Hi,
I think Spicy suits me better than Tuna, lol. So, I am going to a baby shower today and food is always girl friendly- lots of sweets and breads, etc. I just stay busy chasing my DD- always a good plan! :)
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Hi,
I think Spicy suits me better than Tuna, lol. So, I am going to a baby shower today and food is always girl friendly- lots of sweets and breads, etc. I just stay busy chasing my DD- always a good plan! :)
Speaking of- what do you gals do/or say when you are at friends house? Do you fess up or do you just avoid some foods? I guess you could always load everything with salt!
LOL you could just say you are trying to watch your weight....Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi
I basically stay busy chasing DD so I don't have time to think about it. I had a few grapes and they had sandwiches with proscuitto and tomato- yum!
yep night of the +.Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
Stick to what's allowed or eat nothing at all if your close to your O date. If you aren't trying for a few weeks I really don't think one little cheat will hurt anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi
Thanks 3Pink. Anyone out there finding the magnesium range difficult? I eat mostly IG diet stuff and I still am outside of the range, but well within the calcium, potassium, and sodium range.
I feel like it is coming from fruit- like apples, bananas, and dates, and really helpful things like avocado. I do want to continue to eat those things!
Spicy I was actually all curious just now about my magnesium levels and bookmarked this as a handy reference for the high/med/low mag foods. I'm not super concerned about staying w/in IG levels, but I do want my levels of mg/ca to be low relative to my k/na. Here's the link in case it helps someone else:
http://www.centerformaged.org/index....nsity+in+Foods
With regard to being out and eating around others I feel like the TW approach is so much less restrictive that I haven't spent time fretting over it. We're going out to dinner tonight, brunch tomorrow ... we eat out frequently with friends so at least for me I just can't be super restricted. I do think that in the Af-O before our attempt I will likely be pretty strict and just try to avoid tough situations! Or plead a stomach bug ;-)
So annoying my FF CHART has now taken away my cross hairs?!!!! =(
WTH TTC5?!? Has it ever done that before? I know you mentioned how stressed this week has been so maybe FF is trying to jump in that party ;-) I'm not a FF user but I bet someone else will be able to chime in!
no idea... I put in my temp for this morning and it had dipped down again so my XH's went =(
Gah this cycle is so funny... either my hormones are changing or it is all stress related. I have also come with with a head cold??
Thank goodness you weren't counting on this month to TTC! FX next month is a bit easier on you!
Yes I say! I have one more cycle to track and then we can try! Although the closer it is getting the more nervous I feel lol
And that is why I've stopped temping, so much stress.
Do you find it better not temping? I worry that if I don't I would give myself as accurate a sway as I possibly can =(Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue
I temp'd long enough to get an idea of when I O, I know it happens 18-24 hrs after the +. I'm not going for the 1 shot on O day anymore. We are dtd the night of the + and the next night as well. I feel more confident we'll catch egg that way and since my cm doesn't even start going creamy till 2 days after the + I know things are still boy friendly.
TTC5 I get super nervous when I think about ACTUALLY having an attempt!!! I think b/c once I am pg, then the sway is over and it is officially out of my control. At least right now I feel like I have some teeny tiny ability to "control" this. Not that I'm type A ;-)
Jen I'm with you - my O is pretty much 18-24 hours after that first +OPK. I plan to BD 2 days prior to O and on or just before O, depending on how it all works out. I'm not going with the one shot deal either, but I read a ton of the studies on timing in humans and am personally unconvinced that it has anything to do with it.
What is everyone having for protein in the am? Bacon and eggs are the obvious choices but I'm wondering if there is something else out there.
Begonia!!!!! Sweetie where have you been? I missed you. I so remember your attempt start was April. Are ya still going in April? And I'd def say that BD on o-2 and on O is a good plan. As for morning breakfast try to add cereal which has high protien. I found the K and Kashi one did have good protien with less surgar and 0 calcium. I agree that timing has nothing to do with it. But it's good to have. All the very best to you and everyone.
Hi Aqua!!!! I missed you too and am so glad to see you here! I fell off IG mostly due to frustration, like so many others, and things got hectic with selling our house and trying to find something temp to live in while we remodel another one. I couldn't keep up with FB either so just kind of lost touch for a couple months but knew I'd be back :-) You are right, we were going to start in April, but have put it off AGAIN b/c we are waiting to get a good idea of when we'll be able to move in the new one ... I wouldn't mind moving with a newborn but I don't want to move when I'm 9 months pregnant, KWIM?
How are you feeling?!?! Did you have an NT scan? Will you find out? Have you told DD yet about the new sibling on the way? And what is the status of your job hunting?
Oh and thank you for the cereal tips! I used to eat the Kashi Go Lean crunch all the time! I should get some more of that.
Hi ladies, we it seems cross hairs have come back after this morning temp added in..
