The LTTTC thread for everyone.

[Milty]

Eh we all gotta learn sometime

 

[peacebaby]

Taylor don't worry you'll learn as you go - we all did

Milty i've never seen a test like that before. Maybe there wasn't enough dye?

Jen, i haven't tried melatonin because as you say there are conflicting reports about the effect on fertility. I am drinking a special type of cherry juice that is supposed to help with sleep and i think it contains small amounts of melatonin. I have had some mega weird dreams when i do sleep and i'm wondering if thats why my ov was so out of sync this cycle Hope you'll share all the pregnancy stuff with us here - we want to hear it all the good, the bad and the ugly

Bmom how are you skinny lady?

Crystal, a belated Happy Birthday just read that on LL's journal now. Sorry to have missed it on the day! Hope you had great day.

Waiting for you & Milty to test with the time differences it's all the more agonising

Hopeful, how nice of that man to compliment you about your children but sorry that it also hurt. I would have teared up too. Have you had any miscarriage tests done to see why it could be happening?

Ready & everyone else - the realism about pregnancy & motherhood is much appreciated. Ready, i think you're right couples who struggle to get pregnant tend to think that they dare not complain and there is the tendency to think "if we made it through infertility we can get through anything." I've seen so many moms cracking up under the pressure. More so here in England where asking for help or speaking about how difficult things are is seen as admitting to "weakness" or heaven forbid "failure". There is this unspoken expectation that one should be stoic through everything. Not for me thanks!

HA - i've pulled out the book again and will pm you later about the details on Dr Beer's theory re:anti-d's.

 

[peacebaby]

Milty what time of day is it for you now?

 

[Milty]

It's morning and I tested...really didn't see much so I guess I will have to wait and see

Also FF tried to change my O date to CD 16
So I changed methods again

 

[readyformore]

Milty, your charts look just as confusing as some of mine. I don't know if ff has given you the right O day as it looks like it could be any number of days. Sometimes I feel that I can detect when O was better than by temping. And I've noticed that if I follow tcoyf I get much better results, but only if I go by the book, the online software just won't work for me. I often need to use the slow rise guidelines and then it will work. But, I know that I'm ovulating and my progesterone isn't too low. So, I guess my body just like to be contrary to ff.


I was at work yesterday and I was working with a doctor. She has 2 kids, is 41 and we have shared a camaraderie about ttc. She had a miscarriage last year and has ttc for about a year. We would complain to each other about our lack of reproductive progress. She would joke about how her eggs were hard boiled and I would joke about how I have 2 eggs left. We would see each other every 2 weeks and we knew how the other was cycling. We'd look at the other optimistically and then one would shake her head as she walked by. Honestly it got to the point where I told her we just couldn't talk about it anymore. There was never any encouraging news from either one of us. It got to be too depressing so I told her it was now a forbidden topic and we could only discuss our vacations.
Yesterday we were in a delivery where a woman had her 3 child. The doc said, "I wish I was brave enough to have tried for a third."
I couldn't look her straight in the eye. I know she was using it as a defense mechanism and it probably helped her to get through the birth. I know that we can't be serious about ttc and our experiences all the time. The burden and sadness will just weight you down on a daily basis.
But, it seemed genuine and convincing. And it made me wonder............how many people are out there in the world going through the same thing. How many women with/without families are saying similar things and everyone believes them, but they have really suffered. Probably more than anyone realizes.

HOpeful- I loved your story.

Taylor- welcome to the thread.

Hi to Peace, Jen, Crystal, Bmom, Suki, Alison, and everyone else.
I am trying to get over a ridiculously long sinus infection and thinking of painting my laundry room this weekend. At least I won't be able to smell the paint fumes.

 

[Milty]

Ready you are so right about my chart but I really think I'm either 11DPO or 9DPO

Here is my pic from this morning so I think the dot was a weird thing...


Morning everyone

 

[ByAnyMeans]

Ladies!.....it's been quite a while. And I have some catching up to do, I don't know where you're all at.

I've been off the forum, as am now in week 11 and have been sick literally all day, every day. No energy to do anything including my twice a day swimming. But life goes on and there's a demanding job and housework, and after all that, I'm just spent.

