August Thread for TTC Blue - Chit Chat!

[WashingtonPromise]

Alexis: If you have a FF account, you should post it over there. They are awesome at seeing lines!!!

[WashingtonPromise]

Oh, one more thing....

I can not get a + on my OPKs!!! I tried last month too. I bought them off ebay....I am thinking they may be junk. I have gotten a very faint line, line almost as dark as control, and then white. I did a 4-5 hour hold, too. I think I am going to give up on them. I can't drink as much as I need to if I am holding for an OPK.

Okay, I HAVE to go pick tomatoes now before supper......

[Alexis2007]

WP-I bought my opks from amazon. Got like 40 opks + 10 IC hpts for under $10. That's enough opks to last me for about 3 months! lol And they are Wondfos. Gotta be careful on ebay. Some of those are knock offs.

I do have FF, but I don't have VIP so I don't think I can get into the forums on there. I'll look and see though. Thanks!

Good luck! Hope your temp spikes tomorrow! FX for May babies!!

[3Pink1Blue]

B- I hear ya on the ignorant bliss of preg #1, you were thrilled and planning their room from the second the stick turned. I too miss the days before losses and friends with kids with problems. I swear pregnancy is the only place in life where the less you know the better.
Love your individualist making sure she has the only backpack lol Yay for snowcones! We do first and last day of school slurpees, it's a dumb little tradition but we all love it!

Iluv- here's a tip on organic fruit, if it has a think rind (melons, oranges, lemons, bananas) or can be easily scrubbed (carrots, potatoes, apples) don't bother. The pesticides don't soak through the thick rinds and can be easily washed off the others with a little soap and water or fruit cleaner. Go organic on things you can't wash well (grapes, berries) or that you cook as is (broccoli, artichokes). Learned that from Dr Oz

Hobbermittens- dh doesn't care about gender either, in fact I had to beg for #4. He was perfectly content with his girls, he knew I wanted it and all that I was doing to make it happen. He was just a very willing participant in the whole experiment lo

Flava- dh would kill me if I found out the gender to without him, maybe if I tell him it was an accident, baby mooned us lol glad dd3 had a great first day, love the camera's but I'd never get anything done lol My youngest is also a little bored without dd2 around but she's starting to really enjoy being the only opinion that matters lol

Lola- you are no where big enough to have the weight be an issue, I was only at a healthy weight one of the 5 times I've conceived. You'd need another 100 lbs on you for it to be a problem. I like the plan of more snacking and working out, especially with dh

Wp- yeah you might want to get a different brand or the "almost" might be as dark as they'll get.

Alexis- I think I see it then I don't. Make sure your checking it and taking pics in the time frame so you can be sure it's not an evap. If you see it in the time frame check again after it dries and take pics in all sorts of light, bathroom, window sill, outside, gives you more to obsess over lol

[Alexis2007]

That pic was taken when it was dry but the line was there within the time limit. I've got a feeling it's an evap so trying not to get my hopes up!

[3Pink1Blue]

I HATE evaps, nothing gets your hope up like an evap! If you saw it in the time limit it's probably not an evap though, fx for a more photogenic line tomorrow

[Tink18]

Alexis, I can totally see a line as well!!

On another note..my fading has stopped. Which is weird to me. It started yesterday CD11. And then nothing today. I feel crampy still. But never got anything. No smiley...Notta...zip. zero. I am still going to test through day 14 in hopes I continue on to my regular 14 day Ovulation pattern...but i am just confused as to why yesterday I had lines and today and I had none........wtf mate?

[iluvmyman]

I saw the line too, Alexis. GL!!!!

Hobbermittens - my DH didn't stop extra cirricular w/ either of our last 2.

WP - I had the digital OPK's as back-up. I just watched a child's science experiments about potatoes that was intersting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBEFCiWyW0

4blue - thanks for the condolances. Losing my son the day he was born is horrible, I can't imagine the additional pain after loving and holding them for 2 months. That just makes me so deeply sad and speechless really. I'm glad that you are doing OK and still trying to conceive.

