Decisions, decisions...need some help!

[lemon2012]

Hey mocha!

Size double 0 for real!! You are a model!
I have gained some weight since o and I figure I can then lose a pound to 5 for next round if I need to.
How is your weight now since you are "0"ing again????
I don't think I could eat little enough to not ovulate...I like food too much.

Hope you are well!

[Mochagirl]

Ha! Model - I wish! To answer your question, I gained 13 lbs while pregnant, but have now lost 7 of those pounds and am down to 116. I'm ok with that - I don't really want to go back down to 109 like I did last time since everyone I knew thought I was anorexic (I'm someone who has always been 128-130 for my whole adult life).

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks everyone. Today my cervix is completely SHOW, but my EWCM is almost entirely brownish-red with blood. Can I even be ovulating when I'm still spotting like this? Only a tiny bit of blood if any makes it to my pad, but when I do a cervix check my finger comes out covered with it. Is it safe to dtd? Anyone know? If I am about to O it would be right on schedule with my normal cycle - CD16. I'm soooo tempted to dtd tonight just in case, but not if there's a danger of getting an infection by dtd before my bleeding is done.

Doctors like to err on the side of very great caution and I believe that's what they are doing in this case. I think it's fine to go ahead and DTD. Honestly, it's prob. worse checking your cervix than DTD in terms of germ risk.

[atomic sagebrush]

auroara - thanks. I just wish I'd lost more weight since the m/c. Unfortunately I had a bit of a pity party the weekend after the m/c and ate waaay too much food. Do you think 5lbs is enough? I was a lot happier with he 20 lbs I lost right before conceiving my angel baby. Does that weight I lost before still count towards this sway, or does the fact I gained 13 lbs in between negate it?

There is no way to know unfortunately, but I will tell you, the first time I lost weight with sway for DS 4 I had a LOT of muscle still. Then I gained a lot with that pg and relost it again and I found that after the second weight loss, I had a lot less muscle mass and was more flabby. So it may be the perfect scenario is to lose and then gain and then lose again.