General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[Flueky88]

Pacific I know. This thread started in 2015. It took me awhile to post instead of just stalk but wow it's incredible to think how long we've been connected. Hope potty training continues to go well.

Dobby ugh sorry he's got HFMD now. I hope you don't catch it. It was worse for DH than V.

Gigs car rides are pretty miserable with her but I suppose if she's not bottlefeeding at that point I'll see. DH mentioned he might take all of us up there where the time comes.

I'm so sorry about bro and SILs misscarriage. How devastating for them. I hope they conceive again soon. Also so sad about her grandmother passing in same time.

Oh and I hope homeschooling goes well once you start. Also, feel better soon.

 

[claireybell]

Flueks happy Birthday to V

 

[shaescott]

Dobs yikes sorry about HFMD

Gigs sorry about SIL’s miscarriage

Flueks happy birthday to V!

AFM for the past 2 weeks or so I’ve been getting nauseous and dizzy or heavy headed in the evenings, but it’s been worse the past few days. 2 nights ago it started at dinner out with my family and the smell of my dad’s steak made me feel queasy and I lost my appetite (before the steak started making me queasy). Tonight I was eating ribeye and I couldn’t get far into it and I started feeling blah and then when I lay down I felt worse and nauseous and blech and when I went back up to the kitchen and dining room the smell lingering from the steak made me feel queasy. Idk if it’s steak or if strong smells are just making me queasy? But I’m not pregnant, I’m on my period and I’ve taken multiple tests out of paranoia from my symptoms. I also had an issue last night during BD where if SO hit my cervix area a certain way it caused a sharp pain in my lower right abdomen, and one time it was the left lower abdomen. No clue why. Might be related, might not be, probably not.

 

[gigglebox]

Thanks Fluek, and happy birthday! What did you end up doing to celebrate?

Shae I remember you having this happen to you before i think...? It's gotta be hormone related. Did you say you still ovulate? I'm wondering if you're getting functional cysts or something. I'm feeling like you're one of those people hormonal birth cobtrol just doesn't jive with...I has similar issues myself. I probably took twice as many pregnancy test on bc than not because i kept getting such weird symptoms! I distinctly remember the one month my boobs were absolutely killing me and i was certain my bc failed! Nope lol. It was a bummer being off hormonal bc because of the baby risk but MAAAAAANNNNM i FELT a millions times better!

 

[Flueky88]

Shae I'm thinking it's hormonal from what you've described. Sorry you seem to be having trouble with birth control.

Gigs just a quiet day at home. Well as quiet as can be with a toddler we have a party for her today. Mainly just family. Going to have pizza and cake. Gotta be simple since I'm not making money right now.

 

[gigglebox]

I'm sure she'll love it. I'm not sure they really grasp the concept of their own bdays at 2...at least Lev and Des didn't. Actually Des was a nightmare at his 2yr bday party...

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Dobby - Oh, no. Poor A. How's he feeling today?

Flueky - Happy belated Birthday to V! Hope the part goes well today. We did a BBQ last year, but I'm keeping it simple with pizza this year too. Also, it's a TMNT theme, so it works out well. Share some pics when you can.

FX S takes to her bottle soon so you can see your cousin.

Gigs - So sorry to hear about your bro and SIL's MC. I do agree with CB that it's good to know they can conceive, but that really doesn't take away the hurt. Do you know if they're gonna try again right away or wait a bit? Lots of baby dust to them either way.

And FX you figure out a way to juggle the front desk and homeschooling. Good luck.

shae - No idea what could be causing those symptoms, but I hope they clear up soon.

kitty - I agree with everyone else; go get checked out by a Dr.

AFM, scan in 4 hours! I had 2 different dreams about the scan, both of which we a little odd, and both where they didn't give me pics and I started freaking out. I'm gonna ask if they keep pics from previous scans on file cuz the one I got for this baby's 12 week scan was bullshit. It was just one, kinda close up, with writing on it, printed on standard letter sized printer paper. Whereas with Alex, I got 3 pics on the standard U/S paper and you could see his whole body.

