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stoneycakes · January 2015

TTCers Go!

stoneycakes · January 2015

We're TTC after our vacation in March. Which is what I said last year. But my eggs are shriveling so we have to now. Hold me.

stoneycakes · January 2015

stringy813 said:

I kind of laugh when you keep posting this now

It's okay. I do, too.

stoneycakes · January 2015

stringy813 said:

Do you just copy and paste your same update from week to week?

Usually, but you'll notice this that week I've actually announced official TTCing in the near future. It's epic.

stoneycakes · January 2015

stringy813 said:

stoneycakes said:

stringy813 said:

Do you just copy and paste your same update from week to week?

Usually, but you'll notice this that week I've actually announced official TTCing in the near future. It's epic.

Does DH know?

Shhhhh...why do you think I've posted it in the pact? Kelly knows my secret.

JEPES1348 · January 2015

Wow, things are really bustling in the Pact thread today.

sarenu1 · January 2015

stringy813 said:
Isn't this how it always goes?

Well, usually a few people chime in about TTC in a few months too...

I want to have a third in 2 years, should I join now?

Cindergurl · January 2015

Nothing new here, waiting for my next cycle to start. Boooring...

stoneycakes · January 2015

JEPES1348 said:

Wow, things are really bustling in the Pact thread today.

Everyone knows that the Preggie Pact thread is mostly just me and stringy talking to each other.

TJ1979 · January 2015

stoneycakes said:

JEPES1348 said:

Wow, things are really bustling in the Pact thread today.

Everyone knows that the Preggie Pact thread is mostly just me and stringy talking to each other.

Don't forget me popping in randomly to talk about IF related stuff. Because I'm a nosy busy body.

TJ1979 · January 2015

Stringy I was pessimistic about both of my successful cycles. So... you know... pointless anecdote!

TJ1979 · January 2015

(And by that I obviously mean that I'm holding out hope for you.)

stoneycakes · January 2015

ovenrack said:

I'm charting religiously this cycle.

I'm telling myself I won't be a chart fanatic, but let's face it... I'll be ordering another basal thermometer and signing up for Fertility Friend immediately after my first BFN.

stoneycakes · January 2015

ovenrack said:

stoneycakes said:

ovenrack said:

I'm charting religiously this cycle.

I'm telling myself I won't be a chart fanatic, but let's face it... I'll be ordering another basal thermometer and signing up for Fertility Friend immediately after my first BFN.

My crazy late O'ing last cycle pissed me off. So here I am.

It was Christmas. Christmas does that.

stoneycakes · January 2015

ovenrack said:

stringy813 said:

stoneycakes said:

ovenrack said:

stoneycakes said:

ovenrack said:

I'm charting religiously this cycle.

I'm telling myself I won't be a chart fanatic, but let's face it... I'll be ordering another basal thermometer and signing up for Fertility Friend immediately after my first BFN.

My crazy late O'ing last cycle pissed me off. So here I am.

It was Christmas. Christmas does that.

Wait OR are you actively trying or NTNP? Or where in there?

That is a very good question.

Does your DH know? Maybe Kelly's right about us...

sarenu1 · January 2015

I think I may start to chart for my own sanity.

I don't want to go back on birth control. And I think it's about time I start keeping track. I'm guessing I'll be all over the place when I start actually keeping track of things.

And my first period decided to grace me with its presents just before Christmas.

stoneycakes · January 2015

ovenrack said:

I'm planning on trying in March, and it happened relatively quickly last time. However, I know it is nonsense to presume the same for this time around, so I'm charting to get the lay of the land. But not using protection. And sort of abstaining on certain days. And sort of not.

High five for trying in March! And for using sketchy birth control in the meantime!

stoneycakes · January 2015

stringy813 said:

Charting sucks with a kid. This week I was totally annoyed at my temp the day after my IUI. So i changed it. So now FF says I O'd on the day of my IUI and that makes me feel better even though I totally tampered with my data and blamed my kid waking up and my own insomnia.

