Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[NatoPMT]

Sugar your dog is hilarious. Look at his little legs

haha at sassys dog - ahh

here's my doggie, well not mine, but my surrogate pretend dog, i am too lazy to have an actual dog

 

[NatoPMT]

and this is my pretend cat, i have no idea who he belongs to, but he spends a lot of time asleep on my knee

 

[msarkozi]

omg, I love the markings on that cat! it's beautiful! I love all the dogs too! I think I have hormones in the last few weeks, because I can't stop thinking of my Samsun that had to be put down in June, and I'm having a hard time with it Every time I see a golden retriever, I just want to cry......I miss him!

 

[NatoPMT]

ahh Mel, its so traumatic losing a pet - Im sorry for waving dogs under your nose

the cat looks like a real mini leopard. hes a very pretty boy, i am very lucky to have a neighbour with a pretty cat who thinks he lives in my flat

 

[sugarlove]

ha ha Nato. Whose dog and cat are they? They are both beautiful.

Henry is actually lying on the cushion he's pulled off my settee in that pic. We are on our third settee, cos he's a chewing little get!

Sassy, cute little hound!

 

[NatoPMT]

Lily the dog belongs to my parents-in-law and i look after her sometimes, and the Shere Khan the cat is a hobo

I heart Henry, he is a cheeky boy.

 

[heart tree]

Vicky I think she didn’t offer to monitor my ovulation on Femara because A.) I was paying privately and it would be $350 for each scan I got with her and B.) because I’m not doing IUI and other meds. I was told that it is practically impossible to overstimulate my follicles which is really the only real reason they would give me a scan. She just told me to keep temping and doing opks/cbfm to confirm ovulation.

Nato, I always wait for 3 high temps before I start my progesterone cream. I always make sure that ovulation is confirmed. My temp started to go up on CD17, but that was the night/morning that Tim woke me up at 4am to give me his sample that I spilled. I only got 2 hours of sleep after that disturbance before I had to temp, so I’m not sure how accurate the temp is. I did have 2 high temps on CD18 and 19 though and I hadn’t started the progesterone cream until CD19 after I took my temp. I didn’t start using the suppositories until CD 22 (or what I thought was 6dpo).

I have no idea why FF changed my ov date. It is a mystery to me. If I’m going to be honest with myself, based on my copious ewcm, and my CP, I ov’d somewhere in the afternoon of CD17. My CP closed after that and my CM dried up. If I didn’t worry about these things, I wouldn’t be me!

Megg, you are right, what will be will be.

Nato, I looked at the price chart. Is it something you think you can afford? The initial consultation isn’t too bad. Hopefully that includes an ultrasound where he can count your follicles. That’s what mine did.

Amy, I love the idea of a dog! What a great idea! I want one but our landlord doesn’t allow them. I told Tim if this baby thing doesn’t work out we are definitely moving and getting a dog. Mutts are my favorites. I’ve gotten all of my childhood dogs from shelters. You have a great husband. So sweet.

Allie, what a great thing to pursue! A companion dog! I can’t wait to see pictures. How exciting.

Vicky, I think your boss is being nice because he realizes he’d be screwed if you quit.

OMG, Sugar and Sass (sounds like a girl band), your fuzzy face pictures are soooo cute!!! I love dogs so much!

ps, i read tonight that being overweight increases cm, so i am dutifully forcing down a chocolate pudding

Ha ha ha!!! No wonder I had ewcm this cycle! I’ve been eating so much I barely fit into my pants lately!!!

 

[heart tree]

Mel I think pets are family. Losing them is just as hard.

Nato, so cute those surrogate pets are! I want a pet now!!!

 

[NatoPMT]

aww sugar he's so lovely I would love a dog (had them when I was growing up) steve definitely has said no I'm hoping he might cave eventually but not sure he will.

what are his reasons for saying no? is he too lazy like me. I really wish i wasnt as lazy as i am

i am also scared that if i took a dog out in london it would get savaged by all the massive headed fighting dogs in my area

 

[pregoinnorge]

omg those are adorable doggies! Kristian says we will go look for one next weekend

I decided to go down and see him tomorrow so we bought the tickets. At least this way I won't have to spend the weekend alone.

love you girls! good night

 

[heart tree]

That sounds just perfect Amy. You need to see him. Good for you for booking the tickets. You'll never have a regret about spending that money. Good night honey. Keep us posted in the morning.

