Fit For Future Families - March 2011

Showell - you just did :flowerforyou:

Jalara - We went through that process here. It was horribly managed, but I've heard great things about you NS-ers. I tried NS, NB and MB as well for a placement and were turned away since they typically only place in province. If you think TTC has lots of things to learn, wait until adoption...LOL It's an adventure!!! If you need anything (even thoguh the processes would be slightly different) feel free to let me know :happy:

Alisa - I agree with Erica. If you don't have a cycle or have an extended cycle, they call it anovulatory. It means that you just didn't ovulate and just because you start AF, doesn't mean there was ovulation (the body has a way, in most people, of realizing it's been too long and just starts shedding). Hormones and stress are the most common reason. This is one of the most common side effects of PCOS is the anovulatory cycles - it's really quite common unfortunately :explode:

Still no sign of the little hag yet today....frustrating. Looking forward to getting the dogs out for their walk (even if they do want to run away from home) before it snows again today.....Had a healthy breakfast & lunch, feeling on track again....!!!!

I woke up feeling much better today Thanks to everyone for hugging me through my rough patch....LOL

Had a relatively good day - an average one for me I'd say, foodwise.

As for buying stuff, I bought all kinds of stuff when we were almost placed 5 years ago (dresses, toys, some furniture, you name it). I've given it all away now. I won't be doing it again until I'm really sure (which means DH will have to stop by the store going to the hospital while I'm in labour to buy the car seat :P

Hope everyone starts having better times

My nursery is actually being painted in the next month - it's going to be very unconventional. It's going to have 3/4 wall height white high gloss (read: very washable) wainscotting. and the top 1/4 of the wall is going to be navy blue. I figure it will go well with any of the colours that typically are associated with babies. Since I don't plan on finding out the gender of the babies in advance, it will be a good choice

Courtni - Sorry that you're being referred. I was diagnosed with having problems around your age and am only now just pulled together the fertility clinic money I WILL be a Mommy!!! I hope it's not going to take you all this time of waiting around. Welcome.

Shannon - IVF is expensive, but it sounds like your chances will be above the norm for success. I have been prepping for our IVF for 18 months now - am almost 60lbs down and am ready to rock and roll on this bad boy! Here's hoping that you will soon be rocking & rolling too!! Welcome!

RHOyal T - LOL Not to sound like been there done that with everyone, but.......what can I say? I'm apparently the quintessential infertile woman :P PCOS is such a struggle. If this had been last week, I would be able to tell you that diet and exercise (and Metformin) regulated my cycles tremendously - but alas, I cannot make that statement anymore since I'm now 4 days late (with 0 chance of a BFP on my radar). I only went on the pill last year for a month because my doctor couldnt' handle the flow of me If you know what I mean, he was concerned I'd show anaemic tendencies (3 months at full speed ahead will cause someone to thinkt hat). Welcome

Erica - VACA!!!! I'm sure you and DH will have a fantastic time kicking back on the beach!! And maybe you'll come back with some great news (sometimes a little relax is all we need)....although if AF is due......maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part (BTW, I hadn't yet read your response to Karen.....LOL Great minds think alike and there's a lot of wishful thinking going on in here....) If you don't like the thunderstorms, you can always come up here, we had one HECK of a snowstorm today. it was like a skating rink out there.....So now, instead of taking my wayward pup for a walk, I'm curled up under two blankets on the couch...thinking of warmer weather

Karen - YAY! That is one thing I'm not sure how I'm going to handle. Sick kids (although, I do handle my hubbie quite well and I'm sure your little guy is less whiny then him....LOL)

Jessica - GRRRRR I just want the dang lady to show her face. Lucky you. I have bloodwork to get done on Friday (rechecking all my basics since I did them over 6 months ago at the clinic, plus we have to redo HIV and all that jazz) I'll feel like it's finally starting once all that's done.

Andrea - SMEP IS fun, but if you try this month and it doesn't work, I'd hold off otherwise it gets like work....LOL Every time I'd mention it though DH's little eyes would light up...Is tonight an "on" night???? Cmon, don't give me that...it's an "on" night.......LOL

AFM: I've been sleeping a lot lately - 10 hours a night (which means I'm in bed by 6:30). It's not uncommon for me on the weekends, when I don't get up to an alarm, but weeknight's its pretty rare....I think it's because I started upping the protein and I'm just naturally trying to follow my rhythms.....I'll see how it goes for the rest of the week and then adjust. Work is going to get a whole other kind of stressful starting on Friday - my boss is going away and part of the new promotion was that I have to back him up (Dang, knew there was a catch) so I have a newbie to train this coming week and my project "launches" and I get to deal with all his crap too.......Since the weather is going to be nicer. I'm also going to try and get a quick 30 minute walk in when I get in to the office and try for another one at lunch so even if I get home and want to crash, I'm covered exercise wise. If not, I'll become a workout queen!!!