Roll up, roll up! Statistical chance of at least one BFP! - *15th BFP Announced!*

[MrsFX]

Thank you so much for your warm wishes I've just discovered your journal (need glasses lol!) and It hasn't been a quick journey for either of us....which means that times are a changing and BFPs are approaching!
It doesn't feel like it's been that long really. TTC has grown on me like a new limb, it's part of me now and I feel like I'm being dragged along with this new stubborn addition, that has a mind of it's own! A bit weird, but I'm happy to tag along!

Who'd have thought that knitting baby booties would be so complicated? I thought that because they were small it would be a doddle... Oh how wrong were we?! x

I like your explaination of TTC, it is like having something with you all of the time. i would quite happily replace that with a real life baby!
The journal is quite cathartic I would recommend it. I don't have many followers, me and Lisa are doing the duty for each other, but it's good to just off load. If you are ever at a loss you are most welcome to have a gander.

 

[gemgem77]

Hi Ladies,

I would love to join your thread please! I have just read though it all and there is a lot of positivity here which is just what I need.
We are on our 3rd cycle of TTC #1. Me and DH are both taking pre natal vits (Sanatogen) and this is the first month I have started temping and using OPK's although I have no clue when I OV!!! According to ff it should be any day but my cycles have been slightly irregular so who knows! Just trying to dtd at least every other day but already thinking we haven't done enough this month lol
This TTC is no easy task is it
Oh by the way AF is due around 28th Sep but again due to irregular cycles I can't be 100% sure unless I am able to pinpoint OV

 

[pola17]

Pola, you just tell him that babies aren't made that way unfortunately! If they were we would have no use for them at all, hehe! Hope you can make his bday wish come true

yes, many girls would solve so many problems if we just wouldnt need guys for conceiving... however, I must admit, that baby making with a guy is REALLY fun!

I THINK today or yesterday could have been my last fertile days... my temp dropped again, and was hard to find CM again.. it was watery and not that strechy anymore... will keep on checking myself, as according to my chart my forecasted fertile days should start tomorrow

Another change is that since wednesday I was feeling great, thrusday I was on fire... even worst on friday.. but since yesterday Ive been quite emotional lots and lots of tears! Thank God DH is around to cheer me up!

 

[LilLeafyLea]

Naneth welcome to the group! There's a lot to be said about the relaxed approach to ttc. Apart from the BFP and +OPK it scores high on the 'want' list! Best of luck and look forward to chatting to you

Hiya Mrs, the journal idea is great regardless of who is reading. I agree it is the perfect exercise in carthartism (love that word)! I will definitely have to stalk yours and Lisa's! I remember reading some diaries I had written when I was 12-15 It was so interesting to rediscover my younger self and compare my present day mind/experiences with what I thought were major woes at the time (i.e. My friend can't stay over at my house!). Imagine looking back at your journal when you have your baby and realising how much you have changed/grown as a result! x

Welcome gemgem77 we're all about embracing the positivity here! Ok, now I sound like some hyped up motivational speaker! I should accompany it with a similie...Positivity is like a flower. Pick it and enjoy the positivity for yourself but it will wilt and die...leave it in situ and it can be enjoyed by all! Don't worry, won't be giving up the day job any time soon! It's lovely to hear that your hubby is being pro-active in ttc too and I think you've got everything in the bag this month regarding pinpointing ovulation. I would prob take the opk's every other day starting tomorrow afternoon. I'm basing that on an average 14 day LP counting back from your predicted af date (but would test a couple of days earlier just to be sure). The Opks take a couple of days to get darker so hopefully you can catch it. If you have plenty of Opk's I'd say test every day. Don't be down on yourself, it sounds like you are going above and beyond the call of duty! Best of luck and keep us posted missy xx

Hi pola, sorry to hear you've been a bit emotional of late. Those hormones wreak havoc on the best of us! It's annoying when your predicted dates and actual bodily occurances aren't in sync! You think, who can I trust? This machine or my body? Can I truly trust my body anymore?! I know, I'll just double up on my sex until my bits are on fire and cover all bases! Then you wonder why you are so exhausted in the TWW and try to pass it off as a symptom! I've seriously never had so much :BD:, I'm starting to feel like I'm treating it as a business transaction! Oh promises to deposit at least a million spermies and I will accrue that deposit with interest! Who says romance is dead?! x

