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Morning!
TTcblue – so sorry that your plans have gone down the drain but I would totally agree with the ladies, BD tonight and tomorrow if you can, which will likely still sway more blue than pink..especially since you’ve done so well with your sway and eod this month!!
I remember reading than to be considered a pink sway with lots of releases, you’d need DH to release at least once a day for like 5-7 days in a row which isn’t the case here – yes it’s not ideal that you “lost” that fresh batch, but given you are just about to O, it’s probably best to BD more rather than not – hopefully the ladies that have some expertise will be able to help! ;)
Usually O is around that 24h mark post pos opk – BUT you can have a short surge and O very quickly after the pos opk so that 12h is possible- less likely than the 24-48 h window, but really depends when you caught the surge too!
Naci – so happy you had the lovely time on Maui – can’t wait for the update once you see your OB! ;)
Iwant4 – praying for you that baby bean remains sticky! If it’s brown, it’s old blood so hopefully nothing to worry about too much esp considering you had this at the exact time for your DS2 – might just be baby is digging into your uterus that bit more – or your cervix can have these discharges with the hormonal changes!!
PBN – hope the getting your boy back to school has been ok ;) I hate the increase in traffic and people once school holidays are over lol
Mommy – what a nice outing you all together – looks like you had a great time! And so cute – your daughter def is a mini you!
I don’t know that singer but looks like I might have to look him up, esp if he is a bit of an eye candy too hehe
Is it today (Monday ) you are starting the Clomid hon?
This am feeling blah – sore throat all the way up to one ear and achy muscles – just hope my lemon water and good thoughts will ward it off :P
We had a great weekend – M loved going to her friend’s Bday party – apparently all the girls love him, he is the little heartthrob – at lunch, she said to me “ Mummy, when you have a baby boy can we name him Cohen please?” (name of the little boy’s whose Bday we attended)..didn’t realise these love stories thing started so early :rofl: - having said that, my 1st “boyfriend” was since we were 3 until we were 10 when he moved away –longest relationship I’ve had before meeting DH lol
Anyways, I ramble – take care lovelies!
Lmsm! Thank you! Been hearing that a lot lately. Used to hear she looked just like her dad! Started clomid today :) The singer is such a cutie! Look him up!
Hope you feel much better! Aww so cute about your baby girl! Glad she had fun! what did you end up getting him? We have a Cohen in our family. Dh's side.
When do you start the tww?
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My kids get told they look just like Dad all.the.time – good thing I know I carried them :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Mommy2apples
They have his almond shaped eyes – but other than that, they look so much like me as a kid – not that people know – so frustrating lol
Woohoo for starting Clomid! :D
We ended up getting him a Nija Turtle figurine thingy – M’s choice ;)
Am already in the tww – 6dpo today!!! :D
Lol always love hearing that huh! [emoji6] too bad you can't carry around a photograph of you in your childhood and be like see who they look like? Lol
Aww, bet he loved that for sure!!
Oh yay!!! Oh so excited!! Can't wait until you test!!
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Just to explain Sky and avoid confusion the dilemma this morning was that ttcblue got her pos op this morning and was having her one of three attempts after a 48 break. So hubbys sperm load would have been recovered and a healthy size ready to go. He has pulled out instead of releasing in ttcblue (although he now says he didn't really finish and we are hoping he's telling the truth 😉) so the worry was she was going into o with a 3-o attempt, a 1-o attempt with little to no swimmers and two more attempts only 12 hours apart (so little recovery time). I think the idea of 3 attempts is to swamp the area with as much sperm as possible and that very first attempt at 1-o will always have the largest load if there's been a bd break and theother two attempts keep it topped up. I do think though like everyone else that better to keep going than not.
