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[Jaimie2Eyes]

Aw HoneyBee ~ I'm so sorry your DH was being that insensitive. I would have been hella pissed. I'm glad you trust him. I don't think those gals from work are very nice either. I really hope he realizes how bad that sort of behavior is. Even if he doesn't cross a line that isn't the way you should treat your wife. And you shouldn't hang out with flirty girls, even if they are married.

Tanikit - so glad you have more confidence in your prego state. Really hope you find something you can eat that doesn't affect your sugar levels though!

Moon - sorry to hear about all the spotting and wet cm. I hope your doctor is able to identify something that is easy to sort out. The baby chics sound sweet!

Niamh - your kid's pic was adorable! I missed the fun one of your friends though ; P

Sharing our best vacations is a great idea! I love hearing about how incredible Rome is.

Mine is my honeymoon as well - it is the only trip where I've stayed in a fancy hotel and wasn't visiting with friends or family. We took the train from Rome (new york : ) to New York City. I LOVE the train so that part was super fun. Then my in-laws got us a SWANK hotel room across the street from Carnegie Hall. We had a bad ass view of times square. We went to the Cloisters - a museum of medieval european, mostly catholic, artifacts. And we went to the natural history museum and rose planetarium - which was pretty cool with my astro physicist hubby. He could explain everything to me : ) It was just super sweet, I really loved it.

:wave: TryFor!

 

[Jaimie2Eyes]

My other current favorite word / phenomenon: LARPing (live action role playing)...that stuff totally cracks me up!

 

[Tanikit]

Your honeymoon sounds great Jaimie.
Have you ever done LARPing before? I'm off to ask my DH if he knows about it since he is quite into normal role playing.

 

[Jaimie2Eyes]

Nope, not a LARPer myself but I could watch YouTube clips all day. They make me giggle.

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Yeah, I've seen LARPing on tv before, and it's pretty funny to watch!


I was just reading this month's SHAPE magazine and turned a page to see "What to Eat to Get Pregnant" as a little mini-article. Well, of course that was the first thing I had to read on the page and want to share it with everybody...

"Here's a fertility trick you may not know: Up your olive oil intake. According to a new Dutch study, women who ate a Mediterranean diet after undergoing infertility treatment were 40 percent likelier to become pregnant than those who didn't. The diet can also improve sperm quality, so to boost your odds of conceiving, you and your partner should get on the bandwagon" says researcher Marijana Vujkovic.


I've heard Mediterranean diets are just good all around. Western diets aren't... so I might have to start cooking Mediterranean style recipes more often!! Off to find a good cookbook.....

 

[MyTurnYet]

Ohhhh, I'm about to go drink a bottle of olive oil! Not really, but I do cook with it a lot (when I actually cook)...will have to get back into it. When I get all stressed my diet and cooking totally falls apart. You can pretend you're in Italy Squirrel. Those pics were awesome, thank you for posting them!

Wow, how awesome would it be if it was not only a Summer BFP explosion, but also a TWINS explosion!!!

Yay!! That would be so cool!!

Oops, just messed my multi-quote all up. Will have to try to remember what I wanted to say.

Moon, such a cute little chickie...didn't Anna have the same problems w/ bleeding? Was wondering if you guys had the same issue. I'm glad you are going to the docs soon.

Niamh, that pic was soooo cute. I missed the friends pic, too.

Honey, stupid men!!!

So, I learned something new today with the LARPing. This board is very educational!

My new Maca supply came in, so just made some TTC concotion of Maca and raspberry leaf tea. It was yummy. Got the gelitanized Maca this time...it's supposed to be easier to digest or something because the starch is removed.

What are you all up to this weekend? I'm avoiding my thesis work, and hopefully going to see a movie tonight.

As far as favorite vacations, mine was my honeymoon, as well, which was in Riviera Maya, Mexico. We'll be married 3 years in August, and I want to go back for our 5 year anniversary. Here are a couple of pics of our hotel and our feet when we were sharing a hammock on the beach.

 

[SquirrelGirl]

So cool! Especially love the hammock photo! I can just imagine how much fun it would be to lay in a hammock on the beach listening to the waves.....