I suppose I am grateful however, for this first time pregnancy (I'm still not even calling it that, I think of it as pre-pregnancy) we've come this far along, though I worry every day until we get past the safe point, if there is such a thing, and then there's the testing...

I'm eating everything in sight, throwing up (water only, oddly enough) many times each day. Night is the worst - past 6pm I just get worse and worse, and often DH isn't back from work until 8pm and he needs to have dinner before his night calls and we barely get to see each other. But even when we're both around each other I havn't the energy to do anything.

Until today, that is. I was actually to go out all day, shopping and to dinner, first time in a long time. Then the sickness hit a couple of hours ago. But this actually has me worried - why it's now stopped so suddenly. I don't see the doctor until Tuesday.

I hope you are all getting on fine and I will start reading the forum backwards to catch up. Soon as I get some energy - this was all I had in me.......

 

[peacebaby]

ByAnymeans nice to hear from you, i was wondering how you were getting along. The sickness sounds awful I've heard others here say it tails off from about 11 weeks, hopefully thats whats it is for you. I'm amazed at you swimming 2x day under any circumstances

Hope the 12 week tests are all good for you, keep us posted.

Milty if you're only 9dpo then it may be early days still. Hang in there

We've had a lovely day of sunshine here and everyone is smiling and happy, wish it lasts for a few more weeks but thats being too optimistic.

 

[crystal443]

Good morning ladies

BAM- I was wondering how you were getting along So glad its all going well for you, I can't believe your 11 weeks already where did that time go?

Taylor- I messaged you the info for the doctor, he specializes in tough fertility and IVF so if anyone can help its him He also is always researching and going to confrences to learn so its great he's always learning new things The other thing is most FS I noticed only spoke to me and ignored DH in the room but he includes DH in all treatment plans and asks his opinion etc. I think you'll really like him, let us know how you get on

Milty- wait a few days and test again, can you see anything irl? Your chart is like mine this time it kept giving me different O days If your 11 DPO its still early for it show on the test so hang in there

Peace- I was reading that prednisolone can supress HCG and pregnancy symptoms, have you read anything about that? I was looking up prednisolone and SE for pregnancy immunity etc. Just wondering if you have read anything about it

Ready- its tough for sure

Bmom- Good morning lovely Hope your enjoying your weekend!!

Jen- How are things going for your DD now? Hope your having a relaxing weekend

AFM- I didn't test I'm either 16DPO or 14DPO and I still think AF is going to show so I'll give it another day or two and see what happens tomorrow should be the indicator if my temp drops again I'm out, if not then I will probably test but I have all my AF signs she's on her way

 

[LLbean]

oh good grief Crystal...killing me here!!!! TEST!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bravemom]

oh good grief Crystal...killing me here!!!! TEST!!!!!!!!!!

I agree woman test !!!!

 

[crystal443]

If no AF by tomorrow I'll test but I can feel it coming or I would have tested

 

[Taylor1]

I agree test. The amount I have tested I should have shares in the company!

 

[Milty]

Man I'm wiped out...we went to a prade and carnival

So fun

 

[peacebaby]

Glad you had nice day out Milty.

Crystal, I raced here when I saw that you posted. I've been told that prednisolone masks pregnancy symptoms, especially nausea/morning sickness, in fact it is sometimes prescribed here to help with that. Not sure if that automatically means it suppresses HCG. Although I have noticed that the majority of ladies on pred get early positive tests so I guess if it does suppress HCG its probably not significant. The suspense is killing us

 

[Milty]

Umm ok weird my ability to thanks is gone

 

[LLbean]

you have over thanked Milty...so the thanks ability has been revoked LOL

 

[Milty]

Well I overrode FF. If I changed it to one of their running options it gave me cd 10, 15 & 18. CD 10 was really early but looks right on the graph and I had some O pains.

However, I changed it to CD12 because I almost always have EWCM one day after O. Plus it's closer to the 13 when I've been O'ing. Also I looked back and some of my other charts had a small temp increase then O.

Oh and my progesterone signs showed up at 8DPO which is very normal.

Anyhoo long story short I might only be 9DPO

 

[Milty]

you have over thanked Milty...so the thanks ability has been revoked LOL

It appears to be true...the button is just gone

 

[Milty]

Hey did you notice I did finally become an addict