TTC 6+ Months October Support Thread - Page 12

[lilyflower]

Hello Moongypsy! Good luck on another little one!

ChristyM26 Darn! I woke up thinking about you this monring and couldn't wait to check your status. That is too bad, I am sorry you have to go through such a long and confusing cycle. I hope next month is the one for you.

Anonymousk Personally, I agree with you as it seems natural to be able to feel you are pregnant, and I feel much more in tune with my body now than ever. But I have felt very pregnant at different attempts TTC over the last nine months and then was not. So I am just not sure now. I am not sure if it was just anticipation those times or what. I could have been pregnant for all I know, but I have yet to have a BFP. Anyway, I really hope what you are feeling is it! Kind of exciting, when I first found out I was pregnant with my first, I had an instant craving for a disgusting Arby's roast beef sandwich, and I am a vegetarian! I had those when I was little, and just craved one like crazy! Very weird. Good luck!

Funnygrace I am sorry you're feeling like that. I went through a couple of those days on 3 and 4 DPO completely emotional wreck. I think I was pre-grieving for this cycle and that is why I am so calm now. I already got all my emotions out for this month and won't be sad at the BFN. I am still hoping for you even if you aren't!!!


Tenk I hope your body is wigged out for a reason!!

Racecar Good luck. I am thinking good thoughts about you!

Hopesmom - Have fun and good luck!

Oceanmommy That is great about the testing, a great boost for this cycle for you I bet! I may try to schedule one of those up myself soon.

I am 9 DPO if that is correct, and I am a little bummed as my chart is beginning to look the same as the other one last month. But this month, I am not planning on testing until I get back from a weekend trip and I will be 16 DPO at that time. I too (like Anonymousk) am enjoying the feeling of possibly being pregnant and don't want to blow that feeling with the neverending sure-to-be BFN. I refuse to put myself through that this month. I will either be testing then, or getting a nice surprise AF during my trip! Still calm here!

[ChristyM26]

Thanks for the thoughts and hugs. They're useful for keeping one's sanity. Hopefully next cycle will go better than this one... This one is still baffliing me however: I managed to have no cramps this time (not even a twinge) which is really wierd. I would have expected the cramps to be awful, since it's been so long. I don't know, I guess this cycle is just determined to be odd for some reason. It's succeeding too (what with the spotting and the length and all)!

[lilyflower]

I KNOW you guys are getting sick of me and my chart confusion, but I just for the heck of it changed the setting to advanced again on FF and it changes my ovulation to a day EARLIER making me 10 dpo today?? Tempting to keep it on that!

[oceanmommy]

Hi MoonGypsy ! Welcome to the thread. I too wish you the beginner's luck we seem to have around here hey take the bfp any way you can get it right ? I would.



AnonK I like the idea of my secret cervix being on a mission... hopefully to slide those little spermies in, not keep them out ! C'mon cervix work with me !
And AnonK, You know your body better than anyone, and I remember one particular chart of yours that was fantastic... thought that was it.



Racecar how's it going ? what's happening ??? I hope the news is good :


Christy, I am so sorry AF came Sometimes I feel nauseated at the end of my cycle, I chalk it up to rapidly changing hormones making me feel yucky. Sometimes I feel nauseated at Ovulation which would make sense if it's just hormonal.


Funnygrace I have one word for you - BETA ! I think you should get a blood test and see whats up because your chart looks great and some ladies just don't have that much hcg or don't come up postive on home tests. : : : Good Luck !!!


Lilyflower, your chart might look like last month's but it is looking GOOD so : fingers crossed for you as well !


Tenk : I hope you are still new enough to have the newbie luck on you.



ItyBty I have my : fingers crossed for you too ! Oh, and I want to come and live with you in your new house, it sounds just wonderful.
I hope you avoid the HSG with a BFP. If you have to get it done it is not that bad for most, like getting a pap done. I am feeling really positive about having done it now, I came across some random thread on the internet last night, all these ladies talking about their HSGs. The thread went for almost two years, and it seemed like a ton of BFPs were in the 3-4 months after HSGs were done. So it made me feel hopeful again, many of them had been trying for a year or two with nothing.




