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TTC- Ooh... that looks promising! Fx! Bella looks so cute in the photos! I love how she imitated the rear end pat. So adorable.
Wish- And Kai caught a cold too! Luckily it was a mild one, so he’s perfectly happy. I caught it too, ugh. I can’t imagine how it has been for you, with both boys ill and with ear infections, etc! Oh, and teething too. I’m struggling with only one boy!
Are T and M going to the toddler room this week?
Mum- Welcome! I’m so sorry to hear about your MC. You sound very strong, and I really hope for a BFP really soon for you. Who knows, maybe your timing was just right for this month. Fx for you!
Kai has reached the terrible twos early! He throws himself backwards when he gets upset about something, often hitting his head. Argh! I’m hoping that he’ll improve when he can actually vocalize what he’s so upset about. He’s such a hilarious and fun little boy, but sometimes I wonder how I’m going to deal with a spirited boy.
Hmm… spoke too soon about the mild cold. Kai woke up in the middle of the night with a fever of 103, and he threw up the milk we fed him. Bringing him to the doc later. I wonder if it’s an ear infection again. We didn’t give him antibiotics the last time, as we figured he seemed to be acting ok and getting better when we discovered the infection.
Wish- And Kai caught a cold too! Luckily it was a mild one, so he’s perfectly happy. I caught it too, ugh. I can’t imagine how it has been for you, with both boys ill and with ear infections, etc! Oh, and teething too. I’m struggling with only one boy!
Are T and M going to the toddler room this week?
Mum- Welcome! I’m so sorry to hear about your MC. You sound very strong, and I really hope for a BFP really soon for you. Who knows, maybe your timing was just right for this month. Fx for you!
Kai has reached the terrible twos early! He throws himself backwards when he gets upset about something, often hitting his head. Argh! I’m hoping that he’ll improve when he can actually vocalize what he’s so upset about. He’s such a hilarious and fun little boy, but sometimes I wonder how I’m going to deal with a spirited boy.
Hmm… spoke too soon about the mild cold. Kai woke up in the middle of the night with a fever of 103, and he threw up the milk we fed him. Bringing him to the doc later. I wonder if it’s an ear infection again. We didn’t give him antibiotics the last time, as we figured he seemed to be acting ok and getting better when we discovered the infection.
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dimples - good luck! FXed for you!! No baby dust needed here - I'm just a lingerer now with 2 babies of my own! 
miki - NOW we sound like we're living similar lives!
Timothy has hit that stage too and it makes me sad like you b/c he's SO goofy and silly and usually so happy. I mean, he still IS happy, but now there are tantrums sprinkled in with the head-throwing and hitting and such. Watching him closely, I think it's b/c he gets frustrated easily when trying to do things and can't express this in any other way. Like if he's trying to fit a square into a round hole or something and he's just spent from his day at daycare - that seems like a monumental thing to throw a fit about!! Yes, they have moved up to Toddler room which also means 1 nap a day. Granted it's a 2-2.5 hr nap but still, their schedule and structure has changed so it's taking them a bit to adjust. They are exhausted when they get home and it's a challenge for us to keep them up until their bedtime at 7:30. But it's so good for them and we'll survive! I also know they are going through their 9th developmental leap and fussiness is front and center when they enter into these.
I hope Kai is feeling better now!!! I think the babies can spike fevers so easily, try not to worry too much. We dealt with a fever with Malcolm alllll weekend - from midday Thursday until it finally broke on Sunday. And Saturday night it spiked up to between 105-106!! Tylenol to the rescue, thankfully. We almost had to bring him into the ER. But he's fine now, his appetite has returned and he's being his little monkey self. Still a little clingy with Mama but a) I certainly don't mind and b) I think that's to be expected after being sick and clinging to Mama that whole time.
miki - NOW we sound like we're living similar lives!
