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Hey ladies - it's been an emotional few days for me. My cat's still at the vet, and we're waiting on some blood tests that will determine whether or not we have to put her to sleep.
swish - yay yay yay on the big temp jump!!!
So....my news is that I used a FRER this morning at 9dpo and got a faint line!!!!!!
Anyone know why our TTC Pink food thread is locked?
Yay Mocha, I am sooooooo happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A line is a line, OMG!!!! I am jumping for joy for you, xxxxxxxx
Rainbow, would you pleased to get a bfp or were you not happy with your sway yet?
No idea about the food thread!
Yay, yay, yay Mocha!!!!!!!
Sorry, I was so excited I forgot to say, sorry about your cat, I hope it works out ok, xx
Thanks, swish - I'm still in shock about the BFP. I wish I felt better about my sway this time, but maybe I wouldn't have been able to get pregnant at all without a bit of extra food.
Last night I was figuring out my food intake for the day and for the first time since I started this diet, my calories were too high. It was weird because I really didn't eat much all day, but I wonder if somehow my body sensed I needed a bit extra so I ended up reaching for the high calories foods? I ended up with over 2000 calories, whereas I used to struggle to get to 1500.
Congrats again mocha!! So excited for you! (Sorry about your cat)
Oh My Gosh Mocha!!! I am so so happy for you!!!See....september was meant to be your girl month!!!! Congrats!!!!
I was going to say that about eating more, mocha, maybe your body would have never accepted a pregnancy with your previous cycles eating habits, you still have a great sway :)
Out of interest, what were your 2ww symptoms?
Mocha....I agree that maybe your body needed more. Last month when my cycle did that wonky thing for the first time ever I had been super duper strict on the diet the whole two weeks prior so I really think the too low of calories delayed my ovulation. This month I was good but more lax and I am ovulating today on day 14 just one day later then normal. If you don't mind me asking how often did you bd and did you use anything (rephresh, aci-jel or whatever). I switched things up this month since I need to get pregnant asap. We did a 12 day abstain, dtd monday night O-2, had dh release the next am, dtd last night O-1, had dh relase again this am and plan on dtd tonight and tomorrow am. I am using douche, aci-jel and zytrec though.
WOOOOhOOOOO mocha!!! that is such wonderful news! Yay Yay!:cheer::cheer:
Sorry about your cat, hope things work out well for her.
I was going to post my 2WW symptoms anyway - I'm always curious to see how others felt before their BFP. Honestly, I had far fewer symptoms this month than in my BFN months. I've had some milk cramping - right after O I had my normal period-like cramping, but in the past week it's been more like sharp quick pains on my left side every once in a while. One day the pains were lower - almost in my groin. My boobs still aren't sore, but I do get some random sharp pains on the sides of them every once in a while.
My cm hasn't been overly abundant - it was creamy for a while, then switched to sticky. I've been freezing cold all week - I was blaming it on the sudden weather change and my weight loss, but now I wonder if it was a symptom of some sort. Now that I have my BFP I'm hot suddenly - could be psychosomatic, but worth mentioning.
I was gassy on and off (and so was blaming my cramps on that) and was constipated for a few days this week, and last night I was so tired that I couldn't get more that one page of my book read before passing out in bed - and it was an hour before the time I normally go to bed!!
Emmy - here's my chart to show our BD pattern:
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/22b67e/
Every other month we did frequent BD, but it just didn't work out this month - we missed too many days. So instead, on CD 10 I had him release twice, then again in the morning on CD 11. We dtd for real the first time that night and every night after that until O. I only used rephresh once this cycle, on CD10, so it would have been long gone by O. I didn't use Sylk at all this cycle. I did take Zyrtec in the days leading to O, and was also taking Baby Aspirin and drinking TONS of Diet Pepsi.
What a roller coaster of a day. I just had to put my cat to sleep. She wasn't getting any better and seemed to be in pain, so it was the best thing to do. I'm sitting here bawling like a baby - the pregnancy hormones can't be helping. Luckily dh is working from home today so he can pick up my older kids at school, cause I'm a mess! I'll always think of her when I visit this website because her name was 'Mocha', hence my username. RIP, Mocha - you were a great kitty friend!
Oh mocha I´m so sorry about your cat mocha.
I just saw your fantastic news and now I´m reading this..it makes me sad thinking of you having put your cat to sleep.
