Jolly July!! Who's with me?!! :)

[squigglepink]

Hi ladies.

Anyone attempting in July month and how you feeling? Im kinda excited for now...

You happy with your sway so far?

Eeeeek!

[Pretty]

Oh gosh! I can't believe I am actually participating in an attempt forum! I feel like I need several more months of swaying! I haven't been nearly as good as I had hoped, but I am so ready to be done! How has your sway been going? How long did you sway for?

[squigglepink]

Hi Pretty - i see we joined at the same time :)
Been on LE since Feb! I too feel like pushing out the months to 'buy' some more swaying time.. but i think ill just mess up the progress i have already made with the diet if i do that because ive already been doing it a month longer than i can handle!! I think im still in shock that my DH is even ok with doing this again!! Feeling very lucky about that but omg im excited one day and so nervous the next!!

[Ttc2015]

Hi, I might join you! Swayed from last July/August with attempts October-March then have taken a break. No real sway tactics at the moment apart from have kept the weight off and still exercising 5 times a week minimum and eating lower calories. Thinking of taking a very relaxed approach over the next few months if you know what I mean. If it's meant to be it will be. After years of planning, failed pgd, losing weight and changing my lifestyle over the last year, becoming slightly obsessed with it all, I'm a bit resigned to the fact that it probably isn't going to happen so I'm just going with the flow now :)

[squigglepink]

That's the attitude Ttc2015!! "go with the flow'! Welcome :) Sorry its been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for you. I started out slightly freaking out and obsessing but i had to learn to let go of some of the stuff i was mixed up in, like testing OPK's every cycle and taking photo's of the results and batching them into months and saving them in files and recording it manually in a diary so i could try pick up some trend in my cycles. Also checking my CM and making notes of consistency etc and comparing with the month before and the month before that and the month before that! Driving myself dilly with confusion.. So, i stopped that..

Well, please hang around here and keep us posted xx

[Beau82]

I'm in for July! I would love an April baby! An April girl would be even better :XX:
I'm feeling good about my sway overall but I kind of abandoned exercise after a knee injury in April. So I'm going to try and start up again. I'm pcos so I know any exercise is better than none. I know it will help drop a few pounds too. I started LE in January and did about 6 or 7 weeks of exercise and dropped close to 10 lbs. I haven't weighed myself in a while though so I have no idea where I'm at there.
Ttc2015-I really believe that a relaxed approach is best! I hope things fall into place for you this summer.

[Beau82]

I'm excited but I know it may not happen right off the bat even though I got pregnant 4 times with not even really trying. I'm looking forward to being done with swaying! But I'm hoping I'll keep some LE habits, specifically the no snacking. I was awful for that prior to swaying.

[squigglepink]

I'm excited but I know it may not happen right off the bat even though I got pregnant 4 times with not even really trying. I'm looking forward to being done with swaying! But I'm hoping I'll keep some LE habits, specifically the no snacking. I was awful for that prior to swaying.

I hear you! I realised how bad my habits were the moment i learnt about LE!! My exercise has been pretty dismal.. I need to pull myself towards myself come Monday!! Thanks for joining me! Lol... i know July is going to come around so quickly. Anyway.. not putting it off any longer! Oh im so hoping it happens first time.. Fingers crossed for us xx

[kc15880]

Hi guys! I am possibly trying in July too. Very long story short we are trying to apply to do IVF PGD here in australia (our eldest has autism) which is nearly impossible. We have been trying to apply since last sept & we should know next week after the committee meets on thursday. If its a no (which we think it will be) we will be trying in july. I have been on the LE diet for 20 weeks now since I started in feb & I have lost 9kg so far. Im at my lowest adult weight but Im still nervous about my diet (so many potatoes, white carbs, bananas). Ive never eaten so much crap food in my life but Im hoping it all helps. Also nervous that hubby hasnt been doing the le diet but he has been drinking heaps of coke zero, olive leaf & peppermint tea. This is our last baby so I hope it all goes well for us.

[squigglepink]

Hi Kc! Good luck with the feedback next week. Fingers crossed for you!

[3'sacharm]

This month hasn't gone to plan so I'll be joining you!!x

[Girlieplease]

I might be joining you guys, I had my first attempt on Wednesday was doing one attempt at positive OPK but am not very hopeful. I was planning to skip July as I already have two April babies, both boys but am getting fed up off diet and exercise and will feel really annoyed if am not pregnant this month I know I will just want to get back on the horse, so to speak! Great to have so many people on the journey as well x

[squigglepink]

This month hasn't gone to plan so I'll be joining you!!x

Ah, sorry about that 3's. I have a good feeling about July!! :) It's going to come around sooner than we think!

