Sticking together until we all get prego!

[Dream143r]

motherslove - I always test out my OPKs. I like to know how long they stay positive and where the negative lines up with the temp spike.

Pineapple juice and sunflower seeds are said to promote implantation? I didn't know that. Too bad I despise both of those things. lol I hate pineapples and sunflower seeds taste like peanuts to me and I HATE peanuts. heehee

 

[ArtsyLady]

Hello everyone! I would like to join too! My husband and I are ttc'ing #4. I have 3 girls, ages 6, 4 and almost 2. I have had 2 CP's in the last 4 months, the most recent one on July 15th. I am using progesterone cream for a lpd, but I don't think my most recent mc was due to low progesterone as the cream successfully lengthened my lp from 5-9 days up to 12-13 days. At any rate, we're trying again one more time before consulting a fertility specialist. I oredered some vitex that I am going to take in conjunction with the cream after O. I am on cd10 today and I think O will be early (like tomorrow or cd12) because my opk was pretty high today.

I live in Ohio and am trying to start selling my art and jewelry ☺

 

[Dream143r]

Welcome Artsy! Good Luck!

 

[BeanieB]

Hi :wave:

I was hoping to jump in

We've just signed up to the forum and TTC#1! We're trying at home with donor sperm so our chances are somewhat limited, but we're hoping to begin some time this week.

We haven't had a chance to see how accurate our tracking has been as we've just started using OPK's but it's looking good for this week!

I forgot to mention, UK based over here :wave:

Anyway, nice to meet you all and good luck!!!

 

[melewen]

Hi to the new ladies! Happy to have you

Motherslove I was just reading about seed cycling! Very interesting. I'm going to try it this month too... start with flaxseed and pepitas now and switch over mid cycle. I'm at the point already where I'll try anything! Haha

 

[aj611]

Hi everybody! If like to join. I live in Illinois and am ttc #2.

With my son, it happened really fast and noeninam on cycle 2. Happy to see there is a group to connect with. Good luck to all!

 

[maybababyin13]

Hi guys, Can I join too please? We’re on cycle #3 ttc #2. I genuinely thought I was fully pregnant this month – like every other month

However I got a BFN on my hpt this morning. Im 9dpo and at this stage on my son I was getting blazing positives!! So Im defo out and just waiting on the witch!

Im from Dublin, Ireland

 

[ArtsyLady]

Thank you, Dream and Mel!

@Beanie- I use wondfo opks and those have been super accurate for me predicting O. I hope that you get your bfp soon!

@Maybaby- Hey! I have a May baby in 2013 too! She was born on May 1st ☺ I definitely wouldn't count yourself out yet, even though you had early positives with your first. That really can vary alot from pregnancy to pregnancy.

I got my positive opk today! I was kind of expecting it later in my cycle. I usually O closer to cd16 and I had the cp less than 2 weeks ago. But all my hpts turned negative and I have watched the lh increase until it turned positive today. So I guess a early O on cd 12 (tomorrow) probably. Have any of you used the shettles or baby dust method and did it work for you? After 3 girls we are really hoping for a boy next time ☺

 

[melewen]

Hey all! Where's everyone in their cycle? How are things looking? Anyone testing soon?

Let's also introduce ourselves so we can become friends I'm Cheryl - I'm a full-time food blogger (I have some design and branding/marketing clients left over from my part-time days which I still really love!) and have one son who's almost 2. I live in Tennessee with my hubby and tend to be a bit "crunchy"! I love yoga and meditation and eating healthy. I'm letting myself obsess over fertility health and supplements this month so my focus is on that and not as much the actual process itself. We are hoping for a girl but I care less and less about that every day it seems!

I actually had some really exciting news for TTC yesterday... this is so silly. Have you heard of the Ava Fertility Bracelet? It essentially tracks your heart rate, skin temperature, etc., and tells you your 5 more fertile days. No temping, no peeing on sticks, nothing! You can use it for regular health, too. Anyway, I've been wanting one for a while but they're not super cheap, they run about $200 + tax and shipping. Anyway, I reached out to the company and offered to do a post about it in exchange for a bracelet and thankfully they agreed, ha! So I'm going to be really excited checking the mail the next few days... so dorky!! I'm thinking of writing a post about stress-free TTCing. You'll have to help me with ideas!

What do you all do? What do you enjoy doing?

 

[aj611]

Hi, I'm Amanda. I have a son who is turning 3 this month. I live in Illinois and work part time as a vocational coordinator. I work with students who have special needs on life skills and job skills both on campus and in the community.

I enjoy binge watching a new netflix series, spending time with hubby and going on adventures with my little guy.

 

[Sorsha]

Maybaby--I agree with ArtsyLady--9 dpo is too early to call it! How early you can get a BFP depends on implantation, and apparently that can happen anywhere between 6 to 12 days, with 9 as the average. You probably had an early implantation last time to get dark lines that soon. Good luck!

