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CD30, temp still up at 36.80. Two negatives yesterday morning and last night, I have no more HPTs left. CP is still low and kinda firm but all kinda squishy if that makes sense lol. Super confused now.

 

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AF got me this morning so I guess my LP was 14 days this time? How strange. I thought it would take a bit longer on the Vit B before that would happen. Maybe it was the Oroxine that did it.

How are you going over there? x

 

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Yep, the small tree we have is a fibre optic one! It does the trick and is very easy to decorate since you don't have to add lights.

Aww, I'm glad Hunter loves his new toy! That was nice of you to give him one early. He deserves it! I'm afraid I always go a bit overboard with Christmas shopping. It is soo hard because it's so much fun finding things that your loved ones would like!

Sounds like a good plan. When are you planning to go back to full time again? After Hunter is 1 years old? I am excited for you to expand your family! At the rate I'm going with this TTC process, you may end up only a few months behind me...or even at the same time.

I still haven't ovulated to my knowledge. Have not had a +OPK either. I guess I must be ovulating later than usual. I am going to research and see if Vit B6 can delay ovulation...but I think also the fact that I've had a cold might have pushed it back?

I hear you on the Mondayitis! It was a long weekend for us so I got that awful dreaded feeling on Monday, but I ended up staying home sick on Tuesday because I was up all night coughing. Argh...stupid cold!

I think your LP was only 13 days. Remember, you don't count the first day of AF as a day. My LP is usually 13 days, meaning AF starts 14 days after ovulation. It is definitely possible the Oroxine dose changed it. Perhaps your LP was messed up from being so hypothyroid. In that case, you should be a lot better off with an LP of 13 days!

Hope you're doing well.

 

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Yeah I love the little fibre optic ones! Maybe next year we will have the big tree up once Hunter has a better understanding of the word, 'No' but at the moment, he just laughs at me when I say it. And he's pulling up to stand on everything now so I'd hate to see him try it on the tree if my back is turned and then it topples over!

At the moment, I will wait til he is sleeping through the night. So yeah probably over 1 at this rate. He has been having ridiculous troubles with sleep and its taking its toll on me at work, so 3 days a week is enough for me at the moment. Once he's sleeping through, I think I will be rested enough to be able to cope with another 1 or 2 days. I am excited to try later on, but I am glad I am really coming around to being happy with the one I have. He has really been testing his limits lately and I think to myself how hard it would be with another at the moment lol!

Oh hunny, you will definitely be having your first before we have our second, I know that for sure!!

Oh quite possibly! Maybe it was a mixture of the two? I hope you get a + OPK soon so you can look forward to your resting of 2 weeks I'm sorry you aren't feeling well! It's never nice being sick! It is winter over there now isn't it? That's the terrible thing about the cold, all the diseases that come with it!

Ooh, yes, my bad! Well 13 days is alot better than 10! I will be having my TSH and that tested on the 22nd, so we will see whether or not this new dose has made a difference, I don't feel any different than usual. Then again, I have been having that much less sleep lately, that's probably why lol.

 

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Yes, the tree toppling over on top of Hunter would NOT be a good thing! ahhaa. At least if I have a late summer/fall baby, next year my baby will be too young to destroy our Christmas tree and the year after that she/he will be old enough to listen to "no." That is one perk, I suppose!

Waiting until he's sleeping through the night sounds like a good goal for sure! It definitely has to be based on that moreso than his age, because you NEED enough sleep if you're working full-time! Working full-time is exhausting without kids, so I can't imagine how hard it would be with an infant. I am glad you are coming around and feeling content with your current position as well. People I know who have had a short age gap (ie 1 year 6 months) have found parenting pretty overwhelming for the first 6 months. Some people swear by it for sure, but I think it would be a lot easier to have at least a 1 year 10 month-ish gap!

Aww, thanks. I hope you're right...but with your rate of accidents and our rate of trying, the odds don't look very good. *sigh*

I looked up the Vitamin B6 thing and couldn't find any credible sources, but a lot of people on forums seemed to notice their ovulation was delayed when taking it, so it's definitely possible that is the cause. The good news is that I got a very strong +OPK this morning, so I figure I'll probably ovulate tomorrow (CD15). A bit later than usual but still very normal! I'm happy with that and then we can finally relax (but we've been taking a fairly relaxed approach to BDing this month anyway).

