TTC dec 2015

[xstitcher87]

Thanks teevee and afairchild, I confronted her about it, she denied it, so I didn't really push the issue, BUT I found out she sent a different picture to my mother and my mum was a bit suss about it, so she asked if I could confirm it was real and not from the internet. Much to our disappointment, it was also from a google search. So now we don't know what to do, to ignore it, or say something?

She will probably just deny everything, so what's the point? It is weird and my mother is actually going to try and go to the next scan herself to actually see what's going on for real!

She also sent me a 'bump' picture....she's OBVIOUSLY holding her belly out to make it seem bigger than it is, she's only 13 weeks for goodness sake (plus she's a little bit chubby). So, whilst I'm excited to be a proper Aunt for the first time (I have 7 step-nieces and nephews) she is making it really hard with her weird behaviour!!! I am thinking the best thing to do will be to ignore it. She knows that I will find out the fake ones now, so hopefully she won't send those to me anymore.

On the plus side, I have taken the last of my BC

I am soooo excited for my period to arrive and then get started on my natural cycles. Only 2 more months to go! Although....we're not keen on using condoms for the next 2 months (TMI I know) but we'll have to, as we have an overseas trip planned for February!

Glad you found some prenatals that suit Afairchild, hopefully these ones are gentle on your stomach. I say it is a good excuse to have a nice steak every once and a while for dinner

 

[teevee]

Afairchild: Glad you found some alternative prenatals!

Xstitch: It's so strange that your sister is doing these things! Maybe she's feeling insecure about everything and needs to do things like that to make herself feel better? I don't know. It sure is odd though! I think ignoring it for now is probably for the best. See how everything unfolds as the pregnancy progresses. YAY FOR BEING OFF BC!!!

 

[Afairchild5]

Xstitcher wow!! That is very bizarre about your sister. And you're right, she will just deny it so I guess I would just wait and see what happens. That's a good idea to have your mom go with her and see what's up. That must be so frustrating and just weird tho! I'm not really sure why someone would do that when they really are pregnant like teevee said!

YAAAAY for no more birth control!! It's becoming so real lately!! I'm so exciiiited! And oh I am with you on the condoms tho...I hate those lol but it just means we are that much closer!!! Excited for all of us!

I just want my period to start again (probably the last time I'll ever say that for awhile) so I can start tracking everything again!!

Trying SO HARD not to think about my husbands blood work bc honestly whatever happens happens but MAN did they really have to wait until the end of the week?! Lol! I'm dying to find out!!!!

Hope it's all going good on everyone else's end!

 

[xstitcher87]

I hope your husband's blood work comes back quickly! I was thinking about you only this morning, wondering if you'd heard anything.

My sister did send some actual ultrasound images (have her name on it and all the right info etc) so I have no idea what prompted the other ones. I am just going to chalk it up to her being slightly immature and insecure and wanting people to be excited for her. Maybe she thinks people won't be as excited if they can't see pictures right away.

I totally know what you mean about wanting your period to come, that's exactly how I'm feeling right now!!!! Hubby and I haven't been good using condoms though....but we'll have to just get used to it for the next 6 weeks!

At the moment I am sooo torn. Technically, we could just NTNP for the next 2 months, but we also have an overseas trip planned in February. I could still go, theoretically unless I'm high risk, which I might be given my blood pressure issues....URGH, grown up decisions are so difficult. Especially where there isn't a clear 'right' answer!!

How are everyone's weeks going?

 

[Afairchild5]

Awww you're so sweet xstitcher! Thanks for thinking of me!! My husband called them today because he got it done last Wednesday and they said that his results still hasn't come in! Today I was by far the most anxious I've been about it so just crossing my fingers to hear something tomorrow.

I'm so glad that your sister finally showed you real images! Yeah that's a good point that maybe she was insecure and just wanted to have something to show people right away. Hopefully it's just smooth sailing for her from here on out!

