Early 30's TTC #1

[MsJMouse]

Yay, glad to have you back Hopeful!

MsJMouse - sorry you are being teased with a potential BFP - hope it's just shy hun! Some people don't show at all on HPT so fingers crossed for a blood test!

MrsMax - don't forget Pink! That makes 7!

Went out for lunch and drinks with my cousin today, I've already told her the relax and it'll happen crap won't cut it with me, but AGAIN today she says, "maybe if you relax before your FS appointment you will be surprised" I told her I tried that last month and it didn't work!! x

Gees you would think your cousin would listen when you ask her not to say that to you. My sister says it to me all the time - annoys the crap out of me.

 

[MsJMouse]

BFN. Blood in CM this morning and heavy feeling in belly - I think AF is going to show her face in the next 24hrs.

 

[MsJMouse]

Hi Hopeful - hope you are feeling better.

 

[rosababy]

mrsmax, there are only a few left, you're right! And I think most are getting assistance, which means bfps are in the near future!

MsJ, so sorry about the tinted cm...hopefully it doesn't mean af. How frustrating. I can talk you through any testing. Been through it all. For me, though, just finding out WHY things weren't happening and finally having answers made me feel so much better.

Hopeful, so glad to see you back! I hope you feel better really soon.

MrsP, I can't believe your cousin STILL says that crap to you. Seriously. How inconsiderate. Especially when you've told her not to say it.
I would be PISSED.


Afm, doing fine. I think I'm entering the really really emotional phase now. It's not so fun. I cry at EVERYTHING.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Msjmouse, so sorry hun

Sorry you're feeling emotional Rosa

I know, I just laughed it off as no matter how many times I've told her she still seems to think its 'normal' trying this long . It's alright for her 2 of her kids were accidents & the third took 8 months...But yes it really does piss me off! I really wish I hadn't of told her but it seemed easier when I was getting all the questions on when we were gonna TTC & my biological clock is ticking...blah blah blah lol.

 

[hopefulmama2b]

MrsPTTC- How annoying! It irks me so much when I hear people say that. They say that stress can affect fertility, but it's major things like the death of a loved one, moving to a new city, ect. Normal stress associated with TTC does NOT interfere. I think people just don't know what else to say, but still!

MsJ- So sorry to hear about the cm and BFN. Good luck at your appointment. I hope that you get answers.

 

[pink80]

Went out for lunch and drinks with my cousin today, I've already told her the relax and it'll happen crap won't cut it with me, but AGAIN today she says, "maybe if you relax before your FS appointment you will be surprised" I told her I tried that last month and it didn't work!! x

I honestly think unless you've been through this, you'll never understand and so people just say things to ease their own uncomfortable feeling - big

BFN. Blood in CM this morning and heavy feeling in belly - I think AF is going to show her face in the next 24hrs.

Sorry MsJ how much longer has your luteal phase been this month?

and to all you other ladies xxx

 

[mrsmax]

PINK!!!! How did I forget you!!! Maybe that is a sign your BFP is on the way and you dont belong on the list. I can't wait for the day when the list is empty :babydust:

Welcome back Hopeful :wave: We have missed you. I hope this means you are beginning to feel better. You deserve to enjoy this pregnancy as you worked so hard for it.

MrsP - I agree, I think you need a plan now. I do think doctors in the UK are a lot more hands off than in the states - sometime I just want some good old fashioned action. My clinic told me they are laid back and I thought - I dont want laid back, I am 35, I have low AMH I want aggressive - I want a Sigh Still, need to trust them.

I had my fist jab yesterday. Nurse friend did it for me - was fine. DHI is going to do it tonight - yikes! was a good way to do it as we all went for dinner afterwards so I didnt get to mope around. I remember Rosa (I think) - you said you cried the first jab and I so would have felt sorry for myself if I tried to do the first one myself. Hopefully have avoided that.

Still feeling really happy and content at the moment - going to enjoy it while it lasts!!!!

 

[rosababy]

Glad ur first jab was a breeze! Helps to have someone who knows what they're doing right? My dh hid most of mine, including the first one. I cried when he was getting it ready bc I was so scared. But it was silent so when he finally looked up, ready to jab, there were tears streaming down my face.

This is what helped me: pinch the area (like u want to pinch someone to hurt them) a few times to numb it a bit. Then, grab a few inches of belly fat where u pinched and just jab straight in. I found that it hurt less under the belly button and off to the sides a but. Not directly next to like 9:00 or 3:00 but more like 10:00 and 2:00 if ur looking from ur angle. Does that make sense?

 

[rosababy]

Oh and have a heating pad ready for afterwards. Helped me a lot.

