** TTC Check-In**

HSartteach

Trying

kimbiebride

ktwdw129

purpletulip

kirknsarah

Tiffany5412

?balihaigirl

AustinBride?

MnMShaw

HSArtTeach

angelaggie

Jess.O?

AustinMimi?

Mrs. Froggianna

brideonjuly8

Michelleaxo

Kiarox2002

KristinD3

FoxyHoff

IVF/IUI/Meds?

texasbeachbride

10-4LilBuddy

On Hold?

FireChiefsBride?

katattack

SareBear30

sandieleeann

OrangeFelt

EMTX

Give us an update.

QOTW: What are your "I will never(s)" re. child-raising?

HSartteach

I was hoping to have a better update, but I don't.  In case you didn't read my open letter yesterday...I am in limbo and wish my body would choose to start bleeding or choose to give my my bfp.  Just pick.

QOTW:   A long time ago (and by long I mean not much more than 2-3 years ago), I said I would never use cloth.  I've been using it for about 18 months now.

I know I will never hit my child in anger.

I don't have any other I never wills that I can think of.  There are things that I am sure I never thought I would do, but I try not to say never to anything related to child raising because I usually will end up doing it.

ETA:  AF is here, so I can move on with my crazy-a$$ weeks coming up.

angelaggie

CD26, just waiting for AF.  Don't know if I should test or not....we had sex about 5 days before I O'd...I think. I've had cramps nearly every day this month, it sucks.  Also, for the past two weeks I've had super sensitive and sore nipples.  I've never had that before and that is weird. 

QOTW: I will not hit my child, I may spank, but I view that as differently.  I really want to not let my child have a cell phone until high school.  I always said I wouldn't let them be all snotty/goopy, but I've come to realize there is probably no avoiding that.

 

 

 

kiarox2002

Update: I have an appt today to follow up on my period that will not freaking stop.  It at least slowed down today so hopefully she can see what she needs to see and I don't have to do another hysteroscopy.  ::fingers crossed::  The new period reducing meds really did reduce the amount of bleeding significantly so I think I'm going to be ok to continue without birth control for a bit longer.  Hopefully long enough to get another baby.    The nurse practitioner seems to think I have a shot at getting pg on my own and I'm really hoping she's right.  

QOTW: I said that I would never do CIO and that I would never get an epidural.  I was wrong on both counts and I hate that.  Hopefully if we are lucky enough to have another baby I will be successful. 

michelleaxo

Update: Can this be an update/confession? I'm ovulating this week and I haven't told DH. I think I need one more month. I'm still losing weight at a pretty good rate and I want to keep going. But I keep looking at baby stuff online and thinking that I am ready now. IDK I'm confused.

QOTW: Hmmm, almost all of my "I will never(s)" have all gone out the window with G (with the obv exception to the mental/physical abuse nevers).

kellenickle

Will you add me? (if I promise not to always update from my phone? - sorry fr the formatting) . I miscarried last week, so obviously waiting a bit (though my OB gave me the go ahead after one period). And now DH has decided to feel unsure about having a second... But I want to be added anyways. Thanks!

balihaigirl

QOTW: I also will never spank or hit my child(ren).  My dad was pretty abusive to my siblings & I growing up (which he has since apologized for) but I never want to treat my children like that.  It's not fun to be scared of your parent(s) when you're growing up and I don't want my children to be afraid of me.

No updates here, I'm still waiting to O, but I think it should be any day now.  I had a huge temp dive yesterday and I'm thinking O will be in the next couple of days.  The Wondfo OPKs aren't really picking up O for me these last couple cycles, so if I don't get KU this cycle, I'm going to consider getting a CBE monitor.  

GL to all you ladies this cycle.  Lots of hugs to you kelle. 

FireChiefsBride

I'm on CD43 with no sign of AF.  :sigh: We're TTA, but I POAS anyways with a negative. I think it brought around more positive conversations w/ DH, though. Probably another year.

QOTW: My only "I'll never" is to not bedshare with a baby. I know things change, but that freaks me the hell out, and DH will assist in avoiding this at all costs as well.

Mrs.Froggianna

Update: 2 dpo. I forgot how much I dislike the 2WW. QOTW: like others a lot of my begets went out the window with Luke. But two that I'm sticking to--no Wheelies shoes. Ever ever ever. And I will always encourage my child to live their own life. I will never guilt them into doing what i'd like them to do or live where I want them to live so that I can be happy. I've experienced that A LOT and it sucks.

HSartteach

Mrs.Froggianna:

Update: 2 dpo. I forgot how much I dislike the 2WW. QOTW: like others a lot of my begets went out the window with Luke. But two that I'm sticking to--no Wheelies shoes. Ever ever ever. And I will always encourage my child to live their own life. I will never guilt them into doing what i'd like them to do or live where I want them to live so that I can be happy. I've experienced that A LOT and it sucks.

I am definitely with you on that one.  I hate them!!!

AustinBride06

3dpo here.  BARELY got back from my work trip in time to tour Singapore.  Might have missed the window by a few hours even so.  So I'm not expecting a BFP but I'm a little more hopeful this time anyway.  I'll probably test starting 11dpo (toward the end of next week).

QOTW: I'll never let my kid watch TV before the age of 2 and even after that, hardly any TV at all. I'll never give him/her "bad" stuff like soda or candy until old enough to floss own teeth.  I'll never yell.

We'll see how well all that works out. 

OrangeFelt

Update:  DH and I had our quarterly "state of the union" chat, and he said he'd love to have a LO running around. Cue the heart melting!  I'm still wanting to hold out (at least for this cycle) another couple of months to avoid having the whole "no vacation/sick time all year" issue happen, and because I have a long race coming up at the end of the month.

 QOTW: Hmm.. I don't say 'never' but I'm pretty adamant about not bedsharing (too many horror stories), not feeding my family (including myself and DH) highly processed foods, not being as strict as my parents were.

AustinMimi

Update: not much to update here. I found out that one of DH's cousins in Nicaragua got engaged and the wedding is next June. I hope like hell that I will be pregnant (or maybe have a newborn?!) and won't get guilt trips about not going. Last time I went to Nicaragua was the worst trip of my life and I have no desire to go back. Plus, if I am going to shell out thousands of dollars for a trip, I'm going to Italy to see art, eat great food, and have lots of romantic vacation sex.  

QOTW: I don't have too many for when they are little. I know that public tantrums resulting in humiliation are inevitable. I guess my biggest one is that I will never be "best friends" with my kids while they are living with me. I'd be happy to be besties with them when they are self-sufficient adults, but it's not a relationship dynamic that appeals to me when they are kids or teenagers. My other one is that I will never sit idly by if I suspect that my kids are drinking or doing drugs. And I will have no problem "invading their privacy" by reading texts, emails, etc. if needed to keep them safe.

MnMShaw

Update:  I'm just waiting to test this cycle.  I promised I would not test until I was a week late this time so I'm not stressing myself out. 

QOTW: I have several "I will nevers" but I also know that some of them can change.  I will never co-sleep/share a bed with my child (that will not change).  I've talked with parents who have lost children do to unsafe sleeping arrangements and that will not be me.   I will never spank/hit/slap my child.  I will never scream at my child, hopefully never yell either but I know that's tough to say.  I will likely never use cloth diapers.  I will never demean/degrade my children, ever.

texasbeachbride

Update:  CD 4 here.  Nothing new to update.   

QOTW:  I don't really have a lot of I'll nevers that I have thought much about.  I guess one would be cosleeping. 

Lots of luck to everyone trying!!!