TTC 1st child 35+ (Please spoiler any PG news/announcements).

[Dwrgi]

Charters! Please help-just idle curiosity. My temps dropped today to a 97.8. I kinow that yesterday's was really high at 98.2. I guess this is normal????

No big deal, just curious.

Thank you guys!

 

[Lady H]

Are you doing OPK as well Dwrgi? You may have ovulated on day 19 but you have to wait for three high temps above the base it will set before it confirms.

 

[Neversaynever]

Blimey I can't keep up in here

Just dropping in...reading as usual but not posting

for the TWW's... for whatever... and drinks for everyone else and of course all round.

XxX

 

[Dwrgi]

Are you doing OPK as well Dwrgi? You may have ovulated on day 19 but you have to wait for three high temps above the base it will set before it confirms.

No, ran out, and didn't bother to get any more in! So, three consecutive high temps above coverline indicates O?

Thanks for responding!

 

[Butterfly67]

Yeah you should get crosshairs tomorrow if you get another similar temp

 

[HitTheJackpot]

vanilla scented slippers - lovely!!

Mine smell mostly of feet

I have never heard of scented slippers... I don't typically get close enough to my feet to know if they are scented or not! Maybe one day I'll be able to reach my feet again

Just had an absolutely lovely lunch with my partner. She has the luxury of working from home a few days per week, which she did today. So, I invited her to come up and meet me for lunch. We sat on the patio in the sunshine and ate has a leisurely lunch, talked about baby stuff and made plans for the weekend. I wasn't rushed or stressed... it was wonderful! So relaxing after being so dang sick! Now I'm warm from the sunshine and my belly is full ... I just want to curl up under my desk and nap the afternoon away!

Chicken - Try not to get too overwhelmed... no need to try to take everything in at once and stress yourself out over what you may not understand YET! I have only been ttc for three months and came into this with very little knowledge, but by just taking it one step at a time, I have learned volumes in the last 12 weeks - much of it through just lurking and chart-stalking ! I started temping and just writing it in a little book. Then I found BNB and started learning more, and was directed to FF. I ONLY used the temp charting feature for a while and slowly started learning about the other features and what they all mean. It made it all much more manageable! Hang in there!!

Carole - *hugs* and easy labor thoughts coming your way!

Dash - Yeah, that sounds excessive, but maybe they were doing bloodwork or just have a different method of monitoring your cycle... wish I knew what the difference was!

Thinking of ALL of you and anxious to join so many of you in the TWW!

 

[dashka]

A girl on another thread had this quote in her avatar and I had to copy and post:

"IT'S HARD TO WAIT AROUND FOR SOMETHING YOU KNOW MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN; BUT EVEN HARDER TO GIVE UP WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S EVERYTHING YOU WANT"

It pretty much summed up how I was feeling today. Tough night last night....went to the ND for acupuncture and had a long long chat with her.... we talked about different options and I got really really emotional in her office...(didn't help that I was blown away by her being pregnant when I walked in - I saw her 6 weeks ago and she wasn't showing - she told me yesterday that she is 5 months already.... She has a 1 year old and was off for some time last year - great now she'll be off again for a few months -probably in 4 months or so!

 

[dashka]

Hope all you ladies have a sweet weekend.... Monday is a holiday here and the weather is supposed to be beautiful.... Now if I could get out of this rut I'm in.... and enjoy it life would be grand.
I'm going to try to do some gardening and connect with nature a bit.

love you all!

 

[chickenchaser]

dashka - I know no matter what any of us say to you it wont make you feel any better but I hope an electronic hug and knowing there is always someone here to listen will make it a little easier to get through. Have faith hun.

 

[Lady H]

Are you doing OPK as well Dwrgi? You may have ovulated on day 19 but you have to wait for three high temps above the base it will set before it confirms.

No, ran out, and didn't bother to get any more in! So, three consecutive high temps above coverline indicates O?

Thanks for responding!

Yay I seeButterfly and I were right and you got your cross hairs!

 

[LilSluz]

HTJ – GL on follie check! Hope there’s lots of good ones!

Dashka – oh, I hope you are feeling better today? Its good to get a good cry out every once in a while! You have a nice long wknd to look fwd to (which holiday?). Maybe the difference in IUI visits were bloods &/or the fact that it was 7-8 yrs ago (& these days seems like last yr’s technology is way outdated&#8230 so maybe now they won’t need you to come in so much? Hmmmm? Oh yeah, Miami is a passport agency is a nightmare PITA. But I’m lucky to have one even “this close”. Looks like you O’d yesterday - welcome to 2WW!

Dwrgi – YAY for crosshairs!!! Welcome to 2WW Your temp can dip a few times post-O & some people wish for them between 6-12DPO bc they “could” be implantation dips. However, a few people just get them monthly. You kinda have to know what’s normal for you before reading into them (the only time I ever got one was last month = pregs; and now this month again? Maybe body is just changing/mc&#8230 Oh yeah, getting up to pee in middle of the night is usually fine/won’t mess w/temps. Brits don’t say “awesome” I take it!

