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

[grkprn]

Lil - Jamaica! Yes! I'm in, let's go! That would be awesome. I keep telling my husband that I want to move to England to be closer to my TTC 1st 35+ friends All our friends here have kids and sometimes I have a hard time hanging out with them because they just don't understand and our lives are too different. I can only take so much baby talk...

dash, I think SMEP stands for "sperm meets egg plan", right grkprn? It's basically doing it every other day starting cd 10 and when you get +opk you do it everyday for three days and then back to every other day till cd20 or so. Two of my friends got pregnant that way on their first try.

dwrgi, so sorry to hear that arrived

mirium, butterly, purple and everybody else Have a great day!

Yep, that's right owl! I did some research online and the SMEP plan seemed like a good deal. My DH is all for it! Plus the soft cups are supposed to help too. Since I'm not starting clomid until September, I figured I'd try a few "natural" things in the meantime.

Dwrgi--so sorry about the evil .... Sending

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

 

[LilSluz]

Lilsbeth-lovely to read your posts as always. Hmmm, could the intralipids be affecting the CM??? Big to you lovely lady, and xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox winkwink. P.S. Good luck with catching that egg! I'm rooting for you! xxx

Emailed my clinic about my result and Amanda said to pop in for a chat whenever we wanted. She is just THE most amazing woman ever. Not sure how I feel about DE or anything to do with fertility at the mo., all too early, so I'm just going to go with the flow (as Queens of the Stone Age said). I think I'm in denial.

Dwrgi - I don't think intralipids interfere, but all is "on-track" today , so maybe just a weird month? I'm so glad you have Amanda & that's awesome - you should maybe think about just going & having a chat while the prison gates are still open?! You don't have to make a decision, but it may help to talk to someone who has seen tons of women in our circumstances? What do you think you're in denial about - OE vs DE? Thinking about you as I got my AMH results today...

Lils - weird eye Yankovic!!! OMG that totally made me LOL (sorry Purps at your expense ) Where do you come up with these? Good luck with your test results tomorrow Don't know about the EWCM....?? hmmm I don't usually have much either (just like 1 or 2 times/day when I wipe that's it) and usually 1 day (max 2) Hey JAMAICA for a reunion ??? that sounds so awesome

Oh Dash, you gotta get that CM flowing, girl . Have you tried the combo EPO, GF juice & Mucinex? If not, maybe give it a try this cycle (only up til Ov for EPO) - what have you got to lose if going for IVF in the near future anyway? I think the numbers were like 15 - 20% infertility due to hostile CM, scant CM or other CM problems. I think EPO promotes it, gf juice balances your ph (not hostile) & mucinex gets it thinned out so can swim through it? .

good morning lovely ladies - just a quickie before I do some work (tried to post last night but computer kept freezing)

Lils - good luck with your appointment!
and thank you for asking re the wonky eye (weird eye yankovic ) it's fine right now and will be seen tomorrow - I look a bit like this at the mo.....https://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p134/ras619/BigEyesSmiley.gif

Purps - thank you & LOVE the emoticon!!! (I was pokin fun w/Weird Eye Yankovic , but generally concerned, I hope you know )

Dwrgi, GrkPorn, Dash, Owl, Pad & any TTC#1 35+ Jamaica-trip girls - I just got a Groupon for $3800 for 4 nights for a 12-person cottage right by the sea - $300 each??? This could be us: https://www.groupon.com/deals/ga-vi...619&s=body&d=ga-villas-sur-mer&p=3&c=deal_img

AFM - Hmmm. Not sure about this one. I'm taking it as not great, but maybe not terrible either? IDK but IVF Dr who wanted me to do DE now wants me to try naturally & do IUI. My FSH is not so great. Went from 9.5 (normal) to 13 Not the worst out there, but definitely diminished ovarian reserve (like i didn't know that already?). My AFC went from 15 back in Feb to 10 in July, but that varies monthly, so not sure I care much about that? Here's the kicker - AMH almost DOUBLED from .84 in Feb to 1.5 - WTF And that was before my CoQ10 (which still hasn't kicked in - only 1.5 mos) - could only maybe be the Omega 3's I'd been taking for 3-4 months? Hmmmm. Dwrgi, perhaps you should get these things retested w/simple blood test as part of your decision as to what to do next? I thought of you , but IDK what it all means & the Dr is baffled, but the fact that he's now suggesting going au naturale + maybe IUI if no dice is probably kinda-sorta promising? Or maybe its not bc he doesn't think w/higher FSH I'm going to get a good result w/IVF?

