Fit For Future Families - November
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My spotting has officially turned into AF, and she is very very angry with me for taking the pill for so long.
I completely screwed up my cycle by stopping mid-pack. I should have either finished the pack or not started it at all. :ohwell: Such is life I guess. 0 -
My spotting has officially turned into AF, and she is very very angry with me for taking the pill for so long. I completely screwed up my cycle by stopping mid-pack. I should have either finished the pack or not started it at all. :ohwell: Such is life I guess.
Hugs! I completely understand because my cycle is very angry because I was on Mirena for 6 years. It finally gave up the pregnancy symptom gig and now is just causing horrible mood swings, anger and cramps but NOTHING!!!0 -
OMG. I just got a POSITIVE Pregnancy test...... took another right after and it was negitive..... WHAT ON EARTH? Could it be because I took it right afterwards so it wasn't as concentrated?
YEAH!! Awesome news! Congratulations!0 -
Anne Elise - Congrats again!
Ron - I had stopped midway through a pack last spring - I really sympathize! I hope it tapers off soon!
AmandaJ - Keep us posted!
EricaRoo - I hope things turn around for you! You have all my support if you need it.
HeatherCrist - Happy Reunion! I hope you two are enjoying yourselves!
Good luck with the BDing 
Me - I totally forgot about stepping on a scale today.
Fertility Friend said AF should have been here on Saturday, whch I thought was WAY too early (would have been DPO 9), but she hasn't shown yet (on DPO 11 now). My Luteal Phase is normally 10 days with AF arriving on 11 (shuld be today, but according to FF I'm 2 days late). My temps are lower than I would expect for pregnancy, and I keep getting BFNs. I expect her to show up today. I really do.
The thing is, I was SURE I was out of the running this month. Fertility Friend is always right for me. But this time I think it was wrong, but it' giving me hope that I don't think I should have. It's very all-consuming and I don't want to be disappointed. I was already disappointed for the month. *sigh*
Can I go back to bed now?
Also - has anyone heard from Alisa???0 -
Weigh In Stats
FFF SW = 268.6
Week 14 Weight = 241.2 (-2.4 lbs)
Week 15 Weight = 240.7 (-0.5 lbs)
Week 16 Weight = 239.9 (-0.8 lbs)
Week 17 Weight = 240.1 (+0.2 lbs)
Week 18 Weight = 237.0 (-3.1 lbs)
Week 19 Weight = 237.9 (+0.9 lbs)
Week 20 Weight = 236.6 (-1.3 lbs)
AF is officially done and in only 6 days....woo hoo. If nothing else ever gets fixed, I could live with that. It was only heavy one day and I still wouldn't even have said flooding so maybe I'm being too hard on myself.
The first weekend of my restart was unbelievably awful. Saturday I had plans to spend the day at my girlfriend's place, go to aquafit, do some Christmas shopping and then get to the movies. I skipped breakfast because I woke up late. We braved very icy roads and white out conditions to get to the pool which we found out when we got there was closed for maintainance (which really sucks because we're not going next week either...holiday plans are sneaking up). We headed home and picked up her Mom and went to the mall. We were shopping until about 3pm (but that included an hour and a half of an oil change). After all that we were famished so we went to Kelseys (a restaurant that I love, but try to stay away from) It was the second time in the week for going there.
Yesterday I literally did not get out of bed until my hubby came home from work at 4pm. He brought McDonalds for lunch (yup, late lunch). And then suggested that he make Shepard's Pie for dinner :noway: I had a bowl of soup and back to bed....after eating half a box of chocolates....
My only focus this week is on upping my water and making sure I get a lot of sleep in. I feel like I've slipped all the way back into my bad habits and I don't like it.0 -
Anne Elise - Congrats again!
Ron - I had stopped midway through a pack last spring - I really sympathize! I hope it tapers off soon!
AmandaJ - Keep us posted!
EricaRoo - I hope things turn around for you! You have all my support if you need it.
HeatherCrist - Happy Reunion! I hope you two are enjoying yourselves! Good luck with the BDing
Me - I totally forgot about stepping on a scale today.
