I've got my anti-witch spray!

[giraffes]

Hehe - to echo our earlier comments, there's a thread on the LTTC section (I sneak in there occasionally) about FB where it's referred to as FertileBook!! Thought it might make you girls chuckle too

 

[wishnhoping]

I read a thread that people post what they would say on fb its pretty hilarious...they call facebook fertile book there too

 

[linz143]

I have started stalking over there after some of the threads in the TWW section. I swear some of the posts that people make there drive me nuts, and when I was reading in the LTTTC section, they said you may be ready for LTTTC when "you no longer identify with most of the people posting in the TTC forums." Just this week I was reading a heartbreaking story of a woman who said she had been trying forever and she thought it just was never going to happen. That she had given it her all and she was going to give up at this point because it was just taking too much out of her. Of course the community reached out to console her (I wanted to as well) until someone asked how long she'd been trying and she answered 2 months. 2 months?! At that point I had trouble identifying with that forum. And it seems like the longer I hang out on these boards, the more I see ridiculous posts about a BFP on 4 dpo after only trying for 2 months. So I've been thinking about browsing the LTTTC boards more and more. I mean I've gone through 9 months/11th cycle already so I'm not far off from it.

Fertile book though... ain't that the truth!

 

[firsttimer30]

Hi Ladies...Been away for a while, I'm trying my best to quit smoking and so far I think I'm doing pretty good. Since I found out I have only had one a day and none as of today thanks to by dogs who enjoy eating them...

I hope everyone is doing well and I hope you all don't mind if I stick around on this thread, I enjoy talking to you all..

 

[giraffes]

First - of course you can still hang out here, we want to hear your news!

Linz - totally agree with the annoying TTC comments. I've had to stop myself being rude ona couple of occasions!

 

[wishnhoping]

Good morning everyone...

Witch got me on Saturday...2 days early, but hey Ill take it this time.

Where is everyone waiting wise? Anyone actually past O date and waiting to test?

How are our preggo ladies??

 

[wishnhoping]

Oh and Linz- I told my husband to go get those fertility vitamins at GNC today...he said he would but dont know if he will be embarassed when it comes to actually purchasing it. I offered to do it for him but he didnt seem to care...we will see! I know that the Doctor that did his neck surgery said it may impact his ability to have kids..not sure what he meant by that. We had so much going on at the moment I didnt ask but I am afraid DH's count is low so hopefully the vitamins will help. I told him to get Fertility Blend for men at GNC and most of the reviews were positive but it took about a month to get into most mens system

 

[wishnhoping]

buller?

 

[linz143]

hiiii! I'm here! Sorry just got into work after having to be in court for DH's DUI arraignment this morning. If you want to see the full details, you can see them on my journal, otherwise to make a long story short the DA offered him a plea bargain and reduced the charges, which saves us thousands of $ and no jail time for DH (mandatory 2 days in California).

I was going to be furious if DH had to do a night or two in the county jail during my fertile period!

Wishin - I've been feeding DH the fertility pills for a few weeks now and I think they may be working as I think last month may have been a chem, but it didn't stick. No way to really know, though. I figure they can't hurt and yeah, all the reviews did look really good. I stopped feeding him the "vitality" pills though because it was only raising his stress levels to perform. Like me giving them to him on certain nights was me saying, "You better be in the mood tonight, mister!"

AFM - CD 9 and no fertile CM in sight. Neg OPK. Thinking it will be a 14-16 day ov this month. My cycle seems off and my BBs are only starting to feel better today after being extremely painful for two weeks straight now. Still having horrible acne and bloated. It's like I'm experiencing PMS symptoms but AF has been gone for 4 days now. That's about all. Anything new with anyone else?

 

[nats77]

Can't believe how quick time is going! Only 5 days till ovulation for me just seems to have come round so quick this time! I've got a good feeling this month , which is ironic because i actually should not be ttc at the moment!
I'm waiting for an appointment at the dentist, but i have to be sedated and they won't do it if i'm pregnant, only thing is the appointment i've got isn't till june! they said they'd put me on the cancellation list so it may be sooner but i don't want to wait that long to ttc!
So i'm going to continue to ttc and if i dont get a bfp then i can get my teeth done and if i do then i'm going to look into hypnotherapy to conquer my fear! Anyone had any experience with hypnotherapy or any other means of overcoming fears?? xx

 

[firsttimer30]

Good Morning Ladies... How is everyone doing today?
AFM- yesterday was a rough day, I wanted to smoke so bad...on a good note I didn't cave..So if wanting to smoke isn't bad enough I have been getting every night as well.. on a good note the weather has been amazing so I get to go walking outside, which helps alot with the sickness and the cravings..

I hope everyone has an amazing day..

