The ~*~Hot~*~ One Thread - July 24 - July 30

[justKate]

WELCOME TO THE "ONE" THREAD  for July 24 - July 30!!!!

posted by alexisyael in 2004:

The One Thread is designed for all on the MDC board. No matter where you are in your cycle, you are welcome to join the One Thread! We are also open to those who are "Waiting to be Ready" for one reason or another. We continue to embrace those of us who have become pregnant as well. Feel free to jump in at any time and introduce yourself!

To help keep the list current and manageable, members will be deleted after a month of not posting to a One thread.

Please make add/remove/change requests in Bold.

Waiting to O 

AndtheStars

asprague

arbybee

bremen 

BubbleMa

cbaa2010 

casmer 

filiadeluna 

jnsmom

MeredithA

MOMMYSINCE2008

PrenatalCoach  

 

Shelley71 

SilaMarila 

SKJ2011

Stevi 

vivica2 

WildDoula

 Waiting to Know (2WW) 

belacmsage 

brichole1214 

Crrrunchberrie

Gemmine 

honesti

remark71 

Sourire 

SweetTea

TenzinsMama 

 WTF IS GOING ON?!?! 

 Waiting to be Ready 

christy1980 

gozal 

jlmschirm 

Mom2IrishBoys 

sleepingbeauty

Zyon'sMommy

 ~ GRADUATES~ 

Big congrats to you all!!

Graduate Thread: One Thread Graduates July 2011  (the current thread keeper can update the graduate link as needed)

July BFP's!

Biffer

Cellist

cygknit

finsmom

justKate 

sunflwrmoonbeam

Texanromaniac 

tantylynn 

June BFP's!

OdinsMommy0409 

DandyLion

Zubeldia

May BFP's!

MommyMatsumoto  

writinglove

Engineeringmama

skyemama81

Edited by justKate - 7/30/11 at 2:26pm

[justKate]

Here's to lots of testing this week--hopefully we'll get more BFPs.  July has been hot so far!

9 DPO here, and spotting, especially when BDing last night (sorry if that's TMI).  I NEVER spot this early.  Grr.  I spotted a lot the first month I was pg with DD, so I shouldn't let it get me feeling "out" but it is anyway.  Temp is still good, so I'm going to go take a magnesium supplement and see if that helps.

It's miserably hot today and DH is working an overnight (today & overnight tonight) so I think I'll try to take DD to see Winne the Pooh or something. 

How is everyone feeling about the upcoming week?

[belacmsage]

Thanks for the new thread!

AFM: Looks like I didn't O after all. I had all the signs including EWCM, + OPKs, serious O pain on the right side and even a nice temp jump yesterday. However, my cervix only ever got to high, open and medium texture not soft which I thought was odd. Today, I took my temp and it is way low again. I'm so pissed off at my body. I think I will call the doctor and see if they won't see me for fertility issues after 6 months trying given that I have been charting.

[finsmom]

Thanks for the new thread!!

The line was darker this morning, but my temp plummeted below cover. WTF? 

So I still have no idea what's going on. While one sign is promising, it seems to be joined with a worrisome one! 

I'll keep you ladies updated...

[MeredithA]

JustKate ~ Try not to let the spotting get you down - you might not be out yet! I'm probably going to take ds to see Winnie the Pooh today as well. To hot for much else. 

bela ~ ((hugs)) how frustrating! I hope the doctor will go ahead and see you. Especially since you've been charting, I would imagine he would. 

finsmom ~ sending sticky sticky vibes your way!!! Try to focus on the positive (darker line - yay!) & def keep us updated! 

AFM, I am 14 dpo. At least I think I am -- I suspected that I o'd late this cycle but I don't temp, I just keep track of CM and use opks so I might only be 10-11 dpo if that is the case. HPTs still BFN. No spotting and the cramping went away so no signs of AF so far...fingers crossed!!

[MOMMYSINCE2008]

Hi ladies. Im just joining, have been stalking this thread! hehe :) I am in the 2ww boat. I am 11dpo and just waiting to see if i can get that bfp! I have all the symptoms of being pregnant the last 2 times i have been pregnant, but now they seem to come and go. The only thing that is sticking is the lower back cramps! i have taken 5 tests since 6dpo all of which were a bfn! im not testing any more until 14 dpo unless af comes first. 

Justkate- i had early spotting with both of my kids so don't think you are out till af shows :) Good luck!

Bela- Good luck on what ever happens i wish you bunchies of baby dust! 

Meredith- i hope you get your BFP very very soon :)

Finsmom- i say focus on the fact you got a line at all! most of us look at a test for hours searching for the hope of just a hint of a line! lol! I wish you the best of luck!

[BubbleMa]

Thanks for the new thread!
 

justKate, Try to think positively!  Spotting definitely doesn't mean you're out! :)

finsmom, I think a darker line trumps a lower temp!  I'm not expert, but I'm sure someone else will have some idea of what's going on.

MeredithA, Are you going to test again in a few days?

