TTC #1 in a couple of months? [Archive] - Page 2

LadyD088

12-06-2005, 04:10 PM

I know a bunch of us have been wanting or hoping or planning for an eventual baby for YEARS (by doing research, reading, talking, etc. When we do get our BFPs... how do you think you will react since it's something you've been wanting for a while? Will you be in shock for weeks or months or will it feel surreal to you?

*I'm really not sure btu I think it will be surreal until I start getting bigger and then maybe when the baby moves or we hear the heartbeat for the first time, that might make it real. I think I will grasp the idea pretty quickly after that.

Deb

LynzeyAHL

12-06-2005, 08:01 PM

So funny about the QOTD b/c dh and I were just talking about our hopes for next Christmas :o

I ordered some OPKs last night hopefully we catch an eggie on the first try. Cheers to santa stuffing my stocking this year teehee hee ;)

pocahontas

12-06-2005, 08:26 PM

Okay, trying to get used to the CC format being an exile from the WC (which many here are) but Dh and I are joining the TTC crew for the new year. So cheers and lots of luck to you ladies that 2006 will be the year for lots of +ives.

BethIrish

12-07-2005, 06:21 AM

Thought you ladies would find this funny :) Last night I was trying to convince DH that his "goalies" had been traded to another team and that he was just going to have to play without them :p

No dice, but we did have a wonderful talk about our hopes for getting PG, a nursery, etc. etc. It was such a nice evening...we made dinner together and then sat by our fireplace, drinking wine and talking :D (It was our anniversary yesterday - what a great way to spend it!!)

Welcome Pocahontas!

batgirl

12-07-2005, 06:56 AM

Take home message from the long-winded: Stick around. ;)

Thanks! I am planning on sticking around. Neuroses and all!

BethIrish Wow, your night sounded awesome! There is nothing better than a nice glass of wine in front of a cozy fire sitting next to your hubby!

Welcome Pocahontas!

pocahontas

12-07-2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks BETHIRISH and BATGIRL!

filmgirl7

12-07-2005, 12:17 PM

Can I join? I am Carrie and my FH is J. We're getting married in four weeks and will "see what happens" beginning in February or so. I've been obsessing over this for the past six months or so, and will be really excited when we can finally get to it. I'm so happy that I found this thread!!!! :)

Aletheia

12-07-2005, 07:54 PM

Rolling out the welcome wagon for Poca and FilmGirl: may you have copious EWCM, may your DH's never be "tired," and may you be contemplating a mystery in your navel very, very soon.

But how soon? Filmgirl, you're going at it in February, but Poca (mind if I nickname your nickname?) when are you getting down to business?

Love, your threadmistress.

I'm back from my bootie call and boy are my ovaries tired from laughing the whole way there and back. Still a negative OPK, questionable CM consistency, (is it EW? is it Swim Team? is it big fatty fat nothing because I've gone stressed myself out?), and no temp rise. I'm in a holding pattern. And my ovaries think it is hysterical. Why they don't just pop out an egg I don't know. Grr.

So I'm tired and going to bed.

camdynlyn, where the heck are you? Are you shunning us? :( :D

filmgirl7

12-09-2005, 06:17 AM

Alethia,
Thanks for the welcome and can I just say I've never met a CC poster with more pizzaz than you! WOW!

For better or worse, I've changed my siggy to add the bottom line. I've been thinking about it for awhile and I figured now is as good a time as any, right? There's no harm in hoping. Even FH agreed that 2007 will probably be our year (assuming it's not late 2006, HEE! :D )

We have two more cycles where we have to prevent, since it really doesn't make sense for a teacher to be due during the first month of school, and my district starts REALLY late next year. I am hoping/praying that FH will agree to try beginning with a possible DD of Nov. 18th, 2006. I have memorized my cycle for the next 9 months....how obsessed am I?!?! (HELP!)

Camdynlyn

12-09-2005, 07:13 AM

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camdynlyn, where the heck are you? Are you shunning us? :( :D

NO! I'm here. I read everyday but being on CD11 with nothing to report other than BDing. I am hoping for some O pains to come but I do have a little watery CM. We will BD again tonight (I literaly had to MAKE myself take last night off).

Glad to see all the new people joining and can't wait to hear about some BFP!!! :)

Camdynlyn

12-09-2005, 08:48 AM

filmgirl7

12-09-2005, 09:16 AM

About your siggy, it's out of guidelines (sorry the Mod is coming out in me). You need to take out the spaces. It can only be 3 lines including spaces.

Will do, thanks for the info!

