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[blushingbride]

YAY Lindsey!!!! Congratulations on your little bean!!!

What a surprise that must have been for you!!??

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/27/2008 9:24:53 AM
Author: littlelysser
Pandora - I did talk to my GP about the possibility of PPD...and luckily, she''s awesome (I haven''t met my OB yet) and she said that although getting off the meds is a good thing, if I started to have any depression/anxiety issues during the pregnancy, I should tell her immediately and she''d put me back on something. It is her belief that some of the drugs (prozac, for example) have been around FOREVER and are really quite safe. So I''m just sort of taking it day by day...so far, I''m feeling pretty good...but it is early and I''m definitely keeping an eye on things!

It is interesting how pregnancy tends to lessen symptoms of chronic diseases. One of my best friends has Rheumatoid Arthritis - she was considering TTC and was told by her doc that the disease would likely go into remission while she KTFU, but that there would be a pretty strong chance of a wicked flare up post-prego.

Oh, and I went upstairs after getting home from the airport and peed in a cup - looked and saw a faint line and said, ''DH, COME UP HERE I THINK I SEE A LINE.'' I think that is even less romantic than DD''s announcement!!! But I did go to the store and bought him the Father''s Guide to Pregnancy Week by Week. Of course, that was after he knew I was prego.



Welcome Oobiecoo.

And I have a feeling we are going to have a couple more jerkstores this round of testing!!!!!

My sister was on Prozac throughout her second pregnancy and breastfed on it, no problems at all.

Lots of things do get a lot better - MS for example normally goes into remission.

The only thing that is a real bummer is migraine. My Neuro. said that they would probably get much better and might even go away. But since then I''ve seen a load of research that says they tend to go away if you don''t have aura, but if you do (like me - bipolar & migraine tend to go hand in hand) then they tend to get worse. Joy!

And... you can''t take any of the main migraine remedies, especially not the one I take.

 

[happy in love]

I am so excited... May is shaping up to be a potential PS baby boom

Baby dust to us all!!

Welcome Oobiecoo- Sounds like you and DH are not going into this thinking it will all be peaches and cream, but have thought it through completely... you guys will be fine.
Good Luck TTC!

I''m CD 12, and in the middle of a pitty party for one. I realize that this is only our 3rd cycle actually trying, but am feeling like it is taking forever and just want it to happen already. I have tons of the internet OPKs and Preggo tests, but after reading the posts lately I think maybe I''ll toss them and go to Target instead. For reasons I don''t want to get into here today is kind of a tough day for me in general... so I think my sadness/frustration is kind of a big dog pile of stuff that is just being taken out on the TTC part of my life. Actually, typing this I am already letting it go, so maybe today will turn around after all.

I''m off to visit my aunt and grandma today, so I wish you all a good day! I''ll *see* you guys tomorrow

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/27/2008 11:23:09 AM
Author: happy in love
I am so excited... May is shaping up to be a potential PS baby boom

Baby dust to us all!!

Welcome Oobiecoo- Sounds like you and DH are not going into this thinking it will all be peaches and cream, but have thought it through completely... you guys will be fine.
Good Luck TTC!

I''m CD 12, and in the middle of a pitty party for one. I realize that this is only our 3rd cycle actually trying, but am feeling like it is taking forever and just want it to happen already. I have tons of the internet OPKs and Preggo tests, but after reading the posts lately I think maybe I''ll toss them and go to Target instead. For reasons I don''t want to get into here today is kind of a tough day for me in general... so I think my sadness/frustration is kind of a big dog pile of stuff that is just being taken out on the TTC part of my life. Actually, typing this I am already letting it go, so maybe today will turn around after all.

I''m off to visit my aunt and grandma today, so I wish you all a good day! I''ll *see* you guys tomorrow

Sorry you''re having a bad day - hope everything sorts itself out.

You''re one day behind me, so lets hope this cycle is lucky for both of us!

 

[am04]

LL- It''s so encouraging to know that you and others have gotten pregnant with a shorter luteal phase. I''m going to take DD''s suggestion and try vaginal temping so I can ensure that I am ovulating when I think I am. Fingers crossed I have a longer luteal phase than I think!

