♥ JULY 2011 TTC Boy Chit Chat Thread ♥

[ELP]

Oh 5 I was popping in for some big announcements from evereyone not to hear you were out I know whtat you mean about the weight getting you down, I had to take a break for a few months just to stabilise the weight gain, and I did make me feel alot more positive!

[skrimpy]

TTC5 I think taking a break can be a good idea if you're feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. I know how you feel on the body image issues - I am having a hard time myself right now, even though I know mine is "baby weight" and it hasn't been all that long since I had a baby! It's always frustrating to think you don't look your best and weigh what you ought to. Hopefully taking some time to reflect and have a break and re-evaluate your plan will be helpful

[LolaInLove]

TTC5, I totally agree with Skrimpy....a break is a very good thing sometimes. And as I've complained about many times here, I have gained 35lbs in this last year of swaying and ttc, and it is very hard for me to deal with. Mostly that none of my clothes fit and I just feel very unsexy and not myself, but I am over my little break myself now and feeling MUCH better. I am so sorry you didn't have luck these past two months....but PLEASE don't give up, just have a breather month and I promise you will feel better!

Skrimpy, does your little buggar have reflux? That was the problem with my 2nd.....she would fuss for a good hour after nursing, and I did EVERYTHING I could to make my diet not the culprit. I felt like I could barely eat anything although I did eat plenty. We had to try Zantac and then Prevacid, which was much better. I hated giving my baby meds like that, I am pretty anti-med, but this helped her so much. I know she was in pain. I don't know if any of your other bubs had that, but just thought I'd share my experience. I was just beside myself for the first couple of months because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her, and my first was just as easy as the breeze. I LOVVVVE your blog, by the way!!!!

Alexis, we are on a pretty tight budget ourselves, and I do know what you (and your DH) means about the cost. We've been spending a ton on supps and vitamins for a year! Actually, what I've done is rearranged our budget a bit. And I am in charge of the money in our household, so that makes it a bit easier for me there, but nonetheless....maybe you can tell your DH that you are willing to forgo this expense each month or something like that in order to have some extra vitamins. And Skrimpy is right about them being good for you anyway, good for making a healthy baby, so you can totally argue that point. As far as food goes, I don't think you need to go broke buying all the drinks and stuff.....it just takes some REARRANGING with the grocery budget, ya know what I mean? We don't buy any cookies or junk food anymore, and make popsicles out of good juice for the kids to have treats. I guess my best advice is to try to whittle what you need down as much as possible. Some of us just can't afford to buy a lot extra, but there are ways to get extra veggies and stuff, just like your garden, which is awesome! I go to the farmer's market on Saturdays and get lots of good organic veggies pretty cheap. Also maybe just talk to your DH and let him know how important this is to you to try for the boy, plus you want to be super healthy for a baby either way. HTH!

Iluv, excited to hear what is up with you!!!!!!! I hope you are doing ok....I know you are going through a rough time with everything. ((((((hug))))))

As for me, just waiting for AF. I took a FRER yesterday just to be sure, and it was negative, thank goodness. Would have been a big oops month again with a 5 day cut off. Anyway, getting excited to try again, especially with this Clomid boost. I got a bunch of vegetarian cookbooks today, and am planning my ascent into veggie land. I hope I get pg this first try because I am ready to not eat meat anymore. I don't want to change it up NOW of all times right before I ttc, but am really feeling a pull to try this lifestyle out. DH is all about it too, so we are going to try to change the whole family over. My kids will love it, they hate meat.

[LolaInLove]

Interesting read on your babies, Skrimpy. I can look at my conception times, how I was living, and see how they point to girls also. Here's to hoping this next one is a boy since I'm so heavy now! LOL

[iluvmyman]

OK, I have good and bad news at 12dpo. I took a earlyprenancytest.com hpt this morning and there was such a faint 2nd line I thought my mind might be playing tricks on me so ran out and got a FRER. The 2nd line is still light but there. Soooo, BFP for me. I know everyone will congratulate me but I'm scared to death right now. If my thyroid levels are still off (pray they are not) I can m/c or my baby's brain development could be effected and other birth defects and issues. I've emailed my OBGYN & GP to let them know. I'm not scheduled to take another thyroid test until mid-end of August but the damage is done during the 1st trimester so I'm really scared. I wanted this to be a happy occasion, now I'm just scared.

the fun part is we found out on DD2s 7th b-day!

BTW- my symptoms during the 2WW have been some nausea when I hadn't recently eaten but not for like a 7 dpo (I'd have to look at FF to give an exact day), very bloated/somewhat gassy up until dpo11 then it went a way a bit, cervix has been high since O, had creamy CM at 11dpo. CM & CP aren't reliable ways to confirm BFP but I thought I'd let you know. Had what I guess is a implantation dip at 10dpo.

If this hpt is wrong then I take it all back. I will update you guys a little on my sway too but I need to get ready for DD2's b-day party.

[babydes56]

Iluv, great news!!! Congrats i'm sure hpt is right

TTC5, sorry to hear about bfn i really thought it was month for bfp.

Lola, DH's a vegetarian & my youngest doesnt eat pork so it can be stressful making dinner for all in this house so i've thought of being a vegetarian myself to make life more simple. I dont know though if i can give up meat entirely..

[Alexis2007]

Congrats iluv!!! FX for a healthy baby!!

[Alexis2007]

Thanks for the advice Lola!! I've already been eating out of the garden lol. I guess DH and I will have to have a talk about all of this if I get a bfn this cycle. I know we both are hoping this is our cycle.

[TTC5]

iluv, congrats!! Praying all goes well!!

AFM had a dream last night and have a strong feeling it may be telling me something? Now, I was not going to listen to the moon but dreamt we dtd on a full moon and got a bfp... Up to now have always o'd on a new moon so maybe this is telling me something

[3Pink1Blue]

Cheeky- love your baby is forever theory on the weight gain. If this baby is a boy I will carry my fat with joy lol if it's a girl I know I did my best.

B- yeah my appt was great, not sure if I'll get a nub shot because it's mostly just a "see, still ok" kind of an u/s, we'll see though

Iluv- I'm so sorry this is so tough for you, don't give up. It'll be a bit of a journey but you'll get it straightened out. Congrats on the bfp and fx for a healthy little bean

Layla- sounds like your veg relative has a high fat/protein/nutrient diet, exactly what's recommended here. Don't be bitter you'll get yours

Ttc5- time off can be good and I'm all for less sups and less charting. Temping nearly drove me crazy.

Lola- dd3 had sever reflux, so severe that my pedi (who I'd been telling for weeks something was wrong) sent us to the children hospital with failure to thrive. She was 8 wks old and had only gained 14oz, needless to say meds were prescribed and I got a new pedi. Anyway reflux sucks!

Nausea has completely lifted but the aversions continue, thank god for the u/s or I'd be freaking out. I still can't stand to eat meat unless it's really messed with i.e. chicken nuggets, or covered in a sauce. Basically the farther from it's natural flavor the better lol dh isn't thrilled but we are going to try to work with that to get me back to as close to paleo as possible.
Anyway tomorrow is my spoiled nieces birthday party, I have no doubt that we will full on be asked if I'm pregnant. We are working on a vague, mind your own business kind of answer in case they attack us separately. If they push I'll have to get slightly ugly, I really wish they would just take a damn hint.