Trying for a Baby Part 9

BabyMad

Good morning ladies

Beauty butterfly that must be very frustrating, I hope your cycle sorts itself out soon or you get your bfp!

I am also trying to lose a bit of weight have been eating a tiny bit less (but not nearly as much as i should!) and have been using the Flabelos machine and I have started to notice the difference which is good. Congratulations Twigpig on the amazing weightloss! I have put on 2 stone since October and want to lose at least 1 of those to make me feel better and make my clothes fit nicer etc.

Hugs Catlover, that is inconsiderate of your oh and very frustrating. I hope he gets to an appointment soon, no point in burying his head in the sand!?

I would like to predict 4 bfps this month please.

I'm Cd 11 today and got a high on my fancy new cbfm. I was hoping to dtd last night but had a falling out with dh which is a shame but we will definitely dtd today and plenty over the long weekend so hopefully that will do the trick.

Hugs to all those that need them. I'm also feeling a bit blue about ttc and just really hoping it happens for us soon. I'm 36 next week so time is definitely ticking!!

picklekin

becca0417 wrote: »

Oooo ok!! how many cycles have you got?! I'm on my 3rd cycle of it now

I've got 30 pills and they are 50mg each, they are starting me on 50mg for days 2-6 to start with. That would give me quite a few cycles I guess! They might change the dose etc I guess, but I've read it not necessarily better at a higher dose.

Do you get any side effects? I have been told the headaches can be quite bad, but I cheer myself thinking that even if they ARE bad its just 4 days.

becca0417

Without wanting to be all doom & gloom, my side effects last all month (think it's what it does to your hormones) and include nausea, horrific headaches, night sweats and having permenant pmt!! My side effects got worse last month so I'm dreading this cycle. At the end of last cycle, I said no more but ill give this month a try it'll be worth it in the end

firefly369

MorningAll,

Samtoby - The stress of tcc can make your cycles go a little wacky by delaying ovulation. Do you track ovulation or know how long your luteal phase is.

It is possible to get a positive opk and then for your body NOT to ovulate. During my longer cycles my temps show that my body keeps trying until finally ovulation happens.

If you got a postive on the 18th it could have been 36 hours later you ovulated which means you would only be 11 dpo now - which is too soon to test so there is still hope.

Picklepin - My last cycle I took clomid I expected the side effects to be when I took the pills but in fact all the side effects I experienced were at the end of my cycle during the tww. For me it was the large build up of hormones that created headaches, crazy moods swings and very strong emotions. It all came as a bit of a shock to both me and OH as it had been almost a month since I took the pills.

Faithhope - Thanks for your post about age. Sometimes I need a little reminder that women can have babies after the age of 35. I was 38 earlier this year and sometimes it is hard to keep the hope alive with the whole world banging on about being barren if you don't have kids by 35.

Code - Very best of luck with your new arrival. I love my dogs:D

afm. I always wondered if AC was really making my cycles shorter or if it was just coincidence but this cycle we decided to only take the pregnacare so that nothing would interfere with the IVF assessment and it looks like the one month this year that I don't take AC I am getting a longer cycle (except clomid cycle, didn't take AC then). My temps should have dipped by now in preperation for ovulation but they are just wiggling around the 20's (which usually means a longer cycle).

picklekin

Ergle!!!!

fannyanna

Morning All :hello:

Had a chat with Hubby last night and said I feel as though I've put all my eggs (no pun intended) into one basket with regards to TTC and haven't really lived my life for the past two years.

Rather than just moaning about it I need to do something about it. So the cogs are in motion and I'm starting to think about the things that I put off "because I might get pregnant".

I wondered if anyone else could empathise with this (I'm sure most lol) and out of curiosity (ok, I'm just very nosey ) I wondered what others had been putting off.

For me the main things that spring to mind are:

• We've recently booked a mini break. I had been umming and ahhhing about it because of the money but I finally relented and booked it.
• We talked about having our bathroom re-fitted and then when I worked out how much it would cost I freaked out. Well I don't think there will be a baby anytime soon so we might as well go ahead with the bathroom plans.
• Work. I've been unhappy at work for a long time and the thing that's got me through it is the hope of maternity leave. After two years I really should come up with a plan b. I've also started to think about my long term career prospects and I think I need to gain a qualification. So I'm now starting to think about what I can do going forward.

becca0417

Fannyanna I feel the same. We've just moved so house is kind of sorted (after 5 month renovation!) but I'm spending money on all the things I want for the house, not child friendly things either!!

We are just about to book a very expensive holiday for next April too.

