TTC a BOY April Chit Chat Thread

[dloui128]

PoP- your chart seems like mine when I got my BFP the temps seemed flat, I think it's a good sign.
Don't lose hope hun:)

[Princess of Pink]

Thanks hon...I guess because I have been pregnant so many times before I just expected I would feel something if I really was pregnant..ya know! It's so deflating to try and try and nothing....when normally you have fallen pregnant with no effort. Makes it even worse I think.

[Hobbermittens]

FX for you Pop! I have a feeling you are pregnant. Just wait a few days!

[Cinss]

Soni - Congratulations on your BFP !!!

Lola - Great to hear things are looking more positive for you, a May baby would be awesome :)

POP - when will you test? I am going to grab a frer today and test on the 24th :)

[Hobbermittens]

Congrats, Soni! I was wondering what happened to you. Glad you got a BFP!!

[TTC5]

Cinss and Pop: Look at those charts!!!! ;)

[Princess of Pink]

Thanks so much guys!! I already have a million tests here but I'm not testing till 25th or 26th I think. I am just sick of BFN's.

[Princess of Pink]

I don't know whats wrong with me...I am feeling so down every time I see someone else get a BFP I feel like the chance of me getting one is decreasing!! I know that is stupid but I can't help it. I feel like I can't even get a BFP, let alone a boy!!! Cinss is gonna get a BFP and leave me here all alone....unless Bec hurries up and gets AF so we will be here together...

Bloody hormones :tissue:

And Lola doesn't count because she is getting a May baby!!

[TTC5]

Big hugs POP x

[Plum3]

Lola, I'm so glad the appointment went well. Hopefully next week's tests go just as well :) Excited for you! And I hope you don't have to wait til August for your bfp, I really hope it happens sooner!

Soni, congratulations!

PoP, your chart isn't going to miraculously show something that shouts bfp, you know that! Temps are going to be high because of the progesterone, so most charts look the same whether the end result is a bfp or not. You know all this so stop worrying! You have a great chance this month :) Both you and Cinss do!

AF should be here in a few days so I'm not going anywhere for a little while yet.

[Cinss]

POP i know how you are feeling, actually i would see your emotional state as a good sign. I am having 0 symptoms, nothing at all going on with me, infact DP has been doing things that would normally irritate me to the max and cause arguments, but i am calm cool and collected, no raging horemones in my system at all, so i also feel like i am out, but i don't want to feel down about it untill i absolutly have to, when AF arrives. I did a test this morning, and got a BFN, so i shall just continue living my life, if it is going to happen it will, i cant change anything. I guess after 5 months of trying i have come to realise that it really is out of my control. And also i think if you have to wait for something you want really bad, when you finally get it, it will be a sweeter feeling than if you just got it right away.

[soni]

Lola I hope it will work! so DH don't even need any meds? That's great!

soni- congrats on the bfp! :celebrate: good thing you dropped the bsd and all crap almost everyone dropped those already I think. get a ticker!

Thanks Flava! :) I will, once I see the doctor. I am relatively new to the area so trying to shop around for OBs.

[soni]

Congrats, Soni! I was wondering what happened to you. Glad you got a BFP!!

Thanks Hobber! :) Like I mentioned all the TTC stress, swaying stress, BFNs all got to me. So i wanted to take a break from the GD forums as well - did not want to be reminded of TTC at all!

[soni]

Thanks Cinss! Thanks Bec! :)

PoP, I did not have any symptoms and I was sick of testing all of the previous months and getting a BFN at dpo10. After that, I would be in a terrible mood till AF came. I would get into stupid arguments with DH too. So, I decided in April to just wait and test only after the first day of missed period. That did help a bit!

[Hobbermittens]

Cinss, try not to get too down about the BFN. It is still early... test again in a few days!

[LolaInLove]

Soni, CONGRATS!!!!! TTC5 is so right, sometimes it takes throwing in the towel for that bfp to come. And I completely understand how you felt and needed a break, and good for you for taking a much needed one. Seems like it worked well for you! And glad you are back!!!!

Thanks for the May baby vibes, ladies! I do hope something good happens soon. DH has an ultrasound today, and then another SA on Thursday, so we are moving right along with nailing down what is going on with him. He hasn't been prescribed anything yet as the doc is still trying to diagnose what is wrong, but it won't be another week before I'm sure he will have some drug to take or he won't.

POP, I never feel pregnant when I actually am, so ITA with everyone, don't get down. I do always feel super hormonal, though, that is usually a good indicator when I look back at my moods around 14dpo or so. Those hormones certainly do start kicking early. You'll get there! Sometimes it just takes a few more months than you expected, and you've had lots of babies with your DH already, so no reason to suspect you won't have another very shortly.

So, question for you all (and I may pose a thread to get some other answers), but I have had a weird cycle, never like this before. I really think I have a fibroid or a cyst or something in my uterus. I was spotting brown, very lightly, for 7 days before I started my period, then had a very dark and heavy and clotty AF, and now have been spotting red for 3 days after AF should have been over. Worst thing is, Saturday afternoon, you would have thought someone put 10 knives in my reproductive organs. DH was about to take me to the emergency room. I have been on painkillers ever since, and have an appt tomorrow afternoon, but I am worried I have something bad going on in there. And I am not pg, DH was out of town the whole week I ovulated last month. Anyone experience this ever? That scary H word (hysterectomy) keeps popping in my head and making me freak out.

[Hobbermittens]

Lola, I know 2 friends who had fibroids and had healthy babies. One had the fibroid removed before pregnancy (it was discovered between 2 pregnancies) and the second person had her fibroid discovered DURING pregnancy, and itw as the size of a grapefruit! They left it in until after the birth.Her baby was totally healthy.

I know it is scary to not know what is going on... keep us posted! I hope it is nothing, just a wacky cycle, or stress or something.

[Princess of Pink]

Thanks so much everyone!! I guess I feel extra down because a girl I work with started TTC this month and yet I don't think she really wants a baby because her first sign of interest was when I started trying, she kept changing her mind, and her husband doesn't want another child. I just feel like she is going to get a BFP before me and I actually really want another baby!!

Cinss...I wonder if you slight temp drop yesterday (monday) was an implantation dip. You wouldn't get a BFP yet if it was!! I really hope this is your month!!!!

I know nothing about fibroids Lola but I would go and see your Dr to get it checked out!

[LolaInLove]

Thanks for those reassuring stories, Hobbs....I have an appt tomorrow afternoon, so I am sure they will do an u/s to check my uterus. Funny thing is, I stopped bleeding today, and feel relatively normal....although I did take a pain pill this morning as I had a zillion meetings and didn't want to start feeling anything in the middle of them. It was super excruciating on Saturday.