Timothy has hit that stage too and it makes me sad like you b/c he's SO goofy and silly and usually so happy. I mean, he still IS happy, but now there are tantrums sprinkled in with the head-throwing and hitting and such. Watching him closely, I think it's b/c he gets frustrated easily when trying to do things and can't express this in any other way. Like if he's trying to fit a square into a round hole or something and he's just spent from his day at daycare - that seems like a monumental thing to throw a fit about!! Yes, they have moved up to Toddler room which also means 1 nap a day. Granted it's a 2-2.5 hr nap but still, their schedule and structure has changed so it's taking them a bit to adjust. They are exhausted when they get home and it's a challenge for us to keep them up until their bedtime at 7:30. But it's so good for them and we'll survive! I also know they are going through their 9th developmental leap and fussiness is front and center when they enter into these. I hope Kai is feeling better now!!! I think the babies can spike fevers so easily, try not to worry too much. We dealt with a fever with Malcolm alllll weekend - from midday Thursday until it finally broke on Sunday. And Saturday night it spiked up to between 105-106!! Tylenol to the rescue, thankfully. We almost had to bring him into the ER. But he's fine now, his appetite has returned and he's being his little monkey self. Still a little clingy with Mama but a) I certainly don't mind and b) I think that's to be expected after being sick and clinging to Mama that whole time.
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Thank you. I don’t feel very strong! I know what I/we want and just live in hope that we can get it. I hope so. I really do. But I think I’m expecting too much tbh
Hopefully I’ll know within the next 11 days..... sigh.....
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Dimples- Fxed for you!
TTC- Did you test further?
Wish- T sounds so much like Kai… so fun and goofy and happy, but so easily frustrated these days. And that description of square into a round hole is exactly it for Kai. In fact, I had to hide this shape sorter thing because he would throw himself backwards when he couldn’t fit the square into the proper hole. He’s learnt to ask for food (every food item is “nana” to him, even medicine!) and he seems to understand when I’m trying to figure things out for him, so that’s an improvement. It could be that tiredness and sickness made it all worse too. Haven’t your boys been sick for a while too?
Sounds like M and T will do great in the toddler room! They’re already sleeping well and I’m sure they will get used to it real quick. Kai is still a horrible napper at daycare, and we get excited if he manages an hour. It’s also a single nap for the toddlers here. They told me he likes to go see the babies after he wakes up. Our daycare has infants and toddlers below 2 mixed in together in a giant room. The babies have a section in the corner that they sleep in.
Kai is definitely loads better, thanks. He had his fever spike to between 105 and 106 too! He was strangely happy and active, so I figured that his fever would break soon after, and it did. Glad to hear that Malcolm is all better and that you’re getting lots of snuggles from him
Mum- You’re strong, even if you don’t feel it! I hope for some good news from you in the next week or so…
I miss everyone that used to post here, I hope that you check in sometime to let us know how you are doing! Terri, what’s up in your life these days? Ask, Wicky, how are your LOs? And Vonn, MsR, yours must be running around and maybe talking up a storm by now! Rain, I miss your wisdom and your stories about your twins. Spud, where are you living now? I hope that you’re happy and not homesick anymore.
Baby dust to those TTCing! I hope to be in the TWW by maybe next month? I can’t imagine going through the whole IVF thing with a toddler, but it is what it is. Kai is a handful when he’s tantruming, but he’s such a huge clown and makes me laugh so hard. He reminds me of myself as a kid, I was always doing silly stuff and making people laugh. I didn’t know that a silly sense of humor started so early. It’s so much fun.
TTC- Did you test further?
Wish- T sounds so much like Kai… so fun and goofy and happy, but so easily frustrated these days. And that description of square into a round hole is exactly it for Kai. In fact, I had to hide this shape sorter thing because he would throw himself backwards when he couldn’t fit the square into the proper hole. He’s learnt to ask for food (every food item is “nana” to him, even medicine!) and he seems to understand when I’m trying to figure things out for him, so that’s an improvement. It could be that tiredness and sickness made it all worse too. Haven’t your boys been sick for a while too?
