DTD for a 2011 BFP

[loolindley]

Hi ladies. How are you all doing?

Im ok. Fed up really. Well I am on cycle day 4, but I have decided to do things slightly different this month. I have decided not to bother temping. I only stress each morning that they go up or down, and it can't be doing me any good. Ive also decided to ditch the soy this month. It hasn't moved my O by a single day in 2 months, so that's going too. Im not sure about opk's yet, but my OH has surprised me by buying a CBFM, so we are going to give that a crack this cycle.

I get my blood test results on Tuesday, and that is the same day that my OH is going to do his 'sample', so things are moving forward, even if Im struggling to!

Ive not really caught up properly from the past few days, but Sarah, we would love you to hang about cheering us on (but you might want to change the name of the thread!!!)

Katie, your cycle officially sucks, but Im keeping everything crossed that you O sometime soon, and you get your wicked way with your OH!

Fisher, Im sorry you didn't get your bfp, but we will keep each other sane for another cycle, eh? Which cycle day are you? I think we are pretty similar.

Anyway. Happy New Year! Is anyone doing anything fun? It's a rubbish one for me, as I am working at 3.40 tomorrow morning, so no celebrating, plus, my OH is working tonight, so I won't see him either. In fact, I'll be going to bed when he is going to work! fun fun fun! :-/ xxxxx

 

[katiekittykat]

Glad you're feeling a little bit better Loo Hope all goes well for your blood test results on Tuesday.

You're probably right about ditching the temping. I'm not going to take soy again next cycle - I think it's set my body up for ov a couple of times but then it's just not made it (like a little old car trying to get up a hill and sliding back down to the bottom ). If nothing has happened ov-wise by Wednesday (cd36) I'll start taking Agnus Castus.

Good old DH, getting you a CBFM!! What a fab pressie! I really hope it does the trick for you.

You're right - my cycle officially sucks. But I guess I'm paying the price for being on the pill for 15 years without a break I'm sure OH will come round eventually - he started taking multi-vits today.

No celebrating for us tonight either To be honest, I don't really feel like it, I'm not drinking as I might be ovulating, and OH is at work at 9am tomorrow morning. Another quiet night for us.

Happy New Year to all -

 

[fisher640]

Yes Loo, I too am going with CD4. Bravo for ditching temps - Ive made it such a habit over the last two years I'm not sure I can now... Hehe maybe they have a 12 step program for TTC. What does the CBFM do exactly? I'm not familiar.

Katie ur cycle blows. How many cycles have you been off the pill for now? Do you take a multivitamin or anything? When you do finally go see your doctor you should have them check your thyroid and tell them you're concerned for PCOS. (both can cause long cycles with difficulty O'ing)

I've been thinkig about tracking down some soy to try (now that you're both ditching it, haha) and pre-seed. I haven't done either yet though. My cycles are occasionally longer but for the most part have been operating like clockwork and I've had a clear temp spike each month so I KNOW I'm Oing .... Just need to figure out how to connect the dots... My only plan this month is to try and increase frequency of BDing..?

I prob won't do anything exciting tonight either I'm more than half done with my 12hr shift now and already dead tired. Fell asleep last night by 930 so I think the odds of me even staying up to midnight are slim to none. Zzzzz

 

[katiekittykat]

This is my 3rd cycle off the pill - I'm going to give it 6 months before seeing a doctor because this is the NHS and they will just send me away and say give it time I'm fairly sure I haven't got PCOS - I have polycystic kidney disease and have so many scans for that they would have caught it years ago - but I've never had my thyroid checked out. Thanks Fisher

Hope you have a fab start to 2011, whatever you're all doing xx

 

[loolindley]

Hello hello hello! Im back!

CD6 today, though my CBFM puts me a day behind (stupidly, if AF comes after 10am, you class the next day as CD1, but Im only using that for the purpose of the monitor).

Im feeling OK. AF has buggered off for another month, and only 11 until I O (nothing, right?!?!?). We are looking at booking a holiday for early April, so that is something to look forward to, and also drop a few lb's for. We are thinking about going to cape verde, Mexico (but it could be rainy, so that's a no go for me!), or fail safe Egypt again. The snow has all but melted from my front drive, and the days are getting longer again! Can you tell I am feeling positive today?

How is everyone else feeling? Good I hope. Time to shake off those winter blues, and dtd for 2011

 

[loolindley]

Yes Loo, I too am going with CD4. Bravo for ditching temps - Ive made it such a habit over the last two years I'm not sure I can now... Hehe maybe they have a 12 step program for TTC. What does the CBFM do exactly? I'm not familiar.

A CBFM basicly does the job of OPK's, but it measures LH and eostrogen to detect when O is going to occur. You pee on a stick each morning it tells you to, and it will give you a reading of low, high or peak fertility. Peak =

It's just something else to try, but it is helping make me look forward to the next month.