 

[nats77]

Aww first i'm so excited for you! and well done with the whole not smoking thing! I know how hard it is, i gave up when i was pregnant with my youngest and it was hard going, proud to say though i haven't smoked since which is coming up for about 21 months now! and i still crave a ciggy sometimes!! good luck u r doing sooooo well xxx

 

[firsttimer30]

Aww first i'm so excited for you! and well done with the whole not smoking thing! I know how hard it is, i gave up when i was pregnant with my youngest and it was hard going, proud to say though i haven't smoked since which is coming up for about 21 months now! and i still crave a ciggy sometimes!! good luck u r doing sooooo well xxx

That is amazing!!!!! I have to say this is the hardest thing I have ever done, but I know I can do it...I have an electronic cigarette that I had been using for a couple of months now and I have put it away as well..so with will power, well wishes, and lots of prayer I know that I can do this..

 

[wishnhoping]

Yay first! You hav a ticker up!!! Good job on the not smoking...Everytime I wanted one while pregnant I just thought of the little life growing inside me and that was enough to not do it for me...did still ahve cravings the entire pregnancy but I was able to abstain from smoking and alcohol 100%...amazing what you can do for your little one but find so hard to do on a normal basis isnt it?

I am at the end of my period..my periods have been lasting about 3 days..I am a ok with that! lol! And I am averaging 30 day cycles since ttc...I should O around V-day weekend

Hoping and praying for another lil scorpio to add to my household

 

[firsttimer30]

Yay first! You hav a ticker up!!! Good job on the not smoking...Everytime I wanted one while pregnant I just thought of the little life growing inside me and that was enough to not do it for me...did still ahve cravings the entire pregnancy but I was able to abstain from smoking and alcohol 100%...amazing what you can do for your little one but find so hard to do on a normal basis isnt it?

I am at the end of my period..my periods have been lasting about 3 days..I am a ok with that! lol! And I am averaging 30 day cycles since ttc...I should O around V-day weekend

Hoping and praying for another lil scorpio to add to my household

Thank you so much.. In between the cravings to smoke, I am counting down the days to my first doctor's appt, I can't wait to see my little bean for the first time..
Lots of prayer and Fingers crossed for you hun..

 

[giraffes]

Wishin - that's pretty awesome timing for you, romantic bean here you come!

First - love the ticker Well done on the cigarettes, one day at a time...

AFM - still waiting for AF. I'm hoping she'll arrive by the end of the week, that way there's a chance I could get my HSG before my next scheduled appointment with the consultant. Otherwise I have to cancel the appointment and wait a while. On another note, I've been distracting myself with potential furry additions to our family! Ages ago I put my foot down and said we weren't having any more pets until we'd had a human addition to the family, but now maybe I'm caving as the human addition seems not so keen to make an appearance! So we're thinking about getting Llamas!!! And chickens! The llamas could guard the chickens, and I've always wanted them as I think they're such cool animals. What better way to distract myself from TTC than research and planning. So watch this space

 

[wishnhoping]

Llamas? u must have one heck of a backyard! How fun!

 

[leia37]

Llamas, thats what we need. a week before we were going to kill one of our chickens for christmas dinner the fox came and ate the lot!!! Been feeding chickens for 9 months for only a few eggs and so the fox and his family could have a huge xmas dinner. Was not amused!!!

Linz - glad your dh's charges were reduced and you dont miss your fertile time

Good going on all you ladies giving up smoking. i'm in the same boat. never smoked very much anyway and down to about 1/2 to one a day and feel the guilt with every puff but finding giving up that last little bit really hard. one day at a time!!!!

AFM - feeling exhausted and nauseous. like First am counting down days till appointments. think i will go to doctors this week and get the ball rolling. Strange here in Portugal though, in some areas the medical care is like England 40 years ago so really dont know what to expect. Moved here later in pregnancy with youngest and had a terrible birth experience. Really hoping this time around as here from the start and been here awhile things will be different.

 

[linz143]

Morning everyone!

First - grats on the not smoking! I totally feel ya on how hard it is! Today is my 8th day without.

Nats - I think you said something a page ago about the dentist and how to get over being afraid? I've no idea! I have to have oral surgery where they open up the gumline and extract a part of the tooth root, and they're not even putting me under for that. I'm seriously NOT excited for that.

Giraffes - I loooove chickens! I used to have 3 and they'd follow me everywhere. I hand raised them, but when we moved I couldn't bring them with me because our backyard is too small so they went to my in law's house where two of them were killed by raccoons. I cried for days over them.

AFM - CD 10 today and it feels like my hormones have finally righted themselves. Acne clearing, bloating gone, two weeks of sore BBs over with, temps getting predictable again... However, no fertile CM despite the fact that I'm taking mucinex and guzzling water (and I always get EWCM for a few days before ov). So I'm hoping I'll ovulate in a few days, but until I see some EWCM, I'm not sure when it'll be happening. Still OPKing until then. Just glad my body seems to be getting back into the swing of things!

 

[giraffes]

Leia - definitely get some llamas! I won't get chickens until we get llamas as there are too many foxes round here. Apparently the best guard llama is a single male, but I reckon we'll get two so they aren't lonely. Good luck with your appointments - you need a pregnancy ticker!

Linz - glad your hormones are settling down. Maybe they were waiting till you knew the outcome of the court case?!

Nats - there are some dentists that specialise in overcoming fear, maybe you could go with one of them if you are pregnant by the time your appt comes round?