Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[yogi77]

Sorry to hear that Lucy but hopefully you will just need some simple treatment and then you can get to TTC'ing!

 

[Allie84]

Sassy, well, I've been to London a few times and did all of the touristy stuff. I think I mainly just want to shop! And eat. I guess I'd like to do Harrod's since I've never been there. We also want to do the Harry Potter studio tour...though I think that's outside of London a bit.

 

[Sugarlove2]

Lucy, there's a very useful thread about abnormal smear tests on the baby club https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/baby-club/818498-abnormal-smear-test.html

Allie, how exciting that you're having a trip to London!

 

[msarkozi]

Luce - try not to stress too much....I had this last year, and it is uncomfortable and slightly painful (the cramps), but needs to be done. My OBGYN let me know how things looked and was very good at explaining everything to me while I was at my appointment. Mine turned out to be precancerous cells, and so I had to get them lasered (which was very uncomfortable and the nurse had to hold my hand and try to distract me), and then I had a follow up in February and August of this year.

I can't remember what else I read now....

I was in a course on Monday and Tuesday this week, so only in the office for the last couple of days. And I have another course tomorrow. It's been a busy week!

I didn't get a chance to bake the cake over the weekend, so I am doing it this weekend for sure!!

How is everyone doing?

 

[Sassy_TTC]

The studio tour is in Watford?! Maybe you could stay a little out of London and save on hotel costs.x

 

[LucyJ]

Thanks girls and thanks mel for your reply, did you have to wait for the all clear before ttc again? I think what worries me the most is that its gone from normal to severe in a year. Your post was very reassuring just hoping my appointment comes through quickly. Oh and shouldnt look on google managed to scare myself damn google.

Thanks sugar have had a look at the thread.

 

[msarkozi]

I did the exact same thing Luce and was scared as well. I don't know why we torture ourselves so much?!

I personally decided to wait for the all clear before I started trying again (which is why I only just started last month). After you have the colposcopy done, you should get your results in a couple of weeks. If they are non cancerous, then I believe you don't have to wait. If they come back as precancerous, then you should wait.

I had my colposcopy done in August, and my lasering was scheduled for October I think it was. Hopefully if you have to, then you can get yours done sooner. Once I had my appt in February for a follow up (which is just a pap smear again - and results 2 weeks later and was clear), I asked if I had to wait to get pregnant again, and was told no. He said that if I was pregnant, then I would just have to wait until after the pregnancy to get another follow up. So I chose to wait just so I had peace of mind.

I think it is pregnancy that does it to be honest. I had normal paps all the time, and then after being pregnant I all of a sudden had an abnormal one and turned out to be precancerous.

My friend who is pregnant right now, they discovered she has abnormal cells now too but they have to wait to do the colposcopy because the risk of miscarriage. So she is stressing out a little. Thankfully baby is due after Christmas, so not much longer to go and they can find out for sure!

I don't want to scare you with the colposcopy at all, but I want to tell you the truth about it being uncomfortable so you are prepared.

 

[heart tree]

Hi girls. Things have been crazy here so I haven't had time to be online. Will catch up in a bit hopefully. We're trying to figure out if I will be a SAHM and quit my job. There are a lot of factors including money. We are also looking to buy a house. It's a whirlwind and a lot needs to be figured out in the next few weeks. Will post more when I have some time.

Lucy I had an abnormal smear that ended up being nothing. It's very common. I hope that's all it is for you. Glad your mom is coming to be with you. I'll keep checking for the update on your appointment. So sorry TTC has to wait just think of it as one extra month you have with Benjamin without a sibling. xoxo

 

[vickyd]

Lucy i have a colposcopy every year along with the pap. This is standard practice in my doc's clinic as they beleive that a pap along can sometimes show findings that are not really there. The colposcopy is not that bad, i think its pretty cool that you get to see everything on a screen like its tv; I always had a normal pap and colposcopy until after i had Hero. The colposcopy showed signs of cervicitis but the pap smmear was normal. Apparently after birth or repeated D&Cs signs of cervicitis is common but not cause for worry. I dont know what your pap said exactly but is it like I described? In any case try and stay calm honey!

