Seeing What Happens: TTC in April 2006

[Sadie]

Shanna, I'm glad it's not just me! I was so irritated that I slept so far over on my side of the bed that I almost fell off. I can be so mature...:o

[LadyD088]

Updating: 3 days late, 16 DPO.

I took 2 HPT this am and both have SUCH faint lines on them but my friend said, A line is a LINE! (on the Equate WalMart Brand)!! And that we're PG.

I'm heading to the doctors on Monday, for a follow up and now as a Confirmation to the HPT!!!

I am beside myself and not sure how I'm suppose to work.

I will probably go and buy another HPT (one that says PG or Not PG) this weekend and take it - just to make sure!! :-)

Anyways, wanted to updated.

Deb
(x-post w/Maybe Mama's)

[jnshanna]

Too funny, Sadie. I can be pretty immature too. I always move closer and closer to the end of the bed when I'm mad at DH because he tries to touch me on purpose because he knows I'm pissed. So I end up practically falling off too. Then I get really dramatic and say I'm going to sleep in the couch. I never sleep there though. LOL :p

Yay Deb!! Let us know when you want to be graduated. How exciting!

[zhannushka]

Congratulations Deb! :D

April is turning out to be so exciting! :)

[Twylla]

Welcome Betsyboop!

Congrats to Veeka, it's sounding good....

More congrats to LadyD a line is a line....

[Yolanda]

Congrats on all the BFP's!!

Welcome, Betsyboop! I hope you stay is short and sweet:)

As for me, CD 3. I've been taking it hard. I was actually really hopeful this month, too. The lady I assist here at work just had her baby on Wednesday. I went to see her and the baby today. The baby, Gracie, is just so sweet and tiny. When I got to my vehicle, I just slumped down and cried.

Anyways, I started my very very first Yoga class on Monday. It is for very much beginners. It's harder than I thought, but I really liked it!

Other than that, nothing much new with me.

When is everyone else able to test?

Any sign of AF, Twyla?

[zhannushka]

Yolanda - I am so sorry that you're feeling this way... I know what you mean - it's like 'baby central' around me - everyone is pregnant without even trying - girls at work, a few of my cousins & distant relatives, and my parents' friends' children. Most of my friends already have tiny cute babies and I don't... I am happy for them all, but it makes me feel really sad at the same time. :(

ETA: I am at CD21. My cycles have been long - around 40 days, so - I don't even know when to expect AF anymore... It bothers me that I don't know when/if I even O'd... I did have an abundance of CM in the beginning of this week, so - we BD'd every other day starting Saturday and still going... :) I am hoping that this is when I O'd. So, if this cycle is a bust, I'm beginning to temp., just to make sure that I O at all.

[miaclear]

Veeka....congratulations!!! That was pretty quick for you huh?

Deb....congratulations to you to!

April is pretty exciting here. Too bad I can't cash in. I don't O for another week so I can't test till May.

Copied from my blood donation thread...

Well as soon as I told the nurse I was TTC he said I shouldn't donate. I even told him I'm 99.9% positive I'm not pg cause I shouldn't be Oing till next week but he said they don't like to take that chance. Unless I had just taken a PG test today and it was negative he wouldn't let me. Well I wasn't about to waste a pg test just so I could give blood and it's not like I had one at work anyhow.

The sucky thing was everyone in my dept wanted to know why I couldn't give. I'm such a horrible liar I just said I wasn't able to and left it at that. Now everyone is very curious what is going on. :rolleyes:

[Jess71903]

Welcome, betsyboop! I hope you don't have to stay long!!

My patience is waning. Even though I am trying not to obsess, I am scrutinizing the toilet paper and saying to myself "is it a little pink? No, I think it's still clear....whew, good!" I am at CD26, so if this non-charting cycle is like the charting ones, about 12DPO....step away from the test!!! AHHH!

[Jess71903]

I'm such an idiot. It took me to the last post I read, which was 2 pages back and I thought it was the end of today's stuff, so I posted....DUH!

So, Congrats Veeka! I agree, a line is a line, especially one that comes up that fast!
You too, LadyD! A line is a line! I will warn you, though. If you do get a digital and it says not pg, do not get histerical! It could be that if it was a light line on a regular HPT, then there's just not enough HCG in your system yet!

Zhan. and Yolanda- I am with you on baby central. DH and I were in Wal-Mart Tues, and I said "is EVERYBODY but me pg???" I had seen so many! Wed. night at church they announced that a girl that got married before graduating high school, 3 months later got pg, now has a 1 year old is pg again. I kept telling DH that she would have a 2nd before I had my 1st. She just had a conversation with me about how she wished she would have waited like DH and I did. We are better adjusted and very happy in our marriage, more financially stable and just ready, while they are playing house at best. Her DH does nearly nothing to help her and she would claim not to want another one while he was pushing it. Apparently it's so much fun when you don't have to do anything! I think he just likes the attention...see that green-eyed monster coming out in me? UH!

[Squee]

Yay congrats to all the BFPs hopefully we can keep this going and break a record??

Who is left to test this month?
Me Ill be testing probaby on the 26th, Jess you can test soon (when will you test?) and help us get the numbers up to break the record! Anyone else planning on testing in the coming week?

Welcome Betsyboop hope your stay is short!

Yolanda Im so sorry af caught up with you! I know what you mean about everyone being pregnant, but I think Im being a bit irrational about it and making it worse by looking at all the pregnant starts and feeling bad..Im a bit of an idiot really! I have a friend due in 6 weeks and am really not sure how Im going to take it when I see the baby for the first time. Hopefully I can handle it!

miaclear Good luck with everyones curiosity! Maybe you caould say you were on some kind of suppliment or antibiotic? I am on antibiotics and they wouldnt take my blood.

Sorry Im terrible with shoutouts! I cant keep up with this thread!

Me~ Im pretty much just playing the waiting game, no fps at all just like last month. Some days my hopes are wayyy up then others I just doint see how I could be. We dtd on cd 13 but missed 14 and 15. I oed on cd 14 according to ff so Im pretty sure we missed the boat. Would be fun to get that bfp number up tho!

