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[membas#1]

PMA (positive mental attitude)

 

[Mrs-C]

Welcome back! Your pic is gorgeous!

No trying this month for us. We may have a buyer for our place, which means we can get on with moving! Will know tomorrow.

It's quite sad how excited I am, but our vet left the practice and couldn't tell us where he was going. BUT I found him today!

I'm still waiting to find out about the job, but could that be number three? If it's not, then maybe a in the coming months??

PMA me up!

Hope one of you ladies leads the way into first tri soon!

 

[MinneGirl]

I hope you get the job!!! Are you selling your house or a business? Maybe I missed something Good luck either way!!

I agree...we need to get someone over to the first tri section soon!!! Hopefully July will be a lucky month for one of us.

We didn't do very much Bd'ing this month--trying a new approach with a little less..maybe DH's swimmers needed to build up more or something. We Bd'd two days before O and the day of O. We'll see if it made any difference

I just about tortured myself today at the mall--I went into the infants section and looked at clothes....Ughh...all I want to do is purchase something! All I kept thinking is "will I ever get to come here and buy something for myself?" I HOPE SO!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MinneGirl]

Where is everyone?

 

[LaRockera]

Where is everyone?

lol I'm here

I'm a bit inertial, but I feel absolutely exhausted- and I look it too! I got faint spots here and there on my face- I guess it's the heat, the sun and the stress of the last weeks. I could sleep all day, seriously. And I'm hungry (I think I may have put a couple of kilos on actually). On the day of the wedding I ate almost nothing (although miraculously I managed to sleep 7 good hours). Then I didn't have time to eat anything at the reception either- and for four or five days onwards, up to today, we still had a lot of socialising to do. I just want to let myself be a couch potato for a few days.

BTW, I think ovulation is approaching, I do feel my usual arousal moments, and I have cm this time, it was watery yesterday and kind of sticky today, although I'm only looking at my panties, no temping, no OPKs, no charting as per doc's advice. I've decided I'm going to enjoy my summer, have my share of cocktails, coffees etc (I don't drink either in large quantities anyway), and focus on the joy of being a newlywed

Fingers crossed, one of you ladies will come with good news to this board soon.

BTW. Anybody heard from CedarWood recently?

xx

 

[MinneGirl]

Yay! Thanks for the post! I haven't heard from CedarWood! BabyDreamer...you must be taking some time off of the boards too?

Yes, LaRockera, you need to get some serious R&R in! I know what you mean about being tired...we went to Maui on our honeymoon and literally slept and ate the ENTIRE time! LOL! I did gain several pounds as well!

I'm happy you are enjoying being a newlywed, that is such a fun time. And yes, lots of coffee/cocktails/ etc in now. I'm doing the exact same thing. Did hot yoga last night and then out for sushi and wine One of these months, I'm going to abruptly stop, so I'm enoying while I can!

 

[BabyDreamer82]

Hi guys how are you all?

Congrats LaRockera on the wedding, that photo really is gorgeous!
I am trying not to spend too much time on here at the moment, I think it just feeds my symptom spotting obsession!
Not that Ive really had many, sore bbs off & on & a few twinges & cramps but thats it. Im not sure how many dpo i am, the opks confuse me a bit. Well AF should be here on Weds if its going to be 25days again so Im trying to wait til then to test. FX she doesnt arrive!

 

[membas#1]

Hi all--8 DPO here and feeling doubtful. Have sore BBs and AF type cramps and weird cramping 6 and 7 DPO, but today started just feeling doubtful for the first time.

Hoping I snap out of it and get my PMA back. I have till Tuesday before I'm testing and until Wed/Thur before AF is due so I can't continue feeling so blah for the next week in anticipation! Hope it's just a passing hormone thing....

Hope you are all well.

