my confession: i'm obsessed with baby/maternity stuff. OBSESSED. i know i won't be totally alone in this but i just have to get it off my chest.
maternity jeans? in my cart.
double stroller? picked out a tandem one and a side by side. DH might get input on which we get, but i need to stroll them around the store a bit and i won't do that until i'm actually pregly. because THAT would be crazy. :P
I chart stalk the FF chart database for people who have intercourse patterns matching mine and then try to extrapolate that if 41% of folks who have matching intercourse patterns were pregnant charts, then I have a 2/5 chance of being prego this month too, right? RIGHT? ::hiding my crazy now::
We have a designated nursery room in the new house and I'm already decorating it in my head, and just a little physically. I may have picked up an antique hutch from a relative and added a tension rod to the bottom cabinets to store baby clothes. On the plus side I haven't actually bought any clothes yet. YET.
I am a smoker. I quit with every pregnancy, quit for 4 years, and picked it up again about 2 years ago and can't seem to quit again now. I hate it, but at the same time I love it.
We have a designated nursery room in the new house and I'm already decorating it in my head, and just a little physically. I may have picked up an antique hutch from a relative and added a tension rod to the bottom cabinets to store baby clothes. On the plus side I haven't actually bought any clothes yet. YET.
we rent a 2-bedroom house and i've already figured out how we could fit another crib in DS's room and where all our stuff would go.
I hate frosted poptarts. I only eat unfrosted. I also throw a mini tantrum every single time that I go to the store to buy them because they only come in blueberry and strawberry. MORE FLAVORS PLEASE!!
They used to have an apple cinnamon one a LONG time ago that didn't have frosting, but for some stupid reason they discontinued them.
I put off buying new clothes since my last pregnancy. I have been trying to not get any in the hopes that I would just get pg again and wear my maternity clothes. The 3 pairs of pants I still fit in after birth all started to fall apart and I am down to one pair (hanging on by a thread!). In the summer, I could swap out for skirts but now I am wearing this one pair every day.
I chart stalk the FF chart database for people who have intercourse patterns matching mine and then try to extrapolate that if 41% of folks who have matching intercourse patterns were pregnant charts, then I have a 2/5 chance of being prego this month too, right? RIGHT? ::hiding my crazy now::
@MamaBish I have decided the same thing! No shopping for new clothes until I get a BFP... Hope it won't take too long. I also looked for great pregnant looks for fall/winter... And I'm going nuts!
I am symptom spotting like its my job this cycle. I NEVER do this because I hate the disappointment, but I am officially BSC. I am 8 DPO and have a lot of cramps, which is odd for me because I have a 15-16 LP and don't normally cramp, at all. If I do its a day or two before AF. So I'm like, "oh, cramps! Maybe I'm pregnant!". I'm hungier than normal, my sleep has sucked, I'm exhausted, and my face is breaking out. All common signs of AF as well, I know. But I never get any of these symptoms with AF except the exhaustion. I'm trying to talk myself out of this and reason with myself. I know my crazy is showing.
Someone hit me.
Me: 31 | H: 32
Married September 2014
TTC #1 December 2014 RE appt 12/2015 CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent Dx: Unexplained Infertility February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6 BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16 It's a girl! Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S -------- TFAS March 2018 RE consultation 8/2/18 Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19 It's a girl! Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
Today's FFFC brought to you by my morning commute.
If you either...
A) Get out of the fast lane 3 cars behind me because you think the right lane will be faster, and then speed up to get back into the fast lane and cut me off
OR
Ride my back bumper trying to get me to speed up while there are a line of cars in front of me
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
There is a reason I leave some room in between myself and the car in front of me - it's so I don't get into a fender bender during rush hour traffic when other idiots DON'T do that. You wanna ride someone's ass in rush hour? Then expect to rear end the person in front of you when they inevitably slam on their brakes.
It's my first cycle charting (and TTC) and I keep staring at my sad little chart that has all of five days' worth of temps like it's going to tell me something. I have no idea when I might O since my cycles have ranged from 30 to 87 since getting of BC in January. I'm only on CD 7. This is going to be a long journey if I can't chill the F out.
Today's FFFC brought to you by my morning commute.
If you either...
A) Get out of the fast lane 3 cars behind me because you think the right lane will be faster, and then speed up to get back into the fast lane and cut me off
OR
Ride my back bumper trying to get me to speed up while there are a line of cars in front of me
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
There is a reason I leave some room in between myself and the car in front of me - it's so I don't get into a fender bender during rush hour traffic when other idiots DON'T do that. You wanna ride someone's ass in rush hour? Then expect to rear end the person in front of you when they inevitably slam on their brakes.
