Waiting for our BFPs! Please hurry :-D

[bluestars]

Im cd 14. Not temping or opks this month. Im nightshift and body temps will be all over the place and ive ran out of opks. OH's father took a stroke on boxing day so we where over on the mainland dealing with that and I fofgot all about ttc and opks so now we are home im on shift and cant get opks for this month. Also going to the doc to see if they can help. Its been 11 months now nearly 12 so hopefully they will be able to help with something surely ??

I did order soft cups but dont think they will be here in tike for this month xxx

 

[MrsBroodyPant]

Blue I guess u will just have to dtd lots without temps and opks. Good luck hun.
Sorry about your father in law xxx

 

[bluestars]

Thanks mrs xxx

 

[hilslo]

Bluestars where do you live? I'm intrigued by "the mainland"!
It might be good to not temp or take opks for a bit. Takes the pressure off a bit. Do you have a regular cycle? Mine's all over the shop. I've ovulated anywhere between cd18 and cd28 which makes timing dtd tough!
I've heard good things about soft cups. I've found that tucking my legs up to my chest for up to an hour with a pillow under my hips and then keeping the pillow under my hips for the rest of the night has made a real difference for us. It took 5 months to conceive the first time (conceived first time using this new technique) then after both my ectopic and mmc I've conceived the first month I ovulated from my good tube side. Unfortunately it doesn't guarantee a heathy bean but for us it does seem to make a difference. I warn you that it's not very comfortable and borderline painful by the end of the hour! I bet soft cups do the same thing but much more comfortable!!!

I'm so sorry to hear about you FIL. I hope he's recovering well

 

[Nina83]

Blue, I've heard a lot of good things about soft cups. I use a moon cup, but for AF, and it is truly a godsend!
We usually DTD in the evening during the fertile days (stupid morning sex myth I made up is STUPID) so nothing comes out heheh.
Sometimes the months that you think are doomed are the most surprising

Nausea started again this morning. WTF. Plus ovulation like pains. I want to cry. I told DH that I am so tired of feeling this all month, every month.
I used to have a really high pain tolerance, and now I feel like such a wussy.
I told DH I feel like I'm falling apart, and he told me we have to watch "death becomes her" That is such a funny movie, we're going to have a comedy marathon this week, popcorn and wine, that and "Drowning Mona". I need a good laugh!

 

[bluestars]

I live kn a wee island off of Scotland Hislo. Very small haha. Nothing here but people. Only 750 of them right enough. I also used the legs behind the neck and hips on a pillow but its soo uncomfortable ! But I found that softcups do the same job with more comfort. I still put my hips in a pillow. But only for an hour or so. I cant fall asleep like that.
My cycles are usually 29- 30 days long and I usually O on cd 15-17... sometimes I dont O at all.

Have you been to your doctor as to why your cycles are soo irregular? Maybe you have a form of polysistic ovaries?

Nina im sorry for feeling so down and so sick! Maybe you should get your hormone levels checked just in case? I know how rubbish this ttcal is and how long its taking and I know people have been trying longer but right now I feel like a failure as a woman. Iv given up really. OH just doesnt know it. Dont see the point wasting all this money on this and that its not going to help us. Softcups is good for my mess obsession though and good for AF so in that sense I will spend money for the practical side of them lol.

Hope my doc does something to help because if not I stop trying and thats it. Cant keep putting myself through this every month. Xxx

 

[Nina83]

Hilslo, an hour, wow! I'd never last that long LOL!
Blue, I had my hormone levels checked last cycle. All my levels are amazing perfect and I was told that "everyone should have results like yours"
I think I'm just broken. I keep telling DH he needs to look for my receipt!
I've just pulled out a number for a therapist. My naturopathic basically told me she can't help me and I should call the "big guys". See, I'm a lost cause LOL!
I'm hoping he'll be able to help.

We have a coworker who I really don't like, and she's dressed like Anne of Green Gables today. It's really quite funny :-O

 

[ladyluck84]

Legs in the air then pillow under bum worked every time
for me! Though I couldn't fall asleep so didn't last long.

 

[bluestars]

Lol nina. Your not broken. Has hubbie been checked for spermies being good swimmers!? Where are you on your cycle Nina? Is your bleeding still light ? Xxx

I cant keep hips up for long either haha.

Where is everyone on their cycle.

 

[Nina83]

I'm cd3. Yesterday was medium with a few clots, today was moderately light.
DH had a SA last year and all was good. He'll be doing another one in February.
We decided that if by March we still haven't gotten pregnant we're going to look into other options, I'm not sure if I have the strength to though.

 

[bluestars]

I know what you mean nina!! Fingers crossed it wont come to that for you guys! Xxx

 

[ladyluck84]

Oh god I have brown spotting. What shall I do?

 

[hilslo]

Firstly, don't panic. Brown blood is old blood and if they didn't see anything wrong on Friday chances are you're ok. Give your EPU a ring in the morning to get checked out and get a reassurance scan.
When I had my mmc I had some spotting but it was pink not brown (like I said brown blood is old and ok) and when we went in for that scan the sonographer said spotting c7 weeks is v common as bean is burrowing in. She really didn't look concerned.

Hang in there Hun. I know this is a scary time for anyone but especially those of us that have had previous losses.
Remember it's 2014 and this IS our year. Huge hugs xx

 

[Nina83]

Lady, keep calm! Are you drinking enough? Sometimes spotting happens when you haven't been drinking enough. How far along are you?
It could also be from the US- was it internal? Sometimes the cervix gets a bit irritated, or maybe from sex.

 

[hilslo]

Just mentioned it to dh as he was asking what I was typing. He said it could be just from your scan (assuming it was internal). I've obviously taught him well lol!

He's very likely to be right. It makes perfect sense timing wise. Clever dh!

 

[ladyluck84]

No haven't had second as been to scared! there is just nobody to phone or talk to at this time on a Sunday. I haven't felt sick this afternoon either. Oh I have a horrible feeling. I can't go through this again

 

[Nina83]

Don't worry hun, if you really feel like you need to, or if it will help calm yourself, call your doctor, have another scan if you must- your mental health is important as well!

 

[MrsBroodyPant]

LL ring the EPU in the morning and u will get another scan. I hope it stops for u. It could be implantation bleeding, thats what I was told when I had it at 6.5 weeks.

I used to always put legs in air and pillow under me after dtd but I didn't bother the twice I got bfp so I know it doesn't necessarily work xxx

 

[bluestars]

These ladies are right brown spotting Is ok. Make sure your drinking plenty. It is common to have spotting at this stage! Try keep as calm and positive as you possible can ( I know its not easy). Xxxx

 

[MrsBroodyPant]

How is everyone today? Back to work? I start back this afternoon.

LL how are u? I hope the spotting has stopped. I was told it is not normal but is common. Obviously it was a bad sign for me but it doesn't turn out bad fir everyone. I did a lot of research! Good luck hun
xxx