Anyone who is ttc having trouble with their cycles due to previous bc use?

[Rachel789]

Michelle-I wouldn't worry about having to see a specialist. As you said you have only o'ed once. Within a few cycles you O on I think you will get pregnant. And worst case scenario if you don't a specialist can be more helpful than a gyno, I know from experience. I still think this will be your cycle!

Steph-Your scan is the day before my 30th bday! That is great that you will get to see your best friend for your shower. When is it? How exciting that you guys decided on a name, that is one less thing you have to worry about now

I have read that at a 9 week scan I may see the baby moving, how cool! That will definitely make it more real thats for sure

 

[ImSoTired]

Yep Rachel, little blueberry will be olive sized and wiggly! It's so amazing how they grow so quickly! I can't believe my baby is almost 16inches long and at least 2 1/2 lbs! It seems like yesterday she was olive sized too! I just hope she keeps growing well and is very healthy!

DH and I are happy with the name we've chosen so far. We just have to let it sink in. We won't be telling the family until she is born because I want it to be a surprise and keep it from any critisism.

I'm so excited my Best friend is coming to the shower! It's Sunday October 14th the day before my scan. I'm so nervous about both of them but hopefully they'll go well and everything will be fine. My due date is in 11 weeks I can't even believe it! TO be honest I'm really hoping that she and I are both ready at 37, 38, or even 39 weeks instead of 40 or later. It would be so much easier if she were a tad older at Christmas but I'll take what I can get I suppose!

 

[ImSoTired]

Slept 6 hrs straight. It must be a record! But I didn't get to go back to sleep so I'll probably be napping later. Baby was pretty active yesterday and this AM which makes me pretty happy.

I am 29 weeks today! Baby will be coming in as little as 8 weeks! I can't believe it!

I hope everyone is doing well today!

 

[Rachel789]

I am glad to hear things are better with you...she will be here before you know it

 

[ImSoTired]

I know I'm so excited but obviously worrying about money and time now. I know it'll all work out fine but to be honest I'm really cheap So when I see my bank acct so low, and think about the hospital bill, and everything else I have to buy, it makes me nervous. I know we will get a lot of things we need at the shower but probably not everything, ya know?

Rachel did you take a pre-bump pic? To compare to each month to see how big your belly grows? I recommend it because it's fun, even though byt he time you're my size it might get a little depressing!

Michelle O should be coming soon! I'm going to check your chart in a bit. Hope you catch the eggy!

Oh, and the name DH and I have chosen is Caitlyn Isabel (Isabel being the middle name and my g-grandmother's name). We are still looking into different spellings and letting it sink it. I really really like it but I'm not sure I love it yet. It's exciting though and I have a good feeling about it. I don't want to tell any family or friends until she is born and we have it 100% settled.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I think that name is pretty/cute, I like it.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Had some shooting major cramps on and off through the night and mild cramps right now.. Opk yesterday said negative, so I am not sure if the cramps are do to ovulation or not. Hope it is a good sign, DH said the cramps were due to a baby being created, haha, as if it all happens instantly like that!

 

[Rachel789]

Michelle-Hopefully that's a sign that things are happening in there. You should O any day now! I always o'ed around CD 18 on clomid even on 100 mg so give it a few days I bet you will O around then too. Can't wait!

Steph-I LOVE that name!! DH and I have obviously not settled on any names but for years now we have thrown around Katelyn for a girl and Shane for a boy but we still need to really dive into it and make a list before we decide. One of my good friends said they like Katelyn too so if we go with that name we better hope we have a girl first or else I won't use that name. So of course I love your choice because I always loved that name. How exciting! We have this name book a friend gave us so we need to go through it little by little and make a list, we already started one but haven't got very far.

I did take a pre bump picture a couple weeks ago. It already looks like I have a little bump because I am so bloated. I will probably start doing it weekly but not for a little while because I don't expect to see a difference until after 12 weeks or so. So I will probably to my next one around then.

