October Sticky Beans!

[todmommy4568]

Sorry I have been a little mia, seems like when AF shows up I just need a small break from the boards.

Cupcake - glad you are enjoying yourself!

Boston - that's awesome that you are getting some results from the supplements! Hopefully she stays away!

Jalilma - congrats!!

Angel - I'm sorry People are so quick to look at the teacher these days it is a little ridiculous. Hopefully it gets pulled from your file at the end of the year. And even though they could dismiss you at the end of the year I think that since your principal is sympathizing with you you should be okay.

 

[mrscletus]

jalilma--- CONGRATS!!! That is definitely a BFP! That is amazing and it seems our little group is getting pregnant one month at a time...

Angel- I am so sorry you are going thru this. My sister is a high school teacher as well and unfortunately has been in this same position. Its sad that the school will always take the side of the parent/student and not the teacher. The administrators should stand behind their employees and that never seems to happen. The kid is going to have a rude awakening when he goes to college and the professor can say whatever he wants and mommy and daddy wont be there to "call in and tattle"
Sorry, I get a little heated as you can see. It all goes back to society creating a bunch of "soft" adults that either 1 cant do anything for themselves or 2 feel like they are "entitled" to whatever they want and treating people poorly!

Ok, so end rant. That is a whole other discussion right there ^^

Back to baby stuff- I'm at 4dpo right now- not feeling anything really. My back was hurting the last couple days, but I think it was just because of all the house work I was doing and I might have strained it. My everything is crossed for us that this will be the month!!

 

[BostonLover89]

Angel how frustrating! I used to work at a high school...I've been cursed at by students, parents, and other teachers... But the second I told a mouthy student who was picking on another kid to "shut up" I had to make a formal apology that was even sent up to the district level. But of course the kid who was getting picked on, her mom sent me a nice gift saying thank you.

Todmommy are you planning on doing anything different for this cycle? I'm always so interested in the different techniques or supplements that everyone takes lol

AFM no AF yet. So if she doesn't come later today, I will have made it to 10dpo! That's been my longest so far so I would be happy with it but I would be thrilled to make it to 11Dpo.

QUESTION- I slept monumentally bad last night but still took my temp, it was super low so I was thinking it was my pre AF temp drop. But I know I wasn't asleep for more than 2 hours because I remember looking at the clock. Would you guys record it or disregard it?

 

[Angel5000]

Thanks everyone for the support! I'm always hesitant to complain about my job because there are these people that think teachers shoud just bend over backwards for the kids and take all this abuse and just don't understand what we go through. After all, I have 150 students, that is a LOT of people to try to manage!

Boston I would record it and see what tomorrow brings. At this point in your cycle, it won't affect your chart to record it, and will give you a record of what you did. If you go into the symptom section and select sleep deprivation, FF will automatically give you an open circle to indicate it was not a reliable temp. That's what I do.


AFM on the TTC side of my life, my temps are dropping a little so I am hoping that means O will be coming up soon. Today is CD14 and I have still been above my coverline from last cycle almost the entire time except 2 days where I dipped juts below and shot up again. These are some of my highest pre-O temps ever! Not counting July but in July it was HOT and we didn't have A/C so I was naturally getting warmer temps. Today and yesterday were both lower temps so I'm FX that it means I'm closing in on O.

Of course my OPKs aren't getting any darker. In fact, they are getting LIGHTER! I previously O'd around CD16 (except last cycle where it was late by a week). Based on CM (creamy still, though CP is high and soft), and OPKs I do not think I'm going to O until at least early next week.


Question for you guys! So, we aren't doing SMEP per se, but we've decided to try to make sure to have sex 3 times a week, every 3rd day or so. Every other is too much for us all month long, we cannot keep it up and are too exhausted by the time O day comes. So my question is this: can sperm still get through if CM is creamy? Is it a "waste" to do SMEP during times when I don't have fertile CM?

I'm not saying sex in itself is a waste, I love but is forcing myself to do it when I am not in my fertile week beneficial toward TTC?

 

[Blackrain90]

I would include it still since it is an open circle.

 

[BostonLover89]

AngelMaybe try using preeseed for the days that you don't have fertile cm. I hear lots of great things about it, we might try something similar next cycle: BD-ing every 3rd day then stepping it up once I get a positive opk. I'll probably use preeseed for the early days since my cm goes from non existent to ewcm or watery in less than a day lol

 

[todmommy4568]

Boston- I would include it as an open circle. I am not going to be doing anything differently. I take a prenatal and a baby aspirin and will keep doing that. I took supplements a couple cycles back but that was more to get my cycles back on track after iud removal and now they are normal again

Angel - I agree with the preseed tip for non fertile times. That sounds like a really good idea!

 

[krissie328]

Tod- do you take baby aspirin your entire cycle?

I used pressed when we conceived ds. First cycle we used it. I bought some conceive plus this time round but obviously haven't had any success.

 

[Angel5000]

Ooh Preseed is a great idea! I never thought about that. We haven't used it yet but it has amazing reviews on Amazon. Maybe I'll pick some up.

 

[BostonLover89]

I am not looking forward to going to sleep because I have a feeling AF will show up tomorrow. I'm cramping so bad it's almost unbearable, I've been in bed all day.

I'm staying with my parents so I'm a little worried about my reaction when she does arrive...usually, it's not great (lots of crying). My parents are very empathetic and if they see me crying or sense it they will probably start too. DH is probably somewhat grateful he doesn't have to see another meltdown.

