Are you TTC Bub #2 - Let's talk! thread 6

[Craftymum]

Kimee – Welcome! Fingers crossed she is late because you are PG! Come and join us in the August testing thread too, everyone is a great support.
Mum2Riley – Welcome too! Goodluck with your second cycle. You should join us in the august testing thread as well!
Mamacaz – I responded in the Aug thread too, sorry to hear about your DH nanna and all the best for your car trip.

[logiesmummy]

Evening Ladies!!

Well this will be my last post as i am off back home (camperdown vic) to see family and friends and to have a joint second bday party for our mums group!! So excited as i miss them all so much!! Oh well So much still to do tonight! Packing cleaning!! Oh and some bright spark decided they would wash the car seat and pram today! Gee you would think i would use my Brain!! OH well its done now!! Catch up on all the news thursday!! Have a good week will miss you all!!!

Welcome to all the newbies!!! So exciting our family is getting bigger again. Hope all your journeys are short and you get that long awaited BFP soon!!!

[Milktini]

Ovulating in 5 days, very excited.

[Craftymum]

Kaidensmum - we must be on a similar cycle too as I am due to ovulate in about 4 days time! Did an opk today and it is ever so slight.... like have to hold it up to the light so the surge is 'starting'!:D

[mrmoosmum]

I think I will ovulate in about 5 days as well - we can all be testing buddies? I saw a sign today about Fathers Day being the 7th - should be about right for me to test with First Response at least.

Hello to all the newbies - great to have some more people in here - it was getting a bit quiet - everyone keeps getting preggers!

Debi - have a great trip home.

[Craftymum]

Von - yep, I'm testing fathers day.... hope it brings a little goodluck and an extra special present for our DH's

[mrmoosmum]

Just changed my testing date from the 9th to the 7th. If I ovulate over the weekend I think that should work timewise. Our wedding anniversary is the 14th but can't wait that long!

[Craftymum]

Yay you can be my testing buddy! :D

[mrmoosmum]

Yay - Super Pink Sunday coming our way. I just changed my avatar to be more focused on pink!

[N&L Mum]

Girls I am ovulating the same time to well if I am back to my 28day cycle I am ovulating on Saturday we have been DTD to try and conceive a girl. I’m not going to test I am just going to wait and see if AF is late.. I would love to fall pregnant this month and I am staying positive but because of my situation I’m not holding my breath

[Craftymum]

Cant believe all our cycles are fairly much the same LOL!

Lets hope for a pink influx on this thread in two weeks time hey!

[mrmoosmum]

Yup - September is promising lots of pink for us.

Poor DS has the runs this morning - four nappies for me so far. Seems otherwise chipper though.

Planning to head out shopping this afternoon. Hoping to find some CAT toys - dump trucks and loaders, as DS adores his cousins. Also thought I'd buy about a years worth of tampons to ensure my BFP sooner! I'm taking a huge concoction of pills so I'm feeling more positive that my next BFP will be a sticky one.

Mamacaz - good to hear the chiro is going well. Now I want to get chiro too! I hope your families heal quickly from the loss of DH's nan.

Hello to everyone else!

[shinebrite]

Morning girls...

Sounds like all our men are going to be very lucky over the next week/end/nxt week... I have monday as my O day but last time I concieved DD I O'd on CD8 so will just have to keep on trying no matter what... Im kinda starting to get clucky...

Work is the pits this week, when Im busy im ok cause I dont think about home and DD and DH but cause my Boss is away (im an Personal Assistant) its boring... Im actually standing in for someone else today too cause she is sick and her boss is scary! !!!

[Mummy2R&K]

Morning Ladies. Wow, everyone has the same cycles. I know everyone is going to be doing over the weekend ;);) grrrrrrll

Well I am on CD 22 (is that right, I got AF on 30th July). For some reason, I keep smelling onions on my top lip? WTF? Boobs feel abit bigger, but not tender. Could be just my mind playing tricks on me - like if you see a spider, you think there's one crawling all over you.

This time, I think i'm going to wait and test, so I don't waste my money on tests.............or............should i buy a first response?? so impatient i am.

[N&L Mum]

Crafty - Me either, I have noticed the cycle of people having boys is coming to an end and girls are making there way through… Here is hoping they continue with us

Mrmoosmum - I hope DS is feeling better soon…

Shinebrite - I dread the day I have to go back to work I’m trying to find nightfill so I don’t have to.. I’m with you so clucky atm..

Mum2Riley - I’m not going to waste money on tests until my at least 2 weeks late. When we try my body plays strange tricks on me and gets my hopes up.

Well tonight is the last night DH and I DTD even though I don’t ovulate to the weekend I’m hoping a girl will swim her hardest once the boys have gone

[sohappy]

Hi thought I would join in, is that ok??

DP and I are trying only since the 16/8 (yes I know only a few days). I have kinda worked out I will be Ovulating on the 22/8, so we are just trying and seeing what happens :fingerscrossed:.

Because I will be "o" on the 22nd should we just keep BD every night until next week or should we do it every second night?? I did read somewhere that every second night is fine, but I dont want to miss anything.

All advise is helpful, thanks :)

[Mummy2R&K]

Well I'm on CD23 and I've had:

Thrush
Nausea for 5 days
Tiredness
Bad cramping at CD14
Funny cramping again last night. Felt like I was getting period pain

So I couldn't resist so I got a 1st response on the way home and got a very faint :bfp:!!!
I'm in shock...............

[N&L Mum]

Well I'm on CD23 and I've had:

Thrush
Nausea for 5 days
Tiredness
Bad cramping at CD14
Funny cramping again last night. Felt like I was getting period pain

So I couldn't resist so I got a 1st response on the way home and got a very faint :bfp:!!!
I'm in shock...............

Woot Woot Congratulations huni thats fantastic news:smiliedance:.. I'm so happy for you

[Craftymum]

Congrats Mum2Riley! Its fantastic news :yelclap:

[Mummy2R&K]

Thanks gals. I will test again on Sunday to make sure :fingerscrossed:

[N&L Mum]

Here is hoping this is the start of a good thing for all of us

[shinebrite]

Well I'm on CD23 and I've had:

Thrush
Nausea for 5 days
Tiredness
Bad cramping at CD14
Funny cramping again last night. Felt like I was getting period pain

So I couldn't resist so I got a 1st response on the way home and got a very faint :bfp:!!!
I'm in shock...............

:yelclap: Oh WOW!!! YAY for you!!!! :thumbsup:

[mrmoosmum]

Big congrats Mum2Riley!!!

Hello to everyone else. Got back to PNG last night. It was a long hard day travelling with DS. Had to check out of the hotel at 10am and then the flight was delayed until 5pm. Two tired, smelly, dirty people finally got home last night - very happy to be back. DS was excellent on the flight though which was great.

EWCM and a bit of pain on my left, so :fingerscrossed: everything gets together as it should!

It is very quiet in here - there are a lot of us O'ing this weekend so I guess everyone is busy trying to catch the egg!

[Craftymum]

Hey Von, glad you made it back safely.... gotta love when flights get delayed :rolleyes:
I'm suppose to be o'ing today, altho I have some minor ewcm and a temp rise this morning, but still no +OPK yet.... oh well, bding in case! I have no idea if my CD days are out as I am not sure which day to classify as CD1 after the lap....

I saw my Obgyn Friday and he said the lap went well, they found nothing. Next step is to have my progesterone levels monitored in the next cycle as that might be causing all the spotting prior to AF if they are dropping after ovulation too quickly, so thats being done next cycle and then I seen him in two months so hopefully a BFP by then, or it shows a deficiency and I get some type of progesterone support... oh well time will tell!

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

[Milktini]

Evening Ladettes,
Havent Posted much in here, there is just so much to read back on, and never have the time to. should be ovulating tomorrow, thats if my dates are right AF has been all over the place due to still breastfeeding, but I will be doing my first pregnancy test Monday so hopefully BFP, other wise it doesnt matter, we are kinda hoping to fall pregnant around oct/nov/dec, that way Kaiden will be around 2 years when our 2nd will be born.

[mrmoosmum]

Evening everyone

Lisa - good to hear that everything is healthy in there. It's good that you have a plan in place but of course you won't be needing it!

Kaidensmum - :fingerscrossed: for you on Monday.

