The "One" Thread for February 17-24

[anyalily]

WELCOME TO THE "ONE" THREAD 
for February 17 to 24

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 

anyalily

Dekan

doularebekah 

Fern5Fern

FreedEm11 

JustJenny

katiecornflakes

KnitterMama

LilyKay

magoodoggy 

mamaBlue

mamacatsbaby

oxford

Renaissance31

samy23 

SKJ2011 

Stevi 

ThePeacefulMama

tinytina

 Waiting to Know (2WW) 

A2E 

BetsyPage

brichole 

countrybound

FEimusicforever

Fnord   

jeminijad

librarygirl  

LittleKind

marquess27
sarahl918

skeemama

SparkleMaman

stegenrae 

summerlake

Tayla

 WTF IS GOING ON?!?! 

bloodofthefae

Lidamama84

southernmommie

RavenMadMommy

 Waiting to be Ready 

BeautifulCanvas

Butterflymom

candyshells

dakipode

imbjer

jesepumpkin

jlmschirm 

Michaels-Mommy

nisojon     

sleepingbeauty 

Texanromaniac 

WildDoula

Zyon'sMommy

 ~ GRADUATES~ 

Big congrats to you all!!

 February BFP's 

John16n33

 January BFP's 

devilish
SuzieSmiles

 December BFP's 

Banana731

bdavis912

CDsMom1031 

happybunny

Jillgayle

livingsky  

 November BFP's 

InLove2009

mirpmama

MyKidKissTrees

Starfish11

 October BFP's 

amlikam

Angierae
dayiscoming2006 

gratefulstella  

kitteh

jaxxy

nerissav 

SweetMama34

Edited by anyalily - 2/21/13 at 12:51pm

[piratemere]

Hi ladies,

I just had a mild panic attack because I couldn't figure out how to post: the "reply" box wasn't showing up. I went to three different threads to see if it was just this thread or some other force trying to thwart me.  Turns out I just wasn't signed in.  I'm a little tense, I know.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I'm ready to join here.  DS3 is 10 months and just night weaned, which, if my body does what it's done before, means AF will be here soon and I can begin TTC.  That puts me somewhere between waiting to be ready and waiting to ovulate.  I'm tempted to just DTD every day until AF shows up, but I'm far to exhausted for that.

DS1 and DS2 are 2 years 3 months apart and DS2 and DS3 are 2 years 7 months apart and each took me 10 months to conceive.  I'd so like to have my next closer than 2 years apart, so while I'm not necessarily ready to be pregnant today, I'd take that over waiting another year.  I'm nursing almost exclusively due to food allergies, but with my nights free, I'm hoping to be Fertile Myrtle soon!

[SparkleMaman]

JennyV!! Jumping back into this arena can be flustering. I must tell you I love your well behaved women quote, I have it on my car, my coffee/tea mug and in my classroom! And your avatar photo is just beautiful, very powerful. Wishing you much luck. Hope your stay here is short and sweet, mama.

Anya Thank you for the new thread.  Any news? Thinking of you!!

MamaTara I think that actually sounds about right and very promising! I know when we're ready to be pregnant we're ready right now. But that news sounds like it is likely in the very near future. to you. Waiting is ever so hard.

Marquess I think your chart looks great! It looks pretty clear to me that your O'd. It is tricky with sleep disruption and times of temps but still looks good. Have you had any labwork done? How do you know you haven't been O'ing before now?

AFM 3 DPO, FF just gave me crosshairs this morning with a "high" probability of conception based on our BD timing. Feeling ridiculously excited and hopeful!! I sure hope I feel this way next weekend. I know I more typically feel like this by 10 DPO. I will try my best to be flexible and flowing and just roll with what the next two weeks bring.

How is everyone else doing? JustJenny, still feeling pretty good? I have so much hope and such a good feeling for you this month. Sending you oodles of and and a little bit of Fx for November babies!!

[Stevi]

MamaTara... I have heard that Maca is good for sperm.

[MamaTara]

Thank you, SparkleMaman. So true.

JennyV, how exciting! Congratulations to you and I hope the next leg of your journey is smooth and quick.

We're officially in the TWW period. Not holding out much hope for this month, but that's where we are. Working on increasing DH's sperm motility for the next round and shenanigans. 

[MamaTara]

Stevi, we have maca too! Getting it off the shelf now. Thank you!

