* Bitter Sushi Ladies ~ December * - Page 24

[MaerynPearl]

Originally Posted by BelovedK

Carlyle, congrats for your friend

Liz, a heartbeat!! YAY!!!

Lyndzies, I KNWEW it!! I can't wait to see that dark line that will show up any time now. I wish you would test again, like NOW!! I just got home from work and am so obsessing with you.

afm, AF is here with a vengeance Heavy as usual.

We are going to get 9-12/14 " of snow and it has started. My DC are with their dad and are probably going to be snowed in. I hope X doesn't take them out if it is not safe. DS is actually at a friends house and wants to be snowed in over there. He goes over there everyweekend (his dad takes him without even talking to the mom I am so beside myself, I am embarrassed. I thought X was making arrangements with the other mom, but he has just been dropping DS off . No money for food, nothing. X has responsibility for him on the days he goes there, so he should pay for the food he needs when he goes over, it's not like I get any cs ( did I say )

Anyway, I digress

Getting excited/dreading the snow. Feeling bloated and not like layering my clothing. I wish af weren't here.

I don't know what next month will bring in terms of TTC.

Dont worry, the storms not so bad and if anyone is snowed in it will only be for one day.

As for how your X treats that other mom that is HORRIBLE. I let my son go ask if he can play with other friends but he must get the parents permission (and most are my friends and have already told me they will tell him no if they are too busy/whatever) every now and then they give him snacks... but when their kids are here I do the same.

I guess... I dont feel so bad now. I was just thinking to myself how horrible it is that my X wont even be seeing my kids for Christmas despite that he refuses to give them up to DF...

At least he doesn't take them and then treat them like that.

[Carlyle]

Originally Posted by BelovedK

Liz, a heartbeat!! YAY!!!

How did I miss THAT?!?!?! HOOO-FRIEKIN-RAY!!!

[Carlyle]

Geesh! I missed a whole PAGE. I know I don't POST much (unless I'm in the tww), but I STALK fairly religiously... Lyndzies, I hope to see a darker line for you tomorrow!

[enigo]

Just stopping by really quick to say Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy LZP heatbeat!!!

[jessica_s]

Originally Posted by LZP

We have a heartbeat!

I'm sure it's more my impending AF but man that made me cry.

[YummyYumYumMama]

Originally Posted by aidanraynesmom

Well that Red W$%^e reared her ugly head today. Hugs to you in the same boat.

Originally Posted by Lyndzies

Nice! No more mouth breathing for you.

my nose has been sooooo stuffed up since just before thanksgiving. it won't clear up! i sound like fran drescher! i bet her chart would look pretty wacko... can i tell you i keep checking the forum from my phone all day to see if you've updated yet? i'm neglecting my chores at home because of this!

Originally Posted by enigo

Hey..um is it wrong to run to update FF with BD info while DH is still sprawled out on the couch?

OH MY GOD me too.

Originally Posted by rhiandmoi

FF mobile site. Great for temping, chart stalking, and updating with BD info.

that's usually how i update.

Originally Posted by enigo

I'm feeling good, looking good, and ready to make this happen....

sending baby-makin' vibes your way!

Originally Posted by Lauren31

I totally don't agree with this-- according to my OB and all the research I did bc I was pissed that my body was releasing later then "normal" after that DAMN BCP.... it's really irrelevant when your body releases eggs unless it releases TOO early and they are not capable of being fertilized bc of maturation issues. The big problem for long cyclers is that it is more just annoying and you get less opportunities to TTC. Sucks, but you CAN do it As she said, I am your poster girl

just wanted to add that on soulcysters.net (or .com? whichever one has the forums), there are plenty of stories of women who got pregnant with healthy babes CD40 or later! i got pregnant with my daughter CD22.

Originally Posted by rhiandmoi

ETA:
http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...act/10/10/2623
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...fd74e020800f14


Ideally fertilization should occur between metaphase I and II, but not too long after metaphase II it is going to be after. If ovum matures to metaphase II before ovulation, this is not good chances for a successful fertilization because some of the stuff needed to complete the nuclear fusion is already going to be starting to breakdown, and normal cell division is not going to be able to start.

OMG. i am such a nerd, but i thoroughly enjoyed learning this info, so thanks!

