Nursing Mamas TTC in May.....Join Us!! - Page 5

[mama_nym]

Welcome Ni!!! :

Any news eastky?

Linzie2 - how exciting that dh is on the same page as you as far as ttc goes! We were "waiting" until our second child was 4 before ttc our third child and our third child was born when our second was 23 months old!!!

Xanadu - Congrats on your first ppaf!!! I hope your ttc journey is short and sweet!

[surromommy2be]

eastky where you hiding at :

[counterGOPI]

Thanks mama nym

[naturegirl]

Bleeding after bding? :(

Man my body is wacky. Dh and I dtd last night and I had some bleeding. I usually have bleeding after O when bding but this is the first time before O. I NEVER had any bleeding before my ppaf and it seems to be worse since my m/c in Jan. Fortunately I have an appt. with my midwife on Thursday to get things checked out. Anyone else have this type of thing before? I need to hear good stories as I worry so much about things like this. I always think worst case scenario (ie Cervical Cancer! )

[Bella Catalina]

Hi mamas, just a fly-by! 4dpo today and my skin is breaking out so I am expecting AF in the next few days. Bleh!

[eastkygal]

: I made an appointment with my crunchy mama MD for the 17th. I'm thinking about doing a fast too to give things a kick start. Or, I could just give up trying to make things go differently.

[mama_nym]

[esmlranch]

CounterGOPI Ni!! Good luck getting those eggs to drop!
Would you like to be added to the list? Where do you fit in?

Linzie2Congrats and : :

eastky I hope that your crunchy mama dr has some good information and insight for you.

Well, I did it. I tested this am and : I should have known. I think I am trying to will the second line to appear on the stupid test. I do not have any more in the closet and I will not be buying any just to keep from poas.
I am feeling better today but have been so out of sorts and feeling hormonal. Ya know, that "nothing is right and never will be right and everyone is on my last nerve" feeling? Plus headaches and fatigue. I can only hope that my body's hormonal system is kicking into gear.
: Please, please, please kick into gear. I am trying not to be stressed out about ttc, but I just am. I am so thankful for you mama's here on this forum because I know you understand where I am coming from. It seems like everyone IRL has the "perfect" solution. JUST WEAN DS. It makes me so when people suggest that so lightly.
Oh, you mean take away the thing my son wakes up to in the am and goes to sleep with at night? What he looks for as a source of comfort? What he thinks about all the time and loves? What I can use to prevent a tantrum, improve his mood, cure his owies? Obviously I am no more emotionally ready to wean than he is. I have no problem nursing him as long as he wants. I totally planned to tandem nurse. I can picture myself tandem nursing. The only thing I can do is sit and wait. THe worst part is not knowing how long it will take. Will it be in 2 months? 6? 1 year? 2 years? I assume that I will begin to ovulate at some point if I just wait.
It doesn't help that dh is feeling antsy about having another. He is supportive about ds continuing to nurse, but I am not sure to what point. He is definitely not feeling as strongly as I am about not weaning.
Sorry about the long rant. I am feeling especially stressed because in the next few weeks we all have bdays. Ds, dh, and my bday are all within 2 weeks of each other. We will all be a year older................tick tick tick................
thanks for being here.

[counterGOPI]

thanks! i guess im in the waiting to o category although acording to my OPK i should o today :

[ellymay]

Hey everyone! ~~~~~ LOTS OF BABY DUST~~~~~~~

I had my 2nd temp drop this am so that means I should I in the next 3-5 days!! YAY I should get my pos opk tomorrow if it goes like last cycle

[jenangelcat]

Put me on the tww. FF has me on 3 dpo despite the fact that today is the first day that my cervix feels really high and I'm having a bit of stretchy cm. I had a bit of cramping in my lower left side yesterday but I have no idea if it was o pain. I'm hoping FF is right because Dh refused to bd last night as it's becoming a chore. He'll probably refuse tonight as well. :


http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1a0286

I'll test on Sunday the 20th if the o date stays the same and AF stays away.

On a happy note, the weather has been lovely this week. We got to 28C yesterday!

[naturegirl]

Okay so no one has any comforting advice. That is making me a little scared. Thank goodness I have an appt. tomorrow with my midwife. I hope it's nothing bad...

[rachel81]

esmlranch: Right there with you. My dh is also chomping at the bit and I know it's getting harder for him to be supportive of the ebf. He does appreciate that bf is like a magic cure-all/sleeping potion for our son, so he is being patient. But it's hard for us both.

naturegirl: I hope everything checks out OK.