[JustJenny]

 Welcome JennyVangy! OMG your avatar is AMAZING. I hope this time it will be easy to conceive for you.

mamatara- I second the maca and/or zinc, folic acid and b vitamin combo for sperm. It can take 3 months for the results to show up in sperm analysis so he has to be consistent. Lots of BDing will help with a faster sperm turn over 

marquess- I thought your chart looked good to. Especially considering your poor sleep quality. I would pin your O day on CD15 too. How weird that you didn't get a positive opk that day. Maybe your urine was diluted? Is spotting like that usual for you? To me it seems excessive but everyone is so different. Glad you have the check up on Friday. Let us know how it goes 

Sparkle- That's sounds great! I'm excited for you too   I agree 10dpo is when I start to fall apart. Sending you lots of peaceful calm baby vibes  

AFM-  CD12 and anxiously waiting for my RE appointment tomorrow. If the follicles are ready I will get a trigger shot to force ovulation. I've been O'ing on cd 15 for the last 3 cycles so we'll see if the Doc considers them ready to go. This is my first time doing this so I don't quite know what to expect.....

[mamacatsbaby]

Hi all! CD8, just hanging out .

Thanks so much for the new thread anyalily. How are things on your end?

Welcome Marquees, JennyV, and MamaTara! Hope you're in and out of here!

Sending you some mellow for the TWW Sparkle!

JJenny: Hope everything goes well tomorrow; keep us posted! Thanks so much for your input about my chart/thoughts. Looking at everything as a whole has really helped me to chill out. Think I'm good for the TWW . It feels so fantastic to not be so discombobulated about all this right now. The relax, she is good .

Me, I don't know how much more of winter I can take, omg! We're climbing the walls here! Hope you ladies are all having a great weekend .

[marquess78]

We TTC #2 and 3 for 8.5 years. unless its medically forced(clomid, femara, fsh, etc) i dont ovulate. ive had at least 3 HSG tell me I have a beautiful uterus and clear tubes, labs showed normal hormone levels (including testosterone, prolactin, etc) and low FSH. my thyroid functions normally and weight loss was not the magic "fix all" the military docs expected it to be.

i took soy to see if it would work. fingers crossed, it appears i have ovulated. going to ask for labs tomorrow to confirm. cant guarantee my doc will go for it since we are TTC on the down low. Our 8.5 year struggle was all too public so this time, Im playing it close to the vest. Anywho. The spotting has never been an issue before. this is a first for me. and still going. im puzzled. im hopeful, and not really planning to test until my giant box of tests comes later this week. i bought 40 from a lab that was closing. that should be enough, LOL. they are sensitive to 25miU. i will prob not buy a FRER, unless someone does it for me. Those tests have given me more false positives than any other brand. confirmed non ovulatory cycle, got mutiple BFP, took one right in front of my doc. she had no idea why either. so FRER is not my friend. ok, for some reason my enter button isnt working so im going to stop here :/

[mamacatsbaby]

Yes marquees, 40 sounds like enough, haha. Wow, that's really wrong with the BFP's on the FRER's like that! I've never tried FRER's but from what I understand some women have great luck with them while they're the devil for others. that the soy is going to be good to you!

[Renaissance31]

Early loss :'(

anyalily, can you put me back in waiting to O please?

[mamacatsbaby]

Once again, I'm so very sorry for your loss Renaissance .

[JustJenny]

Renaissance-  So sorry for your loss. 

[SparkleMaman]

Renaissance So sorry mama. I hope you are able to take time to heal and process. Much love to you.

[anyalily]

Renaissance, I am so sorry to hear you had a loss. My heart is with you. I am joining you in waiting to O, having started my AF a few days late with BAD cramps. Prayers and love and light to you. 

[Taylah]

Well - I'm back after 2.5 years.  Incredibly excited though I can't quite believe we're trying for #2 :)

After ovulating the day after Valentine's Day I'm in the 2 week wait.  Feel much more zen about this process this time around.

[anyalily]

Welcome Taylah!

[anyalily]

Just wanted to post an update... I went to a really great talk about hormones last night, given by a local (California) acupuncturist who treats all sorts of imbalances. She did muscle resistence on willing participants at the end, and she identified a thyroid issue in me. I have an appointment with her next week to identify food intolerances, hormone imbalances, etc. and get started on some cleansing and supplements. I am so excited, because I have known intuitively that I am out of whack for some time, but I lack the information to self-diagnose.

