SU/MSU Experimenters Buddy Group-August 2009

rachel idris:

Hey girls, Af just showed so I will be back in here perfecting my plan. Anna, Purpledream and Kelchay I am sorry you are all back here too...but hopefully we can help eachother get our BFP this month!!!

PurpleDream:

I think it's pretty cool that we are actually all on the same cycle...it was weird when we O'd together...now I'm thinking that maybe we will all get our BFP's together!  It would be awesome if we were all pg & due at the same time! 

Rachel, PurpleDream, Kelchay I am so sorry to hear that AF has come for her visit.    I was so hoping that this would be your month.

?  for you all ....  When you were getting close to Oor Oing did you notice that you pH spiked?  If it did do you remember how long it took until it went back to normal?

BabyB~ My pH jumped a little bit from 4.2 to 4.8. It never got above a 5...it didn't go back down until O was over. Why do you ask?

Also, thanks for the code...I used it and did get the $5 off.  I ordered it today! How hard is it to use?

BabyB~ My pH jumped a little bit from 4.2 to 4.8. It never got above a 5...it didn't go back down until O was over. Why do you ask?

Also, thanks for the code for the diva cup...I used it and did get the $5 off.  I ordered it today! How hard is it to use?

PurpleDream:

now I'm thinking that maybe we will all get our BFP's together!  It would be awesome if we were all pg & due at the same time! 

Baby (I am just going to call you baby from now on, it is easier)- Thank you for your support and sympathy.

I don't know if my ph jumped..it is always all over the place (since I breatsfeed still I assume).

PPdream- The diva was difficult the first time I used it. Now it is really easy! So easy infact that I am considering using it for AF (since that is what it is inteded for). Just try it out a couple of times before your attempt.

PurpleDream:

BabyB~ My pH jumped a little bit from 4.2 to 4.8. It never got above a 5...it didn't go back down until O was over. Why do you ask?

Also, thanks for the code for the diva cup...I used it and did get the $5 off.  I ordered it today! How hard is it to use?

I am trying to find an alternative to figuring out when I am at 0+12.  I noticed that when I O'd my pH spiked, since I was making an attempt and I was trying to lower my pH I am not sure if my pH lowered naturally or if it was all of my attempts at lowering it that made this happen.  I am hoping to find a correlation between pH and 0+12.  I had asked Tamara about this and she said to see if I can find.  It would be so great if I could.  So I thought that I would ask you ladies if you have noticed anything.

 At first I had problems with the Diva but now it is so easy.  I would do some practice runs before I use it for an attempt.  Just make sure that you don't put it in like a tampon.  I found that whenever I did this is just did not feel right.  Also, I found anyway, to get it out the best is to sort of push and it comes out a bit easier (I grab onto it and pull it out the rest of the way)

Good Luck!!

Rachel - Baby is fine .. you are very welcome it is so nice to come on here and get support and sympathy.  No one else can truly understand what we are going through!!! 

 I posted two days ago that AF was coming but she still hasn't arrived.  I had what I woulda sworn were menstral cramps, they lasted about 12 hours, even waking me in the middle of the night, yet here I am two days later and nada.  But, I am having negative home pregnancy tests.  AF is usually very prompt, hasn't been late, even by a day, in a very long time.  I guess she's just late but I'm not liking this at all... If she comes too late, it'll change my O date too much and I may miss New Moon.  I love that my cycles are so regular so I hope this isn't a sign that my reproductive systems is suddenly out of whack.  

OMG, kelchay!  I would hate to be where you are right now...that not knowing phase!  Well, af not coming is a good sign.  With your other dc, when do you get a bfp?  Mine were at least 2 days after af was due (2 days was my earliest).  I hope this is a good sign for you! 

kelchay:

...If she comes too late, it'll change my O date too much and I may miss New Moon.  I love that my cycles are so regular so I hope this isn't a sign that my reproductive systems is suddenly out of whack.  

I'm so glad that my diva cup is on its' way here!  I really hope it gets our bfp this month!  Has anyone else been checking out clothes?  Since it's almost the end of the summer, everything is going on sale around me...I've been picking up a few pieces here and there at FABULOUS prices!   I know that I shouldn't be but I guess it's that "side" of me that is sure that I'm going to get pg soon....I'm trying to stay positive! 

 I got my incubator in the mail yesterday!  how do you get the test tube to fit in there?  Is there a special test tube that I need to buy?  I got the little yellow incubator that is suggested in the FAQ. 

Hey PD~ Well, about 2 hours after posting she came.  I'm not upset, partly cuz its my first month and partly because I feel like August would be a better month for us... our sway was just filled with mistakes (timing, too much lime, pH shot up, etc.).  I feel like I learned a lot during our attempt that I can use this month.  I hope the diva cup is the answer and you get your long-awaited BFP.

When u say "clothes" do u mean baby girl clothes?  If so the answer is... YES!!!  Whenever I go to a store, I find myself wandering over and looking at all the cute, dresses, shoes, etc.  Its torture!!! 

rainbabies12:

 I got my incubator in the mail yesterday!  how do you get the test tube to fit in there?  Is there a special test tube that I need to buy?  I got the little yellow incubator that is suggested in the FAQ. 

Hi there! This is the incubator I bought.  Did u get a graduated cylinder that has a base on the bottom so you can stand it up?  If so, what I did was to cut the wire cage bottom (just a slit about 2 1/2 inches) so that the base of the cylinder fit in there, creating the 45 degree angle and also helping to get the lid to fit.  Make sure u figure out the placement before u cut it though because there will be no going back.  I think I posted some picks in the FAQs area of my cyclinder inside the incubator.  HTH!! Maybe some others have some ideas as well...

kelchay:

I hope the diva cup is the answer and you get your long-awaited BFP.

When u say "clothes" do u mean baby girl clothes?  If so the answer is... YES!!!  Whenever I go to a store, I find myself wandering over and looking at all the cute, dresses, shoes, etc.  Its torture!!! 

PurpleDream:

...I tend to be very picky about prices, especially when she's really not even on her way yet

That is great you two sending out such positive vibes!!  THINK PINK!!