NYC- Hope the cramps are better today! I started spotting yesterday afternoon and DH tried to convince me it could be implantation spotting (which at 10dpo technically it could be, but given my normal luteal phase I''m fairly positive it''s not). We are lucky to have such supportive and encouraging husbands!

lovelylulu- Hope you are enjoying the ocean! Sorry to hear about AF and the spotting. I''m sure it will be a relief to get everything worked out with your doctor.

EBree- Good luck at the doctor''s! Oh, and your symptoms sound very promising!

Lindsey- CONGRATS!!!! You must be over the moon. I''m wishing you a happy and healthy nine months!

oobiecoo Welcome and good luck! As others have said, I''m sure you''ll find nothing but support here!

Fisher- Glad you are feeling better, I hope you make it through the day!

HIL- Sorry you are having a rough day. Hope things settle down for you. Enjoy your visits!

 

[peonygirl]

Lindsey, that''s so exciting!! Yay!!

I, on the other hand, am in a panic right now because I finally got a positive ovulation test today on day 21, and I have to go to work and do a 24-hr experiment (I do genetics/neurobio research). When I get home, DH will have left for work for the day. He''s in med school on his surgery rotation, and will be gone for least 12 hrs after that. So I might miss the window.

We did BD last night, but DH specifically said he wasn''t sure he "put much in me" (sorry for being TMI) since he was ultra tired last night. ACK!!!! I have a very long cycle, so I''m gonna be so bummed if it doesn''t work out this time!!

 

[blushingbride]

Date: 8/27/2008 11:23:09 AM
Author: happy in love
I am so excited... May is shaping up to be a potential PS baby boom

Baby dust to us all!!

Welcome Oobiecoo- Sounds like you and DH are not going into this thinking it will all be peaches and cream, but have thought it through completely... you guys will be fine.
Good Luck TTC!

I''m CD 12, and in the middle of a pitty party for one. I realize that this is only our 3rd cycle actually trying, but am feeling like it is taking forever and just want it to happen already. I have tons of the internet OPKs and Preggo tests, but after reading the posts lately I think maybe I''ll toss them and go to Target instead. For reasons I don''t want to get into here today is kind of a tough day for me in general... so I think my sadness/frustration is kind of a big dog pile of stuff that is just being taken out on the TTC part of my life. Actually, typing this I am already letting it go, so maybe today will turn around after all.

I''m off to visit my aunt and grandma today, so I wish you all a good day! I''ll *see* you guys tomorrow

I''m sorry HIL

, but I can definitely relate. This was our first month of really trying and I thought we worked pretty hard at it and did what we were supposed to. Sure, we probably could''ve tried a tad bit harder (we missed the day before O which would''ve given us the best odds), but I chalk it up to lessons learned. However, the thought of having to do this month after month can depress anyone. I know these things don''t come easy, but god, I WISH they did! Hang in there - it WILL happen and remember you''re not alone!

>>>

Have fun visiting your Aunt and Grams...hopefully the visit will help take your mind of things for the time being.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:02:52 PM
Author: peonygirl
Lindsey, that's so exciting!! Yay!!

I, on the other hand, am in a panic right now because I finally got a positive ovulation test today on day 21, and I have to go to work and do a 24-hr experiment (I do genetics/neurobio research). When I get home, DH will have left for work for the day. He's in med school on his surgery rotation, and will be gone for least 12 hrs after that. So I might miss the window.

We did BD last night, but DH specifically said he wasn't sure he 'put much in me' (sorry for being TMI) since he was ultra tired last night. ACK!!!! I have a very long cycle, so I'm gonna be so bummed if it doesn't work out this time!!

Can one of you find a way to get to the other at some point? Can you go to his hospital? The docs on Greys Anatomy always get busy at work, why can't you two?

I'm sure it will be fne if you can't get in a session today, you may not O until tomorrow or the day after anyways! Are you still temping and charting too? Then you will at least in retrospect have a better idea of when you actually do O.

 

[peonygirl]

Hi, DD! I had the same idea about going to his work (I''m collecting tissue every hour, so there would be no time or place to do it at mine), but I think he would probably have a rough time sneaking away to the on-call room to have sex with me. Gosh, that does sound so Grey''s Anatomy!!

