Looking for official TTC buddies!!

[shradha]

Laura- I am so relieved that your bp has come down.......when are they discharging you?.....the cries of the babies in the nursery must be making you think about beanie.....when you can hold beanie in Your arms......
When you want to sleep snores can be a bit annoying..... Your dh must be really worried......

 

[shradha]

Steph- I think smell can be due to hormonal changes....... My cousin was telling me when she was nearing date....she started loving the smell of fresh paint....and all..... Baby is doing good...... ......

 

[shradha]

Patrice- I missed that smiley this time..... Clear blue has still not delivered my pack.....so I have to depend upon strips of homecheck...... Last month was so happy to see it....... That's wonderful that you BD.......keeping fingers crossed.....I really have the feeling that you have nailed it......soooo happy for you................

 

[shradha]

Coy- I feel miserable...more because I can't figure out my O..... Again today my temps have dipped....96.5f ...... This time we are BD everyday...... feel bad for dh....he comes to sleep late ....at 1,2 am.....yesterday it was 2.30 am.....I was waiting......my sleep has gone......now I am exactly an owl...... Opk are not helping....... I am going nuts.......I am so sorry ...you all have your own problems to deal with....and here I am brooding.......

 

[Grey Eyes]

Coy- I feel miserable...more because I can't figure out my O..... Again today my temps have dipped....96.5f ...... This time we are BD everyday...... feel bad for dh....he comes to sleep late ....at 1,2 am.....yesterday it was 2.30 am.....I was waiting......my sleep has gone......now I am exactly an owl...... Opk are not helping....... I am going nuts.......I am so sorry ...you all have your own problems to deal with....and here I am brooding.......

That's what we are here for! We share our problems TTC can be like an emotional roller coaster-- you worry that you won't ovulate, then when you get your positive opk you worry that you'll miss it somehow, or that you don't have enough cm or it's maybe the wrong kinds Then you worry that all the bd pressure will stress your dh And then if it all develops back into AF it seems crushing. All we can do is try to do everything correctly, e.g., pay attention to our cycles, bd the 5 fertile days or at least once or twice during that period....then try to relax! I would have a tough time- when I knew AF had started I would get a glass of wine (the only glass I would drink each month) sit back, and try to plan for the next one Then I'd pig-out on everything chocolate for about 2 days and start to feel better lol.

Is there any way that you can post pics of your opk strips? I use www.photobucket.com - once you post your pics into your album there it gives you a code you click on- it automatically copies, then you can just paste it into your posts....that's the only way I know how to do it! I'd love to try to "interpret" your strips...you mention double lines and sometimes they can be a bugger to read

Don't feel miserable! You are doing everything right And don't worry about your dh's diabetes affecting fertility at all (my dh used to worry), My dh has it and so far so good

Are there other factors you may be stressing about? I know just AF showing up is a huge headache, but you'll get your bfp! And you're still greatly in the running this month don't forget! Still looking for that eggy!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Oh- Shradha, I forgot to mention--don't worry too much about temps, there are so many factors that can influence it by a few points! They are usually pretty accurate but some of the most detailed instruction sites tell you there are some temps best disregarded! Also- how long are your cycles again? Patrice has mentioned long cycles and her doc told her sometimes you'll have 2 lh surges (positive opk) per cycle and to go with the second surge as the one that signals ovulation

 

[SpudsMama]

Steph, I'm glad your appt went well and your little boy is such a good weight already. I predict he'll be between 8.5lbs and 9lbs

Laura, any news this morning? I bet hearing those newborn cries is a big reality check! Every time I'm around babies I'm thinking "wow, I'm going to have one of those soon"

 

[lauraemily17]

It really is Em!! I can't help but have a quick peak at them everytime I walk past as well, they're so cute!!

Keeping everything crossed I'll be out today. Took my blood pressure at 6 this morning & it was down to 123/71, my pre pregnancy BP. Apparently they'll take it again at 10 & hopefully if it's still low & the consultants happy I'll get to go home.

