The Official TTC Thread!

[peonygirl]

Hey guys! I''m popping in with a question for a friend. She just started charting this month, and she''s had 4 days of EWCM both before and after her positive OPK. She had trouble temping this month because she has a 2 year old daughter, but in general what does it mean if one has EWCM that much? Of course it is possible that she''s confusing it with something else, but she''s read all the stuff on FF. TIA!

 

[mia1181]

Hi Peony-

I''m definitely not the expert on TTC or charting, but I just finished a cycle with 10 DAYS STRAIGHT of TONS of EWCM. It was also my longest cycle ever at 38 days, but I am pretty sure I ovulated. And I definitely know what EWCM looks like (mine is clear and stretches for miles). Anyway, when I was freaking out about what it meant, etc. I found a lot of people on ovusoft saying that it was a good thing to have lots. Now, I''m not sure if women *think* too much EWCM is better than none at all and that is why they say that.... Somewhere else on ovusoft I read that more EWCM can be caused by ovarian cysts. I wasn''t able to find much more info on that so I decided not to worry about it because I think I did ovulate. Anyway, not to freak you or your friend out but that is just what I found.

I''ll post my chart so you can see:

 

[Sha]

Congrats Burk!

How nice to have a sibling on the way for your little one...

Fisher - I''m good! Thanks for asking

. I''m 15 weeks....it''s amazing how quickly the time is flying by. My morning sickness seems to have eased up a bit - which is good.. and I ''think'' I''m starting to feel flutters, which is exciting! I don''t update much on the Preg thread (it moves really fast!), but will probably post another belly pic soon.

Hope you have a good and timely ovulation this cycle!

 

[applequeen]

Good morning everyone....today is CD 1 for me

My temperature dropped quite a bit yesterday and I had some spotting and this morning it dropped A LOT and AF made her appearance. I think she''s paying me back for the 3 years on the pill when she eventually stopped visiting all together.

My first post BC cycle was 31 days which is right were it was pre BC... so I hope it stays that way. It''s looking like I ovulated several days later than I thought I did BUT.... I''m thinking that possibly I ovulated on day 18-19 (19 is the day I had the spotting). I''m just really excited to start tracking this one from the beginning and to have some idea of how my body will react.

Hopefully there will be no sunburns, mole removals, or stubborn husbands to prevent some well timed BDing this time around. You''ve all given me some great advice on how to keep hubby from freaking out and I really think we needed the last cycle to get used to the idea of TTC. The first time we tried it was just weird but since then it''s been much more relaxed...which is how it ought to be.

 

[lovelylulu]

Congratulations Burk and Cara!!

Dr. Kate, thinking of you!!

Good luck tracking this cycle applequeen and extra good luck to some well timed baby-making time

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Thanks to everyone for the well wishes.

Peony - I''m pretty inklingless. So far all of modern medicine''s tests have shown us to be *normal* perhaps it''s just some really extended bad luck

and while I know that the clomid won''t *hurt* it has had a negative effect on my CM which I was hoping to avoid.


My mother and grandmother came into town this past weekend for my sister-in-law''s baby shower. My little brother is expecting his first bundle at the end of the summer. Being nearly three years older than my brother and married for a year longer, I was expecting to have to field a lot of, "so, when are you and J going to start to have children . . ." but was relieved to completely avoid any such inquiries.


Only a few times during the shower did I let my mind drift off to thinking about my own much less round belly. Mostly because my SIL and I started this whole baby-making process around the same time. We talked about how much fun it would be to be pregnant together. How our little ones would be such close friends. Although it took L a few months to get pregnant, she did. And with each successive month, that hope of "sharing" a pregnancy became smaller and smaller. Though, I''m still going to believe that while they might be a little further apart in age, our children will still have the closest of relationships.


Because my mother was in town, the evening before the shower, we went to church. The Catholic church in our neighborhood only had a noon mass, so we went to one just a little further away. St. Ann''s This, according to my mother, was a good thing, because (I confirmed this by Wikipedia) St. Anne is the patroness saint for childless people. Apparently, according to the bible, Anne and her husband, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child and they did.


