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Hi Ladies,
Just wanted to get the December 2ww started. I know there will a few of us here so please feel free to join in and welcome to all the new ttc gals. Good Luck everyone and I am keeping my finger's crossed everyone gets a nice christmas present.
Good luck everyone!
Waiting for AF to end after this chemical to, hopefully, get a pos opk. I enlisted Atomic's help- I just bought a personalized plan to see if there is anything we need to do differently.
FX that we all get our BFPs! I haven't been trying as long as you Yogi, but I know I am a close second at cycle 6!
I sent you my blue baby dust Yogi!
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I'll be here! I was in last month's group and cannot believe how many gals good BFPs! So jealous and of course happy for them:)
I did end up having to get a Kenalog injection for a crazy allergic reaction but I spoke with my OB and he said it is a green light for baby making.
tested today but neg opk! Hopefully pos soon! Best of luck gals!
Good luck everyone XX
Thank-you!! Xx & I send all of my pink dust. Even if I get a fourth pink I will be A-Ok with that. I already have a named picked out just in case lol.
Ooh will you share your name? Or prefer to keep it private? I totally understand either way. Emilee: I'm glad you got the OK to try this cycle I hope you O soon!
Yogi and XX- I feel for you both so much. TTC is hard, Swaying is hard, GD is hard and then you have to deal with it taking so long and it just all isn't fair. Christmas babies/BFPs are definitely in order!! :) I wish I could not think about TTC for awhile but I think about it all the time. Do you ladies have tricks for thinking of something else?
Yogi and Junie, I too have a boy name picked out, just in case!
I have been swaying so long that I don't count anything anymore, unless I am adding new girlie recipes, because I find I stay under totals that way and don't obsess either. I just bought a personalized plan and have the 21day meal plans, and I am counting things again to get a feel for it. My husband also started LE diet last month. He is very supportive and my pen name says it all- a girl is more for him than me. I would love the experience, but I also simply adore my boys and love their energy.
To better answer your question Junie, I am just at peace with the process. At peace with it taking the time it is supposed to. I think it is great it is taking so long for me, since I was so strongly set for boys before swaying. I take it my chances are high now for a girl. I am also at peace with having another boy. We told each other before swaying that if we want a girl, we should adopt. If we want another baby, then let's try on our own.
Hope this helps! Sorry it is so long [emoji15]
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Wow! I find you have such a fantastic outlook XX. Really lovely. I also think your names are great, very classic and timeless. I'm going to try and think with your mindset and hopefully some of your patience will rub off onto me :)
I believe it is the LE diet! I was so inpatient, competitive, controlling, and aggressive before going on the diet!
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Hugs for you, XX! I'm sorry about the chemical, but your optimism and outlook are amazing. I'm sure good things are coming to you soon!
Good luck, December ladies! I got my smiley face opk+ this morning, cycle 4 of attempting. This is the same time of year dd was conceived, so hopefully my body is with it this season (I got sick last month), and hopefully blue dust for me this time! Any advice on how to be more competitive, controlling, aggressive and all that other good high testosterone boy sway stuff? lol I've got impatient down -- I'm very impatient for my bfp!
I think it must come down to diet, SageViolet. I used to have cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, then a Kashi granola bar for a snack, then a turkey sandwich with veggies and potato chips and an apple for lunch, then a snack of walnuts and raisins (that was my favorite!) or a banana, then I would have a decent dinner something with lean ground beef or chicken with a pasta or potato and a veggie (we also cooked everything with olive or extra virgin olive oil) and THEN a snack before bed of either cereal (God I loved my cereal!!!) or 1/4 cup oatmeal with a 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips melted in. I GUARANTEE if you do these the rest will follow!!! No wonder I have two boys! I was never over weight, 125 at 5 feet 4 inches BMI 20.8, but with lifting weights for 30min then doing 30min of cardio, you WILL become more aggressive/competitive! Plus, it will increase your sex drive! We had sex every other day after AF for both boys.
At least I believe all of that to contribute to me getting boys and my personality. Since switching to the girl diet, I am SO different!
Hope this helps! I can give you some more recipe ideas too from what I used to eat. Just let me know!
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I also used to snack all the time and eat whenever I was hungry and whatever I was hungry for. I was always thin but quite active too. I LOVED charting (a great way to obsess and think you have more control over something than you do- which is great for boy moms LOL). I'm not competitive at all so can't help you there :D
Lol Junie yes of course I will share.
I am stuck with Gracy Marie. My mom is Grace in Spanish and my mother in law is Marie in spanish. I want to combine both in english because this would be my last daughter and I want to name her after both moms. I also love Josie. This would also be a name I would consider because the DH loves that name for a girl. If a boy he will be Cesar. :)
Sounds just like me Junie when I conceived DS 1 and 2!! XQuote:
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Ooh I love that name and Josie. Both sound sweet and fun. I'm so frustrated that AF isn't here yet. Technically it should come by today or tomorrow at the latest and I know having a long LP is a good thing but I just really want to move on to the next cycle. Plus I'm so frustrated that my body tricked me into thinking I was pregnant. I should have known better, I'm sure a girl mom wouldn't test early and would be zen about the whole thing :)
We don't have a girl or boy name that we agree on yet. We love the names we finally agreed on for our boys but haven't had a third name come up so far where we thought it fit perfectly.
