♥ JULY 2011 TTC Boy Chit Chat Thread ♥

I am 1dpo today :)

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

Bec - so glad you're o'ing on your own and getting tons of ewcm, I swear by the fish oil! I still have my bfp from all mine too, my test from dd1 is 10 yrs old and still perfect!

B- thats great dd2 did so well! My girls have always been obsessed with babies, practically smother them lol My three are 2 yrs and 9 mo apart give or take a week. It's a great gap, they are close and play together well but the older is old enough to help. dd3 and this one will be 4 1/2 yrs apart, I hate that they will be so far apart. 3 and 4 were only supposed to be 3 1/2 yrs apart, stupid m/c. I also am on my now or never baby, fx we both have our boys.

ZB - good luck!!

Skrimpy - glad to hear from you and you're doing well!

Kris - fear not the huge boobs, I usually only go up a cup during pregnancy. Nursing is a whole different story, with dd2 I went from a small C to a full F. I used to joke it was f for f*cking huge boobs lol

Baby - So glad your scan went well! I truly envy that you're feeling great but know that I'll be feeling good again soon so gloat away :)

Seriously spending all day at or on my way to/from school. Took dd1 to school at 8:20, heading back for her awards ceremony @ 10, taking dd2 to school @ 12.30 then back for her awards ceremony @ 1:15. Hoping after that I can come home and take a nap lol
Cold is getting better but still kicking my butt, I simply didn't need more strain on my system.

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Holy crap, F is huge!! I do not want that to happen to me, well i guess if i'm making plenty of milk to keep my baby happy then it's ok but damn F haha

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Originally Posted by Zivic-Bubac

OK, here comes TMI:
I had -OPK at 2pm BUT my CP was very high and soft around 3pm and SHOW around 5pm.
DH came back home around 5:20, so I was all over him immediately lol! and we dtd once around 5:30pm, no bsf, no ew ( although I planned to use some but gave up the idea as I had enough ~hopefuly~ EWCM with pH close to 8:cool: So I didn't want to ruin that natural CM with such great pH.

If my CP SHOW around 5pm and I had completely clear and stretchy EWCM, when do you think I Oed?
(btw those OPK strips I'm using are obvious crap :mad: I'll test tomorrow though, just in case)

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Sounds great to me!! FX!

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Originally Posted by TTC5

I am 1dpo today :)

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Yay :) now the waiting begins!

So excited to obsess over symptoms with TTC5 and ZB!

Ttc5- woohoo!!

Kris- you have no idea! It was brutal, they were huge and sooo heavy. I was so glad when they finally shrunk.

Ooh ooh B, me too!

Skrimpy, it's nice to hear you are doing well.

Begonia, it's hard knowing this will be your last baby and this is your last chance. I soooo hope you have a little boy cooking in there. I too could have sworn that DD2 was a boy, obviously I was very wrong. When they told us it was a girl I made them check again just to be sure. I want this one to be a surprise but DH 'needs' to know. I talk as if I'm pregnant already!

Ohh I so can't wait for the big prego boobies. I went from a B to a D, woop. Now, sadly I am an A. Why oh why did they have to shrink so much? DH loves my prego boobs too.

Cemas, where are you up to?

Babydes, yay for a strong heartbeat :) Looking forward to hearing the predictions on the gender. From what I have read (and I could be wrong), because wheatgrass can lower FSH levels it can interfere with the way Clomid works. Wheatgrass lowers FSH but Clomid attempts to produce more. You're not meant to take EPO either when on Clomid either but I did, and I still O'd. So I'm sure it can still work but you just need to be cautious.

Jen, hopefully you manage to squeeze in a nap today. I'm kinda looking forward to doing the school runs in a few years. Must be crazy?

Lola, ita. Healthy is the number one priotiry.

Zivic, woo hoo! Let the 2ww begin. So excited for you and TTC5!

Are all you ladies from IG as well? I stalked the threads there for months but never actually joined.

I've got a work masquerade ball on tonight. Can't wait to get my drink and dance on. Might be the last time for a while!

Just a quick one as little one is high needs at the moment- **********GOT MYPositve OPK***

Yay Insert happy dance here ______ !

