March 30-something mamas TTC #2 or more

[milosmomma]

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

Let's Get Lucky!!!!

Our Members

80'smum
Ameliasmum
bunziemom
Carrin
cparkly
dhhteacher
elyse's mama
emski4379
enigo
Frisbee
geekthegirl
jenger
justthinkin
karylina
kel32brown
kimmie_n_angus
Kokopelli-mana
lilmom
love_r4ks
Mama~Love
mclisa
milosmomma
mirta
mom2fussy
mommytoallh
Moon Angel
MrsHin2002
PrincessWinnie
Qbear’smama
rachwms
princess winnie
segrau
Serenity0811
Tulpen88
turtlejd
wishing4three

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


success stories!

In March
Frisbee
turtlejd
rachwms


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!

[milosmomma]

I figured that since my cycle runs from the beginning of the month to the end (so I'll be around here for a while), I'd start the thread.

Special thanks to Mama~Love for leading us previously. Hopefully I can live up to her example

[Mama~Love]

Awww, thanks! Feel free to change any of the smilies or words.

I haven't switched my chart to Day 1 yet as I haven't had any bright red bleeding, just spotting & clots, but I'm thinking today or tomorrow will be Day 1.

*Sigh*.

[Tulpen88]

Thanks for the new thread, Milosmomma! Could you add my chart by my name? It's here: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/d748d

Mama~Love- Hang in there! Sorry that AF is on her way.

[milosmomma]

Tulpen88- Done!

Mama~Love- I hope you don't mind that I cut & pasted. You just did such a great job!

AFM- I started spotting a little on Saturday AT A BABY SHOWER . I'd had this dream that I'd be able to (secretly) tell my dear friend that I was pregnant at her baby shower.....Nope. Then yesterday I started thinking that maybe I'd spoken too soon (spotting was brown & then pretty much stopped). But then today it was back to bright red. I still haven't been able to find a BBT thrmometer. I've checked 3 stores- Walmart, Walgreens & Rite Aid, and I haven't had any luck! Weird. DS just woke from his nap, so we may head out and check again.

[calihannah]

milosmomma - there's always Amazon for a BBT if you can't find one...but FWIW, our Target and CVS have them, if you happen to have those around too.

Wishing all of you lots of this month! Just waiting for more graduates from this group pretty please!!!

[milosmomma]

Yeah, I think my stores were just a little lean. I know I've seen them at Walgreens & Rite Aid before. Maybe there are just a lot of people TTC in my area right now. I noticed that Walgreens was really low on ovulation strips too (there were a few spots for them...but I only saw one there).

[bunziemom]

milosmomma Thanks so much for starting the new thread! FYI if you get the Target brand BBT-I have to leave the darn thing in for a few seconds after the beep to get an accurate reading and I've heard the Walgreens BBT are the same way.

Lots of luck to us all in the month of March!

[mclisa]

milosmomma: Thanks for this month! May it be good to you!

Mama~Love: Thinking of you this month.

I hope to be hanging out with you for the month. If I keep my 35 day cycle, it looks like it be March 31 or April 1 before I could test. I did think of all of you yesterday...I happened to be driving past a dollar store. I resisted....for now.

I'm half way to my goal weight to be at when we do conceive. If it doesn't happen by then I will probably go pick up some Target OPK's. I had good luck with them.

[jenger]

Thanks for the new thread, Milosmama!

Mama Love

Me: about to O. I thought of you ladies this morning when I resorted to netflix in order to BD... I now do that every month. I would have scorned myself for such behaviour before my dd was born! (MY child, watch dora!?!?!)

We just got back from vacation, and I didn't temp... I am not taking the month off from TTC, but taking the month off of charting... It's actually quite nice - especially since my cycle is really predictable...

[milosmomma]

Originally Posted by bunziemom

Lots of luck to us all in the month of March!

Well, I was going to use this as the tag line on the OP.....but then I went in a different direction.


Good luck Jenger!!

[Frisbee]

Hey everyone, happy March!

Milosmomma, could you add my chart to the lineup?