Yes, it is winter here. It's snowy and icy and cold and gross. Not very pleasant at all. So, yep, everyone at work is getting sick right now. I'm thankful I only just got a cold.

Yes, 13 days is a lot better! I hope your TSH has improved a lot. I honestly didn't feel that different when my TSH got fixed, except that I felt a lot hungrier than usual, so you might not feel all that different - especially with all that lack of sleep! I am supposed to get my blood work done either the end of this week or early next week to make sure it hasn't swung the other way. I'll keep you posted!

 

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Yes, that is a good perk! There are so many adorable newborn Christmas outfits out at the moment. I have got some Elf outfits for Hunter and a few Christmas shirts haha, I am so excited! But the tiny newborn ones look way cuter.

Yeah, I know some people who have done really small age gaps and found it very overwhelming. A majority of the January 2013 birth club on Baby Centre are already pregnant with their seconds, alot of them are already halfway through or more!

Dont worry, I am very certain that we wont be having anymore accidents if I keep track of my O and keep using condoms in the meantime. So you won't have to worry about me getting a BFP before you!

It very much sounds like the VitB6 is delaying ovulation. I will let you know if mine is later than usual this cycle! But its good that you are taking a more relaxed approach, you must feel more at ease I hope!

Oh snow! I would soooo love to see snow, or have a white Christmas, just once. It doesn't snow here, it's far too hot. We get to a minimum of 9 degrees during the winter.

I have probably been a bit hungrier then usual. But I will also keep you posted when I have mine done!

 

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AWWW! I am so jealous that you get to buy cute little Christmas outfits for Hunter! Before we started TTC, I was one of those crazy people who went shopping for baby clothes constantly. I would buy things on sale and keep them on hand for gifts (which came in handy, since several people I knew were pregnant at the time), and I even still have one sweater still that I can't bear to part with...I just feel like it belongs to my future daughter if I have one! But now since the m/c I feel dumb going to baby stores and probably won't go again until I'm actually pregnant. Anyway, it must be nice to have a cute little baby to dress up!!!

Wow, I can't believe that so many of the January 2013 birth club are pregnant again already! I wouldn't have thought such a small age gap was common! Wow! Well don't worry about that. You will be the more *sane* mom when your time comes!

Dont worry, I am very certain that we wont be having anymore accidents if I keep track of my O and keep using condoms in the meantime. So you won't have to worry about me getting a BFP before you!

Haha, thanks. It's not like I would be disappointed if you got pregnant right away. I'm excited for you to try again! I just hate feeling behind. Now my friend who is pregnant is already 11 weeks tomorrow! I can't believe it. And then dh and I realized the other day that the other couple we're close with could be pregnant already too, since they were planning on trying shortly after their one-year anniversary (which was in June). I really hope we don't end up behind *all* of our friends. Sigh!

Well, I got my +OPK on CD14, but I think I ended up ovulating that same evening! I had mega cramps at around 10 pm - bad enough that I had to take painkillers to be able to sleep. I cannot tell for sure which side I ovulated from because they were all over this time and sometimes alternated sides, but they SEEMED to be coming more from the right ovary, so I really, really hope I oved from the right! All the other times I ovulated from the left, it was VERY localized pain just on the left ovary, and I remember with my BFP month I could tell it was from my right, but the pain was more all over like this time. So hopefully I oved from the right? To be quite honest, if I don't get pregnant this month I'll probably blame it on the left ovary again...and if I am BFP I'll be certain it was the right. Hey...as long as I can admit my hypocrisy, right?

I stopped taking Vit B6 for a few days in case it was interfering with ovulation. I think I will start taking it again, but only every other day. I want my B6 levels to be up in case it really does prevent miscarriage, but I don't want to take so much that my LP gets super long and makes me think I'm pregnant when I'm not.

Well, I do think the snow is pretty - but trust me, it is not pleasant to be slipping and sliding around all winter and freezing your butt off! I totally understand why you would want a little snow around Christmas time (I definitely enjoy having a white Christmas!), but trust me when I say our winters are HORRIBLE and you definitely have the advantage! It gets to about -40 C here in the winter, and can be as cold as -50C with the windchill. Our cars won't start in the winter, there are TONS of car accidents, it's difficult to get around anywhere, and any exposed skin can get frost bite with just a few MINUTES outside. It's truly awful. And our winter lasts about 6 months. I honestly think our weather is some of the worst in the world. At least our summers are pleasant.

