Frakkin' February 2WW

[maximbella]

Sorry, here's chart...




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[MrsGoodies]

Maximbella,

I sometimes psyche myself out right before O....i think it is because we 'know' we are in the fertile time and could get pg...

Of course every time I have done this and avoided BD, i was sorry afterwards (i started taking notes of my emotions and would look back)

So what I do now is whenever I panic around O I just tell myself that probability of pg is LOW...even with perfect timing there is 75% chance NOTHING will happen...and usually nothing happens, af shows up and i am disappointed.

Then the whole crazy "i have to ttc NOW/am I crazy for wanting another/should I/shouldn't I BD" cycle starts all over again.

[Wantanother2017]

I think I will be the first to test, I'm nervous because this is THE month I've been dreaming about for over a year. Not to mention being on LE diet since April. [emoji849]

I hope we get many sweet surprises this round! [emoji1374]


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[Wantanother2017]

Kc what was your attempt pattern? And if you ovulated that day we will be testing on the same days! (I'm also about 7dpo)
(Well hell, Ive already started and they are all negative)
But starting yesterday since I woke up I've been continually cramping.....which is weird and noticeable for me because even during AF I don't cramp, just have lower back pain.

So, we shall see....But probably shouldn't even be wasting the cheapie tests yet [emoji53]


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[cosmosis]

Cosmo, so exciting!! Your chart looks amazing!

Ladies, be honest with me...I'm having some anxiety this morning about all of this. When I finally was able to convince my husband to try for #3, we agreed that we would try for one month and if it happened, it was meant to be. Well, it didn't happen, which is obviously not too surprising given that the odds are against you. I convinced him for one more month and now that I'm about to O, I'm psyching myself out. I dropped off DD at preschool and there was a mom with 3 kids, the youngest which was throwing an absolute temper tantrum getting out of the car and it made me realize how far removed I am from that life at this point. My girls are 5 and almost 7 and so well behaved, easy to take anywhere including nice restaurants, they're sleeping, and life is well...easy! I'm freaking out about going back to that baby stage and not being able to do the day to day things that are so fun with my girls (movies, arts/crafts, etc.). I know it's all stages, but the fact that I'm starting to worry is scaring me. I didn't have this anxiety at any point leading to O, and now that it's around the corner, I'm wavering. Be honest, what does that mean? Is it normal, or is it a sign that this might not be right? I can take the truth, no sugar coating please! Chart below, so O really is imminent...

It sounds like you are not firm on your decision dear. I can relate. My DD is 10 and I LOVE her independence and my peaceful life. Sometimes I've thought about not having anymore children because of the night wakings and all that, however, those stages pass quickly. I can't even remember my struggles with DD, and she was a horrible sleeper lol.

[Burakoam]

Maxim we can give you all sorts of input but at the end of the day you gotta make this choice on your own. If you truly don't want to give up the freedom that having two older kids has given you, don't do it. Even if you yearn for the squishy snuggly baby part, that's only a small part of a tiny baby the rest is slot of work even for an easy infant. Have one more for YOU or don't have another is my opinion. Like I said in the other post. I wanted Angela more than life itself. I knew I could get an awful tempered baby with colic and all sorts of tummy issues (my there two were like that) and I still wanted her Moreno than I wanted to avoid all that. More importantly kids have bad days. The kid you saw having a tantrum may be the best kid that lady actually has, but for some reason today was just bad for them. Going from 2 to 3 wasn't that bad of an adjustment at all. I'm really not maternal at all for the most part so it's a big deal I think to say "it wasn't not that bad"... granted Angela was and still is the easiest sweetest kid.. but does she have tantrums at almost 2?? You better believe it. She's a fire cracker lol

Kids have bad days. I know as awesome and sweet as yours are as you say that even they have to have the occasional bad day. You may be more blind to it because they are yours lol..

Cosmo-- DD1 was 10 when Angela was born and of the 3 so far they have the best bond and she loves helping to care for her. You will LOVE one more because of your oldest I promise that lol

[maximbella]

wantanother, fingers crossed that it happens for you this month!!

