June, month of new beginnings! Thread for laughter, support and POAS! 19 BFP!

[Ilovetomatoes]

Twinkie, hhmm...11 DPO? I think I can wait that long...I think. I'll wait with you!! I feel the same way too this cycle. Feeling a bit pinching around my uterus and tube. After the HSG, I finally figured out where my uterus and tubes are!!! I always assumed where they were located but now..I really know ahhahaha.

Hunni, LOL! Your OH is hilarious!

Smiley, I usually used CB digi and when it gives me smiley face that's when I know when to start BD marathon. But for regular OPKs w/ lines, I waited until my test line was the same depth of color w/ control line to start BD marathon. Once my test line is darker than control line, that's when I know that I'd O between 24 - 48 hours. Hopefully that helps .

 

[macydarling]

30 miles a week seems like a lot to me!!!! I don't run anywhere near that much, like maybe 10!! You go girl! Wish I had that kind of stamina! Are you getting enough water? With all that running, you could be slightly dehydrated and that definitely plays a factor in ewcm.

Thank you!!!
I didnt even think about dehydration. I really only drink water. Im not sure how much, I tend to just sip it throughout the day and refill my cup when it gets low but I have no idea the amount I drink. I am often stuck on the treadmill on work days and sweat a ton on that thing (maybe cause there's no wind blowing by like outside???) so maybe I should purposefully chug water after that??? Ahhh you are so smart.

I run a lot, and live in Texas haha. It's very easy to get dehydrated here! A good way to tell if you're drinking enough water is easy. If your urine is clear or near clear, you are properly hydrated. The more yellow it is, the more dehydrated you are. I wouldn't chug too much water, sipping throughout the day is just fine. Basically, if you're feeling thirsty and the need to chug, then you are already on the way to dehydration. If you sip throughout the day, you alleviate feeling thirsty and keep yourself hydrated hope that all makes sense haha. I work out a lot, outside, in Texas. Not to mention we had to learn all about hydrating in basic training for the military

THANK YOU!!!!!

Also that is pretty interesting about the pineapple. I eat a TON of pineapple. Like probably everydag because I am so in love with it. So according to that...could eating it at the beginning of my cycle actually be detrimental?!

 

[n.miller]

Confuzion - you're not out till AF shows her ugly head.

Hunni - from the biology stand point, pineapples contain an enzyme known as bromelain, which is especially concentrated within. The core of the pineapple. Enzymes are very specific and will only breakdown the substance they are designed for. Bromelain is a protease, meaning it only breaks down proteins. It helps breakdown the proteins that build up on the walls of your uterus that prevent implantation. Your body has it's own pro teases that do this normally, so consuming the pineapple, specifically the core, just increases the amount of protease present. There is no guarantee it will work, but it doesn't hurt and it tastes good.


Had a discussion with my collegue today who was also my reproductive physiology professor. We laughed and joked that everything we covered in that course is hypothetical. I.e. If everything goes the way it's supposed to, this is what happens. Lol.

 

[hunni12]

@Krissy: Robitussin thins cm so it can make it easier for the guys to swim through

@ILT: My OH is crazy he says he does not trust any hpt under $10 LOL

@Macy: Good to know we only supposed to be eating pineapple 5 days out the month lol

@N.Miller: Thank you for the breakdown lol

 

[Green Glitter]

Confuzion, ILT, Twinkie, Lynny, Tui--and everyone who gave me a virtual hug, thanks. I seriously heart you all SO much.

I did have an amazing anniversary! It was awesome! 12 years.

Confuzion, sorry for the BFN! I am 14 dpo today and cramping and spotting pink. Here comes AF. Lol *sigh* I'm with you, as well. I'll be around to support and cheer but I'm not actively TTC for right now. :Hugs:

ILT and Twinkie! Love that you two are testing partners! Lol

 

[Deal9027]

Wow - I wasn't on for a few hours & this thread blew up!!! Lets see...

Confuzion I'm sorry for your BFN but glad you are doing ok with it. And I was going to point out that you are still in it for June given your short cycles even if AF does show but you already made that point. Fx Fx Fx you get a June BFP one way or another.

Twinkie & ILT - Charts are looking great ladies!!!! Fx Fx Fx

Hunni - !!!!!

