TTC BOY November Chit Chat Thread - All welcome!!

[Flava]

Flava, so hope you get your positive soon. What CD did you O last cycle?
Last 2 cycle I got a + on cd16 before that on cd13 and before cd14 .So I just wait maybe tomorrow...I got answer O test strips because it's a lot cheaper then the monitor test strips so now i use that. i like it actually. But very faint line on it...

[TTC5]

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/336025
Looks like I am out hey? My temps are dropping..

[Cinss]

Hi 2pinkNoblue, its great to have other members ttc around the same time :)

[TTC5]

Well that was a waste of time, money and emotion.
I saw a locom dr as my usual one is away sick, he made me feel like a complete IDIOT :(
Basically told me that nothing could be wrong because I have CLEARLY had children before. He said he wouldn't do any bloods either as I am only a week after ovulation (I am 9dpo today) and it wouldn't show yet, he doesn't do bloods until periods are late - WTF?!
I actually sat in my car and cried! :(

[love being a mummy]

Just because you have had kids before doesn't mean that there isn't anything wrong now. What an idiot.

I've been to a Dr before that won't do bloods unless your period is a week late and you have been getting BFN urine tests.

[TTC5]

I just wish he would do a BT for check my levels see what the go is with these + opks :(

[love being a mummy]

Can you see someone else?

[TTC5]

I can see my normal dr when she is back, she is away sick right now though.

[Kris217]

I just wish he would do a BT for check my levels see what the go is with these + opks :(

What an idiot doctor, if you want your hormone levels checked then that should be the end of it. I just said i wanted to see how mine were going and got a referral right away. Depends on the doctor i guess, some are easy and some are jerks.

[TTC5]

Yeah he was a real jerk, made me feel awful!

[2pinkNoblue]

Thank You All!

Mummy--I think I will O around the 23rd, but here's the deal I have been know to go months without O at all so I am charting temp and using OPK starting today CD6...if I dont ovuate this month we may have to try clomid (which I hear sways Pink :( ) So I hope it happens naturally, both pegnancies with my girls were first cycle of BCP and First cycle off BFing...Where are you at in the process? what is your plan? Details please!

3pink-- it is So exciting that you had to change your name! that gives me and the other girls hope! I chose my name before I even saw yours tho, how funny! So r u going to be swaying again for another successful sway if so when? and do you hav eany advice for me I am trying to put together the details for a sway in time to try this month...

I just have to say it is so nice to get responses after being isolated on IG for so long!

[2pinkNoblue]

cinss--When are you due to O? What is your sway plan? Supps? Ph? etc...

TTC5--I am sorry I get the same thing bc I dont always O but I have two kids (completely on accident) and so I get told "well we know you can make babies", Also there is nothing worse than a Dr who wont listen and forgets that we know our bodies better than they do, I am fuming for you!

[love being a mummy]

Thank You All!

Mummy--I think I will O around the 23rd, but here's the deal I have been know to go months without O at all so I am charting temp and using OPK starting today CD6...if I dont ovuate this month we may have to try clomid (which I hear sways Pink :( ) So I hope it happens naturally, both pegnancies with my girls were first cycle of BCP and First cycle off BFing...Where are you at in the process? what is your plan? Details please!

3pink-- it is So exciting that you had to change your name! that gives me and the other girls hope! I chose my name before I even saw yours tho, how funny! So r u going to be swaying again for another successful sway if so when? and do you hav eany advice for me I am trying to put together the details for a sway in time to try this month...

I just have to say it is so nice to get responses after being isolated on IG for so long!


My friend used clomid twice and got boys both times.

[Plum3]

3, oh I know you weren't being callous. Didn't mean to make you think that either. Apparently whey protein contains substances that may impair fertility. Have you heard differently? He would love, love to go back on it!

5, I don't think you're out at all. Your temps are still above the coverline. Sorry about the crappy doctor. Some people just have no idea at all. Will you go and see your regular doctor when she gets back?

[TTC5]

I will unless I get AF or BFP.
How are you going Bec?

[Plum3]

I have a cold and sinusitis at the moment. Might have to get some antibiotics soon. Blahhh. But other than, all good. Still having minor cramping and back ache on and off all day. Trying so hard not to get my hopes up. How about you?

[TTC5]

I have bad blocked sinus and today soo much bright green gunk so I bought myself a nasal irrigation thing much like a netti pot. No symptoms, I don't think anyway? The things I do have, could easily be due to other things LOL so won't bother looking in to them!

[Plum3]

Is the nasal irrigation working? I have nasal spray which I know is bad for a boy sway but it's the only thing that keeps me sane. I can't sleep otherwise. The pressure is terrible.

[TTC5]

My right nasal cavity is fully blocked. I can get water up it and it comes out the other side, but if I try and put water in the left side, it won't come out the right side!! It all comes down my throat. I am going to give it a few good tries though, I have a diviated septum on the RHS so that makes it all so much worse :(

[Plum3]

Sounds horrible :( I'll stop complaining now!

[Cinss]

cinss--When are you due to O? What is your sway plan? Supps? Ph? etc...

2Pink I am going to have 1 more AF around the 8th of Dec, so O should be around the 25th, last month i had a 42 day cycle which really threw me off, i normally have a 34 day cycle, so hopefully it goes back to normal. What date are you trying? Basically i have been on the HE diet for 2 months already, Supps i am taking are Vit D, EPO, Flaxseed, Fish oil, Folic acid, Brewers yeast, Wheatgrass, Elivit. Drinks i have are lemon water, v8, green tea. I am going to drink Ural for the week leading up to O, in an effort to raise my ph which is low around 5 - 6. I am not on a strict training schedule but i do little bits here and there of exercise, and just to throw in a bit of mumbo jumbo as my DP calls it, i have started burning incense in the house to breathe in + ions, seeing as the moon will be new right around O date. With timing i havent really set anything in stone, i have to do some more reading about it before i decide.

[TTC5]

Sounds like a great plan, C!

[TTC5]

Sounds horrible :( I'll stop complaining now!

Yeah it is awful! I will need surgeory on it at this stage :(

[3Pink1Blue]

5- I hate dr's like that. I asked for someone that won't hurt me and will only take you a second so roll your eyes if you must but run the damn test.

2PNB- glad to give you hope but no I won't be swaying again, 4 kiddos is plenty for us since we actually ever only wanted 3 :)
My advice is check out the high everything or HE diet, cut out processed foods and focus on the sups that give you ample cm, fish oil worked wonders for me. Compared to IG this thread flies and we are never short of responses lol I don't know anything really about clomid but we've got a few ladies here well versed in it, I'm sure they can chime in and put your mind at ease.

Bec- you didn't make me think that I just wanted to be sure :kiss: I hadn't heard that about whey protein but dh doesn't use it so I had no reason to look into it.

5 & Bec - either of you taking mucinex or robitussin? Part of why I quit using it was a week of so after O I would get a vicious sinus clogging cold. Of course you could both just have a cold like me but I thought I'd throw that out :)

C- wow that's a hell of a sway! Fx for ya!

[Hobbermittens]

Well that was a waste of time, money and emotion.
I saw a locom dr as my usual one is away sick, he made me feel like a complete IDIOT :(
Basically told me that nothing could be wrong because I have CLEARLY had children before. He said he wouldn't do any bloods either as I am only a week after ovulation (I am 9dpo today) and it wouldn't show yet, he doesn't do bloods until periods are late - WTF?!
I actually sat in my car and cried! :(

That is so frustrating! I would talk to your regular Dr. when he/she returns. I hate being made to feel like a fool at the dr.

[TTC5]

Thanks guys xx

Jen - yes I took cough mixture.

[LolaInLove]

Hey ladies!

Bec, I am so sorry to hear about your dog. I have one that is on her last leg and is on painkillers permanently, and I just know we may have to make that decision soon as well. She is my 1st baby- almost 13 years old. Glad your Dad is ok also. About whey- not sure, I know soy is not good for guys and sperm production. I am going to look that up and I'll post again, because I am totally interested as well. We were thinking about adding whey in to our diets.

Bumblebee, I had the worst time eating so much also. Today I am trying to eat every 2 hours just because I'm ovulating tomorrow (yea, right, the boy diet will work in 2 days, LOL). Not to mention I am hungrier as a vegetarian....the food I'm eating seems to go right through me! I feel great, but it's hard not to want to eat all day again.

3p1b, I think we are newlyweds still. We still sleep entwined and like to hang out a lot.....haha! We have started farting around each other though. And UGH about your shower situation with your sil, I hate that kind of stuff. Are you just letting it be? Hopefully if the mother comes, she won't be a bitch. It's ridiculous to think a woman would go to a shower and be bitchy, but ya know, wonders never cease. I LOLed about seeing the "goods"....

TTC5, don't pay attention to signs, some never have any symptoms, you know! I want to fly to Australia and march in that doc's office and slap him upside the face. That is just horrible. Bec is right, not to freak you out, but things can change and your various levels of hormones and such in your body can change from year to year.....who knows. Hopefully you are just fine and it's one of those freak things where it will take you a few months to conceive. I agree with the others, though, go see your regular doc when she is back and in the meantime, try to relax and hopefully you'll get a bfp before you need to see her!

2pnb, welcome! I remember you from IG. Gosh, I haven't been on in ages but I can imagine it's a ghost town now. Sounds like you may need some Clomid, which is really NO big deal. I know of tons of boys conceived on it. I took it for 3 cycles (before we found out my DH has bunk sperm), and the first month, I had tons of ewcm still. If you get on it, just use preseed or ew and mucinex also. It counteracts the drying effect, but not everyone experiences that. I think Bec has used it also.

WELL, as for me, this is my new sperm strategy for the month: I have a +opk today, so I will O tomorrow on CD14. We last dtd on CD11, so I think we are going to try the 3 day abstinence and just dtd like 3 times tomorrow. Seriously, we have a nooner planned out. Someone on the infertility website I'm on now said I should try that, so I'm gonna see how it goes. Hoping that a good amount of sperm get in there in the morning, and then we'll add a few more million later in the day. So everyone please say a prayer tonight for my husband's balls! LOL

[TTC5]

I will pray for his balls - Lola hehehehehe!

[TTC5]

Oh I tested this morning bfn, 10 dpo. Pretty sure I am out this month!

[nuthinbutpink]

Good luck, LOLA! Your post was our 100,000 post!

[TTC5]

Lola that has to be a lucky sign for you hehehe ;) 100,000th post wooo!

[LolaInLove]

Good luck, LOLA! Your post was our 100,000 post!

Ha, SWEET! Hopefully that is a good luck sign, right?!?! Thanks for all you do, this site is fabulous, NBP!

[LolaInLove]

Oh I tested this morning bfn, 10 dpo. Pretty sure I am out this month!

Ah boo, you are still early! No feeling out yet!

[TTC5]

I do feel out, really do not think it is my month.

[LolaInLove]

Aww, sorry 5, I know how you feel.

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5, I hope you are wrong. I mean, I was CERTAIN I was pregnant last month, and I wasn't! I was shocked. So you may be surprised!

Lola, I am saying a balls prayer right now! :)

Bec, I am sorry about your dog. :( We lost one of our family dogs a few years ago, and it was the worst thing. I still miss her!!

