TTC Girly Girl in November 2009

Rosa12:

I really don't know if I will test at all.  I don't have any pregnancy signs.

((Hugs)) I was so sure I hadn't even ovulated the month I got my bfp with this one.. 

FX for your bfp!!!!!! 

 Indigo: can't wait to see tomorrows temp!! they are looking good!! my FX and TX for you!!

praying4aprincess:

He has been a nightmare mind we had such a stressful month last month with my MIL and he's just started at the high school. The other mistake we made was mentioning to him that we wanted to have another baby we want to involve them as much as possible and he is sooo good with little ones. Think it's a confusing time for him and my hormones aren't helping matters. ~ our attempt is this weekend going to go with 3 -2 day cut off and perhaps a 0+12 still too scared to drop the lime if it doesn't work this month I'm ditching the lime next month for defo.

sry to hear you have been so stressed out!! hopefully things will settle down soon!

oh! a weekend attempt! gotta love those!! lol

I had about that a 2 to 3 day cut off with an o+12.. and I am now pg with my dd.. I think it is a good plan!!!! I dunno about dropping the lime.. what is your ph without the lime? maybe make a less potent mixture? less lime? have you tested your ph prior to bd'ing to see what it is at ? 

when are you using the lime? is it right before bd'ing or 30 mins to an hour prior? how much are you using? oh.. geez.. sry for all the questions!! I just really think ph is important.. that and diet!

dollies n lollies Wow...when I read your reply for some reason I felt sssooo connected to you! I certainly doin't think you are crazy about being upset about this month as I actually sold pregnancy tests so always have had a ton around to test all the time with...seems like a must ....a staple for my house hehehehhe. And it's funny that you mentioned you wanted to be one of those "I didn't know you were pregnant" moms cause I just said that to DH the other day...that wouldn't it be awesome if I got pregnant didn't know and carried like....twin girls to term and never knew I was pregnant? BRING IT ON!!!!! hehehehehe

Anyhow....I must say that unlike many of you I have never had a hard time getting pregnant but I know things have changed since my last baby as he is now 4 and that I honestly feel might not happen first time this time but we will see.....right now I am on folic acid 5mg (as preg vit didn't go over so well) anyhow...I am impatient!!!!! We are supposed to be waiting till july 2010 to think about trying but I find this VERY emotionally trying. One day I just don't want to wait and want to get pregnant RIGHT NOW and the next day I am sssooo scared to be pregnant because of EVERTHING ...morning sickness, complications, you name it! And I think I am so scared I don't want to do it...then the next day i want to again. The one thing I know is by the time July rolls around I will be CRAZY!!!!!! ugh.......I hate this whole roller coaster ride...it sucks!!!! I can't even imagine what you guys must feel like when you are trying and it takes months......so sorry...and I really hope it happens for you all and you all have wonderful pregnancies!!!!! I at this point don't even know if I will try. I am tossed both ways so often...HATE THIS!!!!!

I want the baby more than anything but so scared for some stupid reason...wish i could just get over it....but I know I will end up wanting the baby so bad i will just do it and know that whatever happens I will have np choice but to cope with it and will be happy in the long run as I SSSOOO would love to hold a tiny little pink bundle!!!!!!

I really do want a baby just scared for some dumb reason. But I know I will just do it cause it's what i want and would never forgive myself if I didn't and once pregnant (hopefully) I will have no choice but to deal with whatever comes up...and in the long run it will be so worth it to hold my new little pink bundle (or blue) in my arms!!!!

 Kiwi, it's nice to know someone is as impatient as I am!  lol.  I felt so sure I would get pregnant within the first 3 months at least.  I mean, I was actually TRYING this time.. no BC or anything!  Luckily, the women here are so supportive and understanding and many of them (especially in the TTC a girl forum) have been TTC longer than they hoped they would.  Thinking I should be on the diet this time, but there is nothing on there I would enjoy eating!  ah well..

I am not sure what the diet is..haven't got that far yet! hehehe I am thinking it gets annoying though....I bought ph strips and want to do that but i will need to figure out about the whole lime making thing IF my ph isn't exact at the time I try however it was good the last few times I checked...andf I am crazy!!!!! I test FAR before I should....but then again i usually find out before I should to so....maybe it works out!!!! I don't think I am gonna make it to July...it's gonna kill me!!!!!! I am gonna keep tract of you and what's happening with you...I do love this forum however had yet to find someone I felt.....connected to or.......who seemd like me but I do feel that way with you so I will do my best to encourage you and you can whine to me or even better tell me your pregnant ANYTIME....I would love to help encourage you if I can....(didn't say I knew how exactly to do this but I really would love to!) hoping that next month brings your sweet angel for you!!!!

Hi everyone

Well, trying to conceive in Nov again, hopefully this will be our month

I have decided to leave all supplements I'm taking (except calcium and 7500mg cranberry every morning), only take folic acid.. Going to increase folic acid a lot.  What is the max amount you can take?

