TTC Girl - January 2012

[pinkin2011]

WOW lots of posts again , this is great! Mocha OMG how exciting i am so happy for you...when i see those pictures of the bfp makes me sooo excited and happy! I hope rest of us girls are joining you soon!!

Well I had d/h release yesterday no attempt because my opk went lighter as the day went on???? They were never REAL positive but close to... anyway i know my body well and i feel i have not ovulated yet but i have no idea why this happened. Was like my body was ready to o but stopped! No ewcm at all and my cervix ws low and hard still so i knew it couldnt of been happening. I am just going to keep testing probably 3 times a day or more knowing me! I guess i will still be oing around the 9th or 10th... Lets see.

How are you going Katie?????( BIG HUGS) I hope you are feeling a bit better.

How is everyone else going?? Anyone fairly close to a Attempt too?

[jennibel]

Hi ladies can I join? I try to come on as much as possible, I used to go on plumlily and go on BC and Ingender too. I have 2 boys and going to try swaying pink from April. I am very nervous. Since the start of Jan I have been starting to introduce more yoghurt milk etc into my diet, cutting down on the big nos like read meat. I quit my cereal every morning habit about 4 months ago. I will be doing the diet much more strictly in the 6 weeks prior to TTC. I think I am going for a cut off with possibly o+12 too. I have started calcium citrate, folic acid, cranberry and magnesium and DH will soon be starting cranberry and liqorice root. I think I will go on saw palmetto too. I am going for rephresh and lots of ion stuff. My main worry is abstinence or frequent. I dont think we could do frequent we tried that with DS2 but found it all too much pressure every day so I am thinking abstinence may be best for us (we are under 30 so shouldnt be a prob age wise). I am so keen for our third and last child to be a girl x

[xokatietatie]

Hey, Jennibel -- welcome!

Hey, Pink -- I'm doing okay, just feeling really quiet today. I'm still kind of down, worrying about people not being happy for us. I don't want to dwell on it though! I know that once we are pregnant, people will eventually move past their disapproving attitudes and be happy for us. Not too much going on with me other than that though.

I've been keeping up reading everyone's posts, just haven't got much to say. I just wish AF would go away so I could start using OPKs and actively be part of the "trying" process. I'm just feeling impatient, I guess. I just want to POAS!!!!

[KraizyDaizy]

I am trying to read and catch up on all the posts, so please bear with me.

Welcome Jennibel!

I had my yearly exam today around 11am, and I now have the startings of a UTI!!! I am so mad LOL!!!

My OB agreed that we would start Clomid next cycle and see if I need progesterone supplements after my 21-day progesterone blood test next Friday. I am excited and thinking I should wait till next month? How does Clomid sway girl? Also, should I stop taking the Saw Palmetto? What kind of girl sway do you do when on Clomid? Anyone have suggestions? What supplements, jellies, and so forth work well with Clomid?

Also, my OB kept pushing on my uterus and told me that it was enlarged, but that was pretty normal for someone who has 4 kids and been pregnant 5 times. She told me if we don't get pregnant after the Clomid, she wants to do a scan to make sure all is okay. I have had an ultrasound last year to check it as well and it turned out fine, just that it is retro-flexed. And she even said she would refer me to a fertility specialist, but I would have to come back to her for the delivery a 5th c-section cringe...I must be crazy to do this a 5th time LOL!!!

[dannikins]

woohoo mocha!!!!!!
huge congrats, and sticky pink dust to you.....

[Mochagirl]

WOW lots of posts again , this is great! Mocha OMG how exciting i am so happy for you...when i see those pictures of the bfp makes me sooo excited and happy! I hope rest of us girls are joining you soon!!

Me too!!

[Mochagirl]

woohoo mocha!!!!!!
huge congrats, and sticky pink dust to you.....

Thanks, dannikins

[zanacal]

KraizyDaizy - you should do a search for posts asking about Clomid and girl sways because there's been lots of talk about it in the past, but basically Clomid sways pink by making your cm hostile. You'll need to drop a lot of the other girl sway stuff (like jellies/antihistimines/timing) to make sure you get pregnant while you're on the Clomid because you won't be able to stay on it for too long. Good luck!

[prayforprincess]

Finally, no rephresh I guess......but wondering about dtd. DH is not into FR at all and really does not want to do it and does not think it sways girl at all. I kind of wonder....why does it?

This is just my opinion, but I do not think that fr helps having a girl, not unless you have dh release twice a day. I think it lowers the amount of sperm but does not change the ratio. Where as abstinence lowers the sperm amount and I think it sways the ratio towards more girls because with the boys being more fagile I would think they would be the first one's to die and be unable to survive....not syaing all the boys would die off, but I think more boys than girls of those that do. This is just my theory. During my 1st IVF cycle my husband did not release for 2.5 days before giving his sample. We had 6 boys and 1 girl. My 2nd cycle I had him release everyday for 5 days prior to giving his sample and that time we had 4 girls and 1 boy, and my 3rd cycle the same thing and that time was 5 boys and 4 girls. I think if the sperm count is healthy - like if he has released within the past 6 days -- then it is pot luck...there will be both healthy boys and girls. I don't know why I just think the 1st release after a long abstinence would have more healthy girls in it and less healthy boys.
Thoughts?

[pinkin2011]

Welcom Jennibel! F/R is hard trust me my d/h has been doing it since 21st of dec once a day sometimes twice and THREE times in a day mostly once tho I am finding it stressful.... I am seriously thinking if we dont get a bfp this month i might really try and get him to abstain.

Katie it will all work out I am sure of it! I know what its like having people like that around you although mine are for different reasons, But just keep your mind on your goal and dont let anyone make you upset or put you off, Its horrible having that kind of worry and stress on you.. But i hope you feel better about it soon, Family is a hard one tho hey?