Well if there is an egg there, it should have been swamped by now. Nothing else I can do, except maybe type upside down :( ? I'm not sure what is happening with my cycle this month either. I've been having acupuncture and herbs which are supposed to bring O forward which it seems to have by a couple of days. Had my usual signs yesterday evening and today. Did OPKs on Thurs and tonight and both negative, so not sure if I've missed it and yesterday was the positive ( airports, a toddler and OPKs just don't mix), or if the big O is still coming. Will continue to provide friends for the egg just in case!

[Craftymum]

Von - Hopefully you caught the egg...... I'm the same, OPK's are not giving me a positive but all other body signs are giving the green light!

[Herchy]

Hi everyone!!!!
How are we?
I have been very busy with DF;) LOL
I will ovulate tonight I am pretty certain, an am hoping that all our BDing will work!!!!
Fingers crossed.
At least most of us will have buddies in the TWW! hehe

Congrats Mum2Riley on the BFP!!
Sticky vibes!!!!


xxoo

[Craftymum]

Herchy - Me too! I think tonight is the night! I have a semi + OPK at lunch time and I have O pains in my LHS - Lots of action in this household too LOL!

Goodluck!

[mrmoosmum]

Lots of action here too - nothing like no action for 5 weeks to motivate DH!

Haven't had a positive OPK here either, but heaps of EWCM. Will just keep BDing I guess!

So yes - bring on the end of the 2WW!

[PKKXP]

Hi all! I'm new to this thread. It sounds like so many of you are on your way to having your second little bundle of joy!! That's so exciting!
I am bfing and had AF come for her first visit the 20th of last month. We didn't make too much of an effort TTC and now I have been spotting off and on for the past week. I have no idea what my body is doing and therefore am finding it a bit difficult. I have never had spotting before and therefore am not sure what it means. I jumped the gun a bit and took a HPT but it came back negative, as I thought it would. I would love for AF to return to normal a bit so I know when we should be trying.
Has this been the case for anyone? Is the spotting normal while breastfeeding? Is there anyone who is still bfing and TTC?

[gazelle]

Hi Khrys! :wave: My AF returned about 4 months after DS was born - I was fully bfing around the clock... it's frustrating that it's different for everyone! I hope you get an idea of what's going on with your cycle soon :goodvibes:.

Well I'm 5DPO today and have been really sick all weekend; even had to take DS to the hospital but things are on the mend. Doesn't make me feel too positive about being pg though :(. I figure my body has had enough to cope with in the last few days, also feeling guilty that I had to have painkillers for a 2-day migraine... Don't want to bring the thread down though!

Here's to the end of the 2WW :sunshine:

[aprilbaby]

Hi girls,

I've been away for a few days so haven't had time to catch up on posts but I hope everyone is well.

I need some opinions, I just got my 21 day prog test result and it's 7.6 - is that enough to have oved? Last month it was 1, so it's certainly an improvement on that!! I have been googling all morning (what did we do before it?) and I think that is high enough, so fingers and toes crossed. I wonder if I just have low levels, because with my DS I never had any morning sickness at all, which I think is a sign of lower hormone levels. Anyway, I am booked in to see the ob on Wed so hopefully he can give me more info than my GP who is wonderful but this isn't her area of speciality. So I guess I just have to stay relaxed and not think about it for the next few days, like that is possible.

Major baby vibes to everyone. :hugs:

[Craftymum]

April Baby - This is what someone gave me with regards to progesterone:

Progesterone

Follicular phase.................0.1 - 4.3
Luteal phase.....................5.8 - 96.0
Midiuteal phase.................9.2 - 117.0
Post menopausal...............0.0 - 2.7
5-16 week gestation........37.0 - 205.0

So sounds like you did ovulate as you are in the 'Luteal Phase' secion - Congrats! :yelclap:

Gazelle - Hope you feel better soon. :hugs: Congrats on being in the 2ww!

Khrys - Welcome to our little thread, I hope you get your 2nd bundle very soon..... re the spotting, when my AF returned after having my DD I spot now every cycle for 5-7 days prior to AF - we have no idea why but my Gyno says its not hindering TTC.... Maybe start doing OPK's so you can see when you are ovulating due to breast feeding or even charting your temperatures. Goodluck!

Well I am still waiting to O - hopefully soon! :rolleyes:

[mrmoosmum]

Afternoon everyone

Khrys - welcome to the thread. Hope your stay is short. The BFing thing is always hard. One thing I was told by someone who conceived while BFing, is that the taste changes once you conceive and that is how she knew she was UTD - her son's reaction to it. He kept feeding though! He was about 11 months though - not sure how old your little one is.

Aprilbaby - I pulled out my recent blood test results and they are similar to crafty's - the ranges that indicate what part of your cycle you are. Hopefully you caught the egg when you o'd. Have you done anything to monitor your cycles such as OPKs or mucus observation? They can help as so many of us don't ovulate on CD14. What length is your cycle normally? I had the progesterone test done years ago and the doctor said that I hadn't ovulated and referred me to a FS but in reality I did - just later in my cycle, which was then confirmed by US (as there was a corpeous luteum present).

Gazelle - hope you and DS feel better soon. Certain painkillers have been used for years with no recordable side effects so don't feel guilty. Plus I think I read on here somewhere that if you are CD5, the embryo wouldn't have implanted yet - it's just hanging out in the tubes!

Hello to everyone else - I haven't really caught up with everything since I got home.

Well I finally got a positive OPK today (it's ridiculous how exciting that can be), but the EWCM has gone so not sure which to go with. Might have to start temping next month as well, but I'm no good at remembering! DH is out tonight and not sure about my chances if he gets home late with a belly full of alcohol. Will have to wait and see if I can take one for the team. I don't tell him about cycle things as I'd rather he still thought it was impromptu! Technically should still have some swimmers hanging around waiting anyhow!

[Craftymum]

Von - Yay, thats fantastic about your +OPK! Go gett 'em.

My OPK today is non existant so not sure whats going on there! My darkest one was yesterday, and guess what no BD! :rolleyes: so hopefully the preseed and the bd from the night prior, and the one tonight will do the trick :fingerscrossed:

[mrmoosmum]

Crafty - I'm sure there was plenty there to catch the egg if you O'd. Plus doesn't a +ve mean that you will O in 24 - 36 hours? So tonight could be perfect for a top up.

[aprilbaby]

Thanks Crafty, I so hope you're right!

Mr Moosmum, after having all my OPK's be neg last month I did a 21 day test and it was less than 1, not good! So this month I've tested every 7 days to see if I ov early or late. I also stopped doing the OPK and maybe baby as I felt like it was all doing my head in and contributing to stress levels, which are more harm than help in making a baby!

I don't have that much CM, which was also stressing me out, but this month I did have some around day 19 and what I think were pains at day 20. But, I don't know if my days are right because I spot lightly for 3 days before AF really kicks in and I counted from the spotting so I don't know if that is right???

Either way, we've BD every second day from day 10 til day 21 so surely that's a good effort - I'm happy to have a break from it now! :laughing:

I just hope if I did ov at day 20 that is enough time for the luteal stage if I have a regular cycle. I swear it was better before I knew any of this stuff because I didn't know what I should be worrying about!

Either way, when I see OB on Wed he can tell me more and if he needs to put me on prog cream then that's fine with me. For now I'm just happy at the thought that I'm ov, that's one hurdle crossed!

[PKKXP]

Good afternoon ladies!

Craftymum, I don't know how you put up with the spotting every month. It's been almost a week and I think today AF has finally arrived. It'll drive me crazy if I have to do this forever. Mind you, I haven't given it much of a chance to get back to normal especially while I am breastfeeding. It's good to hear that your gyno figures it's not hindering the babymaking attempts!!

DD is 8.5 months. This past month she goes from being super keen to BF one day to wanting a bottle the next. I have no idea? She's def her own little person!

I was surprised to hear DP tell DD this morning that he really thought we should do something about getting her a little brother or sister. How beautiful!! He even told me he was disappointed to know that AF arrived today. Hopefulyl we'll be as lucky as the first time around and it'll happen quickly. Fingers crossed!

Do many of you do OPK's?

[PKKXP]

... I also stopped doing the OPK and maybe baby as I felt like it was all doing my head in and contributing to stress levels, which are more harm than help in making a baby!

I am sure that if I started doing OPK's I would start obsessing about it all. Even when you know that there is plenty of time and it's not a matter of urgency to conceive you still don't think about anything else.

