*** Positive Mental Attitude TTC - Anyone joining us? ***

[Smiler82]

Hi ladies

welcome River I hope you find this thread helpful, I certainly did! I really think having these lovely ladies to chat to and keep each other's spirits up played a part in me getting pregnant after a very long wait FX it won't be too long for you!

babybemine so sorry for the bfn Are you sure you're out? As lilesmom says, til AF shows nothing is certain.

mommylov I think you are absolutely right to DTD every other day, none of this waiting for the ok from the doctor nonsense!! Every other day worked great for us, just really hope it does for you too

lilesmom ah I have to have the glucose test because of my PCOS, which puts you at higher risk. Glad to hear you didn't get sick as I was sure eating nothing then glugging a sugar drink was not going to end prettily haha Glad swimming and reiki helped you back. Mine's been v painful and am off to the pool this afternoon for the first time in yonks!

AFM I have been having a tiny meltdown!! Just thinking too much about baby stuff and spending waaayyyyyy too much time on the forums. It's great to have a place to ask for advice etc but sometimes I just get carried away and spend too long reading other ppl's opinions on breastfeeding, formula, co-sleeping, baby wearing, what to buy, what not to buy...too much!! So I've decided I'm going to cut down my time on BnB and just stay chatting on the threads where I've made friends, if you see what I mean. Too much time wasted on trawling through the 1000s of threads posted every day

xx

 

[lilesMom]

smiler i was the same a few weeks ago, i was readin everything on second tri board
im only popping in sometimes when bored now and none of ye r on
i usually just log on, answer and chat to my few loyal threads and pop off again now, unless i have a qs
it can def take up too much of ur mind and brain, not healthy then, although having said that even when im not on here im obsessed with bub, everything i do is done with bub in mind but thats not a bad thing, just means im grateful for him
only time im distracted form bub is talkin to other people about their stuff
good practise for when my life really will revolve around bub
warm baths help a lot for back pain too hon, mine is abit funky again lately and i realised yest i havent had warm bath in good bit, i had been having 2 or 3 a week on physio's orders she didnt say how many to have just said they helped
cant remember if i asked u smiler, u gonna try feed urself?
i was torn for long while but decided to try anyway and see how i go
but was in 2 minds for long time and if it doesnt work out, i dont wanna beat myself up about it

 

[babybemine]

River you doing anything for 6month anniversary? Looks like we were married the same day.

Some very light spotting right now. Light brown in color. Af should be here today or tomorrow.

 

[Smiler82]

Lilesmom I know what you mean, I think about the baby every single day but I now realise that trawling through the thoughts and opinions of total strangers isn't really helping me to feel relaxed! I have a couple of books my sis leant me, a couple of trusted friends with kids and the 2 or 3 threads on here I chat a lot on, so I think that's enough

Not sure if we talked about feeding, I don't remember? I'm undecided. I def will for the first few days if I'm able as apparently all the best stuff for baby comes through in the first 3 days. But a couple of friends couldn't BF, and they said bottling feeding actually turned out to be great because the dads could do feeds, and they loved it. It was nice for them to cuddle and have the baby looking up at them whilst they fed and they really think it helped the dads to bond. So from that point of view I think it might be nice. There is a chance I won't be able to BF anyway because PCOS can stop you from producing enough milk so we might have no choice. Def shouldn't beat ourselves up if we can't manage to BF, just as long as baby gets food one way or another!!

 

[mommylov]

Smiler, all that reading can def make you go coo coo Realistically, you are going to figure out whats best for you after you have the baby. Things that people say are a must might not be for you and visa versa. Youve got a great head on your shoulders and I know you will be the best mommy Its smart to stay away from all that for a little bit and just chat with us (your buddies)

Scan was great today! She said that she liked what she saw and wants me to come back Fri morning for another one on cd13 to see just how big they will get. It looks like I will O from the left again. There were a bunch of little follies on the right but the dom folli was on the left and was at 15mm and uterine lining was at 7 which she said was great for cd11. Last month it was about the same and I remember the dr mentioning how she wanted to see the numbers higher. I asked her about that and she said that since that was our first month of Clomid and scans and what not, that we really didnt know to expect. Now knowing what we know we have a better understanding of what to look for and what is "good" for me. We also know that I ovulate on my own so the clomid was just to help with getting a bigger folli which will result in higher prgesterone levels. She was kind of cranky this morning but she still seems pretty optomistic which is good. Keeping my fingers crossed for Friday's appt and this weekend and hope we catch this egg!

to you all!