[miaclear]

Antibiotics....I wish I would have thought of that.

I'm pretty sure everyone will forget by Monday, and if not they can all wonder whats up next Friday when I'm at a coworkers house for happy hour enjoying a margarita ;)

[alliannie]

I'm testing next week if I do not start. I am officially late right now but I promised my husband I wouldn't test until next Wed(though I am sure I will Monday or Tuesday if I haven't started). He hates to see me test and get negative so we had made a deal but now it is killing me since I am late. I also can't decide if I have pre-AF symptoms or not. Every once in awhile I think my bb's are sore but then I change my mind. I am breaking out some but then again I have been doing that more since it got warmer here. I have a had a few cramps here and there but nothing constant. I'm just confused. I don't want to get my hopes up because I always do and then I start. And we had also decided to wait now so...yeah.

Congrats to the girls that got lines!!!! That is so exciting!

Welcome Betsyboop!

Good luck to those testing soon and to those Bding!!

[Jess71903]

UH! I got home from dinner last night to my now-normal pre-AF pink spotting. This morning I am feeling sickish and crampy, even though the spotting went away. I am hosting a baby shower today and I wasn't testing so as to keep a good attitude at the shower. That plan's been ruined. Now I just hope I can keep from crying the whole time. It's just not fair. All these stupid, poor, unmarried, young people having babies and married, employed, READY, 27 year old me can't get pg to save her life!!

[Squee]

Im so sorry Jess, I hear yah on the people who dont deserve/want babies getting preggo in a heart beat and us who actually want babies having to wait!
Hopefully af doesnt show!

[MrsKinnison]

Congratulations LadyD!!! I am so excited to see more bfps's. Please leave us some babydust!!!

Miaclear, I wouldn't worry about what people are thinking. There are so many reasons why someone can't give blood, I'm sure pg is the very last one anyone would think of....I'm pg focused and I wouldn't think it. If you even have the slightest cold, your iron is low, if you gave blood recently, been out of the country, gotten a tatoo in the last 6mos, etc... In fact, I've NEVER been able to give and it was never because of ttc. I'm sure know one will catch on!

Yolanda, I am right there with you. I had a really hard time this month too, and shed a lot of tears. Even though in the grand scheme of things it really hasn't been *that* long, it sure does feel like it has been. Cheer up ~ we have a whole lot of bd'ing to look forward to this month :D

[Squee]

Good luck Annie, sounds like this is it for you!

Im pretty sure Im out...af is dues on thursday but I feel my usual cramps..Im not even sure Ill buy any tests this month. Will see how I feel on tuesday.

[alliannie]

Thanks Squee! I am dieing over hear not being able to test. I have asked DH a million times if I can go buy one. He says No a promise is a promise. I think he wants it to be positive and doesn't want to be disappointed. I think I will give in tomorrow or Tuesday though when we are both at work and he can't talk me out of it:p . I told him that too and he laughed.

Jess-I'm so sorry. And I know exactly what you mean. I have two sisters that both had opsie-babies with boyfriends and hear I am the married, college-educated sister and I cant get it to save my life. It doesn't seem fair.

Squee-Oh I hope your wrong about your pre-AF cramps.:(

[Jess71903]

Pretty sure today is CD1. I have pretty much cried all day. I had to get up at church and head to the bathroom, then when it wasn't private anymore, my car. Of course, as I was walking out the door, one of my best friends (the hubby of my pg best friend) was coming in late and saw that I was upset. It just got too much all of a sudden- the young stupid couple having their 2nd, my B/F's shower yesterday, and AF today. When it rains, it pours!

Holding out hope for you annie! Sounds good!

[looty]

Congrats to Veeka and Lady D! So excited for you! WIshing you a happy and healthy 9 months.

Welcome to the group Bestyboop! I hope you don't have to hang out with us too long.

Good luck to Annie! I hope you continue our string of BFPs!:D

Sorry to hear about AF Jess. I know how hard it can be and I have definitely felt that everyone else is pregnant but me. It is so frustating but my DH says that I probably just notice it more.

As for me I am officially in the 2ww. I won't get to test in April though. I hope that I still get to continue to long string of BFPs into May. :)

[tinkerbelljenny]

Congrats to Veeka and Lady D! How exciting!!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Congratulations Veeka and LadyD. Happy healthy 9 months to you both

[Sadie]

Jess, I'm sorry you had such a rough day. :( DH and I went to a baby shower today, and while we haven't been trying long enough that I am too anxious yet, I can totally see how it will become harder and harder the longer it takes.

Annie, keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Looty, I hope to join you in May with a bfp!

I'm trying to hold out this cycle and not actually test unless I have really obvious symptoms or go past CD34, which is how long my last cycle was. Of course, I say that now on CD21...I bet I won't make it to Friday without testing, heehee.

Squee, still holding out hope for you...it's not over til it's over!

[VeekaSF]

I did get my BFP this weekend on Saturday I took one of those tests that showed Pregnant and Sunday that plus sign showed in darker blue. Will call the doctor today to schedule an appointment to confirm. Everything happened so fast, we are both shocked about it.
My EDD day is 12.31.06, it will be our new year present surprise :)
Thank you girls for all your help and good wishes.
As for symptoms I did not have any at all, I felt sure I was not pregnant I even renewed my ski pass for next year just last weekend, hope I can get refund ;)
Now I feel like I have fever, by body temperature is high, I cannot sleep at night and I gained 2 lbs, 1lb in each BB ;)
I will be coming to visit, and let's see more BFP! April turned out to be a great months!

Lots of baby dust…. *******-------*******

[jnshanna]

Aw, I'm so happy to see final confirmation for you Veeka! + on a digital is pretty much a for sure! :D Big congrats to you!

Hopefully you get your confirmation from the dr today, Deb. Let us know. Although, I'll still say a line is a line! We don't want to graduate you until you're ready. Let us know your EDD too and we'll update your info.

I'm so sorry about AF, Yolanda and Jess. {{Hugs}} I hate to "see" you ugys so upset but completely understand. I hope this week brings you a positive outlook on TTC. :)

Good luck with yoga, Yolanda. I've heard it's really tough! Good for you for going for it.

