October Sticky Beans!

[mrscletus]

Need some advice ladies- so doctor said he wouldn't refer me to RE unless we had been trying for a year- well next month, June, will have been a year. So should I call doc now (since appts tend to fill up) and see what they say? Or just wait until we pass the month of June??

 

[cupcake.]

I think i'd just go ahead and call. You're probably right about appointments filling up and if this month isn't lucky you may have to end up waiting longer.

And if this month does end up to be your lucky one, then no harm done and you can just cancel. So i definitely say go ahead and call

 

[todmommy4568]

Cupcake - so happy to hear everything went well with your family!

Angel awesome numbers once again!! So exciting and an us every week is amazing!

Cletus they weren't even a dollar just go ahead and do it I would call if I were you, if they want you to wait then they will tell you when you call so no harm

Krissie so sorry to hear about that! Sounds like everything will shape up soon though, FX'ed!

I actually haven't tested lol I tested on Saturday but there was nothing and then Sunday I was super busy with family, I had 12 family members over which was crazy for me! It was very overwhelming haha. I don't know if I even want to test, maybe I will tomorrow not sure though. I am so bloated today and my cycle buddy got AF this morning so I'm guessing AF will be gunnin for me any time now.

 

[krissie328]

mrscletus- I would call now just to make sure you had a spot in case you need it.

Tod- you're killing me!! Fx you get your bfp instead of af.

 

[todmommy4568]

Lol krissie MAYBE I will test. Just a feeling that she is coming and seems like a waste of a test. I feel so icky tonight...as do my neighbors lol the poor men in our building we all get AF at the same time

 

[krissie328]

Haha! That's great tod.

I feel awful tonight. Very crampy even though af is gone. I hope she isn't coming around for a second round.

 

[todmommy4568]

Okay this is the last one lol.....now I am just going to wait for that biatch to show her face

 

[Angel5000]

Today I went back to the gym for the first time in 2+ weeks. Between the pneumonia scare and then so many doctor appointments with this pregnancy I haven't gone lately. Plus the exhaustion. I was almost too tired to go but I forced myself to go and I feel so much better afterwards!

(please no judgement, just need advice)
Question: what do you ladies think about caffeine?

My research seems to imply there is a correlation between high caffeine intake and increase miscarriages but also says that <200mg has no correlation between miscarriage and caffeine, and that it is the higher amounts that is a problem. I have cut down to only 1 cup of coffee (if I have a second cup it's decaf but I'm drinking peppermint tea at work now because of the nausea). I had a "zipfizz" this afternoon because come about 1pm I had reached a point where I wasn't going to make it through the rest of my classes at all. The zipfizz has approximately as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Most of my research says that the reason zipfizz is considered "not recommended" for pregnancy is because of the caffeine, though it has 100mg of caffeine and that is below the limit. And I'm using about half a tube right now.

I KNOW I should not drink a lot of caffeine, so please no judging..... But the exhaustion is epic. And when dealing with high school kids I can't be that tired....and my last period class is the worst behaved of the day, I need energy to survive. I don't know what else to do. :/



MrsCletus - I would call and ask them to put in the referral since you know it can take some time. My dr said that we had to wait until 1 year but to call at 11 months because it could take a month or two to get into the RE sometimes.


Tod - I'm still hoping AF doesn't show!

 

[Blackrain90]

Angel- as long as you try to stay under 200mg/day I wouldn't be concerned-the less the better, but many people continue their usual cup of coffee with no issues. I would run it past the doc at your next appt since they are probably more experts on this type of thing than the average doctor...but not something I would stress about Also other natural sources of energy to avoid the need for extra caffeine could be something to look at as well.

Ironic you would bring up this topic tonight- for the most part I avoided caffeine- especially early on, more so for my husband's sake (as he got quite paranoid about it) but also because it made me extra jittery.
Well I had a frappuccino today that I didn't realize had like 80mg caffeine in it- no caffeine for around 8 months, plus having IBS, plus the normal laxative effect of caffeine- let's just say I've had a rather uncomfortable evening!!

 

[Blackrain90]

Lol Tod I am the opposite of Angel. She can't see lines on anything, and I can see them on everything

 

[todmommy4568]

Angel I would say in moderation it is fine. I avoided it during my pregnancy until about 20 weeks because I was paranoid and then after that I started having some caffeine because it helps so much with exhaustion.

Black I imagine that would not be any fun at all! The first time I had caffeine during my pregnancy was by accident lol I got a tea from the gas station and all the sudden was very very hyper and checks the label and voila

After I was looking at the pic or that test I was convincing myself that I saw something lol line eye is so real! There isn't anything on the test in person though

 

[krissie328]

Aww bummer tod!! Still hoping the witch stays away!!