[Beau82]

I picked up some OPKs a couple days ago to do a trial run this month. I'm excited for next month ladies! Let's do this!:cheer::cheerteam::highfive:

[Katt2275]

DH and I will be attempting in July. We really would like a girl. My sway hasn't been nearly as strict as it probably should be, so I'm going to really tighten the reigns these next 4 weeks. Because of my age, I can't afford to wait any longer. I got pregnant the first try last time, but that was 10 years ago. [emoji46]

[squigglepink]

EEeeek! Tick tock tick tock!!! My nerves.. :nails:

[Katt2275]

How is everyone doing while gearing up for your attempts in July? I'm excited but also very nervous. Have you found yourself being more relaxed, or more strict with your sway as the time gets closer?

[Girlieplease]

Am currently in 2 ww wait but am not hopeful, had an attempt on Wednesday but not sure I o' ed so decided to move to e4d' s but dh in a real grump last night because I misplace my driver license and I need it so we sit up late looking for it, he was not in the mood when we went to bed, so never suggested it. So we had one attempt this month, odds are not great. I have relaxed my sway exercise wise, down from 6 days per week to four, just for this week. To give myself a break before I start swaying hard for July, always nervous about attempting as my sway is not the tightest, diet wise, good luck and fingers crossed

[squigglepink]

My sway is chilled too. For me anyway. Only started walking last Monday and hope to continue that until attempt. This will be our first attempt so I'm a little nervous about the lack of cardio and I've stopped totalling cals everyday. Also not sure if to do FR or hurry up FR. DH thinks FR but I'm not sure anymore..

[3'sacharm]

I'm between a few days and a week away from af and fed up already. I just want it to hurry up and arrive so I can move on to giving it a better shot in July! Not sure how diet and exercise is going to pan out over the next month though, I've given myself an injury which I'm terrified is going to result in me having to forego exercise :( I've just had two days off exercise so hoping I can get away with just going on the bike...

How's everything panning out for everyone else?x

[Beau82]

I'm nervous and excited too. I'm trying to tighten up a bit but I'm still pretty relaxed. I'm really not the type to stress out so I'm just going with the flow. I am trying to get more cardio in though. I was doing well but then injured my knee at the end of April so stopped everything. Back on the bike Sunday and today!
Ditto 3sacharm! I should be ovulating in the next couple of days but I just want it to hurry up and come so I can just get on with the official attempt. Still getting negative OPKs but I had bad o pain today so not sure what to think. Test was darker today but not as dark as the control line.

[Faithinpink]

Hello ladies looks like I'll be joining you's.
AF showed this morning 5 days early ... I get you 3'sacharm on being feed up this diet is just driving me bonkers , 22weeks on it on and really really need to get pregnant next cycle otherwise I'm afraid I'm gonna give up on the whole ttc.
Next cycle I got to give it my best shot

Good luck everyone and hoping and praying July brings much JOY !!!!!
Xx

[squigglepink]

I'm interested to know if anyone here is going for FR and then one attempt? I think I'm doing the regular release 2-4 days and then hurry up FR.

[Faithinpink]

I was going to go with FR but I think its just too stressful.
I'm sticking with e4d this cycle , I think that's enough to keep the swimmers healthy and enough to get pregnant

[Beau82]

I'm interested to know if anyone here is going for FR and then one attempt? I think I'm doing the regular release 2-4 days and then hurry up FR.

My husband has been wishy-washy so I'm just going with one attempt. He never releases on his own so it will just be whenever we do it which is often enough. Hopefully I can hold him off so that we don't end up in boy territory!

[XXforhubby]

FX for you Beau82! What is it with wishy-washy men?! I swear my DH will talk about how much it stresses him out and blah-blah-blah, but then HE is the one that practically attacks me every 3-4 days!! You can't have it both ways! All joking aside, he loves having kids- He just has to talk it to death, hahaha!

Side note- We are making an offer on a 5bdr house that is 2,500 sq ft! It has 3 full baths, full finished basement with a laundry room, office, and an oversized 2 car garage. It's completely move in ready!It's in a fantastic neighborhood. I'm so excited!!!



