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[raventtc]

Bethany I have also heard many good things about metformin, hopefully the opks are a good sign things are starting to work!

Raven- good luck I hope your bfp is coming! When will you test?

Thanks Rachel and all of the other ladies!! I just realized today when i came on here that i am at 15dpo...last month i didn't make it to 15, and most other months i start spotting on 16, now i kinda wish i didnt see what dpo i was...ahhh well everyone is sick here too -- a bit of a cold has hit our house thanks to my nieces, so its been a bit crazy lately. Not sure of testing yet just because i feel like every month i set up when i could test and then af shows up...gonna try and not think about it this time around.

thanks again for the love

 

[Rachel789]

Ohhh raven I'm so excited for you, I really hope this is your bfp I don't blame you for not wanting to test, I always felt the same.

I hope everyone feels better that is sick at your house. I just got over a cold myself, and being pregnant I was very limited to what I could take for relief, it was not fun

 

[seabean]

Good luck Raven!!!

Sucks about the terrible heartburn Rachel - it hasn't been too bad for me lately, but I can only imagine it will get worse later.

I've also been sick the past 2 days but it's a mild chest cold at this point and I'm pretty sure it's not just pregnancy symptoms (so hard to tell apart!). I haven't had a fever which is good, but I'm worried since immune systems get weak in pregnancy. Hopefully it just trickles off and doesn't turn into anything bad

 

[cmwilson]

Bethany - I hope the opks are a sign that the Metformin is working! Keep us informed!

Raven - Eeek! I hope this is a good sign! I'll keep my fingers crossed that AF stays away! You really deserve your BFP.

Rachel - I've had the same issue with heartburn/indigestion. My doc did tell me to not drink things with ice because the cold can make the indigestion worse. Worth a shot I guess, the tums we can take during pregnancy do nothing for me.

Dee - I know I'm late to the party but I didn't have any type of appetite in the first trimester. I pretty much lived on cereal as it was the only thing that seemed sort of appetizing. I really didn't get my appetite back until 14 weeks. I didn't start to gain weight until the last month and a half and have gained about 6 pounds.

Now another nutrition question, are any of you pregnant ladies actually tracking your calories? I do and try to get about 2200 calories but I worry that I'm not eating healthy foods to get those calories. I just still have no desire to eat salads and trail mix and good stuff. What's a typical day of eating for you? An example for me would be:
Breakfast - Banana and yogurt (flavored)
Lunch - Can of soup, sandwich (tuna or PBJ) and chips
Snack - Protein bar
Dinner - Chicken Kiev (breaded) and rice pilaf
Snack - Chocolate ice cream

I know my diet is heavy is sodium but I can't help it! What can I do?

 

[mrsc81]

Good Luck Raven!

Caroline - For once in 2 years im not tracking my calories
My diet is a bit like this..

B/fast - Cereal/Museli
Lunch - Cheese Sandwich & Crisps (potato chips)
Dinner - Chicken, healthy chips & salad / Steak, healthy chips & Salad
Sundays - Chicken roast dinner

Snacks - Kiwi/Satsumas/yoghurt/cake/chocolate/nuts/oatcakes & peanut butter
Im eating chocolate every day, got a terrible sweet tooth !

Im having occasional mcdonalds/dominos

 

[seabean]

I've never tracked calories before. My diet right now is too all over the place to really give a good example.

Caroline, you could try switching to a low-sodium soup? Also, if it's an instant or boxed rice pilaf, those tend to have a ton of sodium - maybe they make low-sodium versions or make brown rice at home? More veggies would be good if you can stomach it - like raw carrots for a snack or something? Granola in milk for breakfast would give a good amount of calories too and is somewhat on the healthier side. Your diet doesn't sound bad though to be honest

 

[rmsh1]

I do not calory count, but here is my typical day -

breakfast - toast or cereal, plus a piece of fruit maybe
snack - biscuit
Lunch - instant pasta or cheese toasted sandwich
Snack - apple, biscuit
dinner - last night was pasta with brocoli, but normally a meat and vege combo

 

[rmsh1]

I got a script for omeprazole (spelling?) from my midwife yesterday, and guess what? MyY first night of no heartburn/reflux! Such a relief, and perfectly safe during pregnancy. I am also not diabetic, but am low in iron, so have iron tabs.

