Looking for official TTC buddies!!

[shradha]

Steph- I am using opk...test in the evenings...and I keep finding light single line.....I guess I still have time.....last month my cycle was 38 days......I am on cd14 ........

 

[shradha]

Coy- my dh also calls me owl......I can stay awake the whole night....but I have problems getting up early.....I usually get up at 6.30 am...... But of late I am getting up at 7 .......

 

[Grey Eyes]

And that everyone is always listening to me and doing what I say

Lol, that made me laugh Sounds like me, lol..

 

[shradha]

This month has really gone bad......didn't BD a single day.....today dh told me that we should start from today......every alternate days.....I told him that this time during O we should BD everyday and twice........

 

[Grey Eyes]

This month has really gone bad......didn't BD a single day.....today dh told me that we should start from today......every alternate days.....I told him that this time during O we should BD everyday and twice........

If you dtd every other day you are sure to cover your bases!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Steph & Shradha-- RE about men buying things. My dh surprises me sometimes and shops very well...in fact I hate to admit this but dh is the one who taught me how to wear makeup lol...Okay here is where I admit he used to be in one of those big hair rock bands back in the late 80s- he sang and wore heavy eyeliner and sprayed his hair Anyway when we got married he bought me all this stuff and I said I had no clue how to use it So he shows me how to apply liner, etc Imagine that?! Then he started matching my body type to the right clothes--I think he has more fun at it than I do!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Coy- my dh also calls me owl......I can stay awake the whole night....but I have problems getting up early.....I usually get up at 6.30 am...... But of late I am getting up at 7 .......

When I used to work I was always up by 6 a.m. but after I reverted back to artist's hours - very late nights and late mornings I have been trying to get back to at least 8 a.m. but lately my schooling flows better at night and the girls are asleep which makes for a quiet time...except for Kat who likes to wake up and howl at me In fact, I just peeked in at them and poor little girl was all tangled up..she had slid to the foot of the bed under the covers and was lost! I rescued her though and now she's better

 

[shradha]

My dh doesn't know a thing about buying anything....hehe.....he says you go and buy whatever you want....never helps me making choices.....sometimes I get mad.....he shows no interest.......

Ha! Well one thing's for sure... men don't know how to shop (for anything other than machines and electronics) It's just not in their DNA

And what exactly is curd? Can I make it?

The fermentation of milk is curd .......it will be slight watery.....
Yogurt is the thick form of curd......it is made from milk ......you can warm the milk in a vessel a bit and then add 2 tb spoons of non flavored yogurt.......and then cover the lid....let it like that for 7 hours.....your curd is ready...it depends on the climate...if it's hot ..it will set fast...if it's cold it may take 12 hrs or more......after the milk is hot ...no need to boil....it should be hot.....then add yogurt.....let if rest.... You can make your own yogurt too.....just put the curd in a cotton cloth and tie it...let the water drain out through the cloth.....what is left will be your thick non flavored yogurt.....if you want you can add fruits and blend into smoothy......

 

[Grey Eyes]

This month has really gone bad......didn't BD a single day.....today dh told me that we should start from today......every alternate days.....I told him that this time during O we should BD everyday and twice........

This is where you nod, agree, and say "Okay honey" then pounce!

 

[Grey Eyes]

My dh doesn't know a thing about buying anything....hehe.....he says you go and buy whatever you want....never helps me making choices.....sometimes I get mad.....he shows no interest.......

Ha! Well one thing's for sure... men don't know how to shop (for anything other than machines and electronics) It's just not in their DNA

And what exactly is curd? Can I make it?

The fermentation of milk is curd .......it will be slight watery.....
Yogurt is the thick form of curd......it is made from milk ......you can warm the milk in a vessel a bit and then add 2 tb spoons of non flavored yogurt.......and then cover the lid....let it like that for 7 hours.....your curd is ready...it depends on the climate...if it's hot ..it will set fast...if it's cold it may take 12 hrs or more......after the milk is hot ...no need to boil....it should be hot.....then add yogurt.....let if rest.... You can make your own yogurt too.....just put the curd in a cotton cloth and tie it...let the water drain out through the cloth.....what is left will be your thick non flavored yogurt.....if you want you can add fruits and blend into smoothy......