[jdsmummy]

Hi everyone!

Aprilbaby I have spotting 3 days before Af starts and have been told to count your cycle from the first day of red blood not spotting.

Well I got a +ve OPK on thurs and had cramping pains on fri but we only bd on tues due to DH being too tired!:hair::hair:
So im hoping his swimmers stuck round for friday and hoping they caught the egg :fingerscrossed:

Its been hard as I would have 12 weeks this weekend gone if I hadnt had the m/c and I really didnt want to miss any chance we had this month.

Well heres to 2ww, lots of :babydust2: for everyone else hope to see you all in the next due in thread!

[aprilbaby]

Hi Khrys, my GP actually told me to stop doing them because they cause more stress than anything. I found that every morning I got a neg it upset me for the whole day and that's not a good head space to me in.

I think there is such a huge market that cashes in on the desire to get pregnant and half of the time these things don't even work but we buy them anyway just for the chance they will. Kind of like cosmetics really!!

Having said that, having the OPK's all come up neg did make me get further tests - tests which will hopefully prove I ov late (which is prob why I'm not preg yet as we havne't been BD that late) so I guess they have a purpose.

Just spoke to my GP and she said the results show I oved so YIPEE - hopefully I caught the egg!!

[Craftymum]

Von - Gosh I hope so, hopefully the 'preseed' does its trick LOL!

AprilBaby - Yay for ovulating! Thats fantastic :yelclap:

JDsmummy - Fingers crossed you caught the egg. :fingerscrossed:

Khrys - I do opks every month along with charting, normally every month they are great and I generally get a positive on CD13, but this month nothing which is probably a result of the lap.
I have gone 13 months with the spotting of 7-9 days before AF and it just all got to me so saw my obgyn who performed a laparoscopy/d&C/hysteroscopy/tubal patency (dye test) on me 2 weeks ago, as we werent sure if it was attributed to endo. Luckily they found nothing and just gave me a good spring clean out, so now just trying to get the body back into a regular cycle. I was on the pill prior to conceiving DD so I have no idea if I 'normally' would of spotted or not as the pill regulates that.

[mrmoosmum]

Aprilbaby - I totally understand where you are coming from with the OPKs. Stress certainly won't help you get a BFP. I have conceived twice this year without monitoring anything or trying at certain times - was happy to let things happen whenever. I only tried OPKs last month to see if I o'd when I thought I did - I didn't even have DH around to actually try for a baby then! I'm doing them again this month as I've been seeing a naturopath and acupuncturist for my short luteal phase and wanted to see if they'd had any effect. Doesn't look like it though so far.

Jdsmummy - how frustrating having DH be too tired. They just don't understand that we only have 12 chances a year to get the timing right. Hopefully the sperm are toughies and they're hanging around to do some catching! Doesn't the Shettles method suggest DTD about 3 days before o'ing to get a girl? :hugs: about the fact you should be 12 weeks. I was due in November and I have now lent my maternity clothes to another girl due in November. Then I was due in Feb and one of my close friends is due then instead of me - and it was unplanned - she had just decided that she was happy with 2. I just hope I can be UTD before November otherwise it will be a really tough month.

Lisa - I forgot about the preseed thing - no doubt those swimmers are in fine form ready to do some catching, or have already caught eggie!

[aprilbaby]

Hi girls,

I'm sure no one is still online but no one is awake to call so I had to 'talk' here. I just went to the toilet and when I wiped I had bright red thin blood. At first I got really sad because I though AF had come early but then I realised there is implantation bleeding and maybe it's that? It is not at all like my normal AF, which starts out brown and thick. I also had no other symptoms of AF, it just came on suddenly. I have been searching on the net about it and apparently if it's bright red that can mean the egg has just implanted?I had spotting at 9 weeks with DS but no implantation bleeding so I don't know???

Oh please please let it be that and not AF. I guess I'll find out in the next day or so either way. This waiting SUUUUCKS.

I'll give you an update in the morning. I have friends coming around for coffee so if it does get heavier at least they can console me with hugs, cake and chocolate. :crying:

[Craftymum]

Aprilbaby - Goodluck, I hope that it is implantation for you and that AF stays away. :fingerscrossed:

[mrmoosmum]

Aprilbaby - good luck!

[PKKXP]

Fingers crossed Aprilbaby that it's implantation bleeding!!

[aprilbaby]

Nothing this morning, so it was barely 5 wipes of thin blood, I don't want to get my hopes up but my instinct is telling me this time is it.

Fingers, toes, hair and eyes crossed!!!! I'll do a test tomorrow and let you know. xx

[gazelle]

aprilbaby :hugs: I hope you get your BFP. Good luck with the rest of the waiting.

I need to accept there's nothing else I can do in the 2WW except :chillpill: and go and take DS to the park instead of lurking around sending :goodvibes: to everyone and trying to soak up all the :babydust2:!

[Herchy]

Hi everyone!
So many new faces!!! WOW! Welcome everyone!
Well I o'd on Monday apparently, so Am 2DPO. Hoping that this cycle is the one.
How is everyone else?
Juzz-where are you? how are you going?
Crafty - I hope you had a great BD with your DH!Fingers crossed for BFP's

Oh and April Baby - Good luck! I wonder if you have tested already?


I will try and pop in more often but am very busy at the moment and have dial up:(

xxoo

[EnigmaMum]

Hi Girls,

Can I please join in on this thread please?!

I am 34, and have a 21 mth old Son, I am currently doing Ovulation Induction with puregon injections, I am day 7 of my cycle.

I go for my first blood test on Friday to see how I am responding, and then they will adjust my dosage accordingly.

My son was also conceived on injections, so fingers crossed I am lucky enough for it to happen again!

I am 35 next month, and am really dreading it, I think a BFP would make me feel much better :p

Hoping for a girl this time, but I really don't mind either way!

Good Luck April Baby hope you got good news today :)

:babydust2:

[Craftymum]

Welcome EnigmaMum - I am 34 too and have an 18mth old. Goodluck with this cycle, I hope you get your BFP soon!

Herchy - Yay for being in the 2ww!

Well as my DD has been sick the past week and I have been up and down like a yo yo at night I think it has skewed my temps and am unsure on when/if I have o'd after the laparoscopy LOL! I 'think' I o'd over the weekend as I got a darkish OPK on Sat/Sun - definately not a 100% positive tho. We have just been continuing to bd every 2nd night using preseed, but it would be great to know I have o'd! I think I might be about 2 DPO, will see what tomorrows temp is if I get a good night tonight. I ran out of OPK's over the weekend so that doesnt help either LOL :rolleyes:

[EnigmaMum]

Thanks for the welcome craftymum! I hope your DD is feeling better soon, it is hard when you are up and down all night with them. Luckily DS has been sleeping through this past week since I have started taking my temp.

Now that i have said that I am sure he will wake tonight! :laughing:

[juzzy]

Hey guys!

Im still around!

Welcome to all the newbies, hope to not see you in this thread for very long!! :laughing:

CD18 today.

Had a darkish OPK yesterday. Did another today and it was a def negative so i am assuming ive had the surge this month. DTD twice last night, once the night before and probably tonight. So .

Dont really expect anything this month (never do, its easier that way.)

Just sucks that i cant click my fingers and be preggo. LOL

Anyway... now the waiting begins i guess.

[EnigmaMum]

How is everyone?

Good Luck Juzzy!

I am having my b/t tomorrow morning to see how my body is responding. I hope my stubborn ovaries are getting in to gear :)

Going to much harder this time taking DS to all these blood tests and scans.

Anyway, hope everyone is going well.

[mrmoosmum]

Hi everyone

Herchy - I'm on dialup too and it sucks!

EnigmaMum - welcome - hope all the jabs work nice and quickly. I would love a girl this time but the idea of brothers is good as well...

Crafty - I am sure you O'd. Even if you didn't see a technical positive, something caused the hormone level to rise. Hope DD gets better soon. DS has been great since we got back until last night but even then he wasn't too bad. I think he is an early druggie - I can give him a shot of water in the panadol syringe and he calms down instantly and back to sleep!

Juzzy - great BDing effort. You certainly have that egg surrounded!

[Craftymum]

Enigmamum - Goodluck tomorrow for your tests, hope it goes well.

