Anyone trying for #2 around cd 4?

[Dogtanian]

Funny you should mention soy Mrs w 11.I took it last time i was trying for cycle 6 and 7,and got my bfp on cycle 7,i always believed that might have helped.After i had my DD i found out that im intolerant to soy,so im left a bit clueless as to whether it might help or hinder me! will see what happens with this cycle as im still waiting for OV to be confirmed.I thinking again about getting a CBFM,as the IC are doing my head in,im getting nearly positive one day then nothing the next,then im not sure whether ive got a positive!
Still no test results yet,but i am going for a heart scan on thurs,so fingers crossed for that.
Are you feeling any better Twinks after your stomach bug?

 

[CastawayBride]

Oh Twinks sorry to hear about the stomach bug!!

Baby dust all...I am sitting here waiting on AF lol

 

[Mrs W 11]

We've got ours up! I was too excited not to and did it Sunday night!! I love this time of year!! X

 

[Twinks]

I'm feeling great now thanks girls. I disappeared down to my parents for the past two days as they helped me with lo a lot whilst I was recovering. I don't tend to get ill often (I'm sure working in a school has built up a good immune system) but when I do boy does it hit hard!

Yay our decorations went up on Sunday. I still wasn't well but I was well enough by then to give it a go in short spells. I did it and I'm so pleased its up as we're away all this weekend for my sister's birthday celebrations. I didn't want to wait until next weekend to put it up so I'm glad I went for it. Love christmas soo much! I went Xmas shopping with my sis yesterday and she bought lo the little people bat cave and its soo cute lol! I was also a bit naughty and really treated by buying him one of those lovely fleeced buggy snuggles. We have a dog and walk him twice a day so I thought it a necessity ha ha ;-) rather than a want. Where is the time going?!

 

[NotNic]

I have no idea. There needs to be an extra week before Christmas! There's never enough time for everything.

I have my Christmas party tomorrow, so tonight I plan to dye my hair and do my nails. Then I have Friday off and I'm going to put my decorations up and get a few more presents. AF should be here this weekend. I'm not nervous but I highly recommend Christmas for taking your mind off the TWW. I swear its been the quickest one yet!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Dogtanian I've never used a cbfm but I've heard very good things. A few girls on another thread I'm on swear by them and got bfps using them. It's worth a try definitely. Good luck with your heart scan, hope all is ok.

Notnic, I love this time of year but always find time flies. My scan will be early jan so I am happy for this bit to fly past! I hope your af doesn't arrive and you get a bfp instead! Enjoy your Xmas night out.

Twinks, glad you feel better. I put a cosy toes on Freya's Xmas list too, they look gorgeous!

 

[Twinks]

We've almost finished making our handprint reindeer christmas cards now. We just made them for a few members of the family eg grandparents and I have to say my lo was so good at letting me paint his hand and thoroughly enjoyed sticking those googley eyes on the cards lol!

No symptoms for me- Not Nic we're due close together Im cd25 today so 5 days left for me. Should be due somewhere between this Saturday and next Monday. Bummer! Lol. Stay away AF for us all lol!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Oh the cards sound great!! How did you do them? I hope you get your bfp twinks!!

Has anyone got any experience of a toddler not eating? Freya is 16 months and just won't even try most foods at the moment she just cries and whines at meal times and all she ever wants to eat is toast. It's really frustrating and I'm never sure what to do. Tonight I've tried not giving her anything other than the chicken casserole I offered which she won't even try, but I feel so bad that she must be hungry

 

[CastawayBride]

I use the CBFM really like it...

 

[Fleur29]

I too love the cbfm and got my bfp first month of using it. You could try getting one on eBay dogtanian? I really liked the certainty (as much as this ttc business can be!) it provided. Still indebted to castaway and twinks for egging me on to get it ;-)

Wow you guys have been doing some good festive stuff! We decorated the office this week (!) and have been reading dd lots of Christmas stories! She is very excited this year!

Good luck to those waiting for af - we are definitely overdue a new bfp on this thread so keeping everything crossed for you.

