**Waiting and Waiting...2018 Mommies To Be! <3**

[aidensxmomma]

Demotivated - Welcome! I hope time flies for you!

karoolia - Wonky cycles are definitely a pain. They were really bad for me for a while but seemed more regular for the last couple years with just a crazy one here and there. The cycle I got pregnant with my younger daughter would have ended up being 80+ days. That was 6 years ago and luckily I haven't had one that bad since. I think earlier this cycle was failed ovulation for me, too. I would really love to get a bfp and a new place at the end of the month, especially since my birthday is May 31!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you get a surprise BFP in the near future!

 

[Demotivated]

Thank you Karoolia and sarah! One of my son's playmates just had a lil sister and my boy is so excited to be around the "lil baby". He told me yesterday that he too wants his baby at home, so i guess its a sign of things to come, lol

 

[karoolia]

Demotivated - that's so cute! He's going to make a great big brother when the time comes!

aidensmomma - My birthday is May 31st as well! I actually don't meet too many others with that date! Happy almost birthday!

 

[amotherslove]

Great news Sarah!!

I'm feeling very anxious to ttc again. We have been ntnp, but with this post-miscarriage cycle I'm not even sure I ovulated. CD33 today. Never thought I would be hoping for af to arrive, but here I am. Roll on next cycle!

i hope everything goes well this time. was that your first pregnancy? how far along were you? i lost my first. it was devastating. here for you.

I was 10 weeks, but baby stopped growing at 8. I had some spotting a few days earlier, but it was mostly just brown and only when I wiped so no one was too concerned. I had a feeling it was over though. My OB wouldn't see me at that point, he made me wait 4 more days until my scheduled first scan at 10 weeks. We saw the baby, it looked perfect for 8 weeks, except I was 10 and there was no heartbeat.

There is a chance our cat's bacterial infection could have caused it. The OB scoffed at this and said that is just something people say, but our vet warned us that our cat should not be around pregnant women due to the risk of infection from the bacteria. By the time we found out about our cat's sickness it was too late though and the baby had already died. It was likely a chromosomal issue of course, but it is terrible thinking the two things might have been related. It has been a rough spring for us

im so sorry. i lost my baby at 12w1d and i didnt ever get any answers. i wish this never happened to people.

 

[karoolia]

thank you amotherslove. I'm so sorry for your loss as well . I agree no one should have to experience it.

And yes, it was my first pregnancy. I'm not sure how I'll ever get through future pregnancies without being paranoid the entire time.

 

[amotherslove]

thank you amotherslove. I'm so sorry for your loss as well . I agree no one should have to experience it.

And yes, it was my first pregnancy. I'm not sure how I'll ever get through future pregnancies without being paranoid the entire time.

im my experience, you wont avoid the paranoia... thats okay. i had a really hard time the second time. i had really bad panic attacks and would black out. i should have sought help, so definitely do so if this happens to you.

that said, it was so worth it and im glad i tried again. its very common to lose a first pregnancy and then go on to have normal pregnancies.

 

[karoolia]

Thanks amotherslove! I'm so glad there are people like you who will share your story. It helps to know that others have been where I am and made it through.

In other news af arrived today! Only time in my life I have been happy to see it haha. I had terrible cramps and then once it started they stopped so that was nice. I'm so relieved we can start ttc again soon! I was starting to worry June wouldn't be an option.

I'm flying back to Halifax today for a wedding tomorrow. It's a family wedding so I get to see my brother and his wife who I haven't seen since our wedding a year and a half ago - living in a different country is definitely not fun sometimes. So excited to see everyone

 

[amotherslove]

oooooh! you'll be so close to where i am! haha.

happy your AF finally came, mine did too. AND im getting my iud out asap now! (though we are still waiting to try... we will be extra careful) and i'm tapering down off my antidepressants which is going to be quite a trip... but at least it'll be a distraction from WTT for the time being!