Don't give up, Squee! BDing the day before O gives you a better chance than BDing the day of O according to many sources I've seen. :) I hope those cramps aren't really AF and she's just tricking you.

Good luck, Annie! I can't wait until Wednesday either!

ETA an update on me: CD32 and I have no idea if I've O'd. But I'm pretty sure I haven't based on my temps. They are still way too low. :( And I'm getting tired of keeping up with the BDing schedule. :o It's hard because every time is "business" because I don't know when/if I'll O. I had a crying melt down on Friday evening. I just turned 30 and I just lost it when DH got home from work. I can't believe I won't have a baby until I'm in my 30's. I never imagined I wouldn't be pg until so late in my life. I know, it's not that late in life but I just never thought it would take us so long to get started trying and then so long to make anything happen. So it's a bummer. Then I just found out this morning that my co-worker's daughter had her baby yesterday. I'm happy for her but so jealous! She deserves it 100%. They tried for a really long time too and she had one MC but it's so hard to see that yet another couple is pg and here I sit, waiting... I talked to DH about testing and I think this next month we're going to get him tested. I really hope my dr supports it. I'm sooooo scared though that something is wrong so I'm very hesitant about doing the testing. It's almost like I'm happier not knowing the worst. It sounds stupid but sometimes ignorance is bliss, KWIM? Sorry for being a downer. Things aren't really that terrible. It's just a bad day, I guess.

[BusyBee]

Sorry I haven't had a chance to catch up on this thread yet. Just wanted to update: nothing to report since my 1-day AF 1½ weeks ago. Checked again and another BFN last week (my last HPT).
We had a very busy weekend - two 1st birthday parties for DD and a wedding - and I'm too exhausted to think about buying more. :)

Congrats to Tinkerbelljenny, Veeka, and LadyD!!! What's the count for April so far?
Good luck everybody!

[miaclear]

CD 15 for myself....just getting fertile :D

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to Here.

Congrats Veeka! :D

[LadyD088]

Just got back from the doctors office. Pee test was NEGATIVE so they ordered a blood test. Results will be in on Wed. I will update then. I have to say, this is SO frustrating!!!!

Deb

(x-post maybe mama's)

[jnshanna]

How frustrating, Deb! And you have to wait until Wednesday? :( My fingers are crossed for you that it's just too early. Maybe you O'd a little later than you think and that's why it's not picking it up? I really hope that's the case! :)

[LadyD088]

Shanna - It could be but we only BD once this month so it couldn't be TOO much later than I think!! Yes, now I have to wait, once again, until Wed. This waiting game really sucks. Either I am or I'm not - that's all I want to know. Oh and if I'm not, WTH is AF?

Thanks so much Shanna!!! Will keep you all posted.

Deb

[zhannushka]

Deb - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, hoping that it was just too early for the Dr's pee test! Keep us updated.

Sorry about the BFN BusyBee :(

Shanna - I know how frustrating this is... I'm sorry that you're feeling this way. I'm going to be 29 this year, and I've always said that I'll have 2 kids by the time I'm 30... - I guess that won't happen... - I'll be lucky to have one! :( Who knew that this will be so difficult???

I'm on CD24. I thought I O'd sometime in the beginning of last week (just judging by my CM levels), but - who knows? I have a question - my cycles have been around 40 days lately. Would it be possible to O at CD17/18 if my cycles are this long? That would mean that my Luteal Phase is 22-23 days long. Is that possible???

I'm so confused! I even went out and bought a thermometer on Friday. I figured that I'll get myself in the rut of temping now, before the next cycle starts, so that I'm prepared to temp every day starting CD1 of next cycle. But now I have to figure out what all this temping stuff means - right now I just have no clue! :eek:

[pacificbliss]

Congrats to veeka and ladyd. Sorry for the fly by, I'm on a business trip at the moment and super busy.

[lilhimley]

I'm new to message boards, but am looking to give/receive support. My info:
Me: Jen (32) - Birthday (June, 21)
DH: Erik (44)
Married: Date (June 7, 2003)
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: MC by D & C 12/07/2005
TTC since: September 2005

[looty]

Sadie~ I know what you mean about testing early. If I have them in the house I am horrible so I try to not have any. Then I tell myself if I have not had cramps/spotting up to the day before Af is due then I will pick up a test. It has saved me a lot of money.

Veeka~ Congrats again. Isn't it funny how knowing can make you relaize all the symptoms you have?

Shanna~Sorry to hear that you are upset about TTC right now. I can totally relate and while I have not hit a birthday recently I definitely didn't think that it would take us this long. I get jealous sometimes too but then I feel horrible for being jealous. :rolleyes: I hope you get your BFP soon and that you won't have to do much (hopefully none) testing.

busybee~ I hope that you are able to figure out what is going on and that you are able to get some rest soon!

Good luck and have fun, miaclear!

Sorry to hear about the doctor's results LadyD. I hope that it was just too early and you get your confirmation on Wednesday.

Zhanna~ I don't think that it is possible to have a luetal phase that long but I could be wrong. A site I read said that it typically lasts between 12 and 16 days, with 14 being the norm. I hope that the temping will help you but not make you too crazy.

Welcome lilhimley! I hope you don't have to stick around too long, but if you are looking for support and to give it you have come to the right place. :)

Uhh...I think I got everyone. If I missed anyone I am sorry. I am just waiting still. If I don't get Af by 5/5 then I will test. I hope I get some very good news!

Is anyone testing soon?

[alliannie]

2 tests...2 BFN's. Now I am even more confused. I am over a wk late and they say negative. I am going to test again tomorrow with FMU. Have a good night...

[MrsKinnison]

Zhanna, looty is correct ~ your LP is 12-16 days with 14 being the norm. An 18 day LP is almost definately a pg. Temping might be good for you so you know exactly when and if you O. If so I highly recommend reading TCOYF. It does a really good job of explaining it, plus you learn a ton of neat stuff about your body.

LadyD I have my fingers crossed for you!!

