And We Have Started TTC!!!

[purplepoet20]

This morning we started...

Hubby had a scare with hives caused by an allergic reaction but luckily they are going away and about 60% faded, and he is only using the steroid ointment once a day for a few days now. He has held off for over 14 days because AF came a few days early (more info below). He has taken his pills with little complaining since AF started, plus benidryl 4x's a day because of the hives. He has held strong to not eating redmeat and salty foods so I owe him many steak dinners before the summer ends.

I have been doing rephresh every 48hrs, pills at the normal times, and monitoring like normal. I fell off the diet and decided to just stick to skipping breakfast and only eating 2 meals a day. I am limiting salt and potassium and only eating 40g of protein. I am not eating any carbs, real sugar, or dairy. Using the rephresh every other day because ph is just a little high but the rephresh has worked to lower it. DS2 is not nursing at this time because I started pumping months ago to store it for this time so I could increase some of the pills without affecting him, I will nurse him again after the pills are done. Last monday I accidently took extra Vitex because I was worried about hubby's hives and I didn't write it down. So I took triple what I normally take and AF came early on the 22nd instead of the 26th... It was a very bad heavy and painful 6 days of bleeding. I normally get cramps but not that bad and AF is only 3-4 days for me. I do not know if I will Ov on the predicted day but we have already started TBM/lime and we will stop 3 days before Ov and then maybe do one TBM/lime after Ov.

I am a little afraid to get pregnant because doing research made me feel like I will 100% get a girl but now that we are DTD I am nervous. And oddly I am not sure what I want to conceive anymore because sometimes I want another boy, other times I want twin girls so they have each other, and then sometimes I just want 1 girl because of the teen years.

So at this point I am doing what I can for a girl... and then I will wait until delivery to see what I get!

[zanacal]

Good luck Purplepoet, I'm nervous about actually starting too and I know what you mean about sometimes not even knowing what you want! I hope you get a BFP very quickly so you can start serving up (and eating!) those steaks.

[Zivic-Bubac]

Best of luck!!!!

And oddly I am not sure what I want to conceive anymore because sometimes I want another boy, other times I want twin girls so they have each other, and then sometimes I just want 1 girl because of the teen years

I completely understand, same here and I'm soooo glad I'm not alone with confusion what do I want ( and do I want another baby in the first place etc...)

Sometimes I think it would be so much easier if I got another girl, sometimes I would die for a baby boy, but, like you, at this point, I'm doing everything possible to get my

Sending you my pink dust!!!!

[purplepoet20]

Best of luck!!!!


I completely understand, same here and I'm soooo glad I'm not alone with confusion what do I want ( and do I want another baby in the first place etc...)

Sometimes I think it would be so much easier if I got another girl, sometimes I would die for a baby boy, but, like you, at this point, I'm doing everything possible to get my

Sending you my pink dust!!!!

Sending you tons of blue dust!

[purplepoet20]

Thanks... I need a vacation after this!

[Zivic-Bubac]

Thanks... I need a vacation after this!

I know what you mean! Thanks for blue dust!!!

[shouldihope?]

We started the other day too. I agree sometimes if I want another at all. I have no confusion about wanting a girl more than a boy, but sometimes I think it would be great to have twin girls so they have each other but then the chaos in my house snaps me back to reality. Good luck and hoping we all get our desired gender.

[purplepoet20]

shouldihope? - I hope we both get our girls!

I wouldn't have really thought about wanting a girl but my MIL only has 1 child and she has stepped in as grandma to her nieces B and G and she has a step-granddaughter. To see her face light up around them makes me want to surprise her with her own biological granddaughter.

I have spent my whole life trying to please my own family and failing no matter what I did but never once have I wanted something for me... I just want to do something for someone and have them be proud of me. I finally unpacked my journals from my childhood and made the mistake of reading some of them. I am a little sad today again... How could a mother tell 2 of her kids they are so smart and will be whatever they want to be and tell another they are stupid and would be lucky to get a job at a fastfood joint. I would burn the journals but I want my kids to understand why they will never meet my mother.

I need some cuddle time with me boys!

[Glittergirl]

Good luck....Funny I'm in the same boat as far as confusion! I wanted two of each so they have eachother, now that I have 3 boys I kinda think it would just be easier to have 4 boys and be done (we only ever wanted 4). Sometimes I'm afraid to have a girl....I just love having all boys! I just leave it to God and try my best for a girl since DH wants one badly and it would be nice to have a little pink in the house!

[Glittergirl]

shouldihope? - I hope we both get our girls!

I wouldn't have really thought about wanting a girl but my MIL only has 1 child and she has stepped in as grandma to her nieces B and G and she has a step-granddaughter. To see her face light up around them makes me want to surprise her with her own biological granddaughter.

I have spent my whole life trying to please my own family and failing no matter what I did but never once have I wanted something for me... I just want to do something for someone and have them be proud of me. I finally unpacked my journals from my childhood and made the mistake of reading some of them. I am a little sad today again... How could a mother tell 2 of her kids they are so smart and will be whatever they want to be and tell another they are stupid and would be lucky to get a job at a fastfood joint. I would burn the journals but I want my kids to understand why they will never meet my mother.

I need some cuddle time with me boys!

Wow...HUGS to you!!! At least you know you could never be like that to your kids!