Ovulation usually takes place 12-48 hours after first pos opk. It just seems to happen mostly during the day after pos but there are always exceptions. Quite a few people tend to o two days after pos, some even 3 :) That's why it's good to have at least 3 practice cycles going into to ttc so you get a feel for when you o, but then of course things often decide to go haywire just when you think you have a pattern 😂
Iwant4kids I'm sorry about the spotting 😦 but agree it should be ok because its brown. Mine was too but I was more worried about the clot that followed and the persistent and quite strong cramps I had for the week following. When will you ring for your results? And you'll go in Tuesday for the second draw? Hope both that the spotting ceases and your betas give you you some comfort. I know how hard it is and I struggled alot this pregnancy with yo-yo'ing between being excited then being mad at myself for letting myself get excited because things could still go wrong 😩 All you can do is take it a day at a time ❤❤❤
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Hey ladies! Just wanted to update!
So dh swears he didn't actually finish and that he stopped because he lost interest when he thought I had a yeast infection. I do actually believe him because the preseed and baking soda looked rather odd after we dtd.. Not sure why because I didn't use much at all. But he had no idea I was using anything because he didn't know it was attempt time.
Sooo, I left the decision up to him. I said if you want me to, I'll take the day after pill, we can throw out this month and try the next two instead. He said no, there was no reason to. He wanted to do this month.
So we just finished bd--about 12 hours after positive opk (but I took another opk an hour before this attempt--no hold--and it was still just as positive as this morning, if that makes any difference).
Sky: I made sure I got the big O and have had my legs/hips elevated for nearly an hour!
Thank all of you ladies for your help, advice, support and understanding! :heart:
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Eek ttc!!! So excited for you!!! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞[emoji120][emoji120][emoji120][emoji120][emoji120]
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Ttcblue this is the best news ever!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm so happy for you and yes preseed looks gross when it comes out so I cant imagine how it looked with baking soda 😂😂 speaking of which are you doing the bsf? For all attempts? So another attempt tonight? Gosh I cant tell you how relieved I am and just thrilled for you 😀😀😀
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PBN, is wet mucus still fertile mucus? I don't get the stretchy kind anymore. I know it's good for a girl, but I still worry about it.
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TTC – I think that is the best outcome considering – FX now hon! ;)
Yes mommy2apples wet is still fertile :) I went months and months with no ewcm when on the LE diet but usually still had a day or so of wet even if i was sparse :)
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Im sorry, I didn't mean to hit like on this. It must have happened as I was scrolling. I hope everything is okay. I'm sure it is! I think it's rather common to have brown early on since it's just old blood. I will pray for you and your nugget just incase!Quote:
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Thanks PBN! :)
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I was going to ask about the BSF too – I thought that was not recommended now? :( or should I have done it too? !
In any case, yippee!!
Oh and yes Mommy, wet mucus is fertile – is it slippery – thick, white, transparent? Tell us all! :rofl:
Transparent and slippery. Thin.
What is bsf?
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Yeah me too LMSM but I'm not up on the latest boy tactics so not sure if its made a comeback? Pretty sure I've read some still using it when they fill out the ttc a boy sway form 🤔
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Baking soda fingerQuote:
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Oh okay, yea was thinking all of that like douching and stuff is frowned on now
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Ttc - If I were you, I would have done the same. If your dh is that sure, I don't see a reason to not believe him. [emoji4] The fact that opk is still dark is an added assurance. Yay for big O and hips in the air. I have a feeling that it's all good. The month I got my bfp, we did two attempts after pos opk and couldn't do the next night and I was so mad but we did the night after the skipped night. And my temp
always went up day after pos O but that month it didn't until 2 days. I don't know if my sway worked or not but I learnt that no month is going to be perfect. This is life and things will
Always go haywire. Let's just keep our Fx and go for plan B if A didn't work. Fx for you so tight.
Also, I was curious what did xx say? Just for knowledge.
Pbn - I understand what you wrote. It makes sense. That's y I always ask everyone to listen to you and xxforhubby because I am still learning. [emoji51]
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It alters the ph to make it more alkaline or acidic (cant recall which is which) but ph has been debunked anyway I thought? However as the saying goes 'your sway your way' :) and I agree with that statement 100%
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I asked atomic about bsf when I first joined and she said she doesn't believe in it anymore but there are many who do. She recommended that if I can't let go of ph, just add a very small amount to the preseed, which is what I do.. just a pinch between my index finger and thumb.
