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@Kirstie155 I will miss you if you take a break! But it's totally understandable and important to recognize when you need to figure out something new.0
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Also update...
Haven't lost weight in a while... don't know what's going on. I'm only eating 2000 a day except about 2 times a week where I'm closer to 2800. I figure I should be losing about 0.5 a week at least if not more. Oh well. Some people don't lose while breastfeeding and maybe that's me. I don't have the energy to go more in-depth with counting (weight every little damn thing). So I just kept reducing my goal. But I'm also not willing to go lower than 2000 for my milk.
Getting the romance back... that I can feel. We set up our hot tub and it is romantic (even if not sexual). And we scarred Keith for life probably by getting frisky right beside him before church the other day (plus we were late lol).
Bring more active... um... still trying. I feel like I'm falling so far behind what is going on with everyone. Sorry all. Working on it... I don't want to be one of those people who only posts about themselves.
Exercise. Nope. Not till the backyard is done. I did strong lifts once. But Chris is always busy either with the backyard or sports so I don't ever get time since my only time would be when Keith naps but he only naps on me still. But hopefully the yard will be done this weekend!!! In time for my birthday maybe.
Goals for September will include getting Keith's routines down and starting some mild sleep training. We will start real sleep training at 4 months.
Just realized I meant to post this in the August thread. Oh well lol.1 -
CD5 here of cycle 7 and I think my thermometer is broken! There was nothing on the display screen this morning, and its happened before where it is hard to see, but today I couldnt see anything! Not sure if I should buy another or try again tomorrow, there is time to order another one...but I havent had this one that long and Im really cheap, lol.
So cycle 7 and pulling out all the stops. Eating a raw carrot everyday, drinking red raspberry leaf tea, BD EOD starting tomorrow or Saturday, using preseed, hips elevated after, wearing socks to bed to warm my feet, eating pineapple core after O (if I can detect it!) Am I forgetting anything, lol?
Work is about to get crazy, coming up to our busy season for sales and we had to let someone go on the spot yesterday for being unethical. Hope everyone is having a great day!1 -
@Kirstie155 Is there any way to change the battery in it or is it a sealed unit? I say spring for a new on that you know if working correctly and accurately! Maybe it being on the fritz contributed to some of the erratic temps last cycle??
Good luck this cycle! It all sounds like a great plan of attack and have fun! Good luck and lots of baby dust your way.0 -
@Kirstie155 Maybe do the hokey pokey as you turn yourself around? Haha. You are so hard core. On a more serious note, lemme know how the preseed works for you. I'm considering it for next cycle. (and maybe even the hokey pokey if proven effective. Heh.)
@VeryKatie Welp, maybe this is not the weight loss month but the sleep month for you and baby? Sounds like you're on top of things though. Happy birthday kinda late!
So, I started going to a Wednesday night fitness group for ladies at my church. It is low impact and low intensity mix of calisthenics and pilates. Really had a blast. It reminded me of how much I've been ignoring my upper arms and abs though. Gonna try it again this week.0 -
Hey everyone, I just ended up buying a new Mabis and started temping again yesterday. WE have the windows cracked and its getting in the 50s at night, so my temps are lower than usual! The good thing is since my bbt died right after my period ended, I was able to swap to the new one before FW started, so I should have a pretty accurate chart this month (you dont want to change mid cycle.) @SheilAnneSmith I could have changed the battery maybe, but I didnt want to mess with it too much and then end up needing a new one anyway and missing days (waiting for it to be delivered later.)
I only ate the carrot once-keep forgetting. I have been drinking the RRL tea, but am down to one last tea bag so I need to go to the store. I also forgot to wear socks last night
Not exactly sticking to plan, haha. @Alioth Im just so over ttc and am dying to be pregnant. CD1 is becoming harder and harder, and I just want to give it my best shot each month. Your fitness group sounds really fun 
I miss doing zumba, that was my favorite workout. Might have to try that again....
@VeryKatie Your update made me smile, Im glad you are getting back to fitness and romance! Your hottub and backyard sound amazing!1 -
@Kirstie155 That's great about the new thermometer. Maybe sometime I'll get a real BBT thermometer instead of just a digital fever one. ...But, ok, I'm really curious now. How does eating carrots and wearing socks to bed help TTC? Other than verse 2 of the old Irish folk song Carrots from Clonown.0
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Blarg, I took my tmep this morning but forgot to put it in my app...Im losing it hahah. Too hard to remember at 5am!
