Approaching the 1 year mark...

[sammyjo]

I'm jealous too...........

 

[AnnetteCali]

I definitely need to track my o. So I'm gonna start the official opk sessions after my period comes.... if it comes?!
Like I said I just dont feel it this month though.
I want that biz to get here already so I can try next month!!
Have fun at work!!

I just got accepted for fafsa to go to college so I'm starting for horticulture in fall. My husband goes to Evergreen state college and a community college, he's going for his masters in hort.

My associates calls for 90 credits, so if I have 45 I can homeschool for children someday.

Congrats on getting accepted for FAFSA! That's good news! You and your hubby will be busy students! I'm so glad to be finished with schooling.. I do need to start studying for my licensing though. I'm a hospice social worker... got my undergrad and graduate degree in Social Work about 5 years ago.. I'm all set with my hours for my licensing.. just need to start studying. I have been lazy. Now is the time for me to work on that.. considering I don't have children.. and have nothing but time on my hands!

Keep me posted on your schooling! That's exciting.. just keep plugging along.. you will get to your goal soon!

 

[AnnetteCali]

Hi Ladies...

I just needed to take a moment to vent. My oldest sister, who has 3 sons, just told me today that she's pregnant again with her 4th child after 4 " long" months of trying! ugh!!! 4 months is NOTHING! Of course my initial reaction is to be happy for her and my brother in law.. but.. I have to admit that I am JEALOUS! She tried to warn me a few months ago by telling me she was thinking about trying for another baby... she probably wanted to hear my initial reaction. I'm happy for her.. but.. sad for me at the same time. I'm trying not to make this about me... but for some reason I'm feeling blah today over it. It's like when you are ttc... EVERYONE and their mother is pregnant EXCEPT me My DH felt bad today too when he heard the news. It just sucks that we are trying so hard and coming up with BFN's every month . ugh!

Thanks for listening to me vent ladies... I don't want to stress my husband out anymore than he already is. He is already thinking it's his fault.. poor guy.

Ok.. that's enough of a pity party for me! Sending positive vibes your way!!

xoxo

Same boat, Anette.
My older sisters pregnant too . Took her one month of not trying.
She's had two other terminated pg's, and probably a mc or too unknowingly for sure.
I'm trying to not be blah too.
BFN, still no period.

Strange... BFN.. and no AF? You aren't out of the race until the witch shows her ugly face!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you! I know what you mean by waiting for it to hurry up and come so you can get started again! lol.. It's a terrible wait.. I am either waiting for AF to end or waiting to ovulate! lol..

 

[sammyjo]

I dont know. AF was supposed to show on the first I believe and I tested on the fourth and BFN.
I am going to a gyno on the 11th, to talk about finding ways to regulate my hormones. Also I am in high suspicion of a progesterone deffieciency.
I think onnly being on the depo shot for three months really killed my progesterone. Which is like the mother of all female hormones! --even in men I suppose. Also so check my ovulation patterns.

I think I'm out of the race. But expect the unexpected? I shouldnt.

Theres a setting on here that notifies your email when you have a reply for this thread, which is what I have. Everytime I see that someone has posted on this thread I know to check it.

 

[AnnetteCali]

I dont know. AF was supposed to show on the first I believe and I tested on the fourth and BFN.
I am going to a gyno on the 11th, to talk about finding ways to regulate my hormones. Also I am in high suspicion of a progesterone deffieciency.
I think onnly being on the depo shot for three months really killed my progesterone. Which is like the mother of all female hormones! --even in men I suppose. Also so check my ovulation patterns.

I think I'm out of the race. But expect the unexpected? I shouldnt.

Theres a setting on here that notifies your email when you have a reply for this thread, which is what I have. Everytime I see that someone has posted on this thread I know to check it.

Keep me posted on what the doc says about your progesterone levels. Have you gotten lab work done before?

I have my settings to notify me when i get a response but it's hit and miss with this site.. I will get some.. and others I wont. So strange!