POP, now you know it's not a race, you will get your bfp when it's time! I know it's hard though to have months of bfns, trust me. I had to just skip a baby shower for a couple who weren't even trying. I don't tell people what we are going through, of course, so I just lied and said I was coming down with something, but I just couldn't take it. But your chart is still looking really good!

[Princess of Pink]

Big hugs Lola...I know my complaining is nothing compared to what you are going through!! I wish we could both get a BFP in the next few weeks...and Cinss and Bec too!! We can leave this part of the board empty and move on to the Due in January section!!!

[dloui128]

Ok seriously PoP when are you going to test?!?! You're chart looks awesome:) You are so what do you say? "up the duff"? :)

[auroara78]

rofl @ "up the duff"

[dloui128]

and here is my chart for comparison, looks very similar to yours

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/39ff77//thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/39ff77/) || Ovulation Tracker (http;//www.fertilityfriend.com)

[Princess of Pink]

Ok seriously PoP when are you going to test?!?! You're chart looks awesome:) You are so what do you say? "up the duff"? :)

I am going to test at 11dpo like you did!!

[dloui128]

I am going to test at 11dpo like you did!!


Well I did test on the sly and didn't tell anybody at 9dpo and it was negative and then I tested at 11dpo and it was positive so since we are so much alike did you test on the sly today ?;)

[Princess of Pink]

Well I did test on the sly and didn't tell anybody at 9dpo and it was negative and then I tested at 11dpo and it was positive so since we are so much alike did you test on the sly today ?;)

OMG we are twins!!! How did you know???

[dloui128]

OMG we are twins!!! How did you know???

LOL!! Did you really? I think we were seperated at birth

[Princess of Pink]

I did...you must be my twin sister from another mother!!

[dloui128]

I did...you must be my twin sister from another mother!!

I wish I would of ended up in Australia :twins:

[Princess of Pink]

Now we both have to have boys together!!

[dloui128]

Now we both have to have boys together!!

That would be friggin awesome!!!!!

[dloui128]

Cinss-Chart stalking you, nice rise today :) when are you going to test again?

[Cinss]

Cinss-Chart stalking you, nice rise today :) when are you going to test again?

I tested with a frer this morning, because it is my friends b'day and ill be going out to celebrate, BFN. I will do the next test on the 28th when AF is due.

[Plum3]

Lola, I wonder what is going on with your cycles? Maybe it's just a once off? Hopefully the pain has eased as well? Good luck with the appointment tomorrow. I saw on the other thread that you won't get DHs ultrasound results until the appointment, bummer. At least it's not too far away I guess.

PoP, I have a few people at work like that too. I know it's not a race but I can't help but feeling it should go in order of when people started TTC. I've been trying for 6 months so it's my bloody turn! I girl fell pregnant first month trying and two fell pregnant without even trying. One of my best friends from work is currently going through IVF to conceive their first child so I really feel for her. I have two kids and I feel so blah about it all so I can't imagine how she feels. We will get there though!

You twins make me laugh! :)

Cinss and PoP, sorry about the BFNs, hopefully there will be no more of them! Have a good night with your friend, Cinss and hopefully you'll enjoy a few drinks.

I'm still waiting for AF. Could have sworn she was coming yesterday but nope, still waiting.

[skrimpy]

Lola I had similar pain in college with an ovarian cyst rupture... I also found out I was pg at the same time, lol. I was terrified in the early weeks but betas were good. I am glad you're getting checked out to figure out exactly what's going on.

(((hugs))) and FX for you gals in the 2ww.

[Pearl327]

I tested with a frer this morning, because it is my friends b'day and ill be going out to celebrate, BFN. I will do the next test on the 28th when AF is due.

Hi Cinss

Sorry to hear BFN but all hope is not lost yet. I got a BFN with an FRER on the day AF was due with my DD. I had a friends wedding later that day and I drank quite a lot after getting the BFN only to test again 4 days later when AF still had not arrived to a BFP :oops:

[Hobbermittens]

Cinss and Pop, I am still waiting for your BFP news!! I really think this is your month!

Bec, I hope you are able to get back on the TTC train soon. :)

[LolaInLove]

I have a feeling something ruptured, or grew or something. It still hurts a bit, and my uterus feels very "full" but I doubt I am pregnant. We only dtd that month like CD7 and then CD 22 or something because my DH was out of town. Completely missed my ovulation. OH well, I'm off to the doc shortly, so will update later. Thanks, everyone!

Cinss, I have gotten super late bfps also, like so faint on 14-15dpo that I could barely see them.

[dloui128]

So PoP do you feel "up the duff" yet

[TTC5]

16 days till my scan ladies, getting sooo close!

[Plum3]

Lola, ouch, hopefully nothing has ruptured.

5, so exciting!!

So, any news ladies?!

[Princess of Pink]

So PoP do you feel "up the duff" yet


Not at all!! I just don't feel like this month is it.


5 - I can't wait to hear that you're having a boy. I bet you're excited.

[TTC5]

Excited and nervous!

[skrimpy]

16 days till my scan ladies, getting sooo close!

So excited for you 5!!!

[Cinss]

I cant wait to see pics of your little prince 5 :)

I had a really nice time last night out for my friends birthday, dinner was really yummy. It was the first time i have gone out without my family since my daughter was born, got home at 12 so it wasn't a huge one, but definatly rejuvenated me a bit. Ended up having 4 drinks over 6 hours, so i was far from drunk, unlike my friend lol.

Now i am just waiting for the 28th to test again, i am not sure if i should feel hopeful, some days i do some days i don't, oh well i will just have to wait to see.

[dloui128]

5-how exciting!!!

Cinss-I'm glad you had a good time:)

Pop-isn't it usually the ones who don't think they are that end up being preggo

Bec-hopefully AF arrives soon so you can start trying again and hopefully you get a BFP your first try:)

[Plum3]

Cinss, glad that you had a good time and were able to have a few drinks. You're very strong not to test today! I am still really hopeful for you :)

[Plum3]

I can't believe how small this group is now! What is going on?! No one must want boys. I checked out the due in December section and I think dloui is the only one there that swayed boy.

[Princess of Pink]

Well if no one else wants boys, can we please have them all lol.

[soni]

Lola, what did the doctor say? My friend too had cysts that ruptured during her pregnancy and she bled and spotted but they did not harm the babies - she was pregnant with twins!

Cinss, PoP AF is not here yet. Fx for you!

TTC5, I can't believe it you are going to have the big scan already. How time flies!

Bec, I am also due in Dec, on DEc 26 as per the baby centre due date calculator. I am seeing the OB next week as here most docs schedule the firts visit between 6-8 weeks.

I am not nauseous and do not feel any different still. I am kind of worried it may not be a strong pregnancy since I feel fine. When I was preg with DD I threw up everyday, was nauseous, bloated and terribly fatigued.

