Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[BRK06]

Amanda I'll keep you in prayer for your appt... Have fun and be safe on your trip!

Profwife, I've never taken either, but I've noticed them mentioned in many other threads...

 

[uwa_amanda]

uwa - If you're gone Friday and Saturday, why would that affect the timing for Monday? I think the time off would do you a world of good in terms of stress level and connecting with your husband.

If finances are the issue, and you're okay with being outdoors...just walking around state parks is always fun. Our azaleas are finally coming in bloom, so I'm sure the "deep south" (Official "South") has to just be gorgeous!

Enjoy the time together as much as you can. Praying for you and your tests!

I was hoping to take Friday off rather than a Monday. It's easier for me and my shift partners for me to take off a Friday instead of Monday. I work in the trucking industry and we sent our drivers home every Friday so after about noon, Fridays usually slow down to a crawl. By taking off Monday, my shift partners have to deal with theirs and my problems all day, rather than until early afternoon. We were hoping to go Friday and be back Saturday night and still have Sunday to do our regular things like laundry (we go to the laundromat) and grocery shopping.

 

[ProfWife]

Oh...gotcha...hmmm....

I guess my opinion is still take the time. You probably have the leave time since I can tell you're very dedicated based on your response.

I'm sure your coworkers would understand (and have probably had the same fears when calling in for time off. But you do what you feel is best.

 

[Godsjewel]

On a side note, what was the fire alarm all about there towards the end?

My office is near a warehouse and every time they open their garage-like door, it makes that alarm sound

 

[Godsjewel]

Good morning ladies!
I am holding you up in prayer, Slim Brit. Are there any updates?
I too had some bleeding today and am trying not to worry too much, as I know it can be common at this early stage. We already have an appt for our 6 week ultrasound tomorrow. A part of my heart is fearing the worst but praying for God's will to prevail.

I hear so many woman deal with spotting/bleeding during pregnancy and end up with healthy babies.

Praying that all is well and you get to see your precious baby doing wonderfully in your belly.

Please let us know how your ultrasound goes.

 

[Godsjewel]

Anyone ever use FertilAid? I'm on my second day of using it, but I just read a few comments about it that it messed up people's cycles. Mine vary from 28 days to 48 days due to the PCOS. I was told that it could help regulate my cycles (which I'm praying will be to shorten them so I'm not missing months).

I also started taking Evening Primrose Oil as well.

Any feedback or tips? (I tried posting this in the TTC forum and have had NO response in about 24 hours.)

I've never used it, but I just looked it up and read some of the reviews on it. Looks like most reviews were positive, but there were some where it made their cycles go crazy.

 

[Godsjewel]

So I got a phone call from my doctor's office with results from my bloodwork from last week. I was told my LDL level was a little elevated (only by 8 points and better than what I expected ) but they want to run further tests and do an ultrasound on my liver. They said my enzymes were elevated and want to do more bloodwork and all to find out what's going on. This upset me pretty bad earlier because I wasn't expecting it. After a while, I felt better and now I'm not really worried about it. I've got it Monday morning. I'm taking the day off where I'll go and get it done and pray for a good outcome.

DH and I are going to south Alabama for the weekend. I am so excited. We haven't gone out of town overnight in a long time. My DH is ex-military so we know for sure we are going to the USS Alabama Battleship Park. After that, we're not sure. Right now, we are just going to play everything by ear and see what happens. I was originally going to take off Friday and us go on Friday and Saturday, but my ultrasound and all kind of messed that up. This week is going to crawl! lol

To lower your LDL levels naturally, you can try eating the right kinds of food and get in at least 20-30min of exercise a day. My levels have been a little off before and this is what has helped me.

Woohoo!!! It's always so nice to get away with hubby for a little while. I'm sure you both will have a wonderful time.

I will be praying for you hun!

 

[Godsjewel]

"Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."
John 11:22

What would you say to Jesus if you could stand face to face with Him right now? Would you ask Him why you haven’t conceived? Would He hear cries for healing or rants of anger? Expressions of love? While you probably won’t get such an opportunity this side of eternity, there was a woman had this opportunity one day.

Martha was a close friend of Jesus. One would think that being in Jesus’ inner circle would have its perks. However, when Jesus received word that Martha’s brother, Lazarus, was dying and they needed His healing touch, He delayed His coming by four days. Much to the dismay and confusion of Martha, Lazarus died.

Eventually Jesus came to the aid of Martha and her grieving family. Lazarus was in the tomb and had already begun to stink when someone noticed the shadow of a Man coming down the road. Martha could not contain herself or her curiosity. She ran to meet Jesus saying, “Oh, Jesus! If you had just been here!”

I wonder if she asked Him why He wasn’t there. Have you? “God, why weren’t You there when I needed You most? Where were You when I begged You to let this be the month? Why didn’t You help the doctors know what to do to save my baby? Why won’t You tell me what to do?” Are you beginning to feel like a modern day Martha?

Weighed down with the burden of grief and standing face to face with the Jesus who had disappointed her, Martha said something profound. Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." I love those first two words…Even now! Even now that the one I love is dead, even now that it seems that You’ve ignored our cries for help and mercy, even now that I’m so broken inside that I simply don’t know how I’ll face tomorrow, even now I know that whatever you ask of God, He’ll give to You.

Somehow, though blinded by her tears, Martha found a precious measure of faith. She stands looking eye to eye with God robed in human flesh. The God who created Lazarus’ body, yet for whatever reason, refused to recreate it. No excuses. Nothing to hide behind. Just a face-to-face encounter with a God who said “No.” Martha could have cursed Him. She could have told Him that He was cruel. She could have turned her back on Him, walked away and never looked back. Thank God she didn’t! She simply said, come what may, I know You are still able. My circumstances are screaming out at me that You’ve surely blown it this time. This horrible situation says that my family slipped through the proverbial cracks. My emotions may not be in line with what I proclaim to You today, but somehow, even now, I know You’re still God and You’re still in charge.

You have the same choice to make as Martha had that day. You can curse God and walk away from Him, refusing to believe in a God who refuses to breathe life into your womb or allow you to bring home the baby you’ve loved and lost. You can wrap yourself so tightly around your hurt that no one is allowed in, or you can choose to trust in an unseen God whose plan is more invisible than His face. God allows you to make that choice for yourself.

Even now I trust You. Even now that the calendar pages continue to turn, even now that we have done everything we can and are still unable to conceive, even now that my heart still hurts and the tears still flow, even now as the waiting continues, I know You are still God and You still have a plan for my life.

-Beth Forbus

 

[Praying4bump]

"Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."
John 11:22

What would you say to Jesus if you could stand face to face with Him right now? Would you ask Him why you haven’t conceived? Would He hear cries for healing or rants of anger? Expressions of love? While you probably won’t get such an opportunity this side of eternity, there was a woman had this opportunity one day.

Martha was a close friend of Jesus. One would think that being in Jesus’ inner circle would have its perks. However, when Jesus received word that Martha’s brother, Lazarus, was dying and they needed His healing touch, He delayed His coming by four days. Much to the dismay and confusion of Martha, Lazarus died.

Eventually Jesus came to the aid of Martha and her grieving family. Lazarus was in the tomb and had already begun to stink when someone noticed the shadow of a Man coming down the road. Martha could not contain herself or her curiosity. She ran to meet Jesus saying, “Oh, Jesus! If you had just been here!”

I wonder if she asked Him why He wasn’t there. Have you? “God, why weren’t You there when I needed You most? Where were You when I begged You to let this be the month? Why didn’t You help the doctors know what to do to save my baby? Why won’t You tell me what to do?” Are you beginning to feel like a modern day Martha?

Weighed down with the burden of grief and standing face to face with the Jesus who had disappointed her, Martha said something profound. Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." I love those first two words…Even now! Even now that the one I love is dead, even now that it seems that You’ve ignored our cries for help and mercy, even now that I’m so broken inside that I simply don’t know how I’ll face tomorrow, even now I know that whatever you ask of God, He’ll give to You.

Somehow, though blinded by her tears, Martha found a precious measure of faith. She stands looking eye to eye with God robed in human flesh. The God who created Lazarus’ body, yet for whatever reason, refused to recreate it. No excuses. Nothing to hide behind. Just a face-to-face encounter with a God who said “No.” Martha could have cursed Him. She could have told Him that He was cruel. She could have turned her back on Him, walked away and never looked back. Thank God she didn’t! She simply said, come what may, I know You are still able. My circumstances are screaming out at me that You’ve surely blown it this time. This horrible situation says that my family slipped through the proverbial cracks. My emotions may not be in line with what I proclaim to You today, but somehow, even now, I know You’re still God and You’re still in charge.

You have the same choice to make as Martha had that day. You can curse God and walk away from Him, refusing to believe in a God who refuses to breathe life into your womb or allow you to bring home the baby you’ve loved and lost. You can wrap yourself so tightly around your hurt that no one is allowed in, or you can choose to trust in an unseen God whose plan is more invisible than His face. God allows you to make that choice for yourself.

Even now I trust You. Even now that the calendar pages continue to turn, even now that we have done everything we can and are still unable to conceive, even now that my heart still hurts and the tears still flow, even now as the waiting continues, I know You are still God and You still have a plan for my life.

-Beth Forbus

WOW! I'm just bouncing back from barely being a lurker but I am so glad I read this. Thank you for sharing that.

 

[kelkel82]

Well gals, it doesn't look good.
The little peanut in there is measuring 5w5d instead of my actual time from LMP, which is 6w3d. Since we did IUI they are very sure of when I ovulated. No heartbeat could be seen. The doc ordered blood work and (if I don't spontaneously begin to miscarry in the next few days) another ultrasound will be done this weekend. I had light spotting once yesterday but no bleeding. My husband said he is not ready to give up hope, but I'm 90% sure this pregnancy won't work out.
Please pray for peace and encouragement for us.

 

[ProfWife]

Oh, girl. Praying for you.

 

[Praying4bump]

Well gals, it doesn't look good.
The little peanut in there is measuring 5w5d instead of my actual time from LMP, which is 6w3d. Since we did IUI they are very sure of when I ovulated. No heartbeat could be seen. The doc ordered blood work and (if I don't spontaneously begin to miscarry in the next few days) another ultrasound will be done this weekend. I had light spotting once yesterday but no bleeding. My husband said he is not ready to give up hope, but I'm 90% sure this pregnancy won't work out.
Please pray for peace and encouragement for us.

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm praying for you.

 

[HisGrace]

Kelley - I'm praying for you.

 

[Godsjewel]

Well gals, it doesn't look good.
The little peanut in there is measuring 5w5d instead of my actual time from LMP, which is 6w3d. Since we did IUI they are very sure of when I ovulated. No heartbeat could be seen. The doc ordered blood work and (if I don't spontaneously begin to miscarry in the next few days) another ultrasound will be done this weekend. I had light spotting once yesterday but no bleeding. My husband said he is not ready to give up hope, but I'm 90% sure this pregnancy won't work out.
Please pray for peace and encouragement for us.

Oh, sweetie...I'm praying that Gods loving arms surround you and your hubby and comfort you with His peace during this time.

 

[BRK06]

Well gals, it doesn't look good.
The little peanut in there is measuring 5w5d instead of my actual time from LMP, which is 6w3d. Since we did IUI they are very sure of when I ovulated. No heartbeat could be seen. The doc ordered blood work and (if I don't spontaneously begin to miscarry in the next few days) another ultrasound will be done this weekend. I had light spotting once yesterday but no bleeding. My husband said he is not ready to give up hope, but I'm 90% sure this pregnancy won't work out.
Please pray for peace and encouragement for us.

I'm praying for you Sweetie...we're all here for you

 

[No Doubt]

I'm sorry kel. I'm praying for you and hubbs.

 

[Godsjewel]

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

To a child, the death of a treasured pet is a profound loss. I recently wrapped my arms around a hurting 10 year old girl who couldn’t understand why her cat had to die. It all seemed so unfair to her. All the love her heart held for her cat had no place to go anymore, and she was sure she would never love another pet the same. Her tears ran down her rosy cheeks and dripped off her chin as real grief overtook her memories that day.

I shared with that little girl that day that God is the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our trouble. That meant that when she hurt because her cat died, God had a comfort to fit that hurt. He knew what it would take to heal her 10 year old heart when her cat didn’t meet her at the door after school the next afternoon. I’m glad God cares about all of our hurts--the big ones and the small ones.

Oh, if only our biggest problem was the loss of a pet. God knows the pain your heart carries. Hurts millions of times more than that. He knows the weight of the pain you feel when you realize you didn’t conceive again this month. If anyone understands the crushing sorrow of the loss of a child, the Almighty does. He understands when the sound of a baby crying reduces you to tears. And He has comfort to fit that hurt, because He is the God of all comfort who comforts you in all your trouble.

No matter what specific hurt your heart feels, there is comfort for you. If you’re hurting because of the frustration of years of infertility, God has comfort to fit your hurt. Pain from marital conflict can be soothed because God is the God of all comfort--even marriage problems. When the loss of your precious baby keeps you awake at night, talk to God in the midnight hours. He’s awake too, and holds comfort in His hands to fit the wounds that loss has inflicted on you.

There is an amazing finish to the passage of Scripture we have discussed today. Not only is our God the God of all comfort who can comfort us in all our trouble, but He comforts us so that we can turn around and eventually comfort other people who hurt. Can you imagine? God is healing your heart so that you can wrap your arms around someone else and offer His comfort to them. Because of the comfort God applies to your heart, you will be equipped to encourage someone else and tell them that God truly has soothing balm for each and every wound.

God is a God of all comfort.
Comforting us in all our troubles.
We can comfort others.

-Beth Forbus

 

[KitteyKat2010]

Hi ladies, I hope I can join you all.

A little bit about me: we started tried for DD #1 for about a year in a half...such a blessing from God we have got. After a "threatened" miscarriage in the beginning, and 5 trips to the Labor and Delivery to stop contractions, we finally got our son on July 28th...3 days before my due date...

We have prayed, and have decided to start trying for DD #2. We were very unsure, but have come to the conclusion, that we will just see what God wants for the both of us, to be pregnant or not to be pregnant. Technically the next cycle will be my "fully" first cycle TTC for #2. I am temping, and using OPK's, but I won't test until I am at least 18 DPO, if I make it there without a period!! I did however, test this morning, @ 11 DPO, and it was negative, but we shall see what happens.

 

[No Doubt]

Hi ladies. I hope that everyone is doing well.

I recently listened to my pastor's sermon from this past weekend and I really enjoyed it so I thought I'd share. He entitled it "The Greatest Turn Around".

He preached about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. I will try to draw out the key point he made.

He first started my saying how when he arrived after hearing of Lazarus' death Mary and Martha were not to pleased and basically said to Jesus had he come sooner, their brother would not be dead. There was so much that he pulled from this simple peice and it made me think about how Jesus has shown up in my life, not when I wanted Him, in fact "late" by my standards, but obviously right when he was supposed to.

Pastor made a point to say that sometimes Jesus is delayed in His coming because He wants to increase your belief, and that your belief is more important than you relief. He is willing to rish you enduring suffering to elevate your belief. He can't just show up everytime you want Him to, when you want Him to because if He did, you would walk away feeling entitled to the blessings and miracles as opposed to increasing your belief. I thought all of us ladies could share in and understand and appreciate this considering the journey we have been on and are going through, no matter the place in our journey we may be at.

This part game me chills. He said that when Jesus called Lazarus He had to be specific. He could not just say to get up, He had to use Lazarus' name specifically. Had he merely said rise, all of the dead in Christ would have risen (sound familiar?). This just reminded me of the power that God truly holds!

Pastor went onto say that another reason for raising Lazarus from the dead was because Jesus could not have followers talking about what they are not convicted of. If Jesus had followers like that, doubt would creep in. But because they have seen it with their own eyes, and not just heard it, they know it to be true.

Pastor explained that depending on the which text you are reading is may say that Jesus called to Lazarus, that Jesus lead Lazarus out of the tomb, or that Jesus showed Lazarus the way out. John saw Jesus call to Lazarus, so this must mean that Jesus was outside of the tomb, but in order to lead Lazarus or to show Lazarus the way out, that would imply that Jesus had to be inside the tomb. So how can Jesus be both inside and outside of the tomb? Pastor answered saying had this been one of the disciples, there would be a question raised here, but we're not talking about one of the disciples, we're talking about Jesus. And Jesus can be everywhere all the time.

Pastor also made it a point to say that Lazarus was a threat. He was a threat because now being raised from the dead, he was proof of Jesus and the miracles that Jesus could perform. In the same respect God has made you a threat, and since you are a spritual threat, the devil will attack you. But remember that you are more of a threat to devil, than the devil is a threat to you.

Pastor reminded us that when the devil attacks to remember that this battle is not yours, but it is the Lord's. He spoke of the story of David and Goliath, and how Goliath basically saw nothing in David and let him know just what he thought of David. David told Goliath, you come against me with a sword and spear, but I come against you with a name, the name of the Lord Almighty!

He closed by reminding us that there is nothing in life that God cannot turn around, and that he had proof. He said that if God can turn death around (the death of Lazarus), then there is nothing in life that God cannot turn around.

Ladies be encouraged today that you serve a God that can turn anything around for you! Be blessed!

 

[No Doubt]

Welcome Kitty Kat!