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

[beckmrk04]

DMickey28- I didn't even begin to feel anything until I was 18 weeks along. And then it was VERY light movement- I had to be laying still or I didn't notice it at all. ANd I would feel it one night, then not for a couple of days. Now, at 20 weeks, I feel her most evenings (she starts up around 8 pm); it's still light kicking: it really feels like I am popping popcorn in my uterus. But, it's getting stronger.

Elaine- thanks. Now if I can just figure out a way to make MONEY with my words! I'd be set!

 

[Syrreal]

Becky, wow at 20 weeks I still wasn't feeling much of anything. Now I am at 23 weeks and am starting to feel more defined pangs but it's still not all the time. If it wasn't that the baby moves so much during the ultrasounds and monthly appointments, I woudl be worried...but he is a regular dancer in there.

 

[ashjohnson80]

when is the earliest anyone has taken a hpt?

 

[LisaB]

Helanabear I really understand how you are feeling. I am ready to give it up. Diana will be 8 in May and this month the u/s and bloodwork were just too much and then the hotbreak of waiting and taking the beta for the nurse to say it was negative and when do you want to start the whole cycle again.

 

[kellyf2626]

Skuttle....I am sorry about AF. I cried last month too. The process is just so emotional - and hard for anyone to understand unless they are also TTC! As Becky said, I am a firm believer that it will happen when it is supposed to happen. I know that is easy to say and hard to really believe - especially when we are all here charting temps and doing so much else to help the process along! But - at least we can all sympathize and support each other! That is why I love this thread - everyone is so supportive and helpful.

Cari....Welcome!

Becky...Thanks for the baby dust!!! A lot of us need it!!

 

[skuttle]

This thread is such a help! I know we haven't been TTC for too long, so I know it's silly to get so emotional already. I guess you never think, going into to this, that it won't just happen right away when you want it to.

Syrreal...My DS was never much of a mover when I was pregnant. He was pretty lazy. LOL! I'd feel him every now and then, but it was never much. I felt him having the hiccups in there more than his kicks.

 

[Syrreal]

Skuttle- mine seems to think there's a party in my uterus The Dr did tell me that I would feel it less b/c my placenta is in front/on top of the uterus. I'm really not worried about it. It's weird.. I'm normally a worrier/planner but have been pretty chill during the pregnancy (at least until now)

 

[fanofdisney]

How accurate is Fertility Friend? It guessed my ovulation date a day sooner than I calculated. I'm usually accurate with the OPK. I thought I was working all my fertile nights, but had my schedule switched due to a class I need to take. SO- according to me, I ovulate on Friday. FF says Thursday. We can BD tonight, then Wednesday, and Friday this week. Jeez- I hope that covers it! I'm getting discouraged! Tired of all the BFN!

 

[kellyf2626]

How accurate is Fertility Friend? It guessed my ovulation date a day sooner than I calculated. I'm usually accurate with the OPK. I thought I was working all my fertile nights, but had my schedule switched due to a class I need to take. SO- according to me, I ovulate on Friday. FF says Thursday. We can BD tonight, then Wednesday, and Friday this week. Jeez- I hope that covers it! I'm getting discouraged! Tired of all the BFN!

I have found FF to be pretty accurate. Although...after about 3 months of using it, DH and I have just decided to BD every other day starting the last day of AF until about CD 20. I know that is a lot....but I am also so sick of BFN's! This is our first month of this new plan....so I will tell you how it works at the end of this cycle! We are both keeping our fingers crossed! I think you should be fine....you are often most fertile right before you O, so I think your bd schedule will work!

 

[fanofdisney]

I have found FF to be pretty accurate. Although...after about 3 months of using it, DH and I have just decided to BD every other day starting the last day of AF until about CD 20. I know that is a lot....but I am also so sick of BFN's! This is our first month of this new plan....so I will tell you how it works at the end of this cycle! We are both keeping our fingers crossed! I think you should be fine....you are often most fertile right before you O, so I think your bd schedule will work!

I sure hope you're right! Sounds like you are going to have a BUSY few weeks! lol It feels like a chore anymore, you know?

There are lots of newbies on here, and I'm fairly new. SO- Would everyone mind re-introducing themselves??

I'm Kelly! Been married 8 ½ years, and have a son who will be 6 in December. He took 4 months to make. My dh got cancer when I was pregnant, and went through 2 surgeries plus chemo. We chose not to bank sperm, and found out earlier this year that he is still fertile! So after a year of coaxing, he gave me the go ahead to go off bcp. This is our 4th month of trying, and af is due on my birthday. I'm hoping for a nice surprise present!

Now tell us about you!

 

[LisaB]

That is great that he is still fertile Kel. Are you afraid of the age difference?

 

[fanofdisney]

That is great that he is still fertile Kel. Are you afraid of the age difference?