[TTC5]

Spent my morning up at hospital after a damn leak! All is ok though x

[Pearl327]

Soni, don't worry about the not feeling pregnant the only pregnancy symptom that I had was a growing belly and I was so nervous before the first scan that they were going to tell me that it was just a chemical pregnancy or that there something was wrong. But all was fine as I am sure it will be for you too. Infact towards the end of my pregnancy my consultant say he wished he could bottle and sell my pregnancy to other mothers as I was the healthest pregnancy he had seen in a while. My SIL and a friend also had very healthy symptom free pregnancies

[dloui128]

I can't believe how small this group is now! What is going on?! No one must want boys. I checked out the due in December section and I think dloui is the only one there that swayed boy.

Yes and I feel lonely :( Does that mean I will have a boy then since I am the only one in that group that wants one:)

[Hobbermittens]

Soni, be glad you don't feel crappy yet! :)

Pop and cinss, any news yet?

Bec, did AF arrive?

dloui, soni is a boy swayer due in Dec too. You're not alone! :)

[dloui128]

Ok PoP I know you tested so what is it?????????????????????

[Cinss]

TTC5 im glad you are ok, that would have been pretty scary.

Soni i didn't have symptoms with DD either, until the 2nd trimester i was taking naps in the afternoon, and that was it.

Hobber i am hanging out to test on the 28th when AF is due, last time i was pg my test didn't show + until AF was a week late, so there is really no point for me to test this early, it just makes me depressed to see BFNs.

[TTC5]

I will always be around ;)

[Princess of Pink]

Holy crap....very tentative....but I got the faintest of faint BFP's on a FRER this am, 2MU after only holding for 2hrs. You have to move it around to see it but one of the girls at work said it is definately there. Fingers crossed to get darker tomorrow morning!! I was so sure it would be negative that I pee'd on it and tossed it in the sink...came back and looked after I got dressed and nearly died!!!

[Ribbons]

YAY Princess!!!!! FX this is it for you!! Congrats!

[Princess of Pink]

Thanks so much! I am so afraid it's gonna be a chemical or be negative when I test again tomorrow because it is so faint. The kind only POAS addicts can see!

[dloui128]

OMG I knew it PoP!!!! Now we are up the duff together :) yay!!!!!!

[skrimpy]

Congrats PoP!! I hope tomorrow's line is nice and dark for you :)

[TTC5]

Congrats POP!!!!!!

[Pearl327]

Congratulations POP

[Plum3]

Soni, oh, sorry I didn't realise you were due in December as well. At least there are two of you now!

PoP, woooo!! So happy for you, girl. Congratulations :D

Cinss, have you sneakily tested?

Hobber, nope I am still waiting for AF. She should have been here by now so I have no idea what's going on. I have my follow up appointment with my OB next week so I hope I have AF by then.

5, I am glad all is ok with you and the baby. I was worried for you!

I've been trying to post all day, keep getting that annoying database error.

[LolaInLove]

POP, congrats!!!! Don't worry about the line being faint, my kids all gave me faint lines at 14-15dpo! I am so glad you did it this month!

Cinss, I hope you join these UTD ladies soon! Glad you had a good night out, it's always awesome to feel refreshed!

TTC5, glad all is ok! I cannot wait for your scan also....I KNOW it is a boy, though, but I will just be excited to see you go bananas about it. :running:

Soni, ITA with the others, no signs is not a big deal. Hopefully the morning sickness monster is passing you over this time, which is fabulous! Don't start worrying until you know you need to, hun. That is my ttc/pregnancy/motherhood motto!!!

Bec, you going for it this month?

So, I could barely get on here yesterday, that's why I haven't updated, but there was nothing in there! My uterus looked fine and she said my lining was perfect and there was a nice egg about to pop out (I'm ovulating tomorrow). She said it may have been a little cyst that killed itself off and came out or something, but there was no leftover "matter" in there, so she was at a loss, but said everything looked great on the u/s so nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, in a sterile doctors office watching "Army of Ass," my poor DH is giving a sample for another semen analysis. Poor guy. I can barely work thinking about that. And of course he had to be a smart guy and send me a text of the dvd selection. The things we do for a baby, right???????

[LolaInLove]

POP, congrats!!!! Don't worry about the line being faint, my kids all gave me faint lines at 14-15dpo! I am so glad you did it this month!

Cinss, I hope you join these UTD ladies soon! Glad you had a good night out, it's always awesome to feel refreshed!

TTC5, glad all is ok! I cannot wait for your scan also....I KNOW it is a boy, though, but I will just be excited to see you go bananas about it. :running:

Soni, ITA with the others, no signs is not a big deal. Hopefully the morning sickness monster is passing you over this time, which is fabulous! Don't start worrying until you know you need to, hun. That is my ttc/pregnancy/motherhood motto!!!

Bec, you going for it this month?

So, I could barely get on here yesterday, that's why I haven't updated, but there was nothing in there! My uterus looked fine and she said my lining was perfect and there was a nice egg about to pop out (I'm ovulating tomorrow). She said it may have been a little cyst that killed itself off and came out or something, but there was no leftover "matter" in there, so she was at a loss, but said everything looked great on the u/s so nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, in a sterile doctors office watching "Army of Ass," my poor DH is giving a sample for another semen analysis. Poor guy. I can barely work thinking about that. And of course he had to be a smart guy and send me a text of the dvd selection. The things we do for a baby, right???????

[Hobbermittens]

COngrats Pop!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

Lola, they offer DVDs for the guys to "use"? That's funny! I always assumed they just locked themselves in the bathroom and went for it. Must be really embarrassing to have to go into a room to do that with the entire Dr.'s office knowing what you are up to.

[LolaInLove]

Lola, they offer DVDs for the guys to "use"? That's funny! I always assumed they just locked themselves in the bathroom and went for it. Must be really embarrassing to have to go into a room to do that with the entire Dr.'s office knowing what you are up to.

Worse, he texts me a PHOTO of the dvd cover, thinking I would think it was funny, while I'm in a staff meeting and it irritated the hell out of me for some reason. I was like, I don't want to THINK about you watching Army girl porn and doing your biz, I would have rather him just go to the appt and come home and tell me it went fine. I think it was just distracting for me, and it's kinda weird. I don't want a visual of what he is watching. I know guys watch porn, but to know exactly what it is is another thing!

[Princess of Pink]

OK, got slightly excited for nothing...now it's a BFN!! Temp still up which is odd....but a stark white bfn!!

[LolaInLove]

It might be diluted pee since it's later in the day, yea? Try again in the morning....hopefully it's the real thing!!!

[Hobbermittens]

Try FMU tomorrow! I bet your line will be back, and darker! :)

[Hobbermittens]

Worse, he texts me a PHOTO of the dvd cover, thinking I would think it was funny, while I'm in a staff meeting and it irritated the hell out of me for some reason. I was like, I don't want to THINK about you watching Army girl porn and doing your biz, I would have rather him just go to the appt and come home and tell me it went fine. I think it was just distracting for me, and it's kinda weird. I don't want a visual of what he is watching. I know guys watch porn, but to know exactly what it is is another thing!