Sounds like M and T will do great in the toddler room! They’re already sleeping well and I’m sure they will get used to it real quick. Kai is still a horrible napper at daycare, and we get excited if he manages an hour. It’s also a single nap for the toddlers here. They told me he likes to go see the babies after he wakes up. Our daycare has infants and toddlers below 2 mixed in together in a giant room. The babies have a section in the corner that they sleep in.
Kai is definitely loads better, thanks. He had his fever spike to between 105 and 106 too! He was strangely happy and active, so I figured that his fever would break soon after, and it did. Glad to hear that Malcolm is all better and that you’re getting lots of snuggles from him
Mum- You’re strong, even if you don’t feel it! I hope for some good news from you in the next week or so…
I miss everyone that used to post here, I hope that you check in sometime to let us know how you are doing! Terri, what’s up in your life these days? Ask, Wicky, how are your LOs? And Vonn, MsR, yours must be running around and maybe talking up a storm by now! Rain, I miss your wisdom and your stories about your twins. Spud, where are you living now? I hope that you’re happy and not homesick anymore.
Baby dust to those TTCing! I hope to be in the TWW by maybe next month? I can’t imagine going through the whole IVF thing with a toddler, but it is what it is. Kai is a handful when he’s tantruming, but he’s such a huge clown and makes me laugh so hard. He reminds me of myself as a kid, I was always doing silly stuff and making people laugh. I didn’t know that a silly sense of humor started so early. It’s so much fun.
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I'm in the same boat as you. AF will be due 12th through 15th (I think). I've had some slight irregularities over the past year (+/- 3 to 4 days), so i can't predict down to the day really. I've had some pretty rough nausea for the past couple of days (to the point where it was difficult to get down breakfast this morning). Here's to hoping it's not a stomach bug or just stress!
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Thank you. This process is already pretty maddening!
*soft hug* Stay hopeful, TTC74! *sending you lots of love and luck*
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Hello lady friends!
Flown and Dimples - so much luck to you!! Keep us posted!! I'd absolutely love to see this thread keep going for another generation of pregnancies!!
ttc - I'm so sorry, hon. It's such a strange thing to consider, huh? I just had my IUD put in a few weeks ago and I was rattled. Concentrating on TTC for SO long and then coming to the realization that it's over. It's sad and you'll mourn, when you do finally get there. But there are plenty of women that still get pregnant at your (our!) age and beyond.
miki - I'm coming to your neck of the woods this week! Well, not really b/c CA is a big state but I'll be in Burbank. I actually get to meet my 2nd BNB friend ever! There is a group of us that became friends offline through FB and we are very tight. I'm finally meeting my 2nd one of the group in person this week as she lives right near where I'll be. I'm so excited!!
I'm glad Kai is feeling better! Yes, the boys have been sick most of the winter and T now has another cold. He has an appointment with the ENT already on the books for next week so we'll see if he needs tubes. We don't think he's had an ear infection for a couple of months, though. Hopefully this cold doesn't turn into one. He's been his crazy goofy self lately though so I'm sure he's ok.
I miss the other girls too! I'm actually friends with a few of them on FB too but they don't have a big presence on there. I ALMOST got to meet Terri one time when DH and I traveled to DC but we just couldn't make it work the night we had planned.
That would have been cool. I miss her too.
I hope you all have wonderful days!! keep us posted on line porn!!
Flown and Dimples - so much luck to you!! Keep us posted!! I'd absolutely love to see this thread keep going for another generation of pregnancies!!
ttc - I'm so sorry, hon. It's such a strange thing to consider, huh? I just had my IUD put in a few weeks ago and I was rattled. Concentrating on TTC for SO long and then coming to the realization that it's over. It's sad and you'll mourn, when you do finally get there. But there are plenty of women that still get pregnant at your (our!) age and beyond.
miki - I'm coming to your neck of the woods this week! Well, not really b/c CA is a big state but I'll be in Burbank. I actually get to meet my 2nd BNB friend ever! There is a group of us that became friends offline through FB and we are very tight. I'm finally meeting my 2nd one of the group in person this week as she lives right near where I'll be. I'm so excited!!