2PNB, nice to have you. Your name and 3P1B are going to confuse me, though. :wink:

I am starting to wonder if I should bother TTC any more. I just had ANOTHER internet psychic tell me girl!! So far, I have had 4 tell me girl, and 2 tell me boy. I know it could be all BS, but the most recent one has a good reputation and I sent her my picture so she at least had a good sense of me... she said girl but boy later--but I am not having a 5th baby! She did admit that she wasn't always right about gender, so I hope that I am one she is wrong about!

[LolaInLove]

Lord, Hobber, are these psychics expensive?

[Hobbermittens]

Lord, Hobber, are these psychics expensive?

about 8 bucks a pop. I don't know why I keep doing it. But I am telling you, if I get a girl, I will say I should have known because of all the psychics! I guess I keep hoping some will say boy so I can feel balanced out, you know? I mean, I would be putting 100% stock into it if it they were all saying boy, but since they are saying girl, I just want them to be wrong!

[Cinss]

Oh I tested this morning bfn, 10 dpo. Pretty sure I am out this month!

Too early to say that for sure 5. How early did your tests come up +ve with your other children? I couldn't get a +ve until a week after AF was late and it was sooooo faint.

[2pinkNoblue]

Lola---Good Luck I will pary for your husbands balls...lol...you crack me up! I remember talking to you on IG like a year ago about the possibility that I may have to use clomid, its nice to hear that other people have had to use it too.

TTC5--your not out yet...My good friend is a midwife/nurse practioner and she said it is totally normal to not get a + until a couple days after implantation,so you never know but that 2WW is aweful huh? And if you dont get a BF this month you can go again with me and Cinss next month :) And yes this tread flies!!!

[TTC5]

They do play on your mind, hey H :(

I am feeling a little crampy today so have a feeling AF will be coming next week.

[TTC5]

Too early to say that for sure 5. How early did your tests come up +ve with your other children? I couldn't get a +ve until a week after AF was late and it was sooooo faint.

No idea how early I was testing or when I got the first +. I *think* I would have been around 5 weeks though because I had scans around a week or less after and at that stage was only seeing yolk sacs.

[ELP]

Dear Lord,
Please send an extra push for my dear friends Lola's husbands balls, I promise I will abstain from chocolate tomorrow if you could just send a little more juiciness their way, many thanks, Amen


Ladies feel free to copy and add an Amen;)

[TTC5]

AMEN!!!


heheheheheheheh!

[zanacal]

Lol ELP - I logged in and this was the post I could see to the right of my screen! Amen to that!

[2pinkNoblue]

Hobber---I wouldnt put any stock in psychics if anything ask someone close to you like DH or your mom what gender they feel it is...that has always been right on the money in my experience, CONGRATS tho! FX, and boy dust to you!

[begonia]

Dear Lord,
Please send an extra push for my dear friends Lola's husbands balls, I promise I will abstain from chocolate tomorrow if you could just send a little more juiciness their way, many thanks, Amen


Ladies feel free to copy and add an Amen;)

AMEN!!!! C'mon BFP for our Lola!!!

[ELP]

Lol ELP - I logged in and this was the post I could see to the right of my screen! Amen to that!
LOL:bigsmile: Its a bit cheeky but truly heartfelt:HH: And I will lay off the choc tomorrow!!!!!

[Cinss]

Hurry up December!!! looks like there are a few of us starting then

[Cinss]

about 8 bucks a pop. I don't know why I keep doing it. But I am telling you, if I get a girl, I will say I should have known because of all the psychics! I guess I keep hoping some will say boy so I can feel balanced out, you know? I mean, I would be putting 100% stock into it if it they were all saying boy, but since they are saying girl, I just want them to be wrong!

Try this (just for fun) its FREE :)
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ssanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi

[2pinkNoblue]

Dear Lord,
Please send an extra push for my dear friends Lola's husbands balls, I promise I will abstain from chocolate tomorrow if you could just send a little more juiciness their way, many thanks, Amen

oh Lola I hope it works out for you !

Begonia---IDK you were preggo! congrats do you know sex yet?

5- crampiness can be an early preg symptom too! I went through this last month I through caution to the wind and didnt sway and just DTD coulda swore I was preg, but no...but I still think it is too early for you to count yourself out!

Cinss--I am with ya!

[LolaInLove]

about 8 bucks a pop. I don't know why I keep doing it. But I am telling you, if I get a girl, I will say I should have known because of all the psychics! I guess I keep hoping some will say boy so I can feel balanced out, you know? I mean, I would be putting 100% stock into it if it they were all saying boy, but since they are saying girl, I just want them to be wrong!

Oh, that's not bad. My SIL had a phone consult with one (who was on Oprah, apparently) and it was $250 for 45 min! She did ask about us and the lady said we would have a baby within a year, no gender specifics. Do the ones you use online have the "for entertainment only" disclaimer at the bottom? That is what gets me. They admit it is not real.

[2pinkNoblue]

ELP--Congrats on your Baby BOY!!!

[2pinkNoblue]

how do yall get those tickers on the bottom of your post? I know silly Question Sorry!

[LolaInLove]

HAHA, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!! xxoo ELP!!!!!

[LolaInLove]

And if it works, I swear I will ship a bale of chocolate to you in the UK!

[2pinkNoblue]

hey Lola I read that men doing kegels increases the volume of sperm they have...has anyone else read that?

[Hobbermittens]

Hobber---I wouldnt put any stock in psychics if anything ask someone close to you like DH or your mom what gender they feel it is...that has always been right on the money in my experience, CONGRATS tho! FX, and boy dust to you!

Thanks for the boy dust! I can really use it!!... I am not pg yet, but just swaying my butt off and praying it works. DS1 asked me today, "Mom, can I have a brother? I just want ONE!" And it made me tear up. All he wants is ONE brother... I really hope I can give it to him!!!

[LolaInLove]

I didn't know men could do kegels....I guess they can do a wiener version, thanks for the info! I will check into that.

The thing at the bottom of our posts is our signature. You click on "settings" in the upper right corner and then go to "edit my signature" and create whatever you want.

[Cinss]

how do yall get those tickers on the bottom of your post? I know silly Question Sorry!

I just made 1, google tickers, find 1 you like, cut the bbCode, come back to here, edit your signiture and paste it in

[LolaInLove]

Oh der, you would talking about tickers and not siggies.....sorry for my dummy moment there.

[begonia]

Oh, that's not bad. My SIL had a phone consult with one (who was on Oprah, apparently) and it was $250 for 45 min! She did ask about us and the lady said we would have a baby within a year, no gender specifics. Do the ones you use online have the "for entertainment only" disclaimer at the bottom? That is what gets me. They admit it is not real.

OH Lola FX that one is a real one!!!

[begonia]

Begonia---IDK you were preggo! congrats do you know sex yet?



It's girl #3 for us ... and I'm not doing well with that at all. FX your sway gets you a blue bundle!

[begonia]

Thanks for the boy dust! I can really use it!!... I am not pg yet, but just swaying my butt off and praying it works. DS1 asked me today, "Mom, can I have a brother? I just want ONE!" And it made me tear up. All he wants is ONE brother... I really hope I can give it to him!!!

Oh Hobber don't the kids just rip your heart out sometimes?!?! DD1 (my tomboy) was REALLY hoping for a brother. She's not quite realized that this is definitely NOT going to change and she is in fact having another sis; she asks at least once a week if it's still a girl, LOL. It breaks my heart every time. Even if we do have a 4th she'll be 8 years older than him... not sure that's even worth it in terms of their ability to have a real relationship.

FX you get to give your DS a brother!!!!

[love being a mummy]

WELL, as for me, this is my new sperm strategy for the month: I have a +opk today, so I will O tomorrow on CD14. We last dtd on CD11, so I think we are going to try the 3 day abstinence and just dtd like 3 times tomorrow. Seriously, we have a nooner planned out. Someone on the infertility website I'm on now said I should try that, so I'm gonna see how it goes. Hoping that a good amount of sperm get in there in the morning, and then we'll add a few more million later in the day. So everyone please say a prayer tonight for my husband's balls! LOL
Do you think it's best to do it 3 times in one day? Thats what I was planning on doing but I got told that sways girl cause it lowers sperm count.


Oh I tested this morning bfn, 10 dpo. Pretty sure I am out this month!
Not out yet


Hurry up December!!! looks like there are a few of us starting then
Yes hurry up Dec, I am due to O on Nov 30th, plus I am really looking forward to xmas holidays.

[Flava]

Lola- good luck to you!!!:luck::bluecheer::luck::bluecheer::luck:

[Hobbermittens]

Oh Hobber don't the kids just rip your heart out sometimes?!?! DD1 (my tomboy) was REALLY hoping for a brother. She's not quite realized that this is definitely NOT going to change and she is in fact having another sis; she asks at least once a week if it's still a girl, LOL. It breaks my heart every time. Even if we do have a 4th she'll be 8 years older than him... not sure that's even worth it in terms of their ability to have a real relationship.

FX you get to give your DS a brother!!!!

I wouldn't worry about the age gap!! DS will be 6 when this baby is born (if I get pg!!) and DD1 was 6 when DD2 was born... I actually think it isn't all that bad to have a big gap like that. DD1 and DD2 LOVE each other. It's pretty cute! Your DD will love her brother no matter how old she is when you get him :) You are lucky that you can go the adoption route, so you get your DS for sure!!

[3Pink1Blue]

Lola- with the shower I feel like I've expressed my desires and if she shows up with her mom I'll let it go, I don't want there to be a scene. I'm hoping sil won't be so tacky as to bring her knowing I asked her not to. Problem with her mom is she doesn't think she's a bitch so it's hard to tell what she'll do or say. She's a passive bitch, at my bil's birthday party she loudly told people in ear shot of us how mean it is that we make our kids eat veg instead of letting them eat whatever they want, don't we want our kids to be happy?
Love your sperm strategy, fx!!
100,000th post! Woohoo!

5- I was sure I was out and didn't get a bfp 12dpo. It's not over till the red bitch arrives!

Hobber- I had a psychic tell me dd3 was a boy, ignore it and sway away!

ELP- :rofl: Amen, I'll lay off the chocolate for one day for Lola!

B- so did you formally find out and tell the kids? Dd1 and this one will be a few weeks short of 10 yrs apart, I don't love the gap but I feel it's a bit up to us how strong the relationship is. If we let her ignore him and just run her own life they won't have any relationship but if we encourage them to play and interact it'll all work out.

[TTC5]

Lola- with the shower I feel like I've expressed my desires and if she shows up with her mom I'll let it go, I don't want there to be a scene. I'm hoping sil won't be so tacky as to bring her knowing I asked her not to. Problem with her mom is she doesn't think she's a bitch so it's hard to tell what she'll do or say. She's a passive bitch, at my bil's birthday party she loudly told people in ear shot of us how mean it is that we make our kids eat veg instead of letting them eat whatever they want, don't we want our kids to be happy?
Love your sperm strategy, fx!!
100,000th post! Woohoo!

5- I was sure I was out and didn't get a bfp 12dpo. It's not over till the red bitch arrives!

Hobber- I had a psychic tell me dd3 was a boy, ignore it and sway away!

ELP- :rofl: Amen, I'll lay off the chocolate for one day for Lola!

B- so did you formally find out and tell the kids? Dd1 and this one will be a few weeks short of 10 yrs apart, I don't love the gap but I feel it's a bit up to us how strong the relationship is. If we let her ignore him and just run her own life they won't have any relationship but if we encourage them to play and interact it'll all work out.

Did you test earlier?

[love being a mummy]

Do we need to DTD 24hrs after first +opt ?

[TTC5]

Depends when you think you may Ovulate... how many days do you get +'s for?

