TTC No.17 - Heres hoping for a very fertile New Year!

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Thanks for suggesting that I start this thread - its a real honour. Won't be leaving it yet as am only on cd24, despite getting bfps from the 3 tests I have done today (paranoid or what?!).
Lots and lots of babydust to everyone. If this pg is successful, I will have conceived in the midst of an awful cold so that should give everyone some hope. Lots and lots of hugs.....

cockenzie!!!!! are you there ???

LW - yes normal levels suggest u OV, I think they get higher to sustain early PG then fall again once AF comes, other wise keep risin, Jeds/Hester any ideas there girls?

LW munnzieb is right....progesterone raises to sustain a pregnancy or perare uterus for fertilised egg, so yes it does mean that you have ov and still could be pregnant?

Sparkly so sorry about BFN! still could be too early for test???? oh honey!....thinking of you!

Afternoon girls, can I ask a slightly embarassing question?

Has anyone else had a situation where they are loads 'wetter' than normal?? I know it sounds odd but normally I only have anything like that around ov time but this week (day 21 and onwards) I have noticed I am alot wetter than normal and wondered if it had anything to do with the Progesterone pills or the Clomid I took this month? Kind of hoping it is an early pg sign really.........

Any ideas appreciated!

Oh My! There is SO much to catch up on and I only have an hour to get myself (and three little people) organised and out the door to the airport... I hope that we have an internet connection at the new house soon or else I will fall dreadfully behind.
Thinking of you all and wishing you the best!
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runtus,
I have found myself using pantie liners this month as i was soaking through !!!! It has calmed down again and i'm on CD20.. it started from cd15 to 18.. But DP swimmers did'nt help either..

hi can i join you all -

have one dd who is nearly three so we're trying to concieve no2

Af last arrived on the 4th Jan so am on CD6 (is that right?)

Look forward to chatting to you.

xx

i am here minnie!! how is persona going? i get mine before the 20th jan.b4 nXT AF and will be soooo relieved.no more stress the machine will stress for mr hehe

Hula - sorry took me ages to get back to you !
If cycle length is 25 days - you BEGIN testing on CD 8. If cycle length is 32 BEGIN testing on CD15. You may have to go for the MIDDLE of this with your varied CD length I think (ie:CD12/13 to BEGIN testing). When you get a +, then you BD like mad (or as much as you can!) as you wil ovulate withing 14-36 hours ! OR maybe start testing on 8 and carry on ubtil you get a + - may get expensive as you may need 2 packs or more. If you try and tie in it with CM, it can help pinpoint the day to start testing ie: Wait for CM to begin and then see if it tests + - this is what I did. I feel these kits are expensive and APPARENTLY can be quite unreliable (as Munzeib says you can get a + with one kit bout not with another !!!) Good luck anyway with these !

Jeddah Hi ! Will see what I can do regarding appointment like you suggested and will see what happens. At the mo, I am staying near Derby but usually live near Stafford (fairly north I think!)
It is such a shi**er when TTC fails especially when you think time is running out ! Anyway let's both try and find out what problem is or IF indeed it is us . Has your DH has a swimmers test ? Aparently at least 2 of these are needed to confirm the result. Let me know

Hester - yes drinks thing DEFINATE on

Hi Pickedonion and welcome ! How long have you been TTC ? Can you reveal your age ? (Approx will do !) We have such a variety from the very young to the still young but quite alot older than the youngest ones on the thread (That right Jeddah!)

Must go and eat tea see you soon !

hi pickledonion and welcome to a fab site.

If the first day of your af was the 4th.....then you are on cd7 today good luck!

Hi runtus sorry can not help with question, but great to hear from you....hester may help.

marinda yes dh had 2 tests 3 months apart
both same result, slight reduction in mobility!

Hi cockenzie....nothing wrong with second hand monitors! Mine is second hand bought on ebay and it works a treat!

Did you manage to get hold of one then?

Hi pickledonion - great name, (it is one of my nicknames for my ds). Welcome and Good luck on this thread.

Jeddah - does the slight reduction in mobility mean less fertile ? I read (in this book I mentioned earlier and other sources) that male fertility after age 35 also significantly reduces and in 30% of infertility cases it is the man's reproductive system responsible and in another the 30% the woman's and in the other 40% of cases it is a combination of both! There are so many factors to play and not just older couples. I just HAVE to go through some tests as I can't go through this not knowing etc.... Crazy isn't it !!!
How long have you been with DH ?