Fertility Friend said AF should have been here on Saturday, whch I thought was WAY too early (would have been DPO 9), but she hasn't shown yet (on DPO 11 now). My Luteal Phase is normally 10 days with AF arriving on 11 (shuld be today, but according to FF I'm 2 days late). My temps are lower than I would expect for pregnancy, and I keep getting BFNs. I expect her to show up today. I really do.
The thing is, I was SURE I was out of the running this month. Fertility Friend is always right for me. But this time I think it was wrong, but it' giving me hope that I don't think I should have. It's very all-consuming and I don't want to be disappointed. I was already disappointed for the month. *sigh*
Can I go back to bed now?
Also - has anyone heard from Alisa???
Hey.... THANKS! I am calling the doctor very soon to set up an apt. NOW what i learned is it is very important when you test. I got a negative last wenesday and two negatives during the day saturday... first thing in the morning is important or after you have held your pee for awhile and not had a lot of water.... I have gotten 4 positives now
but test first thing in the AM.... (You may already know this but I didn't realize how important it was) 0 -
I'm up 3 pounds this week. :grumble: :mad: :explode:
However, I can't get too upset because I really think it's all from AF. I weighed in yesterday morning before she was in full effect and there was no change from last week. I seriously doubt I gained 3 pounds of fat in one day, so I'm telling myself it's all AF and I refuse to log it. I'm in so much pain that I called in sick and I highly doubt I'm going to make it to Zumba tonight. My goals for the week are to make sure I get enough water in and to stay away from the pumpkin roll I have in the fridge.0 -
Oh yeah - goals.... I forgot about those.
I stayed away from M&Ms for a full week! I hada few last night, and I"m going to sta away from them again for another whole week. I also want to up my water intake, and work out 4 times this week - one of which will be a Biggest Loser fitness video - I've been wanting to try it but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Also - yesterday was Family Christmas Baking Day, and I helped everyone bake, but did't take any home with me or eat any. I had one small handful of plain peanuts and tha was it.
Also - it's Christmas at my sisters house....decorated, presents wrapped, Christmas movies, Christmas music, Christmas everything..... I'm a little jealous! I'm no where near that yet!0 -
I'm out again this month, ladies. :sad: I think I'm going to have to take a break from this group and my babycenter group for awhile. I wish you all much better luck than I have had and it seems a few of you already have found that and I'm so happy for you. I sincerely hope those of you who have been struggling longer than I have finally get your babies!! :flowerforyou:0
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I'm so sorry Erica! I hope everything works out for you soon! Please keep in touch whenever you can.
AFM: Sicky bum. I've been sick since Saturday and stayed home from work today. I have a deep cough and have googled many home remedies for dry cough which seem to be working. Whodda thought grape juice strengthened your lungs and helped expell a dry cough? It's working. Plus there's lots of vitamins. And it's yummy. Bought me some ginger tea too which I didn't think I'd like but with honey it's very good. Found it in the pharmacy section, not the food so it must be good for you.
Well. this typing has already worn me out. Take care everyone! xo0 -
Thanks, Jenny. I hope you get to feeling better. I'll have to try out that grape juice remedy the next time I get a cough.0
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I'm out again this month, ladies. :sad: I think I'm going to have to take a break from this group and my babycenter group for awhile. I wish you all much better luck than I have had and it seems a few of you already have found that and I'm so happy for you. I sincerely hope those of you who have been struggling longer than I have finally get your babies!! :flowerforyou:
Erica - if you need to talk, I've been there done that. I agree that there are times you just need to disconnect and focus on other topics for your own sanity.....We'll all get where we need to be in our own time. I know what the struggle is like!0 -
Hey ladies! Sorry I have been MIA, I had every intention of staying up on here while in Ohio but we literally have not stopped eating, drinking (drinking and more drinking!!) and family functions since our plane landed!