Butterfly – thanks for the info on pubs – I feel much better as 11:30pm is very early! Here in FL our bars can stay open until 4am & some clubs are even 24-hours . (I am actually all for joining in, just not til 4am – whew, what a relief!). Your mom had heart bypass surgery? OMG, hope she is OK?! You are 16DPO now – wow! Don’t get discouraged by BFNs as one lady on another thread never gets BFPs until she’s a week late (with both boys) so I’m keeping it all crossed for you!

Pad – DH is back?! How long this time? (Afghan?) Don’t get too discouraged w/chart as it is a test month for you. But if I had to guess I’d pick CD19 or 20 as O date. You had a lot of pre-O high temps so FF is a little confused where your coverline should go, I think. You might have to go a little more strict on temping at the same time each morning “if” it’s the open circles are causing havoc w/your chart…?

Chicken – Charting is pretty easy it’s the interpreting that’s harder, but FF does it all for you. Sometimes our cycles just get plain weird & that’s where confusion comes in…

Carol – 10 lbs?! I’m with Dwrgi on that C-sec! Either that or a really major epidural! I hope you get more in prep for her Sunday arrival

DrS – Mom & dads are perfect for when you feel like sh**. Do they know or do you have to pawn it off as an illness when there? Feel better!

Purple – I have to catch up in your journal later on, but wanted to say have a great weekend! (can’t believe it snowed for you too!?)

HA – same thing!

Never – thanks for the & checking up on us!

Fro – how you doing honey?

Asry – wow, that’s really hot weather for you guys! This year has been a crazy weather year… Hope you are doing well & glad you have nice hobbies! Gardening flowers or food? Yeah, I love NYC too – so much energy there! We were in Times square so right at the heart of everything. But post 9/11, the police now walk around with radiation detector bags Scary thought…

LadyH, Nessaw, Agape, Twinks, Greek Porn and anyone else I missed!!!

AFM – got back from NYC late last night. Our flight was delayed bc they shut down Ft Laud airport & evacuated it as we were about to board. Some chemical incident with a passenger against airport security that sent some people to the hospital (?) & of course with terror threats always looming…

Had such a great time at the party (& the after-party until 3am). 500 people showed up which is great bc the place only holds 550 (& 900 apparently RSVP’d, so we were a bit worried). Everyone I talk to says they “probably drank too much” - we all did but everyone had such a great time! I was "practicing" for the pub experience (like I need it? Not!) Business contacts were made & sealed so overall a big success. I am happy to be back, tho & I’m planning on getting some serious rest today!

Sending 2WW & big to all. Have a great weekend!!!

 

[purplelou]

Hi lovely ladies. Xxxxx hope you are all having a nice day? It's chilly again here but we are clearing rubbish ....lots!! We've been to the tip too... I know you are all jealous of my weekend

Anyway pleased to see you have ov d dwrgi ....ff is working for you!

Butterfly how's your mum doing? Will pop to your journal in bit xx

Hit the jackpot your lunch sounds lovely!

Chicken don't panic about charting etc , I was just kidding( although it does become tempting to try these things)

Carole good luck for tomorrow! I'll be thinking about you! Xxxx

Pad how're you doing lovely???

Huge hugs to everyone else xxxx hope you all enjoy your weekend .....and dashka , I hope your lovely long weekend is fab!

Big loves xx

 

[purplelou]

Lils nearly forgot the NYC party sounds fab, and brilliant for business! Well dome to you and dhXxx

 

[padbrat]

Hey all!

How are we all?

Dash I know sometimes it all gets too overwhelming doesn't it... a good cry does you good every now and then. ((HUGS)) x

Hello Purps how goes the house sorting?

Hey Lils... yea Hubby is back.. this time it was Cyprus which is not so bad. He was on an Tri Service triathlon training camp.... and they competed against the Navy and kicked their ass!!! Hehehhee

I have cross hairs! Bit late... don't really know why they have suddenly turned up...

Looks like me and Drwgi are FF buds!! hehehe

Hit your day sounds lovely!

 

[padbrat]

Does that mean FF thinks I ov'd on CD 12?????

 

[purplelou]

Blinking pooh! I just wrote another big post and the poof....gone!!

I was just saying pad, ff thinks you old on cd12 but isn't one hundred percent sure. Probably because of the open dote, or white circles on your chart

 

[Butterfly67]

LilS, NY sounds like it went well

Dwrgi & Pad, ya for X hairs but pad FWIW I think FF is wrong and you O'd on cd20

Purple, have also been having a clear out - need to get rid of stuff before the house sale goes through so did a car boot today and weather permitting another tomorrow

Carole, thinking about you tomorrow and looking forward to seeing pics of Zara

AFM, Mum is doing fine, will go see her tomorrow. I think I had a chemical this month due to faint lines on tests so am now waiting for AF . I guess it means that sperm met egg again but I just need to get a good egg

 

[chickenchaser]

Hi Ladies, An ovulation calculator has predicted for me to ovulate on Tuesday but said to start OPK on Friday to check. Can anyone tell me when I should start to see a line, I'm not even getting a faint line yet.

Sorry for the newbie questions

 

[Butterfly67]

Hi chicken, I usually start seeing a line 2 days before Ov

 

[chickenchaser]

Thanks hun, I have heard so many people say that they always have a faint line I was starting to worry. I will see how I get on and be patient. Thanks again.