I actually do have class tonight from 6:30-8:00 (when someone else will be briefly taking over my experiment for me), so I could pop by home for about 30 mins after that before I go back to work to do it. It always seems like his semen falls right of me if I don''t lie down propped up for at least 2 hrs after sex, but I guess that''s better than nothing! Thanks for the idea!

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:18:18 PM
Author: peonygirl
Hi, DD! I had the same idea about going to his work (I''m collecting tissue every hour, so there would be no time or place to do it at mine), but I think he would probably have a rough time sneaking away to the on-call room to have sex with me. Gosh, that does sound so Grey''s Anatomy!!

I actually do have class tonight from 6:30-8:00 (when someone else will be briefly taking over my experiment for me), so I could pop by home for about 30 mins after that before I go back to work to do it. It always seems like his semen falls right of me if I don''t lie down propped up for at least 2 hrs after sex, but I guess that''s better than nothing! Thanks for the idea!

Grab some of those instead cups on the way!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:18:18 PM
Author: peonygirl
Hi, DD! I had the same idea about going to his work (I'm collecting tissue every hour, so there would be no time or place to do it at mine), but I think he would probably have a rough time sneaking away to the on-call room to have sex with me. Gosh, that does sound so Grey's Anatomy!!

I actually do have class tonight from 6:30-8:00 (when someone else will be briefly taking over my experiment for me), so I could pop by home for about 30 mins after that before I go back to work to do it. It always seems like his semen falls right of me if I don't lie down propped up for at least 2 hrs after sex, but I guess that's better than nothing! Thanks for the idea!

Great! I knew there was a way to work it out! As for the "falling out" issue, we debated this a while ago and you only need to lie there for about 5 minutes. After that time, all the healthy swimmers have already entered the cervix and all that falls out are the demented two-headed sperm and the jizz component of the mix. So no worries there! Just wear a panty liner when you go back to work

 

[lisa1.01fvs1]

Lindsey congratulations!!

I just about fell off my chair wen I scrolled down to see all your fabulous testing!!!

Honestly my first thought was "so glad there is someone crazier than me on here!"

I took pics. of everything..........

 

[am04]

Quick question...if I started spotting yesterday does that count as cd1? Or is cd 1 the first day of "real" bleeding? I notice the spotting after urinating, nothing has made it to my pantyliner yet. If ever I spot it''s only for a couple of hours before bleeding starts in earnest so this is new for me. I''d feel much better if this month was a 10 day instead of a 9 day luteal phase!

On a side note...I forgot to mention this yesterday but Indy and Robbie lesson learned! No more tweaking with hormones, B6 or otherwise, for me! Because of funding issues with my work I''m hoping to have a baby by October 09 so I was trying to do whatever I could to help the process along. I really should have known better!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:50:40 PM
Author: am04
Quick question...if I started spotting yesterday does that count as cd1? Or is cd 1 the first day of ''real'' bleeding? I notice the spotting after urinating, nothing has made it to my pantyliner yet. If ever I spot it''s only for a couple of hours before bleeding starts in earnest so this is new for me. I''d feel much better if this month was a 10 day instead of a 9 day luteal phase!

On a side note...I forgot to mention this yesterday but Indy and Robbie lesson learned! No more tweaking with hormones, B6 or otherwise, for me! Because of funding issues with my work I''m hoping to have a baby by October 09 so I was trying to do whatever I could to help the process along. I really should have known better!

CD 1 is the first day of full-on bleedng. What CD are you now and how many DP-suspected-O? Just wondering...

 

[am04]

Don''t know how much the Instead cups help while TTC (I know on some forums people swear by them but like DD said it doesn''t take long for the healthy sperm to get going) but I CAN tell you that I really enjoyed not leaking! Although the cup would slip, it still held everything in so there was easy cleanup!

 

[am04]

CD 1 is the first day of full-on bleedng. What CD are you now and how many DP-suspected-O? Just wondering...

Thanks, that was what I was hoping! I''m cd 27, and *I believe* 11dpo. The spotting started yesterday, 10dpo. My cbfm and opk were both positive on on cd 15 so I''m working off the assumption that I ovulated on cd16.