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

[purple]

Hi guys! I am possibly trying in July too. Very long story short we are trying to apply to do IVF PGD here in australia (our eldest has autism) which is nearly impossible. We have been trying to apply since last sept & we should know next week after the committee meets on thursday. If its a no (which we think it will be) we will be trying in july. I have been on the LE diet for 20 weeks now since I started in feb & I have lost 9kg so far. Im at my lowest adult weight but Im still nervous about my diet (so many potatoes, white carbs, bananas). Ive never eaten so much crap food in my life but Im hoping it all helps. Also nervous that hubby hasnt been doing the le diet but he has been drinking heaps of coke zero, olive leaf & peppermint tea. This is our last baby so I hope it all goes well for us.

Did you hear back from the committee?

My eldest has ASD and I only recently found out PGD was even an option but decided it would be too stressful to pursue. We have already been ttc for over a year so I don't need the extra stress.

My AF is due July 1 so I may or may not be joining this group... I would rather be joining a due date thread :)

[Girlieplease]

Am confused about FR, for our attempt in June dh released everyday for 4-5 days and then twice day before the appt, then one attempt at OPK, he is over 35 so abstain was not an option but I read on a post atomic replied to someone else that FR can Inc sperm count in some men. I think she said it had to be FR for a week, we did not do that, what are the best options for those with dh over 35? If am unsuccessful this month want to tighten this part of my sway up, thanks x

[kc15880]

I find out on wednesday! I am so nervous about the outcome of this meeting. It has taken us so long to get here. 20 weeks on the LE diet too so I am ready to get my life back to normal! AF arrived a few days early so if its a definite No from the meeting we will be having our big attempt in 2 weeks :) I cant wait to eat meat again, go out for dinners & snack!

[jennypenny]

Hi ladies!
Fully jumping into jolly July now.
After 3 days of weird spotting, af has finally fully arrived.
It's funny that I am actually relieved to see it! The spotting was freaking me out!!

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[Wantanother2017]

Totally freaking out that I am probably TTC next month too! I have been really struggling with the diet and my head is still spinning on all the supplements/timing, etc...

Gulp.

[squigglepink]

FX for you Beau82! What is it with wishy-washy men?! I swear my DH will talk about how much it stresses him out and blah-blah-blah, but then HE is the one that practically attacks me every 3-4 days!! You can't have it both ways! All joking aside, he loves having kids- He just has to talk it to death, hahaha!

Side note- We are making an offer on a 5bdr house that is 2,500 sq ft! It has 3 full baths, full finished basement with a laundry room, office, and an oversized 2 car garage. It's completely move in ready!It's in a fantastic neighborhood. I'm so excited!!!



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

Good luck with the offer - let us know when you get it xx :)

[Beau82]

xx- I know! My husband goes from "ABSOLUTELY NO MORE KIDS!" to "ok let's try for this girl!" every couple of weeks, I swear. Drives me crazy. I've just started ignoring him. I think he realizes that it's going to go my way and we will get pregnant again, lol.

That house sounds amazing and like everything I would want! I would love to move but our house is a great size (just needs some work) and it's near impossible to find a 5 bedroom home around here. It's very rare. Our house could easily have 6 bedrooms whenever we get around to renovating the basement but that's still a couple of years away. We're doing ok with 4 for now. I hope your offer is accepted!

I'm getting nervous about TTC too. I really really want an April baby but then I worry about conceiving right away b/c my diet hasn't been strict. I've been more consistent with exercising though so I'm hoping that balances things out. The last 2 days have been awful food-wise! Going away party for friends yesterday (pigged out on chips and dip and pasta salad) and father's day BBQ today where I, again, pigged out on chips and dip and pasta salad plus 2 hot dogs :/ Back on track tomorrow!

[Beau82]

Is anyone using OPKs? I picked up some $ store ones to try out this cycle but I never did get a postive and I tested for a full week. I'm sure I must have missed my surge. I had a pretty dark test one day and it was the one day where I only had an hour and a half hold. I thought a 2 hour hold was enough but reading online it seems most people hold for 3-4 hours. So I'm thinking I would have had a positive had I held my pee for longer. Ugh, what a pain.

[kc15880]

potato chips have been a daily part of my sway - they have heaps of potassium, empty carbs & fats so go for it! I always do my opk in the evening & I just make sure that I havent drank heaps in the 2hrs before so the urine is more concentrated. Good luck with your sway!

[XXforhubby]

I finally got this girl diet down! 11:00am donut while grocery shopping. I was up at 6:00am getting everyone ready for church. Tons of coffee from 12-3:00pm. Dinner salad with veggie crumbles, banana, red licorice. Before bed I had a chocolate chip cookie and air popped popcorn.

