September TTC Boy Chit Chat and Such Thread

[hope.ful]

We decided yesterday not to ttc anymore. Maybe 1 more in Oct. but may not even that.
DH is worried about work, money, and renting with 5 kids if we have to move out ect ect.
I just wish he told me this before I put on this 20lbs ! It will be hard to loose it again for sure.
But I know somewhere he is right...
Anyway that am I doing here ? I already had 2 sway and it did not worked. So who am I kidding?
I wish everyone get a blue bfp ! I hang out till AF due and then say goodbye.

Just to add it's 5dpo and Im trying to stop the HE diet(wanted to go till AF just to see if bfn but no point now)
but it's hard because I still damn hungry all the time now!
Also I feel sick like a cold again , DD1 is the same and DD4 still sick with ear infection!

Aww, Flava, I'm sorry! You never know - you could get a bfp in a few days here and then it would be very obvious this baby is a little miracle. Keep your chin up! =)

[Hobbermittens]

We decided yesterday not to ttc anymore. Maybe 1 more in Oct. but may not even that.
DH is worried about work, money, and renting with 5 kids if we have to move out ect ect.
I just wish he told me this before I put on this 20lbs ! It will be hard to loose it again for sure.
But I know somewhere he is right...
Anyway that am I doing here ? I already had 2 sway and it did not worked. So who am I kidding?
I wish everyone get a blue bfp ! I hang out till AF due and then say goodbye.

Just to add it's 5dpo and Im trying to stop the HE diet(wanted to go till AF just to see if bfn but no point now)
but it's hard because I still damn hungry all the time now!
Also I feel sick like a cold again , DD1 is the same and DD4 still sick with ear infection!

Flava! I am so sad to read this! I understand if that is the best decision for your family, but we will miss you!!!! Anyway, if you are not pg this time, and you decide to TTC one more time in Oct., we can be TTC buddies! I was really hoping to have you around for that.

[Hobbermittens]

Kris, cute pics!!

[LolaInLove]

Lola, I have been wondering if maybe you should do a second SA. I mean, he has gotten you pregnant several times and if their numbers are right then that really shouldn't have happened, right? Who knows if they even got it right.

I know a woman who ttc'd for a while and then got her DH's sperm tested and the morphology was horrible. They pretty much told them, it's IVF or nothing. Well, she cried and was miserable and depressed and everything else because they couldn't afford it. They just kept on dtd like normal and were trying to get a plan together....yeah, she got pregnant. The doctors basically told them there was no way. Well, that baby was born in 2003 and is now the oldest of FIVE kids they've had. So sometimes doctors don't know crap! Your DH OBVIOUSLY CAN get you pregnant so I don't think you should be giving up hope. Not at all.

Daisy, thanks for posting that! I am thinking maybe he should get another one done. I will try not to be hopeless, I do need to remember that a sperm got up there twice at least.....

[LolaInLove]

We decided yesterday not to ttc anymore. Maybe 1 more in Oct. but may not even that.
DH is worried about work, money, and renting with 5 kids if we have to move out ect ect.
I just wish he told me this before I put on this 20lbs ! It will be hard to loose it again for sure.
But I know somewhere he is right...
Anyway that am I doing here ? I already had 2 sway and it did not worked. So who am I kidding?
I wish everyone get a blue bfp ! I hang out till AF due and then say goodbye.

Just to add it's 5dpo and Im trying to stop the HE diet(wanted to go till AF just to see if bfn but no point now)
but it's hard because I still damn hungry all the time now!
Also I feel sick like a cold again , DD1 is the same and DD4 still sick with ear infection!

AWWWW, we will miss you, but I totally understand! I don't think you should give up on the hope that a sway will work, but I know what you mean if you don't want 5 kids. I could definitely not afford 5 kids at all, probably not even 4. Well, as long as you are hanging out until AF, that gives us some time to still chat with you.

[LolaInLove]

Kris, what a cute baby! I am crap at nubs, but so glad everything looks great!!!!

[3Pink1Blue]

Awe Flava, that's a rough decision but you gotta do what's best for you and your family. Seriously sad to see you go fx for a bfp!

Lola- good attitude! Keep those 2 bf's in mind, it is totally possible!

[nuthinbutpink]

Flava, seeing your post. I would hate to see you go but I understand you must do what is best for your family as a whole. Maybe this is it for you then(BFP?). Time will tell, I guess. If you do decide to go, I hope you will keep in touch.

[skrimpy]

So excited for all the scans and attempts coming up!!

Sorry I have been so out of the loop ladies - I just read through the entire Sept. thread but know I can't do everyone justice.

(((hugs))) to the ladies with loses and chemicals this month.

A couple of personals:

Flava - if you are using a monitor and OPK's I would use the monitor in the morning and use the OPK's in the evening. That way if you get a High on the monitor in the morning, you will have a chance to catch a LH surge that happens later in the day. If you hold your urine throughout the afternoon it will make it nice and concentrated for the evening and you might get a smiley then

This may be irrelevent since you are taking a TTC pause, but just so you know another option if you try another cycle

To me it looks like you O'd on the 14th - maybe later in the day or that night. Your temp looks like a classic ovulation dip, and the +OPK's are good sighns for a later-in-the-day ovulation. The fertility monitor gives you two peak days and an automatic high after the second peak when it detects the LH surge starting. So I think that lines up on your chart, too.


Lola - girl I am so sorry to hear about your DH's numbers. I would be encouraged, though, that you have gotten pg even if you haven't carried to term, in the past year. I think there is hope for you! Is your DH getting in plenty of fat. I'm going to sound like my normal broken record self, but I really do think that low fat = low fertility for both men and women! It makes it almost impossible for his body to use the good nutrients in his supps if he's not getting enough! My DH was able up fat and cut carbs and still lose weight, and his testosterone levels have increased (don't know about swimmer counts though)

and 3PNB - don't you go anywhere, you're so encouraging in the TTC threads!

[skrimpy]

AFM: I've been MIA lol, I haven't even been keeping up with my blog well. Working on stripping and repaint our house is a HUGE project, plus starting up school again (we homeschool) and keeping up with my website work has kept me super-busy.

Honor is almost 4 months old - I can't believe it!! She is gradually getting less fussy but still wants me to hold her all the time. She takes a good morning nap and that is about it right now! She sleeps well at night once I get her to sleep but lately has been really clingy in the evenings. By the end of the day I feel little "touched out" but I know that it's only for a little while. It helps me re: TTC though because I'm certainly content to wait awhile for another baby!

On that note I am finally losing weight. AMEN! Got a ways to go toward my goal but it's coming off and I can really feel the difference

I also decided to pull the fertility monitor out and use the Marquette Breastfeeding Protocol (http://nfp.marquette.edu/sc_breastfeed_monitor.php) for NFP while nursing. I haven't had any signs of cycling since that heavy bleed I had when Honor was 11 weeks, so I'm not sure if my body is cycling or if that was just from moving furniture and overdoing things. Anyways, I'm kind of enjoying charting and monitoring even if I'm not having regular cycles yet b/c I feel more in tune with my body and will be ready when my cycles return to normal.

Again ladies I am so excited to see the attempts and scans coming up. So many people are finally getting to their TTC months and that's so exciting!