Posts by brianneo

Hi I wish I had good news for you. I had 2 consecutive miscarraiges. The first at 5.5 weeks which was natural. The 2nd, i got pregnant immediately after and lost that one too. I found out at my 9 week ultra sound that hte baby stopped growing after 6 weeks. i had to have a D&C. I'm still waiting for my period to show up from the surgery.  It's tough. I'm trying to lose some of the extra weight when I was pregnant and that I gained after the surgery for comfort.  =(  I'm so obsessed with getting pregnant that I was driving myself crazy.  I want to try on focus on being healthy instead.

Hi all! I'm from WTE and am on the April 09 boards and the TTC boards.  Just found out I'm pregnant and am about 5 weeks along. I've been on CC since my wedding last year....and stumbled across this post.  I would love to join you -- though I'll be focused on maintaining a healthy pregnancy weight.  =)

p.s. my WTE name is BrianneWL (obviously my last name changed when I got married, hence the switch from Brianneo my login in name here, to my login name on WTE).

Hi Melissa, I'm a newbie mom! (not a newbie to CC though). I'm about 5 weeks pregnant -- I think --- and my EDD is 4/19/09.  I dont have much symptoms yet except for the sore boobies.  but I'm really really really trying to stay fit and eat healthy so I dont gain any excessive weight.  I hope that we can both do it, and I would  love to meet new first time mommies or soon-to-be mommies so that we can go through this "healthy" pregnancy journey together. 

Hi Cassrd05-- I'm very similarly in your boat. I'm 5'8" and 134 lbs. I'd like to lose about 5 lbs. and am planning to start a family as well.  =)  We should be each other's buddies in this weightloss, family starting journey. 

Hi Dacia!!! Remember me from the brides forum?  Did you get married yet?  You lost a lot of weight, good job!!!!  We should all start a forum for TTC and losing weight.  =) 

good luck ladies!

fingers cross for you. 

ok, we did it!!!!  =)  It took us 3-4 months of trying.  =)  Just took a pregnancy test on Saturday and it came out positive. I was about 1 week late for my period. I really thought I wasn't pregnant though, b/c my husband had traveled during ovulation, but I guess somehow before or after, we managed to conceive.  I wasn't even really concerned with getting pregnant b/c of his trip.  Interestingly, I was having cramps all last week (the week after  my period was due), so I kept thinking I was going to have my period. I even wore pantyliners and bought tampons, thinking that was the case.  1 week late, I decided to take a pregnancy test and it was positive.  Took another one, yesterday ( the next day), just to be absolutely sure, and yup...still pregnant.  Going to the doctors this wedensday and am crossing my fingers that this is going to be a safe and healthy pregnancy.  =) I'm so happy!!!  Just goes to show, that when you kinda stop trying to conceive or when u least expect it, it happens.

good question Wilkiea!

My mom apparently had no problems conceiving me and my brother (I was born 2 months after she was married...my brother born 1.5 years later.  Dad had a vesectomy -- so they conciously decided not to have any more children). My brother has two children and a third on the way!  However, my grandmother only had one child, my mom...she  had difficulty conoceiving and carrying a child full term.  I was also wondering whether I inherited her difficulties in conceiving.......  Wilkiea - I cried when I found out my brother is on number 3 (only my husband knew and he was awesome in comforting me).  =(  I'm happy for him, but at the same time, cant help but feel something is wrong with me...we'll go to the doctors after several more months of  not conceiving to find out.  Doesnt' it seem as if tons of people get pregnant so easily? (I have several friends who got pregnant even while on birth control!)

I do believe that stress affects your ability to conceive, especially after reading this thread and seeing how when people actually stopped trying to conceive, they got pregnant.  This is reinforced by the fact that many people I know get pregnant when they're not trying. 

Any one charting and analyzing mucus?  I notice that I rarely have the "fertile" mucus, and generally have dry days with very little tacky mucus...I think that has something to do with my difficulty conceiving. 

I LOVE the Bachelorette!!!! 

