Zivic - goodluck with your attempt tonight :) FX!
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Zivic - goodluck with your attempt tonight :) FX!
I had thought about doing the table thing and sticking the OPKs down as well. I've got a whole row of them in my bathroom. I just love seeing that positive OPK!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheekymoo
YES Bec only one thing beats a double line on an OPK and thats one on a pregnancy test! I must say I can't believe how anxious I feel - I think I will be doing a manic happy dance like TTC5 did when she got her positive OPK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bec
I definately think the table gave me good info- Although the jokes on me-.:rofl: as It is NOT working anything like the last three months this month Ahhh the best laid plans......:happy:
Cheeky, yep yep totally agree. I still have the first HPTs I did with both my girls. Can't bring myself to get rid of them. Hopefully you'll get a positive soon so you can do your little victory dance :D
OMG ZB this cracked me up!!!! FX this is your month lady, good luck tonight!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zivic-Bubac
Oh ME TOO!!! LOL! And I saved this one! I can't believe the lines are still there, I thought surely they would have faded by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bec
FX that surge comes soon Cheeky! Just keep at those headstands and apricots, LOL!
Hi gals - I am popping in for a minute here. Honor is super fussy in the evenings, which is when I usually checked in on the forums. Going to try and pop in sometime in the mornings (her best time) to keep up w/ personals because I miss cheering everyone on!
Aside from evening fussies things are going really well for us and I am still so in love with my newest little lady!
TTC5 can you update my listing for me?
Skrimpy
Swayer in waiting
TTC DC # 6
I am continuing a pg diet while nursing my DD - starting to tailor it to boy diet but still keeping in dairy. I've started up a few breastfeeding-safe supplements: Prenatal, Folic Acid, Fish Oil, B-complex, plus extra B6 and B12. Doing the B's to help keep postpartum depression at bay since I struggled w/ prenatal depression/GD. Also doing Vit. D and Iodine supps a couple of times a week. DH is about to start a very primal/paleo diet to try and lose weight but I will keep up a moderate carb intake. Going to start some strength training when my midwife gives the go-ahead! Hopefully will shed extra baby lbs and build some muscle by the time my cycles resume - will chart & add more supps at that point :)
Tink for food recs I ate at least 2 of these a day, packed with sodium/potassium and a decent amount of protein. I loved them! http://www.ballparkfranks.com/franks-turkey-franks
Also dried fruit + nuts is excellent. And beef jerky is another good protein + sodium snack to have with dried fruit. I grew to love v8 hot and spicy, buy the low sodium and just add a ton of salt. Hmmm, oh I ate cereal with whole milk every night, too. And lots of fruits and veg, obvi potato, banana, tomato, but also avocado is great IMO for ttc boy with the fat/potassium. For breakfast I usually ate eggs, bacon, and fruit salad.
So there's some ideas to get you started ...
Last night we were laying in bed and my DH was like, do you think there's any chance this one could be a boy? I felt so sad for him, in a way, because I know he wants a son so badly but doesn't think it is possible for us. He said that's why he wants to wait til delivery too. It's the first time he has admitted all of that. Anyhow, I don't know if I'm just protecting myself or it truly is intuition but my gut tells me it is another girl. That said I was sure DD2 was a boy so I've been wrong before ... here's hoping I'm wrong again, I would love for DH to have a son. And this is for sure our last baby so we're either getting a son now or never. :pray:
TTC5 your DH is a total doll for saying that!!
My DH gets excited about me being pg bc my boobs get big, LOL! I'm normally an a-cup and get up to a C, so it's big fun for him .... until I start lactating :rofl:
Ok just read the last few posts in the June thread and about peed a little myself seeing all of your OPK's cheeky!!!! That is AWESOME!!!!
Babydes FX that little one is nestled in and healthy in your scan! Can't wait to hear about it! Seeing them for the first time is so precious :awe:
haha oh wow an A to a C, I hope that doesn't mean I'll go from a D to double E!Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Aww FX for a little boy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Have strong faith begonia, and u will have ur son.
Wow, Kris, you just might ... some women don't change but most of my friends definitely get a big boost during pregnancy! Thanks for the FX! FX we all get sons!
Cemas thank you so much, I really appreciate the encouragement :happy:
Just realised there's a July thread already, it's only the 30th June lool.
Begonia, i could have written your post because i think i'm having another girl. Maybe it's my way of preparing myself should that be the case. I went for scan today & was nervous about everything. Suddenly i was kinda regretting for putting myself through the torture of finding out if there's a heartbeat, is it ectopic & then from there it's is baby healthy, is a boy/girl aaargh! Anyway scan went well, i'm 7wks 1day, due 11/2/12
Bec - so glad you're o'ing on your own and getting tons of ewcm, I swear by the fish oil! I still have my bfp from all mine too, my test from dd1 is 10 yrs old and still perfect!
