Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[VGibs]

Thanks everyone for all the "thanks"s. LOL

I am very very barfy at the moment. And have a very long and hard week at work ahead of me. Which is the very last thing I want to be doing.

 

[pregoinnorge]

Aww poor little Benjamin! He sure loves his daddy! I hope tonight is better!

I love your idea Nato. I think that kind of place would have been perfect during maternity leave and I would for sure like to go somewhere like that on the weekends or before dinner during the week. Could you get a start-up grant or some kind of help? What kind of facility would you like to have and fix up? Sounds really exciting.

Sorry about the blizzard hoping
I hope Charlotte is better, Sugar!

Amanda- sounds like this crew of babies is very similar. Even at almost 15 months I feel like I am offering Ella food 'round the clock in hopes that she will eat something. She basically only likes milk, veggies, and fruit and salmon. Healthy choices, but yeah, frustrating. My friend's boy who is E's age ate 3 pieces of pizza the other day! This whole weaning process is challenging I think, but it sounds like you're doing great with Delilah and so great that you make her food! I am mostly forced to, because believe me I have tried jars and store bought stuff but she outright refuses.

Sorry to be random but I just bought size 27 Diesel jeans today.i could hardly believe it when the guy at the shop handed them to me to try on because I was going to go for the 30s. Finally after all these months the weight isn't stressing me out! When I got pregnant the first time in May 2010 I was 172 pounds and that gradually went up to close 180 when I got pregnant with Ella. We dont even want to talk about the pregnancy and the months that followed- yikes. Today I weighed in at 149 (I'm 5'9"). Nearly there! Hopefully I can lose the last 10 before summer sorry for the me post!!!

 

[Allie84]

Sorry but at the same time YAY for the MS Gibs.

Amy, that is amazing!! Well done. I'm still stuck at square one, the fattest I have EVER EVER been. I don't even recognize myself in pictures. I can't seem to get disciplined. I did go to the gym last night, though. Anyways, we are having a Disco meetup in London next Friday. I know you're in Norway but I want you to know you are invited!!!!

Lucy, you poor thing. Poor Ben! I've had Alistair take me room to room looking for dada before. Then we call dada and he gets all excited. What little sweeties. I hope tonight is better for you both!! You did all of the right things, though.

 

[pregoinnorge]

Oh man! Kristian and I (sans Ella) will be in London over Easter! What day are you meeting up? I suppose I could read back....

I know how you feel though. I hate looking at pictures from our summer trip because I just felt like a different person. It became easier when I wasn't home all day grazing in the kitchen. Once you get the motivation though, I'm sure it will get easier. Great job on the gym! How is your mom doing? Have things settled down?

 

[Allie84]

She's still the same. She looks awful, her oxygen is running about 80, she's really swollen, coughing a lot. She won't go to any doctor and thinks she's just going to magically get well. She can't even walk across the room! I'm so stressed it's unreal. I'm having a hard time planning and getting excited for my trip to the UK next week because I'm so worried she's just going to die any minute.

Anyways....I can't wait to get to where you are, Amy! Did you calorie count everything? What kind of work out did you do?

 

[pregoinnorge]

Oh my god! I didn't realize it was still so bad. I imagine you're seriously worried/stressed out/ annoyed. Does she know you guys are going? How long will you be gone? I'm so sorry for you and your family. I don't know much about bipolar issueas but I really can't believe how stuck you are with getting her treatment. I hope you can enjoy your time away as much as you can. Is there any special reason for the trip?

 

[Allie84]

Thanks. Well, we just try to make it back to Scotland annually to see family and friends. I think it's especially important Alistair sees his grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncle in Edinburgh. Do you have any plans to bring Ella home for a visit any time soon? I know you were home for a whole month last year.

Yeah, it's pretty depressing. Her mental illness is really severe, and now it's affecting her physical health. I'm just praying she changes her mind and get seen or that she gets better. She doesn't seem to get getting any worse, which is a good thing I guess. I had a dream last night she died and then came back to life.

 

[msarkozi]

thanks guys. It was pretty hard leaving him. I called and talked to him that night before bed and he started crying and saying mom, and it had me in tears again. Then last night he didn't talk to me at all, just listened, so it made it easier on me lol! I am at work, and will be picking him up from daycare right after! I am excited to see him

 

[heart tree]

Ladies, I think Dazed might have unsubscribed to this thread. If you get a chance, pop over to her journal and send some love. https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/ltttc-journals/623902-dazed-s-ttc-1-journey-quest-bfp-1-tube.html

She just had a second ectopic and lost her second tube. I'm absolutely gutted for her.

 

[pregoinnorge]

Thanks for posting a link Amanda. I just can't believe it. I don't understand it. We're thinking of you Dazed...

 

[LucyJ]

Just been into dazeds journal then saw amandas comment here so very sad for her just heartbraking. Thinking of you dazed.