Aletheia

12-09-2005, 11:47 AM

Filmgirl- Memorizing your cycle for the next 9 months might mean you are obssessed, but it almost certainly means that your body will try to do all it can to screw up your planning. Maybe not. Maybe not everyone's ovaries are as bastardly as mine are. You know, I think I wrote the message about them being mischeivous little snots the very day that they decided to kick out the egg-- they heard me say that I was on to their game, that I was planning on the egg-release party being this weekend, and so I planned to drive home earlier than usual. I had to miss a class and go in to talk to the professor, because there was a snow storm coming. And the little bastards knew right then that the only way to foil my plan was to get that egg out pronto.

Sorry.

[/rant against ovaries]

Camdynlyn- I'm glad you're still out there! I'm sending EWCM-thoughts your way. Yeah, that doesn't sound quite right, does it. ;)

mimieliza

12-10-2005, 12:25 PM

Hey, all! Today is the day we officially have the green light to TTC.

But I'm in the middle of a long, whacked out cycle. I haven't been charting, because I've been expecting AF for weeks now (CD 1 was OCTOBER 22!). No, I'm not PG, either (two tests have confirmed this). I just have weird, long cycles.

I've ordered my basal temp thermometer and once it's here, I'll start charting for real.

I'm nervous. I think this sums it up:
the obsession about TTC is a relatively new cultural phenomenon (at least to the degree that boards like this one allow for.) So no wonder it feels so huge-- there's little to no precedent for being this much in control.

DH and I talk all the time about being pg, having a baby, maybe we'll have a baby by next Christmas, etc. But he's still got the box of condoms right by the bed. It's like, duh, this ain't gonna happen with those still around! Part of me says that means we should wait - maybe we're not ready. But the much more insistent part of me says we're ready NOW, this is just a huge step, of course we're nervous!

So I think I'm going to gather up my thermometer, tiptoe quietly into the charting thread, and have a good talk with DH today while we drive up the mountain to get our Christmas tree. :)

Harmony96

12-10-2005, 01:39 PM

O...K.... I did something this morning that is making me all nerve-wracked now. LOL. Or rather, DH AND I did something this morning.

So my chart has been long again... third cycle post-pill and day 29 w/ no O or anything yet. All the creamy CM has been VERY scanty, until this morning. It was still creamy but was a little more. And in the middle of the day I think I had a little EW too.

But anyway, this morning I went and did my daily temp and CM and CP check and came back to bed to snooze a few minutes before I had to go to work... and DH and I got to cuddling... and then got to doing a little more than cuddling... LOL. And I let him do it w/o a condom or ANYTHING. All the way w/o w/d or anything.

Afterwards I'm all nervous saying "What have we done??? AAAAAHHH" And DH is like "it's too late now" and he is all smiles. LOL. I'm so nervous now. So I guess we're not exactly TTC but we're definitely not TTA anymore either. I don't know what's going to happen over the next few weeks so we're in the waiting game now.

I had a temp rise this morning but I slept 2 hours later than I usually do so that is probably part of it. And I got out of bed to turn off my alarm instead of having DH do it. I'll have to see what happens to my temp the next few days. I don't think I've O'd yet though... which makes what we did this morning all the more nerve-wracking. LOL.

Reason we did it is b/c I was talking to DH about how my cycles were so long, etc., and that even though we planned on TTC in January I might not O again until February w/ my long weird cycles. So we sortof rationalized it that way and he sortof "convinced" me to let him in this morning. LOL

Anyway wish me luck whichever way this situation turns out. :P Our "couple of months" might be up now. LOL

Andrea

giry76

12-10-2005, 01:50 PM

All sorts of activity today :)

I am happy to join you ladies. DH and I just had a nice talk and we are going to TTC next cycle! We have been TTA for over a year now and trying to pay off some bills so that I can be a SAHM for the first little bit anyway. Well DH got a nice Christmas bonus and I could be getting one as well. So we were going to wait another 6 months or so but the realization of not having the baby till 2007 was a little much for me. I was waiting for the green light from DH since he will have all/most of the $$$ burden and I wanted it to be his call. He was fine with starting now, but I want to have a good solid month of Folic Acid under my belt just in case. So yay!

I am only telling my "invisible" friends until we have a BFP.

LynzeyAHL

12-10-2005, 02:45 PM

Well I found a dr and my IUD is coming out Wednesday - There is a chance santa could stuff my stocking in time for a 2WW before our Dominican Trip. Scared and excited AHHHHHHHH wish me luck!

Aletheia

12-10-2005, 06:28 PM

A busy day here in pre-TTC land!

mimieliza- Congratulations! I hope the talk with DH went well, and I hope you have a BBT on the way! You're right-- this is a decision you could talk to death. The bedside box might need to take a little tumble to some inaccessible location, though, if you want to at least allow for the possibility... good luck!

