Fit for Future Families - June 2011

Pam, you’re so right about the rioting! Montreal riots whether they win or loose, and whether it’s for the Stanley cup or not. I’ve been caught in the middle of the riots several times. I never understood how a sports fan could trash their own town after a game? DH was very happy though, he’s a major Boston fan, the only thing I’ve bought baby related is actually Boston Bruins onesies which I gave him last night (I was sick of waiting till we got preggers, I bought the damn things in February).

WTG Jalara!

Oh I also wanted to get everyone’s opinion on acupuncture? I made an appointment yesterday (for July 21st!) with who is supposed to be the best fertility acupuncturist in Montreal. She has a gynecological doctrine, and is a certified acupuncturist. I laughed when I found out that she was the acupuncturist for Celine Dion when she was going through her fertility treatments. The thing I’m concerned about is it being a waste of money (a lot of money), what do you girls think, anyone tried it?

So excited, it is almost the weekend!!!

Figured I'd check in with everyone before I got too far behind with all the new comments.

PAM, how was the milkshake? I'm not usually a fan of coconut milk, but I think with the strawberries, it might be pretty yummy.
JOHANNA, keeping your niece in our thoughts and prayers.
PEGGY, good job, keep going with the Shred! The exercise can only help with your cycle regularity.
COURTNEY, I'm so glad you're letting yourself have some lazy time this summer. Sleeping in, or even just staying cuddled up in bed is one of my favorite things!!
LUKI, so excited for you about your surprise trip! And glad your DH is covering the craziness at home. Enjoy!! Oh, and good luck with the adoption lawyer meeting.
Welcome ELIZABETH & JAW. You're in good company. I think I have had a couple of those spontaneous m/c. Usually before the time my regular cycle starts anyway, so it's hard to tell, but I have very, very regular cycles now on Metformin (I have PCOS), so any abnormality, I'm very aware of. I probably should get my doc to test my progesterone, but I'm like you, I want to lose some more weight before I go to the next round of treatments.
FIONA, Super duper congrats on being the calendar girl! I'm sure you are going to be beautiful!!
JALARA, I concur with Karen, you are a rock star!
ASHLEY, Not sure about acupuncture. An acquaintance did it, but I think she was just impatient, she was young & healthy and could've probably achieved the same results with other cycle tracking tools. If you do it, I agree with Pam, select someone who specializes in fertility acupuncture.
ALL CANADA GALS, Don't even get me started on hockey. We just lost our Thrashers to Winnipeg. We're so bummed, we didn't even watch any of the finals, sort of boycotting hockey for awhile. :sad:

AFM, I'm loving all the exercise I'm getting this week. I've been doing 20 min of yoga with all whatever cardio I'm doing each day and it has been a huge help in keeping me from getting stiff and sore.

Happy Weekend Everyone!
-Stephanie

Steph/Pam, The acupuncturist I took an appointment with has her Master’s in Gynecology (1989), M.D. degree in combined Chinese & western medicine (1982), and has been a licensed acupuncturist since 1995. She also founded the first TCM clinic focus on gynecology and infertility in Quebec. So far all my research says she’s the most qualified acupuncturist pertaining to fertility issues in my province. So I’m not too worried about her credentials but more questioning if acupuncture as a practice at all.

Well, let me just say that Acupuncture works! and works well! I am an acupuncturist, just graduated with my Master's earlier this year. All my intern shifts the past 3 years I was able to work on patients and see amazing results. I worked a year in gyn/fertility and saw great results. I wouldn't have dedicated 4 years of school along with 20 hours a week of interning and spending $100K on tuition if it didn't work!

I hope you have good results! Just have an open mind and realize that in China they've been using this medicine for over 2000 years and their hospitals currenty are integrated with western & chinese medicine. It's done all over in Asia - Japan, Tawaiian, Korea. It's just us in the west that haven't really embraced it fully.

I have heard great things about acupunture- let me know how it goes!

Well the meeting with the adoption lawyer was...interesting... He seemed very nice and was very informative but he picked his nose with back of his pen two times during the meeting and then put his pen in his mouth. I couldn't help but laugh! I tryed to hold it in the best I could and didn't make eye contact with my husband because then I knew I would totally loose my composure, but seriously he had just eaten his buggers! As soon as we got in the parking lot I turned to my DH and said, "I guess we will be talking to the other lawyer group before we make our desission, I don't know about being represented by a bugger eatter," and we both totally cracked up. The good news is that legally advertising for independent adoptions in Oregon is paying for advertizement listings so we can go ahead and announce our plans on the family website and tell extended family before our homestudy is finished which is AWESOME and very EXCITING!!! I now have lots of new reading material for the flight.
Oh and today is CD 1, totally expected and right on schedule, but to a 28 day cycle after two months of 26.
I will try my best to check in everyday while gone to help keep me on track )

OK - we talk about a lot of gross stuff on these boards - but this is the grossest!!!

