Pink swayers' December thread

[Out of the Blue]

AF came yesterday, as expected, but later in the evening!

YAY for AF!!!

prob an attempt on Christmas Eve.

Sounds like a great time to conceive your LO!

[Out of the Blue]

Auroara, you could maybe drop the RepHresh and use Sylk for a lube. It would probably up your chances of getting preg while still helping keep pH lower at the time you BD.

What are ya'lls thoughts about motherly intitution?

Well, I don't really trust myself most of the time. W/my last pregnancy which ultimately ended in a m/c, I was hopeful it was a girl but still had big doubts, especially b/c I conceived accidentally while off the sway. About a wk before she died, we heard that my blood work was unfavorable and we may in fact lose her (my blog tells the whole story). It was at that time, threatened by her impending loss, that I just knew she was a girl. I kept this feeling up until the doc who delivered me told me that she was in fact a girl. DH on the other hand knew she was a girl right from the beginning and kept telling me so throughout the pregnancy. I think that I have to be up against a wall and have all the other "noise" tuned out before I can really hear the truth from within. I'm not sure if how I wrote this makes sense but I do believe in intuition...but for me, I just have to tune everything else out (which is very hard to do b/c I'm just a noisy stress-ball).

[auroara78]

Jen, I read your blog and it made me cry, I feel sooo much for you, about losing your twins
But yeah, I do believe intiution is there, but it has to be focused on, or other things have to get tuned out
I'm not sure if what I'm experiencing is true intiution or just pure desire

My husband and I watch Tim Allen's new show "last man standing" and it's pretty funny for a sitcom, but on it he has 3 daughters, and there the middle daughter is like my husband's worse fear. She's really pretty but kind of vapid, airheaded, etc, and is always getting into some trouble which makes the show funny. But every Tuesay night we watch it, he has to remind me that is the kind of daughter he's "deathly afraid of."

He really is afraid of having a girl I just know if we had one he'd be completely in love with her and I think it would help "soften" him some...just as having the boys has taught me soooo much. I am sooooo in love and devoted to my boys, they have really opened my heart & mind.

[KraizyDaizy]

Jen, I read your blog and balled like a baby! I am so sorry for your loss. MAJOR girly VIBES your way!

[KraizyDaizy]

Auroara,
My DH is afraid of being a girl daddy too. He does not even want to change her diaper because he is so afraid of it. With our boys he is the best stay at home dad you could ever ask for, but something about having a girl just scares him. He wants one, but not sure he will be a good girl daddy. I think he will do great! I am sure mine and your DH will fit into the girl daddy role once she is here. pink vibes your way!!!

[KraizyDaizy]

Here is an update on me tell me what you ladies think:
I started regular OPK's yesterday and this AM I think I got a +OPK. I have a poll about it, if you want to look at the pic of it and cast your vote. What do you think I should do. I am CD17 with possible +OPK, but no PEAK on CBE monitor. I used a full applicator of RePhresh last night. My DH has not released since Saturday, so about 3-4 days abstaining (he is 40). My temp went up today to 98.38 which is the highest temp so far this cycle. I just don't know what is best for me at this point. I was basing my sway on my last cycle using my CBE monitor and FF, so this month my O might be sooner than I anticipated. Last cycle my coverline temp was 97.98. On CD19 and CD20 I got PEAK on CBE monitor, but did not use OPK's. CD21 was a HIGH on CBE monitor. If I use the Monitor setting on FF, I get my O as CD20 and changing to Advanced, I get my O as CD21. So, I was thinking I was heading that way again this month, but I started the OPK's and the RePhresh and I think I might have messed up any attempt this month????? Please help!!! What should I do to try for my girl this month? Remember I am coming from IG and the contradictions between the two sites is so hard to make decisions clearly, so any advice you all could give is so needed and appreciated!!!

Maybe I should start DTD tonight through O? I could use the RePHresh right with my attempts? How often, remember I used an applicator last night (cannot figure my CM today grrrh)? and do the JAD? But we are 37 and 40, and I have anemia 7.9, VitD deficient level 4, and my thyroid level is out of what too. Ideas pretty please?

[auroara78]

KrazeyDaisy,

your hubby is a stay at home Dad? Mine is hoping to be one in the year coming up because it makes finanically better sense (his job pays a lot less than mine) and I trust him to take care of our kids....that's funny about being afraid of girls, I think my husband woudl do great being a girl daddy.

I will have to look at your post! I'll let you know what I think!

[Jamie86]

Now I'm getting a little nervous about the rephresh that it might really hurt my chances of conceiving this month after reading more on here. We are fairly young (25) and conceived on the 1st try with both of our previous children. Really my only sway plan as of now is
-I'm eating fewer calories and trying to keep it low sugar/carb I don't eat breakfast (try not to eat until 11-12 but sometimes have a small snack at 10) and then try not to eat after 7-8 (depending on how things go with the kids sometimes I don't get a chance to eat until after 7)
-I take baby aspirin every other day
-RePHresh every 3 days from end of AF to O I've only done it once so far as today is 6 days since the end of AF
-Folic acid daily but no other vitamins
-Frequent release with DH we have missed one day and only one of those releasing was having sex and I have had one O since the end of AF but don't plan on anymore
-Plan to attempt 2DBO 1DBO and on O. But plan to have DH release once in the morning before attempt. Will also both have hot bath before.

How does this look? Any suggestions or do you think we are really hurting our chances of conceiving or not doing enough?

[Mochagirl]

Here is an update on me tell me what you ladies think:
I started regular OPK's yesterday and this AM I think I got a +OPK. I have a poll about it, if you want to look at the pic of it and cast your vote. What do you think I should do. I am CD17 with possible +OPK, but no PEAK on CBE monitor. I used a full applicator of RePhresh last night. My DH has not released since Saturday, so about 3-4 days abstaining (he is 40). My temp went up today to 98.38 which is the highest temp so far this cycle. I just don't know what is best for me at this point. I was basing my sway on my last cycle using my CBE monitor and FF, so this month my O might be sooner than I anticipated. Last cycle my coverline temp was 97.98. On CD19 and CD20 I got PEAK on CBE monitor, but did not use OPK's. CD21 was a HIGH on CBE monitor. If I use the Monitor setting on FF, I get my O as CD20 and changing to Advanced, I get my O as CD21. So, I was thinking I was heading that way again this month, but I started the OPK's and the RePhresh and I think I might have messed up any attempt this month????? Please help!!! What should I do to try for my girl this month? Remember I am coming from IG and the contradictions between the two sites is so hard to make decisions clearly, so any advice you all could give is so needed and appreciated!!!

Maybe I should start DTD tonight through O? I could use the RePHresh right with my attempts? How often, remember I used an applicator last night (cannot figure my CM today grrrh)? and do the JAD? But we are 37 and 40, and I have anemia 7.9, VitD deficient level 4, and my thyroid level is out of what too. Ideas pretty please?

If I were you, I'd start BD tonight and continue until a temp spike indicates O has happened. I would also either get your dh to do a compressed frequent release to lower his sperm count (4 days of abstinence isn't going to do that) or use a combination of rephresh (maybe 1/2 an applicator a day) and jump and dump and hope that does the trick. Personally, I wouldn't do all 3 or you might lower his sperm count too much - but it depends on how quickly you want to get pregnant.

Are you on the IG diet?

[Mochagirl]

So ladies, looks like af has reared her ugly head again - I thought she was gone, but she's come back . I do have that appointment tomorrow, but now I don't know if I should cancel since af may not be gone yet. Will they still be able to give me an all-clear if I'm still bleeding?