October Chit Chat Thread for Blue Swayers. All welcome!!

[Hobbermittens]

Some one help me out here?? Maybe I did not O this month? But then what was that big O pain I had??
Im sure I O'd late cd 16 or very early cd 17 but look at my chart what is going on with my temps???
it's not going up it is going down! And if FF wait only for a temp rise to look for O it will put it on a wrong day for sure.
Oh and there was no more smiley last night when I did another test.(only on the morning)

Flava, that is a funny chart... I wonder if you didn't O. ?

[begonia]

Flava I'm no chart expert I just wanted to pop in to say I hope you get a sticky BFP! FX for you hun!

[3Pink1Blue]

Alexis- fx!!

Bec- yay for HE, try to cut as much processed foods as you can and stick to those whole, natural foods. I wouldn't stress about the timing, I got my guy with an o-2 and o and got my girls bd every other day not knowing when I o'd. It litterally could have been the exact same timing just a very different diet that got me blue. Fwiw my pH was 5 1/2-6 when I conceived.

Flava- sorry you are calling it quits but if that's what's best that's what you gotta do :)

[Flava]

Flava, that is a funny chart... I wonder if you didn't O. ?
I was thinking that too...but the what about the big O pain ? I posted about it before here , it's was really bad hurt a lot.Small pain on cd15 and really bad late on cd16. Don't we get O pain just around O time?:think:

[Flava]

Flava I'm no chart expert I just wanted to pop in to say I hope you get a sticky BFP! FX for you hun!
Thanks !:o

[Flava]

Jen-I just have to DH is not doing it anymore and Im tired of it too.

[Hobbermittens]

I was thinking that too...but the what about the big O pain ? I posted about it before here , it's was really bad hurt a lot.Small pain on cd15 and really bad late on cd16. Don't we get O pain just around O time?:think:

I don't get O pain. I never have. So I don't know. But I would expect that your temp would go up after O, and since it hasn't...maybe you are having a delayed O? Keep temping and checking with opks. I have heard that sometimes you can have a false start and then actually O much later in your cycle, if your O was interrupted by stress or something.

[3Pink1Blue]

Flava- I don't blame ya Hun, swaying gets real old real fast and the longer you do it it feels more and more pointless. Big hugs.

[Flava]

My temp is the lowest this cycle today so just maybe it will go up tomorrow. DH said dtd again tonight so we would have 2 days between bd. I don't know if we should or not.Still have a little ewcm but more creamy now...maybe we do it:think: it's not like I believe in timing anyway.

[3Pink1Blue]

Flava- I don't believe in timing but I do believe in cm. ewcm is sperm friendly, creamy isn't if you've turned creamy I say skip it.

[Foxy]

I got a reply from her, she didn't say about the scan but has a bit going on right now. I hope all is well with her and her family.

[Flava]

Flava- I don't believe in timing but I do believe in cm. ewcm is sperm friendly, creamy isn't if you've turned creamy I say skip it.

You are right and now I only find creamy cm so we are no doing it.Cervix changed too. I really think I O'd when I had that big pain or just shortly after that .Temp rise or no temp rise. I also read that sometimes we only get a rise days after O.

Find this on o pain if anyone interested.


What causes painful ovulation / mittelschmerz?

Painful ovulation/mittelschmerz is believed to be caused by a small leakage of blood from the ovary that occurs at the time of ovulation. This blood, which is later reabsorbed, is thought to cause an irritation of the abdominal wall which causes pain. The degree of pain you feel depends on your individual pain threshold and the volume of blood that is released, among other factors. The amount of space that exists between a woman’s ovary and her abdominal wall can also affect the severity of the irritation. While painful ovulation does not lead to other problems, other medical conditions can cause painful ovulation, such as PCOS or fibroids on the ovaries. If you are concerned, it is suggested that you visit your doctor to discuss your issues.

[TTC5]

Gosh, good point, I hadn't actually thought about that. I thought I had everything planned down pat too! I'm not too sure now. The earliest I O is CD27 so I suppose we will BD from at least CD25 every 2 days until O. What do you think? Or I just don't know whether to start actually BDing now every 2 to 3 days? I know this is what Lola did when she was on Clomid.

What CD are you now?

[TTC5]

Question ladies... my pH is 6 and was 6 when I first checked it about 8 weeks ago. It stays at 6 when I O as well. Shouldn't it be higher when I O? DH's pH is 8.5 (the dipstick doesn't read any higher so it actually might be higher than this) so I'm pretty happy with that.

Are you using dip sticks? Coz they don't work too well... If you used a digital bet you would find you are higher that this ;)

[TTC5]

Some one help me out here?? Maybe I did not O this month? But then what was that big O pain I had??
Im sure I O'd late cd 16 or very early cd 17 but look at my chart what is going on with my temps???
it's not going up it is going down! And if FF wait only for a temp rise to look for O it will put it on a wrong day for sure.
Oh and there was no more smiley last night when I did another test.(only on the morning)

I wonder if you are o'ing today??

[TTC5]

I was thinking that too...but the what about the big O pain ? I posted about it before here , it's was really bad hurt a lot.Small pain on cd15 and really bad late on cd16. Don't we get O pain just around O time?:think:

Don't rely on pains to dictate ovulationg, they can happen before during and after ovulation.

[TTC5]

I hope all is well with her and her family.

She didn't really speculate much, but yes, me too :(

[TTC5]

My temp is the lowest this cycle today so just maybe it will go up tomorrow. DH said dtd again tonight so we would have 2 days between bd. I don't know if we should or not.Still have a little ewcm but more creamy now...maybe we do it:think: it's not like I believe in timing anyway.

You could use egg whites or pre seed if your cm is a little low.

[LolaInLove]

HEY ladies! I've been on tour for the past week with the ballet company and have been way too busy to even log on at all. Anyway, I'm back and ovulating tomorrow apparently.

How is everyone? I just tried to read through posts but it's too many to answer.

Flava, are you taking opks?

Alexis, FX this is it!

Who else is up now?

3P1B, I did NOT cry at all, actually! They made the birth scene way unsappy, which is good for me. I did cry, however, when that girl said she'd give Julia and Joel her baby boy. And I LOVE Charlie!!!! One of the cutest boy names ever!

Tink, how you feeling? Getting sick yet?

TTC5, still December? I bet you are chomping at the bit, huh? How's the weight loss, still doing that?

I've lost about 15lbs now, just back to my regular eating, which may end up giving me another girl if I ever get knocked up again, but I don't care at all. Just happy to not feel like Jabba the Hutt all the time, LOL.

Missed you ladies, hope everyone is doing well! And worried about Iluv also, hope she is ok. ELP, when are you finding out???? And you too, Kris??????

[Flava]

Don't rely on pains to dictate ovulationg, they can happen before during and after ovulation.
yeah that's true but I also have creamy cm now dont we get that after O?

[Flava]

Nice to see you back lola! Sure I used my monitor and smiley tests you can see it on my chart.Got 2 +on cd 16 and 1 +on cd 17 morning and a - on by night time.and now is cd 18.

[3Pink1Blue]

Lola - so glad you're back in touch. Yeah they did keep it very unsappy, I've cried more at commercials lol I so saw the Julia/baby thing coming. How could you not want to give them your baby, especially after the nail polish thing?
Jabba the Hutt, yeah thats pretty much how I feel, kudos for the losing the lbs. I'm trying to keep my gain at bay. I'm not dieting just not shoveling in as much chocolate as I want to lol

[Hobbermittens]

My temp is the lowest this cycle today so just maybe it will go up tomorrow. DH said dtd again tonight so we would have 2 days between bd. I don't know if we should or not.Still have a little ewcm but more creamy now...maybe we do it:think: it's not like I believe in timing anyway.

DTD! DTD! DTD!! It can' hurt, right?

[Flava]

DTD! DTD! DTD!! It can' hurt, right?

I just don't know what to do anymore! I really thought i already O'd but maybe not yet...I had lots of ewcm and today is very little of it more creamy. But really we have the most ewcm before O right ?
DH says do it again....why I have crazy cycles?:hair:

[3Pink1Blue]

Oh Kris I keep forgetting to post, this is one of the few places in Reno that does optional gender u/s http://www.fetalimagingcenter.net/index.php
It's less then 15 minutes from the Sands so I called them and you won't need any special info/paperwork to get the u/s, just pay the fees which are a bit steep. $150 for 15 min 2D w/dvd or $245 30 min 3D w/dvd.
Sacramento is a huge area with crazy traffic so even a 15 mile drive can take an hour and since you're only there for the day that could take up a huge part of it. I can definitely find you one there but will need an address to find you the closest place :)

[Hobbermittens]

I just don't know what to do anymore! I really thought i already O'd but maybe not yet...I had lots of ewcm and today is very little of it more creamy. But really we have the most ewcm before O right ?
DH says do it again....why I have crazy cycles?:hair:

Do it tonight! You haven't O'ed yet, right? Go for it! Ibet your temp will go up tomorrow.

[TTC5]

yeah that's true but I also have creamy cm now dont we get that after O?

Some people dont get ewcm but stay creamy.

[TTC5]

Do it tonight! You haven't O'ed yet, right? Go for it! Ibet your temp will go up tomorrow.

If this is your last chance of trying, I'd do it again too..

[Plum3]

pH is hard to chance .At least for me but it goes higher around O. I only saw that after I got a digi tester. paper strip is not good.

I have a hanna digital but it doesn't work. I think you might have given me some advice about checking it actually. I checked with lemon juice and the reading stayed at 7 so it is definitely faulty. It's not worth sending it back to the US to get it repaired and I am not paying more money for another one. Strips will have to do :(

[Plum3]

Alexis- fx!!

Bec- yay for HE, try to cut as much processed foods as you can and stick to those whole, natural foods. I wouldn't stress about the timing, I got my guy with an o-2 and o and got my girls bd every other day not knowing when I o'd. It litterally could have been the exact same timing just a very different diet that got me blue. Fwiw my pH was 5 1/2-6 when I conceived.

Flava- sorry you are calling it quits but if that's what's best that's what you gotta do :)

Good to know about your timing and pH. There is hope for me :)

[Plum3]

What CD are you now?

I'm CD9.

[Plum3]

Are you using dip sticks? Coz they don't work too well... If you used a digital bet you would find you are higher that this ;)

Yep I am. I have a digital tester but I got it from the US and it doesn't work. The wouldn't send me a replacement without me first sending it back to them at my own cost. So it's not worth it and I'm not spending more money on another one. I'll just go with that... that it is probably higher than the dip stick reading ;)

[Plum3]

HEY ladies! I've been on tour for the past week with the ballet company and have been way too busy to even log on at all. Anyway, I'm back and ovulating tomorrow apparently.

How is everyone? I just tried to read through posts but it's too many to answer.

Flava, are you taking opks?

Alexis, FX this is it!

Who else is up now?

3P1B, I did NOT cry at all, actually! They made the birth scene way unsappy, which is good for me. I did cry, however, when that girl said she'd give Julia and Joel her baby boy. And I LOVE Charlie!!!! One of the cutest boy names ever!

Tink, how you feeling? Getting sick yet?

TTC5, still December? I bet you are chomping at the bit, huh? How's the weight loss, still doing that?

I've lost about 15lbs now, just back to my regular eating, which may end up giving me another girl if I ever get knocked up again, but I don't care at all. Just happy to not feel like Jabba the Hutt all the time, LOL.

Missed you ladies, hope everyone is doing well! And worried about Iluv also, hope she is ok. ELP, when are you finding out???? And you too, Kris??????

Great news on the weight loss. Must be nice to have that weight just drop. I can't wait til I can stop this freakin diet. I just want to feel hungry again!

[Plum3]

I just don't know what to do anymore! I really thought i already O'd but maybe not yet...I had lots of ewcm and today is very little of it more creamy. But really we have the most ewcm before O right ?
DH says do it again....why I have crazy cycles?:hair:

Do it Flava!

[ELP]

Flava- I don't believe in timing but I do believe in cm. ewcm is sperm friendly, creamy isn't if you've turned creamy I say skip it.I agree with this:agree: let the boys who are in the crypts do their thing, or a cheeky girl could shoot through that creamy for the goal!!

[ELP]

I've lost about 15lbs now, just back to my regular eating, which may end up giving me another girl if I ever get knocked up again, but I don't care at all. Just happy to not feel like Jabba the Hutt all the time, LOL.

