Seeing What Happens: TTC in August 2006

[Seeing What Happens]

WHO ARE WE ???
A group of CC ladies who are Trying To Concieve (TTC) We would love to hear about what you are going through. We understand the trials, tribulations and many doctor appointments that you are facing on this journey into parenthood. No question is too "stupid", asked too often, nor is any "vent" that you may have unnecessary.

This thread may move quickly at times, but don't be afraid to jump in on the last page. You don't have to read through the entire thread before you join us. The first few posts on page one are some introductory info to help everyone out as well as provide many useful links to other sites with in depth information on certain topics. A link to the new thread is always posted at the end of the current thread to help everyone find their way over to the most recent "Seeing What happens" thread. This thread starts at the beginning of each new month.

Links to previous threads:

July 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=21701)
June 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=20367)
May 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=19168)
April 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=17940)
March 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=16537)
February 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=14858)
January 2006 (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=12584)

WANNA JOIN US ?

Just introduce yourself and post your statistics so we can get to know you a little better and add you to the list of "Our Family " members which is shown in the second post on the first page. Please post these intro stats in red so that you won't be missed. Wanna lurk and ask questions? Just post away....

Info to include in your reply:
Me: name (age) - Birthday (Month, Day)
DH: name (age)
Married: Date (January 1, 2005)
Last BCP: Date (Birth Control Pill)
DS/DD : Name and Date
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: Date
TTC since: Date

For any changes, please contact Seeing What Happens through pm. Thank you!

Thread-mistresses are: SmittenK (Alison) and Looty (Alison)

[Seeing What Happens]

anniegirl
Me: Annie (31)
DH: Darren (34)
Married: 2002
Last BCP: Dec 2005
TTC since: March 2006

bellabonga
Me: 33
DH: 35
Married: October 2, 2002
Last BCP: June 19, 2006
DD : Maya (3)
MC: Missed abortion, d&c at 11w on May 26, 2006
TTC since: July 2006

BrownEyedGirl
Me: Breanne (27)
DH: Chad (31)
Married: 11/29/2003
Last BCP: 05/14/06 (Mother's day)
DS/DD : Emma & Buddy (dogs, but still DC)
TTC : July 2006, will chart in May

Charliezangel
Me: Emily(23) - March 4th
DH: Daniel(31)
Married: May 22, 2005
Last BCP: Nov 05
DS/DD : none yet
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: MC Feb 02
TTC since:Jan-March 06, now we are just seeing what happens, not really "trying".

Chelsea524
Me: Chelsea (24) - July 6
DH: Jonathan (34)
Married: September 4, 2002
Last BCP: IUD removed 5/5/06
DS/DD : Trystin 9/29/99 & Corbin 8/13/04
TTC since: May 5, 2006

dancn226
Me: Jen (26) - February 26, 1980
DH: (28 soon to be 29)
Married: July 3, 2005
Last BCP: Wow, like two year ago
TTC since: Just now!! - June 2006

Delsol
Me: Dana (32) - August 13
DH: Scott (37)
Married: November 19, 2004
Last BCP: August 2005
TTC since: August 2006

Feisty
Me: 27
DH: 28
Married: June 2001
Last BCP: Jan 2006
TTC since: August 2006

FSUSammy
Me: Samantha (26) - September 22
DH: Gary (30)
Married: September 18, 2004
Last BCP: November 2005
TTC since: July 2006

Heidi9771
Me: Heidi (29) - February 3
DH: David (36)
Married: May 25, 2003
DS/DD : This will be our first child, and first time TTC.
TTC since: March 2006

j*east
Me: j*east (31)
DH: T (31)
Married: July 2004
Last BCP: April 2, 2006
TTC since: April 2006

jnshanna (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/cafa6)
Me: Shanna (30) - April 21
DH: Jose (31) - May 5
Married: October 1, 1994
DS/DD: Sophie (dog)
TTC since: July 2005

katiems118
Me: Katie (26) - November 3
DH: Eric (30)
Married: (May 20, 2006)
Last BCP: 6/1/2006
TTC since: June 2006

KrissyCat7
Me:Kristen (25) - Birthday (January 22nd)
DH: Jay (26)
Married: May 19, 2006
Last BCP: Sept. 1st 2006 (tomorrow)
TTC since: Sept. 1st 2006

LadyD088
Me: Deb (29) - June 11
DH: Ryan (29)
Married: May 8, 2004
Last BCP: June 2004
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: MC 5-1-06
TTC since: February 2006

lanapoo
Me: Lana (28) - September 13
DH: Dean (33)
Married: July 15, 2005
Last BCP: April 22, 2006
TTC Since: May 2006

LilOne
Me: Edie (26) - Birthday (May 23)
DH: D (28)
Married: April 22, 2006
Last BCP: end of April '06
DS/DD : none
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: none
TTC since: end of April '06

Looty
Me: Alison (26) - July 23
DH: John (33)
Married: May 26, 2005
TTC since: July 2005

MelandTim
Me: Mel (29) - October 25
DH: Tim (43) July 1
Married: October 23, 2004
Last BCP: January 2006
TTC since: June 2006

Monty
Me: Monty (24) - October 21
DH: Chris (30)
Married: April 24, 2004
Last BCP: January 2005
TTC since: August 2006

Motray36
Me: Tracy (26) - Birthday: April 27
DH: Keith (26)
Married: June 25, 2004
Last BCP: charting since Sept, 2004, BCP prior to that
TTC since: June, 2006

MrsJackson05
Me: Jessica (24) - July 7
DH: Travis (30)
Married: September 10, 2005
DS/DD : Just furbabies (Weiner dogs, Footlong and Ike)
TTC since: End of October 2005

Pootle
Me: Victoria (27) - October 14
DH: Dan (27)
Married: December 31, 2005
Last BCP: January 23, 2006
TTC since: June 2006

Pugzy
Me: Karen (29)
DH: Mike (28)
Children: one furbaby pug
TTC: August 2006
Problems: Long Cycles

Risa00
Me: Lisa (27) - July 5
DH: Sean (35)
Married: July 12, 2003
Last BCP: February 2006
TTC since: June 2006

RobynScott
Me: Robyn(29) - Birthday (October 14)
DH: Scott (31)
Married: August 29, 2004
TTC since: July 2006

Sarah051504
Me: Sarah (29) - August 8
DH: Jason (29)
Married: May 15, 2004
Last BCP: February 2005
TTC since: April/May 2006
Issues: PCOS

SmittenK
Me: Ali 29
DH: Mike (37)
Married: April 3, 2004
TTC since: April 2006

squee
Me: Steph (20) - June 19
DH: John (22)
Married:January 7, 2006
TTC since: January 7, 2006

stevesbabygirl (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=stevesbabygirl)
Me: Heather (26) - May 30
DH: Steve (28)
Married: August 31, 2003
Last BCP: February 2006
TTC since: Starting in July!

TazLuv
Me: Cheri (29) - Aug
DH: Brian (29)
Married: July 13, 2002
Last BCP: June 2005
TTC since: July 2005

teacher jessica (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=teacher_jessica)
Me: teacher_jessica (29) - February 26
DH: Brad (32)
Married: July 23, 2005
Last BCP: Over a year ago
TTC since: April 2006

Tenny
Me: name Tenny (29)
DH: Adam (29)
Married: April 11, 2003
DS: Andy Cole (4/21/05)
MC: 12/1/03 (12w5d), 3/30/04 (6w)
TTC since: August 2006


Twylla
Me: Twylla (25) - March
DH: G (28)
Married: July 2004
Last BCP: October 2004
TTC since: August 2005

Yolanda
Me: Yolanda (20) - April 9
DH: Brian
Married: August 28, 2004
Last BCP: October 2004
TTC since: January 2006


Anxiously Waiting to TTC!

[Seeing What Happens]

Happy Birthday future mommies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug. 8-Sarah051504
Aug. 13-Delsol
Aug. ??-TazLuv

[Seeing What Happens]

Graduates So Far This Month http://www.pregnancy.org/phpBB2/images/smiles/sleepingbabyboy.gif http://www.pregnancy.org/phpBB2/images/smiles/sleepingbabygirl.gif

Congratulations!!!

BerBer
BFP:8/21/06
EDD: 5/1-5/6/07

Busybee
BFP: 8/2/06
EDD: 4/11/07

Sunshine
BFP: 8/22/06
EDD: 5/5/07

Melody
BFP:8/23/06
EDD: 5/5/07

Kiki61872
BFP: 8/19/06
EDD: 4/29/07

Metag00
BFP: 8/25/06
EDD: 5/5/07

Sadie
BFP: 8/30/06
EDD: early May

[Seeing What Happens]

Graduates in 2006 http://www.pregnancy.org/phpBB2/images/smiles/smilie_schwanger.gif http://www.pregnancy.org/phpBB2/images/smiles/binkybaby.gif

6 Graduates in July 2006, due in March/April 2007:
* MrKinnison, Betsyboop, Miaclear, peewee9196 / MarriedaGoalie, lauren f s

3 Graduates in June 2006, due in February 2007:
* phillytiger, E'sprincess, lilhimley

1 Graduate in May 2006, due in January 2007:
* Zhannushka

4 Graduates in April 2006, due in December 2006:
* fms, pacificbliss, tinkerbelljenny, VeekaSF

3 Graduates in March 2006, due in November/December 2006:
* sake, neenbean, Delaney21

2 Graduates in February 2006, due in October 2006:
* Emermel and Michelle

8 Graduates in January 2006, due in September/October 2006: (2nd highest since 2005)
* batgirl, suiej / Bubeleh, Lily, TaterBaby, Roxygirl, maplekitty and Ericka_Jarett


34 Graduates from July - December 2005

[Seeing What Happens]

HPT(Home Pregnancy Test) Sensitivity Comparison
The lower the amount of mIU measured the more sensitive the test is. Which means a positive or a negative result would show up earlier in your cycle using a lower amount of mIU test.

Test Name and Lowest Amount of HCG Detected

AimStick Pregnancy Test: 20 mIU
AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy Earliest Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
CVS Midstream Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-Mart)-purple cap: 25 mIU
First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Life Brand Pregnancy Test: 25 mUI
One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
E.P.T. Home Pregnancy Test: 40 mIU
Clearblue Easy Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
ClearPlan Easy Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
CVS Cartridge Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Dollar Store Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Early Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
RiteAid Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Target Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Walgreens Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Clearblue Easy Digital Test: 50 mIU
Answer Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Conceive Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Precise Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-Mart)-white cap: 100 mIU
Fact Plus Pregnancy Test: 150-250 mIU

Here is a sample reference list for HCG levels in singleton pregnancies, based on days past ovulation (DPO):

* At 14 DPO, the average HCG level is 48 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 17-119 mIU/ml.
* At 15 DPO, the average HCG level is 59 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 17-147 mIU/ml.
* At 16 DPO, the average HCG level is 95 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 33-223 mIU/ml.
* At 17 DPO, the average HCG level is 132 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 17-429 mIU/ml.
* At 18 DPO, the average HCG level is 292 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 70-758 mIU/ml.
* At 19 DPO, the average HCG level is 303 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 111-514 mIU/ml.
* At 20 DPO, the average HCG level is 522 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 135-1690 mIU/ml.
* At 21 DPO, the average HCG level is 1061 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 324-4130 mIU/ml.
* At 22 DPO, the average HCG level is 1287 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 185-3279 mIU/ml.
* At 23 DPO, the average HCG level is 2034 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 506-4660 mIU/ml.
* At 24 DPO, the average HCG level is 2637 mIU/ml, with a typical range of 540-10,000 mIU/ml.

Odds of Conceiving
(from babymed.com's Fertility FAQs):
quote:

Here are your odds of conceiving:
1 in 5 each month
1 in 10 each month if you are over 35
1 in 2 after 4-5 months
4 in 5 after one year
1 in 5-10 in the second year
1 in 2.5 if you make love once a day during the fertile time
1 in 3 if you make love every other day during the fertile time
1 in 10 if you make love only once 4-5 days before ovulation
1 in 30 if you make love only once a month
1 in 7 if you make love 5 times a month
1 in 3-4 if you make love 10 times a month
Zero if you ONLY make love after ovulation

Useful Links

Due Date Calculator (http://www.parenthood.com/pregcal.html)

[Seeing What Happens]

:D Post Away! :D

[RobynScott]

OOH - I get to start us off! Too bad I have nothing insightful to say - just GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!

Here's hoping to many BFP's in August! :)

[bellabonga]

RobynScott, you cracked me up! :D


Nothing really new here too. We BD yesterday and I still have no clue if I O´d so far or not. I could somewhat faint feel my left ovary yesterday shortly before BD but it was so short and faint that it was probably nothing.


Good luck to us all in August!!! :)

[melandtim]

Wow we are in August already.

Thanks bella - you are correct, I am on CD 14. You would think I would want to speed the time up not slow it down :D

We are on our BD marathon. Poor DH had to stop working last night so we could BD since I was ready to go to sleep and he wasn't :p

I have been using the OPK and so far nothing has shown but I did have a decent amount of EWCM so fingers crossed maybe this month will actually work.

Good luck to all!!

[Squee]

August! Good luck everyone!!!!

I havnt been around oo much latley. I have a bit of trouble keeping up with the thread these days. We must have alot of members or a few chatty ones lol. Im still lurking around tho just not saying much. cd 11 here th being begins!

[charliezangel]

well, i took the test this morning...BFN ladies, not even a faint line. I hate this. I'm depressed about it. I don't understand what would cuse me to be this late. Even if it is stress, i can't see that makeing me 2 weeks late. Typically i O on CD 18-21, the way this is looking, that would have me Oing sometime between CD30-35. Or maybe I didn't O at all this cycle. I don't know. I have to go to work today, maybe that will take my mind off of things..

ETA: did I mention that on top of everything else, I quit smoking?? Yeah, because of the extracted tooth, i could smoke Sunday and Yesterday, so i just decided to quit....now i want to pull my hair out I want a cigarette so bad.

[melg]

Aw, Charliezangel, I'm so sorry about the BFN. I really thought this could be it for you.

Robynscott - i know, I am surprised how fast I have gotten caught up in this too!

Anyone have ideas of what is going on with me from my post yesterday? spotting or extremely light flow that is like choc milk shake?!:eek: yuck, sorry for TMI.

I haven't read TCOYF since like Robynscott we have been hoping to just let it happen naturally. :rolleyes: easier said than done :p

[motray36]

charliezangel so sorry to hear about your BFN :(. I know its hard, but YAY for quitting smoking, and if it makes it any easier....

Women smokers who are trying to conceive may have to wait longer to get pregnant than non-smokers, according to researchers at the Institute of Health Sciences at Oxford University. In a recent study, 569 women were studied to determine the time taken to conceive. Women who continued to smoke while trying to conceive took almost two months longer to get pregnant than non-smokers.

so stay strong and hopefully August will be your month!!!!

[FSUSammy]

charliezangel - Did you have any stress around CD 18-21? If so that definitely could have delayed O. It's quite possible you are having an anovulatory cycle. The only real way to know is to chart your temps though. Congrats on quitting smoking. That's such a great thing for you to do before you find out your are PG.

Me - I'm on CD 7. Had some final spotting from AF yesterday. I'm still having acid reflux. It's caused me to lose almost 5 lbs in one week. Hopefully it'll go away soon. I've started taking my cycle supplements last night. I'm taking Vitex, Cranberry, Calcium, Magnesium, and Acidopholous (sp?). I read on another board that if you want to try to have a girl your environment needs to be more acidic and apparently these supplements do that. I was already taking the Vitex due to my long cycles so I'm just continuing that. Alrighte, gotta get back to work. Hopefully August will be our month!

[RobynScott]

RobynScott, you cracked me up! :D

hehe - thanks. I aim to please :)

melandtim - Good luck with the BD marathon :)

Hi squee! I'm one of those chatty newbies - at least for the last few days ;)

chralizeangel - I'm sorry for the BFN and the difficulties you're having now. Congrats on the quitting smoking though - that's a great thing - and a great thing to get ready for pregnancy since you would have to quit anyway, right?

melg - It's so easy to get caught up! and then last night I was getting testy with DH cause he's not as caught up (read: obsessive!) as me. Of course, last night he tells me he can tell I'm not PG b/c I don't have that "glow". Of course this morning as I tell him I think my period is *late* - well, then he started looking a little nervous ;)

Hi motray!

FSUSammy - I hope the acid reflux gets better ASAP.

As for me - CD 29 as the title says. Today would normally be the day AF shows - but she hasn't so far *finegrs crossed*. Of course, there are some months I have gone 30 days - so waiting to see what happens by Thursday.

Last night though - I was on the *knot* - all these people with AF due around the same time as me posting about BFP's. I couldn't resist! But - I didn't have any HPTs in the house (since this is month 1) - and I didn't get home from work till 10:15 - LONG DAY! So - I peed on an OPK! Haha - my first time peeing on a stick! I got a line - but not as dark as the control - so not a positive - but I've got to think - if there was nothing there wouldn't have been any line at all right? (since I think OPK's are lighter the further away you are from ovulation?)

We'll see - I am going to try and hold out testing till Fri morning - assuming AF doesn't show. Yeah - that's a day earlier than I had been saying - but then I can post here when I get the result instead of having to wait until I get home from vacation :)

OK - I know this is long - but one more question - I have this fear (maybe irrational - maybe not) - that b/c I don't want AF to show - I am psychosomatically delaying her / delaying symptoms and making myself late (I am usually very regular - never skipped a period in my life) - and nothing is really going on.

Yes - I am nuts!

Oh - one last thing - you can all call me Robyn please - Scott is my hubby's name so I added it to mine for a screen name - but Robyn works just fine in posts. (if you remember / don't mind)

Ok - that may be my longest ever CC post - I should probably go do some work now!

Have a good day all - here's hoping AF stays away!

-- Robyn

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - Hmmm I think you are right about the OPK. Run out and buy yourself a PG test!!! You can't delay AF with stress, you can only delay O with stress which of course in effect delays AF. Also, I know you are about to leave on your cruise, are you watching the tropics. There is Tropical Storm Chris out there. He's still pretty far out but pointing to Florida. I tend to watch the tropics carefully this time of year since I live in South Florida and work for the cruise line you'll be cruising on :rolleyes:

[DelSol]

Me: Dana (31) - August 13
DH: Scott (37)
Married: November 19, 2004
Last BCP: August 2005
TTC since: August 2006

I started charting 2 cycles ago but really want to SWH but also know when my fertile days are.

It feels great to be at this point in my life where I can say we are trying for a baby and I'm looking forward to motherhood.

ETA: CD7

Good Luck to everyone! :D

[RobynScott]

Robyn - Hmmm I think you are right about the OPK. Run out and buy yourself a PG test!!! You can't delay AF with stress, you can only delay O with stress which of course in effect delays AF. Also, I know you are about to leave on your cruise, are you watching the tropics. There is Tropical Storm Chris out there. He's still pretty far out but pointing to Florida. I tend to watch the tropics carefully this time of year since I live in South Florida and work for the cruise line you'll be cruising on :rolleyes:

Uh oh - I have not been watching the tropics - I guess I will be now! yikes! well, we knew we were taking a risk booking a cruise for August ... what do you do for the cruise line?

and thanks for the encouragement - I really am going to try and hold out till Fri morning - we'll see though :)

ps - Hi DelSol - I know exactly what you mean by being excited for this time in your life.pps - my middle name is Dana :)

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - I'm a programmer and create websites and reports that are used internally.

DelSol - Welcome!

[FSUSammy]

QOTD: Do you check Cervical Position?

me- I'm trying to start this cycle. AF just left yesterday so I figured I'd start checking. I'm going to have to read up on how to determine if what I'm finding is my cervix because I have no clue! LOL

[Sunshine]

Right....its August, THATS why I havent been receiving email notifications:p LOL!

Charliezangel~I'm so sorry for another BFN:( That really stinks:( But CONGRATULATIONS on quitting smoking!!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!! I quit over 6 years ago, and while it was very hard, I have never looked back! Keep it up! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!! And you will feel SO MUCH BETTER in the end:D

delsol~Welcome!!!!!!


QOTD: Do you check Cervical Position? YES! I start after AF leaves and I check until I O. I occasionally check after I O, just for curiosity sake....:)

[looty]

Robyn~Oh, I hope you are able to start this thread off on the right foot with a BFP! That would be great. I don't have any idea about the OPK though. You may think that you are crazy for wondering about the pushing AF off thing, but I had wondered the samething in the past so if you are crazy, so am I.:p

Bella~I hope you O soon adn you catch that egg! Make sure to have fun in the process as well. ;)

Mel~That is too funny about taking your Dh away from work for a bding session. I never had any luck with OPKs but I hope you do. Keep up the bding though because IMO the cm is more reliable than the OPK. Good luck!

Squee~Things do move pretty quickly in here. I hope you get your BFP soon!

Charliez~Sorry about the negative. Do you know for sure when you O'ed? Have you been stressed a lot this cycle? I know I had some cycles that ran longer and I thought I was pg, but wasn't. Of course I never got a BFP to confuse things. Congrats on quittig smoking! That is a hard thing to do but it will be so worth it.

Melg~I am not sure about your milkshake spotting. Sometimes I have brown spotting before AF comes. What cd are you on?

Motray~Hey! Hopefully that will be a good motivator for Charliez.

FSU~Sorry to hear about the refulx. It sounds like it sucks. I guess I have heard that the girl sperm are more hearty so they can survive a more acidic environment, so that makes sense. I know why you are taking VItex but why are you taking the other stuff? To make it a more acidic environment? Sorry I am dense.

Delsol~Welcome! Good luck to you and I hope you don't have to hang out here too long.

Hey Sunshine!

QOTD: I don't check cervical position. I am not even very good about checking cm. If I notice it great, if not, oh well. Seems like lately it's been pretty obvious.

