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[LadyVictoria]

Thanks, Flueky AF showed up at work. I was in the bathroom when it started, which is wayyy down the hall from my office, so I had to run back to get my products then discretely go to the bathroom again. I ended up dropping a panty liner in the toilet but thankfully had another one in my bag. All of this happened minutes before I had to rush into a meeting with a co-worker! Just that kind of Monday I guess.

It's October, though! I love the fall, even though we don't get as clearly defined seasons as we used to in my area. I love watching scary movies curled up on the couch with my husband, fall decor, apple and apple cider everything (hard cider, apple cider donuts, pancakes, etc.) so I'm trying to just be positive about that. And then Thanksgiving and Christmas are up next, which I also love. I'm not the biggest fan of the snow or cold, but it comes with the territory.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Sorry about AF, LadyV. Best of luck with your cleanse though. And I LOVE fall too. I'm all about hoodies, cool days, and Halloween. If I ever get married, it would be in the fall. ^_^

So, my opk at CD19 was pretty faint, but the one at CD20 was noticeably darker. Below is what I got today at CD21. This was well after 5 mins though. Does this look borderline positive? Tried to DTD tonight, but BD passed out early. Gonna test again tomorrow and see if I can get some sexy times started. lol

 

[LadyVictoria]

Sorry about AF, LadyV. Best of luck with your cleanse though. And I LOVE fall too. I'm all about hoodies, cool days, and Halloween. If I ever get married, it would be in the fall. ^_^

So, my opk at CD19 was pretty faint, but the one at CD20 was noticeably darker. Below is what I got today at CD21. This was well after 5 mins though. Does this look borderline positive? Tried to DTD tonight, but BD passed out early. Gonna test again tomorrow and see if I can get some sexy times started. lolView attachment 1044335

The lines look pretty even there so I'd say not peak, but positive! Sorry last night didn't work out for you, but have you been trying since the start of your fertile window?

This cycle I plan to start trying EOD earlier. Around CD 10 or 12 up until CD22 (I say this now... lol). We didn't give it our best shot at all last month due to my emotional confusion and hubby had a stomach bug toward the beginning of my fertile window that didn't help matters. I'm curious to see if the detox I'm doing will affect when I ovulate or not so I'll be using OPKs again.

 

[Flueky88]

Lady ugh sounds like Af had to make her appearance at a bad time.

I love fall too, our fall is much shorter than it used to be. I really hate that. Our leaves haven't even changed colors yet. Hope they do soon. I like apple cider and cool crisp mornings. I don't love winter but I prefer it to summer. Plus winter isn't terrible where I live.

I'll have to look and see what is in that cleanse. I know a few things can delay or speed up O.

Pretty positive opk last night. Hope you get to BD!!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

LadyV - We've only done it on CD 10 and very late at night on 16. I know I got pg with my son on Oct 27 two years ago. So, the fact that it's already Oct again it's getting a little too close for comfort in terms of when baby #2's due date might be. I'll give it the old college try tonight though and whatever happens happens.

Oh, and today's opk was definitely + .

 

[PrettyInInk42]

DTD last night. Dunno if I should start my TWW over again. I'm not gonna do another opk, so I guess today will be 1dpo .

 

[LadyVictoria]

Flueky - Here are the ingredients. I could do without the added sugar but oh well.

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Pretty - Good luck! I feel like even with temperatures and OPKs, it still seems impossible to pinpoint exactly when ovulation happens. So just trying to make sure your bases are covered seems like the best way to catch it. I so wish I were pregnant right now so I could have a June baby. I'd be happy with July or August too but not thrilled about the thought of September or October... I didn't want a winter baby either LOL I guess if it takes us that long then I'll be happy with whatever I get.

 

[Flueky88]

Pretty yay!!! I myself have 2 days of positives then go negative. I'd say you are most likely 1dpo then

Lady the very bottom one "chaste" I'm assuming is vitex/chasteberry. It's actually what I finally took post bcp to help my cycles be regular and what I started this year to lengthen my luteal phase. I think pp hormones were messing it up and I was impatient

Vitex can alter O, but honestly I think not stressing about when O will happen is best. Stress will definitely delay O in my case. Your dose is smaller than what I took so I don't think it'll affect your cycle. I'm no specialist but just wanted to offer what I know.

