Chatty Thread!

[moonrise]

Originally Posted by melbieaz

Well I just wanted to pop in and say that Im still DPO....can you hear my teeth grinding?? I normally dont get past 13dpo. Wel here I am, crampy (dulled now, not as sharp as yesterday), and thats about it. BFN this morning. SO Im just stuck in the middle hoping for either the BFP or AF. SOMETHING! I really just want to lay in bed with a huge bowl of mac and cheese and do nothing but watch tivo stuff.....bummer huh? And look at my retarded chart?!?!?!

19e8bf Ovulation Charts

Sickening isnt it? I stopped my progesterone today, thinking since i am obviously not pregnant, maybe stopping it will bring on AF?

MAybe someone can lock the other thread? it hit 100!

Your chart looks great, but yes, the progesterone will help to keep temps elevated and will most usually postpone .
Sorry Mel.

[melbieaz]

I hear ya. I was warned about it, but I'm frustrated at this point. Still nothing but some dull cramping. How stressful, but there's nothing I can do but wait it out. I have to be realistic in that I would have had a bfp by now, at 14dpo.

[AndiG]

Mel - I'm so sorry for another frustrating month. I keep thinking that a honeymoon surpise is in your future.

Cheryl - Yay for twin boys! I'm sure DH will enjoy having a bit more testosterone in the family.

Michelle - How are things going? Still thinking you will deliver early? I can't wait to see pictures of your LO.

Shilo - I was diagnosed with a combination of hemophilia and thrombophilia last fall. I underwent the "recurrent pregnancy loss" testing after losing Manuel and that's when I found out. The combination of issues that I have is evidently very rare so I don't think the doctors even know how to treat it very well. The thombophilia issues are genetic and the hemophilia is apparently autoimmune. I'm still stuck in the hospital but all my tests on my heart have come back normal. My hemoglobin is still low, but not low enough to transfuse again. The doctor thinks that it is just taking longer than normal for my bone marrow to make new cells. So at this point, it's not life threatening...it's just going to take time.

Thank you to everyone for being so supportive. I keep thinking that since Max was born healthy that at some point the odds have to be in our favor again, but my doctors think that my problems may be getting worse with age which would explain why the last 6 pregnancies have ended in loss. I'm still trying to sort through all the emotions of where we go from here, but I know that because of my health, I have at least a year to sort that out. I'm now in a private room and that has helped a lot. I just don't think it's right for anyone that is sick to have to share a hospital room. It just makes things even more stressful than necessary.

I still don't have a lot of stamina to sit up for very long but checking in on everyone has been a welcome distraction.

[ibnalgas]

I dont know that i will go early? i mean without intervention lol. dr said we will discuss induction for 39 weeks at my 38 week appt . that will be next tues. i made no progress im still 50% effaced he said maybe a lil more but hes gonna keep it at 50 and that my cervix is def thining and soft. said well see you next tues if not sooner. so time will tell. that kidney thing has consumed my thoughts once again and im hoping that her lil US after birth tells us its gone. im having some wierd pain in my left thigh at the moment. all i can describe it as when i was DX'd with fibromyalgia and my skin hurts like heck. it hurts to touch it like i have been socked in my leg? and its kinda itchy?....i dont think its a labor symptom though i think i just really stressed it out and possibly comming onto an episode of the fms. anyhow.....

Andi i really dont know what to say other then take time for you and im glad you kinda have an indication as to what it is. hopefully after the year is up you all have a better understanding of the conditions and things work out. im def thinking of you.

Mel i hope something happens for you soon either way..i hated being in that limbo...its like "temp drop already or give me a 2nd line~!"i mean either your gonna drink on the wedding night or not lol...thats something i'd have to plan for.

[melbieaz]

Michelle you are just the cutest little thing! Whenever I see that picture I smile But you look like you are gonna POP!! Did you go see the Dr? Did you ask about sciatica?

And, I am so so sorry I wish I had words to say, but Im just not that good at it, unfortunately. After reading your post I just sat there for a while thinking about what you are going thru, and just feeling a lot of sympathy. I am really very sorry.

I am cd1 today. That rotten AF found me. Didnt even bother to spot, just went full force So I am done for a few months. Maybe in July or Aug we will try again. I dont see a honeymoon baby in out future, especially because I had this extended cycle, it will throw off O for the next couple of months Im sure. We arent taking a honeymoon anyways. We want to save for a honeymoon in Ireland in a couple of years We may get away for a weekend in San Diego, since we are about a 5 hr drive from there, but we would take the kids..... With that said, the thermometer is packed away, I have no tests left, and I am not buying any OPKS. We are going to go with Jasons plan of "Just Doin' It", LMAO. No stress, other than the good stress of planing the wedding!

