[CLOSED GROUP] TTC to 1st diaper - Welcome Freya! Congrats to fezzle!

[LillyTame]

Ok ladies, our group is closed!

I did a short explanation on the first post, check it out and let me know what you think!
(FYI: People can still see and join in the thread, it's basically just us saying we'd prefer no new members at this time.)

We have 3 pregnant ladies:
txbiscuit
Ameli
Twag

and 5 ladies trying their very hardest to get there:
Lillytame (ME!)
Snackimals
Clandestine
lamago
Mrs. JJ

I am keeping hope that next year this time we will have at least 8 little babies!

(I know we have 3 noobs, they have to earn their keep! Fezzle, mrsnorcal, & MIZZYD. We gotta make sure you guys are gonna stick around!)

 

[txbiscuit]

I have faith that Fezzle, mrsnorcal, and MIZZYD will stick around. (I mean... We *are* pretty fabulous...)

lamago - how's the 2WW treating you?

 

[Ameli]

Looks good, Lilly. I hope everyone's having a good weekend. Can't wait to hear some updates!

 

[LillyTame]

Eeek! I spelled group wrong in our title Left out the "R" Why didn't anyone tell me It's ok, all fixed now


I was thinking we should take a moment to update on where each of us are in our journeys...CD? DPOs? Next scan dates for the pregnant ladies? etc...

AFM, I'm on CD10..gonna start "BD-fest C6" tomorrow (C6 as in cycle 6, something I just made up. Don't kill me Snack! lol)

I bought supplements for me and OH but I'm not gonna start mine till the next cycle. OH is going to start his tomorrow. He decided he will wait two months to do a 2nd SA because if the numbers are bad again he thinks he will fall into a depression He said the last results made him a little depressed. So going to wait for 2months of being on the supplements and try again

 

[ClandestineTX]

Looks good to me, too.

My update is a bit complicated (isn't it always?) - actually just posted weirdness in my journal here: https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/t...secret-baby-making-texas-69.html#post27941083

Really trying not to panic, as I would hate to have f-d up a cycle this early on... just waiting to see what things look like over the next week or so. Continuing every other day marathon and daily OPKs until further notice, despite it all. Just a crap day in TTC land for me.

 

[Ameli]

Glad it seems like most of you are heading into the more exciting part of your cycles. I do think it's too early to get discouraged for this cycle, Clandestine. I know it's tough though. Lilly, I didn't realize that your OH had less than stellar SA results. Hopefully the supplements help to improve things. I work with a girl who's husband has poor motility and a low count, and she just found out she's pregnant. I know everyone's different, but thought that was pretty cool.
As for me, I don't have another OB appt for 3 weeks, and my next scan won't be until around 16-20 weeks barring any complications. So it feels like a long time. I did tell my sister yesterday. She's going through a pretty bad time right now, and it was great to tell her something to make her smile.

 

[LillyTame]

Awww glad to hear you could cheer up your sis with your surprise!

Low motility and count are exactly what we are working with. I'm trying my best to stay hopeful.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Ameli: it sucks to hear after all the waiting involved with TTC that you still have waiting to do even after your BFP. I agree being able to cheer your sister up with you happy news is a great thing.

And I swear I'm trying not to get too discouraged, just having a bad go of things right now. Also have a committee meeting this week, feeling like I'm headed to face a firing squad, even though these folks are on my side and no one's more critical of myself than I am.

 

[txbiscuit]

@Ameli - That's awesome that you were able to cheer up your sister. Will this be the first niece/nephew?

Our next OB visit/ultrasound is Wednesday. Hopefully the wee-biscuit will be healthy and it'll be our last scan of the pregnancy (unless I get anxious and decide to get a 3D ultrasound). We're meeting with the OB who started the practice (they try to have you see all the providers at least once so you'll be familiar with the OB or midwife who is on call when you go into labor). I have lots of questions.

I've been told to lay off the exercise (which was already down to just walking) until my appointment, so my goal this week is to try to really do well with my diet. OH wanted to drive out of town for BBQ today for Father's Day, so I guess that'll start tomorrow.

 

[Snackimals]

Can't wait for Weds Texas!!!

 

[Snackimals]

Alright. So. I will be totally brief. (On purpose)

Last Thursday my AF 'hit the fan'... I went to docs Thursday and to my OBGYN Friday. I had some tests ordered, and was given progesterone for the next 28 days.

I'm weary of how this next cycle will go, but we shall see TOGETHER!
Please, y'all, send me all your good vibes and positive energy. I NEED IT!

Hope to hear from JJ, Clandie, and La Lili regards Sex Fest, be it C6, C7, or C3... (i do hate this, a lot, Lil!)