 

[sammyjo]

I dont know. AF was supposed to show on the first I believe and I tested on the fourth and BFN.
I am going to a gyno on the 11th, to talk about finding ways to regulate my hormones. Also I am in high suspicion of a progesterone deffieciency.
I think onnly being on the depo shot for three months really killed my progesterone. Which is like the mother of all female hormones! --even in men I suppose. Also so check my ovulation patterns.

I think I'm out of the race. But expect the unexpected? I shouldnt.

Theres a setting on here that notifies your email when you have a reply for this thread, which is what I have. Everytime I see that someone has posted on this thread I know to check it.

Keep me posted on what the doc says about your progesterone levels. Have you gotten lab work done before?

I have my settings to notify me when i get a response but it's hit and miss with this site.. I will get some.. and others I wont. So strange!

Nope. Never gotten lab tests done yet. Hoping to get some done when I go their.
I'll keep you posted.
It would kind of suck if I had terribly low levels, because then I'm at an increased risk of miscarriage and will have to do progesterone shots or cream religiously. Dangerous for pg's. I've had one miscarriage before too.

 

[AnnetteCali]

I dont know. AF was supposed to show on the first I believe and I tested on the fourth and BFN.
I am going to a gyno on the 11th, to talk about finding ways to regulate my hormones. Also I am in high suspicion of a progesterone deffieciency.
I think onnly being on the depo shot for three months really killed my progesterone. Which is like the mother of all female hormones! --even in men I suppose. Also so check my ovulation patterns.

I think I'm out of the race. But expect the unexpected? I shouldnt.

Theres a setting on here that notifies your email when you have a reply for this thread, which is what I have. Everytime I see that someone has posted on this thread I know to check it.

Keep me posted on what the doc says about your progesterone levels. Have you gotten lab work done before?

I have my settings to notify me when i get a response but it's hit and miss with this site.. I will get some.. and others I wont. So strange!

Nope. Never gotten lab tests done yet. Hoping to get some done when I go their.
I'll keep you posted.
It would kind of suck if I had terribly low levels, because then I'm at an increased risk of miscarriage and will have to do progesterone shots or cream religiously. Dangerous for pg's. I've had one miscarriage before too.

Hopefully your levels are ok. My first round of clomid and intrauterine insemination.. i had to do progesterone suppositories.. 2 x a day.. they were disgusting!! We are taking a 3 month break from infertility treatments before we start up again. My DH is trying to build his sperm with proxeed.. we will see how that works!! Fingers crossed for all of us!!

When is your MD appt?

 

[sammyjo]

Good luck to you guys.
My appointment is on the 11th.
Icky, I'd rather do cream... :/
We'll see what happens.
Everything will work out soon.

I'm excited to see what I lab tests will say..Kind of..?..

 

[AnnetteCali]

Good luck to you guys.
My appointment is on the 11th.
Icky, I'd rather do cream... :/
We'll see what happens.
Everything will work out soon.

I'm excited to see what I lab tests will say..Kind of..?..

Hopefully things turn out well for you! We fell into the "unexplained infertility" category... kinda sucks because we don't really have anything concrete to improve.. but .. then again.. maybe nothing is wrong? IDK!

I think I may be taking a break from this site soon... I tend to drive myself nuts with it! I was looking at the teen pregnancy section yesterday and got all bent out of shape!

Keep me posted on your visit!!

 

[sammyjo]

Will do. :3
For some reason lately I've woken up extremely irritable and angry at every little thing. :/ therefore, I've woken up my husband yelling at something, usually the cat or dog for something they did while we were asleep. Or something as simple as "WTF where did all my yogurts go, I bought almost then and now theres three!!" it's starting to concern me. I've been one angry-stressed out cookie, man. D8

 

[AnnetteCali]

Will do. :3
For some reason lately I've woken up extremely irritable and angry at every little thing. :/ therefore, I've woken up my husband yelling at something, usually the cat or dog for something they did while we were asleep. Or something as simple as "WTF where did all my yogurts go, I bought almost then and now theres three!!" it's starting to concern me. I've been one angry-stressed out cookie, man. D8

Sounds like you are having a bad day today. The whole ttc thing can really take a toll on you... especially since you are in the waiting period too. It's so out of our control.. which makes this whole process irritating! I bet you will be able to laugh at how irritated you were with your hubby once this all passes. I find myself nit picking things my hubby does.. when it really doesnt matter... i just wanna pick on something !