My OH and I tend to take vacations in the colder months, because we like to ski. But I keep trying to get him to go on a warm beach or cruise vacation. The place you stayed looks amazing!

 

[LuckyD]

Hey ladies!

Yikes, I am so behind....!

Honeybee - totally agree with the others, I would have been super mad about that too!! Hope that you can talk and he can see your point of view....I am sure he would not have been happy if it was the other way round

Tanikit - sorry you are feeling sick love must be really hard trying to figure out what and when you can eat.

Moon - that chicken is adorable!

Niamh - your DD is such a cutie! Love that photo xx


So happy to read that about olive oil - we use heaps of it, stirred through pastas, as salad dressings etc...maybe it will start to pay off soon!

Ha ha, LARPing - it's too funny. I once watched an episode of 'Beauty and the Geek' (shame) and it had a LARPer on it. Hilarious!

Oooooh, favourite holidays.....hmmmmmmmm......well, our USA road trip last year was AWESOME, loved it so much. Also travelled round Europe with my two best friends in my early 20s, which was amazing - especially living on a beach in Turkey where I met my OH.
We also had a fantastic week-long holiday in Australia on a houseboat - that was so fun and relaxing.
I love holidays too!

And favourite words...it's not my favourite exactly, but the word 'snorkel' always cracks me up.

I am a little hungover after a nice night drinking wine and playing games with friends. CD8 today so started my OH's plan and had an afternoon BD session.

As I was a little drunk last night, I ended up talking about how hard the TTC stuff is with two male friends of mine, both who have children the same age, both of whom conceived with their partner the first time they tried. I am not sure why I suddenly decided to let it all out...but I think maybe it was good for them to hear why I find it hard with my friends sometimes, as there is no-one in the same position as me that I can talk about it with.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Parkgirl - am waiting to hear your test results!!!!!

 

[Moondance]

Moon, such a cute little chickie...didn't Anna have the same problems w/ bleeding? Was wondering if you guys had the same issue. I'm glad you are going to the docs soon.

I'm not sure if mine and Anna's problems are exactly the same, as I can't honestly remember what Anna was saying about her issues with that....
Brain is so un-functional right now, I am not even tempted to go looking because I know as soon as I read it, it'll pass right through.
Lately, whenever I'm at the computer my brain just shuts down. I can remember stuff if I read it on a page, but not on the computer. Which is weird.

 

[Titi]

Hi Girls-
I wanted to come by as I've heard Jaimie2Eyes mention this thread a lot and I'm at my whits end the way I've been going....although I just read the first page and a little depressed that I will be about the oldest and ttc the longest. : (

I'll be 35 in the fall and am currently on my 20th cycle ttc #1. I have tried virtually every supplement, position, contraption, lubrication, old wives tale, temping, charting, opks, checking cp, cm, etc. that you could possibly think of. Every cycle we try and add something else or do something different and nothing works. We have had some tests done but are hesitant to do anymore. I'm at the point where I get major depression and mood swings the last few days of my cycle each month when I still am not pregnant.
It was a lot easier to go for the gusto and deal with the letdown in the earlier cycles, but now that I see this may end up taking a VERY long time, or possibly not even happening I know I can't go on like this and DH and I really want to let a lot of what we were doing go (if it was going to work it would have worked by now) and live our lives (to the fullest!) in the meantime-so enough about me.......sorry if that was depressing I won't bring my frustrations to this thread just need some support from people having some luck with this TTHF thing!!!! So, I'm going to start reading through the old posts but just wanted to introduce myself, if anyone here doesn't know me.

uh oh-just reading the beginning and you are happy not to have intruders............do you mind?

 

[Titi]

Niamh, I'm addicted to Maca, too! I think it also helped me quit coffee, but I've since kind of gone back to it. Had a cup yesterday, and am having one right now and it's just so good. Low on my Maca, so waiting for more to come in the mail. Wish I could get DH to take it! Tried to give him the powder (put some in his drink) and he spit it out because of the taste, and he can't take pills. It kind of makes me feel like I already have a baby sometimes - him!

