first cycle actively trying (June 2015)

[Jezika]

Also, thanks again for all your kind words, guys. You really are the best and you make this journey so much easier... or less hard I should say!

 

[Velathria]

Gina: omg i had to laugh so hard at that huge message ... so many shortcuts XD How are you? hope everything is well.

Jez: no problem that's what we are here for to be a friend and a shoulder to cry on...

Ttcn15: i don't think i've ever heard of Moonstone but i guess we really try anything don't we. and i have to say our bodies are all different so i'd say what works for someone else might not for you. you will find something hopefully soon that works for you and then you will get pregnant ^^ let's just hope we don't have to wait much longer.
And sorry AF showed. But at least now you can start with temping and all that and maybe that will help you achieve that little miracle
And you are absolutely right that it's nice to find more people that ttc. I haven't told any of my family yet only my DP's family knows and its still nicer to talk to someone who is in the same boat

so we are here and you can ask us anything and vent about anything. ^^

 

[BabyForIris]

Jez...I'm so incredibly sorry. I literally know there's nothing I can say to help but just know we are all sending you lots of virtual hugs and healing thoughts. TTC is such an emotional roller coaster. I had a few days ago where I just felt like a total failure and that this might never happen. So I spent the day looking into adoption and surrogacy. Totally crazy since I don't even know if there's anything wrong with either of us. Hang in there and know we all are here for you. Good, bad and in between.

 

[Jezika]

Thanks BabyForIris. I was totally tempted to start looking into adoption too! I was like nuh-uh, I ain't doing this again. Your chart is looking good, huh? When is AF due (though I hope she doesn't come) and when do you think you'll be testing?

 

[Velathria]

Lol haven't looked into that but thought of IVF... we are all crazy with all this ttc. It just makes you want to tear your hair out. I hate it. >.<

 

[gina236]

I can't take credit for those abbreviations. I copy and pasted from another post

I am doing okay. Hubby finally put in his notice at his second job! We have so much to get done these coming months so he really doesn't have time for another job. Got one of the jeeps to run today so that's exciting. (Well for me ) it's a 94 that's been sitting for who knows how long, put some gas in it, a new battery and radiator and she started right up.

On a ttc front, af should be here tomorrow, been spotting the past 2 days. So onto month 12 of trying. I am most likely not going to temp or take opks as opks haven't been working lately for me and it's been so nice barely temping. I'm gonna go in blind and if I get a bfp I'll be thrilled. Last month for a 2016 baby. For insurance purposes it would be really nice to have my pregnancy and birth in the same year. Otherwise that's 2 deductibles I'll end up paying -_- but what will happen will happen. If I had gotten pregnant my first month I would have a few month old baby right now and my life would be totally different. So I try to just remind myself it will happen when the time is right. I am going to start drinking my fertility tea (because I love the nightly ritual) and using this super food mix my mom bought me (has maca in it along with 3 other "super foods") when I make smoothies but I'm not going crazy with supplements or anything. Just taking it easy best I can.

 

[BabyForIris]

Thanks BabyForIris. I was totally tempted to start looking into adoption too! I was like nuh-uh, I ain't doing this again. Your chart is looking good, huh? When is AF due (though I hope she doesn't come) and when do you think you'll be testing?

Seriously. It was totally irrational. But, when you want something so bad... Your brain takes you all kinds of crazy places.

Does it look good? Ha ha I have no idea what it's supposed to look like! AF due on Monday (7th). At least if my cycle stays at 26 days that's when she's due. Seems I only have an 11 day LP. Oddly not motivated to test lots like a maniac this round. I think I got my fill of disappointment last cycle! So I'm holding out until Sunday. FX!!

 

[Velathria]

Gina- im glad you are taking this a bit looser. Just relax and hopefully that will help with conceiving. Will you still be using the progesterone creme?
I have stopped taking all the stupid supplements too. This month I'm only taking folic acid, Vit c (still recovering from the cold) and fish oil. That's all.
I think why mine hasn't worked out though is that I don't have enough or any ewcm... I barely have any... I think the envoirement isn't good enough down there. That's the only thing I can think of.

Babyforiris- I hope the witch doesn't come and you get to have a beautiful baby. FX that it works out. And I get why you don't want to test like crazy. It's disappointing and I don't do it anymore either...

