My New Year's Resolution: Get pregnant. Anyone else? SIX BFPs so far!!!

[Sis4Us]

I'm wondering if that's my problem.... I feel like I'm 9 mos prego and breathing heavy W the bloat!!!
I'm also spotting still is that normal w the fertility drugs??

 

[Milty]

Ok I take back what I said....

Really really really bad cramps tonight! I even took 3 Asprin but they are still bad

 

[SweetMel]

Here is a hug for you milty. I hate o cramps. They are worse than AF cramps ( for me anyways).

BF, I just figured out what PUPO stands for. Lol. Fx'd for you. When will you be able to test?

Sis, good luck on your first cycle with Clomid.

AFM, no I'm not going to pee on any sticks. It is what it is. I have to be nearing the end of this cycle though. My bbs aren't as sore but I am moody. My tolerance for annoying people is very short. My hubby slept 12 hours today. He sleeps more than anyone else I know.

Pebble, you're vegan right? How do you plan enough protein into your diet? What does your typical menu look like?

 

[Sis4Us]

Milty I'm sorry u R hurting.... I'm not looking forward to the actually O cuz I'm sure it going to hurt!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

AFM, no I'm not going to pee on any sticks. It is what it is. I have to be nearing the end of this cycle though. My bbs aren't as sore but I am moody. My tolerance for annoying people is very short. My hubby slept 12 hours today. He sleeps more than anyone else I know.

SweetMel- You haven't met my husband! We were on a week long vacation to Myrtle Beach with my family, and all my husband did was for most of the week was sleep. Either on the couch in the condo or in the bed. My sister's fiance said he was about the laziest person he knows. My Mom thinks he has sleep apnea. He told me that he slept most of this past weekend too! The fact he wouldn't go to Cedar Point with me had my sister's fiance just reiterating how completely lazy he is. Sadly, I have to agree. I am getting tired of him sleeping all of the time, except for when HE wants to go do something. He is such a sound sleeper too! If we do have a baby, it will probably be a long time before I feel comfortable leaving our baby alone with him for extended periods of time. He's even admitted he would probably sleep through the baby crying.

 

[Elphabaa77]

I'm wondering if that's my problem.... I feel like I'm 9 mos prego and breathing heavy W the bloat!!!
I'm also spotting still is that normal w the fertility drugs??

Not sure how comparable the Femara side effects are to the Clomid ones... but I never had spotting from the actual Clomid. BUT even though I have never been pregnant, I would have to agree that the bloat is bad enough that it probably does feel like being 9 months pregnant. Definitely find myself breathing heavier when the bloat is really bad. Mine seems to get the worst as I approach ovulation. At least, that's when I am most miserable. Kind of counterproductive since that's when we need to be having the most but I feel the least like actually having it!

I did just do an internet search to see if spotting while on Femara is common. Some women claim it is, but I couldn't find any fact-based sites. The only one I found was talking about Femara in reference to cancer treatment. On that site, it mentioned spotting as something you needed to see your doctor about! They called it 'recurrent period/spotting' during Femara treatment. However, with cancer treatment these people are taking Femara every day. Not just for 5 days. So I would think it effects women differently in those cases and spotting wouldn't be cause for concern in your case. At least not because of the Femara anyway. If it continues, you may want to ask your doc about it.

 

[pbl_ge]

Sweet, this is probably more than you asked for, but I got a bit carried away. Are you thinking of going veg? I know you're gluten free.

Spoiler

Putting this in a spoiler because it's a bit off topic. I'm not vegan, but my OH is, so I eat vegan 95% of the time. That means that sometimes I'll get a cheesy frozen pizza, or sometimes I'll put a bit of parmesan on our homemade pizzas, but the rest of the times it's vegan. Cheese is really the only non-vegan thing I'll do, except that I don't exclude packaged foods based on trace ingredients from the labels, like OH. I don't like eggs.

