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

[Sallie]

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.....

i read somebodys post who is tring for no2 and is still b/feeding?

sory cant remember who it was, but how often are u b/feeding?

Morning all! My home PC has died so have been out of touch for a while...

How lovely to have a new thread. Thanks so much for starting it, Sallie. And thanks to all those graduates who popped back to wish us luck and sprinkle babydust

I have a few responses to posts on the last thread - do I post them here, or there? [confused emoticon]. OK, I'll do them here:

Pooka, Bluestar and Yingers - huge congratulations! Wow, 16 really WAS a lucky thread, wasn't it? Who started it? Clever girl.

ChaCha - Becki's not old, she's a spring chicken! It's me and jedds who are the old warhorses of the thread (40 and 41, since you ask). Speaking of which, munnzie you did made me laugh with the post about the 67-year-old; nice to find SOMEONE who makes me feel youthful in comparison!

Welcome Countess DingDongDrac and hunkermunker .

ernest - so sorry you've been having hard times. Best of luck with everything.

Sparkly, I am an expert in torturing myself with symptoms and imagined symptoms, so I really sympathise. All I can tell you is that the month I fell pregnant I was convinced (by symptoms) that I wasn't; whereas last month I had a whole raft of pregnancy symptoms and af came nonetheless. It's a tough game and you have to try to keep your head together (this is where chocolate can help...)

Becki, I am SO sorry to hear of your disappointment. You're having such a cruel, difficult journey. Big hugs to you xxx

Hi girls,
Congratulations Sallie well done and all the best for the next 9 months.
Welcome huntermunker and dont worry about the b/f thing just found out that my sister who wasnt ttc her 2nd has just found out that she is pg she i still b/f her 19mth old dd and really wasnt going to ttc until her dd was 2. Iam feeling happy for her that she is pg but also feeling very lonely she was my lifeline one of the only people that i know that is not pg....sorry cant stop crying i feel so alone atm everyone i know that has dd/ds around the same age as my ds is either got their 2nd child or is pg and here i am having to do ivf. really feeling atm that i need to cut myself off from all of my friends that are in the postion that i want to be in how am i suppose to get through this it really is killing me inside.
Have my appointment with my gyno tomorrow to sign all the papers for ivf and discuss the cycle that i will be doing...my god i cant stop crying....then Monday is my first appointment with the councellor and the nurses at the ivf clinic. i have currently got af so iam hoping that i dont have to wait another month until next af. Councellor said today that it might be possible to start the pill now and be doing ivf this month...god i hope it works cant bare to be around my friends atm. sorry cant type anymore just crying too much.

tania,
(((((((((hugs))))))))))) dry those tears hon, my heart goes out to you as your feeling so down.. When will you know when your ivf will be starting??

Thanks minnie will be seeing my gyno/ivf specialist first thing in the morning should know then. atm my af is so heavy but not painful been spotting/bleeding since the 29th of Dec CD19 so iam hoping that i can start the pill tomorrow.

oh tan ((((((hugs)))))) sorry to hear that hon. u know were we r if u wnat a rant.

well i will pray you can as you deserve it pet.. Its a new year maybe new beginings.. Sorry for asking but what will this pill do for the ivf? I really hope you do and ivf is started asap..

Thanks so much minnie. I think they put you on the pill so they can create their cycle so to speak so you dont ov and release the eggs that they want to retreive. i think that is right but i will be asking all those questions too on monday with the nurse.
Off to bed now very tired been working hard with dh today building a playground for ds (dh used to build commercial playgrounds like the ones you get a MacDonalds) so now we have a huge playgound in our back yard. ds may not have a brother or sister like his friends but at least he has a bloody great playground instead [blowing rasberry face icon]
Hoping i will feel better tomorrow.
Oh btw everyone my baby is now in a big bed i cryed when i first saw him asleep in his big bed. they just dont stay babies for long enough.

((((((hugs)))))) ((((((hugs)))))) ((((((hugs)))))) to u Tanya.I am soooohoping that 2005 brings u what u so deserve.lots of kisses and hugs to u and my thoughts for u.i am sure that by xmas u will be celebrating a healthy pregnancy. do not give up hope lass.xxx

a huge thought for the disaster going on atm

Huntermunker.sorry for my ignorance earlier on.i am so happy that u are here as u amd i ARE in the same boat.still b/feeding dd who is 11 months, and really struggling my ttc.been ttc for 6 months now, since she was 6 months.i dont know when i ov (i think i may ov on fri)not sure.
what about u? i am kind of silly but its like i want (IT's NOT A RACE) but i decided when i turned 30, that by the age of 40 i would have 3 kids. i hav 1 now, just need another 2.

