Getting Fit Before Baby

[swimmyj1]

thanks guys sorry lots of silly questions this month lol. I am going to a "hot" yoga class tomorrow morning after work. I've never done it before but I guess it's suppose to be a good work out. I was gonna try zumba but I'm not very good at dancing didn't want to take anyone down with me hhahahaha

 

[cupcakestoy]

Hey all. Officially up 5 pounds AF showed on schedule yesterday. Disgusted with my lack of will power this last week, granted I know with AF & steroids there is no way that the gain is ALL fat, so I guess it is what it is....Taking the week off from the forums, while I do a home makeover. wish you all the best this week!

 

[ireadyermind]

thanks guys sorry lots of silly questions this month lol. I am going to a "hot" yoga class tomorrow morning after work. I've never done it before but I guess it's suppose to be a good work out. I was gonna try zumba but I'm not very good at dancing didn't want to take anyone down with me hhahahaha

I've heard of hot yoga. Never tried it though -- you'll have to let us know what you think of it! Also it's perfectly okay to ask lots of questions! We all have a ton of 'em or else we wouldn't have joined this awesome community. haha

Hey all. Officially up 5 pounds AF showed on schedule yesterday. Disgusted with my lack of will power this last week, granted I know with AF & steroids there is no way that the gain is ALL fat, so I guess it is what it is....Taking the week off from the forums, while I do a home makeover. wish you all the best this week!

Don't fret too much! You're right that it probably isn't ALL fat gain, likely some water weight due to AF. You'll be back on track in no time.

A home makeover sounds fun! I hope everything runs smoothly for you!

 

[swimmyj1]

cupcakestoy - try not to beat yourself up too much I usually see a 6-8lb increase while on my period that drops off after the witch is gone, and being on steroids is horrid for weight gain. you will get back on track

I tested today and got BFN, good news though with temping this month i know i ovulate later than i though so the last year of trying we have missed it almost every time and my husband doc gave us a script for a SA

Also hot yoga was horrible I pretty much felt like a smelly sweaty pig rolling around on the mat haha the room was like 110. I will stick to hiking and working out i think.

 

[ireadyermind]

Also hot yoga was horrible I pretty much felt like a smelly sweaty pig rolling around on the mat haha the room was like 110. I will stick to hiking and working out i think.

Blech! I wonder what the supposed benefits of Yoga in a hot room are? I can't imagine it'd be good for people to exert themselves in that kind of heat, but I'm no physician...!



AFM -- Weighed in today just to see how I'm doing and was happy to see I haven't really gained anything this week. Surprising, considering how poorly I ate for a few of those days. I seem to have caught a summer cold and all I could think about for the past few days is sleeping. So exhausted all the time, and getting bloody noses. I was starting to really think I'd get a BFP if I tested, so I used a FRER today (12 dpo) and got BFN.

So maybe it's just a cold. Sigh.


Anyway, I updated my diet so that I'm eating slightly fewer calories throughout the day. Added in a little more easy exercise, since any exercise is better than none, and I guess that's helping me maintain.

We'll see what happens if AF shows up next week!

 

[swimmyj1]

Blech! I wonder what the supposed benefits of Yoga in a hot room are? I can't imagine it'd be good for people to exert themselves in that kind of heat, but I'm no physician...!



AFM -- Weighed in today just to see how I'm doing and was happy to see I haven't really gained anything this week. Surprising, considering how poorly I ate for a few of those days. I seem to have caught a summer cold and all I could think about for the past few days is sleeping. So exhausted all the time, and getting bloody noses. I was starting to really think I'd get a BFP if I tested, so I used a FRER today (12 dpo) and got BFN.

So maybe it's just a cold. Sigh.


Anyway, I updated my diet so that I'm eating slightly fewer calories throughout the day. Added in a little more easy exercise, since any exercise is better than none, and I guess that's helping me maintain.

We'll see what happens if AF shows up next week!

Don't count yourself out until AF shows up! Have you talked to your doctor about testing for PCOS? I'm sorry your not feeling good. With my little cousin here I've been eating all junk food not good. But i'm gonna blame AF for now lol. Gonna kayak again tomorrow I need to get back on a good program. We went and did my husbands SA today I can't wait to get the results back, and i'm having all of my fertility labs drawn this cycle. Gonna get some answers and then hopefully stop this stress eating.

 

[ireadyermind]

Don't count yourself out until AF shows up! Have you talked to your doctor about testing for PCOS? I'm sorry your not feeling good. With my little cousin here I've been eating all junk food not good. But i'm gonna blame AF for now lol. Gonna kayak again tomorrow I need to get back on a good program. We went and did my husbands SA today I can't wait to get the results back, and i'm having all of my fertility labs drawn this cycle. Gonna get some answers and then hopefully stop this stress eating.

Yeah I've talked to my GYN about it. She's not the greatest doctor though. She's very curt, doesn't believe me when I tell her about allergies to meds, told me NOT to track BBT and things like that.

