Nursing Mamas it's November - Page 2

[DreamsInDigital]

My line is getting darker on my OPKs. And I had EWCM. Should we start BDing now or should I wait for a darker line? It's definitely not as dark as the control line.

[toyxxhearts]

Waiting to O

Just sitting around waiting to O now- day 5 of my period and finally it is over!

[Kleine Hexe]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

My line is getting darker on my OPKs. And I had EWCM. Should we start BDing now or should I wait for a darker line? It's definitely not as dark as the control line.

Start now. It's not like it's going to hurt BD'ing early.

[thefragile7393]

for msumomma, I'm so sorry to hear about CD 145!!! Ugh, that would drive me nuts too.

Because, what a kind and thoughtful thing for you to do!! I'm not sure what effect pumping would have....it's not quite like nursing so I don't know if it stimulates things in quite the same way or not.

[DreamsInDigital]

Well now my OPK line is gone again. So I'm wondering if I already O'd. Does the line go away after the surge? Anyone know?

[msumomma]

Originally Posted by because

Hey all,

Still here. Still waiting to be ready. If we got pg right now (which isn't possible since I'm not ovulating or having AF yet), we'd seriously disrupt BIL's wedding. Dec would be a good time to start TTC, though, if my body would just get things in gear...

Anyway, I'm wondering about pumping and its effects on fertility. Is it the same as nursing? I was considering an opportunity to pump for an adopted baby of a friend of a friend. It doesn't look like that will happen but I'm curious as to its effects if I were to do that for 6-7 months or so.

Good luck to everyone this month!!!

I do think pumping will affect your fertility, maybe not as much as actually nursing, but it will affect it some.

[finnegansmom]

Hi. Because I have issues with self control, I tested again yesterday afternoon at 9DPO. There *may* have been something there. A thick, faint line. Possibly pink. I'm a total cynic so I tested again a few hours later since that phantom line wasn't on the morning's test and there it was again. This morning, with FMU the line, if possible, the line is even fainter. It's there, but a mere shadlow of its former self.

I'm testing in a few hours, but my temps did drop a bit this morning. No AF yet although I've been having "weird" twingey cramps for the last few days.

I showed my husband the tests and he said I was hallucinating. Ugh.

Michelle

[mommymia]

Well, I tested this morning and what d'you know ... .

I can't believe it, we caught the 2nd PP eggie!! I'm very excited right now ... but nervous. I think maybe I'll wait a few days to be moved to success stories but will continue to lurk.

Good luck to all you mamas in the 2ww and to anyone waiting for 1st ppaf.

[mommymia]

Originally Posted by finnegansmom

Hi. Because I have issues with self control, I tested again yesterday afternoon at 9DPO. There *may* have been something there. A thick, faint line. Possibly pink. I'm a total cynic so I tested again a few hours later since that phantom line wasn't on the morning's test and there it was again. This morning, with FMU the line, if possible, the line is even fainter. It's there, but a mere shadlow of its former self.

I'm testing in a few hours, but my temps did drop a bit this morning. No AF yet although I've been having "weird" twingey cramps for the last few days.

I showed my husband the tests and he said I was hallucinating. Ugh.

Michelle

Michelle - this is exactly what happened to me a few days ago... and today the line is much darker at 12 dpo. Good luck!

[finnegansmom]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

My line is getting darker on my OPKs. And I had EWCM. Should we start BDing now or should I wait for a darker line? It's definitely not as dark as the control line.

When I start getting dark lines and other signs, I start testing 2-3 times a day. Based on my temps, I actually didn't O this month until I got my first - after 2 days of +. I bought a whole lot of them through a coop from early-pregnancy-tests.com so it's not hurting my wallet. Then, I lay them out on the kitchen counter and try to explain to my husband our plans for the next few days. It usually ends with him rolling his eyes and me promising to help him rake the leaves in the yard.

Good luck and have fun!

[finnegansmom]

Originally Posted by mommymia

Michelle - this is exactly what happened to me a few days ago... and today the line is much darker at 12 dpo. Good luck!

Wow! Congrats to you!

This is our 3rd pp cycle - we've only had 8 day LPs until this cycle so this is day 10 so that's something right there! I'm hoping later today or tomorrow it'll be a little more convincing. Thanks for the encouragement!

[sarahf.]

Originally Posted by mommymia

Well, I tested this morning and what d'you know ... .

I can't believe it, we caught the 2nd PP eggie!! I'm very excited right now ... but nervous. I think maybe I'll wait a few days to be moved to success stories but will continue to lurk.

Good luck to all you mamas in the 2ww and to anyone waiting for 1st ppaf.