[Plum3]

Cinss, looks like a great plan to me as well.

3, I took Robitussin yep. I wonder if that's what is making my sinuses so much worse? I'll see what happens next cycle with it, unless I get a bfp this time (hopefully!).

Lola, thanks and sorry to hear about your dog as well. It is heartbreaking to see them so sick and even more heartbreaking to see them go :( Atomic has posted a few things about whey protein not being good for fertility or more so not knowing the effects it has on fertility. I didn't want to take my chances so just got DH to stop. He takes it for muscle building. It works really well and his arms are huge now. I don't tell him that though ;) I will be interested to see what info you find. Oh I am praying for your hubbies balls! Good luck!!

5, you're not out! 10dpo is still early! Put those sticks away. Cramps don't mean AF is coming. I had cramps during the 2ww with both my girls.

Hobbers, thanks :) I don't believe in all that psychic stuff so can't really comment on it. Please don't give up just because of some readings though.

LBAM, I agree with 5, it depends when you O and how many days of OPKs you get. Generally if you're going for one attempt you DTD 12-18 hours after first positive OPK.

B, sorry to hear you are still having a rough time. ((hugs))

I am 8dpo today, still resisting the urge to test, I know it is way too early anyway. Cramping still. I have an appointment with my fertility specialist tomorrow so if this cycle doesn't work then I am pretty sure it will be onto Clomid. At least then I will know when I am going to O.

[2pinkNoblue]

Hobber-- My kids do that too, my little one (3yrs old) even tells people at preshcool that she has a little brother on the way, kills me to correct it cuz I wish it was true. My older daughter (5) says mommy can we please have a baby boy in the morning I dont have any brothers (she is my tomboy too) She acts like its just a matter of my saying "yes"...

Lola--yep man kegels it when they like move it, ya know what I mean, it also delays, and intensifies climax, and increases volume...worth looking into for all these reasons :))

Cinss--Thanks for the info I will try to pretty my signature up and add some tickers! Cant wait to be DUe date buddies FX!!!

Begonia--I am so sorry, when I was preg with DD2 i REALLY thought she was a boy, so when I found out she was a she (i know this sounds weird but) I grieved the loss of my imagined son...it was BAD! I have been kind of scared of trying to get preg for fear of having a girl....I feel your pain...of course now I would give her up even for twin boys (which would be divine) love her to bits....and I would not worry about the age diff u kind of have to have another so the littlest can have someone to play with too! I am at the point that I know I want more kids so I am gonna sway my ass off and if its a girl anyway I am gonna cry but then at least I know I gave it my best shot ya know, and I know you did! [[HUGS]]

5- LOL "its not over till the Red Bitch Comes" FUNNY

[2pinkNoblue]

Bec---Hey I am prob gonna start clomid next too cycle I am nervous hear it sways pink but feel the same as you at least I will O dang it! My Dr apt is on Monday the 21st, and I am really hoping it doesnt turn out like TTC5's Dr visit. Have you done Clomid before? HOw much and what cycle days?

[2pinkNoblue]

Hey Ladies check me out I have pretty stuff on my signature! I never had that on IG!

[3Pink1Blue]

5- I tested at 11dpo because my bff begged me to, but it was so light I thought it was an hope line lol I didn't test any earlier because I had zero symptoms.

2PNB- I believe it sways pink because it tends to dry up your cm and that can be remedied :) Love the siggy!

[Plum3]

Bec---Hey I am prob gonna start clomid next too cycle I am nervous hear it sways pink but feel the same as you at least I will O dang it! My Dr apt is on Monday the 21st, and I am really hoping it doesnt turn out like TTC5's Dr visit. Have you done Clomid before? HOw much and what cycle days?

I took Clomid with my first daughter, it didn't make me O so I moved onto FSH injections. I conceived my second daughter on 50mg, days 3-7. Before taking medications I rarely, if ever O'd on my own. I conceived first ovulation cycles with both my daughters so I know that once I get O'ing I have pretty good fertility. Kinda sounds odd doesn't it? Anyway, off track... Have you ever had Clomid before?

[TTC5]

Thanks Jen!

[Cinss]

Hey Ladies check me out I have pretty stuff on my signature! I never had that on IG!


Very nice

[ELP]

Do you think it's best to do it 3 times in one day? Thats what I was planning on doing but I got told that sways girl cause it lowers sperm count.

Doing it 3 times would only lower sperm count in the balls, but would increase it in the crypts where we are needing it for attempts, I think?? So at attempt time, surely more bd is a good thing:agree:

[love being a mummy]

Depends when you think you may Ovulate... how many days do you get +'s for?
I've never used the tests before not sure how many days I get. I've been tracking my cycle for over 6 months now but never used tests




LBAM, I agree with 5, it depends when you O and how many days of OPKs you get. Generally if you're going for one attempt you DTD 12-18 hours after first positive OPK.
Thanks, not sure if I should 1 attempt or more


Doing it 3 times would only lower sperm count in the balls, but would increase it in the crypts where we are needing it for attempts, I think?? So at attempt time, surely more bd is a good thing:agree:
Thats what I was thinking. What did you do?

[TTC5]

Show me your charts LBAM :)

[love being a mummy]

I don't have a chart, I'm not on FF.
When I say charting I mean just like writing down when AF starts. I don't do temps.
What sort of info do you need?

[TTC5]

Oh right I see!
Oh was going to ask to see your FF chart lol :P

[love being a mummy]

If I joined FF would I be able to put info in from my previous cycles?

[TTC5]

I am not 100% sure want me to find out? If you click on my chart in my siggie it takes you to FF :)

[love being a mummy]

I'll have a look :)
Probably no point, just looked over my notes I don't have much info anyway.
All I know is the last 2 cycles I had EWCM start on CD19

[ELP]

Thats what I was thinking. What did you do?
I bd'ed on the day I noticed my cm start changing to fertile, which was about 2 days before +opk. We bd'ed morn and evening of that day only. And I'm pretty sure I ov quickly after the +opk as my cm turns creamy literally hours after +opk:agree: I wanted to have full crypts waiting for the egg so then everyone starts from the same place, and hopefully the boy environment would help the blues along.

[love being a mummy]

Sounds good.

I was looking up my 2nd last cycle and I noted that CM was creamy on CD17 then EWCM CD19.
I wasn't using OPT's or taking temps.
Does that mean I O on the day when EWCM started?

[Plum3]

LBAM, it might be worth charting your previous cycles. Then you will have something to go back and look at. Makes it easier when it's charted out nicely for you.

5, was just checking out your charts again. Your temps are heaps higher this cycle than all your previous ones. Wonder why that is?

[ELP]

Does that mean I O on the day when EWCM started?
I don't know, everybody is different, thats the nightmare!!! Some people continue to have ewcm after ov others it might be just before. I went by ov cramps and the change in cm to ewcm. I think my ov tied in with the small amount of ewcm I got and the cramps, then when the cramps lighten up the cm changes back to creamy I assume that I have ov'ed. I do believe that on ov days my body just shoots the egg out, no messing around lol:)

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5: Sorry to hear things didn't go as planned with the doc :( Maybe with all those +opks you are just going to get a late + hpt.....you never know.

Lola: Wow!!! I so excited for you!!! I don't put a lot of stock in "fortune tellers" either, but it sure is nice when they say what you want to hear. GL with your attempt.

I can not wait to see all the BFP in the next few months....so exciting!!!

I am finally getting over this cold!!! Yeah!!! I still have a slight cough, but I can deal with that. This weekend starts the holidays here : 4 of our 6 children have birthdays in November, so this weekend is the BIG party. They all seem to pick yummy cakes for me to make, this years selections are......lemon cheesecake, choc fudge cake, strawberry shortcake, and ice cream cake. I have my work cut out for me to say the least. We did "tell" the children last night and they are all thrilled, but bummed that we are not finding out the sex. Several over the children kept asking, "Are you sure you don't have a baby in there Mom" "You belly looks a little bigger". My body is just too use to being preggo. I would love to be able to hide it from the rest of our family until after Christmas.

[LolaInLove]

Do you think it's best to do it 3 times in one day? Thats what I was planning on doing but I got told that sways girl cause it lowers sperm count.







Well, my DH hardly has any sperm anyway, so if this sperm thing is true, it would be a girl but I don't care....I'm not really swaying anymore, I just stick around because I've been doing it for so long. I should have put that in context more, since I'm not really a candidate to sway since we are not "optimally fertile." I am also on in infertility website and they suggested we just put as many up there as possible on O day.

[2pinkNoblue]

Bec---No I never had taken any fertility anything, both my girls were surprises we werent trying but now that I wnat to get Preg I cant figure out when the Hell I O...So frustrating! both times I got preg coming right off the pill or BFing so its like first cycle off I O but after that Randomly, def not regularly! and I never notice any EWCM, its always the same creamy, like thin lotion kinda sorry TMI...I heard Clomid sways girl, and I also heard you can take soy isoflavones in place of clomid, have you ever heard that? What do you think about that? my testoterone levels are naturally high which would be good except they are so high that they keep me from O-ing

Anyone Advice---what do you all do before you are ready for your attempt for contraceptive? I am not sure when I will O so I am always scared when we DTD that I will get Preg w/o being able to sway with timing and such...any advice, this can be so overwhelming sometimes...

Just wanted to share something my daughter (3years old) is sitting next to me coloring singing "I am happy and smart, I am happy and Smart" and I just thought to myself I get so stressed out planning the things I want to happen, sometimes I think I need to just sit back and count my many blessings!

[TTC5]

LBAM, it might be worth charting your previous cycles. Then you will have something to go back and look at. Makes it easier when it's charted out nicely for you.

5, was just checking out your charts again. Your temps are heaps higher this cycle than all your previous ones. Wonder why that is?

I think because we are having warmer weather? I am not sure though?

11 DPO BFN. Clear as day negative... temp shot right up today.

[Cinss]

Anyone Advice---what do you all do before you are ready for your attempt for contraceptive? I am not sure when I will O so I am always scared when we DTD that I will get Preg w/o being able to sway with timing and such...any advice, this can be so overwhelming sometimes...

Just wanted to share something my daughter (3years old) is sitting next to me coloring singing "I am happy and smart, I am happy and Smart" and I just thought to myself I get so stressed out planning the things I want to happen, sometimes I think I need to just sit back and count my many blessings!

DP has to wear a condom unless i am due for AF in a few days or have just had it. He cooperates with me but does put on the big sad puppy eyes when i tell him to put one on.

I had a moment like that too yesterday with my daughter (2yrs in Jan), she had her 1st piggy back ride around the house, she was laughing and crying out with joy, she makes me so happy. :)

[Flava]

I don't know, everybody is different, thats the nightmare!!! Some people continue to have ewcm after ov others it might be just before. I went by ov cramps and the change in cm to ewcm. I think my ov tied in with the small amount of ewcm I got and the cramps, then when the cramps lighten up the cm changes back to creamy I assume that I have ov'ed. I do believe that on ov days my body just shoots the egg out, no messing around lol:)

yeah I have ewcm days befoe O and at least for a day after but sometimes more

[Alexis2007]

HEY!!! Hope everyone is doing well.

Update on me...I'm 8dpo today and temps are higher than they've ever been! Feeling super dizzy and light headed. I'm having twinges in my boobs and creamy cm. I also had a blob of ewcm a couple of days ago and I never get that!!! Hoping it's all good signs. AF is due on Sunday and I *may* test on Thursday at 10dpo. I am very nervous!

