Seeing What Happens: TTC in September 2006

[FSUSammy]

Tenny - At the rate my body is working, yeah once my gastroenterologist give me the ok to TTC again AND DH is back on the TTC bandwagon I'll go on Clomid. My doc only gave me a prescription that can be filled 3 times so I want to make sure that those three times both DH and I do everything possible to maximize our chances at getting PG.

[jimmysgirl424]

FSUSammy: I'm really glad that you called your doctor's office. At least they know what is going on and can monitor the situation. Hope it doesn't take long to get that reflux under control.

caesarbride: I was just looking on ebay and you won't believe how cheaply you can purchase OPKs there! Here is a link to the listings:
http://search.ebay.com/ovulation_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentry pageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQflocZ1QQfromZR10QQfrtsZ0 QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsacatZQ2d1QQsapp lZ1QQsaslcZ1QQsojsZ1

Tenny: I have seen many other women in these threads complain about how hard it can be to read the OPK's. I hope you can get a good read on one.

Bella: Again, congrats! But please don't leave us...stick around! :D I will agree that maybe the date thing is to be taken as a good sign. Keep us updated.


Delsol: Well, maybe you won't need to plan it out if you end up with a BFP this month! :D



ME: Well, I was going to test this morning and as it turns out, I didn't need to. AF showed up first thing, finally! I took my last BC on 8/13......almost exactly one month later my cycle finally decides to start! That is a relief, I was kind of upset when AF didn't show on time. So...DH and I can "officially" start BD'ing this cycle!! Woo-hoo!!!! :D

[Tenny]

jimmysgirl424 YAH for AF finally arriving!! Now it is time to get down to business!! Well my OPK was easy to read, there was the control line and nothing else. Not even a little bit of a faint line!

FSUSammy I understand that! I hope you get the go ahead soon from your Dr.!!

[ceaserbride]

kym- thanks! Thats better than the $30 for 3 at the drug store! I just so afraid of buying them and then not needing them ya know???

Question for all you experienced girls: Can you *not* get EWCM and still O? I was reading about ewcm and I don't think I've *ever* gotten it. I've also been checking internally for the past few days and its just resembles lotion..its thin and milky...??

[Sunshine]

ceaserbride~If it helps, I dont think I had really any CM(Especially no EWCM.....), AND I was drinking grapefruit juice to try and increase it.....but we did conceive that month:) So I must have O'd:D
GOOD LUCK!

[FSUSammy]

ceaserbride - As Sunshine said yes you can O without EWCM.

[MexicoBride'05]

Congrats Monty & Bella! That is such good news! We need to keep the BFP's rolling in! I think I should just join this thread since I read it everyday :rolleyes:

I'm just at work right now but I will officially join later tonight!

[Monty]

BELLA: Looks I'm 5.21.07 then.....that's cool, my birthday is 10.21....easy to remember! Thanks for the info.

Ericka: Thanks! What a beautiful boy you have, best of luck to you!

Chelsea: Good luck, sorry about the BFN....keep us informed!

Sunshine: Good to know, thanks!

Ceasar: Just be careful they aren't expired or heat damaged on e-bay. Just something I've heard.

Off to have baby lust....huuummmmm....what should I buy first!! This could be bad! Baby dust to all of you.

[Lanapoo]

Official Congratulations to you Monty!! Happy and healthy 9 months!

Bellabonga - Please stick around as long as you want to. I know we'd miss you around here too :)

Ceaserbride - As far as I know, creamy or lotiony cm is still fertile, not as fertile as EW but it still does the job. Sounds like you haven't O'd yet if you still have this and you haven't dried out yet.

Chelsea - Sorry about the BFN. Hopefully AF will come on its own before your dr. appt. at the end of the month.

FSUSammy - Bummer about not getting provera but hopefully waiting until the reflux issue clears up will give you a better chance when it's time to TTC.

Delsol - Eek! Only one more week to wait! Hope you see a BFP next week :)

Tenny - You're right, seeing a BFN on an OPK is frustrating too. I'm not sure when to start taking them, maybe I'll start tomorrow on CD9.

Jimmys - Yay for getting AF and starting your first official TTC cycle!

Me :p - Well, for some reason I'm getting the creamy cm pretty early in my cycle so hopefully DH will be up for some BD tonight. He accidently pulled a Ben Stiller a few days ago and zipped up his little guy but he's healing well. I just about died laughing when he told me though :D . I started temping with this cycle so hopefully I'll get a better idea when I O.

[Sunshine]

Lana~OMG, OUCH! Your poor hubby!!!!!!!!!

[docoNY]

cd 9 here - nothing going here but had to pop in and read up and huge congrats to Bella, Melg and Monty!!!

[Michelle]

I just wanted to stop by and congratulate the BFP's! :)

I still like to stop by and see what is going on in this group. Good luck to everyone! I can't wait to see more BFP's in this group soon! :D

[DelSol]

Well my back finally went out on me this afternoon. I made my chiropractor appointment and will be going after work since I need to do a few things before I leave here.

Even though I am not PG, I know I will be put on Electric Muscle Stimulation, do you think I will be ok? I don't want to hurt my chances if there going to be a possibility of being PG.

I guess I will bring the possibility up to my chiropractor.

[pacificbliss]

Congrats Monty!!! I think I am keeping up wuth the BFPs but in case i didn't congrats again to Bella and Melg

Caesarbride I usually have EWCM but got pg in a cycle where I didn't have any so, yes, it is possible.

[MexicoBride'05]

Okay I am home from work and ready to officially join this thread! :)

Me: Farah (29) - Birthday - August 5th
DH: Dallas (28)
Married: November 18, 2005
Last BCP: February 2006
DS/DD : None yet
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss:N/A
TTC since: July 2006

Right now I'm on CD 30 and 10 DPO. I've been spotting since Saturday. Not sure what is going on. I spotted before AF my last two cycles too. My temp is still up so we'll see what happpens. I have a feeling AF will be showing her face any day now. The spotting I'm having just seems very similar to what I had last month except it happened later in my cycle.

Looking forward to joining you all on our TTC journey! Lets hope we all get our BFP's very soon! :)

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to here!

Official "Welcome" to MexicoBride'05!!

[Chelsea524]

Mexico, I know you have been hanging around for a bit here, but welcome!!!

Happy Birthday Lanapoo!!!! I know your birthday is officially in a couple hours (at least from where I am) but just in case I don't get on here tomorrow, have a great day!

DelSol sorry about your back, hope it gets better soon!

[bellabonga]

Happy birthday, Lana! :)

[melandtim]

Happy Birthday Lana!!!

Welcome "officially" Mexicobride!

DelSol - Sorry about your back, I know from experience its not fun. Do you find the chiropractor helps you? My back problems seem to be related to cycle for some reason but I know I have some problems.

Uggh Britney Spears had her baby. That just further depresses me :p

CD3 for me and nothing to report!!

[FSUSammy]

Good Morning ladies. I'm on CD 50, yup you read that right! UGH!!!! Still no AF. Been having cramps and I started breaking out yesterday. Gotta love the pimples that tend to have an arrow pointing where they are on your face, so embarassing!!!

So, my gastroenterologist called last night to tell me the results of the biopsy from my endoscopy. He said everything was normal and that there was just some inflammation. He said to continue with the Nexium and to see him in a month. Since the Nexium has been the only medicine to finally control the reflux I rather wait till next month to ask about TTC just because by then I should hopefully be completely healed up. The great thing about it is that because of the reflux I've had to stop drinking caffeine which is a good thing to do now before I get PG. So I guess this has some perks.

Just thought I'd update you all.

Sam

[Ericka_Jarett]

caesarbride - I never had EWCM, got pregnant as well. For me I wasn't seeing a lot of CM so I took Robitussin for a few days and CM showed up.

[melandtim]

Sam - that's great that everything was normal. Crossing my fingers the meds take care of everything!

[charliezangel]

Sorry I've been MIA ladies. My cycle just went so long I couldn't even begin to think about TTC because i had no clue what was going on with my body. No time for SO's this morning, but here's an update.

My cycle ended up going 78 days (with on and off spotting the last 2.5 weeks). On CD 79, I got AF very light. I thought for sure it was another trick and i was just spotting so i didn't call it on my chart yet. The next day I was bleeding very heavy. I was going through a super tampon in 2-3 hours....that never happens to me. Also, the heavy bleeding lasted almost 5 days and AF was here 7 days total (i usually only see her for 4-5 days). So now I'm on CD 9 of the new cycle. We'll see what happens but i'm not trying to focus on it. It's been 9 months off the pill, about 3 of those months we were really "trying" (charting and timing sex). I'm just wondering if maybe somethig is wrong with me...i don't know.

Anyway, i need to get ready for work. I'll try to do SOs when i get home.

[FSUSammy]

charliezangel - Oh I soooo feel for you. I can't imagine having a cycle that long. Granted I'm creeping up on it myself. I'm on CD 50 today and still no sign of AF. It's depressing. I really hope that when she comes its not as heavy as yours was. That's just crazy. It's been 10 months for me since I went off the pill and I honestly think something is very wrong with me. Have you talked to your doctor about it? Mine prescribed Clomid for me but I have yet to take it because of the acid reflux. Once I start TTC again I will definitely take the Clomid because its obvious my body doesn't know what to do on its own.

Sam

[DelSol]

Don't have much patience for shout-outs because of my back, just hate dealing with this pain.

MexicoBride'05 ~ Welcome Farah! :D

Happy Birthday Lana!!

Quick Update on me ~ CD21 - 7 DPO, still have nothing going on, don't feel like I am PG and no FPS. One week until I test! I guess I'm happy my back going out on me this week instead of last week when it was BDing time. Chiropractor is helping me, I have to go 2 more times this week. She said the Stim is ok for pg women, she has treated high risk pregnancies and pregnancies of twins so I felt better about that. I decided to push myself last night and I went to my water aerobics class, I'm proud of myself because I did the majority of the activities and then sat in the jacuzzi for 5 minutes to help my back.

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - Sorry about the back pain. Hope you feel better soon. Glad the stim is ok to use. DH has one because of back issues he developed from a car accident earlier this year.

Happy Bday Lana!

[DelSol]

FSUSammy ~ Thanks. I have an at home one too but I think it's at my mom's house or in storage, they work great.

[Sunshine]

Happy Birthday Lana!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ceaserbride]

Farah- Hope your Official stay is short & sweet:)

Happy Birthday Lana!