Missed you ladies, hope everyone is doing well! And worried about Iluv also, hope she is ok. ELP, when are you finding out???? And you too, Kris??????
That weight loss is fantastic Lola!! I bet its lifted your spirits tremendously:) Imagine you at xmas in that little black dress!! Insert wolf whistle here lol!!!! I'm in next Tuesday! the 25th! I am definately looking forward to seeing little one again and confirming that everything is ok,babies not the worlds best wiggler lol, but my bump is growing, so maybe just a little lazy chunker on my hands:bigsmile:I think I will be asking who's in there but am so nervous about it, I'll also be interested about the growth as if Iam lucky enough for a little bluey then I have a funny feeling he would go over the 10lb mark, not a nice thought lol!!

Thinking of you aswell iluv, hope you and bump are well xxx

[Flava]

Some people dont get ewcm but stay creamy.

That's not me I always get ewcm and creamy after O. But i don't care anymore.

[Flava]

Just to update we did not do it.I don't know how to feel about it...
We wanted to...DH drinked some coffee and I did bsf. But then DH had to go and rent a movie and let DD1 watch it with us.
I thought it's not a good idea on school day to stay up and so but ok...only the damn movie was so long it ended at midnight and then DH and DD had a fight about some stupid little thing. So he was grumpy and I was so sleepy and we went to sleep.
Maybe it was better this way maybe not ...can't change it now. And I still not sure I O'd yesterday or earlier. Also maybe after midnight it would have been to late anyway.
We tried twice on the days i had the most ewcm now we wait and see.

ELP- hope you right and if I get a bfp it's a boy. You did it days before O too and look like a boy for you.

We are done no matter what.

[Flava]

I have a Q so how soon after a +opk do we O? Just because Im looking at my chart and I got a +opk on cd 16 early morning but did not test before that .I may had got one on cd15 at night too if I test because the same was the month before...but did not test so don't know.(it was negative on cd17 night)
Anyway but Im sure FF will put my O to cd 18 or maybe 19 .

Just trying to make sense out of this month here..but I don't think i can.

[3Pink1Blue]

Bec- you may just need to calibrate your Hanna, mine had issues when it needed calibration. There are lots of household items you can use, distiller water (pH of 7) can be used to set the high end and tomato juice (pH of 4.2) for the low end.

Flava- Egg drops 24-48 hrs after the positive. FX!

[LolaInLove]

If this is your last chance of trying, I'd do it again too..

Yep, I agree with this totally!

[LolaInLove]

Flava, hopefully you still have sperms in there to do the job.

ELP, so excited for you! We will be waiting by the computer on Tuesday, LOL!

3P1B, I totally saw the adoption thing coming also....they wouldn't have kept that chick on there so long if not. But what made me cry was her face when she was walking away from telling them, which is the same thing I would do. There are so many babies on shows right now....then this Up All Night one with the birth tonight. Lord.

[Hobbermittens]

ELP, just a few more days! Exciting!

Lola, that is awesome about your weight loss. Lucky!! I wish the boy diet was the skinny diet! Someone at the grocery store yesterday looked at my kids, then looked at my fat tummy, and said, "Ah, ready for the next one?" WTF? Seriously, I look 4 months pregnant, but strangers should NOT be asking about my belly!!

Flava, I hope you get a BFP! You sound really down... I'm sorry. I hope this works out for you.

[Flava]

Hobber- im not down it just sucks that this month is messed up to and Im not sure about the O day.

I also look pregnant and I hate it so actually im looking forward to loose all this fat if I get a bfn.
All my small clothes are in boxes now and I really want to put them on again.

[3Pink1Blue]

Lola-ooh yeah her face was great. There are a lot of baby shows on right now, but you're sensative every baby these days. After my m/c last year it seemed like every woman in every store was either pregnant or toting a brand new one, sucked.

Hobber- omg I agree, don't comment on my gut till I do lol

I'm with ya flava, I miss my skinny clothes!

[TTC5]

Flava see what your temps do but I got a feeling you o'd CD 18..

[LolaInLove]

Jeez, what is with people and the pregnant comments? I was wearing an empire dress at my last show and one of the volunteers (who I hate and is a B) says, "Oh, are you expecting?" I shot her an eat poo look and was like, nope, just gained a bunch of weight trying to get pregnant. She almost died.

[3Pink1Blue]

Omg Lola I hate that and the opposite. You feel like you look obviously preg and someone says oh are you I can't even tell. :mad:

[love being a mummy]

Omg Lola I hate that and the opposite. You feel like you look obviously preg and someone says oh are you I can't even tell. :mad:

lol that happened to me when I was pregnant with #2, A family friend said to me so when is the next one. I said oh in about 3 months. I was 6 months pregnant but they couldn't tell the difference cause I had put on 20kg when preg with #1 and didn't lose it all before falling pregnant with #2

[Plum3]

Just to update we did not do it.I don't know how to feel about it...
We wanted to...DH drinked some coffee and I did bsf. But then DH had to go and rent a movie and let DD1 watch it with us.
I thought it's not a good idea on school day to stay up and so but ok...only the damn movie was so long it ended at midnight and then DH and DD had a fight about some stupid little thing. So he was grumpy and I was so sleepy and we went to sleep.
Maybe it was better this way maybe not ...can't change it now. And I still not sure I O'd yesterday or earlier. Also maybe after midnight it would have been to late anyway.
We tried twice on the days i had the most ewcm now we wait and see.

ELP- hope you right and if I get a bfp it's a boy. You did it days before O too and look like a boy for you.

We are done no matter what.

You still have a good chance Flava. FX!

[Plum3]

Bec- you may just need to calibrate your Hanna, mine had issues when it needed calibration. There are lots of household items you can use, distiller water (pH of 7) can be used to set the high end and tomato juice (pH of 4.2) for the low end.

Flava- Egg drops 24-48 hrs after the positive. FX!

It doesn't calibrate, that's the problem. I have the buffer solutions (7 and 10) and the reading doesn't adjust above 7. I thought maybe it was faulty buffer but then I checked the lemon juice and it didn't change. And it didn't change for DH's sample either and the the strips for him show his pH is 8.5.

[Plum3]

Flava see what your temps do but I got a feeling you o'd CD 18..

Yep, I agree.

[Flava]

You still have a good chance Flava. FX!

Thanks. Really Im ok I think even if we dtd on cd18 it was midnight and by the time we done and "they" swim up there it would have been after O anyway.

I hope everyone here get a blue bfp ! Im not feeling it this month..well see. But if not I just can't stay here sorry.How can I move on if I read a ttc forum every day, right?

[Flava]

love being a mommy-welcome!:celebrate:
Hope you post here we need new members this forum is very slow...

[LolaInLove]

Thanks. Really Im ok I think even if we dtd on cd18 it was midnight and by the time we done and "they" swim up there it would have been after O anyway.

I hope everyone here get a blue bfp ! Im not feeling it this month..well see. But if not I just can't stay here sorry.How can I move on if I read a ttc forum every day, right?

I know, I will have to do the same thing if we have months and months of no luck, which is very likely. I can't yet though, because I would miss you all! I hope you caught the eggie, Flava, I think you have an excellent chance as well. CD18 looks like the day! And even midnight is good timing, I think.

[LolaInLove]

Omg Lola I hate that and the opposite. You feel like you look obviously preg and someone says oh are you I can't even tell. :mad:

Ha, I've hardly ever had that happen! I look pg super early and get big as a house. I need to stay away from the empire and baggy dresses, but then again, can't deal with the form-fitting ones either. Oh well, I guess it's better to look pg than fat, lol. 3, you should post another Charlie-bellyshot!!!!

[LolaInLove]

love being a mommy-welcome!:celebrate:
Hope you post here we need new members this forum is very slow...

Yea, we are in a lull....lots of the group are on the pg forums now, although they do post here still.

[melon]

Thanks. Really Im ok I think even if we dtd on cd18 it was midnight and by the time we done and "they" swim up there it would have been after O anyway.

I hope everyone here get a blue bfp ! Im not feeling it this month..well see. But if not I just can't stay here sorry.How can I move on if I read a ttc forum every day, right?

I hope you get your blue bfp....please stay....we need you...I know it takes a lot to make that decision (not about this forum but to say its our last try)...As timing is least important.. you did your best following the diet, supps and DTD twice during the window and its more than what most of us can do... hugs

[3Pink1Blue]

Welcome love being a mummy!! 6 mo preg and still got the comment, wow that's brutal lol No matter my weight I show crazy early and stick straight out the front so it always stings when someone can't tell.

Bec- yep that sounds like a faulty probe, the company I got mine from sent me a replacement probe for free.

Flava- my fingers are still crossed for you!

Lola - see I'm the same show early and huge! Don't worry I'll be taking/posing a new pic today. 24 weeks already, holy cow!


So ladies I want your feedback. My BFF's baby that was born in July isn't gaining weight. She was born at 9lbs 1 oz and at three months she's 10lbs 4oz. Her/my pediatrician started with supplemented bottles but last week moved her to full formula bottles 3x a day. She only feeds her every 3-4 hrs and has even asked me to try to stretch the milk she gives me because she's having trouble keeping up (she's pumping). We've had numerous conversations about nutrition (her milk has almost no fat) I've told her if in doubt give the kid a boob but she still only feeds once the baby if she is really upset and since she's often quite hungry she's a very difficult, very fussy baby. Well some days I only watch her for an hour or so but days like today and tomorrow I have her for 5-6 hrs and have only been given enough milk to make 1 formula/milk bottle. On these long day I've been sneaking in extra straight formula bottles and have had a content easy going baby. My friend only wants straight bottles in an emergency but I feel like a hungry baby and mom not returning for 2 hrs to be just that. So here's my question, should I tell her I'm doing it, keep it my innocent little secret or should I respect her wishes and stop doing it.

[hope.ful]

It's always the right thing to be honest, so I would explain to her why I did it. Is the baby sleeping at night? I would probably play the 'she will sleep better if you cluster feed her at night' card and see if you can get her to feed her more, or tell her she'll be more enjoyable. Also, telling her that if she doesn't feed her enough, she won't develop right, could be a good motivation to feed the kid. My MIL has a daycare and she has moms that do that kind of stuff, but she always says she does what she thinks is best for the child, and she will deal with the parent. On her watch, she isn't going to let any child be hungry! GL. I know that's really hard!!

So DH has been gone 5 days and it just happened to be right over my ovulation day. Would anyone mind looking at my chart and let me know what you think about BDing tonight? My first OPK+was two days ago, but when you look at my previous chart, we BDed 12-18 hours after my first positive last month and still didn't get pregnant. The temps go up, but really they don't go above 97.5 until like 3 days after my first pos. I have barely any CM so it's hard to know if it's shifted. Any advice would be appreciated. I don't want to be in the girl zone, but we've had such problems getting pregnant, I am wondering if we are dtd too early?? I still haven't gotten the Fertility Friend crosshairs.

Thanks, much! My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35af7b)

[daisyfay311]

Hey ladies, I just wanted to pop in and say I had an ultrasound yesterday at about 11 weeks and baby is looking good. The heartbeat was a good strong 164 and I had a bit of a pang when I heard that, like, oohhh that is a girl heartbeat b/c dd's at 10 weeks was 169. So I don't know. But dd was always super chill in the womb and this kid was doing flips and somersaults and everything like crazy! It was so wild because of course, I can't feel it yet.

Symptoms seem more boy to me--crazy itchy skin, different from last time, not nearly as much nausea as last time, very little acne compared to TONS last time in the first trimester, craving meat and salty things instead of sweets like before....but I don't know, the heartbeat has me re-thinking.

Oh well either way it's mine and DH's and we are very happy everything is going so well. Baby was so active the tech only got two good shots and I don't think there's a nub but I don't know much about that. I may try to post them in the next couple of days if I can get DH to scan them.

Babydust to all!!!

[WashingtonPromise]

I guys, just checking in too. We have had a bad virus. I am finally able to eat something, I hope the little bean is okay.

Good to hear from you Daisy.

Lola: So glad you lost a ton of weight!!! But still the pg comments?!?! Come on people.

Flava: I hope you have a sticky bean this month.

3pnb: I second another baby shot :)

[Flava]

jen-things like this makes me angry .WTH? Feed that baby man! Why don't she want to give more food ? That baby is crying hungry poor little thing! So her doc put the baby on formula then for sure they also told her that the baby need more feedings. I would tell her that sometimes you give her extra because the baby is very hungry and after that she is such a good baby! You know we all wat to breastfeed and so but no baby should ever cry hungry!!!