please? Wait, even better (thanks to Purps): https://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p134/ras619/BigEyesSmiley.gif

 

[padbrat]

Lils... I have not got the foggiest idea of what you are talking about.... am a dufus remember! LMAO

 

[Dwrgi]

Lils-that's brilliant news re. amh. I have read that it can fluctuate, seemingly without any explanation. I also read that scientists are discovering that ovarian reserves can increase, which flies in the face of previous info about egg quantities being finite at birth. It's all a mystery to me!

I wouldn't hold any store by the antral follicle count either, as mine was really bad in March yet I yielded about fifteen follicles, and eight eggs, so I'd take that one with a pinch of salt.

Don't know much about fsh as Brit docs don't seem to hold much store by it. It varies throughout the month, doesn't it?

Well, I guess having a go at IUI can't hurt, can it? You're already injecting anyway, so all it'll mean is the insemination bit (and a bit of Oh my my for your DH).

How do you feel about it all? Always good to have a plan!

I'm intrigued about what my amh is now, but I can't face going back down that route, so I'm just going to leave it. My question is: do I want to carry on with a donor egg (not going to bother with my own eggs any more), or just to let Nature runs its course....... The million dollar question!

Jamaica sounds cool!!!!!!!!! Technically, somewhere in the middle would be the Ascension Islands though, and I don't see them banging on about spa resorts, so possibly not such an inviting plan!! Lots of xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo to you, and have a great weekend (WITH lots of

 

[Dwrgi]

Morning everybody! Hope you're all well???

Purps, hope the eye test is going well today, I loved the smilie icon!! Where on earth do you get them from???!!! Loved Lils name, One Eye Yankovich (although not sure about my sp!). Big to you, xxxxxx

Tiger-have you got a scan today? Seem to remember something... Hope it goes well. to you! xxx

Lady H-how are you lovely? Good luck with this month's trying!

Lots of cuddles and cwtches to Grk, Owl, Butterfly, Dash, Asry, Frol, Ness, Padster, Twinkle, Maddy, Dr H, Mirium, BDM, Janey, Luv, Frol and everybody who I haven't mentioned by name! Hope you all have a good weekend!!

OH and I are going to W Wales for a few days on Sunday, usual place with the golf course and on the beach. Ruby and Gwydion are going into kennels (awwwww). Can't wait to go though! Just hope the weather behaves.

 

[Butterfly67]

OMG Lils I was about to start looking at flights to jamaica

I'm a bit confused about your FSH and AMH because tbh you seem to be able to get pg relatively easily but it is just getting it to stick that seems to be the problem so I don;t really know why the docs would suggest DE

Dwrgi, have a lovely lovely time away and plenty of cider - I will have a few for your too

 

[dashka]

Hi ladies!!!

hope everyone is doing well!!

Lils - YAY for AMH going up!! was it the same lab that did it??? My new RE doesn't trust the results I got last year so he wanted to do it again. Don't worry too much about the FSH - that can also change
from month to month... I say go for the IUI...!!! Would you be doing it with injectibles (ie.Gonal F) to ensure more follies?

Re: my CM..... yes I do the grapefruit juice and EPO usually from start of cycle to ov.... (thanks for reminding me though as this month it's CD5 and I haven't started either! )... Never done the mucinex.... Actually it doesn't really matter though because we have been using Pre-Seed every month for the past year almost and that makes everything slip-sliddey IYKWIM I think my lack of H20 is probably part of the problem -how can your body make it if you are dehydrated... I have started to drink more water this week.... but still not as much as I should be... I have a Reverse Osmosis Drinking water filtration system at home and I still don't... (but going to start bringing my stainless steel water bottle with me everyday if I can remember)

Dwrgi - have a wonderful time away for a few days!!! that sounds lovely! Love the new avatar!! Ruby is gorgeous!!!

Purps - loved that smilie!!! hope the eye is ok??

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend... I'm leaving work in 10 minutes - today is my half-day (we get 6 half-day Fridays in summer) and this is the last one.

Hugs and kisses to all!!!!