At one point during the mass, the priest said something to honor all of the Father''s for Father''s Day. I leaned over and whispered to my husband that I hoped so very much that he was a father on that day, that there was a little bean somewhere in there just beginning to grow. Seeing his face, acknowledging and so wanting for the same thing, my heart just about broke. But, if I was right, well then maybe soon it can be swelling with joy.

I''m at DPO 6 and officially on spot watch.

 

[Krissie]

Hi all!

I''m having ovulation anxiety ... I haven''t been temping consistently over the past couple of months (and I''ve had a random long cycle), so FF has pinpointed a whole 5 day period during which I might ovulate. I''ve been travelling for work, so my temps aren''t the most consistent for this month either, but apparently I should O within the next 5 days. I took an OPK and got a faint pink line today, so I''m pretty sure it''s on the way, but I''m nervous that I''ll miss it when I''ve got such a wide period of time ahead of me ... and I''m not sure I''ve got Mandarine''s energy of GOTF the next several days!

Side question: do you have a recommendation for OvuSoft vs. FF? I''ve only tried FF but I''ve noticed some of you are posting OvuSoft charts ...

 

[Burk]

Thanks mia, sha, and lulu!

Good luck to all the TTCers!! I hope this is the cycle for all of you!

 

[InLuv101]

Just wanted to stop in and dump truckloads of TTC/baby dust for all the ladies here! I think of you all often!!

 

[swimmer]

Congrats Burk!
Wow, I need to lurk more.

Ditto'ing InLuv, dust to everyone here. Including the lurkers who are about to embark on this journey (I know you know who you are and you can say hi here without filling out any paperwork or anything

)

So I saw my ER and he is just awesome. DH came too and at the end said, "I feel confident that he can get anyone pregnant" because my RE showed us photos of his gorgeous kids who must have required some intervention since he is married to another man. Anyway, my adorable RE said he is "confident you will be pregnant by December." Wow. Tests start at the end of this cycle -not thinking that this cycle worked because of temps being meh- but RE said that anyone with pcos would have real issues seeing any temp clarity, esp when on clomid. So, I'm about to embark on another clomid cycle with an HSG, and if that turns out to be clear, hcg, TI, and progesterone. Thank goodness it is summer vacation.

Are you guys loving the zany preggo thread? Yikes! When working I get 3 mins every 55min to breathe, not to mention pee, vomit, or whatever needs to get done. It will be an interesting adventure. Hopefully this thread will be empty soon.

 

[Laila619]

Hi girls. How''s everyone doing? Still TTC here. I''m on CD 9 and waiting to O. Boring stuff. I had a very vivid dream that I took a pregnancy test and it was positive! I was pregnant! It was so exciting. I have a really good feeling about this month because of my dream. I decided not to temp because it was making me too stressed out.

Lots of baby dust to everyone. Is anyone in the 2WW?

 

[melz]

AF due today or tomorrow for me. This is our last cycle before I start taking the IVF drugs next month. We conceivably

could have gotten KTFU naturally this month, we'll see. I did notice something last night which I'm unsure about but is something I'd like to figure out and would like to know if anyone else has had. Last night I noticed a pinch inside just maybe two inches up from my right hip and two inches in toward the naval. I think I've felt it before. It's the kind of pinch I would imagine ovulation feels like, if I were one of those who could feel ovulation. But of course the timing is wrong for that. Any thoughts? It repeated several times over the course of 5 minutes or so.

 

[Mandarine]

This thread has been quiet lately! I''m hoping to see lots of BFPs soon!!!!!!!

Melanie - I got "pinches" before AF...and well, you know the rest. It could also be a sign of AF coming though, but in my case it wasn''t. I''m keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!

Lulu - Sending vibes your way too!!!

Where is my friend Festy?

Hope all the other ladies are doing great!

 

[melz]

Thanks Mandarine! Well that gives me something to do today. Obsessive internet researching regarding what early pregnancy feels like ... lol. Funny how many strange signs I can find when I'm looking for them! Only to realize later that they happen all the time anyway.

