light hearted ttc

[mzswizz]

aww Ashley hope you guys feel better soon.

 

[hello_kitty]

Ashley - I hope your husband was more supportive. I'm still trying to figure out what to do. I wish my husband was leaning more towards one side...either ttc for baby no. 2 or not. We have discussed this several times casually and he kinda gives me the vibe like "yea, whatever either way is fine". I seriously hate that, because this is a baby we are talking about.

Patrice - Happy 4 years anniversary! Dh and I would be married for 3 years on 10/10.

Regarding the breastfeeding, last night (or more like early morning) Zachary woke up at around 2 am and started whining and crying. I gave him my boob and he would latch on and pull away immediately and would toss and turn crying. I tried latching him on several times but he would always pull away so I got fed up and went out to make him a bottle. He took 4 oz and went back to sleep. This makes me wonder, is my milk starting to dry up? He's fine during the day though. I really wanted to exclusively breastfeed as much as I can for the first year but I guess if he's not getting enough, I'm gonna have to supplement.

 

[AC1987]

My LO used to do that too, I would just take a breather then try again, if she didn't want to drink I figured she didn't want any. Most babies will ALWAYS take a bottle, hungry or not, I don't know they just do, when Cassidy was younger she'd drink til she puked its only the last couple months where she's figured out she's not hungry, so she'll push away a bottle.

Your milk should always be there, it'll slowly reduce however once you bring in solids, it'll only dry up if you stop bfing.

 

[mzswizz]

hello_kitty-thanks!!!

AFM, im cd12 and as you can tell by my chart...my temp dropped significantly. Since last night, I was having pain in my left ovary which is a first because every time I talked about ovary pain...it was always the right ovary. So I guess its a good sign. Hoping that means that the left ovary is finally working But yes, last night I started having sharp pains in my left ovary and now this morning, I took my temp and it was a big difference. DH and I dtd yesterday and pretty sure we are going to dtd today So if this is ovulation..we have our bases covered. Well that's it for now.

 

[AC1987]

Sounds like ov pains to me! I always get it either in one side or the other.

Good luck Patrice!! Let me know all your symptoms, and lets hope AF is late

 

[magicwhisper]

good luck

 

[mzswizz]

thanks magic!!

Ashley-will do Lets see how the next 3 temps look.

 

[josephine3]

Hello kitty - how old is zachary now? I think i had a few issues with bfing around the 7 months mark then it seemed to get better again. I did start to swap some daytime bfs for bottles around that time tho.

 

[AC1987]

Blah I'm stressing so much over money issues. We never did get maternity insurance because we can't afford it, and you hafta come up with $5000 up front, not even in payments, then pay for a while before it kicks in

My Dh is so not happy with me being pregnant again, mainly for the money thing. I have a feeling we qualify for Medicaid just to cover maternity bills, only he doesn't believe in it so can't even look into it
I'm just so down. I don't know what we're gonna do.. part of me is thinking of not even going to any prenatal visits and just dialing emergency when I go into labour and have it at home.

 

[magicwhisper]

awh i am sorry you are having trouble, i am from the uk so i know how different it is in the usa

 

[mzswizz]

Ashley-omg that must suck. I think you should try to do the Medicaid still because it will solve your money issues. And I know your DH probably thinks that would make him feel like he isn't a provider but he is actually doing a lot if he gets it. So he should reconsider.

AFM, its cd13 today and my temp only went up a little. I think im probably still in the pre-ov phase. Which is no problem. I would love to ovulate before dh goes off on his detachment next week so atleast by the time he comes back, we would either have a bfp or af. So we all shall see.

 

[AC1987]

Well I'm feeling a little more optimistic today, I mean there hasta be a reason why I got pregnant again, I mean yes this was a shock and not planned, but I don't believe babies can be mistakes that shouldn't happen. We talked about our budget, and it turns out we don't qualify for Medicaid, because the amount he makes before taxes is too high, even though once all the money is taken away by taxes (grrr) its low. I was reading online about saving money food wise. We already are growing a garden so that helps, mostly its buying meat that's the killer, so I'm hoping we can buy some stuff in bulk and then I'll just cook and freeze some meals to take out at a later time. I'm sure if we don't hafta buy big purchases for a couple months we'll be ahead in our debt and HOPEFULLY able to save something for the next delivery costs.
I'm still stressing over where to go for my prenatal visits though.