I think you just have to do it and keep yourself happy. I find that mini breaks etc always keep me going x

claire16c

catloverbex wrote: »

Claire - unfortunately my OH is the most stubborn person I know and there is no way that he will go if I *make* him We're still not speaking - I'm so mad with him as he knows how important this is to me and I told him so many times to make sure that he had booked it. Turns out he listened to the GP receptionist who said "oh just turn up and I'm sure the doctor can just do it". :mad: I told him in advance that this was unlikely! But he decided to ignore me. I'm so angry with him because it just feels like he doesn't care about how much this means to me

I'm supposed to go to my doctors today to discuss my blood results and his SA. Gonna look like right idiot just discussing my results so I've cancelled my appointment and just going to phone for the results.

It's a pain because we are registered with different surgeries but my GP is so amazing that I don't want to move and hubby needs one that does evening appointments (mine doesn't) as he works over 60 miles away and can't get to appts in the working week.

Anyway - so sorry for my little rant. I'm just so upset and angry with him but I have nobody in 'real life' to talk to about it as we're not telling anyone that we are TTC.

Oh well, at least it is a lovely beautiful and sunny day! Hope everyone has a good one! X

Oh no. Well personally I would be nagging dh and telling him to book it or I would be and marching him in the place myself lol but that's how it works for us :rotfl:Plus DH hates using the phone so I know full well Id be booking it in the first place! Is he going to book it today then? He should get the picture if youre not talking to him!

picklekin wrote: »

Feeling very miserable today, my temperature is gradually dropping so pretty sure this is not the month, and have to try the Clomid next month. OH just keeps asking me "whats wrong? its the bank holiday soon, be happy" and I should.. But I can't.

I'm not a superstitious person but now I am like the Omen Master or something, I thought that buying the Clomid (and therefore "wasting" the £7!) would somehow mean THIS is the month... Such an idiot.

Annnywaaaay... I'll predict 5 BFPS this month

I know what you mean. But I did so much bargaining/wishing etc when I was pregnant and it still went wrong so Im over that now (or at least I try!) It does tend to make you feel like an idiot

samtoby wrote: »

Two days late now - just did a pregnancy test but its negative - yesterdays I didn't do in the morning and I read that the morning urine is the strongest.

I ovulated quite late by the test kit I had my smiley face was on the 18th day of my cycle so could have physically ovulated that day or the next so if it takes 12 days to implant or up to then I calculate that as yesterday/ today.

I never the hours could pass so slowly.......:o

I am sure I have read that some people don't get a positive pregnancy test until they are a week late. Unless its a blood test? I am so confused. LOL.

If you ovulated on cd18/19, you are likely to get a proper positive 14 days later - if you have a luteal phase about that length. So youre not really 'late' until you've gone past your 14 days. Unless of course you have a luteal phase of 10 days or whatever in which case youd probably expect a positive test by now but anything is possible And youre right, if it implanted on say 10dpo, then it would take another couple of days at least to get the hormones to show up.

firefly369

fannyanna wrote: »

Morning All :hello:

Had a chat with Hubby last night and said I feel as though I've put all my eggs (no pun intended) into one basket with regards to TTC and haven't really lived my life for the past two years.

Rather than just moaning about it I need to do something about it. So the cogs are in motion and I'm starting to think about the things that I put off "because I might get pregnant".

I wondered if anyone else could empathise with this (I'm sure most lol) and out of curiosity (ok, I'm just very nosey ) I wondered what others had been putting off.

For me the main things that spring to mind are:

• We've recently booked a mini break. I had been umming and ahhhing about it because of the money but I finally relented and booked it.
• We talked about having our bathroom re-fitted and then when I worked out how much it would cost I freaked out. Well I don't think there will be a baby anytime soon so we might as well go ahead with the bathroom plans.
• Work. I've been unhappy at work for a long time and the thing that's got me through it is the hope of maternity leave. After two years I really should come up with a plan b. I've also started to think about my long term career prospects and I think I need to gain a qualification. So I'm now starting to think about what I can do going forward.

I can totally relate. We have been trying for 16 months now and it feels like everything has been on hold:

# I stopped riding horses because any minute now I could be pregnant.

#For the first year I didn't try to lose any weight because I would have to lose weight after the birth anyway

#Stopped going on holiday because we would need the extra money to buy baby things and I wouldn't want to fly if pregnant

#I wanted to do a work related course (over two years) but have been putting it off because baby would take priority....would be almost finished it by now if I had started 16 months ago.

#Have been putting off decorating our spare room because I really want it to be babys room but couldn't look at a nursery everyday if there was no baby.

#Have been putting off getting married because I don't want to be pregnant at the same time.

Decided recently that I have to live my life as if we are not going to have children. I haven't given up hope of a baby but I don't want anymore years to pass by without living them to the full. In some ways it feels like I am missing out on my own life and it might make the time till our baby more enjoyable.

Sorry for the long post...you did ask:D

firefly369

picklekin wrote: »

Ergle!!!!

Sorry. Probably not what you wanted to hear. If I get clomid again (should IVF not work) I am getting OH to set his phone for halfway through the tww with a warning of mood swings and high emotions so he knows it is coming this time.