 

[MIZZYD]

I am still here... =) My update: DH and I decided to start trying last month (around May 30th), but could not really start trying until AF got here. AF finally came and left and I am now on cycle 1 cycle day 9. Have not seen any signs of CM yet, but it might be too early since I had a 37 day cycle last month. I am still new with all the lingo and what to do and what not to do. I am reading "Taking Charge Of Your Fertility" and so far I have read 3 chapters and I have learned sooooo much. I created accounts on Fertility Friend, and Ovufriend. I also have like 4 apps on my phone, My Days (which I have used for like 2 years now), FF Mobile, OvuView, and Woman Log. I started taking my temperature on day 2. Let me see, what else??? Hmmmmm, Oh yea, will not be taking any OPK's yet since I feel overwhelmed already with everything I am learning and confused and lost, mostly I want to just have fun BD,ing for now. DH and I want to take it one day at a time and not get stressed out too early into it.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Thank goodness they ordered some tests! I just posted on your journal post asking if they were doing more than just giving you meds, because that seemed really lazy (on their part) to me!

::ositivity coming your way:::

Cycle 9 here, obviously won't know if I'm still having LP temps or not because it's damn near 3 AM and I've been up since 11 PM. Had a miserable day, mostly stressing my impending meeting this Tuesday. Emotionally wore myself out talking over this with Hubster this morning, but did get some good ideas/ constructive talking points. Really hoping ovulation is still yet to come this cycle. I'd really hate to be out before it really even started.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@MIZZYD: Do what you feel comfortable doing. That being said, I just did a bunch of research into the medical literature about fertility indicators, etc. and if you only do ONE thing - use OPKs. Temping is no where near as accurate as we've all been led to believe (like only 30-40% accurate at pinpointing ovulation). Where 96-97% of ovulation occurs within a 4 day window (day of first positive OPK plus three following days) - whether or not a biphasic pattern was present. And the OPK study confirmed ovulation using ultrasound. Just my $0.02.

LOL, and yes ladies... even knowing that I'm still all bent out of shape about my temp yesterday morning, because I'm still "trained" to believe that matters! I should know better, think maybe I'm just becoming a crazy lady.

 

[MIZZYD]

Stress is the enemy, I think. I am sorry you had a bad day =( I hope tomorrow (or later on today) is a better day!!!!! =)

 

[ClandestineTX]

Thanks! I'm hoping to get my PhD committee under control on Tuesday. It's been awhile since we've met as a full group and hope that I can wow them with my accomplishments, review the short list of horrible things I've been through this year, and discuss my plan moving forward - also asking them to make a group decision about whether the priority is getting me finished or having me continue as I've been doing (finishing, but also doing a fair amount of additional academic work - writing grants/ papers/ giving presentations at conferences/ etc.) The biggest stress for me isn't my actual work - it's always feeling like I'm not doing enough or that it's not moving fast enough, etc. And I think that's largely because most of them simply forget everything I have going on. So, I'm going to remind them and try to put this all into perspective.

 

[Twag]

ladies sorry I have been awol but we went down to the inlaws this weekend and they have just moved so no internet

So week 8 for me tomorrow and my 1st midwife appointment - I believe it is all blood tests, urine samples and lots of paperwork more than anything else - then just waiting for my 1st scan date to come through around 12 weeks I think so all in all TTC a whole load of waiting and then BFP a whole load of waiting!!

and lots of SEXY ladies

 

[MIZZYD]

Hi Twag, I have been reading on some of the threads about midwives. What made you go with a midwife and not a doctor/clinic? Does this mean you will have your baby at home? Sorry for all the questions, just that the whole midwife thing kinda intrigues me.

 

[Twag]

In the UK all pregnant women have midwife's so there is a midwife clinic in our Dr surgerys and you see them all through your pregnancy and then when you give birth there are different midwifes at the hospital just the way it works here - you rarely see your Dr when pregnant if you have concerns etc would be your midwife that you contact!

No I won't be giving birth at home far too scary I need to be sure that bubs and I are safe

 

[ClandestineTX]

@MIZZYD: I'm still chasing the elusive BFP, but am pretty certain after seeing my friends with hospital deliveries, I'll be going to a midwife/birthing center instead of the hospital. The last one who had a baby is very similar to me, wanted a drug-free (natural) birth. The hospital nurses didn't really respect her choices, kept at her about drugs, talked to her husband like he wasn't letting her have them, etc. She also ended up with a tear between one opening and the other - the birthing center midwifes do massages of those things to prevent tearing, and have other ways to manage pain. They are trained in a lot of emergency medical techniques and will refer people out if their circumstances make trying a natural birth safe. If you think you might want that, I'd research local birthing centers near you and talk to them about their training/ safety and see what they offer versus a typical hospital setting and see if that feels right to you.