Harmony Woohoo! A nice way to ease yourselves towards January. Keep an eye on that chart!

giry76, Welcome! Are you just tingling with excitement? Getting that folic acid in first is a wise move.

Lynzey, excuse my lewdness, but if you put quotes around some of the words in your post it gives me a giggle:
"santa" could stuff my "stocking" in time for a 2WW...

For shame, Aletheia! For shame! :o Please don't think the less of me. I've been grading papers much too long today...

Camdynlyn

12-10-2005, 06:34 PM

Aletheia.. haha. I need to be doing Interims but I'm too busy on CC and LJ!

LynzeyAHL

12-10-2005, 06:43 PM

Lynzey, excuse my lewdness, but if you put quotes around some of the words in your post it gives me a giggle:

For shame, Aletheia! For shame! :o Please don't think the less of me. I've been grading papers much too long today...

LOL I intended it to be a lewd joke so praise to Aletheia for 'getting it' as my little puns often slip right past. :o

Aletheia

12-11-2005, 09:40 AM

Hi gals- Just dropping off some info. about evening primrose oil. I decided to take it this month and even though it's probably true that one month isn't a long enough time for it to have any pronounced effect, my jury is in: I wish I hadn't used it. It's touted for improving the quality of CM, but after reading this, I wonder if it can lead to problems: Chemicals called isoflavones, which belong to a larger class of plant chemicals known as phyto (plant-derived) estrogens, are contained in evening primrose oil. Because isoflavones are similar in shape to the female hormone, estrogen, they may attach to estrogen receptors – potentially displacing some of the natural estrogens in a woman’s body. Therefore, isoflavones may possibly prevent or relieve estrogen-related symptoms, such as breast pain, that are associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Additionally, women who have PMS may also have a decreased ability to convert linoleic acid into GLA. Some evidence shows that symptoms of PMS and menopause may be worsened by deficiencies of EFAs. Therefore, both its isoflavones and its EFAs may give evening primrose oil some ability to relieve PMS, as well as symptoms of menopause. Because it may induce contractions of the uterus, evening primrose oil has been used by midwives to start labor for pregnant women. However, no reliable studies support this use of evening primrose oil, prescription medications are more effective, and labor should only be initiated by a healthcare professional who is familiar with the procedure. (http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/HerbsWho/0,3923,4010%7CEvening+Primrose,00.html) Isn't ovulation an "estrogen-related symptom"? Have I suppressed it? I take this to mean that my own estrogen production may have been limited by taking EPO and that maybe that's why my chart is so super whacky this (of all) months.

Ugh! Why couldn't I just leave well enough alone? My body has not so far shown me that it has any difficulty ovulating, and now, the month where it counts, it's all over the map!

I know I'm obssessing, but I can't help it. I just wish I could open up a little door and peer into my tummy. What's going on in there? :confused: :(

So that's my-- perhaps not entirely rational-- advice.

giry76

12-11-2005, 10:38 AM

Aletheia how frustrating for you! Your cycles do seen fairly regular and this one does seem different. Maybe the pressure of this "being the one" has pushed back your O.

Thank you for the welcome. I haven't been sleeping well since our talk because my brain is too busy thinking about baby things. I can't imagine what it will be like when there is a bun in the oven. ;)

ausi2b

12-11-2005, 10:51 AM

Alethia - I have heard that EPO can trigger labor in pregnant women (I think its one of the tricks to start labor) so I'd be careful with EPO!!

pocahontas

12-13-2005, 12:13 PM

Thanks for the oh so very cool welcome, Aletheia! The BD marathon for us actually started this week...can't believe the process has officially begun! WHOOHOO! :D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rolling out the welcome wagon for Poca and FilmGirl: may you have copious EWCM, may your DH's never be "tired," and may you be contemplating a mystery in your navel very, very soon.

RobynScott

12-15-2005, 07:55 AM

So - if we're hoping for a baby sometime in spring 2007 (meaning we would wait till June to try - if I can hold out that long!) - is this the right thread to be in? Or should I be at Ladies-in-Waiting? I'm really getting close to ready now - but, and this may sound silly - we'd prefer a March - June delivery if possible. Now, I know that much of it will be out of our control, and we'll be thrilled whenever it happens - I say it more as an indication of when we're going to start "trying". Not sure I can wait till May or so! Dh is not quite ready to start trying now (though I'm not 100% sure why) - I keep trying to remind him that even once we get pregnant, it's not like the baby will be here immediately. Our friends are all having babies and I guess I've reached the point where there really is no reason we need to be waiting.

So, do I belong here - or do I need to wait a few months?

