Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Vets - Take 2! PREG, M/C, CHILDREN MENT'D

[trasf20]

Hi everyone! I think of you all often and have been wanting to post!

Writer - I am so sorry and I completely understand how tough it is with both your SILs and best friend pregnant. My best friend texted me last night a picture of her little girl (who is Ty's future wife ) wearing a big sister shirt. I had been on her to test all afternoon (she has been trying for months) and she kept saying she was sure she was getting AF. I am SO thrilled for her but it makes me so nervous b/c we are going in for treatment next month. How is Isaac doing?

Spin - So funny about the Smarties! For over a week my friend and I were arriving at camp with little treats and toys for the boys for peeing on the potty and weeks later he still runs up when I come, tells me he peed on the potty and wants a treat! All of the sudden after potty training being a complete war with him I read an article about just backing off, having a final talk with him about it and letting him try on his own. It worked! He potty trained on his own and hasn't had an accident since! Of course thats just for pee - poop is a whole other story!
So awesome about your Huffington Post articles! There is a blog I follow called STUFT Mama - blog and she has taken some of the recipes from chocolatecoveredkatie and put a spin on them. Her chickpea dips are REALLY really good - definitely recommend checking out some of her recipes! The different protein cookie doughs are good too!

Nico - so glad to hear Cam is doing well! I think the book sounds like an amazing idea - I can't wait to buy it

Kathleen - I really think you need to go with your gut and do what you feel is best for your girls and yourself! Being exposed to TB is a big deal and they need to recognize that!

Jac - that is so awesome about your races! Congrats!! Vancouver is so awesome - especially in the summertime. I am jealous! Our big "vacation" is visiting DH's family in Toledo in a few weeks - ugggg SOOOOO not looking forward to it!

Klc - how did the move go??

Bebe - how are you doing? How has your summer been? How is your mom feeling?

Hope everyone is having a great summer! Ty has been in camp at the JCC right down the street which has been wonderful and he absolutely loves it! So hard to believe its almost August!!
So bizarre - I got AF in May the day after Mother's Day and then we were going to try on our own for a month, never got AF again so was planning on going in for treatment. Then got AF AGAIN last Monday. So unexpected. So now we have to wait 30 days until I can go in for treatment. Even with getting AF DH is really anxious to just try to get pregnant and I think we would need extra help anyway. So, we are going to try as soon as we get back from Toledo. Soooo nervous!

[klc2007]

Kathleen - So sorry for what you are dealing with!! I really hope that you get some relief soon!!

Writer - Hannah has the attitude of a teenager too. I shutter to think what she'll be like when she actually is one!

The move went well, unpacking is *SO* not fun!! I gave away a ton of clothes, I threw away a ton of stuff and still I have so much stuff! Ugh. The worst part is this is a temporary home. We'll be moving again in 2-3 years and I get to do it all over again!
Today is day 32, no AF. I started out with a 35 day cycle, then it was down to 31-32 and the past 2 before this one were 28 on the nose. I don't feel pg, have been crampy. I suppose if day 36 comes and still no AF, I would test. I plan on going back on the pill next month.

**Ammending to say AF showed today, End of the day at day 33. I really thought my cycles would get more regular as time went by. They are anywhere between 27 and 35.

[bebetime]

Klc- so exciting! Did you test??

[klc2007]

It was exciting and scary all at the same time! Every time I went to the bathroom, I'd first think, "please don't be here".. then when it wasn't, I'd think, "Oh God, I don't think I want to be pregnant"! AF eventually showed, the evening of day 33. I was partially a bit sad, but not overwhelmingly so. I go to the OB in a few weeks. I say now that I want to just go back on BC.. we'll see if I actually do There is something kind of exciting about the not "not trying". I think I like the anticipation every month!!