Im not sure if I was taking to much supplements. I am also going to have vodka & cranberry every 2nd night this month, and in between amarula cream, found out it has a ph of 3.8, not sure how accurate it is, but my one friend did that and is now expecting a little girl.. just to help relieve bit of stress and help make me acidic.. What do you think?.. I dont know if I can even do a cut off, as we have been trying for 1.5years, so know going to bd every 3rd night.. Do you think this is a bad idea? I am still eating of the girl diet, and eating strawberries and cranberries and milk, eggs each day.

GL to everyone, I hope November is the month for all of us

dollies n lollies:

I am thinking that maybe this whole timing thing has stressed me out so much that it's affecting my fertility.  What do you ladies think? 

Swaying definately makes you stress a lot and there has been a discussion on here recently where some of the older members pointed out that there had beed quite a few ladies who swayed a little and got their desired gender and that stricter sways possibly could sway blue b/c of all the stress. It taking much longer to conceive seems to be true for just about everyone. Most of the girls who have been on this board trying for a long time conceived their other children the 1st month they tried.

I can't seem to sway and ttc without becoming totally obsessed so I'm sure my stress level is affecting my fertility. That's the reason I've decided to drop most of my sway this month. No cran pills, I drink the light cran juice only and I won't take Sudafed as it dried me up too much last month.

I wouldn't advise you to BD every other day, that's how I conceived my 3 boys! Do cut off or frequent BD. I read 'Minervasmum's blog and she has been studying a lot of FF charts and come to the conclusion that frequent BD the week before O avoiding Oday has a higher number of girl conceptions.So that's my new plan. I won't even chart this cycle as that also stresses me out, I just use OPKs to see when I will O.

It's a tough decision, the more you cut out the bigger the chance for a boy I guess... I have decided to have some FUNttc again and fight this stress, despite the risk of having another   I'm so ready to be pregnant!

Good luck with your decision!

I agree that worrying about diet, timing, supplements & everything else does add a lot of stress to TTC/BD. I get so worried/stressed in the 2WW... counting & recounting, should I check yet or will I jinx it, if I overlay my BFP chart with this month how does it look, etc???? Ridiculas, I think, but oh well.

 I got a nasty reaction when I used Replens or Rephresh & ended up getting a yeast infection (& passing it to DH  ) so no more of that!

I'm using Jonas method (a timing thing to do with Lunar/Astro charts) which was interesting to me. We abstain & then BD often in a short period (happens 3-4 times).  I do try to avoid 'O'. I LOVE the vodka & Cranberry idea.... gonna get DH to go buy me some vodka!!!! The Amarula sounds yummy too!!!! I ate yams/ Casava/Sweet poatato every day during the month before I conceived DS #1, so I might try eating them off & on this month if I can find some here.

I really don't want this TTC to take too long.

thanks kiwi for sharing your little "blonde moment "with us, it made me laugh, i too have those moments, probably to many though, and im a bottle blonde

Any way, it was good to get a giggle today, as ive really fallen off the wagon in my attempts to sway and concieve, im a bit depressed with the whole thing really and have been wondering if i really could manage another child anyway . sometimes i feel like im the only one who feels this way, sort of weak and sorry for myself, this swaying has taken alot of the normality out of our life for the past 5 months and although i would dearly love a daughter,im tired and wished i got pg 5 months ago and i would be nearly due !

Sorry  to vent, its good to get things out sometimes!

taadam:

I LOVE the vodka & Cranberry idea.... gonna get DH to go buy me some vodka!!!!

Me too!!! Not sure drinking and ttc is a good idea but surely one glass before O won't do any harm?

consumed by pink:

ive really fallen off the wagon in my attempts to sway and concieve, im a bit depressed with the whole thing really and have been wondering if i really could manage another child anyway . sometimes i feel like im the only one who feels this way, sort of weak and sorry for myself, this swaying has taken alot of the normality out of our life

I feel the same and I'm sure we're not alone! I've decided I'm ready to give a lot of it up and just ttc and hope for the best but it took a long time to get there. Hang in there! Maybe setting a time limit and planning on what you will drop when could help? Hugs to you!

vendela:

consumed by pink:

ive really fallen off the wagon in my attempts to sway and concieve, im a bit depressed with the whole thing really and have been wondering if i really could manage another child anyway . sometimes i feel like im the only one who feels this way, sort of weak and sorry for myself, this swaying has taken alot of the normality out of our life

I feel the same and I'm sure we're not alone! I've decided I'm ready to give a lot of it up and just ttc and hope for the best but it took a long time to get there. Hang in there! Maybe setting a time limit and planning on what you will drop when could help? Hugs to you!

 

AFM...it looks like it didn't happen again this month.  My temps took a nosedive this morning and I tested and got a BFN.   I'm pretty sure it's over this month.  I'm going to wear a pad today when I go out so that I won't get embarrassed later.  Not sure what I'm supposed to learn from all of this.  On to my 10th month of ttc and 4th month of dropping my sway.  Just a little down today. 

Well, I'm off to drop my boys off to school and go to the YMCA to walk...get some exercise.  GL to all of you ladies...talk to you all later!!

~Alissa