Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ February

[chocolate]

Charlie, I will be finding out even though I said Id stay team green but thats because I really have lost hope of this one being a girl now so need to know so I can tell people to stop them going on about how nice it would be to get a girl blah blah blah. I will be going on my own as I will need that time after myself to deal with it and also want OH to look after the boys. Must be hard not knowing what to do!

Inglewood, we have a converted loft, done before we moved in, but getting proper stairs up there without going in through the room underneath and taking up loads of room may be an issue. We also have a small office downstairs we could use as a room but that will be our eldest's choice once he gets to 13. In theory if we have 4 they could all have there own room, maybe then I could squeeze in having 5 or 6............ or not lol!!

[deaks66]

Hi ladies, need to catch up on posts. Drove up to my parents yesterday to drop the kids off for two days...back home alone now got masses to do but gonna write a better post later

Charlie, pleeeease find out before you drive yourself insane or make yourself ill!

[Wishing4Pink]

Charlie and Lavender, where did your get your readings done?

I'd personally find out Charlie, i know i will for the next one as i'd drive myself insane. Big hugs, it is hard.

Hello to everyone else

x

[Inglewood]

Chocolate, ideally we would put space saving stairs in the hallway (which is teeny) as them we wouldn't have to cut off some of the 2nd bedroom to make a staircase, esp if it's not a permenant plan to stay. But they are quite pricey, around £500! Looking to find cheaper as although Dh can do most of the conversion, he would want someone to put them in properly and move the access hatch,he could close up the old hatch. And we were quoted around £1500 for 4 velux windows fitted (1 being a fire exit) Dh can do all the plasterboarding, flooring (all the joinery work). He then just needs a plasterer as my dad can do the Electrics (already lights up there and a few sockets) and my FIL is a plumber, he can fit radiators. So we'd need to get a small loan to cover costs. But prob better than losing so much £!!

Charlie, I needed to know to prepare myself this time either way and I'm sure u will know deep down what's best for u! I couldn't help myself!! Taking the boys made it so much more fun, why not make it a family day? Sure ur Dh will support u whatever u want to do.

Wishing, ur time to start TTC is fairly coming round!!!! April!

Deaks, what I would give for 2 days of peace!! ENJOY!!

After weeks of Aubergines....I now have small pumpkins!!

It's my 33rd Birthday tom and just got a gorgeous bunch of flowers from my SIL (dh's twin) as I won't be home tom. Will post a pic later on Fb to let his SIL see them. Lucky me!!! Dh slipped up 2 days ago and I knew they were coming! MEN!!!!!!!! But still lovely!

[deaks66]

Hi ladies, sorry still havent caught up on posts but i really really need some reassurance!

Went to the docs today after having my first lot of bloods done on tues afternoon. My hcg levels came back as 790. The doc seemed to think this was low and certainly in the range he showed me it does look it. However does the fact that i ov a bit late sometime between cd 18 and 20 change things? im hoping it technically makes baby younger than average cd14 ov so levels perhaps dont look so bad? On tuesday it would have been approx 17 days since conception and if i look at this website Normal hCG Levels in Pregnancy | BabyMed.com .... my levels look fine. What do you reckon? feeling a but teary and not getting my next bloods done til this afternoon so have to wait til monday to talk to doc again and see how much they have risen. X

[deaks66]

Actually i think i must have been 18 or even 19 days since conception on tues so my levels do look crap

[Lavenderlime]

Wishing for pink a lady called Cara did our readings. She's really sweet. They're a good thread on here about readings. I've had two so far and both said girl having a third in person next week just hoping it's three out of three

Charlie you NEED to find out book a private scan! And i'm not just saying that because I want to know too lol!

Deaks I'm that sure about BETA's but saying that yours does look normal when looking at the chart and if implantation happened later then readings would be on the lower side. Here's hoping todays bloods have gone sky high. Will you get the results before Monday? Did the Dr. appear to be concerned or did he just state they were on the lower end, but this isn't an issue?

Inglewood Happy Birthday for tomorrow! Loft conversion does sound like the best idea financially and less disruptive than moving. Does your DH have the time to do it? Would he take time off work or would he fit it into evenings and weekends?

[Sunset]

Deaks ~ how frustrating for you hun... ((hugs)).. i don't know anything about hcg levels unfortunately so i won't be off much help. Have you got any other signs it's not a normal progressing pregnancy such as bleeding, cramps, sharp pains? please try not to worry too much, although i know that's near impossible.. sending you big hugs and keeping my fx this is your sticky bean!

charlieispy ~ i would find out personally but it's your decision at the end of the day. Do you think it will be easier to find out at birth if it's a boy? What your sonographer said to you about "if you will be dissappointed then perhaps you shouldnt find out" doesn't make any sense... imo you will dissappointed regardless but it's probably better to work through your emotions before birth if you have a very strong preference. I didnt have a very strong preference with ds2 (just wanted a healthy baby because of ds1's heart condition), but even so i still found myself dealing with emotions of GD after his birth and those are feelings i'm not proud of and they did shadow ds2's birth a bit... and i do sometimes wish i would have found out gender while pregnant with him so i could have dealt with those emotions before he was placed in my arms.

[Sunset]

Inglewood ~ happy birthday for tomorrow! and how exciting that you'll soon know your babies birthday

[Sunset]

My food intake for tomorrow 16th, let me know what you think, is the broccoli OK. I find it handy to write out all I am going to eat the day before, it saves me wondering what to eat. I read somewhere on here that it is good to vary your calories to trick your body into thinking it is being deprived...

Pebmcp6's Food Diary | MyFitnessPal.com

looks good although i don't know anything about the LE diet as i did the IG diet for my sway.. i think Zanacal is the person to ask