Vegans TTC ~ Spring/Summer - Page 2

[oceane]

thanks for the suggestions. I think once I go to the farmers' market I'm going to have more to choose from. I have tons of health food stores here

lizzy, good luck with the moving. hopefully the new place will feel like home pretty soon.



ooh, good luck snow~pea! : it's not a fluke but a REAL early o!

[catemom]

Hi Ladies!

I have to admit, I do lurk (and/or post) at least a couple times a week here to see how Oceane and Snowpea are doing! We love you two, and I'm sending lots of : to you and all the other ttcers here.

Our Spring is starting to do what it usually does here in the high desert. One day it's in the 70's and sunny, and then the next day we have some snow and a hard freeze that takes my apricots with it. It's my fault for knowingly purchasing an early blooming fruit tree, I'm a huge sucker for unusual varieties and heirloom stuff.

Anyway, although baby boy feels like he's already 9 lbs., my mws say that he is probably under 6 lbs. at this point, so they told me I should cook him a little longer (. I'm really hoping he comes in a week or so if he's ready, but who knows when he will get here. I'll keep you all informed!

Take care ladies! :

[veganmama719]

Catemom, I cannot believe you are 36 weeks already! it seems like yesterday you were having your thyroid issues!

LizzyQ, good luck with the move!

SnowPea, wouldn't it be great to O early for a change? Maca delayed mine, wierd.

Hi oceane!

babydust to everyone......

[Snow~Pea]

Thanks ladies! One of the girls on the 20's thread said that maca gave her like 3 weeks of ewcm before her o, so maybe that's what is happening. I would be happy to ovulate early, except that this week would seem too early to me. I always worry that the egg wouldn't be mature enough or my lining wouldn't be thickened enough yet. Plus I was really hoping for a "normal" cycle, whatever that means. I've been assuming that my normal is o on cd19. Still, i would be much happier with an early O than very late. Hope you are all having a great week so far! -Pea

[oceane]

thanks for the babydust and good wishes everyone!

catemom, I am so excited for you. I know it might still be a while but I can't help it have you decided on a name yet? you needn't post it here, this is a yes or no question. I love thinking names. being able to plant your own apricots sounds awesome!

veganmama, I hope everything is progressing smoothly.

snow~pea, : ok, do not o too early but not too late either

[Snow~Pea]

lol oceane . I will keep shooting for just right.

[oceane]

I got me a stainless steel water bottle today, just for you ladies mostly for myself of course. while doing so I fell in love with the travel mugs. which makes no sense since I don't drink coffee and never even pass a coffee/tea shop on my way to school or work. I still love them.

let's all enjoy a fertile weekend!

[Jelinifer]

Originally Posted by oceane

I got me a stainless steel water bottle today, just for you ladies mostly for myself of course. while doing so I fell in love with the travel mugs. which makes no sense since I don't drink coffee and never even pass a coffee/tea shop on my way to school or work. I still love them.

let's all enjoy a fertile weekend!

SS water bottles are awesome. I love my Klean Kanteen :

[Hesperia]

Am I allowed to play now?

We are going to TTC for summer (see sig).

[veganmama719]

Welcome Hesparia!

My kids have Kleen Kanteens and SIGGs. The KK are better for milk (almond of course!) since the mouth is wider and thus easier to clean. But I ahve to admit I love the designs on the SIGGs.

23 weeks tomorrow. Up 12 lbs. All out in front. Huge belly but can still button low rider non-preggo jeans.

[oceane]

welcome hesperia! feel free to share any infos/insight on ttc you have, we can always use encouragement. I have to ask though (since you linked the pic in your sig), is your partner holding a knife in his hand while reading??

veganmama, I bet you look georgous with that belly! : my bottle is just plain silver, nothing fancy.

hi everyone!

snow~pea, I suppose you tempted later but I'm excited to see tomorrow's temperature

[Snow~Pea]

Welcome Amber, and good luck!


oceane, I woke up from a nightmare about 2 hours before my alarm and got up to go pee (i made DH go with me because I was scared, lol). So basically I didn't have 3 hours straight of sleep when I temped. I figured I would see what happens tomorrow and decided whether or not to use today's temp.


