressies, but i always have his party earlier in the month as xmas is a busy time and makes it a little easier. He thinks he's very lucky to get 2 birthdays!!!! lol

Hi to everybody else, will try to catch up properly later on

xxx

oh crap, just realised the psoriasis cream i have been prescribed is a steriod!!! aaaargh, when will i get some good luck! I really need to take something for this rash but that is going to really affect my sway. So so annoying and here i was thinking i was in the clear to ttc this month :(

Back to my old miserable self!

Hello Ladies, just getting a minute to pop on. Went xmas shopping with my mum for HOURS! then got home and decided I DID want that new jacket after all!! So called my mum and she gladly came back into town at 4pm...lol Desp needed a winter waterproof jkt! Dh just laughed!

I am super anxious, can feel the nerves causing havoc with my body in more ways than 1!! lol I have desp tried to keep busy today to make sure I am tired tonight and can sleep. Feel sicky, have a nervous bladder and my heart is racing and it's still 13.5hrs away!! Hoping so much she can tell me tom, surely one of them will be 'flashing' their impt parts!!

Gonna try and suss out Dh's phone later, to log on here straight after the scan, but if I don't it will be around tea-time as we are xmas shopping in the city after the scan. Can't believe it istomorrow, did u all feel this uptight the night b4? I wasn't like this 2wks ago when I was gonna ask, maybe as I wasn't sure who would be scanning me then and if they would say?

Deaks, so sorry ur having a real rough time... psoarsis isn't fun, my dad has it bad.

Babymad, bless ur little 'King' bet he was fab!

Happylea "Hi" and HBP, nice to hear from u again!

Sunset, my Dh's b'day is Hogmany, he said he never got a b'day party as a child (his mum never bothered), but he didn't mind as the whole world was celebrating his b'day!! He loves having a xmas/N.year b'day, as does his twin sister as they say everyone is in festive spirits and it's a happy time! Sure ur wee one will love it too if she is born this mth!

Thanks to everyone for ur best wishes for tomorrow!! I promise to try and log on asap, Dh's phone permitting I don't have a fancy android phone...maybe dh will oblige???

Hi trying dh phone.

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Hi trying dh phone.

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YEAH!!!! It worked, so should be able to update u all after 12pm.... xx

Inglewood so excited for you! enjoy your scan tomorrow! what time is the scan? I'll be here stalking :) Yes I was very nervous before my scan.. I wasnt too bad the night before, but when i woke up in the morning I was very very nervous! so i can definitely sympathise! it's horrible feeling so nervous and jiddy. I'll be wearing pink for you tomorrow! good luck, sending pink dust your way!

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Inglewood so excited for you! enjoy your scan tomorrow! what time is the scan? I'll be here stalking :) Yes I was very nervous before my scan.. I wasnt too bad the night before, but when i woke up in the morning I was very very nervous! so i can definitely sympathise! it's horrible feeling so nervous and jiddy. I'll be wearing pink for you tomorrow! good luck, sending pink dust your way!

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Thank you, much appreciated! Scan at 11am. So glad I can update with Dh's phone, yippee!!! x

Inglewood just poopping on to wish you luck for the scan tomorrow, will be wearing pink for you!!

Can someone remind me what the limit was for the secret santa as I have ordered something to be delivered to my secret santa but may need to top it up with something else!!

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Didn't have time to read anything today but wanted to wish Inglewood GOOD LUCK. I'm so excited for you I can't imagine how nervous you must feel bc I feel nervous for you. I truly wish you hear pink and really believe you will xoxo!!

Has anyone bought from chemistdirect.co.uk before? Their prices seem very reasonable, but I have never heard of them.

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Originally Posted by GeCon

Has anyone bought from chemistdirect.co.uk before? Their prices seem very reasonable, but I have never heard of them.

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Pretty sure I did back when I was TTC, had no problems x