February 30-something's TTC#2 or more

[Mama~Love]

Welcome to February 30-something mamas TTC #2 or more

Love is in there air, let's make babies

Our Members

80'smum
Ameliasmum
Blessed Bess
bunziemom
calihannah
Carrin
cparkly
dhhteacher
elyse's mama
enigo
Frisbee
geekthegirl
jenger
justthinkin
karylina
kel32brown
KJad29
Kokopelli-mana
lilmom
lizabeth
Mama~Love
mclisa
milosmomma
mirta
mom2fussy
mommytoallh
Moon Angel
PrincessWinnie
Qbear’smama
rachwms
princess winnie
Serenity0811
Stitches
Tulpen88
wishing4three

(new members will be added, just post and say hi)


success stories!

In February
Blessed Bess
calihannah
kJad29
lizabeth
Stitches

In January
doulalmt
eresh
green_ma_4
ilovemyavery
southern belle

In December
amyrobynne
blessmeso
finnegansmama
foodmachine
lindsey8
pinkbunch
soxmama

the very helpful list of abbreviations!

2ww/tww - 2 week wait (after ovulating and waiting for af or pregnancy)
af - aunt flo (your period)
ai - artificial insemination
afm - as for me
bbt - basal body temperature or basal body thermometer
bd - baby dance
beta - blood pregnancy test, come in quantitative (gives you a #) or qualitative (yes/no)
bfn - bald-faced negative/big fat negative
bfp - big fat positive
cd - cycle day, usually followed by a number, cd1 first day you get your period
cl - coverline, when charting, the temp you need to be over to indicate ovulation
cm - cervical mucous
co - cervical opening
cp - cervical position
crosshairs - lines on your chart. Vertical/ovulation day, horizontal/temp coverline.
Dpo - days past ovulation
dt – dollar tree test (home pregnancy test)
dtd - doing the deed
e2 - estrogen
ecm or ewcm – egg white cervical mucous (the most fertile kind)
edd - estimated due date
endo - endometriosis, can sometimes cause infertility
epo - evening primrose oil
gio - get it on
fam - fertility awareness method
ff - fertility friend
fmu - first morning urine
frer - first response early result (pregnancy test)
hh9 or h&h9 - healthy and happy nine months
hpt - home pregnancy test
hsg – hysterosalpingogram (a test for diagnosing tubal infertility)
iui - intrauterine insemination
ivf - in vitro fertilization
kha - keep(ing) hope alive
lmp - last menstrual period
lp - luteal phase
m/c - miscarriage
o - ovulation
opk - ovulation predictor kit
p4 - progesterone
pcos - polycystic ovaries (often causes infertility)
poas - pee on a stick
pp - post partum
ppaf - post-partum aunt flo
re - reproductive endocrinologist
sticky vibes - vibes for a pregnancy to "stick" (carry to term)
tcoyf - taking charge of your fertility
tmi - too much information
tom - time of the month
tta - trying to avoid
ttc - trying to conceive

this is open to additions!

[PrincessWinnie]

Can I join? I had a m/c in early January and will be starting to TTC again after my next cycle, but I'd still like to be part of the group to keep track of everyone!

[Mama~Love]

Sure! I'll add you to the list!! We're a real friendly bunch here .

I'm so sorry about your m/c .

[Qbear'smama]

Thanks for taking over the thread, Mamalove!!
So last night was the last time I got to DTD with DH before he left for training all week. It was CD 11. If I O in the next day or two, it could happen, but the CM was abundant and creamy, not EWCM, so who knows what that means... He's back Friday evening so I guess we'll get back at it then and hope for the best. Good luck for February!!

Welcome, Princess Winnie and good luck in the thread, hoping for a BFP for you!!!!

[Mama~Love]

Qbear'smama - bummer DH is gone til Friday! Hopefully the CM was swimmer friendly for you !

AFM - CD5, start 150mg Clomid today. AF wasn't too bad this time, thank heavens! I also started EPO, vit. B6, and Royal Jelly this month as well. Can't hurt anything, but maybe it will help.

[mclisa]

Mama-Love: thanks for being threadkeeper!

Qbear'smama: sperm lasts 4-5 days so you might be OK.

[bunziemom]

Thank you mamalove for getting us going with feb!

[Stitches]

I'm so glad it's February! I am a Lost addict and it starts tomorrow, . Something to look forward to that doesn't involve ttc, that is a good thing.

CD 4 today and started the clomid again yesterday. Third time's a charm, right? I sure hope so 'cause if not then we will be on a temporary hiatus to do more testing etc. before we can do more cycles. We're starting to have the 'try more IUI's or just go to IVF' talk. I so didn't want to go there, really hoping this will happen for us. I should be gearing up to O for Valentines. Wouldn't that be romantic?

[Mama~Love]

Stitches - it's my 3rd time with Clomid this month as well. The Dr. upped my dose this month to 150mg. Hope this is our month !