Oh and I feel you about a summer baby. I was dreading being super pregnant in June much less July or August with V. She came in May and DH said he wanted one born around his birthday since V's around mine. I thought "only if you suffer the horrible heat in 3rd tri!!". I mean if it happened it happened, but wasn't my "goal". Funny enough this one is due month before my birthday

 

[Mom15]

Ok so this is the third time I am trying to post....wrote up this long post a few days ago when suddenly the format changed and my post was lost. Started one just now and out of nowhere the site reloaded. So hopefully this one makes it. I can’t remember what I wrote before and I’m too tired to go back and re-read everyone’s post. So just a general babydust to all you ladies trying.
LadyV - I do remember that the majority of my post was about how I am a big fan of Vitex as well as this herbal tea I drank. I will copy the recipe in a separate post in case you or anyone else is interested. We started calling it the magic tea as a few of my friends who had been trying for over a year all conceived within 3 months of tea and Vitex. It may have all been a coincidence of course. Also look into Mayan Abdominal Massage. I have had two of them and strongly believe in it’s effectiveness when it comes to cleansing, repositioning the uterus. I will go for one once my cycles return.
Hoping the supplement you are taking does the trick. Also I have conceived DS1 on cd31 and DS2 on cd21. So should your O get pushed back, it doesn’t have to be a bad thing

 

[Mom15]

Here is the tea recipe:

Before ovulation it is equal parts: raspberry leaf, elderberry flower, rosemary, sage and mugwort. And after ovulation it is equal parts lady's mantle, yarrow and nettle leaf.

I drank it daily. Usually made a big pot of it and I would let it steep for 15min minimum, but sometimes I left the herbs in it a lot longer.

 

[LadyVictoria]

Flueky - Yes, the chaste fruit powder is vitex, and that's what I had previously heard could mess with ovulation. It sometimes feels rare to be so regular and I wouldn't want to mess that up! There's nothing I can do except wait and see what happens though.

A June baby would be so perfect because the weather can still be pretty mild in June where I live - mid 60s to low 70s, which is perfect for me! July-September are when the heat ramp up.

Mom15 - I hate when I write up a long post and then the internet eats it lol I guess I'll have to stick with the vitex after I'm done with this cleanse, so long as it doesn't mess with my cycle too much. I just feel like I already wait so much between my period and fertile window and then have a 12-13 day LP, I don't want to add even more wait time in there! lol
Repositioning the uterus sounds painful! Was yours tilted or is there some magical alignment? I'm intrigued! Thanks for the tea recipe, too! I've never made my own tea, I just buy bags. Is this a combination of loose teas?

 

[Mom15]

Yes, it’s loose leaf. There is a website (in the US) called mountainroseherbs.com
You should be able to find them all there. Just be careful, tea is very light. So I would do some math of how much you need. Think ounces not pounds. My friend made the mistake of ordering way too much. But you want to order I would say three months worth so you don’t have to pay shipping over and over. Think of a gallon ziploc bag that should last a while. Then at home you weigh equal amounts and mix the tea well. Also depends of how much you drink each day of course. I would do a min of 2 cups. I def saw in increase of fertile cm with Vitex and the tea.
About the massage, it’s really gentle. I’m don’t think I had a severely tilted uterus, just a bit off center maybe. My cervix at least always felt tilted to one side. My massge therapist (she is also a midwife) told me that accidents/falls throughout life can malposition the uterus. What was most amazing to me was that my periods after my son had become very painful. I have a large fibroid and that had me almost double over in pain during those first postpartum periods. The first period after the massage was almost painfree and went from 7days down to 5. To me that was convincing enough that it must have done something good. Oh and what I totally forgot is that the therapist will show you how to do it yourself. Now if you are ttc you only do it up to O so you don’t disturb potential fertilization/implantation. There are all sorts of videos out there if you want to get an idea what it looks like.