 

[Angel5000]

I am not looking forward to going to sleep because I have a feeling AF will show up tomorrow. I'm cramping so bad it's almost unbearable, I've been in bed all day.

I'm staying with my parents so I'm a little worried about my reaction when she does arrive...usually, it's not great (lots of crying). My parents are very empathetic and if they see me crying or sense it they will probably start too. DH is probably somewhat grateful he doesn't have to see another meltdown.

My sister and I have the same problem, we are both very empathetic and if one of us is upset / crying / etc then the other starts.

So sorry. Hope AF stays away!

 

[todmommy4568]

Tod- do you take baby aspirin your entire cycle?

I used pressed when we conceived ds. First cycle we used it. I bought some conceive plus this time round but obviously haven't had any success.

I do take it my whole cycle but mine is a weird case. I have a clotting disorder which can lead to recurrent miscarriage and other complications while pregnant. Generally the OB's take on it is to take baby aspirin while TTC although some say to start once you get BFP and then if you make it to 6 weeks ish depending on your doc and history then start heparin or lovenox injections. My personal doc is on board with the baby aspirin and if I make it far enough along to make my first appointment then he will bring a hematologist on board.

 

[mrscletus]

So today I woke up with crazy cramping... Like super uncomfortable all morning.

 

[Hope16]

I'm 2 dpiui and I am extremely sore! It actually makes me have to walk a little slower. My left side feels like I'm carrying rocks in there. This is going to be a long TWW for sure

 

[Angel5000]

Today is the last day of parent-student conferences. TBH, 4 days is really too many. I've had very few parents respond to the invites for conferences and I"ve had maybe 7 conferences the last two days (still more than I had in past schools though). Tonight is "Arena Conferences" so all the teachers will be put in the gym and parents can just show up and go see whoever they need to see. This is nice because it's in teh evening and admin will try to keep parents moving so they don't try to talk to us for 30-40 minutes but it's often a very very busy night for the math department (everyone wants to talk about math). And a late night. We won't get to leave until almost 8pm Blah.

On the bright side, tomorrow is a half day with no conferences, and I get to leave at 12:30 tomorrow in exchange for the extra hours tonight.

I'm 2 dpiui and I am extremely sore! It actually makes me have to walk a little slower. My left side feels like I'm carrying rocks in there. This is going to be a long TWW for sure

That sounds awful. I am not very familiar with IUI, is the process very painful? (I mean, obviously you are uncomfortable so it can't have been very pleasant, but I don't know anything about it really).

 

[krissie328]

Angel- I am sorry about the write up. I use to teach elementary special education and I once cursed at a kid. He had been picking on this girl for weeks and finally I had enough. I felt so awful and immediately reported it to my administrator (who was very supportive). Thankfully the parent was understanding and we actually ended up having a meeting about her son's recent behaviors. We really should be pinning responsibility on these kids. That kid knew what he was doing which makes it all the more frustrating!!! I really hope this doesn't impact your job next year.

I must admit my new position doesn't require me to stay for parent teacher conferences and I don't miss them at all. And 4 days!! Yikes! We do ours for 2.

Hope- that sounds very uncomfortable. I hope you feel better soon.

Tod- Thanks!! I usually take it after o. I don't know if I need to but I did it with my DS and decided to continue this time.

Afm, not much going on here. CD 6 and my 4th day of soy. My temps have been all over the place. I am hoping they settle down soon.

 

[lvksa]

Hi ladies...was MIA again. It's been a long week trying to prepare the girls for exams. I'll be spending the weekend on the couch with my laptop writing up finals.

I never had a chance to even check about the opks. Calendars predicting O as yesterday or the day before yesterday. Attempting to DTD everyday for a week and a half or so depending on temps.

 

[BostonLover89]

well, no AF this morning. I am about to go run errands with my mom and assuming I can sneak away from her while we are at the drug store I was thinking of picking up some FRERs. Of course, I have about a years supply at home but I am still away. I thought I would be home by now but some stuff came up.

I wouldn't use them until tomorrow morning with FMU, it will be 12dpo/cd29... assuming AF doesn't come before I get a chance to pee. It will honestly be my first time actually testing since I have never made it to 12dpo since being of BC so I am really nervous about it.

I know the soy and b6 are supposed to lengthen my LP but I will still naturally get my period right? (if there isn't a bean in there). I am still taking the b6 and b complex along with my prenatal.

 

[krissie328]

Oooh exciting Boston!! I would definitely test. I would assume you should still get your period if you aren't pregnant. I know a couple gals on a different thread that used the b6 extended their LP by 1-2 days.

 

[Angel5000]

I'm still getting creamy cm. My cervix is high, soft, and the OPKs are VERY negative (almost squinters). I'm a little frustrated. FF and Kindara are predicting O around Monday so I should stop worrying but I just want to get some sort of a line, dammit! lol!

KrissieI have so much respect for the people who do elementary and even more respect for people who do SpEd! That's so hard! I'm glad that the parents were so understanding! What do you do now?

lvksa Good luck!!

Boston When I use b6 my LP lengthened by 2 days but you should still naturally get your period if you aren't pregnant. I haven't done the soy thing before though, but I can't imagine it would stop you from getting your period. One thing I learned about having a short LP is that the boxes that say can be used "5 days before missed period" is assuming you have a 14 day LP and so at 12DPO you are considered "2 days before missed period" even if you are late for your own cycle. HOWEVER at 12DPO I would think you would show up on a test if you are pregnant. I hope you were able to get some tests!