AFM, I caught the testing bug!  I haven't been tempted to test at all during this 2ww...until today.  In addition to the sore boobies (and sensitive nipples) and the strange twinges, my tongue keeps swelling up when I eat certain things.  I had completely forgotten about it, but when I was pg with DD (almost 10 years ago), this would happen to me.  It hasn't happened since then, and now all of the sudden it's happening again!  It's the weirdest thing.  Oh, and I'm peeing A LOT.  I have a FRER, and I'm really tempted to pee on it.  I'm forcing myself to wait until at least tomorrow morning though.  AF is due Tuesday.  I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up, but it's getting harder every day!
 

[justKate]

MommySince2008, welcome!  I'll add you to our list.

MeredithA, hope you are 10 dpo, gives you more time for that BFP.

finsmom, once you get a bfp, your temps don't matter!  Seriously, if you have a bfp, stop temping. It will just make you crazy.  I say you're pg and you need to get a digi or a blood test to put your mind at ease.

bela, just tell them you haven't avoided since your DS was born, and show them your charts.  Its a little white lie.

[MOMMYSINCE2008]

THANKS JUSTKATE! IM SO EXCITED!

[MeredithA]

 Welcome MommySince2008! Glad you're here -- you, me, and BubbleMa can all test together the next few days & hopefully we'll all get our BFPs!! And BubbleMa, of course I'm going to test again. I'm a huge addict. I got a BFN with FMU, so I tested again with SMU already  . I only have 1 FRER left so I'm waiting a few days to use that one. I've got a bunch of ICs so I don't feel bad about "wasting" them. 

[MOMMYSINCE2008]

THANKS SO MUCH! THAT SOUNDS GREAT! I REALLY WISH ALL OF US THE VERY BEST! 

[SilaMarila]

  for the new thread JustKate!

Mom2Irish- Your last chart didn't have very many pre-O temps. I'm thinking that if FF would have had more information your cover line may have been lower. I know you said you may not be able to try this month? I hope everything works out for you!

Finsmom - I'm also no expert, but I know one temp does not mean anything! Stay strong little bean! And I second the temping after pregnancy is crazy-making...

JustKate - I hope the spotting goes away! Keep us updated! Baby dust to you! 

Meredith - Baby dust for you too! 

BubbleMa- Sounds promising!!!! 

MommySince2008!!! I hope your stay here is short! Is it just me or is that smilely spazzing out? I swear it isn't usually going that fast...

Bela - Same here Have you ever had a fallback ovulation pattern? Sorry, just trying to hold out hope for you. Which kind of doctor do you plan on seeing? An OB, RE, or Fertility Specialist/Center? I don't know where I am supposed to go...I have a PPO so I think I can pretty much go wherever I want, I just don't want this to take even longer and start with the wrong one...can anyone else chime in on this for us?

AFM - Today marks the start our 8th month TTC. In that time I have only ovulated 3 times and have had 1 loss. Yesterday I had a "Im doing everything I can and I feel like you aren't/this isn't as important to you as it is to me" moment with DH. There were a few tears. I'm pretty sure I've just experienced another ovulation fail. ALL the signs of O, but unless I missed the surge, no positive opk, and I never got very HSO. DS has had a tummy bug off and on this week. TMI, he woke up crying and there was diarrhea EVERYWHERE. About 15 minutes later, it all started for me. Maybe that is why my body called it quits on O. I feel like if I were to go to a Dr/specialist, they would be pretty eager to put me on something like clomid, just because I'm not ovulating. That is all I want. To ovulate. To have another chance. I feel like the miscarriage has just set me back. Like my already confused body is only more confused now. While I would never wish having to TTC on anyone, I can't help feel some jealousy toward those who have never had to try so hard. Sometimes I just can't shut out those feelings. I just have to do my best to acknowledge they are there and move on. 

[Sourire]

Thanks for the new thread justkate.

I'm 5 DPO and I started spotting this morning. This morning DH wanted to BD but I refused because last month we BD'd at 5DPO and I started spotting right after, which totally stressed me out. Then I got up and I was spotting anyways.

[TenzinsMama]

JustKate, I agree, spotting doesn't mean you are out, so try to remain hopeful!  (And thanks for being threadkeeper again.  I hope you have threadkeeper's luck and get your BFP!)

BubbleMa, Okay, now I am even more excited for you, given that additional info about your signs.  I'm going to be following you ever so closely over the next couple of days, and I'm really hoping you announce a BFP!

MommySince2008, welcome to this thread... though I hope you don't have to stick around for too long! 