No, I know a few people with kids far apart in age, and they said it actually made it easier. I figured that far apart is better than no sibling at all. We actually had to wait 5 years post-chemo to have dh checked, so we didn't really have a choice. I'm just thankful he's still fine after all that!

 

[Syrreal]

fanofdisney- my DH is 10 yrs older than his brother. I think that is much better than the 11 months I am older than my brother.

 

[zweihund]

I'll reintroduce myself, I'm pretty new here too.

I'm Erica, been married to DH for almost 2 years (been together for 5.5) and this will be our first. We have two dogs and a bird.

We are currently in limbo for TTC as I still have not had my first AF since coming off of the BC patch. But as soon as it comes, oh boy! BD, BD, BD! Hehe. We're practicing now, DH doesn't mind one bit. Might as well while we still can, right?

I'd say sorry for TMI, but I think we're all beyond that at this point

 

[kellyf2626]

I'm Kelly! Been married 8 ½ years, and have a son who will be 6 in December. He took 4 months to make. My dh got cancer when I was pregnant, and went through 2 surgeries plus chemo. We chose not to bank sperm, and found out earlier this year that he is still fertile! So after a year of coaxing, he gave me the go ahead to go off bcp. This is our 4th month of trying, and af is due on my birthday. I'm hoping for a nice surprise present!

Now tell us about you!

Hi Kelly! My name is also Kelly! I have been married 5 years, and DH are trying for our 1st! DH is 29 and I am 28. We have been TTC for 5 months now - and just didn't expect it to be such a process! But...in God's time, right?

 

[beckmrk04]

I'll introduce myself, since things have changed since the OP.

I'm Becky- I started this thread. I'm 25, DH is 27. Tomorrow is our 2 year wedding Anniversary (although we've been together almost 6 years now). We started TTC in April, and we got pregnant our 3rd cycle off BC. So, our little girl Vayla Katherine is due March 4, 2007.

And I stick around and hang out because I like you guys!

 

[skuttle]

I'll introduce myself since this last AF really got to me, I think I'll need y'all more!

I'm allison. I'll be 28 on Wednesday. DH and I have been married for 6 years (been together since high school, though). We have a 3 year old DS that was a wonderful surprise so we're new to this whole TTC thing! I stopped BC in June, but we haven't really been trying consistently. But after the heart break I had last Friday with AF arriving, I realized that I'm ready to pay more attention to when I'm fertile and REALLY try now. It hit me hard Friday that I wasn't pregnant. I'm an only child and I really don't want DS to be one! Plus, I loved being pregnant and really want to experience that again.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Hi all! I'll re-introduce myself, too...

My name is Bethany. I'm 34, and DH just turned 40 on Wednesday. We've been married for 2.5 years and have been discussing TTC for the last year. This is the first marriage for both of us, and I've been feeling like our late start and our ages means we should get moving on this just in case we have problems getting pregnant. DH has been much more hesitant. I do childcare in our home for a living (one full time 12mo. girl that I've had since she was 5mo., and two part-timers: 18mo. girl and 6.5yr. girl); Dh calls the 12mo.girl our "practice baby", and we've had to make space in our tiny 2-bedroom house for all her baby stuff already so I feel like I'm ready to upgrade to the full-time version of our practice baby!

Our plan was to start TTC in August, but DH was laid off right after we'd started and so we put our plans on hold. He was just offered a contract job that will last through June with the chance of a full-time position at the start of their new fiscal year, and the money is much better than at his old job. DH agreed that we can pick up the BD'ing again, and he's going to set aside extra in the savings each month to prepare in case the contract runs out without a new job offer. Honestly, he's pretty clueless about the whole TTC process - still thinks that if we BD w/out BC then that should equal a baby. His health issues mean that we can't do the BD every other day thing, so I'm trying to help him understand the importance of timing...

 

[helenabear]

I'll do a quick reintroduction here.

My name is Elaine (though many do call me Lainey) and I am 29. My husband, Luis is also 29. We just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary last week on Saturday and we've been together for over 10 years. This is our first and we had been trying for around 10 months since we stopped using BC (condoms for us... went off BCP years ago when we thought we were going to try earlier) around the holidays. I am currently just about 7 weeks pregnant, though it has been a very shakey start. I am still spotting, but the clotting and red blood I saw last week, has subsided significantly. It seems to have been a subchorionic bleed that will heal on its own. We have seen the heartbeat though so we are now in a very low percentage for miscarry... I admit, I am still worried.
I had tried charting, but with the way my temps fall (low bp at night gives me very irregular temps at times) it wasn't working. I more or less could tell when ovulation occured, but during a time when I was stressed about not being able to be pregnant, we only managed to BD very little... and voila, we have a little bean with a beating heart!

I love everyone here so I see myself sticking around for a long time... even if this baby does stick

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

I'm Amber (25) and DH is 27 (will be 28 on 11/20). We have been married for 3 1/2 years (together for 8 1/2) and we have no kids. We haven't actually started TTC yet, but are planning to start next month. We haven't told anyone our plans.