Hearty wow alot of decisions! I guess if your salary will just about cover the child minder it makes sence to stay at home and raise Delilah yourself. Although im quite career oriented i would jump at the chance to be at home with Hero at least for the first 5 years of her life. Its really sadenning that i have missed most of her first milestones and shes growing up too fast for me to enjoy.

AFM, Hero has had a really bad chesty cough and runny nose the past week. She has coughing fits that make her puke sometimes. Yesterday we were at the park and she was running around with her little friend playing soccer when she stopped and started coughing like mad. She threw up and i picked her up to see if she was ok and she looked at me and threw up right into my mouth!!!!!!! OMG! Definately a super mommy experience that will always be remembered lol!!!

 

[Dazed]

Lucy - sorry about the abnormal pap. I'm sure its nothing. Good luck with your appt when it comes through.

AFM, Hero has had a really bad chesty cough and runny nose the past week. She has coughing fits that make her puke sometimes. Yesterday we were at the park and she was running around with her little friend playing soccer when she stopped and started coughing like mad. She threw up and i picked her up to see if she was ok and she looked at me and threw up right into my mouth!!!!!!! OMG! Definately a super mommy experience that will always be remembered lol!!!

 

[Sparkly]

Lucy I'm sorry about the abnormal smear, it's understandable to be worried xx

Vic - OMFG The things that happen eh? This happened to me once too, and Ben peed in my mouth once as well That's what I got for blowing raspberry's on his belly during a nappy change....rookie mistake!!

hello to all, I don't have the time to read back, but I'm thinking of you all xxx

 

[LucyJ]

Lucy i have a colposcopy every year along with the pap. This is standard practice in my doc's clinic as they beleive that a pap along can sometimes show findings that are not really there. The colposcopy is not that bad, i think its pretty cool that you get to see everything on a screen like its tv; I always had a normal pap and colposcopy until after i had Hero. The colposcopy showed signs of cervicitis but the pap smmear was normal. Apparently after birth or repeated D&Cs signs of cervicitis is common but not cause for worry. I dont know what your pap said exactly but is it like I described? In any case try and stay calm honey

Thats really interesting they do colposcopys with the smear I am assume it gives a much clearer picturenof whats going on. Im not worried about the colposcopy as I have had it before I had mild changes before which went back to normal and then I had 3 smears in a row were they couldnt get a clear result as I tend to bleed with smears so after the 3rd one they referrered me for a colposcopy just to check all was ok and I then had a normal smear. Ive never had severe changes, all the letter said was that my cervical screening result was abnormal that the changes to the cells are called severe and so they need to be investigated.

Omg at hero throwing up in your mouth gross. Hope she feels better soon.

I did the exact same thing Luce and was scared as well. I don't know why we torture ourselves so much?!

I personally decided to wait for the all clear before I started trying again (which is why I only just started last month). After you have the colposcopy done, you should get your results in a couple of weeks. If they are non cancerous, then I believe you don't have to wait. If they come back as precancerous, then you should wait.

I had my colposcopy done in August, and my lasering was scheduled for October I think it was. Hopefully if you have to, then you can get yours done sooner. Once I had my appt in February for a follow up (which is just a pap smear again - and results 2 weeks later and was clear), I asked if I had to wait to get pregnant again, and was told no. He said that if I was pregnant, then I would just have to wait until after the pregnancy to get another follow up. So I chose to wait just so I had peace of mind.

I think it is pregnancy that does it to be honest. I had normal paps all the time, and then after being pregnant I all of a sudden had an abnormal one and turned out to be precancerous.

My friend who is pregnant right now, they discovered she has abnormal cells now too but they have to wait to do the colposcopy because the risk of miscarriage. So she is stressing out a little. Thankfully baby is due after Christmas, so not much longer to go and they can find out for sure!

I don't want to scare you with the colposcopy at all, but I want to tell you the truth about it being uncomfortable so you are prepared.

Thanks for sharing mel its really reassured me. You havent scared me about the colposcopy as Ive had it done it before.

Hi girls. Things have been crazy here so I haven't had time to be online. Will catch up in a bit hopefully. We're trying to figure out if I will be a SAHM and quit my job. There are a lot of factors including money. We are also looking to buy a house. It's a whirlwind and a lot needs to be figured out in the next few weeks. Will post more when I have some time.

