TTC A Rainbow Sibling 2/4

[madameovary]

Hi Ladies!



This is for those thinking about/getting ready to or actively TTC a rainbow sibling. The check-in will be posted each Wednesday.



For those thinking about/getting ready to TTC (or even thinking about thinking about TTC):



When do you plan to start trying?

Are there things you need/want to do before you start trying?

How are you feeling about starting to TTC again?

Any questions or other things to share?



For those actively TTC:



CD/DPO?

Testing Plans?

How are you doing with TTC again?

Any questions or other things to share?

QOTW part 1: Do we need BFP warnings here?
QOTW part 2: When did AF return, and were you breastfeeding, etc

Congratulations to @enchanted and @boxerific for starting things off with a bang!  I want to see a lot more of this:




docamy check out Hab it amazon. 
unringthebell Are you back down to zero?
wifey did you meet with the OB?  Make your RE appointment
DoesItComeInPink? almost time!  Any big plans for your last month of not TTC?  oh, and I forgot to answer you, no current meds for PCOS
@chnkma I hope AF comes as soon as you want her too!
bootsorhearts Sorry about the bad news.  We'll be crossing all the things!
eemmee  Hoping for a BFN (just this once)
@mattsgirl2004  Haaaay

[wifey]

Howdy all...

My appointment with the OB is on the 20th (well woman exam & blood tests). As soon as she tells me the pap is all good, and that my iron is not too low, I will schedule my SHG ASAP.

I have had ridiculous PMS ( I think??). I have PCOS, and am really experiencing a whole lot of yuckiness lately. Even gained 3lbs. Anxiety about my FET is through the roof.

**** Has anyone here taken the mini pill? I am no longer allowed BCP in the future due to the two blood clotting disorders discovered after my loss, but the mini pill is an option if I agree to take a daily aspirin instead of a baby aspirin. I can't do this wonky cycle stuff.

QOTW: Personally, I want to hear about the BFP of my friends. We've been through a lot together. I don't need a warning.
QOTW: My milk vanished at 4 months, and AF came at 6-7 months.

[bootsorhearts]

Hey ladies. I'm CD Who-the-hell-knows. On provera trying to reboot so I can start estrogen priming for FET.

madameovary What is that gif from? It's hilarious!

Q1: I don't think so, it's to be expected on a TTC check-in.
Q2: Got AF about 2 weeks after I stopped pumping permanently (around 9 months PP). I tapered down over the course of 4-6 weeks prior to that so I guess I ovulated while I was still ramping down.

[wifey]

::: raises hand:: I know, I Know, it's from homeland! bootsorhearts

[bootsorhearts]

My question for everyone is - who will be my BMB buddy? November 2015 or bust!

[muirmaid]

Hi there!

I'm on CD 2. Womp womp.

My cycles tend to be really long (40-50 days), so I won't be peeing on anything for a while.

Now that STTN has become consistent, it's probably time to bust out the BBT again. It'll feel good to put dots on a chart. I like numbers and lines. I just dropped his final nursing session about two weeks ago, so we'll see what that does to my cycle length, if anything.

QOTW1: This seems like the sort of thread where I'd be super excited to learn about a BFP. I wouldn't need a warning.

QOTW2: I conceived my little Goldfish before AF returned, which was a total shock. At that point (7 months PP) I was still nursing every hour or two around the clock. My first real AF wasn't until two months after I miscarried, so my son was almost a year old by then.

[chknma]

I feel like in straddling the getting ready and actively trying.

I've been cranky for a week and then yesterday thought AF was coming. Still no sign.

I'm still BF (DD2 is 9 months). I don't plan to wean for TTC because I'd like to make it to a year. Both of our DDs and our two losses were all planned (tracking, etc) so DH is a little confused that I don't have a plan this time. I started tracking secondary signs and might buy some wondfo OPKs but I feel like I would go through a bunch not having a cd1.

Q1: no warning needed IMO

Q2: 9 months and still no AF. We're still feeding 2-3 times at night and she's still taking the same amount at daycare despite her good intake of food.

[eemmee]

Hi all! Hallelujah for a BFN today. I think I'm 10 dpo. My temping has been really inconsistent, but I think I may have O'd for the first time post-partum. Or my temps are just high after my accident, who knows?

Now that the accident happened, we will be TTA until I'm finished with surgery, pain meds, etc. I'm so not looking forward to AF since I am bed ridden and DH is doing everything for me. He deserves a medal.

I'll check in next time we're TTC. Good luck to everyone else!

[madameovary]

Feb 4, 2015 13:00:13 GMT -5 wifey said:

::: raises hand:: I know, I Know, it's from homeland! bootsorhearts

ps. SPOILER ALERT 

When I saw that scene I was shocked it hadn't appeared here (or there) yet.  It's awesome.  

