Bellys to Bumps

[zowiey]

Traskey, I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, it really is so cruel I know it's extreme but have you thought about lighter life or cambridge diet? Just to shift the weight as quick as possible. Sending you lots of hugs xxxx


Tarkwa, again I'm sending you lots of I knew for me when it was time to stop charting, I was really putting far to much pressure on myself. We have enough to deal with as it is. Xxx

I really do hope we all get our much longed for babies, we all deserve that happiness
Xxx

 

[EmmyReece]

lovie I hope you have a fantastic time on holiday, we'll miss you loads

Traskey I'm glad having a cry has helped a bit, it's a good outlet sometimes

I complete agree zowiey, I'm keeping everything crossed that we all get our bfps we're all working so hard to achieve it and we really do all deserve our babbas

I've just got back from Iceland and got a few weight watchers ready meals, and some of their frozen lemon meringue deserts, as well as a few other bits

 

[Traskey]

Traskey, I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, it really is so cruel I know it's extreme but have you thought about lighter life or cambridge diet? Just to shift the weight as quick as possible. Sending you lots of hugs xxxx

I think about it all the time but I was told it isn't very good for you and can make your periods stop. I'd like to because I think if I don't lose it I have zero hope but alas, DH is against the idea.

 

[EmmyReece]

Traskey just an idea, but do your dr's do a weight management thing like mine do? The nurse runs it, but maybe your dr could refer you over if you explained why?

 

[twinkle1975]

Hey all, sorry I've been away all week, not caught up with you all yet but just wanted to say - You know I've got to lose 2.5 stones before we see the FS again in August? Well I went to order a bridesmaid's dress today for a friends wedding & I needed a dress 2 sizes smaller than I did when we went to try on before Christmas!! Woohoo!

 

[Lisa84]

Wow thats fab twinkle. Its nice to see the lbs dropping off but it loads better seein the inches fall of xx

 

[lovie]

big congrats on the 2 dress sizes smaller twinkle! that is awsome news! xxx

 

[ebony2010]

Well af arrived in earnest today and as always I want to eat for England! I am trying to be super good though as it's weigh in tomorrow and I don't think I have lost again.

Emmy ~ your holiday sounds lovely! We are forgoing a holiday this year as we are trying to save money for IVF. All inclusive on a beach sounds a fab reward for all the hard work you are doing with the diet and exercise.

Lovie ~ Enjoy your class today

Strawberry ~ Congratulations on losing half a kilo since Monday! That's great

Ebony ~ Good luck with the first week of your diet.

to everyone else

Thanks...

Awwww.... Af always gets me the same and then once I start the feed your face frenzy I can't stop.

Good luck with the weigh in. I hope you are pleasantly surprised. x

 

[ebony2010]

Hi ladies

Ebony well done for getting to day 4! I find its getting easier and easier day by day, once my body realsied i wasnt going to have a bag of chrisps or sweets each evening i kinda lost those cravings a little.

I hope you are not suffering to much with AF trasky, good luck for the weigh in tomorrow FX for a loss!

emmy at least you know chris will be a lovely father he sounds like he will be super dad! thanks aswell for the (+)(+) advice! i have only noticed these things since i have strted ttc and actually looked at my body!

the ski problem is fixed I found some skis in a 2nd hand shop that fit (thank goodness!!) it was about 20 pounds for the skis and pools so really good! the slight problem i have is that i have thin feet (it is the only bit of me that is thin!) so they are a liitle loose on my foot but i will wear big socks I got fast tracked on my swedish course today I get to miss out on a whole part of the course and jump from A to C so im really glad about that! Im looking forward to seeing my family on saturday! im going to make them the paprika pork as a special treat

I hope you are all having a fab day! xxxxxx

Thanks. I keep having weakish moments but I'm hoping that reminding myself that I've made it to day 5 is enough to stop me.

 

[ebony2010]

Tarkwa ~ I am sorry that you are finding the diet tough at the moment. I think it's easy to feel that way after a while. Hang in there until you do feel like jumping back on. I always find it tough to diet around af time and crave all the bad foods, sugars and carbs!

I hope af turns up soon if she is going to or all the other symptoms disappear. Could the cm be due to the Clomid? I've only just started temping but it does appear that they are generally going down, but I have to admit yours are bouncing all over the place.

Lovie ~ Congrats on being a Swedish language pupil superstar!!!!

AFM ~ My HSG has been booked for Tuesday afternoon and the day 2-4 blood test for tomorrow. Then it's just the waiting game until the next FS appointment on the 7 April. Not that I am expecting any changes but it will at least tell me if all the bits are working for me.

Good luck with your tests. I had my CD21 bloods today, then I have my CD2 bloods next friday. DH also had his SA on Tuesday. Can't wait for the results and my first FS appointment.

