30-something Mamas TTC #2 or more- December

[marmo]

It's December, 30-Something Mamas TTC #2 or more!

Our Members

beautifulboy

callieollie

catholic74
EllyMayMomma
Jonahroo
kismetbaby
Kokopelli-mana (Maria)
kristenyostdc (Kristen)
Lakin24
Marnica
MichaelsSahm (Ann)

musicoholic
myorianna
NishaG
showurhorns (Summer)

snadaska
spughy
sweet tea

TTCmama
Tulpen88 (Callie)

P.S. New members are welcome! Just post and say hello! Please try to join the group early in your cycle (pre-O) so that we can get to know you and cheer you on during the 2ww!
P.P.S. If you used to post here and don't see your name on the list, it's because you didn't post in the last month. just let me know if you want to be added back to the list.


Our success stories!
 

December

mum2sarah

tjjazzy

November
Sweet Tea, Myorianna
October
heavensearth
September
mija y mijo, slinkyfish
August
CarolinaKel, mclisa (Michelle), jr'smom


Please check out the sticky at the top of the TTC forum for a very helpful list of abbreviations!

Edited by marmo - 12/31/10 at 11:04am

[marmo]

I hope it's alright, I took it upon myself to start this thread, since Callie asked for someone to take it over for December, and no one had yet.  I don't know what I did wrong for everyone's chart links to not show up.  Can anyone tell me how to fix that?  I will do my best to keep up, feel free to me if I miss something. 

[marmo]

And I think I figured that out, too, but please check the links and make sure I did it right?  Thanks!!

[callieollie]

Thanks for starting one!  I have no idea about the charts so I'm no help there.

I'm 8dpo but not feeling so hopeful this month. I was feeling good but my temps just keep dropping and I don't know why. That is WITH the prometrium too so I don't know what the deal is. I'm trying to tell myself it could be a weird implantation dip but I'm not convincing myself.  It's so hard for me to remain hopeful without being too hopeful that I end up being disappointed and yet not be so hopeless that it's just depressing.  Sigh.

[snadaska]

Hi,

I'm trying to have baby #2! Just starting this month. I haven't been doing temps. We had been thinking about having another for awhile but last weekend was when I finally said "I'm in!"  

[beautifulboy]

Hi All

So nice to see you all here! Can I be added?  It's currently CD8 over here in the land of trying . . .

+

[marmo]

Callieollie- Thanks for joining me here!  I hope that your temps are and indication of implantation.  I understand not wanting to get your hopes too high, at the same time.  When do you start testing?

Welcome beautifulboy and snaduska!  You've been added, hopefully we all get moved to December's success stories!

[callieollie]

Mary, I think I'm going to test tomorrow. Unless my temp drops again and I can be pretty sure AF is coming. But otherwise I think I'll test tomorrow and then Monday if AF stays away.  I was going to wait until Sunday but I'm going to be visiting a family friend with a new baby and I don't think I can handle getting a BFN the same day.  My chart is here:   http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/327a6d.  It would be really early for my temps to be dropping now (my luteal phase is usually 12-14 days) so I am not expecting AF until Monday through Wednesday sometime.  It hasn't dropped to the coverline though so I'm hoping the super high temps around CD17-19 were just the abnormal ones and just make everything else seem a lot lower. I guess I'll see what my temp says tomorrow.  

[musicoholic]

Happy weekend ladies!  Thanks for the new thread, marmo!

Just checking in...  CD7 here, so nothing exciting happening over here (unless you ask my DH...  lol)

[callieollie]

BFN this morning but my temp did end up going up again, A LOT, so I guess there is still hope. Maybe the low temps were an implantation dip?    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/327a6d

[kismetbaby]

Welcome snadaska and beautiful boy!

Hope this is your month callieollie!

AFM: my body is doing some weird stuff. . .I think that its gearing up for my first PP ovulation/AF.  Somethings definitely shifted though. I had some EWCM last week, which i haven't seen in oh, almost 2 years now!  (Although it wasn't much so I'm not sure if I actually Oed or not.)  But now I am feeling majorly PMSy (wow, had forgotten how much that sucks!). . .so either I did O, but had a super short LP. . .or. . .I don't know exactly what. I have been feeling very crampy today.

