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[Jessicabaxter]

Banana- ur fine Girl! Dont b sorry about anything was talkin to a lady I use to wrk with that use to wrk in L&D for 10 yrs and she said baby probably will
Catch up in next cpl weeks plus I've lost 4lbs in 2 1/2 wks so might play a part. We shall c in few weeks. I'm praying for every one of u ladies!

 

[Hann12]

Mama -I'd say if there is a good line that ov is just around the corner yay!!

Elt - any change today?

Jessica - sounds like you hav spoken to someone knowledgeable and reassuring. I'm sure the weightloss will have played a part too. Hopefully everything will be fine!

AFm - just tired and now have a sore throat. Apart from that no symptoms but poas this morning and still very much positive - now14dpo!

 

[banana07]

Oh Mamamac that sounds promising - its horrible getting excited when you get a line or a symptom a few moments of bliss then you start second guessing everything, is it somethign I ate, different brand etc!! fx 4u!!

Hann, so funny how you still POAS - I'm dying to POAS but only CD7 long way to go yet - I hid my package way at the back of the wardrobe last night couldn't stop looking at them took all my will power not to POAS last night!!!

Sounds good Jessica - are you trying to loose weight or did it just fall off??

My friends and doc couldn't understand that I was 2lbs lighter the day I went into labour from the day I found out I was pregnant. Was a size 12(uk) when I got pregnant and left the hosp in size 10(uk)!!! Had a perfectly healthy 8lb 3oz baby boy!! I hadn't been physically sick during the preg but didn't eat that much as felt sick all the time from afternoon onwards. There was no fear of it staying off tho and I'm sure I won't be as luck this time!!!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Well good morning girls! Quick message as just stopped outside a shop with signal, going back to tent in a mo for some lunch then off to the beach for the day, it sure is lovely weather & this holiday has been just what I needed.
Han- hope your not too tired & yes happy 4 weeks pregnant, well-done!
Ban- you'll soon be peeing on those sticks hun, I find it comes around quite quickly
Mama- good luck on that line getting even darker but I assume your bding anyway to be on the safeside
Elt- I had an anovulatory cycle before I got pregnant with ds they complety normal but extremely annoying, I got my AF as normal!
Afm- pms symptoms started few days ago, heartburn, cramps nausea on & off & today which is normal sore boobs, feeling really hungry & headachy, yeah I just love this time of the month! Defo not thinking its going to lead to bfp as all experienced before! Not charting either as just can't be bothered whilst on hols. Anyway catch up with you girlies soon Xx

 

[IsaacRalph]

Sorry Jessica- praying that your baby catches up on those scans & stops worrying you so! Grow baby grow! I remember my due date changing 3 times by a week & back & forth!

 

[MamaMac123]

Hey Isaac! Nice to hear from you Glad your hols are going so well! Good luck with the rest of the tww and think happy thoughts!

Hann - lol love that you poas again! Hehe too cute! I totally would I'm sure!

Banana - wow! That's amazing that you lost weight in pregnancy. Im sure I'll be the person who gains 50 lb even when I'm throwing everything up! Lol

Afm - small rise in temp today but nothing big time yet. Ff still thinks I ovulated....I still don't buy it haha. I'm feeling a bit hopeful for opk today after yesterday's line, but this morning I overslept and had to rush to get to work and forgot to grab a couple opks! Errrrrr! Only work about 10 mins from home so I may break down and run home to get them haha my luck I'll miss the elusive positive if I don't! We did bd last night so we're covered regardless but I want to see it, you know?

 

[HappyCpl]

Good morning ladies. I'm sorry I haven't been around. Things have been very crazy these last 2 weeks. We took a little vacation to the beach. It was so nice to get away. So between work, getting a family packed up, lots of driving, and then vacation, I'm worn out. Lol. I've been trying to play catch up on the posts.

Hann- Congrats lady! That's awesome on your BFP. Praying for a healthy 9 months for you.