ArtsyLady--We're loosely trying Shettles for a girl. We weren't swaying either way with our first, but I'm pretty sure we conceived right on my O day (I'd thought I already must have, because it was late, but noticed signs and grabbed DH for a quickie BD ) and that did result in a boy. Yay for a positive OPK--good luck to you too!

Melewen--That's really cool about the fertility bracelet! I hadn't heard of it but it sounds like it'd be great for anyone who struggles with regular temping. Let us know how it goes!

I'm a writer (mostly novels, of various sorts). Love pretty much all types of arts, though particularly books, music, and movies. Also love traveling and am looking forward to getting back into that once the kid(s) are older.

 

[ArtsyLady]

I'm Erzsebet ☺

My husband and I have been married 7 years (I'm 29 and he is 35). I am a Christian, mommy to 3 beautiful girls and an artist. I recently started up a page on facebook to sell art and jewelry. I am pretty excited about it. We are originially from Florida but have lived in Ohio for 6 years. I am a sahm and homeschool my kiddos (well, at least the oldest so far). My husband and I are currently trying to prepare to buy a house. After my two chemical pregnancies over the last couple months I am a bit anxious but super excited about ttc'ing for #4. I have been in contact with my midwife already. I had a hba2c (homebirth after 2 c-sections) with my third daughter and really look forward to planning my 2hba2c! I also was able to have a pool and give birth in the water with my hba2c which was really neat!

Today is my O day, so I guess in 10-14 days we'll see!

@Mel- That is AWESOME about the bracelet! I have never heard of it before, I'm going to have to look it up! I have such a hard time with temping, it sounds like the bracelet would make nfp a lot easier 😀

@Sorsha- *Fingers crossed* I hope that you get your little girl! Have you sold any of your novels or is it a personal passion?

 

[Dream143r]

Hi, I'm Amanda. I have a son who is turning 3 this month. I live in Illinois and work part time as a vocational coordinator. I work with students who have special needs on life skills and job skills both on campus and in the community.

I enjoy binge watching a new netflix series, spending time with hubby and going on adventures with my little guy.

I'm currently binge watching Gilmore Girls for the first time, I'm obsessed. Don't judge me. lol

 

[JWC13]

Hi all! I'm Jess and I'm a software consultant in Raleigh, NC. My husband and I have been married 3 years and are on our second cycle of TTC. I am currently 6dpo so I'm super anxious for the next week to fly by so I can start testing.

I can't wait to hear about the Ava bracelet! I considered purchasing one too but decided to hold off a few months given the cost. I would love to hear how it works alongside of OPKs to see if the two are consistent.

 

[ArtsyLady]

I knew that I would probably O today but I was not prepared to cramp like I did! Wow! Usually it's just a little crampy on the left or right but this was just everywhere 😵 Hopefully it's a good sign!

I ordered a 50 pack of wondfo hpts. They will be here tomorrow with my vitex. I already want to poas but will try to hold out until 9dpo.

How are all of you?

 

[melewen]

Artsy cool! Will you link your site? And hopefully your cramps mean a really strong ovulation!

Sorsha what have you written? I want to check them out! I'm so excited about the bracelet because it means no overnight anxiety and analysis ha! I'm so Type A its hard for me to NOT do those things

JWC I can't wait to report back!! I'm hoping it'll let me be a bit more chill during TTC. I know it's early but have you tested yet??

 

[ArtsyLady]

@ Mel- I hope so!

I just started my page a few weeks ago and don't have many people following it yet or much art posted. Art has always just been a passion for me and since my oldest was born up until recently I haven't done much with it. But, this year I have really had a renewed desire to become a better artist. I also started painting pretty recently. Most of my art before that used Prismacolor pencils (a very high quality soft core pencil). I am now working on my first oil painting. It is a special picture to me to remember those babies I have up in heaven and honor mothers who have lost little ones. Oddly enough I had already bought all of my supplies for this painting before finding out I was pregnant a few weeks ago, and losing that baby makes painting this a little more emotional than anticipated. I really hope it will turn out well. It means a lot to me.

Since I recently created my account here and don't have 10 posts it won't let me share the link but you can type in @ArtsyErzsebet on the facebook search engine and it will take you right to my page which is Lady Erzsebet's Artsy Creations 🌸

 

[ArtsyLady]

@Maybaby- Hey! Have you tried testing again or just waiting to miss af?

 

[melewen]

Very cool Erzsebet! Your work is beautiful. I love the botanicals!

Yeah Maybaby! I need an update

 

[JWC13]

It is taking all of my willpower to not test right now. I'm only 7dpo so I know it will come back negative but dang if it isn't soooo tempting to test just to make sure