Mel-
Uggh Britney Spears had her baby. That just further depresses me
Thanks for making me lol today!

Sammy- Sounds like AF is on her way...you should ask her what took her so long and tell her to never be so late again unless its for a *good* reason!!

Erika- Thanks, that makes me feel better. Like I said before if we arn't successful this month we'll temp next month and then at least I'll know for sure!

Delsol- Hopefully this week of waiting goes quickly for you! I don't know how i"ll make it through the next two...

Me: CD16 and I think I probably O'd since CM seems to be drying up...or dried up I guess?? I don't really know. We'll (I'll) definatly be temping next month if no BFP this month so I can kind of know what's really going on. So I think I'm in the 2ww but we're going to keep dtd just incase:P

[melandtim]

ceaserbride - I do my best :p But isn't is depressing that she doesn't seem to have any problem just popping them out but here we are obsessing each month and nothing. Human nature, cruel ain't it??? :p At least I have stopped crying today!!

[Lanapoo]

Hello Everyone! Thanks to Chelsea, Bella, Mel, Delsol, Ceaserbride, Sam, and Sunshine for the birthday wishes! And with that....deep breath...

Threadmistress: please change my age to 29 (ouch) and DH's age to 34 as he also got a little older a few weeks ago.

On to s/o's

Melandtim - Double UGH for miss Nit-Brit popping out another kid less than a year after her first while we are all still waiting to be blessed.

Sam - I'm glad the Nexium is helping, hopefully you'll be all healed up soon.

Charliez - I hope this cycle will get you back on track!

Delsol - Hope your back feels better soon.

Ceaserbride - Yay for O!!

All about me :D - So I'm totally hoping that this cycle works for me because it just weirds me out that I'm actually 29 and haven't had a baby yet. I know that's not ancient or anything, but still :p .

[MexicoBride'05]

Dana - Thanks! :) I should of just joined a long time ago :rolleyes:

ceaserbride Thanks!! I hope it's short for all of us!!

Me: Kinda confused right now. The spotting looks like it's getting heavier now but my temp was still high this morning? Should I wait until I see mytemp drop to call it AF?

[bellabonga]

Mexicobride, if your temperature is still up, maybe you should test? It could be implantation spotting, just like I had.

[dancn226]

HI everyone, I am on CD 24, just chillen out here. I am not going to worry abou tto much here. No signs of anything for me. I am just going with the flow this month. Not counting on anything, but also not counting anythign out. Sorry i have been out, lots going on and just really busy. Crazy month........I had a question that I wanted to ask you girls but I forgot, so you WILL here from me when I recall!!!!!

[Monty]

MexicoBride: Same as what Bella said....I had 3 days of spotting with high temps before I tested and got a BFP. I didn't get a positive though until about 2 days after spotting stopped. Good luck!

[MexicoBride'05]

bellabonga & Monty I've been spotting since Saturday so that's been 5 days now and it seems like it's almost like AF but not quite yet. It can't be implantation spotting if it's been this long can it? And what kind of spotting did you two have? Mine is now bright red but it's not enough to fill a pad or anything like that. Maybe a panty liner but that's it. It just seems to be very similar to what I had the last 2 months but this time it didn't happen until later in my cycle. It just feels like its slowly getting heavier and will be AF soon. But if AF is coming then I should see my temp drop right?

[looty]

Happy Birthday Lana!

Official welcome to MexicoBride!

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated to Here!

Ages updated for Lana.

[bellabonga]

Mexicobride, this time with the implantation spotting it was different from what you describe. I had some pink once when I wiped and after that two days of brown, again only when I wiped. But when I was pg with DD, it was similar to what you describe. It was like AF, only that it was much lighter. But enough that I did not suspect anything. As far as I have heard, your temperatures should drop before AF arrives. So maybe you should really test. Good luck! :)

[Monty]

MexicoBride: You should see your temp drop before AF arrives. That spotting doesn't quite sound like mine, but that doesn't mean a thing. I know they say it can be almost like a light period, so I wouldn't rule anything out. I wore a panty liner for about 2 days, as it was needed, but it was more brown than red. However, that's always how AF starts so I figured she was making her apperance! If you can, be patient and wait a few more days. I wasn't patient and tested when I had spotting and was just way to early. About 10-12 after O is when you could possibly get a BFP, I know FF says day 18 is the "best" day to test, but who can wait that long!!!!

Good luck!!!

[FSUSammy]

Hey ladies. Doing a quick drive by post. I'm on CD 51 today. Still no AF. Bloated like a whale though! Ugh!!!! I really hope she comes today because then that means my longest cycles ever have both been 50 days long. I guess we'll see.

Sam

[Tenny]

MexicoBride'05 Welcome!! Also back when I was charting I never got a temp drop until a few days after AF came.

Happy Belated Birthday Lana!!



Well I'm on CD 12 (I think) and have getting neg OPKs for the past few days. Question for those ladies who have used OPK, is the test line suppose to get darker as O approaches? I know I looked at some other website that had picture of OPKs over a course of several days and it seems like the test line gets darker closer to O and then it is positive when the test line is darker then the control. Well with mine the control line is showing up, but nothing in the test line. I'm just curious what is everyone else's experience. Does that mean O is still several days off? I'm just worried because DH and I are going out of town this weekend and we will be staying with my sister (sleeping in her living room) so DTD might not be an option on Saturday and Sunday!

[DelSol]

Pretty quiet in here yesterday.

Tenny ~ I wish I could help but I have no experience with OPKs


Me ~ CD22 - 8DPO. Still nothing, I wonder if that is a positive sign or maybe the pain in my back is taking away from all the FPS's.

[jimmysgirl424]

Tenny- I don't know anything about OPK's either. I'm sorry. :(

MexicoBride- I would test soon if the spotting doesn't become AF. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

DelSol-So....have you bought any HPT's yet?? :D Sure hope this is your month for a BFP!!

FSUSammy-51 days!! Wow. :( I really hope that AF shows up for you very soon and things can be normal for you so you can try soon!

dancn- Let us know when you plan on testing. Here's hoping its the BFP for you too this month!!


I'm sure I missed some people. Oh..Lana, happy belated birthday!


ME: CD 3. AF was super-heavy Tuesday and Wednesday but seems to have slowed down really dramatically. I think I was expecting the heavy flow to continue for another day or two, but then again, I am not experienced with AF off of BC. In any case, DH has already made me mark the calendar so he knows when we should we commence BD'ing! :D It was pretty cool, his eyes lit up when he found out AF had finally arrived and he asked if we were going to be able to try for a baby this month. So sweet. :D

[ceaserbride]

Mel- You are absolutly right! It is fustrating!

Tenny- Sorry, I'm no help either!

Jimmysgirl- Awww...our dh's sound the same:) Isn't it cute that they are so excited! I'm just hopeing that if it takes us a while he can sort of be a rock and we dont' have two emotional messes at home since we're both so "into" it.

Me: Not much to report...CD16. Like I said before, I think I already O'd but who knows. We're continuing the bd marathon just incase:)

[dancn226]

Hi everyone, just droping by to say this has been the LONGEST week ever. I mean seriosuly I like what I do, but come on lets let this week end. I started teaching dance at night again. I teach for a park district, and let me tell you the reason why i need to make a point of gettting my own place. I was supposed to have 2 classes on Tues, 2 classes on Thur, and 4 on Sat. Anyhow, I only have 1 on Tue, and 1 45 min on THurs. My schedule makes me angry, becauset this park district is NOT close to me at all. So I feel like I am wastign gas $ driving out there for 45 min. Whatever, that is just me venting. I am on CD 25 8 dpo. I don't htinK i am going to test until AF shows up or doesn't. I am so trying the not worry about it approuch, and seeing how that works out. But whatever, I am not putting to much on it this month. So we will see. I really feel great. I am really good. Except this dull ache around the part of my head that connects to my neck, but I think that is a pillow issue that needs to be fixed. But we will see.

Delsol~We are pretty close to be around the same time aren't we. My cycles usually go about 31 days. So I am just going ot hang, and hope!!!

Jimmysgirl~Glad AF has finally started for you. At least now you can get going on getting the b'ding done. So, hey lets just wait and pray together!!!

[DelSol]

jimmysgirl424 ~ I have one digital one left from last time. I will probably go out and get an Equate HPT.

FSUSammy ~ sorry for the long cycle.

ETA: dancn226 ~ it looks like we are pretty close, my longest cycle was 29 days, which was my last one. I'm right with you about the hanging and hoping!

ceaserbride ~ good luck with the BDing marathon, you are so much better than me. By Friday I was beat and now with my back, BDing is the last thing on my mind!


Is it the lower the mIU the better?

This day seems to be dragging by, must be because we have rainy weather today. I could just go to sleep.

[MexicoBride'05]

bellabonga I'm still going to try and hold off on testing! I'm not sure if I'll be able to but I'm going to try. It seems like the spotting is getting heavier now.

Monty I'm trying to be optimistic about the whole thing but I just have a feeling that it's going to turn into my normal AF vey soon. We'll just have to wait and see.

Tenny - Thanks for the welcome! :) Now I'm really confused! :confused: So it is possible to get AF before seeing the drop in your temp?? I always thought it didn't drop until AF started? If that is true that it can drop after AF then now I'm not sure if maybe I should already consider what I'm having now to be AF??!!

jimmysgirl424 Thanks! :) I'm hoping for the best but have a feeling AF is coming any day now :(

Sooo, my cycles are usually 20-30 days and right now I'm on CD 32. If I read it right, usally your temp drops to below your coverline when AF is coming right? That's why I'm so confused now b/c it seems like my spotting could almost be considered a "light" flow now, but b/c my temp hasn't dropped below or even just to the coverline yet I haven't started a new cycle on FF. My highest temp has been 98.2, the day before yest it went down to 98.0 then today 97.9 so maybe it's just slowly going down?? My coverline is 97.5 What do you girls think I should do? keep marking it down as spotting until my temp goes down? or if I think it's a light flow now, change my FF chart to a new cycle :confused:

[looty]

Bella~Thanks for still checking in on us and sticking around for a while. I understand why you would be nervous. I am sure this one will turn out much differently.

Monty~Thanks for checking in on us still. Are you having any symptoms yet?

FSUSammy~I hope AF shows soon! I hate it when I have really long cycles. I have already given up hope of being pg by then and just want AF to show up already.