 

[ChinaCat]

Lindsay- CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, did you really just stick the pee stick in your purse???? That is hysterical that you did it without looking at it.

Ebree- I grew up basically in Lake Highlands area, so not too far from you. I love White Rock Lake area, those houses are so pretty. I absolutely remember when Northpark was small and quiet. It''s a zoo now- but I just stay away from that 4th new wing- the teeny-bopper wing as I call it. I have good vibes about you this cycle! Good luck today!

Amber- Thinking of you, hope you are doing okay.

HIL- Hope today goes by quickly and gets better for you.

Fisher, Lulu, Peony, BB, et al- Don''t get discouraged yet, you are all so new at this! It will happen. I am not TTC yet, but whenever I get impatient or down about it, I just try to focus on all of the things that I can do that I couldn''t do if pregnant. For example, tonight I am meeting a friend for sushi and drinks!

Hope everyone is having a good day!

 

[oobiecoo]

Thank you so much for the warm wishes and support! After posting a while back, and recieving so many negative responses and "why not wait?"... I was really feeling ashamed that I wanted to TTC so soon. DH and I have talked so much about it since then and I know that for many people it would be a bad choice, but I''ve always been a little *different* from other people my age. I really appreciate everyone''s kind words

I just stopped taking the pill a couple of weeks ago so I guess I need to wait a little while before charting or anything. How long does it normally take for your body to get itself straightened out after coming off birth control?

Is everyone here charting and temping?

 

[AmberWaves]

Hi everyone...

Good to see you all, Congrats, LINDSEY! Aren''t you the sly dog?

Soooo we''ve got some dilemmas on our hands (we, our... ME). On Sunday there was a small altercation with my dad and my aunt. My aunt is a terror and a bully and pushes him around because she''s using her money to renovate a family property that my dad lives in (and HAS lived in). However, she isn''t the trustee to these family accounts, my other aunt is. Well, aunt 1 has been harassing my dad about all sorts of things and got angry at him about an insignificant POTTED rose bush that my dad had bought- saying he''s not going to ruin the property with that plant. Dad gets sick when people yell at him so he took off, and then decided to go back and yell BACK at her, she shoved him, he shoved back (Yes, it''s sad), called the other sister who isn''t currently speaking to aunt 1, and they''re trying to decide if he gets to live there once the remodel is done. He''s lived there for 30 years, mind you. It''s what my grandma wanted. Anyway, so Dad is just sick about the incident, his reaction, and aunt 1''s seriously debateable sanity- we''re thinking she may be bi-polar, no joking at all here.

Aunt 2 calls dad and says she''s going to have to think about the situation, and she''ll let him know. He''s just sick, I''m just sick, and I''m pretty much vowing to stick with my dad before all the others. So I''m angry that aunt 1 has been pulling this crap for YEARS while Dad''s lived in this house with no heating or running water at times (He had to come to our place to shower before our wedding), because Aunt 1 promised him the work would be quick. So now he''s trapped, scurrying out of the house early in the am to avoid seeing her, which he resents- running from his own damn house!! And I''m just so angry about it all- he''s the best of the bunch and gets the shaft. He''s got no self-esteem and because Aunt 1 is the louder and more assertive of the two, she''ll get heard, despite her ability to lie at all times. Let me give you an example: When our grandma (her mother) passed away, she threw a yard sale of all grandma''s stuff. Without telling any of us, or letting us take any memento of grandma''s.

Since we lived a block away, my brother saw her, and offered to help- and she accused him of stealing from grandma. STEALING FROM HIS DEAD GRANDMA. I get angry just thinking about it. So she''s been horrible since day one.

Anyway, our family is fighting (nothing new, as aunt 1 wasn''t invited to our wedding for reasons related to those above), and it''s just sooo dysfunctional I don''t even know what to say. I''d like to just pull away from that family completely, if possible, but my grandma put a condition in her will- no splitting up the family or separating the houses in the family until 25 years after her death or something like that. So we''re all kind of trapped, no one trusting anyone else, everyone thinking the other has some other kind of plan. For me, I just want my dad to be able to live in his house in peace. Let Aunt 1 just be free from his life, and let him alone.