 

[Festy]

Date: 6/25/2009 10:15:01 AM
Author: melanie987123
AF due today or tomorrow for me. This is our last cycle before I start taking the IVF drugs next month. We conceivably

could have gotten KTFU naturally this month, we''ll see. I did notice something last night which I''m unsure about but is something I''d like to figure out and would like to know if anyone else has had. Last night I noticed a pinch inside just maybe two inches up from my right hip and two inches in toward the naval. I think I''ve felt it before. It''s the kind of pinch I would imagine ovulation feels like, if I were one of those who could feel ovulation. But of course the timing is wrong for that. Any thoughts? It repeated several times over the course of 5 minutes or so.

Hi Melanie - I feel those from time to time right before AF too. It feels like it''s coming from the ovary, and so I ascribe it to the corpus luteum breaking down, but that is TOTAL and complete conjecture on my part. I really really really hope you''re KTFU!

 

[Festy]

Date: 6/25/2009 10:22:46 AM
Author: Mandarine
This thread has been quiet lately! I''m hoping to see lots of BFPs soon!!!!!!!

Melanie - I got ''pinches'' before AF...and well, you know the rest. It could also be a sign of AF coming though, but in my case it wasn''t. I''m keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!

Lulu - Sending vibes your way too!!!

Where is my friend Festy?

Hope all the other ladies are doing great!

Hi sweetie! I''m still here. Lurking like crazy on the preggo thread and cheering you on like mad!

 

[Mandarine]

Date: 6/25/2009 11:54:41 AM
Author: Festy

Hi sweetie! I''m still here. Lurking like crazy on the preggo thread and cheering you on like mad!

aww, you''re so sweet!...I''m cheering for you to come on over soon!!!!!!!!!!!. How are things with you? Any GOF marathons scheduled?

 

[melz]

Date: 6/25/2009 11:53:37 AM
Author: Festy

Date: 6/25/2009 10:15:01 AM
Author: melanie987123
AF due today or tomorrow for me. This is our last cycle before I start taking the IVF drugs next month. We conceivably

could have gotten KTFU naturally this month, we''ll see. I did notice something last night which I''m unsure about but is something I''d like to figure out and would like to know if anyone else has had. Last night I noticed a pinch inside just maybe two inches up from my right hip and two inches in toward the naval. I think I''ve felt it before. It''s the kind of pinch I would imagine ovulation feels like, if I were one of those who could feel ovulation. But of course the timing is wrong for that. Any thoughts? It repeated several times over the course of 5 minutes or so.

Hi Melanie - I feel those from time to time right before AF too. It feels like it''s coming from the ovary, and so I ascribe it to the corpus luteum breaking down, but that is TOTAL and complete conjecture on my part. I really really really hope you''re KTFU!

Hi Festy! You are sweet to hope for me! That might well be right about the corpus luteum. This is not an unfamiliar feeling I''m having.

 

[Festy]

Date: 6/25/2009 11:58:33 AM
Author: Mandarine

Date: 6/25/2009 11:54:41 AM
Author: Festy

Hi sweetie! I''m still here. Lurking like crazy on the preggo thread and cheering you on like mad!

aww, you''re so sweet!...I''m cheering for you to come on over soon!!!!!!!!!!!. How are things with you? Any GOF marathons scheduled?

Aw, thanks! Things are just swimming along. I was thinking about our GOF term just the other day and it made me laugh all over again! We''re kind of back to an EOD schedule, versus the full-on marathon. We decided to give it two more cycles counting this one before we go back to the RE. I still have no clue whether I''m willing to try IVF or IUI, so I''m kinda hoping the next two months will c r a w l by.

 

[Mandarine]

Date: 6/25/2009 3:18:20 PM
Author: Festy

Date: 6/25/2009 11:58:33 AM
Author: Mandarine

Date: 6/25/2009 11:54:41 AM
Author: Festy

Hi sweetie! I''m still here. Lurking like crazy on the preggo thread and cheering you on like mad!

aww, you''re so sweet!...I''m cheering for you to come on over soon!!!!!!!!!!!. How are things with you? Any GOF marathons scheduled?