Von - Lol about the water in the dropper :laughing:! Yeah I think I have o'd problem is I have like O pains today too so I dont know if it was on the weekend when I had the semi pos OPK or if it is actually today as I have ran out of OPKs!:rolleyes: Oh well we bd last night and will tomorrow night, but have a feeling DH will want a rest night tonight!:D

[aprilbaby]

Just got AF :crying::hissy::crying::hissy:

This constant disappointment is just horrible. Now I have to go to a big party tonight and smile and be charming when I just feel like lying in bed and being sad for a week.

I know you can all relate.

[Craftymum]

Aprilbaby - sorry to hear AF has arrived :hugs:, all the best for next cycle

[mrmoosmum]

Aprilbaby - big :hugs: for you. It never gets any easier.

Crafty - Yay for O pains!

[aprilbaby]

Thanks for the :hugs: Crafty.

Now it's stopped so who knows?????? I guess there's a chance it could be early preg bleeding, which I did have last time. I just don't want to get my hopes up anymore. I'll try not to think about it, which should be impossible enough!

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Hi girls :wave:
Hope you don't mind if I join your thread. I'm TTC bub no 2 after having a missed m/c (@ almost 19 weeks) 6 weeks ago. There is a TTC after m/c thread and I'm in there too but thought I might check this one out also! I already have a DS who is 6 and am really hoping to be pregnant by December as it is the due date of my lost bub and I think it will be a little easier. Just finished AF which seemed to drag on this month as it's my first since my m/c. Feels good to be back to 'normal' if there is such a thing :rolleyes:.
Just wondering if anyone uses a Maybe Baby? I bought one the other day and no luck so far but will wait till the middle of the cycle!

[aprilbaby]

Hi Nic, welcome to the thread!

I started using maybe baby this cycle but found most of the time I only got a few dots so after doing it properly and seeing nothing I got frustrated and stopped using it. My GP told me it was a money making scam but I know alot of people have had great success with it so who knows? I will probably give it a try again this cycle (UNFORTUNATELY :mad:) and see if I have more luck though.

[Craftymum]

Nic236 - Welcome, I hope you get your BFP soon! I use the MB tester and some months it works spot on (I use opk's as well), and other months it doesnt so is a bit hit & miss. Although this month I used it and I had partial ferning some days followed by pebbles the next, but this morning I got full ferning at CD20... so not sure if its right or not LOL!

So girls, I think I am only just ovulating today, but I thought I was 5DPO and so does Fertility Friend so I have no clue whats going on. Just bd'ing incase lOL!

[mrmoosmum]

Afternoon everyone

Nic - welcome to the thread - you have had a rough time and I really hope you do get that BFP before December. I'm hoping for mine before November for the same reason (although I didn't make it nearly as far as you). I have a maybe baby and I found that it didn't always pinpoint ovulation, but it did give me more ferning again later in my cycle when I was pregnant, so it was a good early indicator for me.

Crafty - have fun with the continued DTD, but maybe the ferning is due to something else (read above!).

Another hot sunny day up here for me. Now in the 1WW!

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Thanks for the welcome ladies. :)
I used my maybe baby this morning and for the first time I saw ferns!!!! I was so excited I showed DH and can't bring myself to wipe the MB down to remove the image so it's still there. Hopefully it's spot on for me. Don't really know if I am ovulating or not so will just have to trust the MB for this cycle and see how we go?
Craftymum- I suppose the partial ferning on and off is just hormone fluctuations? If you got full ferning this morning then :fingerscrossed: its O, or that it is a little something else as mrmoosmum suggested?
If nothing else i suppose MB might make a good early preg tester?
I'm still so rapt in these ferns and super-excited. Poor DH I told him to expect some tonight and I think he's a little worn out!;)

[Craftymum]

Nic - I know the feeling about being worn out LOL! We are DEFINATELY having a rest now! I'm not sure if my full ferning yday was o or not, but we BD anyway and today I had th hugest temp spike so I'm either 1 DPO or 6DPO.... oh well, it will hopefully give the same result in the end :p Hope you catch the egg.

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Stupid question but I've never charted temps (well maybe cause i've never TTC before). Do you just use a normal thermometer and do u put it in your mouth or under your arm?

[LisaS]

:fingerscrossed::wave: Hi ladies, i just found this thread and was wondering if i can join in??

We lost our bub 6 weeks ago at 22 weeks, she was born sleeping and diagnosed with lethal brittle bone disease - type 2. Four weeks after she was born i started haemorraging due to an infection and had to have emergency d&c. So im hoping that everything is ok now and we can start getting back to 'normal', although i started spotting yesterday, not sure if its af or not?? seems to be too light for an af, i just hope its not another infection :crying:. Just seems to be limbo land atm.
Anyway, :fingerscrossed: and lots of :babydust2: for us all!!

[gazelle]

LisaS - hi :wave:
Hope you are ok and it isn't an infection. :hugs: for you, you've been through so much lately :hugs:.

Nic, I don't temp (yet :p) but the other ladies do either orally or vaginally or both. I'm sure one of them will be along soon to answer your question - good luck :goodvibes:

[Craftymum]

Lisa - I'm so sorry to hear about your little angel. :hugs:. Maybe your AF is really light after your D&C and it might take a cycle for your body to get back to normal. I had a D&C 3 weeks ago as part of a laparoscopy but my AF was d@mn heavy after it! Goodluck hun.

Nic - I chart. Buy yourself a BBT thermometer from your chemist of lullabyconceptions on line, the are about $30 and have a two decimal place. Take your temp first thing in the morning at the same time when you wake up, before you get out of bed. You can take it orally under your tongue but the most consistent way to get a real idea on your temps is taking it vaginally. The temp fluctuations are less erratic and therefore easier to pick up on ovulation and temperature shifts. Log on to fertilityfriend.com and set yourself up a free account and just enter your stats in there every day along with any other body signs, cervical mucas, cervix position etc and then it will automatically tell you once you have ovulated. Basically you will see your temperature drop, and then if it is followed by 3 high temperatures that generally signifies ovulation and your cervix should go high, soft (feel like your lips) and open when you are ovulating with egg white consistency cervical mucas. Goodluck hun, and if you need any help feel free to pm me :)

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Thanks Craftymum! I might wait to see how I go this cycle as I just checked out fertility friend and I don't think BBT would work for me as I;m a nurse so wake up at different times everyday depending on when I work, not to mention night shift might throw things out a bit! Also sometimes between working late and early shifts I might only get 5 or so hours of sleep and it says to chart after a good block of sleep. But will definitely see how I go this cycle and look into it! Looks like a very good informative site though!

[Craftymum]

Nic - No worries, I think it would be tough to monitor your temp under those conditions too. Maybe just focus on OPKs for your next cycle to get a gist on when you O that way. Goodluck

[mrmoosmum]

LisaS - welcome to the thread. I so hope you get a positive result really really soon.

Crafty (or anyone else!) - do you know if there are cervix changes depending on whether you are preggers or not?

I got full ferning on my maybe baby tester too yesterday and couldn't wipe it off either! I'm so hoping it is an UTD sign. I have sore (.)(.)s too but didn't think that sign would happen less than a week after Oing.

Nic - I signed up to fertility friend but always forgot to take my temp - if I left my thermometer by the bed, DS would take it (and hide it) and if I put it somewhere he couldn't find it, I'd forget. Would love to do it to get the additional info, but I'll make do with CM observation as my main clue giver, with some OPKs to confirm.

[Herchy]

Hi girls!!!! How are we? I'm sorry for neglecting again, I've been so busy of late.

Anyway, welcome to the newbies esp Nic!! Hi there!!!!
You cannot tell my sister I am in here ok;) LOL Best of Luck TTC!!!

How's everyone else doing? No more BFP's for August?
I'm not too bad 6DPO today, so just waiting waiting. There are a few of us TWWing aren't there?

Aprilbaby sorry to hear of AF's arrival. *hugs*

Anyway, thought I had better pop in and see how we all were. Good to see some movement in here!!
xxoo

[Herchy]

oo mrmoosmum - How many DPO are you?
Sounds exciting!

[Craftymum]

Crafty (or anyone else!) - do you know if there are cervix changes depending on whether you are preggers or not?
Hey Von, I'm not sure about cervix position, I would think that if it is still high when AF is due then that could be a good sign. I've just heard of people saying they have had copious amounts of yellow/creamy discharge :)

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Hi girls!!!! How are we? I'm sorry for neglecting again, I've been so busy of late.

