Blessed with children, Struggling for more Week of August 13th

[3 ladybugs]

Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMama13 Just wanted to pop in quick and say that I tried soy last month and I O'd a little sooner! I had exactly 10 days from ovulation to the start of af. My DF has been back on the road more, but at least this gives me more time to try and see if I can get my cycle to be more regular with the soy so it works when we're ready and he's home!

Glad your getting help! I hope you don't have a long wait now!

Originally Posted by JCPACandMommy I will be on Follstim cd3-12 then Ovidrel trigger then IUI then endometrium till get my hopefully positive HPT!!!

Wow! Watch out! You might have a kitchen sink fly by you! I have VERY high hopes for you! Good luck!

[School123]

Hi Ladies! I've been MIA - big kids on vacation, hanging with the little one, trying to get a milion things done before school starts again!

This month I have been using OPK, which I never have before, and it is so strange. Sometimes it gets a little darker (not darker than the control), but then disappears again. I am currently day 22, so one would think we are way past when I would have o'd. But, my last miscarriage was end of July, so maybe this cycle is just off? I had heard that you can be more fertile the month after the miscarriage, so of course, we were hoping. What do you think?

[3 ladybugs]

School I have never used OPK's. Sorry I am of no help.

I forgot to mention in my last post. I have been spotting/bleeding since Wednesday last week. I don't have a ton of Mama cloth so normally this would mean that I am getting sore about now. However I recently got Natracare disposable pads (I don't do tampons), and I must say, I will ONLY use those for disposable pads from now on! They are great! No irritation which is shocking for me.

[meeshkasheeba]

Sorry for being MIA, I have had a killer migrane and can't seem to kick it.

[3 ladybugs]

Originally Posted by meeshkasheeba Sorry for being MIA, I have had a killer migrane and can't seem to kick it.

I hope you feel better soon!

Heard from my oncologist and she said to follow my RE lead. She also said that ds should get the chicken pox vaccination but we need to pray I don't get it from him.

[Love4leon]

Hi everyone!

Sorry I just posted the thread and ran- it has been very busy and I am sort of not focused on TTC at the moment (weird huh?)

Tina- I'm so sorry to hear about your migraine. I also get them so I know how horrible it is when one doesn't go away easily. Do you have prescriptions for it? I've taken a lot of different meds, but Excedrin Migraine usually can help me through- if not, I rely on the prescriptions.

Carissa- That sounds like a good plan. I am so excited for you!!!

Jennifer- Sorry you are still spotting- that must be frustrating. I am excited for you to do the FET- I will probably be with you in September

School- Usually when I do OPKs they are like that- not quite positive, then really negative, but then I usually get a blaring positive after a couple days of very negative. As you use them you will start to see a pattern. My biggest sign is the change in my CM- I've learned to "read" that well enough that I can usually test with an OPK just when I see the change in my CM and then I get my + OPK that day- it saves on the cost of OPKs since I use a digital most of the time now.

AFM: It has been a weird month- My husband keeps getting frustrated with me because I don't seem interested in TTC this month- but who can blame me? We have been through so much- I have friedns that now have had their 2nd baby in the same time that we have been trying for our 2nd. It feels pretty crazy- I also feel so distant from the reality of ever getting pregnant- that I just can't imagine the effects it would have on our family. I still go back and forth thinking that we have a great family and maybe we shouldn't add to it.

Despite all that- we still have our 8 embryos- which seems like an obscene amount of babies. We tried naturally this cycle- though I haven't used OPKs so I have no idea if I have O'd or not yet- we just tried every other day or every 3rd day- I also used my moon cup because I was too lazy to buy more instead cups. I was definitely only half-hearted this month. Also- not feeling like being too chatty here except for today

I had my u/s CD7 (I think I am CD 21 now) and the polyp is gone- so we are planning to do the FET September 14th as long as my body cooperates.