Tenny~I have used OPKs here and there and I use a FM now. Both have lines (although with the FM they tell you not to look at them...yeah right). I notice that as I approach O it gets darker and darker. If there is no line at all and you are sure that you didn't over saturate the test then I would say that O is still at least a few days away.

Delsol~I hope that the no symptoms is a good sign. I know a lot of women don't have any until after a + test. Yes the lower the # the earlier the test will detect pregnancy.

jimmysgirl~That is great that your DH is so into it already. My DH was onboard in the beginning but he wouldn't want me to mark anything on the calendar or anything. He cares much more now that we have been trying a while.

cesearbride~Sounds like you are covering yourselves very well this month. I hope it works for you!

Mexicobride~I know a little about charting but I don't really know enough to be able to answer your questions. I hope that you get some answers soon. Your temp could be coming down slowly or it could be something else. I have no idea. Sorry!

Me~I went to the dr yesterday and she pretty much told me that the next step is taking Clomid. I am a little hesitant because I am afraid of multiples but she reassured me that the risk is very slight. We will probably start that next month when we can actually ttc. The good news was that she lifted the bd'ing restriction. It is too late for O but at least we can relieve some frustration. ;)

[Tenny]

MexicoBride'05 I don't have my copy of TCOYF right in front of me and I haven't read it in awhile....so with that in mind. I think I remember reading something in there or maybe online (a long time ago) that some woman may not get there temp drop until the day of AF or a few days later. For me it was still high the day of AF and then slowly drop back down below the cover line within a few days. If you weren't charting and keeping track of everything would you think this was AF or just spotting? Did you take a test to be sure you aren't pg? (Also if anyone has their copy of TCOYF and can fill in more info that would be greatly appreciated!)

looty Ya my tests have nothing in the test line...nothing, zadda, zilch! So I guess O is still off a few days. I don't think I'm over saturating the test I’m following the directions to a tee!

[MexicoBride'05]

Tenny I actually do have TCOYF. I was trying to find something in there about it but I couldn't find anything that said that your temp might not drop until after AF. I could of missed it though, maybe I'll try reading some more! I haven't done a test yet. I've been holding out seeing what happens. If I wasn't charting right now, I'd prob say I'd be in between spotting and a light flow period. I think I'll see what my temp does tomorrow morning and if it's still high I may do a test as I do have one left.

looty No worries! I'm new with the whole charting thing too! This is my first cycle of charting so I have lots of questions! I think it will be more easier to interpret after a few cycles but hopefully it won't take that long before I do get a BFP! I'm glad the BD restriction was lifted for you! That's good news! I've seen clomid mentioned alot on these boards but don't really know much about it yet.

Does everyone keep telling you guys to just relax? and not think about it? I just want to know how that is even possible?! I can try to relax, but not think about it at all? That would be hard! That's why I was debating whether I should even chart or join this thread b/c I didn't want to get too involved, but on the other hand, it's really great to be able to talk to a bunch of people who are all going through the same kind of things. I also wanted to chart just to make sure I was O'ng and I know that I did this last cycle so that's good!

[Monty]

Looty: Thanks. Ya, I've got some really sore BB's and some bloating. I've been feeling pretty good though, although I have felt tired. I'm at 4 weeks and from what I've read, I'm still out of the woods, next couple weeks should be fun! I did take another test yesterday just to see a nice BFP since my last ones were so faint! It was BFP but still a little faint, but much more reasuring!

Good Luck Ladies, MexicoBride, let us know how that test turns out!!!

[Ericka_Jarett]

MexicoBride - We actually almost missed when I would O because I totally tried to forget about TTC and just let things happen. I still had a chart of when my cycle started and temps but that was all I had. Hubby actually asked me one day about 5-6 days before I was to O, what day I was on. Had he not mentioned it and I looked at my chart to see what day, we may not have Easton now. So relaxing and seeing what happens really can happen and for us worked still. I tried the Robitussin to see what it did with CMm I never did anything drastic like checking my cervix internally or anything like that. I know it's too easy to introduce an infection if you do start touching down there too much.

Monty - have you taken a digital yet? It's fun to see the words pregnant pop up.

[bellabonga]

Monty, too funny! I also took another test today as it felt so unreal. :D I have a picture of both tests in my journal, if you are interested.

[FSUSammy]

Good morning ladies. CD 52 for me. Obviously still no AF. I have AWFUL PMS symptoms though. Last night I was watching some show on ABC and I started tearing up. So freaking silly!!! The cramps are getting worse too. So as of now my longest cycle ever has been 51 days and counting. Ugh!

Sam

[DelSol]

looty ~ I'm hoping also that it's a good sign. thanks for the answer to the HPT, I'm going to get one tonight. I hate doing it so early before I have to POAS because I'll be taunted to POAS early and I am trying to hold off until AF is due. Good Luck with the Clomid, if you check out the Charting Thread, we have a new graduate who took Clomid.

Farah ~ I had one person to tell me to relax, not many know we are TTC so that takes the pressure off of us and we don't hear it.

monty & bella ~ good to see you both still checking in. I'm going to have to stop by and see Bella's BFP. :D

Me ~CD23 - 9DPO. My back is starting to get better. I still don't have any FPS's, not that I want them because they drove me crazy last month but it would be nice to know if something is going on. I can say I am tired and that's about it.

[dancn226]

Delsol, I am with you on that!!! I have no FPS, but I will say, that I also have NO cramps. Ususally like a week before AF shows up, I get just little hints of cramps here and there, and I know she is on her way. This month, I have had none, not to sure what that is about, but we will see.

Mexicobride, I haven't had anyone tell me to relax yet, only because we haven't told anyone! I am up for the shock and aw for my family. We haven't told anyone, we are the only ones that know we are trying.....so no one can say antyihg to me. WHich I perfer. The only thing i have heard from anyone is my sister in law. She just had a baby girl, but labor day weekend she walked up to me and said she had a dream that we told the family we were pregnant. So whatever that means.........

FSUSammy~Sorry about the long cycle, that def. makes things hard to deal with.


As for me, I am on CD 26, 9 DPO , like I mentioned above, no sign of AF cramps or anything. The only thing that hurts me today is my arm adn its because of this peasent style shir tI am wearing. The damn cuffs are to tight. So, that is about all I have for everyone....Hope all is well!!!

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ Your right as I think about it, no cramps either. AF is due on Wednesday for me so I would start to feel something around now and start thinking she's coming early. Let's take it as a good sign.

[dancn226]

DelSol~Lets do that. I am supposed to get mine on Wed as well. So I will cross my fingers for you!!! I am so not thinkign about things this month, very busy month! I was watching tV lastnight after teachign dance, and realized I usually feel some type of cramps by now and think wow, AF is coming. So that will either be relaly good, or bad!! I am going for the really good part of it!! Are you going to test, or just wait to see if AF shows up? Let me know waht you are planning on doing!?!?!?

[bellabonga]

Delsol, I just noticed that the post with the test picture was obviously lost in cyberspace. :o I´ve fixed it now. Hope you and dancn will get BFPs next week! :)

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ my fingers are crossed for you too. I am going to test on Wednesday. I hear you about being busy, I can say it has helped me pass the time. Plus with my back going out on me I am concentrating hard to feeling better.

Bella ~ cool, I will get over there shortly!

Good Luck to those testing this weekend!!!!!

[Monty]

Ericka: No I haven't, acutally I've never even seen a digital test! Where do you buy them at? Wow, I'm living in the darkages!!! :)

Bella: On my way over to check out your journal!!! We seem to be on the same wave length!

[bellabonga]

Monty, Clearblue makes digital tests. They are pretty cool because you don´t have to interpret lines anymore and wonder if that is a faint or no line. Over here Clearblue also offers digital early pg tests (>10) and digital OPKs. I didn´t get a digital this time though because I used one with my m/c and as I´m a bit superstitious right now, I didn´t want to jinx it.

[looty]

Tenny~If you are following the directions to a T then I would assume that O is a few days off. Did your live get any darker today (or was there one at all)?

MexicoBride~Yes I have had people tell me to relax and I just laugh at them. I am really pretty relaxed about everything. I haven't heard that lately but when we had only been trying for a couple months I heard it multiple times from multiple people (until I freaked out on one or two of them:o ...makes me look really relaxed huh?). Like I said, I am pretty relaxed. I don't force bd just because I am Oing and I don't let it effect me and my mood most of the time, but I definitely can't say that I could not think about it. yeah right!

Monty~Yeah, I have heard that the real symptoms don't start for a lot of women until 6 weeks or so. I hope you dodge the ms bullet.

Gotta go, will get the rest of you later. Kids are coming back from recess!

[Lanapoo]

Hello Everyone!

Dancn and Delsol - Hoping to hear about BFPs for both of you in the next week!

Looty - A friend of mine had to do Clomid for all three of her pregnancies. No multiples, just three beautiful boys :)

FSUSammy - Sorry about the major PMS symptoms, hopefully that means AF is right around the corner.

Tenny - Sorry about the OPK confusion. I've heard it might be different for each person but I'm one of those where it gets progressively darker.

Jimmys - So sweet about your DH :)

Ceaserbride - Have fun with the continuing BD marathon ;)

Mexicobride - Not sure what's going on with you, this is my first month charting too so I don't know much. As far as the relaxing comments, I've heard that from my mom (which makes sense because it took her a year and a half to get pg with my big brother and she doesn't have a clue about ovulation, CF, etc.). My MIL, on the other hand, totally agrees with me that maybe I should actually pay more attention to my cycle, do the OPK's, chart, etc. I think I'll listen to MIL this time :p

Me - I have a confession to make. I've been drinking grapefruit juice for the past couple of days and HOLY WATERY CM Batman!!! No EW but still pretty darn fertile, not to mention that there is TONS. Thank you Sunshine for paving the way with the grapefruit experiment! Also, I got a positive OPK this morning and told DH he'd better get ready because there will be some definite BDing going on tonight!

[FSUSammy]

Hey ladies. I soooo need your help. As you all know I'm having awful PMS. I've been soooo moody. One minute I'm super nice the next minute I'm an evil witch. Is there anything I can do or take to make me nice again? I feel like I need to lock myself up until this goes away. Any ideas????

