Royal Jelly Smoothie!

So, Friday I skipped my Royal Jelly dose, partly because I was in a hurry, and because I'm having an issue with the taste. I finally tried it in a smoothie, and yum! I have one of those "mini-blenders" that I can put just enough for one. So I throw in a few of may favorite fruits, a few cubes of ice, a spoon of peanut butter and almond milk. Yum! Of course, if you're smart and have frozen fruit, you can skip the ice! I think I'll love taking my RJ this way!

Otherwise, I've been having a huge rise in hormonal symptoms during my period. Breast tenderness, cramping, bloating, fatigue, etc....but as soon as my period stopped, I started feeling so much better! Perhaps this is just my body regulating on the Bee Fertile supplements and RJ, but I hope it stays stable. I've been riding the TTC rollercoaster so long, and I'd just like it to have a few less rises and dips.

Right now, CD5/6, period is gone and gearing up to ovulate. Will also use my CBEFM and maybe give the Sperm Meets Egg plan another shot!


Disclaimer: These supplements were provided to me at no cost, but all opinions are my own. Believe me, I will give you the good, bad, and in-between with an unvarnished eye.

4 weeks along!

So, today symptoms are very fatigued, backache, cramps, nausea (off and on, mostly afternoon/evening), BAD heartburn (sometimes), frequent urination, extreme dizziness, boobs more sore and shortness of breath.

I also seem to be having MORE heart palpitations than I usually have from my heart condition.

Today, I told my good friend DeAnna that I'm pregnant. She and I already had loose plans today and when she called and asked what I wanted I asked to go to a craft store, because I know she LOVES crafts and I thought I could you know, say I wanted to look at scrapbooking or stamping and then point to a baby theme and ask if it would be good for announcing my pregnancy.

Well, we got there and it was mostly fabric. She is on a big sewing kick so of course we started looking at the fabrics. There just happened to be a crib display with a really cute blanket. We were looking at it and she mentioned how she couldn't wait to start sewing for my baby. So I said yeah, I couldn't either and she better get started soon. She immediately picked up and after confirming it, showing her a pic of my BFP tests (yeah, I have them on my phone, who doesn't?) we just had an nice afternoon talking about what clothes she wants to make. 

She REALLY wants me to have a girl, but for some reason a girl just feels wrong when I think about this baby. It just might be wishful thinking, and you know I would LOVE a girl...I just don't feel that this baby is. I'm not sure really why. It's hard to think of the baby generically. 

Excerpt from Your Pregnancy Week by Week for 4 Weeks:

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Environmental Pollutants and Pregnancy Drinking water may contain lead if your home has brass faucets, lead pipes or lead solder on copper pipes. You can call your state health department; ask them to test your water. Running water for 30 seconds before you use it can help reduce levels of lead; cold water contains less lead than hot water. In addition, if you use crystal goblests with any regularlity, be aware that lead crystal contains lead, and you might be exposed this way. And be aware that some scented candles have wicks that contain lead, so avoid these during pregnancy. Arsenic may be hiding outdoors in your back yard, which may cause problems during pregnancy. Furniture, decks and play sets made from pressure-treated lumber may be preserved with chromated copper arsenate. This chemical was banned in 2004 but may still be present in some situations. Wash your hands thoroughly after you've been outside, and protect picnic tables with tablecloths when you eat on them. A polyurethane sealant applied once a year can help protect you from arsenic exposure.

Chart signs and possible pregnancy symptoms..perplexing

Well, this was my first cycle trying both Soy and the CBEFM. I used Soy CD 5-9. I started getting high readings on CBEFM around CD8 along with watery CM. I had a temp dip on CD9 and now have had three successive high temps! FF is tentatively saying I O'd (dotted CH) but my CP has been either low or medium. And I know this is probably IPS because I'm only 3DPO (if I did O CD9), but today around 3 I started having a metallic taste in my mouth (still do) and now around 10:30PM my gums are sore. I started to reach for the floss thinking I have something stuck but it's my whole gums. The taste is so bad I want to eat to get rid of it but will screw up my Weight Watchers. I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I have heard recently that metallic taste in the mouth and sore gums can be a pregnancy symptom. I guess I'm just going to temp each day and continue testing on the CBEFM until it either reads Peak or Low again. I did a few tests on FF and even if my temp goes low and stays low it just moves the coverline (although I didn't test if the temp goes lower than my "O" temp....but I was afraid to find out!) Now with these symptoms I really want my temps to stay up. Plus, CD8 was the ONLY night DH and I have DTD this cycle. Crazy, right?