We arrived Wednesday night and the MIL made YUMMY meat loaf, mashed potatoes and corn. We ate quick then DH and I met up with his best friend from high-school to see a journey tribute band. We were out drinking until after 1am(we had been up since 4am...I was exhausted!) Slept in on Thursday, ate a small lunch and I decided to lay down for a nap. About 3pm my parents and younger brother come in my room to wake me....my family lives in FL and We had NO idea they were coming! So big surprise there! We ate like horses on thanksgiving day...turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, rolls etc....then DH, my SIL and her boyfriend decided to go out for drinks...again out until almost 2am! Friday we eased off the eating and spent the afternoon at the pro-football hall of fame. Friday night my MIL had a wedding reception for all the family and friends that couldn't attend our actual wedding. After everyone left we loaded up in the car and headed down to Columbus, oh. Arrived in Columbus at 2:30am and got up at 645am to get ready to tailgate! Spent all day (8a-6p)right out side Ohio state's stadium drinking and watching the game! So much fun! We were up eating pizza and playing drinking games until after midnight then had to get up and drive home Sunday morning! I'm going to need a vacation from our vacation!
On the TTC front, AF should be here this week...probably tomorrow but I won't freak if she doesn't show right away bc FF thinks it won't be for a few more days.
Anneelise! Congratulations!! So exciting!!
Erica- I'm sorry af came! I understand wanting to take a break but I hope you drop by and catch us up!
Ron, my uncle is a recovering alcoholic/addict with 8years sober so I remember as a child and young teenager being around him. I hope your DH is wrong and this is just a bump in the road.
I sure missed you guys and it took me forever to catch up! Glad everyone had a good holiday weekend! Hope those that aren't feeling well get better soon! Not going to weigh myself until AF has come and gone, but I will log it bc I know I will be up! DH and I plan to hit the ground running when we get home!0 -
AF is here. Onto Cycle 3... Bleh.0
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Hey ladies i too must apologize foe being MIA i dont really have an excuse other than being really busy at work... and maybe feeling a little discouraged. I have ovulated 3 months in a row (with clomid) and i am STILL not pregnant. AF is going to show any day now. Its just hard because for the past 8 years i always believed that my only problem was ovulating and that once i ovulated i would get pregnant. Well now that i am ovulating and still not pregnant its making me wonder if there is something else wrong. We havent tested my husband yet only because he already has 2 kids so we didnt think that he was the issue. But that was years ago so we will go in and get him tested just to make sure.
Im sad because i dont know how much more i can take. I dont know how i can handle finding out that something else is wrong with me and that will just make it that much harder to get pregnant... My tubes are clear. I am afraid the affects clomid may have on my body if i keep taking it. I have heard that you should only take a couple of months but then my dr says as long as you are ovulating i can take it for 6 months. But he isnt really monitoring me or anything and that makes me nervous. Finding a good dr is so hard i have already been through 3. And with IF not being covered on our insurance it makes it harder to go and see a specialist...
the good news is that i had lost 10 pounds since returning from my cruise. But i gained 4 back since thanksgiving. So i am getting my head back in the game as far as that goes...
Sorry to be such a downer and best of luck to everyone else!!!0 -
HI HI!
Anneelise! Congratulations!!
Erica~ I'm very sorry and I understand. Hope to hear good news from you soon.
Alisa~ I'm tired just reading that! I don't know how you kept going.
AFM:
Its was a VERY LONG WEEKEND!
Thanksgiving was great! Just Mom, Dad, and myself. DH stopped by after work. My Dad is an amazing cook! I tried to remind them that it was just the 3 of us (fist time every having under 6-10 people), but they still made too much food. My Mom is on MFP as well, and my Dad just had bariatric surgery in September, so we all tried very hard not to over indulge, but I think we did go a little over-board.
Friday started the hectic weekend of The Nutcracker. The shows sent fine and we had some great crowds, but in addition to the performance we had face-painting, live reindeer, Santa, The Nutcracker (live person), personalized ornaments (my sister hand painting them all) and high school choirs singing in the lobby before the show starts as well as during intermission. BUSY BUSY BUSY! I was running for 10 hours Friday, Saturday, and 5 hours Sunday (in heels) making sure everything was going well. It was a complete blast, but I'm glad it's over. Whew....:yawn: Then it's Monday...
TTC: No Oing this month...CD 23 and no indication. So I don't even know what is going to happen. I really don't want to see AF in Hawaii but I may. I think DH and I are just going to just not worry and do what we want. If it happens, it happens. I really don't want to obsess or stress about it.
