~*~ The ON(E)ward THREAD ~*~ October 9 - October 16

[reelala]

WELCOME TO THE "ONE" THREAD  for October 9 - October 16 !!!!

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 

Attached2Elijah 

Carlin  

cbaa2010 

doddledo 

kittenbritches 

KnittenKitten 

MamanFrancaise 

mamaforever 

reelala 

SilaMarila  

Sourire 

Stevi 

WildDoula 

 Waiting to Know (2WW) 

Gemmine 

gozal 

GradStudent13 

halling 

jsnmom 

livelovelaugh 

sapientia

 WTF IS GOING ON?!?! 

southernmommie

 Waiting to be Ready 

 

brichole 

jlmschirm 

Mom2IrishBoys 

samy23 

sleepingbeauty

Texanromaniac 

Zyon'sMommy

 ~ GRADUATES~ 

Big congrats to you all!!

Graduate Thread in I'm Pregnant: 

 (the current thread keeper can update the graduate link as needed)

 October BFP's 

AndtheStars

faerieliss

PrenatalCoach

September BFP's 

CorgiMommy 

casmer 

BellaWithBaby

BubbleMa

KM84 

kylie 1

Janellody 

pregnova

August BFPs 

RenoKirbyButtrs

MeredithA 

arbybee 

christy1980 

vivica2 

belacmsage 

Edited by reelala - 10/15/11 at 7:43am

[TenzinsMama]

Hi ladies, I haven't been active on this thread for the last while, and even had my name taken off because I went over to the Infertility thread---I was so discouraged, and thought we would have to pursue fertility treatment again (we conceived DS via Clomid/IUI two years ago).  I will admit that I have been lurking, and rooting you all on-- I feel quite a kinship with some of you because we were posting at the same time back and forth during this crazy roller coaster ride of ttc'ing.  Anyway, the reason I'm back is that I wanted to share the good news, and spread some hope around-- I got a bfp at 15 dpo last week!  It's still unbelievable for us, because we were heading down the IVF road, and then it happened!  This is 8 months PPAF, with me still nursing my DS and having him nightweaned and STTN just barely after conception would have occured, with an LP on the shorter side, and only 1 BD (day of positive OPK).  I had given up temping and was only keeping track of which day of my cycle I was at, and doing just a couple of OPKs around the time I thought was right.  I had resigned myself that it would never happen naturally, and we would be lucky if we had a baby from IVF... I had been very discouraged and down about it these past couple of months.  But then, paradoxically, my stress levels went WAY down when I just surrendered to things.  So, I just wanted to share my situation, and hopefully this offers encouragement to those who need it right now.  Keep the hope and know that even if an RE says your chances aren't as high as you would like to hear, that sometimes you really can surprise the heck out of everyone!

[SilaMarila]

Congratulations Tenzinsmama!

[MamanFrancaise]

What a great way to start off the thread!  Love that positive energy. Congratulations, Tenzinsmama!!! 

reelala - I saw your other post in the last one thread. Yes, please add me to the waiting to O list. My chart URL is in my signature.

I'm slightly discouraged now... AF has been extremely light today. Barely there. Sigh. I don't know if this is actually it. I guess I just need to take a step back and be patient. I was on depo for so long... I know it typically takes longer. I just want my body to work again.

 

[WildDoula]

Congratulations Tenzinsmama! Happy and Healthy 9 months to you! 

MamanFrancaise - Depo does take a while to work it's way out. Your body is trying to figure itself out right now, and it's confusing. But it will get back on track soon. 

[samy23]

Thanks reelala I chart cm and af, but not my temp, so I don't know when I ovulate exactly. I did know if your cycle is longer it means you ovulated later than usual, but according to my chart I had ewcm around the same time as usual. I just want AF here already so I can stop waiting for it. My hormones have been allover the place too, so im hoping once AF is here it will sort that out too. 

Goodluck to everyone trying this month!

[GradStudent13]

Hey ladies, happy Monday!

TenzinsMama, your story is really inspiring! Congratulations!!

MamanFrancaise, I am really sorry things are discouraging right now! That is a tough place to be in. I will be sending you positive vibes and I hope the wait for O flies by!

AFM, I have a question. My temps are just hovering above the cover-line (please check out my chart to see what I mean), is that a bad sign? Should I be looking for much higher or getting higher temps if I am pregnant?

Also, this is my first month using FF and I still have the temporary VIP membership and my 'pregnancy points' are driving me crazy! I can be a tad on the competitive side and now I am like, "must. get. more. points." Pretty soon I am just going to start completely making up early pregnancy symptoms.

[gozal]

TenzinsMama, I was just thinking of you (eek, I so owe you an email!) and wondering how you were doing - and I could not be more overjoyed to read your good news. That is just so wonderful! Congratulations! 

Sila - Hey lady! Miss you!

MamanFrancaise, I'm so sorry about the wait. My wait was for a different reason but I know how hard it is - it took over three and a half years from my son's birth for me to ovulate again. So my heart goes out to you. We're here to wait with you! 

