Vegans TTC ~ Autumn/Winter - Page 5

[Ianthe]

catemom- great thread! I hope we can all join you there soon!

[Snow~Pea]

Originally Posted by catemom

Hi ladies!

I have a new home for you all when the time comes http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=974854.

Snowpea Yes, your RE was nice, but that comment about seeing you later was just asinine. According to several people I've known and Randine Lewis, clomid's not necessarily a fertility cure-all. I wonder if the pharmaceutical companies have developed a clomid Pez dispenser yet.

I'll have to get over there to check out the new thread, will definately be lurking until I can join officially.
lol, clomid pez dispnsers. I definately was not thrilled with his comment either, but I am not stessing over it. He really believes in what he does, so I kind of have to just strike it up to ignorance on his part. Which is funny considering he is the one with the doctorate.


Talula, I just placed an order at Mountain Rose Herbs. I am so excited about how great the prices are! Even with shipping and the tea stocking thingy I had to get, it is still less than a 3rd of the price overall as store bought teas. Thanks again for the rec.

[veganmama719]

That's great Catemom, I am glad you found some PG vegans to share the journey with!

[oceane]

catherine, funny friends some people just love to throw anything out there. but breastmilk is awesome and non-animal derived anyway
I think it depends on what you count as exercise. I'm also counting my fast walks and bike rides to the library etc since I'm moving, so 30 mins a day are easy. But if you only want to count purposeful exercise it might be harder. or not, depending on your state of fitness

catemom, I already found the thread lurking in the pregnancy forums I wanna join soon! you're the pumping ambassador that's probably really helpful for some women. it can be quite overwhelming, all this info and not really "info" out there.


Lizzy, chocolate is easy. and always good!

hi veganmama and talula and all you vegan lurkers

[veganmama719]

That is so silly. Sorry Catherine. People are so weird sometimes.

Catemom, I pumped for 10 months after I went back to work with both my kids and my 4.5 year old is still nursing once a day most days.

You should hear the flack I get about that! Um, it is good for him, he likes it, it boosts his immune system, makes him smarter and less likely to be obese as an adult. It is not hurting me or him so why is it "so wrong"? It's not like he is going to go to high school still nursing! We have talked about Christmas as being his weaning date. He is pushing for his birthday (march 21st) LOL!

Honestly I had hoped I'd be PG and he would wean himself, like his sister did, since the taste changes so much.

Nice pre-O dip this morning on my chart!

[Talula Fairie]

*waves*

Hi! I'm not a total lurker, I post a lot (I thought?).

I haven't been too active on the TTC boards because thinking about TTC all the time makes me obsessive and kinda nutty. I've also been uh...not veg lately. I really do aspire to live by vegan ideals, but either I am doing it wrong or my body just doesn't like being totally meat free.

I'm dairy intolerant and I still avoid eggs...but avoiding meat is really hard for me. I eat very little of it, but it seems like my body is just happier when I eat it sometimes. Otherwise I'm constantly filling up on carbs and I'm seriously 190 lbs at 5'4" at this point, something has to give. It's bordering on unhealthy weight now. I know this sounds like excuses, I'm really not trying to be that way. I do try to do a lot for animal rights, and I think doing some is better than doing nothing.

Cycle day 11 today. Nearing O day. This is month two of my fertility herbs. I'm kinda taking a if it happens it happens stance now, not trying too hard. Ideally I'd like to lose a little weight before I concieve (of course, if I do I'll vomit for six months straight and will probably lose weight anyway). I also really want to have a winter baby again (it avoids being super pregnant in summer, plus I just love having a new baby at Christmas), so I am ok with it taking a few more months if it does. Ha, I'll probably get pregnant this month with this kind of thinking. It always happens right away when I am not really trying...

[VeganCupcake]

Talula! Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do--we're not the vegan police here.

catemom, I totally hear you on lactivism. I can see myself leaning that way--it's hard to be taken seriously as a lactivist until you lactate but now I have that well under control. This particular friend (the husband, not the wife) told me that when their first child was an infant, a lactation consultant or a LLL leader or someone said something they took to be offensive and at that point his wife totally gave up on breastfeeding. This newest baby is their third. I think the offensive comment was "Well, you certainly don't look like you make skim milk." What does that even mean, and is it offensive? I can't figure it out.

veganmama, your DS is going to be brilliant. I think that's fantastic that he's still nursing. You are an inspiration.

oceane, I used to be pretty fit! I think I'm now about 6 lbs over my pre-preg weight, amazingly enough. But I'm not quite ready to get back to my old fitness routine--I'm a wee bit anxious about riding a stationary bike , and these gargantuan boobs cannot be contained in a sports bra yet .

