Old School POAS addicts - chat thread!

[Lovn.sunshine]

Yay for finding a helper!! Good thinking with Summer coming up!

Oh my, I can only imagine how tired you must be. Hopefully after a few nights she'll get the hang of it and start sleeping better

I had an OK weekend.... spent all weekend cleaning just for the in-laws... who decided not to come by after all And dh and I aren't getting along so that's been blah.. lol
Oh well, this too shall pass.

 

[Pearls18]

I think I will join you ladies if that is ok.

Bit of background, hubby and I have 2 boys aged 3 and 4 months, hubby is happy to be done, I am getting broodier and broodier by the day! We have agreed to keep talking about it until summer 2015, I have a qualification to finish up by next spring, we want to go on honeymoon finally and we need a bigger car. Plus I want to be away from the cloudiness of just having had a baby to be sure we definitely want another! But, we want to be pregnant before January 2016 ideally, as that would mean baby is 1 before we are 30 so we aren't starting all over again in our 30s lol.

If I would like a baby I have a fair bit of convincing to do so I'm here tentatively lol

Oh and just to add we fell March 2013 so I don't think I was testing with anyone here and baby was actually a bit of an early whoopsie, I had the coil out to prepare for TTC over the summer but DS2 was impatient

 

[LuvallmyH]

Sorry Lovn . I hate it when dh & I don't get along. It's lonely. Thankfully it always does turn around. And hey, at least you have a clean house!
My dh told me this morning everyone is coming to our house for Mother's Day. Awesome! My family & his don't get along very well. And it's so much work to have an extra 15 people or more here. I just wanted a nap for mother's Day. Just a nice long nap.

 

[Lovn.sunshine]

I think I will join you ladies if that is ok.

Bit of background, hubby and I have 2 boys aged 3 and 4 months, hubby is happy to be done, I am getting broodier and broodier by the day! We have agreed to keep talking about it until summer 2015, I have a qualification to finish up by next spring, we want to go on honeymoon finally and we need a bigger car. Plus I want to be away from the cloudiness of just having had a baby to be sure we definitely want another! But, we want to be pregnant before January 2016 ideally, as that would mean baby is 1 before we are 30 so we aren't starting all over again in our 30s lol.

If I would like a baby I have a fair bit of convincing to do so I'm here tentatively lol

Oh and just to add we fell March 2013 so I don't think I was testing with anyone here and baby was actually a bit of an early whoopsie, I had the coil out to prepare for TTC over the summer but DS2 was impatient

welcome!! I was totally the same for the first few months after DD was born. I wanted another, like, NOW! But now I go back and forth between now and waiting a bit. I really really like the idea of kids close in age but they aren't cheap and we're already struggling a bit with money.. so we'll see

Sounds like a great plan though, to have baby #3 1 before you're 30! We'd like to be done having babies by the time we're 35 [dh is 32 and I'm just about 32 so we're running short on time].

Sorry Lovn . I hate it when dh & I don't get along. It's lonely. Thankfully it always does turn around. And hey, at least you have a clean house!
My dh told me this morning everyone is coming to our house for Mother's Day. Awesome! My family & his don't get along very well. And it's so much work to have an extra 15 people or more here. I just wanted a nap for mother's Day. Just a nice long nap.

Thanks luv You're right, I am loving the clean house [for however long that lasts ]
Oy, that's a lot of people to have to host. I totally hear you - a nap would be AMAZING!! I hope you're able to get that at some point during the weekend [maybe after the hoopla? One can always hope!]

 

[motherofboys]

Hey marineWAG I recognise you from when you were ttc although I was already pregnant by that point. Think I've seen you post since in other forums like the santas grotto. Welcome.

LuvallmyH how old is your youngest dd? I remember those times with ds3, the poking and pinching and scratching. And he'd want to be on me all night. He fed the longest if all the boys and when we finally stopped I had a weekend away from them and then when I got back told him it was all gone and we stopped completely, day and night. I was dreading it, but he only cried once, and then only asked once more.
Hope dd adjusts soon and you get some sleep.

 

[LuvallmyH]

Hey marineWAG I recognise you from when you were ttc although I was already pregnant by that point. Think I've seen you post since in other forums like the santas grotto. Welcome.

LuvallmyH how old is your youngest dd? I remember those times with ds3, the poking and pinching and scratching. And he'd want to be on me all night. He fed the longest if all the boys and when we finally stopped I had a weekend away from them and then when I got back told him it was all gone and we stopped completely, day and night. I was dreading it, but he only cried once, and then only asked once more.
Hope dd adjusts soon and you get some sleep.

She'll be 14 months on Wednesday. She doesn't really nurse during the day anymore unless I'm desperate to get her to nap. I probably would nurse longer, but my dh has a strict cut off date of a year. Like it's his boobs, lol! I just feel bad for her. She doesn't understand why i won't give her what she wants especially when I always have.