 

[ImSoTired]

I began to see my lower abdomen protruding at 10 weeks. It wasn't noticeably a baby bump but it was definately there. I also had a lot of bloating but that little bump only got bigger so it was real. Funny how some women show early and others don't. You'll notice a difference in yourself before anyone else notices it. Some of my friends didn't think I looked pregnant at 18 weeks but I thought I was huge!

Thanks Rachel, I love the name too! I made a short list and Dh chose Caitlin (Caitlyn) from it. I said before, there are so many beautiful names but they're all either used by people we know or just don't go with our last name. And Isabel was a must so it had to vaguely go with that as I didn't want to use it as the 1st name because of it's popularity. I always liked the name as well and now I'm happy DH likes it too. I think we are going to go with the 'y' spelling. And call her Cait or Caity. We're really getting more and more used to it as time goes on.

Michelle Perhaps your body is readying itself to O! Hopefully it'll be soon and you'll catch it! So exciting because I just know you'll get your bfp soon!

 

[Rachel789]

Isabel is a very pretty name as well. I really am not sure what spelling we would go with if we choose that name but I see Katelyn in my head so that would probably be it. DH is mostly Irish and our last name is very Irish sounding so we are looking at a lot of Irish names so it flows well. Like you I don't want to pick something that is too popular though.

 

[ImSoTired]

That's the great thing about the name Caitlyn! It's not too popular atm and it's still classic and different all at once. And you can shorten it and make it one of those short and sweet names. ANd it goes well with Isabel when paired with our last name I also had Alyson and Audrey on my list but neither of them sound as good as Caitlyn. Also there are so many Aly's now a days. I'd say that the most popular names around here are Emily or Emma, Riley, Hailey, Kayley, etc... I think Sophie and Isabel are beautiful and I love them, but they are getting way over used now. I always look at the popularity lists as I don't want her having the same name as everyone else. I was the only one with the name Stephanie all throughout elementary school and even in high school I think there were only 3 or 4 of us. Even though Stephanie was a very common name the year I was born.

It's so much harder to pick a name than I thought it would be! So happy we have settled. I hope by the time she is born we are still happy with it and used to it!

 

[ImSoTired]

Hope you ladies had a nice weekend. DH and I went places and spent time together which was fun but my feet and hands swelled up a bit. I guess I'm getting closer. I'm really tired and I have muscle pains now but that's to be expected. I'm still completely stressed and angry about the shower and at MIL. She is just so inconsiderate of my feeliings because she thinks I can handle it. She's more worried about her stress. Once baby comes I won't be putting up with her over sensitive, bullying nonsense anymore! I will have a family of my own and we will come first.

Rachel When is your next appt then? Mine is on Thurs, Fx'd our babies are doing great

Michelle I didn't check your chart yet but have you O'd? I'm so excited that you are going to get your bfp soon!

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[Rachel789]

Steph-I am sorry to hear your MIL is still stressing you out Just do what is best for you and try not to let her get to you.

My next appt is a week from Thursday, I CAN'T WAIT! I am so anxious to see the baby again, I just want to know everything is ok in there.

Michelle-I hope all is well and that O happens for you soon

 

[ImSoTired]

Rachel, That's so great that you get to see baby again so soon! Like I said, you'll be surprised at how much it starts to look like a baby even though it's still a tiny little thing! Soon enough you'll be having your 12 week scan and bunch more bloodwork and all of that! I've had 5 ultrasounds so far and it's amazing every time. My next, and probably final, one is the one I have coming up on the 15th of Oct I'm so excited and nervous to see her again even though I know she's in there with all of the movement I feel. You'll be feeling your baby move in 8 to 12 weeks or so! Exciting, huh?

Michelle you had quite the temp rise today, think you O'd or think it's a fluke? Either way you're chances are great and I hope this is your month!

 

[Rachel789]

Michelle I noticed that temp rise too! I hope that was O for you and you caught the egg

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I think I already O'd and the opks just missed my surge. There was one day a few days ago where the edge of the opk line was really dark, but the rest of the line was faded, I think I O'd the day after that, which would have been two days ago on CD 16. Just have to wait and see if my temperature stays up and keep BDing every other day until I am sure.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle I think you're right. I think you may have O'd. Great bd timing! I am going to keep my fx'd for you and I hope your temp stays nice and high.

