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TTC Thread 15...........a thread full of babydust.

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geordie · 03/12/2004 11:28

here it is girls.

ttc 15

the last one of 2005 I think.......

However- I am sending loads of babydut to you all

I really hope this beanie sticks......cos as much as i luv you all I really want to join a antenatal board!!

Geordie
(and beanie due august 15th 2005!)

OP posts:
Wifeof · 03/12/2004 14:15

Congratulations Geordie

Thanks Twiga, all well so far, dh back tonight, off out for dinner and bubbly and who knows what else !

Cosybear {{{{{hugs}}}}}, thinking of you.

Hester, you said you're 2dpo - does that mean you've 'gone for it' this month, or are you having a break after the trauma of last month?
If so, we could possibly be due at the same time as I'm either 1 or 2 dpo (not exact as I ran out of sticks - duh!)......

Wifeof xx

P.S. I won't be back on here until Monday - parents arriving for W/E soon, so good luck to all and have productive W/E's.

cockenzie · 03/12/2004 14:18

hester

i printed out your advice (i must be nuts).will let you know.xxx

MrsFogi · 03/12/2004 14:18

cockenzie, I'd only use persona if your cycles are extremely regular and you usually ovulate around the middle of your normal length cycle. So before investing I'd start getting an idea of your cycles and ovulation date (maybe use fertility friend to keep track of dates and cm and opks to check on roughly when you ovulate (although buy two packs and start testing on day 10 of your next cycle until you get a result otherwise you risk skimping/stopping too early and not getting the result).
I'm also interested in the answer re checking your cervix as I've never got my head around this.

  • has anyone used a ferning test, what do you think of them?
Hulababy · 03/12/2004 14:19

Here you are:

Changes in the Position and Firmness of your Cervix

Your cervical position is an optional, secondary fertility sign.

When you are approaching ovulation, your cervix will be high and soft (and you may notice that it feels more open also).

When you are no longer fertile, your cervix will feel lower, more firm and you may notice that it is more closed.

Checking your Cervix

To avoid the possibility of infection, always check the cervix with clean hands.

Check the cervix once a day after menses. You only need to check once a day, unlike cervical fluid which you may check several times a day.
Check your cervix at the same time every day as it may change throughout the day.

Use the same position for checking your cervix throughout the cycle as changing positions will change your observation of cervical height.

Squatting or placing one foot on a stool (or toilet seat) are good positions.

Relax. (You will be able to more easily relax as you gain more experience).

Insert one or two fingers into the vagina. At the back of the vagina, you should be able to feel your cervix. If you feel something at the back of your vagina that stops your fingers, then you have found your cervix. If you apply gentle pressure you will notice that it feels smooth, round and firmer that the surrounding vaginal tissues.

Feel your cervix and make the following observations:

Is the cervix high or low? (it is more difficult to reach it is high)

Does the cervix feel soft or firm?

Does the cervix feel open or closed? (Women who have already had children may notice that the cervix always feels slightly open).

Does the cervix feel wet or dry?

Do you feel any bumps on your cervix? (If you feel bumps that do not seem to be related to your fertility pattern, talk to your doctor right away)

Position Your cervical position may be: low, medium or high. Your cervix heightens and becomes harder to reach as you approach your most fertile time.

Low: This is the position where it is easiest to feel and reach your cervix.
High: You may not even be able to reach it. You will notice that it feels more wet, soft and open at this time as well. This is your most fertile cervical position.

Firmness At your least fertile time, both before and after ovulation, your cervix will feel the most hard and firm, a bit like the tip of your nose. As you approach ovulation, your cervix will soften, feeling more like your lips.

Firm: Your cervix will likely also be low and quite easy to reach at this time.
Medium: You may feel this just before you approach your more fertile time before ovulation and after ovulation as well.
Soft: It will probably feel quite wet and high at this time as well and you may even notice that it also feels open. It may be hard to reach. This is your most fertile cervical texture.

Openness Not everyone is able to observe this sign, but you may also notice that your cervix feels more open when you are most fertile.

Hulababy · 03/12/2004 14:20

TBH, I found monitoring of my cervix really hit and miss, and I am still not sure what I was searching for! I'm finding onitoring CM is a bit easier and much more noticable.

jingleballs · 03/12/2004 14:26

thanks Hula will have a check of mine later!

Cockenzie - if u want a moniter..... jed and I got ours form ebay, a fab place I might add, and u can pick them up there about half price.

