•TTC #1 in Our 30's April Thread• Let BFP's Spring Forth!• - Page 2

[AmandaMom]

Tear - I thought they were playing tricks too! And when I checked this morning, I thought I was losing it!

Amy - Welcome! I'm glad to see another poster from the queer thread here. Good luck this cycle!

AFM, I'm at 3dpo and can't stand waiting. My breasts have been sore since insemination, so that's not going to be a helpful clue for me. I can't stop thinking about being pregnant, and it's making me a crazy person! Still too early to test, right?

[rmiriam]

Hi ladies!

Adorkable, I guess you should add me, too. I've been lurking for a while, but started TTC in November, so it may be a long road. I'm 31 on Monday, and our attempts have been hampered by trips and guests (we have a squeaky bed). April's not looking good, since we have company all month, but I have high hopes for May, and I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with y'all!

[Olerica]

Originally Posted by •Adorkable•

Olerica, would you like to share with us where you and your DH got to and what you are doing to move forward with your life? i know it has been a long journey for you. Huge hugs and warm wishes in all of life!

Sure. I had been doing progesterone suppositories for about 6 months and STILL nothing was working. I think I just realized that the progesterone was making me exceptionally unhappy. I mean, we'd been trying for SO LONG. And I talked about it a lot.

It just started hurting so much to be trying... so much more than not succeeding. So, we talked about what life would be without kids. We decided to make some changes. We're moving. I'm starting a business that I've been wanting to do for YEARS. It's possible/probable that we'll adopt or have kids in our life in some fashion. But doing someting else just became so much more of a drive for us. It's a good thing.

[~Adorkable~]

Originally Posted by Newbian Mama

Did you see the April Fool's funnies at ThinkGeek.com? I think you'd appreciate their humor

saw it , loved it!

It only takes once right? What CD are you on today?

3DPO, thankfully wont be home and near my test at all till 9dpo and will actually really work on holding out till later to test but who am i kidding

Originally Posted by rmiriam

Hi ladies!

Adorkable, I guess you should add me, too.

welcome rmiriam!!
do you have a chart to share? I'll add you soon, happy unlurking day to you! may your stay here be short and sweet!!

Originally Posted by Olerica

So, we talked about what life would be without kids. We decided to make some changes. We're moving. I'm starting a business that I've been wanting to do for YEARS.

you sound like you have made some strong choices for your life, all the best thoughts in the world to you finding tons of joy and excitement on these new quests. i got a tingle about news of a new business, that sounds really great to go back and grab onto something that you have been wanting like that, you go girl



AFM- spend way too long tonight allowing myself to be in a conversation with my grandma about how she thinks i would be just as happy without kids and probably more so and to relax and to worry about better things and on and on and on. where the does she get on with talking to me like that, she of 2 kids, 4 grandkids and 6 greatgrandkids, most of which she has spent her whole life enjoying.
i finally had to just leave the room before i barked that if having kids was so over rated i would be happy to pack up and fly back arouse the country and stop bothering her. (i'm staying out of love for her, to fix, chance or clean half her house!)

[rmiriam]

AFM- spend way too long tonight allowing myself to be in a conversation with my grandma about how she thinks i would be just as happy without kids and probably more so and to relax and to worry about better things and on and on and on. where the does she get on with talking to me like that, she of 2 kids, 4 grandkids and 6 greatgrandkids, most of which she has spent her whole life enjoying.
i finally had to just leave the room before i barked that if having kids was so over rated i would be happy to pack up and fly back arouse the country and stop bothering her. (i'm staying out of love for her, to fix, chance or clean half her house!)[/QUOTE]

That must have been such a frustrating conversation! I'm sorry you had to deal with it, especially when you're there to help. Hopefully in a few days you'll be able to chalk it up to well meaning but clueless.

I think this is a link to my chart: My Ovulation Chart

I've never done this, so let me know if it doesn't work. And thank you for the warm welcome

[somegirl99]

Welcome rmiriam! Your link works fine and I also hope you have a short stay.

[Newbian Mama]

Originally Posted by •Adorkable•

AFM- spend way too long tonight allowing myself to be in a conversation with my grandma about how she thinks i would be just as happy without kids and probably more so and to relax and to worry about better things and on and on and on. where the does she get on with talking to me like that, she of 2 kids, 4 grandkids and 6 greatgrandkids, most of which she has spent her whole life enjoying.
i finally had to just leave the room before i barked that if having kids was so over rated i would be happy to pack up and fly back arouse the country and stop bothering her. (i'm staying out of love for her, to fix, chance or clean half her house!)

s I'm sorry you had to go through that. I've had that same conversation with my mother. It ranges from "you can just adopt" to "kids are overrated anyway". I can't stand hearing that so one day I asked her why she told me such hurtful things and she said it was to protect me in case I never get pregnant. I understand she was coming from a place of love and but I still didn't want to hear it. I don't discuss TTC with her anymore.

[Newbian Mama]

Originally Posted by rmiriam

Hi ladies!

Adorkable, I guess you should add me, too. I've been lurking for a while, but started TTC in November, so it may be a long road. I'm 31 on Monday, and our attempts have been hampered by trips and guests (we have a squeaky bed). April's not looking good, since we have company all month, but I have high hopes for May, and I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with y'all!

This is a great group of ladies so feel free to post your thoughts, feelings, and any questions you may have.

[Newbian Mama]

AmandaMom - I keep thinking about you but forgetting to post. How are you doing today? Have you POAS yet or are you holding on strong?

