June Baby Angels

[jem77]

Some non-baby news here if you don't mind me sharing. I got offered a job today. I've been out of work since I was five months pregnant with Charlotte (so over three years) and I'm just shocked that I am going back to work. Part of me feels really guilty since I lost my job while I was pregnant and I blamed them letting me go on the fact I was pregnant (I had to travel overseas for my job and was told by my doc no traveling after 23 weeks. I was let go at 24 weeks). So I applied for this job back in early November when I was only seven weeks pregnant and really expected to hear nothing. When they called last week about an interview I was super surprised. Now all I can think about is the fact that I lost this baby, but have now gained a job. Opposite of last time. I feel guilty for having these thoughts as I feel like it is my fault that the baby died because the bigger plan was for me to get a job, when all I really wanted was another baby. Well, I'm sure that is not the case and I am happy that I will be able to work again and contribute financially to the family (we could use it atm). It is just strange how the universe works sometimes. Again, sorry for going on and on.

Congratulations! That is awesome news!

It's nice to hear positive things! Good luck with your new adventure!

 

[StefNJunk]

Congrats vegas! I also have non-baby news. We found an amazing house today, fell in love with it and put a bid on it. Now to wait and hope they accept and no one else outbids us. This house is just about perfect!

 

[Meli_H]

Stef,
thats awesome news! Sounds like things are starting to fall in place for both u and vegas!!

 

[jenkb123]

Vegas - Congrats on the new job!! Starting a new job will be something exciting to look forward to. Enjoy it!!

Steph - That is so exciting you found a great house!! I hope it works out for you!!

Its almost the start of a new year.....I have a feeling 2013 is going to be a fresh start and a great year (with lots of baby dust) for all of us!!

 

[Middysquidge]

Congratulations to you Stef and Vegas! That is really great news for both of you! It's funny how 'life' is still happening all around us when we are all so consumed by what happened with our babies and ttc! Vegas it might be good to take your mind off stuff for a bit while you have to wait for your body to get back to normal!

Afm, we're ttc straight away but think we missed the boat this month! Ended up giving dh a rest one night with plans to bd last night but I got really drunk at my xmas party and fell asleep instead of bd! Ooops! We did bd three days beofre day of 'o' though but I can't be sure yet that was my definite o day, especially since my temp was way off this morning at 99! At least I sort of know when to expect af now and although we can't try in January, we can deffo try in Feb!

Hope everyone is doing okay x x x

 

[Meli_H]

Congratulations to you Stef and Vegas! That is really great news for both of you! It's funny how 'life' is still happening all around us when we are all so consumed by what happened with our babies and ttc! Vegas it might be good to take your mind off stuff for a bit while you have to wait for your body to get back to normal!

Afm, we're ttc straight away but think we missed the boat this month! Ended up giving dh a rest one night with plans to bd last night but I got really drunk at my xmas party and fell asleep instead of bd! Ooops! We did bd three days beofre day of 'o' though but I can't be sure yet that was my definite o day, especially since my temp was way off this morning at 99! At least I sort of know when to expect af now and although we can't try in January, we can deffo try in Feb!

Hope everyone is doing okay x x x

Hey Jasmine,

FX that you DID catch the egg!!

This is silly....but...just had to say that I LOVE reading your entries.I can just hear you talking when I read your entries (and of all your fellow Brits who post on this site).

I love British accents. There used to be an older lady, whom I worked with, who was from London and she was so cute! Always called me 'luv'.
Jut had to say it

To all the ladies, have a great weekend

 

[Middysquidge]

Congratulations to you Stef and Vegas! That is really great news for both of you! It's funny how 'life' is still happening all around us when we are all so consumed by what happened with our babies and ttc! Vegas it might be good to take your mind off stuff for a bit while you have to wait for your body to get back to normal!

Afm, we're ttc straight away but think we missed the boat this month! Ended up giving dh a rest one night with plans to bd last night but I got really drunk at my xmas party and fell asleep instead of bd! Ooops! We did bd three days beofre day of 'o' though but I can't be sure yet that was my definite o day, especially since my temp was way off this morning at 99! At least I sort of know when to expect af now and although we can't try in January, we can deffo try in Feb!

Hope everyone is doing okay x x x

Hey Jasmine,

FX that you DID catch the egg!!

This is silly....but...just had to say that I LOVE reading your entries.I can just hear you talking when I read your entries (and of all your fellow Brits who post on this site).

I love British accents. There used to be an older lady, whom I worked with, who was from London and she was so cute! Always called me 'luv'.
Jut had to say it

To all the ladies, have a great weekend

Thanks Meli, oh that's funny, I'm a total waffler I know! Everyone I know uses the pet name hun and sometimes pet or duck as we're in Yorkshire! Do people call each other pet names in California? x

 

[vegasbaby]

Stef: Hooray on finding a house you love. When do you think you'll hear something?

Jasmine: I had to laugh at your post, but remember those swimmers can last a few days so you should be fine.

 

[Middysquidge]

Fingers crossed eh, the little guys would have had trouble reaching my egg if the egg were as drunk as me! It would have been falling all over the place! x

 

[Meli_H]

Congratulations to you Stef and Vegas! That is really great news for both of you! It's funny how 'life' is still happening all around us when we are all so consumed by what happened with our babies and ttc! Vegas it might be good to take your mind off stuff for a bit while you have to wait for your body to get back to normal!

Afm, we're ttc straight away but think we missed the boat this month! Ended up giving dh a rest one night with plans to bd last night but I got really drunk at my xmas party and fell asleep instead of bd! Ooops! We did bd three days beofre day of 'o' though but I can't be sure yet that was my definite o day, especially since my temp was way off this morning at 99! At least I sort of know when to expect af now and although we can't try in January, we can deffo try in Feb!

Hope everyone is doing okay x x x

Hey Jasmine,

FX that you DID catch the egg!!

This is silly....but...just had to say that I LOVE reading your entries.I can just hear you talking when I read your entries (and of all your fellow Brits who post on this site).

I love British accents. There used to be an older lady, whom I worked with, who was from London and she was so cute! Always called me 'luv'.
Jut had to say it

To all the ladies, have a great weekend

Thanks Meli, oh that's funny, I'm a total waffler I know! Everyone I know uses the pet name hun and sometimes pet or duck as we're in Yorkshire! Do people call each other pet names in California? x

Jasmine,
No, here in California, people don't really use pet names. I use them for my stepson (call him cutie) and I call him babe or sweetie (or other things if they get me mad, but I dont think those would be considered 'pet names' lol)

 

[Meli_H]

Fingers crossed eh, the little guys would have had trouble reaching my egg if the egg were as drunk as me! It would have been falling all over the place! x

Jasmine,
too funny!! i can picture you stumbling around. I've been there before, and paid for it the next day while hungover! I hope you didn't get hungover...

 

[Meli_H]

Vegas & Jen,

I haven’t been in the mood either. This is probably the longest we’ve ever gone without dtd, and I’d better get back into the groove quick, before he starts getting resentful (I’m kind of feeling those vibes lol). I don’t want to get too excited, but I think that I was right about af. I suspected that af came dec 1, because I changed from mid to light spotting, to an actual blood flow. It’s been consistent since then, and it seems to be winding down (this morning when I got up to get ready for work, I realized there was no blood flow since I went to bed) sooooooo………I think that means that af is at the tail end or has ended already. I started using OPK’s this morning and I’m hoping that I’ll o in a week or so, but we’ll see. Tell you what though…if I do get the o, I will definitely force myself to get back in the mood LOL!

MrsPhez,

Sorry to hear of your mc, but good news that your’e ovulating!! Yay!

Stef,

So glad to hear that you think the spotting is stopping! Will keep my fingers crossed that it DOES stop, and of course, that your kitty comes home!

Jen,

Sorry to hear of your loss…hope you find some solace here on these boards, as I have. These ladies are very wise! 

