Firstly, I agree that all preggos should definetly stay, it wouldn't be the same with out you all, we need the encouragement!
Tildy, just catching up on your last few posts - hope you are doing ok hun, you obviously have a lot going on. Thinking of you & hope little kebab is kicking away nicely! This may sound funny but whenever I drive past a Kebab shop now, I think of you!
Diana, I can imagine how frustrated you must be with your cycle at the moment. This is my first month trying & feel like if I don't get a BFP this month I'll be so disappointed, which is ridiculous on my first month I know! I think your making a good move doing IVF, although I agree that 5-months isn't really long at all. A lot of my girlfriends in there early 30's have taken much longer than that. Fingers crossed for you that you hit the jackpot first go
Beata, when is your op? (sorry if you have already told us). You must be keen to get it over and done with and start TTC again.
Theresa, I feel for you as well, but I agree that 6-months is certainly not out of the ball park. I can see it now that if I haven't had a BFP in 6-months you'll all be saying the same thing back to me and I'll be like, yeah right 6-mths is ages - LOL. But in reality it is quite normal. I agree that you should keep taking notes of your cycle so you have info but keeping DTD throughout. Let us know if you have any questions re: tracking dates, you want to feel confident that you are doing it correctly. I am sure you'll get a BFP soon.
Hey Lan & Paula, hope your ttc marathon is going well - LOL. We are in the midst of it at the moment. This temping thing is really good!
Rozzie, bit concerned about you. Hope you are feeling much better now & keeping the fluids down. Make sure you are completely better before returning to work won't you.
Teagz, a wedding cruise sounds lovely. Something to look forward to. Hope you get your BFP soon as well
Well I hope this doesn't sounds like I'm turning into psycho woman, but I am now tracking ferns, temps, cycle dates and now even adding a 'H' for horny But feel like I've got every base covered. Got to laugh & yes I know I do sound a bit psycho!
Tildy - Thanks for that - I guess I kinda blame myself for stressing and then not falling pg. It is good to know not to listen to people who haven't been in our shoes. You are an inspiration with such a huge weight loss. I still haven't lost all my pregnancy weight and I often look in the mirror and am not overly pleased at the body that looks back at me. I don't want to get married until I have lost at least 10kgs (and after we have our baby). I did have to giggle at the fact that we do seem to share rather personal info but we all find it so easy to do! It is great to feel so comfortable.
Berry1 - I know 6 months is technically not long but it feels like a lifetime to me. My OB said that up to 12 mnths is still considered normal for TTC but I don't want to wait anymore! I keep wondering if there might be something wrong as we DTD every day for 5 days over my O days and still nothing - oh well - keep on trying.
Teagz - Thanks
dd0207 - Good for you and I wish you all the luck in the world. What chart do you use? Or anyone else for that matter. Mine is just on excel? I hope you are having fun at your party!
Beata - I like the idea of a cruise wedding as they do most of the organizing and they offer a wedding co-ordinator too if you want one. We are thinking fairly small and low key anyway. My brother is getting married in May and they are having a huge affair - so the pressure is off me for a while anyway! My older sister will be before me - probably next year and my younger sister is already married so I am lucky that I am the last and there is no pressure. My mom is already looking at cruises though We are going to let everyone know a year in advance so they can save u to join us if they want to.
Well I am going to do a cupboard spring clean tomorrow and sort out the shoes that are lying in layers on my cupboard floor. I am sure I don't need that many and I am hoping I can take some to Vinnies etc for someone else to make use of.
I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. xxxx
I do understand that 6-months would feel like a lifetime when you desperately want a baby - I would be the same. You said you tried for 5-days over O, I assume you have a really good idea of when O is? As I usually have a range of when I think O may be (over 4-day), then I try from 4-day before the earliest date to a day or two after the latest O date, so it works out to be about 10-days. But in saying that I have only just starting temping etc, which I am sure gives you a much more accurate idea.
Good-luck for next month, you really deserve a BFP .
Tildy, WOW 40kgs. That's fantastic. I put on about 20 kilos this year. 5 during pregnancy and about 15 from emotionally eating after losing Sebastian. I started a strict diet this week (well not so strict considering that I've already faltered first weekend!). It's so much easier eating chocolate than broccoli. Where did you move from? BTW, please stay away from the stairs and the icy roads ok!!
