Congratulations Kris.
Cheeky where do you guys post your sways? I have seen the comments on the side and that has been the only opportunity I have had to read them, but otherwise I can't actually find the threads with it. Thanks.
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Congratulations Kris.
Cheeky where do you guys post your sways? I have seen the comments on the side and that has been the only opportunity I have had to read them, but otherwise I can't actually find the threads with it. Thanks.
3Pink I cannot beleive how sensless people can be with their are you pregnant questions. This woman once asked me at work in the middle of open plan office when I was not ready to tell my boss and after she was well aware that I had already had a m/c. What is wrong with people? Mind your own business!!! The way I handled it was: "OMG are you saying I am fat! That is so not nice and here I am trying to exercise only to be told I am fat in the middle of an open plan office!!!". That way she understood that she is asking an inappropriate question in an inappropriate place, the rest of them heard and nobody said anything about it again to me anyway.
TTC5 great dream! I think a break might be good. I think if u feel better about yourself you will feel better about your ttc and are less stressed and thus more likely to conceive. I know stress sways blue but too much stress and focus on ttc often leads to not getting pregnant I think and you need to be pregnant to get a boy.
Lola go for the veggie diet. I have also decided to eat a lot more nuts and eggs despite their magnesium content after I heard about my relative having a boy. It is deffinitely different to what I ate when my girls were conceived, so it might work.
DD2 had reflux too. She would cry and vomit all the time. These things helped: Tilt her cot by putting some phone books where her head is; if she is breastfed try and hold her a bit upright when feeding; burp her often; hold her upright over your shoulder or in a baby carrier a lot; if she falls asleep put her down but otherwise just hold her. Mine got over it at about 7-8mths. I tried meds but I did not think they helped so I stopped. GL
3PNB, great news about your appointment! I'm sure you feel better now after seeing the heartbeat.
Kris, once again congrats!
Layla, when are you making your attempt?
ELP, how you feeling?
Kris- a ticker?! Did I miss something or is this positive thinking? Either way I love it, tickers for everyone!
I am still waiting for a sign of O babydes!!! I am using opk but nothing so far. My last several af were a mess as I was weaning DD2 so I have no idea when I will O. I may have missed it I am begining to think but who knows. I have lots of CM this month btw, great news hey? Hopefully it will be put to good use soon...Quote:
Originally Posted by babydes56
Are you still weaning DD? How old is she? Dont they sway bf sways pink? Would not rather wait until after weaning to try?
No she is off the breast for one whole month now! I hope that is enough. Maybe I should wait another month to work out my cycle. I really do not like extending this as I am in my late 30s and hate this diet (all the meat and salt) I know I will not be able to keep it up for much longer...
Ditto illuv... CongratsQuote:
Originally Posted by Kris217
haha no it's not positive thinking, i got my BFP!! Well 2 of them so far :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue
Snap. I'm sitting here right now catching up on everything while my two lovely little ladies sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Layla
I hope a break will help. I haven't even started trying yet and I already think I am becoming too 'obsessed' with this swaying stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
Iluv, congratulations!! Wow, I am so happy for you! I hope you have a smooth pregnancy and that your hypothyroidism settles down with the meds.
3PNB, fantastic that your appointment went so well :D
Hi ladies!
Wow, 3 days away and 2 BFP's! Congrats Kris! Here's to a great pregnancy for you! This is your 1st right? That alone will make it so fun ... everything will be new for you :-)
Iluv, BIG BIG BIG hugs dear, and BIG congrats too... a BFP is wonderful news though I totally understand your concerns. Definitely will be praying that this bean is healthy and developing well, and that your doctors are very understanding of how you'll be feeling emotionally during this pregnancy. How is DH handling the news?
5 I'm bummed this wasn't your month love! Your cycles have a good way of faking us out! A break sure can't hurt IMO, if you're in no rush, then there is no reason not to take some time off.
Cheeky I bet people just missed your post, I can't wait to go see/comment on your sway!
Hi to everyone!!! Sorry for everyone I missed but after being off for 3 days it is hard to catch up! I'll get back into the swing of it :-)
Congrats Kris...i missed this one too.!
OH MY!!! CONGRATS, Iluv!!!!!! :celebrate: I know you are freaked out, but just let your doctors direct you on the right course with meds and whatnot, and just trust that all will be ok. I am so happy for you!!!!!