[love being a mummy]

HEY!!! Hope everyone is doing well.

Update on me...I'm 8dpo today and temps are higher than they've ever been! Feeling super dizzy and light headed. I'm having twinges in my boobs and creamy cm. I also had a blob of ewcm a couple of days ago and I never get that!!! Hoping it's all good signs. AF is due on Sunday and I *may* test on Thursday at 10dpo. I am very nervous!

Good luck :)

[TTC5]

HEY!!! Hope everyone is doing well.

Update on me...I'm 8dpo today and temps are higher than they've ever been! Feeling super dizzy and light headed. I'm having twinges in my boobs and creamy cm. I also had a blob of ewcm a couple of days ago and I never get that!!! Hoping it's all good signs. AF is due on Sunday and I *may* test on Thursday at 10dpo. I am very nervous!

FX Alexis!!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

Hi ladies,

The Dr said my blood work indicated thyroid levels were little high, She put me on 50 mcg of Levothyroxine. She said I will get my hormones back on track. This can take anywhere from 1 to 2 months I have to go in 2 weeks to check my levels again. I really hope the medication is helping me. After all I KNEW something was wrong.

I asked the Dr. If I could try this cycle and she said yes, why not :worry: I tried to make two attempts, but I ended up with just once. I always get positive opk's for 3 days, but I don't know why I only had positve opk for 1 day in half ..I didn't take clomid so I don't know why that happened again?

I feel no hope for this cycle, but I tried anyways.

How's everyone? I hope everyone is doing well. Good luck to all.

[TTC5]

MFC, glad your dr has been able to give you a diagnosis! Also, FX for your TWW!!

[My Fabulous Children]

Thank you TTC5, How are you? your temps are looking good. You are still early! Test in a few days, FX for your BFP hun.

[TTC5]

Thankyou!!!!

[Plum3]

WP, good to hear you are feeling better and doing well with the pregnancy. Wow, sounds like you are in for some serious cake making!

2P, that's right, I remember reading that you weren't trying to conceive when you fell pregnant. I have heard of taking soy isoflavones. In fact, I was looking into them as I was going to try them but we don't have them here in Australia unfortunately. If I could get my hands on it I would give it a shot for sure. For contraceptive we either use condoms or withdrawal method.

5, yep could be the warmer weather, didn't think of that. Keep poas, I'm still hopeful for you.

Alexis, sounds promising! We are the exactly the same with our cycles. I am 8dpo and AF is due Sunday.

MFC, hopefully the medication will stabilise your thyroid. And good luck for this cycle, I hope it's the one!

I saw my specialist today and got my script for Clomid. I am pretty sure I am out this cycle. I have had spotting all day. I know it could be implantation but I really doubt it. If it's spotting then I have a LP defect for sure. I got some B6 to start when AF arrives. I couldn't hold out testing, BFN of course. Don't know why I bothered because even if it was implantation spotting I wouldn't get a positive yet anyway.

[TTC5]

Oh Bec I so feel this is your month!

[Plum3]

Oh Bec I so feel this is your month!

Wish I felt that way too!

[TTC5]

LOL I'm hearing you haha

[Flava]

Alexis-good luck to you!

Fab-I hope the meds will help you. Don't know about the opk's mine cycle is crazy too O was super late no clue what's going on.
We also only tried once and I think it may have been to late or swayed pink.great...
Anyway good luck to you!

[Alexis2007]

thanks ladies! Temp dropped a little this am and cm is sticky/creamy mix so I'm not feeling so confident right now. I was planning on testing tomorrow but if my temp drops again, I may just wait and see if AF is late.

[LolaInLove]

HEY!!! Hope everyone is doing well.

Update on me...I'm 8dpo today and temps are higher than they've ever been! Feeling super dizzy and light headed. I'm having twinges in my boobs and creamy cm. I also had a blob of ewcm a couple of days ago and I never get that!!! Hoping it's all good signs. AF is due on Sunday and I *may* test on Thursday at 10dpo. I am very nervous!

Hey Alexis! That made me super happy to read! FXFXFXFXFX!!!!!!!! Do it, test tomorrow!

[LolaInLove]

Alexis, temps can drop around implantation time- 8-10dpo for sure. Don't feel out yet. You never know!

MFC, maybe your body is being weird if it's your first cycle off Clomid?

[Flava]

Foxy did you dtd ? Can you be pregnant maybe?

[My Fabulous Children]

WP, good to hear you are feeling better and doing well with the pregnancy. Wow, sounds like you are in for some serious cake making!

2P, that's right, I remember reading that you weren't trying to conceive when you fell pregnant. I have heard of taking soy isoflavones. In fact, I was looking into them as I was going to try them but we don't have them here in Australia unfortunately. If I could get my hands on it I would give it a shot for sure. For contraceptive we either use condoms or withdrawal method.

5, yep could be the warmer weather, didn't think of that. Keep poas, I'm still hopeful for you.

Alexis, sounds promising! We are the exactly the same with our cycles. I am 8dpo and AF is due Sunday.

MFC, hopefully the medication will stabilise your thyroid. And good luck for this cycle, I hope it's the one!

I saw my specialist today and got my script for Clomid. I am pretty sure I am out this cycle. I have had spotting all day. I know it could be implantation but I really doubt it. If it's spotting then I have a LP defect for sure. I got some B6 to start when AF arrives. I couldn't hold out testing, BFN of course. Don't know why I bothered because even if it was implantation spotting I wouldn't get a positive yet anyway.

Thanks Bec, I hope you get your bfp soon if not Clomid can help with LP and can bring on ovulation early. FX you won't need it.

[My Fabulous Children]

Alexis-good luck to you!

Fab-I hope the meds will help you. Don't know about the opk's mine cycle is crazy too O was super late no clue what's going on.
We also only tried once and I think it may have been to late or swayed pink.great...
Anyway good luck to you!

Thanks Flava, I really hope we all get our BFPs this month, FX! What CD did you attempt? I did O-1 ..

[TTC5]

Alexis-good luck to you!

Fab-I hope the meds will help you. Don't know about the opk's mine cycle is crazy too O was super late no clue what's going on.
We also only tried once and I think it may have been to late or swayed pink.great...
Anyway good luck to you!

Have you tried already? How many dpo are you? FX for a blue bean!!!

[TTC5]

thanks ladies! Temp dropped a little this am and cm is sticky/creamy mix so I'm not feeling so confident right now. I was planning on testing tomorrow but if my temp drops again, I may just wait and see if AF is late.

Your chart looks great still!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

thanks ladies! Temp dropped a little this am and cm is sticky/creamy mix so I'm not feeling so confident right now. I was planning on testing tomorrow but if my temp drops again, I may just wait and see if AF is late.

Good luck!

[TTC5]

I hope someone can help me here. I just got a faint line on a HPT. It's been over 6 weeks now since my DnC. Would I still get a positive HPT at this point? No AF either? I was 9 weeks when I had the DnC.

I would think by now it would be well out your system!

[TTC5]

Me.... crappy BFN 12 dpo and temp dropped this morning :(

[My Fabulous Children]

Alexis, temps can drop around implantation time- 8-10dpo for sure. Don't feel out yet. You never know!

MFC, maybe your body is being weird if it's your first cycle off Clomid?

Maybe ..I don't know what's going on. How are you Lola?

[My Fabulous Children]

I hope someone can help me here. I just got a faint line on a HPT. It's been over 6 weeks now since my DnC. Would I still get a positive HPT at this point? No AF either? I was 9 weeks when I had the DnC.

Hey Foxy! How are you feeling dear? Can you take a blood test?

[Foxy]

TTC5 - I was thinking the same. So confused. Sorry about the BFN and your temp dropping :( December is a great month to make some blues though! I concieved my 2 boys in Dec.

[TTC5]

Hubby now says he wants to skip December :(

[Flava]

Thanks Flava, I really hope we all get our BFPs this month, FX! What CD did you attempt? I did O-1 ..
we did last night on O at least i hope not O+12 if that thing is real.

[Foxy]

MFC - I'm glad that you are getting help for your thyroid problems. Hopefully it wont be long before your body is back on track again. I think you only got one positive OPK because you stopped the clomid. I will keep you in my prayers, hun xx

[Flava]

ttc5-we tried only once. sorry for the bfn...we will also skip December and try one more time in jan. I would love to have a October baby!

[Foxy]

TTC5 - Why does he want to skip Dec?

[My Fabulous Children]

Me.... crappy BFN 12 dpo and temp dropped this morning :(

Sorry you got a bfn hun, Its not over until AF shows up right?!!

[TTC5]

TTC5 - Why does he want to skip Dec?

He won't say why but I have a good feeling is it he wants to drink his home brew as that is ready next month :P

Weird thing is Ruby said we will get a BFP or conceive Jan 12 and DH said last night he dreamt I was preg and due Oct 14! Weird, LOL...

I dreamt last night of a BFP :(

[My Fabulous Children]

Hubby now says he wants to skip December :(

Why?

I agree with Foxy, Dec is a great month. I also conceived my boy in Dec.

[Foxy]

Flava - I hope there wont be any need for TTC in Jan. :)

[My Fabulous Children]

we did last night on O at least i hope not O+12 if that thing is real.

I think your timing was great!

[My Fabulous Children]

MFC - I will have to wait forever to get an appointment with my doc. I think I will test again in a couple of days if AF is still a no show. I'm glad that you are getting help for your thyroid problems. Hopefully it wont be long before your body is back on track again. I think you only got one positive OPK because you stopped the clomid. I will keep you in my prayers, hun xx

Thank you xxx, Yes test in a couple of days. I think if you're pregnant the test line should get darker, lets see. Good luck.

[ams]

Hi ttc5, I hear u on the December thing my dh and myself to be honest love a beer on a hot day... And it sure has been hot lately! But in saying that I am still going with dec! Surely a few beers couldn't hurt??? It's mostly made up of yeast anyway! And have u seen beer ads! All the blokes look like they are full if testosterone so must have something in it right : )

And I don't think my sway will be 100 percent perfect anyway so I am going with it , doing the diet, supps, ural etc and will have a few beers because after all it is the silly season!

[Flava]

He won't say why but I have a good feeling is it he wants to drink his home brew as that is ready next month :P

Weird thing is Ruby said we will get a BFP or conceive Jan 12 and DH said last night he dreamt I was preg and due Oct 14! Weird, LOL...

I dreamt last night of a BFP :(

i want an October baby!! boy lol
Ruby even told you the date?

[Flava]

Flava - I hope there wont be any need for TTC in Jan. :)
I don't know I think this sway was not so good ...at least the BD thing.

[Flava]

fab- you not on much where have you been?

[TTC5]

i want an October baby!! boy lol
Ruby even told you the date?

Not the date just January 12 but DH said he was told clearly in a dream I would be due Oct 14th 2012

[TTC5]

I don't know I think this sway was not so good ...at least the BD thing.

I think your timing was good IMO I think you were spot on O!

[Cinss]

TTC5 - So hubby will be drinking a few beers next month... Maybe it wont be too hard for you to get him to cooperate with you in the heat of the moment :wink:

[Flava]

ttc5-don't you think DH just want to drink beer and so he came up with this dream?:rofl:

[Flava]

Not the date just January 12 but DH said he was told clearly in a dream I would be due Oct 14th 2012

Oh Ruby told me Nov. Dec. but we are not going in Dec. so it's Nov. or Jan .for us lol.

