Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ January

[Lavenderlime]

Inglewood the acidophilus that you were taking was it in a gelatine capsual? I got some stronger ones from H&B but they are in gelatine caps I have just been emptying out the contents but it's such a PITA so have got a bit slack at taking them.

But if I drop or really cut down the cranberry then then I will use acidophilus to get my ph down instead.

Deaks did you drop cranberry for baby asprin?

[homebirthing princess]

morning ladies how is every1 2day?

ive not been online over the wkend as it was ds1 4th bday on saturday so lots of post to catch up on, he was completly spolit and had a fab birthday party with 20 of his little friends. i spent all saturday cooking food and making pirate cupcakes heres a pic of them....sorry i was very proud

[Sunset]

hi ladies

I'm sorry i'm not around much at the moment, i'm so tired in the evenings i end up going straight to bed after the boys lol i'm so much fun at the moment Serena is 2 weeks today and I have now officially started to wean off my blood pressure medication. I've got the health visitor coming out this afternoon to see baby S, been so long since i saw a health visitor i have no idea what to expect from her visit lol
hope you're all doing well! i love catching up on your posts

homebirthingprincess ~ love the pictures!!!

Deaks ~ I think that sounds like a good idea! if i was swaying and decided to stop the diet i would still continue with the aci gel/replens at least. are you doing o+12 this month?

Lavenderlime ~ how frustrating for you! but great news it isn't an etopic!!

Inglewood ~ have you bought much pink yet?

Indigoviolet ~ happy to hear you're feeling sickly again! nothing more reassuring really is there

Zanacal ~ how are you enjoying your pregnancy? have you bought much pink yet?

Maybebaby ~ how are you doing? haven't seen you on here for a while, hows your bp? have you got everything sorted now for your bubs arrival?

Charlieispy ~ how are you managing the school run in this cold weather? i was about to freeze to death this morning, -5c!! brr!!

littlemisswilko ~ how are you?

Big waves to everyone else!!

[Sunset]

oh and yes, if you wonder why i haven't uploaded any pictures yet it's because my camera has gone missing i think it's at my PIL's, hoping so anyway!

[deaks66]

Afternoon all!

Nini, i do hope you are in the process of defrosting right now with some heating and hot water!! How on earth people managed years ago i do not know...i think they were probably much hardier than we are now! I tend to get my lh surge cd 16 at the earliest and cd2o at the latest. Much less stressed about things this month (my psoriasis really got me down last month on top of christmas etc) so hoping that will mean i ov on the earlier side...have noticed that tends to happen with me Oh and good idea to recalibrate your hanna....mine seems to need doing twice a month. I usually do it a few days after af and then again just before ov. It has always jumped a little.

Lavender, yes i did drop cranberry for a month or two and took baby asperin instead but have started taking cranberry instead this month as noticed my ph was a bit higher last month. Will stop at ov obviously and may start taking a baby asperin every few days at that point instead. I hope it was the cranberry causeing the bleeding for you as that will be easy to rectify. Or even better, perhaps it was ov. Was it hard missing your attempt?

Hi everyone else....do hope all bumps behaving themselves!

X

[deaks66]

Hi sunset, im not surprised you are shattered...you have been through a lot on top of having a new baby to look after. Yes im doing o+12 and probably o+14 or 16 too. Thats seemed to work in october Am on a semi diet now.... dont want to be fully on it anyway anymore (a year is enough!) but trying not to eat the real naughties etc. When i ditch o+12 next month, as well as using acigel, would you think sudafed a good idea too? I would think the combination would almost replicate o+12 in some kind of way???

[Sunset]

My mum had two boys that died and she always talked about how much she wanted a son. I think that where my desire for a mixed gender family comes from as it was very much part of my childhood. Luckily my sons will not have experience as I would never talk about it in front of them.

I was actually thinking about this the other day and I think you have a fair point! my mum has always told me how much she wanted me to be a girl and how much she always longed for a daughter and how happy she is she got "her girl" and how she never even thought of a boys name when she was pregnant with me because she was hoping for a girl etc etc and i honestly think the fact that she's always been so open with her gender desire is one of the reasons why i had such a strong gender desire after ds2. it didn't help that hubbys mother always talks openly about her gender disappointment when she had my dh. it was so bad she developed PND and had to send him to stay with other family members for a while and she always jokes about how she wanted him to be a girl.. and i think other people being so open with their feelings contributes sometimes, especially my own mother during my childhood. everyone i've ever been around has had that strong desire for a daughter. I know my great grandmother had 3 boys and she always hoped for a girl, and then my mother has always spoke openly how she hoped i would be a girl and then MIL has never been shy to show her preference for a granddaughter. So yes, it's my mission not to speak about these things in front of my children!!

[Sunset]

Hi sunset, im not surprised you are shattered...you have been through a lot on top of having a new baby to look after. Yes im doing o+12 and probably o+14 or 16 too. Thats seemed to work in october Am on a semi diet now.... dont want to be fully on it anyway anymore (a year is enough!) but trying not to eat the real naughties etc. When i ditch o+12 next month, as well as using acigel, would you think sudafed a good idea too? I would think the combination would almost replicate o+12 in some kind of way???

if you are going to bd through ov i definitely think sudafed is a good idea since it will help get rid of some of the ewcm and aci gel will help keep ph low I think you've done so well to have been on the diet for a year! you are amazing and so deserve your pink bfp!!

[deaks66]

I totally agree sunset. everyone in my family for generations have always had a boy followed by a girl and i definately think thats where my gd comes/came (not sure how i feel at the moment) from. I definately think thats why i was disappointed for several days when i found out ds2 was a boy.... as though he was 'meant' to be a girl because thats what happens in my family. Even my mum commented on how she had the perfect setup... and she is so sweet i know she didnt mean to make me feel bad but its just what everyone in my family has! Obviously i disagreee now. i love having two the same gender! Oh and i will make sure i NEVER make any gender comments to my kids too!

[deaks66]

if you are going to bd through ov i definitely think sudafed is a good idea since it will help get rid of some of the ewcm and aci gel will help keep ph low I think you've done so well to have been on the diet for a year! you are amazing and so deserve your pink bfp!!

Thanks hun. i read somewhere that a lady was convinced she had concieved a daughter because of the decongestants she had taken for a cold for several weeks.