Yes, please do! I ended up not getting my blood work on Friday since a) I forgot, and b) we were in a hurry to go on a date, so I'll try to get them done sometime next week. I've just been going ahead and eating/drinking coffee whenever I want after taking my pill to ensure that my levels don't get overactive.

What have you been up to for the weekend? As I said, we had a nice date last night (we had a gift card for a fancy restaurant. We spent more than the gift card, but it made it affordable). We had an amazing time, and I got supremely giddy from my glass of wine (yes, I was naughty and had wine at 1DPO). It was SO nice to go out and have a romantic date for once! But today DH is gone all day and I still have my stupid cold (it got worse again), so I am just staying in and hopefully doing laundry and cleaning up a bit. I have the hankering to go Christmas shopping, but I really don't want to go out in the cold!

 

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Yeah I couldn't control myself yesterday, we went to the shops for the Santa arrival parade and then went and did more shopping. I bought him a pair of Christmas pyjamas to open on Christmas eve so he can wake up on Christmas in them I also got him a baby Santa hat. Baby clothes shopping is terribly addictive isn't it!! I get so tempted to buy cute baby girl clothes all the time

I know! I think most of them were unplanned as well though, but alot of them have been TTCing for a few months. One good thing about leaving TTC for a while is that he will be old enough to understand he will have a baby brother or sister and be protective!

Awww I seriously hope this cycle is it for you so you don't feel that way. It would be hard if the other couple get a BFP especially if they've not been trying for long. But maybe the alternating Ov pain is promising that it MAY be from your right side for once! I hope it is!

Good thinking about the Vit B6. It surely is convincing when it extends your cycle. I was very nervous every time I POAS because I was 4 days late and everytime the dye runs across the screen, it runs over where the test line is meant to and would look like a BFP initially til it finished going to the control line, but I guess all of them do that.

Geez, that doesn't sound mighty horrible! I just hate having hot and sticky Christmas' it gets close to 40 degrees here. So we pretty much spend the whole day in the air conditioning. I wouldn't mind having one white Christmas though. Just to say I've experienced it

Oh no! Well at least there is always next week and I'm sure your thyroid won't go too much over if you are eating etc within a certain timeframe. I am pretty sure mine won't be as I only wait half an hour now to have a coffee in the morning, I can't wait for an hour!

Aww, I am glad you had a nice date night! I am with you on the wine I went to my BFFs house as my OH had the weekend off, so he stayed home when Hunter went to bed so I could have a girly night. We got Mcdonalds for dinner, Ben and Jerrys for dessert and a bottle of Moscato while we watched a thriller movie called Prisoners. It was really lovely! I was meant to go to a baby shower this morning but I am now unwell as well! I swear I have been getting sick with a cold or tonsillitis every month this year. So I just dropped the present off and came back home. Andrew took Hunter to the beach for a father/son day so I can stay home and relax. The laundry can wait

Christmas shopping is so addictive though isnt it, hope you enjoy yourself

 

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Ooh, our Santa Claus Parade was yesterday, too! I did not attend it, though. That's awesome that you bought Hunter some Christmas PJs to wear on Christmas Eve. That was always our tradition growing up. Every Christmas Eve my mom, my sis and I would open up new PJs from my dad and we would all wear them Christmas Eve. It was lovely and I plan on doing the same for my children if I ever have them. Ooh I know what you mean about the baby girl clothes. I hope you have a girl next time so you can fulfill your craving!

Yeah, I know several people whose 2nd child was a total accident! I think people get less careful with birth control after their first baby because you're not supposed to take BCP while breastfeeding, plus people assume they probably aren't ovulating while breastfeeding...then suddenly one day - WHAM! - they get a surprise BFP!

Thank you so much. I do think it is promising that it could have been from my right!

Yeah, I'm really hoping I don't have a delayed LP. I'm actually now sort of regretting taking B6 because I really don't want to get my hopes up for nothing! So funny how we actually have opposite thoughts on the issue since you were hoping NOT to be pregnant, and I would be seriously hoping I would be!

Yes, I wish you could have at least one white Christmas as well! It would be nice if you could take a family trip somewhere cold and snowy (but not too cold) during the Christmas holidays just so you could experience it! But I would hate to be away from home for Christmas. I definitely wouldn't like it being 40 degrees at Christmas.

