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Old 08-08-2006, 11:49 AM
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what addiction have you given up for better chances??

Ok I know we are all not PERFECT but I am as close as it gets!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT!!!!! LOL
What have you given up in your quest for a child?

I have given up diet coke, cold turkey was up to a 12 pack every 2 days! I also have cut down on caffeen I still get my half caf mocca latte's at Starbucks daily but it is a lot less then I used to! I was up to 3 starbucks a day just regular non fat extra hot latte's. I have also cut down on saturated fat not out all the way but................. better!
How about ya'll?
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Old 08-08-2006, 12:16 PM
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I have also given up caffeine, I normally drank 2 cokes during my work day and one in the evening. Now it's strictly caf. free green tea, water and a little juice in the evenings.
I'm about to give up my canned foods, microwave meals, etc.
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Old 08-08-2006, 12:17 PM
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I gave up all my soda! Diet Coke and Coke Zero were my total vices!!! Man how I miss them...
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Old 08-08-2006, 12:57 PM
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ALL Caffeine - I'm a green tea every morning, diet soda at lunch, iced tea at dinner girl. I quit caffeine cold turkey the day of transfer...but my alternate is diet Barq's root beer - one a day. Is the artificial sweetener really bad too??????
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Old 08-08-2006, 01:33 PM
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I gave up my one really bad habit...smoking!! It's been about 3 1/2 months...I did sneak one here and there..like 2..but that's it. It was actually easy...cold turkey too!! So glad I gave that up..fewww..

I have one cup of cofee a day..I rarely drink soda or tea. But I do love my glass of wine with dinner...uggh...so hard to let that go. But will do anything for a little bambino!!
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Old 08-08-2006, 01:58 PM
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I gave up my one really bad habit...smoking!! It's been about 3 1/2 months...I did sneak one here and there..like 2..but that's it. It was actually easy...cold turkey too!! So glad I gave that up..fewww..

I have one cup of cofee a day..I rarely drink soda or tea. But I do love my glass of wine with dinner...uggh...so hard to let that go. But will do anything for a little bambino!!

Right there with you on the vino! Since I have to take about 8 weeks off from TTC I am enjoying my glass of wine with dinner because G-d willing come the winter I won't be able to drink anymore!
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Old 08-08-2006, 01:59 PM
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I gave up my one really bad habit...smoking!! It's been about 3 1/2 months...I did sneak one here and there..like 2..but that's it. It was actually easy...cold turkey too!! So glad I gave that up..fewww..

I have one cup of cofee a day..I rarely drink soda or tea. But I do love my glass of wine with dinner...uggh...so hard to let that go. But will do anything for a little bambino!!

AND HOW FANTASTIC THAT YOU QUIT! I quit years and years ago with the help from the patch and it was awful. I am so glad that it was easy for you! DOn't things taste better and smell better???
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:27 PM
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what haven't I given up...caffeine, gum, alcohol, cigarettes(only when I drank, so that was easy when I stopped drinking my wine). Trying to stay away from art. everthing, but it is so hard..

Why should we cut back on Fat???
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:30 PM
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Although I only have 1-2 cups of coffee a day...I think I will cut that out completely. I don't drink soda so that is about it for me!
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:31 PM
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I see everyone is drinking the green tea. What's up with that? what does it help?
You know at this stage you would eat, drink, wear anything if it meant you could get a baby.
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:31 PM
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thank you!!! Thankfully it was easy for me...I smoked like a pack every 3 days...and sometimes on the weekends I wouldn't smoke at all, so it wasn't too bad. But the vino....oh man!!

I must sound like an alcoholic, haha!!
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OMG! BFP w/hpt on 4/11 & 4/12
BT on 4/12 - beta is 8,000! Holy crap!
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1st OB appt. 5/3 (8 wks)
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:34 PM
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what haven't I given up...caffeine, gum, alcohol, cigarettes(only when I drank, so that was easy when I stopped drinking my wine). Trying to stay away from art. everthing, but it is so hard..

Why should we cut back on Fat???

Because I am loosing the battle of the bulge right now! To much fatty food = to at Mere! LOL
The smokes are the hardes for me!!! I am in the process of quiting but.......................... failing right now. I have to have a reason I guess I know a baby is a good reason, I always look at it when I am expecting I will drop it and I do every time I am expecting... hate it but I do! I know how bad it is for me and a baby! DH really rides me about smoking!!! BADLY!!!!! He has few vices in life!
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11/1/07 dr apt 1 formed sac
11/29 30 mil lovonox injection twice daily

01/11/08 it's a BOY!!!! Jason Logan
May 29th 2008 Hospitalized with baby stopped growing 3 weeks before ( IGFR Inuero Growth Fetal Retardation he stropped growing but is not mentally un-sound)
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:34 PM
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thank you!!! Thankfully it was easy for me...I smoked like a pack every 3 days...and sometimes on the weekends I wouldn't smoke at all, so it wasn't too bad. But the vino....oh man!!

I must sound like an alcoholic, haha!!

Not a lush, just a woman who appreciates yummy things!
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:59 PM
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I've given up alcohol completely and cut back drastically on caffeine, aspartame, and pre-prepared meals.

I still smoke. I've cut down, but I still smoke about a half a pack a day. I know I should quit, but it's the only thing that keeps me sane (shush, that's my story and I'm sticking to it .
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