Wishing for a Christmas baby

[caro103]

I'm good thanx reedsgirl, off out in a min for a yummy curry for my DH b'day!
Looking forward to AF coming for this cycle to move onto TTC again next!

How are you?

 

[caro103]

Ohh and i've had the day off today so thats always a bonus!! LOVE having mid-week days of! I'm so ready to be a mummy and work part time!

 

[kissyfacelala]

ladies, thanks for the votes of confidence!

but deep down inside me I am anything but calm! i keep thinking that conception naturally may not be possible....maybe this is the side of me that desperately wants a baby and is freaking out!!

then logical side of me kicks in and I think we have only been trying for 2 cycles and it is early so we just keep trying....

there are some things we just can't control....some things are in mother nature's hands...there is nothing I can do if I did not ovulate this cycle...just have to move on forward...

i will definetely seek help if things continue this way...but for now I have lots of PMA and I am trying natural remedies like hormonal balance vitamins and I have chasteberry vitamins on the way...

you see I am a chemist....I work for a pharmaceutical company and I know too well the side effects of chemicals....they work well but it is all too synthetic...don't want conception to be so scientific...but when we want a baby so much we may not have choices....so here I am waiting for AF, gonna use OPKs and chart...

 

[cheekybint]

Oh and Mel, totally could be implantation dip!! heres hoping xxx

I've just spent the last 10 minutes looking at other charts on FF and there is actually quite a few that look like mine, not getting my hopes up though! Will wait and see

 

[cheekybint]

Thanks ladies, i'm keeping my fingers crossed for another temp rise tomorrow morning too!

I'm getting quite good at predicting my morning temp based on the previous nights temperature, which I check before bed at around 10.30pm. Sunday night it was 37.5 degrees, so i knew Monday's temp would still be high. Last night it was only 36.8 so i knew my temp would be low this morning. I've just checked it (3 hours prior to bedtime) and it's already at 36.9, so it is, so far, looking like i'll possible have a rise again in the morning.

I'll check it again before bed and let you know, if i get on here again later. (It'll be via my phone so a very short message, but you'll all know what it's about)

(an active body temperature gradually increases throughout the day, sorry to anyone who i'm patronising with that statement!)

 

[cheekybint]

37.1, so hopefully a little higher tomorrow morning than it was this morning

 

[reedsgirl1138]

Yay Mel. Can't wait til I get home tomorrow to see it go up again!! FX a BFP this month!

Caro I am great!! Big difference from the beginning of the month. Just waiting for the witch so I can start a new cycle and new method. I am so hoping for a April BFP!! I am horrible at keeping track dear..where are you in your cycle?

 

[cheekybint]

Oh well, no rise this morning.

 

[wantingagirl]

oh so sorry to hear that caro - I dont know why docs do this it really sucks im sure they would bend over backwards if it was for themselves. Surely they should be putting you on progesterone or something to lengthen your LP, hey we could be docs ourselves with the knowledge we have!!! Just insist on it getting looked into and show them all the evidence?

GL to reedsgirl and everyone else!

Kissy - I went on this rollercoaster of emotions the last time so totally know how you feel. I think I did my DH head in with it all, I ended up conceiving at 12 months ttc when there was no hope left I practically nearly gave up. It doesnt seem that long to others but no matter if it is 1 month or 12 months its such a long time when we are going through it and the desire is so high. I have faith in you and everyone else. I hope you can get your AF soon to get started maybe doc needs to prescribe you medication to jump start your period that happened to me. I know you dont really want to intervene but like you said you may have to. Just to explain a bit of my story we ended up having to go through the embarssment of DH having SA done which was fine, that I had lots of various tests done was fine then had an OP to check my tubes which was so painful and was fine and I think now maybe I shouldnt have put myself through that when everything was fine it was agony but I guess worth knowing that I was good and could move on and try and be positive. I still hadnt conceived so went to clinic to see about IVF. We didnt clasify for IVF on NHS as have stepson that lives with us fulltime so even though I had never given birth to him myself I had to pay nearly 4,000 for it ourselves so we decided not to monitor anything but keep trying casually and save then two weeks later I fell pregnant. I just wanted to explain to show that there is hope and it will happen. I never really thought having a child was so important until you are in that moment and it is hard for it not to take over and feeling im going through it all over again but yes we need to keep PMA and carry on. At least we can all talk to each other.

