TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[SunnyBe]

Great idea of starting charting earlier Steph! There are some huge jumps in there. I wonder what it'll look like with more data points, very interesting. I can't wait to hear what the fertility specialist has in store for you. Hopefully this week will just fly by

 

[Dream143r]

Good Monday Morning Ladies!

I'm excited because I'm starting to test tomorrow. LOL

Today is CD24 - 7DPO.

I'm starting tomorrow at 8dpo as promised and will test daily until BFP or AF. I didn't have any symptoms to spot over the weekend. Was feeling for the most part 'normal'. However my mom told me this morning that yesterday she was feeling dizzy and nauseous and couldn't finish cooking her meatballs. lol she's suggesting that I'm pregnant and she's feeling my symptoms for me. heehee

Today when I checked my CM though it was different from what I've ever seen before. Thick white creamy milky - and a LOT of it. Hopefully this is a good sign!

Perfectly cool with seeing a BFN tomorrow as 8dpo is early to test and I would be soooo lucky to see anything at that point. The goal is to get a BFP by Friday (11dpo) for the best anniversary gift ever.

Baby Dust to all you lovely ladies!

 

[tbfromlv]

Steph- I can relate to the crazy charts! I started charting almost right away because at one point, my doctor had mentioned that just because I wasn't having a period, didn't mean I wasn't ovulating. So after reading, I decided to try it. But for me, every period came after I ovulated lol so I guess that theory didn't apply to me. I'm glad you started though, it's more data that can be collected easily and used by you and your doctor. Do you temp orally or vaginally?

Sunny- Look at that chart How are you feeling??

Dream- Your chart is also looking very nice- I think that is hilarious about your mom but hey, I've heard stranger things and it turn out to be true !! I can't wait to see you post your test so I can tilt my computer screen a hundred ways to see if I can see something lol

AFM- I'm feeling great. TMI but i finally was able to go #2 since surgery and that helped me feel a gazillion times better. I want desperately to go back to the gym lol but I know I've got to give myself a break. I would hate to make all that down there worse However, I might go back tomorrow with DH and just walk on the treadmill.. although being all about the weights, that is going to be hard lol

Babylights- How are you doing?

 

[steph1607]

TB LOOK AFTER YOURSELF WOMAN! Don't overdo it when your body is in this amazing fertile myrtle position right now! Although agreed, the idea of walking on a treadmill when the weights room is calling is enough to give me palpitations. Do you compete? I temp vaginally by the way, I am apparently an open mouthed sleeper.

Haha Sunny even from a charting virgin I can see that your chart looks beautiful.

Aww bless your mum Dream! Fingers crossed that you will have some wonderful news to share over the next few days. I've heard good things about creamy CM

 

[tbfromlv]

I know I know. But I am probably going to walk- which is actually recommended to keep blood flow, prevent scar tissue and aid in recovery.. But I am not going to like watching DH deadlift while I walk lol I don't do bodybuilding shows because 1, too expensive, 2, It took me so long to stop caring what others thought and to be proud of my body, I couldn't imagine entering something to be judged on my body... However, I am thinking of getting into powerlifting competitions. I have a really strong squat and deadlift but my bench is still trying to catch up. We will see! If Im going to be pregnant soon (FX'd) then I have time to figure that out lol

I've always temped orally which is probably why my chart is not always very clean lol but I always lay there with my mouth closed tight before I temp, and then I temp twice. I always have a rise consistent with my opks so I figure its ok?

 

[babylights]

Thanks tb & Sunny!

Sunny your chart is looking so super promising, how are you feeling? Hope the tww isn't going too slowly!

tb so glad you took it easy with the walking, and yes you will have to adjust your workouts when you are pregnant, very very soon!!

Dream I love that story about your mom, so cute! My DH always claims he catches my hormones and I'm like nice try buddy, ha!

Baby welcome!! GL this month, fx for you!

afm I have my follie check tmrw so hopefully the acupuncture, pomegranate juice and Femara yield a better lining. Also hoping for a decent afc, my eggs have been on my mind a lot recently. That might have been the weirdest sentence I've written on here to date lol

 

[steph1607]

Haha Babylights on here I feel like the weirder the better! Good luck tomorrow, sending positive vibes.

Ah Tb you definitely should. One of my rugby team mates entered her first power lifting meet last year and qualified straight away for the British champs. She's such a beast (with an awesome squat and dead and very mediocre bench, but who doesn't have that!) Hubby has always said I should train to enter a bikini comp. I would maybe like to one day, at least train for one even if I didn't enter, but now definitely isn't the right time to be doing crazy things to my body!

