https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:45:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-started-a-podcast#post-2865378 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:50:00 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 2865378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi everybody!</p> <p>I recently started a podcast with my sister and brother (which has been SO much fun), and I thought I'd pop in here and share it with you guys. It's called BME: The Struggle Is Real. You can find it on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.</p> <p>We cover a range of topics but Episode 105 is about parenting and tomorrow's episode is all about kids and technology.<br /> Check it out if you feel so inclined! :happy:<br /> Thanks,<br /> Stephanie/Mrs. Cookie</p> <p><a href="http://bmepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bmepodcast.com/</a> </p> [attach=4269/19/pkyxbd.600x600.square-with-tagline-1200x1200.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795655 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:33:12 +0000 Bb1234 2795655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: oh wow! I love hearing everyone's stories, it gives me hope :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795605 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:14:44 +0000 snowjewelz 2795605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on the pill for over a decade; my last pill was Dec 2013, and I got pregnant March 2014 with my first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795546 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:53:38 +0000 Bb1234 2795546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all so much! We are ready right now it would just be easier to have a wedding before we have a little one haha. I appreciate all of the advice everyone in this site is so nice :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795529 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:28:30 +0000 DesertDreams88 2795529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us, I read "taking charge of your fertility" and went off my BCP about 3 months before I knew we would start trying, bc I wanted to get to know my cycles. That is my personality though, I can't just "wing it." In the end it was helpful to learn bc we ended up having fertility challenges and my knowledge helped me pursue diagnosis and treatment sooner rather than later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795528 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:39:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2795528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey! You have a long ways to go before you start trying, but it’s never too soon to take a daily vitamin or prenatal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795525 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:02:46 +0000 periwinklebee 2795525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ovulated within a couple of weeks of coming off the pill, after having been on it for nearly a decade. I was expecting things to take a bit longer to normalize, but oftentimes your cycle can regulate pretty quickly. We used condoms until we were ready to start trying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795524 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:25:25 +0000 jhd 2795524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got married, saved up a down payment for a house,, got things like life insurance etc set up (beyond what employers offer), upgraded our cars (we were still driving old ones from college), took trips together, etc. I’m glad we had that time together to travel, have lots of dates, etc. I started taking prenatals ahead of time but we didn’t stop birth control until we were really ready for a baby. Sometimes it takes a while but other times it happens quickly. You just never know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795515 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:38:11 +0000 lady baltimore 2795515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so hard to know what to do, as some people get pregnant immediately upon stopping birth control, and for others it takes a long time for things to normalize. I was off of birth control for over a year before I had a regular cycle and signs that I was ovulating. That said, I removed my birth control a few months before we were ready to start trying, and we just switched to condoms. Always an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795513 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:34:21 +0000 youboots 2795513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d give yourself a few months at least. Just get off the pill when you are close to ready and use condoms until you are officially ready to TTC. After years of depo and months on the pill it took about 8 months for my cycle to regulate and I was pregnant within a couple months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795510 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:26:49 +0000 Bb1234 2795510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: thank you for the advice! Thats Awesome! I figured that it would take a lot longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795504 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:54:43 +0000 crazydoglady 2795504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely wouldn't get off the pill until you are ready to get pregnant. For now, I would take prenatal vitamins. Like others have said, it could take one month or a year. It just depends but if you aren't ready, you aren't ready. Good luck! I know someone who got pregnant her second month after being on BCP for 11 years. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795502 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:35:24 +0000 Bb1234 2795502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pollywog: thank you so much! It took a few of my sister's a couple years to finally get pregnant but now they all have little ones :) hope it goes as well for us too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795500 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:30:49 +0000 Pollywog 2795500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get pregnant the first month or it could take months to get your cycle back and then many more months to try. You should weigh your tolerance for an oops baby with your success rate for birth control with your desire for a specific birthday. So when we first started TTC, I absolutely did not want to risk being pregnant until November and did not want a summer baby. I went off of the pill and it took 2 months to get a period. I'd wait until the earliest time you'd be okay with getting pregnant and go off then </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795497 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:22:09 +0000 Bb1234 2795497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: thank you :) I hope I'm one of the lucky ones haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795496 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:16:46 +0000 FaithFertility 2795496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bb1234: everyone is different, it can take 1 month or maybe a few