The Official TTC Thread!

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 5/7/2009 2:03:25 PM
Author: Festy

Ok, I am really getting a taste of my own medicine because now I''m dying to know how you figured it out! Foiled by my own scheme! Maybe to make myself feel better I''ll try to figure out who the heck Sweet Pea is.

hahaha... heeee... I wish I could tell you festy, i really do!

It is sooooo funny and unexpected. I can''t wait to share my brilliant reasoning and hear everyone''s ooohs and aaahhhs.

Sweet Pea was aroud right after I got pg in June 2008. With a little looking and putting together all her clues you can find her--she disappeared remember!

 

[cakeny]

Hello all! I''m not sure that I can say that I am "officially or actively "TTC" (that''s trying to conceive, correct? please let me know if i am wrong But I *am* officially off B.C. (after 10+ years!). And yes we discussed this extensively. Still haven''t gotten AF yest so I imagine it''ll take a while for my cycle to regulate. But from reading the stories here it seems like it''s a crapshoot anyway! So we''ll see.

 

[sweet pea]

oh man! This is Hi-larious! I had no idea my secret identity would stir up so many questions
Festy- dreamer is sending you in the right direction, I know quite a few have figured me out. I let another lil bit of info escape the other day without thinking about it, oops

I''m so not good at keeping secrets, I can''t wait to spill the beans and be an open book again. Hopefully sometime in June I will reveal the *real* sweet pea, or at least not worry about trying to hide it anymore.

 

[Loves Vintage]

Tested when I got home. Negative. No AF. Hmmph? I guess I wait and see. Maybe test again in the morning to see if that makes a difference?

 

[Pandora II]

LV, I tested negative about 3 times before getting my BFP - I had a BFN in the morning, a super-faint BFP in the evening both with ICs (11DPO) and then got a BFP the next day with a FRER and an early digi.

I was totally sure I was out that month - shame you don't know when O was ...

Fingers crossed!

Circe, you are so a JERKSTORE! And I can't understand people with such willpower!!!!

Sweetpea, I remember you well! Very happy to see you back with great news!

 

[zoebartlett]

Okay, I only lurk here occasionally, but this Festy and Sweetpea thing is driving me CRAZY!!! I can''t figure out who either one of them is. I also lurk on the pregnancy thread, and I can''t figure out who Sweetpea is there, either.

Can someone please help me out? Please?

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Date: 5/7/2009 7:45:00 AM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 5/7/2009 7:38:46 AM
Author: fisherofmengirly
Oooh... I wanna know! I can''t wait til her positive test, not only so she can be a mommy and leave TTC behind (but not this board, please!!), but so we can finally know who she is!! Come on Festy!!!

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I slept over 12 hours last night. It was insane. Woke up this morning feeling fine, took a shower. Now I feel incredibly hot; we don''t have the A/C running yet, so maybe it was just really hot last night. I don''t feel sick, so that''s a good thing.

Hope everyone has a last day before Friday.

If weather permits, Paul and I are camping tomorrow night (it''s been raining something like 5 days though... but today''s clear so far!) and going on a river boat cruise in Chatanooga, TN on Saturday (again, if weather''s good). Thing is, we have to make reservations for that by today, and bad weather doesn''t stop them from running the tour, but I don''t think I want to be on a boat and all wet, you know? So, I''m not sure what we''ll do. It''s fun to finally have fun plans for a weekend again, though. The stupid border in the guest bedroom has been kicking my butt every weekend for a while now!

What are your weekend plans? Anyone TESTING??? (Besides Miss Circe, who will on FRIDAY... right? That''s TOMORROW!! What time zone are you in, so we''ll all know what time to tune in?

)

tee hee hee... I hope so too!

I can''t wait for Festy to log in to see if I am correct in my guess!

Ah, man. I meant to say has a GOOD last day before Friday. Maybe I wasn''t awake enough to be posting! Thanks for catching that, Dreamer!

