TTC while Nursing- May - Page 2

[2cutiestolove]

Tear 78- Please please feel free to read and chat anytime! I'm glad you wrote. It does sound like we are in similar boats! I totally get you on trying to avoid the dark side of emotions of ttc and infertility. If I'm really honest with myself and now that I'm looking back on it, I think I was very very close to being depressed. It also reeked havoc on my relationship with my husband (among other relationshops) so we've both been trying to be pretty relaxed about it. I am charting and doing opks but really more for data collection for my RE as our chances are pretty close to nil. It actually helps to have realistic expectations.

Letileon- bah!! That just sucks. I hate how our bodies can fool us. I wish I could hook mine up to a computer like they do vehicles!

jj- definitely bittersweet. I'm glad to hear your LO has adjusted so well. sounds like a smooth transition. My DD (15months) on the other hand has ramped up her nursings like crazy and where I thought I could slowly wean or reduce nursings about a month ago doesn't look so promising now. I may follow you on your IVF journey if you join that thread, if you're ok with that?All the best!

AFM- I'm 7DPO. My temps have been at coverline for the last 3 days, sore boobs, occassional cramping, and moodiness (my poor husband) which are my tell-tale PMS signs. I'm now just wondering how long my luteal phase will be. I know breastfeeding can cause a luteal phase defect but in what mechanism does it do that? Anyone know? I've done a little reading on the topic unrelated to breastfeeding and its' different causes lead to different treatments. Seeing as my RE is willing to go forward with treatments while I"m breastfeeding I'm just wondering what we're up against? Plus, my progesterone at 2DPO was 19.2 which is great but my temps are so low so I'm just kind of confused. Anyways, now I'm just rambling. I am on 110mg vitamin b complex. Any other suggestions, ladies? TIA!

[HopefulJo]

letileon - I totally understand what you're going through this cycle- I was in your shoes a week ago. I've been having LPs around 9 days, and I waited until 15DPO to test with a FRER... BFN. Of course, AF showed up the next day. I don't know what was going on- I guessed the same as you, an anovulatory cycle. Frustrating!

Anyway, all that to say, I'm now on CD 7, 7 PPAF, 7mo TTC, DS 16 mo, my chart (just CM, no temps) is here.

[nstewart]

AF arrived today, later than I expected.  Last cycle I guestimated (based on just charting CM on *wet* days and what I *think* is ovulatory cramping) I had a 25 day cycle with about a 11-12 luteal phase.  This month, I had a 29 day cycle with a 13-15 day luteal, O'ing somewhere between day 13 and 16 (my *peak* day for CM was day 13, but I had cramping on day 16 so I don't know when I actually O'd).  In other news, this was the first month since first PPAF that I haven't had amazingly bad cramps!  Maybe my hormones are balancing out...

[2cutiestolove]

HopefulJo and Letileon- why do our bodies trick us? Ugh! Why can't it be straight forwars. I hope you have clear ovulation signs this time around.

nstewart-good to hear you had less cramping this month. You have a great luteal phase too!

AFM: 9DPO. Of course my temp went up yesterday to only nosedive this am. I am still experiencing cramps which sucks. I had trouble with prementrual spotting when tt#2, luckily this time there is none yet:) Just waiting for AF to rear her ugly face.

[wp135]

Grrr.  5 consecutive days of small amounts of EWCM, 3 negative OPKS and DH leaves for four days in the morning.  I did have some weird pains last night that felt like labour pains so I have no idea what this is about, hopefully they are ovulation pains but they aren't normally like that.

[jr'smom]

Well, I've gone from waiting to be be ready to deciding to TTC in a couple of months to TTC last night!  I guess you can move me to 2WW! 

I feel major O pain today so we'll dtd tonight and tomorrow too for good measure.  I'm not actually charting.  I've just been tracking the 1st day of my cycle and they've been pretty regular...27-29 days.  My nursling is only 12 months old and a frequent nurser, but my fertility usually returns early so I'm guessing I'm fertile.  Wow!  I can't believewe're doing this again!

[northwoods]

2cuties: When you said, "I wish I could hook mine up to a computer like they do vehicles!" I was nodding in agreement! And then ,of course, got creeped out—what if you could? OK, just blew my mind there for a sec.  ;)

wp: Yay for dumping the pump! I hated pumping. Yeltch.

Welcome, Tear78 and jr'smom!

AFM: I'm on CD6 and still bleeding. Not heavily, but red. What's up with that? I'm usually done at 4. I'm chalking it up to my body getting back in the groove, and just hope that means good things in the fertility department.

Please change me to waiting to O, DD 20 months, 3rd PPAF

[alexaskj]

I'm in some sort of weird holding pattern.  I *think* I may have ovulated weekend before last, but I've stopped charting, so I'm not sure.  Since saturday, I've had sore breasts, been tired, and my cervix is doing some weird up and down stuff.  I've tested, and it's negative, but who knows.

yesterday, i got tons of ewcm, but when i checked my cervix later, it was high and closed, so it's just super confusing.  i guess i'll grab a couple more $ tests and just keep testing until my boobs stop hurting, my period comes, or i get a definitive test.

[alexaskj]

just checked on my test, and it's not a super sensitive one, and i'm at most only 11dpo, so there may still be a chance!  I'm going to get a more sensitive test for tomorrow morning.