Angel- I don't really drink caffeine so I am not much help. I couldn't drink coffee when pregnant because it tasted so bad. In fact it was coffee tasting burnt that made me think I was pregnant.

 

[Blackrain90]

Well ladies- I am officially on bed rest! My blood pressure has been pretty up and down- beginning of the appt it was 140/90, few minutes in it was 120/85. But it's concerning my OB enough that he has put me on a low dose blood pressure medication.

Feels really weird. I'm supposed to be sitting whenever possible, very limited physical activity- pretty much anything I don't absolutely have to do, don't do. Told me to just be an incubator haha.

I'm a bit sore and whatnot, but otherwise I feel fine, so I feel lazy sitting at home all day and not really being able to do any chores or anything. I know it's for a good reason, but it still doesn't help the guilt (as I didn't do much housework before since I was working and exhausted in the evenings).

 

[todmommy4568]

Black that would be a really weird feeling...although I would revel in an excuse to do nothing Hopefully it goes quick, sitting around will probably get old in a hurry!

On an unrelated note I gained 20 of the 30 pounds that I lost back in the last couple months I canceled my weight watchers a couple weeks ago and I just rejoined this morning, I hate feeling tired and sluggish and not liking the way my clothes fit. I thought it would be fine to just cancel and try a different diet since WW isn't pregnancy approved but I think when I get pregnant I will just keep doing it. It really is a healthy program I just think they haven't studied pregnant women on the plan. During the second tri I can switch to maintenance to up the points a little and during third tri I can go to the breastfeeding option, I know plenty of doctors have given the okay to keep doing it while pregnant. Anyways now I am just rambling I don't know what my point even was of posting that lol.....I want to be one of those people that can eat anything and stay skinny....when God was deciding who to give the skinny genes to I must have been messing around

 

[krissie328]

That is definitely a hard one Black. I would really struggle to do that!! Hopefully the next month flies by for you.

Tod- I feel your pain!! I have maintained my weight loss since March but I really need to get back on track. I am hoping with having the summer off work I can focus on my diet more and make better choices. I only have 2.5 weeks left!!

 

[Blackrain90]

Thanks ladies. I'm already failing at it haha, had to go to the grocery store pharmacy to get my meds- 1 hour wait, and I ended up doing a moderate grocery trip while waiting haha...

That sucks Tod- Hopefully going back on WW will make a difference. But yeah as long as your doctor knows you are on it and can make reccomendations for how to modify it when you get pregnant, I don't see why you can't stay on it

 

[Angel5000]

Oh black that's got to be hard!! I would love to have nothing to do right now but I think that after a couple days I'd start to feel lazy and then get stir crazy. Good luck! Follow doctors orders and take care of yourself!


Tod - oh that is rough! I'm in a similar boat, the 15-20 pounds I lost in the last few months I've gained back almost all of it in the last few weeks. Good luck with the weight watchers again! I know that weight loss always makes me feel less tired and better! I've considered doing weight watchers, because everyone I know who has done it has had a ton of success. Probably not worth starting it now for me. But hopefully you are able to get that weight back off!

 

[todmommy4568]

Krissie - Yay!!! 2.5 weeks to freedom!

Black - It doesn't sound like you did too much, thats close enough right?? haha. Thanks I think WW will work out well if I can stick with it and don't see the issue with doing it pregnant as long as I am getting all my food groups

Angel - Thanks! Probably not worth starting now but I did it right after I delivered DS and they have a breastfeeding option where they give you more points. It was a lifesaver for dropping the baby weight. PS you have an appleseed now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not feeling so bloated today, I am still tired but it doesn't feel like that before AF feeling where you are just feeling like crud. Very odd. DH has accused me of being pregnant today because I asked him if he set his boots near me, nope all the way across the room and he hadn't hardly worn them....so then I asked him to put a blanket over his feet Maybe a late positive? I'm not holding out too much hope but I suppose anything can happen!

 

[Blackrain90]

When are you testing again?

 

[todmommy4568]

I'm not sure....I will be 15 dpo on Friday and my longer cycles I have gotten AF on 15dpo. I want to just wait for AF to show but if she hasn't arrived by Friday I will test for sure. I am hoping I can wait but that is highly unlikely

Unrelated note again I am working on one of my final papers and it is due in two hours...five page paper...because I procrastinate like a rockstar. I am staring at my abstract page right now and don't have a clue. I am a fast writer and 5 pages in two hours isn't a big deal to me....except I don't think I know what I am supposed to write So ready for school to be done!