Lucy I had an abnormal smear that ended up being nothing. It's very common. I hope that's all it is for you. Glad your mom is coming to be with you. I'll keep checking for the update on your appointment. So sorry TTC has to wait just think of it as one extra month you have with Benjamin without a sibling. xoxo

Wow sounds like lots of decision we decided for me not to go back to work as what I would earn would only cover the child care cost as that was the case it made sense for me to stay at home which is what I wanted. I'll be honest its tough financial especially as steve is self employed, the last few week theres been a lull in work but it seems to be picking up fingers crossed, but I love bein a sahm.

Thank you your right thats what steve said and that my health is more important at the moment.

Thanks dazed and sparkly

Ive got my appointment through its next tuesday at 2pm its much sooner than I expected but thats good. The letter is a bit unclear but it implies that they may do treatment there and then if anythings found. Only slight problem is my mum has an appointment on the same day for a bone scan she said she would cancel it but I dont want her too as her health is just as important so think steve will come with me we are going to discuss it tomorrow. So glad Im seeing her and haveing a day shopping with my sil and niece as well. Then mum and dad are taking me home (so they can see benjamin) and have dinner with us I have a snotty little boy poor thing hes not been 100% this week not sure if its teething or a cold probably a bit of both.

 

[hoping:)]

Lucy I really hope it is nothing sinister. It’s good you have been checked out but it is awful you have to put ttc aside for now. Keep us posted

Mel- I love taking classes for work and getting out of the office. Next week I actually get to spend a day volunteering for a children’s organization helping fix and tidy things. I love volunteering and it is a nice perk to get paid regular hours for it.

How scary for your friend. It is hard enough worrying during pregnancy but to have precancerous cells on top of it is terrible. I hope everything is ok for her.

Amanda- I hope you get to be SAHM. I wish I could but right now I am the main income earner in our house. Good luck with the house hunting!

Vicky- OMG. Did you puke as well because I would have!

Sparkly- Rookie mistake indeed. I haven’t had anything too gross happen with Penny but I’m sure those moments are still to come. Thanks for sharing and giving me a good laugh.

AFM- Penny Pumpkin Palooza is just about a week away! This weekend we are doing all of our major shopping and getting organized

 

[pregoinnorge]

no time to write, but I hope everything goes well for you Lucy. Im sure you're in good hands..

GOod luck with your decisions Amanda!

Hi everyone else. more later!

 

[msarkozi]

I think I would puke too if Kash puked in my mouth. He did that to Gord once, and I killed myself laughing. Gord has also been peed on as well. Luckily I learnt quicker then Gord, and I have never had that happen to me. Just got puked on on my clothing, but never peed nor pooped on!! Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Luce, I am glad your appointment is coming soon! I will be thinking of you!

Good luck Hearty! It's tough having to make big decisions

Can't wait to see pictures of Penny

The course today was only a couple of hours, so I had to come back to work after. Although, it hasn't been a very productive day so far. It is Friday after all!

I am trying to get Kash ready to potty train, but I think this is going to be a long battle. I can get him to sit on it, but he won't do anything in it. It's like he waits until I put him in his bath, and then he pees in the tub and is all proud of it! Last night, he started pushing like he needed to poop, so I told him to run to the potty, to which he did. Then he sat on it, tried pushing, stood up and climbed into the tub instead. I wish someone else could do the potty training for me

has Nato been around?

 

[vickyd]

Mel hero is the same with the potty... Only she gets off
The potty and does no. 2 on the floor... Charming_

 

[Round2]

Vicky, that's gross! I got projectile pooed on yesterday and thought I was going to vomit.

Mel/Vicky -Potty training is so hard! Apparently Maddy was easy too. I took about 2 months before she would pee regularly. It took a good 4 months before she would poo. My only advice is to not use pull-ups. We tried them and it only delayed things. We ended up just leaving her in her underware. We couldn't go anywhere or do anything for the first few days as she peed constantly. But after a couple of days she didn't like the feeling of wet pants, so she started going herself.

Hearty, so happy to hear you might get to stay home with your little girl. What an amazing opprutunity, I hope it works out for you.