Baby is quiet today and making me nervous. I'm wondering if she wasn't up at night because I was exhausted but I kept waking up and having weird dreams. I just hope she's ok in there.

My shower is really coming along and coming fast! It's in 2 weeks and 5 days I'm so nervous and I just know it's going to be a pain in the butt but hopefully the baby will get all of the things that she needs and save DH and I a ton of money because we are trying not to spend much so we will be able to pay our huge hospital bill after baby is born. Plus our anniversary is in 1 week and we want to at least go out and eat as we aren't buying each other gifts this year. I also need a new pair of shoes because my feet have started to swell and I can't really reach to tie them anyway So I want to get a nice pair of flats that are comfy.But anyway, the food for the shower is ordered and everything seems to be set and ready. I'm so nervous.

Anyway I hope you girls are doing well. Anything new?

 

[Lovetoteach86]

So i took an OPK just now and the digital thing said ? so the instructions say to hold my pee for two hours and do it again, too bad that would be four pm and I am not coming home from work until 7pm! Oh well, there isn't even a line, so either that stick is messed up or I for sure O'd.

Also I woke up at 5am this morning and wasn't sure I would sleep well after that, so I took my temp and it was 97.9. Then I went back to sleep for another hour and a half and took my temp again at 6:30am, which is the time I usually take it and it was 98.4, so I am not sure what temp to go by since the higher temp was only after an hour and thirty minutes of straight sleep. I am just all around confused, but hopeful that I did ovulate already.

 

[Rachel789]

Wow your shower will be here before you know it! I hope you get a lot of things for the baby that you haven't gotten yet. I am not looking forward to my feet swelling that's for sure

Michelle-It is tough to say what temp is more accurate. Some people's bbt are affected more by lack of sleep than others and some are affected more than others by the time you take it. For me I found it didn't really matter if I didn't sleep much and as long as I temped within an hour or so earlier than my normal time it was accurate but if I temped later than my normal time it was higher. It looks like you o'ed but I would make sure you keep BD'ing every other day JUST IN CASE until you are 100% sure. With a couple more temps you should know for sure.

I have been EXHAUSTED today, the worst day for fatigue by far. I slept 9 hours last night, woke up and went for a walk then took a shower. When I got out of the shower it was about 10:30 and I wanted to go grocery shopping but I felt so tired so I figured I would lay in bed for a few minutes just to rest and I ended up sleeping for 1.5 hours Then I woke up ate a little bit and drug myself to the grocery store and on the way home I was fighting to keep my eyes open so I took another nap at 2 and slept again for about 1.5 hours! I couldn't believe it, and I am still tired. It is so weird for me because unless I am sick or hungover no matter how tired I am I could never take naps and if I ever did nap I could only fall asleep for maybe 20 mins and that was it. I hope I am not this tired everyday it makes getting things done very difficult.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle, I agree with Rachel. Keep bd'ing just in case but I think/hope that you have already O'd. I have never used digital opks so I have no clue what a question mark means. I don't know about the temp either. Could be accurate or could be off. That is one thing I hated about temping. THe not knowing if it is really accurate. I still have my fx'd for you though! Can't wait until you get your bfp!

Rachel I had a few weeks early on where I was very tired as well. Some days were worse than others but until about 12 weeks maybe I took a few naps a week. Through my second tri I was fine for the most part. Just since the end of the second tri I've been getting tired again. I took a nap today from about 12:30- 2:30. I think it's also because I wake a lot during the night, either just to pee, or to eat, or for any random reason. I hope you can get through it and I know it can be tough. It's one of the least annoying symptoms in my opinion though and it could be really bad morning sickness of something awful like that. I'd say you're pretty lucky

As for my swollen feet they don't look too bad. I think it's just because I walked around at a fair on Sun for 6 hours. Yesterday they were a lot less swollen and today they are ok so far. I do expect them to flare up from time to time along with my hands as it is common in pregnancy but I had hoped I was getting away without the swelling. Oh well I made it almost to 30 weeks without it. Maybe I'll be lucky and have baby a week or 2 early and I won't have to deal with it much longer.