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[GalvanBaby]

For real, we are all in different personal situations all over the world, and at different points in TTC. A book about TTC might even open more eyes to infertility, and help convince insurance agencies to cover fertility treatments or to convince Obama or other president to make it a required to be covered in health plans in any country where it is not covered. I was told that Quebec offers free IVF!!

 

[GalvanBaby]

I started working out today. I decided to start with the 30 day challenges. I am doing one for thighs and another for the abdomen. My legs feel like jelly!! LOL I hope it gets easier! I am so out of shape. Livign in Mexico with Asthma makes it hard to work out, so between not being able to workout really, eating tacos and tamales often, and fertility treatments, I have gained almost 50 lbs being here! I lost 30 last year when I was in the States, but gained it back when during the injectable month, 2 clomid months, and August when I was pregnant. So time to get health! My almost 13 year old daughter is a size 9 and weighs 155 lbs, so she is going to workout with me and sort of diet. We are going to cut down on carbs and calories, but not to the extent that could harm her. SHe loves tortillas, so we are cutting those and most sugar from her diet. We decided that she will eat a couple tortillas about 2 times a week, and not drink sodas or anythign except at parties. I am going no carbs except once a week, and no sugar except maybe every 2 weeks. (Love my chocolate!) My goal is to have atleast lost 25lbs by Christmas if not more1 I know it isn't healthy to lose more than 3 lbs a week, but if I lose 4-5 a week without trying harder than I am now, I would be happy. LOL

 

[Rainshiny]

The teaching job is online. OH thought he was going to get a work visa, but it fell through because he is married to a US citizen. LOL So no move back to GA yet.

Oh I understand now. Omg, the system is crazy, like funhouse mirrors! How frustrating!!

 

[Rainshiny]

Wow, you go, galvan! That sounds like a bonding experience with your DD. I'm makings the pumpkin cookies with extra pumpkin, semi sweet choc chips, less sugar, and white whole wheat flour, haha, does that count? I eat pretty healthy- I want to live forever if we are finding our baby at 41... Who knows. Maybe I'll convince DW to let me do donated embryos for a second one (so far we've been thinking one child is enough).

 

[terripeachy]

Galvan-Sorry about your dream job not working out. I guess the good thing is that the decision was made before you got TOO excited about it. And sorry about the troubles with your husband getting to the US. I think it's awesome that you've started working out with your DD. It's going to be hard not to eat tortillas, isn't it? Everything is difficult for me not to eat. I'm allergic to shrimp so I stay away from that though.

Rain-Your pumpkin cookies sound good. Trader Joes is such a great store. I'm glad the nearest one to me isn't that near so I'm not tempted to go there and buy tons of stuff. I laughed at white whole wheat flour.

 

[Taurus8484]

Book – hope the crepe station was good………..my mouth is watering as I think of it……….my banana I’m currently eating just ain’t cutting it

Galvan – I don’t know what I would do if I was you……….good luck with your decision though

Spud and Moni – how you going with your pregnancies??

Caribbean – love the stories………… especially the one where hubby had to tell clerk what he was after and what it does

Fezzle – are you still getting the asshole flashing smiley????

Hi and welcome Jenny Bean xx I started trying for my first at 38 so don’t feel foolish at all………we are all on this journey together, some of us on different paths currently, but we are all here for each other........we are all real people behind this threads, so the support you will get here will help you feel like your not alone..........and if you go back in this thread to page 58 and onwards you will see our lovely smiling faces as we all posted pictures so we werent just usernames, but we could see who we were talking too

Peachy – feeling anything???????????????

Hi Rain, someday and everyone else

Pumpkin cookies Rain??????? Thats got to be an American thing cause I've never heard of it...are they sweet like normal cookies????

 

[CaribbeanBaby]

Pumpkin flavoured things seem to be everywhere in USA during Fall. We really don't get anything like that over in Australia, it's only been the last few years we've had Halloween stuff in the stores! I am lucky and get to celebrate Thanksgiving in the US every year.. that's what you get for marrying an American! I was tempted to try the pumpkin spiced latte from Starbucks last week before I came home but... I wasn't too sure about it.

I've been a bit quiet lately, really down with my last cycle being a waste, and knowing I miss out on the next 1 or 2 cycles. I think it gets harder and harder to be away from my husband, especially during times like this when I know he would do anything to cheer me up. He's such a sweetheart.

I have started charting, but it looks weird to me. I looked at a few other charts and none seem to jump around as much as mine does! I am not quite sure how to attach it here. I am usually quite intarwebz savvy (apart from when I accidentally post a bunch of Caribbean photos! hee hee) but I can't seem to figure out where the URL on FF is to add onto here.

Please help?

Edit: Nevermind, I worked it out!