 

[NatoPMT]

worry make the TTCAL world go round if you ask me.

looks like you absolutely did ovulate then - also sounds like responsible use of progesterone to me lovey. I think it changed your ov date cos of your 3/4 dpo temps, i read somewhere that when the temp goes down on cd3, something happens to recalculate, or something...but at the time it showed ov, it wasnt artificial temps it was real unprogesteroned ones so they defo count

wit woo at your ewcm.

I cant afford Mr T, no espec as i think im losing my job in March, but FIL has said he will help us, and i have what i saved up for maternity leave. If i have to work in a supermarket when i lose my job and have no maternity benefits and give up my course so be it.

i want a real pet now too. rather than the pretend ones

 

[heart tree]

I think when we really want something, we find ways to make it work. Why is your job ending in March? When will you be done with school?

If you work in a supermarket, maybe you can get discounts on baby food and diapers!

 

[LucyJ]

Nato he says that he doesnt want the commitment of a dog says we dont have the time to devote to one oh and he said hes not prepared to get up and walk the dog before he goes to work or after work he said I wouldnt if it was cold. Although he said if our local pub let dogs in he might consider it so all I have to do is convinced the pub to let dogs in hmmmm. He wont ever let me go to the local dog shelter/rspca centre as he knows I would fall in love with one of their dogs. I love your pretend pets and sassy such a cute pic of woody in the snow.

 

[LucyJ]

Amy I think thats a great plan be good to be together just what you need.

 

[msarkozi]

oh Nato, don't be silly!! I LOVE looking at dogs! I look online every single day at the dogs in the SPCA. I just miss my dog is all

OH really wants an english bulldog (but I think they are ugly), and I keep telling him no. I told him that I already have 2 cats, and with a baby on the way, I can't handle a dog too. Once the cats have lived their lives, I will definitely reconsider getting a dog.

Amy, glad you are going to go see hubby!

 

[NatoPMT]

I work in local government, i do up parks and public open spaces in my area of London...so with all the spending cuts, theres no capital programme to pay for any of my projects so no job - about 30% of us are going, and my dept is first in the firing line. Im only in the first year of my diploma so i have another 18 months of it

i can see his point Luce, i feel the same, but a little sausage dog doesnt need much walking - they are a bit inbred though, unfortunately none so much as an english bulldog - lots of health problems with them Mel.

 

[LucyJ]

Yep I do understand alot of his reasons which is why I havnt pushed him on it yet. When I was growing up we had a springer spaniel and cavalier king charles spaniel's which are very good dogs if you have children do you see where I'm going with this. One day I'm sure we will have one if not my little brother might get a dog so I can borrow his. I did fall in love with this beautiful husky but there was no way we had another space for one.

Its so hard at the moment with cuts happening all over the place do you know for sure there will be no money for your projects?

 

[heart tree]

Ahhh, I totally understand Nato. I work for a non-profit agency. Our funding comes from the federal and state government as well as grants and donations. Arnold Schwartzenneger is the stupid Governor of California and last year he cut so much funding from agencies like mine, it was horrific. We laid off a huge number of people and a lot of us had to take a pay cut. Luckily, we still get federal funding so we didn't have to close our doors. Luckily for me as well, my degree is finished. Mine was a 3 year program. I had to take out loans to afford the school which put me in debt about $58,000, or roughly 37,000 pounds. It's a mountain of debt that I'm hoping to pay off in the next 7 years. Luckily Tim has a good paying, stable job. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to entertain IUI. I can't quite wrap my head around IVF at this point, but if need be, I think we can afford it.

Like you, I'd be more than willing to work at a supermarket without benefits if it means I get to hold my baby.

 

[heart tree]

Lucy, I'm kind of in the same boat as Steve. I really don't want to have responsibility for anything until I have my baby. If we do have a baby, we're getting a dog afterwards. If we decided a baby isn't in the cards, only then will we get a dog. Until then, I'm a little selfish and am enjoying my freedom.