Cheeky, you are due on my DD2's birthday, which is awesome! Today is incidently my oldest's 9th birthday....kinda makes me sad that she getting so big.
3pnb, I like the idea of coming up with a good "mind your biznass" comment. Hope it goes smoothly, and sorry you are stressed about that crap.
So, blue swayers are dropping off the swaying list like flies now. Let's keep it rolling! Who is attempting this month? I am CD2 today, popping me some Clomid tomorrow morning after an FSH level check. Woot woot. Turns out that not only will my mother be with us when I am O'ing, but we will also have to be at MY FREAKING GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE as she wants us to drive to see her while my mom is here, and they already planned on those days. I mean, COME ON. :hair:
How are you doing, TTC5? I hope you are hanging in there. Hopefully these next couple of months will find us all wiped off and into the pregnancy boards.
Thanks, I think mixed feelings pretty much sums it up....well that a bit of fear, which stinks cuz I'd rather be jumping for joy. :) I'm thanking God for my pregnancy though. My OB is having me come in for a blood pregnancy test and a thyroid (although this might not show anything since it hasn't been 6-8 weeks but we'll see) and then he'll schedule an u/s. I haven't heard back from my GP yet but did let her know about my + hpt over email. I took another FRER hpt and it was still positive, plus I feel pregnant. I also called my acupuncturist so see if they can do anything to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheekymoo
Thanks for the support, I just have to pray and hope all is OK.
LOL Cheeky! How many times have you POAS to confirm then ? :) I think irrationality is a perfect sign of pregnancy. :) I feel fairly normal, but not, in the same way. I've had like the beginning of a cold (like my body's trying to fight it) for a good week now, I went to be at 9 p.m. last night which is not normal and feel a bit different, but my boobs don't hurt and I haven't crashed physically yet. I do get nauseous when I don't eat for too long too. Do you have an u/s scheduled soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheekymoo
Kris - it appears we like the same ticker. :)
Yes the internet is good and bad. :) However, it is a real possibility and after DS2, I am not cocky anymore about nothing will happen, you know. I don't tend to buy too much into the positive thinking, I heard that w/ DS2 and...well you know. I do know it is what it is, and am balancing OK now, but it is a real possibility that something could go wrong. Hopefully it won't. The fact is that there are just some things we can't control and I have to deal with that. I'm not innocent anymore and it makes this stuff a lot more real. I sure wish my Dr.'s w/h told me the dangers or I would've stopped ttc. I would've been bummed but would have held off. Thanks Layla!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Layla
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by cemas
He's a bit standoffish and we haven't talked about it too much. The lines were light the other day so he wanted to see another one. I left another positive 1 on his desk this morning so we'll see. He's been pretty cranky for several days now so at this point I'm not sure. I think we are both just scared. This will be an interesting pregnancy to say the least. Like I said and I'm sure lots of ladies understand on here, that we are just not innocent anymore about the things that can happen. We can't just get pregnant now and assume that everything will be OK. We are pretty balanced though and we'll get through it, it will just be different.Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Not seeming to catch a break, huh Lola. :) Thanks for the congrats and a bunch of blue swayers are getting their bfp's so hopefully everyone else can follow right along. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
Lola that is BRUTAL! I mean, almost a comedy of errors right?!? You take 3 months off and the 1st month you can try again you'll be at your grandmother's house with your mom. Sheesh! How will you work around it? Take off in the car for a quick "errand" and ... you know ;-) Regardless I am super excited you're getting close to attempt again. FX the Clomid along with all your fab supps make an uber healthy egg for you this month!
Iluv, glad your OB is going to get you in for the tests. Ideally they will give you lots of u/s too. But having been thru what you've been thru, I imagine the actual birthday will be the only time you can truly start to breathe a little easier. Loss of innocence flat-out sucks.
Thought for sure I was going to throw up in Target this am but grabbed some of DD's icee and popcorn and managed to keep it down. This does not bode well for me... I'm 7 weeks today and this is how I felt with DD1 at around the same time, and I was pretty sick with her til 15 weeks. I'm not at all worried about it being a sign of another DD as opposed to DS since I wasn't at all sick with DD2, I'm just not wanting to be sick for 8 weeks.
OH, and one of my besties (she was my maid of honor) got engaged this weekend, and is getting married 3 weeks after I am due with DC3. And she's a 3 hour plane ride from me ... it's going to be tricky but I can't miss her wedding, I just can't!!! Nor am I about to fly with a newborn. I'm worried about how breastfeeding will go since I'll have to be gone for 3 days, and babe will have to be on a bottle, but I'm sure it will all work out somehow.