Me~Still jsut waiting to O. Hoping that August is a good month for us all!:D

[FSUSammy]

looty - Yeah I'm taking the other supplements to make the environment more acidic.

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to here!

Welcome to Delsol!

[DelSol]

Thank you Ladies for the warm welcome!

QOTD: Do you check Cervical Position?
I don't check my cerivcal position. CM is pretty much all I do.

[RobynScott]

Hi Ladies - I'm avoiding work again :) I was here until ten last night but I cannot do that again tonight - I need to go try on a bridesmaid dress before I am de-bridesmaided.

QOTD - never checked CP. Was just trying to track CM this cycle. Next cycle (if necessary - crossing fingers that it's not ;) - I will probably use an OPK and consider temping if I can do it. Pretty sure no CP.

I hope you guys aren't sick of me yet - I'm sorry for posting so much / obsessing - this is the only place I can talk about this! DH is no help really - I asked him when I should test. First he said when we get back from vacation :eek: Uh - that's another 12 days away - and besides, I need to know if I'm ordering virgin drinks or not :)

So - I'm asking you - should I test - or should I continue to try and hold off until Friday? Again - really sorry if I am driving anyone nuts - I know I am nre to the thread - so if I am driving you nuts or being insensitive, please just tell me to do some work and shut my trap for a bit. I promise I will try.

But for now - when should I test? :D

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - I'd wait until Friday to test. If you are PG then you should have no problem getting a positive by then.

[bellabonga]

melandtim, good luck and have fun during your BD marathon, CD-twin! :D

Charliezangel, sorry for the BFN. And congrats on giving up smoking! I quit when I found out I was pg in April but I was so stupid to take up smoking again after my d&c since I felt so crappy.

FSU, I have heard that about calcium and magnesium too! A friend of mine told me that when I said that I was taking iron, calcium and magnesium now daily. Haven´t heard that of cranberry though and besides, we don´t have cranberries in Germany. What is Acidopholous? I have never heard of that. If you want a girl, I have read that your DH should take a long hot bath since male sperms can´t stand the heat as well as female. And BD often around ovulation increases the chances to get a girl too.
Where in South Florida do you live? We go to Florida in September/October again this year. Maybe we can have a belly-get-together. ;)
QOTD: No, I check nothing. No position, no mucous, no temperature.

Robyn, I have never used OPKs, so I have no clue. But if I were you, I would go out and get a HPT today. I´d probably buy a pack of two, just in case of a faint line, so you could test again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow again.

DelSol, welcome! :)

melg, could this be signs of an infection or inflammation? If it continues or if you have other strange symptoms, I would call your doctor.


My news are that I had my obgyn on my answering machine today at 6pm: The humangenetic results of my miscarried baby are in! :eek: I shall call him tomorrow to discuss them. This was kind of a shock because I have already waited 9.5 weeks for them and they told me last week that I still had to wait until mid August. I´m very nervous about it and don´t know what will be worse - if there was something wrong with the baby that could happen again or if the baby was perfectly healthy and just died because I was so ill during that pregnancy. I will also find out tomorrow whether it was a boy or a girl. And hopefully I will find out if there was something wrong hormonally that has to be treated. I´m so nervous, I guess I will be close to vomiting once I get to talk to my doctor.

Apart from that I had that strange pain in the uterus region again today that I had last month when I O´d on the right side. This is very odd since I usually only O with my right ovary every 6-12 months. I´m still worried that I might have an inflammation of the uterus since I don´t have the feeling that my obgyn really investigated this possibility. He told me not to worry because he would see an inflammation on the ultrasound but another obgyn told me that wouldn´t be true and you could only tell by taking a smear test. So depending on how our talk goes tomorrow, I will ask if I can come in for a smear test.

[Sunshine]

bella~Hugs. I hope what you hear is easy tomorrow.....
I cant believe 2 doctors told you 2 different things....how annoying.....
Good luck tomorrow:D

Robyn~I too would wait until Friday! I am getting better at this waiting game the more I do it:p LOL! GOOD LUCK! And dont appologize or worry you are posting too much, that is what this thread is for:D

[FSUSammy]

bella - Acidopholous is found in yogurt. It helps regulate your digestive system AND keeps the bacteria in your vaginal/cervical area in check. Helps reduce the chance of a yeast infection with all the BDing one would be doing TTC. I live in Pemborke Pines which is between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Definitely let me know when you make it this way and we can meet up. Hopefully you'll get all the answers you need on your call tomorrow.

Sam

[bellabonga]

FSU, we´ll be staying in Ft. Lauderdale or Miami for the first two nights of October. But I don´t know if I´ll dare to talk to you in person. Although I make lots of mistakes here, my written English is much better than my spoken... :o

[pugzy]

Can I join?

Me: Karen (29)
DH: Mike (28)
Children: one furbaby pug
TTC: August 2006
Problems: Long Cycles

[Sunshine]

WELCOME pugzy!!!!

[RobynScott]

Welcome pugzy! You girls are torturing me - so far I have 1 vote to test tonight (bella) and 2 to wait till Friday (sunshine and sammy). I just don't know if I can wait - every time I go to the bathroom I am looking for signs of AF that haven't appeared - really, she should have been here today. Could be Thursday (30 day cycle) - but usually by now I would have some sign that she was coming. (TMI - I usually get a small amount of CM tinged with blood a few days before AF appears). Every time I go to the bathroom I am searching the toilet paper and I am starting to drive myself nuts.

PS - DH said test tonight but refused to go into the store and but me a HPT, *lol*

So - should I drive myself nuts for a few more days or not? :)

ETA - Bellabonga - good luck with your call tomorrow. I don't imagine it will be easy - but I hope that it gives you whatever closure / peace you are looking for. (((hugs)))

[pugzy]

Thanks Sunshine!

I've been lurking this thread for a while and counting down to time to TTC, and now it's here!! Now if I could only get my cycles under control! I usually have long cycles, about 35-37 days, but today I'm on CD 47:eek: I POAS just in case, but of course it was a BFN. How long do you all think I should wait before I call my doctor?:confused:

[Sunshine]

Robyn~If AF is due today, then I would test tomorrow.:D
I just dont want you to have to see an Early BFN if you are pregnant, KWIM? On average AF would be due today then?

pugzy~Editted to change the way I worded my question sicne I think I mis-read your question. Have you had a cycle last this long before and are you coming off some kind of birth control right now? If it were me, I would probably call a doctor just to get some peace of mind!

[pugzy]

I've been off the pill for a year. I usually have long cycles (35-37 days), but never THIS long! The longest I ever had was 43 days, and I was under a lot of stress that month. No stress this cycle that I know of.

Robyn- I'd wait until tomorrow, they say first thing in the morning is the best time to test.

[katiems118]

Robyn-My thoughts are you are going to drive yourself crazy and since first morning urine is the strongest for hcg, then buy one today and test in the morning!!! Dont wait til Friday, then if its BFN, then test again on Friday if still no AF

What do you think?

[RobynScott]

Robyn-My thoughts are you are going to drive yourself crazy and since first morning urine is the strongest for hcg, then buy one today and test in the morning!!! Dont wait til Friday, then if its BFN, then test again on Friday if still no AF

What do you think?

I think I'm nuts! :D On the one hand - since AF was due today - even testing tonight, I should be ok. I sort of don't want to find out right before I go to work in the morning. On the other hand - if the result will be the same if I test today or Fri (or Sat) - why can't I just hold out? Ugh - I am a basketcase, I know. I think I'll play it by ear tonight - though I may just wind up buying a two-pack.

As crazy as this sounds - I almost don't know if I want to know yet - the anticipation (difficult as it is) is also part of the fun. YES - I am a full blown nut!

Thanks all for the advice - it's much appreciated!

[Ericka_Jarett]

I say get a 2 pk of tests and test tomorrow morning. The higher concentration is better than if you tried to take a test tonight.

That way too if you really are pregnant and your OB/GYN wants you to get a blood test to confirm it, you can have it tomorrow and have the results Friday or go in Friday and have the results on Monday.

[looty]

FSU~I thought it was to make it more acidic but I wasn't sure. Thanks for clearing that up and not making me feel too dumb.:p

Robyn~I agree with all the other ladies that you should buy the test tonight and test in the morning. True that if AF was due today then if you test tonight it shouldn't matter, but since you don't know if it may come as late as Thursday the first morning urine would be better. The anticipation is fun, and I am always afraid of testing for fear that it will be - so I understand that.

Bella~Good luck with talking to the doctor tomorrow. I will keep you in my thoughts.

Pugzy~Welcome! Do you have any idea of when you Oed? If not, then I guess if I would call my dr and see what the think about it. Good luck!

Hey everyone else!

[Feisty]

Hi Ladies!
I' was on the fence about actually joining the thread since I've never managed to keep up with a thread before, but this is our first month TTC, and I'm so excited!! I've been waiting 5 years for this. Yippe! So here it goes:

Me: 27
DH: 28
Married: June 2001
Last BCP: Jan 2006
TTC since: August 2006

I'm expecting AF Thursday at the earliest, since my cycles are a bit random, sometimes 28 days, sometimes 39 days, so not much is happening for the moment.

[melg]

Welcome Pugzy and Feisty!

Robyn - Buy tonight and test tomorrow. I like Bella's idea of buying 2 just in case. You're not nuts!!

Yay Charliez for quitting smoking! Sending you lots of will power vibes, it's a great thing for you to quit!

QOTD: I don't check anything. Just truly seeing what happens at this point. OH yeah, and obsessing slightly.

Me - Yes, still weird light brownish discharge... it has been a total of 5 days of spotting dark brown and now this very light stuff. So... I am going to call my doctor tomorrow.
First though, I think I am going to by hpt, poas tomorrow morning just in case, and more so that I can tell her I'm not pg, since that might be a natural question. I don't think that's it at all, so I'm expecting the bfn, just need the data. From online only research, it sounds like it could either be abnormal, perhaps low progesterone, or maybe pregnancy. Though only see that a little. It's not implantation spotting because it's been too long. However, some resources say an unsually light period may be early in pregnancy.
We'll find out! And you KNOW I'll keep you posted. It's just so weird!!! ok, not to get hopes up, but it would be pretty weird if I got the BFP - just can't help but have that in the back of my mind. really though, have no other symptoms. remind me of that! I just hope it is not low progesterone, though I guess I'd rather have a clue and find out so that we can fix it, and from what I gather that is an easy one to take care of. My doctor is great, so I'm sure she'll be on it. ONly I do worry a little because I know she likes to let nature take it's course... already told me about the 1 year deal, etc.

[Lanapoo]

Wow! So much happening while I was busy with end of month and first of the month reports :p

Welcome Delsol, Pugzy, and Feisty!!!

Robyn - I vote test tomorrow with first morning urine. Good luck :D

QOTD: CP. I know where it is and I think I checked like every day on my first cycle :p . But now that I know where it is I don't really feel like checking. For CM, if I see it ok but if I don't then I don't go looking for it. I've become a pretty lazy TTCer!

Me - Not much going on, I've got more than week before AF shows. So it's just wait and see. No symptoms or anything.

[DelSol]

Robyn ~ I agree with the other ladies, buy the HPT tonight and test tomorrow morning.

I think you feelings are normal and I'll probably be the same way when I'm in the 2WW.

[melandtim]

Welcome Delsol, Pugzy, and Feisty!!!

Robyn - I am another vote for taking the test this morning. Keeping my fingers crossed for you :)

Bella - I'm thinking of you today Big {{{hugs}}}

Me - CD15, OPK still negative but a faint line was showing yesterday and I am getting a little cramping on the left side. Temp was up though for the second day so I am not sure if I already O'd yet or not :confused: I am hoping not, that its coming up so we can get some more BD time in :p

[bellabonga]

My obgyn called me back during his lunch break half an hour ago. With totally unexpected news: My perfectly healthy boy turned out to be a girl with severe trisomy 21 (down syndrome)! :eek: I nearly dropped the phone because I had never expected this. Not after two pathologist´s examinations that said that they did not find any evidence for chromosomal disorders. But I have to say that I´m glad. Well, not really glad - somehow between laughing and crying. But I feel relief. I finally know what went wrong. It wasn´t my fault. I didn´t lose it because I took the antibiotics too late as I always thought. And losing a baby with a down syndrome so severe that the heart stopped beating makes much more sense than losing a perfectly healthy baby because of a flu-like infection.

He said that in this case they are 100% sure that it was a girl because these trisomy 21 cells definitely can´t be mine. So Nathaniel really was Nathanielle.

It is so good to finally have some closure and I am so grateful that my obgyn demanded all these tests. :) Today he was his usual nice self again and took several minutes to talk everything through with me. He said that my risk to have a child with down syndrome would only be increased by 0.5% by this although I can´t believe this and think it is probably too optimistic. I will do further research regarding this topic on the internet. He advised me to do a first-trimester-screening next time which is no biggie since I had that too with Maya and would have chosen it with Nathanielle anyway. He doesn´t think that an amnio would be obligatory and said that he would wait for the first-trimester-screening results and decide after that.

So it isn´t the best case scenario I was hoping for which would have been a fatal disorder that doesn´t repeat itself but still for me it is better than having lost a healthy baby. In a way I´m glad that it happened this way. Otherwise I would have probably had bad results in the first-trimester-screening, an amnio and after that and then the decision between abortion or living for the rest of my life with a severely handicapped child. I´m very thankful that I did not have to make that decision.

Now I only need some time to digest this information, to cry for my lost girl and to look forward to the future.

[FSUSammy]

Welcome Feisty!!

melg - I'll be crossing my fingers that its really a PG for you instead of something else.

melandtim - Hopefully you can still catch that egg!!! Get some more BDing in!!! LOL

Bella - Oh I'm so glad you got all the info you wanted. How horrible for the baby though, but you know at least you don't have to feel guilty that it was something that you did. We'll all be here for you hoping that this was a fluke and it won't happen again for you.

[melandtim]

Bella - I am so glad that you got the answers you have been waiting for for so long. At least you have the comfort of knowing why it happened. Keeping my fingers crossed that this is your month :)

[motray36]

Welcome pugzy and feisty!

bella - I'm glad that you got your answers and are looking at this as another step in the healing process. Hopefully this will lighten your load a bit! Know that you're in my thoughts and prayers.

melandtim - Keep BDing...you never know how fast the little guys will swim!

melg - hope the doc can shed some light.

Robyn - It's 8:30....do you know where your HPT's are ????? (ok, bad play off of a bad 90's commercial...it's early)

[melg]

Bella - Thinking of you. I'm glad that you got the answers, sounds like your doc is very supportive and has you covered. Take your time today.


Me - BFN. I knew it would be actually, but it is amazing what taking a pt will do to your head. Screwed up I tell ya! Disappointing... this time not so much because no pg (although sort of that too) but also because now I need to call the doctor and find out WTF is up....

[melg]

BTW - Anyone know what happened to the search function on CC?!

[Ericka_Jarett]

melg - they took it down as well as the newest post feature. They are seeing if they were causing server crashes

[DelSol]

Bella ~ I'm glad you got the answers you have been waiting for.

melg ~ sorry to hear about the BFN, hopefully your Dr. can shed some light as to what is going on

[melandtim]

Thanks motray!!

melg - sorry about the BFN. TTC is enough to drive you crazy :)

robyn - we are anxiously awaiting your results!!

[RobynScott]

Bella - I'm glad you got the results and that you know, without a doubt, that nothing you did caused what happened - I am still so sorry for what happened, but I hope it brings you some closure.


Robyn - It's 8:30....do you know where your HPT's are ????? (ok, bad play off of a bad 90's commercial...it's early)

Well, believe it or not, I didn't test! (well, at least not with a HPT). I thought about buying one at the dollar store and they were closed - and decided to hold off (still trying to see if I can make it to Friday, despite my craziness yesterday ;))

We're seeing Dh's mom tonight - and if I knew, it would be so hard not to tell her - but for a lot of very silly reasons (primarily, that my mom often feels 'left out / jealous' b/c DH's family is here and she is in NY) - I'd really like to tell my mom first (in person if possible). So, not knowing today won't make it hard not to say anything tonight. Also, I really have some work to get done before I leave for vacation - and I guess somehow obsessing over *if* I am pregnant seems better than knowing for sure :)

I am also trying to wait out AF. Although she typically should have been here yesterday - there are a few months she showed on CD 31 (usually timed so I have it for the weekend) - so I guess I just want to be sure she doesn't show. It helps that I don't have any HPTs in the house.

Of course, that didn't stop me from POA OPK again last night - and the line was lighter than the day before which of course made me less hopeful (even though I know the OPK doesn't really mean anything)

So, that's my long answer :) DH and I are going to Tar-jay tonight to stock up on stuff for our trip - and probably buy a HPT. Once it's in the house, we'll see if I can really hold out until Fri :)

Welcome pugzy and feisty - and a Huge thank you to you all for putting up with me, answering my questions and giving advice. I really appreciate it!

Sorry I can't do more SO's now - it's taken me forever just to post this (and not just b/c of the length ;)) so I'd better get back to work - but I want you all to know I really appreciate the posts.

Thanks and have a great day! :)

[Sunshine]

Feisty~WELCOME!

melg~I'm sorry you got a BFN:(

bella~HUGS. I'm sorry you had to get news like that but at least you know now and you can try and cope easier..........I'm still so sorry tho.

Robyn~WHAT???????????????/You DIDNT TEST?!?!?! You are going to start to drive me crazy with wonder! LMAO! JJ!
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!!! I cant Wait for you to POAS! LOL!



sooooooooooooo, just a question, I'm sure no one really knows, just wanting an opinion:D
If I am drinking grapefruit juice to help increase CM, does anyone know if it would be better to BD at night, or it doesnt really matter. Like, if the grapefruit juice only works the day you drink it, but doesnt help increase until later on.....you know? Dad leaves for work at 5am, and we dont leave until 7:30, so there is some good BD time in there.....;) Anyways, just thought I would ask and see what everyone thought. And just in general, do you think it is better to BD at night rather than first thing in the morning.....
TIA!
Day 1 of grapefruit juice was okay, its tart, but b/c you dont have to drink much it was easy to chug down! heehee! DH was pretty proud of me as he wont touch it with a 10 foot pole! LOL! I also told him I wanted to buy 3 grapefruit this pay and apparently, even tho he hates grapefruits, he knows how to tell if they are ripe. So he will be picking them for me! LOL!
Anyways. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

[RobynScott]

Sunshine - you're too cute.

For some reason I am calmer today and able to wait. I think I just really want to make sure AF doesn't show. Also, I think we would both be shocked if BD 1x on our first cycle really did it - so I guess I'm more expecting AF to show than anything else - and don't want to be disappointed by an ealry negative. Interestingly, by body did everything it usually does leading up to AF (2 pounds of water weight - every month without fail) - and then what happens when she's here (lose the water weight) - but this time, no AF. It's like she geared up to come - and then decided not to visit (yet) - or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part ;)

As far as the morning BD, I don't know anything about grapefruit juice - but I think I have read that morning BD can be better than evening - so I would say, enjoy that time you have with DH between 5 and 7:30 :D

[Chelsea524]

Sunshine, I have heard it is better to BD in the am, the mans sperm count I think is supposed to be higher or something like that.

Welcome pugzy, feisty and Delsol

melg, sorry about the BFN

Bella, I am so glad you didn't have to wait any longer for your results, Huggs!!!!!

Robyn Good luck testing!!!!!

I am sure I missed someone but come on, in one day you guys got to page 6:eek: Wow, I guess I need to make sure I don't miss a day ever again:p

Well, CD 13 for me, I have had a little bit of EWCM but not a ton so I guess I need to step up the grapefruit drinking. I ran out of my pink juice so I tried the ruby red, it tastes so much different, not tart at all compaired to the pink so I don't know how much good it will do but I will keep drinking that while I am eating my grapefruits that I started today, I love them, so yummy! OPK yesterday was negative so that with the EWCM I have no idea whats going on, the BDing has begun except we missed last night because dh was tired, he felt bad so he said he will make sure to BD tonight and every other night until we get a BFP:D

[Sunshine]

Robyn~LOL! I feel the more time we have been TTC, the calmer I feel and less anxious I am wanting to test! Good for you tho! I think seeing a BFN is worse than waiting for AF. But thats just me, I know others would disagree:)
YAY for saying AM BD would be better in your opnion, b/c I like doing it in the morning better too;) heehee!

Chelsea~YAY that you agree, I like it better in the AM too;):p LOL! Meow!
YAY for starting the grapefruit eating toady! I am SO excited to start eating them rather than drinking the juice. So maybe b/c you have EXCM and a neg OPK that means the grapefruit juice is working? Maybe you will be Oing soon and this is the extra CM?? GOOD LUCK!!!!!

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - AHHHH man the control you have! LOL Are you watching TS Chris? There is a possibility it might affect you leaving on Sunday so keep an eye on it. So far (from the inside) we haven't heard anything about what will happen with the ships this weekend if anything.

[Lanapoo]

Bella - I'm so glad you got the answers you were looking for. {{HUGS}} I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that this is your month and that you have a healthy sticky baby.

Motray - LOL about the HPT's!

Melg - Sorry about the BFN :(

Robyn - I can't believe you didn't test!! Oh well, if you can be patient then I guess I can too :D

Sunshine - One thing about BD in the morning is if DH drinks coffee or caffiene about 30 mins before BD then his swimmers will be extra perky ;)

Chelsea - Yay for hubby wanting to make up for the missed BDing!


Well, I've got about a week left of this 2ww. For some reason I just don't feel like this is our month. I'm not sure why though. I guess we'll see next week!

[Sunshine]

One thing about BD in the morning is if DH drinks coffee or caffiene about 30 mins before BD then his swimmers will be extra perky ;)
LMAO! Well, we'd be BD before we even got out of bed, so that just wont do:p LOL! I should install a timed coffee maker in our bedroom;) LMAO!
Hmmmmmmmmm, you dont Feel like it is your month? (And you KNOW I am going to say this dont you....?) Maybe that means IT IS YOUR MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D "They" always say, it was the month "they" didnt think it was going to happen:D
GOOD LUCK!

