Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[vickyd]

Catched up but totally forgot most of what i read...!!!

Hearty the riots are like the norm for us now! We consider it a given that there is one within a few miles from us every day. Sometimes the tear gas the cops use seeps into our house,especially now that its warm and we leave windows semi open. We are expecting bad riots next month as we have the general election beginning of May. Another reason why i want to move near my moms is the fact that well be pretty far from where all the trouble goes down.

Sorry to hear so many of you are in pain! SPD sucks, i suffered mildly i guess from what i read..

we have our easter this weekend, will be going to the beach house tomorrow. Hero is already there since Wednesday. I miss her loads but my parents wanted to leave and i didnt have any time off work. well at least shes playing on the beach all day and not stuck in Athens. Today is also alex's birthday and we are going out for a meal just the two of us which we havent done in ages.

 

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Dazed- its good to hear from you! How is everything going?

Sassy & Jenny- sorry to hear you are both so uncomfortable Jenny, I used to get those sharp pains in my rear and it was like that the whole time I had to get my desk at work raised because sitting all the time was not helping the situation. As soon as Penny was born I was back to my old self

Hearty- Yes! Do come. An American meet up does sound wonderful

Jaymes I had eczema once really bad on my legs (I have a light version of it every now and then). It was orgasmic to scratch but I ended up with painful sores on my legs because of the constant scratching Poor thing. The only thing that has helped me is to keep up with my vitamins (maybe try some L-Lysine which is an amino acid that helps promote healthy skin)and I don't take as many hot baths because it makes it worse.

AFM- my baby can finally roll over It was amazing

 

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Round, 2015, I'll be there. Can you just remind me in a few years! Pregnancy brain is kicking in. I tried to screw the cap of my water bottle into the top of the open ice cream container that I was eating out of last night in an attempt to put the lid back on the container so I would stop eating the ice cream. Needless to say, it didn't work!

Vicky sounds like a great night and weekend coming up for you. Hero is having a fab time I'm quite sure of it. I'm sure she'll light up when she sees you though. I want to go to the beach!

Hoping do we get to see a video of Penny rolling over? So cute!

 

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Round- that is a wonderful idea! Count me in too

Vicky- the riots sounds scary... I'm sorry you have to live in the middle of it! It sounds like Hero will have a great time playing on the beach. I know I would! Happy birthday to Alex My dad's birthday is today as well

Hearty- my camera was dead at the time but I will take some video tonight

 

[vickyd]

jaymes excema is also related to stress. Is your little girl a worrier? I have a friend who suffers really bad outbreaks when shes under stress. No cream or steroid ever helped her, the only thing that seems to work (apart from lack of stress) is homeopathy.

 

[Dazed]

Dazed- its good to hear from you! How is everything going?

Everything is going on my end. Waiting to call and get the results of DH's SA he did yesterday. He's concerned he didn't leave enough of a sample and he fears that a UTI he had about a year ago affected his swimmers. Other than that, still trecking along as ususal and started the pointless OPK's again.

Jaymes, have you tried Eucerine Calming body wash on her? I get terrible bouts of excema and the only thing that will eventually relieve it is a high moisture body wash. I know I recommended Eucerine, but I'm currently using a newer Dial body wash. I think either of those with the cream may help. Unfortunately, I get most of mine on my boobs, so its embarresing when I HAVE to scratch.

 

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Dazed, I remember seeing Tim's sample and was shocked at how much less it was than I thought. But he had excellent numbers including volume. I think it just looks like a small amount in that big cup. I'm sure he produced enough.

 

[Dazed]

Well, I had a medicine dropper and I put 2ml (low normal) of water in a cup that might have been slightly wider than the cup he used (don't know as I wasn't there). He said it may have been slightly less than that, but for god sake... it was barely any water in the cup. All I know is that regardless of the results, I love him just as much now as I will when we know. If he has swimmers but they aren't enough, we will try vitamins. If he doesn't produce any, than we will deal with it an move on with our lives. If we have been delt a long TTC journey, so be it. I'm just lucky to have him.

 

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Dazed- I'm so happy he finally decided to get the SA done I'm still rooting for you everyday and hope you get your rainbow very, very soon!!! Have you started temping yet or are you still not sure about doing it? I would do it just for a few cycles so you know for sure when you O. Good luck! I will be thinking of you!

Nato- I looked at Eloise's nursery and it turned out fantastic! I'm so glad you got to keep the cherry blossoms on the wall because that is one of my favorite parts. I also really love the storage unit below the window. I need one of those for Penny

 

[NatoPMT]

Hi girls,

Dazy, when do you get the results? Fingers crossed. My BIL had a 2 mill SA after a UTI infection that affected his prostate but he now has 3 children. Glad you are gathering all the information together and this SA has now been done.

Hi Megg busy busy busy

Ive been up the Empire State and got all dizzy and had to hold onto things to stop myself falling over. That would give you all somert to laugh at anyway. I never had vertigo until i went up the WTC and i was fine, then i looked over the edge and nearly collapsed in shock and now i have serious vertigo.

Vic i heard about the man who set fire to himself in protest in Greece. Horrific. Have you been getting some sleep with Hero on her holidays? I think i asked a few pages back if you had any info about your cycle lengths yet?

SPD sounds just awful - you all have my admiration that you are coping.

