The Official TTC Thread!

[Loves Vintage]

HMG!!!! Congratulations!!! I see the line! I see the line!

Happy and Healthy 8 mos to you!!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Date: 5/16/2010 2:10:04 PM
Author: Kunzite

Date: 5/16/2010 1:32:56 PM
Author: HOUMedGal
Thanks, Kunzite!!!!

I guess that means you can see the line, then?? LOL. I am still in a bit of disbelief, but I know that the stark white wondfo I took yesterday definitely didn''t look like the one from today! Oh, and I took another one later this morning and got the same faint line, so that made me feel better!!

Once my line gets a little darker I think I''ll mosey on over and join you ladies in the just barely preggo thread!! hehehe!

Yes! I can totally see the line in the first picture.

OK, good!! hehe! I am pretty impressed with the Wondfo''s....the Answer brand is reallllllllly faint but there''s something there, but the Wondfo is easy to see! Who knew internet cheapies could be so good?? I had the earlypregnancytest . com ones before, and they certainly weren''t this sensitive. And I think the Wondfo''s were cheaper, too! I bought 50 of them for around $14 I think!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Yaaaaaay LV, I''m so glad you see it tooooo!!!!

I''m very happy right now.

I think that this was definitely the last piece to healing after my MC....now I just hope that this is a sticky healthy peanut!!

 

[CatLuver]

Oooh Hou, congrats!!! I knew it would happen for you soon! Sticky wishes!

This is going to be a record month it looks like!

 

[Po10472]

Oh my goodness, HMG that''s amazing. I so hope it gets darker and darker over the next few days. Thats so exciting. Congrats.

Po
x

 

[HOUMedGal]

CatLuver - thank you so much!! I know, how many have we had this month? Am I #4 I think?

Po - you are so sweet, thank you!!! I sooooo hope it gets darker too!!

 

[Krissie]

Hou, I am loving your BFPs!!! Congratulations, lady!

I will miss you ''round here, but am so pleased you can join the preggos!!!

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

Hou I am so thrilled for you!! Congratulations!! Keep the photos coming of the tests - I like watching the evolution of the lines

Ladies, can someone tell me what the addition of a Stats line means on FF? I noticed it added to my chart yesterday. I am not sure if I accidentally clicked something but I haven''t seen it before.

 

[Laila619]

Congrats Hou!!! I knew it was only a matter of time!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

HOU, I am so incredibly happy for you! Lots of dust for continuing darker lines!!!!

 

[Bliss]

HOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG! You''re PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew it! I knew it! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

I totally feel like this is it for you. I just know it! And don''t worry about the symptoms not being the same. I don''t feel pregnant either at times! It totally comes and goes. We are in this together!!!! Oh, I am so happy for you! Is it weird that I felt even happier for your BFP than for my own? I think I still don''t believe I am pregnant sometimes! But when you got your BFP, it all started to sink in. Oh HOU, I am so happy for you. I am so lucky that we get to be preggo together again. I feel like this is all so very special and miraculous. This is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! You must be in such disbelief! And on your day off, too? Glorious!!!! Oh, the Wondfo test line is super clear! BFP! BFP! BFP! HOU!!!!! You''re pregnant again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bliss]

Separate post for Po!

Don't lose hope, Po! You totally sound KTFU to me. I said I'd bet money on HOU being preggo and I would bet money on your bfp, too! I've only been charting for about 3 months (temps)... My January-Feb chart (after my mc saga finally ended) was totally wonky and super long for me. I had a super high range of temps - and still had HCG in my system. It was the longest cycle I ever had - 43 days. Then the March chart was also high in temps post-O in the same range.

The April chart was very funny for me. It started out the same pre-O, but then stayed much lower than my other 2 charts post-O. My coverline has always been around 97.7 and the April chart stayed around 97.9-98.2 range. Usually post-O, they hang out around 98.6! So I thought that was really weird. I looked it up and some women reported that the months they got knocked up, their temps stayed in a lower range for some reason. So that gave me some hope. And that turned out to be true for me as well! And this is why I am saying you may be knocked up! Don't count yourself out yet! Keep taking care of yourself and POAS in a few days to see!

DUST DUST DUST to all the wonderful TTC sisters!

 

[Bliss]

Date: 5/15/2010 11:48:24 PM
Author: parrot tulips
Kunzite & RC - thank you for replying. It helps that nothing seems out of the ordinary. We''ve been trying for 10 months now.