[Seeing What Happens]

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Welcome to pugzy and feisty!

[Lanapoo]

HA! Sunshine you're too funny! Yeah for some reason I keep thinking that it'll take a few more months for us to get that BFP. Of course, that doesn't stop me from lurking in the April 2007 mommies thread :o !

[Sunshine]

Lana~Ha! I'm glad I'm not the only one...guess where I just came from;):p:eek:

[dancn226]

Hi everyone just checkin in to see how everythign is going. Welcome new people, I have been so busy at work and haven't had time to check it. My brother is getting married this weekend, so things are crazyiness now. Well, I am on CD 12. Nothing going on here at all. Nothing to report. Hope all is well is for everoyone!!!!

[bellabonga]

Welcome, pugzy and Feisty! :)

Robyn, I can´t believe you still haven´t tested. Promise at least you´ll test for us before you go on your cruise! :D

melg, sorry about the BFN! :( After you mentioned it, I really though your spotting might be a pregnancy sign - speaking from experience since I had AF (only shorter than usual) the first month I was pg with Maya.

Sunshine, I have no clue about grapefruit juice and BD time. But BD in the morning seems a good idea, so you don´t have to worry if your DH has a couple of beers in the evening. Apart from that, enjoy it while you can. Once you have children, you can forget about BD in the morning! ;)

Chelsea, it´s great that your DH is ready for the BD marathon! With your unpredictable cycle, it´s very likely to increase your chances.


And thanks to all who have replied for your kind words! :) They mean a lot to me.

It´s strange but this result has really given me closure. At least today, I feel much more at ease than I´ve felt for weeks. And I´m even wondering if I have to be pregnant right now to be happy. Heck, I´m even questioning if I want to be pregnant again so soon! Today I´m even more like OMG - what if?! Somehow I always thought I needed another pregnancy to feel better again but maybe that isn´t the case. Maybe I just needed this result and some time. Maybe I should really SWH without trying to push it by BD marathons, grapefruit juice, vitex, vitamins and pre-seed. Although I´ll probably see that totally different when AF arrives in two weeks. ;) So I´m quite torn whether we should continue to BD tonight or not. Somehow I don´t feel like it, especially as I´m quite pissed at DH who told me today that he has forgotten what we named our dead baby. I was very disappointed by that as it clearly shows that this was all not that important to him. So unless a miracle happens, I guess we´ll take a break today...

[Sunshine]

so you don´t have to worry if your DH has a couple of beers in the evening.
heehee, DH doesnt drink b/c he has ummmmmmmmmm, I cant remember exactly what it is called, but its something with his stomach, and he is suposed to kind of stay away from alcohol and caffeine etc. ITS ME who likes to drink. Well, just wine, but still:p
When I went home last night I poured myself a glass of wine, sicne i know that will have to stop soon too. I dont drink much, but I have been every once in awhile since its in the house and we rarely have liquor in the house:p
And again, HUGE HUGS. I'm sorry about what happened with what DH said to you.:( I hope you start feeling like yourself again very soon. I am happy that it helps for you to know.

[Smittenk]

2nd day in August and already on page 4?! You ladies chat fast :)

[zhannushka]

Hello ladies! I just wanted to check in and tell you that I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for all of you this month!!! :)

***BABYDUST***

[FSUSammy]

Bella - I know some women that actually take a break of focusing on TTC that they end up getting PG immediately since they are just letting it happen. Maybe that's what you need to do. Enjoy it instead of making it a task. Don't pay attention to DH men are stupid and can't remember anything LOL!

[RobynScott]

HA! Sunshine Of course, that doesn't stop me from lurking in the April 2007 mommies thread :o !

hehe - I've been there, done that too.

Bella - I promise I'll try to test before I leave. That's one of the reasons I was thinking Fri instead of Sat - b/c if it's Saturday, I'll be running all over Orlando looking for an internet cafe to let you guys know ;)

The real test will be tonight and tomorrow morning - DH and I need to go to Tar-jay to get stuff for our trip. Will probably pick up a HPT too. (I mean - at this point I probably should)

So - if we pick up a two-pack - will I test tonight or will I be able to hold off till Fri morning?

My period has never been late - EVER - but I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much either. (every little twinge - or TMI - CM) - I'm afraid is AF arriving. So, if I wait through tomorrow and she still has not arrived - well, then I'll know I've never gone that long without AF. We'll see. At this point, nothing's really going to change between now and Fri morning, right? (except maybe my ability to concentrate at work? :p ) There's sort of a comfort to me now in AF not arriving.

We'll see - the only thing clear is that I am basically certifiable - so who knows if I will be able to hold out or not.

My plan for now is to hold out - and I'll post on Fri morning whether the drinks on the cruise will be virgin or not ;)

(and if it's a BFN and AF continues to be a no-show, that will be really weird b/c that has never happened to me before. Guess I have to just wait and see.)

Have a good night all - time for me to get out of this place.
ps - sorry I wasn't able to do individual SO's.

[melg]

Bella, I'm sorry about DH, quite insensitive. I say forget the BD tonight, relax, go get a drink with some girls! :p


Robyn - test tomorrow morning! I'm really hoping this is it for you!

Me - AF cramping all day today, and at one point I did see some red. It was short lived. I htink AF is actually really starting now. Still need to talk to my dr tomorrow, I dont think the week of slow bleed before is normal. Like Bella said, I did start to think that maybe I was pg, but no such luck.
I agree wit FSUSammy, I know a lot of people jsut get pg when they let it happen. Trying to go with the flow more next month, this was only first try. I was just hoping....


Good luck Robyn!
Hugs to Bella!

[Ericka_Jarett]

We actually almost missed out time, because I was just letting things happen (I was temping but that was mostly because my doctor told me too keep it up). Hubby asked what day I was on, told him I was CD20 after thinking for a few mins. and he said well you'll be O'ing in a few days right. We DTD a lot that week and a few days before just because we could. it worked for us.

Good Luck to everyone.

Bella - I wanted to comment earlier, forgot to though. I am glad you were able to get some answers and now some closure. I know how hard it is not knowing what caused your loss, so glad you found out for sure.

[melody]

Me:Melody (27) - Birthday (January 22)
DH: Dave (27)
Married: 04.24.04
Last BCP: before we were married...
DS/DD : just 2 dogs
TTC since: July '06

We decided to start trying last month, but I don't think we had the timing right (we started too late). We are very hopeful for August! I have not kept great track of my cycles until now, so I am not exactly sure when I will ovulate. I got AF on 7.29, so I am thinking mid-August sometime... We just scheduled a getaway to Bermuda from 8.13-8.18, so we shall see ;)

wishing babydust to you all!!!

[Sunshine]

Welcome Melody!

[Seeing What Happens]

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Welcome Melody!

[Squee]

Welcome to the newbies! Hopefully your stay is short and sweet!

Good luck Robyn I hope you get your bfp.

Sorry to those who have gad a visit from af.

[melandtim]

Welcome melody

Me - CD 16. According to fertility friend I actually ovulated this month and at a normal time. Unfortunately because I was relying on an OPK which has yet to turn up positive we only BD'd the night before my temp increase. But at least this is the 2nd month in a row I have ovulated though I don't understand the OPK??

[RobynScott]

That's right, haven't tested yet! Maybe tonight or tomorrow morning. Call me crazy - right now I'm sort of enjoying just not having AF arrive. (and thinking that it means something - and then freaking myself out that b/c I think it means something, it won't mean anything, *lol* - yes, I am nuts.

Melody - welcome! I don't know if you remember me but I know you from the Philly board of the knot (and the Bloomingdales bridal show) - good to *see* you here :)

melantim - It only takes once, right? (at least, that's what I'm hoping ;) ) Good luck -at least you know you O - that's a good start, right?

Squee - thanks for the good luck wishes.

Erika - thanks for the advice and encouragement - and for sticking around to give newbies like me advice ;)

melg - thanks for the good wishes. Still haven't tested. Maybe we will pick up a test tonight (didn't make it to Tarjay yesterday after all)

Sammy, Sunshine and Bella - thanks again for all of the good luck thoughts!

So, as I said - still haven't tested. Not sure why (well, besides not having tests in the house). Guess I just really want to make sure AF is not showing. Was trying to talk to Dh about all of this last night and getting very testy with him (without very good reason)

I asked him if/when he wanted me to test. First he was like - you're not pregnant. Women's periods come late all the time (How does he know?) - I let him know that I have never missed a period in my life - and if AF isn't here today, this will be the longest I have ever gone.

Then I told him he didn't seem excited. In his defense, he was tired (it was late last night) and we were stuck in serious traffic for the second time yesterday. He told me right now he is "indifferent" - b/c this is only our first month trying. If we'd been trying for 3 years and then this was all happening (potential 'symptoms') - he would feel different. I did not react well to indifferent - then he said he knows AF is coming b/c I am being so bitchy - I reminded him that newly pregnant women are also very hormonal :o

Anyway - sorry so long (again) - I think I am just really nervous that this is all in my head. Other than a little bit of crampiness over the weekend, there have been no signs of AF. I have been gassy after everything I eat (no matter what) - other than that (and the bitchiness) - just seems normal, except that AF hasn't shown up yet. I guess I'm afraid that it's all in my head and so I won't get a BFP - and then I'm afraid that thinking negatively means I won't get a BFP. Ugh - I am worried about jinxing myself all around.

I promise to try and test by tomorrow morning to get an answer once and for all. (of course, if it's a BFN, I'm just going to wonder if it's too early, *lol*)

Thanks all for putting up with me!

Good luck to everyone - May this be your (our) month!

[melg]

AF showed up last night - finally! For real, red blood, normal this morning like I usually get it (sort of thick). So... I still need to talk to Dr today and find out if spotting/very light brown for 6 days prior is anything to worry about. And I *guess* that makes this CD1? Which makes my cycle about 31-32 days I think. We'll see.
I was bitchy last night - my mom set me off over the phone. I had a little crying fest to hubby.
Just so frustrated lately.
ugh!

Back for sos later - but Robyn, girl, you are sooo strong!

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - Man I wish I was as strong as you. I don't think I could wait that long when its my turn to test. LOL. And don't pay any attention to DH, boys are STUPID! He'll react completely different when you tell him you are PG, whether or not this is the time.

melg - Yesterday would be CD 1. What time did AF arrive. Mine arrived at 9:45pm and I considered that CD 1 since it was the first day of red.

[RobynScott]

Heh - Sammy and Mel - I don't know if I'm strong, or simply an ostrich, sticking my head in the sand. ;)

Like I said, lack of AF is making me think - "BFP" - but I'm afraid to jinx myself either way. In fact, I don't think I'm strong - I think I'm a coward. I almost don't want to test yet - just want to make sure AF doesn't come - how long can I wait? *lol*

Also, mel and Sammy - just to let you know (I might have said this previously in the thread) - a friend of mine didn't know she was PG until she was 8 weeks (and thinking she had a stomach bug!) - b/c she thought AF had come (just lighter than usual) - so, you never know (especially with the spotting melg) - although mel- I think you may have tested already (sorry I can't remember right now)

Did I mention that Dh watches Days of Our Lives and that's where he's getting his current 'medical' knowledge I think - he asked me if I could possibly have a "hysterical pregnancy" like Carrie? (gee, thanks DH!)

[melandtim]

robyn - that is too funny :p I can't imagine my DH watching a soap opera!!

[RobynScott]

robyn - that is too funny :p I can't imagine my DH watching a soap opera!!

Try imagining him tivo'ing it every day and watching it at night! Yep, that's my DH - trying to get me to watch it with him. And convinced (well, maybe not convinced) that the lack of AF is a hysterical pregnancy! :eek: This is the same show where two couples undergo IVF and then declare themselves pregnant (like right after the cells are transferred) - yeah, that's real medical knowledge there, *lol* Damn DOOL and their pregnancy storylines!

[motray36]

Robyn That is awesome!! I am cracking up at my desk!!!

[melandtim]

What are they defining as a hysterical pregnancy!!!! See what we miss when we have to work and don't have tivo :p If I wasn't at work I woul dbe laughing hysterically

Is it just me or does it seem that everyone is PG around you and all tv shows have PG women in it. Not fair :rolleyes:

[Sunshine]

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WATCHING DAYS!;) LMAO!:p My hubby actually watches the ends with me as he gets home with about 30 mins left of the show! He hates Belle BTW:p LMAO!


melg~I'm sorry AF showed:(


Well, I htink grapefruit juice is an aquired taste......b/c you know what? After drinking it yesterday, and me not loving it, I drank MORE today and I actually had a taste for it! IT TASTED YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! I think I'm ready to start eating grapefruits! Going to actually start tomorrow instead of Sunday! YAY!

No big news. Just severly annoyed today.........incompetance annoys me to NO END!

BABY DUST TO EVERYONE!

[RobynScott]

Is it just me or does it seem that everyone is PG around you and all tv shows have PG women in it. Not fair :rolleyes:

Not to mention all of the HPT commercials - especially during DOOL, *lol* (I notice as he fast forwards)

motray - glad I could provide some entertainment :D

Sunshine - if you watch DOOL, you know all of the things I am talking about - it's crazy!

Re: Hysterical pregnancy - one of the characters got a "false positive" (yeah right) - so now DH is talking to me about false positives and hysterical pregnancies - ugh.

[katiems118]

Well my temp dropped this morning..and Ive been having some cramping since yesterday, so I think AF is on her way, should be here by Sunday.

Robyn- Sending you baby dust!! My DH said to me, of course your're not pg, its only been 2 months since bcp....to which I responded, some women get pg after the first month! Test tomorrow, I think we are all in anticipation!

[Sunshine]

Robyn~OMG, I've watched Days for over 12 years! I definately know what you are talking about! LOL! What a show yesterday, cant wait for todays:)
I dont understand why they arent saying Carries baby died from the smoke inhalation rather than it being a false positive...............Sure.....
Anyways.....enough DOOL talk:p

Katie~Sorry:( I hope AF doesnt show.....

[looty]

Man you ladies have been busy! I can't really do SO's to every post but I am going to try to get everyone!

Welcome Feisty! I hope your stay here is short and sweet!

Melg~If you had first red blood yesterday, yesterday would be Cd 1 and today would be Cd2. Sorry about Af coming. I was hoping all the spotting was a sign you were pg. Hope you can get some answers from the dr.

Lana~I hope you're wrong and AF stays away. Only a few more days to know for sure.

Mel~I hope you didn't miss the egg. I never had any luck with getting a + from an OPK. They seem to be so particular. You can't get too much pee or too little pee. You can't test first thing in the morning, but you need to hold it for hours. Sheesh! When your temp rises doesn't that mean you Oed that day? If so the day before O could still work! Yay for Oing 2 cycles in a row.

Bella~I am glad that you got some answers and that they are making you feel better about the whole thing. Sorry to hear that your Dh is not being the best about the whole situation.

Robyn~I can't believe that you still haven't tested (or that your DH watches a soap). LOL! I hope you get that BFP tomorrow morning. My Dh has told me that I am not pg before too. I wasn't to happy with him either, but as time goes on in the TTC process he does seem to have a different reaction. He still tells me not to get too excited because I might not be sometmes but I think he is trying to keep me grounded so that if I am not then it won't be so upsetting. I hope your DH is WRONG!:p

Sunshine~I know I am answering this late but I don't know about the grapefruit juice either. I would think that it would increase your cm all around not just immediately after drinking it. Have fun bd'ing whether in the morning or at night (or just do both)!

Chelsea~I hope that you catch that egg. Maybe the EWCM is extra because of all the grapefruit that you are taking in. I am sure that will help in getting pg. Good luck with your marathon bd'ing. What a sacrafice you are both making.:p ;)

Hey dancn! I hope your life slows down a little after your brother's wedding. Make sure you have plenty of time for bd'ing! Maybe the love at the wedding will inspire somethng. :)

Hey SmittenK~They are cruising along aren't they? It's hard to keep up!

Hi Zhanna! Thanks for checking in on us and giving us babydust!

Ericka~It's good to know a technique that worked. Thanks!

Welcome Melody! It sounds like your trip will be at just the right time! Let's hope you bring home a wonderful souvenior!

Katie~I hope that you are wrong but I guess it's harder to think that when you chart. Maybe it will just be a temp dip for implantation. That does happen right?

Hi to Motray, FSUSammy, and Squee!

Me~I got a high reading today which means I should O in the next 5 days sometime. Like I said before I think I am just going to chill about everything and just bd when we feel like it.

[Lanapoo]

Welcome Melody! Good luck in Bermuda ;)

Melandtim - That darned LH surge can sometimes be for only a couple of hours and there's a big chance that you'll miss it with the OPK's (unless you test like 3-4 times a day). I've had one positive in the last 4 cycles and missed the surge all the other times.

Robyn - LOL about the soaps! Your DH sounds like my friends' though. She got pg on their 1st cycle of trying and he was all "I thought you said it could take a year!" and she was like "That's what the book said!". So they didn't have the greatest start to the pregnancy but now they both laugh about his initial reaction.

Melg and FSUSammy- Sorry about AF :(

Katiems118 - Sorry about the temp drop, hopefully AF stays away.

Sunshine - Too funny about the soap talk! Hope your day starts getting better!

Looty - Have fun chillin' with the hubby ;)

Me - Not much going on here, just hoping the rest of this 2ww passes quickly. It always seems to work that way for me. The first week is a breeze and then the last week DRAGS on!

[pugzy]

Hi Ladies! Wow, this thread moves fast. I'm really excited to finally be part of the TTC thread though!

CD 49 here... WTF!!!!!! This is highly abnormal for me, and still getting a BFN, so not preggo. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow for some labwork, please wish me luck. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get any bad news. I'm just now getting started on the TTC journey!

[pacificbliss]

Robyn you're killing me.

Hi looty! I saw your note to me from way back when. Yes, I still check in here and leave the occasional ~~~~babydust~~~~~ I am addicted to seeing the good news. Plus, I have to admit, there are still a few girls in here from when I was here and I'm pulling for you all to graduate.

Now, more ~~~~babydust~~~~~ for everyone.

[looty]

Lana~The second week of the 2ww always drags by for me too. Just when I think I am doing good, time comes to semming stand still.

Good luck at the doctor tomorrow pugzy. I hope you get some answers and I'll be thinking of you.

Hey pacificbliss! Yeah there are some of us here that just can't seem to graduate. I hope we do soon! Thanks for the babydust!:D

When I went to the bathroom, I noticed some EWCM. So I guess I am definitely going to be Oing soon! Good thing that at least ofr today I am in the mood. Who knows if that will continue or not.

[Chelsea524]

Oh my, what a chatty bunch we have:)

pacificbliss thanks for the babydust, always nice to have!!

pugzy, sorry about the long cycle, I know how hard that is, I just got over a 75 day cycle for my first cycle ttc, I can't remember, are you just coming off BC? Good luck at the dr!

Lanapoo, goog luck through your 2ww, I hope you get a BFP at the end of it!

looty good luck catching the egg! I understand just taking it easy this cycle, I hope this is t for you though!

katie I hope AF stays away!!

Robyn Good luck testing when you do, I hope AF stays away

Sunshine I have started to really like my grapefruit juice too, I have been drinking the pink kind and when that ran out I started on my ruby red and it was to sweet, I had to go buy more pink.

Mel I have decided I don't like the OPKs, I used one on Tuesday, negative, then Wednesday at 10:30, there was a line, but not quite as dark and only half as wide as the control line, so I tested again at 1:30, no line at all, so frustrating.

Me, not much going on here, haven't BD the last couple days, dh swore we would last night and then we got in a very stupid argument and so we didn't, hopefully tonight we can make up;)

[Sunshine]

looty~I'm gonna try to do it as much as we can, but here we are on cd7 and DH is already calling me a massively horny monkey:p heehee! Poor guy! I never thought the day would come when *I* would wear *HIM* out! heehee!
I hope you can still chill b/c you want to.....:) I find it hard b/c I KNOW what my cm means I KNOW I will prb be Oing soon so I cant Help but want to BD!
I hope this month is your month!!!

Lana~I am a FREAK for Days of our Lives, dont even get me started;) The one thing I told my Dad that can not change when he moves in is me watching Days! LMAO!
I hope the horrible wait of the 2WW goes by quickly for you! I always find the 1st week to fly by as well!

pugzy~Wishing you tons of luck!!!!! I'm so sorry you got another BFN:(

Chelsea~Yesterday the juice was sour for me, I couldnt believe how sweet it tasted this morning! I am SO excited to eat real grapefruit tomorrow, I think I am going to LOVE IT!
Sorry you got into a little fight last night....they say make-up is better anyhow....altho I cant remember ever really Having make-up before.....so, I dunno:p
Either way, have fun tonight;)

[FSUSammy]

Good Luck at the doctor's Pugzy!

Me - I'm on CD 9. Started having some creamy CM, hope that's a sign that O is on its way. If so I might be REGULAR again! AHHH!!! I guess only time will tell.

Sam

[RobynScott]

Sammy - I hope the signs mean you are getting regular again.

As for me, I HAVE to go to Target tonight to get stuff for our trip (we leave tomorrow! still not packed!) - so I think I will have to pick up a HPT.

So - should I take it tonight or tomorrow? I'll check in later and let you know what we decide - either way - hope to have an answer by tomorrow - eek! :eek:

Have a great night all! I'm finally leaving work at a normal hour.

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - I'd take it tomorrow morning with first morning urine. You've been able to wait this long, what's a little bit longer! LOL

[RobynScott]

Robyn - I'd take it tomorrow morning with first morning urine. You've been able to wait this long, what's a little bit longer! LOL

Well, once I bought the test tonight, as you can tell from the heading, I couldn't hold out. Took a Clear Blue Digital - "early" test - BFN.

