The September "Whatever" Thread - Page 21

[MovingMomma]

BHappy: Congratulations!!!

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by akind1

on a side note, we repainted our master bedroom this weekend and tried out DS being in his crib all night as a result. He STTN and has the last 4 nights. I love the uninterrupted sleep, but I sure to miss waking up with him. kinda sad, baby boy growing up! had to happen eventually though, I guess.

Bittersweet! Though, I wouldn't know. DD is 2 this Saturday and has yet to truly STTN. She does the whole 5 hour stretch thing, but I would love a few nights uninterrupted! Enjoy it while it lasts!

Originally Posted by BHappy

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HOORAY! What a nice line! So happy for you!! Did you tell your DH yet? Keep us posted!

AFM - Dude, what is UP with these flat temps??

My Chart

[BarefootScientist]

I couldn't get that to work, but I'm assuming it's positive...

Congratulations!!

Are you going to be in June with me?

[Kindermama]

CONGRATULATIONS BHAPPY!!! Yes I stalked your chart this morning!!!

[onetwoten]

Yay Bhappy!!!! So exciting, and less stressful I would bet to have such an obvious positive, instead of a squinty!

Babycakes: My chart/cycle this month look very odd too. I went in this morning and updated it, and I don't know what the heck is going on. I've been feeling sick for like a week, and then I took my temp this morning and it was 97.8... which could mean if I don't get better like... tomorrow, this cycle could be a bust for temps. I just wish I knew what was going on, because even though I had a semi regular seeming AF, my mind still goes to the "well maybe I should just take a test in case to be sure..." but in my logical brain, I know that the AF I experienced was heavier than I would expect for implantation or such.

Oh I totally forgot to say that my guess for your flat temps would be one of the supplemements is regulating them. Could be a good thing!

Funny note... the couple of us that all started AF about the same time this cycle, could totally be joining you guys at the end of the month in the June DDC anyways. Fingers crossed!

[lyterae]

BHappy - Congratulations!

Carrie - I've only had one or two cycles that I had "flat" temperatures, I think what I found is that it means your hormone levels are nice and even.

[Kindermama]

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

AFM - Dude, what is UP with these flat temps??

My Chart

Do you round up your temps? Say if you got 97.86, do you just put 97.9??

I've been putting in my temps exactly as they read out on my basal therm. Try that (unless that's what you've been doing?!)

[Maine Mama Doula]

Originally Posted by BHappy

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Congrats! I had to look back through your posts here Waiting to test pays off, huh? I'm so happy for you

[MovingMomma]

Originally Posted by Kindermama

Do you round up your temps? Say if you got 97.86, do you just put 97.9??

I've been putting in my temps exactly as they read out on my basal therm. Try that (unless that's what you've been doing?!)

Actually, you're only supposed to record to the nearest tenth. It makes interpretation clearer.

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by Kindermama

Do you round up your temps? Say if you got 97.86, do you just put 97.9??

I've been putting in my temps exactly as they read out on my basal therm. Try that (unless that's what you've been doing?!)

Nope, no rounding here. My therm only goes to the tenth, so I just put in exactly what I see. Hopefully my supplements ARE making things more 'normal'!! I'm curious to see what kind of temp shift I get this month, if it's obvious or more unclear. Would be neat to have a very obvious shift, too!

My FF says I'm officially "fertile" -- so here we goooo! I hope I do get to join you all in the June DDC!!

JJ - Ugh, I hope you feel better soon! I had allergies/cold this weekend and felt miserable - but no fever or anything. Just the blahs! And I have had some of the same pangs of, Hmm maybe that wasn't AF after all, but in my mind I know that if I bled that heavily in an early pg, it wouldn't bode well and must have been AF!

I think waiting to test is the way to go now. I love seeing a nice clear BFP. I hate squinting and tilting and holding the test every which way to see maybe a hint of something that might be a line. That's so annoying and takes too much energy emotionally. I'm totally waiting to test. No more early testing!

[javilu]

I don't know if anyone here remembers me - I was only here a few times. We had been whatevering and I got a BFP on 9/13. I was apprehensive for like a day, happy for 2 days, and then, as awful luck would have it, I miscarried 3 days after my positive test. Very sad stuff. But it did really cement for me how much I do already love and long for a second child, so I'm no longer whatevering, but full-on TTC now! to all of you!

[Kindermama]

Originally Posted by MovingMomma

Actually, you're only supposed to record to the nearest tenth. It makes interpretation clearer.

whoops! I just started my first chart in almost 5 years. Perhaps I should brush up on the info!

[BarefootScientist]

Originally Posted by jeninejessica

Funny note... the couple of us that all started AF about the same time this cycle, could totally be joining you guys at the end of the month in the June DDC anyways. Fingers crossed!

Yessssssss. Looking forward to it!

[BHappy]

Thank you all so much for the joyous congrats! I still can't believe it.

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

HOORAY! What a nice line! So happy for you!! Did you tell your DH yet? Keep us posted!

Hehehe. Well, I'm bringing him up to speed s.l.o.w.l.y.... i told him last night that my period was late. He was pretty freaked out. He takes a bit of time to let things sink in. He didn't react much, other than a somewhat sarcastic "great, that's just what we need." This may sound harsh, and it certainly isn't my first choice of reactions, but we both know that he isn't as keen as I am to have another. But you may recall that when I told him that I would stop asking to have a baby, he said, "no! you don't need to do that!" So this is just his way of coming around. At some point, I'll have to let him know it was a !

Originally Posted by BarefootScientist

I couldn't get that to work, but I'm assuming it's positive...

