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[Grey Eyes]

Steph & Laura- where are you two? ...

I sure am glad to have you ladies to talk to! It's nice to have just "girl talk" once in awhile! Especially while ttc or while pregnant. Hormones rock our world, right? Then, on top of that, our every day worldy problems seem to loom even larger I have been a bit upset lately because I may tell dh "wow, this is a banging headache and it just won't go away" and he'll respond "try having pain 100% of the time" or something similar...I do understand, and I know it's tough for him, but it's to where I feel like I don't have the right to have any discomfort also My pains and discomforts can be very real too but he's quick to remind me that they are temporary. Maybe I am overly sensative? I always try to shrug it off, but man, it gets tough to shrug once in a while!

Got all my business done for the day, now just am cooking dinner for everyone (roasted chicken and salad) and gearing up to finish my assignment.

 

[Steph32]

I'm here! Did you see my post from last night? Nothing new here, just going to be busy up until Mother's Day, we have photos tomorrow, birthday party on Saturday, and getting the room ready, etc etc and I'm just waiting until I can rest a little before the baby comes!!! I want just maybe a week of nothing to do at some point-- just want to feel settled and definitely don't feel that way yet. I'm also a little annoyed right now to find out that I have to pay the full price for my glucose test strips, I just want to say screw it with this diabetes thing. Just having a bad day

 

[Grey Eyes]

I'm here! Did you see my post from last night? Nothing new here, just going to be busy up until Mother's Day, we have photos tomorrow, birthday party on Saturday, and getting the room ready, etc etc and I'm just waiting until I can rest a little before the baby comes!!! I want just maybe a week of nothing to do at some point-- just want to feel settled and definitely don't feel that way yet. I'm also a little annoyed right now to find out that I have to pay the full price for my glucose test strips, I just want to say screw it with this diabetes thing. Just having a bad day

Man, I hear you! lol...diabetes test supplies are outrageously expensive- which glucose monitor do you have? My dh has the OneTouch UltraSmart and it is super simple and fast but yes - the strips are spendy! How many times a day do you check your levels? I know it gets frustrating. Not too many more weeks for you and hopefully the GD fades away! Speaking of which, when I was at my appointment yesterday I asked doc about it and he told me that he wasn't to set on always performing the glucose testing during pregnancy unless something alerted him to a problem. Soooo I won't have to do the yucky glucose drink/blood test thing Last time with my second dd I pretty much projectile vomited multiple times ...have they given you that test? The fasting overnight, empty stomach, guzzle a warm highly sugared and foul tasting drink, wait and hour- draw blood. Wait another hour. Draw blood.

Btw, my doctor's office called and have scheduled my gender scan for the 31st of this month Yay, I am excited! Exactly 4 weeks away.

I am excited about your pics tomorrow! Let us see some when they are finished! Hope you get some rest soon, it would be nice to just have some time "off" so to speak wouldn't it!!

AFM- I had one of those days where I feel beat-up at the end Seriously- a good and bad day mix. And what's funny is here I am off in "business world combat" and when I get home dh and the girls are watching tv and asking what's for dinner...it's like they have no clue lol. I suppose I can't ask them to but I am tired tonight nonetheless

I'm gonna blast my assignment full of holes and go watch my favorite show "Person of Interest" (ever watch it?)...you'd think I'd get enough of this in school, right??!

 

[shradha]

Steph- you are really busy......but don't exhaust yourself too much.... waiting to see your pic....

Partrice- yes...we need to add some spice in life to make it interesting..... the lines look darker...... all the best

Coy- I know it sounds funny.....arranged marriage... But things are changing.....you will find many love marriages taking place..... I am very lucky that my parents made the right choice.......dh is very loving.....
I am happy that your friend came out of the relationship.....she will have a happy life now.....there is no point of sticking to a person who doesn't respect you and makes to live in fear.....

....yesterday dh was having severe leg pain...was massaging him the whole night....checked fasting ( glucose level)...it was high..... today have to give him an extra pill in the morning for blood sugar...... Yesterday evening had terrible cramps....so couldn't cook dinner...ordered pizza.....

Just curious.....how did you all meet your dh? And decided to get married?

 

[shradha]

Mothers day is not celebrated here......but I do call my mom wish her.....

Coy- wow ......you must b counting days..........

 

[SLCMommy]

I'm so sorry ladies that I have been MIA. Our computer wasn't working for awhile, so I only had internet access from my phone and on my phone, this website is a PAIN! ;-)

Well, call me jack of all trades! Errr, school hopper. lol. But, I decided to continue for my RN degree. I took a lot of classes back up in Minnesota for nursing, so I have those. I decided instead of going to massage therapy, I might as well finish what I started.