B- thats great dd2 did so well! My girls have always been obsessed with babies, practically smother them lol My three are 2 yrs and 9 mo apart give or take a week. It's a great gap, they are close and play together well but the older is old enough to help. dd3 and this one will be 4 1/2 yrs apart, I hate that they will be so far apart. 3 and 4 were only supposed to be 3 1/2 yrs apart, stupid m/c. I also am on my now or never baby, fx we both have our boys.
ZB - good luck!!
Skrimpy - glad to hear from you and you're doing well!
Kris - fear not the huge boobs, I usually only go up a cup during pregnancy. Nursing is a whole different story, with dd2 I went from a small C to a full F. I used to joke it was f for f*cking huge boobs lol
Baby - So glad your scan went well! I truly envy that you're feeling great but know that I'll be feeling good again soon so gloat away :)
Seriously spending all day at or on my way to/from school. Took dd1 to school at 8:20, heading back for her awards ceremony @ 10, taking dd2 to school @ 12.30 then back for her awards ceremony @ 1:15. Hoping after that I can come home and take a nap lol
Cold is getting better but still kicking my butt, I simply didn't need more strain on my system.
Sorry you still feeling that way, when's your scan? I doubt i'll go through this preg without nausea i'm sure it's coming soon so i'm enjoying for now
Cemas, are you attempting this month. If i'm right you not taking anything to induce ovulation?
I agree with Bec and Cheeky - still have the positive HPT's from my kiddos :p
Bec - it's fantastic that you are o'ing on your own! I bet it is the supps/diet/exercise that's helping.
Cheeky - FX for a BFP happy dance for you soon ;)
Begonia - aww, it's good that your DH was able to say things to you. I truly wish we'd waited until delivery to find out with our newest DD - I had a lot of GD during pg but fell totally in love with her when I pulled her into my arms the first time <3 FX that you have a sweet blue bean in there and that you'll have peace whenever you find out :)
Kris - I only get a little bit of change during pregnancy... in the early days of nursing I feel like Dolly Parton, but then it seems to even out and I end up pretty much back to where I started (just with milk, lol)... so not everyone gets as much of a boost during pg.
baby - glad to hear your scan went well!
3PNB - beibg back and forth and back and forth is always tough when pg, lol. I hope you get your nap too - and that you're able to kick the cold. Maybe you'll be able to get some rest this weekend.
Baby - first appt is the 14th, I'll be begging for a scan but who knows. I'm hoping after last time they'll humor me :)
Thanks Skrimpy, I'll get tons of rest this weekend, dh is a pro at this.
I hope they humor you too, Jen ... I know if I'd been thru what you have, I'd be begging for one too. So here's hoping they oblige. Good to know yours are around the same gap as mine are/will be! I like the spacing on DD1 and DD2, but so many of my friends have them closer together. To each her own :happy: And I hope you get your rest today!
Baby I am glad your bean looks good so far! Phew! One less thing to fret over for now. And perhaps we're both wrong... maybe we've got :DS: but I think I'd rather get used to the idea of :DD: than get my hopes up. I'd love to be wrong this time though! And I hope you are too :happy:
Skrimpy thanks for sharing that re: waiting til birth. I'm going to hope for a good nub shot (though neither of my NT scans with the girls showed one) but DH doesn't want to know a thing until delivery, so we won't find out for sure til then. It helps to hear you think that would have been better for you. I LOVE your baby girl's name! And I'm glad you're back on our thread!
I do think I'd be less crazy about wondering if I hadn't swayed and just gotten pg. But now it feels like I need to know if all of this worked. Waiting 9 months for a test result is forever :mad:
Speaking of not finding out til delivery I was looking over sways on IG and saw HAS321 had her baby a couple weeks ago - a boy after 3 girls :bigsmile: So happy for her! Always nice to see someone get their DG.
B, I TOTALLY know how you feel, this is exactly how many of us are, and I had the exact same feelings when pg for that brief time. Just remember that you won't know for some time, so no use getting yourself upset over something that may not be true (ie another girl)! For me, I had to kind of assume it was a girl so I wouldn't be devastated at birth or u/s, it helped me feel like it would be ok. I guess I didn't so much assume it would be a girl, actually, as I just tried to envision both scenarios and be ok with either. Anyway, healthy is what we all want here, that is the biggest blessing of all.Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Babydes, SOOOOO glad your scan went well and your baby has a strong little heartbeat!!!!!
Skrimpy, glad to see you again and all is well! I know how those evening fussies are, my #2 was that way for sure. Making dinner was a joy. But so glad you are doing well and back in the swing of things.
Good luck, ZB!
Bec, right on with o'ing on your own, girl! I didn't know you couldn't do wheatgrass with Clomid...oh well, I may not get it, have no idea what my rad doctor will get me going with. We decided not to do all the testing. Too stressful, and I don't need any more unnecessary medical bills. My gut instinct tells me we had bad luck with bad eggs or embryo or whatever and just being healthy and trying again is all we can do.
TTC5, your Dh is a sweetheart....so nice to have a good man tell you how amazing you are! I hope he is right about there being a baby in there.