I am so sorry for everyone else feeling down! This month it was really tough for me when AF showed. The first month I was hopeful, but knew it probably wouldn't happen the first try. The second I was hopeful, but knew we only really bd'd once so I was expecting it not to be. The third month we really covered our basis so I thought for sure that would be it. The fourth month I figured by now the odds are really good so it must be our month. So, here I am in my 5th month wondering if maybe I shouldn't have waited so long to start ttc....I just turned 31 in January :(

[Squee]

Cd 1 for me. Onto cycle number 5...feels like my fears are begining to come true..

[looty]

Alliannie~ Are you sure of when you O'ed? I hope you get an answer soon, hopefully in the form of a BFP!:D

MrsK~I can really relate to you succession of feelings about TTC. As strange as it seems, being on the 10th month that we are trying, someways it is harder (when other people IRL announce pg, etc) and someways (getting AF) is not quite as hard as it was a few months ago. I think that I have resigned myself to the fact that I can't control this so although I am really disappointed each cycle that ends with AF I try not to really let it effect my mood for too long. I am usually blue for a day or two though. It's easy to say this at CD 23 of a cycle. ;)

Sorry to hear it Squee. I have always thought that it would take me a while to get pregnant with no reason really. Everyone kept telling me it wouldn't really take too long...yeah, right. So I feel the same way.

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to here.

Welcome lilhimley! :)

[Sarah051504]

Ok I'm ready to jump in.

Me: Sarah (29) - Aug. 8
DH: Jason (29)
Married: May 15, 2004
Last BCP: Feb. 2005
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: None
TTC since: April/May 2006
Issues: PCOS


Because of my PCOS I've been on BCPs for almost 10 years and these last two cycles off of them have been hell. The first one was exactly 28 days, the second, 36 days. Both of them provided me with sore BBs for almost 2 weeks each and curl up in a ball and cry cramps for a day or two at the start of AF. I'm on CD 6 right now just waiting to see what this cycle brings. I've got an appointment withmy RE onMay 1st to go over what my body is doing and what our game plan so to speak should be.

[zhannushka]

Welcome lilhimley and Sarah! :D I hope that your stay here is short and sweet!

Sorry about AF's arrival Squee... :(

looty, normally - I would be testing around 5/5 myself (my cycles used to be 34-35 days, which would make 5/5 the 35th day), but - the last two cycles have been 40 days, so - I'm going to wait until 5/10 to test (providing that AF doesn't show up by then).

[Sadie]

Welcome lilhimley and Sarah!

Squee, sorry to hear AF showed up. :(

Annie, I'm still holding out hope that this is it for you!

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to here.

Welcome Sarah051504! :)

[jnshanna]

Zhanna ~ I agree with the other ladies regarding your LP. And I reccommend the TCOYF book too. I couldn't believe the things I learned. As far as temping, it's interesting in the beginning. Good idea, getting in the habit early. :) The ladies in the charting thread are very knowledgeable. Oh, and don't forget the TTC rookie thread. Those ladies are awesome! :D

Welcome Jen and Sarah! :) I hope you don't have to hang out here for too long.

I hope you get a Cynco De Mayo surprise, looty! ;) (BTW, that's my DH b-day)

I hope the FMU worked Annie! And if not, I'm sorry for the confusion you're dealing with. Crossing my fingers for you!

I'm so sorry about AF, Squee. I was really holding out hope for you. Try to stay positive as hard as it may be. I feel exactly the same as you and other ladies. I always thought in the back of my mind that it would not be easy for us. I don't know why but I did. Now, here we are.

[miaclear]

Welcome Jen and Sarah!!!

CD16 and CM is still pretty dry...I'm not letting that stop me though ;) I should be ovulating around Fri so I'm starting tonight on the BDing.

QOTD: Who admits to going over to the March and April 2006 mommy threads to check out the new babies. I go over there every day and hope for new pictures. They are so adorable.

[teacher_jessica]

OK, even though April is almost over I'll "delurk" myself. I've been reading this thread since about a week or so ago. DH and I aren't officially "TTC" until the middle of May really but we've stopped "preventing" so I am looking forward to joining the May thread when it's time! :D


miaclear... I didn't until you posted that as the QOTD :D

[jnshanna]

QOTD: Good to know I'm not the only one, miaclear. LOL I usually scroll through really fast just to find pictures. I love seeing the newborns over there. And I love to see when mommies go into labor and check in with a quick post.

[Twylla]

Welcome to lilhimley and Sarah! I hope you both have some very short stays!

Nothing new here TTC wise. We're just CDing plenty, and hoping. Sorry about the fly by though, it's a busy week... but I'm still around!

[looty]

Welcome to Sarah and unofficially to Jessica. ;) I hope neither of you have to stay around here long. :D Sorry to hear about those cramps. I has those type in high school and it was horrible!

Zhanna~You are being good, waiting to long. I got to the point I would do that too because I hated seeing those negatives. Good luck to you when you test. I hoe we both get BFP!

Have fun miaclear! You are just practicing ot make perfect right?:p

Good luck to Twylla too!

QOTD: I haven't really gone over there but it is only because I don't have time. It won't matter if I am pg by then or not. I will definitely be in the pg thread that is about to deliver this summer reading along.

[LadyD088]

Doctors office confirmed....BFP for Dh and I!!!

Due Date: estimated on my calendar for Dec 27, 2006!!!

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts!! I really appreciate it. It seem so surreal right now!!!

Good luck to all of you. I hope that your stay is short, as was ours!!! Sending TONS Of Baby Dust your way!!!

Deb
(xpost Maybe Mamas)

[MrsKinnison]

Yay LadyD!!!!

Welcome to all our new ttc'ers!

[lilhimley]

Hi. I'm new to the group and message boards altogether, so sorry if I'm lame. I'll be in the May group too I'm sure since I don't think I ovulated until April 21 this cycle, so I won't know until early May. I'm thankful to belong to such a supportive community. Good luck everyone!

[jnshanna]

Woo Hoo, Deb! That's awesome! Congrats!

An early welcome to you Jessica! Welcome to the world of TTC.

