MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[lesh07]

Congrats hopeful on team pink. x

 

[ProfWife]

Lesh - somehow I missed that news. I am so sorry for your loss! Not the way you'd intended on spending Christmas.

 

[ClandestineTX]

lesh, I hope you get another BFP soon!

@Clandestine - She was under lots of stress and her cortisone levels were freaking out. So, they supplemented to support her so that her body wouldn't constantly fluctuate due to the stress. In my case, both versions (to supplement and to control) are on the table for me. We haven't pulled the bloodwork yet, but I get extreme fatigue. I can sleep for half a day, wake up, and go right back to sleep 4-5 hours later. So, after the progesterone cycles this month and next we're going to look at what else needs to be corrected if we're still not pregnant.

Well, looks like I'm getting my Christmas wish. No flashing smileys with the new test, just went from negative straight to solid smiley. The cheapie tests backed it up - positive yesterday and today. So, it looks like I'll O before we leave for his hometown. I'm actually thankful for that though. Less stress while we're up there!

I would make them test your levels first, since the DHEA took me from deficient (through normal for about a week) and then into excess cortisol levels, I went through the "symptoms" of both in less than a month's time. Excess cortisol will also create debilitating fatigue and is why testing before supplementing is so important. Another option for me, especially since the HC metabolizes so quickly, would be to try pregnenolone supplementation. It's the parent of cortisol, DHEA (the parent of testosterone and estrogen), protesterone, and aldosterone (and probably a few others). Allegedly, it will make what needs to be made without creating excesses here or there. There's a lot less research on it, and is much harder to dose, but it's something worth asking your doctor about. Some people with excess cortisol get DHEA deficiencies due to over-conversion of pregnenolone to cortisol; in my case I had a really good DHEA, testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone levels - just the cortisol deficiency. Hopefully, your doctor will test both of your levels and see what's up, as wonkiness in any of these areas are not that hard to fix, once the problem is identified!

 

[ProfWife]

I'm sure he will. He's very thorough. It was one of the many possibilities he wants to investigate if progesterone alone doesn't result in a pregnancy in 3 months.

 

[nikkilucky77]

Hello everyone!! I hope everyone has a great Christmas

Newbie: Yay for us being cycle buddies again . Are you doing anything different this cycle?

Hopeful: I know how you feel about jinxing yourself with picked out names. I have a name for both and I always think...hmm...is this why I am not getting prego? I have a crib, changing table, etc and it makes me think I should just get rid of it all! Ok not but it does cross my mind!

Prowife: Have fun having sneaky sex

Kalush: Hope you get used to winter ...it is an adjustment I am sure. I can't imagine Christmas without snow...but after Christmas I would like it to disappear lol

 

[ProfWife]

Merry Christmas to us...a vandal threw a brick through our sliding glass door (our own brick! It was from our fire pit!). Thank God, no one came into the home and the police got here very quickly to make sure there was no one outside. Our neighbors were amazing (still awake!) and came over to our aid with getting the patio swept up and offering us plywood. Not exactly a good night...

 

[mummy2o]

Lesh I'm so sorry for you miscarriage. I know its horrible, really I do, but glad you got a positive OPK so quickly! My cycles took months to sort themselves out back to normal, plus I had some left over product in me as I didn't miscarry properly so it got the rest of it out when I tried to ovulate next month and doctor was more or less useless.

Prowife: Omg so sorry that someone did that to you. Your neighbours sounds awesome though. Mine would be the ones throwing the brick since he's mainly high on drugs.

 

[Hopeful2014]

@ProfWife Yay! I'm so glad you'll O before you leave! That will definitely be less stressful and the holidays might be a great distraction from the tww too. I'm so sorry to hear about what happened. That must have been so scary and now so infuriating. It's a real shame they were not able to catch the person. I'm glad you are safe.

@lesh07 Thanks! I'm glad your body is seeming to regulate itself. Good luck! I really hope you get your rainbow very soon.

@ClandestineTX It's so nice to see you back here lately.

@nikkilucky77 I was always afraid of getting things and picking names too. I think it's just one of the ways I tried to blame myself. I think you should keep the things and know that one day you will use them and that you're keeping them for a very special little baby. I agree about winter; I always seem to tolerate the colder temperatures and weather until after December and then I spend the next few months waiting for spring.



Happy Christmas Eve!! I must wrap presents and bake today to be ready for Christmas!

 

[ProfWife]

Well, two neighbors have cameras on their homes (two who didn't come out...after all, it was 1 am). We're going to check on that.

As the to who were awake came out to check on us, I had to tell them that the annual cookies I drop off were sadly on our table and covered in glass. So, there will be no cookie delivery this year. She said her Christmas gift was that the two of us were okay. Love my neighbors...