[Flava]

Hope-you still have +opk and temps are just going down not up Im sure you did not O yet so it's good to dtd! GL!

[Flava]

daisy- so nice that baby is ok! Don't worry about the HB it's nothing.
I would love to see pics!!!

[Flava]

WP- thanks for good wishes! How do you feel?
Im sorry about the virus hope everyone is ok now.

[Flava]

lola- we did not do it on Cd18 .Wanted to but ended up not doing it...
hope you get lucky very soon!!

[love being a mummy]

Sending lots of BFP blue vibes to everyone.

I've been reading about the egg whites? Did any of you try it?
How do you use it when you are supposed to DTD doggy style, but you are supposed to lay down when using egg whites.

[TTC5]

Thanks. Really Im ok I think even if we dtd on cd18 it was midnight and by the time we done and "they" swim up there it would have been after O anyway.

I hope everyone here get a blue bfp ! Im not feeling it this month..well see. But if not I just can't stay here sorry.How can I move on if I read a ttc forum every day, right?

You have a great chance of getting a bfp!!!!

[TTC5]

Hey ladies, I just wanted to pop in and say I had an ultrasound yesterday at about 11 weeks and baby is looking good. The heartbeat was a good strong 164 and I had a bit of a pang when I heard that, like, oohhh that is a girl heartbeat b/c dd's at 10 weeks was 169. So I don't know. But dd was always super chill in the womb and this kid was doing flips and somersaults and everything like crazy! It was so wild because of course, I can't feel it yet.

Symptoms seem more boy to me--crazy itchy skin, different from last time, not nearly as much nausea as last time, very little acne compared to TONS last time in the first trimester, craving meat and salty things instead of sweets like before....but I don't know, the heartbeat has me re-thinking.

Oh well either way it's mine and DH's and we are very happy everything is going so well. Baby was so active the tech only got two good shots and I don't think there's a nub but I don't know much about that. I may try to post them in the next couple of days if I can get DH to scan them.

Babydust to all!!!

Some of my girls had typical "boy" heartbeats, take no notice of that ;)

I think you may have a boy there :)

[TTC5]

Welcome love being a mummy!! 6 mo preg and still got the comment, wow that's brutal lol No matter my weight I show crazy early and stick straight out the front so it always stings when someone can't tell.

Bec- yep that sounds like a faulty probe, the company I got mine from sent me a replacement probe for free.

Flava- my fingers are still crossed for you!

Lola - see I'm the same show early and huge! Don't worry I'll be taking/posing a new pic today. 24 weeks already, holy cow!


So ladies I want your feedback. My BFF's baby that was born in July isn't gaining weight. She was born at 9lbs 1 oz and at three months she's 10lbs 4oz. Her/my pediatrician started with supplemented bottles but last week moved her to full formula bottles 3x a day. She only feeds her every 3-4 hrs and has even asked me to try to stretch the milk she gives me because she's having trouble keeping up (she's pumping). We've had numerous conversations about nutrition (her milk has almost no fat) I've told her if in doubt give the kid a boob but she still only feeds once the baby if she is really upset and since she's often quite hungry she's a very difficult, very fussy baby. Well some days I only watch her for an hour or so but days like today and tomorrow I have her for 5-6 hrs and have only been given enough milk to make 1 formula/milk bottle. On these long day I've been sneaking in extra straight formula bottles and have had a content easy going baby. My friend only wants straight bottles in an emergency but I feel like a hungry baby and mom not returning for 2 hrs to be just that. So here's my question, should I tell her I'm doing it, keep it my innocent little secret or should I respect her wishes and stop doing it.

I would give her more bottles like you have done! I prob would leave it at that too.. if you do mention it she may get defensive, is it worth it?

[love being a mummy]

Maybe you could say that 1 bottle wasn't enough and the baby was still hungry so next time would she be able to bring 2 bottles cause bub wouldn't stop crying.

Why won't she feed the baby more ?

[3Pink1Blue]

I'll read up on your responses after dinner I just wanted to post this pic :)

[3Pink1Blue]

Hope.ful- I'm usually all for honesty but it she feels like she failed at breast feeding so it's complicated.

Flava- it infuriates my too! I have no idea why she thinks she only needs to eat every 3 1/2-4 hrs. I tell her all the time to feed her but if she only ate an hour ago she doesn't seem to think she could possibly be hungry.

Ttc5- yeah I'm afraid of hurting her, she's honestly doesn't think any of this is her responsibilty. She just assumed she'd make plenty of healthy milk with a really crappy diet and the baby would pack on lbs even with seriously spaced out feedings.

Love being a mummy- baby cries and cries with her and her dh and she still looks at the clock saying oh she ate 2 hrs ago she can't be hungry. I seriously don't get it, I have no idea why she thinks she only needs to feed at certain times when I've told her 1000 times bf babies can eat every 2 hrs.

[TTC5]

Cute pic Jen!

[3Pink1Blue]

Thanks!

[TTC5]

Can't wait till I have a bump!

[My Fabulous Children]

Yes we DTD 3 times. ALL 3 times were around 9 pm ( after DD went to bed) I got my positive opk on the 23rd of sept around 9 am. We dtd the 19th, 22nd and 23rd about 13 hours after positive opk. I did the BSF all three times about 45 mins before. DH drank a rockstar about and hour before...poor guy barely slept all week! And we did it Doggystyle all 3 times. I laid with my legs up for at least 30 mins after each time too. I think that is it for what I did In the DTD department. I do have to say I felt like doing it 3 days before was a bit risky for a boy attempt, but for some reason that month I got my positive opk on cd15 rather then cd14 like I normally did. In any case...I am thrilled to be pregnant as we will have one more after this regardless on gender.

Let me know If I can answer anything else.

I did have stuff under the bed for luck but we never ended up doing it on our bed! It is all still there though I am leaving it!

Thanks for sharing, I think you have a great chance for a boy!

[My Fabulous Children]

I'm only testing if AF doesn't show. It's due on the 24th. Too far away! I don't know if I can hold out lol!

Good luck!

[My Fabulous Children]

We've been on the HE diet and supps for 7 weeks so far. DH was pretty much on it anyway. Ural AF-O. Going to order some preseed too. And I think we are going to BD every 2nd/3rd day leading up to O. I'm Oing without Clomid at the moment but irregularly. So if this cycle doesn't work I will be going on Clomid and will be able to predict O. In that case will try O-2 and O. How bout you?

Great plan! I am just like you ..I do ovulate, but irregularly ..I tried clomid last cycle and I ovulate early on CD 17 ..I was hoping to try O-2 and O but it didn't work out for me. Good luck to you.

[My Fabulous Children]

Yes, I take the three a day. I get it via Amazon Subscribe and Save which makes them less expensive :)

I just ordered it off Amazon, Thanks :)

[My Fabulous Children]

Yes we are done DH said no more.Im also tired of it...

I hope you get your BFP soon. Seriously I'm thinking about stopping ttc. I am so sick of everthing. I'm tired, sad :( It's been more than a year since we started TTC with 1 miscarriage ..and I spent a lot of time stressing, a lot of $$$$$$$$ and I just ordered bunch of stuff!!! Ughhhh I just feel like I can't have babies anymore. I just one ONE more that's it.

Wow:suprise: I'm venting today, but I've been so down and I just want to let it out.

[My Fabulous Children]

Yes I did ! Need high count right? 2 bd will not lower sperm count so no worries.

Great, but less than 48 hours it won't lower sperm count? I mean we have to wait 2 days to build up sperm count?

[My Fabulous Children]

Some one help me out here?? Maybe I did not O this month? But then what was that big O pain I had??
Im sure I O'd late cd 16 or very early cd 17 but look at my chart what is going on with my temps???
it's not going up it is going down! And if FF wait only for a temp rise to look for O it will put it on a wrong day for sure.
Oh and there was no more smiley last night when I did another test.(only on the morning)

Flava I think you O'ed on CD 18 ..

[My Fabulous Children]

Flava- I don't blame ya Hun, swaying gets real old real fast and the longer you do it it feels more and more pointless. Big hugs.

ITA!!!!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

HEY ladies! I've been on tour for the past week with the ballet company and have been way too busy to even log on at all. Anyway, I'm back and ovulating tomorrow apparently.

How is everyone? I just tried to read through posts but it's too many to answer.

Flava, are you taking opks?

Alexis, FX this is it!

Who else is up now?

3P1B, I did NOT cry at all, actually! They made the birth scene way unsappy, which is good for me. I did cry, however, when that girl said she'd give Julia and Joel her baby boy. And I LOVE Charlie!!!! One of the cutest boy names ever!

Tink, how you feeling? Getting sick yet?

TTC5, still December? I bet you are chomping at the bit, huh? How's the weight loss, still doing that?

I've lost about 15lbs now, just back to my regular eating, which may end up giving me another girl if I ever get knocked up again, but I don't care at all. Just happy to not feel like Jabba the Hutt all the time, LOL.

Missed you ladies, hope everyone is doing well! And worried about Iluv also, hope she is ok. ELP, when are you finding out???? And you too, Kris??????

Welcome back dear!!! Good luck this cycle.

[My Fabulous Children]

Jeez, what is with people and the pregnant comments? I was wearing an empire dress at my last show and one of the volunteers (who I hate and is a B) says, "Oh, are you expecting?" I shot her an eat poo look and was like, nope, just gained a bunch of weight trying to get pregnant. She almost died.

Omg thats exactly the same thing that happened to me the other day :sad:

[My Fabulous Children]

Hey ladies, I just wanted to pop in and say I had an ultrasound yesterday at about 11 weeks and baby is looking good. The heartbeat was a good strong 164 and I had a bit of a pang when I heard that, like, oohhh that is a girl heartbeat b/c dd's at 10 weeks was 169. So I don't know. But dd was always super chill in the womb and this kid was doing flips and somersaults and everything like crazy! It was so wild because of course, I can't feel it yet.

Symptoms seem more boy to me--crazy itchy skin, different from last time, not nearly as much nausea as last time, very little acne compared to TONS last time in the first trimester, craving meat and salty things instead of sweets like before....but I don't know, the heartbeat has me re-thinking.

Oh well either way it's mine and DH's and we are very happy everything is going so well. Baby was so active the tech only got two good shots and I don't think there's a nub but I don't know much about that. I may try to post them in the next couple of days if I can get DH to scan them.

Babydust to all!!!

Welcome back!! Glad the baby is Okay ..don't worry about the OWT's ..I hope you will hear boy in few weeks good luck.

[My Fabulous Children]

I guys, just checking in too. We have had a bad virus. I am finally able to eat something, I hope the little bean is okay.

Good to hear from you Daisy.

Lola: So glad you lost a ton of weight!!! But still the pg comments?!?! Come on people.

Flava: I hope you have a sticky bean this month.

3pnb: I second another baby shot :)

Hey WP, sorry for the bad virus, Good to hear is gone.

[My Fabulous Children]

I'll read up on your responses after dinner I just wanted to post this pic :)

Pretty pic Jen :awe:

[My Fabulous Children]

Can't wait till I have a bump!

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

The DR wants me to take Clomid next cycle not now, She said I need a Pap smear first I haven't had one since last year :sigh: CRAZY! and of course I have to wait until AF is over and it will be late to start clomid. I'm thinking about Soy this cycle? ANY advice please? I want to take soy to keep my cycle from going nuts again and soy help me with O before, but I'm worry since I took Clomid last cycle? :worry:

[TTC5]

I hope you get your BFP soon. Seriously I'm thinking about stopping ttc. I am so sick of everthing. I'm tired, sad :( It's been more than a year since we started TTC with 1 miscarriage ..and I spent a lot of time stressing, a lot of $$$$$$$$ and I just ordered bunch of stuff!!! Ughhhh I just feel like I can't have babies anymore. I just one ONE more that's it.

Wow:suprise: I'm venting today, but I've been so down and I just want to let it out.

I hope your next to get a bfp big hugs xx

[Plum3]

Great plan! I am just like you ..I do ovulate, but irregularly ..I tried clomid last cycle and I ovulate early on CD 17 ..I was hoping to try O-2 and O but it didn't work out for me. Good luck to you.

What days have you been ovulating? My last 4 cycles I have O'd on CD 41, 27, 27 and 43. I hope Clomid will make me O quite a bit earlier. I can imagine it is going to be hard to get the timing right.

