Bellys to Bumps

[Traskey]

I am off for my progesterone blood test tomorrow morning before work. That'll be fun, I am not a fan of needles so I just look away. I had one done a couple of months back but they want to do another one. If we don't get lucky this month then it's another blood test day 2-4 and the HSG. Not looking forward to that one!

I had scrambled egg for lunch and it's kept me full for ages

 

[lovie]

best of luck for tomorrow trasky! I hope this is your lucky month and you wont need to go back in for more tests was the scrambled egg with toast or by itself? my brother is very into being thin and he tells me that protein will make me feel full for longer but im not sure, I think a big bowl of pasta will make me feel full for longer hehe!

emmy did you do another test this afternoon? I hope you are your usual PMA self (you inspire me with all your PMA it rubs of on me thank you so much) never let any coments make you feel stupid hun

strawberry I am so excited that you live in finland!! I can moan about the snow with you hehe, altho im sure you have 10x as much snow as us! how funny that we met on an online forum when I visited so close to where you live! do you live above the arctic circle? when we were there the sun never rose it was an amazing experience but it must be hard when it is an every day thing? my OH's parents live in Boden (north of sweden) so we visit a couple of times a year, id love to live in boden because the house prices are so much cheaper than stockholm, hes not sure I could cope with that much cold tho hehe. trevligt att träffas!

today I did something a little naughty, I baught some baby cloths! I know I said I wouldnt but I was in a 2nd hand shop looking for some iceskates for my sister(legitimatly being in the childrens section!) and saw such a cute babygrow and top I had to buy them!!

I hope everyones day has gone well! hugs to all!! xxxx

 

[EmmyReece]

emmy did you do another test this afternoon? I hope you are your usual PMA self (you inspire me with all your PMA it rubs of on me thank you so much) never let any coments make you feel stupid hun

I didn't test again in the end ... I didn't want to set myself up for a huge fall

But, I do have some news. I've decided that after next cycle, I'l be taking a few months break from ttc and will be concentrating on my weight loss. My nurse has referred me for a scheme called Exercise for Life and the lady has been in touch and she is sending me some leaflets out for some extra information, but one thing she has said which is quite exciting is that they're looking at getting a slot for an exercise session in the pool ...

https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6690

I'm full of pma and I know that if this cycle or next cycle doesn't work then I'll still be able to work towards getting myself a little babba I'm just in the process of finding myself a sports bra (which seemed impossible for a while) and a proper pair of trainers

Good luck for tomorrow Traskey, and scramble eggs for lunch sound yummy, am so glad they kept you full up for longer

 

[EmmyReece]

ohhhh and lovie I think it's brill that you got a little something from the second hand shop

 

[lovie]

emmy that is great new about the excersise for life programe! I bet you will have great fun I think you made the right choice to wait for testing, I mean if you are going to have a BFP this month it wont go anywhere in a couple of days. shopping for any bra in my life is a NIGHTMARE!! I have like comody big boobs My sister said to me when she was about 3 "amy those boobies are TOO big for you!!!" I was like thank you "-" I hope you find a sports bra, for those of us "gifted" in the chest area it is a definate must I think! the only sport I have found that I enjoy and that doesnt hurt my boobs is cycling, I cant wait for spring to come so I can get my bike out!!

I made a little journal its only early days yet there isnt a lot in it but here is the link if anyone fancies a look https://www.babyandbump.com/ttc-journals/533814-amys-ttc-weightloss-journal.html#post9108084

xxx

 

[lovie]

forgot the link silly me!

https://www.babyandbump.com/ttc-journals/533814-amys-ttc-weightloss-journal.html#post9108084

 

[Traskey]

Emmy ~ that sounds really positive and good fun! Should help speed up the weight loss process too. I am so glad for you Good luck finding that sports bra. I wish I was gifted in the chest department but alas I am not. I can never find bras either but that's because they expect someone buying a 40/42 to be a D+ (I wish). Keep up that PMA girlie

Lovie ~ cool on the journal. I shall come and stalk like I do on Emmy's. Yay for baby shopping, I am sure it was a seriously cute outfit. I have to confess I don't have any bits at all but I like buying them for all my godchildren, cousins and niece and nephews.

 

[EmmyReece]

I'm feeling really positive about it all ... I managed to find a sports bra in the end so have ordered that, along with a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a t shirt, and I'm going to have a look at some proper trainers on monday

I've had another e-mail back from the lady who runs this scheme and they're just trying to find a time now when the schools don't use the pool, which I'm really hoping will be soon

 

[twinkle1975]

Hello all, managed to lose 1.5 pounds this week - that's what a weekend with a skinny person does for you! Maybe we should all be assigned a really picky eater to go round with us all day??
Emmy - the exercise for life thing sounds really good - let us know how it goes on.
Traskey - I had to visit the bloodsuckers today - will be thinking about you tomorrow.
Hey Scandinavian ladies - I want to be there!
Tarkwa, April and anyone else I've missed
On the underwear issue - my gripe is that they never cater for those of us who are pear shaped - I'm a 40G but can never get nice matching bra & pants sets as the bottom halves never go up to my size!