Then I ran to the store and got a regular early test (yeah, cause I am that nuts! so much for being strong!) and got another BFN. I will test again in the morning with FMU.

Maybe I did have a "hysterical" pregnancy after all :( AF has never been this late / not shown before, I've been feeling all kinds of weird during the day - and maybe I had myself convinced we got lucky on the first shot.

Not giving up yet (2 more tests to take in the morning) - I just wish I knew what my body is doing - ugh!

For now, guess I'll be having real drinks on my cruise that I really need to pack for. Oh yeah - did I mention that it is 11 pm at night and we haven't even started the actual packing? working tomorrow and then leaving after work - must go pack!

[melg]

Awww, Robyn, I'm so sad! I was going to go to bed and just do SOs tomorrow, but HAD to log on to see if you had taken the test. I knew if you were anything like me you'd have to poas as soon as you bought it. i'm so sorry you didn't get a bfp yet, but maybe tomorrow... I'll cross my fingers for you. I was really hoping for you. I was there last week... it would really be wonderful if you were successful the first month!

Of course... I'm looking forward to bding more, so there's not a complete loss if you aren't pg.. ;)

I'll be looking for your post tomorrow when I log in. Hope to see BFP... eihter way if I don't get to post before you leave HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP!! Have a fruity drink for me LOL!
I have really been enjoying your posts, making me lmao. I used to watch DOOL... now I have no idea what is going on. I still miss old Belle. :rolleyes: and keep wondering why the guy from real world chicago is there :D

Going as far back as I can see, be back tomorrow for update on me
lanapoo - crossing fingers for you too on the bfp... how many more days to wait? can't blame you for lurking in april 07 thread. I did it too, even knowing I won't be there...

Melody - welcome!

Pugzy - that's long... time to call the dr? good luck.

Looty - guess that means its time to get busy?! good luck catching the egg!

Sunshine - have fun!:D

[melody]

thank you all for the welcome!

Robyn, I absolutely do remember you from our wedding planning days :) I am so glad to be sharing the next exciting stage! I am sorry that you have a BFN so far, but it is still possible to get a BFP! I had a similar experience this cycle, also our first trying... I had so many odd pregnancy symptoms this month, but AF showed up. I guess your mind can cause havoc on your body... I am really trying to have "fun" with this and not take it too seriously, but that is easier said than done...have a great trip- I have my fingers crossed for your BFP!

[bellabonga]

Wow, that´s a lot to catch up on!

Sunshine, what happened to your beautiful avatar? I want the sun back! I loved it! :p I know what you mean with the wine. I like to have a beer with lemonade now and then, although I haven´t had one for weeks. But the minute I was pg last time, I craved beer with lemonade very badly and I know I will again. Just as I panic at the thought that I won´t be allowed to have parmesan again for months. So enjoy your wine while you can. It´s great that you came to like the grapefruit juice. I love to eat pink grapefruits too.

FSU, taking a break didn´t work for us the last time. We sticked to SWH for over a year and nothing happened. But the BD marathon is nothing for me either. I guess next month I´ll do something in the middle.

Robyn, I´m sorry about your BFN! :( Although it is officially not possible to delay AF by wishful thinking, I really think it is. I have experienced that before that I thought I had several pg symptoms and the more I imagined those symptoms, the more days AF made me wait. Once I took a test and got a BFN, AF arrived shortly after that. That said, I hope it is different for you and it was just a matter of timing. Hope you´ll have much fun on your cruise nevertheless! :) Have a Pina Colada for me if the BFN stays, will you? Totally off-topic: I have read several times that people say Tar-jay. Why is that?

melg, good luck with your doctor talk today. I hope your spotting was nothing bad.

melody, welcome! :)

melandtim, I´m sorry that the OPKs seemed to not have worked for you. But BD once can sure be enough - just look at my Maya! ;)

katie, hopefully your temperature dropped because of something else and you´re wrong about AF arriving.

looty, I hope this your month. Maybe taking the stress out of it will do the trick for you.

pugzy, CD 49 must be hard to take. I hope the bloodwork sheds some light on what is going on.

Chelsea, have to been to the dentist yet? I´m sorry that you didn´t get to BD because of your argument. How much are OPKs in the USA that you take them so often? Here three OPKs are $22, so I don´t buy them. I have to taste the ruby red grapefruit juice when we are on vacation. Here we only have yellow juice and yellow and pink fruit. So I´ve never tasted ruby red.


I got some other great news regarding my m/c baby yesterday. I found out that she will be buried together with 29 other m/c babies on a local cemetery here and there will even be a funeral service for the parents. So now I really know everything I needed to know and feel much better about the whole thing. I have given her another name, so that now she has a first and a middle name (Olivia Nathanielle) just like Maya does. I also had another talk to DH and told him that I was hurt by his (non-)reaction and that has helped too. He is a man - he thinks there is nothing he can do anymore about what happened and it would only hurt him to get involved emotionally. So he wants to stay rational about it. When we just found out, he had cried so hard as I had never seen before (in fact he had only cried once before when his mother died) and so I know he was emotionally involved at that point. And I can live with that. He said that he would remember her as our second daughter too and so now everything is okay again between us.

That said, we didn´t BD on CD 15 and 16. We wanted to yesterday but we were both so tired that we were too giggly and lazy to get it started. :p So although I´m back on track and sure that I want to get pg again soon, we decided to let CD 16 pass. BD should be fun and not hard work. Apart from that I have no clue whether I O´d or not so far which is strange. So I don´t know if we´ve covered our bases by BD on CD 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 or if I will O in the next few days. We´ll see.

[RobynScott]

Hi guys,

Tested again with FMU (is it still FMU if it's only 1 1/2 hours after you went to bed? - was up till 4:30 am packing and putzing around) - BFN.

Right after that (TMI alert) - there was a tiny bit of pinkish-brownish tissue on the paper. Was there again when I went to the bathroom at work. So, I think those are signs that AF is coming, just in time for my cruise :(

Luckily, I have now packed a ton of pads and tampons.

I have my theories on this month - I do believe I was pregnant at some point but it did not stick (a chemical pregnancy) - perhaps if I had tested earlier, I would have seen a BFP that became a negative.

I know I did not imagine how different my body has been feeling the last week (and a half). I know my period has never been late like this before. And I know, my body did everything it normally does to gear up for AF, and then what it does with AF gone (ie, I lost the water weight I gained) without AF showing. I know I did not imagine the gas after everything I ate - ugh, or the needing to eat or feeling sick to my stomach. I really believe that something went on, but that something was not meant to stick.

I packed the HPT's in our bags last night (this morning I guess ;)) - before I saw the discharge just in case AF still didn't come, I wanted to test on the trip.

I have to admit, for someone who was so surprised it would happen on the first try (and unexpectedly) - I'm more disappointed at it being negative than I imagined I would be. I really thought (once AF didn't show) that I was PG. I must say - this is only month 1 for me - gives me an even greater understanding and empathy for those going through infertility. I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to go through this month after month, and can only hope that our journey to a healthy baby is a short one.

Sorry for no SO's / replies right now - as I said, I'm a little more upset than I thought I would be. The impending arrival (I think) of AF helps a little bit so I can stop wondering (though I am not happy she is joining me on our cruise!) and get ready for next month.

Thank you all for your support over this crazy week. Nobody in real life (other than DH) knows about any of this, and it has been great to have a place to come and discuss my feelings (and urges to test ;), *lol*

I have to admit, I'm still holding onto a tiny bit of hope that AF won't show (lots of PG women can have pinkish/brown discharge early on I think) - but not a lot. I think the BFN's are probably accurate. By this point, even if I were PG, to still get a BFN means that my level of HCG is probably pretty low and it probably (in my uneducated medical opinion) would not be a viable pregnancy anyway.

Again - thanks for all of your support. I'm sure I'll post again before I leave for the cruise (and I'll try to do replies) - but just in case, thanks and have a great week to everyone.
~~Babydust~~ to you all!

Robyn

[FSUSammy]

Robyn - I'm so sorry for the 3 BFNs. Maybe you had some type of stress around the time you ovulated that delayed O therefore delaying AF. The chemical PG is a possibility too, I even said the same thing as you when AF arrived this cycle. I was 10 days early compared to my previous cycles and we happened to time things just right too. Well if AF shows up then you'll give it a better shot next cycle, but don't start thinking negative until she's here for sure!

Sam

[melandtim]

Robyn - sorry about the BFN. I had a similar situation as you last month. I had all the symptoms of being PG not AF coming. When it did come it was extremely painful and very heavy. Not typical for me, I am usually very light. I guess its the body's way of getting rid of a pregnancy that isn't viable. I hope you have a wonderful cruise and the tests were wrong.

Lana - thanks for the info on the OPKs. I didn't know that. I think I will give up and just use my temps!

[RobynScott]

Mel and Sammy,

Thank you for the swift and thoughtful responses. Having written my post, I do feel better now. Whatever is meant to be - will be (I am a firm believer in that). Guess we'll just have to gear up for a May baby (and looks like I will be buying another OPK since I used two from my first package in place of HPTs. :rolleyes:

[melg]

Aw Shoot!
Robyn, Sorry about the BFN. I know exactly how you are feeling - totally bummed even though you know you *shouldn't* be *quite* this disappointed since it was the first month. But... yet, it could still be possible. Had the same feeling, and Ihope you havea better result than I did.
How long have you been off bcp? If it is the first month *never* being late before etc could be all different now that your body is getting back to being on its own. I know I am experiencing that, and it's frustrating.

Speaking of that... Man, is it frustrating to be almost 30 and not know your body's regular routine! So Wed. I left the message for the dr after getting BFN. Then, went to the bathroom and got a clue real blood was coming. In the evening on Wed. I had more of a normal (for me) period flow (kind of brown/purple, but more flow of it). Thursday morning finally got normal (again, for me... thick red, stretchy) when I wiped. So when DR. called me back, I thought AF had finally come normally. NOt so much - since yesterday afternoon it's now back to extremely light. :confused:
Anyway... What the dr said: No need to get worried yet, though it does sound strange. She said if there is something to get worried aobut it will get more bizarre. She suggested to still just SWH for another month, and just record all the details of dates and what spotting/AF etc occurs.

Though I am tempted to start charting and temping, I am going to follow her instructions. I like her, I trust her, and hey, it's only month 2.

The Plan: SWH this month, take good records. As soon as AF is clear... BD like crazy, try every other night, plus another if we happen to be inthe mood (yeah, like every other won't be enough!) Then.... if next month isn't it, and is weird again I'll call Dr and see what she says. REgardless of what she says (though at that point she'll probably take more action) I'll start temping and charting and read TCOYF.:o

Feeling better about this, but it is sort of frustrating. I'm looking forward to the bd marathon though! DH and I have so much fun. :D

[Sunshine]

Robyn~Sorry for the BFN. I hate how our body can play tricks on us like that:(
I hope you have a GREAT TIME on the cruise!

melg~Thanks!
I'm sorry nothing is making sense right now.....I think I would do as the dr says for now and just stay SWH. I am charting....but not temping. ANd I think that gives me enough that I can see what my CM is doing, but not obsessing over every little temp rightnow, b/c I just cant do that rightnow. It is only my 4th month of trying....Still so early for us both! Altho I do hope that this cycle is it for you. Maybe you had an annulvatory (sp?) cycle and that is why AF is so light?
Good luck to you!

bellabonga~LMAO! You know what? I was thinking the same thing last night. I was showing hubby something and he says "But thats not you...." He is also used to the Sun...........I think I am going to change back. I am just SO EXCITED FOR FOOTBALL TO START! *GO RAMS GO*
But you are right, the sun was so much more.......me! LOL!
I am so happy that you and your husband were able to talk and everything is much better now! That is great that your baby will have a service and that she will be with other babies as well. Will you go?
I think you still got alot of BD in! GOOD LUCK!


Soooooooooo, I started eating grapefruit today:D I drank my 1/2cup of grapefruit juice and then had 1/2 a grapefruit! My husband thinks I am weird, but I can actually say, "I LOVE GRAPEFRUIT!" I never ever thought I would say that, EVER! LOL!
I bought some red grapefruit from South Africa (or so it says) and it is a very sweet tasting grapefruit!
But yah, I have boycotted the Tim Hortons here in town.......well, there are 3 or 4, but whatever. I have been Screwed for the last time. Today is my 1st day without coffee, but I feel energized still. Must be the GFruit!
Anyhow! TGIF!

...maybe I'll go change my avatar back;)

[katiems118]

Sorry about the result Robyn
Have fun on your trip!!!!

[RobynScott]

Thanks all! Melg, Sunshine, Katie, Bella, melandtime, Sammy, Melody - thanks for your posts! (I apologize if I missed anyone)

AF in all her 'glory' has not yet shown up - so I guess I am still holding out false hope. It's probably futile - but - well, ya gotta have hope, right :)

Thanks again for letting me post here. I really started feeling a lot better after I posted. I hope it's our month - but if it's not, that's ok. Just wish I could figure out what my body is doing. I swear these FPS (false pregnancy symptoms) are driving me nuts!

If AF doesn't show by Sunday morning, I will probably test again.

Thanks all - sorry I can't do individual SO's right now - should work since I am getting out of here for a week in less than 3 hours! woohoo!

Have a great week - ~sticky baby-dust to all! ~

Robyn

[Lanapoo]

I'm so sorry about the BFN's Robyn, I'm still hoping that the 1st times the charm for you!

Melg - I'll be CD29 this coming Thursday. Hee, looks like there are a few SWH ladies lurking in the April 07 thread. I'm just glad I'm not the only one.

Bellabonga - How lovely that there will be a service for your daughter and that you and DH got back on track. We are all so different in how we handle grief aren't we? I remember it causing my mom and I quite a few problems when my grandpa died too :(

Mel - Glad you found the info helpful. I've definitely become more cynical about those OPK's since I started using them. Problem is I bought a whole bunch off the internet for cheap and now they just seem kind of pointless when I can feel O pains every month :p

Sunshine - Yay for the avatar change! As excited as I am for the coming football season (go Vikings! :D ) I definitely think the sun is more 'you'.

Myself - CD23 and hanging in there. No FPS, no nothing actually, for the past few months after BCP's at least SOME part of my BB's is sore but nothing yet this month. I'm trying desperately to hold on to my 'I'm not pg' feeling so as to not get my hopes up :o .

[Chelsea524]

Robyn sorry about the BFN, maybe you just O'ed late this cycle, I hope AF stays away

Sunshine I like your sun best too, so cute! I love grapefruit too, isn't it good? But I have always loved grapefruit.

melg Sorry your cycle is being so wierd this month, I hope it straightens out next month and you get your BFP

bella that is so sweet about your baby getting to be with all those other babies, and having a service for them all is so great, able to give all those parent real closier. By the way I love the name you gave her. Sounds like you guys covered your bases pretty well to me, hope this is it for you!

melody I can't remember if I welcomed you or not, but if not, WELCOME!! I hope your stay with us is short. These girls have been really chatty lately but feel free to just jump right in!

Waving hi to everyone else I missed!!

Me, CD 15, we got some BDing in last night finally. I have been feeling kind of crampy today, almost like AF crampy but very mild, not sure what that is, maybe I am Oing? Who knows, I have been eating my grapefruit and drinking grapefruit juice but so far not much in the way of CM, just been hanging out between creamy and watery but not very much of it, if I didn't check internal I would never know I had any at all. I think on top of the grapefruit thing I need to increase the amount of water I drink, I really don't drink much of it, thats probably part of my problem.
I went to the dentist on Wednesday and he xrayed my tooth, said it does need to come out, its growing right into the jaw joint(or soething like that) but he didn't pull it then for some reason, I am going back on Tuesday to get it pulled.

[looty]

I don't have time to do individual So's but I wanted to stop in and check on everyone, especially Robyn's results. Sorry that they were a -. I hope AF doesn't crash your cruise.

Seems like a lot of people are in the bd'ing phase (as am I) so I just will wish us all luck and say have fun this weekend!:D ;)

[Chelsea524]

Lana you snuck in on me, I guess I type to slowly. I hope you get a BFP in a few days! Are you going to test at CD 28 if no AF?

looty you snuck in too, yes there are a lot of us in the BDing stage, I hape that means a ton of BFPs in a couple weeks!! Good luck catching your egg!

[DelSol]

Robyn~ sorry about the BFN. Enjoy your cruise!

This is a fast moving thread, I will check back in for SO's later on. I'm working and have been very busy today.

[Chelsea524]

Bella I forgot to add, your asked about OPKs, they are about $14 for a pack of 7, I usually have just used one a day but when I got the semidark line on Wednesday I decided to test again in a couple hours to see if it was darker or lighter, it was almost completely gone just three hours later so I am pretty sure that was my LH surge, the line wasn't as dark or thick but I probably just tested a little to late or early, KWIM?

[Lanapoo]

Chelsea - I'm going to try to wait to test until at least CD29, which would be next Thursday. I do have some internet cheapie tests that I may not be able to resist though. They aren't exactly the most accurate tests in the world so I won't feel guilty about wasting them :p

[Sunshine]

Lana~heehee, I had no idea how many people liked my sun:p heehee!
THANKS! ...but Go Vikings:confused: No....its GO RAMS! ROTFLMAO!;) JJ!
I hear ya on trying to keep the "I'm not pregnant" thoughts going.......but I hope you are;)

CHelsea~Like I was just saying to Lana, I had no idea so many people liked my sun:p It feels good to have "me" back! LOL!
I've never tried to eat grapefruit before, so I wasnt sure if I would like it. But I DO!
Okay, I am SO GLAD you said you are in between watery and creamy cm but not having a lot of it. I was actually going to post here and see if people thought I had creamy or watery, b/c it seems as tho I am going back and forth between it?!?!?
I have a little bit on my underwear but nothing massive yet...then again, I am still at cd7 so I may have time.......what was yours like around cd7? (I cant believe I feel comfortable enough now to ask you something like that! LMAO!)
DEFINATELY drink more water! I started drinking my 8 glasses a day when we started to TTC and I noticed right away actually! I bought a 1L jug at Walmart and keep it at work with me and make sure to drink it all here or I may not finish it at home!
Weird they wouldnt just pull the tooth for you right then and there?!?!

looty~Have fun this weekend!


DH doesnt have to work Monday:( There is a Holiday in Canada called Civic holiday, but I dont get it off b/c Alberta has its own holiday in Feb called Family day, and we get that instead. Pout.......
Oh well, hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm sure I'll BB before Monday tho! LOL!

[Chelsea524]

Sunshine I think on CD 7 I didn't have all that much cm, it was the first day of no af/spotting, but it was a little sticky/creamy I think. I need to start doing that with water at work, I am on the phone all day at work for 10+ hrs so I could really use the water and if I had it in front of me I'm sure I would drink it, I usually get a cup of water before I start and then on my lunch break so not much at all.

Lana I need to stock up on those internet cheapies so I don't feel so guilty testing.

Well when I put in a positive OPK for Wed it gave me an O date yesterday but says I could still be fertile, I changed my chart so it doesn't do temps, just relies on OPKs and CM. Hopefully we can get in another BD fest tonight. I will be at CD 28 on 8/18, DHs birthday so hopefully I will have a normal cycle this month, and can get a BFP for his birthday!

[Chelsea524]

Wow, am I really the only one here today? I am unlucky enough to have to work today and since saturdays are so slow I have nothing better to do with my time but be here.

Well, I have quite a bit of EWCM today, we didn't BD last night so I will have to seduce DH tonight;)

I hope every one else is having fun today!!

[bellabonga]

Robyn, I know you are already gone but in case you still read this once you´re back: I don´t think this qualified as FMU if you´ve only slept 1.5 hours. I think you have to sleep at least 6 hours for that. And I can surely understand that your BFNs have upset you. Once you get your hopes up, it is very disappointing, no matter how long you try. And IMO a BFN is even worse than AF.

melg, I´m crossing my fingers for you that it doesn´t get more bizarre. Still I think it´s kind of strange that your doctor didn´t want you to come in to take a smear.

Sunshine, great that the sun is back! :) It looks so positive and optimistic. :D Btw I never noticed before that you live in Canada. Wow, we´re all really living far away from each other. I think I will go to Olivia´s funeral service. It will probably be hard and feel weird and somehow I fear that we will be the only parents to attend which would make me feel stupid. But on the other hand it´s the only way to know where exactly she will be buried. Maybe I want to go there at some point of my life and visit her, so I´d like to know where she is.

Lanapoo, both months when I became pg were months where I didn´t notice any early symptoms. Whenever I thought I felt them, I wasn´t pg. So I´m crossing my fingers for you that the lack of FPS is it for you! ;)

Chelsea, good to hear that you like the name. :) How strange that the dentist didn´t take out the tooth when you were there. I´m crossing my fingers for you that it won´t be too bad on Tuesday. What great news that you got a positive OPK! :) Seems like this won´t be another endless cycle for you again! That´s really a great difference in price (the OPKs)! If I´m not pg by September, I will make sure to stock up on them on vacation. About you drinking not enough: I have the same problem and simply forget to drink. It´s been like this for years and often when I´m thirsty, I confuse it and think that I´m hungry and eat something instead. Often when I go to bed, I notice that I´m totally dried out. I have started to take vitamins and minerals as fizzy tablets. And not one tablet for everything but one tablet with calcium, one with magnesium, one with iron and one with the whole vitamins. I take them all in the evening. This way I have to drink four big glasses of water and stock up on what I forgot during the daytime. I also drink one glass of juice or water with breakfast and lunch. Maybe the fizzy tablets would work for you too to remind you.


