(TEAM) Aphrodite - delivering Tigers in 2010

nicole...sounds to me like everything is fine hun. My tests never even got 1/3rd as dark as the control at 7 weeks pg with an ectopic. I'm certain you have a strong beany nestled in your ooom. :happydance:

TBM...great stuff things are moving along for you. 28 cycles is a long time to be charting - and here I am moaning about me! :blush:
 
Ummm, let's see...forever. LOL. I can't remember when we started trying because at first it was just NTNP. Hubby didn't want to "try"...so I didn't track my cycle, temp, or use OPKs. In fact, I wouldn't initiate sex if I knew it was "that" time. If he didn't initiate it, it didn't happen. I can't remember when we started going all out and TRYING. But I have been tracking and temping for 28 cycles now. :cry:

Had the day 21 test today, and have hubby's SA scheduled for this Friday. I feel like we're making progress at least!

Well...although 28 cycles is a loooong time to wait (from your perspective), it's true that you haven't evaluated even some of the simpler options, so I think the situation is actually pretty hopeful. It sounds like the d21 test and the SA are moving you on the right track. Just think--maybe you need something like Clomid and that will do the trick. You never know! Fingers crossed for you :)
 
taebomama: How many dpo are you now? I have heard a lot of good things about pre seed so I hope it did the job!

My hcg level was 656 on Wednesday after being 220 on Monday so I think everything seems to be fine! I don't know what to do about the ultrasound, my dr. is on vacation and the one I saw today wants me to have one as soon as possible to rule out an ectopic but then he said I wouldn't need one after that until 18-20 weeks. I want to see the heartbeat so badly so I was thinking of just changing it and making it a week or two later. I really don't think it's ectopic and I don't want to risk not getting a second one.
 
taebomama: How many dpo are you now? I have heard a lot of good things about pre seed so I hope it did the job!

My hcg level was 656 on Wednesday after being 220 on Monday so I think everything seems to be fine! I don't know what to do about the ultrasound, my dr. is on vacation and the one I saw today wants me to have one as soon as possible to rule out an ectopic but then he said I wouldn't need one after that until 18-20 weeks. I want to see the heartbeat so badly so I was thinking of just changing it and making it a week or two later. I really don't think it's ectopic and I don't want to risk not getting a second one.

How far along are you? Baby's heart beat should be seen at 6 weeks (when baby is 4 weeks). Congrats on the your HCG levels! Looking good! To answer your question, I'm 9dpo.

I took hubby's SA sample to the lab (30 min away) this morning (I had to fight with them to let us get the sample through intercourse, even though we used a condom made specifically for this purpose). When I arrived, a security guard was sitting right there, able to hear and see everything. And since the front desk folks need everything spelled out to them...well...it was a little embarrassing to say the least. :blush: The lab tech said my doc should get the results today, so I'm going to call and bug them right now. :haha:

I hope you're all doing well! :flower:
 
Nicole...that hcg sounds great! I don't think it's ectopic either which is such great news! Don't they have to scan you at 12 weeks? If not I would probably wait an extra week or two so there's a smaller gap between that and the 18 week scan. So so pleased and relieved for you. :hugs:

TBM...do post the results when you get them. Hope all comes back ok. We were never told about a "special condom" and had to get the sample manually. :blush: Try aiming into the stupid tiny cup they gave us! :dohh: Hospital staff can be quite stupid at times and I was equally embarassed dropping off DHs sample. Why do us women always have to do it?

afm I managed to stop worrying about TTC again but main cos I know there's next to no chance this cycle. Both Stewart and I have a horrid sickness/diarrhoea bug. He's pooping yellow water which soaks through 2 nappies and his clothes up to 10 times a day and I have to keep dashing to the loo to throw up. :cry: Just hope it's gone in a week for his birthday but this really screws up plans for packing/sewing curtains/BDing this weekend. :nope:
 
tbm - let us know what the news is

nicole - the levels sound great.. FX its not an ectopic

2016 - u poor thing.. wat do u know.. i had a stomach bug 2 days ago too..

well.. 3 days of + OPKs.. today was - , so i recon today is the O day.. LOTS oF CM.. LOTS.. we have been bd last 3 nights.. & good surprise today, I got newborn cloth diapers in the mail (which i ordered 2 MONTHS ago from US) i thought they were lost/ stolen.. but surprise.. they came today.. the day I "O" after 2 months of buying them -- maybe its a sign from god..
ya ya call me silly for buying diapers before the baby is concieved.. hehhehe.. but they are soooo small & soooo cute!!

