Trying for a Baby Part 7

claire16c

ikkle87 wrote: »

Well CD1 for me, was a bit gutted but OH talked me around as now we can start monitoring my cycles etc. He's said I can do OPK's and temp. Although I never get 3 hours sleep so don't know if it is worth doing?

Anyhow, the graphs on FF appealed to the geek in me so http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/38d475

Thinking about it though I only had the implant removed on the 2nd and i had no periods at all for the year and a bit i had it in so 20 days to get the hormones out and the cycle back isn't bad? Just hope they are regular and quickly replaced by a BFP lol x

Ive added you - Ive got a different name on there (FQ) so its me if youre wondering!

Sa-ra-ra-ra wrote: »

YES!

I bought a sparkly Christmas Reindeer from BHS at the weekend. It makes me very happy, and I want to put it up NOW but I'm not allowed I keep getting it out of the bag and looking at it

When I told my mum, her first reaction was 'Is it life sized?'. WHY would I buy a life-size sparkly reindeer? That would clearly be excessive. It's only a foot tall. [strike]They didn't sell life sized ones, otherwise I would have one of those instead.[/strike]

Do you have costco membership?

If you do, I suggest you dont look at their xmas decorations which clearly come from the US! If you want an almost life size nativity in your living room, and reindeer on your lawn its the place to go :rotfl:

Nicki

I think fate may be telling me that next month should be a NTNP month!

First off, I rebooted my CBFM on Monday because I thought AF had arrived so will need to reboot it again when she actually does. Next, I need to buy some more sticks but the baby has put my debit card somewhere safe, so I have had to cancel it and order a new one so have no means of paying for any. And also no spare ones left to reboot the machine as I threw them all away and the bin men have been.

Next when I tootled off to bed tonight my BBT has gone from the bedside table. I think it might be in the same safe place as my debit card. Sigh. Baby has very limited speech and I suspect in any case no idea where he has put these things.

Finally, I renewed my FF subscription tonight but it is now annoying me as it is telling me I have a high chance of being pregnant this month, when my temps and BFNs tell the opposite story.

Humph! Not a happy bunny tonight!

gizmodo_2

squ1rrel5 wrote: »

Can you ladies who are using FF take a look at my chart?

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3879a8

I've only started charting this month but to get an idea of what i'm supposed to be looking for I've checked out a few other charts but mine just seems so erratic compared to them!!
The big temp dip on CD8 is due to me flying back from hols and hardly having any sleep but even the rest of the time seems like a rollercoaster!!

When I look at others charts, pre-ov temps seem to fluctuate between maybe 0.1-0.2 degrees but mine seem to fluctuate between 0.5-0.6 degrees on a daily basis. To me this doesnt look great :eek:
I'm charting pretty much the same time of day (around 6am) except weekends so perhaps I just have an odd body :rotfl:

If someone is more of an expert and can tell me its pretty normal I'll be happy!!! :T

I was going to say mostly what others have said. Definitely take your temp at 6am on the weekend too. Does your thermometer remember the last reading? That way you don't really have to wake up...turn it on, stick in mouth, wait for beep, go back to sleep! Have you got one that does it in fahrenheit as that's more accurate. Maybe the flight and jetlag (if there was any) has had a bigger impact.

mrsj28

Evening everybody!

Loving the Christmassy posts - I haven't even thought about it yet, we've just moved house so things have been a bit mad... makes me want to go out and start shopping. Last year I think I had everything wrapped by now!

Sa-ra-ra-ra I LOVE the reindeer, if only there'd been a life sized one...

I'm on CD16, only counting from a withdrawal bleed so still not sure how reliable that could be. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I have ewcm today... I've been checking it and noticed a change the last couple of days, and suddenly today completely different. (tmi? sorry..) I'm not sure if this means ov or not, but whatever..

We DTD last night, no chance tonight as we are both exhausted, but it's my birthday (30!) tomorrow, so no excuses from DH! I haven't told him that I'm checking cm or counting days, he would be horrified..

Have promised not to buy any opks etc until after Christmas, but it doesn't stop me from doing my own secret counting/checking...aargh I'm a nightmare, NO patience whatsoever!

Hugs to all who have had AF/BFN this week. I've been reading some of the posts going back on this forum, and am inspired by lots of amazing women who have been through some very tough times with ttc - thank you ladies for sharing your experiences!

Goodnight all :wave: (and waving goodbye to my twenties...)

walby1993

Evening all! Hugs to all the ladies who need them, in particular BigZ and emsbet.

No news to report here. Ov should happen in the next couple of days if (my guess of) when it happened last month is also when it happens this month but it is all guesswork as I am not temping or using opks at the moment. DH and I have just been BD regularly.

Talking of xmas - I have arranged to go out with my friends on 23rd for a xmas drink (or ten!) :beer: which I am so looking forward to as my last drunken night with them was probably last xmas - I didn't even get drunk on my hen do :eek:. I said to DH the other day "I am going to get rat assed on our xmas drinks" and his reply was "you might not be allowed." I got the hump a little thinking he was suggesting he would tell me not to and then realised he was referring to the fact I might be pg by then! The thing is, I have wanted this for ages and am starting to get excited about the prospect of being a mum but I was really looking forward to xmas drinks with the girls so if we are not lucky this month it means I get my night out :rotfl:

claire16c

Nicki wrote: »

I think fate may be telling me that next month should be a NTNP month!

First off, I rebooted my CBFM on Monday because I thought AF had arrived so will need to reboot it again when she actually does. Next, I need to buy some more sticks but the baby has put my debit card somewhere safe, so I have had to cancel it and order a new one so have no means of paying for any. And also no spare ones left to reboot the machine as I threw them all away and the bin men have been.