Im sorry there is no rise cheeky, im clueless when it comes to temping I was terrible at it

and to all

 

[kissyfacelala]

yeah reedsgirl!! so happy you are doing so much better....keep that PMA going!!

that sucks cheeky but I would not worry until AF shows! temping is only a minor factor....look at me...CD50 and my chart is starting to look biphasic and I know I did not ovulate...wonder if it is those hormonal balance vitamins????

thanks wantingagirl....i really hope I won't be trying so long....just have to keep the faith going!

and to all of you!

 

[caro103]

Evening girls!
Wow, you all did a lot of updating while I was away!

Cheeky-sorry no temp rise hunny! Who knows whats going on, is is not a bit early still for it to be AF related?

Reedsgirl- I'm on something like CD24 (will say on my ticker once posted this!) expected AF next Monday/Tues so we're pretty similar this month. Then we can start the PMA for next month! Don't think i'll push the Dr yet, might go back in a few months if still no BFP.

wantinagirl, thats a good story to hear, tho again hope it doesn't take a year!

kissy, hope your doing okay today huni xx

 

[caro103]

P.S hope you don't all mind but copied cheeky and added you as TTC buddies in my siggie

 

[kissyfacelala]

thanks caro...i am doing ok...waiting for AF...and just got news that another coworker is pregnant....3 months already...hard to keep PMA but I just have to believe my time will come!

and I will be another copy cat....added you all as my TTC buddies in my signature! togethere we will all have BFPs!!!

 

[kissyfacelala]

oops forgot TTC buddies

 

[caro103]

aww i find it hard too when co-workers get their BFP's! happy for them but its still difficult! close friend and co-worker of mine is gonna be TTC soon and will be overjoyed for her if she get BFP first but at the same time jealous! x

 

[cheekybint]

Evening all

Been at work today so not had much chance to get on. How's everyone doing today?

Cheeky-sorry no temp rise hunny! Who knows whats going on, is is not a bit early still for it to be AF related?

AF isn't due till Saturday caro, so my temps not dropped for that yet. Was really just hoping it'd go back up this morning.

It's been a strange LP, my temps pretty much stayed between 36.36 and 36.44. Looks more like a flatline with a little blip in the middle!

Oh well, will see how it is tomorrow morning, think i can guess what it's going to be though lol

 

[cheekybint]

P.S hope you don't all mind but copied cheeky and added you as TTC buddies in my siggie

That's okay, i copied reedsgirl lol

 

[cheekybint]

Okay, i've been doing a bit (okay a lot) of research tonight ladies and i'd like your opinions please

If I'm not pregnant this month then i want to go guns-a-blazing into April with the following:


75mg baby aspirin
Nightly
Helps to improve blood flow to the ovaries, improving follicle development, and improves blood flow to the uterus, improving the quality of the uterine lining. This increases the odds that implantation will be successful.

200mg Soya isoflavones
CD1 to 5
Encourages body to release more FSH & LH

50mg B6, preferably in a B compound
Until Ovulation
Try to lengthen LP to 14 days

3000mg Evening Primrose Oil
Nightly until Ovulation
Increase EWCM

2 teaspoons expectorant, containing guaifenesin (but not decongestants or antihistamines)
Nightly until Ovulation
Thins the CM mucus to make it more sperm-friendly

2 cups of Green Tea
Daily
It contains antioxidants. Which will ensure a healthy egg and embryo


Now I personally have no problem with popping/drinking whatever I need to ensure i get pregnant yesterday! I want to be much more pro-active without putting anymore pressure on BDing etc.

I have no desire to use things like softcups etc, that particular part of the process i like to as natural as possible (well as possible as it can be with your legs stuck up in the air afterwards lol)

Oh, and we will be using the SMEP next month too.

My obvious concern is, with this little concoction, are any of them going to work against each other?

Kissy, I would be particularly interested in your professional opinion if you don't mind

Thanks for reading my exceptionally long, and possibly insane post!

 

[caro103]

Wow Mel!
Thats hitting it hard! Afraid I really can't offer an opinion, although not totally sure I'd personally like to suddenly add all those suppliments to my body without perhaps getting a medical opinion 1st?
I was thinking about trying the B6 to increase LP though...
Have you seen other peoples success stories by using all those different things?

 

[cheekybint]

Yeah i'm a little unsure about all together, but as they're all (i think) natural substances, i don't see it being an issue (i could obviously wrong)

I've been reading lots all over the web tonight about success stories from all the above things. Haven't come across anyone taking ALL together but i can't be the first loony thinking it's possible.

In your case, the B6 seems to have worked for everyone i've read about. I know your LP is a lot shorter than mine so you might want to consider looking into it