Any SMEPers!!!! 43 Testers! 22 BFP!!!!

[Symonew21]

This seriously works ... I had a miscarriage over a month ago but ttc ever since the bleeding stop. Idk what I'm doing but I want to have a baby ... I feel like my chance was snatched from me

 

[Button#]

Tasha - yup I have a plan! I've started taking epo and omega 3 in addition to my prenatals. After AF has finished I'll drink raspberry leaf tea everyday up until O. I'm going to try pineapple core on 1dpo-5dpo. I'm also starting a few things to destress, like a body balance class and I'm going to do some painting. Also I've given my tests to OH and told him I'm not allowed them until 16th July.

 

[shellideaks]

Shelli: Thanks again! Are you a stay-at-home mom? Your house must be bustling with 3 little ones! Too cute! Do you want any more?

No problem I'm currently on maternity leave but it ends in August. I don't think I'm going back to work so will officially be a stay at home mum then! My oldest is at school (he's nearly 8) so I only have Parker (20 months) and Nate (6 months) during the day. It can be somewhat hectic No more kids, ever! I have a coil fitted that will last me for 10 years. I'm very happy with 3 lol.

 

[Tasha S.]

Shelli: WOW! Your two youngest children are so close in age! I understand that it can be hectic! I find it can be hectic with one! The other night I was cleaning and Ana was in her highchair with a bottle of juice. She started squealing, so I look to see what the matter is, and she's all wet! She literally unscrewed her bottle...at 9.5 months!! I'm sure it will be nice for you to leave work behind and stay home with your family!

Krys: I looked up the breastfeeding grad story, I hadn't heard of it! Crazy how those kind of things go viral. Are you planning on breastfeeding?

Button: Sounds like a good plan!! I didn't know that pineapple cores were good for implantation! I looked it up, cool! How's LO?

Dove: How are you?

AFM: AF is in the building! It has been a 34 day cycle, way better than 40 days! Only I'm not satisfied with a 10 day luteal phase! On to next cycle! Last cycle before ttc!

 

[Button#]

I only found out about the pineapple core on the TTC boards, every other thread mentioned it so I thought I'd give it a go. LO is going between deliriously happy and full on stroppy, hoping he's in a better mood when he wakes up from his nap.

Ooh TTC is getting close!

 

[dove830]

I bought a pineapple!! lol

Also, FF had a better deal--1 year VIP for $24.95, so I'm going to try it.

CD 8 for me....I get to start bd'ing today I have great faith in SMEP, as it worked the only 2 times I tried it, I just hope my LP elongates a lot this cycle

According to FF my LP was just 5 days long, not 6 or 7 like I thought....argh!

Tasha; you have a smart cookie on your hands!

Button; what CD are you?

How are you doing Krys?

 

[Button#]

The pineapple is spreading! I'm on CD6 so I won't get my pineapple until next week.

Dove - have you tried anything to try and lengthen your lp?

 

[dove830]

The pineapple is spreading! I'm on CD6 so I won't get my pineapple until next week.

Dove - have you tried anything to try and lengthen your lp?

I was hoping it would ripen some, so the core isn't too hard, lol. I think I'll be eating the whole thing though, not just the core

I'm taking a million things for my LP right now B6, B12, prenatal, Omega 3, EPO....I feel like I'm missing something. I've been taking them for a while though, so it obviously didn't help my first cycle

 

[Button#]

One of the other ladies tried progesterone cream for her short lp. She got pregnant on it.

 

[Tasha S.]

Button: Awww!!! I understand, my 2.5 year old nephew can go through mood swings like that! It's hard to keep up! I hope he has a better day today!

Dove: Yay for a good deal for FF! Hmmm...Dove, have you ever TTC while breastfeeding?? And how regularly do you BF in one day? I know for my sister, she wasn't fertile until she greatly decreased BFing. And I saw for myself that the first "normal" cycle that I had where FF was able to draw cross-hairs confirming O was this cycle, when I started weaning Ana. Do you think your LP could be short because of the hormones released while BF? xox

 

[dove830]

Button: Awww!!! I understand, my 2.5 year old nephew can go through mood swings like that! It's hard to keep up! I hope he has a better day today!

Dove: Yay for a good deal for FF! Hmmm...Dove, have you ever TTC while breastfeeding?? And how regularly do you BF in one day? I know for my sister, she wasn't fertile until she greatly decreased BFing. And I saw for myself that the first "normal" cycle that I had where FF was able to draw cross-hairs confirming O was this cycle, when I started weaning Ana. Do you think your LP could be short because of the hormones released while BF? xox

I'll have to look into progesterone cream....

I got pregnant with my second, when my first was just about finished self weaning. I don't keep track of how often Lucas feeds....depends on the day really. If he's busy, he'll just nurse before napping, but if he is sick or cranky or sad, then he will more often. I go back to work on the 30th, so we'll see if that ends BF for us, as it did with the big kids. I'm 99% sure I ovulated because I had EWCM, a +OPK, and my cervix was SHOW. It was the first time for all of those things, and for them to all happen at the same time was pretty convincing. The 1% unsure is because I didn't temp. So I'm trying it this cycle to see how it looks. I'll admit that I am having a hard time doing it at the same time every day. I didn't want to set an alarm, because I don't want to wake up OH. He is such a light sleeper.

 

[Tasha S.]