TO TEST .... OR NOT TO TEST???? OK, here's where I am at the moment. CD36 on a very unreliable cycle ie 44,36,33 and now 36. Have absolutely NO preg symptoms. Just had my morning coffee - YUM, not feeling sick, got af pains like crazy, boobs are feeling normal (but still bfing, may have something to do with that), dry knickers AND last night fitted into my skinny (all relative) jeans. Sounds crazy but I sort of like not knowing as it gives me a small amount of hope. What to do, what to do - doesn't sound promising though does it .

Pickledonion - welcome, this thread doing the world of good for me, hope you too. Simply knowing that you girls are out there going thru the same ups, downs and crazy imaginings is a great comfort.

Kiwicath you know the worst thing is you will test and soon after af will arrive. Hang in there girl dont waste your money. Easy for me to say thou.
Best of luck Fingers crossed for you.

Tania, tell me about it!! AF and I play little games all the time - I'm sure she's got shares in the pregnancy test company . Loads of good luck to you too. This years going to be a goodin for all of us - I can feel it in me waters!!!

Nickichik, welcome to you too. No matter how you get there, pregnancy is pregnancy so don't beat yourself up about "needing help". There's so many of us "needy" women out there you have no idea. Good luck and chat soon.

Doh kiwi, I'm with you in the to test or not dilemma... my period's due today, I'm begginning to wonder whats happening to my cycles, the last one was 40+ days!!!! Never happened before... did a test on Sunday BFN, but my boobs sting on and off and I haven't had that with AF before.... typical me though, I just slowly accumulate Af symptoms over time so it seems as if I'm pregnant whenever a new one pops up! I had my heart set on a September baby after last month too lol.... best of luck kiwi and all you other testers!

Hi all- going to take ages to catch up!!

Kiwicath and Fastasleep - you have all my sympathy! It is such a difficult time waiting for AF to turn up, hoping that she won't and trying to decide whether to test or not. My cycles have been getting longer each time for the last few months and it has been driving me insane as I have kept thinking I'm late when I'm not really! If you can stay sane then try to put off testing as long as poss - to save you hope and sanity. But if you're anything like me you won't be able to so good luck

Hester - good to hear from you. Will keep everything crossed for Friday for you but in the meantime hope the choc is doing its trick .

Jeddah - hope AF isn't being too much of cow. Not long to wait for your appt now and at least you can feel that you are doing all that you possibly can to make things happen. Really hoping that there is a simple and straightforward and readily treatable answer - ah, wouldn't that be lovely!

I had a fab appointment with the nicest Dr in the world yesterday. Was a bit worried that I would get short shrift for 'bothering them' when I'd only been ttc for 3months but she couldn't have been more helpful and supportive and didn't make me feel like that at all. Given my endo history she has referred me for a consultant appt that will probably ultimately lead to a laperoscopy but she said I was right to come now as the initial appt will probably be 2 months and the lap another 6 months after that by which time we will have been trying for about a year. Obviously the hope is that I won't need any of these but at least I am in the system now rather than waiting until we've tried a year and then having to wait another 8 months before a lap. Really hope I don't have to have another lap but if I'm not pg in a year then I will want to have it to know what's going on. Also, she said I could have a 'Day 21' test to see if I'm Ov but that it should be 9 days before AF is due which is a bit tricky atm because my cycles have all been different lengths so far. Will try and guess but she said if it comes up negative it may just be that I've guessed wrong.

Sorry that was so long! And I haven't even caught up with half of you yet...

Kiwicath and fastasleep - meant to say and save you money

morning all, am feellina bit down and depressed today, but still not to worry - 4 days to go, then I can pound DH's head on the wall for so called 'barrack damages' we've been charged for he's not told me about...... oooh actually that could be my new carpets.... doh, best send an apologie email now hadn't I, I forgot about those. anyhow. CD19, am feelin v damp downstairs as it were. (am hopefuly AF will turn up in a few days, (have the usual AF spot coming up, so it can't be far off- I keep poping to the loo to check if she's arrived or not yet.)

