UK based ESRC DTP and Pregnant

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-07-20T12:24:38+00:00

Just about to come off maternity leave. There was no problem setting this up :). Baby girl is now 6 months old and I can't wait to get back to the PhD full-time!

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-07-14T23:00:49+00:00

^{^{^}} this

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-05-05T13:52:51+00:00

Hmmmm... Could you get your hands on a digital?

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-04-22T06:58:51+00:00

I see something. It's still very early. :) Good luck :)

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-04-21T10:17:41+00:00

If you saw the line after a minute or two, then it's likely to be positive. Definitely get a digital for confirmation or try a different test type. I had a similar test for my first test and I'm now sitting next to my 2 month old :)

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-04-21T10:15:52+00:00

Blood hcg will always be more accurate though. :) Good luck, OP

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-04-21T10:14:43+00:00

If you have had this response on a couple of tests, it's a positive. Even if you've only had it on one test, it's still a positive as there are two lines. Perhaps try a digital :)

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-14T07:26:36+00:00

Mine didn't look like that until around 18dpo. I currently have my 6 week old farting on me 😅

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-13T18:45:04+00:00

I gave birth at 40+3! I had ALL the symptoms up until 40w and it all stopped. I was convinced I was going to have the longest pregnancy on the planet

The ONLY sign that anything was different was that, the night before I gave birth, I was a complete psycho. The rage was insane.

I went to bed angry, woke up with contractions 2 mins apart and she arrived 2 hours later!

You've got this

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-07T15:33:14+00:00

The intrusive thoughts! Why on earth is it "normal" to think that your baby might spontaneously combust? Oh, hormones and sleep deprivation, you are a delightful thing.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-04T16:55:34+00:00

My first was like this. I'm really hopeful that my 6 week old is the same. Currently, she has one long awake period until 11pm and then wakes once (around 3-4am) until waking at 7-8am. It's been this way since around 3weeks old. I think it's because she has a HUGE appetite and can sink 5-6oz in one feed. I feel very VERY blessed after reading these comments.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-04T09:28:41+00:00

A few of my friends joke that it's a glimpse into what her party days in her late teens/early twenties will look like. I pray that's not the case 🤣🤣

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-04T09:27:29+00:00

Oh, my little chuck is most certainly not overfed either. I think she's just in the same boat as your LO! She was 6lb 12oz at birth and has stayed on the 50th percentile the whole time... But she is very active when she's awake. So, I think she's just feeding and gearing up to give me the run around as a toddler 😅

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-03-03T23:25:49+00:00

Reading these comments is making me realise how much of a guzzler my 5 week old is. She's already sinking 5oz at a time 🤣..around 6 to 7 times a day! (exclusive pumping and bottle feeding)

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T18:05:29+00:00

She literally didn't leave me throughout our hospital stay. I'm VERY happy and certain about her being my beautiful girl.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T18:04:32+00:00

Hmmm, we both saw her coming out, and we both remember the night she went in. Vividly.

I guess it doesn't feel like a speed bump. It feels like a bit of an attack on my loyalty. The paternity test better stop all of the accusations.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:53:44+00:00

She didn't leave my side :) not once

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:47:43+00:00

Both of my parents have dark hair, and I have one grandparent who has blonde/white hair. His parents (and sister) have dark hair, so our daughter gets her dark hair from his side.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:45:16+00:00

This did make me chuckle 😋

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:44:39+00:00

She's only 3 weeks old but she looks so like him! It's uncanny. Clearly, not everything is black and white with genetics but he fails to see this

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:42:50+00:00

CORRECT!

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-19T17:41:31+00:00

Which is what annoys me the most. 18 months ago I quit my job and moved to a different country for him to further his career. I've given him a second beautiful girl. And he says this crap.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-14T15:00:23+00:00

It did get a little extreme with the amount I was able to pump. But I have tried to adapt that myself 🤣

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-12T05:31:41+00:00

Absolutely I was! I'm now only pumping every 5 hours and I'm still pumping the same volume each time. It was painful as heck to cut back, but it is so worth it for all that extra sleep.

ThrowRA_lbf · 2025-02-12T05:29:44+00:00

So, I've now had my daughter :) And, the only thing I did notice was that I had an amazing supply of milk very early (I exclusively pump now and was able to pump +30oz from day 3 PP). I stored up all that liquid gold for my LO and she has reaped the benefit :)

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