Yes, I'm sure my thyroid will be okay if I wait a few days to test. I am too lazy to go today I think. And I agree that an hour is wayyyy too long to wait for coffee! If you could wait an hour, you wouldn't really need coffee, would you?

Wow, sounds like you had an excellent weekend first with the girls' night and then with a chance to just relax at home! Your dh is very nice to give you a break from Hunter when he can! I am so sorry you're sick again. I know how you feel...I've actually had a "half-cold" (basically, lots of minor symptoms of a cold without it being full-fledged) 3 straight months now! And I had a half-cold for almost the entire winter last year. I am SOOO sick of it. I hope you stop getting sick soon.

 

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I think its a lovely tradition! I am also going to give him a book every year to open so we can read it at bedtime. Although I already have a few Christmas books that I read to him at bedtime now But this one will be a bit more special. The one I bought for him this year is a Disney compilation and has a CD with Christmas carols on it as well.

Oh yes, I think a lot of them were from BFing and thinking they were safe! We honestly thought the chances of falling pregnant again from withdrawl method were slim to none because its so rare, we thought we would be ok, but apparently not.

I don't think it's that I don't want to be pregnant, I would love to be, but it's just that I have finally realised and seen from my OHs point of view that the timing isn't perfect and I guess it really isn't fair for me to decide when we are ready for #2 when he is the one who is the main provider for the family. To be completely honest, I don't think he was overly thrilled with the last pregnancy but he never really shared his thoughts because pretty much from the beginning, we knew it wasn't a healthy pregnancy. So I think he just assumed his opinion wouldn't have meant much. But I could tell he wasn't happy about it. I guess that's what really made me nervous when I was late, my OHs reaction to it.

But I really hope you are late from a BFP and not from the B6!!

Yeah that's the one thing, being away from home, having to bring all the presents over. The possibility of not really having a Christmas tree either! Oh well. Maybe one day though, when we win the lottery

Hahaha so true. I used to make my coffee as I made Hunter's bottle when we woke up in the morning!

Oh that sounds awful Hunter has been the same for the last month but I think its because of his teeth. Do you take any sort of vitamin C? I have been eating them daily to get rid of this damn cold!

 

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Wow, I totally love that Christmas book tradition! I may have to steal that for my own children someday! What a great mom you are to start all these traditions with Hunter first thing. He is lucky to have you!

Yeah, it's funny how statistics never seem to be on our side. When you're trying to prevent pregnancy, it doesn't seem to matter that the majority won't get pregnant from certain methods - because inevitably you will fall pregnant anyway. Then you get pregnant and it's supposed to be that 75-80% have healthy pregnancies, yet that doesn't really matter if you end up falling in that 20% who don't. Okay, so that was not supposed to be so depressing when I started that paragraph...but my point is that statistics don't mean much because you could ALWAYS be in the small minority.

That definitely makes sense that you would be afraid of your husband's reaction to you getting pregnant before he's ready. That makes me a bit sad that he wasn't happy about the last pregnancy. I can imagine that would have seemed rather rotten to you at the time. But I am glad you are able to see from his perspective as well and don't want to force something on him that he's not ready for.

Thanks, I sure hope so too. I am 6 DPO already which is nice because I've barely been keeping track. But always the second half of the TWW just drraaaaggggs.

I don't take Vitamin C anymore because high doses aren't good for pregnancy and I figure I get my daily recommended amount through my food intake. If I were not TTC, I would definitely be loading up on Vit C. But the thing is, with all these pre-natal vitamins, I'm on more vitamins than I've ever been on in my life, yet my immune system is still down? It's weird...it's almost like the vitamins are keeping me from ever getting fully sick, but they're not quite enough to actually fight off whatever illness if afflicting me! I hope Hunter starts to feel better soon.

How is your week going? I had to go to the oral surgeon today to get a little sore on my mouth removed. I thought it was just a canker sore but I'd had it for 6+ weeks and it still wasn't going away. When I went to the dentist last week, he was concerned and sent me for a biopsy. Today at my consultation, the surgeon told me it was just a salivary gland that had burst, so he removed it and sent it off for testing just in case it was something worse (but I was reassured it was nothing), and he had to give me a few stitches. Weird! I'd never heard of such a thing before but I'm relieved it was nothing more serious.

I did end up getting my blood work done Monday, so hopefully I will hear about that soon, but considering last time I probably won't. Oh well... My doctor knows where I want my levels so I don't think I'll fret if she doesn't call. I highly doubt my levels would be above 2 now, and I know she'd have to contact me if I'd switched over to being overactive...so I think it's fine. I feel bad calling my dr all the time.