Either way - haven't had a chance to read through the thread yet - but happy to say hello :)

Robyn

BethIrish

12-15-2005, 09:07 AM

Robyn

I think you absolutely belong in this group! I think we all are on the "just about" brink of TTC...LIW, to me anyway, seems to be a lot of women who are going to be having kids in a few years. We are all in the "few months" range of TTC ;)

Anyway, welcome :)

RobynScott

12-15-2005, 09:22 AM

Aww, thanks for the welcome BethIrish! I will try to keep up - usually depends on how busy I am at work!

About us (I'll go back to the first page to see what I need to add):

Me: Robyn, 29, attorney
DH: Scott, 21, Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing and Promotions
Married: August 29, 2004
Together since July 2000.
Wanting a baby: Hopefully sometime in the first half of 2007!

ETA - I guess we'll officially start TTC somewhere between March and May? - but I already told DH, Christmas Eve might be a "good" time to try as well, hehe. He was a little freaked out by that - we'll see. Probably I'll buy my copy of TCOYF in the New Year :)

giry76

12-15-2005, 10:15 AM

:p Well I am fertile right now and it is really hard to remind myself why exactly we are waiting till next cycle. DH was out late last night so I didn't have time to seduce him yesterday, but it might happen tonight. :D

dobler88

12-18-2005, 06:03 PM

Hi Everyone, is it ok if I join in?

My H and I will be TTC in January--waiting out this cycle. I'm in two weddings this spring (thought that phase of my life was over!) so we are waiting a bit so I can be sure I can go...here are our stats:

Me: Dani, 28
H: Tom, 30
Married: August 14, 2005
Thanks!

Aletheia

12-19-2005, 04:16 AM

Welcome Robyn and Dani! Sorry it took me a while to get you added, Robyn. I've been a little distracted. :)

I hope everyone is doing well! Remember to come back and give us a BFP shout once you get one!

CHRISTMASCAROL

12-19-2005, 08:31 AM

I am going to go back and read these threads, but DH and I are going to start TTC in April. At first, when I brought the idea up- he just looked at me, and said "hell no, kids scare me" Since his sisters both have kids, he has warmed up to them, and enjoys spending time with all the neices and nephews.

We stopped using BC, and just "play" so far, no little ones yet. I travel for a living, so I have to plan due dates around where I'll be. Right now, being due Jan, Feb, Mar of 07 works for me. I can't believe I said that! I can't imagine being PG. I can't imagine giving birth. I am joinging this thread, becasue I am SCARED!! I want to warm up to the idea more. Having kids doesn't scare me, its the whole birth thing that does. But millions of people do it, so, I am sure I'll be fine.

Aletheia

12-19-2005, 08:50 AM

ChristmasCarol- Welcome! I know what you mean... it is a big deal and not a little scary! So you'll start "actively" trying in April?

CHRISTMASCAROL

12-19-2005, 09:21 AM

Yes, actively trying come April. We are active now:p ... but not trying to be active ::D
I swear DH KNOWS when I am ovulating. He's like bees to honey.

Is anyone weirded out about tellling their parents their pregnant?
I mean, its official- they know you've had sex once your pregnant :)
It wierds me out a little. They might get a visual. :eek:

RobynScott

12-19-2005, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the welcome!

ChristmasCarol - I think I've got April in mind as well. Lately I've been having a hard time thinking about why not just go for it now (even though DH wants to wait a bit) - and finally decided to give myself a goal of losing 10 lbs by April and then TTC - gives me a goal, and also a reason to hold out until April (instead of just bugging DH to TTC now :) )

Harmony96

12-19-2005, 03:41 PM

ChristmasCarol you crack me up re: your parents getting a visual. ROFL.

I've been scarce lately b/c I have no news. But I have news today. I ovulated over the weekend. :D It's still up in the air whether it was on Friday or yesterday but it happened. I am excited. BRING ON THE 2WW!!! lol

Andrea

BethIrish

12-20-2005, 08:27 AM

Hi ladies!!

Well, (hopefully) the last AF before TTC arrived on Sunday :D Being the optimist that I am, I only bought a small box of tampons. Here's to getting knocked up in 2006!! :D

(I'm trying to convice DH that a great way to ring in the new year would be getting me knocked up on New Year's Eve. According to FF, I should be O'ing right around then!!)

batgirl

12-20-2005, 09:08 AM

Here's to getting knocked up in 2006!! :D

Amen sister!

Well, I've been a bit scarce on the TTC threads since my mini emotional breakdown (which you gals were lucky enough to experience!) Thanks for the support, btw.