Wow, Shradha, you amaze me with your knowledge of food preparation! I love to cook and some of these remedies are priceless! I would love to try my hand at making yogurt...

 

[lauraemily17]

I go to sleep & wake up to 5 pages of posts!! You ladies have been a chatty bunch!! Can't reply to everything as I should really be working now but....

Steph - from my experience (and I've burned badly a few times, I'm a total sun worshipper!!) aloe Vera gel kept in the fridge is by far the best at soothing sun burn. happy 35 weeks, you're so close to the end now!!

Shradha - I'm also a night owl usually but since being pregnant I've been going to be so much earlier, it was 8.15 last night!! Im suffering with a cold though which prob isnt helping. I got up at 7.30 this morning, an hour extra in bed as I'm working from home today & I could happily curl up & go back to sleep!! It's not so bad if DH let's you buy what you want if he's paying for it!!! It's going to be very weird for me losing my salary when on maternity leave. We both earn the same so I'm very self sufficient at the mo.

Coy - re the tanning, my plan is to use sun tan lotion & try & tan as I normally would just go for a stronger factor cos of the more sensitive skin. In England we can get daily moisturizers with a hint of self tan in which gradually builds a natural tan. I used to use these on my legs but nit too sure about it while pregnant.

Afm - just had a call from a phsiotherspist who has a cancelation tomorrow, yay!! Also have a midwife appointment later & hopefully everything's ok. A little nervous as I've started getting some headaches now but I'm fairly sure they're just from the cold.

Sleep well ladies!!!

 

[shradha]

Coy- my dh also calls me owl......I can stay awake the whole night....but I have problems getting up early.....I usually get up at 6.30 am...... But of late I am getting up at 7 .......

When I used to work I was always up by 6 a.m. but after I reverted back to artist's hours - very late nights and late mornings I have been trying to get back to at least 8 a.m. but lately my schooling flows better at night and the girls are asleep which makes for a quiet time...except for Kat who likes to wake up and howl at me In fact, I just peeked in at them and poor little girl was all tangled up..she had slid to the foot of the bed under the covers and was lost! I rescued her though and now she's better

She must have got scared......poor girl .....

 

[shradha]

Laura- try having some ginger juice with honey....good for cold.......
Oops sorry...me and my herbal suggestions.....can't help myself....

 

[Grey Eyes]

Well, ladies, it is 1:30 a.m. here so I think I will turn it...I was going to take a cool shower but my little monster girl keeps waking up-if I am in the shower when she wakes up she'll have the whole house awake! lol, I am really talking hard to get her to sleep the night through on her own...she is stubborn but thoughtful and if I say I need my sleep she'll think about it, then say "K mama" and go to sleep...cute

Tomorrow morning I will be checking in though, Shradha you will probably just be going to bed! You are 12 hours different....Tomorrow I have to reschedule the girls immunizations, call dh's doctor, and try to get hold of my attorney (gosh I had almost forgotten!) so Good night ladies, "see" you all tomorrow! Thanks for being bnb buddies!

 

[Grey Eyes]

I go to sleep & wake up to 5 pages of posts!! You ladies have been a chatty bunch!! Can't reply to everything as I should really be working now but....

Steph - from my experience (and I've burned badly a few times, I'm a total sun worshipper!!) aloe Vera gel kept in the fridge is by far the best at soothing sun burn. happy 35 weeks, you're so close to the end now!!

Shradha - I'm also a night owl usually but since being pregnant I've been going to be so much earlier, it was 8.15 last night!! Im suffering with a cold though which prob isnt helping. I got up at 7.30 this morning, an hour extra in bed as I'm working from home today & I could happily curl up & go back to sleep!! It's not so bad if DH let's you buy what you want if he's paying for it!!! It's going to be very weird for me losing my salary when on maternity leave. We both earn the same so I'm very self sufficient at the mo.

Coy - re the tanning, my plan is to use sun tan lotion & try & tan as I normally would just go for a stronger factor cos of the more sensitive skin. In England we can get daily moisturizers with a hint of self tan in which gradually builds a natural tan. I used to use these on my legs but nit too sure about it while pregnant.

Afm - just had a call from a phsiotherspist who has a cancelation tomorrow, yay!! Also have a midwife appointment later & hopefully everything's ok. A little nervous as I've started getting some headaches now but I'm fairly sure they're just from the cold.