I am cd11, thinking I might have a earlier ovulation this cycle like last one. I hope I do, that was so nice instead of waiting and waiting for O... We BD last night/this morning (I count it as AM the next day on ff after midnight) and I had a teensy bit of spotting. I guess my cervix is still tender after the HSG 3 days ago, but there was no way I am taking a chance on missing this cycle. They told me to wait 24 hrs to BD so we waited over twice that. Go spermies go !
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[HopesMom]

Hi all,
I'm here with a sleeping almost 2 year old on my shoulder, so I'll have to be short.

Christy. I'm sorry that this confusing and long cycle ended this way.

I had my first acupuncture apt today. She thought she saw/felt? a Spleen Qi Deficency which jives with my research. She suggested every week, but we can't afford that. So, I'm going to talk to my husband about a few months of every two weeks. She also made some dietary suggestions (several of them jived with food I've been craving). She was very optimistic so I;m trying to feel that way too. Not necessarily about this cycle...but soon?

I'm CD14 today and I'm fairly confident its O day. We've had sex for the past 3 days and we'll go tonight and tomorrow too. And then just wait.

[Racecar]

quick update--No AF; Nothing but BFN's (I tested yesterday.) I am on CD 30 now and approx 16 (can that be right? I just don't know) DPO. I have a new appreciation for what ttc'ers who have long irregular cycles go through. I've been spoiled by my short cycles.

I dropped the digital (I am going for the cold Not Pregnant over the squinting and mindf**kery of trying to interpret evap lines, etc.) pregnancy test on the floor two minutes ago and I almost lost it. The back of it came right off and showed all the digital innards. I think it might be okay after I snapped it back together but I had to take a break from the whole thing for awhile.

This cycle has been hard. And I was so zen just a few days ago!

[Hezzy]

Hi ladies --

I just wanted to drop in and say I've got : for a couple of you.
Funnygrace, I just looked at your chart. :

I'm really down about all of it and don't really want to post much. My chart looks okay, but no different than any other month. I don't feel anything. I'm 12dpo and figuring AF will be here tomorrow or the next day. I just can't imaging ever getting pregnant.

Sorry to come here and dump my negativity. I haven't been posting much because it's all I have to say about it. But I'm really glad that we've gotten a couple of BFPs around here, and I'm SOO hoping for a couple more this month!!

[funnygrace]

Hi, Hezzy!

Everyone's optimism made me break out another htp--"not pregnant" I'm trusting this one because I'm also having some brown spotting. My chart only looks good because of the progesterone suppositories. Also, I think today's temp might be a fluke. Hot dp or extra covers... extra heavy sleep?

Anyway, thanks for the good thoughts.

[oceanmommy]

Funnygrace I am sorry to hear about the bfn and the spotting You have a lovely chart, and a lovely LP though that is for sure.


Hezzy I am sorry to hear you are feeling negative about the whole ttc thing. I certainly understand - we all do. :
Ah, the sorority you'd never want to be a part of sometimes it is either laughing or crying... I could really go either way. Of course the laughter is the crazy-insane kind of laughter anyways.




My dr just called while I was in the bathroom and left a message about the HSG reults, that my tubes are clear and hopefully I will get pregnant now. That I should call him when I am pregnant or in January, whichever comes first. I was thinking of calling him back today or tomorrow and asking if I could try clomid in January if nothing happens by then, perhaps saving myself another appointment because it will not be covered and this Infetility thing is already getting expensive. And I am assuming clomid is an out of pocket expense too. Anyways what do you think ? Should I ask after it now or just be patient, wait and call in January ? See I am thinking it is all fresh in his mind now, it might be easier just to address it as a follow up to the clear HSG and decent SA.... but is clomid something they would want to see me before they prescribe anyways ? Get current weight, etc ?

Wow am I overthinking this thing or what ? I should just call now... no, wait for January... no, now ????