Yeah, my DH likes butt porn. I guess it is better than him trying to make me do that with him--I won't and he knows it! I have seen the stuff my DH likes, and it is pretty much all the stuff I don't do, so that kind of makes me feel better. He can still fantasize about it, and I don't have to do things I don't like! :wink:

[TTC5]

POP - possibly just very very early give it another day and re test! FX!!

[Cinss]

Oh POP that sux... why would you get a faint line then nothing?!?!? BOO :( Maybe the test you did this morning was a dodgy one? Have you got more you can use? Remember it is still early.

I have not done a sneaky test, because i had that heavy feeling in my uterus a couple days ago so i think AF is on the way, will definatly do one tomorrow though if there is no blood.

[TTC5]

Hmmmm has the like button been removed? Can't find mine??

[Butterfly Spirit]

OK, got slightly excited for nothing...now it's a BFN!! Temp still up which is odd....but a stark white bfn!!

Ohh I'm sorry to hear that POP, Maybe you should get a quanitive hcg test done?

[Butterfly Spirit]

Hmmmm has the like button been removed? Can't find mine??

It is gone. I've wanted to like 20 things by now! haha I never knew how much I would miss it!!! ;)

[TTC5]

Ahhh not just me then lol!

[Plum3]

Lola, that's great news that everything is ok. Must be such a relief. I actually LOL at the dvd comment. Yep going for it as soon as the witch decides to show.

PoP, how frustrating. Have you tested again?

Cinss, good luck testing tomorrow! FX :)

[TTC5]

FX Cinss and Bec sending all baby dust your way x

[Butterfly Spirit]

Oh that's right CINSS is testing in the morning YAY!!! Good Luck lady:D

[TTC5]

ok so i had a speculum exam on anzac day to check for rupture of membranes and today am feeling like my cervix is scratched (it really hurt when he did the swab) and when I pee it stings right up near my cervix feels like a stingy pinching sensation :(

[Butterfly Spirit]

ok so i had a speculum exam on anzac day to check for rupture of membranes and today am feeling like my cervix is scratched (it really hurt when he did the swab) and when I pee it stings right up near my cervix feels like a stingy pinching sensation :(

ICK, Sorry TTC5! I was thinking to myself once I start prenatals are they going to do a horrid pap? I don't think they should even do it when we are prego, is that the only way to test leakage?!
:( I hope your pain goes away soon!

[love being a mummy]

Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've been in here not sure if anyone will remember me.
Just wanted to stop by and see how everyone is :) Good luck to everyone ttc. Hope you all get BFP's

[Butterfly Spirit]

Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've been in here not sure if anyone will remember me.
Just wanted to stop by and see how everyone is :) Good luck to everyone ttc. Hope you all get BFP's

Well hello "love being a mommy", You must be a great lady to come back and check on everyone! Did you get your desired gender here at GD, a DD? :)

[Flava]

Hey girls Im still here too. Just don't post much anymore. I don't know somehow I feel like Im not "in the group" on the due date forum and I don't ttc anymore so not sure what to post here...

So POP what's on the test??

Lola- hope you get good news with DH.

mummy- I remember you ! So where have you been?

[Plum3]

5, you might just be tender from the 'trauma' of the spec. Odd that it hurts when you pee though as the urethra isn't near the cervix. Hopefully it's nothing to worry about.

LBAM, I was just thinking of you the other day. How are you? Are you back ttc again?

[Plum3]

Flava, I kinda felt a bit like that to on the due date forum. I think it's because alot of the ladies are girl swayers so they all kinda 'know' each other, that make sense?

[love being a mummy]

Well hello "love being a mommy", You must be a great lady to come back and check on everyone! Did you get your desired gender here at GD, a DD? :)
I haven't conceived yet, I was swaying blue.


Hey girls Im still here too. Just don't post much anymore. I don't know somehow I feel like Im not "in the group" on the due date forum and I don't ttc anymore so not sure what to post here...

So POP what's on the test??

Lola- hope you get good news with DH.

mummy- I remember you ! So where have you been?
I was trying to get my mind of babies and swaying, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.


5, you might just be tender from the 'trauma' of the spec. Odd that it hurts when you pee though as the urethra isn't near the cervix. Hopefully it's nothing to worry about.

LBAM, I was just thinking of you the other day. How are you? Are you back ttc again?
I am fine, going ok. Really clucky though and can't stop thinking about babies. Still not pregnant.
I posted in the April 2ww thread.

[Butterfly Spirit]

How the heck did you do that triple post, you know your stuff.. so you must be a GD vet! haha JK

*Reads the post* Well welcome back and may you conceive BLUE this time!

[love being a mummy]

How the heck did you do that triple post, you know your stuff.. so you must be a GD vet! haha JK

*Reads the post* Well welcome back and may you conceive BLUE this time!

You can do the triple post, it's called multi quote.
If you look under the post you will see, reply, reply with quote and then another button that looks like a quote button with a +.
Click on the + button on every post you want to reply to, then go to reply and all the posts you have marked will show up in your message box and you can reply to each one :)

[Plum3]

Good luck in the 2ww LBAM!

[love being a mummy]

Thanks

[Princess of Pink]

I have spotting today and my temp plummeted so I guess I am moving on to May now. I think I feel extra deflated both because I got a BFP (even if it was only for one day), and because I had either 4 or 5 psychics say I would fall pregnant in April and deliver a health baby in January!! The other months I felt ok knowing that April was meant to be my month anyway...I know thats kinda dumb and readings are for entertainment purposes...but can't help how you feel.

[Cinss]

Hi lbam welcome back i have been wondering about you too. As soon as i saw your avatar here today i thought i was going to read that you got yourself knocked up. Great to see you back i am in the 2ww atm too actually 15dpo today so 3ww for me.

POP so sorry hun :( i know it doesnt help but i know how you are feeling. I am pretty sure i will be joining you ttc in may and i think i will cry this time when af comes :sad:

I got a bfn today.

[Plum3]

PoP and Cinss, sorry about the bfns :(

[Butterfly Spirit]

Hi lbam welcome back i have been wondering about you too. As soon as i saw your avatar here today i thought i was going to read that you got yourself knocked up. Great to see you back i am in the 2ww atm too actually 15dpo today so 3ww for me.

POP so sorry hun :( i know it doesnt help but i know how you are feeling. I am pretty sure i will be joining you ttc in may and i think i will cry this time when af comes :sad:

I got a bfn today.

Oh POP & Cinss, I am so sorry! I will pray that May is your month for BFPs!!!

