Sperm Meets Egg Plan Chatter thread!

[rocksy2185]

Hey hey,

Hows everyone doing? We all positive in here? Hope so!

By the way we're following the SME Plan, if you hadn't already guessed, and I'm testing on the 28th, so please please please ad me to the list

FX ladies!

xx

 

[gingerwhinger]

Hi ladies I have not been on here for ages because I needed a little time out - I was getting a bit down about it all plus I've been feeling unwell and was convinced I had screwed up this cycle, still suppose I have.... so I did a superdrug early test on Saturday as the witch was due Sunday and I could feel her on her way with cramps and back ache, I did the test for no other reason than to confirm the bfn to me so I could go out Saturday night and get jolly - It was bfn so I did go out and drink a tad too much (I promise I was convinced it was game over I wouldn't have drank if I thought for a second I could have caught)!!

Anyway, af has still yet to show. I did another superdrug this morning and it looked like a bfn other than a shadow I put down to a scratch on the plastic bit. I have just gone (4 hours later) and taken it apart - there is a faint line but easily visible without tilting etc... I then went and dug out Saturdays from the bathroom bin (the things we do) and took that apart too - it also has a good second line.

So, wtf?? Officially they are both bfn's because I don't believe the lines were visible in the time frame through the little plastic window - so are these evaps?? I have also had very faint lines that you have to tilt and squint to see on internet cheapies but I have had them before and af still show up. The witch should have been here sat night/sun morning. She isn't! I also have no symptoms at all for either pregnancy or af... other than an itchy scalp and acheing limbs which I went to the doctor about because it is really bugging me and had blood tests done yesterday.

Sorry for the essay! Blimey. If you have spent the last hour reading this novel then what do you think?? I spose I just need to wait it out. I'll do my last superdrug in the morning if the witch hasn't shown... might even go get another brand incase these are evil evaps...

to everyone who has got af since I was last on

 

[Nessicle]

ginger take it out of the casing - I did that with my bfp on 10dpo cos it looks quite faint, the dye isnt strong in those ones. Soon as I took it out of the casing I saw the line clear as day (but still faint) I never had so much as a shadow on superdrugs so this could be your bfp!

The lines start to fade too by the end of the day there's hardly anything on them x

 

[gingerwhinger]

Thanks Ness, the lines are clear as day once I have taken them apart! But I can't be certain they were there within the time frame... so spose they could be evaps? One thing is for sure - my af is getting later and later by the minute I don't want to get my hopes up at all though.

 

[rocksy2185]

That's bad really, you think the tests would be a bit more sensitive than that. I mean, the instructions tell you not to read them after a few hours...

They must have been designed by a man...

xx

 

[tryforbaby2]

Soph, we have both been on pretty much the same threads from the beginning. How about this: "Let's hold hands and walk through the door or first tri together!"

I have tried so much since active TTC I am running out of ideas!

I came off the Depo Shot October 2005 and NTNP for 4 years. Told some immediate family and some close friends last summer we were TTC for a spring/summer baby (because we had this misguided conception that we would concieve instantly). So for the past 8 cycles we have been actively TTC and I have added to my bag of tricks each month. Finally now I am scheduling my Fertility Specialist appointment (I was referred in February), I just don't want to wait anymore.
Out of all my months NTNP in July 2008 I had a positive serum pregnancy test at work (really positive) about a few days to a week later, it was negative (assuming I must have had a chemical, especially when a blood HCG came back positive). Anywho after that the only real time I thought I was pregnant was this past November. I had extremely sore bbs from 4dpo on. I got my AF early and it was so heavy it was a mini waterfall with sharp pains behind my belly button for at least 20 hours. I cried in pain.

Now DH and I do the following each month for TTC:

We have changed our diet little by little over the past 4 months or so.
I take a prenatal vitamin, he takes a men's multi vit and zinc.
He has always worn loose (hand made by mommy, lmfao) boxers. I monitor my CM and CP and drink water.
We exercise, use opk's (which are confusing at times, like now), softcups and try every position in the book.
I gave up regular coffee about 4 months ago, switched to decaf for a month or two and finally for the past month and a half I have been coffee-less and consuming, in general, much less caffiene. I started drinking red raspberry leaf tea (as of yesterday) and doing yoga for the ast month or two to relax my nerves.

