30 yo and TTC #1

[lsd2721]

I'm so excited! I finally took my last birth control pill this morning! I'm really proud of myself for finishing out the cycle, it felt really long. DH declared that he was ready to try when I was 3 pills into the cycle (when previously he'd been talking about waiting until spring at least). He said I should stop right then but I had some reasons to finish the pack. I didn't want to screw up my cycle anymore than going off the pill already does, I'm in a friend's wedding across the country in August so I need to not be too pregnant then to travel, and the biggest was that it was really important to me to be on prenatals for at least a month before there was any chance of conceiving.

But yay! Now I'm just waiting on AF for CD1! Should be Wednesday.

yay! We can be cycle buddies!

 

[lsd2721]

Ya'll are hilariously silly! Reading these posts have made me smile today with all the ttc injuries!

So I was out til late last night and forgot to temp this morning when I awoke! Sunday will be a good start day!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[curiousowl]

yay! We can be cycle buddies!

Awesome!

 

[MgreenM]

Hey Ladies.

I need a little emotional support. We took Hailey (the new dog) to go get a bath and her nails clipped. She looked so scared when we dropped her off. I feel just awful! She is trying to adjust and I go and put her through this! But she really needed her nails clipped and her foster dad said she was due for a bath and brushing anyways. Although it is probably better now than in a week when she is just really starting to get acclimated....I am going to be terrible when we have a baby and it has to get shots etc.

 

[PDReggie]

She will be ok. And I bet when she gets done she will feel much better and then you can spend all your time cuddling and getting used to each other. Congrats on the new fur baby. You will also be a fabulous mother because you care. Believe me, I represent both the kids who did not have great parents and the parents who have children taken away. Caring about ANY of your babies being in pain just makes you a good person. Doing what needs to be done for their health and safety even though it sucks, makes you an awesome parent.

 

[MgreenM]

She will be ok. And I bet when she gets done she will feel much better and then you can spend all your time cuddling and getting used to each other. Congrats on the new fur baby. You will also be a fabulous mother because you care. Believe me, I represent both the kids who did not have great parents and the parents who have children taken away. Caring about ANY of your babies being in pain just makes you a good person. Doing what needs to be done for their health and safety even though it sucks, makes you an awesome parent.

Thanks PDReggie! That is awesome work that you do! I just spoke to the groomers and they said she is doing well and almost done. I think we will head out to get her soon. I keep laughing at myself for getting so worked up...I feel so silly. But you are right, I am doing what she needs and that is what is important.

 

[lsd2721]

She will be ok. And I bet when she gets done she will feel much better and then you can spend all your time cuddling and getting used to each other. Congrats on the new fur baby. You will also be a fabulous mother because you care. Believe me, I represent both the kids who did not have great parents and the parents who have children taken away. Caring about ANY of your babies being in pain just makes you a good person. Doing what needs to be done for their health and safety even though it sucks, makes you an awesome parent.

Thanks PDReggie! That is awesome work that you do! I just spoke to the groomers and they said she is doing well and almost done. I think we will head out to get her soon. I keep laughing at myself for getting so worked up...I feel so silly. But you are right, I am doing what she needs and that is what is important.

I agree with PDReggie! You're going to be an awesome mom! You're doing exactly what is needed! I hope she gets well adjusted with ya'll this week! Have fun with her!

 

[lsd2721]

So is anyone entering the TWW soon?!

Has anyone heard or tried the SMEP (sperm meets egg plan)? DH and I are going to give this plan a go this cycle. Here is a link to the website if you'd like to know what it is!

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for OPKs?!

 

[RForReal]

So is anyone entering the TWW soon?!

Has anyone heard or tried the SMEP (sperm meets egg plan)? DH and I are going to give this plan a go this cycle. Here is a link to the website if you'd like to know what it is!

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for OPKs?!

We tried SMEP but with male factor issues it's not a great idea so we stopped. But I've heard of great success! Good luck!

For OPKs I use the cheap Wondfos and then back it up with the clearblue smiley face one. It works well since you have to eyeball the difference in color and sometimes it's so slight, it's hard to tell if the test line is darker. The smiley face ones are super clear and easy but they are expensive so I use those when I think I've hit my surge on the Wondfos.

 

[MgreenM]

She will be ok. And I bet when she gets done she will feel much better and then you can spend all your time cuddling and getting used to each other. Congrats on the new fur baby. You will also be a fabulous mother because you care. Believe me, I represent both the kids who did not have great parents and the parents who have children taken away. Caring about ANY of your babies being in pain just makes you a good person. Doing what needs to be done for their health and safety even though it sucks, makes you an awesome parent.

Thanks PDReggie! That is awesome work that you do! I just spoke to the groomers and they said she is doing well and almost done. I think we will head out to get her soon. I keep laughing at myself for getting so worked up...I feel so silly. But you are right, I am doing what she needs and that is what is important.

I agree with PDReggie! You're going to be an awesome mom! You're doing exactly what is needed! I hope she gets well adjusted with ya'll this week! Have fun with her!