Sleep well ladies!!!

Good morning Laura! I am off to sleep actually as it is nearly 2 a.m. here- I should be trying to get to sleep earlier but hey Hope you have an aweosme appt with your midwife today, I am sure nothing to be nervous about! GL and keep us posted!

Shradha- the ginger and honey does help!

 

[shradha]

Wow, Shradha, you amaze me with your knowledge of food preparation! I love to cook and some of these remedies are priceless! I would love to try my hand at making yogurt...

Thanx..........try making and you will love it....you can add sugar if you like it sweet......

 

[shradha]

Ok ladies.....have to move now....lunch time..dh will be here any moment.......byee see you Tom same time....night all will be offline....so will seed you Tom.....
Laura- all the best for appointment........
Steph- sleep well
Coy- you too have a good sleep....

 

[mzswizz]

AFM, its cd7 today and my temp is 97.41. My current chart seems to favor both of my previous charts in a few temps so let's see how it goes this cycle. Well i was very busy yesterday with DH. DH wanted to take the practice test for the ASVAB so he went to the Armed Forces recruitment center to take it and he decided to go tooooo..........the ARMY. And here is the jaw dropping news that nobody expects.....i am signing up with him also. They sat us down and talked to us and we pretty much spent the whole day asking questions and we passed the practice test. We take the actual ASVAB tomorrow. They have a program for married active duty soldiers. The program pretty much let's us live how we are now meaning we will be living together just depending on our jobs, we will either be at the same job or going to our own job every day like we do now. So that's great. I actually talked to a woman who is a Sergeant and both her and her husband are enlisted. They live together and they are happy. Also they have children. She told me there is no certain time frame where I have to get pregnant. She said i can get pregnant whenever I want and just like civilian life, I work until i go on maternity leave so thats great. Also, we will have paid housing, paid tuition, food etc so its pretty much like we are living for freee. The only bills we would have to pay is phone, cable, internet and our car payment but other than that..everything is free if we live on base which we are planning to. I know this is a shock but I believe this is the best decision. Also, since we both will be enlisted..we both get a G.I. Bill of $45,000 max which can either be used for school after we leave the Army for us or be for our children's college tuition which we plan to use for the kids. Now, this will really be great because we would have stability, we will be financially set and we could have kids with no worries. Oh and they have free healthcare and dental and also life insurance As our kids grow up they also get our benefits so we are set Oh and once we passed the ASVAB and pick the specialty job that we want out of the options....we will be sent to Basic Training for 10 weeks innn........October! So atleast DH and I can go to the doc, see what's wrong get everything out the way and by October, if i dont conceive before then, we are on our way to training. If i do get pregnant, well then I will still join him on the base just after he get out of basic training. Whew well this was a long and shocking update. So I am done ranting

 

[lauraemily17]

Wow Patrice that's huge!! Have you ever wanted to join the army before? Do you know about there lifestyle? Total respect to you for doing it & I really hope it all works out for you. Personally I think I'd struggle but for me it goes back to the doing as your told thing!! (I've been the boss for far too long now!!)
Coy - meant to say earlier that it's great news re the economist. I knew your persistence would pay off!!

Shradha - I've heard gingers good but I'm not a fan of honey unfortunately

So my appointment wasnt so bad. Urine clear & BP ok. Midwife doesn't think I have PE but is concerned by the swelling, even more now I have carpel tunnel as well. She says she has muffling worries that something might happen. She also thinks work is making everything worse & would be advising me to leave sooner if I wasnt finishing next week. She's therefore said I can call her anytime for any reason & she'll see me straight away. Beanie is also being a naughty beanie & appears to have turned back breach. She's a little worried about this as well because of my strong stomach muscles which will soon stop him from moving back. If I didn't already have a scan booked in 2 weeks she'd be sending me for 1. Nothings ever simple for me!!! I'm currently lying on the floor with loads of cushions propped under my bum, a position we were shown in yoga to encourage Beanie to turn round.

 

[mzswizz]

Laura-Actually yes I have thought about the military when i was in high school but glad i didnt because i probably wouldnt be where i am today so everything happens for a reason. I know basic training is going to be tough but im sure i can get through the 9 weeks. And hope you are feeling better. Im thinking beanie is acting naughty because he knows its almost time to come out.