Hi lilhimley! I hope you get lucky and only have to be part of the May thread for a little while. ;)

[Sarah051504]

Thanks for all the welcomes ladies.

Congrats Deb from a fellow May 2004 bride! What a great early ann present for you and DH.

I've got a question for you girls that honestly there probably isn't an answer for but I gotta ask anyways. I am under a ton of stress at work right now. I've got a HUGE meeting tomorrow which basicly there's a good chance that if it goes bad I won't have a job in the near future. So needless to say I'm freaking out over it. I know stress can mess with your cycle and Oing but how much so? Does it matter how long you're stressed or where in you cycle you're at? Will 2 dyas of extreme stress at CD6 and 7 effect anything? I* know every women is different but thought I'd ask on the off chance that there might actually be an answer.

[tinkerbelljenny]

Congrats Deb!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sarah - stress usually effects people's Oing. For some it can be just a day while others it may set them a week back, some may not even O that month either from stress or just nature. You may be effected, no one really can say for sure. When would you normally O?

[pacificbliss]

Congrats LadyD!!!

[Sarah051504]

When would you normally O?
That's a funny question. I've only been off of BCPs for two cycles. I wasn't charting or doing OPKs so the only thing I can go on is lengh of my cycles and when my BBs got sore. The first cycle was 28 days with sore BBs from about CD15 or 16 untill CD28 (wasn't keeping close track) ans one day of spotting. The second cycle was 36 days with sore BBS from CD 27 untill CD2 of my current cycle and with spotting on CD33 - 36.

I know charting would tell me a lot about what my body is doing but I think I'm going to hold off on starting anything liek that untill after my DRs appointment on Monday.

[zhannushka]

Congratulations Deb! Happy and Healthy 9 months to you!!! :D

Sarah - I am not 100% sure that my cycles were affected by stress alone, but - I've been stressed for the past 2-3 months and my cycles have increased to around 40 days from a regular 34 days.

CD26 for me. I am feeling sick - runny nose, headaches, I even feel like I'm getting a fever, but I am not (I temped this morning). Hopefully, this will go away soon. I hate to be sick when it's so nice outside!

[looty]

A huge official congrats to LadyD! I was hoping this would be the outcome!:D

Like the other ladies it is really hard to say, Sarah. I was really stressed for several months and my cycles just kept getting longer and longer (eventually getting to 4o something days). I am happy to report that I have calmed down a bit and my cycles seem to be regulating. I hope your job is safe and you can breate a sigh of relief before it throws your O off.

Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well Zhanna. I hope you feel better soon. have you O'ed? I think you said that you had but I am not sure.

[zhannushka]

looty - I wish I knew myself... :) I think I did - in the beginning of last week, but I'm not sure. I'm just judging by CM and by the fact that if my cycles are back to my regular 34 days, last Monday/Tuesday would be about the right time for me to O. But then again - if this cycle is going to be around 40 days, like the last two, I should be O'ing sometime this week. Due to not knowing - we've been BD'ing almost every other day for the past 2 weeks... DH is exhausted. :D

[Sarah051504]

Thanks for the advice girls I knew there wasn't a clear cut answer. The good news everything went fine in the meeting and my stress is gone, for now.

zhannushka DH and I are going to be in the same boat as you guys, with my first cycle bing 28 days and my second cycle being 36 days we're going to have to BD every other day for 2 weeks too. And to think DH was just complaining about not enough sex. :p

[miaclear]

Ugh... I should be getting fertile but my CM has just vanished. Last month it was around more than it needed to be and this month...not so much.

You can still get pg if you don't have EWCM right? It's just that that's the most fertile type right?

[MrsKinnison]

AHHHH ~ I woke up to O pains today, which is kind of early. I am on cd11 and almost always O on cd14, but I did once O on cd12. Typically I O a day or 2 after I feel the pains, so hopefully we're not too late. Since I didn't expect to O until Saturday we were going to start the bd fest today and haven't bd'd since Sunday (I thought it might help to save it up a little). My cp concurs with what I am feeling, but no fertile cm yet just infertile, so hopefully we are timing things just right. I'm keeping my fingers double crossed that we catch this egg!!!

[Twylla]

MrsK maybe it's time to start the BD fest a bit early... good luck!

LadyD congrats on the official word... December will be a great month for you!

Everyone else baby dust ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* because we can all use a bit more, right? ;)

DH's Grandad in England passed away yesterday, so now we're dealing with that. He'll be going for the funeral, but since my mom's having back surgery I won't be able to go. It's so hard to hear your FIL breaking down on the phone, so sad. but GFIL was in a lot of pain, so we're happy he didn't suffer any longer. Anyway, one of the horribly, terribly, awfully selfish things I though (though certainly not right away, this was today, well after we found out) was that if I do O this cycle, we won't cathc it. How nasty is that? i was so ashamed I even had that though, kwim? But I know I didn't mean it to be awful, so I'm trying not to let myself feel guilty.

Anyway, good luck to us all!

[zhannushka]

Twylla, so sorry to hear about GFIL passing away. My thoughts are with you, DH and his family.

Believe me - you're not the only one who had these thoughts... When my grandpa was in the hospital a few weeks ago, I would purposefully stay there during the day, so that someone else could stay at night, because I wanted to make sure that I'll get to BD every other night...

MrsKinnison - good luck with catching the egg! :p

[SwaneeK]

Me: 26 - Birthday (November 22)
DH: 27
Married: Dec. 20, 2003
Last BCP: January 2006
TTC since: April 14, 2006

I'm at CD 14 so the 2WW will soon begin (fingers crossed!)

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to here.

Welcome SwaneeK! :D

[jnshanna]

I'm sorry you're sick, Zhanna. I hope you feel better soon.

Ah, CM. So frustrating, miaclear. Having CM period is a good thing and I'm pretty sure you can still get pg without EW, it's just a better environment for sperm and they can live longer to make it on their journey. ;) That's my highly technical explanation. I'm sure someone else would do a better job.

Catch that egg, MrsK! My fingers are crossed too!