So why do you have to have a papsmear before the next round of Clomid? How many rounds have you been on?

[Flava]

Sending lots of BFP blue vibes to everyone.

I've been reading about the egg whites? Did any of you try it?
How do you use it when you are supposed to DTD doggy style, but you are supposed to lay down when using egg whites.
How said we suppose to lay down? I use some ew before the bd and that's it.

[Flava]

You look good! And look at that boy ! Yeah he is sitting low.

[love being a mummy]

How said we suppose to lay down? I use some ew before the bd and that's it.
I read somewhere on how to use the EW and it said to insert into the vagina and then lay down to keep it in, and continue laying down until at least 20 mins after DTD

[Flava]

Flava- it infuriates my too! I have no idea why she thinks she only needs to eat every 3 1/2-4 hrs. I tell her all the time to feed her but if she only ate an hour ago she doesn't seem to think she could possibly be hungry.

She not suppose to think so she suppose to try and see you know.Give that baby more food and if she eats it she was hungry duhhh! Some moms...

[love being a mummy]

How do you insert it?
How long have u been ttc?

All my girls were conceived first go but my son took 6 months.

[Flava]

I hope you get your BFP soon. Seriously I'm thinking about stopping ttc. I am so sick of everthing. I'm tired, sad :( It's been more than a year since we started TTC with 1 miscarriage ..and I spent a lot of time stressing, a lot of $$$$$$$$ and I just ordered bunch of stuff!!! Ughhhh I just feel like I can't have babies anymore. I just one ONE more that's it.

Wow:suprise: I'm venting today, but I've been so down and I just want to let it out.
Ohh big hugs to you! it is so hard to ttc and every month we just want to do less and less so if we dont get a bfp soon we dont do such a good sway I guess. I really hope you get it this month!
I just cheked my last month and I got a bfp from bd 4 and 2 days before O.This month it was 3 and 2 days before .So yeah maybe I can get a bfp but I lost the last one too so who knows...

[Flava]

Great, but less than 48 hours it won't lower sperm count? I mean we have to wait 2 days to build up sperm count?
Atomic says to lower the count DH need to release every day for at least 7 day or even twice a day.
So Im not worried really.I think if we need more sperm then 2 day is better then one.
And the first was with 3 day absence so that was good.
DH said he felt he got a lots of stuff so that was a good one.omg man ...:oops::rofl:
And he said we get pregnant for sure lol he is just so confident huh?
But he said that last month too , only I don't feel it this time.

[Flava]

Omg thats exactly the same thing that happened to me the other day :sad:
I would say no I not expecting but are you? lol

[Flava]

fab-I have no clue aboy clomid and soy how it works ect. All i know is I took sooo much soy when I got DD4 no way i take that #$%^^6$#!

[3Pink1Blue]

Ttc5- don't worry you'll be bumpy soon enough :)

MFC- vent away hun, many of us have been or were at this a while so we get it. It took a year and a m/c before I got this bfp. If your sway is killing you then maybe it's time to get it to something you can maintain with less frustration. Drop a few sups that you aren't sure are working or change up your diet a bit. My sway changed a lot till I got to a place I felt I could maintain for a while. GL and blue dust!

Daisy- ignore the owt, not one of my babies has been 100% correct. A few are right and a few are always dead wrong.

WP- so glad you're feeling better. I'm sure your little friend is just fine :)

Flava- my thoughts exactly, if in doubt feed the baby. She's only a few years younger then me but lacks so much common sense.

On egg whites, it's not romantic but a turkey baster works great for insertion. You can use it doggie style just be careful when you roll to your back not to let it all spill out.

One year ago today I lost my fetus and very nearly so much more. Today I sit, healthy baby boy squirming about. Don't lose hope ladies you never know what's in your future.

[lightofmylife]

hi ladies , im really sorry for those who didnt get bfp .... and wanted to share im also IN .... im 3dpo today and stressing already , FX for those who tried :) ................i missed uu all but really dont get time to be here regularly :(

[hope.ful]

Hey Ladies!

Regarding the eggwhites, I also had purchased Preseed and it comes with several tools to use, so I just did everything I could do get the eggwhite in one of those, then inserted it. It worked, but wasn't easy.

I have been doing some research online (scary, right!) and have found that with delayed ovulation and really low temps, I could have a low functioning thyroid. Has anyone had experience with that? I made an appointment a couple weeks ago so I go in Thursday and hopefully she will check that while I am there.

3P1B, you look adorable! So excited for you and that little guy!

GL to all!

[Foxy]

3P1B - Cute baby bump! XX

[Flava]

light-hope you get a bfp! We miss you too would be nice if you can log on more!

hope- I also got preseed but somehow I just don't like it lol so it sitting in the closet. i used ew too.
Hope nothing is wrong with you.

[Foxy]

Light, hopeful and Flava - i hope you all get a BFP this month! You would due the same day! How exciting!

[Foxy]

The DR wants me to take Clomid next cycle not now, She said I need a Pap smear first I haven't had one since last year :sigh: CRAZY! and of course I have to wait until AF is over and it will be late to start clomid. I'm thinking about Soy this cycle? ANY advice please? I want to take soy to keep my cycle from going nuts again and soy help me with O before, but I'm worry since I took Clomid last cycle? :worry: I'm not a big fan of taking soy and ttc a boy, but I guess you could take it even if you took clomid last cycle. Are you taking FUR?

[TTC5]

Ttc5- don't worry you'll be bumpy soon enough :)

MFC- vent away hun, many of us have been or were at this a while so we get it. It took a year and a m/c before I got this bfp. If your sway is killing you then maybe it's time to get it to something you can maintain with less frustration. Drop a few sups that you aren't sure are working or change up your diet a bit. My sway changed a lot till I got to a place I felt I could maintain for a while. GL and blue dust!

Daisy- ignore the owt, not one of my babies has been 100% correct. A few are right and a few are always dead wrong.

WP- so glad you're feeling better. I'm sure your little friend is just fine :)

Flava- my thoughts exactly, if in doubt feed the baby. She's only a few years younger then me but lacks so much common sense.

On egg whites, it's not romantic but a turkey baster works great for insertion. You can use it doggie style just be careful when you roll to your back not to let it all spill out.

One year ago today I lost my fetus and very nearly so much more. Today I sit, healthy baby boy squirming about. Don't lose hope ladies you never know what's in your future.

I'm sooo glad your with us today! Thinking of you and your angel bubba xx

[TTC5]

hi ladies , im really sorry for those who didnt get bfp .... and wanted to share im also IN .... im 3dpo today and stressing already , FX for those who tried :) ................i missed uu all but really dont get time to be here regularly :(

Hello stranger!!!! Nice to see you!!!

[TTC5]

How do you insert it?
How long have u been ttc?

All my girls were conceived first go but my son took 6 months.

Did you do anything different to get your son?

[TTC5]

CD 1 for me ladies and only one more cycle and then we are set!

[Flava]

CD 1 for me ladies and only one more cycle and then we are set!
Yeyyy GL! It is soon!

[TTC5]

Yeyyy GL! It is soon!

Hopefully I don't ovulate on xmas coz DH will want to have some beer, LOL!!!

[Alexis2007]

Hey ladies!!

I'm rooting for you Flava that you caught your sticky BFP!!

Can't wait for your attempt TTC5! December is not far away!

Good luck to everyone else attempting or just attempted. FX!

I am 10 dpo today. Haven't been feeling very optimistic at all. The only weird symptoms I've had was at 7 dpo and my cervix hurt all day. Like sharp pains. I've never felt that before and don't know what it could have been. It was weird and uncomfortable. I also didn't feel well for a few days and felt really dizzy for a couple of days. Don't know what to think about my chart. But AF is due on Monday, so I'm hoping I get a chance to test on Tuesday! Fx!!!

[skrimpy]

Love the baby belly Jen! I don't get your friend... Honor nurses like every 45 min!!! She's my most frequent nurser but my others were every 2 hours or so.

Do you have a La Leche League leader or meeting where she can get some advice... Maybe her supply and feeding problems are b/c she's not letting her LO nurse on demand?!

[skrimpy]

I just ordered it off Amazon, Thanks :)

Glad to help!

[skrimpy]

FX for you ladies in the 2WW!

[My Fabulous Children]

I hope your next to get a bfp big hugs xx

Thank you, I hope so :fingers:

[love being a mummy]

Did you do anything different to get your son?

I can't really remember, sorry.
When ttc I was working full time in a very stressful job, I stopped working and conceived a few weeks later.
I think the stress was the reason I couldn't get pregnant.
As for lifestyle, I don't think it really changed much from when I was ttc the first time.

We weren't swaying, I didn't even know what swaying was back then.

[My Fabulous Children]

What days have you been ovulating? My last 4 cycles I have O'd on CD 41, 27, 27 and 43. I hope Clomid will make me O quite a bit earlier. I can imagine it is going to be hard to get the timing right.

So why do you have to have a papsmear before the next round of Clomid? How many rounds have you been on?

My cycles are very crazy, and making it hard for me to ttc ..I've ovulated all over the place ..CD 27,29,32!

It is very hard to get the timing ..but will see how it goes this time.

I have no idea why ..I asked them the same, they just said I have to have a papsmear done before the next round of Clomid. I took clomid for the first time last cycle that's it.

My dr recommended for my DH and I to dtd every other day starting from CD10through O, but I didn't listen to her :worry: but hopefully this time I will DTD twice O-2 and O that's IF everything goes well, but I know it's HARD!!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

Ohh big hugs to you! it is so hard to ttc and every month we just want to do less and less so if we dont get a bfp soon we dont do such a good sway I guess. I really hope you get it this month!
I just cheked my last month and I got a bfp from bd 4 and 2 days before O.This month it was 3 and 2 days before .So yeah maybe I can get a bfp but I lost the last one too so who knows...

You're so right! That's me I'm doing everything less and less because I'm so tired. I really hope soon you get sticky bfp!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

Atomic says to lower the count DH need to release every day for at least 7 day or even twice a day.
So Im not worried really.I think if we need more sperm then 2 day is better then one.
And the first was with 3 day absence so that was good.
DH said he felt he got a lots of stuff so that was a good one.omg man ...:oops::rofl:
And he said we get pregnant for sure lol he is just so confident huh?
But he said that last month too , only I don't feel it this time.

Thanks Flava. That's exactly how I got both of my girls.. We DTD every day and some days twice a day!!!! :oops:

I think your DH is right you will get pregnant, you really have a good chance.

[My Fabulous Children]

I would say no I not expecting but are you? lol

That's funny, LOL I might say that next time, lol.

[TTC5]

Hey ladies!!

I'm rooting for you Flava that you caught your sticky BFP!!

Can't wait for your attempt TTC5! December is not far away!

Good luck to everyone else attempting or just attempted. FX!

I am 10 dpo today. Haven't been feeling very optimistic at all. The only weird symptoms I've had was at 7 dpo and my cervix hurt all day. Like sharp pains. I've never felt that before and don't know what it could have been. It was weird and uncomfortable. I also didn't feel well for a few days and felt really dizzy for a couple of days. Don't know what to think about my chart. But AF is due on Monday, so I'm hoping I get a chance to test on Tuesday! Fx!!!

FX for you!!! How exciting!

[My Fabulous Children]

Ttc5- don't worry you'll be bumpy soon enough :)

MFC- vent away hun, many of us have been or were at this a while so we get it. It took a year and a m/c before I got this bfp. If your sway is killing you then maybe it's time to get it to something you can maintain with less frustration. Drop a few sups that you aren't sure are working or change up your diet a bit. My sway changed a lot till I got to a place I felt I could maintain for a while. GL and blue dust!

Daisy- ignore the owt, not one of my babies has been 100% correct. A few are right and a few are always dead wrong.

WP- so glad you're feeling better. I'm sure your little friend is just fine :)

Flava- my thoughts exactly, if in doubt feed the baby. She's only a few years younger then me but lacks so much common sense.

On egg whites, it's not romantic but a turkey baster works great for insertion. You can use it doggie style just be careful when you roll to your back not to let it all spill out.

One year ago today I lost my fetus and very nearly so much more. Today I sit, healthy baby boy squirming about. Don't lose hope ladies you never know what's in your future.

Thanks Jen, I changed my diet little bit, I'm not doing anything hard. I will check my supp's and see if I need to drop anything. It's time to change this sway because it's not working for me and I don't wanna spend another year on this BS!

