Trying For a Baby II

becs

Hi Annie,

I totally agree about Fertility friend. However I now use it in conjunction with the clear blue monitor rather than temping. When I was temping I found fertility friends was a bit haphazard with my cycle saying I'd ov'd when I really didn't think I had. I'm not actually sure whether ff was right or whether it really was my cycle screwed up. I'm getting great with it now and find it really useful.
Another thing I think is really useful is the fact you have your cycle history in different formats that are easy to view and you can print out to take to a GP etc if you want to discuss any concerns. Even now when I think I know my cycle I can go back and look at previous cycles and realise they're not as different as I had imagined they were from what is currently happening.

MadMac_2

Just to add to the FF stuff, I also (yes, also! I said I was obsessive...) use My Monthly Cycles as their 'free' version allowed me to set up automatic email alerts - so it now emails me to say when OV is due and so on. You can set up have much notice you want to be given by email and what you want to be notified about, but it helps me to remember where I am CD wise!

http://www.mymonthlycycles.com/

FF is prettier to look at on screen though, IMHO.

becs

I really feel the need to just let it all out at the mo! I'm having such a rollercoaster month I feel shattered. I was really upset last month that yet again no BFP but picked myself up again. Then ov'd later this cycle still only CD18 so not that bad but I can't help worrying after the past couple of months that the tumour has yet again become resiliant to the drugs. I get the results of latest bloods tomorrow and I'm dreading it! I'm now on CD19 of cycle and we decided to really go all out this month and try the SMEP plan so have now bd'd 8 days in the past 12 and am shattered. On top of all of this friend of DH's had a baby yesterday that wasn't planned or wanted initially and everywhere I turn at the mo there are pics and everyone talking about it. Last night I just sat there sobbing because it all got too much. I just feel it's getting harder and harder every month. Her having the baby yesterday brought it all home even more as when we first heard she was pregnant (and not happy about that fact!) we'd already been trying 18 months and now here we are 7 months later still trying.

kindofagilr

B2B-2008 wrote: »

Men need Zinc and vitamin c for sperm production. We are taking the bassests vitamin c that are chewy and they have zinc in.

Fish oils are needed for the babies brain development.

Folic acid is a must and men can take them to.

Ok so both of you are taking Bassetts Vitamin c which have zinc in

And you are taking Fish Oils and Folic Acid?

Is that right? I just want to get it right lol

kencokenco

Becs, I hope your bloods come back ok for you.

I have days like this sooo much, when I just think WHAT else do I need to be doing, I have tried everything, BUT im sure it will happen for us, we just have too work that little bit harder for it that's all.

It's ok to come here and vent it out, GOD knows I have and you have all been sooo nice to me and very supportive.

So keep your head up and I know you will have lots of encouragement form all the other ladies on here also.

Goodluck again hun with your bloods.

Have a dodgy hug from me:grouphug:

kindofagilr

li'l_p wrote: »

Oh my god, that's where we went ...and conceived!!! :j

Ohhhhh well fingers crossed for us then lol, I dont think we will get a BFP from there though, AF is due on the 04/07/09, so I dont think I will ov till the 18/07/09 (you roughly ov 2 weeks before next AF dont you?) and we leave Cyprus on 11/07/09 ah well nevermind lol.

Madmac - Aww thanks, he is a total keeper, I am so lucky to have him (and he is so sweet cos he always says he is the lucky one to have me, bless him) he is the kindest, most caring and loving man I know, and yes he does have a brother lol

kindofagilr

Aww Becs

I hope your bloods come back ok for you (((hugs)))

B2B-2008

kindofagilr wrote: »

Ok so both of you are taking Bassetts Vitamin c which have zinc in

And you are taking Fish Oils and Folic Acid?

Is that right? I just want to get it right lol

Yes we are both taking Bassetts and we are both taking Folic Acid.

I have looked into fish oils but I'm terrible at taking tablets, they do have chewy versions of these, so at the moment we are just trying to eat lots of fish to get it into our diet that way.

But I am thinking of getting the tablets when I next have to stock up.

HTH

B2B-2008

Becs - sorry to hear how your feeling at the moment. DH's sister had her baby on my birthday and I found it very hard to deal with her pregnancy. It didn't help that she announced it the day we got back from our wedding/honeymoon when she was only a month gone. It also got to me that she called her baby an alien when pregnant! I hate how I feel about it all and I beat myself up about it most days. Thankfully they don't live in England so I can hide how I feel as all contact it through email.

cedrickerry

Thought I'd just say Hi and big Hugs to all who need them. Not posted for ages, sicne OH being a pain last month I've been trying to keep away - not very successfully - and focus on other things! Well this month he was more in tune, and we used pre-seed which he liked Lolx So now I'm in the 2WW and feel able to come on here again.