Thanks to Flueky and Dobby for your girly vibes, but I doubt the SneakPeek was wrong. And I'm like 90% at peace with it probably being another boy.

Um, I can't think of anything else to report, so I guess I'll let you know how the scan went later.

 

[Flueky88]

Gigs yeah I don't think she'll understand but at least she'll enjoy opening presents. Yeah I'm hoping she naps today so she isn't a nightmare

Pretty yeah we did a bbq last year as well. Might put more effort next year. Yay for scan in a few hours!!

 

[DobbyForever]

Honestly he’s not bothered by it. He’s hacking a bit from the bumps in his throat but honestly it’s mild. I think my mom got it.

Pretty excited for your scan update!

Shae and Kit second everyone else.

Gigs so sorry about the mc. Hope they are doing alright.

 

[kittykat7210]

So despite bleeding I somehow feel different about this cycle, I’ve had a dip in temp but I’m still not bleeding like I do normally on a period, it’s super light for me! It’s 6dpo today

 

[shaescott]

Gigs thanks, I asked my mom and she said she thinks the pain was follicular cysts from ovulation that haven’t gone away yet. The nausea and dizziness however, it could be a million things. It’s very possible it’s hormonal. I also started taking Flonase daily about 2 weeks ago so it’s possible it’s a side effect rather than hormones, but idk. I won’t be on the Flonase forever, my allergies usually go mid-May to early-mid-June. So once I stop taking that I’ll have to see if symptoms decrease. Also if my symptoms decrease when my period ends that would indicate it’s hormonal. Idk. If it doesn’t resolve after I stop the Flonase and it keeps feeling this crappy either in general or during periods, I might just give up and try natural family planning. Idk. It just seems so risky, but SO rarely finishes in me these days anyway so maybe it wouldn’t make much difference. I feel like it would worry him more than it would worry me tbh. I could always try talking to my doctor and seeing what she thinks is causing it, maybe do bloodwork to make sure I’m not super off with some electrolyte or whatever. But if it’s not that then it’s probably the IUD.

Dobs glad he’s not bothered by it.

Kitty huh how low did the temp drop? Are you thinking it’s possible you’re actually pregnant or...?

 

[kittykat7210]

Gigs thanks, I asked my mom and she said she thinks the pain was follicular cysts from ovulation that haven’t gone away yet. The nausea and dizziness however, it could be a million things. It’s very possible it’s hormonal. I also started taking Flonase daily about 2 weeks ago so it’s possible it’s a side effect rather than hormones, but idk. I won’t be on the Flonase forever, my allergies usually go mid-May to early-mid-June. So once I stop taking that I’ll have to see if symptoms decrease. Also if my symptoms decrease when my period ends that would indicate it’s hormonal. Idk. If it doesn’t resolve after I stop the Flonase and it keeps feeling this crappy either in general or during periods, I might just give up and try natural family planning. Idk. It just seems so risky, but SO rarely finishes in me these days anyway so maybe it wouldn’t make much difference. I feel like it would worry him more than it would worry me tbh. I could always try talking to my doctor and seeing what she thinks is causing it, maybe do bloodwork to make sure I’m not super off with some electrolyte or whatever. But if it’s not that then it’s probably the IUD.

Dobs glad he’s not bothered by it.

Kitty huh how low did the temp drop? Are you thinking it’s possible you’re actually pregnant or...?

I would tend to say hormonal but then I always react weirdly to hormonal contraceptives...

And honestly shae I don’t know, could be just wishful thinking but it’s not under cover line yet, and my temp hasn’t been dropping until after my period recently so

 

[shaescott]

Kitty fx’d that it stays above cover line and you have a little bean in there!

I’ve been looking at natural family planning stuff, there’s an armband fertility tracker that tracks temperature while you sleep so you don’t have to worry about remembering to take your temperature right when you wake up in the morning. But it’s $149 so it’s a bit of an investment, and you have to use it for at least a month for the algorithm to be accurate enough for avoiding pregnancy, so you have to also temp normally for the first month. But it’s highly rated so if I have to go off the IUD it’s something I’ll consider.