Aw, thanks! Things are just swimming along. I was thinking about our GOF term just the other day and it made me laugh all over again! We''re kind of back to an EOD schedule, versus the full-on marathon. We decided to give it two more cycles counting this one before we go back to the RE. I still have no clue whether I''m willing to try IVF or IUI, so I''m kinda hoping the next two months will c r a w l by.

hopefully there will be no need for that visit!!!...fingers crossed.
I think our GOF "marathon" was the most action DH has ever gotten (and probably ever will!)...haha. The only GOFing around here now is me doing my yoga strecthes for my back!.
EOD sounds like a good plan and not as tiring as marathons!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

If any of you haven''t been to Hangout in the last few days, our friend InLuv101 could use our support!

 

[InLuv101]

Date: 6/25/2009 10:03:14 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
If any of you haven''t been to Hangout in the last few days, our friend InLuv101 could use our support!

Thanks Dreamer...I really do appreciate you thinking of me.

I lurk often ladies! I''m here cheering you all on and looking forward to cheering you on through your pregnancies as well!

 

[Laila619]

This thread sure has been quiet! Where are all the TTCers? Hopefully BDing?

 

[fisherofmengirly]

There does tend to be quiet patches around here, you're right.

All's well on my end. Nothing to report other than I'm not temping or doing anything remotely related to the very precise documentation I usually take, which is weird, but feels *really* good at the same time. I lose count of where I am on the cycle quite often, and I like that. I did do an OPK yesterday, out of being curious, but other than that, nothing. I am pretty sure I've not ovulated yet, though.

Tomorrow is my surgery and although it's totally minor, it's still freaking me out a little bit. I have been prescribed 4 meds but I'm only going to take the sedative for tomorrow's procedure and tylenol for pain. They are making me take an anti-inflamatory for the first day, and though I should take it past then, I don't plan to. And I'm not taking the hydrocodone I was prescribed for pain. There is antibacterial I will take, most likely, although I'm not sure yet. I'm not a fan of medication and I take as little as possible. I don't want to run the risk of infection, though.

Today was my only day at work for the whole week, so I'm pretty excited about that. Not the best way to score a few days off work, but I'll take what I can get. I'm happy that Paul's off work for the summer and will be able to take care of me after the surgery. I'm not going to try to milk it, but I'm pretty sure I will, anyway. He's prepared for it because he thinks I'm a baby about things like this (and I totally am). I mean, seriously freaking out tonight, just thinking about it.

Aye. Nothing to drink past 8pm tonight, so for the next hour, I'm drinking water and milk... not mixed together, but my two favorite drinks.

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How's Dr. Kate and Miss Melanie doing? And Lulu, too? I think you were toward the end of the two week wait??

 

[drk]

Hope all goes smoothly tomorrow Fisher!

Nothing new to report here. No real symptoms. Beta Thursday. In limbo till then.

Kate

 

[cara]

Hey all, looks like I''ll be joining you all in a bit. Probably not right away, but I was looking for recommendations on a thermometer and internet cheapie strips. I know these were discussed earlier but can''t find the page. The pricescope search function needs some updating as pointing to the first page of a three hundred page thread is not actually that useful.

Go Dr. K and little embryos! I can''t believe that July 2nd is almost here, though time has probably crawled by for you.

Fisher, good luck tomorrow with the procedure. I was also pretty freaked out beforehand but my experience wasn''t that bad. Also, you are a sweetie for your comments in the other thread. You are made of some strong stuff!

 

[Loves Vintage]

I''m still here too!! I''m in the 2 week wait; 6 DPO. I had a better month temping and also purchased some OPK strips, which I found very helpful for confirmation purposes, so I''m confident on my O date.

I had a migraine on Sunday, which consisted mainly of severe nausea. I didn''t take any meds for it. DH thought it might be morning sickness, which I thought was very cute of him to think, but it WAS a migraine and a really bad one at that. I hope hope hope that morning sickness is nothing like that. I don''t know how I will get through work!!

Fisher - Thinking of you today and hope all is well.

