Looking for official TTC buddies!!

[Steph32]

Steph- btw

"combined 4 and 8 year olds birthday party at Pump It Up " sounds like anightmare!

IT WAS!!! OMG... and we didn't know that it was a combined party for 2 kids, they didn't say on the invitation. Kind of rude. And the 8 year olds were stomping all over the 4 year olds (and younger ones). Crazy.

 

[Steph32]

Shradha- I don't have any intention of leaving the thread either! I never really thought of this as ONLY a ttc thread, I think because I've formed a bond with all of you so whether we are ttc, pregnant, have children, or have had losses, we all stay in touch with each other through it. The only time that some of us have left the thread for a little while is if we've suffered a loss or needed a break from ttc.

Coy- Glad the sun is out and you are feeling better. It is so dang hot here I can't take it anymore. And it's going to get hotter. Normally I would like 80 degree weather but anything more than 70 I am hot now! I usually get cold too so this is a change for me!

Patrice- Seeing that you are already on CD31 (32) do you think maybe you are having another anovulatory cycle? Didn't the Dr say he thought you had one last month? I wonder if that might be the issue, that when you get AF the reason why it is so whacky is because it might be a break-through bleed and not an ovulatory bleed. I remember the months when I didn't ovulate my periods were long and my bleeding was irregular. Something to think about. But when you see your dr in a few months he'll be able to see more. There are things you can do to induce ovulation (besides Clomid, yuck) and make it happen earlier in your cycle.

Laura- How are you doing with your pains? I am really having trouble just walking anywhere now. And my belt isn't helping. It really sucks to think about 6 more weeks of this!

BTW Emma and Coy- Thanks for sympathizing with me about the whole "obligations" thing. I know both of you understand! You are both very strong women. I am trying not to overdo it, but as you both know life throws things our way and even though the timing is not always ideal, some things just need to get done

 

[Steph32]

Coy- Speaking of Billy Idol, thought you might appreciate these pics I took from his concert a few years ago I was on the side but right up front! Once of the best concerts I've been to, he puts on such a good show. And he's still sexy?!

 

[Steph32]

Just started playing around with that Instagram app that everyone's been using... so what else to do but take more belly pics!

 

[Steph32]

AND Nicholas... coming back from the Pump It Up party. At least he was happy!

 

[Steph32]

Can't forget the doggies!

 

[shradha]

Steph......your kid is gonna be one handsome dude........he surely looks happy....after all it was a kids party.....
Can't see you..........i mean your face......

Coy- so its gardening time for you ....... You are going to put onions in your garden...... I too am planting some rose plants.......it's snowing there.....wow.......I love winters.....the chillness.....although we hardly have winter's here....it's always so hot...... Today cd6.... Have said goodbye to AF.....hopefully she doesn't pay me a visit for long.... Expecting O not before cd16...... But will start testing from cd9 ......

Patrice- sorry yesterday I got a bit emotional..... I always end up losing my friends.......today it's a busy day for you.....

Emma- i just got a bit senti...........

This time had a terrible time with AF.......Feel good now....... Today have to go out to pay the bills........and then drop in super market to buy some groceries.....

 

[Grey Eyes]

Steph- aw, cute bump pics!
And Nicholas def looks Pumped Up! lol! Poor mom... And cute little dogs! I love them just by their pics

Ah.... Billy Idol (sigh) Awesome pics! yes, he's def still sexy! Lol, wow, you are so lucky to have been to one of his concerts! I love most of his music but that mock-up caught me off gaurd

And IKWYM about the heat- I haven't suffered much from being hot but I can attest at this point that pregnancy def changes your skin! I have discovered that a large portion of my dry skin problem is peeling sunburn Not usually this bad so I best eb careful this summer!

Yes, I had a better day, and so said to heck with school I will try to blast it out tomorrow- I better as that is my deadline, lol! But today was very nice, justa stay at home day with dh and the girls and sunny so Now everyone is asleep and I am up fixing downloaders on my computer I found this awesome video by Alex CLare called "Too Close" you should google it...there are these awesome Kendo challengers in it...my dh is master level in many of the martial arts Kendo being one of them, ninjutsu another, Hwa Wrang Do another ......def a manly man If you google the name Hatsumi you will see his old ninjutsu instructor, very cool and Stephen Hayes, back before all the internet training junk. Why am I telling this? I am proud of my dh I guess and love to show him off when I can

 

[Steph32]

Can't see you..........i mean your face......