Okay so I've been stalking all the pages and didn't want to write anything else yet but I have these exact same problems with DH and this is kinda mean/shifty but Whole Foods makes a liquid Maca extract. Its like a concentrated tincture. I bought this and when DH was asleep or out or whatever I would squirt this into his iced tea!!!!! The powder has a strong taste but the liquid extract is unnoticeable in strong beverages like tea! ha!

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Ok, first things first! Titi! You are more than welcome to join us! Not really sure what comments were early on about 'intruders', but (I don't want to speak for everyone) but my feeling is I wouldn't like to have a bunch of "newbies", ie, first month tryers, in here that suddenly pop in and say 'whoo hoo, I got my BFP!" That's the kind of stuff that gets me down a bit. But when it's someone I know has been around and has been trying, I can feel genuinely happy for them when they do announce a BFP.

So, given how many threads I've seen you on and how helpful you've been to everyone, I cordially invite you to join TTHF! You'd be a great addition to our team!

We Try to not go all crazy with the ovulation, testing, and AF talk, though it does creep in every so often. I hope you'll enjoy it in here!

 

[soph77]

What squirrel said!

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Ha ha, LARPing - it's too funny. I once watched an episode of 'Beauty and the Geek' (shame) and it had a LARPer on it. Hilarious!


I am a little hungover after a nice night drinking wine and playing games with friends. CD8 today so started my OH's plan and had an afternoon BD session.

As I was a little drunk last night, I ended up talking about how hard the TTC stuff is with two male friends of mine, both who have children the same age, both of whom conceived with their partner the first time they tried. I am not sure why I suddenly decided to let it all out...but I think maybe it was good for them to hear why I find it hard with my friends sometimes, as there is no-one in the same position as me that I can talk about it with.

That's exactly where I saw the LARPing too, Lucky!! I feel silly for watching shows like that, but they do entertain me. I figure I have to think too hard at work all day, I need something silly to watch at night to relax.

Hope the hangover goes away soon, and you have a nice relaxing month with OH's plan! Yesterday my OH reminded me it was "go time". HAHAHA, I am loving this having him decide. It's so much less pressure on me!

I hope the talk with your guy friends really helped. It is nice to be able to get it off your chest some times. And if they have more understanding of the situation they'll be less likely to say something hurtful.

One guy at work has started to tell me in practically every conversation that I need to start a family. He's not a friend, and it wouldn't be good for me to yell at him and tell him STFU! Not sure how I'm going to deal with this, but for now I"ve just been smiling and saying "eh, kids are too much work" and try to play it off like I don't want kids.... wish people knew how freaking rude that is..... ANYWAY..........

On to brighter topics, hooray for it still being the weekend! I've baked several things this weekend. First made banana bread, then some chocolate chip cookie bars, then an english muffins and eggs casserole. Yum! I guess this kinda goes against the goals of my "journal of hotness", but I love my food way too much!

But I did do my yoga session last night, and took a long walk in the morning! Hopefully that canceled all the food out!

 

[CelticNiamh]

Titi you are deffo more than welcome hun, I think SquirrelGirl said it best though ooh and Im 35 tomorrow 28 of June welcome to TthF club

Lucky OOh glad you had a lovely evening and got some of whats bothering off your chest its good let it all out!

MyTurnYet cool pictures love the feet one

Moon I think Anna was having problems with mid cycle bleeding, but her was more related to being on the DEPO injection it can mess up your cycle for over a year in some cases. may be your hormones are just a little out of wack let us know what the doc says, your better off having it checked just incase hun

Well I am just home from a night of camping, it was wild camping as no shower or toilets plus we got a bad spot and had to pitch over an old fire that some one did not clean up after them, I hate that! so we came home scruffy dirty but worn out from good fun. it was such a laugh and the kids had a ball. but its good to feel clean and have a nice cup of coffee yum!

