TTC Check-In Aug 19

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dlandkk808

Cathlete
Hello ladies! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I just got back from Outback for my mother-in-law's bday dinner. I did work out 5x last week. I did P90x, Imax3, LIC, Drill Max and can't think of the rest right now.

Sorry for the short post, but gotta tend to my dd who caught a cold and fever.

Lisa
 
Hi all!

I'd like to join this forum. Not sure if I am going to be actively TTC but probably won't use contraception so is that the same? LOL. Wounds from MC are too fresh for me to make any decisions. Still a mess, lol.

I hope Jen checks in. I have been thinking about her and what she is going through. I hope she is OK.

Lisa...you are a madwoman with those workouts. I am trying to get back to that spot. This week I worked out several times, I was so impressed with myself. I also met a girl from the internet for a hike (like a blind date). It was really good to get out, be more social. Because right now sometimes it seems like that is the last thing I want to do but also what I know I have to do to heal. I am also considering starting up a running routine with another girl from the net, maybe training for a 10K if I don't fall preggers. Since the MC, I have not lost the 10# I gained in the pregnancy and I don't get that. I mean, c'mom, a couple of pounds atleast must have been water weight????? Grrrrr. My HCG levels are nowhere near 0 tho (still testing + on HPT's) so maybe that is it??? Emotionally I am all over the place, also having pretty frequent headaches....more so when I drink!:p I had to get that out of my system plus hanging out with your friends can't be bad, right?:D

Going to my doc this AM for followup after D&C. He will give me the lowdown on TTC. He said atleast 2 cycles I think but I don't know if I will listen. DH and I just can't stand condoms!!!! YUCK! We used them before so I don't know why I am being a baby now, lol.

Part of me looks at having the MC as another chance to "figure out" my life---focus on career---or something. Like God was trying to tell me something. But I wonder if you just gotta go for it. Takes time to get PG and takes time to miscarry and stabilize so at 31 I feel like I need to get on it, even if I am still unsure. Might never get another chance if I push it away for a career I am also unsure of, you know?

Anyhoo....I am going to ramble, ramble, ramble, so I'll let someone else check in. LOL.

Nice to "meet" you all! :D
 
Hi Naughtoj! Welcome to the check-in! I've been there with the rollercoaster of emotions that come with a miscarriage. When I miscarried last year, it was an "oops" baby because like you and your DH, condoms are not an option and I was really wanting to stop the whole hormone thing. I figured if I got pg, I would be okay, but it was like a year of nothing so when I did get pg, it was like whoa! Then 3 mos later I miscarried and I was a wreck emotionally. I waited 6 mos to TTC and actually went back on the pill since I already have 2 kids and I wanted to wait a bit. Now I'm like almost 9 mos into TTC if I don't get pg this cycle. I thought the same like God was trying to tell me something by making me pg and miscarrying. I sometimes think I'm crazy for wanting another since my youngest is 5, but I really do want at least one more and that will be it for us. I hope you're able to sort things out, but we're always here to listen when you need to just let things out! Oh and I gained 5 lbs with the pg I miscarried and had to work my butt off to drop those 5 lbs. I only recently started this 5x/week thing. I usually max at 4, but been motivated recently so hope my steam doesn't poop out. I wanted to drop another 5 lbs and have lost 2 so far so 3 more to go. We'll see what happens! Let me know how your running routine goes. I've been meaning to start up on running again, but my legs have a tendency to bulk up when I start running.

Good luck at your dr's appt.

Lisa
 
Hi Girls,
Thanks for all of your kind words...I am doing well now. I get a little sad when I think of it, but not too bad. I know it happened very early in the pregnancy, but it still made me very sad. And, it made me feel frustrated too (like I'm never going to get pregnant). I did return for a full day of work today. I am a teacher, and the kids don't come till next week, but we had inservice training. Inservice runs througout the week, and the kids come next Monday.

I did take your advice and ordered the OP sticks from babyhopes.com. They were here in about 2 days. I also found a great ovulation tracker on fertilityfriend.com (and it's free). I am now in a mind set that "when I get pg, I get pg".

Welcome, Janice (that's your name, right?). You will find a lot of support here (for everything). How is your job going? Do you like nursing any better? I had remembered that you had not been too happy, and I was wondering if you are enjoying it more now that you are in the field more. If I was not a teacher, I would have been a nurse.

I haven't been exercising since last week, but I know I should. I also have to prep my body for waking up early to exercise, and I plan to do that tomorrow, so I am off.

-Jen
 
Welcome Janice - I'm so sorry for your loss. It takes some time to heal from a m/c. Trust me, I've had 2 in a row now. Take the time you need. You'll have good and bad days for a while. Praying that you can find peace. Workouts definitely helped me a lot. It was a great way to release negative energy and start feeling good again. Welcome to the group!

