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!
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Waiting to O
bremen
BubbleMa
cbaa2010
MommyMatsumoto
Shelley71
Sourire
Stevi
tantylynn
WildDoula
Waiting to Know (2ww)
cecelia7
Gemmine
Waitin' and Marinatin'
Waiting for Aunt Flo
Waiting for my otherwise-wonderful-but-on-this-particular-subject-ultimately-infuriating partner to be ready
Welcome to the One Thread for the first week of Spring!
Hopefully we get some BFPs to go with the most fertile time of year in nature. Let me know if anyone needs to be moved!
justkate and sithladyfred: I didn't see any formal requests from you guys last thread. Shall I add you to the roster? Let me know what section you want to go under.
Sourire: Awesome fortune! Enjoy yourself and bring lots of pictures.
Shelley71: I added your chart! Looking good so far!
WildDoula: Welcome! I added you to the roster. I hope this is it for you!
cbaa: Saw your post in TTC in our 20's....does this mean I can move you to Waiting to O??
I just wanted to chime in on the implantation dip.
Last month was the first time I'd temped. I woke up 5 or 6DPO with a terrible temp dip. I thought it was a fluke. Then they jumped back up and stayed that way. It was definitely an implantation dip. You're more than welcome to creep my chart.
I'm going to try and temp through ovulation this cycle. We'll see how it goes. Normally when I try, my sleep gets all screwed up, and I end up with a crazy set of temps. LOL
Thanks for the advice regarding my temps that FF wasn't liking! I didn't realise it was so picky about the times. Oddly, it seemed to keep the one time that I temped earlier and threw out the rest. Ah well, guess I can't expect much from my first chart. I'm new at this, but hopefully with your help I can get it right! I'm on CD7 and AF is still on her way out. What a boring time...however, I'll be able to check back in tomorrow with news of mine and DH's test results to see what the holdup is!
Also, my mom is sending me a BBT thermometer from the States. My last 3 temps have been the exact same temperature, and FF had this to say:
Why am I getting "flat" temperatures?
If your temperatures seem to be around the same level all the time, the culprit is usually your thermometer. Even when you are taking your temperature at the same time, following all the guidelines, there is usually some fluctuation in temperatures.
So I asked her to send me one and it will be here within the week hopefully. Yay!
We are ntnp, because DH feels pressured if we are trying. Please add me to Waiting to Know, I am down to the 1 week wait. I have very short cycles, but sometimes they aren't as short, so I am waiting to see what happens this week. AF could show up any day, but if she doesn't, I will be testing Sat or Sun.
ps. Just realised that you're from AZ WildDoula! All of my family (besides my mom) lives there, so I visit every time I'm in the country! And Stevi, I grew up 1.5 hours out of Vegas. You're probably like yeah...so? But for some strange reason this really makes me happy. I guess living in Australia I've gotten used to not knowing anyone who knows where I'm from, or where Arizona is located on a map...although, everyone knows where Vegas is lol!
Welcome halomancer! I've added you to the roster. Do you chart? Good luck this week! P.S. My husband doesn't like "trying" so I just don't tell him when ovulation time is here!
I cleaned up the list and deleted anyone who hasn't posted to a One thread in a month. If you want to be added back, just holla!
Tantylynn... Yeah? Where are you from exactly? I bet I've been there. I've lived in the AZ/CA/NV area since I was 10. I have often thought of moving to Australia, mostly when Bush was president. I cannot tell you how much I would love to have your health care!!!
Hey ladies! Can I just say this is one of my favorite sites/threads??? You guys are so helpful and kind. Some of the other sites I joined are so slow! I just love it here! Ok, enough gushing......
Well.......my temp went way back up today. I'm really not getting my hopes up, and I really mean that. I'm so frustrated about the uncertain O date and all the temping that I've just decided that this is not my cycle. If it turns out to be, then great. If not, I am more prepared for next time and I'm thinking of that in a positive manner. I'm also having no symptoms except some twinging, but it's only 6dpo too and I know not everyone gets symptoms. So, we will see next week. I think I might test Thursday because I'm taking off work for a Drs appt (not TTC related).