Thanks!
Sam

[Ericka_Jarett]

MexicoBride - you can get them at any store, They are with the pregnancy tests. I know at my Walmart they are between $10-12 for a 2 pack.

http://www.clearblueeasy.com/our_products_digital_pregnancy_test.cfm

[Lanapoo]

I totally forgot to tell you all about this earlier. Get this. My girlfriend e-mails me yesterday and writes "Have you and DH decided to do any tests to see what’s going on? It’s not an easy step but once it’s done there is a huge sigh of relief." :confused: I had no idea that being on your 5th cycle of TTC automatically meant that there MUST be something wrong with you :eek: :p . Considering the fact that my first two cycles off of BCP's were obviously too short and screwed up I really only count this as our 3rd cycle of TTC. It was just too funny not to tell all of you about :D . I just wrote her back and let her know that I thought that was a little premature at this point and I wanted to give it more time :rolleyes: .

[KrissyCat7]

Lanapoo....Im with you, I think its premature to start worrying. Dont they say to give yourself a year? Im sure you friend is just excited about you ttc.

[Lanapoo]

KrissyCat7 - Yeah, I know the real reason she said that is because she's so anxious for me to be pg right now. Believe me, I want to be pg too, but I know that there is plenty of time before I have to worry that something is wrong.

[DelSol]

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Good Luck!

[MexicoBride'05]

Hi Girls...sorry I wasn't able to get on here while at work today, it was SO busy!

Monty I actually didn't test this morning. I wanted to see how my temp was but last night our pug decided to start playing with his toys on our bed at 1 am :rolleyes: so I didn't get a good sleep and was up a few times so wasn't sure if my temp would be off b/c of that. I took it anyways and it came up 97.7 but not sure if it's really accurate so I'm going to take my temp again tomorrow and test maybe tomorrow. I'm also thinking the spotting might be getting heavier so should I even bother to test? I guess there's no harm in testing though right?!

Ericka If this cycle didn't work, then I think I'd like to do what you did. Relax, but still take my temp and chart it, but I won't be checking for CM as much. If I see CM then fine, but I won't go looking for it. I like charting b/c it tells me when I O and if I O. But I think I'll just try not to be so involved in it next cycle.

Dana You're smart! I think my biggest regret right now is telling some of our friends we were trying. I think I was just so excited to actually be able to tell people when we were going to start trying b/c I had been waiting almost 6 months for that day.

dancn226 You're smart too for not telling anyone you're trying! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for a BFP for you and Dana next week! :)

looty Ya, it would be really hard to just not think about it at all. I'm going to try really hard to be more relaxed about the whole situation. Easier said than done for me but I'm going to try extra hard!

Lanapoo I wish I knew what was going on with me!?! I do like charting and seeing when I O and stuff. I think I will still do that, but maybe not check my CM all the time. It's hard for me to just relax b/c I want this so bad, but I know it will happen for us when it's meant to be.

I actually posted this in my journal. I found it on a website last night. I printed it out so I can read it and keep a positive attitude.

Firstly, remember that very few people have problems that make it physically impossible for them to have a child. Unless your doctor has told you that you categorically cannot conceive, you must believe that you are capable of doing so. At the same time, recognise that it’s impossible to define the timeframe within which it will happen.

Try not to see the arrival of your period as a setback. Concentrate mentally on your goal of being pregnant rather than feeling sorrow that it hasn’t happened yet. Remain confident that it will happen, not necessarily next month or even the month after, but some time in the future.

Don’t look constantly for indications or proof of a medical problem. Instead appreciate the wonder of your body and look for positive signs that indicate your fertility. Even your period shows that you’re functioning in a way that will allow you to be ready for pregnancy at some point.

Comparing yourself to others is particularly damaging. Everyone is different and couples take varying lengths of time to conceive. The important thing is your own relationship, so focus on that rather than things outside it.
If I test tomorrow I'll be back to update you all of course. Even though I think it will be a BFN.

[DelSol]

Farah ~ good luck testing! I have my fingers crossed for you. A few people at work kinda know but they never ask so that is good. There are times I want to say something to my mom but stop myself because I know she'll bug me.


Me ~ CD24 - 10DPO. Not much going on. My back is starting to feel better. I woke up with some cramping in the middle of the night but that might be food related and it not agreeing with me. I noticed last night I was hot and I woke up hot. It felt like I was having a hot flash! Tonight we are going over to some friends house and finishing off a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka, I'm leary about drinking but I'll have one or two small drinks.

I stopped off at Wal-Mart last night got an Equate HPT, then as I am checking out I noticed it only had one test, really didn't want to draw attention to myself so I only have one test which means no testing anytime sooner than Wednesday.

[Bibay626]

Okay, this 2ww is killing me! I'm 3 dpo, but my mind is playing tricks on my and I'm cramping. I read online how some ladies did get BFP that early, but I know that is VERY rare.

So I wait, trying not to attempt testing until then LOL

[wendalah]

OK, I think I can officially join. Gulp!

Me: Wendy (35) - Birthday (May 20)
DH: Ki (37)
Married: 6/14/03
Last BCP: Been off BCPs for several years now, using other methods for BC
DS/DD : No humans but two dogs.
MC/Stillbirth/Infant Loss: Never been pregnant
TTC since: 9/1/2006

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - You are AWESOME!!!! I didn't know Tylenol had a PMS version. I'm definitely going to look into the Estroven. I thought they just made menopause stuff. Guess I was wrong! Thank you sooooo much!!!

Farah - Good luck testing!!!

Welcome Wendy!

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated To Here

Welcome Wendalah!!

[charliezangel]

charliezangel - Oh I soooo feel for you. I can't imagine having a cycle that long. Granted I'm creeping up on it myself. I'm on CD 50 today and still no sign of AF. It's depressing. I really hope that when she comes its not as heavy as yours was. That's just crazy. It's been 10 months for me since I went off the pill and I honestly think something is very wrong with me. Have you talked to your doctor about it? Mine prescribed Clomid for me but I have yet to take it because of the acid reflux. Once I start TTC again I will definitely take the Clomid because its obvious my body doesn't know what to do on its own.

Sam


OK, so the only reason why i am nervous about trying clomid is because we cannot do a multiple pregnancy right now. As it is, i'm crazy for trying for #1. But if we do get PG we could handle it. Clomid would not even be an option until DH finishes school because i don't want to risk having multiple babies and not being able to support all of them.

The insurance kicks in in about 28 days. As soon as it does, i'm making a pre-conception appointment and will talk to the dr about everything then.

[Chelsea524]

Welcome Wendy!!

Bibay, sorry the 2ww is already getting to you, I've never heard of anyone getting a BFP that early, wow! Good luck on the remaining week and a half!

DelSol glad your back is getting better, I hope AF stays away and you get a BFP on Wed

Farah Good luck!

Lana 3 months or even 5 months is pretty early to start worrying, I feel your pain, all of our family keeps asking whats wrong, why aren't we pregnant yet every time we see them:rolleyes:

Sorry I haven't been here for a couple days, trying to enjoy my time off, plus my computer hasn't been working the last couple days, good luck to all the testers. Nothing new with me, CD 58, dr appt in a week and a half and I an hoping AF stays away until then so that if he does give me clomid I can start it next cycle. Tested this morning because I was feeling kind of off, and had sore BBs when I woke up but it was a BFN, no surprise really. I am not even thinking about TTC right now because I figure its not going to happen before I go to the DR but our BDing seems to be increasing because I'm just not focused on it, kind of funny, so if I do happen to O on my own soon then we should be ok but I doubt that will happen.

[Chelsea524]

Cross-posted with charliez, from what I have heard, Clomid doesn't increase the risk of multiples by much at all, the chance of twins is still really, really low unless they run in your family.

[wendalah]

Hi, and thank you for the welcomes!
I'm, um, suspecting that I am pregnant already, if you don't mind me confessing here. DH and I started trying "for real" at the beginning of the month and I am due AF in about a week. If you all really want to know our method of BC, we have been using pull-n-pray for several years now and it's been working well. We stopped the pull aspect on vacation at the beginning of the month (i.e. that means baby-dancing every single day!!! Yay!) and are now...waiting to see what happens.

Just for the love of PG-obsession--I noticed this week I am dead exhausted in the mornings and craving sweets (ice cream and cake) which I normally hate. I have been asking DH to get me Cold Stone ice cream every night for dinner for days. Stress? Or PG? I'm not going to test just yet.

[dancn226]

Hi everyone, hope all is going well. I am on cd 26, and boy let me tell you, my side boobs are killing me. They hurt, but they hurt most on the sides. Not to sure what that is about, but man my DH can't even touch them and they hurt. I am not getting excited about anything, I am just thinking that AF is probably on her way. That is all that is up for me. I have been teaching a lot this weke, and also trying to come up with a gym routine to get back into. Even if I do get a BFP, I would like to still work out and have somewhat good looking arms, I mean if anything, I can stil wokr on my arms right!??!?! WE will see. ANyhow, that is about it fo rme now, I will report mor eon MOnday. HOpe all stays good for everyone else........

[MexicoBride'05]

Hi Girls,

Sorry, I don't have time for SO's. I have our pug and then I'm also babysitting our friend's pug and they are going crazy right now! I didn't end up testing as my temp went down to 97.4 and then my normal AF arrived. I kinda figured that's what would happen so I'm not too too disappointed. On to cycle number 4 now!

[FSUSammy]

charliezangel - Ditto what Chelsea said. I read that Clomid doesn't increase the risk of multiples.

[DelSol]

Bibay626 ~ good luck during the 2WW, 3DPO is pretty early for a BFP.

Wendalah ~ welcome! I hope your stay is short & sweet!

FSUSammy ~ you’re welcome. I hope it helps.

Chelsea524 ~ Thanks. I have my fingers crossed for a BFP. Sorry for the long cycle, I hope the doctor will get you the answers you need.

Dancn226 ~ we are in the same boat, trying not to get excited. Good Luck!

Farah ~ I hope you had fun pug sitting. We were at friends last night and their neighbor has a pug, we saw them bring the pug out for a potty run. Sorry AF arrived.

Me ~ CD25 – 11DPO. BBs are a little sore but nothing major. We went to our friends’ house last night and had him polish off the Grey Goose vodka. I had 2 drinks, my first one was stronger than the second but that’s because I made my second one and I made sure I didn’t have a lot of vodka. Yesterday I made a tuna fish sandwich for lunch and afterwards felt really crappy, didn’t know what that was about.

[looty]

Oops I never got back in here to do the rest of the SOs. I still don't have time for them but wanted to respond to everyone's comments about Clomid...

