Waiting to TTC part 2!

Yeah - ISWYM. So many considerations!!!

Trek to tesco would be so worth it. I now keep my freezer stocked with ice cream as DH LOVES it. Haagen Daas Dulce de Leche...... [salivating smiley] I could eat a bowl fo it right now but as it's only 10am I had better stick to fruit!!!

Don't worry about the weight gain. It's totally normal with steriods and I am sure that as soon as you come off them you will loose it all. Stressing yourself out about you weight will only make you fee worse - trust me, I;ve been there!

Hmmm - can you got Haagan Daas on the way home from the test?? If not then a I guess a family sized bar of galaxy wil do!!

Things all good down there when I was last checked but got to keep on top of the smears which sadly means one a year for me grrrrrrrr!!

Next one due in Dec/Jan which is handily 3 months before we start TTC!

AC - i have no prior knowledge on the catching front but I am sort of hoping that it takes a couple of months for a few reasons:

1. so that DH can get used to the idea!

2. so that I am due after xmas (I never liked the idea of a birthday too close to xmas)

3. so that I can do the 2011 wedding season without having to worry about everybody guessing that I am PG (I have been known to knock back the champagne and any other alcohol and so it would be instantly obvious that I was PG if I wasn't drinking!!)

4. So that i can have a few months of the excitement and dissappointment of testing so that when I get my BFP I am even more happy than if I had got it straight away.

Probably very stupid and shallow reasons (particularly 2&3) but in a perfect world I'd liek to catch in June of next year. Fingers crossed!!!!!

Sorry justshagging - X post

Good luck with your smear bebe. Never a fun experience but a positive step towards getting ready for TTC

I had some surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells a couple of years ago and now the smears don't seem too horrific!!! I still panic about them though and have to go through an elaborate waxing ritual so that the nurse doesn't think I'm untidy!

Have you got anything nice planned after the test?

Oh - and don't worry about obsessing - here is a pretty safe place to do so as we're all feeling the same!!

Do you think it's better to catch month 1, avoiding any disappointment, or is it better to catch month 2 or 3, by which time your experience of testing negative has validated your decision to ttc at all IYSWIM?

LMAO AC

My DH was very similar to begin with but now things have improved significantly and we just enjoy it. He's really looking forward to the green days where he doesn;t ahve to use them though!!

Persona is reasonably expensive but you can get 8 sticks on Amazon for just over £7 which is less than the price of a cocktail on a night out so I don't mind too much. It means that my body is free of hormones for when we do start TTC and also means we don't have to use condoms all the time (which are pretty unsexy and make me feel like a teenager - not in a good way either!!)

Bebe - it must be so hard for you with so many different decisions to make when it comes to having another little one.

Yeah you won't know till you get there, and we're probably talking around 18 months down the line, so don't worry too much.

Sorry if this is tmi but stopping the pill seems to have ruined my sex life. DH is utterly paranoid, wanted a condom on before I even came out of the bathroom, checked the use by date, accused me of keeping them at the back of the drawer on purpose so he couldn't find them, and then (really tmi, sorry) constantly checked that it was still in situ!

I've been doing the same, working out the practicalities in my head. Started wondering if it wouldn't make sense to have LO before the summer holidays, so my mum (who's a teacher) would be around. DH thinks not! He has, however, just set up Fertility Friend on my mobile for me, with only a bit of "it'll be a long time yet" muttering.

I'm starting to realise that there's a pull of excitement about the ttc process. It never really caught me before now, but I'm starting to succumb to it. Once you start with all the highs and lows of the trying and the waiting and the testing it must get really addictive.

Just scoffed a massive greasy pizza, so right there with you. DH is now playing on his decks very loudly in the lounge so I have gone for a lie down!

What sort of planning?

Have just finished work. All vino gratefully accepted and much appreciated

I looked at Persona but it is ridiculously expensive! £12.99 for 8 sticks? That's outrageous!

All those eggs and only one or two will become new people. Got to at least try to maximise their chances and not get carried away in a fog of oxytocin!

Apparently sanity wasn't at Morrison's. Just lots and lots of clearblue tests. They weren't there last week I'm sure. Grrrrrr.

To make matter worse, the combination of a cold and period pains have been reminding me of the morning sickness I had with DS. Hurry up Friday!

NoMoreBikkies Cracks open a bottle of vino and passes it around.

Definitely a biological urge!!

Having just started using Persona I have a lot of red days where it's not considered safe to UPS.

DH keeps on complaining about it and I have explained it to him but he still gets frustrated. I've told him that he can check the monitor but he keeps on saying that he trusts me........... very naughty but it is quite tempting to "make a mistake" on the monitor. Especially as I am on CD12 today..... [evil hormonal smiley]!! Damn hormones clouding my judgement!

Sanity??? remind me of what that is again will you NoMoreBikkies!!!

AC - I'm worried if I wait for things to get better n a few months I'll end up with a 10 year gap between DS and DC2. Things have improved, we are working to make things better and damn it I WANT A BABY!!!

I'm with BBJ, having baby stuff in the house already makes it impossible not to think about it. Especially when the new born clothes are right next to the toddlers clothes in Boots and Next (after a quick trip to MC on Sat I'm so happy I have to go out of town for them!)

To make matters worse I'm now convinced I'm going to have a DD very soon. My goodness I'm not even TTC yet! NoMoreBikkies skips of to find someway of regaining her sanity.

Good morning ladies!!

I have got a shed load of patience in my bag, (plently to go around!!) as well as some mimosas, some bacon sarnies and a pile of comfy cushions. Park your bum and tuck in!!!

Not feeling too horifically broody today - hurrah! but am due to see a friend's cute 8 month old twin boys on Saturday so that may well soo go out the window!!!

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