(see jed's note on the other thread re: persona v OV test kits.)

moschops · 03/12/2004 14:28

not been around for a few days as i've been busy at work.

well cd 42 here and still no sign of AF. have been having some pains on and off in my boobs. not really sure what's going on with my body and am sick of waiting for AF.

have looked at my diary and it goes as follows;
CD 15 ewcm, cd 16 cervix high and soft. bd'd cd's 15, 17, 19 then got very watery cm on cd 21 and bd'd then too and also on cd 24.

i tested on cd 29 and again on cd 34, both bfn. i now have this crazy thought that i may have tested too early, not helped by my friend recounting how she was well past AF being due before she got a +ve. the midwife said this is because she is expecting a girl and the hcg can take longer to develop with a girl. (probably an old wives tale that one!!!) it's made me totally irrational, hoping beyond every bit of sanity i have that i still could be pg.

aaarrrrggghhhhh i'm going crazy with this whole thing.

greenbug · 03/12/2004 14:28

I bought a saliva tester, and i don't think I crack it in using it, as I am doing OPK's and temps. So when the temps and the OKPs were indicating ov, the saliva was not ferning in the right pattern as shown on the istructions. The device is a mini microscope with a little green light and during no ov the saliva is scattered, however when there is ov, the saliva sample forms a very perticular structure, it looks like tree brunches (without the leaves)... but i never managed to get that. May be i wasn't taking the samples properly (I would just lick the glass) but i gave up and now only doing opk's and temps.
I also don't know how to check the cervix? so anyone with an explanation?

greenbug

mariella · 03/12/2004 14:31

mrs fogi, if your periods are REALLY painful (and quite heavy) it can be a sign of endometriosis, which would have an affect on your ability to ttc. If you have been trying for a while, or if your periods are really debilitating, it would be worth goig to talk to your gp and seeing whether he/she thinks you should be further investigated?

Hulababy · 03/12/2004 14:31

Oh Moschops; nightmare isn't it. How long is your cycle normally? Are you very late? If no AF, there must surely still be lots of hope left!

cockenzie · 03/12/2004 14:51

Mrs fogi...thanks for advice.thats what i need be told what to do.am just a novice !!

cockenzie · 03/12/2004 14:54

well i just come off.on wed which makes me ov (according to my calculations on a 29 day cycle) on the 13 cd on wed.so should i start bding on sun to maximise my chances maybe throught to the following sun? maybe every 2 days?what do you think

moschops · 03/12/2004 15:20

Hulababy > i haven't got a normal cycle that's why it's so hard to know what to do......but the last two weeks of my last cycle i got loads of hormonal symptoms which i have never had before and my doctor was convinced it was my body finally getting back to normal after the pill.

i normally dread this time of year as it is one of my busiest most stressful times at work, but this year i'm kind of thankful because being so busy will take my mind of the whole ttc thing a bit.

also trying to make sure that sex with dp is still about.... erm.... 'making love'(god how cheesy )
and not just an obsessive baby making exercise.
i think this site is a concentrated pool of frustration sometimes. it's so much easier to worry/rant/obsess about it all on here. people in RL either don't get it or their eyes glaze over

Hulababy · 03/12/2004 16:04

Makes it much harder for you then moschop. Have fingers crossed for you

kizzy212 · 03/12/2004 16:22

GOD i so wanna test. i am finding myself looking in draw at the box.please help!!!

why is it that we know its to early but still theres that small chance it might show in the back of our brains.

i still have week tomorrow left till testing.

someone come and take it away!!!!!!

jingleballs · 03/12/2004 16:39

Green bug - Hula poste a massive cervix bit earlier on this thread.

Kizzy - Er.... when I tested early, I was happy but sad evn if it was a BFN as then I could just wait for AF and relax a bit more. (don't know if that helps at all)

MB

cockenzie · 03/12/2004 16:54

we all sound like a bunch of desperate.desperation club

moschops · 03/12/2004 18:50

now i'm even more confused.......i just got ewcm.

well looks like dp's luck is in tonight don't want to miss any chances!

Hulababy · 03/12/2004 19:20

Odd turn of events moschops; no advice, sorry!

moschops · 03/12/2004 20:38

don't worry Hula.......at the moment i'm not really surprised at the strange things my body is doing. more frustrated really. and posting on here is almost like just saying things out loud, like talking to myself.

am enjoying a very nice glass of red wine and catching up on the websies i look at. jeez, i'm off the net for a couple of days and it takes forever to catch up!!!

Tania2 · 03/12/2004 20:44

Good Morning girls. Hope you are all well just quickly popping in. Must go and get ds his breaky he is not really eating atm so i should be a while trying to get something into him Grrrrrr.

jingleballs · 03/12/2004 21:21

morning tania, how's every thing over there?

MB

Twiga · 03/12/2004 22:40

Morning Tania!
Just in from a girlie night in with a good friend, much wine and baileys so should probably get off to bed, feeling a bit woozy . Have generally been putting the world to rights and teasing said friend about a particular young man ww both know - bit of a will they won't they situation - hopeless romantic and think they would be great together. Anyway, enough of this rambling..........

cockenzie · 04/12/2004 06:36

good morning...low feelings here.is it you Twiga who is in aberdeen?take it must be freezing up there?

cockenzie · 04/12/2004 06:56

Hester - is menses for menstruations? read your advice to check cervix, printedit off and going to do it.tx

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