FX and GL to those getting ready to attempt! I'm stuck in limbo. Still no AF and am going to keep BDing every 4 days until AF or BFP. This is like the longest cycle I've ever had! If AF does come, it will probably be super heavy and awful [emoji20]



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

[squigglepink]

Is anyone using OPKs? I picked up some $ store ones to try out this cycle but I never did get a postive and I tested for a full week. I'm sure I must have missed my surge. I had a pretty dark test one day and it was the one day where I only had an hour and a half hold. I thought a 2 hour hold was enough but reading online it seems most people hold for 3-4 hours. So I'm thinking I would have had a positive had I held my pee for longer. Ugh, what a pain.

I used supermarket OPK's for about 10 months and i managed to detect a positive each time, with fade-ins but i stopped checking that in Feb this year because i could never pinpoint ovulation and that was when i believed in Shettles. Deffo buying them again when its attempt time and hopefully they work just as well.. Im going for one attempt at +OPK for our first cycle and fingers crossed that works! I always tested daily at 3pm as i knew to avoid the morning and for some reason that worked for me. I dont think i would manage to hold pee in for almost 4 hours anyway so i never did that.

[squigglepink]

Totally freaking out that I am probably TTC next month too! I have been really struggling with the diet and my head is still spinning on all the supplements/timing, etc...

Gulp.

Is it just of late you are struggling with diet? Ive been on LE since Feb, albeit loosely of late as i stopped adding my food intake and cals to the app etc.. My mind was in a spin last week about frequency and i think im driving Atomic mad having opened a can of worms and a ton of questions for her again :) But i thought i knew what i was doing and then all of a sudden i started reading up on frequency again and changed my mind completely!!
Now im back at cranberry for DH and antihistamines!!!!!!! I mean... hurry up July attempt i need this over with! x

[kc15880]

:hair: I am so frustrated! The committee which met to decided whether we could do IVF PGD couldnt come to a decision last night & have deferred the decision untll later (I dont know when I will know yet). I am so over this. I could have handled a yes/no answer but I think this is even worse! We have been waiting for this decision for 9 months already & I am just so over it. It doesnt help that I am going to ovulate next week either & I was mentally ready for them to say no. :(

[Girlieplease]

Bfn this morning at dpo 13 or 14 not even a squinter, so disappointed, not going to test again, just wait for af to arrive, af is taking its sweet time, which seems more cruel but need to get back on track with my diet, it has slowly got worse over this 2 ww!

[squigglepink]

Ah Sorry Girlie.. Hope AF arrives soon for you then xx

[Beau82]

Sorry on the BFN girlie :( I was the same last month, totally convinced I was pregnant even after a BFN so I really fell off the diet wagon. Just pick it up again and move on to July. I hope AF shows up soon so you can get on with it.

[Girlieplease]

Thanks ladies, still no af, go figure but am sure it will arrive, what it has taught me is not to let diet slip in the 2 ww as you will regret it when your not successful and have to deal with that disappointment, as well as the fact that your not pregnant and have the inconvenience of a period!

On a positive note dh said he would start running and taking olive leaf extract so am dusting myself off and trying to see it as an opportunity to improve my sway! Good luck ladies and looking forward to this journey with you, bring on the bfp' s, let's be having you! X

[3'sacharm]

Af has arrived here so fully throwing myself into "Jolly July" although I am feeling a bit beaten and down, wondering whether ttc is something I should be pursuing or not... I need to follow girlies lead/attitude and xxforhubby, pick myself up, brush myself off and move forward. I thought it was looking highly unlikely this month anyway but my cycle just went way off track so must have ov far later than I thought?!x

[Girlieplease]

3 sacharm, sorry af arrived, least you can move on! It is so disheartening, how do ladies do it month in month out, April is a lovely month to have a baby, maybe do something nice for yourself? Have a lovely treat or some new clothes.

I have been examining my chart, I got a positive OPK and we bd on that evening but I actually had a temperature drop that morning, it does not seem clear from my temperatures when I o' ed and I never got a peak on the clear blue fertility monitor as I ran out of test sticks, I did use 12, I think like you I may have o' ed later than I thought and with only one attempt, that was never happening or alternatively I wondered if maybe I did not ovulate this month? My temperatures are still up though, it is all very annoying! X

[XXforhubby]

Huge hugs 3'sacharm and Girlie! Getting BFNs suck, especially when your cycle goes wonky and gets your hopes up [emoji20]!

