TFAs w/o 2/26

holly321 · February 2018

*This is a check-in for those with babies/children at home. If you are having a hard TTC day or TTCAL day this post may mention children or issues specifically related to parenting or babies. Pregnancy may also be mentioned. Please feel free to lurk at your own discretion.***

What number are you trying for?

Cycle/Month?

WTO/TWW?

Ages of other child(ren)?

Any thoughts about this cycle?

Any questions?

Rant/Rave/Brag:

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?

rosebud332 · February 2018

What number are you trying for? 2

Cycle/Month? 1/1

WTO/TWW? TWW

Ages of other child)? 1 year

Any thoughts about this cycle? Pretty sure I'm out, just waiting on af.

Any questions? Nope!

Rant/Rave/Brag: Rant today is I think my kid is going through a sleep regression. She usually goes down for bedtime fine but now every few days it's a huge thing and she cries and cries until I basically snuggle her into submission (not easy). We did sleep training months ago but now this. And she's waking sometimes at night and doing the same. Last night she woke up 2 or 3 times crying, found her binky and went back to sleep. I'm tired!

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?

At the moment, get a haircut! Haha. It just seems like so much work to go do that. And me and mh need to start having a date every once in a while for sure.

CecilB93 · February 2018

@rosebud332 good luck with DD sleeping, if I remember right there's a leap around one, so FX this passes quickly for you! And definitely find time to do a date night! It's nice to have a couple hours of adult conversations without a toddler inputting his/her comments about random things, lol.

Cycle/Month? 1/2

WTO/TWW? WTO

Ages of other child(ren)? 2 today!

Any thoughts about this cycle? My FW lines up around a week before to the week of when we're supposed to be visiting my mom in AZ, so we're hoping to HIO the week before. Otherwise I'll be waiting until April for another FW...stupid long cycles...

Any questions? Nope

Rant/Rave/Brag: My DS is 2 today!! I can't believe how much he's grown the last 2 years.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?

Sewing! I love to sew and make stuff for DS and I but hardly have the time these days!

eleven_ · February 2018

What number are you trying for? 3

Cycle/Month? 8/8

WTO/TWW? TWW

Ages of other child(ren)? Almost 3 (DD) and almost 4 (DS).

Any thoughts about this cycle? Temps plummeted this morning so just WFAF.

Any questions? How do you get your kids to poop in the potty? I swear I have tried everything from bribing, inventing games, new fun underwear, different potties. I'm out of ideas.

Rant/Rave/Brag: My DS started skiing this year and he is picking it up so easily. DH keeps joking that we are getting him ready for the Olympics.

GIF of him skiing in spoiler

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/10/p2zj6ny6aks4.gif

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself? I am finding it difficult to find the time or the energy to work out. I work full time and am exhausted when I get home. Working out with the kids awake feels like more trouble than it's worth. They climb all over me during yoga and want me to carry them while doing zumba. It's not very fun.

eleven_ · February 2018

@rosebud332 Sleep regressions are the worst. I’m so sorry. I always thought once you sleep trained, that was the end of it. I was sorely mistaken.
@cecilb93 HBD to your DS! 2 is a fun and exhausting age. Best of luck to you

rosebud332 · February 2018

@eleven_ I thought the same thing lol. Ugggggh I wish that were true!

clbness · February 2018

@rosebud332 I'm with you on the haircut...I have been putting mine off for SO LONG! I hope you're able to pamper yourself soon.

@CecilB93 Hey, girl! Happy Birthday to your little guy!

@eleven_ Eek, the skiing gif is adorable! DH is dying to get our DD into skis, but it'll probably be 2 winters from now before she's ready.

What number are you trying for? 2

Cycle/Month? 4/4 **TW with an early loss February 10th END TW**

WTO/TWW? WFAF-My cycle is still wonky.

Ages of other child(ren)? 21 month old DD

Any thoughts about this cycle? I'm just antsy waiting for it to get back to normal. It's taking forever for my hcg levels to get back down to below 5.