Hoping, can't believe Penny is going to be one next week! Can't wait to see pictures from the big bash

My baby is 4 months old today! Why is time moving at warp speed these days? My maternity leave is 1/3 over already....I'm getting anxious about it already.

 

[heart tree]

Lucy good luck on Tuesday. I'm glad you will be able to get it over with quickly. Please keep us posted.

I'm laughing out loud at all of the puke, pee and poop stories. OMG! Once when I was really little I got mad at my cousin. She had a huge cast on her leg from breaking it. I pooped right on her foot that had the cast on it! Don't mess with me.

Amber I can't wait for the Penny Palooza pics!

Potty training sounds like so much fun! Not! Good luck Mel. I love that he thinks the tub is the potty.

Round, Delilah is 4 months on Wednesday. I remember when you had Bryce. I had no idea I would be having Delilah a few short days later.

Sparkly where are you in your process right now? I wish I could keep up with journals but I can't. Not even my own!

So it looks like I'm going to quit my job. One of the deciding factors was to count up the hours I've been logging towards my Marriage and Family Therapist license. In California, you have to log 3,000 hours and they all have to be signed off by a supervisor. It's a lot of work. I just added them up and I'm a little over 3,000! So I definitely don't need the job for that purpose any more. Now I need to take 2 online classes and study for the huge licensing exam. Tim and I are pretty sure we can afford it if I don't work. Plus I can study for my exam and then hopefully by next year I'll be licensed. That opens up more jobs, better pay and I can start a private practice if I want to. It's really exciting. I didn't know I had logged that many hours until yesterday! To give you an idea, I've been logging them since 2006.

We're going to find out how much we were pre-approved for a loan tomorrow. And we may very well put an offer on this house: https://941page.com. Turn down the volume, the music is terrible. The outside is ugly, but some trees can be planted and the house can be painted. It has 2 bedrooms. In the back, they converted a garage into a studio with a full bath. It's huge. It would be Tim's music studio and a place for guests when they visit. In this area, it's considered fairly cheap at $429,000! It will probably be sold for $50,000 over asking price. It's ridiculous here. But it's on the same block as his cousin who has a 3 yo boy and a girl who is 11 months older than Delilah. It would be perfect for us. We'll see how it goes. We are reading over the inspection report and there are definitely some issues. Lots of exciting stuff!

Most exciting is that over all Delilah seems to sleep for a minimum of 6 hours straight each night, but lately it's been 9-10 hours! Now I need to train my body not to wake up at 2am to feed her. I was awake from 2-5am waiting for her to wake up while she and Tim slept soundly.

Off to bed now. Night night.

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Happy 1st birthday to our gorgeous lil disco baby Eloise, have a great day bubs

Lucy - how are you? Glad your appointment is only tomorrow, soon all be over with sweetie.

Amanda - Amazing news that you don't "have" to work! Being a sahm is the most rewarding job in the world and the hardest!

Mel - I'm so amazed at your cooking skills, I saw the pics of your Halloween cakes in fb, yummy they looked delish!

Happy 4 months to Bryce (just gone) and Delilah (coming up) Zac just turned 5 months at the weekend, wow it's flown, he's become such a happy content lil boy who is just easy peasy, he just doesn't like to sleep! He's sitting up alone now, rolling both ways and he's cut his 1st tooth with 2nd just about to cut! I've also just began weaning although it's proving not as straight forward as with pops due to his allergies!

Hi to everyone one, sorry I don't remember all I read! Hope you're all well.xx

 

[LucyJ]

Amanda thats great news you can be a sahm and having enough hours logged exciting times ahead

I will update tomorrow when I get back steves going to come with me unfortuntay we havent got anyone who can have Benjamin so he'll come with us (Id rather not take him to the hospital but cant be helped), steve will keep him occupied while I go in. The place have to go is the same place where the epu is I really dont like going back there even now it still gives me chills.

Sassy Im nervous bit scared I think the fact its gone from normal to severe in a year worries me the most and its that unknown factor as your mind can run away with you well mine can anyway. Im just glad its tomorrow and will hopefully have some answers.

Happy 4 months Bryce.

Happy first birthday Eloise hope you are having a wonderful day.

Benjamin and I are going to have chilled out day at home really dont fancy going out if its dry and sunny will take him to the park but wont go furher a field. Hes still very snotty.