[Hobbermittens]

Oh Ruby told me Nov. Dec. but we are not going in Dec. so it's Nov. or Jan .for us lol.

Why aren't you trying in December?

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5 - I was thinking the same. So confused. Sorry about the BFN and your temp dropping :( December is a great month to make some blues though! I concieved my 2 boys in Dec.

Yeah, I am hoping for a blue BFP next month! I conceived my son in Dec. as well. I think it is a great boy month!!

[Hobbermittens]

Me.... crappy BFN 12 dpo and temp dropped this morning :(

Sorry TTC5!! I thought for sure this was your month... for twins maybe! :(

[Flava]

Why aren't you trying in December?
oh because I just don't want to.Im sick of swaying O is screwed up every month and i think we dtd to tale or to early and I just want to bake and hang out with the girls and not eating drinking taking sups all day.I just need a break.

[Hobbermittens]

oh because I just don't want to.Im sick of swaying O is screwed up every month and i think we dtd to tale or to early and I just want to bake and hang out with the girls and not eating drinking taking sups all day.I just need a break.

Yeah, it is a hard month because of the holidays. But I think it is a good boy month! Lots of boys conceived in Dec. My son is one of them! :) So we are going for it. :)

[TTC5]

OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.

[Plum3]

thanks ladies! Temp dropped a little this am and cm is sticky/creamy mix so I'm not feeling so confident right now. I was planning on testing tomorrow but if my temp drops again, I may just wait and see if AF is late.

Those little changes don't mean anything. My temp always fluctuates. Your chart still looks very promising. Test, go on!

[Plum3]

I hope someone can help me here. I just got a faint line on a HPT. It's been over 6 weeks now since my DnC. Would I still get a positive HPT at this point? No AF either? I was 9 weeks when I had the DnC.

Have you had any follow blood test after the D&C? I hope it's a bfp for you!

[Plum3]

Thanks Bec, I hope you get your bfp soon if not Clomid can help with LP and can bring on ovulation early. FX you won't need it.

Thankyou :) I'm onto my next cycle now. I hope Clomid and B6 will do the trick.

[Plum3]

Me.... crappy BFN 12 dpo and temp dropped this morning :(

I'm so sorry :( I know how you feel, I am in the same boat. And sorry that you are feeling so crappy about things this morning. ((hugs))

[TTC5]

Bec did the witch show?

[Plum3]

we did last night on O at least i hope not O+12 if that thing is real.

Good luck! I really hope this is your month Flava! Then you can enjoy all your baking over the holidays without worrying about swaying ;)

[Cinss]

OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.

I'm in the same boat TTC5... I am also the biggest i have ever been in my life and just had to go buy new clothes that fit me, i hate looking at myself naked now and i keep thinking DP is going to stop being attracted to me. Its so uncomfortable i just wish i was pregnant already so people would just think "oh shes pregnant, not just fat" :(

[Plum3]

Bec did the witch show?

Well I had spotting all day yesterday, but I actually think it was more of a light flow than anything. I don't usually have very heavy flows. And today it is a bit heavier and it's red as well. So I am counting yesterday as CD1. I'll start Clomid on CD4.

[TTC5]

Bummer :( I will probably be joining you soon xx

[TTC5]

I'm in the same boat TTC5... I am also the biggest i have ever been in my life and just had to go buy new clothes that fit me, i hate looking at myself naked now and i keep thinking DP is going to stop being attracted to me. Its so uncomfortable i just wish i was pregnant already so people would just think "oh shes pregnant, not just fat" :(

I feel so down I actually have not eaten anything today :(

[Plum3]

I feel so down I actually have not eaten anything today :(

:( :( If this isn't your month are you sure you won't try in December?

[TTC5]

Prob not... we are really struggling right now so can't afford to eat well/supps and all that either :(

Been a bad morning for me..

[2pinkNoblue]

5-- i am right there with ya! same size and everything! Maybe you should give it a go in December I have a feeling a lot of BFPs are gonna show up come the 1st of the year !Dec is gonna be a good boy month!

cinss--me too! I wanna be the preggo not the fatty..lol...never been this big in my life either!

Bec, Fab, Lola and anyone else who has taken clomid advice please! how do they determine what CDs you take it, and how much? Bec why r u taking b6 with it? I have a dr apt on nov 21 to talk to the Dr about this and I am scared that it is going to be a negative experience :(

[Kris217]

Hi ttc5, I hear u on the December thing my dh and myself to be honest love a beer on a hot day... And it sure has been hot lately! But in saying that I am still going with dec! Surely a few beers couldn't hurt??? It's mostly made up of yeast anyway! And have u seen beer ads! All the blokes look like they are full if testosterone so must have something in it right : )

And I don't think my sway will be 100 percent perfect anyway so I am going with it , doing the diet, supps, ural etc and will have a few beers because after all it is the silly season!

My brother is an alcoholic and his 2 kids are boys so maybe beer drinking has something to do with that?

[Kris217]

OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.

Aww i'm sorry you don't feel good about that but the good thing is it's only weight and can come off :) hard work yes but it can come off so try not to worry too much about that....you've got enough worries at the moment with finances and so on so yeah don't feel bad about yourself. ((hugs))

[love being a mummy]

Me.... crappy BFN 12 dpo and temp dropped this morning :(
:(


Hubby now says he wants to skip December :(
Noooooooo


ttc5-don't you think DH just want to drink beer and so he came up with this dream?:rofl:
lol


OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.
HUGS

TTC5 when would you be due to O in Dec?

[Plum3]

5-- i am right there with ya! same size and everything! Maybe you should give it a go in December I have a feeling a lot of BFPs are gonna show up come the 1st of the year !Dec is gonna be a good boy month!

cinss--me too! I wanna be the preggo not the fatty..lol...never been this big in my life either!

Bec, Fab, Lola and anyone else who has taken clomid advice please! how do they determine what CDs you take it, and how much? Bec why r u taking b6 with it? I have a dr apt on nov 21 to talk to the Dr about this and I am scared that it is going to be a negative experience :(

Your doctor will tell you what cycle days to take Clomid. For example 3-7, 4-8, 5-9 etc. I conceived my DD2 taking it days 4-8 so that's what I am doing this time as well.

I'm taking B6 to help lengthen my LP. This cycle it was a pathetic 8 days. It is usually 12 days so even lengthening that can't hurt.

Why do you think it will be a negative experience with your doctor?

[Plum3]

Oh and I am taking 50mg of Clomid. You start out low and if it doesn't make you O your dose will be increased.

[TTC5]

I would be o'ing in the first week or two of Dec x

[CapricornAquarius]

Ttc5 I know with the boy sway they recommend you put on weight which i did, but I only put on 5kilos, Im normally 52Kgs and for the sway I was 57kgs and I hated that, so I cant imagine how your feeling, & Im 1cm shorter then you.

Try take your mind off swaying for a bit & maybe go to the gym, walk everyday, anything to help get some of your weight off, you will feel so much better for it.

[TTC5]

Ttc5 I know with the boy sway they recommend you put on weight which i did, but I only put on 5kilos, Im normally 52Kgs and for the sway I was 57kgs and I hated that, so I cant imagine how your feeling, & Im 1cm shorter then you.

Try take your mind off swaying for a bit & maybe go to the gym, walk everyday, anything to help get some of your weight off, you will feel so much better for it.

I feel horrible. I am usually only 60kilos at the most :(
I had to cancel my gym membership this week.

[CapricornAquarius]

I hope you can feel better real soon! Thats Ok Ttc5 you dont need the gym, just start walking, anything you know.

[TTC5]

Yeah I need to hey. I feel sooo down in the dumps today my hormones must be so out of whack. I am not sure I even want to sway anymore :(

[Hobbermittens]

OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.

I am huge too! It is this damn diet. But it will all be worth it when we have our baby boys!

[Plum3]

5, how are you feeling now?

[Flava]

Yeah, it is a hard month because of the holidays. But I think it is a good boy month! Lots of boys conceived in Dec. My son is one of them! :) So we are going for it. :)
We are in FL so in Dec. is still warm here .And because of that I don't think it matters for us.Like i just don't think it's really a "boy month" here.

[Flava]

Good luck! I really hope this is your month Flava! Then you can enjoy all your baking over the holidays without worrying about swaying ;)
Thanks I hope so too...but there are times I don't even want to be pregnant anymore...Im so FAT too! Never been this big , ever.
For those of you who is not so big how do you do it???Im thinking I have to start loosing weight.really!

[Flava]

Bec- Im sorry for af is here for you....hope you get a bfp next time with the clomid.

[Flava]

Yeah I need to hey. I feel sooo down in the dumps today my hormones must be so out of whack. I am not sure I even want to sway anymore :(

Im sorry big hugs! XXX But you know I feel the same!!! We should really talk about this girls! How on earth some of us get so fat and some only put on a little Like CA??
Is this because they get a bfp fast and did not do the diet long or what??
Im doing it since April and put on almost 30 lbs now!!! I hate it I absolute hate it!!!
Thinking about loosing weight but how can I when we always have to eat? Even at night need a damn late night snack!
And can't just eat a apple or so it must be apple and nuts then or so on YKWIM...
So what now? I know even liek this I have a huge chance for another girl if I stop and loose weight it's a girl for sure!
Only way is stop swaying , no more baby and loose the damn fat!I guess...

[Flava]

Good think is Im in the 2 ww now , it's always easy for me. I hate the wait from af to O.

[3Pink1Blue]

LBAM - I would definitely start tracking with FF. I did it long enough to determine that I O overnight/early morning after my +opk and that by evening cm I start turning creamy. FF can be so helpful figuring out what day that egg'll drop :)

WP - 4 out of 6 in November?! Wow, you're horny little bunnies in Feb/March lol OMG those cakes sound yummy! Yay for excited kids!

2PNB - I believe Chlomid sways pink because it dries up cm. If you've never noticed ewcm I think that's definitely something to work on. I'd avoid soy, it releases estrogen so I'm not sure why it would be used to sway boy. Also there's studies about soy causing sterility in boys of soy scarfing mom's. Not sure if the isoflavones do the same.
They suck but condoms are great between attempts.

Alexis- fx!!

MFC- hope the meds get things under control asap!

Foxy - if there was any tissue left over it would have caused an infection so you'd definitely know it. Generally within a couple wks of a m/c or D&C your hormone levels would be completely normal. I had a violent m/c and d&c at 13 wks and af arrived 32 days later, I'd say chances are you're preggo!

5- Sorry you're having such a hard time with the weight, I hated all the weight I gained in this process but I choose to believe every pound mattered. I'm seriously in denial about my weight, I'm only paying attention to the last two number at this point.

Bec- Sorry for af.

Flava - I hear ya, I gained 20 ish lbs and already have my weight loss plan figured out. Yay for the 2WW!

[TTC5]

Well 13 dpo for me and bfn and starting to spot so AF will be here on the weekend. DH doesn't want to try anymore because our finances are so tight.

So now I am 20kilos overweight and no baby.

[Cinss]

Maybe if we cut our portions in half we wouldnt put so much weight on? If i continue to pack on the pounds like i have been i am going to end up very deperessed. This is my 3rd month of the HE diet, and now i seem hungry ALL the time!

[3Pink1Blue]

5- so sorry Hun, I'm 30kilos overweight and put on 15 of those while swaying, some the first time and then even more after the m/c. I know I'm not in the same boat as you, I just wanted you to know you aren't alone.
Sorry dh wants to stop ttc. I say stop the sups, stick to diet and see if that changes finances enough that you can keep going.

