August Thread for TTC Blue - Chit Chat!

[Alexis2007]

Alexis: Are you having any trouble sleeping while drinking green tea? I notice every day that I drank it with lunch, I could fall asleep that night.

No, no trouble sleeping at all though today is only the 2nd day drinking it. I have a high tolerance for caffeine though. It's what I use to live on lol. How many cups are you drinking each day?

I'm getting about 3,800mcg folic acid per day so I think I'm good there.

How much EPO are you all taking? Wondering if I should increase to 3,000 mg everyday instead of 2,000?

[jane]

Alexis;is there too much folic acid intake?I'm sure I read somewhere that you should not take too much per day,what's the limit?also I've been taking 2000 of epo too. Think I'm gonna get af,due in 2days:-( oh well,cAnt expect a one hit wonder this time around(hAd it 2out of3 previous pregnancies before)

[3Pink1Blue]

Wp- i'm caffeine sesative and got the decaf green tea, same benefits no problems.

Jane- I've found two completely different takes on folc acid -1- don't worry about too much. It doesn't build up in your system, you'll pee out the excess -2- don't take more then 1000mcg it can cause b-12 deficiency in rare cases. Sorry I know that doesn't help but the sway policy is if you're doing the drinks up it, if you're not as pH obsessed the standard 400 is fine.

[begonia]

Ams I'm so sorry to hear about your loss ... you sound as though you are handling it well though and I'm glad to hear that. FX when you do try again you have a super sticky blue bean

I second the decaf green tea!! I'm not very caffeine sensitive either, but I figure less is better when TTC so went with decaf.

What up Tink!!! You're getting so close

Lola are you testing today?!?! 9 dpo right?!?! Oh how I am hoping so much for a BFP!!!

Jane, if you've got a good history with the OHW you know you'll be seeing that BFP soon. FX for next cycle!

Hi 5!!! Glad to hear the weight loss is going well!!! Hope all is well with your sis and soon!

[LolaInLove]

Well, I inadvertantly picked up these FR Rapid Result tests instead of the Early Response.....the RR is much less sensitive- 100mui vs 25 on the early response, so I was pissed about that but took one anyone, of course stark white. I would have to have triplets to have that much hcg right now. So I'm going to get regular early response ones today and test tomorrow. DO NOT buy the Rapid Result unless you plan on testing the day AF is due or after!!!!! For us FRER fans, they are NOT the same. Why can't they make them get early AND rapid results? DAMN YOU FIRST RESPONSE.

Green tea: go for decaf, it's better for fertility anyway. Yes, you want to take a B complex with extra FA. I got one that was cheap at Target and is a Folic 800mg + B12. EPO: I think 1200mg is the max you want to take.

Alexis, I totally hear you about the cost of having a kid. It is crazy. I had this weird thought last night about how I would love it if I could just have my baby at home like EVERYONE used to do just a little over 100 years ago. With a midwife, but you would just pay her like a small fee to attend you. Heck, I was even thinking what if I asked my awesome doctor who I've seen for like 8 years who doesn't do OB anymore because of insurance costs to just come over and I'd pay her like $500 to just deliver me at my house as a "friend" and then we'd go to the doctor tomorrow. If I needed an ambulance, I'd get one. I'd just act like she was my friend with some experience, not like hold her liable or anything at all. But then I feel like everyone would think that's crazy. Maternity care is so expensive too, even with insurance. It is so ridiculous. My insurance decided not to cover my 2 u/s before and after my loss in May, so now I owe the doctor's office $500 for those. YAY. I will get off my soapbox now, I just get so frustrated with doctors and insurance and costs and all. What do people do when they have no money and get pg? I guess just go to the free clinic and then the ER when they go in labor. Anyway, I can understand your DH's worry about the costs, they are real and they are high. We always had to get a payment plan, which was fine. Alexis, do you have to have a section or would you consider a vbac? They are WAY cheaper.

[3Pink1Blue]

Lola- grr for grabbing the wrong test, I agree fast and early!
If you have no money you go on medicaid like my bil and his worthless gf and make everyone else pay for it. Can you tell I'm a bit bitter about system abusers? Lol

[b3blue]

Our homebirth was definitely cheaper than our hospital birth. Maternity is so expensive indeed. Heck this swaying business aint cheap either haha.

[Princess of Pink]

Can you pls add me:

♥ Princess of Pink
♥ Swayer in waiting (Nov)
♥ TTC DC #6 (5 girls)
♥ Modified version of the High Everything diet so as not to gain weight, but eating healthy, high in protein, fruit and veg (and salt). Supps: Sustained Release Multi + Antioxidants (Blackmores) 1 tab, Total Calcium, Magnesium + D3 (Blackmores) 1 tab, Fish Oil 1000 (Blackmores) 1 tab, Chromium Max (Maintains healthy blood glucose levels) 2 tab, Nails, Hair & Skin (Blackmores) 2 tab, Folic Acid 500mcg 3 tab, Fusion Green Tea 1 Tab, Royal Jelly 1 Tab. From AF-O: Ural x2 per day and CD 12-14: Robitussin Tabs x2/3 times per day. I'll use preseed w/ instead cup and I'll probably do BSF the day of attempt.

[Kris217]

Our homebirth was definitely cheaper than our hospital birth. Maternity is so expensive indeed. Heck this swaying business aint cheap either haha.

Wow you have to pay to have the baby, this must be in America lol.

[Alexis2007]

Kris-yep we have to pay unless you're on Medicaid which is our free healthcare for low income. I have a $1,000 deductible I have to meet before the insurance will comer their 80% of the hospital and OB bill. So that's $1,000 deductible plus about $1,500 for the hospital/OB bill!!! For DD2, we only paid out $200 total!! DH has a different job now than he did then though.

Lola-I've had 2 c-sections already so there's no going back now! lol And 3 is the limit so only 3 kids for me DD1 was breech and we elected a repeat for DD2 at doc's recommendation.