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[Shelbs21]

Hello everyone!

I would like to join this forum, I'm new here and this is my first month TTC. Hoping for a miracle BFP. I need some advice and support because I don't want to tell my family or friends that were trying. I would just rather surprise them. My husband is 25 and I am 21, we have been married for over 2 years and are ready to expand our family.

I need your input on my current situation.

My periods are always very regular. Every 31 days and the first day is really heavy and painful. This month is different though. I was supposed to start on 10-17-13. But on 10-14-13 at 3:30 pm I started bleeding very lightly. Then it stopped on 10-16-13 and was brown. I was completely dry on the 17th ( day period supposed to be due) then on 10-18-13, I woke up and I had brown spotting. And I'm cramping and bloated. The spotting isn't enough to fill a pad or tampon, barely a pantyliner.

I took a test on 10-18-13 and got a BFN. Dr. said to wait a week and retest. I was just wondering if any on you knew what this meant? I fully believe that i would be having a normal period this month if i weren't pregnant. Could this possibly be implantation bleeding? Or just a really wacky period?

These are my symptoms.

DPO tracker

4 dpo- veiny swollen boobs, peeing a lot, hot, ovary twinges, dry mouth, rash on chest and between boobs, had baby makin sex, heart palpitation,

5dpo- cried at the croods. slight headache, tired, ache in right ovary area

6do- woke up at 5 am extremely hungry. Feeling puffy all over, breaking out like crazy, constantly having to pee

9dpo- laid in bed all day, extremely exausted and very emotional, discharge, congested

10dpo- nauseas after eating, super hot!, smelling my lotion really strong, lazy, discharge, congested , ovary twinges all day~somewhat strong

11dpo- pants fitting tight, congested, feeling a little sick, hot, feeling full in my uterus area, cramping a little bit, twinges on ovary areas, back ached like crazy

12dpo- horrible cramping like on my period, bloated, eating constantly, sore boobs!

13dpo- cramping off and on, twinges in ovaries, sore boobs, tired

14dpo- cramps and bleeding. Light bleeding that's very smooth. Bright red, but has zero clots. 4 days before expected period. Boobs still sore.

15dpo- light bleeding, no clots.

16dpo- light bleeding turned brown-stopped that evening at 7ish.

17dpo-nothing! dry

18dpo-woke up to brown spotting. Took pregnancy test and it was BFN. Had a dream that i took a pregnancy test and it was positive, but it was a used pregnancy test. Weird? So then i took another one to be sure and it was positive also, but it was a tampon not a preg test.

19dpo-brown spotting-barely

20dpo- no spotting, BFN =( Congested and tired. Cried while watching After Earth. I never cry at movies, ever! So these last two i cried at are weird.

21dpo- white/clear discharge



Thanks ladies and baby dust to you all!!!

 

[stuckinoki]

So I guess I'll be looking into the e-cigs then...For me, it's more of a habit than anything.

Talking on the phone? Have a cigarette.
Driving in the car? Have a cigarette.

The last time I quit, I had to stop talking to my friends for the first few weeks. lol. I eventually figured out how to make myself clean while on the phone...rather than want to smoke.

I really want to quit again, I felt so much better and had more energy.

 

[Jett55]

I'm just like you. I think I smoke out of boredom more than anything. It gives me something to do. And it's how I've met a lot of people by letting em borrow a lighter or standing outside talking during a smoke.

 

[Fezzle]

Hi, Shelbs21! What methods do you use to determine ovulation?

 

[Pirate]

Welcome Shelbs!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@stuckinoki & Jett: I'm the opposite, total junkie. Like crack addicts don't have much on me and my love of nervous system stimulants. But 9 weeks+ going strong this time. And have even survived gradual reductions in nicotine, I just know there's no way in hell I'd have been able to do it without the vaporizer.

 

[stuckinoki]

Clande, is the e-cig very expensive? I've never really looked into it before.