 

[karoolia]

Happy Birthday aidensxmomma! From one May 31st-er to another

 

[aidensxmomma]

Happy Birthday aidensxmomma! From one May 31st-er to another

Happy birthday to you too karoolia! I hope you had a great day!

 

[karoolia]

Well it's June 1st, I am CD7 so we're on track to try again! Woohoo!

Waiting to try is way less fun when it is doctor ordered. Glad that is over!

 

[sarah34]

Will be keeping an eye out for you! Fingers crossed!

I'm feeling a tad emotional this evening! My little boy turns 3 tomorrow! How is that even possble?!?! X

 

[swedengirl]

Karoolia- fingers crossed for your sticky bean this cycle! Baby dust heading your way!

 

[Laroawan]

Hey ladies. Can't believe it is June. We will be starting to TTC after my next period in a couple weeks.

 

[TwilightAgain]

It's finally my turn to join the countdown club! OH and I will be trying to conceive this time next year. Ahhh, we've only been waiting a teeny 5 years to get to this point. Hooray, 12 months to go

 

[aidensxmomma]

karoolia - Glad that your wait it finally over! FX and lots and lots of sticky baby dust your way!

sarah - Happy belated birthday to your little boy! I know that with each of my kids' birthdays I get super emotional. I can't wrap my mind around them being as big as they are. My oldest just turned 9 in April...I'm still emotional over it

Laroawan - Congrats on getting to TTC soon! I hope the last little bit of your wait goes by quickly and you have a short stay in TTC

TwilightAgain - You're in the home stretch now! I hope these next 12 months fly by for you!



AFM - DH and I were able to find a new rental without having to resort to staying with my grandparents! We signed our new lease May 26 and were able to get everything moved (by ourselves with the baby!) over the weekend. By May 30, we had the apartment and the moldy duplex cleaned and keys turned in. We're still getting settled our new place, but my big kids are back home with us and we're all starting to get back to our normal routines, more or less. I actually really love our new place. It's all one floor with an open concept kitchen/dining room/living room. DH and I have a walk-in-closet and our own full bathroom. We did have to move out of the city we were living in, but we're only 20 miles away, so it's not too far. And we are closer to another major city. My kids are happy, too, which makes it so much better. DH's sister is going to be applying to try to get a unit like ours and I really hope she gets it. There are a few kids here, but I think it would be awesome for my kids to have their cousins living just down the street. [Side note, my big kids only have two biological cousins - one on my side who's 2 years old and one on their dad's side who's 3 months old; DH's sister has two big kids who are both within a year age difference of my kids, so they get along great].

Also, this morning I took a pregnancy test and got a The lines are super faint, but they're there. I think I'm only 10 or 11dpo. I'm keeping my FX for a sticky bean after the chemical I had in April. I really hope the lines get darker and this is a sticky bean. I think my due date is February 13, 2018

 

[karoolia]

aidensxmomma - oh my goodness! So much good news! I am so glad everything is working out for you. You deserve it after the rough time you had. The apartment sounds great and the BFP is so exciting!!! Fingers crossed it is nice and sticky!

 

[Laroawan]

Congrats aidenxmomma! I am on vacation this month so time should fly by. We might even get to try before we head home end of June.

 

[amotherslove]

good luck everyone whos trying this month!!!! so exciting!

 

[karoolia]

aidensxmomma - how is everything going? Settling into the new house? Hopefully early pregnancy is treating you well.

We have been having happier times here. I was recently approved for my student loan for my grad studies so that is great! We are also planning to adopt two new kitties soon. It was originally only going to be one, but our local shelter has a deal on for this month so we'll be getting one from a breeder and one shelter kitty. We didn't think we could afford it, but I was able to negotiate with our landlord not to raise our rent by much (we have to pay extra for pets). We can pick out our shelter kitty anytime this month, but need to wait until July 4th for our kitten from the breeder, BUT we do get to go visit the kittens this weekend! So we're excited for that.

In the TTC world I have been temping and using opks. Not sure I'm doing the temping thing right, but I'm learning. I think I'll be ovulating any day now, but OPKs are still negative so we'll see.