Oops forgot to add... I lost .4 this week! I'm super happy with this with Thanksgiving....I guess my busy weekend was beneficial.0 -
Wow lots happening here!
First of all Congrats AnneElise!!!
Jenny – Hope you start felling better soon!
Erica – I understand the frustration, feel free to msg me if you need a sympathetic ear.
Ron – I have a couple friends that just went off the pill recently and are suffering through the same intense AF, just remember that this intensity will only last a cycle or two, then you’ll go back to normal.
Jalara – Sorry that it didn’t happen for you this cycle, wishing you and everyone here lots of baby dust.
So I went from 152.6 last week to 151.6 this week, yeah a whole pound! This week I’m off work and plan on going to morning classes at my gym, not to mention drinking lots of water and eating within my cals every day this week. I also took an intermediate yoga class by accident on Friday and wow was i in pain on Saturday! I was barely able to move but was impressed that to could keep up. I can feel AF coming even though I’m not due till the 3rd, so again I’m trying to focus on my weight loss instead of TTC because I’ll be heading into cycle 15 and really discouraging! I did get an appointment for DH and i to see a fertility specialist mid January, hopefully we’ll get an idea as to what the problem is and how to go about resolving it.0 -
Hey ladies i too must apologize foe being MIA i dont really have an excuse other than being really busy at work... and maybe feeling a little discouraged. I have ovulated 3 months in a row (with clomid) and i am STILL not pregnant. AF is going to show any day now. Its just hard because for the past 8 years i always believed that my only problem was ovulating and that once i ovulated i would get pregnant. Well now that i am ovulating and still not pregnant its making me wonder if there is something else wrong. We havent tested my husband yet only because he already has 2 kids so we didnt think that he was the issue. But that was years ago so we will go in and get him tested just to make sure.
Im sad because i dont know how much more i can take. I dont know how i can handle finding out that something else is wrong with me and that will just make it that much harder to get pregnant... My tubes are clear. I am afraid the affects clomid may have on my body if i keep taking it. I have heard that you should only take a couple of months but then my dr says as long as you are ovulating i can take it for 6 months. But he isnt really monitoring me or anything and that makes me nervous. Finding a good dr is so hard i have already been through 3. And with IF not being covered on our insurance it makes it harder to go and see a specialist...
the good news is that i had lost 10 pounds since returning from my cruise. But i gained 4 back since thanksgiving. So i am getting my head back in the game as far as that goes...
Sorry to be such a downer and best of luck to everyone else!!!
Two questions: Are you using an ovulation predictor kit? And are you taking Metformin for your PCOS? I tried having a baby for 4 years with my first husband prior to being diagnosed with PCOS and had taken Clomid for months and was told I was definitely ovulating but I never got pregnant. I started taking Metformin and eating a diet with more lean protein and healthy carbs and got pregnant the first round on Clomid. Just curious as to if you've gone this route yet?0 -
I am using ovulation predictor tests but have never gotten a postive (i heard that was common for ppl with PCOS) the only reason i know i ovulated were the symptoms i was having and then the day 21 progesterone blood test that they do. I am taking metformin as well, 1000mg's... We bought and used pre-seed this past month and looks like that didnt work either... So who knows whats next...0
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Looks like you are doing everything I'd have up my sleeve to suggest...Doesn't it just drive you nuts when you are doing everything right and yet there seems to be that missing piece while others can have merely look at a man and get pregnant?! I try my best to be positive and optimistic but some days are better than others...
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Well it hasbeen 3 weeks today since I had my Mirena removed, tow different times of a little blood loss on tissue only, not enough to even count. I so wish AF would rear her head. I have went through all the pregnancy symptoms that I now know come after Mirena removal and have severe lower pelvic pain for days. Felt like a bowling ball will be falling out any minute but nothing.
Erica - HUGS to you! :flowerforyou:
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Thanks, everyone! I appreciate the support.