Any questions? How are you incorporating veggies into your kids meals? I feel like she LOVED veggies up until about 16 months and then she started vetoing everything. She still loves sweet potatoes and the occasional peas, but that's about it. I'll also make juices in the Nutribullet that are about 60-70% veggies and she loves those, but with her meals, she's just not feeling the veggies anymore. Makes me sad

Rant/Rave/Brag: DD is such a blast...she's hilarious, smart, sweet and really just a joy to be around! But then there's nights like last night where NOTHING could please her and every little thing caused a breakdown. It was super fun.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself? Definitely to work out like I used to...at least a 3 mile run and some HIIT afterwards. I've at least gotten better about being more active, but I'm greedy and want more.

eleven_ · February 2018

@clbness I feel you on having a hard time with the veggies. I only succeed when I hide things in smoothies. I tried to give my kids shelled edamame last night and they looked at me like I was insane.

Laurakat81 · February 2018

What number are you trying for? #3

Cycle/Month? #4

WTO/TWW? TWW

Ages of other child(ren)? 4 and 2

Any thoughts about this cycle? Not really....

Any questions? Nope.

Rant/Rave/Brag: we’re playing outside today!!! We’ve had so much rain we haven’t seen the sun in forever! It’s still soggy and muggy but it’s sunny!

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself? Read! But...i do have time now that my kids are a little older and can play together and we have consistent bed/nap times and all that but i waste it to do mindless internet searching when kids are snoozing!

maureenmce · February 2018

@rosebud332 - I FEEL YOU. (See my questions answer. Sleep regressions are the woooorst.)

@cecilB93 - Hey you! Happy bday to your DS! How do you like this age so far? I swear right on her birthday Rosie's tantrums started getting more intense, haha, but she's also so funny and adorable right now, I can't help but love this phase despite the craziness.

@eleven_ - Sorry about the plummeting temps. But wow that skiing gif is awesome! How cool! No advice for pooping on the potty, since we haven't started potty training yet (I'm dreading it) but good luck!

@clbness - Sorry your cycle is still wonky and you're waiting for HCG to get under 5. Hope everything gets straightened out asap! As for the veggies, my DD has gone through so many phases with food, I tend to just ride them out and keep offering fruit, veggie and protein at each meal, trying to switch up what kind of fruit/veggie and protein I offer as much as possible. The key for us getting her to try new things has been to let her eat off my plate (that's how we found out she LOVEs asparagus, who knew?) Also, I had some eggplant parm the other day and she could not get enough of the eggplant, as long as it had "ketchup" (what she calls any red sauce) on it. Good luck!

@laurakat81 - Yeah for being outside and sunny days!!

What number are you trying for? 2

Cycle/Month? 1/1 **TW after 2 losses end TW**

WTO/TWW? TWW

Ages of other child(ren)? She just turned 2 on the 8th of Feb!

Any thoughts about this cycle? Pretty sure I'm out. Our timing wasn't great and I was on a very unhealthy work schedule. I'm just looking forward to next cycle and only gonna test if I'm late.

Any questions? Anyone else dealing with the 2 year sleep regression? It. Is. Killing. Me. I just wrapped this crazy work experience where I was only getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night and now that I'm off of that I'm...only getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Possibly related to the crazy work schedule, my daughter only wants me, so I have to do the wake up duty literally every night or she will scream MAMA at the top of her lungs until she wakes up the whole neighborhood. How did/do you guys deal? How long does this nightmare regression last? (We've been dealing with this for a month I think.)

Rant/Rave/Brag: Already covered the rant, lol, so I'll rave: DD has recently discovered she is a little comedian and will do things on purpose to get a laugh and it's so adorable. Like she made this exaggerated "ahhh" sigh after drinking milk one time and I laughed, so now she does it every time just to make me giggle. It's adorbs.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself? SLEEP. Also, write. Also, read. Also, watch movies/tv. Also, exercise! So many things! I have so little free time!

rosebud332 · February 2018

@Laurakat81 Same on the reading thing. I always complain I have no time to read, but then when she's sleeping I'm just looking at Facebook for no reason. Like right now.

coco2787 · February 2018

@clbness when my son was younger our go to for veggies were the pouches with a fruit/vegetable blend. I never made a big deal about him eating his vegetables (because that usual causes more resistance) and he's come around to eating quite a few different things now. Ranch dressing helps too

@eleven_ does your kid poop at around the same time every day? My son always pooped in the morning so we just started putting him on the toilet shortly after he woke up.