Anyway, welcome to the newbies esp Nic!! Hi there!!!!
You cannot tell my sister I am in here ok;) LOL Best of Luck TTC!!!

How's everyone else doing? No more BFP's for August?
I'm not too bad 6DPO today, so just waiting waiting. There are a few of us TWWing aren't there?

Aprilbaby sorry to hear of AF's arrival. *hugs*

Anyway, thought I had better pop in and see how we all were. Good to see some movement in here!!
xxoo

Hahaha..I won;t tell if you don't tell her I'm here either! :shakehands: I keep telling her she ought to have a bub too :laughing:.
Hoping to keep the next one a nice big secret after losing Ethan so recently. Do you think i could hide it from people for the whole 9 months? :confused:
I don't remember having creamy DC with my last 2 preg, but I do remember being absolutely cranky for a week or so before AF was due. The first time I actually dumped my bf (probably not a bad move in retrospect, obviously was my body telling me what was good for my baby!), the last time I just yelled at DH a lot I think! So hoping for some more moodiness this month!!

Rechecked MB this afternoon and got more ferning! Woohoo! Not sure though as I don't think I have any EWCM but then it's hard to tell when you've been BDing all weekend?? :o

[mrmoosmum]

Hi Herchy - always good to hear from you. I think I am about 7DPO, so planning on testing this weekend - on Fathers Day. I ovulate late in my cycle so AF may already be here by then anyhow (she's due this Thurs/Fri).

Crafty - do you think you'll still test on the 7th, or will you wait until enough time has passed from your 2nd O date?

[Herchy]

Morning girls!
Nic- I keep telling her the same, but she is not at all keen! It's hillarious the reaction I get from her! LOL Your secret is safe with me;) You could possibly not let on for 9 months.. maybe... LOL

Hi Crafty!!! When are you testing??

Mrmoosmum - only 1 day in front of me!! Are you going to hold out until AF is due? or will you cave? I think I will cave.... hehe

Cold morning here. Brr... and DS has been very naughty. He's back in bed now though.

Have a good one girls, be back later:)

xxoo

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Hercy- I think I do it just for the reaction! :laughing:
Yeah I think i could not tell for 9 months and just get offended if people ask me! :laughing:
Here's hoping for some sticky baby dust for all :babydust2:

I think I O'd yesterday (well my maybe baby is saying :yes: but my body is saying :no:...however my body is pretty screwy now so will go with the magic spit stick) so does that mean I'm on the 2WW list? I've never done this before!:smiliedance:

[Herchy]

Haha! I could picture you looking offended, and I don;t even know you!!! LOL
Maybe next time I come up that way, and we're both preggie, S can show me where your house is and I can stalk you! LOL

And yes, if you O'd yesterday you are 1DPO and in th TWW.

WELCOME!!!!!

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Haha..I must remember to read that as O'd not OD'd. Must be the nurse in me coming out! Yay happy to be in the TWW (i think) but what am I going to do now to kill time?
Yeah you should come visit me when you come up next for sure! Shaynie and Scott are always coming over, if fact they were here on the weekend having drinks!

[Herchy]

Typical alcos they are! LOL

TWW and what to do... not alot. Twiddle your thumbs, and stress out. LOL
I am half way through.. and have lots of stuff to occupy me, but I still can't stop thinking about it!

[Craftymum]

Nic – Its so hard to check for ewcm when you just keep the bd’ing up isn’t it! :rolleyes: I find it so hard to differentiate between it all… LOL about keeping it a secret for the 9 months! :laughing: I don’t think I’ll be able to keep it a secret for more than a day this time!
Von – I have some internet cheapy tests so I’ll test on the 7th as there is no harm, but I am definitely not using a first reponse test until AF is due, plus I don’t have any in the cupboard so I wont be tempted LOL! What about you, testing on Fathers day?
Herchy – Hey how you going? I have no idea when to test as I have had two occurances this month that could of represented O 5 days apart, so not sure which one to go by. The earliest I could test would be Fathers day as that would either be 14 or 9 DPO… Just got some internet cheapies so will give them a whirl first.

[Herchy]

Crafty - How annoying not knowing. Grr. I hope that you are further along, but I guess if you just go with 1DPO today, and you happen to be 6 ( or 7??), if you wait until you are 14 DPO (19DPO) you should get a def answer hey.
I don't think I can wait until 14 DPO even though I said I wouldn't test before then. We'll see. It helps that it's an hour trip to get to the supermarket;)
lol

[EnigmaMum]

Afternoon ladies,

wow it has gotten busy in here :)

Welcome Nic, I use to have a maybe baby, but didn't work for me, as I have PCOS, and my mb was constantly saying ferning, and it wasn't even ovulating :( I use Fertility Friend for charting, but it sounds like it is not for you, OPK's would be the way to go. :)

Lisa - Welcome, and I am sorry to hear about your little angel :hugs:

Hi to everyone else, hope you are all going well, and those testing soon get a nice BFP!

sorry for not doing anymore personals, but I feel a bit overwhelmed, I will try and pop in more reguraly and keep up :doh:

I am going for another blood test tomorrow, as I had one on Friday, and my levels weren't as they were hoping, so I have had to increase my dosage, and hopefully my stubborn ovaries are responding, and I might trigger and ovulate this week :)

[gazelle]

Good luck with your BT tomorrow EnigmaMum :flowerz:

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

That sucks about the PCOS Enigma. Both my older and younger sisters have it too. My older sis has been TTC for 5 yrs now...I keep telling her to come on BH and meet some people and get some advice! My younger sister doesn;t have it quite as badly as my older sister, perhaps as she is still quite a bit younger (shes only 19). I sometimes swing by the PCOS thread to see if I can pick up any advice for my sis. Hope you get the results you want from your BT tomorrow!

[Kimee]

Hi, just popping in to see how everyone is doing! My cycle is all over the place this month which is so frustrating. We are swaying for a girl, for fun, so we are trying to get in as much Bding as possible before I get any signs of Ovulating! Dh is loving it :laughing: No sign of it yet though...

fingers crossed for lots of BFPs this month! I have a good feeling about it! :yes:

[BabyJoy]

Hi everyone... haven't been on bubhub for ages as I've been so busy working. DH isn't too happy if I get home and then spend ages on the computer!

I will definitely read back on all the news some time soon... hope there are some BFP!

Quick question... if you get a very faint negative pregnancy test, could this mean it's faulty? AF was due on Sunday, got a faint negative result, but now it's Tuesday and still no AF. I REALLY HOPE I'M PREGNANT!:fingerscrossed:

[EnigmaMum]

Afternoon ladies,

Nic - yes PCOS sucks, I have really stubborn ovaries, have never O'd on my own, only O'd once in my life that I am aware, and that was on the injections cycle I conceived my son. There is a great Association called POSAA that you should tell your sisters to check out. Not sure about putting links in here, but if you google it you will find it.

Babyjoy - I would say you are pregnant if the line came up within 10 mins, if it was much later it could be an evaporated line. Fingers crossed!! :D

Kimee - Good Lucking trying for a girl, we too would love a girl, but don't really mind either way. DH thinks I am destined for 2 full on boys! lol

Well I had my blood test today, and got called in for a scan, as me e2 had jumped from less than 50 to 1854 (they like it around 800-1000) as 800 is usually one mature follie, anyway, had to go back in and have a scan, and not good news, lots of small follies, the biggest one on each follie was 8mm. :crying:

My Dr is worried that I will get too many follies, so I have lowered my levels for the next 2 days, and go back Thursday, she wants to see my e2 have dropped, and then we can slowly try to build it up again. So we are hoping that the small ones shrink, but the 2 8mm ones grow. If not looks like we will cancel. :hissy:

Going to have a Tim Tam to make myself feel better.

[PKKXP]

Hope you're all having a wonderful evening! Was just wondering from any of you that breastfed... When AF returned (either while you were BFing or after) did you go back to a similar cycle to what you were before you conceived?

[Craftymum]

Evening Ladies,

Well I am amidst the 2ww and desperately trying not to look into any symptoms LOL! I am just so hoping that my pesky spotting that I normall experience around 7-9 dpo right through to AF dissapears after the lap, but of course I wouldnt sniff at a bfp LOL! :D

Canadianmomma - My AF returned when my DD was 4 months old and I was breast feeding exclusively. It came back regular pretty much 28 days but really heavy. Probably as the pill was regulating it prior to falling PG with my DD as she was conceived 6 weeks after coming off.... I am now up to my 14th month of TTC after AF returned and it has ALWAYS been regular so fingers crossed for you.