Thanks, I have been super anxious last night and this morning...she hates the crate...but I HAVE to use it. I have a bird.

 

[MgreenM]

So is anyone entering the TWW soon?!

Has anyone heard or tried the SMEP (sperm meets egg plan)? DH and I are going to give this plan a go this cycle. Here is a link to the website if you'd like to know what it is!

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for OPKs?!

I guess I am in the TWW, if not very close. With my cycles being a little wacky, I have no idea what to expect...

 

[ladders]

Hi was hoping I could join you ladies.
I'm 30 and dh 33 and have been ttc since wedding in August and am on cycle 6. We have been together nine years and wanted to wait until completely ready before marriage and children so i guesse I assumed that as soon as i was ready it would just happen like clockwork, seems to for everyone else. After 5 cycles of bfn after bfn starting to not enjoy the ttc process and just worrying about everything.
Really nice to have ladies in the same position especially age and ttc #1 makes me feel more normal and so nice other people that understand

 

[Miskas mommy]

welcome Ladders!!

 

[TryingInTexas]

Hi was hoping I could join you ladies.
I'm 30 and dh 33 and have been ttc since wedding in August and am on cycle 6. We have been together nine years and wanted to wait until completely ready before marriage and children so i guesse I assumed that as soon as i was ready it would just happen like clockwork, seems to for everyone else. After 5 cycles of bfn after bfn starting to not enjoy the ttc process and just worrying about everything.
Really nice to have ladies in the same position especially age and ttc #1 makes me feel more normal and so nice other people that understand

Hi Ladders, nice to meet you! We're in a similar situation - DH and I have been together 9 years, and we waited (and waited) until we were "ready" to TTC, and we thought it would happen pretty quick. We're now in month 10 and getting impatient. Where are you in your cycle?

 

[ladders]

I'm 4 dpo at the moment and feel like I've been in the tww for weeks already, having to start hiding my obsessions from dh because he doesn't get my stresses and I think I'm annoying him lol so it's nice to be able to talk on here!
Where is everyone else in their cycle, I generally have a 25-26 day cycle so pretty lucky not to have to wait too long from af to bd'ing

 

[RForReal]

Welcome ladders! Hopefully this is your month!

 

[TryingInTexas]

Was hoping some of you ladies might share your thoughts on a question - when do you think it's time to visit a doctor on TTC issues? DH and I are in month 10, and I know the standard advice is that doc's typically don't discuss until you hit a year TTC with no success. When I went off BC last year, I saw my OB-GYN and told her we wanted to stop BC and TTC, and asked her to consider that during the exam. She said she didn't see any concerns, and go ahead and TTC. So while we haven't been at this that long in the grand scheme of things, I also don't want to kick myself down the road for not having gone sooner if something does happen to be wrong. So I guess my question is when did you feel it was time to go see someone? And when you did, did you just go to your OB-GYN or someone else?

 

[ladders]

I'm actually in the process of having tests at the moment and am on cycle six but the reason being is that we did a home sperm test that came back saying low repeated two months later and still low so went to our gp ten days ago and both having blood tests and dh gave sperm sample Friday. Wouldn't normally after only 6 months but can't get the negative test out of my head so needed to check

 

[RForReal]

Was hoping some of you ladies might share your thoughts on a question - when do you think it's time to visit a doctor on TTC issues? DH and I are in month 10, and I know the standard advice is that doc's typically don't discuss until you hit a year TTC with no success. When I went off BC last year, I saw my OB-GYN and told her we wanted to stop BC and TTC, and asked her to consider that during the exam. She said she didn't see any concerns, and go ahead and TTC. So while we haven't been at this that long in the grand scheme of things, I also don't want to kick myself down the road for not having gone sooner if something does happen to be wrong. So I guess my question is when did you feel it was time to go see someone? And when you did, did you just go to your OB-GYN or someone else?

We are going in March which will be just over a year. But we had a sperm analysis done about 6 months ago, only because my hubby has a history with a surgery and low count before his surgery before we met. So now that we started TTC we wanted to see if it had improved. We plan to go to a fertility specialist but will start with my OB-GYN since we need a referral to go to the specialist.

 

[Miskas mommy]

Was hoping some of you ladies might share your thoughts on a question - when do you think it's time to visit a doctor on TTC issues? DH and I are in month 10, and I know the standard advice is that doc's typically don't discuss until you hit a year TTC with no success. When I went off BC last year, I saw my OB-GYN and told her we wanted to stop BC and TTC, and asked her to consider that during the exam. She said she didn't see any concerns, and go ahead and TTC. So while we haven't been at this that long in the grand scheme of things, I also don't want to kick myself down the road for not having gone sooner if something does happen to be wrong. So I guess my question is when did you feel it was time to go see someone? And when you did, did you just go to your OB-GYN or someone else?

I just had the same talk with my OB and he said if we see no results in 6-8 months call him and he will suggest some other things to try..