UK SMOG Wannabes - November (moved from PL)

[zanacal]

Ahh, Petal, you sound euphoric! Congratulations again and enjoy him - I can't wait to have a newborn again

[maybebabythree]

Congratulations Petal - LOVE the name!!!! I hope mine come out in two pushes!

[chocolate]

Ah Petal, made me very broody! Just something addictive about pregnancy,labour and newborns! Good job we are ttc next cycle lol!

Charlie, hope your feeling better!

What timing plans are everyone going to do? My plan keeps changing lol, def. doing abstinacne of 7 to 10 days ish but am considering dtd with a hole in the condom at positive opk, and then dtd again as close to 0+12 as I can, should be no more than 24 hours between both dtd's. Just giving this month all my effort for dieting which I think is the most important, so want to put all my effort into getting pregnant without going too boy territory.

Im so hungry! Today I ate pasta and a little parmasan at 11:45 and a muller light, few sugar free marshmallows, and a raspberry, sweetner and skimmed milkshake, then 2 frozen sachets of rice and veg for tea. Just checked sugar levels which were quite low at 3.8 so had a big rice cake with jam on. Been feeling a bit shaky so although low blood sugar sways, I dont want it that low. Lots of caffiene free diet coke helps with the hunger though thankfully

[Kell]

Chocolate I'll probably go with 0+12 but still looking at think so may change my mind yet! I must look at the ig diet in more detail! There is one question I have, I've seen the diets say to skip breakfast and to have 2-3 meals a day but to keep your portions small because you don't want to have raised sugar levels etc but it also says to eat 1500-1800 cals a day. Well being a calorie counter already I just can't see how it's possible to have 3 small meals that takes you upto your daily cal limit without snacking!

Petal, I'm do happy for you! You sound like your in ore of Oakley! I cannot wait for that day again! Can't wait to see a picture of him! And congratulations to you all again! X

[Lavenderlime]

Morning.

Chocolate are you doing a mixture of LE and IG? Because some of what you are eatting isn't on the IG diet like marshmallows have gelatine in them which your ment to stay away from on the IG diet. You need to try and keep your blood sugar low so shouldn't snack too much as it never has the time to crash again.
You will feel really weak and awful for at least the first week. I became really forgetful and a bit shakey and just felt really rough. Now it just feels normal to eat so little. If I feel a little hungry i'll have a glass of milk or a peppermint tea. The hardest thing is the no breakfast bit I always wake up hungry and would normally at least have a cup of tea to start the day. But now having nothing is bleuughh.

I'm going O+12 and one attempt my first TTC cycle and two (+12 and +16) the following cycle if i don't get a bfp. I'm also going to to get DP to abstain.

Kell i'm probably having about 1000-1500 cal a day I think some days much less if I'm busy and can't get hold of any girl friendly food. You can up your cal by cooking with unsalted butter. I'm also drinking semi skimmed milk and not skimmed.

Charlie how are you feeling? If you are happy to wait a few weeks then I would wait until your 12 week scan with your dates. If you feel it will give you a better idea and more reassurance of how bean is doing.

LMW how are you? Has AF made an appearance?

Sunset enjoy shopping 30 weeks wow not long now at all now!

[chocolate]

Glad its normal to feel a bit shaky! I'm doing a mix but will lay off the marshmallows just incase. Ill def. Add the butter as I'm barely eating, just rice and diet coke! I think I'm going more on diet to get a girl than timing so will prob. Do jump and dump at positive opk and after as I only have about 4 pounds to loose so after the first cycle I may stop loosing so need to try to get pregnant first time.

[Sunset]

Morning ladies!

I agree with Lavenderlime that skipping breakfast must be the hardest part of the IG girl diet! I always eat breakfast so that part was a major change for me when I did the diet. I never bothered counting calories, but just had my lunch at 12pm, a rice cake or 2 or a yoghurt scone at 3ishPM and my main meal at 6pm. I always found that if i was hungry inbetween meals i would just have a glass of something girl friendly to drink.

How's everyone doing today? anyone near their attempt? who's in the 2ww?

[pinga]

Ah congratulations again Petal! Sounds like a good birth! There is something so magical about newborns... enjoy him!!

Oh charlie - 3am puking sessions! You poor thing... fantastic that you get to have a break from the kids. It is so hard with them when you feel like you just want to hide under a blanket and sleep and feel rotten.

Early night here again...

[deaks66]

Hi all, exciting to here a few of you planning your sways to start soon!

Petal, you sound sooooo happy, and im not surprised with a gorgeous little boy like oakley... your fb pic is very cute! Cant wait to see some more pics!

Charlie, how have you been feeling over the weekend and did you decide to book a scan after the spotting you had? sorry i may have missed a post where you already answered that.

Im getting paranoid about the IG diet since my chemical. Every little naughty that i have (which is VERY occasional), i am fretting about blood sugar levels and i know i will be even more worried after my attempt. Is the main thing to just keep eating as we normally have in the 2ww? stay on diet, no brekkie, no snacks etc. Then when we get a bfp do we wean slowly off the diet? The diet side of things seems to be the only thing stressing me out about my sway now.

Have decided that for the rest of my sway i will do o+12, abstinence of 10 days max, no lime, no sudafed, no acigel, prop hips a little .... keeping it VERY simple! Really didn't except to be still waiting for a bfp near christmas time!

How is everyone else? any nice plans this week? i heading up to yorkshire on my own for two nights on wednesday to stay with my friend who's little girl had cancer. She has just finished her chemo but still has to be in quarantine for 6 months so my friend is going out of her mind with boredom! cant wait to see them!

[deaks66]

indigo, are you in the 2ww yet?