Thanks Cockenzie for your kind words. did you read b4 that i wrote that my sister is pg with #2 she is 31 and is still b/f her 19mth dd wasnt even ttc but she has been told that her hormone level is very low that she could m/c in the next couple of days. her af was 2 weeks late but she was getting bfn so went to dr as she was ill (bad cold and run down) Dr did blood test bfp. her levels are 35, bfn level is below 5. Not sure what to make of it but i know that her bean will stick. Worried about her also atm.
ARGHHHHHH stress stress stress.

dont stress Tanya pls.i know its easy to talk and talk.HOW DID UR SISTER DO IT? i am seeing tomoro am nurse for blood test to see hormon level.i keep saying to myself to be patient but when i got something in my head i just am an impatient cow.

our time will come i know that

has anyone else experienced this: I've been ttc #2 for over a year now. DD is 21 mths. Before she was born I used to get really sore boobs for about 5 days before each AF. I bf for a year and since then, for 9 mths of normal AF cycle, I haven't had any tenderness at all. I don't know what hormone is responsible, but I'm worried that it is related to failure to conceive. can anyone comment?

Morning all and Happy New Year - have been away for a bit and and not had time to use computer at home. Have missed a lot but it's good to see a new thread and hear some good news - congrats to all those lucky pregnant ladies! Good luck Tania - thinking of you and anyone else going through similar! - not pleasant but if the result is a babe it must be worth it!
As for me OV was Xmas Day/Boxing Day. Fortunately we were at home and dd was sleeping well so ........ AF due (or hopefully not) on Saturday/Sunday but have to admit to feeling pretty crap at the moment - boobs feel like they are going to explode, have the 'don't touch me' feelings and have been feeling sick and totally knackered for several days. Am thinking it's probably the post-Xmas dts but you never know! or maybe it's the coming back to work!!
Good luck to us all!
Must remember to change my name back for next posting!

Tania, You DS son is soooo lucky to have his own personal playground, and he will only have it for a while as you will have you new addition soon... Sorry to hear you DS hormone levels are soo low, Your right Stress stress stress... Will be thinking of you.. have a good rest and let us know how your feeling tommor...

And well done for you DS big bed.. Time flys...

StNickschik, Fingers crossed for a BFP over the next few days...

pixie54, Hormone levels are low while bf... Could you try a ovulation test??

Hi girls can I join you please? am ttc number2 and am nearly 40. Had mc last october and cycle still quiter erractic. - 35 days, 28 days, 10 dasy adn now just waiting. am haing my hormone levles checked as have a feeling teh mc has mucked everything up. am trying to stay positive but also ahve gut feeling that it is not meant to be.
feel inspired adn also slightly humbled by everyone elses stories on here. am not always able to post that often but do think of you all and hope that this thread is lucky for everyone. LW xx

minnie.is hormon level meant to be low whil b/feeding?
but in that case how can som peopl manag to fall pg?

cockenzie,
I am not certain on it but they say if you BF you chances are of getting pg are low.. But condoms split too... The level of hormone should be low... hang on i'll find out..

Welcome littleweed... my af was like that too i am hoping it has returned to normal as i had a 29 cd last time round..

Please can someone help with this? I did two boots digital and two first response tests yesterday and all came out at BFPs. Today I bought some predictor tests and did them as couldn't quite believe I had struck lucky and cruelly they both came up as BFN. Not sure what to think now. Am on cd25/26 at the moment....help please, am going mad.

Hi everyone. I'm quite new at all this. I recently got married (sept) and have been ttc for just under 6 months now, which I appreciate isn't very long but it feels like forever. I have waited for this moment all my life and I can't help getting upset each month. There is no reason why I should worry but sometimes I manage to convince myself that something is wrong with me. I have a cycle of 28 days, never had any problems in the past. I get myself into a bit of a state, can't help but hope that 'this month it might happen' then am terribly disappointed when it doesn't. Does anyone else feel like this? Its only been 6 months and I feel like its the only thing that matters!! I know I need to relax bu t everywhere I go everyone is expecting, including my friends and my sister!! Sorry to ramble

sallie - don't know what to suggest really, apart from try it again in the next day or so (if u can wait - what predictor kits did u use?) fingers crossed thou, I didn't think u could have false positive, (maybe u've just used most of the hormone up with the other 3?? I know stupid suggestion but u never know).

Cockenzie - try not to stress hon, for my first test, I really stressed out that my dates were right etc.. and was really strung out about it, (ended up in a low result) then the next month they were high - the only thing I did different - not worry about any of it, as it was the first month DH was away.

Tania - will talk to u later on gtg to work now. chin up hon.

sallie - did you do them all teh same time of day - isn't there something hormone levels being most concentrated at certain time sof day?
hope a whopping great BFP comes your way with the next test.

i really thought that when i ttc no2 i would be more relaxed.having already a baby would make me take my time.but i am as desperate for no2 as i am for no1. and i dont understand why.i should be grateful and tak it easy and think my god i am luky to hav one already but it doesnt seem to work like that unfortunatly.the more i get the taste of motherhood, the more i want it!!