But the protein thing is a challenge, especially if you're very physically active. I try to make sure every meal has some protein, and that all ingredients are as high protein as possible. In our house it's always whole wheat flour, for example, even for pastries. We eat really well, though I say it myself.

Last three dinners:
-Homemade pizza with tempeh, asparagus, peppers, and onions. Crust 100% whole wheat flour.

-Pintodillas. My own invention. Homemade low fat refried pinto beans substitute for cheese in quesodillas. Topped with lime-cilantro veggie hash, salsa, and home grown greens.

-Garlic scape pesto pasta with onions, edamame, mushrooms, and broccoli. Lots of walnuts in the pesto sauce. Whole wheat pasta.

I'm very conscientious about making sure all major meals contain good amounts of protein and green veggies. (I get cranky when I go out and can't find a vegetarian meal that fits those criteria.) An easy weeknight meal for us would be stir-fry veggies and tofu with quinoa.

Snacks:
I've become addicted to an organic nuts and berries trail mix that our grocery store sells, so that's one of my go-to snacks. I also like Newman's Own high-protein pretzels, which I like to eat with a high protein dip, made with cashews, lentils, or sunflower seeds. We also of course eat lots of fruit.

Lunches are usually leftover dinners for me. My go-to easy lunch these days involves one of the Thai rice noodle packets (https://www.thaikitchen.com/Products/Instant-Rice-Noodle-Soups.aspx) with about a cup of tofu, then about 2-4 cups of steamed (read: briefly microwaved) veggies (carrots, broccoli, kale, scallions, mushrooms, etc.).

OH has two hummus and kale sandwhiches for lunch pretty much every day. Here's our bread: https://www.foodforlife.com/product/breads/ezekiel-49-sesame-sprouted-whole-grain-bread

Breakfast for me can be muslix with flax seed milk, homemade muffins (current batch is whole wheat almond-peach-flax seed), or toast with almond butter. OH makes a daily smoothie with high quality (non-soy) protein powder.

So I haven't added up the protein in my diet in a while, but the last time I did I was getting about 40-45 grams a day without effort. I'd like it to be higher, and some days I'm sure it is, but I also know it's lower on some days. CDC recommends about 46 grams of protein/day for the average woman. This is a fiercely debated number.

Sorry for all you ladies with the nasty symptoms! The things we do for a , right?? Hope they pass quickly!

So I TRIED to change my profile pic to BF's , but it didn't work. Think I might give up and change it back. When I look at my User CP, I see the test, not my mountaintop yoga pic.

to all!

 

[Sis4Us]

What Huh... BF got a ?????????

 

[SweetMel]

BF is consistently getting a positive on her hpts!

Thanks Pebble!

Spoiler

I ask because I'm curious. I read alot about hormones and such in meats, dairy, and eggs. Organic is hard to buy where I live but I have switched to buying organic eggs. I eat a lot of veggies because I love veggies, but hubby is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. His mom teases that the only time she ever eats a vegetable is when she visits me. I don't eat much cheese these days, and I don't drink milk (never have liked it), but I do love yogurt. I want to try to make my own yogurt because the yogurt that I find at the store is not what I want. I read that yogurt can be made from almond milk so I would like to try that because I like almond milk. I dripped the whey off of my yogurt yesterday so that I can lacto-ferment guacamole, salsa, and a couple other receipes that I got from Wellness Mama. I didn't know what kind of vegan you were (lacto, ovo) or for what reason. I don't know if I could completely go vegan, but if I did it would be a slow transition. I'm avoiding gluten for right now and it seems to be helping! And the protein thing -- well, I try to get 80-90 grams a day because I read that you are suppose to take your weight in pounds and divide it in half and that number is suppose to be the amount of protein in grams. But like you pointed out no one really know how much we are suppose to have.