Hang in there!

 

[AnnetteCali]

I finally got my digital ovulation sticks today! I decided to try the digital ones because I had a difficult time reading the normal ones.. I could never tell when the lines were dark enough.. etc. I'm hoping this will be straight forward. !!

 

[sammyjo]

I dont think they're that bad to read. But I feel like they can be inaccurate.

 

[megangrohl]

Hi everyone. Been following your posts. I have been not trying but not preventing either and I don't think I've got pregnant yet. I'm on CD28 and we has intercourse on CD14 the day before my suspected ovulation. I don't use OPK's because you can get the surge and *not* actually ovulate and I don't temp because I don't get constant sleep, but I do use fertilityfriend.com to track my cycles/PMS. It would be nice to chat with some fellow TTC/NTNP ladies going through the same as me. Been 5 years and still nothing but one miscarriage.

 

[AnnetteCali]

Hi everyone. Been following your posts. I have been not trying but not preventing either and I don't think I've got pregnant yet. I'm on CD28 and we has intercourse on CD14 the day before my suspected ovulation. I don't use OPK's because you can get the surge and *not* actually ovulate and I don't temp because I don't get constant sleep, but I do use fertilityfriend.com to track my cycles/PMS. It would be nice to chat with some fellow TTC/NTNP ladies going through the same as me. Been 5 years and still nothing but one miscarriage.

Welcome! And thanks for taking the time to say hi!! You aren't out of the game until AF shows!! I'm not sure you will be able to completely relate to me.. as I am actively trying to conceive for a little over one year now. We are in the process of seeing an infertility specialist.. but took a few months off from treatment in order for my hubby to build his sperm count.. hopefully it works! Needless to say... I'm sure you are experiencing a lot of the same feelings as others who are ttc.. such as the dreaded two week wait.. frustration , irritable at times.. etc. Feel free to continue to follow us! I'd love to hear the final result... hopefully it's a bfp!!

 

[ABPINK]

I am in the same boat, been ttc for almost a year now and it sucks!

 

[AnnetteCali]

I am in the same boat, been ttc for almost a year now and it sucks!

Hey Abpink.. ya.. it does suck at times. I go through periods of being ok with it.. then periods of being down about it. I think this is a "down" time for me.. especially since I just found out my sister.. who already has three boys.. is pregnant with her 4th child! ugh!! I tend to visit this room here and there... as I find that reading all of this ttc stuff sometimes gets me down too!!!

Welcome!!

 

[ABPINK]

yes, i am in the same boat over here. i go thru times when i am ok with it and i think "it just isnt our time yet" and then other times I feel depressed. seems like i have some friends that get pregnant super easily and some that are in the same situation as me.

 

[ABPINK]

i joined this website today. kinda tired of talking to my friends about this stuff and my husband doesnt want to hear about it either. everyone is supportive, but no one really understands, ya know? thought coming on here and talking to other women who can relate would help me

 

[AnnetteCali]

i joined this website today. kinda tired of talking to my friends about this stuff and my husband doesnt want to hear about it either. everyone is supportive, but no one really understands, ya know? thought coming on here and talking to other women who can relate would help me

I completely understand! Perfect place to vent.. and talk about what you are feeling to people that can relate. I made the mistake of telling my family and friends that i was ttc about a year ago.. every month i had them checking in on me. Fortunately.. and unfortunately.. it's been so long that they stopped asking.

This whole process can be draining! This week was a rough week for me because I found out my oldest sis is pregnant again.... of course my initial reaction was to be happy for her... but.. then jealousy set in! lol.. even my DH said.. "why cant we get pregnant.. we are good people". poor guy.

I'm trying to stay positive... but some months are tough. we can plan everything just right.. not stressing too much.. exercising.. eating right.. etc.. and nada~! We'll see what happens this month!

Fingers crossed for all of us!!