[My Fabulous Children]

hi ladies , im really sorry for those who didnt get bfp .... and wanted to share im also IN .... im 3dpo today and stressing already , FX for those who tried :) ................i missed uu all but really dont get time to be here regularly :(

Hey dear! Welcome back. How are you? Hope you get your BFP very soon.

[My Fabulous Children]

Light, hopeful and Flava - i hope you all get a BFP this month! You would due the same day! How exciting!

That would be so cool if you all get your BFP's ..So exciting!

[My Fabulous Children]

I'm not a big fan of taking soy and ttc a boy, but I guess you could take it even if you took clomid last cycle. Are you taking FUR?

Foxy, How are you dear? what's going on?

I will take FUR ..and I don't think I will take soy :worry: but you did take it with your previous sway?

[My Fabulous Children]

CD 1 for me ladies and only one more cycle and then we are set!

YAY!!!! Good luck on trying soon.

[My Fabulous Children]

Hey ladies!!

I'm rooting for you Flava that you caught your sticky BFP!!

Can't wait for your attempt TTC5! December is not far away!

Good luck to everyone else attempting or just attempted. FX!

I am 10 dpo today. Haven't been feeling very optimistic at all. The only weird symptoms I've had was at 7 dpo and my cervix hurt all day. Like sharp pains. I've never felt that before and don't know what it could have been. It was weird and uncomfortable. I also didn't feel well for a few days and felt really dizzy for a couple of days. Don't know what to think about my chart. But AF is due on Monday, so I'm hoping I get a chance to test on Tuesday! Fx!!!

:fx:

[TTC5]

Hi Ladies, ok soooo I am really really tempted to try THIS cycle. WDYT?? Out of curiosity I looked at the moon phases of the week I am due to ovulate and I am in the week leading to the full moon.. not that that is anything big lol In the back of my mind i just can't get what cherie22 said about a girl in september, and if we do try end of the year we would be due around september.. I know it's silly but I tried hard to ignore that but it keeps playing on my mind for some reason?! So... have been on diet/supps for 7 weeks now, do you think this is enough time? I had approx 6-8 weeks off before starting up again and during that time was on it since January so a few months.. I feel like I have been swaying all year!!! I just want to start the fun stuff now, am so over pills and crap. I am CD1 today.... so need to decide what I want to do. What do you guys think? Oh and came off the pill 7 weeks ago too.... I know the pill sways pink, is this enough time? Be honest!!!

[love being a mummy]

Hi Ladies, ok soooo I am really really tempted to try THIS cycle. WDYT?? Out of curiosity I looked at the moon phases of the week I am due to ovulate and I am in the week leading to the full moon.. not that that is anything big lol In the back of my mind i just can't get what cherie22 said about a girl in september, and if we do try end of the year we would be due around september.. I know it's silly but I tried hard to ignore that but it keeps playing on my mind for some reason?! So... have been on diet/supps for 7 weeks now, do you think this is enough time? I had approx 6-8 weeks off before starting up again and during that time was on it since January so a few months.. I feel like I have been swaying all year!!! I just want to start the fun stuff now, am so over pills and crap. I am CD1 today.... so need to decide what I want to do. What do you guys think? Oh and came off the pill 7 weeks ago too.... I know the pill sways pink, is this enough time? Be honest!!!

Big decision.
Are u testing your and DH PH levels?

[TTC5]

Big decision.
Are u testing your and DH PH levels?

I have been yep. Need new batteries but will check when AF is gone, last I checked DH was over 9 and I was around 7.5 :)

[love being a mummy]

I have been yep. Need new batteries but will check when AF is gone, last I checked DH was over 9 and I was around 7.5 :)
Sounds very good.
Have u made a decision ?

[My Fabulous Children]

I have been yep. Need new batteries but will check when AF is gone, last I checked DH was over 9 and I was around 7.5 :)

Great pH, I would go for it, but it's up to you?

[TTC5]

No decision yet.... :)

[Plum3]

hi ladies , im really sorry for those who didnt get bfp .... and wanted to share im also IN .... im 3dpo today and stressing already , FX for those who tried :) ................i missed uu all but really dont get time to be here regularly :(

Good luck!

[Plum3]

Hey Ladies!

Regarding the eggwhites, I also had purchased Preseed and it comes with several tools to use, so I just did everything I could do get the eggwhite in one of those, then inserted it. It worked, but wasn't easy.

I have been doing some research online (scary, right!) and have found that with delayed ovulation and really low temps, I could have a low functioning thyroid. Has anyone had experience with that? I made an appointment a couple weeks ago so I go in Thursday and hopefully she will check that while I am there.

3P1B, you look adorable! So excited for you and that little guy!

GL to all!

I had an overactive thyroid and that interfered with ovulation. Abnormalities with thyroid hormones can definitely interfere with ovulation and menstrual cycles. Hopefully you can get some answers with a blood test.

[Plum3]

CD 1 for me ladies and only one more cycle and then we are set!

Yay! Exciting!

[ELP]

Hi Ladies, ok soooo I am really really tempted to try THIS cycle. WDYT?? Out of curiosity I looked at the moon phases of the week I am due to ovulate and I am in the week leading to the full moon.. not that that is anything big lol In the back of my mind i just can't get what cherie22 said about a girl in september, and if we do try end of the year we would be due around september.. I know it's silly but I tried hard to ignore that but it keeps playing on my mind for some reason?! So... have been on diet/supps for 7 weeks now, do you think this is enough time? I had approx 6-8 weeks off before starting up again and during that time was on it since January so a few months.. I feel like I have been swaying all year!!! I just want to start the fun stuff now, am so over pills and crap. I am CD1 today.... so need to decide what I want to do. What do you guys think? Oh and came off the pill 7 weeks ago too.... I know the pill sways pink, is this enough time? Be honest!!!
1st month off the pill sways pink, 2nd month is neutral again:agree: And if you have the feeling to try then I would definately say go for it! I got the feeling even though I was waiting and I'm glad I did, all the predictors say pink for me, including that turd who has me 8 out 8 right!!

[ELP]

Good luck to all in the 2ww!!!

MFC, are you attempting this month??!

[Plum3]

My cycles are very crazy, and making it hard for me to ttc ..I've ovulated all over the place ..CD 27,29,32!

It is very hard to get the timing ..but will see how it goes this time.

I have no idea why ..I asked them the same, they just said I have to have a papsmear done before the next round of Clomid. I took clomid for the first time last cycle that's it.

My dr recommended for my DH and I to dtd every other day starting from CD10through O, but I didn't listen to her :worry: but hopefully this time I will DTD twice O-2 and O that's IF everything goes well, but I know it's HARD!!!!

Argh, I know. We will get there though!

[Foxy]

MFC - I didn't take soy with my last sway. I always had a feeling it sways girl more than boy. It dried me up badly.

[ELP]

Just reading Becs bump for you MFC, thanks BEC:HH: The timing advice sounds excellent, fill those crypts:agree: Out of the small data we have here on the sways attempts it looks like that more than 1 time bd is having more blue success than just the one attempt, but the numbers to read off are small atm so this could well be just a blip?

[Plum3]

Hi Ladies, ok soooo I am really really tempted to try THIS cycle. WDYT?? Out of curiosity I looked at the moon phases of the week I am due to ovulate and I am in the week leading to the full moon.. not that that is anything big lol In the back of my mind i just can't get what cherie22 said about a girl in september, and if we do try end of the year we would be due around september.. I know it's silly but I tried hard to ignore that but it keeps playing on my mind for some reason?! So... have been on diet/supps for 7 weeks now, do you think this is enough time? I had approx 6-8 weeks off before starting up again and during that time was on it since January so a few months.. I feel like I have been swaying all year!!! I just want to start the fun stuff now, am so over pills and crap. I am CD1 today.... so need to decide what I want to do. What do you guys think? Oh and came off the pill 7 weeks ago too.... I know the pill sways pink, is this enough time? Be honest!!!

I posted before I read this. It sounds like you've already made your decision ;) I would go for it if it was me. Being on the diet and supps can really get you down. And the sooner you get pregnant the less you have to worry about actually swaying. I think 7 weeks is heaps of time to get your body back into boy sway mode. Go for it!

[ELP]

:hugs: For you foxy xxxx Wishing you a speedy bfp, very soon:)

[Foxy]

Aww! Thank you Char! :heart:

[Plum3]

Just reading Becs bump for you MFC, thanks BEC:HH: The timing advice sounds excellent, fill those crypts:agree: Out of the small data we have here on the sways attempts it looks like that more than 1 time bd is having more blue success than just the one attempt, but the numbers to read off are small atm so this could well be just a blip?

So do you think actually start attempting from CD10? Not just releasing every 2nd day but actually attempting?

[Foxy]

Just reading Becs bump for you MFC, thanks BEC:HH: The timing advice sounds excellent, fill those crypts:agree: Out of the small data we have here on the sways attempts it looks like that more than 1 time bd is having more blue success than just the one attempt, but the numbers to read off are small atm so this could well be just a blip?

I went through a lot of FF charts years back and it looked like more bd resulted in more boys.

[Plum3]

MFC - I didn't take soy with my last sway. I always had a feeling it sways girl more than boy. It dried me up badly.

I posted in the October pg thread. I had a MMC. I went in for a scan at 9 weeks and there was no heartbeat. :(

So sorry :(

[ELP]

So do you think actually start attempting from CD10? Not just releasing every 2nd day but actually attempting?How long are your cycles Bec? On a normal 30 day cycle I would have thought that even starting on Day 14, and the dtd every 2 nights after. Then this way DH doesn't actually know which night is the big night so no performance anxiety, and it will keep a fresh stock of strong boys half way towards the goal:agree: I wrote a post at the end of my attempt thread about why I just went for the O-2 x2. But I'm also wondering is it an advantage to give then boys a days rest in the crypts ready for the final race? For me +opk day is ov day where some ladies get the 24-48hr window, resting time? So for some +opk day is the right day and other fast ov's the day/s before? When I've tried on +opk day I've had girls as they were the ones prepared to do the full marathon, where the boys went in for the sprint to the crypts?? At the end of the day, with incentive, men are usually faster and more competetitive than women. Do they sit in the crypts egging each other on, waiting for the big signal and pushing the girls out the way when it comes, where as the girls have the sense to wait for slighty imperfect conditions knowing the guys are wimps when it comes down to it lol and hoping to sneak in if the egg rejects the boys.

The above is probably all silly rambling, but who knows what will make that final bit of difference?

[ELP]

I went through a lot of FF charts years back and it looked like more bd resulted in more boys.

This wouldn't suprise me! I'm not a high bd person, usually wait for the cues and take the shot. In the old days it was change of mucous usually Day 14 bd, then it became +opk which was when my main gender switch happened. But I had many other strong sway things going on, declining DH mobility due to smoking/specials decrease in physical condition, increase in sweets and empty carbs, so I've just tried to reverse what I did, so back to the old timing:agree:

[ELP]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?5638-The-variations-of-human-sex-ratio-at-birth-with-time-of-conception-within-the-cycle

This study basically showed that there were 2 peak boy times, ov day and when you 1st notice the mucous started to change to fertile. So if you cover both your in a good place:agree:

[TTC5]

1st month off the pill sways pink, 2nd month is neutral again:agree: And if you have the feeling to try then I would definately say go for it! I got the feeling even though I was waiting and I'm glad I did, all the predictors say pink for me, including that turd who has me 8 out 8 right!!

I know, I should listen to my inner intuition hey! So the first month is the one that sways pink hey? This is my 3rd period (I think?, well it is at least my second) since coming off the pill.

[TTC5]

I posted before I read this. It sounds like you've already made your decision ;) I would go for it if it was me. Being on the diet and supps can really get you down. And the sooner you get pregnant the less you have to worry about actually swaying. I think 7 weeks is heaps of time to get your body back into boy sway mode. Go for it!

Oh forgot to add that 7 weeks vs say if we leave it longer to like 16 + weeks, I would say 7 weeks would have a better effect on our bodies/pH etc as any longer we may adjust to the changes iykwim? That made no sense, hey???? We want our bodies to have a good sudden shift..

[love being a mummy]

My first DD was conceived 1st month after stopping the pill.

[Flava]

ttc5-I would do it for sure! DD1 is a September girl...lol This suck when they tell us girl this and this month right? Same fore me they said girl august. (forget who was it) so no way I would sway in Nov. LOL
You are good with the diet and all so try it.