To the others, hang in there ladies. Any guesses who we think will have the next BFP? Hoping Hann has started a trend for us

To our newest additions- WELCOME. We can't wait to get to know y'all. This is a wonderful group of ladies who are all so caring and supportive.

AFM- I'm trying something new this month. I think I remember reading that someone else on here tried this before. Since DH's swimmers do not want to cooperate, I bought some soft cups. I'm also back to using OPK's this month but not telling DH when I'm OV'ing. At OV time, after BD I'm going to insert a soft cup to keep his swimmers in place. Gonna give them a helping hand to my cervix. Yesterday I got a very negative OPK. Figured it would be a few more days before we got a positive. After BD last night, I thought I'd try out the soft cups and see if there was any leaking, slipping out, etc. I wake up this morning to a very positive OPK. Glad i decided to go ahead and try them out . Im having lots of OV pains on my right side this morning. So im rxpecting OV to happen tonight or tomorrow. No need for preseed either. I've had an upper respiratory infection and have been taking Mucinex. WOW is all I can say. I've had LOADS of CM. DH is loving that for sure. I'm going to wear something special tonight. Today will be day 3 of straight BD and I want to make sure DH keeps up his stamina. Hoping for a good month this month.

Hope everyone is well and has a great day!

 

[Jessicabaxter]

Oh Mamamac that sounds promising - its horrible getting excited when you get a line or a symptom a few moments of bliss then you start second guessing everything, is it somethign I ate, different brand etc!! fx 4u!!

Hann, so funny how you still POAS - I'm dying to POAS but only CD7 long way to go yet - I hid my package way at the back of the wardrobe last night couldn't stop looking at them took all my will power not to POAS last night!!!

Sounds good Jessica - are you trying to loose weight or did it just fall off??

My friends and doc couldn't understand that I was 2lbs lighter the day I went into labour from the day I found out I was pregnant. Was a size 12(uk) when I got pregnant and left the hosp in size 10(uk)!!! Had a perfectly healthy 8lb 3oz baby boy!! I hadn't been physically sick during the preg but didn't eat that much as felt sick all the time from afternoon onwards. There was no fear of it staying off tho and I'm sure I won't be as luck this time!!!

Deff not tryin lol been sooo sick can't eat an if I do I throw up phenagrin just knocks me out! It's gettin better so hopefully I'll be able to eat now I'm 12 wks so should b better!

 

[MamaMac123]

Welcome back Happycpl! We've missed ya!

Sounds like you've got all the bases covered this month! Maybe you'll be our next !!! Still holding out hope for Isaac though! She's in the 2ww and on hols right now.

 

[HappyCpl]

Come on Isaac! We need some more good news. Hope you're having fun!

 

[elt1013]

Hello again ladies...

Mama- hopefully today that line will be a blazing positive for you.

Hann- so funny that even being preggo can't cure our poas addicition.

Isaac- thanks for the info on the anov cycle thing, hopefully af will be here as expected if this is what is going on. I am just over this cycle and I am ready for the next! And it would be great to get pregnant the month after an aweful cycle...lets hope! Keeping my fx for you though that those are preg symptoms instead of af.

Happy- I have heard good things about the soft cups and hopefully that will do the trick for you.

Jessica- Sorry you are so sick...I know the feeling as I was terribly sick 24/7 from 7 weeks to 7 months with DD. I tried phenergan but it did absolutely nothing, so I was put on zofran which was a complete miracle drug! Hopefully it will be over for you soon.

banana- Hoping the time flies for you and you will poas in no time.

AFM- slight temp rise today but once again didn't sleep the best, so I guess I won't know until tmrw if it was accurate but I'm guessing not. Still stark white opks aswell. Trying to stay positive and praying my next cycle is better!

