TTC pink in October

[Dreamofpink]

I just had to share my stars for this week (in our local paper) - "Try to be serious even if it is just for minute. You seem unable to think about anything but romance or sex!" how appropriate considering I ov'd today!!!

[hplnvf32]

I'm just bummed and frustrated. We can't really do FR so we did abstinence. I usually ovulate around cycle day 16 but I started OPK's on CD 14 and they have all been negative since and now I'm on cycle day 19. I had EW on cycle day 16. So far this month, we only BD on CD 9 and CD 16. I am not sure if I ovulated early or if not at all?? Next month, I am starting OPKs after period. I am just putting so much pressure on myself because I do not want a huge gap between my kids and we are already moving towards 3.5 years. Plus with wanting a girl, I am eating so much less healthier than I have ever have. I know stress is bad, but this is starting to stress me out! Thanks for letting me vent...I hate knowing I am already out this month!!!

[My Three Sons]

I'm trying this month...I am nearing 40 so I don't want to waste too much time. I am not too good on the diet since I just started going through all the info. (Tons of info here, which is awesome!) I did Rephresh yesterday CD 6 and will do that every 3 days, and will BD starting tomorrow, every day til positive OPK. I've never seen a positive OPK so I hope I don't mess that up. This is definitely our last baby so I am totally hoping for a girl. Do you think the Rephresh and DTD each day with cut off will be enough? I've also been drinking CL, taking a little cranberry supp and bought peppermint tea today.

[weeziewoozles]

I'm just bummed and frustrated. We can't really do FR so we did abstinence. I usually ovulate around cycle day 16 but I started OPK's on CD 14 and they have all been negative since and now I'm on cycle day 19. I had EW on cycle day 16. So far this month, we only BD on CD 9 and CD 16. I am not sure if I ovulated early or if not at all?? Next month, I am starting OPKs after period. I am just putting so much pressure on myself because I do not want a huge gap between my kids and we are already moving towards 3.5 years. Plus with wanting a girl, I am eating so much less healthier than I have ever have. I know stress is bad, but this is starting to stress me out! Thanks for letting me vent...I hate knowing I am already out this month!!!

You may not be out though. My OPKs were vague last month and this but I still seemed to have a normal cycle so I'm blaming the test sticks! This site is such a great place to vent worries and stuff isn't it. I'm anything from 5 to 8 DPO and experiencing some symptoms like huge hunger and more EWCM than usual but am trying to ignore it really as who knows! I am also planning on waiting until at least 10DPO to test. Hope I stick to that!

[hplnvf32]

Good luck! I'm 99% sure I am out. I tried digital OPK's too and never got a positive and got positives last month. I didn't start testing til day 14 cause I usually ovulate later. So either I ovulated early or not at all Hope you get your BFP this month! Fingers crossed November is my month!!!

[Mum23boys]

Girls I didnt get a positive opk last moth but did get pregnant some how !!! It sadly ended but please just ecause you didt get your opk + if you dtd around the time u usually would there is still a chance !!

[jennaesue]

Well, I am still hanging out waiting to ovulate. I haven't gotten PPAF yet, so I don't even have a CD to report. LOL

I thought I ovulated on Oct. 3, but my cervix just opened yesterday, so that tells me I have not ovulated yet. I am doing opks, temping, and checking cervix/cm to try to determine when I O. I may have to wait until November. I am really hoping to be pregnant by Christmas!

[smbarnett11]

Hi Everyone! I'm joining you too in October...should have an O on Oct31 or Nov1. I have one DS and am hoping to have a girl next. I started losing weight 6wks ago on a low-carb diet and once I found this site I switched to the LE diet. So I'll have 3 weeks on that before O. I had held perfectly stead at 153 for 18months prior to this. So being 140ish now is drastic for me. I'm nervous because I think I'm just really really fertile in general. I usually have TONS of EWCM. I had my first DS without trying at CD17. And my cycles have been perfectly regular 28 days & O at CD15-16. And I got my cycles back PP 2months with my DS1. I'm guess I'm just not sure how easy it will be to lower my already high fertility, especially since I've just been doing the diet for 3 weeks. I'm also worried because I am very fit (lots of muscle) which doesn't go away easily since I have figure skated since I was 3. I am also very high-energy so I'm worried about testosterone levels.

But enough of that, here are the things I'm proud of:


Things I'm doing to lower Ph: acidophilus 2tabs/day, Rephresh every 3 days AF-O

Things I'm doing for ions: lavendar oil

Things I'm doing to follow LE diet: Drastically reduced salt/calories/protein/fat and stopped taking strong multi-vitamins. I was probably eating 2000-2500 cals/day easily. I work out 3-4x/wk and have always been active so I burn it. I am also still BF my 23m DS1 2x/day. I know I was probably getting +2000mg of Sodium each day. New goals are: 1600 cals, 40-50g protein, 50-60g fat, 800mg Sodium. DH is cutting salt and having 2-3 8oz glasses of pure cranberry juice too.

BD Plan: DTD at CD12 (O-3) and CD13 (O-2) and JD ... try monitoring with OPK (never done it before) to see if it says O at CD15-16 like usual. DH FR CD5-12. Rephresh full applicator CD6 and CD9 and finger tip morning of CD12 and CD13.

Here is my regular day at a glance:

Strong Peppermint Tea 2-3x/day in the morning and evening

1st Meal at 10am or pushed to 12pm if possible consisting of non-fat greek yogurt and a slice of low-sodium cheese

2nd Meal at 1-2pm with small iceberg lettuce salad with a few tomatoes/onions with balsamic dressing and 1 serving white pasta with unsalted butter and 1tbsp parmesan cheese (and occasionally 4 chips and 2 tbsp low-sodium salsa for a treat!)

3rd Meal at 7-8pm with either white rice/yogurt/2oz chicken all mixed up or a pita with 1-2tbps hummus and sliced cucumbers (and pizza dough sliced thinly and baked and rolled with non-salted butter and cinnamon sugar for a treat)

Drinks: Water plus 1-2 8oz glasses of pure cranberry juice

Supplements: 1-2tabs acidophilus, 800mg folic acid



Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[KraizyDaizy]

I will be attempting Halloween weekend. AF started today, so I am back in the race once again and so flipping tired of trying to tell you all the truth!!!

Praying for you all...

[My Three Sons]

Well, I guess we are in the 2ww now.

We dtd on cd 8 and 9 after abstaining for probably 10 or 11 days. I didn't read about the not abstaining for us older couples until after we did it. Editing to add we did J&D and shallow release.

Anyway, I still have not had a positive opk, but I think I must miss mine, I've never seen a positive one.

I have had ewcm today and yesterday (days 9 and 10) but we dtd yesterday because I was still getting the negative opks...

I did use about half a tube of rephresh a couple of hours before dtd, so maybe that will help.

I've been a bit under the weather too so I have not been eating very much the past couple of days.

Also I got my ph test strips in the mail today and it was 4.5, so I am hopeful.

Lastly my cervix was high, soft and open today, so despite no positive opk, I think I am probably o'ing today or tomorrow. We'll see what the temp spike says tomorrow. To be safe, we won't dtd tonight plus I don't think DH could handle a 3rd day. He didn't want to last night, so ironic that it's usually me that doesn't want to. LOL

Anyway, I hope that my very lazy sway will result in a BFP GIRL! I am not big on the diet, but try to eat less, drink tons of CL...do you think that may be enough?