[Flava]

1st month off the pill sways pink, 2nd month is neutral again:agree: And if you have the feeling to try then I would definately say go for it! I got the feeling even though I was waiting and I'm glad I did, all the predictors say pink for me, including that turd who has me 8 out 8 right!!
omg who was that I need to ask her:rofl:

[Flava]

MFC - I didn't take soy with my last sway. I always had a feeling it sways girl more than boy. It dried me up badly.

I posted in the October pg thread. I had a MMC. I went in for a scan at 9 weeks and there was no heartbeat. :(
Im so sorry ! Hope you feel better soon and can start ttc again.XXX

[Flava]

How long are your cycles Bec? On a normal 30 day cycle I would have thought that even starting on Day 14, and the dtd every 2 nights after. Then this way DH doesn't actually know which night is the big night so no performance anxiety, and it will keep a fresh stock of strong boys half way towards the goal:agree: I wrote a post at the end of my attempt thread about why I just went for the O-2 x2. But I'm also wondering is it an advantage to give then boys a days rest in the crypts ready for the final race? For me +opk day is ov day where some ladies get the 24-48hr window, resting time? So for some +opk day is the right day and other fast ov's the day/s before? When I've tried on +opk day I've had girls as they were the ones prepared to do the full marathon, where the boys went in for the sprint to the crypts?? At the end of the day, with incentive, men are usually faster and more competetitive than women. Do they sit in the crypts egging each other on, waiting for the big signal and pushing the girls out the way when it comes, where as the girls have the sense to wait for slighty imperfect conditions knowing the guys are wimps when it comes down to it lol and hoping to sneak in if the egg rejects the boys.

The above is probably all silly rambling, but who knows what will make that final bit of difference?
Well you know I hope it's true LOL because we did O-3 and O-2! so c'mon now plz:bluecheer::p

[Flava]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?5638-The-variations-of-human-sex-ratio-at-birth-with-time-of-conception-within-the-cycle

This study basically showed that there were 2 peak boy times, ov day and when you 1st notice the mucous started to change to fertile. So if you cover both your in a good place:agree:
Ok so what's with me then? i did not do any of this days...:think:but it's can't be true for all of us I think because i get ewcm very soon after af is over like 2-3 days after and that would be way to early before O so can't get pregnant from it .
But it starts with little ewcm and every day is more and more. Actually we did it when i had the most ewcm days it was a lot and very clear.
So those would be girl making days?:suprise:Why?

Ok i read it ...wow it is not easy to understand this study! But the I read the comments from skrimpy and i get it now lol.
So for a boy we need to do it on the first day of +opk or before that day. (well i hope so because that's what we did this month) if i get a bfp...
and /or on O day.

[melon]

Hope.ful- I'm usually all for honesty but it she feels like she failed at breast feeding so it's complicated.

Flava- it infuriates my too! I have no idea why she thinks she only needs to eat every 3 1/2-4 hrs. I tell her all the time to feed her but if she only ate an hour ago she doesn't seem to think she could possibly be hungry.

Ttc5- yeah I'm afraid of hurting her, she's honestly doesn't think any of this is her responsibilty. She just assumed she'd make plenty of healthy milk with a really crappy diet and the baby would pack on lbs even with seriously spaced out feedings.

Love being a mummy- baby cries and cries with her and her dh and she still looks at the clock saying oh she ate 2 hrs ago she can't be hungry. I seriously don't get it, I have no idea why she thinks she only needs to feed at certain times when I've told her 1000 times bf babies can eat every 2 hrs.

3p1b - that's bizarre...what is she thinking.....poor baby....I suggest you feed the baby and tell the mom too... may be she will notice how happy the baby is with more feedings...babies need to be fed every 2 hours or sooner if needed... didn't she get that from her pediatrician?

[TTC5]

ttc5-I would do it for sure! DD1 is a September girl...lol This suck when they tell us girl this and this month right? Same fore me they said girl august. (forget who was it) so no way I would sway in Nov. LOL
You are good with the diet and all so try it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one then heheeh!!

[melon]

I have been yep. Need new batteries but will check when AF is gone, last I checked DH was over 9 and I was around 7.5 :)http://genderdreaming.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=90262

Ph sounds great...it depends on how comfortable you are...if you are strict with diet and supplements may be you should go for it...did you decide if you want to do O-2 and O or just O?

[melon]

Hey ladies, I just wanted to pop in and say I had an ultrasound yesterday at about 11 weeks and baby is looking good. The heartbeat was a good strong 164 and I had a bit of a pang when I heard that, like, oohhh that is a girl heartbeat b/c dd's at 10 weeks was 169. So I don't know. But dd was always super chill in the womb and this kid was doing flips and somersaults and everything like crazy! It was so wild because of course, I can't feel it yet.

Symptoms seem more boy to me--crazy itchy skin, different from last time, not nearly as much nausea as last time, very little acne compared to TONS last time in the first trimester, craving meat and salty things instead of sweets like before....but I don't know, the heartbeat has me re-thinking.

Oh well either way it's mine and DH's and we are very happy everything is going so well. Baby was so active the tech only got two good shots and I don't think there's a nub but I don't know much about that. I may try to post them in the next couple of days if I can get DH to scan them.

Babydust to all!!!

Daisy - I wouldn't read too much in to the heart rate. It really depends on how active the baby is.....the heart rates will be higher at the begining and as the fetus grows the rate slows and becomes more normal.... you definitely have a busy baby there...that's awesome!

[TTC5]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=90262

Ph sounds great...it depends on how comfortable you are...if you are strict with diet and supplements may be you should go for it...did you decide if you want to do O-2 and O or just O?

I have been having meat for lunch and dinner, lots of peanuts, oats with dried fruit, wholegrain breads, vegetables, juices and lots of banana and potato. I think I might go for an 0-2 and an 0. I think... oh I don't know LOL!!

[melon]

I have been having meat for lunch and dinner, lots of peanuts, oats with dried fruit, wholegrain breads, vegetables, juices and lots of banana and potato. I think I might go for an 0-2 and an 0. I think... oh I don't know LOL!!

6weeks is minimum for the diet so you should be good...it is a tough decision....if you do go for it just think about what you want to do during the 2 weeks leading up to ovulation day...BSD, BSF, Mucinex, egg whites...all that good stuff....

[TTC5]

6weeks is minimum for the diet so you should be good...it is a tough decision....if you do go for it just think about what you want to do during the 2 weeks leading up to ovulation day...BSD, BSF, Mucinex, egg whites...all that good stuff....

Yep I hear ya! I have urals, and will do bsf on o day or close to. Have pre seed if my cm is poor. If it is, I may wait till next cycle..

[TTC5]

I had 8 weeks off maybe a bit less before swaying again, before that was doing supps and diet for few months so my body hopefully still had some of it in my system from last time??

[melon]

Yep I hear ya! I have urals, and will do bsf on o day or close to. Have pre seed if my cm is poor. If it is, I may wait till next cycle..

I heard in many posts that preseed sways pink or neutral...It is personal choice but why are you choosing pre-seed over egg whites? I am not sure what I will do but EW definitely scares the hell out of me... i know couple of my fiends got pregnant using preseed and they both had boys...... but Preseed is PH7 vs egg whites 8+

[TTC5]

I heard in many posts that preseed sways pink or neutral...It is personal choice but why are you choosing pre-seed over egg whites? I am not sure what I will do but EW definitely scares the hell out of me... i know couple of my fiends got pregnant using preseed and they both had boys...... but Preseed is PH7 vs egg whites 8+

I don't like the idea of using egg white 1. infection reasons and 2. it just turns me off, LOL ;)

I will add a tiny tiny touch of baking soda to it. Saying this, the pre seed is only here for back up :)

[Plum3]

I heard in many posts that preseed sways pink or neutral...It is personal choice but why are you choosing pre-seed over egg whites? I am not sure what I will do but EW definitely scares the hell out of me... i know couple of my fiends got pregnant using preseed and they both had boys...... but Preseed is PH7 vs egg whites 8+

I agree with TTC5 re egg whites and infection. Plus we can't get pasteurised ones here in Oz so would have to do the pasteurising ourselves. I thought preseed swayed more blue because it provides EW like conditions whereas with girl you want dryish conditions.

[love being a mummy]

I've read preseed on the boy sway list.
I tested the current lubrication we have and it's a 7. Would I be able to use that or should I get preseed.
I was considering EW but I don't think I want to now. I didn't know it could cause infections.

[TTC5]

What lube is that, lbam?
Did you test with a digital tester?

Ok ladies well we are going to try THIS cycle :O
I just have a feeling to try now....

[love being a mummy]

What lube is that, lbam?
Did you test with a digital tester?

Ok ladies well we are going to try THIS cycle :O
I just have a feeling to try now....

No just with the PH strips.
It's called Wet Stuff Gold.

Good luck, sending you lots and lots of blue vibes.

[TTC5]

I would prob not use it, only because the pH strips are not very accurate.. but that's just my opinion ;)
I would grab pre seed instead :)

Thanks for the blue vibes!

[Plum3]

What lube is that, lbam?
Did you test with a digital tester?

Ok ladies well we are going to try THIS cycle :O
I just have a feeling to try now....

Yay! We are both trying this cycle!

[Plum3]

How long are your cycles Bec? On a normal 30 day cycle I would have thought that even starting on Day 14, and the dtd every 2 nights after. Then this way DH doesn't actually know which night is the big night so no performance anxiety, and it will keep a fresh stock of strong boys half way towards the goal:agree: I wrote a post at the end of my attempt thread about why I just went for the O-2 x2. But I'm also wondering is it an advantage to give then boys a days rest in the crypts ready for the final race? For me +opk day is ov day where some ladies get the 24-48hr window, resting time? So for some +opk day is the right day and other fast ov's the day/s before? When I've tried on +opk day I've had girls as they were the ones prepared to do the full marathon, where the boys went in for the sprint to the crypts?? At the end of the day, with incentive, men are usually faster and more competetitive than women. Do they sit in the crypts egging each other on, waiting for the big signal and pushing the girls out the way when it comes, where as the girls have the sense to wait for slighty imperfect conditions knowing the guys are wimps when it comes down to it lol and hoping to sneak in if the egg rejects the boys.

The above is probably all silly rambling, but who knows what will make that final bit of difference?

Up until the last 6 months my cycles were all over the place. My last 4 have been 55, 39, 39 and 53 days. Nope, not silly rambling, I get what you mean. I get 2 days of +opk and always O on the 2nd +ve day. Even when on Clomid I had two positive days.

So if I want DH to have a monster drink when we attempt should I just get him to that for our BD attempt after the first +ve OPK? So make that our big attempt with preseed as well and all the others are just in case attempts. Does that make sense?

[TTC5]

Yay! We are both trying this cycle!

What CD are you now?:cheerteam:

[TTC5]

Up until the last 6 months my cycles were all over the place. My last 4 have been 55, 39, 39 and 53 days. Nope, not silly rambling, I get what you mean. I get 2 days of +opk and always O on the 2nd +ve day. Even when on Clomid I had two positive days.

So if I want DH to have a monster drink when we attempt should I just get him to that for our BD attempt after the first +ve OPK? So make that our big attempt with preseed as well and all the others are just in case attempts. Does that make sense?

If I go more than one time, I will get hubby to drink a monster each time, and I will do the preseed each time too :)

[melon]

What lube is that, lbam?
Did you test with a digital tester?

Ok ladies well we are going to try THIS cycle :O
I just have a feeling to try now....

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Plum3]

What CD are you now?:cheerteam:

I am CD14. I probably won't O for at least another 2 weeks though.

[Plum3]

If I go more than one time, I will get hubby to drink a monster each time, and I will do the preseed each time too :)

That's my dilemma though. Because I don't know when I will O I can't be sure when O-2 will even be. So I can't just get DH to drink a monster each time we BD. He might be in for some serious monster drinking! And I don't want to use preseed for every attempt either, that stuff is pricey!

[TTC5]

I am CD14. I probably won't O for at least another 2 weeks though.

Excited!!! We will ovulate so close to each other =D

[TTC5]

That's my dilemma though. Because I don't know when I will O I can't be sure when O-2 will even be. So I can't just get DH to drink a monster each time we BD. He might be in for some serious monster drinking! And I don't want to use preseed for every attempt either, that stuff is pricey!

Can you tell when O is coming close by observing opk's/your co and cm?

