Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[Sassy_TTC]

OMG dazed that is an amazing sight! So frigging happy for you

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Amanda sorry about the situation with Tim, I can imagine how frustrating that is for you! Vicky talks a lot of sense, could your mum fly over and help out?x

 

[LucyJ]

Dazed woo hoo so happy for you that is amazing massive congratulations!

 

[Sparkly]

Dazed so lovely to see those great lines

 

[heart tree]

OMFG DAZED!!!! Woo hoo chick! I couldn't be happier if I tried! How are you feeling??

Thanks for your replies ladies. I'll reply later. Typing with one hand at the moment.

 

[Allie84]

OMG DAZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

I am so unbelievably excited for you. Details? Did you feel differently or was it just a routine test? What if anything had you done differently this cycle?

 

[Dazed]

No thing different really. Last cycle I start CoQ10 and thats really about it. So I was an a vitamin cocktail of folic acid, fish oil, a multivitamine, and the 200mg CoQ10. I don't feel any different, it was just the lack of AF around 13dpo that made me wonder. My boobs were super sore at the second half of my TWW and then they just stopped. I figured the witch would be here that day or the day after. I really procrastinated testing because I didn't want to be let down yet again.

 

[hoping:)]

OMG!!!! DAZED, I AM BEYOND HAPPY FOR YOU CONGRATS!!! YOU SO DESERVE THIS!

I will read back in a minute....

 

[hoping:)]

Amanda- Everything sounds so rough. It definitely sounds like your needs are at the bottom of the list. As mommies we always put others first and deserve a break to pull our selves back together. A run down mommy is no good for anyone. Will Tim be out of work while he is recovering? I hope not or else it sounds like you will be taking care of TWO babies. I like Allie’s suggestion of him doing things that only require one hand (like take care of his own “needs”) and Vicky’s suggestion to fly your mom out.

Lucy- I hope you feel better soon! Wow! Ben is sure popping out those teeth like nothing. Penny still only has two.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

AFM- I just pulled off my first successful surprise birthday for my hubby Penny is doing great and such a little character. Her newest developments are dancing any time music is played, climbing up and down our stairs while tossing laundry, fake laughing to make everyone laugh and giving us her “mad face” when she is not pleased.

 

[Allie84]

Amber, Penny sounds so adorable! Alistair dances when music is playing too....it took me awhile to figure that out one day when we were shopping and he started swaying in his seat lol.

Dazed, Hearty, everyone....how are you?

AFM, well, it's Alistair's first birthday!! I'll be posting some photos of our celebration today in my journal. He also has a party on Saturday. The one today is just for us and my parents. I can't believe a year ago right now I was in horrible, active labor and none of the drugs were working. Agghhhh! But I'm happy that a year later I have my amazing little man.

 

[LucyJ]

Happy 1st Birthday Alistair hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy your party on saturday Cant wait to see pictures Allie.

Amber and Allie its so cute when they dance Benjamin loves music too and will dance away.

Amber Penny is so cute I really need to see a pic of her mad face and love that she has a fake laugh

Allie Im doing ok feeling better apart from got AF on sun so thats not fun but at least Im over the worst of the tonsillitis. Benjamin is making me laugh at the moment hes such a busy little boy his new thing is pointing to his eyes, nose, ears and mouth when you ask him wheres his nose etc and when you say no to him he puts his hands on his head, hangs his head down looking all sad & sorry then flashes me his smiles & off he goes to cause more mischeif. I hear 'oh no' alot too

Hope you have a great day celebrating your babies first birthday its amazing how quickly the year has gone by.

 

[Allie84]

Thanks, Lucy. I'm really gald you are feeling better!

Alistair had a great birthday yesterday.

Where is everyone?