 

[Allie84]

Poor Dazed.

I hate to see that happen to anyone, let alone one of our beloved Disco girlies.

...how is everyone today?

Happy Friday

 

[vickyd]

Such terrible news, cant imagine what youre going through Dazed....Thinking of you...

 

[hoping:)]

thinking of Dazed too So very sad.

 

[Sugarlove2]

Such sad news. There's a girl at my work who had 2 ectopics and lost both tubes. Through IVF, she finally managed to have a little boy of her own.

Allie how's your Mum doing today? Does she take meds for her bi-polar? Poor you having to deal with it all. Must be so worrying for you

Looking for some advice please girls. I went to see my GP yesterday to tell her I'd had an early mc. She was really great and said that she will do some basic tests on the NHS like LH, FSH and progesterone. She also took my concerns about having a luteal phase defect seriously, but said I'm very unlikely to get prescribed clomid as I've got a child already. I rang the private clinic I got it from last time, and I can get an appt there. He can probably give me clomid again.The thing I worry about, is the higher risk of twins. There's a 1 in 10 chance with clomid and Charlotte's still so young. What do you think I should do?

 

[vickyd]

Sugar if you really believe you need the clomid and certainly if the doctors at the private clinic think you do, why not? I would also freak out about having twins but honestly after going through so much with ttcal i would want to take the easiest route in having another. I also worry about twins, we have twins in both our families and apparently after 36 you have higher chances of twins as well. Although we havent started ttc again, i will 99% start in a few months. Im hoping i dont have twins but ill deal with it if i do.

 

[Sugarlove2]

Thanks Vicky. I'm pretty sure that the only reason I had a successful pregnancy with Charlotte was because of the clomid and progesterone. I got told that the better quality the egg, the better the progesterone levels will be. Clomid sorts that out.

That's exciting that you're going to try again soon Vicky. Hope it happens quickly for you.

 

[LucyJ]

Suger if clomind and progestrone will give you the best chance of another successful pregnancy and you get it with the private clinic I would go for it. You where on with charlotte and it wasnt a twin pregnancy so it doesnt mean you would have twins and Im sure if you did you'd cope I gess its a case of go for it and then cross that bridge if you come to it.

Im having a lovely time with my parents although still feeling rough in the evenings so have been going to bed early in fact Im in bed now. Benjamin since wed has slept in his cot going down at half 8 with no problems and waking about 4/5am then coming in with me but thurs and fri morning he woke at about 7ish and crawled out of bed (its quite a low bed) he was happy playing in the bedroom while I rested/dozed the bedroom door has been left slightly ajar so he managed to get it open my dad found in the hall way both mornings so he went in with mum & dad then mum took him downstairs for breakfast while I snoozed it was so lovely. Hes been having an amazing time with my parents and will miss them next week hes a little monkey and knows to go to Grandad for food He has several new words just this week cuddle, clock, tick tock, fire and tiger.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Steves coming down tomorrow and we go back sunday. I go back to a new bathroom exicted to see what it looks like.

 

[Allie84]

Sugar, thanks for asking, she is doing the same. I kept waiting for her to get better or worse because I'm trying to plan for my trip next week, but she's just the same. I've spent my week sobbing and begging and pleading for her to get to a doc but she insists she sit at home. Her oxygen levels are hovering about 80 and she's really swollen and coughing a lot but she says she's not in any pain. Who knows how long she could live like this? I've reached out to family (her siblings) for support for her but they have just been *******s. They accused me of lying about her condition because if what I said was true she'd be dead by now, apparently! They told me I have 'hysterical ravings' (not the slightest bit true) and think I'm exaggerating everything. They also told me I'm irresponsible for letting Alistair near her with her 'history of mental illness.' What bitches!! My dad is always there when he's left alone with my mom but that's because she has limited mobility, not because she's unsafe! She loves Alistair and is a great grandma to him (except for the whole sitting in her house dying instead of getting treatment thing). Anyways, I've been really upset. But since she's still around nearly 2 weeks later I better get on planning our trip....this has been such a roller coaster. I'm exhausted.

Anyways, I agree with the girls and would just go private and get the Clomid and Progesterone. I mean I would get the blood tests on the NHS too for the knowledge but I would just go with what you know works. Good luck!

Vicky, oooh, exciting, you're going to be trying again soon. How are things over in Greece?

Lucy, enjoy this weekend with your parents. It sounds like they are wonderful with Ben. His vocabulary increases so much all the time! Amazing! Hopefully I get to meet you next week?

 

[LucyJ]

Allie Im so sorry about your mum it mst be heartbraking and Im cross with her family they should be providing you with support not treating you like that.

You need a good break away and hope your trip provides that although I know you will be worried about your mum.

I really hope I can meet you next week should know for definite this weekend.