I''ve been feeling a little more impatient than usual...just celebrated my 34th last month, and we''d like at least 2 children. If nothing happens by the time we''ve been trying a full year, my husband and I will probably make appointments to make sure everything is in ''working order.'' In the mean time, we''ve got a vacation to look forward to. We''ll be celebrating our anniversary on the Big Island next month!

Hey Parrot tulips! Welcome! Your luteal phase is beautiful but might be a tiny bit on the shorter side of the range. However, lots of people have luteal phases that are on the lower end of the range and have *no* problems having beautiful babies. But if you just turned 34 (Happy Birthday!) and have been trying for 10 months, I would get it checked out. Why wait another 2 months or so? If it were me, I''d get it checked out because some OBs have a waiting list and by the time you get an appointment, it can be a while. Also, I''m more Type A! The good news is...shorter luteal phases are pretty easy to treat - I''ve had a few friends who responded well to progesterone to lengthen their LPs!

On the other hand, maybe the magic vacation to Hawaii will do the trick! Lots of dust to you!!!!!

 

[Lanie]

Congrats HOU!!!!!!!!! I can totally see the lines!!! May they become darker and darker!!! Houston is bright and sunny today for you!!!

ETA: what would your due date be?

 

[Lanie]

And now a post for Ryan Claire...

I had the exact same bc''s as you, in the same order, just different time frames. For me personally, I will try to never go on bc again. I think it totally messed me up. Anyway, just a side note. Hope you see AF soon so you can get on with your life!

 

[luvinlife]

HOU HOU HOU HOU
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Puppmom]

Hell yeah!!!! HOU is pregnant! Yippee!!!!! I''m so happy for you! Sending lots of sticky dust your way.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Congrats HOU!!!

 

[geri]

Yeah Houie!! So excited for you!! Wishing you lots of sticky dust and peace of mind.

 

[Lanie]

Brightlight--all due respect, and I know you are prob meaning the best, but 70+ day cycles lie deeper than getting your recommended servings of dairy. It''s a sucky position to be in and I used to get tips like that all the time, and they hurt me worse. Sorry if I''m jumping in uneccessarily Ryan Claire, but it just struck a familiar nerve with me and I had to react. Sorry brightlight.

 

[brightlight]

Date: 5/16/2010 7:32:24 PM
Author: Lanie
Brightlight--all due respect, and I know you are prob meaning the best, but 70+ day cycles lie deeper than getting your recommended servings of dairy. It's a sucky position to be in and I used to get tips like that all the time, and they hurt me worse. Sorry if I'm jumping in uneccessarily Ryan Claire, but it just struck a familiar nerve with me and I had to react. Sorry brightlight.

I'm so sorry that this is hurtful to you and if it's hurtful to Ryan Claire. I truly didn't intend for it to sound like it would solve the problem or that it was an easy problem to solve. I just meant it as something that couldn't hurt to try and that she might want to add in addition to the herbs and accupuncture. Again, I apologize for being insensitive.

ETA: I really feel horrible about this. I'm truly sorry Lanie and RC.

 

[HOUMedGal]

Thank you so much Krissie, Keepingthefaith, Laila, LTP, Bliss, Lanie, Luvinlife, Puppmom, Brightlight, Hudson, and Geri!! It is sooooo cool to have so many friends to share my news with, even though it''s so early! You gals are the best. I mean it.

Bliss - eeeeeeek I am sooo sooo excited we get to be preggo again together!! I really feel that this time is it for us!!! You are so sweet to say that you were even happier for me than you were for yourself...I was ecstatic when you showed up preggo after your hiatus!! I just KNEW you''d be preggo when you came back and started posting again! hehe!! Ahhh. Soooo much fun!!!!!!!!!!!

Lanie, my due date is 1/27/11.

OK, so here are this evening''s tests.....another Wondfo that is definitely getting darker, and a FRER where I think you guys will actually be able to see the line!! Can''t believe it''s really happening!!

Here''s the Wondfo....

 

[HOUMedGal]

...and here''s the FRER!

 

[Bliss]

Awww, brightlight... don't feel bad! You didn't mean to hit a nerve!!! Thanks to Lanie for bringing up the other side of things...I'm sure that really hurt a lot when you were going through TTC. This TTC rollercoaster is full of raw nerves at times and we all make mistakes. Just saying sorry and not having meant it is more than enough. (((HUGS))) ETA: And the dairy tip is REALLY GOOD ADVICE, btw! Also, the period thing is true as well. After my m/c, the OB saw on my ultrasound that my period was about to start. She told me to have lots of sex to "stimulate" my uterus into having my period! So we did that night and the next day, I got my period! True story! So your instincts are right on!