I'm glad Kai is feeling better! Yes, the boys have been sick most of the winter and T now has another cold. He has an appointment with the ENT already on the books for next week so we'll see if he needs tubes. We don't think he's had an ear infection for a couple of months, though. Hopefully this cold doesn't turn into one. He's been his crazy goofy self lately though so I'm sure he's ok.
I miss the other girls too! I'm actually friends with a few of them on FB too but they don't have a big presence on there. I ALMOST got to meet Terri one time when DH and I traveled to DC but we just couldn't make it work the night we had planned.
That would have been cool. I miss her too. I hope you all have wonderful days!! keep us posted on line porn!!
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Will do! Trying to hold out until at least Friday morning to do any testing, and I'm about to go insane.Hello lady friends!
Flown and Dimples - so much luck to you!! Keep us posted!! I'd absolutely love to see this thread keep going for another generation of pregnancies!!
Good luck to everyone else on this journey too!
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Big hugs, TTC. I really hope that you get your miracle, but whatever turn your life decides on, I wish for the greatest happiness for you.
Good luck, Flown! I'm waiting for Friday to see if you test!
Wish- Oh, too bad you aren't coming to the SF Bay Area! I'd have loved to meet up. It's so nice you get to meet with your online friends. I bet you two will have a blast! Yeah, I miss Terri and all the folks that used to post here.
How on earth did you get through the past months with your boys being sick? I feel like I'm just crawling out of a cave and seeing the light, now that Kai and I are getting well. I hope that T doesn't need tubes, but it sounds like they would help him lots if he does in fact need them. He really sounds like Kai, all goofy and happy despite being sick. I wish they could meet up!
AFM- I am so angry about an unnecessary delay in my cycle start! The case manager sent me an email late in the afternoon about the requirements for PGS testing, and I saw that I had to sign up for a webinar. They hold one every 10 days. When I checked, the next one was at 8am the next morning (today)! I had to call home for my dad's birthday, and mornings are tough with getting Kai and ourselves ready, etc. I thus signed up for the one on the 18th, but I asked the case manager if that would delay things. Turns out that I have to watch the webinar for them to even start to thaw the embryos!! Why didn't she mention this early on? I had to ask her about it, but unfortunately it was at the end of the day and she didn't see my email about it.
Also, they don't even start the cycle until the PGS test results come back, so at this rate I'll be looking at June to start. The case manager never warns me about things that require prior steps to be completed, I have had to be proactive and constantly ask questions to prevent delays, but somehow things like this still slip through. Argggh!
Good luck, Flown! I'm waiting for Friday to see if you test!
Wish- Oh, too bad you aren't coming to the SF Bay Area! I'd have loved to meet up. It's so nice you get to meet with your online friends. I bet you two will have a blast! Yeah, I miss Terri and all the folks that used to post here.
How on earth did you get through the past months with your boys being sick? I feel like I'm just crawling out of a cave and seeing the light, now that Kai and I are getting well. I hope that T doesn't need tubes, but it sounds like they would help him lots if he does in fact need them. He really sounds like Kai, all goofy and happy despite being sick. I wish they could meet up!
AFM- I am so angry about an unnecessary delay in my cycle start! The case manager sent me an email late in the afternoon about the requirements for PGS testing, and I saw that I had to sign up for a webinar. They hold one every 10 days. When I checked, the next one was at 8am the next morning (today)! I had to call home for my dad's birthday, and mornings are tough with getting Kai and ourselves ready, etc. I thus signed up for the one on the 18th, but I asked the case manager if that would delay things. Turns out that I have to watch the webinar for them to even start to thaw the embryos!! Why didn't she mention this early on? I had to ask her about it, but unfortunately it was at the end of the day and she didn't see my email about it.
