Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[vickyd]

failed attempt at slepp training #1. After only 50 minutes she PROJECTILE vomited (and ive so missed the good ol reflux days..) when i went in to pat/comfort her. So i gave up and got her out of her cot and into my bed. She was then all smiles and slept...

Dazed im working long days and ive been getting up more than 3 times every night cause Hero stilll refuses to sleep through the night. My body is aching and i keep having dizzy spells from lack of sleep. My temper is something else! Im arguing with Alex all the time and today i was very close to firing my second assistant.

 

[Dazed]

I wish I could help you Vic. Does she sleep well in your bed when you aren't in there with her?

 

[vickyd]

I never leave her alone in my bed...She can only fall asleep if i sing/rock her to sleep but shes still up every couple of hours. I was method would teach her to self sooth so that when she wakes in the middle of the night she wont wake me up but sooth herself back to sleep.

 

[Dazed]

Wow, I'm sorry. I though maybe I could try to help figure it out, but I'm at a lose (as I should really be since I don't have kids). Have you tried the parenting boards to get advise? I know you don't like them, but I'm sure there has got to be someone who has had a similar experience.

 

[hoping:)]

Vicky that sounds rough. I don't think I will be much help either but I did see a thread on baby club and they talked about an Apple app that helps to sooth babies: sound sleeper. Might be worth a try. Is it just bed time that she won't settle herself? Could you maybe stay in the room with her while she is in her crib and sing/hold her hand until she starts to drift off? That would be a start and then you could slowly wean her from that too

 

[Round2]

Awe Vicky, I feel your pain. I remember going through that with Maddy and it was HARD! Hoping's suggestion is good one.....I tried that, it didn't work for me, but it's worth a try. I remember I layed in her room on the floor holding her hand, but it just confused her.

Have you tried letting Alex go in, instead of you? I remember that seemed to help.

 

[LucyJ]

Vicky I feel for you Benjamin has started sleeping a bit better the last few days but I couldnt tell you exactly it just seemed to happen we've tried being really consistent with his bedtime routine, he is very active during the day which I think helps and Ive upped his solids he has dropped some milk feeds too. Having said that he still nurses to sleep with his evening feed and he is currently asleep in my lap why I type this his teething again today has which disturbed his sleep.

Hoping yeah I have terrible baby brains I lose sentences and sometimes cant think of the right word I want to use, I know what it is but cant remember it if that makes sense. I walk into rooms and literally have no idea why Im there. I did that in a shop at the weekend and the shop assitence asked if he could help and I was like yeah do you know why I came in here he kind of laughed at me like he wasnt sure what to say I had a little look round then walked out waked down the street and then remembered

 

[Jaymes]

Jaymes- pregnancy can even cause your stomach muscles to separate. Sometimes it can be fixed with exercise but other times surgery is needed. I read about the pooch after a c-section as well. Will this kiddo be your last?

Is anyone else suffering from horrible baby brain??? Mine is so bad and it will occasionally cause disagreements with me and DH because he thinks I am not paying attention or forgetting on purpose. I've never had a stellar memory but it is horrible now I will forget what I am saying mid sentence and sometimes words will just fall out of my head. I will even forget the names of family and friends I am driving to the vitamin shop strait after work to pick up some flax seed/fish oil... I can't take it anymore. I feel like I am losing my mind Being pregnant on and off for 3 years probably didn't help my situation.

That exactly what I have going on... My stomach muscles split down the middle, and no amount of exercise I did made them even slightly better... If I lean back you can see I huge ridge down the middle of my belly. I'm going to try to see if they'll do a breast lift, tummy tuck and muscle repair.
Yes! God willing this will be my last... Unless the tubal I'm planning fails! 4 c-sections is deffinantly the most I'll push for as your uterus is weakened every time they cut it.

failed attempt at slepp training #1. After only 50 minutes she PROJECTILE vomited (and ive so missed the good ol reflux days..) when i went in to pat/comfort her. So i gave up and got her out of her cot and into my bed. She was then all smiles and slept...

Dazed im working long days and ive been getting up more than 3 times every night cause Hero stilll refuses to sleep through the night. My body is aching and i keep having dizzy spells from lack of sleep. My temper is something else! Im arguing with Alex all the time and today i was very close to firing my second assistant.