Me: Nothing new. I still don´t know if I O´d or not. Maybe it´s the combination of grapefruit juice and monk´s pepper that doesn´t work very well and makes me O late. Or maybe I O´d and didn´t notice it. Or maybe I´m having an anovulating cycle. Just in case we BD yesterday night on CD 17. I don´t think we will tonight though as I´m quite tired.
I estimated today how far along I would be at the end of September when we fly to Florida if this would be our month and was shocked. I thought I would be ~11 weeks by then which would have meant that we had to cancel the whole trip. I have to go to a first trimester screening when I´m pg to investigate the risk for another baby with down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormities. This is done here in Germany when you´re 12 weeks. But fortunately I miscalculated! I´m on a German TTC & mommy board since my pregnancy with Maya and they have some cool features. One of it is that you can give in your CD 1 and it doesn´t only figure out when you´re due but it tells you how far along you would be for every day of your pregnancy. So I was able to look it up and found out that I would be 9w6d when we start the trip and on 12w1d I would be able to go to my obgyn again. So woohoo, I could get pg this month and still go on vacation! :D Even though this is all only wishful thinking...

[bellabonga]

Chelsea, good luck with the seducing! Maybe try looty´s advice to walk naked into the bedroom - worked with my DH just fine! ;)

[Chelsea524]

Bella I do that all the time, so DH wouldn't think anything of it, last night I even got in a little nighty but he just wasn't in the mood, so I will have to pull out all the stops tonight, luckily I don't have to watch my sisters kids like I usually have to everyother Saturday until 12 or 1am. I hope you were able to catch the egg, if you did O, I have heard a few people say the grapefruit can delay O so maybe thats what happened. Do you take the monks pepper the entire cycle, I heard you should stop taking it once you O but since I have no idea when I really do O I'm not sure.

[bellabonga]

Chelsea, no, you are supposed to take monk´s pepper every day, even while you have AF. At least that´s what they say here in Germany. For me that makes sense since my second half of the cycle has been too long before I took it and so it wouldn´t help if I would stopp after I O´d.
That´s bad that even nudity or a sexy nightgown aren´t a guarantee with your DH. He´s kind of spoiled, isn´t he? ;) I´m crossing my fingers for you that you´ll both be in the mood tonight.

[Chelsea524]

yes, he has gotten spoiled. He thinks that anytime I try to start something its because it must be O time, which in part is true sometimes but not the only reason why I am trying to start something ;) Well I will continue to take the Vitex the entire month then, I was planning on it anyways because who knows if this is going to turn into a 75 day cycle again, I got a positive opk last month on cd 9 so I really don't rely on it fully.

[Sunshine]

Are you kidding me grapefruit juice can delay O? That would mean AF would come later...........
Hmmmmmmmmmm.
I'm not liking this at all.........:p

[Chelsea524]

Sunshine, I've heard(read) a few people say it could have delayed their O, others have said it didn't change it at all, so who knows, maybe it only does that if you are swimming in the stuff:p

[Sunshine]

Chelsea~Oh, okay:p I hope it doesnt do that for me:p
If you are on the phone all day (me too!) then definately try to drink more water! It was hard for me at first, I was running to the bathroom probably 10 times a day! LOL! But its all good now!
I hope you can give your DH great news on his bday!

Bella~Yup, I am Canadian! I find it so crazy some days how far apart alot of us are! Thanks to the internet!
Dont feel stupid if you are the only ones who show up. I would feel proud that you care where she is!
I hope you did O. Now I am freaking about this whole Grapefruit juice thing!!! What is this German site you use? Is it all in German? BTW, I have been thinking about learning German for such a long time. My Oma and Opa used to try to convince me that it would be great to know, but everytime I tried I found it so difficult. Kind of like me and French. ugh that was a mess. And the time I tried to learn Mandarin Chinese. DH did well, me not so much.....But my family being German, I would LOVE to learn!
Anyways.......:p


~I have been waiting for the Sony a100 to come out since I heard about it. Well today we were in London Drugs and OMG if they didnt have 1 in stock! I wasnt expecting it to be in stores until late August. But yah, with the $1199 price tag, its going to be a couple of months before i can afford it. BUT I got to play with it in the store and now it is all I can think about.........
Drank my grapefruit juice and ate 1/2 a grapefruit for breakfast! Hope this works! And if it delays O, that is te last time I use it! I'm hoping it will give me luck like it did miaclear!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[bellabonga]

Chelsea, that´s bad that you had a positive OPK so early last cycle too and still it became this monster cycle. I´m crossing my fingers for you though that this time it´s different.

Sunshine, I too think it´s very cool that we can be together here just because of the internet. Going through all this alone without anyone in a similar situation must be awful.
Don´t freak about the grapefruit juice. The only reason I think it might have something to do with it is that it can influence medications. Maybe it had some weakening effect on the vitex. Although I even contacted the producers of my vitex via email to ask about it and they said they had no experience with this and didn´t think it might have a negative effect. But who knows.
Did you say before that you have a German family? Did they leave voluntarily or because of WWII? I have heard that learning German would be difficult because of the many irregular verbs we have. Which is probably true. But on the other hand you won´t find it too difficult to learn the basic structure, even if you make mistakes with some verbs. The grammar is pretty similar to English which is why I found it quite easy to learn English. It should be much easier than French (which I found a bit difficult too), let alone Mandarin. So I think you should give it another try some time.
The other message board I use it completely in German. But if you want me to look up a possible EDD and some dates inbetween, just ask.
What is a Sony a100? Is it something like a Playstation?

Ugh, it´s CD 19 and here we go - the FPS have begun! :rolleyes: I woke up today in the morning which was more than 5 hours ago and since then I have had very, very sore BBs. Which is more or less impossible since it´s only CD 19. The only scenario in which this could mean something is if I had really O´d on CD 9. But even then BBs this sore are quite unlikely at 10DPO. Why is my body kidding me like that? :confused:

[charliezangel]

ok, i'm jumping in completely lost as to where we are in the thread. But i needed to give an update. I took my last HPT today. I'm not buying anymore. Today is CD 49 and i got a BFN this morning with FMU. I have no clue what is going on with me, i'm really confused and frustrated. If i O'd later than CD21, then i'm definetly not PG becaue we didn't BD at the right time for it to happen then. SOOOO, i have no clue. All I know is that if I make it to CD 61, I'm going to the dr. 2 cycles with no period, that's a problem.

[Chelsea524]

charliezangel Sorry about the long cycle, maybe you Oed late or haven't O'ed yet, I would keep BDing because there are women that have extreamly late O's every now and then.

bella I'm only on CD 17 and my BBs are getting sore, well not so much sore but sensitive, and I KNOW CD 17 is way to early for anything like that, good grief. Don't you just love the 2WW?

Sunshine I have no idea what a Sony a100 is but I hope you can get it soon. I hope the grapefruit help you get a BFP this cycle and doesn't delay O.

Well, I was able to seduce DH last night and we got in some good BDing, I really think I have Oed this cycle, between the positive OPK and the EWCM all within a couple days of eachother I hope I did. We didn't BD every day like I was hoping but we didn't do to bad. So I think I am in the 2ww now, just hoing my body isn't tricking me and I have a long cycle like last time, but just in case we will continue to BD until I get AF or a BFP.

[looty]

Chelsea~I was surprised that the nighty didn't work your DH either. He is spoiled, my DH would be all over that!:p Glad that you got some bd'ing in last night though. Hope you caught the egg. With the EWCM and + OPK it sounds pretty likely that you O'ed.

Lana~It's hard to resist testng when they are around isn't it? At least they are the cheapies so it isn't a big deal. ;) I hope you got a BFP this week!

Sunshine~I noticed your avatar change too. I thought it looked like a Rams logo but I thought I must be wrong. GO RAMS is right. They are my hometown team! I hope the gfruit helps your cm and doesn't delay O for you.

Bella~The sore bbs might be a symptom of Oing. I know that sometimes I get that around O time. I hope you get some closure from going to Olivia's service. I am sure there will probably be other parents there too. Hoping you get a + soon!

Charliez~Sorry you aren't sure what it is going on with your cycle yet. I can't remember...Have you called your doctor yet? I think if I was getting the 50 day mark I would make the call. Hope you figure it out soon.

I got a peak reading yesterday on the fertility monitor yesterday. That means I should O yesterday or today. We have actually been in the mood the past couple days, but since DH isn't feeling too good I don't know if it will happen today. I am a little worried about how I will beat myself up if we don't and we don't get pg this month but I am feeling okay with not pushing it right now. We'll see how I feel later. :rolleyes:

[DelSol]

charliezangel ~ sorry about the BFN and the long cycles.

Chelsea524 ~ yeah for seducing DH. I'll be in the same boat soon, trying to seduce him although I've been telling him this week is going to be a busy week, he's got a lot to do and so do I but I said this upcoming week is the week need to BD. So we will see how it goes, see my update and why I am hoping it goes well for us.


Cross-posted from Charting Thread
Me ~ I'm on CD 12, I usually O on CD 16, so when I should I start the BD? I defiantly plan on BDing on CD 15 & CD 16 just in case my O doesn't occur on it'd normal day.

DH's Gram isn't doing well, we had to hear from MIL that she doesn't expect her to make it to the end of the year. DH visited her yesterday and said she seemed to be doing fine, he wasn't sure what his mom was talking about. But MIL just called us and said Gram has some fluid on her lungs. Yesterday when we were driving to look at some land, I told DH I hope Gram can hold out to see your child since I know how much Gram would love to see him/her. So now if this is on DH's mind BDing won't be happening.

[charliezangel]

DelSol So sorry to hear about DH's Gram. I'll be praying for you both.
As far as BDing...in good fertile CM, sperm can live up to 6 days. So depending on how your CM shows up during the month, you could potentially start BDing now. Some women do not see fertile CM until 1-2 days before Oing, in which case that's the best time to BD, but as long as your CM is fertile quality, it's fair game....i say go for it now!!!

[bellabonga]

charliezangel, I´m sorry about your long cycle! It must be awful, especially when you have no health insurance. Otherwise I would have said, go to the doctor and get it checked.

Chelsea, I also got nauseous yesterday night but today it´s gone again (thank god!). My bbs are still sore today but not as much as yesterday. Strange. Especially as I´m quite sure that I´m not pg since I don´t think I O´d so far. Good that you were able to BD! :D

looty, really, you have sore bbs when you O? I´ve never noticed that before. No clue what that is but I don´t feel as if I would O anytime soon. I hope you were able to BD again yesterday and cross my fingers for you that this is your month! :)

Delsol, I´m sorry about your DH´s grandma. But why does BD not happen when this is on his mind? Shouldn´t he be even more eager, so that she gets to see your baby? :confused: That said, I hope it´s not as bad as it seems. My grandma had water in her lungs two years ago and it didn´t seem as if she could live for much longer. And she´s still around, just without the water in her lungs. :) I hope there´s something they can do for your DH´s grandma too. About your other question: I would have started BD on CD 12 right away. But at least start today. My DD was conceived on CD 11.


I have been back to my obgyn today for hopefully my last blood draw until I´m pg again. This was to see if the hcg from my pregnancy with Olivia is finally gone. At 6 weeks past the m/c it was 13, at 8 weeks it was 8 and now at 10.5 weeks I hope it´s finally zero or at least below 5. They told me to call tomorrow but since they usually have the result at late noon, I plan to call at 5.45pm. What makes this a little bit exciting is that if I had O´d on CD 9, it would be 11 DPO and I would probably know if I´m pg tonight. Not that I really think I am since I still have no clue if or when I O´d or not. ;) But still there is a little bit suspense... Apart from that the assisitant who drew my blood knew that I was supposed to come in during my next cycle on CD 21 to make a general hormone check. And since today happened to be CD 20, she said she could just do both the hcg and the hormone check at the same time. But the results from the hormone check won´t be in before next Monday. I´m glad that something is done but I wonder if I should have told her to wait until next cycle since this cycle seems to be messed up somehow. Usually I always O around CD 13-16 and notice it. So I think that this cycle isn´t really representative. Not that they treat me for issues I usually don´t have...

[melandtim]

charliezangel - sorry about your really long cycle. Hope things get straightened out soon.

Delsol - I'm sorry about DH's gram. Will keep her in my prayers.

Bella - hope your test turns out well!!!

Me - CD20, 7 days post O. This month I am trying to not think about it at all and go with the flow. Last month I obsessed too much and ended up a mess. Bad news is that DH could not get an appointment for a SA for 6 WEEKS :eek: So that just moves us back even further. But this was my second month in a row actually O'ing so maybe things are looking up!!

[charliezangel]

charliezangel, I´m sorry about your long cycle! It must be awful, especially when you have no health insurance. Otherwise I would have said, go to the doctor and get it checked.

That's the real kicker, bellabongo. We had planned to wait at least until we got insurance, but I guess God has different plans.

Shall I go over my symptoms ladies!!! No sore BBs, and no M/S really. However, at 10pm every night, i swear you could set you watch by it, I get wicked heartburn. I'm waking up in the nmiddle of the night to pee, wich i never do, and i am starving all the time. NOW, it's very possible that i am just noticing things that are not all that out of the ordinary because i want to find some symptoms.

I spoke to my friend V last night and she swears I'm PG. She said with everything i'm telling her and being this late, of course I am, lol. Then, i went to the dentist to have the stiches out yesterday afternoon and the nurse asked me if i found out if i'm PG yet. I told her the tests are still BFN . So miss cutie pie nurse says "oh, my friend took those pee tests for a month and never got a positive, then she went to the dr and go ta blood test and it came back positive". So yeah, wasn't that nice of her to tell me that.

I'm going to call the dr today....

[pugzy]

Charliezangel- I'm having the same problem! Today is CD 53! I went to the doctor on Friday because I was getting a BFN, and they took a blood test. I am supposed to find out the results today. The doctor actually got my hopes up, but I'm thinking I'm not pregnant because I got just a little bit of brown spotting this morning on the tp. Oh well! I'll just be glad to start on a new cycle!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[DelSol]

Thanks Ladies for all the prayers!

DH & I will be BDing tonight. :D


Delsol, I’m sorry about your DH´s grandma. But why does BD not happen when this is on his mind? Shouldn’t he be even more eager, so that she gets to see your baby? :confused:

He'll start thinking and thinking then he'll get depressed. DH has some health issues that can always sneak up on us and then we won't be able to do the BD. He has IBS and if that strikes well I can forget about DTD. DH loves his Gram and she has done a lot for him so he would be thinking of things like what if something happens to her. So I am hoping my comments about wanting her to be able to see our baby gets him going.

He's not in a funk now so that good but if he starts thinking about it then I'm in trouble. He's also fighting his ex-company for unemployment and the hearing is this Wednesday (it couldn't have come at a different time since this week happens to be the fertile week). So we were talking to some family members at the party last night and he was saying how this week is going to be busy he has the trial and some other things he said he needed to get done and I'm thinking yeah we need to do the BD also.... I also told him this on Friday because he mentioned how it was going to be busy and I said well it's going to be even busier and he said why and I just looked at him since we were in a restaurant and I said why do you think? He was oh to make a baby... I said yup so you better be ready!

[charliezangel]

pugzy i'll be checking back to see what you found out!!! I'm going to get mine right now.,...

[Sunshine]

Bella~I wonder if it will influence certain peoples cycle for whatever reason and not others.....which got me thinking, I wonder if it could be certain influences that make some people have longer cycles than others?!?! Never know!
I dont know if I ever mentioned before that I came from a German family before. I am not sure if we left voluntarily or not, I'm not sure why I didnt think to ask that either. I was actually talking to my Grampa a couple of weeks ago about how we came to Canada. I guess we moved from Germany to Russia, and then from Russia we went to the US. Some in South Dakota and some in Montana. We still have alot of relatives in the US. But from there, some moved to Saskatchewan. My dad and all of his brothers and sisters were born in Saskachewan. When my Dad was about 10 they moved here in Alberta!
My Opa taught me how to count to 100 when I was very little, and taught me how to say easy things like yes and no, and thankyou..... but other than that:p I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds French hard! DH was in a french-immersion school so he can still speak it pretty fluently.
The Sony a100 is the new sigital SLR camera that I have been waiting for sicne Minolta announced they sold to Sony. I own a film Minolta SLR, so I would be able to use the lenses I own now with the Sony DSLR! Its pretty expensive tho.....I would love to charge it...but yah.....LOL!
ugh for the FPS.......I Hate that part of the cycle......
Best of Luck to you!

charliezangel~I'm so sorry about your long cycle. And that when you tested you got a BFN:(

Chelsea~The sony a100 is the new digital SLR camera!!! The brand I own now sold to Sony, so I have been waiting to see what they came out with! I want to charge it so badly....but yah.:p
YAY for being in the 2WW! I hope you are and that you O'd and caught that little eggie!!!!

looty~Oh YAH that was the Rams logo!!!!!!! heehee! I am a DIE HARD Rams fan! So cool your home town is St Louis! I would LOVE to go there and see a game one day!!!
Thanks about the Grapefruit juice!!!
I know what you mean about beating yourself up if you dont get in enough BD.......DH has the day off today, I warned him last night I'd be waking him up for some BD, but when I tried this morning he was upset that I wouldnt let him sleep:( sigh........The first thing I thought was "if we dont get pregnant....I wonder if it would be b/c we didnt BD today......."
ugh. I beat myself up too much........
Good Luck to you this cycle!

Delsol~I am So SOrry to hear about your DH's Grandma.......I hope that she is able to meet your little one too!

melandtim~Ooooo, Best of luck to you this cycle!!!!!!!


Me, no real update..........

[looty]

Delsol~I am sorry to hear about your DH's gram. I can relate because my grandpa has been in the ICU this week and won't be getting out anytime soon due to heart problems. It is really stressful but thankfully I tend to cling to DH more which means more bd'ing.

Charliez~I hope you get the answers you need today...and of course I hope its a BFP! Good luck!

Bella~I hope that all your blood works comes back fine. I don't know if I should hope for a low # or a higher #. You know I am going to hope you are pregnant, so I guess the higher # it is. :)

Mel~Why did your DH have to wait 6 weeks? That seems crazy! Does he actually have to go to the office to give a sample? Glad to hear that you are O'ing. Maybe this is the start of something good...hopefully this will lead to a healthy pregnancy really, really soon.

Pugzy~I hope you get some answers from the blood work. I am hoping that they tell you, you are pregnant! Keep us posted.

I know I said I was going to just go with the flow on the bd'ing or not regardless of the fertile time....yeah, easier said than done. I didn't stress about it but I definitely didn't want to let it just slide by the way side. I tempted DH and I figured if he took the bait, it was meant to be. ;) Now I just have to wait 2 weeks and see if that baiting worked.

[FSUSammy]

Delsol - Sorry to hear about DH's grandmother.

Charliezangel and Pugzy- Hope that blood test gives you some kind of answer regarding this LONG cycle.

Bella - I hope the blood test shows that you are PG again.

looty - You are too funny. I tempted DH last night and he took the bait too. LOL

Me - I'm on CD 13. I had some EWCM yesterday (very little) and got DH to BD late last night. I have a feeling my body is gearing up to O soon because I'm starting to get some symptoms. I'm starting to break out, my boobs are starting to feel kinda tough LOL, and the weirdest symptom is my labia major (think that's what its called) is swollen (which I've noticed in the past right around O).

Sam

[melandtim]

thanks Looty! There is just one lab in MD that does them and they are just backlogged. He has to go in and give the sample.

[Chelsea524]

Sammy and Looty, I hope you guys were able to catch an egg!! Good luck!!

DelSol sorry to hear about Gram, I hope she feels better soon, good luck on the BDing!

pugzy and Charliezangel Sorry about the long cycles, I know they are so hard, I hope that the home tests were just wrong and you both get a BFP very soon!

Mel sorry you guys have to wait so long for the SA, hopefully by then you will be pregnant and not even need it!! Good luck with the rest of your 2WW!

Bella, I hope your numbers have risen and you are pregnant now, but if you haven't O'd yet then I hope they have dropped to zero for you

Hi Sunshine, you should be gearing up for a BD fest pretty soon right? Good luck catching the egg!!

Me, CD 18, I think 2-3 days past O but who knows. Pretty much all EWCM is gone, now its kind of creamy but still a little watery but not very much there at all, so I have no idea. If I did O I think we did ok with timing but like I said yesterday, we will keep BD (hopefully) everyother day or so until we get a BFP or AF shows.

[Lanapoo]

Hello Ladies!

Bellabonga - Confusing O dates are frustrating, hopefully this is your month. good luck with the test. I've also heard that German is closer to English than French, because English is a Germanic language.

Sunshine - Sorry about no BD last night, there's still plenty of time though. Too funny about all the German talk. My maiden name rhymes with Bauer so I'm sure you can imagine where my family came from. They came over around the turn of the century though (1900) and settled in Minnesota where a lot of German folk ended up.

Chelsea - Sounds like you had pretty good timing this month.

Looty - Looks like you got your bases covered too.

Delsol - Hope your DH's gram hangs in there and that DH will not be too distracted to BD.

Melandtim - Sorry about the delay for DH's SA but it is good news that you are Oing.

Charliez and Pugzy - I hope you two get some answers soon.

FSUSammy - It really is amazing how our bodies tell us in different ways that we are fertile isnt' it?

Me - Well, it's CD26 and I'm nearing the end of my 2ww. Still no FPS, which is completely different than how I've felt the last three cycles. This is starting to give me hope which is really annoying when I've still got time to wait. I didn't want to see a BFN so I didn't test this morning.

[bellabonga]

melandtim, thanks for the good wishes! That really sucks that your DH has to wait six weeks for his appointment. Why does he go there anyway? Didn´t you just start trying?

charliezangel, I think it´s a good idea to call a doctor. I hope it will give you some insight on what´s going on.

pugzy, good luck with your blood results!

Delsol, sorry to hear that your DH has health issues. What is IBS?