If you didn't know, I was rushed to the ER a few weeks ago with SEVERE lower pelvic pains. Through ultrasound, it was seen I had a pool of blood and some placenta tissue in my uterus. I was on provera for 10 days. Bled like, the first 8 (started out thick...gross..tmi) and went away. DH & I decided we weren't sure if I was ovulating or not, but we would BD anyways. BD last night, and I woke up today with either a continuous bleed, or now a new AF. Hopefully we can get the ball rolling and I will get a BFP this summer sometime. We are wanting to get a BFP while I am taking my generals, (before the core nursing classes) because once that comes about - those classes are really intense. So, if I got a BFP and had baby while taking my pre-reqs, I could take a few months off before starting the core nursing classes.

My morning sickness gets SO BAD with my pregnancies that I don't want to risk wanting until I am actually working, and than having to quit due to severe morning sickness.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Just curious.....how did you all meet your dh? And decided to get married?

Shradha- my story...hmmm. I was living in Salt Lake City Utah and met my dh while he was down there from Idaho for diabetic pain treatment...we met and he asked me to go on a date with him that same day. I agreed and halfway through dinner he ased me to marry him ours truly was love at first site Literally we met the end of July and got married within a week! It has been nearly a decade, I feel like I am with my best friend...we have our differences of course and irritations (stress brings the worst out always) but very much in love

I am glad you have a good dh and are happy! Your dh has diabetes too??

 

[mzswizz]

shadra-thanks hopefully i get a smiley soon.

Coy-Thanks will be waiting for the package. And wow your kids eat like me My mom always said im the smallest one in the family but i eat the most and she doesnt know where it goes and then has this blank look and says never mind it goes to your butt just charming isnt it

Steph-Have fun taking pics today cant wait for the pics!!!

Ashley-Hopefully its the start of a new AF so you can get the ball rolling and GL in school

AFM, im on cd29 and my opk is negative. If my cycle wasnt irregular this time, I would've had AF in 7 days because it was due on the 11th. But now, atleast i can enjoy the no bleed period of my cycle and wait for ov to occur. I must say that I have been enjoying work lately and my boss has been pretty nice to me so far. She even said that i do a great job and she wish they could give me full time at the library location so i wont have to look for full time anywhere else As you can tell, I was shocked when she said that and thankful for the compliment. Yesterday, dh decided that he wanted to know more info about the Coast Guard Reserve because he wants to be a Reserve. We both looked at the information on the website and I say its pretty good. They have great benefits and the only time he will be away from the house, is when he has to go do drills and thats once or twice a month..no more than 2 weeks a year The only time he would be away for awhile is when he first signs up and has to do training which is 8 weeks in New Jersey. So if he is able to sign up..ttc would be put on hold for 2 months until he comes back so hoping we get a bfp before then if not...then there's always waiting the two months. Well, im off today so im going to enjoy it because I go back to work tomorrow.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Patrice- wow, the Coast Guard, huh? I would be worried they'd ship him to Afghanistan, it seems like everyone is going there I had a couple friends here locally who signed up in the Nat. Guard and got shipped straight away to Iraq But that is a diff military branch. Great benefits though they will even pay full scholarship and your dh could choose an online college to help with scheduling, even if he already has a degree...Oh and I heard somewheer that if you don't use your GI Bill they will let you pass it on to your kids- cool!

AFM- I am feeling a bit better today. I stayed up until 1-2 a.m. stufying exculpatory information and prosecutorial misconduct (fun, right?) but felt like my old self I woke up at 4 a.m. starving! Had some crackers and then s I slept in late because it was raining heavy out and now I am feeling a bit more focused and rested. I think I will spend today working on my girls room and maybe some tinkering with a final assignment...

 

[Grey Eyes]

never mind it goes to your butt just charming isnt it

Lol! Your mom says that?! Funny... You must have a high metabolism too! I have never been really heavy despite my eating, the most I have ever gained is in pregnancy and that's always my butt and thighs but it drops fast after baby is born (As I get older -I am 36 now - I try to be careful becasue I know our bodies change ) On Kat's birthday her gramma looked at the cake and muttered something derisive about "calories" and I had to laugh...we don't worry about calories here, just content

 

[lauraemily17]

Patrice - that's great about your boss. You nay not like her but it's only usually a good boss who recognizes good work & praises people for it. I try my hardest to make the effort to do it with my team, easier said than done when works coming at you from all directions!! I hope you get your bfp soon if DH goes down the route of the coastal reserve. How long is their recruitment process? What does the job involve. Boo that the opk is still negative, does it look any darker than yesterday's? I'm not so sure now when o may occur, hopefully soon though.