So right re time flying - I'm not complaining! My 12 wk scan is 2 weeks on Friday - already feeling nervous! Two people told me yesterday they are preg and have had their twelve week scans - I feel so envious! I wish I knew all was ok.

Mrs w - re not eating thing - my dd has been through lots of fussy stages. It's very frustrating, you have my sympathy! I think all you can do is keep offering the variety of food without any pressure and she will go back to it. In the meantime make sure she has her vitamins and give her her beloved toast if that really is all she will touch but maybe not at the actual mealtime, if that makes sense? You don't want her to think she can refuse the meal and automatically get toast as a replacement - but if you end the meal and then offer her a small bit of toast a while afterwards? I don't know, it's a tricky one. You don't really want her to be hungry as when that happens with us, my dd never sleeps properly! And I need my sleep!! Maybe she is teething or getting a cold or something? That always reduces my dd appetite. Anyway, I hope she is back on her food soon!

Castaway - has af shown up yet? Hope you can break open the cbfm ASAP xx

 

[Dogtanian]

I agree with what Fleur said my DD always gets fussy with food whenever she is teething,and she absolutely loves toast! i agree that it will pass and you just have to keep trying her with things.Maybe give her something with the toast to help her get all the goodness she needs.My DD likes home made tomato soup with hers sometimes.
We deffo need another bfp on this thread.My charts arnt even confirming OV so i doubt it will be me!

 

[CastawayBride]

I too love the cbfm and got my bfp first month of using it. You could try getting one on eBay dogtanian? I really liked the certainty (as much as this ttc business can be!) it provided. Still indebted to castaway and twinks for egging me on to get it ;-)

Wow you guys have been doing some good festive stuff! We decorated the office this week (!) and have been reading dd lots of Christmas stories! She is very excited this year!

Good luck to those waiting for af - we are definitely overdue a new bfp on this thread so keeping everything crossed for you.

So right re time flying - I'm not complaining! My 12 wk scan is 2 weeks on Friday - already feeling nervous! Two people told me yesterday they are preg and have had their twelve week scans - I feel so envious! I wish I knew all was ok.

Mrs w - re not eating thing - my dd has been through lots of fussy stages. It's very frustrating, you have my sympathy! I think all you can do is keep offering the variety of food without any pressure and she will go back to it. In the meantime make sure she has her vitamins and give her her beloved toast if that really is all she will touch but maybe not at the actual mealtime, if that makes sense? You don't want her to think she can refuse the meal and automatically get toast as a replacement - but if you end the meal and then offer her a small bit of toast a while afterwards? I don't know, it's a tricky one. You don't really want her to be hungry as when that happens with us, my dd never sleeps properly! And I need my sleep!! Maybe she is teething or getting a cold or something? That always reduces my dd appetite. Anyway, I hope she is back on her food soon!

Castaway - has af shown up yet? Hope you can break open the cbfm ASAP xx

Not yet Fleur..waiting is torture! lol I did have some wild amounts of CM...from creamy to EWCM, all at once! This happened of course while I was at work... luckily I have been wearing a pad all the time. I think by this weekend we might be back in business though! Fingers and toes crossed!

 

[Twinks]

Sadly I'm out girls. I'm on cd26 and had not a single symptom when I came on very suddenly at work. I'm trying not to worry but I'm just unsure where we're going wrong. Seems so much harder for us to get pregnant this time. I know it's only been 5 cycles but I'm worrying a bit. My AF is soo much heavier since I've had my lo. The pain when I come on is excruciating but I don't want to go to the docs for them to laugh me out. Really hope our BFP comes soon. Feeling a bit sorry for myself girlies (and in a lot of pain). Fingers crossed for you other ladies. Baby dust to u all xx

 

[Fleur29]

Twinks I'm so sorry to read this hon I hate it when af sneaks up on you completely unawares. I had that the month before I got my bfp and was so gutted.

Maybe it is worth going to the doctor? There is no harm in trying. It could be that you have a bit of endo if your periods are that excruciating - they may be able to do something to help? I don't know much about endo though.