Welcome MarineWAG!

 

[Biotechick829]

Hey Lovn and all the other ladies! :wave:

May I join this new thread? DH and I are NTNP and we plan on TTC later this summer. I have crazy long PCOS cycles (up to 6 months long) and DD was conceived on the 3rd round of clomid. Welp, here were are in the TWW ! I'll be POAS next Tuesday

Lovn, I've been a bad BnB buddy I'm trying to come on here more often, but as you know, it's hard to find time now! I had so much time before the baby and now I'm lucky to get an hour to myself a day. How have you been? Btw, you're little girl is so beautiful!!! I can't believe how big she's gotten.

 

[Lovn.sunshine]

Hey Lovn and all the other ladies! :wave:

May I join this new thread? DH and I are NTNP and we plan on TTC later this summer. I have crazy long PCOS cycles (up to 6 months long) and DD was conceived on the 3rd round of clomid. Welp, here were are in the TWW ! I'll be POAS next Tuesday

Lovn, I've been a bad BnB buddy I'm trying to come on here more often, but as you know, it's hard to find time now! I had so much time before the baby and now I'm lucky to get an hour to myself a day. How have you been? Btw, you're little girl is so beautiful!!! I can't believe how big she's gotten.

Heeeey!!!!! Of course you can join!!

I've missed you!! I can totally understand not having much time [I probably come on here far too often, to be honest ]

Yay for being in a TWW!! Can't wait to see those pee sticks

Aww thanks, she's my little sunshine and growing so fast - I can't even believe she's already 6 months old I can't believe your little lady is nearly a year! where has the time gone?!?! Any piccies of her that you can share??

 

[motherofboys]

Hey marineWAG I recognise you from when you were ttc although I was already pregnant by that point. Think I've seen you post since in other forums like the santas grotto. Welcome.

LuvallmyH how old is your youngest dd? I remember those times with ds3, the poking and pinching and scratching. And he'd want to be on me all night. He fed the longest if all the boys and when we finally stopped I had a weekend away from them and then when I got back told him it was all gone and we stopped completely, day and night. I was dreading it, but he only cried once, and then only asked once more.
Hope dd adjusts soon and you get some sleep.

She'll be 14 months on Wednesday. She doesn't really nurse during the day anymore unless I'm desperate to get her to nap. I probably would nurse longer, but my dh has a strict cut off date of a year. Like it's his boobs, lol! I just feel bad for her. She doesn't understand why i won't give her what she wants especially when I always have.

Welcome MarineWAG!

Oh bless she is still too young to explain to then. I didn't want to feed DS3 as long as I did, but I also didn't have the heart to stop when it was the one thing he wanted. I also believe it was what stopped me falling pregnant for so long with DS4, kept AF away for a long time, then gave me such a short LP the egg couldn't implant. When it was finally was long enough it only took about 6 months to get my BFP.
This time I've been combine feeding from 5 months, which I did with DS1 from birth, so hoping that I will get AF back like I did with him. (Always feel like it makes me sound selfish to admit that)

 

[motherofboys]

How are we all? I'm exhausted, ds4 has a rotten cold and was up soooo much in the night. I checked the time each time I woke up and I swear I was awake at least twice each hour.
I'm not allowed to put him down and have to keep upsetting him by wiping his nose.
No sign of AF yet, if I did O when I was feeling a few possible signs then no AF yet would be a good sign, no 6 day LP this time.
But I experienced them all again the other day so think my body is trying but hasn't actually done it yet.
Right in the middle of the 2 possible ovulation dates we also DTD unprotected, so would be awesome to discover I fell pregnant with out actually trying lol

 

[LuvallmyH]

I have not bf Haven since Sunday night. We are officially weaned. It's bittersweet. I'm a hormonal mess and the breast pain from quitting cold turkey has been unbelievable. She has done wonderfully. It just makes me really sad, especially if we decide to not have any more. Maybe my cycles will return now.
@ motherofboys - My body has geared up to o for months now. It's like this uncomfortable limbo of o pain. It stinks for sure. I wish it didn't take so long for things to straighten out. It's especially hard when you are not sure if you actually o'd.

 

[motherofboys]

I remember the cold turkey weaning pain, I was lucky enough that a few days after quitting I got my bfp with ds4. It took away the worry that another baby wasn't ever going to come along and I felt that I would be getting a nice break before feeding again.

 

[Heather.1987]

Thats my fear. Were going to start ttc in sept. But wean when lo turns 1 in dec. It took us 10 months ttc #1...so not sure when ill actually get pg again. hopefully sooner than later.

 

[steph.]

