Congratulations,
MsGB !
The new job sounds wonderful. Sometimes I can't believe I'm ready either. I've poked my nose back into the thread from time to time even before PPAF came back and if I had all the time in the world I might want a larger spacing, but the big 45 is kind of scary for me, since a lot of high tech interventions just aren't my style (I've had four homebirths and no hospital births) and even though money has never been a determining factor in what I do and don't do with my body, I certainly don't have the insurance coverage to think very seriously about DE right now, although if there's one thing I've learned in this life it's to never say never, since you'd better believe I'd have gone into bankruptcy and begged for that amnio, C section, or whatever it took to bring Terran safely earthside if I'd needed to.
I'm trying to cop karmab (Hello and welcome, Karmab!)'s wonderful attitude of "Maybe it will happen" and be okay with the flip side that maybe it won't.
Charting was kind of a bust this cycle because my abnormally easy baby who sttn straight from the womb (other than nursing, but we cosleep so who cares?) has developed some sleep issues at this ripe old age that made temping at a consistent time pretty much impossible. I did detect enough of a pattern to verify what the OPKs told me, so I'm hoping that today's (CD24) grumpiness means another 25 day cycle, which was normal for me when I was TTCing Terran, and that I can get a better grasp of predicting my O date with the next two cycles and TTC again in May.
Shy, I never had any detectable CM when I was TTCing my son. I used evening primrose oil and Guaifenesin, which obviously boosted it enough for the spermies if not enough for me to detect ovulation from CM. I'm not sure if it means anything or not, but the cycle when I conceived ds was the one when I switched from robitussin to mucinex. I also remember drinking a lot of green tea and grapefruit juice.
Stealthee, I'm using the same donor again and every day I feel more and more fortunate that I found him. He has turned out to be a real gem. I felt in no way pressured to maintain any more contact than what I was comfortable with, but we've slowly settled into a "close family friend" situation that I feel confident is going to go the distance. The hardest part for me was finding a donor I could trust and I feel like I've hit the jackpot with the extended family that has developed in the past year or so when one of the other recipients set up a site for those of us who were interested in sibling contact. Still no IRL visits with anyone other than KD, but it's fun to compare notes and see pictures of all the cute babies.
Easy labour vibes to you and don't let anyone scare you about your age. Terran's birth was not only my shortest, but my most pleasant all around.
BHappy fingers crossed that your slow and steady sperm wins the race. I forgot to mention that some people who sway for one gender over another would have deliberately stopped dtd not that much closer to O time to increase their chances of conceiving a little girl.
Beachlover your last cycle sounds like my October cycle. Fortunately I had a good stash of internet cheapies, but I still managed to spend as much as I would have on name brands and break my own heart watching the hope slowly slip away with each bfn. That maybe baby even had a name! I'll definitely join the pact and plan on putting away my thermometer and not even charting after my next insem because it's not like I could change anything after the fact anyway.
Buzzerbeater so sorry about your little girl's feet but glad that it is something relatively easy to correct and that she is perfect in every other way.
Kel32brown good luck on your IUI! I hope this is it for you.
I'm sure I've forgotten more than one somebody even though I feel like I've typed a novel while my little boy fell asleep on my back.
Hello to Spider it is so good to have you back here. Best wishes for a quick and easy conception.
... i am 10dpo now and starting to wonder if i am pg. i'm getting those burps and can't get a funny taste out of my mouth...
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waturmama, litmama, nymama and all mamas 
) and the thermomenter read 98.2!! Whoa that was very high. Was it because I was more awake than I shoudl have been? Was it because dd was sick yday? No matter what I will have a reason to doubt that temperature.
