TTC#2 and SO EXCITED! join me

[MamaMac123]

Hi ladies,

Happy - I agree I think you did ov and your temps are just rising slowly but looking good

My temp dropped this morning but still above coverline. Bothers me a bit but not too worried. My boobs are aching so bad I really don't doubt I ovulated. Was thinking if I did ov a day or two before ff thinks I did then I could be around 6-7 dpo and that could be around implantation time or maybe my temps just like to go up and down even in the TWW. Hoping to see it back up nice and high tomorrow. We also had our window fan blowing on us all night and I kept throwin blankets off me as I was hot so I'm not sure what affect that could have on my bbt.

 

[HappyCpl]

It's a possibility. I'm sure FF is going to put my crosshairs in CD17 even though I'm certain it was CD16. You have to go with your instincts. When do you plan on testing? Or are you going to wait it out?

 

[MamaMac123]

I'm going to test on the 18th (next Sat) if no AF before then. If no bfp then I'll stop progesterone then.

 

[banana07]

Hey girls

Sorry its been a while again, my mood was so low over last few days, I could barely function let alone come on web looking at ttc stuff. Have def improved now tho since about yesterday feeling much better, I wouldn't say over positive or optimistic but def no longer nearly suicidal. Honest to god I couldn't believe how bad I felt for about a week. Must be the higher clomid dose that coupled with BF getting preg, I dunno but not sure if I could deal with another month of the clomid. Will talk to the doc after I get my day 21 bloods. Nothing else happening in this camp really except as expected same as last month have zero sex drive - so unlike me. So think bding will be a challenge but we'll work it.

Mama - glad you got your crosshairs back. Hope your temp stays up tomorrow. Is it the natural progestrone cream you are using now or tablets??? I am going to use the progesterone cream this month once I get my crosshairs.

Happy - Seems like FF got it right on the 16th - have a good feeling about you this month, dunno why x

Issac - no sign of me being in Devon this year so far, my sister was just over with us 2 weeks ago, if anything it will be near christmas again. Fx we have great big bumps to meet eachother by then!!!!

Have a clomid related questions if anyone can help.

Was wondering why people are instructed to take clomid on different days and the answer seems be be pretty straight forward explaining the differences but not the why. The earlier (i.e days 2-6) you take it the more but less mature eggs you should develop and the later you take it (i.e days 5-9) you are more likely to produce 1 good mature egg and then the in between (i.e days 3-7) some say is the best of both worlds. the earlier you take it with the less mature eggs are much higher risk of ending in miscarriage.

My doc has me taking it days 2-6 (I took it to day 7 as a booster day - naughty I know but I was am so concerned about these imature eggs )

Anybody have any opinions / advice??

No word from Hann in a couple of days - good news I hope!!! fx

 

[HappyCpl]

Thank you banana. I had to discard two days of temps for FF to give me my crosshairs. But I'm so sure that I OV on CD16.

I wish I could give you some advice on Clomid. I'm new to this game too. All I can give you is my dr didn't think I was releasing good eggs so he wanted me taking it says 5-9 so that the eggs would be more mature and better quality. He didn't say anything about mc

 

[HappyCpl]

Banana I'm sorry you have been feelig down. It sounds like we both reacted the same to Clomid on our first month. Never have I felt like that. I can't believe how extreme our emotions were during that time. You're not alone Hun and don't give up. Hopefully this cycle will be much easier.

 

[runnergrl]

Hann- praying for you and your labor! please update with a pic of your baby! Cant wait to see if boy or girl!!!

banana

 

[Hann12]

Not in labour unfortunately
I had 4 hours of contractions every 3 mins last night and then they disappeared. Feeling very disheartened from it to be honest, especially when on the two may thread I'm on everyone has already had their babies - all the first timers even went early! My bump has dropped a lot, my mum thinks it should happen anytime now. My parents are staying with me until it happens and my mum keeps saying how she hopes its not much longer as she wants to go home! Not exactly helpful as I can't do anything about it! All in all not much fun being had. Sorry for the moany one sided post!