[madameovary]

Feb 4, 2015 13:09:34 GMT -5 bootsorhearts said:

My question for everyone is - who will be my BMB buddy? November 2015 or bust!

Too soon for me.  I do know, however, that Valentine's Day conception results in Nov 7/8 due dates.  Our loss was due on the 7th.  I would be ecstatic if your next LO (baby hearts?) could take over that day.  Good luck!

[docamy]

For those thinking about/getting ready to TTC (or even thinking about thinking about TTC):

Thanks for the advice!! I'll def try that exercise out.

I also realized after the last post that I don't have short term disability insurance to cover maternity leave so I'm working on that. My list of things to do before getting ready is getting longer!
1. Pap smear
2. Get insurance
3. Lose weight
4. Maybe go to the dentist
5. File taxes
-I can't think of anything else at the moment.

Any questions or other things to share?

QOTW part 1: Do we need BFP warnings here? I think not
QOTW part 2: When did AF return, and were you breastfeeding, etc--9 months and I was. E had started STTN around that time so maybe that triggered it.

[bootsorhearts]

Feb 4, 2015 14:49:05 GMT -5 madameovary said:

Feb 4, 2015 13:00:13 GMT -5 wifey said:

::: raises hand:: I know, I Know, it's from homeland! bootsorhearts

ps. SPOILER ALERT 

When I saw that scene I was shocked it hadn't appeared here (or there) yet.  It's awesome.  

What's the context for that scene? I will probably never get around to seeing the movie even if I say I will because toddler, so you won't be ruining it for me.

[wifey]

Feb 4, 2015 14:49:05 GMT -5 madameovary said:

Feb 4, 2015 13:00:13 GMT -5 wifey said:

::: raises hand:: I know, I Know, it's from homeland! bootsorhearts

ps. SPOILER ALERT 

When I saw that scene I was shocked it hadn't appeared here (or there) yet.  It's awesome.  

I actually read spoilers for SOA, and the Homeland crane scene just lurking, so I try to be careful. Have you watched Damages? Excellent show, sad it's over.

[wifey]

Feb 4, 2015 15:22:18 GMT -5 bootsorhearts said:

Feb 4, 2015 14:49:05 GMT -5 madameovary said:

ps. SPOILER ALERT 

When I saw that scene I was shocked it hadn't appeared here (or there) yet.  It's awesome.  

What's the context for that scene? I will probably never get around to seeing the movie even if I say I will because toddler, so you won't be ruining it for me.

Ooooh, that's a whole can of worms bootsorhearts...it is/was a TV series.

[chknma]

unringthebell
Sorry for the idiot nurse. I had some bad interactions with my old OBs office after our first loss. It didn't make sense for me to keep going there when i only really liked one provider and i barely saw her because it was such a large practice. I moved to a MW practice with only 2 providers.I I see a MFM for my higher risk needs, but love having a small regular practice that I've gotten to know well. It's important that you feel comfortable whether you decide to stay or go. Good luck!

[wifey]

unringthebell I am so sorry. I know how upsetting that is because the young woman checking me out after my postpartum appointment after my loss told me I didn't have an unltasound scheduled that week. We are here for you.

[madameovary]

muirmaid Sorry about the long cycles, I understand the frustration!
chknma - insert some dirty joke here using "straddling"
bootsorhearts - The plot line for Homeland is that Claire Danes is bsc. Terrorism. Ugly cry. Repeat. I really like her but she is a REALLY ugly crier.
docamy That's quite a list! Definitely go to the dentist. Haven't you read those scary articles about how gum disease can cause preterm labor?
unringthebell - let me do some digging. I think there are some "ute crew" members around here. I think there was a thread on TTCAL at the dump but it's gone now, I'm sure. Also, I want to punch your nurse in the face
DoesItComeInPink? 10 weeks pp? Were you furious?
wifey- good luck with your appointment! No experience with the mini pill here.

[madameovary]

Not much to report here. I have appt with pelvic floor specialist later this month. Boo.

[bootsorhearts]

madameovary that sounds about as fun as a root canal. Thanks for the gif too that's making me LOL.

[kateitho]

Hey Ladies! I'm late to the party, but wanted to hop on in. Our rainbow is 5 months old, and we were cleared to try again yesterday. I want to go ahead and dive in because it took us two years to carry our first to term. I O'd yesterday, and DTD last night... Shire just got real!!! I really hope our TTC journey is easier this time.

I don't think we need BFP warnings.

AF came back when DS was 12 weeks old while nursing round the clock!

[kateitho]

Hey @mattsgirl2004 ! It looks like we're on the same testing schedule this month