Early 30's TTC #1

[Soleil Breeze]

What did you read about Maca? I'm curious, because if this cycle doesn't work out for me (I'll find out tomorrow), then I was planning on trying Maca. Actually, my dh and I were both going to try it. However, it still makes me nervous.

rosababy, I read that if you take too much of it it can give you stomach upsets, heart palpitations (which I suffer from anyway - but don't want to bring them on unnecessarily!), and waay crazy energy & libido levels. I also read that you should start out with the minimum recommended dosage on the supply you buy and then work your way up.

So much conflicting information; it drives me nuts.

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Welcome, Crumbs! It's never too late to join! We have a few gals who have pretty much left since they got their BFP's, so we're always welcome to early 30s TTCer's!

rosababy - baby dust to you, my friend. Fingers crossed!

nativetexan - are you OPKing?

I finally ordered my resupply of OPKs. I had been rebelling for a few months and just taking temps on and off. Now I'm going to POAS again. Should be O-ing toward the end of next week. Big deal. Cycle 18 of O. Whoopty-doo-da. You gals'll probably have toddlers and I'll still be on this thread! [scream]

 

[piccolo]

Soleil,
I don't spot like that every month, but I have a few times since ttc. Then when my period does finally come it's sooo heavy, like everything that was saved up during those 4 days of spotting comes at once in a giant gush. My progesterone also was tested and seems to be normal. Maybe it's just stress? Do you exercise a lot? I'm not saying that's what's causing it, but I was wondering if maybe exercising too much was causing my spotting. It seems to be better when I take it easier. But I can't prove that scientifically.
I know you've been trying more than a year - have you ever been checked out for fibroids or anything like that? That's the latest thing that has me worried with my weird periods. It's so hard to know where the line is between paying diligent attention to our bodies and becoming a hypochondriac!

Hey, piccolo! I don't exercise enough! I started yoga in August last year and went once a week, but it's been a month since my last visit. Argh. Will get back into it this week. So, if anything, lack of exercise might be a problem for me! As for the fibroids, I haven't thought about it. My periods are never heavy. The first day (after a few days of spotting) is medium and then it just gets lighter and lighter. It does linger for a while though. Between the onset of spotting and it finishing = about a week and a half!

Don't worry too much about the fibroids. I knew a girl who had them; she still got pregnant and now has a 7 month old boy.

Thanks for the encouragement Soleil! I had a doctor's appointment yesterday for something else, and I mentioned to her again that I was concerned about how heavy my periods have become (I had mentioned the spotting to her before as well). I have the best doctor in the world. She never makes me feel like a hypochondriac and is always really understanding and listens. She booked me in for an ultrasound in a month to check things out. It wouldn't rule out endometriosis, but it would tell me if I do have fibroids and if so if they are in a place that could cause problems for ttc, and then they can see if my ovaries and everything look normal at the same time. I think if I get that done and they don't find anything wrong I might actually be able to relax again - and if they do find anything wrong then hopefully I can DO something about it. I'll keep you all posted!
Pretty sure I'm about to ovulate - peeing on a stick later today. OPK was almost there yesterday. So it is a good day, for a change.

 

[nativetexan]

nativetexan - are you OPKing?

I finally ordered my resupply of OPKs. I had been rebelling for a few months and just taking temps on and off. Now I'm going to POAS again. Should be O-ing toward the end of next week. Big deal. Cycle 18 of O. Whoopty-doo-da. You gals'll probably have toddlers and I'll still be on this thread! [scream]

I'm using OPK's, but not regularly. I basically just wait until my scheduled ov date is close, monitor my symptoms, and then use an opk to confirm.

I suppose I should put a little more effort into it! lol

 

[finallyready]

Keep us posted on your Ultra Sound Piccolo! It must feel good to be making some progress..as you said, hopefully there is nothing there and you can have some piece of mind. And if there is something found you can fix it up so you can get your BFP.

Nativetexan - dont' worry about not using OPKs all the time! I think as long as you know that you are OV'ing and are around that time...testing all the time is going to make you nutts! The only reason I am using OPKs is because I hadn't had AF in nearly 6months! So after she came I wanted to make sure I was OV'ing b/c I really don't think I can handle going another 6mos with nothing!! I'll use OPKs for the next few months to ensure I have a regular cycle, and then once I know I will most likely stop using them (well at least until they run out).

Welcome Crumbs!

 

[Crumbs]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll be your cheerleader this cycle, it was a busy time during my fertile days and not in the way I wanted But I finally got my basal thermometer yesterday and it's on for next cycle!

Soleil Breeze, just you watch, your little bean will make an appearance soon!

 

[rosababy]

Another bfn for me this morning but no AF yet. It's driving me bonkers!

 

[finallyready]

That sucks Rosa...how long are your cycles normally???

 

[rosababy]

That sucks Rosa...how long are your cycles normally???

they vary, but my luteal phase is no longer than 12 or 13 days. I'm on 16 dpo today. I'm getting nervous now. What is going on with me?! If I'm not pregnant, then let's get on with the next cycle already!!! If I am pregnant, then why the bfns?! sigh. I'm so frustrated.

 

[finallyready]

I say keep testing Rosa!!! I think it can sometimes take a while for a (+) to show up. I wouldn't consider yourself out until arrives!