[CapricornAquarius]

Hi ladies I haven't been in here for a while, long story I thought we missed the boat this month, so that made me start to reconsider the whole idea of even having a 3rd child, cause Im so scared of having a failed sway.

Turns out someone above had other plans for me cause Im :pregnant: yep dont know how to take it yet, i should be jumping with joy but when I saw the 2lines come up I :tissue:

All I know is this little bean was so meant to be, that I know for sure.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: :omg: bfp out of my hands now in regards to boy/girl

[love being a mummy]

Congratulations, sending you lots and lots of blue dust.

[TTC5]

Hi ladies I haven't been in here for a while, long story I thought we missed the boat this month, so that made me start to reconsider the whole idea of even having a 3rd child, cause Im so scared of having a failed sway.

Turns out someone above had other plans for me cause Im :pregnant: yep dont know how to take it yet, i should be jumping with joy but when I saw the 2lines come up I :tissue:

All I know is this little bean was so meant to be, that I know for sure.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: :omg: bfp out of my hands now in regards to boy/girl

OMG!! Congratulations!!!!!

[TTC5]

I am ADDICTED to peanut m&m's and almond m&m's... I can't stand nuts so I figure this is as good as I am gunna get? Tell me it's ok :P

[Plum3]

Can you tell when O is coming close by observing opk's/your co and cm?

I don't really get a fade in with OPKs. I get EWCM the same day I get my first +ve OPK and then I usually O on the second +ve OPK day. So once I realise I am going to O it will be O-1 so I don't really want to wait until then to start attempting because I risk only being able to do one attempt.

[Plum3]

Hi ladies I haven't been in here for a while, long story I thought we missed the boat this month, so that made me start to reconsider the whole idea of even having a 3rd child, cause Im so scared of having a failed sway.

Turns out someone above had other plans for me cause Im :pregnant: yep dont know how to take it yet, i should be jumping with joy but when I saw the 2lines come up I :tissue:

All I know is this little bean was so meant to be, that I know for sure.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: :omg: bfp out of my hands now in regards to boy/girl

Congratulations! Wonderful news :)

[TTC5]

Would you do an O-1 and again on O?

[Plum3]

I know it doesn't sway pink but I'm still cautious of doing it two days in a row. Both girls were conceived BDing right through O every day so I'm just worried.

[love being a mummy]

I've read preseed on the boy sway list.
I tested the current lubrication we have and it's a 7. Would I be able to use that or should I get preseed.
I was considering EW but I don't think I want to now. I didn't know it could cause infections.


I would prob not use it, only because the pH strips are not very accurate.. but that's just my opinion ;)
I would grab pre seed instead :)

Thanks for the blue vibes!


Think you might be right.
I just looked it up online

Contains: glycerine, water, propylene glycol, phenonip, potassium sorbate at pH 5.5

So my PH test strips must be useless.

[love being a mummy]

Pre-Seed Testing Specifications:

pH between 7.2 and 7.5

[Flava]

Hi ladies I haven't been in here for a while, long story I thought we missed the boat this month, so that made me start to reconsider the whole idea of even having a 3rd child, cause Im so scared of having a failed sway.

Turns out someone above had other plans for me cause Im :pregnant: yep dont know how to take it yet, i should be jumping with joy but when I saw the 2lines come up I :tissue:

All I know is this little bean was so meant to be, that I know for sure.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: :omg: bfp out of my hands now in regards to boy/girl
OMG great news! Why did you cried? It could be your boy! But anyway a sweet little baby for sure!

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[Flava]

For me ladies Im just sure no bfp this month so we are so done.I don't feel it like last month no symptoms at all ect. I really looking forward to loose all this weight 25 lbs!!!:suprise::mad:
So i will go learn the girl diet and find Lola's post about it . And i better go find a weight loss ticker! I will stick around at least till i loose weight and to cheer up you guys but not much longer because clearly a ttc forum is not for someone who will never have more kids...
Yeah in a way it's sad that I will never have a son but who knows? Maybe it is better this way...and maybe I would end up with girl #5 anyway!(most likely)

[Flava]

TTC5 -I really hope this work out for you on first try!:bluecheer:

[Flava]

ELP- i just saw your post so can't wait for pics tomorrow!!! oh and
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[3Pink1Blue]

foxy- so sorry hun, big hug. Nice thing here is you're sadly in good company.

TTC5- I say go for it! I think you're diet length is good and your pH is great. FWIW we decided at the last minute to give May a shot and, well, look where it got me :bigsmile:

Dreamblue- she definitely didn't get it from the pediatrician. I sent her to my pedi and I've been to several appt with her, he's desperately trying to help.

Daisy- Ita on ignoring the owt, most of them say I'm having a girl.

CA- WOOHOO!! congrats on the bfp!!

ELP - Happy Birthday Hun!!! GL at the u/s today, can't wait to hear what's cookin' :)

lubrication- pre-seed sways boy partially because of the pH but also because it's in general sperm friendly. It's very easy for the sperm to swim through where many other lubricants are thicker making it harder for sperm to get through. Less sperm getting to egg therefor swaying girl. I conceived 3 girls using regular old lube so if I hadn't had enough of my own cm I would only have used a fertility friendly lube. Just an fyi, the amount of cm when you wipe is just the tip of the iceberg. Go fishing to find even more and once you're in the mood to dtd you'll have way more then you thought. I had quite a bit coming out but while we were dtd dh commented I had tons by my cervix.
As for egg whites, if the eggs are treated right your risk of infection is minimal. It's literally as easy as washing the egg with soap and water and letting it sit in the fridge.

[Hobbermittens]

Flava, I am sorry you feel done. Maybe you can adopt some day if you feel ready?

ELP, Happy birthday and good luck at your scan!

I am supposed to have my attempt tonight (well, the first attempt. We will do it a few times until ) day) but now I am worried that I am having too much hormone this cycle that is making my temps high and my cervix is unreachable? I wrote a post about it. I am worried that I will get a girl! What should I do? AaaaaaHHHGH!

Also, I thought I would get a +opk today (CD11) but haven't yet, and DH has been abstaining a couple days (today is day 4) so we have to DTD tonight or it will be too long an abstain! So what if I don't O for another few days? I hate all this craziness. Why can't I O on the same day every cycle?!

[melon]

For me ladies Im just sure no bfp this month so we are so done.I don't feel it like last month no symptoms at all ect. I really looking forward to loose all this weight 25 lbs!!!:suprise::mad:
So i will go learn the girl diet and find Lola's post about it . And i better go find a weight loss ticker! I will stick around at least till i loose weight and to cheer up you guys but not much longer because clearly a ttc forum is not for someone who will never have more kids...
Yeah in a way it's sad that I will never have a son but who knows? Maybe it is better this way...and maybe I would end up with girl #5 anyway!(most likely)

Flava- I am so sorry you are not feeling bfp this month. I hope you find peace with your decision. Loosing weight and fitting into that fav skinny jeans is a terrific goal to have and meet... good luck!!!

[Flava]

hobber-I don't feel down i just want this 2ww to be over. No way DH would ever adopt.

I think high cervix is a sign of high fertility? do not skip another month!

dreamblue- thanks I will be fine

[LolaInLove]

I don't really get a fade in with OPKs. I get EWCM the same day I get my first +ve OPK and then I usually O on the second +ve OPK day. So once I realise I am going to O it will be O-1 so I don't really want to wait until then to start attempting because I risk only being able to do one attempt.

Bec, maybe you should just shoot for the once and done? (Meaning do it one time only, about 12-18 hours after your 1st positive opk.)

[LolaInLove]

For me ladies Im just sure no bfp this month so we are so done.I don't feel it like last month no symptoms at all ect. I really looking forward to loose all this weight 25 lbs!!!:suprise::mad:
So i will go learn the girl diet and find Lola's post about it . And i better go find a weight loss ticker! I will stick around at least till i loose weight and to cheer up you guys but not much longer because clearly a ttc forum is not for someone who will never have more kids...
Yeah in a way it's sad that I will never have a son but who knows? Maybe it is better this way...and maybe I would end up with girl #5 anyway!(most likely)

Aww, I'm sorry to read that Flava. I will say, going back to the girl diet has been nice, I feel a lot better about myself and have lost about 15lbs. Are you guys going to maybe not try/not prevent?

[LolaInLove]

Congrats, CapAqu!!!! I know you are nervous, but your bean was meant to join your family, so let's all be positive and pray it's a healthy little boy!

[Flava]

Lola- no we are not going to do that. Normally I get pregnant really easy and if we do no prevent we end up with a bfp for sure. a pink one not else. so no way.

[WashingtonPromise]

Congrats Capicorn, I remember you were going to have to wait until April if you missed this month.....well now you don't.....hooray!!!

Flava: I hope you drop your pounds in a flash. What do you plan on doing? Exercise?

TTC5: I am so glad you are going to go ahead and go for it this month....GL.

Hobber: I have not idea about the hormones, but I hope you are a OHW!!!

Not much to report. No m/s....I hope I don't get it this time. I still have the nausea and yucky food moments, but I can handle that. Still so exhausted....I made brownies and cupcakes for a fall festival yesterday and I was sleeping inbetween the timer....uuhhhh. But hey, this is what we are hoping for right? Not as much to talk about when you are not TTCing anymore.

[Flava]

WP- i will eat a whole lot less for sure and use the treadmill and other exercise. I have this zumba thing never tried it but now i will.
G2g cook chicken for dinner. i don't like the smell of it.

[TTC5]

WP- i will eat a whole lot less for sure and use the treadmill and other exercise. I have this zumba thing never tried it but now i will.
G2g cook chicken for dinner. i don't like the smell of it.

Oooh could be a "sign" hehe!

[TTC5]

TTC5 -I really hope this work out for you on first try!:bluecheer:

Thankyou!

[TTC5]

Flava, I am sorry you feel done. Maybe you can adopt some day if you feel ready?

ELP, Happy birthday and good luck at your scan!

I am supposed to have my attempt tonight (well, the first attempt. We will do it a few times until ) day) but now I am worried that I am having too much hormone this cycle that is making my temps high and my cervix is unreachable? I wrote a post about it. I am worried that I will get a girl! What should I do? AaaaaaHHHGH!

Also, I thought I would get a +opk today (CD11) but haven't yet, and DH has been abstaining a couple days (today is day 4) so we have to DTD tonight or it will be too long an abstain! So what if I don't O for another few days? I hate all this craziness. Why can't I O on the same day every cycle?!

I would go today or tomorrow!!! Would not leave hubby any longer.

[TTC5]

Aww, I'm sorry to read that Flava. I will say, going back to the girl diet has been nice, I feel a lot better about myself and have lost about 15lbs. Are you guys going to maybe not try/not prevent?

Bet you look HOT! ;)

[TTC5]

I know it doesn't sway pink but I'm still cautious of doing it two days in a row. Both girls were conceived BDing right through O every day so I'm just worried.

I would do just one try then when you get a + opk :)

[TTC5]

girls want some advice, we have around 7-14 days before ovulation and hubby and i stopped the gelatine drinks around 4 weeks ago, we had enough of them! Do you think it is important should we start them again?

[LolaInLove]

My dr recommended for my DH and I to dtd every other day starting from CD10through O, but I didn't listen to her :worry: but hopefully this time I will DTD twice O-2 and O that's IF everything goes well, but I know it's HARD!!!!

That's what I was told to do also, and the reason why is because you can only take Clomid for so long and they want you to get pg quickly. My doctor also told me this is the best way to increase sperm count!

[LolaInLove]

Bet you look HOT! ;)

LOL! Not quite, but better! :wink:

[CapricornAquarius]

Lovebamummy - Thank you and blue dust, Yes Please!!

TTC5 - Thank you and yeah I know OMG!!

Bec - Thank you, Im just in disbelief right now, it hasnt hit me that Im going to be a mum of 3 & there's no turning back.

Flava - Thank you, I cried because Im so scared of a failed sway & when something is out of my control I find it hard to handle.
Im so sorry you feel sad, but were're all here to help support you, Im sure Im going to have sad days, I did yesterday cause I was thinking, what if this is a girl inside me, but I have to stop doing that, I have 9months to accept having a girl if its a girl, cause I dont want to be sad when she's born, not ever.

3P1B - Thank you.

LLove - Thank you, Oh Ive been preying believe me!

