March/April BFP's who's going for it!! NEW LADIES COME JOIN IN!!

[Kat S]

Good luck with the yoga, ES!! Glad there's something healthy and natural you can do to lengthen your cycle.

 

[Pinkcasi]

Hey ladies,

Go Kat go! Really hoping for you this cycle!

Es enjoy the yoga, I miss it I used to go before pregnancy, I did a course of pregnancy yoga early on I was going to do it again towards the end as a refresher but don't know if ill be able to what with the SPD, so do a down dog for me lol

Hope all is well, and were all having good weekends.

Nothing much to report I had a terrible day yesterday was in agony with my hips/back I don't know if it was my trip into the office on fri or going out for lunch with my folks yesterday, or maybe it was the in the morning, it seemed like a good idea at the time
Anyway I'm feeling much better today and I'm desperate to finish my painting I have 1 wall left to do then it's done, I ordered the carpet the other day so I need to finish painting and get the old carpet up, argh I'm so excited!

 

[Kat S]

Did another IC opk at 10:35am and the test line is lighter than the control again. My surge is over. Hope I'm ovulating this afternoon!

*EDIT* And another at 12:30 because the one from this morning was only after holding for an hour and 2 cups of tea. The one at 12:30 says I'm still in the zone! Control and test lines are a match. I guess this morning's test was too close to morning and too diluted.

Pink, sorry you're hurting all over. I guess you really just have to rest more than you think you do! Yay for progress on the nursery

 

[Starry Night]

Pink. I remember how much the regular pregnancy aches got to me. I can't imagine SPD. Continue to be easy on yourself. I know it doesn't feel like it, but this won't last forever.

Kat - good luck catching that surge! I hope this works for you and you can avoid further treatments.

ES - enjoy the yoga classes. I hope they help lengthen your cycles!

afm - if I am returning to my 40 day cycles I should be ovulating on Friday so this week DH and I are going to be proactive in our BD'ing. I like the every-other-day approach though sometimes we throw in a session in between too. Just gotta make sure we don't let ourselves get lazy or let a little illness stop us. DH was sick all last week and DS is down with croup so I am hoping I don't get sick now.

I am a little worried I'm having another garbage cycle as I'm feeling a bit crampy and achey. I'm not getting ov signs yet. It's still a bit early but this morning my lower back was hurting like AF and sex hurt the other day too which is another pre-AF sign. It's not as bad as last cycle but I am really crossing my fingers that I will ovulate this cycle and stand a chance to get my rainbow!

 

[ESwemba84]

Kat.....if I remember correctly, OPKs are more reliable in the afternoon, because it builds in your system throughout the day. So I'd trust the 12:30 one more than the morning one. You're still in!

 

[MamaTex]

Kat S: Good luck lady!!! Good for you on keeping on top of things!!

Eswemba: I have heard good things about evening primrose oil. It certainly cannot hurt to take it. If it does nothing else, you will at least get some essential fatty acids from taking it. GL with the yoga!!

eyemom: what a sweet profile picture!! Taking notes on OPKs and ICs from you and Kat S. I really have learned a lot from following this thread. I do not plan to TTC for quite a while but it is helpful to know more about your body in general.

nevergiving up: Did you get a chance to make the brownies?

Pink: BD'ing is great for some during pregnancy but for me it just brought cramps and pain lol. We eventually stopped having sex because it was just not enjoyable and I had no drive. I can feel my drive coming back so I am hopeful my husband and I can find our mojo in the next few weeks. Not sure how to go about this with a baby now. I feel weird about it but we will find a way lol. For your hip/back pain I highly recommend the exercise ball.

Starry: Here's' hoping you ovulate this cycle!!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I am going to try and visit my folks later today and bring Sky by. Just have to eat lunch first and dress up for the outside world!! 13 days post partum and I feel a lot better!! Another week and I should be back to 100% after the C section. I am starting to get really good at changing diapers. I fumbled a bit at first but it becomes second nature after awhile. I have also become better at multi tasking while holding a baby hehe.

 

[Starry Night]

Mama - glad to hear you're doing so well! I would still take it easy for awhile though. Getting back into routine is a gradual process after C-section. The nurse had warned me that I'd start to feel awesome about 3 or 4 weeks later but if I did too much I would feel horrible again. Sure enough, 3 weeks later I felt ready to take on the world and went back to my daily routine and within a day or two I felt like garbage. It's major surgery and your inner stitches need time to heal too. Maybe you'll be fine though. Just a head's up and don't feel bad if you need to take more time.

How's your DH with diapers? I remember loving to watch DH change diapers because it was so hilarious. He had never done it before where I had experience from years of babysitting. He seemed almost afraid to touch anything and I always had to go back to readjust the diapers because DS' sweet cheeks were hanging out. I'm still doing that, in fact.