My cat fell off the balcony when I was expecting DS1, she survived and I brought her in the house and then my labour started. It was a home birth so I was labouring and she was lying next to me healing. After 6 months or so she became very ill and week as a consequence of her falling, I had to put her to sleep too, it was so sad so I know exactly how you feel :HH:
Congrats for your line though!!!
oh Mocha sorry about your cat :(
Swish - I'd feel a bit mixed about the BFP if I get one (although the odds are greatly against that!), it would be good not to do the diet any more, but we did want to save up a bit of money before TTC again and also I'd only been on the LE diet for 3 weeks (and I do believe that diet is the key part of the sway) and hadn't used any RepHresh or anything! Tested my CM this evening and it's still a bit over 5 *sigh* - hasn't changed at all.
Aww Mocha, I wish there wasn't such sad news mingled in with today's exciting news!
First of all, I'm so unbelievably excited for you! Congratulations again :D I'm sorry about your cat mocha though, it's so sad to lose a pet. {hugs}
Rainbow - eek! So how many days before O do you think you DTD?
zana - looks like 4, but it was by accident (i.e. wasn't expecting to OV until much later this cycle so thought we were "safe". CD28 and CD31 were my last OV dates).
I can't post in the daily diet thread either btw - there is no reply box/button... and the symbol has a padlock on it in the thread list.
Ah mocha, so sorry about your cat, big hugs, xxxxxx
FX crossed for whatever outcome makes you happiest rainbow - eek again! I think the food thread is ok now.
I am so sorry mocha about your cat :(
Still mild cramping been having mild cramps since O this all so frustrating lol
That's good isn't it, xx?
I don't know lol I don't remember cramps at all so this month is new but maybe I am looking for symptoms :/ I don't normally get cramps at all even around af, I am never warned with cramps, my periods have always been easy and crampless so I guess cramping is a good sign since I only cramp with pregnant, idk I think it might be all in my head lmao
Cramps could definitely be a good sign, xx!
hmm my temp has shot right down this morning (lowest all cycle) so my chart looks rather odd now... .no idea if I've ov'ed or not now.
swish - if I had, which looks unlikely now, it would be mixed feelings as we wanted to save some money before TTC again, and also I do believe diet is the key and I've only been doing it for 3 weeks and we hadn't used rephresh or anything!
XX - hope you have a BFP this cycle too! although then it will be rather quiet in here as everyone will be leaving lol
So sorry to hear about your cat Mocha:broken:
(((hugs)))
I'm not planning on leaving this thread. I need to know what's going on with all you ladies and I want to be the first one to know when you get your BFPs!!
Me neither!
Ah, that is very comforting, the thought of people dropping off one by one is soooo depressing!! Just to add I am however delighted for each and every one who gets their bfp!!!
I really don't think I am, another bfn this morning, I think I won't test again unless I make it past Friday but it would be so unlike me to get a late reading on a test, so as soon as af shows I will be mia for awhile, will check in though to see how y'all ladies are doing, will be back before dec to start ttcing again but I want and need to take a break, I guess I wasn't ready to ttc again after m/c or was prepared for a bfn lol
Aww, I'm sorry XX. {hugs} to you x
Sorry XX.
Good to know you´re staying around zanacal and mocha!
mocha what did you drop this month, besides eating a little more?
I dropped Rephresh and we didn't do a strict frequent BD. We had already dropped Sylk the month before, so we also didn't use that.
Sorry xx, fx for your next attempt, xx
Thanks mocha :), that´s giving me hope for my next attempt, I´m going to drop sylk too.
positive OPK today... lets see when I ov and hope my LP has increased! we might (maybe!) start TTC next cycle... so excited about that :D
all these BFPs are just making me even more broody, it's so tempting to try for an o+12 this cycle just as a long shot lol, but I'm not sure how sensible that would be. I've only been back at work 2 weeks and would quite like another month of a higher salary!
Well af showed today, gonna take a break, lose some more weight and be back in nov :) will stop by every once in awhile checking on you ladies! GL :)
I already responeded on the 2WW thread, but sorry about af. Make sure you still visit us often - we'll miss you if you aren't here!
Yes do! I'm sorry this month wasn't your month. Take care xxQuote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
rainbow - that's exciting that you might ttc soon!
mocha - liking the ticker :D
:bigsmile: It makes it feel more realQuote:
Originally Posted by zanacal