Originally Posted by Carlyle

She's pregs. (that's a happy bawl, and an "I'm ready anytime" bawl all at the same time). I called and set a fertility consultation appointment for this afternoon with my friend who is a chiropractor specializing in fertility. The heat is on. I will now officially be joining the ranks of the "obsessively trying" faction of the BSL. Heaven help me (and my sister too).

congrats to your friend, and good luck!!! hope your appointment went well! (goes well? i couldn't tell if you had the appointment this afternoon, or made it this afternoon for a later date, but i thought it was the first one. heh.) i'm rooting for a 3 way belly bump from you, tear, and your friend!

Originally Posted by BelovedK

afm, AF is here with a vengeance Heavy as usual.

i'm sorry, beloved! i was hoping. and i'm sorry your ex is doing that - how frustrating. stay warm!

[YummyYumYumMama]

whoooops, missed a couple!

Originally Posted by MommyNicoleTX

im sorry you lost someone so close to you and it makes the holidays hard. i know nothing i say can comfort you in your loss but i wanted to offer some words.

thank you so much for your kind words! it really has been a process for me. i know she would want me to just enjoy things - one of our other cousins had died when he was 16, i was 17, and she was 18, and she would constantly talk about how he would be enjoying life if he was around and he wouldn't want us to stop just because he wasn't around. i go for months and months where i feel like i'm dealing pretty well. i mean, it will always feel sad and i will always miss her, but there are times where i feel like i'm dealing with it as best i can. right now it feels extra hard, but i know i will get through it.

Originally Posted by Nanette56

Yay for the AP! Please update and let us know if it makes a big difference with your temping/cycle. I'm anxious to hear!
And I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin. That must be hard, as close as the two of you were I agree with MNT- I think that she would want you to feel good and blessed every Christmas season, and try to find happy ways to remember her.

i will totally update! i'm really hoping that i get lucky this first AP cycle with an early O. i mean, not EARLY, but early for me! and thanks for your support re: my cousin. i don't know what else to add that i didn't say above.

afm forgot last post that i had a question. my CM today was what i'd normally qualify as creamy, but it was a little stretchy. certainly not eggwhitey though. usually my EWCM is very runny, watery, slippery, and stretchy. this was a little... thicker, i guess, definitely creamy but still stretched almost an inch. not runny/watery/slippery at all. i recorded creamy. does that sound right?

[BelovedK]

I am not sure YYYM (about the CM) I wish I knew.


I am in the throes of af Heavy, heavy, heavy. DH thinks it is gross because I call in a murder scene On to the next cycle. I have been here so long, I wonder if something is wrong with me. Even if DH were totally on board with trying, our insurance wouldn't cover a fertility workup or treatments so that would be out iof the question. We are still paying off our m/c bills. It sucks to pay for DR visits and hospital visits and bloodwork when there is no baby to show for it (we have no maternity coverage, but the mw is only $2500 for a hb, and insurance would cover complications if we had to go in. I wasn't planning for mc. I know I could do it at home, I had a completely natural un medicated birth (vbac) with my DD. It was in the hospital only because of the vbac factor, not my choice. I know money would be fine for us with a normal old birth.

[Tear78]

LZP!!!!! A heartbeat, a heartbeat!! That's wonderful news!

Carlyle, you didn't mention the appointment on the phone! How did it go? Thinking of you, sweetie!

Beloved, I'm so sorry AF came. Snuggle up and listen to snow music and drink hot chocolate.

Apricot, I'm so, so sorry honey. I hope you don't have to wait that long. I'm glad there wasn't damage to your tube!

jessica, boo spotting! go away!

Lyndzies, WOW, that's no evap!!! C'mon lines, get darker and darker for Lyndzies peace of mind!

everybody else. Lurking and reading and rooting for y'all!

[sunwillshine]

Beloved - ugh, sorry to hear about the "murder scene!" That's how I feel sometimes when emptying my cup. Bleh. Oh, and we're in the throws of the snowstorm, too. I'm in S. Jersey and we're already getting pounded (well, pounded by Philadelphia standards. I'm from Buffalo, so it's sort of a joke to me... lol).

And, yay for getting snowed in w/ friends! We're hoping to hang out w/ our neighbors a bit later today.

I'm so sorry about all the bills. That is really awful. *thumbs down* And OF COURSE you weren't planning for m/c.

jessica_s - I hope it's not impending AF and rather some raging pg hormones that made you cry!

Tear - thanks for the positive thoughts and joyful jumper.