We went and got the bed for our guest bedroom tonight!! YIPPPEEE! Well, we don''t pick it up until Saturday morning (still trying to get that stupid, stupid border down so I can paint!), and it''s not really the whole bed.... just the frame and headboard and footboard. We still need to find a box spring and mattress we like. It''s for the guest bedroom, so we aren''t being too picky but we don''t want something that''s yucky, either. Anyway, point of this story: on the way home, we have to drive by Babies R Us. I adore that store!! So with hardly any coaxing to Paul, we went! Yay! I looked at some things for several of my prego and ready to pop friends, and then we tested out strollers. Haha. It was so fun. Paul''s hooked on the JEEP brand. I think he thinks of them as mini SUVs or something, he''s a nut. I have to admit I like the way the three wheelers drive better than the four wheeled variety, though. Anyway, if I get some good news on the research I''m about to do, our little one will be a JEEP baby!

Looking forward to the testing tomorrow!!!

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Date: 5/7/2009 8:50:03 PM
Author: ZoeBartlett
Okay, I only lurk here occasionally, but this Festy and Sweetpea thing is driving me CRAZY!!! I can''t figure out who either one of them is. I also lurk on the pregnancy thread, and I can''t figure out who Sweetpea is there, either.

Can someone please help me out? Please?

I *think* I know who Sweet Pea is because I remember her from when I first, first came on board (was more of a lurker back tnen, though) and because of some of the things she''s let slip.

I have to admit I''ve been trying to link the number 170 to someone who could be Festy all day! I have no idea who she is, and Festy (because I know you''re reading this), you absolutely didn''t mean it when you said you''d wait past the positive test to reveal, did you? I mean really, you didn''t, did you? No, I didn''t think so!

 

[fisherofmengirly]

LV, I''d just keep testing.

I''m thinking I''ll be testing on Mother''s Day, and I''ll only be 11 DPO at that point, but I''ll likely test a couple days after if I need to.... Some cycles just feel like you need to test more often, I guess.

Wishing you see your two lines soon, girl!!!

 

[Circe]

Date: 5/7/2009 7:44:46 PM
Author: Pandora II
LV, I tested negative about 3 times before getting my BFP - I had a BFN in the morning, a super-faint BFP in the evening both with ICs (11DPO) and then got a BFP the next day with a FRER and an early digi.


I was totally sure I was out that month - shame you don''t know when O was ...


Fingers crossed!


Circe, you are so a JERKSTORE! And I can''t understand people with such willpower!!!!


Sweetpea, I remember you well! Very happy to see you back with great news!

I swear, I need a secret decoder ring! What''s a jerkstore?

Also, TRUST ME, it is not willpower: if I''m not knocked up, I must have a tapeworm. I am on, like, my 39th meal of the day.

Loves Vintage, I haaaaaate negatives - especially if you "feel" sure. Test again! As long as AF is out of the picture, hormones could just be building and building and ... well, you know.

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Date: 5/7/2009 9:07:06 PM
Author: Circe

Date: 5/7/2009 7:44:46 PM
Author: Pandora II
LV, I tested negative about 3 times before getting my BFP - I had a BFN in the morning, a super-faint BFP in the evening both with ICs (11DPO) and then got a BFP the next day with a FRER and an early digi.


I was totally sure I was out that month - shame you don''t know when O was ...


Fingers crossed!


Circe, you are so a JERKSTORE! And I can''t understand people with such willpower!!!!


Sweetpea, I remember you well! Very happy to see you back with great news!

I swear, I need a secret decoder ring! What''s a jerkstore?

Also, TRUST ME, it is not willpower: if I''m not knocked up, I must have a tapeworm. I am on, like, my 39th meal of the day.

Loves Vintage, I haaaaaate negatives - especially if you ''feel'' sure. Test again! As long as AF is out of the picture, hormones could just be building and building and ... well, you know.

I don''t know how it got started, but some of the girls here call the new to visit this thread girls who get knocked on their first cycle (after coming here) JERKSTORES.

So, if you''re prego (which you likely are!!!

I''d hate for you to have a tapeworm!

), you''re a Jerkstore.