 

[gina236]

I'm not taking the progesterone. I only took it one month. I started for a few days when I got the bfp but I stopped because I thought I was miscarrying and it was stopping it. I'm not too worried about progesterone, it's just the Internet that likes to turn me into a loony toon. Haha.

AF is officially here with vengeance. Woke up with the worst cramps ever. Hoping anything left over from last month is coming out. Any women that only use pads, how do you do it? I wanted to try to because I feel tampons sometimes stop the flow and I want everything out but I only made it 2 hours before putting one in. I just always feel like I am going to leak off the sides. I'd be in the bathroom 5 times an hour checking lol.

Hoping the midol will kick in soon because I have to work today and just want to be curled up in a ball. Broke my diet already last night and had mozzarella sticks I rationalized it by I'd rather break it after 1 day than after 2 weeks and I had period cravings for junk food lol. Tried eating my coconut milk ice cream but that just didn't satisfy the craving. Oh well. Not like I will be able to tell between digestive pain and cramps today anyways. Lol.

Iris your chart is looking good. Good job on the BDing! FX it worked this month!

BTW everyone I am going to change the title of this thread a little just to avoid confusion. Newbies are still always welcome though!

 

[BabyForIris]

Gina I'm with you. I don't know how people use pads all the time. I had to use them after surgery last year and I was over in in 2 days!

Hope the pain meds kick in soon. AF is a pain. Literally.

And thank you! Ha ha believe it or not that's just about our usual BD pattern. I only note the ones during fertile phase since those are the ones that matter. Guess I'll know on Monday if it did anything! Ha ha

 

[gina236]

Wow girl! If we didn't try to more often we would only do it once a month! It's crazy to think we started out as just friends with lots of benefits every time we saw each other we would DTD no matter where we were . now it's always "I'm too tired, I'm too sore, it's too late" it's terrible

 

[BabyForIris]

OMG Gina you kill me. Ha ha ha!!!

Honestly though, I waited a long time to find the right guy and that wasn't something I wanted to compromise on. And yes sometimes is more than others. Sometimes I'm too tired or stressed or just plain not in the mood. But I'm really lucky we have such a great physical connection. He's 200% the right guy for me!

Saying all that, we haven't DTD in a few days cause I've been SO tired. I can barely keep my eyes open and I'm legit just not in the mood.

 

[Velathria]

You guys are right pads are the worst.. but tampons are really bad for your uterine lining.. I got myself the menstrual cup and it's amazing. . Kind of disgusting sometimes when I have to empty it but you can't feel it and no accidental leakage ^^ I even leaked with tampons but not with this bad boy... and going by the price. It's definitely cheaper then tampons.

You should try it ^^

Gina- I know what you mean but that's just time. After a while it just doesn't happen as much anymore. .. other things come in between. Just try something new maybe that will rekindle the fire
So what's your plan now? Cause it says in your sig that you will take a break in march?

Wifey - haven't heard from you in a while.. hope everything is going ok.

 

[gina236]

That's awesome that you two work so well together! I always ask my dh if he is really okay with the fact we don't dtd very much. It used to worry me because he used to be so promiscuous so I would think he would want 24/7. But I guess his old age has slowed his sex drive. . For me if we had sex every night I would continue to want to but the minute we stop it's like a switch gets turned off and I don't need it for a month. It's really weird. I guess I'm just a creature of habbit

Vel I have to change the sig now. My cycles have officially stopped being able to go by month haha. This last one would have been "march" and now I'd be in April but I would still be testing in March haha. So we are going to ntnp basically and hoping for a miracle

 

[ttcn15]

@ gina236 thanks for the list much appreciated

 

[ttcn15]

@ gina236 Also, i noticed you got married in may 2014? Me too

 

[ttcn15]

@ Jezika thanks, i saved your abbreviated list too

 

[ttcn15]

so hi all, how are you all today? time passes so slowly, i just wish to know the future lol.

i'm in my third day of AF so approx 9 more days to ttc again. Anyone on here using any apps on the phone to track when it is best to ttc?

 

[gina236]

I use fertility friend. It's a very common app around this forum lol. But this month I am going to try my hardest to not look at it.

And yes I got married may 17,2014!

 

[ttcn15]

omg gina! for real! me too! it was a saturday looollll