Enigmamum - So sorry to hear that your day didnt go as planned hun. Look on the bright side that atleast you know what your body is doing and you have someone who will help you reach your target BFP soon :hugs:

BabyJoy - Hi :wave: havent spoken in ages! When you say a faint negative on a HPT do you mean it had two lines? If so hun you are most likely PG! :smiliedance:

:wave: to everyone else. Hope you are either enjoying your 2ww or enjoying the bd'ing ;)

[BabyJoy]

No, it was just one line (on the negative side) but very faint right from the start - it never went dark like they normally do.

Warning TMI...
Had some light brown CM tonight which scared me... is this AF on it's way? Who knows! I have absolutely no other symptoms that I'm going to get a period, so I've decided to wait a few more days before testing again.

[Craftymum]

Shannon - Goodluck, I hope you see two lines soon! Maybe the other one you did was a faulty one given the control line wasnt normal.

[Herchy]

Hi everyone!!! How are we all??
8DPO here and impatiently waiting. LOL

Sorry no personals tonight... I am absolutely STUFFED!!!! I have been so tired lately:( I'm getting a cold too and have had a headache all day:(

Anyway, just thought I would say hi!!!

xxoo

[mrmoosmum]

Hi everyone

Babyjoy - I would get a dif test if I were you - the control line is there to detect faulty tests and sounds like you might have one. The brown CM could be a good sign - it meets the definition for implantation bleeding if I remember correctly. Good luck!

Enigmamum - hope things calm down in there and just one or two eggs come out to be fertilised!

CanadianMummy - I got AF back 4 weeks after I introduced solids (at 6 months) and it has been regular ever since.

Kimee - good luck trying for a girl.

Crafty - I really hope mr spot has gone for good and you've swapped him for a baby!

Herchy - I don't think I'll test early - I ovulate late in my cycle so the earliest I'd get a positive is probably saturday - if AF hasn't arrived by then, I'm fine with waiting for lucky Fathers Day. Also, I can't buy reliable preggy tests up here in PNG so have to rely on my meagre stocks I brought up from Australia.

I got some light spotting yesterday and today so I think AF is on her way. I'd love it to be implantation bleeding but I've never had it (and I've been pregnant 5 times). Then again, 4 of those didn't hang around so maybe an implantation bleed is just what I need...

[gazelle]

Herchy :flowerz: hope you feel better.

CanadianMomma, I breastfed DS exclusively (and very frequently, he was even waking 4 times a night :rolleyes:) and got AF back when he was 3.5 months. Cycle was right back to normal for me (heavy, long, 30-32days).
Good luck figuring out your cycle :goodvibes:.

Hi and :goodvibes::babydust2:for everyone else!

[BabyJoy]

Babyjoy - I would get a dif test if I were you - the control line is there to detect faulty tests and sounds like you might have one. The brown CM could be a good sign - it meets the definition for implantation bleeding if I remember correctly. Good luck!


OMG!!! You are right... I just googled "implantation bleeding" and it was exactly as described, light brown CM. And it's only happened once... I'm really getting my hopes up now! :fingerscrossed: Wish I had another preg test to do in the morning, will have to buy one tomorrow then test on Thursday. Wish me luck!

Crafty, hope your spotting stays away for good!

[mrmoosmum]

Shannon - good luck! Make sure you quickly log in on Thursday morning and let us know. It is sounding positive though!

[Craftymum]

Shannon - How exciting, goodluck for testing in the morning!

Von - Sorry to hear you are spotting, I hope AF stays away for you.

[LisaS]

Good Luck Shannon i have my :fingerscrossed: for you!

arghhh i wish this spotting thing happening with me will stop soon. I am 3 weeks post d&c and not sure if this is af or not - seems to be very light. Another lady suggested that maybe i didnt ovulate this month which may be why i have this light brown cm/spotting going on. Hopefully with any luck i will O in another week :fingerscrossed: then we can be back on track and on the TWW.
Hope everyone else is doing well :babydust2:

[Herchy]

Morning all,
I'm worse this morning:(
So I doubt that anything will happen for me this month.

Hope everyone's going well, and I am looking forward to a few BFP's from this group in the coming weeks!!!!

Will pop back later... I need to lie down.

xxoo

[PKKXP]

Morning all,
I'm worse this morning:(
So I doubt that anything will happen for me this month...

I really hope you start feeling better soon! :hugs:

Good luck Shannon!! Looking forward to reading your test results in the am! :thumbsup:

Thanks girls for your replies...I hope my cycle is back to normal this month... or maybe not! I'd much prefer a :bfp: but I'm thinking that's not too likely until I am back to normal a bit. DP won't complain if it takes a while I am certain! :p

[Craftymum]

Herchy - Sorry to hear that AF is coming.

Lisa - Hopefully the pesky spotting will leave soon and you can get back on the TTC wagon.

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Good luck to the ladies with the ?implantation bleeding!! :fingerscrossed: I had it with my DS1 but not with DS2 (who I miscarried).
Hercy :hugs: sweetheart, hope you are feeling better soon.
Good luck to ladies testing today :babydust2::wizard:

[Kimee]

Hopefully the spotting is implantation for everyone!! I didn't have implatation bleeding for my 1st pregnancy (m/c) but with DS I had slight brownish spotting. When I had an ultrasound later on I was told there was a lot of internal bleeding from implanation and that DS must have burrowed in real deep and wasn't going anywhere! :laughing:

I think I had O pain this morning. Lasted about half an hour on the left side. I might try and convince DH to BD one last time for good luck hehe. I think he's worn out though!

Herchy - Sorry to hear you're not feeling that good. Hope you're back to your old self soon!

Shannon - I'm so excited for you, can't wait to hear your results!

[LisaS]

Ok...now i hope im not speaking too soon but i think this spotting has finally stopped :yelclap: yay
Now hopefully things may be on track, i am going to go to the shops soon and buy a OPK for back up with my maybe baby LOL :p
I wanna be damn sure i catch this next egg!

[Kimee]

Yay Lisa!! Good luck catching that egg! :fingerscrossed:

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Good luck egg-catching Lisa. I don't think I'll catch one this month :hissy:. Got pregnant with Ethan on good friday which I think is kinda cute now, i caught a little easter egg!! :rolleyes:

[LisaS]

Thanks Kimee and Nic - that is cute nic, catching an 'easter egg' lol.
Well i am going away next weekend for a 'family weekend away' to hervey bay to do some whale watching. Really looking forward to it as i will be Ovulating :fingerscrossed: next saturday when we are away - hopefully i will be nice and relaxed and things will go along smoothly and as planned. Last time i got preg with Sienna we were away on hols aswell (well actually our honeymoon)

[Craftymum]

Lisa - Fingers crossed you O soon and catch the egg.

Nic - Lol about catching an easter egg. Too cute!

Hi everyone else...

Well still waiting out this 2ww :), no signals, no symptoms and no spotting yet apart from the one off episode last Friday so :fingerscrossed:. Have my internet cheapies here to test on the weekend but definately not wasting a FR test on early testing lol.

[BabyJoy]

Thanks for all the good baby vibes everyone!! :hugs:

Well, AF has still not arrived, and I'm 17 days past ovulation... another good sign! No further spotting... another good sign! I'm am so excited and nervous and scared and well... blah!! :o

I hosted playgroup this morning, so I've not had a chance to go out and buy a test, but when DD wakes up the first place we're going is Woolies so I can finally pee on a stick and get that elusive :bfp: .... on the other hand... a part of me says, "don't test yet, you'll only be disappointed".

Oh dear... I really think I'm losing it!!
Gotta add more of this -----> :babydust2: to my post... and I hope everyone is doing this ----> :fingerscrossed:

BBL

[mrmoosmum]

Babyjoy - at 17DPO you don't need to wait for FMU - it's sounding so positive for you!

Herchy - hope you feel better soon. Hopefully the egg is still burrowing down totally oblivious to how you are currently feeling.

Lisa - good luck with egg catching.

Crafty - would spotting normally have appeared by now with your prelap cycle?

Kimee - good luck (both convincing DH and catching that egg)!

Nic236 - hope you are wrong about catching that egg.

Hello to everyone else.