I'm sorry about your GFIL's passing, Twylla. Please don't feel guilty about thinking about BDing. I think it's natural that at some point your mind would go there. {{Hugs}}

DH and I are pretty tired and haven't been BDing for a few days now. And that's really not a good thing because I'm fairly sure I haven't O'd and it's freakin' CD34! Grrr! So frustrating. Okay, end rant... ;)

[Ericka_Jarett]

miaclear - just wanted to say, yes you can still get pregnant without EWCM. I never had EW and I am now 16 weeks pregnant and doing great.

[Sadie]

Welcome SwaneeK!

Twylla, so sorry to hear about your GFIL. Don't feel guilty for thinking about BDing, you are only human. I'm quite sure that I would have had the same thought in your shoes!

MrsK, catch that egg!!! :)

I am assuming that I'm in the 2WW now, on CD25. I actually should be halfway through it if this cycle is 34 days like the last one. Who knows...I'm not feeling any different, so I don't think I'll have a hard time not testing this time.

[zhannushka]

When do you plan on testing Sadie?

CD27. I really don't want to be setting myself up for a disappointment later, but - in addition to not feeling well, I now have back pain, BB pain :confused: , and funny twinges in my belly... I just wish I knew what is going on with my body!

ETA: I forgot to share this amazing story... This woman at my job has been trying to get pregnant for 8 years. Finally, they gave up and ended up adopting a little girl from China about a year ago. Well - we just found out yesterday that she's now 4 months pregnant with twins!

[VeekaSF]

Ohhh, Zhanachka, I hope this is it for you! I had same cold symptoms too, but cold/flu never came! And the twinges in the belly too… Ohhh, I do not want to get your hopes up, sorry dear! Keeping my fingers crossed!

It seems like it never fails, as soon as you adopt, you get pregnant! I hear stories like that all the time, amazing :)

[Sadie]

Zhanna, I am going to try to wait until CD35 if AF still hasn't shown by then. That gives me 10 more days. However, last month I took 4 tests even though I was almost positive I wasn't PG. :rolleyes: At least I get them at the dollar store, otherwise I would feel really guilty for wasting that much money! When are you going to test? That BB pain sounds rather promising! ;)

I have a question--I have an appt. next week with a new dentist. I'm assuming they'll want to do x-rays, since it's been a year since I've had them done, and it's a new dentist. I'm planning on saying no, b/c I won't be sure by then whether I'm PG or not. Is that the appropriate thing to do, or are dental X-rays actually ok when PG? I know that the dentist can give me that info too, but I just wanted to be sure.

[VeekaSF]

Sadie, my dentist office has a huge sign: Please advice your dentist if you are pregnant or think you maybe pregnant! So you should tell dentist that you think you maybe and see what they say. Maybe even call them ahead of time and they will reschedule you?

[SwaneeK]

About how long after you O do you generally start feeling symptoms such as naseaua??? I'm not feeling the greatest today and I hope it's not the flu or something like that!:confused:
Edited to add:after you O and have become pregnant that is!

[Sadie]

Thanks Veeka, that's what I figured. I had to make this appt. over 2 months ago since I'm a new patient, so I doubt it will be easy to reschedule. I guess I'll go and just hope they can clean my teeth.

[miaclear]

Well last night some real honest to god EWCM showed up. Of course right as we were going to bed DH and I got into an argument and ended up talking till almost 1am. Fortunatly we did a little making up BDing. And as an added bonus we got a couple things off our chest that we both are going to try to work on. I'm going to start my 2ww tomorrow so if we're up to it we'll BD again tomorrow.

[jnshanna]

Yay for the EWCM, miaclear! Sounds like your talk with DH was productive. They are usually tense but end well because everything is out on the table.

I really hope this is it for you, Zhanna! :)

If I didn't know better, I would think I was pg. I woke up this morning feeling so nauseous. As soon as I woke up. I don't recall that ever happening to me before. It was weird waking up feeling sick. But it's pretty safe to say that I'm not pg because my cycle is all weird this month. It went away for a while this morning but now it's back. Ugh! I hope I'm not getting sick.

[zhannushka]

Congrats on getting the EWCM, miaclear!

When is AF due, Shanna?

ETA: I really don't think that this will be our cycle :( - we didn't do anything differently this month, except for using pre-seed. I still have no idea when/if I O'd, so - the chances of catching the egg have not really improved any since the last 4 cycles... I am just waiting for the new cycle to start, so that I could chart and hopefully make some sense out of what my body is doing...

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sadie - tell the dentist that you may be pregnant. It is safe to have x-rays when pregnant though as long as you wear the lead apron. Each office is different but just let them know just in case.

[Twylla]

Welcome SwaneeK! I hope your stay with us is very short.

It sounds like we have a few girls getting close to O-ing, and several who just might surprise us and pop in with a BFP soon... I hope so!

TMI ALERT::::: I checked my CM in the shower this morning, and almost freaked. SOOOOO much EWCM, a huge gob. So I've already informed DH of our dinner plans! lol. *blushes* I'm just crossing my fingers, but not getting my hopes up too high... I just hope I can O finally!

[miaclear]

Good luck tonight Twylla :D

[looty]

I am just going to do really generic SOs because there are so many replies today. I don't have a lot of time.

I wish everyone Bd luck and hope you have fun in the process!;)

Anyone who is testing....good luck. I will be joining you in about a week. I am really hoping this is it. I don't have any real symptoms, except that it seems like I have more CM after O than normal.:confused: I always try to keep my hope at bay a little because I don't want to be too disappointed.

[Twylla]

Good luck tonight Twylla :D
Thanks! ;)

Good luck hanging on for another week looty! I sure hope this is it for you too... A bunch of BFPs the first week of May would be a fantastic start to the month. My fingers are crossed for you!

[jnshanna]

I hope you're wrong, Zhanna and you get a surprise. :)

Isn't that great, Twylla? I can't believe how excited I'll get about that much EWCM. LOL I hope you made a baby! ;)

I hope the increased CM means something good for you, looty. I've heard that can be a good sign.