Steph - re the induction I think you're right & it will need to be higher before they induce so if it doesn't go down they'll keep me in to monitor & induce when it reaches dangerous levels. Hopefully that won't happen though.

Coy - yes you're right we were thinking he'd come early. Hopefully only by a couple if weeks though! Do you still think yours will come early Steph?

Shradha - we understand how you feel. It took us 8 months if TTC to conceive our first baby. I tried something new every month, but it tool a couple IOC months to get my head around OPKs & temps. I actually ended up going straight for a clear blue fertility monitor after 1 month of OPKs which I found a lot better, took 4 months of using it to conceive first then it was first month trying for second 2. It's more expensive then the clearblue smilies but maybe worth considering depending on how this month goes. We're all here for you.

Thank you all for your support. You girls are fantastic

How's everyone else doing today?

 

[mzswizz]

Laura-Hopefully you will be able to leave today and get to rest at home

Shadra-Thanks. Im glad i didnt have to go buy another pack for this cycle though so it was a win/win for me.

Steph-That is soo true. Its usually when you plan new adventures and make decisions when things like getting pregnant pops out of nowhere

Coy-How are you today?

Emma-Cant believe your pregnancy is almost done. Time is flying by thats for sure.

AFM, im cd15 today and my opk is negative which means....ov day is today My temp dropped significantly from 97.71 to 97.14 So i am definitely ov'ing today which means I will be 1dpo tomorrow yay This cycle, even though on my chart it has the prenatal vitamins, i haven't been taking them routinely. So i missed A LOT of days. I think i have taken them probably 3 times or so It would be pretty funny if I do get pregnant because of the fact that my mind and DH's mind has been sooo focused on the Navy that we were willing to put TTC on hold. Either way it goes...we are still going to go to the Navy. Our plan is if im not pregnant then we go to boot camp together etc. But if i am pregnant, dh continues the enlistment process, i move when he gets stationed, and by then I should be almost ready to give birth so it will work out fine. Then once i have the baby, i think i will wait maybe 6 months and then continue with my enlistment process so we both can be active duty officers So i think it will work out fine for us. I know one thing i got to work on is swimming. Im a pretty okay swimmer. I dont get to swim alot but i can swim. I just got to practice more. Now my dh can swim like a professional and im more on the novice level So got to practice that because swimming from one side of the olympic pool to the other in 14 mins and floating for 5 mins is part of boot camp and they will only do that once. So i just have to practice so i wont psych myself out and fail. Well now its all a waiting game now

 

[lauraemily17]

I love how you've got it all figured out Patrice. Baby's do have a habit of coming at the most inconvenient times. Fit us a due date of July/Aug this year was bad due to DH Olympic commitments with work so it pushed us to start TTC a year before that but low & behold it took the whole year. When we started TTC again after the tests re the miscarriages we hadn't actually twigged what the due date would be but thought due to the 3 month break it would take a at least a few months. Nope, conceived straight away & he was our strong 1!!

Poor DH will be working stupidly long shifts with a very young baby, but we wouldn't have it any other way to get our precious baby!!

 

[lauraemily17]

Not do hopeful on getting out of here any time soon as still not seen a Dr

 

[mzswizz]

awww hope they will let you out soon And if i get pregnant this month, my due date will be feb. 13th which will be pretty much a valentine's day day baby. Also, the baby will be a valentine's day/dating anniversary (feb. 18th) present. So we shall see.

About my temp drop, since my temp dropped VERY LOW for ov, is that a good thing like does it mean it could be a strong ov or something?

 

[lauraemily17]

I would say yes as I got noticeable drops in my temp on o day when I conceived!! How's your cm looking.