Lizz, they are both just old wives tales, but at this point, what the hell ya know? The sock thing is supposed to help implantation, and the carrots are to make a stronger or healthier uterus lining maybe? I forget that one. I added grapefruit juice, which helps your hormones and is so strong some medications have warnings about grapefruit interfering with their effectiveness! Im drinking a glass or two a day, and its gross so Im just chugging it. I have also added Mucinex to my repertoire, which does thin your cm (all mucous in your body, actually.) Mine is quite thick and could be helped with the "expectorant" (mucous thinner) ingredient. I think if its too thick, cm stops sperm instead of helping them swim, so with Mucinex, preseed, and drinking boatloads of fluids I should have the best environment for sperm EVER!
O date is expected on Saturday, fingers way crossed for this cycle since Ive gone full on fertility voodoo crazy
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@Kirstie155 my fingers and toes are crossed for you this cycle, especially with all of that voodoo.
I'm pretty sure I'm out this cycle. My temps took a MAJOR nosedive this morning at 8DPO. Last cycle my LP was only 10 days so I think it's time for AF to show. My chart looks awful for this month and looks nothing like last month. I'm going to try the no-drinking thing next cycle so I can have a pretty chart and FINALLY try eating right. I never did that detox thing I was talking about due to lazy.
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Amanda, sorry to see your chart, it does look like you are out this cycle unfortunately. *hugs* that sucks. I did the opposite this cyce with alcohol and eating well. I had cake and wine for dinner one night, I'm eating more ice cream and frappachinos then ever. This is really hard for me, so I'm enjoying the little things, otherwise I become a cranky person. I am trying not to go overboard and get fatter though lol.
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Thanks for the confirmation Kirstie! It's always nice to get a second opinion instead of slightly holding out hope tomorrow's temp will go up. And thanks for the hugs. This road is longer than I ever thought it would be. I was so naive. Enjoy the treats!0
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Amanda, sorry to have to confirm your suspicion
Each new cycle is so hard. What cycle are you on again? I think it took Katie 5ish cycles to get pregnant, and then were a few ladies that got pregnant right away after getting off birth control, so it's kind of mixed comoany here, I'm also on a ttc subreddit that is really helpful and active.
I'm at the point in my cycle no where I get all hopeful and optimistic again, dreaming this will be the cycle and of my little baby bean. It's much better than being gloomy forever you know? Waiting to ovulate I've also been pretty productive this week, and so had hubby! We are both cleaning our home offices and I'm working on finishing up my closet organization! I love the fall! 1 -
@Kirstie155 Welp, all those vitamins can't be that bad. But grapefruit juice...
I tried doing the Mucinex thing for a few days, but it made me dizzy, queasy, and sleepy. Not doing that again! You are a trooper! And kudos for all that spring cleaning. I'm a lazy butt right now.
@pezhed Thanks! I'm back to where I was in May. If I lose another 12, I will be back to last September. Seriously, I way overdid the wine and ice cream my first year of marriage! Haha.
Also, I find it interesting that my entire cycle is the length of your follicular phase. So FF thinks I'm 1 day post O behind you. We're probably gonna be AF buddies this time.
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@Kirstie155 I'm only technically wrapping up the 3rd cycle, though halfway through the cycle before we decided not to prevent. It hasn't been that long and I know it can take a while. I just went into it very optimistic. I'm coming down to reality now! Enjoy the follicular phase energy level! At this point I want to sleep and eat donuts. I really struggle with the shortening days in September.
@Alioth fingers crossed we AREN'T AF buddies! Funny about our cycle lengths though. My last cycle actually would have fit inside just my follicular phase this cycle, I notice now that you mention it. How is temping going for you? Can I look at your chart?