[calihannah]

Hi ladies, may I join you? I just had a chemical pg (m/c at 4w 5days). AF showed today so at least I'm back in the TTC game for February and realllllly hope to O this cycle so we can try again!

I was supposed to start Clomid this cycle, but since my BFP last cycle, it doesn't appear that I need that extra help. I will use progesterone starting 2-3dpo, though, as of this cycle. Last cycle I started the progesterone with the BFP...it will be interesting to see how this goes, since usually I could test or be out of the game by around 12dpo (LP was around 10 days), but now I'll have to test up through 14dpo before stopping the progesterone if BFN. And that's really, really weird for me. Would love to hear BTDT stories (especially hopeful ones!).

Anyhow, glad to be here with all of you!

[Mama~Love]

calihannah!

I am so sorry for your loss. I have not used progesterone, so I am unfamiliar with it. My LP is around 10 days, last month it was 9. I've been reassured that it's OK, even though it's on the short side.

[mclisa]

Welcome calihannah!

I'm just waiting around to see if I "O" this month. Maybe later this week.

[Qbear'smama]

Welcome calihannah!

This morning I found out that I missed my ultrasound follow up yesterday! Between moving and having made the appointment in November, I completely forgot when the appt was! The receptionist said since I missed the appointment and there wasnt another one for a while, they might have to change my laproscopic surgery date from May to the summer since they need at least 5 weeks between appointment and surgery date to get the paperwork ready . But it ended up that there was a cancellation in March so I can do my follow up then and still have surgery if necessary in May. ARGH!! I just wanna get pregnant so I can avoid all that crap!!

[Tulpen88]

I'd like to join the group too! DH and I have just started our first cycle of TTC#2. We're so excited!

[bunziemom]

welcome calihannah , princesswinnie andtulpen88!

calihannah sorry about your CP. I had one a few months ago and went on to ovulate on schedule the very next cycle so for you.

qbear sorry for the missed US bust lots of ladies get preggo while waiting for some sort of ttc procedure or another so there is hope

mclisa

mamalove can you explain to me what the royal jelly does?

[mommytoallh]

Thanks for doing the new thread mamalove.

to all the new ladies

Sorry Qbear about your missed appointment.

Very sorry about your loss calihannah

mclisa we have the opposite sort of, I have 1 girl followed by 4 boys!

I'm on cd8 today and will be calling dh for duty in two days. I usually have very long cycles, but my last cycle was only 29 days! It was a huge shock for me and I am really hopeful that maybe this month I can have a more "regular" cycle also. Our ttc plan is to start bding on day 10 and don't stop until I O. Dh is very agreeable as you might imagine! So here's to lots of bding that leads to lots of bfps!

[Mama~Love]

Originally Posted by Qbear'smama

Welcome calihannah!

This morning I found out that I missed my ultrasound follow up yesterday! Between moving and having made the appointment in November, I completely forgot when the appt was! The receptionist said since I missed the appointment and there wasnt another one for a while, they might have to change my laproscopic surgery date from May to the summer since they need at least 5 weeks between appointment and surgery date to get the paperwork ready . But it ended up that there was a cancellation in March so I can do my follow up then and still have surgery if necessary in May. ARGH!! I just wanna get pregnant so I can avoid all that crap!!

Oh no! I'm so sorry you missed your appointment. I think it's ridiculous that you need to wait so long. Five weeks?? For paperwork?? Crazy!!

I hope you get your BFP too .

Originally Posted by Tulpen88

I'd like to join the group too! DH and I have just started our first cycle of TTC#2. We're so excited!

Tulpen88!! Glad you found us here!

Originally Posted by bunziemom

mamalove can you explain to me what the royal jelly does?

bunziemom - here's a some info on it: http://natural-fertility-info.com/royal-jelly.html .

[Mama~Love]

OK, been thinking yesterday, and I hope I'm worrying for nothing. I'm worried about my LP being too short, and I'm worrying that the Clomid is making my uterine lining too thin for implantation. What if I did get pregnant, but it could never implant because my LP is too short, or my lining is too thin?

I can't really be running to the Dr. all the time to be monitored. The one I see is in the area only once a month, so I can't have an U/S or anything to alleviate my fears. I hope I'm worrying for nothing.

[mclisa]

That's really interesting about the Royal Jelly. I've never heard of it before. I hope it does the trick.

And I didn't realize that Clomid can thin the lining of your uterus. Apparently I have a bunch of reading to do.

[80'smum]

Ok....please forgive me if this sounds "dumb", but how do you know that you need progesterone cream??? I mean, other than getting a blood test to verify that you have low progesterone, is this something that you can take on your own??? If you are in your late 30's (like me)....is it just a common place to take the cream???? Since I had no issues getting bfp with my first three children, I never thought about it....but, I had blocked tubes and just had an operation to unblock them....so, now I am stressing out about every little thing...(this really sucks, btw!! LOL!!)
Ahhhhhhhh - tell me I am only a little bit nuts