Early 30's TTC #1

[hopefulmama2b]

I'll be brief because I'm on my phone waiting for hubby, but...

Rosa-good luck!!!! Hopefully this is it. Is AF due Friday?
Sarah- I get ewcm 2-3 days after o, but sounds like you'll get some answers next month when temping.
Arianne- girls trip sounds like a perfect stress reliever!

AFM- scan on Monday showed a babe (didn't on previous), but still no heartbeat. Repeat scan Friday and then D&C Saturday. I'm doing ok and trying to stay positive. Doc is going to send the tissue away for genetic testing so hopefully we'll get some answers!

 

[arianne]

Sarah, I think you can def have ewcm after you ovulate! which cycle are you on? temping and opks will help you a lot, so it is great that you are going to start on that It will help figure out your luteal phase length and if you bd on the right days... are you taking any supplements?

re:vegas- We havent book it yet, but most likely it will be paris or treasure wiii

 

[sarah10380]

Arianne - today is cd 1 of cycle #6 and no, i'm not taking any supplements. I know some of you take Maca, right? I never thought it would have taken this long to get pregnant. I thought I would stop taking the pill and then in 1 or 2 months I would be pregnant...boy was I wrong. We also made the mistake of telling familly and friends that we were trying, so we get harassed all of the time. I do have several friends who took close to a year to get pregnant, so it's nice to have them for support...but then i have more friends who seem to get pregnant after 1 month of trying. My doc said he would see me in a couple of months to do some testing if we weren't pregnant yet. I'm anxious though and am ready for tests now . Were you on the pill before you started trying?

Hopeful-so is there a chance that there could still be a heartbeat? when do they normally test for that? whatever the result is...i'll be thinking about you

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Hoping there is hope for hopefulmama and her little one...

Ok, back on here again today - twice! My goodness; I think I, like everyone else, is glued for rosababy's "baby" news. How do you stay calm and not test!?

Just thought I'd give a bit on the HSG: had it done last year (August, I think?). I don't want to scare anyone, but it was pretty damn awful, but the great thing is that the actual procedure doesn't last long. Everything is just peachy-keen with the organs. Now that it's Feb., oh about half a year after the procedure, you can tell that I didn't have the successful "you might get pregnant right after the HSG" thing. Not to down hopes; just telling you what happened to me.

I think most of our (meaning me and DH) problem has to do with his poor swimmers, although I admit I am not perfect. I think that if we decide to make the $1800 move and pay for his good swimmers to be placed near my egg, then we'll probably get pregnant. I'm just so weird...stubborn, too. I think that it *must* happen the regular way and that if it doesn't, then we're not meant to have biological children.

Dunno. Going to try and get some work done tomorrow, but will be checking for BFP news from rosa! Oh! and thanks for the ticker info., I will try it! (and no I'm not temping...ever stranger, but I don't want to jinx myself; I'm thinking, if I didn't know when I ovulated [but we BD twice! the day before and the day of without even knowing it! I was just horny!! , maybe I could get pregnant this cycle...? because I wasn't thinking about it; I thought it was a bust...and so I don't want to temp. Nutty, I know!) Rambling as usual! and incoherently too this time! ha, ha, ha!

 

[rosababy]

have you had any symptoms or anything different?
I am supposed to be 5dpo and dont feel a thing! I even forgot i'm in the 2ww haha... im just so excited that ill take next month off, i really need it!

Ummm...kind of, I guess. Cramps on 7 dpo, minor cramps on and off since then. More cm than normal (I usually have none), I guess that's it. Nothing, really. This is the first time my chart has looked halfway decent, so maybe my body is finally starting to work properly.

The hcg thing sounds kinda scary, but necessary, I guess. It'll be good to cross something off your list and figure out what's going on. I hope it goes good for you.

