UK SMOG wannabes August 2012

[Northern_Shutterbug]

we managed to DTD last night again, and today I'm finally getting consistant +opk so hopefully with doing it again tonight we'll get a positive in 2 weeks!

I've not been good on the diet though (although nearly no meat for 2 weeks and no red meat for 4-5 weeks) so I am not very positive that it'll be a good or successful sway, but I'm just no good at doing diets. I have had hubby abstain though, and we've done it once after abstaining for 14 days, then the released yesterday morning, we DTD in the night, he released again this morning, and we'll give it one more go tonight. I've not had a big O during DTD (although did have a big O whilst doing an unsuccessful BD a few hours after our first go - I couldn't help it!).

I've been drinking tons of peppermint tea, having antihistamine and using rephresh, so hopefully something will help!

[Petal]

Good luck Northern S!!!!! x

[Kell]

Pinga sounds like you've been busy with the boys! How rude of that person to comment on having boys, I just can't understand why people feel the need to comment!

Deaks hope the cooler weather is better for you, have you guys got a name for your little man yet?

Inglewood when did the girls start to show signs of colic? Poor Lily is struggling very much with wind in the evenings, when she's going through it she sounds like she's in absolute agony it's heart breaking to hear. I'm going to try and see if it's my diet making her so uncomfortable and hope that she starts to feel a little better soon.

My dp is now away on his holiday in south Africa, it's so strange not having him here
But my mums come to visit while he's gone so I'm happy! She hadnt met Lily until she was over three weeks old and she absolutely adores her! Constantly looking for an excuse to have a cuddle lol.
I have started to express a little milk and will be trying lily with the bottles, she definatly not a fan at the moment but if I try every day she will get use to the feel and hopefully will take some milk so I can get some time to be me and not a prize cow lol.

I'm getting quite upset with my body shape now as well, I don't fit into any of my clothes at all, I have a christening this weekend and I just don't know how to dress for my new and certainly not improved figure! I got quite sad looking in the Mirror when trying things on. I've got about 3stone I need to think about shifting, it seems quite daunting when I say that :S
I can't wait till I can get back to running!

[HopeandDreamG]

[QUOTE] Iwas out yesterday with all 3 boys - one in the pushchair, one on the buggy board and DS3 in the baby bjorn and this woman (a complete stranger) came right up to me and said 'so did you get your girl?'. I was a bit surprised and just said 'no another boy' and she then said 'oh well'.


My first reaction to this is what is wrong with people. Seriously. But after thinking about it I really think it shows how common it is to want the opposite gender baby of the ones you already have. Sitting yesterday in the ob's office there was a pregnant women with 2 girls. Everyone asked her if she got her boy. Really shows how universal the desire is. Anytime someone may have a hint I want to go for #3 the first response is you want the girl. I do obviously but it tells me they would too .

[HopeandDreamG]

Pinga- I wrote a huge response to your post and I think it got eaten somehow

I fixed it somehow

[Petal]

Pinga, some people really dont understand how deep gender desire can be and sometimes dont mean to offend us but i now, wouldnt ever make a remark about gender to a pregnant woman.

Kell, aww poor little Lily bless her, its so hard when you cant help them! Losing weight is so daunting isnt it! but once you start losing a bit it spurs you on to keep going. Good luck, you can do it!!! x x

[deaks66]

Hope that is so true! I think its easy for us to feel like we are in the minority with wanting a specific gender but actually i think its just that we have done something about it whereas most people perhaps wouldn't even think to question if there's something they could do.

Kell, so sorry that lily is struggling, hope things improve soon.

Hi everyone else, how are you all? Loving this kind of weather, sunny and breezy but looks like the weekend could go downhill...shame

Been doing some serious nesting and finally finishing house DIY off and wading through stuff we have accumulated but don't want anymore that is squirrelled away in all my cupboards.

[Dreamofpink]

Deaks66 & Zanacal - thank you both for your comments regarding the diet and trying to conceive. As daft as it sounds for the first time in a year I was really pleased to have af visit today. I've been on the diet now for 5 days and love it compared to the awful, dull traditional IG diet that I started last June and managed it very strictly until March. Knowing what I know now after reading as much as I can on this fab website I'm so glad I didn't conceive any sooner! I'm taking Saw P. and sticking to 1500cal and the other limits for the LE diet. I'm getting used to no brekkie slowly, though I'll be glad when I can start having it again! Do you think if I conceived this month, 2 weeks being on the LE diet and taking Saw P. plus FR would make for a good sway? I'm not overly keen on the jellies and douches and not sure whether vitex is avaliable in the UK and if it would be good for my cycles as I ov anywhere between days 14-20. I just want to say how amazing it is to have a community of like-minded ladies who understand so much, as even my closest friends get lost with the whole swaying thing! I guess we'll be on to TTC Sept soon ;-) Thank you all!

[Dreamofpink]

Meant to add for you northern!

[zanacal]

Dreamofpink - I think 2 weeks would be better than nothing but testosterone tends to take longer to lower than some of the other things (pH/blood sugar levels) so longer is more ideal! If your cycles are already squiffy then that's probably a good thing for ttc pink. I got Vitex in the UK but I know there was going to be some law change which meant they wouldn't be available any more. I would send you my left overs but I gave them to my sister!