♥ May 2011 Blue Cheer Squad Thread ♥

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Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi

Absolutely. I am only 26, so age is not an issue, but I only have 4 more cycles to try, then we have to stop because of job situations. Very few sperm make it to the end, and if you dtd only once, very few might make it. But if you have VERY fertile ewcm, then dtd twice seems to cover you. I am, in the end, not going to worry too much about timing either. Just give it my best shot!

I have seen the FF boy charts too- and they basically show people trying a lot around O time. Seems to make sense.

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I hear ya, girl. Well, if you really want to get pg in your next 4 shots (and I totally relate because once we ttc again in August, I am only going to try for about 3 or 4 months, then I'm officially giving up), I would do the diet 100%, I would use preseed or ew, I would take all the good cm supps like fish oil and whatnot, I would use some of the drinks to up your ph as much as you can, and after that, I would do whatever it takes to get pregnant, meaning do the SMEP plan or just dtd every other day. Seriously, my doctor told me (after 4 months of ttc with no bfp) that she wanted me to bd on this schedule: starting on CD10, every other day, so CD10, 12, 14, 16, and 18....until I feel like I ovulated. She advised to take opks and all, but just to bd every other night straight through. That is another option that is good if you are worried about your DH's sperm count.

And YESSSSS I agree, someone has got to turn up pg soon!

Oh, and Begonia....I think I had that early ewcm thing this month myself! I had it a few days ago, and it cleared up. Then, yesterday, I had massive pains in my left ovary (which is the one that was growing follies as they saw on my last u/s a couple of weeks ago, so they said I'd probably O out of the left this time....the right still had the corpus luteum on it from the miscarried pregnancy). I didn't take opks this month as we are not trying, although I kinda wish I did now so I would know better when I did O, but it doesn't really matter because we've got 2 more months to pass over my dwindling eggs!!!

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Originally Posted by LolaInLove

I hear ya, girl. Well, if you really want to get pg in your next 4 shots (and I totally relate because once we ttc again in August, I am only going to try for about 3 or 4 months, then I'm officially giving up), I would do the diet 100%, I would use preseed or ew, I would take all the good cm supps like fish oil and whatnot, I would use some of the drinks to up your ph as much as you can, and after that, I would do whatever it takes to get pregnant, meaning do the SMEP plan or just dtd every other day. Seriously, my doctor told me (after 4 months of ttc with no bfp) that she wanted me to bd on this schedule: starting on CD10, every other day, so CD10, 12, 14, 16, and 18....until I feel like I ovulated. She advised to take opks and all, but just to bd every other night straight through. That is another option that is good if you are worried about your DH's sperm count.

And YESSSSS I agree, someone has got to turn up pg soon!

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Yay- the only thing I have to be worried about is DH- he gets performance anxiety- but we will probably DTD twice or so around O. I did the whole 9 yards- 100% diet for both of us, Ews- even with floods of ewcm, mucinex, ph drinks, and my ph was up to a 7- it was amazing, just no pg. :)

It will come! :)

I like that attitude, Spicy .. it will come!!! Sounds like you're doing a great sway so I think when you do get that BFP you're going to have a really good shot at a baby boy :-)

Lola I quit doing the OPK's for a few months, like Jan-April, just because I knew we weren't trying and those suckers are pricey! And I can tell usually with CP/CM at least the general time I O, so I know my LP is still good even though I have the danged spotting issue now. Ugh. Anyhow, I decided to pick them back up since I have about 4-5 months to track things again. Really want to make sure my LP is long enough but might go get my progesterone checked anyway right before we TTC.

Does anyone else find they get super hungry around their O? I always have. The week of my O I am an eating machine!

Morning friends..
Well yesterday was a horrible day (i mean, horrible emotionally) Mum has been taken in to a "safe house" with a nearby womens shelter. The people there are lovely and have so much help for her that I could not do but I feel awful. Cried alot yesterday, helped Mum move in there and my siblings. I hope she does not think we threw her out, but these people had a little unit for her to stay in for the next few weeks and will try to help find her a permanent home. I am allowed to visit when I like but not DH as men are not allowed. It feels horrible but I do believe it is for the best to get this help she needs. =(

On a brighter note, we are attempting in June! My temps are dropping so AF is on her way and it is all systems go lol. I am sooo nervous but soo excited!! So is DH =) Yesterday with all the stress I hardly ate and he made me a ham sandwich and said "Babe, you need to eat" and this morning he told me I HAVE to eat "remember" LOL!!