@maureenmce my son didn't sleep through the night until he was almost 2, it sucks. I don't have much advice thought, I think I've blocked out how horrible his sleep was.

coco2787 · February 2018

What number are you trying for?
2

Cycle/Month?
5/3 (*TW* 2 losses in there)

WTO/TWW?
TWW

Ages of other child(ren)?
4.5

Any thoughts about this cycle?
Just telling myself I'm not pregnant because it's easier than looking for symptoms to try and give myself hope

Any questions?
Any thoughts on a 5+ year age difference?

Rant/Rave/Brag:
My son keeps talking about "when we get a baby" and I just hope so much that a second kid happens for us. Also nervous about having another because he's such a sweet, snuggly, easy going kid that I'm afraid I won't get lucky twice and my next kid will be a tornado.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?
Reading and working out. I used to run before having a kid and now I just feel like I don't have the time/energy anymore.

holly321 · March 2018

@coco2787, my kids are 5/almost 7. Best case scenario, at this point I am pretty sure DS will be 6 when the baby is born (or will be with in a few weeks.) We initially didn't want an age gap, but, with both the kids being on the autism spectrum, we felt it better to not have a 3rd, but life changed and now everything doesn't seem as hard as it did. DH and his youngest brother have a 10 year age gap, and they are actually pretty close to each other. Also, tornado kids generally make up for it by being extra amusing.
@maureenmce, I don't have any advice for sleep regression, my kids have always slept terribly. Just wanted to commiserate and sympathize. Hope she gets past it soon!
@clbness, I know someone else mentioned, but when they go antiveggie, I also think it is best not to push, then they fight it. DS has a severe eating disorder and eats no veggies. I hide his by pureeing them and putting them in waffles.
@eleven_ that is awesome with your DS skiing! As for pooping on the potty, bribery works best, in my experience.
@CecilB93, have fun visiting your mom! And happy birthday to your LO!
@rosebud332, I hope she starts sleeping better!

clbness · March 2018

@eleven_ That's hilarious! We have a bag of frozen, shelled edamame at home that we used in a Thai dish and DH tried to give her some last night, but she just mixed it in with her cottage cheese and dumped it on her tray. But when we went out for sushi last week, she ate allllllll the edamame. I was convinced she was just showing off for my girlfriends.

And I'm sorry, I don't have any advice on the pooping, as we aren't potty training yet, dang it.

@Laurakat81 Ha, I'm with you on getting lost in internet land...I tend to get caught up in recipe videos, Ellen videos and makeup tutorials! I too would like to get back into reading.

@maureenmce Yes to the eating off our plate! We give her the same stuff we are eating, but she's more interested in it if it comes off our plate instead of hers. *eyeroll* We had my Dad over for dinner a couple months ago and she ignored what we put on her plate, but by golly, when she was sitting on my Dad's lap, she ate all of the very same food off his plate. KIDS! I can't completely relate on the sleep regression because when she does wake up in the MOTN, it's usually just because of a nightmare or a coughing fit and just requires a small bit of consoling. I'm sorry her sleep patterns have been rough...I hope it gets better real soon so you can get some REAL sleep! @rosebud332 I'm sorry you're dealing with the sleep regression too!

@coco2787 I agree that making a big deal causes resistance. I don't complain about it in front of her for that reason, but I just don't want her to be picky (unhealthy) like her Dad. We lived off of those packets too! She even loved the all veggie ones that truly didn't taste good at all. I'll just ride it out...I'm sure it's just a phase.

ETA: I took so long typing that you two were able to post.

@coco2787 I always "worry" about potential baby #2 not being as awesome as #1, but I always try to look at my cousin and his wife's situation. Their oldest was a really easygoing baby and their 2nd turned out to be even easier. It can happen...keep the faith!