Since that is what we will be taking in the next couple months (decided to hold off for at least 1 month), I can answer that it does increase your chance of multiples by about 10%. Now some people will say that isn't significant but think in medical terms of side effects happening. Ususally the percentage is 2 or 3% or less. My dr reassured me that the chances weren't that great but it is still something to consider in my opinion.

[melandtim]

Looty - I have also read that Clomid increases your chances by 10%. For those of us (gulp, me) who have a lot of twins in their family it would probably be much higher. Maybe we are crazy but DH and I were kind of hoping for twins since we only want 2 kids. Get it all done at once!! :p

Mexicobride - sorry AF showd up.

I'm on CD8, DH has his SA tomorrow and then hopefully we can get the paperwork into the insurance company and I can start Clomid. My UTI is finally clearing up and I am feeling much better :) So later this week its onto our BD fest.

[FSUSammy]

looty - Just curious where have you seen that Clomid increases your chances of multiples by 10%?? Everywhere I've read online said it increased it by 1-2%. Just want to get my facts straight before we go on Clomid.

Me - Cd 50-something. Losing count these days. I have a cold so I'm not feeling well but I have to be at work. Ugh! Cramps and moodiness have somewhat subsided for now.

Sam

[ceaserbride]

Dancn'~ I would consider no cramps a good sign at this point I think:) Do you plan on testing on Wed?

Lanapoo- I agree with everyone else. Way too early to start worrying.

Wendalah- Welcome! Hopefully your stay is short:)

Chelsea- Hopefully everything goes well at your dr's appt. and you can get some answers. I don't know how you manage with cycles that long. I'd go nuts.

MexicoBride- Sorry about AF:(

DelSol- have my fingers crossed for you. When do you plan on testing??

Mel- Yeah for bd fest. Hopefully all goes well at your husbands SA.

Me: Nothing new. Just trying to make it through this horribly long 2ww. Honestly, I'm just not feeling it yet but who knows at this point really. I had a weird baby dream last night. Actually it was horrible...we had a baby boy and labour and delivery was a breeze but I was completely incompitent of BFing. It's all I've been thinking about now this morning..Do you ever think what if I'm not capable???

[dancn226]

Hi everyone, its Monday. Yeah....I was so close to calling in sick today so I could sleep in...then I thought no, because one day I will be sick and be kicking myself. Anyhow, I am on CD 29, and as I reported before, not a single bit of cramps at all.....which is really werid for me at this point in the month, but whose to say. Kind of funny though I was at my grandparent with my whole family over on Sat. and we go into a disucssion on who is going to have the first grandchild. Being that i was the first married, I am thinking it will be me. My brother just got married, but he deosn't want kids until like 30 and he is only 25..So he has time. Now there is my cousin, he is 23 and is getting married next May. Anyhow, him and his fiance live together, at his parents house, and I guess she is trying to get her body ready for kids......I was telling my cousin (his sister), that I will be firest, and she just kept joking, saying I don't htink so. So then I brought it up to my uncle saying he better wathc it they are going to have kids before they get marriend, adn it just became a big joke, then poeple started throwing $ on who its going to be. Funny shit, because no one really knows that Chris and I are offically TTC!!! So, my plan is to shock and ew them all........Can't wait.

To teh So's

Delsol~Hoep all is doign well for you. I mean if your feeling anything liek I am, I am thinking we might be good. Still no cramps, and my bb's are killing me. I even cooked a bag of popcorn lastnight (which is usally my dinner), and I was like gagging from teh smell...So we will see I am not looking into it though, well, acutally I am, just trying to be negitive.

Ceasar~I am not to siure, I was just going to wait and see if AF shows, she is due on Wed, so if she doesn't show on Wed, then I probalby will. Part of me wants to test now, but I don't want to disappoint my DH, he is to excited about it. So it kind of like if I wait and AF comes, its less of a downfall..we will see.

[DelSol]

I forgot to post this here yesterday:
I had a bout with nausea today. I was waiting for DH to get ready and then we were going to go a local diner and have a late lunch/early dinner. So while I was sitting waiting for him, I got really nauseated and could have thrown up, I felt myself get clammy and it lasted for the drive to the diner. I even said to DH while we were waiting for our food that I felt nauseated a while back and he asked if that was a pregnancy symptom. I said it could be. I still feel yucky. I know one thing I am roasting!

melandtim ~ glad you are feeling better. Good luck to DH with his SA.

ceaserbride ~ testing on Wednesday. try not to think about it too much because you will drive yourself crazy, trust me.

dancn226 ~ no cramps for me and not feeling much right now, scaring myself. LOL I had popcorn for dinner too, only thing that sounded good to me because of incident above.

Me ~ CD26 - 12DPO not much going on, just trying to remain calm and not feel the need to POAS since my chart is looking good.

[Sunshine]

DelSol~WOW! Your chart DOES look good!
Those are definately symptoms you have while pregnant, altho I didnt feel them for a bit after I found out.....BUT, I just wanted to tell you, that I tested on cd26, but I was 13DPO. Let me tell you, the positive, was DARK!
TEST TEST TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Luck:D

[DelSol]

Thanks Sunshine! It's good to see you checking up on us! :D

[dancn226]

Delsol~You sound like its going to be a good month for you. I am hoping for the same. I feel your dinner nausuaness, but I ceritanly didn't stop me from eating my popcorn...............I have to admit, its getting harder and harnder to be hope that this month there will be a BFP. I feel like I am getting sick. My DH brougth home a cold last week, and I totally feel as if I am getitn it. And also, part of me really really really wants to test just to find out if its real or not.

Sunshine~How are you doing!?!?! No horrible thigns going on yet?! Just hopign all is going well for you!!!!

[jimmysgirl424]

Hey all! Busy weekend for me and I usually only get to CC during the week anyway! DH and I took our two nephews to Six Flags on Saturday and had a blast. Of course, AF had to make an appearance just as we got into the park, after barely even being there for two days prior. :rolleyes: Oh well, didn't ruin my day at all! Sunday was football and oh, it was a great day to be a Ravens fan. Again!! Can't wait till I can look at baby Ravens gear! :D Speaking of which, CD7 for me. BD'ing to commence late this week. I'm going to pick up some grapefruit juice tonight.Quick question about that; I drink hot green tea on almost nightly basis. If I drink that, do I need the grapefruit juice as well? Or should I skip it?


DelSol Oh my goodness, I'm on pins and needles waiting for you to test! How can you stand it? I would have to fight myself every day not to test at your stage. Anyway, I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you, so let us know! Hurry up Wednesday!

FSUSammy I'm so sorry AF hasn't shown up yet. That has to be such a PITA. Sure hope it all works itself out soon. :(

dancn226 Ok, so you are testing Wednesday as well? Be sure to keep us all posted. I hope you get your BFP!

ceaserbride Hope your 2WW moves quickly. Why does time always seem to slow down when you want something to hurry up and get here? This cycle will be my very first 2WW ever, so I'll be in your shoes in another few weeks. That should be fun. I'll probably drive DH crazy. ;)

melandtim Thats funny, you and I are just one cycle day apart. Which means hopefully we will both get BFPs around the same time. That would be neat!!

looty Hope the Clomid works out for you once you start taking it. Twins run very strongly in my family and DH's so hopefully I won't end up having to take it. Although DH would love to have twins! :D

Big welcome to Wendy!! Let us know when you decide to go ahead and test!

[Lanapoo]

Hello All :)

FSUSammy - Glad things aren't quite so bad for you as they were on Friday.

Mexicobride - Sorry about AF. I wanted to let you know that I really liked your positive post with the sayings you got off the internet

Delsol - I'm glad your back is feeling better. I hope I'm seeing a BFP from you on Wednesday.

Welcome Wendalah! Good luck next week :)

Chelsea - Hope the next week and a half goes quickly for you so you can get started on a new cycle soon.

Ceaserbride - I had a breastfeeding dream last month too. I know what you mean about feeling not capable at times though. Funny, I just had one of those flashes last night where I was like, uh-oh, holy crap, what am I doing off of BCPs! I could get pregnant! :rolleyes: Hee, and then I thought about the beautiful two month old baby girl I held earlier in the day and was okay again.

Dancn - Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Jimmys - I did both the green tea and the grapefruit juice this month since I'm a green tea drinker too and never noticed any difference in CM. But I certainly noticed the difference this month with the juice.

Me - Well, I think I O'd on Saturday since I got a temp jump on Sunday. Now all I have to do is wait, super easy right? ;)

[melandtim]

jimmysgirl - that would be great wouldn't it!!

Thanks DelSol - you will have me on pins and needles if you wait till Wed. I am off both Wednesday and Thursday so I won't be accessing the computer till Friday. I really hope this it for both you and dancn!

[DelSol]

I would love to test early but I am scared of seeing the BFN.

ETA: The girl at work who knows we are trying, said when I walked in this morning it looked like I was glowing. I got a good laugh at that one!

[Bibay626]

Thanks for your support ladies!!!

[dancn226]

Delsol~ WOw, I feel a BFP coming for you any day now, I woudl have such a hard time testing after that one. My sister in law told me over labor day weekend she had a dream I was pregnant. So, we will see on that one wont' we. She told me she had this dream that was so clear, so I am hoping she is a pschic and doesn't know it.

Mel~I am hopign you are right, I am telling you, I am getting really nervous, I want to test, but I don't want to test to early, so I am going to wait until Wed, or maybe Thursday. My DH works tomorrow, and doens't come home till 7pm on Wed, so I might just hold off and test on Thurs morning. But we will see how long I can wait!!!!


Lana~Lets just hope this is the month. I am telling you, its would feel so good after only really trying for 2 months.....DOnt' you just love the waiting. I just don't understand why its so easy for some and so hard for others. I want this to be easy, but there are a lot of things I want easy to....so that means nothing!!!!

Jimmys~I am going to aim for Thrus, espeically if AF doesn't show, my DH will be home that whole day so if I get a BFP, I will be blowing off work to be with him!!! Believe me, once I fidn out anything, you will all be the first, well no, Second to find out!!!! DH will HAVE to be the first!!!:0)

[Sunshine]

DelSol~Of COURSE! I miss being here every day:(I miss talking with you all!
Oh, and you Really arent all that early for testing....just so you know;) When is AF due?

dancn226~Thank you for asking! I wasnt feeling so well around the 6-7 week mark, and now I feel Great! The occasional nauseausness (sp?) and smell problem:p But other than that, cant complain! Altho I know it is still all to come.....