 

[Shelbs21]

I just use an ovulation calculator and i can usually tell when im around ovulation. I get a lot more discharge and ovary twinges. I haven't gotten into charting or temping yet, thinking i may after this crazy month though. Im currently 6 days late and no signs of AF. Im just have normal white discharge once in awhile. Weird??

 

[stuckinoki]

No. It's not weird. It's pretty common to have the sticky or creamy CM after you ovulate. Some ladies [myself included] get more noticeable CM before AF starts

 

[ClandestineTX]

Clande, is the e-cig very expensive? I've never really looked into it before.

I bought a starter pack with 2 batteries, 2 disposible atomizers (tanks for liquid), and a charger for less than 100.00. I have bought re-usable tanks since then 7.00 each and just buy new coils for them (2.50 each) and the liquid - 5.99 for a 10 mL bottle or 8.49 for a 15 mL bottle - each of those lasts a week or so. So current operating costs are less than 15.00 a week. Versus my pack a day cigarette habit which was costing me 15.00 every two days.

 

[ClandestineTX]

If you send me a PM with your city/ state (or city/ country) - I can CC you on a message I'm writing up for another lady and try to find a good quality shop in your area.

 

[stuckinoki]

I actually went to walmart and found the Blu electronic cigarette. I got the starter pack and two extra boxes of cartridges for $70. I'm actually really excited as I've just smoked the last cigarette in my pack and will be using the blu from here on out!

Wish me luck ladies. I'm feeling pretty hopeful about this!

 

[Jett55]

Good luck I'm going to see if hubs will let me get one besides the fact any time we have a fight. he brings up the smoking. he says it doesn't bother him but any time he gets the chance he complains about it ;/

 

[ClandestineTX]

I tried Blu first.

My "cons" with them:
Battery power dwindles noticeably before it officially needs recharging.
I could never seem to remember to charge the pack that charges the batteries.
The cartridges must be bought through them and you don't actually know the strength of the L, M, and H.
You cannot refill the cartridges.

The things I liked about Blu:
You can just pop one in and go.
They don't evaporate and the cartridges keep well, even if you put it aside for awhile.
There's no extra parts to worry about, virtually no maintenance.

If you find the vapor works for you, but find yourself with issues - let me know. At my brother's suggestion (he switched to vapor 4 years ago and has tried everything on the market), I now use a larger/ re-chargeable battery and a refillable "tank" system, which lets me buy whatever flavor suits my mood (100s available) and I can adjust the nicotine strength by 2 mg at a time (started at 18 mg, now at 14 mg... moving to 12 in a few weeks). I like the variety in flavors and being able to SLOWLY draw down the nicotine strength. The Blu system is a lot more convenient - no question about that. I hope it works for you, but if it doesn't - just let me know and I can help you find a system that might work better for you. All the people I know on the more advanced vapor systems started with Blu or one of the other "e-cig" manufacturers. I am a huge supporter of vapor (LOL, in case that's not obvious).

 

[ClandestineTX]

Good luck I'm going to see if hubs will let me get one besides the fact any time we have a fight. he brings up the smoking. he says it doesn't bother him but any time he gets the chance he complains about it ;/

That's fucking obnoxious. One of the things I am grateful for - Hubster quit cold turkey like 12 years ago, but he knows he's a freak of nature and understood my battle with my addiction is very different from his experience. See my notes about Blu above. It's a good starting point and it might work for you - it just wasn't strong or reliable enough for me. Also - don't write off vapor if you try Blu and it doesn't work for you - tons of more advanced options available!

They also sell disposable Blu e-cigs some places (I think most 7-11s). That's a cheaper alternative to try out their product before you buy it.

NOTE: you WILL have minor withdrawal from the chemicals in cigarettes that are NOT in the vapor. It's much less intense than nicotine withdrawal most smokers are familiar with - but it's much easier to "tough it out" still getting the nicotine.