Samy23, welcome! WildDoula, welcome back!

GradStudent, I checked out your chart, and I don't think you should be too concerned, because your post-o temps are consistently higher than your pre-o ones. I see what you're saying about the coverline, but the overall difference is quite obvious, with the exception of your cd18 temp which could just be a fluke. Sorry if I've asked you this already, but are you temping by mouth? 

AndtheStars, I can't think of a more awesome reason to miss you, but I'm still going to - miss you, that is. A lot!

AFM, can I be moved to Waiting to Know? I am having a weird cycle and ovulated early (for me). FF actually gave me crosshairs on cd10 but I know for a fact that's not right because I had an u/s on the morning of cd11 and I hadn't ovulated yet. (I think FF is confused by me forgetting to temp on the morning of cd11.) From the u/s my doctor assumed I would be ovulating within the next 12-24 hours. I had pretty sharp o pains later that night, so I am confident it was either late on cd11 or early on cd12. So I did a manual override on my chart. That makes me something like 3dpo today. I'm starting progesterone supps tomorrow so I am officially, by my own house policy, prohibited from ISW (Imaginary Symptoms Watch) or CD (Chart Divination, not to be confused with Cloth Diapering in this context) - because progesterone always makes me feel pg, period. 

Edited for typos.

[GradStudent13]

Gozal, thanks for helping me out! I am temping by mouth. I think CD18 was a fluke. . . .probably brought on by a slightly different morning time or my wiggling the thermometer around in my mouth (which I sometimes do when I am impatient for it to get a reading. . .like that will help!) I might actually go back and discard it. . . .

Update: Just discarded CD18 on FF and it made a *huge* difference in where my cover-line is placed. . .which makes it a lot more obvious that my current temps are still much higher then my other temps.

[jsnmom]

I haven't bee around last week, so Congrats to all the October BFP's!

Can I please be moved to waiting to know. Also my youngest found and lost my thermometer so I'll have to get a new one. I'm 11 dpo today but won't test until friday. That should give AF enought time to show.

[mamaforever]

Reelala-  Thanks for the new thread.  I really think you're going to get threadkeepers luck this cycle!  I  have thought about picking up a pineapple, but haven't.  I just know what DH is going to say if he sees me crunching on the core.    My mom recently gave me a bunch of carrots from their garden so I will definitely be eating lots of carrots around O time... but still indecisive about the pineapple.  I hope you get over your cold soon!  I'm so happy I can chart-stalk you now!

Gradstudent-  Your chart looks great, so don't worry!  Also, don't worry about possible pregnancy symptoms yet... at only 6 dpo, implantation likely hasn't even happened yet so you wouldn't be feeling any symptoms yet (unless you're one of those extremely rare people who know they're pregnant immediately at conception).  Implantation is usually between 8-10 dpo.  Thanks for the laugh with the "must. get. more. points."  I would have thought the same.    Sending some sticky vibes your way!

MamanFrancaise-  Hi!  Sorry about the confusion with your cycles... that would be very frustrating.  I hope you get some consistency soon and get that BFP shortly!

AndtheStars-  I hope you're lurking here for awhile... I never told you how much I'll miss you and your posts that made me laugh so much.  I wish you all the best with your pregnancy and beyond!

gozal-  yay for the 2ww!  I will be watching your chart!

samy-  I hope your cycles get straightened out soon.  It's so frustrating when our bodies are not cooperating.

TenzinsMama-  Hooray!  What an inspirational story and I wish you all the best!  Happy and Healthy 9 months to you! 

AFM-  I'm on CD 7 and will probably O a week from today.  I've decided not to temp this month, but only track CM.  This worked the cycle when I got pg with DS, so I'm hoping for the same luck!

[halling]

I'm way behind in here!
Belated hugs to A2E and cbaa. (hugs) 

reelala, I hope you are feeling better today! I have a cold too. Miserable.

Tenzinsmama, congratulations and thanks for the influx of hope and BFP in here! :)

MamanFrancaise, I'm sorry for the discouraging quasi-cycle. It took me about six months to cycle after I stopped BCP when I was TTCing my first, and it made me crazy. I hope things settle in for you soon. 

GradStudent, your coverline did look really high to me, but I'm new at this so I wasn't sure. But either way your chart looks fine. I might be wrong about this but I *think* that when there are higher temps due to pregnancy, they come after implantation. Maybe? I don't know. And yeah: those pregnancy points? Crazy making. I wish there were more details available for how they are calculated. But really, I just need to not look at them.

gozal, here's hoping the 2ww goes by quickly for you! I laughed about CD as Chart divination. I tried that this morning. Staring...staring...staring... as though the chart would reveal something if I just stared at it enough. Oy.

jsnmom, here's hoping AF never shows!

mamaforever, I'm all about repeating things that worked in the past. :) Good luck!

