BUMPIN' 08 - Fall Mommies

kbear4211 · Post by **kbear4211** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:03 pm

Mellie,

Congratulations on the twins. That is amazing. You are going to be a very busy woman in a few months. I can't even wrap my head around having three in diapers.

I pray you have a very easy and uneventful pregnancy.

Kris

KatieG · Post by **KatieG** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:41 pm

WOW twins Mellie thats amazing but I think I would be in shock as well. Take it easy and congrats!!!!!

loopie · Post by **loopie** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:23 pm

MELLIE AWESOME NEWS CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

so thrilling- take it easy (as much as one can with a 9 month old) and we'll be thinking of you !

suga- wow those are some big babies and 11 months already WOW!!! Pulman has his 9 month appt in a couple of weeks, so we'll find out then how much he weighs-i think he is about 28inches tall ( but not certain as it's hard to measure the squirmy little guy)

things are busy here- we are on vacation next week- HOORAY!!!!!, but it's wild until then - I am curating a show at the gallery i run (volunteer) and there are 19 artists and a ton of work that's coming in, the reception is on thursday, so i have to get back to it- but i'd rather take a nap- in fact, i think i might (if P does, that is)

take care
and best of luck to those trying for and with their BFPs!

hugs

loopie

CT_Michele · Post by **CT_Michele** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:11 pm

HOLY COW Mellie! Twins! That is awesome and scary all at the same time. I sometimes wish I would get twins this time so I would have my family of 3 and not have top deal with or pay for IVF again, but when I am having trouble handling just one llittle one, like at the wedding and hotel this past weekend, it scares the bejeezus out of me. But I am so happy for you, it truly is a blessing!

geckogirl · Post by **geckogirl** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:26 am

Mellie - Way to go! I can't believe you are having twins!!!! Congrats!

Michele - How was the wedding? Awesome, I hope. How was it traveling with the baby? We are going overnight in July and am nervous about taking Dek. What tricks did you use to get her to sleep in a strange place?

Suga - Sorry the girls are sick. Declan has colds all the time and there isn't much you can do to help. It sucks.

I started lupron this last Monday. It is all real now! I can't believe I am cycling again. I am really nervous. I REALLY want a sibling for Declan, but am so worried and stressed thinking about having two under two. It is going to be hard to juggle work, two babies, sleep etc... not to mention twice the daycare $$$. WHAT am I doing?!! I hope I am making the right choice...

CT_Michele · Post by **CT_Michele** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:12 pm

gecko- yay for being on lupron! I can't wait to get back there and start moving forward again. I called the clinic yesterday to inquire about my protocol and dates and they called back and left a message saying I was on the list for September 21! SEPTEMBER! I was upset. I called back and expressed my dislike and asked why am I not on August. She said the embryologist is there only once a month (which will be Aug 17) and I still need 2 more weeks of bcp's, atleast 2 weeks of lupron and 2 weeks of estrace...bottom line, I would be ready about the week after aug 17. I told her please, is there any way we can move it along and try for august. I guess they have their meeting today to talk about upcoming cycles and patients and she assured me she would express all of this to RE and see what he says. She claimed that moving too quickly to lupron could cause a cyst and e2 levels to rise again, but I hope I can try for august.

The wedding was awesome! (if you want to see some pics they are at KarrieLeoWedding.shutterfly.com, I know you don't know the bride and groom, but there are pics of me and Ella, I will try and post a couple to photobucket) The wedding itself that is. The drive and hotel were not. Ella did ok on the drive since we borrowed a portable dvd player from someone and played wonderpets most of the way, and I hate just sticking a tv in front of her, but in an 8 hour car ride, I didn't have much choice.

They hotel was another story. First, she was trying to pull and stand up next to the bed, and she slipped and fell and hit the corner of her eye on the bed frame. She screamed for like 20 minutes and then had a horrible mark of her face for all the pretty pics coming up and I had to explain to people what happened like a million times. It was so hard for her to fall asleep while she could still see us. We were trying to hide behind furniture, but she has gotten really good at pulling up and standing, so she will still find us, or then get upset because she thought we were gone. She was so overtired and cranky b/c she was missing naps due to the wedding events, so it was just a mess. But we are back now and almost back to normal. Good luck with your trip, I wish I had advice.

TwinMommy · Post by **TwinMommy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:51 pm

Michele: Good luck on your next cycle! I do not think I will be ready for another one/two until the girls are like 2 years old. Maybe then!!