[Princess of Pink]

Hi lbam welcome back i have been wondering about you too. As soon as i saw your avatar here today i thought i was going to read that you got yourself knocked up. Great to see you back i am in the 2ww atm too actually 15dpo today so 3ww for me.

POP so sorry hun :( i know it doesnt help but i know how you are feeling. I am pretty sure i will be joining you ttc in may and i think i will cry this time when af comes :sad:

I got a bfn today.

I am holding out hope for you Cinss...your temp is still holding and as long as there is no sign of red a late BFP is still possible especially with your history of a late BFP late pregnancy!!!

[dloui128]

I have spotting today and my temp plummeted so I guess I am moving on to May now. I think I feel extra deflated both because I got a BFP (even if it was only for one day), and because I had either 4 or 5 psychics say I would fall pregnant in April and deliver a health baby in January!! The other months I felt ok knowing that April was meant to be my month anyway...I know thats kinda dumb and readings are for entertainment purposes...but can't help how you feel.

I'm sorry about the BFN hun, this ttc bulls@!t messes with us sometimes, everything usually happens for a reason so maybe May is your BOY month and your body is holding out for that :)

Cinss-hopefully you stil get your BFP :)

[Flava]

POP- im sorry for the bfn...:( Please don't get any more reading there is no way someone online can tell us when we get pregnant. They can guess but that's it. I had some free readings too and even paid for 2 I guess but really we make that baby , right?
is AF here or not yet? You sure is a bfn?

[Flava]

cinss- sorry about bfn , but no AF yet ! I hope someone get a bfp here! It's so sad our blue group is so small now...I think there are more ladies ttc , because they said hi here in GD but not posting here or more just lurking.:(
Also there is always very few post in the blue crew grads.
Hope I can hang out here .

[Flava]

hey dloui how do you do?

[Hobbermittens]

Pop, do you think you had a chemical? I'm really, really sorry--I thought for sure this was your month! As far as psychics--I had a ton of readings and only one got the month right. Several told me I would conceive in March, but I got pregnant in January. I know they can't all be right, but it is hard not to get your hopes up.

I know you will get pregnant soon; it WILL happen! Maybe all the stress of swaying and TTC is taking it's toll on you?

[Hobbermittens]

Cinss, don't give up yet! I looked at your chart, your temp is still up, and you don't have AF, so you still have a chance. Some times it takes a while for the BFP to show up!

[Princess of Pink]

Personally I think the readings are BS. I asked all of the ones that predicted April or earlier for an update...only 2 have responded so far...one to say she felt I would conceive in 2012 and gender was the same (yay...so spot on...sometime in the next 8 months!! Even I could be that accurate), the other has changed gender to a girl now and I will either conceive or get a BFP, or due date or give birth in July 2012 or July 2013....so sometime in the next 3-6 months. So if they can't be a little more accurate, how in the hell can they charge for this crap??

Cara is going to read for me again...but she said sometimes it's out by just a little and it could actually be May that I conceive...at least that is a specific month and she was still standing by her first prediction!!

Temp went up today a bit, still spotting and a BFN so must have been a chemical or a faulty test!!! I have decided I won't be temping or testing after O from now on. I will wait for the day before AF and if no spotting that day or sign of AF....I will test the next morning. I don't want to get my hopes up again and I think less obsessing would be better. I will use opk's and temp from after AF ends to 3 days after O and thats it.

[TTC5]

Is this spotting normal for you? Strange your temp has gone back up any chance it could be implantation...

[Princess of Pink]

I would think if it was implantation that I would get a BFP today. Not normal for my temp to go back up at this point in my cycle....spotting was pink yesterday and brown today. If I did O last sunday I would expect AF to start sometime today....

[TTC5]

Really we dont know exactly when O occurs so it is possible that it is implantation hey? I remember this pregnancy when I had cramping right when I suspected implantation it took another good 3 days for a very faint bfp..

[Princess of Pink]

I guess AF hasn't started until it is here full force. I am not getting my hopes up...but I will keep everyone updated when it arrives!!

[Hobbermittens]

Pop, TTC5 could be right. It could be implantation! If your temp went back up, that is definitely a good sign!! Keep us posted!

As far as psychics, I really hope Cara is right for you! She was really good about updating my reading when I got my BFP earlier than she predicted (she said March, and I conceived in January). I hope she is right for both of us on gender (she told you boy, right? She told me boy too). She has been right for a few so far!

[Princess of Pink]

I just took a shower and AF arrived!! On to May I guess...I am thinking of dropping all sups and just taking Elevit and fish oil this cycle. See if that makes a difference??? I am eating super healthy, 5 meals a day, heaps of fruit and veg and LOTS of grains. Nothing that is unhealthy and drinking lots of water daily, no diet coke anymore.

[TTC5]

I think your having a boy Hobbers have all along :)

[Cinss]

BFN for me again today, today is the day FF told me to test on because AF is officially late.

[Butterfly Spirit]

BFN for me again today, today is the day FF told me to test on because AF is officially late.

There is still hope Cinss! Oh I hope you get your BFP!!!! 2311

[TTC5]

Pop sorry the witch came! I think your plan sounds very good :D

[Hobbermittens]

I think your having a boy Hobbers have all along :)

Aw thanks TTC5! I really hope you are right. :)

[Princess of Pink]

I think your pregnant Cinss...didn't you say your BFP didn't show up with your daughter until you were a week late? Temps are nice and steady, no drop and no sign of AF looks promising!! Will keep all my fingers and toes crossed for you.

Looks like it's just Bec, LBAM and I here TTC now!!

[Princess of Pink]

Pop sorry the witch came! I think your plan sounds very good :D

Hopefully I will fall pregnant before your son is born :babym:

[Hobbermittens]

Sorry Pop... I like your plan, though. Eating well can only help! There is a good cookbook that Lola recommended a while back call "Cooking to Conceive". It has a lot of healthy recipes. Maybe look for that. I really hope next month is your month!!

[dloui128]

hey dloui how do you do?

Hey Flava
Im good, a little nauseous, and I look 3 months pregnant but other than that I feel ok, how about you?

[TTC5]

Hopefully I will fall pregnant before your son is born :babym:

You will!!

[Cinss]

I think your pregnant Cinss...didn't you say your BFP didn't show up with your daughter until you were a week late? Temps are nice and steady, no drop and no sign of AF looks promising!! Will keep all my fingers and toes crossed for you.


Thanks, yes i didnt find out i was pg with DD until AF was a week late i just kept getting bfns, i hope that is going to happen again, but i don't want to get my hopes up, AF really could just come at any time in the next few days.

[Princess of Pink]

Why has FF done this to my calendar? It's done it to every past cycle too. Got some weird pop up before about how they were changing my charts???
http://img.tapatalk.com/6577129f-97f4-2803.jpg

I know I Oed on the weekend, pretty sure it was Sunday morning! Why the second O on there???