Have a great weekend vegans!

[Hesperia]

Um, yes he is holding a knife!
He was eating an apple with it, but then gave the apple it to the dog...and continued to read tin tin

Thanks for the welcome, I'm pretty darn happy to be here. I've been wanting to be here for years, now that we have a date...I am feeling the reality of it all, and it is exciting but overwhelming...I'm sure you know where I am coming from.

I'm really looking forward to learning from you all. :

I don't really have any TTC info to share, since we aren't exactly there yet. Little background info for later, I was told almost 4 years ago that I had endometriosis. I refused surgery and changed my lifestyle, job, diet etc and have been free of it for years (at least I assume). I'm not sure if I agree that I did infact have endo, because they don't know without invasive surgery for sure....I was told my chances of conceiving would go down every year that passed, again I didn't believe that. I've been off birth control for 3.5 years and that really seemed to help the painful periods/bleeding non-stop/unable to work 7 days per month etc etc. I think it was the hormones retrospectively. I'm very sensitive to anything synthetic.

So, I have a little fear that this will take a while to become pregnant. We've been using pull-out 'method' since we came off BCP, so far it has worked TTO. Since it worked so 'well', I'm kind of worried that perhaps I'm not fertile at all, you know? 3.5 years without error is a long time. Maybe dear hubby is just very skilled...

Okay, thanks for listening. I think I need some positive affirmation.

I am a fertile goddess. I will easily fall pregnant and sustain life within me. My body was made for this. I am ready. We all can do this!

[cinnamongrl]

I Hesperia! I know I have bumped into you on another thread at some point! Welcome to the crazy world of TTC. I hope your conception happens quickly and you can join us over on the "other" side soon! We are keeping a spot warm for oceane & snow~pea too. They will be there soon too :


I have a couple of Bilt stainless bottles- It's definitely the way to go!

Snow~pea, sorry about your bad dream- that is really no fun at all.

OK, everyone repeat after Hesperia "I am a fertile goddess. I will easily fall pregnant and sustain life within me. My body was made for this. I am ready. We all can do this!"

[oceane]

nice affirmation, hesperia, thanks for that. I think it is a good sign that your problems have ameliorated already after changing your lifestyle. your symptoms sound like it could have been endo, but it also seems that your body is really healthy right now. there is really no way to predict how long it's going to take for you to get pregnant, so why not assume it's a piece of cake for now? I hope I can keep taking my own advice if you say you're sensitive, do you eat soy? just curious.

[veganmama719]

Amber, DH and I just used condoms (and didn't put them on until the end) for 9 years before we started TTC #1. And we never had an accident. When we did TTC #1 it took us 4 cycles. #2 took 1 cycle.

I too was worried that we were going to have trouble because of the long time of not being super careful and never conceiving.

I love your affirmation.

[Snow~Pea]

I like your affirmation too Hesperia. And, I agree with oceane that it does sound like you have improved your fertility on your own. I really do believe that a lot of health related issues can be helped or even cured just thru healthy living. : for you!

Hi everyone else ! I'm still waiting to O, looks like last week's fertile cm was a fluke, or at least its on break. I'm still hoping for O soon though. Getting a pap tomorrow, do you think that can mess with my cycle?

[oceane]

hi snow~pea. I suppose it can be stressful but otherwise I don't know how the PAP would change the course of your cycle.

Lizzy, have you adjusted to the new place yet?

[Snow~Pea]

Thanks oceane. I'm not stressed about it, I think ttc just makes me overthink everything, lol. I was thinking it could affect my cervix. I'm going to assume not and just get it over with.

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by oceane

Lizzy, have you adjusted to the new place yet?

we're still unpacking, and now i have another cold :