Dove: That sure sounds like ovulation! I'm just wondering if your luteal phase will naturally resume to a fertile length once you stop breastfeeding regularly...but who knows! Every woman is different! In my immediate family us women tend to be like that, but my mom's aunt and cousins ovulate (and conceive!) 6 weeks postpartum! Crazy. Oooh, how are you feeling about going back to work?? Will your kids go to daycare? xox

 

[krystinab]

Hey ladies. I just wanted to stop by and say hey. I need to catch up on reading, seems like I missed a lot
I will post something of substance once I catch up....xoxoxoxo

 

[Tasha S.]

Hey Ladies! How is everyone?!

AFM: So, last cycle I O'ed on CD 24, and I know that I usually O between CD 19-24. I'm using the FAM method of birth control, which says you're safe to have unprotected sex CD 1-5 (if you don't mind that you're on your period! ). Because I O SOOO late, I thought I'd make DH happy and say I'm safe for CD 6. Sounds reasonable, right?! On Saturday (CD 8) I get MAJOR right ovary cramps all day long. So painful. I didn't know what it was. My temp was super low that day...and rose to the highest temp of the cycle I had had before the dip, and then it rose a tenth of a degree higher today. On CD 9, I noticed EWCM. If my temp stays up 2 more days, Fertility Friend is going to confirm O. It's hard for me to believe that I could be pregnant from having unprotected sex 2 days before O, but it's possible theoretically. I would be really excited about it if I did get pregnant, but it would definitely be hard for finishing school (I would be due mid-March and school finishes mid-April! ). But I'm getting ahead of myself, I'm not even sure this is really O! Only time will tell! No more cheating on the FAM rules for me!

 

[Button#]

Tasha - on the one hand I really hope you've caught an egg but on the other hand I can see how it would be difficult with school.

On the plus side if it is ovulation and you haven't caught the egg it means you'll get to the next cycle a lot sooner and start TTC sooner!

 

[krystinab]

Tasha, you are a champ. I cant get down with baby making on my cycle...I cramped so badly...I hear of a lot of people getting preggo with the FAM birth control method... you may have caught that egg by accident. If so you can always hide that bump in your graduation gown!

Whats up with you other ladies????

AFM, I had my 3rd trimester scan last week. The baby is so difficult...he does not like people messing around. We were able to get a pic, just couldn't see the whole face.

 

[Button#]

Cute pic Krystina!

I got a positive OPK today and I think I'm ovulating today as I had a bit of spotting as well.

 

[dove830]

Hey Ladies! How is everyone?!

AFM: So, last cycle I O'ed on CD 24, and I know that I usually O between CD 19-24. I'm using the FAM method of birth control, which says you're safe to have unprotected sex CD 1-5 (if you don't mind that you're on your period! ). Because I O SOOO late, I thought I'd make DH happy and say I'm safe for CD 6. Sounds reasonable, right?! On Saturday (CD 8) I get MAJOR right ovary cramps all day long. So painful. I didn't know what it was. My temp was super low that day...and rose to the highest temp of the cycle I had had before the dip, and then it rose a tenth of a degree higher today. On CD 9, I noticed EWCM. If my temp stays up 2 more days, Fertility Friend is going to confirm O. It's hard for me to believe that I could be pregnant from having unprotected sex 2 days before O, but it's possible theoretically. I would be really excited about it if I did get pregnant, but it would definitely be hard for finishing school (I would be due mid-March and school finishes mid-April! ). But I'm getting ahead of myself, I'm not even sure this is really O! Only time will tell! No more cheating on the FAM rules for me!

What does FF say now?

Tasha - on the one hand I really hope you've caught an egg but on the other hand I can see how it would be difficult with school.

On the plus side if it is ovulation and you haven't caught the egg it means you'll get to the next cycle a lot sooner and start TTC sooner!

Yay for +OPK!

Tasha, you are a champ. I cant get down with baby making on my cycle...I cramped so badly...I hear of a lot of people getting preggo with the FAM birth control method... you may have caught that egg by accident. If so you can always hide that bump in your graduation gown!

Whats up with you other ladies????

AFM, I had my 3rd trimester scan last week. The baby is so difficult...he does not like people messing around. We were able to get a pic, just couldn't see the whole face.

Beautiful pic!


AFM CD18...still waiting to O

 

[Tasha S.]

Krys: Ooooh!! What a cute pic!!!!! I never got a 3D ultrasound, you must really cherish that picture! I can't wait for that little one to be born!!! HAHAHA! I'm sure a lot of people get pregnant using FAM because you have to be so responsible. It's not like taking the pill, you have to CHOOSE to use a contraceptive measure in the moment, and you have to rely on your own knowledge of your body to assess if you're fertile or not. If I did catch that egg, I actually couldn't hide the bump in my grad gown, I'd be breastfeeding that little one! I would be due one month BEFORE grad! But I just don't think that it's possible for me to O this early. I think I'm safe!

Dove: Ahhhh, waiting for O sucks so badly when you're TTC!! What CD were you on last cycle when you got a +OPK? Maybe you'll just O late again?! I wasn't able to take my temp properly today because Ana is teething again and I was up a few times last night with her. I hate teething. It's so rough! How is Lucas doing? xox

Button: YAY for + OPK!!! I'm with you, I'd be really happy if I did catch that egg, but a bit relieved and extremely excited to start TTC next month! DH is so cute though, he hopes I'm pregnant! He's more excited than me this time around, which I find really special because he wasn't as supportive as I would have liked when we were TTCAL last time. He just didn't understand.

 

[Button#]

Dove - I hate waiting for O, hope it turns up for you soon.

Tasha- I love it when OHs are more excited than us! Mine is really interested in all the charting stuff.