Anyway, we've gotten good news as far as the timing thing (which is what caused the mini breakdown in the first place). To make a loooong story short, we were facing a cross country move right at the time I would either have just delivered or be nine months pregnant (if we would have conceived at that time). Well, we are much more flexible on timing now (thank goodness) and DH is READY. He keeps talking about knocking me upright away. I am still a little scared and am going to stick with the "oops method" for a little bit yet. But a lot of the pressure is gone. Ahhhhhh.

Anyway, welcome newbies. There are lots of great people on this thread. Good luck and lets hope for some babies next year!

Bubeleh

12-20-2005, 08:41 PM

batgirl I'm happy to hear your are back and that everything is good with DH.

I broke down and tested yesterday (bad I know) it was a quick BFN, but I'm only 8 DPO so if AF doesn't show up by the 25th I'll test again. My cycles are about 24-26 so I should know by that point.

Good luck to all the ladies starting to TTC!

BethIrish

12-22-2005, 08:12 AM

YOO HOOO, A, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL US?!?!?!

Harmony96

12-22-2005, 08:43 AM

Congrats Aletheia!!!!! (and thanks Beth for peeking at her chart LOL). Come back in here and tell us the details. :D

Andrea
4 DPO

filmgirl7

12-22-2005, 08:52 AM

WOOHOOO! Congratulations, Aletheia! That is soooo awesome.

Update from me: Threadmistress (when you have a moment, hahah), I'll have to change my TTC date to August 2006...*SNIFF SNIFF* It's moving in the WRONG direction.....but this is due to a work-related thing and is completely out of our control. Still, it's upsetting. It may end up having to move to Sept. depending on my cycle. BOOHOO! :rolleyes:

Camdynlyn

12-22-2005, 09:41 AM

Congrats, A!!

dobler88

12-22-2005, 03:38 PM

Congrats Aletheia!! :)

Bubeleh

12-22-2005, 11:31 PM

Congrats, that's great news! H&H 9 months :D

RobynScott

12-23-2005, 01:07 AM

Congratulations Aletheia - wonderful news!

Was this your first month officially trying - wow! H & H 9 months!

Also, I looked at the first page again - I love the description of me TTC as "March? May? Anytime now?" - so true - thanks!

CONGRATS!

numberlady

12-23-2005, 05:44 AM

Congrats Aletheia!

I just came in to update my stats. DH talked and decided to move TTC to May 2006. He is still trying to get some things worked out with his business and needs a little more time to feel comfortable "making the switch" to parenthood. So we decided that we will go to St. Augustine for our anniversary (which is where we were married) for our first bout of TTC. My cycle should work out pretty close:eek:

Here's to getting knocked up in 2006!!
Agreed!

BethIrish

12-23-2005, 06:47 AM

Okay, so echoing a few of you ladies from a few pages back.....ahhhh!!

We pullled the goalie!!! A little a head of schedule, but we decided you only live once and whats to say it won't take a few months to actually get me knocked up ;)

So, FF is projecting my O on New Years Eve. Sigh. It's going to be interesting trying to get some BDing in - we're on vacation w/my folks starting tomorrow through NYE!

batgirl

12-23-2005, 07:43 AM

Awesome news Aletheia!!!! Whoo Hooo!

Huge Congratulations! Let us know how your DH responded to his stocking!

BethIrish Congratulations on "pulling the goalie"! How exciting!

Dh and I pulled the goalie last night. I was quite nervous and kept suggesting that we NOT pull the goalie! But DH was so cute about it we decided just to go for it. And yesturday was CD13!!! :eek:

Now I'm nervous... in a good way, of course!

Happy holidays everyone. Hope santa brings us lots of BFPs this year!
Ho Ho Ho

Aletheia

12-23-2005, 04:58 PM

YOU LADIES ARE SO SWANKY TO BE SO WARM AND CONGRATULATORY! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
I feel all warm and fuzzy inside-- that is, inside the (very, very, pitifully few) parts that don't feel barf and yarky inside or cramp and pully inside or tender and owy outside. But all my spare inside space is filled with smiles. :D :D :D

Panties and batgirl, Congratulations! Yank those goalies the heck out of there. Batgirl, I think it is especially darling that your DH is so excited about this.

I'm going to try to head over to my journal today or in the next couple of days to give an update to Adventures in Secret Pregnancy Land but right now, I'm putting on my Official Threadmistress Hat/Panties.

1. filmgirl- Sucky suck pant(ie)s! I'm sorry your TTC date got pushed back. But that gives you a longer time to banter with the likes of these folks, and they's good company, right? I can't remember... do you chart? I really do think a lot of my quick BFP was helped along by my charting knowledge and detailed knowledge of how my body works.
2. numberlady- Haven't seen you around in these parts much! Yes, I'll update your info right away.

Let me do that, and then I have another order of business...

Aletheia

12-23-2005, 05:08 PM

Done and done.