 

[purplelou]

Lovely ladies... Hi and huge squishy to you all. Just a quickie again today because the house is angry and badly needs cleaning.....

Dwrgi I LOVE your new pic....look at that face...super blessy! Hope you can have a chat with Amanda and feel better lovely! Have a lovely weekend on the beach xxxx

Tiger how was the scan today? Hope all went well, I was thinking of you xxxx

Giant hugs to everyone else!

The eye is the same (and no I haven't taken any offence at all...you are all too funny!) the doc put various drops in and did various tests and concluded it was either caused by a virus...or maybe just one of those things. I'm to monitor it (keep an eye on it) and it gets bothersome I can have drops to shrink it down!
Thank you all for asking.... For now I'll continue being weird eye yankovik!!


Have A fab weekend all xxxxxx

 

[LilSluz]

Lils-that's brilliant news re. amh. I have read that it can fluctuate, seemingly without any explanation. I also read that scientists are discovering that ovarian reserves can increase, which flies in the face of previous info about egg quantities being finite at birth. It's all a mystery to me!

I wouldn't hold any store by the antral follicle count either, as mine was really bad in March yet I yielded about fifteen follicles, and eight eggs, so I'd take that one with a pinch of salt.

Don't know much about fsh as Brit docs don't seem to hold much store by it. It varies throughout the month, doesn't it?

Well, I guess having a go at IUI can't hurt, can it? You're already injecting anyway, so all it'll mean is the insemination bit (and a bit of Oh my my for your DH).

How do you feel about it all? Always good to have a plan!

I'm intrigued about what my amh is now, but I can't face going back down that route, so I'm just going to leave it. My question is do I want to carry on with a donor egg (not going to bother with my own eggs any more), or just to let Nature runs its course....... The million dollar question!

Jamaica sounds cool!!!!!!!!! Technically, somewhere in the middle would be the Ascension Islands though, and I don't see them banging on about spa resorts, so possibly not such an inviting plan!! Lots of xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo to you, and have a great weekend (WITH lots of

Hi honey to you. Love the new rubes pic but not loving the Blah-monster (don't think you can slip that one by me!), so just wanted to give you some cwtches right off the back. That's a tough question, however, perhaps you can do both? My dr. was saying the great things about DE is that you can do it up until your 50 if you want, so you do have time (instead of that "OMG, my eggs are dwindling by the month" B.S. ) so perhaps take it easy for a while & go natural while deciding? I just googled & found this very recent (June 2012) article about "very low to nonexistent" AMH women over 40 having 15.6% success rate, and we aren't even that bad off as we are just "low"? But, of course that means playing the odds, still & preparing for several cycles to achieve such odds, right? What a shitstorm all of this is!!! https://www.prweb.com/releases/lowamhlevels/pregnancyafter40/prweb9586538.htm But, point is you have time so don't let the decision put too much pressure on you & go & enjoy yourself for a while! I'm so glad you are getting away from it all & going to W. Wales!

AFM, my AMH doubling has now somehow put me in the normal range (for us normal is over .90 ng), so doesn't make much sense. Thanks for the info about FSH/AFC. Its all so confusing & even the Dr was confused so maybe I'll just take it as "I don't have much time". (in other words, nothing different!) . I'm not going for IUI right away, but will try natural another 1-2? cycles & then do IUI? No, I'm not taking any of the IUI/IVF meds, only the RMC, Immunes & aid-implantation meds (Lovenox, 'roids, intralipids & progesterone suppositories) in case I get a natural BFP. i need to update my siggie. I went a little wild on Amazon & bought the Vitex (just in case), the DHEA mentioned in this article that they use & your lovely recommendation for Wellman conception . So, now I'm throwing everything at a natural BFP that I possibly can, although these take 3 months. Even if I don't get a BFP in 3 months, I will be ready for IUI & that can only improve my outcome there, right? (can't hurt! )

 

[LilSluz]

BF - Yeah, it was my appt prior to this one he suggested DE bc of AMH & mc's (if egg quality isn't good, you'll mc too). But he didn't put any stock in the MTHFR so I'm kicking him to the curb. I've used him for what I needed (hey, there are worse things to be used for!) . I'm ready for Jamaica! You guys just say the word!