We got out marriage license today!! YAY! We could go get married tomorrow if we wanted to Our rings will be ready on Wednesday, and my dress will be shipped on May 23. The waiting is agony! I have bought EVERYTHING needed to be bought except an aisle runner, and we have to rent a helium tank for decorations. Thats ALL! Woohoo!

Christina you should be married by now right? LOL! Cant wait to see pics!!!!

Everyone else Hi! Carrie, I miss talking to you........

[AndiG]

Mel - How exciting that things are coming together for the wedding! Sergio and I still haven't had a honeymoon and it's been 8 years! It's crazy how quickly time flies. We were just talking this morning about planning a getaway just the two of us.

I finally convinced the doctors to let me go home. My blood pressure is still a little low as is my hemoglobin so I don't have a huge amount of energy but it is SO nice to be in my own bed. It's been wonderful being with my family again. Max has been quite the snuggle bug and Sergio has been doing everything he can to help out so I can rest. I am truly blessed.

I hope all is well with everyone else. I plan to spend this weekend resting and trying to get my strength back but hopefully I will be up and around soon.

[moonrise]

Reviving the Chatty thread!!!!

Happy May!!!

[My3_Blessings]

Shilo,

hope you don't mind if I ask you a question regarding the return of your fertility. Did you wean off Danta from BM in order from your fertility/AF to return or did you just start charting again?

thanks.

oh and....who else..

Janet: are you still bfing while "not officially" ttcing?

thanks ladies.

DeAnne

[moonrise]

Dante was getting a bottle once in a while, not even once a day.. maybe 3 times/week?
i just lucked out, always came back early with all my pregnancies.
its not the norm though, just under half of women ovulate regularly while ttc and for some women, it can take up to a year after bf'ing b4 it returns fully (although this is rare)
This is the third ovulatory cycle i have had. i started noticing LOTS of ewcm, every few days for about 2 weeks, so i started temping, cus i felt that something was going on (plus i had those o type cramps off and on for a few weeks).. sure enough, i got the temp jump, it stayed up, and i had two more ovulatory cycles, including this one since.
They say that once baby goes longer during the day without feeds and sleeps through the night, fertility often returns, but i was bf'ing dante still every 2 hours, and he was still waking at night... so thats not ALWAYS the case.

[Crystal]

Hey ladies. I'm jumping in on this thread this time. Ok Monday is my appointment and I am so nervous I could just I am excited too tho. wish me luck!

I am already having visions of

[My3_Blessings]

Originally Posted by moonrise

Dante was getting a bottle once in a while, not even once a day.. maybe 3 times/week?
i just lucked out, always came back early with all my pregnancies.
its not the norm though, just under half of women ovulate regularly while ttc and for some women, it can take up to a year after bf'ing b4 it returns fully (although this is rare)
This is the third ovulatory cycle i have had. i started noticing LOTS of ewcm, every few days for about 2 weeks, so i started temping, cus i felt that something was going on (plus i had those o type cramps off and on for a few weeks).. sure enough, i got the temp jump, it stayed up, and i had two more ovulatory cycles, including this one since.
They say that once baby goes longer during the day without feeds and sleeps through the night, fertility often returns, but i was bf'ing dante still every 2 hours, and he was still waking at night... so thats not ALWAYS the case.

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thanks for shaing Shilo.

DeAnne

[melbieaz]

Hi guys, just wanted to pop in and say Hi! We went to a salsa festival today (we ARE in AZ, and theres lots of salsa here!) and i entered Jason and I in a raffle and I won a $150 gift certificate to the Golden Door Spa in Scottsdale, and Jason won a round of golf for 4 at the a resort in Scottsdale! SO I think we made out pretty well. He only spent $20 on tickets. The salsa and chips were free but the margaritas were 6 tickets each! Good times! I think I am going to get my hair cut and colored about 3 weeks before the wedding. There are a lot of options, they do massages and acupuncture and stuff, I heard acupuncture helps with fertility, is that true? LOL

We are headed out soon to pick up our wedding bands Jason, Michael and Keith (best man) got their outfits yesterday. Man, things are going so fast, I cannot believe it!! I havent temped, charted (other than BD times), or anything this cycle so far, I am already cd9! Time is really flying, and Im so excited!!!!

Shilo, congrats again! Andi, how are you? Carrie? Christina, hows married life? Your wedding looked like a fun time!

