My New Year's Resolution: Get pregnant. Anyone else? SIX BFPs so far!!!

[Sis4Us]

Pbl ... Hope everything goes well for U Tom !!

Sweet.... When do u go for your test did AF show Sun like u thought??

AFM.... Just playing the waiting game and takin care of Daddy he's sick and being a Big Whinny Baby!!!

 

[Butterfly67]

Pebble good luck. Meant to say I like the title change, there will be more bfps soon I'm sure

 

[Jax41]

I'm on it Pebbs Legs were def up the wall last night

C'mon BFPs C'mon BFPs C'mon BFPs

 

[SweetMel]

No sis, I haven't had AF yet. I'm worried that I didn't ovulate.

 

[Sis4Us]

Sweet... that's a bummer... did u start the vitamins this month?? I heard they can make AF delay... not in my case though!!!
U can have my crazy AF she doesn't know if she's coming or going... started flowing again this AM after nothing for 2 days WTH!!!
Crazy thing is it seems to come after I skip a dose of Vitex... not sure if its that are that my cycles are trying to normalize because of the Vitex!!

Who knows I'm totally lost these days!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

No sis, I haven't had AF yet. I'm worried that I didn't ovulate.

SweetMel... I can't actually click on your chart for some reason to look at it closer... but just from the general screenshot, I think it looks like you did ovulate, but later than the FF crosshairs show. There is a definite shift maybe a week or so after FF gave you crosshairs.

 

[pbl_ge]

Sis, do you mean you’re waiting to O? Good luck to you! Do you chart? I’m a major chart stalker….. How have you liked Vitex? I’ve heard some people around here RAVE about it!

Jax, good luck!

Sweet—I agree with Elphaba. I think you might have O’ed a bit later than FF thinks, buty it’s hard to say when. Do you use OPKs? I might guess it’s that last major temp shift, but it’s hard to be sure. Also looks like you broke the weight loss plateau. Congrats!

Elphaba, need to catch up with your journal. Will be doing that later today!

Big hugs and dust to everyone else. BF, when do you get tests done?

AFM, FS was great! Short version is that I’ll be trying Femara and progesterone for 2-3 months, and won’t get all the blood work until CD2 of next cycle. Way more in my journal. I’m feeling really optimistic now, and just sooooooooooo grateful for all my BnB support!!!



Okay gotta go to a meeting now…….

 

[Elphabaa77]

Jealous that you get to start Femara! You will definitely have to keep us posted as to how that goes.

 

[Sis4Us]

Yes Keep us posted .... would like to know what to tell my Dr before they suggest some craziness!!!
Guess I gotta know my Flipping results first ... LOL!!

PBL... I Just started charting in Feb not sure how to add it here!! As for the Vitex IDK... I'm not sure if my cycle is trying to regulate because of it or Lessening because of it... All I know is my Hubby likes it cuz My BOOBS R Huge!!!! Lol
Wasn't talking about O my cycle keeps going and coming since Fri... that's why I'm not sure if the Vitex is helping or hurting

Dazed and Confused Here!!!!

 

[Butterfly67]

Mel I agree, you may have ovulated a bit later than FF says

Sis we need a chart link

Pebs, glad the FS visit went well, roll on bfp

Jax, yay for legs up the wall

Pebs I have my smear booked for next Tuesday which is cd14. So I might not be able to try naturally this month (which is fine really) unless I actually O on Tuesday (which I did last month) in which case I will make a dash to visit T that evening. Otherwise if I O on cd11 (which I used to) then I might have a quick on cd10 eve as that should leave me enough time before the smear (I have heard that if you have in the few days before it can affect the result

 

[Sis4Us]

OK... Here goes Nothing!!!

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/42eb77

Hope it works ladies... Stalk away I know its crazy just like its owner!!! Lol

So I got my Blood Drawn Mon. The blood Lady said give them a WEEK... Really!!!!
Do U think I should give em a Call Tom. Or wait for them to Call Me???

 

[SweetMel]

Suzy, good luck. Keep with the excitement! I hope this is your month.

Sis4Us, it doesn’t take a week for them to get the results from the blood work. It probably takes them a week to get organized and finally get around to calling you. Oh, did I say that our loud. I take a whole hand full of vitamins and have since mid January. I recommend it. And the side effects: my nails are different, my skin glows, and I have more energy. I heard Vitex is good, but I haven’t started taking that one. Vitex made your bbs huge? Explain!

Pbl, I glad the FS appointment went well.

Twiggers, Jax, Butterfly and Elpha, good luck. Get those legs up the wall!

AFM, sorry chart stalkers. I must have messed up the link when I changed my weight loss ticker. I think I’ve corrected the problem now. Stalk away. Please! It is a guessing game as to when I o’ed and this is the first full month that I have charted and used FF so I don’t have anything to compare it to. I have never used opks. Dh said we might order some for next month.