Sunshine, your family moved quite a lot! But since they first moved to Russia, I would guess that they didn´t leave voluntarily. Do your grandparents still live? It must be cool though to have family in so many different places. Thank you for your good wishes!

looty, I hope your grandpa gets better soon. Sounds like you had good timing this month! And thank you for your good wishes. It would be great if we could move to April 2007 together. ;)

Sammy, sounds like you had good timing too! And thanks for the good wishes.

Chelsea, good luck with your marathon but it sounds as if your timing was already good! And thank you for the good wishes.

Lana, thank you! Funny, my maiden name is Bauer! :D I´ve always kind of hated it but it was cool since 24. I didn´t know that Germans settled in Minneapolis too. I thought mainly Scandinavian people moved there (thinking of Golden Girls :D ). I have to go there someday, simply because DH and I love to watch Mary Tyler Moore. Wow, lots of TV talk! You´re really near the end of the 2WW. When do you plan to test? Good luck!


Me - nothing new. I remembered to call the office in time but surprisingly they really didn´t have my result today. So I have to call again tomorrow morning. Judging from what I ate today, I really should be pg. I had nearly everything that´s forbidden (parmesan, smoked salmon, half-smoke and a beer). :o

[looty]

FSUSammy~Glad to hear that your Dh took the bait too. ;) Hopefully he will take it the next few nights too as it seems like you might need to get some good bd'ing in. Good luck!

Mel~I figured he must have to go in to do it since he had to wait so long. I can't believe they only have one lab in the whole state. Sheesh. Hopefully you won't need it.

Chelsea~Glad to hear that you had pretty good timing this month. I hope it pays off in a couple weeks!

Lana~I hope that no symptoms is a good thing and you get your + soon. It seems like a lot of women think they have no chance when they are actually pregnant due to lack of symptoms, so hopefully it is the same for you. When are you going to test?

Bella~Murphy's Law would say that you would be pg due to eating/drinking that stuff. I hope it happens and we can move to the April 2007 mommies thread together. That would be great! I have a very German maiden name too (Wasser).:cool:

[Sunshine]

FSUSammy~WoooHooo for getting some BD in last night! I hope you O soon!

Chelsea~I should be Oing on the 9th or the 10th........So I wanted to start the marathon this morning, but DH apparently wanted to sleep:p
I have Alot of watery cm tho, not EW yet.....Wonder if I'll get it?!?!
I hope its a BFP you get and not AF!

Lana~Oh, we BD yesterday, but not this morning:p heehee........I was trying to wake up DH but he wanted to sleep instead....LOL!
So neat your family comes from Germany too! I'd tell you my maiden name but I dont want to give away my identity;) heehee! There arent many of us here with that last name...
WOW, I cant believe how close you are to the end of the 2WW!!!!!! When do you plan on testing?

Bella~Yah, I'm not sure why we moved so much?!? I know when they moved to Saskatchewan it was to move to Canada, and I believe my Grandparents moved to Alberta b/c of the work available here.
I just lost 2 of my Great Grandparents, but I do have an Oma and an Opa alive, and all of my Grandparents are alive too! I call my 1 set of grandparents Oma and Opa b/c they still speak fluent German where my other Grandparents dont really....



~Its hard to pin point exactly why, but this cycle I feel different. I havent O'd yet or anything, so its not that type of feeling different, but I feel.......different?!?!?
Hows That for an update:p

[looty]

Sunshine~Sorry I missed you before. I can't believe I did that. What makes you like the Rams so much, if you don't mind me asking? Maybe the different feeling is from the gfruit juice? Or maybe it's knowing you are going to get pg this month!;)

[motray36]

bella - fingers crossed for a good phone call this morning!

looty - I just read your avatar for the first time (shows how observant I am!)....very funny - I almost spit my coffee out at my desk!

Sunshine - I hope your pre-O funny feeling turns into a pg funny feeling!

Lana - I'm sure I missed a post somewhere along the way, and if I go - when are you planning on testing?

Chelsea524 - You never know when that eggie will be caught - enjoy your BD fest!

Sam - hoping you O'd....that would put you at really good timing!

me - CD15, just hanging around. DH and I have been running around like crazy back and forth from Connecticut to PA/NJ for weddings, showers, etc. so we are exhausted! My parents (who divorced 13 years ago) are coming up to visit this weekend with my niece(which is weird in itself), so we're spending nights cleaning and getting ready instead of BDing!!

[FSUSammy]

Hey ladies. Just stopping by quickly for an update. I had sharp O-like pains yesterday but my temp today did not go up. So I'm not sure if I O'd and my temp will spike in another day or so or if I didn't O at all. Ugh I hate waiting to know! My CM is rather sticky today granted it is still too early to tell for sure.

Sam

[bellabonga]

I didn´t get someone on the phone today in the morning, so I just called my obgyn in the afternoon. The receptionist didn´t say a number but said that my hcg is finally negative, which means below 5. Strange. I´ve waited so long for this result and now I´m totally disappointed! :( Since I had hoped to have O´d on CD 9, it should have been more than 10 yesterday if I was pg. I still could be pg if I O´d later but I don´t think I did. So my hopes are really down for this cycle. Maybe it´s good that they did the hormone check yesterday in this messed-up cycle. I´m wondering what the result will be but I won´t get it before next week. I´m having a blood check done at another doctor tomorrow morning to check on my thyroid. I had to take iodine for a year now and it has to get checked again to make sure it´s under control and not causing me any fertility problems.

[DelSol]

Sunshine, looty, FSUSammy, Chelse524 & Lanapoo ~ Thanks for your prayers & thoughts. If I missed anyone I apologize.

MelandTim ~ fingers crossed for you.

Charliezangel ~ how did the call to the Dr go?

looty ~ Good Luck with the 2 WW.

FSUSammy ~ glad to hear someone else breakouts around O. I hate it cause I have zit on my chin and I need to get my driver's license picture taken so I am trying to cover it.

Chelsea524~ I hope you caught the eggie!

Lanapoo ~ Baby Dust for you, I hope you get a BFP!

Bella ~ IBS is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. More information from the Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic ~ Irritable Bowel Syndrome (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/irritable-bowel-syndrome/DS00106). DH has a lot of stress. He's stress now since his hearing is coming up with unemployment and we will learn if we need to pay 3 months worth of unemployment back, money we don't have so I called him to get some information and he said his gut was killing him and I asked if it was because of tomorrow and he said yeah and I told him to do his relaxation exercises he learned and take it easy. Tomorrow is going to be very rough on him.

Sunshine ~ feeling different is good, this could be it for you.

motray36 ~ :( I hope you get some BDing in.

Me ~ CD 14 for me today. We had our first BD last night! I was so excited, I couldn't believe we were actually trying for a baby. We'll try again tomorrow as long as DH is ok. Tomorrow should be the day before I O so we really need to get some BDing in then and I'll throw Thursday in for good measure. ;)

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - Oh I feel for you about the zit on your chin. I have one on my chin, one on the side of my nose, and another in between my freaking eyebrows. I feel like a teenager again!!! LOL So you have to dake your driver's license picture and I need to get rid of these by Thursday since I have a second interview. Ack!

[Sunshine]

looty~I dont remember how I ended up choosing the Rams, but I have been a Rams fan for 8 years now! We had such a great team there for awhile, but now, this year, who knows what will happen. We lost our coach, Marshall Faulk is on the unable to play list, Still trying to get by with Marc Bulger as QB.....at least we still have Torry Holt!:D Ahhhhh! heehee!
But yah, cant remember exactly why I chose them, probably had something to do with their colors;) LOL!
The feeling must be from the GFruit Juice.....I wish I could say that I think we will get pregnant this month.....Well, I guess you never know...

motray36~AWE! Thank You! Sorry you havent gotten any BD in.....Maybe you can sneak one in still:)

FSUSammy~Oooo, I hope you O'd!

bellabonga~I'm so sorry:( I'm thinking of you!


ugh, I am so frustrated.....no BD today either:( Its so hard with Dad in the house....only being able to do it in the morning at home......DH usually wakes up in a rush, and so here I am, sulking...........
Well, if I did O early, we DID bd on the 10th.....so thats something i guess.......
I havent felt any ovulation pains yet, so, yah.........

[DelSol]

DelSol - Oh I feel for you about the zit on your chin. I have one on my chin, one on the side of my nose, and another in between my freaking eyebrows. I feel like a teenager again!!! LOL So you have to dake your driver's license picture and I need to get rid of these by Thursday since I have a second interview. Ack!

I think I have one forming between my eyebrows! I can feel it. I would put a glob of zit cream on your zit and then cover it with a small band-aid, sounds weird but I do it and most of the time it helps. Neutrogena use to make these acne patches (which worked the same way) but they don't make them anymore or at least I haven't been able to find them in my area.

Good Luck with the second interview!

I rarely had a break out in High School now I break out all the time, my mom even commented on it and I said "I have adult acne, I can't get rid of it!"

Time for me to get some work done, need to do a phone screen! Yea my first person called me back about the jobs I need to fill!

[Sunshine]

Ooops, cross posted with 2:)

DelSol~Awe, thanks for being so hopeful for me! Altho I dont have the same hope.....BD hasnt happened much, so we'll see........
Best of luck to you this cycle!!!!! YAY for BDing!!!!!!!

[dancn226]

Hi everyone.......the Wedding went very well. I am telling you nothing like a weddign to get you in the bding marathon. I thinking that things could be goign well. I mean I have a range of dates taht I am thinking I o'd on. Some where between the 3rd and the 8th. So we have used those dates to our advantage. So we will see this month. I am currently on 18. So I am hoping we hit the jackpot some where or another.....

[Sunshine]

Best of luck to you dancn226!!!

[FSUSammy]

Hope you caught the egg dancn226!

[Tenny]

Can I play?

Me: name Tenny (29)
DH: Adam (29)
Married: April 11, 2003
DS: Andy Cole (4/21/05)
MC: 12/1/03 (12w5d), 3/30/04 (6w)
TTC since: August 2006

So DH and I decided to "See What Happens" and hopefully have a 2nd baby. I charted, tempted, and drove myself (and DH) crazy when we got pg last time. I really don't want to do that this time. I just want to DTD when we are in the mood and hopefully even forget what cycle day I'm on. I hope I'm not just setting myself up for failure by joining this thread, because I really don't want to obsess. But maybe I can just obsess about all of yours cycles and not my own! But today is CD1 so I guess.....let the games begin!!!

dancn226 I hope you caught the egg!!

[Lanapoo]

Hello All!

Bellabonga - Too funny that you were a Bauer, ok, I'll admit it, my maiden name was Sauer. Like sauerkraut :p ....Sorry about your good and bad news with the test. Hopefully you O'd later than you thought.

Looty - I'm starting to get FPS today. Sore BB's anyways. So who knows what's going on...

Sunshine - This is your 4th cycle too right? Get some BDing in girl so you have a chance!!

Motray - Sounds like you've been super busy lately. Hopefully you two can manage to get at least one BD in before company comes :)

FSUSammy - Hope you O'd!

Delsol - Yay for your first official BD!!

Dancn - I hope you hit the jackpot ;)

Welcome Tenny! I hope your plan to not obsess works. Feel free to obsess over us and we'll do the same for you!

Myself - Yes it's CD27 and I've held out testing for another day. Go me! I'll probably waste one of my cheapie tests tomorrow morning if I can manage to remember in my sleep fog. As I was saying earlier, my BB's are finally starting to be sore but not nearly as bad as last month. Last month I was hurting with every step I took, they were so sore!

[DelSol]

DelSol~Awe, thanks for being so hopeful for me! Altho I dont have the same hope.....BD hasnt happened much, so we'll see........
Best of luck to you this cycle!!!!! YAY for BDing!!!!!!!

Thank you! I'm sorry you haven't been able to BD much. I can only imagine how hard it is with having your Dad around. I'll still keep my fingers crossed for you!

[bellabonga]

Delsol, thanks for the info on IBS. I think I suffer from a mild version of it. Must be awful if you have it severely. :( Hope your DH feels well enough for some more BD.

Sunshine, if you have troubles to BD in the morning, can´t you try to BD quietly at night?

dancn, sounds like you did all you could! ;) Good luck!

Welcome, Tenny! :)

Lana, Sauer isn´t the greatest of all names too! But at least everyone is able to pronounce it in the USA too. :D The sore bbs sound promising! Good luck! We need a BFP for motivation! ;)


It´s still CD 21 and I still have no clue when or if I O´d. The sore bbs are gone, so maybe looty was right about it being a sign of ovulation. Although I didn´t notice it if it happened somewhen in the past few days. We didn´t BD since CD 17 and since we just had a major fight, it is not likely to happen tonight either. So maybe I missed all the promising days.

[dancn226]

Sunshine, I hope I hit it to...who knows though. Hope things are going good for you to.

FSUSammy, thanks, doesn't it suck that we already went though this same game last month. Hopefully somethign happense for both of us!!!

Tanny-nice to mee you...this can be such a fun journey and also very frustrating. Just have fun.

Lanapoo~~~ I am praying taht this is the month for you. Pretty good being CD27. I will def. cross my fingers for you!!!!!

Bellbong~I sure did try everythign under the sun. But you know how it goes, if its ment to be it will be.

My DH already asked me the chances of it happening this month. I told him I think pretty good, but I also thought that last month. We all now how that went. Anyhow, his response, quite funny, at least we are getting good at it. Practice makes perfect!!!! Funny..............................

[Sunshine]

Tenny~WELCOME!!!! I wish I could forget what cycle day I was on:p My hubby is tellingme I am driving him crazy:p But what can I do? LOL!
Hope your stay is short (and fun!)

Lana~Yup, this is my 4th cycle? Yours too?
I HOPE we can BD tonight, but with Dad roaming around the house, and our floors being very creaky....prob have to wait until tomorrow morning.
OMG, I acnt believe you havent tested yet. Then again, I;m the same way:p LOL! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DelSol~Awe! THANKS!!!! It IS hard having Dad staying with us right now....I hope we can get some BD in at least tomorrow morning!
Thanks again!

bella~*blush* heehee, um, Quietly? heehee! (OMG, I am giggling at my desk right now:p) Dad does go to bed pretty early, so we could probably try, but, TMI, my quiet isnt really quiet. OMG, I said it! LOL! I just cant help it.....
Okay, gotta stop talking about being quiet now, I'm sitting here blushing like a school kid. LOL! But yah, maybe I'll see if I can convince DH tonight!!!
Yuo and DH had another fight? I'm so sorry. I just hate fighting with DH......I am one who will sit and let it eat at me until I just cant stand it anymore, when usually DH has already forgotten about it :rolleyes:
Hope you have a better day!

dancn226~Thank You!
Your hubby sounds very supportive! Definately important!!!!

[looty]

Motray~Glad I could give you a laugh. I thought it was pretty funny too. I hope you can get some bd'ing before you parents and niece come to visit. Aren't you in the prime time? If so good for you being able to let it slide by. I am a bit crazy about beating myself up sometimes if I think we missed our opportunity. :rolleyes:

FSUSammy~I would think that your temp will probably raise in teh next day or two. Did you have good timing, if that was O? I break out around O time too sometimes...so annoying!

Bella~Sorry you were disappointed about the results. I can understand that. Maybe you dind't O as early as you thought you did. Maybe you and your DH can have some makeup sex!;)

Delsol~I hope your Dh is feeling up to bd'ing tomorrow because everything goes well. I have IBS too so I can understand your DH's pain. Good luck to you!

Sunshine~Sorry you are having a hard time bd'ing in the morning. I knwo you said you aren't usually quiet but sometimes it can add another aspect to it if you have to try to remain completely silent...at least it did for us when spending time with family. Try it!;)

Dancn~Sounds like you have covered yourselves pretty well. I hope that you get the proof of it in a BFP in a couple weeks.

Tenny~I hope your plan to not obsess works for you. We will obsess for you so you don't have to. I hope you don't have to stick around too long. Were you on WC? I think I remember someone who had a similar screenname but didn't know if it was you.

Lana~I hope the sore bb's are a good sign and you get a BFP tomorrow (if you can test in your stuper). I have forgotten before too (especially with the fert. monitor) until I was already sitting on the toilet.

I am so confused. I had EWCM again today. I guess we will try to bd tonight just to make sure. I guess I am confused because I thought I already O'ed two days ago so I woud think that the fertile cm would be gone. I have had it for a long time this month. Started about 4 or 5 days ago...hmmm.

[FSUSammy]

looty - I don't think I O'd yesterday because today I'm having EWCM and I'm not have more O pains so maybe its happening today. The last we BD'd was on LATE Sunday night (around 12:30am Monday). So if what they say about sperm lasting for 4-5 days then yes our timing would be pretty good, not perfect but good. I just don't know if I could get DH to BD tonight. He's usually very tired during the week. But I'll try. LOL

[looty]

Good luck trying to get DH to give it up. I guess I am lucky since it doesn't take much convincing to get my DH to bd.

[Tenny]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes ladies. I hope I can keep up with this thread you all move so fast!!

Lanapoo I will try my best not to obsess, I drove both myself and DH crazy last time I really don't want to go through that again.

bellabonga Thanks for the welcome. I hope you caught the egg!!

dancn226 I'm going to try my best not to get frustrated with it and just hope it happens sooner rather then later!

Sunshine Seeing how I was already counting on the calendar when would be a good time to DTD, I think I might by kidding myself about forgetting what cycle day it is.

looty Yep I was on WC. I think my username over there was Tennybird. I'm guess you were over there too?

Well gotta run DS is in his crib crying. On night like this when he doesn't want to go to bed I think I might be crazy for wanting another one. But I really really do!

[looty]

Tenny~I thought it was Tennybird but I thought that I might be confusing you with Ten O'clock Bird. I was there, but I more of a lurker. Did it take you a while to get pg wth your son? I think I followed your story if so. This thread does move fast but a lot of it is just back and forth or replies so you don't have to reply to everything.

[dancn226]

So hope everyone is getting a lot of b'ding in!!! My DH is a firefighter, so we have to miss some days here and there, but whatever!!!! Wishing BFP vibes to everyone this month. We had a bad July, so lets push for a good Aug!! :p :p :p :p

[katiems118]

Been lurking since AF showed.
Yes I agree with dancn226 lets get some BFP's this August!!!!!

[melandtim]

Welcome Tenny!!

Sunshine - That has to be hard with your Dad in the house. We now have someone renting our basement and their bedroom is right below ours so it feels awkward :o

Bella - hope you are able to get your answers today. Dh has to get an SA as part of the infertility workup before my insurance company will ok clomid. So its more waiting for us.

Day 22 for me, 9 days post O. Temp down slightly today and little twinges so I have a feelign AF is on her way very very early this month. What a pain :( Though I haven't had sore BB's which is very unusual for me.

[FSUSammy]

Welcome Tenny!

melandtim - Hope AF stays away. Maybe the twinges are something else.

Me - I'm on CD 15, my temp did not go up this morning, which means that I did not O as of yesterday. Ugh! I couldn't get DH to BD last night because he was absolutely exhausted. His poor eyes were so red, I just couldn't deny him sleep. I'm trying not to dwell on when I'm going to O because maybe that stress alone is going to delay it. Who knows.

Sam

[charliezangel]

Hey girls. No time for SOs. Just wanted to say I'm still waiting on the results of the blood test. I have been feeling like crap the past 2 days. My back hurts and i have been crampy....but no AF...it's like she just stalled out or something, lol. We'll know by Friday what's going on.

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to Here!

Welcome Tenny!

[melandtim]

Thanks Sammy!!

Hope you get the results soon Charliezangel.

[motray36]

Hi everyone :) We were able to get some BDing in last night - yay! I'm at CD16...but my earliest O ever was CD 18, average CD26, so I'm still a little ways off I think.

charliezangel - hope you feel better soon and that the results of your blood test are good.

sam - no stressing!! very nice of you to let DH sleep :)

melandtim - 9 days is pretty short...hoping it's something else!

All right everyone, its Aug 9th....we need to get the move on with some BFP's!!!

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ I hope you catch the egg!

Tenny ~ welcome!

Lanapoo ~ did you test? We need a BFP!

Bella ~ you're welcome. I have a very mild case of IBS but it's from my diet so when I eat bad stuff my tummy rubbles for a few days.

Sunshine ~ I hope this morning was productive for you. ;)

looty ~ Thank you! His unemployment trial is today, he's feeling confident but scared it might go wrong. I wished him luck this morning and told him to call me ASAP when he knows something. Either way he knows we need to BD, whether we do it that will be up in the air until tonight. I think we will BD tonight.

MelandTim ~ I hope AF doesn't show for you.

FSUSammy ~ Maybe you can get some BDing in tonight, since no temp jump.

charliezangel ~ sorry you are feeling crappy, I hope you get the test results soon!

motray36 ~ you snuck in on me while i was posting... Yeah for BDing last night!!!!

me ~ CD15 one more day until I O. Tonight should be another night of BDing. DH's unemployment hearing is this morning so I am hoping & praying everything goes well for him and us. This will determine if we need to repay the unemployment. *Fingers Crosses we don't*. DH talked to his mom and Gram isn't doing well, she is now experiencing some heart problems. They moved into the Heart Care Unit and are giving her some drugs to see if they can get her heart to pump better if not they may give her a pace maker. We also got a message from MIL that she was doing a bit better since DH talked with his mom. DH will visit Gram on Saturday, my INLs live about 1 hour and 45 minutes North of us. I won't be going because my BIL is having a surprise party for my sister's 30th birthday. DH is coming home Saturday night since my birthday is Sunday.

Last night I went to my water aerobics class, I had a good time. Chatted with some people there and we went into the whirlpool, I don't know if that's allowable if we are trying but I didn't sit in it, I just positioned myself in the corner where I was kneeling on the seated area. I'm tall so I was able to keep most of my body out of the water. I know DH can't go in because it will kill the boys but wasn't sure about us girls. I was only in there for 10 minutes.