 

[pola17]

Lol! You seem to understand! DH gets frustrated! He thinks its all his fault! at least he tries to cheer me up! I'm feeling better as a friend invited us over for dinner, and she has the cutest baby boy, who was born in april! Can't wait for tonight... For dinner and probably more

 

[LilLeafyLea]

Oo lovely, enjoy the dinner and cooing over cutesy baby! It's actually half past midnight where I am and I've just had a big cup of coffee (as I'm out this month wanted to meet my friend - caffeine!)....BIG mistake! I'm now wide awake and feeling very silly! Work isn't going to be fun tomorrow!

 

[pola17]

oh man!!! Coffee always makes me shacky, thats why I avoid it! even if I eat some dessert late at night, the sugar wont allow me to sleep!!

good luck trying to catch some sleep! here in southamerica is almost dinner time, and we´re off to buy some dessert!

 

[zozarini]

Lilleafy!! Thank you for this thread..it hasw brought me loads of luck and I am delighted to tell you all i got my BFP!!

I am just back from Greece (2 hours). We had to get a test out there 3 days after AF didnt appear and 2 positives. ALready taken 3 more today and all positive inc a clear blue digi.

I took a test the day before i went at 12DPo with a 10ml test and nothing!! then on Thursday on a 25ml test a BFP! So dont test too early as i never got a positive until a couple days after i missed.

Wishing you all the luck ladies and I pray this is a sticky bean for us. Its a great feeling.

P.S This was month 2 of using pre-seed. I also ditched the tempting and opks and tried to chill out.

~~I had sex 4 days in a row..2 before ovulation and 2 after... I also threw in a AM BD as well as my evening. I didnt prop bum up or any of that this month.

Hope you all follow soon xxxx

 

[MrsFX]

zozarina congratulations!!

what wonderful news. H and H nine months.

Pola good luck. you must have super strong hormones with your heat rise. hope that is a good sign.

Leafy you crazy fool what are you thinking drinking coffee before bedtime!?! You say you drank it because your out sorry about that. you need a ticker mrs i can't do maths and work out what day you are on.

AFM. IDPO TWW let the craziness begin

 

[pola17]

Hello zozarini! just meet ya, but still happy for your BFP!!! yaaaaay!

 

[gemgem77]

Thanks for the welcome LilLeafyLea,
I am very happy as got my 1st ever smiley face tonight!! If I'm this happy with a + OPK god only knows what I will be like if/when I get my BFP!!
Does that mean we need to dtd as much as poss over the next 3 days?
Thanks Girls

 

[pola17]

gemgem77 Im not an expert myself but I think the most you have, you increase your chances!!! Ive been chating on fertilityfriend.com and update everyday with symptoms, temp, CM status, etc... it tells me my forecasted fertile days, and also while you update, it tells you the days you have the most chance of being fertile!!!

If you got your smiley, if I were you, I´d jump to bed!!! Good luck!! I hope the girls come with better advice than mine!

 

[pola17]

As for me, as lastnight, while visiting my friend and her gorgeous baby boy, I found more strechy CM! DH was delighted with the baby, so we got some lastnight!!

I havent been feeling good these last 3 days.. I feel so lightheaded, dizzy, and tired... I was out of the country for 3 months, and returned the 31st of august.. this city is 2800 mts above sea level, so Im still getting used to high preassure!! but some way Im getting energy to have as much as possible!

Today Im also feeling some lower back cramps, and AF like cramps!!!!!!!!!!!.... But AF is not suppossed to show her ugly face until the 30th, and I usually start feeling AF cramps 2 or 3 days before its due!! could this mean Ill be out this month earlier than usual?? *snif snif*

 

[LilLeafyLea]

Yayyyyyyyyy!!!! Zozzarini, well done!! What great news to end your holidays with!! I'm made up for you hun! You have your BFP and we all have hope!! Great news! H&H 9m to you and your partner xxx

