YAAAAAYY sanibel21!!!! A BMB buddy! Glad to see you over here. Sending you good vibes for your TFAS journey. I have to say, it's harder to participate in M14 with everyone else talking about their LO's siblings or pregnancies. I hope you don't have to stick around here for as long as I've been.
Thank you! I hope your stay here comes to an end soon!
Post by thelittleredm on Jan 12, 2016 16:17:38 GMT -5
Age of LO: 2.5yrs
Circumstances: TTC #2
Cycle/Month: 12/12
CD: 22
RRCS: Nothing, really. Trying to figure out a meal plan for the next couple weeks. My hubby has his bestie visiting for two weeks and the guy doesn't really eat veggies so yeah. Great stuff.
GTKY: DS has this adorable blue flannel button down with rolled up sleeves and I love pairing it with his Wranglers and boots/spurs. We rarely purchase anything new and usually stick to second hand stores.
Circumstances: TFAS/NTNP due to BFing and no PP AF
Cycle/Month: 1 (maybe)/1
CD/DPO: unknown
RRCS: After almost a week of waking up every 30-45 minutes DS finally had an okay sleep last night. I'm so glad because the sleep deprivation was really starting to get to me. This sleep refusal coincided with crazy BC withdrawal hormones and DH getting stitches in his foot which then needed to be kept up leaving him unable to help much. It was a really rough week.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? I was given a couple huge lots of hand-me-downs as well as a lot of baby shower things so until DS outgrows his 6-12 stuff I won't have to buy much. When I do get things they're usually Joe brand at Superstore. He's too little to have opinions yet but DH is a pilot so we have a ton of cute pilot things and an aviator toque.
BabyStandish Good luck weaning a little bit. Hope it isn't too painful for either of you! jcrewgirl & smallpotato welcome! Best of luck TFAS! cbowl Glad you are happy with the new RE's plan! amandamh2 sorry you had a rough week! Hope there are better days ahead!
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? DS loves the colours purple and orange. He really likes to have coloured pants, so we have lots of colourful khakis. I like to buy his clothes at old navy, children's place and Joe fresh. He is a long arm/torso and short legs kid. That along with needing elastic waists means that we buy whatever looks long in the body and easy to pull on. His arms are so long that he's in size 5 pjs!
Post by woodenshoes on Jan 12, 2016 18:37:49 GMT -5
Age of LO(s): 2
Circumstances: TFAS, TTCAL, hypothyroid
Cycle/Month:9 total (5 AL)
CD/DPO: CD 11
RRCS: I haven't been tempting consistently this month. Now I wish I would've been because my OPKs were dark, for me, for 10 and 11 DPO. So who knows what my body is doing this cycle. Ever since my loss that only thing consistent about my cycles have been that they are inconsistent.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon?
DS's favorite clothes are things with trucks, trains, and cars on them. I love DS's dress clothes/Sunday clothes. He looks so cute in them. I buy most of his clothes at Kohl's, Carter's, The Children's Place or Crazy 8's. We also get a ton of hand me downs from friends and family. I also buy him some clothes at mom 2 mom sales.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? DS's clothes are 90% hand me downs from his 2nd cousins. (H's aunt was AMA and her boys are 8 and 10). The rest are what the grandparents buy. If I buy him anything it comes from Old Navy.
Mine is only 8 months and I already worry about all of this! He probably needs more stimuli but I fee limited! What do you do with LO? I always need ideas!
Dh is SAH now and I worry we aren't as interactive with him as DC was. Current stuff: I like to take him down to the basement and let him crawl up the stairs. He loves it and it's good exercise. He hasn't figured the going down part. I'm trying to show him how to "color", you know at least scribble and not eat the crayon. One thing he has caught onto is the itsy bitsy spider, he'll put his fingers together and wait for me to do it. Trying to think of other hand games (patty cakes is not going well). He loves balls so DH is showing him how to kick it and throw it into a bowl...soccer and basketball baby training
Some other hand songs are Row Row Row your Boat and The Wheels on the Bus. DC taught DS and he gets so excited when me or DH start singing those.