I never temped this morning so dont know were I am in regards to OVing I say it was yesterday but sure I will know in when AF comes any way

Hope every one else is doing ok ad having a great weekend

 

[honeybee28]

Hey Titi!!!! Good to see you over here. yeah totally agree with Squirrel!! You are more than welcome. i hate those lucky 'i just had sex once and now im knocked up' people (maybe coz im jeaous of them)

thanks for all your support everyone! love you.x I had a big chat with dh. he just doesnt think sometimes (typical man) and struggles to communicate too (again, typical). we'll be ok.

i think that ttc is becoming harder on him than i realised. he made me test this morn, 9dpo, and was totally bummed out when it was a bfn. (as was i, naturally - i mean i know it's early days and that but still). he was asking me loads of questions about my blood tests etc.
my friend brought her 11 week old baby to the pub yesterday. i asked for a cuddle and as she passed him to me he spewed baby milk all down my dress!! haha. luckily it dried and didnt stain or smell. he's such a chunk monkey baby.

its sooooo warm here today. im meant to be study in the garden but came in to check on you guys.
niamh glad you had fun camping

squirrel i loooove my food too. what is this egg casserole you speak of!?!?
lucky - ahhh its so good when you get to talk to people about it isnt it. only one of my friends know, so i always end up talking to random people about it, and my dentist and stuff haha.

where are you parkgirl!?!??! have you tested yet!?!?

xxxx

 

[SquirrelGirl]

squirrel i loooove my food too. what is this egg casserole you speak of!?!?

xxxx

I'm not a morning person, so it's nice that you make this the night before, so in the morning can just pop it in the oven.

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All-in-One Breakfast

Prep: 25 minutes
Chill: 4 to 24 hours
Bake: 35 minutes
Stand: 10 minutes
Oven: 375 degrees

6 english muffins, split
1 pound bulk pork sausage
12 eggs
1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
1 4 ounce can chopped green chile peppers
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese [4 ounces]

1. Grease a 9 x 13inch baking pan or baking dish. Arrange english muffins in prepared pan or dish, overlapping as necessary; set aside.

2. In a large skillet cook sausage until cooked through, using a wooden spoon to break up sausage as it cooks; drain off fat.

3. In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly with a whisk until combined. Add the sausage, sour cream, and chile peppers; whisk until combined. Pour egg mixture evenly over muffins in pan or dish. Press down lightly with a rubber spatula or the back of a large spoon to moisten all of the muffins. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.

4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 12 servings.

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This time, I swapped out the sausage for ham, and the cheddar for swiss. Not a fan of the swiss on it, so I'd stick with cheddar! But I figure you can play with this how ever you'd like. It's super easy and delicious!

 

[honeybee28]

oh YUMMMMM squirrel that sounds so delicious. yeah i might give it a go with ham too. thanks for the recipe!! I love your ideas, you always bake something a little different, like your cone cupcakes. yummy yummy in my TUMMY!!!

Im 9dpo and havent spotted yet! Even though im sure im not preggo, the last few months i have started spotting at 8dpo so feel like this is an improvement. ive been taking maca, maybe thats what stopped the spotting (i think niamh said it stops spotting) AND its made my nails really strong.

xx

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Why are you sure you're not preggo?? The not spotting sounds like a pretty good thing to me!

Maybe I didn't take maca for long enough. I started taking Vitex, so thought I'd cut out some of the other supplements just because I was feeling overwhelmed. Right now I'm just taking Vitex, baby aspirin and my prenatal vitamin.


Glad you like the recipe. It's so super easy and tastes delish!

 

[MyTurnYet]

Titi!!! I missssssed you!! I kind of left the SMEP group because we were feeling too much pressure and it wasn't working out. I hang out mostly here and on SquirrelGirl's "Journal of Hotness," which was originally her yoga journal, but we've since turned it into about getting all around healthy (i.e. hot!). I'm trying to focus on that now instead of TTC, and of course focusing on TTHF! Definitely have my ups and downs, but find lots of support here, as I'm sure you will, too.

Thanks for the tip about the Maca! So funny...I kind of tried to put a little bit of the powder in DH's coffee, but he figured it out right away and wouldn't drink it. Now everytime I get him a drink he's like, "you haven't drugged this one, have you?" Maybe if I get the kind he can't taste as much he'll be ok w/ it. I'm actually starting to like the taste, and thought it was gross at first, too.