As for me - AF arrived this morning. Early. So at least the 2WW is already over. I'm going to a ball this Sat night so at least I can have a glass of wine and AF bloating will be over. Still not very happy - been taking heaps of pills from the naturopath and acupuncturist and was really hoping that if not a BFP, at least I'd have a longer LP - 8 days just isn't enough.

[LisaS]

mrmoosmum - :hugs: and grrrr at your AF arriving, im sending you lots of :goodvibes: and :babydust2: for next testing month

[Craftymum]

Von- I am so sorry to hear about AF arriving, and early too. Enjoy yourself at the ball this weekend. I am not sure what DPO I am as I had two different signals for O this month so I am either 8DPO or 3DPO, so I guess I cant really tell if preAF spotting should be here or not!

[mrmoosmum]

Thanks for your thoughts guys - for some reason this AF has gotten me more down than previously. I wouldn't even mind AF so much, but I've been taking all these foul tasting potions and heaps pills hoping to fix my short LP and it seems worse. I could have had a lot more fun with my money! The other annoying thing is that DH will be out of the country during my next fertile slot so we're out of the game for another month. On a positive note, we are thinking of planning a holiday in the next couple of months - just a week away somewhere without DS. We conceived in Borneo earlier this year and I'm convinced that baby would have been OK if I hadn't had malaria issues, so maybe a holiday is just what we need.

Babyjoy - bring on some good news please!

[EnigmaMum]

Hi Girls,

Good Luck babyjoy. All sounds very promising hope to see that BFP tomorrow :)

Mrsmoo - sorry AF has arrived :hugs:Planning a holiday sounds great. My DH is going to start traveling from next month, so I am wondering how it is all going to work out, not that I know when I am ovulating, so hopefully it will all work out, or I might need to make a BD trip!

Crafty Mum - good luck on testing this weekend. Are you going to be able to hold out that long, I never can :laughing:

Lisa - Hope your weekend away does the trick, nice weather and a few glass of wine sound a lovely way to conceive a little bub.

Nic - too cute conceiving Ethan on Easter Friday, I conceived my son on St Patricks day, and DH is irish, so was very proud, I am suprised he didn't want to call him Patrick :p

Herchy - Hope you are feeling better soon :hugs:

Hi to anyone else I missed, I can't see back any further, I really should take notes or something

I am off to have another blood test in the morning, so hopefully I will know what is going on. Praying that my levels have dropped and they wont cancel my cycle. :fingerscrossed:

Have a lovely night all.
Bec

[PKKXP]

Mrmoosmum - Sorry to hear about AF arriving!! I really hope that a holiday is just what you need. Perhaps a month off without the worrying about it and then a nice little holiday without DS to have a little fun BDing will be just what you need! :hugs:

Crafty are you going to test according to your first dates or your second?

Babyjoy are you going to test soon? 17dpo is looking like a good sign!!

So, I have kinda a TMI question for you ladies... as I never paid attention to any ovulation signs or anything when we conceived DD as we had lots of time and energy to BD so we just did it lots and were lucky with her :) SO this time around I am trying to pay attention to CM to see when I am fertile. Anyway, my question is when you are BDing all the time how do you know when you have fertile CM? I figured we woudl just try and BD as often as possible until AF arrives as I have no idea when I would O but then I was thinking that then I'll have no idea when I'm in the 2ww?

[Craftymum]

Canadianmomma - I'm going to do a cheapy test on the earlier ovulation date making me 12DPO this Sunday (just incase I get lucky with a BFP for fathers day), and if not will wait till the 12th Sept....
Re your Q, I know it is so hard to depict O when you BD a lot, and even harder when you use the preseed each time as it gives you ewcm consistency. For me I use temperature charting and OPKs to marry up my O, but if thats not for you then all I can suggest is checking your cervix. When it goes high, soft (like your lips) and open then you should be either ovulating or about to ovulate. Hope that helps. Highly recommend charting tho if you can atleast take your temp first thing each morning - I love watching what my temp does!

Enigmamum - LOL, I will hold out till Sunday as I really think I only o'd recently as I've had two Ovulation signals in both temperature and cm/cp so I'm not sure which one to go by.

[BabyJoy]

Von, sorry to hear this month was not the one for you... sounds like a holiday is just what you need.

Good luck Crafty for a :bfp: on Father's Day!

CanadianMomma, if lots of BD works for you then at least just give that a go for the first few months. Charting can make it more stressful on both of you. It's not exactly romantic to say: "Well, honey, tonight's the night because I've got EWCM!" My doctor told me to do away with the charts for a while, but I have absolutely no faith in leaving it to fate... I want a baby and I want one now!

Update from me... I'm feeling like a bit of an idiot... I went and bought one cheapo preg test - just the one because I'm so certain I'm pregnant, I thought, "why bother buying more?" So I got home quite late (around 5pm) and couldn't stand it any longer so did the test and it was :bfn:
I've had three more instances throughout today of small amounts of very light brown CM, but no blood and no other signs of AF.
I feel like an idiot, because I should have saved that test for the morning, but like Von said, my Hcg levels should be high by now. DH reckons the same thing happened with our daughter, but I have no recollection of this at all (I've got a pretty bad memory).

Tomorrow will be day 32 of this cycle, and 18 DPO. The longest cycle I've ever had (at least while charting) was 32 days. Just looked back over the last nine months and March was almost identical to this month. Same ovulation day, same brown spotting around day 31, so it looks like I'm set to get AF tomorrow or the next day.

HOWEVER... I'm not giving up... it ain't over till the fat lady sings!!

[BabyJoy]

Fat lady has sung.... :crying::rain::(:no::bfn:

[gazelle]

Oh BabyJoy :( :hugs:
Hope you feel better soon and that horrible AF goes quickly.

I am cramping but none of my usual pre-AF spotting yet (due tomorrow)...still no pg or AF symtoms, except mild cramping. Went to visit gorgeous bubba born yesterday and got tingly (.)(.) when talking about breastfeeding, :laughing:. All in my head, silly hormones :rolleyes:.

[Craftymum]

Shannon - NO!!:hugs: has AF arrived, or was it a BFN and no AF?

[kimcam]

Hi There,

My DH and I have been TTC #2 since Oct 2007 and are having trouble getting pg. I have an ovulation test on day 17 to see if I was ovulating and a pelvic ultrasound all of which the GP said was ok. I having another one next week to see if all the insides are all ok no blocked tubes etc. My DH has had a sperm count which is all ok. I went to see the Gynae at Hornsby Hospital and they could not help me at all. The Gynae gave me a referral to see a FS through Northshore IVF. My DH & I do not want to go down that path yet.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Kim

[LisaS]

:hugs:BabyJoy grrrrrrr at stupid AF!!

[gazelle]

kimcam :wave: I just bumped your other thread too, hope you get some advice :thumbsup:

[Craftymum]

Kimcam - welcome, sorry cant help you out with your Q's but fingers crossed for your BFP soon.

[mrmoosmum]

Babyjoy - so sorry to hear AF is here, especially after letting you raise your hopes.

Kimcam - welcome. There are lots of BHers that can give you advice. I found natural therapies helped me conceive DS but I'm not getting the same sorts of results this time around.

[PKKXP]

Babyjoy, sorry to hear the nasty lady has come knocking :hugs:

Hi Kimcam!! I hope you get the advice you are looking for. I'm new to the TTC game so I can't help you out but I'm sure there are lots of bubhubers here that can help you out! Here's hoping you get that :bfp:

[BabyJoy]

I'm in total denial today... AF is so light - it's just not normal! I usually have a very heavy first day. I'm too scared to do another pregnancy test since I've already had two negatives (the first one was dodgy though). So I'm sitting at work forcing myself to believe I'm still pregnant, if only just to get through the working day. :(

[EnigmaMum]

Babyjoy - Sorry to hear AF arrived :hugs:

Welcome Kim - I am seeing an FS at Parramatta, I conceived my DS with Injections. Any questions you have I will try and answer :)

I had bad news today, my cycle has been cancelled due to high estrogen levels, and too many eggs :crying:

So not feeling the best today, really down and disappointed :hissy:

Have started Provera today, so once AF arrives I will have another blood test, and hopefully start the injections again

[GoldLeader]

:hugs: babyjoy
my last cycle was 46 days and only had 1 day of light af.
I have had my hormone levels checked and they are all good so my Dr says that he thinks stress is causing this.
I am not stressed about ttc, so it must be my work...unfortunately by its very nature my work is stressful...there is nothing I can do about that.
My Dr said that if I was able to spend a couple of months at the beach and not working then he bets that my cycle would be 28 days with normal af....i wish!