Ahhhh... If it makes you feel better, I used to be so upset inside when people would tell me to stop thinking about TTC and it would just happen! LOL... it is such helpful advice but it was the last thing I wanted to hear. Really? Just stop trying and it'll happen? LOL...Like I'm preventing myself from getting pregnant by trying too hard! And I didn't have the luxury of time at 33! And I felt panic after just a month or two of TTC! My nerves were already frayed from worry because my mind tends to imagine the worst possible scenario. So I can only imagine TTC longer and hearing all sorts of helpful advice that stings. You just kind of feel helpless in those situations. We're all in this together - good times and bad! Hopefully we'll share more good times than bad.

DUST DUST DUST to the ladies in the 2WW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping for some more BFPs this month! Let's make it a record!

 

[Bliss]

HOU!!!!!!!!!!

You are a jerkstore second time around! Ohhhhhhhhh, that is a NICE and DARK Wondfo line!!!!!!!!!! How funny and wonderful we got knocked up around the same time! Crazy! Sooooooo happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the pics of FRER! I stopped buying those after I found Wondfo! Can you imagine how much money we wasted on FRERs in the past????? DH will never ever know!

He must never know...

It is so wonderful, I feel good about this pregnancy... I do! Wow!!!!! I just cannot believe it! Praying for a sticky bean! Please do jump over to the JBP thread soon! I miss you there already!

I have been secretly hoping and praying you would get a BFP this month. I just KNEW you were KTFU when you posted your symptoms.

Can you share what you did differently this cycle? Was it the Instead cup? For me, it was working out again - as in running and getting back in shape that truly kicked things into high gear. I just FELT different and so good from the running and getting my blood pumping again. Did you eat pineapple + core? Drink tea?

Dust to you gorgeous ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ladies in the 2WW! Take care of yourselves and stay positive! It's not over until AF comes to visit with Mandango!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Bliss, oh my gosh, I know! Wondfos are awesome!!! FRER''s got nothin'' on them!!

I will come over to the JBP thread very soon....I am so excited to join all you ladies!! Hehehe, you are so cute, thanks so much for all your hopes and prayers for me!!

Here''s what I did...PreSeed, Instead cup, and yes, I did eat the pineapple + core during the TWW! I''m a believer! We did use PreSeed last cycle when I didn''t get preggo, so the new things we added this cycle were the Instead and the pineapple.




Alright, who''s gonna be the NEXT May BFP?!?!? DUST all around!!!

 

[lili]

HOU

That''s wonderful news!!
I''m so happy for you.
Lots of sticky dust to you (as well as all the other newly preggo ladies).
It''s neat that you guys (Bliss, Noelwr, LV) are going to be preggo at the same time.


DC and Po
Hoping you two get yours within the next couple of days.

 

[Lanie]

Don''t worry about it brightlight. As I said, I''m sure you meant well by it. I don''t want you to think a moment more about it.

TTC is emotional. I hate that it''s that way. Where are you in your cycle by the way? Dust to you!!!

I''m pulling for Po and dcgator this time too!!!!

HOU-- yay for darker lines!!!!!

KTF--no help from me on the stats lines on FF. What are they???

 

[Bella_mezzo]

CONGRATS HOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How special that you and Bliss get to be pregnant together again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, you''ve convinced me. I am buying Instead tomorrow if I can find them. I''m going to jump in the big girl pool this month with pre seed and Instead

Also, I took a 4 mile walk yesterday and am going to try to do the same every other day from now until Memorial Day. A. b/c I need to drop some lbs and B. b/c it makes me happy to be outside in the summer, and C. b/c getting moving worked for Bliss.

I dialed back my schedule for this summer, we''re going to really go for it and if nothing happens by August we''re getting tests run. (that will be 10 months--though a few cycles were a total bust due to schedule/sickness...)

Congrats again HOU I am so excited for you!!!!

 

[dcgator]

Date: 5/16/2010 12:52:12 PM
Author: HOUMedGal
Good morning friends! It''s my one glorious day off this week, and I am feeling good after sleeping in!! Also feeling good about something else...my temp skyrocketed this morning!! 10 dpo today...

OMGG!!!!

I just knew this would be the month you for Miss Houie. I am sooooo very happy for you

I wish you the most happy and healthy 8.5 months ever and I''m sure it will be great sharing it with all the ladies on the barely preggers thread!

HUGE CONGRATULATORY (((HUG)))