 

[ebony2010]

Oh, I feel silly for writing that now. DH did have a good reason - but not anything exciting. Someone in his dept walked out today so he had to talk his boss at the end of the day (and the 'good' bit was that she slagged off the other dept!). How disappointing - I thought it would be something good like 'we need you to head up this new team which is bringing the company loads of money'. Humph.
Plus I'm feeling really down - I was looking at facebook earlier (I was kinda hoping one of my friends had got engaged after a trip to Rome, doesn't sound like it) and saw that a girl I used to work with is PG. She didn't announce it, she just said her 'real birthday present' would be on 28th and would it be pink or blue (obviously a scan to check sex of babe). I'd already started TTC before she got married last summer, and she said how she was going to try for a baby shortly after getting hitched, and obviously was successful. I'm so happy for her as she is sooooo nice, but am feeling devastated inside, so much so that I actually cried over it. DH says its fate, but I just feel like it's never going to happen .
xxx

Lots of big

I feel the same today and I've taken a break from facebook for that reason. Everyone I went to school with is either pregnant or on their 2nd, 3rd or 4th baby whereas I can't even get pregnant with the 1st.

 

[ebony2010]

yay for the weightloss zowiey

don't feel silly Tarkwa hun, I'd have probably got excited too. I'm sorry you're feeling down too It's such a long wait that we've all had, but when we do get there the wait is going to be oh so worthwhile

I wish I'd noticed that programme now Traskey, sounds like it was pretty interesting not too sure I like the idea of one of the ingredients for the ready meals being used in wallpaper paste

I had a really bad night last night, I was starving and craving sweet stuff so I gave in and got some bits from co - op (profiteroles and peanut m&ms) So I'm going to try and be extra good today as I feel like a bit of a fat lump for eating so much rubbish yesterday

I'm going to have beans on toast for brekkie today as I've noticed that if I don't have toast at breakfast it doesn't fill me up as much as when I do have it, and then I tend to get stupidly hungry and pig out

Hope your day has gone better today.

Beans on toast sounds like a great breakfast.

 

[ebony2010]

Huge tarkwa & traskey, I know exactly how you both feel. I brought an app for my phone that gives you your percentage chance of falling pregnant, and ours came back as having a 36% chance of it happening naturally in the next 3 years. Joy! But as the great Bon Jovi says, we do indeed have to "keep the faith"!!

Morning to lovie and Emmy too! Emmy, I've got the taste of profiteroles in my mouth now. Nom nom!!

I'm getting my haircut today and it is quite fair to say I am pooping my pants! I HATE getting my haircut, I always hate it for the first few days. But it hasn't been done since Oct 09, so it's rather overdue
Xxx

Oooh I hate the hairdressers too. I cut my own hair. You tube has great videos to show you how and I found a great book in the library once. DH just checks it at the back after to make sure its level.

 

[ebony2010]

I'm the same Emmy - I need toast (or something toasted) to feel full after breakfast. Cereals very rarely keep me going until lunchtime. Beans should also be good at keeping you full (though I can't speak from experience here, I can't stand them myself !).

Lovie, luckily it is my DH's dept (i.e. he is the director of it) so he didn't have to cover any work or anything like that - it was someone who was new (4 months) and hadn't passed their probation period. They talked about whether they should get someone else in as the person they have to work for (outside of my DH's dept) have been through a lot of staff over the last year or so! I'm so glad I don't have to worry about managing people in my job any more - so much less stress and hassle!

Still feeling low this morning - I had a dream about that girl (I say girl, she is 2yrs older than me!) and I shouted at her how long it's taken us to not get this far, when she got PG so quickly! Of course, I don't know any of her details, just what she said in my dream (which was that it only took 3 weeks and that's when I screamed 'On your first cycle?!' and had a rant at her!).

Still no AF this morning - but my temp has dropped to it's lowest point since I started. Although I have just taken it now and it is up high again! I'm getting so confused with my temps jumping up and down all over the place that I think I might not carry on doing it. Just been on the NHS website (hoping that they have found a miracle cure for infertility !) and think I need to be more relaxed about . I probably try to time it around ovulation too much which is causing me to stress out. But does anyone else feel that bonking every other day is...well, tiresome??? I've been with DH for 11.5yrs and neither of us has massive sex drives (but we were at it like rabbits when we first got together). I really do think we have to bonk (sorry, that's what we call it!) more often to increase our chances, but there are days when we think - we did it just the other day, let's wait a bit longer. Raaaaaargh!

Traskey, procedures like HSG and HyCoSy's are meant (I think) to 'increase' your fertility for a few months after, so maybe it will be a good thing! If they find any little blockages (FX'd they don't) then they usually clear them there and then so that's good. I'm very excited for you - will keep everything X'd for Tuesday!
xxx

We're the same. DH is never in the mood and I'm not that bothered half the time but just DTD for the lol. I end up having to pester him, then we fall out and it gets soooo stressful. I can't wait to get that to stop the constant cycle of falling out and forced

 

[ebony2010]

good morning

I bet your hair will look fab zowie! just sit back and enjoy all the gossip magazines at the hairdressers! what was your iphone app called? altho i probably shouldnt do it as i am such a worrier!

tarkwa your poor hubby having the stress of being a director, at least he knows its worth all the energy that he puts in! I hate baby related dreams, I dont mind actually having them if they are nice but i hate the bit when you wake up and the feeling kinda stays with you, i find the feeling decreases through the day and then when i go to bed that night it all comes flooding back to me

my poor OH has worked 12 days in a row now (he had a course both days at the weekend) so our BD sceadual has really suffered, we HAVE to do it tonight because we will be away with my family sharing rooms for the next 7 days!