Also, they don't even start the cycle until the PGS test results come back, so at this rate I'll be looking at June to start. The case manager never warns me about things that require prior steps to be completed, I have had to be proactive and constantly ask questions to prevent delays, but somehow things like this still slip through. Argggh!
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Hi everyone!
It's been forever since I last posted and I have really missed you all. I read all the posts I missed, so I'm caught up. It's so great to see some new ladies TTCing here! Fingers crossed for all of you and welcome!
Wish and Miki, I don't know how you've managed with all the illnesses this winter! Miriam hasn't been sick much at all, so we've been really lucky so far. Probably because she isn't in daycare, so she just doesn't get exposed to much. I'm sure she'll get everything under the sun when she goes to daycare part time in a year or so. Also, we're in the same boat as you two with the bedroom thing. I had planned to keep Miriam with us until 12 mo as that is the current recommendation from the AAP, but I hadn't realized how attached to us she would be! She doesn't always stay in her co-sleeper all night because she fusses and I just can't give up the sleep to be patient with getting her back to sleep. I just drag her in with us and she goes right back to sleep. I'm not looking forward to starting the transition to her own room in a couple of weeks!
TTC, I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles and having to have surgery, on top of it. Like Wish, I know how hard it is to switch to not TTCing anymore and then to come to the point where there won't be any more trying. Because of how difficult my pregnancy was, I really can't get pregnant again, but I still struggle with feeling really sad about it being over. In fact, I haven't been able to bring myself to sell or donate the last two vials of sperm we have left. Anyway, all that to say I am thinking of you.
Wish - your boys sound so adorable. A lovely combination of sweet and energetic! When you go to CA, is that a family trip that will include the boys, or are you traveling alone? I am just trying to imagine traveling cross country with two toddlers... How are things coming with the room for the boys? Have you made any progress in moving them into their own space? If so, any advice on how to go about it? LOL Anyway, enjoy CA - I'm sure the weather will be better there than back home, right?
Miki - I am so excited for you to begin the process of FET and frustrated on your behalf about the delays. It is so annoying that the case manager didn't just give you all the information up front so you could factor it in when making your decisions and planning. It seems like the assisted reproduction process is a lot of hurry up and wait and then boom! everything happens all at once. But that waiting time before getting started is just rough. I hope it ends up not taking as long as you fear, but if it does, you know where to come to vent! I am so sorry to hear how sick Kai has been lately, but it seems he is doing better now? It has to be hard on you when he's so sick and then if you're sick too. We passed around a URI in our house in Jan-Feb, but each of us had it at different times and severity, so it wasn't awful, just never-ending!
AFM - Miriam is 11 1/2 months old and we are in full party prep mode for her 1st birthday. We decided on a Pusheen the cat theme because we think it's adorable and the baby loves cats LOL. My step mother is coming to stay with us for a month and will help us with the party. We rented a picnic shelter at the park so we can enjoy spring weather and invite all the friends and family who want to come without having to stuff them into our tiny house.
Miriam is not yet crawling or walking... sometimes I think she has regressed from things she was doing before when she learns new things. So we're now set up for OT through OCTOBER. Ugh! But in the past couple of weeks, she's been waving at us in appropriate situations. She does sit up on her own and often entertains herself with toys and books on the floor. Oh, and she has hair!
Miriam has two bottom teeth partway in and is eating pretty much any food we offer her. She's begun to figure out the 360 sippy cups, but we're not ready to wean from the bottle yet. She weaned herself from BF in late January, so I was able to "free the boobs" from pumping. My life is much better without having to lug around the pump.
I feel like there are 1000 things I want to say, but I'm just not thinking of them at the moment. I'll try to get back sooner to update you on Miriam's progress and life in general. I really have missed you all!
It's been forever since I last posted and I have really missed you all. I read all the posts I missed, so I'm caught up. It's so great to see some new ladies TTCing here! Fingers crossed for all of you and welcome!