Welcome bremen! What section do you want me to add you under? Waiting to O or Waiting to Know?
To share your chart, go to the Sharing tab on FF at the top, then click Setup, and you'll see the link to your chart to share. Post it here and I'll add it next to your name! Let me know.
I'm on my 3rd PP cycle and I have no clue whats going on. I started soy and temping this month along with my B complex and EPO. I don't think I was ovulating before, so I need to figure that out. I'm still nursing my 14mo DD and don't plan on weaning anytime soon, so hoping that the soy will kick things into gear.
Where are you from? I'm in North Phoenix, and have lived here my entire life, I know the area well as a result.
Good luck and baby dust to everyone waiting this week! It's gonna be tough for me, but I'm gonna try to wait until at least Thursday to test, assuming no AF.
rah0315: Welcome! I added you. Do you chart on Fertility Friend?
WildDoula: I probably won't test until the end of the month, MAYBE 13DPO. My temps usually drop at 11-12DPO so if I make it to that point and they're high, I'll test. I'd only test earlier if I got something that looked like an implantation dip or if I started feeling non-PMS symptoms.
Gemmime: I'm convinced and very nervous. You can add me to waiting to o , I am still kind of hesitant to say we are trying right now, as who knows what will happen as I get closer to O, and also I'm hesitant that I'll be so hurt when we do try and it still doesn't work. I'm so jealous of you all in the 2ww, I wish that I was there! My fingers and toes are crossed for you!
Welcome again Breman, and welcome halomancer and rah-- You will love it here, this is a wonderful, supportive and hopeful group of women.
I feel out of the loop not being from the southwest & I would love a bit of your warm air to make it to my neck of the woods up here in Boston, any New Englanders out there??
I'm popping back in here after lurking for several weeks. I finally got my period after it was a week late, and the one before that only lasted 1 day. Add several negative tests on top of that and I was one confused mama. I'm still not sure what was going on since I'm usually pretty regular. But I'm not going to fret about it.
I'm still not ready to do the temping/charting thing (way too lazy lol), but I do use the ovulation calendar from BabyZone. Our plan is just to DTD as much as possible and see what happens. I am going to buy some Pre-Seed and something to help me produce ECM since I typically don't have it at all (any suggestions on the best thing to use?).
I'm from Southern Utah...you've probably driven through my little hometown, most people have but don't realise it haha. I highly recommend Australia as a place to live. I can't tell you how much I love the healthcare system here. What a relief it is to go to the dr when I'm sick etc, without simultaneously worrying what the price tag will be.
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Originally Posted by Stevi
Tantylynn... Yeah? Where are you from exactly? I bet I've been there. I've lived in the AZ/CA/NV area since I was 10. I have often thought of moving to Australia, mostly when Bush was president. I cannot tell you how much I would love to have your health care!!!
cbaa: Yay! I moved you. Did I get your chart right?
BubbleMa: I added you, welcome! I'm pretty lazy too but I got sucked into charting and haven't looked back! It's SUPER easy even for us lazy folks. For me, I discovered that the ovulation calculators/calendars online gave me a fertile window but I was still not timing sex correctly. Only charting and knowing exactly when I O has helped me feel more in control. But if you decide to chart we'll definitely stalk you! Oh also I had the same question about EWCM and the ladies here suggested Evening Primrose Oil. I found them in both Whole Foods and HEB (grocery). I have to order some vegetarian ones though. Hopefully I won't need them if my 2WW is successful but if not, I'll get some next month.
If anyone else needs changes I'll do them in the morning. Off to sleep!
Welcome bremen! What section do you want me to add you under? Waiting to O or Waiting to Know?
To share your chart, go to the Sharing tab on FF at the top, then click Setup, and you'll see the link to your chart to share. Post it here and I'll add it next to your name! Let me know.
Thanks for the new thread!!! These night shifts are KILLING ME!!! LOL I'm like last to read anything anymore i think and i spend a good part of the night just catching up lol. At least it passes the night away so that it doesn't drag on!!!