Also contributed to my pessimism thinking I hadn't O'd yet. But i NEVER get 3-5 hours sleep at that hour.

Is there a stretch where you do get the required hours of sleep? Maybe you could try temping in the MOTN if you have a regular wake up schedule.

TJ1979 · January 2015

Wait, I thought ** I ** was going to mexico with stoney?

stoneycakes · January 2015

I hear you, stringy.

stoneycakes · January 2015

TJ1979 said:

Wait, I thought ** I ** was going to mexico with stoney?

Oh God, I hope you are!

stoneycakes · January 2015

Leave the kids with your H, TJ, and we'll drink all the beergaritas and eat all the fish tacos.

TJ1979 · January 2015

When and where are we going Stoney and Stringy? My passport is ready to go.

redrockmama · January 2015

We went to Playa del Carmen right before our first attempt at TTC. It's good luck!

We're planning on TTC #2 sometime in the next 6-12 months. When J is ovulating she wants to be pregnant, the other 26 days of the month she doesn't. I'd be up for carrying #2, but I'm super nervous about getting previa again and accreta so I'd want to give my silly old ute a little more time to heal first. I wish J would just make up her mind about it already.

Into+the+Kitty · January 2015

I want three babies. J seems to be getting more on board with the possibility, considering that we talked with an insurance provider today about hospital payout coverage and short term disability. So I may be rejoining the pact! ... In like, two years, but still!

sarenu1 · January 2015

Into+the+Kitty said:

I want three babies. J seems to be getting more on board with the possibility, considering that we talked with an insurance provider today about hospital payout coverage and short term disability. So I may be rejoining the pact! ... In like, two years, but still!

This is awesome.

We thought 2 would be our limit. But when my husband started watching them interact and my sister-in-laws kids, he actually told me he wouldn't mind 3 or 4.

We just have to see where we are at financially when my husband finishes his MBA. We need a bigger house if we want more kids. 2 bedrooms is fine, but would not work with 3 kids.

stoneycakes · January 2015

TJ and stringy you should come with me! It's a bit of a working trip for my H where he has to do a lot of schmoozing and I could really use some drinking buddies.

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sarenu1 · January 2015

theultimatesak said:

Into+the+Kitty said:

I want three babies. J seems to be getting more on board with the possibility, considering that we talked with an insurance provider today about hospital payout coverage and short term disability. So I may be rejoining the pact! ... In like, two years, but still!

This is awesome.

We thought 2 would be our limit. But when my husband started watching them interact and my sister-in-laws kids, he actually told me he wouldn't mind 3 or 4.

We just have to see where we are at financially when my husband finishes his MBA. We need a bigger house if we want more kids. 2 bedrooms is fine, but would not work with 3 kids.
We have 2 bedrooms and 4 kids...just sayin'.

Do you bunk them?

Ideally we could get by with 3 bedrooms because I would like to separate boy/girl eventually.

I'm ordering a set a bunk beds that are two twin beds.

The other issue is our house was built in 68/69 so the rooms are on the smaller side. We can really only fit two twin beds and a highboy dresser in their room.

sarenu1 · January 2015

Chickypoo2468 said:

sarenu1 said:

theultimatesak said:

sarenu1 said:

Into+the+Kitty said:

I want three babies. J seems to be getting more on board with the possibility, considering that we talked with an insurance provider today about hospital payout coverage and short term disability. So I may be rejoining the pact! ... In like, two years, but still!

This is awesome.

We thought 2 would be our limit. But when my husband started watching them interact and my sister-in-laws kids, he actually told me he wouldn't mind 3 or 4.

We just have to see where we are at financially when my husband finishes his MBA. We need a bigger house if we want more kids. 2 bedrooms is fine, but would not work with 3 kids.
We have 2 bedrooms and 4 kids...just sayin'.

Do you bunk them?

Ideally we could get by with 3 bedrooms because I would like to separate boy/girl eventually.

I'm ordering a set a bunk beds that are two twin beds.

