TTC a BOY April Chit Chat Thread

[3Pink1Blue]

I had it the worst with dd1 had none with dd3 and just a touch with ds. Based on me and my close friends ms means nothing.

[LolaInLove]

LOL Bec, I knew what you meant!!! Yea, he was terrible. I left him when the girls were just 2 and 4 1/2....left a life of luxury and not working and having a giant house, etc, but that stuff means nothing when you are with someone who treats you like crap. Part of the reason I left is so my girls wouldn't have to live with him full time either....they go over every other weekend (and hate it), but that's better than 100% of the time. They have a real daddy with my current DH though, who thankfully gets to spend way more time with them and will be the male influence in their lives, for the most part. But yea, my ex was AWFUL in both births. I sometimes have a hard time looking back on those experiences and not feeling like they kinda sucked for that reason, but the longer I'm away, the more the fading and blocking out of old crap happens.

TTC5, I am so excited for your scan!!! I really, REALLY think it's a boy. All those guessers are never wrong when they are unanimous! And arggggg, a complete tear? Is that like from stem to stern??? POOR LADY!

Well, for those of you who are soon to birth, check this out re: not tearing----- my doula with DD2 had my ex (and the only reason he agreed to do this is because he wanted my coocooer to be intact after birth) "stretch" me with some pure vitamin e oil every day from like 35 weeks on. I did not have a single thing down there, and I truly believe the stretching was why. He had to put his fingers in like he was pulling a rubber band open and hold it for 5 minutes at the point when I said stop and it felt like it was at its limit. It was kinda awful but I kept my eye on the prize and am glad I did.

I just can't imagine feeling a big tear when you are going naturally.....HOLY VAG-RIPS, Batman!!!

Cinss, hope this weekend is the big one for you!!!! Go eggs!!!

Flava, I am about to start this diet and am pretty excited. I actually have been modifying towards it for the last few days already, just to ease in, and my pants are baggy-ish today, no kidding! It's basically a diet where you just eat enough protein for your body and some veggies, a ton of water, and fish oil and a multivitamin each day....you cut out everything "unnecessary" and your body begins digging into your fat stores for energy without depleting your muscle (because of the protein intake). You do it for 4 weeks with a few days off here and there......I can pm you more about it after I learn more. You've got a while before you can do it, of course....I can send you the info someday. I am excited about it, and not shying away from a swimsuit this summer, too.

[Hobbermittens]

Lola, is that diet kind of like the Atkins (or "fatkins" as I like to call it)? As you remember I had great success with that. I will be doing it again after the baby is born so I can lose all this chub!

[3Pink1Blue]

Lola - this sounds like you're sending your body into ketosis which is great for rapid weight loss but it's also very hard on your kidneys. Make sure you go a few weeks or more between each stretch and that the first day off you carb load with fruits and veg to replace the vitamins and minerals lost.

Also ladies this type of diet can really hurt your milk supply if nursing and change the taste of the milk causing the baby to reject the breast in some cases. Not to mention make you lethargic which is the last thing you want with a newborn.

I'm back to paleo/primal. Lots of meat, fat and veg but keeping between 50-100 carbs/day. I'm steadily losing, have a solid milk supply and plenty of energy to deal with 4 kids.

[Kris217]

The research actually shows MS is worse when you're having a girl. I had terrible MS and was doing lots of research looking for cures and I came across a study of women who were admitted to hospital with it. They followed up with the mums after the births and the majority had female babies. It was true in my case, I ended up in hospital and I had a girl. Was sick from the time the embryo attached, at that stage I didn't know I was pregnant but I sure was sick!

[Princess of Pink]

Ok back from camping now and still no O but it's coming. Holy LONG cycle!! Have a soooo much EWCM yesterday and today that is not funny. Never had this much before! Line is almost as dark as the control but still no smiley face yet. I would say I will get my + tomorrow and O either sat or sun. We might be due the same day Cinss!!!

[Plum3]

Lola, it's such shame that you can't look back on the births of your daughters with a smile on your face. I'm sure they were two of the best days of your life but it would be nice if they had of been 'perfect'. Hope you know what I mean and I'm making sense. Here's to the next birth and it being 100 times better

Welcome back PoP, did you all have a great time? You and Cinss are so close now. I'm jealous!

[dloui128]

Yay PoP you're back! How was your trip?

[Flava]

Lola- i don't even know if I can ever put on a swimsuit again!

3pink-your diet sound good to I suck in counting carbs no idea how...would be nice just one to loose weight and keep up the milk!

[auroara78]

PoP, that sounds really promising!! You'll have to do some good BD'ing then with all that going on!!

3Pink1Blue...omg those pictures were amazing...your girls are so beatuiful and Charlie is soo handsome! Gorgeous, gorgeous family....love the pics!!

ELP< when u go at it again in a few months TTC'ing, are you going to sway boy again to give Dave a younger brother?

If I hear boy in 10 days, I'm definitely offically completely joining this group..rofl