[BC-Nico]

oh, katie, that's too bad. Even though I know your feelings are equivocal. Honestly things are so much easier with older kids, it is a bit of a shock to the system to go all the way back to the beginning again. At the same time, we are all so in love with Cam, and especially his older brothers - so there is that. I think that there are pros and cons to both sides so don't feel odd for not being able to make a firm decision. i also wonder if you might be ovulating later than you think - are you sure your luteal phase is 14 days?

bebe, no fair popping on and not giving us an update on you!?!?! how's everything going with your three and your potential future move to DC?

tras, pop in and let us know how your treatments are going once you start. AWESOME that you got AF a couple of times - shows you're being good to your body What are they planning for dosages to avoid too many follicles again?

jac, I definitely think 1-2 was harder for me. probably because A) ant was only 2 at the time vs. Timmy at 3.5 when Cam was born, and B) Ant didn't have a playmate, where A&T have each other and play well together most of the time. Plus Cam is such a super easy baby, I think that helps a lot too. And pumping instead of nursing, it's a lot less time that I have to tell the other two I'm not available. (I'm only pumping 3x/day). Those cookies look absolutely DIVINE! I bet you could replace the flour with white whole wheat flour, maybe add some flax or chia, and I think spin would say to use stevia instead of sugar... I also think the plane flight won't be as bad as you're imagining, I think kids often pleasantly surprise us

writer / jac, I totally hear you guys on the pangs! I'm so sad we're done And a friend is due with #2 in December and just found out the gender - I thought based on something she wrote on FB that she was having a girl, and my green monster came out in FULL FORCE. Turns out she's having her second boy, but boy was I jealous of her having a girl and not me.

writer, how are you doing?? Have you started cycling again post-mc?

spin, I was under the impression that just the fact of having breastfed lowered the risk of cancer, does the amount of time one does so make a difference?

also, jac, nice work on the racing!!

Cam's doing so well - still a few weeks behind on milestones, but he's doing everything he's supposed to - just started intentionally reaching for things, and is clearly tracking both faces and objects now. Not sure if I already said this, but it looks like any kind of severe delays are pretty much out of the picture, so we're just really looking at variations on "normal" at this point. Maybe there will be social issues later on, maybe not - but I don't think that's any different from any kid.

good night friends!

[bebetime]

nic - i knew i would get called out on the quick post glad to hear things with cam are doing so well! are you sure you are done with three? is age the only reason you wouldnt go for a fourth?? (you have mentioned adopting at some point down the road, right??) how long are you going to pump for?

klc - have you done any tracking to see when you ovulate?what does dh think about the prospect of another??

spin - loving your blog as always! do you think you will get af back when you stop bfing/pumping completely? stll no af for me, i need to make another trip back to the doc!

jaymie - how are things going with mia? hayden is such a happy smiley girl, except when she doesnt get her way! she is incredibly willful and stubborn! i forgot how annoying this age is too (17 mos), she wants to climb on everything and run everywhere and doesnt listen to me at all!! she is also totally attached to her bottle, walks around all day saying "ba ba", i didnt have this issue with the twins, so im not quite sure how to wean her off! if she had her way, she would live on milk!

tras - exciting you guys are going to start trying - same drug combo as before? what do you think about having multiples now? are you still working at all?

carol/jac - how are you doing with #2? both still bfing??

kathleen - how is your c/s healing? any better??

things are such a rollercoaster here. jon not working for my dad, working on some of his own real estate deals and projects. not sure the status of our move, which makes things hard too! we are constantly in a state of limbo, jon still wants to move, so its hard for me to make any future plans here (ie. enrolling in preschool etc), but we are not moving yet...i dont want to move to dc, but think we should move away from living next door to my parents - way too close for jon. i wish he would just look for something in philly, but he wont. we will see! kids are good. maddie has had a fever of 101-102 for last four days but nothing else. took her to minute clinic yesterday, no strep, ear etc. hoping it goes away soon! jon is going on a guys trip this tues thru next mon. really not looking for a long week without him kids are out of camp now, so just long days at home with me!!!