 

[mrsmax]

Thanks for the tips Rosa - I have just made my first ever Vegan cupcakes this afternoon - I forgot how thereputic (sp) baking is - have not done much since I cut our diary for IVF. They smell yum though!!! off for a walk around the beach with DH and then back for jabbing and Sunday TV on the couch. Happpy days.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

 

[mrsmax]

oooh - and had a glass of last night as a treat for being so brave!! Have only had about 4 glasses this year and I felt quite tiddly!

 

[rosababy]

Thanks for the tips Rosa - I have just made my first ever Vegan cupcakes this afternoon - I forgot how thereputic (sp) baking is - have not done much since I cut our diary for IVF. They smell yum though!!! off for a walk around the beach with DH and then back for jabbing and Sunday TV on the couch. Happpy days.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Vegan cupcakes? Sounds...yummy. Just kidding... What about it makes it vegan? I can tell you've knocked back a few...since you cut "diary" for IVF. A walk on the beach sounds so nice. I wish we had that opportunity.

oooh - and had a glass of last night as a treat for being so brave!! Have only had about 4 glasses this year and I felt quite tiddly!

Good for you! Have a glass for me. I don't miss wine. I do miss wine tasting, though. It's our favorite hobby. Kind of silly to go to a winery if we can't drink. I've been a few times to our favorite winery (we live in wine country in Virginia, so we have about 60 wineries within about an hour), and had sparkling cider, but it's not quite the same. We love to go to new wineries and try stuff out.

 

[mrsmax]

Rosa - my typing is soooo bad The vegan cupcakes were a hit actually - they just have oil and sunflower margarine instead of butter. Cocoa powder and vegan chocolate (which is pure chocolate with no butter or milk added) - honestly yum!!!

Yes, I love living by the sea. We used to live in a city but being able to walk on the beach in the evening is such a priviiege.

DH did my jab last night and he was awesome. He was brilliant putting the needle, but a little forceful when pushing the liquid in, but like you said, I didnt let on until he was done. He admitted he was really nervous and had been worrying about it all day, but kept it hidden from me. He is so awesome!!!

Happy Monday peeps

ps did anyone else read that Snookie is having a baby?!! Really?!!

 

[rosababy]

Glad your jab went well again! Forgot to mention that something I learned in my 2nd round that helps a lot is to tense your abs. I thought it would have made more sense to relax everything (which is better for intramuscular shots like the progesterone ones) but not with the belly jabs. I realized it when I found that they hurt less when I did them myself, and we thought maybe it was because I was more tense. So, I stared tensing my abs when dh did them and it helped! Something to try.

 

[mrsmax]

Thanks Rosa - that is such a good tip. I was tring so hard to relax - now I can just let myself be scared and tense. Will try tonight and let you know how I get on. Were you very adamant to take it at the smae time every day?

 

[MrsPTTC]

Bless your DH mrsmax! Who is Snookie?? x

 

[mrsmax]

ha ha - you should be so pleased you dont knwo who snookie is. She is on this show called JerseyShore and is basically a drunken party girl who pole dancers, fights and gets wasted! (and gets paid $100,00 an episode to do it). I just couldnt believe that someoen with that lifestyle gets preggers by mistake whilst I'm a vegan-lite, organic non-alcoholic vitamn rich diet

 

[Isabel209]

Hello everyone,

I have a very important question that started to concern me recently...

I have got some food intolerances and I’ve heard some people say that these intolerances can cause infertility. I know a particular couple who did not conceive for 15 years because the woman was not aware of the food intolerances that were causing hormone imbalances. As soon as she stayed on a healthy diet, she conceived.

Is this thing really connected to fertility? Any similar cases?

 

[hopefulmama2b]

ha ha - you should be so pleased you dont knwo who snookie is. She is on this show called JerseyShore and is basically a drunken party girl who pole dancers, fights and gets wasted! (and gets paid $100,00 an episode to do it). I just couldnt believe that someoen with that lifestyle gets preggers by mistake whilst I'm a vegan-lite, organic non-alcoholic vitamn rich diet

I've never seen it, but heard she pees on porches too, right? Public urination!!! That's the key!!! Us LTTTC girls are POAS-aholics anyway so maybe it's worth a try??

Hello everyone,

I have a very important question that started to concern me recently...

I have got some food intolerances and I’ve heard some people say that these intolerances can cause infertility. I know a particular couple who did not conceive for 15 years because the woman was not aware of the food intolerances that were causing hormone imbalances. As soon as she stayed on a healthy diet, she conceived.

Is this thing really connected to fertility? Any similar cases?

I've never heard of this, but what's your food intolerance?