Thank you for letting me vent to you. My friends think I'm crazy for trying again and I haven't wanted to talk to them as much as I normally would about this, so thanks for your honest feedback and thoughts. We are going to try this month and see what happens, and then will re-evaluate after that if nothing happens. Thanks for sharing your stories!

[cosmosis]

I think you O'd when you were 'hot flashing' cosmo and that's why your cervix hasn't dropped yet.. you just O'd early early this am making this a CD 18 egg .

I agree with Burakoam- I think you Oed today too. FX so hard for you!!

Thank you ladies we had one more shot this afternoon, I feel it was overkill but I had to do it so I won't have doubts later. I had a massive migraine yesterday afternoon and I tend to get headaches when I'm having hormone shifts. Otherwise this ovulation has been so mild, no real pain, in fact I had no pain at all from CD16 onwards. Not even mood swings. I'm surprised at how my chart looks.

Funny thing, last night my OPK's were dark (the darkest ones of the whole batch so far) but still negative. I had a 4 hour hold instead of my usual 3, which is probably why I'm guessing. That threw me off, but the ones for 1PM today were lighter and the giant thermal shift can't really be argued lol.

I didn't even think about the fact that I was having hot flashes until you mentioned it, Burakoam lol.

So if I get anything about 97.65 on FF tomorrow, I'm going to get solid crosshairs and O day will be marked as CD16. Should I adjust it manually?


Looks like its time to bust out my "implantation pineapples!


DH got me 3 and they were ripening on top of the fridge yum!

ETA: for those wondering, A pineapple and its core have an enzyme called Bromelain, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a blood thinner and is said to aid in implantation. There is no real science behind it, although I believe this is part of the reason some women take baby aspirin.

I'm a firm believer in using food as medicine and eating a serving or two of fresh pineapple can't hurt lol It's also my excuse to have some fruit, which I rarely do. haha.

[kc15880]

Kc what was your attempt pattern? And if you ovulated that day we will be testing on the same days! (I'm also about 7dpo)
(Well hell, Ive already started and they are all negative)
But starting yesterday since I woke up I've been continually cramping.....which is weird and noticeable for me because even during AF I don't cramp, just have lower back pain.

So, we shall see....But probably shouldn't even be wasting the cheapie tests yet [emoji53]


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Our plan was to have 1 attempt at opk but as hubby was going away for work we BD his last night here just in case O appeared while he was away.

I had cramping 8-11dpo last pregnancy so it could be implantation? Fx for you!

[Pbn3]

@cosmo I will hopefully hold out until Wednesday which will make me 10/11dpo but I say that every cycle then break down at 7/8dpo 😂 I agree with everyone that you've oed what a fantastic shift! I had one similar my last bfp cycle, it just went up and up for 3 days, don't believe I've ever had a shift like it lol but its extremely likely I oed more than one egg as my progesterone result was 170!!!! (The cycle before was 38 or something lol).
I decided to use pineapple post o this cycle as well but I missed yesterday lol so will finish my last section today. My ob doesn't know I'm ttc this cycle and I didn't start the aspirin again as she recommends as I'm really not comfortable taking it. If I get a bfp I'll just tell her its an oopsie. Next cycle I guess I better start taking it again I think my mc's stem from poor egg quality rather than implantation issues but I'm no expert lol so I'll do as I'm told....... next cycle 😉

So excited for you both kc & wantanother!! Looking forward to seeing some bfp pics over the next few days 😀

Maxim I was experiencing similar feelings to you earlier last year but for different reasons, only I would start having doubts after o lol. I'd be all for it and so excited up to and including o then when it came close to testing I would start having doubts. Then I'd get a bfn and be so disappointed and upset. Those doubts went away completely every time I got a bfp and my mc's proved to me how much I actually want this. I could never keep trying otherwise, I think you lose a little of yourself and your heart everytime it happens and I've put a cap on how many I'll go thru for that reason.. can I ask what made you decide to try for another? Do you think you'll regret 'not' trying while hubby is on board atm? The newborn stage comes and goes so quick (though it doesn't seem it at the time &#128514 but I guess you need to work out for you why you wanted this and whether you could move on with no regrets??? Sorry I'm not much help....

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