Ok, I'm back - for good this time.  I'm way up there in weight so wont disclose it, but will work my way back down.  It's good to be back. 

Here's a discussion topic:

So I know this has been covered time and again...but what are the ranges of calorie intake and burn that you guys are striving for?  I've been striving for a cal intake of approximately 1400-1500 and a burn of about 2000. That leaves me a deficit of the 400-500 cal range.  What about you guys?  Any suggestions to help boost the weight loss? (obviously, I know that working out goes hand in hand with calorie cutting. I do work out religiously, which provides a 300-400 calorie burn for me).

Hey, just two months ago, I was late by 2 weeks. I had previously been very consistent with having my period before day 36.   i had taken two home pregnancy tests which were both negative.  I finally wrote to my doctor after 1 week for advice. She said to give my period another 2 weeks and if no period, to come in for an eval.  She said sometimes, the cycle gets out of whack for various reasons (I think mine was because we had been out of the country for 2 weeks and my body clock got weirded out).  I eventually had my period on day 56.  But that was within the 2 week time period my doc said to wait before going in for an appointment. So my advice, call your doc and ask what he/she thinks, or wait 2-3 weeks to see if you get your period. If not, then go in for an appointment.    Good luck!

Hi all, I have not much advice to add and just more of my story to share.

  I am using the NFP method to TTC.  We get the information and temperature kit free from our church (the catholic church endorses this form of birth control --- you can also use this method to TTC too).  We've been off BC since Sept 2007, but have been using NFP to avoid pregnancy until February 2008.  So now we are in our second month of TTC and still no luck.  I think I know generally around when I ovulate, but it's still difficult to tell (I have a hard time measuring my temps at the same time in the morning and my body has been irregular last month).  I've been reading about whether you should have sex every day during your ovulation time or just every other day (b/c it takes 24 hrs for his sperm to build back up). What do you guys think? 

I'm glad I stumbled onto this forum, b/c I wasn't sure how long we should be trying before checking in with the doctor. I supposed we'll go till at least 9 months before seeking extra help. 

I also heard there's a really good book called "Taking Control of Your Fertility" or something very similar that I should read.  Has anyone read it??

I've been off the pill since September 2007 and got my period the following month. I've consistently had periods since then but my cycle is very long (approximately 36 days) and last month, I didn't have a period for 55 days!!  (I've been on the pill for the previous 10 years).  I wasn't pregnant though b/c I took two pregnancy tests when I noticed my cycle going past my 36 day mark.  We're trying to get pregnant using NFP, but due to the apparent irregularity I'm having in cycles, it's difficult to tell if I'm fertile and ovulating. 

Heather ~ CONGRATULATIONS on the new low!  So what's your game plan on weight loss (diet and exercise)? I'd love to know, b/c you're getting awesome results!!!

Simi - not sure where the sickness came from. Seems pretty tough to get a hangover from just two beers, no matter how low your tolerance (unless you've never drank before in  your life and you are a child).  Perhaps it's food poisoning or some type of stomach bug?

Margo - good luck on your weight loss competition with your dad!  I'd love to see 127 by May too!  Maybe I'll join in on the weight loss competiton (informally), so that I can push myself to get results too. 

Ok, gotta run to an appointment.  Have a great weekend ladies!

Jen ~ your back looks hot! Yes, get a lighter picture up -- that's a back to be proud of and show off!  Total inspiration for me. I want my back to look like that!  I did that butt plier squat thing yesterday at the gym. It worked my inner thighs more than my butt.  Did you notice that as well?

Simi ~ congrats on the new job! I LOVE the piano. I used to play when I was younger - for five years. Took a very brief refresher course at my local community college last year - but it was right before my wedding and had to drop out b/c of the time commitment.  I believe I will one day soon go back and take up lessons again.  The piano and acoustic guitar are my favorite instruments in music (except I cannot play guitar).

down .2 #s this a.m.  A small drop, but a drop nevertheless.  Happy Tuesday ladies. (going to fill up my water bottle now.....)