 

[HappyCpl]

Hann please don't apologize. It'll happen soon. I've got a feeling!!! Sounds like your body is gearing up for it

 

[HappyCpl]

I checked my cervix this morning. It's still pretty high, soft, and open. Usually it's dropped back down by now. Strange...

 

[MamaMac123]

Banana - yes you are right about all the reasoning with clomid timing. My guess is some docs just believe in different timing being better. My doc had me do cd5-9 probably to decrease multiples risk and sice I don't ov at all I'm guessing I have trouble with maturing eggs but who knows. I actually think my egg gears up for ov but then my hormones don't push it to release I would advise not to take an extra days dose. Not sure if you meant you pushed your days to 3-7 or if you added an extra day and did 2-7. If you just took the 5 days cd3-7 then ignore this haha but I'd you did an extra dose I'd recommend not to do that again because too much can actually hurt fertility. Also I've been reading things recently about how you need to be careful with clomid to only do a few months and then take a break because you can actually over stimulate your ovaries and then you have to go on birth control a couple cycles to even everything out! Ugh! I'm glad I decided to stop clomid and not do the soy this cycle and feeling good about not starting it again as long as I'm ovulating on my own. I'd say you're good to do another couple cycles on it but then is talk to your doc about taking a break. My doc told me I could do 6 cycles but that was after finding the right dose. So really if I'd kept going I'd have done like 8 cycles! I read women having the over stimulation issue as soon as 5 cycles in! I'm also reading that when you're on clomid docs usually check you with an ultrasound before ov to make sure the egg follicles are looking good etc and always do the 21 day bloods. My doc hasn't done any of that for me! She hasn't even checked in or returned my calls since my 3rd cycle of clomid.....I'm 3 more cycles past that now! It's making me angry!

Anyway sorry lol that's a lot more clomid talk then you asked for. Just a bunch of stuff I've been reading/hearing lately and wanted to make sure you know about!

 

[MamaMac123]

Hann- bet it will be anytime now!!!! Fx for you!!!! so exciting!

 

[HappyCpl]

Just wanted to check in and say Happy Mother's Day to all you ladies.

Hann - How are things going?
Elt - How are you feeling?
Mama - Your temps are looking good!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Uhhh AF hit me today which I knew was coming but think my hormones are making me feel really negative and depressed just like how you were banana! Feeling really angst about what to do next??? When will this end? I know this feeling will lift but atm I can't stop crying. Good luck to you girls in tww I'll continue to pray for you guys. Xx

 

[elt1013]

Happy Mothers Day!! I'm still reading most days ladies and keeping my fx for all of you!

Happy- thanks for asking about me. I'm starting to feel somewhat better although sometimes it's hard to tell because I seem to have a few "okay" days, then it's right back to a few terrible ones. I am having trouble with weight loss though. I had already lost almost 20 pounds since I found out I was pregnant, and now on this low carb diet and being sick, I am dropping a pound a day! The diabetic clinic is concerned about it and I see my midwife on Friday, so I will see what they say about it then. On a good note though...I seem to be doing a pretty good job at keeping my blood sugar under control.

Hope you all have a great mother's day!

 

[HappyCpl]

Hugs Isaac. Those hormones can get the best of us. I'm sorry AF got ya. Praying for you!

Elt - Are they concerned with how much weight your losing or the amount of weight in such a short period of time? The OB I had with DD told me he wanted me to lose weight in my first trimester so he wasnt concerned when I started losing weight.

 

[Hann12]

Hi
Isaac - I'm so sorry about AF, I'd be tempted to try the clomid now but then again I'm a believer in trying stuff otherwise I feel desperate and like I have no control - which I know you don't but you'll feel like you do maybe?

Mama - your chart looks great this month, I agree its probably worked in your favour to have a rest month!

Happy - your chart also looks great! Really hope it leads to a bfp!