Mrs, don't ask me what I was thinking!! I bought a pack of ground coffee for my OH during the week and it smelt absolutely gorgeous as I sipped my herbal tea through gritted teeth! I'd abstained for a whole month...which felt like a lifetime! I needed a pick me up and heck did it pick me up! After feeling sorry for myself and being quiet all evening I talked oh into a coma within the space of 20mins hehe! I never realised how much it affected me until I stopped and started again!
Going to add a ticker now, I'm on cd1 today (only spotted yesterday) so fresh start this cycle! When does OH get his results? Hoping it's a speedy TWW for you! xx

Hi gemgem - wuhoo on the opk! You didn't have to wait at all! Lets hope that BFP promtly follows! I agree with pola...she isn't an expert lol! Only joking! I would BD for the next few days...and as Zozzarini had her BFP with both AM and PM Bding, possibly try that too! There's a bit of a difference of opinion on BnB regarding best days to BD around your fertile period. Some think that everyday is important and that sperm can replenish within 24hours, others feel that you should BD every other day and allow oh's sperm to build up to full potency. Some follow the sperm meets egg plan (SMEP) and BD every other day after af and then everyday around fertile period. So as you can see you have a few options!

At the moment I would proscribe to the Zozzarini school of thought and bd every day over fertile period!

 

[pola17]

Hi gemgem - wuhoo on the opk! You didn't have to wait at all! Lets hope that BFP promtly follows! I agree with pola...she isn't an expert lol! Only joking

LMAO!!! You made me laugh!! I know Im not an expert, but just giving a try!

Man, Im still feeling I cant get off bed! I dont feel good at all!!! I wanted to steal some of DH´s nutella, but once I saw it, I didnt feel like eating some anymore... that selfish man ate pretty much all!!

 

[LilLeafyLea]

Ooo Pola...very good signs there! Especially if they are out of the ordinary for you! So do you think you Ov'd early?

I was seriously only joking about you not being an expert! I waffle on about nothing much in particular whereas you can get to the point in one sentence lol! Think I just like the sound of my own keyboard! I find myself hiding food from oh...I put treats in places he would never look such as the washing machine..cleaning cupboard etc etc! Maybe that could work?!

 

[gemgem77]

Thanks for the advice girls! Just one other question, I have managed to get out of DH tonight but am away from early tomorrow morning untill very late tomorrow night, so would it be okay to dtd in the morning as well? It's so hard to know what the best thing to do is

 

[pola17]

Ooo Pola...very good signs there! Especially if they are out of the ordinary for you! So do you think you Ov'd early?

I was seriously only joking about you not being an expert! I waffle on about nothing much in particular whereas you can get to the point in one sentence lol! Think I just like the sound of my own keyboard! I find myself hiding food from oh...I put treats in places he would never look such as the washing machine..cleaning cupboard etc etc! Maybe that could work?!

I know you were joking!!! its always good to have a good laugh! but Im serious when I say Im not an expert lol!! Im so afraid of not giving the best advice!!

I THINK I OVd early... my temp increased, CM was different, besides OV pain.. but what I dont know if I had at the right time, or if the got the right path IYKWIM

Now, YES, what Im saying sound like early signs of pregnancy, but its also body reaction when its still getting used to high preassure, since I was 3 months in Miami, and Quito (Ecuador) is cold and is at 2800 mts, where everything goes sloooooooooooooow

So Im sooo confused on what to believe lol, but I dont want to get excited and it ends up being another thing!

 

[LilLeafyLea]

Gemgem I would say yes try BDing in the morning, but only if you are both up for it. As you Bd'd tonight it wouldn't be a major issue if you either Bd'd late tomorrow or early on Weds. xxx

Pola glad my sense of humour comes across...you can never tell how it's being interpreted when written rather than spoken! How cruel that the change in altitude would mimic the symptoms of pregnancy...!x

If there was a competition for the ugliest ticker, I would win hands down! Tried to find something statistical related and this is it! Now I just have to post on this thread only in fear of showing it off out of context!

 

[MrsFX]

Leafy you nerd. I love the ticker truely a statistical nature and devotion to the cause that you have shown. I hope I've enjoyed you does of EP and RJ today. There is an RJ thread that in stalking. Will let u know if there are any successes.

pola how exotic. I hope u acclimatise and get some decent symptoms soon.

Gemgem: dtd tomorrow am if u feel like it otherwise I'm sure u'll be fine. X