TTC Girl - January 2012

[pinkin2011]

OH Out Of The Blue How exciting!!!! are you just having one attempt??

[Out of the Blue]

Probably one or two more times but now I'm tempted to use more RepHresh if we BD multiple times...I really want a BFP this time though so more may be bad. I put in 1/2 an app in this a.m. and swore that would be all I'd use but now I can't make up my mind...Guess I have a few days to figure it out. We'll be using Sylk to.

[xokatietatie]

OOTB - good luck! :cheerteam:

[pinkin2011]

yes good luck!! , We were going to use sylk but i didnt end up using it.. did you use it last cycle?

[Mochagirl]

I almost got a +OPK today so we'll BD tonight...:nails:

Yay! How exciting! Now go jump dh and get some pink swimmers up there!!! :pinksperm:

[purple sky]

Wow this thread is moving along fast! I have been so busy the past couple days I haven't had too much time to get on.

OOTB - Good luck on your attempt :pinksperm: We wait for the time to come and then we freak out when the time comes haha I would use sylk if you have that when you dtd or fingertip replens or rephresh.

Pink - The waiting game sucks i know, Hope this is your month but if not temping is a great way to know what your cycle is doing.

Katie - Good luck! Hope you O soon :)

[pinkin2011]

I went and had a sleep, I came home from my MIL only just made it home i was so sick I threw up all my lunch , Yesterday and today i have this horrible dizzy car sick feeling must be some sort of bug going around.. I have real sore stomach muscles now! Maybe thats why I have been so stressed too ( not feeling well ) I hope d/s doesnt get it!

OOTB GOOD LUCK again!

[rainbowflower]

Good luck ootb! Go make that baby!

Amari- no ov signs here, but only cd6 and not expecting ov until cd19ish

Going to do better on the diet today to counteract all those biscuits last night!

Had a very vivid dream last night that I was already pregnant from last cycle and that AF had been a breakthrough bleed! Was so happy to get a bfp.. then woke up!

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[PeonyPrincess]

How exciting OotB. GL with your baby-making!

Hope you get a +OPK soon Katie.

Pinkin, get better soon.

[pinkin2011]

WELL guess what... I am ovulating!! I have BAD pains my usual pain i get and i have EWCM .... Quite bummed about it but oh well what can i do! I did dtd at the right time ( on first opk ) but I am a major stress head and obviously O has been delayed due to my stress of TTC i have been worried sick about my attempt and was waiting and waiting for o and thought it happend but i did think it was strange that i didnt get my usual Painful o pains.. But here they are! There is next month for me... I DOUBT VERY MUCH that i can get a bfp from a one off attempt 72 hrs before o I have had some attempts in the past with cut off and never got preg so i think i can count myself out!
Good luck to everyone else tho I am so excited to see some BFPs this month ESP FROM YOU KATIE!!

[rainbowflower]

pinkin - what do you have to lose from trying an O+12 attempt?

[pinkin2011]

My d/h has not released since the 10th when we dtd, I said to him can he release and then we dtd later but i dont think it will lower count enough?

[rainbowflower]

it will, if you DTD within 8hrs of his previous release it should halve his sperm count

[pinkin2011]

ok should i do a jump and dump also?

[pinkin2011]

well I am pretty well sure I ovulated at 7pm so if I get d/h to release at 11pm and then dtd at 7am?

[rainbowflower]

yes, or DTD a few hours before then :) (better than leaving it too late)
I'd J&D after 5 mins or so

[pinkin2011]

ok no worries , thanks alot for your advice...... o+12 better then nothing hey!

[rainbowflower]

good luck!

[suregena]

Ootb/Rainbow//suregena-how are you feeling? Any o signs?

Not in the slightest, too early! I used repHresh for the first time on the night of the 11th... do I do another one tonight or tomorrow?

I have a massage booked using a gift certificate/voucher my mom got me while she was visiting in October, so I have an appointment Saturday morning (14th) and I told her I'm TTC this month so she is doing specific types of treatment and massage to promote relaxation for that purpose. She seems a bit like a very in tune woman, that's why my mom bought me a voucher. I had booked my mom to have a pamper day with her and my mom had the most healing, amazing experience that she had to get me a voucher, too. I've saved it until now! The massage lady says she is going to do massage that incorporates aromatherapy specific to my needs, reiki, and shiatsu. I should O around the 18th. :)

[PeonyPrincess]

OMG Pinkin, GL with your O+12! What a rollercoaster ride for you this month.

Suregena, that massage sounds divine. Enjoy.

[pinkin2011]

Thanks Peony, Tell me about it!! HUGE Rollercoaster ride..

[xokatietatie]

It's officially CD11 for me. I'm going to try to keep myself busy until this afternoon. DS3 has his 2 year wellness visit with the doctor at 10 a.m. and then we're going out to lunch with an old friend at 1 p.m. Hopefully, it goes by quickly!! I have a feeling I still won't get my positive, but a girl can dream.

[amari]

O will be here soon, Katie! Sounds like a busy morning though, so that is good!

How did it go last night, pink?

Anyone have good pink-friendly dessert ideas/recipes? Having people over tonight for desserts/drinks/snacks and not sure what to make. Thanks!

[rainbowflower]

O will be here soon, Katie! Sounds like a busy morning though, so that is good!

How did it go last night, pink?

Anyone have good pink-friendly dessert ideas/recipes? Having people over tonight for desserts/drinks/snacks and not sure what to make. Thanks!
meringue nests with whipped cream and strawberries!

[amari]

meringue nests with whipped cream and strawberries!

MMmm, do you have a recipe for these?

[rainbowflower]

there isn't really one... you can buy all of the ingredients separately from the shops
like these:
http://www.walkersshortbread.com/OnlineShop/productimages/718M-300w.jpg

you can whip some single (or double) cream with a whisk and put that on top, but you can also buy pots of it ready-whipped or use squirty cream

then just top it with some strawberry slices or raspberries

[amari]

Thanks!

[auroara78]

OOTB, did you get some BD'ing last night?

Pinkin, I would sooo do an o+12 attempt, you have nothing to lose! And maybe a BFP to gain :)

Katie, why if you get preggers this month, would you wait until August? just curious? :)

Peony, I'm glad to hear AF came, let the TTC party begin soon! :celebrate:

[Out of the Blue]

Thanks, all for your support! I didn’t expect O to come this soon but who knows…it may be long and drawn out like last time. I got 4+s in a row in December but I O’d on the 3rd + according to FF. Since I just really want to be done w/swaying and have a healthy, growing caboose in my belly, we’ll just continue to BD through O, I guess. Poor DH was so exhausted (day 8 of FR and lots of Liq. Root) but we got it done! Last time, I was using (abusing) RepHresh EVERY DAY but this time, I'm definitely not going that route and will use 1/2 an app 3 days from now if I think I need it again. :fingers: for a :pinksperm: to come my way...Little girl, GET IN MY BELLY!!!

As for my “Hail Mary” attempt at lowering T via classical music, I was thrown for a loop. My nice, calm :sleeping: classical music station was playing some really lively stuff this a.m. so I just turned it off. I was really starting to get into it (as were my boys!) but I was afraid of the outcome.

Pinkin, we did use Sylk in the last cycle. We always use it b/c I’m so dry now and I like the extra little pH drop it gives… So sorry you’re sick :gloomy: but it sways in your favor, though, especially if you’re Oing now! Did you get that 0+12 in? You can certainly get preg after 72 hrs…It’s totally possible!

PurpleSky, you’re right…everything is planned and we get so relaxed and then when it looks like O is coming, we go a bit mad. It happens to me every time, no matter how set in stone my plans are and how relaxed I am.

Suregena, that massage is going to be so beneficial to you and that relaxation will be a perfect touch to your sway. What great timing! :agree:

Katie, my little guy will be 2 yrs in a month (Valentines Day :awe: …my little cupid)…I can’t believe 2 whole yrs have gone by….and I’m not preg w/#3, LOL! You’ll get that +OPK…Just try to keep your mind distracted and stay busy! Have a fun lunch today!

Amari, I really like Rainbow’s dessert idea…Now I’m hungry and want to eat that but it’s only 09:30…:( Something similar could be angel food cake (or any cake!) topped w/lite coolwhip + low fat cream cheese + strawberry jam. I make this for DH and he loves it. Adding the cream cheese really makes the mixture taste even richer.

Aurorara, I :awe: your ticker...:) Grow, little poppyseed!!!

[Out of the Blue]

Hey...It's Friday, the 13th today...:nails: Who all is Oing today???

[KraizyDaizy]

Hi ladies! Hope all is well this Freaky Friday the 13th!

I am 3DPO according to FF. Care to check out my chart (siggy) and tell me if you agree with my O date? Wondering if me and my Diva did the trick this month? I am still so crazy for doing that, but oh well there's always next cycle. Anyone else ever hear of using the Diva cup like that for about 32 hrs +/- starting on +OPK cd15? I guess it's an IG sway and not for GS?

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, all for your support! I didn’t expect O to come this soon but who knows…it may be long and drawn out like last time. I got 4+s in a row in December but I O’d on the 3rd + according to FF. Since I just really want to be done w/swaying and have a healthy, growing caboose in my belly, we’ll just continue to BD through O, I guess. Poor DH was so exhausted (day 8 of FR and lots of Liq. Root) but we got it done! Last time, I was using (abusing) RepHresh EVERY DAY but this time, I'm definitely not going that route and will use 1/2 an app 3 days from now if I think I need it again. :fingers: for a :pinksperm: to come my way...Little girl, GET IN MY BELLY!!!

As for my “Hail Mary” attempt at lowering T via classical music, I was thrown for a loop. My nice, calm :sleeping: classical music station was playing some really lively stuff this a.m. so I just turned it off. I was really starting to get into it (as were my boys!) but I was afraid of the outcome.


Your attempt's starting to sound a lot like mine. I'm praying you get your BFP this month!!! :pray:

[xokatietatie]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!

[rainbowflower]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!
everything ok?

[xokatietatie]

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[HopeandDreamG]

HopeandDream - I think I missed your post earlier about today being your angel's due date. I'm so sorry. :hugs:

Thanks mocha.

[littlemissnaughty7]

hey KD ive wondered what that does to sway pink does anyone know ?