Don’t drink coffee. I just watched a youtube video and one of the points was that coffee or other caffeinated drinks can decrease fertility by as much as 50%. I don’t know where they get their research but whatever, that’s enough to convince me. I also read a thing yesterday that said artificial sweeteners impair fertility.

 

[Sis4Us]

I'm going to call Them fools Tom.... They better be ready!!!
That's why I stopped the Diet Coke ... Plus a lot of my joint pain that I was taking all those meds for that messed me up have reduced!!! Aspartame Poisining it's Real.... I'm a walking talking Version!!

I'm not sure why Vitex make the Fun Bags Fluff I'm guessing because of the hormones it balances my Bags didn't fluff w either of my boys much so I'm not sure... I have heard others say the same thing about it though!!!!

Lots of Baby dust for U ALL!!!

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[Sis4Us]

Twiggers...I would try to stop the Diet stuff .... I drank Diet Coke Reg. for 10+ yrs and had a lot of these issues!!!!
Check it out and see what U think!!!!
https://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

 

[Sis4Us]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

I'm totally confused my cycles are only 24 days w one day of light Low!!!

Thanks in Advance!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

SweetMel- It will be interesting to see how your charts look on a regular basis. After stalking your chart, I am quite convinced you O'd on day 27. Now to see when AF shows up... your temp dropped off yesterday which could indicate your progesterone is dropping off... but then it bounced back up today. I am guessing AF will show her ugly face in the next 4-5 days... UNLESS you get your BFP! Everybody's charts are different, but that's my (under)educated guess!

As for artificial sweeteners, I have been trying to completely eliminate them. Not too hard, because I really don't like diet soda. I use Truvia (stevia) as my zero calorie all-natural sweetener. I love it! Tastes like sugar, has the texture of sugar! If you need a soda fix, they now make a soda called Zevia that is made with the stevia extract. It's not terrible... but it's not awesome either. However, I HATE diet pop! So you may like it? I am not sure that it will allow me to post a link to the website, but if you just do an internet search for Zevia, it will pop right up. The Health Food Shoppe down the road from my office sells it, but it is somewhat difficult to find. They have a TON of flavors though! The one I tolerated the best was the ginger root beer, but I only really tried it, the cola, and the mountain dew knock off. Their website has a rundown of who carries it. Might be something to look into if you want to cut the artificial sweeteners, but need that soda!

 

[Elphabaa77]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

I'm totally confused my cycles are only 24 days w one day of light Low!!!

Thanks in Advance!!!

Sorry Sis, I don't know much about those numbers. However, if you are feeling frustrated with your current doc... or want to try a more aggressive approach, a fertility specialist may be the way to go. I love my OBGYN, but I think seeing a fertility specialist is going to happen more sooner than later for me! I feel like time is ticking away with no results. I will be 36 in August, and still trying to have my first baby. Ideally, I would like to have 2. So, I don't like feeling like I am wasting my time.

 

[Sis4Us]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

I'm totally confused my cycles are only 24 days w one day of light Low!!!

Thanks in Advance!!!

Sorry Sis, I don't know much about those numbers. However, if you are feeling frustrated with your current doc... or want to try a more aggressive approach, a fertility specialist may be the way to go. I love my OBGYN, but I think seeing a fertility specialist is going to happen more sooner than later for me! I feel like time is ticking away with no results. I will be 36 in August, and still trying to have my first baby. Ideally, I would like to have 2. So, I don't like feeling like I am wasting my time.

Love my OBGYN too... Didn't want to see a FS if it's not warranted but she told me if I'm sick of waiting to go see and to get Hubby checked!!!

Not sure if I should go or give the Vitex and Free Me some more time!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

Love my OBGYN too... Didn't want to see a FS if it's not warranted but she told me if I'm sick of waiting to go see and to get Hubby checked!!!

Not sure if I should go or give the Vitex and Free Me some more time!!

If hubby hasn't been checked yet, I DEFINITELY recommend that be done regardless of whether or not you go to the Fertility Specialist right now. He can ask his general practitioner to order the test for him, he doesn't have to see a urologist for it. My OBGYN actually ordered my hubby's test and interpreted the results. We even have a fertility clinic in town that offers a fertility assessment for couples who just want reassurance. You can go there and they will do the day 3 'egg supply' test on the woman and a sperm analysis on the male all for a total of $100. You don't even need your doc to refer you. Maybe some place in your town offers something similar?

It's very important to get your hubby checked though, because sperm can change. It takes 90 days for men to generate sperm and their diet definitely influences it! If the problem lies with him, you may be trying to fix problems in yourself that do not exist. He could be the one needing the supplements.

Of course... if your hubby is anything like mine... it will be like pulling teeth trying to get him to go!!!