So only around 2-3 weeks and we may conceive a little boy - fingers crossed for us!!

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Originally Posted by begonia

I would LOVE to join in this month! But DH is a firm no on that. I try to let him think he has some weight in the decision so ... ;-) We'll wait. But now I'm wondering if I did in fact miss my O? All that EWCM is gone this am, and still no +OPK! Going to keep testing til CD14 (Friday) because in a normal cycle I usually get a +OPK on the pm of CD13. So ... maybe it is still to come? But my OPK's were getting darker and darker but not +, and then this morning it was lighter! So I'm actually glad we aren't ttc this month b/c I'd have no clue what to do.

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This is just how I am this month. Got tons of EWCM (which I usually do 2-3 days before O), kept thinking I'd get a smiley face OPK, and then nothing. I should have O'd several days ago. I'm hoping to try next month and now I have no idea when to expect AF or what's going on. Frustrating!

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Morning friends..
Well yesterday was a horrible day (i mean, horrible emotionally) Mum has been taken in to a "safe house" with a nearby womens shelter. The people there are lovely and have so much help for her that I could not do but I feel awful. Cried alot yesterday, helped Mum move in there and my siblings. I hope she does not think we threw her out, but these people had a little unit for her to stay in for the next few weeks and will try to help find her a permanent home. I am allowed to visit when I like but not DH as men are not allowed. It feels horrible but I do believe it is for the best to get this help she needs. =(

On a brighter note, we are attempting in June! My temps are dropping so AF is on her way and it is all systems go lol. I am sooo nervous but soo excited!! So is DH =) Yesterday with all the stress I hardly ate and he made me a ham sandwich and said "Babe, you need to eat" and this morning he told me I HAVE to eat "remember" LOL!!

So only around 2-3 weeks and we may conceive a little boy - fingers crossed for us!!

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So sorry you are having a hard time. :( But yay on trying next month! I hope to try next month too. Good luck!!!

Fingers crossed for us both Tiffany =)

TTC5, sorry you had a rough day! Thanks for all the well wishes, everyone! I am on Mucinex 1200/day and I still don't have much EWCM but what I have is good, and we're going to use Preseed. I think I'll do the BSF, but I have a TMI question even though I saw someone say there is no such thing on here...how far up do you go with the BSF, and do you wipe it on something, or what? I'm a little leary of doing it, I don't want to mess anything up. I had my temp drop today but no OPK + so we're going to wait for that. I'm thinking tomorrow night has got to be the night! You ladies are the best! Can't wait to share our good news (hopefully). =)

Just wanted to wish all the ladies TTC this month good luck!

Yes I second that!! Goodluck everyone TTC this month I hope this is your lucky month! Thanks to everyone who has been posting about timing BD - you have given me some food for thought there- I will be watching this thread carefully over the next few weeks to see what you all deciede to go with and how it turns out for you- BRING ON THE BFPS!

ILUV I have a PH of 5 normally and tested after 2 weeks of diet and supplements but no BS drinks or ACV or anything and it was still 5 at 'o'......so i am trying the ural and alkaseltzer gold and will test this month at 'O' just to see if i need to do more the following month when I TTC for the first time - I am soo nervous :)

Hopeful, you want to wet the tip of your finger, then dip it in the baking soda, so there is like a little white "skull cap" on your finger, then put it in, but don't touch your cervix, it burns. You do want to go close to the cervix, though. So far in there, but not all the way.

TTC5, I know that must have been SOOOOO hard and I hope you are doing ok. I agree with you that it is probably best for everyone, and don't feel bad that you couldn't provide more help to your mum, she needs a lot of mental therapy to get over the abusive relationship, trust me, I've been there. And, with it being a safe house, you know she will be safe. And, this allows your immediate family to get their lives back to normal and you to be way less stressed, so GOOD all around!

Begonia, I am going to start the opks and tracking again probably next month. I do the same thing and skip our "skip" months because those suckers are indeed expensive!

And who was talking about performance anxiety? I think Spicy....well, you just gotta spice it up to make it less "I'm ovulating, let's go!" which it does get to be for us since we've been ttc so long! My magic trick is lacy panties, although they don't look as hot as they used to!

TTC5 - You're doing the best you can hun, keep you're head up.

Begonia - I bought 40 opk off ebay for about $8 and they've been working just fine. You may want to check this out instead of getting them from the store.