 

[Smiler82]

Aww Mommylov thank you so much I wish we could press the 'thank' button more than once xxx

So pleased your scan went well today! Get in plenty of DTD 15mm sounds really good for CD11. Am sending you tons and tons of PMA and

xx

 

[mommylov]

Thanks doll! We were going to dtd last night but I had a sudden attack of paranoia and thought "I feel a cramp, *GASP* what if there are 10 follicles this time" and so we abstain. BUT tonight, I told dh that he has a date with a glass of pepsi, pre-seed, and yours truley Dr thinks that I will ovulate on sat.

 

[Smiler82]

Ahahaha! Love it! Didn't know pepsi had baby-making qualities but whatever works Tonight, Fri and Sat would be great DTD date tee hee xxx

 

[mommylov]

It doesnt really lol. Its actually a funny story but DH did some reading on his own and read that if a man drinks a little pepsi about 20 mins or so before bd, helps male swimmers swim faster. Whatever makes him happy I guess lol

 

[lilesMom]

babybemine stupid af, xxx sorry hon, hugs, hope she hurrys on now and then fecks off so u can move on to ttc again xxxx hugs xxxxxxx

smiler, yeah i feel same, i dont have any reason i know of why i couldnt bf but it happens lots of people that it just doesnt work out for um,
i could easily be one of um so i dont wanna say i def will. i only know i def will try and see how it goes from there a few of my sis bf no major problems but one had to stop, she got mastitis and bleeding nipples and stuff, if mine are that bad il prob stop too
hopefully im more like my lucky sisters who managed it fine
i see my niece had lots o trouble from inverted nipple and was so upset for awhile cos she thought she would have to stop, i dont wanna pressure myself into it.
one of my other sis said she would recommend bottles cos she said her kids are all healthy on bottles and that it enables mom to have a small break every now and then tempting
one of my Sil bf all hers ,but her kids are always sick
another sis bf her 2 and they r never sick, so i donno how much of an advantage it really is
im nearly talking myself outta it here now again, ha ha
cuttin it shorter again , yeah im gonna try
i sadi to OH awhile back i didnt think i would and hewas like u have to......
cue major hissy fit about them being my boobs ha ha, well not major but def wont listen to anyone else saying i have to

amy thats great u had great scans , fx for u hon xxxxxxx
whoop whoop xxxxxx
go pepsi sperm hee hee
i woudl love date nt, OH is gone off it a bit cos its hard to get comfy way that doesnt squash bump now , i cant relax properly cos i think bub is gettin squished and i think ive turned Oh off it

 

[mommylov]

One thing I dont understand about my FF chart is that it shows white circles even though I have been taking my temp at the EXACT time every morning with the exception of one day last sat. I even checked to make sure that the times were right and they are and all the same. Ugh.. dont get it.

Laura, Im sure you are glowing with you nice round bump!

 

[RiverSong9112]

River you doing anything for 6month anniversary? Looks like we were married the same day.

Some very light spotting right now. Light brown in color. Af should be here today or tomorrow.

I saw that
It'd be nice we could celebrate with a bun in the oven, but I'm trying to ignore my oven at the moment! LOL
Other than that, I believe he wants to take me ice skating. Which is super cutr, but I've never tried it!

Are you doing anything for your 6 mo??

 

[lilesMom]

amy thanks
last week r so people have been telling me i look really well now, with emphasis on the now i musta looked like crap before ha ha, my spotty phase does seem to be over, took a long time, i do feel better , id say it was cos of low thyroid and stuff all along, i must have looked worse than i realised
i dont use FF hon soz, ive no clue, but i think between folli scans, ur instincts and opks , id say ur covered xxxxxxx

riversong, i suck at ice skating my 2 legs wont stay together, there were little children laughing at how bad i was i only tried once, u wont be gettin me back on ice again im balance challenged on dry land though in fairness to me

 

[RiverSong9112]

LOL I've never tried to actually ice skate. Sure I skidded out on a pond or two in my tennis shoes, but never for real on real skates.
We'll see how I do!

