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[LaRockera]

Happy Birthday Minnie Girl!

The bedroom is a good place for a party

Sooo true!

Oh hey everyone - just read that high doses of B vits helps to stave off dementia! The study participants were on 3 high doses per day but just another reason for us to feel good about taking B-6 or B-complex!

That's very interesting, actually. I'll let hubby know as well.

Well, I'm all dried up now, so I guess I ovulated at some point yesterday. I hope we were good on timing. I didn't lose much of those spermies either, had a minimum of cm/sement/whatever coming down throughout the day. I did experience some cramping in the evening, but my mucus dried earlier I think.

Sequeena - for sure you're in, hon. Fx for you.

So today I keep telling myself not to think about that all the time, and I end up thinking about that all the time. I really need to find a way to forget about the 2WW thing.

Hope everyone is having a lovely day.

 

[MinneGirl]

Hi Gals,
Thanks so much for the birthday wishes! It was a fantastic day. Friends brought me flowers and cupcakes to work yesterday--then hubby arranged a limo to pick us up, and then go get a bunch of our friends...drove around had some bubbly,then got dropped off for a great dinner. Had too much to drink though. Oh well, you only turn 30 once

Hope to get some action in tonight.

xoxo

 

[CedarWood]

Hi girls

LR - isn't it great that we can know when we ovulatedif we couldn't tell we wouldn't be able to obsess in the TWW because we wouldn't know when it was I love being able to obsess and hopefully in one week I will join you

Minnie - ooooh - I love cupcakes! Sounds like you had a fab b-day

Just curious anyone taking extra sups besides prenatals?

CW

 

[MinneGirl]

I am taking EPO until O..so until today I guess

 

[CedarWood]

I took EPO until O for a few months - supposed to be good for hormonal balance and ewcm
Did you notice a difference in your ewcm while on it?

I have some left but stopped since began the dhea - not supposed to take while on that.

 

[MinneGirl]

I have noticed a bit of a difference. I figure it can't hurt. Next month if need be, I will be more diligent about taking it every day. Other than that, I don't take anything (besides a prenatal of course).

I have my fertility appointment tomorrow am. I am super excited! I just want to get the ball rolling. Since I will likely O tomorrow (interesting timing, eh?) I wonder if he will try to do a scan to see the follies, etc. No clue what to expect..may just be a long chat or something. I'll for sure let you girls know everything

I feel HUNGOVER and not in the mood for lovin'. However, I got my today so its GAME time for Minne. I need to rally big time. Going to try for tonight and again tomorrow night. I also plan to jam a softcup up there after...I think I got the hang of them now

 

[CedarWood]

G'd luck on the bding and the appt!

KUP

 

[LaRockera]

Hi guys :wave:

MinneGirl, GOOD LUCK HONEY! It will all be fine! Just keep us posted!

I too was thinking of starting taking EPO because I don't always see enough/any ewcm on my panties or loo paper. I've heard it may delay ovulation though, so not sure what I'll do yet.

Or so I think.

Here's what's happening today. I have been experiencing AF-like cramps on-off this afternoon. I saw watery/lotiony yellowish cm in my panties, and now that I went to wash myself, there was this... transparent stretchy stuff coming out of me. When I managed to get some and stretch it between my fingers it snapped though.

I went and put some conceive plus between my fingers in case that was it, but it didn't stretch at all. So I'm guessing that was indeed ewcm, and I ovulated today? That was 48 plus hours since my pos OPK though. What do you guys think?

 

[BabyDreamer82]

GOOD LUCK MINNE

 

[MinneGirl]

Yep, the transparent stretchy stuff is indeed ewcm. I would guess you will O today...just my guess though. If you feel up to hon, I would jump DH If not, you are probably still okay in terms of timing. If it was me, I would try to get one last session in, just to be safe.

 

[LaRockera]

Yep, the transparent stretchy stuff is indeed ewcm. I would guess you will O today...just my guess though. If you feel up to hon, I would jump DH If not, you are probably still okay in terms of timing. If it was me, I would try to get one last session in, just to be safe.

Indeed. Only problem is... we're now in a two-bed house with my folks!
At least we sent that battalion in there yesterday morning. Good news is I have the cm and perhaps some of those spermies will survive. I sure do hope so.

I need to figure out why I got that pos OPK two days ago though. Next month I'll be testing for more days.

 

[MinneGirl]

Haha, well yes, I suppose the battalion from yesterday should be marching right along then Did you keep testing with the opk's? I am a nut and test until they go negative. I like to know what is going on in there

 

[LaRockera]

I didn't you see. I read on the peeonastick site that you don't have to keep testing after seeing a pos OPK. I'll keep testing the following month until the line goes back to faint.

One interesting, brilliant discovery I made this time though is that hubby is indeed perfectly able to function whenever necessary, and I'm going to make the most of it. I told him anyway, and although he gulped, there's no escape for him now.

 

[CedarWood]

Hmmm LR.... I am like minnie - I like to test out the opk's...
I have heard you can gear up to O and not but your body produces an LH surge and then you gear up again - same thing another surge and fert cm.
It is possible (not to confuse matters) that you are seeing transitional cm - transitioning from EWCM to the creamy prog heavy kind. This happens when you still have enough estrogen afer O to make the stetchy bit but it is a harder snapier kind of stretchy than the wet fert stretchy you had with O. That may be what you have now. Is is wetish or hard/snappy stretchy?