Im so excited to see my family i skyped with my sister and mum last night my mum has baught me evening primrose oil and something to do with a cactus (she couldnt find soy) my sister is so excited she is super sweet, I hope when i have my baby i will be able to bring them up to be as amazing as eve!

my temps went up again today to 36.9 (highest so far apart from after wine on cd 2ish...) FF says im 7DPO ideally i would have liked to be able to test before we went sking (the 1st day of sking is monday and if i have no AF by then it will be 10dpo) i dont like the idea of falling over so much if i did have a tiny little bean (v-unlikely) this is my 1st month temping so im not sure how many days before AF my temp is supposed to drop, does anyone have any idea?

have a lovely day to all of you xxxx

Awww hope you have a lovely time with your family. Do you live very far apart? x

 

[lovie]

oh ebony good luck with the OH's SA when is your FS apointment?

and day 5 of the diet yay!!!

on facebook today my fried posted pics of some cupcakes she had made for her babyshower with choc topping and tiny little feet! Im so happy for her she has a boy allready and had an ectopic pregnancy befroe she conceived this little one (a girl) id never wish anything other than a happy healthy family of however many children she wants but i just want my own aswell!!!

xxxx

 

[ebony2010]

Hey Ladies

Sorry you had a sucky dream tarkwa. I hate having bad dreams. A while back i dreamt i was pregnant and David's mum was shouting at me saying i was ruining her sons life and all sorts. Totally irrational as she knows we are TTC and couldn't be happier for us

Lovie do you mean Agnus Castus? I took that for a while as it is supposed to help regulate you hormones. I stopped as i started Clomid and you can't take them together so can't tell you if it worked.

Well I went to fat club this week and lost 4.5lbs I was very happy as i didn't think i was going to lose that much coz i went to the inlaws for Sunday dinner (the works) and valentines day involved cheesecake. The 4.5lbs is only what weight i have put on over the past 2 weeks but i'm chuffed i managed to get it off all at once xxx

Wow thats a great loss. Congrats

 

[lovie]

my family do live quite far away i live in sweden (my OH is swedish) and my family live in devon in the UK I miss them very much especially my sister! but they are here tomorrow yay yay yay

 

[ebony2010]

Ladies, I am having the worse day so forgive me for letting it all out here.

I don't know what the heck my period is doing but it's driving me nuts. Sptting for 2 days. Light bleed day 3 then almost zip. Hardly anything this morning, then light. It's normally got going by now so i'm getting stressed about whether it will be all over by Tuesday. Just get on with it already! I had my day 2-4 bloods done at lunch but whether it's the right time I have absolutely no idea. I can't get the results either, as I asked the nurse for the day 21s and she said they dont have them and it looks like they were sent straight to the clinic. So no news until April then!

Got on the scales and i've pretty muched stayed the same. It varies about .1/.2 of a kg. I have tried so hard and am getting thoroughly fed up of this WW diet. At this rate I have absolutely no hope in hell of getting my BMI low enough for IVF. I am 39 next week and I can't think of any birthday I have wanted less. I am just so out of time and it breaks my heart. We won't be able to afford private IVF, I already pay for the majority of the bills and car, I can't see how I can find any more money.

I'm pretty much ready to stop temping (my temps bounce about) after one month, I'm sick of POAS for ovulation and bonking on demand for 14 months. We dtd every other day during ov but the rest of the time nowhere near as much. Especially during the week when I am shattered from working all day and marking/prep all night. Dh has a son already so if we just said enough already then he wouldn't be missing out. Also if something comes up on the HSG then DH won't feel so bad about the SA and mentally I can move on.

Sorry, rant over. BAD DAY. Apologies for the downer but i can't talk to anyone else about this. They don't know we are having problems. It'll pass but right now it's just

Awwww just wanted to give you a big

 

[ebony2010]

that's a fab loss lisa, well done hun

Traskey how about trying a new diet like slimming world? maybe that would help to kick start the weight loss again? don't apologise for having a bad day hun, that's what we're all here for to help each other through the good and the bad days

I'm doing loads better with food today, I had beans on toast for brekkie, then a nectarine, a ham and salad wrap for lunch followed by a morrissons cheapo choccy mousse Not sure what to have for tonight though lol

Oooohhhh and something I wanted to show you all, I "think" we've decided on a hotel for next year, it's having a major refurb and has been taken over by new owners and should be up and running by the summer season this year Here's some piccies

Ooooh lovely