 

[lovie]

fab loss twinkle!! great idea about alocating fussy eaters to people TTLW!

you probably dont want to be in stockholm today twinkle we had about 30CM of snow over night and im supposed to walk 5km to college on an uncleared path! I think im going to cheat and take the train if they are still running!

ihope the bloods went ok for you twinkle yesterday, an i hope they go well today trasky!

emmy i want to join excersise for life too would be so fun to have some workout buddies!

I baught a different type of pomalo (red pomalo) and it was yuk!! the nice ones are the honey pomalos, so I baught one of thse and it is a yummy breakfast!

to you all xxx

 

[Bagpuss31]

Hi Ladies

I hope you don't mind me joining in! I have been TTC #1 since January 2010, and recently went to my GP for help, I am 5ft 7" and weigh 16 stone 5lb (having lost 19lb since January) we had all the tests done and everything is OK, my cycles are regular like clock work 28 days, the firtility clinic will not even entertain checking my tubes until my BMI is below 35!! GUTTED!!

Anyway as much to the clinics disgust I decided to put TTC on hold and start the Cambridge Diet, it is fantastic I have lost 19lb in 3 weeks and feel great!!

I just wondered if anyone had any experience with Clear Blue Fertility monitors as so far to date I have only been going by my Ovulation pains as my fertile time and have never used anything like this!

Any advice???

I really hope you all get your bundles of joy really soon!! xxxx

 

[StrawberryTTC]

emmy the exercise for life thing sounds real good, let us know how it goes!

Great loss, twinkle!

lovie I actually live just a tiny bit below, or south of the arctic circle, but yeah we do have a lot of days where the sun barely comes up at all during the day, in winter. But on the other hand we have days when the sun doesn't practically go down at all during summer, so it's not that bad! You do get used to it, really. =)

I started my own journal too, so feel free to stalk me if you'd like. My Journal

Again proud of my exercise yesterday, first did a short kettlebell training session, 20 mins, and then did an hour on my cross trainer later in the evening! Yay. This exercise thing is good, but sometimes (like last night) I almost feel as if I'm punishing my body for not doing what I want it to do. Making it sweat and "suffer" since it's not getting pg! Anyone else ever feel like that?

My temp went down today as expected, so af should arrive in a few days. As always. I'm thinking of not temping, and possibly not even doing opks next cycle, as it seems that cm is quite enough to tell when I ovulate, more or less, and I'm starting to feel so bad about it all that I need a break.

edit. Welcome, bagpuss, I'm pretty new here myself. I've never used a monitor, so can't help you there, I'm afraid!

Also meant to say in regards to sports bras, that having finally found one that actually supports my boobs (38f/ff) is making exercise so much more enjoyable, so it really is worth the effor to find one that suits you! Mine has underwires, which most sports bras don't, and that seems to be the key to making them firm enough to give me the support I need. Usually with bras I have trouble finding ones that suit me, because for me the cup size should really be even bigger than the ff, but the bigger cup gets too wide and starts poking me in the armpits! It should only be "deeper", not wider, so I hardly ever have a bra that fits me perfectly, usually it's always a bit snug in the cup.

 

[Bagpuss31]

I feel like my body is punishing me!! Its not letting me have my BFP because I've abused it for so long eating bad and getting fat!!!!! mean while everyone I seem to know is pg!! I just can't stop asking myself WHY ME!!

 

[lovie]

Hi bagpuss this is a great place to share our TTC and weightloss journys the ladies are the best you can get! wow 19 pounds in 3 weeks that is AMAZING!!! I have heared of the cambridge diet but I dont know much about it can you fill us in? you must be getting close to your bmi of 25? I dont know about the moniters I use OPK's only, I know some one does from bellies to bumps, I think it is tarkwa shes offline till sunday tho, but ask her when shes back

hi strawberry Im going to go and peak at your journal in a min when I excersise (mostly walking or ice skating) i start to imagine that im walking/skating towards my baby, it makes me go faster!! im thinking of making a compilation of baby based songs on my i-phone to inspire me even more! we visited rovaniemi on our way home from finland (driving to sweden) we loved the reindeer just hanging out by the road, we had the most amazing holiday I cried when it was over!! I am looking forward to my first trip to boden in the summer this year to experience allmost compleat lightnes! do you see the northern lights often? we didnt see them when we were there but my OH has seen them before and says they are magical. you are so lucky to live in such a special place!!

xxxx

 