I'm really considering looking around town for someone else that's in the same network 'cause a doctor shouldn't make you feel like you shouldn't discuss concerns! I also mentioned testing for thyroid issues, 'cause many women in my family have them, and all she said was, "If you had thyroid issues, you wouldn't have any periods." and wouldn't discuss it further. Humph!

 

[swimmyj1]

that isn't true at all thyroid issues can make your periods irregular or too long. Ya you need to find someone on your same network. She sounds more like a doctor who likes to deal only with patients who are "within normal limits" or as docs like to say easy cases. They annoy me as a nurse lol.

I'm starting a new plan of eating better again I fell off the train and have started to gain weight again ugh why is weight loss so hard!

 

[ireadyermind]

that isn't true at all thyroid issues can make your periods irregular or too long. Ya you need to find someone on your same network. She sounds more like a doctor who likes to deal only with patients who are "within normal limits" or as docs like to say easy cases. They annoy me as a nurse lol.

I'm starting a new plan of eating better again I fell off the train and have started to gain weight again ugh why is weight loss so hard!

Well you'd certainly be someone who'd know!

Though she was the person who handled my cervical surgery and adenocarcinoma diagnosis, so considering that, I'd have thought she'd been a little more open to my concerns...?


Anyway I have been staring at a squinter on this wondfo strip all day and it's driving me nuts!

What do you gals think!? Evap or pos? I'm afraid it's an evap but it looks pink, not gray? Aahhh!

 

[cupcakestoy]

I see a line, but can't decide on color! Poas again!

AFM, I'm gearing up to get back on track tomorrow! Going back to the gym & getting a grip on my eating habits. I've worked too hard to just set back & give up! Time to refocus!!!

 

[ireadyermind]

Just showed up on a FRER within the 3 minute window but I can't get a good picture of it! Arrggg

I'm going to wait to test again until tomorrow or possibly Tuesday if I can manage that. >.>

 

[swimmyj1]

Oh that's looking like a pretty pink line to me!!! yay!!! can't wait to see your next test in the morning!! oh so glad someone got some good news! Congrats

 

[ireadyermind]

I'm so worked up, I can't sleep! It's almost 11pm here and my mind's racing while I lay in bed. I'm trying to convince myself that that line is an evap... but I can't ignore the FRER reading which showed in minutes. Eep!

 

[swimmyj1]

ireadyermind - any update?!?! i was thinking about u today hoping for your BFP

bad news for me my husbands SA came back and it wasn't good. Low count, bad morphology and slow swimmers bad all around getting a referral to a specialist now. This stress is not helping my diet lol.

 

[cupcakestoy]

Hey gals! Super excited as I have lost 4 of the 5 pounds! I KNOW mostly fluid, but still a good motivator for me. The home remodel projects contiue :/ Still have the deck to seal/resurface, but it won't stop raining long enough to cure out! UGH! Otherwise, I have accomplished most of what I set out to do! Got my gym clothes on today, time to hit it again, I think I might DIE! LOL

IRYM-Any new test pics or exciting updates?

Swimmy-DH has low counts & motility as well. His is related to lifestyle choices & working in the heat they think. We did get pregnant with IUI, but probably m/c'd due to a crappy sperm getting there 1st. Lots of folks get a bfp with IUI though with low counts. We just don't want to keep throwing money at that. We got a bfp on our 1st cycle, then nothing on the last 2. At around a $1000.00/cycle, We just decided since our chances are better with IVF, we would throw the IUI money at that instead!

Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well! Check in when you can!

 

[ireadyermind]

My lines don't seem to be getting darker on the Wondfos but they ARE getting darker on FRER!

Here's a pic for today's using FMU. The camera can actually capture it this time! I'm still going to wait a couple more days before calling this one an official BFP. Since I've had a chemical before, I'm worried that could happen again. But today I'm officially 16DPO/2 days late for AF and my temp just did a BIG spike today! (See my chart?)

I've attached pics of the FRER.

What do you gals think, can you see it?


Cupcake -- glad to hear that weight's coming off! Water weight always drives me NUTS!

 

[cupcakestoy]

I see it! Stick baby stick!

 

[Fern81]

Yep Yep that's a bfp! Congrats, for how long were you ttc?

 

[ireadyermind]

Yep Yep that's a bfp! Congrats, for how long were you ttc?

This is cycle #8, I believe. We originally started TTC around about April 2014 but then I was diagnosed with cervical adenocarcinoma and we had to put stuff on hold for a while.

I re-started my TTC "calendar," so to speak, for the first follow-up appt that confirmed we got all the bad cells and my GYN approved us to go back to trying.

 

[littlejune]

I see the line! It's faint, but I see it! My BFP didn't show up until about 5 weeks, even though I tested at what would have been 4. FX!!

Sorry I've been so MIA ladies. Third trimester is not fun. I literally am always uncomfortable and try to go for walks and do yoga but some days I just can't manage. Ugh. Keep up the hard work all.