[Princess of Pink]

It's on the 2 months before now too... http://img.tapatalk.com/6577129f-9897-64bb.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/6577129f-98a3-bd95.jpg

[TTC5]

No idea, sorry?!

[Princess of Pink]

Whoops...posted them from my phone...didn't realise they were so big!!

[soni]

Hello all,

I started spotting (pink) on Wednesday evening at exactly 5 weeks pregnant. Went to the doctor on Thursday and they did an ultrasound twice (the tech did it and then the doctor wanted to see for herself) but they could not see a sac or anything anywhere. The doc had my blood drawn and the next day it came back with an hcg count of 4023. She said the hcg count is normal but was a little worried that they couldnt see anything on the ultrasound. So she sent me for another ultrasound at this place where they only do ultrasounds and their machines are better. They could not see anything either. They are monitoring the situation and will get bloodwork done again on Monday. They want to rule out an ectopic pregnancy.

I have been spotting pink and brown since 4 days :( oh and the transvaginal ultrasounds suck!

I am pretty freaked out as I did not spot or bleed with DD at all.

[TTC5]

Soni - hope all is ok!

[Princess of Pink]

I will keep my fingers crossed that your little bean is just hiding Soni or that your uterus is tilted slightly so that the u/s tech can't see it yet (I have read a lot of stories like that online over the years). Thinking of you hon and praying you have a sticky blue bean growing in there.

[Plum3]

PoP, so sorry that AF showed. You sound like you are doing everything right in terms of diet and supps so surely you'll have to get your BFP soon! That's weird about your cycles and FF. I know it's easier said than done, but I wouldn't worry about what FF says. You know when you O'ed, you had all the signs.

Cinss, hopefully AF stays away and you get a late bfp :)

Soni, sorry to hear about the ultrasounds. Hopefully it's not an ectopic. FX!

So all you ladies want AF to stay away and I just want mine to hurry up and come. I don't think the meds worked though, she should have been here by now.

[Princess of Pink]

Could you be pregnant again with no AF Bec?

[Plum3]

Possible but highly unlikely. If you look at my chart you'll see how erratic my temps have been. I'm still getting evaps on hpts but they show up after like an hour.

[Cinss]

Oh Soni i am so sorry to hear what happened, that is so scary and sad, sheesh i really hope and pray that your little bean is safe and sound in your uterus. Big hugs for you.

POP could it be that FF on your phone gives you the predicted O date along with the actual O date? I dont use it on my phone so i don't really know how it works.

I keep checking myself for AF i feel like i am a ticking time bomb.

[love being a mummy]

Sorry to hear about the BFN's :(

I think I am in the 2ww, I've posted in the April 2ww thread but no replies so far.

[Butterfly Spirit]

Oh Soni i am so sorry to hear what happened, that is so scary and sad, sheesh i really hope and pray that your little bean is safe and sound in your uterus. Big hugs for you.

POP could it be that FF on your phone gives you the predicted O date along with the actual O date? I dont use it on my phone so i don't really know how it works.

I keep checking myself for AF i feel like i am a ticking time bomb.

Have you checked your cervix Cinss? If there's nothing there.... I'm gonna say.. I think you just might be prego! This goes right along with your history!

[TTC5]

Cinss - I bet your UTD!

LBAM - welcome back missed you!!

[Flava]

POP- sorry for Af...eating healthy is good I eat the most healthy in my life before I got this bfp!

cinss- let's hope af will stay away for you!

dloui-Im fat and still sick , not so super bad anymore but still .Im so tired of it....

soni- Im sorry! Hopefully they will see something soon and it's not a m/c.

[Cinss]

Thanks everyone for the encoragement. My temp dropped this morning so AF will be here later today or tomorrow :(

[Butterfly Spirit]

Thanks everyone for the encoragement. My temp dropped this morning so AF will be here later today or tomorrow :(

Dang It Cinss!!!! :(

Then May will be YOUR month!

[Hobbermittens]

Oh Soni, I am so sorry! I hope things are okay... keep us posted!

[Hobbermittens]

Cinss, what's the deal? I was SO SURE you and Pop were in this month! :( I am really sorry. :(

[Plum3]

Cinss, I wonder what was up this month? Do you think you O'ed a bit later that FF says? Maybe that explains why AF is 'late'?

[Cinss]

I think i did O when FF said, or the next day and my LP is usually 15 days so its not like AF was really late or anything just a day or 2 to get my hopes up. I just dont know what to try next month i am starting to think about the TBM. I have slowly dropped everything from my hardcore sway i started with. I literally just take prenatal now. I dont even care about getting a boy anymore i just want a baby.

[Plum3]

I feel the same, I just want a baby now. I still take the supps but my diet is no where near as boy friendly as it used to be. I thought the TBM actually reduced your chance of conceiving not increased it?

[TTC5]

Hi ladies Had a follow up scan today and placenta is partially covering my cervix(hence the bleeding so far!). Apparently I have placental lakes too. Anterior placenta and past csection scar may make it hard for the placenta to shift enough for a vaginal birth and in that case bub will need to come earlier before 35 weeks because i have my babies early they cant risk labour starting. I have hospital app on Friday.

[Princess of Pink]

I think i did O when FF said, or the next day and my LP is usually 15 days so its not like AF was really late or anything just a day or 2 to get my hopes up. I just dont know what to try next month i am starting to think about the TBM. I have slowly dropped everything from my hardcore sway i started with. I literally just take prenatal now. I dont even care about getting a boy anymore i just want a baby.

I am feeling the same way!! I don't even care about having a boy now, I just want to start my last pregnancy and enjoy it!! I have dropped everything except prenatal and fish oil which I take anyway for hair and nails (also good for EWCM). I am starting to wonder if I should drop preseed this cycle?I have always fallen pregnant 1st go and never used anything to promote fertility before. Maybe preseed doesn't agree with either my environment or DH's sperm? That's the only thing I can think of to change....that and dropping this boy diet weight. They say losing weight usually results in pregnancy when you are struggling??? May as well start swaying girl lol

[Plum3]

5, sounds a little worrying? Is everything ok with the baby still?

PoP, if you have enough EWCM then I wouldn't bother with preseed. It's probably not what's stopping you conceiving but I guess the less foreign stuff we put into our bodies the better? Funny you should mention losing the swaying weight. I'm still eating boy friendly foods but have reduced my calorie intake quite a bit. It will probably end up giving me another girl though!