[xokatietatie]

everything ok?

I got my +OPK. :bigsmile:

[auroara78]

Nice smiley on OPK...go get 'em, Katie!!!! Nail that man to the bed with some girly making luv!

[auroara78]

HopenDreams...sorry about this being your angel baby's due date...big hugs...i hope this is your month to concieve, what CD are you on now?

KD, I think the temping looks good on FF, and you seem 3 dpo....and i don't think the diva is crazy, you gotta do what feels right to you! That is the most important thing I learned about swaying whilst being here....Good luck! Hopefully you'll showing us a shiny BFP pix soon!

[xokatietatie]

Nice smiley on OPK...go get 'em, Katie!!!! Nail that man to the bed with some girly making luv!

HAHAHA!!! I will definitely do that when he gets home. It's 3:00 p.m. here so I have a few hours until he is home. I'm going to try to relax as much as possible before then.

I used RepHresh two days ago and was planning on using more tomorrow. Should I go ahead and use just a little now?

[suregena]

Oh my God, I could cry. :( My husband organized this (his friends visiting) without THINKING and they've just arrived (they've left my house now to go check into the holiday house next door to us they're staying in tonight)...

She was going on about how she bought us lovely vegetarian food and is making us a vegetarian (because we're both vegetarian already) BREAKFAST tomorrow. SO close to O. I COULD CRY.

I've put so much effort into this month and now I feel like I shouldn't even attempt. Ugh, I was hoping she wouldn't go to her normal crazy foody level because we're all broke, but SHE HAS.

I feel all sorts of despair right now... because I can't NOT eat it tomorrow! It's likely to be eggs, toast, butter, mushrooms, tomatoes, veggie sausages, baked beans (an English type breakfast...), etcetera...

AHHHHHHHHHG!!!!!!!!!! :tissue:

[auroara78]

Surgena, how close to O are you?

I do believe (but you still gotta do what feels right to you) that having breakfast ONE day will be OK...maybe try to eat just a small portion so she's not offended? That breakfast does sound good though...yum yum!

[xokatietatie]

Could you fake a stomach ache?

[suregena]

Surgena, how close to O are you?

I do believe (but you still gotta do what feels right to you) that having breakfast ONE day will be OK...maybe try to eat just a small portion so she's not offended? That breakfast does sound good though...yum yum!

She'll make up the plates... that's how she does it. Ugh. My husband suggests just swap my meals, i.e. treat it like "dinner", then have a teensy lunch (and if they want to go out, find an excuse) and then skip dinner... which sounds like the more obvious thing. Faking a stomach ache sounds great but it would also offend her, seriously. I don't want the stress. I was hoping she was going to come here with no foody plans.

I'm supposed to O on the 18th....

[suregena]

God, I might make him release 4 times a day now to make up for it!!!

[rainbowflower]

better to have a breakfast before OV than after OV, don't worry!

[suregena]

Why is that? Is it because of the 2ww and low glucose thing?

I hope you're right. I have all sort of DOOM IN STORE TOMORROW. My husband doesn't think, bah. She called him and organized this visit at the start of my sway and I was like, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" but couldn't cancel, it's her birthday and she wanted to spend it with us. :/

I have dreaded today. She is very into food and cooking.
I shouldn't have eaten at all today!

I guess I wouldn't feel bad if I was further away from O... on the start of my AF or something, but... it's crunch time!

[HopeandDreamG]

Auroara~ Thanks for the sweet words. I am waiting for AF- 2 days late now. Def not preggo though. I am actually skipping January. Had to skip December too. Been sick and on steroids which sway blue. Want them out of my system. So far I'm good to go for February!

Katie~ Good Luck tonight....yay for making a baby girl!

[rainbowflower]

Why is that? Is it because of the 2ww and low glucose thing?

I hope you're right. I have all sort of DOOM IN STORE TOMORROW. My husband doesn't think, bah. She called him and organized this visit at the start of my sway and I was like, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" but couldn't cancel, it's her birthday and she wanted to spend it with us. :/

I have dreaded today. She is very into food and cooking.
I shouldn't have eaten at all today!

I guess I wouldn't feel bad if I was further away from O... on the start of my AF or something, but... it's crunch time!
yes, the blood glucose thing is most important once there is a fertilised egg that is developing

[zanacal]

Don't worry suregena! We went away to Legoland the weekend before our attempt and I ate breakfast in the hotel - it was only the second time I ate breakfast in the 3 months before our sway! I ate a normal lunch but I only had a small snack between lunch time and bedtime, so I just made sure my blood sugar was extra low at the other end of the day. It really needn't be a deal breaker!

[xokatietatie]

I just checked my cervix and I definitely think is it go time. I can't wait for tonight!!!

[pinkin2011]

KATIE YAY!!!!!!!! Go for it I really hope you have far more sucess then me!!! xo

[xokatietatie]

PINK!!!!!! I've been waiting for you to be on here!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha

I about fell over when I saw the smiley on my OPK this afternoon. Then I was running around like a mad woman trying to find my camera, thinking "I gotta post a picture for pink to see!!!" lol

[pinkin2011]

HA HA awww seriously when i saw it i was so happy for you!!!! have you told your d/h yet that its all systems go for tonight?? He will be happy!!!! I ended up ovulating last night at 7pm sadly, and d/h hadnt released in 3 days so he released last night late and i am waiting on him to wake so i can have my o+13 or o+14 attempt... Pretty bummed about this month I am going against my sway but i guess in the end i just want to have another baby . I am not worried about doing the o+12 its the fact that I am ALL for f/r but lots of it and this has not happened the way i wanted to.. Anyway will see how we go! looks like we will be both testing about the same time then!!!

[xokatietatie]

You never know, it all might work out for you! I really hope you get your BFP this month. I say try not to think about it, and just test in a couple weeks.

[pinkin2011]

Hey does anyone know, If i O last night at say 7pm if there was anything left from my 3 day cut off would it of made its way to the egg by now???? I have not dtd yet but just woundering about the 3 day cut off

[zanacal]

Hey does anyone know, If i O last night at say 7pm if there was anything left from my 3 day cut off would it of made its way to the egg by now???? I have not dtd yet but just woundering about the 3 day cut off

I don't know how many hours ago that was for you but quite possibly, yes!

[pinkin2011]

It was 13 hrs ago

[xokatietatie]

I don't know if my O pains are actually worse than past cycles or if I'm just very aware that O is near... but man am I crampy!!

[xokatietatie]

2nd OPK for today was most definitely positive as well!! I just inserted a small amount of RepHresh and I took some Zyrtec... in a couple hours (after the boys are in bed) DH and I are going to enjoy a hot shower together and then BD after that. I can't believe this day is finally here! I think I might lay down for a bit to try to relax and be as stress free as possible.

[xokatietatie]

HA HA awww seriously when i saw it i was so happy for you!!!! have you told your d/h yet that its all systems go for tonight?? He will be happy!!!! I ended up ovulating last night at 7pm sadly, and d/h hadnt released in 3 days so he released last night late and i am waiting on him to wake so i can have my o+13 or o+14 attempt... Pretty bummed about this month I am going against my sway but i guess in the end i just want to have another baby . I am not worried about doing the o+12 its the fact that I am ALL for f/r but lots of it and this has not happened the way i wanted to.. Anyway will see how we go! looks like we will be both testing about the same time then!!!

How do you know that's when you O'd? I'm new to all this and don't know how people are able to pinpoint when it happens that well.

[pinkin2011]

I get really bad pain and this same pain i only get it once a month its not all day either as i said it happened at 7pm , i still have a dull ache in there now but nothing like last night... Its like a real bad wind pain and then i get ewcm only once after the pain and then its gone

[xokatietatie]

Ahh, I see. I'm going to pay attention to my aches and pains over the next couple days to see if I notice a change at any time. I'm curious to see if I'll notice anything.

[dannikins]

WELL guess what... I am ovulating!! I have BAD pains my usual pain i get and i have EWCM .... Quite bummed about it but oh well what can i do! I did dtd at the right time ( on first opk ) but I am a major stress head and obviously O has been delayed due to my stress of TTC i have been worried sick about my attempt and was waiting and waiting for o and thought it happend but i did think it was strange that i didnt get my usual Painful o pains.. But here they are! There is next month for me... I DOUBT VERY MUCH that i can get a bfp from a one off attempt 72 hrs before o I have had some attempts in the past with cut off and never got preg so i think i can count myself out!
Good luck to everyone else tho I am so excited to see some BFPs this month ESP FROM YOU KATIE!!

this pregnancy was a one off attempt 5 days before O, so its still totally possible...:)

[xokatietatie]

dannikins -- are you finding out what you're having?

[pinkin2011]

Geeze really??? well i ended up doing a o+14 attempt aswell so I have a O-3 and a O+14 up my sleeve.. Just maybe something will come of this, FX

[PeonyPrincess]

Katie, Pinkin, you are both officially in the 2WW. Congrats! Hope it goes quickly.
Pinkin, if there were any sperm waiting around from your O-3 attempt, they would have jumped at the egg as soon as it was released. But if they weren't still around, then your O+14 would have had a chance to catch it before it died. GL!

[KnockYourBallsOff]

Good luck girls!!!!!!

[xokatietatie]

Well... I am officially in the 2WW.

[pinkin2011]

YAY!!

[pinkin2011]

Funny the way it turned out... we both ended up in the tww on the same day!!!

[xokatietatie]

Maybe we'll both get a BFP on the same day as well!!! ;) ;) ;)

[xokatietatie]

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming... :pinksperm::pinksperm::pinksperm::pinksperm::pinks perm:

[pinkin2011]

How has your diet been going?? i have been feeling so off i did eat dinner last night i had some chicken and vegtables i just had to

[pinkin2011]

when will you start testing? have you got any hpt?

[xokatietatie]

Of all the days to cheat and struggle, I chose today... OF COURSE!! I enjoyed lunch with a friend I had not seen in months, and refused to not enjoy my time with her. I don't really care though, honestly. I know plenty of women who have daughters that didn't follow some crazy diet. If I am meant to have a girl (which I pray I am!) then I will get my girl.

I might try testing in a week and a half or so. I need to buy some tests!

[pinkin2011]

I need to buy some aswell, I have one of the early ones but one is like having none ha ha!