Anyhow, Rantus, I'm normally a bit damper around AF (nearly as much as when I OV but not quite) I've just taken this as normal, thou I don't know if urs will be diff as ur on this clomid. Hest, any Ideas? poss start a new thread off? How's things going on that anyhow? have you had much in the way of side effects yet?

Cockenzie - with second hand moniters all u have to do is re set them, and they're good to go. They are a god send, as u say no more guessing and worrying.

Well, anyhow, I'm tryin to relax for fri, and am hoping i'll catch, but at the mo, i'm feeling v v doubtful, and really down, I'm so broody it's unbelievable, but I guess u guys all know what it's like. I've even taken to watchin discovery health for the portland babies. A hospital I wouldn't mind usin if I could! still on wards and upwards.

sparkly - fingers crossed for testing. how many dpo are you?

Hi Tania - glad that things are progressing so quickly with the ivf - they don't mess about, do they?! Wishing you all the luck in the world with it all. Really looking forward to hearing about your BFP . And completely understand you 'cheating' on us - it must be very helpful to chat with others in the same boat. Well, I know that it is here!

Munnzie - bet you're looking forward to Friday!! How long is it since you saw DH? LOL trying to make AF come - how unlikely are you to hear that on a ttc thread! What are you doing??? Oh and sorry to hear you're caught up in the middle with the in-laws - I would hate that.

BeckiF - read your work thread. Really sorry to hear the sh*t you're having to deal with. It's the last thing you need when ttc. Stay strong and I hope things get sorted soon.

Got to go and do some work now but welcome to pickledonion (yummm!) and triceratops and hello to everyone else

Morning all, and a big welcome to pickledonion

af due Friday, and nothing much to report in the way of symptoms. Breasts normal, feeling bloated but that's possibly due to too much chocolate, the odd bit of nausea but usually AFTER eating chocolate... As ever, (including the month I got pg) have been having cramping, but it's been different since I got pg. Before, it was always lower-back pressure and cramping. Now, it feels more stingy and prickly and is focused around the front of my womb. Has anyone else who's had mc found that?

Anyway, feeling much calmer after the emotional upsets of the last two months. Am expecting af - don't feel pg - but am not too upset about it (yet). Am very aware, though, that my deal with my donor was to try for 12 months - and this is month 12. He hasn't mentioned it, but we can't go on for ever. Hmmm, do I just go on till I've had enough, or give myself a deadline beyond which I will put this madness behind me and build a different sort of life?

Anyway, runtus - your question about the dampness is interesting and is something I've wondered about. I've not seen anything written about it, but in the month I got pg I was aware of being wetter. However, was that just because I was hyper-alert to the first trickle of af, even after I'd got a BFP? Don't know, I'm afraid. But if you get pg this month I'll think we're definitely onto something!

Kiwicath - it doesn't sound very promising, but you never know... The month I got pg (November) was the month I was most convinced I wasn't, because of af symptoms etc. I agree with jeddah: the symptoms of af and pregnancy are not so very different. Although some women are really good at 'knowing' they are pg, even from very early on, most of us are not.

Rudy - so glad your appointment went well. A good doctor is worth their weight...

Munnzie - 'barrack damages' raised my eyebrows! Is that really the term they use when you have home improvements done?! And you thought your dh had been on a bender?! Anyway, my love, the Portland is not such a great place to give birth; if you had the money to spare it would be better spent leaving an NHS hospital the day after birth and checking into the Ritz with a maternity nurse in tow!

morning all this is the first month of trying for us so all very exctied here.

thnak you all for your kind welcomes - i am a regular on MN but decide to change my name as there are sveral people i know from RL who come on here - and we've decided to keep it all quite.

So here's to a very fertile moment and i look forward to getting to know you all.

Lol, thanks Hester, that made me laugh. I know pretty stupid isn't it, damages!, then again, it was the dogs who chewed the carpets in the first place! oh well, still he's had a stinking email anyhow, as it appreas theres other things he's not been telling me about as well.

Rudy - I know, seems a bit silly really hurrying along AF when i'm on a TTC threaad! lol, it's been er.. 14 weeks when DH comes home, so another 8 and then it's done for at least 18 months and back to TTC ful style! lol. still Hopefully i'll be PG next cycle so that will be nice, and will mean I can go shopping! yay!, (who am I kiddin I shop anywyas for no apparent reason! lol)