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Sorry you think af on the way Hun, well it's 3am here and my 18 month old woke up had to give him bottle and put in my bed now he snoring and I can't get back to sleep typical lol
 
Sorry you think af on the way Hun, well it's 3am here and my 18 month old woke up had to give him bottle and put in my bed now he snoring and I can't get back to sleep typical lol

Lol- typical kid :) My 3 year old still thinks she should sleep in my bed! :haha: And cute that he snores!
 
Ali- hang in there! Stupid AF...maybe maybe not...one thing for sure we always find out, right? It's just the suspense of the tww that's a killer. Glass of wine anyone? :wine:

Oh- re: iron. Yeah, my doc called and said it was too low but not by much so wanted me to take an OTC iron pill but I want to see if I can get it up to snuff with my diet first. It is at 11.9 and it should be no lower than 12.5 I guess? :shrug: And I don't fancy the, um, constipation iron tablets bring with them! :haha:
 
Speaking of my diet: I just had a very late dinner of noodle soup drowned- and I mean totally killed- in tobasco sauce :cloud9: and a glass of very chocolaty milk.

Sorry Ali. I hope I don't make you :sick: again :haha:

But anyway I feel aweosme at the moment and am happily sitting here in my jammies and bare feet getting ready for bed. Night ladies! Seeee you all in the morning! :hugs:
 
Ali- hang in there! Stupid AF...maybe maybe not...one thing for sure we always find out, right? It's just the suspense of the tww that's a killer. Glass of wine anyone? :wine:

Oh- re: iron. Yeah, my doc called and said it was too low but not by much so wanted me to take an OTC iron pill but I want to see if I can get it up to snuff with my diet first. It is at 11.9 and it should be no lower than 12.5 I guess? :shrug: And I don't fancy the, um, constipation iron tablets bring with them! :haha:

Hmmm...spinach has iron, right? DH likes spinach, so I buy a big tub of baby spinach and throw it in everything (soups, omelets, sautéed spinach (usually with garlic, soy sauce, and a touch of lemon juice), salad). If you like spinach, that might work. It's also a natural source of folic acid.

Also, any beans have tons of iron. I read that oatmeal does too. Do you like liver?

Good luck!
 
Morning Everyone,

Still no :witch: and my urine this morning was ugly dark and stinky! It was gross. I saved the pee, but have not poas, as I am worried I'm just going to waste a HPT.

Coy - I am not a fan of hot sauce, and pairing it with chocolate milk? Totally insane!! But hey, as long as you are happy, and feel good, then go for it :thumbup: As for iron, Alex has all the right ideas, spinach, legumes, liver and parsley. My Mom had a rare iron disease when she was a child, and since then she has always had to watch her iron. Let me tell you, as a child I had to suffer through dinners of liver and spinach, GROSS :sick: I still can't eat cow's liver, but I'm OK with spinach, especially if it is cooked like Alex suggested or in a salad. In my house there was always a bag of parsley in the fridge, mom would chop it and sprinkle it over everything, eggs, chicken, pasta, you name it, she was always adding it in.

I think I am going to go back to bed for a while. Doggies have been fed and hopefully have gone potty (I have one that doesn't seem to get what potty time is). It is a grey gloomy day here, and sooo quiet, I think bed sounds perfect :winkwink: Then I'll get up and face the monster list I have to get the house ready for me to be away for 5 weeks, and the packing for 2 dogs and 1 human for 5 weeks. Yes, time to procrastinate for a little while and enjoy bed!!:haha:
 
Hey Ladies, well, the temp has gone up again this morning, just a little bit, which hopefully is a good thing. Still feeling nauseous, boobs hurting and every now and then I get a sharp pain, I wouldn't call it cramps anymore, just a bit of stabbing.

Ali, my friend said that her partner guessed that she was PG because he could smell her urine. Maybe thats a good sign. Its good that you've managed to get somewhere for next month (if you need it), September is a long time to wait. I'll keep everything crossed that you don't even need it next month.

I wish the HPTs were cheaper. I know the ICs aren't bad, but I didn't have any positive results with them, when I did with others. I might go out on Monday and invest in a few FRERs, see what happens with them as I'll be testing at some point early next week of AF hasn't shown up.
 
Hi ladies-

Jess- are you enjoying a weekend off or are you training right now?

Alin- how are you today?

Alex- I have heard of the beans, etc, so will give it a shot! :thumbup: And :sick: at liver lol!

Terri- temp looks good :thumbup: As far as hpt's- I tried to get all mine off ebay as you usually get them at a fraction of the cost- but not always :( Fx'd! When will you test?

