TTC after loss - over 40 - any takers? Our lucky thread - 9 rainbows and 1 BFP

[crazymam]

You are so right, a healthy weight is far more important. I don't keep scales in the house as I never want my girls to have weight issues . I eat healthy and exercise regularly, but not to extremes. I am only 5ft 4 so my weight is still within healthy bmi range. I do sometimes have to buy a six but depends on the shop, but generally I am an 8 as I do still have curves!
I don't believe in diets either, I believe its your lifestyle that's important and your overall health. If you feel happy that's is the main thing. So many young girls feel so pressured to be a size 6 when for the vast majority they would look ill! and crash diets should have government health warnings!
would be a boring world if we all looked the same anyway..

 

[Oasis717]

See I'm 5 8 so you can imagine how I looked at just 8 stone, and I wanted to loose more, so I think although I weigh more now I'm far healthier than when I used to starve myself, I had a bad childhood so I think for me the lack of control I felt as a child meant that when I found I was loosing weight very successfully when I got older and it was something I was in control of for once in my life, it's a dangerous game, it's very easy to get caught up, as I did, my girls are both healthy and unconcerned about their weight which I'm so glad of as starving yourself is a very unhappy place to be. I still find myself wishing I was thinner but I remind myself I'm a far better role model and far healthier a bit bigger than as tiny as I was. I've got dh to thank for that.xxxxx

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi everyone not much news here , 10dpo tommrow so into double figures . Still 50/50 in my head . Getting more nervous the closer it gets to D day . All prayers , spells , vodo , welcome lol.........

 

[dancareoi]

See I'm 5 8 so you can imagine how I looked at just 8 stone, and I wanted to loose more, so I think although I weigh more now I'm far healthier than when I used to starve myself, I had a bad childhood so I think for me the lack of control I felt as a child meant that when I found I was loosing weight very successfully when I got older and it was something I was in control of for once in my life, it's a dangerous game, it's very easy to get caught up, as I did, my girls are both healthy and unconcerned about their weight which I'm so glad of as starving yourself is a very unhappy place to be. I still find myself wishing I was thinner but I remind myself I'm a far better role model and far healthier a bit bigger than as tiny as I was. I've got dh to thank for that.xxxxx

Your DH sounds wonderful a real knight in shining armour, you are very lucky to have found someone to look after you and make you happy

I met my DH when I was 17 and he was 19. 9 years after that we got married. It will be our 16th wedding anniversary in August and in October we will have been together for 25 years!

 

[dancareoi]

Hi everyone not much news here , 10dpo tommrow so into double figures . Still 50/50 in my head . Getting more nervous the closer it gets to D day . All prayers , spells , vodo , welcome lol.........

 

[Left wonderin]

Thanks Dance lets hope it works lol....

 

[Oasis717]

Thank you Lisa, I feel very lucky to have him although he tells me he's the lucky one! 25 yrs my goodness I think that's absolutely wonderful xxxxxx
Regina so much luck being sent your way, those temps are looking good!! xxxx

 

[Left wonderin]

Thanks Becks , holding steady this am . Loads of creamy cm (tmi) different than last month . Trying not to get my hopes up as don't want them shattered . Trying to stay level headed !

 

[garfie]

Morning Ladies

Regina - those temps are looking good hun and now with the cm - fingers crossed

Lisa - 25 years and still going strong (what's your secret) for all us newbies

Becks - Sounds like you have had a tough time until your knight in shining armour came along - do you find the age difference a problem with others? - people tend to raise their eyebrows give me a knowing smile and say woo get you and I feel all warm and fuzzy inside - soppy bugger

Crazy - I'm 5.4 (always wished I was taller) but don't mind so much now as I can wear heels when I am out with my hubby (he's 5.9) which gives me the opportunity of wearing upto 5 inch heels - this has been known

Creative - I would want to get past 12 weeks personally and at least get to see him/her on the screen the last 3 (as one was a blighted ovum) didn't happen that way. - you are well on your way though now hun.