My husband and I were flipping through the channels last night and landed on "How I Met Your Mother." Two of the characters are trying to have a baby. Lilly was freaking out about the pressure and said something about not wanting to disappoint her husband if she can't have kids. He said something about that being ludicrous (like aliens landing). My husband turned to me and said, "I feel the same way," (probably because I was sniffling) which just sent me into full-blown tears. I do feel like I'm letting him and everyone else, and most especially myself, down. But if it's not going to happen, I guess I'll just have to deal with that feeling and let it go.0 -
Erica --- I’m sorry to see you taking a break from the group, but I understand. I wish you the best!
I feel absolutely horrible. :sad: I knew going off the pill was going to have an impact on my cycle, but this is ridiculous. I feel like a crazy woman….everything upsets me, I have no motivation to do anything and all I want to do is sleep. The only time I got off the sofa yesterday was to shower and put on a clean pair of pajamas. :laugh:0 -
Well ladies,I am finalllllly home! After a LONG day of traveling we have made it back to CA. I have a terrible head ache and all i want to do is take a HOT shower and curl up in a ball in my OWN bed and just watch tv until I pass out! Tomorrow is the 1st and I am basically starting over...I have been weighing myself off and on while on Vaca and it's saying i'm back up in the 140's (141-145) I REFUSE to believe that and I am PRAYING that it is all water weight and AF bloating bc i know she will be here either tomorrow or Thursday.
Ron - Look back at my posts from mid-oct and just remember how CRAZY I was for the first few weeks after I went of BC....it was INSANE mood swings and just highs and lows (funny tho my lows hit me at the EXACT same time everyday like clock work...everyday i would just randomly start crying at like 10am...)
I didn't temp while I was in OH, I was afraid that the time change would end up voiding all my hard work....so as of tomorrow i'm going to start temping everyday and documenting so i can watch it. Hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will stop using condoms and actually TRY! My MIL drilled us on when we were going to start trying to have a baby. Her excuse was that my son was getting older and the age separation might be hard....but then i talked to MY mom and she had told my mom that she didnt' want to be pushy but she was READY for a grandbaby (baby, not grandchild bc she has definitely taken over the roll of Grammy where my son is concerned.)
Again - tomorrow starts HEALTHY eating and logging EVERYTHING!!!! WATER WATER WATER!!0 -
Thank goodness I'm not alone in the lack of motivation department. I took a good couple of weeks of futzing around. I made the decision to get better on Saturday and my DH sent me an email at work reminding me to do 30 minutes on the bike tongiht....LOL My friend came over instead and I indulged and sat in front of the fire....
I don't know how to get my mojo back.
LOL My folks are totally pushy on the subject of grandkids. There are four children in my family and I"m the eldest. None of us have kids yet. My father actually told me that he wasn't waiting for me to lose all the weight to have a child....LOL I told him I had a good year left before I hit goal weight. He was happy to hear that we were going for the fertility stuff in Feb.0 -
None of you are alone on the lack of motivation. Seems the more time I have, the less I do! I had these well thought out plans to do hours a day of exercise (cause I've got literally nothing better to do in this hotel room in southern Alabama! lol!). But I've been eating so-so and exercise has been so-so. No scale here (and have no intention of hunting one down) but I feel no loss, no gain. I can tell that PMS is rearing her ugly head and I should be starting any day now, which is always a motivation zapper.
Tomorrow is another day though...so here's to all of us ladies getting our mojo back! 0 -
I need to get busy too. I want to make the most of time while we are TTCing to get healthy and to look better. I really want to look good pregnant.
I got a treadmill for $20 on Craiglist today and I am so happy. I am looking forward to using it tomorrow!0 -
Hey ladies... I havn't been motivated either (could it be the season?) Just wanted to let you ladies know that I have my first dr. apt. Monday Dec. 13th. I will be just over 6 weeks which I thought was a little early but they want to do an US anyone! Pray the little one is developing like he/she should please!0
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I just realized it's December. We start TTC this month......I'm suddenly terrified.0
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Hey ladies... I havn't been motivated either (could it be the season?) Just wanted to let you ladies know that I have my first dr. apt. Monday Dec. 13th. I will be just over 6 weeks which I thought was a little early but they want to do an US anyone! Pray the little one is developing like he/she should please!
I will keep you and your baby in my prayers. I am wishing you the best! :flowerforyou:0
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