Ali- def time to get some extra rest! It's a lot of work getting everyone and everything planned? What about your BF? Is he going with you are did ya ditch him?:haha: lol, sometimes a bit of time to yourself is always nice. Btw- can't believe you have that nice dark sample and haven't used it yet :growlmad: Go dip a stick lady!! :haha: And post pics!!! :)
 
AFM-

It's a lot harder than I thought getting two girls ready for a new baby....they are mentally set for it all excited, etc, but they haven't figured out yet that it's going to mean alot of extra work for mom :shrug: lol, so I have them in little kid learning camp :haha: I have decided I cannot go around the house picking up LOADS of toys and books for them and doing all of the little stuff like that - I told them if after the second time of my picking it up and putting it away if I find it on the floor again it's going to the garage - or worse! :haha: We have spoiled them and they literally have huge bags full of toys and dh and I are considering some sly donations somewhere...they wouldn't even notice :nope: and in our small house we don't have room for it all. Believe me it's not justa toy here or there- yesterday I couldn't sit on the couch. There were literally piles of toys and books they got bored with so abandoned. I talked to dh about it and we decided they are old enough to put their things away - or lose them at this point.

Am I being mean? I just can't envision awake every 45 min with a newborn feedings, then up every other hour with the 3 year old, then get up get their breakfast, pick up their toys, clean their room, squeeze in a couple breastfeedings, 2-3 diapers, pick up the toys again, get them dressed, do laundry, another feeding and diaper, and so on....and I'm sure I haven't had breakfast yet or brushed my hair and might even be walking aorund in my robe still :haha:
 
I am good cd24 af due today/tomorrow no af cramps yet,11dpo neg test this morning but highest temp this morning in this cycle

It's hard work been pg and having to pick up after kids,I must be mad going for no 6 pmsl

Ali yes dark/smelly urine is no excuse for not dipping lol (read the darker your urine is the more dehydrated u are getting drinking more and no that doesn't mean wine lol

Jess did u here from the job

Alex I love liver but can't eat when pg as to much iron bad for baby
 
AFM- I dreaded this day. The day I donned my cap, squared mys houlders, and tackled the mess that is my storage/garage in an attempt to extract my lawn mower.

.............I have succeeded......lol! It was amazingly not that bad- very hot outside but it was justa matter of shifting some things and got my mower out...so all that worry and dread for nothing :haha: Now, onto the lawn...:grr:..lol

Ali- worried about you today- are you driving yet or just getting ready?
 
...........................:saywhat:.......................Where is everyone?
 
Coy how did the grass cutting go

Ali hope your having a safe journey

Afm af due yesterday/today nothing yet but think she coming ng test this morning and backache
 
Morning All,

Well, I had a busy day yesterday, went out and bought a tent, as well as some other camping equipment, ready for our trip in a few weeks. I might even put the tent up next weekend for my birthday BBQ. We might need it if the rain continues like it has the last couple of weeks.

My temp has gone down again this morning, below the cover line, so I don't really know what to think. I only felt :sick: for a short time yesterday and for about 10 minutes earlier this morning. If nothing has happened AF wise by Wednesday, I'll be testing then, but I'm afraid I'm not holding my breath.

Glad you managed to get your lawn mower out Coy, our grass needs cutting too, but its far too wet. We have to climb over a weight bench, 3 bikes and a load of scuba equipment to get our mower out of the garage, so its a task and a half for us too.

Ali, hope the trip went/goes well. Look forward to hearing from you again from Canada to see if we have an update.
 
Hey Everyone!

I haven't left yet, just busy getting everything ready! I realized yesterday that in all the baby talk I didn't have a dress for the wedding or the reunion!!!! The 2 events that I have to be home for this summer. How could I have forgotten this? :shrug: Baby brain!!! :haha: Anyway, so I tore off to Macy's and found 2 nice things. I have to wear plus size (I'm a 16W), which totally sucks, I wish I could just lose another 20 lbs then I would be in regular womens clothes! ARGH. Anyway, I am down from the 18-20 I was earlier this year, so that is a good thing :happydance: The problem is that when it comes to plus sized dress clothes, they are all either tent-like or something your great grandmother would wear! Double ARGH! I did find some nice things but of course to get something that would NOT look like a tent I had to pay for it. The clothes I ended up getting were by Alfani, a designer, but hey, at least I look pretty awesome. My credit card is not going to be happy though :nope:

Today I have to give Keegan away, he is going to another foster home not too far from where I live. The woman that is taking him already has 4-5 doxies and 2 cats. I'm worried for him as he needs so much attention and love, that with 6-7 other animals already in the house, he won't get the attention he deserves. It isn't my choice, but the rescue organization's decision. Anyway, I'm worried for him and also very sad to see him go. He is such a sweet little guy, but at the same time I know I am doing the right thing. As a single woman embarking on a baby making adventure, 3 dogs is just to much. Zoe is easy, she is 9 and is well trained, and Zach is about 1 and almost potty trained and very mellow. So I know I can handle those guys. Keegan is better off somewhere else I know, still very sad to have to say good bye to him in another hour or so.

Coy - I hope you didn't over-exert yourself with the lawnmower!!! Seems like a lot to be doing when you are pregnant!!! As for the kids, I don't remember how old you said they were, but I think it is totally time for them to learn how to pick up after themselves! My parents didn't hesitate to take toys away if we didn't pick them up. Of course we were taught and warned the first few times. Then if we didn't do it, off they went to 'children that didn't have toys' or to 'children that knew how to pick up after themselves', maybe that is old school (it was the 70s) but I think that is fair game. You will need the help from them as you get closer to your due date, and afterwards, so you may as well get them used to it now!

