Hi, new here!

crazymama · #1 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 10:24 AM

Hi, I'm Sommer, a stay at home mom of 3 awesome kids.. we are really hoping for 1 more. AF just started 3 days ago.. putting an end to cycle number 7

I am 30, will be 31 in Oct, and have decided that we will not continue to try after next spring. We entered our marriage with a child in tow (mine), and dream of a day when we will have time to ourselves.. like that will ever happen

, so we feel the kids need to be pretty much raised by the time we are 50, so we can still enjoy life a bit and our future grandchildren too! Honestly my mother was an older mother (her last was at 40) and I have seen the toll it has taken on both my mother and my sister, and do not wish that onto anyone.

Anyway.. My kids are 8 (4 1/2 ttc), 2 1/2 (just over a year ttc, but used no b/c ever), and 1 1/2 (surprise!). At the advise of my dr I waited a year after #3 to let my gaurd down. He turned 1 Dec. 29th and we started trying with my cycle that started 1/1/07. I have learned so much... and feel we have to be doing everything right. We BD at least every other day until just after O, and then I try to avoid it after for fear the other O will prevent an egg from sticking.. pretty silly huh? I usually O around CD 17, but have anywhere from CD 14 to 22, and have a usual LP of 11 days.. not too short, but not long either. I am a faithful charter, I have my alarm set for 4am everyday because most times DH has to get up for work then.. so even on Sunday I wake up at 4 and give my thermometer a kiss.

I am beginning to feel #4 will never happen and I should be happy with what I have, after all many couples don't even have 1. I am happy.. but I'm not content. I have an overwhelming feeling that our family is not yet complete.. and although I long for another girl.. I feel another boy is what is missing. (We have 2 boys and 1 girl, the girl is in the middle).

I know this is getting long, so I will end it in a second.. I will just say I am happy to have found this board.. and hope to get to know all of you.. if there is anything I have missed or anything you would like to know about me, please feel free to ask.. I am a pretty easy going person, and love questions (none are dumb and most don't annoy me.. they can't I homeschool

).

May · #2 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 04:02 PM

Hi Sommer, Its nice to meet you!
Do you use Fertility Friend or pen and paper for your charting? If you dont have FF you can get a free account with them. Thats what I use.
If you use FF you can get a link and put it in your siggy. I would love to take a peek at your charts!

I am Megan 26 married to Jason 32 we have a 3 year old girl named Katie and a 15 month old boy named Griffin. We also have an angel baby Samuel Lee in heaven.
This is our 4th cycle actively ttc though the month before that we were not careful and hoping while in the 2ww.
I stopped nursing my son april 28th. I have kept track of my cycle since January and my luteal phase is pretty much 8 days. So I have been trying different things to try to lengthen my LP. This cycle I have been taking Vitex and baby aspirin the whole cycle and if my temp is still up tomorrow I will go ahead and start natural progesterone cream and b6. I hope this does the trick. If I dont get pregnant this cycle I would at least like to see some improvement on my luteal phase. I bought some Maca root and it arrived just the other day so Im going to hold onto it for my next cycle ( I hope there wont be one, but if there is I want to be prepared).

I read somewhere that if your lp is 10 days or shorter there is a problem. But if its like 11 or 12 days and you are having a problem conceiving then there could possibly be a problem with the length even still.
Have you tried taking B6 at ovulation till your period to see if it helps lenthen it a little just in case that may be the problem?

May · #3 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 04:04 PM

Oh yeah, I saw your post over at TTC 6+ months board and thats why I came over here. It seems a little slow over at this board...

crazymama · #4 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 06:20 PM

Thanks Megan. I do use fertility friend.. I don't know how to make my link the little ticker that you all use though

I am only occasionally computer savvy, and usually when I figure things out I forget for the next year or so how in the world I did that..lol.

I have used B6.. but I was told to use it for the entire cycle, as it is something that has to build up to lengthen your LP.. I took it 2 cycles, and the 2nd cycle my LP was 12 days.. but then I got discouraged and went through a "This is never gonna happen again for us" phase and quit.. I got the bottle back out of the cupboard today and am going to start it again. I also picked up a bottle of Robitussin tonight at Walmart and plan on starting it, 3 times a day 2 tsp each on CD 9 (5 days before my earliest O).

Anyway, here is my chart (and if you can tell me how to make it the ticker I would be very grateful

)
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/178767

May · #5 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 08:02 PM

Thats what I heard about b6 too. But the first time I started taking it was just a couple of days before ovulation and took till my period started and it lengethend my luteal phase by 3 days. The next cycle I took it the whole time and it didnt do anything. Im going to try just taking it from O to af (aunt flo) and see what happens. If it does not help then ill try taking it all cycle again. Back and forth back and forth. lol

For your chart, just take that link you posted and put it in your siggy. My ticker is not clickable, and I tried and tried to get it to but I cant. I think you might have to have the VIP version to be able to just have a ticker that you click on for the chart.

I might try the Robitussin next cycle. Usually I have plenty of EWCM but this cycle it seemed a little lacking... I wonder if its b/c of this allergy medicine I have been taking...hmmm

I think thats great you are homeschooling. Dh (dear husband) and I have recently decided to do that as well. I felt overwhelmed at the idea at first because I was thinking of the big picture. But we decided to just take it one year at a time, no pressure, and see how it goes.

Anyway, I think you will love these boards b/c there are lots of great ladies on here. They are so supportive and I have learned so much from them and continue to learn from them. Its great!

May · #6 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 08:10 PM

I forgot! Do you ever chart your cervical mucus? It really helps to naildown when ovulation takes place.

crazymama · #7 (**permalink**) 07-20-2007, 05:03 AM

lol.. I usually have plenty of EWCM, but only on O day.. I have a little extra on the day or 2 before, but am hoping that the robitussin will bump it up to the next level. I don't always put CM on my chart, but I keep a really good I on it.. ask DH...lol. When it gets up there I chase him around like a cat in heat..lol. But I have noticed it sometimes only lasts a few hours that it is good quality.. so again I'm hoping the robitussin helps it out.

You will have to let me know if the B6 helps starting it after O. I bet you were going crazy with it being 3 days longer.. I know when it made mine go to 12 days I was jumping for joy.. POAS probably 10 times that day and the next day down went my temp.. that was something else with it.. it kept my temp up till the end, it usually drops a day or 2 before AF.

I am really thinking of Fertility Blend for DH and I.. but 50 bucks a month is a little pricey for us. One income sucks sometimes.

May · #8 (**permalink**) 07-20-2007, 08:02 AM

I have looked into that too, but it is very expensive..
We get by ok, but it does make a big difference that I am a stay at home mom so we only have 1 income. Its well worth the sacrafice though, I dont regret it!

I went ahead and started the natural progesterone today. I am going to be using 1/2 a tsp 2x a day. Boy I hope it works wonders on my LP. I dont know so much about our timing though. I guess it was alright we dtd 2 days before and the day before O but not the day of O. oops.
I am just doing the best I can and the rest is in Gods hands now.