YES YES DOUBLE YESSS!!! Every freakin time someone whips in front of me when I have left reasonable space for me to NOT get in an accident I completely lose my shit! SAFETY FIRST MF'ers!!! You have to be a defensive driver these days because of all the idiots who got their driver's license god knows where :-/
@anj27 I'm with you as well! I have 12 days on my chart and I keep sitting here trying to decipher something from it.. Sometimes I wish there was a Magic 8 Ball I could shake telling me whether I O'd or not..
Today's FFFC brought to you by my morning commute.
If you either...
A) Get out of the fast lane 3 cars behind me because you think the right lane will be faster, and then speed up to get back into the fast lane and cut me off
OR
Ride my back bumper trying to get me to speed up while there are a line of cars in front of me
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
There is a reason I leave some room in between myself and the car in front of me - it's so I don't get into a fender bender during rush hour traffic when other idiots DON'T do that. You wanna ride someone's ass in rush hour? Then expect to rear end the person in front of you when they inevitably slam on their brakes.
YES YES DOUBLE YESSS!!! Every freakin time someone whips in front of me when I have left reasonable space for me to NOT get in an accident I completely lose my shit! SAFETY FIRST MF'ers!!! You have to be a defensive driver these days because of all the idiots who got their driver's license god knows where :-/
I am 31 and still don't have my license because of a panic attack I had learning when I was 16. It was ok in the city, but we've moved to the burbs and I have to go get my permit in two weeks and try to learn again. This post has me genuinely nauseous. :-S
My FFFC is kind of lame and long but I need to get it off my chest:
I'm crazy angry with my in-laws and I don't really care about fixing it right now. When we announced our second pregnancy, we asked that no one spill the beans until we were ready to go public with it, but MIL told everyone she knows anyway. (She did this when I was pregnant with DS too). I was livid. I found out because I was at a cookout at her house a few weeks ago and everyone who was there, who I barely knew was congratulating me. It was incredibly awkward because I had just started bleeding and knew something was wrong. I ended up miscarrying and was so mad at MIL for telling everyone about my pregnancy when I asked her not to.
My FIL made a quick visit yesterday and I thought it was because he was going to drop off sweets and a present for my birthday because he usually does. He came over, dropped off a winter hat MIL had bought for DS and an old hand me down sweater for DS and said nothing about my birthday before he left. So now I'm overly sensitive and mad that they spilled the beans and forgot about my birthday.
I hate frosted poptarts. I only eat unfrosted. I also throw a mini tantrum every single time that I go to the store to buy them because they only come in blueberry and strawberry. MORE FLAVORS PLEASE!!
They used to have an apple cinnamon one a LONG time ago that didn't have frosting, but for some stupid reason they discontinued them.
I'm sorry you're broken. Cherry frosted Pop Tarts are small pieces of heaven.
I lurk. I snark. I offer sound advice if you're not BSC. You may not like me. I'm okay with it.
Today has just gone from bad to super annoying worse.
1. AF started today.
2. I'm super worried about my parents in the Grand Cayman's with the hurricane.
3. Decided to indulge in fast food and drove 15m to get Chick-fil-a and they are closed for construction that was supposed to be done last week.
4. Settle for McDonalds, had to pull into the waiting parking space, takes 20m and they brought the wrong food twice, went inside, still not done, and then the fries were cold and half way filled, so done so I took it and left right as I started crying. Crying in a McDonalds is sad and very Klassy.
5. Captiol One calls and tells me my card has been compromised and has been canceled and it will be like a week to get a new one. Yay, now I have to update several monthly payments. Hey, now I'm not crying just super pissed off.
6. Then I see an email saying that one of my transactions was odd and it was. My 9 dollar tip was put in at 19 and now I have to deal with that. Yep, I would rather be mad than sad.
I just want to go home and throw myself the biggest fcuk it all pitty party of the year with so much wine. I realize most of these things are very small and I would normally not even frown about it. Just need to get all this out of me before it overwhelms me. Four more hours till wine.
Edit 7 It has been raining almost constantly since Tuesday and has no signs of stopping till the Tuesday or later coming up.
@anj27 - I'm 110% with you. First cycle charting (second cycle) and first TTC... and I'm already losing my mind! It's been 4 months for us and I'm in awe at every woman who is at 6+ months because I can't imagine how they are still sane. Clearly I need a hobby...
Today's FFFC brought to you by my morning commute.
If you either...
A) Get out of the fast lane 3 cars behind me because you think the right lane will be faster, and then speed up to get back into the fast lane and cut me off
OR
Ride my back bumper trying to get me to speed up while there are a line of cars in front of me
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
There is a reason I leave some room in between myself and the car in front of me - it's so I don't get into a fender bender during rush hour traffic when other idiots DON'T do that. You wanna ride someone's ass in rush hour? Then expect to rear end the person in front of you when they inevitably slam on their brakes.
