August Thread for TTC Blue - Chit Chat!

[Flava]

Hey ladies!

Today I got peak on my monitor and a smiley face too on the morning! Same thing was last month...only the monitor go from low to peak and I don't get high on it ...so I don't know what to do like this...I wanted to dtd 2 times but for that I suppose to see a high window so I know peak it's coming. And of course I did not test the smiley yesterday just liek last month because the damn window was low!
I screw this up again so I don't think I ready for next month like this when I have no clue when to tdt!
Sooo I told DH what if we wait more and just try in Oct.? He said ok he don't care...now I can wait if I want to, but the diet is so hard to do.
Any advice??
Anyway cm is funny too I guess I make a post about it and ask what others think.
Oh and I eat more fruit and veggie from now on and try to drink more too.
Hope it will help a little.

[begonia]

Flava, here's what I would do next month ... start POAS with those OPK's 2x a day, at 2 and 6 pm, from CD 10 on. That way you'll be sure to catch the start of the surge and MAYBE see a fade-in pattern to help you time the 2x BD. But if not, you'll at least catch the surge and be able to BD 1x and give it a go next month. Then if you don't get a BFP you can go for the 2x BD in October. Sounds like your monitor is almost causing more confusion than providing help! Did you get your smiley on CD13 last month too? If so maybe you've got a good enough pattern to guess that you could BD CD11 and CD13?

Timing is such a PITA!!!

[Flava]

begonia- the thing is I just use the smiley test because I have no clue about fade ins and such I can't read that! But because the smiley is expensive I did not want to use much so I was thinking when I see high on the monitor I start using it. Only there was no high ! it went from low to peak!
Last month it was not on cd13 it was cd 14 and for smiley ( 2 times) and peak monitor for cd 14 and 15. So this month is a day early.
But for me every month is different!
And I really want to do it 2 times because the other sways wan only 1 try!
So maybe I need 1 more month...other things are not so good anyway...like I suppose to drink a lot more! But to hold it every day for the test afternoon is so damn hard when you drink a lot!

[Flava]

Oh I also don't think mucinex help me to get more EWCM so should I just drop it?
But what else to use then? Im on fertile CM don't see much help from that either.
Have to go clean now...
Please help me out what to do because I can't try like this next month!

[LolaInLove]

Flava, I hear ya, timing is a pain. I am just going to dtd every other day now, although I am still going to take opks. Don't worry, you will be fine! If you did want to wait and continue diet, I would say to do what I perceive many of us are moving towards, which is still a very mindful high-everything diet where you don't overload on the calories. I actually feel like I've lost a few pounds in the last week or two.....my pants are fitting looser today. I have just been eating little bits of healthy stuff every couple hours. I know it's probably bad to be losing weight at this point, but I'm just about over swaying for the most part....I am officially a LAZY swayer, lol.

Begonia, it does suck to give the girls over, especially when I know they hate being there and don't get the same love and attention they get with us (which the girls tell me!). But, it is what it is. I am having one of those days where I just want to get this over with and get pg, and am feeling sad and hopeless about it all. I talked to my mom about it last night, but she is not very consoling, although she is a sweet and loving woman, she has never dealt with infertility and is also not one to really "talk" about it. She prefers to just say, "Well, I know it must be frustrating, and I will certainly continue to pray for you." I'm like, FRUSTRATING? Try soul-destroying. Anyway, I think I just have this doomsday feeling, like I've got this 2nd round of Clomid and then one more to try, and then I can't anymore and who knows, maybe it will never happen. My mom said maybe when we "stop trying" it will happen, but you can't stop trying, either I'm trying or I'm not. There is no in-between at this point. If I say we are not trying, but are not preventing, then in my mind, I'm trying. I may not do opks or anything, but I will certainly be watching my cm and cycle and wanting to take hpts, kwim! Anyway, rant over......man, you girls have no idea how much I hope none of you have to do this for as long as I have.

[b3blue]

Wp- I think if we had any more we'd start getting crap from my fam but my inlays have flat told us we can't stop till we have a boy. Nice huh. My girls are super excited, nieces and nephew couldn't care less since it doesn't benefit them.

Yes ladies look into Pinkalicious! There's also Goldalicious, Silverlicious, Purplelicious and I think a few more, seriously so great!

I'm so over my big ass too, many of my maternity clothes don't fit, so sucks!

We haven't moved to those yet. My DD just discovered Fancy Nancy over Christmas and loves that.

WP..............I noticed your FF ticker. What's your name over there?? I'm there too. 4Blue is my FF name. =)

Hey there!! I'm lilbitcrunchy on FF You know you're not out at 9dpo!

begonia- the thing is I just use the smiley test because I have no clue about fade ins and such I can't read that! But because the smiley is expensive I did not want to use much so I was thinking when I see high on the monitor I start using it. Only there was no high ! it went from low to peak!
Last month it was not on cd13 it was cd 14 and for smiley ( 2 times) and peak monitor for cd 14 and 15. So this month is a day early.
But for me every month is different!
And I really want to do it 2 times because the other sways wan only 1 try!
So maybe I need 1 more month...other things are not so good anyway...like I suppose to drink a lot more! But to hold it every day for the test afternoon is so damn hard when you drink a lot!

Another mama I know uses the opk cheapies until she gets something remotely positive and uses the digis to back them up. That lowers the cost a bit and still gives you that definite yes when you need it.

[Flava]

Lola- IKR? Trying is trying no matter what. At least you have some1 to talk about it I have no one.
About the timing I just don't want to do it to many times or to early before O. Just because Im scared of this to...oh man Im scared of everything! Also I don't want to and up ttc so long like when I did #4 it was 18 or 20 months!
SO let's just hope we get that bfp fast!

Does it matter if we eat more fruit or veggie?? Because I don't eat much veggie except when I eat salad .I put lot's of veggies in that. But for snacks and so I eat fruit.

[Flava]

3blue- I never use cheap opk's have no clue where to get it ...but I read so many other have problem reading it and they get stressed out because of it that's why I just use the smiley and the monitor 1 less to worry I guess.

[LolaInLove]

Flava, AMEN girl, let's hope it doesn't take forever. I know you're scared, but just try not to be and try to believe you are about to conceive your son. That is all I can do to stay positive and keep going. I think you can't eat too many fruits and veggies, honestly. Sounds like you are getting a good amount, but if you wanted to have some more, carrots, celery, and cucumbers are very good dipped in hummus or a veggie/ranch dip.....we do that a lot for easy veggie snacks.

[Flava]

About to conceive my son hehe this made me smile .sounds good lol
What's a hummus?? and how does it taste? no clue
ranch dip I like I always buy hidden valley

Oh next week is school here! And DD3 go to the first time and she is scared! (me too!) She only go for 3-4 hours is this before kindergarten program here. I just hope she will be ok and like it because she cry a lot if other not nice to her and so. I hope no1 gonna tease her.