Looking for official TTC buddies!!

[Grey Eyes]

Just wanted to add...I could seriously do with a peice of super-fudgy chocolate cake right now I am having a really bad chocolate attack !!

 

[Steph32]

Hey! Well it looks like I am wayyyyyyyyy behind. I'm sorry, I browsed through some of the past posts but couldn't catch up with it all. Laura, nice to see you're back from the hospital and doing well. Hopefully your BP stays down and maybe being off work will help that. Try to relax these last few weeks... although I know there are things to do for the arrival of the baby!

The only excuse I have for being away (Coy, I wish it was because I was having the baby) is just because I've been extremely tired and grumpy and haven't felt like sitting at the computer and typing! I am so uncomfortable (on a whole new level) and seems like it began right when I hit 36 weeks. It's exhausting just to move and walk around or do anything. And I'm not getting good sleep so I don't wake up feeling refreshed. On top of it, Nicholas caught a cold and I feel a start of one coming on Hopefully it is gone by the time I go into labor, who wants to be sick AND be in labor??

I have not packed my hospital bag yet.... and I'm feeling the clock ticking. There are so many things I still need to get to be as "prepared" as can be but I know part of the reality is that I probably won't be. I remember last time wanting everything to be perfect, i.e. the perfect ambiance in the hospital room with soft music and aromatherapy diffusing... haha yeah right! I find myself wanting all those things this time around, but I know in the heat of the moment I won't be thinking about all that.

Ughhhh.... so we have another kids birthday party to go to tomorrow. And playdate on Sunday. I'm so over it Oh, and did I ever tell you guys that my whole entire family is going on vacation to Maui on June 21st? YEAH... 2 days after my due date. SOOO if this baby is even a little late no one will be here. AND they're planning a family photo shoot when they come back on the 26th-- in which we are obviously expected to be a part of-- and how exactly will I do this after just popping out a baby?

 

[Steph32]

I just want to relax now....... No more stress...
By the way I was thinking......never had a chance to ask.....
When are your birthday's??...... I know it's silly and childish......but we are still young......

I am a Leo- 9 th august 82 ......

June 7, 1978- Gemini. Baby "could" be born on my bday! There are lots of May and June babies amongst my friends and family.

 

[shradha]

I just want to relax now....... No more stress...
By the way I was thinking......never had a chance to ask.....
When are your birthday's??...... I know it's silly and childish......but we are still young......

I am a Leo- 9 th august 82 ......

June 7, 1978- Gemini. Baby "could" be born on my bday! There are lots of May and June babies amongst my friends and family.

Wow....so your b'day is coming.......mommy and beanie celebrating their b'days together........that would be great........

 

[shradha]

My temps are rising....97.3f......... Had cramps at night ...but not severe....it just came and went........

 

[shradha]

Just updated the chart and found that it shows I have already ovulated....and today I am on 3dpo......funny.......

 

[shradha]

Laura- wow....so we share the same year.......yea will be 30 soon.......I will miss my 20's......had a great time......now I will be joining dh....he is 35 ...... Just missed your b'day.......

 

[shradha]

Patrice- so your sister too shares her b'day year with us.....cool....and my sweet kid brother....whom I am most closest among my other cousins shares your birth year.........amazing.....
And your birthday is very special for me coz it's my anniversary day too.....

 

[shradha]

Coy- when we have our kids...I will surely take tips from you...... How to be patient and run behind them for making them eat...... My cousin says that her daughter is super active....I guess today's generation is super active and smart.... Not like our days.........
My mom used to say that when you are preg .....what ever you eat and like your baby will like and what you hate ....beanie will also hate........
How is your hand?? Take care...... Must be paining...... Ohhhh...... Be careful while using a sharp knife....I have cut my fingers so many times that now I use a knife that is not that sharp......

Today I feel like eating a nice chocolate cake........... Actually I am craving to eat now...... Before it's time for lunch I must go and buy...... I wish I could bake but I am still raw in baking...........

 

[shradha]

Emma- so good that you have your mom with you.....you can get so mush advice from her....and also must be getting pampered...... You are the youngest among us..... Always wished I had a kid sister like you....... But I am the only child.....my cousin sisters are older than me and two are few years younger........ Will you be my Sis that I always wanted to have.........oopppppssss I am getting senti....... Now I seriously need that chocolate cake....