I may honestly ma be leaving out a thing or two, but seriously what else an I try? I also gave up smoking 1 1/2 years ago. Seriously?! What else can I do?

 

[Nessicle]

Thanks Ness, the lines are clear as day once I have taken them apart! But I can't be certain they were there within the time frame... so spose they could be evaps? One thing is for sure - my af is getting later and later by the minute I don't want to get my hopes up at all though.

nah they won't be evaps on a superdrug! I got a faint line then the next day, darker, the day after that darker still! Every other cycle I've used them I've never had anything on the test.

You have to take them apart cos the windows are too damn small lol x

 

[SquirrelGirl]

That's bad really, you think the tests would be a bit more sensitive than that. I mean, the instructions tell you not to read them after a few hours...

They must have been designed by a man...

xx

 

[gingerwhinger]

Oh Ness I hope so, you're a star I love your pma!

Fingers crossed the hag stays away, the worrying thing about all this is how massively gutted I am going to be if she shows BUT I am a woman with a plan - Friday night I am going to a robbie williams tribute act in my local with the girls which by rights should be a very messy night indeed so if she shows up I don't have to worry about making up some daft excuse and can drink and be silly! Only a very small consolation but still it's something to cling onto if she shows if not then YIPEE!!

 

[honeybee28]

oooh ginger, fingers crossed for you. i'd just keep testing and maybe make a doc appointment for in a week or something. i really hope you get your bfp!!

tryfor- i dont think you're missing anything sweetie. ive read about it taking healthy fertile people a year and for that to be completely normal. you should defo see the specialist just to check everythings ok though.
im on cycle 5 now after ntnp for a few months, im going to the doc at the end of this cycle i think, dh is 37 and we want a big family so really want to get on with it!!

ive been in the same threads as you and soph, and jaimie too, since i joined here, and i really want to see you guys get your bfps!!!

loads of babydust to everyone.xxxx

 

[ttcstill]

ok, please bare with me while I go crazy for a moment.... I've never SS'd so much in a month before this one. Guess my PMA is too high for my own good. But yesterday was 6DPO and when I woke up feeling nauseous. Had some orange juice and felt better after a half hour or so.... Then last night before bed, I felt nauseous again. Then again the morning I feel the same!

I'm probably just getting sick, right? No way on 6 and 7DPO I'd already be feeling yucky like this? Blech! But tomorrow is 5 days before my next period will/would start, so wondering if I should try testing.... but I"m sure it will come up negative that far out....

BAHHHHHHHHHHh! I'm going absolutely crazy. Took some time off work this morning, so I could continue to lay down, just wishing this ickyness feeling would go away.


So... tell me I'm being dumb and there's no way it's even remotely possible it's a PG sign, and put me out of my misery. GRRRRR I want to cry, though I know I should just relax and find something else to take my mind off it....

You are not crazy and some women say they start noticing symptoms at 4dpo..... don't worry about it too much, if it is pregnancy signs you'll soon know and if its not you'll know that too.... I wouldn't start testing til 9 or 10dpo just for sanity's sake...... fx'd for you

 

[ttcstill]

Ness------- how r u?????? send me a private message and give me details..... I miss you here!!!


Welcome Kanga!!!!


Mamaxm is there any particular foods I should be avoiding???


Heading to work all.... have a great day!

 

[Titi]

Soph, we have both been on pretty much the same threads from the beginning. How about this: "Let's hold hands and walk through the door or first tri together!"

I have tried so much since active TTC I am running out of ideas!

I came off the Depo Shot October 2005 and NTNP for 4 years. Told some immediate family and some close friends last summer we were TTC for a spring/summer baby (because we had this misguided conception that we would concieve instantly). So for the past 8 cycles we have been actively TTC and I have added to my bag of tricks each month. Finally now I am scheduling my Fertility Specialist appointment (I was referred in February), I just don't want to wait anymore.
Out of all my months NTNP in July 2008 I had a positive serum pregnancy test at work (really positive) about a few days to a week later, it was negative (assuming I must have had a chemical, especially when a blood HCG came back positive). Anywho after that the only real time I thought I was pregnant was this past November. I had extremely sore bbs from 4dpo on. I got my AF early and it was so heavy it was a mini waterfall with sharp pains behind my belly button for at least 20 hours. I cried in pain.