YES. Unfortunately, this is any time of day I take the highway. Yay, Massholes!
We were asked to join a group of friends for this charity event tomorrow night supporting the local soup kitchens and I really don't want to go anymore. I know it's an awesome cause and the work this non-profit does is amazing, but I just don't feel like being outside in cocktail attire with rain and cooler temps. I just want to sit on the couch watching football in sweats with a few beers (or wine) and relaxing with DH.
(I guess a positive of the event is that we get to hang out in all the VIP areas of the Reds stadium - drinks in the dugout, pictures on the field, dinner in the VIP diamond area, and getting to meet some of the Reds players that are not traveling this weekend.)
Today's FFFC brought to you by my morning commute.
If you either...
A) Get out of the fast lane 3 cars behind me because you think the right lane will be faster, and then speed up to get back into the fast lane and cut me off
OR
Ride my back bumper trying to get me to speed up while there are a line of cars in front of me
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
There is a reason I leave some room in between myself and the car in front of me - it's so I don't get into a fender bender during rush hour traffic when other idiots DON'T do that. You wanna ride someone's ass in rush hour? Then expect to rear end the person in front of you when they inevitably slam on their brakes.
YES YES DOUBLE YESSS!!! Every freakin time someone whips in front of me when I have left reasonable space for me to NOT get in an accident I completely lose my shit! SAFETY FIRST MF'ers!!! You have to be a defensive driver these days because of all the idiots who got their driver's license god knows where :-/
I am 31 and still don't have my license because of a panic attack I had learning when I was 16. It was ok in the city, but we've moved to the burbs and I have to go get my permit in two weeks and try to learn again. This post has me genuinely nauseous. :-S
Oh no!! I definitely hear you on that though don't feel bad! I have been in a car accident where we rolled our car on the highway and somehow came out without a scratch on us (car was done for!) and for so many years I had terrible panic attacks when driving on the highway any time cars would switch lanes or be right next to me! I think the more aware you are the better you will feel! You just have to constantly look out for the other guy and it sucks. Good luck to you with that transition though, sounds like it will be no fun
@KDHB13 Wow that is awful! I'm so sorry your MIL was so insensitive to your situation and request! I would be livid too. It sounds like they may have forfeited their right to learning about a PG before 12 weeks... Happy belated birthday and hope you feel better! In-laws can be such twatwaffles.
It's 6DPO (supposedly), and I'm having horrible cramps; I apparently recorded cramps beginning at 6DPO last cycle too with my 12 day LP. Instead of SS, I'm all doom & gloom with the rain deciding I'm out for this month and throwing a pity party.
On another note, I'm a history nerd and love all things medieval/renaissance. DH and I will be heading to a medieval themed dinner and show tonight because we're cool like that.
@KDHB13 not lame at all, completely justified actually!
@jhems776 so sorry! It looks like af decided to come and bring a poopy party with her. Have your wine and pick up some chocolates on the way home! Feel better and fx for next cycle
my confession: i'm obsessed with baby/maternity stuff. OBSESSED. i know i won't be totally alone in this but i just have to get it off my chest.
maternity jeans? in my cart.
double stroller? picked out a tandem one and a side by side. DH might get input on which we get, but i need to stroll them around the store a bit and i won't do that until i'm actually pregly. because THAT would be crazy. :P
^^This! I already have my registry picked out in my head! Maybe if I put the effort of picking out a stroller into sex, I would actually have a baby that needed a stroller!
Today has just gone from bad to super annoying worse.
1. AF started today.
2. I'm super worried about my parents in the Grand Cayman's with the hurricane.
3. Decided to indulge in fast food and drove 15m to get Chick-fil-a and they are closed for construction that was supposed to be done last week.
4. Settle for McDonalds, had to pull into the waiting parking space, takes 20m and they brought the wrong food twice, went inside, still not done, and then the fries were cold and half way filled, so done so I took it and left right as I started crying. Crying in a McDonalds is sad and very Klassy.
5. Captiol One calls and tells me my card has been compromised and has been canceled and it will be like a week to get a new one. Yay, now I have to update several monthly payments. Hey, now I'm not crying just super pissed off.
6. Then I see an email saying that one of my transactions was odd and it was. My 9 dollar tip was put in at 19 and now I have to deal with that. Yep, I would rather be mad than sad.
I just want to go home and throw myself the biggest fcuk it all pitty party of the year with so much wine. I realize most of these things are very small and I would normally not even frown about it. Just need to get all this out of me before it overwhelms me. Four more hours till wine.