[DelSol]

Sunshine ~ AF is actually due on Wednesday.



How do I know by the end of the night I'll be giving into peer pressure and testing tomorrow AM??? :p

[Sunshine]

TEST TOMORROW TEST TOMORROW TEST TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Especially if you have a 2 pack;))
It will Only be a day early, PLUS you will be 13DPO! Thats what day I was on....come on, you know you wanna;)
K, I'm out:p

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - Ditto what Sunshine said. Test tomorrow!!!!! Get a three pack if you have to. LOL

[DelSol]

LOL, remember I was a ding dong and bought a pack that only had ONE stink HPT in it!

I do have my digital HPT but was saving that so I could take a picture of the word "pregnant".

We are running out and there might be a drug store in the shopping center we are going to but I know there’s a dollar store, wonder if they’d have an HPT.

[looty]

Mel~I personally think you are carzy to want twins:p, but there are a lot of people like you out there. I am just not one of those. I am scared of the extra risks, work, and cost involved.

Sam~I didn't read that anywhere. That is what my dr told me when I went to talk to her about it. I guess that could be on the high side (because you know drs always have to cover themselves and may tell the higher side rather than the lower). She told me the risks of anything greater than twins is almost none but that for twins she quoted 10%. I checked the printout she gave me and it just says "slightly increased risk or multiples (twins)." I hope that you get AF soon so you can move onto the next cycle. How has the acid reflux been?

Ceaserbride~I think we all have those fears sometime or another. I have had dreams where I realized that I haven't breastfedthe baby and it is days old. I don't think that will happen though. I think it is just the fears/nerves coming out in my dreams usually. I hope you are wrong about AF coming.

Dancn~I hope your SIL is psychic and you get to shock your family soon!

Delsol~I hope that all your symptoms are a good sign and you come in with a BFP tomorrow or Wednesday. I am totally like you in that I figure if I don't test and get a - then I can still dream that I am pg. :o

jimmys~I don't know, but I figure that it can't hurt that you drink both. If I had twons running in the family, I wouldn't want to take it at all. I am kind of scared of twins. :o I hope you never make it to that point though.

Lana~Yeah, waiting is the easy part right? :p Did you have good timing this month? I hope you did and it pays off in a couple weeks.

Sunshine~You are too funny about still chanting to us to test! Glad to hear that you are feeling well. :D

Nothing going on. I am just waiting for AF to show so we can move on to the next cycle. I am thinking that she should be here by the end of the week. I thought she might show up earlier today and I was excited. I kind of laughed at myself because that is the first time in a long time that I was excited that she might be coming (early no less).

[bellabonga]

DelSol and dancn, good luck testing! :)

[melandtim]

DelSol - test test test!!!!! We are all anxious!! And I can feel you glowing from here :p

Looty - Sometimes I really want twins so i don't have to go through this again and other times I think I am crazy. DH really wants twins. At this point I just want a healthy baby regardless of the # or gender (though more than 2 would be a bit much :p ). Hope AF shows for you in the next couple days!!

CD9 for me - my temps are crazy and much higher than normal for this time in my cycle. I have been under a lot of work stress the last week and had restless nights and am exhausted (working 13 hours does that to you!!) I am hoping that taking the next 2 days off will help. I hope when I come back we have 2 more BFPs to add to the list. Good luck Del Sol and Dancn!!!!

[FSUSammy]

Looty - Thanks for the info on Clomid. I'll definitely have to make sure DH is ok with the chances of multiples before I take it. whenever that is! As for the reflux, as long as I take my medicine and avoid caffeine and onions I'm fine.

[looty]

Mel~I know what you mean about saying that you jsut want to have a baby regardless of the number (within reason). We are feeling the same way which is why we are willign to take our chances.

Sammy~I am glad that the reflux isn't that bad and that you have identified some things that make it worse so you can avoid them. Can you take the meds while pg or not? I would make sure that you and your DH are fine the possibility of twins just to be on the safe side. No matter how small the chance, it is still a chance.

Delsol~Have you tested yet?!:D ;)

[FSUSammy]

Looty - I have a feeling I can't take Nexium during pregnancy. The research I've done on it says that it hasn't been adequately tested in pregnancy, so I probably wouldn't want to chance it.

Me - Still sick. I got DH sick. So the two of us had a sick 2nd anniversary yesterday. Both of us dosed up with Nyquil last night and passed out. LOL I'm on CD 56 today. Still no AF and no signs of her coming either. Not sure if I should wait even longer to call my ob/gyn or not. I talked to the nurse a week ago and she wanted to see how long this would go, but I hate waiting.

Sam

[DelSol]

Quick update and I'll be back with some shout-outs...

CD27 -13DPO. So I tested this morning and it was a BFN. I'm sure AF will appear either tomorrow or Thursday, my temps are dropping. I'm pretty sad it didn't happen. I have one more cycle to try for a June baby and after that I'll have to decide if I want to take a break and lose some weight. :(

[melandtim]

DelSol - sorry for the BFN :( But your temps are stil really high so fingers crossed it still could happen.

Sammy - that is a long cycle. SOrry you both were sick, what a rotten anniversary.

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - Sorry for the BFN. Maybe it was too early to test for you. Don't give up until the evil witch shows!!!!

[dancn226]

OH WOW DelSol, I am so sorry about this!!! I thought for sure you woudl get teh BFP today. I was acutally so excited to come online today and see.

I am so sorry!!!!! Well, to tellyou the truth, I guess that really doesn't mean anything for me either, because we were acutally going off the same symptons. Gosh< I am so sorry!!!!!!1

FSUSammy~My DH brough home a cold to me, he was at home all day yesterday passed out on teh couch, and i can totally feel myself getting sick. Its to early in the year for this stuff!!!!

[Chelsea524]

Delsol, sorry for the BFN, I hope it was just to early.

not much time to post, CD 61, nothing new to report. We went out to dinner last night for DHs grandmas Bday and I was sick all night, no sleep from 1-5 and had to get up at 6 so I am tired today and still feeling very sick but have to be at work since I was gone all last week. Sorry I haven't been around much, just feel like I have nothing to add at this point, but after my dr appt next Wednesday I am sure I'll be around more. Good luck to all the testers!

[FSUSammy]

Chelsea - Sorry for the long cycle. I'm right behind you at CD 56. Is the doctor's appointment next Wed. with your ob/gyn to discuss your long cycle?

[Sunshine]

Delsol~I am so sorry:( I was SURE I was going to see a BFP announcement from you today:( It could still happen, your temp is STILL SO HIGH!!!!!!! Good LUCK!

[DelSol]

looty ~ good luck with AF showing up, then you go move onto BDing.

bella ~ thanks, results are in BFN.

melandtim ~ my glowing must have been a fluke.

FSUSammy ~ get some rest and feel better. Not giving up until she makes her wicked appearance.

dancn226 ~ I know I can't believe it but your symptoms could be it. Still holding out hope for you.

chelsea ~ thanks, BTW I love your new avatar, very cute. Sorry about your long cycle and that you aren't feeling good.

Sunshine ~ thanks. I have a feeling my temp will drop tomorrow. I can see the pattern now from last month's chart.

I'm bummed about the BFN. I am looking on the bright side and hoping the next month will be it because I would be due at the end of June. Yesterday the girl at work said I could have her crib and most of her baby stuff for free. I told DH yesterday and was like hey free is good. She said it was Dark Cherry wood and could go with either a boy/girl.

[katiems118]

Delsol- I agree with Sunshine, your temps are still up, but I guess tomorrow's temp will really tell what is going on. Cant wait for tomorrows result!

[Chelsea524]

Sammy, My dr appt is for my annual exam, yuck, but I plan on talking to him about my long cycles, have you called your dr again yet?

DelSol, thanks, I like my avatar too, DH didn't really like the pic of DS all over all of my posts, he's still in this one but you can't see his face, not that it really matters since I have pics in my journal. Yay on free baby stuff, thats great!

[Lanapoo]

Delsol - Sorry about the BFN :( I still have my fingers crossed that you will have a happy surprise tomorrow.

Dancn - Have you decided when you're going to test? Tomorrow or Thursday?

Sunshine - So glad you're feeling good!

Looty - I think we had pretty good timing this month. I charted so I now know that I feel my ovulation pains AFTER I ovulate. Consequently, our timing may have been a little off for the past few months :rolleyes: I acutally ovulated on CD12 instead of where I thought I was ovulating...I hope AF comes for you soon so you can get started in the baby making biz again!

FSUSammy - I'm sorry that you and DH haven't been feeling well. I don't know how you can be so patient with this cycle. At this point, I'd be beating down the doctors door.

Me - Things are going okay. I'm only 3DPO and it seems like it will be forever until the end of this cycle. My friend is in the hospital as I write this being induced with her first child. I'm so excited for her, I hope everything goes well and she gets the vaginal birth that she wanted. Such an exciting time, I can't wait for all of us to be mommies too!

[dancn226]

Acutally I am feeling a little bit crazy today..I think I am going to try and test at lunch. Just want to do it to see if AF is coming or not. Why not, you know. I am on CD 29 13 dpo so we will see, if its to early, oh well...it not then even better.....so i will be back in a little bit, with probably a BFN but what the hell, hwy not try!!!!

[FSUSammy]

Chelsea - Ugh I hate annuals! Definitely bring up your long cycles to your doc. Mine gave me a prescription for Clomid but since I have to temporarily avoid due to the acid reflux I haven't filled the prescription. I probably will as soon as I'm given the all clear to resume TTC.

Me - So I called my ob/gyn again and the nurse called me back about half an hour ago. She wants me to wait another 2 weeks. She said that its possible that the endoscopy and anesthesia could have interfered with my cycle. She also said that sometimes it can take up to 3 months to get AF. Ugh!!! She said that the only solutions I have at this time would be birth control (which I don't want) or Clomid which I have a prescription for. So I guess I continue to wait and see what's going to happen.

Sam

[FSUSammy]

dancn226 - G/L testing!!!

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ good luck testing! Kepping my fingers crossed it's a BFP!

[looty]

Sorry about the negative test Delsol! I guess we will see after tomorrow's temp if AF is coming or not.

Good luck testing Dancn!

Sammy~I can't believe that they want you to wait so long to get something going with AF. By that time you will be close to CD70! I would press it a little more but that is probably my impatience showing. :o

Chelsea~Sorry that you are sick and didn't get much sleep. I would be a total zombie with that amount of sleep. I hope your dr appointment goes well next Wednesday.

