Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[Heather11]

Hello my loves I am so sorry it has been so long since I have checked in. Life has been crazy and with things on the TTC not going well I often step away from the computer in fear I am going to become totally obsessed! I hope that everybody is doing wonderfully xoxoxo

 

[Praying4bump]

Hi ladies!

I have a prayer request...

I have been having some lower abdominal pain, spotting and weird feelings in my ovaries. I am on CD 17 and even though I wish these were pregnancy symptoms, there not. The lower ab pain has been going on for weeks. I emailed my doctor and told her how I was feeling and that I scheduled an appointment to see her Thursday. She wrote back and said she is glad I made the appointment because she would like to examine me.

I looked up my symptoms and they all come back to endometriosis. I had the surgery last Oct to remove it, but this disease doesn't go away. The best chance to conceive is the first 6 months after the surgery. All these thoughts are racing through my head about what could be wrong with me. Please pray that God helps me through this next step in my journey.

Thank you!

Praying for you!

 

[Praying4bump]

Hi Ladies! It's been a while since I logged on. I took a break because I had a lot going on and I wanted to spend some time renewing my faith. God is so Good.

Godsjewel: I'm sorry about what you are going through. I also have endo and had a lap 5 months ago. The pain you are experiencing is the EXACT pain I felt before my lap almost everyday since June 2011 (cysts and endo). After the lap it was 65% better for the 1st couple months but my period pain was stilll bad. I did some research and found that Fish oil can eliminate or minimize painful periods, slow endo growth, help with cysts and reduce the inflammation caused by the endo. This is the 2nd month that I have been on them. Last month I was on 1,000mg fish oil capsules and it helped me with my pain tremendously during my entire cycle. Before the fish oil pills, I even had painful ovulations. Last month was the best period that I have had in years. I still had cramps but they were bearable. I even had a painless ovualtion. I still occasionally feel something going on in my ovaries and I'm assuming it's cysts or endo. This month is my 2nd month on fish oils and I'm on 1,200 mg.

I'm keeping you ladies in my prayers.

 

[Godsjewel]

Hi Ladies! It's been a while since I logged on. I took a break because I had a lot going on and I wanted to spend some time renewing my faith. God is so Good.

Godsjewel: I'm sorry about what you are going through. I also have endo and had a lap 5 months ago. The pain you are experiencing is the EXACT pain I felt before my lap almost everyday since June 2011 (cysts and endo). After the lap it was 65% better for the 1st couple months but my period pain was stilll bad. I did some research and found that Fish oil can eliminate or minimize painful periods, slow endo growth, help with cysts and reduce the inflammation caused by the endo. This is the 2nd month that I have been on them. Last month I was on 1,000mg fish oil capsules and it helped me with my pain tremendously during my entire cycle. Before the fish oil pills, I even had painful ovulations. Last month was the best period that I have had in years. I still had cramps but they were bearable. I even had a painless ovualtion. I still occasionally feel something going on in my ovaries and I'm assuming it's cysts or endo. This month is my 2nd month on fish oils and I'm on 1,200 mg.

I'm keeping you ladies in my prayers.

Thanks for the info sweetheart! I will definitely look into taking some fish oil caps and it's good to hear you are doing better

 

[BRK06]

Hello my loves I am so sorry it has been so long since I have checked in. Life has been crazy and with things on the TTC not going well I often step away from the computer in fear I am going to become totally obsessed! I hope that everybody is doing wonderfully xoxoxo

Hey Sis! I was wondering how you were doing. Good to hear from you How are you holding up?

 

[Shellvz]

Hi Ladies,

It has been encouraging to read your threads. I will still be around but after one year of trying I am taking a break from this rollercoaster called TTC.

I have an internal ultrasound booked on Wednesday and getting all my blood work done. I have decided to break from temping, charting and all things obsessive with TTC and step back. Find out if I have any health issues which need addressing and focus on my marriage and my relationship with God.

I wish you all the best and may we all have the desire of our hearts sooner than later.

Love Shell xo

 

[BRK06]

Hi Ladies,

It has been encouraging to read your threads. I will still be around but after one year of trying I am taking a break from this rollercoaster called TTC.

I have an internal ultrasound booked on Wednesday and getting all my blood work done. I have decided to break from temping, charting and all things obsessive with TTC and step back. Find out if I have any health issues which need addressing and focus on my marriage and my relationship with God.

I wish you all the best and may we all have the desire of our hearts sooner than later.