Ok. So the next order of business is the beginning of a new thread. This one has picked up some steam, has lots of members, and now has a threadmistress who will probably spend more time wondering about how to alleviate round ligament pain instead of how to make ewcm. Who knows, I may be back in this ring of things again, but I'd like to hand off the thread to someone else.

The new thread could be called something like "TTC #1 in 2006" -- but it needs a threadmistress! Who would like to do it? Anybody? Hmmmmm???

Janey

12-23-2005, 05:57 PM

Congratulations Aletheia!! :D How exciting! Doesn't that just make you want to say: "BAM!"

(Okay, I'll admit it, I'm a lurker. A lurker; that is me. I'm TTC in June, which is not 'a few months' but is six, long, achy, whyohwhycantitberightnow months. So, I lurk. :))

RobynScott

12-24-2005, 08:15 AM

Aletheia - I'm not here nearly enough to be a threadmistress - but thank you for what you've done!

I thought we would start TTC by seeing what happens - and then move on to charting if need be - but I am so frikken Type A - and there is so much information out there - I have a feeling that I am not going to be able to stop myself from some type of charting.

Anyone else? Also, as I posted in another thread, DH's gramdmother fell yesterday and broke her shoulder (and got 7 stitches) - in some ways, makes you want to TTC sooner, to make sure grandma can meet great-grandchild. In other ways, puts things on hold. Not a major consideration right now (obviously most important is taking care of her) - but thoughts floating around this overanalyzing, Type A head.

Aletheia - congrats again!

Congrats to other grads as well that are now TTC :) 2006 - here I come!

magrat

12-24-2005, 09:03 AM

Also, as I posted in another thread, DH's gramdmother fell yesterday and broke her shoulder (and got 7 stitches) - in some ways, makes you want to TTC sooner, to make sure grandma can meet great-grandchild. In other ways, puts things on hold. Not a major consideration right now (obviously most important is taking care of her) - but thoughts floating around this overanalyzing, Type A head.

:delurking: This really is what we're going through at the moment. FIL died last month at 55, very unexpected. At first it totally erased all TTC plans we had made, and then it made us want to sooner. I would have written more, but DH wants to use his laptop, how inconsiderate! ;)

RobynScott

12-24-2005, 10:52 AM

:delurking: This really is what we're going through at the moment. FIL died last month at 55, very unexpected. At first it totally erased all TTC plans we had made, and then it made us want to sooner. I would have written more, but DH wants to use his laptop, how inconsiderate! ;)

Magrat - I am SO SORRY to hear about your FIL - Dh's father (then DBF) passed away in 2001 from cancer - so sort of expected but you can never really "expect" it. I am so sorry for your loss. I know it's been harder for DH in a lot of ways b/c his dad is not here - in some ways, he is also more scared b/c he feels like he doesn't ahve anyone to turn to for advice.

Anyway - I just wanted to say I ma really sorry for your loss and I understand (as well as a person you don't know on a message board can :) ) what you are going through and I am here if you ever want to talk.

Good luck to you and your DH (and on your TTC journey!)

RobynScott

12-26-2005, 08:42 AM

OK - even though I posted last, gotta post one more thing today. Just found out a friend/neighbor is pregnant - and not only is she pregnant, she is expecting TWINS! Wow, made me have the baby bug even more. She's due in July, I was trying to convince DH if we got busy now, we could be due in Sept and our kids could be friends :) Haha, didn't quite work - DH still wants to wait till spring at the earliest, meanwhile I am suddenly ready NOW! *lol*

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and/or a Happy Chanukah!

motray36

12-27-2005, 07:37 AM

(Okay, I'll admit it, I'm a lurker. A lurker; that is me. I'm TTC in June, which is not 'a few months' but is six, long, achy, whyohwhycantitberightnow months. So, I lurk. )

Mrs.Hill - If you can come out, so can I. My name is MoTray, and I am a lurker.

I would like to subscribe though... DH gave the ok on TTC in July. I'm going to try to get myself good and healthy by then, although MIL told me over the weekend, "You do so much in preperation for a baby and then in 18 years they are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs." Gee, thanks, Mom. Merry Christmas to you, too.

RobynScott

01-01-2006, 08:29 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hopefully this is the year we all get to TTC :) (or, more specifically, get BFP! eek!)

so, just above I posted that a friend/neighbor just announced she is having twins end of July - another friend/neighbor (same street) just announced last night that she is pregnant!