I got it at 10am so i should ovulate at tomorrow morning/ lunch time so DTD tonight should be about right I think???

Yay cheeky! Hope you worked that dance!

DTD tonight is perfect timing :)

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Originally Posted by Cheekymoo

Just a quick one as little one is high needs at the moment- **********GOT MYPositve OPK***

Yay Insert happy dance here ______ !

I got it at 10am so i should ovulate at tomorrow morning/ lunch time so DTD tonight should be about right I think???

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Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Cheekymoo

Just a quick one as little one is high needs at the moment- **********GOT MYPositve OPK***

Yay Insert happy dance here ______ !

I got it at 10am so i should ovulate at tomorrow morning/ lunch time so DTD tonight should be about right I think???

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Yay, have fun and good luck!

Hi ladies, sorry I've not been on.

Quick update on me: I'm on CD 9 I think and will start taking OPK's on Saturday. DH's 36th b-day is tomorrow and I told him Saturday night (his party) is his last night then cut off begins.

I've been on the thyroid meds for 2 weeks I think. Setting my alarm for 5am to give me the 4 hours before any dairy or iron. Suck. Oh well. I'll have to wait and see if my cycle is back on track or not this month or not. I will keep you posted.

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Originally Posted by Bec

Cheeky, how's the poas going? Fading in yet?

TTC5, that's some poas action that you have going on. The digi stick at 11.30pm doesn't look like a positive out of the actual tester. Is the bottom ic one from 11.30pm as well? I do love seeing that smiley. Going to have to get me one of the digis I think. Where did you end up finding it? Hope you are managing to get some sleep today after your busy night. How did it go?

Lola, just keep in mind that if you do take Clomid, you can't take EPO or wheatgrass.

Begonia, the ignorance would be bliss again wouldn't it? Can't wait to see your nub pics.

How's everyone else going?

Rememeber how last week I thought I was going to O? Well, I didn't then. But I am now 4dpo. So freakin excited that I am starting to O on my own. That's two months on my own. And I had really good EWCM too, go the fish oil! Hopefully my body keeps co-operating.

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That's awesome, Bec!

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Originally Posted by begonia

Tink for food recs I ate at least 2 of these a day, packed with sodium/potassium and a decent amount of protein. I loved them! http://www.ballparkfranks.com/franks-turkey-franks

Also dried fruit + nuts is excellent. And beef jerky is another good protein + sodium snack to have with dried fruit. I grew to love v8 hot and spicy, buy the low sodium and just add a ton of salt. Hmmm, oh I ate cereal with whole milk every night, too. And lots of fruits and veg, obvi potato, banana, tomato, but also avocado is great IMO for ttc boy with the fat/potassium. For breakfast I usually ate eggs, bacon, and fruit salad.

So there's some ideas to get you started ...

Last night we were laying in bed and my DH was like, do you think there's any chance this one could be a boy? I felt so sad for him, in a way, because I know he wants a son so badly but doesn't think it is possible for us. He said that's why he wants to wait til delivery too. It's the first time he has admitted all of that. Anyhow, I don't know if I'm just protecting myself or it truly is intuition but my gut tells me it is another girl. That said I was sure DD2 was a boy so I've been wrong before ... here's hoping I'm wrong again, I would love for DH to have a son. And this is for sure our last baby so we're either getting a son now or never. :pray:

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Awwww! I sure hope it is a boy for you and DH.

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Originally Posted by Cheekymoo

Just a quick one as little one is high needs at the moment- **********GOT MYPositve OPK***

Yay Insert happy dance here ______ !

I got it at 10am so i should ovulate at tomorrow morning/ lunch time so DTD tonight should be about right I think???

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:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Yes, tonight around 10pm should be excellent timing :agree:

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Originally Posted by babydes56

How many days of +opks do you usually get & why did you not wait you had +opk. Do you think the opk would have been + had you used a better brand? How many times are you planning to dtd?

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I usually have 1 day of fainter +OPK and the next day +OPK, so I'd say 2 days.
Last month I've found cheaper OPK strips, so I couldn't resist and bought them :mad: What a waste of money....I'll post a pic of that crap so no one repeats my mistake.