[esmlranch]

ellymay :

jenangelcat : hope you are able to seduce dh!

cheryl i wish i had somw words of wisdom for you. hopefully your midwife will have some insight. good luck tomorrow.

[sarahn4639]

Originally Posted by beanbean30

Hello ladies, I hope it's ok to jump in like this but if it's ok I would love to join

sorry i don't have any info on starting your cycles.

Originally Posted by LadyWillow

Nursing 3 is what scares me most about getting pregnant now. I am not sure I can or want to nurse 3: , and I really hope the other 2 will understand that a baby needs a lot of nursing and that I cant nurse them everytime the baby nurses. I also dont want 3 in diapers but my oldest will be 4 by the time we get pregnant and have a baby so I really hope that she is potty trained by then

: is right!!

Originally Posted by 1babysmom

I guess I'm just left wondering today (as my temp dropped at the "right" time for me to be expecting AF within the next couple days) if I should even bother with the vitex next cycle. Part of me wants to attempt to get my cycles regular again, at least, but the other part of me doesn't want to put any effort into something that's most likely not going to happen anytime soon anyway.

How are you doing mama? I do think you should keep going with the vitex. it takes a few months to get to optimum performance. since you are expecting it to take a while anyway, what's the harm in helping it along if you can? i know everyone has different perspecives on these things but i just feel better if i feel like i am doing all i can. it is easier for me to let go and trust if i am doing what i feel is my part or my best. i am not good at just leaving things alone, i feel like if it doesn't work, well, atleast i tried. so that is my perscective on continuing the vitex and continuing to chart and time bding to some extent. i do know that this provides more stress than help to others so you have to do what it right for you. i hope no matter what you decide you are pleasantly suprised soon with a lovely sticky little baby!

Originally Posted by XanaduMama

Hi mamas!! I've been lurking here on and off for a while : , waiting until my first PPAF before taking the TTC plunge! It arrived this morning, so... (never thought I would be about AF arriving!! .) We'll probably start TTC#2 in August, since we're aiming for an early summer babe to help us out with the academic year... so put me down for "waiting to be ready." I'm a charting newbie, too, so will need some help there too. Will my waking temp be accurate even if I'm still waking up pretty frequently at night? ds is 16 months, working on his last 2 teeth (canines, ugh), and nursing a ton at night. We're vaguely thinking about trying some gentle night weaning in the next couple months.

Congrats on AF!! I definately recommend signing up with fertilityfriend.com. they walk you through charting and it is free. you can pay for a subscription for all the upgrade things but certainly don't have to. my dd is 18 months and we've talked about night weaning for what feels like forever, haven't done anything yet! hopefully that goes well for you!

Originally Posted by counterGOPI

can i join? my dd is 19 months old still nursing at least 10 timea day and we are ttc #2.
my cycles came back at 6 months pp and have been regular but i dont know if i am ovulating or not

my 18m dd still nurses about that much to. usually 7-10 times a day. i'm glad i'm not the only one with a frequent older nurser!

Originally Posted by eastkygal

: I made an appointment with my crunchy mama MD for the 17th. I'm thinking about doing a fast too to give things a kick start. Or, I could just give up trying to make things go differently.

oh eastky! I really hope something gets figured out soon. this has to be so very frustrating for you. i have similar cycles and they drove me nuts, with your history of ammorea i'm sure it is very difficult. i really hope your crunchy doc has some answers for you!!

Originally Posted by esmlranch

I am feeling better today but have been so out of sorts and feeling hormonal. Ya know, that "nothing is right and never will be right and everyone is on my last nerve" feeling? Plus headaches and fatigue. I can only hope that my body's hormonal system is kicking into gear.

Oh I hope this is a good sign! I hate those days/moods I know exactly what you are talking about!

Originally Posted by esmlranch

Obviously I am no more emotionally ready to wean than he is. I have no problem nursing him as long as he wants. I totally planned to tandem nurse.

I am right there with you. I get so defensive whenever anyone mentions weaning. It is a sad and scary thought to me at this point.

Originally Posted by esmlranch

THe worst part is not knowing how long it will take. Will it be in 2 months? 6? 1 year? 2 years?

