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

[mrskcbrown]

Aaisrie lots of hugs and prayers for you

Dahlia it's sounding so good for you

mrskcbrown hope your doing well

To everyone may you have a blessed Tuesday

Cute picture!!!! What part of FL are you? I will be there in July, between Tampa/Orlando.

 

[mommahawk]

Hi Dahlia...I got the OV Watch yesterday on Day 2 of my cycle, so I set it up last night...I didn't sleep well, though because I keep waking up wondering if it was too loose, too tight, skin too dry, skin too wet, was I pushing buttons, etc., etc., etc.
When I took it off this morning, I think I might have had it on a little too tight, but I guess everything is working properly. Hopefully I'll get used to it...the band is really comfortable. I wish I had a regular watch with that kind of band, actually. We'll see soon, I guess, if everything is working since if the last two months are any indication, I should be getting my Fertile Day 1 signal in about 4 days! Let's see if the OV Watch can keep up with my crazy hormones! lol!

to everyone!!

 

[groovygrl]

good morning everyone

DH and I had a fantastic trip. Was a full moon and perfect conditions! I'm originally from the Canadian prarries(sp?) so sailing not my comfort zone.

we BD'd twice a day (God loves a tryer! lol) ' till DH left last night. So...we have a very marginal shot at BFP. It was days 8-10 and I think optimal timing is more like days 10-14. Not charting, checking CM or using OV test strips right now 'cus we did our best with the days we had together and that's all we can do! So, I will try to eat the right foods to keep inner environment alkaline and thus keep alive longer. Now...the 2WW Going to try to stay really busy and keep my mind off it. Ya, right!

mamahawk - please keep giving us updates on your OV watch?

Dahlia-yup, got my fingers cx'd and praying that your BFP is coming sooner rather than later. Obviously, we're all chronic symptom spotters. It's just part of it so...share it all! It's really cool to anticipate along with you guys!

mrskc- are you seeing your doc. and RE this week to see what the heck?

aaisrie - hope your feeling better soon kitten

aussie - so sorry about your loss. Praying for you, I know how difficult this is.

cheerios - I like the idea of prayer chain too. But if getting it organised proves to be difficult maybe we just encourage each other to regularly put our prayer requests out there.

thanks for the song too! Really really liked it! background info. on it makes it more special to me right now. thank you. Going to look for C.D

 

[Aaisrie]

I was listening to Jaci Velazquez in the car today (love her ) and was listening to "Unspoken" so I thought I would throw down a couple of lyrics from it here for you girls

He is there, use your voice
Raise Your Hands, make a choice
None of us are alone
Don't leave your heart unspoken

God heals us when we're broken
Don't leave your heart unspoken

Out of the dark
Into the light
He is there for us
With all of His might

He has the answers
He hears your prayers
Turn every corner
you'll find Him there

Don't leave your heart unspoken

 

[mrskcbrown]

good morning everyone

DH and I had a fantastic trip. Was a full moon and perfect conditions! I'm originally from the Canadian prarries(sp?) so sailing not my comfort zone.

we BD'd twice a day (God loves a tryer! lol) ' till DH left last night. So...we have a very marginal shot at BFP. It was days 8-10 and I think optimal timing is more like days 10-14. Not charting, checking CM or using OV test strips right now 'cus we did our best with the days we had together and that's all we can do! So, I will try to eat the right foods to keep inner environment alkaline and thus keep alive longer. Now...the 2WW Going to try to stay really busy and keep my mind off it. Ya, right!

mamahawk - please keep giving us updates on your OV watch?

Dahlia-yup, got my fingers cx'd and praying that your BFP is coming sooner rather than later. Obviously, we're all chronic symptom spotters. It's just part of it so...share it all! It's really cool to anticipate along with you guys!

mrskc- are you seeing your doc. and RE this week to see what the heck?

aaisrie - hope your feeling better soon kitten

aussie - so sorry about your loss. Praying for you, I know how difficult this is.

cheerios - I like the idea of prayer chain too. But if getting it organised proves to be difficult maybe we just encourage each other to regularly put our prayer requests out there.

thanks for the song too! Really really liked it! background info. on it makes it more special to me right now. thank you. Going to look for C.D

Yep I call the RE tomorrow and my yearly appt is thursday! Wish me luck!

 

[groovygrl]

yup you've got it! the lord is with you too sweetness

 

[Deb111]

Not charting, checking CM or using OV test strips right now 'cus we did our best with the days we had together and that's all we can do! So, I will try to eat the right foods to keep inner environment alkaline and thus keep alive longer.

Can I ask what sort of stuff you're eating hun? Never really thought about that kind of thing apart from trying to eat healthily

xx

 

[Deb111]

Hi ladies

Hope you're all ok - sorry not been round much but missed you all

Went for swabs today with nurse at dr's. She wasn't prepared to take the risk with the fact that I'm in the 1WW as one swab has to be a high vaginal one and the other is an endocervical one so she suggested I go back in 2 weeks (which wasn't an issue as we haven't had a date through for our follow up appt with FS yet)

Anyway, I just tried to book the appt and she is away that week and the following one, but can fit me in in 4 weeks time (as in 28 days time and at exact same point in my cycle!!) Not happy to see other nurse really as I don't know her and this one is so patient and understanding of the problem I have with these kind of test.