So funny thing going on here but it is a little tmi. DH is very susceptible to those "come get me" pheromones released around O, well for the first time since my bfp last Aug he's been crazy horny the last few days. I've had a ton of ewcm and my opk's are getting darker. I think I should have waited for him to tell me I'm fertile instead of spending all these months making myself nuts lol Since I've still been taking the sups we've decided to go for it. I haven't eaten any potatoes the last week but have still eaten tons of high potassium foods. I haven't eaten the jello or any grains either but I've been stuffing myself with meat/veg and fruit so I feel pretty confident I still have a pretty solid boy sway going on. At this point I so just want a baby, blue would be amazing but I just really want a new tiny one.

Sweet! Good luck, 3!!!!! I know, that pheromone thing is crazy! A friend of mine (who, incidently is 41 and has a 2 year old boy who she tried for), said they didn't take opks, just went by her ewcm and her husband's increased sex drive because of her pheromones, which she says he can totally detect.....so maybe you're in good shape!!!

Thanks Lola, I'm hoping his reaction is based on my body finally being ready. He swears he's felt nothing out of the ordinary till about 48 hrs ago and he's been super handsy ever since. I'm still not holding my breath but I feel positive that I'm actually going to get there soon instead of getting there eventually.

Wow the pheromone thing is crazy cool! SO excited for all these attempts we have coming up! I would LOVE to see every single one of you get a BFP!

Daisy, I think I either never O'd or totally missed it with the OPK's this time ... which would be hard since I took them at least 1x a day since CD8. I'm super glad we weren't trying but at the same time so confused! My CP/CM are definitely telling me the O window closed; I am still going to do an OPK today and tomorrow but I will be beyond surprised if I get a +. On the one hand I am happy I had so much EWCM but on the other I don't know WTH happened with the actual egg!

Jen I think if you've still been doing the supps and eating a good amount of nutritious food then you've got a fab shot at blue! Given that I think I missed the OPK this cycle I might just take your advice and get the ebay ones. I just can't believe that I missed it taking 1 a day... they were darkest on Sunday so I am wondering if maybe I had too much liquid or not enough time between potty breaks? I've never not gotten a +.

TTC5 ITA with others that while I am sure it was just crazy hard to do, it sure sounds like it was the RIGHT thing to do, and that is what is most important. Here's hoping your mom gets all the help she needs. And FX June gives you a BFP! Your DH sounds like he's been a sweetie through all of this :-)

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

I feel positive that I'm actually going to get there soon instead of getting there eventually.

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:agree: AMEN sister!!!! That'a an amen for all of us.

Well I just took an OPK and it was flat out white, so I am SURE I either O'd on Sunday/Monday or just didn't O at all, because they were pretty dark Sunday. I have a pretty standard 14 day LP so we'll see when AF starts. I wonder though, if I didn't O, will that impact the LP?

Hi ladies, hope you all well! Seems there's more women trying for girls than boys, we've done well then havent we? I feel under a lot of pressure to have a boy since 2 of my friends have had their DG confirmed in the last 2wks. I also feel i shouldnt have told anyone that i was trying for another child because i'm so sick of being asked if i'm preg yet, aaargh!

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

TTC5 - You're doing the best you can hun, keep you're head up.

Begonia - I bought 40 opk off ebay for about $8 and they've been working just fine. You may want to check this out instead of getting them from the store.

So funny thing going on here but it is a little tmi. DH is very susceptible to those "come get me" pheromones released around O, well for the first time since my bfp last Aug he's been crazy horny the last few days. I've had a ton of ewcm and my opk's are getting darker. I think I should have waited for him to tell me I'm fertile instead of spending all these months making myself nuts lol Since I've still been taking the sups we've decided to go for it. I haven't eaten any potatoes the last week but have still eaten tons of high potassium foods. I haven't eaten the jello or any grains either but I've been stuffing myself with meat/veg and fruit so I feel pretty confident I still have a pretty solid boy sway going on. At this point I so just want a baby, blue would be amazing but I just really want a new tiny one.

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GL with your attempt, i really hope this is your month!!

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Originally Posted by babydes56

Hi ladies, hope you all well! Seems there's more women trying for girls than boys, we've done well then havent we? I feel under a lot of pressure to have a boy since 2 of my friends have had their DG confirmed in the last 2wks. I also feel i shouldnt have told anyone that i was trying for another child because i'm so sick of being asked if i'm preg yet, aaargh!