Tonight I am supremely lazy so we are ordering Thai food. Hopefully it arrives soon. Have a good day!

 

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Yeah I thought it was a nice tradition too! We're going to get Santa photos done hopefully on the weekend or when OH has a day off, I'd love to do that every year to so we can see a comparison with his growth Another great idea I heard is to get 24 books and wrap them up and then every night you unwrap one and read it leading up until Christmas, how cool is that?! You'd obviously have to try and get some cheapish books otherwise it'd be quite expensive but I still thought it was a great idea, because they could unwrap a present every night for the month

You make a very good point. I guess there is never any form of preventing pregnancy completely unless you are abstinent. I don't think OH would be overly keen on the idea for another year though But I sincerely hope your next pregnancy falls in the 75-80% of healthy pregnancies

Oooh 6dpo already, the countdown begins!! I have been pretty terrible with keeping track this month being unwell. But I'll start testing a bit closer to 12 days and temping again.

Oh yes, I forgot about Vit c in pregnancy. When I was waiting to MC I was looking up ways to help your body along and it said Vit C in high doses apparently did. I never tried it, it ended up happening a few days after my ultrasound anyway. Maybe you need a full blood check done? See if anything else is going on?

I had my bloods done today also, so hopefully have results back tomorrow afternoon or Saturday. I'm really interested to see how they are Its a good thing that your doctor is aware of where you want to keep your levels so you can continue to maintain them and they can let you know if anything happens. Have you been with this doctor for long?

Oh yum, OH just got home from work so I am about to go out and grab some groceries, you may have given me a good idea for tea tonight!

 

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Ooh, that book-per-day tradition also sounds fun, but you're definitely right that you'd have to find some cheap books. I suppose you could go to a used bookstore and get some books that were still in good shape? I actually LOVE going used bookstore shopping. I love the smell of all the old books (but then, I'm a total book nerd being that I have an English degree )

Haha, I'd imagine your dh would DEFINITELY not be okay with abstinence for a preventive method! And thanks...I very much hope that for you too. I read the other day that only 5% of people have two miscarriages in a row, so we do have a better chance next time thankfully.

It's understandable you wouldn't have been keeping very good track of your cycle this month with being unwell. Sometimes it gets soo hard to temp so I'd imagine if you were sick and not even TTC there'd be almost no motivation. I hope that FF is better able to pinpoint your ovulation date this month, though.

Yeah, I really should go see a dr about being sick for so long, but I just feel really lazy about it. I think the true reason is that I don't want to go on antibiotics while TTC in case it could harm the baby or harm my fertility...so I would only trust my family dr on prescribing a safe one. But I keep postponing seeing my family dr, thinking that I will be pregnant right away so I can just ask at my pre-natal appointment...but then I'm never pregnant so it just keeps being pushed back. It's awful. Perhaps some blood work is in order, though.

Let me know if you got your blood work results yet! I hope they're back within the normal range for you (and preferably in the safe range for pregnancy)! I've been with this doctor since I was...11 or 12 probably? So quite a long time. She is a good doctor and I'm glad she listens to me.

I hope you are having a good weekend. All of my fun weekend plans were sort of blown to bits due to some unforeseen circumstances...but we are at least having a nice couple over this evening for dessert and card games.

 

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I used to love reading! I have just gotten lazier the older I have gotten. I am now the kind of person that has to re-read a paragraph four times for it to sink in haha.

Haha definitely not! The last few times he has been cranky about having to wear protection until O date has passed.

That is reassuring about the 5%, it is such a small statistic when you think about it!

I have tried to remember the last few days, but to be honest, I don't think my chart will be very good to pinpoint O this month, I have been really slack at keeping track and on top of it, my computer crashed to make it even harder to remember, as normally I temp, then make a coffee and go to the comp to catch up on BnB and chart then! Now I keep forgetting to do it on my phone

There are a lot of safe antibiotics out there for pregnancy thankfully. But sometimes antibiotics aren't so great at making you feel better, unless you take probiotics with it.

My TSH came back at 1.2! I am happy with that and hope it stays that way! Especially for the time when we eventually decide to TTC. Have yours come back yet?