I was doing some follow-up research and came across the idea of pregnancy induced thyroid issues and all of my symptoms fit! I had a pregnancy when I was 20 that didn't go to term, and that was when my imbalances really started (allergies, weight gain, depression). They got worse with my pregnancy five years ago (racing heart, anxiety, OCD, mood swings) and have gotten only moderately better with diet changes and CBT. So now I feel so good to have found someone who is ready to treat my whole system! Also, if I do get thyroid imbalance from pregnancy, it will be good to seek treatment right away so I don't get to out of whack with my next and likely last pregnancy.

I am sharing this because some of us are struggling with getting pregnant and while this is not an infertility thread, I think it is good for us to share information when we come across it. 

Here's to healing and thriving!

[JustJenny]

Taylah-  Welcome back! How exciting for you! Sending you sticky baby vibes for your TWW 

Anyalily- Very interesting! I've always wanted to try the muscle testing. I think its absolutely fascinating! I love acupuncture too. I used it several years ago when my body was in crisis and it helped tremendously! I'd love to use it now to help with fertility but we can't afford to do both the RE and the acupuncture. If I were younger I would have chosen acupuncture over the RE for sure! Please keep us updated on how things improve for you.

AFM- I am 3 dpo so you can move me to the TWW. Had my trigger shot on monday and everything seems to be going ok. Fingers crossed that we caught a egg or two and it sticks with me! So now the wait begins   I'm more anxious than what is usual for me at this time in my cycle. Really hoping something works soon!

[mamacatsbaby]

Originally Posted by Taylah 

Well - I'm back after 2.5 years.  Incredibly excited though I can't quite believe we're trying for #2

After ovulating the day after Valentine's Day I'm in the 2 week wait.  Feel much more zen about this process this time around.

Welcome Taylah! GL and I hope you're in and out of here .

Originally Posted by anyalily 

Just wanted to post an update... I went to a really great talk about hormones last night, given by a local (California) acupuncturist who treats all sorts of imbalances. She did muscle resistence on willing participants at the end, and she identified a thyroid issue in me. I have an appointment with her next week to identify food intolerances, hormone imbalances, etc. and get started on some cleansing and supplements. I am so excited, because I have known intuitively that I am out of whack for some time, but I lack the information to self-diagnose.

I was doing some follow-up research and came across the idea of pregnancy induced thyroid issues and all of my symptoms fit! I had a pregnancy when I was 20 that didn't go to term, and that was when my imbalances really started (allergies, weight gain, depression). They got worse with my pregnancy five years ago (racing heart, anxiety, OCD, mood swings) and have gotten only moderately better with diet changes and CBT. So now I feel so good to have found someone who is ready to treat my whole system! Also, if I do get thyroid imbalance from pregnancy, it will be good to seek treatment right away so I don't get to out of whack with my next and likely last pregnancy.

I am sharing this because some of us are struggling with getting pregnant and while this is not an infertility thread, I think it is good for us to share information when we come across it. 

Here's to healing and thriving!

Wonderful anyalily! I'm glad you're feeling so great about finding someone that takes a holistic approach to issues that come up with us rather than just trying to banish the symptoms. It's wonderful to feel like we're making progress with our own stories. Keep us posted!

Originally Posted by JustJenny 

Taylah- 
 Welcome back! How exciting for you! Sending you sticky baby vibes for your TWW 


Anyalily- Very interesting! I've always wanted to try the muscle testing. I think its absolutely fascinating! I love acupuncture too. I used it several years ago when my body was in crisis and it helped tremendously! I'd love to use it now to help with fertility but we can't afford to do both the RE and the acupuncture. If I were younger I would have chosen acupuncture over the RE for sure! Please keep us updated on how things improve for you.

AFM- I am 3 dpo so you can move me to the TWW. Had my trigger shot on monday and everything seems to be going ok. Fingers crossed that we caught a egg or two and it sticks with me! So now the wait begins 
  I'm more anxious than what is usual for me at this time in my cycle. Really hoping something works soon!

So excited for you JustJenny! that this is it .

Me, CD12, think I O'd earlier today or tonight sometime. We shall see! There's a thunder and lightening storm happening right now. Maybe that's a good sign?!