 

[DobbyForever]

Wow that’s an interesting concept/device!

Kitty fxed!

Prettyyyyyytyy. Where’s our update?!?!?!

 

[shaescott]

Dobs it’s called Tempdrop (the device is shaped like a water droplet). It tracks room temperature and sleep movement and adjusts for those and doesn’t use temps during movement etc. Honestly I’m surprised there aren’t more wearable fertility trackers cuz temping every morning is annoying as hell. I know there’s the Ava bracelet but it’s $299 like Jesus Christ... there’s one called Yono or something that goes in your ear like a wireless earbud and tracks temp that way, I think it’s about the same price as Tempdrop. It sounds cool but when I wear earplugs to bed they always fall out so I wouldn’t trust it to stay in and not get lost, it’s so tiny. I think the armband (Tempdrop) would be best for me. Though I probably would be paranoid and also temp vaginally like normal at least for a few months to make sure the curves/spikes are matching and use OPKs and all that. I’m a paranoid person lol.

Pretty I second Dobs, how was the scan?

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Hey ladies, haven't read back yet, so this'll be a little bit selfish.

The scan went ok. Took about an hour and the tech didn't say anything about having to come back, so I guess she got all the pics. She called SO in right near the end and pointed out the head, profile, beating heart, spine, and feet (where you could almost count the toes). The angle we saw the feet at was kind of a potty shot, but the feet were crossed and I couldn't really make out any genitalia. And the tech didn't/wasn't allowed to tell us anything, so I guess I'll have to wait til the 17th for any kind of confirmation. I'll just keep crocheting the blue blanket I've already started though.

 

[claireybell]

Awww Pretty scan bubba is so cute Why aren’t the scan techs allowed to say anything? I never understand this, is it down to training & what’s covered under insurance? Do u have another scan on 17th or is this a mw apt & she will go through everything? Congrats on a healthy growing bubba though

Kitty i was just going to say the same, could it be very possible your pg? has it been just very light watery bleeding? I was having this from 5/6dpo for about 2 months or so when i was pg with Riley, will you be testing early?

Uhh period has kicked in again.. have to say, periods seem more crampy since having both my tubes removed ouch!

Flueks im sure V enjoyed her Cake & Pizza hehe! Nuala was just like me with food at this age & still is now, licks all the filling & icing off & leave the cake, eats the pizza topping & leaves the base

 

[DobbyForever]

Pretty great pic! Sorry the scan wasn’t amazing but it sounds like everything went swimmingly. Did you find out about records?

CB if it’s anythjng like her it’s liability. The techs don’t have diagnostic training, only training to use the machine. Kind of like how teachers can usually identify kids with adhd but we can’t say they have adhd, only that we observe difficulty focusing and abundance of energy and we can suggest it be discussed with their pediatrician if they are concerned. Over time you know things but you can’t say it.

I’m also on the period club! I think. My periods are so bizarre now lol but time wise it’s fits from the last time I bled.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

CB - I asked about the policy when I was pg with Alex and the 2 reasons they gave me were cuz when they told some people the gender, they would apparently stop going to any more prenatal appts or certain people would go get late term abortions if they found out they were having girls. I was able to convince the tech at the time that that wouldn't be an issue for me, so she was able to show me a profile shot of Alex's junk. I told the tech this time that we already thought we were having a boy cuz of the blood test and if she wanted to just kinda freeze frame a shot of the genitalia, I could probably figure it out for myself, but she didn't do that. I have a bad feeling this one wasn't in the right position to be able to tell and I'll have to wait til my 4D scan at 31 weeks to find out. This child is already a pain in the ass. -.- And the 17th is my next MW appt.

Dobby - I asked about pics from my last appt and she said they usually delete pics after 2 weeks, but then also said something about asking for a CD of pics. So, which is it? Are the pics gone or are they stored somewhere and can be put on a CD? I couldn't be bothered to deal with it right then and there. Maybe I'll just sleep on it.

 

[kittykat7210]

This is this months cycle, very watery blood but it is pink/red so I don’t know, temp shot back up this morning! No idea what’s happening