Wow! I can't imagine your pain! Is she feeding when she wakes? If so I'd suggest slowly weening. If she just needs a cuddle, maybe start with putting her down while she is drowsy, then going back in after 10 minutes of crying (or 7, or 5...) and gradually increase the time over a week or two. She is not going to learn to self soothe over night. It's hard, but well worth the sleep! I hope you both get it sorted soon as it is a difficult transition for all in the house.

 

[Allie84]

Oh, Vicky, I feel for you. I am so tired...I'm about about 2-3 times a night with Alistair, only get a couple of hours sleep at a time. It makes me grumpy. This is a new thing for him, with the crib transition. I wish I had some advice. The thing I keep telling myself is, it's temporary, as they won't be babies forever and will one day be teenagers we won't be able to get out of bed at noon (like I was).

Hoping, I get baby brain...but maybe it's sleep deprivation brain.

Alistair has been asleep for three hours now, though, so if I had some sense I would have gone to bed when he did.

Lucy, those photos of Ben in his crib are adorable! He DOES look so proud of himself. Hehe. Aww, he is so cute.

Nato, aspirating is breathing in liquid....usually results in coughing like when we drink something and goes down the wrong tube and when babies like Penny choke on their spit or like Alistair inhales his vitamin drops.

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Fuck, just wrote a huge post and it disappeared, this does not make a fat stressed preggo happy, be back later.x

 

[Sparkly]

Hi Everyone

I had some blood test results today, and was wondering if any of you ladies could shed some light on them for me? They were taken on CD12 so do need to be repeated for full accuracy but my doc seems to think that they are fine

LH - 10.8
FSH - 8.1
progesterone - 2

My testosterone is 2.1 which he said is fine, but I don't believe him.....and neither does Dr Google.

I have finally been referred for recurrent miscarriage testing to LWH

 

[Dazed]

I don't know how accurate this is and I know its not going to be accurate with the day you had your tests, but here you go anyways.

https://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html#female

 

[NatoPMT]

vic, i dont know how controlled crying works so cant advise, but i do know you have to be consistent with the right signals so, just remembering you giving popi treats in response to her ignoring hero, make sure you dont undo your good work halfway - although hero isnt a dog, obviously. have you tried giving hero a dummy when she wakes, its the only time eloise has one and it works for her

hoping, sorry for laughing...being pregnant takes omega 3s from your brain to build the babys so fish oils might well help.

allie - ahh thank you. i aspirated some cider on a date once.

sparkly, its a while since i was expert in test results. initially, does lh/fsh rise towards ov, ie later than cd5 will give a more elevated result? does the difference between lh and fsh have any significance? the progesterone result isnt relevant before ov is it?

 

[NatoPMT]

sparkly when do you ov?

 

[Sparkly]

Nato - I honestly don't know I just googled and found this https://www.fertilityplus.org/images/menstrualcycle.jpg
I know it isn't accurate but gives me a rough idea, from what I've googled there is a small rise at CD5 then they drop down again until right before ovulation....will have to check about the difference between the LH/FSH

 

[Sparkly]

Anywhere between CD13-18 normally.....my chart link

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2cfe6a

 

[NatoPMT]

i think you need to get retested, but from this graph, your LH and FSH results look good

https://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/menstrualcycle/physiology.html

you dont seem worried about them but just in case, both are surging and LH is higher than fsh which look fine, and must mean your CD3 levels are lower and in the moderate or good brackets or better

this is a good page and says your ovulatory fsh should be 9.0 – 26.0 U/L against your 8.1 reading and LH should be 22.0 – 105.0 U/L against your 10.8 reading, not sure if your readings are lower significantly.

https://www.keratin.com/ab/ab012.shtml

testosterone, not sure. what do you think they mean according to Dr G?

 

[Sparkly]

Thanks for that Nato, according to that last chart (if I'm reading it correctly) then my testosterone may be okayish? I'm genuinely surprised, I thought my results were going to show that I'm almost menopausal!

 

[NatoPMT]

i do think you need a retest on cd3, but they are looking good given they are probably surging. If they are surging, it explains the diff between lh and fsh, and probably means both hormones would be much lower. Even if fsh is 8, thats not a bad score and is in the 'good' bracket, if its lower, thats pretty bloody great.

edt Im really not sure about the testosterone reading.

 

[Sparkly]

It seems my hormones haven't given up afterall