Wish and Miki, I don't know how you've managed with all the illnesses this winter! Miriam hasn't been sick much at all, so we've been really lucky so far. Probably because she isn't in daycare, so she just doesn't get exposed to much. I'm sure she'll get everything under the sun when she goes to daycare part time in a year or so. Also, we're in the same boat as you two with the bedroom thing. I had planned to keep Miriam with us until 12 mo as that is the current recommendation from the AAP, but I hadn't realized how attached to us she would be! She doesn't always stay in her co-sleeper all night because she fusses and I just can't give up the sleep to be patient with getting her back to sleep. I just drag her in with us and she goes right back to sleep. I'm not looking forward to starting the transition to her own room in a couple of weeks!
TTC, I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles and having to have surgery, on top of it. Like Wish, I know how hard it is to switch to not TTCing anymore and then to come to the point where there won't be any more trying. Because of how difficult my pregnancy was, I really can't get pregnant again, but I still struggle with feeling really sad about it being over. In fact, I haven't been able to bring myself to sell or donate the last two vials of sperm we have left. Anyway, all that to say I am thinking of you.
Wish - your boys sound so adorable. A lovely combination of sweet and energetic! When you go to CA, is that a family trip that will include the boys, or are you traveling alone? I am just trying to imagine traveling cross country with two toddlers... How are things coming with the room for the boys? Have you made any progress in moving them into their own space? If so, any advice on how to go about it? LOL Anyway, enjoy CA - I'm sure the weather will be better there than back home, right?
Miki - I am so excited for you to begin the process of FET and frustrated on your behalf about the delays. It is so annoying that the case manager didn't just give you all the information up front so you could factor it in when making your decisions and planning. It seems like the assisted reproduction process is a lot of hurry up and wait and then boom! everything happens all at once. But that waiting time before getting started is just rough. I hope it ends up not taking as long as you fear, but if it does, you know where to come to vent! I am so sorry to hear how sick Kai has been lately, but it seems he is doing better now? It has to be hard on you when he's so sick and then if you're sick too. We passed around a URI in our house in Jan-Feb, but each of us had it at different times and severity, so it wasn't awful, just never-ending!
AFM - Miriam is 11 1/2 months old and we are in full party prep mode for her 1st birthday. We decided on a Pusheen the cat theme because we think it's adorable and the baby loves cats LOL. My step mother is coming to stay with us for a month and will help us with the party. We rented a picnic shelter at the park so we can enjoy spring weather and invite all the friends and family who want to come without having to stuff them into our tiny house.
Miriam is not yet crawling or walking... sometimes I think she has regressed from things she was doing before when she learns new things. So we're now set up for OT through OCTOBER. Ugh! But in the past couple of weeks, she's been waving at us in appropriate situations. She does sit up on her own and often entertains herself with toys and books on the floor. Oh, and she has hair!
Miriam has two bottom teeth partway in and is eating pretty much any food we offer her. She's begun to figure out the 360 sippy cups, but we're not ready to wean from the bottle yet. She weaned herself from BF in late January, so I was able to "free the boobs" from pumping. My life is much better without having to lug around the pump.
I feel like there are 1000 things I want to say, but I'm just not thinking of them at the moment. I'll try to get back sooner to update you on Miriam's progress and life in general. I really have missed you all!
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I’m currently about 9dpo. Last night I started with minor cramps. They weren’t there initially this morning but are back now. Last night I was exhausted unusually and started peeing more which seems to have carried on today. OH also mentioned feeling a little nausea last night too which was a common symptom for him when we were pregnant last time. Fingers crossed but not daring to hope too much....
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Thank you for your suppport, mikihope! I may actually be testing tomorrow morning if my impatience gets to me. Haha! I'll be sure to keep you all updated!
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*crossing fingers and toes for us both*
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*crossing fingers and toes for us both*
Thank you. Good luck with testing. Will be stalking xx