I always loved pregnant sex but because of my issues I'm always on a sex-ban by doctor's orders. Can't even do other things for fun. I think my drive was gone with the last pregnancy but my first 3 I was ultra-horny. LOL With DS the ban was lifted after 6 months so that was pretty awesome. But by 8 months I was too swollen "in there" so DH didn't fit. ha ha

 

[Pinkcasi]

Oh mama I love your profile pic, what a cute lil family! So glad it's all going well you deserve it girl!

My poor oh has been going 'without' for months bless him, it was nausea and tiredness, my drive just diminished to nothing and now the pain and the big belly he's been a sweetie pie not hassling me for it, I don't know what czme over me the other day I just had to jump him bones ha ha hopefully that'll keep him going for another 3 months or so till she gets here and my back stops hurting course then we'll have a screaming infant and I'll be way to tired ha ha.

 

[LizChase]

Hi Everyone! New here and wanted to introduce myself. I'm 29, TTC our first. I had a MC at 10 weeks back in June. Let myself go one cycle before trying again and now am 3 days late! Got a very faint line 10dpo, and since then have had some negatives and some that have the same faint line. Was driving myself crazy with testing, so now i'm just waiting to see. Hoping for a positive soon!

 

[Kat S]

Starry, I hope your cycle gets normal asap!! And I hope you're not getting sick...ugh!! Good luck with the BDing!!

Mama, glad you are feeling better and getting out of the house! So happy for you!

 

[Starry Night]

Shortly after my post I got a gob of ewcm and checked my cervix: soft, high and open! So DH and I got down to business. lol We'll still keep bd'ing this week just to make sure. i won't count myself in the tww until next weekend as I'm not actually due to ov until Friday.

 

[eyemom]

Hi Liz. Welcome and good luck. That would be wonderful if you could conceive again so quickly. Sorry for your loss.

Good luck to all the other TTCers too. Our BD time is coming up in the next few days. I probably should have started OPKs tonight but I forgot and I've already had a ton to drink.

 

[Kat S]

Shortly after my post I got a gob of ewcm and checked my cervix: soft, high and open! So DH and I got down to business. lol We'll still keep bd'ing this week just to make sure. i won't count myself in the tww until next weekend as I'm not actually due to ov until Friday.

Oh Starry that's great!!! Go get that egg!!

 

[garfie]

Starry - Keeping my fingers crossed for you hun - is this a shorter cycle then?

Kat - How are you today?

AFM - Still going with FF testing 5 September - though I'm not holding my breath



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[Kat S]

Garfie, I hope this is it for you! Just a few more days!! Do you feel anything?

AFM, my IC OPK gave me two dark lines again last night, but DH was NOT into filling the cup. He said he did it 5 times already this week and wanted a night off. LOL! Poor guy. So he relaxed and had some beers. BUT he's going to do it for me this morning. Not sure if it's too late or not, but it probably doesn't matter much since we got business done 4 nights in a row just before the surge. There's probably something up there to catch the egg, don't you think?

 

[Left wonderin]

Garfie, I hope this is it for you! Just a few more days!! Do you feel anything?

AFM, my IC OPK gave me two dark lines again last night, but DH was NOT into filling the cup. He said he did it 5 times already this week and wanted a night off. LOL! Poor guy. So he relaxed and had some beers. BUT he's going to do it for me this morning. Not sure if it's too late or not, but it probably doesn't matter much since we got business done 4 nights in a row just before the surge. There's probably something up there to catch the egg, don't you think?

Kat I'm so excited for you , and yes definitely something up there to catch the egg you come across a full of new hope , which Is wonderful I guess it has something to do with feeling more in control ?? I so hope you do it without the FS and show them all lol.....

 

[Kat S]

Left Wonderin', yeah it's really true! I am full of new hope. I have to say I really like trying on our own. I DO feel more in control and that means a lot to me. Thank god I found how to do the AI at home. Wish I had figured that out a year ago.

Wow, it would be beyond amazing to call them and say, "I'm pregnant!" and do the "nanny nanny poo-poo" dance at them and their assertions that I need IVF to have a baby. I wonder if they would continue to care for me in my early weeks if I don't get pregnant in their office?? I hope so!

And if it doesn't take this cycle (I know I only have a 5% chance), I now know I can do AI at home in addition to IUI, which in my mind can only increase my chances.

 

[Starry Night]

Kat - I really hope you have found a system that works for you and that you'll get your bfp this month. And bless your DH. He sounds like such a trooper. Four days in a row is very impressive for anyone! I think you guys have your bases covered.

garfie - I won't be having a 'short' cycle by a normal person's standard but it does look like I'm back to my regular 40 day cycle. It may even be shortened to 35 days if I did ovulate yesterday. That's good enough for me! But we'll still be acting like I'm going to ov on Friday so we can cover our bases.

And good luck for your testing this week! I'm crossing my fingers that it will be a "sneaky" bfp and show up without any real 'signs'.

 

[Left wonderin]

Things are looking up ladies , don't know about you lot but Kat,enthusiasm and sense of hope and positivity has rubbed off on me GOOD times are on the way ! I Feel it in my waters

 

[mackjess]

I'm so excited, I feel like some BFPs are in the making!