Theresa, also on the topic of stress, my FS said it has no bearing on TTC unless you get to the point where your cycles become irregular, you lose/gain a lot of weight and it impacts ovulation. If you are regular, then don't listen to what people say and keep charting and BD often. Look at Tildy falling pg during the most stressfull time imaginable. I have never charted but I probably should have. May have eliminated a lot of frustration over the past 5 months. I have heard Fertility Friend is a good website to chart - it is what Paula is using I think. How long did it take to fall pg with Zachary? Are you also in an age group where clocks are ticking loudly?
Rozzie, how are you feeling? Much better I hope.
Jo & Jo, how you you both?
Megan, blowing lots of baby dust your way! Jan is such a busy month in here! You're not psycho, you're funny!
Thanks for your encouragement girls and convincing me I'm not being too dramatic.
Teagz, still feel like AF is on her way?
Lan & Paula, you have been very quiet. Busy?
Hello to everyone else and hope you are having a lovely weekend
Last edited by dd0207; January 11th, 2009 at 11:21 AM.
Hey Girls, just a quick update. No real news to report. DH and I are still BD every 2nd day (or thereabouts). Were supposed to last night but I got grumpy with him and decided to withold benefits!
My temp still does not indicate ovulation but I think I am close. I have started getting slight PMS symptoms which usually means time for progesterone cream. I also have 3 admissions exams and a rental inspection by our psycho landlord this week so I am under the pump a bit.
I got a nice surprise this week. My closest friend (who fortuitously was here on holidays from Victoria when we lost Charlie) announced that she is coming up for a weekend on the 23rd. The amazing part about this news is that I am due to pee on a stick on 24th. It seems so perfect to me that as she was the one who went through losing Charlie with me, that she is here to share the BFP excitement. I am certain it is a sign that this is the month for me. Maybe wishful thinking but I feel like the universe is working with me this month.
Lets hope so.
How are our other ttcers going. Who is first to test, I can't remember?? Lan is it you, no I think you are just behind me. We need to get a scedule running so I can remember!!
Hi lovelies. Sorry I have been missing in action. We have been away the past 3 weeks visiting family first in Brisbane then in regional Vic. So what is news? Any BFPs to report?
Well, AF arrived this morning with a vengence, I probably would have liked it to be next week when I have my op so it wouldn't matter if I had bad cramps, I'll be in pain anyway and I'm sure they'll give me strong drugs like morphine ( or stronger if possible ) he he, I hope I have this intrevenous (sp?) thingy where you press a button when the pain gets too strong and you pump yourself up with drugs again...I wonder if I can overdose myself...oh well, if I do I am in hospilal, right ? They can revive me..
Hey Megan, where have you been ? I haven't heard from you in a while. My op is on Friday 16/01, I was OK before I went on my holiday but now I'm freaking myself out. One of my close friends had a key hole surgery a few years ago to remove her right ovary and she said the pain was 15 out of 10. Great.
hey, you're not a psycho - I too did the ferny thingy and was recording my temp religiously for about 5 months or so, so I always knew when I ovulated....things we do, hey ? I bet your hubby is not complaining ..he he
Theresa, I'm sending you loads of baby dust hun, I know you'll get there soon...maybe it's this cycle ?! You're doing everything right. It didn't take you long to get pregnant with Zachary, so please be patient...remember to track your temps ( I also used Fertility Friend - they're good ) and I used to do the deed about four days before O and then a day before the O with fresh swimmers and then on the actual O and then the next day to make sure I didn't miscalculate O. That's it. Except that effort was fruitless as DF's count ( which I didn't know at the time ) was almost zero. So I could have been trying for 10 years, and nothing.... Good luck sweetie, I've got my fingers crossed for you
Diana, Fertility Friend is very good, worth a try as you know when O is happening. My suggestion would be every 2 or 3 days doing the tango, because you've pretty much covered the bases. Then if you have to do IVF so be it, at least you're doing everything possible in the mean time. Hang in there darl, we're all behing you and sending you good strong baby vibes. Blowing the baby dust your way hun xxx
Paula, that sounds like a good sign, that your friend will be there when you test..It's amazing how the universe works, hey ?can't wait for you to tell us some good news soon !
I also think we should have a report to see who is testing & when, I'm lost too !!!!
Sue, how are you feeling darl ? I hope all is well with you, please send us a message!
Hi Tildy, Helen, Lan, Laney, Rozzie, Jo & Jo76, dee81, Katie and all the others. I hope everyone is well and relaxed.
But feel like I've got every base covered. Got to laugh & yes I know I do sound a bit psycho!
We are going to let everyone know a year in advance so they can save u to join us if they want to.
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