Please, August, do not taunt- it's BFPs that we want!

[jury3]

You girls crack me up! Hey, for those of us wanting to lose weight, I'm sure heroine could help with that too! We may need a new drug related name for this thread soon lol Hopefully we don't get flagged as inappropriate for joking about all this! lol

AFM-Busy day today. The teacher who was in my room has so many boxes of junk! Her teaching materials are from the early 1900s. Tomorrow is a long day as we have professional development all day followed by a meet the teacher night. Not to mention the principal at this school is hard core! So many protocols and rubrics, I have so much to do! Between work, grad school (starting in a few weeks) and hopefully having a baby in about 9 months...I'm probably never going to sleep again lol At least not for 30 years or so!

 

[frsttimemama]

I always said I could get so much done with some cocaine and a pair of roller skates.. It is sad though, that those do seem to be the ones that can have babies like nobodies business..

So I was looking at the fertility diet -- how neat! I'm excited I already eat lots of those types of foods and drink lots of water. I need a blender so I can have smoothies though. I LOVE them!!

 

[HWPG]

oh, jury, you're right - if any moderator ends up reading this, we were JUST JOKING about the her0in. perhaps in poor taste, since i started it, but meant innocently. tee hee.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Mommy-I'm 7dpo today too!! So is Itthy!! Hoping for a whole barrage of bfps this month!! Eeekkk!!

 

[goldstns]

Good morning!!

My hubby joked with our fertility specialist about being a drug abuser and we would have been preggo already! And you should have heard her... she was right there with him joking about it.

Opinions: My mom has been living with us since she lost her job and is attempting to split from my dad. Well she got a job (YAY!) and start on Monday. She has been looking at apartments and figures mid Oct. she would move into one (she has to help my dad with rent because she is on that lease until oct 1st). Well the 1 bedroom apt in my area are about $1000-$1100/month + utilities + pet rent + deposit to move in. Well DH and I have been looking at day care because we can't live without both of us working. Well day care is about $990-$1100/month. We will need 4 days a week of day care unless we ask DH's parents to help with watching her during the week days (they are retired, but live 40 min from us -- and away from our work-- adding an extra 1.5 hours of driving a day). So we thought about inviting my mom to live with us for $900/month. Therefore she saves about $300/month on rent and we can use all of that $900 for child care and we can afford to pitch in $100-$200/month to make sure she gets the child care she needs. Mom said she would be interested however she would like to live in the basement so the baby doesn't wake her. Well our basement is unfinished... but big. So now we are talking about finishing it just a bit (not all the way). I told her if she started paying the $900/month in Oct. Then we can use oct, nov, dec rent (plus a little of our own money, because we have been wanting to finish is anyways) and put all that money towards finishing the basement and setting it up for her to live come Jan, when baby arrives (she would just live upstairs until baby arrives and until the basement is ready). Only bad part, is living with the mom/mom-in-law. My DH likes his space! However he agrees there is NO way we can afford $1000/month in child care and driving to his parents house will be a pain. In the basement we will make her a bed room, bathroom and a living room. All we would share is the kitchen. And obviously she can come hang out with us sometimes, but would also have a place to go and give us space. She said her biggest concern is not getting in our way, so I think she respects that. She also said she would be happy to babysit whenever if we need a date night. So I look at is as a win-win situation. We get child care payment help and financial help finishing the basement. And she gets to save $300/month on rent and save some money.

 

[HWPG]

nikki, i LOVE this idea. i would seriously have my mom move in with us, if i could. my OH's mom is from another country, and someday she'll be living with us, and i'm ALL about that. i say yes, do it. and it sounds like you and your mom have good communication and boundaries, so if things were to come up, they would be settled quickly.

 

[frsttimemama]

I think it sounds like it would work out well for you all. It seems like you have good communications and understanding with each other. It really does seem to be a win-win situation.

I am fairly sure AF is going to stick around FOREVER! .. and I am working very hard to lose these last few pounds but they aren't budging. I have quite a bit more to lose after pregnancy pounds so I question how I will lose that either! Ugh. I'm frustrated and cranky today. I feel like I won't be able to get pregnant unless I am at a certain number on the scale. I know its crazy, but I cant help feeling that way because of PCOS. I'm planning to start exercising routinely the week of the 19th. We will be out of town for 5 days before so I didnt start sooner because I know I won't stick to it then.

 

[morganwhite7]

Morning ladies! Temps are up(ish) but I was not aware of O, no EWCM/pains/O spotting? Soooo, glad I've been in BD mode, but wondering wtf is going on. Maybe I just O'd early this month and that's why I'm confused. Hmphh.. GUESS I'LL JUST WAIT TO TEST. Fml.

BD'd for the 5th time in a row lastnight.. Gah this is getting to be not fun.

Lol here's my life: Period, make-up for AF BD, O-time BD (by now we're exhausted), hibernation week to recoop, AF again. Lol or you could say AF, temp/OPK, BD like crazy, test, repeat! And again and again!
Lol- I'm so done with this crap.

 

[RobertRedford]

Pffffft I love heroin! Who ever said none?! No, seriously, just kidding. Absolutely disgusting and I've lost quite a few friends to it! It's bad around here now.