 

[lilesMom]

even if ur bad, u gotta be better than my effort enjoy

 

[Smiler82]

Mommylov I just had a v. quick look at your chart and I think it's because you're putting yourself down as sleep deprived. If your sleep is mucked up, it can muck up your temp so they give you a white circle. THey'll also give you a white circle for illness and alcohol. The only thing I ever found made a significant difference to my temp was alcohol. I don't drink much normally but the odd Saturday night I'd let my hair down and the next day my temp would be sky-high! Sleep deprivation never seemed to make a massive difference for me and could still get an OV pattern so I wouldn't worry too much

Wow your DH actually did some reading on his OWN? I wish mine would haha. He was always very interested to hear what I had learnt, but never got off his backside and did it himself!

lilesmom oh dear sorry if I got you talking yourself out of BFing I think bottles still sound a bit complicated, there are definite downsides, like all the boiling and cooling of water, the sterilising, etc. But funny you say about illness-my sister BF both hers and they get sick all the time, and they sleep badly. My friends who bottle fed say theirs don't get ill often and sleep well. But it's all anecdotal, you just don't know til your baby is here and you try out what works best for you.

 

[mommylov]

I just found that out Smiler.. I thought I was going mad! lol Thanks hun! My temps look like they are all over the place right now. Its so hard to tell if its something to do with the meds Im on or what because this is the first full month I am temping. I guess time shall tell. I thought it was funny that DH looked that up to but I guess its no secret that he hopes for a boy. When I asked him he said "If I had a choice I would like a boy but I really dont care as long and he/she is healthy".

Im scared of my follow up folli scan tomorrow. I slppied on some ice on tuesday and landed right on my left butt cheek and was in no pain or anything so I thought everything was fine. Then yesterday morning, my upper mid back area was a little sore and I thought maybe I just slept wrong. As the day passed, it became worse and worse to the point I needed to ice it. I iced it at work for a majority of the day and then booked a massage for yesterday evening. I thought maybe if I got it rubbed out it would help. I asked what type I should get and the gal working on me suggested a massage with bio freeze. Its kind of like an icy/hot med that they put on a HOT towel and place on your back and press down. Then they take it off and rub it and repeat. She kept doing that for an hour. I do feel better but still very tender and when I got home last night, I couldnt bare it and took 3 ibuprofen. Thats how bad it was. I hope it doesnt mess with us ttc and since Im not pregnant right now, I hope its out of my system by this weekend when Im due to O. I was thinking of all the times this could happen, now is the NOT a good time! DH was a doll and we still managed to BD last night lol! Wasn’t as fun was more like “Let’s get the job done” but he said he didn’t mind hahah. MEN!

 

[Smiler82]

Oh sorry for your fall Mommylov Honestly I do not think ibuprofen at this stage will be a problem. It must get out of your system fairly quickly or the instructions wouldn't say it's ok to take it every 4 hours. I don't know about advice during 2WW but yeah is def not good when actually pregnant. I know it's easy for me to say but I wouldn't worry. Just as long as you were able to DTD, though somewhat uncomfortably!!

I think it's a good sign that your temps have dropped a lot the last couple of days. My first couple of charts were all over the place too, but hopefully now yours have come down you'll see a nice spike in the next few days. Though your temp from Sunday could make FF have a little hissy fit and only give you dotted cross hairs, I don't know. Are you doing OPKs as well this cycle?

 

[mommylov]

ugh my boss made me go down to HR and they had to document me falling at work. So now I have to go to a dr through workman's comp tomorrow morning. Such a pain in the a$$. I didnt even want to say anything since the massage therapy seemed to work but they told me that they wont cover that or any future ones. Also, if something is seriously wrong, then they wont cover it unless I go through this dr. Wait a nightmare! Ohe well...

Yea, that sun I woke up an hour late so my temp was off that day. I set my alarm for everyday so now Im on time. I started my CB digi OPK tues and still no yet. My dr said that she thinks I will O this weekend like sat or something so I hope I get my tomorrow or fri. So folliscan at 7:50am then work dr at 9:00... sheesh!

 

[lilesMom]

smiler i talk myself in and out of it all the time, but i stick with trying it anyway and see how i go hee hee


amy taking iboprufen now be fine, u havent even Ov yet , if u get bfp u would technically be considered preg but ur not i think around OV and TWW i would def be careful but i wouldnt worry about it now chick xxxxx
busy day tomor, good luck with foli scan xx

no news here , i cleaned my house and then went nad helped mind my 2 fave smallies they r super cute, i love um to bits