Congratulations!!

Are you going to be in June with me?

Yes, it's a ! I just took the picture down, so it won't be viewable any more. Just being cautious... and, yes! June 6th due date. I'll join you in the June DDC! Really nice that dh's birthday is June 4th. He might like that once he gets used to the idea of having another.


s and I will keep following this thread; can't wait for October's good news!!

xo

[Kimmiepie]

BHappy- I am so excited for you!!!!!!!! Congratulations!
((although I am sad that I didn't get to see the picture. I love looking at tests! ))

Originally Posted by jeninejessica

DH and I decided today that starting tomorrow, or maybe the next day, we're going to do the 30 day shred. And we can't do it at the same time together, so what we're going to do is set up "funds"- and every day one of us doesn't work out, we have to put $5 in the other person's fund, and then at the end of the month, you can use the money for whatever you want, guilt free (all our bank accounts are combined, so usually we're good about checking before making purchases). We'll see how it goes.

This month I'm feeling avoidant so far . I haven't even checked my chart since I think about day 3, and I'm pretty sure it's like 8 or 9 now, but I've lost track.

Awesome!! Hubby doesn't really need to work out, so I'll be doing it solo. I bought the 30 day shred and used it a few times. I loved it! I vowed to get back into this week. I told dh that as a "reward" (because I hate working out) I would like a massage each day that I exercise. He agreed.

Good luck to you! We could keep each other updated on our progess.

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

AFM - Dude, what is UP with these flat temps??

My Chart

I don't know. I get that sometimes too. I read this on FF:

Why am I getting "flat" temperatures?

If your temperatures seem to be around the same level all the time, the culprit is usually your thermometer. Even when you are taking your temperature at the same time, following all the guidelines, there is usually some fluctuation in temperatures. Your first step is to check your thermometer's battery or get a new thermometer. If your temperatures are still flat, and/or show no sign of a biphasic (ovulatory) pattern when you would expect them to, this is something to ask your doctor about if it happens for a few cycles.

BUT I did some research, and it seems that it's generally considered to mean you have balanced hormones that month. Making it easier to get pregnant. Particularly in Chinese medicine, it is considered a good thing.

Have you been doing any acupuncture, chiropractor, change in diet or anything else like that recently?

AFM: I haven't been around here the past couple of days. I'm not really "feeling it" this month. I haven't even been temping, and usually I love checking my temps and analyzing them! Check out my pathetic chart. http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2be681 I know there's a slim chance of pregnancy (since dh is still not ready) and I'm just kind of slacking.

[onetwoten]

Yeah, I need to turn my brain off for a few days. I think I'll feel better once I have some temps in my chart, because right now all I have is symptoms, and even though i HAD AF, and it seemed fairly normal, my symptoms right now and not pre-o, and my temp this morning was 97.8. I'm sure tomorrows will be lower, and I'll be able to put the crazy on the backburner. We're gearing up for fertile time, so hopefully it will be a fun few days, and the sick will back off and allow me to enjoy myself. I would reallllly like this to be the month. I'm thinking if this isn't it, I'm going to look into preseed or something, because we usually use lube, and obviously it's not the best for ttc.

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by Kimmiepie

BUT I did some research, and it seems that it's generally considered to mean you have balanced hormones that month. Making it easier to get pregnant. Particularly in Chinese medicine, it is considered a good thing.

Have you been doing any acupuncture, chiropractor, change in diet or anything else like that recently?

Hopefully it's a good thing! My therm battery was literally *just* replaced, so I doubt it's that. And I'm able to get other readings at other times of the day. My diet has been overhauled (eating healthier) and I started exercising. This cycle I'm doing maca and merry mother fertility oil, both of which are supposed to regulate hormone levels. And FWIW, my temps are normal for me, just not rocky.

JJ - Taking EPO has really helped me w/not needing lube. You just make more of your own, it seems. And it's really just for that purpose - making more quality cm - not for any other fertility "issues". I know you don't do supplements but just a thought for you. Either way I hope you feel better soon. Being sick stinks.

[akind1]

JJ: GL for fertile time!

I am sleepy today, baby came back in bed last night (think he missed me, since I was gone at work all day, and it was the first day I was back since he started STTN)

Are there any more chances of another September Grad before the October thread starts?

I am going to call it and say I am either 3 or 4 dpo. CM has dried up so I think that would be about right. Since I haven't temped at all, FF won't give me anything . . oh well.

[Baby_Cakes]

I'm sleepy today too, akind1. I've been trying to gently help Nora sleep in her own bed, and so far she sleeps in her bed for a few hours and then I end up on the floor in her room w/her, on the most uncomfortable futon mattress in the entire universe.

Makes me feel kinda eh about having another when my workload now is so heavy. I can't imagine doubling it. Though I can imagine double the love and double the fun times! Funny how that works!

AFM - OPK this afternoon was faint, not pos, so I'm on track to O when I think I'm going to. I checked my calendar today and realized I'm going to be @ a baby shower at 15dpo. If shows, I think it will be the most depressing baby shower I've ever attended. If I get a bfp -- wow, it might just be the most fun! What a toss up. Makes me nervous. I don't want to be in tears or pissed at this poor girl's shower.

DD's birthday is on Saturday. I cannot believe she will be 2. It's unreal. These past 2 years of her life, plus the 9 months I was pg, went by so fast!! I feel like in no time, I'll be celebrating the next baby's birthday, lol, and he/she hasn't even been conceived yet!!

[Kindermama]

I think we somehow just crossed over the bridge