Last night had a vivid dream about getting a BFP, so I took a HPT this morning (even though its such a long shot, but that's what the cheapies are for right?!), but BFN of course.  But I'm not really disappointed. . .I'd like to know what the heck my body is doing though.  LAM is frustrating!

[marmo]

Calliollie- hmmmmmm, don't know.  I haven't been charting this time around but will start soon.  I looked back at my charts from dd.  I didn't have an implantion dip, or at least not an noticeable one.  But, I didn't have any dips that went back up, either... Once I dipped, my temp stayed down,and af came along.  hoping for a bfp for you!!!

and speaking of temps, I am anywhere from 5-9 dpo.  I didn't use the opk this time around either.  Can I start temping this late in my cycle, just to see if it stays up?  I am rusty on my temping.

[TTCmama]

Hi ladies,

I posted a couple of times on the old thread.  Could I be added?  Thanks you!  I'm on CD12.

This cycle (#3) I've added EPO, baby aspirin, and red raspberry leaf tea.  I already take NPC which didn't seem to work that great last cycle (short LP).

Mary, do you know what your temp is like before O?  I think that would be crucial, but I am rusty on temping as well...

[catholic74]

Hi.  Thought I'd join you all. I'm in my mid thirties and trying to concieve #4.   The first three came so easily so it's frustrating. I figure it's my age. We've been trying for 7 cycles now. I did concieve in Oct, but I had a very early miscarriage. That was hard, but I'm not giving up!  I'm on cylce day 5 right now so I'm just waiting for my fertile signs.

Something strange for me this cylce is that my period is very short. It only lasted 2 days!   That is very odd for me. I usually blled for 4-5 days, sometimes up to 7 days if you include light bleeding to spotting.   Sometimes I wonder if I'm entering perimenopause (sp?) because of some of these strange things happening to me (including difficulty concieving?  Anyone else suspect that?  

One other thing.  I've been using Mucinex to increase the quality of my cervical mucus.  A friend mentioned using baby asprin to help implantation.  Is there anyone who can give me any information on that and any other suggestions for fertility "help"?  

Thanks! 

[callieollie]

BFN this morning.  I'm so upset. I really thought we had a good chance this month. And since the only thing they have found wrong with us is my low progesterone, I figured we could easily get pregnant and now just be able to stay pregnant.  I don't understand why i'm not getting pregnant. It happened the first month with my first two. Now I'm onto cycle #12.  :(

[TTCmama]

So sorry, Callie. 

[catholic74]

I understand your frustration!  It's hard!  

[marmo]

Welcome, TTCmama and catholic74!! Here's hoping for a quick transition into the December success stories for you!

TTC- I don't really see anything consistent with my temps pre-o with dd.  I'll have to look again, maybe post the link.  Right now, I need to go pull her off of the poor dog, she's trying to pull fur and ears. ;)

Callie- I'm so sorry.  That really really sucks.  Is this the first month with the prometrium?  I feel like I've heard ladies say before it took a cycle before they got bfps.  Hoping that that's your story, too, if not this month.  In the meantime, take care of yourself.  It's so tough, and disappointing.  I try to do something special for myself.  I don't think as mamas we do that very often, do we? 

I took a test this morning, bfn.  It's still too early, af isn't due for another week.  But I just don't have a good feeling about this cycle.  Starting to feel defeated. 

Off to bathe the little babe.  She had spaghetti for lunch, which was dumb on my part, because I wanna go to the library! 

[mum2sarah]

I'd like to join.  I posted a little last month--ttc #3.  I'm on CD13 and anxiously awaiting ovulation.  Last month I ovulated on cd13, and the previous month on cd14...I'm usually pretty clockwork, but occasionally ovulate late, but I'm hoping tomorrow will be the day...

[callieollie]

Mary, this is my second month using the prometrium, our first month adding the B complex.  I keep trying to tell myself that it might just take time but I can't wrap my brain around why that is, I guess.  My progesterone levels weren't THAT low and my luteal phase was never short so I feel like I don't have that much to fix in terms of the progesterone so I thought it would start working right away.  I have a friend who had low progesterone (really low, though) and it took her 5 months of being on it before it worked so I keep reminding myself of that.  I am just starting to get scared that maybe there is something else wrong that we just don't know about yet.