Cinss- before you cut portions try cutting out high calorie proceeded foods. Scale back on the breads and pasta and up the meats, veggies and nuts. You'll pack a much bigger nutrient bang for your buck and ingest less calories overall therefor slowing the weight gain.

[love being a mummy]

LBAM - I would definitely start tracking with FF. I did it long enough to determine that I O overnight/early morning after my +opk and that by evening cm I start turning creamy. FF can be so helpful figuring out what day that egg'll drop
what info I need to put into that, I am due to O in about 2 weeks is that enough time to track?


Well 13 dpo for me and bfn and starting to spot so AF will be here on the weekend. DH doesn't want to try anymore because our finances are so tight.
Things could change in 9 months though, I understand hubby just being cautious though

So now I am 20kilos overweight and no baby.
That sucks ! :( .


Maybe if we cut our portions in half we wouldnt put so much weight on? If i continue to pack on the pounds like i have been i am going to end up very deperessed. This is my 3rd month of the HE diet, and now i seem hungry ALL the time!
Thats what I have been trying to do, lots of food but small portions and eat frequently.




Cinss- before you cut portions try cutting out high calorie proceeded foods. Scale back on the breads and pasta and up the meats, veggies and nuts. You'll pack a much bigger nutrient bang for your buck and ingest less calories overall therefor slowing the weight gain.

Great advice

[Hobbermittens]

Well 13 dpo for me and bfn and starting to spot so AF will be here on the weekend. DH doesn't want to try anymore because our finances are so tight.

So now I am 20kilos overweight and no baby.

I'm sorry TTC5! I know our finances are tight as well, but my thought is, when the economy picks up, so will our finances. Things can't suck forever!

If you decide not to TTC anymore (I hope that isn't the case!!) at least you can start losing weight, right? I had great luck (quick results) with the Atkins diet. But I hope you are going to keep trying for that baby boy!!

[Kris217]

Thanks I hope so too...but there are times I don't even want to be pregnant anymore...Im so FAT too! Never been this big , ever.
For those of you who is not so big how do you do it???Im thinking I have to start loosing weight.really!

I'm my biggest too but I've been so lucky not to have gained any weight so far! I could just imagine if I was like my sister and gained 20kgs the first 20 weeks! I'm not too worried about it at the moment though, I will take care of it once the baby is born.

[Cinss]

5- so sorry Hun, I'm 30kilos overweight and put on 15 of those while swaying, some the first time and then even more after the m/c. I know I'm not in the same boat as you, I just wanted you to know you aren't alone.
Sorry dh wants to stop ttc. I say stop the sups, stick to diet and see if that changes finances enough that you can keep going.

Cinss- before you cut portions try cutting out high calorie proceeded foods. Scale back on the breads and pasta and up the meats, veggies and nuts. You'll pack a much bigger nutrient bang for your buck and ingest less calories overall therefor slowing the weight gain.

Thanks, good advice :)

[TTC5]

Thanks ladies! I still have some supps left over so may continue those incase hubby comes around but then I am starting to think maybe I do need to wait till things are better? Oh, I don't know :(
I just want another little baby, you know? I know I'm lucky to have 4 already...
My dr comes back tomorrow, going to go ask for blood tests about the + opks. Also, I have rather odd spotting, not like my usual spotting at all. It is very watery and pink like? Only needed a panty liner all day.. not getting my hopes up because I am very crampy. I dreamt last night I did a HPT and it came back 1/2 positive, not sure how that worked lol

[Plum3]

Bec- Im sorry for af is here for you....hope you get a bfp next time with the clomid.

Thanks Flava :)

[Plum3]

Thanks I hope so too...but there are times I don't even want to be pregnant anymore...Im so FAT too! Never been this big , ever.
For those of you who is not so big how do you do it???Im thinking I have to start loosing weight.really!

I have put on 5kg since starting the diet so I guess it's not really all that much. I honestly don't know why some people put on more weight than others. Are you doing weights or any cardio at all Flava? I do them 2-3 times a week at the moment.

[LolaInLove]

Hey TTC5, I know it SUCKS with the weight gain. You guys probably remember me griping about that forever. It's just the longer you do the diet, the more you will gain. Most of us don't intake this amount of calories in a day, be it good nutrients or whatever, it is calories. That was my problem....I was eating super healthy, just eating MORE, so I gained 35lbs over a year of swaying. I felt really bad about myself, I mean REALLY bad. Now that I am not doing that anymore, I have lost weight and really feel like the old me again, although I know that if we ever get pg, I can probably expect a girl, which I am more than happy to have. Actually, I have zero gender desire anymore, we just want a baby. I know exactly what I will name her already, and it makes me excited. But anyway, 5, maybe you should take a break and use the time while DH finished school to get back to the old you and save some $ and and then you can pick it back up. Just one option, I guess. It is hard to figure out what to do, but if you are so miserable about the weight, you should consider taking a break. I know you did that before, and did pretty well with it, right? Aw, big hugs, hunni......I know it is so hard.

2pnb, I took 50mg of Clomid from days 3-7. I think each doctor has their time frame....mine just said to do that timing, and she said to use preseed to counter dryness if I encountered that and to dtd every other day from CD10-18. I ovulated like clockwork on CD13 on the Clomid, and the first month, had more ewcm than usual, but my usual not much the next 2 months (I only did 3 rounds before we found out my DH is the problem so I quit the Clomid). Don't stress about it swaying girl so much, OODLES of boys are born to Clomid moms. When you take it, just use the preseed (or the ew if you want) and please do try to get pg as soon as you can as you know you can't take it forever. Not to mention the weight thing...

[Flava]

Well 13 dpo for me and bfn and starting to spot so AF will be here on the weekend. DH doesn't want to try anymore because our finances are so tight.

So now I am 20kilos overweight and no baby.

You know what we are exactly the same! DH said no because 1 he do not believe we can get a boy and 2 we have no money really...and you know what I know he is right :sad: this is why I was thinking only 1 more try in jan . and that's it.
BUT now I think maybe we are done...I weight my selfs today and I did not put on almost 30 lbs I put on 35 freaking lbs!! How on earth did I allowed this to happen?
Im so fat it's like Im some one else!
And just to think I get another girl like this makes me sick!!!
I read some studies here and none of them says we have to stuff our selfs for months to get a boy not even this 6 weeks everyone talking about here.(where did that 6 weeks come from I don't remember)
Studies says mothers who had high calories intake around O and around conception had more boys and more likely to have boy.
So Im thinking maybe it would be enough to eat the HE diet from after AF to O and in the 2WW??

Anyway I need to loose this weight I can live like this anymore , this is crazy!

[Flava]

I'm my biggest too but I've been so lucky not to have gained any weight so far! I could just imagine if I was like my sister and gained 20kgs the first 20 weeks! I'm not too worried about it at the moment though, I will take care of it once the baby is born.
That's just it! I can't even loose weight when I BF the baby I even put on more! Im not lucky like others they BF and loose all the fat.

[Flava]

I have put on 5kg since starting the diet so I guess it's not really all that much. I honestly don't know why some people put on more weight than others. Are you doing weights or any cardio at all Flava? I do them 2-3 times a week at the moment.
yeah I was doing weight every other day with 2 8 pounds dumbbells ! And Im freaking hungry all the time now!
I use to eat so little I hate this!!!

[2pinkNoblue]

Lola-- did you do opk's or temping to pinpoint O on clomid? were you taking supps with clomid? cause there are things your not supposed to take with it right like Vitex...I am planning to try the first cycle w/ clomid which will be Dec. I am having a hard time getting my DH to take all those pills, he says he would take allthe supps I want him to if he doesnt have to wear a condem lol then I am worried I will DTD at the wrong time and get PG. How did you attempt go? I prayed for you, and your DH...

[2pinkNoblue]

I have gained alot of weight too...it makes me depressed too but I think I would gain 100 lbs if I could just have a boy then I could lose it. I am very fortunate the my husband is very good about telling me how much he likes the way I look no matter what weight I am, that helps me but recently I have been cheating on the diet I sometimes have an "off day" I just feel very weighed down.

Have any of you done MSU I know some of you came from IG and I remember talking about it, what are your thoughts about it, until recently I thought that I would do that to try to get the highest chances I can but it seems like so much stuff to screw up...

[3Pink1Blue]

Flava- me either, I can't lose weight while great feeding without my supply suffering. It can take me a whole year to lose 10-15 lbs. after delivery.

2pnb- I believe flava did msu with her last 2 girls.

[Flava]

2pink-that's just it we gain all this weight and no guarantee for a boy! im thinking most likely I get a girl anyway Im so unlucky!
And yes I did MSU for my last try and got DD4! DD3 was Shettles try for a boy...so this is sway #3 and why would it work right?....
MSU is very hard to do if you can't get the semen float on the EW. And also have to be on IG diet do ions ect all. BUT I did it all and still got a girl!

[Flava]

3pink- you know what you still better of LOL because I do not loos ANY weight when I BF! And if I dear to eat less my milk is going down and never comes back! And I have a problem alredy with BF I don't have enough milk I have to give formula too! It's the only way i can keep on BF longer.

[LolaInLove]

That's just it! I can't even loose weight when I BF the baby I even put on more! Im not lucky like others they BF and loose all the fat.

I am the same way, Flava. I gain about 40lbs when pg and then after the birth, still have about 25 on me until I stop BFing. I am hungrier nursing than when pg! And literally, the week I weaned the girls, my body shrank down before my eyes, it was freaky.

[LolaInLove]

Lola-- did you do opk's or temping to pinpoint O on clomid? were you taking supps with clomid? cause there are things your not supposed to take with it right like Vitex...I am planning to try the first cycle w/ clomid which will be Dec. I am having a hard time getting my DH to take all those pills, he says he would take allthe supps I want him to if he doesnt have to wear a condem lol then I am worried I will DTD at the wrong time and get PG. How did you attempt go? I prayed for you, and your DH...

Yea, I did opks and all. Gosh, I'm trying to remember what I took when on Clomid....I know a prenatal and fish oil, probably my green supplements (I drink a wheatgrass and acai shake and a super greens supplement for general health and fertility)....but I know I didn't take any hormonal supps for sure. Its those that you want to stay away from because the Clomid is altering your homones as it is, and the hormonal supps can interfere with that process. Personally, I wouldn't take many supps except general health ones like I did. I had a thread back when I took it the first time because I was concerned about the same thing: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?4384-Clomid-No-no-s

Thanks for your prayers....our attempt went fine. We just dtd on O-2 and then again on O. I really wanted to try to dtd a few times on O day, but it just didn't work out since we were at work all day! And we didn't make it in the morning either. I think we are going to have to try that the next month though. I may just have to call in sick that day, LOL. So, I guess we'll see!

I'll tell you a trick about getting him to release but not in you before your attempt: blow jobs. DH's will gladly take one of those, and that way he is releasing without you guys having to do it and deal with the condom/no condom issue. But on the other hand, you really do want to try to get pg as soon as you can on the Clomid. You may want to dtd every other day. On this site, we don't really believe in timing much because there are so many studies (NOT on IG!) that debunk timing as a factor. And if you look at the timing for boys or what boy moms did threads, they rarely if ever had a one time shot like you were supposed to on IG. FF will also kill the timing belief for you also, because if you do a chart search for "pregnant with boy," you will find that the majority of them dtd every day or every other day. So, try not to worry about it too much. I would go with dtd every other day on Clomid for sure. I would take opks like crazy and try to see if you have a fade-in pattern until then that indicates when it is coming. Like, I know when mine are almost positive, that they will be super positive the next day, and then I will ovulate the day after that. So we dtd on the almost positive day, skip the super positive day, and then dtd on O day.

