Nicole- The insanity workouts are really tough. DH and his friend have been doing them together since the New Year. Trying to get in better shape for the Tough Mudder. I love Jillian though; I was thinking about trying to squeeze her in before the boys do their workout.
Brie- Oh, big hugs to you. It's all a big juggling act! Hope you can find someone you like for Layla. Babies are exhausting whether they are easy or not. I can see how your Grandmam might have been overwhelmed. My nephew was an awful baby...always fussy, so it was difficult sometimes to watch him. I still loved it though. Ah puppies, I have guilt that I didn't work hard enough training our dogs.
Autumn- Wondering how you are doing?
Simone- I would try not to be too hard on yourself for not making the funeral. Fiding a sitter can be tough. KMFC for you!
Brie I am a nanny and I would sit for you if I could! I know watching someone else's baby can be a struggle, but honestly somedays are better than others. Lol I hope you find someone to watch her soon! I feel guilty about training our dog, I don't think I was as strict as I should have been and he gets away with a lot now and I'm regretting that now with a baby on the way.
Sorry it's been so long! My internet and phone have been down for two weeks, while the techs argued about whose responsibility it was to fix it, and the public computers blocked this forum. Have I missed you guys! AF came yesterday, I was so sure that I was pregnant before that, though - exhausted, really sore bb's, all sorts of weird smells, dizzy, etc. I also used OPKs as HPTs and got light lines. (But, to be fair, I was getting light lines after O, too, and just stopped taking the OPKs.)
Slippery black ice out there this morning :( It's supposed to warm up later, but with fog and rain. Nice day to stay in bed, no such luck ;)
Brie: I'm sorry you're having such a rough time with everything lately :( You're practically taking care of 2 babies with Scarlet just being a puppy. That really stinks your childcare provider is no longer available to you, and that your grandma was stressed about watching Layla :( I wish your MIL DID live closer to you. Oh no, food poisoning?!? How did that happen? You need more ♥ ((BIG HUGS)) ♥
Simone: It's not your fault you couldn't make it your aunt's funeral. What can you do if you don't have a babysitter, you can't bring them with you and it's not down the street. Your chart does look pretty promising, much higher than temps than before you think you O'd :) FX'd ;)
Tara: Well good for you doing a workout tough enough for the boys ;) What is the Tough Mudder? Jillian can be really hard core, props that you can handle her!
I'm wondering about Autumn too, do you know Brie?
How are you feeling today Amber? I totally hear with you with the lack of energy, I'm trying so hard to keep up with the treadmill at least.
There you are Isra :) Darn phone and internet problems still?!? We've missed you too! I'm sorry about AF :( But, the last cycle looked pretty good with a "normal" O time and luteal phase. I know the OPK's can be so frustruating when they don't correlate with the rest of your signs. I hope this cycle goes well for you hun :)
Tara - Happy belated b-day to your DH! How's it going? Hope your IUI did the trick, and that your skiing trip lessens the stress and you finally get your BFP! 31 million should be enough to get you at least quintuplets! Did your hubby agree to extend the vacation? Wow, sounds like that exercising is tough! Also, I found this site: wisewomanfertility.blogspot.co.il/, and maybe you should take a look at it, some of the symptoms that you're having from the Clomid are kind of scary. The lady who runs the site charges $150/appointment (2 hrs, I think), and she'll do via webcam also. I am thinking that if the coming two months don't work, maybe I will talk to her myself. I'm sorry you have a cold. Grrr, I hate being sick a lot.
Simone - Definitely get rid of FB, myspace, and everything else. Those guys are creeps, talking like that to a married woman! Ooh, hope you're pregnant this month! Your brother can just grow up, or he can watch your kids so that you can go to the funeral. ;) When do you usually O?
Nicole, How's it going? Did you get the medicine mess straightened out? I like your new profile pic. It's nice that your coworker is trying not to get you sick. :) The baby will take what it needs from you, don't worry, it's been long enough since you were pregnant last that you should have enough built up, especially if you nursed Aaron. Stay safe with that ice! Yeah, I'm encouraged because this past cycle was pretty normal, just kind of worried because the luteal phase is still on the short side.. I was using the OPKs as HPTs, so maybe it's my fault. I got the darkest OPK when I wrote +, even though it was slightly lighter than the control line. The rest of them were light/faint lines, including the later ones as HPTs. But, I figured that on an HPT, any line is a positive...guess not necessarily with an OPK-HPT. Yeah, we are working on getting the phone/internet problems permanently fixed. Hoping I get a BFP this month.
Amber, you should start feeling better soon, if you aren't already... I didn't do genetic testing, we were screened before we got married, to make sure we weren't both carriers of anything. I wouldn't post on FB till the baby is out, def. not till 5 or 6 months, but that's just me... I am glad that you enjoyed at least part of your ultrasound! Funny, I was told when I went to the ob/gyn a few months ago that I have a tilted uterus, I mentioned that no one had said that when I was pregnant, and the doc said of course not, it enlarges and isn't tilted when you're pregnant. Amber, your baby will take what it needs from you, don't worry. You just have to worry about replenishing yourself after giving birth. At one point during my pregnancy I was wishing for prenatal vitamins in an IV. Keep taking them, if any stays down it'll do you good.