 

[elt1013]

Good morning to you ladies...it is not morning here but I figure by the time most of you read this, it will be for you. I work a long day tmrw, so I figured I would update now and catch up to what is going on with you all tmrw night. I have had the teeny tiniest bit of brown spotting (only when I wipe) for about 4 hrs now, so thank god af is on her way and I can start over. I never have brownish blood tho, so it must be something having to do with an anov cycle??
Isaac, do you remember if you had normal pms symptoms before af with your anov cycle? I didn't have any bad mood swings like usual, but a little emotional, skin breakout, terrible headaches, tender boobs, and hot flashes. I just ask because people keep telling me that since you don't ovulate, you dont have af (I guess it is considered estrogen breakthrough bleeding or something), and you don't have the progesterone, so you can't get pms with anov cycle? but that can't be true because I def do! I actually usually have pms about a week leading up to af and it stops just before, but it still going on now. Just had to take ibuprofen for this terrible headache!
Have a great day ladies and I will check up on here tmrw.

 

[Hann12]

Elt - do you think you just missed the ov and it's IB? Mine was browny cm - I hope it is!!

IsaacRalph - really hope you are wrong and that the symptoms you are feeling are BFP related! I know it's probably hard to imagine right now so I'll imagine it for you and keep my Fx for you!

Mama - your temps seem to be above your coverline now, do you think you did ov? I guess you'll know soon enough as AF will arrive - or not!!

Happycpl - your plan is great to keep DH in the dark, and what good timing! Think you'll def have some swimmer up there to catch the egg!

Banana - have you started to POAS yet?

Afm - obviously new day so POAS again, did a digi and it now says 2-3 weeks so my hcg levels are rising which is good! I joined a thread in first tri for may babies due and load of people seem to be mc. I think I need to stop going on it for a bit as its really scaring me. Feel like I'm a bit paranoid now! Its not a nice feeling, need to try and relax and just hope everything is fine. Off on holiday in 6 days which shoul help keep my mind off such horrible thoughts!
It's a lovely hot day here so I'm off to London to see some friends and have lunch, think everyone will be drinking so going to say I have to drive my DH to his friends house later. I think today will be the last day I miss alcohol though because I'm starting to feel ever so slightly sick. Looking forward to a nice afternoon anyway!
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine x

 

[MamaMac123]

Hi girls! Hope everyone's having a happy weekend so far

Elt - I know I always had some Pms symptoms even when on bc and so was def not ovulating! Symptoms were milder than regular Pms but they were still there.
Hope it is your AF so you can move on to a new cycle!

Hann - that's so sad about all the mc I'm so scared of that. Fx nothin like that for u! Just hang with us and be the shining star with the bump in the sea of wishful thinking lol Hope your friends lunch is wonderful!

Afm - okay, like Hann mentioned, my temps have stayed above cover line and seem to be going upwards slowly but surely. I'm starting to wonder if I really have ovulated and either just missed the surge or my body simply doesn't get me a positive opk (that's possible right?) and that might make sense since my temps have gone up but not by much. Maybe my hormone levels are just lower than average? Maybe since its my first cycle on the meds and it'll take a few months to really regulate? What do you guys think? Have you ever seen someone ov but have their temps only go up a bit like how mine is now?

 

[elt1013]

Hann- It would be nice if that was the case...but my temps don't reflect that I o'd at all! I have heard of rare cases of this happening, but I am just pretty sure I didn't since I usually get a temp rise. It is probably a good idea to stay out of the threads where that seems to be happening alot, it is super sad that is happening to them, but it isn't something that you should be worrying about all the time in this happy time for you. And that is not going to happen to you anyhow!! You don't have a history of m/c or anything, right?

 

[elt1013]

Hann- It would be nice if that was the case...but my temps don't reflect that I o'd at all! I have heard of rare cases of this happening, but I am just pretty sure I didn't since I usually get a temp rise. I guess there is a tiny bit of hope though.
It is probably a good idea to stay out of the threads where that seems to be happening alot, it is super sad that is happening to them, but it isn't something that you should be worrying about all the time in this happy time for you. And that is not going to happen to you anyhow!! You don't have a history of m/c or anything, right?