And I just remembered, the Blu cigs will also limit how many draws you can take in a certain time frame. If it starts blinking at you, because you are hitting it too much, use the spare battery as a back-up. After a few days, when your taste and smell return to normal - you will start losing interest in real cigarettes.

 

[stuckinoki]

I didn't realize there was a cap on how many puffs you can take!

I just tried mine out and it's a little weird. I'm not getting the taste out of it like I would with a regular cigarette, but so far I like it okay. I know it's going to get a little weird later tonight when I start craving a real cigarette but I'm hoping to stick it out.

And yes, I've totally just noticed the weird taste in my mouth now that you've mentioned it. It's almost metallic...like sucking on a penny. lol.

I'm just a basic non-menthol smoker so this will work for me, and it was about the cost of a carton to start up...My cartridges are marked H. I'll check out our local cigar shops for the medium and low cartridges once I finish these off.

I am, however, looking forward to NOT STINKING LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE! lol

 

[stuckinoki]

Good luck I'm going to see if hubs will let me get one besides the fact any time we have a fight. he brings up the smoking. he says it doesn't bother him but any time he gets the chance he complains about it ;/

Jett, my husband is the same way. He claims that he can't complain, because he has his own vices...but he constantly throws it in my face.

I got the whole package for the same price as a carton of my own cigarettes [capri magenta 120's]

Walmart did have the blu disposables for $10 each, in both menthol and non-menthol.

 

[stuckinoki]

The only thing I'm not a huge fan of is that I can't gauge how much I've smoked. With a regular cigarette I never paid attention, I'd just smoke until it was done....with these I can't tell....Hopefully I'll learn to judge it better.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Start paying attention to how you feel. If you feel like you need another puff, take one. If you feel OK not taking one, don't. After awhile I started liking not being on a timer, as you are when you light up a regular one.

The taste in your mouth will get worse before it gets better. Your tongue bits will clean themselves quickly over the next 2-4 days and all I can do is promise you if you don't smoke, it will resolve itself!

You will catch a whiff of your hair in a day or 2 (maybe 3) and marvel at how good it smells, I think I'm still mildly infatuated with mine and have praised my choice of shampoo more than once.

One note re: the flavors. I started off with tobacco flavors and with a bit of experimentation have discovered I don't like the taste of tobacco nearly as much as I like the taste of other things. I really just liked the nicotine and accepted that nicotine comes in things that taste like tobacco. Running cotton candy, candy corn, clove, and blackberry in my current stash (not all at once, I switch between flavors to keep it interesting).

 

[GingerPanda]

Cotton candy? Really? Wow, I had no idea they came in flavors like that.

My oldest sister has always smoked like a freight train. Like... you open the door to her house, and everything is hazy, because she and her husband just smoke and smoke with all the windows shut til the house is filled up. And her kids live in that. It's so gross... Everything that was white is now yellow, etc. So I never started smoking because that's what I associated cigarettes with. Well, that and never being able to go fucking ANYWHERE without some asshole standing by the door to the restaurant or store puffing it on people who just want to get in and get out without coughing through clouds of smoke. Inconsiderate.

That being said, I understand that everybody has their vices, and that some people either enjoy smoking or have a really hard time trying to quit. (And some people are even nice enough not to pollute public doorways.) The vapor cigs have started to catch on just a little more here; We live in KY, so most people are really attached to tobacco. It's nice... It doesn't bother me like regular cigarettes.


My main addiction is caffeine. I think because I have an untreated (technically undiagnosed) sleep disorder, so I depend on caffeine to keep me awake. Some days I can get through the day and not feel the need for it, but most of the time, I have to have a pop by noon or I'll get a massive headache. I purposefully abstained when I was on Clomid the first time and pregnant because of the risk of miscarriage, so I spent 8 weeks with no caffeine trying to stay awake all day. Headaches. Shakes. Pissy. Added to hormonal, it really sucked. And then I had a miscarriage anyway. This time, I'm gonna say fuck it. I'm having my caffeine, albeit not as much as usual.