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2ca47f

I'm kind of excited because I had a dip yesterday followed by an increase today - maybe an implantation dip? Got to find something to obsess about during the 2ww, even if it's just one data point. AF is not due for 9 days or so.

Good luck Jenger! DD interrupted us for the first time ever a couple weeks ago. Luckily she just woke up from her nap and was calling for me, she didn't walk in on us, but that's a new thing we hadn't dealt with before. Makes TTC a little more challenging when you can't just DTD whenever.

[turtlejd]

Hi, I'm joining y'all! We're TTC #3. I *think* I O'd around 2/26 or so, so I'm in the TWW. I'm trying so hard not to obsess, but it's so hard!

Good luck to everyone!

[milosmomma]

Frisbee- Chart added! No joke about DTD being more complicated when you have kids!

turtlejd- Welcome! I added you to our list! Good luck!

[Frisbee]

Originally Posted by turtlejd

Hi, I'm joining y'all! We're TTC #3. I *think* I O'd around 2/26 or so, so I'm in the TWW. I'm trying so hard not to obsess, but it's so hard!

Good luck to everyone!

Hey Turtlejd, we're cycle buddies sort of. I O'd 2/24 or so.

[turtlejd]

Thanks milosmama!

Frisbee-Hi cycle buddy!

[Tulpen88]

turtlejd! GL with the 2ww!

Frisbee- GL to you too! Your chart looks good! How long is your LP normally? (my polite way of asking "when will you test?!?!")

Milosmomma- I love the "Let's Get Lucky!" tag line! It's perfect! Did you manage to finda BBT yesterday? I think mine is from Target. I used to have one from Walgreens, but it took a long time to take my temp (so long that I would often fall asleep with the thermometer in my mouth, then I'd have to temp again b/c I was sleeping with my mouth open, with the BBT in my mouth, LOL). The Target one takes about a minute and it seems just as accurate. The only thing I don't love about the Target BBT is that it only stores the temp for you to check once. I have to be sure to check it before DS gets up, or at least put it out of his reach, or else he'll press the button and erase my temp.

Jenger- LOL about the Netflix!! You do what you have to do! My son isn't old enough to be content to watch a show for long enough for us to DTD, so we have to wait until he's asleep, do it in the AM before he wakes up, or try to BD while he naps.

mclisa- Congrats on the weight loss! That is awesome!

AFM- I had my acupuncture appt yesterday afternoon and it went well. I'm going to see her again before I O and then after I O to try to regulate my hormones. I enjoyed the appt- it was very relaxing. I fell asleep on the table. We discussed vitamin B and I decided I'll give it a try again this cycle. We won't move to any other herbal supplements yet though.

I'm ready to get this cycle started! DH better watch out!

[Mama~Love]

Thanks everyone. This has hit me much harder than I expected. I am so upset and angry right now. It's not fair, why is this happening?? Why do I deserve this torture?? Why does my stupid body not remember what it's supposed to do??

Still don't know if we'll try this month. Maybe the nice weather will help & change my mind.

[milosmomma]

OK.....I've GOT to be in the middle of some big joke. So far I've checked Walmart, Walgreens (2), Rite Aid, CVS & Target. Not one BBT. I've looked with the regular thermometers, in the "family planning" section, asked employees. NOTHING!!!

At this point, I feel like it's a lost cause because it'll be too late before I find one anyway.

Mama~Love- I'm so sorry that you're hurting. Play this month by ear, try to relax your mind and body. Either way, we're all here for you!

Tulpen88- I'm glad to hear the acupuncture went well. I hope it works!

[jenger]

Milosmama- If you think it is too late to detect ovulation, I say order online... and find one that is back-lit, and will remember the last temp it took... (mine doesn't do either, and it's annoying...)

mama love - How are you doing today?

Welcome Turtle!

AFM: I am pretty sure I o-ed yesterday... I am not charting this month, but I had EWCM and a +opk yesterday, and I am much drier and got a -opk today... Funny - without all of my supplements to o earlier, I o-ed earlier... (CD 16 this month, when it is usually cd17...) Also, we only bd 2x this fertile period... we usually do it 4x... I still have a chance, I guess.