 

[tbfromlv]

Babylights I cant wait to hear about your lining and eggs tomorrow lol.. also a strange statement!! I'm anxious to hear if that stuff worked as I plan on doing the same.

Steph- I hear the leanness is a big mind game when you get stage ready and then post show. It would be an interesting experience. If I ever did a show, I would go for figure I'll look into powerlifting comps sometime. I think the rush would be fun

I can't wait to have a little bump and be lifting in the gym still. I don't know what it is but the thought makes me so happy lol

 

[steph1607]

Yeah I can imagine it definitely is such a mind game. The training I could definitely handle, the cutting would be more difficult. But hey, one step at a time, get me this baby first! I also love the idea of strutting my stuff with a bump! I feel like when I do finally get pregnant, my abs should be able to squeeze the baby out in record time!

 

[Dream143r]

Morning Ladies,

Well here it is. This morning's test at 8dpo with fmu. It's a bfn but you're welcome to analyze it if you so choose.

Yesterday I had this random stabbing headache that lasted about 15 seconds then gone and never came back. I think I also told you guys about my increased CM. BBs are sore but that's typical at this time. Not much else to report. We shall see what tomorrow will bring.

 

[steph1607]

Afternoon Dream!

Ah I guess that's what we expected at 8DPO, but a BFN is always gutting. Bring on tomorrow's picture

 

[SunnyBe]

Hi all

Thanks girls! A pretty looking chart hasn't meant anything in the past so I just try to ignore it.

Dream, your arguments for testing early were exactly like mine were a couple of months ago. You're not really all that disappointed when you get a BFN at just 8 DPO because it's still early. I don't think I'll be testing tomorrow though (at 8 DPO) because by now I kinda feel like it's just not gonna happen naturally anyway, so why even bother getting that tiny bit of hope up. Besides, my LP hasn't been much longer than 10 days so I might just wait till then. I sound like such a pessimist lol

Babylights, good luck today! I hope that lining will be nice and thick for future baby-babylights to implant!

Amber, are you back from Hawaii yet? Can't wait to hear all about it!

 

[babylights]

Sunny - hear you on not paying attention to the chart. I don't pay attention to anything anymore - ha! Thanks for the well wishes! Will report back later.

 

[tbfromlv]

Sunny- Have you had any tests done? Just to see?

Babylights- I'm excited to find out!! Keep us posted!

Dream- I know, at least at 8dpo you can satisfy the need to POAS lol Hopefully we start seeing something soon though!

Steph- That's what I am saying lol Put these muscles to the test lol!

 

[SunnyBe]

Tb, I've scheduled an appointment for my annual visit and figure I let her know then. Hopefully that'll get the ball rolling. Technically I still have a couple of months to go before that 12-months mark where most recommend seeing a doctor, but I feel that with temping, timed intercourse, and using OPK's for 8 cycles it's not just something as simple as our timing being off.

The soonest they can see me is the first week of August... right around the time AF is due. I scheduled it anyway as next month may be another long cycle just like this one. If it's really during AF, I'll call them and ask if she'll still see me or if I need to reschedule.

Anyone else ever had their OBGYN visit while on their period?

 

[babylights]

Sunny that might work out perfectly for you to get your CD3 bloodwork done, and that's also right around when they could do the ultrasound to get your antral follicle count (CD 2-3).

 

[tbfromlv]

I know they still do the visits during AF. But babylights is right- your CD blood tests would be perfect timing for.

Babylights- had that appt yet??

 

[babylights]

Just got back from the appt and it's good news! Lining was 8.9 on CD12 and nice and fluffy, trilaminar - with the Clomid I was below 8 on CD17. I had one follicle that's already at or just over 20 so it's BD time! I'm so relieved about the lining.

Can I just say how much I adore my dr., she's so on top of things, and the fact that she's very good friends with the RE who will be doing our IVF (unless we get a sticky bfp this or the next cycle!) is amazing.

 

[tbfromlv]

Omg babylights!! That's so wonderful!! Can you tell me everything you were doing for your lining again? You have such an amazing chance this cycle! So excited for you!

 

[babylights]

Thanks tb! As for the lining, I started acupuncture, drinking 8oz. pomegranate juice daily, and just switching from Clomid to Femara. I was drinking the pom juice, albeit not as regularly, with my Clomid cycle too so it might just be the Femara that messed with it. I'm not sure that drinking it for two weeks really helped it, but it can't hurt right? I use it in my smoothies and it's so good!!