Anyhow today I really wish we had waited to TTC. I'm very cranky today (mostly because of the sick feeling, and no doubt also for the hormones) and it'll pass but right now I'm just kicking myself for not waiting til fall like we originally planned.
I totally just heard that popcorn and icee's were the best thing to eat for pregnancy nausea! :) I'm telling you, acupuncture and continually eat small meals. Don't let more than 2 hrs go by w/o eating something, even saltines. Nausea blows! I had 1 dr. that prescribed nausea meds to every pregnant person but that's the only 1 who ever did that.Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
You might decide to travel w/ the newborn anyway, I get soooo crazy not able to leave my little ones. I even pretended 1 pregnancy that I would be able to put my newborn in daycare if I needed to, to go back to work. DH ended up being a stay-at-home Dad when DD2 was 7 months old instead. :)
I think your friend s/h asked you if it was OK to get married instead. LOL!
I know, right?!?! I thought we were FRIENDS. Sheesh :wink: I think I could leave a newbie with DH for the weekend ... we'd probably have my Mom come in to help with the bigs. But yes, it could totally happen that I'd just have to take baby with me. At least then it would be obvious why I'm all fat :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by iluvmyman
My doc with DD1 gave me zofran for the nausea and it didn't do a darned thing for me. I'm going to ask for it again at my 8 week appointment though and give it a shot. I also tried those sea bands with her and had no luck. I had another bad moment a bit ago and ate a bit of fruit and it seemed to help, so for now I'm going to keep trying like you said, to eat every couple of hours.
And I think popcorn and icees are the key to successful target shopping! It's like a $2 surcharge on every trip but it totally keeps my girls snacking in the cart instead of running around like banshees :bigsmile:
Oh and Lola, Happy Birthday to your 9 year old! Any fun plans? I hope she (and all of you!) have a wonderful day!
I totally bribe my kids too. Does it help w/ less...."can I have that", "Can I have that for my b-day" "I waaant thaaaat". I honestly try to avoid shopping w/ the kids. Lovely, DD2 has really ruined me to taking kids shopping. I always felt guilty when they were in the cart too long too, so I get myself into these problems. You'd think I was Catholic or Jewish with the weird guilt I feel w/ my kids, especially when they are little. Hence I guess why my 4 1/2 year old still comes to my bed a lot of nights. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Happy b-day to your DD. My girls just turned 16 & 7 this past week and weekend. Crazy, crazy!
I like the reason for why I'm fat. It's like you want to wear something that says "I'm not fat, I just had a baby." or ask your friend is there anyway during your vows to each other that you could mention to the congregation that you just had a baby so no one would question. LOL! A good friend would totally do that. :)
Yes, Iluv, a good friend WOULD do that! I'm going to have her just put an insert in the program ;-) Of me in a bikini, pre-childbirth, so it can REALLY do the trick!
My girls are actually pretty good about the not-asking-for-stuff thing ... I have a list in my phone and whenever they ask for something I always tell them they can have it ... for their birthday :-) And then I put it on the list. So far it works but I don't expect that to last forever!
Can't believe you have a 16 year old ... that age scares me! Is she driving?
Hi ladies. I have to quickly update and ask you a questin, before my girls wake up and the crazy morning before school routine starts so sorry for ignoring your comments. I tested with opk and my saliva tester this morning/ The opk seems to show that the control line is only slightly darker than the test line. My salaiva microscope does not have any ferns just thick bubles. My CM was sticky then day before yesterday egg white and now this morning it is watery. So I am thinking I am getting close to O but not yet time to attempt. Maybe tomorrow morning for a 1st attempt after I test again (probably at 4am to make sure evryone is asleep? I have a house full of guests btw. I had to accommodate a single mum with 3 girls this week.
Still not 100% sure I should attempt. 6 weeks on diet but are noticing a LOT of CM. I have never had that much in my whole life seriously. Also 7 days after full moon. And under a lot of stress this month about returning to work as well as unexpected guests. If I wait till Sept I may O on actual full moon day but who knows as have had crazy cycles lately. I will also be on a diet longer if I manage to keep up to it at work. I will be even more stressed if I go back to work but maybe too stressed to focus on diet or to even get pg. If I don't go back I may be too relaxed and too bored. What do you think? I do feel like I have been postpoing attempt for ages now as I was trying to wean DD2...