[Craftymum]

Enigmamum- So sorry to hear this cycle has been cancelled for you :hugs:

Shannon - LOL, a little indulgance in the what ifs is healthy I think :thumbsup:

[BabyJoy]

Hi again... thanks everyone for your support. I feel like such a dill. :footinmouth:
It was all looking so promising and I really thought this month was it, especially since we used preseed, had very positive OPK and BBT results too.
I've come back down to earth since getting home to my toddler and husband. Dinner to prepare, bath to run, books to read, etc! No time to feel sorry for myself!:laughing:

:hugs: enigmamum... that's a bummer this cycle is off for you. Cross fingers for the next one - I'll join you as I've decided to take September off. TTC is doing my head in something terrible, and I think stress is really a huge problem at the moment, just as GoldLeader said.

I bought this magazine today called Making Babies... it's really interesting and comprehensive. I've decided to spend September making change to my diet (no more coffee and no more wine), lowering my stress somehow (maybe I should take up yoga or go for a massage!) and then get on the TTC train in October when DH, DD and I are going on a short holiday to the outback - nothing but peace and quiet, blue skies and sunshine.

Considering my age, do you ladies think it's time to visit the Dr and get an ultrasound and/or sperm count to check for any problems?

Welcome to the group Kim - hope you get a BFP soon as you have been trying for ages just like the rest of us!

Von, hope you are feeling positive too! Thanks for the referral for the Cairns FS... I finally went back a read some old posts and spotted it.

[Kimee]

Shannon - sorry AF showed up!! Maybe there's still hope since its light?

Enigmamum - All the best for your next cycle!

Kimcam - welcome to the bunch!

TMI alert!

I have no idea whats going on with me atm! I usually have a pretty easy time pinpointing Ovulation due to my textbook CM :laughing: But this month I've hardly had any to go by!! :hair: I had a teeny bit of EWCMish stuff once and that was it! If this keeps up I think I'll start to temp or use OPKs.

[aprilbaby]

Shannon - I know exactly how you're feeling, I went through the same experience last week and it sucks. I also convinced myself I had implantation bleeding and then when it increased I told myself it was early preg spotting and my hopes were still up when AF kicked in and I was shattered.

When I was reading your posts I was thinking how much it sounded like my situation but I didn't want to write that and put a dampner on your hopes in case I was wrong.

I'm sorry to hear that I wasn't but fingers crossed for both of us next month. :hugs: For all of us!

Sorry forgot who it was that was talking about luteal phase defect but I just thought I'd let you know that my OB thinks that issue is a complete myth. When I went to him with all my internet research about it he told me that oving 7 days before Af is due is not a problem at all and that progesterone tabs won't make any difference. I'm sure many of you will have a different opinion but I just thought I'd pass what he said on. I know it gave me hope that the odds weren't against me.

Good luck to all who are testing soon. xxx

[gazelle]

Hi ladies, well... my horrible pre-AF spotting started today, but I have stopped crying:crying: and signed up to FF! It's so confusing atm but I'm so used to checking CM that hopefully it'll all become clearer soon once I add my temps.

For those who use FF, does it mark O if you aren't temping, just recording AF, CM and BD? :laughing: I sound like the alphabet.
(I went back and entered all my obs from this cycle, but will start temping next cycle too).

For those who have been on this TTC journey a long time - huge :hugs:. I can't believe I thought it'd be as easy as making DS this time around :o. We visited my SIL's newborn again today and on the way home DS asked me to put a baby brother or sister in my tummy....

Good luck to those still to test, here's my share of the :babydust2:.

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Hi ladies, well... my horrible pre-AF spotting started today, but I have stopped crying and signed up to FF! It's so confusing atm but I'm so used to checking CM that hopefully it'll all become clearer soon once I add my temps.

For those who use FF, does it mark O if you aren't temping, just recording AF, CM and BD? I sound like the alphabet.
(I went back and entered all my obs from this cycle, but will start temping next cycle too).

For those who have been on this TTC journey a long time - huge . I can't believe I thought it'd be as easy as making DS this time around . We visited my SIL's newborn again today and on the way home DS asked me to put a baby brother or sister in my tummy....

Good luck to those still to test, here's my share of the :babydust2:.

I'm curious about the FF too! Cause I wont be charting temps either?
Re: DS's comment...if only it were that easy!!!

I agree.. :hugs: for those who have been here longer than I have (which is most people!) It's cycle 1 for me and already driving me a bit :banghead::dizzy:

[Craftymum]

Kimmee – I hope O makes herself known soon so you can get busy.
Aprilbaby – Progesterone tablets are for people who have a progesterone deficiency not a Luteal Phase problem. EG If you have a series of BT’s two days apart after ovulation and your levels are falling too quickly it doesn’t give the egg a chance to stick as you start spotting. My Obgyn thinks this could be a possibility of whats happening to me so next cycle I am off for numerous BT’s 2 days apart and if it shows levels dropping too quickly I’ll be put on progesterone pessaries for the last half of my cycle in the hope to stop the spotting and make an egg stick.
Gazelle – Yay for joining Fertility Friend! Yes it gives you an ovulation day as long as you enter in your temperatures. Cervical mucas and cervix position, OPK test results all help it make sure that it gives you the correct date that’s all. But it mostly goes off your temps. It will look for a significant drop followed by 3 high temperatures and once it sees that it will give you an ovulation date.

[Milktini]

Hi guys, just thought I would drop by to see how everybody is going :)
Still no luck here with bub #2 but are no hurry to speed things up, he/she will come when they are ready.
Good luck to everybody still TTC

[Herchy]

Hi there girls, quiet weekend?
I just wanted to pop in and show you all this, which is what happened to me whilst I was away for the weekend!
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa89/Herchy/P9070416.jpg


Anyway, hope you have all had great weekends.

xxoo

[gazelle]

Yay Herchy!! Just read your post on Sept Testing thread.
Lots more :babydust2::babydust2: for you!

I would like to retract my earlier post about my pre-Af spotting arriving :o. It only lasted a day and AF is still nowhere in sight (implantation bleeding on the day AF was due? :detective:). Still did not even think I might be pg until sore (.)(.) became swollen also and I had a little emotional meltdown over a newborn today... did a FR test and got a very faint positive... not getting too excited :D but will test with FMU tomorrow.
If AF arrives now I'll be even more confused :o.

[Herchy]

gazelle best of luck!!! My boobs are really heavy, sore and tingly. Hope it's a great sign for both of us!!!!

[SomewhereOverTheRainbow]

Hi there girls, quiet weekend?
I just wanted to pop in and show you all this, which is what happened to me whilst I was away for the weekend!
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa89/Herchy/P9070416.jpg


Anyway, hope you have all had great weekends.

xxoo

OMG OMG OMG!!!:eek:
I am so excited for you!
On a side note, your sister is coming to stay with me while scott is away so I will have to contain my excitement!! My lips are sealed! :smiliedance:

[Herchy]

OMG OMG OMG!!!:eek:
I am so excited for you!
On a side note, your sister is coming to stay with me while scott is away so I will have to contain my excitement!! My lips are sealed! :smiliedance:

Hehe thanks hun!!! Yes, hush hush!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know when we will tell people but it certainly won't be for a few weeks.....EEK!!!!!
Is this real?

xxoo

[mrmoosmum]

Herchy and Gazelle - congratulations!!! :smiliedance::smiliedance::smiliedance:

I've been off line for a couple of days and have come in to work to check out what has been going on. Today was supposed to be my testing date too but AF has been in residence for days now.

Aprilbaby - thanks for the comments on luteal phase defects. I'm starting to think I don't have enough progesterone as I'm getting more and more spotting each cycle and for more days before AF actually hits full force. I'm going to look into whether I can get the necessary blood tests done up here to see and then I need to find out if I can get progesterone anyhow!

Hi to everyone else. I'll keep checking in but until I get the internet back at home I don't think I'll have time for personals.

[PKKXP]

YIPEEE!!!! I'm so happy for both of you gazelle and Herchy!!! That is so exciting!!!

[Mariposa]

New thread for you here (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=204488) ladies. Good luck to you all :hugs: