Trying For a Baby II

lizziebell*80

ginvzt wrote: »

I still have nightmares about my PhD thesis, which I have changed to MPhil as I couldn't stand it anymore. I am thinking what if I pushed myself to PhD, but I know that I made right decision to stop it there and then as it was making me sick and depressed. The best day ever when I got rid of them and university! (And used to love studying - PhD sucked all the happiness out of me and I think I was depressed for 80% of time while there!)

Ohmigod you sound just like me when I was doing it-much happiness sucking. For the whole of 2006 (my 3rd year-didn't get much help from supervisors really as was based in industry rather than a uni) I thought I was very close to having a mental breakdown, I'd have days when I couldn't stop crying, was the most awful time in my life so far-seriously thought about giving it up as like you said it wasn't good for me, but in the end I struggled through and passed my viva last Aug (not that anyone actually uses my Dr title after all that but I make sure to alway use it when applying for things like credit cards and must try to use it when complaining about stuff ).

I got married Dec 2006 and was a horrible cow on our honeymoon due to outstanding PhD, but also was about to start my (1st) job, selling flat and buying a house all around that time- was not fun, but booked our holiday in Jan to make up for it and have a 2nd honeymoon and seeing as I will now not be 17+ weeks pg at the time as I would have been, I am going to say to all and sundry that it is in fact our honeymoon and see what it gets us (if like the actual honeymonn probably diddly squat but got to try these things ).

As for pain killers, I used to be an ibuprofen fiend as well, very bad AF pains for years, even on the pill, but now I think I will stick to paracetamol too, never liked aspirin (co-codamol however is great, but guessing codiene may be a pg/2ww no-no?)

lizziebell*80

Ooh just read Gracie's post re. codiene - took me so long to type mine that I didn't it till I had posted!

GracieP

The main danger with codeine in pregnancy is that it can slow labour, so you avoid it in the last trimester. It can also be addictive, to both mother and baby, so don't take it regularly. But every now and then if you are feeling completely dreadful it's ok, as you aren't going to be doing the best for you or the baby if you can't sleep, exercise or even eat properly because of pain.

ginvzt

lizziebell*80 wrote: »

Ohmigod you sound just like me when I was doing it-much happiness sucking. For the whole of 2006 (my 3rd year-didn't get much help from supervisors really as was based in industry rather than a uni) I thought I was very close to having a mental breakdown, I'd have days when I couldn't stop crying, was the most awful time in my life so far-seriously thought about giving it up as like you said it wasn't good for me, but in the end I struggled through and passed my viva last Aug (not that anyone actually uses my Dr title after all that but I make sure to alway use it when applying for things like credit cards and must try to use it when complaining about stuff ).

I got married Dec 2006 and was a horrible cow on our honeymoon due to outstanding PhD, but also was about to start my (1st) job, selling flat and buying a house all around that time- was not fun, but booked our holiday in Jan to make up for it and have a 2nd honeymoon and seeing as I will now not be 17+ weeks pg at the time as I would have been, I am going to say to all and sundry that it is in fact our honeymoon and see what it gets us (if like the actual honeymonn probably diddly squat but got to try these things ).

As for pain killers, I used to be an ibuprofen fiend as well, very bad AF pains for years, even on the pill, but now I think I will stick to paracetamol too, never liked aspirin (co-codamol however is great, but guessing codiene may be a pg/2ww no-no?)

Do I know you? I had no help from my supervisor and she had no clue what am I doing! At times I thoght if I say that red is actually blue she will believe me!!!! And I too had crying no end days, and I even had papers throwing around the dining room once... I had my viva in January this year, but got a job in November 2006 which helped a lot as I loved my job! We went for honeymoon in December 2007, and my internal examiner was very kind to organise the viva during my honeymoon to which she got a very tough reply! She rescheduled it for January 7, knowing well that we only landed in UK on January 1st after nearly 4 weeks in New Zealand!

Phew, got that of my chest... Sorry. Enjoy your honeymoon - are you going anywhere nice?

Thanks about codeine - will get some when in pharmacy next time.