Mama- Thanks for the info about the pms. I was starting to think I was creating pms symptoms like I seem to do preggo symptoms sometimes, lol.

AFM- I am still having the watery, brownish cm today and still extremely light(same as yesterday), no pad or anything needed. I just wish I would start some sort of flow to start a new cycle! My gosh...I hope this doesn't last for several days. And of course, all I keep thinking is all the what ifs...what if I never get a flow, and it is just this spotting for a few or for several days? How will I determine the start of a new cycle? I know I am just making myself crazy and getting too far ahead of myself, but I can't help it. Oh well, like always, I guess only time will tell. Have a good night everyone.

 

[elt1013]

Oops...just realized I posted part of that twice!

 

[MamaMac123]

Elt - it's so frustrating when you're body isn't working like it should. I remember last cycle how I'd keep getting this teasing spotting every few weeks and nothing would ever come of it. But I doubt that will happen with you as your cycles are usually normal. Hopefully this is just the start of AF and the fact that you didn't ov this month could account for the difference in the start of it. Hang tight and think positive. Hopefully AF will be in full swing in the next day or so. Fx!

Afm - been reading up on some things that are pcos specific. Apparently it's pretty common for OPKs to not work well for pcos women. Either our LH levels are elevated often so we get a lot of false positives or we have slightly elevated levels which cause us to have faint OPK lines most of the time and never really get a positive (which is what's happening for me I think). So OPKs may not be a good thing for me (which figures since I just bought a ton of IC!!!! Lol) but at least this explains all my half lines that never get positive. And might mean I really did ov even with neg results. Also I've been reading that with pcos bbt temps are usually all over the board up and down and up and down (just like mine was all last cycle and the first half of this cycle) but that when we ov it levels out in the higher temps (just like mines doing!) so I've got fx that this supports the idea that I have ovulated. Ugh I hate not knowing for sure though! But hopefully as I go forward every month my cycle patterns will get clearer and won't be so much guesswork. If I'm really lucky I won't need to rely on it too long! If I can just get ovulating maybe I'll get a soon!

 

[Hann12]

Elt - how annoying, I had some spotting on cycle 2and 4, it's frustrating! I actually ovulated a week after the spotting in the end so maybe all is not lost for you! I hope so!

Mama - I had read that about PCOS too, it's annoying for you because you really want confirmation that you have ovulated but the normal easy ways might not work! If you do get AF soon then I guess you will know. I know the most accurate way to temp is vaginaly, it's not everyone's thing but you will get more accurate temps do it might be worth considering that next cycle - if there is one!

I have stayed off the main may baby thread but I was on a smaller one which was lovely and nice and upbeat but this morning one of the girls has posted about mc. It's so sad! I just have to hope it doesn't happen to me! Poor girl though woke up to that. I hope she isn't as she was my dd buddy! It's terrible that people can go through such a journey to get that BFP then to lose it again. Must try to relax and pray all will be fine!!

Isaacralph - I think you are back today! Any news? Fx for you

 

[elt1013]

Mama- I hope like Hann said, there won't be next cycle for you! But if there is, temping vaginally is a good idea...I temped orally my first 2 cycles and had very erratic temps even when following bbt guidelines completely. Last 2, I have been temping vaginally and it is way more accurate, for me anyhow. I have a clear pattern which makes it nice to be able to tell the exact day of o!

Hann- It would be nice to still ovulate, but I am ok with a anov cycle I guess since it seems to be normal every now and then. I am sure I have had some before, and just didn't notice it because of not temping or anything. I just hope this means that my next egg will be a super strong one to make up for this cycle!
It is so nice to see you in here everyday Hann...most ladies move on to other threads for preggo girls completely (which I totally understand and think is great aswell), but it is so nice that you have hung around with us! I can't wait to start hearing news about your baby's heartbeat and ultrasounds and all that fun stuff to come!