I'm not really sure when AF is due. :( Because I don't know when/if I O'd. I think it's most likely that I didn't O this cycle. If I go off my cycle length, my longest ever was 46 days and that was annovulatory. My last 2 cycles have been 43 days and I'm on CD36 now. So I have at least a week or two left to wait and it sucks! :( I'm getting really impatient and I even took a test this morning. Stupid, I know but I couldn't help it. They were staring me in the face and I couldn't resist. It was BFN of course.

[zhannushka]

looty - I hope this is it for you! I keep hearing over and over again that anything out of the ordinary that you notice is a good sign...

ETA: Thanks Shanna, and I hope that you're wrong about yourself too! :) It's funny - I was thinking this morning that I should test... - how silly is that? Even if my cycle length was back to normal, it would still be too early to test now... I am glad that I don't have any HPT's left at home... :p

[Ericka_Jarett]

Shanna - has your doctor said anything about your long cycles? Have you had u/s to see if you have PCOS or anything else that could be stopping you from Oing? (sorry if I have asked before, just can't remember)

[jnshanna]

I've been bad and I haven't made an appointment, Ericka. :o But now that you've mentioned it (and it's been on my mind a lot this week) I'm going to make an appointment today. Somebody hold me to that! I obviously am having trouble biting the bullet and calling myself. It really needs to be done but I'm really afraid of the results so I'm avoiding it. :(

P.S. Have I told you that I like how you keep up with us, Ericka? :)

ETA: Okay, no more messing around. I just made my appointment for Monday morning at 8am. Whew.

[miaclear]

Ok...so I just started my 2WW which means if I want to I can test on Mothers Day!!! Well that is if AF doesn't show on the 13th like she is expected tool. How crazy is that.

[lilhimley]

Mia - good luck with your 2ww. I'm on day 7 of the 2ww and I can't believe how it feels like it's been three weeks. AF usually comes 11 or 12 DPO, so I made an appt. to see a DR on May 9th to if I have LPD as I suspect. This is assuming I don't get a BFP around May 3rd. Has anyone tried treatment for a LPD?

[Twylla]

Shanna I was going to suggest an appointment as well. it sounds like you and i are in close to the same point now. I go May 9 for a pg test and a preovera prescription if AF doesn't show before then. And I've had to take provera to end a cycle before, so if that's what comes up, feel free to ask any questions. It's not all bad. I hope your doc can figure something out to get you some regular cycles!

miaclear that would be quite the Mother's Day!!! I hope, hope, hope, hope this is it for you!

Zhanna you can't be held responsible if there are tests at your house!!! Probably a good thing you're all out. Hang in there, test time is coming soon.

lilhimley LTD= luteal phase defect, right? 11 or 12 days is right on the edge... I think "normal" is 12-16 days. Are you charting or anything? I ask only b/c I have no clue really when i O, so I don't know how long my LP is. But no, I haven't been treated. Hang in there, one week until testing!

[lilhimley]

Twylla - I'm charting, but still it's possible i'm off by a day or two since my temp doesn't go up immediately after ovulating. Sometimes it might take a couple of days. It's definitely never more than 12. Because I'm not sure, that's why I'm going to the Dr. I want to know answers so I can take the next step or at least just check one thing off my list of uncertainties.

Everyone - I don't know how you can keep EPT tests in the house at all! I would totally be bankrupt because I do NOT like to wait!

[MrsKinnison]

miaclear~ you and I are cycle buddies this month. I can test on Mothers Day too!!

[looty]

Shanna~Good luck at the doctors. I hope they are able to answer some of you questions and it helps you get pg really soon. I remember how hard it was to not know what was going on and having long cycles. I'm thinking of you!:)

I hope you both have a very special reason to be celebrating Mother's Day, MrsK and Miaclear.:D

lilhimley~That is exactly why I don't keep tests in my house either. I am much more prone to 'waste' my money if I have tests sitting here. ;) I don't know anything about that procedure/test. I didn't even know what the letters stood for until Twylla posted it. I hope you are able to figure something out and that leads to getting a BFP very soon!

Just waiting still! I am 9 DPO. Trying to hold out and not test until next Friday or Saturday. I will probably pick up a test on Thursday or Friday night. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we have May starting off with a slew of BFPs!

[miaclear]

Woke up with sensitive nipples....hmmmm.

Last night I found out a friend had a mc at 11 weeks :( It's unclear if they were trying cause I don't think she found out she was pregnant till just a couple weeks ago. Being in these threads makes me think that anyone whos TTC will know by at least 4-5 weeks along.

[zhannushka]

OK, so - I'm really-really freaking out right now... My BB's were hurting like crazy last night - shooting pains and burning and itching. Then, at 1 am I woke up and proceeded to eat 1/2 of a jar of pickles, then went back to sleep... I woke up and decided to test (I bought a 2-pack yesterday, on my way home from work). So, I tested and there's a LINE. The faintest, lightest line I've ever seen... But - I swear, it's there! I had my sister confirm that :). It could be anything - a fluke, an evap line, so - I am not believing it until I see another one! I am going to my passport appointment right now and will test again when I'm back. Wish me luck, please!!!

[miaclear]

Everyone can say a line is a line is a line but I think when it's you seeing that faint one it's harder to believe.

CONGRATULATIONS Zhannushka!!!!

[pacificbliss]

Zhannushka a line is a line. Congratulations!

[Sadie]

Wow, Zhannushka, congrats!

[Squee]

Ohhhhhh Congratulations!!!!

[zhannushka]

Thank you so much girls! :)

I am still not sure of it, even though I took another test, and there's another REALLY faint line... I just don't want to be wrong about this, kwim? So, here's a pic of both tests I took - the one on top is the first one. Do you see what I see???

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/April2006016.jpg

ETA: now that I'm looking back at the pic, I can't even see that first one! :confused:

[kmmommy]

Zhanna ~ I see the lines on both. Congratulations!!!

[miaclear]

It's hard to see the first one but the second one is unmistakable! Congrats!!!

[lilhimley]

Zhanna - I'm so so thrilled for you. If you take more tests, please post the pics. I want to see more lines! More lines for everyone!