It's funny, I am so with you on the NTNP! I was thinking about that too but I decided not to because my husband probably wouldn't go for it (lol) and I am going to get my cavities filled. It's SO hard to wait when you are this close now tho! Grown up decisions suck! I always say that lol, I wish there was just someone to tell you what the right answer is! Where are you going on your trip? That will be awesome!!!! I wish I had a vacation planned, I need one really bad hahaha.

So far this week has been pretty good! Just a bunch of nerves all around! My baseball team is in the playoffs AND this blood work together has me a nervous wreck! LOL!

 

[xstitcher87]

We're definitely not NTNP we changed our health insurance today and technically I'm not covered for delivery until 1st October next year, so December it is! I am covered for my OBGYN and Pregnancy stuff right away though, so yay!

I hope your husband's test results show up soon!! How nerve-wracking! I'm sure they will be fine though.

We'll just have to get used to the condoms it seems. My Period is due today and it still hasn't come, but I'm getting cramps and I have my usual hormonal headache, so I feel like it is definitely on its way!

I had a bit of a meltdown last night, I'm just so sick of waiting and being patient...it is so close, but it also feels so far away!

On our trip we plan to go to Germany, Austria and maybe Switzerland. It means over 24 hours of flying to get there for us. I remember my first trip to the UK, we were halfway into a 14 hour flight to Dubai and I thought, "oh sweet, halfway" then looked at the tracker and I was still over Broome (which is on the West Coast of Australia)....I was still in Australian airspace after nearly 8 hours of flying!!!

How are you ladies going with the wait? I'm running out of ideas to keep me busy, unless my husband's leave gets approved next week, then I can busy myself booking flights etc.

 

[teevee]

Hopefully your husband's test results come today, Afairchild!

Xstitcher, your Europe trip sounds awesome! I get what you mean about traveling so far from Australia, because DH & I went there last year from the US. It's not close lol But we LOVED it. It's probably my favorite place I've ever been. Just a beautiful, beautiful country with awesome people. I'm kind of obsessed with it now lol

As far as the wait goes, I'm doing okay. I cannot wait for my next period because then I feel like I'll have a good idea of when I should be ovulating in December and get a better idea of when we'll really start trying. It's so funny because I'm SO ready to get this started, but then some days when I'm able to have a few drinks, or just enjoy staying out late with DH and friends, I think...okay I can get through these next 2 months lol

 

[Afairchild5]

Xstitcher that's good at least that your pregnancy will be covered right away! Sorry that the NPNT didn't work out but at least you don't have toooo much longer of a wait!!

That trip sounds like it will be so much fun!!!! Man i have like resting leg syndrome lol bc for my bachelorette party last year I went to Las Vegas and that was only like a 3 hour flight and I was so uncomfortable and couldn't stand it. So yall are definitely troopers!! I'm sure it will be more then well worth it tho! That's great you'll hopefully have a nice trip to look forward to before having a baby!

I go back and forth on the waiting. There's times where I'm like I WANT IT NOW and I can hardly stand it!!! But then Teevee I'm exactly like you because I just try to enjoy being able to sleep in on the weekends and come and go as I please without having to worry about anything or anyone. Going out to eat with my husband on our off day. I'm really trying to just enjoy that and remember that it will be hard once a baby comes along. That really does help me to think about that. Also kind of makes me nervous at the same time lol because so much will change when a baby comes. I'm excited tho because honestly I feel like it will be here before we know it.

I am honestly a little surprised my period hasn't started yet! Kind of a bummer but I'm not too stressed (yet). Thanks for the nice words about my husbands results! Still nothing yet but hopefully by the end of the day!!

 

[xstitcher87]

I am glad you enjoyed Australia Teevee! I must admit, I really love Australia (although I guess I'm a bit biased). Pretty much the song "I still call Australia home" sums it up for me, I love travelling, but once that plane lands back on Aussie soil, I'm home.

I know what you mean! We're all waiting for our periods and then come December we'll want our periods to stay far far away! Cycle Day 1 for me today...now the tracking begins!