I think I might not temp after crosshairs next cycle. I tie way too much meaning to each individual temperature and it makes me unstable. Now that I know my LP length I'll know when to test. Yesterday my crosshairs disappeared randomly at the end of the day and freaked out (even though I didn't think I totally trusted them). They returned this morning, much to my relief, and my temp came back up to where it was. I'm putting little stock in it and bracing for AF tonight or tomorrow. Going camping without a bathroom this weekend, so that's sure to be annoying. Heart says: maybe you'll get a BFP and not have to deal with AF. Brain says: put your diva cup in on Friday and stop thinking about it.0 -
Ah there she is. On to cycle 4ish! Going to stock up on supplements on my way home.0
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@Kirstie155 I envy the cleaning projects you're getting done, we are going to try and slam out a round of cleaning and de-cluttering this weekend. Anxious to have things back in order, it feels so much nicer!
@pezhed Sorry AF arrived. Here's to cycle 4 being the magic number!
Baby dust and hugs to everyone!!0 -
Oh, Amanda. I'm so sorry that cycle 4 is here. *Hugs* it sucks no matter what cycle you are on, I hope this next one is your cycle!
My OPKs are so negative and fertile cm is scarce. FF has O predicted for tomorrow, but I'm pretty skeptical. Been DB EOD since Sunday, and am going to keep it up until I get solid crosshairs- not even stopping g for dotted ones! (Heh, we will see if we can keep that up) I'm going to my grandma's out of state tomorrow for a day trip, leaving early and coming back late. Then going to Arlington national cemetery Sunday to see my late FIL for his birthday in September- it's a hike and also a day trip. Woof I'm tired just thinking about this weekend! I hope you all have some fun things planned!
ETA: Sheila, I have to get the cleaning done in sports or it doesn't get done! I've had stuff to donate to a charity shop in my car since SUNDAY! It's gotta go today, I need my car emptied for these trips!0 -
Thanks for the condolences, ladies. I got some vitamin B6 and Vitex yesterday to try to lengthen my LP. I'm glad I started temping (thanks for the encouragement to do that Kirstie!!) so I could see that my LP is short. Hopefully the vitamins plus dietary changes I plan to make will fix it. I'll finally do that fertility cleanse I've been yapping about starting next Wendnesday after we have friends over for dinner on Tuesday night. I need that for my weight anyway! The scale has been cliiiimbing over the past few months.
This weekend I'm going to camping and mountain biking in Salida, CO. We're doing a 40 mile bike ride tomorrow (I'm scared) and a shorter one on Sunday. I'm really excited but annoyed that I have my period. At least I use a Divacup so I shouldn't have to do much finagling in the woods and can just leave it in. Kris and I had stress arguments and tension last night and this morning over getting our ish together for the trip, but I honestly didn't mind because at least it was a diversion from TTC stress.
@Kirstie155 your weekend sounds soooo busy! Sounds fun though! Good job with the EOD BD. That's hard to maintain!
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Amanda, I'm glad youre taking steps to lengthen your LP, and that temping helped you discover that it was short. I thought a friend told me vitex was to help with ovulation, but I might be misremembering. Your weekend sounds like a blast, it's great you are so active with biking and hiking, I bet its really beautiful!
Holy ewcm this evening, Batman! I've seen tiny traces this week when I go digging for it, but tonight I was just sitting down and I felt it! I hope it keeps up, and I'll continue my grapefruit juice and Mucinex with RRL tea rituals until after ovulate is confirmed. I think they might have helped, but still too early to know for sure.
Don't let this fool you though, I'm still down in the dumps and ugly cried tonight. Really hoping I get pregnant soon, I don't think I can mentally handle ttc much longer. The rest of my life feels like it's fading away and I'm consumed by ttc. I miss myself, and who I used to be before ttc.1 -
@SheilAnneSmith There is something very satisfying about fall cleaning, isn't there? Sounds awesome. Welp, we got the pressure washer FINALLY working and started the process of paint stripping. Mostly cleaned house and did laundry today, painted and did get to the gym. Yay for a real day off!
@pezhed Boooo for AF! Let us know how your camping trip goes. Oh yeah, here are links to my charts. I'm running two different ones simultaneously. Out of curiosity, I started taking temps at 2 or 3 am when I get up to pee as well as later in the morning (around 7). Then recording the lower number. Basically, an experiment to see if that would smooth out the rocky temps. So far it pretty much works. Chart1 Chart2 Chart2 is likely more accurate from my notes and OPK. FF originally had O date earlier and is gradually shifting it to match what I manually set on the MMC chart. That was also part of the experiment, to see if FF would eventually become more accurate.