LOL

Good luck!!!

Happy Saturday ladies!!! I am currently using u all A's a distraction from Doug anything productive around my house....so thanks for that! :-)

Luki- I literally LOL'd about the booger eater...that is just nasty! If he's the one representing u I would be afraid he would discredit my own credibility! So funny! Enjoy ur time in HI! I'm going to there in a few months with my husband, I'd love suggestions from a local! (I'm also looking for someone to take pictures of my husband and I while we're there so if u know of anyone that'd be awesome!)

Pam/Kim - I am right there with u with that bad eating....while I've eliminated all pasta and most rice/bread some how I am still over on carbs almost everyday! I need to reign in my eating!! I have been eating ice cream Sunday's like everynight and I'm not kormally and ice cream person (true it's been no sugar added frozen yogurt with sugar free hot fudge and melted peanut butter....but still the calories and carbs might kill me!!)

Jalara- that is awesome that not only did u call the code blue but u were able to help the patient not be...code blue! How satisfying to use ur skills and knowledge! You go girl!

Ashley- let us know how te acupuncturist is! I have always been interested in it and had though about looking into it when we're able to start trying again!

Sorry if I missed anyone! I did this completely by memory- also welcome to the new faces!!

AFM- only made it to the gym once this week, ate horrible, it's a wonder I haven't gained anything....maintaining between 146-150lbs. I actually think I might switch my log to maintain. I'm honestly kinda content right now, and I think if I maintain and just try to drink more water and hit the gym at least 3times a week I'll be where I want to be body wise.

So my sister in law (who currently lives with my inlaws in OH) has decided she needs to get out of OH. She just got out of a bad relationship and can't get out of the same circle of friends that are not positive influences on her life....so she wants to move in with my husband and I.....granted my husband will still be deployed when she moves in and he'll be in and out until thanksgiving so really it's just me and my son but I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons before we say yes for sure. She's 27 and pretty much has no life besides work. She wants a purpose and she's hoping to find that here I guess....I think we decided to let her move in with us until Christmas and she will use that time to find a job and save for her own place. At christmas she will have to decide if she likes the area enough to stay, and which point she will have to get her own place or she can go back to OH with her family. It will be interesting to say the least....thank God she and I get along, but it's still hard to live with someone...ESP family

Also!!! A job opened up on te navy base here for a personal finance management specialist at the fleet and family support office. It is basically my dream job! I'd be doing one on one budget assistant with military family's, planning and exciting seminars and classes for military families etc....it is literally verbatim what ive been working towards and if u combine my experience and my education I am like 95% qualified for it (not a certified financial counselor but they said u have 1 yr from hire date to complete that) so I sent in my resume and cover letter (which basically consisted of "PLEASE hire me, this is my dream job") and I have a connection there thru one of the wives in our squadron so I'm supposed to go meet w them on Tuesday so hopefully I can AT LEAST get an interview!

Hey everyone!

So we took my Mum and Dad out for dinner to Swiss Chalet today - and I did good! I'm happy with myself

I know today can be a hard day for us and our men, so thoughts are being sent out to each and every one of you!

Hey All,

I'm fairly new to the website and looking for a few people with common troubles as myself. My name is Amanda and I'm 25 years old. I just got married at the end of March and my husband and I were very excited about starting TTC until May when we got some dissapointing news.
I'm an Ulcerative Collitis(UC) patient and was diagnosed when I was 22 (now 25). I was having a lot of trouble with it and trying to get into see my specialist (but we all know how long that takes.) I finally got in and had a scope done on May 26th (Happy 2 months of marriage present ,NOT) My disease progressed to a "severe" level and they have put me on 40mg of Prednisone(Heavy duty Steriod) for the first time in my battle with UC. Wow does this drug suck! It makes you feel crumby, swell everywhere, gain ridiculous amounts of weight, hurt everywhere, become lethargic, crazy mood swings, killer migraines, you name the side effect I've seen most of them.
When I got the news I was being put on Prednisone I made a deal with myself I was going to attempt to work my butt of and try not to bloat like a mammoth. I have been working out 5-6 times a week SIGNIFICANTLY harder then I have ever even attempted in the past and still losing the battle. I know the majority of it is the medication but it is still very difficult to stay positive. Working your butt off and seeing the scale only creep up more and more is killing me.
The other speed bump with UC is that high fiber diets put me in agony. So much for eating healthy to help with the weight loss. I spend the day doubled over in pain with any type of whole grain carbs, fruits, or veggies.
I am in the same boat as some others I've seen post that I just become angry and jealous anytime anyone else tells me the are prego or when my friends have their own babies. I don't even wish to talk to them because it makes me so upset. We are trying to stay positive and hoping that this medication will get me healthy enough to have better chance of a nice and easy pregnancy. Although everyday I just seem to get more frusterate and discouraged at this point


Amanda

SW(prior to Prednisone) 165
CW 175
GW 150