 

[BabyDreamer82]

stupid stupid me!
I decided to test this morning even tho I KNOW its too early, & at the 5 min time limit there was nothing, but of course I couldnt help myself & checked it after 20 mins and there was a faint 2nd line! so i had saved the wee just in case & tested an opk & although it wasnt + the line was darker quicker than it has been over the last few days. (Im a poas addict this month & am wasting all my opks by using them as hpt even tho I know the results are not reliable)
Well crap! I dont know what to think, I am going to wait a few more days & test again, but really why cant I just get a 2nd line within the time limit so I dont need to hope like crazy that it was just a delayed + rather than an evap line!!
Stupid stupid me - I should know better but really cant help myself.

 

[MinneGirl]

stupid stupid me!
I decided to test this morning even tho I KNOW its too early, & at the 5 min time limit there was nothing, but of course I couldnt help myself & checked it after 20 mins and there was a faint 2nd line! so i had saved the wee just in case & tested an opk & although it wasnt + the line was darker quicker than it has been over the last few days. (Im a poas addict this month & am wasting all my opks by using them as hpt even tho I know the results are not reliable)
Well crap! I dont know what to think, I am going to wait a few more days & test again, but really why cant I just get a 2nd line within the time limit so I dont need to hope like crazy that it was just a delayed + rather than an evap line!!
Stupid stupid me - I should know better but really cant help myself.

I do the same thing with my OPK's! Hmmm, I've NEVER had a second line...even after 5 minutes...so I think it's a good sign!! Test again on 12 dpo...that seems to be the first day most girls get their BFP's! Fingers crossed for you!!!!!!!!!!

 

[membas#1]

yeah, i broke down and tested tonight at 9 DPO--not even with FMU. HA...BFN of course. SO and I were on a walk and I told him I didn't want to wait till Tuesday to test...he said that's fine...but I barely had 2-3 hours of urine in me and I still tested just to test our first official test. I knew it was early and told SO that this was really early and not with FMU, so we'll test again in a few days with FMU Not too disappointed cuz had very little expectations.

 

[dragonfly26]

Hello ladies, how is everyone? Looks like we have testing and soon to be testing going on, FX that we get BFP this month!!! I have had a super busy july so far, alot of camping!!! which is great, it has definately been keeping my mind off of things, preventing me from obsessing. Things are finally calming down, no trips in the near future so i'm sure the obsessing will overtake me...lol. Mrs-C, did you hear anything about the job? I sure hope that you got it!!! I will definately be waiting until af is late before testing, as hard as that is going to be, I just really don't want the upset, even though af is upset enough, seeing that neg. is hard. I sure hope we get a bfp soon out of our group. Please keep us posted on testing results. Hope everyone is doing great!!!

 

[MinneGirl]

Holy crap Membas...your pregnant!!!!!!! I just looked at your journal after seeing your signature! CONGRATS! You are so lucky to have gotten it on your FIRST try! Send babydust our way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What did you do? Remind us of your BD schedule, etc.

Ahhhhh....I am happy for you!

 

[LaRockera]

Is that right?

Congrats, congrats, congrats!!!

 

[dragonfly26]

Holy crap Membas...your pregnant!!!!!!! I just looked at your journal after seeing your signature! CONGRATS! You are so lucky to have gotten it on your FIRST try! Send babydust our way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What did you do? Remind us of your BD schedule, etc.

Ahhhhh....I am happy for you!

Where do you see this, I can't find it---Congrats to you membas!! how exciting!!!

 

[MinneGirl]

Look at her TTC journal at the bottom of her signature! She announces and shows her tests in her journal

 

[dragonfly26]

Thanks, I found it!! yea!!! Membas, I am so excited for you!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hopefully this is just the beginning of a wonderful month for our group!!! FX many more BFP to come!!!!

 

[membas#1]

Hi Ladies! Sorry been so busy with work the last 4 days and just exhausted from working in heat. But finally have time to really do some updating--hadn't forgotten to update you ladies, just short on time and energy!

So yeah--at 10DPO I had a faint pos on FRER with evening urine. The next day had the same, slightly darker with FMU (except I had gotten up to pee 4 hours before). Today had v v v faint on dollar tree test (they definitely don't show up as quick as FRER, so if you want to know early, use FRER )

It's been very exciting but I'm also sort of holding back till I actually miss my period (due Wednesday). Then it'll probably really sink in Also put a call in to doc/nurse and expecting a phone call, just for some reassurance...I have some lower left sided pains and tenderness...remind me of my cyst pain and could very well be that, but want to be sure I don't just brush it off as nothing. I'm sure all is well. Hoping for a darker BFP soon! That would make me feel good too! Photos of my BFPs are in my journal--here's my chart for this month.