HAPPPY!
 
2016: Sorry you and Stewart are sick, I hope you both feel better soon. When are you expecting to ovulate? Maybe you can still get a couple of times in before ov. They don't do a 12 week scan unless you want it but I didn't with the boys because if it showed something might be wrong I would just worry but I might this time I don't know. I think I will reschedule it.

taebomama: Have you tested yet? or do you wait until closer to when af is due?

devi: :happydance: glad you've ovulated! Hopefully the diapers are a sign that would be exciting! When are you planning on testing?

gg: it is exciting we get to be bump buddies again! how are you doing?

has anyone heard from Joli?
 
Nicole...I was expecting to ov CD17 but my OPKs have started getting darker so I am pretty sure it will be CD16! Typical, I normally ov CD20-22 and lately it's been CD17 and the one time I actually wish to ov later it comes even earlier than usual! :dohh: I will try muster some energy to DTD tonight but DH is now sick and with Stewart still pooping for England we are all exhausted. Not to mention we went out and bought 27 metres of fabric yesterday which I have to turn into curtains in 2 weeks! :wacko:

Looks like we are going to have to cancel Stewart's party next Saturday because I can't see we will be well enough in time to prepare food etc and safely have people round without the risk of spreading the germs. So disappointed but I guess we will just have to have a party after we move house or in the new year.
 
TBM...do post the results when you get them. Hope all comes back ok. We were never told about a "special condom" and had to get the sample manually. :blush: Try aiming into the stupid tiny cup they gave us! :dohh: Hospital staff can be quite stupid at times and I was equally embarassed dropping off DHs sample. Why do us women always have to do it?

I can imagine it's not easy aiming in a cup. :rofl: I was hoping hubby could drop off the sample on his way to work, but the only lab that does the SA is 30 minutes in the opposite direction. :nope: I'm really sorry to hear that you and your family are sick. That's no good. It stinks that Stewart's party will have to be postponed. I'm sure it will all workout though. Good luck on those curtains. I hope you post pics of the finished curtains. :flower:

taebomama: Have you tested yet? or do you wait until closer to when af is due?

Do I wait closer to af? I started testing at 8do! LOL. I didn't test today though. How's your pregnancy going? Do you have your ultrasound scheduled?



I'm so frustrated with my doctor's office. I called them on Friday to see if the results were in. The woman who took my call was not the intelligent sort. She couldn't get anything I said right. She couldn't even get my name right. She kept mixing up the message I wanted her to give to the doc. No one returned my call, which was not surprising. So you know I'll be bugging them in the morning. And if I get that same lady again, I'm asking to talk to someone else!

I've been having my usual pre-menstrual spotting. Even if the day 21 test comes back saying my progesterone level is normal, I think I am low. I've read all the symptoms and they fit me to a t. I'm hoping doc will prescribe Clomid and Progesterone. If no Clomid, I'll start Soy this next cycle.

So where is Joli? I miss her. And I miss Britt!! I understand why she doesn't come on the board anymore, but I sure would love to hear how she and Kinley are doing. We became FB friends a month or so ago, but either she doesn't post anything or she has her privacy settings only sharing with close friends. There are no posts since before Kinley's birth. I sure hope things turned around...

:wave: to all of you. I hope you're all doing well! Take care!
 