The girls are starting to stand on their own without holding onto anything. Maybe they will be walking by their 1st birthday?! (Did I mention this is Aug 5 and like 2 1/2 weeks away?!?!?!) I set up a time for their picture for next Saturday so I would have them by their birthday. It is a flower theme...I will post pictures of course

Ok so for the past two months I have gotten my period!!! This has not happened since I was 17! I told my mom that and she said that after she had kids she got her periods pretty regular. So that makes me happy! We will see if it keeps up!

I have gained 30 lbs since the girls have been born!!!! I finally stepped onto a scale because I did not like what I saw. Boy was I shocked! I really started to evaluate everything. I started my Metformin back up for the PCOS which will help me lose weight and I am doing the low card and I have started to go to the gym at least 5 times a week.

However, I came to terms with why I gained weight. STRESS of having twins and having to do all of it by myself! It has been a hard year and I am just realizing how hard it really was! So I ate what I could find, did not cook, snacked, etc. Ate horrible and quick and fast meals. Bad idea eh!? But now that I am out of the year of their birth and I have time and they are sleeping through the night I have more energy and more clarity. I see moms out running with their one child (no offense ladies!

) and I just sometimes think horrible things like you have it so easy and your kid probably started to sleep through the night at 3 months. You did not have preemies, reflux, ______insert whatever else. LOL! Then my friends with one baby who are able to work out whenever they want to and carry the one baby with them to the store or whatever and they complain I just look at them.....I have started to get better about this now that the girls are much easier to take care of. BUT now I am getting my life back in gear and making time for me! This past year I lost who I was and I need to get it back.

We really do, as moms, put everyone else before ourselves. The next one or two babies that I have I will not do this again. I will ask for help, I will take naps, I will go to sleep early, I will exercise, etc. So ladies, take time out for yourselves!! Make the husbands watch the kids for an hour and go get a pedicure!

I am lucky to have a wonderful husband who will do that for me. He really helps out so much and now that I am going to the gym that leaves him home with the girls for 2 hours (most of it is their nap time but still). It will be hard for me when he goes full time with work because I will not get that any more.

OK I rambled. Hope you all are doing well!!!!

riogirl71 · Post by **riogirl71** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:04 pm

Suga- I hear ya girl! I lost my baby weight in 4 weeks then I thought the rest will be easy since I want to lose min 20lbs hopefully 30 before going for #2 - Yeah right! Even breastfeeding I did not lose anything!

I know we only have one baby but my issue is my DH cannot stay home alone with baby because of his back injury, he has a real hard time carrying him, I have to carry him everywhere and he can just hold him when he is sitting or play on the ground. Plus we got our 16 month old German Shepherd who thinks he is a baby and we have to always watch the two of them (the baby is fascinated with him and wants to pull his fur off!). So needless to say I have not exercised or had any time to myself (plus I am at work 30 plus hours a week). I get so upset about my weight and of course the huge bfeeding boobs make me feel like a cow! That I end up craving junk

awful I know! It felt good to vent!!!!!!!!!

geckogirl · Post by **geckogirl** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:10 am

Oh Suga and Rio - I am so there with you about the baby weight! I still need to lost 20 lbs and probably won't even lost 10 before my scheduled FET next month. I only have one baby and he is really good - sleeps well, is pretty good natured, etc... but I find myself eating junk anyway - mostly because it is quick and easy and that is what it is mostly about these days. DH is gone from the home at least half the week and I am on my own. I am totally organized but just don't seem to be able to get the healthy meals made. I am trying to exercise more this summer, but that is hard too. I am not getting to exercise consistently. I am a bit worried about handling my weight and blood sugar this next pregnancy if I don't get strick with the meals and exercise. Perhaps we can encourage each other. Quick, healthy recipes anyone?

Mellie_1233 · Post by **Mellie_1233** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:23 pm

Suga, Rio, Gecko -- I'm right there with ya. I lost the baby weight but not the 10 pounds from fertility treatments. And 10 pounds may not sound like much but it seriously looks more like 25 on me right now. Before fertility treatments I was super muscular b/c I did distance running (7 marathons!). And, since muscle weighs more than fat I think I looked smaller than my weight. I was a size 6! I had a little waist! Now, I haven't worked out since we started treatments in March of '07.

Now it's all blubber!

Nothing fits from pre-fertility treatment. I have major fat on my stomach. And, my hair and skin look like crap, too. I stopped tinting my hair until I'm out of the first trimester and during the time we tried to conceive so I have dark blonde roots growing out since January. And, my skin is pasty white whereas I used to use a bit of tanning cream to give myself a healthy glow.