RRCS: We are about to start EOD since my cycle pre loss was a bit longer since I'm still BFing. I'm just hoping that is still the case and I don't miss the window! I'm finally feeling good now. Throughout the whole fall my LO was sick, I was sick, and no one was getting any sleep. I feel like I am physically in a better place and ready to GKU! Let's go body!
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? We get hand me downs from my sisters and from a friend with 2 older boys. When we buy clothes, it's from old navy, joe fresh, or Carter's outlet.
littlelion, Google some finger plays- they're little rhymes with hand/finger actions. We do them during story time at the library and DS loves them! I keep the handouts they give at the class so we can do then at home. He loves one that you hold your hand in a fist and say, "here is the beehive, where are all the bees? Hidden inside where nobody sees. Here they come, creeping out the hive, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, buzzzzzzzz!" And you open each finger of your fist as you count and then tickle at the buzzing. There are tons like that.
Thanks! I'll make sure to do that @kriati3 I'll have to google those songs too. I've heard the songs but never seen the hand motions.
Post by WittyLittle on Jan 13, 2016 6:16:48 GMT -5
Late to the party, sorry! On mobile so can't tag properly and half the posts won't load. Think my connection is being weird. But hugs for anyone and everyone who needs them. We've got this, ladies!
Age of LO(s): 11 months
Circumstances: TTC#2
Cycle/Month: 2 (1al)
CD/DPO: 33/ 7DPO (guessing)
RRCS: worst luck this weekend. DS caught stomach flu on Thursday. We had it by Saturday. Then DS and I fell down the stairs. Trying to protect him I landed straight on my ass and dislocated my tailbone (3rd time it's been injured aparently, according to the xray). Could hardly move for days and still in so much pain. DS's cold which we'd been kind of ignoring got much worse and I ended up having to take him to the ER on Monday night. Poor guy has croupe for the 3rd time since August. We're really struggling. We of course have caught DSs cold as well. Poor DH has had to work and play gigs while being sick. Poor me has had to take care of croupey baby which hardly being able to move and being sick also. Pity party for 3 over here!
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? At the moment I'm loving this hipster Zara outfit he got from his godparents but he's growing out o fit now. Most of his clothes are hand me downs. Now that he's going on to 12-18 months we are going to start buying him things. Favourite brands are Carters, Zara and BabyGap But they're expensive, so only as presents
RRCS: My cycle was super wonky after having DD, but it really regulated over the summer and seemed back to normal, until now. I really hope this is just one messes up cycle and I can be back to normal next time.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? I usually buy her clothes at Target or Carters.
Welcome, jcrewgirl! I hope you are one of the lucky ones to GKU quickly a second time. And you're right, TTC can be a total mindf*ck! Several of the ladies here (me included), got pregnant quickly before but are having a much more difficult time this time around.
Do any of you ladies who GKU quickly the first time, but are having trouble now have any idea why it's more difficult this time around?
I was lucky enough to get pregnant the first month trying with DD, but now I'm on month 10'with no luck so far. Just curious if anyone has any ideas or answers about their situation.
As for me, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant, so I'm wondering if that could be it. Or maybe it's just because I'm a couple years older (33). Who knows really though.
Post by sleepymonkey on Jan 13, 2016 8:23:18 GMT -5
jrun2013, I have no idea. I got pregnant with DD in cycle 2 when I was 36. I had recently lot a lot of weight and was very healthy. Now, most of the weight is back on. I am 38 now and in cycle 8 of TFAS. My ob didn't do any testing and just assumes it's because of my age (he dismissed weight being the issue). I'm actually going to see an RE tomorrow to try to get some testing to see if it is in fact just a matter of "old eggs" or if it's something else like blocked tube(s), thyroid issue, or maybe MFI.
sleepymonkey, thanks for sharing, I hope you get some answers tomorrow! I was also in great shape when o GKU, so I'm trying to get back there to see if that will help before taking the next step of contacting an RE in a couple of months.
jrun2013 I have no idea. I'm on cycle 5, month 7 of TFAS. I got pregnant with DS my first cycle off BCP in 10+ years. We were NTNP for a month because my BCP script lapsed before my appt with my new doc. We thought the chances were slim...surprise!
