TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[AmberR]

Sorry about the temp drop sunny

Steph- the athletic world champs sounds amazing! That's something I would love!

Dream- sorry you hurt your ankle, hopw it heals up quickly! And yay for POAS soon!!

Afm, I had some more spotting last night. I know the nurse said not to worry since it is so minimal and I'm not having any pain or cramping, but I can't help but worry a little. Once I have the scan and hopefully it looks ok then I think I'll be able to relax more!

 

[steph1607]

Sorry Sunny 🙁

Amber I hope the spotting slows up and you're able to relax a little more

CT, he's so lovely! We're really quite taken with him over here. No arrogance, very unassuming, very humble. And of course lovely to look at! I could listen to him talk all day too I think. I saw Caster Semenya too 😊

Eurgh guys, I'm having a 'day after a big night out' kind of day today. Can't wait until it's a reasonable time to get in bed!

 

[tbfromlv]

Amber- I know it's easier said than done but try not to stress too much. Stress can make that worse. I downloaded an app on my phone called"calm" and it is to practice meditation and Is actually very helpful. I know the scan will make you feel better though!

Steph- any time is a good time for a nap! Lol

 

[AmberR]

Thanks tb, I will check that calm app out!

 

[Dream143r]

Sunny - dammit. Sorry.

I'm feeling great girls. It's amazing how much energy you have when you rid your body of toxins and eat well. My ankle isn't 100% but feeling much better. I plan to hit the gym tomorrow morning. The DH and I are off to the Blue Jays game.

Hope you all are enjoying the weekend!

 

[CTgirl]

Aw Sunny I'm so sorry

 

[tbfromlv]

How's everyone doing?

Amber- scan is tomorrow right?
Steph- counseling tomorrow (Tuesday?) correct?

Dream- do you think you will O earlier this cycle? Any signs? I see a temp dip!

CT- how's the tww treating you?

Sunny- how are you feeling?

 

[SunnyBe]

Thanks for the support girls! AF started yesterday so I'm going for CD 3 testing tomorrow and hubby will call to set up an appointment for his SA. Excited to get started with testing but also a bit scared to find out what's wrong.

I called the lab to find out how much they charge for the blood tests and what our insurance negotiated rates would be:

• AMH: $151
• Estradiol: $224
• Progesterone: $137
• Prolactin: $163
• TSH: $277
• LH/FSH: $292

For a total of: $1,244. The insurance negotiated price would be approximately $149, or so they say. Quite the difference! DH's SA will cost another $150. So the initial testing looks to be around $300 for us. After that, I think the doctor wants to do an ultrasound.

Tb summed up the questions I had for you ladies as well lol

 

[CTgirl]

Hi TB. 2WW is actually ok. I know I'm early on but I keep symptom spotting and if I even feel a tweak I think "Is that implantation cramps?" Haha. I know there are loads in the same boat as me so I just have to laugh.

The one thing is that I thought my temps would be higher by this stage. I thought it was because I was reading it in celsius but in fahrenheit it looks just as low.

Amber, you must be so excited!

Steph, how are you feeling?

 

[Dream143r]

Don't think I'll get an early O. CM not showing that anyhow. Pretty much dry today. I think my temped closer to 6am this morning, when usually at 6:30am. I'm pretty bad at spotting O signs. (other than CM, I don't notice a heck of a lot). I plan to start the OPK's tomorrow. If DH is up for it maybe we'll start every other day BD tonight or tomorrow as well.

Sunny - Yay, for insurance. I couldn't imagine paying that much for just testing. We are very blessed up north that the government takes good care of us.

My clean eating continues - haven't cheated not once. Quite proud of myself. Usually by now I would have a least eaten a cookie or something. lol

 

[SunnyBe]

Ct, I agree that your temps are a bit lower than what we usually see. It might just take a while before progesterone is high enough to really influence your temps though.

Dream, that's amazing!! Glad you're sticking with it

Tb, how's back to school treating you?

 

[CTgirl]

Amber, good luck for your scan. Can't wait to hear about it!

Steph, good luck for your session. Hope it goes well.

 

[SunnyBe]

Looks like your temps are slowing rising Ct

Steph, DH's birthday today right? Congrats

GL Amber! I hope you get to see your little tater tot floating around in there!!

Afm, did my CD3 bloods this morning. It usually doesn't take long to get lab work back so I'm expecting to see the results later today or tomorrow. And I just noticed my ticker, TTC for 9 months

 

[Dream143r]

Amber - hope your ultrasound goes perfectly today! Can't wait to hear about how the tater tot is looking.

Sunny - Lucky number 9 I'm hoping it will be for you.

Started my OPKs. I realized yesterday I'm going to have to use FMU this cycle even though I know it's not really recommended. With my new diet I'm drinking a TON of water. So my pee is ALWAYS super diluted. So my usual after work 4pm OPK testing time really won't work. I'm not too worried about missing the surge though, My OPKs are always positive at least 2 days. So I should still catch it even with FMU.

I'm kind of regretting not getting the CB Digital OPKs this month, as those call for FMU so there would be no problem. They're just so expensive and I feel I've learned all I can from them in terms of how my cycle typically goes and the ICs are enough.

 

[SunnyBe]

I'm kind of regretting not getting the CB Digital OPKs this month

I was gonna say, they're expensive, and you probably know your cycle well enough to use IC's ...

They're just so expensive and I feel I've learned all I can from them in terms of how my cycle typically goes and the ICs are enough.

... but you said that already

 

[tbfromlv]

Hey ladies- school stuff has been keeping me insanely busy! I barely have a chance to sit down! Today was meet the teacher and tomorrow is the first day! I have a huge class this year but I'm very excited! Hopefully this cycle will work so I can add that excitement to the list!

Sunny- can't wait for your labs!
Amber- we are all anxiously awaiting baby information
Dream- I always use FMU because water is the only thing I drink and I drink it a lot all day lol. Last time I was able to test at night because I had held it for so long. But with the BD schedule and testing each morning, it wouldn't matter too much!

CT- how ya doingover there?

 

[AmberR]

Bad news ladies... the ultrasound tech was only able to see a gestational sac, even with an internal ultrasound. She wasn't able to give me any official results of course, so I have to call the midwife clinic in the morning but I am worried it's not good. I am certain of my dates since I got a positive HPT on July 7th

 

[CTgirl]

No Amber! Im so sorry. I hope you manage to get some sleep tonight. Although I imagine you're probably not going to.

TB, good luck for the first day with the kids!

Steph, how did it go yesterday?

AFM, I had a big temp dip this morning. I had cramping yesterday so really hoping it was an implantation dip. But I didn't sleep well in the latter half of the early morning before I woke up so that may have affected it too. Hoping it's the good dip though!

 

[steph1607]

Amber thinking of you, please let us know once you've called the clinic.

Fingers crossed for a good dip CT!!

Looking forward to hearing your test results Sunny

TB, enjoy your first proper day back!

Go you and the new diet Dream!

Sorry I've been MIA the past couple of days, had a busy time with hubby's birthday and I had two days leave from work so I tried not to think about TTC too much (obviously that didn't happen )

The counselling session was absolutely fine, she was really nice. She said she was very impressed and it sounds like we have done our research, talk a lot to each other and have very supportive friends and family! So she will sign us off with the clinic and then we just carry on waiting for the blood test results. Another two weeks or so.

 

[CTgirl]

Steph, so glad it went well! Always great to have a nice counsellor, it makes you so much more comfortable. Yay for her signing you off! Hope the wait for your results goes quickly. x