Well, DH gave me a dead line Saturday night of 3 years!!!! We only have 3 years to TTC our 3rd child and if i'm not pregnant by then he said he wants to have the BIG V done!!!! I'm so not ready for that!!! Especially since he said that he doesn't want us to use the IF drugs that we had to use this last time to get pregnant. I'm praying that my charts straighten up once I get back to my normal shift at work and i'll actually be able to follow what my body is telling me to help with getting pregnant naturally this next time. I guess the thought of making things so FINAL in 3 years just hurts. I know there's really not much i can say to change his mind either...he's a pretty strong willed man lol. Am i crazy for wanting to give it more than just 3 years since it took my body 7 years and help from a fertility specialist to even get pregnant with emma????
Well, DH gave me a dead line Saturday night of 3 years!!!! We only have 3 years to TTC our 3rd child and if i'm not pregnant by then he said he wants to have the BIG V done!!!! I'm so not ready for that!!! Especially since he said that he doesn't want us to use the IF drugs that we had to use this last time to get pregnant. I'm praying that my charts straighten up once I get back to my normal shift at work and i'll actually be able to follow what my body is telling me to help with getting pregnant naturally this next time. I guess the thought of making things so FINAL in 3 years just hurts. I know there's really not much i can say to change his mind either...he's a pretty strong willed man lol. Am i crazy for wanting to give it more than just 3 years since it took my body 7 years and help from a fertility specialist to even get pregnant with emma????
Three years and no help after your previous struggles seems a bit steep, does he want a third child or is he just appeasing you? I don't think you're crazy at all, I'm sure it seems like such a short time to you before such a permanent thing happens. And the stress probably won't help things along either!
I'm sorry mama, and good luck on your journey when the time comes...
Thank you WildDoula!!! He says that he wants another child, but he doesn't want my body to have to go through what I had to put it through when we finally were able to be refered to our RE. Because i was so young my doctor didn't want to do anything too crazy until he was certain that we weren't going to be able to get pregnant on our own. (i don't see me as being too terribly young because i'm 27 but when i first started trying again after DD#1 i was 21 and some of my doctors thought i was just not being patient enough) Come to find out I was only ovulating maybe once every 3 to 6 months IF that so whatever...age has nothing to do with struggles when it comes to trying to get pregnant...relativly speaking. I know several women who are older than me who get pregnant at the drop of a hat and i know women younger than me who are struggling to get pregnant with their first child so they shouldn't use age as the reason.
I think i might be able to extend out TTC time from 3 years to 5 years but it will be WONDERFUL if it doesn't take us as long this next go round. I'm not exactly 100% that we will be able to do it on our own...but I think if i can talk our RE into not doing very invasive stuff then we should be okay. I just don't wanna have to give myself injections every day for a month straight just to get a follicle big enough to produce a viable egg...and it would be even better if i could ovulate that egg on my own without having to give myself another shot. I got use to it after a while, but since i had to do the shots every night at the same time i ended up having to give myself shots at work several times and not everyone there understood what we were going through either.
I'm just so ready for september to be here. By then I will have my new house and that stress alone lifted off of me will be WONDERFUL!!! We'll also be out on our own without our families being right down our backs telling us what to do or what they think is best for our lives. I know that they mean well, but if my grandmother had it her way i'd never have another baby a day in my life!!! I'm freakin only 27 i have plenty of years left to have children yet they keep putting time tables and stipulations just because THEY didn't want to have big families. My twin brother has 3 kids and he caught heck forever because they did have 3 kids...which i see nothing wrong with having big families. My mom's parents had 6 kids and they did just fine raising them...and no one told them they were crazy. I know that my mom's dad would still support me with my choices of wanting more children if he was still here but he never even got a chance to meet my DD#1....which is really sad to think about Maybe once everyone sees that we are grown and can handle things on our own they will back off and let us live our lives and have as many children as we want without looking down on us.
(WOW i'm on a roll tonight lol...i guess that's what happens when i have too much time on my hands at work lol)
brichole: Wow, September can't come soon enough huh? Hopefully the 3 year deadline won't even be necessary and you'll get pregnant right away.
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