Love Shell xo

Hi Shell! I'll continue praying for you! I hope everything checks out well for you on Wednesday. We're all still here for you

 

[genesismarie]

hi ladies been reading this thread and love the fellowship and support your giving each other so id love to join in.
right now im really struggling with anger and depression due to my first child being adopted to my mom now im am ttc after this "lost" and am really struggling with my faith. ive only been a christian for a little over a year so i guess you can say im not as strong. ive been through alot in my life and have lost alot of things including my first child so now i am trying to get a second chance at being a mother and raising a child the christian way.

respectfully,
Genesis Marie

 

[BRK06]

Hi ladies! Could you keep my auntie in your prayers? She got gangrene in her legs and on Thursday is going to have one of them amputated below the knee. It's been rough on her, but she's trusting that God has a plan in all this.
Thanks Ladies! I hope you're all having a blessed weekend

 

[BRK06]

hi ladies been reading this thread and love the fellowship and support your giving each other so id love to join in.
right now im really struggling with anger and depression due to my first child being adopted to my mom now im am ttc after this "lost" and am really struggling with my faith. ive only been a christian for a little over a year so i guess you can say im not as strong. ive been through alot in my life and have lost alot of things including my first child so now i am trying to get a second chance at being a mother and raising a child the christian way.

respectfully,
Genesis Marie

Hi sweetie! :wave: I'm Kim... Welcome to our group! I'm sorry to hear about your struggles and your first little one. I pray you will continue to grow in your faith and find more encouragement here! If you feel comfortable, tell us more about yourself! I'm glad you've joined us

 

[genesismarie]

hi kim thanks for the warm welcome
well im 20. i had my son at 17
i live in California
me and my bf (also my sons father) have been together since the 11th grade we are getting married september 3rd.
we attend a Pentecostal church here in California we have been members for just a little over a year.
we have been ttc our second child since june of this year when i got of BC(depo)

 

[Godsjewel]

hi kim thanks for the warm welcome
well im 20. i had my son at 17
i live in California
me and my bf (also my sons father) have been together since the 11th grade we are getting married september 3rd.
we attend a Pentecostal church here in California we have been members for just a little over a year.
we have been ttc our second child since june of this year when i got of BC(depo)

Welcome, so glad you have been encouraged by visiting us. My name is Sarah and I know if you continue your walk with God, He has nothing but good things in store for you.

How exciting about your upcoming wedding! September is a beautiful month, I guess I'm kinda partial to it since my birthday is on the 4th

I pray that all your wedding plans go wonderfully and that when God sees fit, He will bless you both with this child you have been longing for.

 

[Godsjewel]

Hi ladies! Could you keep my auntie in your prayers? She got gangrene in her legs and on Thursday is going to have one of them amputated below the knee. It's been rough on her, but she's trusting that God has a plan in all this.
Thanks Ladies! I hope you're all having a blessed weekend

Your whole family is in my prayers!

Looking forward to seeing Gods hand move through this situation. Please keep us updated

 

[Godsjewel]

All weekend this song kept popping in my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdcyue0bSw[url]

 

[Godsjewel]

This little girl will put a smile on your face

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VrujheblY&feature=related[url]

 

[Godsjewel]

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?
14 With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

Isaiah 40:12-15

Several years ago, I attended a church with an active youth drama ministry. Once while they were presenting a drama, I must admit, I was running late and thought I would slip in the back door, unnoticed. The lights were off except for a spotlight on the main character on center stage. To be honest, I don’t really know what the point of the drama was, I just remember the line the young lady was speaking as I was quietly sneaking down the side aisle. She was quite dramatically saying “I can understand why God would love pastors and missionaries! I can even understand why He would love me! But I don’t understand how He could ever love someone like her!”

At that moment, the spotlight was to shift to a shabbily dressed character who was to hobble down the aisle toward the stage as a song was to begin and the main character dramatically pointed to focus the attention of the audience on the teen patiently waiting in the back of the auditorium. You’ll never believe what happened instead! The teenager who was manning the spotlight must have gotten a little confused and instead of spotlighting the correct character, he placed the spotlight directly on me as I was creeping my way down the aisle in my pitifully unsuccessful attempt at being unseen. (Let’s add to the mix that I had chosen to wear a bright red jacket that night!)

I have never wanted to crawl under a carpet so badly in my entire life! You could hear snickering all over the sanctuary as I frantically searched for an empty seat--which I could not see because of the blinding light shining in my eyes! Why wouldn’t that kid turn the light toward the girl he was supposed to spotlight? I finally fell into a pew and slid next to my friend’s husband, who was in absolute hysterics by now. We sat there and giggled like school kids for the rest of the drama. I had crashed a church drama and had never been so embarrassed in my life!

