Bellys to Bumps

[Tarkwa]

Hay praying - welcome to Bellys to Bumps! The ladies on here are amazing and will give you all the support you need. I didn't have PCOS either but had stupidly long cycles, struggled to lose weight, had a bit of excess hair (nothing major, I just felt hairier than everyone else around me, doesn't help having brown hair either which shows up). I was on Dianette which really helped with my skin (again, wasn't bad but wasn't fabulous either) and most of all the hair. But obviously that is a OCP so no use if TTC. Try and find an understanding doctor - but I reckon they will all say lose weight ! I know every doc I saw said that too me. Only one FS understood and just congratulated me on the loss so far and to keep up the good work (sooooo motivational!).
Anyway, was just a quickie to say hi, but I must dash - I'm meant to leave the house in 2 mins and haven't even got washed/dressed yet!!!
Have a great Friday everyone!
xxx

 

[Lisa84]

Well ladies i can't rate meal planning highly enough. I planned my meals this week coz when i dont and have a mental block of what we have in or what i can make i always go for something easy like a pizza or takeaway but when i meal plan i can prepare everything i need like things that need defrosting the night before. I made sure i planned really good meals and included all snacks and everything and i lost 5.5lbs this week
I'm so pleased with myself I've planned next weeks menu and can't wait for next weeks weigh in xxx

 

[EmmyReece]

omg Lisa that is fantastic hun well done

 

[Traskey]

Congratulations Lisa, 5.5lbs is awesome in one week! The meal planning obviously worked a treat and you've done brilliantly. I am sure you will get the same next week

 

[prayingforbfp]

Hello Tarkwa I appreciate the post you wrote if you don't mind me asking...how long have you been ttc? Im lovin all the support already! I know I'm only 21 but I want to get my body in order so maybe when I'm 23 or 24 itll be well & healthy to have a baby and reading thru some of the posts is so motivational to me...it's good stuff I know everything I'm doing is for our future baby so it's worth it. I got my husband on board with trying the more natural route of ttc..but first were going to get his sperm looked at to see if it's both of us with problems (but I'm hoping it's only me..) and he's trying to lose more weight..(hefty boy...350lbs but down from 400+ so it's a start) so I'm really trying for a whole lifestyle change for the both of us and you ladies have been wonderful so far with the support!

Congrats Lisa on your weight loss!!!! I want to give meal planning a go it seemed to work out well for you


Hope everyones enjoying their Friday!!!!!! xx

 

[Tarkwa]

Hi praying! No worries, I was trying for 20 months before we got pg. I only had 14 cycles in that time though as I stupidly irregular periods until I lost some weight. Docs couldn't find anything wrong with me on tests, even though I was convinced I had PCOS! Only thing was thyroid stimulating hormone wasn't right, but my thyroid levels were fine (or something like that) so no-one was bothered and it didn't bother me.
Wanting to change your lifestyle is the best way, but my experience tells me that it is something that has to be done gradually otherwise it can be a bit of a shock and I've ended up going back to my old ways for comfort. Planning ahead is very wise - when we decided to make a baby we would have been happy to have it there and then (we decided a few weeks after my 30th birthday and I was soooooooo ready then!).
I totally agree on the meal planning - when I've prepared lists of what I've needed to buy for meals I've felt more in control (and I am a control freak!).
It's hard when you're told that there is nothing wrong - other than a slightly low sperm analysis there wasn't much wrong with me or DH, and I have a TTC friend who is in peak fitness (not overweight and every test has shown nothing) and her DH too. Very frustrating as there is nothing to 'fix'. The only advice I can give you is to get your DH to take some conception vits for men and bonk every other day religiously! That worked for us, though it was a strange cycle because I thought I was out right from the start as I didn't have a 'proper' period and had no ewcm at all! I couldn't bear the thought of missing our chance, hence the bonking still - have no idea whatsoever when babe was conceived ! So, although I had not obsessed about it as much as I had done previously, I was still thinking about it constantly, but just thought there was not a snowflakes chance in hell - strange situation to be in but worked for us! Here's a link to my journal if you want to take a peak chick: Tarkwa's journal.
Well done Lisa - you should be very proud of that! Hope it works again next week too!
xxx

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Lisa congrats, 5.5 lbs in a week is amazing! I always found that planning ahead worked best for me.