Well we are ALL sick now despite being fastidious about hand hygiene etc. This bug is just pure evil. :(
Despite that I managed to almost finish Stewart's curtains over the weekend. I am proud because I have never sew with blackout lining before and it's quite heavy. Will post pics once they are all done...showed the curtains to him already and for some reason he was so happy and was crawling all over them excitedly. Brought a tear to my eye though I'd bet he would be as happy had I just given him a load of fabric to play with. :dohh:
MIL is coming round this afteroon to take S for a walk while I cut out the living room curtains. I say cut out because there is some tricky pattern matching to do and I need all the floor space and a lot of concentration. These curtains are going to be the biggest job though as I am using 27 metres of fabric. Can you believe we had to buy almost 50 metres of fabric for the 4 windows I am doing in the house???? And the shop wouldn't even give us a discount! :growlmad:
Then I have to use the fabric from our current living room curtains to totally reshape into curtains for the playroom and guestroom to try save money.
Apologies for all the boring talk about fabric. :blush:
Well no BD for us last night....both just too sick/fed up/exhausted. Better try tonight or tomorrow at least otherwise there will really be no chance.

TBM...oooh I know the type of woman you describe. So freakin annoying! :grr: Hope you get to speak to someone with half a brain today and get your (hopefully good) results.
I think they often prescribe Clomid with progesterone because Clomid can thin your lining. I believe soy can have the same effect on the lining. Have you ever used progesterone cream? I did with S and my first cycle of TTC this time round. Then I stopped because I was running out but have just bought some more. Think the one I have comes from the US though - Wellsprings Serenity Natural Progesterone Cream.
I miss Joli and Britt so much too. Haven't seen Joli post much on FB and you are right that Britt hasn't posted since before Kinley was born. I guess she is busy looking after her and maybe doesn't want to share details in such a public way? :flower: I do think you have full access to her page though, there is just nothing there.
I send her a message over a month ago but have had no reply which I can understand. Every month on the 9th I think of Kinley getting a month older but don't want Britt to feel like I am hassling her to keep sending messages.

Hope everyone else is ok. I better go eat breakfast before the new day of diarrhoea nappies begins. :dohh:
 
taebomama: hope you got the results back! That's so annoying, I hate trying to get results, my doctor told me to call for mine and she was set on not telling me because I could be someone else. I love that you test so early. I hope your doctor will prescribe the progesterone and clomid. I can't see why they wouldn't since you've been trying for so long. Can you get referred to someone else? (I'm not sure if you're seeing a fertility specialist or not) Sorry if you've said before. I booked my ultrasound for next week. I should be about 6 weeks then...I think.

2016: I can't believe you can make curtains! I want to make some but I can't sew. Hope you got some bding in last night. Good luck for this cycle!!

I think everything is okay although I'm a bit worried about my digi. My last hcg level on Friday was 1402 so still doubling but I took a digi on Sunday when my levels should have been almost 3000 and it said 2-3. Is the level in your urine less than in your blood throughout pregnancy? My tests yesterday were lighter but the one from today was as dark as the control line. Probably just worrying over nothing.
 
Nicole...making curtains is quite easy but I guess I'm lucky cos my mum taught me all about sewing as a child.
As for your worries, I thought the doubling time for hcg went from 2 to 3 days once the number went over 1000. 1400 doubled is only 2800 anyway and those digs are quite slow to show the 3+. I'm pretty sure mine only went 3+ with Stewart after I went over 4500. Try not worry yourself too much hun and hopefully in a couple of weeks you can see your flickering beany. :flower:

afm...I was expecting a +ve opk today but it was the same as yesterday sort of medium dark. Normally my OPKs are completely blank then one day a faint 2nd line appears, next day medium, next dark, then +ve then I ov. It's been that way every cycle. I wonder if the stress over S being sick and some issues with the house move is delaying things. Suits me anyway!
Taking S back to the docs tomorrow to ask for a stool sample test. Completely watery diarrhoea 10+ times a day for 10 days is no joke. I got the bug off him and was over it in 3 days. I think it's stupid they don't give anything to at least slow poop down for kids in this country cos surely there's more risk of passing on infection when dealing with water poo rather than mush? tmi sorry.
 
2016-- Poor Stewart! And poor Mommy! I hope his watery diarrhea clears up soon. Keep him hydrated [I just edited this...I didn't mean to say dehydrated...lol]. You're very talented to be able to fashion your own curtains. :thumbup:

nicole--I don't feel that your digi is anything to listen to. It's normal to worry. That's what moms do! We can drive ourselves crazy with it, no? To answer your question: No, I'm not seeing a specialist. I guess I should, but I suspect insurance won't cover it. So that would make it impossible.