[xokatietatie]

I used First Response with my others, so I will probably buy that brand again.

[pinkin2011]

I know what you mean about the diet! I have always been one that eats everything!!!! and i always pretty much stay the same weight i am not tiny skinny but just normal i guess and so for me to not be able to eat normal for 2 months has maybe made me sick?? Not too sure but geeze seriously i have not felt like this in i cant even remember , I ate yesterday and i am eating today tho i had my first bit of food at well its nearly 12 pm and it was 4 yo yo biscuits ha ha i am such a bad dieter couldnt stick to a diet to save myself!

[pinkin2011]

yeah first response is the one i have

[lemon2012]

WOW, what a busy site!
I am cd 9 and trying to avoid the GD site...sorry but the truth!
I am still trying this month and doing the diet, but i has been hard.

Congrats to those ladies in the early weeks...auroara and mocha!!!!
And to the those in the 2ww....pinkin, katie, KD and others....good luck! You have done welll and dreamed of your future daughter:)
amari...still a few more days right?

Hope...I think of you often...let me know how you are doing! It is time to dream and achieve for you!!!

Just wondering what you girls think...we did not do FR, it was not a good idea for us last month. Should we stack it up to o or just try a few times with full sperm at 0-3 and 0-2 or 0-1?????

Thanks and good luck!

[pinkin2011]

Lemon i had my d/h do f/r for like 21 days straight and i was so stressed over my attempt that i made my o be delayed.. andyway ended up with a 3 day cut off and my d/h hadnt released for 3 days after that first attempt. i ended up doing a o+14 ish attempt today with d/h only releasing once before we dtd this morning!! so against what my sway was going to be but in the end we all want another healthy baby hey!?

[Mochagirl]

Hi lemon - we've missed you!

[dannikins]

dannikins -- are you finding out what you're having?

no, i had my scan 2 days ago, but bub had the bits covered, couldnt get a clear shot, but no obvious boy bits so fingers crossed.

[amari]

Hi, ladies!
Lemon-we are doing fr, dh has been doing it since af, I am on cd 11 now. Not sure when I will o fingers crossed I will!

Katie-glad you are in 2ww!

Pink-food does make you feel better, huh?! We had friends over and I ate waaaay to much cake!

dannikins-will you have another scan?

[xokatietatie]

My goal is to stay busy over the next couple weeks!

[pinkin2011]

I just took my last opk for the month.. Its 2.30 pm here and it is very very + still which i hope is good for me that i caught the egg

[xokatietatie]

I hope so too, pink!

[dannikins]

nope, no more scans,
now we just wait until the surprise at the birth..:)

[xokatietatie]

I don't think I could go the entire pregnancy without finding out the gender! I have a friend who didn't find out for either of her pregnancies. She definitely has more will power than me!

[pinkin2011]

I am feeling really crampy tonight , we dtd 11 hrs ago and 4 days ago I hope its a sign that something is going on in there!

[suregena]

Don't worry suregena! We went away to Legoland the weekend before our attempt and I ate breakfast in the hotel - it was only the second time I ate breakfast in the 3 months before our sway! I ate a normal lunch but I only had a small snack between lunch time and bedtime, so I just made sure my blood sugar was extra low at the other end of the day. It really needn't be a deal breaker!

PHEW! That's good to hear! Thankfully I remembered my massage is booked at 11am and told her, and she said they'll cook it after I'm back so it will be more like a brunch/lunch, so that's good. She brought us cupcakes, as well. :sigh: I'll save that for tonight with something else minimal... but hopefully they don't have any grand plans but they might. :/

I'm going to have to drastically cut back in the following days... near-fasting, probably (okay, maybe not, but really stripped down), to have a decent effect. Really make sure my blood sugar drops before each meal.

But hopefully all the other sway things will still help. I can't afford to skip out this month. I guess I should just soldier on, as I am okay with a boy, but I do hope to have a good chance for a girl!

Yesterday at work I had a bit of twinging near my left ovary (?!) so I'm probably going to start testing after I get back from the massage just to check. But AF only ended mere days ago so maybe it's just getting ready in there...

[amari]

Lot's of waiting going on here! I am starting to feel some slight cramping myself, cd 12 for me. It looks like the opk line is getting a little darker too, so hopefully I will o soon! No cm yet though.

Do you think skipping the coffee with sugary creamer is a good idea around o and 2ww or should i keep doing it?

[amari]

I don't think I could go the entire pregnancy without finding out the gender! I have a friend who didn't find out for either of her pregnancies. She definitely has more will power than me!

I didn't know with my first, it was actually fun!

[lemon2012]

Hi lemon - we've missed you!
Thanks Mocha!
I feel like it has been a long time since Christmas! How are you feeling at 5 weeks???!

[littlemissnaughty7]

hi all so pleased some of you are in the 2ww and that some of you are nearly at your attempt, well i wont be doing my 1st attempt till around the 22nd of feb, so got ages to go yet,

has any of you used vitex, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, if so did you ovulate on the 2 weeks off or 2 weeks on, relly need some advice on when i may ovulate please ??

[Mochagirl]

Thanks Mocha!
I feel like it has been a long time since Christmas! How are you feeling at 5 weeks???!

I'm ok...actually too ok. I'm already starting to get nervous about this pregnancy because the nausea that started up a few days ago seems to have disappeared.

[littlemissnaughty7]

oh mocha hun try not to worry to much, can you get an early scan booked ?

[amari]

Mocha-that happened to me with my second, then it started up again about a week later!

[Mochagirl]

I can get a scan at 8 weeks if I request it, but that's 3 loooong weeks away. The reason I'm so nervous is because my MMC in November was a symptomless pregnancy.

I do have some of those expensive 'Detect5' tests I can use that show HCG levels up to 10,000miu. I used my first one today and only got 500miu, which is making me even more nervous since that's low for 5 weeks. I did go back and look at it later, and there might be a shadow of a line on 2000miu, but it also could be an evap line since I think it appeared after 5 minutes. I'll take another test in 5 days and will pray it will show an increase.

[suregena]

I ate her breakfast at 12pm... ha. I've had nothing else today so far and will try not to, if I can... only when I feel the point of collapse I'm going to eat something minimal in protein/fat.

[amari]

I ate her breakfast at 12pm... ha. I've had nothing else today so far and will try not to, if I can... only when I feel the point of collapse I'm going to eat something minimal in protein/fat.

It didn't sound so bad besides the sausage, right?

[auroara78]

Mocha, do not worry, I am having same worry that you are having...the week i got my BFP I had non stop cramping and/or tugging and everytime I ate sometimes, it came back in the form of nasty burp / indigestion (sorry for TMI...) I got worried thinking I was going to get MS before 6 weeks, but now this week, it's been so tame, and I almost don't feel pregnant anymore, I had another FRER leftover from my 3 pack and the test color is way darker than the reference color now! So it was a bit reassuring...I am trying not to freak though, because I feel at this early stage of pregnancy, symptoms can come and go...

Mocha, I would definitley get a scan at 8 wks, that's what I'm doing.

Kaite, so glad you got an attempt in! Just one attempt the night of pos OPK , right?

Lemon, we love you, and I understand if it's hard to be on thie site, but anytime you can drop by and say hi, we'd love hearing from you!

Hope and Dreams, I understand why you're skipping Jan. attempt. Fingers crossed that your Feb. attempt goes awesome!

Pinkin, I really think you're probably knocked up! 3 day cut off and o+++ sway girl, so no worries! Just relax and bask in the sun :cool:

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, auroara. I did take a digi clearblue to try to ease my mind, and though 'pregnant' came up immediately after I dipped it, once it finished processing, it still only said 2-3 weeks pregnant. I guess I should have waited a few more days since there's a lot of overlap between 2-3 weeks and 3-4 weeks (note that they give the number of weeks since conception, not since LMP).

[zanacal]

Mocha - my number of weeks on the Clearblue digital never tallied either. I remember taking it well after AF was due hoping it would say 2-3 weeks but it was still only coming up with 1-2 weeks. {hugs} for the worry x

[suregena]

It didn't sound so bad besides the sausage, right?

Well, it was veggie sausage (I'm already vegetarian)... so, it shouldn't be too bad. Luckily I found out where they did their shopping so I'll plug it all in myfitnesspal to check the damage.

Three fake bacons, two veggie sausage, some baked beans (half a cup's worth probably) a small tiny tomato, a little bit of sauteed mushrooms, 1 slice of WHITE toast, 1 egg.

However, my husband got home from the pub and said they were off to the store to buy things for "dinner"... luckily, by the sounds of it, it's a lot of "nibbley" things... so I can make my own plate up... but, grr, WAS going to try to not eat anything but maybe jelly beans tonight! Oh well. They don't leave until tomorrow evening, either. :(

Hubbo is going to FR up to three times on his days off, to make up for the dietary disasters. :eek:

[xokatietatie]

Kaite, so glad you got an attempt in! Just one attempt the night of pos OPK , right?

Yep! Now I play the waiting game. :)

[HopeandDreamG]

Mocha~ I had no symptoms with any of my pregnancy's! I don't think that means anything. I think getting an early scan will put your mind at ease though. Your twins and my DS1 share a bday. And your due date is my DS2 bday. How funny!

Auroara~ Hope your feeling well and enjoying being preggo. Hoping Feb works (I have a good feeling) so I can join the due date buddy group!

Lemon~ I am so glad to see you here, although I understand why sometimes you stay away.. Miss you though.

Katie & Pink~ your attempts sound great GL!!

Amari~ Hope the wait isn't too long until you O.

OOTB~ Are you waiting to O, or did the baby making begin??

Hello to everyone else.

[amari]

How are you feeling hopeanddream?

[lemon2012]

Hi everyone,

amari- If you are on clomid I think it makes you o later than usual; however, it sounds like already o late so maybe it will come sooner! I od on cd17 and 19 when I used clomid.

Auroara...what did your final sway look like?

OOTB..haven't heard from you in a while...I thought you were in the 2 ww. What did you end up trying?

Hope- time is going slowly right now!!! It seems like forever ago it was Christmas but now that it is January....and winter seems to have arrived in Canada it is going slowly!