WOOHOO!!!! I'm so happy for you....send me some of the water from your house

[sarahf.]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

Well now my OPK line is gone again. So I'm wondering if I already O'd. Does the line go away after the surge? Anyone know?

I"m having the same problem I had a + yesterday morning on CD9 and then a bunch of - I don't think I could have ovulated yet based on my temps and CM maybe yor body is just gearing up to O. I read you can have multiple surges in a cycle and not always ovulate with each one. Sort of like gearing up on the starting line...Who knows I'm just going to BD like crazy and hope for the best

[msfidget]

congrats mommymia!!!!

[Lorette]

17dpo and still a high temp! I will be testing tomorrow morning. I am very nervous. Is it true that if you have 18 high temps in a row you are definitely pg? Or are there some exceptions?
As a poas-a-phobic I am not looking forward to the hpt tomorrow!
Wish me luck.
Lorette

[DreamsInDigital]

Originally Posted by sarahf.

I"m having the same problem I had a + yesterday morning on CD9 and then a bunch of - I don't think I could have ovulated yet based on my temps and CM maybe yor body is just gearing up to O. I read you can have multiple surges in a cycle and not always ovulate with each one. Sort of like gearing up on the starting line...Who knows I'm just going to BD like crazy and hope for the best

According to my temp this morning I didn't O. Blah.

[msumomma]

Hey Mommas,
Any experience with inducing a period by taking provera? Just got off the phone with the nurse and they want to use this drug to make me have a period. I don't think I want to take it. Any advice? Suggestions? My labs were all "normal" according to the nurse. :

[Linzie2]

msumomma: sorry you really didn't get any answers mama! I don't have any personal experience but I've heard of other mamas (here, not IRL) using it. I'm not sure but I think it's just a progesterone withdrawal method that gets you going???? GL making some tough decisions.

Lorette and finnegansmom: : for a

mommymia: CONGRATS!! :

DreamsInDigital: Is the darkness of a line a measure for how close you are to Oing? I always thought it was an all or nothing thing (of course I always get excited when it gets darker!)

As for me: Still waiting on AF. Going for a record long LP when it doesn't even matter!

[DreamsInDigital]

Originally Posted by Linzie2

DreamsInDigital: Is the darkness of a line a measure for how close you are to Oing? I always thought it was an all or nothing thing (of course I always get excited when it gets darker!)

The OPK is considered a positive when the test line is as dark or darker than the control line. Anything else is considered negative.

I think.

[ryan'smom]

Hi everyone. I guess I can still be in the waiting to O category, even though I am having a m/c.:

I guess I should back up a bit and share what has taken place this past week:

Starting last Thurs. afternoon, I started getting sharp pains in my lower right abdomen. I thought it might be a kidney stone, then the pain went away.

Then same pain again Friday night, then it went away. No pain Sat. all day. Then pain again on Sunday....I was hoping this "stone" would pass soon.

Then on Monday afternoon the pain came again and it was fierce. I needed some pain control as it was becoming unbearable. So when hubby came home from work, he rushed me to the ER and I told them I thought I might be passing a kidney stone ( I had one last summer).

The ER doc asked me if I might be preggo. I said if I was, I could only be 3-4 days along ( thank goodness for charting, right?) So, they sent me for a renal ultrasound that came back NOT supportive of a stone. Hmmm.......

So then the doc was palpating my abdomen for like the hundreth time, and then said he should do a internal exam. OK...whatever....

As soon as he looked in my vagina, he said "There's blood!!!, Did you know that your bleeding?" Of course I didn't! Then 2 seconds later the nurse came in and said the pregnancy test was positive.

I was crying and in disbelief...how is this even possible to detect on a urine sample? I'm only 4 dpo!!!

The doc ordered a stat HcG and it came back at 2400. They said I could be anywhere from 2-4 weeks along! What? Can't be!! I was trying to imagine my chart in my head. No, not possible!!! The pain was still there. Now he was suspecting an ectopic pregnancy!

So I had to stay the night (my mom brought ds to nurse as needed) to be monitored and had an internal ultrasound done in the a.m. Couldn't rule out ectopic pregnancy. Had to have bloodwork monitored.

HcG level on Wed.= 599

HcG level today=259

So it looks like a "normal" m/c. All being said, I'm grateful it's not the ectopic!

Anyway, thanks for letting me share. I hope you all don't mind. I was hoping you all could take a look at my charts and help me make sense of all of this.


http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1c42f1


Sorry this is such a gloomy post, but it is nice to be able to share with mamas who can relate!

take care,

Laura