 

[lauraemily17]

Looking St your temps I'd day you've definately o'd when ff is saying. Yay!! I'm hoping to see another high temp tomorrow.

Ladies I'm having some odd pains, not sure what to make if it.

Started a few hours ago & it's a pain really low down around my pelvis & a bit of discomfort around my lower back. I was in bed & thought at first it might be sod pain as beanie seems to have moved down, but feels different to pain I had a few weeks back. Then thought maybe it's bowel related, it feels a bit like I'm about to have an upset tummy but passed wind & gone for a number 2 which was normal & the pains still there. At first I completely disregarded that it could be contractions & have got up to do some stuff to see if it goes but if anything it's now more like what I guess a contraction would be like. The pain builds, gets quite bad then tappers off, tried timing it by finding it hard so don't think it's regular.

Do you think these are just practice contractions or possibly early labour?? Really not sure what to think. Beanie has also been very quiet this morning, a few kicks & squirms but very gentle for him.

 

[lauraemily17]

Pains gone now, maybe it was bowels? Or beanie burrowing deeper into my pelvis? Think I'm going to be on alert now for every twinge, I'm so convinced he's going to come early & would much rather it be if his own accord rather than induced due to pre-e!!

Steph - that's really inconsiderate of your family!! I'd be well pissed off. Dud they arrange all if this knowing your due date? I can imagine how rough you feel, I thought having my tablets, not being at work would make me feel lots better but I am still really really tired. Sat here at 12.30, all I've done is put some washing out & have a shower & I cam barely keep my eyes open!! Being 2 weeks ahead it must be even worse for you. I really hope your little fella makes his entrance sooner rather than later.

 

[mzswizz]

Coy-Actually it doesnt bother me at all that he hangs out with his friends. Just like your relationship, dh and i are best friends but we still try to keep our relationship with our friends. Our friends hang together so its like a group bonding type we have. So its pretty good.

Shadra-Yay we are both 3dpo and your charts looks lovely. If only my chart would look like that.

Steph-Wow what a lovely birthday present you will be receiving.

Laura-Glad the pain is gone now. I still think he will be coming when your 37 weeks.

AFM, well im 3dpo today and dont know what to make of my temps Im not going to stress about it though. Whatever happens happens. Unfortunately, im at work today but the good thing is i leave early so yay. Im thinking about going to my SIL's house with DH to help my nephew study for the ASVAB. DH is off work today and we started this morning with dtd It's been awhile so we had some catching up to do Hoping that soon the Navy will call about the physical so we can get the ball rolling. So let's see what today brings. So looking at my chart, what do you ladies think?

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies-

Shradha- you and me and the chocolate cake ! I never did get one but am thinking of baking some lemon cupcakes tpday...I love to bake it is one of my passions, and I used to confect (make candy) too and that was fun but I think far too dangerous with lttle one's bounding around! Your chart looks awesome and since you have been bd'ing (when was the last time??) you should be good! As long as 5 days before and/or day of or afetr you're good. Yay for 3dpo!

Steph- NUTS on the family planners! O well, you and dh will have baby all to yourselves for a bit when he comes As physically uncomfortable as you are right now I'd def say he's dropped and ready to go!

Patrice- cool the relationship you and dh have, that's awesome

Laura- def sounds like contractions to me, I'd say beanie is thinking about it! Not uncommon though at this stage so no worries! Keep us posted, you and Steph are both getting so close!

 

[lauraemily17]

Patrice - I thunk your temps are a little low but have another couple if days to increase. It's still pointing to a progesterone deficiency I think.

Coy - what are your plans for the day?

Coy/Shradha - I made chocolate fridge cake today, very very unhealthy but so so nice!!

Patrice - did you make it to your sil?

Afm - we had an evening at the theatre. Was nice to get a little dressed up & was the last night in a long time before we'll do it again. Took a bump picture as well

https://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa415/lauraemily17/cf105704.jpg

Pains haven't come back as bad as they were thus morning but since being in the car on the way back I've started to get a few twinges again, mainly in my lower back, not too painful just A bit uncomfortable.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura- you look absolutley gorgeous in this pic! I bet you had a wonderful night out--what is your definition of theatre? Just not sure as English terminology can be so different than American

AFM- today I tried not to plan too much. I did go shopping but as it is Memorial day weekend here traffic and the stores are horrible nightmares- five times as many people in town now all angry and pushing and shoving. I just push and shove back, lol. When I got home my 7 year old kind of complained because I just buoght healthy food, e.g., fruit, etc, and asked me to go back out-- I laughed at her. No way! Maybe Tuesday when the crowd has dissipated! I don't mind crowds, but in our little down people act all gonzo

What is fridge cake???? I'd love to know so that I can try making one

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hm...no chocolate cake in the fridge,a nd since I can't "pop over" to Laura's I'm gonna have to come up with something else! I do have Double chocolate cappacino mix...it probably has some caffeine in it thoug--have you ladies been drinking any coffee or tea or anything caffeinated? Still trying to decide if I should freak out over having a half cup every other morning ...I don't think so But choclate is still calling me!