 

[Loves Vintage]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:41:33 AM
Author: cara
Hey all, looks like I'll be joining you all in a bit. Probably not right away, but I was looking for recommendations on a thermometer and internet cheapie strips. I know these were discussed earlier but can't find the page. The pricescope search function needs some updating as pointing to the first page of a three hundred page thread is not actually that useful.

Go Dr. K and little embryos! I can't believe that July 2nd is almost here, though time has probably crawled by for you.

Fisher, good luck tomorrow with the procedure. I was also pretty freaked out beforehand but my experience wasn't that bad. Also, you are a sweetie for your comments in the other thread. You are made of some strong stuff!

Cara,

I'm very sorry for your loss. I will be thinking of you.

To answer your questions, this past month, I ordered a combo pack of EPT and OPK strips from this company: http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/ I ordered from their eBay store. Not sure how that differs from their on-line store, but I'm happy with the OPK strips. Waiting to use the EPTs.

Regarding theremometers, I prefer this one http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=40512&catid=9701 . It beeps every 6 seconds, which is really important for me because I need to know it is on and working. I find temping to be a real chore (most others don't seem to though). I find the other thermometers that don't beep until done very frustrating because I'd be wondering whether I had turned it on properly, and countless times, I hate to admit, I hadn't!! Something about it being so early and dark, I guess. Anyway, some people do not like this thermometer because the constant beeping could disrupt their DH's sleep. This hasn't been an issue for me.

Oh, also, there are some thermometers that read two digits after the decimal, e.g., 97.75. Some people like these for enhanced accuracy. I haven't found one that beeps constantly, so that wasn't one that worked for me.

 

[lovelylulu]

Fisher - hope that your surgery goes smoothly!! glad to hear that you''re having a much more relaxed cycle.

Cara - I''m so sorry for your loss, but hope that when you are ready to go back to TTC it''s only a very short stay on this thread!!

Loves Vintage - isn''t the tww the worst! you''re halfway through it and hopefully there will be no more headaches!!

Dr. Kate - hoping that Thursday comes just as soon as it can

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I''m still kind of floating around in limbo.

I''d managed to remain a bit less detached during the past few cycles. Ever since that damned double yolk egg, I wised up to the fact that I need to guard against *foolish* optimism or risk that ruthless, stinging disappointment.

But, with this cycle''s medical reinforcements (clomid + progesterone), I''ve been forced to become more intimately aware of this process than ever before.

The good news is that it''s DPO 13 and there''s not been a hint of spotting. Nothing. At. All.

The bad news is that I tested on DPOs 9, 11 and this morning and all were negative. And I''m thinking at this point, if I were KTFU, I would get at least a hint of a line.

up and down. up and down.

 

[melz]

Fisher I am thinking of you and hoping your surgery is going smoothly!

Lulu keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Kate for you as well, Thursday must just seem miles away right now. I appreciate your posting all of the detailed information about your ivf. AF arrived for me Friday which means that this cycle on day 21 I''ll start taking the drugs and then do the IVF next cycle.

 

[drk]

Cara - I was really sorry to read about your loss. Thanks for the cheer - time is definitely crawling by.

Lulu - that really does bite that you haven''t gotten your two lines by 13dpo. Great news on the no spotting though - maybe the combo has fixed up things hormone-wise, and all you need is a couple months of good old-fashioned "trying" along with the meds to get you your baby. Hopefully the HPTs are just being buggers, and are giving a false negative though

Melanie - I''m sorry to hear AF arrived (that is, if you had any hope for the last cycle - since I can''t remember the last time I had sex, that hasn''t been an issue for me for a long time!). Your IVF will be here in no time flat. Sounds like you''re doing the long agonist protocol with lupron, or will you be sniffing the agonist instead? I can''t remember what your issues were. Hope this does the trick for you. I never did lupron, so I won''t be much help there, but at least I have the rest of the junk down pat after two kicks at the can.

I posted on my IVF vibes thread that my two IF buddies from another site who started out with me doing IUIs last summer just got their BFPs. And both of them transferred after me. I think it''s cruel and unusual punishment to make me wait till 20dpo for a beta! I wonder how much sleep I''ll get the next couple nights?

Kate