You can see our BD schedule was INSANE. Let me explain that normally I O around CD 15 or 16. Well on CD 11 (ish?) i started getting lots of EWCM, so thought O was coming early--we had made a plan that at least for the two or so days I have EWCM (normally) we'd BD every 12 hours (or so...twice a day when possible on really fertile days). Well with the arrival of early EWCM, and thinking O was coming, we got after it. O came as planned on CD 16, but I had EWCM for ~5 days, and not knowing if egg was coming early--we just kept going...we BD 13 times in 8 days! HA.

I had read mixed reviews about doing it too much and sperm not being strong enough/plentiful enough, but that wasn't the case with us....we figured SO was young and healthy--never smokes, hardly drinks, eats very well etc...He took zinc every day and also Dr. Ron's testicle supplement (it's freeze dried bovine testicle--Dr. Ron is a naturopath in the north east US, and has 30 years plus experience--they recommended the Ovary extract for me in the month or so before TTC and the Testicle extract for him...sort of the theory that you will benefit your organs if you eat the healthy organs from healthy animals). You can look up Dr Ron's supplements online. He's very much into traditional foods and diet.

So for me, I have taken EPO for a few months, and it really kicked in this month! I heard it takes a few months. I did a cervical mucus ferning test and had full ferning for 2 days--that's the best fertile mucus. Around CD 12-14 I drank a cup of grapefruit juice each day. Not too much, just a bit. I really like it and we eat grapefruits often, so this is pretty regular for us, but I heard it may help. I also take fermented cod liver oil each day (Dr. Ron's website), mineral supplements, multivitamin and FA. We eat farm fresh eggs daily (2/day), real butter, fresh meats/local/non hormone injected, and stay away from processed foods. We've been doing these habits for a very long time, but made sure in the month before TTC that we really stuck with the foods, especially getting in the eggs. We follow a lot of the diet rec's from Weston A Price (google Weston A Price pregnancy diet). I'm a very regular cycle, and have been tracking temps/mucus for 8 cycles (4 with Mirena and 4 post removal). I have to say this was by far the most EWCM I have ever had, and the lowest temps I have ever had!

Sorry I feel like this is a book now. Just wanted to share what we did in case it may help anyone else.

So that's what we did and it worked

and luck to you all! I'm not really ready to move over to the 1st trimester folks since I like the few threads I'm on here...so if there are no objections, I'd like to stick around with you all some more. But I understand if there are folks who would prefer I move on. Just let me know. Best of luck to you all! I wish for you all speedy BFPs!

 

[membas#1]

oops here's my chart

 

[LaRockera]

Membas, we're a team! Of course we'd like you to stick around , you're the very representation of optimism Congratulations, honey

An update for me, I'm actually very relieved to notice ewcm on my panties this month I was a bit worried as my previous cycle was not just weird but also hard to assert for (an upcoming , a 12-hour journey, air and taxi transits included, change of climate from 15 Celsius to 30 etc). It made me anxious. But now I'm relieved, and to be fair, I will follow the doc's advice and forget about temping, charting and observing all together, at least for the summer months. I feel a burden has been lifted off me, and so, at the moment, just on my 2nd cycle of ttc, I really want to take it easy (whatever that means, and however possible it may be).

To be fair, although we've been living together for six years, the idea of being married creates a plethora of different emotions inside you, all of which I plan to fully absorb and enjoy as a newlywed- this is why I'm (supposedly ) taking it easy. I'd be grateful if I did manage to get a during the year, but I think since I put my mind at ease now, I'm actually ready and willing to enjoy the ride

So: congratulations to our pal, who's going to reserve some nice seats on the first tri boards. I'm very excited someone from our group made the start, and fingers crossed, we'll all join her sooner or later.