Begonia - Your daughter sounds like a kick in the pants and a little too smart for your own good. Sounds like she keeps you guys laughing w/ a good mix of WTHeck? exchanges between you and DH. She sounds like a great kid!!

Lola - I really really like the alternative/homeopathic views. I have a great e-book called the fit and healthy pregnancy guide but be warned they have some alternative thoughts like fat isn't necessarily bad for you and raw milk. http://www.fithealthypregnancy.blogspot.com/

I also love Dr. Mercola & order products from Dr. Ron
http://www.mercola.com/
http://www.drrons.com/

I use innate response prenantal vitamins. they are seperated into I & II trimester, then a 3rd trimester. I'm considering adding probiotics but want to meet w/ a naturopath as soon as I clear up the hold on my flexible spending account cuz it's $140for the 1st 2 hr visit and $45 each additional visit I think. I took a probiotic the last 6 weeks of my last pregnancy called Ecologic Panda something and Alfalfa supps at the end instead of the Vit. K shot they give in the hospital.
So, I just got my shipment from Dr. Ron's in the mail today. Yay! My current supplement plan is, innate response prenantal, krill Oil, fremented cod liver oil/butter oil blend, Cal/Mag Hydroxyapatite Plus, and Folic Acid for now. I am taking liver supps for iron sometimes and might take Dr. Rons organ delight but it was too expensive this round. I also want to verify w/ a naturopath. My diet and stuff should add other missing important things like raw egg yolks (free range chickens - hormone free & all that) which is important brain building called Choline and other good high quality, organic, grass fed meat and stuff. The diet I am doing the worst on since I live at my hoarding mother's house w/ no room to cook, I hate cooking, my energy is wiped by 3:00 and it's crazy expensive. I'm avoiding bad food OK but not eating perfect either. I promised I would this time too. I use organic shampoo/conditioner from Dr. Ron, soap and face wash stuff and try to avoid chemicals.

No one go crazy please I like alternative stuff and it isn't the norm for sure. Like I said I want to check w/ a naturopath but I feel like i'm in good shape, I just need to eat better and cook those high quality food. I"m on the internet quite a bit researching.

Truthfully I'm sort of nervous. I know none of those things were involved in DS2's death but it is a little scary and I'd love to talk to 1 of Dr. Ron's patients just to make sure people took all this stuff and had healthy pregnancies.I asked and of coarse he said yes.

The right-brained stuff is from Dianne Craft http://www.diannecraft.org/

[iluvmyman]

Tink - you've been tracking for bit so go off of the other signs and follow up w/ a digital if you are not sure. wierd. Maybe you started and pregnancy kicked in instead. Your timing is a stretch but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Kris217]

Hi laides. Sorry I've been gone. I've got a lot of things I'm studying and reading lately in my spare time (ha!) and then I'm tired pretty early but I think about everyone often. There is no way I can catch up w/ all the posts but welcome to some new members.

Any BFP's in the last 2 weeks. Lola, I'm soooooo bummed no BFP last cycle GL to you on this cycle. I'm sure DH isn't complaining too much about the every other day.

Hi Begonia!!!

I got to have 1 more in office U/S last week and heard the heartbeat on Friday. That will be it until my 12 week NT U/S in 4 weeks on Sept. 20th. I realized I'm due right around when I possibly conceived DS2, so that's kind of neat and a week or so after my brother's b-day (he died) so it's kinda neat for me. The in-office U/S put my due date at March 31st which is at least several days after my O date and certainly FDOL Menstrual. Oh well, I'm sticking w/ my ticker for now.

4blue, I'm soooo sorry to hear about the loss of your son at 2 months of SIDS. I don't even know what to say about that but my heart breaks. I sure hope you get pregnant right away and no more m/c.

My due date is March 31st too and my NT scan is on the 19th