[Flava]

Lola- even after BF I have to work to loose the fat no falling of for me :(

[2pinkNoblue]

yeah I am with yall on the not losing weight while BFing--adn I am a lactation consultant--So I know all the tricks...lol

[2pinkNoblue]

Thanks for the info Lola ! I always feel less stressed on this site than IG, does anyone on here do MSU that you know of? Next month you wont have to take the dat off to DTD bc (FX) you will be PG

Bec and Fab any clomid do's or dont's I should know...?

[Kris217]

That's just it! I can't even loose weight when I BF the baby I even put on more! Im not lucky like others they BF and loose all the fat.

This is my first so I have no idea what's going to happen when I BF.....I'm hoping it comes off or stays at what it is. I'd hate for it to keep going up and up!

[Cinss]

This is my first so I have no idea what's going to happen when I BF.....I'm hoping it comes off or stays at what it is. I'd hate for it to keep going up and up!

With my 1st i was back to pre baby weight after 2 weeks of BF, i think most women snap back quick after their 1st? It's the subsequent ones that are harder from what i have seen.

[3Pink1Blue]

I think it depends how much you gain. I only gained 15 with my first and was back to my normal clothes in a little over a week but I was much chunkier. With #3 I gained 30 so it took an entire year to drop the last 15.

[love being a mummy]

You know what we are exactly the same! DH said no because 1 he do not believe we can get a boy and 2 we have no money really...and you know what I know he is right :sad: this is why I was thinking only 1 more try in jan . and that's it.
BUT now I think maybe we are done...I weight my selfs today and I did not put on almost 30 lbs I put on 35 freaking lbs!! How on earth did I allowed this to happen?
Im so fat it's like Im some one else!
And just to think I get another girl like this makes me sick!!!
I read some studies here and none of them says we have to stuff our selfs for months to get a boy not even this 6 weeks everyone talking about here.(where did that 6 weeks come from I don't remember)
Studies says mothers who had high calories intake around O and around conception had more boys and more likely to have boy.
So Im thinking maybe it would be enough to eat the HE diet from after AF to O and in the 2WW??

Anyway I need to loose this weight I can live like this anymore , this is crazy!


I'm concentrating on the HE from AF-O

but you know what my SIL and a friend of mine are both very skinny. No fat on them they never eat breakfast and don't eat much at all. My SIL had 2 boys, my friend has 1girl and 3boys.

There are just too many people with opposites from all the swaying "rules"
Maybe swaying does help but I feel it could only sway a little bit so instead of 50/50 you get a 51/49 chance but then again who knows maybe even after swaying you still have a 50/50 chance.
But I am still going to sway and hope for the best.

[TTC5]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx

[love being a mummy]

Big hugs hun xx
Did AF start ?

[Kris217]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx

Take care of yourself, we'll look forward to your return when you're feeling up to it :)
(((hugs)))

[Flava]

I'm concentrating on the HE from AF-O

but you know what my SIL and a friend of mine are both very skinny. No fat on them they never eat breakfast and don't eat much at all. My SIL had 2 boys, my friend has 1girl and 3boys.

There are just too many people with opposites from all the swaying "rules"
Maybe swaying does help but I feel it could only sway a little bit so instead of 50/50 you get a 51/49 chance but then again who knows maybe even after swaying you still have a 50/50 chance.
But I am still going to sway and hope for the best.

Yeah I kinda regret now that I did this diet all this months and Im so fat now. Maybe I should have done it only from AF to O when i really ttc.
I asked atomic about this but she did not write back yet.
Im starting to walk like 30 min. on the treadmill now because Im really depressed about my weight.
And if this is a bfn ( most likely I think) Im going to loose weight. No ttc for me.

[Flava]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx
Ohhh big hugs to you! I feel the same!!! I have to loose this fat on me and then after that I really don't think we start ttc again...
hope you feel better soon! XXX

[Plum3]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx

:( Hopefully a little break will do you the world of good. Sorry that you are feeling so rotten. xxx ((hugs))

[Plum3]

Thanks for the info Lola ! I always feel less stressed on this site than IG, does anyone on here do MSU that you know of? Next month you wont have to take the dat off to DTD bc (FX) you will be PG

Bec and Fab any clomid do's or dont's I should know...?

None that really come to mind. I am cautious about what supps I take but, like Lola, I only take vitamins really, no hormonal supps. And I definitely would get some pre seed!

[Plum3]

yeah I was doing weight every other day with 2 8 pounds dumbbells ! And Im freaking hungry all the time now!
I use to eat so little I hate this!!!

I am always hungry too! And I eat so much. Our bodies must adjust to the amount we are eating.

[My Fabulous Children]

fab- you not on much where have you been?

Not feeling good at all.

[My Fabulous Children]

OMG I am SO depressed :(
I weighed this morning. 80 fucking kilos guys, 80 kilos. How embarrassing. I am only 156cm tall. I am now wearing size 16 clothes. How disgusting of me. Why did I do this to myself.
I am premenstrual right now, crying all morning stressing over our finances and to see how FAT and DISGUSTING I am has topped it off.

You're not alone I feel exactly the same way . I'm so sorry (((HUGS)))

[My Fabulous Children]

Thankyou :) I'm onto my next cycle now. I hope Clomid and B6 will do the trick.

I'm sorry AF showed but at the same time excited for you to start your first round of Clomid!! Hoping it works the 1st time, Good luck. I will start clomid next cycle (around nov 23rd). I will be taking 50 mgs of clomid. Are you going to DTD twice?

[My Fabulous Children]

I am huge too! It is this damn diet. But it will all be worth it when we have our baby boys!

I'm huge not only from the diet, but I think the thyroid level :( I did the diet before I didn't gained that much.

[My Fabulous Children]

LBAM - I would definitely start tracking with FF. I did it long enough to determine that I O overnight/early morning after my +opk and that by evening cm I start turning creamy. FF can be so helpful figuring out what day that egg'll drop :)

WP - 4 out of 6 in November?! Wow, you're horny little bunnies in Feb/March lol OMG those cakes sound yummy! Yay for excited kids!

2PNB - I believe Chlomid sways pink because it dries up cm. If you've never noticed ewcm I think that's definitely something to work on. I'd avoid soy, it releases estrogen so I'm not sure why it would be used to sway boy. Also there's studies about soy causing sterility in boys of soy scarfing mom's. Not sure if the isoflavones do the same.
They suck but condoms are great between attempts.

Alexis- fx!!

MFC- hope the meds get things under control asap!

Foxy - if there was any tissue left over it would have caused an infection so you'd definitely know it. Generally within a couple wks of a m/c or D&C your hormone levels would be completely normal. I had a violent m/c and d&c at 13 wks and af arrived 32 days later, I'd say chances are you're preggo!

5- Sorry you're having such a hard time with the weight, I hated all the weight I gained in this process but I choose to believe every pound mattered. I'm seriously in denial about my weight, I'm only paying attention to the last two number at this point.

Bec- Sorry for af.

Flava - I hear ya, I gained 20 ish lbs and already have my weight loss plan figured out. Yay for the 2WW!

Thank you Jen ♥

[My Fabulous Children]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx

SO sorry hun, I feel you :(

Take care ♥

[My Fabulous Children]

Well ladies, I got my BFN this morning at 11 DPO and I'm out. I know my body and know that the witch is well on her way soon.

I don't know what causes me to have thyroid problems, but that's why I'm not getting pregnant. I hope I can get this under control ..I'm so down.

Any advice... what supp's I can take for my thyroid to help?

[TTC5]

You're not alone I feel exactly the same way . I'm so sorry (((HUGS)))

Oh so sorry to hear you are the same - it sux hey :(

[Hobbermittens]

Well ladies, I got my BFN this morning at 11 DPO and I'm out. I know my body and know that the witch is well on her way soon.

I don't know what causes me to have thyroid problems, but that's why I'm not getting pregnant. I hope I can get this under control ..I'm so down.

Any advice... what supp's I can take for my thyroid to help?

I had a nodule on my thyroid a few years ago. Though it didn't keep me from getting pregnant, it did cause all kinds of crazy thyroid levels while I was pregnant with DD2, which is how they found it. I had to have half my thyroid removed after she was born. Thankfully, the nodule was benign! Maybe have the doctors do an u/s of your thyroid--that's how they found the lump on mine.

Not that you should have a lump! Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I have a friend who just has a low acting thyroid, and she is on synthroid (I think that is what the medicine is called).

[love being a mummy]

Well ladies, I got my BFN this morning at 11 DPO and I'm out. I know my body and know that the witch is well on her way soon.

I don't know what causes me to have thyroid problems, but that's why I'm not getting pregnant. I hope I can get this under control ..I'm so down.

Any advice... what supp's I can take for my thyroid to help?

Sending you lots of BFP for your next attempt.

[TTC5]

Well ladies I highly doubt we will TTC next year.. IF I get a permanent position.. had an app at my girls school today to chat about fees and was given a few applications.. nothing too exciting but there is one I REALLY want. 18 hrs a week in kindie!
The others are just for 6-8 hrs a week but hey better than none and can also keep relief work at my current school too.

Have to think of my current family first hey, rather than adding to it..

[Plum3]

I'm sorry AF showed but at the same time excited for you to start your first round of Clomid!! Hoping it works the 1st time, Good luck. I will start clomid next cycle (around nov 23rd). I will be taking 50 mgs of clomid. Are you going to DTD twice?

I'm onto my third day of Clomid now. Yep, going to DTD at least twice this cycle. How about you?

[Plum3]

Well ladies, I got my BFN this morning at 11 DPO and I'm out. I know my body and know that the witch is well on her way soon.

I don't know what causes me to have thyroid problems, but that's why I'm not getting pregnant. I hope I can get this under control ..I'm so down.

Any advice... what supp's I can take for my thyroid to help?

Sorry about the BFN. Did you get AF? I'm not sure about what supps would help with your thyroid. What did the doctor say about TTC and your thyroid?

[Plum3]

Well ladies I highly doubt we will TTC next year.. IF I get a permanent position.. had an app at my girls school today to chat about fees and was given a few applications.. nothing too exciting but there is one I REALLY want. 18 hrs a week in kindie!
The others are just for 6-8 hrs a week but hey better than none and can also keep relief work at my current school too.

Have to think of my current family first hey, rather than adding to it..

Fingers crossed you get the position you want! And it would be nice to work where your kids go to school as well. My mum was an integration aid at my primary school. My sister and I loved it.

[Flava]

Have to think of my current family first hey, rather than adding to it..

Exactly the same going on for us! Not much money and maybe i can go look for a job when DD4 is a little bigger and not having another baby...also must loose some weight for sure.
So we are not trying in Dec. and then as much as I would love to have a October baby (boy) I don't think we go back ttc in Jan.

[Flava]

Fab-im sorry for the bfn...hope thing are all ok next cycle so you can get a bfp for sure!

[love being a mummy]

re-thinking my attempt now.
Really should stop reading hahaha
I read somewhere that we need to release every 2 days then abstain 2-4days before O
But rainbowflower said that she hasn't heard anything about that and it would be ok to DTD every 2nd day starting from now.