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Oh I feel ya. Every one of my friends knows we want one more baby and they are CONSTANTLY waiting to see me quit drinking wine on the girls night out! I swear once I am there will be no way to hide it among these super sleuths I surround myself with ;-)

Iluvmyman....so about our debate! LOL....we are going to end up doing it CD 12 and 14...just the way it is going to work out with DHs work schedule etc. Fingers crossed for BFPs for us this month!

Jen, that is awesome...maybe your body is trying to tell you something! Good luck, when is attempt?

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Originally Posted by babydes56

GL with your attempt, i really hope this is your month!!

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Thankyou!

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Originally Posted by LolaInLove

Hopeful, you want to wet the tip of your finger, then dip it in the baking soda, so there is like a little white "skull cap" on your finger, then put it in, but don't touch your cervix, it burns. You do want to go close to the cervix, though. So far in there, but not all the way.

TTC5, I know that must have been SOOOOO hard and I hope you are doing ok. I agree with you that it is probably best for everyone, and don't feel bad that you couldn't provide more help to your mum, she needs a lot of mental therapy to get over the abusive relationship, trust me, I've been there. And, with it being a safe house, you know she will be safe. And, this allows your immediate family to get their lives back to normal and you to be way less stressed, so GOOD all around!

Begonia, I am going to start the opks and tracking again probably next month. I do the same thing and skip our "skip" months because those suckers are indeed expensive!

And who was talking about performance anxiety? I think Spicy....well, you just gotta spice it up to make it less "I'm ovulating, let's go!" which it does get to be for us since we've been ttc so long! My magic trick is lacy panties, although they don't look as hot as they used to!

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Thanks Lola xx

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

TTC5 - You're doing the best you can hun, keep you're head up.

Begonia - I bought 40 opk off ebay for about $8 and they've been working just fine. You may want to check this out instead of getting them from the store.

So funny thing going on here but it is a little tmi. DH is very susceptible to those "come get me" pheromones released around O, well for the first time since my bfp last Aug he's been crazy horny the last few days. I've had a ton of ewcm and my opk's are getting darker. I think I should have waited for him to tell me I'm fertile instead of spending all these months making myself nuts lol Since I've still been taking the sups we've decided to go for it. I haven't eaten any potatoes the last week but have still eaten tons of high potassium foods. I haven't eaten the jello or any grains either but I've been stuffing myself with meat/veg and fruit so I feel pretty confident I still have a pretty solid boy sway going on. At this point I so just want a baby, blue would be amazing but I just really want a new tiny one.

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Wow that is so cool, must take not myself see if my hubby does the same, lol x

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Originally Posted by begonia

Wow the pheromone thing is crazy cool! SO excited for all these attempts we have coming up! I would LOVE to see every single one of you get a BFP!

Daisy, I think I either never O'd or totally missed it with the OPK's this time ... which would be hard since I took them at least 1x a day since CD8. I'm super glad we weren't trying but at the same time so confused! My CP/CM are definitely telling me the O window closed; I am still going to do an OPK today and tomorrow but I will be beyond surprised if I get a +. On the one hand I am happy I had so much EWCM but on the other I don't know WTH happened with the actual egg!

Jen I think if you've still been doing the supps and eating a good amount of nutritious food then you've got a fab shot at blue! Given that I think I missed the OPK this cycle I might just take your advice and get the ebay ones. I just can't believe that I missed it taking 1 a day... they were darkest on Sunday so I am wondering if maybe I had too much liquid or not enough time between potty breaks? I've never not gotten a +.

TTC5 ITA with others that while I am sure it was just crazy hard to do, it sure sounds like it was the RIGHT thing to do, and that is what is most important. Here's hoping your mom gets all the help she needs. And FX June gives you a BFP! Your DH sounds like he's been a sweetie through all of this :-)

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Oh we had a moment last week or so but think the stress was getting to him. In all honesty, if I were not married I'd have Mum with me forever =( But that it just not good for her, either hey? she needs to get independant again, without a man. The last two have both been abusers :'(

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Originally Posted by begonia

Well I just took an OPK and it was flat out white, so I am SURE I either O'd on Sunday/Monday or just didn't O at all, because they were pretty dark Sunday. I have a pretty standard 14 day LP so we'll see when AF starts. I wonder though, if I didn't O, will that impact the LP?

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I am not sure?

