First Time Bubba's *New team*

[Razcox]

Gonna test on sat if AF doesnt show up so fingers crossed. Temps were still high this morning but then they tend too, they tend to drop like a stone the day before AF is due. So if my temps are still high thursday morning then i will take that as a +ve sign . . .

 

[Flake-y]

Good luck!!!
I don't really get the temps thing-I bought a basal thermometer but haven't tried it; do u have to take the temp the same time every morning? Before u get up?

 

[Army_Angel]

yea, you temp the same time everyday, or as close to the same time everyday as you can... give or take half hour or less... and you need to take it before you sit up, go pee or anything... can be a pain but its one of the best ways to detect and confirm ovulation!

 

[Flake-y]

Thanks!! I might try it this month...anything that might help I suppose!

 

[Army_Angel]

yea I hear ya... I am that point, anything that might help! I know somethings gotta give lol

 

[Razcox]

I hear ya too, next cycle (if AF shows up) i am pulling out all the big guns!

Also saw a program on male reproduction (cant remember what it was called) a another way to boost the number of swimmers is to watch porn together. It has to have a man in it but it triggers some primative part of a blokes brain and makes him think the compertion for 'his' woman has increased. The result of this is they make more swimmers . . . Really i think scientists have faaaaarrrrrr too much time on there hands. But hey if it works i will give it a go, doubt the DH will moan about this one lol!

 

[Flake-y]

I hear ya too, next cycle (if AF shows up) i am pulling out all the big guns!

Also saw a program on male reproduction (cant remember what it was called) a another way to boost the number of swimmers is to watch porn together. It has to have a man in it but it triggers some primative part of a blokes brain and makes him think the compertion for 'his' woman has increased. The result of this is they make more swimmers . . . Really i think scientists have faaaaarrrrrr too much time on there hands. But hey if it works i will give it a go, doubt the DH will moan about this one lol!

That's funny; I wonder how much porn all the scientists watched before they managed to figure that one out! hee hee

 

[MimiUK]

Hi ladies,

please can I join you too?

I am 27 and DH is 31 we are trying for our first. We had an ep in march 2008 and a few life changes after that including a move to dubai (we are form the Uk) but we are trying now for a little bubba

we are in our second month of properly trying and I am currenlty 3dpo and have all my fingers and toes crossed for this month. I normally spend a fortune on tests each month (even those months when we werent even trying)

i would say this month i wont test till af is due, but i would be lying! so i will at least try and wait till 10dpo till I start all the peeing! lol

good luck to you alll!

mimi xx

 

[Razcox]

mimiUK - Welcome to the group and good luck this month xx I was a POAS addict but after so many i have managed to wean myself off it now. Still i will be testing Sat if AF hasnt shown.

 

[MimiUK]

I am just so impatiant, DH has to put up with this all the time! I want everything yesterday, lol!

i am just sooo excited for when I see that BFP eventially! and everything it will mean for us.

I am going to see how we get on this month and if nothing then i am full steam ahead on OPK's, Temping, softcups the works next month.

I think we BD'd enough this month at least once a day in the firtile window. Is that enough?

Does anyone else think that bd'ing is different when you are TTC?

 

[Flake-y]

I am just so impatiant, DH has to put up with this all the time! I want everything yesterday, lol!

i am just sooo excited for when I see that BFP eventially! and everything it will mean for us.

I am going to see how we get on this month and if nothing then i am full steam ahead on OPK's, Temping, softcups the works next month.

I think we BD'd enough this month at least once a day in the firtile window. Is that enough?

Does anyone else think that bd'ing is different when you are TTC?

Hi Mimi;

Bding IS different when ur ttc; sometimes if you can't be bothered or are tired or whatever, you feel like you've got to do it otherwise you might miss the eggy!

Sounds like you've done all you can for this month; keep everything crossed & hope it happens!

I too san't wait to see a ! Although it feels like sometimes it'll never happen...

 

[parkgirl]

Hello ladies. I'd like to join. DH and I are trying for our first. I'm 29 (almost 30) and DH is 32. We have only been officially trying for a bit, this is our 2nd month, but I've been off the pill for over a year. It's already getting stressful and I'm concerned that we are going to need help to conceive.

I plan on testing the 1st of Feb., if the hasn't shown.