I went through the boy sway forums and done some reading

from this thread-http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?5636-frequency-of-BD-for-pink-and-blue

For blue, it's much simpler. For maximizing sperm numbers, you want to BD every 2-4 days from AF-O. You can have DH release outside your body if you like, but some evidence indicates that actually DTD helps to increase sperm count and raise male testosterone.

But this thread - http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?1381-Shettles-method-of-timing

Feel free to have sex with female O as much as possible during the early part of your cycle (days where your CM is dry). Then as soon as you see ANY CM whatsoever, even if it is sticky or creamy, DO NOT have intercourse on those days.

[LolaInLove]

I'm concentrating on the HE from AF-O

but you know what my SIL and a friend of mine are both very skinny. No fat on them they never eat breakfast and don't eat much at all. My SIL had 2 boys, my friend has 1girl and 3boys.

There are just too many people with opposites from all the swaying "rules"
Maybe swaying does help but I feel it could only sway a little bit so instead of 50/50 you get a 51/49 chance but then again who knows maybe even after swaying you still have a 50/50 chance.
But I am still going to sway and hope for the best.

LBAM, I totally agree with this. I have a friend who is darn near anorexic and is also vegan, and she had a boy. And two of my ballerinas actually had boys this past year, and those chicks don't eat anything ever and have zero body fat as well. I think there are a lot of things at play in your body that determine, and I think there is a ton of luck. I totally subscribe to the dice theory, like you said, where with swaying, you up your odds to blue just a little bit. The reason I don't think this is all BS is that if you just give it a shot, you will feel good about what happens....and this also hinges big time on understanding that you won't necessarily get a boy for sure. That's why even though I can't really sway because we have infertility issues, I am still hoping that everything we do to increase our fertility helps a little. But heck, I'd be elated to have a girl though. I think you are doing well to concentrate on the diet AF-O.

[LolaInLove]

Hi all, just letting you know I'm having some time away atm, not feeling too well (very depressed and stressed right now) xx

I am so sorry, 5. I really hope a break and maybe taking some time for the family and DH's school being through may help. Big virtual hugs. Hope to see you again soon! I'll catch up with you on FB.

[LolaInLove]

Well ladies, I got my BFN this morning at 11 DPO and I'm out. I know my body and know that the witch is well on her way soon.

I don't know what causes me to have thyroid problems, but that's why I'm not getting pregnant. I hope I can get this under control ..I'm so down.

Any advice... what supp's I can take for my thyroid to help?

Oh MFC, I'm so bummed that you are having this problem. One of my best friends has an under active thyroid and she cannot lose weight ever, and it took her about 1.5 years to get pg the second time, but she did and just had her 2nd girl last week. She took the synthroid also, I believe. I don't know much about natural supps, but there has to be some. Maybe try to google that....there has got to be something. But maybe some synthroid or some real med will really help and quick. Didn't Iluv have an imbalanced thyroid? Maybe she can chime in....or pm her....she is awesome with natural stuff too.

Big prayers that it settles and works out for you soon!

[LolaInLove]

Well ladies I highly doubt we will TTC next year.. IF I get a permanent position.. had an app at my girls school today to chat about fees and was given a few applications.. nothing too exciting but there is one I REALLY want. 18 hrs a week in kindie!
The others are just for 6-8 hrs a week but hey better than none and can also keep relief work at my current school too.

Have to think of my current family first hey, rather than adding to it..

TTC5, that is great that you may get some more hours with work! I think that is an excellent attitude...must take care of family you have first. I am in the same boat, that is why I am putting any high tech stuff way way on the backburner. We are going to try naturally for a long time, and if we ever have one, we have one. I think you are making a good decision, FWIW.

[LolaInLove]

re-thinking my attempt now.
Really should stop reading hahaha
I read somewhere that we need to release every 2 days then abstain 2-4days before O
But rainbowflower said that she hasn't heard anything about that and it would be ok to DTD every 2nd day starting from now.

I went through the boy sway forums and done some reading

from this thread-http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?5636-frequency-of-BD-for-pink-and-blue


But this thread - http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?1381-Shettles-method-of-timing

I agree with the first thread/quote. The second one is indeed Shettles timing. LBAM, it really boils down to what makes you feel the best in regards to your sway. Many of us do not believe in timing at all because there are really no studies that prove that it matters. All of this Shettles and timing crap is speculation. What is NOT speculation is that, like the first thread you quotes says, regular intercourse does increase sperm count. It is much better to dtd every other day that abstain for 4 days or so. And if you look at the timing done for boys on the boy moms thread and also on FF charts in the chart gallery, you will see that most of them dtd every day or every other day and most of them one was on O day. Most of my friends IRL with boys dtd every day once there opk was positive, for like 3-4 days. I say, if it makes you feel better to do some sort of timing, then go for it. But if it stresses you out, I would try for O-2 and O timing and just not worry about it too much. I swear, my doctor told me that the best pattern for max sperm is every other day.

[3Pink1Blue]

Lbam- there are a lot of people who the swaying rules don't seem to apply to but, personally, I feel the more you live one sway the easier you'll get your dg. I was a textbook girl swayer so I think sending my body into boy zone was easier then those who are much more 50/50.

Ttc5- sorry Hun, take care of yourself and fx you get the job, it sounds great!

I had my baby shower this weekend. It was fun to have everyone there and all that blue, almost makes me believe lol Oh and my sil didn't come, my mil layed some crap on dh about how she couldn't come because of her mom. I told dh to tell his mom how much it hurt my feelings she wouldn't come support me because of her mom. It's so not true, but if you are going to try and guilt us I'll throw it right back at ya.

[Flava]

jen- a blue baby shower must be nice ! (or any lol) Your SIL just could not stand that you are having a boy and so she can't show up on a blue shower! She is so jealous for sure lol
Post some pics for us!

[begonia]

HUGS MFC, here's hoping they can get the thyroid sorted out. I do know Lola is right and Iluv took something for hers.

And hugs for you too TTC5! FX all works out for you to get the position you would like to have!

Lola that is crazy about the ballerinas having boys. I remember thinking Natalie Portman would have a girl, after all she went through training for Black Swan ... but nope, boy for her too. Eh. Who knows these days... really does seem like rolling the dice. Which I thought even before I swayed, I just wish I'd realized then how bad I'd feel with a 3rd DD on the way. I was more confident in the thought that I'd always SEEN myself with a son than I ever was confident swaying, if that makes sense ... I just *felt* like I was going to have a boy and that is what pushed me TTC. Anyhow ... we're going to the Nutcracker in December and I'm excited because DD2 will eat it up :) And seeing as how she's our Clara it's only fitting she enjoy it!

Flava hang in there love, how many days til testing? I think taking Dec off is a fine plan; just enjoy the holidays and your girls!

LBAM when is your attempt?!? FX for you!!!

[begonia]

And Jen I'm so glad you had a great shower :) Probably for the best that SIL didn't show anyhow! I agree with Flava ... I bet she was just jealous. Heck, I'm going to have a hell of a time going to my friend's shower who is having a B after GG. I'm SUPER happy for her bc I know like me she really wanted a boy, and I am 100% happy she has him. But I wish I had that joy for myself, and that's where it is hard.

[TTC5]

Oh ladies, I don't know what to do!! So I am due to ovulate in less than 2 weeks. Been off the diet and drinks and supps pretty much just the odd Vit D and fish oil here and there.

I'm sick of swaying! It makes me depressed. Do you think I have a good enough chance at a boy if we tried again after giving up on swaying? I still think it is 50/50 LOL...

As for finances well trying to tell DH babies really don't need that much....

I would LOVE a boy, but I would gladly accept another daughter too. She would actually fit in better than a boy anyway really....

[TTC5]

Lbam- there are a lot of people who the swaying rules don't seem to apply to but, personally, I feel the more you live one sway the easier you'll get your dg. I was a textbook girl swayer so I think sending my body into boy zone was easier then those who are much more 50/50.

Ttc5- sorry Hun, take care of yourself and fx you get the job, it sounds great!

I had my baby shower this weekend. It was fun to have everyone there and all that blue, almost makes me believe lol Oh and my sil didn't come, my mil layed some crap on dh about how she couldn't come because of her mom. I told dh to tell his mom how much it hurt my feelings she wouldn't come support me because of her mom. It's so not true, but if you are going to try and guilt us I'll throw it right back at ya.

Love to see pics!!!

[TTC5]

TTC5, that is great that you may get some more hours with work! I think that is an excellent attitude...must take care of family you have first. I am in the same boat, that is why I am putting any high tech stuff way way on the backburner. We are going to try naturally for a long time, and if we ever have one, we have one. I think you are making a good decision, FWIW.

I really do feel you will have another naturally hun, I really do and not just saying that to make you feel better either..

[TTC5]

Fingers crossed you get the position you want! And it would be nice to work where your kids go to school as well. My mum was an integration aid at my primary school. My sister and I loved it.

What is an integration aid?

I work mostly with special needs children - I love it! Alot of the children are fetal alcohol syndrome kids, it is heartbreaking :(

[DoulaMama]

Oh ladies, I don't know what to do!! So I am due to ovulate in less than 2 weeks. Been off the diet and drinks and supps pretty much just the odd Vit D and fish oil here and there.

I'm sick of swaying! It makes me depressed. Do you think I have a good enough chance at a boy if we tried again after giving up on swaying? I still think it is 50/50 LOL...

As for finances well trying to tell DH babies really don't need that much....

I would LOVE a boy, but I would gladly accept another daughter too. She would actually fit in better than a boy anyway really....

Have you packed on quite a few lbs since your last pre-pregnancy weight? If so....go for it TTC5!! There are so many opposites anyway....I don't see why you would have less of a chance getting your son. I still see you getting pregnant this year:) I just get this great BOY feeling for you, too~ Can't explain it....when you mentioned that you wouldn't be TTC anymore, it felt wrong!!! You'll make it work. Most people do. Breastfeed and cloth diaper....I'll send you a very large box of blue clothes from Canada:HH: xoxoxoxo

[TTC5]

DM have I packed on weight is an understatement!!!! LOL

I am the biggest I have EVER been!!!! It is pretty shocking really and I am not at all used to my new found curves and breasts, LOL!

[DoulaMama]

DM have I packed on weight is an understatement!!!! LOL

I am the biggest I have EVER been!!!! It is pretty shocking really and I am not at all used to my new found curves and breasts, LOL!

:rofl: I'm so sorry! I should not be laughing at all!!! I do know exactly what you mean though....I'm 5'5" and weigh around 190lbs(Thank goodness I've only put 3lbs on so far, this pregnancy!). I was heavy with each of my pregnancies and although I was eating crappy food with this last BFP cycle, I was eating way less than when I got pregnant with my boys. Who knows....Like Begonia says...I think it's all a crap shoot anyway. I know that it's probably not the best timing for your family etc...but it's just that you seem to really want this baby, have thought about it and tried for some time now....I'm just really rooting for a BFP for you Hun:) Lots of Blue dust from me xoxo~~~~

[TTC5]

Yep I so agree.... I think swaying really does more for our mind than it does increasing the chances really... I dunno just my thoughts after reading for over a year online... if it's another girl well so be it, can't be any worse off than we are already with 4 girls lol not saying it is bad but ykwim? A boy would just be a BIG suprise! I am kind of expecting another girl now anyway lol not sure if this is my defence mechanism kicking in to avoid GD (I will of course be a little upset I am only human lol) but I can now see that gender really is NOT important. A healthy baby is all I want and a safe delivery for me :)