I am having a hrd time with this too. I think if I had some idea that I would adjust and it would be fine. The unknown is so hard. I know the fact that you aren't cycling makes this all that much more difficult. I remember getting worried when Af wasn't coming back and we were approaching the time we wanted to start ttc. i actually took a topical estrogen for vaginal issues related to nursing and I think that is what kick started things for me. My doc said after 2 cycles I could stop using it because my bodies hormones had taken over again. So anyway, that was a long unintended rant all to say I'm sorry and I really hope things get going for you soon!!

Originally Posted by naturegirl

Okay so no one has any comforting advice. That is making me a little scared. Thank goodness I have an appt. tomorrow with my midwife. I hope it's nothing bad...

Cheryl, I'm so very sorry, I just saw your post. Didn't you have a bump on your cervix last month but you know it was nothing? Am I remembering right? hmmm....... Anyway, could it be that? I'm really glad you are seeing your midwife so you can fingure things out and not have to worry.

Well my temp dropped so I think I was running a fever. FF took my dotted crosshairs away so that was all good. We my temp was down again this AM and FF put my dotted cross hairs back in! What!?! I haven't gotten a positive OPK but I have had good CM finally. I think I may O today or tomorrow, I really hope so!:

[madis81]

Naturegirl - I read somewhere that light bleeding after dtd can be normal at times. Maybe your cervix was just extra senstitive? This has happened to me before and I haven't had any serious problems.

Linzie - Yay for DH being ready too!

esmlranch - I understand about not wanting to wean and dh being antsy My DH is very antsy and ready to have #2 and I'm very torn about weaning JUST in hoping that it will help w/ getting pregnant.

Jenangelcat - Welcome to the 2ww! And a chore? My DH loves O time! lol

Sarah - Good luck!

Well, DD will be 3 in 2 weeks and she keeps asking for a little brother or sister. Hopefully she will get her wish soon! I've been having some symptoms, but they are so similar to AF coming... ugh! It makes me want to scream sometimes... not really, but you know what I mean, right? DH and I dtd this morning and at the big "O" my uterus cramped and I afterwards I had to lay down for several minutes..... what the heck does that mean? I had a similar experiance with DD before I found I was pregnant with her.

Hope everyone is having a super day!

[zulupetalz]

naturegirl,
The last time I had funky bleeding, I was pregnant. The odds are, it is something like pregnancy, or a polyp or cyst on your cervix that is irritated by intercourse. Don't go getting worried about things like cervical cancer quite yet. I hope your appointment goes well!

[zulupetalz]

Well, I think AF is on her merry way. The fertility monitor said that my levels were "low" yesterday and today, and it is now flashing with an M. This is my first cycle using it, so I have no idea if it is accurate with me.

I know that *something* hormonal is going on, though, because all of a sudden I have a nasty yeast infection. Yuck. The only time I get those is when I am pregnant, postpartum or something equally as hormonal. I'm hoping that nursing DS a little less is working to get things in order so that I finally O.

[surromommy2be]

Hello ladies,

I'm so exited the doc gave me the ok to use clomid so she gave me provera. to start AF then When AF starts then I will be taking Clomid CD 5-9 So Send us lots of babydust that it works I'm going to be on 50mg clomid for 2cycles then she will up it so Now I want to know what are my chances of 50mg working

[LadyWillow]

I am so new to all of this TTC lingo. I have no idea what some of the acronyms mean. With my first baby we tried for a few months (i had been on the pill for 5+ years) then my husband went to Iraq. We got the postive pregnancy test they day he was to go back to work from his 30 day leave. With the second she was a surprise. We managed to accidently catch the first egg .... I never even got my period in between the two. We were scared and things were hare for a bit because dh lost his job as well and we had to move. : My thought was that we would wait severl years and then try to have them back to back again. My girls are sooo close. We feel though that we really want another baby now, and there is no real reason so wait. So here we are trying to get pregnant again. Altough my family thinks I am crazy: ... My husband thinks I may already preg. I dont know if it is that fact that he keeps saying that or that I really am but I am starting to get symtoms. .... With my second I KNEW I was preg, because I felt like an alien had moved in and taken over .. my body does not feel the same. I have not felt like that yet but I have felt tired, a little sick to the stomack, and short tempered. I also cried with my husbands pos of a car died yesterday so who knows. ... I dont know if any of what I have written has made any sence but thanx for listening and having this thread availble to nursing moms who are ttc. I needed someone to tell I am not out of my mind to try and have another baby when I am already nursing two. Thanx again