♥ JULY 2011 TTC Boy Chit Chat Thread ♥

[daisyfay311]

Tested this morning with a FRER and it was negative. I mean, really negative. Like, no need to squint or tilt, just abandon all hope ye who look for a line here! So...I am sad. I shouldn't be. Logically, I know it is absurd to think that I would get pregnant the first time but it just irritates the daylights out of me that with DD, DH and I dtd one time three days before O (and half assedly at that) and that was it and this time I we dtd 4, 2, and 1 day before O with preseed and propping and Robitussin and enough ewcm to start a damn slip and slide and nothing! I cried all morning and now I just cried on my lunch break from curriculum training. (although some of that may be from the training!) I know it's pms hormones starting up. At least, I hope it is. Geez, I hope I didn't completely screw up my whole cycle with all the anxiety. So....there you go. That sucks. I felt like I had such a great sway. I guess I better work on getting my August plan in better shape. Step 1...the grossly unhealthy but salty hamburger and french fries I just had at lunch!

@Layla--I am sorry, I forgot where you are from? Teaching is a great profession imo but it is definitely a calling. I teach in a great school (I know some Americans might be like, oh yeah? a great school in Mississippi? haha). It's a national blue ribbon school, meaning it has performed highly according to national standards. We have great parent support and great administration and that makes a big difference. I don't think I have it in my to teach in a challenging or troubled school district. Maybe before I had DH and DD in my life but now it would just be too much work. I teach 7th graders (12 and 13 year olds) and I really love that age group but not everybody does. And I teach language arts (don't judge my writing in these posts please!) so that is a heavily tested class with lots of accountability but it is also fun because we get to read fun stuff and things like that.

[Tink18]

HI welcome to all the new ladies!! I have started a diet. It's more like the "caveman diet" which i hear is good for TTC boys as well. and I am taking my supplements. What do you ladies think? It's lots of red meats and potatoes and all that jaz! plus you can continue to lose weight. So should i risk it..My attempt isnt for a few more months so I can do it and them really get on the "boy diet" ehhh I dunno. I don't know why I am so obsessed with losing "just a few more pounds" So lame.

Anyway, Dh's bday went GREAT, we ran into my High school sweetheart, who i was with for 3 year in H/S then he Mind Fucked me till the week before I met D/h which was 2 years out of H/S so that makes a total of 5 years he was a life ruiner. Anyway, He was our waiter. HA. The big football star that was suppose to go so far was a 30 year old waiter. So i gave him a 100 dollar tip. Since he made our bill 6 dollars, for 14 people. Then he stood outside and smoked a cigarette and watch me and my husband drive off on our Mercedes. Just makes me feel good that he cheated on me with 2 of my friends. Didn't graduate from H/S, lost his scholarship...and I have a fantastic life...karma is a bitch.

Ok. How are all my lovely ladies. I miss everyone sooo flippin much. I am soo busy!! I can't wait for things to slow down so I can spend more time doing my stuff! XOXO

[begonia]

All this farm talk and I have to say I for one couldn't do it! I love me some city. Love taking my ladies to the museums and the zoo and the shows, and love going to all the fun restaurants. That said, the fam is thinking about buying a ranch outside the city ... and there I will definitely be having some animals (besides my children) I do love gardening though and can't wait til our house is finished so I can get my raised beds together again! So anyhow, I see the appeal but I for one could not do it full time. I could do part-time though if you need seasonal help WP

WP I think it is interesting that your boy pg's were different than your girls! My girl pg's were SO different I was convinced that DD2 was a boy. I think that contributed strongly to the GD I felt upon hearing "girl" at her u/s ... I was just SURE she was a boy. Oh well. This 3rd one is also different than either of my previous so who knows?!?

ZB I am living vicariously thru your vacay right now!

Daisy love I'm sorry for the BFN. Big ol' hugs! Get back at it with determination bc odds are if you got pg on a OHW before this won't take you long!

Tink the diet sounds fab! Glad you could pop in and update!