[klc2007]

Nic - Sounds great about Cam!! You're exactly right. The social stuff is tricky anyway! Grace already has some difficulty with that. She is really high strung and over thinks and over analyzes the littlest things. I can already see her having trouble with other kids because they don't know how to take her. I really do think that having one now, would be "easier". The girls would be 5, they have each other, they'd be in school 5x a week.. But, on the flip side, I think of how a new baby will change a lot of things and I don't know if I really want that. I have no idea about my LP. I've never really noticed CM or if I thought I did, it would turn out I was wrong. I don't temp or anything. We are technically not trying and I think DH is more on the side of not wanting any more. But, he knows we are not careful. But, I feel like if I started trying to time it, that would be sneaky and I don't want to do that. Honestly, I go to bed so much earlier than he does during the week, the only time we really bms is on the weekend. So, I kind of thought, with 7 days in between, I might get "lucky" and get close to O.

Bebe - DH just went camping Friday - Sunday and that was rough! I don't know if I could manage a whole week! Sorry you are in limbo right now. I could see how living so close to the parents is hard, but how moving to another state is not ideal for you. My DH has always wanted to move to another state. (and honestly, before marriage/babies, I gave the impression I would be okay with that). He has no ties to MI and is not really close to his family anyway. He hates living where we do, which is the Metro Detroit area. But, now with babies, I want to be where my family is and he has since dropped the moving out of state topic. I'm super close to my mom and as she gets older, I just want to be able to see her all of the time.. I'm a big baby like that

[writerkms]

Hi ladies!
Nic- I am sooo happy to hear how well Cam is doing! It is just awesome that he shows no major delays! It sounds like he is such a wonderful little guy. Since Ant is a little older than Noah, I was wondering if you have any suggestions on ways you discipline a bad attitude. Sometimes, the way he talks to me in front of other adults is embarrasing (for ex: Mom! I already told you that!!!). I constantly tell him to ask/say things without the attitude. I am just wondering if I should be giving some type of discipline for it.

KLC- Uugh..your last cycle sounds like it was really frustrating!!! I bet you are missing your exact ovulation time and if you tracked, you would be pg! I can understand not wanting to though since DH isn't sure. Thanks for the cookie recipe! I will be making them this weekend! How have the girls adjusted to the new house? Are they doing pre-school?

bebe- I'm sorry you are in limbo about the move! We live down the street from my parents and in some ways it is nice, but there are times when a little distance would be nice!

tras- Have you started meds yet? Good luck!!! How is Ty's eating? I am having such a hard time keeping weight on Noah. He just is NEVER hungry! He almost always throws half of his meal away.

My body is driving me crazy! I have no clue what is going on. A few weeks ago, I was sure I had ovulated. Last week, my boobs were a little sore and I had some cramps. Negative HPT test. Yesterday, my boobs got sooo sore and heavy that I took another test and negative. But, today I just felt like peeing on something and the OPK is WAAAY darker than the control line. So, I have no idea why my boobs would be sore over a week before ovulation (or even if I am ovulating!). I guess I better BMS just in case!!!

[klc2007]

Kristin, what's the word?! My body/signs are never anything I can count on to determine O either. I don't use ovulation test strips, but I'm not trying to get pg Last cycle was pretty weird, but I'm not frustrated by it. Like I said, I was partially relieved, partially disappointed. I still have not gone to the OBGYN, even though I'm way overdue for my annual exam. I am trying to decide if I find a Dr. that is out of the hospital here or if I continue with my Dr. and drive 30 minutes for the appointment. Today is day 21 in my cycle. We BMS on day 17. So, guess I'm kinda sorta in a 2ww, although I don't really think of it like that... or try not to!
The girls are adjusting very well!! And, pre-school starts after Labor Day. They'll go Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 12:30-4. Just enough time for me to get things done, but not too much where I go through withdrawls

[writerkms]

Hi ladies! Well, today I think I am 12-13 DPO. I tested on an internet cheapie HPT and got a very dark BFP. I am SOOO scared. I have had five miscarriages. I have the cramping that I had with every one of them so I have a hard time believing that this is not going to end in heartache. If you could all send some prayers my way, I would appreciate it. I am debating whether or not to get betas done. The OB said it is up to me. I feel like knowing the numbers will just make things harder.