[SwaneeK]

Zhannushka, congratulations! Lines are so much fun to see!:D

[MrsKinnison]

Zhanna ~ I can't see it on the first one, but the second one is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, DEFINATELY there!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Maybe you can test with a digital with fmu so we can all see a picture of the words PREGNANT :D

[jnshanna]

Yay Zhanna! Congratulations! I can see both lines. You're pg, girl! :D

[Squee]

no mistaking those lines!!! your preggo!!!

[looty]

Yay Zhanna! Congrats! I can definitely see the line on the second one! So excited for you!:D

[tinkerbelljenny]

Congrats zhannushka!

[zhannushka]

Thank you so much everyone! I was obsessing all day, than went to a pharmacy and bought an ept digital test.

And here's what I got: :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/test1.jpg

Again, thank you everyone for your kind wishes! I don't know what I would've done without this group for the past 6 months... I will come back here and check on you often. I hope that there are lots of BFP's to come in the next few days/weeks!

For now - I am leaving you lots and lots of ***BABY DUST***

[JayJay]

Congrats, Zhanna!

[alliannie]

Congrats Zhanna!!

I haven't updated in a few days...I still have not started. And I still have not got a BFP. So far I have 4 BFN's. Someone asked me after I posted last time if I know if I o'ed. No I don't. I just always assumed I had/have because I am always regular with 31/33 day cycles. Today is CD 43. I have every pregnancy symptom in the world to add on to it all. I get horribly nausea at random times-mostly at night, just like my other pregnancy. My bb's are mildly sore and have been for a couple of weeks. I have excess CM. I have been tired. I have a sore lower back. I am so confused. I am going to wait another week and then if I have to AF or BFP I will go to the dr. My mom(a nurse) told me to wait that long so I am.

The good thing is this re-newed my hope in TTC so if we are not we are saying goodbye to our break and trying actively again next month! :p

[j*east]

Hi everyone. I've been lurking/avoiding this thread and trying not to obsess. Yeah, like that worked! :rolleyes: This has been my first month off BCP and basically we were trying NOT to conceive this month, due to my job as a teacher. So we took a two week break from DTD mid-month. Well...let me just say that I have been feeling mighty strange the last two weeks--sore/tingling weird bbs, headache, nausea, random stomach pains, runny nose, you name it. I'm CD 26 today, and I think I o'ed around CD 13-14 due to EWCM, but I have no real idea. We DTD sometime in the first week, and then not again until CD 17. Without knowing when I o'ed, of course, I have no clue about anything. But I feel seriously strange. I took two HPT's yesterday and today and they were lineless, but with a tinge...so WTF?? I guess it could all be hormone randomness from being off the pill. Either that or I have a strange mild two-week virus.

I am doing everything I told myself I would NOT do when TTC! Obsessing, testing, and generally acting like a nut. :o This is when charting actually starts to make sense to me.

So I am back here with the only people who are maybe as crazy as I am! :)

Zhanna, CONGRATULATIONS! It is so great to see a BFP, even for someone else! Thanks for sharing!

Alliannie, I think we're in the same place. I'm sending you good vibes for a resolution, at least, one way or the other. :)

[zhannushka]

Thank you MrsJackson, alliannie and j*east!

Alliannie, I hope that this is it for you! Maybe you O'd late and it's just too early to see a BFP...

Just an update on me - I took the second digital test today (it was a 2-pack) and got a 'not pregnant'. Than, took another pink dye test and there's a VERY faint line again. I can't help it but be extemely paranoid about this... :(

I am going to make a doc's appointment tomorrow, hopefully he'll be able to see me on Tuesday. Just in case anyone wants to see another HPT pic :) , here's the pink dye from today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/April292006003.jpg

[Ericka_Jarett]

Hi Shanna,

Glad you got an appt made, hope that they can figure out what's up with the long cycles you have.

P.S. - I am here for the long haul, anxiously awaiting the day you come in and say you got a BFP!!!

Zhanna - I would ask for a blood test tomorrow and you can have your results by Tuesday than. Or take another test tomorrow, since your first one was a day ago, 2 days of build up is actually better than just 1 day. (Since Sunday's were looking like busts). Hope you get that BFP though.

[Sadie]

So, I have the willpower of a monkey. I tested this morning, BFN. I'm not officially out, b/c AF isn't due until next Saturday, so I could be testing too early. However, I really don't think this is our month. I was eating everything in sight this weekend, and I cried on Sunday when DH left to play golf before I woke up. :rolleyes: Classic PMS for me, so I am fully expecting AF to show. But of course I tested this am anyway, lol.

[zhannushka]

Sadie - I hope that it's too early for you and that you'll get your BFP. All the symptoms you described are the ones I had right before my BFP... :)

Ericka - Thank you! I am trying to make an appt. right now. It's kind of difficult, 'cause I'm at work until 6:30pm and not many doc's stay open that late... I did take another HPT this morning and it came up with a plus, much darker than the one on Sat. So, I'm very hopeful...

[MrsKinnison]

Zhanna~ I really think the "not pg" was a fluke! Since its the beginning, I'm betting you just didn't have as much hcg in your pee for that one.

Sadie, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[j*east]

Sadie, your post made me laugh b/c I could have written the same thing! The "is it PMS or pregnancy?" thing is driving me crazy. :) Hang in there and we'll find out one way or the other soon.

[Seeing What Happens]

Here's our new thread, ladies. :) I hope May brings us lots of new blooms. ;)

May Thread Ready for Posting! (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=19168)


Zhanna ~ I've left the April thread open for now because I figured you may want to be graduated in that thread once you have final confirmation? Let us know if that's the case. If not, we'll graduate you in this thread when you get the final word. Notice how optimistic I am? ;)

[teacher_jessica]

Zhanna Congratulations!!! :D :D :D

[zhannushka]

Thanks! :D

You can close the thread if that's easier - I made a doc's appt. for tomorrow, which means that if I get my confirmation, I will get it in the month of May, so - I can be graduated in May! :p

BTW, the nurse I spoke with sounded very positive - she said that 7 BFP's (that's how many I have now) sound extemely promising! :)

[Seeing What Happens]

Sounds good Zhanna. :)

Thread closed. Please see the May (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=19168) thread.