Layla are you taking OPKs in the am or pm? From what I've read and my experience they are most accurate in the pm. But it does sound like you are getting close to O! Tough to be doing all of this while having house guests!
Oh and on your second Q it is so hard to advise! Do you think if you got pg this cycle you'd worry about the strength of your sway, or would you just be happy to be pg?
Thank you begonia for replying!!! I have been testing in the am actually. Should I test again this arvo?
I think I may worry a little about the strenght of my sway to be honest. However I know that I will be so happy to be at work pregnant and therefore with oh who cares I am going on mat leave again soon, that this may overcome my sway worries. On the other hand if I don't attempt and it does not work as planned in 3 months time I will be really unhappy to have waited so long and it may end up being a 6 month wait or longer and then I am sure i will give up swaying alltogether. I am strongly thinking to give it a shot and see what happens.
I think based on the fact that you think it might take you awhile, I would go ahead and try now. You've been good for 6 weeks and you're right ... the longer you do it, the harder it is to stay on the diet/supps as well as you do when you're first starting out.
I would definitely test again this afternoon or evening. The recommended times for OPK's are 2pm and 6pm because your LH peaks during the day. If you catch it in the morning the odds are that your surge started the day prior, and you're catching the downswing rather than the true peak.
That is a perfect idea and I think your friend will totally go for that, it's not "her" day anyway. GL! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
My DS1 used to ask for stuff all the time then and we said maybe for your birthday. So, now he says it just as much but asks for it for his b-day. He's my only child who does that though.
She has her permit but she doesn't want to drive w/ DH so he told her she didn't get to drive unless she's driven w/ him 1st. So, she hasn't driven since and it's been weeks & weeks. Guess her license isn't that important to her. She's a good teenager as far as her choices but still, the teenage years are pretty tough.
Layla, ITA with this advice! And you don't want to be on this diet for any longer than you have to. 6 weeks is perfect, 6 months is not cool. Keep testing, sounds indeed like you will O soon. GL!Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
I have the fertilefocus and haven't been very happy w/ it at all. I think you have to test our saliva several times a day w/ it to catch it being accurate. I would go off of opk's w/ a digital confirmation and cm before the saliva. I didn't get full ferrning this month at the times I tested and barley any ferrning at all. Not sure if you've tried it for a couple of cycles or not. A lot of ladies take opk's several times a day. I took them generally around 11 a.m. and again in the evening. Don't use FMU for your OPK's, only FMU for hpt's. Watery CM is fertile CM so if you aren't O now you s/b soon. Test at least 2x's a day I would say. what CD are you on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Layla
I think past the 1st attempt I've totally questioned my sway, in fact, not sure how much of a "sway" I've managed at all at this point. I put sooo much into the 1st attempt that i got disappointed and burnt out. I knew if it was going to take months (which it did for various reasons) I'd never be able to keep up w/ the sway. Timing for ttc is hard and timing is never "perfect". I realized today the boy clothes if I, if it's a boy, will be the wrong season. If you have been swaying for a good 6 weeks you s/b fine. What does DH think? Most of us don't buy too much into the moon but I think you are actually effected by it. My cycle wasn't at the full moon, but I did see decent solar flares around time of conception so who knows.
OMG, I am going to lose it when mine are teenagers. The freshly 9-yo one in already super sassy when she wants to be. I'm sure you gals all have at least one with the mouth!
Yea, I'm not sure what we are going to exactly do about the sex thing. Getting pregnant at my grandma's house gives me the heebie-jeebies. And I am sure her bed frames are not exactly new either, so....you know what I mean. We are going to dtd every other day from CD10-18 or so, after I am sure I O'ed. I may even say we have to do a day trip, I just can't handle too much of this insanity. This is HANDS DOWN the best month for me to get pg with my job....which is why I was ttc first month in August of last year! I think I will be O'ing right around the 30th or so.
Iluv, I know what you mean about not being innocent anymore.....I just hope you can get an u/s soon and some sense of peace will seep in! Hugs, hunni.....
Begonia, ugh, what is with the weddings right around baby time? I swear. I had to be a bridesmaid when I was 6 months pg with DD2, as well as the MOH when she was 4 months old (and I was still a cow and nursing, so no fun for me). Remember Dollydoodle from IG? She had her baby boy yesterday morning, and has her sister's wedding in a couple of weeks! They are doing great, though.