Dash - Ahhhh, gotcha. Sorry if we had this discussion before, I suffer from CRS sometimes . Just looking after you CM (now THAT is a true friend! ) That & my dumb-a$$ didn;t see the Preseed in your siggie Final 1/2 day? BOOOOOOO! Hisssss! Hope you have a lovely weekend

Pad - just you coming on & proclaiming your dufusity? dufusness? dufuliciousness? showed support so big to my Pink lady!!! So, what do you have to do about your thyroid now to get it back to normal?

WeirdEyeYankovic - Yes, please keep an eye on it! How strange? On a different note, remember this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI

I had no idea - but he's still going?! He did Lady Gaga Born This Way


Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that DH came up with the SAME MTHFR as I have?! We're just a couple of MTHFR's! Don't know what this means yet as my Dr doesn't believe in MTHFR & I found out why - because of "1 study" done by the CFC 4 YEARS ago I said "what about the 10 studies before that & the studies following?" & "then why do 20% of all RMC women have 2 copies of MTHFR?". He didn't really have an answer, so long-story-short, listen to what they have to say, but trust your own instincts & ask questions! Since I am already on the meds, it may not make much difference, but I'll have to consult Google U. to see if DH has ot take at least folic acid, B-6 & B-12, too.

That brings up an important finding I have discovered. They also found out DH had a Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) gene (carrier). So, they tested me on Thurs. to make sure I don't have it. SO, they have a test called Counsyl that tests for like 200 or so gene disorders/diseases & it includes MTHFR, Factor V, Fragile X, CF, and most of the Level I Immunes + 150+ other gene issues for only $99!? Why the heck did I pay hundreds of dollars for those tests individually?!?! So, if anyone is interested or planning to get some tests done, check this out first: https://www.counsyl.com/diseases/. There's even certain genetic issues that are tied to certain ethnicities (including Europeans, which is what I checked off - how are Americans supposed to fill out that damn form? I checked off 3 boxes just in case...lol)

TGIF & enjoy your weekend all you TTC#1 35+ Beautiful Babes!

(Mirium & Chicken, catch that eggy! No pun intended, Chicken! )

 

[Dwrgi]

Hi honey to you. Love the new rubes pic but not loving the Blah-monster (don't think you can slip that one by me!), so just wanted to give you some cwtches right off the back. That's a tough question, however, perhaps you can do both? My dr. was saying the great things about DE is that you can do it up until your 50 if you want, so you do have time (instead of that "OMG, my eggs are dwindling by the month" B.S. ) so perhaps take it easy for a while & go natural while deciding? I just googled & found this very recent (June 2012) article about "very low to nonexistent" AMH women over 40 having 15.6% success rate, and we aren't even that bad off as we are just "low"? But, of course that means playing the odds, still & preparing for several cycles to achieve such odds, right? What a shitstorm all of this is!!! https://www.prweb.com/releases/lowamhlevels/pregnancyafter40/prweb9586538.htm But, point is you have time so don't let the decision put too much pressure on you & go & enjoy yourself for a while! I'm so glad you are getting away from it all & going to W. Wales!

AFM, my AMH doubling has now somehow put me in the normal range (for us normal is over .90 ng), so doesn't make much sense. Thanks for the info about FSH/AFC. Its all so confusing & even the Dr was confused so maybe I'll just take it as "I don't have much time". (in other words, nothing different!) . I'm not going for IUI right away, but will try natural another 1-2? cycles & then do IUI? No, I'm not taking any of the IUI/IVF meds, only the RMC, Immunes & aid-implantation meds (Lovenox, 'roids, intralipids & progesterone suppositories) in case I get a natural BFP. i need to update my siggie. I went a little wild on Amazon & bought the Vitex (just in case), the DHEA mentioned in this article that they use & your lovely recommendation for Wellman conception . So, now I'm throwing everything at a natural BFP that I possibly can, although these take 3 months. Even if I don't get a BFP in 3 months, I will be ready for IUI & that can only improve my outcome there, right? (can't hurt! )

Hello lovely lady and so glad that you seem so galvanized by your results from yesterday! Attagirl!! It's all moving in the right direction, if you ask me, and I have a Flo Ridan (seeeeeeexy man) "good feelin'" about all this for you!

