F.A.I.T.H. (Forsaking all, I trust Him)

[somedaymama]

here is an interesting thought, have you thought about acupuncture for your shoulder? it can have an AMAZING effect on the body in more ways than one. i would look into that or possibly a massage therapist? and for the migraines maybe something herbal?

This is a great idea. I'm getting acupuncture to help regulate my cycles (it hasn't worked yet, as I said in my earlier rant post ), it is supposed to be really effective for pain. It's something to look into if you want to avoid drugs.

One thing though--even if you are just going for pain, you'll want an acupuncturist that specializes in fertility because if they don't know what they are doing, they can cause a miscarraige.

Sorry I don't reply too much, but it is great to read all the posts. Every time I get on, I have at least 3 pages of new posts to read. =) I hope this is our month!

Me too! I wish I could be on more to join in conversations.

 

[Momof2kiddos]

so i was bored and i was thinking that we should all post 2 pictures of something or someone who means a lot to us, be it a husband, a child, a locket a grandmother gave to you, a pet, your first bible you ever owned. anything really. i just thought it would be a fun game to play. well ill start, this is my hubby, and this is our little guy Evan

 

[Virginia]

so i was bored and i was thinking that we should all post 2 pictures of something or someone who means a lot to us, be it a husband, a child, a locket a grandmother gave to you, a pet, your first bible you ever owned. anything really. i just thought it would be a fun game to play. well ill start, this is my hubby, and this is our little guy Evan

Nice idea! =)

My hubby and my step-daughter. I have the picture of my step-daughter on my credit card.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Dropping in to say hello ladies! I am still holding out hope that AF doesn't come (Willy, sorry to hear she came early )... but, RDY, you are right, HE HAS A PLAN!!

I must say, symptoms are starting to feel like AF, which is a bummer... lower back pain (anyone have this?), light cramps (although these usually don't come til the day before AF) and I still have NO pain/sore BBs.... soooo confusing!!!

I'm 10DPO (maybe 9) - anyone else having new/odd symptoms? I have also had a hard time falling asleep at night!

Hello Jiboo

From Monday the(9th-that is when AF was due to come) and then on until now I've been having the sour sick feeling in my stomach and also my BBs been sore and have a dull sting feeling and also tired a lot. And heartburn!!

And right now i should be 15 dpo.

Rachel..Do not be jealous loool..We all will get our It will be nice and everybody will have a buddy where they will have due dates around at the same time..Because i made up my mind that...

If I get my this time around. I'm going to say in this group and talk to everybody in here. Not like some of the people on this site where they only knew you when they were TTC and then since they got pregnant and got their they forgot you and never replied again!!

 

[mrskcbrown]

AF got me last night. Im out for this month as far as BFP. I am also very discouraged and this month, I will take my clomid and metformin but I am not going to chart, CM check or any of that. I do know my O dates and that is all I will be concerned with. This is all to much for me. I have been doing this since approximately March!

I think more of the problem lies with DH because he was told thru SA that he has low morphology but everything else is fine. So this makes it harder for the sperm to penetrate the egg.

He told me that I didnt get BFP because my faith wavers sometimes. I am a true believer but when it comes to TTC I get discouraged sometimes, and he doesnt understand that. I was crying last night and thats when he told me this. So oh well.

 

[im_mi]

aww i'm sorry the witch got you hun i actually think its a bit unfair for him to say that you havent gotten pregnant because your faith wavers. God knows that you love Him, and He knows how much it hurts when AF comes each month. He understands. There are thousands of non-Christians who get pregnant every day, so i dont think it comes down to that

Im loving the picture idea! here are mine! the first is my gorgeous little boy and my hubs, and the second one is Jack again

 

[im_mi]

virginia, that pic of your stepdaughter is absolutely stunning! I love that kind of photography. And momof2kiddos, what a beautiful family you have!

 

[jiboo44]

I'm now on 11 DPO (possibly 10) and no sign of AF..... praying hard!!! AF showed up at 10 DPO last cycle...

 

[Virginia]

virginia, that pic of your stepdaughter is absolutely stunning! I love that kind of photography. And momof2kiddos, what a beautiful family you have!

Thanks. Photography is my passion...I love it!

=)

 

[im_mi]

me too! I am an aspiring photographer did you take that picture???

 

[Virginia]

me too! I am an aspiring photographer did you take that picture???

Yup. Took it and edited it myself. Notice my little Copyright symbol on the bottom LOL....

I took and edited the other photo too....I loooove photography!
(My OH's face isn't really as smooth as a baby's bottom hehe)

 

[somedaymama]

I saw our campus health doctor today for my yearly checkup. Those visits are always pretty bad, you know, but she was really nice. She gave me a referral to a reproductive endocronologist so I can get tested. I brought my temp charts with me so she could look at them (I talked to her a few months ago and she encouraged me to start checking my temps.) She told me that she went through infertility treatments to get pregnant with both of her kids, so she knows some of the specialists here in town. Overall, it was very encouraging and I feel great about how it went!

 

[Momof2kiddos]

virginia- beautiful little girl! Immi- your little boy is precious!

 

[Guppy051708]

LOL. . . sorry willy!!! I actually originally had you as the 14th and then changed it. . . but i'm not sure why. . . OH well!!

QUESTION:
Now that we are a "team" anyone have a good idea for a name??? I figured out how to change it.

what about something like "The Anchor" the idea behind it is that God is our anchor in life. or "F.A.I.T.H" it can stand for "Finding Answers In Trusting Him" or "Forsaking All I Trust Him". lol thats all i got

Hey! Thats a great idea! I really like that F.A.I.T.H one! I vote for that! any other takers?