I have a few questions for everyone...I am using vitex natural factors with 80 mg. It is standarized so I thought it made a difference but then I found standardized 400 m g. I am confused on how many to take!
The bottle says 1-3...but that is hardly the 800-1000 mg that everyone seems to use.

Does aspirin replace cranberry???

I am cd 10 and will ovulate around cd 14. Although the last 4 months it has been either cd 12.5 to 15.
We have abstained this month; DH does not like releasing.
Do you think I should keep abstaining and then try one attempt????
Not even sure what day to try.
I know a lot of women get pregnant with a 3 day cut off but maybe not as likely at 38 (Just turned)...groan!
Our DS 2 was a one shot attempt with a 2 day cut off (more like 1.5) and was a surprise oops!
I want to try this month but maybe not super hard....we just booked a trip in March!
I would regret wasting a month at my age.
Should we try 0-4, 0-3 and 0-2???
Or keep going to 0-1? It is just the work week and we are too tired and stressed to keep going...weekends work best for us! So, the cut off would be just for our sake of reducing pressure during the work week. Maybe we could just do 0-3 and 0-1?
I know timing does not matter...but we want to try something different as most women do. It just means less regret I guess!
Any advice???

GOOD LUCK 2 WW ladies!

[HopeandDreamG]

Amari~ Thank you for asking. I am doing soooo much better. I have my :fingers: that it lasts. My flare started right after my attempt in November and I kept getting better for like a week, and then getting really ill again. I think part of the problem is the minute I get better I go back to full speed...working like crazy, running around with the kids, food shopping etc.etc.etc. and wasn't allowing myself to get fully better. So, I have been trying to take it easy...which is hard for me!! I like my house clean, things done right away...
Anyway, so far so good and my meds got dropped down (the ones I need to get off of) and I'm still doing well. Need to step them down again too. Going back to doc on Wednesday. Hopefully, can step them down again.

[littlemissnaughty7]

im soooooooooo hungry today think im gona have to order some miracle noodles off the net, i know some peeps say they smell bad do they taste nice anyone tried them ?

[HopeandDreamG]

im soooooooooo hungry today think im gona have to order some miracle noodles off the net, i know some peeps say they smell bad do they taste nice anyone tried them ?

They stink! It goes away when you rinse them, but I was so turned off I could not eat them. You can have someone else make them for you. I'm HUNGRY too!!!!!

[HopeandDreamG]

Lemon- The baby aspirin 81mg replaces cranberry. You get the lowered PH without the added nutrients. Here's the vitex I use:
Amazon.com: Solaray - Vitex Chaste Berry Extract, 225 mg, 60 capsules: Health & Personal Care (http://www.amazon.com/Solaray-Vitex-Chaste-Extract-capsules/dp/B0001VVGLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326574009&sr=8-1)
If you are doing Abstainance and multiple attempts after the first attempt I would probably have dh release before a 2nd and 3rd attempt. I think overall you need to decide how many attempts your comfortable with so you don't start stressing and increasing your T levels.

[lemon2012]

Thanks Hope!
I am trying to bd when I feel like it...imagine that...hahaha!
Hardly happens when you are ttc!

[purple sky]

I've been trying to keep up with this thread and figure where everyone is at. Looks like we have a few in the 2WW! Hopefully it moves along for everyone else and we have some BFP soon :fingers:

I really just want January to fly by so we can ttc in Feb. No matter if your waiting for af or waiting to O or in the 2ww it seems to drag on f o r e v e r... lol

[rainbowflower]

Mocha the conception prediction date is known to be quite inaccurate anyway on cbd

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[rainbowflower]

Hard to catch up on phone but hope everyone is well!


Anyone have any tips for surviving when non-dieting non-veggie takeaway-loving guests come to stay shortly before ov? My mum and 1 sister will be visiting next weekend which is probably just a few days before ov!

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[rainbowflower]

Hi everyone,

amari- If you are on clomid I think it makes you o later than usual; however, it sounds like already o late so maybe it will come sooner! I od on cd17 and 19 when I used clomid.

Auroara...what did your final sway look like?

OOTB..haven't heard from you in a while...I thought you were in the 2 ww. What did you end up trying?

Hope- time is going slowly right now!!! It seems like forever ago it was Christmas but now that it is January....and winter seems to have arrived in Canada it is going slowly!

I have a few questions for everyone...I am using vitex natural factors with 80 mg. It is standarized so I thought it made a difference but then I found standardized 400 m g. I am confused on how many to take!
The bottle says 1-3...but that is hardly the 800-1000 mg that everyone seems to use.

Does aspirin replace cranberry???

I am cd 10 and will ovulate around cd 14. Although the last 4 months it has been either cd 12.5 to 15.
We have abstained this month; DH does not like releasing.
Do you think I should keep abstaining and then try one attempt????
Not even sure what day to try.
I know a lot of women get pregnant with a 3 day cut off but maybe not as likely at 38 (Just turned)...groan!
Our DS 2 was a one shot attempt with a 2 day cut off (more like 1.5) and was a surprise oops!
I want to try this month but maybe not super hard....we just booked a trip in March!
I would regret wasting a month at my age.
Should we try 0-4, 0-3 and 0-2???
Or keep going to 0-1? It is just the work week and we are too tired and stressed to keep going...weekends work best for us! So, the cut off would be just for our sake of reducing pressure during the work week. Maybe we could just do 0-3 and 0-1?
I know timing does not matter...but we want to try something different as most women do. It just means less regret I guess!
Any advice???

GOOD LUCK 2 WW ladies!

Actually less than 10% of pregnancies come from dtd with a 3+ day cut off and those women are not swaying and probably highly fertile. Doing something different implies what you were doing before swayed blue, and as timing doesn't seem to sway that seems unlikely but timing could stop you conceiving at all

Have a read of atomics "trouble with timing" post


I take 800mg vitex at the moment but still saw an improvement when taking 400mg a day

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[PeonyPrincess]

Rainbow, I would try and pre-prepare some meals so there is less chance of take-away being an option.
I have also told a few people I am trying to be really good as a New Years Resolution and that is why I am not eating and drinking everything offered to me.

[rainbowflower]

I can't use the dieting/healthy eating as an excuse... and my mum knew about swaying before Christmas and had asked if me I'd stopped that "silly diet". Just weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 91lbs, so she will definitely notice my weight loss.

What sort of meals do you think could be pre-prepared?

my mum actually likes to get take-aways in so she can "treat" us, usually a Chinese, so might have to just avoid the meat dishes?

[pinkin2011]

Rainbowflower what about some prawns or something??

[pinkin2011]

KATIE!!!! how have you been?? Missed you today!! do you think o has happened yet?? have you got any cramps? I have had af type cramps today prob nothing but you never know!

[rainbowflower]

I didn't think prawns were allowed on any girl diet?

[pinkin2011]

mmmm maybe they arent... I am not sure! ! dont listen to me i havent eaten any sort of meat for 2 months!

[zanacal]

I didn't think prawns were allowed on any girl diet?

I'm sure I've also read they're the best of the bunch if you're going to have some fish!

[rainbowflower]

I'm thinking of doing the following meals:


veggie lasagne
chicken curry+rice (using WW sauces)
tomato pasta, perhaps with sausages and I'll pick most of those out of my plateful

and lunches:
cheese on toast
crackers + cheese + apple
sandwiches/pitta

do any of those seem particularly obvious? last time she knew I was doing the diet I did risotto and philli pasta for them so I know that that will give alarm bells for her

[PeonyPrincess]

Mmm, I think the fact that you weigh about the same as some anorexics may be a giveaway about the diet! I like your meal choices, but I think it might be best to come clean that you are still swaying (as she has known about it previously), but mention that it won't be for much longer, so she knows you won't fade away?!

[amari]

Hard to catch up on phone but hope everyone is well!


Anyone have any tips for surviving when non-dieting non-veggie takeaway-loving guests come to stay shortly before ov? My mum and 1 sister will be visiting next weekend which is probably just a few days before ov!

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Pasta! I have been doing a lot of pasta dishes and you can do sauce on the side and make a leek and mushroom saute for yourself. Then do a side salad for yourself too. Good luck!

didn't remember that she knew you were swaying before. Hmm, look at some of the receipe ideas in the dream members section. That would be easier. I often order out asian food and get white rice with veggies and a curry suace too.

[xokatietatie]

Katie & Pink~ your attempts sound great GL!!


Thanks!

[xokatietatie]

KATIE!!!! how have you been?? Missed you today!! do you think o has happened yet?? have you got any cramps? I have had af type cramps today prob nothing but you never know!

DS3's birthday party was yesterday, so I didn't get on here at all. Cramps seemed to be less than Friday. (Friday cramps were pretty bad!) I woke up with some cold symptoms on Saturday -- runny/stuffy nose. I slept off an on for about 14 hours last night, which is not normal for me. I'm lucky if I sleep about half that any other day! I don't really have any cramps this morning, but I still have runny/stuffy nose and I'm also feeling a bit constipated. I read that can be a side effect of Zyrtec, and I've taken it 3 times now (Friday, Saturday, and now on Sunday). I think I'll take it once more tomorrow and then be done with it. I'm also going to use a little RepHresh tomorrow just to be on the safe side. I'm not hard-core dieting, because it's just too hard... but I am trying to not eat with my regular habits. Other than that, I'm just hanging out and hoping January goes by quickly!!

How have you been? You feeling better about your attempt?

[xokatietatie]

Ooh, pink!! I forgot to mention one thing that I noticed yesterday... I don't remember the time exactly, but at one point I noticed a bit of cramping (not bad) specifically toward the left and not in the middle. Does that make sense? Like, it was coming from one ovary rather than both? I don't even know if I am making sense, but I swear that's what I felt!

[HopeandDreamG]

I've been trying to keep up with this thread and figure where everyone is at. Looks like we have a few in the 2WW! Hopefully it moves along for everyone else and we have some BFP soon :fingers:

I really just want January to fly by so we can ttc in Feb. No matter if your waiting for af or waiting to O or in the 2ww it seems to drag on f o r e v e r... lol

I know how you feel, but before you know it we will have the TTC february thread and chatting waiting to O! I downloaded an app on my phone that has a countdown! I'm trying to think of it like I'm not waiting...taking my supps, diet etc IS doing something (and not just waiting) to be prepared for February! KWIM?