[jdawson22]

Hey there,
Not sure how this works or how we get added to the list. My partner and I are trying to have another kiddo. We started in March. Inseminated again today. We'll see.

[AmandaMom]

jdawson22 - Welcome! I'll cross my fingers for you and your partner! Hopefully you won't be with us long.

rmiriam - Welcome to you too! Have you thought of maybe using your bedroom floor instead of your bed? Just sayin'...

AFM, 4dpo and I'm already anxious to test. I haven't yet, though, because it's ridiculously early... but I'm almost positive I won't be able to wait until 11dpo like I had planned! I kept busy with housework today, but every resting moment I'm thinking about being pregnant. Thanks for asking about me, Newbian Mama.

[~Adorkable~]

jdawson22, you are always welcome to stick around, just wantt ot mentionth at this is a group of ladies that are curently without any kids and hoping ot have our first. there is another group you will see around that is also ladies in their 30's having #2 or 3. not that it matters too much, it just often brings up differnt issues. we are mostly childless right not and they are dealing with TTC with a kid and sometimes a baby. so you might find they have more in common with your stuff.

welcome to mothering.com for sure, glad you found us and i hope your jorney to your second child is short and sweet!

[meander]

It turns out my nausea is from an inner ear infection. I didn't mind morning sickness, but I'm not dealing so well with it being just an infection.
I'm not feeling positive at all. No AF...and another BFN today. I'm trying not to go down this road...but all I can think is that my one m/c was my only shot at pregnancy, that none of the women in my family have had a child after 30 for 4 generations. I'm 37, and feeling my age. Genetics just aren't on my side for producing healthy kids at this point... and that's assuming I can keep my chronic medical issues at bay, stay off the Class D meds, get my cycle back, and have a chance to try again.
Oh well. I guess I'll just keep testing once a week until AF comes back and hope for a miracle. There's little else I can do about any of this.
But I'm feeling very discouraged. I know we'd only been really *trying* since September, but we gave up TTA in April last year, so it's feeling long today. Also I can't help thinking that this week I should be starting to feel the baby move.

[Blanca78]

Originally Posted by meander

It turns out my nausea is from an inner ear infection. I didn't mind morning sickness, but I'm not dealing so well with it being just an infection.
I'm not feeling positive at all. No AF...and another BFN today. I'm trying not to go down this road...but all I can think is that my one m/c was my only shot at pregnancy, that none of the women in my family have had a child after 30 for 4 generations. I'm 37, and feeling my age. Genetics just aren't on my side for producing healthy kids at this point... and that's assuming I can keep my chronic medical issues at bay, stay off the Class D meds, get my cycle back, and have a chance to try again.
Oh well. I guess I'll just keep testing once a week until AF comes back and hope for a miracle. There's little else I can do about any of this.
But I'm feeling very discouraged. I know we'd only been really *trying* since September, but we gave up TTA in April last year, so it's feeling long today. Also I can't help thinking that this week I should be starting to feel the baby move.

I'm really sorry you're feeling this way. I had a loss too and it's hard not to keep tabs on the different stages you'd be at. I don't know the details of your situation, of course, but I wouldn't assume that genetics aren't on your side...my doctor told me much of fertility isn't necessarily genetic. And lots and lots and lots of women have healthy pregnancies at 37. It doesn't sound like, in the grand scheme of things, it took that long at all to get pregnant the first time. I for one know I was "trying" for a few months that probably wouldn't have done much good at all--once I started charting I realized I was ovulating several days later than I thought, so our timing was off... Have you talked to a doctor about any of your concerns? Would you be able to get some basic testing done just to put some of your concerns to rest?

Hope you feel better--all of us here know how anxiety-ridden this process can be. I hope you get your bfp this cycle...

[JJ'sLove79]

Hi my name is Tammy i'm 30 years old and this is officially my 2nd month TTC..Im hoping this will be my month

[iheartmyfamily]

thx blanca - i dont monitor my cm. i just cant add another thing to the mix its tooooo much. lol. i opk and cbfm and temp and all that is frustrating bc i obsess easily. today is my SEVENTH high day on my monitor. i think my body forgot to O! oh well..... good luck to everyone!

[JustKiya]

Originally Posted by •Adorkable•

how are you doing Kiya? as one of the very few ladies that have been around here since i showd up, i think about you often. how is the spring treating you?

Spring is fabulous! It's warm again, for one thing, and that always boosts my mood! TTC-wise, *shrug* I don't even really claim to still be TTC'ing - I'm just enjoying my life and having lots of sex. *lol* DH is still out of work, so that's put a bit of a damper on the reproduction front - he's hoping to get one within the next week, and if we can arrange somethings, I might be splashing back into the TTC-pool by finally taking Clomid.
Not really planning/thinking about it though - just letting things shape up as they best need to.

[AmandaMom]

meander - Sending s your way! Many, many women have healthy babies at age 37. If those women aren't in your family, so what?! You can still do it, and you will. I know there isn't much I can say to cheer you up, but know it will all be worth it when you finally get to hold that child in your arms. I will think of you and be positive for you, even if you can't... which is entirely understandable!! Try to hang in there, okay?

Welcome, Tammy! I hope your stay on this TTC board is short and sweet. I'll cross my fingers for you until the news of your BFP! What stage of your cycle are you in? I'm waiting to test, and getting crazier by the minute!

[~Adorkable~]

Originally Posted by JJ'sLove79

Hi my name is Tammy i'm 30 years old and this is officially my 2nd month TTC..Im hoping this will be my month

Welcome!!!!!!!

[iheartmyfamily]

amandas mom ur temps look great!