[veganmama719]

Lindsay, Catherine is right that we are not the vegan police. One of my favourite people (my acupunturist/naturopath) used to be vegan. And was quite an activist too I think, but eventually did not feel healthy when she was vegan. Now she eats meat once a week or so and feels better. But she tries her best to buy meat that was humaney raised etc. And she still lives by mostly vegan ideals.

[oceane]

hi everyone! it's a national holiday here today which means NOTHING is open (except restaurants and, thankfully, the dvd rental place). I got two DVDs to watch tonight and will likely eat muesli for dinner
hope everyone's having a relaxed friday.

[veganmama719]

Thanks oceane, "relaxed" is not quite how I'd describe my day but I sure appreciate the sentiment. Have a nice long weekend!

[Snow~Pea]

Hi vegans and Happy Tag der deutschen Einheit oceane! Enjoy your dvd and muesli.

VM, sorry you are having such a stressful time at work right now, I hope you are able to relax a little at home this weekend .

[catemom]

Hello!

Sorry, this is really OT, but I'm nearly insane from following the economic and political news lately. I have family coming in for a visit next week, I think it might be just what I need to stop obsessing for a little while.

Talula Don't sweat it. Everyone else is right. We're not here to shame you or convince you to be vegan. You are an intelligent, thinking individual and you know what is best for you.

VeganCupcake You know, the LLL leaders I know are really really careful to be as sensitive as possible, and I think it is easy to unintentionally make someone feel bad about their breastfeeding attempts. With my friends who struggle with bfing, I just try to be positive and encouraging and try really hard not to seem disappointed if they give up.

Oceane Enjoy your holiday! Now I'm going to have to make myself a bowl of muesli, that sounds really good right now.

[oceane]

sorry veganmama, I probably made your day seem extra stressful now bragging about my day off but today's Saturday so maybe you finally get the chance to have "you time".

catemom, I'm sorry it's emotionally upsetting to you. it's still a perfect time to bring a baby into this world!

snow~pea, nice research

talula, I agree with what everyone said.

[Snow~Pea]

Originally Posted by oceane

snow~pea, nice research

gotta love google.

[veganmama719]

Originally Posted by oceane

sorry veganmama, I probably made your day seem extra stressful now bragging about my day off but today's Saturday so maybe you finally get the chance to have "you time".

oceane, you could nevermake my day more stressful. In fact, you guys are my stress relief,

I think I will O tomorrow.

[Ianthe]

I think I am Oing now.. more than a week early!

[Snow~Pea]

You both better be gettin busy!

[oceane]

that's awesome, both of you. looks like a pretty regular and classic cycle so far : enjoy.

snow~pea, how's the waiting?

[Snow~Pea]

Originally Posted by oceane

snow~pea, how's the waiting?

Its going OK, lots of AF symptoms. I am not hopeful for this cycle, but I am hopeful in general. I know that natural treatments take time, so I have faith that the accu and herbs will help me in the long run, but probaby not in the short term.

[vegan_mama]

I'm so happy to have found you all!

Long time vegan, mother of one...SO FAR!

I'm in the easily obsessed boat with a lot of you Today is 3dpo and here I am, scouring the symptoms posts here. I have none at this point. Last cycle I was so convinced that I was going to get a positive and I documented all my symptoms- I had everything- but I think I made them all up (?) because I wasn't preg. sigh. Yeah, OK, I'm insane...hehehe... Anyhow, I figure that since I have all my symptoms documented from last month, that I have something to compare to? I hpt'd a lot last time too and spent that whole TWW depressed and in a testing blur. I don't want to do that to myself this time so I'm trying to pretend like I'm going to carry on like nothing is going on. Do you think it will work? However, on the other hand, I want to start testing at 8dpo- is that too soon? Maybe start at 10dpo? See, told you I was easily obsessed and insane

Anyhow, I am glad to have found you! :