[EmmyReece]

twinkle yay for the weight loss hun, I love your idea about allocating us someone who's a fussy eater

bagpuss, so sorry the fertility clinic won't consider checking things out until you've lost weight ... I don't understand sometimes why they won't run tests because of weight, treatment is different, but it's still frustrating

strawberry - this is the bra I went for in the end

https://www.crazyclearance.co.uk/sh...=KC827&pdBoUid=3427&lpgUid=#colour:1904,size:

glad to see you're pushing yourself with exercise so sorry that you're expecting af hun

lovie - what's a pomalo hun?

as for me, I'm feeling pretty positive, my temp went up slightly this morning, but there's still time for it to go down

I'm having trouble finding plus size clothes that I can wear to the gym and not look like an unfashionable lump it seems to me that no where seems to cater for ladies who are above size 24 and want to look half decent at the gym

these are the trainers that I'm hoping my mum will get me for my birthday, either that or lend me the money for so that I can get them ordered

https://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-air-viturin-mens-139112?colcode=13911230

EDIT - I'm dying for this exercise for life scheme to start, gym on a monday and tuesday, maybe fit in a couple of swims a week ... I just need to get motivated and get started on it, going to ask my nurse to chase up my referral on tuesday when I go for weigh in

 

[lovie]

hia emmy

a pomalo is a big orange/grapefruit type fruit, that are a little bitter but i think really tasty!!

defiantly a great idea to chase up the excersise for life scheam, its fantastic that you are so motivated! i really struggle to find thins to wear to excersise as alot of my weight is on my legs, so my legs just end up looking like rhino legs! id love to wear legging but i think not for a good few months yet!

hopefully that temp stays up! so excited for you xxxx

 

[EmmyReece]

oooohhhhh I might have to try one of them

we don't have much room here, so anywhere that means I can get out, exercise and work towards my dream is going to be quite high on my priorities list

I'm very, very excited ... one of the sets I ordered off ebay arrived today ... a little vest saying "my mummy is yummy" and a sleepsuit saying "my daddy rocks" ... they're in fantastic condition, I'm so pleased with them

 

[Bagpuss31]

Hi Lovie, the Cambridge Diet consists of Porridge, Milk shakes and Bars, it sounds gross and the 1st week is tough but well worth it! You have 3 Cambridge products a day and drink around 2-3 litres of water and the weight falls off! You can do various stages of the diet I am doing the worst one and not eating any food at all, but you can have one meal a day also if thats easier. I've srtuggled with my weight pretty much all my life as I LUUURVE food, and have tried every diet going, this one is the best one I've done so far and doesn't really cost all that much (between £1.80 and £2 per meal) especially if you think how much you spend on groceries. They have a web site, go and have a look see what you think, I know it might not be for everyone, but for me the clinic have told me its more than likely my weight thats preventing me from being pregnant as I don't have symptoms of anything else so the quicker it comes off the better! I would warn you though if you do find out you are pg on the diet you must come off it straight away!

I'm living in hope that I won't have to ever go back to the fertility clinic but come another stone I will be able to and then might be able to find out why its not happening!

I don't understand why they blame weight for not conceiving as my cycles are like clockwork every 28 days and I am ovulating every month so surely that is enough to conceive!!

 

[EmmyReece]

I don't understand why they blame weight for not conceiving as my cycles are like clockwork every 28 days and I am ovulating every month so surely that is enough to conceive!!

It sometimes feels like they're looking for an easy excuse, "oh they're fat that must be why it's not happening for them" sort of thing

Luckily though my dr has been absolutely fantastic, I really can't fault her. I've known her since I was about 8 or 9 years old. She's put me on this weight management thing, and it has definitely improved my cycles and she says any tests or anything she can do before putting me over to the fs she will do.

Little update from me, I'm a very happy girly because I've ordered my trainers, so that means as soon as the referral finally gets processed I can get started. I've decided that I'm going to do the gym sessions on a monday and a tuesday, then when they get aqua fit sorted I'll do them too, and then I'll probably fit in a couple of normal swim sessions each week too

 

[NGRidley]

Hi ladies!!!
I would like to join

I am Nikisha, 26 years old from Ontario Canada. DH and I have been TTC since July 2009. I was diagnosed with PCOS in May 2010. Started taking metformin in November (or early December) 2010. We are now waiting for a referral to see an FS.

I currently weight 270lb (122.5kg/19stone4) and size 20US (approx 22UK).

I have lost weight before on weight watchers and was very successful (down to 220lb size 14) but I am finding it very hard this time.

Coming off BCP I gained 40lbs almost instantly, because of the PCOS and it really sucks because it makes it so much harder to lose weight.

My doctor has been really great about it. Mentioned losing 10 or so pounds but never equating my infertility with my weight alone. Never made me feel horrible about it.

I hope to start getting back into a routine to lose some weight in hopes that it will help me conceive. I have already lost almost 20lb since August so its a start