Thinking about it, i think i had the bum pain too

Hoping: go Penny!! is she going front to back? Eloise knows how to do it but is too lazy. she cant be arsed. Cant blame her really. I am loving the nursery too, John made the storage unit as the window has been boarded up underneath it as there is now an extension on the return that window overlooks. I still have an empty wall in the nursery which is pretty big and needs something doing with it

Jaymes, i think i sent Lucy a scan of my book about eczema, if she still has it she might eb able to forward it to you, i cured myself of yeast allergy using this book. I cant scan it now as im not at work.

Luce: any news on your af?

Allie, think you asked what John did, he was training for a charity swim and he did a dodgy turn in the pool and torn some ligaments in his knee - thanks for asking

AFM: i have ewcm. Tempting me. My cycle length has been 28 and 29 for the last 2 months, which is amazing, hasnt been that for about 3 years. Feeling almost ready to start trying. Going to wait another 2 months though.

Cazza finds out tomorrow if its a blue or pink bump if you hadnt seen on her fb

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Why Another 2 months Nats?

I only have 4 more weeks to suffer, having section or inducement at 37 weeks!x

 

[Dazed]

Nato - I won't know the results for another 6-9days and call my doc to get them. I don't know why I have to wait that long. For goodness sake the test has to be done within an hour I think.

 

[NatoPMT]

oh yes you're right, for motility and stuff, how ridiculous. that makes no sense at all. I am trying to remember how much my BIL's went up with vits etc, and it was significant but his count was so low to start with that it took him nowhere the right levels.

sassy, ooOOoo only 4 weeks, a) exciting and b) thank goodness! I am waiting cos i just cant face it all again yet, and i am too old to be having 2 babies at the same time and i need to physically recover... I need to build up my vitamin stores and stuff - ive just started taking folic and pregnacare again as lack of vitamins are linked to some serious physical and learning conditions. the other things is that quite frankly, my down theres still dont feel right after forceps. Shudder.

i also need to make decisions about what treatment to get. I mentioned a while ago i cant afford Mr T again, so do i risk no steroids and clexane. <headspin>

 

[vickyd]

Nato i got my period last week and magically my cycle length went up to 28 days!!! looks like i just needed a visit with hot doc to get things going again lol! Im gonna put off having the ten million tests he asked for cause honestly i cant afford them at the moment (they arent covered by NHS) and he said to do them if the short cycles continue.
That man didnt set himself on fire, he shot himself...This was at the most central square, right outside parliment. He left a suicide note basically urging the younger generation to revolt even with extreme violence against our politicians. There are marches and riots everyday in his memory.
just got back from b-day dinner, had way to much to eat and have taken off skirt and put on pregnancy yoga pants...lovely to be able to breath again!!

 

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Wow Sassy, 4 more weeks! I can't believe you are going to have a second baby.

Nato, I can't believe you are still not right down there after having Eloise. That scares me.

Dazed, I can't believe it will take that long! When we did IUI, Tim deposited his sample that morning and I went in a few hours later to get it squirted into me and they gave me all the results.

Vicky, I can't believe you put on pregnancy pants...wait a minute, I can believe that one. I'm going to hang onto mine forever. Soooo comfy.

 

[NatoPMT]

sorry im mixing the nepalese situation into it there.

great news about the cycle length!! maybe something is afoot as thats happened to me too. the cycle fairies have been at it. lets hope it stays put at the same CD number.

haha ace at yoga pants. i am still in my maternity jeans. its pissing me off now. i tried my old jeans on and couldnt get them past my knees. My actual knees.

i just need a dose of mild salmonella to get things off to a better start. i am so fed up of being such a porky fatty bum bum

 

[NatoPMT]

Hearty, from what i can see on threads about it, i am unusual in not being right. Most people are fine within weeks. I had a big cut and forceps - at the time the dr said i was very bruised even for straight after birth. I have a bigger scar than most people say they have on forums, mine is about 3 inches long. I think you'd be unlucky to have the undercarriage damage i have. I do know a couple of people who had to have their stitches redone though, i think i might have needed that but i havent asked to be checked - i have a bit of skin 'missing' like a semi circle hole in what should a a straight line of skin if you get me - not sure of thats normal. I didnt dare look until about 6 weeks ago

edt- actually maybe 2 inches long rather than 3

 

[vickyd]

Hey i just managed to button up my pre-pregnancy (1st pregnancy) seven jeans last week!!! Too bad seven jeans arent so hip anymore...

Maternity clothes should never be thrown away! They are the most soft and comfy clothing I have ever worn!

 

[NatoPMT]

i have some amazing fake seven jeans i got from bangkok, they were 400 baht and i loved them with all my heart.

i am so envious. well done - thats such an achievement. how much have you lost in total? I have now still lost 8 pounds, i put 2 back on. I still have 20 to go.

my maternity jeans will be burned the moment i dont need them. i am starting to hate the sight of them and the fact they mean my ass is still enormous.

 

[Sassy_TTC]

I know it's crazy right! It's crept up on me way too quickly! Having 2 babies under 1 will be a breeze compared to this pain! My poor hubby is having to take leave from work to care for me and poppy, pregnancy couldn't suck anymore!

NATO - couldn't you get those drugs on the nhs? See you doc or get referred to a consultant and demand the goods?!

I can't wait to burn my mat clothes, I never ever ever want to be this fat again!

So excited for cazza's scan tomorrow, I'm guessing another prince for her