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Originally Posted by iluvmyman

I've been on the thyroid meds for 2 weeks I think. Setting my alarm for 5am to give me the 4 hours before any dairy or iron. Suck. Oh well.

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Hun, if you are hypothyroid and taking medications for that condition, that sways blue ( there was a thread about it on IG, all hypothyroid ladies had boys, esp with Hashimoto Thyreoiditis. My sister also has Hashimoto and was on medications when she got pg with her baby boy who is 2.5 years old now)

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Originally Posted by begonia

So excited to obsess over symptoms with TTC5 and ZB!

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Originally Posted by Bec

Zivic, woo hoo! Let the 2ww begin. So excited for you and TTC5!

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:kiss::kiss::kiss:

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Originally Posted by Zivic-Bubac

Hun, if you are hypothyroid and taking medications for that condition, that sways blue ( there was a thread about it on IG, all hypothyroid ladies had boys, esp with Hashimoto Thyreoiditis. My sister also has Hashimoto and was on medications when she got pg with her baby boy who is 2.5 years old now)

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Thanks ZB. I googled hypothyroidism and IG and in 2009 Tamara said it doesn't sway but seemed liked a lot of the people w/ it did have boys. Hopefully you found better news though. FX!

You probably have not ovulated yet. I get two smileys in a row, but O very shortly after second. I think your timing looks great!

July already!? Come on AF, ready to try this next cycle!

Also, just FYI, I took my DH's sperm into the lab to check out the results under a microscope. Great straight swimmers! It really was a relief after he had had two fevers and maybe a clogged duct.

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Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi

July already!? Come on AF, ready to try this next cycle!

Also, just FYI, I took my DH's sperm into the lab to check out the results under a microscope. Great straight swimmers! It really was a relief after he had had two fevers and maybe a clogged duct.

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Yay for great swimmers!

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Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi

July already!? Come on AF, ready to try this next cycle!

Also, just FYI, I took my DH's sperm into the lab to check out the results under a microscope. Great straight swimmers! It really was a relief after he had had two fevers and maybe a clogged duct.

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Go those swimmers!!!!!! Wish I could look at my dh's lol

I doubt i will be trying this month or for a few months maybe, my donor is messing me around so i'll most likely be going through a clinic to do IUI or maybe IVF. The out of pocket cost after Medicare rebate for IUI about $1,200 and about $1,800 for IVF so not that much difference. At least with IVF the eggs and sperm are put together and if they fertilise i get to use the rest in subsequent attempts if the first doesn't work. I don't know, I like the odds more with IVF but don't want to go through all the testing and meds.

Oh no, Kris! That is a tough call and I am sure everyone has different experiences with each. If you know you want more than one kiddo the IVF might be more economical in the long run though, right? I'm sorry this hasn't been any easier for you. Is Sarah doing IVF now?

Bec what a fun sounding party!!! I hope you had a great time! And I know lots of us are from IG ... I am. I joined there in September 2010. Thought we were going to TTC last fall but we kept moving it around! And FWIW I was always talking like I was pg before I actually was, LOL!

Cheeky YAY!! Your timing sounds like it will be perfect!!

So Spicy you will try this cycle, that's great! And what a great perk to be able to take the sperm to a lab! Hooray for nice straight swimmers .... FX you get your BFP this month!

iluv I'm glad you're back! Did you have a relaxing time? CD9 so the countdown begins.... so exciting! FX your cycle behaves this month and you get pregnant!

Kris I would go with IVF :agree:

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Done :)

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Thanks!

To everyone - about waiting to find out or not: like I shared, I wish we hadn't because I had really, really horrible GD, esp right after finding out. But when I pulled Honor into my arms I fell instantly in love. I wish I could have enjoyed my pg more and feel I would probably have... I would have had that "hope" to keep me cheerful, then I think I'd have just been smitten with my new babe. BUT... having saif that, lol, I agree about not being able to NOT find out. If Lord willing we conceive again I will probably find out again. I hope after my experience with Honor I will not have such horrible GD. But DH absolutely wants to know with all our kids. He doesn't mind not telling me, lol, but I think that would drive me nuts. So it's just really a hard thing. In many ways I think not knowing is better, but the temptation is still so great :p

Lola - I think what you sais about envisioning both scenarios (boy or girl) and coming to a peace with either is very good. One thing that did help me w/ GD and anxiety was knowing I had both girl and boy names I really loved.