It's so frustrating! Why can't anything be easy?! If I wait for her to link in with my cycle, we're looking at 6 weeks which is going to delay the FS appt

 

[mrskcbrown]

Hi ladies

Hope you're all ok - sorry not been round much but missed you all

Went for swabs today with nurse at dr's. She wasn't prepared to take the risk with the fact that I'm in the 1WW as one swab has to be a high vaginal one and the other is an endocervical one so she suggested I go back in 2 weeks (which wasn't an issue as we haven't had a date through for our follow up appt with FS yet)

Anyway, I just tried to book the appt and she is away that week and the following one, but can fit me in in 4 weeks time (as in 28 days time and at exact same point in my cycle!!) Not happy to see other nurse really as I don't know her and this one is so patient and understanding of the problem I have with these kind of test.

It's so frustrating! Why can't anything be easy?! If I wait for her to link in with my cycle, we're looking at 6 weeks which is going to delay the FS appt

I know the feeling! My IUI consultation is not until May 4 and I called yesterday to make that appt! Why is it that I cannot see my dr for 2 months!!???!!!! Just doesnt make sense. Is she that busy??? Im going to be checking weekly for a cancellation.

Dont worry, just pray. God will work it all out in both of our favor.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Hi ladies

Hope you're all ok - sorry not been round much but missed you all

Went for swabs today with nurse at dr's. She wasn't prepared to take the risk with the fact that I'm in the 1WW as one swab has to be a high vaginal one and the other is an endocervical one so she suggested I go back in 2 weeks (which wasn't an issue as we haven't had a date through for our follow up appt with FS yet)

Anyway, I just tried to book the appt and she is away that week and the following one, but can fit me in in 4 weeks time (as in 28 days time and at exact same point in my cycle!!) Not happy to see other nurse really as I don't know her and this one is so patient and understanding of the problem I have with these kind of test.

It's so frustrating! Why can't anything be easy?! If I wait for her to link in with my cycle, we're looking at 6 weeks which is going to delay the FS appt

I know the feeling! My IUI consultation is not until May 4 and I called yesterday to make that appt! Why is it that I cannot see my dr for 2 months!!???!!!! Just doesnt make sense. Is she that busy??? Im going to be checking weekly for a cancellation.

Dont worry, just pray. God will work it all out in both of our favor.

Hello Ladies,

I've been busy these days. I have to get caught up with everybody in here. I pray everybody get's what they been praying for..

And Mrskc, keep me posted on that appt!

 

[groovygrl]

hello everyone!

Deb - I'm sorry I'm a bit stupido when it comes to linking websites but I'll give it a go. If you've got a couple minutes take a peek at this article. Talks about sperm longevity in relationship to our diet being acidic or alkaline.

www.babyzone.com/preconception/article/ph-diet-and-fertility-pg1

then just type - alkaline food chart into a search engine (google) and numerous charts will pop up(charts will have columns of alkaline foods and acidic foods). Basically, all green vegies, lemon water, almonds, tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, avocados etc. will tip the balance for alkalinity. wine, coffee, sugar, bread, pasta, rice,etc. all create an acidic environment in your body.

I don't get too caught up in this ('cus if I add it to all of the other little 'rituals' I am constantly in danger of being overly OCD about, my head will spin off) but I try to bring awareness to eating more 'alkaline' during my OV week. And like this week, I need the spermies to live a wee bit longer and hang in there 'till egg shows up. The way I see it, it doesn't hurt to
eat like this one week a month anyway. hope this answers your question doll?

have a blessed day all

 

[groovygrl]

hi agaian- in case it's not obvious, flip to page 2 of the article for the info. we're talking about.

nighty night and

 

[willbamom1day]

Good morning everyone!

mrskc thank you for the compliment. we are in Jax Fl a few hours from Orlando. Where are you in Mississippi? We may be in Biloxi at the end of April.

groovy we ourselves can only do so much - the rest is for God

deb111 my hubby tells me if it were easy we wouldn't rely on God. Your in good hands

Came across this and gave me hope so wanted to share with you in hopes it does the same....

Just because you don't see anything doesn't mean nothings happening. The Lord does not see as man sees. 1 Samuel 16:17

 

[Dahlia]

Mommhawk - oh don't worry about it too much - my "frits" didn't have any sort of problem until day 14 - you will not be wearing it that long if I guess right. how long are your cycles? if you ovulate day 11 and lp is 14(am I right?)...then you have 25 day cycles? just wondering. also, I didn't worry about the watch registering too much once I did the initial snug test...I would just in the am to see if it said ok. only once it didn't (day 14ish)...so I put the sensor in a bit of water and that fixed it...then just wore the watch all day. and it still predicted my ov day perfectly. ohh, I really pray it works well for you. try to just let any worries go and relax...easier said than done eh?

also, ladies - I have my first re appointment this Tuesday. If I get a bfp of course we will cancel...but if not - well, the nurse said it is ok if I am on AF...but I don't quite understand this...they are going to do an hsg flush or whatever (I'm really not up to speed on this stuff)...how can they do that if I have af? any insights? ugh, I'm nervous - I don't like doctors b/c they just throw drugs at you, don't listen to your issues, and shove you out the door. (in my experience, anyway!)...especially with such a sensitive issue as this - I just pray she is compassionate and understanding of where I'm at emotionally.