Hello baby fever, meet Robyn. Robyn, meet baby fever! :)

I'm so stupid - I told DH I want to be due in July too so our kids can grow up together / I can have someone to be pregnant with. Ok, obviously not a reason to TTC now - I just don't see any real need to wait :)

Went to the doctor on Friday for my annual / pre-TTC visit - so, I'm going to start pre-natal vits this week and hope to TTC starting in April or so (and hope that DH will agree, *lol*

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

honeygirl

01-06-2006, 05:00 PM

I just found this thread and it looks perfect for me. I'm in the waiting thread and TTA charting threads, but we are only 3.5 months away from TTC and so I'm looking for something closer to that. (whew that was long)

So, ladies come on back and lets chat. :)

LadyD088

01-06-2006, 05:07 PM

I am still here!! LOL

Welcome Honeygirl!!

I love the nursery thread...always looking for great ideas to spark my little brain.

We are still planning on TTC'ing in February - NOT much longer to go. Its SO exciting.

Here's to a WHOLE lot of BFP's in 2006 for our thread!!!

Deb

honeygirl

01-06-2006, 05:10 PM

Thanks Deb! :)

I've been chart stalking this month and checking out the TTC threads. To be honest (and don't tell my waiting or TTA thread buddies LOL) I'm crossing my fingers for an "oops". We are TTA, but I wouldn't be disappointed in a BFP. The chances are slim, but a girl can dream. I'm 8DPO so should know in a week or so.

Now, off to see the nursery threads. LOL

Little Angel '77

01-06-2006, 08:12 PM

still hanging out ... waiting :)
Not sure whats going on and when or how.

Not charting, not worry about it. Just living life.
Looking forward to April because that "looks" like we might try. Then again nothing is set in stone.
Can I be added to the TTC?? APRiL - who knows, Its the only month thats been mentioned by DH, and I don't really want to press the issue. It will happen when it happens.

numberlady

01-07-2006, 06:22 AM

I'm crossing my fingers for an "oops". Me too honeygirl! I won't test until several days after I expect AF though, I'm not as brave as you to test so early. I've got about 9 days left to wait. Unfortunately, since it happened, that has been all I think about. Browsing all the pregnancy threads, wondering what it means if we don't get a BFP, is there something wrong with one of us, how I will tell by best friends...

I'm trying to occupy my time with other things, but it is so hard to not think about it. I am trying not to obsess with DH so as not to freak him out completely, but we have talked about it several times and will be OK with whatever happens (I think).

honeygirl

01-07-2006, 01:05 PM

I've got about 9 days left to wait. Unfortunately, since it happened, that has been all I think about. Browsing all the pregnancy threads, wondering what it means if we don't get a BFP, is there something wrong with one of us, how I will tell by best friends...

I'm trying to occupy my time with other things, but it is so hard to not think about it. I am trying not to obsess with DH so as not to freak him out completely, but we have talked about it several times and will be OK with whatever happens (I think).

ME TOO! I've been in the TTC threads, pregnancy symptoms, etc. I'm on FF so I've been in their message board as well. I've also kept DH updated each day (he's been asking) and we talked for a while about it last night. I don't have any pregnancy tests, DH was telling me last night to take one (it's too early, I'm only 9DPO). I'm thinking of picking some up, but the rational part of me says NO WAY, I'm just getting carried away.

It's crazy b/c I'm probably not preg, I've been told that it won't be easy for me. And if I'm this crazy while TTA, can you imagine how it will be when we're TTC? LOL. Thank goodness for CC. :)

RobynScott

01-07-2006, 01:56 PM

And if I'm this crazy while TTA, can you imagine how it will be when we're TTC? LOL. Thank goodness for CC. :)

HA! I'm sure this will be (is?) me! We're hopefully going to start TTC sometime this spring (April? June?) - not sure yet. and even though we have no indications (knock on wood) of anything being wrong, I got my copy of TCOYF today!

I think I am just too Type A (there, I admitted it!) to not feel like I have some control over what I am doing. AF should be showing up in the next couple of days so I can start with FF on CD1. Am I crazy or what?

We have a ton of October birthdays, DH is December - and I'd really rather not be very pregnant in Philadelphia in August - so, April is the earliest we can 'start'. I am thinking of training for a June marathon, so that would push us off till June (and give me time to lose weight).

So, if I'm this crazy when we're not actually TTC (but not really TTA either) - I can only imagine how nuts I will be when TTC! I'm right there with you ladies!

mandersald

01-07-2006, 03:54 PM

hi ladies-
thought i'd pop in to say hello. i'm here waiting till we get the go ahead for ttc. i'm so excited! i get so jealous when i hear of people getting pregnant! i'm not sure when we're gonna start, but i think it will hopefully be the early few months of this year. that timing would work out best of us, i think.

although, still so many things up in the air, ya know? i might be training for a marathon like robynscott, or i might have some health issues, or something.

but, as my aunt has told me a million times, "there's never going to be a perfect time to have a baby."

but, i also spend way too much time in the all things family forums and that makes my heart ache. and the best thing is, i can tell dh wants to start too!

happy new years, and here's to lots of bfps this year.