more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795495 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:15:42 +0000 Bb1234 2795495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alphagam84: oh my haha We just recently started talking about the subject so I haven't consulted with my doctor yet. Thank you so much :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795494 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:13:15 +0000 alphagam84 2795494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get pregnant within a month of going off the pill, it all depends on each individual person and how long it takes for their body to adjust. I would not go off the pill until you're married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-to-try-for-1#post-2795485 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:23:27 +0000 Bb1234 2795485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello everyone! I am brand new at this so please bear with me </p> <p>Anyway on to the point. My SO and I are waiting to try. We both really want kids but want to get married before we start actively trying. Which will probably be 2019 or a little bit later. I am currently on the pill and have been for about 4 years now. With that being said I am not sure when I should come off of birth control before we start trying or what I should be doing leading up to when we ttc. If anyone has any advice, would be greatly appreciated! Thank you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2189788 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:20:03 +0000 blackbird 2189788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: we don't have wood paneling, but we white washed our brick fireplace and painted over the brass and now it looks awesome! I think we did a 1:3 ratio of paint to water </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2189782 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:11:25 +0000 MsMini 2189782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I wish I had a pic with the brick wall before she white washed ... she did the floors dark after that and I think the natural brick actually looked really great with the painted panelling, the white-washed brightened the whole space though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2189590 Tue, 26 May 2015 14:02:04 +0000 Maysprout 2189590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd paint the wall a light neutral color and replace the blinds with pretty colorful fabric. I like whitewashed bricks just to tone down the color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2189121 Tue, 26 May 2015 09:07:36 +0000 .twist. 2189121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: haha I'm not sure I can live with that much history! ;) The kitchen looks a little better than that, but it's definitely going to be an adjustment from the more recent home we're living in now. My island will be gone. *sobs*. Anyway, the rose walls are the first to make their exit. :D </p> <p>@MsMini: Oh! I like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188761 Mon, 25 May 2015 19:35:20 +0000 MsMini 2188761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone I know is doing a Reno on a similar styled house and has similar panel,ing, and a brick accent wall. This is how she did the panelling and I think it looks awesome (this is a progress pic I found)</p> <p>[attach=1297/15/noxlmw.450x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188745 Mon, 25 May 2015 19:22:20 +0000 honeybear 2188745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I don't mean to crush your dreams! I think that you can totally make your space look good without spending a ton, I just don't think paint is the answer for that wall (I think it definitely is the solution to the rose colored ones, however!). Also, if your kitchen looks like that one and you want to redo it, cabinet refacing, wallpaper removal, a new chandelier, and/or a new countertop would go a long way to bringing it into the 21st century. But you know, there's nothing wrong with living with a bit of history, including the 80s. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188565 Mon, 25 May 2015 14:25:59 +0000 .twist. 2188565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: omg. you're ruining my dreams. :P I'm not sure what the style of house is? I don't think it's contemporary, at least not as far as Google is telling me! It's got chunky wood bannister railings and bad carpet and bay windows and hmmm. looks kinda like this (is that contemporary?): </p> [attach=1438/15/nox7bb.600x450.phx80slighting2.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188553 Mon, 25 May 2015 13:52:48 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2188553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: yes we used a high heat spray paint. Wal mart had it. We actually use our fireplace so it was worth it. </p> <p>We didn't white wash because my husband felt our brick isn't that dated (kinda just brown/beige color) and thought the white wash would look too DIY if we didn't do it right. We had other updating projects that we focused on instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188543 Mon, 25 May 2015 13:39:55 +0000 honeybear 2188543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't paint the wood wall. It won't look like the links above because your house isn't the same style, from what I can tell. Your house dates from the late 70s/early 80s, and is mostly contemporary, yes? (I'm totally guessing based on the fireplace surround and the vaulted popcorn ceiling.) The linked photos are lovely, but those houses have a very different style. If I'm right about your house's style, whitewashed brick would also look really out of place. </p> <p>If you're set on painting the wood, I would go super modern (take a look at something like Dwell for some ideas). I'd scrape the ceiling and do a smooth finish there (which is $$$), replace the fireplace surround entirely with some sort of spare white tile (also $$$), and replace the vertical blinds and flooring. </p> <p>Your best bet is to find some inspiration photos of houses that you like that have a similar style to yours. In any case, I'd start by painting the regular walls first, and then consider whether you really want to paint the wood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188506 Mon, 25 May 2015 12:45:39 +0000 .twist. 2188506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turkeylurkey: I have a linen white that I LOOOOVE, but I'm just not sure I'm ready for full white walls yet. haha It's such a scary thought. </p> <p>@Reese: No, but we might. Saturday it was a for sure thing, today it's not. There's been a few complications that are out of our control... So... maaaaybe? ahah. I just started getting excited about what we're going to do so I'm brainstorming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interior-decor-advice-paintfireplacewooden-wall#post-2188505 Mon, 25 May 2015 12:39:35 +0000 Reese 2188505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Love it! Did you just move?</p> <p>I would definitely paint the wall and brick and the dusty rose lol.</p> <p>I would white wash or paint the brick and do the wood wall a medium to even dark gray. I don't think you need to retile at all. I updated the brass in our fireplaces and just used a high heat spray paint. </p>