[2cutiestolove]

Ok ladies... I am shaking and almost in tears. I just talked to the Fertility Clinic we saw for IVF to conceive DD (15months). Our doctor agreed we should try on our own for a bit as we're unexplained and have one child naturally (2 pregnancies). I'm 10DPO today on my first ovulatory PP cycle. I've had lots of cramping and sore boobs so I'd figured I'm out and after 3 years of secondary infertility I'm afraid to test. Well, I did anyways. I figured if I do it with pm pee on 10DPO then it might mean I still have a chance and I won't have to face fairlure again. With non -FMU urine, not even holding it. Within 10 minutes I'm holding the test examining it as we all do (under different lighting) because I think I see someting then the flap where the max line comes loose and a pink line starts travelling up the strip and settles and stays at the test line. It's in the right place and really pink. It's from saveontests.com. what do you think? I hate to get my hopes up. Oh I'm a mess..... Really after doinf ivf to possibly conceiving on our own with the first egg. Please someone respond and let me know your thoughts! I'm going crazy!

[2cutiestolove]

I've just read some online and think I better discard the test. will try tomorrow am with FMU. I don't want to get my hopes up (I have done that too many times). Man this ttc is hard on the head. Tomorrow is only 11DPO so it's still early.

Sorry for the crazt ladies! Hahaha

[jr'smom]

2Cuties...I think you better get another test ASAP!  (And post a picture of the other test for us to obsess over with you!)  That would be so awesome!

Alexas...Good luck! 

[Monday]

Hello,

Please can I join?  I am waiting to O having had my first ppaf last month and a chemical preg.  Am now on CD 16 and had a teeny bit of spotting in cm yesterday when wiped (ovulation spotting?? even though i dont think I have o'd yet :/)  but today had brown spotting in underwear and a little when wiping a few hours later.  Got very excited and thought "implantation bleeding" but then thinking logically it is probably just a reaction to the hour long run I did today.  I have read about people spotting after running and I havent run in a LONG time. However still don't know what yesterday was about.  Hormonal fluctuations maybe. Or maybe I just pronged my cervix with a fingernail who knows!  I'm trying to concentrate on a 10k race I am running in a couple of weeks to keep my mind of ttc... :D

x

[wp135]

Look's like everyone is having a crazy time this month!

Welcome Monday!  Hope you have a short stay!

2cuties-  that would be amazing!  What is making you second guess the test though? Pictures please!

Fingers crossed alexaskj!

I still haven't ovulated so hopefully it hold off for a few more days until DH is back from his trip.  Stupid work gets in the way of everything.  Next cycle we'll be out of town visiting my family too.  Ugh.

[2cutiestolove]

Monday- Welcome and sorry to hear of your chemical pregnancy last month. I hope that you O soon! Good for you for running 10km... I should get back into it. Stopped when I got a cold a few weeks ago and then didn't get back to it!

wp- I hope your O holds off!

AFM: Well, the drama continues. Took an ic strip this am after not peeing for 5 hours. There was a fuzzy, blurry pink band in the test area under the 10 minutes but it never really "focussed" into a line. It's still there and there's color but it's not definitive yet. I just don't trust my last test because from what I read, taking them apart while drying can cause early evap lines or false positives. I think I need to get a FRER today and hold my pee before I go insance. I'm 11DPO and I never had a LP this long or without spotting this soon after PPAF with DS but then again I never o'd this soon too. Trying to stay level-headed. Ugh. I will post later once I test! Thanks for the support ladies and dealing with my crazies:)

[jr'smom]

2Cuties, It sure sounds like an early positive!  Hoping for you!

[letileon]

Here's to hoping 2cutiestolove!

wp135- hope your O has perfect timing!

Welcome Monday! May you have a short stay!

alexiskj- hope you super sensitive test is a BFP!

afm- My first ppaf started yesterday! finally! It was almost like getting your period again when you were 13. I was all confused, like, "what is that?" and then I realized "Oh! I'm spotting!". Who knows if I ovulated but at least we're getting this show on the road!!

[Chloe'sMama]

Crossing my fingers 2cuties.  Hopefully you will know soon.  Sounds promising though!

Welcome Monday!

Alexiskj- let us know!  I love to obsess too!

Letileon-  Hurray for your first PPAF!  I have been wondering if you ovulated and when AF would show up!

Me: Well, I think we are going to keep trying at it for a few more months.  I am not temping, but doing OPK.  I had one a few days ago that was darkish, but not as dark as the line (and not as dark as last month with the same OPK.).  I have been having EWCM for a few days.  Yesterday and today I had EWCM with streaks of blood.... what is that?  Anyone have that around O, or before (because there is a good chance I am not Oing yet and still have several days).  I am just now having some pain around my ovaries (that usually lasts at least 3-5 days before O.

Anyways, I have NEVER had mid cycle spotting.  So weird.  

[letileon]

I'm glad to hear you're going to try a little longer Chloe'sMama. It may help also to drop some of the charting stuff. I think for some people it just makes it all too stressful (that's why I don't temp. I'd lose my mind). I hope you O and make a baby!

[alexaskj]

i've taken 2 more tests.....both negative.

maybe it's ovulation and not pregnancy?  my cervix is super weird, though.......high and closed, not open at all.  normally, even thought I'm not ovulating yet, i'll go through surges, and it's very textbook....high, soft, and very open.  lots of on again off again EWCM, too.  plus the breast tenderness have had me convinced