Bellys to Bumps

[lovie]

hi tarkwa, how exciting that you have baught a log cabbin!! you can go for mini breaks in your own garden when it arives!! thank you for the advice on BBT i think i will ask håkan to pick up a new thermoniter tomorrow (what an unromantic valentines day pressie lol) the new glases sound very sophisticated, its nice that you have a couple of pairs so you can match your outfits! you mentioned you were putting up a wood store in the garden, do you have an open fire? I love open fires so much! thank you for all the advice about the interveiw, i feel like i can do the job, i just hope i am what they are looking for!

I have realised a problem regarding my interveiw outfit.. I need my OH to do it up for me and he gets up at 6ish! so i need to get up and shower and have him do my dress up as i dont know anyone who lives close to me.. what a perlarver!

 

[lovie]

so glad ttc is bring you and your hubby closer, i gues sit goes one way or the other, its a reflection on both of you that your doing so well if you need to go down the ivf rout would you be entitled to nhs ivf? xx

 

[Traskey]

Ooooooooooo, a log cabin! How nice I think that sounds lovely, lucky you. The glasses sound gorgeous too, very trendy. Fingers X for cycle 3 of Clomid and the FS appointment.

I only have one day of cm also so I am thinking of trying preseed next cycle. I'm sure I had more when I was younger but alas, no more.

DH and I have been trying extra hard to not let the ttc affect our relationship. It's been difficult at times I admit, probably because I get so upset (not difficult for me, I cry at the tv). Usually around when AF is due though, so he's kinda got used to it. I can't imagine what it would be like if his support was taken away. In my good times I stay positive that we will get there and in my negative I think we will never find the money for ivf and if we did, could only afford one cycle and then it wouldn't work. Thank heavens for understanding husbands/partners.

 

[Tarkwa]

Eeek Lovie - is there no way you can zip up yourself? What time is your interview? Re NHS IVF we would be entitled to it (don't know how many cycles though - I assume one) but I have to get my BMI under 30 first. I'm not a million miles away (although I think they might have under-estimated my height at my first FS appt, must try not to slouch! Either that or their scales are EVIL! ).

I've heard about preseed Traskey and as I only get one day EWCM (if that!) I think it might be worth a try on my next go. I cry at pretty much anything - I cried at the latest Aviva advert where the dad has died but the family are going on holiday. It's sooo sad . I'm a very emotional person and DH understands that which is most helpful.

Had hot & spicy crispy chicken (baked) with bistro salad and a roll for dinner. Naughty bits were crispy onions and lots of butter on my roll . And had a muller fruit corner for pud. FX'd for WI tomorrow - not feeling terribly good about it though.
xxx

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Tarkwa - the amount of ewcm I'm getting has increased A LOT these 14 months, don't know if the supplements I've taken has affected it, or whether it's just my body recovering from 15 years of bcp! The first few days I mark down as ewcm are very scant, but still ewcm, but the last few cycles have gotten a good amount of it the couple of days before o. Been happy about that, but doesn't seem to do us much good though. Have tried preseed in past cycles, didn't get me a bfp, but it's helped a lot of ladies.

Log cabin sounds good! And so does your dinner. We had chicken fillet with broccoli, that was sauteed in olive oil and a sesame seeds. Honey dew melon for dessert. I did manage the hour on the cross trainer, think I'll do half an hour of yoga as well now before sauna. =)

I/we have tried very hard to not let this ttc thing drive us apart, and it's been difficult because my dh is very bad at talking about things that make him anxious. But all in all I think it's made us stronger. At times he's felt that I've just wanted him just for the spermies, and he's found it very hard to see me getting so upset with af arriving. I guess it's difficult to see the person you love feel like that, I don't really blame him. And in the end we've talked about it all and have found ways to deal with it in a way that suits us both. I try to channel some of my ttc upset to boards such as this, and he goes for the scheduled bd'ing with no complaints whatsover, even when he's tired or sick! lol

AF has officially arrived.