11dpo today...praying praying praying.

 

[cheerios]

Hey girls

How are you all? I went out window shopping with a friend of mine today. She´s more than 10 years older than me and has 3 teenage children, who are just slightly younger than I am. Anyway, it was a nice time overall, but then I started talking about my whole TTC story.

She´s one of those lucky ones who popped out 3 babies like one after the after and I think that´s perhaps why its a bit difficult to tell her about my issues.

When I was complaining about how hard it is to go through the last 8 mths, just finding one thing wrong after the other about my health and how discouraging it can get, she said some stuff which I did feel like I don´t even faith to just trust God and let go of all hopes of ever wanting to have a regular cycle like everyone else, or even knowing if / when I ovulate....don´t even mention any 2ww, that kind of thing doesn´t happen to people with PCOS...or better said, even if it DOES happen, I wouldn´t know, since my cycles are all over the place....

Anyway, I don´t really know why I´m typing this, but I think its because I don´t have any other option to voice our my frustrations about TTC! Its like either people I know are like the "fertile" type, or the others are not trying yet, so they wouldn´t be interested.

I think I´m just feeling down because yesterday I had a BAD bad case of nausea because of my Metformin medication.....took everything I could to keep my dinner down...and we had cell group at our place. I didn´t want to throw up and let everybody suspect that I´m pregnant, when all that´s happening to me is some stupid side effect of some medicine which I don´t even know works on me.....

Sorry babes....don´t want to contribute any NMA, instead of PMA here....but guess I just needed to empty my frustrations..... My friend even said I shouldn´t be spending so much time on the internet / forums like BnB, because then I magnify my problems instead of focussing on God and trusting Him, but its a fine line between taking charge of your own fertility and being more well-informed and not doing anything and just trusting Him.....

SOmetimes I don´t really know if its all that "good" to be hanging out on BnB because it IS true that one thinks of nothing other than getting pregnant, which could be the reason that´s stopping one from getting prengnat in the first place, cos one is so pre-occupied with it..... but the alternative of not going to such baby-talk forums is that one feels so alone and isolated in this whole TTC stuff, esp. with issues like PCOS.....

 

[somedaymama]

Dahlia--this is your initial RE appointment, right? If not, disregard what I'm going to say...

At your initial appointment, I doubt they will do the hsg or your DH's SA. They'll probably take your family history, ask you about symptoms of possible fertility issues like thyroid, PCOS, etc. The doctors will likely give you a picture of the options that you will have in case of different fertility problems. In my case, we knew I don't ovulate every month, so they gave me different options of drugs to help me ovulate.

I have more to say, but I have to go for now. I'll finish later.

 

[somedaymama]

sorry, my husband was calling from work and I was in a quiet computer lab. so, continued:

The RE is a doctor and will therefore give you very doctor-ly options--drugs and medical treatments. Getting the hsg, SA, and other blood work done is a great first step, but I am totally with you on doctors being too quick to push drugs. Once you find out what your issue is, if you have one, you can take the information they give you and find ALL of your options.

I'm really hoping that you won't even need your appointment, that you'll be able to cancel because you have gotten your BFP! But realistically, at least you have a next step if the shows up.

 

[somedaymama]

cheerios, don't feel bad for venting your frustrations. I know how it feels to have no one IRL that understands infertility. My sister is about the only person I will talk to about TTC, and she tries to understand, but she honestly has no clue what infertility is like because she has never been there. It took a few months to get pregnant with each of her kids because she had really long cycles, but that comes no where near the point of reaching well over a year with no hope on the horizon.

I think people that say we don't get pregnant because we are trying too hard are full of crap. I'm sorry, I know that is mean, but really?? Our bodies are designed to conceive, and our hoping doesn't make our brains decide not to send the necessary hormone signals. Of course it is never good to overly obsess and it is always good to put our trust in God, but TTC and infertility are a lonely journey and I think it is a great thing that we can share it with each other and encourage each other. If being on BnB causes a person to overly stress or to forget that God is in control, well, maybe it's not a good thing for them. But for some people, it is the only outlet we have because we don't want to put our burdens on people that cannot and often do not want to understand.

 

[Deb111]

So ... AF turned up this afternoon, a day early with none of my usual pre AF symptoms ... so I could have had the swabs done yesterday afterall and if I'd have had my usual pre AF symptoms, I would have told her to go ahead ... so frustrating!

 

[mrskcbrown]

So ... AF turned up this afternoon, a day early with none of my usual pre AF symptoms ... so I could have had the swabs done yesterday afterall and if I'd have had my usual pre AF symptoms, I would have told her to go ahead ... so frustrating!

Sorry to hear about that Deb111. I hope it gets better for you.