[littlemissnaughty7]

Katie hun ive noticed that nearly every time i ovulated that i get a pain on the one side, think it just means that thats the side you ovulated on this cycle, was it at O or after O that you felt it ?

[littlemissnaughty7]

They stink! It goes away when you rinse them, but I was so turned off I could not eat them. You can have someone else make them for you. I'm HUNGRY too!!!!!

oh great lol, i hope i dont spend a fortune on ordering them from the US and cant eat them coz they stink the house out lol !

[atomic sagebrush]

Katie hun ive noticed that nearly every time i ovulated that i get a pain on the one side, think it just means that thats the side you ovulated on this cycle, was it at O or after O that you felt it ?

It actually DOES NOT mean that you ovulated from that side. Your ovaries develop 15-20 eggs in each ovary per month and only the biggest one or two get released. Both ovaries are very large and swollen at ovulation and can be very painful. There is no way of knowing from O pain when you ovulated or from what ovary it was from.

If Zanacal sees this, she may chime in but if not, she had O pain on her right side when she conceived and then later ultrasounds showed she had actually Oed on her left side!

[xokatietatie]

I had just never noticed before and figured it was worth mentioning. I knew someone would be able to chime in and tell me something. I got my positive OPK on Friday and that is when I had the strongest cramps. Can you get a positive same day that you O? The day before (Thursday) I had three negatives, but I have not tested since Friday

[Mochagirl]

Mocha the conception prediction date is known to be quite inaccurate anyway on cbd

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It's ok, I realised I'm a complete idiot anyway. When I went to upload some pictures of my Detect5 test (which I'm now convinced actually do have a line at 2000miu), I saw my original BFP pics and I noticed that my original CBdigi said '1-2 weeks pregnant', so my test DID show a progression when it said '2-3 weeks pregnant'. Duh! :oops:

Anyway, I'm feeling a lot better about the whole thing today. Here's a pic of the 'Detect5' test, by the way - am I crazy that I see a line at 2000miu? Yes, it could be an evap, but in real life you can definitely see pink colour in the line.

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[HopeandDreamG]

Katie~ i tracked O for months with temp, regular and digital OPKs, and the OVacue II. I always seemed to O 2 days after a +opk. The month I actually had an attempt FF and the Ovacue II showed I O'd the same day. To be honest, I don't think we can ever really know the exact day even with all the advances. Don't think it matters anyway, because timing does not sway. As long as you were close enough to catch the egg to get a BFP is all that matters!

[Mochagirl]

I had just never noticed before and figured it was worth mentioning. I knew someone would be able to chime in and tell me something. I got my positive OPK on Friday and that is when I had the strongest cramps. Can you get a positive same day that you O? The day before (Thursday) I had three negatives, but I have not tested since Friday

I think it's definitely possible, especially if you catch the tailend of your surge with the OPK. However, you should also know that the cramps don't always necessarily indicate the moment of ovulation. I was surprised to discover when I started charting with temps that my cramps usually come about 2 days before O!

[littlemissnaughty7]

It actually DOES NOT mean that you ovulated from that side. Your ovaries develop 15-20 eggs in each ovary per month and only the biggest one or two get released. Both ovaries are very large and swollen at ovulation and can be very painful. There is no way of knowing from O pain when you ovulated or from what ovary it was from.

If Zanacal sees this, she may chime in but if not, she had O pain on her right side when she conceived and then later ultrasounds showed she had actually Oed on her left side!


ok thanks AS glad you asked that question katie,

[HopeandDreamG]

Mocha~ YAY such good news. So glad your feeling better too. Time to relax and enjoy that bean! :HH:

[littlemissnaughty7]

mocha hun i can see a pink line at 2000 hun, and i swear i see something faint at 10,000 too !!

[HopeandDreamG]

oh great lol, i hope i dont spend a fortune on ordering them from the US and cant eat them coz they stink the house out lol !

It won't actually stink up the whole house. Its just when you open the bag to rinse them. I also believe in a former life I was bloodhound (LOL) and hate fish smell and thats what it smelt like to me. It may not bother you.

[Mochagirl]

Hard to catch up on phone but hope everyone is well!


Anyone have any tips for surviving when non-dieting non-veggie takeaway-loving guests come to stay shortly before ov? My mum and 1 sister will be visiting next weekend which is probably just a few days before ov!

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I dealt with this when my ILs visited last May for a week a couple of weeks after I started the diet. I managed it by being very sneaky. Instead of putting all the food on the table and letting people serve themselves, I plated all the food in the kitchen and so was able to give myself something slightly different without anyone noticing. The night I made burgers for everyone, I made myself a portobello burger and had it all ready to eat in an identical bun, so no one knew I was eating something different. You could probably do the same with pasta - make theirs with a taster sauce but the same type of pasta and maybe no one will notice you're eating something different. I also made lots of girl-friendly side dishes like roasted sweet potatoes, salad and rice and filled myself up on those, hoping no one would notice I wasn't eating any of the meat.

[littlemissnaughty7]

katie its def happend to me before when ive O on the same day hun as my +opk,

[xokatietatie]

Well we were only planning one attempt for this cycle, which was Friday after I got my positive OPK... so now I just wait and pray it worked! We weren't planning to do another attempt (like O+12 or anything like that) so I guess it doesn't particularly matter at this point because we've already BD.

[xokatietatie]

It's ok, I realised I'm a complete idiot anyway. When I went to upload some pictures of my Detect5 test (which I'm now convinced actually do have a line at 2000miu), I saw my original BFP pics and I noticed that my original CBdigi said '1-2 weeks pregnant', so my test DID show a progression when it said '2-3 weeks pregnant'. Duh! :oops:

Anyway, I'm feeling a lot better about the whole thing today. Here's a pic of the 'Detect5' test, by the way - am I crazy that I see a line at 2000miu? Yes, it could be an evap, but in real life you can definitely see pink colour in the line.

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I think I see it!

[littlemissnaughty7]

katie did you notice your CM go creamy after you ovulated hun ?

[lemon2012]

Hi everyone,
Well, we had one attempt so far and I need advice!
We wanted to try this month, but maybe not super hard...we booked a trip with the kids in March. I would be 10 weeks if I got pregnant this month. However, we also did not want to have any regrets about missing a month considering I just turned 38.
So, we had one attempt on cd 10 after abstaining. FR was too hard and as we got closer to o I think it starts to jeopardize the probability of getting pregnant. I am not sure but it was hard on DH to dtd that much by himself! Anyway, today I woke up with a super dark positive OPK. The ones I get the day I o!
So, I figure I have now done one attempt at 0-1.
We conceived DS2 with abstain, one time bd 0-2 or 1.5. So now I am nervous.

Should we keep bding?
(I did not use rephresh or J and D btw).

Any advice?

[HopeandDreamG]

You can add another attempt- I would have DH release now and dtd later if your worried about sperm count. If it also makes you more comfortable you can add a drop of rephresh. What does your gut tell you? Think about whether you will be glad you added an attempt or if you would have rather left it alone!

[littlemissnaughty7]

Lemon hun were you swaying when you concieved your DS2 ??

[KraizyDaizy]

I feel really bad, because I have not kept up with the thread to well, but ladies I am feeling blue today. I know you all are the only ones who I can talk to about this, so please bare with me and listen to me cry/rant.

I have just come to the realization from my last yearly exam that my enlarged uterus might be the problem to me not being able to get pregnant. I did not have this with my other children, so maybe I have worn my uterus out? My OB did an ultrasound the year before this and it was okay, just enlarged, but can the enlarged uterus be keeping me from conceiving? I mean why would it stay this way. I have horrible heavy periods, so of course I am anemic! I am just starting to think that I am not going to get pregnant again. I just feel like my pink dream is over. I am in the TWW, but don't feel like it will be a BFP. Does anyone know anything about if an enlarged uterus can cause you not to be able to conceive? We go on Clomid next cycle and I am thinking I am going to forget everything. DTD as much as we can. No jellies really, maybe some SYLK. Take my meds and pray it works. Any thoughts?

[Mochagirl]

I have no answers for you, KD, but I'm sorry you're concerned. I hope you find out it doesn't impact being able to conceive. :HH:

[KraizyDaizy]

I have no answers for you, KD, but I'm sorry you're concerned. I hope you find out it doesn't impact being able to conceive. :HH:

Thanks so much Mocha. It means so much to have such kind ladies to help me through this.

[lemon2012]

Lemon hun were you swaying when you concieved your DS2 ??

No, DS 2 was an oops baby!

[lemon2012]

You can add another attempt- I would have DH release now and dtd later if your worried about sperm count. If it also makes you more comfortable you can add a drop of rephresh. What does your gut tell you? Think about whether you will be glad you added an attempt or if you would have rather left it alone!

If I add an attempt does that sway girl?
I think I may o today...EW, cramps etc....major dark OPK.
If i leave it with one attempt and abstain 0-1 or 2 tops...is that better for swaying?
I am soo confused!

[littlemissnaughty7]

I feel really bad, because I have not kept up with the thread to well, but ladies I am feeling blue today. I know you all are the only ones who I can talk to about this, so please bare with me and listen to me cry/rant.

I have just come to the realization from my last yearly exam that my enlarged uterus might be the problem to me not being able to get pregnant. I did not have this with my other children, so maybe I have worn my uterus out? My OB did an ultrasound the year before this and it was okay, just enlarged, but can the enlarged uterus be keeping me from conceiving? I mean why would it stay this way. I have horrible heavy periods, so of course I am anemic! I am just starting to think that I am not going to get pregnant again. I just feel like my pink dream is over. I am in the TWW, but don't feel like it will be a BFP. Does anyone know anything about if an enlarged uterus can cause you not to be able to conceive? We go on Clomid next cycle and I am thinking I am going to forget everything. DTD as much as we can. No jellies really, maybe some SYLK. Take my meds and pray it works. Any thoughts?

hun im not sure about the enlarged uterus hun, have you googled it ? could you not book an app with your doc who could explain it to you to ease your mind ? im on lomid next month too, il be doing some sway things tho but only because i want a girl, i have two boys, will you be mortified if you had a boy ?? as if you wouldnt be you may want to forget everything next cycle but id suggest to stick to the diet and do it hardcore, just my opinion hun,

[littlemissnaughty7]

No, DS 2 was an oops baby!

so you wernt doing all your other sway things hun so you have a very good chance of swaying for your girl, JMO but i strongly think a one off bed preferibly with 0+12 along with diet and other things sway girl, you have to make the decision yourself will you stress with the one attempt you put in because of your last pregnancy outcome or would you stress adding a 0+12 or whatever would be too much, if you do have another attempt i agree with H&D have your husband release a 1 or 2-3 of times inbetween x

[amari]

From everything AS says, as long as you are doing the diet, which is proven to sway, you can do more attempts to get pg and it won't hurt your sway. This is what i plan on doing. Not sure about an enlarged uterus? xoxo

[xokatietatie]

katie did you notice your CM go creamy after you ovulated hun ?