Jen - Glad to see you back! I've been with FertilityFriend.com since December of 2006. I like tracking my cycles and being able to compare and stuff. Sometimes it gets a bit too much if you look at it everyday, but good information if you ever have to see a specialist.

Hi Lisa! how are you doing? So glad the storms have passed you by! I got about 5 workouts in as well. 3 mile runs on 2 days. Legs and Glutes, GS Arms & Abs and another, can't remember now. AF showed up today, so on to another cycle. x(

Came back from the RE today and my chances of a normal pregnancy have dropped to 25% b/c of my genetics, but that's still better than 0%, so I'm keeping the faith. We will continue to try naturally for the remainder of the year. In the mean time, DH will go to the Urologist to get hormone levels checked and sperm analysis done. First one a few months ago was 2 million. :( They'll give him pills if there's a need, so we'll hopefully get that SA up soon.

If we aren't preggers by year end we'll then start IUI's. We can't afford IVF, so we've decide that we'll try IUI as much as it takes and we'll be done in 3 years (I'll be 40 yrs old) if nothing. I think I'm learning to be ok with that. Not thrilled, but we have our plan in place and will let God take it from here.

Hi Morris - How's it going?

Melanie - Getting settled in nicely?

Chat soon,
Anne
 
Jen - I also do FF and temping. It has helped me a lot. I hope you're feeling better these past few days. I know how hard having to cope with loss can be. We're here for you if you need to let things out.

Anne - I'm so sorry AF showed her ugly face. What's an IUI? I'll keep praying that you guys will be able to conceive soon. I'm on my 2ww right now. I'm 4dpo.

Morris - Hope you're enjoying your vacation

Melanie - Hey there!

Janice - How are you feeling today?

I have a ton of work to do so I better get going. I'll check back later.

Lisa
 
hi everyone - i am back from vacation! it poured the entire timex( good things were dh did get back in time to go, and all our planes were easy and on time. also, i ran twice out there - 7 miles sunday and 9 on monday! in the rain no less - it felt wonderful. anyways, very very glad to be home and settled.

lisa, i hope this is your month. i did not realize it had been 9 months of trying for you. do you have any set time frame in mind?

hi anne - sorry af showed up. 25% chance sounds pretty good. isn't that all any of us have on any particular month?

hi jen. i am glad to hear from you. is work somewhat soothing, being back in a routine and all that? i usually find that helps.

hi janice, and welcome. i am so sorry for your loss and hope you are feeling better. glad to have you with us!

hey melanie - how is work? any luck with the house?

i did not work out today with all the traveling and whatnot but am really hoping to puch it tomorrow with a long run and some weights. i haven't done weights in almost a week, so i should get good and sore. otherwise, i am juts on hold until i se the dr aat the end of the month.

take care evryone
 
Morris - Sounds like vacation went well despite the rain. As far as TTC is concerned, I kind of hope we get pg by the end of the year, if not, I might rethink the whole thing. We'll see. Although I would like at least one more and that's it. Have fun with the run and weights!

I didn't get to workout yesterday because dd is still sick. I did drop 2 lbs and have another 3 to go. I would like to lose another 5, but if I lose 3 more, I'll be pretty happy. I'm planning on working out today, but not sure what.

Better get back to work.

Lisa
 
lisa, great job with the weight loss!! i take it clean eating is going well? i had such a clean vacation - barely any cereal even. today i am full of cravings. the only processed food i have had, though, is a hand fun of pretzels and a granola bar. could be worse i guess, but hope tomorrow is better! i am so sore from running all the hills outside. but, i have one happy labrador:) what workout did you end up doing?
 
Morris - I ended up doing GS BSB. Great job with the hill runs - that's inspiring. I'm feeling tired today from being up with dd in the beg. of the week so I think I'm going to just take my dog for a walk and do some light cardio later tonight. We'll see. Eating has been pretty good except I caved and ate a skinny cow ice cream sandwich. I'm down 3 lbs now so 2 more to go. I just need to stay on track. When is your dr's appt?

Lisa
 
i love bsb, especially the biceps part! i did body max 2 scrambled this am, and it felt greta after those runs!

i go to the dr on tuesday afternoon. dh will be with ds, so i can actually focus:) still no sign of af, so i am thinking more and more i will need a little help....

anyone have fun weekend plans?
 
I've been blowing it with the eating the last two days....and I think I'm pmsing. I feel bloated, grumpy, and blah! Anyway, sorry to be such a whiner! I did go to yoga class tonight at the gym. That was pretty good. I did Kick Max last night. I feel really gross right now though.

No fun plans although I am thinking of trying some new recipes for the family tomorrow. That should be sort of fun.

Good luck at your dr's appt Morris. I hope it all works out.

Where is everyone else? Come back and post!

Lisa
 
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