 

[EmmyReece]

Strawberry I'm so sorry af has arrived hun Can I ask you something? And please tell me to shut up if I sound cheeky, how do you keep motivated on the exercise front? I feel really lazy compared to you and some of the other ladies on here Tell me your exercise secret please

Tarkwa your dinner sounds so yummy I think I'm just having soup tonight

Traskey your hubby sounds like a complete and utter star and really understanding I think I'm going to order some more conceive plus gel as I hardly have any ewcm either ... I remember when I was younger and used to have loads too and it really grossed me out

lovie what time is your interview hun? How much earlier will you be getting up for him to do you up? Keeping everything crossed for you for tomorrow

I'm feeling really achey tonight, in a way I'm hoping it's af going to make an appearance in a couple of days. I know that sounds really awful of me, but I feel like if I get rid of a chunk of this weight then I can get back to ttc safe in the knowledge that I'm doing something to get my bfp and make my body healthier for when I do have a baby

 

[lovie]

good evening lovely ladies!! i have dinner yet again! I had left over chicken stew and rasins for pudding. I also think i had more ewcm when i was younger and i am only 26.

my interveiw is at 1.30 so its alot early but oh well it doesnt really matter.

strawberry this is probably a really silly question for a finish person but are saunas bad for men when you are TTC i tell my OH he must not go in the to care for his little spermies!

im a big cryer, i especially cry at airport arivals gate, its just so happy!!! i had to wait an hour last time i was meeting family and i was so dehydrated when they arived. my other half is more emotional than me hes crying at the bigist looser as im typing poor little thing! its so good we all have such supportive partners i cant imagine how hard ttc would be without 100% support.

strawberry so sorry AF has officially arived em I hope either AF comes soon or not at all!!

hugs to you all xxxx

 

[EmmyReece]

everyone's dinners sound so yummy ... I might have another chicken wrap as I'm really hungry tonight

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Emmy of course you can ask! I don't know the answer to your question though, a combination of things I suppose - been slowly losing weight since about this time last year, putting it back on, losing again and now I'm determined to get a good number off and keep it off! Main motivation being getting pregnant, of course, and having the deadline of June to get our referral for FS somehow helps with that. Each time I'm in the shop and temped to get a small chocolate bar or something, I ask myself if I'd rather have that or a baby? And to be honest, after forcing myself to start with the exercise, I feel so much better for doing it. I have much more energy, feel stronger and somehow more in control of it all.

Lovie - of course men should avoid getting their 'bits' hot, but Finnish men go to sauna all the time and as long as my DH isn't going every day and isn't staying there too long, I reckon it won't do any harm. I mean Finns have been doing it for hundreds of years! We go to sauna like once a week or every two weeks, so not gonna stop that until a dr says otherwise. I know that in other countries pregnant women are told not to go to sauna, but not over here - it's just so much a part of everyday life.

Feel so good after yoga and sauna, very relaxed. Love the yoga dvds I have, they're not so much exercise as they are for stetching and relaxing. =)

 

[EmmyReece]

thanks for the advice hun ... I've been the same lately with food, just can't quite get the motivation for exercise, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that once I start the exercise for life scheme that my motivation significantly improves

you're doing so well hun 17.5lb is such a good amount to lose keeping everything crossed it keeps going in the same direction for you

 

[Traskey]

Emmy, I am sure that once you get going, you will find all sorts of motivation. I often don't like the thought of heading out, especially in the winter but when I am done I feel so invigorated. We were going to go tomorrow, but then remembered it's valentines so i'll cook a nice dinner instead.

I've put a photo of me looking huge as my desktop background so that every time I turn on the laptop I am reminded of how large i've got I'm hoping it will provide the right motivation. I might even stick one on the fridge

 

[EmmyReece]

Emmy, I am sure that once you get going, you will find all sorts of motivation. I often don't like the thought of heading out, especially in the winter but when I am done I feel so invigorated. We were going to go tomorrow, but then remembered it's valentines so i'll cook a nice dinner instead.

I've put a photo of me looking huge as my desktop background so that every time I turn on the laptop I am reminded of how large i've got I'm hoping it will provide the right motivation. I might even stick one on the fridge

What I've got as my background pic atm is one of me holding my cousin's baby girl last year ... reminding me why I'm doing all of this

I can't wait to get started, I can see my motivation shooting up once I get started

 

[imogenwanted]

hi lovely ladies just wanted to say hi and glad your all getting on ok hope to catch up more tomorrow xxxx

 

[BranDivah]

Oh man I tried posting the fat pics of me on the fridge...I even went so far as to put a SKINNY picture of me on the fridge to motivate me, but it just made me more depressed lol
I need to get motivated this week. Its warming up more here and I got outside and get a little bit of walking in today to enjoy the weather. I need a plan though. Something I can stick to. Guess I might work on that in the AM or afternoon...whenever it is I get up I suppose

 

[EmmyReece]

Hope you get a plan sorted Bran hun ...