That's an interesting article re. amh levels. It keeps coming back to me something I read yonks ago about many women with low amhs getting pregnant without any difficulty and not knowing that they had low amhs (although that does seem a bit 'Irish' ); people only know they have a low amh if there are other issues, a lot of the time .

I can't help feeling that my OH and I have some other 'issue' as, like I said months ago, my amh wasn't 2.9 when we first started trying years ago. However, I'm just exhausted by it all, and I most certainly don't want to spend £1800 getting all the immunes tests done; I would have been happy to just throw all the steroids at a cycle that got as far as ET.

It's really good news that you have bought the Wellman Conception for your OH (which reminds me, that I haven't seen my OH's 'box of sweets' in its usual place for a while now. Ho hum ), as you both need to be as healthy as you can. Amanda, my consultant, recommended that OH take his once every other day as it affected his, ahem, toilet (but EVERYTHING affects his digestion, so I'm sure your man will be ok!!!). My OH's results have dramatically improved since taking his little sweeties.

Perhaps you could give yourself the rest of this year to try au naturel, and then go from there? From my research of DHEA, the best results from it were seen after it was taken for 6 months. So, 3 months as a minimum and better results concurrently after that. Good luck with that lovely!

What I meant about just having to do the insemination was that I knew you were already injecting yourself, so this wouldn't be such a new thing for you. I didn't find the IVF drugs too bad, just made me feel very tired, but no nausea, or mood swings (although, thinking about it, I was VERY emotional ) throughout. It's not such a huge deal, it's just the THOUGHT of it, I think!

Incidentally, it was made very clear to us by Amanda, that our chances of success through IVF didn't increase the more we tried. However, what is clear is that the docs can tweak protocol dependant on how each patient responds, so surely that's a good thing that is likely to make you more likely to succeed?

By the way, is Vitex 'Agnus Castus'? Or is Vitex a brand name? I'm not familiar with it. Agnus Castus is supposed to be good at regulating hormones, is that right? How are you finding it? (Well, gee, I walk into my bathroom and it's right there in the medicine cupboard!!).
Anyway, Lushy Lilsbeth, have a lovely weekend and I hope it includes plenty of and !!! Catch that eggy girl!!!

Big cwtches and lots of xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo to you!

And how Eagle Eyed Lils you are to spot the 'Blah'! I wasn't 'Blah' in Marks and Spencer's today where the place was full of babies; nor was I 'Blah' yesterday when I was in Starbucks with my OH and a friend and a new mother came in and sat down RIGHT NEXT TO US (with, might I add, millions of other seats being available) and started feeding her newborn baby. OMG, I was very un-Blah. In fact, I was very !!!

 

[Dwrgi]

TGIF & enjoy your weekend all you TTC#1 35+ Beautiful Babes!

Lils-I had to tell you, we had a programme in the UK called TFI Friday, which I think is often far more appropriate! I'm sure you can work out what the F stands for!!!!

P.S. How bizarre that you and your DH are both MTHFRs!!! That is awesome!!

 

[LilSluz]

Whoa, BNB kicked me off for a while & almost lost my post!

I can't help feeling that my OH and I have some other 'issue' as, like I said months ago, my amh wasn't 2.9 when we first started trying years ago. However, I'm just exhausted by it all, and I most certainly don't want to spend £1800 getting all the immunes tests done; I would have been happy to just throw all the steroids at a cycle that got as far as ET.

I don't blame you . Just take a break for a bit - maybe this nice trip you are going to take will help you clear your head a bit, or hell just keep your mind off of it a while to give yourself a VERY well-deserved break!

Perhaps you could give yourself the rest of this year to try au naturel, and then go from there? From my research of DHEA, the best results from it were seen after it was taken for 6 months. So, 3 months as a minimum and better results concurrently after that. Good luck with that lovely!

Thats a good idea , I may just do that! . Yeah, only thing w/the IUI/IVF meds is that they are like $1500. You're right, I don't mind the injecting (especially if just temporary!), but with the cost I figured I'd better give natural one last Hail Mary or two & then I'd feel better about spending the $$$ (& so would DH) & there won;t be risk of multiples also (yikes).

Incidentally, it was made very clear to us by Amanda, that our chances of success through IVF didn't increase the more we tried.

Really? I would think just with the law of averages, it would, that's surprising! I guess maybe I'm thinking in different terms - like the more months you TTC the greater your chances, yadda, yadda.