[Tenny]

looty It wasn't that I had trouble getting pg before it was I had a hard time staying pg. I had 2 m/c before DS and luckily my DR is wonderful and ran test after 2 instead of the more standard 3. I took baby aspirin while pg with DS and was followed a little more closely. My Dr. is super and gave me 5 u/s during the first trimester. I'm hoping I don't have that same problem this time. I told DH if it does happen again just send me to the Looney bin! What was your name over there?

melandtim Thanks for the welcome. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that AF stays away!

FSUSammy Thanks for the welcome. What a sweet wife you are to let DH sleep!!

charliezangel I hope you gets some good news with the results of your blood test!

DelSol Thanks for the welcome. I hope all goes well with your DH's hearing. Sorry to hear about DH's grandmother.

Nothing new here just waiting for AF to leave town!

[Sunshine]

OMG, HOW ON EARTH DID I JUST LOSE MY POST?!?!?! WTF!
You know what...I am just not in the mood today to re-type out everything. I am sorry.
I have given up on this month already.........
Thanks to everyone who replied to me, I will try and get some replies out later, but as of now I am just in a fowl mood.....

Best of luck to everyone............

[DelSol]

DH's Ex-Employer didn't show up for the Unemployment Trial!!!!!

This is great news for us! :D

[melandtim]

Wonderful DelSOl!!! So that means he doesn't have to pay it back??

[dancn226]

DElSol, so glad to here that things worked out really good for you on the unemployment thing!!!!!!!!! That had to be very frustrating!!!!

[FSUSammy]

Woohooo DelSol that's awesome news!

[looty]

Dancn~I agree that we need some BFPs in here this month. July wasn't too bad with like 7 graduates but I would love to have more this month!

Hey Katie! What cd are you on?

Mel~Sorry your DH has to get a SA before they will do anything else. Maybe you will be lucky and won't need it. Maybe the temp drop is an implantation dip. It's the right time.;)

FSUSammy~Sorry you didn't get your DH to bd last night. I think you have a good attitude about not stressing about O because stressing too much can definitely delay it. Good luck catching that egg!

Charliez~I hope that you are able to get some answers soon with your blood work. Hopefully that answer will be that you are pg! You are being really patient. If I had to wait until Friday, I would be going crazy.

Motray~That's okay! Bd'ing can just be for fun too!;) Maybe you can keep it up through O and get pg!

Delsol~I am glad to hear that they didn't show up...does that mean that case is dropped? Good luck bd'ing tonight! Thinking of your DH's g-ma.

Tenny~To be honest I have no idea what my name was there because I rarely logged in because I always lurked. I think it was you that I followed there. I hope you don't have any of those issues this time, but at least you know you have a great doctor either way.

Sunshine~Sorry you lost your post. I hate when that happens. I hope you day improves so you mood can. I hate being in a bad mood!

I am still trying to figure out when I O'ed. I didn'thave any pains or anything like I did when I thought I O'ed. If I O'ed a couple days ago, I wouldn't have had EWCM a day or two later would I?

[Tenny]

Congrat DelSol

looty I hope I don't have those problems again!! I would think EWCM would clear up if you Oed already. Are you sure it is EWCM and not semen? I know with me it can start showing up days before I actually O.

[Lanapoo]

BFN when I tested last night. I'm hoping it's still early but that's probably wishful thinking :( The reason I couldn't wait to test was that I just heard from DH that someone is pg by accident who absolutely is not ready to be a mom, much less a single mom. Just the utter unfairness that SHE would be pg but I'm not made me want to test and find out if I'm pg too. Ugh. DH felt the same way.

On to s/o's:

Dancn - to funny about your DH! Keep on practicing ;)

Sunshine - Sorry for the lame lost post. That sucks.

Looty - That is really confusing isn't it? I guess just keep on keeping on until the EW goes away.

Tenny - I hope you get your BFP quickly so you don't have too much time to obsess and drive your DH crazy ;)

FSUSammy - Well, think about it this way, if you haven't O'd then you still have a chance tonight to make up for no BD last night :D

DelSol - Yay for the ex-employer being a no show at the trial! I hope DH's gram hangs in there and gets better. I'm sure she'll be glad to see you all on Saturday when you visit.

ETA: Oops, forgot to say that I'm CD28 today

[looty]

Tenny~I thought the same thing but I wasn't sure. I am pretty sure it wasn't semen either time since we didn't bd the night before. I will just assume that I Oed yesterday and count that for my 2ww so I don't get excited too early.

Lana~I hope it was just too early. I hate how it seems so unfair when someone else that doesn't want to be or really shouldn't be pg gets pregnant and I can't. It sucks. I hope you get your BFP in the next day or two.

I just thought I would share this since it has to do with you ladies...

Monday when I was talking to DH about this place I mentioned how we were talking about how Chlesea's DH is spoiled. Then I started talking about how it is so weird how much we share here. I told him we talk about everything from when we bd to cm and how to check it. He said that is pretty strange since i don't share that with anyone irl. I told him that is the wodnerful thing about it. I have friends here that I can share stuff with that I would never share irl. I said he should thank you all for keeping me (and him) sane since at least I can get it out to ladies who understand. He said, "Make sure to give them all a hug then!":D

So here's some hugs to you all from my DH for helping him escape some of the insanity! LOL!

[dancn226]

Looty~How about we pray taht we are two of the many graduates this month. I am telling you, being that this is the second cycle that we are trying it would be so nice.


Lanapoo~I am sorry about teh BFN, I will pray that its just to early. I knwo what you mean by people who have it happen so easly, vs the peopel like you and I, how are ready and it takes forever. It doesnt' quite make sense. My sister in law had "Three Accidents". I just don't udnerstand that. Anyhow, lets just pray that it will be this month!!!!

[BerBer]

I'm new here... not sure if I should even be here. DH and I desided to ttc next spring. I don't chart but, I have always been pretty aware of my cycle's. We ALWAYS use protection. But then 3 days ago things got a little spontanious(twice:D ) and we just sorta didn't care... then I looked at the calendar and was shocked to see that it was prolly my most fertile day of the month. Now I am sorta freaked out but, I am warming to the idea... DH asked me yesterday if it was that time of the month, I told him it was but I couldn't be 100% sure. He first said he hoped it wasn't, then without missing a beat he said he acctually wouldn't care. He said he never thought we would acctually plan for a baby, he thought it would always just sort of happen.(would have been nice to be filled in on his train of thougth:rolleyes: )

So now I find myself obsessed with it all... one moment I am so excited at the possibility and the next I am scared out of my wits. We really weren't thinking baby at all until next spring and I didn't rev myself up for this...

Well, I can't tell anyone in rl because I think it would make it too real... so here I am. Thanks for listening. I will be sure to update all of you either way.

[katiems118]

Sorry abou the BFN Lana, maybe it will be a BFP in a few days
Welcome BerBer
Congrats DelSol

[Tenny]

Lanapoo Sorry about the BFN. I'm hoping it was just to early too.

Lanapoo Tell DH thanks for the hug!! How sweet!

BerBer I know the feeling, the first time we got pg it was just a spontaneous thing and never actually expected it to happen. I hope it turns out the way you want it too. I'm sure it is a rollercoaster of emotions.

[looty]

Sounds good to me dancn! I am so ready to graduate to a mommy thread!

Welsome Berber! Isn't funny how guys think it will just happen. Once in the past before we were TTC Dh told me taht I could just go off the BCP and surprise him.:eek: I told him I didn't think so, I would waituntil her was really ready (cause I was ready and he said he wasn't ready to say that he was ready). I hope you get the result you want. Maybe this will move your TTC date up. It wouldn't be the first time something possibly unplanned lead to TTC earlier.

Tenny~DH's hugs came more because he figured you all were saving him somewhat. ;) I'll tell him thanks!

[Chelsea524]

Looty, that is to funny about your DH, I love that you guys were talking about my DH being spoiled, I told him thats what you girls thought. I used to wear a pair of boxers and a tank top to bed, then DH complained that I should where a night gowl and look like a girl in bed so I started wearing one of my longer nighties so when I where nighties for anything else it doesn't get him to excited so last night I went back to the boxers and he complained:p

Delsol, great news on the unemployment!!! Hopefully that will inspire a BD tonight!

Mel, I hope the temp drop is an implantation dip!!

Sammy, sorry the temp went back down, good luck catching the egg though!!

Charliez, I can't believe you have to wait til friday! I hope you get a BFP though!!

Sunshine, Sorry you are having a bad day, I hope it gets better!!

Lana, Sorry about the BFN, I hope it was just to early, with it being CD27 and at night theres a very good chance it was to early, good luck

BerBer, Welcome, I hope you get the result you are wanting, I agree, things like this often move the TTC date up, good luck!!

Tenny, Welcome to you too, I hope your stay is short!

Mortray, I hope you O sooner this month, good luck catching the egg!!

Ok, I think I got every one. CD 20 for me, for some reason when I was at the store today I picked up some HPTs, I know I will not use them for at least a week, not sure why I even bought them but oh well, there goes me trying to hold out this month. I got my wisdom tooth pulled yesterday, a little sore, not to bad. No FPS yet, although in the back of my mind I am way to optimistic thinking of course this is our month, I am setting my self up for way to big of a fall, either way though I hope I have a normal cycle this month. Well, I am off to go Bday shopping for DS2 and DH and I also need to register DS1 for school today. HAve fun everyone!!

[Lanapoo]

Thanks everyone for the sympathy on the BFN :)

I had the goofiest dream before I woke up this morning. I was taking an HPT and it was a digital one. But instead of saying "pregnant" it had two digital lines pop up right away. I was in utter shock in the dream and felt really foggy for a few moments before going into the bedroom to tell DH. So I wake him up to show him the positive test and by the time he looks at it the two lines have completely disappeared. I was so upset and was trying to convince him that they REALLY were there! :p

I'm shouldn't be surprised about these dreams, I had weird two-pink-line dreams at the end of the last two cycles before this one too. Although they weren't quite so detailed ;)

[bellabonga]

Sunshine, LOL about you not being that quiet! You´d better start getting used to that - once you have your baby / toddler, you´d better be quiet or you have to stop in the middle (speaking from experience). ;) Do you have a TV in your bedroom you could turn on to distract your dad?

looty, nice idea with the make up sex but it didn´t happen. But thanks a lot for the hug from your DH! :)

katie, sorry for AF showing up! Hope you´ll have better luck this cycle.

melandtim, CD 22 seems way too early for AF, so I hope your having implantation signs.

charliezangel, I know how hard it is to wait so long for results. I hope the wait is worth it and you´ll get some answers on Friday!

Delsol, why do you think you are both not supposed to go into a whirlpool? I haven´t heard that before. Why should that kill the sperm? I´ve only read that taking a long hot bath would increase your chances of having a girl since the male sperm can´t take heat as well as the female. The only reason I can think of why you shouldn´t go into a whirlpool is because you could get an infection. Congratulations that the trial went well! :) Hope it got your DH in the BD mood!

Tenny, I´m sorry you´ve had two m/c before your son. Did they find out why that happened?

Lana, I´m sorry for your BFN! :( Crossing my fingers that late CD 27 was just too early. I would test again with FMU.

Berber, that´s more or less the way I got pregnant with my DD! :D

Chelsea, woohoo for having that wisdom tooth out! :) Do you have to take any medicine now or are you fine without? Hope you can use the HPTs soon!

Me: Nothing exciting. CD 23, still not sure if I O´d at all this month. We didn´t BD since CD 17 and so if it happened after that, we haven´t got a chance. The FPS are gone again since some days, so maybe the sore bbs were really ovulation. I don´t have any hope left for this cycle and so I´m glad if at least AF shows up next week.

Could someone please finally get a BFP?! One third of the month is already over and we don´t have a graduate so far! Not that we are having a new negative record...

[melandtim]

Lanapoo - sorry about the BFN, hopefully its just too early to know. We definitely need some positives to cheer us all up!

Welcome Berber!!

looty - your DH is so sweet!! What is an implantation dip? My temp was back up again today so I am hopeful. Just some occasional crampy twinges nothing like last month where the cramps came on so strong all of a sudden. My longest LP has been 12 days so that's on Saturday. We will see!

Good luck everyone!!

[FSUSammy]

Chelsea - Glad you got that tooth pulled!!! Wisdom teeth suck!

Lana - Your dream remins me of the one I had a few days ago. I took some test (don't know if it was a HPT or OPK) but I remember it had two lines when I tested. Of course, I then woke up LOL.

Me - Well I'm on CD 16 and STILL no temp spike. I almost bought some OPKs last night because I wanted to see if I was getting close because I've been having o pains for 3 days now. But I resisted, stupid me!!! I almost got some Bding in last night but DH got a bit excited too early. :( Oh well I'll have to try again tonight.:rolleyes:

Sam

[motray36]

Hello!

DElSol - awesome news about the unemployment. I second the idea for celebratory BDing!

Lanapoo - sorry abou the BFN :(

looty - I'm cracking up about your DH....mine thinks that I'm insane when I can't figure out how to refer to you guys...I usually just stick with "my girls" and he knows who I'm talking about!

BerBer - welcome!

Chelsea - ewwe wisdom teeth do suck. Glad it's not hurting too badly.

me - CD17, watery CM yesterday and today....but I think the last BD was a little, eh, hmm, intense....and I'm a little too sore to BD again quite yet. Boo. Last month, I got a UTI right at my most fertile point. Maybe it's just not my time yet!! We'll see :o

[Chelsea524]

Just a quick post, I had a ton of EWCM, just gobs of it and it stretched about5 inches so I am thinking that maybe I am just now Oing rather that when I thought I did last week. I made sure we BD last night and I will try to again tonight hopefully. Funny thing is I have stopped drinking my grapefruit juice almost a week ago so maybe next month I won't do the grapefruit juice, either my body was waiting for me to stop taking it or I just have plenty of CM on my own.

[DelSol]

melandtim, dancn226, FSUSammy, looty, Tenny, Lanapoo, Katiemd118, Chelsea524, bella & motray36 ~ Thank you, we are happy with the news. Now we just wait for the judge to make her decision, which I am 99% sure is in our favor, which would mean we don't have to pay the unemployment money back. We did some BDing last night so celebrate, although I think we were both tired so we'll see what tonight holds for us.

Sunshine ~ sorry about the lost post. I hope you are doing better.

looty ~ I was thinking the same thing as Tenny. It's so true we share so much on here than with people IRL.

Lanapoo ~ sorry about the BFN.

BerBer ~ welcome! I hope the outcome is what you are looking for.

Chelsea524 ~ hope the registering went well. Yeah for bday shopping. Thanks for reminding me, I'm gonna have to buy some HPTs. :) Congrats on the gobs of EWCM!

bella ~ I found this on Baby Center:
Steer clear of the hot tub
Don't look to hot tubs, saunas, or hot baths as a way to unwind before all this baby business gets under way. Heat kills sperm. And because they take up to three months to regenerate, if you jump into the hot tub in January, it could be April before you have a full complement of swimmers again. Testicles function best when they keep their cool: "The boys" are happiest at 94 to 96 degrees (a couple of degrees cooler than normal body temperature). To protect your swimmers, avoid hot tubs and saunas for up to three months before trying to conceive.
Link: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/preconception/precondads/1347929.html

Not sure if DH was in "really" in the mood but did some BDing. I was feeling ok and I know he was feeling the same way but you gotta do what you gotta do. Now I need to see how I am today because I know my O occurs today and I was reading you should BD on Ovulation day.

motray36 ~ keeping fingers crossed everything works out and you don't get a UTI. I know how painful they can be, I had one that wouldn't go away for 3 months.

Me ~ CD16 for which is O day, we got some BDing in last night so I am hoping it works. Don't know if we should do more BDing tonight, I am tired though and my tummy was bothering me yesterday but I managed to still BD. I guess it's just a waiting game now.

[Sunshine]

Today is a much better day! I had some crappy things happen at work today which just made my mood even worse. I am back and happy as ever today tho:p

DelSol~Well the morning wasnt very productive, but DARN IT I wish we BD, b/c I am pretty sure I O'd between 7-10pm last night, and we BD at midnight, so I'm pretty sure we dont really have a chance this month as the last time we BD was the 6th I believe.....
And thanks, yesterday sucked.....But today is a much better day!

looty~Thank you. Its all I can think about when I am in a bad mood. I just cant function. I was talking to DH and I just got to overwhelmed I started crying at work. My Goodness........
I'm trying to figure out sort of the same thing as you....when/if I O'd and if I had a chance BD last night~
Oh, and AWE!!!! Your husband is the sweetest! My hubby is thankful I have this place too, altho I dont think he knows eveything we talk about! heehee!
OH, and we tried the quiet BD last night, OMG WAS THAT FUN!!!!!!!!!! WOW! Thanks!

melandtime~It is so hard with Dad in the house, but we tried our first Quiet BD, and I think we can get by with that! LOL! Must wait until next cycle for Quiet BD, but we can still practice!

Lana~Awe, I'm so sorry you got a BFN:( I hope it was just too early to tell....What a weird dream!!!
And thank you!

bella~We did the quiet thing last ngiht, and I just wanted to say THANKS! OMG that was fun;) So I guess I CAN be quiet! So funny, I never thought of having to quit half way through with a toddler being woke up or something! LMAO! And so sorry you had to go through that! heehee! We DO have a tv in our room! I'll have to try that.

Chelsea~Thank you, Feeling MUCH better today! AND YAY for getting that tooth pulled!!!!! I had to go in for surgery to get mine removed...
Oh, and you know what, I dont think I am going to do the grapefruit juice next month either, b/c it seems as tho I had less CM than what I could do on my own...weird. YAY for EW tho!!!!!


Sooooooooooo, We DID BD last night at midnight, BUT I think I O'd between 7-10pm last night b/c I felt the same twingy pain I feel when I (think) I O. Sooooo, BD was far too late at midnight wasnt it. I keep thinking, DARN IT, I wish we just BD in themorning, WHY DIDNT we BD in the morning.....sigh. I think my cervix was beginning to fall when we were BD as well b/c I could sort of feel it............Darn it.
So I am telling DH before we DTD, that I was ovulating that day, and he says "WHAT, why didnt you TELL ME?" I loooked at him like he was nuts, the week before i told him the following week was baby duty time:p, and I said "And what, me rubbing up on you every hour of the past few days wasnt a good enough reminder for you?" And he says "No, I thought you were just bneing yuor normal horny self...." OMG! LMAO! SO anyways, I guess next month he actually WANTS me to come out and say BD TIME! Sheesh! Who knew.....

Also, GRAPEFRUIT JUICE! I am finished drinking it for this month. Just a question, is it like milk, where even if I open it the due date is still the due date? My juice says best before Sept 30, so I wont drink it if it will save for that long! TIA!

OH, and 1 more question, DH KEEP PUTTING HIS LAPTOP ON HIS LAP!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh. Everytime he goes to do that I give him this look like 'dont you even think about doing it' LOL! After awhile he will usually put it back on the table, but OMG, laptops arent good for swimmers, Are they?
I feel like such a nag sometimes, like it he wants to go in our hottub he should be able to, if he wants to put his laptop on his lap, he should be able to, but I am always in the background like a mother waving my finger at him no....LOL!

Sorry for the long post!
Good luck to everyone!

[DelSol]

yeah Sunshine! It's great to see you are doing better and I can tell by your post you had an excellent night, good for you being able to have quiet BDing.

Hmm I might have to give DH that "Baby Duty Next Week" notice if this month it doesn't happen for us. Then I'll make a calendar up and say these are the days we need to BD, be ready and have no excuses. Not that he has any excuses now but I think if I go home tonight and say we need to BD, I might get some resistance. Ahh the joys of marrying someone 6 years old than you.

laptops arent good for swimmers, Are they? I'll have to see if I can find anything on Baby Center.

[DelSol]

Sunshine ~ Here's your answer...

Question: Can the heat from a laptop affect fertility? December 2005

Answer: In women, the answer is probably no. Since eggs are produced in the ovaries, which are inside a woman's body, heat from a laptop or other external source is not likely to be so intense that it raises core body temperature enough to damage the ovaries and hurt egg production.

The answer is less clear for men. Sperm are produced in the testicles, which are suspended in the scrotum. Because the scrotum is located outside the body, it's more vulnerable to external heat than a woman's ovaries are. Research suggests that an increase in scrotal temperature may decrease sperm production. That's why some fertility experts advise steering clear of hot tubs, saunas, hot baths, or briefs when you're trying to get pregnant — they all generate extra heat around the testicles.

In a small study at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, fertility researchers found that men who sat with working laptops on their laps for an hour had an average increase in scrotal temperature of about 5 degrees Fahrenheit (about 2.7 degrees Celsius). Although the researchers didn't check whether the temperature increase actually affected the men's sperm production, previous studies have shown that even a 1 degree Celsius rise in scrotal temperature can affect the production of healthy sperm.

More research is needed before we can say that laptops negatively impact male fertility. Still, while you're trying to conceive, it's always better to play it safe. Men should probably keep their laptop on a desk or table, rather than on their lap.

[melandtim]

he he - DelSol - try being married to someone 13 years older! They just can't keep up :p

[Sunshine]

Thanks DelSol!

[FSUSammy]

Sunshine - Hope you had enough time to catch that egg. I think its still possible to get PG after O. There is a swaying method called O+12 so I would think there is a possibiliy if there is a "method" named after it. Glad you had fun last night!!!

[Sunshine]

FSUSammy~YAY, I like your post! LOL! I hate that I try not to obsess but once the 2WW comes I am a basketcase:p I almost brought my TCOYF book with me to work today:rolleyes:
I am going to google that tho! Thanks again!

