September TTC Boy Chit Chat and Such Thread

[My Fabulous Children]

Skrimpy- great to hear from you, I can't believe Honor is 4 mo old and you're doing doing well. Congrats on the weight loss, can't wait for that myself!

WP-I'd skip the temping while camping and stickto the opk's. Opk's never lie but your temps will just screw with you.

B- starting to look preg, I hate you lol

MFC- well hello stranger lol welcome back and fx for a quick bfp.

Iluv- good at belly's huh, can't wait for your thoughts on my 20wk belly! I'll be posting it Thursday and then the u/s is Friday.

Kris- nothing like an u/s to get kids and partners excited, glad everyone is so giddy!

Lola- I could definitely see the circumstances being a problem. Giving a sample is pressure enough but throw in the rest he had to deal with and holy cow pressure! I'm all for retesting and hoping it goes more smoothly for him.

Holy crap 3 more days! I'm trying to keep myself busy and distracted but it's so hard. I keep thinking in a few days I'll either be elated or disappointed, not terribly disappointed but still. DD is holding strong that it's a boy, this makes keeping my hopes under control extra hard. I almost want to find out just to be put out of my misery lol

Heeey J, 2 days until the BIG U/S wow, very exciting! I can't wait to hear.

I really hope you get your little man, Good luck.

[My Fabulous Children]

Hey everyone!

Lola, I think your BD plan sounds good--and I like what begonia said about the count being higher with "real" sex. Hopefully that's true for your DH especially. Also, I wonder, like everyone else, if doing another SA might be a good idea? Like getting a second opinion? Who knows, there could have been a screw up in the lab or something.

3PNB! 3 days!! How exciting!

Tink, keep up the good work!

Iluv--are you doing your scan today? Can't wait to hear how it goes!

MFC--welcome back! Lots of us are TTC in Oct. Join us!!

As far as the belly theory, I think it all has to do with your muscle tone. I carried low with #1 (girl) and then progressively lower each pregnancy. My 3rd was ridiculously. My belly was HANGING. EVERYONE told me I was having a boy. And she was a girl.

Okay, so AF arrived today. That means I will probably O around Oct. 4-5. I am afraid to TTC this cycle, though, because we had gone to the hot springs back in July, and those sperm will still be forming until Oct 2. So if I want to avoid the hot springs sperm, I need to wait until Oct 3, I think? But that doesn't leave me many days if I wanted to do it for several times leading up to O. UGH! I am so frustrated with my cycle! If I hadn't O'ed early last month, I would have been in the clear!

Would you guys TTC anyway? I guess I have to see when I get my first +opk. I hope that I O late this cycle!!!!

Hey Hobber! Try some boy supp's to make your cycle longer? Like EPO, FertileCM, etc. these supp's made my cycle longer, but if you feel worried or anxious then I would recommend that you wait. GL on whatever you decide.

[My Fabulous Children]

Lola - 1:50 Mst, I'll be posting from my phone on the way out the door lol

Hobber - It sucks to wait but I would definitely avoid hot spring sperm!

I will be stalking, can't wait to hear what you got in there

[Kris217]

That's our girl, I like your dedication OH if only hope could make something true ... there are so many of us hoping blue for you!!!

Hobber ... here's my 2 cents ... two things to consider. 1) There will ALWAYS be something that isn't 100% perfect. Every month. It's just going to happen. 2) IF you get pg this cycle, and IF it is a girl ... will it always drive you batty that you didn't wait?!?

If his sperm will be hot-springs-free 2-3 days before O then I think you're good to go though. Saw the thread you posted for Atomic so we'll see what our resident expert has to say. I think you BD every day thru O for your DS right? So are you going to do that this time around too?

Where's our Iluv?!? I'm 99% sure her scan was today. FX for a good report!

Yeah Iluv how did it go?????

[jane]

hi all,just thought id keep you updated.well im cycle day 13 and i have a sneaking suspicion i o'd a few days ago,just cos i was getting quite a bit of cm etc but as it was a bit earlier than usual,i stupidly didnt do an opkim using the smileys.does anyone know if the lines on them (when you take the stick out)are anything to go by because when i started them yesterday,the line was darker and now its still there but lighter!!! i usually get a smiley on day 14(tomorrow) and o on 15 but worried since my chemical,i may be out of whack! i may just be over thinking,not really sure.anyway,i'll take them tomorrow and let you know.

[skrimpy]

Thank you Skrimpy! How's your little princess?

She is doing great Fab, my little Mama's girl <3. Thanks for asking!

I'm going to try and attach a pic for you gals!

[skrimpy]

hi all,just thought id keep you updated.well im cycle day 13 and i have a sneaking suspicion i o'd a few days ago,just cos i was getting quite a bit of cm etc but as it was a bit earlier than usual,i stupidly didnt do an opkim using the smileys.does anyone know if the lines on them (when you take the stick out)are anything to go by because when i started them yesterday,the line was darker and now its still there but lighter!!! i usually get a smiley on day 14(tomorrow) and o on 15 but worried since my chemical,i may be out of whack! i may just be over thinking,not really sure.anyway,i'll take them tomorrow and let you know.

Jane I am pretty sure you can read the smilies like a regular OPK - your LH line should be as dark or darker than the control to indicate a positive or LH surge. Are you saving the test sticks to compare? I'm obsessive so I always do . You could post a pic for us to look at!

IMO Day 9 or earlier is reaaaally early to O, but cm is usually a good indicator - I'm interested to see what your smilies do in the next few days!

[jane]

Jane I am pretty sure you can read the smilies like a regular OPK - your LH line should be as dark or darker than the control to indicate a positive or LH surge. Are you saving the test sticks to compare? I'm obsessive so I always do . You could post a pic for us to look at!

IMO Day 9 or earlier is reaaaally early to O, but cm is usually a good indicator - I'm interested to see what your smilies do in the next few days!

cute picture! im so annoyed at myself that i didnt keep my sticks!anyway,i will keep you posted, i should know more tomorrow but im not hopefull :-(

[LolaInLove]

Hey hun, Don't worry I understand

The clomid is giving me bad headaches what about you?

Yea, it gives me headaches, hot flashes, and makes me SUPER emotional! And I took Estradiol this cycle as well, it's an estrogen supplement that a very cool new member who is an RE recommended I try, and that made me even more emotional. I'm like a huge estrogen monster right now! But watch your cycle closely with opks, because the Clomid makes me O like clockwork on CD13, both months before. This month may be different with the Estradiol....I got a near + opk late yesterday (CD11) which is a day early, but I am thinking they will be way positive today, CD12, like clockwork, and we will have a nice 3 day abstinence which will hopefully help. I don't think I'm going to continue the Clomid, though....no point, really, especially since we may take years to conceive at this point.

[LolaInLove]

SO EXCITED FOR 3PNB TODAY!!!!!!

Jane, can't help you out much with the smilies, as I use old ICs, but I agree with Skrimpy, that is early to O.....just keep testing and watching your cm. GL!

Hobber, I wouldn't worry at all about the hot springs thing. If you guys dtd for 6 days in a row and got a boy, he's got a good sperm count (LUCKY!) so don't worry about it! Was quite a while ago also...I wouldn't get in the hot springs while you were doing it, but otherwise, its no big deal. I truly believe you will be just fine!

Skrimpy, she is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!