The other issue is our house was built in 68/69 so the rooms are on the smaller side. We can really only fit two twin beds and a highboy dresser in their room.

Do you have a room to use as a playroom? The only thing the girls play with in their room is Legos bc J will eat them. Otherwise no toys.

Yes, we call it the living room.

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TJ1979 · January 2015

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ComeMai · January 2015

theultimatesak said:

Into+the+Kitty said:

I want three babies. J seems to be getting more on board with the possibility, considering that we talked with an insurance provider today about hospital payout coverage and short term disability. So I may be rejoining the pact! ... In like, two years, but still!

This is awesome.

We thought 2 would be our limit. But when my husband started watching them interact and my sister-in-laws kids, he actually told me he wouldn't mind 3 or 4.

We just have to see where we are at financially when my husband finishes his MBA. We need a bigger house if we want more kids. 2 bedrooms is fine, but would not work with 3 kids.
We have 2 bedrooms and 4 kids...just sayin'.

My neighbors have 9 kids that share two bedrooms. Not even very big bedrooms, either. You can see the bunk beds stacked against the windows.

JEPES1348 · January 2015

Are we talking 2-bedroom houses, or two kids' bedrooms + 1 adult bedroom?

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sarenu1 · January 2015

theultimatesak said:

I mean, how much room do you really need to sleep? As long as you have a bed...

This would work fine for us if we had all girls or all boys. Eventually we should split them.

How much room do you have in the rest of your house? We have about 1100 sq ft on the first floor and a half finished basement. But really the basement is our office/storage/movie room.

And yes we only have 2 bedrooms in the house. One is ours and one is the kids.

I love our house, but I'd really like to upgrade to 3 bedrooms and a 1/2 bath off of the master. Plus I'd love a functional 2 car garage that has access to the house. I don't need a massive house. I'd actually prefer not to have a huge house. I hate cleaning this one as it is.

sarenu1 · January 2015

Mapleme said:

@theultimatesak‌ when do you transfer a baby into the kids' room? I've been trying to figure out how we would do this with a second kid. We have a large bedroom upstairs that would be a perfect shared kids room, but how do you handle a baby who needs to night nurse and a toddler who would like to be sleeping? After about 4 months M sleeps better in her own room, but still wakes up to feed most every night.

Our toddler sleeps through most of the night wakings. Even when we let him cry for a few minutes she never really stirs. I've even gone into the room to rock him for a few minutes and she mostly just rolls over and does an annoyed sigh at me if she even moves.

We moved C over at about 9 months, but I think we might have been too cautious and we really couldn't get a good handle on getting them both to sleep at the same time.

I now feed him a bottle of milk before bed, brush his teeth, read a book together, turn out the lights, sing a few songs with both, kiss E goodnight, kiss C goodnight, and lay him down in his crib fully awake.

Usually one of them cries out for a minute and they both go to bed.

sarenu1 · January 2015

For the record, my pediatrician said at 4 months you could put them together. He has 3 boys that shared rooms at some point. But really it's what works best for you.

redrockmama · January 2015

sarenu1 said:

theultimatesak said:

I mean, how much room do you really need to sleep? As long as you have a bed...

This would work fine for us if we had all girls or all boys. Eventually we should split them.

How much room do you have in the rest of your house? We have about 1100 sq ft on the first floor and a half finished basement. But really the basement is our office/storage/movie room.

And yes we only have 2 bedrooms in the house. One is ours and one is the kids.

I love our house, but I'd really like to upgrade to 3 bedrooms and a 1/2 bath off of the master. Plus I'd love a functional 2 car garage that has access to the house. I don't need a massive house. I'd actually prefer not to have a huge house. I hate cleaning this one as it is.

This is us too, 1000 sq ft on the main floor and an unfinished shelf basement. We are debating whether or not to excavate and finish the basement or just move. That bunkbed setup is pretty sweet but I'm 99% sure we couldn't fit that in our 2nd bedroom. Decisions, decisions. A garage and bigger yard would make it worth it to move, as long as we can stay close to where we are now. I refuse to move to suburbia.

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