 

[Circe]

Heheheheheh - okay, NOW I get it. Thanks for the explanation, Fisher! I have been lurking, though, swear - does that count in my favor?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Jerkstore: Somehow I think that Mela started it all back in the olden days of early 2008, but I could be wrong! We call people who were KTFU (knocked the F up) with twins Jerkkiosks!

 

[Laila619]

Hi girls!

Nothing new to report with me. I''m 3DPO and am anxiously in the 2 week wait. My temps look good though. DH and I BD on the day before O and the day of!

Circe, you are probably pregnant! OMG!!

 

[Loves Vintage]

I tested again this morning (Day 32 - no sign of AF) and I got two negatives on two different brand tests. No sign of a faint line at all. Strange. I did take my temp this am, and it was 97.5, which is a normal temp for me. High used to be 97.8-98.2. So, I will continue to wait, give it a few days, try a different test, but I''m quite sure I am out.

Thanks, Pandora. It is a shame I don''t know when O was! After this mystery resolves itself, I will be a diligent charter again.

Circe, can''t wait to hear from you this morning!!

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Happy Friday to all!!!

Welcome to Cakeny! Enjoy the ride called TTC; it''s for sure an adventure of some sort!

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LV,

Very odd about the ultra long cycle... yeah, I worry about stopping charting and then having something nuts happen like that. Keep on keeping on, girl!

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Circe,

I came here so excited to hear about your "tapeworm" (aka: 4/5 week old bambino!!!). I''ll keep checking in from my phone, but can''t post from it (by the way... never figured that out... anyone have any suggestions? I have a Palm Centro).

Thinking good thoughts for you, Circe!!!!


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My good news of the day: I have officially lost 6 pounds! Yippeee!!! Walking at lunch hour totally helps, since I was already eating well and just wasn''t sure what was going on. I think the stupid PILL made me gain and I never did lose once I came off. Anyway, happy, happy.

In other good news (I''m sure *hoping!!!*): I had a dip today (9DPO)!! Yesterday''s temp was in the 98.79 range, and today''s a measely 98.42. So, that''s a drop of almost .4 degrees, which I think is a good thing. Tomorrow morning we''ll be in a tent, so I''m not sure if my environment will effect the temp or not (likely will), but I''m so very excited about the big dip. Here''s hoping for an even bigger rise tomorrow!

The only time I''ve had a drop during LP (other than around 5-6DPO, which is pretty standard for me, and other than right before the mean period starting) was in my cycle in January, where I had a significant drop on CD12. This is the cycle that I thought for sure I was pregnant, and had the longest LP I''ve ever had, so we kind of think it could have been a chemical pregnancy. So, this is out of the norm for me and I''m choosing to live it up! Although I know a dip means nothing, I choose to believe it does mean something. I''m not sure if .4 is significant enough to be considered anything, but it looks pretty big to me.

Anyway, enough rambling.

Happy weekend to all my friends!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Fisher That is a nice dip! The reason that such dips are important is because there isa secondary surge of estrogen during the LP in particularly fertile cycles

So here''s hoping this is a good cycle for you!

 

[lovelylulu]

Morning ladies,

I''m so happy that it''s Friday!! My trip for work went was much better than I anticipated, but now that I just got back, my DH and I are headed up to Boston for the weekend. My BIL is turning 29 and his crafty girlfriend is throwing him a surprise party this year, on a random birthday, as opposed to the big 3-0 when he might expect something. very sly. Though I''m not to fond of the idea of returning to an airport in a few hours, it''s going to be a fantastic weekend.

Oh, and I''m also pretty sure that I know who sweet pea and festie are

.

On the baby-making front - another cycle of spotting for me, thus, I''m pretty sure that I''m out. It started on my business trip, so I was very intent on ignoring any disappointment/emotional response. I had a bit of a cry last night, but I think that I''m finally ready to commit to finishing up with my fertility testing and seriously consider our next steps. For a while, I was having a bit of a stutterstep in that area, thinking that it''d all just work out . . .bring on the HSG.

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Welcome to the new folks!