 

[mzswizz]

Ashley-Do you have a clinic nearby like planned parenthood or anything of that nature. Check to see if they have low costs or free pregnancy clinics that help women. And about buying meats, what dh and I do is when buy in bulk and I come home, season the meats, separate them in amounts so we know how many meals we can have and put them in freezer bags and label them and put them in the freezer. So whenever you want to have a meal you just take out the meat you want and put it on the stove to cook, it actually saves time and you save money that way. You'll be surprised how long it lasts when you separate the meats into a certain amount and not cook it all at once. Hope I helped

AFM, im cd14 today and im almost half way through my cycle already. My temp is rising but it is still lower than the 3 or 4 temps I had after AF ended. I don't know if im gearing up for ovulation and its slowly going to happen or if im just going through the pre ov temps and this is just my normal temps before the actual ov. Hoping something happens before my doc appt. next week though. So atleast I can tell her if im o'ing or not. And we work from there. Im hoping to atleast ov and dh and I get a bfp from it but time will tell. DH and I had a long talk about children which was well needed I must say. DH told me that he really wants children and that there is nothing that's standing in our way from trying to get pregnant now. He is not making any excuses, he is not going to tell me to wait, he wants kids with me just as bad as I want children with him so he is definitely ready mentally. And that made me happy because I always felt like it was just me trying by myself but now he asks about how my temps look, do it looks like im ovulating, he lets me know if "inside" feels "different" or not....its like we are both communicating and are finally working together and Im happy about that now. So hoping a bfp comes. Whether its this cycle or me having to go through the medical team to get one...a bfp will come our way because we are ready for our little Navy Brats

 

[Blondiejay]

That's so lovely Patrice, I really hope it happens soon for you both.

 

[mzswizz]

Thanks Susi

 

[AC1987]

awwww how nice!! I really hope you're blessed with a bundle of joy

AFM I'm getting excited.. my sister will be coming for Cassidy's birthday, either Friday or Saturday. but yay!! I can't believe my little baby will be turning 1!!

 

[Blondiejay]

I can't believe Cassidy will be one soon. That's gone so quickly!!!

 

[mzswizz]

Wow cant believe she is going to be 1. Geesh 1 yr has went by already?!

AFM, im cd15 today which means, hopefully, im half way through my cycle Well, my temp is rising that for sure. So maybe yesterday was ov day for me but we shall see. We dtd yesterday and I think 2-3 days ag oso hoping if I did ov, it was right timing. Also, dtd this morning and cm was very egg whitish. Was VERY stretchy and even DH noticed. Never had eggwhite cm like that before. Well I actually never had it at all. Even after dtd , (tmi alert) when dh pulled out..it kind of stretched onto him and wouldn't break which was weird because that never happened before. Usually, it just leaks out. So maybe SOMETHING is going on and maybe it did take the hernia repair surgery to be done so now my LEFT ovary can work properly. Who knows?! But im hoping good comes out of this. I have been applying for jobs so should here from them by Thursday. Also, I got my follow up appt. with the surgeon on Monday and my fertility issue consultation with my primary doc on that following Wednesday. And Wednesday is the day DH leaves to go on his detachment for a couple weeks. Also, I talk with the school and everything this Friday so I should be starting school next week So im going to be a busy camper. I don't know if I told you ladies but since the school that has my ultrasound program is a 2 hr drive away I have decided to go with the military spouse program and sign up with a school affiliated with them and get my certification in medical coding and billing which only take a few months to get and once im done with the certification, they will help me find a job when I graduate So it all works out and once I am done with that certification, Im going to go back and become certified as a pharmacy technician so im going to be rounded in the medical field until I can go to a school that is closer and has my ultrasound program so Im going to be busy. This works out for me because if I do get pregnant, I can still get all the certifications I need BEFORE the baby is born Well, that's all for now.

 

[AC1987]

Patrice, I would say you ovulated now or yesterday, but based on how errmm active you and your dh are I think you're covered now lets just hope it sticks!!


AFM... omg my stomach... this is tmi but for the past 14 days every single morning been getting diarrhea it hurts so much, the gas cramps are bad and ugh I don't feel well. Maybe this is my form of morning sickness? I'm so mopey not sure if its hormones or just my personality LOL!! I just feel so down, I hate having to hide pregnancy when I'm this early.. and first tri scares me on this forum cause people are always having mcs and then I get scared that I might be next...
Its hard chasing after an almost 1 year old too.. shes in the stage where she continually tests what she can and cannot do and then does the drop on floor kick and scream just because I won't let her play with wires *sigh* I know it'll past before long its just a little tiring that it happens so often.

 

[magicwhisper]

well af got me this morning