I do get what you all mean, I do the same, I get so impatient but I have moments of peace where I feel like the wait is bearable, then I have moments of panic where I think it is going to quickly! All over the place

I hope everyone has smashing weekends, I don't have too much planned, just boring things like doing our tax return and getting back on track with our housework and spring cleaning.

My blood pressure seems to be doing better on the new dose, I have an appointment on Thursday to discuss it with my doctor again. Hopefully that's the last of the drs appointments till I get my BFP!

 

[Afairchild5]

I started my period this morning too!!!! I was getting a little nervous there lol since usually after I get off birth control I am on it for forever and I wasn't this time! I was actually glad to see it today lol! Yay! Time to start tracking it!

I'm all over the place too xstitcher! Today is one of those days where I'm so ready!! I think it's weekends that I really feel impatient and then during the weeks I'm ok because I work such long hours and don't really have time to think about it. But I'm excited. I mentioned to my husband just having sex without any protection and he did not go for it hahaha (TMI I know lol) but I was like yeah I figured LOL. So December just should probably get here now!

This weekend we don't have anything big planned! Just relaxing! I do need to clean my kitchen but I've been putting it off!

I'm so glad that your blood pressure is looking good!! That's great news!! Fingers crossed that this doctors appointment goes perfectly and then you're done!!!

 

[xstitcher87]

Sounds like we're cycle buddies Afairchild! My weekend turned a bit horrible as I had a hormonal headache for all of Sunday and it is still hanging around. Hoping it disappears before I go to work on tomorrow morning!

I am most impatient during the first half of the week, lol, no one likes Monday to Wednesday right?!

Hope your hear about your husband's blood work this week! Let us know how it goes. I have my doctor's appointment on Thursday afternoon, fingers crossed she's happy with my averages! today my average was 112/76...so that was pretty awesome.

I spent most of Sunday stitching, although I managed to get all my food prepped for the work week. Just have to stick to it and I'll weigh myself Saturday morning.....we'll see how the last few months have gone :/

 

[teevee]

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was pretty uneventful. DH & I did spend a lot of time talking about schools we want our future kids to attend which was pretty fun. But of course got me thinking about how LOOONNGGG it will be before we even have kids of school age. Sigh. Back to waiting lol

I started taking Evening Primrose Oil the other day after a friend recommended it to me. I heard it's good for fertility and can increase your cervical mucus which makes it easier to know when your fertile. It also supposedly has some good skin/hair/nails benefits too! Anyone ever take it before?

Good luck with your BP readings, Xstitch, and Afairchild, let us know when your hubby's blood work comes back! Sending lots of positive thoughts your way!

 

[mrs unicorn]

Hi Everyone, I'm new on here. DH and I will be TTC #1 Dec 2015. Would be great to have someone to chat to trying around the same time! x

 

[chocolatechip]

Hey everyone,

Just checking in. I'm trying to be more of a regular poster because I think it's such a great community. I'm Canadian so we just finished eating loads and loads of turkey with family. It's probably one of my favourite weekends of the year.

I've also been plugging away at my grad school homework. Working full time and doing school is definitely a lot of work, but I think I'm finally finding the balance and making time for everything. I'm getting pretty excited about the fact that TTC is so close. My sister and I were talking about it (quietly) at Thanksgiving dinner this weekend and I hadn't officially told her when we were going to start trying, so she's pretty thrilled. She and her husband plan on trying within the next few years as well so if all goes well, hopefully our babies will be quite close.

 

[mrs unicorn]

Hi chocolatechip, it is so exciting! It can't come soon enough. We decided on Dec 2015 this summer but it feels like we've been waiting forever!

So lovely that you may have two little ones in the family around the same time. I'm hoping that will be the case in our family as my brother and partner said they might start trying next year. We haven't told anyone when we're going to start TTC as I know all our parents are very keen on it, so I don't want people asking every five minutes!!

Has anyone been doing any charting? Which apps do you find the most useful? I've been using ovia and fertility friend since coming off BC in August. They seem to be fairly good with very similar 'predictions'

 

[chocolatechip]

I actually really like this app called "Kindara". I'm not really into the whole charting thing yet (mostly because I don't really understand it) but I personally find this one better than Fertility Friend.