Good luck for the interview today lovie

Happy Valentines Day ladies lol

I've started the day on a bit of a downer, my temp shot down and fertility friend has taken my dpo off me, so it now doesn't even look like I've ovd now, so no idea how long this cycle is going to last

 

[Traskey]

Happy Valentines Day everyone

Imogen and Bran

Aww, Emmy, sorry to hear that. It must be a real pain not knowing what's going on

 

[lovie]

hi a ladies happy valentines day!

emmy hun dont let FF get you down, i think FF is probably a little unreliable when your cycles are long, i think if you felt in your bady that you OV you probably did. good luck with the motervation! do you have to wait till after AF to start the excersis or can you start right away? im sure the sooner you start the more of the great motorvation you will be able to use! even if its just 20 mins a day of something that will get you prepared for the excersise for life course. you tube has some good 5-10 min workout vids you could do a couple of those a day for free and have a headstart when you start the intensive excersise?

im not the the photo of me looking fat will motivate me! i think it might just make me feel bad about myself and not want to bother trying to change I thaught about making my b+b profile pic a photo of me looking skinny but the last time i was really skinny i was about 14, and then everyone would think i was ttc and 14 hehe. the idea of you having a pic of you and your cousins baby is really good Em I might do the same

strawberry I feel so mean now not letting my boyfriend have a sauna, most of his family have them and my parents have a hot tub and i havnt let him go in for 6 months... bad GF! you are so right that if people have done if for generations and still had babies then it cant be that bad. there is a sauna in the cabin we are staying in next week so i will let him have a go hehe. Also i am being silly because he has had a SA because he had IVF with his ex and his sperm was fine and he had saunas then.

as for me, im in my interveiw outfit, i have been since 6.30! i did go back to sleep once i had it on tho. im scared of eating anything as im very clumsy and usually drop food down me, maybe a hard bread sandwich for lunch before i go (surly i cant make a mess with that... probably can knowing me!)

Em I was so hungry last night aswell!! i wathched the biggist looser old episodes with my OH I find i cant eat when im watching them!

Håkan has asked me for a poem for valentines day and i havnt written him one yet, come on creative mind get working lol

hugs to all of you i hope your hubbys boyfriends OH's are treating you special today! xxxxx

 

[Traskey]

Lovie, good luck with the interview today! I hope all goes well and find out soon that you got it

Emmy, that sounds like a good idea from Lovie. Start some gentle exercise at home so you don't feel like you are waiting around.

I am working at home today, which is handy as I feel awful. Been coughing and snivelling all night *blech*

 

[Tarkwa]

Morning ladies and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

It's a good start for me as I have lost weight...how much exactly I cannot tell! My bloody scales are a nightmare. It varies between +0.5lb (and that was just after I'd been to the loo! Surely I should be lighter, not heavier!) to -3.5lbs, depending on where I stand on the scales! I think my ikea scales are not so accurate after all, but they look really nice .

Good luck for the interview Lovie - remember "I can and I will". I don't think putting up a fat piccie of me on the fridge would work either, but everyone is different!
Emmy have fun with your new exercise routine - I'll try and go to the gym later as well.
Traskey, you poor thing. Go away rotten cold! Glad you are WFH today (me too, DH car is being MOT'd and serviced by a mobile mechanic) - keep yourself wrapped up nice and warm.
Imogen, looking forward to hearing what you've been up to chick!

Must go and have some brekkie now, not sure what to have though.....hmmmmmm!
xxx

 

[EmmyReece]

awww Traskey sorry to see you're feeling ikky today hope you feel better soon hun

Lovie I'm really clumsy too hun, if I can spill it or drop it down me then I do I think a hard bread sandwich might be the best idea. and don't feel mean for not letting your oh have a sauna, I'd probably be the same with Chris if the situation ever came up. hope you get your poem written hun ...

well I'm not too sure Chris is treating me special, because I wouldn't get his boxers for him, he deliberately leant over me with his ikky man bits in front of my face

We're going out for a meal later, I think we're going to the local garden centre because they do absolutely amazing food, I think I'll probably have a sandwich as they give a huge side salad with it Still need to nip into town as I need a few bits from Matalan (trainer socks etc lol)

I don't mind too much really about the ff chart, I think I just had a bit of a panic when I realised my dpo had gone. I've already started on the exercise too, I walk for between 30 mins to an hour each day, and I try and get on the dance games on the wii too Going to remind the nurse to chase up my referral tomorrow see if I can get started sooner rather than later