AFM, please move me to Waiting to Know. Yay! FF confirmed ovulation on Friday for me.  We only got in two BDs (day before and day of O) so I don't know what our chances are, but they are certainly better than if I'd Oed when DH was out of town! lol I'm grateful for the lucky timing and working on not getting worked up this 2ww. Contrary to this, I've been staring at my chart and noticing how my thermal shift is stronger this month than last. Here's hoping that implies lots of happy baby making hormones and if not a pregnancy then a longer LP.

I have a long and intense workshop this weekend and am grateful for the distraction. I leave on Thursday and by the time I get back it'll only be a few more days of waiting for either AF or testing.

If I am being totally honest, though, I have to say I'm feeling more sanguine this cycle. Not in an "I'm pregnant!" kind of way, but more of an "it'll happen when it happens" mode. We have a big scary lifechange coming up soon and I think I'm realizing that while I'm excited to have #2 as soon as possible, a few extra months to settle into our new situation before adding a newborn to the mix is not the worst thing in the world.

Oh, also! I got the results back from my mole removal and I don't have cancer. YAY!!!! Until I got the results back I didn't recognize how anxious I was about it. So PHEW.

[reelala]

i love when this thread is busy :)

Congratulations TenzinsMama.  Such an inspiring story!  I hope you and your little miracle have a glorious 9 months together! 

MamanF I updated you to Waiting to O and linked your chart.  Yay for chart stalking!  I hope that everything happens quickly for you.

Samy I hate when AF is unpredictable!  Hopefully your body will listen and do what you want it to!

I moved you to waiting to know gozal.  I hope this 2WW passes quickly!  How long is your LP?  I'll be on chart watch for you!

GradStudent your chart looks really good! I always get so impatient waiting to hear the *beep* of the thermometer to be done - glad to know I am not the only one.  I hate when I fall back to sleep when waiting!  Crossing my fingers that this is your cycle!

Jsnmom you have been moved!  Sorry that your thermometer went missing - frustrating! You're a trooper for waiting until Friday!  I try to have that will power but it never works.

MamaF can we talk about the funny look DH gave me when I bought a pineapple yesterday!  Here's to hoping for thread keepers luck! I hope that not temping + eating carrots gives you your BFP!  

Halling what a great weekend for you! awesome about no cancer, Oing and getting in some good timed BD!  How is the healing going?  I used mederma faithfully afar my removal and that seemed to help with the scarring. Hoping that your 2WW is a quick one and that your new 'happens when it happens' motto brings you a BFP!

cbaa I know you're taking a few days off but if you're lurking thinking of you 

AFM still on the couch but feeling a bit better thank goodness!  The UPS truck pulled up a few minutes ago so YAY for digital OPK's!  I can't wait to see that smily face in about a week.  CD4 for me so boring boring boring but I love reading everyone's news. Off to drink more  and sleep - tomorrow it is back to work BOO!

[AndtheStars]

So coming out of my one day lurker mode to say CONGRATS! to Tenzinsmama!  That is so amazing.  A very, very happy and healthy 9 months to you!  See you over in June 2012?

I miss you guys already! 

[Carlin]

Hi all! I'm just doing a fly by check in. I promise to get back on track with personals and actually keeping up with this thread this week. This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving so I've had in-laws in town until this morning. I have incredibly awesome inlaws, so it was great they came to vist but unfortunately this was not condusive to getting an early just in case bd in this weekend before DH left for work yesterday. There's a possibility he'll have to be away next week too, so I really need O on cd 16 or 17 vibes.

Happy Turkey Day fellow Canadians!

[MamanFrancaise]

Things are looking up today! AF is still here and a little heavier than yesterday. So I am comfortable calling this an actual period.

I'm just so excited to be here. I have read through the One Threads from back in 2004. LOL It brings back such awesome memories.  I can't wait to share in the excitement of all your BFPs.

GradStudent - I feel the same way about the pregnancy points! LMAO. Your chart looks good!

Carlin - Sending CD 16-17 O vibes your way!

 

[jsnmom]

Thanks halling, a BFP would make a nice birthday present for DH.

[KnittinKitten]

TenzinsMama: Congrats!

MamanF: Welcome! I hope your cycle moves along quickly and smoothly.

AFM 10 dpo. So far just tender breasts with swollen feeling nips. I think I will test Friday if no AF. Big hugs to all wherever you are in your cycle! I'm sure we could all use one

[TenzinsMama]

Thanks, everyone, for all your good wishes!  I'm still really nervous about things, but I guess there is no point in holding off considering myself a 'graduate'.  I've got to think positive, and know that as the weeks go by I'll be breathing easier.  I've. got. to. remain. calm.

I hope to start seeing others join us over in June 2012! 

[gozal]

GradStudent, Okay, good, if you're temping by mouth I think your temps are all totally fine!

mamaforever, Halling, Reelala, Carlin - Aw, you guys are all gearing up to be 2ww buddies. It better be one of the most awesome 2ww batches ever! Carlin, I'm specifically pinpointing my good thoughts on CD16-17 for you. Also - hope all the Canadians are enjoying all that stuffing and sweet potatoes and biscuits (the sides are the best part of the meal, yes?). 

KnittenKitten, you have nerves of steel, holding out like that!