 

[Afairchild5]

Xstitcher that is crazy that we both started around the same time!! So happy though! I'm so ready to start trying! And girl, your numbers sound awesome!!! I think your doctor will be really happy! I'm sorry about your headache over the weekend I actually had one today so I know how that goes!

Teevee that sounds so sweet to talk about your kids future schools! I love it when the hubby's get involved in the conversation and are excited! It makes me so happy when my husband talks about stuff like that with me! Lol

I haven't tried the evening primrose oil but that is very interesting!! I might have to pick some up because I'm down for anything that helps!! I've actually been kinda crappy about taking my prenatals because since I got the gummy kind I realized that I'm supposed to take two a day...so one in the morning and one at night. They don't hurt my stomach at all but it's so hard for me to remember on the weekends! I always remember on week days in the morning when I'm at work but I had to set an alarm for the evenings bc I keep forgetting!!

So thank you SO much xstitcher and teevee for all of your positive thoughts because this morning the nurse called my husband and said his blood test came back negative!!!!! So that was SO amazing to hear and made me want to start trying now!! Lol thank you ladies so much for all your kind words and thoughts!

Chocolatechip oh I can't wait for thanksgiving and turkey!! That made me get excited for it! lol and wow I can't imagine working and school together like that! You sound like super woman lol! Work completely wipes me out so I don't think I could do school as well even tho I really wish I could!! That's so sweet and exciting about your sister as well! That would be so awesome if it worked out like that!

Mrs unicorn welcome!!! We always love adding more people! I have started using ovia since I started my period and I really like it a lot! I might try kindara tho! Thank god for all these apps bc I have no idea what I'm doing! Lol

 

[xstitcher87]

Congratulations Afairchild! Those are the exact results you needed So happy you can move forward with that out of the road! I know, the temptation to just NTNP or to TTC early is soooo bad.

We've finally been able to start really planning our holiday in February, but I'm really irritable this week and in a real funk. I have to be careful because I've had Depression before and I don't want to end up back there! So I'm putting my self-care plan into practice, which means lots of stitching, leaving work on time, spending time doing housework (which is oddly calming for me...maybe because it is productive without being difficult..) and lots of light to moderate exercise and ballet.

I keep freaking out over really silly things. My husband has probably borne the brunt of it this week, poor man. It is probably just period moodiness mostly.

Teevee, that is so cute! Your husband sounds lovely it is so great when they start getting excited! I am also interested in the Evening Primrose Oil, I have read that when you're TTC that you only take it from CD1 until you ovulate, then you stop taking it.

Chocolate Chip, I am sort of jealous! We don't get thanksgiving here in Australia. But as I'm trying to lose weight, I think it is probably a good thing right now.

Welcome MrsUnicorn! The more the merrier! At the moment I am tracking using OvuView. I will also use OPKs over the next few cycles to establish a pattern, then I'll be overseas for Feb/March so if I'm not pregnant after that trip I might start temping. If I'm not pregnant by June, my OBGYN said to come in for an appointment.

I might look into Ovia though, a lot of people seem to like it.

Only 1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days till 1st December!!!!!

 

[jjohns50]

Hey guys! new to the thread! Two cycles ago, DH & I were TTC. Then as our housing situation changed we were NTNP. That has been going on for about two months now. Since then, we have decided to build a house! We are super excited. We will start building this winter! We will be TTC again this December! I would love to have a christmas announcement but with my long cycles it probably won't happen that way.. good luck to you all!!!

 

[xstitcher87]

Welcome jjohns50! Congrats on building a house! That's amazing

Just a quick update on my appointment. All is fantastic! My doctor doesn't want to see me now until my BFP or I need a new script for my blood pressure tablets



Hope you're all having great weeks! My funk has abated a bit now that the appointment is done and my period is finished the real tracking begins on Monday with OPKs...

1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days till December....it is getting closer!