So yeah, that''s what''s going on here. Kinda lost faith in my family, and I''m soo grateful for Paul. On Sunday he took a few trips to Dad''s house to talk to them and to calm down my dad. I keep bursting into tears just thinking about it. I''ve had a letter to send to Aunt 2 just telling her what I think, and why Dad shouldn''t have to leave, but when I sent a copy to my cousin Karen (Aunt 2''s DIL) she told me to talk to her instead, and say this, but not this, add that, but keep this... And I''m just so confused. All I have to say to aunt 2 is: Don''t believe Aunt 1- she doesn''t give a crap. Let Dad live where he always has.

Blah. So that''s why I''m not around so much. Kinda losing faith in people.

 

[Independent Gal]

Oobie, you do what''s right for you, girl! So long as you finish your education, it really doesn''t matter if you have kiddies while you do it. Sounds like you''ve thought it all through and you''re ready!

About charting, you do not have to wait to start charting after you go off the pill. Some peoples'' cycles get odd, some don''t. And starting now to learn about your body and cycles can be an advantage, so if you feel ready to chart, start on Day 1 of your next cycle and go for it! It is a very interesting journey. I learned so much about the female body.

 

[Independent Gal]

Amber, that is just plain awful.

I''m so sorry your dad is going through this. How mean of his sisters!!! Why are people so cruel and nasty to each other? To their own family even? I''ll never understand.

 

[robbie3982]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:54:19 PM
Author: am04
Don't know how much the Instead cups help while TTC (I know on some forums people swear by them but like DD said it doesn't take long for the healthy sperm to get going) but I CAN tell you that I really enjoyed not leaking! Although the cup would slip, it still held everything in so there was easy cleanup!

I agree. I tried them out post BD last night and it was really nice to not have any mess. They definitely leaked during AF though

ETA: Amber, I'm sorry there's so much drama going on right now. I hope everything gets worked out!

 

[am04]

Wow, Amber. I don''t know what to say except I''m sorry. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts. I think it''s wonderful that you and your husband are doing all you can to support your dad right now, and I hope all of this is resolved quickly and in your father''s favor.

 

[blushingbride]

Ugh...Amber...that''s rough! I know how stressful it can be when family isn''t getting along - it can really take a toll on someone. What I don''t understand is why his sister''s are shutting your dad out? That''s really heartless...

I hope that everything works out for your dad and he gets to stay in his house (as he should).

 

[littlelysser]

Amber - Wow. That is just crappy. I''m sorry, friend. I have no advice, but you and your family will be in my thoughts. And really, there is just no getting around the fact that people stink. And recently, it occurred to me that your (universal you) DH is the only family you actually get to CHOOSE and you (Amber you) clearly chose really well...so I hope that is some comfort to you.

HIL - I''m sorry you are feeling down. I hope things improve soon!

BB - FWIW, I''m pretty sure DH and I missed the day before O day, or O day, depending on what day FF decided I ovulated...so all is not lost!!

Peony - I think lots of ladies around these parts have gotten KTFU without laying around long at all. I think the longest I made it was like 10 minutes. One time. Normally I struggled to make it to 5 minutes...I think it was just so ingrained in me that you have to get up and pee to get any bacteria out...

Ebree - How''d the doc visit go?

 

[ljmorgan]

Date: 8/27/2008 1:04:00 PM
Author: ChinaCat
Lindsay- CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, did you really just stick the pee stick in your purse???? That is hysterical that you did it without looking at it.

Ummm, guilty. I Lindsey, did knowingly toss a just used pregnancy test into a Louis Vuitton bag!!!

 

[am04]

I''m out...AFF has arrived with a vengeance.

Feb, BlushingBride, Ebree and everyone else in the TWW--I''m keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[robbie3982]

Date: 8/27/2008 7:31:23 PM
Author: am04
I''m out...AFF has arrived with a vengeance.

Feb, BlushingBride, Ebree and everyone else in the TWW--I''m keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Sorry, am04

 

[ljmorgan]

Ugh, I''m sorry am04!


Sending out good wishes to everyone else in TWW...

 

[am04]

Thanks Robbie and Lindsey new cycle, new chance!

EBree I''m excited to hear how your appointment went!