Who's ovulating Today?

[kraftykoala]

Congrats Rose, boys are awesome

Can't wait for my scan now!

 

[luna_19]

Congrats rose!

 

[rose.]

Yeah I am sooo happy my husband and I went to toys r us and bought our first few boy bits right after the scan!

 

[luna_19]

Well Dr appt went as well as it could have I guess. Hubby couldn't make it but I did give him the "it's not about me it's about us" talk today so he is definitely on board and said he will go if I make him an appointment during his time off in November.

She sent me for cd 3 and 21 as well as a bunch of other blood work. Unfortunately she said I couldn't do my cd3 today so unless I have another 24 day cycle I will be away on my next cd 3 and won't be able to get it done until December I will be going for cd 21 blood this month though and will make sure they do all the other tests at the same time.

She said if my blood and hubby's SA is all normal she will send me for an hsg which makes me happy because I thought I would have to go through a specialist for it. Of course that won't be happening until January at the earliest because I have to wait for my blood but at least we have a plan. She said if that's fine too she will send us off to the specialist.

 

[clearbluesky]

That is great news luna I wish you nothing but the best. I'm glad you have a doctor who is not wasting any time sending you for all these tests. I remember it's a weird feeling to be at that stage but in the end it will all work out I know it will. Good luck and keep us posted on everything here. in the meantime you can keep your man busy

 

[rose.]

Glad you've got a plan of action Luna, and that hubby is now on board. The hsg seemed to work for clearbluesky so hopefully it will work for you too!

 

[rose.]

How are you doing Luna, aren't you temping this cycle?

 

[luna_19]

I keep switching between complete despair to slight hopefullness :S
Just started up temping this morning, I'm trying switching to vaginal temps so hopefully my chart won't be such a disaster this month.

 

[rose.]

Oh luna sorry to hear you're having such a tough time! I think trying something new is always helpful, hopefully the vaginal temps will give you some useful insight, I've heard that vaginal temps are usually a lot more accurate and stable

 

[luna_19]

thanks

I actually was thinking about breaking down and trying soy this cycle but I didn't because I'm getting my cd 21 blood done and I don't want it to change my results if it affects my ovulation. Maybe I'll try it next month.

 

[rose.]

What does soy do? I've heard of it but have never really found out what it is

 

[kraftykoala]

What does soy do? I've heard of it but have never really found out what it is

It's a kind of natural form of clomid. Got my BFP the second month I used it

 

[rose.]

Thats cool! Hopefully it will work for you too Luna if you decide to try it!

I'm having an awful day today. I feel really emotional and like everything is on top of me. I found out this afternoon that my maternity replacement will be earning more than I do - the advert says so, and I think that's a bit of a slap in the face to me. I am probably the lowest paid in the office, and the only reason they pay me so low is because I'm training and I'm young. But they aren't even looking for someone with qualifications to cover me, just who has the experience I do (I've been at my job 2 years now) and I find it a bit offensive and disappointing that they can pay my replacement more than they can pay me. I could earn more than I do working in a telesales centre without any training, yet im paying to gain qualifications in law. It's been winding me up more and more all day and ive come to the conclusion that I'm not appreciated at work. It doesn't help that I'm hormonal and emotional.

This evening I got the chicken out the fridge and it smelt funny, I don't like to take the chance with chicken especially when I'm pregnant so I threw it away and had to cook a thrown together dinner of burger and chips which smoked out my kitchen and ended up burnt and dry. My husband was moaning he was hungry after and then the tesco got delivered and my husband started moaning that I hadn't ordered everything he wanted, even though I asked him what he wanted last night and he said nothing, and then started picking holes in the things that I did order saying that we already have plenty of that, bla bla bla. I HATE it when he does that. It annoys me so much, if he wants to do the shopping he can feel free because I hate doing it.

And then he started talking about work and how he's going to be on a lower wage tomorrow (he's self employed and works on a day rate) and that wound me up because we need him to earn more not less! And he needs to look for something else if this is going to keep happening. I've started worrying about how on earth we are going to cope once I'm on maternity and now I'm in tears winding myself up. We still owe his mum some money from when we had to buy him a new van for work (the old one was broken and we had to sell it) and we are now paying it back in steady chunks but I keep thinking about how much more we could pay back if he didn't keep accepting low day rates. Ahhhh! To top it all off he refused to put something on tv that we both like and has been watching car programmes all evening.

Why do these things have to bother me so much today?! I wish I wasn't a worrier and didn't stress so much. I feel like today's been a disaster from start to finish :/

Hopefully I wake up to a better and less hormonal day tomorrow.

Sorry for rambling.. I had to get it off my chest and I knew you girls would be here to listen

 

[luna_19]

rose

 

[clearbluesky]

rose it's nice to get it out of your system and you're right we are here to listen. Sounds like you had a horrible day. How is your work allowed to treat you that way and discriminate you because of your age? I would feel the same as you and in fact I know myself I would probably end up talking to them about it. Does that mean I get a raise when I come back? Or was I under payed all this time? Something along those lines...especially with my hormones these days I can't seem to shut up and keep calm about things at all!

I hope you have a better day tomorrow. I know some days things can seem worse and cause stress.

 

[clearbluesky]

Luna good call with the soy if you got blood work going on this month. It didn't do much for me except horrible ovulation pain! Sending you some positive vibe.

 

[luna_19]

Rose now that I have time to write a proper response if it was me I would take the ad to my boss and ask why my replacement is going to make more money than me. If anything maybe you can get a raise for your last bit before maternity leave.

I had a conversation with my dad a while ago about the fact that there is basically no employer/employee loyalty anymore. It used to be that if you put in your time you would be appreciated and properly compensated but it's just not the case anymore. If anything you can take a lot of experience away from your current job and hopefully get an even better one in the future.

 

[rose.]

I'd love to ask them about it I just don't know how I would bring it up, I'm not confident about asking about things like this! I guess I sort of felt bad for going on maternity leave after only 2 years but at least now I feel like I will do what's best for me and our son, and I don't owe them anything!!

Feeling a little more positive this morning hopefully it will be a better day

 

[rose.]

Oh and I won't be going back on this wage now I know how much they are paying the replacement. It would be a joke for them to expect me to pay for child care on this wage. I will negotiate with them a better salary or I will be finding a new job!

 

[rose.]

I've had a much better evening got major heartburn now though!

How is everyone doing? Luna how is the new method of temping? And clearbluesky how long now until your scan?