[Princess of Pink]

Bec I started to change my diet 2 weeks ago right after my attempt. A friend at work who has a 22 month old son, told me her Dr made her start a diet after 8 month of TTC with no luck. Lots of small healthy meals and drinking lots of water. She fell pregnant a month later, so I hope it works for me. I am having breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. At least 2L of water, I have either a small serve of muesli or sultana bran with skim milk and a slice of multigrain toast, or a multigrain muffin with egg and a slice of fat free bacon or tomato and avo and cheese. Snack is either a small yoghurt or a few dried apricots or fruit, lunch is 1/4 carbs, 1/4 protein and the rest is salad or veggies, and a piece of fruit. Arvo snack is crackers and salsa, or very small healthy slice or a muffin, dinner balanced like lunch. Everything is whole grains and super healthy. I have lost 4.5kg in 2 weeks so far, and I really hope that helps in May!! Getting fat can't possibly be healthy or increase your fertility!!

[Plum3]

Your diet sounds so healthy. Mine is pretty good, but not that good!

We get the results of the tissue testing on Wednesday. I think we will find out what the sex was as well. I don't know if I want to know though?

[love being a mummy]

Hi ladies Had a follow up scan today and placenta is partially covering my cervix(hence the bleeding so far!). Apparently I have placental lakes too. Anterior placenta and past csection scar may make it hard for the placenta to shift enough for a vaginal birth and in that case bub will need to come earlier before 35 weeks because i have my babies early they cant risk labour starting. I have hospital app on Friday.
Hope everything is ok. FX the placenta moves up and doesn't cause any problems.
Did you get a peek at bubs bits ?

[Princess of Pink]

We get the results of the tissue testing on Wednesday. I think we will find out what the sex was as well. I don't know if I want to know though?

I don't think I could handle knowing if it was a boy...it would totally eat at me, especially if I went on to have a girl next!

[Plum3]

I don't think I could handle knowing if it was a boy...it would totally eat at me, especially if I went on to have a girl next!

This. On the other hand, if we find out it was a girl then I'll know even my best swaying attempt didn't give me a boy so I think I will be absolutely fine with getting a girl next.

[Princess of Pink]

This. On the other hand, if we find out it was a girl then I'll know even my best swaying attempt didn't give me a boy so I think I will be absolutely fine with getting a girl next.

That's true...I wouldn't mind knowing it was a girl! You know some days I wonder if I tried to sway girl...might I be lucky and get a boy lol....the mind works in strange ways!!

[TTC5]

Hope everything is ok. FX the placenta moves up and doesn't cause any problems.
Did you get a peek at bubs bits ?

No we did ask but reply was "I am not here to check the gender, I am putting 100% in to checking this placenta"

:( She was rude, wouldnt even print a photo for us.

[TTC5]

Your diet sounds so healthy. Mine is pretty good, but not that good!

We get the results of the tissue testing on Wednesday. I think we will find out what the sex was as well. I don't know if I want to know though?

Could they write it down and you could keep it in an envelope at home should you want to read and find out you can do some in your own private time? xx

[TTC5]

5, sounds a little worrying? Is everything ok with the baby still?

PoP, if you have enough EWCM then I wouldn't bother with preseed. It's probably not what's stopping you conceiving but I guess the less foreign stuff we put into our bodies the better? Funny you should mention losing the swaying weight. I'm still eating boy friendly foods but have reduced my calorie intake quite a bit. It will probably end up giving me another girl though!

I dont really understand this lakes business but from what i can gather it can happen with placenta praevia? As for the low placenta given it is anterior and i have a csection scar we have to wait and see and pray it does shift enough if not it is csection and possibly an old fashioned entry too...

[Plum3]

That's true...I wouldn't mind knowing it was a girl! You know some days I wonder if I tried to sway girl...might I be lucky and get a boy lol....the mind works in strange ways!!

Haha I have thought this too!

[Plum3]

Could they write it down and you could keep it in an envelope at home should you want to read and find out you can do some in your own private time? xx

Yeah I thought about that. I guess I'll see how we feel on the day. DH is taking the day off work to come with me. After going to the appointment myself last time and finding out about the m/c on my own, he won't let me go to another ob appointment by myself again. Very sweet.

[Princess of Pink]

Found this info 5... There have been one or two cases reported where very large placental lakes were thought to be associated with poor placental function, but it is now known that almost all placentas have one or more lakes by the third trimester, and they don't seem to affect your baby in any way.

Research has found that placental lakes are present in about two per cent of pregnancies and are more common in thicker placentas. There appears to be no association with placental abruption (bleeding from the placenta during pregnancy), high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, premature labour, small babies or stillbirths.

Because it would seem placental lakes are so common and have no significance, most sonographers do not report them, or even mention them to women.

[Plum3]

I dont really understand this lakes business but from what i can gather it can happen with placenta praevia? As for the low placenta given it is anterior and i have a csection scar we have to wait and see and pray it does shift enough if not it is csection and possibly an old fashioned entry too...

Why can't things ever be easy hey? As long as baby and you are ok, that's the main thing :)

[love being a mummy]

No we did ask but reply was "I am not here to check the gender, I am putting 100% in to checking this placenta"

:( She was rude, wouldnt even print a photo for us.

:( That sucks. I hate the rude ones. They should get new jobs IMO.

[Flava]

5- I hope your placenta will move. I had PP with DD3 and it did not moved and she had to come early :(

POP- you lost 4.5 k? Oh Im so jealous ! im sitting here like Jabba from Star wars and just hate it!!!

Bec- you know I would ask the gender for sure.Even if the next baby would be a girl and this was a boy at least I would know we can make boys to lol. (but lest just hope the next is a sticky boy)

[Zivic-Bubac]

I am feeling the same way!! I don't even care about having a boy now, I just want to . I am starting to wonder if I should drop preseed this cycle?l I'm so using the PreSeed next time. Check this out http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-discussion/7293-pre-seed-gender.html

It took me over a year to conceive this girl with all the swaying stuff, except the PreSeed.
My DD1 was an oops, and DD2 1st attempt success so I was a bit bummed why it was taking me so long. Probably "boy life style" decreased my fertility :rofl:

[Hobbermittens]

Pop, I don't think it would hurt to use preseed--I got pregnant the first month I used it, after 2 months of BFNs with real eggwhites. I had a lot of EWCM too. BUT, as Bec said, maybe the less stuff you put in you body the better.

Cinss, has AF officially started? Maybe you are still in....?

Bec, I hope you get some answers from the tests.

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5, I hope everything is okay. How scary for you! This pregnancy has been just one worry after another for you... what a relief it will be once you have your little guy safely in your arms!

[Flava]

Z- did you asked the gender at the 20 week u/s or not?

[Flava]

I also used preseed for this bfp. But not a lot .it's not like we need to swim in it you know.

[LolaInLove]

Hey ladies!

LBAM, welcome back! I know what you were feeling....I tried to put it out of my mind for a while but the baby fever just wouldn't go away, so now I am determined to have one someday, somehow. Glad you are back!

