TTC Girl - March 2012

[dramabird]

Nothing explains that weird dip in my LP 6dpo and all those weird cramps here and there; but who knows?

I'm not a symptom spotter, but last cycle I had at least eight days of cramping in a row before I was due ... that was a huge pg (and pretty much the only) sign for me when I was pregnant with our first son, so I was quite certain I was pregnant last month. Seriously, when I took the test on 14dpo and it only had one line, I was stumped and said, "Huh?" out loud in the bathroom. I'm having some cramping on and off this cycle, but not as consistently or frequently as last cycle. Which, oddly enough, I'm discouraged about -- "Oh, it was stronger last month" -- except I WASN'T pg last month, so who cares what last month's symptoms were?

As for the implantation dip (which I had this month, too) ... Fertility Friend says that about 25 percent of postive-pregnancy charts feature the dip (which means three out of four don't) and that 11 percent of negative-pregnancy charts have it. So, for both of us, it's a good sign that it was there, but it doesn't mean anything for certain (and the lack of one definitely wouldn't be a certainty).

The fact of the matter is, I don't think either of us can say we're out for sure until the end of the week. And as for being off the diet for nine days ... remember, it's the overall trend ... so you have 2-1/2 months of being on the diet in your favor, too. There have been plenty of women who have gotten girls while eating meat and avocados.

And I'd like to echo amari re: the weight loss ... do you have the wiggle room left to lose 5 to 10 lbs. without risking being anovulatory? I can't recall if you've mentioned your bmi.

And hey, high five on the martini. I could so use a glass of wine right now (well, not right now, as it's not even 9 a.m., but you know what I mean ).

[prayforprincess]

Thanks drama and amari.
I could lose 10 lbs but I would be crazy skinny. I could lose 5 more and be fine for sure, not worried about not ovulating, just on the very thin side for me.
I am 5'7", medium boned and weigh 135 now. I am like a size 4. When I go back on the diet for another 3 weeks that will be a little shock since I went off for 9 days and I will lose another 5-7 lbs. -- I know it. And weighing 130 or under for me is very thin, I have never in my life been that thin as an adult and I don't think I have weighed 130 or under since I was in 8th grade.
That said, I don't think I would be sick thin at all -- so I will lose some more lbs in the next few weeks and that will help my sway. Before I o'ed this month I was kinda at a plateau. The scale was at 135 no matter what I ate. So, maybe going off the diet for a week or se will help jump start my body into losing more weight again before o.
Who knows, maybe it could work in my favor.

[dramabird]

So, maybe going off the diet for a week or se will help jump start my body into losing more weight again before o.
Who knows, maybe it could work in my favor.

I think someone, zanacal maybe, had mentioned that. When you consistently stay at low calories, your body learns that it should hang onto them in case you continue having low calories. So yeah, the indulgences of the past week may trick your body into thinking times are good and then "whoops" letting some pounds go when you sneak in low cals again.

I'm no expert, but I'd say that you're fine to lose that 5 to 7 (or even 10) if you'd like. If you were to lose 10, that would put your BMI at 19.6, which is certainly slim, but still not considered "underweight" on the BMI charts (whereas amari and I, at low 16s and low 17s respectively, would get some strict finger-wagging ) ... so I think you do have the wiggle room if you want to use it. (Although if you've already lost 20 pounds, you're doing great regardless.)

As for the BFN ... I just googled "BFN at 10dpo" and found tons of forums where women said they had bfns then and got bfps several days later. Not out yet!!

[prayforprincess]

I know I know. I guess I am just mentally preparing myself. I feel out. Its better to be pleasantly surprised than overly disappointed. And this way I can go into next month not thinking about it.
I definitely have wiggle room.. I could lose 10 lbs., though don't think I will in only 3 weeks. Hopefully I lose 7lbs though before I o. I will stay at 950-1150 calories daily.
I am definitely a healthy weight so not concerned with ovulating at all.

[auroara78]

PFP, I am 5'7" and in high school I was 120ish lbs and looked very thin tho funny enough I had to wear a size 8/10 because of my hips, but the pants always fit funny on me or were very loose in the legs, so I used to love to wear skirts and dresses because it worked better with my body! Then I moved in with my BF (now DH) and he cooked sooooo good I went up to 145-150 and I think I looked my best then...I filled my legs out some, pants fit really well (a size 12 tho, but a perfect fit) and medium blouses were perfect....

Before I got pregannt, I was 205 lbs!!! Was down to about 200 or so when I got knocked up, and thanks to MS, I lost 8 more lbs, so my big goal after this pregnancy is to really bust a move and get back down to 135-145, because persoanlly I think that was thin for me, but I had a little meat on my bones. I persoanlly don't like when I am too thin, because I am very pale, and being really, really thin with my complexion makes me look sickly, you know?

So sorry to hear bout BFN I dont' think you are out yet until you get a BFN at 14 dpo or AF. For sure at AF.

Hello all you other ladies and I know TTC'ing a girl is so tough, and the diet sucks I wasn't very faithful on the diet and did a lot of variations because of health issues, so God only knows what I'm growing in here!

[prayforprincess]

ya Aurora that is me. At 135 I think I look really good. I am thin but I have a figure still. I have never been 125 but I can imagine that would look too thin on me. I have been 155-160 before. I can carry that - being a size 8-10, but I don't feel comfortable. Everyone who knows me says I look best at 140 - but I like to be 5 or so pounds lighter to give me a little room. I am hoping I can get down to 130 before I o in April. That would be ideal for my sway.

[prayforprincess]

gosh, and now I have all this lower back pain. as many of you know I had back surgery again in January for the 2nd time in 10 months. But that was due to a broken disc and I was having severe sciatic pain down my leg.
This is not sciatic, this is just sore lower back pain. I hope I did not do anything.
I swear, between the weird cramping, the sore-ish boobs and now this lower back pain I am having the worst LP of my life. Maybe at almost 30 I am actually starting to get pms symptoms -- never had them before in my life.

[nks798]

good morning, ladies!! I am having "symptoms" that I keep thinking "I'm just imagining bc I want to be pregnant sooooo bad." then I have days I don't really have much of anything. I have dreamt every day since last week and I can remember every day. weird. I'm waiting til Thursday to test. I'm really scared that I won't get a BFP. I guess bc this is my first month TTC.. and I know that more than likely, I won't be pregnant but I'm still scared of it. sigh.. lol

[littlemissnaughty7]

ahhhhhhh nks798 that was my first clue i was pregnant i had a dream every night, and im still doing it now and im 5 weeks pregnant now !!!!!!!

[prayforprincess]

I have dreams every night. 11dpo today and bfn. I know I am not pregnant.

I put up my new plan for next month. Do you guys think that dtd daily sways boys?? I see soooo many girl mom's who dtd daily and got their dd's. My girlfriend dtd only once with all 3 of her kids and she has g/b/g. Another one of my gf's has 3 daughters, 2 x she dtd daily, and only one time she dtd once.
I feel like for a girl, you either dtd once or everyday. Doing it here or there seems to lead to boys.
Your thoughts ladies?....