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 tryi