[ItyBty]

Hezzy - : I know how you are feeling, and it's definately not fun. Don't worry about posting your funky moods here, thats what this place is for, kwim? We're all in this together. :

funnygrace - Weird about the spotting, cause your chart does look great. Hmm... Implantation?

Oceanmommy - we went and looked at the house tonight. It's *really* neat, 1880, with a big old barn out back. BUT - big but, it's a wreck inside. We'd be starting from scratch, and we're just almost finished with this place, so I'd have to figure out if I wanna start all over again, ya know? I also hesitate to buy a house thinking "Great school system, 3 bedrooms, big yard (all sorta kid -related thoughts) cause I think I'm afraid it'll jinx me getting pregnant somehow. This house is in one of those neighborhoods that you can picture kids trick or treating, and neighbors coming by to say hi, or borrow a cup of sugar, ya know? It's something I really, really want, but I want the kids part of the equation too.

I was ready and prepped for AF to show up today, I even wore a pantiliner all day "just in case" I feel like I'm braced for the worst or something. I just keep checking for AF, waiting for the cramps and the backache to start. :

I bought some evening primrose oil caplets at Target today - those help with CM too, right? If AF shows this month, next we're going to buy some Preseed and use that around O time. I'm really thinking my issue is CM-related, because I don't get eggwhite. I think maybe because I have allergies, so I take antihistamines daily, and TCOYF makes it sound like those can dry you out.

[pampered_mom]

Not much time, just wanted to pop in and give a to Christy, : to Racecar, and I'm still holding out hope for you, ItyBty and Funnygrace.

[ChristyM26]

Can you say temp spike? I may keep a close eye on my temps over the next couple days, cause that temp this morning is so not what I expected to see. FWIW, I may test on Saturday (the day ff says I should test) if those temps stay up. My temp's never done that before though... whoa!

Thanks pampered mom, for the hug.

[Racecar]

CD1, ya'll.

[~MoonGypsy~]

Aww Racecar. I'm sorry. I'm CD4 - I feel for you.

[HopesMom]

racecar and thinking good thoughts for you funnygrace and Itybty. The house sounds great Itybty. It would be hard not to go for it. If it needs all that work, you might be better to start it BEFORE kids.

Hezzy- I'm sorry you are feeling so down. Please know that you don't need to stay away though (unless it helps you). We are here to "listen" to the down, the up and the totally confused!

oceanmommy- I'd go ahead and call your doc and ask to talk about the clomid. Probably you won't need it because you'll be pregnant. But having a plan could be helpful/comforting.

[ChristyM26]

Racecar. I'm sorry.

[HopesMom]

Christy- I meant to include you in my post.
Are you still spotting? I thought your period had come? I'm so confused (I'm sure you are too!!).

[ItyBty]

racecar - : That sucks. :
HopesMom - THe house is great, but it'll be an uphill battle. Hardest part will likely be selling our existing house - which still needs a few rooms finished before that can happen. I'm hoping that the other house's crumbling plaster and lurching sideways barn will scare people away for another 3 months or so. :
Christy - Thats a nice fat temp spike. I can't believe you haven't POAS yet!


I POAS again today - another BFN. Still no sign of AF though, so I'k ok with it. I'm only just 14DPO today though. CD30. I'll try not to POAS tomorrow though. I have to pretend to have some sense of self control. Maybe Friday? Ooooh, I dunno if I can wait that long!

[ChristyM26]

Tricia - I thought af had come too, except apparently not. I'm waiting... waiting... waiting... as patiently as I can.

ItyBty - I've decided to wait until Saturady as I totally expect af to show up and ff says Sat is a good test day (it'd be 17 dpo). With all the spotting and confusion, I have no idea what's going on, so I'm gonna hold out and not test as long as possible so that I'm more assured of an accurate (hopefully, positive) test result. That temp spike amazed me this morning. I'm watching it though. It could still plummett...:

[lilyflower]

Christy! Exciting temp jump! I am going to wait until Sunday, feel free to hold out until Sunday with me!

Good luck ItyBty!

I am sorry Racecar