My really bad timing spotlighted the fact that I was not the person taking the role in the drama. Another person had the role in the drama and I did not! I didn’t really know what to do or say, and all I wanted to do was to get out of there. Except for the humorous aspect of it, it’s a lot like what happens when you must come face to face with another woman’s pregnancy.

Seeing a pregnant woman is probably one of the hardest things that an infertile woman has to face day by day. You know the type--we bump into her every day. She’s cute, glowing, rubbing her perfectly round belly, giggling as she tells her perfectly coifed best friend that the baby has the hiccups again. In those moments, we fight difficult emotions--anger, jealousy, sadness--followed by such guilt. It’s not that you resent blessings given to someone else. You are not a selfish, uncaring person who despises when something good happens to someone else. You’re just afraid the miracles will run out before you are blessed. It seems like you should be able to turn your head and see a glaring spotlight shining down on you. One that spotlights just how pregnant she is and how baby-less you are. It’s almost as if you can hear someone standing at the center of the room saying “I can understand why God would give a baby to this woman, or to that woman, or even to me. But I don’t understand why anyone thinks He’d ever give a baby to someone like her!” And the glaring spotlight shines on the baby-shaped void housed in your heart.

Friend, do you realize that God is unlimited in His abilities and His abundance? If He chooses to bless another with a baby, it doesn’t mean that He will run out of miracles before your name is called. Scripture reminds you that the greatness of God is unfathomable. The greatest nations on earth are nothing more than a drop in the bucket to Him, the oceans measured in the palms of His hands. This great God is working to bring together the story of your life, and has masterfully designed the role you will play. Your life is not a mistake. Your infertility is not a mistake! He’s working through it. He’s passionate about you and the role you play in His grand design.

 

[BRK06]

hi kim thanks for the warm welcome
well im 20. i had my son at 17
i live in California
me and my bf (also my sons father) have been together since the 11th grade we are getting married september 3rd.
we attend a Pentecostal church here in California we have been members for just a little over a year.
we have been ttc our second child since june of this year when i got of BC(depo)

Welcome, so glad you have been encouraged by visiting us. My name is Sarah and I know if you continue your walk with God, He has nothing but good things in store for you.

How exciting about your upcoming wedding! September is a beautiful month, I guess I'm kinda partial to it since my birthday is on the 4th

I pray that all your wedding plans go wonderfully and that when God sees fit, He will bless you both with this child you have been longing for.

Good morning Ladies!! I'll second this and say Amen! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! I pray for God's blessings on your marriage and that you will see your little miracle soon

Have you been able to talk to anyone on how you're feeling about your son? Maybe your pastor or trusted friend? There isn't much we can do, but if you feel like you just need someone to listen, we are all here for you. I'll pray that God helps you find peace in this

Jeremiah 29:11-13 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.’

 

[BRK06]

Hi ladies! Could you keep my auntie in your prayers? She got gangrene in her legs and on Thursday is going to have one of them amputated below the knee. It's been rough on her, but she's trusting that God has a plan in all this.
Thanks Ladies! I hope you're all having a blessed weekend

Your whole family is in my prayers!

Looking forward to seeing Gods hand move through this situation. Please keep us updated

Thanks Sis! Continuing to pray for you as well... Looks like Thursday is going to be a big day for us! I have faith that God has something good coming out of both things.

 

[genesismarie]

hi kim thanks for the warm welcome
well im 20. i had my son at 17
i live in California
me and my bf (also my sons father) have been together since the 11th grade we are getting married september 3rd.
we attend a Pentecostal church here in California we have been members for just a little over a year.
we have been ttc our second child since june of this year when i got of BC(depo)

Welcome, so glad you have been encouraged by visiting us. My name is Sarah and I know if you continue your walk with God, He has nothing but good things in store for you.

How exciting about your upcoming wedding! September is a beautiful month, I guess I'm kinda partial to it since my birthday is on the 4th

I pray that all your wedding plans go wonderfully and that when God sees fit, He will bless you both with this child you have been longing for.

thanks so much sarah

 

[genesismarie]

Good morning Ladies!! I'll second this and say Amen! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! I pray for God's blessings on your marriage and that you will see your little miracle soon

Have you been able to talk to anyone on how you're feeling about your son? Maybe your pastor or trusted friend? There isn't much we can do, but if you feel like you just need someone to listen, we are all here for you. I'll pray that God helps you find peace in this

Jeremiah 29:11-13 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

no i havnt really discussed it with anyone but you guys
its a really hard thing to share even in the church i feel so ashamed