Hobb, LOL yea I didn't really need to think about that in the midst of conducting business. He said he was sorry and also that he was too grossed out by the "collection room" to get comfy and have any fun with porn. Said he just did his thing and bolted. Incidentally, the urologist sent him to the local fertility clinic, and they are doing the huge sperm workup. He said there were a lot of unhappy and weary couples there. UGH so don't want to have to do that now! When is your scan again? I am so excited for you and TTC5, you are close to u/s time!

Flava, you are always welcome here.....I am apparently forever on this site and will be here myself!

POP, I am so sorry, hun.....I am with you and the others on not caring about gender anymore (well, you guys know I don't for sure!)......swaying is great if you can get pregnant fairly soon, but after a handful of months, you start to wonder whether or not your swaying is affecting your ability to get pg at all. And you know, you can still have a boy! There is absolutely no guarantee that if you don't sway, you'll automatically get a girl again. I think you are doing well with diet, and I would try a month or two of just a multivitamin and a fish oil. That's pretty much all I take now. I do take a calcium/D3 pill also. I have been trying to cut out gluten also (wheat protein) and I don't eat many carbs anymore anyway, so I'm losing weight and actually feel really good. That book that Hobbs recommended is really great! Let's keep our chins up that we'll get that sweet healthy baby soon, eh?

And Cinss, same for you. We'll get there. I'm so sorry about your bfn and how long this is taking. You'll get there too. But I do agree with the other ladies, if you are late and if you have gotten late bfps before, then I'm not thinking you are out just yet. You guys will get pg soon, everyone here does sooner or later!

Soni, I hope everything is ok! You are SO early, they cannot see things so early sometimes. When I had the 8 week u/s, the tech said sometimes they can't see anything at that point, so I would think 5-6 weeks is in the gray area where an u/s may not pick up a fetal pole, etc, yet. But if the worst is happening, just know that you will go on and have one. Lots of mamas who had awful m/c are having their desired genders now, it's kind of a lucky streak time for that. Hope you are ok! xoxo

Bec, you have one stubborn AF! I hope you are doing ok.

TTC5, oh gosh, that is scary, but your doctors will surely keep good tabs on you. Try not to google too much, you will find horror stories that you don't need to read. OBs deal with placental issues all the time, so this is not their first rodeo, and even if you need an early c/section, it will be what is best for you and baby. Excited for your scan coming up! xoxo

[LolaInLove]

Oh, I don't think you should drop the preseed, POP. It has a perfect ph. The only way I think you can do harm with it is if you are using so much while doing the pre-sex applicator thing that you give them an ocean instead of a little river to get up your cervix with, like Flava was saying. I don't even use it that way anymore, we just use it as lube.

[auroara78]

I think preseed is great, PoP, and I woudn't drop it, I'd just maybe not use as much....PoP I also think the diet idea of trying to lose weight and be eat really healthy is a good boost to fertility and will still sway boy! In my honest opinion, it's not just fat in and out of itself that sways, but I'd say healthy unsaturaed mono fats sway boy. It's just my :twocents:

Bec, it's totally up to you of course, but if offered the chance to find out what gender the baby was, I would def. find out, for the sake of total closure, and a chance to have an identity attached to the baby. But like I said, you gotta do what's right for ya'll.

TTC5, I'm thinking about you and your baby and hope everything will go alright....

[LolaInLove]

Oh yes, Bec, I meant to comment on the genetic testing......I think you should go with what works best for you and your personality as far as coping goes. I am the kind of person who would find out but then fixate on that and let it make me sad forever, so I know now that I am best off not knowing things like that.....I have to put my 13 year old dog to sleep soon and I want to be with her, but I know I'll see her lifeless face in my mind for the rest of my life and sort of hate that I have that image, but I'm gonna do it. I think it is just up to you. The envelope suggestion is not a bad one at all, though. Then you could find out someday if you really felt compelled to know.

[Princess of Pink]

I have used the preseed every attempt so far, maybe too much? How much did you ladies who got BFP's actually use? I may decrease the amount this attempt!

[Flava]

POP- we did not used the preseed applicator at all this time. DH just put some on his fingertip and that's it. I would guess it was like a half to max 1g in the applicator?
I was thinking if we put in to much it would just wash everything out?
It say on the preseed box to use 3g ! That is way to much .I remember before we used once 2g and i was just swimming in preseed.

[Zivic-Bubac]

Z- did you asked the gender at the 20 week u/s or not?Nope, I'll have a nervous breakdown if I hear another 'girl' confirmation. 2 times was just about 2 much lol!

[dloui128]

I have used the preseed every attempt so far, maybe too much? How much did you ladies who got BFP's actually use? I may decrease the amount this attempt!

I used 1-2g's

[Cinss]

I was putting the preseed on DPs part like a thin layer all over so it would just glide in, we DTD 5 days in a row so i really needed the extra lubrication. But then i would wake up in the middle of the night with a big gush of liquid coming out, totally gross i know. Thats why i have been thinking about the TBM, i am just worried that it will take the the love out of the love making if you know what i mean.

Bec it is such a hard decision for you to find out the sex or not, i don't think i would, i always wonder what the sex would have been of my first pregnancy that i lost. I think if i knew the answer it would make me feel the loss more, and i would relive the pain. I can just picture my little bean as an angel instead.

[TTC5]

Whose starting the MAy thread ;)

[TTC5]

Oh, I don't think you should drop the preseed, POP. It has a perfect ph. The only way I think you can do harm with it is if you are using so much while doing the pre-sex applicator thing that you give them an ocean instead of a little river to get up your cervix with, like Flava was saying. I don't even use it that way anymore, we just use it as lube.

Keep the pre seed, I agree. You only need like 1-2 mls MAX :)
Drop the baking soda crap for sure though!

[TTC5]

Found this info 5... There have been one or two cases reported where very large placental lakes were thought to be associated with poor placental function, but it is now known that almost all placentas have one or more lakes by the third trimester, and they don't seem to affect your baby in any way.

Research has found that placental lakes are present in about two per cent of pregnancies and are more common in thicker placentas. There appears to be no association with placental abruption (bleeding from the placenta during pregnancy), high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, premature labour, small babies or stillbirths.

Because it would seem placental lakes are so common and have no significance, most sonographers do not report them, or even mention them to women.

Thanks POP! Spoke to a friend online whose a midwife and she said the concern is that is can cause a thickened placenta and risk of PPH after delivery. I had PPH with last two so they are always on look out for that anyway.

[Cinss]

Whose starting the MAy thread ;)

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-conceive-boy/10274-ttc-boy-may-chit-chat-thread.html?highlight=chit+chat

[Plum3]

Bec, it's totally up to you of course, but if offered the chance to find out what gender the baby was, I would def. find out, for the sake of total closure, and a chance to have an identity attached to the baby. But like I said, you gotta do what's right for ya'll.


Thanks Auroara. I think we will find out. I've just been thinking about it way too much I think.

Ok, moving onto may now!