Next when I tootled off to bed tonight my BBT has gone from the bedside table. I think it might be in the same safe place as my debit card. Sigh. Baby has very limited speech and I suspect in any case no idea where he has put these things.

Finally, I renewed my FF subscription tonight but it is now annoying me as it is telling me I have a high chance of being pregnant this month, when my temps and BFNs tell the opposite story.

Humph! Not a happy bunny tonight!

If you need the sticks asap could you not use another card and go somewhere like boots tomorrow so you dont have to wait for them to come in the post?

My sis-in-laws baby is always hiding her stuff too :rotfl:

Nicki

claire16c wrote: »

If you need the sticks asap could you not use another card and go somewhere like boots tomorrow so you dont have to wait for them to come in the post?

My sis-in-laws baby is always hiding her stuff too :rotfl:

I only know the pin number for my debit card . I have a credit card too which I can use online but I didn't get round to changing the pin back to my old one when it was renewed about 6 months ago and can't now remember what the new pin was!

I've ordered some from amazon using the cc but they probably won't get to me until Friday. I think AF will come tomorrow on 15dpo.

bigzippy

QQuaver wrote: »

Would the new procedure be an easier one? And the hospital be a better one?

Um, I've no experience of the new hospital, as it's THAT far away! However, the procedure they've now decided to do can apparently only be done there, so off she goes. It should be less risky, than the first option, but I'm not sure if it's as effective. There's also still a sizeable risk that she could have a massive stroke on the table.

Can't you go to the FS and your DH cancel the dentist and go with MIL?

DH's dentist is first thing in the morning - like 9.20 or something - so actually it's not a big hit on the day in terms of needing to be elsewhere, as nothing else is scheduled to happen til the arvo, iyswim. He needs to go as he's having a lot of tooth/jaw/sinus ache with it, not helped by clenching his jaws with the stress!

There's no way I'm going to the FS on my own though. He wouldn't let me, and I wouldn't want to. Plus I have a terrible memory and it would be frustrating all around when I forgot everything

Birdie85 wrote: »

Crummy news about your MIL BigZippy, no advice just hugs, must be rotten.

Thanks dude

mishkanorman wrote: »

Is there anyone else who could hand hold for her ? A friend ? neighbour ?

Not that I can think of tbh. Her remaining sister lives about 70 miles away and is working, only coming down on the weekends. Friends are either working, non-drivers or just non-helpful, if I'm being frank. :cool:

I agree with QQ if you must, divide and conquer

Personally (bearing in mind ive got pmt from hell today :cool:) I would start to think of myself a little more, whilst its great to support other people through the hard times its causing YOU so much stress and upset that It may well be detrimental to your own well being.
You cant work miracles, and you cant juggle all the balls (ahem:o) all the time, pick the most important and put the others to one side for now ! (most important for you)

anyway, hugs for you x x x

Thanks. I think you're right. My priority is the FS for tomorrow. Yes we'd like for this stuff not to be going on at the same time, and we'll feel awful if something happens tomorrow and we weren't there, but in reality, there's nothing we can do whether we're there or not I guess

bigzippy

emsbet wrote: »

Massive squishy ((hugs)).

Did they say why they are now recommending a different procedure? They may not let you go on to the ward outside of visiting hours to be with her and when she's having the op there's nothing you can do so maybe you can still go to your fertility appointment and go see MIL after she's had the op?

Nope, that's what's so annoying. We're having to make a lot of assumptions, cos MIL seems to have doctor-worship and doesn't ask questions and/or remember/understand what they've said. They're never around to discuss it with us, whether we've asked them to be or not. I think it's considered less risky, but they've not actually explained.

They did say we could go and wait with MIL before the procedures (I'm worried she'll back out out of fear tbh) but...meh, if we aren't available then we'll have to just leave her to it I guess

How you doing dude?

DibDabb wrote: »

Hugs to everyone who is fed up/angry/wants one! Especially bigzipppy, that sounds like a nightmare!

Thanks, it feels like one tbh

Hope the affects of the coil wear off, so to speak, quickly

GemmaE wrote: »

Hugs BigZ- I would go to your FS appt, will MIL be awake in the pm? You can always head straight over after. Hopefully someone else can share your 'burden' (in the nicest possible way)

Not sure what time of day she's having the procedure, or even if they've got a bed at the new hospital atm! I can't wait for her sister to come on the weekend, so she can share the "burden"

:shocked: what you gonna do without internet!? :shocked:

ETA: Thanks to everyone else for their sympathies too

We shall see what the morrow brings...:cool:

vesper

mmmm think AF is on her way, got painful cramping. In a way I hope it is, it would mean that my cycles have returned to normal (ish) and get to play with my CBFM. Is that a bad way to think?
Sat here quietly fuming, my FIL needs a knee replacement and can no longer get out or get around his house properly, but luckily can drive short distances so at the moment can get to the shop. But will he as heck ask us for help. I only work in the evenings so would be more than happy to help him out with anything from household chores or taking him to the supermarket (I already take another lady once a week to the shops to get her shopping so it's not like I'm not going). But noooooo he's so stubborn he won't accept any help. OH can only get over to his dads properly once a week, and nips in another couple of times a week, as he works long hours. But FIL lives on his own and I am worried about him. There is no other family in the area... grrrrrrr. Think I'm going to make him a little box of delights tomorrow to soften him up (he can be quite grumpy,and didn't even soften to me until our wedding), bribe him with food.
Sorry for the rant. I know its not very inline with the topic, but I can't see that its doing him any good sitting in a chair literally from the minute he gets up until he goes to bed.