I too don't feel like I could get pregnant with a massively delayed ovulation. I know I'm still BFing though, but I have never had this happen to me with my other 2 boys so who knows! I keep telling myself that any change in your cycle is great for pink but this is just plain ridiculous! I mean I'm on CD61 and think I Oed either 2 days ago or even yesterday!! Time will tell. We keep BDing anyway though. It's getting easier for my DH to keep trying with my cycle as long as it has been and me not getting a BFP!

FX to those waiting to test! I hope July proves to be more bountiful with BFPs than June!!



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

[kafink21]

July is the month we planned to try, though we have been not trying not preventing for the past few cycles anyway. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but they are anyway!



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[Girlieplease]

Af arrived, why am I still gutted? It seems I ovulated much later than I thought and my attempt around then may have been poorly timed because I had already thought I had o' ed.

Am back full throttle on diet and exercise, and trying to see this as an opportunity to improve my sway for July or August. Think I might put a limit on it time wise. Not sure I could cope emotionally with the " am I, aren't I" of the 2 ww and then the Bfn. I might give it to Christmas and if no luck by them leave it. Anyone else putting a time limit on when they will give up?

Tightening my sway, dh going to start running and take olive leave extract. Dramatically reduce the chicken as I think I ate too much of it last few months. Going to set my alarm for same time every morning to take temperature. Going to purchase enough sticks so I don't run out this month during my fertile period. Going to have a better understanding of FR, so dh can be up to speed at attempt.

Cannot think of anything else but bfp' s let's be having you!

[squigglepink]

Come on July.. I'm ready for you!!! 👍👍👍

[XXforhubby]

Af arrived, why am I still gutted? It seems I ovulated much later than I thought and my attempt around then may have been poorly timed because I had already thought I had o' ed.

Am back full throttle on diet and exercise, and trying to see this as an opportunity to improve my sway for July or August. Think I might put a limit on it time wise. Not sure I could cope emotionally with the " am I, aren't I" of the 2 ww and then the Bfn. I might give it to Christmas and if no luck by them leave it. Anyone else putting a time limit on when they will give up?

Tightening my sway, dh going to start running and take olive leave extract. Dramatically reduce the chicken as I think I ate too much of it last few months. Going to set my alarm for same time every morning to take temperature. Going to purchase enough sticks so I don't run out this month during my fertile period. Going to have a better understanding of FR, so dh can be up to speed at attempt.

Cannot think of anything else but bfp' s let's be having you!

I could've written the same thing!

AF started for me today. I'm hoping this cycle won't be as long as the last two have been! My cycles are usually 24-28 days long- not this 43 and 64 day crap!

I've tightened up the diet. I've kept strict on the cardio, but I had to add in a 4th tiny snack due to my DS3 nursing a lot while teething. I'm now back to 3 meals and no snacking! I'm going to keep protein at 40-50g and bring fat to about 45-50g. I think part of the reason my cycles have been all over the place is the exercise and my fat levels averaging 30-40g. I'm also going to further limit my "junky carbs" to 15% of my daily intake as opposed to 20%. This way I can have more fruits and veggies for my healthy carbs. Hopefully these changes will help!

I'm also going to use opks and temping. If it starts to stress me out, I'll stop like I did this past cycle. Not worth the unnecessary stress! I'm just curious on when or if I get a LH surge compared to what my chart shows with temps and CM.

Hopefully July brings more BFPs!! FX to those waiting to test!!



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

[XXforhubby]

I'm also putting a time limit on TTCing. We are going to re-evaluate this December if I haven't gotten pregnant by then. Since we bought a larger house, we may try until next March. March will be one year since we started not using protection. Plus, that will be 14mo on the LE diet [emoji12]!



[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/579920)

[Girlieplease]

I think I need a dead line, even though that will put pressure on, I have been so grumpy since af arrived, it's just annoyance, frustration and sadness. Few people in the family announced they were expecting the day af arrived, just bad timing but it just added to my sense of misery, I hate feeling like that. I really tried to stick to my limits today, boy was it hard, especially when a small lunch was 22 g of fat and dinner alone was 50 gs of fat, so I ate half of the dinner, so I am a bit over but I was so hungry, still am! Going to have to get better on filling up on stuff that is lower in fat and protein. Going over to nosey at the diet section so I can plan tomorrow' s eating! X

[squigglepink]

Guys this is my first attempt after LE since Feb. I really really really hope I get preg in July.. I had a cheat day yesterday. It was a family day and I loved it. I've kinda got a chilled sway going and I'm ok with that. I'm one period away from attempt and I can't wait. Xx