By the way, is Vitex 'Agnus Castus'? Or is Vitex a brand name? I'm not familiar with it. Agnus Castus is supposed to be good at regulating hormones, is that right? How are you finding it? (Well, gee, I walk into my bathroom and it's right there in the medicine cupboard!!).

haha: Silly!) Yes, it's actually the same thing & I was surprised bc i've heard of it before in regulating short & long cycles, so when I googled it came up with both names Agnus Castus & Vitex on Amazon - for only $3.36!? So, that was my calling to 1-click Buy 3 months supply! "It was a sign from Heaven, I swear!"

And how Eagle Eyed Lils you are to spot the 'Blah'! I wasn't 'Blah' in Marks and Spencer's today where the place was full of babies; nor was I 'Blah' yesterday when I was in Starbucks with my OH and a friend and a new mother came in and sat down RIGHT NEXT TO US (with, might I add, millions of other seats being available) and started feeding her newborn baby. OMG, I was very un-Blah. In fact, I was very !!!

Big cwtches & & & xoxoxoxoxo's!!!! I think I shall partake of "a little" tonight, so you may have to drink a few for me to make up for my lushlessness!!! My lacklushter? So booty-lushess!

Oh, just caught your newest post – TFI Friday – LOVE it!!! I’m gonna have to “steal” my Wonderfully Wacky Welsh Woman!

 

[Mirium]

Hi ladies,

Happy weekend to everyone!!

I never got an LH surge although tested twice a day, ovulation sticks test lines have been extremely faint, I could barely see them. Normally, the test lines would get darker and darker until I get the LH surge. Seems like this is an annovulatory cycle - from early in the cycle I started feeling sore in uterine/ovarian area and kept feeling sick. I could tell that the sickness was because of the soreness/pain from there. I am fairly certain that my reproductive system did not work properly this month. That's the 3rd cycle in a row where things are just not going as planned. I leave for my trip tomorrow so that's just too bad.

I am going to finalize my packing. I am planning to mix in some vino... with juice in a juice bottle to get on the plane tomorrow because I am scared of flying. Worst part is takeoff! Take care ladies!

 

[padbrat]

Aww happy flight Mirium!

Dwrgi... Ruby Ruby Ruby ahhhhahahhaa.... is so cute. Love the expression on her face! For some reason Huskys and all variations of seem to hate my dog. They all totally kick off and snarl and go all wolfy on him... then again he is a sod who loves to wind other dogs up and run off with his tail in the air barking 'kiss my ass' as he goes!

Enjoy your break!

Lils... dufulicious... Love it!!! Thats me!!! I git Hubby to start Wellman and as Dwrgi says it does make a difference. He has currently run out and I think with my thyroid all screwy there is no point buying more until it settles down. As to what to do about it the simple answer is nothing... the docs will keep playing with my doseage and blood tests until they get it right... so who knows how long that will take.

I despair sometimes... I really do.

Purps hope the eye settles down... I have a massive phobia about eyes... yukkkkk!

Right must go walk the dog and get cooking for the BBQ!

 

[Dwrgi]

Lils-big

Mirium-hey, what on earth's going on with your cycle? You must be gutted, but could it simply be delayed?? Oh well, go with the flow and enjoy the trip! I hate take off and flying too, and that's a brilliant suggestion re. vino and juice!!! Certainly beats sitting there like I do, with my nails digging into the seat, thinking about it being too late to make a will, Attagirl!!

Pad-oooh, your dog sounds like a monkey!!! (IYKWIM!!). Huskeys are pack animals and like to assert dominance, so that's probs what's going on with huskeys and your dogs-they're all vying to be alpha!!! Gwydion is a sod with other dogs, Ruby just licks everything in sight! Have a great BBQ and forget about infertility while you slurp your way through Glocs's cider!!

Love to everybody, Axxxx

 

[chickenchaser]

Mirium I have felt the same this month, pain sickness and no positive OPK. Have a good flight and lets hope our bodies sort themselves out for next month.

 

[dashka]

Hi Ladies!

Mirium and Chicken - I'm sorry that your cycles are doing weird things.... it's so frustrating isn't it???? I had a few cycles like that where the line was there but didn't get dark enough....but when I started testing twice/day it helped. If you are testing twice/day then maybe when you have EWCM test 3X/day -perhaps yours is like Lils and is a very short window.... (maybe you are just getting it before and after the peak?) Good luck!! Mirium - have a great trip!!