Been given another tablet then half hour later blood pressure back to borderline high of 139/90. I have a bad feeling

 

[mzswizz]

Well cm wise, i had ewcm when we dtd etc but now i dont really have alot. CM wise i wouldnt think i am o'ing today but temp and opk wise proves otherwise. But for cm, i just take it as dtd is effecting my cm. Usually when i dtd, i dont really notice a lot of cm..only feels the aftermath leaking out throughout the day. So its pretty normal for me to not be able to detect my cm. But i do see it when its on the tp and i did just have some ewcm like a few minutes ago followed by some cramping so let's hope this is it! I just was shocked to see how my temp dropped by .57 That's a huge drop compared to when i normally ov. Also, hoping your BP finally decides to go to normal range so you can leave. Sucks your in limbo right now.

 

[SpudsMama]

I would definitely say a bigger drop is a good sign Patrice. I never had much of a dip but the cycle I conceived it was more significant

I hope your BP comes down a bit Laura, a hospital stay is never fun Although, I bet you're nice and cool in there! Have they said anything about how high it will have to go before they think about inducing/c-section? xx

 

[mzswizz]

Emma-Well i guess now i pretty much have to wait and see what happens. I was pretty surprised to see how low my temp dropped and when i put it into FF, it automatically said possible ov detection cd15 so i was happy to see that. Now i just have to wait until cd18 so that ff can confirm. I just hope my temps increase and stay up high if not then there's always once we get done with boot camp and everything else. So let's see if i will be having an edd of feb. 13, 2013 or not. And now AF will be due on June 3rd because of my 11 day LP. So we shall see what happens. Starting to get mild cramping on my right ovary so im thinking the egg is coming from the right side.

 

[lauraemily17]

I bet you've seen your fair share of hospitals Emma with your Mum being poorly so know how rubbish they are!! Ours however is sweltering!! I assume due to it being the maternity part in it's own building. We do have windows in our bay which open so it's starting to cool now as there seems to be a breeze.

Still not seen a Dr. All I've been told is they'll give ne drugs to control it & keep me in overnight to monitor the dose & make sure it's working. Everything else I know from 2 lovely ladies in the same bay as me. Ones been here for 5 weeks!! She's finally getting induced on Friday if a scan tomorrow is ok at 36 weeks after having a bad few days. That said, today her blood pressure is totally normal!!

 

[Steph32]

Laura- So you're still in the hospital? I was hoping by now they would have discharged you, since it's so late in the day already after spending the whole night there! But I guess they are keeping you until your bp gets even lower? I thought maybe with 139 they'd be "ok" with that and send you off with your meds. I know that's not ideal, but I didn't think that was in a dangerous range. What number do they want to see it at. That sucks you haven't had a dr come around to let you know what's going on. Hey, do you have a bp monitor at home so you can check daily? I know they are cheap and easy to get, so just wondering if they have suggested that. That way you can closely monitor and if it starts to consistently be at a certain level (despite your meds) you can go straight to the hospital. It's just a shame you have to be kept there for who knows how long! Fx'd is doesn't get high enough to have to induce/c-section. We want that baby to keep cooking a bit longer!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura- aw, I had hoped they'd let you go home by now...it is hard to get real rest in a hospital Irritates the heck out of me that they haven't had a doc to see you yet...is this the hospital you'll deliver at? Hope their labor team is more responsive! I am sure they are as they don't have a loto f choice What options have they laid out for you so far given the possibilities?

 

[lauraemily17]

I think the midwife wants me out as she's been trying to get a Dr down to see me as it's only a Dr who can discharge me. I still know nothing about numbers or anything until a Dr sees me. The reason the Dr hasn't been to see me is because they are all busy on l&d so I can't really complain. Blood pressure back to normal again so the meds are obviously working. It'll be something silly like 11pm tonight they see me & send me home. It's already 6.30pm!!

Steph - I do have a monitor at home & hopefully that'll help sway them to let me out!! Its beautiful weather as well, finally. Perfect blue sky & 25 degrees & I can't even leave the building!!!