Now DH and I do the following each month for TTC:

We have changed our diet little by little over the past 4 months or so.
I take a prenatal vitamin, he takes a men's multi vit and zinc.
He has always worn loose (hand made by mommy, lmfao) boxers. I monitor my CM and CP and drink water.
We exercise, use opk's (which are confusing at times, like now), softcups and try every position in the book.
I gave up regular coffee about 4 months ago, switched to decaf for a month or two and finally for the past month and a half I have been coffee-less and consuming, in general, much less caffiene. I started drinking red raspberry leaf tea (as of yesterday) and doing yoga for the ast month or two to relax my nerves.

I may honestly ma be leaving out a thing or two, but seriously what else an I try? I also gave up smoking 1 1/2 years ago. Seriously?! What else can I do?

Hi there.

I feel for you-I'm in the exact same boat but been trying more than twice as long. I was on depo from about 1995-2004. From then on DH and I basically were NTNP as we only used wd method (which did seem to work amazingly well, now that I look back).
We started trying 17 cycles ago. I too, thought we would get a bfp everyday. I have tried everything you have & more (add accupuncture, massage, heavy working out/light working out/no working out, softcups, baking soda douche (in case ph was too acidic & hostile), robitusson,....I could go on & on).......

It's getting so hard. SOOOOOOOOO many people have gotten pg and HAD their babies since we started TTC-many accidentally or just straight away. I want our bfp sooooooo bad.

 

[AreIn83]

So went to the herbalist yesterday afternoon and she's asked that I come back today. She told me I'm estrogen dominant which is what happens during menopause. I'm not quite sure I believe this. She told me this is what was causing me not to O, but according to my body temp I am ovulating. She wants to give me progesterone cream...does anyone have any opinions about this? I'm not even sure I want to keep my appt with her. I think I'm so wary because they last time I sought out treatment for fertility, I did get pregnant but miscarried. And when I started bleeding, that doctor wouldn't see me. I'm just scared I think.

 

[AreIn83]

Ginger-Don't take them apart! No matter how much you want to, don't do it. When the air hits the paper strip inside, it can cause major evaps.

 

[Nessicle]

Oh Ness I hope so, you're a star I love your pma!

Fingers crossed the hag stays away, the worrying thing about all this is how massively gutted I am going to be if she shows BUT I am a woman with a plan - Friday night I am going to a robbie williams tribute act in my local with the girls which by rights should be a very messy night indeed so if she shows up I don't have to worry about making up some daft excuse and can drink and be silly! Only a very small consolation but still it's something to cling onto if she shows if not then YIPEE!!

well now I have my bfp I have to encourage you girls and keep your PMA going

Yeah if she does show (by the sounds of it she won't!) go out and get shitfaced that always made me feel better when AF showed he he!

 

[gingerwhinger]

But arein83, I can see the line before I take them apart - it's just I take them apart to be able to see it better!! If they are evaps they were there before I took them apart... what I don't get though is if they are positives then surely now I am 16dpo they should be big and fat positives as appose to barely there and possibly evap positives!

Yep Ness that is my plan - Friday night I shall either be dissapointed and very drunk or thrilled and very sober

 

[AreIn83]

But arein83, I can see the line before I take them apart - it's just I take them apart to be able to see it better!! If they are evaps they were there before I took them apart... what I don't get though is if they are positives then surely now I am 16dpo they should be big and fat positives as appose to barely there and possibly evap positives!

Yep Ness that is my plan - Friday night I shall either be dissapointed and very drunk or thrilled and very sober

Yep, that's right babe, if they are evaps before you take them apart they get darker when exposed to air. Can you try a different brand of test or maybe a test with a different dye color?

 

[mamaxm]

sorry i'll catch up later girls, all i have to say is in 21 days we're getting our bfps, arein!

 

[gingerwhinger]

I think I'm just going to sit tight and see what happens. I am sure af will turn up this week although if she is late it will be the first time in the history of my periods that she has been proper late (other than when pregnant with ds) - I can normally pin point exactly when she'll show every month to the hour almost. So that'll be a pain if my cycles have gone all messed up for no reason.... but I have been a bit ill recently with something unknown so maybe that has affected my period but like I say, it'll be a first. Aww well, the waiting game continues. Did an IC again just now - another very faint line but I don't trust these IC's so don't know why I bothered!