Jen I am somewhat notorious for painting my home all the time. I LOVE painting projects! I'm so bummed that when we move in the new place I'll be pg and can't do the mural DD wants on her wall. She'll just have to wait a few months for that Batman and Scooby-Doo she dreams of ... my sweet little tomboy. Hope DD2's teacher is great!

Have to run ... making dinner to take to a friend who had a little boy earlier this month. Can't wait to go hold him! I have no jealousy for her either, so it'll be nice It's their first and they struggled through IVF, so I'm just happy they have a baby! Cooking has been tough bc any form of flesh at this point makes me ... umm... not well, so I made a pasta salad and am picking up one of those rotisserie chickens. I did successfully make a double chocolate strawberry pie though

[gizmo77]

HI welcome to all the new ladies!! I have started a diet. It's more like the "caveman diet" which i hear is good for TTC boys as well. and I am taking my supplements. What do you ladies think? It's lots of red meats and potatoes and all that jaz! plus you can continue to lose weight. So should i risk it..My attempt isnt for a few more months so I can do it and them really get on the "boy diet" ehhh I dunno. I don't know why I am so obsessed with losing "just a few more pounds" So lame.

Anyway, Dh's bday went GREAT, we ran into my High school sweetheart, who i was with for 3 year in H/S then he Mind Fucked me till the week before I met D/h which was 2 years out of H/S so that makes a total of 5 years he was a life ruiner. Anyway, He was our waiter. HA. The big football star that was suppose to go so far was a 30 year old waiter. So i gave him a 100 dollar tip. Since he made our bill 6 dollars, for 14 people. Then he stood outside and smoked a cigarette and watch me and my husband drive off on our Mercedes. Just makes me feel good that he cheated on me with 2 of my friends. Didn't graduate from H/S, lost his scholarship...and I have a fantastic life...karma is a bitch.

Ok. How are all my lovely ladies. I miss everyone sooo flippin much. I am soo busy!! I can't wait for things to slow down so I can spend more time doing my stuff! XOXO

are you kidding me?!?!? LOVE this story!!!!!!
i am also obsessed with being a CERTAIN NUMBER on the scale...good luck with diet!im trying to add in a potato a day with my dinner...so far its been about 2-3x/week on boy diet. i lost soo much weight right before the diet tink, then it immediately came back..i didnt give it time to sit i guess..but thats ok. i know i canlose it when im done!as long as i get my boy!

LOVE that ex-bf story!!!! love that you gave him a $100 tip. wow cant belive he made your bill $6 maybe to show that he has some power. im sure his boss would have made him pay teh rest. did he say anything to you? any looks? what a jerk!

[gizmo77]

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Which reminds me... I miss MFC! I hope she comes back.

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whered she go? i was just wondering about her. last i read from her was that she wa sback on swaying after having gotten her AF from a LONG cycle...?

[3Pink1Blue]

Alexis - I wouldn't try a $ store at 8dpo, I'd wait till 10 dpo. FWIW I used a Dollar Tree test at 12 dpo w/fmu and got the faintest line, you know one of those is there or isn't there kinda lines, where the frer I took later that afternoon was very clear.

Lola - I was lucky enough to go to Italy in '96, it was amazing. DH and I joke about getting to Spain where some friends live, vaca's are better with free shelter lol FWIW Mexico is only dangerous if you venture out of the "tourist areas". Stay in the hotel districts and on the hotel recommended tours. The hotel staff will tell you the safe and not safe bars/restaurants local hot spots. I've been there 4 or 5 times and never had any problems.

Daisy - Sorry about the bfn, how many dpo are you?

Tink - I wouldn't risk losing weight while ttc, I know the desire but are those few lbs really worth it?

B- my preg w/dd3 was completely different from my other two as well, I was also positive she had to be a he.
What is it about a fresh coat of paint that just changes your world?