Josie - Hi

AFM - I'm scared I tested this morning on a superdrug test - negative so as I had one left (I begin testing next cycle) I did an internet cheapie - Positive - now I know I should be but after last month I daren't even mention it to the docs - so do you ladies think I should just keep on testing with my Superdrug tests and see what happens over the weekend



X

 

[Oasis717]

Regina I have everything crossed for you but I totally understand you not getting excited yet xxxxx
Fiona I can honestly say I'd never been happy until I met dh, I now feel like my life began when I met him I had a few comments at my daughters school at the time I met him but I think that was jealousy lol, as he's 6 ft 5 and drop dead gorgeous I had a lot of woo get you too, but he always tells me it's him that's lucky, we honestly forget about the age gap until I say oooo do you remember so and so and he's like no I wasn't born then, lol, then we remember!! Xxxx another positive on an ic? But neg on a Superdrug, I got my line on an ic before the Superdrug so its hard to know what to think but if it was me I'd have to keep testing I think I'm praying for bfp! For you both xxx

 

[crazymam]

GOOD LUCK REGINA , fingers crossed for you all the way
and Garfie, keep testing!!! how datk was the line on the IC and more importantly how quick did it appear?
I tested first using an IC . I think as long as you see the line, no matter how faint, in the time window then its safe to say its not an evap line, fingers crossed for you too

Becks it sounds like you have a diamond there so hold onto him.
I wish I had met my current dh years ago, he treats me like a princess and I have never been happier. I had to kiss a few frogs to find my prince but found him in the end haha

 

[Oasis717]

Am with you on frogs me too!! I wish I'd met dh years ago too it would have spared me lots of heartache but then the way I see it is I'm happy now and that's the most important thing
Just had a bit of a worry, I put our lunch on and went to talk to dh in the front room and the next thing I know I can smell gas, somehow the flame had gone out, I quickly turned off the hob and we opened all the windows and doors but it smelt awful, that's never happened to me before, I've no idea why the flame went out, worrying now as ds 4 was in the hall and I've obviously breathed some in going into the kitchen He seems fine but I know whatever I breathe in goes to babyxxxxx

 

[crazymam]

Becks I am sure I read somewhere recently that the the gas is different now? ie you cant gas yourself with your oven haha. yes you would still be in danger of blowing yourself up but really dont think you need to worry. You are past the 12 weeks stage too so I am sure everything will be ok with baby xx

 

[garfie]

Becks - Baby will be fine - when I was pg with my youngest we (the army) had a faulty cooker that was giving out carbon monoxide poisoning - at the time I didn't realise just thought it was pregnancy symptoms headache and nausea etc.

This carried on for a few weeks until I thought wow I feel better outside than I do in the house anyway the m/w assured me everything would be fine - she did some tests and yes everything was fine Josh is now upstairs playing on his xbox

We lived in a bungalow thing at the time to so it wasn't as if the gasses could escape like in a house. - now we live in a village electricity only - so no need to worry about things like that now

I am sure you will all be fine

If you are worried give your m/w a call



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[Oasis717]

Oh thank you, I was sitting here getting a bit upset, I honestly have no idea how it went out, dh said not to worry and ds is fine, which he is, but I guess it's a bit of pregnancy paranoia! You've made me feel better thank you xxx

 

[Oasis717]

Oh god Fiona that's awful I'm so glad you are all ok! Thank you both I was really starting to worry but you've both made me feel so much better xxxxxxx

 

[josie1234]

Hi Left, looking forward to seeing your temp tomorrow. Garf - any more tests done? AFM weird thing happened today. Went to see my mate up north who runs a gym who i havent seen for ages. To cut a long story short the beautician who works there said i can see a baby around you who will be here in the near future. You ve been trying for over 3 years. I was in shock. Anyway after we left i text my mate to check what she said and she told her that i would be pregnant in 2014 and have a boy. And to let my tears go for the baby in heaven. Omg!!!

 

[Left wonderin]

Josie omg , that is incredible ! Here is hoping she is right xxx whoever said about the gas being different is right , they changed it so people couldn't gas themselves so I think blowing yourself up would be the only worry !!

On to 11 DPO tommrow oh god the final countdown is on , think I have burning in my nipples yesterday and today but half afraid its all in my head !

 

[Oasis717]

Thanks Regina, my heating was on at the time and I flicked the switch to turn it off cause of the flame in the boiler without thinking about a spark from the switch, thankfully I didn't blow up!! I will never leave the kitchen again when I'm cooking, I was only boiling water for pasta! Burning nipples is good, mine were sore right from the start and still are 15 weeks on, nervous and excited for you xxxx
Jo that bought tears to my eyes reading that, so wonderful xxxx

 

[dancareoi]

Jo, hope that does come true for you. She sees you Pg in 2014 which means you could get pg any time now as it would go into 2014

Regina, how are you, any more tests?

Morning everyone else