Sila, if it helps at all, I've had times where I've felt like that, for sure.  Just the other day, I was thinking about a 30'ish year old cousin I have, who has been doing drugs and she has had 7 kids all by different fathers, and they were in the child welfare system until her two sisters legally adopted all the kids between them.  She's put the kids at risk, with no pre-natal care I'm sure and then the drugs on top of it (I've heard that a couple of the kids have been born addicted and some have some learning issues-- but they are basically thriving more than they ever had because of the sisters stepping in and giving them a safe and loving home).  And I think, I'm a good person and I really want babies and I know that I will take good care of them and will appreciate the miracle of it all... and yet here she is... agghhh!  Also, my DH and I have discussions, too, where it seems like he isn't as invested in the process as I am.  But I think that may be just how men in general are-- they don't talk about it the same way we do-- yet they can give us the support we need in other ways?  For example, I seem to be spending a lot of time on the computer now that I've found this site, and yet my DH hasn't complained once about me escaping to the office to check for updates and all that.  He doesn't experience the biological urges that I have, either.  It is primal, this desire to have a baby, and while he says he is excited about the idea of giving our DS a brother or sister someday he also says that he is 'perfectly happy with just having T'.  If I'm in a good mood, I just let it go and accept that it is his way of expressing things, but if I'm not in the best of moods I can really look into that and question things, etc.  We are just so different that way, I talk about everything to the point where it can drive us crazy, whereas he is more quiet and says less and thinks things through more internally and then voices his thoughts after he has processed things...

Meredith, good luck to you in your testing.  Baby dust!!!!!  I'm hopeful that you will add to our July graduates list...

Sourire, that totally sucks about the spotting again.  Like I said above, spotting doesn't mean your're out, so hopefully despite you going through this you find out that it totally doesn't matter and you get your BFP.  

Finn'sMom, I agree with everyone-- one temp does not mean a heck of a lot... it could be for a variety of different things.  Maybe now that you have the darker line, you could just hang up the thermometer and try to have faith that things will work out as they should.  (Hard I know, sometimes...)

AFM, I'm currently at either the point of O, or it happened yesterday and I would be 1 DPO today.  I don't know for sure, because I decided not to temp this cycle.  I decided that I would try being more relaxed about things this time around, because I was kind of bordering on the 'obsessing' side of things.  In fact, I'm trying not to be on the threads as much either, but that's not working judging by the amount of reading and posting I have been doing!  Problem is, I don't know if my situation is better reflected in the thread for over 40s, the nursing mothers, 2ww, or this one!  So I've been all over the place, because there are bits and pieces from each that I've found helpful/supportive.  In this thread, though, I really feel like I am 'getting to know' you all and feeling really invested, and wanting to see us all get BFPS!

On that note... Prenatal Coach, are you still around?  Just wondering how you have been faring...

[Gemmine]

justKate: How long is your LP normally?

bela: How frustrating. I hope the Dr. can give you some answers.

finsmom: Do you have any cramping or spotting? The temp might be worrisome if you took it at the normal time, no sleep interruptions, etc but it could just be a fluke. I hope it's nothing and your bean is sticking and growing.

Meredith: Keep us posted!

MommySince2008: Welcome, keep us posted!

BubbleMa: That sounds exciting! Can't wait for your update tomorrow/Tuesday? Do you temp?

Sila: Hang in there honey. Your body could still be trying to regulate after the loss; it was still so soon ago. I had 2 messed up cycles in the LP after the loss. I know how frustrating it is; all I can do is wish you hugs and peace.

Sourire: I really hope this doesn't mean you're out. Do they have anything for LP issues besides progesterone cream?

TenzinsMama: I wish you a stress-free 2WW

AFM: Expecting a positive OPK today, let the sextravaganza begin.

[MOMMYSINCE2008]

ok guys: update, i gave into my poas addiction, went and got a dg brand test and got another bfn! i am so upset! i am starting to think im out this month! I just wanna cry! :(

[BubbleMa]

Gemmine, I don't temp or chart.

Knocked Up is on E! right now.  I love this movie.  :)

[justKate]

Gemmine, my last cycle (when I was actually taking vitamins, being good) gave me a 13 day LP.  I've had a couple 10 day though, so my avg is either 11 or 12.  I expect to spot at 10 dpo but not 8!  Grr.

Sourire, would you consider taking a magnesium supplement (or cal/mag/zinc)?  For some reason it minimizes the pre-AF and post-AF spotting for me (and makes my periods a little lighter).  Maybe its an old wives' thing, but it seems to help some.

TenzinsMama, I think your cousin and my SIL are the same person....

[MOMMYSINCE2008]

IM WATCHING KNOCKED UP TOO HAHAHAHA!

[vivica2]

sourire- these are the things iv tried for lengthening my lp..i dont get spotting like you...but i started with a 7 day lp, so iv tried it all

• vitex- didnt work, ovulated sooner(cd 20) but same lp. 
• b6- worked, gave me about 2 more days ont he second month of taking it every other day pre-o and every day after. 
• zink- paired with the b6, and like i said..something worked. ;)
• progesterone cream (fertil balance from earlypregnancytests.com) - worked! i had my first 13 day lp lastg cycle. yipee!
• clomid- hasn't done anything for my lp. i ovulate sooner though!

mommy2008- give it few days, the line may show!

gimmine- have fun!

tenzinsmama- let me know how the stress level is with the 'no temping' thats the next step for us. 

sila- i have those talks with my husband monthly....usualy after a bfn. *hug* hope this cycle passes quickly and your next cycle will be picture perfect!!!

belacmsage- i tried that with my regular ob, and he said come back at a year. *sigh* but you coudl try an RE, may have better luck there. side note- what does your name mean? is it short for something?

maridethA- fingers crossed that the dpo is just wrong and youll still get a BFP!!!