 

[LadyVictoria]

Thanks for the heads up about the tea and the massage. I will definitely look into both!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

So, I had to make a 15 month appt for Alex. I also asked if I could make a prenatal appt for myself, but I'd let them know ASAP if I had to cancel it. The receptionist said not a problem and asked if it was my first prenatal appt. I was like "uh, well, no, I've had a baby before." And she was like "oh, haha, no, I mean for this pregnancy." Total blonde moment. haha

 

[LadyVictoria]

Pretty - Good luck this cycle!

My fertile window starts this weekend and I'm feeling hopeful again. It's only day 9 of my cleanse but my skin is looking better so I'm hoping that it continues to improve throughout my cycle, and that it means my hormones are balancing out. I've been taking apple cider vinegar every morning, eating less sugar (especially added) and I'm trying to be more active. I'll definitely be using OPKs this time around since not using them gave me anxiety last month!

I also got a follow up tarot reading to see if any of the changes I've made would help and she said she sees me now conceiving a baby girl in 2-8 weeks and having a successful pregnancy. The original timeline was December - March! She said the spirits have recognized that I've made a lot of changes, both physically and emotionally, and that I am ready and the timing is perfect. I sure hope she's right because it's true. I never thought I'd be able to overcome my sweet tooth and here I am doing it because I want a baby so badly. I also accepted that as much as I want a summer baby, a lot of TTC is out of my control and in the end I'll be happy with any baby I get. This is huge for such a Type A, control-freak planner like myself. So we shall see! I hope I have good news in the next month or two

 

[Mom15]

LadyV - we sound very alike in some ways. I consider myself a sugar addict and it was hard but so worth it to give it up while ttc. Also had to while pregnant as I developed gestational diabetes. Been really bad lately, but starting to dial it down again. Glad the cleanse seems to be helping. Fx for this cycle!

 

[LadyVictoria]

Mom15 - It's nice to not be alone! The thought of developing gestational diabetes seriously scares me so it was important to me to work on cutting down sugar now. I had no idea that it could have an impact on fertility for some until I read the Period Repair Manual.

I haven't been buying any sweets when I go grocery shopping but my workplace is the worst ever when it comes to avoiding sugar. People are constantly bringing in baked goods for no reason, let alone the birthdays every month. Or people are doing fundraisers and selling sweets for different causes. Every meeting has coffee and cookies or donuts. Meanwhile I brought a basket of honey crisp apples to work (my husband and I picked a ton over the weekend) and I don't think anyone has touched a single one all day. It would be gone by 10am if it were an apple pie. I'll be working on my self control a lot this holiday season!

 

[Mom15]

The gd def was a shock at first, but then I figured it out and controlled it with diet. I kept telling myself that some people have to live with diabetes for the rest of their life and it was a small sacrifice for me. It did go away after my son was born. One of the snacks I would have were apples with peanut butter . Made the apple a bit more exciting and the peanut butter is relatively low carb. Maybe you need to put a jar of peanut butter next to the apples. Lol.
Have you read the author’s blog? I learnt a lot about hormones on it. Maybe I already asked you that. Can’t remember.

 

[LadyVictoria]

Mom15 - I'm glad you were able to easily correct it with diet and that you no longer have it! And I could live on apples with peanut butter! It's been one of my favorite snacks/healthy desserts since I can remember. Sometimes I sprinkle granola and cinnamon on top if I want a heartier snack. Maybe that is what my apples at work are missing lol I've been wanting to try other nut butters like almond too. I follow Lara Briden on Instagram but I'll have to check out her blog! Reading her book is what led me to do the Premama Cleanse.

 

[Mom15]

LadyV - after reading her blog I “self diagnosed” myself to have estrogen dominance which caused my long lp. I used to not O until CD30+. Maybe caused by having been on the pill for 17 years before I quit to ttc. I tried to avoid everything that could imitate estrogen in my body to the extent of not touching receipts. Probably wasn’t all necessary, but I was determined. Before DS2 I had brought O down to cd21/22. We’ll see how it is once I get it back this time.