Ladies, I've been bugging my doctor's office with phone calls to get the results of my day 21 and hubby's SA. It has been like pulling teeth! Yesterday I FINALLY got a nurse to tell me my Progesterone level was 23. She was really impressed with this number and asked if it was a medicated cycle. I had asked her (before I got the results) if she thought the doctor would prescribe Clomid and Progesterone. She said that she was sure with that number I'd get neither, and continued to tell me what a "strong" and "good" ovulation I had. But when I asked her why then am I spotting, starting about 5 days before af and during bding (in the Luteal phase), she had no answer. And today the witch came. But I'm not sure if she really showed up yesterday...since it's hard to know when it goes from spotting to light. If day 1 was yesterday, that would mean LP was only 11 days. What do you ladies think this means? If I had such a "strong" ovulation, why such a short LP? I'm soooo confused? :shrug: Should I still use Soy this cycle? I'm afraid of messing something up.

I still haven't gotten the SA results. The nurse said the doc hadn't looked at it yet. So I'm WAITING. When hubby got home last night I shared my test result with him. And do you know what? He tried to point out that maybe it was too high and THAT was the problem. Oh. My. Gosh. He wants it to not be HIS fault so bad. And I hope it's not him, for many reasons. First of all, it would shatter his ego, I think. And secondly, he's not good about doing things that would change/improve the situation. I, on the other hand, would do just about anything. He won't even keep up with taking a simple vitamin. :growlmad:

Doing some research last night, I discovered that the meds hubby takes for acid reflux can cause infertility. He takes it daily, and has been for at least a few years. I can't help but be irritated with him. This may sound mean, but he doesn't take good enough care of himself. He is overweight, but won't stick to any fitness plan. I'm worried about him dying of a heart attack or stroke. I want to talk to him about this, but there is no way of doing it without hurting his feelings (ego). When he brings it up that he's going to start working out, I show my support and try to encourage him. But when I see that he's not keeping at it, I say nothing. It's such a delicate subject. But his mom died at 61 from Congestive Heart Failure. My mom died at 56 from a stroke (she also had Congestive Heart Failure). I have seen first hand what being overweight and out of shape can do, and I don't want this for my husband!!

As you ladies may have already gathered, I'm feeling pretty crappy about things. :cry:
 
I waited till almost 2 in the afternoon to call the doc's office...and guess what? Front desk tells me my doc and her assistant are off on Tuesdays. I'm seriously losing it over here...crying my eyes out. I've done pretty good every month for how ever many cycles....but this time. Nope. :nope:
 
:hugs: I think you've done very well at keeping yourself positive through ttc. Everyone has times when they can't keep it together anymore. You are trying so hard and your husband not doing everything possible to help and having trouble getting in touch with the dr. must be really hard to deal with. You'll get everything sorted out but I know that doesn't help right now. I hope your husband gives you some extra love and care tonight, you deserve it. I don't want to over step my bounds but I do think that you should insist on at least some clomid. I think if you annoy a doctor enough they'll eventually give in although I think they should just give it to you. You've been trying long enough, they should be giving you all the help they can. You're a very strong, wonderful woman and I hope you feel better soon. I wish there was something I could do. Keep us updated on how you're feeling and what the doctor says. :hugs:
 
What nIcole said! I can't believe they are messing you around so much xx
 
:hugs: TBM I am sorry they are being far from helpful! Not sure what to suggest about talking to your hubby, my hubby and I have what people tell me is an "unusual" relationship where we just tell each other like it is even if it might (and often does) hurt each other's feelings. I think it was a bit silly of your OH to suggest maybe your progesterone is too high though! There is no such thing! 23 is a great number though but I can see why you would be concerned about so much spotting. My friend IRL had a similar amoutn of spotting/length LP and get pregnant after a year without any problems. She was told the spotting was caused by ovarian cysts. I sometimes get spotting at different points in my cycle for this reason too.

Just remember if you ever need to vent, we are here. :flower:
 

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