@holly321 I definitely don't force it or make a big deal out of it in front of her. I'm just so super pro veggie and I want her to eat all the healthies...while my IL's are always pushing cookies, cake, ice cream, etc.

I should just be happy for the veggies that she DOES eat and drink!

holly321 · March 2018

What number are you trying for? 3

Cycle/Month? 6ish/12 (TW, loss and Benched for a while.)

WTO/TWW? Benched for 1 more month

Ages of other child(ren)? DS is 5, DD is almost 7

Any thoughts about this cycle? I am finally off BCP, so I am now temping and hoping I O.

Any questions? Noy

Rant/Rave/Brag: the last week has been emotionally rough with the kids. I had DS' meeting before his IEP meeting. Even though it was mostly positive, it is so stressful being in a room with 10 other adults discussing your child's issues. Then, I met with (then took DD the next day) to see her new psychiatrist. She is having her medicine changed, which is scary, and he is pushing me to press charges against her pediatrician (well NP there.) Long story not quite short, a few months ago, she screamed at, shook, and punctured her skin with her nails. I had filed a police report, but hadn't pressed charges yet, since I was still getting chemo and life was over the time. I also didn't think it was good for her to have to find a new doctor, and was waiting to see how they resolved the issue. I saw the NP there about a week ago.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?

Read. I used to love reading, and even if I have the time, I generally don't feel like it.

coco2787 · March 2018

OMG @holly321 your NP hurt your kid??

holly321 · March 2018

@coco2787, yeah, it was a couple of months ago. DD was having a meltdown, so she behaving completely out of her control, mainly due to fear/anxiety of being at the doctor and as I was trying to hold/calm her, she walked about 5 feet over and grabbed her and started screaming at her. She grabbed her so hard she bruised her arms and she shoved her nails in to her skin.

coco2787 · March 2018

that's insane @holly321. I would definitely file some sort of formal complaint.

maureenmce · March 2018

@holly321 Oh my god that's awful! I can't imagine how furious and upset you must have been. I'm so sorry.

clbness · March 2018

@holly321 What the what?! I'm sorry you guys had to go through that...what a nightmare.

CecilB93 · March 2018

@maureenmce love it and hate it all at once lol. It's so neat seeing him learn and gain his own personality, but he's also testing us every five seconds and he has SO MUCH ENERGY. I'm pretty sure he's been acting like his "terrible twos" for a good 2-3 months already lol. Sorry you're dealing with a sleep regression, we honestly haven't had that problem yet. I'm hoping he just passes right over that! Lol

@holly321 omg I'm so sorry you and your daughter had to deal with that!!

kns1988 · March 2018

@eleven_ that's so cool that your kid is skiing!

@holly321, I'm so sorry you went through that with your DD. That's terrible that an NP would treat her that way, especially if she already has anxiety about being at the doctor.

What number are you trying for? 2

Cycle/Month? Month 3

WTO/TWW? WTO

Ages of other child(ren)? 10 months

Any thoughts about this cycle? I finally weaned! Our last nursing session was 2 days ago. I hope I get AF soon.

Any questions?

Rant/Rave/Brag: This was my first week home after a week's vacation in Florida. Sorry for being MIA. Florida was beautiful and in the 80's every day when we were there. Rant: I was supposed to get a new mattress delivered yesterday, and they rescheduled due to weather. I was really hoping to spend as much time as possible this weekend in a new bed.

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself? I wish I had more energy to read at night after DS goes to bed. His bedtime is 8:00, and I pass out by 9 most nights. It means I really only have an hour to myself every day.

katy0990 · March 2018

What number are you trying for? #2

Cycle/Month? 3/3

WTO/TWW? WTO

Ages of other child(ten)? 2 this month

Any thoughts about this cycle? I had high hopes last month, but no luck, so hopefully this will be it

Any questions?

Rant/Rave/Brag: The weather here has been so nice lately and it is amazing to get outside with both my son and my second grade class to let them get some energy out!

GTKY: What do you wish you had more time/energy to do for yourself?

I wish I could have more time to read and I would love a pedicure!

katy0990 · March 2018

@holly321 I am so sorry you have to go through that.

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