[Sunshine]

There is also a method called O+12 for trying for a girl. This theory says that after O, the cervical mucus and environment changes back to acidic. The idea is that you know exactly when you O and then have sex as close to 12 hrs after as possible. This method is hard because you need to know when you O, down to the hour.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!:p;) :rolleyes:

[BerBer]

Ok so this may seem weird to some people but... I'm sorta weird so this is what I am currently obsessing about right now... Do you think there is any sort of validity to this sort of chart???

my birthday is 12-19-1980 and we BDed on 9-7-06... does that mean I am pg *for sure* according to this?

http://www.fertility-rhythms.com/more_fertile_during_full_moon.html

go to the link above and see the table???? I sorta think I am going a little nuts with all of this but, it is too soon to take a pg test so I have to google something! LOL :p

gosh this is embarassing...

[Sunshine]

BerBer~LOL! I dont know about that.....I was actually on that site a week or or so, and it said if you ovulate on the full moon you have a higher chance of conceiving, well, I BD yesterday AND ovulated AND it was the full moon. I'll obsess with you:)
I have no clue about that stuff but I know that even if you BD at the exact right time, you still only have like a 25% chance of conceiving:(
ETA: Looking at that chart further tho, the dates are very close ot my O dates....Hmmmmmmmmmm......this month was shy by 2 days but next month (If my cycle is regular again) it is right on....WEIRD!

[Lanapoo]

I'm out for this month ladies :( . On to cycle 5. Usually I have a good reason to be happy I'm not pg yet but I don't really have one this month. Even DH seemed disappointed. Ugh.

Come on ladies, we really need a BFP in here to cheer me up! Who's closest to testing?

[Sunshine]

Lana~Darn it:( I'm sorry AF showed:(
I'll be joining you in cycle 5 soon I'm sure.........
LADIES! WE NEED BFP'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have 2 weeks to go.....Aug 23 is cd27 for me, and AF has so far showed up on cd27 or 28..........

[BerBer]

Lana I'm sorry you didn't get your BFP this month...:(

I am supposed to get AF on CD 26/Aug 20... not sure what I'm hoping for:confused: I don't know when I will test. I just go back and forth so much...

weird thing about this month is that I have 2 times where I can concieve since my cycle's are 25 - 26 days long it just happened that way....definitly an odd month for me.

back to obsessing...:p

[Chelsea524]

Lana, sorry about AF, that stinks, I thought I would be testing on 8/18 but now I'm not sure, because i think I may have actually Oed yesterday or today so I might still test then(I stocked up on dollar store tests) and if nothing then test again around 8/24.

BerBer, that would be so nice to have that short of cycles (when ttc, when your not that would be terrible to have AF that often)

Sunshine, I thought an egg could live 12-24 hrs after Oing, I hope you were able to catch it.

So I am planning on testing on 8/18 still, DH is leaving town for almost two weeks on 8/19 and I would hate to get a BFP while he was gone, that would mean I couldn't tell anyone because of course I would have to tell him first. Ahh, I would have to live through you guys if I got a BFP that week, because telling you wouldn't count right?

[bellabonga]

motray, if you´re too sore to BD, maybe pre-seed is something for you. We´ve used it this month and it helped. Otherwise I wouldn´t have been able to BD some days in a row too. ;)

Chelsea, weird that we were all so excited about the grapefruit juice and now we all don´t want to use it again next cycle! I blame the grapefruit juice for my missing ovulation since I think that it messed up the effect of Vitex.

Delsol, that was absolutely new to me with the hot tub. Whereas it doesn´t really matter since we don´t have one. :p But here in Germany they say on a medical website I frequently use that DH should have a hot bath before BD if you want a girl! Oh well, I guess DH would get mad at me anyway if I tried to forbid him taking a bath because of TTC, so it doesn´t really matter. And you mean not everyone makes little Xs for DH in the calendar so that he knows the BD dates in advance? So I guess I´m in the minority here since I made them - from 7/28 until 8/2! :D

Sunshine, I hope you caught the egg! Here they say that BD is still okay up to 12 hours after ovulation. But that´s only if you want a boy. Male sperms are faster while female sperms last longer (so you should start BD for a girl on CD 11 if you O on CD 14). So from what I´ve read so far I don´t believe this O+12 = girl theory. But yay on the quiet BD! It can be fun, I told you! Makes you feel like a teenager again. :D We´ve become really good at it after DD woke up once and nearly caught us...

Berber, I never believe in these things that take into consideration when you were born. There are countless websites to predict the gender of your baby, depending on when you where born and when you conceived. And you will never get the same result on all of them. The only thing about this what´s true IMO is that many women O during full moon. There are also more babies born on full moon.

Lana, I´m so sorry about AF! :( But you´re not completely out for this month. At least you will O again in August. But I second you on the BFP to spread some hope. Maybe melandtim will get one!

[bellabonga]

Chelsea, no, telling us doesn´t count! :D In fact we would feel cheated on if you wouldn´t tell us right away! With my last BFP I called DH at work since I had to tell him first and was dying to call my friend to tell her. ;)

[Chelsea524]

Bella, I will have to tell you guys, DH will be camping and with no phone around at all so I will not be able to even call to tell him, at least that way I can come up with a fun way to tell him I guess since normally he wants to know when I test and I would just end up telling him right then. Can you tell I am really counting on a BFP, I hope I don't get let down.

[bellabonga]

Chelsea, you sound really convinced, so I hope this is it for you! :) Must be hard to not even be able to talk to each other on the phone. But we´ll all think about a creative way to tell him while he´s gone. :D

[Sunshine]

Chelsea~I just wasnt sure if the cervix closed when the egg was released......I was SO HAPPY to find out that I could still have a chance, b/c it is really the only one I got this cycle....
Telling us DEFINATELY DOESNT COUNT! (At least IMO anyhow!):D
I hope yuo get to share good news with us! YAY!

Bella~Oh and YAY, we also BD on day 10! So I have some girl and boy potential swimmers in there;) LOL! I dont mind getting a boy OR a girl first!!! Altho DH does want a boy first!
I TOTALLY felt like a teenager again, especially b/c my Dad is in the house! LMAO!
I also read your reply to Chelsea and It IS so funny all of us were excited to try the grapefruit juice and now none of us want to continue it:p At least we gave it a try!

[Sunshine]

Can I just say, I cant WAIT to have a little one so I can change my avatar to a cutie pie pic like you 2 have:D
Maybe I can dress the little one up in a sun-type outfit;)
My poor future child:p

[DelSol]

If anyone is interested I have one invite remaining for Vox.com. Please PM me your email address and I'll get the invite sent out ASAP.

[bellabonga]

Sunshine, to be honest, I miss the grapefruit juice already! :D I really like it and I thought it was great to drink it every day, especially after reading that it decreases cholesterine and your risk for heart diseases. But since I blame it for my messed up cycle, it has to go for now! Since you asked before: I think it is the same for every juice that you should drink it within 2-3 days of opening it. At least that´s what the packages say here. Maybe it lasts longer if there are any preservatives in it.
About your avatar: One of the girls on my German mommy board used photoshop or something like that and surrounded her baby´s head with petals. It was really cute, sort of like Anne Geddes. I´m sure you could do that with sunrays as well. ;)

[Sunshine]

bella~I liked drinking the grapefruit juice as well, but I feel like it didnt help me at all. I had more cm without it:( I should see if it says anything on the carton....I am so bad with best before dates, I end up throwing everything out about 2 days after I open it:p I had this carton of juice already for a week tho..........well, not quite....Hmmm. I better check into that! THANKS!
And awe, I bet that could be done with sun rays:)

[charliezangel]

ummm, not really up for SOs. The blood test came back as a BFN:( . Still no AF. I'll give it another week and then it's to the dr i go. *sigh* i'm sad.

[bellabonga]

Heehee, I just "seduced" DH by asking "Are you in the mood for a quickie? We have 25 minutes until my TV programm starts!" Worked! :D

[looty]

Chelsea~My dh usually tells me to come to bed naked...I don't do that unless I want something to happen though because he can't help himself otherwise. ;) I would say if you had a lot of EWCM yesterday then that's when you probably O'ed. Sounds like you had good timing so I hope you get to let us in on your secret before your DH.

Lana~Sorry about AF. :( I know how much it sucks and although Dh being upset is comforting in a way, it also makes it worse. I am not planning on testing for about 2 weeks still so I know I won't be the next. We definitely need some BFPs though!

Bella~Sorry you aren't feeling too hopeful for this cycle. I hope you are surprised when you get a BFP. I agree we really need to get some BFPs soon!

Mel~I don't know a whole lot about charting but I have heard other people refer to an implantation dip, which as far as I could tell meant that the temp dropped a bit when implantation occurred and then went back up. I hope that's what it was especially since you are having twinges. Sounds promising. Maybe you won't need to get anymore testing.

FSUSammy~Sorry you haven't had the temp rise yet. Don't some women get the temp rise a day or two after O? Keep up the bd'ing and maybe you will still catch that egg.

Motray~I love that you call us your girls to DH. If I am talking about a certain person that I have intereactions frequently with (like here and in my journal) I call them my friend otherwise it's a lady from that board I go to. ;) If I just say my friend and don't use a name instead he knows it's from here. Sorry to hear that the bd'ing yesterday was a little intense. I know what you mean. I hate UTIs. I have only had one twice but they were horrible!

Delsol~I am glad to hear that they will probably rule in your favor. Do you think you O'ed yet or you aren't sure? I hope the bd'ing yesterday pays off.

Sunshine~I am glad that you could enjoy the quiet bd'ing. It is fun isn't it? :rolleyes: My Dh didn't know everything we talked about until the conversation a few days ago. That's probably why he is glad I have you guys so he doesn't have to hear it. I hope the bd'ing last night works. It sounds like good timing to me since it was only a few hours after you O'ed. I have heard that a egg can live for a short time after O. Good luck!

Berber~I find that info interesting. I am not within 2 days of the dates list but I thought that my cycle could have been influenced by the moon cycle. I don't know if that would make me more likely to get pg at certain time or not but I know that a lot of people I know have all their kids within a month and we always say that a specific time of year is their fertile time.

Not too much going on. I am not going to be testing for another 2 weeks or so if AF doesn't show up so I don't think that I will be the next to test. I agree with all you ladies that we need a + ASAP! Good luck to everyone!

[looty]

Sorry to hear about the negative, Charliez! :(

Yay for getting a quickie in, Bella!

[Sunshine]

charliezangel~Sorry for another BFN:(

bella~SWEET!;):D

looty~It was super fun;) ALtho we still Might have woken up my dad....
THANKS!!!! I guess my main concern was I thought your cervix completely closed up as soon as the egg was released:p Must re-open my TCOYF book! LOL! Ooo, so we should be testing around the same time! Good Luck!

[FSUSammy]

Sunshine - Yup that sounds like the O+12 info. I only know that because I'll admit I'm trying my hardest to sway for a girl. DH would prefer our first to be a girl (he's got her name all picked out already).

Lana - Sorry about AF!

Chelsea - Nope telling us would definitely NOT count. Uh plus you'd have to tell us first!!! LOL

charliezangel - Sorry about the BFN.

Bella - Way to go on seducing DH. LOL if I was to ask my DH that he'd think I was joking and would laugh in my face! Only because when I was on the pill I had absolutely no sex drive so we would rarely do anything. Poor guy!

Me - I have had more EWCM today. Oh and I resorted to going to the store and buying a box of OPKs to see what is going on with my cycle. I did my first one when I got home and the test line was lighter than the reference line so that means that I still have more time to cath the eggie!!! So hopefully I can seduce DH tonight. I thought you'd ladies would appreciate this more than me telling DH, but today when I got home I got a card in the mail from my big sister from my sorority (not my real sister LOL), oh and Sunshine her real name is Sunshine. She had a baby girl in June and I've been dying to see a picture. Well today in the envelope was the birth announcement with an adorable picture. Her name is Lorelei (I probably spelled that wrong). Just too cute.

[Sunshine]

FSUSammy~AWE! Her real name is sunshine? Hmmmm, I wonder if I should tell Dh that...that is a cute name:) I already know he would say no:p LOL! He has said no seasons or months, so I doubt he would like sunshine! LOL!
Some days I change my mind, sometimes I want 3 boys, then other days I want a girl first and maybe only 1 other child, then I want a boy first. That is why I just say whatever we get I'll be happy with, b/c honestly if I had to chose, I have no idea which I would want first! I was the oldest child and it wasnt bad being a girl and being the oldest. I didnt think anyhow! Altho I always wanted an older brother.........
GL seducing your hubby tonight!

[FSUSammy]

Sunshine -Yup her real name is Sunshine. I think her middle name is Dee. Can't hurt to ask DH. It is a nice name. LOL

[looty]

Sunshine~I don't know about your cervix closing immediately after O. Hmm...I'm going to look it up even though I am sure you are too. So you are the oldest and a girl. I just have to ask are you bossy? :p I just ask because it is my very unscientific finding that most oldest child girls are bossy (at least in my life).

FSUSammy~I love the name your friend chose. DH already poo-pooed it though. Glad to know you still have a chance to catch the egg!

Well after their conversation....
QOTD:
If you could choose, what would you prefer the gender of the child you are trying to concieve now be? Why? Are you doing anything to make that more probable?

For me...I don't care much either way. I really want to have one of both but I think the boy first might be better just because then he can protect his sister from all the big bad boys out there when they get to dating age. ;) We aren't doing anything to try to make that happen...I just want to be pg!

[Chelsea524]

Ok, I'm glad you all think that telling you wouldnt count.

Sammy good luck seducing DH tonight! I hope you get a temp spike tomorrow!

charliezangel sorry about the BFN, I hope you get a BFP in a week

looty lol about your dh, mine laughs at me because I like to go to bed naked (when DS#1 is at his dads) so its not new to him at all, man he is spoiled isn't he.

Bella good job on the seducing!!!

Nothing new since last time I posted

[Chelsea524]

Missed the QOTD: I want a girl so badly!! This will be it for us either way and I have two boys, I would really love to have a girl but of course would be just as happy for a boy!

ETA: we are not doing anything special to try for a girl, DH is convinced we will have another boy

[Lanapoo]

QOTD:
If you could choose, what would you prefer the gender of the child you are trying to concieve now be? Why? Are you doing anything to make that more probable?

I think I would choose a boy first, but when I think about holding a baby girl I get all gushy inside too so I guess I'd be happy with either. For some reason boys just seem fun to me though. But I'm not doing anything (Shettles, etc.)to make one or the other more probable. I don't feel strongly enough one way or the other to do that.

[DelSol]

Heehee, I just "seduced" DH by asking "Are you in the mood for a quickie? We have 25 minutes until my TV programm starts!" Worked! :D


I’m trying to get DH to do a quickie! We'll see. He doesn't understand all the TTCing stuff... I need to find something for him to read about it.

ETA: I called DH on the way home from work to let him know I was leaving and I asked how he was feeling? He was like why and I said I was just wondering because we have to do a quickie tonight. He groaned. So when I got home the neighbor kid was out and DH came out and he said tonight seems like a cigar night and when we went inside I said it's also a quickie night and I added I promise it will be the last time. There goes me getting any BDing on my birthday. Oh well, if I can catch the eggie tonight it will be worth it.

[SwaneeK]

Hello-

Can you please remove me from the list?
We have decided to wait until after our trip next month.
I'm still lurking along cheering everyone on! Go BFP!

:)

[melg]

Ok, you girls have been sooo busy! I have been keeping up reading, but haven't had much to post.

I've been cheering you all on though, waiting to see some BFPs, and wishing babydust on us all!
SOs only as far as I can see:

Sammy - hope you catch the egg!

Chelsea - your DH really is spoiled! naked all the time? is he ever able to keep his hands off :p I really hope that you get the BFP you are waiting for!! Telling us definitely does not count! only people IRL!

Sunshine - I love your avatar too. I love Bella's idea to update your avatar - hopefully a mere 10 months from now;)
My dh says no nouns on names whatsoever - I love noun names though!

Looty - lol about dh! some people wish it was that easy to get a good bd in just by coming to bed naked :)

Charliez - so sorry about the BFN! I understand how you feel. I hope AF comes soon so you can move on to next cycle.

Bella - yay for the quickie, and I hope it works. I'm glad that you and dh made up. After reading all your writing I'm in the mood for grapefruit juice. Of course now that everyone is saying the results are not good I will stay away.:rolleyes:

BerBer - good luck, hope you get what you want. I know whatever the results it will be a good result. Either a happy BFP or maybe a neg but maybe you'll start trying sooner?
It sure is fun practicing!

Lana - sorry about AF. Looking forward to the next cycel - maybe we can get BFPs together!

Del Sol - Congrats - I hope it all wraps up neatly for you guys.

Me - No clue what cd I'm on. Never got a "real" AF more than 8 hours long. Just 2 weeks of brown sort of stuff. Anyway, it started being clean and clear two days ago so we started to BD. 2 times so far, and have to say it is so much fun. :) We used pre seed once and it was great, we really liked it. Last night - no need. It was very exciting, though not sure what was different. So... perhaps this month will be fun and no panic since I have no idea where in the cycle I am anyway? remind me of that girls....
You girls definitely help to keep me sane too. sorry, I know I read someone saying that yesterday and can't remember who. dh sent hugs though - thank him for me. I think dh owes you guys too.

Question - anyone mind telling me exactly how you check CM? I have not read TCO?YF. I know you have said you have to reach up. Umm... how do you pull it out? 2 fingers? Where am I looking? Sorry if I am dense... perhaps if it is TMI someone could PM me? This is quite a mystery to me.


QOTD - Not sure which I would like first. I really just want to have a girl, at least one so I guess girl first would be nice. although if I knew I would have one of each I guess boy would be first so the little one would be a girl and she could have a big bro. oh well, we'll see!
Not doing anything to get one or the other.


ETA: Welcome to the new people!

[bellabonga]

charliezangel, I´m sorry for another BFN. Was the beta hcg all they checked during that blood work or did they also do a hormonal check up to see why you are in this megalong cycle?

looty, I can sort of relate to your friends having a fertile time of the year. I have read once that in March more babies are born than in the other months. At least in my highschool class that was true. Too bad that we missed that time! But that will make our April or May babies even more special. ;)

Sunshine, sometimes you just have to be blunt, especially when there is not much time since you want to watch something on TV. :D That´s too bad that your DH dislikes season and month names. I have always loved the names Summer, Autumn and April for some reason. Which has probably something to do with the fact that these names aren´t used in Germany and so I know no one with that name. But one of the reasons I picked Maya was that one of its meanings is "Goddess of May" which fit since she was conceived in May. My other choice would have been Yara which means "Goddess of Water" (Maya is an Aquarius).

FSU, I can imagine your DH laughing at the mentioning of a quickie and thinking it was a joke. I`m sure my DH wouldn´t have taken it seriously if we weren´t TTC! :D When I was on the pill and the Nuvaring, my sex drive was also very low and even without BC, I mostly simply forget that we could do it. :o So DH really enjoys TTC...

Sunshine, how much older are you than your sibling(s)? And do you have a brother or a sister or both?

QOTD: I´ve always wanted a girl and so I was overwhelmed with joy when I had Maya. When I got pg with Olivia, I desperately wanted another girl since I really enjoy being a girl-mother. I also think that I´m better as a girl-mother than I would be as a boy-mother. So we even timed BD this way that we BD early before O and not too close to it. This time, I still would like to have a girl slightly better than having a boy, but it´s not as important to me as before. My main concern really is that it´s healthy. Having a girl would be more fun for Maya and it would save us lots of money since I have stored all of Maya´s clothes in the attic. And since Maya loves really girly clothes in pink and with flowers on her jeans, there is nothing a boy could wear. I really would love to be able to relive everything I had with Maya so far with another girl and I would love to see the clothes again and remember Maya in them. Okay, if I could choose, I would want exactly the same baby again! So we would have to start from the beginning if it was a boy and buy everything new. But since I got pregant with a girl twice, maybe DH can only make girls. ;)

Me: Remember that I had no hope left for this cycle? Well, now I have some again! When I brought Maya to kindergarten this morning, TTC was the last thing on my mind. Still out of the blue I suddenly got so nauseous I could have thrown up! Which was exactly how I felt when I got an unexpected BFP with Olivia. The only strange thing is that my BFP with Olivia was on CD 30 and today I´m only on CD 24. This might be a possible pg sign if I had O´d on CD 9 but then my hcg check on Monday wouldn´t have been negative. Maybe it would be possible if I O´d around CD 14 (without noticing it) and now would be 10DPO. But maybe it´s only because I ate a huge peach yesterday night before going to bed. :rolleyes: So I have no clue but I have some hope again that this might be a sign.

[FSUSammy]

Hey ladies!!!

I'm on CD 17 today. I had a definite temp spike this morning. I did take an OPK yesterday and it was negative so I'm wondering if my timing with the OPK was off because of taking it the same day I was ovulating? I'm going to take one later today just to make sure its still negative.

QOTD : We want a girl first. Her name is already picked out. I've done tons of research on this and found that an acidic environment is key to having a girl. So this cycle I've started taking supplements to help with that (even though I'm pretty sure mine was already acidic) and I've gone as far as buying pH strips to test the pH of my CM to make sure its at the girl level which is has been all cycle long.

[melandtim]

Sammy - yay on the temp spike! Hope this is your month!

Bella - Oh I hope that is a good sign. Maybe its a good month for both of us.

Chelsea - You would have to tell us or we would go crazy not knowing :p I don't think it counts since you don't know us IRL!

Charlie - Sorry about the BFN.

Looty - Wish that worked for me all the time :p

QOTD - I have gone back and forth as to whether I want a boy or girl first. Ideally I would like one of each and it doesn't really matter which comes first as long as its healthy and hopefully comes soon :D

I'm on CD24, 11 DPO. Still having really mild cramping off and on. Typically I get them one or 2 days before but I am not getting my hopes up (or so I keep telling myself) Temp still up so I think if I get to Monday and no AF I may feel a bit more positive. AF is due next Wednesday but the longest LP I have had is 12 days. Have a great weekend and good luck to all!