It will happen for you hon - just hang on in there. It took us a month longer to get a bfp this time than it did with dd so hopefully you will get your bfp next month. I know 5 months feels like forever but you have to keep reminding yourself it takes normal healthy couples on average a year to get preg. I think we are all just lucky that we fell quicker than that first time so it lulls you into thinking its really easy. Only a 20% chance of conception each month! And that's if everything goes according to plan and you bd on the right days etc.

Anyway huge hugs. I hope you are getting yourself an extra big af pressie this month. Xxx

Girls I had some shocking news today - my sister in law had her 20 week scan and there are so many things wrong with the baby they've been basically told to terminate. I can't believe it, I'm so devastated for them. It was their first and very much wanted. I really hope that when they've got over this (as much as you can ever get over something like this) that they go on to have a healthy baby. I'm so sad tonight

We also haven't told that side of the family about our news yet so it will be a bit weird. It has made me hug my dd so much tonight - I really do feel very sad for them

Anyway hope everyone else's days have been better than mine and twinks! Hugs again to you twinks - hope hubby is on hand with hot chocolate and hot water bottles xxxx

 

[Twinks]

Oh no Fleur your poor sister in law and brother! That has made me feel so tearful reading that. They must be so devastated. It makes me feel so incredibly lucky to have my ds. I can't even imagine what people like your sister in law, Castaway and others feel. Were any abnormalities found on their first scan too? Poor poor bubba. Xx

 

[Fleur29]

I'm sorry to have made you tearful twinks on an already rough day I burst into tears when I was told and dd kept asking what the matter was

No their first scan was fine - but they check for so much more at the 20 wk - I remember reading the leaflet about all the things they look for and feeling super worried so sad, poor people xx

 

[Twinks]

Aw bless u Fleur don't worry about me- I feel incredibly selfish having a moan when I have a lovely life. Makes me feel very lucky to have what I have. How awful for them both Do they know what was wrong with the baby? Xx

 

[Fleur29]

You mustn't feel selfish as everyone's problems are real to them. It doesn't make them any less because others have 'worse' things happening so you mustn't feel like that. Although that said sometimes perspective does help when you're spiralling into feeling sad about something.

My dad didn't say what was wrong, when they had the first scan he seemed to think it was the heart but I'm not really sure as when he emailed again he said it was a load of things that were wrong. It's my stepbrother and its not like we speak very regularly or like he would really confide in my dad so I can't really ask or do anything The last time we spoke he had just announced they were expecting and he was soooo excited to be a daddy life is a proper bitch sometimes huh! X

 

[CastawayBride]

Aw bless u Fleur don't worry about me- I feel incredibly selfish having a moan when I have a lovely life. Makes me feel very lucky to have what I have. How awful for them both Do they know what was wrong with the baby? Xx

Aww Twinks it is OK to be upset we all have our struggles...I just think the loss of the child is one of those things no one should ever, ever have to go through.

Is the CBFM giving you highs? Focus on them and not so much on the peaks. It is better to get the baby dancing done before you O so they are there waiting to get that egg!

Are you doing the deed every other day or every day during your peek times? It is a good idea to baby dance regularly, it keeps the best swimmers moving around and better luck getting a sperm to the egg. BUT if you are doing it every day with no success, then switch to every other day. Hubs may need time to recharge....so to speak lol

Are you using pre-seed, that stuff really works and you don't need much!

Do you get a decent amount of CM? If you think you could use some more or need it to be more conducive you could take guafesin, I took it the first time I got pregnant. It basically gives you more sperm friendly CM!

I hope this month is YOUR month...get that BFP for the new year, what a way to ring in the new year

 

[NotNic]

Oh Twinks sorry to hear you're out. Fleur sorry for your SIL. I have a friend who is experiencing the same thing and is in hospital right now. It's just so awful and unfair.

AFM - no signs of anything which means nothing! Apart from IB I only felt thirsty and was a bit fixated with pecan squares when I was pregnant before. I can sometimes be a bit bloated before AF, but nothing really. I did have less cm than usua yesterday and that tends to stop right before AF but then it might be back to normal today. :shrugg: I wouldn't bank on me girls, but I'm not out either yet! x