 

[Razcox]

Welcome park girl! Try not to worry about the fact you have been off the pill for a year from what i have heard on here the pill can really mess up the hormones and it can take things a little while to get back to normal. I would recommend OPKs or the clear blue monitor as it really does help you to get a handle on when you are oving. I never seem to Ov on the same day so it helps make sure we BD at the right time.

Mimi - I think BDing if different when TTC, as flake-y says you dont always feel like it but there is this little nagging voice saying if you dont bd now you might miss the egg and you'll regret it when AF shows up! I think it also changes the positions you use as well, i am never on top durning the key period as i have read this is worse for TTC!!! My poor DH has to put up with a fair bit for a week or so every month . .

 

[wishes27]

I would like to join. I am 30 and we have been TTC for about 3 years. I have been diagnosed with PCOS. I started Metformin in November and am seeing a great Fertility doctor. Today I found out I am RH - . We live in an isolated part of the country and I don't have any girl friends here to talk to so I hope I can find some support on here.

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[Nessicle]

Hi wishes27!!

You'll find so much support on here. I've only been a member a week and I feel like part of the BnB family already!!

The women on here are amazing and so positive!xx

 

[biscuitnodles]

Hey Girls,

Sorry I didn't come on here last night as promised, I have just started working at a Nursery and have caught a mega cold from all the kids there and I feel like I am dying!! I was in bed at 8pm last night

Just an update for you as my husband and I went to the GP last night!

Well, he is doing a blood test on me, as close to day 21 of my cycle as possible. (for progesterone I think) so that will be in about 2 weeks. He is doing another sperm test on my husband so we will see how that goes.

He said not to worry as 20% of couples don't conceive in the first year. Of those 20% that dont 20% of those don't conceive in the second year, but that is still normal. He said if we relax and try not to worry, he will talk to us in a month or so after the tests come back and take it from there. He said we still fall into the 'normal' bracket of couples and we should carry on trying.

Just to be controversial (!) I asked him about preseed and vitamins. He said that he knew of no scientific evidence that preseed works and that if people got pregnant whilst using it, it was likely to be a coincidence. He said if anything it would make people feel positive like a placebo.

As for the vitamins he said the only noteworthy one worth taking as we all know is Folic Acid. He said be really careful buying all these special 'pre pregnancy' vitamins as some of them contain Vitamin A which actually has a negative effect on couples trying to get pregnant, so watch out for that!!!

After he shot down preseed and vitamins, I didnt dare ask about Softcups!!! I didnt want him to think I was daft!

So, what do you all think of that.........

opinions please!!!

 

[biscuitnodles]

P.S Sorry, welcome to all newbies - this group is great!!! you will find lots of support here xxxx

 

[Razcox]

Wow getting lots of people now lol, Oh course you can join us Wishes x

 

[Razcox]

Just to be controversial (!) I asked him about preseed and vitamins. He said that he knew of no scientific evidence that preseed works and that if people got pregnant whilst using it, it was likely to be a coincidence. He said if anything it would make people feel positive like a placebo.

As for the vitamins he said the only noteworthy one worth taking as we all know is Folic Acid. He said be really careful buying all these special 'pre pregnancy' vitamins as some of them contain Vitamin A which actually has a negative effect on couples trying to get pregnant, so watch out for that!!!

After he shot down preseed and vitamins, I didnt dare ask about Softcups!!! I didnt want him to think I was daft!

So, what do you all think of that.........

opinions please!!!

Well a few years ago they all thought that acuputure (sp?) was a load of nothing now they reccomend it to people! Doctors seem to think they know everything and anything that hasnt been tested cant really help. My thinking is the following:

EWCM is very important with out it the sperm would not make it to the opening of the cervix, its the ladder to get them up there and also provides a nicer environment for them helping them to survive the otherwise hostile vagina. Pre seed had been made to mimic EWCM so it must be a help if maybe you dont get that much EWCM or if its a bit watery. Below is taken from an article on CM

'Fertile cervical fluid helps protect sperm from the acidity of the vagina, therefore protecting it. Cervical fluid also helps sperm in moving up to the fallopian tube where fertilization takes place. Without cervical mucus (or fluid) sperm would die within an hour or so, therefore making cervical mucus is necessary for conception.'

As for the vits well i dont think it can hurt to take a multi vit to make sure you are as healthy as possible.

 

[Razcox]

ok so getting a tiny bit excited now just been to the loo and i have LOADS of pale yellow CM and my cervix is so high i can even touch it!