Any other DISers trying to concieve? Reread OP for the QOTD!

[tiggersmom2]

I just got back from WDW a few days ago....and everything was great. Didn't stress about ttc, just enjoyed the trip and BD'd when we felt like it (I did eat pineapple every day....).

Anyway, today I was 9 dpo and thought I would do a hpt. I didn't expect anything but a BFN......well....I got a BFP!!

I ran to Target and bought more, so far I have 3 positive tests, looks like I really DO have a WDW souvenir!


BTW - I really screwed up telling my DH. I wanted to do something sweet and totally surprise him....well....I was so surprised to see a line that I went running to find him and said "Does, this look like a line to you?!" So much for sweet and romantic.

 

[AllyandJack]

Our group is lucky again!

 

[Pollito916]

Congrats Tiggersmom! That's really the best souvenir you could have brought home! Don't feel too bad about the way you told your DH, I would have done the same thing if he was home when I tested.

 

[2bemarried]

WOW....We have a lot of positive baby dust flying around in here!!!

Pollito CONGRATS!!!
Tiggersmom2 CONGRATS!!!!

Carla I'm glad your drunken rant worked on the Fed Ex folks!!! I can't believe that guy had the nerve to have already filled out a second attempt tag. I'm sorry that you're not feeling well though. Would a visit to see the Chipendale's help?

cheerful chickadee welcome to the group

 

[Jen_in_NH]

WOW!! There are a ton of BFP's recently!! Congratulations KimR, tiggersmom2, and Pollito, that's awesome!!!!!

Carla, FedEx is numb as a boot. Thank gosh they brought your stuff that night. Our local pharmacy tends to be like that - you give them a prescription, and they don't understand that you might actually need to start taking it that day. My first month on Clomid, they told me they didn't have it, and couldn't get it for 4 days. I'm already on day 3, and was supposed to start on day 3. The worst part, I grew up next door to the pharmacist, was best friends with his son, and hung out at their house all of the time. It was really awkward getting the Clomid from him. Kind of like having to admit to your parents that you actually BD once in a while

Good luck everybody!

Jen

 

[beckmrk04]

The baby dust IS working!!!! Congratualtions tiggersmom2!!! That is just fantastic!!!

Carla- I'm glad you let Fed Ex have it! I hope you yelled at the driver too. They CANNOT assume that people are not home or that those packages aren't time-sensitive. Ugh! But, I'm glad it's all straightened out! Here's some special baby dust-

I'm thinking June is our lucky month! I'm only on CD 8- I should ovulate Saturday or Sunday. My obnoxious office manager was trying to guilt me into working on Saturday. NO WAY- I have some bd-ing to do!!!

 

[beckmrk04]

Anyone use hpt's from Dollar Tree? I'm thinking- IF I am going to be obsessed with taking hpt's, at least I could try the cheaper ones.

 

[LisaB]

I tried the ones from the dollar store and they were horrible. They never seemed to work right. I usually go with the Target brand which is cheaper alittle than the others and easy to use.

Well we got back from the Finger Lakes--wonderful time and enjoyable NO DIANA!!!! I go for my ultrasound on friday and probably ovulate on sat and sun. I just seem to know these things. I was thinking about the acupunture (sp) and trying it. My friend is into alternative medicine called healing touch. So I might try that also.

Best of luck to all the members that are pgrenant. Now you can move on to the other thread

 

[beckmrk04]

Reread OP for QOTD.

QOTD: I have a few things I do to try to increase my chances of getting pregnant. After bd, I always put a pillow under my butt and lay with my legs up against the wall. (I was thinking for a minute that maybe that was TMI- but come on, what on this thread ISN'T TMI? )

Also, I bought some Robitussin (well, the equate brand- PLAIN) to start taking to try to thin my CM. And EW- I so don't want to take it, but I'm going to. Cough syrups are the worst. BUT- I didn't want to spend $10 on Mucinex, and the equate was only $2 for a big ol bottle.

AND (most embarrassing to admit) sometimes I'll rub my belly, and give my eggs and dh's sperm a pep talk, of sorts. I know it's ridiculous.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

So I'm not the only one who tells the sperm to swim faster, swim to the light, etc? I feel so much better now!

