While ttc.....

[vsentz]

Hi ladies, good morning!!!!
I was just wondering if anybody knows if drinking one cup of decaf coffee and one glass of raspberry iced tea (not raspberry leaf tea), the one lipton makes is bad for you while ttc.
I am at 3 dpo's today!!! yay!!!
=))

[auntlugu]

I drink a 20oz cup of coffee and i know that is probably horrible but i haven't been able to stop yet.  Although i don't think thats the reason its not working!!!  i do try and buy caffine free Diet soda when possible

[vsentz]

is your coffee regular or decaf?

[brynn03]

I think it is fine. Even while pregnant dr.s say you can drink a cup of joe a day. Good luck!! AHhhhh the lovely dreaded tww!

[kris123]

I had my m/c in June. I started ttc right away.  No luck in July or Aug.  My af is kinda acting odd.  I had my m/c june 16th, got af on July 14, and 34 days later Aug 16 af came.  They were both very heavy, are you having this problem.  I know you also had a m/c recently.

[da-10]

Hey V!!!   My doc says 1-2 cups of coffee a day are ok and that's the caffinated kind.  I think your ok as long as it is in moderation.  Gosh, I really hope this is your, no OUR month. I'm thinking I should O on Thursday. I'm not really sure because I decided not to do OPK's and just to bd every other night from last day of af. I'm on cd9. I have a question for you tho and I don't want to waste a question by posting a new one. We know how much everyone loves it when someone "wastes" space. (just kidding) LOL.  My question to you is... do you know if having pregnancy symptoms are also symtoms of O? I've had sore bb's, a couple dizzy spells and some minor cramping the past couple of days. I know I wouldn't be having pg symptoms just 8 days after af left. I never really paid attention to these things before ttc so I don't know if it is normal. Well, have a great day and good luck. We are just a few days difference I think, we will be in the tww together. Oh joy =o)

[vsentz]

mom2beagain---I totally agree with you! it's very few things that you can enjoy....they say no coffee, no alcohol, no smoking, no bouncing exersice, no this, no that....what! are we supposed to eat grass like cows and enjoy life???? ;)

kris--- yes, my dnc was 07/03, my first af (sort of,....i think it was...) was i week later..(see, i didn't bleed the first week, then the second was a light af but hurt like af!), then 4 weeks later came my third (?!?) af....and now i am in the middle, just O'ed saturday, and i know i did this time cuz my temps went waaaaaaaay up! lol. I was also expecting a real heavy AF but was very light...for a couple of days and the rest just spotting (brown). I took vitamin E supplement since my DNC cuz i heard it helps rebuild the lining of the uterus and prevents hemorraging....maybe that's why.
Hope you become an expecting mommy this month or begining of the next (so we can be all pot-bellied together!)

[luv_babies]

You are fine. Decaf is fine and the caffine in the tea is fine if you're only drinking one a day.

[vsentz]

Thank you girls for your responses. I have not asked the doc since it's so hard to get a hold of him, plus! i am not supposed to ttc right now! lol, he said 3 months and im only waited two!! im afraid he's gonna yell at me or something! ;)

[5preg2B]

I'm a caffeine addict.  I have given it up due to ttc.  I'm glad for it.  I went through really bad headaches and stuff but feel much better.  now they say up to 300mg a day is okay.  there isn't that much in a 8 ounces maybe 50  so your still okay.

[vsentz]

da-10---Hey girlie!!! I know this is gonna be our month!!! i just have that little light at the end of the tunnel eventhough i had a big let down last month (and you did too), i know we will be pg a couple of days apart!! =))
You know what?? I just was thinking about it last night!!!! I went to bed and i felt my boob (just one...lol) got sore...and then it kinda went away!, also i've been sort of nauseated,very fatiged (well, could be also so much bdbdbdbdbdbd....) and moody!!! (well, my moodiness also consists in crying spells and wanting hugs from about everyone who crosses my path..) ;) so I really think YES, your body is exchanging, lowering, boosting, etc hormones!! it's a roller coaster of those things! first you have to deal with big time estrogen,...then comes the spike of fun-lh..., then my favorite progesterone (..uhhmmm acne!)....so, i think right in the middle of our cycle, when the change of hormones takes place, is when we feel it!!
I hope that is correct, that's just a logic (or maybe not) guess....hope it helped! well, at least you are not the only one feeling pg with an egg!!! lol.

5preg2b---Ok....peace of mind.....well, i am just a little concearned since people that drinks that amount say that they give up coffee completely and get preggers.....
Thank you dear!!!!
Baby baby baby STICKY baby sprinkles to all!!!!

[vsentz]

Did you just drink on the weekends?? that's good if you did give up ALL your alcohol!!

Also, i asked you the other day about you and your partner/bf, if you guys were ready to give up alcohol and any other substances (im not saying you and him did, just in general) you and/or bf might be doing....but i guess it was taken the wrong way by one of the girls, afterwards we cleared everything up, but i was just curious since your body is not going to be just yours anymore.....
It's all about sacrifices in order to get the most valuable things in this world!

[vsentz]

that is the best thing you can do....that, and cigarettes!
As for him, maybe if you approach him in a different way? maybe that's affecting his sperm count! you never know....but the most important....there's nobody to blame in a ttc business, is just about finding solutions. If you guys can find the solution by him giving up for a bit the alcohol, then the payoff will be worth it....