Sleeping husband had the day off yesterday. He slept 5.5 hours then he was up for awhile before going to the couch for about a 2 hour nap. I woke him for dinner, and then after dinner he fell back asleep on the couch again for the rest of the evening (about 4 hours) until midnight when I told him to get up and go to bed where he still is because he has another day off and doesn't have to get up (7.5 hours). So with my calculations that is 19 hours that he slept within a 24 hour period. Should I be worried?

 

[pbl_ge]

19 hours?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Sis4Us]

Has he been working long Hrs or anything to cause him to be exhausted ????

That's a lot of sleep.... I would say make him go get a physical W bloodwork!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

SweetMel - My husband would easily sleep that much if his work scheduled allowed. Of course, my hubby gets up at 2:45 am everyday and isn't home most days until 4 or 5 pm. He's a garbageman. He easily slept that much on vacation though!

Do you think your husband could have sleep apnea? Does he sleep a lot overall, or has it just been lately? My Mom thinks my husband has sleep apnea, but he doesn't snore a ton? So I don't know? However, my Mom is a nurse, plus my Dad had sleep apnea when he was alive, so I would think my Mom would probably have a good idea. My Dad's sleep apnea went undiagnosed for so long that his heart function had decreased significantly. To 40% I believe? So, if your hubby is sleeping a lot on a regular basis... you may have him talk to a doctor about this. They'll want to do a sleep study and such. Hopefully your husband isn't as big of a pain to get to a doctor as mine!

 

[Sis4Us]

Three s !!!!!!!

Whooohooooo!!! Bring on the rest!!!

 

[SweetMel]

Thanks for the opinions. I think he has a problem and told him so, but he doesn't believe me. He works 9 hours a day usually, which I would not think too bad. When he is not working he is at home. I don't know if he will agree to go to the doctor. I wrote that last post at 7:30 and he ended up sleeping until I woke him up at 11:30. No joke. I've been sleep deprived before and couldn't sleep that much.

 

[Sis4Us]

Yea I would try to get him to go to the Dr.... I'm sure it's maddening cuz it is for me when DH is in bed by 9 and I'm still up cleaning and bathing kids!!!

 

[SweetMel]

I know. Right? The thing is I'm 12 years older but I can out last him any day.

 

[Elphabaa77]

Hey Sis - I saw this article and thought of you. Not sure if you already saw it or not, but it's called 'How to Have a Girl.'

https://www.babyzone.com/getting-pr...wdIgnite|CrowdIgnite|Widget||100412|||famE|||

 

[Butterfly67]

Sorry I haven't managed to get on much in the last few days, internet access has been patchy at best

Blimey Mel, that is a lot if sleep. I think also diabetes can cause people to sleep a lot

 

[Sis4Us]

Thanks Elphabaa ... I'll check it out though I'm sure I've read everything know to man about it!!!

BF.... Good to hear from U how's that Lil bean doing??

AFM.... Went for my CD9 scan to check things out and I have 6 Follies on both ovaries that's 12 total!!!
They are all only 10 mm pretty small so I go back Sat to check progress.... She seemed concerned that they are so small!!!
Would be my luck 1st round of meds and Its messed up!!!

 

[shinyshoes]

BF - BFP - simply brilliant!!!! And I really feel there are going to be a lot more to come!

So no Lap as cancelled due to period. Actually secretly pleased as I was simply terrified. They wanted to reschedule for Monday but I've wimped out for a bit. My Dr is going to write and see if there is anything else they can try first (instead) - she's thinking MRI scan.

The Consultant was really dismissive and wasn't interested in any of my questions and when I told my Dr she said she knew as she had been to see him herself and found him to be the same even though she's a Dr and her husbands a surgeon! Got an appointment with a Fertility Consultant next Thurs so I'm hoping for another ultrasound, maybe a HyCosy and SA for DH - that plus an MRI might hopefully have all bases covered without the Lap. But if it really comes to it I will just have to 'man up' and get on with it.

I so wanted to get a BFP before my 39th birthday in August - 2 month countdown..........!!! Determined to keep positive, plenty options out there yet!!!

Love and to all!!