Shradha - DH & I were in the same infant school (to the age of 11) we weren't in the same class & I was a year above (I'm 6 months older) but were in the choir & orchestra together so kindof knew each other. We then went to separate high schools & didn't stay in touch. Fast forward to 13 years later & he walks into the bank I'm working at in his police mans uniform then the same weekend I see him out in a club!! Turns out we had mutual friends so got talking. It took another 2 years of random crosses of paths & texts here & there until I'm in Australia & the time difference & DH shifts mean that we can actual talk loads more via text!! 3 weeks of texts (1 huge phone bill) it we're smitten! Met up the first weekend I was back & haven't looked back!! Quite a long way of Getting together but actually neither of us were ready for the one so to speak before that, timing just wasn't right until I was the other side of the world!! He is absolutely the love of my life & I feel blessed everyday.

 

[lauraemily17]

Glad you're feeling better today Coy. It's such a rollercoaster growing our baby's and dealing with life in general I find. I go from literally one end of the spectrum to another!! Even though I did another long day at work and have hugely swollen feet today I feel fine about it and like I can handle anything whereas on Monday I was an emotional wreck!! Looking forward to your gender scan. What's your instinc telling you it is? So far i thiknk we've all been wrong, we need someone to be right!!

Steph - Hope you're photo session went ahead succesfully today and looking forward to seeing some pics. How long do you think it'll be before you can rest up properly? I'm looking forward to getting to that point but feel a long way of it at the mo. Even with maternity leave coming soon there's still a lot I want to do at home. Doesn't your insurance cover your test strips? I always assumed they covered pretty much everything? It does make me thankful that we have free health care in the UK but the only prob with that is you have to wait a lot longer for treatments adn have an awful lot less control. The care at times can also be questionable as you're not paying the staff directly so they didn;t need to try and keep your business which i guess they do try and do in the USA nif you're paying them directlty??

 

[SpudsMama]

Well I was wrong because I thought I was having a boy, and I thought Steph was having a girl... I think I got Laura right though, maybe. I can't remember that far back and it was only a few weeks ago! xx

 

[mzswizz]

Coy-yes i have a high metabolism. But i did gain weight and i dont see how because i look the same. Before i was 108 lbs and now im 120 lbs Dont ask me how it happened and where did it go because im just as lost And cake...sounds yummy. Might go make one now And i didnt know the coast guard goes overseas too. I thought that was just the Navy. Learned something new.

Laura-Well dh is suppose to call them today to get all the information. All i know is that training to become a enlisted reserve will be 8 weeks in New Jersey and then he will be reporting to the station in Hollywood...only 30 mins away..to do drills etc when required. He wants to be the Maritime Law Enforcement Officer which is pretty much officer for land and sea making sure he bust the illegal activities. He has been talking about it and that's what he is most interested in. And actually, today's opk looks similar to yesterday's so i think they look the same.

AFM, well i decided to cave in and buy the vip membership for FF I have the 90 day one but im hoping i will get a bfp before the 90 days are up. Also when i did a chart overlay of last cycle and this cycle..i noticed that this cycle's temps are lower than last cycle and are more stable. Hmm i dont know if thats good or bad.

 

[lauraemily17]

Yep, you were right for me Emma, I was actually right for you as well but we were both wrong for ourselves & I was for Steph. Normally I have a strong idea for most people (wrong most of the time though) but I just can't settle on 1 for you Coy, keep changing my mind!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura- Hmm..boy or girl boy or girl?? lol! I almost am tentative to predict I would absolutely love to have a boy this time! We have two girls so I would love to see dh be a dad to a little boy too But I am on the fence, I have no clue. My wishes dictate I shuold say boy but if I do it'll probably be a girl! lol. A girl would be so awesome too though!

I'm gonna say team blue just for the sake of saying it Anybody else want to guess ? Somebody's gotta be right!

 

[lauraemily17]

Stabilizing temps can happen before the 1 day dip which can happen when you o so perhaps you are getting close Patrice. Perhaps your surge is very sudden with no particulary noticeable increase in the tests before hand?

 

[Grey Eyes]

Yep, you were right for me Emma, I was actually right for you as well but we were both wrong for ourselves & I was for Steph. Normally I have a strong idea for most people (wrong most of the time though) but I just can't settle on 1 for you Coy, keep changing my mind!!

Lol, stop doing that! I do that too...there are all these old wives tales about weight gain and high and low bumps I am not sure. I'll have to take another bump pic and see what you all think!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Ok...high or low bump?


https://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o611/greyeyes3/bump001.jpg

 

[mzswizz]

Laura-Im hoping i can have a noticeable surge because i just want to see a smiley now But hopefully i ov soon. Ready for the tww (cant believe i am saying that because the tww usually drives me crazy).

Coy-Im going to say boy!!! maybe if we think it, then we will be right And bump looks low to me. But cant really base it off of bump because my friend is having a girl and her bump is low too But i was right because i guessed she was having a girl. So i was right with Emma and my friend so 2 out of 2. Hoping i dont get it wrong for you.

AFM, i finally put the chart overlay on my homepage so if you want...you ladies can have a look