Good idea to look forward to tomorrow! I kinda am...I was not expecting my temp to go up this morning, so I'm hoping that it'll go up or stay the same tomorrow. I get so nervous when I temp this close to AF. I wake up in a panic. My plan B is seeing my new ob-gyn next Wednesday, show him my charts and blood tests, and see if he'll give me clomid or progesterone. Hopefully I'll be preggo by then OR he'll be able to help me. Other than that, keep taking Maca and keep praying hard.

Sarah, I am so sorry that AF got you. You can still have ewcm after O, but usually it comes before O. If your luteal phase was truly that short, it's definitely too short. Definitely start temping tomorrow, so you know what's going on. Your doc will be able to help you more efficiently if you have those charts. Mine showed that even though I was ovulating, the biphasic levels weren't far enough apart...probably producing immature eggs. I'm in the exact same position. I was on the pill for 12 years, went off last April, when we were finally ready to start. I also assumed we would get pregnant right away, especially since my mom got pregnant without even trying. I always assumed I'd be one of those lucky first monthers. Guess not. We also told people we were ttc...in fact, we told them BEFORE we even started! Luckily, people know not to ask if I'm not saying anything, but I know they're all praying for us. I also take Maca, first cycle on it. This is also (coincidentally) the first cycle that my temps have looked like I ovulated a mature egg. Must be doing its magic!

Hopeful, I'm not exactly sure when AF is due. I've had a few luteal phases that were 12 days, one that was 15 and one 16. So.... Tomorrow is 13 dpo. Not sure when AF is officially due, but tomorrow is the earliest. I hope you get some answers, and sounds like you're trying to stay positive. It'll happen when the time is right.

Soleil, you're so cute, glued to my news! How do I not test? Because my fear of bfns outweighs my want to know. Right now, I can still have hope. That bfn takes it all away from me, and I fall into that deep deep ditch of hopelessness. I want to keep that feeling as far away as I can for as long as possible. It still sucks. FRIDAY COME NOW!!! $1800 is pretty expensive, but if it works the first time, I say it's worth it! Get your dh on MACA!!! It helps with BIG time. Get him on it now!!

 

[rosababy]

Ladies, my cramps are getting worse. I'm losing my hope...

 

[kcali]

Hi ladies- what are some brands of maca you or your dh's take? I did a search but there are so many just looking for suggestions!

 

[rosababy]

Hi ladies- what are some brands of maca you or your dh's take? I did a search but there are so many just looking for suggestions!

Here is the brand I just bought. My dh and I are both taking it. He takes 1 pill, I take 2.

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Maca...XWGS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297958969&sr=8-2

 

[Regalpeas]

Hi Ladies! Just found this thread. It's nice to see Caroline is pregnant. I am early 30's but my DH is 40. Trying for #1. We both need to lose weight/get fit. So we are concerned. We are less than a month away from trying again. He'll go for a SA in a month or two. We're fx that we'll conceive soon despite our challenges.

Nice to talk with ladies with pretty similar ages trying for the 1st.

 

[Regalpeas]

Thanks for posting this link.

Any side effects? Any interesting stories? lol DH plans to start fert vit next month so maybe I can suggest this, because we both can take it. Does it interfere with any other drugs or vits to your knowledge? I will do a product search, but I like to hear first hand stories from those who actually use it. :0)

Hi ladies- what are some brands of maca you or your dh's take? I did a search but there are so many just looking for suggestions!

Here is the brand I just bought. My dh and I are both taking it. He takes 1 pill, I take 2.

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Maca...XWGS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297958969&sr=8-2

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Hopeful-so is there a chance that there could still be a heartbeat? when do they normally test for that? whatever the result is...i'll be thinking about you

Well, there's a slim, really very little, but slim chance. Normally I would've given up by now, the only reason I'm not is because one week earlier they should have seen SOMETHING and didn't-saw an empty sac. So this week they saw a babe so that doesn't make sense, but could be the difference between my docs crappy machine and the imaging center so just so I never have to worry if I killed my baby by agreeing to a D&C I will check one more time with the imaging center. Usually a heartbeat shows up during the 6th week. I'm in my 8th week...so very unlikly, but usually the babe shows during the 5th week and mine just showed this week so that's why I'm confused. I hear that if your uterus is tilted they have trouble seeing everything until you are more advanced that's why I'm triple checking everything! (I'm not aware I have a tilted uterus just wanted to make sure. My sis does so i thought...maybe?)

