TTC a BOY May Chit Chat Thread

[LolaInLove]

Thanks Lola, i am glad you posted that, i think i may have read it ages ago, and we actually have been DTD every second day since AF, so i feel good about that. I might have started a bit early this time, but it is hard to know what day i am going to O because it has been differant each month, fingers crossed O comes earlier rather than later this time. The thing i am having trouble with now is checking CM, i cant tell if it is EW or semen.

No problem, lady. I really don't think timing matters since boys have been conceived in every possible pattern imaginable, but I thought the uro's advice is something worth posting, especially for boy swayers since his rec is for best sperm counts possible. Are you gonna try the SMEP this month?

[LolaInLove]

Omg ladies... I was just telling DH that I was expecting AF would have showed up by now since my luteal phases have only been 8-9 days, and that maybe they are lengthening. He asked if a test would show anything and I told him I could try...

I am 11DPO, just POAS with an internet cheapie... Around 5:30 in the evening, and I think there is a second line... DH says he sees it too! Super faint, I can't get a pic of it on the camera. We did play on my O day this cycle, but DH pulled out in plenty of time. Have never had a positive after pull out...! I have also never had a faint line not get darker!!! I am going to test with FMU in the morning if my temp doesn't drop tomorrow morning...

I've used these tests with both of my last pg's and also plenty of negative cycles and have never seen an evap line on one... Might be getting a bean a bit early here!!! Has anyone gotten a positive with non-FMU around 11DPO??

OH NICE! Congrats, Skrimpy!!! I don't think it's possible to get a positive with non-FMU at 11dpo unless it is actually positive! I got a faint line like that at 10dpo with afternoon pee with the pregnancy last year. OMG!!! Are you excited? I know you guys were planning on waiting just a bit, but hey, your DH had some determined swimmers!

[LolaInLove]

Skrimpy!! What the?! Congratulations, what a wonderful surprise

Lola, we're going to do the SMEP when we try again as well. I know it actually didn't take that long for us to conceive but I feel like the last few months have been a waste and I just don't want to waste any more time TTC or thinking non stop about TTC. I am going to wait another week and if no AF then I'll call my doc. He'll probably get me to come in for an u/s I think.

Sugar, welcome and good luck!

POP, too funny. Did you get any looks?

I hear ya, Bec. I feel like the last YEAR has been a waste!!! I wish we knew about this sperm crap earlier so we could be getting over to Czech this summer and getting this IVF thing going.

I think everyone should be doing the SMEP, to be honest, since I do think it sways boy and will get you pg faster.

[skrimpy]

LOL PoP, maybe your new sperm friendly lube will be the one to get you "up the duff"

LOL!

[LolaInLove]

Cinss-
I got up twice with my oldest daughter but it wasn't really cooler. AF isn't due until next week, I guess I will see if my temp stays down. I have seen other charts where there was a dip but I'm not sure about the degrees.

Hey Sugar, welcome to our thread! I totally agree with Cinss's comments about your chart. It is very hard to tell if you are pregnant or have a true implantation dip, you just gotta wait to see if you are pg and then you can look back and see your 2ww pattern, but you never know. I think temping is great (except when it stresses you out, which it does for me so I don't do it anymore), but it's hard to tell just from your temps, especially when you are up in the night or wake at different times in the morning. We are glad you are here, and good luck this month!

[LolaInLove]

OMG POP, I think that lube should do the trick just like preseed! I just hate going into the Embarrassing Product Aisle at the store. Nothing like plopping down those items on the counter for all to see. And everyone gives you the "you're about to get laid" stare. I also always enjoy buying FRERs when my girls are with me and getting those looks.

[LolaInLove]

Ok, Skrimpy, I read on and yep, CONGRATS it is!!!!!!!

[skrimpy]

OH NICE! Congrats, Skrimpy!!! I don't think it's possible to get a positive with non-FMU at 11dpo unless it is actually positive! I got a faint line like that at 10dpo with afternoon pee with the pregnancy last year. OMG!!! Are you excited? I know you guys were planning on waiting just a bit, but hey, your DH had some determined swimmers!

Lola I am so very excited! We were planning to wait but I have really been looking forward to it. I think since things were so hard during pregnancy with Honor, I really wanted a chance to enjoy a pregnancy again. I've been doing so much planning to help make sure I can have a better go this time, and hoping so much we'd get another baby, that I'm just happy.

DH's sperm must have been storming the gates, geez! If anybody wants my menu plan to feed their DH's I'll be happy to supply it!!!! I have been feeding him HE with lots of emphasis on protein and a good amount of red meat, and he's been doing some weight lifting with me. I'm also happy to bottle up our water and send it around

And again, I am happy to share excess baby dust, because there appears to be a lot of it floating around my house!

We won't announce this pregnancy until we are in the new house so I have to keep it quiet irl for the next month or so!

[LolaInLove]

Skrimpy, what an awesome surprise! Glad you are happy about it and not freaking about moving. I get so stressed out when we move....it's fun but so much work. I also work a 60 hour a week stressful job, so anything massive outside of regular life overwhelms me at times. You are super fertile, that is for sure. You should post your man diet for everyone when you have time, that's a good idea! Obviously he has very healthy sperm right now. Aw, I am excited for you! Are you going Team Green?

[skrimpy]

Man diet, lol! I will work on posting up an overview of what he eats (all controlled by me, so convenient hehe) because I think it helps. He's always talking about how he managed to never get anyone pg with his stupid choices as a teenager... but now he just has to look at me... but I think nutrition may make a difference, at least it has in so many ways for him health-wise I can't help but think it's connected.

I am working on getting everything ready for the move. I'm a little worried now that we will actually be moving in a month, when morning sickness will be in full swing, but I'm hoping that my good planning now will make it go more smoothly. I'm glad our move is over the summer so we've wrapped up homeschooling for now and I have more free time. It's my writing and websites that will get neglected during all of this, I'm sure!! Of course I'm useless today... can hardly think of anything.

Selling our current house is going to be stressful, I think. We've done some renovation, but it still needs a lot of work. We're moving some things into storage this weekend to open it up and so I can clean next week and hopefully get it listed. I hope we get somebody who sees the potential and that we get a good offer. It's a wonderful location, so that's going for us at least. But things will be super-tight if it doesn't sell quickly. That's what worries me more than the actual move.

Not sure if we'll go Team Green or not... I would kind of like to, but DH does NOT want to. I don't know if I can stand him knowing without me knowing though! We'll have to talk about it again in a few weeks when things have (hopefully) settled down some. I don't really want to deal with GD again and I think being Team Green would be helpful in that regard, but we'll see.