Haley, I know it's tough to have the u/s pushed off, but you are right, it should be the worst problem you have this pregnancy. Tylenol won't harm your baby, stop being "sure" about it. You're right to avoid meds as much as you can, but don't guilt yourself when you take safe meds.
Brie - I am so glad you got your new puppy! That was really sweet of your friend. Right, she's not going to cure missing Kasey, but she will be somewhat of a comfort. Glad your DH came around. I think you can talk to either doctor, but I would suggest your ob/gyn. You're also a new mother still, and that can be is usually stressful. And of course, it could just be that you're having a tough time of it these past few weeks - life's like that, with ups and downs. Less milk would be because you're stressed, no other reason. But, as long as Layla is happy, don't worry about it. Neither your body nor Layla will let her starve. I know what you mean, I wish I had family around here, too. I hope you find good childcare soon! I know, it's awful trying to find something. Sucks that your babysitter can't do it now. :(
Christine - Yay! That is great that you felt the baby move! Ugh, still with that cold. :( Hope your morning sickness goes away soon!
Gina - Wow, you're halfway through and almost everything is done. Pretty impressive!
Autumn - Yeah, that sounds really frustrating! I never had Braxton Hicks either, by the way. (I also don't think they checked how dilated/effaced I was, unless they did it by ultrasound.) Just tell people that you're doing the best for your baby by keeping her in longer. ;P Also, you are in a really good place to start labor - I was in labor and stuck at 3cm for HOURS. Not fun.
AFM - I was thinking that if my period didn't pick up today, I'd go to the doctor. I might still, anyways, because I'd like to get a second opinion (besides my own expert opinion) on what's been going on. And, I'd like to tell this doc who thought that when I said I wasn't O'ing it was code-words for "I want to be pregnant fast" that I really wasn't O'ing, and/or there was something else going on! I know that as a doc he has to explain the basics, but it still annoys me. I think I started charting to prove to the docs that there was something not right. But, maybe my cycles will continue to normalize. I'm also thinking that the metformin jump-started ovulation, so maybe I will take it immediately after weaning my next one, so that I don't have to endure this wait. I'd take it before, but not sure how it influences nursing, so... Hehe, I'm already planning TTC#3. :P I'm actually kind of bummed about AF, because if I were pregnant, the baby would be a birthday present for DH, due the day after his b-day. :( Now if we get a BFP, the BFP itself will be a birthday present for me, but DS was born just before my birthday and I wanted this one to be a present for DH's birthday. Oh, well.
Isra: You go girl catching up! They have me on just the Colace now 3 times a day. The Zofran and Metamucil just backed me up, and my OB doesn't want me to have either problem. Although, now the original is back to haunt me. Thanks ♥ Aaron was so excited to make his first snowman :) Yes, she knows that it's so easy for me to catch things and she doesn't want me to get that on top of the tummy stuff. I hope you're right about giving the baby enough, I was never this sick with Aaron. The nausea would go away after I ate even a little something, and I didn't have tummy issues until the 3rd trimester with him. Yah, I hope it's melted when I leave. I thought my luteal phases (when I had them) were pretty short so I don't think yours really is. It's supposed to range from 10-16 days. Oh the OPK's won't work as HPT's because you're looking for 2 totally different hormones (LH for OPK and HCG for HPT) I always had a hard time reading those OPK's when I was monitoring things on my own before the u/s's. I hope the phone/internet gets straightened out for good this time. I think it's good to get a 2nd opinion on your cycles and how they've gone. It seems as though they are trying to "normalize" though despite going off the Metformin. You and your hubby will BOTH have something to celebrate besides your birthdays if this cycle is it!
Hey ladies. I see some are wondering, so I decided to stop lurking and post.
I've just come to the reality that, I may not progress on my own. I have stopped updating people in my life honestly. I posted a picture of a cartoon with an "eviction notice" on the belly and I even had people attack me for "evicting too early." Thing is, I won't let them induce me until after my due date. So I guess people just get their panties in a bunch too quickly. I had another appointment tomorrow. My dilation and effacement are the same (hard to progress past 100% huh?) But she is now at a -1 station and my cervix is all the way forward. He thinks she's facing sideways (head down) which is fine. If I'm still pregnant on Tuesday, he's going to strip my membranes. Id like to do this on my own, but I guess, whatever has to be done now.
Simone: don't feel bad girly. No one should judge you for not being able to make it.
Have you heard about the Alabama man that went on a school bus to take a couple of kids ranging in age from 6-8 Yesterday? The bus driver was trying to stop the man from taking any of the 22 kids that were on the bus the man shot and killed him and took off with a 6 year old special needs child. He has him locked in a bunker that was dug in his backyard and won't release the boy. What is going on in this world? Also some older kids tried to get everyone into the back of the bus to protect them. On another board that I go to there a woman who has a child that was born in September 2009 like us posted it because her niece and nephew were on that bus while it was happening and she wanted prayers for the little boy. So if you could please say some prayers for him and his family.