WashingtonP - Thank you, yeah can you believe it, I was going to wait till April, but I was going to try this Dec had I made my final decision of having a 3rd, well thats out the window, cause now I have no other choice, but to be a mum of 3.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: & :omg: Im :pregnant:

[LolaInLove]

HI!

ELP, Happy B-day! I also can't wait to hear the results tomorrow!!!

3P1B, your belly is adorable!

WP, glad you are not feeling like crap, but the tiredness and bits of icky-ness are a good sign.

TTC5, I would say do the drinks if you want to....I hate that gelatin but hey, can't hurt to drink them if you are up for it! I know so many of us abandoned the drinks, but it can't hurt!

What happened to Foxy? I couldn't find her post? :worry:

Well, I'm 4dpo today, not much to say about that. We ended up dtd every night for 3 days, O-2 through O, and used preseed and the instead cups, but ya know, may not do the trick still. :rolleyes:

[CapricornAquarius]

Just back on the whole lubricating thing, when we ttc in August, we used egg white, apart from it being messy, I really think the PH is too high, just my opinion. This month we used preseed its so easy to use, no mess & I also had fertility crystals on me for the whole of September, maybe they helped to, I dont know! Or its just all about timing, our children come to us when they are suppose to.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: & :omg: Im :pregnant:

[3Pink1Blue]

Hobber- I'd go for it!

WP- glad your still doing pretty good, yeah us preggo ladies are pretty boring till right before u/s and then delivery lol

Flava- is chicken smell a new problem? I can't stand chicken right now, maybe you've joined the grad club :)

Lola- thanks lola, i feel huge already lol. woohoo for 15lbs!! Foxy went in for her 8ish week appt and no heartbeat, so a d&c later...

Ttc5- I dropped the gelatin 4wks prior to my conception. I've said it 1000 times, it's so much more about diet then then the sups and drinks.

[Alexis2007]

Well girls it's cd 1 for me :(

I'm going to get tested for insulin resistance soon I hope. Waiting to hear back from my OB if I go to him or my PCP.

I think I'm going to take a break for a while. I'm getting depressed. Thank you all for your help and support!

I wish you all the best, BFPs, healthy babies, and easy deliveries! Take care!

[TTC5]

Oh I am so sorry Alexis, enjoy your break away - will you be back? xx

[TTC5]

Hobber- I'd go for it!

WP- glad your still doing pretty good, yeah us preggo ladies are pretty boring till right before u/s and then delivery lol

Flava- is chicken smell a new problem? I can't stand chicken right now, maybe you've joined the grad club :)

Lola- thanks lola, i feel huge already lol. woohoo for 15lbs!! Foxy went in for her 8ish week appt and no heartbeat, so a d&c later...

Ttc5- I dropped the gelatin 4wks prior to my conception. I've said it 1000 times, it's so much more about diet then then the sups and drinks.
This is just what I wanted to hear, thanks Jen! :) We have been drinking the damn stuff since January and just had enough haha! We have ALOT of oats so that should hopefully help with testosterone :)

I hope I am as lucky as you!!!!


Well this is not really related to swaying but had to share.
Was at the local chemist this morning (buying more ural haha!) and the girl at the checkout and I were chatting about having more babies and she said how many girls have you got again? I said 4 and her reply "Wow that is beautiful!" Go on, have another BABY!! This made me so happy! For someone to say something so kind, no snark remark about no boys and to say to have another BABY - not Try for a Boy, was just so nice and warming to hear :D

[TTC5]

Just back on the whole lubricating thing, when we ttc in August, we used egg white, apart from it being messy, I really think the PH is too high, just my opinion. This month we used preseed its so easy to use, no mess & I also had fertility crystals on me for the whole of September, maybe they helped to, I dont know! Or its just all about timing, our children come to us when they are suppose to.

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: & :omg: Im :pregnant:

I'm quite wary about too high a pH too!

[TTC5]

HI!

ELP, Happy B-day! I also can't wait to hear the results tomorrow!!!

3P1B, your belly is adorable!

WP, glad you are not feeling like crap, but the tiredness and bits of icky-ness are a good sign.

TTC5, I would say do the drinks if you want to....I hate that gelatin but hey, can't hurt to drink them if you are up for it! I know so many of us abandoned the drinks, but it can't hurt!

What happened to Foxy? I couldn't find her post? :worry:

Well, I'm 4dpo today, not much to say about that. We ended up dtd every night for 3 days, O-2 through O, and used preseed and the instead cups, but ya know, may not do the trick still. :rolleyes:

You won't know unless you don't try! I am praying for you Lola :)

[Plum3]

Bec, maybe you should just shoot for the once and done? (Meaning do it one time only, about 12-18 hours after your 1st positive opk.)

Yeah, I actually think I might try that now. Looking back at my charts from when I conceived my girls we BD quite alot, almost every day. Hubby wants to only do a one shot attempt as well. I guess the reason I am a little hesitant is because I just want to get pregnant quickly. Have to remind myself that it might take a while.

[Plum3]

I would do just one try then when you get a + opk :)

Yep, that's my new plan. Hubby wanted to do it like this anyway. Have you decided what you're going to do yet?

[Plum3]

Congrats Capicorn, I remember you were going to have to wait until April if you missed this month.....well now you don't.....hooray!!!

Flava: I hope you drop your pounds in a flash. What do you plan on doing? Exercise?

TTC5: I am so glad you are going to go ahead and go for it this month....GL.

Hobber: I have not idea about the hormones, but I hope you are a OHW!!!

Not much to report. No m/s....I hope I don't get it this time. I still have the nausea and yucky food moments, but I can handle that. Still so exhausted....I made brownies and cupcakes for a fall festival yesterday and I was sleeping inbetween the timer....uuhhhh. But hey, this is what we are hoping for right? Not as much to talk about when you are not TTCing anymore.

Good to hear that you are feeling relatively ok. I remember the tiredness oh so well. Hopefully it gets better soon!

[Plum3]

Flava, I am sorry you feel done. Maybe you can adopt some day if you feel ready?

ELP, Happy birthday and good luck at your scan!

I am supposed to have my attempt tonight (well, the first attempt. We will do it a few times until ) day) but now I am worried that I am having too much hormone this cycle that is making my temps high and my cervix is unreachable? I wrote a post about it. I am worried that I will get a girl! What should I do? AaaaaaHHHGH!

Also, I thought I would get a +opk today (CD11) but haven't yet, and DH has been abstaining a couple days (today is day 4) so we have to DTD tonight or it will be too long an abstain! So what if I don't O for another few days? I hate all this craziness. Why can't I O on the same day every cycle?!

I wouldn't let DH go any longer either. Are you going for just one attempt?

[Plum3]

For me ladies Im just sure no bfp this month so we are so done.I don't feel it like last month no symptoms at all ect. I really looking forward to loose all this weight 25 lbs!!!:suprise::mad:
So i will go learn the girl diet and find Lola's post about it . And i better go find a weight loss ticker! I will stick around at least till i loose weight and to cheer up you guys but not much longer because clearly a ttc forum is not for someone who will never have more kids...
Yeah in a way it's sad that I will never have a son but who knows? Maybe it is better this way...and maybe I would end up with girl #5 anyway!(most likely)

Sorry you are feeling this way Flava. I really hope you get your much deserved bfp!

[Plum3]

That's what I was told to do also, and the reason why is because you can only take Clomid for so long and they want you to get pg quickly. My doctor also told me this is the best way to increase sperm count!

If I go back on Clomid I will definitely be doing at least O-2 and O.

[Plum3]

This is just what I wanted to hear, thanks Jen! :) We have been drinking the damn stuff since January and just had enough haha! We have ALOT of oats so that should hopefully help with testosterone :)

I hope I am as lucky as you!!!!


Well this is not really related to swaying but had to share.
Was at the local chemist this morning (buying more ural haha!) and the girl at the checkout and I were chatting about having more babies and she said how many girls have you got again? I said 4 and her reply "Wow that is beautiful!" Go on, have another BABY!! This made me so happy! For someone to say something so kind, no snark remark about no boys and to say to have another BABY - not Try for a Boy, was just so nice and warming to hear :D

What a lovely thing to hear! I bet it just made your day :)

[Plum3]

3P1B, I just saw your belly pic. Lovely!

ELP, Happy Birthday! And good luck with the scan today :)

TTC5, I couldn't do the gelatin drinks, gross. I bought some brewers yeast powder but that is even worse. I'm only doing what I can tolerate.

Lola, sounds like a good attempt. I really hope it works!

Alexis, sorry to hear you're not feeling too good. I hope you'll be back.

[TTC5]

3P1B, I just saw your belly pic. Lovely!

ELP, Happy Birthday! And good luck with the scan today :)

TTC5, I couldn't do the gelatin drinks, gross. I bought some brewers yeast powder but that is even worse. I'm only doing what I can tolerate.

Lola, sounds like a good attempt. I really hope it works!

Alexis, sorry to hear you're not feeling too good. I hope you'll be back.

I have brewers yeast tablets, you get them from natures works! they taste yuk so wash it down with something tasty but much better than the powder lol!

[TTC5]

Yep, that's my new plan. Hubby wanted to do it like this anyway. Have you decided what you're going to do yet?

I'm going for just once too, as this is what hubby thinks too!

[TTC5]

Yeah, I actually think I might try that now. Looking back at my charts from when I conceived my girls we BD quite alot, almost every day. Hubby wants to only do a one shot attempt as well. I guess the reason I am a little hesitant is because I just want to get pregnant quickly. Have to remind myself that it might take a while.

Same here!!!!

[CapricornAquarius]

Bec - it is recommended to do the opposite to how you conceived your girls, we also dtd everyday like rabbits when i conceived my girls, this time it was a day before O & on O.

Ttc5 - when are you going to try again, still sticking to dec?

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: & :omg: Im :pregnant:

[TTC5]

Capricorn, we are trying THIS cycle now!!

Missing December because of what Cherie22 told me.. silly I know but I am too paranoid haha! If this cycle/next cycle does not work won't try until January x

[ELP]

ELP- i just saw your post so can't wait for pics tomorrow!!! oh and
http://dl6.glitter-graphics.net/pub/1214/1214676xja4uryps5.gif (http://www.glitter-graphics.com)Thankyou Flava and everybody:hugs2: 4 hrs to go!! I'll update as soon as I can and hopefully be able to add a picture, but the state of the tech in this house is rooough lol, I just want to have the 100% all clear in bits and bobs and if theres some snails on the screen then all better lol:bigsmile:

[Plum3]

I have brewers yeast tablets, you get them from natures works! they taste yuk so wash it down with something tasty but much better than the powder lol!

I have the tablets too but DH is struggling without his whey protein so I thought I'd get him some BY powder instead. He was not impressed!

[Plum3]

Bec - it is recommended to do the opposite to how you conceived your girls, we also dtd everyday like rabbits when i conceived my girls, this time it was a day before O & on O.

Ttc5 - when are you going to try again, still sticking to dec?

Dd1 :ballerina: Dd2 :giggle: & :omg: Im :pregnant:

Fingers crossed you get a boy this time!

[TTC5]

I have the tablets too but DH is struggling without his whey protein so I thought I'd get him some BY powder instead. He was not impressed!

LOL I bet!

[TTC5]

Thankyou Flava and everybody:hugs2: 4 hrs to go!! I'll update as soon as I can and hopefully be able to add a picture, but the state of the tech in this house is rooough lol, I just want to have the 100% all clear in bits and bobs and if theres some snails on the screen then all better lol:bigsmile:

omg omg can't wait to hear ALL about it!!!! =D

[babydes56]

Bec, thought i'd jump in & say i'd go for one attempt as close to ovulation as possible. I had cycles like yours & never knew when i'd ovulate so i went for 2 attempts 2 days in a row & i'm having a girl so if i had to do it all over again i'd go for one attempt. Just my thoughts, GL with whatever you decide to do

[ELP]

omg omg can't wait to hear ALL about it!!!! =DLadies, I got my Bluey:HH: All boy, and a gorgeous little pudding he's gonna be:HH: the tech showed me and the youngest 4 girls the toilet shot at the end and asked the girls 'What are you having?' DD3 who is 4 then replied 'Thats discusting, its a thingy' which made the techs laugh:bigsmile: But it was definately a little man:) Dh is wanting the name David, which I'm not keen on, but we'll see:) So 5, if you can update me on the outcome board then that would be great!!!!

[love being a mummy]

Congratulations, so very happy for you xx
Any pics?