AFM - I know this will disappoint everyone, but I've got no news this morning. Temp is still up, no AF, and I didn't test yet. During a 14 day LP, I usually get AF by noon, so I will POAS again this afternoon if she doesn't show by then. Of course, what's going through my brain now is "hm, if I O'ed on CD20, I'm only 11dpo... and may have to deal w/ 4 more days of this sh*t."

But, for the most part, I'm trying to think positively. It's not over till it's over!!!! !

Carlyle - oh, so happy to hear about your friend!! GL at your appointment.

YYYM - LOL'ing at your Fran Drescher comment. Yes, her chart would be very very hard to interpret. Lol. I hope your nose de-stuffs!

As far as the CM goes... I usually record something line that as sticky (when it's creamy, but stretches a bit... ). Either way, I probably wouldn't record it as any type of fertile CM. HTH?

[GMum]

This thread is moving fast!

Lyndzies - YAY! That is one awesome line and I agree, it's no evap- hoping the lines get even darker for you to put your mind at ease! :

LZP, yay on the heartbeat - so exciting!

Beloved , sorry you are having a rough time.

[enigo]

Lyndzies,
I'll betcha you have dotted lines because you have "watery" cm on day cd16. I wonder wat happens if you have EWCM on that day?
That line is looking nice though!

[sunwillshine]

Originally Posted by enigo

Lyndzies,
I'll betcha you have dotted lines because you have "watery" cm on day cd16. I wonder wat happens if you have EWCM on that day?
That line is looking nice though!

Nah....I thought that at first, too, and already tried. It's dotted because fertile CM is reported after O. (At least, that's what the FF cross-checking notes say).

[enigo]

Ooooooooooh! I suppose as long as there are two lines, who the heck cares where the line is

[YummyYumYumMama]

lyndzies. you are killing me here, girl.

beloved, it is so unfair that something that is already so difficult and heartbreaking has to be tied in to money.

mp, just saw in the other thread that you're getting ready for DF. WOOHOOOOOO!

ugh ladies i'm really already feeling discouraged this cycle. it's only CD16 and for some reason the very negative OPK bummed me out. AUGH i just wrote out all this super negative stuff and deleted it. so unnecessary. BLAH.

whatever. i'm just extra sensitive due to the time of year. i need to stop being so dang negative. instead i will focus on how exciting it will be to get to move yet another BSL to recent BFPs! any update yet lyndz? noon approacheth!

[BelovedK]

Lyndziesssss....test already :-/

[sunwillshine]

YYYM - Believe me, it's killing me, too.

I'm sorry that you're having a frustrating time and no + opk yet. I'm sure your body is just gearing up. Keep the BD going.

AFM - No real update other than still no AF (or sign of her). So that's good. Gonna hold my SMU as long as I can and test again this afternoon. All of a sudden I'm not feeling hopeful about the faint lines, and feeling more and more like my O date is off...

but even if my O date is off... these temps are STILL higher than normal. So that's something.

[YummyYumYumMama]

Originally Posted by Lyndzies

but even if my O date is off... these temps are STILL higher than normal. So that's something.

totally. when i look at your chart and try to see what other O dates could line up, the fact of the matter is that your temps are very high and stable for this point in your cycle, and that IS a noticeable difference. even if your O date is off, i can't imagine it's so wackily far off that you have no shot this cycle. i mean, these are really high temps for you, really stable for this point in your cycle, and so i agree that it's definitely something!

[sunwillshine]

Originally Posted by YummyYumYumMama

totally. when i look at your chart and try to see what other O dates could line up, the fact of the matter is that your temps are very high and stable for this point in your cycle, and that IS a noticeable difference. even if your O date is off, i can't imagine it's so wackily far off that you have no shot this cycle. i mean, these are really high temps for you, really stable for this point in your cycle, and so i agree that it's definitely something!

Yeah, I mean... maybe KD just had super survivor sperm this cycle (if I O'ed CD20).

Sperm surviving 6 days... stranger things have been known to happen, I've heard.

[enigo]

Hey so I have a question. I have a great fade in pattern on OPK's usually. I know everyone is different, but I basically see a faint line by cd8 (on a normal, non mc cycle) and it gets darker as it gets closer to O day. Very convenient I say. Anyhoo, for some reason I decided to worry about maybe having elevated LH since there is a line, albeit very faint, so early.