Its always good to have a doctor who is well aware of your history! I have been through a couple over the years but thankfully my results and notes are always in the one spot, as I never go to different doctors surgeries.

Awww, what happened? I hope everything is ok

 

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Yeah, I am the same with reading. Although I am a "book nerd" I rarely read anymore and also have trouble concentrating. Nowadaways I'm so tired after work I just want to shut my brain off and watch TV. I think it doesn't help that my job is very mentally-demanding, so I rarely have the mental energy to read anymore.

Ooh...that sounds quite promising for a slip-up one of these days. Surely if it was dh's fault he couldn't be upset?

That is too bad you're having trouble charting this month. I would never be able to remember my temp, so as soon as I take my temp, I grab my phone (which I use as an alarm so it's within arm's reach of my bed) and text myself my temp. Then later I can look at that text to update my chart whenever I get the chance.

Yeah, I definitely hate antibiotics because of the unpleasant side effects such as yeast infections. Yuck! I'll be happy if I never get one of those again.

Yay, that's an excellent TSH score! I'm glad your new dose is just right! I still haven't heard back about my TSH, but I'll be hearing from my doc in a few days so I'll ask her then.

Oh, nothing too serious happened, but I couldn't go shopping because dh injured himself at work again and can't get around very easily...and then he also used our Christmas tree and decorations at an event without permission the other weekend and then wasn't able to get it back in time for Saturday when we were supposed to decorate it. But we'll probably decorate this weekend instead.

I actually have some interesting news you might enjoy....


I'M PREGNANT!!!!!

Heheh! I'm so excited. I got my BFP this morning at 13 DPO!!!! It is still sinking in but I'm very happy.

The sight of my BFP definitely didn't elicit the same reaction as it did the first time. The first time, as soon as I saw a line forming, I was overwhelmed with emotion, started shaking uncontrollably and couldn't even wait til the 3 minutes was up. When I checked after the 3 minutes, I immediately started crying with joy because I was so excited and I had to call dh the second after I found out.

This time, I showered while I waited for the 5 minutes to pass (I used an IC first), and was scared to look. When I looked and saw the second line, I just felt stunned. I felt very happy, but just sort of in shock. I did not get emotional or even overwhelmed and didn't feel nearly as excited as the first, but I was still very happy. I finished getting ready for work fairly calmly and then went back to the bedroom and told DH. He audibly GASPED and then wrapped his arms around me, which made it all feel a lot more real and I did get a bit teary eyed and emotional from that. I am definitely SOOO happy this time, but it's just so interesting how things feel different after a loss.

 

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Yes I hear you on that! My job is VERY mentally exhausting so I know exactly what you mean!! At the end of the day, I am just a zombie infront of the TV!

Haha maybe.. But I would definitely prefer we move house before a slip up happens. Maybe after Christmas. We just renewed our lease at our current place as we cant afford to move right now. So we will be here for a little while longer. One of my good friends had her baby the other day though so I went and saw them today in hospital and got lots of baby cuddles

Antibiotics are the same for me or give me horrible diarrhoea!! Yuck. I try to get rid of things the natural way if I can help it.

Oooh no I hope you get to put your tree up this weekend. I think we will do the same once we get a playpen to keep it safe from Hunter

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMMMMGGGG!!!!! I am so over the moon excited for you!!!!!!!! It must have been your right ovary this cycle that did it!!! Yay!!!! Have you taken an FRER or digi yet just for fun?

I wish I could give yoy a big hug. What a wonderful Christmas present!!!

 

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Thanks! Yep, I took a frer as soon as I saw the line on the IC. if I get a chance later I'll try to upload a pic. My due date will be August 8th. I totally think it was my right ovary! It is so baffling to me how it's always first try with my right ovary, but never with my left. Makes me wish I ovulated from my right more often. But this is awesome and I'm so thrilled (but of course cautious and a bit apprehensive)! Thanks for helping me through this TTC process!


Ooh, that's a good idea to get A playpen and then you can keep him away from the tree! I am looking forward to decorating the tree but with being pregnant haha I am sooo tired and lazy already!!'

How long did you renew your lease til? Yeah, we shan't wish for a slip-up for now but I'm sure you wouldn't be too terribly disappointed if it happened. I'd you stick with your plan and my baby is okay, you will be starting to TTC just as I'm about to pop!!'

That's exciting about your good friend having a baby! Newborns are just sooo precious!

People underestimate mentally exhausting jobs but they really are hard work and all consuming!

