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Re: Thursday Chit Chat
A superhero ninja.
Yeah I haven't really told DH all of the details. I'm waiting to get some kind of news from the doctor. When I went Monday the doctor looked at my chart and said "ok I'm going to go check on the results" and then left. He didn't come back for 30 minutes and when he did he had another doctor and a PA with him and a bunch of papers. I was told I need to go have a Renal Sonogram. They will track my kidneys and urinary tract and see if there is something there that is causing me to get these all the time. They are very concerned because as it is now I get them every 2-3 months and when I get pregnant they said the likelihood that I would have them every month is very high and they can't give me the antiboitics the full pregnancy without complications to the baby. I have the sonogram next Wednesday and then an appointment with a Urologist May 2nd. I'm hoping for some good news so that DH and I can start trying next month but right now I just have to wait.
This isn't helping DH's case for wanting a baby. It gave me nightmares. Literally.
Ha Ha that's so funny!
Lacy - I hope your mouth starts feeling better fast. Getting your wisdom teeth out is no fun.
I still don't understand all the baby planning/trying to conceive, implant or whatever broohaha. I managed to have a successful pregnancy and healthy baby with nothing more than "What to Expect When You're Expecting."
Granted, if the info. and support is out there, there's nothing wrong with utilizing it. But sometimes I wonder if it's not a case of too much information is a dangerous thing. I don't think I could ever use those boards. They scare me.
On another subject, I popped a pimple on my chin this morning and my chin looks worse than ever. This always happens to me.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
I agree Stephie. I think the info is great for those that can benefit from it, too though.
Bio
I just spent 30 minutes engrossed in this board and saw some of the weirdest stuff. That's a good one for time wasting, nice find.
This is sitting on my nightstand waiting to be read.
Last night we went out for dinner to celebrate who knows what, I just wanted to eat out. I was craving rolls but they didn't serve any. We are having a nice time until DH breaks the news that one of his friends that I have never met wants to meet with us over the summer. I knew this was coming because this was supposed to happen this spring and it hasn't. This friend of his is a sore subject and is in cahoots with MIL and there is no telling what MIL has fibbed about. DH tells me "She's really excited to meet you finally." Ha, oh sure, I bet. We were having a nice time, why does he feel the need to pop a bubble? Could it not have waited until we were done? I imagine this friend and MIL will compare notes so do I be myself and be nice or do I just go completely overboard and make her want to puke from my over the top kindness?
H&F related: my new sports bra came in yesterday and until last night I did okay eating wise this week, well kind of. After Tuesday, it always goes downhill. I ate an entire container (not the half gallon but the pints, maybe? It serves 4) of Banana's Foster Ice Cream
It has these bits of spice that were heavenly so I kept going after them and I think that is my downfall. I like Cookies'nCream because of the cookies so I keep eating because I want the cookies so I need to either stick to the regular flavors with no goodies or just buy Oreos instead.
You will LOVE it! I am a BIG nerd and read over 50 books last year, 20 so far this year....nothing tops The Glass Castle.
The rights to make a movie of this book have been purchased and I am a little bummed about it. I don't want anyone to butcher this story.
Re: Charting/temping/conception craziness:
I have always had this fear that I will be infertile. I think it comes from having dealt with a lot of infertility in my family and having had a lot of issues myself which make infertility very possible. I have this feeling that an easy conception is the exception and not the rule. I know this is not true in the grand scheme of all people having babies, but it is in my immediate experience.
That being said, I am also going to make the best effort I can not to be crazy conception lady. For my own piece of mind about my ability to conceive I hope it happens ASAP, but if it doesn't I am really going to try to be okay with that.
I am a voracious reader and had a lot of trouble with the first 3rd of that book. I literally started it and moved on to other books probably four times. Once I got past the beginning though I flew through it and ended up buying the next two books on my e-reader because I couldn't wait long enough for them to arrive from Amazon to read them.
ETA: I just bought the Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses on Amazon. Yay! I love reading recs!
Kind of nerdy, but would any of you girls be into a book-club G2G?
I think women get stressed out when it doesn't happen in 2 or 3 months of trying.
I know my SIL was freaking out when they didn't get pregnant after 4 months. My MIL was like "Calm down, it's only been 4 months. Take a chill pill." But that's normal, it doesn't always happen instantaneously. And the more stress you put on your body, the harder it's going to be.
Not to mention, I've heard men complaining that sex isn't even enjoyable anymore because all their wives care about is TTC. And I don't ever want my DH to feel that way. Ever.
Read The Glass Castle first. Doing so gave me a better understanding of the character in Half Broke Horses.
YES! I would love to do a book club type thing with you ladies. It sounds like it might be a challenge to find a book one of us hasn't read though!!!
I totally agree with what you are saying. I think women try so hard and feel let down when it takes longer than expected to get pregnant. I like to say that I will take the "whatever happens, happens" mindset when trying. That I will not go crazy if it doesn't happen quickly, that I will not be pouty if a friend gets PG before me and that if it doesn't happen at all I won't take the science or adoption route; I will just love the other children in my life. Everyone tells me that is all easier said than done though.
I am a very huge nerd. I would definitely be interested in joining a book club with you guys. Also, I have just added Half Broke Horses to my "books to buy" list.
Lacey - I had a dream last night that you were teaching high school Economics.
Yesterday we spent the evening at my SIL's house playing with our niece and learning her nightly routine for when we watch her while my SIL is having the twins. Courts rocked her to sleep in the chair, and I promptly melted into a puddle on the floor. He was loving it, it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.
I couldn't agree more, Sara. I always think to myself that I will have the "if it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, it doesn't attitude" But, I know that's easier said than done when you're ready for a baby. I just know I will not chart, or any of that stuff. I want it to happen naturally and I do not want TTC to become my entire world and all that I care about. And if it doesn't happen naturally after a reasonable period of time, then we will seek medical advice. Because DH and I do want children eventually, so if we can't conceive naturally, we will probably go the medical route.
Haha. Was I a mean teacher?
That's precious, Anna
. Seeing DH with babies makes me melt. Every single time.
I see you being a cool teacher. "Ok, you can do whatever you want. As long as you don't bug me"
Ugh I hate it when dinner turns into yucky conversation and the whole night is sour after that. My 2 cents, I would kill her with kindness. Be yourself, but the nicest possible you. My mom always said to smile at your "enemy" and kill them with kindness. :~)
Also, now I want to try Banana's Foster Ice Cream. What is the brand? Sounds delish! Oh Cookies n' Cream is my favorite!!
I have a fear of being infertile as well...I don't know strange but true.
I think also a lot of people feel it needs to be planned so when it doesn't happen in 2-3 months there is concern, fear, failure feelings etc. But yes charting seems wayyyy stressful to me.
I had the fear of being infertile too, or it taking forever for me to get pg because it took my mom forever and she had several miscarriages.
But, then we got pg on accident while I was on BC last year. So, I know I'm fertile.
The whole wanting it planned out thing annoys me. Planning a vacation, ok. Planning when your child is born? Let God control that. I get that some people are control freaks, but holy cow, you can't control everything.
ETA: And I mean planning it out as in the people who say "Ok, I want them to be born this month" Not as in, I want a baby in the next few years, planning it out. Duh, that makes sense.
Haagen-Dazs I believe. It's a limited special edition type so I don't know how much longer it will be around.
No, but I think you were planning on switching careers, actually, haha
I feel like we will have quiet the journey when we TTC because I have PCOS and Endometriosis so we've been prepared for awhile. Not only is infertility an issue, they both have high miscarriage rates.
And I would totally be open to a book club.