DD2's teacher is very nice, we'll go to back to school night tonight to meet dd1's teacher. I seriously can't believe they've gotten so big. DD3 starts kindergarten next year, good thing I'm (FX) having another baby cause I'm kinda freaking out about this lol

[WashingtonPromise]

Z : I have to live threw you too. No vacation this year....we are taking a day trip on Thursday instead. Last year we went deep sea fishing on a private charter while I was 7+ months preggo, it was me, hubby, dd1, ds1, and my dad. It was difficult to reel in some of the big fish with such a big beely in the front, but so much fun AND both the kids caught a shark!!! I think BDing on vacation is so romantic, plus you will have such an awesome story to tell.

Daisy : Sorry about you BFN. I enjoy hearing about teachers.....they have such a big job. And 7th graders are at that stage were there really need teachers that are in it for the right reasons....like you.

Begonia : You can come and work for us anytime. As long as you don't mind being paid in bread and eggs Your right though, the city does have it's perks. And farming is hard work and long hours. We have already canned 64 quart jars of green beans this year.

I thought with DD3 that she was a boy....I wasn't as sick with her, I think it only lasted 3 wks. And I didn't want to get rid of my "cowboys and indians" room. But the tech was 100% sure she was missing boy parts and the room now houses DD3 in pink and green.

[daisyfay311]

Tink: That story is hilarious!

WP: Thanks for the nice words! I'm sorry if you have said before, but what kind of farm do you have? My family did not farm but I grew up all around dairy and chicken farms. We would go play in the yard and there would be cows mooing over the fence at us. When I was younger, teenager and early 20's, I couldn't wait to get away from there. I was always figuring out ways to travel to big cities and now I'm 31 and I love going home and spending time in the country. Go figure.

3Pink: I am 12 dpo so I figure something should have shown up if I was pregnant. Oh well, my V8 and my pretzels are sitting here trying to deal! Nice that you get to go meet your dd's teacher, my school is not doing that this year and I don't know why. My dd is too little yet but I wouldn't mind meeting my students' parents.

[LolaInLove]

@Lola, I am excited for you to start ttc again, I have been following your story and really hope this is it for you, you deserve a nice sticky blue bean.


And like the others in the South, oh my gosh it is burning up here and I am so embarrassed to be seen in a bathing suit. I have gained 20 pounds. I start back to work in a week or so (teacher) and I am so humiliated to see my co-workers, I know they are all going to be talking about me and how I've gained so much. I just hope hope hope I get pregnant soon so I will have an excuse. I have unpacked all these "fat" clothes I swore I would never need again. I tear up just thinking about it. Luckily my DH is super sweet and doesn't mind, he would never make me feel bad but I know friends and family are like, what the hell happened to her? It's just gutting for them to be thinking I let myself go and not be able to tell them it was on purpose.

I think I'm going to test again with a FRER in the morning (12 DPO). If it's negative, that's probably it and I will start working hard on the diet again.

Thank you, Daisy! I can completely relate to your feeling about gaining weight and feeling the stares and such. I want so badly to tell people why I have pretty much intentionally gotten fat. My mom asked me what is going on (and I only see her a couple of times a year, they live in Houston), and I told her that I barely ate and worked so much before ttc that now I eat well and it's just caught up with me. And OMG I feel like a cow for DH....and you all know he's a ballet dancer and manhandles skinny ballerinas all day....so it doesn't help with the self-esteem there. My staff members want to plan a pool party for the company in a month to celebrate the season opening, and I was like HELL NO I'm not getting in a bathing suit next to those girls who all weight a buck-o-five! LOL

Good luck testing, hope it comes up + for you!!!! Sounds like you are doing well on the diet....don't stress about a couple cheats here and there. Actually, ice cream is totally fine as long as it's full fat!

[LolaInLove]

ZB, hope this is a good month for you out there! I can't believe you are resisting the tzaziki sauce. I can drink it plain. Have a blasty blast!

Daisy, I just read on and saw you got a bfn. Listen, we all have been there and I personally believe that sometimes swaying can delay you a month or two, sometimes just because it messes with your body a bit with all of the changes. Not to say you should abandon ship there! Just keep trying, you will get there very soon.