I've been using Zyrtec and I'm pretty dry right now.

[zanacal]

From everything AS says, as long as you are doing the diet, which is proven to sway, you can do more attempts to get pg and it won't hurt your sway. This is what i plan on doing. Not sure about an enlarged uterus? xoxo

... so long as you've done something to lower sperm count (frequent/abstain) - that part of timing really does matter and I think it's up there with diet.

[pinkin2011]

Katie I am fine with my attempt now , what ever will be will be I cant change it! I think I did all that I could

[lemon2012]

... so long as you've done something to lower sperm count (frequent/abstain) - that part of timing really does matter and I think it's up there with diet.
Zan, not sure I understand your comment.
I think we will leave it and just stay calm.
We have a trip booked in March so I know it is hard to skip a month if I am not pg this month I have a trip to consider! I doubt one bd will help me get pregnant but we will see!

[zanacal]

I mean that people keep saying 'timing doesn't matter' and I want to make sure that the frequent/abstain aspect of timing isn't forgotten - I agree that timing of DTD in relation to O really doesn't matter!

[dannikins]

im half way today....woohoo!!!!

hers a belly pic taken first thing thismorning...:)

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/20weeks.jpg

[HopeandDreamG]

Dannikins~LOOOOOOVE the bump!!!

[auroara78]

Dannikins love the bump! Love your sexy long hair too!

Lemon, are you leaving it at that or trying another attempt?

KD, when your OB told you about your enlarged uterus, did he say anything about it impacting fertility? I would think if it would prevent pregancny he would mention it to you as a FYI. Did you google it and read more about it? I'd want to find out as much as I can about it.

I think the clomid will sway really well next month, I'd just use sylk like you said, and DTD as much as you can.

[lemon2012]

Cute pic Dannikin.....are you uncomfortable yet? I barely remember being pregnant but I do remember being full and uncomfortable a lot!

Auroara,,,how many attempts did you have?
I am not sure...if we leave it as it is 0-2 and abstain which is supposed to sway. I have done the diet for the most part as of late but not over Christmas. I did not j and d so hopefully it takes as I would be in the fertile phase. I am not sure if dtd again will help or hinder my sway!
How are you feeling?
What did you end up doing?

KD.....I agree with auroara....I have no idea what an enlarged uterus means. Was it just bc you have had previous children or is it a condition? I think bding several days up to o is perfect. We wanted to try that so we started at cd 10 and thought I had 4-5 attempts to go but now I am due to o today or tomorrow.
So, not sure if leaving it is best as we had abstained or go again!

[amari]

... so long as you've done something to lower sperm count (frequent/abstain) - that part of timing really does matter and I think it's up there with diet.

Agree!

[PeonyPrincess]

I feel really bad, because I have not kept up with the thread to well, but ladies I am feeling blue today. I know you all are the only ones who I can talk to about this, so please bare with me and listen to me cry/rant.

I have just come to the realization from my last yearly exam that my enlarged uterus might be the problem to me not being able to get pregnant. I did not have this with my other children, so maybe I have worn my uterus out? My OB did an ultrasound the year before this and it was okay, just enlarged, but can the enlarged uterus be keeping me from conceiving? I mean why would it stay this way. I have horrible heavy periods, so of course I am anemic! I am just starting to think that I am not going to get pregnant again. I just feel like my pink dream is over. I am in the TWW, but don't feel like it will be a BFP. Does anyone know anything about if an enlarged uterus can cause you not to be able to conceive? We go on Clomid next cycle and I am thinking I am going to forget everything. DTD as much as we can. No jellies really, maybe some SYLK. Take my meds and pray it works. Any thoughts?

Hi KD. I read that an enlarged uterus can be caused by fibroids or adenomyosis (common after C-sections). As usual on the internet, some things say it can cause problems with conception and increase the risk of m/c and others say you can still get pg and carry a baby to full term. I would have thought the doctor who prescribed you clomid would have discussed the uterus with you if they thought it was a problem? Can you call them and ask a few questions? Can they suggest any treatment for it? Would a physio recommend any exercises to help? Even if you don't have a problem getting pg, it doesn't sound like a fun thing to live with, so surely there are ways to manage it?

I hope you get some answers soon. Take care. Hugs x

[PeonyPrincess]

Dannikins, your belly is gorgeous! Congrats on hitting the half way mark.

[amari]

:running:So, I got a smiley face tonight! I am not O'ing yet I can tell, just a little crampy so maybe tomorrow or the next day. I am wondering though, my dh hasn't released yet since last night, and wasn't going to do it until he got off work tonight at 11pm. Should he do it once and then we bd or should we just go ahead and bd? Remember I'm on clomid. We will also do it tomorrow in the am and I guess at night? Thanks:running: :fingers::pinksperm:

[PeonyPrincess]

Mochagirl, I see a clear line at 2000. Glad you are feeling better about your pg. I know you mentioned the nausea easing off, but don't forget every pregnancy is different. I didn't have any m/s with either of mine, but they still came out fine.

[PeonyPrincess]

Katie, my cycles vary. Sometimes I O the day after a +OPK and sometimes the same day as the +. I mostly rely on BBT to know which day I did actually O on.

[PeonyPrincess]

Amari, how exciting! Your DH seems to have been doing really well at the F/R, so I would be inclined to BD tonight without an extra release first. But I am also basing that on the fact I doubt my DH would manage to get it up after releasing that much! If yours can, then it is not likely to hurt. You already have the clomid on your side, so I tend to think you are ready to go. GL!!

[xokatietatie]

im half way today....woohoo!!!!

hers a belly pic taken first thing thismorning...:)

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/20weeks.jpg
You look great!!

[dannikins]

Cute pic Dannikin.....are you uncomfortable yet? I barely remember being pregnant but I do remember being full and uncomfortable a lot!



i havent been to bad actually, as far as being uncomfortable goes the sciatica is the only complaint i have, but its been worse than i have ever had it before.
some days i can barely walk, especially if i have done anything, like gardening etc.
i have to avoid anything that involves me bending, because it makes it flare up.

[KraizyDaizy]

Thanks ladies for all the info, advice and concern for me. I have looked up the enlarged uterus and I am just scared I guess. My doc saw this on my last exam and did do an ultrasound, but it was okay. I have had 4 c-sections (big babies) so more than likely this is the cause. I guess my doc wants me to try the clomid and see if that works before going further. I really did not think anything of it at the time, but as I keep thinking about it, maybe this is my problem.

Love the bellybump Dannikans!! Sorry if you have already told us, but did you have a scan to tell the sex or are you waiting till the birth?

[dannikins]

yep, i had my scan on thursday, but bub kept the bits covered, so we are waiting untill the birth....

[purple sky]

Everyone I know who has had a baby that wouldn't show gender turned out to be a girl! Hopefully this is the same in your case Dannikins :)

[rainbowflower]

Fantastic bump dannikins!


KD hope your doc can reassure you

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[suregena]

I just found out my husband's inhaler he's been using has steroids in it... is that going to negatively impact our sway at all?

[suregena]

I'm supposed to O in two days, but super negative (only 1 line) on OPKs so far. So still waiting! A couple days ago he released 3(!) times, last night just once, and we'll try to get 2 releases in today. He's doing so well! Haha!

Sometimes he forgets how many licorice root he's taken in a day, some days i'm sure he's only taken two, etcetera... that shouldn't be too big a deal, right?

[rainbowflower]

suregena - don't know, would it affect his hormones?

I don't think that would matter about missing odd tablets if you're doing other things to lower sperm count. My DH isn't taking anything!

[amari]

So, I don't know what is going on. I still only have light cramping, and this morning I tested again and didn't have a smiley anymore! I know I haven't o'd because I get reallllly strong o pains. I don't know what is going on. Am I not going to ovulate this month? Did I get an lh surge but not going to o for another day or 2? What is going on?? I also dropped the tester in the toilet (I use clearblue easy digitals, so I need to go get another one when dh gets up). But my o pains are not gettting any stronger, I am nervous that i am not going to o...now we are not doing it again yet this am like planned. Maybe later this afternoon depending on another opk?? Ugh,

[PeonyPrincess]

Amari, the fact that you got the smiley means you definitely had a LH surge, so O will be happening soon. I can't remember what you are taking, but I barely get any O pains these days. It has all changed since I started taking vitex. But the BBT still goes up the day after I have had mild cramps and mild tenderness over my ovaries.
Auroara didn't think she O at Christmas, but then she got a BFP. For some reason when we are analysing everything so closely, our bodies like to play tricks on us I think. Very frustrating, but you will O soon!

[suregena]

suregena - don't know, would it affect his hormones?

I don't think that would matter about missing odd tablets if you're doing other things to lower sperm count. My DH isn't taking anything!


I have no idea. It's an inhaler so beyond its affects on his lungs/breathing, I'm not sure.

He was only recently diagnosed asthmatic... he wasn't on anything with our son, so maybe it will be okay.

[PeonyPrincess]

And I meant to say, with the clear blue digitals, you would only get another smiley if your LH surge was higher again than the first detected surge. The fact that it was negative the second time just means the amount in your urine is slightly less than the initial surge. They work a bit differently to the normal 2 line OPKs.

[PeonyPrincess]

Suregena, a quick phone call to a pharmacist to enquire if there is any problem with your DH using the inhaler while TTC should put your mind at ease.

[amari]

suregena-i think there is a thread about inhalers. I'm not sure if it sways or not or where i saw it, but AS would know, you could pm her.

peony-So does that mean that I should start to get the o pains in the next 2 days and we should just keep doing what we were going to do? Is that how the digitals work even thought it is not a monitor, it is just the regular digital sticks? Thank you so much, I am so concerned...