Haha... I took the belly pics myself... you'll see our family pics when we get my maternity shots back!

 

[Steph32]

Coy- Very weird coincidence, I had this song in my head just before I googled it, probably because of the commercial they play all the time with this song (don't know which one?). That was strange. Anyway I don't know much about Kendo... does your DH wear those Darth Vader masks? LOL

 

[Steph32]

Re: heat and skin irritation, have you tried Argan Oil? Or Shea Butter? My DH uses both and it helps with his skin problems, he gets these weird heat rashes. I've been getting itchy mainly, but it's mostly the internal heat that bothers me and makes me feel sick and faint.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Coy- Very weird coincidence, I had this song in my head just before I googled it, probably because of the commercial they play all the time with this song (don't know which one?). That was strange. Anyway I don't know much about Kendo... does your DH wear those Darth Vader masks? LOL

Lol, yes I saw the commercial today it is the new E Internet Explorer commercial so I googled it Aweosme song.

Darth Vader masks- - Dh is so advanced now that he doesn't wear any of the gaurds unless he is teaching (he used to teach soldiers in military training and civilians later)...and what's so cool is when the guy pulls his mask off at the end his eyes are covered...one of the tests my dh had to pass is the blindfold test- they have to defeat their opponent while blindfolded! Very cool... As you can see I have a very agressive personality

 

[Steph32]

Wow that's impressive. Have you ever tried it?

 

[mzswizz]

Steph-Lovely bump pics and Nicholas is sooo handsome. Also, my ob/gyn says he thinks i ovulate every other month. Im not sure if im not going to ov this cycle or not yet because the bleeding lasted around 22 days or so. Usually after bleeding, i ov around 16-17 days after which would be around cd38 or cd39 if i do ov this cycle. But we shall see. I do hope i ov. And he said he wants me to take the opks and if i dont get pregnant before the follow up..then he's going to run all tests before bring prescriptions into the equation. He even said even ov'ing every month would be okay and wont need any medication. But we shall see how this cycle goes.

AFM, im on cd32 today, my temp is 97.40 and my opk is negative. This cycle has flown by rather quickly. DH and i went to visit family last night and had fun. I like the fact that DH is serious about ttc. He made a statement yesterday that made me feel good about ttc. He said,"Got to make sure you are eating right so you can have a baby." So im happy about that. Well i have to take my MIL to the doctor later on today and then im going to go hang out with friends. I started cleaning so by the time i leave, i should have a few things crossed off my list. Cant wait to get a smiley so i can finally be in the tww.

 

[lauraemily17]

Oh my, I am hugely behind on my responses!! I have been reading via my phone but not had a chance to respond. Bare with me as I got back through posts and reply, you'll prob see a few posts from me as it's easy than writing as essay in one!!

Firstly - I fully intend to stay on thsi thread. I love the support you ladies give and how much we learn from each other and as a first time Mummy I know I'm going to learn even more in af ew months time and probably need your support more than ever! You ladies are the best

Steph / Coy / Emma - I totally understand how you feel about the rest of the world and you wanting to just enjoy your pregnancy. You've all got / had your challanges and deserve some peace with your bubs getting ready for their arrival and your family and friends should give you a break and be helping you to do that not expecting you to carry on like normal. I feel very similar, but for me it's the usual demon of work!! My friends and family have been fantastic. Very few people at work know about my 2 miscarraiges so dont understand that not only has it been hard for me continuing a stressful job through my pregnancy I've also had the fear of the frist tri whcih is far far worse after miscarriages, also going through the 2 miscarraiges and after 8 months of trying.(I had a grand total of 5 days off work for the 2 miscarriages, 4 for number 1 and only 1 for number 2) It's actually just gone past the year anniversary of our first BFP. It's been a long, challlanging and heart breaking year which no one at work really understands and I'm now fully at the end of my tolerance of all the crap and policitcs and long hours of the office. I want to thinking of nothing but my family.