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Oh we had a moment last week or so but think the stress was getting to him. In all honesty, if I were not married I'd have Mum with me forever =( But that it just not good for her, either hey? she needs to get independant again, without a man. The last two have both been abusers :'(

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ITA - she does need to get independent again, without you or anyone else as a crutch ... hard as it might be to watch. Same with kids, really, right? As much as you want to rescue them when they get into an altercation on the playground you KNOW you have to let them learn to defend themselves, because one day you won't be there to do it for them. Not saying you can't be there to cheer her on when she succeeds or needs some encouragement, but really, she has to do this on her own IMHO. You're doing the right thing here lady!

Oooooo ... if my LP does stay the same and I'm right that I O'd on Monday, my next O should be right on my birthday in June! How can I possibly pass that up?!?! Must get lacy panties and seduce DH ;-)

And since it is a running theme on here I will throw out that I squeezed into a bathing suit today to take my girls swimming, even though it was still quite chilly ... I looked VERY squidgy :-( So I guess the diet is working ... I hate weighing myself (after years of obsessing I finally stopped, I am sure many of you can identify knowing our histories) but hopped on today and am probably up about 5 lbs. It is amazing what a mere 5lbs can do! Why can't it go to my chest?!?! LOL! That would make the seduction next month soooo much easier ;-)

okay girls just a quick question. my mil made a casserole tonight and put parmesean cheese in it which I know is not on boy diet. I only had about 1/2 cup and only found out after that it had parm cheese spice in it. how much did this mess up my sway???

I wouldn't worry Princess! Parm is acidic, but it is also very high in sodium, so there's a plus! Also since it is such a strong flavor you typically don't need to use much, so I doubt you got a ton of calcium from it being in a casserole. And you didn't eat much of it, so I don't think you should think twice about it. When is your 1st go? I know you're doing CD 12 and 14 but what day will that be? Soon, right?

thanks! Attempt days are saturday and monday!!

Princess, I would not worry at all!! It would not harm ur sway :) x

Ok, so how many of you are O-2 and then O? I was shooting for O but totally missed the mark, and I think I hit O-2, so should we BD again on O? I have no idea why my body decided to add 2 days before O'ing this month, but it's freaking me out. My husband wants blue so bad! I know God is ultimately in control, and prayers are the most important part of the equation, but what are your thoughts??

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Originally Posted by hope.ful

Ok, so how many of you are O-2 and then O? I was shooting for O but totally missed the mark, and I think I hit O-2, so should we BD again on O? I have no idea why my body decided to add 2 days before O'ing this month, but it's freaking me out. My husband wants blue so bad! I know God is ultimately in control, and prayers are the most important part of the equation, but what are your thoughts??

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Swaying, particularly the supplements, can throw your cycle off a bit....don't be alarmed. Just means we have to track it like bloodhounds. I would totally bd again on O day if you only did it on O-2!

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Originally Posted by princessap

thanks! Attempt days are saturday and monday!!

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Good luck! And no worries about the cheese....I don't think calcium or dairy hurts your blue sway at all, quite the opposite now, actually.

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Originally Posted by LolaInLove

Swaying, particularly the supplements, can throw your cycle off a bit....don't be alarmed. Just means we have to track it like bloodhounds. I would totally bd again on O day if you only did it on O-2!

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Thanks! Good to hear we maybe haven't completely blown it. My sister followed Shettles and got her boys, so when I realized I was 2 days off, I was so bummed. I thought for sure that this morning my CM would have shifted and I would have hit it right on O, but obviously not! Tracking like bloodhounds for sure! =)

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Originally Posted by hope.ful

Ok, so how many of you are O-2 and then O? I was shooting for O but totally missed the mark, and I think I hit O-2, so should we BD again on O? I have no idea why my body decided to add 2 days before O'ing this month, but it's freaking me out. My husband wants blue so bad! I know God is ultimately in control, and prayers are the most important part of the equation, but what are your thoughts??

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I think this is what I am doing! I would def try again on O, better to be early for blue don't they say?

We did O-2 and O this month too. I'm all for dtd till the cm turns but I'm 75% just wanting a bfp.

Hope.ful I second all the others .. I plan to do 0-2 and O for sure. And HELLO?!? crazy, DH said sure we can try in June. I am shocked! I mean, I've been doing the diet/supps (loosely some months for sure, and more focused on increasing protein/nutrients than anything else) since October 2010, so I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be! I didn't even have to break out the lacy panties to get him on board ;-)

Princess hope the attempt goes well today!!! Jen, how many DPO are you?