 

[Rachel789]

I don't calorie count either. I just make sure I am gaining about a pound a week.

some things I eat:

Breakfast- usually cereal with skim milk, sometimes on the weekends I will have eggs, ect.

Snacks- apples, bananas, grapes, cottage cheese, sliced cheddar cheese on whole grain crackers, whole grain bread with Nutella to satisfy my chocolate craving sunflower seeds. And sometimes I use cereal as a snack ( I love cereal!)

Lunch- pbj, cheese sandwich, tuna fish, soup (I miss my lunch meat sandwiches!)

Dinner- grilled chicken, canned corn, whole grain Mac and chz, salad, ground turkey tacos, chicken sausage, ravioli, fajita wraps, whole grain pasta with ground turkey meat sauce.

Nighttime snacks- popcorn, ice cream, chocolate

All of those things I rotate throughout the week and on the weekends I splurge a little more and eat out so I can have different things than I normally eat at home and get bored with.

 

[Rachel789]

Bex I used to be on that medication and it does work well. My dr gave me a list of approved meds and Pepcid ac is on the list and that works very well for me. I have been avoiding taking it and suffering but it's getting to be too much lately so I might start taking one in the evening so I can sleep because the past few nights I am suffering pretty bad and can't fall asleep. I haven't bothered trying tums because they typically don't work for me but I just bought some and will try to use them when it's mild heartburn but when it's severe it won't do anything for me

 

[rmsh1]

Rachel, my doc prescribed me two tablets a day, but I am just going to take the one before bed since it worked so well. I will take two if it gets worse, but I can handle it during the day cos I am up and about, and will just take a quickeze (same things as tums). So will see how it goes. Doc said reflux is not worth losing sleep over when it can be treated, and I had been losing a lot of sleep

 

[seabean]

You ladies are making me crave cereal I'm going to add that to the rotation and see how it goes!

 

[Diddums]

Did you test Raven? Keeping my fingers crossed for you ladies

Got my first positive opk this afternoon. What do you ladies think? https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vu507ookb2f5ym/Photo 21-12-2012 14 59 39.jpg

I think I would have ovulated sooner around cd17/18 if it wasn't for this chest infection. But glad it looks like I'm going to ovulate this month I have my progesterone test form ready. My dr said my level of 12 last month isn't too low and he thinks I did ovulate but because I got AF three days later my levels had already started dropping. He said to take the blood test when I think timings are correct.

Are you ladies all ready for Christmas? Xx

 

[mrsc81]

That looks positive to me Get

Hope all you ladies have a fab xmas

 

[Diddums]

Thanks

This mornings was obviously positive so I'm very happy https://https://www.dropbox.com/s/j52l5wiqwtreep7/Photo%2022-12-2012%2011%2022%2012.jpg

I'm on the bd case so hopefully will catch the egg. Hoping the new vitamins I'm taking (thanks Lou!) along with the b50 complex I'm taking will give me a nice LP. Do you think it's worth using my progesterone cream as well? Can't hurt right?

Raven did you test? Xxx

Have a lovely christmas ladies

 

[raventtc]

so i just got home from the store and bought tests,,,and took one it was BFN af is now late usually i spot 15dpo and start 16dpo today is 18dpo and nothing...and now i am upset...what the hell!! i will test in the morning too just incase but right now i am just one big walking ?

again thanks for the love ladies

 

[Diddums]

Ooo Raven fingers crossed! Was it fmu? Sometimes for some ladies it can take longer for pregnancy hormone to appear in urine. Hope this is it for you!!!!

I think I ovulate today. Still have some ewcm so keep on BDing. Hope we catch the egg. Would be a September baby xx

 

[seabean]

Good luck Katya!
Raven I am Soooo hoping this is your bfp!! Maybe your ovulation day is slightly off since the cross hairs are dashed?

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!

 

[Diddums]

Thanks Dee

Will be difficult to pinpoint temp shift. Temping has been dodgy over the last week due to my fever. Think I probably ovulated last night and cm was more creamy than ewcm, although still stretchy. Think we're covered anyway xxx

 

[mrsc81]

Raven - That sucks! So frustrating! Hope af stays away

Katya - Hope you caught the egg