 

[im_mi]

i LOVE the F.A.I.T.H idea! awesome! thats got my vote

thank you momof2kiddos

somedaymama, thats awesome that the appointment went so well!

lol virginia i totally missed that Can i ask you a question? what sort of lighting system do you use when shooting against a white studio background? ive just bought a nice white backdrop so i can do a proper professional bump photoshoot for my pregnant friend, but the lighting in my living room just makes it look grey obviously i need some kind of extra lighting but i have no idea what kind to use to help get that professional look. Any ideas?

(sorry that was totally off topic lol)

 

[J_K_L]

I didn't realize how much I was addicted to caffeine and ibprophin before TTC. I would just pop 4 when I felt a migraine coming on and up the soda intake. Since this is a no no when TTC I have fallen in love with ICE Packs. When you feel one coming on hold it at the base of your head in the back...works wonders. You look a little silly...but anything to keep the pain away.

Hope this helps at least a little.

I need some advice ladies. . .isn't much TTC related, just need some other opinions.
So, long story short, I was in a bad motorcycle accident in 2006 and broke my left collar bone in a way that it could not be realigned and therefore had to heal in a different position. I also have nerve damage from 2004 on the left side of my head right above/behind my temple from a root canal gone bad. . anyway. . . I have been suffering from migraines and severe headaches since then and I don't want to take drugs that will inhibit me getting preggo but I need to take something. I have been trying really hard not to take anything for them. So, my question is, should I go to my family dr and just get something like Vicodin, or just deal with them so that I don't hurt my chances??

What would you do??

 

[J_K_L]

Here is a pic of our wedding and our two babies....

 

[Guppy051708]

Ladies, can anyone tell me what you think of my chart [by comparing it to last cycle's chart- when I was pregnant)? Its the oddest thing I must say. The DH and I were not intending on getting preggo until I get AF, however, i am so confused!

First of all, I have those strange symptoms that I got the cycle i did get preggo. I have the "sleepy" feeling, the Yellow CM, cramping (had a lot earlier today- I have never been one of those ppl to get AF symptoms until i am actually bleeding), LOTS of CM when i go potty (sorry TMI) and im 7 DPO (so i should be dried up or at least not getting loads of Creamy/EW CM). The DH and I def "did it" (LOL) but we used lamb skin, spermicide, and pull out. (Its charted on FF as BD but it really wasnt bc we used protection) If we did get preggo, than it was def a God thing! I just dont see how we could be with all of those barriers! (SOrry TMI) Based on comparing my symptoms/chart this cycle to my last cycle, what do you think? Do you think i could be preggers or I am just looking into this wayy too much and being far too hopeful?

Thanks Girls!

 

[Willynilly]

Hi Guppy -
Well, being the great expert I am - predicting my pregnancy every month and then being wrong! haha...here goes:

I think you are not pregnant. I am basing that only on my two years of using the pull-out method with DH and never getting pregnant. hee hee (as you can see, my analysis is VERY scientific). No, but really, those are A LOT of barrier methods. I would say highly unlikely. Also, I see on your preg chart that you had a very nice implantation dip. This cycle you do not. Again, as I said, I'm an expert.

Having said all this, it does look like you may be pregnant since I am always wrong in my predictions! Selfishly, since I'm just getting to know and like you, I'm hoping we can get our BFP next month together. But, that would be amazing if you got it this cycle too. I will keep stalking your chart.

Rascal...oh my gosh! I love that name! Rascal!!! I have been thinking about it all day and laughing...so cute. Ugh - so sorry to hear about your issues from the accident. I would say be careful with herbs, though - I had a chemical in September and I do think it was from the load of herbs my chiropractor had me on. He apparently didn't "hear" me when I said that we were TTCing. Once he found out I had the chemical he told me to get off all the herbs. Oh thanks - like, did you listen when I said I was trying. I'm sorry, that's the only advice I can give - to read up on the herbs first. In the meantime, I will def be praying you get some healing. Poor kid.

About me today: feeling pretty terrible. Been crying ALL day. My best friend in the universe is 8 weeks pregnant. I was supposed to be pregnant with her. And as the cycles go by, I am being left in the dust. Today (on my cycle day 2) she got her first scan and bloodwork done. She heard the baby's heartbeat...oh, I'm bawling again. And then, to add misery to misery, I watched 3 episodes of A Baby Story. I just really want a baby so badly. I know I will be a fab mom and DH will be a ridiculously good Dad. I don't want to wait anymore...I can't wait to meet my little one. I hate doubting that it will ever happen for me. Sorry to be a baby today...just needed to get that off my chest.

I keep telling myself that God has different plans for me right now. That this is me and DH's time to just enjoy each other. I don't feel like I can take many more of these cycles.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Hi Ladies,

AF is a no-show. I’m going on 2 or 3 days late now. She was due on this past Monday the 9th and now it’s Wednesday the 11th. I’ve been peeing a lot, heartburn and queasy before you eat and sometimes after you eat(depending on the food you ate) and if you are pregnant and have stomach issues and have a DH or DP or DB or SO who is a Joe-hunter do not go with him on deer hunt. Because when they have that spot light...You are in there for a good 3 or so hours looking around in dark, woods in country hard roads bouncing around in the car!! And thank goodness we were not in his truck or else we will be in the woods.

I lose my appetite when I see things like road kill or something crazy online or T.V. I’m tired...CM is more and whitish...I said I will never read or symptom spot...But cycle lol you can’t help it...And I haven’t test yet so I’m going to wait..Ohh and headaches.