Lana~That is great that you had good timing. I can't believe you feel O pain after O. Good thing you figured that out though! Good luck!

[Chelsea524]

Dancn Good luck!!!!!

Lana I hope your 2ww flies by and you get a BFP

Sammy sorry she is still wanting you to wait it out, do you think you'll be able to ttc this next month?

[FSUSammy]

looty - Yeah I was shocked that she wanted me to wait 2 more weeks. She said that if I was experiencing pain for some reason then they'd probably want to do something about it, but since I'm not there was no cause for concern. I'm getting very impatient too and I'm afraid that my impatience is delaying stuff further.

Chelsea - I hope that I'll be able to ttc next month but who knows I guess my body will really dictate that in the end.

Sam

[jimmysgirl424]

Okay dancn, we're all dying here!! :D

[dancn226]

Yet another BFN here.....I have no AF signs at all. Which I am sure doesn't mean antyhing. I am going to test tomorrow morning. I should have waited but was to excited to see...so I am going to try again tomorrow AM. AF is supposed to show tomorrow, so we will see with in the next few days won't we......

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ sorry about the BFN. Good Luck tomorrow!

[dancn226]

Delsol~How are you doing? Do you feel like AF is coming or what? I am just really confused on this.....This stuff if just getting way to hard to deal with!!!

[KrissyCat7]

I have a question girls and I'm hoping you all can give me some ideas of what might be going on....

Im on CD 14 and for the last two days Ive had A LOT of pressure in my stomach. It's like a constant dull ache. Do you think this is related to O? Any other ideas? This is my first cycle off BC so Im thinking maybe its just my body adjusting.

[DelSol]

dancn226 ~ Right now I would have to say no I don't feel like she is coming. I don't have any cramps, had a few this morning but didn't really think anything of it. Well as the girl at my work just said to me this morning, it will happen when you least expect. I wanted to run over and smack her, she means well and doesn't know I took an HPT this morning. Maybe people are right it will happen when you least expect it but damn it why can't it happen when we want it to happen???


Just found out one of my many cousin's knocked his girlfriend up but hey this one has a job, my other cousin (his brother) has 3 illegitimate children and no job! Gotta love family and then they have the nerve to ask me when I am having a baby, it’s none of their damn business!

[DelSol]

Here's a laugh for the day...

I went to scan something to my computer and instead of hitting the button for "D", I hit "A", guess I was thinking about AF. :rolleyes:

[Chelsea524]

Dancn sorry for the BFN, I hope with FMU tomorrow it will be a BFP

[dancn226]

Holy crap< I totally feel you. My sister in law, the one that predicted my so called pregnancy... has three kids, and all were supposed accidents. I mean I just don't get it. She had such an easy time with three kids, she is 28 a year older thatn me. So WTF is the deal. I know what you mean it will happen when you least expect it, but its still annoying. I mean why can't you ever just count on anything??????????????????????

[Tenny]

Sorry about the BFN dancn and DelSol

Well no time for real SO, I think I'm too far behind anyway.

But I went away this weekend and I finally got a postive OPK on Saturday night and I think I may have Oed on Sunday night. But since I was staying with my sister DH and I weren't able to DTD. But we did right before we left on Friday so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we are ok with our timing! So that makes me 2 DPO. I'm so anxious to find out if we caught the egg or not. This is going to be a LONG TWW!!

[FSUSammy]

dancn226 - Sorry about the BFN. Maybe its just too soon.

KrissyCat7 - Is the ache more towards one side? Most O pains will be on one side only.

Tenny - Hope you caught that eggie!!

[KrissyCat7]

FSU Sammy....not really its an all over pressure/cramping. Not really like AF cramping though.

[FSUSammy]

KrissyCat7 - If its an all over pain then its probably just you being overly aware of what your body is doing. It could be anywhere from bowel movement pains to your body just doing its thing. Typically O pains are on one side and they will be very sharp. It'll feel like you are getting pinched really hard from the inside.

[KrissyCat7]

FSUSammy: Nope not a pinching pain. I appreciate your response. I generally get cramping half way through my cycle....so maybe its just a bit more intense this month because of the change in hormones.

[bellabonga]

DelSol and dancn, sorry about the BFNs! :( Which tests did you use? If you used tests that pick up from 50, it was probably just too early. And if fertilization took place a little later than expected, even a 25er might be too early at 13DPO. I´m crossing my fingers for both of you that you´ll get a pleasant surprise. :)

[looty]

Dancn~Sorry to hear about the BFN. I hope it was just too early since you tested in the afternoon.

Krissy~I think that everyone feels O differently and some women don't feel any pains. I think that sometimes it seems to start like a dull ache all over but if I pay attention then I can usually feel it more on one side or another later.

Delsol~That is too funny about the A instead of the D. I have found myself doing that too sometimes, or when I am talking to people I will want to call it O instead of ovulating and such still. :o

Tenny~I hope that even though you couldn't bd over the weekend that you caught the egg. Crossing my fingers for you.

[docoNY]

I am never going to be able to keep up with shout outs in here.. I try to read at work but sit in too much of an open area to post other than flybys

dancn & Delsol sorry about the bfn

I got a + OPK yesterday and one today so I think today is really it (line was a bit darker today) and we started our baby making fest on Sun so I think we might have a shot this month.. just waiting for DH to get home to continue the project

other news.. my DD started walking on Sun! :) she is 14.5m now and was taking 2/3 steps for weeks so its been fun watching her get around.. I am sure I will change my tune when she starts running

her getting bigger makes the baby urge even stronger

Happy Tue night everyone!

[ceaserbride]

DelSol- Sorry about the BFN. Crossing my fingers that your temp stayed up today.

Sammy- I'll say it again...I can't believe the long cycle you're having. Hopefully she comes before your dr.'s 2 weeks she wants you to wait.

Chelsea- Sorry your sick:( I felt like I was coming down with something yesterday too.

Lanapoo- I know how you feel. This has been the longest two weeks of my life.

Dancn'- Sorry about the BFN. Im sure its just early.

Tenny- Hope you caught that egg!

Doco- Sounds like you have/had good timing! Hope you catch/caught that egg too!

Me: Just CD23 and not feeling anything except that I'm about to get a
UTI:( Bummer. I think I'm around 8 or 9 DPO so I think I'll be testing around next Wednesday (Ahhhhhh....A whole *Week*) if AF hasn't arrived by then but like I said no signs of FPS or anything even close so my hopes are definatly not up...even if we did BD like crazy this month.

If we don't/haven't concieved this month I think we'll either start temping & charting next month or I'll buy a OPK. I know dh will say temping though b/c of the cost. I'm not gunna lie though I'll be a bit disappointed since I really wanted a May/June babe.

Just gunna lay low for the next week and concentrate on exercising and eating better so may not be around till closer too AF's expected arrival:cool: ...but who knows. I may not be able to stay away from here that long:p

[DelSol]

Well it looks like my temps are on the downward slide, I expect AF to here tonight or tomorrow.

I'll be back later once I get to work.

[FSUSammy]

DelSol - Sorry about the declining temps.

ceaser - Hopefully AF will stay away from you.

docoNY - Hope you caught the eggie!!

Me - CD 57 today, AF symptoms GONE. Still sick with my cold. Maybe my body is waiting to get off of this cycle when we are ready to start TTC again, how awful would that be! LOL

Sam

[dancn226]

Hey Girls, hope its going well for everyone...Retested this morning and BFN?!?! AF is supposed to show up tomorrow. It has been starting out really light the day before, then get heavier the next day...so I expect her to show today. So sick today. My DH brought home a cold, so my head is all stuffed up I can't hear. Ah, I feel like shit. So I am expecting AF to make her ugly apperance so I can feel even shitter.......that my deal I am on CD 30 14 dpo!!! So whatever, I am just expecting her, even though I still have no cramps!!! Whatever, this stuff is just so much harder than I ever thought it owuld be. Go figure!!!!

[Chelsea524]

DelSol sorry about the temp dip

Ceasar, sorry about the UTI, I hate those, I hope AF stays away!

DocoNY I hope you caught the egg! And YAY for your DD walking!! That is so exciting when it happens!

Sammy I hope AF doesn't make you wait another two weeks, that would be terrible, I'm still right there with you but I'm hoping she stays away til after my dr appt

Well, I'm feeling much better today, got plenty of sleep last night. I guess the ILs were calling DH last night asking if I was pregnant because I was acting sick on Monday night:rolleyes: All of his siblings asked and his mom and grandma, sheesh, they all know we are trying but anytime I am not upbeat and perky they think I must be pregnant, know I think DH understands why I didn't want anyone to know we are trying. Still hoping AF stays away for one more week so I can get to my dr appt first, I'm hoping he will give me clomid to help me O and I think you have to start that around CD 3 so thats why I'm hoping she stays away.

[Chelsea524]

Cross-posted with you Dancn, sorry about the BFN, since you have no sign of AF maybe you just had late implantation, or maybe you didn't O when you thought you did, are you temping?

[dancn226]

Chelsa~No, I am not charting, if this month doesn't work, I am going to start to chart. Hopefully that will help easie the crazyness!!!!!! This is just getting really pathethic. I am almost sick of it!!!

[DelSol]

Bella ~ I used Equate from Wal-mart.

docoNY ~ yea for the +OPK and DD walking.

Ceaserbride ~ 1 more week, you can do it!

FSUSammy ~ I’d rather not have AF symptoms.

dancn226 ~ sorry it was BFN again. I do chart and had I waited until 14DPO's I would have known I wasn't PG due to the temp dive. Oh well I got caught up in the excitement.

Chelsea ~ good luck with AF staying away.

My thought of the day:
It's hard for those of us that are trying to get pregnant and not hard for those who weren’t trying.

CD28 - 14DPO for me, just waiting for the hag to make her appearance and then move onto the next cycle. I am bound and determined to get a high Intercourse Timing Analyzer score from FF next month.

[jen]

Hi Girls! I'm jumping in here, hope that's okay!

I'm on day one of my first 2WW and I'm dying to share the news with someone! ;)

Me: Jen, 32
DH: S, 35
Married: June 2004
Last BCP: May 05
TTC since: yesterday! (Sept 06)

Ok... so now what..... how on earth do I wait patiently for 2 weeks?!?!

Good luck to all!