Macy - If you get regular periods then I would not suspect that exercising is hindering your chances. Constant strenuous workouts can cause you to not ovulate & miss a period but if you are not pushing yourself past your normal limits I feel it is safe & beneficial to workout while TTC. Especially if you run to reduce stress! Stress will most definitley hinder our chances of conceiving. I run 4 or 5 days a week & strength train 1 or 2 days and always have a rest day. I don't push myself hard since TTC but the 1st month I didn't work out at all & got super stressy. Staying hydrated is a great point & very important as well.

 

[sn0wbunnie]

Still really unsure as to how I know when I O'ed. I had a positive OPK for the last 4 days. CM turned creamy today. Was EW the last 3 days. Temp spike today. Can someone check out my chart?

 

[twinkie2]

Macy-top, you're making me I agree on the not chugging but sipping. When I chug water, it just makes me pee every 15 minutes rather than absorb into my body. I felt like I already drink a lot, but I started just downing 16 oz of water in morning from the time I wake, through breakfast, so not chugging, but definitely get it is more quickly than just sipping and I feel like that has made a big difference in keeping me hydrated lately

ILT-11 *hangs head* the more achey I feel down there, the less willpower I have! Now I'm curious when you say now you really know where they are, maybe I'm not feeling that and it's something totally different. I wish I could see you in person so you could point exactly where for me I hate when you think you know, then find out you really didn't.

GG-I was just wondering how you were, hadn't seen you on in a while sorry to see you've started spotting I hope that bfp is coming soon for you. Will you ntnp then?

Hunni-I feel the same way about getting on here to talk with everyone

Deal, Edison, and all the other runners/workout enthusiasts-I love how many people on here are active!! I wish I was as active as it sounds like you ladies are, I try, but it is definitely a struggle for me some days.

n.miller-hypothetically we could buy a lottery ticket and win...hoping that soon our ttc efforts will prove better odds than the lottery Love that though-it's that in a perfect world, this would happen scenario!

Krissy-Robitussin helps generate more ewcm

 

[Green Glitter]

Deal! I forgot to say thanks to you, too!

Twinkie--Yeah, cramping more and heavier pink. The witch is landing, painfully. I'm going to NTNP, yeah. Just no more pills, lube, opks, counting. Lol just gonna let go of it all and see what happens Yeah, I took a mental break cause the older kids were getting out of school, my anniversary. It all just came at once. How're you?

 

[fairyy]

Confuzion: I know how it feels to get BFN. But you are not out yet.

Hunni: You may be having IB.

Smiley: Normally opk gets darker each day before positive.

 

[hunni12]

Gosh ladies I am getting my hopes up on this being IB and my friend said she had a dream about fishes. Its an old wives tale that when someone dreams of fish that someone in their family or close to them is pregnant

 

[confuzion]

Hehe you ladies are the bestest. Thank you. I might be quieter than usual around here for the next couple of days but promise I'm reading and keeping my FX for all of you ladies!

GG - love you girl. We can NTNP together

 

[twinkie2]

GG-as well as can be expected at 4dpo Glad you and C can be ntnp buddies! Best of luck, hopefully the relaxed cycle will do it for you!

 

[hunni12]

Confuzion at least try the pineapple core with us

 

[twinkie2]

I think she may have tried it a few cycles back actually (maybe with ILT and KElwagner-anyone hear from her, I wonder how she's feeling???)

 

[KrissyB]

So I realized I've hit a new low of crazy/impatient....
All day I have found myself glancing at my temp chart. And I just realized that some part of me keeps kind of expecting/wanting it to update itself LOL.
And I'm no where even close to the TWW yet! It's going to be a long month

 

[confuzion]

She must be well into the golden trimester now lol. Second tri is supposed to be the best. I haven't heard from her.

I won't know what DPO I am hunni and I think you're supposed to do pineapple 1-5 DPO. I didn't try actual pineapple but I took bromelain pills. Didn't work. Nothing ever works for me lol. When it happens I'm usually not doing anything more than taking basic vitamins.

 

[hunni12]

I just dont want her to leave it makes me sad..we are like a team and i just wish it could happen for us all.



So now apparently when i wipe nothing is there strangely...with a usual period when you wipe you see more red but with this one its barely there. *sigh* I want to believe it's IB but when ttc you cant believe a lot of things

 

[MellyH]

KrissyB, I think that's the super DOOPER VIP service.

 

[macydarling]

Question for you ladies. I was feeling "wet" down there (no tmis here right???) and I am having a lot of cm but it is mostly just slippery and tinted white. Not ewcm. Its only a little stretchy. Do you know if this is fertile cm? Equivalent to the ewcm that I havent been seeing lately? Today is supposed to be O day. Im just confused!