Pbn, I'm doing pm, am, pm :)
Sky, xx said that if he did pull out to do 1 attempt either tonight or tomorrow, but don't do both. I'm taking his word that he didn't finish and continuing with the original 3 attempts plan.
More alkaline PBN ;) – you want an alkaline environment for boys and acidic for girls – in theory - which I believed has been debunked – but you’re right “your sway, your way’ – and if used with parsimony unlikely to be too problematic…
TTC I agree that if he didn’t finish, wisest is to continue with your plan to harness all that swimmer goodness :D
Yeah, I knew it had been debunked.. I think the reason I have a hard time letting go of ph theory is because my OB told me herself to douche with baking soda to get a boy. She claims she got the genders she wanted for all 3 children simply by altering ph. I know this may be a coincidence, but my mind can't help but wonder, what if it's true for only certain people? Our bodies are so different and react in such different ways. I douched with baking soda once a day for 1 week back in February and for the first time in my life I produced ewcm. And not just a little, it was literally like stretching out of me all the way to the toilet water when I would pee. So sorry for the mental image lol. But I have also heard it can prevent pregnancy, which is why I met in the middle... I don't douche at all now, but for only 1 attempt each month I will add a little bs to my preseed to ease my mind :)
Sounds good to me ttc! I'm excited for you!
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Can you dumb down that last sentence for me?.😂Quote:
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Sounds good to me too ttcblue especially if its created an abundant of ewcm for you! And fully agree, some things work for some people that don't for others so you pick and choose what works for you! So excited for you!!
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:rofl: - = if you only use little it’s not likely to be an issue ;)Quote:
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😂😂😂 thank you 😘
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You ladies Crack me up! :rofl:
Oh I'm so excited about this cycle and thank you all for putting me in a much better mood!
I'm just tuning in after a busy day & think I'm all caught up now!
Ttc-I'm so happy to hear you got that attempt in after the pull-out issue. I was seriously lol with the thought of the preseed & baking soda looking like a yeast infection to your DH 🤣I could see how that might happen🤣 woohooo for not throwing out this cycle after alllll of your hard BD work!!
Iwant4-it does sound like some normal spotting. I do remember Ash having that & as others mentioned-maybe old blood or from Ash's BD patterns after BFP. Don't know if you have continued BDing. I always put myself off limits until at least the 1st appt 🤣
Mommy-what beautiful pics of your family earlier!! Looks like a great time!!
LMSM-how cute that your girls are ready for their baby brother and naming him after a crush lol!
Lola! Thank you! Was so much fun! This year we have been a lot of fun things with the kids this summer. Nice to have a little extra money. Usually just sit at home.
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Thanks Lola! It has been a long day for me but such a fantastic way to end it! How are you doing today?
Ttc & Max-meant to thank you for mentioning that it has helped for your kiddos to sleep in the room together. I had planned to eventually move DS2 in the room with DS1 when baby #3 arrives...maybe I'll get started on that now! Tried tonight, but they played & played & kept calling for us. Finally, the are actually both asleep in their own rooms! Fx DS2 sleeps through the night! He used to!!!!
Ttc-thanks for asking! A busy, but fun day with kiddos & my mom kept my mind off the fact that I just feel blah! No energy & just that hungover feeling like I have been out partying all hours of the night lol. I have to get up & use the restroom many times during the night now, so it's definitely disrupting my sleep. I know that's not going away any time soon & will only help prepare me for baby!!
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HCH from 14dpo was 277, so looking good. No more brown CM, only when I had a BM (TMI). Seems quite common on google
Love that Iw4k! Baby is going to be great!!
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Great news Iwant4kids 😀😀
Lola I don't know if you remember but I was going like 4-6 times during the night at one stage 😩 the last few nights though I've slept through so hopefully have reached that turning point on the frequent peeing and hope then same happens for you!
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Mommy2apples- I forgot to mention about the pics. Love the pics. The same tshirts one was adorable. I love your hair. It suits u a lot.
Ttc - Did you try taking Mucinex for cm? I did that and had plenty of cm. I was worried to do bsf so went with Mucinex. I did that with each ttc cycle. I also heard that bs can prevent pregnancy.
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