ZB - FX that your BD went well! I usually had 2-3 days of EWCM, actually O'ing on the last day of it. Do you usually have one day or more? I agree w/ TTC5 that with the open cervix it sounds like things were ripe and ready :D

Begonia - I always live off milk in the early days when nothing sounds good :p

TTC5 - I am keeping FX for you!!

Cheeky - wooooo hope you had a good time with DTD ;) Tons of blue dust coming your way.

iluv - hopefully the thyroid meds work for you, I know they are helpful to a lot of mamas.

Spicy - glad to hear DH's boys are swimming strong :D

Skrimpy I'm thinking milk and some fruit juice and I'm at least getting some protein and vitamins! It bums me out bc I really believe it matters what I eat even now, so I wish I could stomach some solid, well rounded meals for this little one. Hopefully that will come soon. It's interesting to hear that your DH always wanted to find out, b/c my DH never wanted to know, he's always wanted surprises ... though I think with this 3rd now that we have 2 girls he is more curious than he was with either of our 1st pregnancies. It is so wonderful to hear you go on about how happy you are with Honor; I remember some of your tough days and hope those are far behind you. And FX you get your blue caboose :happy:

Oh and so in pregnancy symptoms, I have NEVER had this much CM. Good heavens it is ridiculous. I've read that it is normal but I know I didn't have it with either of the other two. I'm not trying to read into it from a gender standpoint more just remarking on how crazy it is!

I don't want to tell people about our bean until I at least hear the heartbeat, but wow is it hard! We're going to dinner tonight with some friends and the wife was texting me earlier about how we'll be cheers'ing our margaritas in a few hours, LOL. I'm sure when I say "I just don't feel like a drink tonight" (which isn't like me... I'm usually up for one with dinner!) she'll be on to me anyway. Hopefully she won't make me fess up and she can sit there quietly thinking to herself about it... they know we want one more so I'm sure it will take her all of 1 minute to guess why I'm not drinking.

We are off tomorrow for a family vacay (where I am sure my IL's will guess I'm pg again due to the no-drinking) and I won't be back til Tuesday, so hopefully no one will be POAS while I'm gone. I'd hate to miss big news! But I think our 2WWers are early enough I won't miss anything... FX for all of you!

Begonia-when do you go to the dr? Hope you have a great time on your vacay!!! I'm hoping to get my BFP tomorrow though at 10dpo!!! My AF is due Wednesday! I will let everyone know if I do!!

I am SO hoping you get your BFP Alexis! I just posted to you in June (and July, cause I'm a stalker, LOL!) 2WW that I went from stark white neg at 8dpo to a pretty obvious BFP on 10 dpo (but late in the day) with a FRER. And I do think those are very sensitive; when I tested the next day (again in the afternoon and not sure how long I had held my pee) with a CBE digital, it came up negative. So I totally rec the FRER.

I go 7/28! I'll be 8 weeks and 2 days! Hoping for a nice strong heartbeat :awe:

Thanks begonia! I'm really hoping tomorrow is THE day too! I'm driving myself crazy already with all these "symptoms!" lol

Hoping for a strong heartbeat for your little one too! :)

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Originally Posted by Kris217

I doubt i will be trying this month or for a few months maybe, my donor is messing me around so i'll most likely be going through a clinic to do IUI or maybe IVF. The out of pocket cost after Medicare rebate for IUI about $1,200 and about $1,800 for IVF so not that much difference. At least with IVF the eggs and sperm are put together and if they fertilise i get to use the rest in subsequent attempts if the first doesn't work. I don't know, I like the odds more with IVF but don't want to go through all the testing and meds.

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Look at it this way, it will prob work out cheaper than having topay for hotels/travelling etc to get a donor!! Wish you all the best!!!!