 

[terripeachy]

You got it Caribbean! Don't worry about your chart looking weird. The majority of them do. Trust me. I'm a chart stalker from way back. hee hee. I am sad that you miss your husband, but you'll see him soon.

My favorite starbucks drink is the gingerbread latte. It comes out closer to Christmas time, and I always try to get one or two a season. I've never tried the pumpkin spice stuff, but I'm not THAT into pumpkin flavored things. I am going to try to make a butternut squash soup this week (if I can figure out how to cut it. hee hee. I also bought frozen cubes of squash if it doesn't work out). That's a yummy, fall soup.

Book-Happy Anniversary! I hope your brunch was excellent.

 

[GalvanBaby]

Awww, Terri!! we are like minded. My favorite Starbuck's drink is the gingerbread latte too! I live for November and December just for it! It is so sad when they run out of the gingerbread syrup in January. One year I got super lucky, and they had it until the end of February! I don't like pumpkin things either. LOL

 

[Doxie]

Hi ladies....just a blah day around here. I'm on like cd12 and no love from OPK or CBDA smiley faces. Went with DH to urologist this am. They took blood and urine and he got felt up. We have instructions for the collection so I will set that up for next week. I told him we may as well wait as we are waiting for O.

I thought I would get high fertility by now...especially since I had a 14mm follicle 6 days ago. My temp has also been on the rise. Hmmmmmm

 

[KBrain3377]

Hi Ladies -

Just wanted to say hi and that I'm still following everyone's posts, just have very little energy to post anything myself. This pregnancy just won't ease up

Terri - can't wait to hear that you got a BFP - it's coming, you know it!!!!

Caribbean - I also always want to spell it with 2 "R"s Your pictures are beautiful and I'm insanely jealous.

Taurus - have your symptoms eased up? I'm just praying I make it to the 12th week, everyone I know says that's when you begin to feel relief. The nausea is full on, all the time (no puking, thankfully). I still manage to eat but only very small meals and then I have to lie down. Taking care of my 15 month old is nightmare right now, and I feel like such a bad mom!

Rain - looking forward to you getting that call, are you hoping for a boy or girl, or it doesn't matter? My male bff and his husband just adopted a little girl, they did a domestic adoption and had to wait only about 6 months. When I went to meet her I cried, it was so magical to see their family complete. Plus right now I cry at everything.

Good luck with this IVF cycle Kfs! Hello to everyone else!

 

[terripeachy]

Hi Kbrain! Sorry you're having such a rough go of things. Do you think this time it's a girl, and that's why everything is so different? Hopefully your nausea will ease up soon.

Thanks for the good vibes. I'm just trying to keep myself distracted.

Doxie-Hey stranger! Hopefully you'll get that peak tonight or tomorrow morning. Does your hubs have to save up prior to his collection? Hopefully things will work out timing wise.

 

[Taurus8484]

Caribbean – it takes a couple of charts to begin to see a pattern……

Galvan – now gingerbread latte………….that’s something I could do

Doxie – sorry you haven’t gotten smiley face yet

KBrain – my nausea and vomiting tends to ease by around Week 16 and totally gone by Week 20……………I did have a dry retching session last night and this morning……….last night over the bin smell, this morning over my sons urine nappy…..thankfully it wasn’t a poo or there might have been vomit…..but all in all I feel much better. Finally eating red meat again, although hot vegetables I still can’t do strangely enough. Hopefully it gets better for you soon xx it really is horrible

Peachy - you didnt answer my question.........you feeling anything???

 

[GalvanBaby]

It is pure heaven! My coffee orgasm. LOL

I am CD17; AF is due between CD24 and CD26. I fully expect her. Our BDing didn't happen as we planned.

 

[terripeachy]

Taurus-Did you notice how I sidestepped your question? hee hee. I can't answer that stuff because I still have over a week to wait before my beta. So no, I'm not feeling anything, and don't really expect to, I suppose. Just sticking to my meds and trying to stay occupied. We'll see how I feel at the end of the week. :/

 

[Taurus8484]

OOOhhhh.........your going to make us wait........no POAS???.....meany

 

[GalvanBaby]

LOL Taurus! Terri loves to make us wait!! It more suspenseful waiting on her betas than waiting for my own AF. LOL

I can't wait for you betas, Terri!!! I need to find a hobby to do while we wait!

 

[Taurus8484]

I know Galvan, I dont know how she does it, i would have peed on everything in sight by now, like taking the dog for a walk and the dog has to pee on everything!!!!!! That would be me ...........POAS like there is no tomorrow

 

[somedayisnow]

I know Galvan, I dont know how she does it, i would have peed on everything in sight by now, like taking the dog for a walk and the dog has to pee on everything!!!!!! That would be me ...........POAS like there is no tomorrow

Thanks, Taurus. Now I have an image in my head of you with your leg in the air pissing on a tree.

 

[Taurus8484]