This time around I had a CP my first cycle off BCP and no luck since. I'm heavier by maybe 5lbs and older by 3 years (but still under 35), but there's no real obvious reason why it's taking a bit longer.
I try to stay realistic by reminding myself that even under perfect circumstances there's only a 20 something percent chance of getting pregnant each cycle, but yeah. It's frustrating.
Hi guys - late as usual Age of LO(s): Almost 3 Circumstances: TFAS Cycle/Month: 7/12+ CD/DPO: 24/4 RRCS: On clomid so I actually O'd! Still in my usually panic about the age gap of my babes. GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? My son is obsessed with clothes. He always wants new ones and picks out the most expensive things in the store : / Luckily we live close to a giant outlet mall and Gap runs some crazy sales so we can clothe him on the cheap.
jrun2013, I have no idea, but I ask myself that question constantly. I got pregnant on cycle 1 with DD and at the time DH and I joked that I was a "fertile Myrtle". Now I look back and feel relieved that we didn't have to know what a struggle TTC could be....but also so angry/sad/cynical/frustrated about my naivete.
Now we're on cycle 7 with a loss thrown in there and I wonder every day why it's so hard this time. Maybe it's my age, maybe it's the 10 extra lbs I gained when we stopped nursing, I don't know.
Basically I have no answers, just commiseration. It really is a special kind of frustration for us TFAS'ers. ::hugs::
wilmaroo - We live right near a Gap/BabyGap outlet too. They have really awesome deals sometimes. I usually have to stop myself from stocking up on bigger sizes for DD for the future just because it's so cheap!
Circumstances: TTC #3, I'm almost 40, am about 40 pounds heavier than I used to be and have one Fallopian Tube. I feel like the odds are stacked against me.
Cycle/Month: 6
CD/DPO: CD10
RRCS: I'm starting to feel discouraged, even though we're only on cycle #6. I wish we'd decided to TTC #3 sooner than we did, but we really thought we were done before.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? I tend to buy most of their clothes at Old Navy and Target, and sometimes Kohls. I'll occasionally go to Once Upon a Child, but I haven't been there in a long time. I hate spending a lot of money on clothes that are going to get ruined and grown out of quickly. My youngest refuses to wear jeans and basically only likes to wear leggings and dresses; it drives me crazy. My oldest will basically wear whatever you put in front of her, unless it's too sparkly. She's not into sparkly, frilly things, whereas my 6 year old would cover herself in sparkles & frills if she could.
wilmaroo - We live right near a Gap/BabyGap outlet too. They have really awesome deals sometimes. I usually have to stop myself from stocking up on bigger sizes for DD for the future just because it's so cheap!
Omg I buy too much there! If you sign up for their emails/texts they send you a extra 40% off the outlet price. So then I can get 40% more haha.
Welcome, jcrewgirl ! I hope you are one of the lucky ones to GKU quickly a second time. And you're right, TTC can be a total mindf*ck! Several of the ladies here (me included), got pregnant quickly before but are having a much more difficult time this time around.
Do any of you ladies who GKU quickly the first time, but are having trouble now have any idea why it's more difficult this time around?
I was lucky enough to get pregnant the first month trying with DD, but now I'm on month 10'with no luck so far. Just curious if anyone has any ideas or answers about their situation.
As for me, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant, so I'm wondering if that could be it. Or maybe it's just because I'm a couple years older (33). Who knows really though.