[rainbowflower]

:( I'm really craving chocolate today... must resist!

[suregena]

:( I'm really craving chocolate today... must resist!

I've been craving it everyday, so I've replaced my once/twice coffee a day with that Options mint hot chocolate.

[xokatietatie]

So, I don't know what is going on. I still only have light cramping, and this morning I tested again and didn't have a smiley anymore! I know I haven't o'd because I get reallllly strong o pains. I don't know what is going on. Am I not going to ovulate this month? Did I get an lh surge but not going to o for another day or 2? What is going on?? I also dropped the tester in the toilet (I use clearblue easy digitals, so I need to go get another one when dh gets up). But my o pains are not gettting any stronger, I am nervous that i am not going to o...now we are not doing it again yet this am like planned. Maybe later this afternoon depending on another opk?? Ugh,

I read somewhere that if you use the digitals you can get a - after you get a + IF the LH isn't quite as high as it was when you got the +. It doesn't mean you're suddenly not ovulating, the tester just goes off that +. So your LH surge would have to be even higher to get another +. Does that make sense?

[KraizyDaizy]

Woke up the sore BBs, my mind must be tricking me into pregnancy symptoms. I know it's not, bec it's way too early 6DPO, and I doubt the one DTD got us a BFP.

[amari]

I got a totally new test stick and tester thing and it is negative again. I don't know what to do. Should we keep dtd for the next several days and maybe I will o in a couple days or should we stop and he keep releasing? I don't want to miss the egg but I don't want to mess up the sway.

[xokatietatie]

I woke up this morning sick to my stomach and crampy. Either I ate something that didn't agree with me or I've got phantom symptoms because I want to be pregnant so bad. lol

[littlemissnaughty7]

do you have any cm amari hun, really try to get hold of some (sorry TMI i know) but if its creamy you have prob already ovulated and if its EW i would think you will soon,

[Mochagirl]

I know it's stressful, amari. The same thing happened to me both BFP cycles this year - I O'd later than I expected and started to dtd too early. Personally, I chose to keep dtd because I really wanted to get pregnant and was worried I'd miss my surge since my body was giving such mixed signals, but I'm sure you could also start getting dh to release on his own again until you get that +OPK or are sure O has happened. Do you temp?

[amari]

I don't temp. I guess I will have to keep dtd and get way more attempts than I wanted. I just hope I do O at all and that I don't just fizzle out and not O. I am trying to relax but not doing that best at it I don't think.

[auroara78]

Lemon, I had one attempt 3 days before O, one attempt on O day and we did DTD 3 days after O, but obivously nothing probably came of that. We also had sex one week before O but I doubt anything came out of it. I really wanted to get even more atempts in, or make him release, but my DH was barely able to have sex that often..his sex drive is in the pits because he is overweight and feels "unsexy" and doesn't want to have sex anymore. He says he feels his weight has really depressed all interest in sex as well.

[PeonyPrincess]

Amari, you got a +OPK, so just keep going with your original plan. If you are waiting to get another +OPK, I think you might miss the egg altogether. There is a thread about the clear blue digital sticks. Once you get your first +, then you know O will happen sometime within the next 48 hours. I know the ones you mean as I have the same ones. I don't have time to look for it as I must get ready for work. I think you should stick with your original game plan!

[suregena]

Ugh, I only started using my OPK's yesterday (maybe should have started earlier?) which were negative.
This afternoon the line was there but still negative. Tonight there is barely a line, but I do think my urine was a bit too unconcentrated (very nearly clear.)

So, now I am all paranoid I missed O or something (probably not)! But I'm still so paranoid! I'm bringing tests into work tomorrow...

I'm supposed to O on the 18th so I would rather O late than have O'd early.

I had a very light tinge/pain a couple days ago, which is what prompted me to paranoia of testing. But I'm hoping it was just stuff doing its business but not yet that time. My period ended on the 11th...

[Mochagirl]

Suregena - have you been checking your cervix and cm? Did you have ewcm around the time you had that twinge?

I doubt you've missed O, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

[suregena]

I haven't been checking it! I was sick last week/this weekend plus we had those visitors for a couple nights so I was always so tired and barely could think straight!

Sigh, will just keep testing. I knew I should have tested sooner...
Though that would be REALLY EARLY to O, wouldn't it?! If I started my period 5th Jan and it ended 11th Jan, and my cycle is about 27 days?

[suregena]

Can urine that is not concentrated matter? i.e. like with pregnancy tests where concentrated urine is preferable to unconcentrated, for accuracy?

[Mochagirl]

As I said, I doubt you've O'd. Just keep taking OPKs and start checking your cervix and I bet it'll come around the usual time. Good luck!

[suregena]

I'll go check my cervix now... what would it be like post ovulation and what is it like pre ovulation, if anyone knows??

[Mochagirl]

urine concentration definitely matters. You should try not to drink anything or go pee for 3-4 hours before you take the test.

As your body gears up to ovulate, your cervis should become softer, higher and more open and your cm should become watery or ew. After you ovulate, your cervix will become hard and closed, and your cm should be creamy. I usually have about 4-5 days of ewcm and an open, soft cervix before I actually O, but it's different for every woman.

[suregena]

Well, from what CM I could get from around the cervix (as I have been taking cetirizine 10mg) seemed stretchy/slippery but there wasn't a ton of it. It took the length of my fingers to get up there, so it must be high. So, hopefully, that's all a good sign. Sometimes it's been hard for me to be able to tell from hard vs soft but I think it's fairly soft-ish? Obviously my cervix feels slightly different post first child so hard to tell open from close, ha!

Fingers crossed I'm just being paranoid. My urine tonight was definitely nearly clear, though. I'm SO paranoid missing the window! Hah!

[lemon2012]

Hi girls,
I am in a bit of a medical dilemma....I assumed I never got pregnant this whole time bc of replens, rephresh, douching, shallow or missed timing...yes, I am absurd...I honestly just thought it would happen one month. I was sooo fertile with DS 2 and ovulated super early with a one time attempt two days...and it all unfolded like clockwork.
But, now I am ovulating/ovulated and I actually have a swollen ovary and it is sooo painful. It hurts to touch it and even DH noticed it was swollen. It is even visible as being swollen. I had PCOS and I am just wondering if anyone out there can help...?
What is this all about?

We dtd two days ago and if I am not in too much pain we might try again. We have a good attempt...no "stuff" to get in the way. We actually tried last night but the kids and then the dog interrupted....5 times and by then, well, the mood was over! lol!

Anyone have advice for o plus?

Or, do you think I have cysts?
Maybe that is why I am not pregnant.

Anyone???


Amari...those smiley faces are based on the previous levels taken. If you get a smiley stop taking them as they will be negative unless levels rose again. You can save them for next month!

Surgena: I think with changing things up with vitex or supplements or anything like that it can change symptoms. I can't help with the cervix issue though.
However, I started cd 1 on Jan 5th and today I ovulated!

Dinner is ready...I will check later though everyone.

PS: katie....false symptoms are still good symptoms...stay positive and excited:)
You are very cute and a good mom already to #4!

pink? where are you?

Mocha...do you have any advice as an over 35 swayer? Hope you are feeling well!

[HopeandDreamG]

Amari~ I just caught up on this thread for today. I agree with everything peonyprincess said to you and would have said exactly the same thing. I've even called the clearblue hotline to ask about this. Once you get the smiley you are going to O. If you do not continue to get the smiley it just means the LH surge is not higher then when you first caught it. Hope that makes sense.

[lemon2012]

Amari~ I just caught up on this thread for today. I agree with everything peonyprincess said to you and would have said exactly the same thing. I've even called the clearblue hotline to ask about this. Once you get the smiley you are going to O. If you do not continue to get the smiley it just means the LH surge is not higher then when you first caught it. Hope that makes sense.

ditto!

[HopeandDreamG]

Lemon~ I don't think anyone can tell you if you have a cyst on your ovary. Even a doctor can't tell you that without doing a sonogram. For all you know it could be another organ all together! It is possible that all the "stuff" used to sway is what decreased your fertility, which is exactly what we want it to do, and why it sways girl! I think you need to make a doc apt as soon as you can.
Where are you with O? I don't think there is any advice for 0+ except if you wait too long you miss the egg all together. I've read a lot and it seems that women you get pregnant by 0+ are probably closer to O then they even realize. So don't worry about the timing and if you feel well then go for it, if you don't feel well thats another story.... Wish I could help more.

[pinkin2011]

Lemon I am still here!! just waiting waiting waiting.... taking forever I am only 4dpo today feels like i should be 8 dpo!

[lemon2012]

Hi pink...I think you and Katie are too cute!
Seriously, cute by picture and by your excitement. You are good mommies:) I am jealous as I am 10 years older! Now, I am just paranoid and busy and tired!

How are you girls doing?

Hope....I have done everything possible not to get pregnant and hoped my little girl would creep up there,,lol. This month we were more casual as we have a booked a trip in March to Florida...wooohooo!
However, I need to know if I am infertile or just plain stopping the process!
I am in pain and I really really feel like nothing but a hot compress, a glass of wine and bed!
What to do? I certainly know time is ticking! I cannot keep this up...it is torturing me!
I know there is no scientific reasoning to timing, but it is all in my head!

I had cysts before being diagnosed with PCOS when I was first married at age 25...now I am 38!
My doc mentioned that I might experience pain bc cysts were rupturing but did not seem too concerned.

Pink..how do you figure you were o plus?

[pinkin2011]

Thanks Lemon!!
Umm well as for what ( i thought ) may of been O+14, I get very bad pain when i O like pain when it hurts to even sit down and i only get it for a few hrs and will start at whatever time it wants! so i had that pain start at 7pm on the friday night and i had one off EWCM and my cervix was high, then the next morning i was pretty dry down there but cervix was still pretty high and my opk was very + so i thought it was o+14 but who knows ....

Amari I know what you are going through I am a major stress head and that is why o did not happen when it was meant to try not to stress about it and it will happen easier said then done i know!

[lemon2012]

so, did you dtd in the am???
I have the exact same feeling,....it hurts my bum!
What the heck is that????