RobynScott

01-07-2006, 05:32 PM

i get so jealous when i hear of people getting pregnant!

Two neighbors (that moved in around the same time as us) just announced they are pregnant - 3 close friends just had babies - trust me, I know what you mean :)

I am not jealous of them - but I want to be joining them (and a little jealous that their kids will be friends and our kid will be at least a year younger, but nothing we can do about that :)

numberlady

01-08-2006, 05:34 AM

Honeygirl, you have to keep us updated. I know exactly what you mean about the PG test. I was in CVS yesterday picking up a few things and walked by them, eyeing them, wanting to get one, but not wanting to:eek:

RobynScott, definately get started with TCOYF and FF. I was lucky and found out a lot about my body before TTC. I charted religiously with temps for about 18 months. I found out that everything is pretty much "standard", I O around CD 14 and my cycles are about 27 days. For the last 6 months I have only charted CM and BD and not temped. It just became too much of a daily reminder that we were not TTC as quickly as I wanted and I felt comfortable that there was nothing "wrong" with me that would need to be addressed when we started TTC.

Good luck with your marathon training if you decide to do that!

but, i also spend way too much time in the all things family forums and that makes my heart ache.
I have been doing so good staying away from those forums until recently! Now I am subscribed to all the nursery, diaper bag, maternity clothes threads. :eek: I...must...stay....away!

honeygirl

01-08-2006, 04:22 PM

I broke down and bought a couple EPT tests. I got the BFN (just tested), but I'm not surprised. Today I was very emotional/moody which is a sure sign that AF is coming soon.

It's actually not as disappointing as I thought, probably b/c we're not TTC yet (LOL) and there's plenty of time this spring/summer for trying!

So are you testing yet numberlady? :)

LynzeyAHL

01-08-2006, 04:37 PM

I'm 10 DPO and the only thing stopping me from testing is my MIL was working today when I went into Kroger and there was no way I could sneak through and have her not notice those!!! :o

numberlady

01-08-2006, 05:00 PM

Honeygirl, isn't it still too early to test for you? I'm not up on the sensativity of the tests (although I do know that there is a thread that I will be lurking in in a few days:) ).

I have decided I won't test until a week from Monday if AF doesn't show by then. I'm only 6 dpo now, so still way too early for me.

LynzeyAHL, let us know what the results are. It would be great if you could graduate "on-time" from this thread.

honeygirl

01-08-2006, 09:44 PM

numberlady - It's a little early to test (10DPO), but I used a early pregnancy test (up to 5 days before AF expected) so I figure it would probably know. Right? Actually it was my very first pee test at home, so what do I know? ;)

BUT, and this is a big one, I have been super Emotional today and I usually get that way before AF. So I'm almost positive she's coming. If by some slim chance she hasn't come by Friday I'll test again (I got a 2 in one pack).

Have I mentioned that we're moving across country in 3 months? So really it would be best to wait to get pregnant till after the move. That's why we have April-May planned to start TTC.

So I'll keep telling myself, "must not have UDD, must not have UDD, must not ignore EWCM, must not ignore EWCM". LOL!

batgirl

01-09-2006, 06:03 AM

Its good to see some more action on this thread. I was kind of worried since our beloved threadmistress Aletheia got her BFP. Has anyone taken over as threadmistress?

Welcome everyone.

Honeymistress, I know exactly what you mean about hoping for an "oops." That was the method I used. I was way too neurotic to actively TTC (even though we were pretty much as ready as we could be). So I did the "oops" method. And it worked!!!

I got my BFP on 1/5/06!!! And have joined Aletheia in the Sept 06 mommies thread!!! (Still very surreal...)

Anyway, if there is a thread mistress. Please move me to the graduated column!!!! My EDD is Sept 15th.

Good luck everyone. And all I can say is that I was a nut job during the TTC phase (just read my previous posts here :p ) But now that I have my BFP, I have calmed down remarkably. Amazing, I know!!!

Take care,
Jen

honeygirl

01-09-2006, 09:36 AM

CONGRATS BATGIRL!!!

In some ways I think having an oops would be the best way to go, less stressful? Although, I would love to experience that first purposeful BD knowing that we're TTC. KWIM? Most likely my wish will come true since I'm 90% sure AF is coming. Although, I will add that my temp went up again this morning.

Also, did we get a new threadmistress? I have NO IDEA how to do it, but since I am probably one of the last ones to TTC (April/May) I will volunteer. Just let me know what to do and when to do it. :)