I'm in the same boat. I got pregnant, both times, the first cycle of TTC. While I know that we were super lucky, and that it's not typical and there's really only like a 25% chance of conceiving each cycle, it still worries me. I'm older now - I'll be 40 in a few months - and I've put on quite a bit of weight, around 40 pounds. I have only one Fallopian tube, which doesn't help matters, but I only had one working tube when I got pregnant with DD1. It was discovered during an u/s that I had a grapefruit sized cyst inside my left tube, so I think it's safe to say there was nothing getting through there when I got pregnant with her. I ended up having the tube removed when she was 5 months old. I thought for sure it would take longer to get pregnant the second time, but nope - first cycle. I'm sure the quality of my eggs is not as good anymore.
I'm getting to the point where BFNs are going to be more difficult to accept. It really hit me the other day and I was in a funk for a couple of days, and I'm not completely out of the funk, but I'm really trying to stay positive because it really hasn't been that long that we've been trying, and I know that. I really, really want to get pregnant, though, and sooner than later. My girls are at an age where it will be a lot of fun to go through pregnancy with them. And my little one is dying to have a baby brother or sister. I want to be able to experience their reaction to us telling them that there's a baby in my belly. I'm worried that I'll never get to do that.
I have to say, it's harder to participate in M14 with everyone else talking about their LO's siblings or pregnancies. I hope you don't have to stick around here for as long as I've been.
OMG so much this. I've pulled back from my BMB on proboards and FB. Love the ladies and can't wait to jump back in (and they're awesome about TW-ing pregnancies and LOs!) but right now it's not what makes me happy.
Also, how did I not know about the NE group? Could I humbly request a PM?
I hope you are one of the lucky ones to GKU quickly a second time. And you're right, TTC can be a total mindf*ck! Several of the ladies here (me included), got pregnant quickly before but are having a much more difficult time this time around.
Do any of you ladies who GKU quickly the first time, but are having trouble now have any idea why it's more difficult this time around?
I was lucky enough to get pregnant the first month trying with DD, but now I'm on month 10'with no luck so far. Just curious if anyone has any ideas or answers about their situation.
As for me, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant, so I'm wondering if that could be it. Or maybe it's just because I'm a couple years older (33). Who knows really though.
I'm 10 lbs heavier than last time (GKU month 1). But I O pretty much every cycle (9/10). Hormone panel came back normal. TTC has taken a toll on my relationship because I'm focusing so much on it (living in a neighborhood where everyone seems to be pushing a stroller with 2u2 in it doesn't help). We had a long talk last weekend that helped a lot. I had a C/s the first time around, and so my Dr looked for blocked tubes or scar tissue (everything looks fine, apparently). Will be 35 this year.
It's a mystery. A painful and frustrating mystery.
Post by amparo1981 on Jan 13, 2016 15:55:20 GMT -5
Heeeey, 3 posts in a row. Woohoo me!
Age of LO(s): almost 2.5
Circumstances: checking if anything is different than last time to make it take longer.
Cycle/Month:10
CD/DPO:25/9
RRCS: *yawn* Having too much for lunch apparently moves all my blood away from my brain. Want to nap. NOW.
GTKY: TTMA your LO(s) clothes. Do they (or you) have a favorite outfit or color? Where do you buy their clothes? Hand-me-downs? BabyGap? Second hand stores? Amazon? I am supremely lucky in that DD couldn't care less about her clothes, so I get to dress her how I want. She likes putting on tutus and costumes over whatever it is she's wearing, and gets enthusiastic about things I ham up (OMG ruffles! And deer!). As for me, I love
fleece-lined overalls from osh-kosh (perfect for taking the bike on quick errands) pretty much anything baby gap has on sale H&M. Holy hell H&M. I could spend entire paychecks on their stuff. And, last but not least, tea. Their stuff is not priced in a toddler-friendly way, but so, so cute.
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