 

[Hopeful2014]

Well, two neighbors have cameras on their homes (two who didn't come out...after all, it was 1 am). We're going to check on that.

As the to who were awake came out to check on us, I had to tell them that the annual cookies I drop off were sadly on our table and covered in glass. So, there will be no cookie delivery this year. She said her Christmas gift was that the two of us were okay. Love my neighbors...

I really hope they were able to capture the person on camera. It would make me feel better because it's not right that someone does that and it would also make me feel more comfortable.

Your neighbors seem very kind. I hate that your cookies were ruined. It's true that your safety is the most important thing though.

 

[al335003]

Sorry to hear about that Profwife- I hope you catch the person/s involved... How scary

I would also like to say that these Clomid hot flashes are horrible!! Ugh

 

[newbie2013]

Merry Christmas ladies!!!! Hope we can all get some fun christmas bding done today ;-)

 

[Hopeful2014]

@al335003 I hope the hot flashes pass quickly. What cd are you?

@newbie2013 Merry Christmas! Good luck to you and all ladies for Christmas bding!



Ladies,

I hope you all have a wonderful day whether you are spending it celebrating Christmas or not. I want to take today to say once again how much I appreciate you all and how glad I am to know each of you. I hope you each find something wonderful about your day. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

 

[OurLilFlu]

Merry Christmas everyone! Fingers crossed for some holiday bfps and all the luck in the New Years!

 

[Lazydaisys]

Merry christmas everybody. Sorry about the clomid hot flashes((( ttc is rubbish lol xxxxx

 

[al335003]

Hope everyone is having a great Christmas! My day started out a little emotional but I was able to pull it together. I got to visit with my cousins and they have a 15 month old (who I don't see often) and she took right to me as soon as I walked in the door... It made me feel really good. I'm CD 14 today and am having right o pains, hope to make a baby tonight! Hahaha

 

[Lazydaisys]

Good luck for tonight. Christmas sparkly, magical baby dust to you xx

 

[omgbaby]

athena87 - that's crazy about that lady. I'm gonna say it's for attention as well!

Hopeful2014 - Happy 16 weeks! I know! I'm wondering what happened for him to be able to come back to her world! I really hope either her or Henry remember him so they can fix stuff. It sucks they all had to forget everything. Congrats on the baby girl!! I want a girl but of course either one is perfect!

nikkilucky77 - I totally agree with wondering if you'll ever get prego. I feel the same way sometimes.

Kalush - Glad you had smooth flights! I hope your DH gets better soon so you two can have sneaky bathroom bd! Lol

ProfWife - Woohoo for your smiley! Hope you made a Christmas baby! Omg! That's horrible! I hope the cameras caught them. Some people are horrible. Last year someone through a brick through my cousins window, landed a few feet from her baby's crib. Thank God the baby was in their bedroom with them that night! Your neighbors sound amazing.

lesh07 - fx for your rainbow


al335003 - hope you made a baby ! Lol

Afm - I, too had Christmas shopping to get done. Was telling my dad's side how I want a puppy and they starting asking what kind and such! So I'm hoping they get me one for my birthday! OR I hope this guy emails me back about some cute ones I seen online. I feel like people just want so much money for puppies these days.

Haven't been paying attention to cm or bd'ing. Didn't even put it in Ovuline. Lol so if I do conceive (fx) I'll have no idea when it happened!! LOL

Nothing else to really report on.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I will try to be better about popping in that I have been lately, still have about two weeks before the semester starts and really hoping we get these medication changes stable before that happens. I do have work to do during the break, as always, but an infinitely more relaxed schedule. Trying to re-start exercise again, just light walking, in hopes that with the HC on board, I can tolerate it without a total crash.

And my body keeps acting like it wants to regulate itself and get back on the TTC-train. This is only the first cycle on HC, so no excitement for me whatsoever. Still officially NTNP (with charts, at doc's request), but at the same time it's really hard not to get excited at the prospect things might finally be on the right path, after them being wonky for so long.

 

[nikkilucky77]

Clandestine: I'm glad to see you back on here! And I really hope ntnp is the ticket...at least like you said...get back on track anyways!

Omgbaby: I hope you get a puppy

Al: Ugh hot flashes? That doesn't sound fun! I am with you on the emotional...I wanted to cry about everything the last few days...I'm cd 12 so not far off from you

Prowife: Your neighbors sounds amazing! I am so glad you are ok and I hope they can catch them.

Atm I am loving no temping, no opks, and a "I don't care" attitude lol. If I am having o pains...I have no clue since I completely BIFFED it on my front step this morning. My back is super bruised and my neck is out of whack now. I am so graceful lol . I hope everyone is having a good holiday season!!!