Hedgehog28

Hi..I'm still reading the TTC threads and wishing you all lots of baby dust and glue...but reading what lizziebell and ginvzt have been writing really struck a chord...I'm glad I'm not the only one who found the whole PhD thing to be years of unmitigated misery!

The warning signs were there when I found myself calculating what percentage I had already done, time-wise, after a few months...and by the end of it I considered a good day to be one when I'd only thought about quitting about five times instead of twenty!...My thoughts on the subject of my supervisor are probably best kept to myself :rolleyes:. It was such a relief to get a nice, normal job where I worked normal hours and actually got told "well done" from time to time!

Anyway, sorry for butting in, and good luck with TTC!

AnnieM_3

Hiya!

Got a positive on my OV stick today! :j To be honest, I knew it would be today as I got a mid-faint line yesterday, and ewcm this morning (I think that was the first time I have actually really properly identified it!).

Am going to grab OH and bd like there's no tomorrow later on! Again. And then tomorrow night. And the night after. And then have a well earned break on Sunday before bding again on Monday night. And then I better had be damn well pregnant!!! :rotfl:

How are the other SMEP-ers getting on?

AnnieM x

becs

Hi Scottishchick,

I'm with you I'm afraid, another unsuccesful month. Very dissapointing as really managed to get timings and everything spot on this month which is unusual for us! I was so hoping it would be this month, AF arrived this morning and early just to add insult to injury! Only 6 days since ov, thought it might have been spotting this morning but has got heavier over the day. My mind keeps trying to tell me it could still be an implantation bleed but I know it's not just trying to torture myself that little bit more!

On another note though I bought the clearblue fertility monitor last month but didn't use a test stick first thing this morning, does anyone know whether I can start it from day 2 of my cycle?

Becs

ginvzt

Hedgehog28 wrote: »

Hi..I'm still reading the TTC threads and wishing you all lots of baby dust and glue...but reading what lizziebell and ginvzt have been writing really struck a chord...I'm glad I'm not the only one who found the whole PhD thing to be years of unmitigated misery!

The warning signs were there when I found myself calculating what percentage I had already done, time-wise, after a few months...and by the end of it I considered a good day to be one when I'd only thought about quitting about five times instead of twenty!...My thoughts on the subject of my supervisor are probably best kept to myself :rolleyes:. It was such a relief to get a nice, normal job where I worked normal hours and actually got told "well done" from time to time!

Anyway, sorry for butting in, and good luck with TTC!

I know it is all off the topic, but it is good to hear I wasn't alone in this!!! Maybe all that stress still getting of the system sort to speak and that is why we are still TTC? Stupid I know, but the stress over those years (I took all 3 and 4th writing up, but I was working full time in the 4th) couldn't have done much good.

The first time I heard that people were impressed with my work (at work, never heard a good word from supervisor, or any word for that matter), I was so shocked, I didn't know what to reply!!!!!!

AnnieM_3

becs wrote: »

Hi Scottishchick,

I'm with you I'm afraid, another unsuccesful month. Very dissapointing as really managed to get timings and everything spot on this month which is unusual for us! I was so hoping it would be this month, AF arrived this morning and early just to add insult to injury! Only 6 days since ov, thought it might have been spotting this morning but has got heavier over the day. My mind keeps trying to tell me it could still be an implantation bleed but I know it's not just trying to torture myself that little bit more!

On another note though I bought the clearblue fertility monitor last month but didn't use a test stick first thing this morning, does anyone know whether I can start it from day 2 of my cycle?

Becs

The SMEP webpage does say that duff eggs are released every now and again and that can shorten the cycle as your body knows it's a duff egg and gets rid of it a bit faster than normal, but that's usually a one month problem.

I'm guessing your luteal phase past ovulation to af is normally closer to 14 days?

AnnieM x

shelly

becs wrote: »

On another note though I bought the clearblue fertility monitor last month but didn't use a test stick first thing this morning, does anyone know whether I can start it from day 2 of my cycle?

Hi becs.

If AF started today, in the morning press your "m" button to tell the monitor you are starting a new cycle, and hold it down until you see a 2 flash up.
I have done this before when AF started just before noon one day but I had to wait until the next morning to set my testing window time.


HTH