I don't care about the costs, we're just so over donors! Sarah had trouble with a few as well so we'll just give it one last try with my donor if he is willing that is. IVF is tempting as the egg is fertilised before it's put back in. I just worry about the left overs, as i'm not sure if i'll be having more than one. If Sarah can't get pregnant then i'd carry hers somehow...not sure what the laws are in NSW so i don't want to have too many embryos frozen.
I should ovulate in 4 days so i will email my donor, as he said if he's not on his ski trip he will do it. If i don't get a response i will write him off and move on.

KUP!

Good luck with it all Kris!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Spicy- Wow what do you do that gives you access to a microscope? Sooo Jealous would love to be able to check out the little guys myself :)
Bec- you bet I worked that happy dance LOL my 1yrold wondered what the hec I was doing LOL
TTC5, Bec,Beg, Zivic, Skrimpy - Thanks for all the well wishes last night :) All is done now crossing fingers my temp goes up tomorrow morning but my OPKs are fading back out and CM turned creamy so I think I got it in about 12-16 hours before O which I am pleased with :) Now it is just FX! It feels to good to finally be 'in the race' LOL watching from the sidelines is fustrating LOL!

Kris- goodluck - I hope it all comes together one way or the other

Alexis- FX! hope to see a BFP for you tomorrow! :)

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Originally Posted by Cheekymoo

Spicy- Wow what do you do that gives you access to a microscope? Sooo Jealous would love to be able to check out the little guys myself :)
Bec- you bet I worked that happy dance LOL my 1yrold wondered what the hec I was doing LOL
TTC5, Bec,Beg, Zivic, Skrimpy - Thanks for all the well wishes last night :) All is done now crossing fingers my temp goes up tomorrow morning but my OPKs are fading back out and CM turned creamy so I think I got it in about 12-16 hours before O which I am pleased with :) Now it is just FX! It feels to good to finally be 'in the race' LOL watching from the sidelines is fustrating LOL!

Kris- goodluck - I hope it all comes together one way or the other

Alexis- FX! hope to see a BFP for you tomorrow! :)

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FX!

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Originally Posted by SpicyTunaSushi

July already!? Come on AF, ready to try this next cycle!

Also, just FYI, I took my DH's sperm into the lab to check out the results under a microscope. Great straight swimmers! It really was a relief after he had had two fevers and maybe a clogged duct.

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Great news!

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Originally Posted by begonia

Skrimpy I'm thinking milk and some fruit juice and I'm at least getting some protein and vitamins! It bums me out bc I really believe it matters what I eat even now, so I wish I could stomach some solid, well rounded meals for this little one. Hopefully that will come soon. It's interesting to hear that your DH always wanted to find out, b/c my DH never wanted to know, he's always wanted surprises ... though I think with this 3rd now that we have 2 girls he is more curious than he was with either of our 1st pregnancies. It is so wonderful to hear you go on about how happy you are with Honor; I remember some of your tough days and hope those are far behind you. And FX you get your blue caboose :happy:

Oh and so in pregnancy symptoms, I have NEVER had this much CM. Good heavens it is ridiculous. I've read that it is normal but I know I didn't have it with either of the other two. I'm not trying to read into it from a gender standpoint more just remarking on how crazy it is!

I don't want to tell people about our bean until I at least hear the heartbeat, but wow is it hard! We're going to dinner tonight with some friends and the wife was texting me earlier about how we'll be cheers'ing our margaritas in a few hours, LOL. I'm sure when I say "I just don't feel like a drink tonight" (which isn't like me... I'm usually up for one with dinner!) she'll be on to me anyway. Hopefully she won't make me fess up and she can sit there quietly thinking to herself about it... they know we want one more so I'm sure it will take her all of 1 minute to guess why I'm not drinking.

We are off tomorrow for a family vacay (where I am sure my IL's will guess I'm pg again due to the no-drinking) and I won't be back til Tuesday, so hopefully no one will be POAS while I'm gone. I'd hate to miss big news! But I think our 2WWers are early enough I won't miss anything... FX for all of you!

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Have a great time. Hopefully you can keep your little bean a secret!