Update:

Today is cd15 (I think) and this morning, I finally confirmed o! The opk says it will happen between 24-48 hours from this morning. We dtd last night, but I'm thinking of skipping dtd tonight, then doing it tomorrow (Sun) morning and then tomorrow (Sun) night, and then probably Monday morning...but not sure if that's too many times and maybe it will dilute the quality of the sperm? Or should I add tonight to the mix? Anybody have any suggestions? It’s not a matter of getting dh in the mood (because he always is in the mood….argh) it’s more a matter of the quality and quantity of the sperm… I am pretty sure that when I concieved in September, I got the positive O opk on cd12 (Thurs Sep 6), and it said that I would o 24-36 hours from then. I can't be 100% sure, because I never obsessively documented any of this babymaking business until after my mc, BUT I think that I remember that we did NOT bd on Fri Sep 7, because he was sick with a really bad cold, so I cut him a break. I do recall dtd on Sat Sep 8, not sure if we did bd in the morning, but I do recall for certain that we did bd for sure Sat night, because his fever was raging that night. I do remember when I got my bfp Sep 22, I recall thinking that it had to have been on sat sep 8 when I conceived....because I remember what a trooper he was..he had a horrendous fever and still came through for me LOL

 

[angel2010]

Good luck catching that egg Meli!! In my case dtd everyday worked. With our first bfp, we had sex 10 times in 13 days and with this last one, we had sex 13 times in 16 days. The first one I had just come off bc so had know idea when to do it and with last time, my cycles were kind of irregular so we just wanted all bases covered.

 

[angel2010]

Congrats Steph and Vegas! Great news to hear! Vegas, I agree with Jasmine, it will probably be good to get your mind off it.

Jenk, I think you are right, 2013 will be amazing. Assuming the world doesn't end on the 21st. Just kidding.

Jasmine, you certainly could have caught that egg three days before o!

 

[Middysquidge]

Meli, I had a terrible hangover not good with a toddler to look after, hehe! I'm just so not used to drinking these days (I know it doesn't sound that way!)

Meli, YAAAAAYYYYY FOR O! I think you should bd as much as possible, before, during and just after o! If it doesn't work for a few months then you could try alternating it or the 'Sperm meets egg plan' but if he isn't known to have a low mobility sperm count then it should be fine! I wish my oh was always in the mood, he's such a pain, makes a right big deal out of it! It's me that's always up for it! hehe!

Angel that's some impressive bd right there! Haha! Cheers angel I really hope so but just wish I would have done it day of o and day after! I'm 4dpo now have been having some mild af style cramping since yesterday and am quite tired! Trying not to symptom spot but it's hard. AF is due boxing day x

 

[vegasbaby]

Jasmine: If drunken eggs couldn't produce babies then I wouldn't have my dd. Heck, half of the world wouldn't be here.

Angel: Wow! My dh wishes, but honestly I don't think he could keep up.

Meli: With my dd we only bd one time (as I was out of town the week before and after and only home on the weekend). With this past one we bd at -3 and 0 according to fertility friend and my OPK. I was taking a month off. Ha! So I say do it as much as you want, but know that it only takes once.

 

[Middysquidge]

Hey Vegas, my oh is asking if you can recommend a few top 'not to miss' sites near the convention? I know we can google it but would be good to get a local's perspective?

With my dd I wasn't charting but I bought some clearblue opks and just did it the few days I got the smiley face, oh and I used actual raw eggwhites too, haha! x x x

 

[angel2010]

I have to admit, several of those times were just "lets do this and get it over with". He was still able to "perform" under pressure and didn't mind it being a bit more like work a few times.

 

[Middysquidge]

Haha, yeah my OH is a bot of a pain but he never lts me down when I need him to, even if I have to do the lion share of the work! x x

 

[Meli_H]

Jasmine: If drunken eggs couldn't produce babies then I wouldn't have my dd. Heck, half of the world wouldn't be here.

Angel: Wow! My dh wishes, but honestly I don't think he could keep up.

Meli: With my dd we only bd one time (as I was out of town the week before and after and only home on the weekend). With this past one we bd at -3 and 0 according to fertility friend and my OPK. I was taking a month off. Ha! So I say do it as much as you want, but know that it only takes once.

Hey vegas,
hee hee you make a good point about drunken eggs LOL!