Lola, great to have you back! :Flower: Cheekymo-what a beautiful gallery of OPKs :wink: Thank you for good wishes :kiss:
Anyway, I wanted to tell you
The damage is done! :bigsmile:
Skrimpy, you right about waiting till birth to find out & i'd love to do that but i know it would kill me not to find out
3PNB, is it not normal procedure to have a scan when you have your visit? Good luck on the 14th! In England we only get 2 scans, one at 12wks & another at 20wks. I had one this early because i'm with fertility clinic so they just wanted to check everything was ok.
Begonia, i hear you i hope we wrong & have our boys!
Bec, great that you ovulating on your own FX this lasts till your attempt. I took wheatgrass with clomid & still managed to ovulate so why is that you cant take the wheatgrass?
Lola, thanks! Hun just keep doing all you can to boost egg quality. I dont know if the wheatgrass & DHEA that i took helped me get preg because it was the month that i took those that it happened.
Zivic, great news! Tell us all. Did you use preseed, ew? How many times did you dtd etc. GL now you in 2ww
OK, here comes TMI:
I had -OPK at 2pm BUT my CP was very high and soft around 3pm and SHOW around 5pm.
DH came back home around 5:20, so I was all over him immediately lol! and we dtd once around 5:30pm, no bsf, no ew ( although I planned to use some but gave up the idea as I had enough ~hopefuly~ EWCM with pH close to 8:cool: So I didn't want to ruin that natural CM with such great pH.
If my CP SHOW around 5pm and I had completely clear and stretchy EWCM, when do you think I Oed?
(btw those OPK strips I'm using are obvious crap :mad: I'll test tomorrow though, just in case)
ZB - woohoo!
Baby - I see a midwife and usually only get one scan at 20ish weeks but I'm hoping between the Oct incident and my 10 yr history with them that they'll bring out the little office one just to take a peek. Truth be told I'll beg, whine and full on cry to get it done if I have to.
How many days of +opks do you usually get & why did you not wait you had +opk. Do you think the opk would have been + had you used a better brand? How many times are you planning to dtd? Great stuff with ewcm & ph of 8, those boy swimmers will thrive in there
Lola thanks for empathizing! I love how many of us in our little crew are really coming from the same place on all this stuff. It helps so much to feel like other people "get it" too.
Beg whine and cry Jen! Do it shamelessly! Last time I got the NT scans, which here they do at 12 weeks and 16 weeks, and then no more for the rest of the pg. But my doc said due to having a large birthweight baby (dd2 was almost 9.5 lbs) they will probably do a late-term scan on me with baby #3. Which will SUCK b/c I will TOTALLY want to know gender at that point, LOL!
ZB, c'mon, there is NO tmi anymore, LOL! That EWCM sounds PERFECT for your attempt so I think skipping all the other fake business was smart. Go with the natural when you've got it for sure! With CP SHOW and all the CM I would guess you'll O within 24 hours. I would wait a couple hours since you just DTD, but I would check the CP/CM again later and see how it feels. I bet by tomorrow afternoon you'll find it closing up.
You go girl, do what you gotta do to get that scan, i'm sure they'll do it considering your history. I thought the US did more than one scan.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue
Begonia, i was trying to ask all sorts at scan today but didnt get much info. I asked about placenta & she said she cant tell because it only develops from 101wks, asked about heart rate she said she cant check but she did say she thinks i ovulated from the right. My scan pic has baby on right side so i dont know if that means left but i if i remember well scans are read differently depending on how they are taken, mine was an internal one
Interesting about the scans Baby! I had no idea about the placenta not being developed yet, not being able to check heart rate, etc. I totally forgot but I did have an 8 week scan with DD2 as well. So I had 3 with hers. And with DD1 I had 5!!! That was unusual though and the extras were for different concerns my doc was having.
So Jen you'll be 10 weeks when you go, right? And hey congrats on having award winning girls :bigsmile:
My nausea has been so weird so far; I just have absolutely no appetite. I'm feeling awful bc this baby is not getting much nourishment ... I've been trying to drink juices and milk to keep some nutrients going, but I just feel so blah about eating. It's bizarre. I ate the fried chicken sandwich yesterday and that went down well but it didn't sound good at all today, so I've just had juice, milk and some popcorn at the movies with DD1. We saw Cars 2 :happy:
b- don't worry if it comes to the crying I'll be nominated for an academy award for my touching performance lol Oh and I'm with you too, I've already wrapped my mind around another girl. Yep I'll be 10 wks to the day and thanks, we are very proud :)
Baby- With a dr you get many more but unless there's a reason midwives tend to look much less.
Done :)Quote:
Originally Posted by skrimpy
Happy 8 weeks Jen!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue
FX for you!!!! Can't comment on when you may have o'd though sorry as it would be a blind stab in the dark but given your cervix was open and you had ewcm you are in for a fabbo chance I say!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zivic-Bubac
My boobs are soo big already from this weight gain I would be about a DD not LOL I go up at least 2-3 sizes when preg so I am going to be like G - for Ginormous! lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Thanks :kiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5