LV hope that you get some finality with this cycle soon.
CakeNY - congratulations on that ever so important first step!)
Fisher - exciting temp. drop. come on baby fisher.
circe - have you tested yet?

To all the other lovelies - hope things are well and fertile!!

 

[tiffanytwisted]

I''m pretty sure I know who sweet pea is but I haven''t figuired out festy yet.

 

[iwannaprettyone]

Date: 5/8/2009 10:02:15 AM
Author: tiffanytwisted
I''m pretty sure I know who sweet pea is but I haven''t figuired out festy yet.

Ditto!

 

[peonygirl]

Hey girls!!! I''ve been so busy that I haven''t come on here as often as I''d like, but I just want to wish everyone a Happy pre-Mother''s Day!!! I know that you will all be mothers soon, and of course I''m crossing my fingers and toes for all of you.

 

[janinegirly]

I can''t figure out who anyone is..Sweet Pea or Festy, I''m so bad at this sleuth thing but want to know, LOL!

Anyway, was checking in with you ladies to see if Circe had posted!

 

[Burk]

Circe~Can't wait to hear from you!!

LV~Sorry about the stupid negatives. Still holding out hope!!

Fisher~Yay for a rise! Have fun camping!!

lovelylu~Sorry about the spotting!

I'm not a great contributor to this thread so I'm so sorry to anyone I missed. I hope to be better this month since this is our first cycle where we are going to officially try. There may be a glitch in the plan since DH is out of town for 4 days next weekend but since I seem to be a late ovulator it shouldn't matter. Wouldn't it be my luck that this cycle I ovulate like a "normal person."

 

[iwannaprettyone]

Hi Ladies,

OK, so I have super duper bad baby fever (yikes) which is why I am lurking over on this thread. I am not ready to start trying but I have been temping (to avoid pregnancy) for months now.

Good luck to you all! Oh and Happy Mothers day for all future and current momma''s!

 

[Circe]

Unusually enough for a born pessemist, I''m positive! I''m pregnant!

I''m also so touched to see that you guys were checking in. Aaaaaaaaaw. I like it here.

Burke, JanineGirly, LovelyLu, Dreamer, LV, Laila, Pandora, Festy, and anybody whose name I might have missed - thank you! Now I have to figure out what to do next ... my head''s all in a whirl!

 

[E B]

Congratulations, Circe!

What to do next? Well, make your way on over to the Pregnant PSers thread, of course!

 

[whitetulips]

Hi everybody- this is my first out of lurkdom post in ttc! This is also my first cycle off of bc and my fiance and I decided to start ttc right away. We had been discussing starting to try since the beginning of December, but didn''t feel ready until last month and now here we are

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I''m excited to be a part of this thread, everybody is so supportive and right now I''m crossing my fingers for *Circe* and *Fisher*!!

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I think I''m currently 13 dpo, according to cm and opk''s I *thought* I had ovulated around cd 17- but I''m confused now. I had only been on bc for 9 months before I stopped last month, and previous to bc my cycles were always 28 days (but I don''t know if I was ovulating because I didn''t chart or anything) I know the first cycle off of bc is wonky and now I wish that I had been charting and temping so I could know if I did in fact ovulate. On Tuesday (10 dpo) I had dull cramping like af was going to show and I was bummed. Then this cramping continued Wed, and I woke up Thursday with a feeling that af was going to come right this second- but alas- no af yet (cd 30). So I tested today- BFN.

I have no symptoms of af or of pg

I have been a tad emotional but that is it. I usually spot for a day or two before af but there is no sign of that either.

 

[whitetulips]

Date: 5/8/2009 12:31:13 PM
Author: Circe
Unusually enough for a born pessemist, I''m positive! I''m pregnant!

I was posting when you were- CONGRATS CIRCE!!

 

[InLuv101]

Congrats to Circe!!! Tons of Sticky **dust** to you for a happy & healthy 40 weeks!

 

[Burk]

Circe~Congrats!!

whitetulips~My first cycle of BC has always been a mess. If your AF doesn''t make an appearance soon, I would test again.