 

[hoping:)]

Allie- I'm glad he had a great birthday! Were you emotional about it all? I really thought I would be and I was so sure I would cry but nothing. I was just so overwhelmed with everything

Its crazy to think we had helpless little newborns this time last year and now they are talking and getting into mischief! Next year you could be on baby # 2

 

[Allie84]

I have been emotional! Maybe you didn't have the time as it was so busy haha! I'm thinking about things like weaning him off the bottle and it makes me sad, because I use that as cuddle time now and it's like a surrogate to BFing which I still miss! But I can't keep him a baby, and I am excited about the fun age he's at. It's just a really weird mixture of emotions.

 

[hoping:)]

I've been on the verge of tears for weeks but have been so busy to even consider my emotions. Today I finally cried about everything... my mom and Penny mostly. It feels good.

We are about to wean Penny from her bottle too but she throws a fit to drink from a sippy if she is tired. We are down to about 20 oz of milk and she is eating solids like a champ. I am so proud of her but sad that they baby stage is coming to an end.

AFM- its looks like I could very well participate in the next round of Disco babies... well the pregnancy part at least!

I just have to share because I am so EXCITED...

Spoiler

I've been approved to be a surrogate I loved being pregnant but we have no plans to extend our family so I decided to try and help another family get their happily ever after since I finally got mine. I wasn't sure they would except me because of my MC history but one doctor (possibly 2) is willing to work with me since I have had a healthy daughter after everything I have my 1st meeting on Sunday and then the matching process can begin... wish me luck!

I'm hoping to be matched by summer at the latest but we will see how it goes.

 

[Allie84]

I posted in your journal but I am sooooooooooooooooooooo excited for you!!!! Congratulations!!!!

So how did you wean from formula to whole milk? Alistair is getting milk at daycare but we don't know how much milk to give him mixed with formula at home to wean him.

 

[LucyJ]

Thats fantastic Amber so excited for you

Aww Allie it is a weird time I didnt have to ween benjamin off a bottle onto a cup so once I stopped BF he went straight to having milk in his cup before bed. I did miss that calm quiet time with him but find now we can still have a cuddle I changed our bedtime routine slightly so we still had some quiet time although now he just chats away to me untill I sing his bedtime songs. There are lots of wonderful moment ahead but you do have moments when you miss your little baby it just goes so quickly. I think this time is a lovely stage as they learn new things and do more.

 

[vickyd]

Amber wow what an amazing thing for you to do!!! Good luck and I hope everything goes brilliantly!

Happy birthday Alistair!!!! Wow time goes by so fast!!

Look at all you weaning from the bottle! Me im sticking to it as long as i can! I love the night time feeding and im not ready to give up on the baby stage just yet! I still spoon feed her her meals too haha!!! Shes gonna be in school and ill still treat her like a baby! Major therapy in her future hahaha!!!!

 

[hoping:)]

Thanks girls!

Allie- at 11 ½ months I started mixing formula and milk 50/50 and at 1 I just cut out the formula all together. We mostly (half the time) give her soy milk because it has more vitamins and just as much calcium or more (just make sure to compare labels because brands can vary). We do switch it up and give her whole milk along with rice, almond or hemp milk (lots of omegas and vitamins too). She doesn’t seem to care which kind of milk she gets as long as she gets it. Right now she has a 7-8 oz bottle when she 1st wakes up and then 5 oz in the middle of the day and 5oz after dinner. My trouble now is getting her to drink from a sippy cup exclusively.

Vicky- haha! I don’t think there is anything wrong with keeping her on the bottle. Its not like she will go off to college still demanding her bottle at bed time. My niece and nephew were on the bottle until they were two. It was a hard adjustment for them but they are absolutely fine.

 

[Allie84]

Thanks Vicky, Amber and Lucy!

I can't believe he's 1 either. It's been the greatest year! I'm very excited for his birthday party on Saturday.

So much to think about with food and bottles, etc. Vicky, I'm sure Hero will be okay. I doubt I'll drop the evening bottle anytime soon. I think we'll wean off the other ones over the next month but I'll probably stick with the nighttime one for a few months at least. Although, I read that the reason to get them off at 1 is because they are more malleable/open minded at 1 than they are at 2.