 

[lauraemily17]

Steph - Re the pain, mine is still there but an awful lot better than it was, I've been doing some research and made some simple changes to the way I do things which seems to have made a huge difference. Apparently the key to reducing pain which is actually caused by swelling around the joints is to lock your pelvis when you are active. Here's a list of what I've been doing that helps.

*ditched my support belt, didn't seem to ake any difference and I think caused more pain in my lower back
*stopped lying on the sofa with my feet up as that seemed to cause an awwful lot of pain. the sacrifice of this though is the swollen feet which are now silly and has spreadh to my toes!! I'll post pics on a seperate post as I'm hopign you ladies who have been pregnant before can rassure me that they're aren't dangerously swollen!!
* If you can, get hold of a walking stick or something you can use in this manner. I've borrowed my Mums and use it to get up and down stairs at home and to get to the bathroom in the jmiddle of the night. It takes weight off my bad side. I use it on the staris weven when the pain isn't too bad as the stairs can aggrevate it.
*When sitting on the sofa I now sit on a pile of pillows with pillows and cushions with lots supporting my back. Apparebntly sitting on something soft helps but I think my sofa is a bad shape as I sink into it.
*Try and sit on a birthing ball as well. this is liek a miracle to me as I can sit on it and my hop pain vanishes and I can get off it with no pain. Only prob is it causes me some back ache below my shoulders but I think that's due to my crap posture
*Place a plastic bag on your car seat so when getting in and out of the car you can keep your knees together and swing into the seat
*When moving in bed or geting up and down from anything keep your knees toegther. For me I can know turn over in bed without being in agony, it does still hurt but far more bearable. If I forget and move 1 leg frist instant agony again.

By doing the above it really has made a huge difference and even when the pain isn't too bad I continue to prevent it getting really bad again. If any of the above don't work something I have read is that it should not just be tolerated as part of pregnancy, often it's a sign that there has been something a little off with the pelvis before, pregnancy has just made it worse therefore get some treatment if you can.

 

[lauraemily17]

Coy - You've got a lot to b proud of with your DH by the sound of it!! He sounds like the kindof guy noone would cross and a great protecter of you and your family I can relate to that with my DH being in the Police, not that he can do half the things your DH can but he does know how to defend himself and detain people safely (for him anyway, not so much for them!! ) How many hours a week is yoru school work scheduled to take up? It sounds like it's never ending!! Part of me would love to study again but I really don't think I have the brain power any more!!

 

[lauraemily17]

Shrada - Yay for AF leaving. What's your plan for BD this month?We used to go for once a day through the fertile 5 days and try and try and do twice on O day.

 

[lauraemily17]

Steph - Love your pics. The bump looks fab, bubs is growing well. I'm not much of a dog person but yours do look adorable. I prefer little doggies, prob as they're more like cats!! Are they best friend with Nicholas? Nicholas looks like he's had a great time at the party! He's a very cute little boy.

Was just wondering something about how our bodies can start preparing for labour quite early with changes happening to the cervix quite early. In England we wouldn't know as they won't do an internal until you are at 41 weeks when they will do a sweep to try and bring on labour. I've read that in America they start doing internals quite early and people can be partl effaced already. Have you had any yet and do you know how early changes might occur?

The reason I ask is I'm starting to feel things a little diffferently. I can;t really explain how or why but I get the odd twinge here and there and feel a little differnt sometimes when using the toilet which is making think things are staring to get ready for labour. I've also noticed that my bowels are starting to loosen, not soften annoyingly but I need to empty them more often. I also think my bump may have dropped a bit. We used the doppler yetserday as he was having a quiet day and I coudl only find his heartbeat right at the bottom of the bump so he must be really low, I'm also feeling pressure on my bladder somtime. I was a little worried that all of this may be a sign that he's going to be coming soon but I think it's not unusaual for things to start really early in first pregnancies. I knwo a friend lost her mucus plug 6 weeks before giving birth. What do you ladies think? Does it sound normal? I post pics of bump seperatly, might be in my head that it's dropped!!

 

[lauraemily17]

Patrice- Your opks looks like it's getting darker to me so hopefully this cycle won't be anovlatary. I think if you are having cycles though with no O then clomid is prescribed, it gives the follicles a bit of a boost I think and can be really effective, think it can also increase the chances of twins! Hopefully you can get your BFP on your own in the next few months but if not perhaps something to talk to your doc about?