Elt - sorry things are so rough for you, really hope things calm down so you can enjoy the pregnancy

Afm - I'm still pregnant lol! I'm having fun and games with this one, contractions on Saturday for 9 hours then they stopped (were every 3 mins!) I was 2cm but my cervix was still hard and thick. Then yesterday (Sunday) nothing happened all day until 11pm when I had a huge bloody show which of course got my hopes up as last time when that happened I was in labour 8 hours later. So when I started getting contractions at 1.30am
I thought this was it but nope another false alarm as they disappeared 1.5 hours later! So had a midwife appointment this morning and I'm now 3cm, baby is completely engaged and cervix is thinning but not completely thin. She said she hopes it will all happen in the next couple of days. I hope so too. I'm keeping good spirits but I am feeling like it may never happen as well because of all the starting and stopping. When I actually start labour I'm not sure I'll actually believe its the real thing!! Will keep you posted when it happens. Who knew second time around it could be so annoying!!

 

[runnergrl]

Isaac- I really hope you start feeling better soon hun hope you had a lovely Mother's day! Ill keep praying for that BFP for you and the rest of the TTC girls

Mama and happy- your charts look good! Keeping my fx'ed for you both!

Hann! That baby is being so stubborn! I would not have lasted as long as you- I would have been in the hospital already and demanded and epidural and pitocin to get things going Hope the baby cooperates and has his/her birthday VERY soon!!

 

[MamaMac123]

Morning ladies & Happy be-lated Mothers Day!!!

Isaac - sorry about AF Hun

Happy - charts looking great!!! Fx! When are you testing?

Hann - what a stubborn little bean! Fx things will get going for real and you'll have that little one in your arms ASAP!

Elt - that's kind of scary with the weight loss! Hope everything is okay and hope you get feeling better soon!!!

Afm - had a really amazingly bad day yesterday. I've felt so calm about everything this cycle and been feeling really good but we went to church yesterday and all the speakers talking about the wonderful virtue and responsibility of women as mothers got to me big time and I ended up fleeing to the bathroom in tears. I sat there I the bathroom sobbing for awhile and when I opened the door to come out my dear friend who went through the same fertility issues for years was waiting for me in tears herself and she just hugged me and we cried and cried some more. After we talked for awhile and I felt all cried out DH took me home. I broke down again talking to my mom later who gave me all the wrong words of advice (maybe you'll never have a baby an you need to learn to be okay with that, maybe you guys should start looking into adoption, it's been a year and you're not getting any yonger....yes she actually said that line!) she meant well....but my moms always had a way of forcing you to face the truth you don't want to hear and what I wanted was reassurance that it will happen and it's not just for nothing. Ugh.

Anyway, long story short it was a pretty crappy Mother's Day and I went to bed with a massive cry headache and very sore eyes. Luckily feeling better today. No sure why I let it get to me so bad yesterday, I know last Mother's Day I assumed by this one I'd either have a baby or at least have one on the way so I guess the realization of the year mark really hit
me. Blah all around. DH was great though and my friend is an absolute angel! Love her!

On an upside my temps have been good, boobs are still major aching, and I'm having wicked crazy vivid dreams. Probably doesnt mean much as I have crazy dreams regularly but been having a lot this weekend. Going to try to hold off testing till Sat. If AF is coming I expect her by about Thursday if not sooner.

 

[elt1013]

Hugs Isaac. Those hormones can get the best of us. I'm sorry AF got ya. Praying for you!

Elt - Are they concerned with how much weight your losing or the amount of weight in such a short period of time? The OB I had with DD told me he wanted me to lose weight in my first trimester so he wasnt concerned when I started losing weight.

I don't know if they are concerned yet because I haven't seen my midwife in almost a month and the majority of the weight loss has been in that time. I see her on Friday, so we'll see. I know I can afford to lose weight, but I think this amount so fast during pregnancy is a little drastic.

The diabetic nurse was very concerned and she will probably be even more concerned when I see her on Thursday as I have already dropped 5 pounds since then!

Isaac-

Happy and Mama- charts are looking good!

Hann- That baby is already trouble!! You may have a hand full when that baby finally decides to arrive! I hope for you that is very soon!