The *~*Wishful*~* ONE Thread (June 12-18) - Page 7

[SilaMarila]

Vivica -  so sorry. Mean, mean AF... I don't know what else to say other than BIG HUGS! I know we were all so hopeful for you...

Cbaa - Totally know how you feel But, if you haven't read the book yet, I HIGHLY recommend it! I had to tape the cover back on mine because it really is my fertility bible 

[sunflwrmoonbeam]

Dandy: Congrats!!!

Vivica: Have you been to peeonastick.com? It's a great resource, and it'll tell you that OPKs only work as pregnancy tests if the test is darker than the control. Sorry about AF.

AFM: 6ish DPO here and starting to get hopeful. I'm still nursing and my LP is anywhere from 9-12 days. After 2 years of TTC for #1 I don't test until 19DPO. And try really really hard to not think about it in the meantime.

[brichole1214]

Good morning ladies!!! It's WAY too early to even think about being up but I had to work a 12 hour shift today so i'm here from 3a to 3p today!!! BLAH!!! Thank God it's Sunday and Father's day and no one will wanna do much of anything...at least I hope they won't!!! 

Stevi:  HUGS!!! They really didn't have to be so darn rude to you at the clinic!!!! Some people really shouldn't work in the medical field!!!  Really really hope that this is your month!!!!!

Vivica:  BIG HUGS!!! The witch really needs to take a hint and leave everyone alone!!!  Praying that this next cycle proves to have more desirable results for you!!!

Cbaa:  I totally understand what you mean about not wanting another person feeling sorry for you because you don't get pregnant right away!!! When me and DH started TTC#2 (my #2 his #1), everyone kept asking us when we were going to have a baby!! (LIKE WE WEREN"T TRYING OUR HARDEST)  Once they found out that we were going to have to go to a RE they really started talking and telling like EVERYONE they knew about us having to go on fertility treatments..which made it more stressful on me each cycle the fertility medication didn't work for us!  I didn't need more people knowing that I was struggling because it just made it worse on me...I can't tell you how much i wish people would of just left me alone and not asked if I was trying or when i thought it might happen.  If i knew when it would happen for me or anyone else i would make sure that I didn't waste my efforts on trying each month!!!!  ANYWAYS, HUGs to you too and I hope that you won't need to finish that book she gave you!!! 

AFM: I'm on CD 14 and still no + opk.  I wasn't able to test yesterday afternoon because I had to pee so much during the day at work that I couldn't hold it for 3 to 4 hours before testing so either I missed my surge OR i've not Oed yet...in which case I probably won't if i haven't already.  My next cycle is probably going to be here within the next 5 to 9 days so I'm just trying to relax and get in as many BDing sessions as possible.  If I start i'll be able to go ahead and start using my thermometer again since I just found it a week ago while unpacking at the new house! 

I hope that everyone has a great sunday!!!

[jlmschirm]

Vivica - That sucks! I'm sorry :-(

No bfp to celebrate on fathers day. I'm 10dpo. Temps still look promising, but my hope is fading. Thinking about another cycle exhausts me.

[filiadeluna]

Well, 8DPO now... I thought I was 2 days ahead of that, but after talking to people on here and FertilityFriend chat and forums, I was convinced that FF had my O date wrong, so here I am.  My temp has been higher than "normal" for me for the last 3 days (see chart in siggy).  I'm getting a little bit exciting... somebody please convince me to get my mind off of it!  LOL.  I was weepy this morning thinking about Father's Day too.  But I get weepy sometimes even when AF is approaching.  

((hugs)) Vivica.  It's so hard getting AF.  She is evil.   I highly recommend Clearblue Easy Digital OPKs.  They are expensive, but they work great and are very clearly positive or negative.  I have tried many other OPKs, and for some reason this time TTC I can't get a nice clear positive on the cheapies (they all seemed to be duds b/c the control lines barely even showed up).  I don't know how many cycles you have been TTC or charting, but once you are able to establish a time range when you typically ovulate, you may only need to use 1-3 OPKs per cycle.  I have had that box of 20 digital OPKs for 3 cycles now, and still have 4 sticks left LOL.  I only used 1 OPK this cycle b/c I seem to always get a + on CD 15.

Sunflwrmoonbeam - I didn't test with DD until 18DPO.  Of course, when I finally got pregnant with her I had given up and stopped temping & didn't use OPKs either.    I am only a couple of days ahead of you (8dpo)!  GL!

brichole - do you have a short LP?

jlmshchirm - 10dpo is still early.  Wait a couple of days and test again if you think that you are pregnant.

[SilaMarila]

I'm pretty sure I'm out. Another *low* temp this morning. Though I'm not sure it should really count (and neither is FF) since it was a lot earlier than normal (what was that about DS???). My guess is I probably would have only warmed up .1 or .2 higher though. I *think* I'm feeling AFy. But my AF's have been so few and far between these last 6 months I feel like I don't really know or remember what I'm supposed to feel like! I'm not sure what all that cramping 8DPO was all about... If AF shows soon I'm guessing I was off a days on my O date otherwise this will be my shortest LP EVER. But yeah, that is definitely not a preggy lookin chart...

Happy Father's Day to all the DH's! and Happy Soon to be Father's Day to all of the rest!!! 

[Sourire]

vivica - sorry to hear about AF but congrats on the 12-day LP! Hopefully next cycle is the one for you!

cbaa - I know this is different for each person but personlly I find that it is easier for me that other people know of my TTC difficulties. First of all I don't get the dreaded "when are you going to have kids?" question. Also my friends and family are so supportive of what I am going through, and a surprising number of people have come out and told me that they had or are having trouble conceiving too, which helps me dispel the impression that everyone I know gets pregnant more easily than me, so it makes me feel better.

AFM - I just finished reading the book "The 5 love languages" by Gary Chapman. DH and I aren't going through any problems in our marriage (we haven't even been married a year yet), but I am so happy that I read this book now at the beginning of our marriage because I am sure we will both be much happier in the years to come because of it! Now I just have to convince DH to read it too... he wants to but he has trouble finding time! What inspired me to read the book is that I have been researching a lot on the emotional side of TTC lately and I read somewhere that one way to help with the TTC journey is to make sure that you and your husband have a relationship so great that a baby looking in on your lives would be eager to have such loving parents.

[brichole1214]

Originally Posted by filiadeluna 

brichole - do you have a short LP?

Yes, i have an average of 5 day LP since i had my daughter in december !!! It is really really frustrating!!!
 

[BubbleMa]

Sourire, that's a great book!  SO had me read it when we first started dating.  Another good one is Steve Harvey's "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man"  It changed my life and how I think about love and relationships.  It's geared towards single women, but the information is valuable to all women.  It really goes into how men love, what they need to feel loved, etc.  It got a lot of negative reviews, but IMO those women weren't willing to open their minds and think they might be doing something wrong...and that's why they weren't attracting and keeping quality men.  Anyway, I highly recommend it.

Does anyone want to take over the thread this week?  I'm okay doing it, but I want to give others the chance too.  :)  Speak up!  Otherwise I'll start the new thread later this evening.
 

[filiadeluna]

Poo.  So your DD is only... 6 months old now?  Are you still nursing?  I am nursing my almost 27-month-old.  I'd imagine that having a wacky LP so soon after giving birth isn't all that unusual.

Originally Posted by brichole1214 

Yes, i have an average of 5 day LP since i had my daughter in december !!! It is really really frustrating!!!
 

[BubbleMa]

New thread is up!

http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/1318314/this-is-it-the-one-thread-june-19-25#post_16511732