@Kirstie155 *hugs!* Sounds like you're getting burned out. I'm so sorry it's been so hard for you lately. Good luck with the BD and EWCM! Fingers crossed for you.0 -
@Kirstie155 hope you got to take advantage of the copious EWCM! It's so hard not to be consumed by this process. I haven't figured out the balance either. I hope you can find the support you need! Hugs to you!
I think Vitex is good for ovulation and luteal phase lengthening. It increases LH production which in turn increases progesterone production, from what I've read. We'll see what it does for me!
@Alioth I could only look at Chart2 on my phone but it looks good! And dammmnn that's a lot of BD leading up to O. Way to hit that window 100%! Interesting experiment! I'll compare your charts when I'm on a computer.
The mountain biking was so fun but a little too hard for my level. I wrecked a few times but only one gave me a bunch of bruises...sooo a success, I guess! My diva cup was a total piece of shiz and I bled all over my padded shorts which was disgusting. I loved being in the little mountain town we were in! Kris and I bought a new large piece of art there, which we had been searching for (at least half-heartedly) since we bought our home last April. I hope everyone else has had a great weekend!0 -
This site has a lot of info on Vitex: http://natural-fertility-info.com/vitex0
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Liz, thanks for the support. Im not that down in the dumps all the time and am feeling much better at the moment, but there are certainly dark times. I really should clarify that so you all dont think Im a sobbing sad mess all the time. It usually passes!
Amanda, your weekend sounds rough! Falling and your diva cup failing-have you used one before? I use one and love it, but every now and then it just leaks for a cycle, like my cervix rejects it and they make up again the next cycle. Your art sounds awesome, what a great keepsake of your trip, and decoration for your home!
I had a huge temp spike this morning, so hoping I Od already and banging it out EOD for the rest of the week anyway. My EWCM was just that one time so I dont think I'll bother with the gross grapefruit juice again because I really dont like it. Mucinex too, it made me stuffy and light headed a lot. The stuffiness could have been allergies I guess, but it certainly didnt help my CM, and that stuff is expensive so Im not taking it if it doesnt work! My weekend was super busy and Im exhausted. Hardly any food in the house, out of coffee, no milk, no fresh veggies, only like 3 apples. Its sad lol. I did manage to get some laundry through the washer/drier, but folded and put away is a whole other battle. Busy week at work, I hope you all have an awesome day 0 -
This site has a lot of info on Vitex: http://natural-fertility-info.com/vitex
Welp, I have to go buy that immediately! Although I dont have weird cycles or pcos, endo...hm, maybe I dont need it. Might need to save cash for fertility totems instead. Hmmm, decisions, decisions. 0 -
Ahaha yeah I wouldn't worry about Vitex if I were you. After you said "fertility totems" I went back to the link I posted and thought I saw "fertility chants" on the sidebar, but it was charts fertility CHARTS. Haha. Whatever woo woo magic is out there can't hurt, right? That sucks about the grapefruit juice and the Mucinex! I have no interest in Mucinex but I do like grapefruit so I was thinking about trying that. I'm with you on the bare cabinets! Adulting is so hard sometimes. We have company coming for dinner tomorrow night so we'd better make it to the store or we're serving our friends pasta!0
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Hahaha! Fertility chants, I'm on it! *Googles furiously*0
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My Fertility Chant. Hahahaha. When we started TTC, this song got stuck in my head ALL THE TIME.
@Kirstie155 I don't think you're a mess! Just venting occasionally. Happy to hear about your temp rise. Oh, they have mucinex at dollar tree now btw if you get tempted to use it again.
@pezhed OMG! Sounds like an awesome trip mostly. Way to rock the trail! also, hah, all the bding is prolly also cuz we're still newly weds. Need to get off my lazy butt and get to the gym today.0 -
omg you guys...im totally buying a fertility totem on ebay right now! Its a totally cool pregnant woman necklace and Im so hoping I win the bid! What do you think?! I think shes gorgeous and not like way over the top "is that a pregnant chick necklace?!" I'll have to think of a name fo rher!
ETA: also buying vitex asap because last cycle my LP was only 7 days, and in may was 9!! How did I not see this before?! EEEEk!!0 -
Haha Kirstie I thought you were joking about the totem! She's pretty though!
Glad you noticed your short LPs! Maybe Vitex will help you!0