I too stopped pumping this week. I was down to one pump a day so thought I wouldnt suffer but one boob is huge and the other is tiny

I was at the supermarket two days ago, with nothing to do but take care of baby and watch dr phil so I thought I'd buy some pregnancy tests to give my day some excitement. I took it, and then baby woke up. When I went back two hours later it had two lines! I took another and it was bfn, then the next day another and again bfn so I'm assuming it was an evap. It's annoying as it made me use up the 3 pack which I told myself I would make last at least a month, but it made me realise I would be so happy if I was pregnant now. I tried convincing hubby again but he's still not willing to impregnate me just yet. Bummer.

 

[LuvallmyH]

I too stopped pumping this week. I was down to one pump a day so thought I wouldnt suffer but one boob is huge and the other is tiny

I was at the supermarket two days ago, with nothing to do but take care of baby and watch dr phil so I thought I'd buy some pregnancy tests to give my day some excitement. I took it, and then baby woke up. When I went back two hours later it had two lines! I took another and it was bfn, then the next day another and again bfn so I'm assuming it was an evap. It's annoying as it made me use up the 3 pack which I told myself I would make last at least a month, but it made me realise I would be so happy if I was pregnant now. I tried convincing hubby again but he's still not willing to impregnate me just yet. Bummer.

I can relate to the boob pain! It's been 6 days and I am still in pain.
Lol at buy a hpt for excitement! I have probably gone through 100 ic's in the past year! I have gotten evap lines too & been excited. I pretty sure I haven't even o'd yet, but who knows. Dh is still saying he's sure we are done, but he isn't doing anything to prevent it right now either.

@Heather- It's always scary to think you won't get pg again. I actually went to an infertility specialist before my first and they told me I would never conceive on my own - I'd have to have all ivf babies. I locked myself in my room for 3 days and cried! Well, here I am 7 babies later (2 mc & more fertility treatment for #3.) It will happen!

 

[motherofboys]

I've still got a few internet cheapies from my last batch of poas craziness and gave used the odd few lol.
It's funny but with ds1 I assumed it would take a few months but never considered that it wouldn't happen. I was shocked when I got that bfp the first month of trying, and we'd only dtd once around the right time. I figured it would happen quickly again but it took longer each time. I reminded thinking it was taking forever, then when I was ttc ds4 I realised that actually the 7 months and 12 months it took to conceive ds2 and 3 were nothing.
I REALLY hope it's not going to take even longer again this time.
I remember saying if I wasn't pregnant by ds3s 3rd birthday I'd give up because it wasn't meant to be and I had 3 healthy boys and should be grateful. Then I got my bfp 1 month before his 3rd birthday.

 

[AnnaSaRa]

Hi ladies, wondering if I can join here as well! :wave: You all seem so sweet and I'd love to get to know you all (Hi Lovn and aknqtpie! )

I am 30 yrs old and have a DD who is 6.5 months old. I am BF'ing and slowly introducing some solids, not rushing it though. It took us about 13 months to conceive DD (with PCOS, natural cycle before starting clomid) so DH and I would like to officially try for #2 pretty soon, however not sure how it will go with BF'ing, still no AF in sight.
First we agreed To start TTC when DD turned 1 (October/November), now DH has was talking about starting end of August (at first I was hesitant, but now I am coming around to the idea). We were using condoms for awhile, then using withdrawl, now just recently we are getting a little lazy and do neither at times (with the hope that BF'ing is enough BC, )
I have so many cheapies (OPKs and HPTs) leftover from before and I can't wait to use them soon!!
Hope you are all doing well..

 

[Heather.1987]

I too stopped pumping this week. I was down to one pump a day so thought I wouldnt suffer but one boob is huge and the other is tiny

I was at the supermarket two days ago, with nothing to do but take care of baby and watch dr phil so I thought I'd buy some pregnancy tests to give my day some excitement. I took it, and then baby woke up. When I went back two hours later it had two lines! I took another and it was bfn, then the next day another and again bfn so I'm assuming it was an evap. It's annoying as it made me use up the 3 pack which I told myself I would make last at least a month, but it made me realise I would be so happy if I was pregnant now. I tried convincing hubby again but he's still not willing to impregnate me just yet. Bummer.

I can relate to the boob pain! It's been 6 days and I am still in pain.
Lol at buy a hpt for excitement! I have probably gone through 100 ic's in the past year! I have gotten evap lines too & been excited. I pretty sure I haven't even o'd yet, but who knows. Dh is still saying he's sure we are done, but he isn't doing anything to prevent it right now either.

@Heather- It's always scary to think you won't get pg again. I actually went to an infertility specialist before my first and they told me I would never conceive on my own - I'd have to have all ivf babies. I locked myself in my room for 3 days and cried! Well, here I am 7 babies later (2 mc & more fertility treatment for #3.) It will happen!

Thanks! I feel like ill have more....its just the whole ttc process is so stressful! Im stressed about it now and were just wtt!

 

[LuvallmyH]

Happy Mother's Day!

 

[steph.]

Happy mother's day!