[christinamarie]

Congrats Shilo. Looks like you were O'ing after all. 18 months apart is a great gap.

Mel not much longer till your big day. Married life has been wonderful so far. We went on a small honeymoon. There was this place Matt had seen on Food Network and wanted to go. not your typical honeymoon. We are going on a cruise next spring.

I will have the proofs in another week I think. I can not wait. I am trying to get intouch with everyone that was taking pictures to get copies. Everything went so perfect. It was suppose to rain on our wedding day. The rain held off till after we were all in the reception. I swear some one was looking over us. There is a country song "Holes in the floor of Heaven" That is all I have been thinking about. Ok I need to stop the sappy talk.

Dianne how is Tarsha? Is she enjoying being a big sister? Jasmine's birthday is coming up I think I bet she is getting big.

Kim how are you doing?

Jenny how are you? Are things getting better? We had talked about going to Dover Downs and I was thinking that you are close to it.

Carrie how have you been?

I will be TTC nect cycle. I am so excited.

Well I am going to go for now.

[moonrise]

ughh...
if the hpt isnt a clue to being preggo, the first trimester nightmare migraines are.
Always starts off with the vision disturbance... kind of a blank spot in my vision towards my right... then the pounding starts, on the opposite start, and then the nausea and stomache ache...
I must be crazy.
I didnt believe id get pregnant so fast, we were really kind of just 'practicing', .... and no, im not complaining... im happy, but still in shock, and i had a hell of a day trying to take care of little dante while in such pain and sick and half blind and unable to stand because i was so dizzy from the migraine. its been a few hours and has faded now... just have the nauseousness left.
I had some panicky moments today. Ive never really had morning sickness or anything during any pregnancy.... and was thinking.. omg, if i was this sick every day, how frightening that would be. d/h is on graveyards now.
blech
how are you all doing?
Andi? are you feeling better? resting up I hope and taking it easy? Enjoying lil Max?

[melbieaz]

I am gong to go on record saying I do NOT like my band. I tried to convince myself that I like it, but I dont. Everything is wrong about it, its half a size bigger than my engagement ring, its not cut out with the filigree like the side of my engagement ring, and he said it would look exactly like mine. The curve is wider and shorter than the curve of my ring, AND its not set n Micropave. That is where the diamonds all just sit together, and there are two stones per setting. Well on the band, the diamonds are individually set, not even close to my ring. Im so unhappy right now. He said he would fix the ring after the wedding, if i can wait it out until then. But I dont think I can Here are the pics...



UGH! Why cant I just be happy?? But Im supposed to wear this set for the rest of my life, I dont think I could look at it everyday, knowing I dont like it......I feel so selfish

[moonrise]

aww, don't fret, I dont think you're selfish.
I however could NEVER wear so much bling, hehe, id lose it for sure.
My band is silver, cost 15.00, husbands was 20.00
My 'engagement' ring was 20, its silver also, wiht a silver and gold pentagram on it.
They were cheap, but mean soo much to me. Hubby and i did a ring consecrating/blessing ceremony the night before our wedding, and we both invoked our love and dedication into each others rings.. it was a beautiful ceremony....
what am i trying to say? Whether you paid thousands or 20.00, its not about the money, its about the way you feel when you look at it. And if you look at it and feel displeased, then do what you need to do to rectify the situation hon

[praying4#3]

I agree with Shilo hun. If you don't like it then you need to do something about it.

Uggghhh. Either my monitor has gone nuts or my body has gone nuts. I didnt temp this cycle but I used the CBEM. It claims I o'd on CD 20!!! WTH I never O that late. & I have like 28 day cycles. So, if it is right I have a problem. It's the first time I have used it since I got preggo with Trey. Could it just be messed up??

[moonrise]

youre breast feeding though right?
i have been o'ing late with nursing Dante,
estrogen stays higher when you nurse, so its harder for the estrogen to drop signaling the LH to go into action. Also, my lp was a bit shorter than usual.

[melbieaz]

Thanks for making me feel better. I did call the jeweler today and left a message but he hasnt called. Tomorrow I am going to go in there with the ring and talk to him about it.

Headed out for mexican on this lovely Cinco De Mayo!!! Talk to you all later!

[moonrise]

Originally Posted by moonrise

youre breast feeding though right?
i have been o'ing late with nursing Dante,
estrogen stays higher when you nurse, so its harder for the estrogen to drop signaling the LH to go into action. Also, my lp was a bit shorter than usual.

K, that was a dumb post,

Estrogen stays LOWER, so it is hard for it to rise and signal the LH, often resulting in a later o date.