[Hope4More]

Originally Posted by Love4leon Hi everyone! Sorry I just posted the thread and ran- it has been very busy and I am sort of not focused on TTC at the moment (weird huh?) Tina- I'm so sorry to hear about your migraine. I also get them so I know how horrible it is when one doesn't go away easily. Do you have prescriptions for it? I've taken a lot of different meds, but Excedrin Migraine usually can help me through- if not, I rely on the prescriptions. Carissa- That sounds like a good plan. I am so excited for you!!! Jennifer- Sorry you are still spotting- that must be frustrating. I am excited for you to do the FET- I will probably be with you in September School- Usually when I do OPKs they are like that- not quite positive, then really negative, but then I usually get a blaring positive after a couple days of very negative. As you use them you will start to see a pattern. My biggest sign is the change in my CM- I've learned to "read" that well enough that I can usually test with an OPK just when I see the change in my CM and then I get my + OPK that day- it saves on the cost of OPKs since I use a digital most of the time now. AFM: It has been a weird month- My husband keeps getting frustrated with me because I don't seem interested in TTC this month- but who can blame me? We have been through so much- I have friedns that now have had their 2nd baby in the same time that we have been trying for our 2nd. It feels pretty crazy- I also feel so distant from the reality of ever getting pregnant- that I just can't imagine the effects it would have on our family. I still go back and forth thinking that we have a great family and maybe we shouldn't add to it. Despite all that- we still have our 8 embryos- which seems like an obscene amount of babies. We tried naturally this cycle- though I haven't used OPKs so I have no idea if I have O'd or not yet- we just tried every other day or every 3rd day- I also used my moon cup because I was too lazy to buy more instead cups. I was definitely only half-hearted this month. Also- not feeling like being too chatty here except for today I had my u/s CD7 (I think I am CD 21 now) and the polyp is gone- so we are planning to do the FET September 14th as long as my body cooperates.

Would that still work well? Cuz I have a diva cup and I've often wondered... Insteads sit up higher, though, right?

[slimy72]

Originally Posted by ChihuahuaMama13 Just wanted to pop in quick and say that I tried soy last month and I O'd a little sooner! I had exactly 10 days from ovulation to the start of af. My DF has been back on the road more, but at least this gives me more time to try and see if I can get my cycle to be more regular with the soy so it works when we're ready and he's home!

That's awesome that you are regulating and seeing some trends and results.

Originally Posted by School123 Hi Ladies! I've been MIA - big kids on vacation, hanging with the little one, trying to get a milion things done before school starts again! This month I have been using OPK, which I never have before, and it is so strange. Sometimes it gets a little darker (not darker than the control), but then disappears again. I am currently day 22, so one would think we are way past when I would have o'd. But, my last miscarriage was end of July, so maybe this cycle is just off? I had heard that you can be more fertile the month after the miscarriage, so of course, we were hoping. What do you think?

I keep one box of digi OPKs around for that very reason. If I get one at around the right time that is almost there then I use a digi too that way there is no doubt. But the digis are to expensive to use all month long. So I use wondfo all month and only use one or two digis a month if I need them so the box of those lasts for months.

Originally Posted by 3 ladybugs School I have never used OPK's. Sorry I am of no help. I forgot to mention in my last post. I have been spotting/bleeding since Wednesday last week. I don't have a ton of Mama cloth so normally this would mean that I am getting sore about now. However I recently got Natracare disposable pads (I don't do tampons), and I must say, I will ONLY use those for disposable pads from now on! They are great! No irritation which is shocking for me.

Originally Posted by meeshkasheeba Sorry for being MIA, I have had a killer migrane and can't seem to kick it.

Feel better soon. Migraines stink!

Originally Posted by Love4leon Hi everyone! AFM: It has been a weird month- My husband keeps getting frustrated with me because I don't seem interested in TTC this month- but who can blame me? We have been through so much- I have friedns that now have had their 2nd baby in the same time that we have been trying for our 2nd. It feels pretty crazy- I also feel so distant from the reality of ever getting pregnant- that I just can't imagine the effects it would have on our family. I still go back and forth thinking that we have a great family and maybe we shouldn't add to it. .

You just perfectly described how I'm feeling. Yesterday ds was being a royal pill and all I could think was maybe we aren't suppose to have another one because I'm barely coping with this one. And their second, try third. I had my son right after my SIL got married. She just had her third baby in that time- she had her first about 10 1/2 months later and has had them less than a year apart since. It kills me.

[School123]

YAY! Finally had a + OPK!!!! So glad....it is cd24...but it may be a crazy cycle because of the m/c.

Just glad to have the +!

-Lizzie

[slimy72]

Congrats! + opks are always worth celebrating!