I'm actually embarrassed to see anyone who I haven't seen in the last few years. I look like I've totally let myself go, but the truth is that I purposely didn't try to work out or tone up after my daughter b/c I really wanted to just rest my body in preparation for the next try at pregnancy. I was always such a poor responder that I just tried to keep my body as mellow as possible to hopefully help with stims (probably illogical thinking but that was my theory).

Of course, now that I'm pregnant with twins I actually want to gain weight. My clinic says to gain 20 pound by 20 weeks with multiples! And, I'm too nauseated to fully enjoy it!

I really am, selfishly, looking forward to owning my body again someday after my family is complete. The freedom to NOT be trying to conceive will be wonderful!

riogirl71 · Post by **riogirl71** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:51 pm

Hey maybe we can have our own episode of the biggest loser! Seriously I need motivation, if I don't exercise and lose weight, I am probably going to have gestational diabetes again and have to do all those insulin needles

Mellie - I am embarrassed also to see anyone. I think I might keep coloring my hair this time though... last time I did highlights and it fried my hair, I heard from so many people that it was ok... I don't fit in anything either, makes me want to cry. Plus my huge boobs (I never had big ones to begin with) really make me feel huge. My belly is now round where it used to be flatter, yuck, I feel like a tornado hit my body.
Don't get me wrong, I am very happy about our son. I really feel like we are at a disadvantage since we put on weight from hormones BEFORE we are even preggers! I see those skinny preganant women and my oh my - I am so jealous. My Dh is very sweet and says I am sexy. To be honest, I don't even like taking pics with our son because I feel so ugly and fat! How awful is that!

weezie · Post by **weezie** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:52 pm

Mellie- congratulations with the twins!

Hope your pregnancy is boring!!!
Okay. I'd like to jump on the "fat" bandwagon. I'm still huge. I gained a total of 48 lbs (10 while stimming) and when I left the hospital I had lost 28 lbs. I was thrilled. But sad to say I haven't lost a single pound since then. Yep. I'm still holding on to 20 extra pounds. OMG I even had 2 people ask me if I was expecting!!!! And it's all around the belly and hips. I'm struggling with exercise because I'm still in cast. But my motivation for diet has been the thought of my possible FET in January. I've been on a strict diet for two weeks and I plan on getting on the scale next week. Just to see. I'd like to lose 30 to 35 pounds by January

I know it will be tough, but once the cast comes off I'm hitting the gym. HARD!

Hope all is well with all of you. Gotta run Gavin is having a fit. I think it's more teeth (he already has 4)
~peace

TwinMommy · Post by **TwinMommy** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:59 pm

First year birthday pictures!!!

http://machellearrison.blogspot.com/

CT_Michele · Post by **CT_Michele** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:24 am

Suga- Oh my god, those pics are adorable. I love that they are eating cake and cupcakes...I bet those pics were done last! I can't wait to give ella her first taste of cake on the big day, and I hope she digs in and makes a fantastic mess! Any big plans for the big day? Are you having a party? It is right around the corner for you.

I am with you all on the weight, I am still way overwieght, I mean, I was overweight before pregnancy. I want to lose, and so does dh, but I am trying not to stress about it with my possible FET and hopeful bfp coming in a few weeks. It was also really hard to get a bfn and I drowned my sorrows in carbs!

rio- did you decide on a bday party theme? Ella's luau is really coming together now and I am staying busy planning it all.

Ella is 11 months old today...and still has no teeth! What is up with that? Anyone else not have teeth yet? I know they can come as late as 15 months or so, but it is so weird that everyone else's babies have teeth and ella doesn't. Oh well, I am sure they will come soon.

Like I said, hopefully FET in a few weeks, actually, 3 days before the big b-day party! That is if I don;t get delayed again. I have been on lupron for 5 days now and I go for my supression check on Thursday, so please keep your fingers crossed for me that I am all supressed and ready to go this time!

Ok, gotta run, ella is upset I am typing and not paying attention to her...yikes!

riogirl71 · Post by **riogirl71** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:27 pm

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

08/05

SUGABEANZ’S Mackenzie and Brooke
08/12

SASSY’S Emery, Parker and Isaac
08/24

CORNY’S Abigail
08/26

CT MICHELLE’S Ella

BUMPIN' 08 - Fall Mommies

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