[pride&prejudice]

OK, I'm going to bite on this thread. :) Its CD 13, and just haven't felt like charting the past few cycles. When I did, they were regular, so few now, its just lots of practice. ;)

BTW, nice thought of the day DelSol, and so true.

ETA:Me: Rosie, 27
DH: G, 27
Married: May 2005
Last BCP: July 2006
TTC since: July 2006

[dancn226]

DelSol~I agree with your TOTD!!! Its the honset to God Truth, and its so damn sad!!!!

[Seeing What Happens]

Updated To Here
Welcome Jen and Rosie!!!

[Chelsea524]

Welcome Jen and Rosie, I hope your stay is short and sweet!!!

Jen, I dont think there is such a thing as "patiently" waiting in the 2ww, best thing to do is keep your self busy, or as we like to do in here, come in here and obsess about every twing:D

Rosie good luck catching the egg!!

So I just realized after playing with a due date calculator that I am pretty much out for even a June baby:( When I tested earlier this month, according to when I "thought" I Od I would have been due mid May, now I am completely skipping June? Before we even started TTC we really wanted a May baby, we decided to start a little early just in case it took a few months, then when I was out for getting a May baby I figured a June baby would be just as close since I have been 3-5 weeks early with my previous 2. Maybe since all our Bdays our july, august and september this next baby wants to be incuded and is waiting it out. Its just depressing to think I have already missed out on all of June without even getting to try.

[dancn226]

Chelsa I feel you. I really want to have my due date like either Jun July or Aug. Since I want to open my own dance studio, and I want to have a child before. I just can't really believe how hard this is. Its almost driving me nuts. So, if I dont' get a bfp pretty soon here, I am going to give up for the time!!!!

[jen]

Welcome Jen and Rosie, I hope your stay is short and sweet!!!

Jen, I dont think there is such a thing as "patiently" waiting in the 2ww, best thing to do is keep your self busy, or as we like to do in here, come in here and obsess about every twing:D



Yeah, I figured I'd better jump on this thread because I'm going to need a place to obsess! I honestly do feel weird, but it's gotta be all in my head, right? Getting up in the night 3 times last night with a full bladder, or peeing every hour today, has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that sperm & egg may or may not have crossed paths?
Seriously... this is going to be a long 2 weeks.

[Tenny]

Chelsea524 That totally stinks about not being able to try for a June baby! Did you have really long cycles like this before you other kids? I hope your Dr can give you some answers. I hear ya on not wanting to tell people you are trying. Not many people IRL now, but the ones who do assume something when I don't feel well and also assume something when I'm in a really good mood!

pride&prejudice and jen Welcome! I hope your stay here is short and sweet!

DelSol Good TOTD! I remember my one friend got upset because her and her DH decided to have a baby and DTD. She was upset when AF arrived two days later. I tried to explain to her that it was impossible to get pg at that time, but still was crying on the phone with me. Keep in mind this was after I had 2 m/cs, I was in no mode to hear it. She got pg the next cycle!

FSUSammy Sorry this cycle is so long!!

ceaserbride Sorry to hear about the UTI! I'm thinking the earliest I will test is next Wed too. But of course that will only make me about 10 DPO so it may still be too early. But a friend IRL sent me a bunch of internet PG test so I have a few to spare!

docoNY Ya for the postive OPK and your DD walking. Ya, my son has two speeds stopeed and running!

Me: 3 DPO and feeling nothing!

[Lanapoo]

Welcome Jen and Rosie!!! I hope both of you will be getting your BFP's soon!

Ugh, can this 2ww last any longer? Only 4DPO and I'm dying to know if we got lucky. I'm kind of bummed that I didn't start charting earlier because if I've been Oing on CD12 for the last couple of cycles then our timing has been totally off :mad: I've been so emotional the last couple of days too. It's rather annoying.

[DelSol]

Welcome Jen & Rosie!

I hope your stay is short & sweet!

[FSUSammy]

dancn226 - Sorry about the BFN again. And sorry you are sick. I'm sick too, some bug is going around. I really hope AF stays away from you.

Chelsea - I hope AF stays away from you long enough for you to go to your appt next week. I hope your doc gives you Clomid so that you can start that once AF arrives. My doc actually prescribed mine to start on day 2. Not sure why though. Everywhere else I've read says to start on day 3 or day 5. I'm anxious to hear what your doc says. I hear ya on skipping the month of June. I was wanting to avoid a summer baby actually because of us living in South Florida and it being hurricane season. I'd hate to be in my 3rd trimester during hurricane season, then again I honestly think my body has a plan of its own. LOL

DelSol - Yeah I rather not have AF symptoms either. Cramps do suck!!! Granted my emotional mess is gone for now. Thank god because I know DH was about to throw me out of the house because I was a mess. LOL I actually hope AF stays away from you, will you test again if she doesn't?

Jen & pride&prejudice- Welcome!! Hope your stay here is super short.

[looty]

Just popping in quickly to say good luck to those of you in the 2 ww and sorry about those of you who have your 2ww coming to an end you weren't hoping for.

Welcome Rosie and Jen!

I will be back later when I get off work but I wanted to stop in really quickly and see if any of the BFN turned to BFP. Too bad they didn't. I guess they still might though.

As for me...not much going on still waiting on AF to show up so we can actually try again. I can totally relate to those of you that said that you felt jipped that you didn't even get to try for a June baby. I didn't either. If I get AF in the next couple days I will be due at the beginning of July if we are successful. I was hoping for June, but at this point I'll take any month that means I get pg very soon!:p

[DelSol]

FSUSammy ~ if she doesn't show I will test again but I can feel her coming, nothing major just my hunch. Then again she could surprise me and show up days later (like last month), boy that would mess up the next BDing schedule with the INLs in town at the same time. I know if I said something to DH, he would probably say to his mom, it's not a good time to come down. If AF comes tomorrow, we should be safe but if AF comes later then we are pushing into the weekend of when INLs want to come down.

[dancn226]

AF has made her ugly appearence. On to CD 1 for me. This month i am going to start charting. How do it do it. Do I start CD 1 or what???

[FSUSammy]

dancn226 -Sorry to hear that AF showed. As for charting. It's easy. Go to Walgreens or CVS and buy yourself a basal thermometer. Today would be CD 1 but its ok that you don't have your temp for today. Your temp during AF usually aren't important anyways. First thing in the morning before you get out of bed take your temp and record it. Make sure to take your temp every morning at the same time. I highly recommend that you read Taking Charge of Your Fertility. I was able to read it in a few hours (you can skip chapters that don't apply). It's a great reference to have too. That should get you started.

Sam

[jen]

Sorry dancn.... I highly recommend TCOYF too... I'm not charting, but boy did I learn a whole lot about my cycle after reading that book.

[Chelsea524]

Sorry about AF Dancn

[wendalah]

Anyone else horrified by the cervical mucus photos in TCOYF? Especially the one where the woman with the awful, '80s fake red fingernail is dangling a five-inch string of it? :p

[wendalah]

BTW, since this thread seems to be an OK place to obsess ;)
AF is due sometime this week probably. I am dying to test but am trying to hold out.
Possible symptoms:
--Extreme fatigue (seems to have passed a bit, but over the weekend I slept 13 hours each night! Ugh.)
--Extreme thirst
--Extreme hunger
--Achy midsection and today, achy breasts.

All of these could be AF symptoms except for the exhaustion.

[jen]

Anyone else horrified by the cervical mucus photos in TCOYF? Especially the one where the woman with the awful, '80s fake red fingernail is dangling a five-inch string of it? :p


HELLO... YES!


Oh Wendalah.. good luck!!! Sounds promising..... since going off the pill a year ago, I have had NO AF symptoms... it's so weird... she just appears.

[dancn226]

So here is my issue, i think I should chart, but I don' t want to make this whole thing so damn hard. I just don't undrestand. Those who are chatring, what is your opinions!!?!?!?! This should just be so easy. I mean seriuosly, when I was in High School, I wouldn't touch a boy at fear of having this problme. Now it slike hello, why are thinking not happening!?!?!??!!

[wendalah]

It's the tired feeling that's making me go hmmm. I'm usually pretty alert in the mornings, and lately I just feel I've been dragging. Also, the thirst and hunger issue is weird. I am a moderate eater, and lately I feel like I could eat 24-7.

[Loud_curly]

So here is my issue, i think I should chart, but I don' t want to make this whole thing so damn hard. I just don't undrestand. Those who are chatring, what is your opinions!!?!?!?! This should just be so easy. I mean seriuosly, when I was in High School, I wouldn't touch a boy at fear of having this problme. Now it slike hello, why are thinking not happening!?!?!??!!

Hey Dancn - I've been trying for several months, and thought we've been timing things well, so I just started charting. I went to the drugstore and bought a basal body thermometer (under $10) and now take and record my temperature each morning. So far, fairly simple. I'm hoping that it will help me better pinpoint my O-day. This is my first month charting, and I'm only on CD9, so time will tell if I'm successful.

[FSUSammy]

wendalah - LOL about the CM question. I think I was horrified by it at first but after I've seen it and even dared to check my cervical position it doesn't scare me. LOL Hope your symptoms are because you caught the egg!!!

dancn226 - I don't think charting is hard at all. I started charting last November because I wanted to get off the evil pill. I had awful side effects and was tired of trying a new pill every few months. Thanks to charting for the most part I can tell when I'm close to Oing (on months unlike my current cycle) and I know when AF is going to come (usually). I think that for some people charting makes things easier because you have certain signs to look for so you know when your ideal time is and when it isn't. Have you thought of buying the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor?? I know a few people that have used it and got lucky really quick. It's pricey but you can save by buying it on ebay.

[bellabonga]

Could you please cross your fingers for me? I have my first ultrasound in exactly 10 hours - okay, most of you will be asleep by then. ;) But I´m so scared that something might be wrong again and I could use some positive vibes. They won´t be able to see much as I´m still only 5w1d tomorrow, but at least I hope they see something. We´ll go to Florida on Tuesday, so unless they choose to see me again on Monday (which I doubt), this will be my only chance to see the doctor until mid October.

I´m still reading along every day but got so far behind that it´s useless to attempt SO now. I don´t dare so far to send you babydust but I´m hoping the best for you all. :)

[FSUSammy]

Good Luck Bella!!! Let's us know what happens.

[looty]

Dancn~Sorry about AF showing. I can't really comment on charting since I have been too afraid to do it for fear that I would become an obsessed crazy lady. I could see how it would make it easier because you can analyze your cycle and see if ther