 

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I just cant believe it! Such wonderful news!! Have you phoned your doctor yet? Eep!! Remember how you asked how I would feel when you announce your BFP and I thought I would be jealous? To be honest, I am not even slightly!! I am just sooooo over the moon for you hun!

Haha tiredness is a great sign, sounds like your hCG levels are rising nicely if you're tired

Unfortunately, we only have the option to renew for a year but we can break lease if we find someone else to move in.

I definitely wouldnt be disappointed, but I would feel more rushed to move to a bigger place! I certainly hope we will be ready for #2 by the time you are due in August. Omg, I just cant believe we are talking about your due date now in real terms and not in an estimation way if you were to have fallen pregnant It is so exciting!

I really hope you plan to post belly pics and ultrasound pics to keep me up to date!!!

 

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I will definitely post ultrasound pics and belly bump pics if you're interested! I do hope I get to that point. It is tough trying to be excited while also trying to be cautious and knowing what has happened before.

That is SO nice that you're not feeling jealous at all! I would feel bad if I were making you sad in any way.

I know - it's crazy that now August is my 'real' due date and not just hypothetical! It still hasn't sunk in for me yet.

I went to the lab to get a blood test to confirm the pregnancy today. My dr did that up but I haven't actually talked to her yet. I assume she'll call with the results on Monday so hopefully I'll get the chance to talk to her about some things then. I'd like to ask for an early scan, for one. The unfortunate part is she might call while I'm at work and then I'll have no where private to talk since I share an office. I'm not really sure what to do about that as I don't want to raise suspicion at work. Oddly, I am dreading talking to my dr. I think it just doesn't feel real yet and I want to let it sink in more before I talk about my concerns. I need to ask her about some of the chemicals they use at work, but for some reason I just feel icky about asking. I sort of just want to hope that my work place doesn't use any bad stuff in m first trimester since the lab is slow in the winter anyway, and then if they do just go home sick? I just really don't want ANYONE knowing about this pregnancy until my second trimester this time (well, at work at least).

So far I am disappointed because I am finding myself VERY irritable this pregnancy. Last time my irritability went away the moment I got my BFP and I was just emotional and weepy about stuff, but not grouchy. This time I am just sooo annoyed with everyone and everything and it's making me want to scream! Will it be like this for my entire pregnancy? Ahhh.

Anyway, sorry for rambling. That is good you can break your lease if you find new tenants. How was your week? Anything interesting happen?

 

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I can understand you feeling cautious. You would after a loss, it is very normal to feel that way but don't let it overwhelm you too much and take away from the joy of this beautiful miracle. Stress I never good for anyone in high amounts, so just remember that

I hope you get your results nice and early on Monday so you don't feel as though you are waiting by the phone or worried you will miss it. You will have to let me know what they came back as. Is she going to be doing a beta hCG in another 48 hours to see how they are rising? Don't be too discouraged by the initial number. I think mine was only 486 when I was 4 weeks. But a week later they were over 11000. (That was with Hunter btw) My levels last time didn't go over 2200.

It might be best to wait until about 5.5-6 week mark for an ultrasound, if you go too early and don't see anything, I would hate for you to feel upset We went at 5.5 weeks with Hunter and saw the gestational sac, yolk sac and heartbeat. But even then for some people it can be too early to see anything. By the 6 week mark you should normally see something though. How far are you now?

I can completely understand the worry about your workplace and your pregnancy. Do you have a boss that you could inform quietly on the side so they can look out for you? I did that when I fell pregnant so I wasn't to deal with any patients who had anything contagious or had rashes etc.

You might feel that way for at least the first trimester. It's not til about 8-12 weeks that your hCG levels start to drop back down, then you might feel a little more human But it's definitely very normal and common

It has been a super tiring week. And my car battery died for the second time in a week so I had to get OH to meet me at work to jump start my car and drop it home, then go pick up Hunter from daycare. Then he went back to work til 10pm. Before I went for a shower, I heard what sounded like the screen door lock click then later I heard a huge thud on my roof like someone was on there, I freaked out and tried calling OH 4 times with no answer, so I ended up calling the cops. They don't think there was anyone there, it was probably a possum but I was so paranoid being home alone with my baby asleep in bed, I didn't know what else to do.

So I didn't have much sleep last night, struggling to stay away today Other than that mishap, it's been an average weekend. Can't wait for bedtime though!