Working at a smoke shop I get lots of mommy customers who just shouldn't be mommies. It breaks my heart in more ways then one, for the children, and then of course for myself TTC with no luck :/

We're looking in to different doctors. His original who diagnosed him with Lyme Disease isn't a specialist so she can't treat him more than she did with the 3 weeks antibiotics. I think we'll have to find a Lyme Literate doctor down south probably.

A really good friend of mine is battling lymes disease right now and receiving treatment at a facility nearby that specializes in it. PM for the info if you want! She goes for a few days a week, I think. She is doing SO much better after just a few months of treatment.

Macarons-mostly success some of them aren't even and a little brown but the little specks of deliciousness are here and some of them didn't get frosted before demolished.

mmmm. yum!


Nikki, I like the idea of having your mom there, as long as everyone is clear about the boundaries and responsibilities. Family is hard, and living with family can be really hard, but I think its worth a shot, and a really good way for your mom to bond with her grand daughter. We are living with OH's parents right now, and as tough as it is, I love it. I would love to have OH's mom if we ever get preggo. I don't know if I already said it, but a HUGE yay for your mom getting a new job and slowly getting back onto her feet, she must be thrilled.

 

[asmcsm]

So apparently I accidentally unsubscribed to the thread when I was on my iPad lol so no wonder it seemed like everyone was so quiet.

Niki- I think as long as you have a good relationship with your mom, its mutually beneficial and you guys have set boundaries that everything will be fine. It's hard to live with family after you've been on your own with your dh but as long as she has her own space and you guys have yours I think it could work.

Morgan- I wish I could have the cycles you do. I hate that AF comes and we BD for like every other day for 2 weeks or whenever the hell O decides to happen then I wait another 2-3 weeks and usually am so burnt out on sex that we don't do it at all or very few times until after AF comes again. I want it to be a shorter span of time. 45 days is too effing long...32 was long enough.

AFM, my temp STILL isn't below 98 and AF is gone, just barely spotting here and there. I want it to go down and I want O to show up at CD16 like she used to!...ugh I hate crazy hormones, just go back to normal already!!!

 

[pdxmom]

Nikki - I love the idea of having your mom live with u....both my and ohs parents live in india and i would die for my mom to come live with me...not so much my mil ( but thts another story ) so yess id say go for it...and yaaayyy fro your mom getting a job...

Morgan - i feel ya hun...for me this cycle i just freaking want to o ...thts it...ill b happy ...is tht too much to ask for...to make matters worse im camping from tomorrow till sunday...so no opks and temping ....gaahh

Kara , mommy - common girls...lets c some bfos this mths too..

 

[lilgondo]

This is my first post and my first site... reading what others are going through helps me feel less alone but the frustration is mounting. We have been TTC for 11 months, no syptoms, no blips, not a single shift in cycle. Lots of advise, lots of critic and I am surrounded by pregnant women! My favorite is all the "when are you gonna start trying?" "you're not getting any younger you know" I just want to scream... "maybe you don't know everything... maybe you need to keep your fertility to yourself... maybe you should pay attention to the fact that you are really hurting my feelings." I wish I could say I have never lost my temper, never yelled at well meaning colleagues but hey I am only human. I am 6 DPO and have minor simptoms. Pinching in lower abdomin, breat soreness, fatigue, heart burn and a bit of nausia... trying to keep a level head, trying so hard not to get excited... The rationalizations are my favorite part... there is a bug going around, we are blessed with a great marriage, kids or no kids... Three empty bedrooms in our home begging for babies.

 

[lilgondo]

Sorry... my name is Kailin

 

[RobertRedford]

Hi Kailin, welcome! I am Amanda. I'm so sorry that you're frustrated, We understand your frustration all too well. Goodluck this cycle, I hope this is your month!

 

[pdxmom]

Welcome Kailin - im sorry ur having a tough time hun...we all r right there with u...im glad tht u decided to join us...this is an amazing thread of very very supportive women...hopefully u will get your bfp real soon and joy will fill your world

 

[HWPG]

welcome kailin! we all understand, we've all been there. sometimes i worry that people think i'me doing it "wrong", but i promise, we're not! haha. GL!

 

[goldstns]

Welcome Kailin- vent it girl. That is what we are all here for. We totally understand your frustrations. Any chance you are going to get some blood work done with a doc?

 

[NDTaber9211]

Welcome Kailin sorry you are having a rough times. We've all felt like that at one point in time. Come here and vent all your frustrations! That's what we are here for . FX all the signs you are getting are good ones!

AFM- took my second clomid pill today. I did have a minor headache, some hot flashes, and definitely had some mood swings. I had the shortest fuse ever yesterday and snapped at DH a few times. I felt so bad about it that I ended up crying and apologizing over and over. DH just pulled me into a hug and told me not to beat myself up over something I cannot control. He said he knows it is the medication and didn't take it personally. I really love that man

 

[Cowgirl07]

Welcome Kailin! I am sorry you have so much pressure but we are here for venting!
Nicki-That sounds like a great plan!
AFM AF is gone!

 

[morganwhite7]

Yay for AF leaving Katrina!!

And Ashlee- Yeeesh I guess I should be thankful for mine then. Yeah I think I O'd maybe the 16th, I just missed it bc I'm so used to waiting til waaaay later. But I hope this cycle is easier for you.. you so deserve it Mrs. Newlywed