Dwrgi and Lils - you crack me up ladies!!!

Lils - I think that is a great plan you've got cooking there... See you went Amazon-crazy again The Vitex is also known as Chasteberry. I took it for about 8 months last year. Thought you hated the DHEA? I took it for about 9 months - my ND says you have to take about 6 months but some studies show it helps after 4 months. Please make sure that your DHEA levels are low though (as it can wreak havoc on you if they are not )... Mine was like 2.1 or something (like a 70 yr old) so okay for me...
Sorry I think we had this discussion before -so ignore me.... just looking out for my Floridian -chickie-mama! Wow you and DH are both MTHFRs????!! what? what are the chances? Great that he is on the vitamins too I am praying that you get your natural BFP and don't have to worry about IUI! Thanks for making me laugh all the time - loved dufuliciousness!!! (was that it?)

Dwrgi - hope you have a great time hun!!! Take a break - and don't think about all this crazy messed up spriit-sucking madness while you are away.... just enjoy life and being with OH... you deserve all the happiness in the world!!

Purps - glad the eye thing doesn't seem to be anything major... hope it goes away soon!

Pad - you also make me LOL daily!!! hope they can put that thyroid in it's place! so you can get on with things.... Hope the BBQ goes well!!

Hello and hugs to everyone else!!!

AFM - went for my first bike-ride in 4 years.... haven't wanted to after my knee accident because I'd just be in pain afterwards.... We'll see how I am tomorrow - but it felt GREAT to be out there early morning in the cool crisp air! Our temps have cooled down now - about 24 C during the day and it dipped to 12 C last night!! (but usual at night is around 14-17C)...

Going to take the ferry tomorrow to Centre Island.... has a cute little place called "Centreville" for kids (AD) and great picnic areas... We went last year and she just loved it... Should be a nice day...

Feeling more energy - been making more smoothies and even added some swiss chard from our garden into it this morning.... think I'm going to do that again more often.... Feeling like a natural buzz all day....could also be the oxygen from the bike ride this morning... Amazing what that can do.... I need to bring back the old Dashka I know from years past...IYKWIM

hugs and kisses to all!

 

[drhouse]

Hiya lovelies,


Greetings from oz. its sad its the end of sunday.... lucky you gals in the northern hemisphere have a bit more of the weekend to run.

Sorry to hear chicken that you and miriam are not following the rule book... i'm sure a holiday will be the answer!!!

Dash - great to hear that you are back in the bike saddle again, doing things you love is an antidote to all things...

Pad - there's a saying to find someone like you..... you even screened to the gene!!!! What are the chances? A million to 1? I think you had viral thyroiditis - let me do some googling....

Dwrgi - great to hear that you've got your positive vibes back!!!!

Lils - you know more about meds/vits and reiki than any lovely lady ive ever met - I bought some EPO today - specially on your recommendation. I o in the next couple of days - so will cease it then.

To all the other lovely ladies.. thinking of you all..... but DH is giving me the come and assist with the dinner evils so better sign off soon....

Last things!!!!!

GIRL'S IVE LOST THREE KILOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(yes it is carbohydrate reduction - I swear I look at a carb and gain weight - so its been about lots and lots of veges and lean protein) (don't ask how much fun it as to watch DH and his family consume fish and chips while I nibble on salad - I have suggested a sympathy diet without success) just as well I love him.... hey.....

Woo hooo..... Roll on my IVF journey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See the RE soon - next week or two.

yest went to the dentist - got the last of my teeth fixed...... sorted now for pregnancy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bank account not so happy..

Had a relaxing weekend with DH - lunch out, afternoon delight, seeing my nephew in law (kid vibes ++++) sleeping in. Reduce that cortisol +++++

I never do that (as evidenced by the international flight arriving at 0200, then DH and I having a shag between 0200 and 0300 and starting work at 0800!!!!) Yes I know I'm a bit weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Am working on the ZEN.... and figured that in my head I didn't feel ready to get preggers prior to the holiday (PV bleeding in rural cambodia just couldn't be in my plan!!!!) so BRING IT ON now pretty please!!!!

Love love to you all...


May pregnancy be catching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lady H]

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