Hehe Re your dh's duties now My Dp loves those duties and if not working will preform...I don't tell him it is a duty though - so he never knows(wink wink). And after all this time I am glad of that - I think he would have tired of it by now if he knew when it was a fertile time and when not. The secret to that is to pounce on him alot!

 

[LaRockera]

Hmmm LR.... I am like minnie - I like to test out the opk's...
I have heard you can gear up to O and not but your body produces an LH surge and then you gear up again - same thing another surge and fert cm.
It is possible (not to confuse matters) that you are seeing transitional cm - transitioning from EWCM to the creamy prog heavy kind. This happens when you still have enough estrogen afer O to make the stetchy bit but it is a harder snapier kind of stretchy than the wet fert stretchy you had with O. That may be what you have now. Is is wetish or hard/snappy stretchy?

Okay, warning, TMI.

It just came out while I was washing myself down there. I touched it and tried to well (apologies!) 'pull it out' but it was hard to. When I managed to get some on my hands, along with the soap and water, it did stretch but then snapped. I'd say it was like an enormous glod. I don't know, like gelatine or something. Thick and full.

Hehe Re your dh's duties now My Dp loves those duties and if not working will preform...I don't tell him it is a duty though - so he never knows(wink wink). And after all this time I am glad of that - I think he would have tired of it by now if he knew when it was a fertile time and when not. The secret to that is to pounce on him alot!

Oh don't get me wrong, mine loves it too. Sometimes he's complaining that he's knocked out, lol, but then he's always 'excellent, that was so stress-relieving' and such. You just have to distract him from his laptop from time to time.

 

[CedarWood]

Okay, warning, TMI.

It just came out while I was washing myself down there. I touched it and tried to well (apologies!) 'pull it out' but it was hard to. When I managed to get some on my hands, along with the soap and water, it did stretch but then snapped. I'd say it was like an enormous glod. I don't know, like gelatine or something. Thick and full.

Think you already O'd and that is trans cm

Must get to sleep - sooo awake - slept late as did not have to get up early today - and was doing so good geting on a normal sched....

AF still draging on..
On the bright side it looks like International burn a Koran day has been abandoned. Was just debating the issue on the WAPO forums...
That and listening to old country music songs, half listening to Judge John Deed and making corn bread... What I should have been doing was zonking myself out with something and going to sleep...

 

[MinneGirl]

YUM, I love cornbread. Do you have a good recipe? I made it once and it was dry.

 

[MinneGirl]

So if you girls need a good laugh, get this:

So we just did the deed--and afterwards, I got my softcup ready to go, put it in...couldn't get it lodged in there...thought I did...laid there for a bit and then finally stood up...my vi-j-j then started HISSING, like making this awful noise and spermies started to leak out and my DH looked over at me like "what on Gods green earth is going on over there?" So I guess I lost most of the swimmers! Oh well, it was hysterical. We will try to get another session in as tomorrow is O day

Too funny not to share.

 

[LaRockera]

CW, thanks so much for staying up late to examine my case. I still had a bit of transparent cm on my panties this morning, although I never quite dry up until AF so not much to tell from there.

MinneGirl - How long does it take the spermies to get up there? I wouldn't worry too much. Chances are you lost semen and the weak ones. The others would have been on their way up there anyhow. Good that you'll cover your bases today anyway. And please let us know how the scan went.

 

[MinneGirl]

Hi Gals!

I just returned from the Dr. Nothing earth shattering to share. We spoke for a while about all the usual basic stuff with me, and then developed a "plan of attack" so to speak. Next month (if I need to) I will go in for CD3 & CD21 bloods to check for hormone levels, ovulation, etc. I will also do the clomid challenge test to check my ovarian reserve, etc. I am also going to have a baseline ultrasound done on CD3 as well to check my uterine lining, uterus shape, etc. Then on CD8 ish, I am going to have an HSG, where they shoot dye into your lady parts to ensure your tubes are open/clear. Hubs is going to have his SA shortly and then after all of that--we will have a pretty good picture of what is going on. Maybe all will be clear and we will just "flip the coin" for a bit longer as the Dr said. These were his exact words:

"Trying to concieve is like flipping a coin. For healthy couples, meaning both male and female are working properly, it typically can take 1-12 cycles to get pregnant. The couples who get pregnant the first month are no more fertile than the coulples who concieve in the 12th or 14th month, they are just luckier. You have roughly a 20% chance each cycle if everything goes perfect, and an 80% chance of not getting pregnant. Those odds are not great, which is why it can take 18 months for perfectly healthy couples."

Pretty reassuring, huh? We just need to keep after it ladies. We will all get those BFP's!!!!!!!! I just know it. I tested and got a negative on the OPK today, so I know I will likely ovulate at some point today--so will try to jump DH when I arrive home this evening Sadly, last night after our session, which we were both SO not in the mood for, he goes "deposit made" and we both started laughing. Oh well, I'm just thrilled that even when hungover and tired he doesn't question the fact that it needs to happen He is a good man.

Sorry for the novel, but had to share with you girls!!