Edit 7 It has been raining almost constantly since Tuesday and has no signs of stopping till the Tuesday or later coming up.
That is WAY too much crap to take in one day. I wish you endless glasses of delicious red wine tonight.
@KDHB13 Wow that is awful! I'm so sorry your MIL was so insensitive to your situation and request! I would be livid too. It sounds like they may have forfeited their right to learning about a PG before 12 weeks... Happy belated birthday and hope you feel better! In-laws can be such twatwaffles.
I second this! That really sucks that she did that! I just know that my MIL is going to do the same thing yet she will freak out if we don't tell her earlier than 12 weeks... Happy belated birthday! Usually my FIL comes through for me too, sucks that he forgot
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
Me: 31 | H: 32
Married September 2014
TTC #1 December 2014 RE appt 12/2015 CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent Dx: Unexplained Infertility February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6 BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16 It's a girl! Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S -------- TFAS March 2018 RE consultation 8/2/18 Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19 It's a girl! Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
@sorarose glad I'm not the only one!! That's what I've been doing all day while at work :-$
Me: 31 | H: 32
Married September 2014
TTC #1 December 2014 RE appt 12/2015 CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent Dx: Unexplained Infertility February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6 BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16 It's a girl! Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S -------- TFAS March 2018 RE consultation 8/2/18 Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19 It's a girl! Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
Thanks for describing my morning.
And mine.
I'm starting to feel not so BSC.
Me: 31 | H: 32
Married September 2014
TTC #1 December 2014 RE appt 12/2015 CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent Dx: Unexplained Infertility February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6 BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16 It's a girl! Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S -------- TFAS March 2018 RE consultation 8/2/18 Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19 It's a girl! Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
Since I am now BSC, I have been stalking charts on FF that have resulted in a pregnancy and comparing them to mine, cuz ya know, that's healthy and sane.
This is more of a whiny complaint rather than a confession but could I NOT see the tractor trailer full of piglets that are being transported to God only knows where?! This only leaves horrible ideas in my brain about what is going to happen to them. I swear I see the trailer at least once or twice a month and I have a good cry on the way to work as my imagination goes crazy.
@FloridaStanley I hope so because that makes me feel better. Even though it doesn't really make sense to me to compare charts because everyone is different, it still gives me a little hope when I see one looking similar to mine and see that they were pregnant that cycle.
Me: 31 | H: 32
Married September 2014
TTC #1 December 2014 RE appt 12/2015 CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent Dx: Unexplained Infertility February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6 BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16 It's a girl! Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S -------- TFAS March 2018 RE consultation 8/2/18 Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19 It's a girl! Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
Re: FFFC
FloridaStanley!
We have a designated nursery room in the new house and I'm already decorating it in my head, and just a little physically. I may have picked up an antique hutch from a relative and added a tension rod to the bottom cabinets to store baby clothes. On the plus side I haven't actually bought any clothes yet. YET.
I hate frosted poptarts. I only eat unfrosted. I also throw a mini tantrum every single time that I go to the store to buy them because they only come in blueberry and strawberry. MORE FLAVORS PLEASE!!
They used to have an apple cinnamon one a LONG time ago that didn't have frosting, but for some stupid reason they discontinued them.
#meangirls #dfdubclub
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
--------
TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
I will make it known that you've royally pissed me off by giving you the finger, honking my horn, break checking you or riding your ass in return.
:-/
@anj27 I'm with you as well! I have 12 days on my chart and I keep sitting here trying to decipher something from it.. Sometimes I wish there was a Magic 8 Ball I could shake telling me whether I O'd or not..
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
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BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
I lurk. I snark. I offer sound advice if you're not BSC. You may not like me. I'm okay with it.
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BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
Oh no!! I definitely hear you on that though don't feel bad! I have been in a car accident where we rolled our car on the highway and somehow came out without a scratch on us (car was done for!) and for so many years I had terrible panic attacks when driving on the highway any time cars would switch lanes or be right next to me! I think the more aware you are the better you will feel! You just have to constantly look out for the other guy and it sucks. Good luck to you with that transition though, sounds like it will be no fun
X_X@jhems776 so sorry! It looks like af decided to come and bring a poopy party with her. Have your wine and pick up some chocolates on the way home! Feel better and fx for next cycle
:-?
Baby #2 Due 3/7/20
That is WAY too much crap to take in one day. I wish you endless glasses of delicious red wine tonight.
*Edit b/c I can't press buttons properly
I second this! That really sucks that she did that! I just know that my MIL is going to do the same thing yet she will freak out if we don't tell her earlier than 12 weeks... Happy belated birthday! Usually my FIL comes through for me too, sucks that he forgot
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
--------
TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
--------
TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
--------
TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
July BMB May Signature Challenge
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
--------
TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC