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[caz & bob]

hey ttc that might be a good sign hun xxxx

 

[lisaf]

oh lisa.....have I told you how much I love you!!!! You just described it perfectly!!!!! Snotty!!!!! Well, I have had it the past 2 days...disregarded it yesterday but couldnt today. Well I guess I will have to wait and see!

Glad I could help, lol!
I totally disregarded my first blob too, lol.. but it kept showing up.

I just got a blob earlier today as I mentioned... but this one was thicker than last time and more like rubber cement (not quite as sticky.. but definitely sticky... unlike my slippery snot stuff last time... this still looks like snot, just more solid booger-like ones, lol).
I'm just so amazed at what my body does.... what's going to come out next? A string of scarves? A rabbit?
I wonder if it was like this last time but I just didn't notice... that maybe it starts this way but becomes more snotty/slippery in a few days.

 

[babyloulou]

Everything crossed for you ttc

 

[caz & bob]

good luck to you all in 2ww and to those who are about to ovulate xxxx

 

[Britt11]

oh lisa.....have I told you how much I love you!!!! You just described it perfectly!!!!! Snotty!!!!! Well, I have had it the past 2 days...disregarded it yesterday but couldnt today. Well I guess I will have to wait and see!

can you PLEASE test!!!!!!!!!! I bet your BFP will show up now

 

[caz & bob]

i think i will to hunnie xxxxx

 

[MrsChambers]

I think i am really going to need your help girls when AF finally comes i have no idea what I am doing when it comes to this cycle lark not having any. I cant temp at the moment or anything so it is all going to be brand new.

 

[caz & bob]

what do you mean hunnie you dont no what you are doin xxxx

 

[MrsChambers]

As I have only ever had forced cycles I have never done temping, have no idea what EWcm is or if I have ever had it sp got no idea what to expect as such. Luckily I will get scans to check for ovulation which will help.

 

[caz & bob]

ewcm is egg whit cervical mucus hun you just try and temp at the same time in a morning go to fertility friend and set a chart up it tell you everthink hun xxxxx

 

[MrsChambers]

Thanks Caz guess I will be relying on you all a lot more soon well hopefully soon x

 

[caz & bob]

your ok hunnie xxxx anytime xxxxx

 

[Wait & Hope]

For those ladies who have been chatting about EWCM and snot-like CM thought I'd share my experience.
Obviously we've been trying for a long time & I've been monitoring all aspects of my cycle for years now. I've noticed I get what I call 'weird mucus' around CD23 (my cycles are very regular and usually between 27-29 days) just the sort of CM you were describing. In the past I've hoped that maybe I was getting it because the mucus plug was forming if I was pregnant, but sadly for me AF always arrives about a week later
As I've said before, I don't get good EWCM that often (catches me out by surprise when it does appear & I'm like, lets get quick!!).
My "fertile" mucus just tends to be watery most cycles (versus "non-fertile" creamy cm) and usually only lasts a couple of days.

Being in the 'unexplained infertility' category often makes me wonder whether I have "hostile" CM which is killing off DH's so that's why I'm going all out this cycle to create the perfect environment for them - goodbye WOMB OF DOOM and hello SPERM HEAVEN

 

[lisaf]

wait - thanks for the info... I'm betting the strange mucus is probably related somehow to hormone levels... maybe lots of women get this certain hormone combination when pregnant, but others of us hit these points no matter what.
Can't be due to super high progesterone though as I have lower than normal levels

Have you guys done the test after sex? Where you go to the doctor the day after having sex and they see if the sperm are still living?
CM that isn't ideal just means the sperm don't have as long to live or can't travel as easily...
A totally different issue is when your body forms antibodies to his sperm and kills them off. The test checks for that kind of thing.

You may have enough fertile/friendly cm... just not an abundance of it.

 

[hevGsd]

Hello all!

I'm feeling down I've just finished my first cycle of clomid and got my day 21 blood results back.... progesterone is very low, I wasn't told exactly what it was, because It was only the nurse I spoke to on the phone. I think the Dr is putting my clomid up, he said about putting it up to 100mg if he wasn't happy with the blood results, so I'm just waiting till I next see him to find out.

I just feel so negative, we have been TTC for over 3 years and ntnp for a year an a half before then, its just getting so much I might just be stressed from work and everything but have felt like crap all week. getting a facial and nails done on fri so that might cheer me up

 

[Wait & Hope]

Lisaf - asked FS @ hospital about this 'post-coital' test and about the anti-sperm anti-bodies, but he just pooh-poohed both

He didn't put much value on the post-coital test if your next step is IUI anyway, which ours is (IUI obviously by-passes the hostile mucus problem if there is one) and just shook his head on the anti-bodies one and reminded me I had already had 2 children with my DH so highly unlikely I've developed anti-bodies against him now (is that an answer????)

 

[yomo]

Evening ladies, How are we all doing? I wondered if we have anyone on here that is studying law? I am having problems at work, My boss who is also a close friend has slipped out to the directors last week that I am under the hospital and trying for a baby! They have had me in the meeting room today as they are demoting me and cutting my pay as they say I am not giving my job 100%!!!! I am in total shock can they do that??? I know it has something to do with me trying for a baby I just know. x

 

[Wait & Hope]

hevGsd - Hello and welcome xxx

Sorry you feel down at the moment but you aren't alone, as probably all of us feel the same or have felt the same at some point. Give it a day or two and you'll have picked yourself back up with a renewed sense of hope

I am waiting for the results of my Day 21 test for my 1st cycle of clomid (BFN) so will update when I know.

Hopefully your Dr will increase your dose and ensure you have an eggy to catch

 

[lisaf]

hevGsd - My bloodwork has had low levels of progesterone... high enough to indicate ovulation but not as high as it should be on Clomid. I know most doctors would have upped the Clomid dose but mine wouldn't (he said clomid is to make you ovulate, and clearly I ovulated so increasing the dose would be irresponsible). I can't find evidence that lower-than-normal progesterone prevents implantation... so getting the number higher might not be the only thing I need. Hoping it all works out for you!

 

[lisaf]

yomo - I'm not at all sure what the laws are in your country. I know that in the US, your employer has to be a certain size and you have to be with them for a certain minimum time/hours in order for you to have protection. That doesnt' mean you can't sue for discrimination but you don't automatically get legal protection for pregnancy.
There are labor law boards that talk about this kind of thing.

I will say that you should not quit or refuse any kind of demotion because otherwise they can get off the hook. Document everything... talk to an HR department if you have one.
The silly thing is that it may take a long time to get pregnant! Its ridiculous.

I had to tell my boss I was trying (I wanted this extra disability coverage and had to talk the company into offering it). A week later he called me in for a meeting kind of freaked out about what they will do without me while I'm out.... so funny since its not likely to happen any time soon!!! I'm lucky they are still supportive of it though.. its a big family friendly workplace.