Rosa- no visitor yet? cramps are misleading they could go either way so don't read into them yet!

I'm not one to really believe in 2ww symptoms, but some people swear. I have had cramping around "implantation time" with and without really being pregnant. I have had bad period like cramps with and without being pregnant. Don't worry until she shows her ugly face! CM with and without. I really don't think I have ever had anything for sure suggest I was pregnant. Sore boobs, with and without. I don't see how people really know. The hormones are barely in your system during the 2ww. Not tryng to be a pessimist just saying don't give up hope because you don't feel the way you think you should feel! This could still be your month!

 

[fides]

What is Maca for?

 

[rosababy]

What is Maca for?

It balances your hormones, so that everything works properly. Supposedly, it makes you really fertile and is just healthy in general. I've heard it also lifts your libido, but I didn't find that it did that to me. However, it did change my chart this cycle. It actually looks like a good chart, for the first time ever. For men, it raises their sperm count and improves motility. Also for general fertility. It's from Peru, and it's a root, not an herb.

Here's a link to a Maca thread I am on: page 1457, in case it takes to the beginning.

https://www.babyandbump.com/ttc-gro...-us-boarding-maca-train-bfp-central-1457.html

 

[Regalpeas]

Product Features

* Optimizes energy and hormone function
* Boost sexual energy and performance in men and women
* Eliminates hot flashes in menopausal women
* Provides long-lasting energy

(from the Amazon website for this product)



I think it's used to balance hormones and stimulate libido/energy for

What is Maca for?

 

[fides]

thanks - i will def. check into it!

 

[rosababy]

Thanks for posting this link.

Any side effects? Any interesting stories? lol DH plans to start fert vit next month so maybe I can suggest this, because we both can take it. Does it interfere with any other drugs or vits to your knowledge? I will do a product search, but I like to hear first hand stories from those who actually use it. :0)

Hi ladies- what are some brands of maca you or your dh's take? I did a search but there are so many just looking for suggestions!

Here is the brand I just bought. My dh and I are both taking it. He takes 1 pill, I take 2.

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Maca...XWGS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297958969&sr=8-2

Welcome, Regalpeas! I suggest starting slowly with your dosage of Maca. I started with 500 mg (which is 1 pill). I had tummy aches at night for a few days, and then it went away. 2nd week, 1000 mg, tummy aches again, decreased appetite, went away. That's about it. I o'ed a few days earlier, and had TONS more ewcm!

Testing tomorrow morning IF temps are still high. Say a little prayer for me, please!!

 

[sarah10380]

Rosa - saying lots of prayers for you!!

How did you get your dh to take the Maca? Was he just willing to do it or did you have to bribe him? I'm not sure my dh would take it...

 

[rosababy]

Rosa - saying lots of prayers for you!!

How did you get your dh to take the Maca? Was he just willing to do it or did you have to bribe him? I'm not sure my dh would take it...

My dh is pretty cool. He did some research on his own, and did it because I asked. He's only taking 500 mg, but I'll take it! You could always put on the water works...

 

[Soleil Breeze]

was just checking in with the girls (hopeful and rosa especially!)
Still for you both...

I really have no clue when I ovulated. Thought I was 4 dpo, but I have soft red on wiping today...and I've had light brown for the past 2 or 3 days. That only happens prior to AF. But I have zero breast soreness and I always get that about 6 days before AF. So bizarre...

But Rosa I understand why you don't test. Totally get it, hon.
I'm thinking about temping tomorrow, just to gauge roughly where I might be. Sigh. Small things compared to hopefulmama2b, though.

x

 

[rosababy]

Bfn. Stark white.