I am currently working on our Team Assignment for this week. Two more weeks to finals again. I have discovered that I can get extra credit for all of the security work that I have done over the years (I am licensed) so I think I'll go for that and be able to graduate early

Laura...about those pains, this may be the very beginning stages of labor...there are times when it takes several days to get into full swing. Have you talked to your doc about it? I am wondering if you are starting to efface and dialate!

 

[Steph32]

What is fridge cake???? I'd love to know so that I can try making one

LOL! I love how you bold, italicize and underline that question... like you just HAVE to know! Well I don't know what it is, but anything with the word "cake" I have to have!

Laura, you look fabulous in that pic! And I like your "scenery" in the background too, haha... I don't think we've seen a bump pic of yours in a little while, you've definitely grown in the last few weeks! He's rounding out now! Re: the pains you're having... could be BH that are starting to get uncomfortable, but also at this stage there is a lot of GI upset as your body is adjusting to the changes as the onset of labor nears, I know I've been getting like a combination of BH/cramps and GI pains which just leave me with this uncomfortable feeling all over.

Re: my family, to give them the benefit of the doubt, this trip was planned prior to me becoming pregnant... BUT, the date could have been adjusted and I guess they just couldn't find another time that everyone could go. We were obviously going to be part of that trip until I got pregnant. But they also knew that there was a strong possibility that we couldn't go because we were trying to get pregnant and I either would have been heavily pregnant or had a newborn by then. So, just bad timing... but they really wanted to do this trip this year. As for the photo shoot, I don't really feel like I'm taken into consideration with that... the fact that I don't want to be traipsing (sp?) around with a newborn baby after just getting out of the hospital. They won't even consider doing the photo shoot somewhere near my house, or even at my house to make it easier on me. Sooo... all of this has just been in the back of my mind throughout this whole pregnancy and has made me feel like I'm not that important.... along with all of the other obligations I've felt tied to... instead of someone saying like, "Oh, that's ok, don't feel like you need to come if you're not up for it" or "we understand if you can't make it"... I just don't feel like people even think for a second that I am having a hard time "doing" all these things. I just feel like I am expected to go along with everything. Am I being selfish? I think people forget what it's like to be 8, 9 months pregnant or have a newborn. I was talking to my acupuncturist about this a few weeks ago, and she was very adamant about me standing my ground about the photo shoot because according to Chinese medicine she says the mother should not go out in the 4 weeks postpartum (the shoot will be at a park). Something about being exposed to the wind/air. But it's not like I can explain this to my family, they don't think about health or relaxation or anything... to them it's always go go go, do this and do that... accomplish this, accomplish that. No one values rest and recovery and downtime!!!! Anyhow..... sorry for the long post...

 

[SLCMommy]

Laura - You look beautiful!!

AFM, I'm not trying to get my hopes up... BUT... either I randomly started my period (...yay.......) or, I am having implantation bleeding. I looked it up, and it occurs usually between six to eight days after ovulation. I ovulated on the 18th, which DH and I BD on that morning...so it could be... But it feels heavier than what I'd assume implantation to be, so my guess is for some reason my AF is out of wack... :/ Boo.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Steph- I gotcha on the cake thing! Fridge cake just sounds awesome for summer And re: ont he family issue...you are exactly right. When it comes to you and your family that is utmost important. They cannot expect yuo to just drop and run at the possible expense of health and everything else. I don't know too much about Chinese stuff but I do know after having a baby I am a stay-at-homer for the first few weeks out of sheer exhaustion. You don't want to expose your newborn to a lot germs and virus' in the first few weeks..let his little immune system buck up some first! If they don't like that send them a family-of-four pic of your own later

Ashley- yay! So you are in the tww ... I am hoping your AF isn't out of whack . Did you just spot some? Are you cramping at all?