Alin and Terri - I hope your temps keep rising and AF stays away :) :)

I did not dip yesterday, but I did dip this morning with a FRER, and it is still :bfn: but I still don't have AF, so I have no idea what is going on up there? :shrug: I felt like AF was coming for sure yesterday, but today the cramps are way lower. Oh and I was so excited to have sushi for dinner last night, and I ate the first bite of raw fish and nearly :sick: vomited right there. I thought that if you weren't pregnant and you stopped the progesterone your period would come in the next 2-3 days, well today is day 4 off of it. So where is AF? Only other thing I can think of is that I didn't implant until 12DPO and at 16DPO I'm still not showing a positive on HPTs? That is a really slim possibility I guess. Oh and my temps aren't too bad, they dropped a lot the other day, but are staying above my cover line.

OH.. and yes BF and I had a huge disagreement and I kinda haven't bothered to talk to him in a while. He was recently unemployed and kept whining to me about how he couldn't find a job, but chose not to go to this huge job fair, and everytime I suggested something he had some excuse as to why he couldn't go or they wouldn't hire him. It was just getting old and he got mad at me for not understanding what he was going through, when I do and did I was unemployed for 18 months back in 2008-10. It sucks, and undermines your confidence, and all sorts of other things but the only way to get a job is to be persistent and not let it get you down. I told him that and that is when he got pissed. Anyway, it wasn't like he was the love of my life, and with everything else going on I was best off without him.

I won't be leaving until next Saturday the 30th, and will drive Sat/Sun and arrive at my family cottage on Monday.

OH WOW, that was a long entry!! HEHEHE :haha:
 
Hi ladies! It is another sunny breezy day here today...I am taking it slow on the planning today, step at a time so I don't get discouraged :( lol! I am starting out on a very scary journey...I have decided to take the girls to the park to ride their bikes :haha: It is very open there with lots of big heavy pine and cedar trees...with a long paved road in the shade that has a dead end...so only need to watch for traffic from one end :thumbup: But the ride their will be interesting as we have to cross a highway :shock: and I am hoping they are on their best behavior and prioritize everything that I tell them :grr: lol

Terri- :saywhat: you have to climb over weight equipment too?! We have this huge weight machine in our garage that I have to manouvre just to get in and out :roll: but I love that machine :haha:

Ali- busy woman! My kids are 7 and 3 respectivly so yes- they can pick'em up or lose'em :haha: Glad you found a home for Keegan! :thumbup: And clothes shopping is soooo fun! Re: the BF...yep, better off without if you are okay with that. I know firsthand how tough it can be getting a job. I got fired for being pregnant with Kat and have been in a damnable court battle ever since...which, somehow it has become wide spread (small town) public news and employers won't touch me with a 20 foot pole :haha: I am a risky ticket, iykwim? Don't take crap off employers so now they won't hire me :( Before I had 3 jobs at once and employers knocking on my door! :growlmad: Oh well, I keep trying though (probably have to move). And yes, it does undermine your confidence, self-worth, the whole bit. But if you completely stop trying, well then, that's different. I am glad you are so analytical about it and so tough! :thumbup: & :hugs:

Jess- where are you? Gettin' worried!
 
Hi ladies :wave:. I've been working all weekend unfortunately :growlmad:.

Coy, you sound just like me on a mission with that lawnmower. I was still powerwalking 3miles, hoovering and all other normal stuff when I was 9 days overdue lol. You just get on with it and it sounds as if you are having a good healthy pregnacy so good on you, but yes just watch yourself :flower:. I think you are totally right trying to get the girls a bit more into shape now, it will help so much. I've already got Kyan, my DS at 19 months helping to tidy up to try and instill the habit. it doesnt get far but hopefully it'll sink in soon :haha:.

How did the trip to the park go?

Ali - limbo land is horrible! I hope you get some answers over the next day or so to put your mind at rest. Perhaps with everything going on, the meds, the procedure, the excitement and apprehension have all rolled into one and your body is just taking a few more days to adjust to whatever is going on :hugs:

Terri -AF arrived for me today, my temp started dropping on Thursday. Hope you get some answers soon as well, it could be an implantation dip? I wasnt trying this month so am now glad AF has arrived as that's me now back on the TTC bandwagon girls after a break from my last MC :happydance:

Alin - fingers crossed for you too honey! Would you get longer cycles at all?

Jess!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? Perhaps you're out celebrating some lovely news, hope so xoxo

Alex and everybody else :-=
 
Angel i used to have 28-32 day cycles and then they suddenly changed 7 months ago was 19,22 24,25,24,25,25 with 11-12 day lp
 
Morning, well, just to confuse me, my temp has gone up again today and is back above the cover line again. I really don't know what to think as they are still quite low.

I took a (internet cheapie) test this morning and as expected, it was a BFN. I'm going to buy a couple of FRERs this afternoon though, so we'll see what happens when I test again on Wednesday.
 

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