LE Standard or PCOS?

[onelittlewish]

Ok thanks atomic i guess my main concern is that anxiety can sway blue? An if coffee is causing more anxiety will it hinder my girl sway? If anxiety and coffee both sway girl then i wouldn't have a problem lol

Hey kazzz have you started trying?

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok thanks atomic i guess my main concern is that anxiety can sway blue? An if coffee is causing more anxiety will it hinder my girl sway? If anxiety and coffee both sway girl then i wouldn't have a problem lol

Anxiety doesn't sway blue, being a massive control freak sways blue. So if you're doing things like complicated math equations trying to calculate anxiety vs. coffee for your sway, that's being a control freak. Don't do that, just do the stuff that works for YOU, that has worked for other people, and don't go down rabbitholes where you're thinking of swaying as "this thing will get me X% and that thing gets me Y% and X-Y = Z% and this is what my chances are." That is not how swaying works, we have no way to quantify any of this stuff, and the more you try to "game the system" the more control freakish you get.

I cannot answer questions like this. I simply cannot know these things because I have no way to test for them and the answer is very very likely different by each individual anyway. Please just avoid anything that physicaly you simply don't tolerate well, and let it go if you can't do certain things.

[atomic sagebrush]

Great! I'm glad you were able to go in and see it firsthand - I can tell people that it happens quite regularly, but there's no way for people to believe it without hearing from other people or seeing it themselves.

Have the sperm analysis anyway. We have people on here all. the. time. who are told, or assume they can't possibly have sperm issues if they have kids already. But they do and it's good to know if that's what is happening, in case there is a physical reason that can be dealt with.

My older sons are 26 and 30, my younger sons are 12 and 14. So that is way more than what most families have. My older boys are like "fun uncles" really and not so much the same sibling bond. That having been said, the older ones are highly protective of the littles (even second guessing our parenting at times, LOL) and are insanely overgenerous with presents. They do all have very similar interests and seem to enjoy hanging out together, I wish it could happen more than it does.

The older boys live together as roommates still to this day, even though they have a nearly 4 year age gap they have a lot in common and although they drive each other crazy, always have each other's backs.. My daughter is especially close to my 4th boy, isn't the odd man out by any means. But my 3rd boy and daughter are both outdoorsy, so they do those things together, and then of course the boys do boy stuff. My daughter does girl stuff with me It works out a lot better than I had feared that it might!

[onelittlewish]

That sounds like a beautiful family you have and I love your family dynamics. And from what you described 4yo really isn’t that big of a deal. I guess the older they grow the impact of the age gap will become less significant. And interesting to hear that the one and only baby girl is not the odd one out at all! Sometimes I feel if I were lucky enough to get my girl I should try to sway again to give her a friend. But swaying once is hard enough let alone twice with no guarantee

I’ve caught a cold since O day I think. Started with sore throat and headache then now just runny and stuffed nose. Does illness sway if it started from ovulation? I havn’t caught a cold for a looooong time.

[atomic sagebrush]

Aww, thanks! I know a LOT of people thought I'd lost the plot when I started up again with a whole new family after my first two were nearly grown (I wasn't even divorced or anything, people always assume that but we just had a lot of stuff to get through there for a while) but it's really worked out in surprisingly nice ways.

A lot of people do end up swaying again, but I chose to look at my daughter as just someone so special I didn't want to have to "share" my girl momming with anyone else, LOL.

We think that illness sways somewhat pink, sorry to hear you're not feeling well, though. We don't know if it has any effect for this month or if it would be next month. I hope you're on the mend soon!

[onelittlewish]

Sometimes I feel crazy that I even dream about having 2b2g. I always though 3 is a stretch for us already. I guess if I were to get a girl this time, I don’t think I’d have the gut to try swaying again. just don’t think I’d be so lucky! And you are right about the special bond with the one and only baby girl who will be so loved and protected by the entire family! But we will see…one step at a time and who knows!

My cold was ok, just pretty annoying. 4th day and Ive taken some meds to relieve the symptoms. Not itchy or coughing just super sore and loads of nasal mucus. I took a covid test and thank God it came back neg. Probably just a nasty cold that needs to run it’s course. I am super bloated today too and got sharp pains so not fun at all. A week more waiting game arrrrrrrgh

[atomic sagebrush]

Hey if you're having bloating and cramps a week before AF is due that can be a good sign! FXFXFX for good news this month!

[onelittlewish]

I wish you are right! But I have also learnt my lesson not to think too much of those symptoms. Over the last 8 months I spot new symptoms every month and non yielded a BFP I've had severe bloating, gassiness, cramping, back pain, constipation, frequent bowel movement, sensitive nipples, fatigue...you name it! No symptom is out of the norm for me lol. Maybe the cold is b

[atomic sagebrush]

I completely understand - I have heard all possible array of symptoms and unfortunately none of them really are reliable 100% of the time. Still, FXFXFX!!

[onelittlewish]

Hi Atomic, I have been taking iron for 2 days now and I do feel alot more energetic. Sometimes still sleepy but not having the super exhausted feeling. So I'll continue that for 6 weeks daily and then maintenance dose right?

I am about 8dpo today and my CM is drying up which is abit different from my norm. I usually have very lotion & creamy CM from O then goes watery a few days before AF around 10dpo (i think thats from the drop of protesterone right?). My CM now is stringy snotty and stretchy (sorry tmi)! Apart from that I unbelievably have no other symptom at all