[lemon2012]

Thanks Lemon!!
Umm well as for what ( i thought ) may of been O+14, I get very bad pain when i O like pain when it hurts to even sit down and i only get it for a few hrs and will start at whatever time it wants! so i had that pain start at 7pm on the friday night and i had one off EWCM and my cervix was high, then the next morning i was pretty dry down there but cervix was still pretty high and my opk was very + so i thought it was o+14 but who knows ....

Amari I know what you are going through I am a major stress head and that is why o did not happen when it was meant to try not to stress about it and it will happen easier said then done i know!

what does one off EWCM mean???
Do you mean one night of EWCM?
I think my cm already changed to creamy.
GL pinkin!

[pinkin2011]

yes thats where it hurts me feels like real bad wind pains that you cant get rid of because it hurts too much to even try??? I dont have PCOS tho..
When i got that pain at 7pm i went to the loo and i had one wipe of cm then nothing again, so it was just one off, I had been taking Zyrtec tho.. And yes we then dtd at 9 am

[pinkin2011]

so, did you dtd in the am???
I have the exact same feeling,....it hurts my bum!
What the heck is that????

Just painful o i guess, it happens to me EVERY month without fail

[pinkin2011]

I cant say i have ever notice swelling there but they can get sore to touch

[lemon2012]

Do you live in England?
The loo...:)

Okay, can't sit down!!!! I get it every month as well!
So weird!

I have one attempt at 0-2...should i go again tonight?

Anyone?

[HopeandDreamG]

Lemon~ didn't realize you had cysts. That makes more sense. You still have a chance of a BFP from the attempt you already had. I still think if your pain is that bad you should go to doc.

[HopeandDreamG]

Lemon~ I would start a thread. If you didn't have pain I would say def go again. The possiblity of a cyst makes me unsure. I think people are going to say to take care of your health first, but I think you'll get more feedback starting a thread.

[amari]

Thanks, ladies! I wish I had dtd at 5:30 this am instead of waiting for 11 am. Hope this didn't mess things up. We did it last night at 11:30 pm too though. I just don't feel like I o'd! Which brings me to lemon..

Lemon-I get reallly strong pain in my ovaries, hurts a lot. I don't have cysts though. You could go to your ob if you are concerned though. Did you get any attempts in this time around?

[lemon2012]

Hey Hope,
Just chatted with DH and I am probably on top of o right now and in pain.
I just don't get it....pink....u get the same pain?
I actually cannot sit down it hurts too much.
I already asked a naturopath about it and she had never heard of it.
A few people have said it hurts to sit down on their butt, but literally I cannot sit down....I am not sure if people are in as much pain. And, if they are, why is that?

We might try later...it is Monday and the kids are being BRUTAL!
It is hard to try for a third when the two you have are a handful!

[xokatietatie]

Lemon, I have no idea what to tell you because I've never experienced that before... but I hope whatever it is doesn't effect your chances of getting pregnant, and I hope the pain and swelling goes away!

[lemon2012]

Thanks, ladies! I wish I had dtd at 5:30 this am instead of waiting for 11 am. Hope this didn't mess things up. We did it last night at 11:30 pm too though. I just don't feel like I o'd! Which brings me to lemon..

Lemon-I get reallly strong pain in my ovaries, hurts a lot. I don't have cysts though. You could go to your ob if you are concerned though. Did you get any attempts in this time around?
Amari...could it be the clomid that is playing tricks?
For some reason in November I had very few symptoms but I am not sure why!
Thanks for the input....I am not sure if I have cysts and I guess I need to persist with my doctor.
In Canada it seems you have to push for what you want as a lot of it is free.
I have strong pains as well as pain when I sit down!
We had o-2 or less...I am confident with the one attempt....if I am not infertile.
If I am, then I guess I have bigger things to get around.
I think in the past I made sure it did not happen and I am more relaxed this time around.
If timing does not matter then I hope I get the egg!!!!

[xokatietatie]

I saw the sweetest little girl outfit at the store yesterday and I had to force myself not to buy it. DH says if we get a BFP he is going to buy it for me though. I stood there in the store, staring at it for the longest time, just imagining putting it on a little girl 9 months from now. Anyone else have a secret stash of girl clothes?

[Mochagirl]

lemon - make sure you call your doctor tomorrow! I don't know anything about PCOS, but you definitely shouldn't be in pain like that if there's something they can do to help! I'm sending you some baby dust, though, and I really hope you caught that egg! :pinksperm:

katie - I still have a stash of girl clothes from when I was pregnant with my twins 6 years ago. I was CONVINCED they were girls (we didn't find out the gender) and bought a ton of girl stuff, telling me I could return them if they ended up being boys. Well, once they were born life got busy so fast I never got around to returning them, so now I still have them all in a box. If this bean isn't a girl, I'll finally have to let them go because this is definitely out last baby.

[pinkin2011]

Lemon yes i have that pain every month in my lower tummy and bum area its even painful to try and go to the toilet TMI sorry but it hurts and even to dtd hurts at o time, My sister and my mum are both the same.. I have never brought it up at the drs because i thought it was normal and goes within a day?? But its Bloody painful i understand how you feel

[pinkin2011]

Katie I have ONE pink jumpsuit under our bed... I cant bring myself to buy anything for a girl because i think it would be bad luck for myself even tho id love to! I have seen baby girl clothes latley and i get all sad and and feel like how great the feeling must be for the ladies that end up hearing its a GIRL.

[xokatietatie]

We put a pair of pink shoes under the bed when we BD on Friday. I bought them a long time ago, and just couldn't get rid of them. They're pink with little blue birdies on them. I hope to someday be able to put them on a girl. :)

[pinkin2011]

Just seems like a dream to me that wont ever come true, I just could never see myself having a girl why is this??? My MIL is a beautiful lady but she tells me ALL the time girls just dont come from their family and i think its been put in my head??

[pinkin2011]

Just want to say also that my diet has gone out the window, i am eating my usual diet apart from red meat.. I wont be TTC in feb so if i get a bfn i will have to really get myself back in the habbit

[lemon2012]

pinkin
I wonder what is the o pain!
I bd 2 days from o day and it was fine...but today I am in pain. How can I get pregnant in pain?
Last night it was fine as well though!

I want to eat what I want when I want...well, have to say I am treating myself small little bits here and there!

Better go, The Bachelor is on!!
lol!

Katie: I hope you get to use those booties!

[pinkin2011]

Yeah Lemon its painful but i just push thru it i had no other choice, I did read up on the net and it is common for woman to get o pains

[pinkin2011]

I am not real sure what these pains are in my bowl area that i get at that time but yeah i just have never thought to get it looked at because i just thought that was my o symptoms

[xokatietatie]

I just get cramps like when AF is here, but they're dull compared to AF cramps.

[amari]

Pink and lemon-I was just reading about it today on the internet because of my lack of o pains this month. I don't get the pain in the bum that you are describing, but I do get the severe pain in the ovary and mine lasts for days. But, I did see that it can be normal to have trouble sitting. Though it is always good to have those things checked out to be sure.

Katie-That's how mine has felt this month, just very faint cramping. It is weird to me and has been making me feel like I'm not really O'ing! We didn't even dtd early this am like planned, (we did do it around 11 thank goodness or else I really would be kicking myself).

I feel like pink has felt, not confident. I guess you never know though.

[dannikins]

I saw the sweetest little girl outfit at the store yesterday and I had to force myself not to buy it. DH says if we get a BFP he is going to buy it for me though. I stood there in the store, staring at it for the longest time, just imagining putting it on a little girl 9 months from now. Anyone else have a secret stash of girl clothes?

im too scared to buy girls stuff, in case i jinx myself....lol..
but its so hard to go shopping, i cant walk past the girl section, i have to stop and look, they are all sooo cute!
i seen the cutest little girls boots last week, so tiny, and impractical...lol, but they were so cute......

[purple sky]

Lemon - I know the pain you are talking about! I get bad O pain every single month. I actually thought I was O last week because I got a confirmed O on my monitor. But then on Saturday my O pain started, sunday they got worse and today pretty painful. This morning I got another confirmed O on my monitor (i'm sooo confused) also got my first +opk today which makes me believe last week was a fluke or something and I'm really O now. Anyway there have been some months where my O pain hurts so bad I can't even walk straight up ( i have to lean over a bit)

I hope you feel better soon. If you don't get a bfp this cycle I would bring this up to your Dr. and see if you can get a sono next cycle around O time to see if there are any cysts during O.

[pinkin2011]

Just a Q about size of babies... I have only been through one birth ( natural) was 4.5 hrs and it was sooo painful, Our d/s was born on his due date and weighed 7pounds 2 ounces... I am so scared of having anything bigger then that pretty much i am just scared of childbirth.. They say the next ones are usually bigger?? Is that the case with you girls?

[pinkin2011]

And also I have been feeling really off today?? not sure why and i am only 4dpo?

[_Lala_]

Hi girls, sorry i havent been around for a while, there was stuff going on at home (DP is reluctant to have a 3rd and basically said he cant do it) so i avoided coming on here:sad:. i didnt want to hear all you lovely ladies talk about TTC when i wasnt even sure if we would be. Well, thankfully, DP and i talked it out and he understands how much it means for me to try for a girl so he is back onboard. :cheer:Phew!!

So, I am currently on CD14 and am expecting to O in the next couple of days. We are abstaining and doing 1 attempt. I know that it has been said that if you are doing other things to sway then timing doesnt really matter, but i am just wondering how long after you get the smiley face LH surge (from a Clear Blue digital) should the attempt be? What has everyone else decided to do? I'm not sure whether to BD as soon as i see the smiley or wait 18hrs or so. Hmm, too many decisions!

Katie, Dannikins - iam so desperate to buy beautiful girl things but i just cant bring myself to do it. I really feel like i would be majorly jinxing myself if i did. I just dont know how i will go if this one turns out to be a boy - yikes!

Also thought i would add that i am STARVING!! And would seriously consider giving both my arms and legs for some decent food right now! :think:

[purple sky]

ds1 was 5lbs 14oz
ds2 was 9lbs 2oz :omg: ( he was 11 days over due though )
ds3 was 7lbs 14oz

[purple sky]

Good to hear dp is back on board lala :)

[pinkin2011]

Oh my 9lbs 2oz....
Was your ds3 on time or early??