TTC Girl - January 2012

[suregena]

I'm getting impatient to O.

[pinkin2011]

yeah keep getting like a sea sick feeling and get watery cheeks like i am going to throw up!

[xokatietatie]

Having patience is so hard sometimes, especially when it comes to things like this.

[dannikins]

Just a Q about size of babies... I have only been through one birth ( natural) was 4.5 hrs and it was sooo painful, Our d/s was born on his due date and weighed 7pounds 2 ounces... I am so scared of having anything bigger then that pretty much i am just scared of childbirth.. They say the next ones are usually bigger?? Is that the case with you girls?

my first was 8 pound 9 ounces, born at 38 weeks,
my 2nd was 7 pound 3 ounces , born at 37 weeks,
my 3rd was 6 pound 10 ounces , born at 35 weeks,
my 4th was 9 pound 1 ounce, born 41 weeks,
all natural, no meds or anything.

from my personal experience, the bigger the baby the easier the pushing stage was.
and size of the baby dosent really affect the pain of the birth, but the duration of the labour does.
the faster the labour, the more intense and painfull.

my longest labour was 6 hours, and was the easiest to deal with, because the pain and intensity gradually increased.
my shortest labour was 52 minutes start to finish!, and i wouldnt reccommend it to anyone.
it was full on right from the start, there was no building up to it, i had first contraction, then 2nd 8 mins later, then 3rd 4 mins later, then they were back to back.

it was great to get it over with nice and fast, but i swear, it was so full on and intense, that for a long time after i didnt want to have any more babies, because i didnt want to have to go through that again.

[xokatietatie]

yeah keep getting like a sea sick feeling and get watery cheeks like i am going to throw up!

That's how I feel! Maybe it's a good sign for both of us.

[PeonyPrincess]

Rainbow, that video was beautiful. I always tear up when I see a baby being born.

[PeonyPrincess]

KD, Katie, Pinkin, I hope all these signs mean lots of BFPs this month! You must all be torn between getting excited and not wanting to get your hopes up too much. The 2WW is torture.

[PeonyPrincess]

Auroara, I am only CD6! Probably another 8 days until O. I am trying to be patient and stay positive. It is easy to forget about it at work, but some days are dragging.

Good to hear your family are being supportive (or quiet!) now they know you are pg. My MIL has made no secret of the fact she would love a grandaughter (she has 4 gorgeous grandsons). She thinks both her daughter and I are finished breeding so will get a massive surprise when I get pg. I think my mum has always hoped I would have a third, but she has no idea we are TTC either.

[PeonyPrincess]

My DS1 was 8lbs 11oz, and DS2 8lbs 5oz. Both C sections!

Lemon~ did you attempt before work today?

Lala~ I've seen many ladies on here attempt at the first positive smiley OPK. They say on average you O 24-48 hrs later.

Peonyprincess~ My story is similar. My boys are 4 and 5 years old. They are such a breeze. dh was set on being done. What changed was an oopsie pregnancy (girl) which I lost (chromosome issues), I was beyond distraught and DH without me asking said, "we'll just try again".
I don't care that my life will become more hectic again. The boys will both be off on the bus all day at school in September, and I would love to be with a baby (girl) all day! (when I'm not in the office, LOL)

Hope, it is amazing how life can change course in an instant. I agree, having a third now would be a bit like having a first all over again as I would have a lot more time for them. Poor DS2, it was all a bit of a blur. I was so busy!

[PeonyPrincess]

My OPK at 1.40pm was faintly there. I think the control line is faint, too, so maybe that's why it seems so faint.

I had stretchy (though very little) CM lunchtime so I'm just hoping these cheap OPK's are just generally on the faint side.

I'm SUPPOSED to O tomorrow. We'll see. :/

Suregena, I have bought cheap OPKs on eBay before, but the control line has always been dark. If it was faint I would wonder if it was working correctly.