I would eat beforehand or just choose the food that is diet-friendly, kinda like if I was on an actual diet to lose weight. Only my best friend knows about the swaying stuff.....Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi
My sentiments exactly!Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue
Oatmeal is a good choice, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
And yea, I wanna know about Aqua's NT scan, too!
3PinkNeedBlue, totally agree on your BD timing along with Lola. Oh! We stayed 2 days for thanksgiving with family and it was difficult. My cousin thought I was insane with all the food things. I had carried stevia, pinapple juice, V8, nutritional yeast flakes and the sea salt with me. I gave wierd excuses for them stating some health changes I am planning at. I said I always kept the salt in my bag and asked her to try it like a suggestion. I am hoping she forgot my little craziness by now...lol. I do have some blood clotting disorder and slight Rhreumatism which hardly effects anything, but I used them as a weapon for my dietary choices when I was there.
Begonia, Congrats on selling the house adn good luck with the new one. I understand on waiting until the time is right.
Lola, Begonia..I did go to a NT scan on Friday with a little worry cos I was spotting. THat has never happend before. So we were so worried about everything.
After the peri said everything looks good and the spotting is common she asked if we wanted to know the gender. I acted cool and just blurted out "sure" but wanted to take it back...lol. But before I could say anything she threw us her guess after measuring the spine and with a potty shot!
I have the profile and the doctored potty shot posted on the U/S board.
AHHHHH! Going there now! SO glad all is ok with the spotting, Aqua......I am wondering if you are happy or not???? Going over to scan boards now....Quote:
Originally Posted by Aqua
Glad you got those crosshairs back TTC5!
Aqua you're so saucy posting them over there and making us go look :-) But I'm glad I did! I am happy all is OK with the spotting; I know that must made you quite anxious but what a relief to hear all is Ok with the little one. Keep us posted!
Lola will you be getting the NT scan? It seems like they are so much more common now. When I had DD1 in '05 it wasn't even mentioned but with DD2 in '09 it was treated like it was standard.
Oh and Aqua I totally remember the Thanksgiving thing with you traveling :-) That was some funny stuff! Oh the things we do ... I've used the "health kick" excuse a ton when my mom comes to visit and I'm dumping what looks like fish food (NYF) into giant glasses of V8, when for most of my life I refused to ever drink juice.
Yea, if my doctor wants to do it. I have no idea what they will insist I do as far as testing since I'm 35. If I have a CVS, then I guess I won't need an NT scan, but I bet they will do a scan at some point around that time frame just to look at the baby. I don't know how I feel about a CVS yet. Part of me will want to do it, and part of me is scared of the m/c risks. Anyway, I am so chicken about finding out the gender...I feel like a multiple personality sometimes....I just don't want to be upset. But, the way our club is rolling lately, hopefully I will be blessed with blue also!Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Great posts. Keep them rolling in.
As an aside- who is keeping up with pH? Mine won't budge beyond upper 5 and maybe 6. I have been doing this diet for 8 weeks!
LOL I am the same! I have my Mum and 3 siblings living with us at the moment and they keep asking DH and I about all these vitamins and gelatin - lol. DH says "Oh DW is on some health kick I just take what she says" lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Aqua
OMG exciting! Must go find this pic ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aqua
Thankyou! Looking at this cycle compared to last two I *think* my post O temps are lower? What do you ladies think? This is a good sign right??Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Fish flakes hahahaha :rofl: Come to think of it, this is just how they look :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
TTC5 I am not the biggest fan of the NYF! I was scoping out the cans of Brewers Yeast at the health food store Sunday and once I finish this jar of NYF I think I'm going to try that stuff out. There were some that were higher in protein and potassium than my NYF. And umm, no wonder you were saying you have some stress in the living sitch! That is a lot of extra peeps around!
Spicy my pH really doesn't budge much either. I'm not troubled about it. I will say my urine pH is definitely in a healthier range than it ever was before. But my CM pH is in the 6's normally.
My almost 2 year old has covered her arms with red ink stars from a stamper she found. It looks like she has poison ivy. I should probably go do something about that...
Lola I hope you don't have to make the CVS decision! That would be a hard one. I actually wasn't even sure I wanted to do the NT scan with DD2. Any of the tests that could show something negative always make me nervous, and the CVS with the risks (albeit low ones) would definitely give me some anxiety. Here's hoping your OB just suggests rolling with the NT scan, and that all comes back beautifully healthy. And with a big ol' boy nub :-) I am so fired up for Aqua! The CBBC seems to be having a good run of blue lately!
Ok...what does CBBC stand for???
Oh bummer went to multi quote but it didn't work - damn!
Was just going to say I might try this brewers yeast too, how much do you have and how do you have it? I don't drink the NYF's... I mash them in my mash potato or in with my soup =)