I feel you Junie. I lost count with how long my cycle has been since my chemical in September. I think its now over 50 day. I will test wednesday. It would put me maybe 16 dpo. I am tired of testing so it will either be af before I bother testing. Aww how exciting to think of baby names. I cant wait to smell my baby if and when I get a bfp lol
Well I hope this long cycle is lucky for you! I know Oing on CD41 brought us our first happy healthy son :)
Okay gals do you think. . .
I am on day 13 of cycle. Last night and this morning I had a bit brown discharge. I predict to O on day 16. I sort of think late period discharge since it kind of abruptly stopped. But it was 5 days long and I haven't had brown in any previous discharge. DH and I had sex 2 nights ago but it wasn't rough or anything.
Any ideas???
Why is a long cycle lucky? I o'd on CD 9 or 10 this month according to my opks, so it's been more like a three-week wait! It's driving me crazy!
Emilee : I've never had that before, but I have had random spotting/ breakthrough bleeding on the pill. Are you taking any supplements that could be affecting your cycle?
A long cycle can be really frustrating as you may have multiple surges of positive OPKs and not actually Oing and it can be hard to stay motivated and keep your timing on. So I was just hoping it would at least bring a nice fat BFP for yogi.
I'm not taking any new supplements but I am on antibiotics. Hmmm I'm such a nut job crap like this always makes me think I'm dying!
Sageviolet- I'm also on my 4th cycle ttc. Hope we are lucky this month!
Here we go ladies! AF is leaving to visit someone else! I hope I get lucky and get a BFP after the chemical I just had. We are beginning to BD every four days until Atomic finishes my plan.
Here's to putting ourselves out there again for our babies to come join us!
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Good luck this cycle XX!! I'm still waiting for AF but trying to be relaxed about the wait.
Hi ladies, I think i'm ready to join you. We just had our attempt yesterday morning!! I'm kind of shocked, cause DH was giving me a hard time about trying for another baby ( we have 3 boys), and then yesterday I brought it up again and somehow he just went along with it. Good luck everyone !!!
That is great Grace! Good luck this cycle :)
Thank you for sharing this XX! I love the way you look at it and it is inspiring because I have trouble sticking to LE and exercise. I dropped the diet because I didn't ovulate anymore and I'm waiting for AF to show so I'll know where I am in my cycle and I can start againQuote:
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I'll keep your spirit in mind as a reminder that LE shouldn't have to be bad all the time
Blue-Blue-Pink, thank you! You are so sweet! We are all in this together! If you need anything, I/we are here to help! I have become real creative with the diet and have amassed some yummy recipes! That helps!
GL with those having attempts or waiting to test! I am feeling like December is going to be the best yet for BFPs!
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Thanks XX. I'll keep that in mind!
I'll probably start january again
Well ladies, I will get my plan from Atomic today! I found out my hormones are all out of wack from a supplement I have been taking for years. Why it took now to occur, I have no idea, but at least I can work to fix it. What it means is it will probably take me a few months to be able to conceive. The RE wanted me to take DHEA, but I am more comfortable increasing my hormones naturally through diet- which takes time.
We will keep ttcing though to catch the golden egg! GL to the rest of you ladies- keep the BFPs coming, because you give me hope it will happen for me 😊!
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GL XX! It is great to have a plan :) I hope your BFP comes soon even with the changes taking awhile. Sometimes just the act of changing things can be enough :)
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Thats awesome XX !
Hopefully this will be it and you will finally get your bfp. ! Good Luck!!!
I have never been this excited to see AF. Just went to the restroom and saw pink spotting. What a sigh of relief. This cycle was 59 days to be exact. CD1 for me and a fresh start. My chemical in September threw my cycle way off :(
I am glad you can start fresh Yogi! I feel for you- it is bittersweet. I sure hope and pray that your little man is ready to join your family! FX you get a Christmas surprise 😊!
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I totally get you yogi! My cycle was the same and AF finnaly arrived yesterday! Fresh new cycle although I'll wait ttc for next year. I will not ask to much of myself going through the holidays on LE diet...
I hope you get your bfp this year though!
Oh boy ladies. My body is on such a ride. I told you I had to get steroid shot for allergies... well 9 days after getting it I started spotting mid cycle. I have heavy spotting still, 5 days later.
I never got a pos OPK and it's too heavy for sex now anyway. I messaged my Ob and he thinks the shot screwed up my LH and I'm stuck in 'anovulatory purgatory'. How fun does that sound when you're On your 4th month TTC! He said it may take 4-5 weeks to straighten out. And if my next cycle is still wonky he wants to put me on something to even hormones out.
I talked with a friend who always has good positive advice. She told me to sit tight and maybe what's waiting down the road is even better than I am experiencing or could ever imagine.
So I am out again this month. Hope to be back next month, fx!
Good luck to you ladies!
EmileeJane- I hear you! I have been ttc 5 cycles now and I had one AF 17 days after another! Needless to say I didn't ovulate that cycle. I had a chemical this past cycle, #5, and I am doubtful about this cycle. My FSH is astronomical, but all my other hormones indicate they are fine. So I am waiting for the fertility diet Atomic put me on to take effect on balancing things. I got preggo with my boys right away, so I feel that this is all good for my little girl! I NEVER was patient before, so I hope this is a good sign!
GL to us waiting to test, opk or BFP, and FX for those that have gotten a BFP for a healthy, sticky bean!!
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Oh Emilee that is so frustrating and I hope it takes only days and not weeks to straighten out!
Yogi- I'm so happy you can start afresh this cycle and hopefully get that Christmas BFP!
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Bfn for me today. I believe i am 10 dpo. I really do not feel pregnant so i bet i am out. Onto cycle 5 then i guess.