 

[katiekittykat]

Morning ladies

Good to see you back with a fresh helping of PMA Loo Hope the CBFM works its magic for you

I can't believe you're gearing up to O again, and I haven't even ov'd yet Today is cd34 for me and still no sign - teeny tiny temp rise today, and still lots of creamy cm, but otherwise nada.

Hope everyone else is well

 

[fisher640]

C'moooon Katies Ovaries!!! You've got 8 days to catch up with me & Loo! Let's see some action! Make those follicles! Release those eggs! Quit sleeping on the job!

 

[katiekittykat]

C'moooon Katies Ovaries!!! You've got 8 days to catch up with me & Loo! Let's see some action! Make those follicles! Release those eggs! Quit sleeping on the job!

You tell em Fisher

 

[saysib]

Not good news here I lost the baby this morning! I'm feeling pretty sore and fragile. I'll be nacl again soon just need a few days x

 

[katiekittykat]

Not good news here I lost the baby this morning! I'm feeling pretty sore and fragile. I'll be nacl again soon just need a few days x

Oh Sarah. I'm so sorry - our thoughts are with you both

 

[loolindley]

Im so sorry to hear that Sarah. You must be devastated.

Sending lots of cwtches your way.

Lots of love. xxx

 

[fisher640]

Not good news here I lost the baby this morning! I'm feeling pretty sore and fragile. I'll be nacl again soon just need a few days x

Oh Sarah! How awful I'm so sorry to hear that The universe is just so cruel sometimes

 

[loolindley]

Hi ladies.

How is everyone feeling? Sarah, I know this is a hard time for you, but as I said before, you know where we are when you are ready to come back.

Everything is back to normal now, people back at work, kids back in school, my tree and decs will come down tomorrow (very traditional!). It's like Christmas never happened...well, apart from the mountain of Chocolate in the kitchen!

It's about time OH and I should be getting down (as it were) doing the SMEP, but he has a coldsore, so I can't get too close to him until it's gone, as I don't want one! Ive just been to buy some cream for him!!!

I got my bloods back yesterday, and everything he tested for was normal. I definately O'd, so that's good news. OH's sample tests should be back in a week, but if they are ok, then there is nothing else we can do until August when we will be referred to a specialist. Thats not far away is it!??!?!?! lol.

How are you Katie? Any sign of O yet? It's so frustrating to have a 'freak' cycle, but Ive heard about people having one, then their next cycle being back to normal.

I hope you are all ok anyway. XX

 

[katiekittykat]

Evening ladies

Hope everyone is well.

Still no sign of ov for me - I started taking Agnus Castus today to see if I could speed things up a bit. If I knew it was just a 'freak' cycle it wouldn't be so bad...the trouble is not knowing what is 'normal' for me!

I've done 53 opks this cycle....getting a little bit bored of POAS now. Just wanna see 2 lines

 

[loolindley]

53? Eeek! Katie, I really feel for you. It sucks!

I had some spare Agnus Castus from before I was using soy (you can't use the two together), so I've started taking that again, but just for information if you didn't realise, Im sure you aren't meant to take it after O, so make sure you stop then.

Im on the edge of my seat waiting for you to O...I'll feel very guilty if I lap you, so come on team Katie's O! Get a wriggle on!!!!

 

[katiekittykat]

I think it's safe to say you're gonna lap me Loo Don't worry - you're not the first of my TTC friends this cycle

Yeah - I'm gonna stop taking Agnus Castus and EPO when I (eventually) ovulate. All I'm really taking the AC for is to jump start things a bit...

I had a tiny bit of EWCM this morning...without drinking a litre of grapefruit juice first lol. Hopefully it wasn't just a fluke and something is starting to happen!

 

[saysib]

Hey ladies, thanks for all your kind thoughts. I'm sorry to bring a downer on the thread. Well, I have pretty much stopped bleeding so thats been 5 days - pretty much the duration of a normal period, just about 10x as heavy! I'm feeling a lot better than I thought I would at this point, its easy to keep busy during the day and not even think about it - night times when its just me are harder though. My husband has been good, but he really doesnt know what to say bless him! He has started talking about a holiday for my 30th in May though so that is giving me something to focus on!! havent decided if we will try again straight away or wait a couple months.

 

[saysib]

Oh my Katie, I'm sorry you are still waiting to O - some EWCM sounds hopeful though!! How is the other half this week? feeling more 'up for it' I hope - go get him tiger

Glad to hear all your tests came back normal Loo, that must be such a relief!

 

[katiekittykat]

Nice to see you back Sarah I hope you are well and I'm sure you'll both know when the time is right to start trying again.

Seems odd that we started at the same time and you've gone through all this while I haven't even ovulated yet! I feel like I'm the remedial class at school

OH is getting better - although I know there's nothing happening so we might as well save it until something does! Another 2 negative opks today