Jen

 

[DizneyDogs]

So I'm not the only one who tells the sperm to swim faster, swim to the light, etc? I feel so much better now!

Jen

start telling them to swim towards the dark not the light that's the wrong way

 

[MommyBryn]

Anyone use hpt's from Dollar Tree? I'm thinking- IF I am going to be obsessed with taking hpt's, at least I could try the cheaper ones.

I use $ store ($Tree, Dollar Store, Honk's $1...all of them around here LOL) HPT's and I LOVE them. They're more notorious for evap lines than brand name tests, but at least if you don't get a clear BFP or BFN, you can always go buy a different test for a more accurate answer.

 

[beckmrk04]

SO, my dh (honey of a guy that he is) went to some yard sales this past weekend (we have a town yard sale every June, and we made $65 to put into the baby fund!!). Anyway- I was working, and couldn't go. BUT- he bought me a book for a quarter called "Getting Pregnant" by Niels H. Lauersen and Colette Bouchez and I wanted to share this passage with everyone (PS- this is a pretty good read, especially for those struggling with infertility issues).

"How Positive Emotions Can Help You Conceive: Nine Suggestions for a Happy, Healthy Pregnancy

1. Enjoy your prepregnancy preparations. The time you spend getting ready to get pregnant should be joyful, even though you may be working very hard to achieve your goals. Feel positive about what you are doing and know in your heart that each step you take is bringing you that much closer to giving birth to a healthy, beautiful baby.

2. Feel positive about making changes. Don't dwell on negative feelings of deprivation, even if you have to give up lifelong habits, such as cigarettes or caffiene.

3. Relax about your pregnancy. Don't get uptight if you aren't accomplishing your goals right on schedule. Pregnancy preparation is not a race or a competition, just a method of helping you conceive a healthy child. It is something that you can enjoy, and at your own pace.

4. Become dedicated to having a baby. Don't let the desire to have a baby run your life, but do feel your commitment deep inside you and feel good about that commitment.

5. Eliminate stress as much as possible. Don't worry about your pregnancy or your ability to conceive. Feel relaxed about not only getting pregnant, but being pregnant.

6. Think about the joys of parenthood. Concentrate on your happiness about being a parent, and believe that your child will be happy, healthy, and strong.

7. Feel your fertility. Several times a day close your eyes for a few moments and feel the power within you to create a wonderful, beautiful baby. Feel your body working for you and begin to imagine a child growing inside you.

8. Think about being in love- and not just about making babies. Never forget the role that love, and not just sex, has in conception. Focus on the love that you and your partner share.

9. Believe in yourself. If you embrace only one positive thought in the months before getting pregnant, let it be a belief in yourself and your ability to concieve and deliver a healthy baby.

Never forget the power you can have over your body and your pregnancy when you become a partner in your own health care. Believe that you can make a difference -- and that what you do, say, think and feel are as important as any doctor's diagnosis. Understand that sometimes what you feel in your heart can correctly contradict even the most learned medical opinion.
Most of all, believe in what you're doing and your ability to make positive things happen in your life, including pregnancy. You deserve the joy of parenthood. It can and will be yours."

I really was touched by this passage and I hope you guys (girls) like it too!

 

[MommyBryn]

EEk! I meant to ask if I could join, but the "server is too busy" thing came up on my first post and it posted my second post instead...sorry!!

Anway, does anyone mind if I join? We're not actively trying, as we just had our first child in Feb., but we're not preventing, either. We're just hoping that it won't take as long to get pregnant as it did this last time...we were TTC for 16 months and lost 2 babies before we got pregnant with our daughter.

So anyway, I'm exclusively BF'ing, so I don't expect anything to happen right away, but my family is known for getting pregnant too easily even while attemtping to use LAM. So I'm back to charting (have used NFP for 2.5 years) to hopefully have some warning before I get my first PP AF, and see if maybe I O first.

We'd love to have our children close together but ultimately it's up to God!

 

[mickeyboat]

EEk! I meant to ask if I could join, but the "server is too busy" thing came up on my first post and it posted my second post instead...sorry!!