 

[rosababy]

I just wiped and saw some pinkness. Two small drops of blood in the toilet. No full blown bleeding yet, but I guess I'm out. What ticks me off the most, is that my period was a few days late, and I am NEVER late. My cycles vary on how many days, but my luteal phase is never longer than 12 or 13 days. I'm 16 dpo today. AND, AF always comes in the morning. I never spot before her, and she always comes in full force, no doubt about it, AF. I spotted 3 hours ago, and haven't seen anything since, which is weird. I'm so ticked at my body right now it's not even funny. All cycle, I was like it's not time this cycle, and I'm okay with it. It won't be this month, but I won't freak out. Sure enough, my period is late for the first time in my life, and I start to get hopeful. Only to be slammed to the ground again. My poor dh is trying so hard to cheer me up, rattling off all the research he is doing on the computer on how low the percentages of infertility is blah blah blah and I finally shut him up by saying "don't you always say statistics don't mean anything to the individual?" Well he left the room and now I feel bad. He was just trying to make me feel better.

 

[piccolo]

Soo sorry you are feeling down, Rosababy! I totally understand the roller coaster - it definitely makes it harder. One thing that I learned the hard way is that it is really easy to make my hubby feel pushed out. Go to him and have a little cry on his shoulder. Gotta run, but quick

 

[rosababy]

Thanks, Piccolo. I went downstairs, crying, and said that I know he was just trying to help. He said that he knows, and he knows that there will be nothing he can say to make me feel better today. He wanted to make sure I knew that just because he isn't crying doesn't mean that he's also upset. He wants this just as much as I do, and I know that.

AF came full force this morning. On to cycle #9. Dh has a sperm analysis for Monday the 31st, so that's good. Does anyone know how long he shouldn't "touch himself" or we shouldn't bd before the test? We tried to ask in a pc way on the phone, but she didn't "get" the question, so we were like well okay.

I'm thinking of getting some Maca on my way home. Does anyone know of a good brand? I hope everyone has a great day. Anyone testing soon?

 

[nativetexan]

Chin up rosababy. Sounds like you have a wonderful and very supportive DH.

I picked up some maca yesterday after reading about it here and then researching online. I got an organic brand from the vitamin shoppe. It's called Solaray. Oh, and by the way, it stinks. Lol.

 

[rosababy]

Chin up rosababy. Sounds like you have a wonderful and very supportive DH.

I picked up some maca yesterday after reading about it here and then researching online. I got an organic brand from the vitamin shoppe. It's called Solaray. Oh, and by the way, it stinks. Lol.

Thanks, Native. I do have a wonderful and very supportive dh. I am very blessed. And thanks for the info on the Maca! There is a vitamin shoppe next to my work, so I'm stopping on the way home. Did you get the powder or the pills? I've heard the powder smells bad! Are you and your dh taking it? How much a day? I've heard it's best to ease your way in...

 

[nativetexan]

Thanks, Native. I do have a wonderful and very supportive dh. I am very blessed. And thanks for the info on the Maca! There is a vitamin shoppe next to my work, so I'm stopping on the way home. Did you get the powder or the pills? I've heard the powder smells bad! Are you and your dh taking it? How much a day? I've heard it's best to ease your way in...

I got the pills...I can't imagine what the powder must smell like, lol. Right now I'm just taking it. My hubby is pretty aprehensive about taking suppliments and stuff. I took two yesterday, and will probably do the same today. The directions on the bottle instruct to take 3 a day, so I'll probably work up to that.

 

[rosababy]

Got some Maca today! They didn't have Solaray, but I got the Naturol (or something) brand. It doesn't say it's organic, so I really hope that's okay, but I didn't have the patience to wait for it in the mail. There are only 60 pills, and if my dh and I are both taking it, this bottle won't last long. Next time, I'll order the organic stuff online. I hope this does something! It says "for fertility and desire" on the bottle, so that could be fun.

 

[Soleil Breeze]

All right, girls; if others are on board (Arianne is biased ) and y'all are buying maca this weekend, then I'm trying some, too. DH is taking Fertilaid vitamins, or whatever they are, and said that he's down for trying the maca stuff, too! Good grief; he'll go from creating lazy, malformed swimmers to freaking sharks that eat the egg! Anyway, all we need is one normal one to make it there SOMETIME THIS YEAR!

Sorry.

Rosababy; sorry about AF. I started a thread toward the end of last year for us gals who sometimes are past the two and a half week wait with no AF. It's a killer, for sure.

piccolo - do you have pain with your periods? Just asking b/c when my mom had endometriosis she had severe pain with her periods. Everyone's different, though...I wish we could combine your heavy with my light and get just plain, ol' average. SIGH.

Ok - have a great weekend ladies!

 

[arianne]

Hi girls! I've been pretty busy this week that i didnt have time to write.
I am about to go to bed but just wanted to send a quick msg! Sorry about your af rosa!! I know (and hate) that feeling... Af is due, bfn but no af yet... You start getting your hopes up, to then get af and fall down again.. Is such a rollercoaster, but once your af starts, its a brand new cycle, and you get to try new things that will get you closer to your bfp!

I am at cd20 and already starting to panic, thinking if it doesnt work again ill will be entering cycle 8!!!! it has been 8 months of frustration, crying every month af shows up...

About maca, i bought my hubby macasure, the one i take is ecomaca. Rosa it HAS to be certified organic! Dont get whatever online, do you have the link you got it from? In peru anybody can make a business selling maca without the proper quality control and even mixing it with flour... Your best bet is to get it at wholefoods...

 

[arianne]

Welcome crumbs!!! Mu hubby was born with an undescended testicle too his first analysis had low count and high abnormal sperms, but we did another test a couple weeks ago and everything is perfect now!!!
it is not a bad idea to get him started on vitamins, even before you have done any testing, bc it takes some time for supplements to get into your system! Get him on maca too! That will boost his count, even if he has a normal count, is always better to have more, better chances to get pg!! Good luck girl!