Praying I second everything Tarkwa said above. For some of us losing weight does help (for me and my dh we BOTH lost weight and exercised more), and at the least losing the weight means drs can't blame it all on that! I think it's great you're both trying to change your lifestyle to a more healthier one, good luck!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

[lauraclili]

Hi everyone,

I hope you don't mind me asking for a bit of advice...

Has anyone had differences in their AF after losing weight?

I have only lost about 5kg in the last month so I'm confused but...

I am expecting AF on the 15th and last night I felt a bit crampy and found a bit of orangey /red blood. Thought that it was AF starting but was just early. Expected it to start properly over night (as normal) and have had NOTHING since except a load of creamy CM.

I'm thinking that it's probably just some pre-AF spotting but I've never had that before. do you think the exercise and weight loss could be responsible?

Any advice would be awesome. Thank you so much in advance.

x

 

[Traskey]

Hi Laura

You should find that as you lose weight your periods will become more regular, your cycles will get closer to the 28 day cycle. Well mine have. Not that they were long before 30/31 but now they are 28 on the dot. It probably is a little spotting, some cycles I have it and others I don't. I wouldn't worry too much unless you don't get af in the next day or two, in which case I would check with a pg test.

 

[cranberry987]

Re the thyroid thing. I read somewhere that the thyroid hormone lvls should actually be a lot more strict. It's just that they don't rly want to treat ppl at the borderline lvls so don't lower the tolerances. So it could be that the thyroid was affecting things but just not strongly enough for drs to kinda accept it

X

 

[Traskey]

Just a quick update for those of you that remember Becca, 4Magpies. She's in hospital with a non viable ectopic pregnancy, so they will need to remove the baby and tube. We wish her lots of love and hugs xx

 

[EmmyReece]

awwww no poor Becca

thinking of her xx

 

[Lisa84]

Awww poor Becca. Thinking of her and sending lots of xxxx

 

[jamie2882]

Hi Ladies- Its seams like your group has been going a while but I'd like to join in. I weigh about 190lbs, my BMI is about 30. I used to be fantastically thin but even then felt unhealthy. Anyway I was previously DX with PCOS, but then had that reversed by 2 doctors and told we were just "unexplained infertility". I've had many bouts of weight loss only to gain it back, many cycles of Clomid, Injects, IUI's, all failed. I'm finishing up the last inject cycle now. We'd like to do IVF in June 2012- can't any sooner for scheduling and financial reasons. So in the meantime I'd really like to focus on losing weight, about 50lbs, which I think is doable in a year. And we're going to try TCM and natural TI. I think our main fertility issue is my health and egg quality. From what I read health can impact egg quality and even with thousands of dollars in meds I didn't produce much of anything good. So I think Bellys to bump is a great place for me to be right now!

 

[cranberry987]

Hi Jamie,

Perfect time to be losing weight, least youre doing something active to help things along, might make the waiting a little bit easier.

Good luck with it all

 

[twinkle1975]

Hi Jamie & praying - you're very welcome!!
Poor Becca - what a nightmare - I'll keep her in my prayers.
Hey to everyone else!
I'm p'd off this month as I was planning to have a go with OPKs but I've started with my second UTI in 6 weeks so we can't DTD even though I've got EWCM & everything (gosh what a lots of abbreviations!!)

 

[EmmyReece]

sorry about the uti hun

hopefully you can start with the opks next cycle?

to jamie and praying, these ladies are so lovely, and any advice they can offer then they will do. it's a brill supportive group, couldn't ask for a nicer group of ladies

and a big from me, my weight is FINALLY coming back down, I'm on 167.4 kg this morning I still update my belly to bump ticker, but was so excited about the wedding I had to put those tickers up for a while

 

[Traskey]

Boo to the UTI Twinkle, I hope it clears up soon. Do you think it will clear up in time for ov? Maybe you can squeeze one in before the eggy is gone.

Congratulations Em on the weight going down. Glad you have the motivation back to keep going.

for everyone else. Hope you are having a good food week this week and if you fall off the wagon, get back on!

 

[cranberry987]

Id have a sneaky BD when you get a +ve opk and just not bonk EOD or whatever you usually do, one little cant do much damage surely

 

[twinkle1975]

I haven't done OPKs for months - I was going to start this month. I'm CD17 today - do you think its too late???