Anway, does anyone mind if I join? We're not actively trying, as we just had our first child in Feb., but we're not preventing, either. We're just hoping that it won't take as long to get pregnant as it did this last time...we were TTC for 16 months and lost 2 babies before we got pregnant with our daughter.

So anyway, I'm exclusively BF'ing, so I don't expect anything to happen right away, but my family is known for getting pregnant too easily even while attemtping to use LAM. So I'm back to charting (have used NFP for 2.5 years) to hopefully have some warning before I get my first PP AF, and see if maybe I O first.

We'd love to have our children close together but ultimately it's up to God!

Welcome!

I am not trying, either, but have come to love the people on this thread, and having had troubls conceiving myself, I feel a bond with them. So they can't make me go away.

Just to warn you! It took 2 1/2 years to get PG with Hannah, and one ectopic and one miscarriage. She was a premie, born on Sept. 2, 1999. I was nursing, hadn't gotten AF yet, and was told I would need meds to get PG. On New Year's Day I woke up nauseated, and Emily was born August 27, 2000.

We had the same feelings you do - we aren't going to try real hard, but we aren't going to try real hard to prevent it, either. Emily is a joy! Good luck.

Denae

 

[MommyBryn]

Welcome!

I am not trying, either, but have come to love the people on this thread, and having had troubls conceiving myself, I feel a bond with them. So they can't make me go away.

Just to warn you! It took 2 1/2 years to get PG with Hannah, and one ectopic and one miscarriage. She was a premie, born on Sept. 2, 1999. I was nursing, hadn't gotten AF yet, and was told I would need meds to get PG. On New Year's Day I woke up nauseated, and Emily was born August 27, 2000.

We had the same feelings you do - we aren't going to try real hard, but we aren't going to try real hard to prevent it, either. Emily is a joy! Good luck.

Denae

Well congratulations! That's wonderful! I was nervous about gteting pregnant again right away, but now that we've made it almost 3.5 months, I feel like I'm ready to handle it again. Some people think I'm nuts, but that's okay.

I love you name, BTW. My younger sister's middle name is Danae.

 

[mickeyboat]

Well congratulations! That's wonderful! I was nervous about gteting pregnant again right away, but now that we've made it almost 3.5 months, I feel like I'm ready to handle it again. Some people think I'm nuts, but that's okay.

I love you name, BTW. My younger sister's middle name is Danae.

When the girls were small, I really wondered if we did the right thing, having them so close together. They were both colicky, they didn't sleep well, and I was exhausted - working full-time, nursing, taking care of them, trying to get them to eat and sleep at the same time. It makes me tired now just thinking about it. I spent three years being pregnant and / or nursing, and it really took a lot out of me. I also had tremendous guilt that I was depriving Hannah of something she needed at her age because I was spending so much energy on Emily. I relied heavily on DH and my in-laws to get me through.

Now that they are 5 and 6, and finishing Kindergarten together (their birthdays are so close that they are in the same grade in school), I am so glad we did it this way. They are built-in playmates for one another, and get along pretty well. They participate in the same activities (so far) so we aren't racing around bringing one to one place and one to another. The get invited to the same birthday parties. I am sure we will have to deal with more difficult issues when they get older, but for right now, it is just right.

BTW - my father has two older brothers who are less than a year apart, my younger brother and I less than a year apart. I think I was destined to have two close together.

Denae

 

[beckmrk04]

MommyBryn- we're always happy to have newcomers- whether they're trying or not (right Denae? )!

Welcome!

 

[DizneyDogs]

Welcome to the thread Mommybryn!! Where are you located? I am in Meridian, ID nice to see someone from my neck of the woods.

 

[2bemarried]

First I have say...BAD SERVER I've been trying to post all day but I keep getting the error messages.

start telling them to swim towards the dark not the light that's the wrong way

okay...so when we were actually BD'ings I would do the same thing. I would rub my belly and tell the little guys to swim. Little did I know that there were no little guys

Becky thanks, that list was very nice to read through.

Mommybrn...welcome aboard!! Our door is always open here..whether you're trying, not trying, already pregnant or just here to share your story.

Denae...we would never dream of trying to get you to leave.

P.S. For all those who are newly pregnant...please keep posting over here. I would like to know how you're progressing and all that stuff.